It’s about time.
Thus said officials of the Department of the Interior and Local Government as they thanked Congress for its decision to resume deliberations on proposals to amend the restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution and to convene both Houses of Congress as a constituent assembly.
“The resumption of Congressional deliberations on Constitutional Reform (CORE)...
Amid the move of local government units’ (LGUs) to acquire additional COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today clarified that the procurement and roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines must be coordinated with the national government, through the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) and the Department of Health (DOH), in a tripartite agreement...
GEN. EDUARDO M AÑO (Ret.)
Secretary
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) expresses its deepest condolences to the family of Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo "Danny" Lim who joined our Creator this morning.
After the untimely demise of NAPOLCOM VCEO Rogelio Casurao, we are heartbroken to lose another fellow public servant with whom the DILG has...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said the five CPP-NPA-NDF members killed in a shootout in Rizal last month were part of the NPA death squads deployed in Southern Luzon to assassinate top national and local government leaders and police and military officers over “blood debts.”
“We can now confirm that the five NPA members killed in Barangay San...
The entire Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) family mourns the untimely passing of National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Vice Chairman and Executive Officer (VCEO) Atty. Rogelio T. Casurao who joined our Creator on January 2, 2021. He was 66.
In a public service career that spanned 16 and 1/2 years, Atty. Casurao was a man who left an indelible mark in government service...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said the country recorded zero firecracker-related fire incidents during the December holiday season, the first time that has happened since the establishment of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
Firecracker-related injuries to people were also down by 85% compared to the same period last year. Only 50 persons were injured by...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government has issued a Show Cause Order against Mayor Michael M. Keon of Laoag City after photos flooded social media of a Christmas gathering organized by the local chief executive.
DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said that Secretary Eduardo M. Año has directed the issuance of a SCO against Mayor Keon for alleged violation of the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed the filing of charges against a Quezon Provincial Board Member for allegedly coddling two suspected top members of the New People's Army (NPA) who were arrested inside her home in Atimonan, Quezon last December 26.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said Provincial Board Member Rhodora Tan of the Fourth District of Quezon...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that joint elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) arrested some 35 suspects who identified themselves as members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in Rizal and were caught illegally discharging firearms and engaged in illegal paramilitary training.
DILG...
USec. Jonathan Malaya
DILG Spokesperson
The Department reiterates that Executive Order No. 28 s. 2017 issued by President Duterte which strictly regulates the use of Firecrackers and Pyrotechnics still stands.
The DILG has issued MC 2017-105 supplemented by MC 2017-168 to provide the implementing guidelines for EO No. 28. The Philippine National Police has likewise issued an Advisory to remind...
A total of 605 local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), regional focal persons (RFPs) and alternates have been conferred with the 2020 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Special Awards for their outstanding efforts against the proliferation of illegal-drugs in the country.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that of the 605 awardees, 273 are LGUs that have cleared their...
The Department of the Interior of Local Government (DILG) today confirmed that P/MSgt. Jonel Nuezca, the policeman involved in the double murder of mother and son Sonya and Frank Anthony Gregorio over an altercation in Paniqui, Tarlac on Sunday, was demoted by the NAPOLCOM for a grave misconduct complaint filed in 2014.
DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said that the National...
“A cold-blooded murderer and a disgrace to the police profession.” Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said this on Wednesday as he assured the people that Police MSgt. Jonel Nuezca would face the full force of the law for the double murder of a mother and son over an altercation in Paniqui, Tarlac Sunday.
The shooting incident, recorded on a mobile phone, has since...
Sinabi ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ngayong Lunes na natanggap na nito ang imbestigayon ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa 'di umano'y quarantine violations nina Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque at Senador Manny Pacquiao.
Isinigawa ng PNP ang naturang imbestigasyon galing sa direktiba ni DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año upang siyasatin ang sinasabing nilabag...
Hon. Eduardo M. Año
Secretary, DILG
The DILG strongly condemns the shooting incident involving a police officer in Paniqui, Tarlac that led to the death of 2 individuals.
The suspect, P/SMSgt Joniel Nuezca assigned at the Paranaque City Police Station, but who went home to Paniqui, Tarlac has been disarmed and is now in the custody of the Tarlac Provincial Police Office. The formal investigation...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that it has received from the Philippine National Police (PNP) the results of the fact-finding investigation on the alleged quarantine violations of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Senator Manny Pacquiao.
The PNP conducted the investigation following DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año’s directive to probe the...
Pinapurihan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang Philippine National Police (PNP) at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa kanilang matagumpay na shootout sa limang matataas na pinuno ng NPA na responsable sa mga pananakot, pangingikil at pangliligalig sa mga lokal na opisyal, negosyante at mga ordinaryong mamamayan sa Calabarzon region.
Sinabi ni DILG Secretary...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) congratulated the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for neutralizing five (5) key leaders of the NPA who were responsible for harassing, extorting, and terrorizing local government officials, businessmen, and ordinary citizens in the Calabarzon region.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that...
Sixteen local isolation and treatment areas in select local government units (LGUs) and jail facilities nationwide will receive a total of P8million under GSIS' Adopt a Ligtas COVID Center program to beef up their facilities against COVID-19, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
This is after the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) recently signed a...
Sinabi ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) na wala pang naiulat na firecracker-related injuries sa ngayon habang hinihimok ang publiko na panatilihing zero injuries ngayong Kapaskuhan alinsunod sa “Oplan Paalala: Iwas Paputok" ng Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
"Tradisyon ng mga Pilipino na simulan ang Bagong Taon na may mga paputok habang pinagsasaluhan ng bawat...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government said that no firecracker-related injuries have been reported so far and urge the public to go for zero injuries this holiday season in line with the Bureau of Fire Protection’s (BFP) “Oplan Paalala: Iwas Paputok.”
“It is the tradition of Filipinos to usher in the New Year with fireworks as families indulge in their...
December 17, 2020
EDUARDO M. AÑO
Secretary, DILG
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) denounces the report of Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for being false, biased, and without factual and legal basis.
As the Report itself admits, Ms. Bensouda is still conducting a preliminary investigation, and no criminal investigation or proceeding...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently recognized the various Local Government Units (LGUs) who heeded the call of the department to go digital as a measure to fight COVID-19 as well as to improve the delivery of basic services in the new normal.
Secretary Eduardo M. Año lauded the 15 local government units (LGUs) who won in this year's Digital Governance Awards...
Kasunod ng mga paratang ng Communist Party of the Philippines na ang mga local government units (LGUs) ay napipilitang ideklara ang CPP-NPA-NDF bilang persona non grata sa dahil sa pananakot na hindi irerelease ang kanilang badyet, sinabi ngayon ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) na "ang mga LGU ay nagtatamasa ng lokal na awtonomiya, hindi sila mang-mang para suportahan...
Following allegations by the Communist Party of the Philippines that local government units (LGUs) are being forced to declare the CPP-NPA-NDF as persona non grata by threatening to withhold their budget, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that “LGUs enjoy local autonomy, are not stupid to support the God-less and obsolete ideology of communist...
Sinabi ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) na tinuligsa ng pamahalaan ng Lungsod ng Quezon ang terorismong komunista nang ipasa nito ang Sangguniang Panlungsod Resolution No. 8189 s. 2020 noong Marso 16, 2020.
“Naitala namin na ipinasa ng Quezon City noong mga unang buwan ng 2020 ang SP Reso. 8189 noong mga unang buwan ng 2020 na pinamagatang “A Resolution...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that the Quezon City Government denounced Communist Terrorism when it passed Sangguniang Panlungsod Resolution No. 8189 s. 2020 last March 16, 2020.
“Our records show that Quezon City passed the SP Reso. 8189 early this year which is entitled “A Resolution Strongly Condemning All Forms of Atrocities and Acts of...
Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya
DILG Spokesperson
The public is reminded that all forms of mass gatherings, especially this holiday season, is strictly prohibited under IATF regulations because of the high risk of community transmission.
The Duathlon event in Candaba, Pampanga last December 6 was held by the organizer, TEAMBRO through Mr. Sunny Pertua, without the necessary permit from the...
Sinabi ngayon ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) na 1,546 local government units (LGUs) sa buong bansa ang nagdeklara na persona non grata ang Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF ) sa kani-kanilang mga lokalidad.
Sa 1,715 LGUs sa buong bansa, sinabi ni Kalihim Eduardo M. Año ng DILG na 1,546 - 64 na mga lalawigan,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that a total of 1,546 local government units (LGUs) across the country have now declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as persona non grata in their respective localities.
Out of the 1,715 LGUs nationwide, DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that 1,546 -- 64...
