Category: Public Administration

  • Youth NEET Beneficiaries Complete Life Skills Training Under JSP

    Youth NEET Beneficiaries Complete Life Skills Training Under JSP

    JobStart Youth NEET beneficiaries (those not in education, employment, or training) recently completed their online Life Skills Training (LST) designed to boost their employability and personal development. The LST is a key component of the JobStart Philippines (JSP) program, which includes employment assessments, a 10-day LST Program, up to three months of technical training with…

  • Governor Defensor Pledges Support For Nat’ KALAHI-CIDSS Convention In Iloilo

    Governor Defensor Pledges Support For Nat’ KALAHI-CIDSS Convention In Iloilo

    Regional Director Carmelo Nochete of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Western Visayas, along with KALAHI-CIDSS officials, met with Governor Toto Defensor to request provincial support for an upcoming national convention. The event, hosted by DSWD 6, will bring together KALAHI-CIDSS Local Chief Executives from across the country to Iloilo. Governor Defensor assured…

  • Iloilo Holds Levelling Session With LGU Mayors On BES Basa Program

    Iloilo Holds Levelling Session With LGU Mayors On BES Basa Program

    The Iloilo Province recently conducted a levelling session with mayors from six local government units (LGUs) to discuss the BES Basa Program, a key initiative under the Bulig Eskwela sang Probinsya (BES PROBINS) Program. The BES Basa Program is designed to develop a standardized instructional system, providing extensive training and creating instructional materials to improve…

  • Capitol Donates Computer Set To Leganes Police Station

    Capitol Donates Computer Set To Leganes Police Station

    Leganes Police Station Staff Sergeant Noel Villareas received the computer set with a printer from Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. Villareas expressed his thanks to the Iloilo Provincial Government, emphasizing that the equipment will significantly enhance their ability to serve the community, particularly through improved operations in the station’s Police Community Relations (PCR) section. #morprogresiloilo

  • New School Infrastructure Projects In Alimodian Inaugurated

    New School Infrastructure Projects In Alimodian Inaugurated

    Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. visited three public schools in Alimodian, Iloilo, to inaugurate new infrastructure projects funded by the Iloilo Provincial Government through the Provincial School Board. The projects included a one-storey, two-classroom building at Amaquin Memorial Elementary School, a one-storey, one-classroom building at Gines Elementary School, and a new school stage at Felimon Alfeche…

  • Governor Defensor To Endorse TESDA Sa Barangay For Local Workforce Development

    Governor Defensor To Endorse TESDA Sa Barangay For Local Workforce Development

    Top officials from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA Region VI) recently met with Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. to present the TESDA Sa Barangay program and seek his support for its implementation across local government units (LGUs) in the province. The TESDA sa Barangay program is designed to bring technical education and skills…

  • Iloilo Guv Serves As Panelist At The Local Governance Summit 2024

    Iloilo Guv Serves As Panelist At The Local Governance Summit 2024

    Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. served as a panellist on two topics on health – Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools and the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN)- during the session on Healthy and Safe Communities as part of the Local Governance Summit 2024 on August 23 at the Philippine International Convention…

  • DepEd Iloilo, EDCORE Finalize “BES Basa” Training For Reading Teachers

    DepEd Iloilo, EDCORE Finalize “BES Basa” Training For Reading Teachers

    Technical experts from the Department of Education Division of Iloilo, together with members of the Education Core (EDCORE) Team of the Province of Iloilo, convened to finalize plans for a 2-day “BES Basa” Training of Trainers. This initiative, focused on enhancing beginning reading skills for grades 1-3 teachers, is a key component of the Bulig…

  • Youth Summit

    Youth Summit

    Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. graced the Youth Summit organized by the Provincial Youth Development Office under the Provincial Population Office (PPO) and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Provincial Federation as part of the Linggo ng Kabataan celebration. Among the attendees were SK officials, Local Youth Development Officers, youth leaders and other stakeholders. Board Member Esara Aldeguer…

  • Special PDRRMC Meeting

    Special PDRRMC Meeting

    To keep tabs on the recent developments and the need for heightened preparedness, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) convened a special meeting on August 15, 2024, at the Casa Real de Iloilo. During the meeting, the council passed a resolution recommending the declaration of the Province of Iloilo under a state…