Secretary Andanar: Public interest remains at the center of government efforts
MANILA – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary
Martin Andanar on Wednesday assured that the interest of the majority remains
the focus of all the efforts undertaken by the government.
“Let’s follow the President
because he knows what he is doing and as of now it is only the interest of the
majority that we are concerned about. Kung ano ang maganda para sa nakararami
ay yun po ang ating tutukan for the next 9 months [Let’s follow the President
because he knows what he is doing and as of now it is only the interest of the
majority that we are concerned about. Whatever is good for the majority then that’s
what we will focus on for the next 9 months],” he said in an interview.
Secretary Andanar noted that
preparations for the country to be able to bounce back to its days of progress
are being laid down by the Duterte administration as it prepares to transition
to the next Philippine president.
“Itong pandemic hindi naman
matatapos agad. Malamang ay aabot ito sa halalan. So kapag umabot pa itong
halalan bago na po ang pangulo. Kapag nagtransition kailangan po maayos na
nakalatag ang ating recovery plan [This pandemic won’t end right away. In fact,
this might last until elections. Once the election period comes, we are
expecting a new president. Prior to that transition, we should put in place our
recovery plan],” he said.
He went on to say that a
foundation for the working sectors should be put in place so that Filipino
workers will still be able to compete in both international and local job
markets while regaining the business sectors’ confidence in investing across
the country.
Legacy campaign: reporting,
not propaganda
Secretary Andanar also
mentioned the pilot legacy communications campaign of PCOO Duterte Legacy,
which highlights the accomplishments of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during
his term. He said that this initiative sets a benchmark of good governance for
succeeding administrations.
He stressed that the
implementation of the Duterte Legacy campaign is a way of reporting to the
public, rather than the claim of critics that it is propaganda.
“Hindi po propaganda yan.
Hindi po fake news yan. Yung mga binanggit ko naman ay mararamdaman niyo,
makikita, masasalat, mahahawakan. Hindi naman natin ugali ang magsinungaling,
tayo ay nagrereport lamang [That is not propaganda. It is not in any way fake
news. Those projects I have mentioned are tangible. You can feel, see, and
touch them. We are not in the business of lying, we are only reporting],” he
said.
