Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. tasked the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to improve its response time to save as many lives and property. Abalos said the standard response time of the firefighters is seven minutes for every...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) prodded the local government units (LGUs) on Tuesday, Aug. 9, to enhance their persuasive skills to convince the public to register with the Philippine Identification System (PhiSys) and get their ‘national ID (identification card).’...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) at the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to initiate appropriate steps in preventing the transmission of the monkeypox virus following the first confirmed case in the country on July 29. “While the...
The notorious Abu Sayaff Group is starting to weaken tremendously with the rising number of rebels surrendering and going back to the folds of the government, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos said Friday, August 5. Photo from DILG Secretary Benhur...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. expressed support for the creation of a team that will deal with the decentralization of the functions of the national government agencies (NGA) and devolve them to the local government units (LGUs)....
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. tasked all local government units (LGUs) to immediately enforce ‘proactive measures’ to prevent the transmission of monkeypox. “While everyone is assured that our public health surveillance...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. prodded on Thursday, Aug. 4, local chief executives (LCEs) to further strengthen their respective Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs). “Humihingi po ako ng tulong about illegal drugs (I am...
Cases of violence against women and children in the country went up in the past seven months, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Thursday, Aug. 4. Based on the data from the Philippine National Police IPNP), a total of 6,383 violence against women cases were...
The national government gave almost P14 million worth of cash and livelihood assistance to 50 communist rebels under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday, Aug. 4. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has formed a team that will look into issues arising from the implementation of the Supreme Court's Mandanas-Garcia ruling. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with the League of Cities of the Philippines in Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 2,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units (LGUs) to initiate programs and projects based on the concept of public-private partnership (PPP). Abalos said LGUs can engage in a build-operate-transfer (BOT) agreement...
Senator Nancy Binay on Monday urged the Department of Health (DOH), which still has no appointed head yet, to heighten its readiness and response capabilities against the threat of monkeypox virus in the country. With the Philippines' apparent struggle to fill in the gaps in its Covid-19 response,...
