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
For the past few days Jesse Robredo’s acknowledgement of his momentous achievement in the political scene of the Philippines have been the hot topics on the internet and almost all Filipinos were united on giving tribute to the former DILG Secretary. The City of Naga and almost all parts of the Bicol Region were mourning … Read more
Deparment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) fact-finding committee found basis to file administrative charges against Davao City mayor Sarah Duterte regarding the July 1 demolition punching incident. A report was sent Tuesday to President Benigno Simeon Aquino III containing the recommendation to file charges against Duterte said DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo. DILG already sent … Read more