The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas has now issued a guideline for all doctors and private groups out to conduct medical missions in the region's Typhoon Frank-affected areas.

While their parties both dismissed any political motives in the distribution of food and other relief aids to typhoon victims in Western Visayas, President Macapagal-Arroyo and ousted president Joseph Estrada have been neck to neck in visiting storm and flooded areas and victims.

The suspect in the shooting of a Swedish national in Sitio Casulman, Brgy. Oracon, Sibunag, Guimaras last Tuesday voluntarily surrendered to authorities yesterday.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas Thursday said water supplies being distributed by the city's fire trucks and water tanks are potable drinking water and not other purposes.

Wednesday and Thursday's downpour brought by shallow low pressure affecting the Visayas triggered 'panic' in Iloilo City and nearby towns.

The Department of Education in Western Visayas said it is working overtime to make the schools ready to resume normal classes in all areas hard-hit by Typhoon "Frank" on Monday, July 7.

Guimaras Electric Cooperative Inc. (GUIMELCO) is eyeing an increase in power rates of up to P15 per kilowatt hour after its 13.2KV submarine cable was destroyed by Typhoon Frank. The cooperative will pass on the cost of damage of the submarine cable to its consumers.

ROXAS CITY – Police Senior Supt. Josephus Angan formally assumed as Officer-In-Charge Provincial Director of the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) during a turn-over of command ceremony last July 2 at Camp Teodorico Apil in Barangay Loctugan here.

ROXAS CITY – Officials from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) visited Capiz for a typhoon aftermath impact assessment.

The Ordinance 2008-006 issued by the city of Kabankalan took effect on July 1.

At the CPU Promenade today, July 5, Susie Yanson Jennings, president-founder of Operation Care Dallas, will kick off Operation Care-Philippines (OCP) with Dr. Augustin Pulido, former CPU President and caretaker of the university as keynote speaker.

Someone within the Liga ng mga Barangay in Leon, Iloilo is at least P1.7 million richer, no thanks to a government bank foul-up.

Relief assistance from the Spanish government worth P14 million will arrive in the city today. Mayor Jerry Treñas said the assistance is in the form of water treatment plant and health kits.

City Mayor Jerry Treñas has requested President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to include for funding several components in the Iloilo Flood Control Project which are not included in the project's Stage 1 amounting to P1.9 billion.

The Iloilo Provincial Government scored higher in last year's expenditures that reached over P1 billion as the year ended. The figure is P74 million more as compared to the previous year's provincial government spending power.

The Commission on Audit (COA) in a verification made on last year's financial transactions of the Iloilo Provincial Government affirmed questionable handling of the Tupas administration on the P10 million Presidential calamity fund.

The worth of damage of the fire that hit 3 buildings inside the Iloilo State College of Fisheries (ISCOF) in Brgy. Tiwi, Barotac Nuevo early morning yesterday has been initially placed to reach P4 million.

JAMINDAN, Capiz -- Just in time when help was needed, the US government was there to lend out a helping hand.

Following the election of new set of barangay officials last year, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) felt necessary to reorganize the Barangay Peace and Order Committees (BPOC) nationwide.

The Marketing Manager of Public Safety Mutual Benefit Fund, Inc., retired Police Senior Superintendent Frederick V Oconer, yesterday turned over at the Police Regional Office 6 the financial aid for police personnel in Panay Island who were badly affected by Typhoon Frank