SunStar Network News feed for Iloilo, Philippines http://www.sunstar.com.ph en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:06:13 +0800 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:06:13 +0800 A 17-YEAR-old boy is presently facing arson charges for torching his school Wednesday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/06/news/expelled.student.torches.school.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico This was the statement of Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Lydia Depra Ramos concerning the allegation that she ordered to stop the medical missions in the region, especially in Iloilo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/06/news/health.official.we.re.not.stopping.medical.missions.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles A 17-YEAR-old boy is presently facing arson charges for torching his school Wednesday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/06/news/expelled.student.torches.school.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Director Porferio Clavel said the new fare hike being imposed by drivers in typhoon affected routes is allowed. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/05/news/ltfrb.allows.fare.hike.in.typhoon.affected.routes.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treņas said the water retailers have assured him that they will not increase their price. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/05/news/water.retailers.assure.stable.price.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified This was the statement of Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Lydia Depra Ramos concerning the allegation that she ordered to stop the medical missions in the region, especially in Iloilo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/06/news/health.official.we.re.not.stopping.medical.missions.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles A WEEK after Iloilo City was devastated with a flashflood, help still pours in for those affected by the recent calamity. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/04/news/more.help.extended.to.flood.victims.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified A 25-YEAR-old man surrendered to authorities for attempting to kill a Swedish national Tuesday afternoon at Sitio Casulma, Barangay Oracon, Sibunag, Guimaras. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/04/news/man.attempts.to.kill.swedish.seaman.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico WITH the flooding in most areas in Iloilo City, Mayor Jerry Treņas said Thursday that the public should take care from being infected with leptospirosis. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/04/news/city.cautions.public.on.leptospirosis.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles TO PREVENT the occurrence of another flood with a magnitude similar to what happened recently, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treņas said he is moving for the fast-tracking of the city's flood control project. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/03/news/city.mulls.floodway.project.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified CABATUAN, Iloilo Mayor Ramon Yee announced Wednesday that the damaged Cabatuan Bridge is still not passable for all types of vehicles. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/03/news/yee.cabatuan.bridge.still.closed.for.vehicles.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig THE Spanish aid team, headed by the Spanish Ambassador, arrived Wednesday in Iloilo City to help in the recovery program of the city. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/03/news/calamity.aid.arrives.from.spain.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles A VILLAGE chief was shot dead while his tanod commander remains in a critical condition when political opponents open fired at them Tuesday night at Barangay Balud 1, Zarraga, Iloilo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/03/news/village.chief.shot.dead.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico ILOILO Representative (3rd district) Arthur Defensor Sr. has pushed for an investigation into the alleged illegal logging and quarrying in the province following the recent flashflood that devastated most of Iloilo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/02/news/probe.on.illegal.logging.quarrying.in.province.mulled.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified DURING her Iloilo visit Tuesday, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo addressed the Ilonggos' concern on the recent calamity that hit the city and the province. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/02/news/arroyo.addresses.calamity.concerns.in.iloilo.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles THE Association of Barangay Captains President Jonas Bellosillo has confirmed reports concerning the relocation site of the evacuees displaced by the recent flood that ravaged Iloilo City. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/02/news/city.to.provide.relocation.site.for.evacuees.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap said Tuesday that there would be more agricultural assistance for Western Visayas. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/02/bus/more.agri.assistance.for.western.visayas.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified "I HOPE you could understand." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/01/news/mayor.asks.cooperation.of.public.for.typhoon.recovery.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified EIGHT cadavers who were victims of Typhoon Frank (international codename: Fengshen) were laid to rest Monday in a mass burial at the Pavia public cemetery. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/01/news/pavia.holds.mass.burial.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas clarified Monday the allegations that illegal logging was the cause of the recent flashfloods in the city and province of Iloilo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/01/news/denr.says.illegal.logging.not.cause.of.flood.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig THE potable water situation in Iloilo City is back to normal after help from various sectors were extended to the City Government, Mayor Jerry Treņas said Monday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/07/01/news/mayor.water.situation.is.now.okay.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles THE free supply of clean and potable water distributed by the city government will help lower the rate of diarrhea cases. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/06/30/news/clean.water.ensures.low.diarrhea.cases.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MANY families displaced by typhoon Frank do not want to return to their homes and instead prefer to be housed in Iloilo City's relocation sites. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/06/30/news/evacuees.want.relocation.won.t.return.to.homes.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified AROUND 90 metric tons of relief goods intended for Iloilo are presently stranded at Villamor Air Base due to troubles in the C130 planes that are supposed to transport the said supplies. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/06/30/news/relief.goods.stranded.at.villamor.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig A BIG volume of drugs and a firearm were recovered when the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Western Visayas (Pdea6) conducted a drug operation Friday night at Barangay Balantian, Balasan, Iloilo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/06/30/news/pdea.6.seizes.shabu.gun.in.raid.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. 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