In a unified effort to promote preparedness and safety in the face of natural disasters, the Department of the Interior and Local Government–National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) successfully participated in the Nationwide Earthquake Drill on March 12, 2026. The drill was held at the DILG-NCR Regional Office at the SRA Compound on North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon continue reading : DILG-NCR Demonstrates Commitment to Safety in First Quarter 2026 Nationwide Earthquake Drill

In continuation of this year’s National Women’s Month Celebration, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) conducted a Gender Sensitivity Training on March 12, 2026, at the DILG-NCR Regional Office, North Avenue, Quezon City. Attended by Regional and Field Office personnel, the training sought to enhance participants’ understanding of continue reading : DILG-NCR revisits basic GAD concepts in Gender Sensitivity Training for Regional and Field Personnel

On March 9, 2026, the DILG National Capital Region successfully completed the Organizational-Level National Quality Management System (NQMS) Final Assessment and Closing Meeting conducted via Zoom, recording zero (0) Nonconformities (NC) and only two (2) Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs) as noted by the auditors. This outcome highlights the Region’s commitment to maintaining high standards in continue reading : DILG-NCR Achieves Zero Nonconformities in Organizational-Level NQMS Assessment FY 2026

In a move to further solidify the region’s unified front against illegal drugs, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) NCR Regional Director Derrick Arnold Carreon paid a courtesy visit to the DILG-NCR Regional Director Maria Lourdes L. Agustin, CESO III at the DILG-NCR Regional Office in North Avenue, Quezon City on March 9, 2026. The meeting continue reading : PDEA-NCR and DILG-NCR Reinforce Partnership to Bolster Anti-Drug Strategies and Regional Security

In a panel of experts convened by the Philippine Red Cross on March 4, 2026, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG–NCR) strengthened the call to establish multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaboration as a local governance framework in advancing disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Representing DILG–NCR Regional Director continue reading : DILG-NCR Amplifies Call for Multi-Stakeholder Governance in Disaster and Climate Resilience Panel

Key disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) stakeholders from across Metro Manila convened for the 1st Quarter Tangguyob: Quarterly Convergence of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Thematic Pillars on March 5, 2026, at the Metropolitan Theater Ballroom in the City of Manila, bringing together representatives from the region’s 17 local government units (LGUs), national government continue reading : DILG-NCR and the City Government of Manila Convene Stakeholders for the 2026 1st Quarter Tangguyob

The DILG-NCR successfully convened the 1st Semester Regional Management Coordinating Committee (RMCC) Meeting today, March 6, 2026, at the BJMP Mutual Benefit Association, Inc. (MBAI) Corporate Office. Spearheaded by DILG-NCR Assistant Regional Director Atty. Ana Lyn R. Baltazar-Cortez, CESO IV, the session served as a strategic forum for harmonizing regional security and development initiatives. The continue reading : DILG-NCR Convenes 1st Semester Regional Management Coordinating Committee Meeting: Strengthening of Inter-Agency Synergy for NCR Security and Development

The City Government of Mandaluyong has brought pride to the National Capital Region after being declared the National Winner in the Highly Urbanized City Category of the 2025 Local Legislative Awards, presented during the 2026 Philippine Councilors League National Congress held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos, Vice continue reading : Mandaluyong City and Quezon City Bring Pride to NCR at the 2025 Local Legislative Awards

Commencing this year’s National Women’s Month Celebration, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) conducted an Orientation on the Magna Carta of Women and the Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service on March 6, 2026, at the DILG-NCR Regional Office, North Avenue, Quezon City. In her continue reading : DILG-NCR kicks off Women’s Month celebration with internal orientation on women’s rights

The DILG National Capital Region, through the Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program – Program Management Team (MBCRPP-PMT), successfully conducted the MBCRPP Alignment Meeting for 17 Local Government Units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region on February 19, 2026, via Zoom Conferencing.   The activity primarily aimed to align priorities, identify key implementation and capacity-building continue reading : Manila BAYanihan: Aligning LGU Priorities and Commitment Toward Sustainable Rehabilitation