ILOILO NEWS

Four motorbike riders die in Iloilo collisions

Four persons lost their lives following two motorcycle incidents in Iloilo Thursday evening last week.

DTI on buying of school supplies: Check labels

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here asked the retailers to follow the “suggested retail price” in selling school supplies as school opening in June draws near.

CHO to monitor ambulant vendors

The City Health Office (CHO) is now monitoring ambulant vendors outside the schools’ premises to make sure they are selling clean and nutritious food for students as enrollment for school year 2010-2011 started.

Man stabbed dead by drinking buddy

What started as out as a petty argument over several glasses of tuba, a native wine, ended fatal between two friends Thursday evening at Brgy. Kasing-Kasing, Molo, Iloilo City.

PANAY NEWS

Philippine Opera Company to lure Capiceños with ‘Harana’

ROXAS CITY – The Philippine Opera Company (POC) will attract Capiceños with its heartwarming “Harana” on May 27 at 7 o’clock in the evening at the Capiz Gym in Villareal Stadium here.

‘King’ Solomon eyes Liga ng mga Barangay seat

ROXAS CITY – Week after the May 10, 2010 election, the election fever is still on the mind of elective officials as the barangay election on October this year is fast approaching where the Liga ng mga Barangay election will also follow.

MRWD head clarifies water interruption

ROXAS CITY – Metro Roxas Water District (MRWD) clarified that the water interruption that occurred last week was caused by water salinity.

BUSINESS NEWS

Advisory on how to protect financial investments out

The Financial Sector Forum (FSF) in the country has recently issued an advisory to guide the investing public on how to protect their investments.

State workers to continue receive salary increases until 2013

As prescribed under the Salary Standardization law III, more than 1.5 million government employees are assured to benefit from the law enacted during the Macapagal-Arroyo administration.

Trade department, PFA join hands to fight unscrupulous franchisers

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is poised to issue an administrative order that it hopes will stop the spread of unscrupulous franchisers.

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