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		Well designed or not, the tricycle is still a major means of transportation in the countryside. Photo taken in a village in Negros Occidental.
A.Chris Fernandez

Mayors file estafa raps vs league exec

Iloilo -- A criminal complaint for Estafa was filed against an official of the League of Municipalities in the Philippines (LMP)-Iloilo chapter over P400,000 in questionable bank withdrawals of the league's funds. More money is feared to have been lost and collections believed to be undeposited, the league now making an inventory of its finances.

IDFI only gained P1.5 M in 2006 Dinagyang festival

Iloilo City -- Finally, the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) released its financial report that showed they only gained P1,501,551.72 from the entire celebration.

City hopes to collect P109M to construct new city hall building

Iloilo City -- The city government is hoping to collect some P103 million from different government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) to raise funds for the construction of a new Iloilo City Hall building.

ILOILO NEWS

IPRFI incurred P4T deficit, still saves some amount

Iloilo City -- The Iloilo Paraw Regatta Foundation Inc. (IPRFI) has acquired some P4,000 deficit in this year's sailboat competition. However, the foundation still managed to keep some P200,000 in their bank account.

Quality skills training for tourism industry workers up

Iloilo -- To ensure that the quality of skilled workers in the country is of high standards the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) together with the Tourism Industry Board Foundation Inc. (TIBFI) has adopted the Philippines-Australia Quality Vocational Education and Training Project (PAQTVET) which had its pilot launching in Iloilo City last Wednesday (March 8).

P500 T awaits best markets

Iloilo -- Department of Agriculture 6 (DA 6) Director Jindra Linda Demeterio announced that a P500,000 reward is at stake for each of the best private and public markets here in Iloilo City that make affordable, safe and nutritious food accessible to its consumer under the "Huwarang Palengke" search launched nationwide recently.

CTO chief off for seminar in Japan

City Treasurer Katherine Tingson will be off for a week long seminar workshop in Tokyo, Japan on local government resource management. The workshop will start on March 13-17, 2006.

PANAY NEWS

First Komedya festival slated in Binirayan 2006

San Jose, Antique -- It's a festival within a festival. The four-day komedya festival in San Jose, Antique on April 20 to 23 is the first to be organized in West Visayas. This is one of the activities included in the month-long Binirayan celebration in the province of Antique.

Search for ten outstanding students of the Philippines on

Every year, outstanding students across the region are given the chance for their achievements to be recognized. Areas that are taken into consideration include superior academic performance, remarkable leadership skills, altruistic community involvement and praiseworthy personal values.