World View with Marites Vitug: Countering malign foreign interference in PH

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What can we learn from other countries when it comes to countering foreign meddling? Retired rear admiral Rommel Jude Ong discusses this and more on Friday, January 17, at 6 pm

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MANILA, Philippines – One sinister concept has increasingly emerged in elections across the globe over the past decades: malign foreign interference.

This has evolved into a grave threat that undermines the very foundations of democracy by manipulating public opinion to distort electoral processes and erode trust in democratic institutions. Romania’s top court even had to annul the results of its presidential election over allegations of Russian meddling after a little-known far-right and pro-Russia candidate rose to the top.

On Friday, January 17, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug sits down with maritime security expert Rommel Jude Ong, retired rear admiral of the Philippine Navy, to discuss the forms of malign foreign interference and the ways they can be countered.

Ong is the former vice commander of the Philippine Navy and currently a professor of Praxis at the Ateneo School of Government.

What can we learn from other countries when it comes to countering foreign interference? Can a law address the problem? Catch the discussion on Friday at 6 pm! – Rappler.com

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