The public is getting swamped with false, misleading, or completely fabricated information that creates confusion, anxiety, fear and distrust, aggravating the anger and stress over the rising cost of living and our daily struggles with congested traffic and inefficient government services.

Social media is vibrant with people voicing their outrage. (Although, malevolent forces are actively at work sowing confusion.) The public demands accountability. That’s democracy functioning! The Trillion Peso protest rallies last Sept. 21, and another one being organized on Nov. 30, are vivid demonstrations of people participating in governance.It is lamentable that the senators are taking it negatively.

Sa gitna ng tumitinding galit ng taumbayan dahil sa kaliwa't kanang isyu sa korapsyon at pulitika sa administrasyon ni Pangulo Ferdinand Marcos Jr., sapat ba ang tila pagbabagong-anyo ng pangulo upang matupad ang kaniyang ipinangakong Bagong Pilipinas?