Governor ER Ejercito, the ousted Governor of Laguna Province left the provincial capitol on Friday, May 30, 2014 after his uncle, the former President and current mayo r of Manila, Mayor Erap Ejercito Estrada, visited the Governor in Laguna. The former President, Erap Estrada made a statement to the supporters of Gov. ER Ejercito, he … Read more
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas has apologized over his alleged meltdown at Wack Wack Golf and Country Club after reportedly berating an employee last April 6, 2014. Wack Wack Golf and Country Club on the other hand issued a two months suspension order to Mar Roxas on Friday, April 25, … Read more
After months of swirling controversies between Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas and Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez, finally the “Word War” has ended. The two politicians recently met up on January 23,2014, Thursday for the Congressional Oversight Committee hearing on the Senate, regarding the response of the government amidst the super typhoon Yolanda … Read more
Netizens were outraged with the recent incident that happened at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Friday, December 20, 2013 involving a local officials who were victimized by riding in tandem. Watch the video of Mar Roxas: Due to the lack of security cameras in NAIA Terminal 3, the identities of the … Read more
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) wrote a letter to the DILG Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II dated November 27, 2013, pertaining to the implementation of Section 74 of Republic Act No. 7166. Attached to the official letter from the COMELEC is the list of local officials who failed to submit their respective Statement of Contributions and … Read more
The Commission on Elections told a total of 424 local officials across the country to leave their posts which includes 12 congressmen, four governors, and 26 mayors including Pasay City’s Antonio Calixto and Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto. Related Article: List of Local Officials who Failed to Submit SOCE COMELEC Commissioner Sixto Brillantes Jr. announced … Read more
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas reiterated that the short YouTube viral video showing him talking to Mayor Alfred Romualdez of Tacloban City is trying to deceive people and counters with his own version of the full video. Watch the full video below: According to Mar Roxas in an ABS-CBN report, … Read more
The Department of Interior and Local Government through Secretary Mar Roxas ordered on Tuesay, November 6, 2013, all the LGU’s such as the Governors and Mayors in the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas and Region 4-B (Mimaropa) to make necessary preparations and activate their local disaster risk reduction and management councils for a possible super typhoon, … Read more
The Philippine government agencies, DILG, NHA and DSWD are now gathering data of squatter families on waterways who are up for relocation. According to the previous report, the government will provide P18,000 rental subsidy for squatter. According to Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman they will start gathering data with those living near the … Read more
The controversial Undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government of the Philippines, USec Rico Puno have resigned from his post on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. The resignation of Puno was confirmed with a two-page statement issued by himself and handed over to the current DILG Secretary Mar Roxas. USec Puno was quoted as … Read more