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[OPINION] An intergovernmental tug of war during the coronavirus outbreak
'There is a reason why Philippine law assigns the main responsibility for disaster response to local governments'
DILG orders LGUs to set up local coronavirus task force
The local task forces should adopt the 4-step general protocols against COVID-19: contact tracing, isolation, testing, and reintegration or referral
LGU certification required for groups conducting coronavirus relief ops
Groups unable to show this certification will be stopped at checkpoints, says DILG Spokesman Jonathan Malaya
Is Baguio covered in Benguet’s extended lockdown? DILG says yes
Residents are initially confused, thinking Baguio's administrative independence from the province also applies in a quarantine situation
LGUs can no longer declare lockdowns on their own
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año says defiant local governments will not receive their allocated cash aid subsidies for poor families
At least 29 Metro Manila barangays failing to implement lockdown rules
The chairmen of the 29 barangays are facing show cause orders issued by the Department of the Interior and Local Government
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Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz agree to form unity government
The three-year agreement allows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stay in office for 18 months. Parliament speaker Benny Gantz will then take over as premier for the remaining 18 months.
DILG to LGUs: No more window hours in markets, groceries, pharmacies
Local officials' move to set window hours for buying food and medicine led to further congestion, says the Department of the Interior and Local Government
3 governors, 2 mayors face show cause orders for violating lockdown rules
The Department of the Interior and Local Government does not identify the local officials who allegedly violated the national government's 'prescribed directives' during the lockdown
Israel rivals resume unity gov't talks with 2-day deadline
A deal would give Israel its first fully functioning government since December 2018, stability that could prove crucial as it confronts the coronavirus pandemic
GSIS increases life insurance coverage of health workers by P500,000
GSIS members nationwide may also avail of a P20,000-emergency loan, payable over 3 years at 6% interest per annum
Duterte says he'll sell gov't assets to pay coronavirus loans
President Rodrigo Duterte says the move will be his last resort if the government runs out of money to pay off loans and fund programs to respond to the coronavirus outbreak
SC, DOJ, DILG urged: Issue joint order not to arrest light offenders
'Otherwise we will have a situation where the more we lock people up, we're creating newer problems that we don't really need actually,' says former SC spokesperson Ted Te
Vico Sotto can't be prosecuted for violating Bayanihan law – DILG
'It’s a useless political distraction,' says DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya of the NBI summons against the Pasig mayor
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año tests positive for coronavirus
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año says he has not shown any symptoms of the coronavirus disease or COVID-19
LIST: Quarantine centers in Metro Manila, provinces, cities
Various local governments designate quarantine centers to provide venues to isolate suspected cases that hospitals are unable to accommodate
LGUs ordered to provide contact tracers in tracking coronavirus cases
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles says these persons will also help in monitoring PUMs and PUIs
Northern Mindanao LGUs prepare P1.2B in relief, economic aid amid outbreak
Cagayan de Oro City earmarks P500 million, while Bukidnon province sets aside P700 million
LGUs ordered to help in burial of coronavirus victims
Local government units should also punish funeral homes that refuse to serve the families of coronavirus victims, says Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles
DILG to barangays: Voter's ID not required to seek help
'Panahon po ngayon ng magandang pamamahala, hindi po panahon ng politika,' says DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya
Without test kits, provinces, cities fighting blindly against coronavirus
The Bangsamoro region needs to test the Lanao del Sur relatives of the couple who died in Rizal, and the 215 participants of a Malaysian gathering linked to clusters of cases abroad
‘Wag na lang mag-quarantine,’ DILG says if tricycles are exempted from ban
Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya says if they allow Pasig City to exempt tricycles, then other local governments will seek for exemptions too
DILG to LGUs: Realign your budgets to feed more during Luzon lockdown
The DILG says local governments can set realign items in their budgets that are not urgent like 'beautification projects'
'Safer inside': DILG rejects release of low-level offenders amid coronavirus
The call is to temporarily release detainees – meaning, people who have not been convicted yet – and those who are entitled to bail but just couldn't afford it
LIST: Where to get info on LGU responses to coronavirus
The following pages and websites contain official information from local government units with confirmed coronavirus cases
Russian court backs Putin presidential 'reset' plan
The court upholds a wide-ranging package of reforms first proposed by President Vladimir Putin in January and approved last week by Russia's two houses of parliament
Workers exempted from Metro Manila lockdown – Año
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año says workers from outside Metro Manila will be allowed to enter and leave as long as they present their company IDs and proof of their work in the capital region
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Ex-Maguindanao budget officer sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption
The Sandiganbayan finds the former provincial budget officer guilty of facilitating the payment of a P14-million procurement from a nonexistent pharmacy
DENR reminds Cebu LGUs to check hazard maps for landslide prone areas
Over 250 barangays in Cebu province are in landslide prone areas. The geosciences bureau reminds LGUs to prepare for the rainy season.
Barangay assemblies nationwide canceled due to coronavirus scare
'While the holding of the barangay assembly day is important, we need to think of the greater good and ensure the general welfare of our people,' says Interior Secretary Eduardo Año
How can commuters evade virus? Use masks, hand sanitizers – Año
'We really need preventive measures,' says Interior Secretary Eduardo Año
Metro Manila students barred from public spaces over coronavirus threat
(UPDATED) 'We have no choice but to undertake these measures because public health demands it,' says Interior Secretary Eduardo Año
Ex-PCGG chief Camilo Sabio ordered arrested to serve 6-10-year sentence
Sabio was convicted in 2019 of graft for trying to influence his brother, a CA justice, to favor a friend. He appealed his conviction but is denied.
P50k at stake in DILG Cordillera's peace-building poster-making contest
PRESS RELEASE: Regional winners will receive certificates and cash prizes – P10k for the first prize, P6k for the second prize, and P4k for the third prize
Iraq crisis deepens after PM-designate steps down
Mohammed Allawi's departure plunges Iraq deeper into uncertainty and leaves President Barham Saleh 15 days to propose a new candidate
Gov't spends big in December, lifting 2019 expenditures above target
The Philippines' 2019 GDP growth is likely to be revised upward, given the higher-than-expected government spending in December
DILG orders LGUs to craft plans for the 'Big One' in 90 days
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año says local officials that fail to do so may face administrative, even criminal cases
Libyans propose ceasefire, slam international inaction
The draft ceasefire deal proposes that the United Nations and a military commission with members from both warring sides monitor the safe return of displaced civilians to their homes
PCGG loses appeal, P102-billion case vs Marcos crony still junked
The Presidential Commission on Good Government fails to present new and compelling evidence to overturn the earlier decision, says anti-graft court Sandiganbayan
Manila fails DILG's good financial housekeeping standards
(UPDATED) Only 10.8% of assessed local government units nationwide fail to meet the Good Financial Housekeeping criteria as of January 31, 2020
'Safe' to join public gatherings amid COVID-19 threat, says PH gov't
Several Cabinet officials including Health Secretary Francisco Duque III tell the public that they can join gatherings with large crowds for as long as they observe DOH-recommended precautionary measures against COVID-19
DILG targets barangays in new 75-day road clearing campaign
Mayors and barangay captains must focus on local roads next
'Pinuyat pero 'di jinowa'? On Valentine's Day, DILG staff show state of love via dress code
A memo released on the eve of Valentine's Day instructs staff to let colors do the talking
Ex-chief justice Lucas Bersamin is new GSIS chairman
As new GSIS chairman, Bersamin will face the review of the planned sale of a 67-hectare property at the Manila North Harbor
New clashes in Libya despite U.N. ceasefire call
Despite the truce, there has been sporadic fighting almost every day near Tripoli, and arms continue to flow into the country
Vico Sotto regularizes 109 more Pasig government employees
Some of these workers have been around even before the 30-year-old mayor was born
Coronavirus threat: What local governments are doing
Some do what they can amid the national government’s incompetence
DILG: Proposed regional dev't authority 'not a political unit'
But Deputy Speaker Johnny Pimentel says the proposal would 'complicate' the process of implementing projects in the regions
