The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to solidify their partnership in combatting fake news and delivering truthful housing-related information to the public,
DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and PIA Director General Kat De Castro spearheaded the signing of the agreement, which was witnessed by Undersecretary Avelino Tolentino III and Assistant Director General Allan Lorenzo.
“It is very important that correct and true information reaches our countrymen so that they know that there is a government ready to meet their needs, including housing,” Acuzar said.
“Fake news is rampant nowadays. We have to fight this,” he added.
Meanwhile, De Castro vowed to provide DHSUD’s media and communications team access to various PIA capacity-building programs.
She expressed PIA’s readiness to collaborate with and assist DHSUD regional offices to better inform the public regarding the latest developments in the human settlements and urban development sector.
Under the MOU, the PIA will also be supporting other communications and media initiatives of the DHSUD, through its Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Service headed by director Mario Mallari.
