As part of their civic duties, barangay security officers, or barangay tabnod, are now tasked to thoroughly inspect student’s bags during class hours as a measure to deter violent incidents inside schools, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla has declared that the agency is "very serious" when it comes to protecting female police officers from gender-based violence. Remulla affirmed this commitment during the agency 's marathon budget hearing Thursday,...
More than 200 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officers and their alleged cohorts are facing investigation over a recruitment racket that has prompted the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to push sweeping reforms within the agency under its monitoring. DILG Secretary Juanito...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) ought to be transferred to the Department of Justice (DOJ), if only to avoid delays in the release of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) due to messy paperwork. Thus, said DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla during the agency’s marathon budget hearing...
The two recent school shootings in Tacloban City and Zamboanga City have led to a proposal from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to let police officers inside gun owners ' homes for inspection purposes. This was bared Thursday, Aug. 27 by DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla...
The budget for the anomalous flood control projects could have gone to put up the P20 billion state-of-the-art CCTV system in all schools nationwide, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic’’ Remulla said. “If in the Philippines we put up...
Local government units (LGUs) have the discretion to adopt or not adopt the registered business enterprise local tax (RBELT), even as the interagency Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has required them to review and align local rules with national policies. In FIRB’s latest advisory dated...
With over 17,000 barangays susceptible to flooding and rain-induced landslides nationwide, the concerned local government units (LGUs) must step up measures to address these pressing concerns, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic’’ Remulla...
The latest school gun attack, at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) which claimed the lives of two students, only strengthens the calls for c hanges in the firearms law, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic’’ Remulla said. Remulla...
The first vehicle that responded to the emergency call involving an elderly patient in Taguig City was not the ambulance dispatched through the Unified 911 emergency call, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic’’ Remulla clarified on Monday,...
ILOILO CITY—The Sandiganbayan has dismissed a graft case against Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jed Patrick Mabilog. The Sandiganbayan 3rd Division dismissed the graft case over the alleged anomalous towing contract entered into during Mabilog’s term as...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla led the distribution of 50 emergency 911 motorcycles on Tuesday (August 11) at the Regional Headquarters of the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) in Palo, Leyte. The scooters are intended for tourist police units...
