Officially named the Association of MIMAROPA Regional Information Officers (AMRIO), the newly organized AMRIO aims to serve as a regional hub for exchanging best practices, promoting transparency in government communications, and advancing professional development among public information officers.
𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆:
President: Atty. James Corwin Custodio of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
Vice President: Brian Jay C. Zagala of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Secretary: Mary Joy Amoranto of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA)
Treasurer: Lorraine Arreza of the Department of Labor and Employment – MIMAROPA
Auditor: Niko Antonio Acedera of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
Business Manager: Rhoda S. Sulit of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Public Information Officer: Atty. Donald Jude H. Joya of the National Telecommunications Commission NTC – MIMAROPA
The elected Board of Directors were the Information Officers from the Philippine 203rd Infantry “Bantay Kapayapaan” Brigade, Philippine Army, Philippine National Police through the Police Regional Office, Maritime Industry Authority, Office of Civil Defense-MIMAROPA, Land Transportation Office (LTO), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).