The Iloilo City Hall is the official seat of government of the

City of Iloilo Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of t ...

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, located in

Plaza Libertad Plaza Libertad, formerly known as Plaza Alfonso XII, is a historic urban park in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is considered the site where the flag of the first Philippine Republic was raised in triumph after Spain surrendered Iloilo, the last Sp ...

Iloilo City Proper Iloilo City Proper (''City Proper'') (also locally known as Downtown, Ciudad, Iloilo Poblacion, or simply Iloílo) is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It is the second-most densely popula ...

. It is where the Mayor of Iloilo City holds office and the chambers of the Iloilo City Council. It also hosts several offices under the Iloilo City Government. The new Iloilo City Hall was completed in August 2011 as the replacement for the

Old Iloilo City Hall The University of the Philippines Visayas Main Building, also sometimes referred to as the Old Iloilo City Hall, is a historic building in Iloilo City which currently serves as the primary building of the Iloilo City campus of the University of th ...

after the city government donated it to the University of the Philippines Visayas, which now serves as the UP Visayas Main Building. The Iloilo City Hall is the first green building in the Visayas, which features a solar powered air-conditioning system, a rooftop garden, and a rain harvesting area. ''Lin-ay sang Iloilo'' (Lady of Iloilo), an 18-foot bronze statue on top of Iloilo City Hall's dome. The inspiration was drawn from the

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, where a twenty-foot statue called "The Lady of Freedom" stands as a symbol of "Freedom triumphant in War and Peace." The ''Lin-ay sang Iloilo'' characterized prosperity and aspirations of hope and peace. In 2021, the 8-story Iloilo City Legislative Building began construction at the back of City Hall, which will be connected by a bridge. It will house the offices of City Councilors. Mayor Jerry Treñas is also pushing for a 7-story multi-parking building near City Hall.

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Iloilo City Government
– Official website {{Iloilo City Buildings and structures in Iloilo City City and municipal halls in the Philippines Government buildings completed in 2011 Local government in Iloilo City

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