Treñas submits damning infra status report to Mayors for Good Governance
ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas has sounded the alarm over billions in public funds sunk into flood control projects that are either delayed,...
UP experts to design science-based flood models for Iloilo City’s long-term protection
ILOILO City – Determined to address flooding with science-driven solutions, the Iloilo City Government has tapped three hydrologic experts from the University of the...
‘Weak nat’l laws expose Ilonggos to abuse in waterways projects’
ILOILO City – Legal loopholes in national laws on waterways projects are putting Ilonggos at risk, Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia warned, as he urged...
No project can proceed without city’s clearance; New body to tighten oversight on public...
ILOILO City – In a bid to end the cycle of botched and wasteful infrastructure projects, Mayor Raisa Treñas has created the Iloilo City...
Multi-sectoral, transport groups rally vs corruption at Aganan flyover
ILOILO — Around 200 protesters gathered at the Aganan Flyover in Pavia on Thursday, September 18, to denounce what they called a symbol of...
FROM ₱11 BILLION TO ₱20 BILLION? Group flags mega dam’s ‘ballooning’ budget
ILOILO – The Jalaur River for the People Movement (JRPM) has sounded the alarm over what it claimed as the ballooning cost of the...
Iloilo solons unite behind Dy; two absent in Speaker vote
ILOILO City – Iloilo’s representatives in the Lower House voted as a bloc in support of Isabela congressman Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, who was...
LGU, private sector partnerships hailed as key to Iloilo’s forest future
ILOILO — Partnerships with local government units (LGUs) and private organizations are being hailed as the “game-changer” in Iloilo’s ambitious drive to transform itself...
Iloilo honors teen centers for innovation, impact
ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government has placed the spotlight on school-based teen centers that are redefining adolescent health and youth development programs, recognizing...
Defensor forges university alliances to push Iloilo’s ‘forest province’ vision
ILOILO — Rallying academic power behind his crusade for a greener Iloilo, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. on Monday sealed landmark partnerships with West Visayas...