“We are glad to share with you one of the PIA’s significant accomplishments which is the commencement of the revitalization efforts to vocalize and capacitate members of the communities of vital information—the mobilization of the Barangay Information Officers (BIOs),” she said in her message.

To date, there are already four BIO networks in the region where they have sworn and committed to barangay information dissemination, particularly in Bago City and Victorias City, Negros Occidental, Pontevedra town in Capiz, and recently in Kalibo, Aklan.

Andong emphasized that the PDP 2023-2028 is a plan for deep economic and social transformation to reinvigorate job creation and accelerate poverty reduction by steering the economy back on a high-growth path.

Meanwhile, she noted that the RDP 2023-2028 is the region's socioeconomic development blueprint that will accompany the PDP in materializing the goals for Western Visayas.

“Both of these plans will serve as guides for the government communication sector, through the information officers of various government agencies and instrumentalities, to identify priority areas 

Rubin provided a forecast of the effects of the El Niño phenomenon on the country which he reported would likely persist until May.

Aside from the current climate, Rubin also noted that below-normal rainfall in the initial part of the year exposes the probability of a La Niña phenomenon starting in the months of June to August this year.

The topic has provided the government information officers with some insights into what communication efforts, through their respective agencies' mandates, will focus on effective adaptation and efficient recovery efforts for the affected sectors in the region.