NPA vows massive offensives vs gov't troops

Florence F. Hibionada

Forty years of “revolutionary struggle” and they are just warming up. Or so it seemed for the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) on Panay Island.

Calendar heightens awareness on mangroves

Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

They're not the typical pin-up calendar photographs but they are no less breath-taking. With vivid and colorful images, an internationally recognized mangrove conservation advocate has brought her cause to offices and homes.

JURGENNE H. PRIMAVERA

Flocks of talabong (or tabak) forage for fish left-overs in newly harvested ponds in Ajuy, Iloilo. This photo is shown in the month of March of the Mangrove Tidal Calendar.

Jap war veteran inaugurates peace museum

Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

A former officer of the Japanese Army which occupied Panay Island during World War II on Saturday led the inauguration of a museum to promote continued peace and reconciliation 64 years after the war ended on the island.

ILOILO NEWS

‘Use good judgment, end now the violence, killings,’ AFP advises

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in an unsolicited advice asked the New People’s Army (NPA) to mark its 40th anniversary positively. And yes, violence-free too.

FDC to push for recall of provisional power rate hike

Groups opposing the power rate hike will continue to move for the recall of the provisional authority granted by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to National Power Corporation (NPC) and Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM).

WVSU to confer honorary doctorate on DBP prexy

The West Visayas State University (WVSU) will confer an honorary doctorate to the president and chief executive officer of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) on March 31, 2009 at 2:00 p.m., during the University’ 2009 Commencement Program at the WVSU Grounds.

PANAY NEWS

Captivating Capiz upgrades website

ROXAS CITY – The province is in the process of developing its upgraded website to be more responsive to those accessing it for Capiz-related information and updates.

Albar steers Brgy. Lawaan to progress

ROXAS CITY – Brgy. Lawaan, one of the biggest barangays in this city, has come a long way under the stewardship of its Punong Barangay Randee Albar.

NEGROS NEWS

Bacolod solon pushes inquiry on NPC rate hike

BACOLOD CITY -- Lone District Representative Monico O. Puentevella recently introduced House Resolution 1074 directing the House Committee on Energy to conduct an inquiry into the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC).

EDC agrees on assistance package for farmers and LGU

BACOLOD CITY -- The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) clarified that a minor operational upset happened outside the MKNP buffer zone recently.

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