DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines — Aiming to communicate information on Government’s development programs closer to the people, the Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO) in Central Visayas recently conducted a planning workshop to reach the grassroots community level.

During its annual planning workshop, AGIO 7 President Eddie Llamedo of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources informed that the association will “do its part in overall efforts to deliver government services to the people especially to the poorest of poor communities.”

Llamedo said the planning workshop was done for the association’s own objectives in sustaining and improving information advocacy support for Government’s programs and projects.

The AGIO7 head also said that the recent activity gave a chance for AGIO members and officers to share meaningful learning experiences and contribute ideas that could help meet the association’s targets which in line with the Aquino administration’s priority programs.

The AGIO-7 members are divided into six committees namely, information caravan, media affairs, membership, TV and radio programs, fund raising, and capability and training programs.

The group has already conducted several medical missions in the region, even as thousands have already benefited from its various activities since it was established in 1989.

AGIO-7 has 64 members from various different government offices across the region.

Last year, the association undertook such activities as information officers training, information caravan with medical-dental mission and others in support of programs and projects of different government agencies, including plugs on television and appearing on broadcast media to speak and inform people through television and radio about government’s priority programs and pertinent issues.