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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]