Siyamnapu't-limang pamahalaang lokal o 53 porsyento ng 178 pamahalaang lokal sa Metro Manila, Rehiyon III at IV-A sa loob ng Manila Bay Watershed Area ang bigong sumunod sa mga batas pangkalikasan ayon sa pagsusuring isinagawa ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Ipinahayag ni DILG Secretary Eduardo Año na batay sa 2018 Regional Inter-Agency Committee table assessments at on-site inspections, ang mga pamahalaang lokal na ito ay hindi pumasa sa pagsukat sa kanilang pagtupad sa mga batas pangkalikasan at 16 sa kanila na may pinakamalalang problema ang bibigyang prayoridad ng Kagawaran.

"Batay sa aming pagsusuri, marami pa tayong kailangang gawin, at layon naming simulan ito sa 16...

Ninety-five local government units (LGUs) or 53 percent of the 178 LGUs from Metro Manila, Regions III and IV-A within the Manila Bay Watershed Area have failed in complying with environmental laws, according to an assessment conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

DILG Secretary Eduardo Año says that based on the 2018 Regional Inter-Agency Committee table assessments and on-site inspections, these LGUs failed to hit the indicators gauging their compliance to existing environmental laws and 16 of these with the worst problems will be prioritized by the Department.

"Based on our assessment, we still have a lot of work to do, and we intend to start with these 16 LGUs...

Following the signing of a new law mandating the conservation of Gabaldon school buildings nationwide, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directs all local government units (LGUs) to support the Department of Education (DepEd) in the preservation and protection of Gabaldon school buildings within their jurisdiction.

DILG Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya says that under Republic Act 11194 or the Gabaldon School Buildings Conservation Act signed on January 18, 2019, LGUs are mandated to provide DepEd with necessary assistance in the implementation of any conservation projects as the law prohibits “any modification, alteration, destruction, demolition or...

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexie Nograles urged the people to vote for pro-Federalism candidates in the mid-term elections in May this year since the forthcoming polls is crucial for the cause of federalism.

Nograles made this statement during his speech at the National Federalism Summit organized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently.

He also called on the Inter-Agency Task Force on Federalism and Constitutional Reform (IATF-FCR) to continue the advocacy campaign for federalism and to finish harmonizing the Bayanihan Federalism charter crafted by the Consultative Committee chaired by Chief Justice Reynato Puno.

Nograles said that the Palace wants the harmonized draft...

Upang tiyakin ang pakikiisa ng mga mayor sa "Battle of Manila Bay", titipunin ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ngayong Lunes (Pebrero 11, 2019) ang 178 punong-lungsod at punong-bayan na saklaw ng Manila Bay Watershed Area para sa Local Chief Executives’ Forum on the Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program sa New World Manila Bay Hotel sa Maynila.

Ayon kay DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año, layon ng nasabing forum na siguraduhing alam ng mga local chief executive ang mahalaga nilang papel at tungkulin sa rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay sa ilalim ng mandamus ng Korte Suprema.

"Ang mga pamahalaang lokal ang siyang kailangang manguna sa mga hakbangin sa...