ILOILO NEWS

Seven tribes to compete in Maasin’s Tultugan fest

Seven school-based tribes will compete in the 2010 Tultugan Festival cultural showcase of Maasin, Iloilo tomorrow, December 29.

Region 6 tourist arrivals steadily increasing–DOT

Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said tourists continue to arrive in Western Visayas and their number have been steadily going up despite the events in the past year that gave negative image to the Philippines.

2 carnapping cases reported

Two carnapping incidents were reported to the Iloilo Police Provincial Office in the middle of December.

Officials seek inclusion of Boracay in peso bills

The Municipal Council of Malay, Aklan will come up with a resolution requesting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to include the picture of Boracay Island in the new bank notes it is producing.

Former village chief tagged in strafing of brod’s house

A former village chief was accused of strafing his own brother’s house on Christmas day at Brgy. West Habog-Habog, Molo, Iloilo City.

PANAY NEWS

DTI Capiz intensifies watch on ‘noche buena’ goods sales

ROXAS CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry has been intensifying its monitoring activities during the holidays ensure that consumers are well-protected.

Arrojado urges Alisasis to join hands for peace

ROXAS CITY – Libas village chief Richard Arrojado urged his predecessor to join hands with him to attain peace and order that would stop the series of killings involving their supporters.

‘Refrain from using firecrackers’

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has asked Filipinos to eradicate or minimize the use of firecrackers in celebrating the New Year’s Eve this coming Friday.

Online verification of professionals launched

The Department of Labor and Employment’s Professional Regulation Commission’s campaign against fraudulent documents and fake professionals has intensified with the launching of a system that would allow an employer, or any interested person, to verify online whether a certain professional is licensed or not.

BUSINESS NEWS

SPi Global to hire more BPO workers

MANILA – SPi Global, the business process outsourcing arm of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., will employ more Filipinos to support its projected 14-percent revenue growth in 2011.

PHL coco exports grow 78%

Exports of coconut oil and other coconut by-products reached an unprecedented level of $1.57 billion, 78 per cent more than last year’s value of $884 million, records of the Philippine Coconut Authority show.

PNOC-EC awaits results of DOE review on deals

MANILA – PNOC-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC), the oil and gas exploration arm of state-owned Philippine National Oil Co., is awaiting the results of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) review of all petroleum service contracts before it proceeds with the development of the Camago-Malampaya Oil Leg in northwest Palawan.

WB lauds implementation of land management project

World Bank, the funding agency of the second phase of the Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP2), lauded the overall performance of the project following its recent review mission held at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

COLUMNS

Health@Heart Obesity: A Killer Philip S. Chua   reflection St. Digerati By Roy Cimagala   EYE OPENER New Year’s resolution God’s way Rodolfo P. Gumabong

AS SEEN ON TV Christmas made in China and other holiday trash Stanley Palisada   Accents “Speak it still once again.” Julia Carreon-Lagoc   Anything under the Sun Fray Martin de Rada, Apostle of Panay Atty. Rex S. Salvilla

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