John Crisnel Gemanga

16/07/2026

02/07/2026

Iloilo City has declared a mandatory 100-meter no-build buffer zone along all its coastal areas and imposed a total ban on coastal reclamation, as the city government moves to protect mangroves and strengthen its defenses against climate change.

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29/06/2026

Property costs accelerated in the first quarter of 2026, signaling a broader recovery in the residential market after successive declines, although tighter lending standards continued to dampen borrowers' appetite for property purchases.

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23/06/2026

Thousands of new jobs for Filipinos are expected to be generated following President Bongbong Marcos' approval of new and expanded Special Economic Zones ( ) in Batangas and Iloilo, announced. | Lade Kabagani, layout by Sheila Figueroa

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23/06/2026

Businesses in Western Visayas are set to gain faster access to global markets after shipping giant Maersk launched its PH6 service at Visayas Container Terminal, providing a direct connection between Iloilo and key trade hubs in China and Hong Kong. | Mico Virata

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23/06/2026

More than 500 households in Iloilo City are closer to owning residential lots after the city government and beneficiaries signed contracts to sell for a socialized housing project in San Juan, Molo, where lots are priced at PHP 200 per square meter.

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04/06/2026

A foreign national has come under scrutiny in an ongoing anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing investigation that allegedly uncovered misrepresentation and links to dozens of corporations registered in Iloilo and elsewhere in the country.

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04/06/2026

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01/06/2026

01/06/2026

WHAT’S NEW IN THE HOUSE. The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development ( ) on Sunday welcomed the increase in the Pag-IBIG Fund housing loan ceiling to P10 million as a huge boost to the housing sector -- allowing more Filipinos, particularly middle-income earners, to access decent and affordable housing under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr's Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, and help address unsold inventory in then open market.

Read more: https://dhsud.gov.ph/news/p10-million-pag-ibig-loan-ceiling-further-widens-pbbms-expanded-4ph-spur-economic-activity-dhsud/