| Philippine Information Agency | |
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| Agency Type: | Public relations / State media |
| Jurisdiction: | Philippines |
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| Chief1 Name: | Joe Torres |
| Chief1 Position: | Director General |
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| Parent Agency: | Office of the President |
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Philippine Information Agency is a state news agency of the Philippines.
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[1]
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 6, 2006 created the Communications Group within the Office of the President (OP) through Executive Order No. 511 placing the PIA within it.[2] 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 disseminatingdevelopment-oriented information.[3]
In 2010, President Benigno Aquino III created the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) which the PIA became part of.[4]
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.[5]