Dengue scare in city brgys, Hepa A cases on the rise too By Florence Hibionada and Maricar Calubiran Cases of Dengue and Hepatitis A have now hit at least two city barangays, the victims mostly schoolchildren. Petron trying to smoke screen cleanup operations? By Maricar M. Calubiran Certain residents of Barangay Tando, Guimaras claimed that Petron Corporation seemingly tries to conceal the real situation in their area and at the same time declare that it has already been cleaned up. A male cleanup worker disclosed that they were ordered to cover with cement the lower portion of coconut trees lined beneath the shoreline. The worker said the order came from Petron personnel supervising the cleanup operation in their area.

A.Chris Fernandez The desk sergeant at Molo Police Precinct holds their telephone which is presently not serviceable. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) reportedly cut off the telephone line of Molo Police Precinct due to unpaid bills. Make poem, save Guimaras By Ronilo Pamonag Calls have been made for indigenous materials that could contain the oil spill in Guimaras, everything and anything, from rice straws to bamboo to human hair. No less than President Arroyo has called for a nationwide donation of these materials.

ILOILO NEWS

Comelec sets reg'l consultation for '07 polls

Amid speculations that the 2007 local and national elections will be postponed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) flashed its green lights as it kicked off its pre-election activities here with its first regional pre-election consultative planning conference attended by about 150 election officers and supervisors from across Western Visayas and the commissioners en banc.

Briones leads anti-drug campaign in Iloilo towns

Iloilo's battle against the proliferation and trade of illegal drugs persist and continue amidst the direct threat it poses to the barangays.

Police hunt killers of farmer in Calinog shooting

At least two male suspects are now subject of intense police manhunt operation following Wednesday evening's shooting incident in Calinog, Iloilo.

Treñas, Gil issue conflicting views over P14M payables to ABE

City Mayor Jerry Treñas and City Legal Officer Atty. Edgar Gil have contrasting views relative to the warning issued by the Ombudsman Visayas on the city government's plan to pay the contractor of the city' mothballed housing project in Pavia, Iloilo the amount of P14 million.

BFAR: Fishes in Oton, safe and good

Mayor Carina Veloso Flores with Vice Mayor Vincent Flores and other local officials from various departments of the Municipality of Oton initiated a "boodle fight" to raise public awareness that fishes in their market is safe and good as declared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

PANAY NEWS

Roxas City Alay Lakad on September 27

The city government of Roxas will once again conduct the actual walk of the yearly Alay Lakad celebration on September 27 to generate funds that will be channeled to the various activities of the out-of-school youth (OSY) here.

Task Force Guimaras spares out ROTC cadets from clean-up drive

Task Force Guimaras Regional Incident Coordinator Rafael Coscolluela clarified that cadets under the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) should not be compelled to do clean up operations in Guimaras.

COLUMNS

Polibiz Representative-to be Malou Arroyo-Lesaca an ally of Tupas family By Nelson Robles     Anything Under the Sun Guimaras -the Emerald Isle -6 By Atty. Rex Salvilla     Consumers Domain The relevance of IMF & World Bank By Ian Seruelo     Without the Whitecoat "PCOM without borders" By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

Bridging the gap Capiz (Roxas City) in 1903 By Prof. Henry Funtecha     Accents Let kindness overflow By Julia Carreon-Lagoc     Serendipity No By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan     Unusual Channel The cream of the crop By Ma. Renette B. Uy

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