Tuesday, October 25, 2005 (Philippines)

Iloilo Province First lady Myrna C. Tupas feeds a 5-year-old child from Leon, Iloilo during Sunday's launching of the National Supplemental Feeding program to combat malnutrition in the province as Governor Niel D. Tupas and Provincial Administrator Manuel "Boy" Mejorada look on. (Sun.Star Iloilo photo) THE possibility of the existence of child trafficking in the province of Iloilo will be verified. Iloilo Provincial Police Office (Ippo) Deputy Regional Director for Operations, Supt. Cornelio Defensor, said this over Aksyon Radyo Monday. His statement came after reports that a student of the Jalandoni Memorial School was almost abducted by a group of unidentified women last October 20. [full story]