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Frankie Pangilinan, even at the age of 19, calls out age discrimination and generational bias as she continues to speak out her mind.

Frankie has been very outspoken on social media, whether it be about political affairs, toxic Filipino cultures, or her musical preferences as seen in her recent tweets about Taylor Swift. She, however, knows that being very vocal comes at a cost.

In a previous interview with GMANetwork.com, the young lady shared how she gets dismissed sometimes for being the daughter of Sharon Cuneta and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. Aside from the unfair assumptions she receives from being a child of celebrities, she also gets discriminated against because of her age. In fact, she recently shared a message from a netizen who faulted her for being a teenager.

teens on twitter do u have: thoughts?

don't. 👁👄👁 pic.twitter.com/rSnnPqNZPR

-- marufolk ❤️ (@kakiep83) July 20, 2020

In another exclusive interview, Frankie defended the youth, enumerating reasons why they need to be heard.

She said, “We're a lot more technologically savvy than you, and in this age of digital media that means that we need to be respected.”

Aside from this, she claimed that her generation has been striving to keep themselves informed and educated, and ignoring them may mean negating these efforts.

She continued, invoking their right to free speech, “It would be incredibly invalidating to say that us educating ourselves and us becoming more progressively aware of issues is actually detrimental, somehow 'di ba. Like to say 'You can't voice out your opinions because you're young,' it invalidates our efforts to become aware and our efforts to become educated. If we stand up for what we believe is right then we're entitled to that.

“It's in our basic rights therefore to stand up for what we believe is right.”

Frankie also emphasized that the younger generation should have a say about their future.

She explained, “We are the youth, which by definition means we are inheriting this country, we are inheriting the world, and so our opinions need to matter.”

She also lightheartedly claimed how they were raised to be strong and purposeful to live and thrive through these times.

She said, “I think, honestly, probably we're stronger than you. I think in terms of our humor… you know what I mean. The things we find funny are so threatening like online.

“We were raised in the 'Hunger Games,' and 'Harry Potter,' and like all of these films about literally rising up from oppression and like literally rebelling against the system that's oppressive. And I feel like you should be scared, but also loving and accepting but scared.”