The Iloilo Provincial Government, through the Provincial Veterinarian’s Office (PVO), has released P3.98 million in financial assistance to the first batch of local government units (LGUs) under its African Swine Fever (ASF) Recovery Program on Monday, July 29.
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas challenged agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Western Visayas to arrest Chinese nationals engaged in illegal activities in the city.
ILOILO City – Jails in Western Visayas are bursting at the seams, with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) placing the congestion rate this year at 280%.
ILOILO City – The proposed P2.3-billion waste-to-energy (WtE) facility in Barangay Ingore, La Paz district could exacerbate air pollution in the metropolis once it emits pollutants such as dioxins, furans, heavy metals, and particulate matter into the air, an environmental advocacy group warned.
ILOILO City – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on all 4,051 barangays in Western Visayas to establish vegetable gardens as part of the “Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas At Gulay” (HAPAG) program, aiming to bolster food security and address hunger-related issues in the region.
ILOILO City – The city government through its City Traffic and Transportation Management Office (CTTMO) has started its intensified implementation of the clamping ordinance to crackdown illegal parking of vehicles.
ILOILO – The House of Representatives passed the medical marijuana bill, officially known as House Bill No. 10439 or the proposed Access to Medical Cannabis Act, on its third and final reading. The bill garnered support, with 177 lawmakers voting in favor including those from Iloilo, against nine opposing votes and nine abstentions.
ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. emphasized the importance of collaboration and vigilance among the 43 local government units (LGUs) in this province during the first Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Summit held in Pototan on Wednesday, July 31.
