Baronda, Treñas

‘SHOW US THE RECORDS’:Treñas, Baronda clash in public word war over flood infra projects

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ILOILO City – The long-simmering tension between Mayor Raisa Treñas and Cong. Julienne Baronda has erupted into a public word war, with both officials...
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DPWH-6 engineers to submit to Marcos’ lifestyle check

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ILOILO — The spotlight is now firmly on Western Visayas’ public works officials as Malacañang’s anti-graft campaign moves into high gear with lifestyle checks...

Prov’l Board probe pushes DPWH-6 to bare flood control contracts

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ILOILO – Mounting doubts over the integrity of multimillion-peso flood control projects in northern Iloilo have prompted the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to press the Department...
Photo courtesy of the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development

DOH-6 brings free health services to Iloilo’s far-flung communities

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ILOILO – Free check-ups, consultations, and medicines are now reaching remote barangays in Iloilo as the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 rolls out...
Regional Director Harold Alfred Marshall of the Commission on Population and Development in Western Visayas discusses the Philippine Population and Development Plan of Action (PPD-POA) 2023–2028. He says the “AHlam Na! 3.0” mobile app is designed to provide young people with accessible sexual and reproductive health information. PIA-6

Mobile app rolled out to curb teen pregnancies in Region 6

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By NELJOY N. GALIGAOILOILO – With the Philippines losing an estimated P33 billion yearly due to adolescent pregnancies, government agencies in Western Visayas are...
“At the end of the day, we only want what’s best for the city and to make sure our projects are clear and transparent. We ask that meetings be scheduled with due notice so we can review the agenda thoroughly,” says Mayor Raisa Treñas of Iloilo City. MA. THERESA LADIAO/PN

Unfinished Jaro drainage, creek projects worsen flooding; Treñas slams DPWH

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ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas has blamed unfinished and poorly planned infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways – Iloilo...
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FLOOD CONTROL FARCE: Iloilo priest: Ongoing investigation shielding senators, congressmen

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ILOILO City – A Catholic priest here has slammed the congressional inquiry into flood control anomalies as a sham, saying lawmakers who pushed the...
This photo shows part of a flood mitigation project in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City — among those implemented without the required city permit, according to officials.

NO PERMIT, NO CLUE: Discaya construction firms hit with penalties, back taxes for Iloilo...

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ILOILO City – Multimillion-peso flood control projects in this city, cornered by firms owned by controversial businesswoman Sarah Discaya, were found to have been...
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DPWH-6 engineers yield to mass resignation order

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ILOILO City – A sweeping purge has begun in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 as all district engineers and...
Guimbal, Iloilo’s Sangguniang Bayan member Christy Love Custodio-Margarico, the interim president of the Philippine Councilors League – Iloilo, says their election will be transparent and fair “where everyone can participate.” NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

PCL-Iloilo gears up for September polls; interim prexy vows transparency, inclusivity

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ILOILO City – More than 400 municipal and city councilors across Iloilo will converge from September 11 to 13 for the election of new...
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