Andanar underscores role of youth, 

community leaders in ‘Leading Forward’

TAGBILARAN CITY, June 8 (PIA) -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Jose Ruperto Martin M. Andanar underscored the important role of the youth and the leaders of communities during the 6th Virtual Town Hall Meeting on COVID-19 dubbed “Leading Forward” on June 5.

“You are the molders of the nation’s dreams. You are the mirrors that reflect honor, dignity, and comfortable life for every Filipino which the President has constantly spoken of and strives to achieve,” Andanar said.

The PCOO organized the townhall meeting participated in by representatives from the youth sector, information officers, frontliners, and local government units and guests from the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Andanar said this is what the 6th COVID-19 Townhall Meeting is all about, "an invitation to our youth and the leaders of our communities, including those who are living in the farthest from our centers of powers and privileged. It is through us that leading forward is demonstrated."

In his opening remarks, the PCOO secretary explained that the theme "Leading Forward" means a standard of conduct in thought and action against a "horrific coronavirus or whatever else that threaten or may threaten our lives." 

“Leading Forward is the standard of services mirrored in the works of dedicated public servants. Leading forward welcomes no in-between, no shade of gray and no procrastination. Leading forward is duty above all else and especially, above one’s self,” Andanar explained.

The PCOO chief also underscored the need to start accepting the changes that must be observed and practiced, adding that “we are in the beginning of a new era, and we are in the state of reopening. Now, we enter a period of adjustments, which we have yet to accept. These premises compel that there is really no other way than to move forward.”

“May this townhall meeting prepare us, as we take a leap into a new world, where the map of our lives is written through genuine leadership and service,” Andanar said in his parting message.

Guests during the 6th Virtual Townhall Meeting include Department of Health OIC- Director IV for Health Promotion and Communication Service Beverly Ho, who discussed the recovery by way of containing the disease and workplace guidelines; Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Director Justine Batocabe discussed updates on relief services of DSWD; and Anna Mae Lamentillo from the Department of Public Works and Highways who discussed construction site workplace guidelines and the infrastructure developments in the country. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)

PCOO Sec. Jose Ruperto Martin M. Andanar underscored the important role of the youth and the leaders of communities during the 6th Virtual Town Hall Meeting on COVID-19 dubbed “Leading Forward” on June 5. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)