{"id":153594,"date":"2018-02-20T02:32:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T07:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=153594"},"modified":"2018-02-20T02:32:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T07:32:09","slug":"pcoo-declares-war-vs-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/20\/pcoo-declares-war-vs-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"PCOO declares war vs. disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cLet\u2019s work together to fight fake news,\u201d Andanar told more than 1,600 participants, most of them public information and communicators from 16 regions, attending the first ever information convention. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DAVAO CITY<\/strong>\u00a0— Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Tuesday enjoined public information officers and communicators to join the PCOO in waging war against disinformation and misinformation as well as fake news.<\/p>\n

Andanar made the challenge during the 1st National Information Convention here where he urged the delegates to go down to the grassroots level to counter fake news.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s work together to fight fake news,\u201d Andanar told more than 1,600 participants, most of them public information and communicators from 16 regions, attending the first ever information convention.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are the hope of the government. Let\u2019s go down to the grassroots and talk to the people when there are disinformation against your local governments and agencies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Andanar assured that the PCOO is behind public communicators in their efforts to bring truthful and factual information about the government\u2019s programs and projects down even to ordinary people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will fight this (disinformation). The PCOO is behind you. We will help you and will not leave you,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n

Before his call for a united stand against disinformation, Andanar showed to the audience a portion of the last Monday\u2019s Senate inquiry into the Navy\u2019s frigate acquisition project where Special Assistant to the President Bong Go called on online news outlet Rappler and Inquirer to write factual and not fake news.<\/p>\n

Rappler and Inquirer wrote stories alleging Go has intervened in the acquisition of the PHP18 billion Frigate project, an accusation that Go has repeatedly denied.<\/p>\n

Andanar said NIC, the first to be held in the country, is a venue where both government and private media can fight disinformation and misinformation through media literacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe there are (private) media watching us. Let us fight fake news through media literacy. Let\u2019s have discuss together, what is the best way to fight disinformation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

During the event, Andanar led the official launching of DU30 application which will boost the PCOO\u2019s campaign against disinformation.<\/p>\n

Andanar said DU30 App is a media platform where everyone can have access of information about the government\u2019s programs and activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our gift to our countrymen who are looking for a platform where we all can download, share information and news and this application will help us,\u201d Andanar said.<\/p>\n

Andanar said the country has 62 million active mobile users.\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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