Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has issued a memorandum setting the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) National Educational Summit from Sept. 28 to 29. In Memorandum Circular (MC) 2022-108, Abalos said that...
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has denied shelving the implementation of the non-mandatory wearing of face masks in open spaces after supposedly acceding to the request of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. DILG “Yesterday (Sept. 1), Mayor...
House Committee on Appropriations chairman, AKO BICOL Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co highlighted the positive side of the proposed 2023 budgets of the various departments and agencies that were handled by his panel Thursday, Sept. 1 AKO BICOL Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co Screenshot from Zoom) This, as the...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos said he's willing to make Cebu City a pilot area for the optional use of face masks. (Maskmedicare Shop/ Unsplash) This was confirmed to congressmen by Abalos during the budget deliberations of the agency before the House...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Benhur’ C. Abalos Jr. visited the wake of the slain Ampatuan, Maguindanao police chief and another policeman who following an ambush on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Abalos and his companions went to a local funeral parlor to visit the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has asked Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to defer the implementation of the decision that no longer mandates the wearing of face masks in open spaces. Abalos issued the statement after learning that Rama...
The two police officers who were ambushed and killed by armed men in Maguindanao on Aug. 30 were given the Philippine National Police’s “Medalya ng Kadakilaan” (Heroism Medal). According to the Muntinlupa City government, the posthumous awards were awarded by Interior and Local Government...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. graced the blessing ceremony of newly-acquired logistical supplies such as pistols, laptops, and service vehicles for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) at the new Quezon City Jail in...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported on Saturday, Aug, 27, a peaceful and orderly distribution of educational cash assistance, attributing it to the assistance of the local police and local government units (LGUs). In a message, Abalos noted that the ‘no walk in’...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. called on barangay officials to enhance measures that will ensure public order and further intensify the country’s fight against illegal drugs. He noted that the DILG will make concerted efforts to...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. prodded the public on Friday, August 26, to avoid casting stigma on former rebels who surrendered to the government, and show compassion to them instead as they try to restart their life. DILG Abalos...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. ordered a thorough investigation into the protest action of at least 100 inmates of the Iloilo District Jail in Pototan, Iloilo due to the alleged inedible food at the facility. Being an attached...
