By NONOY E. LACSON
February 18, 2010, 2:45pm
Jolo, Sulu – Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan appealed to local and national journalists here to extend more credits to the phase of development of the province and downplay incidences that could pull backward the socio-economic development introduced by the provincial government of Sulu to the people here.
This was the message extended by Tan during the inauguration of the newly renovated government-owned radio station here, Radyo ng Bayan-DxMS, Monday.
“I would like to take this opportunity to appeal to our friends in the media to give more space and attention to the better things that are happening in Sulu instead of sensationalizing news which is affecting the good image of the province," Tan said during the inauguration.
“Despite the portrayal of the province as violence-prone as we usually see in the news and hear over the broadcast medium, we always treat media as friends and allies of the government. The power of media in shaping public opinion is well acknowledged,” he said.
“The renovation of Radyo ng Bayan is a good barometer of how we in the government service value friends from the media,” the governor said.
Engineer Mike Pangilinan, of the government’s Bureau of Broadcast Services, who represented Director John Manalili, expressed his gratitude to the support of Tan to the Radyo Ng Bayan-Jolo.
“Radyo ng Bayan is an ally of the provincial government for progress and development, Thank you to Governor Abdusakur Tan for helping in the renovation of the radio station here,” Pangilinan said.
He said Radyo ng Bayan-dxSM will soon have its own digital audio and video capabilities, including teleconferencing facilities.
Zenaida Masong, station manager of the dxSM, expressed her gratitude to Tan for funding over P500,000 for the renovation of the radio station.
The radio station also added some P300,000 more for other improvements.
She said the improvements included the building now housing the radio station, among others.
“This is the first time that a government official has given Radyo ng Bayan assistance of this scale and Governor Abdusakur Tan made us feel the importance and value of media in public service,” she said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/244032/official-seeks-media-cooperation-development-sulu-province
