IPVO monitors selling of ‘double-dead’ meat

By Montesa Griño-Caoyonan

The Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office is initiating preventive measures to stop the possible selling of cattle and carabao meat affected by hemorrhagic septicemia.

Dr. Silvino Teodosio, head of IPVO, said there is no specific study of possible effects of hemorrhagic septicemia to humans

Gumban says Iloilo ranks only 4th in robberies

By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon

Senior Supt. Renato Gumban, director of the Iloilo Provincial Police Office, has brushed aside reports that the series of robbery incidents in the province is a “demolition job” against him.

ILOILO CITY PIO

PLANT A TREE, GET MARRIED. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog gives a seedling to a couple to be planted at the Calajunan open dump in Mandurriao district in line with his directive requiring marrying couples to plant a tree before he will solemnize their marriage.

40 families in Iloilo recipients of GK houses

Forty families whose houses were destroyed by floods during typhoon Frank and displaced because of the construction of the Iloilo Flood Control Project have been identified as recipients of houses built at the Jose Maria (Rusty) E. Cacho Gawad Kalinga Village in Brgy. San Isidro, Jaro in Iloilo City.

ILOILO NEWS

Old IRC: From jail to museum

The old Iloilo Rehabilitation Center situated adjacent to the Provincial Capitol in Iloilo City will be converted into a regional museum, according to a proposal of Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr.

DENR to implement 10-yr. forest project

A forest management project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will benefit Iloilo’s watershed particularly the Jalaur Watershed that covers three municipalities, a report of the Philippine News Agency said.

Fake policeman falls anew

A 24-year-old man pretending to be a member of the Philippine National Police was arrested Monday morning in Iznart St., Iloilo City.

Provincial fiscals to get allowance

Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has ordered the return of the monthly allowance of provincial prosecutors which was stopped during the time of Gov. Niel Tupas Sr., a press release from the Capitol said.

2 men hit by stray bullet

Two residents of Janiuay, Iloilo were wounded by a stray bullet fired by one of the men who robbed a lending collector in the town around 11 a.m. on Saturday.

PANAY NEWS

P200-M provincial road concreting completed by end-August

ROXAS CITY – The P200-million provincial road concreting project being undertaken by the Capiz provincial government will soon be completed.

Tanco, Castro to grace Sapian festivals

ROXAS CITY – Capiz Gov. Victor Tanco Sr. and Rep. Jane Castro of the 2nd District will grace the Sapian twin festivals – Talahong and Tilibyugan on July 23 to 26.

City gov’t to add 250 tricycle numbers

ROXAS CITY – The city government will add 250 city numbers for tricycles in the wake of the dry run of the number coding system for tricycles plying the city routes.

BUSINESS NEWS

RCPC 6 forms pest monitoring brigades

The Regional Crop Protection Center of the Department of Agriculture 6 is urging rice farmers to be vigilant and intensify their pest and diseases monitoring activities, a DA 6 press release said.

Iloilo workers to avail DOLE livelihood aid

The Department of Labor and Employment 6 has approved ten livelihood undertaking proposals from Iloilo province amounting to P665,967 under its Kabuhayan Starter Kits Project.

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