With budget constraints hampering the government’s contact tracing efforts, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said requested Congress for an additional P6.6 billion budget for the 2022 hiring of 25,000 coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) contact...
There is no decision yet on whether or not the Alert Level 4 restrictions would be downgraded in Metro Manila, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said on Monday night, Sept. 27. In an interview over ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo, Malaya disclosed that the...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III has reiterated that his policy of tagging houses with identified coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive cases and their close contacts are voluntary. “I repeat, our to put a ribbon on the houses of those who test positive and close contacts is voluntary...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) is now drafting new regulations on the use of face shields following President Duterte's order to ease the restriction of its use in open spaces. This was revealed on Saturday, Sept. 25 by Department of the...
The Alert Level System currently under pilot testing in the National Capital Region (NCR) would likely be extended until October, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday, Sept. 25. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary Empimaco Densing...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged Friday, Sept. 24 all local government units (LGUs) to prepare for the La Niña phenomenon amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as weather forecasters predict of a 70 to 80 percent chance of heavy rains in the last quarter...
Local government units (LGUs) should not require the public to present their voter’s identification cards (ID) before providing essential services like medical assistance or cash aid nor is it needed to register for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of the...
The new guidelines on the use of face shields will be out soon to provide the public clear-cut policies on where it should be worn as the country continues its uphill battle against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official said on...
There is a possibility that the Alert Level System with granular lockdowns in Metro Manila may be extended beyond the Sept. 30 deadline, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said on Thursday, Sept. 23. “Ang pananaw po namin baka ma-extend pa...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has provided three options that persons with close contact to people with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could do. First, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said they could submit themselves to swab tests. The problem, however, is that in most cases,...
If he had his way, a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official would require people to wear their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination cards in public like a regular company or school identification card (ID). Photo from Undersecretary Martin Diño's Facebook Page In a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now conducting an investigation into the incident where a teenager was ran over by a truck in a popular food hub in Tondo, Manila, Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday night, Sept. 21. Reports disclosed that the...
