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08/10/2026

๐๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐‡๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐€ร‘๐„๐‘๐Ž๐’ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐๐€ร‘๐„๐‘๐€๐’ ๐ŸŽ‚โš–๏ธ

Gov. Toto Defensor spent his birthday welcoming the members of the Philippine Trial Judges League, Inc. (PTJLI) in Iloilo during their Governorโ€™s Night at the Iloilo Convention Center.

The event is part of the PTJLIโ€™s 33rd Annual National Convention, gathering approximately 350 trial judges nationwide from October 7 to 9, 2026 in Iloilo City.

Earlier this afternoon, the governor also received a surprise greeting during the signing of the deed of donation for a 20,000-square meter property in New Lucena, Iloilo intended as site of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA).

The signing was graced by Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, and the SC presiding justices and associate justices.

As a lawyer himself, the governor cherished the day as he got the chance to reunite and catchup with his friends and colleagues from the legal community.

๐†๐Ž๐• ๐“๐Ž๐“๐Ž ๐‘๐„๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐‹๐€๐– ๐๐‘๐Ž๐…๐„๐’๐’๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐‚ ๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐„๐… ๐‰๐”๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐†๐„๐’๐Œ๐”๐๐ƒ๐ŽGovernor Toto Defensor received a decorative plate and tum...
08/10/2026

๐†๐Ž๐• ๐“๐Ž๐“๐Ž ๐‘๐„๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐‹๐€๐– ๐๐‘๐Ž๐…๐„๐’๐’๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐‚ ๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐„๐… ๐‰๐”๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐†๐„๐’๐Œ๐”๐๐ƒ๐Ž

Governor Toto Defensor received a decorative plate and tumbler from Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo in commemoration of the 125th SC Anniversary.

Chief Justice Gesmundo graced the signing of the deed of donation today at the Iloilo Convention Center for a 20,000-square meter property in New Lucena, Iloilo intended as site of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA).

PHILJA is the education and training institution of the Philippine Judiciary.

As a gesture of appreciation, Governor Defensor presented a special token from the province of Iloilo to the Chief Justice.

Governor Toto shared that he was a student of Chief Justice Gesmundo at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law.

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‹๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐š, ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐žThe Municipality of New Lucena dona...
08/10/2026

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‹๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐š, ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž

The Municipality of New Lucena donated its 20,000-square meter property in Barangay Guinobatan to serve as the future site of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA).

Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. served as a witness during the signing of the deed of donation today at the Iloilo Convention Center.

The signing was led by New Lucena Mayor Atty. Carl Vincent Mondejar, Philippine Judicial Academy Chancellor and retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Atty. Edgardo L. Delos Santos, and Court Administrator Justice Ma. Theresa Dolores C. Gomez-Estoesta.

The event was graced by Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo.

PHILJA is the education and training institution of the Philippine Judiciary.

Established under Republic Act No. 8557, the Academy serves as a training school for justices, judges, court personnel, lawyers, and aspirants to judicial posts.

It develops and implements programs in judicial education aimed at strengthening legal knowledge, integrity, efficiency, and professional capability within the Judiciary.

Also present during the ceremony are presiding justices, associate justices, Integrated Bar of the Philippines President Atty. Mehelinda A. Penetrante, trial judges from Iloilo, and regional court managers, among others.

Governor Defensor was joined by Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Dennis Ventilacion, LMP-Iloilo President and Badiangan Mayor Atty. Suzette Mamon, and Attorney Artem Raymundo of the Provincial Legal Office.

Adding to the occasion, Governor Defensor, who is celebrating his 57th birthday today, received a surprise greeting.

๐†๐Ž๐• ๐“๐Ž๐“๐Ž ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐„๐’ ๐๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐‡๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐‚๐€๐๐ˆ๐“๐Ž๐‹ ๐…๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐˜Following the meeting of department heads and chiefs of offices and hosp...
08/10/2026

๐†๐Ž๐• ๐“๐Ž๐“๐Ž ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐„๐’ ๐๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐‡๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐‚๐€๐๐ˆ๐“๐Ž๐‹ ๐…๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐˜

Following the meeting of department heads and chiefs of offices and hospitals, Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. joined provincial officials for a fellowship lunch as part of his birthday celebration on Thursday, October 8.

The celebration was attended by department heads and office chiefs, together with former Governor Arthur Defensor Sr., members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan led by Vice Governor Lee Ann Debuque, and Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) Head Police Colonel Bayani Razalan.

๐†๐Ž๐•. ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐Ž๐‘ ๐‹๐„๐€๐ƒ๐’ ๐ƒ๐„๐๐€๐‘๐“๐Œ๐„๐๐“ ๐‡๐„๐€๐ƒ๐’, ๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐„๐…๐’ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Ž๐ ๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐‡๐ƒ๐€๐˜Despite celebrating his birthday, Iloilo Gove...
08/10/2026

๐†๐Ž๐•. ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐Ž๐‘ ๐‹๐„๐€๐ƒ๐’ ๐ƒ๐„๐๐€๐‘๐“๐Œ๐„๐๐“ ๐‡๐„๐€๐ƒ๐’, ๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐„๐…๐’ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Ž๐ ๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐‡๐ƒ๐€๐˜

Despite celebrating his birthday, Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. continued his official duties as he led the meeting of department heads and chiefs of offices and hospitals on Thursday, October 8.

The meeting focused on key updates and preparations of the Provincial Government of Iloilo, including the following:
1. Updates from the Task Force El Niรฑo;
2. Updates on the Rice Program;
3. Preparations for the 2026 year-end activities; and
4. Status of the proposed 2027 Annual Budget.

The meeting served as an opportunity for the provincial government offices to report on ongoing programs and coordinate preparations for upcoming activities and priorities of the province.

07/10/2026

๐Œ๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐๐€๐˜๐Ž๐ ๐๐†๐€ ๐Š๐€๐€๐ƒ๐‹๐€๐–๐€๐ ๐’๐€ ๐€๐Œ๐€๐˜ ๐’๐€๐๐† ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐๐’๐˜๐€! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚

Halin sa nagkalain-lain nga programa nga iya ginasuportahan, pakadto sa mga pala nga iya gina-uyatan during groundbreaking, kag sa mga gunting during ribbon-cutting , makita gid naton ang isa ka lider nga may daku nga handum para sa padayon nga pag-uswag sang probinsiya sang Iloilo.

Sa kada proyekto, programa, kag pagserbisyo, yara ang iya dedikasyon nga himuon nga mas progresibo ang Iloilo para sa tanan.

Pero may nalipatan gale, Gov - ang kutsara kag tinidor! ๐Ÿ˜… Indi man fiesta, pero birthday mo man, basi may pakain? Baka naman, Gov! ๐Ÿ˜‚

Malipayon nga kaadlawan, Governor Toto Defensor! Padayon lang sa pagserbisyo kag paghatag sang para sa aton pinalangga nga probinsya. ๐Ÿ’™

๐‡๐€๐๐๐˜ ๐๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐‡๐ƒ๐€๐˜, ๐†๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐Ž๐“๐Ž! ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽ‚On this special day, we celebrate not only your birthday but also the person behind th...
07/10/2026

๐‡๐€๐๐๐˜ ๐๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐‡๐ƒ๐€๐˜, ๐†๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐Ž๐“๐Ž! ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽ‚

On this special day, we celebrate not only your birthday but also the person behind the public servant - a husband, father, friend, and leader who continues to dedicate himself to the people of Iloilo.

May God bless you with renewed strength, wisdom, and many more meaningful years with your loved ones. May He continue to guide you as you carry out your responsibilities and serve the Ilonggos with compassion and dedication.

Your Iloilo Provincial Government Family wishes you good health and many happy returns! ๐Ÿ’™

ITโ€™S OFFICIAL! The province of Iloiloโ€™s entry โ€œTib-ong Kabataan: Total Adolescent and Youth Health Development for MoRPr...
07/10/2026

ITโ€™S OFFICIAL! The province of Iloiloโ€™s entry โ€œTib-ong Kabataan: Total Adolescent and Youth Health Development for MoRProGRes Iloiloโ€ is among the Top 19 finalists for the 2026 Galing Pook Awards! ๐Ÿฅณ

The final screening process and final presentation will be on October 20, 2026 in Pasay City, Metro Manila.

๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐’๐’๐ˆ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งThe Iloilo provincial government is mulling a st...
07/10/2026

๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐’๐’๐ˆ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

The Iloilo provincial government is mulling a state of calamity declaration across the province due to a widespread sugarcane infestation by the red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI).

This comes after three local government units namely Passi City, San Enrique, and Dueรฑas were individually placed under a state of calamity. Anilao is also set to follow.

Under NDRRMC guidelines, an province can be declared under a state of calamity when two or more of its component municipalities or cities are officially hit by a disaster.

โ€œOur direction is to declare a state of calamity for RSSI. Afterwhich, we will establish our protocols. Our Agricultureโ€™s Office will formulate the protocols within the week,โ€ Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said during his press conference on Wednesday.

Defensor said that through the guidance of the Provincial Community Civil Defense Cluster, the provincial government is exploring additional assistance for affected farmers, aside from biosecurity aid.

Latest data shows that RSSI damage in Iloilo has reached an estimated P1,181,878,839.75, impacting 9,471 farmers.

The infestation has damaged 10,342.72 hectares of sugarcane plantation across 27 municipalities.

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