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MORE ILOILO CITY BRGYS GET ZOD STATUS FROM DOH

An additional 22 barangays in Iloilo City have been certified with Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) status in a bid to prevent possible spread of diseases and sustain sanitation to safeguard people’s health. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said this achievement is very significant to the metropolis especially as it battles against food and water-borne diseases […]

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ILOILO CITY COUNCIL CREATES LOCAL HOUSING OFFICE

The Iloilo City Council has recently approved the creation of Iloilo City Local Housing Office (ICLHO) through the passage of Regulation Ordinance No. 2023-193. This will serve as implementing arm of the policies enacted by the Iloilo City Local Housing Board (ICLHB). Mayor Jerry Treñas pushed for its creation to reform the Iloilo City Urban […]

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ILOILO CITY’S BIKE NETWORK BENEFITS WORKERS

Riding a bike to work is not only economical but also beneficial to health and the environment.This has been proven true by Rey Panique, a City Hall job hire assigned at the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO). Thanks to the bike given by the Iloilo City Government. Panique is one of the 20 recipients […]

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ILOILO CITY MAYOR TREÑAS TOPS PERFORMANCE SURVEY

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas topped the performance survey “Boses ng Bayan” conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD).  Treñas achieved an 82.9% score in a recent survey of top-performing city mayors in Western Visayas which shed light on their job performance and their impact on their constituents. “I could not have done […]

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ILOILO CITY TO OPEN MEGA HEALTH CENTERS – TREÑAS

The Iloilo City government continues to undertake initiatives to serve the healthcare needs of more city residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The old health centers in Tanza-Esperanza and Arevalo will be expanded and rebuilt from the ground up, and transformed into mega-health centers that will house the clinical laboratory, dialysis stations, x-ray machines, and ultrasound […]

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BONG GO SENDS AID TO ILOILO CITY FIRE VICTIMS

While welcoming the new year, Senator Bong Go continues to provide much needed assistance to Filipinos in crisis amid holiday festivities as his office mounted a relief activity for fire victims from various barangays in Iloilo City. “Alam ko pong napakahirap ng panahon ngayon, lalo pa ngayon na nasunugan kayo habang nasa gitna pa tayo […]

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ILOILO CITY’S BIKE PROGRAM WINS GALING POOK AWARD

“I-BIKE” A Program Promoting the Development of the Iloilo City Bike Culture won the Galing Pook Award 2022 during the recognition rites at Malacañang Palace. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave the Plaque honoring the Top 10 outstanding Local Government Units in the country.  “This will cap the awards we have been receiving.” “Galing Pook is […]

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ILOILO CITY GOV’T OPENS MOLECULAR LABORATORY

Iloilo City is now equipped to test not COVID-19 cases but also monkeypox cases with the opening of its Uswag Molecular Laboratory at its permanent site in Barangay San Pedro in Molo district. “It is a biosafety level 2 facility equipped with machines and instruments needed for molecular testing. At present, the facility will focus […]

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ILOILO CITY TO MODERNIZE PUBLIC MARKETS – TREÑAS

The Iloilo city government formally awarded the 25-year lease agreement for the redevelopment of its two public markets to SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPHI) with an initial P3 billion investment that stands to benefit around 2,800 market vendors. Mayor Jerry Treñas said the redevelopment of the Iloilo Central and Terminal markets is one of the areas where […]

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OPENING SOON: ILOILO SUNSET BOULEVARD, FLYOVER

Locals and tourists will soon experience faster and more comfortable travel from Iloilo City to Iloilo International Airport and southern towns with the construction of Ungka 2 Flyover and Iloilo River North Bank Road (Iloilo Sunset Boulevard) by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his report to Secretary Roger Mercado, DPWH Region […]