MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Aug 30 (PIA) -- Information officers (IOs) and information technology (IT) officers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) took part in a three-day training designed to hone their writing skills and know-how on website management.
The three-day basic journalism and information management training, which ends today, include inputs on news and feature writing, business reporting, basic media relations, photography, and multimedia production.
“People are looking at ARMM, in as much as there are a lot of things to be reported with the ongoing reform,” said Manuel Cayon, resource person from MindaNews.
The present ARMM reform government emphasizes on transparency and open governance, a thrust amplified through enhancing line agencies websites as portal of information and accomplishment programs of each office.
It is working to provide the public with better access to information about its present thrusts and programs in keeping with its open government policy.
“Even if the current administration is doing a lot of things, without the ITs and IOs, the world will not know about them,” said ARMM Executive Secretary Anwar Malang.
Regional Board of Investment IO Shamera Acoymo, said her work as an IO becomes easier with the knowledge she gained from the training.
“Our network with the media and IOs from other agencies is also strengthened,” she added.
Having no formal training before, ARMM Social Fund Project IT Officer Al-Zadat Amilassan said the training helped him further developed his skills.
After the training, ARMM will have a regional gazette published quarterly to inform the public of each agency’s programs and accomplishments. Moreover, they are expected to have an updated website.
The training was funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) in partnership with the Asia Foundation and carried out by the Office of the Executive Secretary. (BPI-ARMM/PIA10)
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