Multi-million planned rehab of Tigbauan market stirs vendors, town execs

By Florence Hibionada

A multi-million planned rehabilitation of the public market in Tigbauan, Iloilo stirred anew local officials and the project's stakeholders, the town vendors and business community here.

'Extravagant, outrageous,' union exec says as criminal, admin raps pushed vs. Syjuco

By Florence Hibionada

Serious allegation of graft and corruption were pursued against Secretary Augusto "Boboy" Syjuco, Director-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). And with an apparent 'word war' escalating as well, Tesda employee Annie Enriquez Geron made good her "threat" of filing criminal and administrative charges before Malacañang's Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC).

A.Chris Fernandez

Police Regional Officer 6 director Chief Supt. Geary Barias shows to the media one of the PVC pipes filled with bronze powder, a bomb ingredient.

City police on full alert following discovery of bomb ingredient

By Maricar Calubiran

City police has been placed on full alert following the discovery the other day of 600 grams of bronze powder, an ingredient for making a bomb, at the Iloilo port in Fort San Pedro.

ILOILO NEWS

Mayor sets reward for duck-killers

A reward has now been set for whoever can put to an end to the massacre of ducks in Buenavista, Guimaras, the money put up by no less than Town Mayor Samuel Gumarin. With the residents in at least three barangays here still waiting for answers on the unexplained and mysterious deaths of ducks in the area, up for grabs is P3,000.

A wacky session day at the City Council

The regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod last Wednesday showed a picture of a chaotic and disorganized system inside the session hall even as councilors are about to subject themselves into a reelection in the 2007 May elections.

Expropriation proceedings a delicate matter, says councilor

The expropriation proceedings being eyed by residents of Simon Ledesma and Ma. Cristina in Jaro district in order to purchase 6,264 square meters lot they are presently occupying is the first of its kind in Western Visayas. The expropriation proceedings they asked is an aftermath of the owners' decision to eject the occupants and sell the property.

Concepcion wins anew Galing Pook award

The municipality of Concepcion recently won another Galing Pook Award for its locally - initiated activity called "Local Initiatives Achieving Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) through Integrated Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Program."

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