CAMPUS CARAVAN. Lyceum of the Philippines University students look at the photos taken by Philippine News Agency photographers during the Presidential Communications Office CommUNITY Campus Caravan in Intramuros, Manila on Dec. 5, 2023. The campus caravan features exhibition booths, media information literacy workshops, creative contests and competitions, panel discussions and internship information booth. (PNA file photo by Joey O. Razon)
MANILA – As the government continues its crusade against fake news and disinformation, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) is bringing its CommUNITY Campus Caravan to the University of Makati.
The two-day caravan, which is under the Media and Information Literacy campaign of the PCO, aims to combat misinformation, disinformation and fake news.
In a recent Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing, PCO Assistant Secretary Dale De Vera said speakers from the media industry, including from social media giant Meta, will deliver talks to enlighten and prepare young minds to become truth-seekers in the current media landscape.
“Gusto nating ma-ilapit sa mga bata or sa next generation of communicators iyong ginagawa natin para kumbaga, maging more equipped din sila pagdating ng panahon na (We want to bring what we are doing to the youth or the next generation of communicators so that they will be more equipped when the time comes that) they move on to the industry,” De Vera said.
PCO attached agencies such as Radio Television Malacanang, Philippine News Agency, and Bureau of Broadcast Services will set up booths to showcase their respective roles in the government's communication machinery, allowing students to take a glimpse of the scenes behind their production processes.
The CommUNITY Campus Caravan has already visited Visayas (Tacloban and Leyte) and Mindanao (Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon) since it was introduced late last year.
It was first held in Manila in December 2023 at the Lyceum of the Philippines University in Intramuros and at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa. (PNA)
