The Philippines is keen to learn and seek assistance from Malaysia’s success in disseminating news to its multiracial and multi-religious society, says its Undersecretary for Government Owned and Controlled Corporations and Good Governance, George Apacible today.
"Having the same culture, we would like to ask for help from Malaysia, to see how you have been able to disseminate news to your fellow countrymen," he said.
The cooperation could be carried out between the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) and Philippine News Agency (PNA), he said after an hour-long meeting with Bernama General Manager, Datuk Zulkefli Salleh at Wisma Bernama today.
The meeting discuss possible partnership and collaboration between the two news agencies.
Explaining PNA's effort to create unity, he said a department had been established to ensure information could reach everyone in the country.
“We are dedicating a department in PNA just for this…it shows how aggressive we are becoming right now, in spite of the short term that we are having in the administration,” said Apacible who is in Kuala Lumpur for the SEA Games which opens today.
Apacible believed any possible collaboration between PNA and Bernama would benefit their Overseas Philippine Workers (OPW) in Malaysia, in terms of getting the correct news, facts and information relating to both governments.
-- BERNAMA
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