Turning waste into wealth: Iloilo’s next big environmental opportunity
ILOILO Province has earned its place among Western Visayas’ emerging leaders in solid waste management, thanks to a mix of consistent compliance with Republic...
Community participation: the missing link in waste management
THE RECOGNITION of Iloilo Province and the local government units of Ajuy, Passi City, Dingle, and Tubungan as emerging models in sustainable solid waste...
The uneven reality of waste management in Iloilo
THE RECENT recognition of Passi City and the towns of Ajuy, Dingle, and Tubungan in Iloilo Province as Western Visayas’ emerging models in sustainable...
Rabies-free zones matter in a province battling high animal bite cases
CARLES, Iloilo’s achievement in adding four more barangays to its growing list of rabies-free zones reminds us of the public health problem Iloilo Province...
The slow but sure march toward a rabies-free Iloilo Province
AS REPORTED by this paper recently, the Municipality of Carles’ steady march toward becoming rabies-free is a wake-up call for the entire province of...
Tubungan shows the way — will the rest of Iloilo follow?
IN ILOILO Province’s long and difficult march toward higher sanitation standards, one municipality has quietly set the benchmark that the rest can no longer...
The hard part isn’t toilets — it’s behavior change
FOR YEARS, Iloilo Province has invested steadily in sanitation infrastructure — building toilets, setting up public comfort rooms, and supporting municipalities as they work...
Sanitation realities Iloilo must not ignore
ILOILO Province found itself at a crossroads as the world marked World Toilet Day last week, November 19. It was caught between meaningful progress...
Western Visayas as ground zero for migrant fisher exploitation
WESTERN Visayas is at risk of becoming a ground zero for the exploitation of migrant fishers, as bared by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)...