Over 300 market vendors attend the launch of the Accelerated Capacity Building Program under the Uswag Negosyo Academy and SIGE Program at the Iloilo City Hall Penthouse on August 5, 2025. The initiative aims to equip them with financial, digital, and entrepreneurial skills to match the city’s modernized public markets. LYNDIE C. DEFACTO/PN

Iloilo City Gov’t equips market vendors for business success under modernization push

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ILOILO City – To align public market modernization with inclusive economic growth, the city government has rolled out a multi-sectoral capacity-building initiative aimed at...
Photo courtesy of Sheen Marie Mabilog

Mabilog’s push for RPT transparency shot down

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ILOILO City – A bid by Councilor Sheen Marie Mabilog to seek transparency in the implementation of Iloilo City’s increased Real Property Tax (RPT)...

Western Visayas family planning drive exceeds target by 286%

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ILOILO City – A government-led campaign to promote responsible parenthood and family planning in Western Visayas and the Negros Island Region (NIR) has surpassed...
Provincial officials and staff show support for National Breastfeeding Month during a kick-off activity at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol grounds. The campaign, led by the Provincial Nutrition Committee, promotes the theme “Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems” to raise awareness on the critical role of breastfeeding in maternal and child health. ILOILO PROVINCIAL NUTRITION OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo Province intensifies breastfeeding campaign to boost infant, maternal health

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ILOILO — The Iloilo Provincial Government is stepping up efforts to improve maternal and child health by strengthening its breastfeeding advocacy this August in...
Mayor Raisa Treñas (center, seated) leads the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Technical Institute of Iloilo City, and Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation for the continued implementation of the Jail Pantry Training Program, aimed at equipping persons deprived of liberty with livelihood skills in cooking and baking. MAYOR RAISA TREÑAS FACEBOOK PAGE

Iloilo city boosts rehab efforts for inmates through livelihood training

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ILOILO CITY – Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iloilo City District Jail can now look forward to better reintegration prospects as the...
Students and community members cheer during the inauguration of the DOMINA Satellite Teen Center 2.0 at Cabudian National High School in Dueñas, Iloilo on August 4, 2025. The new facility, part of the Iloilo provincial government’s youth development initiative, will primarily benefit Panay Bukidnon learners and aims to provide a safe space for emotional, social, and educational support. ILOILO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PHOTO

Teen center prioritizes indigenous youth empowerment; Half of beneficiaries belong to the IP community...

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ILOILO – To uplift the province’s indigenous youth, the Iloilo provincial government inaugurated a new teen center in Dueñas town on Aug. 4, specifically...
Police officers of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) stand in formation at Plaza Libertad during the 127th Independence Day celebration. The ICPO is now reinforcing its wellness and fitness programs after 98 of its personnel were recently classified as obese. ICPO PHOTO

Iloilo City to boost police force with P600-M aid, more patrols, drones

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ILOILO City – In a show of sustained commitment to public safety, the Iloilo City Government has poured nearly P600 million into police support...
A P3.2-million multifunctional gym has been officially inaugurated in Barangay Tanghawan, Dingle, Iloilo. Gov. Arthur Defensor, Jr. led the inauguration on August 1, 2025. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Dingle’s Barangay Tanghawan gets P3.2-M multipurpose gym

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ILOILO – Residents of Barangay Tanghawan in Dingle town celebrated the completion of a long-awaited covered gymnasium, a P3.2-million project from the Iloilo Provincial...
Executive Order No. 141 is signed to stress the importance of taking action against the root causes of teenage pregnancy and making it a national priority. INQUIRER FILE/MARIANNE BERMUDEZ

WV exceeds adolescent outreach target amid rising teen pregnancy, HIV risks

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ILOILO City – Despite the rise in teenage pregnancies and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Western Visayas, the region has far surpassed its...
EMPOWERING SECOND CHANCES. A Department of Trade and Industry trainer discusses business planning with male Persons Deprived of Liberty during a financial literacy and entrepreneurship training at the Iloilo City District Jail on August 1, 2025. The activity, part of a broader Jail Pantry Program, aims to equip inmates with livelihood skills for reintegration into society.

Inmates prepared for reintegration thru business, money mgt training

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ILOILO City – A hundred male persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iloilo City District Jail – Male Dormitory are now better equipped...
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