Army commits to strengthen partnership with Dgte media

From the Philippine Information Agency (Feb 2): Army commits to strengthen partnership with Dgte media

The commanding officer of the 303rd Infantry Brigade (IB) of the Philippine Army (PA) based in Negros Island vowed to strengthen the partnership with the local media for timely and accurate dissemination of information.

Col. Francisco Delfin, commander of the 303rd IB, spoke with the media here in a fellowship event held January 29 in Sibulan town.

In his message to the media, Delfin said he already established a Public Information Office (PIO) which they can get in touch with for any information they would like to get from the Army.

He also assured that the information that will be released by the PIO are verified and true.

“I will see to it that the information that will go to you are very timely, genuine, truthful with documents to support it,” Col. Delfin emphasized.

The Commanding Officer also underscored the importance of the Army’s ties with the media in promoting the campaign for peace.

On the other hand, Dumaguete Press Club President Juancho Gallarde also gave a short message during the event.

He reiterated the support of the local media for the cause of peace during the activity and expressed some ideas that the Army can use for faster information dissemination like text blasts.

“What we want in the media is that we are informed immediately if there is an incident or encounter in the hinterlands. We want to get reports coming from your end,” he said.

In response, Delfin noted that he welcomes ideas from the media.

To recall, Negros Oriental has been put under the jurisdiction of the 303rd IB after troops from the 302nd IB of Philippine Army were pulled out from the province in November last year for deployment in Bohol.

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