Guimaras oil recovery operation second in history By Erly Garcia Recovery operations for the remaining oil inside the compartments of sunken tanker MT Solar 1 off the waters of Guimaras will already start as scheduled on March 14. Allied Shield, the recovery vessel of Italy-based Sonsub Limited, has already arrived in Bacolod City last Saturday. San Joaquin mayorship ignites 'war' of town's bigwig-families By Florence Hibionada Iloilo's southernmost town of San Joaquin is expected to draw the 'fiercest' and biggest political fight in the First District with two of its top political leaders seemingly at war. Both seasoned politicians with respective solid die-hard supporters and logistics, the protagonists are former mayor Serafin "Bastek" Serag and his younger sister, incumbent Mayor Ninfa Serag-Garin.

Graphic from Ligtas Guimaras Website DILG reminds barangay officials of Assembly on March 31 Amid the swirling dust of political sorties, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded barangays of their duty to hold their First Semester Barangay Assembly on March 31, 2007.

ILOILO NEWS

Malabor changes mind, now wants to run for congress

The local opposition group incurred another twist with the latest pronouncement of former Mayor Mansueto Malabor that he would run for congressman instead of his earlier decision to run for mayor.

PRO 6 revitalizes Council Of Community Elders

Retired Police Senior Supt. Vicente Neptuno, who represents the Law Enforcement Sector, and Mr Alfonso Tan, representing the Business Sector, have been unanimously elected Chairman and Vice Chairman of Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 Council of Community Elders last March 7.

Two Augustinians topnotchers in March 2007 Med Tech Board Exams

Among the new Augustinian Medical Technologists who took the March 2007 Board Examinations for Medical Technology, two landed in the top ten. Daphynie G. Teorima garnered the fifth (5th) place and Emeli Marie Christy G. Ramirez, the ninth (9th) place. The results of the board examinations were released last March 7, 2007.

Police Report

Two cops of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) are under investigation with possibility of facing grave misconduct raps on last week's 'encounter' with a driver of a local bank's armored van.

PANAY NEWS

Arroyo announces bigger IRA to local execs

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced on Thursday an increase in the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares of all the local government units of the country.

Kampi to resolve Guimaras chairmanship row

The decision as to who is the real provincial chair of the administration Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party in Guimaras province will be known today, Monday.

Aklan boasts 5 IWAG 2007 awardees

Kalibo, Aklan -- Five high school graduating students here, all products of government schools, qualified in this years' search for IWAG Awardees.

COLUMNS

Polibiz Barkers on the loose By Nelson Robles     Anything Under the Sun Priest-soldiers of Panay By Atty. Rex Salvilla     Consumers Domain Poverty line By Ian Seruelo     Without the Whitecoat HPV vaccine… a question of Public Health By Florentino Alerta II, M.D.

Bridging the gap Birdin: Almost forgotten folk hero of central Panay By Prof. Henry Funtecha     Accents South Carolinians celebrate People Power Day By Julia Carreon-Lagoc     Serendipity Googling By Joanne Marie Combong-Pijuan     Health @ Heart Smoking and cancer By Philip S. Chua, M.D.

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