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Philippine Information Agency
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Agency overview
TypePublic relations / State media
JurisdictionPhilippines
Employees374 (2024)[1]
Agency executives
Parent agency
Presidential Communications Office
Websitewww.pia.gov.ph

Philippine Information Agency is a state news agency of the Philippines.

History

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The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) was established on December 24, 1986, via Executive Order No. 100 by President Corazon Aquino as the main arm for public information dissemination by the Philippine government.[2] It replaced the National Media Production Center which existed mostly during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos.[3]

PIA, having a chain of provincial branches nationwide, was reportedly the largest organization within the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS)[4] at the time President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in her first year in office, ordered its transfer from the OPS to the Presidential Management Staff.[3]

President Arroyo on March 6, 2006 created the Communications Group within the Office of the President (OP) through Executive Order No. 13 placing the PIA within it.[5] Through Executive Order No. 576 of November 7, 2006 the Government Mass Media Group was abolished, empowering the PIA to have access to government media for the purpose of disseminating development-oriented information.[6]

In 2010, President Benigno Aquino III created the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) which the PIA became part of.[7]

In July 2022, President Bongbong Marcos through Executive Order No. 2 placed the PIA under the direct supervision of the OP and absorbed offices previously under the PCOO, namely the Bureau of Communications Services, the Freedom of Information – Project Management Office, and the Good Governance Office.[8]

Director Generals

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  • Noel Tolentino (during the Aquino presidency)[9]
  • William M. Esposo (January–October 1988)[10]
  • Honesto M. Isleta (by 1997)[11]
  • Joel Paredes (during the Estrada presidency)[12]
  • Dave Gomez (until late 2001)[13]
  • Bobby Capco (Officer in Charge; late 2001)[13]
  • Renato S. Velasco (August 24, 2002 – February 6, 2006)[14]
  • Conrado Limcaoco (March 1, 2006 – June 16, 2010)[15]
  • Jose Mari Oquiñena (January 2013 – ?)[16]
  • Harold Clavite (July 2016 – August 30, 2019)[17]
  • Ramon Lee Cualoping III[18] (July 7, 2020–May 29, 2023)
  • Joe Torres[19] (May 29, 2023–October 3, 2024)
  • Katherine Chloe S. De Castro (October 3, 2024 –)

References

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  1. ↑ Department of Budget and Management. "Staffing Summary Fiscal Year 2025" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ Diaz, Paz (July–October 1996). "Communication as Web of Government for the Good of the People" (PDF). Philippine Journal OfPublic Administration. XL (3 & 4): 297. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 Maragay, Fel (January 12, 2002). "A diminished turf". Manila Standard. Manila: Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. p. 13B. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Maragay, Fel (March 2, 2002). "A case of job burnout". Manila Standard. Manila: Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. p. 13B. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Executive Order No. 511" (PDF). Official Gazette. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Philippine Information Agency" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Aquino forms media communications group". ABS-CBNnews.com. August 9, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Executive Order No. 2 s. 2022: Reorganizing and renaming the Presidential Communications Operations Office and its attached agencies into the Office of the Press Secretary, abolishing the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson, and for other purposes". Official Gazette. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ Zamora, Fe (March 4, 2001). "The Big Break". Sunday Inquirer Magazine, Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 5. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ W. Esposo:
  11. ↑ "Office of the Press Secretary". PHNet. 1997. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ Philippine News Agency (July 8, 1999). "Atenean wins Asean Web site contest". Manila Standard. p. A4. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  13. 1 2 Villanueva, Marichu (October 2, 2001). "Ex-Palace exec not giving up TV post". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Untitled post". PIA Cordillera Administrative Region. April 4, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Facebook.
  15. ↑ C: Limcaoco:
  16. ↑ Gorriceta, Audrey (January 21, 2013). Jose Mari Oquiñena, itinalaga bilang bagong Director General ng Philippine Information Agency [Jose Mari Oquiñena appointed as the new Director General of the Philippine Information Agency]. PTV Newsbreak (news report) (in Tagalog). Quezon City: People's Television Network. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Ranada, Pia (September 1, 2019). "Duterte fires PIA chief Harold Clavite". Rappler. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  18. ↑ Galvez, Daphne (23 May 2023). "PIA chief Cualoping quits post". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  19. ↑ Bajo, Anna Felicia (29 May 2023). "Veteran journo Joe Torres takes oath as PIA chief". GMA News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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