DILG Undersecretary Rico Puno Resigned from Office

DILG USec Puno Resigned

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

Julio Villafuerte Tweets Against Robredo Sparked Online Outrage

Julio Villafuerte

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

DILG find Duterte “at fault”

Davao City mayor Sarah Duterte and sheriff Abe Andres

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