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MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) 16 reorganizing the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to rationalize and consolidate the functions of the communications arm of the executive branch, including the Office of the President (OP), effective immediately. The PCO, headed by a Secretary, will serve as the "primary office of the Executive branch in engaging and involving the citizenry and the mass media in enriching the quality of public discourse on all matters of governance," read EO 16 signed on Feb. 13. "For this purpose, the PCO shall be responsible in crafting, formulating, developing, enhancing, and coordinating the messaging system of the Executive branch and the OP," stated the EO, a copy of which was released by the Palace on Tuesday. EO 16 supplements EO No. 11, signed on Dec. 29, 2022, to further streamline the administrative structure of the OP and rename the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) to PCO. Under EO 1

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