{"id":111653,"date":"2017-08-14T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T04:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=111653"},"modified":"2017-08-14T00:01:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T04:01:36","slug":"lawmaker-tells-andanar-fire-erring-pna-editors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/14\/lawmaker-tells-andanar-fire-erring-pna-editors\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker tells Andanar: Fire erring PNA editors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andanar (in photo) maintained trust in government workers but promised that there will be an investigation to ensure better operation and to prevent repeat of unnecessary mistakes. (Photo by martinmandanar\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A lawmaker told Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar to dismiss editors involved in the latest blunder of the state-run Philippine News Agency (PNA).<\/p>\n

Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, a former journalist, advised Andanar to \u2018give the boot\u2019 to the PNA editors, saying they have \u2018proven themselves unfit for the job of disseminating reliable news to the public.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunications Secretary Andanar should fire the editors responsible for the erroneous news posted by the PNA if only to serve notice that this pattern of embarrassment is not tolerated\u201d, Evardone said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker\u2019s statement came after the news agency used the logo of food company Dole as the photo of an article announcing the government\u2019s pay rules for non-working holidays in 2018. PNA is the government\u2019s web-based newswire service under Andanar\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Evardone added that Andanar and PNA should \u201cweep out incompetents\u201d, saying they \u2018should provide accurate information to the public.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cBear in mind that PNA, being the government\u2019s news website, should provide accurate information to the public. Whatever it posts reflects on the government,\u201d the solon said.<\/p>\n

On August 11, PNA issued an erratum for their story entitled \u201cDOLE issues pay rules for 2018 holidays\u201d and apologized for what it held as \u2018a careless act of the PNA editorial staff.\u2019<\/p>\n

The agency also vowed to undertake appropriate action to ensure delivery of accurate information to their readers.<\/p>\n

Evardone also recalled a case where PNA came under fire after posting an opinion piece of China\u2019s state-owned Xinhua News Agency regarding the arbitration ruling on the West Philippine Sea.<\/p>\n

He added that there another \u2018erroneous\u2019 PNA story posted last May, citing that the Philippines was praised for its improved human rights situation by 95 out 105 nations at the United Nations\u2019 Human Right Council during its universal periodic review.<\/p>\n

Also in the month, the news agency used a photo from the Vietnam War in an article about the Marawi conflict.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Andanar maintained trust in government workers but promised that there will be an investigation to ensure better operation and to prevent repeat of unnecessary mistakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we entered the government, we had full trust in the capability of the employers who are already in. We trained them and we remain to believe that they are good workers but we are investigating and someone will answer based on the investigation,\u201d Andanar said during his visit in Baguio City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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