{"id":165210,"date":"2018-05-28T01:58:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T05:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=165210"},"modified":"2018-05-28T01:58:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T05:58:40","slug":"dureza-urges-media-to-engage-public-in-peacebuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/28\/dureza-urges-media-to-engage-public-in-peacebuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"Dureza urges media to engage public in peacebuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_165212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165212\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jesus-Dureza.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165212\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jesus-Dureza.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza challenged the media to engage the entire country in the pursuit of peace. (PNA photo)\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jesus-Dureza.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jesus-Dureza-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza challenged the media to engage the entire country in the pursuit of peace. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza challenged the media to engage the entire country in the pursuit of peace.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the 22nd National Press Forum of the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) on May 24 at the Jen Hotel in Pasay City, Dureza \u2014 himself a former journalist who headed the PPI from 2013 to 2016 \u2014 said the media have a unique role in peacebuilding that no other group can perform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only group that engages the public is media,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is why the role of the media is very important, especially in our peace work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Dureza said the public will not appreciate the milestones achieved in the peace process if they are informed only after agreements are signed and not while the process is going on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel that even if we sign agreements with the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) and the CPP-NPA-NDF (Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples\u2019 Army-National Democratic Front), if the public will not know the basic information and will only learn about it after the agreement was signed, they will not give their support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dureza said while government engages the \u201csmaller tables\u201d of the MILF and the CPP-NPA-NDF, it needs to get the support of the \u201cbigger table\u201d of the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe media is vital because you address our bigger table almost on a 24\/7 basis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dureza was a veteran journalist before becoming a public servant. Aside from the PPI, he also headed media groups like the regional chapter of the Publisher Association of the Philippines and the Davao Press Club.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza challenged the media to engage the entire country in the pursuit of peace. 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