Every time I drive around Iloilo City and province, I feel a sense of pride. A new high-rise here, a wider road there. Cranes dot the skyline, and the...
Our September 30 editorial, “A Blueprint or a Warning?” got a lot of interest as to its aim and voice. It identified the Iloilo Central Market redevel...
The classroom often feels worlds away from the frontlines of global conflict, but a recent forum in Manila brought the stark reality of modern warfare...
Despite warnings from city officials that an extended 40 percent real property tax (RPT) discount may weaken Iloilo City’s service delivery, audited f...
Ever tried to rearrange the group chat admins without asking the group creator first? Yeah, it’s awkward. Now imagine doing that, but the admins are t...
Let’s go deeper into the economics of taxes, costs, and inflation per readings from economists and even lawyers. This is now the last part of this col...
Somebody asked the media to research on the effects of taxes on inflation. But what is inflation, by the way? Imagine your money has a superpower: buy...
So, things just got messy. It started as a simple, painful truth: the city’s massive property tax hike was squeezing our budgets. Now, it’s become a f...
Iloilo City officials celebrated via a press release in February 2025 the rise in business registrations in 2024 as proof of “overwhelming confidence”...
