A total of 154 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) nurses were deployed in the country’s 27 private hospitals to augment the shortage in hospital personnel as more health workers have been getting infected by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya explained...
With budget constraints hampering the government’s contact tracing efforts, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said requested Congress for an additional P6.6 billion budget for the 2022 hiring of 25,000 coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) contact...
There is no decision yet on whether or not the Alert Level 4 restrictions would be downgraded in Metro Manila, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said on Monday night, Sept. 27. In an interview over ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo, Malaya disclosed that the...
Local government units (LGUs) should not require the public to present their voter’s identification cards (ID) before providing essential services like medical assistance or cash aid nor is it needed to register for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of the...
In a bid to contain the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission, a total of ‘171 small areas’ in the National Capital Region (NCR) were placed under granular lockdown, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Sunday, Sept. 19. “Sa tala ng PNP...
The Parañaque City Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) issued notices to 10 business establishments found violating the guidelines implemented under the new quarantine alert system in the National Capital Region. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said an inspection team from the BPLO headed by Atty....
Individuals in areas placed under granular lockdown will be prohibited to leave their residence even if they have scheduled COVID-19 vaccination, a spokesperson for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed Friday, Sept. 17. File photo: DILG spokesperson Undersecretary...
The first day of the enforcement of Alert Level 4 granular lockdown in the National Capital Region (NCR) was so far "good," a spokesperson for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, September 17. DILG spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (File photo by DILG) “So far, so...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) indicated that it would be able to trim down outstanding financial obligations by P23 billion this year on continued flow of proceeds from the sale of National Power Corporation's (NPC) assets. psalm logo “At the start...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Tuesday, Sept. 14, that government assistance will be provided immediately to the families that would be affected by the two-week granular lockdowns with Alert Level 4 being imposed in Metro Manila on Sept. 16. DILG...
The implementation of the new alert system for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should be taken by the public as simplified restrictions aimed at preventing confusion on the health and safety protocols. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said that the...
Amid criticisms on the logic behind arming firefighters, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) explained that the move will expand the role of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) during emergency and critical situations. “Aside from fire protection services, the BFP will also...
