PCOO Undersecretary and Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Michel Kristian Ablan MANILA - President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. can depend on a stronger state media when he officially assumes office in July, a Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) official said Tuesday night. In an interview with CNN Philippines' "Politics As Usual", PCOO Undersecretary and Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Michel Kristian Ablan said the administration of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte has done so much to amplify PCOO-attached agencies through the adoption of new technology and skills training programs for state media workers in the last six years. "Through the leadership of [PCOO] Secretary [Martin] Andanar, we were able to strengthen and amplify state media. And so, the incoming administration can depend on our state radio, state TV, state grassroots information network. So, they have that [at] their disposal. So, they're ready
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (File photo) MANILA - Communications Secretary Martin Andanar ordered the transition team of his office to ensure the proper turnover of power to the incoming press secretary Rose Beatrix "Trixie" Cruz-Angeles, Malacanang said Friday. Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Undersecretary Michel Kristian Ablan said he and other members of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) transition team are set to meet with Cruz-Angeles in the coming days to discuss the smooth transition of power. "Insofar as PCOO is concerned, Secretary Martin has activated the transition team. I am included in that. And we have sent fillers to incoming PCOO Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles. And we hope to meet them soon so that there is a proper turnover between outgoing Secretary Andanar and incoming Secretary Cruz-Angeles," he said in a virtual presser. Cruz-Angeles, who has been named as the press secretary of Presi
FAKE NEWS. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with key government officials prior to his "Talk to the People" at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City Monday (April 11, 2022). To avoid falling for fake news, Duterte said the public should benefit from relying on trusted government officials and agencies. (Presidential photo by Arman Baylon) MANILA - False news spreads so quickly that some people end up believing it, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte griped on Monday night as he urged the public to trust advisories that come from trusted government officials and agencies. "With the advent of the new gadgets available in the hands of the ordinary person, he can also participate in the social order making news available or whatever there is in need for somebody or everybody to know. Ang problema kasi, itong (The problem is) false news. It can spread immediately. The problem is, may mga taong naniniwala (there are people who believe it),&qu
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - False news spreads so quickly that some people end up believing it, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte griped on Monday night as he urged the public to trust advisories that come from trusted government officials and agencies. "With the advent of the new gadgets available in the hands of the ordinary person, he can also participate in the social order making news available or whatever there is in need for somebody or everybody to know. Ang problema kasi, itong (The problem is) false news. It can spread immediately. The problem is, may mga taong naniniwala (there are people who believe it)," he said in a prerecorded Talk to the People. Duterte said it is difficult to control the spread of fake news, noting that this applies to both the government and the private sector. He noted that enemies of the government, such as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), have also been among the purveyors of "lies.". To avoid fa
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Weeks and weeks before President Duterte turned 77 and months before he will step down, the Presidential Communications Operations Office was already busy releasing tons of information on “The Duterte Legacy” in print, on air, and throughout the width and breadth of the so-called scre