August 25, 2009 :: Iloilo City, Philippines
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COA uncovers overprice in purchase of cleaning supplies

First few days of the “resurrected” pre-audit by government auditors has now yielded its first result in a Capitol purchase for disinfectant and other cleansing materials.

City intensifies implementation of anti-littering ordinance

The kick off activity of the citywide implementation of the much-awaited Regulation Ordinance 2004-149, otherwise known as the Environment Code of Iloilo City, just recently netted 34 violators.

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Personnel from Iloilo City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) check on the damage caused by fire
A.CHRIS FERNANDEZ

Personnel from Iloilo City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) check on the damage caused by fire that occurred inside water refilling station Happy Quenchers along Muelle Loney road in Iloilo City yesterday morning. The fire was immediately controlled because of the fire bureau’s quick response.

City sets meeting with DA for improvement of abattoir

The Iloilo City government will confer with officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 6 relative to the acquisition of additional facilities for the slaughterhouse in Brgy. Tacas, Jaro.

ILOILO NEWS

WVSU-CMC to co-sponsor national media confab

West Visayas State University-College of Mass Communications, together with the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (Iloilo City) will sponsor the Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC) National Conference on August 27-29, 2009.

100 more nurses to be deployed under NARS project

Another 100 unemployed registered nurses in the country can now look forward to be a part of the government’s Nurses Assigned in Rural Service (NARS) project.

WV community-based rehab tackled

Issues and concerns affecting stakeholders along Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) implementation was the focus of discussion of the first CBR Regional Pre-Congress held at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol recently.

PANAY NEWS

16 stranded workers in Mindoro back home today

ROXAS CITY – Sixteen workers, who were stranded in Occidental Mindoro, are expected to return home today in Pontevedra, Capiz after public officials of the said province facilitated their travel through the roll-on roll-off (Roro) transportation.

Ex-vice mayor to oppose Bermejo in 2010 polls

ROXAS CITY – A former city vice mayor may throw his hat on the city mayorship against the formidable force of City Mayor Vicente Bermejo in 2010 local and national elections.

Ivisan brgy. tops Capiz tanod search

ROXAS CITY – Capiz has already declared Ilaya-Ivisan in Ivisan town as the outstanding Barangay Tanod of the province this 2009.

NEGROS NEWS

Ombudsman sets clarificatory hearing vs. Leonardia, et al.

BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas led by Deputy Ombudsman Pelagio S. Apostol recently ordered Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, et al. to attend tomorrow, August 26, 2009, the scheduled Joint Clarificatory Hearing at 2 p.m., at the Ombudsman Visayas office

Getting to know Bacolod’s top cop

Police Senior Superintendent Celestino Baron Guara Jr. is the new Officer-In-Charge of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) who assumed office on August 11, 2009 based on General Order Number 581 from Police Regional Office 6.

COLUMNS

Cimagala
reflection
Antidote to passive-aggressive
 
Palisada
As seen on TV
Child Pornography Dot Com Dot Ph
 
Carreon-Lagoc
Accents
Panay Alliance-Karapatan for Luisa, et al.
 
Lindero
RES GESTAE
Towards a great nation
 
Funtecha
Bridging the gap
Oto: The folk hero of Maasin
 
Chua
Health@Heart
Cancer cells in our body?
 

OPINION

YOUNG VOICE:
New York Hotdogs

/ Maria Reylan M. Garcia


EYE OPENER:
Korean Festival show and Festival of Miracles

/ Rodolfo P. Gumabong


POLIBIZ:
Panunumpa sa katungkulan

/ Nelson C. Robles


Siftings:
A Nobel Prize for MJ, or the Black Boy who would be White?

/ Ma. Zenaida B. French


BLOGGER:
Anger management

/ Kathy M. Villalon


Down South:
Once a soldier

/ Gail Ilagan

FEATURES

National research forum in Roxas City

National research forum in Roxas City

Roxas City —- A NATIONAL RESEARCH FORUM with the theme “Nurturing Research Skills and Competence Across Discipline: Achieving Competitiveness in a Fast Changing World” simultaneous with a NATIONAL CONFERENCE on “Building Character and Culture

----------------------------------------Young adults with disabilities in an El Filibusterismo play

Young adults with disabilities in an El Filibusterismo play

Breaking Barriers for Young Adults with Disabilities (BBY) is a joint project of Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc. (KAMPI) and PTU Denmark in partnership with the City Government of Iloilo under the project of Hon. Jerry P. Treñas.

---------------------------------------- For your dogs only

For your dogs only

The Iloilo Kennel Club Incorporation (IKCI) lead by Paulo Jon, club president, held a tremendous dog show event in Robinsons Place, Iloilo City recently. A dog show is an event which purebred dogs compete for titles and prizes on the basis of their show qualities or training.

----------------------------------------Negros Trade Fair slates Sept 11-16

Negros Trade Fair slates Sept 11-16

The Negros Trade Fair, the Philippines’ longest-running provincially organized Trade Fair in Metro Manila, will move to another dimension soon when it will make available its Negros-made products through its online store.

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