November 21, 2023 Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. Secretary Bilang Kalihim ng DILG ay hindi ko papayagan ang anumang uri ng karahasan laban sa mga kababaihan. I was appalled by the viral video showing Saint Paul University- Tuguegarao student Althea Vivien Mendoza being shot and beaten by another student inside their school campus. Rest assured continue reading : STATEMENT OF SEC. BENHUR C. ABALOS ON THE CASE OF STUDENT ALTHEA VIVIEN MENDOZA

November 20, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on Sunday strongly urged local government units (LGUs) and local civil society organizations (CSOs) nationwide to support and participate in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local program. The OGP Local is an onboarding program where new members with existing Open Government continue reading : Abalos pushes for Open Government Partnership program support

November 20, 2023 Fifty-five local government units (LGUs) were recently handed with SubayBaYANI Awards by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for efficiently promoting transparency and accountability in implementing the locally-funded infrastructure and other related projects of the agency. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said the SubayBAYANI awards program aims to recognize and continue reading : 55 efficient, transparent LGUs bag DILG’s SubayBAYANI Awards

November 20, 2023 ATTY. BENJAMIN C. ABALOS, JR. Kalihim ng DILG Nobyembre 18, 2023 Kaugnay ng nangyaring 7.2 magnitude na paglindol sa malaking bahagi ng Davao Region kahapon ay inatasan ko na ang lahat ng kinauukulang mga ahensya sa ilalim ng DILG, para magsagawa at maghatid ng mga kinakailangang tulong sa mga kababayan nating naapektuhan continue reading : PAHAYAG NG DILG SA 7.2-MAGNITUDE NA LINDOL NA TUMAMA SA DAVAO REGION

November 17, 2023 Some 42,000 barangay captains and other newly-elected officials throughout the country will undergo a continuing training to better equip and prepare them for various challenges that they might encounter while performing their duties as village leaders. Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said the training program called Grassroots Renewal and Empowerment continue reading : 42K barangay heads, other officials to undergo leadership training

November 17, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on Friday said the whole Department, together with its nine attached agencies, are all hands on deck in helping usher a ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ through its first-ever Department-wide Strategic Plan 2023-2028. Bagong Pilipinas, the overarching theme of the brand of governance and continue reading : DILG helps usher Bagong Pilipinas through first-ever DILG-wide Strategic Plan

November 17, 2023 Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos on Wednesday reminded local government units (LGUs) not to be tunnel-visioned in their local infrastructure initiatives. He instead advised them to make sure that all their projects are geared towards development and must cater to the real needs of the people in their respective communities. continue reading : Abalos to LGUs: ‘Lagyan ng puso ang mga ipinagagawang imprastraktura’

November 16, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos recently joined officials from the Supreme Court (SC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in launching the Puerto Princesa Green Justice Zone, which is regarded as the first-ever in the country. The group of DILG, DOJ and the SC collectively called Justice continue reading : Abalos says Puerto Princesa Green Justice Zone to stop environmental crimes

November 15, 2023 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday received 300 tablets amounting to over P2.9 -M donated by Cherry Mobile Philippines for select community-based Drug Rehabilitation Centers. The donation was part of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that the Department and the mobile firm signed last August to strengthen continue reading : P2.9-M new tablets seen to enhance DILG’s anti-drugs campaign

November 14, 2023 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on Monday reminded newly-elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to refrain from appointing relatives as SK secretaries and treasurers. “This appointment will mirror the SK officials’ credibility and shall be a precedent to their leadership,” he said. “Kaya mahalagang simulan nila ito [appointment] continue reading : Abalos to newly-elected SK officials: No to nepotism