ILOILO CITY The provincial government of Iloilo is eyeing to address the gap in its agriculture and fishery sectors.
Speaking at the 1st Provincial Farmers’ Week, Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said there’s a need to identify the gaps in farming and fisheries sectors to be able to draw up policie
ILOILO CITY A 35-meter hanging bridge that could create tourism activities in Igbaras town, Iloilo province has been inaugurated recently.
The P2.6-million hanging bridge funded by the Iloilo provincial government leads to the far-flung Igcabugao village.
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NON-COMPULSORY. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said on Friday (Sept. 9, 2022) that the use of masks when outdoors is optional. In a press conference, he said the province has low cases of Covid-19, low health care utilization rate, and high vaccination accomplishment.(PNA file photo) ILOILO CITY - Iloilo province is now under the new normal with the optional wearing of face masks when outdoors. The optional mask use is mandated in Section 2 of Executive Order 260-G signed by Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. on September 7, which also extended the province's Alert Level 1 status until September 15. Defensor, in a press conference on Friday, said the national government, through the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, has already made a pronouncement about the voluntary wearing of face masks in open spaces. He also cited as the basis for allowing the optional use of face masks the low cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), low hospital
The chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs is incensed over the reported gang rape of a 13-year-old daughter of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Singapore.
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ILOILO CITY The government of Canada is eyeing stronger ties with this city and the province of Iloilo.
Canadian Ambassador Peter MacArthur meets with Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province and Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City. (Photo from Iloilo Capitol PIO and Arnold Almacen)
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