00:00The Presidential Communications Office's new secretary, Secretary J. Ruiz,
00:05has laid out his priorities under his administration.
00:08Claycel Pardilla is back.
00:12What the President wants is to give a message and a program to our ordinary Filipinos.
00:20What we want to happen is for people to know or feel that the government is for the people.
00:27There are parts of the information that should be known and helpful to Filipinos.
00:33That is the priority of the new secretary of the Presidential Communications Office, Secretary J. Ruiz.
00:40Today, Ruiz was formally appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:46as the fourth secretary of the PCO.
00:49Ruiz's goal is to effectively reach the government's programs and projects
00:55for the poorest Filipinos.
00:58There are many programs that people need to know about.
01:01Education programs, free housing,
01:05free, well, not necessarily, but state-owned housing
01:09for our poor countrymen.
01:13The government needs to get closer to the people.
01:16The first order of our President is that the government's message should be known to the people.
01:24The new PCO Secretary will also fight the spread of false information or fake news.
01:32There are many lies that are being told to us.
01:35There are no facts, it's not based on facts.
01:40Our facts should be truthful.
01:42That's what's true about us, not lies.
01:46Lies are prohibited.
01:47Ruiz is known for serving in the media industry for more than two decades.
01:52As a journalist and anchor.
01:55He worked as a political and media consultant.
01:58He graduated from the University of the Philippines
02:02and continued his graduate studies at Ateneo de Manila University.
02:07He replaced Cesar Chavez after becoming the PCO Acting Secretary.
02:13Chavez is now giving all the completed and ongoing programs of the PCO to Ruiz,
02:20including initiatives to strengthen its employment and attach agencies.
02:27I'm ready to give advice.
02:29If you ask for it, I tell my immediate staff,
02:35I am as good as my last performance.
02:37I will continue to help the Marcos administration in the programs and initiatives.
02:42Together with Ruiz is Attorney Claire Castro,
02:45who also served as the PCO Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer.
02:51Castro is a trial lawyer and a radio commentator.
02:55She is expected to face the media regularly
02:58to further explain the programs and policies of the government.
03:04Claizel Pardilla for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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