The COST OF DOING BUSINESS is Iloilo Provincial Government’s initiative that provides pertinent information to investors, researchers, and development planners on business opportunities and investment requirements of different trade and business sectors in the Province
This material features rates of utilities, such as water, power and communication rates, minimum wage rates, government regulations and licenses, taxes on businesses, transportation and freight rates, directories of hotels or pension houses, and financial institutions.
With this publication, we hope that investors and development planners as well as other interested individuals and groups will be able to come up with appropriate investment approaches and development strategies for their respective undertakings and as a whole for a sustainable economic growth of the Province of Iloilo.
The Iloilo Provincial Profile is a yearly publication published by the Provincial Planning and Development Office. This document contains updated data and information gathered from different line agencies and various provincial government offices. This publication will guide development planners, policy makers, researchers, and potential investors on the present socio-economic situation of the province as well as potential investment opportunities.
The immediate data references contain herein are in the form of tables, charts and maps. The data presented are based on the latest available records reported by concerned government agencies and other private institutions. This material includes data from DepEd, PSA, DOT, DTI, LTO, MIWD, DPWH, CHED, TESDA, MARINA, NTC, NIA, ATO and PPA.
The significant investment that the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is poised to inject to develop and manage the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex (ICPC) will reinvigorate the economy and establish Iloilo as an international gateway.
ILOILO – The province has reported a sharp increase in dengue cases, with 1,294 infections and five deaths recorded from January 1 to June 22 this year.
CEBU City – Ilonggo Sam Kenjie Bantillo captured one of Western Visayas’ two gold medals at the start of the 2024 Palarong Pambansa on Thursday at the Cebu Sports Complex here.
ILOILO – To ensure zero casualties not only among humans but also animals during disasters, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is advocating for animal evacuation shelters.
ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. expressed confidence that Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara serving as Education Secretary will positively impact the province of Iloilo and the rest of the country by facilitating requests for additional education-related resources, including classrooms.
ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is hopeful that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will highlight significant infrastructure projects in Iloilo and Western Visayas during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22.
CEBU CITY — A soft-spoken boy from Iloilo made the loudest noise in the second day of hostilities of the 64th Palarong Pambansa.
Charles Turla of Western Visayas set a new Palaro record when he registered 60.26 meters in the elementary boys’ javelin throw event on Friday morning at the Cebu City Sports Center here.
