Beneficiaries are awarded PHP 10,000 as seed capital to start their own business under the TLC ni Inday program of the Iloilo City government in December 2025. The said program is now under scrutiny for its name being placed after the nickname of Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu. (Photo from Iloilo City Government/Facebook)
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu has become the subject of a recent complaint lodged with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), alleging that she may have violated the department’s ‘anti-epal’ policy with her signature livelihood program for mothers.
In a letter dated and sent to the DILG on Thursday, May 28, lawyer Josiah David Quising requested an investigation into the livelihood initiative “TLC ni Inday,” which he said was being promoted by the Iloilo City Government and identified with Treñas-Chu.
Quising cited DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2026-006, which prohibits the display or affixture of the names, images, logos, slogans or symbols of public officials on government-funded projects and related materials.
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