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		Opposing lawyers Philip Sigfrid Fortun and Antonio Zulueta walk out of Regional Trial Court Branch 30 after the hearing of habeas corpus case involving the five Zayco-Tan children who are now in the custody of the Zayco family. Fortun represents Conchita Tan, the chidlren's aunt, while Zulueta is for the Zayco family.
A.Chris Fernandez

Fate of P135M equipment buy hangs, hospital services hits snag

Iloilo -- The fate of the P135 million hospital equipment meant to upgrade the services at the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC) now hangs. Such, after medical center officials opted to seek clarification on the legality and regularity of the transaction before government lawyers in the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).

Media barred from Zayco-Tan kids' hearing

Iloilo -- News black-out is now on in the continuing saga of the Tan-Zayco families once united and now divided by the union of businessman Bobby Tan and Negros Occidental native, Cindy Zayco.

City employees to receive P1,000 Adcom

Iloilo City -- Regular employees of the city government will receive additional compensation of P1,000 each after the Sangguniang Panlungsod approved a resolution allocating P10 million from its annual budget.

ILOILO NEWS

'Budol-budol' gang strikes anew, cons woman out of US$5000

Members of the crime group, Budol-Budol gang hit anew, this time conning their way out of an unsuspecting woman's US$5,000 or roughly P250,000.

IFI priest terrorized?

loilo -- A priest of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) was reportedly put under surveillance by four unidentified persons at the height of the rallies commemorating the International Women's Day on March 8, 2006.

Foreign domestic worker awardees hail from Western Visayas

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Elizabeth Yanos Quiatchon and Marina Baybay Garcia who garnered the top and third places respectively in the "Foreign Domestic Worker of the Year" award in Singapore are both from Western Visayas.

Search for city's official tag line still on

Iloilo City -- The search for the official tag line for Iloilo City is still on going. All entries must be sent to the Public Information Office at the Iloilo City Hall. The winner will receive P10,000 cash prize. Ten consolation prizes at P1,000 each will also be given.

City incurs P23M budget surplus in 2005

The Iloilo city government incurred a budget surplus of P23 million in its 2005 budget lower than the preceding year's P25 million.

PANAY NEWS

Bacolod PNP adopts 'BACOLOD' for peace drive

Bacolod City -- Col. Harold Tuzon revealed that for the first two months of the year, the city of Bacolod is relatively peaceful with no incidence of high profile crimes.

Program to lure more tourists underway

ROXAS CITY -- The provincial government of Capiz will formulate a program to entice foreign and domestic tourists to take a closer look at the province and its tourism attractions.

Roxas City conducts massive dog vaccination

Roxas City -- At least 98 percent of the 7,827 total dog population here were vaccinated against rabies from the period January 16 to February 24 this year to protect residents from rabies-causing dog bites.