Naga Information Officers Undergo Writing Workshop

More than 20 Naga City Information Officers recently underwent a Basic English and News Writing Workshop initiated by the Public Information Office (PIO).

For one day, the information officers who came from the different offices of the City Hall and some from the local national government agencies, listened to speakers who were invited to hone their reporting and writing skills. City of Naga PIO Jessica Banzon-Natad discussed about Basic English followed by a workshop wherein the Office Information Officers (OIOs) were made to interact with each other.

They were asked to make a short story on the relevance of the discussion and the workshop.

“You write as you speak, write to express and not to impress,” Natad said. In the afternoon, Basic News Writing was handled by Philippine Information Agency Cebu Information Development Officer Ferliza C. Contratista. After her lecture, the OIOs were made to write a news about the event.

The second part was already in groups who were tasked to compose a news story, based on the given sentences. The overall objective of the workshop is to enable the OIOs identify the worthy stories in their respective departments.

Naga Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong, in her closing remarks, said information plays a vital part in governance. She encouraged the OIOs to keep the Facebook Page and other social media platforms. She also supports the upcoming City newsletter. (rmn/fcc/PIA7-Cebu/Aladin de Gracia, Naga City Health OIO)