PIA Davao Region

DAVAO CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA)--- Ending Local Communist Armed  Conflict (ELCAC) program should be  an election issue,  Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director General Ramon L. Cualoping III said while projecting the possibility that “terror” may again reign should there be a shift to policy approach to peace and order. Guesting at the latest edition of One Davao Presser, Cualoping said “peace may not prosper”  and the gains reaped in ending the 5-decade insurgency problem “may go to  waste if the next president will not continue the program.” “It is true that the idea of ending local communist armed conflict is one of the greatest legacies of President Duterte. Peace and Order has always been at the forefront of the President’s agenda to give a comfortable life for all Filipinos. That’s why I really think this should be an election issue,” he said. He urged electorates to ask their candidates on their stand regarding ELCAC, on the terrorist groups, about the Barangay Development Progra

DAVAO CITY, Jan. 13 (PIA)--- The Philippine Information Agency XI was tapped by the Mindanao Institute of Journalism to provide input in a session on government communication for information officers of  Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).   Setting the topic, “Level Up: Enhancing the Performance of Information Officers in Communication Work,” the session was organized by the Mindanao Institute of Journalism (MIJ) in  cooperation with The Asia Foundation and Government of United Kingdom.   PIA XI discussed  the legal basis of creating public information offices in local government units (LGUs), the Constitutional significance of communication and information in nation-building, and the primary roles of government information officers as “government communicators”.   Held from January 12 to 14 in Davao City, MIJ brings as speakers Carolyn Arguillas, editor-in-chief of MindaNews; Cecille Rodriguez of the Ateneo de Davao University; Vina Araneta, producer of PTV Minda