Hon. Eduardo M. Año Secretary The Department of the Interior and Local Government together with the Philippine National Police are prepared to immediately implement the directive of the President to apprehend individuals who will be caught not properly wearing a face mask or face shield. In order to sustain the decline in COVID-19 cases across continue reading : Statement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued stern warnings to 20 local government units (LGUs) for Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) and reminded them to strengthen the enforcement of the Philippine Fisheries Code and other existing policies for the protection of coastal communities and fishing folks within their jurisdiction or face continue reading : DILG warns 20 LGUs for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in municipal waters

Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed all local chief executives (LCEs) to strictly impose the prohibition or limitation of mass gatherings under the different community quarantine classifications to protect public health and safety or face sanctions for dereliction of duty. “Local government units (LGUs) have a critical continue reading : DILG: Local execs to face raps over failure to enforce mass gathering prohibition, limitations

With six (6) more days to go before the deadline, 18 LGUs in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area have already completed their distribution of Ayuda to qualified beneficiaries in their areas, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that the 18 LGUs have continue reading : DILG: 18 LGUs complete Ayuda distribution

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today assured the public of transparency in the implementation of the P16.44-billion Barangay Development Program which will bring infrastructure and development projects to some 822 remote and neglected barangays nationwide that have been cleared of communist influence by government forces since 2019. “The government’s efforts in continue reading : DILG assures public of transparency in the development of 822 remote barangays which are formerly communist strongholds

Amidst the ongoing national vaccination program, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned local government units (LGUs) and the public against buying fake Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines that are out in the market following an alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). In an Advisory, DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año called continue reading : DILG warns LGUs, public on fake Pfizer vaccines

As part of efforts to intensify the contact tracing program, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) formally signed yesterday, Labor Day, the joint memorandum circular on the implementing guidelines for the hiring, training, and deployment of some 5,754 contact continue reading : DILG, DOLE, MMDA ink pact on deployment of 5,754 new contact tracers in NCR

With two more weeks to go before the deadline on May 15, 2021, local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) have now distributed a total of P8.41-billion or 75.28 percent of financial assistance or ayuda to qualified low-income beneficiaries, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Together with continue reading : DILG:75% or P8.4-billion ayuda distributed to qualified beneficiaries in NCR

HON. EDUARDO M. AÑO Secretary of the Interior and Local Government The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), together with its attached agencies, offers its sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of former DILG Undersecretary Wencelito Andanar who succumbed after a long bout to liver cancer yesterday, April 22, 2021. Usec. continue reading : STATEMENT OF THE DILG ON THE PASSING OF FORMER DILG UNDERSECRETARY WENCELITO ANDANAR

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that all local government units (LGUs) will conduct simultaneous flag raising ceremonies to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Lapu-lapu’s Victory at Mactan on April 27, 8 AM and urges the public to emulate the heroism of our ancestors by “conquering yet another battle this continue reading : DILG: LGUs to hold simultaneous flag ceremony on 500th Victory at Mactan Anniversary on April 27, urges public to conquer battle vs COVID-19