Manila, Feb. 17 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is well-informed about the pressing issues confronting Western Visayas, including Iloilo City's power and water supply concerns, according to Mayor Jerry Trenas.

Trenas, who also chairs the Infrastructure Development Committee of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Western Visayas, joined a meeting with the President on Feb. 13, where he raised the city's concerns.

"In my 39 years of experience in public service, this is the first time I experienced the President himself presiding over the RDC. And when the proposed infrastructure projects and the ongoing infrastructure projects like the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (dam) were presented, the President knew and understood ev...