CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Regional Task Force To End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) X will fight black propaganda by swamping fake news with the truth, instead of attacking the story.
Member agencies of the Communications and Advocacy Program Sub Committee (CAP-SC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) and Strategic Communications Task Group of the RTF ELCAC converged in a two-day workshop for the formulation of Region X Strategic Communications Plan For Peace And Development 2019-2022. Both bodies are chaired by Philippine Information Agency region 10.
BGen Edgardo De Leon, commande of the 403rd Infantry Brigade, said the government should counter black propaganda by the communist terrorist groups (CTG) through constant information dissemination and fighting disinformation.
Such a strategy will allow the public to have access to more context that will enable themselves to identify fake news.
“To counter CTG propaganda, we do not have to always demonize them. We just have to tell the truth and focus the battle on fighting disinformation,” De Leon said on behalf of RTF-ELCAC X chairperson MGen. Franco Nemesio Gacal.
Member agencies of the Communications and Advocacy Program Sub Committee (CAP-SC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) and Strategic Communications Task Group of the RTF ELCAC converged in a two-day workshop for the formulation of Region X Strategic Communications Plan For Peace And Development 2019-2022. Both bodies are chaired by Philippine Information Agency region 10. (RDM/PIA Cagayan de Oro)
Co-organized by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), RDC-X, RTF-ELCAC X, and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the seminar-workshop aims to formulate a unified communication strategy for Northern Mindanao that will be adapted by line regional government offices and PCOO attached agencies and bureaus.
This harmonized content dissemination system is seen to boost peacebuilding and social development efforts in the region.
“We in the government do not have a penchant for lifting our own chair, for boasting about the good things that we have done. But our silence has been taken advantage of by other interest groups that use it as an opportunity to distort the picture, malign our image, and portray us negatively to the people,” De Leon said.
“As public servants, that should not be the case. Our constituents have the right to be informed and be kept in the loop of information on what we are doing to serve them,” he added, noting that the government should utilize all media platforms for information dissemination.
Moreover, De Leon said CTG’s deceptive communications strategies have long existed to entice the masses to join them such as marginalized farmers, women, and the youth, in exchange for empty promises.
With this, he encouraged participants from the different regional agencies in attendance to collectively craft a communication strategy that is proactive – one that deliberately informs the public with the efforts undertaken by authorities.
“Matagal na pong inumpisahan ni Joma Sison ‘yung whole-of-nation revolution,” he said, adding that the Duterte administration has likewise embarked on a whole-of-government approach in fighting communist terrorists through the RTF-ELCAC.
The army commander further encouraged the participants to further look into tactics of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People's Army–National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) to identify more effective countermeasures.
De Leon said that the RTF-ELCAC should formulate social communication and marketing campaigns focusing on the masses, especially the underprivileged ones, as they are vulnerable to the CTG’s unscrupulous propaganda.
“The vulnerability of the CPP-CPA-NDF is its over-reliance of the masses…pag wala ang masa, bagsak ang CPP-NPA-NDF,” he said.
De Leon said that devising engagements with the masses highlighting the RTF-ELCAC’s civilian efforts against insurgency would help clear out their negative perception of the government and help point out the atrocities of the CTGs.
This harmonized content dissemination system is seen to boost peacebuilding and social development efforts in the region.
“We in the government do not have a penchant for lifting our own chair, for boasting about the good things that we have done. But our silence has been taken advantage of by other interest groups that use it as an opportunity to distort the picture, malign our image, and portray us negatively to the people,” De Leon said.
“As public servants, that should not be the case. Our constituents have the right to be informed and be kept in the loop of information on what we are doing to serve them,” he added, noting that the government should utilize all media platforms for information dissemination.
Moreover, De Leon said CTG’s deceptive communications strategies have long existed to entice the masses to join them such as marginalized farmers, women, and the youth, in exchange for empty promises.
With this, he encouraged participants from the different regional agencies in attendance to collectively craft a communication strategy that is proactive – one that deliberately informs the public with the efforts undertaken by authorities.
“Matagal na pong inumpisahan ni Joma Sison ‘yung whole-of-nation revolution,” he said, adding that the Duterte administration has likewise embarked on a whole-of-government approach in fighting communist terrorists through the RTF-ELCAC.
The army commander further encouraged the participants to further look into tactics of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People's Army–National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) to identify more effective countermeasures.
De Leon said that the RTF-ELCAC should formulate social communication and marketing campaigns focusing on the masses, especially the underprivileged ones, as they are vulnerable to the CTG’s unscrupulous propaganda.
“The vulnerability of the CPP-CPA-NDF is its over-reliance of the masses…pag wala ang masa, bagsak ang CPP-NPA-NDF,” he said.
De Leon said that devising engagements with the masses highlighting the RTF-ELCAC’s civilian efforts against insurgency would help clear out their negative perception of the government and help point out the atrocities of the CTGs.
PCOO Public Affairs Head Jusan Vincent Arcena says bringing all government communicators and spokespersons on the same page will effectively promote the Duterte administration's messages and advance the national interest for inclusive and sustainable development. (RDM/PIA Cagayan de Oro)
In the same workshop, PCOO Public Affairs Head Jusan Vincent Arcena represented Secretary Martin Andanar to discuss the national government’s communication strategy.
Arcena highlighted the Comprehensive Communications Committee (CCC), composed of PCOO’s bureaus, attached agencies, and government-owned and -controlled corporations, which is in charge of setting the narrative of the country by promoting the administration's projects and initiatives through its own communications channels.
“Bringing all government communicators and spokespersons on the same page will let us effectively promote the Duterte administration's messages and advance our national interest for inclusive and sustainable development,” he said.
The seminar-workshop is expected to conclude with a draft of Region 10’s Strategic Communications Framework for Peace and Development Plan 2019-2022. (PCOO/PIA10)
Arcena highlighted the Comprehensive Communications Committee (CCC), composed of PCOO’s bureaus, attached agencies, and government-owned and -controlled corporations, which is in charge of setting the narrative of the country by promoting the administration's projects and initiatives through its own communications channels.
“Bringing all government communicators and spokespersons on the same page will let us effectively promote the Duterte administration's messages and advance our national interest for inclusive and sustainable development,” he said.
The seminar-workshop is expected to conclude with a draft of Region 10’s Strategic Communications Framework for Peace and Development Plan 2019-2022. (PCOO/PIA10)
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