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3 Bataan LGUs cited for Manila Bay programs
By Mar T. Supnad EVEN under extreme condition, local government units should not remiss on environment programs, said the Department of Interior and Local Government, as it named three Bataan LGUs as awardees of the agency’s regional search for Manila BAYani. Named awardees are the local government units of Balanga City, Dinalupihan and Hermosa, all…
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DILG boss tests positive for COVID-19, again
By Fernan Angeles Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año – for the second time – fell for the same ailment that he suffered back in March: COVID-19. Año recalls having flu-like symptoms such as sore throat and body pains on Thursday. This compelled him to submit himself to swab test and go into self-quarantine.…
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DILG deploying police at remittance centers
By Fernan Angeles FOLLOWING reports of crowding at money remittance centers to claim government cash assistance aptly referred to as the Social Amelioration Program, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered the deployment of policemen at remittance centers for the distribution of the second tranche of the government aid . DILG spokesperson…
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LGUs fast-tracking approval of cellular tower applications
By Fernan Angeles PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s stern warning on the dilly-dallying local government units (LGUs) are paying off, as shown in the most recent update that saw quick approval of 1,502 of the 1,903 applications filed by telecommunications companies for permits to build cellular towers. In a press briefing, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the…
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DILG confident SAP distribution done next week
By John Clifford Lintao THE Department of Interior and Local Government, with all certainty, hinted at completing the digital distribution of the Social Amelioration Program’s second tranche in Metro Manila by next week. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that as of August 7, 2020, the SAP’s second tranche (SPA 2) has so far been disbursed…
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DILG tells PNP: Arrest fake contact tracers
By Fernan Angeles POVERTY in the midst of an economic slump due to national health crisis would never be a valid reason to dupe hapless Filipinos, says the Department of Interior and Local Government in the wake of reports of a proliferated bogus modus operandi involving con artists claiming to be government-sanctioned contact tracers. In…
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DILG to LGUs: Start planning local recovery
By Fernan Angeles EVEN under a continued global pandemic threat, local government units (LGUs) should start planning and budgeting for local recovery and rehabilitation now, says the Department of Interior Government. DILG Spokesperson and Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said that their agency, with technical support of the World Bank, has developed the “Ready to Recover (We…