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.
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 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
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