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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has approved the allocation of an additional P82.5 million to boost rice production in Iloilo, one of the Philippines’ major rice-producing provinces. “We continue to look for extra funds to help our rice farmers produce more to increase their income and help the country bolster food security,” Tiu Laurel said. […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has undertaken improvement works along Iloilo City-Leganes-Dumangas Coastal Road to ensure convenient and faster access to Dumangas Roll-On Roll-Off (RoRo) Port in Iloilo province. DPWH Region 6 Director Sanny Boy Oropel identified the completed project as the asphalt overlay of a four-lane, 5.13-lane kilometer portion, specifically in […]
Communities near Jaro-Aganan River now benefit from a newly completed flood control structure built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the municipality of Alimodian, Iloilo Province. According to DPWH Region VI Director Sanny Boy Oropel, the project in Barangay Bagumbayan is a 665-lineal meter revetment wall on steel sheet foundation built […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) led the groundbreaking ceremony and memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing of the Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in the Municipality of Tubungan, Iloilo. Situated in Brgy. Igpaho, the TRA in Tubungan is the first to be constructed in the province of Iloilo and the Western Visayas region. In her address during […]
The Iloilo provincial government distributed P1 million financial aid to all 43 local government units under its disaster risk reduction and management fund during the 1st Provincial DRRM Summit at Pototan Astrodome recently. The amount will be used to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon and to support the Project 1-43 (1 Province, […]
The Iloilo Provincial Government will work with the Philippine Business for Education (PBeD) to train and upskill Ilonggo youth for future jobs. This after Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. and PBeD Executive Director Justine Raagas signed a memorandum of understanding on the implementation of JobsNext program. JobsNext is a multi-stakeholder program aimed at addressing the skills […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. led the awarding of various agri-fishery interventions amounting to P909.68 million for the farmers and fisherfolk in Iloilo recently. Through the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas Regional Field Office (RFO), 515 farmer-beneficiaries received cash assistance totaling P2.347 million from the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program and the Fuel […]
Senator Bong Go provided additional aid and support for the full recovery of typhoon victims in Oton, Leon, and Maasin in Iloilo, by organizing a relief activity at the Bakhaw Mandurriao Integrated School recently. Go’s Malasakit team provided food packs, shirts, masks, vitamins, snacks, and balls for basketball and volleyball to 78 affected households. They […]
The Iloilo Provincial Government, headed by Governor Arthur Defensor Jr., and Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc. (IFFI) officially kicked off the launch of Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan Festival recently at SM City Iloilo Events Center. The event introduced the nine participating tribes: Saad Festival of Leganes; Katagman Festival of Oton; Pantat Festival of Zarraga; Cry of Jelicuon […]
Reflecting a steadfast commitment to community welfare, the “Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair” (BPSF) unfolded its two-day event at Guimbal National High School, Guimbal, Iloilo recently. Organized by the House of Representatives (HOR) through the Office of Speaker Martin Romualdez, the fair united a diverse array of national and local stakeholders. The BPSF serves as a […]