The most awaited #PagkaingLokal Plant-Based Recipe Contest is back. This year, ORIGINAL recipes will be awarded that will highlight ingredients from food leftovers and fruit or vegetable scraps. Submission of entries is until August 30, 2021. Pagkaing Lokal competition is open for home cooks, amateur and professional chefs and food […]
A Gender and Development (“GAD”)-driven brainchild on urban gardening contest among women beneficiaries is now reaping the fruits of labors following its successful run amid the Covid-19 crisis. The endeavor got citation from Ugsad Regional Gender Resource Network on the celebration of its 22nd Founding Anniversary. “We feature some of […]
The Iloilo City Government has recorded its first case of the more contagious Delta COVID-19 variant. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (“CESU”) reported during a meeting with the city’s COVID Team, Thursday, July 29, 2021, that the case is an employee of a company […]
Many businesses in the country were able to survive the impact of COVID-19 through the help of AdSpark’s digital marketing solutions, which allowed them to understand the needs of consumers who had to pivot to digital transactions and activities. As a result, AdSpark more than doubled its revenues to Php […]
The Iloilo provincial government and Department of Labor and Employment (“DOLE”) Iloilo provincial held a ceremonial turn over this morning of certificates of entitlement to five municipalities that are recipients of the emergency employment program called Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (“TUPAD”). The program will benefit 2,217 workers from […]
The Iloilo provincial government urged local businesses to comply with the Safety Seal Certification Program to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. met with business owners on July 28, 2021 along with concerned government agencies via Zoom to guide businesses and establishments in enhancing workplace […]
More than 73,000 or some 16% of the total target population in Iloilo City have been fully vaccinated as of July 27, 2021. Of the 73,174 vaccines, there are 41,293 who got Sinovac and 9,556 who got AstraZeneca which are both two-dose shots while 22,325 got one-dose Johnson&Johnson, according to […]
Iloilo City has submitted its bid “Creative City of Gastronomy” recognition from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (“UNESCO”). This is supported by the Department of Tourism (“DOT”). According to Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat, Iloilo, as a gastronomic hotspot, offers two of the country’s well-loved dishes. These are the […]
Leading developer in VisMin Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) strengthens its hotel portfolio in the region as it reveals its very first resort development – the P2.5 billion Abaca Resort Mactan. The expanded luxury boutique hotel is set to be completed in 2024. The 125-room all-suite accommodation featuring exclusively panoramic ocean […]
The Philippines continues to rise up the global speed rankings, being among the top 100 globally in both mobile and fixed download speeds, based on Ookla’s Speedtest® Global Index* June 2021 data. The country is currently at the 75th spot in the world on mobile, climbing 2 notches with an […]