Perennial problems mar Brgy, SK polls

By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

Lawyer Dennis Ausan, Comelec director in Western Visayas, said they received complaints and reports of voters who could not find their names in the official list of voters in the polling precincts.

Jailguards recapture teener escapee

By Florence F. Hibionada

Jailguards from the Iloilo Rehabilitation Center (IRC) recaptured late afternoon Tuesday the 17-year old detainee who escaped while throwing garbage outside IRC in the morning of the same day.

A. Chris Fernandez

Voters decide on the fate of candidates in the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections held yesterday.

'Illegal possession of rice, noodles' leads to arrest of 4 men in Estancia

By Florence F. Hibionada

The "by-chance" arrest, according to police, came after information reached authorities on the gift-giving activity of the group. While highly proper and legal to be generous in this town, cops apparently had to do the arrest with the four young men identified to a reelectionist barangay official here.

ILOILO NEWS

Former DENR secretary pushes for 'no take marine reserve zone'

Former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Angel Alcala recommended the "no take marine reserve zone" policy in order to rehabilitate and protect the remaining five percent of the country's coral reefs still in perfect condition.

MSN calls for mandatory allocation of 5% dev't fund for coastal management

The Marine Protected Areas Support Network (MSN) has approved a resolution asking the local government units for a mandatory allocation of at least five percent of the their 20 percent development fund for integrated coastal management (ICM) and coastal resource management (CRM).

Sagay Marine Reserve finalist in 2007 Outstanding Marine Protected Area

The Sagay Marine Reserve is one of the nine finalists for the 2007 Outstanding Marine Protected Area (MPA) Awards. Sagay Marine Reserve is the only entry from Western Visayas.

DepEd offers alternative learning program to Iloilo inmates

Early next year, interested inmates of the Iloilo Rehabilitation Center based in Bgy. Nanga in Pototan can have access to the alternative learning school (ALS) program of the Department of Education (DepEd).

Iloilo council bats for 'children perspective' in local governance

As the noise of the Barangay and SK Elections gets louder, the Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children (RSCWC) is telling those who will be elected to the positions of Barangay Captains, Kagawads and SKs, to govern their respective communities with "children perspective."

PANAY NEWS

Lantern Festival hopes to revive 'lost' Boracay tradition

BORACAY – The first Lantern Festival here will showcase not only Filipino ingenuity in lantern-making but will also revive a lost Boracay tradition. Or so, a tourism official here said.

Negros Youth for Environment celebrates anniversary

Bacolod City -- The Negros Youth for the Environment, Inc. (NYE), a non-stock, non profit environmentalist organization duly registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission will celebrate its founding anniversary on October 25 to 28, 2007.

NFA penalizes erring grains traders

Roxas City -- Seven erring grains retailers in Capiz were already penalized by the National Food Authority (NFA).

As of October 19, seven grains retailers were fined P1,000.00 each and given stern warning for overpricing and diversion of government rice as well as for non-display of price tag, Information Officer Edna Artates revealed.

COLUMNS

		Consumers Domain Irony of all ironies! By Ian Seruelo

		Without the Whitecoat The deeper cause of non-compliance By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

		Anything Under the Sun World's greatest naval battle started off Panay By Atty. Rex Salvilla

		Bridging the gap Tourist attractions in Iloilo, early 1900s By Prof. Henry Funtecha

		Accents The BANC in Northern California By Julia Carreon-Lagoc

		Health @ Heart They changed the world By Philip S. Chua, M.D.