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DPWH FINISHES ILOILO ACCESS ROADS

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the improvement of access roads that will connect rural communities to main highways and hasten the transport of agricultural products in the city of Passi and the municipality of Leganes, Iloilo. DPWH Iloilo 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) has completed 556.8 lineal meters of portland […]

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ILOILO TO PURSUE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

The provincial government of Iloilo will be pursuing projects related to sustainable energy as mandated in the Iloilo Provincial Ordinance for Renewable Energy Ordinance of 2022 (I-PORE 2022). “The national government together with DOE (Department of Energy) has a renewable energy program that we implement, but good that we have an ordinance because right now […]

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ILOILO BACKS DOH’S ‘PINASLAKAS’ VAXXING PROGRAM

The provincial government of Iloilo will roll out a program to complement the “PinasLakas” COVID-19 vaccination program of the Department of Health (DOH) aimed at reaching 90 percent coverage for fully vaccinated elderly and 50 percent coverage for the first booster dose of the general population during the first 100 days of the new administration. […]

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ILOILO LAUNCHES ‘PUROK RESILIENCE’ HOUSING PROGRAM

Iloilo, through its Provincial Civil Defense Service of the Province (ProCid Serv Iloilo), will be implementing a small-scale, socialized, and localized housing program for residents of the province living in hazard zones. “The province shall implement the Purok Resilience Program, a socialized and localized housing program, and likewise a climate change response that shall relocate residents […]

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BETTER POWER SERVICE FOR DAVAO DEL NORTE, ILOILO

The Senate has passed on the third and final reading local bills that are expected to improve services and bring down electricity rates in the provinces of Iloilo and Davao del Norte. Voting 17-1-0, senators approved House Bill No. (HBN) 10306, which proposes to expand the franchise granted to MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE […]

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DPWH IMPROVES ILOILO’S R4 BYPASS ROAD – MERCADO

A newly-widened section of Metro Iloilo Radial Road or R-4 Bypass Road undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now improves the transport of goods and services between neighboring towns in central Iloilo. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that the widened road connects the towns of Santa Barbara, New Lucena, and Zarraga, and serves […]

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ILOILO FISH PORT TO RISE IN CONCEPCION – BANIAS

The municipality of Concepcion in Iloilo province held a groundbreaking ceremony for a P150-million fish port project which when completed will benefit its fishing communities and neighboring towns. “With the new facility, trading and economic activity of the fish port will be enhanced. Our income in fishery is a significant percentage of our total local […]

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DPWH COMPLETES ILOILO’S NABITASAN BRIDGE – MERCADO

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has facilitated a better connection between Iloilo City and the Dumagas Ro-Ro Port through the widening of Nabitasan Bridge in Leganes, Iloilo. According to DPWH Regional Office 6 Director Lea Delfinado’s report to acting Secretary Roger Mercado, the upgrading from two lanes to four lanes doubles the capacity […]

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AKLAN, ILOILO FARMERS GET P503-M AGRI AID – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed P503 million worth of Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) among rice farmers in the Western Visayas Region. A total of 100,667 rice farmers from the provinces of Iloilo and Aklan benefited from the said program. The Provincial Government of Iloilo received an RFFA budget of P344M, while the Aklan […]

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P23-M AQUACULTURE FACILITIES OPEN IN ILOILO – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the inauguration of new multi-species hatcheries and broodstock tanks, which are seen to boost the aquaculture sector in Iloilo. The facilities are located in the Tigbauan Main Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). They were established between 2019 and 2021 in support of the DA-Bureau of Fisheries […]