Tag Archives for DILG

President Aquino accepts Puno’s resignation

From Official Gazette: Statement of Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on the resignation of Undersecretary Rico E. Puno: Last Friday, former DILG Undersecretary Rico E. Puno submitted his letter of resignation to the President, through Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. The … Continue reading

11. September 2012 by Ellen
Categories: Local government, Peace and Order, Philippine National Police | Tags: , , | 8 comments

DILG is make or break for Roxas’ presidential dream

Now that he has taken the helm at the Department of Interior and Local Government, it’s a make or break for Mar Roxas in his bid for the presidency in 2016. The position will allow him to be high profile, … Continue reading

02. September 2012 by Ellen
Categories: Local government, Peace and Order | Tags: , | 37 comments

Mar Roxas is new DILG chief

ABS-CBNnews.com President Aquino on Friday appointed Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas as the new chief of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Roxas, 55, an economist and president of the Liberal Party (LP), will take over the position … Continue reading

31. August 2012 by Ellen
Categories: Governance, Local government, Peace and Order | Tags: , , | 44 comments

Battle for DILG secretary post intensifies

The battle over the position of Secretary of Interior and Local government, left vacant by the death of Secretary Jesse Robredo in a plane crash last week, intensifies between the Balay (Liberal Party-Mar Roxas) and Samar (Vice President Jejomar Binay … Continue reading

26. August 2012 by Ellen
Categories: 2016 elections, Elections 2016, Malaya | Tags: , , , , , , | 59 comments

Robredo no longer ‘acting’ DILG secretary, gets regular appointment from Aquino

After almost a year, President Benigno Aquino III has decided that he can work with Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, whom he is keeping in the Cabinet and to whom he is finally handing over supervision of the … Continue reading

27. June 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Benigno Aquino III, Governance, Local government, Philippine National Police | Tags: , , | 17 comments

No DILG for Binay

Vice-president elect-Jejomar Binay has set aside subtlety and made known his desire to be appointed secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government. “If you go by my experience and expertise, if the incoming President would allow, I would … Continue reading

11. June 2010 by Ellen
Categories: Benigno Aquino III, Malaya | Tags: , | 77 comments