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Over P3.8M 'evaporates,' DPWH execs, senator's aide hurled to Ombudsman

Iloilo -- Two top officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) here face criminal and administrative raps before the Office of the Ombudsman. A third respondent, the Chief of Staff of Senator Sergio Osmeña III was likewise included in the complaint, the charges courtesy of an unrealized infrastructure project supposedly all set for awarding.

Students defy rally ban, hold anti-1017 protest

Iloilo -- Some fifty students from various universities here defied the ban against rallies by holding a protest calling for the lifting of Proclamation 1017.

Super-pandays in Tigbauan?

Iloilo -- Padded payrolls. Suspicious signatures. Questionable documents. 'Ghost' project. Super-pandays (laborers).

ILOILO NEWS

City's 'dirty tag-ger' not known to EU

Iloilo City -- Remember the Dr. Lee W. Stranssenberg, supposed Tourism Chief of the European Union (EU)? Remember him with his call to other foreign nationals not to go visit Iloilo City? Remember his 'diagnosis' that the city stands to be the dirtiest in the Philippines, his January stay with other EU envoys most unpleasant and undesirable?

ICPO launches Oplan Lampitaw

Iloilo City -- The days of snatchers and pickpockets in the city are numbered. Or so, declares the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) during the launching of Oplan Lampitaw Wednesday.

Boboy pooh-poohs Boy

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Director General Augusto "Boboy" Syjuco dismissed Provincial Administrator Manuel "Boy" Mejorada's continued attempt at discrediting him and his wife incumbent 2nd District Representative Judy Jalbuena-Syjuco.

Farmers to access agricultural information and technologies through SMS

Farmers in the region can now access new and relevant information and technologies in the field of agriculture, forestry and natural resources (AFNR) through the use of cell phones or short message services (SMS).

PANAY NEWS

Women's Month kicks off in Aklan

Kalibo -- The kick-off celebration of the Women's Month 2006 in Aklan was a success with the participation of 146 stakeholders and gender advocates in the province. A Provincial Orientation-Conference on RA 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004) and the Millennium Development Goals Mainstreaming paved the way for a better understanding and protection of abused women and children.

Nabas corners regional awards

Nabas, a western municipality of Aklan leading to Caticlan, the jump-off point to the world-famous Boracay Island, has seemingly cornered several major regional awards given by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 6 and other award-giving agencies recently.

American NGO brings smiles to Antique's children

San Jose, Antique -- Uplift International, a non-government organization based in Colorado, USA, recently brought smiles to Antique's children through the harelip surgical operation.

BFAR briefs agri-fishery council on 2006 projects

San Jose, Antique -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared projects for calendar year 2006, during the recent meeting of the Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC).