City allocates P6M for bonus of brgy officials; P500T for Christmas party By Maricar Calubiran City hall employees and barangay officials have the reason to be happy. Bigger slices of the allocation coming from the city's Supplemental Budget (SB) No.5 amounting to P166,093,463 are intended for them. Army raid foils planned attacks, shakes local leadership of communist rebels By Florence Hibionada Newly-activated army soldiers out on the field and into the battleground gained a major upper hand against forces of communist terrorists New People's Army (NPA) here.

Senior Insp. Rudy Celis hides his face from cameramen and photographers while he is being brought to the Camp Delgado clinic for medical check up (left). Ranking cop arrested while processing his retirement papers By Erly Garcia The long arms of the law finally caught up with fugitive policeman Senior Insp. Rudy Celis. The fifty-five year-old Celis was arrested in Camp Crame, Quezon City Wednesday afternoon by elements from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) while he was processing his retirement papers. He is about to retire from police service next year.

ILOILO NEWS

Capitol gives nod on 'Task Force Songsongon'

A team of local government officials will supervise and oversee the planned construction of a multi-million bridge in Igbaras, Iloilo.

City allocates P16M for extra cash gift of employees

The city government has allocated P16,600,000 for the extra cash gift of regular employees of the Iloilo City Hall. National government officials and employees who are receiving additional allowances from the city government should also be happy by now after the city government allocated P5,183,850 out of the city's P166,093,463 supplemental budget.

SP finally declares Brgy Bolilao under state of calamity

It took almost two months for the Sangguniang Panlungsod to finally declare Purok Mainuswagon, Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao under the "state of calamity." A fire hit the barangay last October 2, 2006 leaving a number of families homeless.

Flores named outstanding mayor in the country

Miagao, Iloilo--Miagao Mayor Gerardo Flores was named as among the finalists for outstanding municipal mayors of the country by the Local Government Leadership Award (LGLA) in an awarding ceremony at Pecson Room inside Senate of the Philippines Building in Pasay City on November 29 this year.

PANAY NEWS

Vendors to flood city's streets once again

The sidewalks on the city's main streets will again be full of vendors starting December 11.

Antique towns adopt agri-info center

Libertad, Antique -- To help the farmers access the latest technological information in agriculture, forestry and natural resources, the municipalities of Barbaza and Tibiao in the province of Antique have expressed their interests to establish a Farmers' Information and Technology Services (FITS) center.

Iloilo province eyes P350 M convention center

The Strategic and Comprehensive Consultants, Inc. (SCCI) has presented yesterday the design of the P350 million Iloilo Provincial Multi-Purpose Convention Center, Commercial and Office Building Project before the members of the Iloilo Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Study underway to 'outlaw' loitering students in Tigbauan

Students in Tigbauan, Iloilo, beware!

COLUMNS

Polibiz Part of history... By Nelson Robles     Anything Under the Sun Salvador Infante -- last capitan of Iloilo By Atty. Rex Salvilla     Consumers Domain Position on Debt Conditions By Ian Seruelo     Without the Whitecoat Back to the CROSS... the missing link By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

Bridging the gap The old Seminario de San Vicente Ferrer By Prof. Henry Funtecha     Accents "I'm leaving on a jet plane..." (2) By Julia Carreon-Lagoc     Serendipity Dumb x 3 By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan     Unusual Channel Letting my hair down By Ma. Renette B. Uy

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