Baronda: No retreat, no surrender on vice mayoral bidThere’s no stopping City Councilor Julienne Baronda from running as vice mayor in next year’s election. Yesterday she officially declared her vice mayoral bid in front of her supporters and political allies at the Coral Ballroom of Amigo Hotel. Treñas defers announcement of 2010 slateCity Mayor Jerry Treñas yesterday deferred the announcement of his group’s complete slate because of some “hitches” that he did not elaborate. |
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Convergence 2009 to stimulate e-Services growth in Iloilo CityIloilo City being identified as one of the new wave cities in the country will be the next venue of the Convergence 2009 set to be held November 25 to 26, 2009. |
The city government Wednesday opened its second lying-in hospital at Arevalo district that will cater to patients from the Molo and Arevalo districts.
Herman Z. Basbaño, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer AM Division of the Bombo Radyo Philippines network, was recently reelected president of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP).
SAN JOSE, Antique – Celestino Dalumpines, school paper adviser of Antique National School (ANS) bag the Regional Award as one of the Top Performing School Paper Adviser in Region 6.
ROXAS CITY – Msgr. Vicente Hilata, Vicar General of Archdiocese of Capiz, said that Gov. Victor Tanco Sr. was the first to pledge help in the amount of P100,000 for the reconstruction of the Dumarao church which was gutted by fire last Monday.
ROXAS CITY – Senator Mar Roxas’s wife Korina Sanchez slammed members of the Liberal Party (LP) who transferred to former Agriculture (DA) Usec. Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante’s Ugyon Kita Party (UKC).
ROXAS CITY – The Roxas City PNP Station has created a body to probe the unruly police officer who was complained by two Guest Relation Officers (GROs) and the owner of a KTV bar after he went wild inside the business establishment last Saturday evening.
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Evelio Leonardia arrived from Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday bringing with him financial help from Negrenses and Bacoleños in the United States intended for Brgy. 19 which was hit by a huge fire recently.
The Kabankalan City library ranked number four in Region VI in the search for Outstanding City Libraries in the Philippines.
After a successful campaign in addressing the supply of illegal drugs in the province, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office shifts its sights to the annual observance of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week celebration from November 15-21.
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The Battle was won. That is, for the final leg of the Robinsons Dance Showdown for 2009 recently. This year’s battle was the most exciting in its history, according to Jun Cortel of JPC Productions, producer of the Robinsons Dance Showdown, already on its ninth year.
Robinsons Place Iloilo celebrated Halloween the spooky way with Spook! It was another fun celebration as kids participated in the yearly (and most awaited!) Trick or Treat and Costume Contest (now with two categories, Spooky and Fantasy ).
Cafe Laguna has finally opened in SM City Iloilo, giving Ilonggos a taste of another kind of Filipino food. Cafe Laguna was founded by Lita Urbina, a culinary lover who wanted to share her talent to everyone. She started with a carinderia that served Filipino food with a distinctive taste.
Dr. Francisco “Iko” Continente, Ph.D. brought together his kids to one venue at the poolside of The Sugarland Hotel where they celebrated the christening of Papa Granny Iko’s first grandbaby Francine Monique