20 June 2015 – After the successful launch of the first episode of the documentary, “KALAYAAN,” which tackles the economic angle, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) will be launching the next installment in the series, Episode 02: Pamanang Karagatan. The second episode will tackle the historical angle of the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea issue. Among the featured speakers in the episode is Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio of the Supreme Court.

Episode 02 will be launched online on June 22, at 4:00 p.m. in the official Facebook accounts of the President (www.facebook.com/presidentnoy) and the DFA (www.facebook.com/dfaphl), as well as in the Facebook pages of Lourd de Veyra , Rodolfo Sabayton, Jr. and RA Rivera, Jr.

Following the social media launch, Episode 02 will be aired on People’s Television Network (PTV-4) at 5:30 p.m.

Replays of Episode 02 will be aired on PTV-4 every 5:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on June 23-26.

“KALAYAAN” is a three-part documentary series on the WPS produced by the DFA, in partnership with PCOO. Each episode focuses on a different angle of the issue: economic, historical and legal. The documentary is part of the nationwide Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign of the DFA to increase the level of public awareness and understanding of the issues relating to the West Philippine Sea. The documentary is directed by RA Rivera, Jr. and hosted by Lourd de Veyra, together with Jun Sabayton.

The third episode is slated to be released in early July. END