ILOILO: HEART of the PHILIPPINES

With a mission to make family life a best life experience for the Ilonggos, Mother Hen opens  the first-ever mother and baby concept store in Iloilo City, just in time for Mother's Day. A store blessing and ribbon cutting ceremony was held last May 5, 2022 attended by friends and families of owners Kyle and Jane Nicole Yutankin. Exclusively collaborating with pioneering brands, Mother Hen brings the best mom, baby and kids products from around the world right within your reach. And as every Ilongga mom and their little ones deserve only the best, Mother Hen is here to help Ilonggos enjoy parenthood at its finest. For maternity and baby shopping, t ake your pick from brands such as Medela, Baby Moby, Baa Baa Sheepz, Mideer, Sacred Six Months and Beyond, MamaWay, Happy Noz, VPharma, Swaddies, Lily and Tucker Studio, Green Day, Cubbe and so much more. Discover these curated baby and mom products at 2nd level of Festive Walk Iloilo beside Japan Home Center and across Skin Station. The...

The Iloilo City Government is on track in its implementation of the rehabilitation of various district plazas across the city in a move to provide relaxing spots for residents and visitors alike. "These plazas are being restored because we want to make public spaces available to our constituents for free" said Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas. " These public spaces are very important as it gives people a place to rethink and recharge." The rehabilitation works for these plazas and currently on-going and includes major landscaping that created walkways, open spaces, plantscaping, lighting and drainage system to address perennial problem on flooding in some. Plaza Libertad in Downtown Iloilo has now an wide assembly area fronting the Iloilo City Hall and now being used for the weekly flag-raising ceremony and other programs organized by offices. La Paz Plaza has started constructing a retention pond to catch rainwater and prevent flooding which can be utilized for wate...

It is said that honesty contributes not only to one's own good but most especially to the common good, with that authentic concern to the well-being of others. We have heard various stories of honesty, and witnessing tales of workers returning items they found in the performance of their duties makes it a little more special. With the physical demands of their tasks and their personal struggles, honesty prevails. Such is the case of Mr. Jerson Ibaco of SJS Manpower, working at the Foodhall of SM City Iloilo. On the night of April 26, 2022 past 8 in the evening, Mr. Ibaco found a grey sling bag left by a customer in one of the chairs in the dining area. Jerson did not waste time as he immediately referred to the Customer Relations Services Department office of the mall for the item’s safekeeping. It was found out that the bag contained assorted cards, a total of 17 valid IDs, and cash worth P94,901. Someone later went to the CRS office to claim the bag and after verification, the ba...