DILG CALABARZON

STATEMENT OF THE DILG SECRETARY EDUARDO M. AÑO

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 17 August 2020; Hits: 156

16 August 2020

On August 13, 2020, I began experiencing flu-like symptoms including a sore throat and body aches. I began my self-quarantine and got myself PCR tested on August 14. Last night, August 15, I received my test result informing me that I am once again positive for COVID-19. In the meantime, I am being closely monitored by my doctors while I am in isolation.

I make this announcement....

DILG: Aggressive Contact Tracing is “game changer” to defeat COVID

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 17 August 2020; Hits: 166

The Department of the Interior and Local Government said that aggressive contact tracing is the key to the success of the COVID-19 response in Metropolitan Cebu and Baguio City and it will be a “game changer” to the entire country if Congress will allocate funds for the hiring and deployment of additional contact tracers under Bayanihan 2.

NTF Vice-Chairperson and DILG Secretary....

DILG, DOH launch ‘BIDA ang may Disiplina’ campaign; urge LGUs to organize Barangay Disiplina Brigades

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 14 August 2020; Hits: 377

In a bid to change the behaviour and encourage discipline among Filipinos to combat the global pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Health (DOH) today jointly launched the “BIDA ang may Disiplina: Solusyon sa COVID-19” national advocacy campaign in Barangay Jesus Dela Peña, City of Marikina.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año....

DILG appeals to Congress for funds to hire 50K contact tracers under Bayanihan II

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 13 August 2020; Hits: 178

With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today appealed to Congress to allocate P5-billion out of the P162 Billion fund to be created under the Bayanihan to Recover as One bill to hire and train 50,000 contact tracers to boost the country’s contact tracing capability and prevent the onward transmission of the virus.

In a letter to....