WV has almost 3,000 pending drug cases

Montesa Griño-Caoyonan

The number of drug cases pending in various courts in Western Visayas has reached 2,960 from January to June 21 this year, records of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 (PDEA-6) show.

Of the said number, 1,087 are in Bacolod City; 935 in Iloilo City; 345 in Negros Occidental, and 249 in Iloilo Province.

MIWD Board: Sowing intrigues won’t solve water woes

Erly C. Garcia

“Time for solutions, not intrigues.”

This is the gist of the press statement issued by the Board of Directors (BOD) of Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) yesterday amid

VINCENT GRECIA

Two boys play with water beside the road in Brgy. San Juan, Molo which celebrated the feast of St. John the Baptist yesterday.

Go and file case, Treñas dares Pesina

Montesa Griño-Caoyonan

Outgoing Councilor Antonio Pesina has threatened to charge outgoing city mayor and congressman-elect Jerry Treñas over the alleged illegal procurement of 43 sets of firearms donated by the city government to Iloilo City Police Office.

ILOILO NEWS

‘Respect rights of career service execs, workers’

All incoming elective and appointive officials have been advised to respect the constitutional rights to security of tenure of career service officials and employees with valid appointments.

Nutrition program should be LGU priority, too: NNC 6 chief

Local government chief executives must review their respective programs especially those addressing malnutrition among children, National Nutrition Council 6 head Nona Tad-y said.

Man in town’s most wanted list nabbed

One of the most wanted persons in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the town’s Brgy. Cabugao Sur.

‘Drunk’ woman stabs pal

A woman believed to be drunk stabbed her friend Wednesday night at their residence in City Proper, Iloilo City.

Treñas mum on fielding of brgy, SK bets against Gonzalez supporters

With barely four months before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the camp of outgoing Iloilo City mayor and congressman-elect Jerry Treñas is reportedly now scouting for candidates

PANAY NEWS

BFP-Roxas City inspects 54 boarding houses so far

ROXAS CITY – Fifty–four boarding houses and dormitories have been checked by the Office of the City Fire Marshal of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here as part of its on-going fire safety inspection to raise public awareness on fire safety and prevention.

Boracay to get electricity from coal-fired power plant

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan — This resort island will soon get a boost of its electricity requirements as the Aklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO) plans to distribute coal-fired power to their consumers here beginning next year.

PGMA spells out ‘good words’

ROXAS CITY – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had “good words” in her farewell address last night.

BUSINESS NEWS

RDC VI holds 2nd Quarter Regular Meeting for CY 2010

The Province of Aklan hosted the 2nd Quarter Regional Development Council (RDC-VI) meeting last June 18, 2010 at the One MGM Resort Hotel, Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan.

RP prepares to complete FMD-free certification

The government will reapply to the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, or OIE) by December for recognition as being foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-free without need of vaccination

Time of the essence in forging RP-EU trade deal?

The incoming government should initiate talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union or else risk being left behind by Southeast Asian neighbors which are negotiating similar pacts, a private think tank yesterday said.

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