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DPWH FINISHES ILOILO TOURISM BLDG, ACCESS ROAD

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has delivered in Iloilo Province a newly-paved access road from Bangga Boling to Sitio Camp Site in the town of Sta. Barbara and a new municipal tourism building in Alimodian. Residents of Barangay Cadagmayan Norte and other neighboring upland communities in Sta. Barbara now have better access […]

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DPWH IMPROVES ROAD GOING TO GIGANTES ISLAND

Access to various tourist spots in Gigantes Island of Western Visayas Region is now more convenient following the concrete paving of road by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the municipality of Carles, Iloilo. Scope of works of the completed project include the construction of an 8.86-kilometer, 2-lane, portland concrete cement pavement […]

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DPWH IMPROVES FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD IN ILOILO

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finished paving a 4.4-kilometer farm-to-market road that will benefit highland communities in Lemery, Iloilo. Costing P90 million, the road improvement project involves upgrading of the Cabantohan-Lemery Road from gravel into 2-lane concrete with stone masonry and grouted riprap. Citing a report by DPWH Regional Office 6 […]

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CONSTRUCTION OF ILOILO SUPER HEALTH CENTER STARTS

Senator Bong Go welcomed the efforts of the Department of Health and the local government of Igbaras, Iloilo for the groundbreaking of its new Super Health Center. In his video message, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography reassured that more Super Health Centers are expected to be established nationwide, particularly in […]

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DPWH FINISHES 2 ILOILO ROADS

The municipality of Zarraga and the district of Jaro in Iloilo now have improved access to agricultural products thanks to two farm-to-market roads (FMR) that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently concreted. According to DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie Bueno, the road project in Zarraga involves concreting of a 2.9-kilometer, 2-lane portland […]

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DPWH COMPLETES 9 MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDINGS IN ILOILO

Residents of various local communities in the towns of Sta. Barbara, Leon, and Alimodian in central Iloilo now have a better venue for sports and socio-civic activities with multi-purpose buildings constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Complete with necessary amenities, the new covered gyms were built in barangays Camambugan, Balibagan Eoste, […]

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PROTECTION FOR SICOGON WILDLIFE SANCTUARY BACKED

Senator Cynthia Villar has acknowledged as a “good step” to preserve the environment the protected area in Carles, Iloilo as it undergoes massive development to boost its tourism industry. “The presence of the Sicogon Island Wildlife Sanctuary, I believe, complements well the tourism potentials in the area,” said Villlar who was the guest speaker during the […]

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ILOILO GETS UNICEF’S ZERO OPEN DEFECATION SEAL

In celebration of the World Toilet Day, the province of Iloilo was conferred with the Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) Grade 1 status, the first Western Visayas province to be awarded with the ZOD seal. “This month the world reached eight billion people and about 45 percent of the total world populations do not have access […]

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DPWH FINISHES NEW ILOILO GYM

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the new and modern Tamasak Arena Gym in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, the football capital of the Philippines. Built at the entrance of Barotac Nuevo’s football field, the gym has a total floor area of about 10,000 square meters and can accommodate a maximum of 4,200 […]

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ILOILO CELEBRATES LECHON FESTIVAL ON NOV. 20

The Iloilo provincial government will launch its Lechon Festival in the municipality of Sta. Barbara on Nov. 20 to encourage hog growers in areas adjacent to places with confirmed African swine fever (ASF) cases to earn rather than take the risk of infection. Sta. Barbara tourism officer Irene Magallon said the event was an idea […]