Hon. Eduardo M. Año DILG Secretary The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and all of our attached agencies join the entire nation in mourning the sudden passing of former President Benigno S. “Noynoy” Aquino III. His passing came as a shock to the Filipino people especially in this time of pandemic where continue reading : Statement of the DILG on the Passing of Former President Benigno

Forty-five (45) former rebels (FRs) from the Province of Quezon received cash assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) of the Department of the Interior andLocal Government in coordination with the Provincial Government of Quezon on June 14, 2021 at the Quezon Convention Center, Lucena City. The financial benefits intended for their development continue reading : DILG IV-A (CALABARZON) awards financial assistance to 45 former rebels in Quezon Province under ECLIP

As the government continues its rollout of the National ID, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), in coordination with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), kicked off its institutional registration of the Philippine Identification System or PhilSys for DILG officials and employees at the Department’s Central Office in Quezon City. DILG Secretary Eduardo continue reading : DILG, PSA kick-start on-site PhilID registration for DILG personnel

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) welcomed the signing of an executive order that grants death and burial benefits to Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) in barangays who die during their term of office as this “gives due recognition to the significant role and contribution of IPMRs in promoting the welfare of continue reading : DILG welcomes EO granting death and burial benefits for Indigenous Peoples serving in barangays

In light of the government’s largest vaccine procurement for the year that would bring over 40 million doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines to the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año urges all local government units (LGUs) to be ready to receive and handle the vaccines when they arrive. “This continue reading : DILG tells LGUs to be ready for more Pfizer vaccine deliveries

Following the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA’s) announcement of the start of the rainy season, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminds local government units (LGUs) to undertake necessary preparedness measures and their response protocols to ensure the safety of the people during heavy rains, typhoons, flashfloods and landslides continue reading : As the rainy season starts, DILG reminds LGUs to implement preparedness measures, typhoon response protocols

Three (3) more punong barangays (PBs) are now in hot water for violations of the prohibition against mass gathering in their respective areas, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año identified them as PB Ireneo H. Cabahug of Barangay Matabungkay, Lian, Batangas; PB Bobby Daquioag of continue reading : DILG: Three more punong barangays under probe for super spreader events

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) began Wednesday its vaccination of 759 central office officials and personnel under the A4 category, which includes frontline personnel in essential sectors, including uniformed personnel. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said the vaccination of DILG employees and their families is a milestone in the quest towards continue reading : DILG officials and employees get vaccinated

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today urged all local government units (LGUs), private entities, and the transacting public to use and accept the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card as a single official government-issued identification card for all types of transactions within the country. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that presenting and continue reading : DILG to LGUs, public: Use PhilID card as sole ID for all transactions

Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning on the arrest of barangay leaders negligent of their duties resulting in mass gatherings, eight punong barangays (PBs) will face charges for their lax implementation of quarantine protocols in “super spreader” activities leading to a number of COVID-19 transmissions according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). continue reading : DILG charges 8 punong barangays over mass gatherings