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(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Jan. 17, welcomed the Alliance of Concerned Teachers’ filing of a petition seeking to put a stop to the Philippine National Police’s information gathering on its members. In a statement, Año, however, also stood by the police’s intelligence gathering, describing it as routine work. He noted Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison himself admitted ACT was one of the group’s fronts. “The PNP will […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday, Jan. 16, directed the Philippine National Police to intensify its measures in order to protect candidates running in the 2019 elections. “The PNP should take offensive and preventive measures. We should be several steps ahead of those who resort to violence to win an election,” Año said. According to Año, in particular, the PNP should intensify “police interventions, operations, and police visibility.” He said the police should coordinate with […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Interior and Local Government welcomed the appointment of former DILG Assistant Secretary Marivel Sacendoncillo as the new Undersecretary for Local Government. Sacendoncillo was also long-time Executive Director of the Local Government Academy Executive Director of the Local Government Academy (LGA). DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said that the whole DILG was pleased with the appointment of Sacendoncillo, who rose from the ranks in DILG since she started her work […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned all governors, mayors, as well as candidates not to pay “permit to campaign fees” to communist rebels. DILG chief Eduardo Año reminded all local chief executives and local government officials that giving any form of support to communist rebels is a violation of existing laws. The DILG said that those paying such fees to the New People’s Army rebels means they are supporting […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Jan. 3, said he has placed the Philippine National Police on “heightened alert” to “monitor the activities of all candidates” as the 2019 elections draw near. Año made the statement as he said that what happened to Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo should “serve as a stern warning against all politicians not to intimidate, harass, or do violence against their political opponents” in the polls. Baldo and six […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima is seeking a probe into what she said was a P10-billion loan agreement between the Department of the Interior and Local Government and a Chinese telecommunications firm for the installation of an initial 12,000 closed-circuit television cameras in public areas in Metro Manila and Davao City. In filing Senate Resolution No. 978, De Lima said the deal between the DILG and the China International Telecommunications and Construction Corp. (CITCC) could “compromise the rights […]
(Eagle News) — Pabor si dating Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Rafael Alunan III sa mungkahi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ibalik ang Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) sa kolehiyo. Ayon kay Alunan, 2017 pa ito nakabinbin sa Kongreso kahit pa sinertipikahang Urgent Bill ito ng Pangulo pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin naipapasa. Paliwanag ni Alunan, kailangang-kailangan ang ROTC bilang reserved pool ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dahil […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Nov. 29, hailed the conviction of three policemen by a Caloocan court for the murder of Kian delos Santos, saying it shows, among others, that “justice is blind.” It “does not distinguish whether one is in a position of authority or not,” Año said, following the Caloocan Regional Trial Court Branch 125’s decision to sentence P03 Arnel Oares and P01 Jeremias Pereda and Jerwin Cruz to reclusion perpetua […]
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured the members of European Union (EU) Exploratory Mission of a peaceful and transparent conduct of 2019 midterm elections. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año made this statement following the visit of EU missionaries at the DILG Central Office for a possible observer mission to assess the situation of the upcoming elections preparation and plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Basic Law. “The presence of the EU missionaries […]
(Eagle News) — Tuloy na ang pagsasampa ng kaso ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) laban sa mga local government officials na dawit at protektor ng iligal na droga. Katunayan, sinabi ni DILG Secretary Eduardo Año na tuloy-tuloy ang case build up laban sa may siyamnapu’t anim na mga LGU. Kinabibilangan ito ng mga gobernador, kongresista at mga alkalde. Gusto raw nilang patunayan na may basehan ang kanilang mga report at hindi ito […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi tatanggap ng anumang excuse ang Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) mula sa mga kawani ng gobyerno na magpopositibo sa drug tests. Ayon kay Assistant Secretary Rj Echieverri, mahigpit na ipatutupad ang one strike policy ng Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) na patalsikin sa trabaho ang sinomang empleyadong mapapatunayang gumagamit ng iligal na droga. “Sorry, it’s the law. You have no excuse. Once you use drugs, derederetso na yan, you’re out,” […]
(Eagle News) – Nirerespeto ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang pagpataw ng Office of the Ombudsman ng preventive suspension kay Malay, Aklan Mayor Ciceron Cawaling. Ayon kay Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, nagpapakita lamang ang naturang hakbang na sinuman ay hindi makahihigit sa batas. Ang suspensyon ni Cawaling ay bunsod ng mga reklamo dahil sa environmental issues na kinahaharap ng Boracay Island na sakop ng kanyang bayan. Sinabi ni Año na inirerespeto niya […]
