Latest in DILGPresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants five graduating college students in every barangay across the country to each receive ₱20,000 in scholarship assistance, covering the non-tuition costs that continue to push near-graduates out of school despite the government’s free tuition law. The Office…
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, May 14, forcefully insisted that the Senate was under armed attack Wednesday night, growing visibly angry at reporters who questioned whether the incident constituted an actual attack. “So sorry ha, but I don’t think there’s any question the Senate…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday night addressed the nation following a shooting incident at the Senate, categorically denying that the government ordered the arrest of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and asserting that no outside military, NBI, or law enforcement personnel entered the…
Former National Youth Commission (NYC) chairman Cesar Chavez is proposing a sweeping institutional reform that would transform the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) into a nationwide Youth Environmental Corps (YEC), offering it as an alternative to calls to abolish the youth body. Chavez said that…
Leadership by example remains the most effective way to enforce discipline in the Philippine National Police, former PNP chief and Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Wednesday. Lacson said a police chief who personally avoids extortion and criminal conduct gains the moral…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Monday, January 5, announced a series of measures aimed at ensuring safety, order, and solemnity during the Feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9. Domagoso signed Executive Order No. 1, Series of 2026, suspending work in all Manila city…
Outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Nicolas Torre III acted “beyond his authority” when he unilaterally relieved his then second-in-command, former PNP Deputy Chief for Administration and now incoming PNP chief Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. This was the…
The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has raised its operations center to red alert status on Sunday night, August 24, in preparation for the possible impact of a low pressure area (LPA). Claudio Yucot, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol director and RDRRMC…
Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla has banned online gambling among all government officials and personnel. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued Memorandum Circular 2025-082, “prohibiting all DILG personnel, employees of its attached agencies, and…
Now on her third and final term as Quezon City’s local chief executive, Mayor Joy Belmonte has been elected national chairperson of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) for 2025–2028. Her election took place on the second day of the LCP General Assembly, according to a statement released…
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned the public against a viral social media post falsely claiming that residents may receive ₱5,000 to ₱8,000 in government assistance by filling out a barangay form and contacting certain mobile numbers. “This information is false…
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