ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has earned its sixth Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award. Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. received the award and a check for P4 million during the awarding ceremony on Thursday, December 14, at...
(Unsplash) Local government units (LGUs) won't be left out in the cold as far as the proposed P5.768-trillion 2024 national budget. House Speaker Martin Romualdez made this assurance even as next year's budget, as embodied in the...
A total of 256 Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMCs) were conferred with the coveted ‘beyond compliant’ Gawad KALASAG Seal for their exceptional contributions in strengthening the resilience of communities against disaster risks, according to the Department of the...
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur’’ Abalos Jr. has offered a P500,000 reward for information on the gunmen of Barangay Captain Melinda Morillo here. Abalos revealed the bounty on Friday night, December 8, while visiting...
President Marcos on Wednesday, Dec. 6, emphasized the need for a “whole-of-government approach” to address the high congestion rates in the country’s prison facilities. In his address to participants in the first ever National Jail Decongestion Summit at the Diamond Hotel in Manila, the...
The two highly urbanized cities in Northern Mindanao – Cagayan de Oro and Iligan – missed the 2023 Regional SubayBAYANi Awards of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) which recognize the performance of the local government units (LGUs) in ensuring the effective implementation...
The Muntinlupa City government earned recognition and commendations from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The PCCI gave the Muntinlupa City government a special recognition at the 2023 Most Business-Friendly Local...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos ordered on Tuesday, Oct. 31, all barangay officials who lost in the recently-held barangay elections to immediately surrender all government properties under their custody. At the same time, Abalos advised all those who...
While winning candidates of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) may assume their posts the following day after their proclamation, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) recommended having at least a one-week transition...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, October 25 urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), particularly the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure the full protection of the teachers that will be serving during the barangay and...
With the start of the campaign period in Thursday, Oct. 19, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded the candidates of the infractions that may be considered as vote-buying or vote-selling in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In a statement,...
At least seven major transport groups gave assurance that they will not join in the transport strike scheduled on Monday, Oct. 16 amid the government preparations to manage the adverse effects of the protest action. With the commitment, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said he...
