Western Mindanao Command Replies To Media Profiling Issues

H E A D Q U A R T E R S
WESTERN MINDANAO COMMAND
Camp Don Basilio Navarro, Upper Calarian, Zamboanga City.

WESTMINCOM, AFP. The issue on the filling-up of bio-data for members of the WMC Defense Press Corps (DPC) has become a very big issue and has been discussed in all media locally and nationally.

The meeting was called for by the WESTMINCOM PIO on Friday to all members of the DPC in order to reorganize since the DPC was still for the defunct SOUTHCOM.

Upon review of the Command Public Information Officer, the latest records were dated a decade ago that is why he saw the need to update the DPC records by calling for all the active members to fill-up an updated bio data. It was also noted that some have changed outfit and others were no longer active or assigned to different beats or areas.

The initial format provided by the WESTMINCOM PIO was not favorable to all that is why the consensus of all present as to what data the format should include was asked.

The PIO, WMC immediately approved of the format which was suggested just to erase any speculation of profiling and taking so many data out of the media people who are old and new members of the WMC Defense Press Corps.

The WESTMINCOM is sincere in its dealings with the media wether local or national. It only intends to organize the local media who are helping the command in its information campaign. The activity is supposed to be a start to improve the camaraderie not only between the WESTMINCOM and the different media personalities in Zamboanga but with their fellow journalists as well.

The command has plans to improve the flow of information to its DPC and is willing to cooperate for the benefit of all members of the WMC DPC. The WESTMINCOM has no vested interest or hidden agenda in this undertaking.

Its main intent and purpose is just to maintain a data base of the members of its DPC because our media friends are helping the command immeasurably in its mission to create a physically and psychologically secured environment conducive to development.