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CASINO AT AMIGO Slot machines, dice, and card games may become a fixture at the Amigo Hotel and mall if a casino opens up in Iloilo City. (Photo by Tara Yap)

 Mabilog registers no objection
By Francis Allan L. Angelo

IT appears that the slot machines will just serve as precursor to the ultimate operation of a casino in the heart of Iloilo City.

Bobby D, Irene O trade barbs

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE two prominent aspirants to the Liga ng mga Barangay-Iloilo City presidency are trading barbs over their capabilities to head the group.

City Hall to expand jaywalking coverage

THE Iloilo City government will also impose the anti-jaywalking ordinance in other districts starting November.

Suspect brgy officials must lead anti-drug campaign

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

BARANGAY officials with alleged links to suspected illegal drug syndicates must prove that they are not in any way involved in the illegal drug trade by joining the drive against the menace, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-6).

Only two violent cases election-related in region

By Francis Allan Angelo

ONLY two of the five shooting incidents that happened during the barangay and SK elections Monday can be considered as politically-motivated.

City College donation inspires benefactors

BENEVOLENCE can be infectious.

The P25-million donation of Ilonggo businessman Edgar “Injap” Sia II for the construction of the Iloilo City public college building has caught the interest of other benefactors.

GAMBLING INVASION

Slot machines follow STL and Poker in Iloilo

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has proposed to operate slot machines in a hotel in Iloilo City.

Case vs suspects in Tan murder readied

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is fine tuning the case to be filed against four suspects in the killing of businesswoman Rose Gustilo-Tan and her personal aide Purificacion Catoera.

Ong faces Bobby D for Liga presidency

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

AFTER the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections Monday, all eyes are on the election of the Liga ng mga Barangay and SK Federation in Iloilo City.

NEDA: WV needs urban planners

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) here said that Western Visayas is in need of urban planners.

Mabilog to meet Ilonggo communities in US trip

By Lydia C. Pendon

AFTER soliciting P25 million from an Ilonggo billionaire, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog will fly to the United States to seek help from Ilonggo communities to fund key projects of his administration.

Ilonggo bloggers push entrepreneurship

By Tara Yap
THERE’S money in blogging.

INJAP DONATES P25M FOR PUBLIC COLLEGE

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

ONE of the richest Ilonggos will bankroll the construction of the Iloilo City public college building to the tune of P25 million.

4 men rape girl, stab boyfriend

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

POLICE in New Lucena, Iloilo are on the hunt for four suspects who allegedly raped a woman and stabbed her boyfriend in the town last Saturday.

Many incumbent village heads lose

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE previous barangay elections saw some upsets and changing of the guards in key villages of Iloilo City.

W V aims as RP's forerunner in bio-fuel, renewable energy

BROWNOUTS may be minimized for the people of Western Visayas with the pouring in of renewable and bio-energy projects in the region.

ELECTIONS IN MANY BRGYS POSTPONED

Late arrival of election paraphernalia blamed

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

CANCELLATION of polls and violent incidents believed to be election-related occurred in various parts of Western Visayas as voters trooped to voting precincts for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections Monday.

Truck loaded with voters in Passi turns turtle, 3 dead

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THREE persons were killed in a road accident at Brgy. Magdungao, Passi City, Iloilo Monday afternoon.

Voter complains of disenfranchisement

By Tara Yap
AS the country wrapped up the synchronized barangay and SK elections yesterday, there were complaints of voters’ disenfranchisement.

PNP expects peaceful polls

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Police Regional Office (PRO-6) sees peaceful barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections even as it raised its alert level over the weekend.

Fr. Celiz assures MMT will protect public health

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

A MEMBER of the multipartite monitoring team (MMT) which is keeping tabs of the coal-fired power plant in LaPaz, Iloilo City assured that they will monitor the succeeding activities of the plant.

PDEA denies stealing items from houses of drug suspects

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

BALONEY.

This was the reaction of the head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to accusations that they filched valuables from the home of three suspected drug pushers in LaPaz, Iloilo City.

Lending firm robbed

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

ROBBERS swooped down on a credit company in Iloilo City over the weekend.

OPPOSITION TO STL MOUNTING

Ilonggos dares PCSO to show lottery’s benefits

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and operators of Small Town Lottery (STL) must present proof of the legalized numbers game’s positive impact on host communities.

WV falls short of MDG target; poverty incidence at 31.1%

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

WESTERN Visayas lags in achieving four key targets of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN-MDGs), according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Some PNP units performing poorly

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

A RANKING Ilonggo PNP official lamented the sub-par performance of some police units in Western Visayas during the Annual General Inspection-Operational Readiness Security Inspection Test and Evaluation (AGI-ORSITE).

Miss Dinagyang to higher level

By Lydia C. Pendon

THE prestigious beauty and brain search, Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2011, is up to a higher level as the grand winner will be sent as Ambassadress of Goodwill abroad as part of her prize package.

HARMONIZE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Need for master plan for city, province cited

By Francis Allan L. Angelo and Lydia C. Pendon

THE city and province of Iloilo can harmonize growth and development through the crafting of a master plan for development.

‘Political gimmick at the expense of Capitol workers’

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE disallowance of last year’s P102.7-million Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) to Iloilo provincial government workers is a bitter pill that must be swallowed, according to Gov. Arthur D. Defensor Sr.

Mayor’s hand in brgy polls seen but makes quick denial

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

ELECTION issues hound Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog en route to his official trip to China Thursday.

PROMISE FULFILLED

P4-B floodway saved Iloilo City from floods, but…

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Jaro floodway of the Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) saved Iloilo City and its suburbs from three to four floods when heavy rains fell since last week.

Suspect in Tan murder nowhere to be found

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

ONE of the suspects in the killing of a businesswoman in Iloilo City has disappeared, investigators said.

Capitol forays into BPO, mulls big time projects

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Iloilo provincial government will venture in the burgeoning information technology (IT) and business processes outsourcing (BPO) sectors by developing sites for locators under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme proposed by the Aquino administration.

P800-M upgrade of Iloilo hospitals eyed

By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE Iloilo provincial government under Gov. Arthur D. Defensor Sr. is eyeing to spend more or less P800 million in the next three years to improve the facilities and services of 12 provincial and district hospitals.

COA disallows 2009 P102.7-M extra bonus for Capitol workers

THE Commission on Audit (COA) issued a notice of disallowance to the payment of Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) of Iloilo provincial government employees last year totaling P102,700,000.

Ileco 3 power deal with Artech onerous – NEA

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE board of directors of the Iloilo Electric Cooperative (Ileco 3) committed gross neglect of duty for approving the power supply agreement (PSA) with an independent power producer sans careful analysis of its provisions.

Tan scolded debtor before her death

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

MURDERED businesswoman Rose Gustilo-Tan had an argument with a debtor six days before she was found dead inside a motel in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

Iloilo to get only one STL operator

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

ONLY one operator will be allowed to handle Small Town Lottery (STL) in Iloilo province, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.

‘Twinning to give birth to Ilonggo economic empire’

By Dolly Yasa

BACOLOD City – The twinning of Bacolod and Iloilo cities is just the beginning of a productive partnership that would give birth to the Ilonggo economic empire in this part of the country underlined by a vision of creating “One Visayas Region”.