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Iloilo City has won its third Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) award in four years from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), earning a place in the award’s Hall of Fame.

Mayor Raisa Treñas received the award in the highly urbanized city category, or City Level 1B, during the awarding ceremony at the Manila Hotel. Iloilo City previously won the award in 2023 and 2025.

Iloilo City joined Bataan, Quezon City, Tanay (Rizal), and Tagbilaran City as one of only five LGUs to earn the Hall of Fame distinction.

Treñas dedicated the award to the businesses, investors, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), business organizations, and others contributing to the growth of Iloilo City’s economy.

“Thank you PCCI for this honor. This award belongs to every Ilonggo entrepreneur, MSME, investor, worker, and partner who continues to believe in Iloilo,” Treñas said in a Facebook post.

“This award is especially close to my heart because supporting businesses, particularly our MSMEs, has always been personal to me. I know what it is like to start and run a small business, its challenges, the risks, and the determination it takes to keep going,” she added.

According to Treñas, her administration has focused on institutionalizing programs that provide businesses and entrepreneurs with the support they need.

Among these are the proposed Nano Enterprise Incentives Ordinance, the institutionalization of the Negosyo Development Academy, the Nano Food Truck Ordinance, and startup development programs aimed at strengthening support for entrepreneurs.

“We will continue creating and strengthening programs that help our MSMEs and entrepreneurs start, grow, innovate, and create more opportunities for our people,” she assured MSMEs, adding “Padayon kita. Iloilo City means business.”

Treñas recently showcased Iloilo City’s developmental gains and resilience on the global stage at the 10th World Cities Summit in Singapore, where she participated in the summit’s Mayors Forum, including the “Re-thinking Urban Energy Transition” plenary.

During the forum, she joined other mayors and city leaders from around the world in discussing pressing urban challenges and sharing policies and best practices for building more sustainable, resilient, and future-ready cities.

“The summit was a “meaningful reminder that beyond policies and plans, what truly matters is how we turn these into real improvements in the daily lives of our communities, and I carry this perspective with me for Iloilo City and the Ilonggos we serve,” she said.

She also represented the Philippines as the only Filipino local chief executive to participate in the International Disaster Resilience Leaders Forum (IDRLF) 2026, held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from Sept. 7 to 8.

Treñas shared the Iloilo City Action and Resilience (ICARe) Centers during the City Networking Event, joining other presenters from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand.

“During the City Networking Event, I shared about Iloilo City Action and Resilience (ICARe) Centers, together with presenters and officials from other countries, highlighting our experiences and best practices on disaster risk reduction, including innovative approaches, partnerships, capacity-building strategies, and technologies that can strengthen resilience at the local level,” Treñas said in a Facebook post.

Iloilo City currently has nine operational ICARe facilities, which have evolved beyond emergency response centers into a network of resilience learning hubs where government, communities, the private sector, and other stakeholders come together to learn, plan, and take collective action.

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Iloilo City nakamit ang ikatlong business-friendly LGU award sa loob ng 4 na taon; pasok na sa Hall of Fame

Nakamit ng Iloilo City ang ikatlong Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) award sa loob ng apat na taon mula sa Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), dahilan para mapasama ito sa Hall of Fame ng naturang parangal.

Tinanggap ni Mayor Raisa Treñas ang parangal sa kategoryang Highly Urbanized City, o City Level 1B, sa seremonya ng paggawad na ginanap sa Manila Hotel. Nauna nang nanalo ang Iloilo City ng parangal noong 2023 at 2025.

Kasama ng Iloilo City sa limang LGU na nakamit ang Hall of Fame ang Bataan, Quezon City, Tanay (Rizal), at Tagbilaran City.

Inialay ni Treñas ang parangal sa mga negosyo, mamumuhunan, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), organisasyon ng mga negosyante, at iba pang nag-aambag sa paglago ng ekonomiya ng Iloilo City.

“Thank you PCCI for this honor. This award belongs to every Ilonggo entrepreneur, MSME, investor, worker, and partner who continues to believe in Iloilo,” pahayag ni Treñas sa isang Facebook post.

“This award is especially close to my heart because supporting businesses, particularly our MSMEs, has always been personal to me. I know what it is like to start and run a small business, its challenges, the risks, and the determination it takes to keep going,” dagdag niya.

Ayon kay Treñas, nakatuon ang kaniyang administrasyon sa pagpapatibay ng mga programang nagbibigay ng kinakailangang suporta sa mga negosyo at negosyante.

Kabilang dito ang panukalang Nano Enterprise Incentives Ordinance, ang pagsasapormal ng Negosyo Development Academy, ang Nano Food Truck Ordinance, at mga programa para sa pagpapaunlad ng mga startup na naglalayong palakasin ang suporta sa mga negosyante.

“We will continue creating and strengthening programs that help our MSMEs and entrepreneurs start, grow, innovate, and create more opportunities for our people,” pagtitiyak niya sa mga MSME, sabay dugtong ng “Padayon kita. Iloilo City means business.”

Kamakailan, itinampok din ni Treñas sa pandaigdigang entablado ang mga nagawa ng Iloilo City sa pag-unlad at pagpapalakas ng katatagan nito nang lumahok siya sa ika-10 World Cities Summit sa Singapore. Kabilang sa kaniyang mga aktibidad ang Mayors Forum ng summit, kung saan nakilahok siya sa plenary session na “Re-thinking Urban Energy Transition.”

Sa forum, nakipagpalitan siya ng pananaw sa iba pang mga alkalde at pinuno ng mga lungsod mula sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo hinggil sa mahahalagang hamon sa mga urban area, gayundin sa mga polisiya at pinakamahuhusay na pamamaraan upang makabuo ng mas napapanatili, matatag, at future-ready na mga lungsod.

“The summit was a “meaningful reminder that beyond policies and plans, what truly matters is how we turn these into real improvements in the daily lives of our communities, and I carry this perspective with me for Iloilo City and the Ilonggos we serve,” wika niya

Kinatawan din niya ang Pilipinas bilang nag-iisang lokal na punong ehekutibo ng bansa na lumahok sa International Disaster Resilience Leaders Forum (IDRLF) 2026, na ginanap sa Incheon, Republic of Korea, noong Setyembre 7 hanggang 8.

Ibinahagi ni Treñas ang mga programa ng Iloilo City Action and Resilience (ICARe) Centers sa City Networking Event, kasama ang iba pang tagapagsalita mula sa Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, South Korea, at Thailand.

“During the City Networking Event, I shared about Iloilo City Action and Resilience (ICARe) Centers, together with presenters and officials from other countries, highlighting our experiences and best practices on disaster risk reduction, including innovative approaches, partnerships, capacity-building strategies, and technologies that can strengthen resilience at the local level,” sabi ni Treñas sa isang Facebook post.

Sa kasalukuyan, may siyam na operational ICARe facilities ang Iloilo City. Mula sa pagiging emergency response centers, ito’y naging isang network ng learning hubs kung saan nagsasama-sama ang pamahalaan, mga komunidad, pribadong sektor, at iba pang stakeholder upang matuto, magplano, at kumilos nang sama-sama.