Oncoming power barge may lower power rates in city By Maricar Calubiran Power consumers in the city may experience lower rate when National Power Corporation's (NPC) Power Barge (PB) 101 starts supplying power to Panay Electric Company (Peco), the city's sole power distributor, next month. Deadline for bid documents set March 27 By Nestor Burgos Jr. The Department of Finance (DOF) is now accepting bids for the 54-hectare Iloilo Airport site in Mandurriao district which is up for sale to investors.

Suspects Rodrigo Gabrillos and Anthony dele Cruz inside the investigation room of the Iloilo City Police Office. Below, Senior Insp. Conrado Carganillo, precinct commander of Police Precinct 1, points to two of the five motorcycles recovered from the house of Gabrillos. The blue one is TNT's newspaper delivery motorcycle. TNT newsboy leads city cops to bust suspected 'carnap gang' By Florence Hibionada Call it the wrong victim at the right place or the right victim at the wrong place, but for The News Today (TNT) newsboy Joseph Lanzar, yesterday's delivery was most certainly 'memorable' in his four-months of employ.

ILOILO NEWS

Ex-PNP general files string of raps vs Estancia mayor

The continued row in the Municipality of Estancia has now officially elevated from a media word war into a legal battle with retired Police General Restituto "Boy" Mosqueda taking the offensive.

Dulay confirms reshuffling of some police chiefs

Chiefs of police in several Iloilo towns would undergo reshuffling as part of preparations for the upcoming May 14 elections.

Lesser fire incidents in 2006 than in 2005 says BFP 6

A big drop of fire incidents in Western Visayas was observed by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP VI) in 2006 compared to the year 2005 record.

Doctors take the ramp for a cause

Iloilo's top pediatricians take off their usual doctor's white uniforms this weekend, March 17, 2007, to take center stage in a fund-raising gala event at the Amigo Terrace Hotel Coral Ballroom at 7 p.m.

Gov't to put up P3.7B amelioration fund for cities

The Philippine government is contemplating to put up an amelioration fund for the 118 cities affected by the recent approval of new cities. The proposed amelioration fund is estimated to reach P3.7 billion.

PANAY NEWS

Akelco frontliners undergo training on ERC issuances

Lezo, Aklan--Over 90 personnel of the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Akelco) from different area offices gathered here at Engr. Job Y. Besana Hall, Akelco Compound for a two-day orientation-seminar of the new issuances of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Anti-Pilferage and Consumer Affairs on March 8-9, 2007.

PIA awards DevJourn writers

The Philippine Information Agency in Western Visayas cited 43 student paper writers for their performance in development journalism for school years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007, with the 2007 IWAG Award.

CSC launches PASADA in WV

The Civil Service Commission in Region VI launched officially the Public Service Delivery Audit (PASADA) on March 2, 2007 during the Regional Forum on PASADA and Honor Awards Program held in Sarabia Manor Hotel, Iloilo City.

COLUMNS

Polibiz King's choice 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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