The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to pass an ordinance banning the sale of medicines in sari-sari (variety) stores. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued the call after reports disclosed that fake medicines have been proliferating in small...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) may discuss on Thursday, Feb. 17, proposals to downgrade the COVID Alert Level in Metro Manila, an ranking government official disclosed. The shift of Metro Manila to Alert Level 1 could be part of the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now crafting a memorandum circular instructing local government units to step up the crackdown against individuals selling fake medicines. “We will support the Food and Drug Administration through a memo circular to our LGUs to have...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government warned on Sunday, Feb. 13, that charges will be filed against erring political aspirants and their supporters who would be caught violating health protocols during the campaign period. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año maintained that campaign activity...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año condemned on Saturday, Feb. 12, the New People’s Army (NPA) for the encounter in Northern Samar that led to the death of two children. Año said the communist rebels opened fire at the troop of the Philippine...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged all establishments and offices in the country to secure and display prominently their safety seal certifications to indicate that they adhere to the minimum public health standards (MPHS) set by the government against the coronavirus...
As it implements the expansion phase of limited face-to-face classes this month, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that it will continuously adopt the “shared responsibility” framework by working closely with two other government agencies. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in...
The campaign guidelines issued by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the entire campaign period is difficult to implement, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) admitted on Tuesday, Feb. 8. But DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said they are working...
The government aims to inoculate at least six million individuals against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) as the administration continues to ramp up its vaccination campaign with the scheduled National Vaccination days on Feb. 10 and 11. In a briefing with the President on Monday night Feb....
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año rejected on Monday, Feb. 7, proposals to suspend the alert level system with the country’s steady health situation improvement in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In an interview over DzBB, Año insisted...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Eduardo Año opposed on Monday, Feb. 7, the proposal of Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion to require coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) booster cards in areas with high vaccine rates for added protection against the...
Presenting parents’ or guardians’ consent before allowing the vaccination of kids aged 5 to 11 against the coronavirus disease-2019 is a “requirement.’’ This was stressed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday, Feb. 6, as he expressed...
