Tourism assembly to incorporate tourism, new marketing strategies

By Maricar Calubiran

The weeklong Western Visayas Tourism Assembly which opens today, October 23, aims to incorporate tourism and marketing strategies in order to sell the festivals and tourism places in the entire region.

Joint inspection team to issue 'clean bill of health' for oil spill affected areas

By Maricar Calubiran

The joint inspection team of the government conducting air, water and soil laboratory analysis on the oil spill affected areas in the island province of Guimaras is set to release a "clean bill of health" for the affected communities for them to start their new lives.

A.Chris Fernandez

DOT regional director Edwin Trompeta during last Saturday's media briefing on the WV Tourism Assembly.

MariCom-6 to help secure Cebu Asean Summit delegates

The 6th Regional Maritime Office (6th RMO) based in Camp Martin Delgado, Iloilo City will send its best floating asset to Cebu to augment the security preparation that is being done for the upcoming Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December.

RMO Regional Officer Supt. Cornelio Salinas said among the Maritime Regional Offices nationwide, it is only this region's that has the capability to deploy a patrol boat to the venue of the 2006 summit.

Next week, the Maritime Repair Team from Manila will arrive here to check on the mechanical and electrical parts of Patrol Boat Costosa to ensure that it is in good running condition when sent to Cebu in November.

ILOILO NEWS

Strike 2 for 'wanted' ex-brgy tanod commander on rape, attempted rape charges

A 42 year-old former commander of the Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO) charged and wanted for raping a 14 year-old girl was finally arrested on yet another similar attempt to a 17 year-old student in his wife's hometown in Negros Occidental.

LP in-house Comelec squabble a victory no less for Armada's 'Atienza-wing'

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may have declared the Liberal Party election's "(Lito) Atienza-wing" to be null and void yet for top Atienza man, Iloilo Vice Governor Roberto "Obet" Armada, it remains a "win-win" situation for them.

City's housing backlog continues to swell

The housing problem in the city continue to worsen as the projected housing backlog in the years to come is projected to reach 8,000. In Iloilo City alone, the present housing backlog is 5,850. This even worsens as the Housing and Land Use and Regulatory Board (HLURB) is not closely coordinating with the city government relative to the city's housing problems.

Dinagyang '07 soars with higher goals

Dinagyang '07 is setting its arrows to hit higher marks, that is, bring to the local consciousness that Dinagyang has a social conscience.

PANAY NEWS

BFAR to conduct stock assessment of fish in Guimaras

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is poised to conduct a stock assessment in Guimaras to check on the availability of fish in the province's territorial waters after the oil spill incident.

Tigbauan celebrates Saludan Festival

Tigbauan, is one of Iloilo's treasure trove, packed with "gems" from more than a millennium of historical significance. With one foot in the past, and the other in the present, Tigbauan allows every visitor a glimpse of its heady blend of architectural masterpieces and natural wonder, the town's 134 years of history are on display when you look.

More school kids avail of UNICEF school supplies

Roxas City -- More school children in Capiz have availed of the various school supplies granted by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 6th Country Program for Children (CPC 6).

FFS on Kabsaka technology produce 27 farmers

Twenty-seven farmers graduated from the Farmers Field School (FFS) on Kabsaka Technology in Brgy. Mandong, Batan, Aklan recently. The FFS is educating our farmers right in the field where the learning process takes place.

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