Iloilo City's lone district Representative Julienne Baronda, Negros Occidental Third District Representative Kiko Benitez, and Iloilo Third District Representative Lorenz Defensor emerged as the top performers in the "Boses ng Bayan" survey conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) in Western Visayas.
ASSISTANCE. The Iloilo City government releases initial financial assistance to families affected by the Jan. 28, 2023 fire in Barangays West Habog-Habog and San Juan on Tuesday (Feb. 7). City Mayor Jerry Trenas said the families can already start going back to their villages next week to be supervised by the city government. (PNA photo courtesy of Iloilo City Social Welfare and Development Office) ILOILO CITY - The families displaced by the Jan. 28 fire that razed the villages of West Habog-Habog and San Juan in this city's Molo district can now return to their villages starting next week. However, they can only build temporary houses while the city government is eyeing to build decent housing for them in partnership with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). Their return will be supervised by the city government to ensure the provision of access roads and they will only construct temporary houses, said Mayor Jerry Trenas in a phone interview on Tuesda
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GROUNDBREAKING. Local officials of Iloilo City break ground for the PHP246.89-million legislative building that will be constructed at the Kerr Compound located just at the back of the Iloilo City hall building on Monday (Oct. 18, 2021). Mayor Jerry Trenas said the locally-funded project is expected to generate jobs during this time of health pandemic. (PNA photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The city government on Monday broke ground for its PHP246.89-million legislative building that will be constructed at the Kerr Compound located just at the back of the Iloilo City hall building. The eight-storey building financed from the city's general fund for calendar year 2017 and 2019 is expected to be completed in eight months. In his message during the blended ceremony, Mayor Jerry Trenas said the local government continues to embark on big projects that are expected to provide jobs to Ilonggos during this time of pandemic. "This is the only way