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Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday urged authorities to consider temporarily closing Manila City’s dolomite beach to ensure the safety of the public and to prevent a possibility of a “super spreader” event. Binay said the place should be temporarily closed until such time the Department of...

Six barangay captains are facing charges for their alleged failure to enforce regulations against "super-spreader" events, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night, June 7. Secretary Eduardo Ano DILG photo In a meeting with President Duterte, Año...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reiterated Friday, May 28, that punong barangays (PBs) or barangay captains play a major part in preventing mass gathering activities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo courtesy of DILG)...

Following the President Duterte's order, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Thursday, May 27 to have the barangay captains arrested in addition to being suspended for failure to stop mass gathering activities in their areas in the midst of the pandemic. In an interview...