Independent Lens (1999)

Episode Overview

And So It Begins chronicles the chaotic 2022 presidential election in the Philippines, where Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the deposed dictator, engages in a fierce social media battle against his more progressive challenger, Leni Robredo, the current Vice President. Independent journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa closely observes the unfolding events, highlighting the looming threat of rising autocracy in the nation.