thanks for having me, rosemary. it s now 36 years. this is my 36th year as a journalist and i came in at the tail end of marcos and now we re coming back full circle it seems. exactly. the philippines elections are underway with the marcos family hoping to return to power and that could happen if the polls are to be believed. if the son of the former ousted dictator wins, what would he bring to the table and what would that mean for the country? i think first if he wins, this will show the world the impact of disinformation on a democracy. part of the reason that he has led in the statistical surveys is because as early as 2014 rappler has documented
Welcome back, everyone. i m rosemary church. voters across the philippines are choosing their president for the next six years. the race pits the vice president against the namesake s son against the controversial former dictator. the ceo of the online news sight rappler joins me now. she s been a journalist in asia more than 25 years including as working in manila and exposed growing authoritarianism in her native philippines and is the author of the book how to stand up to a dictator. maria, such a pleasure to talk to you again after so many years.