Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cesar Chavez (PNA photo by Darryl John Esguerra)
MANILA – Newly-appointed Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez on Thursday said he wants to set up a digital hotline to ensure early announcements of class and work suspensions are declared before 4 a.m.
“Ang task nito, bago mag-4 ng umaga dapat may announcement na kung kinakailangan magbigay ng announcement ang Office of the President (The task of this hotline is to ensure that before 4 in the morning, there must be a declaration already if ever the Office of the President needs to make an announcement),” Chavez told Palace reporters in his first-ever media interview after taking his oath as PCO chief.
“Mayroong focal person from the Office of the Executive Secretary, focal persons from PCO, talagang dapat gumising ng 3 ng umaga para yung decisions ay dapat gawin (We have focal persons from the Office of the Executive Secretary, from PCO, etc. They have to wake up at 3 in the morning so that decisions must be made),” he added.
Chavez added that the PCO would also make an announcement the night before whether the national government would decide on the suspension or would let the local government units decide on their respective jurisdictions.
Much of Luzon and areas in the Visayas have been experiencing heavy downpours and torrential rains for days due to Tropical Storm Enteng and the southwest monsoon or "habagat", triggering class and work suspension across several regions including Metro Manila. (PNA)
