Ahead of the observation of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day on Nov. 1 and 2, the four-day closure of all cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbaria nationwide beginning Friday, Oct. 29, did not sit well with some stakeholders who branded it as "incomprehensible." DILG Sec. Eduardo Año (Photo...
An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) branded as ‘unfair’ the Bloomberg report that highlighted the country as being the ‘worst to be’ in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “In the (COVID-19 response) recovery cluster, we talked about...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Thursday, Oct. 28, that it will not file charges against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over the breach of health protocols issue at the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach. In an interview in ANC, DILG...
With the improved coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) health situation in the country, the National Capital Region (NCR) may likely be downgraded from alert level 3 to alert level 2, in November, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said on Thursday,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Wednesday, Oct 27 , hat the Philippine National Police (PNP) will enforce strictly health protocol measures at the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach in the aftermath of the overcrowding incident in the area. The dolomite beach was...
People now feel safer with the lower crime rate and improved police crime busting efficiency, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Monday, night Oct. 25. In a briefing with the President, Año said that the crime rate is down by 34 percent...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed all the provincial government to distribute the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to their localities within three days upon receipt of the doses in a bid to prevent them from expiring. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco...
A total of 40,875 out of the 123,499 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were injected with full doses of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Sunday, Oct. 24. The...
The government’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) for minors aged 12-17 with comorbidities has been expanded to 17 Metro Manila hospitals, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday, Oct. 23. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya...
Mounting complaints on salary delays have been raised by contact tracers who were hired by the government to help identify and locate those who have close contacts with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-infected persons. But Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary...
Workers cannot be forced to take the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine even if the government has extensively pushed the inoculation program to ease the transmission of the virus and achieve herd immunity. DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Department of the Interior and Local Government...
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) said on Thursday, Oct. 21 , hat the first day implementation of the Alert Level System in several provinces went on smoothly. ULAP national president and Quirino Gov. Dakila Cua attributed it to the through discussion on expansion of the...
