DILG Calabarzon

Statement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government

Usec. Jonathan E. Malaya
DILG and NTF ELCAC Spokesperson

The Department of the Interior and Local Government welcomes the restoration of posts by Facebook after complaints were filed by different entities, including the National Task Force ELCAC, over the implementation of its community standards. While Meta has since restored the posts, serious questions remain on the social networking site’s impartiality and integrity in exercising censorship and fact-checking in its widely-used platform.

DILG warns Aklan LGUs to enforce Boracay’s tourist capacity limit or risk receiving Show Cause Order for negligence

Following documented violations of Boracay Island’s carrying capacity for tourists last Holy Week, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año today issued a stern warning to the Provincial Government of Aklan and the Municipality of Malay, Aklan to ensure compliance to the daily visitor threshold "or be ready to receive Show Cause Orders (SCO) due to negligence."

DILG to city, municipal mayors: Submit list of qualified trike drivers for fuel subsidy on or before April 26

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today directed all City and Municipal Mayors nationwide to submit a validated list of qualified tricycle drivers to the DILG regional offices on or before April 26, 2022 in preparation for another round of fuel subsidy under the Pantawid Pasada Program spearheaded by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).