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....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced on Monday, Feb. 21, the promotion of 65 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officials to the rank of Fire Senior Superintendent, which is equivalent to the full Colonel rank. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año in Department Order 2022-065...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) defended on Monday, Feb. 21, the police officers who served the warrant of arrest issued by the Bayugan City Regional Trial Court (RTC) against Dr. Natividad Castro. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año questioned the arguments of PNP’s...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Sunday appealed to the government to be lenient enough to allow small stores to sell vitamins and non-prescription medicines to ease the burden of small communities that do not have easy access to drug stores or pharmacies. Herbert Bautista...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año defended on Friday, Feb. 18, the removal of supposed illegal campaign tarpaulins in private properties despite protests from political aspirants and their supporters. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Confronted with the...
Small retail stores (sari-sari) stores may apply and secure authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo from PCOO) This was confirmed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to pass an ordinance banning the sale of medicines in sari-sari (variety) stores. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued the call after reports disclosed that fake medicines have been proliferating in small...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) may discuss on Thursday, Feb. 17, proposals to downgrade the COVID Alert Level in Metro Manila, an ranking government official disclosed. The shift of Metro Manila to Alert Level 1 could be part of the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now crafting a memorandum circular instructing local government units to step up the crackdown against individuals selling fake medicines. “We will support the Food and Drug Administration through a memo circular to our LGUs to have...
