Local officials and political aspirants who would be found giving money tothe Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army- National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDF) may face election disqualification and terrorism charges, Department of the Interior and Local Government...
Strict rules would likely be imposed in the areas near and inside the cemeteries and memorial parks for the coming All Saint's and All Soul's Day amid the continuous threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Monday, Oct. 11....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has signed a memorandum circular directing barangay captains to designate one contact tracer for every barangay which population does not exceed 5,000 residents. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the move is part of the department's efforts...
A total of 3,669 applications for construction of communication towers were approved and processed by local government units (LGUs), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday night, Oct. 6. In a briefing with President Duterte, Año noted that...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) expressed high hopes that the P6.6 billion additional budget it is requesting for the hiring of 25,000 coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) contact tracers (CTs) would be approved in Congress. “Yes. We are very optimistic that it will be...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) urged local officials in Davao and Bangsamoro Autonomous regions to send their representatives to the virtual meet in the 22nd Philippine National Immunization Conference (PNIC) on Nov. 10 and 12...
Looting, riots and chaos amid the continuous challenges due to more than a year of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in the country are impossible scenarios, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año assured on Saturday, October 2. Compared to other...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Sept. 30, brushed off fears that granular lockdown may be used by rogue politicians to harass or commit abuses against their rivals as the May 2022 national election nears. Under the Alert Level System...
A total of 154 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) nurses were deployed in the country’s 27 private hospitals to augment the shortage in hospital personnel as more health workers have been getting infected by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya explained...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged Friday, Sept. 24 all local government units (LGUs) to prepare for the La Niña phenomenon amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as weather forecasters predict of a 70 to 80 percent chance of heavy rains in the last quarter...
Local government units (LGUs) should not require the public to present their voter’s identification cards (ID) before providing essential services like medical assistance or cash aid nor is it needed to register for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of the...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has provided three options that persons with close contact to people with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could do. First, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said they could submit themselves to swab tests. The problem, however, is that in most cases,...
