DILG praises Mayor Lazatin’s use of social media in battling COVID-19

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Admin

ANGELES CITY – Department of Interior and Local Government Assistant Secretary Francisco Cruz on September 29, lauded the Angeles City government’s efficient use of social media for information dissemination, during the time of COVID-19 pandemic.

“Mahalaga ang maayos na pakikipag-usap sa constituents, para malaman nila ang mga ordinance and protocols. Maganda na may engagement ang LGU sa social media,” Cruz said.

Speaking as one of the webinar’s resource persons, Mayor Lazatin outlined the city government’s policies to help local business in the city, especially Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) recover during the pandemic including waiving the P500 administrative free for the One Town One Product (OTOP) store; actively pushing for the “Pasalone: Angeleño Pa” or the “Gawang Angeleño,” campaign; making the OTOP store available on Shopee; creating a Mobile Pampang Market; launching the facemask livelihood program; creating an online market for local merchants, and pushing for a paperless and cashless transaction through an online payment system.

Mayor Lazatin reiterated the role of the city government’s City Information Office Facebook page, in helping prevent the spread of fake news.

“Nung nag-umpisa tayo sa pandemya, ginamit natin ang social media, through the City Information Office Facebook Page, para ipaabot sa ating mga kababayan lahat ng mga impormasyong kailangan nilang malaman para maprotektahan ang kanilang sarili laban sa COVID-19. Dito rin natin naipaparating ang iba pang serbisyong patuloy na ibinibigay ng city government, sa kabila ng pandemya. Basta nanggaling sa CIO FB page yung information, alam nila hindi fake news yan” Lazatin said.