An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the officials of the country's over 42,000 barangays to include planting of vegetables in their respective programs to instill in the mind of their respective constituents the value of urban farming. DILG Undersecretary...
CEBU CITY – More areas in Central Visayas have been declared drug-cleared. In the July 6 to 7 deliberation of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC), 114 barangays in Region 7 were added to the list of drug-cleared areas, said Leia Alcantara, information officer of...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is working to attain a zero drug inventory and zero illegal drug dependency in the country. PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva said the goal is not farfetched as they are now working to clear the remaining 10,410 barangays from influence of...
The nominations for outstanding barangay and community public servants for the upcoming 21st Gawad Galing Barangay (GGB) in the province of Bulacan are now officially on. Provincial Public Affairs Office (PPAO) chief Maricel Santos-Cruz said GGB is a project under the Bulacan Awards Program for...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano declared six barangays in the city as drug-free on Monday, March 7, after the flag-raising ceremony held at the Pasay City Hall grounds. Rubiano gave Barangays 33, 88, 96,112,115, and 163 certificates after they were declared drug free for eradicating illegal...
The national government has approved the P72 million worth of development projects in 18 barangays in Cagayan as part of initiatives to download programs and projects in areas used to be infested by communist rebels. The fund will finance the 22 proposed infrastructure projects under the Local...
Close to 50,000 Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTs) will be feted with awards by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their efficient coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response efforts. Department of the Interior and Local Government The DILG will cite the...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency PDEA) disclosed Tuesday, Feb. 1, that 24,253 barangays in the country are now considered as "drug-cleared" areas as the Duterte administration's controversial anti-illegal drug campaign approaches its remaining months. PDEA logo Based on the latest "Real...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered on Saturday, Jan. 29, all local government units (LGUs) to ensure that traditional cockfighting in the cockpit arenas in areas under Alert Level 2 or lower are compliant with the existing health protocols. DILG Secretary Eduardo M....
Doctors in the provinces have been sent sent to the barangays to explain the benefits of having the vaccine against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), a strategy seen to entice more unvaccinated individuals to get their jabs. Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and...
The arrest of unvaccinated individuals going outdoors for non-essential purposes due to the current coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) upswing will only be enforced as a last resort by barangay officials, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. He...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) urged the Senate on Monday, Nov. 15, to restore the proposed P28.1 billion Support to the Barangay Development Program (SBDP) for New Peoples’ Army (NPA)-cleared barangays in the 2022...
