PCOO MULLS VIRTUAL MEDIA CONVENTION TO HIGHLIGHT BREAKTHROUGH ON NEWS DELIVERY AMID PANDEMIC
MANILA - Presidential Communications Operations
Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday said that the PCOO is
considering the conduct of a virtual media conference patterned after the first
National Information Convention held last 2018 in Davao City.
“I think it would be very exciting to hear the
insights of everyone, especially that the first National Information Convention
was about three years ago,” he said.
“I am sure that there are new breakthrough ideas
that our media partners have implemented, including best practices that they
have applied in news delivery through radio, television and online news
portals,” he added.
On February 19, 2018, PCOO launched the very first
NIC in Davao City which aimed to strengthen the partnership between public and
private sector communicators.
With the restrictions posed by the COVID-19
pandemic, Secretary Andanar said that they will consider a virtual conference
that will be broadcasted live on-air by partner media entities for the public
to witness the said event as well.
The PCOO chief added that it was through the NIC
where the government was able to gather information on relevant issues that
need to be addressed in order to upgrade the capability of government media and
public information officers.
One of the results of the NIC was PCOO’s decision
to build the first Government Communications Academy.
“The NIC led to the creation of the Government
Communications Academy because the overwhelming demand raised during that time
was upgrading of skills for government information officers and strengthening
the relationship between government and private media,” he said.
