BUTUAN CITY, July 24 (PIA) - With strong determination, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Army have joined forces thru the enhancement training to intensify the campaign of the government against the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) terrorists in Caraga region.
Thru the creation of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials in social media, the two agencies wanted to keep the public abreast of and be armed with the right information and strategies in order to combat the CPP-NPA's lies and propaganda against the government.
In the recently conducted Journalism Training by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga to the personnel of the 402nd Brigade, Philippine Army and PNP Caraga regional office 13 in Butuan City, they have shown their abilities and creativity in coming up with the best concept and content for the infographics and social media cards that they would share to the netizens.
For 1Lt. Wilfredo Quilang, commanding officer of Bravo Company, 30th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, he has gained additional knowledge on how to better write a news story and feature news; and learned to produce effective infographics and social media messaging as their weapon online against terrorism.
"This would really help us in effectively reaching out to the public and communicate to them the truth and facts. We could not afford being fooled by the lies and propaganda of the CPP-NPA terrorists," said Quilang.
Police Corporal Laarni Mabilog of Butuan City Police Office, expressed that with the said training, she became more confident and her morale is boosted along with her colleagues, as she discovered several techniques in the production of IEC materials, which their office could use in their different programs and advocacies.
"We should only be disseminating accurate information to the public, as they have the right to know the truth, which was emphasized particularly in this training. I have gained additional knowledge on how I could effectively communicate to the grassroots, and developed my skills in the use of social media," shared Mabilog.
Meanwhile, 402nd Brigade commander Col. Maurito Licudine, commended the efforts of all the participants and encourages them to use and apply their gained knowledge in their daily work, and become more effective communicators as they constantly coordinate in various communities. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
https://www.malaysiasun.com/news/261836676/army-pnp-intensify-campaign-vs-cpp-npa-thru-social-media
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