Business, employment project to find roots in barangay level Relative to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's 10-point agenda on the creation of jobs through small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) development, a new program “aims to shift the paradigm of barangay officials from their political roles to economics”. EMB VI inaugurates pioneer ecological lab in the country The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region VI is the lucky host to the first state of the art ecological laboratory in the country.

Summer is not only time for swimming on beaches, for boys this is also the perfect time for circumcision as they are off on school vacation. Photo shows a health worker examining a boy's penis before performing the circumcision procedure on him during a mass circumcision project in a village in Bataan . PNS Congestion in slums blocks 'firefighting' Firefighters usually found their way hard into the fire scene due to the congested path in the squatters' area.

ILOILO NEWS

Prosecutor rapped for ‘faking' court decision

He should be the one prosecuting but now he will be the one to be prosecuted.

Congressional inquiry on proposed coal power plant projects sought

Iloilo Rep. Ferjenel Biron together with some partylist representatives recently passed a resolution for the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry on the proposed coal-fired power plants in Iloilo.

Leganes presents maiden Panaad Festival

Leganes will present on April 4, 2005 the Panaad Festival, a maiden celebration of the wonders and mysticity of the “Panaad”, a vernacular term that means the devotees' vow of pilgrimage to Leganes ' patron saint, San Vicente Ferrer.

PANAY NEWS

NSO conducts Seminar-Workshop on 2003 NDHS result

To further disseminate the 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), the National Statistics Office (NSO) is set to conduct a seminar workshop here in the region on March 28 to 29, 2005 at Punta Villa Resort & Conference Center in Arevalo, Iloilo City.

Army engineers to lead road project in 'reds' area

The Philippine Army Engineers will soon start the construction of Leon-San Remigio Road Project, 3 rd Infantry Division public information officer Maj. Lyndon J. Sollesta said in a statement.

COLUMNS

Polibiz When the crook croaks By Nelson Robles         Without the White Coat Pfizer's Cards… effective at 10 mg By Dr. Florentino Alerta     My Brother-in-law & other stories Habal-habal By Johnny S. Novera

Just Right Holding the TV audience hostage (The Pacquiao-Morales post mortem) By Atty. Cyril Regalado     Bridging the Gap: Spanish ‘encomiendas' in Panay By Henry Funtecha         On the DOT The campus tourism information marathon By Atty. Helen Camarista

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