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DILG reinstates discipline campaign amid COVID-19
By John Clifford Lintao CITING lack of discipline as among the factors that significantly contributed to the spread of the deadly virus, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reinstated shelved advocacy campaign on discipline in an apparent bid to compel compliance on minimum health standards in the time of COVID-19. Interior Undersecretary…
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Search for new PNP chief now down to three
By Fernan Angeles THE search for the next national police chief has become a three-cornered tussle, said the Department of Interior and Local Government which issued a statement confirming the submission of the three names to President Rodrigo Duterte. DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, however, declined to reveal the names of the police officials and…
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Recruitment for contact tracers to resume in September
By Fernan Angeles WITH the Bayanihan to Recover as One bicameral bill just a hair-thin away from being a law, the government is expected to resume hiring of contact tracers in September or just in time for the release of the P5-billion appropriation allocating funds just for that purpose. In a statement, the designated spokesperson…
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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…