Tag: DILG

Heinous crime convicts, di kasama sa makakalaya sa GCTA law, ayon sa nilagdaang bagong IRR

https://youtu.be/1Dco0X2hyss   By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Hindi na kasama ang mga heinous crime convicts sa makakalaya sa ilalim ng Republic Act 10592 o Good Conduct Time Allowance. Ito ay batay sa bagong implementing rules and regulations ng GCTA law na nilagdaan na nina Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra at Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año. Ni-rebisa ng binuong joint Department of Justice (DOJ)-Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) committee […]

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DILG wants convicts released under GCTA law placed on Immigration watchlist

(Eagle News)– The Department of the Interior and Local Government wants the 1700 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance to be placed on the Immigration watchlist. Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the DILG will request the Department of Justice for this. He said Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has also ordered the Philippine National Police to form tracker teams to locate the convicts. Año, Malaya said, has urged the convicts to surrender themselves immediately […]

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DILG warns policemen vs accepting gifts, bribes

(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Tuesday, Aug. 13, warned policemen they could be held liable if they receive gifts of monetary value while on duty. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said they may be held both criminally and administratively liable under the law. He said this was also a violation of the police’s oath. “Although an exception is provided for in the law, may we remind our fellow workers in government, […]

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DILG chief cites Manila Mayor’s example in urging other LGU execs to clear Metro streets

-60 day period set as deadline by DILG started on Monday, July 29 (Eagle News) – Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo M. Año cited the performance of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno as an example for other Metro Manila mayors to follow as he urged them to clear and clean Metro Manila’s streets within 60 days. The 60-day period for the clearing operations set by the Department of Interior and Local Government as deadline for […]

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DILG: No filing of admin raps vs Erap since required docs were turned over to incoming Manila admin

(Eagle News)–There is no basis to file administrative charges against Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada. This was the conclusion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, which noted that the required documents for turnover were given to newly-installed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno’s team on June 28, even if Estrada’s transition team was absent during the turnover. According to Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, former City Administrator Ericson Alcovendaz endorsed the documents to  Moreno’s transition team […]

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DILG: Nat’l earthquake drill slated on June 20

(Eagle News)–The national earthquake drill is scheduled on June 20. The Department of the Interior and Local Government made the announcement in a statement on Saturday, June 15. According to the DILG, the drill will start at 2 p.m. “LGUs should always observe maximum or extreme preparedness rather than employ a calibrated response not just for typhoons but also for earthquakes and other types of disasters. This approach will save more lives and further reduce […]

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DILG: Newly-elected local candidates who fail to submit SOCE with Comelec by June 13 can’t assume post

(Eagle News) – Newly elected local government officials should file their Statement of Contributions and Expenses (SOCE) by June 13 with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) or they will not be able to assume office. This was the warning from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) which stressed that the filing of the SOCE is the “first legal obligation” of the candidates who won local posts. “We are reminding the winners to […]

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DILG to file charges vs local gov’t officials, candidates who have given funding to NPA rebels

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior of Local Government (DILG) said it would be filing charges against local government officials and canditates who would be proven to have given financial support to the New People’s Army (NPA) DILG Spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said that they will validate the reports and file the charges after the May 13 elections. “Siguro ang gagawin namin after the elections, once we validated these reports and we have […]

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DILG: Dismissal of Malay, Aklan mayor over Boracay mess should serve as “warning” to other local chief executives

(Eagle News)–The dismissal of Malay, Aklan Mayor Cicero Cawaling should serve as a “warning” against local executives they should be “proactive” and take steps to protect  and preserve the environment in their respective localities, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. According to the DILG, local public officials should not wait for cases to be filed against them, and should “serve as local ‘Avengers’ because disaster risk reduction and protecting the ecological health […]

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DILG files admin raps vs at least 45 mayors for allegedly failing to set up local drug abuse council

(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government has filed charges against at least 45 mayors for failing to set up a local drug abuse council as required by law. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the charges for grave misconduct and gross dereliction of duty were filed against 25 mayors on Wednesday, March 20, and against 20 mayors on March 14 for  “their refusal or neglect to organize their local ADAC.” The DILG […]

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DILG says cases already filed against 46 narco-politicians named by Duterte before Ombudsman

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has already filed complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against the 46 incumbent government officials tagged as “narco-politicians” who had been earlier named by President Rodrigo Duterte. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said his department filed the charges against these narco-politicians last Thursday, March 14 acting upon the orders of the President. It was only after the filing of cases that President Duterte […]

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PHL to raise the bar in fight vs human trafficking as it hosts ASEAN consultative meeting, says Año

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine government has set its eyes on raising the bar in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) as it hosts the consultative meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-member countries in Panglao, Bohol which starts Tuesday, March 5, 2019. During the recent security briefing, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año instructed top government officials involved in the preparation to provide international guests with the […]

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