With the election of new faces in key positions in local governments, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reiterates its call to local government units (LGUs) to ensure a smooth and orderly transition of powers and responsibilities to the newly-elected officials in the recently-concluded May 13 midterm polls.

“We thank the Filipino people for exercising their right to vote and congratulate the newly elected officials for their victory. Now is the time to rise above party politics and interests and prepare for a smooth turnover of powers in LGUs to ensure continuity in local governance,” says DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año.

Año says winners and losers in the recent...

I wish to commend the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and to the entire DILG Family for their invaluable contribution to the conduct of a free, honest, orderly, peaceful, and credible elections nationwide.

The early and thorough preparations of the PNP that started a year before the May 13, 2019 voting day as well as their strong partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is key to your commendable performance as Commission on Elections (Comelec) deputies to safeguard peace and order and provide security to all polling places across the country.

We are proud that the elections were generally peaceful and...

Isang araw matapos ang halalan, pinaalalahanan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang mga pinuno ng pamahalaang lokal at mga kandidato na pangunahan ang agarang paglilinis at pagtatanggal ng kanilang mga election campaign material.

“Tapos na po ang halalan at nakapili na ang mga mamamayan kung sino sa palagay nila ang karapat-dapat na magsagwan sa kanila tungo sa tunay na pagbabago. Ang gawain na kailangang agaran ninyong isakatuparan ay hikayatin ang inyong mga tagasuporta na linisin ang mga kalat ng halalan sa mga pamayanan," ani DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año.

"Manalo man o matalo, ipakita ninyo na kayo ay sport at malinis ang inyong hangarin para sa inyong pamayanan...

A day after the midterm elections, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is calling on all local officials and candidates to lead the clean up drive and remove their election campaign materials immediately.

“Tapos na po ang halalan at nakapili na ang mga mamamayan kung sino sa palagay nila ang karapat-dapat na magsagwan sa kanila tungo sa tunay na pagbabago. The immediate task at hand is to call on your supporters to clean up and rid our communities of poll trash,” says DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año.

“Win or lose, show that you are a good sport and that you have the best intentions for your communities by being part of the clean-up drive in your areas,”...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has 2,838 police officers nationwide ready to be deputized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to serve as Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) during the Elections on Monday if there are no available teachers to serve and if the peace and order situation in an area requires their service, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año says “that elections must proceed in every precinct in the country and the PNP is ready to be called to duty by the Comelec if there are no available teachers to serve in some precincts.”

Under Republic Act No. 10756 or the Election Service Reform Act, the...