Jonvic C. Remulla
DILG Secretary

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) strongly condemns the unauthorized use of our logos, photos, and other Department markings and materials for unrelated posts, advertisements, or any malicious purposes.

We have received reports that a certain Mobile Application “PCSO Lotto Online Award” and its linked Facebook Page “Online Lotto” intentionally misused the photos taken during a DILG event for an advertisement promoting the said online lottery application.

The Department has neither authorized nor granted permission to the said application, FB page, or any entity to use our materials, particularly for such purposes.

The photos were from the “Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) 2024 Awarding Ceremony and SGLG Incentive Fund National Expo”, which was about celebrating local governance excellence and was in no way related to any online lottery.

We have already directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group to immediately investigate this matter. We have also reported this unauthorized use of DILG materials to META for further action.

We advise the public to be more vigilant and immediately report any similar activity to the nearest DILG or PNP office.

Original Article At: https://www.dilg.gov.ph/news/DILG-Statement-on-the-malicious-use-of-photos-for-online-lottery-app-/NC-2025-1008