City gov’t boosts legal backbone with Areño confirmations
ILOILO City – The city government has fortified its legal arm with the official confirmation of Atty. Joseph Edward P. Areño as City Legal...
Iloilo protesters keep it peaceful as martial law anniv turns into show of anger...
ILOILO City – Anger over alleged trillion-peso corruption in flood control and infrastructure projects spilled into the streets yesterday as thousands of Ilonggos joined...
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...