Also known as: Lalawigan ng Iloilo
Iloilo is a province in Region VI (Western Visayas). Population 2.05M (PSA 2020 census), 2 cities + 42 municipalities, 1,721 barangays total, land area 4,719.4 km². Provincial capital: Iloilo City (Highly Urbanized — independent).
Iloilo Province coordinates 44 component LGUs (1 component city Passi + 1 highly urbanized Iloilo City + 42 municipalities) wrapping around the eastern half of Panay Island. The PDPFP must reconcile the heritage-preservation mandate around the UNESCO-listed Miag-ao Church corridor (Miag-ao, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Oton) with the post-sugar agricultural diversification challenge in central Iloilo (Passi, San Enrique, Dueñas, Calinog, Janiuay) and the rapidly urbanizing Iloilo-Capiz-Aklan corridor on the northern coast (Sara, Concepcion, Estancia, Balasan, Carles). Disaster-overlay planning ties to typhoon recovery (Yolanda 2013 hit Concepcion-Estancia hard) and the active Mt. Ubay volcanic system. The proposed Iloilo-Capiz-Aklan railway, the Iloilo-Guimaras-Negros bridge, and the Negros Island Region (NIR) re-creation discussion all reshape provincial planning.
Key industries: Sugar industry transition, Agribusiness (rice, fish, prawn), Renewable energy (wind, geothermal), Tourism (Garin Farm, Miag-ao Church, Guimaras-adjacent), BPO (overflow from Iloilo City), Marine logistics
More on the regulatory framework: RA 12254 explainer · SGLG / PSGLG explainer · full glossary.
Iloilo Province's heritage-preservation mandate intersects with the post-sugar-industry transition in a way that's structurally similar to Bacolod (in Negros Occidental). Nova Gov's heritage zone overlays + property-tax + agricultural land-use fusion is the case-fit.
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