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Says bgy. captain in Norzagaray Bulacan also in hot water for violating protocols, charging P20 per head entrance fee for Bakas River super spreader (Eagle News) – Barangay officials in areas where there had been super spreader events have been already charged, according to Interior and Local government Secretary Eduardo Año. He also warned that barangay officials who cannot implement health protocols, particularly if the areas under their jurisdiction have been found to have […]
(Eagle News) — Local government units are no longer allowed to make announcements in advance of the COVID-19 vaccine brand to be used for inoculation. According to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, people who intend to be inoculated will instead be informed of the vaccine brand on-site. “..He will have to give his informed consent but if he refuses, he will have to go back to the back of the line,” Año said. Año said the […]
(Eagle News) — Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año directed all local government chief executives to strictly enforce the prohibition or limitation of mass gatherings under the different community quarantine classifications amid the continuing rise in COVID-19 infections in the country. Año said that local officials who have failed on this would “face sanctions for dereliction of duty.” The Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) directive came after President Rodrigo Duterte expressed […]
(Eagle News) — The payout of cash assistance by local government units to affected low-income residents affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila has been “generally peaceful,” according to the monitoring of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD spokesperson Dir. Irene Dumlao said that the distribution of cash assistance started on Wednesday, April 7, and has been generally orderly and peaceful. She said that based on the DSWD’s […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgqmrgUEVCA (Eagle News) — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it had issued “show cause orders ” to 13 local government officials who had received vaccines against COVID-19 ahead of the prioritized health care workers or medical frontliners. DILG Undersecretary for Operations Epimaco Densing III said that of the 13 LGU officials who had been issued show cause orders, 11 were mayors, one was a governor and the other one was […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has issued show-cause orders against 13 local executives for jumping the COVID-19 vaccination line. Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said in an interview that of the 13, 11 were mayors, one a governor, and another a councilor. Densing said the number may increase as the DILG was still verifying reports of other officials jumping the queue. Earlier, Densing called out actor Mark Anthony Fernandez […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m84gvTO8PNY (Eagle News) – An official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said barangay officials, as well as officials of local government units would be made accountable for rampant violations of minimum health protocols by residents in their areas. DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño said that they have noticed that there had been lax implementation of minimum health protocols such as wearing of face masks and face shields, and […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has lauded nine local government units for their drug rehabilitation programs at the community level. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said these were the municipalities of Magallanes, Cavite; and Bacnotan, La Union; City of Lucena, Quezon; Municipality of Kalibo, Aklan; City of Ormoc, Leyte; Pasig City; Davao Oriental; Municipality of Claver, Surigao Del Norte; and Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. “Our push in the […]
(Eagle News) – At least 10 people were reported killed after then Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) battered the Bicol region with its very strong Category 5 winds comparable to Super Typhoon Haiyan of 2013. “Rolly” had maximum sustained winds of over 225 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 310 kph when it hit the Bicol region. It first made its landfall in Bato, Catanduanes early Sunday, Nov. 1. Its second landfall was on […]
(Eagle News) — Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms of the disease should be placed in a quarantine facility approved by the government, according to the latest resolution no. 74 from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque revealed that the IATF had ratified the decision of the technical working group to prohibit home quarantine for such COVID-19 cases, but that there are exemption […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine officials noted a sharp drop in crimes since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in mid-March compared to period before lockdown. Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said that the crime incidents this lockdown period went down by 47 percent compared to the pre-COVID-19 lockdown time. Año said that there were only 16,879 crime incidents in the country since March 17 this year. “Ang ibig pong sabihin ay 47 […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government is hiring 2000 contact tracers for Quezon City. In a statement, DILG-QC Director Emmanuel D. Borromeo said applicants must have a bachelor’s degree, preferably an allied medical course or criminology, and “must be skilled in data gathering and/pr assisted in research and documentation.” He said contact tracers should have investigative capability as among the duties of contact tracers include interviewing COVID-19 cases and close contacts […]
