Five telecommunicators of Emergency 911 Hotline had tested positive for COVID-19, according to DILG spox. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya on Monday said that five telecommunicators of Emergency 911 Hotline had tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This, as Usec. Malaya said in an interview on GMA Network’s … Read more
Riders Involved in Motorcycle Pillion-Riding Accidents Using Faulty Material, DILG Official Says A DILG official said that the riders who were involved in motorcycle pillion-riding accidents were using faulty material. On Saturday (July 25, 2020), the Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya of the Department of the Interior and Local Government defended the measure requiring motorcycle riders to … Read more
DOH saw “nothing wrong” with employing gossipers to do contact tracing. The Department of Health (DOH) saw nothing wrong with employing gossipers to do contact tracing of people who might have close contact with people infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This, as Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said at a press briefing … Read more
DILG Usec. Densing said that he had tested positive for coronavirus Epimaco Densing III, the Undersecretary for Operations of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), said that he had tested positive for coronavirus disease. This, as he posted an announcement on his Facebook account saying that he had tested positive for coronavirus … Read more
Eduardo Año belied news reports that the entire Region 7 was placed under ECQ Eduardo Año, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), belied news reports that the entire Region 7 (Central Visayas) had been placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). This, as DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said in an … Read more
397 local officials will be facing charges over anomalies on cash assistance, according to DILG. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that 397 barangay and local government officials were facing criminal charges for anomalies in the distribution of cash assistance. Aside from 397 local executives who were facing criminal charges, a … Read more
DILG clarified that tricycles and pedicabs were “still prohibited” In National Highways The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified that tricycles and pedicabs were “still prohibited” in national highways in all areas under general community quarantine and modified general community quarantine. This, as DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, the spokesperson of the Department … Read more
DILG warn LGUs that they will issue a show-cause order if they refused to accept OFWs. The Department of Interior and Local Government gave a warning against local government units that it will issue a show-cause order for the LGUs that will decline to accept returning OFWs or overseas Filipino workers. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing … Read more
DSWD has this statement about SAP cash subsidy SAP Cash Subsidy – The Department of Social Welfare and Development stated that families of distressed overseas Filipinos can also avail cash aid from the social amelioration program. Due to the enhanced community quarantine, most people, especially informal workers, have no means to work for their financial … Read more
Show cause orders have been issued to about 100 barangay captains, according to DILG Secretary Eduardo Año. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday said that show cause orders have been issued to about 100 barangay captains due to alleged failure to implement the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). This, as Eduardo Año, the Secretary of the … Read more