November 14, 2008 :: Iloilo City, Philippines
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Power distributor announces cut in charges next month

Electric distribution utility, Panay Electric Company (Peco) will cut down its charges starting next month to reflect the decreasing trend in the global oil price.

Anti-VAT rallyists were paid, says Galanto

BACOLOD CITY -- Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Regional Director Rodita Galanto branded the rally conducted by Negros Alliance Against Poverty Advance VAT (NAPAVAT) Wednesday morning as a "paid rally".

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Engr. Randy Pastolero, Executive Vice President of Panay Electric Company, and Engr. Adrian Moncada, Assistant Vice President of Panay Power Corporation.
A.CHRIS FERNANDEZ

Engr. Randy Pastolero, Executive Vice President of Panay Electric Company, and Engr. Adrian Moncada, Assistant Vice President of Panay Power Corporation, announce the imminent reduction in power charges starting next month.

Task Force urges faster passage of Panay Rehab bill

The Task Force Bangon Panay yesterday urged Congress to fast-tract the passage of the rehabilitation fund for areas ravaged by typhoon Frank.

ILOILO NEWS

6 trapped in burning house

CUARTERO, Capiz – Six persons were charred to death inside a house that caught fire in Brgy. Poblacion-Tacas, about a hundred meters from the town hall here, early morning yesterday.

DOH-Region 6 sets campaign against firecrackers

The Department of Health in Western Visayas is all set for the information campaign against the firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices.

Implementation of P10 add-on taxi rate continues

The collection of P10 add-on rate for taxis will continue pending the decision of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) national office.

Firmeza confirms resettlement sites laden with irregularities

The awarding of home lots in the city's different resettlement projects is indeed laden with irregularities. This was confirmed by no less than Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (Icupao) chief Roy Firmeza in last Wednesday's session of the Sangguniang Panglungsod.

PANAY NEWS

Villar, Tamano to grace Mambusao fiesta

ROXAS CITY – Senate President Manuel Villar and lawyer Adel Tamano will be the guest speakers of Mambusao Fiesta 2009 slated on November 20-25.

Fisherfolk avail of livelihood project

SAN JOSE, Antique -- Fisherfolk in the town of Patnongon received livelihood assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in support the Hunger Mitigation Program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Agriculture official hails farmers as heroes, too

While the Filipinos overseas are the modern heroes because they make the wheels of the country's economy going, the farmers back home keep the economy strong.

Solon: Scholarships meant to help poor, deserving studes

ROXAS CITY – The Office of Congressman Antonio Del Rosario of the First Congressional District of Capiz here has collaborated with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to help poor but deserving students acquire a college education.

NEGROS NEWS

EDC geothermal project on the right track—Lizares

BACOLOD CITY -- Negros Forest and Ecological Foundation, Inc. (NFEFI) Chairman of the Board Paul Edward Trebol Lizares said that the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) .

60 skilled workers to be trained for Japan

BACOLOD CITY -- The province of Negros Occidental is now the target area of the 23 Japanese nationals representing big firms in Japan to train and hire Negrense skilled workers.

PCL-Bacolod to hold First Music Festival

BACOLOD CITY -- Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) Member Homer Bais, chairman of the Committee on Tourism, announced yesterday that the Philippine Councilors League-Bacolod Chapter will hold the First Bacolod City Music Festival.

COLUMNS

Carreon-Lagoc
Accents
A dream fulfilled
 
Cimagala
reflection
Befriending psychology
 
Funtecha
Bridging the gap
Iliganon, Hiligaynon, Ilong-ilonganon or Ilonggo, which one?
 
Du-Chua
Cerebral Combustion
The friend, the virus and the late-night random musings
 
Lindero
Res Gestae
Civilians must not wear police uniform
 
de los Reyes
Bonafide Text
Lingo
 

OPINION

Health@Heart:
Aphrodisiacs: For Sex Arousal

/ Philip S. Chua


ITCH!:
Police Chief Inspector Ramir Gallardo, a drug buster!

/ John Sue


Siftings:
The Culture of "Pagtatakip": Pinoy Politics as Showbiz

/ Ma. Zenaida B. French


Coffee Thursdays:
Migration stories: The good, the bad and the ugly

/ Paolo Carreon


YOUNG VOICE:
Dinner beside a tombstone

/ Maria Reylan M. Garcia


Bull's Eye:
Unreasonable

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Impulses:
An inconvenient Truth: A retrospect

/ Engr. Herman M. Lagon


Wayward and Fanciful:
A different kind of war

/ Gail Ilagan


Impulses:
An inconvenient Truth: A retrospect

/ Engr. Herman M. Lagon

FEATURES

Adorable Adobo!

Adorable Adobo!

Unique to Negros Occidental is the celebration of Cinco de Noviembre, now known as Negros Day, which marks Negros' full independence from Spanish rule. And, unique to Silay City is its celebration of Cinco de Noviembre, with its Adobo Festival held annually at the Balay Negrense.

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Pitoy Moreno

Pitoy Moreno: A National Treasure

Internationally renowned Filipino fashion designer Jose "Pitoy" Moreno unveiled recently his latest collection of exquisite Philippine Costumes.

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RRLS-ICTA launched

RRLS-ICTA launched

After six years, the RRLS-ICTA has formally detached itself from the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University last Nov. 7, 2008.

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The Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc. showcase

The Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc. showcase

The Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc. was put to the limelight as the products of its members are being showcased at the 6th Aklan Product Showcase in SM City Iloilo from Nov. 10 to 16, 2008.

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