Dalawang linggo bago matapos ang kampanya, pinaalalahanan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang mga nakaupong alkalde ng mga lungsod at bayan na maging patas sa pagbibigay ng permit para sa mga political rally para sa eleksyon ngayong taon.

"Lumaban kayo nang patas. Huwag nating ipagkait sa mga botante ang pagkakataong lubos na makilala ang kanilang mga kandidato na makatutulong sa kanilang pagpapasya kung sino ang iboboto," ani DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año matapos ang pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ilan sa mga pinuno ng lokal na pamahalaan ay hindi nagbibigay ng pahintulot na makapaglunsad ng policital rallies ang kanilang katunggali.

“Kung gusto kayo ng tao,...

We thank the Ombudsman, Justice Samuel R. Martires, for acting with dispatch on the complaint filed by the DILG against local government officials of Malay, Aklan for the environmental degradation and mismanagement of Boracay Island.

Let this serve as a warning to all local officials that the DILG under the leadership of Secretary Eduardo M. Año will not tolerate abuse and misconduct especially in relation to environmental negligence.

We hope that local officials will not wait for the DILG to file cases against them just like what happened in Boracay, but will take proactive steps to follow the law and protect and preserve the environment in their respective localities.

We urge local government...

With only two weeks left before the campaign period wraps up, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminds incumbent city and municipal mayors “to play fair” in issuing permits to conduct political rallies for the 2019 midterm election period.

“Play a fair game. Let us not deprive voters the chance to get to know their candidates to help them decide whom to vote for,” says DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s remark that some local officials are refusing to grant permits for political rallies to their opponents.

“Kung gusto kayo ng tao, iboboto nila kayo ulit. So let’s not resort to shenanigans and just...

Pinatawan ng dismissal order ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) si Malay, Aklan Mayor Cicero S. Cawaling at ang licensing officer ng bayan bunga ng grave misconduct at iba pang paglabag na nagdulot ng krisis sa Boracay.

Ipinahayag ni DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año na ang dismissal order ay ipinataw kasunod ng desisyon ng Ombudsman na nagpatunay na nagkasala sina Cawaling at Licensing Officer Jen F. Salsona ng gross neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming of a public official, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of service.

Hinatid ni DILG Regional Director Ariel Iglesia ng DILG Western Visayas ang dismissal order mula Ombudsman kina Cawaling at Salsona kahapon, Abril 24.

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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday served a dismissal order against Malay, Aklan Mayor Cicero S. Cawaling and the town’s licensing officer for grave misconduct and other offenses that led to Boracay’s environmental crisis.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that the dismissal order was implemented in connection with an Ombudsman decision which found Cawaling and Licensing Officer Jen F. Salsona also guilty of gross neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming of a public official, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of service.

DILG Regional Director Ariel Iglesia of DILG Western Visayas served the Ombudsman dismissal order against Cawaling by posting...