Pinuri ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) - National Capital Region (NCR) bunga ng pagsasagawa nito ng sorpresang drug test sa mga opisyal at warden nito upang paigtingin ang kanilang internal cleansing campaign.

Ipinahayag ni DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año na ang nasabing regional office ng BJMP ay "nagpapamalas ng magandang halimbawa sa pagpapaigting at pagpapatuloy ng laban kontra sa droga na agenda ng pamahalaan."Hinihikayat niya ang lahat ng mga jail bureau sa buong bansa na ito ay gayahin.

Upang tiyakin na talagang biglaan ang nasabing drug test at lahat ng mga kawani at pinuno ay sumailalim nito, iniutos ni BJMP-NCR Regional...

Binigyang-diin ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) nitong Huwebes na ang Memorandum Circular (MC) 2019-121 ay para lamang sa layon na pag-aalis ng mga nakaharang sa kalsada at hindi maaaring gamitin para sa pagpapalawak ng daanan.

Ipinahayag ni DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año na nakatanggap sila ng ulat mula sa La Union, Northern Samar, at iba pang bahagi ng bansa na 'di umano'y nagagamit ang MC 2019-121 ng mga contractor ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at ibang pamalahalaang lokal upang tanggalin ang mga isandaang-taong gulang na puno, i-demolish ang waiting shed na hindi nakahaharang sa mga bangketa at maging paggiba sa mga istrukturang nakatayo sa mga pribadong...

EDUARDO M. AÑO
DILG Secretary

As directed by the President, the Philippine National Police (PNP) tracking teams are ready to rearrest all heinous crime convicts who have not voluntarily surrendered to the PNP and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) authorities as of midnight last night.

In light of the mass surrender of convicts at the BuCor last night, the DILG will await today the final list of those unaccounted individuals from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the BuCor. As soon as we receive that list of unaccounted individuals today, we shall begin the manhunt to bring them to justice for evading the full service of their sentences.

We thank all the PNP units, the local government units, and the...

EDUARDO M. AÑO
DILG Secretary

We welcome the designation by the President of J/SSUPT Gerald Quitaleg Bantag of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) as the new Director General of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

Having served as warden of major city jails in Metro Manila and eventually as BJMP Regional Director, Bantag has the professional experience, training, and competence needed in leading the BuCor. He brings with him the leadership skills and core values he learned in the BJMP which is a large and professional uniformed service of the DILG.

As a professional and career BJMP official, Bantag is innately familiar with the Philippine penal system and culture and, therefore, he does not...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) emphasized Thursday that its Memorandum Circular 121-2019 is only for purposes of removal of road obstructions and cannot be used for road widening purposes.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that they received reports from La Union, Northern Samar, and other parts of the country that MC 121-2019 was allegedly being used by contractors of the DPWH and some Local Government Units (LGUs) to remove century-old trees, demolish waiting sheds that do not obstruct sidewalks, and even demolish structures in private lots without notice and just compensation.

“We wish to emphasize that the purpose of MC 121-2019, in compliance with the directive of...