In the wake of widespread flooding caused by Typhoon Ulysses, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to implement a crackdown on illegal logging, illegal quarrying and expedite the planting of trees in coordination with the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said all LGUs and PNP units across the country must prioritize the protection of the environment, especially for a disaster-prone and stricken nation such as the Philippines. “We must act quickly and in a whole-of-society fashion to protect our remaining forests across the country...

Where Have You Been?
A Rejoinder to Atty. Wilfredo Garrido


Everyone knew where Secretary Eduardo M. Año of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was before, during, and after the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses except lawyer Wilfredo Garrido.

As early as November 9, days before Ulysses struck the country, the Secretary issued Advisories to all LGUs directing them to activate their Emergency Operations Centers and Disaster Monitoring Systems. Prior to landfall on November 11, he spoke on national media outlets advising the public and local government units (LGUs) officials, especially in Bicol, to immediately implement Operation Listo protocols, establish critical preparedness actions,...

Kinumpirma ngayon ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) na mayroon ng hukbo ng 46,338 contact tracers (CTs), konti na lang para maabot ang target na 50K CT na iniatas sa ilalim ng Bayanihan to Heal as One Act or Bayanihan 2 Law, ay na-deploy na ngayon sa lahat ng mga local government unit (LGUs) sa buong bansa at nakikipaglaban na sa COVID-19.

Sinabi ni DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año na habang hinahanda ng Kagawaran na makumpleto ang naka-target na 50k CTs na nakasaad sa Bayanihan 2 Law, ang 46,338 CTs na kasalukuyang nagtatrabaho sa mga lugar ay tutulong sa pagtugon ng bansa sa COVID-19 at at magpapalakas ng contact tracing capabilities sa grassroots level upang kontrahin ang...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today confirmed that “an army of 46,338 contact tracers (CTs),” a few thousands shy of the targeted 50K CTs prescribed under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act or Bayanihan 2 Law, are now deployed in all local government units (LGUs) nationwide fighting COVID-19.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that as the Department gears to complete the targeted 50k CTs stated in Bayanihan 2 Law, the 46,338 CTs currently working on the ground will aid and intensify the country’s response and contact tracing capabilities, especially in the grassroots level, to counter COVID-19. "The low number of cases we are experiencing now is partly a...

Hinimok ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang mga local government units (LGU) na ipatupad ang mga minimum health standards sa pagsisimula ng 60 araw na road clearing sa buong bansa ngayon.

Ayon kay DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año, matapos ang walong buwang suspensiyon, tuloy na muli ang road clearing operation sa buong bansa maliban na lamang sa mga lugar na nasasailalim sa MECQ o higit pa at sa mga lugar na baha pa rin dahil sa mga nakalipas na bagyo.

“Kinakailangan ang road clearing upang mapanatili ang kaayusan habang bumabangon ang mga lokal na ekonomiya nang hindi nagiging kampante laban sa COVID-19. Sa paghahanda natin sa ‘new normal,’ kailangang maging...