SunStar Network News feed for Iloilo, Philippines http://www.sunstar.com.ph en-us Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:57:31 +0800 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:57:31 +0800 PANAY Electric Company (Peco) has assured refund of meter deposits, including interest estimated to be more than P30 million, to almost 18,000 power consumers in Iloilo City starting next year. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/09/news/peco.vows.refund.of.meter.deposits.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Iloilo City Council will investigate reports that six out of 10 occupants of the city-owned relocation sites are not qualified beneficiaries. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/09/news/council.to.probe.beneficiaries.of.relocation.sites.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon A MEETING between Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and the five governors of Western Visayas ended amicably Thursday with main proponent Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) slated to present its coal-fired power plant project. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/08/news/dev.t.council.slates.briefing.on.coal.fired.power.plant.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE memorandum of agreement (MOA) was finally inked Thursday between Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and officials of the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) headed by businessman Lee Chuan. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/08/news/idfi.starts.ball.rolling.for.dinagyang.festival.09.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PANAY Electric Company (Peco) has assured refund of meter deposits, including interest estimated to be more than P30 million, to almost 18,000 power consumers in Iloilo City starting next year. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/08/news/peco.vows.refund.of.meter.deposits.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Iloilo City Council will investigate reports that six out of 10 occupants of the city-owned relocation sites are not qualified beneficiaries. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/08/news/council.to.probe.beneficiaries.of.relocation.sites..html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon HAVING a parent or even both parents working abroad is difficult, according to their children. But, loving parents that they are, they make up for their lack of presence in many ways. They toil in foreign lands in order to earn money so they could send their children in schools that offer quality education. With their financial status improved, the children could buy the things they need to have a comfortable life. Such is the dream of every parent for his/her children, and these overseas foreign workers (OFWs) have weathered the difficulties of living in a foreign land to make this a reality. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/08/feat/despite.the.distance....html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified TO SOLICIT enough blood from volunteer donors, the Philippine National Police (PNP) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Blood Center (PBC) for a nationwide blood donation activity. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/07/news/police.blood.center.ink.agreement.for.nationwide.blood.donation.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MANGO growers and stakeholders in Western Visayas conducted Wednesday a public consultation on the draft Philippine National Standard of Good Agricultural Practices (PNS-GAP) for the production of mango. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/07/news/code.for.mango.growers.up.in.iloilo.consultation.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon ILLEGAL fishing is back in the Northern part of Iloilo despite the massive campaign of the Provincial Government and the Philippine National Police (PNP) against it. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/06/news/illegal.fishing.is.back.in.northern.iloilo.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico THE Regional Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Group (Raidsog) of Police Regional Office (PRO)-Western Visayas has arrested a total of 27 drug personalities since its creation in March 2008. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/06/news/pnp’s.buy.bust.operations.net.27.drug.pushers.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Francis Lindero Jr. TO SOLICIT enough blood from volunteer donors, the Philippine National Police (PNP) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Blood Center (PBC) for a nationwide blood donation activity. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/06/news/police.blood.center.ink.agreement.for.nationwide.blood.donation.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MANGO growers and stakeholders in Western Visayas conducted Wednesday a public consultation on the draft Philippine National Standard of Good Agricultural Practices (PNS-GAP) for the production of mango. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/06/news/code.for.mango.growers.up.in.iloilo.consultation.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon MAYOR Jerry Treñas will arrange a meeting between Councilor and committee on urban poor chairman Antonio Pisena and the urban poor in Iloilo City hopefully to settle the conflict between the parties. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/05/news/treñas.to.settle.urban.poor.pisena.rift.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles MAYOR Jerry P. Treñas will join other selected Philippine officials at the US Embassy in Manila on Wednesday to observe the November 4 US Presidential Election. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/05/news/us.embassy.invites.mayor.to.observe.presidential.poll.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Iloilo City Government is finalizing its computerization program and the streamlining of its business permit and licensing system (BPLS) after three years of implementation. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/05/news/city.ups.computerization.program.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon THE consultant studying the revitalization project of the central business district (CBD) in Iloilo City has submitted a pre-feasibility study on three pilot projects worth more than P770.9 million http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/04/news/cbd.restoration.project.underway.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ILOILO City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has assured an assistance of P3 million to help defray expenses of the Dinagyang Festival 2009, the city’s most popular tourist attraction that showcases the best practice of this city. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/04/news/city.assures.p3m.aid.to.dinagyang.festival.‘09.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified VICE President Noli de Castro will lead the groundbreaking ceremony for 500 houses to be initially built at the city-owned San Isidro, Jaro relocation site on November 21. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/04/news/de.castro.to.grace.habitat.groundbreaking.rites.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon SOME 316 families who were victims of typhoon Frank in Western Visayas last June received financial assistance from the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/03/news/.frank.victims.get.cash.aid.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has laid out security plans to ensure the safety of the citizenry during the commemoration of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/11/03/news/pnp.tightens.security.for.all.saints.all.souls.day.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico