MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Communications Operations Office
(PCOO) will appoint a civilian Maranao spokesperson to specifically address the
Lanao region on updates on the government's ongoing offensive against the Maute
terror group in Marawi City.
The move is part of the PCOO's establishment of the "Mindanao
Hour" Communications Center in Davao City which will serve as the main
source of accurate and reliable information on the declaration of martial law
in Mindanao.
"In this time of crisis, it is strategically wise for us to expand
our communications language from national to regional in order to avoid
marginalizing those who are most affected by the declaration of Martial
Law," PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar said.
Communication flow will emanate from this center to and from the
national government, including information released to the media.
All processed information from conflict areas will be relayed to the
Mindanao Hour Communications Center in Davao and to Malacañang for the regular
press briefings in Manila and Davao.
The Mindanao Hour Communications Center in Davao will be headed by
Andanar while the Iligan Mindanao Hour Communications Center will be headed by
Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director General Harold Clavite.
The PCOO and its attached agencies including PIA, People's Television
(PTV), Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS), Philippine News Agency (PNA) and
Radio TV Malacanang (RTVM) will be on board and daily press briefings will be
organized at the Mindanao Hour Communications Center in Davao.
The Mindanao Hour Daily Briefings will be aired live on PCOO's attached
agencies and on their Facebook pages.
"The Mindanao Hour" and "The Maranao Hour Segment"
updates will be available online through PIA's Mindanao Hour microsite and
Mindanao Hour Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts and is scheduled to air
starting on first week of June. (PNA) #DefendRepublic
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