The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that all electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide are exempted from taxes imposed by their local government units (LGUs). The memorandum was signed by Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla and Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, represented by Undersecretary...
More than half of the country’s local government unit (LGU) population has already been digitally connected, with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) owing the digital advancement to the continued collaboration among government agencies. In a statement over the...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is pushing to equip local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines with the know-how to roll out more public-private partnership (PPP) projects. "The success of PPP projects largely depends on the capability of implementers. The PPP Center alone will not be able...
Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, newly-installed director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), has ordered all police commanders to strictly enforce the ordinances of the local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila. Among those ordinances, according to Aberin, are those...
DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla (left), Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has hailed newly-confirmed Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development awarded 66 local government units in Western Visayas region for their strong programs in promoting child welfare. DSWD-6 Regional Director Arwin Razo led the conferment of the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance as part of this...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (PPAB) Noting that collaboration is key, Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco has urged local government units (LGUs) to continuosly support the Marcos administration's efforts to end...
Senator Loren Legarda on Sunday, October 27 called on local chief executives to make a strategic shift in disaster risk reduction and management to bolster the country’s resilience to disasters and natural calamities. Legarda said that following the widespread devastation wrought by severe...
During challenging times, public servants must step forward and lead the nation towards change. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a situation briefing on the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine at the Kalayaan Hall, Malacañang Palace on October 25, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCO)...
Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Abalos Team) Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. has stressed the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said he fully supports the proposal to localize disaster risk management in a bid to achieve a more effective and flexible response to...
A candidate backed out of the race for the position of mayor of Pateros, the lone municipality in Metro Manila, in the May 12, 2025 national and local elections (NLE). On Oct. 11, Pateros Councilor and independent candidate Dominador Rosales Jr. withdrew his certificate of candidacy...
