MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday questioned the legality of the creation of a social media office under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) only by virtue of a department order. An office can only be created through law, Drilon said during the PCOO’s budget hearing in the Senate. How do you legally justify the creation of an office under a department order,” the minority leader said. “The office has already been superseded or replaced by the Office of the Undersecretary for New Media,” he added. Ablan maintained that the creation of the social media office in 2017 was “in order,” saying the PCOO secretary can create an ad hoc office.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 27, 2021 05:26 UTC