Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he prefers to handle the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) portfolio in case he wins in the May 2022 national elections. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) will announce its decision on the proposed Alert Level 1 downgrade in the National Capital Region (NCR) or in other parts of the country on Monday, Feb. 28. This was confirmed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) will finalize the metrics identifying areas that may be downgraded to Alert Level 1 with the findings already submitted for President Duterte's approval on Feb. 28, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed Friday,...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) will analyze first data analytics on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila and other areas before deciding on any proposal to downgrade the COVID alert status in any part of the country,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año has directed the local government units (LGUs) to strengthen the “Botika ng Bayan and Botika ng Barangay’’ programs amid the efforts to discourage sari-sari (variety) stores not to sell medicines. “Mayroon din...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 22, that the succeeding national coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination drive will focus on senior citizens. In an interview over GMA News, Año noted that the government will...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now probing the tragic crash of a helicopter owned by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Real, Quezon on Monday, Feb. 21, that left a policeman dead and two police pilots seriously injured. (Photo from the Philippine National Police)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged critics of the planned crackdown on sari-sari (variety) store owners who are selling medicines to ask Congress to amend the law on the sale of over-the-counter medicines. But in the meantine, DILG Usec. Jonathan Malaya emphasized that...
With the current election campaign period, authorities need to be meticulous before deciding to place the country under the least restricted Alert Level 1 which is the most relaxed health protocol system against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a briefing on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Department...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año absolved the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from any responsibility on the helicopter crash in Quezon province that left a policeman dead and two police pilots seriously injured. “He (Carlos) is still the...
The country’s crime rate dropped by a whopping 73.76 percent from 2016 when President Duterte assumed office until 2021 based on the record of the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a news briefing on Monday night, Feb. 21, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary...
The Muntinlupa City Council is discussing a proposed ordinance banning the sale of medicine in “sari-sari” (variety) stores. This, after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier urged local government units (LGUs) nationwide to pass ordinances to approve the policy....
