Rep. Defensor: Energy woes must be resolved soon

HOUSE Majority Floor Leader Arthur Defensor Sr. urged community leaders to act and decide on the solution to the expensive and unstable power supply in Iloilo City.

Defensor, who represents the 3rd congressional district of Iloilo, said the Panay (power) grid “is one of the most expensive if not the most expensive grid in the entire country.”

“Electricity here is very expensive that’s why you cannot attract investors here. They’d rather go to Cebu, Cavite, Laguna and Batangas. But they will not go to Iloilo,” Defensor said.

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MIGEDC leaders urged to have clear vision

LOCAL officials of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Development Council (MIGEDC) were urged by a panel of discussants to allow let a clearer perspective of their vision to direct them in their plans.

In a discussion during the Leaders’ Summit held Dec. 14, the panel representing various sectors called on the leaders not only to have a vision but “to share this vision with their constituents, so that the latter can also embrace it as their own.”

Philippine Science High School director Josette Biyo said the people need to understand the thrusts of their local government units so that they will know where they can focus their participation.

St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary Rector Msgr. Joemarie Delgado said the “power of one” is the capacity of a people to believe in their hearts that they are part of the framework of development.

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Flood control project Christmas ‘08 gift for city

TIRED of perennial flooding in Iloilo City?

Wait till 2009 for a “flood-free” metropolis and neighboring town of Pavia.

The P4-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) is labeled as “Christmas 2008 Gift for Iloilo” in yesterday’s Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC) Leaders’ Summit at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-6) project coordinator Engr. Al Fruto explained the anti-flood project would still be “unwrapped Christmas gift 2008” as it would be completed and operational first quarter of 2009.

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