The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) began Wednesday its vaccination of 759 central office officials and personnel under the A4 category, which includes frontline personnel in essential sectors, including uniformed personnel.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said the vaccination of DILG employees and their families is a milestone in the quest towards achieving population protection against Covid.

“Sa wakas dumating na ang pinakahihintay ng bakuna ng ating mga kasamahan sa DILG. Magkakaroon na ng peace of mind ang ating mga matitino, mahuhusay at maaasahang mga kawani para patuloy na makapagbigay sa serbisyo para sa bayan,” Año said.

He said the Department’s...

Three (3) more punong barangays (PBs) are now in hot water for violations of the prohibition against mass gathering in their respective areas, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año identified them as PB Ireneo H. Cabahug of Barangay Matabungkay, Lian, Batangas; PB Bobby Daquioag of San Mariano, Sta. Marcela, Apayao; and PB Franklyn O. Ong of Kasambangan, Cebu City.

He said that Cabahug is being probed on why he failed to enforce minimum public health standards (MPHS) to tourists who did not observe physical distancing and did not wear face masks in a beach resort in Barangay Matabungkay in Batangas.

Meanwhile, Año said Daquoag is under...

The flow of more foreign investments into the Philippines will help the economy to shape up and force local businesses to offer more reliable products to make them at par with the competition.

Dr. Thomas Aquino, Chairperson of the Research, Education, and Institutional Development (REID) Foundation Inc., said that opening up the economy to foreign investors through constitutional reforms would promote efficiency and competitiveness in local enterprises and industries.

“Can you imagine what if these enterprises had greater access to inputs, a variety of them, buyers and components, to improve the product offerings that they offer abroad, and a system of rules of doing business in the country that...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today urged all local government units (LGUs), private entities, and the transacting public to use and accept the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card as a single official government-issued identification card for all types of transactions within the country.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that presenting and using the PhilID card as a single requirement without the need to present any other identification document is a big step in streamlining information and easier transactions in all government offices and private establishments.

“Malaking tulong sa pagpapabilis ng mga proseso ang ating PhilID dahil dati dalawa o higit pang ID...

The Philippines is most oligopolistic country in the region and opening up the economy to foreign investors is needed to break the monopolies and oligopolies that are currently dominating Philippine business and slowing down the economic competition and investments, a veteran lawmaker said on Friday.

Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda, chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, said that monopolies and oligopolies further reduce the investment appetite resulting in the Philippines’ low investment and slow competitiveness rate due to the heavily restrictive rules on foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the country.

“Operating as monopolies and oligopolies, the...