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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III finds the request of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos for courtesy resignation of all Philippine National Police (PNP) generals and colonels amid possible illegal drugs links as ‘’very strange and too broad.’’

The government’s pandemic task force instructed the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to further study the proposal on decoupling restrictions from the Covid-19 alert level system.

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, November 13, urged the government to make sure that former rebels are receiving the benefits that have been promised to them under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP).

Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel raised the alleged “double standard” in the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) response to Lorraine Badoy’s social media tirades against a Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge.

It is time to amend the 1987 Constitution. ‘’The flaws are there.’’

Frogs and fishes are not “scientific solutions” to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes, three government agencies said on Sunday, July 24.

The Health and Interior departments renewed their calls for local government units (LGUs) to further double their efforts in vaccinating their eligible constituents against Covid-19.

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now probing the tragic crash of a helicopter owned by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Real, Quezon on Monday, Feb. 21, that left a policeman dead and two police pilots seriously injured.

The government has set a deadline for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in Metro Manila to complete their COVID-19 jabs to continue using public transportation under the “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy.

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Dec. 6 encouraged the public to remain positive despite the restrictions and limitations brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

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).

Members of the House of Representatives are urged by the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents to declare as null and void the motion for reconsideration on the approval of House Bill No. 10171 which would institutionalize the abrogated University of the Philippines-Department of National Defense (DND) Accord, the university said on Friday, November 5.

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat urged tourism establishments anew to apply for the government’s Safety Seal program to gain back the trust of tourists to travel again and help in the safe revival of the industry amid the pandemic.

Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) launched on Wednesday, Sept. 15, a “Global Day of Action” in support of union members who have been continuously receiving harassment amid the ongoing pandemic.

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is now trying to reach out to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as certain sand and gravel quarry sites start to threaten several irrigation projects in the country.

President Duterte has ordered the swift and orderly distribution of cash subsidy to poor residents affected by the hard lockdown in Metro Manila.

President Duterte is not pleased with Cebu’s defiance of the national government’s health protocols on international arrivals.

The government will offer death benefits to indigenous peoples mandatory representatives in barangays based on a latest order of President Duterte.