RADIO-7 new set of officers take oath

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) — The new set of officers for 2024-2025 of the Regional Association of Development Information Officers in Region 7 (RADIO-7) were sworn in on Sept. 5 at the Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria administered the oathtaking ceremony as Negros Oriental is the host for this year’s 26th RADIO-7 Convention.

RADIO-7 is the umbrella organization of five public information officers’ associations in Central Visayas, namely, the Association of Negros Oriental Public Information Officers (ANOPIO), Cebu Association of City and Municipal Public Information Officers (CAOCAMPIO), Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol), Siquijor Association of Information Disseminators (SAID), and Association of Government Information Officers in Region 7 (AGIO-7).

The new RADIO-7 officers are: Doris Isabel Racho of AUDIO Bohol as President; Alvin Duazo (CAOCAMPIO) as Vice President; Zarline Sambas (AUDIO Bohol) as Secretary; Margaux Dela Paz (AGIO-7) as Treasurer; Imee Taer Tapon (AUDIO Bohol) as Auditor; and Mary Ann Dimabayao (AGIO-7) as the Press Relations Officer.

Elected as RADIO-7 Board of Directors are Risty Villahermosa (ANOPIO); Rizalyn Postrado (SAID); Jesus Rey Cavalida (CAOCAMPIO), Lito Bontigao (CAOCAMPIO), Karla Antonio (ANOPIO), Ryan Christopher Sorote (ANOPIO), Michelle Rosales (AGIO), Elizabeth Tabanao (SAID), and Justin Daniel Lucero (SAID).

Racho, the information officer of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Central Visayas and currently the president of AUDIO-Bohol, said she is honored and humbled by the trust of the association members.

“I stand before you today with a profound sense of responsibility and determination to serve each and every one of you with integrity, compassion, and dedication,” Racho said in her acceptance speech.

“As we move forward, let us remember that our strength lies in our unity, our diversity, and our unwavering commitment. Together, we can overcome any obstacle and achieve greatness. So let us join hands, let us work together, and let us write the next chapter of RADIO 7,” she added.

Public information officers and tourism officers from the different local government units in the region convened in Negros Oriental on Sept. 4-6, 2024 for the three-day regional conference of government communicators.

The convention highlighted the government’s peace agenda and sustainable tourism efforts in the region.

The government information associations organized by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) take turns in hosting the annual regional convention.

AUDIO-Bohol will be the host of the 27th RADIO 7 convention. (ECB/PIA7-Bohol)

The symbolic transfer of power between (L-R) outgoing RADIO-7 president Risty Villahermoso from the Association of Negros Oriental Public Information Officers and newly-elected president Doris Isabel Racho, DM from the Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol, with Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria who administered the oathtaking ceremony during the 2nd day of the 26th RADIO-7 Convention held at Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City on Sept. 5, 2024. (ECB/PIA7-Bohol)