July 16 - 22, 2012 Issue

Four more Capiz casualties reach 186 By Felipe Celino and Edalyn Acta ROXAS City—Four have died of dengue in Capiz in 2012, the Capiz Epidemiology Surveillance and Response Unit (CESRU) said. Also, 186 people have been infected from January 1 to July 7 2012, which is a 343-percent increase from the number of cases during the same period last year (42), said Jeoffrey Espiritu, information officer of the Provincial Health Office (PHO). Of the four fatalities, two were from Panay and Tapaz towns. The other two were residents of Aklan...

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July 9 -15, 2012 Issue

COC filing, voters’ registration, validation deadlines set By Edalyn Acta The Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the May 13, 2013 elections can only be filed until Oct. 1–5, 2012, while the voters’ registration and validation will only be allowed on Oct. 31. According to Atty. Joemar Betita, Commission on Election (Comelec) officer of Roxas City, as per Comelec’s advice, the registration and validation begun June 25– July 31 were suspended to give way to the conduct of general registration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)....

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July 2 - 8, 2012 Issue

NATURE GALORE Camp Peralta eyed as ecotourism site  By Alex Lumaque and Edalyn  Acta   The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army based at Camp Macario Peralta, Jamindan, Capiz is being considered an ecotourism area. 3ID Commanding General Jose Mabanta, Jr. said that the exposure of the camp to tourists will be an opportunity to tell the world of the rich cultural heritage of the people there. In an interview with the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO), Mabanta said that tourists visiting...

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June 25 - July 1, 2012 Issue

Gov Don't Leave LP, Ugyon Brgy. Captains sign letter supporting Tanco's governorship By Edalyn Acta ROXAS CITY - Alfredo Albaladejo, barangay captain of Tiza, along with other barangay captains in this city recently asked Capiz Gov. Victor Tanco, Sr. to run for the same position in the next election. In a letter addressed to Tanco, Albaladejo, member of the Liberal Party (LP) expressed his preference for Tanco, who is currently serving his second term as governor, to run for his third in 2013. Albaladejo, vice-president...

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