Following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Northern Luzon on Wednesday morning, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. ordered all concerned DILG Regional Offices to coordinate with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to provide assistance to affected localities.
As a result of its resilient efforts against transnational crimes, Interior and Local Government Secretary Atty. Benhur C. Abalos Jr. lauded the efforts of law enforcement and other government agencies against Trafficking In Persons (TIP) that led to the country retaining its Tier 1 status in the United States Trafficking in Persons Report of 2022 for the seventh straight year, even as the Philippine government reported its numerous gains in the campaign against TIP during the recently concluded ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC).
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) condemns the shooting incident that happened in front of Gate 3 of the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City late this afternoon that killed three individuals.
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. urged local government units (LGUs) to develop and carry out transformative programs to ease the economic burden of their constituents due to the surging oil and commodity prices.
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