This is the newly launched Uswag Atipan Center in Iloilo City, a one-stop hub of the city government offering comprehensive services from health and livelihood to social and burial assistance. MA. THERESA LADIAO/PN

One-stop ‘Atipan’ service hub proves urgent need, 122 served first day

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ILOILO City – The city government’s newly launched Uswag Pag-Atipan Center has immediately proven its relevance, serving 122 residents on its first day of...
“There are advantages and disadvantages of having a low fertility rate; there are pros and cons. There are short-to-medium term advantages, but long-term disadvantages,” said Regional Director Arecio Casing Jr. of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development, formerly the National Economic and Development Authority. DEPDEV-6 PHOTO

POPULATION SHIFT: Falling birth rate endangers WV’s future workforce – DEPDev

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ILOILO – Western Visayas may still be enjoying its “demographic dividend” – a period marked by a young and productive population – but experts...

MORE Power holds August rate increase to minimal P0.27/kWh despite higher generation costs

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ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) announced that its residential electricity rate for August has risen to P10.88 per kilowatt-hour...

Iloilo City Hall’s finest recognized: 40 workers, 3 offices awarded ahead of 88th Charter...

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ILOILO City – Forty employees from various departments of the Iloilo City Government, along with three top-performing offices, were recognized for exemplary service during...
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Health dep’t urges early eye checks, healthy habits to prevent vision loss

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ILOILO – With cases of preventable blindness still affecting Filipinos, the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas is intensifying its campaign on eye...
“I am an Economics graduate, and I know this is just politics. Many professional economists have approached me and said, ‘Ma’am, this is too much, this is too much politics that they are doing. They are destroying the city,’” said Mayor Raisa Treñas, referring to reports about the high real property tax in Iloilo City. PN

Treñas, PSA refute claims linking property tax hike to Iloilo inflation

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ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) both rejected claims that Iloilo City’s 300 percent Real Property Tax (RPT)...
Healthcare workers undergo intensive lactation management training at the Ramon Tabiana Memorial District Hospital in Iloilo, focusing on breastfeeding practices and newborn care as part of efforts to improve maternal and child health. PHOTO FROM RAMON TABIANA MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL

Iloilo hospital spearheads intensive training to boost breastfeeding, maternal care

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ILOILO — The Ramon Tabiana Memorial District Hospital (RTMDH) has taken the lead in strengthening maternal and child healthcare in Iloilo by spearheading an...
Iloilo’s Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann Debuque guides her student vice governor counterpart Charlene Anne Gargaritano of Tubungan National High School as presiding officer during a session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. FROM THE FACEBOOK OF VICE GOV. NATHALIE ANN DEBUQUE

Iloilo’s student leaders gain firsthand experience in provincial governance

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ILOILO — From presiding over legislative sessions to drafting ordinances on education, HIV awareness, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights, Iloilo’s youth leaders experienced firsthand the...
The construction of the 400-meter Revetment Wall in Mansaya Creek is not a ghost project. It was started in 2021 and completed on May 23, 2022.

‘INFRA POLITICS’: Flood control project debate deepens partisan divide in Iloilo City

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ILOILO City – Ongoing flood control projects in Iloilo City have drawn sharp reactions, further deepening the partisan divide in local politics, with some...
“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.

Science-based review of flood control projects pushed

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ILOILO City – If science-based studies confirm that flood control projects in this city worsened flooding, these should be dismantled, according to Mayor Raisa...
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