The local stock market is seen to be weighed down by the extension of quarantine measures in the national capital region as well as by rising COVID-19 cases while several issuances may affect market liquidity. “In general, the local market has shown bullish momentum in the past two weeks. The...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured Monday, August 23, that the cash aid (ayuda) distribution in the National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Bataan will continue even with their shift to the less restrictive modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) amid...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, August 17, that a total of 15,687 private and public establishments in the country have been awarded a Safety Seal certification by the local government units after having complied with the minimum public health standards...
Concern over the surge in COVID cases will be foremost in the minds of stock market investors this week, although the government is also set to release data on remittances and balance of payments. “While we may see some bargain hunting in the early part of this week following last Friday’s...
As the national government is being criticized for alleged slow distribution of cash assistance (ayuda), an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it was because of the strict protocols that have to be observed. In an Interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified on Thursday, Aug. 12, that barangay tanod (barangay security officers) and other members of the “police auxiliary units (PAU)’’ are not allowed under the law to carry firearms while on official duties and other functions....
Despite the pandemic, Philippine art goes strong LUPANG HINIRANG, oil on canvas, by Juanito Torres, 2020 Almost two years have passed since COVID-19 took over our lives, stopping the world in its tracks, as we transitioned into a new era, the fourth industrial revolution. The troubling situation we...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) opposed on Monday, August 9, the removal of checkpoints in entry points of Metro Manila, saying doing so will adversely affect the implementation of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) protocols in the National Capital Region (NCR). In an...
The release of the ayuda (cash assistance) for the qualified recipients in the National Capital Region (NCR) placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) will begin on August 11, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said Monday,...
Politics played no part in the issuance of the show cause-order (SCO) to Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso regarding the city’s supposed failed 2018 anti-drug campaign, an executive officer of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) insisted on Friday, Aug. 6. (DILG...
As the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) began in the National Capital Region (NCR) Friday, August 6, the distribution of financial aid (ayuda) to qualified beneficiaries will possibly start next week, an executive of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) bared. DILG...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified on Thursday, August 5, that all individuals scheduled for the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccination are considered as authorized persons outside residence (APORs) and are permitted to pass through checkpoints upon...