PIA Davao Region

 Usec Mon Cualoping (left) with Edge Davao EIC Tony Ajero (right) DAVAO CITY, Sept. 16 (PIA) – The people must understand the efforts of the government and not just merely be informed, said Undersecretary Ramon L. Cualoping III, director-general of  the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).   Cualoping admitted in a media interview in Davao City the need to  go beyond  merely informing the public but making them understand “ because merely informing the people, will not give them the right variables to be critical thinkers”.   “It may just open them to believe other wrong Interpretations, and so as  information officers of the republic of the Philippines, the role of the PIA is ,number 1 is to Inform but second is to explain, explain explain because we have to make people understand,” he explained in an interview with Davao media on September  11.   However, he cited as “unfortunate” that some quarters in the society still prefers to spread fake news to mislead people.   “Unfortunately,

PIA Director-General Mon Cualoping in an online meeting with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte DAVAO CITY, July 5 (PIA)--- Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte recently expressed commitment to help push a proposed law designed to “strengthen the mandate of PIA as information and communications agency not just of the President but the entire bureaucracy.”   In her recent online conversation with Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director General Ramon L Cualoping III in Davao City, Mayor Duterte recognized the need for PIA to be given the necessary support to roll out public information up to the local government level. “   So when you do submit your proposal to Congress, let us know so that if there is anything you need, to assist you inside the House of Representatives, we will do that Sir,” she told Cualoping who shared her the vision for PIA to become the anchor communications and information arm of the entire government.   Mayor Duterte had seen the relevance of PIA’s mandate, and how it h