City Hall pushes safety measures on gas stations

The city government here has started implementing the rules and regulations governing the business of retailing Liquid Petroleum Products (LPP).

This, after the Department of Energy conducted with the personnel of City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) the information and education campaign on retailing rules and training on compliance monitoring of LPP retail outlets July 16.

PGMA distributes P557 T cash incentives to coconut farmers in Iloilo

GUIMBAL, Iloilo – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo today distributed around P557,000 cash incentives to coconut farmers from southern Iloilo under the Participatory Coconut Planting Program of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA).

EC GARCIA

Tension filled the session of the Sangguniang Bayan of Sta. Barbara yesterday after 42 out of 60 barangay captains signed a resolution installing Liga Vice President Marites Corsino (right, background) as interim president to replace Wilfredo “Neneng” Subong (foreground) who, they claimed, already lost their trust and confidence.

Ouster plot on Sta. Barbara liga prexy goes ‘pfffft’

Florence F. Hibionada

‘Show of force’ and rhetoric versus simple argument of due process. And the winner is – due process.

ILOILO NEWS

Iloilo to take part in the National Coffee Tree Planting Month

Iloilo Province will be taking part in the National Coffee Tree Planting Month celebration and as part of this activity is the tree planting in Melyssa Farm, Barangay Rizal, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo to be held today, July 30, 2009.

TESDA-Guimaras to focus on bringing jobs

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) under the leadership of Secretary Augusto Boboy Syjuco ands the full support of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo have been implementing the Pangulong Gloria Scholarships (PGS) nationwide.

DAR launches Agrarian Reform Community in Passi City

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently launched Barangay Salngan in Passi City, Iloilo as the expansion area of Jaguimitan – Alimono Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) to help the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) improve their quality of life by developing the community along with the other adjacent barangays.

Tindahan Natin served poor families in the countryside

SAN JOSE, Antique – A total of 46 Tindahan Natin outlets are on operation in the Province of Antique serving poor families in the countryside. These are among the hundreds of outlets operating nationwide.

PANAY NEWS

Education more accessible to Capiceños

ROXAS CITY – Education has become more accessible to Capiceños, says the top official from the Department of Education here.

Roxas, Tanco sponsor mass for Cory

ROXAS CITY – Sen. Mar Roxas and Capiz Governor Victor Tanco, Sr. sponsored a mass yesterday which was held at this city’s Cathedral to pray for the immediate recovery of former President Cory Aquino.

Task force colorum nets 12 tricycles

ROXAS CITY – The task force tasked to undertake a crack down on colorum tricycles here has apprehended 12 colorum tricycles illegally plying their routes recently.

NEGROS NEWS

City has 10 ‘unserviceable’ dumptrucks

BACOLOD CITY — Acting City Legal Officer Atty. Vicente Petierre Jr. confirmed yesterday that 10 out of 37 dumptrucks in the City of Bacolod are unserviceable causing delay in the garbage collection.

Opportunities to travel industry, tourism

BACOLOD CITY — The Baclod City Tourism Office through Imogene S. Kana-an is inviting those current and future owners of travel agencies, travel assistants and all interested in the travel and tourism business.

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		Accents Beyond ‘trabaho lang’ By Julia Carreon-Lagoc

		Health@Heart Coffee reduces diabetes risk Philip S. Chua

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