Temporarily set aside because of the wall-to-wall coverage of election news was the fact that President Duterte ordered the immediate termination of e-sabong (aka online cockfighting) operations in the country, days after extolling its benefit in helping raise funds for our economy. The change of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año is hoping that the next administration will support the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign and the continue to sustain the gains of the government's anti-communist insurgency program through the National Task...
Winning and losing candidates in the May 9 elections and the local government units (LGUs) must remove the campaign materials properly within three days, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Wednesday, May 11. In an advisory to the local chief...
Despite the local and national elections being generally peaceful, glitches were reported in some areas, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday, May 9. As of 4 p.m. there were 14 schools that reported vote counting machines (VCM)...
A member of the Barangay Peace Action Keeping Team (BPAT) was killed and another was wounded in Buluan, Maguindanao on Monday, May 9, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. He said that a group of armed men suddenly fired at the roving security personnel...
More than 80,000 soldiers and policemen are now ready to render election duties, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Sunday, May 8. “Talagang specifically para lang dito sa eleksyon na ito (May 9, 2022 polls) at lahat naman ng automated election...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday, May 7, to form anti-vote buying teams in every city and province in the country. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said such teams should receive complaints and investigate allegations...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año assured Friday, May 6, that the Philippine National Police (PNP) is up to the task of addressing “any threat and handle any emergency or security situation." under the leadership of OIC PNP Chief, Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año assured on Tuesday, May 3, that they will immediately implement the directive of President Duterte to suspend the operations of e-sabong across the country. He said the President’s decision validates the DILG’s...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the government has exempted the military and the police personnel from the gun ban implementation. Año explained that the ‘gun ban exemption’ is applied to the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
A total of 1,481,683 individuals were inoculated with the vaccine against Covid-19 as the national government stepped up the drive through the house-to-house vaccination, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night, May 2. In a briefing with...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded all local government units (LGUs) and political bets to strictly enforce the minimum public health standards (MPHS) to deter the upsurge of Covid-19. “We are calling LGUs to strictly enforce the Comelec resolution 10732 that sets...
