Cebu LIONS roared in the PCOO Roadshow

Cebu members of Lions Club International roared in two national public events hosted in Cebu.

These events were advocacy activities on the importance of communicating significant programs of the government by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson (OPS).

PART I

First was the PCO Road Show with no less than Secretary Martin Ruperto Andanar who explained that such activities will be done more often to let the public know the important programs of the government that has greater impact to the community

More than 30 members of the different clubs of District 301 B2 in Cebu came in strong as participants as part of the Civil Society Organizations (CSO).

PCO Secretary Martin Andanar with Lions DVG Stephen Yap

They were led by Vice District Governor Stephen Yap of Cebu Centennial Lions Club, who was

recognized by Secretary Andanar in the preliminaries of his speech.

The Lions learned about the Executive Order issued by President Rodrigo Duterte which will improve the flow of information from government to public --- the Freedom of Information by Assistant PCO Secretary Michael Kristian Ablan.

Lions Chester Lim and Johnny Chan and DVG Stephen Yap with PCO Assistant Secretary Kristian Ablan and OPS Gaspy Villegas  

Another advocacy is Administrative Order 1 and the Protection of Journalists by   Undersecretary of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security Joel Egco.

There was also a presentation about the Chairmanship of the Philippines in this year’s Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Conferences.

Here are some of their learnings

LN Leonora Jusayan of Cebu Hamili Lions Club 

and here's another

They even stayed until the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on the FOI.

"The event made us feel closer to the government, after knowing all those information programs," LN

LN Chester Lim of Cebu Downtown with Kristin Jansen, PIA Ambassadress 

The groufies with the Malacanang personalities

With PCO Secretary Andanar 

followed :

With PIA Director General Harold Clavite 

Meet the earliest Lion to arrive in the venue

LN Manny Calera of Cebu Capitol Lions Club 

Up next is PART II, Lions participation in the Nation Building Workshop 1 with Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella.