If you are involved in a neighborhood squabble, do not rush to the court immediately to file a case against your unfriendly neighbor but seek the assistance of the Lupong Tagapamayapa in your barangay.
This is the advice given by DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año as he extols the barangay justice committees or lupong tagapamayapa nationwide for amicably settling a total of 332,469...
When was the last time you visited your barangay hall? Do you know your new barangay officials? Have you ever attended a Barangay Assembly in your community?
These are questions posed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año to the public in a bid to increase people’s participation in the forthcoming Barangay Assembly nationwide this coming...
The Consultative Committee (Concom) said Congress must include political and electoral reforms, including the ban on political dynasties and term limits for all elected officials, in the new constitution because they are needed for federalism to succeed.
“Please stop this foolish effort of drafting another constitution, because it will only discredit the federalism agenda of President...
With the Freedom of Information (FOI) fully working at the national level, it is now the turn of local government units (LGUs) to adopt a system of giving the public access to information at the local level.
To help realize this, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) issued a joint memorandum circular...
Upang matugunan ang kautusan ni President Rodrigo Duterte na alisin ang korapsyon sa gobyerno, dinala ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang kampanya laban sa korapsyon sa mga pamahalaang lokal kasabay ng paglulunsad ng programang “Bantay Korapsyon”.
Sinabi ni DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año na ang Bantay Korapsyon ay isang importanteng programa ng DILG...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) stands by the Consultative Committee’s (ConCom) proposed federal constitution in light of a new draft federal constitution submitted by the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments.
According to DILG Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Jonathan E. Malaya, there are marked differences between the two drafts and that the...
Heeding to President Rodrigo Duterte's marching order to eliminate corruption in the government, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) brings the war against corruption in the local government units (LGUs) with the launching of the Bantay Korapsyon program.
DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año says that Bantay Korapsyon is a flagship program of the DILG encouraging the...
Dalawang daan at animnapu’t tatlong pamahalaang lokal ang nakapasa sa 2018 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), ang may pinakamahigpit na pamantayan na itinakda ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa ngayon.
“Binabati ko ang 2018 awardees na nakapasa sa ‘all-in’ assessment criteria ng SGLG. Ito ay pagpapatunay na ang mga pamahalaang lokal sa...
Two hundred sixty-three local government units (LGUs) passed the 2018 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), the most challenging standard set by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) thus far.
“Congratulations to the 2018 awardees for besting the ‘all-in’ assessment criteria of SGLG. This is a testimony that LGUs in our country are continuously striving to...
“Let us call on our country’s leaders to listen to the voice of the people.”
This was the call of the Consultative Committee (Concom) throughout the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG’s) roadshow for federalism this week.
“Ang tao ang sovereign power ng bansa… ngayon kung gusto ng tao na magpederalismo, kailangan nating magsama-sama...
Provinces located farther from the center of government experience the least development under the current system, according to the members of the Consultative Committee (Concom).
“The farther you are from the central government, hindi ka makikita at lalo nang hindi maaambunan ng mga biyaya,” says Concom member Professor Eddie Alih during a media forum conducted by the Department...
To ensure that local government units (LGUs) are proactive in managing their municipal waters, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will audit all coastal cities and municipalities to check their compliance to the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 and other related laws and issuances.
DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año says that the Department has developed the Fisheries...
Despite recent successful arrests, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directs the Philippine National Police (PNP) National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) to sustain efforts against Recto counterfeiters in light of reports of continued operation in the area.
DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año says that PNP-NCRPO must maintain vigilance and proactivity in dealing...
Federalism would build safer and more secure communities in areas riddled by armed conflict and the spite of disasters, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
“The Zamboanga Peninsula has a strategic location, lush agriculture, and scenic seascapes. When peace, order, and safety are in place, it would only be natural for investors to fly into the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is reiterating its call to all city and municipal mayors to ban pedicabs and tricycles along national highways, whether in Metro Manila or in the provinces.
“For safety reasons, no tricycle or pedicab should operate on national highways utilized by four-wheel vehicles greater than four tons and where normal speed exceeds 40...
Days after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) discovered the Red October plot of the CPP/NDF/NPA, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has declared its support for the AFP's call for the creation of an Inter-agency Task Force to quell the communist insurgency.
DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año says that nipping communist recruitment in the bud entails a...
In light of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque’s statement to prioritize addressing inflation over changing the constitution, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) says the administration will not go back on its promise to push for a federal form of governance.
“We are one hundred percent behind the President’s agenda, and while we are currently...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año assures the public that the Philippine National Police (PNP) and all the uniformed personnel of the DILG are professional officers and will not allow themselves to be used for "adventurism or destabilization"amidst reports that that there has been initial recruitment of soldiers for the Red October plot....
There is no such thing as a best and perfect constitution because a constitution must fit the needs of the generation it embraces, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
“There is no such thing as the best constitution. A constitution must embody the aspirations and ideals of the current generation of Filipinos. It (1987 Constitution) may have been...
Para sa tuloy-tuloy na transmisyon ng kuryente sa bansa, nagpahayag ng suporta ang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) upang tiyakin na 'on-time' ang pagsisimula at pagtatapos ng mga proyektong transmission line at substation sa mga lokal na pamahalaan.
Ipinahayag ni DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año na bilang may...
The country is well equipped and will benefit from a shift to federalism, according to members of the Consultative Committee (Concom) during the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG’s) roadshow for federalism.
“Will the shift to a federal form of government be achievable? The answer is Yes!,” said Concom member Professor Eddie Alih during a media forum...
At a time when the Philippines is ailed by issues in food security and increasing prices in agricultural products, federalism can serve as the solution to the consequences of a system that concentrates decision-making to only a few, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
“Each region has its own problems in agriculture so the regional government is in...
To ensure continuous and reliable transmission of electricity in the country, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has pledged to support the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in the on-time project commencement and completion of transmission line and substation projects in local government units (LGUs).
DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año says that the...
Mahigit sa 45 porsyento ng mga botante sa bansa ang mga millennials kaya’t inaanyayahan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) na magparehistro ang mga ito sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) bago dumating ang deadline sa Setyembre 29 para makaboto sa 2019 midterm elections.
Hinikayat ni DILG Spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Jonathan E. Malaya, ang mga kabataan na...
Composing more than 45 percent of the electorates in the country, millennial voters are being rallied by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to register before the September 29 deadline set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the 2019 midterm elections.
DILG Spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Jonathan E. Malaya, urges the Filipino youth who are at least 18 years...
Local executives and basic sector groups from Northern Mindanao rallied on Thursday behind the President’s call to amend the 1987 Constitution.
Amid the negative political noise caused by opposition regarding federalism, the people of Northern Mindanao and regional officials heeded President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for a federal shift in the country.
“This (federalism) will set...
Barangay officials are urged as early as now to drumbeat public awareness and generate participation of their constituents to the upcoming Barangay Assembly in all 42,044 barangays in the country on October 14.
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año enjoins barangays to utilize the social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter, to inform and...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government has issued Show Cause Orders against 16 local chief executives who were reported to have been absent or missing during the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong last week.
DILG Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said despite the reports of some absentee mayors, the vast majority of the mayors in Regions 1, 2, and CAR performed well....
This National Peace Consciousness Month, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año calls on communists to leave the life of rebellion and be reintegrated to normal, productive living with expanded benefits and assistance from the government’s Task Force Balik-Loob.
“With or without peace talks, the government is able and sincere in...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) firmly believes that federalism will fix the incidence of poverty and inequality in the country, contrary to claims from the opposition that federalism is not a guaranteed solution to help the poor.
“While we’re not discounting the good provisions in the 1987 Constitution, it had more than 30 years to fix the onset of...
