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(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday, July 17, urged local government units to undertake cleanup drives to stop dengue from spreading. “The alarming increase of dengue cases in several areas should prompt LGUs to act now and act fast in arresting the spread of dengue in their respective areas,” Año said. Año urged local government officials to coordinate with the Department of Health so they could identify breeding areas. “Lahat tayo ay magtulong-tulong at […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government has vowed to file charges against the 26 alleged narco-politicians who won in the May 13 polls. “Kahit na pinalad silang manalo, tuloy pa rin ang administrative cases laban sa kanila. Hindi pa rin sila makakalusot kung sila ay mapapatunayang sangkot talaga sa iligal na droga,” Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said. According to the DILG, the 26 were part of the 37 alleged narco-politicians who ran […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged local governments to ensure a smooth transition of power following the 2019 elections. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said “now is the time to rise above party politics and interests..” “The Filipino people have spoken and now is the time to move on,” Año said. According to Año, “a greater agenda awaits and that is the task of nation-building.” “Kaya magkaisa na tayong […]
(Eagle News)—Three high-ranking police officials from the Police Regional Office 12 have been ordered sacked by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año for allegedly running a P2-billion investment scam that victimized policemen, prosecutors, judges, entrepreneurs and other ordinary civilians in General Santos. Año ordered Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde to relieve Senior Supt. Manuel M. Lukban, Jr., Senior Supt. Raul S. Supiter, and Supt. Henry P. Biñas after they were found to be behind the Police […]
(Eagle News) — An Indonesian couple assisted by local terrorists carried out the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that left at least 20 people dead, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Friday, Feb. 1. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Año said the purpose of Abu Huda and his wife, who has not been named yet, was to “set an example and induce Filipinos to become suicide bombers.” He said the male Indonesian had been staying in […]
(Eagle News)–The Alliance of Concerned Teachers on Monday, Jan. 28, filed charges against Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and several others over their alleged profiling of the group’s members. Año, Albayalde and others face charges for electioneering, and for alleged violations of the Data Privacy Act, the Code of Conduct for Public Officials, and the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers. Administrative charges for oppression, misconduct, and conduct prejudicial to […]
(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)–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)–The police are in possession of pictures that could help them identify the gunmen in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe in Albay. This is according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, who cited a report given to him by Regional Director Police Chief Supt. Arnel Escobal on Friday morning. According to Año, based on Escobal, the pictures were “volunteered” to the police by some attendees of the gift-giving event in Daraga. The police had […]
(Eagle News) — It’s a “blatant lie.” This was how Interior Secretary Eduardo Año described on Tuesday, Dec. 4, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo’s claim that Communist rebels were not recruiting minors as fighters. According to Año, such a practice “has been going on for decades.” He noted the police, for instance, has filed five cases against Communist rebels for doing the same this year; in 2017, five cases were filed; and in 2016, three cases […]
(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 […]
