The Department of the Interior and Local Government ( fil, Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal), abbreviated as DILG, is the
executive department
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of the
Philippine government
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responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of basic services to the citizenry.
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The department is currently led by the
secretary of the interior and local government
The secretary of the interior and local government (Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal'') is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
The current secretary is Benjamin Abalos J ...
, nominated by the
president of the Philippines
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and confirmed by the
Commission on Appointments
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. The secretary is a member of the
Cabinet
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. The current secretary of the interior and local government is Sec.
Benjamin Abalos Jr.
Benjamin "Benhur" de Castro Abalos Jr. (born July 19, 1962) is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government since 2022. Before his appointment as DILG secretary, he last served as the Chairman of ...
History
The DILG traces its roots in the
Tejeros Convention
The Tejeros Convention, also known as the Tejeros Assembly and the Tejeros Congress, was a meeting held on March 22, 1897, between Katipunan factions of Magdiwang and Magdalo in San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite (now General Trias) that resu ...
of March 22, 1897. As the Department of the Interior, it was among the first Cabinet positions of the proposed revolutionary Philippine government, wherein Gen.
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who is the youngest president of the Philippines (1899–1901) and is recognized as the first president of the Philippine ...
was elected president. The leader of
Katipunan
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's Magdiwang faction,
Andres Bonifacio
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, was originally elected director of the interior in the convention, but a controversial objection to his election led to the Magdiwang's walk-out and his refusal to accept the position. Gen. Pascual Alvarez would be appointed as scretary by Aguinaldo on April 17, 1897, during the Naic Assembly.
The Department of the Interior was officially enshrined on November 1, 1897, upon the promulgation of the
Biak-na-Bato Republic, with Isabelo Artacho as secretary. Article XV of the
Biak-na-Bato Constitution
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defined the powers and functions of the department that included statistics, roads and bridges, agriculture, public information and posts, and public order.
Following the American occupation in 1901, the Department of the Interior was among the four departments created by virtue of
Philippine Commission
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Act No. 222. Americans headed the department until 1917, when
Rafael Palma
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was appointed by Governor-General
Francis Harrison following the passage of the
Jones Law. The Interior Department was tasked with various functions ranging from supervision over local units, forest conservation, public instructions, control and supervision over the police, counter-insurgency, rehabilitation, community development and cooperatives development programs.
At the onset of World War II, Pres.
Manuel L. Quezon
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abolished the department via Executive Order 390. It was resurrected as part of the
Philippine Executive Commission
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in 1942 under the Japanese Occupation, but abolished once again the following year, upon the establishment of the
Second Philippine Republic
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. Its secretary before the abolition,
Jose P. Laurel
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, was elected as Philippine president by the National Assembly.
The department was reinstated by Pres.
Sergio Osmeña
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months after the country's liberation from Japanese forces in December 1944. It was then merged with the Department of National Defense in July 1945. Pres.
Manuel Roxas
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' Executive Order No. 94 in 1947 split the Department of National Defense and the Interior, and tasked the newly reorganized Interior Department to supervise the administration of the Philippine Constabulary and all local political subdivisions, among others.
A 1950 reorganization via Executive Order No. 383 (in pursuance of Republic Act 422) abolished the Interior Department once again. Its functions were transferred to the Office of Local Government (later the Local Government and Civil Affairs Office) under the Office of the President.
On January 6, 1956, under Pres.
Ramon Magsaysay
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, the Presidential Assistant on Community Development (PACD) office was created via Executive Order No. 156, with functions resembling that of the Interior Department sans supervision over the police force. It was renamed the Presidential Arm on Community Development in 1966.
The department was restored on November 7, 1972, with the creation of the Department of Local Government and Community Development (DLGCD). The DLGCD was reorganized as a ministry in the parliamentary
Batasang Pambansa
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The complex was initially the home of the Batasang Pa ...
in 1978, renamed the Ministry of Local Government in 1982, and became the Department of Local Government (DLG) in 1987.
On December 13, 1990, Republic Act 6975 placed the
Philippine National Police
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, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Philippine Public Safety College under the reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
The new DILG merged the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), and all the bureaus, offices, and operating units of the former DLG under Executive Order No. 262. RA 6975 paved the way for the union of the local governments and the police force after nearly four decades of separation.
List of secretaries of the interior and local government
Organizational structure
At present, the department is headed by the
secretary of the interior and local government
The secretary of the interior and local government (Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal'') is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
The current secretary is Benjamin Abalos J ...
, with the following undersecretaries and assistant secretaries:
*Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs
*Undersecretary for Local Government
*Undersecretary for Mindanao Affairs and Special Concerns
*Undersecretary for Operations
*Undersecretary for Peace and Order
*Undersecretary for Plans, Public Affairs and Communications
*Undersecretary for Public Safety
*Assistant Secretary for Administration, Finance and Comptrollership
*Assistant Secretary for Community Participation and Barangay Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Development
*Assistant Secretary for Internal Relations and Other Interior Sector Concerns
*Assistant Secretary for Peace and Order
*Assistant Secretary for Plans and Programs
*Assistant Secretary for Special Concerns-Local Government Sector
*Assistant Secretary for Public Safety and Security
Under the Office of the Secretary are the following offices and services:
* Administrative Service
*Central Office Disaster Information Coordinating Center (CODIX)
*Emergency 911 National Office
*Financial Management Service
* Information Systems and Technology Management Service
* Internal Audit Service
* Legal and Legislative Liaison Service
* Planning Service
*Public Affairs and Communication Service
* Public Assistance and Complaint Center
A regional director is assigned to each of the 18
regions of the Philippines
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.
Bureaus
The DILG is composed of three bureaus, namely:
* Bureau of Local Government Development (BLGD)
* Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS)
* National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO)
* Office of Project Development Services (OPDS)
Leagues
Recognized Leagues under the DILG:
*Barangay Councilors' League of the Philippines
*Lady Local Legislators' League of the Philippines
*League of Cities of the Philippines
*League of Municipalities of the Philippines
*League of Provinces of the Philippines
*League of Vice Governors of the Philippines
*
Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas/Association of Barangay Captains
*Metro Manila Councilors' League
*National Movement of Young Legislators
*Philippine Councilors' League
*Provincial Board Members' League of the Philippines
*
Sangguniang Kabataan
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National Federation
*Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
*Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines
Attached agencies
The following are attached to the DILG:
*
Bureau of Fire Protection
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*
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
* Local Government Academy
*
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos ( fil, Pambansang Komisyon sa mga Pilipinong Muslim; ar, اللجنة الوطنية لمسلمي الفلبين : ''allajnat alwataniat limuslimi alfilibiyn'') is a government agency in the Philippi ...
*
National Police Commission
*
National Youth Commission
*
Philippine Commission on Women
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*
Philippine National Police
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*
Philippine Public Safety College
References
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