Iloilo officials uncover P6.2 M cellphone scam

By Ronilo Pamonag

Officials from Iloilo have uncovered an anomalous purchase and delivery of P 6.2 million worth of mobile phone units intended for the barangays.

Ombudsman Visayas takes interest on Gumabong case

By Maricar Calubiran

The Office of the Ombudsman Visayas has taken interest on the extortion case of controversial City Hall employee Ricardo Gumabong now pending at the City Legal Office (CLO).

3RD CMOU

The Garand rifle and improvised explosives recovered from the house of the Diaz couple.

Calinog couple, NPA sympathizers?

By Maricar Calubiran

A couple in Calinog, Iloilo suspected to be sympathizers of the New Peoples Army (NPA) is now facing charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives after having been caught keeping firearms and explosives allegedly owned by the rebels operating in the central part of Iloilo.

ILOILO NEWS

Tupas, Mejorada shrug off latest COA report

For Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas, Sr. and provincial administrator Manuel Mejorada there is nothing new in the recently issued audit report of the Commission on Audit (COA) which reportedly found some expenses incurred by the provincial government irregular, illegal and doubtful.

Bayan-Panay respects CBCP position on impeachment

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Panay spokesperson Aurelio Bosque said the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP's) position not to back the impeachment complaints against President Arroyo would not in any way affect moves to impeach the president.

Treñas distances self from Gumabong

City Mayor Jerry Treñas has distanced himself from controversial City Hall employee Ricardo Gumabong saying the latter was already a City Hall employee years before he became the city mayor.

International Ilonggo visual artists to mount exhibit

Cris Villanueva, Joel Ferraris and PG Zoluaga, all Ilonggo and internationally acclaimed visual artists will mount an exhibit at the Art Republic, Robinson's Iloilo from July 28 to August 28, 2006. Dubbed SoJourn 2, the exhibit is organized by the Scintilla Juris -- Visayas Alumni Association (SJVAA) as one of its undertakings for the Scintilla Juris Visayas 30th Anniversary Celebrations.

Sarabia Optical turns 100

First established in 1906 by a young optometrist and his new bride, Sarabia Optical celebrates its centennial anniversary in the city of its birth with a simple commemorative program this Friday at the Museo Iloilo.

PANAY NEWS

NFA steps up monitoring of rice supply, prices

In anticipation of the lean months, the National Food Authority (NFA), has intensified its monitoring of rice supply and prices in markets nationwide.

Cops nab suspects in brutal killing of couple in Sara

Operatives of the Sara Police Office and Roxas City Police Office arrested Monday two of the four male suspects tagged in last week's brutal killing of a couple in Sara, Iloilo.

COLUMNS

		Polibiz Junjun: Most promising among the Tupas stars By Nelson Robles

		Anything Under the Sun Mill Hill Schools By Atty. Rex Salvilla

		Consumers Domain What's happening to the CBCP? By Ian Seruelo

		Without the Whitecoat Giving justice to herbal medicine By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

		Bridging the gap Post-WWII business ads in Iloilo City By Prof. Henry Funtecha

		Accents The big 12 Little Things By Julia Carreon-Lagoc

		Serendipity A glass of margarita can go a long way By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan

		Unusual Channel The human in me By Ma. Renette B. Uy