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BATAD GOES ‘SMART’ WITH DOST; Technology-driven overhaul targets faster services, disaster resilience, economic growth

ILOILO — The municipality of Batad is moving to overhaul the way it delivers government services and responds to local challenges through science and...

BLOOD DONATION AS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MEASURE; Local gov’ts urged to build blood supply into...

ILOILO City — Local governments across Western Visayas are being urged to make voluntary blood donation a regular part of disaster preparedness and public...
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3 cyclones forecast to strengthen ‘habagat’, bring heavy rains to WV; Fisherfolk warned of...

ILOILO City – Western Visayas is bracing for potentially heavy rains and rough seas as three tropical cyclones are expected to strengthen the southwest...
Iloilo City as seen from atop the city hall featuring the “Lin-ay sang Iloilo” bronze statue and the Iloilo River below. CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo City gets ‘day off’ for 89th charter anniversary

ILOILO City — Government offices and schools across Iloilo City have suspended work and classes today, August 25, after Malacañang declared a special non-working...
The Iloilo City Government reaffirmed its commitment to prioritize people-centered programs, projects, and services funded through the responsible collection and utilization of taxes. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas emphasized that tax revenues are channelled into essential services such as infrastructure development, public health, education, social protection, and economic initiatives that directly benefit Ilonggos. By improving financial management and maintaining transparency and accountability, the city aims to ensure that every peso collected leads to real improvements in people’s quality of life.

Iloilo City Council delivers 1,327 measures; Strong executive-legislative cooperation cited

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Council churned out 1,327 legislative measures — 956 resolutions and 371 ordinances — during its first year in...
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Youth convergence links leadership to community action

ILOILO City — Young leaders, advocates and community partners are converging in Iloilo City for a youth development gathering aimed at helping participants build...
The recent increase in electricity bills was driven by two primary factors – a surge in consumer power consumption and rising prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, says Iloilo III Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ILECO III). Photo shows an ILECO II lineman replacing damaged insulator on Rizal Street, Pototan town. ILECO II PHOTO

12-hour brownout to hit 10 Iloilo towns this Aug. 23

ILOILO – Thousands of households and businesses across several Iloilo towns face up to 12 hours without electricity this Sunday, August 23, as Iloilo...
Photo shows bolanteros at the Iloilo Terminal Market.

LEEO files case vs ambulant vendor, vows to protect personnel enforcing market rules

ILOILO City — An alleged knife attack on a city employee during a market clearing operation has prompted the Local Economic Enterprise Office (LEEO)...

Iloilo City logs 21 leptospirosis cases; Molo man dies of suspected infection

ILOILO City – Health authorities have warned residents against the potentially deadly consequences of exposure to floodwater after Iloilo City recorded 21 leptospirosis cases...

Proposed ‘Pakdol Ordinance’ bares political friction between City Council allies

ILOILO City – A proposed pedestrian safety ordinance has exposed political friction within the Iloilo City Council after Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia questioned fellow...