Tag: local officials

DILG: Show cause order given to 13 LGU execs for vaccine line-jumping

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 […]

DILG: Over 400 local officials, civilians facing criminal raps over irregularities in gov’t cash aid distribution

(Eagle News) — Over 400 local officials and civilians are facing criminal charges over anomalies in the distribution of the government’s financial assistance under the Social Amelioration Program. In  a statement, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said of the 437, 203 were elected public officials, including a municipal mayor, city and municipal councilors, barangay captains, barangay kagawads, SK chairmen and SK councilors. Another 102 are barangay and city personnel, including barangay secretaries, […]

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 […]

“You have to go,” President Duterte warns negligent, lazy officials involved in delayed public works projects

  (Eagle News) –Officials behind public works projects that remained unfinished for years will be the next target of President Rodrigo Duterte who vowed to initiate a review of these delayed projects. He said these negligent officials will have to go. “So I will review with the Cabinet this one. All public works projects, which have been delayed for years, you get out immediately and I can maybe look for the money,” President Duterte said […]