November 23, 2010

City may de-annex from MIWD – Jed

Posted in business/investments/economy, economy, Iloilo news, local governance, Philippine laws and jurisprudence, water tagged , , , , at 10:11 pm by Kiko Franz

By Lydia C. Pendon 

MAYOR Jed Patrick Mabilog has directed the City Legal Office to study all possible angles and bring to court all those who instigated the take over of the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and the ouster of the old board of directors.

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November 15, 2010

‘Peco’s supply contract with PEDC conservative’

Posted in business/investments/economy, economy, energy/power, Iloilo news tagged , , , , , , , at 9:41 am by Kiko Franz

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

IS Panay Electric Co.’s (Peco) power supply deal with Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) enough to cover present and future power demands of Iloilo City?

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October 27, 2010

W V aims as RP’s forerunner in bio-fuel, renewable energy

Posted in business/investments/economy, energy/power, environment, Iloilo news, infrastructure tagged , , , at 9:58 am by Kiko Franz

BROWNOUTS may be minimized for the people of Western Visayas with the pouring in of renewable and bio-energy projects in the region.

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October 19, 2010

‘Twinning to give birth to Ilonggo economic empire’

Posted in economy, Iloilo news, local governance tagged , , , , at 10:10 pm by Kiko Franz

By Dolly Yasa

BACOLOD City – The twinning of Bacolod and Iloilo cities is just the beginning of a productive partnership that would give birth to the Ilonggo economic empire in this part of the country underlined by a vision of creating “One Visayas Region”.

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February 23, 2010

BIR hoping to reach target this year

Posted in business/investments/economy, economy, Iloilo news tagged , , at 6:23 pm by Kiko Franz

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Panay Island hopes to reach its collection target this year after missing its goal in 2009.
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February 8, 2010

Businessmen nix new wage hike

Posted in business/investments/economy, Iloilo news tagged , , , at 4:16 pm by Kiko Franz

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE business community in Iloilo opposes another round of wage increase as it will disadvantage workers instead of benefiting them.

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