The two police officers who were ambushed and killed by armed men in Maguindanao on Aug. 30 were given the Philippine National Police’s “Medalya ng Kadakilaan” (Heroism Medal). According to the Muntinlupa City government, the posthumous awards were awarded by Interior and Local Government...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. graced the blessing ceremony of newly-acquired logistical supplies such as pistols, laptops, and service vehicles for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) at the new Quezon City Jail in...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported on Saturday, Aug, 27, a peaceful and orderly distribution of educational cash assistance, attributing it to the assistance of the local police and local government units (LGUs). In a message, Abalos noted that the ‘no walk in’...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. called on barangay officials to enhance measures that will ensure public order and further intensify the country’s fight against illegal drugs. He noted that the DILG will make concerted efforts to...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. prodded the public on Friday, August 26, to avoid casting stigma on former rebels who surrendered to the government, and show compassion to them instead as they try to restart their life. DILG Abalos...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. ordered a thorough investigation into the protest action of at least 100 inmates of the Iloilo District Jail in Pototan, Iloilo due to the alleged inedible food at the facility. Being an attached...
DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo and DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. led the signing of a memorandum of agreement on the implementation of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program’s educational assistance payout at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon on August 24, 2022. (MARK...
Five former communist rebels received a total of P384,000 compensation in Abra for surrendering four high-powered and a handgun under the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP). Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Tuesday, Aug. 23, to intensify the campaign against child exploitation in the country. DILG Sec. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. explained that poverty worsened by the global Covid-19 pandemic is one of the major reasons why there...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. clarified on Tuesday, Aug. 23, that the department’s main task is to provide logistic support to the Department of the Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the education cash aid distribution. In...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. confirmed on Monday, Aug. 22, that more local government units (LGUs) had committed to a usufruct agreement in the construction of jail facilities to ease the congestion woes in the Bureau of Jail...
Following the messy distribution of educational financial assistance across the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units to provide ample assistance to the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
