By Azer Parrocha/PNA
MANILA — The Chinese Embassy is set to donate an additional PHP15 million worth of information technology equipment to the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to help improve its services.
PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar bared this noting that his agency expects to receive the amount sometime in May or June.
This amount comes on top of the PHP140 million worth of radio and broadcasting equipment the Chinese Embassy previously donated to the agency.
Last month, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua also led the turn-over ceremony of computers, camcorders, teleprompters to state-run Philippine News Agency (PNA) and Radyo Pilipinas of the Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS).
“Nagpapasalamat ako kay Ambassador Zhao nga pala sa kanilang dinonate na mga gamit sa OSEC Media (I want to thank Ambassador Zhao for donating equipment to the Office of the Secretary Media),” Andanar said in an interview over Radyo Pilipinas last Friday (March 15).
“He promised another 15 million pesos na donation for the entire PCOO para sa mga gamit na kailangan natin (for the equipment we need),” he added.
Andanar, meanwhile, took pride in his agency’s revitalization during the administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte noting that all it takes is political will to carry out reforms within the PCOO.
“If you really just put right people inside the bus, as long as isa lang iyong kumpas at iyong objective naman natin ay para ireporma lang iyong ating mga ahensiya ay mangyayari talaga (there is only one leading, the rhythm and objective to reform the agency will be accomplished),” Andanar said.
