ILOILO NEWS

Thai rice fiasco haunts Customs execs

Two dismissal orders matched with forfeiture of all government benefits and a six-month suspension without pay. Yet for the Office of the Ombudsman, the Philippine Government’s anti-graft arm, it takes more to penalize erring executives.

Closure of Magsaysay road is mayor’s judgment call

City Mayor Jerry Treñas assumed full-responsibility on the failure to open the Magsaysay road at the back of the Iloilo Sports Complex during the two-day Dinagyang highlights over the weekend.

Reds try to spoil US Balikatan exercises, fires indiscriminately in Calinog

Friendly military exercises dubbed “Balikatan” between visiting American troops and local counterparts in the Philippine Army (PA) are facing some disturbances from seeming “gatecrashers.”

MIGEDC-JICA study Iloilo City’s 'on-road' parking

Parking on and off the road has imposed a big problem in traffic management in Iloilo City.This was emphasized by Professor Lorena Padojinog, Consultant of the MIGEDC-JICA TWG or Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council-Japan International Cooperation Agency, Transportation and Traffic Management Sector.

1,225 of PRO6 cops promoted

Increase in basic salary, fringe benefits, and bigger responsibilities are at stake with the promotion of police personnel. Thus, for the uniformed police personnel of Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6), a promotion for the next rank is a good news to begin the new year.

PANAY NEWS

Jealous husband strangles wife to death

ROXAS CITY – A jealous husband, who caught in the act his wife about to make love with another man, strangled the latter to death in an abandoned house Saturday night in Mambusao town.

DSWD-6 personnel cited as model employees, top performers

Two personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Field Office 6 (DSWD 6) are among the five other employees and top performers from other regions in the country will be cited by the DSWD on January 29 in connection with its 58thAnniversary celebration.

New cars for 2 Capiz Board Members eyed

ROXAS CITY – The Capiz provincial government under the leadership of Gov. Victor Tanco, Sr. will purchase new vehicles for two board members, who until now never had the privilege to be given new transportation service, provided there will be funds and corresponding Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) resolution to that effect.

NEGROS NEWS

Axed Ceneco GM gets vindication from NEA

BACOLOD CITY – Sulpicio Lagarde, former General Manager of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) confirmed recently that the complaints filed against him by the cooperative's Board of Directors at the National Electrification Administration (NEA) did not prosper.

4 NFA workers in NegOcc affected by RatPlan

BACOLOD CITY -- Four employees of National Food Authority (NFA) Negros Occidental will be affected by the government's Rationalization (Rat) Plan to be implemented in March.

Sugar Industry Task Force formed in Neg. Occ.

BACOLOD CITY -- Governor Isidro Zayco issued Executive Order No.09-005 creating the Sugar Industry Task Force and designated Board Member Enrique Miguel "Guding" Lacson, chair of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan committee on food security and Adolfo Mangao of the committee on agriculture as chair and vice chair, respectively.

COLUMNS

Bonafide Text Teachers By Nicfranz C. de los Reyes   reflection Media savvy By Roy Cimagala   Accents On wings of songs, “Yes, we can!” By Julia Carreon-Lagoc

Health@Heart Bad Breath: Is there a cure? By Philip S. Chua   Bridging the gap The early years of the Iloilo Dinagyang By Prof. Henry Funtecha   Siftings My (Some!) New Year's Resolutions Ma. Zenaida B. French

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