Año orders arrest of people spreading nCov fake news

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:58:01 +0000

INTERIOR Secretary Eduardo Año ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to arrest purveyors of fake news about the novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV-ARD). Año, in a statement, directed the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) to “go after the perpetrators of false information on coronavirus because their acts are inimical to the interest of the general public”. Año said […]

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Lorenzana on NPA ‘kill list’: Why wasn’t I included

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:34:25 +0000

AS authorities expressed alarm over the alleged “kill list” by the Communist Party of the Philippines, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana asked why he was not included. In a chance interview on Thursday at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Lorenzana said the list may have been retrieved by intelligence operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP), but […]

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3 Cabinet members targets of CPP-NPA, says military official

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 08:04:31 +0000

THREE Cabinet members are the new targets of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) official said on Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Antonio Parlade identified these officials as Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Chairman Allen Capuyan, and National Security Adviser Hermogenes […]

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Return of Anti-Subversion Act defended, assailed

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:20:23 +0000

DILG: Calls to emergency hotline 911 now free for select telcos

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año wants to revive the antisubversion law, saying it would effectively end the 50-year communist insurgency by cutting off the funds that come from legal organizations allegedly being used as fronts by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDFP). “It can’t be […]

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DILG chief backs ban on new buildings, tree cutting in Baguio

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:33:54 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday backed a proposed yearlong moratorium on the construction of high-rise buildings in Baguio City to afford the summer capital “a breather from overdevelopment.”

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Año cites EO to support police presence in schools

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 23:22:56 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año in a statement on Sunday cited an executive order that he said could be invoked to increase police visibility in schools “infiltrated” by communist rebels.

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DILG vows to find ‘missing’ children allegedly recruited by leftist groups

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 03:40:58 +0000

DILG vows to find ‘missing’ children allegedly recruited by leftist groups

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured parents that they will search and find the reported missing minors who were allegedly recruited by left-leaning organizations. “The Department of the Interior and Local (DILG) assures the parents whose children were recruited by Leftist organizations that they will help recover their […]

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Gov’t seeks talks with state university execs vs NPA recruitment

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:15:33 +0000

Gov't seeks talks with state university execs vs NPA recruitment

The government wants to initiate talks with state universities to avert the recruitment strategies of the NPA.

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Albayalde assures protection for local officials receiving death threats for clearing roads

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 10:16:01 +0000

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Police General Oscar Albayalde assured local officials receiving death threats for following an order to clear roads would be protected. “Well kung meron pong nakukuhang…READ

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Año: New law will improve local governance

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:39:31 +0000

Año: New law will improve local governance

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said local government units would improve their services with the signing of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Law on April 12.

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