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Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary  Jonvic Remulla presents to the media, Russian Vlogger Vitaly Zdororvetskiy during a briefing at the Quezon City Reception House on April 7, 2025. Zdororvetskiy was arrested last April 3 and tagged as an undesirable foreign national after allegedly harassing security guards and stealing an industrial fan from a restaurant in Taguig City on Monday morning, March 31. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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David Dizon

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<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175335032830220250407-dilg-jonvic-remulla-JC2486.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday said he will no longer joke around in announcing class suspensions after the recent comment of Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><p>“Mga Abangers, Di na muna ako magbibiro. Kahit si VP, pinuna ako. Eto na yung inaabangan ninyo. Si Emong ay bumaba galing Norte, nag-U-turn pabalik ng Cagayan kung saan magtatagpo sila ni Dante papuntang Japan.”</p><p>“Ito na po ang listahan ng #WalangPasok para bukas, Friday, 25 July 2025.”</p><div><strong>RED (malakas ang pag-ulan, 200mm pataas)</strong></div><p>Bataan</p><p>Benguet</p><p>Ilocos Sur</p><p>La Union</p><p>Occidental Mindoro</p><p>Pangasinan</p><p>Zambales</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>ORANGE (150–200mm)</strong></div><p>Abra</p><p>Batangas</p><p>Cavite</p><p>Ifugao</p><p>Ilocos Norte</p><p>Laguna</p><p>Mountain Province</p><p>Pampanga</p><p>Tarlac</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>YELLOW (50–150mm)</strong></div><p>Albay</p><p>Apayao</p><p>Aurora</p><p>Bulacan</p><p>Cagayan</p><p>Camarines Norte</p><p>Camarines Sur</p><p>Isabela</p><p>Kalinga</p><p>Marinduque</p><p>Metro Manila</p><p>Nueva Ecija</p><p>Nueva Vizcaya</p><p>Oriental Mindoro</p><p>Palawan</p><p>Quezon</p><p>Quirino</p><p>Rizal</p><p>Romblon</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdilg.philippines%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02LtkVBuwYC1GDtkeinbKpxBbr6FL2VaTkaZFH4DxafBJXo8XYBn2TyAHcQanxYvxYl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="680" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Remulla earlier came under fire for his humorous style of messaging, which he said was a carryover from his time as governor of Cavite.</p><p>Vice President Duterte said government institutions should be professional in its messaging and its approach should be separate from the personal views of its principals.  </p><p>“Tulad lang din ‘yan noong sa Office of the Vice President. Merong Vice President at merong Office of the Vice President. Iba ‘yung institusyon, iba ‘yung tao,” she said in an interview on Tuesday.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_YjibaooJyU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Duterte noted that this was why agencies have a designated spokesperson to clearly communicate their services to the public.</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meanwhile defended Remulla, saying that what is important is that “he gets the message across.”</p><p>“As long as he gets the message across, that&#x27;s what it&#x27;s for. That&#x27;s what all of these postings are for and get some information across, and as long as he achieves that, then he manages to do what he sets out to do,” the President said.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IAY1s8-PK8U?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Remulla thanked the President for defending him but said it should be the other way around.</p><p>“Nahihiya nga ako. The president should never defend their secretary. It is always the secretary that defends the president…Hindi dapat ganun. Parang baliktad. Thank you, anyway, I really appreciate it. I am very happy that I have his trust and confidence,” he said in a DZMM interview. </p><p>“The proper information was disseminated…We made the right call and conveyed the right message. Some people aren’t happy the way I say it but at least nalaman ng tao ano ang kailangan malaman sa lalong madaling panahon.”</p>

<p>Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday said he will no longer joke around in announcing class suspensions after the recent comment of Vice President Sara Duterte.</p>

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday said he will no longer joke around in announcing class suspensions after the recent comment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

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DILG chief says won't joke anymore after VP comment

David Dizon,

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Published Jul 24, 2025 05:46 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 05, 2025 04:15 PM PHT

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