December 7, 2023 ATTY. BENJAMIN C. ABALOS, JR. Secretary Congratulations to the 49 new lawyers from the DILG Central and Regional Offices, and its attached agencies! Your dedication, hard work, and resilience have finally paid off! I also salute your families and loved ones for supporting you throughout your journey. As a fellow lawyer, I continue reading : CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE OF SECRETARY BENHUR ABALOS TO NEW DILG LAWYERS

December 7, 2023 Some 1,000 provincial chapter presidents of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) will converge in Baguio City for the National Youth Convention 2023 spearheaded by the National Youth Commission (NYC) on December 7-10, 2023. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said the convention with the theme, “Mga Bagong BIDA sa Bagong Pilipinas”, will train SK leaders continue reading : DILG, NYC slate SK leaders’ national convention

December 6, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the 15 top-performing city and municipal local legislative councils for enacting responsive measures that created huge impact in their respective areas. In his message during the 2023 Local Legislative Awards (LLA) held in Pasay City, continue reading : DILG cites 15 top-performing city, municipal councils

December 5, 2023 Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. Secretary This National Human Rights Consciousness Week 2023, the DILG believes that the foundation of a strong, progressive, and resilient republic is the protection and promotion of human rights. Respecting human rights means providing the people’s right to government services, justice, and protection from any harm, and continue reading : DILG STATEMENT ON NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK

December 5, 2023 Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. Secretary On the fifth anniversary of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reaffirms its solid commitment to do its part to contribute to the whole-of-nation and whole-of-government approach to attain inclusive and sustainable continue reading : DILG STATEMENT ON NTF-ELCAC ANNIVERSARY

December 5, 2023 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) now reopens the annual Capacity Development Awards for Catalysts of Excellence (CapDev ACE) program to put the spotlight on the most significant change stories of DILG personnel and teams in their respective assignments. Now in its 8th year, CapDev ACE recognizes outstanding officials, continue reading : DILG’s CapDev ACE program to recognize outstanding personnel, teams

December 4, 2023 The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), an attached agency of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), is poised to receive six fire trucks from the People’s Republic of China tomorrow (December 5), during a turn-over ceremony at the BFP National Headquarters in Quezon City. The donation was facilitated through Task continue reading : DILG-BFP sets China-donated fire trucks for Marawi rehab

December 4, 2023 I have already instructed our regional and field offices to immediately activate their respective Disaster Reporting and Monitoring System, following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Surigao del Sur and other areas of Mindanao on Saturday night. On instructions of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., we have also mobilized our ground assets, especially the continue reading : STATEMENT OF DILG SECRETARY BENHUR ABALOS ON 7.4-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN MINDANAO

December 4, 2023 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) strongly denounces the bombing incident that took place at Mindanao State University in Marawi City early this morning that killed at least four people and injured several others. Ang prayoridad ng pamahalaan sa panahong ito ay ang seguridad at kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan continue reading : DILG STATEMENT ON BOMBING INCIDENT IN MARAWI CITY

December 1, 2023 Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. Secretary As the nation marks World AIDS Day, I join all the people living with HIV/AIDS everywhere in their continuing fight to finally end and defeat this life-threatening disease. I also express the DILG’s commitment and support to the Department of Health (DOH) in reaching our global continue reading : DILG STATEMENT ON WORLD AIDS DAY