DUTERTE LEADERSHIP SETS BENCHMARK ON GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR SUCCEEDING ADMIN
MANILA - It is important to report to the Filipino people the improvements that the country has gained under the leadership of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar stressed on Wednesday.
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“Ang
Duterte Legacy ay ang communications campaign ng pamahalaan para maipaalala
natin sa mga Pilipino kung ano yung mga legasiya ni Presidente Rodrigo Roa
Duterte sa kanyang anim na taon na panunungkulan [The Duterte Legacy is a
communications campaign of the government to remind the Filipino people of the
legacies that Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte has made in his six years in
office],” he said during this morning's radio interview.
“Sa
mga nakaraang administrasyon, walang naging legacy campaign so minarapat natin
na magkaroon tayo nito para magawan natin ng benchmark ng panunungkulan [In the
previous administrations, there were no legacy campaigns. We made sure that we
have one so that we can set a benchmark in governance],” he added.
Through
the communications initiative dubbed as the Duterte Legacy campaign, the PCOO
and its attached agencies are currently amplifying the notable accomplishments
of the government. It highlights legacies on peace and order, infrastructure
and development, and poverty alleviation, as well as the government's COVID-19
response.
“Ang
dahilan kung bakit natin ni-rollout itong Duterte Legacy is really for the
nation to appreciate what the President, what this administration has done for
the entire country, at para din bigyan ng sukatan ang Pilipino kung ano dapat
at sino ang karapat-dapat na maging susunod na Pangulo sa 2022 [The reason why
we rolled out the Duterte Legacy is really for the nation to appreciate what
the President, what this administration has done for the entire country, and
also to give Filipinos a measure to which they can compare who deserves to be
the next president in 2022]," the PCOO chief said.
Given
the limitations in physical interactions and gatherings due to the pandemic,
Secretary Andanar said that they have strengthened their partnership with
various media entities.
“The
best way to be able to reach the wider Filipino audience and deliver the
messages of the President, especially during this pandemic, is through
strengthened partnership with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodcaster ng Pilipinas
(KBP), who is broadcasting the Laging Handa communications programs that we are
undertaking,” he said.
The
PCOO chief noted that the Laging Handa Communication campaign, which was
created in 2016, prepared the government media in communicating the right
information during crisis situations.
This
strategy is often used in times of calamities and disasters. And with the
COVID-19 pandemic, it has proven effective in providing timely and accurate
information to the public.
It
gave birth to various approaches of providing information including initiatives
such as the Laging Handa Public Briefing, the Network Briefing News, COVID-19
PH Radio, VAXplainer, Laging Handa Dokyu, among others.
“Pinagsama
natin ang government media facilities sa isang direksyon sa ilalim ni
Presidente Duterte. Napalakas natin ang Philippine News Agency, PTV, Philippine
Information Agency, Bureau of Communications Service, RTVM and the PCOO itself.
And we now have broadcast facilities that we never had before [We were able to
integrate in one direction our government media facilities under President
Duterte. We also strengthened the Philippine News Agency, PTV, Philippine
Information Agency, Bureau of Communications Service, RTVM and the PCOO itself],”
Secretary Andanar said.
He also said that PCOO will push through with its Duterte Caravan nationwide, alongside the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to personally extend his gratitude to Filipinos who have supported him. ###
