DILG-7 completes validation for road clearing, commends tricities

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) has completed the evaluation for the road clearing mandate in the local government units (LGUs) in the region.n The cities of Cebu,…

No tightening of border controls, just stricter implementation of health protocols in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/18/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu–The Mandaue City government won’t implement stricter border control but will instead focus on intensifying its implementation of health protocols in its barangays. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, that…

Ginatilan mayor: DILG’s unclear process, case filed are frustrating

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) evaluation of road clearing operations for local government units (LGUs) is unfair and frustrating.  This was the statement of Ginatilan Mayor Dean Michael Cinco, who…

Unity parade kicks off Mandaue City’s 50th Charter Day celebration

Rosalie Abatayo 08/30/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Employees of the Mandaue City government, its 27 barangays and national line agencies participated in a street parade to celebrate the city’s 50th Charter Day on Friday, August 30. The city’s golden anniversary…

Open to water and to life

Editorial 10/01/2017

It is almost late in the day for local governments in Cebu to prioritize implementing a comprehensive land use plan, but recent events underscored anew the urgency of this need. At least three persons, two of them…

Sueno dismissal won’t affect local DILG offices

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/04/2017

THE dismissal of Interior and Local Government secretary Ismael Sueno won’t impact on the operations of the local offices of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Provincial Director Jerome Gonzales said their programs have…

A safer communal New Year’s celebration

Editorial 12/30/2016

As the clock winds down to New Year’s Day at midnight, we hope the local governments of Cebu will follow the directive of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to monitor and crack down…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/02/2016

ABOUT-FACE During the budget hearing of a local government unit, every department head was given a chance to justify his/her budget. When it was the turn of the public information officer, who is known to be feuding…

Equitable share

Editorial 11/30/2016

It is a legal opinion, but would Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña heed the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and order the issuance of certifications to barangays to facilitate the release of their share of…

MAO BA?

Editorial 11/29/2016

SIESTA TIME There is an office in one local government unit in Cebu where the lights are turned off from noon to 1 p.m. That’s because this is the time when employees take a nap or have…

Cebu bags DILG governance award

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/27/2016

CEBU province bagged this year’s Seal of Good Local Governance from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) during the Philippine Local Governance Congress held in Manila last Oct. 27. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III…

Nicole Cordoves wins first runner-up at Miss Grand International pageant

10/27/2016

THE PHILIPPINES’ bet to Miss Grand International 2016 came close to bringing home the crown with a first runner-up finish—the highest rank a Filipina beauty queen has achieved in the international beauty tilt, held this year at…

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