Healthcare workers provide free dental and immunization services to children during the Family Health and Nutrition Fair in Concepcion, Iloilo, which served over 300 residents. ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE PHOTO

300 Concepcion residents avail themselves free services in Family Health and Nutrition Fair

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ILOILO – More than 300 residents of Concepcion town received free medical services and health education during a Family Health and Nutrition Fair jointly...
(Left to right) Treñas, Pacanan

City gov’t pulls out of talks with ICDEO as Dizon orders shake-up

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ILOILO City – Critical coordination talks between the Iloilo City Government and the Department of Public Works and Highways – Iloilo City District Engineering...
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Iloilo bets on coconuts as new cash crop, targets 10,000-hectare expansion

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ILOILO – With vast tracts of farmland still untapped, this province is positioning coconut as its next major cash crop, setting its sights on...
Newly appointed Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the courtesy resignation of all officials within the Department of Public Works and Highways, from the top ranks down to the district level. He made the announcement during a Palace press briefing on Monday, saying that the directive came from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. following reports of alleged irregularities and anomalous projects within the DPWH. PCO

DPWH PURGE BEGINS; PACANAN IN ‘HOT SEAT’

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ILOILO City – The fate of Iloilo City District Engineer Roy Pacanan now hangs in the balance after new Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. underscores his vision of making Iloilo a “Forest Province” as he presents the Tanum Iloilo framework, stressing that “the forest is the best flood control project” during the launch of the 25th Piyesta sa Kakahuyan at the Provincial Capitol. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Forests, not billion-peso projects, are Iloilo’s best flood defense – Defensor

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ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has thrown a challenge to conventional flood-control spending, declaring that Iloilo’s best protection against recurring floods lies in...

Devolution, looming RPVARA law complicate Iloilo City’s RPT hike

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ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas defended Iloilo City’s real property tax (RPT) adjustments, stressing that the ongoing devolution of national government functions and...
“While suportado ko gid ang aton mga kasimanwa nga nagapangabudlay sa pangabuhi, ginpahangop ko man sa ila nga kinahanglan sang balanse – pagpanikasog sang mga vendors para sa ila pamilya kag ang kaayuhan sang kadam-an, ilabi na sa trapiko kag kalinong sa karsada,” says Mayor Raisa Treñas of Iloilo City.

Treñas joins reformist mayors’ alliance under ‘observer status’

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ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas has secured a slot in the Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG), a national alliance of reform-driven leaders, after...
Families and human rights advocates hold a candlelight protest in Iloilo City on August 30, 2025, calling for justice for missing activists Maria Luisa Posa-Dominado and Nilo Arado, who were abducted 18 years ago, and demanding an end to enforced disappearances. PANAY ALLIANCE-KARAPATAN PHOTO

18 years on, justice still eludes Panay’s disappeared activists

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ILOILO City — Eighteen years since the abduction of activist leaders Luisa Posa-Dominado and Nilo Arado, their families and human rights defenders in Panay...
“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

Coordination deadlock puts flood control, infras at risk

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ILOILO City – Residents could face the brunt of delayed flood control and infrastructure projects as City Hall and the Iloilo City District Engineering...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (third from left) leads the unveiling of a marker with Mayor Suzette Mamon during the turnover of school infrastructure projects worth over P26.2 million in Badiangan, Iloilo, highlighting the province’s continuing investment in education. Also in photo, among others, is Vice Gov. Lee Ann Debuque (second from right). PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo prov’l gov’t invests P26.2 million in Badiangan public schools to bolster education

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ILOILO — The provincial government has poured over P26.2 million into 14 school projects in Badiangan town, underscoring Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.’s declaration that...
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