Case vs. trader hangs as seized lumber at NBI office 'vanishes' By Maricar M. Calubiran The City Prosecution Office headed by Chief City Prosecutor Efrain Baldago has yet to resolve the complaint filed by the NBI against a Muslim lumber dealer more than a year ago. Japanese contractor faces labor raps By Erly C. Garcia Three construction workers at the New Iloilo Airport Development Project in Cabatuan, Iloilo have filed labor cases against their Japanese employers Hiroshi Iwata and Siichi Takata, manager and assistant manager, respectively, of Field Services Corp.

A. Chris Fernandez Passenger jeepneys as well as private vehicles brave the flooded street along Brgy. Tabuc Suba, Jaro District following heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Milenyo. NBI agent belies missing lumber as Muslim trader keeps mum on the issue By Maricar M. Calubiran National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) supervising agent Jeremiah Sargado denied reports that part of the 29,158.35 board feet of confiscated lumber (tablon) from Abdul Wahab Karim was stolen by government agents and were used to construct their houses.

ILOILO NEWS

All set for WV tourism gab

Tourism in Western Visayas will get another boost with the holding of the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly from October 23-29, 2006.  RDC Chairperson Governor Salvacion Perez said RDC is strongly endorsing the assembly

Scientist warns use of chemical dispersant poses greater risks

An official from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has warned of greater risks on the use of of the chemical dispersants in Guimaras.

Trenas denies P50T monthly take from STL

City Mayor Jerry Treñas was irked on the reports on his alleged monthly take with the operation of the Small Town Lottery (STL) in Iloilo City.

UPV's Dellava and Recabar to be sent to Germany as Bayer Environmental Envoys

John Ryan M. Recabar, BA Broadcast Communication VI and Janus Le-an I. Dellava, BA Broadcast Communication III were chosen to be among the top four Bayer Young Environmental Envoys during the awards presentation night held on September 28, 2006, at the  Grand Ballroom of the Intercontinental Hotel at Makati City.  John Ryan and Janus will join their counterparts from 16 other countries in an educational trip to Germany in November 2006.

PANAY NEWS

Water quality in Guimaras oil-spilled areas improving—Coscolluela

"The findings on water quality indicate that there is a continuing rapid improvement and we are hoping that very shortly, we will be able to declare specific areas as already clean in the oil spill-affected places in the province of Guimaras", said Task Force Solar Oil Spill (SOS) On -Site Incident Commander Secretary Rafael Coscolluela. 

RDC OKs 6 more bridges

Bridges in national highways being washed away or destroyed will be a thing of the past with the endorsement of the Regional Development Council of six more bridges in Western Visayas.

Capiz mediamen refreshed on taxation

Roxas City -- Some tri-media practitioners here were refreshed on the basics of taxation and various revenue services during a mass media briefing initiated by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue District Office No. 72 last September 28 to widen and enhance its tax awareness campaign by tapping the support of broadcast and print channels of communication.

2 hydro projects approved

The Regional Development Council during its third quarter Regular meeting approved the implementation of two hydropower projects - the Villa Siga Hydropower Project in Barangay Igsoro, Bugasong, Antique and the Timbahan Hydropower project in Ma. Cristina, Madalag, Aklan for implementation.

COLUMNS

Polibiz Feuding for STL crumbs By Nelson Robles     Anything Under the Sun Guimaras -the Emerald Isle -6 By Atty. Rex Salvilla     Consumers Domain The ABE Housing Scam By Ian Seruelo     Without the Whitecoat Iloilo Doctors' College of Medicine, Inc......25 years By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

Bridging the gap Early Protestant mission work in Capiz (2) By Prof. Henry Funtecha     Accents SELDA, Desaparecidos, atbp. By Julia Carreon-Lagoc     Serendipity Out of the closet By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan     Unusual Channel With these hands By Ma. Renette B. Uy

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