Nueva Valencia town leads demand for justice and boycott of oil firm's products By Erly Garcia Just as Petron Corp. thought everything is over with their declaration that the oil spill affected areas in Guimaras are already 100 per cent clean, a people's manifesto calling for justice to oil spill affected fisherfolk and boycott of the oil firm's products will be launched anew this Thursday, Dec. 28. This time the move would be spearheaded by the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) of the Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in Nueva Valencia, the town considered as hardest hit by the oil spill. 'Battle of Motions' heighten as Tan massacre nears 1 yr anniv By Florence Hibionada The celebrated murder of Filipino-Chinese couple Francisco "Bobby" Tan, his wife Cindy Zayco and six year old daughter Katherine nears its one year anniversary with the grisly killing now marked with legal maneuvering of both camps.

A.Chris Fernandez Different types of firecrackers start to adorn the roadsides of Iloilo City's pyrotechnics capital, Arevalo District, as the New Year's eve nears. Wushu champion comes home to a hero's welcome but forgets medal By Ronilo Pamonag He must've been very excited to come home. A hero's welcome greeted Asian Games gold medalist Rene Catalan yesterday at the Iloilo Airport. To his chagrin, however, the 28-year-old Wushu champion forgot the very reason for the welcome.

ILOILO NEWS

7 groups to wow crowd in Tultugan Festival '06

Seven competing groups from Maasin's high school and elementary schools would try to outdo each other in wowing the audience when they take centerstage for the tribal competitions of this year's Tultugan Festival in this bustling municipality some 30 kilometers south of Iloilo City Friday this week.

Release of oil spill claims resume

Distribution of oil-spill claims will resume tomorrow and Thursday amidst unresolved in-house squabble of top Guimaras personalities. With a total of 11,500 claimants in mind, the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) fund will continue with its job choosing Iloilo as venue for said distribution.

BFP to check condition of firetrucks

The regional office of the Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) will conduct an inspection of all the firetrucks in the city as one of the preparations for the New Year's eve celebration.

Street child enjoys Christmas

On most days, Jessie was on his shirt and pants, driving his "trisikad" and collecting recyclable materials to sell. His everyday task is to collect, sell and get paid for whatever he gets as he and his family continue to battle against poverty. A child as he is, Jessie yearns to celebrate and remember a different Christmas this year.

PANAY NEWS

Dingle Mayor Solinap dies

Mayor Robin Solinap, 63, of Dingle, Iloilo, succumbed to myocardial infraction on Christmas day at the Iloilo Doctors Hospital (IDH) with his close relatives and supporters around.

Christmas celeb in WV was generally peaceful--Barias

Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 Director Chief Supt. Geary Barias said the Christmas celebration in Western Visayas was "generally peaceful" as no major incidents took place.

PNP men, BAI personnel accused of harassing Bungsuan farmers

Dumarao, Capiz -- Farmers group Pamanggas accused members of the Philippine National Police's 314th Mobile Group and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of harassing the farmers of Bungsuan, Dumarao, Capiz.

COLUMNS

Polibiz A Christmas wish By Nelson Robles     Anything Under the Sun The other side of Graciano Lopez Jaena By Atty. Rex Salvilla     Consumers Domain More of Raul's senselessness By Ian Seruelo     Without the Whitecoat HMO…the healthy supports the sick and ill By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

Bridging the gap Post-war advertisements in Iloilo (II) By Prof. Henry Funtecha     Accents "I'm leaving on a jet plane…" (3) By Julia Carreon-Lagoc     Serendipity Spread the love By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan     Unusual Channel Never ending story By Ma. Renette B. Uy

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