The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Sunday, Dec. 5 that only one inmate in its jail facilities was infected with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a press briefing, BJMP spokesperson Chief Inspector Xavier Solda said the unnamed COVID-19 afflicted inmate is closely...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned the public that individuals with fake coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination cards will face prison terms and other penalties. This was pointed out by DILG Region 10 Director Arnel Agabe after his office got a report that a...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Saturday, Dec 4 , that they are not playing favorites in their calls and implementation of restrictions on political rallies amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He issued the statement amid...
After the success of the “National Vaccination Days’’ activity, local government units (LGUs) will now have to deal with the Herculean task of encoding all the data due to the massive turnout of individuals who got the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya...
Supporters of political parties and candidates vying for elective posts in the 2022 election are barred from holding rallies and will have to wait for the official campaign period before embarking on their sorties. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) stressed that the official campaign period...
With the country hard-pressed to achieve herd immunity this year, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año wants a very hard or strict stance in encouraging people to get the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) jab. In a briefing with the President Monday night,...
The use of face shields was “not totally disregarded’’ as part of the government’s uphill battle to fend off the transmission of the fatal coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), especially with the threat of the new Omicron variant. In a briefing with President Duterte on Monday night, Nov....
Local government units (LGUs) have the authority to impose the mandatory vaccination of their respective constituents, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, Nov. 30, after President Duterte declared that he is open to force Filipinos to be inoculated amid the...
An estimated 2.4 million individuals were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on the first day of the national vaccination drive on Monday, Nov. 30, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. But Año emphasized that the figure is not...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned on Sunday, Nov. 28, aspirants for both local and national posts from turning vaccination sites for the National Vaccination Day into campaign sortie areas. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said displaying tarpaulins bearing the...
Local government units (LGUs) are earnestly preparing their needed logistic and manpower requirements for the massive inoculation drive against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) for the “National Vaccination Days’’ slated from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. Department of the Interior and Local...
Iloilo City emerged as the top local government unit (LGU) that promotes effective bike lane use during the first-ever National Bike Lane Awards of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Iloilo bested other...
