Mayor's bodyguard quizzed for death of Vice Mayor, two others in Tapaz By Ronilo Pamonag Police have taken into custody the policeman-bodyguard of Mayor Romualdo Exmundo of Tapaz town in Capiz for the shooting of Vice Mayor Victor Gardose and two others last week. City Comelec records low turnout of registrants By Maricar Calubiran For still unknown reasons the City Commission on Elections (Comelec) recorded a low turnout of registrants at the recently concluded continuing registration of voters.

A.Chris Fernandez The Dumangas port located in Brgy. Naluoyan, Dumangas serves as an alternative route in going to Bacolod City. A roll-on roll-off vessel regularly services the port. Vendetta eyed in tanod outpost 'grenade’ blast By Florence Hibionada City cops are now on the look-out for two male suspects believed to have perpetrated the early morning 'grenade' blast in a barangay tanod outpost yesterday (Tuesday). One civilian volunteer 'police', Barangay Tanod Rolando Calahatan was injured and remains in guarded condition at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Iloilo Doctors' Hospital.

ILOILO NEWS

Fireman electrocuted to death in San Enrique

A fireman assigned in San Enrique, Iloilo lost his life to a freak accident moments before he was due for work early morning yesterday (Tuesday).

Stray bullet hits boy inside hospital

A stray bullet hit and wounded a thirteen-year-old boy waiting for his mother inside a hospital in Mandurriao district a few hours before New Year's Eve.

Former IPPO director makes a comeback as region's top cop

A former provincial police office director of Iloilo is set to make a comeback this time as the region's top cop.

IPOCF to refund only Petron's clean up, disposal expenses

Not only are the residents affected by the oil spill file compensation claims with the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPCF), even Petron Corp. owner of the 2 million liters of bunker oil which spilled off the waters of Guimaras is filing reimbursements with the IOPCF.

PANAY NEWS

Where's the Guimaras 'fish festival'

The Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Club, insurer of the ill-fated MT Solar I, is reportedly waiting for the holding of the "fish festival" in Guimaras which is aimed at helping the fisherfolks affected by the country's worst oil spill.

Kabankalan, cleanest city in Region VI

The city of Kabankalan is named first place as the cleanest city under the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran program in the whole Region VI. First and second runners up were Escalante and Cadiz Cities, respectively.

OWWA cites two Aklanon OFW's

Because of their advocacy on the upliftment of community of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW's), two Aklanons were recently given citations by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) here.

COLUMNS

Polibiz Blessings Tupas can count 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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