Few days after Typhoon Tisoy unleashed its fury, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is appealing for in-kind donations to typhoon victims in Bicol and other affected areas through the Project Tabang Bikol (Project Help Bicol.)

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that Cebu Pacific and the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) have agreed to provide free cargo space for relief goods from Manila to Bicol and other affected areas.

“We are appealing to all our fellow Filipinos, let the true spirit of Christmas shine upon each one of us by extending our help to Typhoon Tisoy victims in Bicol and other affected areas,” Año said.

Project Tabang Bikol is a collaborative effort of...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) supports the recommendation of the Department of National Defense (DND) not to extend the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao after it expires on December 31 this year.

We concur with the DND that the purpose of Martial Law has been attained based on the assessment of military and police forces as normalcy has returned to the entire region and the peace and order situation in the area has remarkably improved since the Marawi Siege of 2017.

In the last two years and eight months that Martial Law is in effect in Mindanao, our military and police forces in the region have significantly degraded the...

The government has fulfilled its promise of a better life for former CPP-NPA members who have laid down their arms as a total of P171.6-million in financial assistance package have been released to 2,882 rebel surrenderers under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) from July 2018 to November 2019, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

"Maraming mga rebelde ang nagnanais din ng matino at mapayapang buhay kaya kahit minsan na nilang tinalikuran ang pamahalaan, patuloy naming aalalayan ang mga gustong magbagong-buhay,” says Año.

Based on the data of the DILG-National Barangay Operations Office, of the 2,882 total number of FRs, 2,635...

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año today said the arrest of four Panday Sining members who were caught defacing an LRT post during Bonifacio Day rites last Saturday was “just and lawful” as he directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) “to go after all vandals for their utter disregard of the law and defacement of government properties.”

“Nagsusumikap ang gobyerno na magkaroon ng kaayusan at kalinisan pero binababoy nila. They have been repeatedly warned and now they will face the consequences of their actions,” said Año.

The DILG Secretary said that instead of heeding the warning of the government when they painted...

In view of the projected entry of Typhoon Tisoy in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) between today and tomorrow, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is directing all concerned local chief executives to be present in their respective localities to personally oversee disaster management operations.

As head of their respective Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils, governors, mayors, and punong barangays are expected to be in their respective stations to man the incident command center and vigilantly monitor the situation on the ground. Local Chief Executives must have convened their respective councils by now as provided in...