WV employers: Non-wage grants, not wage hike for workers

Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

Amid rising prices of rice and other basic commodities, employers in Western Visayas are only amenable to granting non-wage benefits but not the P50-P125 increase in minimum daily wages being demanded by workers.

Suplico files malversation raps vs 5 Capitol execs, 6 'job hires'

Florence F. Hibionada

Five Capitol officials and six laborers of the Iloilo Provincial Government have been slapped with malversation of public funds by Iloilo Vice Governor Rolex Suplico.

A.CHRIS FERNANDEZ

Mar John Macahilig (right) of Aklan connects a punch to Rodolfo Villanueva of Bago City during yesterday's Junior Division Light Flyweight bout of the 2008 PLDT-Smart National Open Youth and Women's Amateur Boxing Championship held at Robinsons Place Iloilo. The tournament participated by boxers from all over the Philippines started May 4 until May 10, 2008.

No more NY trip for Tribu Paghidaet

Maricar M. Calubiran

The plan to send this year's Dinagyang champion Tribu Paghidaet to New York, USA will no longer push through after the city government failed to meet the funds required for the trip.

ILOILO NEWS

Marquez back to CHR anew over Labor Day 'aftershocks'

For continued use and presence of minors in street protests, Captain Lowen Gil Marquez of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) here is back anew to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).

City might declare failure of bidding in board piling works

City Mayor Jerry Treñas said there is a possibility of a failure of bidding in the P59 million board piling works for the construction of the multi-million seven-storey city hall building after the International Builders Corporation (IBC) signified their intention to back out.

5 WV towns get AMP checks

A total of P918,147 checks has been turned-over by the Department of Labor and Employment 6 (DOLE 6) to five municipalities in this region under its Adjustment Measures Program (AMP).

Gil denies having tampered electrical meter

City Legal Office (CLO) head Atty. Edgar Gil yesterday claimed the house where the alleged tampered electrical meter was found by a group of inspectors from the Panay Electric Company Inc (Peco) is being occupied by a lessee.

PANAY NEWS

Top 10 Philhealth institutional members to be recognized

ROXAS CITY -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) Capiz Provincial Service Office here will hold an Employers' Forum and Recognition of Top 10 Reporting and Remitting Private and Government Agencies on May 9 at the Governors' Hall of the Provincial Capitol here.

Capiceños support CARP extension

ROXAS CITY – This city was host to the recent Consultative Meeting of the Senate Committee on Agrarian Reform on the Proposed CARP Extension.

Capiz average copra price now at P27/kg

ROXAS CITY -- An uptrend in the price of copra since January has been noted by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Capiz due to the high demand amidst scarce supply.

COLUMNS

		reflection Nothing's small By Roy Cimagala

		Bonafide Text Bora? By Nicfranz C. de los Reyes

		Bridging the gap Patadyong weaving in Sta. Barbara, Igbaras, Iloilo By Prof. Henry Funtecha

		Accents Walk with me! By Julia Carreon-Lagoc

		Eye Opener In crisis look to the bigness of our God Rodolfo P. Gumabong

		anything under the sun Origins of place names (15) By Atty. Rex Salvilla

OPINION

Young Voice:

Michelle's Wallet

/ Maria Reylan M. Garcia

BLOGGER:

Comforts and appreciation

/By Kathy M. Villalon

Contribution:

Hunger chat

/By Aimee Andaya

Res Gestae:

Torch Run: Towards genuine transformation

/By Francisco Lindero Jr.

Rational Insanity:

Roads versus festivals

/ By Bryan Mari Argos

Health@Heart :

Deadly MDR TB

/ By Philip S. Chua

FEATURES

God's Love Christian Fellowship turns 2

God's Love Christian Fellowship celebrated its second anniversary recently with activities that lasted for one whole day. In the morning, Atho dela Cruz, a spa expert and owner of Kasanag Well-Being Center, in cooperation Kayang Kayang Mission International, gave a talk on stress management.