SunStar Network News feed for Iloilo, Philippines http://www.sunstar.com.ph en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:15:54 +0800 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:15:54 +0800 THE Philippine Military Academy (PMA) will be conducting an entrance examination this Sunday, 7 a.m. at the Central Philippine University (CPU). http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/29/news/pma.entrance.exams.set.in.city.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico JUSTICE Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr. set an ultimatum for city police to come up with an investigation output that establishes identity of the suspects and the motive in the killing of Iloilo Provincial Fire Marshall Casiano Del Castillo in Arevalo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/29/news/police.given.ultimatum.to.solve.del.castillo.case.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig THE recent high profile crimes in Iloilo City, Mayor Jerry Treņas said, should pose as a challenge to Iloilo City Police Office (Icpo) Chief Bartolome Tobias. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/28/news/crimes.to.test.tobias.s.worth.as.chief.mayor.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treņas advised project critics of the coal-fired power plant to stop getting in the way. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/28/news/treņas.to.critics.look.at.the.big.picture.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles THE Philippine Military Academy (PMA) will be conducting an entrance examination this Sunday, 7 a.m. at the Central Philippine University (CPU). http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/28/news/pma.entrance.exams.set.in.city.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico JUSTICE Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr. set an ultimatum for city police to come up with an investigation output that establishes identity of the suspects and the motive in the killing of Iloilo Provincial Fire Marshall Casiano Del Castillo in Arevalo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/28/news/police.given.ultimatum.to.solve.del.castillo.case.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig DESPITE the conversion of some of Iloilo City's streets into national roads receiving thumbs up from the City Council, their repairs will have to be done later, City congressman Raul Gonzalez Jr. said in an interview over the radio. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/27/news/no.repair.of.city.roads.yet.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles ASIDE from creating a task force to mediate the melee between fraternity groups in Iloilo City, Police Office Chief Bartolome Tobias said he suggests that students involved in frat wars be expelled. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/27/news/school.heads.told.to.expel.studes.in.frat.war.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico THE City Council unanimously approved on Friday a franchise to put up the second modern cockpit arena at Mandurriao district to rival the existing Iloilo Coliseum in Jaro. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/26/news/another.cockpit.up.in.iloilo.city.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon AN ILONGGO group headed by lawyer Daniel Cartagena formally submitted Friday its opposition to House Bill 4256 before Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, chairman on Senate's Committee on Local Government. The group strongly resisted the idea of dividing Iloilo City into two districts. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/26/news/group.opposes.gonzalez.s.redistricting.bill.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig and Erwin Cabarles AN ILONGGO group headed by lawyer Daniel Cartagena formally submitted Friday its opposition to House Bill 4256 before Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, chairman on Senate's Committee on Local Government. The group strongly resisted the idea of dividing Iloilo City into two districts. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/25/news/group.opposes.gonzalez.s.redistricting.bill.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig and Erwin Cabarles THE City Council unanimously approved on Friday a franchise to put up the second modern cockpit arena at Mandurriao district to rival the existing Iloilo Coliseum in Jaro. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/25/news/another.cockpit.up.in.iloilo.city.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon AN ILONGGO group headed by lawyer Daniel Cartagena formally submitted Friday its opposition to House Bill 4256 before Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, chairman on Senate's Committee on Local Government. The group strongly resisted the idea of dividing Iloilo City into two districts. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/24/news/group.opposes.gonzalez.s.redistricting.bill.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig and Erwin Cabarles THE City Council unanimously approved on Friday a franchise to put up the second modern cockpit arena at Mandurriao district to rival the existing Iloilo Coliseum in Jaro. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/24/news/another.cockpit.up.in.iloilo.city.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon THIRTEEN pieces of vintage bombs weighing approximately 150 kilos each were found in a scrap yard Friday at Barangay Dacutan, Dumangas, Iloilo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/23/news/150.kilos.of.vintage.bombs.found.in.scrap.yard.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ruby P. Silubrico THE City Government looks forward to housing about 1,800 or more families in Barangay San Isidro, Jaro relocation site with the ongoing operation concerning the housing of Iloilo City's typhoon and flood victims. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/23/news/san.isidro.relocation.site.to.benefit.many.families.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Erwin Cabarles THE City Council unanimously approved on Friday a franchise to put up the second modern cockpit arena at Mandurriao district to rival the existing Iloilo Coliseum in Jaro. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/24/news/another.cockpit.up.in.iloilo.city.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Lydia C. Pendon AN ILONGGO group headed by lawyer Daniel Cartagena formally submitted Friday its opposition to House Bill 4256 before Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, chairman on Senate's Committee on Local Government. The group strongly resisted the idea of dividing Iloilo City into two districts. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/24/news/group.opposes.gonzalez.s.redistricting.bill.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jay Dooma Balnig and Erwin Cabarles A MEMORANDUM of agreement (MOA) between the City Government in Iloilo, Holcim Inc., Environment Management Board (EMB)-Western Visayas and GTZ-SWM4LGU was signed on August 21 to start a 100-day segregation test run of plastic solid wastes from the Calajunan dumpsite to the Holcim cement plant in Lugait, Misamis Oriental in Mindanao. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/23/life/100.day.test.starts.on.solid.waste.disposal..html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified FOLLOWING the successful launching of the Regional People's Hour in Iloilo City by environment Secretary Lito Atienza on August 22, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office will conduct a weekly People's Hour at 9 a.m. to 12 noon every Thursday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/08/23/life/denr.to.hold.people.s.hour.every.thursday.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified