DILG Calabarzon

DILG Maintains Timely Implementation of Stay Order on Suspension of Zamboanga Mayor

October 24, 2023

Statement by DILG Undersecretary for External, Legal, and Legislative Affairs,

Atty. Juan Victor R. Llamas

I wish to clarify that there has been no delay with respect to the implementation of the stay order in favor of Mayor Charlotte Panal of Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur. The Mayor had claimed that there was undue delay with respect to the implementation of this order, which would allow her to return to her post after being suspended by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Zamboanga del Sur.

Abalos vows to run after illegal online lottery operators

October 24, 2023

STRESSING that he fully supports the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) campaign against illegal online lotto operators, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos has vowed to go after cyber criminals who were raking in billions of pesos in earnings while depriving the poor of much-needed assistance because of their illegal activities.

Abalos: Destruction of P6-B illegal drugs saves thousands of young people from ‘hell’

October 23, 2023

STRESSING that illegal drugs is a menace to the nation especially to the youth, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on Friday (October 20) said that the destruction by the government of P6-B worth of dangerous narcotics had saved thousands of young people from the road to perdition.

DILG Statement on BSKE Candidates Violating Election Laws

October 23, 2023

DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos

It has come to our attention that there are candidates in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections who are deliberately committing the prohibited acts defined in our election laws especially illegal campaigning and vote buying. In particular, the use of oversized campaign posters and placing them outside the designated common poster areas as well as vote buying using online fund transfer and even providing various forms of "ayuda"/assistance to the voters.