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AÑO TO NCR MAYORS: AVAIL OF KADIWA STORES

National Capital Region (NCR) mayors are encouraged to avail of the Enhanced KADIWA ni Ani at Kita Financial Grant Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture- Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) to ensure availability, affordability, and accessibility of basic agricultural commodities during the community quarantine period. Through a memorandum, Department of the Interior and […]

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DUTERTE APPROVAL RATING SHOW PEOPLE ARE INFORMED

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the 91 percent approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia survey reflects the people’s trust and confidence in his ability to chart the right course for the country as Filipinos come to terms with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic […]

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DILG: EMERGENCY HOTLINE 911 BACK IN OPERATION

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has announced that the Philippine Emergency Hotline 911 is back in full operation following a brief hiatus after several of its emergency telecommunicators (ETCs) contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año thanked the public for their kind understanding of the problems faced by the […]

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DILG: FASTER POLICE CLEARANCES WITH NPCS

The public can now expect faster and more efficient transactions of their police clearance applications in some 186 police stations nationwide with the rollout of the National Police Clearance System (NPCS), according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said the online NPCS is a great leap towards […]

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DILG: MOTORCYCLE BARRIERS NOT NEEDED FOR APORS RIDING PILLION DURING GCQ

The National Task Force COVID-19 has allowed motorcycle riders in areas under a general community quarantine (GCQ) not to use a motorcycle barrier anymore for as long as the driver and the pillion rider live in the same address and the pillion rider is an APOR (Authorized Person Outside of Residence), the Department of the […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO DILG: SUSPEND, PROSECUTE LGU EXECS BEHIND SAP IRREGULARITIES

With the slew of complaints reaching Malacañang on alleged shenanigans committed by certain local government executives in the distribution of over P200 billion-worth of cash grants for coronavirus-hit poor families under President Duterte’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP), Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año should take immediate and forceful action against these abuses by suspending and prosecuting […]

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METRO MANILA NOW A COVID-19 ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ZONE – NOGRALES

The government on Monday stressed that discrimination that targets health workers, frontliners, and individuals with COVID-19 is now prohibited in all 17 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila as it thanked local government units (LGUs), health workers, and frontliners for working tirelessly to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.“I am happy to report that according to the […]

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CREATE SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD BANKS TO COMBAT HUNGER, MALNUTRITION – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing for the creation of food banks and soup kitchens nationwide to combat hunger and malnutrition in the country. In filing Senate Bill No. 344 or “Pagkain Para sa Lahat Act,” Villanueva expressed hope that surplus food produced by restaurants, food manufacturers and other food establishments will not go to waste […]

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DRUG REHAB CENTER OPENS IN LAS PIÑAS – VILLAR

Senator Cynthia Villar and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque led the soft opening of the Las Piñas Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Barangay Ilaya. The facility has a 2-storey building for female occupants with 86-patient capacity and a 3-storey building for male occupants with 158-patient capacity. The Villar family renovated two […]

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DUTERTE TO ASK DILG TO PROBE ‘NINJA COPS’ – GO

Senator Bong Go said President Rodrigo Duterte may ask the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to get to the bottom of the so-called “ninja cops” controversy after Senate has finished its hearing on it. “At the conclusion of this hearing, the President might ask the DILG to investigate and get to the […]