38 nabbed for violation of election poster rule

Jennifer Ponsaran--Rendon

Mostly claiming ignorance of the law, 38 persons were arrested for violation of Republic Act 9006 or the Fair Election Act in Iloilo City yesterday, the start of the official campaign period for national candidates.

Comelec bares 7 poster areas in Iloilo City

Maricar M. Calubiran

With the start of the campaign period for national candidates and more than a month remaining before the campaign period for local candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has identified seven common poster areas here.

EC GARCIA

This area near the plaza in Molo district is not a common poster area designated by the Commission on Election (Comelec) but it is full of campaign posters by both local and national candidates even before the start of the campaign period for national positions.

RPA-ABB refutes guns-for-hire tag

Jennifer Ponsaran--Rendon

Of course not! The Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) – Ka Hugo faction denied that they are used by politicians as private army.

ILOILO NEWS

SIKAT: RP’s 2nd solar-powered car visits Iloilo City

The 2nd solar-powered car exclusively made in the Philippines by Filipinos will be at the UP Visayas Iloilo City campus on February 11, 2010.

Dead Acetylene Gang member not a suspect in pawnshop robbery

A dead member of the Acetylene Gang is definitely not one of the suspects in the robbery of R. Sarabia pawnshop at E. Lopez St., Jaro which is owned by the wife of Mayor Jerry Treñas.

Nabitasan fire victims to get P5T financial aid

Residents of Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz whose houses were gutted by fire last month will receive a P5,000 financial assistance each from the city government. There were 142 houses razed by fire.

Lolo weds 19-year old sweetheart

As the old adage says, “age doesn’t matter.” This, Hermenigildo Arcega alias “Memen” would like to believe as he contracted marriage with his 19-year old sweetheart over the weekend in Roxas City.

PANAY NEWS

Retakers cause low passing rate in nursing board, says FCC prexy

ROXAS CITY – Filamer Christian College (FCC) president clarified that the low passing rate of their school in the nursing board exam last year was caused by retaker examinees.

LP mayoral bet in Ivisan vows not to get salary

ROXAS CITY – A mayoral candidate in Ivisan, Capiz promised that if he wins in the coming election he will not get salary his salary, instead he will use it to finance the concreting of the road from the poblaction to Barangay Basiao of the said municipality.

NEGROS NEWS

Groundbreaking for Bacolod Eye Center set on Thursday

The Bacolod City Government, in coordination with the Western Visayas Regional Hospital, is set to break ground on Thursday, February 11, to officially start the construction of the Bacolod Eye Center.

Puentevella scores SP’s speedy approval of loan proposal

BACOLOD CITY — Lone District Representative Monico Puentevella said recently that the main reason why the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Bacolod City rushed the release of P250 million loan with Philippine Veterans Bank through the passage of an appropriation ordinance, is because that part of the loan will be utilized as campaign funds.

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