The gunman in the Oct. 3 killing of broadcast journalist Percival Mabasa, also know as Percy Lapid, is already under police custody, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Benhur Abalos announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18. In a press briefing at Camp Crame in Quezon City, Abalos said...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has expressed support on the signing of Republic Act 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, saying it would help the campaign to prevent Filipinos from falling victims to...
A regular buy-bust operation led the anti-narcotics operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to a storage area containing 990 kilos of shabu in Tondo, Manila on Saturday, Oct. 8, and the identification of a police sergeant as one of the key players in the illegal drugs operations in the...
Former Sen. Leila de Lima has declined the offer of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. to be transferred to a safer detention facility following an escape attempt of three inmates on Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Custodial Center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame where she was...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units (LGUs) to focus their illegal drugs campaign on the reduction of supply and the rehabilitation of the users. He pushed for this initiative as the DILG launched on Friday,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. lauded the illegal drugs reformation program of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), saying it establishes self-respect in a move to give a new lease of life to those detained for illegal...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur’ Abalos Jr. issued a memorandum circular (MC) directing the local government units (LGUs), including the barangays, to amend their ordinances or issuances pertaining to the voluntary wearing of face masks...
Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has offered a P500,000 reward to those who can provide information on the killers of veteran broadcaster Percival Mabasa. Abalos made the offer during his visit at Mabasa's wake at the Manila Memorial Park in...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. raised three key points to help resolve the pressing concerns faced by the governors in their respective jurisdictions. This was pointed out during the Second General Assembly of the League of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur’ Abalos Jr. visited the wake of the five rescuers who perished in Bulacan during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Karding. "The DILG is one with the Bulacan LGU, headed by Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando, and the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has stepped up its vaccination drive among its personnel in Eastern Visayas with the inoculation of 50 of its workers in the region. In a statement DILG Region 8 Office said the priorities are those under A2 and A3 categories as well as...
The local government units (LGUs) should be aggressive in starting to rebuild the lives of the public following the onslaught of super typhoon "Karding", Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Benhur’ Abalos Jr. stressed on Wednesday, Sept. 28. “While Karding...
