Dave Gomez to prioritize ‘performance audit’ of PCO

Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Acting Secretary Dave Gomez said Monday that he will prioritize the conduct of performance audit within the agency.

''I need to conduct a fair, honest to goodness, unbiased performance audit of the office...'' Gomez said in an ambush interview with Palace reporters.

Gomez sees the performance audit as an ''urgent'' matter, noting that he already started having meetings with officials in the PCO.

Included in the audit were the guidelines for members of the media covering President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. and his policies, Gomez said. 

To recall, the implementation of the guidelines was deferred amid questions raised by the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC).

Aside from communicating the programs and policies of the Marcos administration, the fifth PCO chief also vowed to continue the fight against fake news.

''Tuloy-tuloy naman, I mean fake news is doing a lot of disservice to the Filipino people. We need to correct the misinformation and just present the facts as it is to the people,'' Gomez said.  

Gomez took his oath before President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. this morning. He replaced broadcast journalist Jay Ruiz, who will be a member of the Board of Directors of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office. — BM, GMA Integrated News