President Marcos has vowed to be more open to the media, saying that it is his way of shutting down misinformation.

He made the pronouncement as he recognized the role of the fourth estate in bringing the message to the people on what the government is trying to do and in making the government aware of what the nation thinks.

"I think from now on, I really would like to...Let's start in the new year, we'll try to make things less structured and I’ll make myself more accessible to you," Marcos told reporters on Monday, Dec. 16.

The President told the press that "there is sufficient space" to work together in a deeper manner, especially in keeping the public informed.

He encouraged the journalists to develop such partnership, and let it evolve.

"It is a very important partnership. Sometimes it's a very easy going and relaxed, sometimes not as quite as easy going or as comfortable but nonetheless, we need to play our parts and I have to thank you all for being---trying to bring the message to people on what our government is trying to do now. And at the same time, bringing to government what people are thinking, what people are saying," he said.

Being more open—as a source of information— would be a strong deterrent to fake news and pure lies, Marcos said.

"And so a little more closer, a little more openness, I think is what's called for. Because my response to fake news, disinformation, pure all-out lying, all of these is not to shut down—I have the opposite instinct— is not to shut down the sources of information. It’s to open the sources of information," Marcos said.

The Chief Executive also told reporters that "credibility is our only defense against all of these."

"And that’s the only way we can combat that. And the only way, at least for our part in the government, is to open it up more. More ventilation. More sunshine. More fresh air. That I think is the best approach that we can. So let’s do that. Let’s evolve," he said.

"Mabilis ang takbo ng panahon, e (Time flies fast). We cannot just stand by and let all of these bad apples take over the discussion, take over the narrative. We will be part of that narrative, a very strong voice of that narrative," he added.

Marcos also vowed that his administration will open itself further in order for the media to make the public understand the issues and policies in the society.

He urged the press to be the ones to tell the truth and gain credibility.

"[W]e will not just give you the press release of why this decision was made, this is now the new policy, this is the new law, this is the new IRR. We will give you more background, and if you have questions, we will open ourselves up to your questions. So that we can explain what we are doing, so that you can agree, you can disagree, you can question, you can suggest, you can do your job basically but that way gaining that credibility," Marcos said.