State audit examiners have questioned the Baguio City government in connection with its handling of over P100 million in funds to finance emergency programs aimed at addressing the adverse effects of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Commission on Audit (COA) revealed its...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) stressed Friday, May 28, that lifting the economic restrictions in the 1987 Constitution is vital for the country’s progress as it will open more job opportunities, a move deemed crucial amid...
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...
The late Interior secretary and former Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo would have turned 63 years old Thursday, May 27, Vice President Leni Robredo and their daughters shared on social media as they celebrated his birth anniversary. “63rd. His life, though short, was purposeful. It’s the kind of...
A total of 43,480 healthy safety-related rules for coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported since Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces were placed under stricter quarantine status, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday, May...
The barangays are the ‘weakest link’’ in the strict enforcement of mass gathering regulations amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) admitted Tuesday night, May 25. In an interview over CNN Philippines, DILG...
Local government units have until June 30 this year to submit all the documentary requirements for the P13.6 billion local government support fund-financial assistance to local government units (LGSF-FALGUs) for local infrastructure and development projects, the Department of the Interior and Local...
Although she understands the intention of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) not to announce the available vaccine brands in the various vaccination sites across the country, Vice President Leni Robredo fears that this may backfire on the government’s vaccine drive. VP Leni...
MB File Photo An investigation is now being conducted on the alleged selling of coronavirus vaccines (COVID-19) procured by the government, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement following the reported sale of vaccines in the cities of...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was elated over the increase in the vaccine confidence level of the Filipinos for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on the Social Weather Station (SWS) survey. From only 32 percent last year, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said...
The government is pushing for the interoperability of all contact tracing applications used by local government units to boost the fight against the coronavirus spread. Dozens of people wait to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a mall in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
