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SEALED. Officials sign the memorandum of agreement for Iloilo housing project. From left, Pag-IBIG OIC Vice President for Visayas and Mindanao Home Lending Operations Engr. Noli D. Armada, Uswag Ilonggo Party-list Rep. James Ang, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Undersecretary Roland Samuel T. Young, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas and DHSUD OIC Regional Director Eva Marfil for Western Visayas on Tuesday (Feb. 28, 2023). Marfil said the project will consist of 14 s...

'RESHUFFLE'. Col. Joeresty P. Coronica, officer-in-charge of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), announces the relief of all six police station commanders and personnel of the City Drugs Enforcement Unit on Thursday (Feb. 2, 2023). He said the replacements underwent the vetting process.(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - Five of the six station commanders under the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and 14 personnel of the City Drugs Enforcement Unit (CDEU) were relieved on Thursday. &qu...

APPEAL. Councilor Ely A. Estante Jr. (standing) sponsors a resolution appealing for assistance from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the relocation of 299 families that were displaced by the fire in two Iloilo City barangays early morning of Jan. 28, 2023 during their regular session on Wednesday. The families are currently staying in elementary schools of the affected villages for temporary shelter. (PNA photo by Emme Santiagudo) ILOILO CITY - The Sangguniang Panlungsod has appealed to Pre...

ORDER.Col. Joeresty P. Coronica, newly-designated officer-in-charge of the Iloilo City Police Office, talks to the men and women of the station during their flag raising ceremony on Monday (Jan. 30, 2023). Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas, in a press conference said he wanted the new OIC to ensure the continuous anti-drug campaign and implement police visibility.(Photo courtesy of ICPO Pulis Serbisyo Publiko FB page) ILOILO CITY -Mayor Jerry P. Trenas has given the new officer-in-charge of the Ilo...

DRUG BUST. Police operatives apprehend 32 drug suspects and seize 19 sachets of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP918,000 after a buy-bust operation in a drug den in Barangay Bakhaw in Iloilo City's Mandurriao on Wednesday evening (Jan. 25, 2023). Regional police director, Brig. Gen. Leo M. Francisco, said on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 26, 2023) it took the operatives two weeks to be able to penetrate the drug den in a squatter's area.(Photo courtesy of RPDEU 6) ILOILO C...

CHLORINATION. A chart showing the chlorination status of water wells in Iloilo City. Eight of the 14 samples from wells taken in areas with cholera cases were found positive for the disease as reported by the City Health Office during a press conference on Monday (Sept. 26, 2022). (Screen grab from Iloilo City Government live streaming) ILOILO CITY - The number of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases here has reached 713 with the addition of 12 more on Sept. 25 while cholera cases climbed to 30 wit...

GROUNDBREAKING. Iloilo City breaks ground for its proposed 200-bed capacity hospital on Friday (Sept. 9, 2022). The health facility will initially start with 70 beds and is expected to be operational after its completion in two years.(Photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The local government in this city on Friday broke the ground for its proposed PHP1.2 billion 200-bed hospital expected to respond to the gap in Iloilo's bed capacity. The construction of th...

HOUSING PROGRAM. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Acuzar (right) and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas (center) visit the city's relocation site in San Isidro, Jaro on Sept. 3, 2022. Iloilo City is one of the areas identified for the priority housing program of the department to address the housing gap in the country.(Photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) wi...

ACUTE GASTRO PROBLEM. City Health Office (CHO) officer-in-charge Dr. Annabelle Tang (left) and Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna (right) give a briefing on the status of the acute gastroenteritis in Iloilo City on Monday (Sept. 5, 2022). Tang said that as of Sunday, cases have increased to 354 spread in 85 barangays in the city. (PNA photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The number of cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in Iloilo City has climbed to 354 with the death tol...

THE Secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) announced the agency is partnering with local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas to address housing concerns in these regions. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar said one of the housing challenges faced by major cities and provinces…