1.Handles the daily coverage of the Presidential activities relative to media arrangement and coordination, assistance to media, operations of press center and media relations work. 2. Maintains close contact with both foreign and local media representatives as well as information officers of foreign embassies and government agencies in Manila.

2. Maintains close contact with both foreign and local media representatives as well as information officers of foreign embassies and government agencies in Manila.

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1. To cover the President and report his action and activities in words and in pictures for dissemination to the people through the mass media.

2. To prepare and issue press releases and photo releases for distribution to the Malacanang Press Corps and other media organizations.

3. To monitor news both domestic and foreign for the information and guidance of the President and also send news digest, analyses, comments and/ or recommendations

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1. Provides the government, the Presidency, the public as well as media and nonmedia clients here and abroad with objective, factual and impartial news and information, including photos on a daily basis.

2. Provides its clients with press coverages, commentaries, features, backgrounders and news analyses, and gathers international news for domestics distribution through its news exchange agreements with national news agencies in the ASEAN, Asia-Pacific Region, Europe, Middle East, Latin American and Africa.

3. Serves as a daily 24-hour, all weather news wire service network.

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2. Provides policy guidance and services relative to procurement, storage, maintenance, recording and reporting of properties and supplies, cash disbursement, personnel management, building maintenance, records management, messengerial and janitorial services.

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