Connect with us

News

PCOO chief gets honorary membership award from CDO press club

Published

on

(PNA Photo)

(PNA Photo)

MANILA — Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar received an honorary membership award from the Cagayan De Oro Press Club in a ceremony on Friday.

Andanar, who dreamt of being a journalist since he was young, was given the award during the CDO Press Club anniversary at Philtown Hotel, Cagayan De Oro.

In his speech, Andanar said he was inspired by two members of the CDO Press Club namely lawyer Reuben Canoy and former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr., who were both former mayors, and members of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) which drafted the federal charter.

The CDO Press Club, which recently turned 67, is the oldest press club in the country.

Meanwhile, Andanar witnessed the oath taking of the new members of the CDO Press Club, and vowed to continue helping journalists and other media organizations in the country.

Andanar also handed out to the members the handbook for media protection which was officially launched last month.

The handbook seeks to provide media professionals with precautionary measures to ensure their safety during coverage.

He said the Executive Department’s Freedom and Information (FOI) and the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) are manifestations of President Rodrigo Duterte’s sincerity to help media members.

PTFoMS Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Egco, on the other hand, lauded the visions of Andanar in improving the PCOO.

“Matagal na po akong nagko-cover sa Malakanyang.

Si Sec. Andanar lang po ang Press Secretary na talagang maraming nagawa para sa PCOO (I have been covering Malacañang for the longest time. It is only Sec. Andanar who really did a lot for the PCOO),” Egco said.

Egco added that by next year, they will conduct seminars so that journalists can practice the contents of the handbook.

The PTFoMS was created through Administration Order No.

buy finasteride online http://www.naturesvalue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/png/finasteride.html no prescription pharmacy

01 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in October 2016 to address media killings and harassment. 

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Maria in Vancouver

Lifestyle3 days ago

How To Do Christmas & Hanukkah This Year

Christmas 2024 is literally just around the corner! Here in Vancouver, we just finished celebrating Taylor Swift’s last leg of...

Lifestyle1 month ago

Nobody Wants This…IRL (In Real Life)

Just like everyone else who’s binged on Netflix series, “Nobody Wants This” — a romcom about a newly single rabbi...

Lifestyle1 month ago

Family Estrangement: Why It’s Okay

Family estrangement is the absence of a previously long-standing relationship between family members via emotional or physical distancing to the...

Lifestyle3 months ago

Becoming Your Best Version

By Matter Laurel-Zalko As a woman, I’m constantly evolving. I’m constantly changing towards my better version each year. Actually, I’m...

Lifestyle3 months ago

The True Power of Manifestation

I truly believe in the power of our imagination and that what we believe in our lives is an actual...

Maria in Vancouver4 months ago

DECORATE YOUR HOME 101

By Matte Laurel-Zalko Our home interiors are an insight into our brains and our hearts. It is our own collaboration...

Maria in Vancouver4 months ago

Guide to Planning a Wedding in 2 Months

By Matte Laurel-Zalko Are you recently engaged and find yourself in a bit of a pickle because you and your...

Maria in Vancouver5 months ago

Staying Cool and Stylish this Summer

By Matte Laurel-Zalko I couldn’t agree more when the great late Ella Fitzgerald sang “Summertime and the livin’ is easy.”...

Maria in Vancouver5 months ago

Ageing Gratefully and Joyfully

My 56th trip around the sun is just around the corner! Whew. Wow. Admittedly, I used to be afraid of...

Maria in Vancouver6 months ago

My Love Affair With Pearls

On March 18, 2023, my article, The Power of Pearls was published. In that article, I wrote about the history...