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TURNED OVER. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas and Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (3rd and 4th from left) lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the turnover of projects funded under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) in Barangay Dungon B in Jaro district, Iloilo City on Wednesday (Jan. 18, 2023). The barangay is a recipient of PHP20 million worth of projects in 2022 after it was declared insurgency-free in 2014.(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has given PHP20 million worth o...

ILOILO CITY — Officials here have asserted that a duathlon race embroiled in a controversy is not a part of the 2023 Dinagyang Festival. PARTICIPANTS in the 1st Iloilo City of Love Dinagyang Duathlon. (The Adbenturistik) Mayor Jerry Trenas warned events organizers from using the Dinagyang Fes

REDUCTION.Mayor Jerry Trenas says the national tax share of Iloilo City will go down by PHP300 million in 2023. In a press conference on Monday (Sept. 12, 2022), Trenas said some of the appropriations of the city government will be affected.(Photo courtesy of Iloilo City FB page) ILOILO CITY-The city government here is expecting a PHP300-million reduction in its share from the national revenue in 2023. "We were told by DBM (Department of Budget and Management) that the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) will go down by PHP300 million. Wala pa final estimate together with the local income ne...

CLOSED. A closure order is served on a water refilling station in Iloilo City for operating without business and sanitary permits. The local government has ordered the closure of water refilling stations with no permits following the acute gastroenteritis and cholera outbreak in the city.(Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Investment Services Business Permits and Licensing Division) ILOILO CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) on Tuesday said 292 or 74 percent of its 393 cases of acute gastroenteritis have recovered. In a press conference, Dr. Marigold Calsas, medical coordinator of the Iloilo City E...

MANILA - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is beefing up stakeholders' engagement to promote President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s priority housing program in the Visayas. DHSUD Secretary Jose Acuzar, along with other key DHSUD officials, went on a two-day swing in key cities in Visayas -- meeting with local chief executives including, Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes, Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez, Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas and Iloilo Gov. Art Defensor. The DHSUD team also met with several may...