Metro Manila mayors back Manila Bay cleanup

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 21:50:25 +0000

Metro Manila mayors back Manila Bay cleanup

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año have met with six Metro Manila mayors who backed plans to “restore the beauty and bounty” of Manila Bay.

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Manila Bay rehab: LGUs to go after erring establishments

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:21:19 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Local government units in Metro Manila have agreed to cancel the business permit of establishments around Manila Bay that will disregard the cease and desist orders (CDOs) issued by concerned government agencies, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday.

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DILG chief: Jolo bombers used Jemaah Islamiya strategy

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:05:16 +0000

DILG chief: Jolo bombers used Jemaah Islamiya strategy

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año claimed on Tuesday that the strategy used in the bombing of a church in Jolo, Sulu, was similar to the work of international terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).

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DILG: 86% of LGUs nationwide pass good financial housekeeping standards

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 07:45:17 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Eighty-six percent of local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines have passed the good financial housekeeping (GFH) standards – which recognizes financial transparency – the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said.

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DILG orders LGUs, barangays to help in Manila Bay clean-up drive

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 05:22:29 +0000

DILG orders LGUs, barangays to help in Manila Bay clean-up drive

Local government units (LGUs) and barangays along Manila Bay Watershed Area must help in the rehabilitation efforts of Manila Bay starting Jan. 27, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday.

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DILG to direct LGUs to put up respective Bahay Pag-asa

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 06:33:36 +0000

DILG to direct LGUs to put up respective Bahay Pag-asa

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday made the commitment to direct local government officials to construct Bahay Pag-asa or child-reform centers in their localities for children in conflict with the law.

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News Briefs: January 25, 2019

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:00:08 +0000

Bounty offer ‘not needed’ to solve ambush on Cebu mayor Philippine National Police Director General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said a bounty was not needed to resolve the killing of the husband of Mayor Lakambini Reluya of San Fernando, Cebu province, and two others. Albayalde said that even without the P50-million reward offered for information […]

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DILG bans local execs from traveling during disasters

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:26:21 +0000

DILG bans local execs from traveling during disasters

  To make sure that local government officials will be present in their communities during disasters, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recalled all travel authorities and leaves of absence of officials from affected localities during emergencies or typhoons. In a memorandum dated Jan. 4, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año ordered that all […]

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5 mayors from Cordillera, Cagayan Valley face raps for absence during ‘Ompong’ onslaught — DILG

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:26:30 +0000

FIVE mayors based in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Cagayan Valley may face administrative sanctions before the office of the Ombudsman for allegedly being absent in their areas during the…READ

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5 mayors absent during Typhoon ‘Ompong’ may face admin raps — DILG

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 02:05:02 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Five Northern Luzon mayors who were not at their posts during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” in September 2018 may face administrative charges before the Office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday.

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