ILOILO CITY -- The site of the old Iloilo airport is up for sale to investors, the Department of Finance announced on Monday.

DOF Undersecretary John Phillip Sevilla, chair of the bids and awards committee of the old Iloilo airport, said they are now accepting bids for the 54-hectare property in the Mandurriao District here.

The deadline for the submission of documents by prospective buyers is on March 27 while the bidding will be held on April 24. The property is estimated to cost from P500 million to P2.5 billion, according to the DOF. The proceeds of the sale will go to the national government.

Oppose Colet mining,
Sipalay council asked

Anti-mining group Defend Patrimony-Negros said in a press statement that about 200 farmers from the upland barangays of Sipalay City will troop to their Sangguniang Panglungsod today with a petition to reject the mining operation of Colet Mines in Brgy. Manlucahoc.

Colet Mining Development Corp., presently engaged in confirmatory drilling in Sipalay, Hinobaan and Candoni, was granted with Mineral Production Sharing Agreement by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau 6, covering a total mining area of 2,965.100 hectares for copper, gold and molybdenum.

Fish processing
lecture-demo set

The Department of Science and Technology, in partnership with the Negros Economic Development Foundation Inc., will hold a lecture-demonstration and training on Fish Processing Technology on March 29 and 30, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at NEDF Technology Center, Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, a press release from DOST said.

To be taught are modern procedures in making Portuguese sardines, Japanese tempura, Chinese quekiam, shrimp kropek, squid rings, fish ball, squid balls and other fish processed products.

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