Mabilog: Gambling spot to boost local tourism industryIloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said yesterday he is in favor of the establishment of a casino in the city as it could boost the local tourism industry. Respect human rights, WV soldiers toldSoldiers in Western Visayas were reminded by Major Gen. Arturo Ortiz, commanding general of the Philippine Army, to adhere to human rights principles during his recent visit to the region. |
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GETTING FIT. Chief Supt. Samuel Pagdilao Jr., police regional director, leads personnel of the Police Regional Office 6 in physical fitness exercises at Treñas Boulevard in Iloilo City held every Thursday morning. Village chief, 2 others face malversation rapsA village chief and two other barangay officials of Brgy. Noynoy in City Proper district, Iloilo City are facing administrative charges for malversation of public funds. |
ILOILO NEWS
Mayor alarmed over additional costs in construction of city hall
Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has apprehension over the additional cost the City Government has to spend for the construction of the city hall.
WV more peaceful compared to other regions: Pagdilao
Western Visayas is more peaceful than any other region in the country, Chief Supt. Samuel Pagdilao, police regional director, said.
Barangay tanods lauded for role in peace keeping
The barangay tanods or village watchmen who work on a purely voluntary basis to ensure public safety in the more than 4,000 barangays in Western Visayas were given due recognition during the culmination of the National Crime Prevention Week.
Marine recruits wanted
The Philippine Marine Corps is looking for applicants who want to be part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ premier force in readiness and the nation’s force of choice.
PANAY NEWS
CNHS organic ink project vies for 2010 NICE award
An entry of the Capiz National High School students has qualified for creative research in the high school category of the 2010 National Invention Contests and Exhibits (NICE) in November.
27 Capiceño vendors get ‘Nego Karts’ from DOLE
Twenty-seven ambulant vendors in Capiz are beneficiaries of the “Negosyo sa Kariton” (Nego Kart) project from the Department of Labor and Employment.
Belo case junked because of weak evidence–lawyer
ROXAS CITY – Napoleon Oducado, then city legal officer of former Mayor Vicente Bermejo, refuted the claim that the case against Paul Jude Belo for illegal logging in 2005 was dismissed because of the absence of the seized hotlogs.
BUSINESS NEWS
Rice certified seeds available for Western Visayas farmers
The Department of Agriculture 6 said 6,700 bags of rice certified seeds available for farmers under the rapid seed supply financing project (RaSSFiP) extension phase for dry copping season of 2011.
Iloilo LGUs avail of animal livelihood support from DA
The Department of Agriculture 6 has distributed goats and hogs to several local government units in Iloilo as part of the agency’s support to the government’s Comprehensive Livelihood Emergency Employment Program.
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OPINION
MISREADINGS:
Intensified regulation
/ Ted Aldwin
VIEWPOINTS:
‘Sex Education’ – 7/7
/ Archbishop V.
YOUNG VOICE:
The Hero Potential
/ Maria Reylan M.
Impulses:
Divorce, why not?
/ Engr. Herman M.
FEATURES
A Celebration at Filamer Christian University
Roxas City, Capiz —- Recently granted its university status by the Commission on Higher Education, Filamer Christian University celebrated its First University Week during its 106th Foundation Celebration last August 18-28, 2010 with the apt theme “FCU: A Manifestation of God’s Faithfulness.”
Bunyag sa Syudad
Councilor Lex Tupas who is now on his second term as a local legislature, has made another mark for having the most number of godchildren in a span of three years. This is because of his project, “Bunyag sa Syudad”, a yearly free christening of children from different barangays in Iloilo City.
The Imperial Palace Visit
Taking the Airbus A-319 of Cebu Pacific, we arrived at the NAIA 3 and took a yellow cab, the safest taxi ride from the airport, and onward to Quezon City. Nightlife and the restaurant and bar row is definitely within the areas of Timog Avenue and Tomas Morato Avenue.
Rotary Brings Smiles
ABOUT 70 cleft lip/palate and burn contracture patients mainly from the Province of Iloilo assembled at the out-patient department of the Western Visayas Medical Center for their final laboratory work up in preparation for their much-awaited repair surgeries.
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