DILG CALABARZON

DILG: 22k PDLs released by BJMP in decongestion program

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 22 July 2020; Hits: 78

In a move to decongest overcrowded jails amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said a total of 21,858 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have now been released from March 17 to July 13 in the 470 jail facilities managed by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) nationwide.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that of the 21,858 PDLs....

Statement on the Alleged Shame Campaign against COVID-19 Patients

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 20 July 2020; Hits: 78

Usec. Martin B. Diño
Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs
I wish to clarify that some of my statements in my interview of July 18 on Radyo 5 was misquoted and entirely taken out of context.

While I did I mention the need to launch a shame campaign, my suggestion was directed not against COVID-19 patients but against quarantine violators such as those who still refuse to wear face masks....

DILG: 69k contact tracers now deployed nationwide

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 20 July 2020; Hits: 92

As part of the government’s intensified contact tracing efforts, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that over 69,000 contact tracers have been deployed nationwide to track down and manage close contacts, reduce the spread of infection, and to offer diagnostic, counselling and treatment to confirmed COVID-19 cases.

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said....

Results, not background, matter most to people, DILG spokesman tells Lagman

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 20 July 2020; Hits: 76

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya stressed today that the public appreciates the results of good performance by government officials better than their background in reaction to Rep. Edcel Lagman’s call for the President to dismantle the alleged “military oligarchy” in government.

Malaya said that the DILG....