January 20, 2025

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said a total of 86 firearms were confiscated by the Philippine National Police as 6,327 checkpoints were placed in strategic areas nationwide beginning January 12 as part of the election gun ban.

Remulla said the police checkpoints were part of the strategic measures on peace and safety concerns for the 2025 National and Local Elections in May.

He faced the media on Wednesday morning during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay at Cafe Adriatico, 1970 M. Adriatico., Remedios Circle, Malate, Manila.

According to Remulla, 33 of the 86 confiscated firearms were through various checkpoints, 10 were from buy-bust operations, 39 were via police response, and 3 were taken through active search warrants.

The DILG Chief earlier mentioned that 34 election hotspots have been identified, 27 of which are from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following the first and highly contested autonomous election in the said...

January 22, 2025

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Tuesday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. ordered the reversion of the budget of the Information and Technology programs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the removal of the additional P500-million intelligence funds of the PNP.

This was announced by Secretary Remulla during a press briefing in Malacañang organized by the Presidential Communications Office after his meeting with the President on DILG priority programs this year.

The DILG Chief said they found variances in the agency’s line item budgets in the 2025 General Appropriations Act compared to the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) which included budget cuts in the PNP IT program and the inserted P500M intelligence funds of the police force.

The PNP IT projects include the Enhancement of the National Police Clearance System; Establishment of the Safe Camp Security System; and the PNP Drug-Related Data Integration and...

December 12, 2024

The DILG MIMAROPA congratulates ADHIKA Ph Inc. for receiving the 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗗𝗲𝘃 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 during the 9th Capacity Development Awards for Catalysts of Excellence (CapDev ACE) Gabi ng Parangal held at the Manila Hotel, on Thursday, December 12. This prestigious award recognizes partners who demonstrated exceptional commitment to advancing excellence in local governance and who actively