The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has set up a program that provides barangays with manuals to guide them on appropriate and adequate response to various levels and phases of disasters.Dubbed as "Kap is Ready," the DILG explained that it is a comprehensive manual...
How does Senator Francis Tolentino craft legislation that ensures the effective delivery of services to the people?Senate Majority Leader Francis TolentinoThe answer is simple: experience. Tolentino says he draws from his learnings during his stints as Tagaytay City mayor and Metro Manila...
President Marcos encouraged local government units (LGUs) and agencies to set their goals according to the country's national priorities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM)"I encourage everyone to align your organizational goals with our national priorities so that we can push for...
The National Food Authority (NFA) is appealing to participating local government units (LGUs) to accelerate their procurement of rice stocks as part of the mandate under the food security emergency on rice.In a statement on Friday, Feb. 28, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson called on LGUs to aid the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged local government units (LGUs) and law enforcement agencies to arrest the proliferation of love scams that have been victimizing countless foreign nationals.Gatchalian made the call following a claim made recently by the Australian Federal Police that around AUS$24...
The National Food Authority (NFA) has begun releasing rice stocks to participating local government units (LGUs), which consumers can purchase for as low as ₱33 per kilo, as part of the agency's mandate under the food security emergency on rice.During a ceremonial turnover on Wednesday, Feb. 19,...
Electric cooperatives (ECs) seeking exemption from local taxes, fees, and charges imposed by their local government units (LGUs) must meet performance standards set by the National Electrification Administration (NEA).According to the NEA, to qualify for the exemption, ECs will be evaluated on...
More than three decades after the country embarked on a devolution agenda, a new Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) study raised critical issues in local government spending, particularly in light of the 2019 Mandanas ruling.According to PIDS, the Madanas ruling, which substantially...
The bill mandating local government units (LGUs) to deliver donated relief goods to inaccessible disaster-stricken communities has been passed by the House of Representatives. House Bill (HB) No. 10924, or the "Free Transportation of Relief Goods Act," was was passed by a 182-0...
Empowering local governments to deliver essential services is crucial for the Philippines to boost human capital and achieve its goal of becoming a middle-class society by 2040, according to a new report by the World Bank.Based the latest Philippines Economic Update (PEU), World Bank emphasized the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that all electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide are exempted from taxes imposed by their local government units (LGUs).The memorandum was signed by Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla and Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, represented by Undersecretary...
More than half of the country's local government unit (LGU) population has already been digitally connected, with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) owing the digital advancement to the continued collaboration among government agencies.In a statement over the...
