Hopelessly hoping INSIDE CONGRESS Charlie Manalo 08/23/2011

Hopelessly hoping

INSIDE CONGRESS

Charlie Manalo

08/23/2011
No wonder reporters covering the House of Representatives feel hopeless that improvement could be effected on the operations of the Media Relations Services of the Public Relations and Information Bureau of the HoR as based on the allegations raised by some of the MRS staff themselves that their office is being run like hell.

Thanks but no thanks to MRS Director Celine Buencamino whom her staff claims reports for work very late in the afternoon, her office produces press release which are either eons old as most of the media entities have already ran those stories, or releases which contain factual errors. And since she is not around most of the time as her critics allege, then the responsibility to oversee the operations in her office should fall under the watchful eye of her OIC, Lorelei Castillo.

But apparently, Lorelei does not give a damn. In fact, this Celine – Lorelei has not even lifted a finger on the allegations that some of her staff had engaged in money-making ventures using official government time and resources.

According to members of the MRS who had lodged a complaint against the duo, their favored staff has for decades, used the MRS office equipment for personal money-making ventures, even soliciting money, laptops, etc., in exchange for institutional photos or press releases, which are part of their official duties. In short, they are now acting as official PRs of some of the lawmakers!.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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