ILOILO NEWS

Study on coal-fired power plant, respiratory hazards link pushed

A study on the direct correlation of coal-fired power plant on respiratory ailments in affected barangays is being pushed by the Regional Interagency Committee on Environmental Health.

Lock-up cells await ‘spider fight’ bettors

Spider fights, locally known as “paupas,” with money bets involved is also a form of illegal gambling activity thus, the Iloilo City Government has ordered the arrest of those involved in it.

Army: Fernandez losing control over minions

Frank Fernandez of the New People Army’s Kilusang Rehiyunal-Negros at present is nothing but a mere figurehead of the rebel movement in Negros Island, according to the military.

Village heads urged to help implement city programs

Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is calling on all village heads to strictly implement the programs of the city government in their respective communities.

PANAY NEWS

BM seeks fact-finding on jailbreak at CRC

ROXAS CITY – Capiz Board Member Remia Fuentes Bartolome is pushing for the creation of a fact-finding committee that will investigate the escape of a Capiz Rehabilitation Center prisoner who is facing illegal drug cases.

Hercor College HRM students showcase skills in cake contest

ROXAS CITY – The Hercor College Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) students showcased their baking and decorating skills in the school’s recent Fondant Cakes Exhibit and Contest.

Roxas Baybay clean-up held

ROXAS CITY – Close to 1,000 students, government employees and members of civic groups joined the coastal clean-up drive last September 25 in support of the International Clean-Up Day and in line with the Provincial Tourism Week celebration from September 24 to 30 themed “Tourism and Biodiversity.”

COMELEC convenes joint security group

ROXAS CITY – Preparations for the forthcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections are underway in Capiz.

‘Sinadya sa Halaran’ preparations on

ROXAS CITY – All activities in the six-day Sinadya sa Halaran festival in Capiz will be finalized on October 15.

BUSINESS NEWS

ICCDC sets aside P2M for cooperatives’ loans

The Iloilo City Cooperative Development Council has allotted P2 million for loans of cooperatives this year.

P352-M rice processing complex in Pototan up before year’s end

The construction of the P352-million rice processing complex in Pototan, Iloilo will start before the end of the year, Agriculture Regional Director Larry Nacionales said.

Airphil to acquire 18 Airbus A320s

MANILA – The low-cost unit of Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it will acquire 18 narrow-bodied aircraft in two-and-a-half years to expand its domestic and regional routes.

PBSP calls for entries to BID contest

The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is calling on individuals who have new and innovative ideas on how to achieve poverty reduction while gaining profit to join its annual competition.

COLUMNS

reflection We need scolding By Roy Cimagala   Accents Letter to the editors of Philippine newspapers Julia Carreon-Lagoc   Health@Heart The New CPR Philip S. Chua

AS SEEN ON TV Why tourists skip RP Stanley Palisada   EYE OPENER Did President Aquino Dick Tracy his cabinet men at the start? Rodolfo P. Gumabong   Anything under the Sun Mother Rosario, pray for us–4 Atty. Rex S. Salvilla

OPINION