GK houses turned over to 16 beneficiaries in Sooc, Arevalo

By Maricar Calubiran

Sixteen homeless families in the city now have houses courtesy of the Gawad Kalinga project in Brgy. Sooc, Arevalo district.

Capitol's drug czar vows to do 'massive clean-up'

By Florence Hibionada

Illegal drug trade and proliferation continue to hound Iloilo towns with the reported source a barangay in Iloilo City. And with massive anti-illegal drug campaign and advocacy pushed to the 1,721 barangays, The News Today (TNT) learned that focus and concern is most high in northern Iloilo towns of Ajuy and Estancia.

A. Chris Fernandez

Representative from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office supervise the daily draws of STL at its office in Arroyo Street.

Oso warns STL 'lords' anew: 'Stay away from the province'

By Florence Hibionada

Government-backed Small Town Lottery (STL) operations will have to remain in Iloilo City with any and all applications in Iloilo towns set to be outrightly junked. In fact, for Senior Board Member Domingo Oso, key opponent in the Capitol, the government has no business raising revenues through gambling. Not right too, Oso added, for the government to teach locals "the wrong values when we should espouse the highest legal and moral precepts thus should lead by example."

ILOILO NEWS

'Drilon-Malabor-Gengos' team almost sealed?

Former City Mayor Mansueto Malabor, "Pre Mansing" to many, is all-set and fired up to make a comeback in Iloilo City Hall. So fired up that he promises to put up a stern fight even if he ends up to be the "last man standing."

Ilonggo 'Kawayan Market' generates investments

Quality bamboo products industry can now be considered as one of the engines for generating investments and employment, said Director Diosdado P. Cadena, Jr. of the Department of Trade and Industry, Iloilo Provincial Office.

Various flowering plants on display at nat'l. floriculture trade show

Exotic and rare flowering plant varieties beautify the Iloilo Provincial Capitol grounds as the 10th Philippine Floriculture Trade Show and Exhibits unfolded to public yesterday focusing on the theme "Philippine Horticulture: Bud, Blossom and Beyond."

FVR graces Iloilo golf invitational tournament Nov. 16-19

The annual club invitational tournament of the Iloilo Golf and Country Club, Inc. known as The Bamboo Tee Invitational, in the "Oldest Existing Golf Course" of Sta. Barbara will unreal for four days from November 16 to 19, 2007.

PANAY NEWS

P1M for Western Visayas agri-consortium

Sustained research, development, and extension activities, strong partnership with local government units, and successful commercialization of technologies resulting to agricultural productivity have catapulted Western Visayas Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (Wesvarrdec) based at University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) as the 2006 Most Outstanding Consortium in the country for the Ugnay Award, receiving 1 million pesos worth of grants.

Reg'l ecology center to make solid waste mgt more effective

Engr. Samson Guillergan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that the establishment of the Regional Ecology Center in Iloilo is a support mechanism that is expected to make implementation of Solid Waste Management Law effective.

NSO data dissemination forum bares WV's family planning trends

Kalibo, Aklan --Did you know that in Western Visayas last year, almost half of married women 15-49 years old practiced family planning, and 35% of them use modern methods?

COLUMNS

		Polibiz 'Pulis Patola' in Oton By Nelson Robles

		Anything Under the Sun Seas around West Visayas (2) By Atty. Rex Salvilla

		Consumers Domain ASEAN: Caring and sharing? By Ian Seruelo

		Without the Whitecoat Down payment needed before medical treatment By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

		Bridging the gap Teeth re-structuring of the early Bisayans By Prof. Henry Funtecha

		Accents IAPL cries dissent By Julia Carreon-Lagoc

		Serendipity Life, Death By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan

		Unusual Channel The least I can do By Ma. Renette B. Uy