City beefs up police visibility following series of robberies By Erly Garcia Iloilo City cops are intensifying police visibility in the city's business center following subsequent robberies in the nearby provinces of Guimaras and Aklan. Petron oil spill expense reaches over P43M By Florence Hibionada Continued clean-up efforts brought by the oil spill in the Province of Guimaras has now reached over P43 million, about half of the huge expense spent on dispersants and similar supplies alone. With evacuees holed up in tents and makeshift houses, Petron, the Philippine's largest oil refiner has yet to fold up its clean up operations.

A.Chris Fernandez Families and relatives of the casualties in the Igbaras tragedy throw flowers to the Tangyan River from the Songsongon overflow where the ill-fated passenger jeepney was carried away by the raging waters last week. Hundreds gather, locals walk for hours to attend first mass at deadly 'bridge' A Special Report by Florence Hibionada Sixty year-old Remedios Efondo began her day last Friday earlier than usual. She heard the previous night over the radio that a mass will be held by the bank of Tangyan River, the very site where 22 townmates lost their lives last week, 19 others still missing and feared dead. It was to be the first mass ever in the area on that First Friday of this month. First time too since the "overflow bridge" was built some twenty years now.

ILOILO NEWS

Bigger Nat'l PRISAA up as Iloilo gears for '07 hosting

Over 5,000 student athletes and the country's renowned coaches will see action in Iloilo with the city playing host in next year's National Private Schools Athletics Association (PRISAA) sports meet.

Oily debris hauling in Iloilo towns start

Hauling of collected oil debris in the oil spill-affected towns of Ajuy and Concepcion in Iloilo province started Thursday.

At last, a bridge will rise in Songsongon

It took the biggest tragedy in Igbaras to happen for the government to realize the need to have a bridge in Songsongon, Barasan.

Proposal to siphon oil favorably endorsed to IOPC

Presidential Adviser for Western Visayas, Secretary Rafael Coscolluela said NDCC Chair, Secretary Avelino Cruz reported during the NDCC meeting that Mans Jacobsson, Executive Director of the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund has favorably endorsed the proposal to the Executive Committee of the IOPC to siphon out the bunker fuel from the MT Solar 1.

PANAY NEWS

Land Bank extends P613M to SMEs in Western Visayas

The Land Bank of the Philippines reported that around 251 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Western Visayas were extended financial assistance to the tune of P613 million, said Land Bank Vice President and Regional Head Ruel Z. Romarate.

Faith keeps town's GPK program alive

The interfaith communities have become a commendable partner of the local government unit in the greening, cleaning and beautification efforts.

RDC 6 OKs Antique hydropower

Antique's Villa Siga Hydropower Project in Brgy. Igsoro, Bugasong is approved. The Regional Development Council VI in its third quarter meeting last September 28,approved IDC Resolution No. 8 of its Infrastructure Development Committee endorsing for its implementation.

PhilHealth Tidbits: General rules for all surgeries and procedures

Only procedures listed in the RVS 2001 manual shall be compensated. All other procedures not listed in the RVS 2001 shall not be reimbursed unless approved by the Corporation as addendum to the scale. Surgeries and procedures done in primary hospitals shall only be compensated for simple surgical operations (RVU of 30 and below).

COLUMNS

Polibiz 'No retake' By Nelson Robles     Anything Under the Sun St. Josemaria Escriva By Atty. Rex Salvilla     Consumers Domain The ABE Housing Scam By Ian Seruelo     Without the Whitecoat Caring doctors....just a few and handful By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

Bridging the gap Vignette on the great Manoling of Capiz By Prof. Henry Funtecha     Accents Aliwasa: concert by the river By Julia Carreon-Lagoc     Serendipity Words don’t come easy By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan     Unusual Channel Haven’t you learned anything yet By Ma. Renette B. Uy

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