Art by Vince Dizon
A sociologist warned the public about the current situation in the country where clashing information impacts the decision-making of the majority of Filipinos.
As the election draws nearer, Emmanuel Caliwan, vice president for professional affairs of the High School Philippine History Movement, emphasized that the public should not be ‘captured’ by the interplay of power involved in information dissemination, particularly in social media.
“Nasa isa [ring] giyera tayo kung saan ginagamit ang impormasyon para bigyan ng
kapangyarihan yung mga taong gustong manatili [pa] sa kapangyarihan, you will hear and you will read a lot of propaganda using history,” said Caliwan in an online forum on May 22.
Caliwan likewise explained the similarity of the critical role of historians and campus journalists in writing stories that are evidence-based with verifiable facts which can help in nation-building.
“This is where history and journalism converge, we have a common goal and that is to make our people rational enough to make decisions.”
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