A total of 100 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members and supporters surrendered in Sulu on Saturday, July 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. led the formal surrender and acceptance of the former violent extremists (FVEs) in...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. directed on Saturday, July 30, all local government units (LGUs) to step-up their Covid-19 vaccination and booster inoculation efforts amid the rising number of 890 Omicron BA.5 subvariant infection in...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to enforce stricter security measures in the checkpoints and borders of Lamitan City, Basilan following the killing of the father of Dr. Chao-Tiao Yumol,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. lauded the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday, July 29, following the confiscation of P408 million worth of crystal meth or "shabu" in a...
Water purifiers are now in the earthquake-struck Abra province to ensure the access of the public to clean and safe drinking water, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said Thursday, July 28. In a situation briefing in Abra, Abalos...
Over 2,000 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), including medical doctors, were dispatched to the earthquake-hit Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to provide the necessary assistance to the region’s distressed areas. BFP chief Director Louie Puracan said at least 25 fire trucks...
In the aftermath of the Magnitude 7.0 earthquake which hit most parts of Luzon on Wednesday July 27, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. instructed the department’s concerned Regional Offices to join the Philippine National Police...
At least four people died while more than 60 others were injured when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted the northern parts of Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said. Quoting reports from the local...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to provide all the appropriate assistance to both the private and public schools in preparation for the resumption of face-to-face classes start on Nov. 2. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Region 3 (DILG-R3) urged mayors in Central Luzon to be models of good governance amid calls to fight against corruption in the government. DILG Central Luzon Director Karl Caesar Rimando said mayors should also initiate programs and projects that...
TACLOBAN CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. cited the heroism of Police Patrolman Mark Monge who was killed in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in San Jose de Buan, Samar Saturday, July 16. INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary visits the wake of...
The United States government cited the Philippine government for its relentless efforts in fully achieving the minimum standards against trafficking in persons (TIP) amidt the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Saturday, July 23....
