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Monday, May 12, 2008 (Philippines)

Airport's X-rays malfunction due to power disruptions

AUTHORITIES at the new airport in Silay City are now on alert and are doing a 100 percent manual inspection of passengers' baggage after four high-tech x-ray machines malfunctioned over the weekend due to frequent brownouts in the area.
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	Local News
Capitol, City Hall won't support transport strike BELIEVING that transport strike nowadays is no longer an unusual thing in Bacolod and Negros, both the Capitol and City Hall will not support the two-day transport strike Monday and Tuesday. [full story]
Bacolod lawmaker files bill on federalism BACOLOD Representative Monico Puentevella is pushing for a shift to a federal form of government and has filed a proposed bill now being deliberated at the Lower House. [full story]
Province to consider hydro power plant in Bago A 'water everywhere but no light in sight' scenario may finally be over for Negros Occidental with the Provincial Government seriously considering a proposal of setting up a hydroelectric power plant in its thrust to have self-sustaining renewable energy in the province. [full story]

	Business
Town mulls moscuvado mill for organic sugarcane farming
LBP offers loans for infra projects

	Opinion
Arinday: The 'hybrid' flowers of May
Sánchez: Follow through

	Sports
8 Negrense RP boxers triumph in ABAP nat'l tourney
4 Negros booters make it to RP XI
Pahanocoy, Banago, Brgy. 6 in contrasting Monico Cup wins

	Lifestyle
First LTO renewal center opens in Bacolod
There's something for everyone in Palawan

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