Plunder case vs Jamora still alive, says ex-MWSS employee

After almost two years, the complainant in the plunder case against Iloilo City mayoralty bet Lorenzo “Larry” Jamora resurfaced to warn metro residents against voting for the former administrator of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS).

Hustler hired to destroy Jamora

Leading candidate for city mayor Larry Jamora yesterday brushed off the presence here of a former Manila Water and Sewerage System (MWSS) employee, Genaro Bautista, who filed a complaint for plunder against him in 2008.

EC GARCIA

This is the road leading to barangays Panalian and Ubian in Maasin, Iloilo which have been isolated from the town proper after it was closed by mayoralty bet Brad Malaga.

Workers union support Villar

Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Manuel Villar Jr. recently received the support of workers’ union Samahan ng Manggagawa sa EMI-Yazaki Independent because of the pro-workers’ platform of the NP bet.

ILOILO NEWS

274 jobseekers get employed in Iloilo, Bacolod job fairs

Some 274 jobseekers have found employment after they participated in the Jobs and Livelihood Fairs conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment 6 (DOLE 6) in the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod as part of the May 1 Labor Day celebration.

Road closure isolates 3 hinterland brgys in Maasin, Iloilo

Residents of three hinterland barangays of Maasin, Iloilo have been isolated from the town proper after two separate roads leading to the said barangays were closed by a mayoralty candidate.

DOH 6 proposes halfway house for people living with HIV/AIDS

People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Region 6 will soon have a place where to adjust and reenter and live within its accepted norms.

Dinagyang wows Dagupan, Santiago City

The city’s premier festival, Dinagyang, strutted its stuff in Luzon, with performances in Dagupan and Santiago City recently.

PANAY NEWS

Capiz PNP all set for May 10 polls

ROXAS CITY – The Philippine National Police is all set for the security and enforcement activities in line with the May 10 national and local elections.

PCOS machines’ memory cards sent back to Manila

ROXAS CITY – Some 624 memory cards believed to be defective were extracted from Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines here then sent back to Manila yesterday.

CVO shot dead in Sigma

ROXAS CITY – A member of the Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO) was accidentally shot to death by a woman Tuesday in Sigma, Capiz.

BUSINESS NEWS

CEB reveals new Manila-Surigao route

The Philippines’ number one domestic airline, Cebu Pacific (CEB), announces that it will begin flying from Manila to Surigao starting June 17, 2010. Its Cebu-Surigao service started last November 2008.

New vehicle program seen boosting industry edge

The Philippines could become Southeast Asia’s hub for automotive part manufacturing under the new Motor Vehicle Development Program recently laid down by Executive Order 877

WV bet to national search for Best DOLE-Assisted Project bags 1st Prize

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 6 lone entry in the individual category won 1st Prize in the recently concluded National Search for DOLE Best-Assisted Livelihood Projects.

COLUMNS

		EYE OPENER Vote conscientiously as God is watching you Rodolfo P. Gumabong

		reflection The way to God By Roy Cimagala

		Health@Heart Vitamin D versus Cancer Philip S. Chua

		AS SEEN ON TV Sincerity from trapos Stanley Palisada

		Accents Mark Twain the anti-imperialist Julia Carreon-Lagoc

		Siftings The Battle for Credibility Ma. Zenaida B. French