oh, my gosh! this is from albert. we have a request from the audience. twas the week before christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. actually that s not true at all. metro manila. bustling, sprawling south east asian capital of the philippines. home to somewhere between 12 to 20 million people. the world s most densely populated city. but it is christmas. a twinkly, festive wonderland where the mostly catholic population take their holiday season very seriously. hello! merry christmas. because filipinos are, for reasons i have yet to figure out, probably the most giving of all people on the planet. hello. think i m talking shit? keep watching. good afternoon, everyone. we re the band called keystone. ofw stands for overseas filipino worker, and they are one of the philippines largest and most important exports. people. go abroad, make money, improve the quality of life for the whole family. a
for the last how many years? because of the radicalization of recent years, this growing specter of isis, mindanao is in fertile grounds for that. now, traditionally, the argument against journalists arming themselves is that journalists have always been able to portray themselves as noncombatants. yes. there was some presumption that they would not shoot you. yeah. but these days, people seem to not make that distinction. yes, dating back to the marcos the marcos years, even. since 1992, 77 journalists were killed. politics here can be deadly. just before christmas in 2009, the maguindanao massacre claimed the lives of 58 people, dozens of whom were journalists. it was the single deadliest event for journalists in history. mark was the first one on the scene with a camera. there is no system of justice. there is no government attending to your needs. nobody is coming to save you,
anthony: cheers, everyone. now you re both photojournalists. ben: yup. anthony: based out of manila? ben: yeah, uh, me. marc lives in mindanao. anthony: mindanao. now does a journalist need to carry a firearm in this country? marc: for me, yes. anthony: in the philippines, a press badge is no defense, particularly in the south of the country where marc navales lives and works. ben: mindanao has been war-torn for the last how many years? because of the radicalization of recent years, this growing specter of isis, mindanao is fertile grounds for that. anthony: now traditionally the argument against journalists arming themselves is that journalists have always been able to portray themselves as noncombatants. marc: yes. anthony: there was some presumption that they would not shoot you. ben: yeah. anthony: but these days, people seem to not make that distinction. ben: yes. dating back to the marcos years
[ crowd cheering ] anthony: cheers, everyone. now you re both photojournalists. ben: yup. anthony: based out of manila? ben: yeah, uh, me. marc lives in mindanao. anthony: mindanao. now does a journalist need to carry a firearm in this country? marc: for me, yes. anthony: in the philippines, a press badge is no defense, particularly in the south of the country where marc navales lives and works. ben: mindanao has been war-torn for the last how many years? because of the radicalization of recent years, this growing specter of isis, mindanao is fertile grounds for that. anthony: now traditionally the argument against journalists arming themselves is that journalists have always been able to portray themselves as noncombatants. marc: yes. anthony: there was some
anthony: cheers, everyone. now you re both photojournalists. ben: yup. anthony: based out of manila? ben: yeah, uh, me. marc lives in mindanao. anthony: mindanao. now does a journalist need to carry a firearm in this country? marc: for me, yes. anthony: in the philippines, a press badge is no defense, particularly in the south of the country where marc navales lives and works. ben: mindanao has been war-torn for the last how many years? because of the radicalization of recent years, this growing specter of isis, mindanao is fertile grounds for that. anthony: now traditionally the argument against journalists arming themselves is that journalists have always been able to portray themselves as noncombatants. marc: yes. anthony: there was some presumption that they would not shoot you. ben: yeah. anthony: but these days, people seem to not make that distinction. ben: yes.