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Newly Appointed Presidential Spokesperson and PCOO Sec. Martin M. Andanar delivers his message to the members of the Cebu media during the "Salo-Salo with the New Presidential Spokesperson in Cebu" held at the Golden Prince Hotel, Cebu City on Saturday, March 12. CEBU CITY, Cebu, March 13 (PIA) -- Newly-appointed Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Presidential Communications Office Secretary (PCOO) Martin Andanar on March 12 visited Cebu for his first media engagement since assuming his post as the new acting Palace spokesperson on March 8. Andanar met with the officers of the Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists (CFBJ) and representatives from PCOO’s attached agencies Philippine Information Agency, Philippine News Agency, PTV, and Radyo Pilipinas at the Golden Prince Hotel, this city.   In his message, Andanar emphasized the importance of revolutionizing the government media by investing in artificial intelligence and algorithm technologies for a smooth, effective, and effi...

  Guest speakers pose for a photo during the ribbon cutting ceremony of the 2021 FOI Summit held at the Raddison Blu Cebu on Nov. 23, 2021. (HBZ/PIA) CEBU CITY, Cebu, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Since its inception in 2016, the Freedom of Information (FOI) marked its fifth year of implementation with a summit held in Cebu on Nov. 23. The summit, led by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), is unlike any other events held in the past years. With the theme, “ Revisiting, reinventing the milestones, the future ”, PCOO Sec. Martin Andanar, in a virtual message, said the 2021 FOI Summit marks the “culmination of the long, arduous fight that we keep battling on despite countless setbacks and delays all in the spirit of advocating for an open, transparent, and accountable governance.” He shared how it has already been over three decades of advocating for the passage of the FOI law. “A law encompassing all branches of the government to open itself up; every nook and cranny to publi...

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Nov. 29 (PIA) -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Sec. Martin Andanar highlighted that the government, under the current administration, has shown to the public a brand of public service anchored on “tapang at malasakit.” Andanar cited this in a radio interview over DYIB “The Voice FM” Tanjay City on Nov. 26 where he promoted the Duterte Legacy Campaign of the government. “ Makita nato ang tapang at malasakit na panggobyerno. Duna tay gitawag na  iron hand in running the country.  Duna pod tay malasakit. Nitabang pod ta sa atong mga katawhan sa ilang panginahanglan adlaw-adlaw  (We see a government showing courage and compassion. We can see an iron hand running the country, but at the same time, it is also compassionate to the people. We help people in their daily needs and problems),” Andanar said. The PCOO chief cited that law and order in the country has improved under the current administration with the reduc...