ILOILO NEWS

Dengue downs 5 in Iloilo City

The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) here has confirmed the deaths of five children due to dengue.

Miagao is cleanest and greenest municipality

The Municipality of Miagao has been adjudged 1st place for the cleanest and greenest Municipality in Category "A" during the 2006 Project Cleaning and Greening evaluation of the province of Iloilo.

Fisherfolk 'director' bats for strong fisheries mgt council

Fisherfolk Mr. Alfredo Tacaisan of the province of Guimaras, who served as fisherfolk Director at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR) for more or less a month, said that his sector is batting for strong and effective Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (FARMC).

Committee chairmanships for new City Council still on the talks

The new set of Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) members will already assume their post on July 1st , but they have not yet finalized their committee chairmanships. These after the city councilors belonging to the majority group have yet to finally decide on who will handle the different committees.

Raul Jr. tops the list of elected official with highest election expenses

If the declarations made by politicians before the City Commission on Elections (City Comelec) reflect their true election expenses, reports on massive vote-buying could not have happened as the highest election expenses recorded was only P470,556. Said amount was incurred by re-elected congressman Raul Gonzalez Jr.

PANAY NEWS

CARP benefits 227-T farmers in WV

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has distributed 359,534 hectares of land in the entire Western Visayas under its Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). It benefited 227,584 farmer beneficiaries.

GSIS extends deadline of E-card plus enrollment

San Jose, Antique -- The GSIS Satellite office has extended the deadline for E-card plus enrollment from June 15 to June 29, 2007, said Estelita I. Maza, chief of GSIS here.

Rise in Aklan dengue cases in Q1 noted

Kalibo, Aklan -- Aklan had more dengue cases in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period last year, according to Dr. Maria Magpusao, Chief of the Technical Services Division of the Provincial Health Office here.

Youth training program to Japan now open

The Regional Development Council 6 announces that the Philippine Management Committee ((PMC) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now accepting applicants for the 2007 Training Program for Young Leaders (TPYL), formerly known as "The Youth Invitation Program."

COLUMNS

Anything Under the Sun Cross and crown of Arevalo By Atty. Rex Salvilla     Consumers Domain A stew of social injustices By Ian Seruelo     Without the Whitecoat Fever: Always consult your doctor By Florentino AlertaII, M.D.

Bridging the gap The enduring Dainty Restaurant in Iloilo City By Prof. Henry Funtecha     Accents See, hear, speak 'evil' – for the GOOD of it! By Julia Carreon-Lagoc     Health @ Heart Stress Test By Philip S. Chua, M.D.

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