Department of Interior and Local Government issuances, now on Anycase.ai

You can now research the latest Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) administrative issuances directly on Anycase — fully searchable, cite-ready, and linked to the full text.

This release adds DILG circulars and guidelines into Anycase’s legal library, so you can reference current DILG policy alongside cases, statutes, and jurisprudence in one place.

Note: Issuances are currently on early access. Availability and pricing may change in the future.

Key additions

• VAWC/barangay first-response materials are available, including updated DILG guidance that consolidates the legal bases, minimum standards, and annexed protocols/forms for a barangay’s VAW Desk operations (e.g., handling complaints from the victim-survivor vs. from community members, referral system setup, intake documentation), and expressly cross-references the Safe Spaces framework and the VAW referral system guidelines it aligns with. See Guidelines on the Operationalization of the Barangay Violence Against Women (VAW) Desk (2023)

• Updated/expanded community reporting and referral frameworks are likewise available, including the revised Mamamayang Ayaw sa Anomalya, Mamamayang Ayaw sa Iligal na Droga (MASA MASID) guidelines, which broaden the program beyond drugs and corruption to cover violent extremism and other peace-and-security threats, often relevant to coordination and referral pathways at the LGU/community level. See Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of MASA MASID (2017). 

• This update also covers DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-143 (2019), the Omnibus Guidelines for Peace and Order Councils (POCs), which operationalizes the Local Government Code mandate to organize POCs and maintain peace and order by standardizing POC roles, POPS Plan formulation, and compliance monitoring nationwide.

What’s included 

The DILG data update includes: 

• Memorandum Circulars (2003–2025)

• Joint Circulars (2010–2025)

• Presidential Directives (2010–2012)

• Legal Opinions (2010–2025)

Each document is:

• Searchable by topic or keyword

• Linked to the full text

• Citable inside AI answers

• Available directly inside the Anycase library

Try the following queries:

• Can an LGU impose additional documentary requirements or fees beyond those listed in the streamlining guidelines?

• Can the DILG Regional Office certify that a development permit application is “deemed approved” despite Sanggunian inaction?

• What is the maximum processing time for local permits and licenses, counted from filing until release?

• Find cases where a petitioner argued that a DILG circular is invalid because it created substantive restrictions not found in any statute

• What patterns appear in cases where permit issuance procedures conflicted with national safety compliance requirements?

How to include DILG issuances in your legal research

Learn how to integrate DILG issuances into your queries here.