DILG-Allacapan

22/09/2026

READ | DILG streamlines foreign travel authority process for local officials, personnel

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has restructured the approval of foreign travel requests of local government officials and employees following a Malacañang directive authorizing the DILG Secretary to further delegate such authority.

Administrative Order No. 47, s. 2026 authorizes the DILG Secretary to further delegate the approval of foreign travel requests of local officials and employees. Previously, the authority delegated by the President rested with the DILG Secretary.

Under DILG Circular No. 2026-017, the Secretary remains the approving authority for all official and unofficial foreign travel of Provincial Governors, Highly Urbanized City and Independent Component City (HUC/ICC) Mayors, and the Municipal Mayor of Pateros.

The Secretary will also approve foreign travel of provincial, city, and municipal elective officials when the trip exceeds three months or takes place during an emergency or crisis.

For official trips of three months or less and when there is no emergency or crisis, DILG Regional Directors are authorized to approve the foreign travel of provincial, city, and municipal elective officials.

Regional Directors will also act on official and unofficial foreign travel requests of appointive officials and employees of the same local governments when the trip exceeds three months or occurs during an emergency or crisis.

For barangays in component cities and municipalities, DILG Provincial Directors are authorized to approve official and unofficial foreign travel of elective and appointive officials when the trip exceeds three months or takes place during an emergency or crisis. For barangays in HUCs and ICCs, such requests will be acted upon by the DILG City Director.

The revised approval mechanism took effect on September 7, 2026.

The DILG continues to process applications through its Foreign Travel Authority Online System (FTA OS), where applicants may submit the required documents electronically.

The new mechanism decentralizes the processing of certain foreign travel requests while retaining the Secretary’s approval authority over specified local officials and travel circumstances.

03/09/2026

26/08/2026

Wikang Filipino at AI: Kasangkapan sa Pananaliksik at Tulay sa Yaman ng Impormasyon
Wika ang nag-uugnay sa ating lahat, at ang Wikang Filipino ang nagiging tulay upang maunawaan ng bawat Pilipino ang mga impormasyong ating nakakalap.
Bilang LGOO, mahalaga ang paghahanap, pagsusuri, at pagbabahagi ng wastong impormasyon. Kaya nararapat ang maingat na pakikinig sa bawat pagsangguni ng mga kapuwa lingkod-bayan, sa barangay man o bayan. Ang bawat katanungang inihaharap ay dapat mapag-aralan at masaliksik nang mabuti. Sa tulong ng artipisyal na intelihensiya, napapalawak at napapabilis ang paggawa rito, ngunit hindi nito mapapalitan ang mapanuring pag-iisip ng tao.
Sa huli, ang kaalamang nakalap ay naibabahagi sa wikang nauunawaan ng lahat, Wikang Filipino—Wikang Pambansa.

25/08/2026

Strengthening Barangay Peace and Safety!

The Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC), Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT), and Barangay Tanod Enhancement Training was conducted on August 25, 2026, at the Municipal Gymnasium, Centro West, Allacapan, Cagayan.

The activity aims to enhance the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of our barangay frontliners in maintaining peace and order, preventing illegal drug activities, and ensuring the safety and security of the community.

Through continuous capacity-building and strengthened collaboration, we empower our barangay peacekeepers to become more responsive, effective, and committed public servants.

Together, let us build safer, peaceful, and drug-free Municipality!

20/08/2026

Orientation-Workshop on the Formulation of Barangay Development Plan (BDP) and Barangay Peace and Order and Public Safety Plan (BPOPS PLAN)

August 20,2026
📍Municipal Function Hall, Centro West, Allacapan, Cagayan

20/08/2026

Strengthening Barangay Planning for Better Governance!

The Orientation-Workshop on the Formulation of the Barangay Development Plan (BDP) and Barangay Peace and Order and Public Safety (BPOPS) Plan was successfully conducted today, August 20, 2026, at the Municipal Function Hall.

The activity provided barangay officials with essential knowledge and practical guidance in developing responsive plans that address the needs, priorities, peace, order, and public safety of their communities.

Empowering barangays through effective planning towards stronger, safer, and more progressive communities.

31/07/2026

READ | DILG issues guidelines for PBBM's Bawat Barangay Makikinabang Program, benefiting over 42,000 barangays nationwide

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued the implementing guidelines for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s Bawat Barangay Makikinabang Program (BBMP), laying the groundwork for the nationwide rollout of an initiative that will strengthen grassroots governance, support deserving college students, and help address priority development needs in more than 42,000 barangays across the country.

Through DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2026-038, the Department outlined the implementation of the program, under which each barangay nationwide will receive Php 200,000 from the Office of the President through the Socio-Civic Projects Funds (SCPF) Project.

The BBMP seeks to empower local government units (LGUs), reinforce effective barangay governance, and expand opportunities for young Filipinos to complete their education while enabling communities to respond to their immediate development priorities.

Of the Php 200,000 allocation, Php 100,000 shall be dedicated to the Bagong Pilipinas Barangay Scholars Program, through which each barangay will select five incoming fourth-year college students for School Year 2026–2027 to receive a Php 20,000 "Finisher Fund" to help cover essential academic expenses and complete their college education.

According to the guidelines, beneficiaries must be bona fide residents of the concerned barangay and belong to vulnerable households that are at risk of dropping out of school. Preference shall be given to students whose families have no member who has completed tertiary education.

Barangays may also prescribe additional eligibility criteria, provided these are properly documented and implemented in a just, fair, and transparent manner.

Meanwhile, the remaining Php 100,000 shall be allocated for the Assistance for the Barangay component, which will support development priorities identified by barangays based on their immediate operational and community needs.

Eligible interventions include the procurement of public service equipment, administrative and office equipment, streetlighting facilities, and disaster risk reduction and management equipment, among others.

Barangays may augment the allocation using their own local funds to complete identified development priorities. However, the guidelines provide that the assistance shall not be used for infrastructure projects, honoraria, salaries, wages, or other similar personnel-related expenditures.

The DILG said the issuance of the guidelines ensures the transparent, accountable, and efficient implementation of the BBMP, allowing barangays to invest in both human capital and community development while advancing the Bagong Pilipinas vision of bringing meaningful government assistance closer to every Filipino.