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Going bananas? Gov't news agency runs wrong DOLE logo in story

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/tvpatrol/08/11/dole.jpg"/><figcaption>The Philippine News Agency posted the logo of DOLE Food Co. Inc. instead of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).</figcaption></figure></div><h3>PNA sorry for using wrong DOLE logo</h3><p>MANILA (UPDATED) - The Philippine News Agency&#x27;s (PNA) woes continue.</p><p>The state-owned news organization on Friday ran a wrong photo to accompany a government press release on pay rules for the 2018 holidays. </p><p>Instead of using the logo of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), it instead published that of DOLE Food Co. </p><p>The wrong image quickly became viral on social media.</p><p>The PNA later posted the correct logo of DOLE before deleting the entire article. The page was inaccessible as of 10 p.m.</p><p>The government news agency later issued an apology for the error.</p><p>The PNA editors, in a Facebook post, said their staff inadvertently attached the wrong photo.</p><p>&quot;It was a careless act on the PNA editorial staff. Rest assured appropriate action is being taken in pursuit of the delivery of accurate information to our readers. Our apologies,&quot; the statement said.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/pnagovph/posts/1419019994847103" data-width="auto"> </div><p>It was the latest in a string of errors committed by the PNA.</p><p>In May, PNA <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/30/17/state-run-news-agency-apologizes-for-errors">apologized</a> for posting a photo of soldiers in Vietnam for its story &quot;Urban warfare a challenge for soldiers in Marawi.&quot;</p><p>Two personnel of PNA&#x27;s News and Information Bureau were <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/31/17/2-tauhan-ng-news-and-information-bureau-suspendido">suspended</a> following the errors.</p><p>The PNA also drew flak for its May 15 story titled “95 states convinced there are no EJKs in PHL,&quot; which allegedly had statements from an interview with Interior Asst. Secretary Epimaco Densing, who denied that he spoke with the agency.</p><p>The government news agency also drew flak for publishing a Chinese propaganda editorial criticizing the United Nations arbitral ruling that favored the Philippines in the disputed West Philippine Sea. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/classified-odd/08/09/17/govt-news-agency-posts-editorial-criticizing-un-arbitral-ruling-that-favored-ph">WATCH: Gov&#x27;t news agency posts editorial criticizing UN arbitral ruling that favored PH</a></li></ul><p>Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has promised that heads will roll at the PNA if some of its staff are found negligent. </p><p>He has yet to comment on the state news agency&#x27;s latest mistake.</p>