Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. tasked all local government units (LGUs) to immediately enforce ‘proactive measures’ to prevent the transmission of monkeypox. “While everyone is assured that our public health surveillance...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. prodded on Thursday, Aug. 4, local chief executives (LCEs) to further strengthen their respective Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs). “Humihingi po ako ng tulong about illegal drugs (I am...
Cases of violence against women and children in the country went up in the past seven months, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Thursday, Aug. 4. Based on the data from the Philippine National Police IPNP), a total of 6,383 violence against women cases were...
The national government gave almost P14 million worth of cash and livelihood assistance to 50 communist rebels under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday, Aug. 4. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has formed a team that will look into issues arising from the implementation of the Supreme Court's Mandanas-Garcia ruling. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with the League of Cities of the Philippines in Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 2,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units (LGUs) to initiate programs and projects based on the concept of public-private partnership (PPP). Abalos said LGUs can engage in a build-operate-transfer (BOT) agreement...
Senator Nancy Binay on Monday urged the Department of Health (DOH), which still has no appointed head yet, to heighten its readiness and response capabilities against the threat of monkeypox virus in the country. With the Philippines' apparent struggle to fill in the gaps in its Covid-19 response,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has joined the Filipino nation in mourning the death of former President Fidel V. Ramos who passed away on Sunday, July 31. Former president Fidel V. Ramos (REUTERS /Romeo Ranoco /MANILA BULLETIN) “On behalf of the DILG and its attached...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is continuously conducting dialogues with the local government units (LGUs) will be pursued to attain the middle ground on full devolution. “We must persistently listen to the clamor of the local government units (LGUs) and create a safe...
The medical doctor who shot dead former Lamitan, Basilan Mayor Rosita Furigay and two others at the Ateneo de Manila University on July 24 is now being subjected to Covid-19 quarantine protocols at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-run facility. This was confirmed on Sunday...
A total of 100 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members and supporters surrendered in Sulu on Saturday, July 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. led the formal surrender and acceptance of the former violent extremists (FVEs) in...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. directed on Saturday, July 30, all local government units (LGUs) to step-up their Covid-19 vaccination and booster inoculation efforts amid the rising number of 890 Omicron BA.5 subvariant infection in...
