{"id":174907,"date":"2018-08-03T23:32:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T03:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=174907"},"modified":"2018-08-03T23:32:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T03:32:06","slug":"p10-m-given-pcoo-federalism-campaign-andanar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/03\/p10-m-given-pcoo-federalism-campaign-andanar\/","title":{"rendered":"Only P10-M given to PCOO for federalism campaign: Andanar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar. (PCOO photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday clarified that only PHP10 million, not PHP90 million, has been allocated to PCOO for the information dissemination campaign on federalism.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou asked me how much is the budget of the communications. The budget allotted for now is PHP10 million out of the PHP90 million,\u201d Andanar explained in an interview over radio dzRH.<\/p>\n

He said the PHP10 million budget of communications is not enough since they have to travel around the country to bolster the information drive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are asking for additional budget so that we can go around the country because the PHP10 million, although is big for ordinary Filipino, but for a federalism campaign, the PHP10 million is not enough,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

In a press briefing in Malaybalay, Bukidnon on Friday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explained that the PHP10 million given to PCOO is part of PHP40 million allotted to the Department of the Interior and Local Government\u2019s dissemination activities.<\/p>\n

Roque earlier said PHP50 million has been set aside for the Consultative Committee tasked to draft a Federal Constitution (ConCom).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Andanar clarified that PCOO Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson is not the spokesperson of the government\u2019s information campaign on federalism.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi po. Meron po tayong mga miyembro ng komisyon na pwede pong magpaliwanag nito<\/em>\u00a0(No, she is not. We have members of the commission who can explain it),\u201d he said referring to legal experts, such as former senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr.<\/p>\n

Andanar said the role of Uson is to bridge the communication gap between the ConCom and the ordinary Filipino.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, if Mocha will study this power to the people\u00a0Bayanihan<\/em>\u00a0Federalism, she can explain it very well. We cannot underestimate the capacity of Mocha Uson,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Andanar said Uson, a blogger, has five million followers on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cAsec. Mocha is not afraid. I\u2019m sure that she is responsible to her more than five million followers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The PCOO top official said there is a need to bolster the information campaign on federalism since only a few percent of more than 100 million Filipinos are aware of the ConCom-approved shift to the federal form of government.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very important for us to go around the countryside to explain to the rest of the population on what would be the effect of power to the people\u00a0Bayanihan<\/em>\u00a0Federalism. This is the title of the draft constitution,\u201d Andanar said.<\/p>\n

He noted that the federal form of government will help push economic development in the provinces.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause right now, our government is so centralized. Simple explanation, what the President wants is to decentralize the government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Under federalism, Andanar said, the local government will be given more power to develop and improve the lives of Filipinos in their respective jurisdictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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