MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Communication Operations Office on Sunday has apologized for mispelling the name of a senator.
In a press release issued on June 13 titled “President Duterte Commits to Provide Quality and Affordable Education for All," the PCOO mistakenly named Sen. Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian as “Winston.”
The senator himself raised the error in his Twitter account.
May pagasa pa ba ang PCOO??? pic.twitter.com/xCtChdqewj
— Sherwin Gatchalian (@stgatchalian) June 23, 2018
“Is there hope for PCOO?” Gatchalian asked in Filipino. He shared a screenshot of the story online, with the error encircled.
Hours after the senator posted on Twitter, the state-run communications armagency published an erratum on its website.
“We apologize to the good senator and our readers for this mistake," the PCOO statement read.
"It is our duty to disseminate accurate information and this error is not in accordance with the standards of the President’s communications team,” it added.
The PCOO also assured to apply "stricter measures to avoid oversight."
Gatchalian, meanwhile, has accepted PCOO's public apology.
I hope (and pray) that this error will be the final one. Maraming salamat sa acknowledgment. https://t.co/qLJv9qDgm4
— Sherwin Gatchalian (@stgatchalian) June 24, 2018
“I hope (and pray) that this error will be the final one. Maraming salamat sa acknowledgment,” the senator posted on Twitter.
The latest gaffe came a week after the PCOO committeed two other blunders, including mistakenly naming late former National Security Adviser and Parañaque lawmaker Roilo Golez as “Rogelio” in one of its captions for President Rodrigo Duterte’s official photos.
The state-run communications arm also drew flak after it mistakenly referred to Norway as “Norwegia.”
Netizens also hit the PCOO after the reporters of media outlets covering Malacañang were given grammatical error-filled identification cards early this year.