Ma, 2 kids drown as pumpboat sinks off Roxas City By Florence Hibionada A 32 year-old mother and her two young boys aged 6 and 2 were confirmed to have died when a pumpboat hired to ferry 20 stranded passengers in Masbate capsized off Roxas City Wednesday afternoon. Clean or not clean, Petron leaves it up to DENR By Ronilo Pamonag Oil refiner Petron Corporation admitted yesterday that the areas affected by the oil spill in Guimaras is not 100% clean.

A.Chris Fernandez A throng of new voters from the different districts of the city swarm the office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at the second floor of the Iloilo Terminal Market to beat the deadline for voters registration set on December 31, 2006. City braces for safe, fire-free New Year By Maricar Calubiran Everything is in place for the coming New Year's eve revelry as far as the city is concerned. Last Thursday, City Mayor Jerry Treñas called on all police station chiefs and mobile group commanders to map out plans to ensure a peaceful, safe and fire-free New Year celebration.

ILOILO NEWS

Council approves SB No.6 amounting to P23M

The Sangguniang Panlugsod recently approved Supplemental Budget (SB) Number 6 amounting to P23,653,845.30.

Preparations underway to offload oil from Solar 1

Italian firm Sonsub is fabricating equipment that would be used in offloading the remaining bunker fuel in the sunken tanker Solar 1.

Villar, Gordon, Syjuco in provl liga gab

Senate President Manny Villar topbills the forthcoming provincial convention of the Iloilo Provincial Liga ng mga Barangay here alongside Senator Richard "Dick" Gordon and Secretary Augusto "Boboy" Syjuco of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

'Strange' claims hound IOPCF

Insanity, sleepless nights, hardship, death of a sow and piglets, loss of income of a sari-sari store, loss of beach sediments, hampered transport operation of tricycles and rentals of land used as depository site of collected oil debris.

PANAY NEWS

DOH VI reiterates 'Kontra Paputok' advocacy

Dr. Erwin G. Solas, coordinator of Fourmula Kontra Paputok in Region VI urged the public as well as reiterated the importance of using safe and alternative ways of celebrating the New Year without using fireworks and other firecrackers in order to prevent injuries and harm to life and properties.

Price hike on 'noche buena' items noted

Roxas City -- There is an increase in the prices of 'noche buena'; items, says the Department of Trade and Industry.

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 Eating unhealthy this Christmas 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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