HON. EDUARDO M. AÑO Secretary of the Interior and Local Government I have not ordered the PNP to look into the community pantries around the country. The community pantry has been a traditional practice in our country as part of Bayanihan culture and spirit specially in the times of calamities and disasters. Iba iba lang continue reading : Statement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government

The Department of the Interior and Local Government today announced that the distribution of the P22.9 Billion ayuda to residents of NCR, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite has been extended up to May 15, 2021 upon the request of the mayors. DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said that the decision was made by DILG continue reading : DILG extends Ayuda distribution up to May 15; 1 out of 2 people in Metro Manila has received their Ayuda

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and all local government units (LGUs) are slated to inspect all public buildings, markets, and commercial establishments to check their compliance to Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) and use of StaySafe.ph application under the new program called Safety Seal certification. The Safety Seal program is an continue reading : DILG, LGUs to inspect all public buildings, markets, etc. to award Safety Seal to fight Covid

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region have distributed P4.47 Billion or 40.07% of the funds earmarked by the national government as financial assistance to 4,477,090 low-income individuals. “Pursigido po ang mga LGUs sa pamamahagi ng ayuda kaya they have been continue reading : DILG: P4.47 billion ayuda distributed to 4.4 million low earners in NCR

USEC. JONATHAN E. MALAYA Official Spokesperson After receiving clearance from his doctors, Secretary Eduardo M. Año is reporting back to work today. He will start by first working from home and eventually to full normal routine. After more than three (3) months of grueling struggle, including a heart operation, the Secretary is well, in high continue reading : Statement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government

The Department of the Interior and Local Government today clarified that the distribution of the P22.9 Billion Ayuda in the NCR Plus area will continue despite the shift to the more relaxed Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine. “It’s not true that the Ayuda for NCR Plus will stop because we have shifted to MECQ. That is continue reading : DILG: Ayuda distribution to continue even if NCR+ shifted to MECQ

USec. Jonathan E. Malaya Official Spokesperson The Department wishes to clarify that the views expressed by Usec. Epimaco Densing III on ANC yesterday about the government’s response to the surge is his own personal opinion and does not reflect the position of the DILG. The Department as part of the National Task Force COVID-19 is continue reading : Statement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government

As part of the government’s efforts to ramp up contact tracing, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that some 4,754 new contact tracers will be hired and trained for deployment to local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila starting May 1. DILG Officer-in-Charge Bernardo C. Florece Jr. said the new contact continue reading : DILG, DOLE to hire close to 5k contact tracers for deployment in Metro Manila starting May 1

Usec. Bernardo C. Florece, Jr. Officer-in-Charge The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), together with its attached-agencies, is one with the whole Christian Community in observance of the Lenten Season 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There is no greater love than the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for all of humanity commemorated during the continue reading : STATEMENT OF THE DILG ON THE OBSERVANCE OF LENTEN SEASON 2021

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) issued today the guidelines for the distribution of financial assistance of P1,000 per individual, with a maximum of P4,000 per family, to residents affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine in NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal or continue reading : DILG, DSWD issue guidelines on the distribution of ayuda to 22.9M individuals in NCR Plus