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Marcos: Join government in combating fake news

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MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has urged the communication experts to join his administration in its fight against misinformation and fake news.

Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said during the 2022 National Public Relations Congress held on Thursday that Marcos is optimistic that communications professionals would use their voices to “leverage positive communication in stirring the nation towards full recovery and lasting unity.”

“The President likewise urges you to join the government in fighting against the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation through inclusive, compassionate, and responsible communication,” she said in a speech delivered before public relation (PR) officers and communication experts at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City.

Cruz-Angeles released the statement, noting that the Marcos administration has implemented a “One Messaging Policy” aimed at preventing disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation through close collaboration among government agencies under the executive branch.

According to Cruz-Angeles, the government wanted a single messaging because it is “serious” about fostering a “renewed sense of unity” in the country.

Stepping up the campaign to stop the propagation of fake news, she said, would make the Philippines a “stronger” nation.

“By doing so, our country will emerge stronger as we pass this tipping point, a nation where our words may not only be expressed freely but may also be used as an instrument to shape our country’s future,” she said.

The National PR Congress is an annual event of local and foreign delegates who are PR and communication professionals. It is hosted by non-profit organization Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

The first day of the 2022 National PR Congress focused on the role of positive communication in nation-building, training “tomorrow’s truth champions”, harnessing data innovation for truth and good, communicating wellness through the pandemic, and the five-year roadmap that reenvision the new normal.

In August, Cruz-Angeles said the OPS would be coming up with a “more comprehensive” feedback mechanism to enable the Marcos administration to be “more responsive” to the needs of Filipinos.

Moreover, Cruz-Angeles recognized the significance of public feedback on the performance of the government.

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