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JAILS UNDER BJMP JOIN 'BRIGADA ESKWELA'
Tuesday 21st of May 2013
MANILA, May 21 (PIA) -- Jails nationwide under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) are actively participating in the Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education (Deped).
In the National Capital Region, Pasay City Jail joined Pasay City West High School in wall painting, chair repair and beautification of classrooms, the BJMP said in a statement.
Pasay CJ Warden, Jail Superintendent Brendan Fulgencio said they are happy to have been of help in preparing the school’s facilities before classes start.
In Region IV-A, scheduled to join local Brigada Eskwela projects are Dasmarinas City Jail, Trece Martires City Jail, Batan...
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15May2013MANILA, May 15 (PIA) -- The real winners in Monday’s midterm election are the Filipino people who expressed their will in a credible, free and peaceful election, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said in a statement Wednesday. “Sa pamamagitan ng balota ay ating naiparinig ang boses ng mamamayan (The voice of the people have been heard through the ballot),” Roxas said. “Naipakita po natin ang sigla ng ating demokrasya (We have shown that we have a vibrant democracy),” ...
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14May2013MANILA, May 14 (PIA) -- The National Task Force SAFE 2013 of the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Philippine National Police on Monday reported a generally peaceful conduct of the 2013 mid-term elections, with only one reported election-related violent incident in Sulu. In a statement, the DILG said data culled from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Task Force SAFE at the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame showed that shooting incidents occurred in Cavite City; Bgy. Abra, Santiago C...
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13May2013ILOILO CITY, May 13 (PIA6) -- Political parties and candidates have received several kinds of warnings, admonitions and advisories from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in connection with the May 13, 2013 midterm elections. Many if not all of these are reiterations of previous issuances made by the election body. But this one surely rings a new message – a basura-free elections 2013. And this one comes not only from the poll authority but also from its partners who want ...
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10May2013MANILA, May 10 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections has placed all provincial and city jails nationwide under its control during the remainder of the election period of the May 13, 2013 elections. This, following a request by the Department of the Interior and Local Government to place provincial jails in 15 “priority provinces” under the commission’s control. In an en banc resolution dated yesterday, the poll body led by Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said it approved DILG Secretary Mar...
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06May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 6 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – 10 directed all local chief executives (LCEs) to create their respective transition teams that will ensure an orderly and smooth turnover to the incoming local officials. The regional directive to provincial governors, city and town mayors was a reiteration of DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-33 issued by DILG Secretary Mar Roxas to create a Local Governance Transition Team that shall be chaired by the...
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03May2013MANILA, May 3 (PIA) -- All policemen detailed to local elective officials as protective security personnel (PSP) during the election period should always be in full uniform, the Department of the Interior and Local Government has strongly advised. This after the DILG received reports that the police security personnel have performed their duties in civilian clothes allegedly because of pressure from local elective officials under their protection. In a memorandum circular to all local chief ex...
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03May2013MANILA, May 3 (PIA) -- Barely two weeks before the 2013 midterm elections, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said that it will deploy at least 30,000 Philippine National Police personnel to beef up security in preparation for the May 13 polls. In a statement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said the PNP had ordered the recall of 11,693 PNP recruits and on- schooling from training centers for deployment to the Commission on Election’s 15 priority provinces. ...
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01May2013MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, May 1 (PIA)-- Sixteen Bukidnon towns will benefit from the “Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat (Salintubig)” program implemented by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Ronelo P. Alvarez, Provincial Director, DILG, said ‘Salintubig’ is designed to provide sufficient potable water to household especially in poorest barangays with high level of waterborne diseases, resettlement areas, and remote villages with no access to safe drinking wat...
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26Apr2013MANILA, April 26 (PIA) -- Cellphone jammers be warned: government announced on Thursday that anyone found guilty of using cellular phone signal jammers during the May 2013 midterm elections will be imprisoned. During a press conference held in Camp Crame, Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes said the use of jammers is regulated in the Philippines and its users during the conduct of the polls may face eight to 12 years in prison if found guilty. “We (Comelec) have a resolution th...
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23Apr2013MANILA, April 23 (PIA) -- “It takes a village to raise a child.” Stressing the vital role of LGUs in child development, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas handed the awards to the five winners of this year’s “Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities” for creating “child-friendly environments” in their localities that protect, promote, and preserve the well-being of children. “It is always the community that raises the young,” Roxas said i...
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17Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- The Fire National Training Institute (FNTI) recently received P20-million worth of fire-fighting equipment from Firefighters Without Borders Foundation, a non-profit organization based in The Netherlands. The donation includes, among others, a Rosenbauer firetruck, 210 self- contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA), one breathing air compressor, 40 fire hoses of several sizes, 115 fire-fighter suits, two hydraulic spreaders, 20 handheld radios, and fire-fighting a...
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11Apr2013MANILA, April 11 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said the government is adopting a near-site or even on-site relocation policy for informal settlers residing along the precarious waterways of Metro Manila. Roxas said President Aquino himself gave instructions that all relocation strategies of the government agencies should, as a top priority, prevent the displacement of families from their source of livelihood and schools. The DILG is the key agency that is coordinat...
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03Apr2013CABUYAO CITY, Laguna, April 3 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recognized the city of Cabuyao for achieving an excellent score of 95.30 in the Anti-Red Tape Act-Report card Survey (ARTA-RCS) for the Fiscal Year 2012. DILG Provincial Director Lionel L. Dalope presented the certificate of recognition to Cabuyao City Mayor, Isidro L. Hemedes Jr during the flag-raising ceremony last March 18, 2013. The ARTA-RCS project was implemented pursuant to Republic Act 94...
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01Apr2013LUNGSOD NG LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Abril 1 (PIA) --Ipinagmalaki ng pamahalaang panglalawigan ng Quezon ang pagiging ‘finalist’ nito sa Galing Pook award na proyekto ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) at Galing Pook Foundation. Pormal na tinanggap ni Quezon Gov. David Suarez mula kina DILG Secretary Mar Roxas III, Galing Pook Foundation Vice-Chairperson Ma. Lourdes Fernando, at Land Bank of the Philippines president Gilda Pico ang tropeo ng pagkilala sa programang “Linga...
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28Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 28 (PIA6) -- Agencies involved in the various committees of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council are on their toes for the Holy Week. RDRRMC Chair Rosario Cabrera of the Office of Civil Defense-6, said the agencies have put in place their respective preparedness plan even as the Christian communities attend to their own ceremonies. She said the DILG-6 has issued a circular to all its city, provincial and cluster heads to enjoin local government u...
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22Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- Dumaguete City received the prestigious "Galing Pook Award" for Environment for its best practices in innovating and implementing the city-wide septage management program in the Philippines. City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria received the award recently from Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas at the Diosdado Macapagal Hall, Landbank Plaza in Malate, Manila. Of the 122 cities of the country, 16 were initially chosen to present their respective best practices. ...
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12Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar 12 (PIA) -- Key personnel of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) underwent a seminar on basic HIV-AIDS dubbed “Scaling-Up Effective and Sustained Response on HIV-AIDS.” The seminar aims to further enhance knowledge and awareness on HIV-AIDS, to strengthen the local AIDS responses through the development of leadership capacities, and provide technical support to target LGUs, as well as to plan future local strategies to mitigate the impact of HIV ...
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07Mar2013CARMONA, Cavite, March 7 (PIA) --“Carmona is the best performing municipality in the entire Philippines, the first municipality in the country to receive the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award,” regional director Josefina Castilla Go of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 4A said. This was the opening statement of Go, during the Sectoral Committee on Macroeconomy and Development Administration (SCMDA) 1st quarterly meeting held recently at the municipal hall of this municipality....
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04Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regions 4A and National Capital Region (NCR) recently spearheaded the creation of the technical working group (TWG) for the Pasig-Laguna De Bay Riverbasin. The newly created TWG is composed of 24 members both from the DILG Regions IV-A and NCR, national gov’t agencies (NGAs) and non-gov’t organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and the academe. Further, an executive committee was ...
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26Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 26 (PIA) --A partnership was formed between the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and the German Development Corporation (GIZ) thru a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will facilitate the placement of an integrated expert in the university. This is in line with UPV’s role in the Western Visayas Local Governance Resource Consortium (WVLGRC), a collaboration of four learning institutions in the region and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-6)...
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25Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has turned over the P7-million Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) to Iloilo province for winning the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH). DILG Provincial Director Rosario Maza turned over the money to Gov. Arthur D. Defensor, Sr. during a ceremony today in time with the province's commemoration of the 27th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution at the Provincial Capitol. Maza said the PC...
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20Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Local government units in Western Visayas are expected to benefit from a consortium of the region’s state universities and colleges. The Western Visayas Local Governance Resource Consortium (WVLGRC) is composed of four learning institutions which include the Central Philippine University (CPU), University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), University of San Agustin (USA) and Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST). Prof. Jigger Latoza, directo...
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14Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga has released a total of P17 million Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) to Butuan City and the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. DILG-Caraga Regional Director Lilibeth Famacion said the PCF is a performance-based incentive conferred to LGUs for having passed the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH). “This is to stimulate their performance in putting a premium on development initiatives fo...
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12Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Negros Oriental gathered local governments and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the province recently to draw priority projects dubbed, “Bottom-up Planning and Budgeting (BuPB)." DILG-NegOr OIC provincial director Farah Gentuya said the assemblies are an offshoot of the regional orientation of BuPB participated in by 25 field officers of the province in Iloilo City. Initially, during the assembly in ...
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01Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau-6 has recommended relocation for villages with ready relocation sites as deemed by the assessment it has undertaken. MGB-6 Information Officer Lara Artajo said that there are 12 relocation sites assessed so far as part of the bureau’s geohazard mapping program. MGB record showed that in Aklan, the barangays of Old Buswang in Kalibo and Cauayan in New Washington as potential relocation sites for the two municipalities. In...
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30Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 30 (PIA) -- Matapos makatanggap ng “Seal of Good Housekeeping-Silver” ang lungsod ng Cotabato noong 2012, naghahanda naman ito ngayon para sa awarding ng Seal of Good Housekeeping-Gold sa pangunguna ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Magtutunggali para sa Gold Category ang lahat ng mga lungsod at munisipalidad sa bansa na nakatanggap ng Silver Seal. Sa Rehiyon 12, ang mga Lungsod ng Cotabato at General Santos lamang ang nabigy...
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18Jan2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The 10 municipalities and one city of Rizal province are targets of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Budget and Management, and National Anti-Poverty Commission and other line government agencies’ Bottom Up Budgeting (BUB) program 2014. The program’s target will be 52 Calabarzon LGUs with a total budget of P 786 million. Forty-nine LGUs will be given a budget of P15 million each while Batangas City will be allotted a ...
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17Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas announced, Thursday, the relief of more officials of the Philippine National Police in the Calabarzon Region, including its regional director, Chief Supt. James Melad, to give way to an impartial investigation into the series of killings in the region involving policemen. The relief order came after the fatal shooting of a suspect, Fernando Morales aka Pandoy, who was gunned down in the early morning hours of Monday whi...
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17Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Sunday spearheaded a Unity Walk in Quezon City to formally mark the start of the 120-day election period. Roxas led the Unity Walk and Inter-Faith Prayer Rally for Secure and Fair Elections in 2013 (SAFE 2013), which started in different parts of Metro Manila and culminated in the historic Quezon Memorial Circle. About 3,000 people from various government agencies—including the DILG, Philippine National Police, Com...
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15Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Monday instructed the Philippine National Police to strictly implement the rules on the provision of security details to candidates as part of the overall efforts to ensure a safe and orderly mid-term elections in May. He also called on the citizenry to report any incident of policemen providing unauthorized security for politicians. He promised swift action against anyone found violating the directive, which he said...
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12Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 12 (PIA6) -- Eco-tourism sites in upland Iloilo covered by the Tigum-Aganan Watershed area were given gears and equipment for community-based tourism projects. The gears and equipment were donated by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI), which has been helping the municipalities identify and develop their eco-tourism potentials through training. CUI Project Officer Jerilee Cameña said the gears consist of safety harness/carabeeners such as static ropes, seat harnesses, ...
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04Jan2013RMANILA, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has directed the Philippine National Police to immediately find and charge those who fired the fatal stray bullets that claimed the lives of at least two persons, including a 7-year-old girl, during the last New Year’s Eve revelries. In a statement, Roxas said that he relayed his order to PNP Director General Alan Purisima to track down the owners of the guns from which the fatal stray bullets hit 7-year-old Stephanie...
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28Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has stepped up its efforts to coordinate the delivery of government services in Western Visayas as it continues to assess the damage resulting from the onslaught of tropical depression “Quinta.” In a statement, DILG Undersecretaries Rafael Antonio M. Santos and Austere A. Panadero said they have instructed DILG Region 6 Director Evelyn A. Trompeta to continue working with the local government units heads in ...
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23Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 23 (PIA) --By winning in the regional search, Bohol vies for “Pamana ng Lahi” National Award. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Information Officer Jose Jeffrey Bernasor bared this information at the weekly Kapihan sa PIA, which was aired live over DyTR on Thursday. Bernasor shared that Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto received the regional award publicly acknowledging Bohol’s a-one performance in governance last week, during a DILG gathering in ...
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21Dec2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) awarded the City Government of Tacurong with a glass trophy and a check worth P2 Million for being adjudged as the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Regional Winner under the Component City Category. Mayor Lina O. Montilla received the awards during DILG-XII Year-End Evaluation and Awarding Ceremonies on December 12, 2012 at Sun City Suites, General Santos City. “The national government is rest as...
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20Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) --- To avoid disruption of public service amidst tension in the Capitol here, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued an advisory declaring Vice Governor Agnes Magpale as the acting governor of Cebu. The advisory signed by DILG-7 Regional Director Ananias Villacorta was sent Wednesday to government offices, banks, and law enforcement agencies in the province. In the advisory, Villacorta said that Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia was meted a penalty of six-m...
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20Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- To avoid disruption of public service amidst tension in the Capitol here, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued an advisory declaring Vice Governor Agnes Magpale as acting governor of Cebu. The advisory signed by DILG-7 Regional Director Ananias Villacorta was sent Wednesday to government offices, banks, and law enforcement agencies in the province. Villacorta, in the advisory, said that Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia was meted a suspension of six-mo...
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19Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Tuesday ordered new PNP Acting Director General Alan Purisima to strike hard against jueteng, especially its operators and protectors who are raking in billions of pesos in illicit earnings that in turn fill the war chests of warlord politicians in many towns and provinces around the country. “I have instructed Director General Alan Purisima to revise the PNP’s Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) 2013 operations pla...
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18Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 17 (PIA) -- The province of Bohol walked away with the plum award 'Most Outstanding Province' during the recent Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2012 conducted by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 7. Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto received, in behalf of the province, the plaque of recognition and a cash award of P3 million during the DILG 7 Evaluation Conference and Awarding Ceremony held Dec. 14, 2012 at the Cebu Grand Hotel, Cebu City. The Gawad Pamana ng L...
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17Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec 17 (PIA) -- A cabinet official challenged all local government units (LGUs) to play an important role in the country's economic growth and development specifically in the countryside and to sustain this growth and make it inclusive. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Francisco "Bimbo" Fernandez issued this challenge in his keynote message during the DILG-7 evaluation and conference and awarding ceremonies for the Toboy 2012, Lupong Tagapamayap...
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17Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec. 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) in Central Visayas gave recognition to outstanding local government units and barangay officials in the region during the awarding ceremonies for ‘The Outstanding Barangay Officials of the Year’ (TOBOY), Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives awards (LTIA) and Gawad Pamana Ng Lahi awards on December 14 at Cebu Grand hotel, Cebu City. Bohol Province received P3M and trophy for winning the ‘Pamana ng Lahi...
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10Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec 10 (PIA) -- Twenty fishermen have been rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Mati, Davao Oriental in the wake of Typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha). In a report, Transportation and Communications Secretary Jun Abaya also said five bodies were recovered and 310 remain unaccounted for. Two PCG vessels were deployed to conduct search and rescue as well as relief operations in the province of Davao Oriental. The first vessel, a 5-meter PCG vessel BRP-Davao del Nort...
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07Dec2012DAGUPAN CITY, Dec. 7 — Despite the plea of the provincial government to remove Pangasinan from the list of areas of concern for the mid-term election, the police suggested looking into the positive side of the issue instead. P/Supt. Mateo Casupang, deputy provincial director for operations, said Thursday that being included in the list means that the province can easily get personnel and operational supports from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military. “At least we can attai...
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07Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- More relief goods are on its way to the coastal municipalities of Boston, Cateel, and Baganga in Davao Oriental as a road in the north route is now passable, opening up land access to the towns earlier rendered isolated by typhoon Pablo. In a statement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Friday said the towns are now accessible via the Bislig-Baganga route. He said another temporary detour is also being constructed in Palma Gil Bridge which should be o...
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07Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- The Aquino administration is working to provide much needed relief for the affected families in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley who were badly hit by Typhoon “Pablo” (international name Bopha). In a statement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said the government's immediate goal is to send aid to the isolated coastal municipalities of Boston, Cateel, and Baganga in Davao Oriental and New Bataan in Compostela Valley. “Damage from Typhoon Pabl...
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06Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Wednesday led the ground breaking for the first ever in-city relocation program in Malabon City that have the full participation of community members in partnership with the local government, civil society groups, and the private sector. He said the project will be the template of the Aquino government’s future housing efforts in other areas particularly those that are located near riverways and esteros that are at h...
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03Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government has developed a website where the public can readily see the finances and other transaction of local government units in line with the Aquino administration's "Daang Matuwid (straight path)" thrust. By logging on to the Full Disclosure Policy Portal (FDPP) through "fdpp.dilg.gov.ph" the public can view important LGU documents such as annual budget reports, statements of debt service, statements of receipts and expenditures...
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29Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 29 (PIA) --- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas personally led the final ground preparations, Wednesday, for the Thanksgiving Mass for San Pedro Calungsod to ensure a “safe, secure, and solemn” event for the thousands of devotees expected to flock South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu. Roxas presided over the final briefing at the event site to ensure that all security preparations and contingencies are in place for the Friday afternoon Thanksgiving Mass which wi...
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27Nov2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The Basilan Peace and Order Council (PPOC) approved and endorsed for immediate implementation the P40 million PAMANA project for the four towns in the province. In an emergency meeting called for the purpose last November 20, presiding Chairperson Governor Jum J. Akbar asked the members of the council to look into the project proposals submitted to the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA)-DILG Funds. She thanked the members of the council for respond...
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27Nov2012Roxas hails civil society's role in budget reform preparation MANILA, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has lauded leaders of civil society groups who have taken an active part in the preparation of the national budget to ensure that the country’s resources are maximized to the fullest and are able to meet the most basic needs of the people. In his keynote during the 5th Congress of the Caucus of Development NGO Network or CODE-NGO at the Ateneo de Manila Uni...
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26Nov2012QUEZON CITY, Nob 26 (PIA) - - Sa National Ecosavers Program (NEP), kabataan ang pangunahing kikilos para sa malinis na kapaligiran. Ang NEP ay magkatuwang na programa ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), at ng Galing Pook Foundation na naglalayong turuan ang mga kabataan na mapangalagaan ang kanilang kapaligiran. Dahil na rin sa lumal...
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22Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The DILG-NCR organized recently the "Training on Online Submission and Database of Reports with Google Technology and Web Development" at the EPWMD Conference Room, Quezon City Hall, Quezon City in line with its continuing thrust of developing its internal governance capacity. The training, attended by 25 DILG-NCR officers, aimed to develop a database of reports and to establish a system of submission and consolidation of reports using Cloud technology. Engr. Martin ...
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19Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has identified 15 provinces in the priority watch list of the Philippine National Police where there could be violence during the upcoming 2013 midterm elections. In a statement, Roxas said the police have also identified 60 active private armed groups (PAGs) and another 47 with potential to become PAGs that could be utilized by politicians to harass and intimidate voters during the May 13 polls. Roxas made the disclos...
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16Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has relieved Zamboanga del Sur Provincial PNP Director Senior Superintendent William T. Manzan and Pagadian City Chief of Police Superintendent Kenneth H. Mission in connection with the Aman Futures investment scam that victimized thousands in the province and parts of Mindanao. In a statement, Roxas said this is meant to avoid chances of whitewash in the ongoing police investigation into the latest “get-rich-quick” ...
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13Nov2012CEBU CITY November 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) in the region intensified its link and partnership with the Civil Society Organizations (CSO), national government agencies and stakeholders to adopt and make full disclosure policy implemented in any institution in the country. This commitment was worked out in a workshop and training dubbed "Building on the Full Disclosure Policy: Developing the Capacity of CSOs to Engage in Local Budgeting and Governanc...
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09Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- An officer of the Department of Interior and Local Government, who is accused of physically and verbally attacking a traffic constable, is facing outright dismissal from service if found guilty. In a show cause order issued today by the DILG Legal Service, a Local Government Operations Officer at the DILG Region IV-A (Calabarzon), was asked to explain within 48 hours allegations that he attacked MMDA traffic constable Jonard Jeramil when the latter accosted him for jaywa...
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06Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 6 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) yesterday began the process for the selection of nominees for the DILG Local Legislative Award. DILG Memorandum Circular 2012 – 143 dated August 14, 2012 states that the Local Legislative Award “accords official recognition to the Sangguniang Panglungsod or to the Sangguniang Bayan that excels in the enactment of ordinances and resolutions that ult...
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24Oct2012SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Okt 25 (PIA6) -- Ang rehiyonal nga talatapan sang Department of the Interior and Local Government diri sa Rehiyon 6 maga-highlight sang ika-21 nga anibersaryo sang Local Government Code pinaagi sa apat ka mga dalagku nga kahiwatan sa Huwebes, Oktubre 25, 2012. Si DILG VI Director Evelyn Trompeta ang nagpadala na sang imbitasyon sa mga pinuno sang lokal nga panguluhan, ahensya sang gobyerno nasyonal, buluthuan, non-government organization kag iban pa nga tagsakdag para sa is...
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19Oct2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Okt 19 (PIA) -- Pasok na ang lungsod ng Tacurong sa shortlist ng pinagpipilian para sa National Gawad Pamana ng Lahi city category ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Kahapon, humarap na si Tacurong mayor Lina Montilla sa Gawad Pamana ng Lahi national board of judges para sa isang interview. Nakatuon ang interview sa mabuting pamamahala at sa mga pagbabagong ipinatupad ng pamunuan ng alkalde sa pagpap...
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18Oct2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Oct 18 (PIA) -- Rizal mayors of municipalities directly adjacent or affected by the Laguna Lake and Pasig River water systems attended a recently concluded inter-agency and inter-regional collaboration workshop at the Marikina Convention Center. Mayors Joric Gacula (Taytay), Gerry Calderon (Angono), Cecilio Ynares (Binangonan), Joseph Buenaventura (Morong), Jose Rafael Diaz (San Mateo), Cecilio Hernandez (Rodriguez), Bernardo San Juan Jr. (Cardona), Leandro Masikip (Pilili...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga held a "Training of Trainers and Contingency Planning for Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (LDRRMOs)" aimed at building disaster-resilient and safe communities in the Agusan River Basin areas of the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Butuan City. The training was held at Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, Butuan City on October 12, 2012. The Community-Based Disast...
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16Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 16 (PIA) -- Giaprobaran na sa Kongreso diha sa ikatulo ug katapusang pagbasa ang balaodnon nga magduso sa kaayohan sa mga opisyales sa barangay isip nag-unang tigplano ug tig-implementar sa mga programa ug kalihokan sa gobyerno. Ubos sa maong balaodnon, ang tanan opisyales sa barangay, lakip na ang mga barangay tanod, mga miyembro sa Lupon ng Tagapamayapa, barangay health workers, barangay day care workers, mahatagan ug lump sum retirement pay nga katumbas sa usa ka tuig nga...
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12Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct. 12 -- The Barangay Assembly Day for the 2nd semester of 2012 is set on October 14, 2012, pursuant to Proclamation No. 260 issued by President Benigno S. Aquino III on September 30 last year. Among the activities to be conducted in the assembly is the State of Barangay Address (SOBA) with emphasis on first semester accomplishments, financial report and updates on on-going programs and projects for calendar year 2012. Posting of barangay budget, statement of income and expenditu...
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10Oct2012MANILA, Oct. 10 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Wednesday announced the designation of Chief Supt. Ruben F. Bearis, Jr., Deputy Chief for Operations, as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Under Department Order 2012-742 dated October 9, 2012, Roxas ordered the designation of Bearis as BFP-OIC in view of the retirement of Fire Director Rolando M. Bandilla on August 20, 2012. Bearis, 53, is a member of the Philippine National Police A...
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03Oct2012SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Oktubre 3 (PIA)-- Misalmot ang lokal nga panggamhanan sa dakbayan sa gitawag 1st Local Government Unit (LGU) eGov Awards karong umaabot nga Nobyembre kung asa ipasigarbo sa syudad ang mga mahinungdanong programa niini may kalabotan sa Information and Communications Technology kon ICT. Sumala pa ni City Media Affairs Officer, Avelmar Manansala ipasigarbo sa dakbayan ang mga inisyatibo niini sa paghatod ug mga bag-ong serbisyo alang sa nagkalain-laing sektor sa sosyodad...
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02Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 2 -- The Barangay Assembly for the second semester of Calendar Year 2012 is set on October 14, 2012. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), region 10, urges Barangay officials to conduct a Barangay Assembly in their respective areas on the said day pursuant to Proclamation No. 260 dated September 30, 2011 issued by President Benigno S. Aquino III and DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2012-156 dated Sept. 18, 2012. The primary objective of the event is...
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02Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct. 2 -- The Department of Interior and Local Government provincial office has again reminded the Philippine National Police to remain neutral during the conduct of the 2012 Elections. The filing of the Certificates of Candidacy (COC) started yesterday, October 1, 2012. However, the campaign season will start on February next year. “There is actually no problem here in the province because the police here appear to be objective when it comes to keeping their neutrality during ...
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28Sep2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept. 28 (PIA) -- The city government here is all set to showcase its best practices in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as an entry in the 1st Local Government Unit (LGU) eGov Awards in November. City Media Affairs Officer, Avelmar Manansala said the entry will feature the initiatives of the local government through the SHEEP-Computer Literacy Program (CLP) in delivering innovative services to different sectors of society through ICT literacy trainings. SHE...
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26Sep2012CADIZ CITY, Negros Occ. Sept 26 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) awarded the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) to Cadiz City, after ranking fourth in the 2010 evaluation of the Local Government Performance Management System of local government units in the province. The SGH recognizes good performance in internal housekeeping, like local legislation, development planning, resource generation, allocation and utilization, customer service and human resource manag...
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21Sep2012DAGUPAN CITY, Sept. 21 (PIA) -- Despite being awarded the Seal of Good Housekeeping recently, a member of the provincial board said Pangasinan will continue to uphold good and transparent governance with or without the award. “Even without the Seal of Good Housekeeping we are already doing that (good and transparent governance) from the very first day the governor (Amado T. Espino Jr.) assumed post,” board member Von Mark Mendoza said. “At least, we are happy that the national government...
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13Sep2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Sept 13 (PIA) -- The office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) here held a focus group discussion (FGD) on the Systems on Competency Assessment for Local Governments (Scalog), a complimentary tool for the Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS). The new assessment tool aims to assess the organizational competencies of a local government unit (LGU) to render and sustain a high performance in delivering the basic services to the comm...
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06Sep2012ILOILO CITY, Sep 6 (PIA6) -- A memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the proposed Western Visayas Local Governance Resource Consortium (WVLGRC) was signed here on Sept. 4 to formalize the organization of the consortium that will serve as a center for local governance excellence via knowledge sharing and innovation. Signatories to the MOA were the Department of the Interior and Local Government – 6 (DILG6) as the lead agency and its partner academic institutions, namely University of the Philippin...
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04Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) welcomes the appointment of former Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas as the new Secretary of the DILG. On Sunday, President Aquino announced the appointment of Roxas as the new DILG chief, vice Jesse Robredo who died in a plane crash almost two weeks ago, a DILG statement said. Prior to Roxas’s appointment, the Chief Executive named Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa as caretaker of the DILG so as not t...
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04Sep2012SURIGAO CITY, Sept. 4 (PIA) – Giawhag sa administrasyong Aquino ang katawhan didto sa mga apektadong lugar sa linog sa pagkooperar sa mga ahensya sa gobyerno aron maseguro ang ilang kaluwasan, matud sa opisyales sa Palasyo kagahapon. "Ang unang konsiderasyon po ng ating pamahaalan ay ‘yung kanilang safety. Nagkaroon na po ng isang alert level III ‘nung Biyernes at ang mahalaga po doon ay iligtas ang mga taong nasa mga delikadong lugar," matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda at...
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30Aug2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Aug 30 (PIA) -- Angono has topped the list of top performing local government units (LGUs) based on the recently released list of the Department of the Interior and Local Government on the Local Government Performance Management System (LGPMS). In a report sent to Angono Mayor Gerry Calderon by the Angono Municipal Local Government Operations Office, Angono tops Rizal province with 4.81 points out of 5 in its over-all state of performance index (OPI). Angono leads the m...
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28Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 28 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) in collaboration with the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) has prepared various activities in celebration of the National Crime Prevention Week (NCPW) on September 1 to 7. In a news release, DILG-NCR Regional Director Renato Brion said a kick-off ceremony will be simultaneously conducted in five police operational districts in Metro Manila on September 7 starting with a Mass th...
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27Aug2012ILOILO CITY, Aug. 27 (PIA6) – The region’s 11 contenders for this year’s Gawad Kalasag awards are now among the top three national finalists, according to Civil Defense-6 Director Rosario Cabrera. Cabrera, who was guest at the weekly cable television program “Hangpanay” of the Philippine Information Agency-6, said these finalists are showcases of Western Visayas’ initiatives in disaster risk reduction and management. She said the groups, chosen from more than 30 entries, represen...
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26Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 26 -- The remains of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo’s was brought to his hometown of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Sunday. President Benigno S. Aquino III led the departure honors for Robredo. Some 150 members of the Presidential Security Group Honor Guards rendered the departure honors and paid their last respects to the former DILG chief with a 19-gun salute. With the President were Robredo’s immediate family and members of his official family....
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26Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 26 -- Members of the Aquino cabinet held a memorial service for former Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, Saturday night at the Kalayaan Hall of Malacanang. Climate Change Cluster Ramon Paje of the Department of Environmet and Natural Resources spoke of Robredo as one who did what is right. Paje said, often, when he consulted Robredo, the latter would always tell him to do what is right despite pressures and assured him that he (Robredo) would be behind...
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26Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 26 -- Members of the Aquino cabinet held a memorial service for former Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, Saturday night at the Kalayaan Hall of Malacanang. Climate Change Cluster Ramon Paje of the Department of Environmet and Natural Resources spoke of Robredo as one who did what is right. Paje said, often, when he consulted Robredo, the latter would always tell him to do what is right despite pressures and assured him that he (Robredo) would be behind...
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25Aug2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, August 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government Regional Management Coordinating Committee composed of DILG, Philippine National Police and Bureau of Fire Protection sponsored a concelebrated mass for the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo. Held at the Santo Nino Parish Church at 8 a.m. of August 24, Friday, the mass was attended by the officials and staff of the DILG family in Eastern Visayas, members of the media and other govern...
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25Aug2012CEBU CITY August 24 (PIA) --- The Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 offered mass at 12 noon today to pay tribute to the late Secretary Jesse Robredo and his Cebuano pilot Jessup Bahinting. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma officiated the mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. RDC-7 chairman Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has urged all RDC members and congressmen in the region to attend the said mass in honor of Roberdo and Bahinting considered by many as good examples of good gove...
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24Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug 24 (PIA) -- Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo was originally set to be the guest of honor of the 2012 Talakudong Festival on September 18. The festive mood all over Tacurong City, while everybody prepares for the celebration, unexpectedly turned to grief and mourning as reports confirmed his death in the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane on August 21. Saddened, Tacurong City residents regret they could have proudly shown the late secretary the city’s Seal of G...
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24Aug2012SIQUIJOR, Aug 24 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) family in Siquijor offers a Holy Mass yesterday for the late Secretary Jesse M. Robredo at the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Siquijor, Siquijor. The mass was celebrated by Monsignor Candelario Catubig, parish priest of Siquijor who, in his homily said that Robredo’s death brings to all lessons to live by and that is, “How do we want to be remembered when we’re gone.” He said Robredo’s life is a go...
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23Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 23 (PIA6) -- Si Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa sang Miyerkoles nagmandu sang isa ka komprehensibo nga pagtuon sang tanan nga pending nga mga programa ka mga proyekto nga nagbilin bangud sa hinali nga pagkamatay Secretary Jesse Robredo sang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) agud mapaseguro nga ang tanan nga mga reporma nga gin-implemenar kag ang operasyon padayon. Si Ochoa, nga gindesignar bilang officer-in-charge sang DILG ni President Benigno S. Aqi...
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23Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 23 (PIA) -- Mag-aalay ng misa ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato para sa yumaong si Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo sa Biyernes, alas 4 ng hapon sa covered court ng provincial capitol. Ang misa, ayon kay Gov. Arthur y. Pingoy Jr., ay bilang pag-alala sa mga nagawa ng kalihim lalung lalo na sa pagsulong ng matuwid na pamamahala ng lokal na pamahalaan. Kasabay rito nananawagan si Gov. Pingoy sa mga kaw...
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23Aug2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Aug. 23 (PIA) -- Governor Damian Mercado, like other leaders across the country, expressed sadness at the untimely death of Secretary Jesse Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), citing the event as a big loss to local government units (LGUs). Mercado made the statement in a live phone interaction over dyDM, Wednesday when anchorman Zaldy Olita sought his reaction on news that Robredo€™s dead body was found still strapp...
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20Aug2012SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Agosto 20 (PIA 6) - - Ginpabutyag ni Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. nga ang pangulohan probinsyal sang Iloilo magapatigayon sa paghiwat sang Misa halad para sa pagsuporta sa mga lihok sa pagpangita kay Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo nga nadula pagkatapos nga ginreport nga na-crash ang ginasakyan sini nga eroplano sa babybayon sang Masbate City sang nagligad nga Sabado. Ginpahayag ni Defensor sa interview sang lokal nga radio nga si Secretary Robre...
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20Aug2012ILOILO CITY, August 20 (PIA 6) -- The Iloilo provincial government will offer a mass in support to the search and rescue operations to find Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo who went missing after their Piper Seneca plane crashed off the coast of Masbate City on Saturday. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said in a local media interview today that Secretary Robredo is one of the best Secretaries of the Aquino government, “and he is always very supportive to the programs of th...
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13Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 13 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said the county is now better prepared for floods and other calamities because of the improved capabilities of local governments on disaster readiness and prevention. In a statement posted on the agency website (dilg.gov.ph), Robredo said local government units (LGUs), from the province up to the barangay level, are now more ready for floods because of continuous training, better equipment and coordination. “Gener...
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12Aug2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, August 12 (PIA) -- Local officials are now more prepared to deal with disasters because of a clearer understanding of where the five percent disaster fund should go and how this fund should be properly utilized. Thus said Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Director Florida Dijan amidst the calamity that struck Central Luzon last week. Most parts of Central Luzon endured massive flooding, with depth reaching to as high as eight feet in so...
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12Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 9 (PIA) -- To reduce poverty incidence in Caraga Region, the regional offices of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the Municipality of San Agustin, Surigao del Sur signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to implement PODER 7, an anti-poverty project funded by Agencia Española Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). The MOA was signed after the project launching and municipa...
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11Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 11 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has been ordered to assist in cleanup and water rationing of flood-affected areas in the National Capital Region and Regions 3 and 4. This was after BFP was instrumental in the rescue and evacuation efforts during the height of the torrential rains that submerged major parts of the metropolis and nearby areas. In a statement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo ordered BFP officer-in-charge Ruben Bearis to deploy hi...
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03Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government has implemented a number of “drastic” anti-crime strategies to minimize, if not discourage, the commission of crimes in Metro Manila. In a statement, DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has put to task all the five National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) District Directors, the local chiefs of police, their sub-station and police community precinct (PCPs) commanders, to carry out the new intensified anti-crime c...
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01Aug2012ILOILO CITY, Aug. 1 (PIA) -- The illegal drug situation in the region is on a downward trend, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas, on its 10th anniversary. “This should give us more reasons to bring our fight further,” PDEA-6 Director Yogi Felimon Ruiz said in media interviews. Ruiz said his focus has been on intensification of anti-drug operations on high value targets, with constant monitoring of identified drug dens or convergence areas. He a...
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27Jul2012MANILA, July 27 (PIA) -- To meet the challenges of rapid urbanization and local environment degradation, the Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region has trained its city directors and cluster heads on urban governance, a statement said on its website (ncr.dilg.gov.ph). DILG-NCR Director Renato L. Brion said their agency has undertaken considerable efforts to incorporate the view of urban governance in the implementation of their programs and projects. DILG-NCR ma...
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26Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 26 (PIA6) – The lowly “ginamos” (or local shrimp paste), has become a major product that caters to tourists who flock to Anilao. Used as condiment and dip for green mangoes, it is also a favorite viand of Ilonggos. This started with the identification of shrimp paste and other shrimp processed products as the One Town, One Product of the municipality of Anilao in Iloilo, in 2005. Banate Bay Resource Management Council data (2008) revealed that Krill, acetes or hipo...
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19Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 19 (PIA6) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government here in Western Visayas has renewed its call to all local government units in the region for the establishment of Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) to ensure the implementation of programs and services intended for the sector. DILG 6 Local Government Officer 6 Cheryl Tacda said the creation of PDAO is mandated by Republic Act No. 10070 or “An Act Establishing an Institutional Mechanism to Ensure ...
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19Jul2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, July 19 (PIA) -- A caravan on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation was held here Tuesday. The activity aims to push the need for disaster preparedness among LGUs. The Tapatan sa Timog Katagalugan Caravan on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA) aims to promote institutionalizing disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation and mitigation among local government units (LGUs) nationwide. The caravan is a joi...
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16Jul2012CEBU CITY, July 16 (PIA) -– The public is urged to be always on alert and be prepared to mitigate effects of disasters with the onset of the rainy season. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) – Mactan weather specialist Evangeline Tolentino said their agency is widening its scope on weather advisory update drive through short messaging service (SMS) apart from daily radio and television weather news broadcast. “We urge the public to be vig...
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10Jul2012QUEZON CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- Home is the best place to start and invest in good nutrition. Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) Regional Director Renato L. Brion recalled that when he was young his mother would insist that he took nutritious breakfast before going to school. Biron said this during a meeting of local nutrition councils of Metro Manila (MM) on the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN). “Kung kargado ang katawan (If the b...
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06Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 6 (PIA) -- To continuously provide the welfare for senior citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) signed a joint memorandum circular for the implementation of the Death Benefit Assistance amounting to P2,000 to the nearest surviving relative of a deceased indigent senior citizens. This is in compliance to Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. According to Ms. Wilm...
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05Jul2012MANILA, July 4 (PIA) -- As part of the Aquino administration's anti-corruption thrust, the Department of the Interior and Local Government will investigate alleged illegal mining issues hurled against the top official of Camarines Norte province (some 266.6 kilometers south of Manila). In a statement posted on its website, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo on Tuesday ordered an investigation of Camarines Norte Gov. Edgardo Tallado for his alleged involvement in several il...
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05Jul2012TANJAY CITY, Negros Oriental, June 5 (PIA) -- The Tanjay City government is set to construct road concreting and farm-to-market roads in its barangays from a support fund of P28 million from the Seal of Good Housekeeping award earned by the city granted by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Mayor Lawrence Teves said in a media conference held Tuesday that Tanjay City has received the award for its implementation of good governance plans and programs, including delivery of ...
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05Jul2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, July 5 (PIA) -- A planning workshop on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation was conducted by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) from July 3-4 in Cagayan de Oro City. Arsenio Alagenio of the disaster council said the activity aimed to come up with clear disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) guidelines and framework based on provincial situation analysis and findings of Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau. “The p...
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01Jul2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 1 (PIA) -- The Regional Development (RDC-7) in Central Visayas approved a resolution enjoining local government units (LGUs) to switch to the new permits and licensing program which has improved revenue generation of 40 LGUs in the region. According to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional Director Asteria Caberte the Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) program reduces time, signatories, and costs in securing business permits thus, eliminating ch...
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25Jun2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, June 25 (PIA) -- The governor of Negros Oriental has called on the new graduates of the Special Counter-Insurgency Operations Unit (SCOUT) here to take their responsibility in the province’s campaign against illegal drugs, illegal gambling and all forms of crime seriously. Degamo assured the SCOUT graduates of the provincial government’s support, saying that the policemen are their partners in ensuring the peace and order in the province. In his speech, the...
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22Jun2012DAVAO CITY, June 22 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has allotted P47 million for the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) in Region XI. The said fund serves as incentive for good governance-compliant local government units (LGUs). For this year’s PCF release, priorities are the LGUs belonging to the 1st-3rd income class municipalities and cities. Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo said, “In this region, I am so pleased to announce that...
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21Jun2012MANILA, June 21 (PIA) -- The number of fire incidents nationwide went down by 3,058 from January to April this year, compared to the 3,479 for the same period last year or a 12.10 percent deduction. In a statement posted on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) website, the agency noted that while the nationwide fire incidents decreased, the estimated cost of damages reported by the Bureau of Fire Protection rose to P1.09 billion for January to April 2012 from P922.2 millio...
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20Jun2012DAVAO CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III witnessed here today the awarding of the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) citation to each of the 13 municipal local government recipients from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Aquino was keynote speaker at the ARMM Convention on Local Governance held at the Waterfront Insular Hotel, Davao City, where the SGH awardees received plaque of recognition from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Each recipi...
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17Jun2012MANILA, June 17 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported over the weekend that close to 90 percent (90%) of local government units (LGUs) in the country have set up their local council for the protection of children (LCPC) that promotes children’s rights and implements child-centered programs at the local level. In its agency webnews, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo cited reports from the National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO) and ...
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16Jun2012MANILA, June 16 (PIA) -- Starting July 1 this year, all jails under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be required to post their expenditures and donations in their bulletin boards nationwide, a statement posted on its website said. After the DILG required local governments to disclose their budget and finances, it said that it is now the turn of the jails to divulge their expenditures and donations to the public. In 2010, the DILG issued the Fu...
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12Jun2012MANILA, June 12 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has asked the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) for a prompt deputation of select police anti-gambling personnel to carry out cease and desist orders (CDOs) against 13 outlets of an on-line off-fronton jai-alai betting firm that allegedly doubles as front for jueteng operations. A statement posted on the agency website said that the DILG chief made the request to GAB chairman Juan Ramon Guanzon last June 6 following...
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11Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) –- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo is here in the city today to conduct an investigation on the confiscation of logs last June 3, 2012. Earlier report from the city government said elements from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), Philippine National Police (PNP), Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the city government here intercepted Sunday night, a large volume of illegal logs...
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07Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- Organizers led by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) said the 114th Independence Day celebrations dubbed “Kalayaan 2012” will be reflective of the Filipino culture and arts. The event commemorates the country's independence from Spain on June 12, 1898, and will have for its theme “Kalayaan: Pananagutan ng Bayan para sa Tuwid na Daan.” Festivities will begin with Paco Park Presents “Panata sa Kalayaan,” a free musical tribute ...
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07Jun2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, June 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be holding a “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness” and a press conference on June 11, 2012 with DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo as guest. DILG-8 Information Officer Myles Joseph E. Colasito in his invitation letter said that the press conference will be held at the Philippine National Police Regional Office 8 Conference Room from 9:00-10:00 in the morning right after the Arrival Honors a...
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06Jun2012MANILA, June 6 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) are set to strictly implement Section 14 of Republic Act No. 716 immediately following a local election, a statement posted on the agency website said. Section 14 of RA 7166 prohibits elective officials from holding public office if they failed to file their statement of campaign contributions and expenditures. Said measure covers local elective officials from the governor ...
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04Jun2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, June 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior Local Government (DILG) Region 8 Director Pedro Noval Jr. arrived at the Provincial Government Office of Samar to sign memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Governor Sharee Ann Tan, Friday. The MOA signing was done for the implementation of Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program in Samar. This program is an intervention in conflict affected and vulnerable areas to complement the government’s peace negotiation efforts. ...
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03Jun2012MANILA, June 3 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has inspected at least 86 schools and universities and 65 dormitories in Metro Manila. Some of these have been discovered to have violated certain fire safety rules and regulations, BFP officer-in-charge CSupt. Samuel Perez said in a statement posted in the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) website. Perez said that of the 86 schools and universities inspected, 46 were in Manila, 21 in Muntinlupa, 11 in Makati and eigh...
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02Jun2012MANILA, June 2 (PIA) -- At least 86 schools and universities and 65 dormitories in Metro Manila have been inspected by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and have been found to have violated certain fire safety rules and regulations, BFP Officer-in-Charge C/Supt. Samuel Perez said in a statement released over the weekend. In a report to Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo, of the 86 schools and universities inspected, 46 were in Manila, 21 in Muntinlupa, 11 in Makati and...
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31May2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, May 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to assess the performance of local government units (LGUs) in terms of disaster preparedness to determine their worthiness of the Seal of Disaster Preparedness. DILG Memorandum Circular 2012-79 issued on April 25, 2012 puts emphasis on the need for LGUs “to scale up performance in the context of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Framework.” The Department directs the attention...
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31May2012KALIBO, Aklan, May 31 (PIA6) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has included the municipality of Kalibo as one of the recipients of its 2012 Performance Challenge Fund (PCF). The PCF is an incentive for LGUs who are models of good governance, according to DILG Regional Director Evelyn Trompeta. A report from the Public Affairs, Information and Communication Department (PAICD) said that to avail of said funds, an LGU needs to they submit a project proposal which state...
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31May2012MANILA, May 31 (PIA) -- For efforts to prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) among inmates, the Quezon City Jail was cited by Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo on Wednesday cited the Quezon City Jail for its efforts to prevent the spread of tuberculosis among inmates with the inauguration of a new infirmary and isolation ward for inmates inflicted with tuberculosis in the annex building of the city jail. Robredo also acknowledged the support of the International Community ...
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30May2012QUEZON CITY, May 30 (PIA) –- Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officer-in-charge Chief Supt. Samuel Perez on Tuesday ordered BFP personnel to heighten the safety awareness campaign in public and private schools in Metro Manila. Perez said he also wants to improve the promotion of fire safety awareness campaign through the conduct of lectures, fire drills and distribution of fire safety materials. “We will conduct our evaluation thoroughly. Even the smallest fire safety violation shall be...
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30May2012CEBU CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- The City Government of Mandaue recently received the “Seal of Good Housekeeping” award from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) along with 75 other local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas. DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo personally handed the plaque to Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes during the recent “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A Call to Action” in Cebu attended by over 500 participants including l...
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29May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- In pursuing excellence in local governance, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XIII recently concluded the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) Report Card Survey (RCS) Roll-out on May 24-25 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. The Report Card Survey (RCS) is a participatory survey that provides quantitative feedback on user perceptions on the quality, adequacy, and efficiency of public services, particularly in the delivery of frontline ...
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26May2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, May 26 (PIA) -- The City Government of Balanga completed three infrastructure projects using a P3 million grant in just two months, earning the admiration of various regional delegates from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in a visit here Thursday. The said grant from the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) paved the way of improving three barangays in the city which were visited by delegates from the DILG Central Office and from regions I, II, III, I...
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23May2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 23 (PIA) -- Matapos ang isang taong paglulunsad ng Tapatan Roadshow sa rehiyon ng Caraga, pangungunahan muli ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang pamamahala ng roadshow ngayong Hunyo 12 dito. Tatalakayin ng roadshow ang kahandaan sa mga sakuna o disaster preparedness program ng iba't-ibang pampubliko at pribadong ahensya sa rehiyon. Sinabi ni DILG-Caraga information officer Florian Faith Bayawa na ang aktibidad ay tatalakay sa preparasyon ng iba...
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23May2012MANILA, May 23 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo directed the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to step up the inspection of all school buildings, universities, colleges as well as student dormitories and boarding houses to check on compliance to fire safety requirements and standards in preparation for the opening of classes this June,. In a directive to BFP officer-in-charge C/Supt. Samuel Perez, Robredo said that the fire bureau should take the lead in the fire pre...
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23May2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 23 (PIA) -- In recognition of the legacy of the past and the different aspects of our National Cultural Heritage and how culture continuous to shape the present and the future, the provincial government of La Union launched an art exhibit at the Governor’s Gallery situated at the Provincial Capitol, this city, Monday, May 21. Headed by Governor Manuel C. Ortega, the launching was participated by various local artists from Baguio City, Isabela, and La Union pr...
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23May2012MANILA, May 23 (PIA) -- Sa pagpreparar san pag-abri san klase yana nga Hunyo si Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo naghatag direktiba san Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) nga palaksihon an pagsusi san ngatanan nga eskwelahan, unibersidad, kolehiyo sugad man san mga dormitoryo san mga estudyante ngan boarding houses basi maimdan kon ginsusunod an fire safety nga ginkikinahanglan sundon. Dida san direktiba ngadto san BFP officer-in-charge C/Supt. Samuel Perez, si Robredo nasug...
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22May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 22 (PIA) –- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will launch the seal of disaster preparedness in Caraga region, with Sec. Jesse Robredo gracing the event. According to DILG-Caraga information officer Florian Faith Bayawa, the launching is in time with the department’s Tapatan Roadshow scheduled on June 12 in this city, featuring a discussion on disaster preparedness among stakeholders here in the region. Bayawa said this is one way of motivating the...
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22May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- After a year of launching the Tapatan Roadshow in Caraga region, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is again spearheading the conduct of the roadshow on June 12 here. The roadshow will discuss the disaster preparedness program of the different public and private stakeholders of the region. DILG-Caraga information officer Florian Faith Bayawa said the event will discuss preparations of the different local government units and some national go...
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22May2012ILOILO CITY, May 22 (PIA) –- Iloilo province has 60 specialists in various technical vocational courses certified by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-6 (TESDA). These specialistas, according to TESDA-6 Information Officer Bernadette Puertas are beneficiaries of the TESDA Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP) which credits Tech-Voc graduates as licensed in their respective fields. The 60 have been trained in partnership with their local government units an...
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20May2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) in Central Visayas put up its second Tapatan Roadshow, this time on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation recently at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City. DILG-Bohol Provincial director Louisella Lucino said, the “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A call to action,” is a regional summit which aims to promote advocacy on the local government’s i...
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20May2012MANILA, May 20 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo lauded the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) for the continuous downtrend in carnapping incidents in the country, a statement posted on the DILG website said. The DILG said that operations conducted by the group resulted to a 68.3 percent decline in recorded carnapping cases in April this year. Citing the report submitted by PNP-HPG Director, P/Chief Supt. Leonardo Espina, Robredo, for his par...
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13May2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Bohol commended Trinidad’s fast-paced implementation of "SALINTUBIG," a presidential priority project in water by leading 12 other Bohol towns in making potable water accessible to its people. At the Kapihan sa PIA on May 10, DILG-Bohol Provincial Director Louisella Lucino pointed out that Trinidad’s decision to spread its waterworks project to its barangays instead of developing a single unit...
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13May2012MANILA, May 13 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has bared that operations of the illegal numbers game jueteng in Camarines Sur has totally stopped. In a statement, the DILG chief attributed the success of the effort to stop jueteng in Camarines Sur to the operatives of the DILG Internal Security Office as well as to the officers and men of the Camarines Sur PNP office. “The success of the anti-jueteng campaign in Camarines Sur clearly indicates that it can be...
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12May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- Interior and local government Secretary Jesse Robredo assured the public that the national government will focus on the investigation of the early morning fire which gutted at least five establishments here on Wednesday. In a press conference conducted today at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) office here, Sec. Robredo said the marching order given by President Benigno S. Aquino III is to him is to conduct thorough investigation on the incident...
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12May2012BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 12 (PIA) -- Tahasang sinabi ngayon ni Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo na papanagutin ang dapat managot sa nangyaring sunog dito noong madaling araw ng Miyerkules na ikinamatay ng 17 sales ladies at mga tauhan ng Novo Jeans and Shirts. Sa ginawang press conference ngayong umaga sa opisina ng Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), sinabi ng kalihim na batay sa ulat na ibibigay sa kaniyang tanggapan ng lokal na sangay ng Bure...
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12May2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 12 (PIA)--The Department of Interior Local Government (DILG) Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) conducted a training of trainers (Province-wide CBMS implementation) at Maqueda Hotel, Catbalogan City on May 9-12. This is to make a municipal poverty map by identifying the poor, where they are, and why they are poor. This data will be inputted to the provincial poverty map. Municipal Local Government Officers (MLGO), Municipal Health Officer (MHOs), social we...
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10May2012MANILA, May 10 (PIA) -- Private sector supporters of slain broadcaster and environmentalist Dr. Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega has put up a P300,000 bounty for informants who could provide leads in the arrest of his alleged murder masterminds, former Palawan Gov. Joel T. Reyes and his brother, Coron town mayor Mario Reyes Jr. In a statement posted on the DILG website, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo said the funds were pooled from friends from the private sector and the fu...
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10May2012ILOILO CITY, May 10 (PIA6) -- "Kusa" is a Tagalog term hard to translate to English; it is more than just doing good, for it connotes compassion too. Police Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome told the men and women of the Philippine National Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) to be “good police officers” in his speech during his visit here recently. Bartolome said everyone should internalize the idea of “Serbisyong May Pagkukusa” and practice what they have learned in the trainings ...
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08May2012MANILA, May 8 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo on Monday directed the Philippine National Police, particularly the Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG), to investigate and work for the arrest of suspects in the murder of three persons, including Alfred Mendiola, the government’s witness against the Dominguez brothers in the Venson Evangelista slay case. Mendiola also known as “Bading,” was found dead, bound and gagged together with two other men, one of whom was...
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06May2012MANILA, May 6 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is holding a series of regional summits which aims to advocate and institutionalize the concept of disaster preparedness among local government units nationwide, a statement said. Dubbed as "Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness," the first of the series of summits was conducted in the Western Visayas Region at the Sarabia Manor Hotel, Iloilo City recently. DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo said the primary objective of ...
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04May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Caraga Region is set to convene their field officers as well as all operations officers of the different local government units (LGUs) in the region to discuss issues concerning the implementation of Republic Act 9485, otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007. According to DILG-Caraga Assistant Regional Director Donald Seronay, the activity will be conducted on May 22-23 in this city. Seronay also ...
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04May2012MANILA, May 4 (PIA) -- To further motivate local governments to put disaster preparedness on top of their priority development agenda, the Department of the Interior and Local Government has launched the Seal of Disaster Preparedness for Floods (SDP) which aims to recognize the performance and efforts of local governments in institutionalizing disaster preparedness for floods. In a statement posted on the DILG website, Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said the Seal shall be conferred to...
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01May2012SAN JOSE,Antique, May 1 (PIA) -- An official of the Department of Interior and Local Government called on public servants to excel in providing service to the public. "It is not enough that the delivery of public service is good neither is it enough that public officials are trustworthy but rather public servants should be an epitome of both, we should all be in synch with the President's thrust's and vision for a 'matuwid na daan' Assistant Secretary Nariman A. Ambolodto, ASEC for Muslim Affai...
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30Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 30 (PIA6) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) launched its “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness” program in Western Visayas recently. Through Tapatan regional summits, the department is able to remind everyone including local and national government officials, and other stakeholders of their respective tasks and responsibilities before, during and after a disaster. The activity is in line with Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk ...
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27Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The local government units and the country in general, are ready for disasters in terms of institutional set up, protocol and people, the Department of Interior and Local Government said. “But as to technical preparedness we still have to look into it,” Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo told media during a press conference here, April 26. Robredo, who was here for the Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness, said there is still the need to boost...
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24Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and Albay Governor Joey Salceda will lead the first regional summit on disaster preparedness in Western Visayas. The summit, slated on April 26 at the Sarabia Manor Hotel, will kick off the series of summits dubbed, “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness,” initiated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Joining them as resource persons is Climate Change Commission’s Mary Ann Luc...
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23Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 23 (PIA6) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will hold a regional summit dubbed, “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness,” in Iloilo City on April 26 to advocate and institutionalize the concept of disaster preparedness among local government units (LGUs). It will be the first in a series of regional summits that will be conducted by DILG nationwide with the aim at orienting the public, the local and national government officials, and other stakehold...
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22Apr2012KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 22 (PIA) -- Nag-aprobar kurundaya eamang ro Sangguniang Bayan it Kalibo it sangka resolusyon sa pagbutang it mga negosyante it Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) sa andang mga establismento agud makabulig it protektar sa kabuhi ag propyedad. Ro aksyon ngara it Kalibo SB hay sabat sa Memorandum Circular it Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) No. 2012-030 nga naga duso sa mga gobyerno lokal ag sa mga naga negosyo nga magbutang it CCTV. Suno kanday Kali...
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22Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- OIC-Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) - Caraga gives her support to the establishment of the Institute of Environmental Governance at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU), the premier university here and in Caraga Region. In her message during the launching held at the FSUU college main building, Dir. Famacion welcomed the new partner of the department in capacitating local government offic...
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21Apr2012KALIBO, Aklan, April 21 (PIA6) -- The Sangguniang Bayan of Kalibo has approved a resolution urging business establishments in this capital town to install closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in their respective places of business to help protect lives and properties. The Kalibo SB action is in response to the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Memo Circular No. 2012-030 urging local government units and business establishments on the installation of CCTV cameras. Ac...
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19Apr2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said that 100 percent of the members of the Philippine National Police throughout the Philippines will be issued service firearms by the government by 2014. Robredo made the assurance during his visit in Capiz last April 14 to attend the CAPIZtahan celebration and for the blessing and inauguration of the new DILG Provincial Office here. He also said the national government has allocated a P1,000 budget f...
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17Apr2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, April 17 (PIA) -- Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas is happy to announce that Surigao del Norte is a recipient of an Incentive Fund from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for passing the 2011 Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) Round 2 Assessment. The Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) is P7,000,000 which will go to development projects designed to address the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets, Poverty Alleviation Framework, and the Disaster Pr...
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16Apr2012MANILA, April 16 (PIA) -- Two government agencies and a barangay association chapter recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to conduct capacity building interventions for the barangays on disaster risk reduction management (DRRM). The agreement, through the collaborative efforts of the Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and Liga ng mga Barangay-National Capital Region Chapter (LnB-NCR), i...
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14Apr2012Seven river systems in Central Luzon that drain their waters into Manila Bay are undergoing massive clean-up by local government units (LGUs) surrounding them. These are the Pampanga River covering Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, and Pampanga; Marilao–Meycauayan-Obando River in Bulacan; Talisay River in Bataan; Angat Watershed in Bulacan; Pasac River, Pasig-Potrero River, and Porac-Gumain River, all in Pampanga. Twelve barangays in Meycauayan and nine barangays in Marilao traverse the Marilao-Me...
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13Apr2012QUEZON CITY, Apr. 13 (PIA) -- The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is calling on communities in Metro Mania to join Barangay Power 2012, a search for the cleanest and best barangay. The campaign aims to promote solid waste management in the 1,705 barangays of Metro Manila. The MMDA is conducting the campaign in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Metro Manila Mayor’s Espouses Foundation Inc. (MMMSFI). The campaign has so far received posi...
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13Apr2012by Alice V. Sicat QUEZON CITY, April 12 (PIA) – National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is the agency of the government that is concerned with monitoring, precautionary measures and in educating the public when it comes to disasters. According to Dir. Neri Amparo of Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) on her interview this morning in the program Talking Points as a representative of NDRRMC, “We have a no-holiday policy, since we are monitoring the North Korean satell...
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13Apr2012Quezon City, Abril 13 (PIA) -- Pormal na inilunsad ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang “Barangay Power 2012: Malinis, Kanais-nais” contest nitong umaga sa programang Communications and News and Exchange (CNEX) Forum. Layunin ng nasabing paligsahan ng mga barangay na mabigyang parangal ang mga pinakamalinis at may pinakamaayos at pinakamalilikhaing pamamaraan at ideya pagdating sa Solid Waste Management. “Panahon na upang ang mga batas ay maipatupad. Kasama ng Department of...
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13Apr2012MANILA, April 13 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo on Thursday bared that a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera footage and at least 10 witnesses may provide clues to the identities of the suspects in the almost simultaneous twin bomb explosions that injured three persons in El-Nido and Puerto Princesa City on Maundy Thursday. The DILG chief made the disclosure based on reports furnished him by Palawan police and local officials who are now closely working ha...
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11Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Rico E. Puno lead the formal turnover of confiscated logs to the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office and the Philippine National Police (PNP) officials held recently at the Police Regional Office (PRO) Regional Headquarters, Camp Rafael Rodriguez, this city. The 1.1 million board feet of timber products, which the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional offici...
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08Apr2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 8 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has turned over to four (4) Capiz local government units (LGUs) the checks for the purchase of disaster early warning system. Capiz DILG Operations Services head Llanie Destacamento said DILG Regional Director Evelyn Trompeta was here last March 30 to personally turnover the checks for the provincial government of Capiz, Roxas City government and the towns of Sapian and Sigma. The said LGUs were am...
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06Apr2012MANILA, April 6 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo on Tuesday said plans are underway to transfer the detention of high-risk inmates from the Kidapawan district jail in Kidapawan City to the Bicutan district jail in Taguig City. The plan, according to Robredo in a statement, is to prevent a repeat of last February 19 incident wherein around 50 unidentified heavily-armed men assaulted the Kidapawan district jail in a bid to rescue a detained Maguindanao-based notor...
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03Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 3 (PIA6) -– Local officials here said that security measures are in place for the safety of tourists during the Holy Week. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said in media interviews that he has directed the Iloilo City Police Office to intensify police visibility and checkpoints in public places, especially churches. Mabilog said security plans are in place as he urged people to be careful as they observe their religious events. He also said that people should...
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02Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA6) –- The Department of Social Work and Development recently released P4.9 million to the local government of Dumangas for its first batch of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. The turnover of funds for 2,300 beneficiaries was led by DSWD Secretary Corazon Soliman and Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. Soliman told the beneficiaries that the 4Ps is implemented to ensure that their children are in school and finish an education for their ...
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02Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 2 (PIA) -- The recent two–day training workshop on Mainstreaming Peace and Development in Local Governance in Surigao del Sur, spearheaded by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and in partnership with the Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has gained support from Local Government Units (LGUs) and participating agencies here. The workshop focused on the integration of peace and conflict sensitive programming in...
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01Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) conducted the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program – DILG Orientation and Planning Workshop last March 22 and 23 here. The workshop was aimed in building conflict-free and safe communities, which is designed on Mainstreaming Peace and Development in Local Governance – “Defining No Boundaries for Peace and De...
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31Mar2012MANILA, March 31 (PIA) -- All provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays nationwide are expected to join the rest of the world in the observance of Earth Hour by turning off their lights for at least one hour today, March 31 between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., a statement said. Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said he has already issued a directive to all local governments to support Earth Hour 2012 by doing the simple act of turning off their lights for one hour. “L...
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28Mar2012MANILA, March 28 (PIA) -- Local candidates will now be strictly required to file their statement of election expenditures and contributions pursuant to Republic Act 7166 or the Synchronized Election Act of 1991, a statement on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) website said. This developed after DILG signed an agreement with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure the strict adherence of local elective candidates on the requirement of filing their statement of el...
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27Mar2012MANILA, Mar. 27 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has stepped up its fire prevention campaign by conducting it in informal settler areas. The first was held recently in a depressed community at Barangay Paso De Blas in Valenzuela City. In a report to Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, Valenzuela City Fire Marshal F/Supt. Mel Jose Lagan said the fire drill in Valenzuela City was the first time that to be done in an informal settler community. He said the fire b...
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27Mar2012ILOILO CITY, Mar. 27 (PIA) -- Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director General Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. said he was looking forward to the day when the use of the Manual on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) will “spread like wildfire”. Paderanga, who led the PPP team during the launching of the manual here in Iloilo City, March 26, said the local government officials should study, get trained and use the manual to forge ahead with a collective vision for governance with integri...
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27Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) urges everyone to attend the synchronized barangay assembly on March 31 in their own barangays. Ivo Allan Ty of DILG said the people should actively participate to be informed on what the barangay officials are doing. “The usual concerns regarding poor attendance and failure of barangay officials to present the financial report still mar the barangay assemblies,” said Ty. Catbalogan City Bara...
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26Mar2012MANILA, March 26 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo cited the unrelenting efforts of the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) in going after carjacking syndicates which resulted to a significant 63 percent decrease in carnapping incidents in February this year. Citing the report submitted by PNP-HPG Director, P/Chief Supt. Leonardo Espina, Robredo said only 47 carnapping incidents transpired in February this year, which is 63 percent or 80 in...
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26Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 26 (PIA) -- Energy conservation should start in villages and the local officials should be examples to their constituents, said a DOE officer. Senior Science Research Specialist Genevieve Almonares, of the Department of Energy, said barangay officials play an important role in informing their constituents on how to save energy. Almonares was with the DOE-World Wildlife Fund (WWF) team that facilitated a seminar on Energy Efficiency and Conservation with the Philippine In...
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24Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 24 (PIA) –- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Caraga Assistant Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion has assumed as the new regional director. She will be replacing outgoing Director Atty. Rene K. Burdeos, who is assigned in Cagayan de Oro City. During the turnover ceremony held recently, Burdeos thanked the management and personnel of DILG Caraga for their support during his five-year stint in this region. He acknowledged the hard work of everyone th...
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20Mar2012BOHOL, March 20 (PIA) -- The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Bohol encouraged all local government units in the province to set up their respective Public Titling and Land Information Office and to create the Cadastral Council in preparation for its comprehensive public land titling program. Bohol-PENRO Nestor Canda in a regular meeting of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Bohol chapter on March 15 told its members that DENR administrative or...
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20Mar2012MANILA, March 20 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has lauded the Philippine National Police and various local officials for adopting and implementing contingency measures to maintain peace and order in the transport caravan-affected areas nationwide. The DILG chief said in a statement that the PNP and the concerned LGUs, aside for maintaining peace and order, should all be credited for their efforts in setting up local and police assistance centers to he...
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18Mar2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Marso 18 (PIA) -- Posibleng dili makalingkod sa puwesto ang bisan kinsang lokal nga opisyal nga modaug sa eleksyon sa sunod tuig kun mapakyas niyang ideklarar sa Comelec ang iyang gastos sa pangampanya. Kini, isip pagsunod sa memorandum of agreement nga gilagdaan sa Comelec ug Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) kalabot sa hingpit nga pagpatuman sa campaign finance rules. Matud pa ni Comelec Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria, ...
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18Mar2012MANILA, March 18 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has lauded the local government of Tagum City for its "Care for School Chairs" program that involves turning confiscated “hot” logs into armchairs, desks and tables for public schools in the city, a statement said. “Dapat nating papurihan ang proyektong ito dahil hindi ko sukat akalain na magagamit ang mga nakumpiskang troso para sa ikabubuti ng mga istudyante (We commend this ...
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16Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, March 16 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government - Caraga Region is set to launch the anti-poverty action plan, a project which is under the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC). According to DILG-Caraga legal counsel Atty. Tony Vitor in an interview with a local radio station here, the project was already implemented for the past decade under the administration of former President Joseph Estrada. Vitor added said program...
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16Mar2012MANILA, March 16 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is prohibiting the display of photos and names of local government officials in posters or streamers, particularly in the announcements of activities related to the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program (4Ps). In a statement, DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo said he issued a directive to provincial governors and city and municipal mayors upon the policy recommendation of the Nation...
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13Mar2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 13 (PIA) -- A simultaneous awarding ceremony for both the 2011 Gawad Probinsiya sa Kapaligiran (GPK) and the National Search for the Barangay with Best Sanitation Practices (NSBBSP) was held at the Provincial Capitol of Surigao del Sur on Monday. For GPK, assessment and evaluation were split into three categories. Barobo topped the first to third class municipalities under Category A, followed by Tagbina as second, and San Miguel, third. For...
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13Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- The different sectors and panel of reactors representing the academe, business, national government agencies, local government units and non-government organizations, have lauded the first technical and comprehensive report on the State of the Tigum-Aganan Watershed. The report was presented in a public forum organized by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI), which provided the technical assistance in the preparation of the report and the Tigum-Aganan Waters...
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12Mar2012SORSOGON CITY, March12 (PIA) -- A series of trainings will be conducted by the Sorsogon provincial Liga ng Mga Barangay to assist the 541 barangays of the province to come up with a program for good governance in the implementation of the social basic services. According to Nelson Marana, provincial president of the Liga, this traning for barangay officials will provide them development in forging effective partnership with the national government in the attainment of the nation...
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11Mar2012MANILA, March 11 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said local executives must see to it that training and orientation on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) are organized and conducted at the local level by the disaster risk reduction and management councils (DRRMC). In a statement, Robredo said local government units should prepare for possible natural hazards, vulnerabilities and climate change risks that could affect their respective a...
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10Mar2012MANILA, March 10 (PIA) -- In line with the government’s aim for zero casualties during disasters, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo is urging all local government units (LGUs) to cause the enactment of local ordinances for the adoption and implementation of emergency measures such as pre-emptive or forced evacuation in areas declared to be in imminent danger in times of disasters. In a statement, Robredo said provincial governors, city and municipal mayors and ...
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09Mar2012MANILA, March 9 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has ordered an investigation and arrest of suspects in two separate massacre incidents in a remote village in Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur and Lopez, Quezon recently. According to a statement posted in the agency's website, the DILG chief specifically issued the directive to Chief Superintendent Napoleon Estilles, Philippine National Police-Region 9 director and Senior Superintendent Ericson Velasquez,...
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06Mar2012MANILA, March 6 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo ordered Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officials to mobilize all their men in Western Visayas in bringing truckloads of potable water and conduct search, rescue, relief and rehabilitation in the earthquake-devastated localities in the region. The DILG chief issued the directive in the wake of reports that many earthquake-struck areas in the cities of Guihulngan and Bacolod have either no potable w...
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06Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 6 (PIA6) -- Twenty-one regional line agencies and 11 state universities and colleges (SUCs) presented their budget proposals for 2013, for review and endorsement. The Executive Committee of the Regional Development Council (RDC-6) in Western Visayas said the budget consultation was in consonance with Budget Memorandum No.112 that calls for such. Moreover, NEDA-6 said the main purpose of the budget consultations is to ensure that the proponents’ prog...
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05Mar2012MANILA, March 5 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo is urging all local chief executives to install closed circuit television technology (CCTV) cameras in their localities to help deter and solve crimes, according to a statement posted on the agency's website. The DILG Secretary said the installation of CCTV cameras will support the peace and order initiatives of local governments, particularly cities and municipalities with high demographic conc...
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05Mar2012BACOLOD CITY, March 5 (PIA6) -- A team-building seminar for barangay secretaries was conducted by the Department of Local Government (DILG) –Bacolod City and the Liga ng mga Barangay Bacolod chapter recently at Middle Town Inn, a press release from Liga nga Barangay said. The seminar was attended by 55 out of 61 barangay secretaries in Bacolod. It aimed to build better rapport among the participants and enhance their skills and knowledge in performing their functions. &...
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04Mar2012MANILA, March 4 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has called on all punong barangays to update the list of populations at risk in vulnerable areas, particularly in the cities and municipalities that were previously identified by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau as landslide- and flashflood-prone. In a statement, Robredo said village chiefs should have a ready and updated list of at-risk communities such as those living in low-lying lands, along riverbanks, s...
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04Mar2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 4 (PIA) -- The City Government of Gensan is in high spirits following the recent approval and release by President Benigno Aquino III of the P50 million road concreting projects for the seven “major road arteries” in the area. City Media Affairs Officer, Avel Manansala revealed that President Aquino approved the said amount through the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) - Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). &ldq...
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02Mar2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently bestowed to the provincial government of Rizal the Seal of Good Housekeeping for calendar year 2011, in recognition of its good governance in internal housekeeping and compliance with the criteria of good housekeeping in key governance areas of planning, budgeting, revenue mobilization, financial management and budget execution, procurement and resource mobilization. I...
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28Feb2012DIPOLOG CITY, FEB. 28(PIA)--- Sanglit katungod man sa publiko nga maka-angkon ug responsable ug nagtrabahong mga lokal nga opisyal, nagpasidan-an karon sii Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo sa tanang Lokal nga mga Hepe Ehikutibo batok sa kanunayng dili pagpakita sa ilang buhatan ug pagpasagad sa ilang katungdanan. Matod pa ni Robredo, padayon siyang nakadawat ug taho may kalabutan sa kanunayng pag-absent sa pipila ka mga Local Chief Executives nga sukwahi kay sa gita...
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28Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- As the public deserves more responsible and performing local officials, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has cautioned local government executives against habitual absenteeism and negligence in the performance of their duties. In a statement, Robredo said the Department has been continuously receiving reports concerning the habitual absenteeism of local chief executives, which is “not keeping with the mandate of the law, to the prej...
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27Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb 27 (PIA8) -- Following the recent feat of Barangay Hingatunggan, Silago for garnering the second place for the 4th – 6th municipal category in the Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards (LTIA) at the national level, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)- Southern Leyte recently conducted the annual search for this year. According to Provincial Local Government Operations Officer&nb...
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27Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA6) -- Jenefer Alimante is a 23 years old mother of an eight-year-old boy. She graduated high school class valedictorian of batch 2011 from the Adriano Cabardo National High School, Barangay Cabacanan, Alimodian, Iloilo. “At 14, I got married. My parents could not afford to send me to high school, just like my other 11 older siblings. My dream of finishing a college degree became distant, just like the national high school which was 29 kilometers from...
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27Feb2012NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb. 27 (PIA6) -- To further heighten public awareness on what to do before, during and after an earthquake, a nationwide simultaneous drill in schools and public offices will be done on March 1, disclosed Rosario Cabrera, director of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Region VI. Cabrera was in Negros Occidental on Thursday as guest of honor in the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Seminar in Sagay City. “This is also aime...
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26Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA6) -- With over 32,000 loose firearms (FAs) in Western Visayas, the Police Regional Office-6 has stepped up and strengthened its campaign, calling on all gun owners whose licenses have expired to renew their licenses. Records from the Firearms and Explosives Unit (FEU) of PRO-6 show that 28,978 expired licenses are for individuals and 3,329 for juridical firearms. PRO-6 Director Police Chief Supt. Cipriano Querol said they would launch continuous operations to arr...
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25Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 25 -- In support of the spirit of the Edsa People Power Revolution, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo led today agency officials and employees in the clean-up of Manila Bay under its “One Day. One Bay Campaign,” a metrowide coastal clean-up activity. Robredo said the clean-up activity is the Department’s contribution to the nation’s celebration of the 26th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, as it highlights the ...
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25Feb2012MOLAVE, Zamboanga del Sur, Feb 25 (PIA) -- To speed up issuance of business permits and licenses, the local government unit of Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday, February 24, 2012, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the implementation of the streamlined Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) here. In simple ceremonies, the said MOA was signed by M...
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25Feb2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb 25 (PIA6) -- All 18 towns in Antique province are compliant with the guidelines set by the Department of Interior and Local Government for a local government to be awarded a Seal of Good Housekeeping. The award is in line with the Department's thrust to institutionalize good governance practices such as transparency, accountability, participation and performance into an institutionalized status, the guidelines stated. In 2010, only nine towns...
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23Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb 23 (PIA) -- As an effective measure to prevent flooding especially in low-lying areas, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo is calling on all local chief executives to include the construction of rainwater collectors in their respective development plans or climate change action plans. In a short talk with DILG-Southern Leyte Information Officer designate Loren Abrau-Aniciete disclosed that the installation...
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23Feb2012VIGAN CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- The local government of Vigan City, a World Heritage City, received a “seal of good housekeeping” award from the Department of Interior and Local Goverment (DILG). Vigan City’s local government officer Federico Bitonio said that the award is in recognition for a local government unit’s excellent performance in financial management, transparency and accountability, performance monitoring, planning, investment programming ...
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23Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo today lauded the Kidapawan City Jail officers and men for bravery and gallantry for repulsing 50 heavily-armed unidentified men out to spring from jail last night a detained Maguindanao-based notorious Muslim bandit leader. Reports reaching the DILG chief’s office identified the subject of the rescue attempt as Datukan Samad y Sanggupa, a new and emerging notorious bandit leader whose group is e...
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20Feb2012SIQUIJOR, Feb 20 (PIA) -- Local government units only have until March 23, 2012 to enter and update data in the local governance performance management system (LGPMS) web database. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Siquijor officer-in-charge Kenneth Kilat said a DILG memorandum advised LGUs that the LGPMS online data capture form (DCF) for 2011 is now available, so that LGPMS LGU-data encoders can now enter data or information into the system. &...
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19Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Sec. Jesse Robredo said the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) will serve as venue for those who want to achieve peace in the region. Speaking before members of the RPOC in Caraga during its meeting on Friday in one of the local convention centers here, Sec. Robredo said the region is in the middle of being poor and rich. Robredo explained peace and order will never be achieved because there are natural resources ...
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19Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA6) -- Mines and Geosciences Bureau-6 chief Engr. Leo Van Juguan said it is still firm in rejecting the mining application of a company which has failed to comply with strict requirements. This after a report came after a huge mining firm, is insisting in its bid to undertake mining explorations of 830 hectares in the municipality of Leon. Earlier, Leon, 25 kilometers southeast of Iloilo City, was identified by the MGB as among the most vulnerable towns in th...
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15Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA6) -- Through ordinances related to the programs and activities of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-6 (BJMP), the local government units can find sources of revenue. “Besides generating revenue, the LGUs are also participating in making our jails secure and the community becoming more aware of their responsibility,” BJMP Chief Inspector Gilbert Peremne said, in a recent interview with the Philippine Information Agency. Peremne,...
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14Feb2012LAGAWE, Ifugao,Feb. 14 (PIA) --The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) awarded this morning the provincial local government here Seal of Good Housekeeping in recognition of the province’s excellent performance in local governance for 2011. Aileen Salvador, the DILG Assistant Provincial Director here, said that the award is in line with DILG’s commitment to aggressively scale up interventions to elevate the practice of gove...
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14Feb2012BONTOC, Mt. Province, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Five more towns in this province were awarded “Seal of Good Housekeeping” (SGH) for passing the good local governance test given last year by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Provincial Director Rufina Fegcan said latest recipients of the SGH are the municipalities of Bauko, Bontoc, Natonin, Paracelis and Sadanga. Last week, the Provincial Government under governor Leonard Mayaen received a Certific...
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13Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- To encourage investors to do more business in the country, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo is urging all provinces, cities and municipalities to craft their respective local investment and incentives code (LIIC), a statement posted on the DILG website (www.dilg.gov.ph) said. Robredo made the call during the Investment Forum titled “Go LOCAL and Multiply: Networking for Investment Opportunities in Agribusiness and Tourism&quo...
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13Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA6) – Through ordinances related to the programs and activities of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-6 (BJMP), the local government units can find sources of revenue. “Besides generating revenue, the LGUs are also participating in making our jails secure and the community becoming more aware of their responsibility,” BJMP Chief Inspector Gilbert Peremne said, in a recent interview with the Philippine Information Agency. Peremne, who serv...
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12Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Roberdo has called on all punong barangays of the country to conduct disaster awareness and response campaign in their respective communities, following last Monday’s 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Central Visayas particularly Negros Oriental. In a statement posted on the DILG website (www.dilg.gov.ph), it said that Robredo made the call in a speech at the 2nd general assembly and Nati...
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12Feb2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 11 (PIA) – All local economic and onvestment promotion officers (LEIPO) in the province will be organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Capiz Provincial Office in March to spice up investment promotion in the province. The organizational meeting will be complemented with an orientation on the duties and functions of LEIPOs and inventory of local government units (LGU) with investment code, said DTI – Capiz Public Information ...
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11Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to implement soon several electoral reforms, including new registration of voters, in line with the administration’s desire and call for transparency and direction in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), a statement posted on the DILG website said. Aside from new registration of voters, the DILG chief suggested to the poll body a review of a...
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11Feb2012VIRAC, Catanduanes, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- The Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPPAP) recently awarded checks ranging from P10,000 to P50,000 in funding for livelihood projects to 12 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Catanduanes under the Social Integration Program (SIP). The former members of the rebel group received their checks in a simple ceremony held last week at the headquarters of the Philippine Army 83rd Infantry Battalion in Lictin, San Andres. Philip...
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09Feb2012MANILA, February 9 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo yesterday said the response extended by local chief executives in the earthquake struck areas in Central and Western Visayas had been satisfactory, but they need improvement in assessing and handling landslide-prone areas in their localities. In a statement posted on the agency's website, the DILG chief said this is in response to queries on how concerned LCEs fared in reacting to the 6.9 magnit...
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09Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 9 (PIA6) – Over a hundred police officers from the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO) participated in a tree planting activity in Sitio Balik, Bgy, Leong, Cabatuan, Iloilo recently. The activity was part of the nationwide Philippine National Police re-greening project dubbed “Pulis Makakalikasan: 10 Milyong Puno Pamana sa Kinabukasan," to contribute to the national government’s program to re-green the country. PRO-6 Information Officer Pol...
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08Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA6) – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has embarked on a new program to get closer to the poor and make it easier for them to avail of assistance. PCSO Board of Director Francisco Joaquin II, who was in Iloilo the other day, said in an interview, that this program is called At Source ang Proseso (ASAP) for hospital assistance needed by indigents. This program, Joaquin said, involves the hospital management because PCSO will a...
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07Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has mobilized the country’s more than 42,000 barangays to lead the implementation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) through regular clean-up activities in the communities. An inter-agency cooperation strategy, ABKD is the government’s response to intensify the fight against dengue outbreak in order to reduce dengue cases and control dengue transmission. DILG Secretar...
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07Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) once again urged local government units (LGUs) to put up cultural events in their respective localities to further promote cultural awareness among their constituents. One major issue confronting artists in the regions is the lack of exposure or the absence of an avenue where they can regularly exhibit their art works. “We are encouraging all LGUs to focus in promoting the artistic...
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05Feb2012AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 5 (PIA) – All component municipalities and cities in the province are enjoined to pass an ordinance curtailing the sale, transfer, distribution, manufacture and/or production of pirated or fake goods, articles and services per Memorandum Circular No. 2011-89 issued last June 21, 2011 from the Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Quezon City. DILG has issued the same circular way back in 2003 urging LGUs t...
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05Feb2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 5 (PIA) – To improve performance of the police force, Undersecretary for peace and order Rico Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Government cited doable measures which the Philippine National Police personnel can adopt to provide better service to the people. For firearms proficiency, Puno said that more than just conducting quarterly or periodic proficiency firing, there is a need to set official ‘hit ratios’ to refl...
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04Feb2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Feb 4 (PIA) -- The registration of agricultural workers in Samar is winding up in the bigger towns while those in smaller ones are over. This was disclosed by the National Statistics Office Romeo Gabatbat during the training of manual processor yesterday in Catbalogan City. Hired interviewers in Catbalogan, Calbayog, Sta Rita, Daram and Basey are still concluding up their listing activity, these are the bigger town in Samar with bigger population. These int...
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04Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 4 (PIA) – President Benigno S. Aquino III stressed the crucial role local government units play in his administration’s crusade towards progress during the awarding ceremonies of the “Galing Pook Awards on January 30 held at the Rizal Hall in Malacanang Palace. “You are the Administration’s partner in implementing reforms in the local levels, you act as branches of the national government in ensuring our initiatives and projects jibe an...
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02Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) mobilized all barangays to lead in the implementation of the “Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue" (ABKD) through regular clean-up activities in each concerned community. In Southern Leyte, these activities are monitored quarterly by local government units (LGUs), Loren Abrau-Aniciete, DILG Information Officer designate said. She said that &lsqu...
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02Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Peb 2 (PIA) -- May ganti kon mosunod sa tul-id apan gamay nga dalan sa pagklaro pinaagi sa paggamit sa publikong pundo ug sa pagkaresponsable diha sa tanang trasaksyon sa gobyerno. Subay niini, nagkataas ang kadaghanon sa local government units o LGUs ang gihatagan ug parehong dungog sa Seal of Good Housekeeping sa Department of Interior and Local Government kon DILG ug sa Department of Budget and Management o DBM. Aduna nay total nga P17.6 ,milyones ang ipagawas sa 35 ka L...
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02Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 02 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered the suspension for 90 days the five jail officers assigned at the Navotas City Jail after five detained suspects facing various criminal charges escaped from their custody at dawn of January 23 this year. DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo identified the suspended jail officers as Senior Inspector Manuel V. Serquina; Senior Jail Officer 3 Sencino Abrazaldo; Senior Jail Officer 1 Adan S. De Loza;...
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01Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Feb 1 (PIA) -- It pays to follow the straight but narrow path by being transparent in using public funds and by being accountable in all government transactions. For this, a growing number of local government units (LGUs) are being given the stamp of Seal Of Good Housekeeping by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). So far, a total of P170.6 million will be released to 35 LGUs&n...
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30Jan2012LEGAZPI CITY, Jan 30 (PIA) -- It seems that more and more local government units (LGUs) are becoming conscious that good governance if fully appreciated not just by government but also by people governed. One city and eight municipalities in Albay received the Seal of Good Housekeeping Award granted by the Department of Interior and Local Government for its third round of assessment and validation. The Seal of Good Housekeeping is part of the performance-based incentive granted by...
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30Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 1 (PIA) The provincial government of Leyte recently hosted the Local Government Support Program for Local Economic Development Forum on "Engaging the Private Sector and the Academe." The Forum was a sharing of Canadian and Filipino concrete examples and experiences on how the local government units (LGUs) can link with the private sector to develop and diversify their local economies resulting in more investments, jobs, and an increased tax base. The Forum was ...
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30Jan2012ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The cities of Angeles and Valenzuela recently forged a sisterhood accord to foster favorable relations between the two local government units (LGUs) and their constituencies. Mayors Edgardo Pamintuan of Angeles and Sherwin Gatchalian of Valenzuela signed the memorandum of agreement in a ceremony held at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall of Angeles. The pact covers exchange of ideas and resources in various fields that include educa...
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29Jan2012LEGAZPI CITY, Jan 29 (PIA/DILG) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) provincial office here has cited the local government units (LGUs) of Tabaco City and the towns of Camalig, Jovellar, Malilipot, Manito, Oas, Polangui, Rapu-Rapu, and Sto. Domingo for passing the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) third round assessment and validation. The Seal of Good Housekeeping is a program designed to recognize local governments with good performance in internal housekeeping ...
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26Jan2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Six more local government units (LGUs) in Pampanga recently received the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Regional director Florida Dijan and League of Cities of the Philippines President Oscar Rodriguez personally bestowed the recognition to officials of Bacolor, Masantol, Sta. Ana, Sta. Rita, Sto. Tomas and Candaba in a ceremony held in the City of San Fernando. D...
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22Jan2012MANILA, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo reported over the weekend that 25 additional tourist police units (TPUs) have been established nationwide to ensure the safety and protection of both domestic and foreign tourists in the country. In a statement, Robredo said the creation of the 25 TPUs was made through a resolution issued by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) in keeping with the provisions of Republic Act No. 9593, otherwise...
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20Jan2012MANILA, Jan. 20 (PIA) – Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has urged city and municipal mayors nationwide to create local committees against squatting syndicates and professional squatters (LCASSPS) in their respective localities to intensify the campaign against illegal activities of professional squatters. “The government is very serious in addressing the problem and it needs the active participation of local government units thro...
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19Jan2012TARLAC CITY, Tarlac Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Eight more local government units (LGUs) in Tarlac recently received the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Regional director Florida Dijan and League of Cities of the Philippines President Oscar Rodriguez personally bestowed the recognition to the mayors of Concepcion, Gerona, La Paz, San Clemente, San Jose, Sta. Ignacia, Victoria and Tarlac City in a ceremony held in the City of San Fer...
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19Jan2012LUNGSOD NG LEGAZPI, Enero 19 (PIA) --Humingi ng tulong si Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario G. Montejo sa Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) at Department of Justice (DoJ) upang mahuli ang mga responsable sa pagnakaw ng mga kable ng seismic sensors at unmanned relay stations ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Sa ginanap na inter-agency meeting tungkol sa national flood program na pinangunahan ng DPWH at dinaluhan n...
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19Jan2012MANILA, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo said on Thursday that at least 90 percent of the provinces, cities and municipalities nationwide have become more transparent during the past year. Robredo said that 1,551 of the 1,713 local government units (LGUs) have complied with the Full Disclosure Policy which requires local governments to post their budget and other financial transactions in websites, newspapers of general circulation and conspicuou...
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17Jan2012SIQUIJOR, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Giduso sa Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa Siquijor ang paghimo ug Provincial Committee on Anti-Trafficking and Violence Against Women and their Children (PCAT-VAWC) sigon sa hiniusang Memorandum Circular sa DILG, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ug Department of Justice (DOJ). Gi-isyu ang Memo Circular aron epektibong mapatuman ang Republic Act No. 9208 kon “Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003” ug ...
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12Jan2012BACOOR, Cavite, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The local government in this municipality sought for further support from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jessie Robredo in terms of additional policemen, firemen, disaster equipment, assistance in garbage disposal and traffic management plus relocation of informal settlers. Mayor Strike Revilla made the request during a meeting with Secretary Robredo at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City recently to report his administratio...
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07Jan2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 7 (PIA) -- Thirty-six out of 47 local government units (LGU) in Bohol province earned the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The DILG awards the seal to local government units that have satisfactorily shown exemplary transparency and accountability, participation and performance innovation into institutionalized status for better service to their constituents and the country general. ...
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18Dec2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Dec. 18 (PIA) – Nanawagan ang Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa mga lokal nga pangagamhanan sa pagmugna sa ‘firecracker and pyrotechnic zones’ diin ang katawhan mamahimong makadagkot sa ‘firecrackers’ ug ‘pyrotechnic devices’ sa pagsaulog sa kapaskuhan ug bag-ong tuig. Kini nga panawagan subay sa paningkamot sa kagamhanan sa pagpakunhod sa ma-angol na usab dala sa pangilin ning kap...
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01Dec2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 1 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo recently ordered tight and strict implementation of gun ban in Zamboanga City fallowing a powerful explosion Sunday night at the Atilano Pension House in Canelar that killed 3 people and wounded 27 others including a Philippine Information Agency (PIA) employee and several members of his family. “Dadagdagan po yung paghihigpit ng gunban,” (efforts will be doubled in the implementatio...
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01Dec2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 1 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo recently ordered tight and strict implementation of gun ban in Zamboanga City following a powerful explosion Sunday night at the Atilano Pension House in Canelar that killed three people and wounded 27 others including a Philippine Information Agency (PIA) employee and several members of his family. “Dadagdagan po yung paghihigpit ng gunban. (efforts will be doubled in the implementation of the gun ban),...
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28Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) -- Some 100 barangays in South Cotabato will be given seal of good housekeeping in 2012 in line with the provincial government's implementation of a local version of the Department of the Interior and Local Government's program. Josephine Leysa, interior and local government provincial director, said "100 out of the 199 barangays of South Cotabato will receive awards and cash prizes from the provincial government if they pass the standards set...
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23Nov2011OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- Some P131.66 million worth of provincial road projects will be bidded out by the Provincial Roads Management Facility (PRMF) in the provinces of Misamis Occidental and Bukidnon, Region 10, as well, as in Agusan del Sur, Region 13. This will cover 84.48 kilometers of roads. To be funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the concerned Provincial Governments, the projects will involve earthworks, prepa...
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11Nov2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Nob. 11 –- Gigantihan nila Pangulo President Benigno S. Aquino III ug Secretary Jesse Robredo and lokal nga pangagamhanan sa Opol alang sa sulundugong pagdumala sa pangamhanan. Diin mitugyan ang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa lungsod sa Opol sa lalawigan sa Misamis Oriental sa Gawad Pamana ng Lahi (GPLA) alang sa Northern Mindanao Municipal Category naglangkob sa usa ka trophy ug usa ka tseke nagkantidad sa P...
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31Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 31 (PIA) -- The provincial office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) here has brought to the attention of the department's central office some measures that could improve the implementation of the second round of government' fuel subsidy program. This after approximately half of the P1.2 million subsidy under the Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP) or Pantawid Pasada in South Cotabato may be reverted to the national treasury becaus...
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15Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Departmen of Interior and Local Government (DILG) officials in South Cotabato hope time spent on getting permits and licenses will soon be shorter with their implementation of an improved business system. DILG Provincial Director Josephine Leysa, said 10 municipalities and the lone city of Koronadal have already been oriented on the computer-based DILG program on permits and licensing system. Software has also been installed in some LGUs. T'boli and Surall...
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23Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) -- Gov. Johnny Pimentel remains optimistic that abducted Mayor Henry Dano of Lingig, Surigao del Sur and his two military escorts will be released before the end of the month. During an interview this morning in one of the local radio stations here, Gov. Pimentel said that the abductors have yet to contact him. However, he said, during their last phone conversation with Dano, he was told that they are in good condition and there’s nothing to worry...
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21Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 21 (PIA) -- If commitments were to be counted, the provincial government of South Cotabato has at least P52 M fund for the construction of a public hospital in nearby Surralah town. Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. in a meeting with the press this morning announced that three partners, namely: San Miguel Corporation (SMC), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have signified to finance the constructi...
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20Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 20 (PIA) –The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) cited STEAG State Power Inc. for putting up some Php16.9 million, of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds for program EMPOWERING (Empowering Monitoring System on Poverty Watch for a more Effective and Responsive Approach in Governance). During its launching at Grand Caprice Restaurant, yesterday, Sept. 19, DILG Secretary Jessie M. Robredo also thanked the other p...
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14Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) -- The Caraga Youth Leaders’ Network is now initiating activities in support of the celebration of the United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Peace on September 21, 2011. Dubbed “Kalinaw Alang sa Tanan” (Peace for All), the initiative supports the worldwide call for a sustainable peace and development. It also seeks to inculcate the essence of peace and the true meaning of a shared community. It is a synchronize celeb...
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14Sep2011ILOILO CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) -- A total of 97 local government units in Western Visayas has been awarded with the Seal of Good Housekeeping by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and is thus eligible to avail of the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) incentive for LGUs this year. This was announced by DILG Regional Director Evelyn A. Trompeta during the recent meeting of the Development Administration Committee of the Regional Development Council at the Nation...
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06Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 6 (PIA) –- The presentation of candidates for the search of persons to be appointed as Officers-in-Charge (OIC) in the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will start on Monday, Sept. 12. Secretary Jessie M. Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said these appointments include those of the Offices of the Regional Governor, Regional Vice Governor and members of the Regional Legislative Assembly. Robred...
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19Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 19 (PIA) –- The Iponan River Bank in Iponan, this city, has become the third area for planting bamboo by Task Force Best Action for Mobilizing Barangay Organizations for Opportunities in Education, Environment and Entrepreneurship (BAMBO 3E). A multi-sectoral approach to enhance environmental education and entrepreneurship formation among children, BAMBOO 3E is a year-long activity that commits and supports bamboo growing and caring proje...
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13Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 13 (PIA) -- The Opol town goes green as it gathered recently various government agencies as well as private entities in support of the National Greening Program (NGP). Town Mayor Dexter B. Yasay cited the event is in support of Executive Order No. 26 issued by President Benigno S. Aquino on February 24, 2011 and established the NGP as a national priority aimed not only to reforest 1.5 million hectares of land but also to promote a sustained env...
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12Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 12 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police announces the holding of a nationwide Cadet Admission Test to all qualified applicants. In a recent meeting of the Regional Association of Government Communication (RAGCOM) in Northern Mindanao, Police Chief Inspector Regina E. Abanales, Regional Public Information chief, Police Regional Office (PRO)-10, said the Academy will administer its cadet admission test for the four-year Bachelor of Scienc...
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04Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 4 (PIA) ¬– The city government of Butuan has complied and adhered to the full disclosure policy (FDP) of the national government, said City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. Speaking before the jam-packed 2,000 capacity Almont Hotel’s Convention Center during his recent State of the City Address (SOCA), Amante said in line with the full disclosure policy of the national government, the city government has been posting all financial transactions on the...
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25Jul2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, July 25 (PIA) –- The City Director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Cagayan de Oro echoed to the public the call of President Benigno S. Aquino III for Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) bid to the New 7 Wonders of Nature (N7WN). In today’s official PPUR launch in Barangay Lapasan, this city, DILG Director Emil T. Rana urged the public to support PNoy’s advocacy in ensuring that PPUR is elevated am...
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24Jul2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 24 (PIA) –- As part of the local government’s effort in improving the quality of education, the city recently turned over a P7.9 million 3-storey 9 classroom building to Culianan National High School in Barangay Culianan (CNHS). City Information Officer Sheila Covarrubias said the newly turned-over school building is one remedy in solving the issue on classroom shortage. She said it is only one of the many projects the city has implemented in Barangay Culi...
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15Jul2011SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, July 15 (PIA) – Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo today led the awarding of housing units to personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in a ceremony held at the Heroes’ Ville Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)/PNP Housing Project site in barangay Gaya-Gaya, this city. Robredo said the awarding of the housing units is in line with the efforts of the present administration to provide peacekeeping person...
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14Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 14 (PIA)-- North Cotabato’s provincial government received the highest rating of five in its implementation of full disclosure policy, according to the province’s Information and Development Communication Division Full disclosure policy is one of the assessment areas of the on-going evaluation of the local government units by the Department the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in line with its Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) progr...
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30May2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 30 (PIA) –- A total of 2,222 motorela or motorized tricycle franchisees in the city are set to receive the tricycle transport financial subsidy (TTFS), this week. This was revealed by City Director Emil Rana of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), who said the operators will receive the amount of Php150 per motorela unit as long as their franchises are legally registered with the city, as of March 28, this year. Rana said the ...
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25May2011CALAMBA CITY, May 25, (PIA) --- Josefina Castilla-Go, regional director of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-4A said in her message relative to the symbolic distribution of Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP) funding checks for the local government units held May 23 at the Cavite provincial capitol that 48,009 tricycle driver/operator benefit from the fuel subsidy of P7,201,350 provincewide. The DILG is specifically tasked for the distribution of PTAP because fra...
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18May2011The Labor department has forged an agreement with other agencies for the promotion of construction safety amid accidents in construction sites. The Department of Labor (DOLE) had signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Departments of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to promote the welfare of construction workers and prevent the recurrence of con...
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15May2011TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, May 15 (PIA) – The Pantawid Pasaka Program of the Aquino government will be discussed at the Harampang Ha PIA on May 20 at Gerry’s Grill in Tacloban City. PIA Region 8 Director Olive Pecson Tiu informed that officials from the Department of Energy Visayas Field Office in Cebu are coming to Tacloban to be the resource persons on the Pantawid Pasada Program which is being implemented by the Department. The Lady Director added that the Department of Interio...
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04May2011TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, May 4 (PIA) – The government will give P200,000 reward to anyone who can give information for the identification of the assailant, and P1 million for the arrest of the perpetrators in the killing of Calbayog City Mayor Reynaldo Uy. This was announced by Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo in a press conference held in the morning of May 2 at the Ciriaco Hotel in Calbayog City, Police Superintendent Elizar Egloso, acting chief of the Regional P...
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23Apr2011KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte, April 23 (PIA) –The local government of Kauswagan is set to formally launch, today, its bridging program called Sustainable Integrated Kauswagan Area Development and Peace Agenda (SIKAD PA). Mayor Rommel C. Arnado said “SIKAD PA” becomes the town’s “bible” for development that would bridge the town’s vision for development and its constituents. “This will tell the world that, indeed, Kauswagan is back on its fee...
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16Apr2011CEBU, April 16 (PIA) – The Local Governance Support Program (LGSP) of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has recently organized the Regional Economic Transformation Team (RETT) to assist the economic development initiatives of the various local government units in the country. DILG-7 regional director, Pedro Noval, Jr, in his opening statement during the organizational meeting and planning conference held at the Marco Polo Hotel on April 15 noted the role of the...
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15Apr2011CEBU, Apr. 15 (PIA) – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) in Central Visayas is set to organize and create the Regional Economic Transformation Team (RETT) today, April 15 at the Marco Polo Hotel, Cebu City. DILG-7 regional director, Pedro Noval, Jr., explained that the creation of the RETT is the regional equivalent of the National and Local Economic Transformation Team (N/LETT) that will assist local government units in implementing local economic initiatives...
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09Apr2011LUCENA CITY, Quezon, April 9 (PIA) -- To aggressively scale up interventions to elevate the practice of governance that values transparency, accountability, participation and performance into an institutionalized status, the Department of Local Government (DILG) Calabarzon launched the Seal of Good Housekeeping for Barangay Government on March 30, 2011 at Grand Riviera Hotel in this city. DILG Sec. Jesse M. Robredo who was the keynote speaker of the event lauded the program initiated by ...
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04Apr2011DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) – A multi-sectoral partnership of private and government agencies across the region has strengthened commitment to fully support the control and prevention program on tuberculosis which remains at the top ten causes of deaths in the country. Some 40 private agencies and 14 government offices signed a pledge of support to implement the Philippine Plan of Action to Control Tuberculosis (PhilPACT) 2010-2016, which gears towards achieving the Millennium Devel...
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23Mar2011Western Visayas will again switch off lights to mark Earth Hour 2011 this coming March 26. Local government units (LGUs) down to the barangay level in the region are expected to support the global event in compliance with Memorandum Circular No. 2011-41 issued by Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo which encourages all provincial governors, city and municipal mayors and punong barangays to organize their own Earth Hour events. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) regional of...
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12Mar2011MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- Secretary Jesse M. Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) strongly supports the move to postpone the elections in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). “More than the conduct of an election this coming August, ARMM needs to revisit its structure of governance and improve its peace and order to bring about development within the region.” he said. During today’s consultation on House Bill (HB) No...
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08Mar2011CAMIGUIN, Mambajao, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- To unify moves towards achieving responsive and transparent barangays, the Liga ng mga Barangay, Mambajao Chapter, recently, conducted the Barangay Newly Elected Officers Orientaion Program (BNEO). Attended by all the newly installed barangay and Sangguniang Kabaataan (SK) officials, the activity was to immediately heed to the Provincial Memorandum dated Feb. 15, 2011 of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The BNEO is mand...
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08Feb2011SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- Department of Interior and Local Government 3 reminds all barangay officials in Central Luzon that they are mandated to organize a "Lupong Tagapamayapa" in their respective areas. According to DILG Regional Director Florida Dijan, the creation of such group of peacekeeping officers is stipulated under the Local Government Code of the Philippines. The Lupon shall be composed of the punong barangay as the chairman and around ...
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30Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO, Jan. 30 (PIA) – Children are always vulnerable to danger, abuse and maltreatment, especially in environment unmindful of children’s rights. Aware of this situation, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-IX) called on partner-agencies to join them in the organizational meeting of Regional Inter-Agency Monitoring Task Force (RIMTF), where the Philippine Information Agency is a member. Regional Director Faisal Abutazil of the DILG-IX explained th...
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14Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 13 (PIA) -– A Technical Management Group (TMG) has been created by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) of Northern Mindanao, effective Dec. 10, 2010. Part of the functions of the RDRRMC-TMG is to formulate plans, policies and measures to reduce the vulnerabilities and risks to hazards in the community and manage the consequences of disasters, Regional Director Carmelito A. Lupo of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), region 10, ...
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05Jan2011BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) have released a total of P156 million to the recipient local government units (LGU) in CARAGA region under that Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). The primary consideration for the release of such fund is for the LGUs that passed the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH), a program of the DILG which elevates the practice of good governance into institution...
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05Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 5 (PIA) -- Call it “Iwas Paputok” (Avoid Firecrackers) or just plain “Ingat Paputok” (Be Cautious of Firecrackers), the campaign to reduce the firecracker injuries, during the Christmas season in region 10, paid off. This was the assessment of Dr. Jaime S. Bernadas, Regional Director of the Dept. of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD), Northern Mindanao, who said only 19 cases of firecracker injuries were reported to have take...
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