ILOILO CITY -- First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos was one of the special guests of Mayor Jerry Treñas for the main event of the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City on Sunday, Jan. 22. “Maayong adlaw sa inyo nga tanan (Good day, everyone),” the First Lady said as she greeted a huge crowd at the...
ILOILO CITY – Organizers of the Dinagyang Festival -- one of the biggest festivals in the country -- want the event to be insulated from any form of partisan politics. In fact, City Mayor Jerry Treñas even issued Executive Order No. 2023-009 to make known his intention to keep the religious...
MAYOR Jerry Treñas and the Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc. (DGLJFI) cut the ribbon to formally open the Graciano Lopez Jaena Library and Museum in Jaro, Iloilo City on Tuesday. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) ILOILO CITY – The city government formally opened on Tuesday, Dec. 20, the library and...
ILOILO CITY – Bike-friendly Iloilo City is one of the awardees of the prestigious 2022 Galing Pook award for mobilizing citizenship participation. ILONGGOS ride their bicycles at the riverside park Esplanade in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “Galing Pook is about good governance and projects worthy of...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here slammed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the chaotic distribution of educational aid for indigent students Saturday, Aug. 20. THOUSANDS flock to the Iloilo Sports Complex in Iloilo City Saturday, Aug. 20, to receive cash aid from...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here sees no problem with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos teaching law at the West Visayas State University (WVSU). PRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise 'Liza' Araneta-Marcos during Marcos Jr.'s inauguration on June 30. (Photo courtesy...
WORKERS ride bicycles to and from work in Iloilo City which is touted as one of the country’s ‘bike-friendly’ cities. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A multi-sector team has started gathering data on bike usage in this city which coincided with the commemoration of World Bicycle Day Friday, June...
ILOILO CITY -- Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City has categorically denied campaigning for Vice President Leni Robredo’s rival. Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City and Vice President Leni Robredo during the May 3 stationary caravan. (Arnold Almacen) “I am one hundred percent in support of my...
ILOILO CITY—Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province and Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City have been hailed as top-performing local chief executives. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. (left) of Iloilo province and Mayor Jerry Treñas (right) of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) In the...
