“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.

Iloilo City Gov’t eyes ‘win-win’ rules for street vendors amid urban order drive

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ILOILO City – With street vending becoming increasingly visible in the city’s growing urban landscape, Mayor Raisa Treñas is pushing for a balanced strategy...
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Iloilo hosts ASEAN barista tilt, eyes spot in int’l coffee scene

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ILOILO City – With the international coffee industry watching, Iloilo is positioning itself as a rising force in Southeast Asia’s specialty coffee movement. This...
Downtown Iloilo City, with its dense cluster of commercial and residential buildings, is among the areas to be covered by the monthly barangay-level inventory mandated by Mayor Raisa Treñas to improve real property records and strengthen tax collection. PN FILE

Monthly city building inventories seen to boost tax collection, urban planning

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ILOILO City – To improve tax collection and streamline urban planning, Mayor Raisa Treñas has ordered all barangay captains to submit a monthly inventory...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board supports the need to legalize motorcycles-for-hire, saying that this mode of transportation will fill the gaps of the "imperfect" land transportation system. DANNY PATA PHOTO

‘ILLEGAL BUT ESSENTIAL’: Commuters embrace motorcycle taxis for speed and savings — but fear...

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ILOILO City – Despite lacking government regulation and legal standing, franchise-less or colorum motorcycle taxis are gaining popularity in this city, with many commuters...
Anti-smoking enforcers apprehend violators caught puffing cigarettes in a smoke-free zone, as Iloilo City intensifies its crackdown under a reconstituted task force. Over 4,200 violators have been nabbed in just the first half of 2025. ICAST FACEBOOK PAGE

Iloilo reinforces anti-smoking drive with new powers for task force

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ILOILO City – To ramp up the city’s commitment to a smoke-free environment, Mayor Raisa Treñas has signed Executive Order No. 010, Series of...
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Disaster preparedness orientation set for newly elected mayors, governors in WV

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ILOILO City – As the country braces for up to 19 tropical cyclones in the second half of 2025, newly elected local chief executives...
Learners meet their new teacher during the first day of school for academic year 2025-2026 at Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City, on June 16, 2025. According to the Department of Education Region 6, over a million learners across Western Visayas returned to their classes on Monday. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Iloilo hires new teachers to ease public school shortages

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ILOILO – To address persistent teacher shortages and improve the quality of instruction in public schools, the Iloilo Provincial Government is hiring 75 licensed...
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Treñas to spearhead economic policymaking in Region 6

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ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas of this city has been tapped to lead Western Visayas’ economic policymaking as chairperson of the Economic Development...
Iloilo City police director Police Colonel Kim Legada monitors real-time response during a live 911 emergency simulation drill, as part of the city police’s rollout of its new 5-minute response time protocol. ICPO PHOTO

ICPO vows faster action as 5-minute emergency response protocol goes live; Barangay leaders to...

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ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has officially launched its ambitious five-minute emergency response time protocol, vowing quicker police deployment to...
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COP’S MYSTERIOUS DEATH: NAPOLCOM cautions public against speculation

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ILOILO – The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Region 6 is urging the public to refrain from jumping to conclusions over the death of a...
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