TARLAC CITY — Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Region 3 reaffirmed its support to the peace and development efforts of Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM).
In his courtesy call to NOLCOM Commander Lieutenant General Ernesto Torres Jr., PIA Deputy Regional Director Carlo Lorenzo Datu vowed his agency’s support towards the command’s campaign against local communist armed conflict through the use of factual reporting and efficient information dissemination.
“We reaffirm our support to NOLCOM and its endeavors in sustaining peace and development here in Central Luzon. In particular, we are strengthening our partnership in information dissemination using all available platforms be it radio, television, social media, and interpersonal,” Datu said.
He also assured that PIA Central Luzon will help capacitate NOLCOM personnel from the joint task forces down to the battalion level in the different aspects of communication.
For his part, Torres expressed his gratitude for the support of PIA in promoting their peace, security, and development campaigns in Central Luzon.
“With our synergistic efforts, we can help deliver the message of peace and trigger the awakening of patriotism of our brothers and sisters who are still under the manipulative grasps of the communist terrorists,” he said.
Likewise, Torres underscored the contribution of the media in the dissemination of the government’s message of ending the local communist armed conflict, in reaching the general public.
PIA is the country’s official public information arm. It specializes in development communication and serves as a communications component of the government’s programs through multi-media strategies. (CLJD/GLSB-PIA 3)
