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PCOO limits cross-posting content on its social media platforms
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar issues the order two days after the PCOO got flak for reposting the government anti-communist task force's 'black propaganda' against ABS-CBN and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa
[OPINION] PCOO blocks Gang Badoy on Twitter – that’s unconstitutional
Just like in the United States, the Philippine government’s act of blocking citizens from its social media accounts violate fundamental rights
PCOO offers gov't TV, radio stations to deliver lessons – Briones
Education Secretary Leonor Briones says that distance learning is a major component of learning delivery for the incoming school year
Journalists call on PCOO to rescind lockdown accreditation requirement
A PCOO ID for media practitioners is unnecessary during the Luzon lockdown because a valid press ID should be enough, say the UP Department of Journalism, PPI, PCP, and the CCJD
Rights groups blast Andanar's 'perilous' attempts to 'mislead' U.N. council
'Secretary Andanar again performed a show abundant in spins, slants, and distractions,' says National Union of Peoples' Lawyers president Edre Olalia
PCOO meeting with Reporters Without Borders not so 'fruitful' after all?
Daniel Bastard, Reporters Without Borders Asia Pacific desk head, recalls telling Communications Secretary Martin Andanar that they can agree to disagree
PCOO Instagram account hacked
Hackers vandalize the PCOO page, and replace posts with content in Arabic
Tolentino wants Filipino songs broadcast to China-occupied features in West PH Sea
'Para malaman nila na they (Chinese) are in Philippine territory,' says Senator Francis Tolentino
Gordon tells PCOO: Focus on issues, not on Duterte's personality
The PCOO would better serve Filipinos if its content presented 'all sides' and is not just oriented to making President Rodrigo Duterte look good, says Senator Richard Gordon
Progressive lawmakers slam PNA, PCOO for 'vilification,' 'red-tagging'
The PCOO, part of a national task force to 'end local communist armed conflict,' denies red-tagging progressive groups
PH asks EU, Belgium to stop funding alleged CPP-NPA 'fronts'
Philippine officials want EU and Belgium to stop funding the Rural Missionaries of the Philppines, Ibon Foundation, Karapatan, and other groups saying the funds are only prolonging the communist insurgency
Senators question use of PCOO caravan in Europe to explain Maria Ressa arrest
(UPDATED) PCOO officials are traveling to Brussels, Bosnia, and Switzerland to talk about Maria Ressa's arrest, but senators ask why taxpayers' money should be spent on this 'caravan'
PCOO officer, wife mauled in Baguio
Ramon Songayab reports to Baguio City police that he and his wife were attacked by several men last December 22
PCOO sets up Global Media Affairs Office to respond to foreign media
Former TV5 reporter JV Arcena is picked to head the new office, envisioned to become a 'press attaché division' once an executive order reverting the PCOO to the Office of the Press Secretary is signed
The week in photos: September 29-October 5, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Mocha Uson not off the hook, Ombudsman probe continues
Administrative guilt comes with the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from holding public office
Mocha Uson's blogger accreditation policy? 'Wala na 'yun,' says Andanar
PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar says the policy was never implemented to begin with
Mocha Uson’s resignation long overdue 'but whiff of fresh air' – lawmakers
(UPDATED) 'Government service, while it is about trust, it is also about accountability. And that is what is sorely lacking from her,' says Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate
Sotto seeks revival of Office of Press Secretary to replace PCOO
Senate President Vicente Sotto III says he and other senators have questioned the effectiveness of the PCOO, amid the many controversies it has had to face under the Duterte administration
PCOO Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson resigns
(4th UPDATE) Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson announces her resignation during the Presidential Communications Operations Office budget hearing at the Senate
Mocha Uson’s absence defers House debates on PCOO’s 2019 budget
A peeved Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay Jr confronts presidential communications officials about the controversial assistant secretary's absence
Officials ask Duterte to fire Mocha Uson from PCOO – source
A letter from 9 PCOO officials, handed to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, asks for the assistant secretary's removal from their agency
PCOO tells officials, employees: 'Be mindful' of social media posts
Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy issues the memo to all Presidential Communications Operations Office personnel over a week after the controversial federalism video of fellow official Mocha Uson
Sara Duterte says Mocha Uson should be 'more circumspect' about federalism video
The President's daughter thinks the controversial PCOO official must 'fix' her manner of promoting federalism
Mocha Uson breached gov't ethics code, admits PCOO's Badoy
Yet despite the violation, the controversial assistant secretary will so far only be issued a 'written reminder' to 'align with the laws regarding gender'
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Senators question P90-M budget for federalism info drive
'Wala pa ngang approved federalism. Ano'ng ikakampanya natin? We don’t even know in what shape, size, color, or form that is,' Senator Francis Escudero tells the country's economic managers
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PCOO official calls on Mocha Uson to apologize, go on leave
'As a public servant and being part of the PCOO family, I take great offense in Ms Uson’s actions,' says Philippine Information Agency director-general Harold Clavite
Is Mocha Uson above reprimand?
Unable or unwilling to respond directly to calls from the public to hold Uson accountable for her 'vulgar' video about federalism, Malacañang instead challenges critics to file a complaint against the official
Zero budget for PCOO? 'Huwag naman po,' says Roque
'PCOO...is providing an indispensable role,' Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says in defense of the government agency
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Mocha Uson, Consultative Committee finalize her role in federalism drive
Uson will be given an orientation on the provisions of the committee's draft federal constitution
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, July 20, 2018
Here are the stories you shouldn't miss this Friday
Deleted articles? Official Gazette says entire website down
The Official Gazette denies it ever deleted content posted by previous administrations, saying articles are not accessible because the entire website remains down
[OPINION] Duterte Year 2 and blunders galore on social media
The administration's social media blunders are worth calling out because they are symptoms of a much bigger problem that's persistent in the other aspects of Duterte's presidency
Who's 'Winston' Gatchalian? PCOO makes another online blunder
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian points out the mistake himself
After 'Norwegia' gaffe, Roque hopes PCOO can boost spell-checking
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque assures the public that the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) will 'again' learn from its mistakes
Netizens ask PCOO: Who is 'Rogelio' Golez? Is he from 'Norwegia'?
The Presidential Communications Operations Office draws flak yet again for using the wrong name for the late National Security Adviser Jose Roilo Golez in its media releases
Trillanes seeks probe into PCOO's 'anomalous' P647-M ASEAN info caravan
Opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV says there is an 'immediate need to look into the alleged irregularities' in the Presidential Communication Operations Office's disbursement of funds
Another DOT project that Tulfo’s Bitag bagged: 'I Travel Pinas' show
It raises the question of how Ben Tulfo’s Bitag Media Unlimited Inc. got the contract to produce the flagship show of the Department of Tourism (DOT), and how much and in what way they are paid
Gov't building P700-M state media hub in Davao City
The Mindanao Media Hub – aimed for operation by January 2019 – is envisioned to boost the government’s broadcast signal in Mindanao 'while tailoring content specific to the people in the region'
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PCOO protests Facebook partnership with Rappler, Vera Files
Malacañang, meanwhile, 'commiserates' with Duterte supporters who have slammed the social media platform's tie-up with the news organizations
Mocha Uson's Wikipedia page locked down after editing war
Attempts were made to edit or delete a subsection which recorded instances when Mocha Uson spread false or misleading information
It wasn't me: Andanar blames staff for wrong grammar in Malacañang media ID
Palace Communications Secretary Martin Andanar says he has ordered a probe into the supposed breach of protocol
FAST FACTS: What's in the PCOO budget?
PCOO's funds in the national budget include those for attached agencies such as the Philippine Information Agency, RTVM, and the National Printing Office
Roque says he'll resign if Poe's 'fake news' bill becomes law
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says he himself would question the constitutionality of Senator Grace Poe's bill in the Supreme Court if it becomes law
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Test for Andanar: Can he stop fake news, hate speech from pro-Duterte accounts?
PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar has promised to talk to the 'communications core group' of President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign in order to reach rabid pro-Duterte bloggers
