The power to implement granular lockdowns on the streets and small communities hit with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) under the "critical zones" parameters will be delegated to the local government units (LGUs), Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday, Sept. 13. Manila police used a...
Amid criticisms over so many lockdown names, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday, September 13, that he will recommend the use of just two classifications in containing the movement of the people as part of the effort in fighting the...
The implementation of the new alert system for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should be taken by the public as simplified restrictions aimed at preventing confusion on the health and safety protocols. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said that the...
Amid criticisms on the logic behind arming firefighters, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) explained that the move will expand the role of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) during emergency and critical situations. “Aside from fire protection services, the BFP will also...
Granular lockdowns and alert level restrictions should not be confused with each other as they are totally different systems aimed at slowing down the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Epimaco Densing III said on...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged Saturday, Sept. 11, local government units (LGUs) to expedite the uploading of complete and accurate data of their respective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination data into the government's Vaccine Information Management System...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the creation of the "Task Force on Oxygen Supply". A pair of oxygen tanks. (Photo by Moo Shua/ Unsplash) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, Sept. 10 during a virtual...
A policy shift that uses "alert level" restrictions is expected to be enforced in the National Capital Region (NCR) starting Sept. 16 to 30, according to an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing (File photo via Densing's Facebook...
The City of Manila’s Anti-Drug Council (MADAC) was commended by the Department of Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (NCR) for its accomplishments and contributions to the country’s anti-illegal drugs drive. (MANILA CITY PIO) Based on the 2021 Anti-Drug Council (ADAC)...
The cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the low-income individuals in the National Capital Region (NCR) that were affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was already 97.92 percent completed, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Tuesday night, Sept. 7. In the...
House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin G. Romualdez has asked Interior and Local Government Sec. Eduardo Año to ensure that the 18,279 new policemen to be recruited next year will qualify to rigid qualification standards to ensure honest and dedicated personnel for the Philippine...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the agency needs an additional budget to fund its contact tracers. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (HoR) During the House Committee on Appropriations budget hearing on Monday, September 6, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the agency has no...
