Task Force gets P40M to raise awareness about federalism – Roque

"I can confirm that he There is an intergovernmental working group and we met, I think, two days ago, "Roque said at a press briefing in Zamboanga Sibugay province

Roque explained that about the initial $ 40 million was set aside for "production documents" from the Office of Presidential Communications Operations.

"Ang initial, P40 million pero P30 million lang gamit pupit of gamitin because 10 million will go to PCOO. Apparently, the Advisory Board has savings of about 50 million. They find a way to use the remaining funds of the Advisory Committee for dissemination purposes, "he said.

According to Roque, they have already" agreed on a strategy, including the dissemination of information at the local level. "We will reduce our level of broadcasting at the baranggay level, we will focus on training of trainers and we will also use the media for this broadcast," he said.

The information campaign comes after a recent poll of Social Weather Stations (SWS) that showed that despite the efforts of President Rodrigo Duterte a federal government, only one in four Filipino adults are aware of federalism.

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"We repeat that the investigation, up to here, confirms that the there is a need for dissemination, which shows that an overwhelming majority still does not know anything about federalism, "said Roque.

"We accepted the challenge and we will embark on this massive campaign," he said. -Syrah Vivien Inocencio / INQUIRER.net Trainee