{"id":187096,"date":"2018-10-26T21:29:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T01:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=187096"},"modified":"2018-10-26T21:29:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T01:29:27","slug":"andanar-eyes-closer-ties-media-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/10\/26\/andanar-eyes-closer-ties-media-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Andanar eyes closer ties with more media groups"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI\u2019m in my third phase of my work, which is now to strengthen relations with press corps or organizations nationwide,\u201d Andanar said in his remark during the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) executive committee conference, which was held at the Jen Hotel\u00a0here Friday. (PCOO photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— After building closer cooperation with national media groups, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar has set his sights on meeting with local media organizations in the different regions of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in my third phase of my work, which is now to strengthen relations with press corps or organizations nationwide,\u201d Andanar said in his remark during the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) executive committee conference, which was held at the Jen Hotel\u00a0here Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my personal advocacy — because I am a mediaman — to help our press corps, like for example the National Press Club. I\u2019ve been helping them out. So I\u2019m done here in Metro Manila,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

With this, Andanar asked the regional directors of PIA, an attached agency of PCOO, to help him get in touch with different press corps in the regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want you to serve as a bridge to extend whatever assistance I can personally give to our press corps and other assistance from whoever wants to help,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He explained that strengthening cooperation with different media groups is also part of the institutional reforms he wanted to build under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n

In October 2016, Duterte dedicated his first Administrative Order to the creation of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) as the government\u2019s commitment to protect media members against harassment and violence. The task force is headed by former media practitioner, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco.<\/p>\n

Andanar said meeting with various media groups is also an opportunity to disseminate information about government programs and policies, including federalism.<\/p>\n

The PCOO, together with the Department of the Interior and Local Government, has been designated to lead other agencies in charge of raising public awareness on the proposed federal charter prepared by the Consultative Committee (ConCom).<\/p>\n

Andanar took the opportunity to thank and commend the PIA and its officials, headed by Director General Harold Clavite, for a job well done in fulfilling its mandate of information dissemination.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have seen your hard work and dedication so I don\u2019t need to remind you. But I\u2019d like to thank you and on behalf of the President, would like to congratulate your job and how you do it very, very well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The communication chief promised to continue his work while awaiting the issuance of an executive order that will revert the PCOO to the Office of the Press Secretary.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of now, I\u2019m still here. Whatever the President asks me to do, we will just do our work. That\u2019s how it should be. Nothing is permanent in this position, especially if you are appointed. So while I\u2019m here, I will just continue to do my work and continue to dedicate my working hours to the PCOO family,\u201d Andanar said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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