ILOILO NEWS

Charges up vs. father-son drug suspects in 307 grams shabu haul

Drug charges have been filed against two arrested suspects of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) here following last week’s successful bust in Veterans Village, Iloilo City proper.

P124M secondary access road for new Iloilo airport to start within the year

The construction of the P124-million secondary access road that will directly link the Municipality of Cabatuan to the new Iloilo airport will start within the year.

Iloilo Flood Control Project implementation upbeat

Despite climatic and other constraints, the implementation of the Iloilo Flood Control project remains upbeat, with overall physical accomplishment of Stage I project, of 84.56 percent and 5.23 percent ahead of the schedule.

Iloilo businessman ordered arrested

A noted local businessman was ordered arrested last week by an Iloilo court after he was charged with four counts of grave oral defamation by the Iloilo City Prosecutors Office.

Ombudsman-CPUs MOA signing July 31 in Bacolod City

A historic event unfolds on July 31 in Bacolod City, when five Corruption Prevention Units (CPUs) in Negros Occidental will sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Ombudsman-Visayas headed by Deputy Ombudsman Pelagio S. Apostol.

PANAY NEWS

PRO6 at pace with PNP Integrated Transformation Program

The Philippine National Police gears up for integrated transformation to resolve organizational dysfunctions.

City has only 100 dengue cases, 15 deaths

City Mayor Jerry Treñas maintains Iloilo City has only 100 dengue cases and 15 confirmed deaths contrary to the report of the Department of Health (DoH) regional office which registered 447 cases and 16 confirmed deaths or 463 cases.

PRO6 holds 1st Journalism Summit for student editors, writers

Thirteen secondary schools participated Thursday in the first Journalism Summit for editors and writers at Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6).

Court denies TRO extension for Panay Railways squatters

ROXAS CITY – Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 has denied the petition filed by the defunct Panay Railways, Inc (PRI) squatters asking for 20 days Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop the provincial sheriff from implementing their ejection.

Flores: ‘Mauling of brgy exec due to drunkenness’

ROXAS CITY – Cuartero Mayor Roger Flores said the mauling of Agnaga Brgy. Captain Joemer Sumagpao was due to drunkenness and misunderstanding among youth in their place and not because of medical mission conducted by Provincial Health Office (PHO) under Capiz Gov. Victor Tanco, Sr.

Capiz province is neglected and underdeveloped, says Villar

SAPIAN, Capiz – Former Senate President Manuel “Manny” Villar, one of the presidential aspirants for 2010, said that Capiz province is neglected and is behind development.

NEGROS NEWS

Talisay dads oppose establishment of Northbound Terminal

BACOLOD CITY — The Sangguniang Panglungsod of Talisay City recently wrote a letter addressed to Bacolod City Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson relative to the proposal of setting up a new Northbound Terminal.

NPA hitman nabbed in checkpoint

BACOLOD CITY — Police personnel in Northern Negros arrested an alleged NPA hitman Friday morning in a checkpoint operation at Sitio Carado, Barangay Paraiso in Sagay City.

ABS-CBN Bacolod celebrates 21st year

ABS-CBN TV 4 Bacolod celebrates its 21st year in broadcast. Selebrasyon sa Istasyon Year 21 kicks off with the re-launch of The Morning Show on Monday, July 27 introducing Jay Jalandoni and HoneyGrace Catalan as hosts of the longest-running breakfast show in Negros Island.

COLUMNS

As seen on TV Internet privacy for dummies Stanley Palisada   Bridging the gap Molo, Iloilo: Its prominent place in history By Henry F. Funtecha, Ph.D.   Accents Beyond ‘trabaho lang’ By Julia Carreon-Lagoc

Health@Heart Coffee reduces diabetes risk Philip S. Chua   reflection Thrill of the mystery By Roy Cimagala   Res Gestae Open the 'playing field' Francisco B. Lindero Jr.

OPINION