Cebu 1st District Rep. Eduardo Gullas is asking the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to extend assistance to local electric cooperatives in his province to be able to quickly restore the downed power lines in the area. Gullas on Sunday appealed to Meralco chairman Manny Pangilinan to send help as it...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned aspirants of an existing law, Public Assembly Act or BP (Batas Pambansa) 880, that could be used in holding political gatherings amid the weak policy on early campaigning. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya added that the...
Only 42 areas are under granular lockdown all over the country, a testament to the effectiveness of the Alert Level System being enforced against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) according to Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año. In a briefing with...
President Duterte will not “bow down” to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as he boasted of his government's achievements in seizing billions worth of illegal drugs, most notably "shabu" (methamphetamine hydrochloride) or “poor man’s cocaine". President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) cited Monday, Dec. 13, Balanga City, for being the top-performing local government unit (LGU) in the 2020 Fisheries Compliance Audit (FishCA) National Validation. Balanga City was recognized by the DILG for “its exemplary practices in the...
Activists conducting demonstrations and protest rallies will not be treated as terrorists even if they condemn and go against the policies of the government in the same breath that press freedom will outmostly be respected by authorities. This was assured by Department of the Interior and Local...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) commended Friday, Dec. 10, the Supreme Court (SC) decision declaring most of the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 1479 otherwise known as the “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020” as constitutional. DILG logo “While we await the release of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año exhorted the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Thursday night, Dec. 9, to enforce the guidelines pertaining to the conduct of election-related activities as more candidates go around the country to woo voters even before...
A total of 23 in the country have already reached population protection after vaccinating 70 percent of the population of their targeted "priority groups," Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Friday, Dec. 10. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (DILG photo)...
House Asst. Majority Leader and Cebu First District Rep. Eduardo Gullas slammed on Wednesday, Dec. 8 the Makati Business Club (MBC) for calling on the government to take control of the operations of the offshore Malampaya gas field. Malampaya gas field Gullas, chairman of the House Committee on...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Saturday, Dec 4 , that they are not playing favorites in their calls and implementation of restrictions on political rallies amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He issued the statement amid...
Supporters of political parties and candidates vying for elective posts in the 2022 election are barred from holding rallies and will have to wait for the official campaign period before embarking on their sorties. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) stressed that the official campaign period...
