THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday revoked the local and foreign travel authority of local government officials during emergencies and calamities to ensure their presence in their areas if jurisdiction.
The DILG order stemmed from the administrative cases it filed before the Office of the Ombudsman against five Northern Luzon mayors for being absent in their respective towns during the onslaught of Typhoon "Ompong" in September 2018.
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