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DILG makikipagpulong sa Facebook execs tungkol sa tinanggal na mga accounts

October 23, 2020

Makikipagpulong ang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) at ang matatas na opisyal ng Facebook sa susunod na linggo upang mapag-usapan kung bakit nito tinanggal ang ilang PH- based FB pages at accounts nang walang konsultasyon at babala.

Inihayag ni DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año sa webinar meeting ng mga information officers at attached agencies at LGUs na "Ang totoong impormasyon ay magpapalakas sa mga tao upang makibahagi sa nation-building katulad ng paglaban ng gobyerno upang mapigilan ang COVID-19," sabi nito.

Nauna rito inakusahan ng Malacanang ang social media giant ng censorship habang nag-file naman ng Senate Resolution si Senator Ronald "Bato" De La Rosa para imbestigahan ang...

DILG to take up takedown with Facebook execs

October 22, 2020

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will meet with Facebook executives next week to discuss differences arising from the takedown of some PH-based FB pages and accounts without prior consultation and due notice.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año announced the meeting on Wednesday during a webinar for information officers of the DILG and its attached agencies and LGUs. “Factual information can empower people to partake in nation-building such as government’s efforts to control COVID-19,” said Año.

Malacañang had earlier accused the social media giant of censorship while a senator has filed a Senate resolution to investigate the removal of the social media accounts....

DILG: Pre-registration ng National ID system maayos, 119 LGUs pumirma na ng MOA kasama ang Phil. Statistics Authority (PSA)

October 19, 2020

Sinabi ngayon ni Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya na ang National ID system pre-registration o step 1 ay maayos na naisasagawa sa 32 prayoridad na probinsiya at 119 local governments units (LGUs) na ang pumirma ng memorandum of agreement (MOAs) kasama ang Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) para sa maayos na roll-out ng programa.

Ayon kay Malaya, ang pre-registration para sa National ID system ay nagsimula noong Lunes sa pakikipagtulungan Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) at mga LGUs sa mga 5 million Filipino households mula sa 32 priority provinces na may mababang COVID-19 cases.

Ayon sa mandato sa ilalim ng Republic Act 11055...

DILG inatasan ang mga LGU na suportahan ang fisheries management areas

October 19, 2020

Upang matiyak ang patuloy na pamamahala ng mga baybayin at yamang dagat sa buong bansa, nanawagan ang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa mga local government unit (LGU) lalo na ang mga nasa baybayin, na suportahan ang pagtatakda at pamamahala ng 12 fisheries management areas (FMA) sa buong bansa.

Ang FMA ay paghahati-hati ng karagatan ng Pilipinas upang mapamahalaan nang maayos ang pangingisda (fisheries) sa bawa’t bahagi. Nagtakda ng 12 FMA ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) na kinabibilangan ng mga magkakatabing rehiyon na may parehong baybayin.

Ayon kay DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año, ang pagpapanatili at pamamahala ng mga yamang dagat, kabilang ang...

DILG to LGUs: Support operation of fisheries management areas

October 19, 2020

To ensure the sustainable management of coastal and fisheries resources nationwide, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on local government units (LGUs), especially those lying on coastal areas, to support the establishment and operation of the 12 Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) across the country.

FMA is a spatial delineation of Philippine waters as a means to manage fisheries at an appropriate scale. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has established 12 FMAs composed of contiguous regions which share the same coasts.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that the preservation and management of aquatic resources, including coastal and fisheries, like other...

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DILG CAR issues guidelines for the conduct of assembly amid pandemic

October 21, 2020

The DILG Cordillera is urging the barangay executives to strictly follow the guidelines in the conduct of Barangay Assembly for the second semester.

Araceli San Jose, Assistant Regional Director of DILG Cordillera, said that all barangays are allowed to conduct their Barangay Assembly Day for the Second Semester of 2020 on any of the Saturdays or Sundays of October and November in compliance with DILG Circulars and in accordance with the policies and guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

“It should also be in compliance with the enacted local ordinances in line with the implementation of the community...

Hundreds join Good Governance Ride to launch Local Government Code Month

October 21, 2020

Hundreds of bikers from across the region joined the Good Governance Ride organized by the DILG in partnership with the Region 8 Bicycle Advocacy Community (R8BAC).

DILG-8 Regional Director (RD) Karl Caesar R. Rimando said the Good Governance Ride is in celebration of the 29th Anniversary of the Local Government Code on October 1. It served as the launching activity of the Local Government Code Month this October.

The riders assembled at the Tacloban City Hall grounds where instructions were given by Atty. Edson Peczon of R8BAC, with a message from DILG Officer-in-Charge Assistant Regional Director Atty. Darwin N. Bibar representing RD Rimando.

From there, Traffic Operations, Management,...

DILG enjoins LGUs to review ordinances and executive orders on movement of APORs

October 21, 2020

In response to reports of Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs) being hampered in the performance of their duties, the DILG released an Advisory, through the office of Undersecretary Epimaco V. Densing III, and issued Regional Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 2020-035 to remind local government units (LGUs) to exercise prudence in implementing local policies to combat COVID-19.

DILG-8 Regional Director Karl Caesar R. Rimando said that the advisory dated September 11, 2020 reiterates the guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) particularly on the movement of cargoes, their drivers and helpers, and APORs under Executive Order (EO) No. 112...

Deployment of contact tracers - timely, crucial for Maasin City

October 21, 2020

The deployment of 10 newly-hired DILG contact tracers (CTs) in the City of Maasin proved timely and crucial as the city battles recent surges of COVID-19 cases.

October 7, 2020 could have been Day Zero, a time for orientation and familiarization for the 10 newly hired CTs in Maasin City, Southern Leyte, yet they immediately faced the urgent task of going after the close contacts, after six COVID-19 cases and an additional one case were recorded in the provincial capital on October 5 and 6 respectively.

Following a brief rundown from the City Health personnel on specific tasks such as the accomplishment of forms, call procedures, spiels and other contact tracing essentials, the CTs joined...

DILG 8 assures troops: Nation working as one for peace

October 15, 2020

Recognizing that lack of institutional support from national agencies is one of the barriers in effectively responding to issues in far-flung barangays, Regional Director (RD) Karl Caesar R. Rimando of the DILG Region 8 explained to soldiers of the famed 14th “Avenger” Battalion how Executive Order (EO) No. 70 issued by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in December 2018, brings the whole government and other sectors together to find solutions to festering issues through a Whole of Nation Approach.

“EO 70 does away with the old concept of viewing the insurgency as primarily a military problem, but rather offers a comprehensive solution. If in the past you lacked support to...