Tighter security up as jail guards foil Poblacion 'rescue' By Florence Hibionada Security has been tightened anew with more precautions set to prevent any escape or planned "rescue" on Jonathan Poblacion, principal suspect in the celebrated Jefferson Tan Kidnapping For Ransom (KFR) case. From double security escorts, Poblacion now enjoys triple 'bodyguards' excluding the convoy of more jail guards, all heavily-armed every time he is set to appear for the KFR hearings at the Ramon Avanceña Hall of Justice here.

Oton MIO Beautifully designed kites wait for their turn to fly up in the air in Sunday's "Bomborador" (kite flying contest) held at the Oton Central Elementary School grounds. The event sponsored by Bombo Radyo Iloilo was one of the attractions in the Katagman Festival 2006 of the Municipality of Oton which culminates today, Wednesday, with a Streetdancing and Musical, Dance and Theater Competition. Wild talks or A-1 intel report? By Florence Hibionada Are they staging a comeback or is it all wild imaginations? For top cops of Police Regional Office (PRO) 6, it pays to be on guard and it will not certainly hurt to be "extra cautious."

ILOILO NEWS

SP to discuss admin raps vs Tanza-Esperanza dad

The Sangguniang Panlungsod will tackle today (Wednesday) in its regular session the administrative complaint for grave misconduct and abuse of authority filed against the barangay captain of Brgy. Tanza-Esperanza, City Proper.

PGMA Training for Work Scholarship Project launched

The PGMA Training for Work Scholarship Project (PGMA TWSP) had its regional launching in Iloilo City, May 1, led by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) VI.

TSKI launches scholarship program

Taytay Sa Kauswagan, Inc. (TSKI) a multi-awarded non-government organization (NGO) engaged in microfinance has started preparatory work for implementation this school opening in June 2006 of a scholarship program to initially benefit ten incoming college students.

ICCB targets 1T tourists in Iloilo City Tour project

The Iloilo City Convention Bureau (ICCB) is hoping to entice some 1,000 tourists in its latest project dubbed as Iloilo City Tour. The number of target tourists could either be local or foreign.

De la Llana assumes as OIC mayor

Vice Mayor Guillermo De La Llana assumed as the OIC mayor of Iloilo City after Mayor Jerry Treñas went to New York, USA for a 12-day trip relative to the case study of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.

PESO announces job vacancies for Dubai

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PANAY NEWS

PGMA backs reasonable wage increase

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared on Monday that her administration will support a reasonable wage increase the tripartite regional wage boards would recommend.

GTZ-DP Launches 2 New Projects in WV Region

The Manager of the German Technical Cooperation - Decentralization Program, Dr. Herwig Mayer, came for a 2-day visit in the region to sign two Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) launching two new grant-projects. The NEDA Region VI Office will lead the implementation of these projects in coordination with the concerned local government units.

COLUMNS

Polibiz Dinagyang, Pintados robbed in Aliwan Festival By Nelson Robles     Anything Under the Sun Mill Hill Missionaries (4) By Atty. Rex Salvilla     Unusual Channel Explaining death By Ma. Renette Uy     Consumers Domain A Letter to the Working Class By Ian Seruelo     Without the Whitecoat 'Hukaw' scare... who's liable? By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

Bridging the gap Rizal Street By Prof. Henry Funtecha     on the dot Taxi drivers as tourism frontliners, goodwill guiding, 2nd Iloilo IAD, etc. By Atty. Helen Camarista     accents The other globalization ByJulia Carreon-Lagoc     Res Gestae What makes a traffic "foolice" By Francisco Lindero Jr.     Serendipity Behind the Velvet Ropes By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan

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