00:00Manila Overseas Press Club, or MOPC, awarded an award to PCO Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez
00:07for his recognition of the power of secrecy in the field of government and serving the country.
00:14Secretary Chavez also gave importance to the unity of the media and the government.
00:19Christian Bascones for Central News.
00:23Batikans and well-known personalities in the media industry were honored
00:28with the MOPC Grand Journalism Award in Makati.
00:32The Manila Overseas Press Club is considered the most prestigious
00:36and longest existing press club in the country,
00:39led by presidents and other officials of several media networks.
00:44Some of those who were recognized are the CEO of IBC 13,
00:49Atty. Jimmy Policarpio as Media Turnaround Story of the Year,
00:53Mark Logan, and others who were recognized in the field of propaganda.
00:58Presidential Communications Office Secretary Hon. Cesar Chavez
01:03was also honored with the Distinguished Service in Media and Government Award.
01:07In a message read by PCO Undersecretary Claudine Marie Caparon
01:11to Secretary Chavez,
01:13she reminded him of the importance of proper propaganda
01:17and the importance of the efforts of the administration
01:21of President Ferdinand Marquez Jr. to spread fake news.
01:26Accuracy is a two-pronged responsibility.
01:29It includes ensuring the accuracy of our publications
01:33through a rigorous internal editorial process
01:36and protecting the people from disinformation.
01:40For fake news, misinformation and disinformation
01:44are an athema to the unity which President Bongbong Marquez
01:48actively seeks to foster.
01:51According to her,
01:52unity is a great help, not only to the media industry,
01:56but also to share the goals of the government
02:00in promoting the future of the people.
02:04Unity is more than a campaign slogan.
02:06It is a philosophy of governance
02:09that we as people must come together
02:11and contribute to building our collective future.
02:15Since 1945,
02:17MOPC has been established as an organization
02:20that promotes free speech and press freedom.
02:24Christian Vascones for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
