Intensify drive against illegal gambling: Pagdilao

By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon

Chief Supt. Samuel Pagdilao Jr., police regional director, has directed all police personnel and officers in Western Visayas to intensify the fight against illegal gambling in the region.

Stop robberies, guv tells police

Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor has ordered the Iloilo Provincial Police Office to stop robberies in the province and solve the three holdup incidents that took place in different towns recently.

STEPHEN TABARES

FIREMEN. Firefighter trainees of the Bureau of Fire Protection get drenched after concluding their two-month rigorous training in Iloilo City that will formally end during their graduation rites today.

Treñas to file city redistricting bill

Iloilo City Rep. Jerry Treñas will file the redistricting bill in Congress to divide the city into two congressional districts, a report of the Philippine News Agency said.

ILOILO NEWS

Disability prevention, rehab week set

Persons with disabilities in Iloilo along with the government and private sectors will jointly mark the 32nd celebration of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week in the city and province of Iloilo on July 17 to 23.

Guv lauds young Ilonggo taekwondo jins

Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. yesterday met the two Ilonggo taekwondo medalists in the recently concluded 4th World Taekwondo Culture Expo Competition in South Korea.

‘Oplan Kandado’ nets more violators

The campaign of the Bureau of Internal Revenue Region 11 in Iloilo City against tax cheaters under the “Oplan Kandado” earned positive results anew as two restaurants in the city were padlocked last week.

PRO-6 cop’s link in case meddling

Chief Supt. Samuel Pagdilao Jr., police regional director, has ordered an investigation on the alleged meddling of a ranking official of Police Regional Office 6 in the theft cases of three foreign nationals in Iloilo.

Visitor stabs 5 drinking pals

Five persons were injured after they were stabbed by a man following a birthday party in Brgy. Loboc, La Paz, Iloilo City at around 10:45 p.m. Sunday.

PANAY NEWS

Capiz PHO calls for revival of 4S strategy against dengue

ROXAS CITY – The Provincial Health Office of Capiz has called on the public to revive the 4 o’clock habit and employ the 4S approach to fight dengue, a report of the Philippine Information Agency said.

MSMED Council officers inducted

ROXAS CITY – The new set of officers of the Provincial Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council for 2010 to 2016 were inducted yesterday

El Niño victims in Capiz get rice aid: DSWD

Rice distribution to Capiz farmers affected by the El Niño has already been completed, the Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 said in a press release.

BUSINESS NEWS

Business group supports Aquino’s economic team

MANILA – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the largest business organization in the country, pledged its support for President Benigno Aquino III’s economic team

Hearing on wage hike petitions ongoing

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said that there are still eight wage petitions pending with other Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards nationwide.

RP economy expected to grow despite scaling up of budget gap

MANILA – The decision scaling up the expected budget deficit this year to 3.6 percent of local output or the gross domestic product instead of only 3.2 percent of gross domestic product as forecast earlier should not unduly upset the growth path the government has envisioned for the country.

COLUMNS

		reflection We are our own worst enemy By Roy Cimagala

		viewpoints P-Noy’s overseas giant Philip S. Chua

		EYE OPENER Cries of the People Rodolfo P. Gumabong

		AS SEEN ON TV Choose Philippines! Stanley Palisada

		Accents A cry for justice Julia Carreon-Lagoc

		Anything under the Sun Media issue of the day Rex S. Salvilla