Usec. Jonathan Malaya Spokesperson We wish to remind Meta Platforms, Inc. that as a business entity operating in the Philippines, they are subject to Philippine laws, rules, and regulations and must comply with them at all times. We have submitted to them the list of Facebook pages, groups, accounts, and sites encouraging people to play continue reading : Statement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today thanked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for heeding the call of President Rodrigo Duterte to stop e-sabong operations in the country by immediately ordering its bank-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) to remove all e-sabong operators from the list of merchants in their respective online applications. continue reading : DILG thanks BSP order to remove e-sabong from e-wallet apps, urges Facebook to remove illegal e-sabong pages/accounts

Hon. Eduardo M. Año Secretary The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) congratulates Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Sara Z. Duterte on their proclamation as President-elect and Vice President-elect of the country, respectively. The DILG vows to work with the incoming administration in the attainment of its vision for the country and in continue reading : STATEMENT OF THE DILG ON THE PROCLAMATION OF FERDINAND MARCOS, JR. AND SARA DUTERTE

To sustain support for indigent Filipino households, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today urged local government units (LGUs) to enact a Social Protection ordinance complementing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), including post-program interventions for ‘exited’ or ‘graduated’ 4Ps households. The 4Ps, the national poverty reduction strategy of the government under continue reading : DILG to LGUs: Enact social protection ordinance to assist

The Department of the Interior and Local Government today reported that seven (7) illegal e-sabong operations have been shut down following the crackdown ordered by DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año. DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the PNP Anti-CyberCrime Group is now investigating who the administrators of these websites were to be able to continue reading : 7 illegal e-sabong websites shut down; others under investigation

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said the conduct of the mandatory weekly clean-up drives every Saturday may be suspended by the local government units (LGUs) along the Manila Bay watershed area if it falls on a regular or special non-working holiday. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said the suspension of continue reading : DILG to LGUs: Suspend weekly Saturday clean-ups that fall on a regular or special non-working holiday

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) and all Local Government Units (LGUs) to implement a crackdown on illegal e-Sabong operations following reports that several illegal outfits have started operations in violation of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s directive. “DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año has directed the continue reading : DILG orders crackdown on illegal e-Sabong operations

The Department of the Interior and Local Government today slammed Kontra Daya for its wild imagination and conspiracy theories about alleged wide-spread fraud and failure of elections in the just concluded National and Local Elections. DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said that Kontra Daya should instead focus on writing crime or political thrillers because continue reading : DILG slams Kontra Daya for spreading fake news and disinformation to undermine the will of the people

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today directed all local government units (LGUs) to proactively seek the unvaccinated and those individuals eligible for COVID-19 booster shots following the detection of the Omicron BA.4 subvariant in the Philippines. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said BA.4 poses a threat to public health as it continue reading : DILG to LGUs: Be proactive in seeking unvaccinated, eligible for booster shots following Omicron BA.4 detection

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today urged cities and municipalities to enact ordinances prescribing the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems as a requirement for the issuance of business permits to establishments catering to a large number of customers, and to those which are risk or hazard-prone. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. continue reading : DILG to cities, municipalities: Enact ordinances imposing “no CCTV, no business permit” policy