Tag: DILG

Admin complaints filed vs second batch of barangay chairs for alleged failure to set up anti-drug council

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Thursday, May 3, filed a second batch of cases against barangay officials who allegedly failed to set up a Barangay Anti-Drug-Abuse Council as required by the law. Charged with misconduct of office and dereliction of duty before the Office of the Ombudsman were Talabaan chairperson Luna Gracio; Mariposa chairperson Charles Guya; Lanang chairperson Caesar Castillo; Gumahang chairperson Rodolfo Tolero; Bagauma chairperson Emerson Fajel; Bulalacao chairperson Lourdes Arguilles; San Isidro chairperson […]

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DILG files admin charges vs barangay officials who allegedly failed to set up anti-drug councils

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Monday, April 30, formally filed charges against barangay officials who allegedly failed to set up the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council in their areas of jurisdiction, as required by the law. Interior Undersecretary Martin Diño and Assistant Secretary Ricojudge Janver Echiverri filed the administrative complaints before the Ombudsman against the chairs of Barangays 471, 477, 482, 659-A, and 690 in Manila. The filing came on […]

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Sen. Lacson dares DILG to entrap barangay officials demanding steep fees for Boracay IDs

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, April 24 advised the Department of Interior Local Government (DILG) to conduct entrapment operations to nab barangay officials who are reportedly demanding exorbitant fees in exchange for Boracay Identification cards (IDs). “I am sure the barangay official/s concerned know who they are. I thought it wise to expose with an advice to DILG to set up entrapment operations, para itigil nila ang kalokohan nila,” he said […]

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Palace says “total closure” of Boracay starting April 26 the only way to save island

  (Eagle News) — Malacañang said that the total closure of Boracay for a maximum period of six months was the only way to save the island from further damage, even as an official of the Department of Interior and Local Government said a “soft opening” of the island was possible in three or four months under certain conditions. The move to close down Boracay was a “drastic police measure” that needed to be done, […]

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“Don’t even consider filing CoCs,” Año tells aspirants for barangay, SK posts who have “drug links”

(Eagle News) — Those who are engaged in illegal drug activities should no longer file their certificates of candidacy for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Friday, April 13. “Do your country a favor.  Do not even consider the thought of filing your certificate of candidacy for any position..,” officer-in-charge Eduardo Año was quoted as saying in a statement. He said these individuals should […]

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DILG sa mga bagong promote na opisyal: Ipatupad nang mahigpit ang environmental laws

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagpaalala si Interior Secretary Eduardo Año sa mga bagong na-promote na opisyal ng ahensya na maging mapagmatyag sa pagsusuri sa mga paglabag sa environmental laws at sa iba pang batas sa kanilang nasasakupan para maiwasan ang krisis na gaya ng kinakaharap ng Boracay. Ayon kay Año, ang kasalukuyang problema ng Boracay ay isa lamang sintomas pero ang totoo aniyang sakit ay ang implementasyon ng batas. Ang mga opisyal aniya ay […]

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DILG, irerekomenda sa NDRRMC na isailalim sa state of calamity ang Boracay

(Eagle News) — Irerekomenda na ngayong linggo ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang deklarasyon ng state of calamity sa Boracay Island. Ayon kay DILG Officer in Charge Secretary Eduardo Año, isusumite na nila ang panukala sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Pagkatapos ay ipapasa naman ng NDRRMC ang nasabing rekomendasyon kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Si Pangulong Duterte ang maglalabas ng desisyon na isailalim sa state of calamity ang […]

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DILG OIC-Secretary Año asks barangay execs to support federalism

(Eagle News) – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Officer-in-Charge Secretary Eduardo Año has asked barangay executives to support the government’s campaign to adopt a federal form of government. In his speech before barangay captains and representatives during the second day of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) 2018 National Congress at the Manila Hotel in Manila, on Wednesday, February 28,  Año said he expects the barangay leaders to help in intensifying the […]

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“LAKAD” tokhang campaign ng PNP, isinagawa sa Zamboanga del Norte

POLANCO, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Naging matagumpay ang isinagawang simultaneous LAKAD Tokhang o “Lipulin at Kalampagin ang Droga” ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Zamboanga del Norte. Ito ay bilang pagsuporta sa re-launched “Oplan Tokhang” ng kapulisan sa bansa. Sa pakikipagtulungan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency,  mga estudyante at iba pang mga kawani ng local government unit at nongovernment organizations ang nakiisa at nakilahok sa programa […]

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Diño defends directive asking barangay execs to submit list of drug personalities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h8d2fDbEoQ&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) –  Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Martin Diño defended  on Thursday his directive asking barangay officials to submit a list of drug personalities and suspected criminals in their respective areas of responsibility. Amid criticisms from human rights advocates, Undersecretary Diño said in an interview that the list will undergo a strict verification process. He also said the agency will not solely base its actions on reports from the […]

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Martin Diño named DILG undersecretary

(Eagle News) — Martin Diño is now undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. President Rodrigo Duterte himself made the appointment, months after he was asked to give up his post as chair of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chair “in the name of public interest.” The President then appointed lawyer Wilma Eisma, then the SBMA administrator, in Diño’s place. The chief executive did this after issuing Executive Order 42 that effectively repealed a […]

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Retired AFP chief Año officially takes helm of DILG

(Eagle News) — The officer in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government officially turned over the reins of the agency to its new head in ceremonies held on Tuesday. Former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief  Eduardo Año took the helm of the DILG from Catalino Cuy, who was officer in charge for almost a year. Cuy will now head the Dangerous Drugs Board. The turnover ceremonies came four days after President […]

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