In an effort of providing a more effective and efficient services, the Archdiocesan Office of Communications makes recommendations to pave the way for the expansion of the office.

SCOPE OF THE ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

The following are some of the scope of the Archdiocesan Office of Communications as specified in the document Communio et Progressio and Aetetis Novae.

1. Specialized and reasonable autonomous departments for each media; or it can have separate offices for the press, cinema and broadcasting that work closely together.  The whole of this Apostolate should be placed under a single, overall direction.
2. Training of the faithful, clerical and lay, by means of organized courses, conferences, study sessions and critical assessment prepared by experts, so that the faithful can use their informed judgments.
3. Media Education
4. Public Relations
5. A Sound media research related to the communications needs and concerns of the church and society, applying communication means for the church, an ongoing theological reflections on the instruments of social communications.
6. Participation in the modern world economy, putting Gospel values right within reach, defending public interest and safeguarding religious access, assisting communicators in articulating ethical standards, especially in the issues of fairness, justice and decency and respect for life, and speaking out on significant public use.

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the Ministry of Social Communications is to set up an effective office and structures that has the following elements:

1. A statement of vision that identifies communications strategies for all church ministries and responds to the contemporary issues and conditions.
2. An inventory of the media environment, church media organizations and religious communities.
3. A proposed structure and office for church related social communications in support of catechesis and education, social services, ecumenical cooperation, etc.
4. Media Education
5. Dialogue with media professionals with particular attention to faith development and spiritual growth. 
6. Means of obtaining financial support.

FUNCTIONS

Main Fields of Social Communications are as follows:

1. Education-both moral and technical skills for all beneficiaries.
2. Spiritual Formation and Pastoral Care – for all communicators.
3. Cooperation – among dioceses, media professionals, structural cooperation in promotion, marketing and distribution, and relationships with secular media.
4. Public Relations – actively disseminating information using both secular and religious media, media awards, and World Communications Sunday, and public relations office, and publications/productions.
5. Research  - a sound media research related to communications needs and concerns of the church and society, applying communication means for the church, and ongoing theological reflections on the instruments of social communications.
6. Communications and development of Peoples – participation in modern world economy, putting gospel values right within reach, defining public interest and safeguard religious access, assist communicators in articulating ethical standards, ESPECIALLY IN ISSUES OF FAIRNESS, JUSTICE, DECENCY, AND RESPECT FOR LIFE; and to speak out in significant public issues.