*Your one peso is PISOS *You take a bath using a tabo which you call CALTEX. The same Caltex is also often used as a unit of measurement (i.e. isa ka caltex nga pasayan, isa ka caltex nga hipon, isa ka caltex nga asin) *Your bathroom has at least one lugod (some has one for […]
CONTINUE READINGBORACAY ISLAND, Aklan, March 17 (PNA) — The local government unit (LGU) of Malay is continuing the capacity building training for lifeguards of the island. Executive Assistant IV Rowen Aguirre, who serves as Boracay Island administrator, said the continued training of lifeguards is part of their preparations for the tourist peak season in April and […]
CONTINUE READINGBy Perla G. Lena ILOILO CITY, March 24 (PNA) — More than three decades since he last visited Iloilo, United Kingdom Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the Philippines Richard Graham was all praises for the development of the city when he landed at the airport Friday morning. Graham and the other members of the British […]
CONTINUE READINGBy Cindy B. Ferrer ILOILO CITY, March 24 (PNA) – – British Ambassador Asif Ahmad on Friday urged the students in this city to avail of the United Kingdom’s government scholarship. Speaking before students of the University of Iloilo, Ambassador Ahmad introduced the Chevening Scholarship program, which aimed to develop professionally and academically future leaders, […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, March 18 (PNA) — Six living World War II veterans in Panay island, who are now above 90 years old, were recognized during the 72nd Anniversary of the Liberation of Panay, Guimaras and Romblon, Saturday. Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) administrator Retired Lt. Gen. Ernesto Carolina, during his speech, underscored the contribution of […]
CONTINUE READINGBy Cindy B. Ferrer ILOILO CITY, March 20 (PNA) — About 317,960 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, would benefit from the Php600 rice subsidy, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here. DSWD-6 regional project coordinator for Pantawid Jonathan Anteza on Monday […]
CONTINUE READINGBORACAY ISLAND, Aklan, March 20 (PNA) — Tibiao, a thriving eco-tourism destination in Antique province, is attracting more visitors from the more popular Boracay Island. “We are now receiving more tourists from Boracay,” said Flord Nicson Calawag, former tourism officer of Antique and also the owner of the newly-opened Calawag Mountain Resort in Barangay Tuno, […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, March 20 (PNA) — The regional technical working group (RTWG) of the Roads Leveraging Linkages for Industry and Trade (ROLL IT) program, a convergence program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), will meet this week to further evaluate projects for possible inclusion […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, March 9 (PNA) — Iloilo City will be at the forefront of World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region’s ProLEAD Module 2 workshop under the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance. Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog announced that Iloilo City Anti-Smoking Task Force (ICAST) Executive Director Iñigo Garingalao will represent the city as resource […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, March 10 (PNA) — The Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) has tapped the support of barangay (village) officials in raising the awareness of the working population on benefits they are entitled to avail on top of their Social Security System (SSS) or Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) entitlement. […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, March 10 (PNA) — Iloilo City will host for the first time the “Kooperabalitaan sa CDA,” a venue where concerns affecting cooperatives is being tackled, on March 14. Kooperabalitaan sa CDA was conceptualized wayback in 2016 to build and promote the image of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and promote as well cooperatives […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, March 10 (PNA) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) underscored the impact of its four-year Water Security for Resilient Economic Growth and Stability (Be Secure) project in Iloilo in Friday’s “close out” activity held in a hotel here attended by representatives from local government units, water districts, academe and other […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, March 13 (PNA) — The Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) is hopeful to reach one million metric tons (MT) of rice production this year as the acceptance of hybrid rice among farmers in the province is already high. On Monday, provincial agriculturist Ildefonso Toledo said that the use of hybrid rice variety is […]
CONTINUE READINGThe United States Geological Survey reported that a Magnitude 5.4 earthquake with the epicenter 10 kilometers east northeast of San Remigio town in Antique. The tremor was also felt in the province and city of Iloilo and on Boracay Island at the northern tip of Panay Island as well as Negros Occidental. Witnesses said the […]
CONTINUE READINGA Collection of Places and Events, know what Ilonggos are made of Source: https://vimeo.com/helicamph What's ⬆︎up Iloilo vol.1 from HeliCam Philippines on Vimeo.
CONTINUE READINGTo our next President, Rodrigo Duterte Our most cordial congratulations upon your election to the highest office within the gift of the Filipino people. Your overwhelming choice by the electorate is a fitting culmination of your many years of patriotic labor as a Mayor of Davao. To all our local officials, Governor Arthur Defensor, Mayor […]
CONTINUE READINGIloilo Interactive Map Find your way to attractions, services and places to explore on this map of Iloilo, Philippines. Click the carousel for more popular locations. Looking for an informative and useful guidebook for Iloilo? Or a Iloilo Metro map? A map of Iloilo highlighting key tourist locations? We have it all here for you. […]
CONTINUE READINGOUR MAYOR Educational Attainment Grade School -Assumption – Iloilo (1972 – 1978) High School -University of the Philippines in the Visayas – High School in Iloilo (1978 – 1982) College -Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences West Visayas State University (1982 – 1986) Executive Program in Public Administration Harvard University, U.S.A (2003) Masters in Public […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO OLD MANSIONS DOCUMENTARY Heritage Houses: Sanson-Montinola Antillan HouseDon Joaquin Ledesma House Don Joaquin Ledesma House Locsin House Lopez-Vito House The Boat House Casa Mariquit Magdalena Jalandoni House Roca Encantada Lizares House (Angelicum School of Iloilo) Locsin Ancestral House Pison Ancestral House 1936 Art Deco House Yusay-Consing House Avancena House (Camina Balay na Bato) Castle […]
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CONTINUE READINGI AM ILOILO: MOST LIVABLE CITY Iloilo City is where you can find the finest characters of Filipinos. Ilonggos, people living in Iloilo, are the sweetest people in the Philippines. That’s why this city is also known as City of Love. One of the users in the site commented “I can walk through its streets […]
CONTINUE READINGPhilippine Travel Guide: Iloilo On The Move We explore Iloilo City, the Queen’s City in the South, as it moves forward to its destiny. The gateway to the four-province island of Panay, the city boasts of its glorious past as a foundation for its progressive current status that will lead to its very promising future. […]
CONTINUE READINGIt’s More Fun in the Philippines | Iloilo TV Commercial | Philippines Department of Tourism Travel to the city where past and present meet. Visit Spanish colonial mansions, uncover secret histories from bygone eras and recharge at breezy seaside eateries. Complete your trip with a night cap at the Iloilo River Esplanade, where you can […]
CONTINUE READINGJanuary Binanog Festival (Municipality of Lambunao) – 2nd Sunday of January Fireworks Display and Contest (Arevalo, Iloilo City) – January 15 Pasungay Festival (Municipality of San Joaquin) – 3rd Saturday of January Bayluhay Festival (Municipality of San Joaquin) – 3rd Saturday of January Sinadya sang mga Banwa (Iloilo Provincial Capitol Grounds) – 3rd weekend of January Dinagyang Festival (Iloilo City) – […]
CONTINUE READINGIloilo City Proper is one of the six districts also known as the center or heart of Iloilo City. It received its present name from the province’s original Irong-Irong reference. Originally founded as La Punta, it was only inhabited in 1602 when Spanish and Chinese residents from Jaro and Molo expanded their territorial area History […]
CONTINUE READINGVilla de Arevalo commonly known as simply Villa or Arevalo is one of the six districts of Iloilo City, in the Philippine province of Iloilo. It was originally founded as La Villa Rica de Arévalo by a Spanish official who built his mansion along the coastal settlement in the 16th century. It was absorbed by […]
CONTINUE READINGMolo is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City. Molo was a separate town before it was merged into Iloilo City in 1937. It was originally the parián of Iloilo, the area that all Chinese residents must live. Molo is the home to the historic Molo Church, officially the Church of St. Anne Parish, […]
CONTINUE READINGIloilo City is made up of seven boroughs or districts: the Arevalo, which covers 13 barangays, Molo with 25 barangays, Mandurriao with 18 barangays, City Proper with 45 barangays, La Paz with 25 barangays, Jaro with 42 barangays, and Lapuz with 12 barangays. Each one has enough attractions—and enough personality. Learn more about them with […]
CONTINUE READINGWhether it’s to escape or when you’re looking to feel home, bringing yourself out to experience Iloilo and its glory lingers on. Beautiful Iloilo is a movement; if you don’t already love Iloilo, we’re now going to make sure you do. Source: Beautiful Iloilo
CONTINUE READINGFishing in Iloilo is a blast!Beautiful ocean, smooth waters, sunny day, cool breeze…it’s time to go fishing in Iloilo!There are a lot of jack, snapper, rays, and grouper in this region when bottom fishing! Go trolling and you’re sure to land a large Barrracuda or Spansih Mackerel.Contact us at +63 (32) 422-8325 or sales@cebusportfishing.com for […]
CONTINUE READINGBOOK IT NOW! Property Location Located in Iloilo, Harbor Town Hotel is close to Iloilo Museum and Jaro Cathedral. This hotel is within the region of Oton Town Plaza. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 34 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is […]
CONTINUE READINGBOOK IT NOW! Property Location With a stay at Riverside Inn in Iloilo, you’ll be convenient to Iloilo Museum and Jaro Cathedral. This hotel is within the vicinity of Oton Town Plaza. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 44 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is […]
CONTINUE READINGBOOK IT NOW! Property Location With a stay at Circle Inn – Iloilo City Center, you’ll be centrally located in Iloilo, convenient to Iloilo Museum and Jaro Cathedral. This hotel is within the vicinity of Oton Town Plaza. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 60 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless […]
CONTINUE READINGBOOK IT NOW! Property Location Located in Iloilo, Days Hotel Iloilo is close to Iloilo Museum and Jaro Cathedral. This hotel is within the vicinity of Oton Town Plaza. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 70 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming […]
CONTINUE READINGBOOK IT NOW! Property Location Located in Iloilo, Injap Tower Hotel is in a shopping district and convenient to Jaro Cathedral and Iloilo Museum. This property is within the vicinity of Oton Town Plaza. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 194 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Your room […]
CONTINUE READINGBOOK IT NOW! Property Location With a stay at Iloilo Business Hotel in Iloilo, you’ll be convenient to Iloilo Museum and Jaro Cathedral. This hotel is within the vicinity of Oton Town Plaza. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 60 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to […]
CONTINUE READINGBOOK IT NOW! Property Location In the heart of Iloilo, Hotel Del Rio is close to Iloilo Museum and Jaro Cathedral. This hotel is within the vicinity of Oton Town Plaza. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 60 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and […]
CONTINUE READINGThanks to the Homeless Peoples Federation, Hilti Foundation, Base Foundation UP in the Visayas, Swiss Government and all other partners. The house could withstand earthquake as it is bolted and resilient to flooding because of its second floor. The City government provided 5,000 sq meters of land to make about 80 houses. The City government […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, May 4 (PNA) — The national government has poured in some P10 billion worth of infrastructure support to this city not to mention the P100 million that was directed for various anti-poverty projects. This was underscored by Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog during the recent unity walk here that saw the convergence of the […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, May 4 (PNA) — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) here has served around 5,595 for its various services during their conduct of mobile services during the first quarter of 2015. Joy Jalbuena of the PRC said that the mobile service was conducted in various provinces of Western Visayas where they accepted documents on […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO City, Feb. 10 (PNA) -– More than 250 senior citizens of Iloilo will be treated this month through a newly-crafted program of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) dubbed as ART, or Asikaso, Respeto sa mga Tigulang (Care and Respect for the Elderly). Dr. Neneth Pador, PSWDO chief, said the program tentatively […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, Feb 10 (PNA) — The white-winged creatures that we usually see on the fields called Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) top this year’s list of Asian Waterbird Census 2015 that was conducted throughout Western Visayas in January 2015. In its regional census report, the Protected Area Management and Biodiversity Conservation Section (PAMBCS) under the […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, Nov. 7(PIA)—The Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2015 will have more dances, less props, a showcase beyond the usual, according to the organizers. Iloilo Tourism Officer Ben Jimena said his office and the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation aims a nationwide reach with more performances for the At-Ati competition, rather than too much noise and voluminous props. […]
CONTINUE READINGDinagyang Festival‘s highlights are celebrated every fourth weekend of January, every year. The highlights are composed of the Ati-Ati Competition, the Kasadyahan Festival, the foot and fluvial procession, and the religious sadsad or religious street dance. Here are some of the important events of the upcoming celebrations in Iloilo City. Please do keep posted for more […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, July 8 (PNA) — Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. on Monday announced that the proposed P27.4-billion recovery and rehabilitation plan is now up for President Benigno Aquino III’s approval. This, after the Cabinet Cluster on Rehabilitation (CCR) approved and endorsed the plan following the presentation of the governor last Friday. The governor flew to […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, July 3 (PNA) — There were 65 applicants who were hired-on-the-spot (HOTS) by the participating companies at the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) job fair held Wednesday at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol lobby. The job fair had a total of 1,601 applicants — 616 males and 985 females. PESO chief Francisco Heler said […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, July 1 (PNA) –- Two local government units (LGUs) have unanimously passed resolutions supporting the immediate development of Sicogon Island as a tourism landmark destination in the northern part of Iloilo province. The two LGUs are Carles and Estancia that will directly benefit from the development of Sicogon Island when pushed through. Carles […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY,July 03 (PNA)– The city government here gets a share of 70 percent while the barangays get 30 percent from real property tax collection as provided for in the local government code. The proceeds of the basic real property tax, including interest thereon and proceeds from the use, lease or disposition, sale or redemption […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY,July 03 (PNA)– The city government here gets a share of 70 percent while the barangays get 30 percent from real property tax collection as provided for in the local government code. The proceeds of the basic real property tax, including interest thereon and proceeds from the use, lease or disposition, sale or redemption […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, July 4 (PNA) — Some 84 municipalities in Western Visayas belonging to the “Yolanda highway” are now about to start with their 15 days cash for work program (CWP) with the budget of P384 million now downloaded to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office 6. Rosario San Agustin of […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, July 4 (PNA)– The Expanded Pantawid Pamilya program has been availed off by 3,359 children of indigent families in Western Visayas during its first year of implementation, according to Department of Social Welfare and Development Assistant director Joel Galicia. Galicia said that the Expanded Pantawid is still being implemented in WV this year […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, June 30 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development is set to release the second quarter social pension for the 8,704 beneficiaries in the amount of P19,900,500. DSWD Assistant Director Joel Galicia said that they are about to release to indigent social pensioners their benefits amounting to P500 per person per […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, June 30 (PNA) — Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here is planning to put up a monument at the Jaro Plaza with names of fallen Ilonggo soldiers who died in defense of the motherland and local heroes long forgotten by history. “We are going to preserve their memories with their names written in the […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, June 30 (PNA) — The Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) will be expanding more projects to 117 municipalities in Western Visayas in response to the devastation caused by last year’s Typhoon Frank. Kalahi-CIDSS deputy regional project manager Leo Quintilla said they already received so many letters […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, June 26 (PNA) — Vice President Jejomar Binay will be keynote speaker of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Joint Eastern and Western Visayas Convention tomorrow, June 27 at Hotel del Rio, this city. Atty. Von Lovell Bedona, IBP Western Visayas governor, said in an interview Thursday that they expect around 260 […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, June 26 (PNA) -– President Benigno Aquino III accompanied by Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, will lead the inauguration and inspection of some P4 billion worth of infrastructure projects here on Friday, starting around 9 a.m. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said this is the first time the city became a recipient […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, June 26 (PNA) -– The regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) jointly launched an advocacy campaign on climate change mitigation and adaptation advocacy campaign in Western Visayas on Wednesday in this city as part of the national campaign on climate change. Dr. […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, June 24 (PNA) — Student leaders in the country who attended the 9th National Congress in this city on June 19-23, spearheaded by the Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (ESCAP), launched a “Adopt-a-School” project for disaster stricken schools in northern Iloilo. ESCAP secretary general Ruevin Serrano said the project is in close […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, June 24 (PNA) -– The Sangguniang Panlungsod here has unanimously approved the General Fund Supplemental Budget No. 2 for 2014 in the amount of P72.73 million with funds mostly taken from the 2013 budget surplus of P39.7 million. Other funds will come from the unimplemented projects and unexpended balance of P13.2 million; excess […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO City, June 25 (PNA)-– President Benigno Aquino III will visit Iloilo this coming Friday, June 27, Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. announced Wednesday. Defensor said the President is coming upon the invitation of Senate President Franklin Drilon to inaugurate various projects in Iloilo. These projects include the widened Diversion Road or formally known as […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, May 9 (PNA) -– The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has started construction of almost P1 billion project cost of a small reservoir irrigation project (SRIP) in the upper farming area of Barangay Nueva Invencion in the municipality of Barotac Viejo in northern Iloilo. Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, who was here Thursday, […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, May 9 (PNA) -– The Department of Energy (DOE) has assured additional 285 megawatts (MW) of power interconnected with the Visayas Grid once the two coal-fired power plants in Iloilo are commissioned and made operational by June 2016. Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, who is an Ilonggo, graced the laying of time capsule […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, May 09 (PNA) — The Philippine Football Team routed Chinese Taipei in the ongoing AFC President’s Cup held on Thursday evening at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City. The Philippine team is represented by Ceres-La Salle Football Club which blanked Chinese Taipei’s Tatung Company, 2-0. Patrick Alcala Reichelt scored […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 24 (PNA) –- Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. has reiterated his support to the proposed development of Sicogon island in Carles, Iloilo believing it would further make northern Iloilo province an attractive tourist destination. Defensor, in an interview Wednesday, said that he is inclined to provide whatever would be required to push the […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 24 (PNA) – Iloilo First District Congressman Oscar “Richard” Garin said that he is prioritizing road widening in his district. Garin, in an interview, said that all national roads in the first district have already been concretized during the term of his wife, former Congresswoman Janette L. Garin who served from 2004 […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 24 (PNA)-– Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III here, concurrent officer in charge of the city mayor’s office, assured that proper bidding rules will be observed by members of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) in the purchase of three units of Mitsubishi FB vans amounting to some P2.7 million. Espinosa said the […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 25 (PNA)– The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) under the Department of Agriculture launched Friday an insurance program for crop lands in Western Visayas with an allocation of Php 30 million for full insurance premium subsidy for marginalized farmers and fisherfolk whose agricultural crops and livelihood were damaged by typhoon Yolanda last […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 25 (PNA) -– Iloilo Vice Governor Raul C. Tupas thanked the chiefs of police (COPs) and their personnel and the health officers for their services during the height of super typhoon “Yolanda”. “Today is the celebration of commitment and responsibility,” Tupas said Friday. The vice governor led the distribution of certificates of […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 22 (PNA) — The Holy Week is gone, but the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Western Visayas (LTFRB R-6) is not letting up on its austere drive to unmask public utility vehicles not abiding by government-set rules on road safety. LTFRB Region 6 Director Romulo Bernardes said he is standing […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 22 (PNA) –- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) here is inviting Regional Director Ediberto Tayao and other Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials to a meeting on Tuesday, April 29 regarding cutting of trees at the center island along Gen. Luna highway. City councilor Plaridel Nava said the SP-DPWH interaction will […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 22 (PNA) -– The Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved without cut the P7.415 million General Fund Supplemental Budget No. 1 for 2014 but rejected the Local Economic Enterprise (LEEO) Supplemental Budget No. 1 for 2014 amounting to P15.34 million as payment to the Panay Electric Company (PECO) for electricity consumption from December 2012 […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 21 (PNA) -– The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has launched its project on quality management system on vessel entrance and clearance on Monday with full implementation on April 28 by paving the way for an ISO certification of excellence. PPA Iloilo Port manager Manuel Boholano said the unveiling of the PPA quality […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 21 (PNA)– A plan to privatize the Iloilo International Airport into is underway. National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Region 6 Director Ro-Ann Bacal who made the disclosure said the privatization plan was intended to gain ground maximizing services as inboundand outbound flights, both local and foreign, are on the upswing. One of […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 21 (PNA)– The city government and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are jointly fielding a total of 230 college students to the different offices of the Iloilo City Hall and barangay halls to work for 20 days during the summer season starting April 21, 2014. Ma. Elena Benitez, chief of […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 15 (PNA) -– The city government here is putting more teeth to the implementation of Regulation Ordinance 2013-348 by providing a comprehensive anti-smoking measure starting with owners of business establishments. A recent letter signed and approved by city Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog to the business owners called for awareness on the importance […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 15 (PNA) -– This highly urbanized city on Tuesday signed with two other local government units in the province of Iloilo a tripartite memorandum of agreement with Coca-Cola Philippines and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the empowerment of women through training on entrepreneurial skills. Signatories to the MOA […]
CONTINUE READINGBORACAY ISLAND, Malay, Aklan, April 15 (PNA) — Grammy award winning disc jockey (DJ) Cedric Gervais, 34, is expected to perform in this resort island on May 3-4 to promote environmental awareness. Pia Miraflores of the Boracay Foundation Incorporated (BFI) said Gervais will be performing at the Epic Station Bar. He will be accompanied by […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 15 (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) enabled more than 500 fisherfolk of Pilar, Capiz to revive their fishing livelihood through its “Ahon: Sampung Libong Bangka para sa Dalawampung Libong Pamilya” rehabilitation initiative. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, DA 6 Regional Director Larry […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 15 (PNA) — Rain could not even hamper placing the Philippines, particularly Iloilo’s name, again in the Guinness Book of World Records for lighting up a total of 56,680 candles on a 20-hectare vacant lot located within the Savannah City in Oton, Iloilo, Monday night. The lighted candles were formed by thousands […]
CONTINUE READINGMANILA, April 13 PNA) — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Major Gen. Domingo Tutaan Jr. said on Sunday the decisive win of Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao over American Timothy Bradley symbolizes the Filipino’s capability to excel and rise in any challenge. “The AFP shares with the Filipino people the victory of […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 14 (PNA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 Office recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with its partner institutions for the airing-showing of the Labor and Employment Education Services (LEES) here. The MOA signing was done between officials of DOLE and the Narita Electric Center, Weesam Express, […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 14 (PNA) –- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office 6 convergence of services “Tubong-Tubong” with Armed Forces of the Philippines, and other various government and non-government organizations will benefit four conflict areas in Panay island. Tubong-tubong also means “bayanihan” where the agencies pool their resources and complement their programs […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 14 (PNA) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Western Visayas (LTFRB R6) is so hell-bent on securing lives andlimbs during the Holy Week that public utility transport vehicles failing to adhere to its standards will be prevented from leaving terminals. LTFRB Region 6 Director Romulo Bernardes confirmed that the […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 14 (PNA) — The Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) here has put in place security measures for Oplan Summer Vacation. IPPO director Senior Supt. Cornelio Salinas said they will be putting up police action centers where most people converge for immediate response in case of contingency. Salinas said it is expected that […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 14 (PNA) -– Business establishments catering to the food industry in this southern city are ready to serve some 1,500 guests and delegates to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 conference with Iloilo City hosting the Ministerial Conference on Food Security slated on October 15-17, 2015. The Iloilo Business Club and […]
CONTINUE READINGMANILA, April 10 (PNA) — The Tourism Congress of the Philippines (TCP) is expecting that tourist arrivals from the United States and Europe will increase after the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and the European Union (EU) lifted aviation status on the Philippines Thursday. US FAA has restored the Category 1 rating to Philippines Thursday […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 10 (PNA) — The Regional Development Council in Region 6 (RDC-VI) has endorsed the 54MW-San Lorenzo Wind Power Project in Guimaras province as a Priority Development Project of Western Visayas during its recent meeting at the Smallville 21 Hotel, this city. The RDC-VI, presided by NEDA Regional Director Ro-Ann A. Bacal, passed […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 10 (PNA)– Some four hectares of forest land has been wiped out by fire in Barangay Nabaoy, Malay, Aklan. FO3 Franklin Arobang of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Boracay said a certain Catherine Fulgencio has called up their office about a fire in progress early Tuesday afternoon atop the mountain area in […]
CONTINUE READINGBORACAY Island, April 10 (PNA) — This resort island is undergoing ‘selfie’ development in order to ensure environmental sustainability, said by an official of the Boracay Redevelopment Task Force. Mabel Bacani, of the redevelopment task force, said that the current summer ‘selfie’ shots are trending both with local residents and tourists coming here. “We took […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 10 (PNA)-– Barangay officials of 180 barangays in this city are being urged to install and put up their own close circuit television (CCTV) system to help deter criminality and monitor the peace and order situation in their respective areas. City councilor Nielex Tupas said the proposal has met the implied approval […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 9 (PNA)- The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has mounted anti-vandalism teams tasked to run after vandals in six city districts and focus will be on graffiti which appears to be on the upsurge as evidenced by ugly and nonsensical markings scribbled on government and privately-owned structures. ICPO Director Ruperto Floro Jr. […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 9 (PNA)- With the sun’s scorching fury showing no signs of abating, Department of Agriculture Region 6 executive director Larry Nacionales has exhorted farmers to grow maize and banana as good substitutes for rice this summer as they can thrive on little water, unlike rice which is water-intensive. Although rice stocks this […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 8 (PNA) –- Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) Executive Officer Jerry Bionat said he expects no strong storm surge will be caused by tropical depression “Domeng” once it sweeps through the province. ”This will not be like typhoon Yolanda,” Bionat said. He said that the forecast strength of […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 8 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism-Boracay has registered a 19 percent increase in the number of foreign tourists vacationing in the island of Boracay during the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period early last year. DoT-Boracay officer-in-charge Tim Ticar said his office has recorded a total of 202,731 […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 08 (PNA)– Some 350 deserving beneficiaries coming from 10 towns in the First District of Iloilo will avail of the skills training courses of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) this month. The program will be under the Special Training for Employment (STEP) which is open to high school students […]
CONTINUE READINGBrief History A. Origin of Name The name “Iloilo City” was derived from “irong-irong”, a reference to the native word “irong” which means “nose”. The name took after the nose-like configuration of the main settlement area during the pre-Spanish period as so shaped by the Iloilo River. Chinese traders who frequent the area and who […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO, April 7 (PNA) – Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. led Iloilo’s 113th anniversary kick off celebration Monday by inspiring provincial government employees to continue on their noble service for the government. Defensor, who delivered a message in a program right after a mass for the weeklong celebration for the province’s 113th founding anniversary, said […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 7 (PNA) -– Iloilo First District Cong. Oscar Garin and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) officials will have grand launching Tuesday of the Special Training for Employment (STEP) at the Guimbal Gymnasium here. Garin, in an interview, said that the program is congruent to his poverty alleviation thrust for […]
CONTINUE READINGILOILO CITY, April 7 (PNA) — Amidst heightened concerns of pestilence in Iloilo province, the Iloilo Provincial Agricultural Office (IPAO) has buckled down to work by instituting measures aimed at battling the menace of pests which normally turn aggressive during the summer months and, thus, protect rice fields from swarming rice black bugs and rats. […]
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