DILG CALABARZON

DILG supports UE editor’s right to free speech; slams CEGP, Karapatan for again involving the government in the issue

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 08 April 2020; Hits: 10

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that the University of the East (UE) campus publication editor who was allegedly threatened with a cyber libel case by his high school teachers “is entitled to free speech” as it slams two Leftist organizations for involving the national government in what is entirely a private matter.

DILG: Cities and municipalities to get P30.824-B Bayanihan grant to fight COVID-19

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 07 April 2020; Hits: 25

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today said that the Office of the President has approved the release of P30.824-billion “Bayanihan Grant to Cities and Municipalities” to boost their capacities to respond to the needs of their constituents amidst the COVID-19 crisis.

DILG supports extended quarantine; reminds LGUs to follow IATF protocols

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 07 April 2020; Hits: 15

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today expresses its full support to the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until April 30, 2020 saying that “it is an inevitable course of action in the effort of the national government to contain COVID-19”.

DILG to LGUs: Pass ordinance on mandatory wearing of face mask in public

Details: Written by Central Office; Published: 06 April 2020; Hits: 68

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today urges local government units (LGUs) to pass an ordinance requiring their constituents to wear face masks in public as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Following the resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID)......