Mabilog seeking ordinance to preserve Iloilo River

Montesa Griño-Caoyonan

Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has bared plans to ask the Sangguniang Panlungsod to create a regulation ordinance for the preservation of the Iloilo River as he ordered the removal of the remaining illegal fish pens and other structures from the waterway.

PHO warns Ilonggos on leptospirosis

Montesa Griño-Caoyonan

The Iloilo Provincial Health Office has warned the public against leptospirosis, a bacterial disease caused by dirty water contaminated by animal urine.

MONTESA GRIÑO-CAOYONAN

FROM DUMP TO PARK. The three-hectare old Calajunan dumpsite in Mandurriao district, Iloilo City will soon be converted into an ecological park. The old dumpsite is now covered with soil and ready to be developed.

Pavia housing deal may end Sept. 18

Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is considering a possible contract rescission and takeover of the city’s controversial housing project in Ungka, Pavia town from contractor Ace Builder Enterprises by September 18.

ILOILO NEWS

NFA delivers rice to 3 towns in Iloilo under FFS program

The National Food Authority-Iloilo has already delivered iron fortified rice for the Food-for-School program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the covered municipalities.

Love or leave post, traffic enforcers told

Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has advised the city’s 200 traffic auxiliaries to love their work or get sacked.

Guv prioritizes watershed protection

Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has allocated P1 million for the Iloilo Watershed Management Council in the 2010 budget, a Capitol press release said.

P500 pension for indigent senior citizens needs okay

Indigent senior citizens can avail of the P500 pension every month once the budget allocated for this project will be approved in national level, the Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 said.

Visayas invention contest starts Aug. 12

The 2010 Visayas Islands Invention Contest of the Department of Science and Technology will start on August 12 at the Amigo Terrace Hotel, Iloilo City with over 80 inventors participating, from Regions 6, 7, and 8.

PANAY NEWS

Dengue outbreak declared in Roxas

ROXAS CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod has declared a dengue outbreak in this city after its dengue hemorrhagic fever cases reached 444, with five deaths.

Capiz info group initiates village disaster mgmt. drive

ROXAS CITY – “Hinun-anon sa Barangay,” a community-based information drive, will be launched the Capiz Association of Government Public Information Officers (CAGPIO) this month in Brgy. Talon here.

City gov’t. pledges support to civic group

ROXAS CITY – The Roxas City Plaza Chess Association has gained the support of City Mayor Angel Alan Celino.

BUSINESS NEWS

Region 6 economy grows fastest among 3 Visayas regions: report

The National Statistical Coordination Board revealed that economic condition of Western Visayas in 2009 remained sturdy as measured by its Gross Domestic Regional Product that accelerated by 5.9 percent as against the 4.3 percent growth recorded in 2008.

Women micro-entrepreneurs in Ajuy receive P1.185-M aid

A group of entrepreneurs from Ajuy, Iloilo recently received more than P1.185 million assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development 6.

Share reliable inventory, rice millers told

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has urged rice millers for sustained cooperation, particularly in sharing credible data, to ensure stable supply of rice in the country.

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