WOW ILOILO!
what a great pictures.nakakabusog tingnan.thanks for posting.

^^ its more like metro bank ehehe

@Lew. Yup. All of your pictures are at Centennial Resort. How I wish they could improve the convention center and the hotel more...especially that it has been rumored that the said hotel is on its way to bankcruptcy due to mismanagement (and the rumor that the owner is "cheap"...marut kuno)

^^ Meaning 100% Ilonggo ang owner..:lol:

If it goes bankrupt, then it's the 2nd time this will happen.I suggest they build a better entrance road going to Centennial, aside from the zigzag road at Alta Tierra.

TeleTech: Bringing jobs to Iloilo

ILOILO City - TeleTech, the largest and fastest growing business process outsourcing (BPO) company in the Philippines, is transforming the well-regarded Ilonggo charm into a potent ingredient for world-class service.

The company recently opened its facility located in SM City mall in Iloilo City, and expects to hire 1400 workers this year alone to fill it up to full capacity.

Maulik Parekh, Vice President and General Manager for Asia, said that with the opening of the Iloilo facility, TeleTech continues to pursue its mission of providing more jobs in more cities nationwide.

Parekh said "Opening a center in Iloilo is in line with TeleTech's pioneering strategy of bringing the jobs to the people and to provide employment opportunities that benefit Filipinos throughout the Philippines."

in fairness daw kanami man sang ambiance.it has classy design.ambot lang kay daw wala pa ako da kadto kay daw sulodlon abi.tani ang rumor indi na matoud basi bala struggling competition between business you know naman.dumduman ko gani sang una baw nag waiter ako da sa sarabia manor.si mrs sarabia perti gid ka strikta.kag perti man ka kuripot.ara pangawat namon nabilin nga pagkaon pagkatapos function or event.didto kami gakaon sa quarter hala bira to the max kay bawal dal-on ang pagkaon.now sarabia is one of the biggest hotel in iloilo.

Resorts in Guimaras
optimistic of recovery

ILOILO City -- Resort owners in Guimaras remain optimistic that they would recover from the business slumped as an effect of the MT Solar I oil spill that hit the province in 2006.

Elena Jison-Golez, Guimaras Resorts Association (GRA) president, said they could entice again tourists to visit and experience what the province could offer as things are now back to normal.

From March 28 to 30 simultaneous with the 3rd International Mountain Bike Festival, the GRA in cooperation with the Association of Iloilo Travel and Tour Operators (AITOP) will also offer tours of various tourist spots in Guimaras and Iloilo.

“They can spend their holidays in the white-sand beaches of Guimaras, explore the heritage houses and churches of Iloilo City, enjoy unpolluted fresh air and Ilonggo delicacies,” she said.

The Guimaras oil spill started on August 11, 2006. It was dubbed as the worst oil spill the Philippines had ever seen.

The oil tanker MT Solar I, carrying more than two million liters of bunker fuel, sank at the Guimaras Strait off the coast of the Guimaras and Negros Occidental provinces, causing some 500,000 liters of oil to pour into the strait.

The oil spill adversely affected marine sanctuaries and mangrove reserves in three out of five municipalities in Guimaras Island and reached the shores of Iloilo.

Several causes have been mentioned for the spill, including bad weather and human error.
Allegations have been made stating that the tanker only had a capacity of 1.2 million, implying the possibility of overloading. Other investigations have claimed that the captain of the ship had no capacity to manage it.

The spill has damaged Taklong Island National Marine Reserve, a marine sanctuary for feeding and breeding ground for fish and other species.

Dr. Jose Ingles, eco-region coordinator of the World Wide Fund for Nature in the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, said that the damage may be felt by at least two generations. He warned that the disaster may have damaged the reefs and mangroves, scarring the ecosystem and causing seafood yields to significantly decrease.

^^ I think it was a blessing in disguise for Guimaras. Somewhat it made people aware of such fragile emerald once unknown.

yes berns,
the moment nga ang mga tawo aware the beauty and jewels of guimaras especially it's white and pristine beaches.iloilo will be on the limelight too.both province are interrelated with each other.

^^ Actually, imo, it's not that both provinces are interrelated but rather, the metro area of Iloilo and Guimaras are connected. The other areas in the Iloilo province seem to be left out.

Here's my opinion.

Of all the provinces and cities in Western Visayas, Iloilo Province is very unique!
While Aklan, Antique, Capiz (and Roxas City), Guimaras, Negros Occidental and the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod are so inclined in tourism infrastructure and promotion, Iloilo Province went on her way to the old-fashioned agricultural economy. The politicians are so quite old school although we owe very much to the diversified agriculture of the province, the salvation from starvation of the city.

As always and always, the province has to diversify its economic base and not over-relying on too much agriculture.

you're right,collectively the migdc will work hand in hand to attain same purpose.nothing will left behind.well it's up for our leaders to make all the efforts and actions.we ilonggos are looking forward for BIGGER Metro ILOILO in the near to come.

^^ In that Iloilo Provnce, just exclude the MIG. :)

Metro Iloilo is quite mobilizing because they have some aid from MIGEDC. Iloilo Province's towns that are under MIGEDC are quie lucky according to sir Bombette since they have the effort and money for intense promotion unlike the rest of the towns and a city.

^^Why doesn't the city build more roads? I mean, they build it only when the time comes when there's a dire need for it (San Rafael Tabucan because of the flyover)

bern,"maan dulang tana sa amon diya sa dumangas a.kay ang amon iya leader kay ka traditional man ti traditional man ang amon pinsar baw ti kay man ang amon mga maaram kag may tinon-an nga mga kabataan nagkadto tana sa city or indi gani nagabroad ti sin-o dulang tana mapaimprove ka amon duta?kay kami tamon di nga nag karabilin wara et mga alam.ti kon sin-o diyan nga may pag palangga sang iya dutang natawhan balik do kamo diri kag itudlo ang mga naeksperyinsiyahan kag tinon-an niyo da sa syudad kag abroad."it's sound sarcastic ini nga maga tinaga sang akon mga katigulangan sa amon baryo didto sa dumangas pero daw matood man.hehehe.

^^ Abi ko si Onal na ang mayor sang Dumangas (gakanta pa to gani sa Bongga sa una sa GMA TV-6)? Daw batan-on pa man to.

They're already pouring concrete on the road networks and pathways around the campus. Weird since they haven't even dug up the foundations..

This is the renovated SM Jaro.
Daw lain ang kolor nya kay sa usual SM Buildings. Daw BPI building....hehehe!

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6747/2300656481362465e04btr6.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/24167285@N08/2300656481/

its one of those DARTH VADER designs with a "bulging" head to accomoodate the:lol::lol: logo

re: CENTENNIAL RESORT

* its location is its waterloo. its far from the almost anywhere in the city plus you'll have to make your way along one of the most (if not the most) congested highways then some of its facilities are just so-so. bisan ano nila ka advertise that wont do.

* they also have one of the city's most obscurely located hotels, its centennial plaza hotel, as compared to the other hotels. even though its near fine rock and four seasons, when compared to these 2 it lands a far 3rd IMO.

its my guilty pleasrure to watch ISTAYL NATON every sunday at 1045am over GMA 6 since I have much to learn regarding ILOILO :lol: but hopefully they will improve their "style" more since the hosts themselves (or maybe the script) is/are not that good :lol: but the infos we get are great.

Greenwich Gaisano City dami masungit (crews) I dont go there anymore.:nuts: Never had any problems with McDonald's.:banana::cheers:

Update: :)Convergys now hiring in Iloilo at The Atrium...

Any one knew about this edifice in Puerto Real, Iloilo?
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/191/revised2bpersat3.jpg

^^clubhouse?

Update: :)Convergys now hiring in Iloilo at The Atrium...

Last Friday it was at SM Cinema 5. They are hiring for Bacolod Site. :)

Any one knew about this edifice in Puerto Real, Iloilo?
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/191/revised2bpersat3.jpg

Hmmm I guess that's a house. Their clubhouse is not like that.

^^^^ that's right. Puerto Real Clubhouse looks different. Well, it was when I was there few years ago. It actually looks like the house of Mang Inasal's owner.

Last Friday it was at SM Cinema 5. They are hiring for Bacolod Site. :)
good. But why are they hiring in Iloilo? Any idea?

Am I right to say that first week before Dinagyang 2008, IDFI is clamouring for funds? And now they even surpassed the 13 million target ..... and ACTUALLY acquired GAINS in the recent DINAGYANG FESTIVAL. Job well done, IDFI! :banana::banana::banana:


IDFI releases financial report
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) has incurred a net income of only P573,398.70 in the recent Dinagyang festival. They only collected P13,249,400 which includes a P2,000,000 loan from the Dynasty Finance.

The financial statement submitted by IDFI President Lee Chuan showed that out of the P13,249,440 funds, the foundation disbursed P12,676,041.30. The financial statement dated February 26, 2008 was prepared by Roberto Pison, the foundation's treasurer. A copy of the report was furnished to City Mayor Jerry Treñas.

Of the P13,249,440 fund, P9,750,000 are donations; P1,499,440 are income during the Kasadyahan, stage tickets sales, kiosk collection, photo contest registration and Dagoy dolls enterprise while they also incurred a loan of P2,000,000.

The disbursements include the subsidy for the tribes, Kasadyahan, marketing, executive committee, prizes and awards, stage construction, stage control and tickets sales, judging and tabulation committee, communications, liturgical sanitation, health and first aid, peace and order, traffic, publicity and media relation, photo exhibit, Ms. Dinagyang, secretariat, golf, airport reception, fireworks, invitation, photo contest, kiosk expense, transportation and communication, PLDT, drum and bugle, Dagoy dolls, Campus Idol, dance showdown, Museo on the spot painting, national launch, awards night (sound system), San Pablo Sining Laya Corporation, food, t-shirts, accounting services, contributions, tourism related events, intellectual property office and interest on loan.

Of the total expenditures, the expenses for tribes got the bigger slice of the fund with P3,305,000. The subsidy for 15 tribes reached to P3,275,000 and an additional of P30,000 as budget for tribe committee.

In the Kasadyahan, the foundation released P600,000 for six tribes and P79,000 for the Kasadyahan committee. The expenses for the prizes and awards for the Dinagyang, Kasadyahan, Dressing Up Dagoy Dolls contest and street painting contest reached to P704,500.

SOURCE: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/03/03/idfi.releases.financial.report.html)

good. But why are they hiring in Iloilo? Any idea?

Probably there's a lot of excess workers here or there's a lacking of workers there.

Am I right to say that first week before Dinagyang 2008, IDFI is clamouring for funds? And now they even surpassed the 13 million target ..... and ACTUALLY acquired GAINS in the recent DINAGYANG FESTIVAL. Job well done, IDFI! :banana::banana::banana:


IDFI releases financial report
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) has incurred a net income of only P573,398.70 in the recent Dinagyang festival. They only collected P13,249,400 which includes a P2,000,000 loan from the Dynasty Finance.

The financial statement submitted by IDFI President Lee Chuan showed that out of the P13,249,440 funds, the foundation disbursed P12,676,041.30. The financial statement dated February 26, 2008 was prepared by Roberto Pison, the foundation's treasurer. A copy of the report was furnished to City Mayor Jerry Treñas.

Of the P13,249,440 fund, P9,750,000 are donations; P1,499,440 are income during the Kasadyahan, stage tickets sales, kiosk collection, photo contest registration and Dagoy dolls enterprise while they also incurred a loan of P2,000,000.

The disbursements include the subsidy for the tribes, Kasadyahan, marketing, executive committee, prizes and awards, stage construction, stage control and tickets sales, judging and tabulation committee, communications, liturgical sanitation, health and first aid, peace and order, traffic, publicity and media relation, photo exhibit, Ms. Dinagyang, secretariat, golf, airport reception, fireworks, invitation, photo contest, kiosk expense, transportation and communication, PLDT, drum and bugle, Dagoy dolls, Campus Idol, dance showdown, Museo on the spot painting, national launch, awards night (sound system), San Pablo Sining Laya Corporation, food, t-shirts, accounting services, contributions, tourism related events, intellectual property office and interest on loan.

Of the total expenditures, the expenses for tribes got the bigger slice of the fund with P3,305,000. The subsidy for 15 tribes reached to P3,275,000 and an additional of P30,000 as budget for tribe committee.

In the Kasadyahan, the foundation released P600,000 for six tribes and P79,000 for the Kasadyahan committee. The expenses for the prizes and awards for the Dinagyang, Kasadyahan, Dressing Up Dagoy Dolls contest and street painting contest reached to P704,500.

SOURCE: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/03/03/idfi.releases.financial.report.html)

Congratulations. At least for 2007, Iloilo City has been the center of tourism, surpassing even Boracay to reach the 1 million tourist mark, in fact, it was 1.5 million tourists this year. Congratulations IDFI..!

good. But why are they hiring in Iloilo? Any idea?

Probably there's a lot of excess workers here or there's a lacking of workers there.

I can't say any "financial HR secrets" but despite the intense hiring, only few pass the hiring stage. Also, they are expecting losses along the training period and high turnaround. In BPO industry, hiring is as almost as constant and already a year-round thingy.

Also, Convergys is not just monopolizing Bacolod human resource, they have to maximize the labour pool that is in the region. Last Friday, Teletech Iloilo had a Roxas City job fair and their next stop maybe Sibalom, Antique (instead of San Jose).

And as Convergys had said earlier, they might be planning to have another site in another Western Visayan city other than Bacolod but it will take 18 months for preparation and Jerry just had it confirmed that CVG is indeed interested in investing at Iloilo.

Again, optimizing human resource is a key for good business.

Attrition rate in BPO industry is high... and it's normal, so to deal with it they have to catch up through increasing the replacement rate.

Multi-sectoral groups gird for 'big' anti-coal rally

By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

Environmental and religious groups will hold a big protest rally on Wednesday against the proposed construction of a coal-fired power plant in the city.

Organizers of the protest said the rally will be held in commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the rejection of a proposed coal plant project in Banate town in Iloilo. The project was shelved because of widespread protests from the community and environmental groups.

Protesters coming from various organizations, parishes and schools will assemble at the Sta. Teresita Church at 1:30 p.m. before marching to the grounds of the provincial capitol where a prayer rally and program will be held.

Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo said the prayer rally will also be a re-affirmation of the stand of Western Visayas bishops rejecting the putting up of coal plants anywhere in the region.

The Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) and Panay Power Corp. (PPC) is proposing to set-up a 164-megawatt coal plant in Barangay Ingore in La Paz District.

The project is supported by city officials and at least 10 business organizations representing 350 companies. It is also supported by officials of Ingore and neighboring barangays in La Paz including Ticud, Hinactacan, Banuyao, Lopez Jaena Sur, Gustilo and Bitoon.

The task force formed by Mayor Jerry Treñas has recently endorsed the project.

Supporters of the coal plant said the project will ensure a stable power supply and bring in more investors to Panay Island which will create jobs for Ilonggos.

But environmental groups, scientists and physicians have warned of health and environmental risks because of toxic substances emitted by coal plants despite the use of the most advanced technology to filter these substances.

City treasurer justifies 100% increase in market fees

By Maricar M. Calubiran

Despite the protests from market vendors, the city government is firm in its position to implement the new tax rates in the public markets.

City Treasurer Katherine Tingson said the increase in the rentals and entrance fees is needed to offset the expenses incurred by the city government in running the city's different markets.

Tingson said the increase was decided to lessen the gap between the income of the market and the corresponding operational expenses. The decision to increase was reached based on the markets' comparative report.

In last Friday's hearing conducted by the committee on ways and means of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Tingson said the income collected by the city government is not enough to cover the incurred expenses. She, however, did not specifically say how much the city is losing in its market operation.

The committee hearing was called for upon the request of Mayor Jerry Treñas in response to the call of the vendors to lower the more than 100 percent increase in the rentals and entrance fees imposed by the city government under its new local tax ordinance.

Tingson said the increase in rentals and entrance fees currently being imposed was the same computation designed by the treasurer's office in 1998. She said there was no increase on rentals and entrance fees in the city's markets in the last five years.

During the hearing, Rex Donasco, president of the Iloilo Central Market Vendors Association said they are only asking for the reconsideration of the city officials to lower the rate of increase of rentals and entrance fees. He said the business is not doing good in the markets with the entry of malls.

Donasco added they will also demand for the "right facility" as they are paying the right taxes. "The city must be sensible' to the needs of the vendors. There should be a win-win solution for both the city government and the vendors," he said.

Presently, the vendors are the one's spending for the repair of their respective stalls as the city government made no improvements on facilities inside the market, said Donasco.

The vendors from the different markets were hoping that city government will hear their pleas and eventually decide to lower the rates.

Hello, good evening!
I'd like to inquire tani about the DFA and DSWD office in Iloilo? I'm planning to get my passport this week (I'll need a travel clearance from DSWD since minor pa ko, hehe).
Anyway, I'd like to ask tani kung how far ang DFA and DSWD offices from the Iloilo port? If you could give me the names of the jeepneys that ply through them, that would really be nice. Thank you. :)

Hello, good evening!
I'd like to inquire tani about the DFA and DSWD office in Iloilo? I'm planning to get my passport this week (I'll need a travel clearance from DSWD since minor pa ko, hehe).

Anyway, I'd like to ask tani kung how far ang DFA and DSWD offices from the Iloilo port? If you could give me the names of the jeepneys that ply through them, that would really be nice. Thank you. :)


which PORT do you mean?
ang to/from BACOLOD?

FOOD Magazine
March 2008 issue

http://i29.tinypic.com/28vsu2f.jpg

a collectors item :D

From Bacolod, nong white.
Thanks sa map, I'll check it out. :)

DSWD and DFA

BLUE LINE WALK
RED LINE JEEP

POINT 1
just follow the crowd going to point 2.dont worry damo ang naga lakat pakadto da everytime may byahe halin bacolod.

POINT 2
cross the street and look for MOLO BALUARTE jeepneys.
ask the driver dayun nga makadto ka sa DSWD sa may MOLO

POINT 3
i really have no idea kung diin ang DSWD so i asked my google and he said ara kuno sa MH DEL PILAR so i opted for MOLO BALUARTE jeepneys rather than VILLA.
SSC peeps, please correct me if im wrong :)
after your business sa may DSWD, just take the same jeepney MOLO BALUARTE pakadto sa may DFA

POINT 4
naog ka lang sa may AMIGO TERRACE HOTEL then cross the street using the overpass tapos may bank dira sa kanto (daw solidbank bala)

POINT 5
then derecho ka pakadto ILOILO MIDTOWN HOTEL then DFA na dira

LASTLY
kon mapauli ka na just take a JARO CPU jeepney sa POINT 4 then naog ka sa POINT 2 then retrace your steps pakadto sa PIER

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!

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Thank you gid!
Weee...tani di lang ko matalang.
Thanks gid liwat. :)

XELTRAN :wave:
Ive updated my POST above to simplify it kay ang una daw tam an ka gamo :lol:

* grabe ang traffic kaina sa may UNGKA TERMINAL (natraffic man si bernie kaina :lol: ) kay nag ulan so syempre nagabaha dira ayun then damo nagapanaug sa terminal pero may baha the jeeps have to find the most suitable spot for the pasengers to alight thus causing traffic halin sa junction up to petron :bash:

Why and how to split Iloilo City
By Francis Allan L. Angelo

ILOILO City Rep. Raul Gonzalez Jr. will push for the amendment of the Iloilo City charter as a mode of redistricting or creation of a second legislative district in the metropolis.

In a copy of House Bill 3672 obtained by The Daily Guardian, Gonzalez said the “apportionment of a legislative district may be made by way of a special law such as the Charter of the city.”

Gonzalez bill, which was filed Feb. 28, seeks to amend Article 3 and Section 14 of Commonwealth Act No. 57 (The Charter of the City of Iloilo).
The said mode of redistricting via charter amendment has been reaffirmed in Supreme Court cases GR. No. 118577 and 118627 (Mariano vs. Comelec) and Republic Act 7874 which increased Makati City’s legislative districts, the Iloilo City congressman said.

Iloilo gained cityhood status in July 16, 1937 incorporating the towns of Molo, Jaro, Mandurriao, La Paz and La Villa de Arevalo as city districts. During the Commonwealth era, Iloilo City was prosperous and was then popularly known as the Queen City of the South.

In the bill’s explanatory note, Gonzalez said Iloilo City is the most densely-populated area in Western Visayas because of its stature as the “cultural, commercial, academic, religious and governmental center of the region.”

Iloilo City is the seat of Archdiocese of Jaro, which is one of the biggest in the country. The city also has six major universities and dozens of other schools making it the center of higher learning in the region.

The majority of the regional offices of national agencies are located in Iloilo City aside from being the region’s business hub.

“As such, Iloilo City has always attracted a steady stream of people, from ambitious teenagers aspiring for a college degree to young professionals seeking to carve a stable career to big-time capitalists hoping to cash-in on the city’s economic boom to adventurous tourists drawn to the city’s myriad sights and culinary delights,” Gonzalez said.

The addition of another district in Iloilo city is not only necessary but long overdue as other “Commonwealth-era cities” have multiple districts.

“For instance, Manila in Luzon presently has six, Cebu city in the Visayas has two and Zamboanga City in Mindanao has two,” the Gonzalez bill said.

If HB 3672 is approved, the current Iloilo City lone district will be divided into two legislative districts – first legislative district composed of Jaro, LaPaz, Lapuz and Mandurriao and the second legislative district comprised of Iloilo City Proper, Molo and Arevalo.

In an interview with Bombo Radyo, Atty. Raul Anlocotan of the National Economic Development Authority (Neda-6) said city officials should wait for the results of the 2007 population census to find out if Iloilo City will qualify for redistricting.

Anlocotan said the Constitution provides that a legislative district must have at least 250,000 population.

The Neda executive said splitting the city into two congressional districts will be beneficial as it will mean double pork barrel allocation for development projects.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas also supports the redistricting move, especially that the city lost millions of pesos in Internal Revenue Allocation share due to the creation of new cities.

Treñas, who is serving his last term as Iloilo City Mayor, denied that the “split Iloilo City” move is meant to accommodate him in the 2010 elections.

Liga ng mga Barangay-Iloilo City president Irene Ong also debunked insinuations that the redistricting is for political purposes.

“Mayor Treñas will not go up against the Gonzalezes. And (Justice) Sec. Raul Gonzalez considers him a son,” Ong said.

source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6635&Itemid=31)

Next attraction: Environmental tourism

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ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM - DOT Undersecretary Salvador Sarabia (2nd from left) explains the overview of the seminar-workshop on environmental security tourism, which will be held today and tomorrow in Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center. Joining him are Anabelle Plantilla (left) of Haribon Foundation, retired commodore Mariano Sontillanosa (2nd from right) of the National Defense College of the Philippines, and DOT Regional Director Edwin Trompeta (right). The seminar will highlight the importance of environmental protection to the tourism sector. (Photo by Tara Yap)
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

ILOILO is making way for environmental tourism.

The Department of Tourism-Office of the Undersecretary for Security and Political Affairs is initiating a two-day conference workshop on The Environmental Security on Tourism (Test) at the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City Mar. 4-5.

An initiative under the Security of Tourists Operations Program (Stop), Test is done in cooperation of National Defense College of the Philippines, Haribon Foundation, Inc., Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Department of Interior and Local Government.

The Philippines after all is a world-renowned tourist destination for the diversity of its ecology.

The country’s tropical location in the Asia and the Pacific – its climate and geography, among others has provided it the biodiversity that cannot be found anywhere else – with white sand beaches, lush tropical rainforests and amazing dive sites.

“However the popularity of the tourist attraction relies to a large extent on the pristine and clean surroundings that are rich in wildlife. As the country’s fastest growing sector, tourism poses significant political, environmental socio-cultural technological and economic impacts, both positive and negative,” Test project rationale said.

“If left unchecked, this ongoing trend threatens the health and vitality of some of the country’s natural resources which are tourist attractions,” it added.

Thus, Test is envisioned to become the source of knowledge and advocacy in the effective use and conservation of the environment as a component of a wider sustainable tourism strategy.

Test intends to turn the threat of tourism into opportunities by promoting responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of the community by:

• providing the forum to forge international network of individuals, institutions and the tourism industry;

• creating opportunities for raising awareness and support for the conservation of the environment;

• educating tourists, stakeholders and communities; and

• formulating policies which will influence policy-makers of the tourism industry, government agencies, donors, private sector and other concerned groups to institutionalize the principles of environmental security in their programs of governance and management.

The undertaking has the following objectives:

• to reduce the threat of dwindling resources by holding seminar workshops in tourism business development that will enable stakeholders to engage in economic activities at the same time improve the environment;

• to identify problems facing the tourism and environment sectors in the community and generate recommendations that will translate to an institutionalized action plan;

• to come up with a program to protect marine life such as coral reefs, sea grass and mangroves and forest security to protect flora and fauna abounding tourist areas; and

• to open the door for joint projects and agreements with international and national agencies responsible for providing security on the environment and supporting programs which reduce the negative impacts of technology by minimizing pollution and waste, complemented with long term financing.

The strategies seek to establish a collaborative relationship among the developing parties; to conduct seminar workshops to tourism and environment stakeholders and local government units; and to provide marketing assistance to partners in the promotion of environmental tourism products and services.

There’s also a need to draft an action plan which incorporates identified problems and recommendations by the community and translates this into a finalized program of action.

source- The GUardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6632&Itemid=31)

Next attraction: Environmental tourism

http://thedailyguardian.com/images/stories/loc1Mar4.jpg
ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM - DOT Undersecretary Salvador Sarabia (2nd from left) explains the overview of the seminar-workshop on environmental security tourism, which will be held today and tomorrow in Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center. Joining him are Anabelle Plantilla (left) of Haribon Foundation, retired commodore Mariano Sontillanosa (2nd from right) of the National Defense College of the Philippines, and DOT Regional Director Edwin Trompeta (right). The seminar will highlight the importance of environmental protection to the tourism sector. (Photo by Tara Yap)
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

ILOILO is making way for environmental tourism.

The Department of Tourism-Office of the Undersecretary for Security and Political Affairs is initiating a two-day conference workshop on The Environmental Security on Tourism (Test) at the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City Mar. 4-5.

An initiative under the Security of Tourists Operations Program (Stop), Test is done in cooperation of National Defense College of the Philippines, Haribon Foundation, Inc., Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Department of Interior and Local Government.

The Philippines after all is a world-renowned tourist destination for the diversity of its ecology.

The country’s tropical location in the Asia and the Pacific – its climate and geography, among others has provided it the biodiversity that cannot be found anywhere else – with white sand beaches, lush tropical rainforests and amazing dive sites.

“However the popularity of the tourist attraction relies to a large extent on the pristine and clean surroundings that are rich in wildlife. As the country’s fastest growing sector, tourism poses significant political, environmental socio-cultural technological and economic impacts, both positive and negative,” Test project rationale said.

“If left unchecked, this ongoing trend threatens the health and vitality of some of the country’s natural resources which are tourist attractions,” it added.

Thus, Test is envisioned to become the source of knowledge and advocacy in the effective use and conservation of the environment as a component of a wider sustainable tourism strategy.

Test intends to turn the threat of tourism into opportunities by promoting responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of the community by:

• providing the forum to forge international network of individuals, institutions and the tourism industry;

• creating opportunities for raising awareness and support for the conservation of the environment;

• educating tourists, stakeholders and communities; and

• formulating policies which will influence policy-makers of the tourism industry, government agencies, donors, private sector and other concerned groups to institutionalize the principles of environmental security in their programs of governance and management.

The undertaking has the following objectives:

• to reduce the threat of dwindling resources by holding seminar workshops in tourism business development that will enable stakeholders to engage in economic activities at the same time improve the environment;

• to identify problems facing the tourism and environment sectors in the community and generate recommendations that will translate to an institutionalized action plan;

• to come up with a program to protect marine life such as coral reefs, sea grass and mangroves and forest security to protect flora and fauna abounding tourist areas; and

• to open the door for joint projects and agreements with international and national agencies responsible for providing security on the environment and supporting programs which reduce the negative impacts of technology by minimizing pollution and waste, complemented with long term financing.

The strategies seek to establish a collaborative relationship among the developing parties; to conduct seminar workshops to tourism and environment stakeholders and local government units; and to provide marketing assistance to partners in the promotion of environmental tourism products and services.

There’s also a need to draft an action plan which incorporates identified problems and recommendations by the community and translates this into a finalized program of action.

source- The GUardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6632&Itemid=31)

7th Total station in Panay Island now open

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Total – Arevalo in Iloilo City is the 7th Total station in Panay Island under the Santos Petroleum Network. The business partnership of Total, the No. 1 Oil Company in Europe, with Santos Petroleum Corporation in Iloilo started in 2006. The 8th Total Station is soon to open in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo.

source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6630&Itemid=2)

^^^^ that's right. It's either you go BP or you go TOTAL!:banana::banana::banana::banana:

7th Total station in Panay Island now open

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Total – Arevalo in Iloilo City is the 7th Total station in Panay Island under the Santos Petroleum Network. The business partnership of Total, the No. 1 Oil Company in Europe, with Santos Petroleum Corporation in Iloilo started in 2006. The 8th Total Station is soon to open in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo.

source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6630&Itemid=2)

^^^^ that's right. It's either you go BP or you go TOTAL!:banana::banana::banana::banana:

^^ damo nagaprotest diri sa sta.barbara regarding that TOTAL PETROL station coz its near the high school.aside from the school other gas stations also protesting becoz of the preferential treatment kuno in giving the business permit even though "against the law" ang location nya coz of its proximity

^^ That's a common case among towns. The Santos Gas Station even went against the law when they built it in Cabatuan, which is withing the 1 km zone from the town center.

^^ Its a municipal ordinance cguro here in sta.barbara and in pavia there's even a gas station even across the plaza :lol: i dont know about each towns ordinance pero bai ko diti it should be a few hundred meters from the school. now there goes my dream of seeing a fastfood chain in the area where the total gas station is about to stand :D

Banias: Coal plants are safe

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THERE are no convincing and scientific studies which will back claims that coal-fired power plants are dangerous to human health.

This is the main point raised by Presidential Assistant for Panay and Guimaras Raul Banias as he endorsed the proposed coal-fired power plants in Iloilo City and his hometown Concepcion, Iloilo.

Banias is the former Concepcion mayor and a medical doctor by profession.
“Various studies here and abroad do not offer direct evidence of the so-called health risks some environmentalist would like to associate with coal plants. As a physician myself, I will not endorse a project that will endanger the lives of people,” Banias said in a statement furnished to The Daily Guardian.

Anti-coal blocs are parading new resource persons in their continuing attempt to convince Ilonggos of the perceived dangers of coal-fired power plants.

But aside from their verbal claims, these resource persons have yet to present detailed studies or documents that will directly link coal plants to alleged ailments.

Banias also bats for the construction of coal-fired power plants to alleviate the power deficiency brought about by lack of capacity in the Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) grid.

Banias said government agencies such as the Department of Energy, the Energy Regulatory Commission’s Grid Management Committee, National Power Corp., and the National Transmission Corp. “have come up with factual and conclusive findings in the tight power supply scenario in the CNP grid.”

“If no new capacities will be constructed, Panay, being at the tail-end of the grid, will surely suffer from crippling power (blackouts) in 2010. Right now, electric cooperatives in the provinces of Panay have been reeling from rotating brownouts,” he said.

The capacity deficiency in the CNP grid has slowed down Iloilo City’s progress, Banias added.

Previous business forums last year indicate that unreliable power supply in Iloilo City has discouraged investors from venturing in the city.

“The looming power crisis will surely impact on existing business, discourage prospective investors from investing in Panay, particularly in Iloilo City which is the commercial, business and trade center of the region, dampen if not erase employment opportunities for the poor,” Banias said.

Banias’ endorsement of the coal-fired power plants in the Iloilo follows past statements of supports from the business community, barangay captains, urban poor, civic groups, vendors and other sectors.

Coal oppositors will mount a rally today which is expected to be attended by environmental and leftist groups, seminarians, and students from Catholic-run private schools. www.thedailyguardian.com

Treñas: ‘Too early for 2010’

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THREE-termer Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has refused to entertain reports that he is eyeing the Congressional post in the 2010 elections when his term ends in 2010.

“Mere speculations,” was how Treñas described reports.

“I don’t think about the 2010 elections yet.”

Since late last year or just after the May 2007 elections, there have been reports that the revived plan to divide the city into two congressional districts is a “prelude” to 2010.
Treñas is allegedly avoiding being pitted against his ally Rep. Raul Gonzalez in the said elections. The latter still has another term left.

Having two districts would do away with the Treñas-Gonzalez fight, making both their seats in public office secure.

When Gonzalez filed the controversial House bill though, the city top leaders reiterated the benefits of the “double pork barrel” or of the increased Countryside Development Fund (CDF) and not the “political accommodation.”

Pork barrel received by representatives is funding for developing projects in their congressional districts. This amounts to P45-million pork barrel annually.

In several interviews, Treñas said it is for this reason that he supports the city-split.

“Even before, I already supported the proposal. It will provide more CDF which will help the city implements projects. Iloilo City could be divided into two congressional districts,” the mayor told reporters.

Marikina City – as well as Cebu and Davao which already have two – has also made efforts to add one more congressional district for the same reason.

Iloilo City has big population enough for establishment of two districts.

Opposition Kagawad Lex Tupas while claiming to be open to the idea said all the facts must first be considered before coming up with a final decision. He said a change such as this requires sufficient analysis.

Anybody know kung sa diin ini nga subdivision? Simple lang ang design sang mga balay kag nami ang palibot.

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informative map
Thank you gid!
Weee...tani di lang ko matalang.
Thanks gid liwat. :)

enjoy your roadtrip here in our ilonggo twin city...gamay man lang liboton ang iloilo compare sa bacolod

Anybody know kung sa diin ini nga subdivision? Simple lang ang design sang mga balay kag nami ang palibot.

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http://flickr.com/photos/meljag/2310744969/

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http://flickr.com/photos/meljag/2310745323/in/photostream/

hello

looks similar to the design of pro friends in their brochure

Anybody know kung sa diin ini nga subdivision? Simple lang ang design sang mga balay kag nami ang palibot.

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8419/2310744969dc0480bf8dzn3.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/meljag/2310744969/

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http://flickr.com/photos/meljag/2310745323/in/photostream/

Lew, sa Parc Regency ni siya. Try to check in my multiply sa Parc regency Tour Photos... ara to ang Gym, Swimming Pool pati interiors... :)

^^oh so my guess is right then that's pro friends project in iloilo, par regency:) thanks

yes it is. The one in Pavia (Gorriceta Ave.) :)

Weina... you're back!

BONGGA SANG MGA HOUSES...

SMALL BUT CLASS....

Lambunao eyes revival of coffee, abaca
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE municipality of Lambunao, once top producer of coffee and abaca, is to revive the said agricultural industry.

Mayor Reynor Gonzales described the 7,000-hectare Brgy. Cabatangan, the municipality’s farthest village being 30 kilometers away from town proper. It is 10 kilometers away from nearest commercial center in Brgy. Jayubo.

Brgy. Cabatangan’s climate is suited for upland growing of rice, coffee, abaca, rattan and bananas.

“But the products cannot reach the market because of prohibitive transport costs. The five-peso per kilo labor charge to deliver the products is a lot,” Gonzales told reporters.

But he added that coffee and abaca are sold out once they reach Brgy. Jayubo, where traders are waiting to purchase and transport them to Iloilo City and Manila.

The mountainous barangay used to have 200 hectares of coffee and abaca plantation but now there might be only half of it left.

“The only way to expand production is to conduct an inventory on abaca and see if it is still productive. We also have to introduce new technology to cope with the great demand,” Gonzales explained.

He also said that coffee left unpicked would not develop flowers again, thus would not bear new fruit.

The municipal government has coordinated with the Fiber Industry Development Authority to implement a program giving one-peso incentive to farmers for every abaca planted.

“We have to open up and develop these potentials which have remained untouched. The first thing to do is to establish farm-to-market roads so that products could be easily transported to the market,” said Gonzales.

The Department of Agrarian Reform has declared Cabatangan a Special Agrarian Reform Community which will pave way for concerned government agencies and prospective funding partners to pool resources to establish the much-needed road network.

source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6650&Itemid=31)

Camella Homes. Evolving, pioneering
Now capturing Iloilo!

COMMUNITIES PHILIPPINES, Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc.’s elite group responsible for promoting and marketing prime property developments in the provincial marketplace, raises the flag of Camella Homes and Communities in Iloilo.

Actively marketing property developments of various brands under Vista Land: Camella Homes and Communities, Crown Asia and Brittany, it will launch the much-awaited pilot prime development under the Camella brand this March.

Camella Homes and Communities is the country’s most preferred housing brand, and a proud member of the Philippines’ largest homebuilder, Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc. Vista Land offers the broadest spectrum of homes, catering to all income levels, spanning the widest geographic reach.

The first to offer value-for-money homes in master planned communities in the country, Camella Homes and Communities, “Paborito ng Pamilyang Pinoy”, has always been fully committed to fulfill its vision of providing quality homes, well planned communities, and home investment opportunities to millions of Pinoy families and Filipino workers overseas. That is what Camella has been doing for the last 30 years … Camella has remained true to its vision.

“Filipino homebuyers here at home and those working abroad put in a lot of hard earned money into the purchase of their homes, shared Lily Donasco, General Manager of Communities Philippines-Iloilo. That’s why we make sure their investment is built, taken cared of and protected.”

“Our company continuously builds on its promise – to build homes you’ve been wishing for. Not only are our communities getting bigger and better, every master plan, every home design has to go through a rigorous development phase. Every unique feature and amenity must satisfy the homebuyer’s distinct preference for a more superior yet unpretentious way of life. Every home has to provide security, privacy, comfort, and convenience at every level, with the assurance of increased investment value over long-term,” added Ging Quismundo, President of Communities Philippines.

Camella continues to lead in urban renewal and affordable housing as it continuously builds friendly neighborhoods, innovative home designs, value homes and community-based master planning.

Carrying a portfolio unequalled in the real estate industry, Camella’s exceptional projects are in the North-East of Metro Manila including Antipolo, Novaliches, Caloocan, Quezon City to name a few. In Metro South, Alabang, Cavite, Laguna form part of the location listing. Camella also has imposing presence in the following key cities: Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Batangas, Iloilo, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Davao.

CAMELLA HOMES DEBUTS IN SAVANNAH
Camella captures the charm of the Southern Ameraica as it adopts the theme for CAMELLA HOMES, a 300 hectare prime development in thriving Savannah, Iloilo

Our pilot series of Home Offerings is built to exacting standards – every detail, every finishing touch, from form to function of interior appointment -- all working together in harmony with well planned streetscape and amenities. These mark the difference between a house and a Camella Home.

Our featured homes: Lara, Marvela, Carmela and Drina are all thoughtfully designed to complement with the natural surroundings. Each home features beautiful architectural styles enforcing the theme, yet detailed for individuality. The result is distinctive architecture, appealing floor plans and quality construction to suit today’s discerning homebuyers.

Ranging from homes with 44 - 81 sq.m. floor area aptly seated on 88 – 100 sq.m. lots, our packages begin at an affordable 1 M or P7,893.00 per month.

Apart from presenting home options, Camella Homes offers a wide variety of amenities to focus recreation such as themed Clubhouses that can host intimate parties or big family get together. Swimming pool, covered court, children’s play areas that allow fun activities. Flower bedecked gazebos and tree parks for your morning jogs, daily walk, or as a romantic tryst for couples.

This well-located community may be reached via Jibao-an, Pavia -- a vital road that brings homeowners to the city within 15 minutes and short 15 minutes to the international airport.

To inquire about your dream home call us at (063) 33 - 337-7699 or 338-1728 or Visit our website at: www.commphil.com.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/business4.htm)

Camella Homes. Evolving, pioneering
Now capturing Iloilo!

COMMUNITIES PHILIPPINES, Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc.’s elite group responsible for promoting and marketing prime property developments in the provincial marketplace, raises the flag of Camella Homes and Communities in Iloilo.

Actively marketing property developments of various brands under Vista Land: Camella Homes and Communities, Crown Asia and Brittany, it will launch the much-awaited pilot prime development under the Camella brand this March.

Camella Homes and Communities is the country’s most preferred housing brand, and a proud member of the Philippines’ largest homebuilder, Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc. Vista Land offers the broadest spectrum of homes, catering to all income levels, spanning the widest geographic reach.

The first to offer value-for-money homes in master planned communities in the country, Camella Homes and Communities, “Paborito ng Pamilyang Pinoy”, has always been fully committed to fulfill its vision of providing quality homes, well planned communities, and home investment opportunities to millions of Pinoy families and Filipino workers overseas. That is what Camella has been doing for the last 30 years … Camella has remained true to its vision.

“Filipino homebuyers here at home and those working abroad put in a lot of hard earned money into the purchase of their homes, shared Lily Donasco, General Manager of Communities Philippines-Iloilo. That’s why we make sure their investment is built, taken cared of and protected.”

“Our company continuously builds on its promise – to build homes you’ve been wishing for. Not only are our communities getting bigger and better, every master plan, every home design has to go through a rigorous development phase. Every unique feature and amenity must satisfy the homebuyer’s distinct preference for a more superior yet unpretentious way of life. Every home has to provide security, privacy, comfort, and convenience at every level, with the assurance of increased investment value over long-term,” added Ging Quismundo, President of Communities Philippines.

Camella continues to lead in urban renewal and affordable housing as it continuously builds friendly neighborhoods, innovative home designs, value homes and community-based master planning.

Carrying a portfolio unequalled in the real estate industry, Camella’s exceptional projects are in the North-East of Metro Manila including Antipolo, Novaliches, Caloocan, Quezon City to name a few. In Metro South, Alabang, Cavite, Laguna form part of the location listing. Camella also has imposing presence in the following key cities: Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Batangas, Iloilo, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Davao.

CAMELLA HOMES DEBUTS IN SAVANNAH
Camella captures the charm of the Southern Ameraica as it adopts the theme for CAMELLA HOMES, a 300 hectare prime development in thriving Savannah, Iloilo

Our pilot series of Home Offerings is built to exacting standards – every detail, every finishing touch, from form to function of interior appointment -- all working together in harmony with well planned streetscape and amenities. These mark the difference between a house and a Camella Home.

Our featured homes: Lara, Marvela, Carmela and Drina are all thoughtfully designed to complement with the natural surroundings. Each home features beautiful architectural styles enforcing the theme, yet detailed for individuality. The result is distinctive architecture, appealing floor plans and quality construction to suit today’s discerning homebuyers.

Ranging from homes with 44 - 81 sq.m. floor area aptly seated on 88 – 100 sq.m. lots, our packages begin at an affordable 1 M or P7,893.00 per month.

Apart from presenting home options, Camella Homes offers a wide variety of amenities to focus recreation such as themed Clubhouses that can host intimate parties or big family get together. Swimming pool, covered court, children’s play areas that allow fun activities. Flower bedecked gazebos and tree parks for your morning jogs, daily walk, or as a romantic tryst for couples.

This well-located community may be reached via Jibao-an, Pavia -- a vital road that brings homeowners to the city within 15 minutes and short 15 minutes to the international airport.

To inquire about your dream home call us at (063) 33 - 337-7699 or 338-1728 or Visit our website at: www.commphil.com.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/business4.htm)

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What's with the concrete wall and trash can?

BONGGA SANG MGA HOUSES...

SMALL BUT CLASS....

^^Hi Ronald! welcome back, sa cavite ka man guihapon?

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What's with the concrete wall and trash can?

Probably for mural painting..:lol:

Anybody know kung sa diin ini nga subdivision? Simple lang ang design sang mga balay kag nami ang palibot.

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http://flickr.com/photos/meljag/2310745323/in/photostream/

So this is what they call a linear park. It's so American...hmmm, no walls. The houses are simple too. And it's small. I guess it's their clubhouse, the main entrance to the subd and their fierce promotion that gives them their edge.

yup still here in cavite:):)

Weina... you're back!

hello shyaman! yeah really glad to be back here...sa diin na sanday wecky,chymera and Kirby ya? musta lang di sa tanan nga ilonggo forummers ah:) and thanks for posting updates here.

So this is what they call a linear park. It's so American...hmmm, no walls. The houses are simple too. And it's small. I guess it's their clubhouse, the main entrance to the subd and their fierce promotion that gives them their edge.

that house in the picture is the biggest i think (80 sqm FA/ 120 sqm LA). the other houses FA are 60 and 40 sqm only.

hello shyaman! yeah really glad to be back here...sa diin na sanday wecky,chymera and Kirby ya? musta lang di sa tanan nga ilonggo forummers ah:) and thanks for posting updates here.

Wecky...busy
Chymera...busy
Kirby...busy
Daw tanan busy, hehehe!!!!! :lol:

ANyway, the hottest issue that the city and the metro is facing right now after the coal power plant is the transport sector.

Remember that Councilor Plagata modified the traffic of the jeepney routes that left the driver and the passenger of the MIDC area enraged.

Now, new car passes. Longer queues in the Leganes area and a sticter but I believe, a ningas-kugon implementation of proper loading-unloading areas has been implemented.

Because of dissatisfaction and seemingly many loopholes of the ordinance, Treñas ordered JICA's assistance to have an "unbiased" report on the transport sector, as part of the complains coming from MIDC mayors after the MIGEDC Leader's meeting last week.

^^ha ha sabagay sin o abi indi busy no...anyway hope to see them here again in SSC...

i've read that coal issue. isa lang mahambal ko if that is near my place i would be surely against it:lol: but if they put it on a more isolated location then it's ok to me. Is there any chance they will transfer the location of coal to other areas? Any feasibility study why put it in La Paz and how much is addt'l fundings needed if they move it somewhere? Kon pede lang tani indi lang sa city.

hay iloilo is just so unfortunate that it has PECO only as the sole power distributor. Tani indi ta na kinahanglan sang coal dira sa iloilo and we could have at least focus on a better and long term alternative. Grabe ang PECO no wala guid sang kabalaslan ang ginalamon nya kuarta sang mga ilonggo pero halin sang una wala guid sya may ginabalik sa mga Ilonggo. Abtik lang sya sa pataasay sang presyo:ohno:

by the way, have someone passed the vicinity of prime estates? tapos na ayhan nila filling?

How about ang circumferential road hasta diin na ang natapos?

thanks

^^ Circumferential Road has "no funding yet" according to Sir Butch Penalosa except for its segment beside the Iloilo Floodway which will lead to a bypass road going to Zarraga.

That's what I've been thinking too. Kon pwede lang tani wala na lang ina nga coal issue nga ina. Because IMO, even if you are to assume it is safe, the residents of the affected area (surrounding it) would oppose. If there can only be a win-win solution.

Regarding PECO's capitalistic game, what's new. :ohno:

yeah i just feel it just so ironic that when everyone else in the world are shifting from coal to a more environment friendly power , iloilo is just about to embrace it. :ohno: can we later say in this issue better late than never, i doubt it :lol:

^^ Nothing is constant but change. I think earlier this day, there was a rally against coal power plant.

The only thing that we could do now is wait for the result coming from Manila.

this is the most ridiculous thing I've known ... and it's definitely happening in Iloilo right now ....

Why did students attend anti-coal rally?
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

WHAT do students know about coal plants?

An ecumenical prayer rally at Capitol grounds yesterday opposing the proposed coal-fired power plant project at Barangay Ingore, La Paz, Iloilo City drew mostly Catholic school students.

During his speech, Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo told attendees that “the presence of you is really a consultation and I hope they (city government officials) listen to the people especially the children.”

These students came from St. Paul University, Ateneo de Iloilo, Angelicum School, Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Colegio de San Jose, San Jose Parochial School, West Visayas State University, Central Philippine University, Children Integrated School of Alta Tierra, St. Elizabeth School of Hungary, Western Institute of Technology, St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary and University of the Philippines.

Most of them were high school students and elementary pupils while St. Elizabeth School caters to kindergarten pupils.

But why did they attend the rally? Were they required by their schools to join the protest action?

Reports claimed that students were made to attend the rally lest they will be marked absent. Other schools allegedly offered extra points to those will join the protest.

When interviewed by The Daily Guardian, several students (names withheld) talked about the “bad effects” of coal for people’s health.

Two fourth-year high school students said they listened to a lecture during their Science and Math Day last week which discussed caring for Mother Earth and for the future generation.

They added they attended the anti-coal rally because coal plants “emit toxic substances to the environment and people.”

Another student who spoke during the rally opined that “coal plant is cheaper but it will pollute the air by emitting toxins which will affect the body.”

A third-year nursing student hinted that coal plant will “compromise people’s health.”

Noting their biochemistry subject, the student said “lead is a toxic substance present in coal plant.”

The students however admitted that they are not aware of technology that could control toxic emissions coming from coal plant, thus, making it safe and sound to people’s health and the environment.

One student from Angelicum said they were told by their Physical Education and Health teachers that coal-fired power plants are dangerous to human health because it came from the ground.

But when asked if they understood what their teachers taught them, the student said “That’s what they said.”

When asked about issues on energy and power, they could not give complete answers aside from alleged health hazards of coal plants.

Some students from Sagrado and St. Paul also gave general statements that coal plants are dangerous but they failed to present data or studies that will link coal to cancer and respiratory diseases.

A nursing student from St. Paul maintained that they were there on their own initiative.

Right after the rally began past 2pm, some students sneaked out of the provincial capitol grounds and went to a nearby mall. Others went boarded jeeps back to their homes.

The number of rallyists thinned around 3pm as more students went out of the venue.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has reminded schools that political exercises such as rallies must not disrupt classes of students.

DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus said stressed that “education must proceed uninterrupted and protected."

Lapus also reminded private schools who have cut classes for mass protests to ensure that they comply with the required school days.

Teachers are always allowed to join the mass demonstrations but they should do it after school hours to avoid disruption in their classes, Lapus noted.

source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6684&Itemid=31)

^^^^ how pathetic this move can be? Why utilise students for such a humungous decision in establishing coal plant in Iloilo City? What's happening to the education system in our place? Where's the balance of information and democracy of accesing information and decision making? This move is a very bad paint of Iloilo's education system right now and indeed, it is happening. We raised the issue before but nonetheless, they still used the students to sadvance their affiliation. It's very disappointing and disheartening to see elementary, high schools and even kinder pupils walking in streets of Iloilo City bereft of ideas what they are fighting for? A sad, sad move ... once and for all.

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High school students are on a hurry to leave the premises of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol to the nearest mall Wednesday after attending a protest rally against the proposed 164-megawatt coal-fired power plant. Students from Catholic-run schools comprised protesters who numbered 800-1,000. (Photo by Tara Yap)

^^^^ just to note what's the picture of concern ... and reality. :)

Ilonggo chef launches seafood batchoy

SEAFOOD batchoy is now cooking in Iloilo City for the first time.

Federico Guillergan, 65, of La Paz district and owner of the famous Deco’s Original La Paz Batchoy, has launched his seafood batchoy recently.

The newly-introduced soup/food is made of meke noodles, fishballs, tuna flakes, crab meat, squid rings and shrimp strips.

Guillergan started his original menu in 1968 and soon became a toast among the locals who want hot and tasty soup that will satisfy a hungry stomach.
La Paz batchoy was born and soon found its way to other restaurants and stalls, even in Metro Manila, to cater to Ilonggos and other Visayans who crave for a hot soup/food.

Deco’s original La Paz batchoy has three branches in the city conveniently located in shopping malls.

Seafood batchoy will soon hit the branches Mar. 17 in time for the Holy Week celebration as religious Ilonggos shun from meat and pork.

With additional ingredients, customers will just pay a little more of the original batchoy to feast on the seafood-flavored one.

Deco’s is in partnership with Mang Inasal, a food firm serving the original chicken barbecue in 33 branches nationwide. (LCP/PIO)

source: The GUardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6676&Itemid=31)

Ilonggo chef launches seafood batchoy

SEAFOOD batchoy is now cooking in Iloilo City for the first time.

Federico Guillergan, 65, of La Paz district and owner of the famous Deco’s Original La Paz Batchoy, has launched his seafood batchoy recently.

The newly-introduced soup/food is made of meke noodles, fishballs, tuna flakes, crab meat, squid rings and shrimp strips.

Guillergan started his original menu in 1968 and soon became a toast among the locals who want hot and tasty soup that will satisfy a hungry stomach.
La Paz batchoy was born and soon found its way to other restaurants and stalls, even in Metro Manila, to cater to Ilonggos and other Visayans who crave for a hot soup/food.

Deco’s original La Paz batchoy has three branches in the city conveniently located in shopping malls.

Seafood batchoy will soon hit the branches Mar. 17 in time for the Holy Week celebration as religious Ilonggos shun from meat and pork.

With additional ingredients, customers will just pay a little more of the original batchoy to feast on the seafood-flavored one.

Deco’s is in partnership with Mang Inasal, a food firm serving the original chicken barbecue in 33 branches nationwide. (LCP/PIO)

source: The GUardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6676&Itemid=31)

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What's with the concrete wall and trash can?

Its actually a marker for your lot... I mean for the property. But the linear park its communal.

this is the most ridiculous thing I've known ... and it's definitely happening in Iloilo right now ....

^^^^ how pathetic this move can be? Why utilise students for such a humungous decision in establishing coal plant in Iloilo City? What's happening to the education system in our place? Where's the balance of information and democracy of accesing information and decision making? This move is a very bad paint of Iloilo's education system right now and indeed, it is happening. We raised the issue before but nonetheless, they still used the students to sadvance their affiliation. It's very disappointing and disheartening to see elementary, high schools and even kinder pupils walking in streets of Iloilo City bereft of ideas what they are fighting for? A sad, sad move ... once and for all.


What's new in the Philippines anyway when it comes to mass mobilization? This is just Iloilo, what about the political turmoil in Manila? The sad thing, may you be pro or anti, there are some people in the mob that doesn't know what they are fighting for. Safety in Numbers as what they say.

Philippines now is torn between issues and there is a growing number of citizens growing apathetic because of the issues IMO.

Anyway, lets just wait for the result coming from DENR.

IMO, the win-win solution would be to exile the coal power plant far from any urban areas. Its just the system loss or transmission that is the problem although it won't carry much burden unlike the present PECO bill.

If not, then I hope the citizens of Iloilo City would be ready to compromise with the said development.

There are other things that are left to ponder about:

If the coal power plant proceeds:

Will it lower down the present electric bill for PECO? By How much?
How will they prove to the public that it is safe for the surrounding areas?
How can PPC-PECO assure the public that the coal power plant will not be another PPC-PECO promise of cheap electricity now, expensive in the long term like what happened to the Diesel Power Plants in Ingore?
How sure are they to protect the interest of the consumers?
Will they promise a better service and reliable electricity?If the coal power plant does not proceed:

Will PECO resort in blackmailing the city again like what they did several years ago?
Will they search for alternatives other than the GBP-Metrobank project?
Will they ever tap themselves with the CNP Grid?
Will they tap the Palinpinon Geothermal?
Will they orchestrate scenarios that will force the people to go coal?
Will they tap the DMCI project in Concepcion?Those are just some of the questions left to ponder once more.

[QUOTE=spacewagon1;18856939]this is the most ridiculous thing I've known ... and it's definitely happening in Iloilo right now ....


^^^^ how pathetic this move can be? Why utilise students for such a humungous decision in establishing coal plant in Iloilo City? What's happening to the education system in our place? Where's the balance of information and democracy of accesing information and decision making? This move is a very bad paint of Iloilo's education system right now and indeed, it is happening. We raised the issue before but nonetheless, they still used the students to sadvance their affiliation. It's very disappointing and disheartening to see elementary, high schools and even kinder pupils walking in streets of Iloilo City bereft of ideas what they are fighting for? A sad, sad move ... once and for all.

^^i agree with you that students especially elem. and high school should not be on the streets shouting for something that they don't even understand. They should not be even required to do it. I hope the gov't should put a ban on letting this younger students attend this rallies. For college students, well i think it's ok. I think they are mature enough in some issues so they can decide wether to support it or not. We've done it also in college before and we never been required to attend or support any issues. We voluntarily march on the streets before and we understand our own cause.

What is important is to educate everyone and this students as early as possible with what's going on with our environment and encourage them to cherish, protect it and do something for it since it is their future which is at stake here.

This matured invidivuals who are using or even encouraging this students to support issues they're not clear of are just pathetic. The reason why we have a cycle of circus in politics and our society is because our olds never learn from their mistakes and the legacy and example that they always left to the younger ones are nothing but rubbish!!!:ohno:

^^ Nothing is constant but change. I think earlier this day, there was a rally against coal power plant.

The only thing that we could do now is wait for the result coming from Manila.

yeah but shouldn't we at least change for the better?

^^i agree with you that students especially elem. and high school should not be on the streets shouting for something that they don't even understand. They should not be even required to do it. I hope the gov't should put a ban on letting this younger students attend this rallies. For college students, well i think it's ok. I think they are mature enough in some issues so they can decide wether to support it or not. We've done it also in college before and we never been required to attend or support any issues. We voluntarily march on the streets before and we understand our own cause.

What is important is to educate everyone and this students as early as possible with what's going on with our environment and encourage them to cherish, protect it and do something for it since it is their future which is at stake here.

This matured invidivuals who are using or even encouraging this students to support issues they're not clear of are just pathetic. The reason why we have a cycle of circus in politics and our society is because our olds never learn from their mistakes and the legacy and example that they always left to the younger ones are nothing but rubbish!!!:ohno:

Hi Weina. Thanks for sharing your POV and I really agree with you.

The question on why use the students to advance the rally is unforgivable. We are NOT teaching our youth what our basic rights ... we simply ignored it ... we utilised them and their innocence to solicit sympathy from the public and it should not be happening all along. How can a kinder, elementary, high have a full grown knowledge about coal, its effect, etc .. we are poisoning the mind of our youth. We made them blind ... we directed them according to what we want. Where's the social relevance from the church and parties using these children? This is a kind of act that should not be tolerated by any Ilonggo or Filipino as such. Really, reading this article made me sick, annoyed and totally disappointed.

To say the least, why professionals or associations with great concerns start marching around the city if this move is really for a cause? Except for church, what organisations support the anti-coal movement? I'm wondering on why they could not even get through to professionals like engineers, government officials, NGOs to support the rally? Reasons?

Anyhow, DECS should direct and sanctioned these schools for forcing the children to attend rallies. Do their parents know about this rally and are they happy to send their children to it? A day lost in children's schooling is a day lost of acquiring knowledge paid by their parents to the school. Indeed, this is a crapped and shameful move from our schools in Iloilo. I hope, one day, we will learn something from this corrupt act.

yeah but shouldn't we at least change for the better?
or we refuse "change"... probably. :) Who knows?

^^ A trait IMO quite prevalent to the Ilonggos. Some say we Ilonggos tend to resist change, but that's old school. That is why they say "In its own pace, in its own time..."

Anyway, if you are saddened to see this in the scenario in Iloilo, try Manila and the rallies that are being made almost every week.

Residents oppose
coal-fired plant in Iloilo

By Jonathan Mayuga
Correspondent
The Business Mirror

THOUSANDS of Ilongos on Tuesday reiterated their call on the government to stop the construction of a proposed 164-megawatt coal-fired power plant project in Iloilo, saying the project would only contribute to global warming.

They joined an ecumenical prayer rally in Iloilo City Wednesday, warning the government that if built, the plant would further lock the country in a dirty energy cycle for years to come.

Led by Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, the interfaith rally sends a strong signal to proponents of the coal-fired power plant that they are not welcome in the city. Hundreds of students from St. Paul’s University formed a ‘QUIT COAL’ sign to call on local and national government officials to reject coal.

The Philippines is ranked number one on the global climate risk index in 2007 because the country is in a typhoon belt, and many of the low-lying islands are under threat from sea level rise. Coal-fired power plants account for 36 percent of the country’s total CO2 emissions.

“Filipinos have realized that climate change is a real threat to the country and are rejecting coal, one of the major contributors to global climate change. People instead seek for better solutions offered by renewable energy from wind, sun or geothermal resources,” said Jasper Inventor, Climate and Energy Campaigner of Greenpeace Southeast Asia.

Four years ago, the people of Iloilo rejected a proposed coal-fired power plant in Banate, a town approximately 40 kilometers from Iloilo City.

Other communities across the country have also rejected proposed coal-fired power plants. In 2002, Negros booted out a proposed coal-fired power plant, a move that led to the declaration that the province is a model for 100-percent renewable energy development.

In 2006, the Philippine National Oil Corporation stopped its coal-fired power plant project in Isabela after opposition from residents.

Over the years, residents of Iloilo and nearby Negros province have joined Greenpeace in calling for a switch to clean energy use in the country.

The Philippines’s wind energy potential is estimated to meet seven times the country’s total energy demand. However, clean technologies such as wind, solar and modern biomass represent less than 0.2 percent of the overall Philippine power mix in spite of promises from the Arroyo administration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“Instead of harnessing the growing public opposition to climate-damaging coal-fired power plants to help enable the shift towards greater use of renewable energy systems, the government sadly remains fixated on prolonging the country’s deadly addiction to polluting energy plants. Climate change is far too great a risk for Filipinos that coal should altogether be phased out of the country’s energy mix,” Inventor concluded.

Source: http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/03062008/nation05.html

^^ That's the irony that I've been telling within previous threads.

How come that if the national government is indeed promoting renewables, why is their action so less visible? If renewables are being promoted then why even here in Iloilo, it cannot be felt on such?

IMO, if the coal power plant proceeded way before the Age of Go-Green and Climate Change Awareness, it would be easy for the said project to proceed. In other words, daw na-wrong timing ang proponents sang coal power plant construction. FirstGen (now PPC-owned diesel power plants) should have constructed a coal power plant instead of diesel power plant before.

By Rocel Felix
Thomson Financial
First Posted 15:47:00 03/06/2008


MANILA, Philippines -- Megaworld Corp., the Philippines' second-biggest property company, expects another bullish year in 2008, driven by strong demand for mid-priced housing units and business process outsourcing projects although a prolonged slowdown in the global economy may hurt sales to millions of Filipinos working abroad.

"We expect to hit an all-time high net profit of P2.9 billion for 2007. We are quite confident we will be meeting our guidance numbers," Kingson Sian, executive director of Megaworld told Thomson Financial.

"At the same time, we expect to continue the growth momentum of our business and increase our profitability this year."

Megaworld is 42.2 percent owned by listed conglomerate Alliance Global Group, of which Sian is president.

A purely domestic player, Megaworld has yet to release its 2007 results. It previously reported a 52 percent increase in net profit for the first nine months to P2.29 billion, reflecting gains in residential projects, which account for 80 percent of total revenue, and rentals from offices leased to business process outsourcing (BPO) companies.

Megaworld is poised for higher growth this year, according to Sian, even as some analysts say that the outlook for the local property sector may be undermined by a sluggish global economy.

The Philippine property sector, which has seen an unprecedented boom in the last three years, is being fuelled largely by hefty dollar remittances from overseas-based Filipinos.

More than eight million Filipinos, or a tenth of the population, are working overseas, half of them in the United States. Their remittances, which fuel domestic spending, average $1 billion a month.

But with the US economy headed for, if not already in, recession, many Filipinos working there are worried about keeping their jobs.

Fears that a potential slowdown in the global economy may hurt Megaworld's sales to overseas-based Filipinos saw the stock skid nearly 38 percent since the start of the year. The local property stock index was down 22.3 percent.

‘NO MAJOR CANCELLATIONS’

But Sian downplayed the possibility of a decline in demand.

He said Megaworld, which is focused on the residential middle-market, remains unaffected by the slowing US economy as sales to US-based Filipinos make up only about 5.0 percent of the company's overseas sales. Sales to Filipinos working in the Middle East, Europe and Asia are higher than those based in the US, said Sian.

"We have had no major cancellations, and the strong domestic reservation sales we have I believe, attest to the resiliency of the middle-income housing segment, which is the fastest growth market in the residential sector."

Sian said Megaworld is allotting P12 billion for capital expenditure this year, about the same as last year's.

"While our projects are predominantly in Metro Manila, we are looking outside of Manila and tapping opportunities in other high-growth areas," he said.

Megaworld expects to begin this year the initial redevelopment of a 54.5-hectare airport in Iloilo province in central Philippines and is spending P1.5 billion to construct a hotel, convention facilities and BPO offices.It also acquired last year a major property in Mactan Island in Cebu, a major tourism destination, also in the central Visayas region.

"We are prepared to launch as many projects as the market can absorb," said Sian.

CLSA Securities, which has a 'buy' rating and 12-month target price of P3.90 for Megaworld, said the company's reservation sales continue to be robust.

"In the first three weeks of February, the company's reservation sales have already hit management's monthly target of P2 billion based on an end-2008 sales target of P24 billion, or a 26 percent year-on-year increase," CLSA said in a recent research note.

"We continue to see a lot of prospective customers and see no slowdown in construction," the brokerage said.

CLSA considers Megaworld's valuations quite low given its earnings potential.

"Even with fundamentals intact, we see a serious disconnect with Megaworld's share price down substantially over the past month. The current weakness is unjustified in our view."

CLSA said investors may be concerned that Megaworld is relying too much on the middle-market segment of the residential condominium market.

Megaworld expects to tap this segment further as local demand remains robust, and plans to increase sales to Filipinos based in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

"Our business model is what has sustained our growth so far. There is still a big market for those buying homes for the first first time," said Sian.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20080306-123162/Megaworld-expects-strong-2008-growth :cheers:

The question on why use the students to advance the rally is unforgivable. We are NOT teaching our youth what our basic rights ... we simply ignored it ... we utilised them and their innocence to solicit sympathy from the public and it should not be happening all along. How can a kinder, elementary, high have a full grown knowledge about coal, its effect, etc .. we are poisoning the mind of our youth. We made them blind ... we directed them according to what we want. Where's the social relevance from the church and parties using these children? This is a kind of act that should not be tolerated by any Ilonggo or Filipino as such. Really, reading this article made me sick, annoyed and totally disappointed.

Anyhow, DECS should direct and sanctioned these schools for forcing the children to attend rallies.

For this issue, I don't think so. DepEd is careful (and especially with the Catholic Church) with implementing decisions of sanction especially private schools.

For Jun Lozada coming at Iloilo on March 14, I think they strongly want to sanction the public schools to join such rallies.

Do their parents know about this rally and are they happy to send their children to it? A day lost in children's schooling is a day lost of acquiring knowledge paid by their parents to the school. Indeed, this is a crapped and shameful move from our schools in Iloilo. I hope, one day, we will learn something from this corrupt act.

Using children in mass mobs are not new in the Philippines. As I've said, if you're saddened with this, check Manila right now.

Sad thing, at least not as worse as the child soldiers in Africa.

Bravo!!!

By Nonoi D. Ybiernas
Photos by Albert Fajardo

First of a series

A very glamorous evening of serious hair, serious dresses and serious jewelry took place under the resplendent chandeliers of the very elegant Crown Ballroom of Punta Villa Resort, in La Villa de Arevalo a few nights ago.

A fantastic line up of society models from different sectors of Iloilo walked on the catwalk while armed with a great deal of grace, panache and a noble conviction in an effort to uplift the status of and promote awareness on Panay's heritage fabrics and weaving industry.

I am referring to the Ilonggo Producers Association's (IPA's) most staggering and highly successful show "Hinabol", which featured the fashion collections of internationally renowned and very creative Ilonggo fashion designer, Nono Palmos.

A two-part fashion series was presented with real people and professional models showing off the beautiful and intricate gowns and barong suits of Palmos. The materials used were our island's very own hand woven works like hablon, pina, jusi, patadyong and pina bulak.

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Marichel Magalona

Even the stage's original velvet curtains was not spared. A 300-meters off-white 'kulambo' embellished with gold thread made of the finest raw silk was woven by the women of Miagao for the occasion.

The fund-raising event which was spearheaded by IPA President, Valerie Maravilla, IPA Executive Director Rowena Zulueta, society maven Beverly "Pangging" Rosales, and yours truly, brought in a lot of high profile personalities, the likes of Senator Loren Legarda, who is a staunch advocate of indigenous fabrics and materials: prolific writer and great supporter of our local industries Catherine Jones, wife of the Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Jones of the US Embassy; the governors, mayors and members of LGUs of the different provinces of Panay.

The proceeds of the show will go to the product development, taining and marketing programs of the IPA, whose objective is to promote and consistently develop a high quality image of Panay and Guimaras products here and abroad.

Dr. Aileen MonteroBravo and my congratulations to all the marvelous society models who gave their precious time to make this fund-raising affair truly one for the record, namely Congressman Raul Gonzales Jr., Congresswoman Janette Garin, Governor Sally Perez, Hon. Rhodora Cadiao, Maurice de Arcache, Valerie Maravilla, Dr. Pacita Gonzales, Pangging Rosales, Rebecca Maravilla, Dr. Wendy Uy, Norma Rosales, Dr. Ellen Abelita, Dr. Regil Palmares, Director Jeanette Oberio, Prima Buckley, Marichel Magalona, Dr. Aileen Montero, Dr. Rosie Libutaque, Gary Libutaque, Dr. Kristin Trenas, Cecil Abanilla-Gison, Dr. Tetchie Layson, Marjorie Florete, Hazel Buaron, Robert Uy, Jane Uy, Grace Valencia, Tess Ngalongalay, Moravi Flores, Dr. Evangeline Johnson, Marirose Cacho, Ms. Linda Hoblitzell, Kingford Tan, Nikko Cid, Breanne Chaplin, Judgee and Sarah Pena.

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Dr. Aileen Montero


Link : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/03/06/bravo.html

Looking Back : Division of territory

By Ambeth Ocampo
Columnist
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Posted date: February 28, 2008

When you read about the Philippines under Spain, you marvel at the ease and simplicity in handling difficult situations. For example, when Spain and Portugal were in a mad race for spices in Asia, Pope Alexander VI stepped in and divided the globe like an orange and gave half the “unknown” world to Spain, the other half to Portugal through the famous papal bull “Inter caetera” in 1493. To settle the complicated matter further, the dividing line was established in the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494. But not for long: the demarcation line kept moving, depending on what desirable part of the world fell on either side. The Philippines was actually on the Portuguese side of the world, and how it became Spanish is worthy of another column. Magellan may have set the Spanish flag on our shores in 1521, but it was not till 1565 under Miguel Lopez de Legazpi that a permanent Spanish settlement was established in Cebu and expanded elsewhere.

Textbook history records the arrival of the different religious orders thus: the Augustinians in 1565, the Francisans in 1578, the Jesuits in 1581, the Dominicans in 1587, and the Recoletos in 1606. Since the Augustinians arrived first, with Legazpi, they had first choice and were given charge of the Tagalog provinces, Pampanga, Ilocos and what was then known as the Pintados because their inhabitants were “painted” with tattoos: Cebu and Panay. The Franciscans took Camarines, while the Dominicans worked in Cagayan, the Jesuits in Samar and Leyte. The Recoletos who were last got the outlying conquered territories of Zambales, Palawan, Calamianes, and parts of Mindanao.

This division of mission territory remained until the end of the Spanish period in 1898, except for the Jesuits who were expelled in the 18th century. Generally Luzon was the preserve of the Augustinians, Dominicans and Franciscans, while the Jesuits and Recollects got the less desirable parts of the Visayas and, of course, the wilds of Mindanao.

It’s amazing how much college history I remember. There must be some value in objective exams. Data once memorized is hidden or archived somewhere in the brain and the trick is how to retrieve this useless information when needed.

These stray thoughts came to mind while I passed colonial churches in Iloilo and Antique. Often abused remnants of our Spanish heritage, I wish that we would take a second look at them. All the churches in Iloilo have been “restored” or rebuilt over the centuries. Following the disruption caused by World War II and the reforming winds of the Second Vatican Council, almost all the Iloilo church interiors have been “modernized.” The most famous church façade is in Miag-ao, which has been declared not only as a National Historical Landmark, but as part of World Heritage, according to UNESCO. The façade is ornate and depicts St. Christopher (San Cristobal in Spanish) carrying the Child Jesus across a river.

While this saint has since been decommissioned, he remains part of our folklore and is still the patron saint of many reckless Filipino drivers. What makes the Miag-ao façade unique is that Saint Christopher has been exported to Iloilo and is shown amid tropical fruit trees like coconuts and papayas.

It is unfortunate though that Miag-ao gets all the attention, because further down the road in the direction of Antique is the smaller Church of San Joaquin, whose façade is more ornate than Miag-ao’s and depicts the Battle of Tetuan. It has so many figures in action and so many details to keep you studying this wonderful church for quite sometime.

Visiting these churches again made me wonder why the religious orders are remembered in the worst possible way when people discuss history and the colonial past. Surely, these people must have done some good as well as bad, but in the ultimate reckoning you can probably say that the good far outweighs the bad.

It used to puzzle me, too, why the Jesuits seem to be spared this harsh historical treatment. Rizal was partial to them, as were other propagandists and revolutionists who were trained in the Ateneo or had relatives educated in the Ateneo (which will celebrate its 150th founding anniversary in 2009). Maybe one reason the Jesuits have such good press is that they were expelled from the Philippines in 1768. If this had not happened, maybe they would have many landholdings and would be placed on the same dock as the other religious orders. The so-called “Jesuit treasures” that escaped confiscation following their expulsion from all Spanish lands is another mystery, like the fabled Yamashita treasure.

What made me read up on Philippine church history recently was a detail in Nicholas Cushner’s forgotten little book “Philippine Jesuits in Exile” (1964). On the long and perilous sea journey from the Philippines to Europe, the exiles traveled “first class” and their P250 passage was taken from their confiscated funds. More interesting is that the 130 Jesuit priests were supplied with: “24,000 eggs, 428 picos of wheat, 3,000 chickens, and 50 large pigs. They were also allowed 11 Chinese servants who had to return to the Philippines once they reached Acapulco. Among the servants were two cooks and one barber.”

Now that is really traveling in style and deserves renewed research.

* * *

Comments are welcome at aocampo@ateneo.edu.

Source: http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20080228-121832/Division-of-territory

^^ Perhaps the colonial mentality bound by the Americans. If we are to have a second look in our elementary and highschool history, Spaniards are brutal, Americans are benevolent, Japanese are brutal. In other words, the bias is because of the effective propaganda of the Yankees in the country and thus putting up bad image against Don Quijote and Samurai Musashi.

And this article reminds me of the Church and the State's tension between restoration of church heritage, neglect and overbeautifying.

this is the most ridiculous thing I've known ... and it's definitely happening in Iloilo right now ....

Why did students attend anti-coal rally?
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

WHAT do students know about coal plants?

An ecumenical prayer rally at Capitol grounds yesterday opposing the proposed coal-fired power plant project . . .

Most of them were high school students and elementary pupils while St. Elizabeth School caters to kindergarten pupils.

. . . The students however admitted that they are not aware of technology that could control toxic emissions coming from coal plant, thus, making it safe and sound to people’s health and the environment.

Right after the rally began past 2pm, some students sneaked out of the provincial capitol grounds and went to a nearby mall. Others went boarded jeeps back to their homes.

The number of rallyists thinned around 3pm as more students went out of the venue.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has reminded schools that political exercises such as rallies must not disrupt classes of students.

DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus said stressed that “education must proceed uninterrupted and protected."

Lapus also reminded private schools who have cut classes for mass protests to ensure that they comply with the required school days.

Teachers are always allowed to join the mass demonstrations but they should do it after school hours to avoid disruption in their classes, Lapus noted.

source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6684&Itemid=31)

^^^^ how pathetic this move can be? Why utilise students for such a humungous decision in establishing coal plant in Iloilo City? What's happening to the education system in our place? Where's the balance of information and democracy of accesing information and decision making? This move is a very bad paint of Iloilo's education system right now and indeed, it is happening. We raised the issue before but nonetheless, they still used the students to sadvance their affiliation. It's very disappointing and disheartening to see elementary, high schools and even kinder pupils walking in streets of Iloilo City bereft of ideas what they are fighting for? A sad, sad move ... once and for all.

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High school students are on a hurry to leave the premises of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol to the nearest mall Wednesday after attending a protest rally against the proposed 164-megawatt coal-fired power plant. Students from Catholic-run schools comprised protesters who numbered 800-1,000. (Photo by Tara Yap)

^^^^ just to note what's the picture of concern ... and reality. :)

COAL is dirty . . . very dirty . . . look at the Guardian, its so polluted.

Golly! how they slant the event for their mercenary objectives. You have thousands of parishioners and young adults marching but Jeehan and Tara would focus on children representatives as if they were the majority.

Two graders spoke on the rally because they requested to and their mothers were there, proudly so, with them.

There were more than 500 Paulinians because their new site in Brgy. Tikud, Lapaz is barely a kilometer away from the proposed coal plant. You put a monster in their neighborhood and you expect them to keep quiet?

WVSU delegates are mostly medical students and faculty who understand quite well the health impact of this proposed power plant. The Catholic Youth Ministry and the Parishes mobilized in the hundreds. The business sector provided the much needed material and financial support for the sound systems, tarpulins, streamers and even the pluggings in Bombo and Skycable.

Despite the Iloilo Business Club position, we're so amazed at how their members and several trustees are extending us support.

The prayer rally shows that the Ilonggos (young and old) are concerned and will defend their environment and health. We're proud of that!

^^ Wala pa ba gihapon ang result sang public hearing? Supposed to be how long does this process takes place for approval/dissaproval from DENR?

I'm inspired in the "Pipol" feature of ABSCBN before. Meeting different kinds of people from different walks of life.

Pipol Portrait of the day:
[Politics]
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Vice Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog

^^ Wala pa ba gihapon ang result sang public hearing? Supposed to be how long does this process takes place for approval/dissaproval from DENR?

RED Claudio supposed to facilitate an FGD with the preparer and oppositors last week of February as per agreement in the public hearing. waay pa man siya call.

Btw, an article related to the rising cost of coal (from $30 /ton in 2000) from the business section of inquirer:

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Breaktime
Coal center

By Conrado R. Banal III
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:20:00 03/06/2008

Uh-oh, it seems that our beloved Napocor, which is the one and only state-managed National Power Corp., the nerve center of our electricity sector, is scouring the markets abroad for coal supplies. Again?

Please remember that it was the same company that admitted that, since it did not have enough coal supplies, we just had to bear the power blackouts in Luzon in April last year.

Here we go again!

* * *

Last month, according to its website, Napocor posted an open invitation to bid for the supply of coal for its plants in Pagbilao, Sual, Naga-Cebu and Masinloc.

Guess what—it failed to get enough bids!

Up to now, Napocor still needs some 455,000 tons of coal for the Sual and Masinloc plants.

Oh, no, those are just vital sources of power in the Luzon grid, which in turn accounts for roughly 80 percent of the country’s power-hungry industries.

Apparently, coal suppliers abroad are snubbing the company that controls more than 70 percent of our power generating capacity.

Why is that? Well, for one, Napocor had set a price of $125 to $140 per ton for the coal suppliers. The going rate in Asia today is about $160 per ton.

China, for one, which used to be a coal exporter, decided to use its coal. It suddenly stopped exporting, naturally pushing up the price.

And our very own Napocor, by its own account, needs at least 3.47 million tons of coal a year for its plants in Sual, Pagbilao and Naga-Cebu. That much!

Yet, despite such a huge requirement, the same brilliant Napocor did not ever want long-term coal supply contracts.

Well, it seems that the so-called Napocor mafia did not want long-term contracts, which were not good for their monkey business.

Thus, Napocor still sources 50 percent of its coal requirement from the spot market, which is said to be a lucrative source of… well, kickbacks.

Word has it that two local firms, which were identified with the past administration, already made a killing from the coal supply racket.

The companies used the “Platts and Barlow-Jonker” index (i.e., higher prices) as basis for the pricing for coal supplies to Napocor.

They instead get the cheaper coal from Indonesia, which was for instance pegged at $100 per ton earlier this year, while the Platts and Barlow-Jonker index showed a price of $160 per ton. Wow!

How much the overpriced coal will actually add to our already high (second highest in Asia) electric bills is yet unclear.

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The modus operandi of the Napocor mafia is becoming clear.

First, they would endeavor to maintain a low coal inventory to create an emergency situation nearing the summer months.

Then, the sons of their mothers would call for bids, setting the bench price much too low for anybody to bother submitting an offer.

The bidding was simply declared a “failure,” paving the way for a negotiated contract. Hehey!

Last year, Napocor ordered five shiploads of coal at $84 per ton, which cost P1.4 billion at an exchange rate of P50 per dollar.

At that time, the regular price of coal was only $20 to $30 per ton, based on the Asian price index.

Nobody can say how the Napocor mafia split up the windfall (i.e. kickback) of $54 per ton, or an amazing P655 million.

Now, how did the mafia justify the whole exercise? Well, it was an emergency! Napocor was running out of the much-needed coal! We would have blackouts!

And why was there not enough coal? Because Napocor did not want to go into long-term contracts! Why? They were not good for monkey business!

^^ Despite Deco's popularity, it still has 3 branches. Hope it expands more.

COAL is dirty . . . very dirty . . . look at the Guardian, its so polluted.

Golly! how they slant the event for their mercenary objectives. You have thousands of parishioners and young adults marching but Jeehan and Tara would focus on children representatives as if they were the majority.

Two graders spoke on the rally because they requested to and their mothers were there, proudly so, with them.

There were more than 500 Paulinians because their new site in Brgy. Tikud, Lapaz is barely a kilometer away from the proposed coal plant. You put a monster in their neighborhood and you expect them to keep quiet?

WVSU delegates are mostly medical students and faculty who understand quite well the health impact of this proposed power plant. The Catholic Youth Ministry and the Parishes mobilized in the hundreds. The business sector provided the much needed material and financial support for the sound systems, tarpulins, streamers and even the pluggings in Bombo and Skycable.

Despite the Iloilo Business Club position, we're so amazed at how their members and several trustees are extending us support.

The prayer rally shows that the Ilonggos (young and old) are concerned and will defend their environment and health. We're proud of that!
so it's not true then that these high schools and elementary pupils were not in the rally? Is the picture of high school students laughing and going to mall showcases concern of defending the environment? I wonder how these students drove in troops in the city streets because of coal or because they've been commissioned by the principals to do so? It's a forced participation and it's not democratic in all ways. How can you feel the real concern when you see children chatting and chanting other things whilst the seriousness of the matter is being defended? Forcing children to rally for something they have no idea with is amoral. It doesn't matter which angle we look at, it's wrong. If anything is forced, it definitely is wrong. And having children in streets does not at all give the picture of the pulse of Iloilo on coal issue. Actually, it even irates a lot of people here abroad to see that children (they send to schools) were being used in this issue.

Power shortage worries Treñas

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

WHERE do we get adequate power supply for Iloilo City?

Mayor Jerry Treñas is concerned about the metropolis’ power situation with the entry of real estate developer Megaworld Corp. which will develop the 54-hectare old airport property in Mandurriao district.

Megaworld bought the prime lot at P1.2 billion in cash and will pour in P1.5 billion for the establishment of a business hub touted as the biggest single investment in the city.
“I am worried whether we can sustain developments without stable power supply,” Treñas told reporters yesterday.

He was reacting to oppositions raised on the proposed 164MW coal-fired power plant at Brgy. Ingore in La Paz district.

Treñas revealed that Megaworld vice-president Rudy Quintana has submitted their application for development to the city council asking for a permit for reclassification of land at the airport site.

“Our concern here is more power. Megaworld will be starting to construct convention center and hotel, then Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) offices. All of these require additional power,” he explained.

Worse, the mayor said he heard information on the transfer of a state-run power barge from Iloilo City to somewhere else in the country.

National Power Corp. (NPC) operates 32MW Power Barge 101 which was just transferred here May last year.

“I was told – though not formally – that others asked for the transfer of power barge. This will affect us,” said Treñas.

It was not immediately clear which of the two power barges face transfer negotiation.

Panay Electric Co. (Peco) sourced out 15MW from NPC.

Panay Power Corp. (PPC) which produces 69MW is the bulk supplier of Iloilo City.

Megaworld said it will need at least 35MW for a full-blast operation.

BPOs, working round-the-clock, need uninterrupted power.

The BPO industry includes call centers, medical and legal transcriptions, software development, architecture and animation using state-of-the-art computer technology.

Another giant investor Global Business Power Corp. (Global Power) a member of Metrobank Group of Companies, entered into an agreement with Formosa Heavy Industries (FHI).

The power partnership plans to construct power generation plants using “clean coal technology” that will involve an investment of more than US$500 million.

Despite the debates surrounding its establishment, the local government is counting on it for additional power.

Department of Energy (DOE)-Visayas director Antonio Labios noted the power situation will be “very critical” in 2009 and 2011.

The following years will see the required capacity higher than dependable capacity, thus the need for additional power source to be put in place.

The construction period of the plant is expected to be three to five years.

Presidential Ass't endorses coal-fired power plant

By Erly C. Garcia

Presidential Assistant for Western Visayas Raul Banias has openly endorsed the proposed establishment of coal-fired power plants in Iloilo City and in the municipality of Concepcion.

Banias, in a statement, said that he sees no reason why "we would not accept a project vital to our economic development."

Global Power Business Corporation is proposing a 100 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Brgy. Ingore, La Paz district while DM Consunji Inc. is planning to put up 100 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Concepcion, Iloilo.

A former mayor himself, Banias said that Iloilo City, in particular, and Panay, in general, continues to suffer from power deficiency brought about by lack of capacity in the Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) grid.

He said government agencies and instrumentalities mandated to oversee, study and implement the national policies on energy such as the Department of Energy, the Energy Regulatory Commission, National Power Corp. and National Transmission Corp. have come up with factual and conclusive findings on the tight power supply scenario in the CNP grid.

He said, if no new capacities will be constructed, Panay, being at the tail-end of the grid, will surely suffer from crippling power in 2010.

Banias observed that at present electric cooperatives in the provinces of Panay have been reeling from rotating brownouts.

"The looming power crisis will surely impact on existing business, discourage prospective investors from investing in Panay, particularly in Iloilo City which is the commercial, business and trade center of the region, dampen if not erase employment for the poor," Banias said.

The Presidential Assistant added that on the environmental side "various studies here and abroad do not offer direct evidence of the so-called health risks some environmentalists would like to associate with coal plants.

"As a physician myself, I will not endorse a project that will endanger the lives of people," Banias said.

Earlier, various business organizations in Iloilo City have endorsed GPBC's proposal to put up a coal-fired power plant. They contended that the city needs a dependable power source in its bid to become a premiere city by 2015.

Likewise, the multi-sectoral task force created by City Mayor Jerry Treñas to study the pros and cons in the proposed establishment of coal-fired power plant sees no problem with having such plant. The task force has submitted its report to Mayor Treñas endorsing the project

GBPC: Anti-coal rally doesn't reflect people's sentiments

By Ronilo L. Pamonag
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Archbishop Angel Lagdameo mingles with the anti-coal Rallyist

Global Business Power Corporation (GBPC), proponent of a 164 megawatt coal-fired power plant downplayed yesterday's ecumenical prayer rally against the proposal to put up a coal-fired power plant here.

Lemuel Fernandez, media and public relations consultant of the GBPC, said that the protest rally is not representative of the sentiments of the people of Iloilo City. He said their numbers is very small, the protesters numbered only 500 at most.

But the organizers of the rally said at least 1,000 joined.

Unlike last week's inter-faith rally on the national broadband scandal controversy, Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines president and Jaro, Iloilo Archbishop Angel Lagdameo took an active part, to the extent of carrying a poster at one time and posing with members of militant group Gabriela who were dressed as skeletons.

Religious and members of church-based organizations, environmental groups, professionals, students mostly from Catholic schools in the City and militants participated in yesterday's protest at the Provincial Capitol grounds.

Shortly after lunch, protesters began marching from the St. Clement's church in La Paz and Sta. Teresita church in the downtown district to the capitol grounds for the ecumenical rally.

The coal-fired power plant is a hot issue among residents of Iloilo City.

Proponents say that a coal power plant will solve the projected power shortage in Iloilo in 2010, and that it would spur development.

Opponents of the project, especially the Responsible Ilonggos for Sustainable Energy and Greenpeace, say that geothermal plants in the Visayas region have more than enough power supply. They also raise concerns about the impact of a coal-fired power plant on the environment and the health of the people.

"We respect their position," Fernandez said. "We've said our piece, we leave it to the people," he added.

^^ isyu pa gali asta subong ang coal power plant nga ina. Ok lang sa akon nga mag-rally ang mga anti-coal. It is their right!!! About students going to rally - it's ok that they go, part of learning experience man ina. Schools should be training students not just idealisms but realities of life. Students should stand-up for the cause that they think is right.

However, just like in the formation of conscience (choosing between bad and good), the other side must also be presented to them in a clear and unbiased way. Real freedom comes only when one knows the two sides and one chooses that side which he thinks is the right one.

Schools can always encourage students to go to anti-coal rallies. But they must also encourage their students to hear the other side - the voice of science/technology, with the same degree of encouragement.

The best lesson a school can give its students is the skill to decide for themselves and stand up for that decision.

Ari na.......

Megaworld to present development plan before SP
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Megaworld Corporation is set to present their development plan before the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The development plan includes the reclassification of the 54-hectare property from institution purposes to mixed purposes.


City Mayor Jerry Treñas said he was informed by Rudy Quintana, one of Megaworld's top official, of their plan. They are ready to apply for a development permit to develop the 54-hectare old Iloilo airport into a new business district.

However, there is still a need to convert the property into mix purposes such as for commercial and residential purposes. Treñas did not elaborate on the procedures in the conversion of the property.

Initially, Megaworld will have an investment of P1.5 billion to develop the old Iloilo airport. It has a concept of "live-work-play-learn community." The future business park will have a Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO), residential, hotel, convention center, commercial and retail outlets, skills training center and recreation facilities.

The corporation hired the services of Palafox and Associates to make their master plan in the old airport site. The investment poured by Megaworld in Iloilo is the first investment made by the corporation outside Manila. Currently, the corporation is clearing portions of the property of illegal structures.

Treñas said, though the corporation is ready to implement its development plan they are also worried about the power supply of the city. They need stable power supply for the operation of the hotel and BPO center.


Link : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/03/07/megaworld.to.present.development.plan.before.sp.html

^^ And so they are really attracted for that special tax incentive from the city. :D

Hinabol by Nono Palmos

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i really hope that the market sentiments right now would not affect the projects of megaworld especially this one in Iloilo. i believe they have a very sound fundamentals but it's a fact that they are a bit affected right now with the global crisis.

how much is the tax incentive given to them by the city and when will the deadline expire? if it's too attractive i don't have reason for them to delay the project.

Year-end economic briefing set

Iloilo City (7 March) -- The Philippine government through its Investor Relations office is set to hold a Year-End Economic Briefing in this city at 10:00 a.m. on March 14 at Hotel del Rio, M.H. del Pilar Street, Molo.

The activity will be participated in by the local government units, non-government organizations, academe, national government agencies, local businessmen and other stakeholders in the region.

Amongst the highlights of the briefing will be the report on the Philippines' macroeconomic performance in 2007. Senior members of the Economic Team will also present the government's plans and programs to sustain and strengthen economic growth in 2008.

A report on the economic performance and outlook of Region 6 will also be featured during the briefing.

According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – Iloilo expected during the briefing are Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya.

It will be recalled that the same activity was conducted in this city last March 5, 2007. (PIA)

^^ According to CPDO, they made that "special tax incentive" so that Megaworld can construct even a single building within a year.

The present tax incentive for investments P500,000,000 up is for 3 years tax exemption but the City Hall made it even better.

CEPALCO’S 1MWP PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT (http://www.cepalco.com.ph/solar.php)

The developing world’s first and largest (at the time of its inauguration in 2004) on-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, the 1MWp polycrystalline silicon-based PV plant and connected with the distribution network of Cagayan Electric Power & Light Co., Inc. (CEPALCO) in Cagayan de Oro City, has completed its third year of commercial operations with greater than expected annual energy production. From the start of tis commercial operations on September 26, 2004, the PV plant has exported to CEPALCO a total of 4,169,100 kWh or an average of 1,389,700 annually, which is 10% higher than the expected annual energy generation of 1,261,400 kWh. At its current generating capacity, the PV plant supplies the equivalent requirement of no less than 900 CEPALCO residential customers.

CEPALCO’s 1MWp plant, with installed costs close to 5.3 Million US Dollars, uses 6,500 solar panels on 2 hectares of land and was partially funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) which was facilitated by the World Bank through the International Finance Corporation. The GEF fund is a loan that turns into grant after five years of successful operation of the PV plant by CEPALCO. The turnkey contract was awarded to Sumitomo Corporation of Japan. Sharp of Japan manufactured the PV modules while Sansha manufactured the inverters. The balance of system components were procured locally.

The PV plant is designed to be operated in conjunction with the 7MW run-of-the-river hydro plant owned by CEPALCO subsidiary company, Bubunawan Power Company. Being one of a kind, the PV plant has already been visited by over 10,000 students and visitors both local and as well as foreign renewable energy enthusiasts since it started operations.

Gaining from the experience, CEPALCO now plans to embark into an even larger solar park within its service territory. The envisioned solar park shall make use of a 30-hectare lot within the First Cagayan de Oro Business Park in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, some 30 minutes east of Cagayan de Oro City.

Pre-feasibility study of the proposed PV plant indicates that it will be able to supply the CEPALCO distribution network with not less than 14,000,000 kWh of electricity annually, which is equivalent to not less than 30,000 barrels of fuel oil per year. The proposed PV plant, with a total installed capacity of at least 10-MWp, shall be constructed over a period of at least five years and shall use the best available solar technology in the market. The phased-in construction strategy will enable CEPALCO to capitalize on the increasing efficiency but decreasing costs of solar cells, which currently command not less than 50% of the PV plant’s installed costs. It will also cushion the impact of generation costs on CEPALCO’s customers.

If implemented according to plans, the first phase of the proposed 30-hectare solar park shall be commissioned by 2012 to augment the expected shortfall of firm capacity in the Mindanao Grid.

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1MW Photovoltaic Power Plant, Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

guys why don't we have this one also in Iloilo? Why don't the gov't officials look for investors or apply loan financing for projects such as this? Why coal alone? Why they can do that in Cagayan de Oro City? Why we can't in iloilo?

^^ There is one...in Guam (Guimaras) but they see it as quite expensive and will only yield small amount of power for a growing metropolis like Iloilo.

Except for burning fossil fuel, the best renewable so far that Iloilo can access as of this moment is geothermal.

Watch this video. You can see prominent people in Iloilo gathering in this fashion show.

Hinabol by Nono Palmos

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Iloilo Society Models in Nono Palmos creation Punta Villa Feb 29, 2008
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i think it's expensive only on the initial stage of capital outlay but if you compute the long term benefits it's worth it. I think we should not look at the price alone since the real price that were gonna pay for this dirty resources such as coals will be more expensive in the long run. There are a lot of company that focus now on manufacturing of solar products and could drive the price of this solar energy down few years to go so we might as well tap this. The gov't also can encourage new investors such as Megaworld to construct buildings which are energy efficient.

^^ I think there was a post earlier that states that a Megaworld building is running solar.

^^ isyu pa gali asta subong ang coal power plant nga ina. Ok lang sa akon nga mag-rally ang mga anti-coal. It is their right!!! About students going to rally - it's ok that they go, part of learning experience man ina. Schools should be training students not just idealisms but realities of life. Students should stand-up for the cause that they think is right.

However, just like in the formation of conscience (choosing between bad and good), the other side must also be presented to them in a clear and unbiased way. Real freedom comes only when one knows the two sides and one chooses that side which he thinks is the right one.

Schools can always encourage students to go to anti-coal rallies. But they must also encourage their students to hear the other side - the voice of science/technology, with the same degree of encouragement.

The best lesson a school can give its students is the skill to decide for themselves and stand up for that decision.

Yes, we always encourage the public to study the issue carefully and critically. It's just damage-control on the part of the Guardian to downplay the mobilization of the prayer rally and spin the news to focus on the handful of elementary children who have every right to be there as anybody else.

But what are the real issues? Is there really power shortage in Panay?

Back to basics, how much do we really need? Here's the projected peak demands per utility this year: Akelco, 38.9; Anteco, 15.2; Capelco, 30.1; Guimelco, 5.4; Ileco I, 48.1; Ileco II, 24.4; Ileco III, 13; and Peco 83.9. The coincident peak demand will be around 228 MW (the peak's do not happen at the same time for all utilities, especially Peco at 9am to 5pm while the rest around 6pm to 10pm).

So, if we have a peak demand of 228 MW for Panay and Guimaras Islands, how much supply do we have available? Here are the power sources with their dependable/rated capacities in MW: Napocor DPP1 (dingle), 25/36.5; Napocor DPP2 (dingle), 40/110.2; Napocor PB 101 (iloilo city), 20/32; Napocor PB 102 (iloilo city), 20/32; Napocor PB 103 (estancia), 20/32; Napocor Negros-Panay Interconnection 85/100; CASA (passi city), 5/12; Trans Asia (guimaras) 2/3.4; PPC (iloilo city), 72/74.9; PPC Avon River (iloilo City), 14/20; and PPC Avon River (aklan) 10/17.5. For a total dependable capacity of 313MW out of rated capacity of 470.5MW.

NPC DPP2 is scheduled to increase its dependable capacity by 40MW this October so any time Megaworld or whoever needs capacity they can draw from the grid (problem here is if Peco will bring them to court to assert its franchise over the city).

The saddest thing here is that we are only using 55MW out of the 85 MW available geothermal electricity from the Negros-Panay cable. This is because the baseload demand for Panay-Guimaras (minus that of the City) is only 40MW and Peco is only drawing 15MW out of its baseload needs of 30MW. Peco can easily get additional 20MW from the grid but the problem is their take-or-pay arrangement with PPC where we will still pay PPC for electricity that we get from Napocor.

The issues that we should be addressing now are the inefficiencies of our transmission and distribution systems and the onerous contract between Peco-PPC. These are the issues raised in the prayer rally (aside from the health and environmental impacts of coal) that Lemuel Fernandez wants to be sidelined because they are benefiting from these unjust situations.

Shall we just allow them to exploit us more and wait for their franchise to end on 2023. That is 15 more years of having one of the most expensive and unreliable electricity in the whole of Asia. What a distinction! Ok lang kamo sina?

^^ Hay, with issues like these (coal in the local and ZTE in the national), daw natak-an na ko mamati balita kag magtackle sang issue. I'm getting numb as the days go by. Gusto ko magpahuway anay sa pagdiskusyon sini kay we are still tackling the same thing all over again..Daw Senate Probe kon kis-a.

I have concerns with the Ilonggo public but discussing it all over again really makes me sick IMO.

Mamati na lang ko karon sang Mama Munyeka Festival sa Campus Radio93.5 kag PhonePal sang MOR91.1. Malingaw pa ko mamati, wahehehehe!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wala na sang maayo nga balita dira?

^^ Amo gani mamati lang ko anay Mama Munyeka kag PhonePal kay malingaw ka gid, hahahaha!!! :lol: :hilarious:

Bukas na 'ni?

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PINTADOS DE PASI FESTIVAL 2008
10th Foundation Anniversary
City of Passi, Iloilo, Philippines

Theme: “Kultura nga Passinhon, Aton nga Itib-ong”

Schedule of Activities

Sunday (March 09, 2008)
4:00 A.M.-Diana
6:30 A.M.-Mass – St. William Parish Church
8:00 A.M.-Opening Salvo/Opening Program
7:00 P.M.-Opening of Food Festival
8:00 P.M.-Hataw sa Passi ’08 – A Live Musical Comedy and Dance Concert Featuring: “Ate Shawie”, Naughty Girls, Ana Luna aka Marimar and Rick-Rick Sabick

Monday (March 10, 2008)
7:00 P.M. - Talents Night – Search for Bb. Pintados

Tuesday (March 11, 2008)
A.M. - Grass Root Activation by Coca-Cola
P.M. - Concert at Plaza Paloma

Wednesday (March 12, 2008)
7:00 P.M. - BOT Night

Thursday (March 13, 2008)
P.M. - Pintados 2008 Basketball Championship

Friday (March 14, 2008)
10th F O U N D A T I O N D A Y
7:00 A.M. - Karosa Parada & Carabao Painting Contest - LGU Day

Saturday (March 15, 2008)
A.M. - Sinadya sa Suba
a. Laro ng Lahi
b. Swing for Life
7:00 P.M. - Grand Coronation Pageant – Bb. Pintados de Pasi’ 2008

Sunday (March 16, 2008)
6:30 A.M. - Mass – St. William Parish Church
8:00 A.M. - Tribe Competition
4:00 P.M. - Awarding / Closing Program
7:00 P.M. - Fireworks Display

Bukas na 'ni?

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Ang Squares pa lang ang abri. I dunno about Arthur Suites in total though.

After several months of attempted uploading, its finally uploaded.
@Iamme. Thanks! :)

Nevermind the comments, wahehehe!!! :D Just enjoy the view, starting from Leon area (not Alimodian as what I mentioned there) all the way to the New Iloilo Airport at Santa Barbara/Cabatuan, Iloilo.

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I'm back :D

Carpenter's Bridge and the New Iloilo Riverside Boulevard up until Boardwalk and Diversion Road.

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Assumption Convent Iloilo

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(brings back memories:))

Amigo Undergoing Rennovation for Call Center

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have some free time this weekend lang after that 1 week of regular hospital duty more to endure and a few weeks to complete OR/DR scrubs and make-up for my many absences during the semester :D

Chy, I have a copy of the "Ang Manamit sa Iloilo: Gastronome Tour of Ilonggo Cuisine" DVD. Just PM me if you want a copy of it to be shown on cyberspace. Sir Eugene Jamerlan already gave a blessing for posting this on the web. :okay:

musta na Iloilo...dugaw na ko wala ka hapit di ba...

^^ Ok lang. Same old same old. New developments, same issues. Moving foreward yet still maintaining its laidbackness, heehe!!

Bukas na 'ni?

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Nope, just a resto called The Squares. :)

I'm back :D

Carpenter's Bridge and the New Iloilo Riverside Boulevard up until Boardwalk and Diversion Road.

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Assumption Convent Iloilo

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(brings back memories:))

Amigo Undergoing Rennovation for Call Center

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have some free time this weekend lang after that 1 week of regular hospital duty more to endure and a few weeks to complete OR/DR scrubs and make-up for my many absences during the semester :D

Cool pics. Visiting our alma mater? :lol: Anyways, nice update on Molo area. About the centennial covered gym, is that the old one with the pool that they're gonna renovate or are they gonna build a new one?

After several months of attempted uploading, its finally uploaded.
@Iamme. Thanks! :)

Nevermind the comments, wahehehe!!! :D Just enjoy the view, starting from Leon area (not Alimodian as what I mentioned there) all the way to the New Iloilo Airport at Santa Barbara/Cabatuan, Iloilo.

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^^i love it when the flight attendant says iloilo international airport,hehehe

I'm back :D

Carpenter's Bridge and the New Iloilo Riverside Boulevard up until Boardwalk and Diversion Road.

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Assumption Convent Iloilo

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(brings back memories:))

Amigo Undergoing Rennovation for Call Center

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have some free time this weekend lang after that 1 week of regular hospital duty more to endure and a few weeks to complete OR/DR scrubs and make-up for my many absences during the semester :D

hello Chymera, long time to see here in SSC. i miss those days here with you and Wecky. :colgate: Thanks for the photos they're awesome.

Megaworld to present development plan before SP
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Megaworld Corporation is set to present their development plan before the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The development plan includes the reclassification of the 54-hectare property from institution purposes to mixed purposes.

City Mayor Jerry Treñas said he was informed by Rudy Quintana, one of Megaworld's top official, of their plan. They are ready to apply for a development permit to develop the 54-hectare old Iloilo airport into a new business district.

However, there is still a need to convert the property into mix purposes such as for commercial and residential purposes. Treñas did not elaborate on the procedures in the conversion of the property.

Initially, Megaworld will have an investment of P1.5 billion to develop the old Iloilo airport. It has a concept of "live-work-play-learn community." The future business park will have a Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO), residential, hotel, convention center, commercial and retail outlets, skills training center and recreation facilities.

The corporation hired the services of Palafox and Associatesto make their master plan in the old airport site. The investment poured by Megaworld in Iloilo is the first investment made by the corporation outside Manila. Currently, the corporation is clearing portions of the property of illegal structures.

Treñas said, though the corporation is ready to implement its development plan they are also worried about the power supply of the city. They need stable power supply for the operation of the hotel and BPO center.

Bukas na 'ni?

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sa diin ni sya man?

Megaworld to present development plan before SP
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Megaworld Corporation is set to present their development plan before the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The development plan includes the reclassification of the 54-hectare property from institution purposes to mixed purposes.

Treñas said, though the corporation is ready to implement its development plan they are also worried about the power supply of the city. They need stable power supply for the operation of the hotel and BPO center.



^^san-o ayhan naton makita ining design nila man...

sa diin ni sya man?

^^its in General Luna St.,Beside the CAP bldg., near The American school.

^^ I think there was a post earlier that states that a Megaworld building is running solar.

i am not sure if it's their mc kinley bgc project or one central project in makati. i t would be really nice if they do it also in iloilo.

^^ Patience is a virtue. Saw this afternoon three trucks and a digger digging out soil. Also, a lot of squatter's homes surrounding the airport have now been cleared. I was just wondering where will they go. Does the government give them the proper housing programs?

^^its in General Luna St.,Beside the CAP bldg., near The American school.

i see thanks, never noticed this building when i was there in iloilo

Pinoy BPO firm one of the World's Best
Local firm SPi was included in this year's Global Services 100 rankings of top BPO (business process outsourcing) service providers.

SPi is a subsidiary of ePLDT, the information technology unit of the PLDT Group.

ePLDT said SPi was ranked third in the "Leader, Emerging Asian Markets" category in the 2008 Global Services 100 survey, issued by India's Global Services magazine and outsourcing advisory firm neoIT.

SPi was also ranked sixth in the "Best Performing BPO Provider" category and ninth in the "Leader, Human Capital Development" category.

The Global Services 100 is a ranking of the top service providers in the world.

Global Services and neoIT collected third party and participant-provided data to evaluate and score service providers across four major categories -- operational excellence, human capital, service offerings and client relationships.

SPi has been in the survey's top 10 rankings since 2005, but this year marks the first time it was ranked in the "Leader, Emerging Asian Markets" category.

SPi employs more than 7,000 workers in 12 facilities located in Metro Manila, Laguna, Cebu, Dumaguete, Clark and Iloilo. It also has facilities in the US, India, China and Vietnam.

The company provides back-office services for industries such as litigation and publishing. ePLDT-acquired SPi in 2006 in a deal valued around $135 million.




I'm guessing this is also the same as ePLDT Ventus. I'm happy Iloilo's own call centers are one of the best in the country.

i see thanks, never noticed this building when i was there in iloilo

It's new. A little over a year I think :)

^^ Patience is a virtue. Saw this afternoon three trucks and a digger digging out soil. Also, a lot of squatter's homes surrounding the airport have now been cleared. I was just wondering where will they go. Does the government give them the proper housing programs?

^^the squatters were relocated, i just watched tv patrol iloilo. but the relocation site lack alot of infrastructure too (i.e. drainage and electricity). hopefully these things get addressed too.

^^ It will on due time. The resettlers are still waiting for the land titles to be given...at least they will not be called "squatters" after they got the land titles. :okay:

Anyway, the eastern gutter of Diversion Road from El98 ("Bakhaw-Taft Junction") all the way to CPU area is being clearned bit by bit to give way for the road widening.

I'm back :D

Assumption Convent Iloilo

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(brings back memories:))

have some free time this weekend lang after that 1 week of regular hospital duty more to endure and a few weeks to complete OR/DR scrubs and make-up for my many absences during the semester :D

Yes indeed, the memories, looks like damo na nagbago. ngaa guintabunan na nila na kag butangan istatwa ang pond? ang kalachuchi buhi man sa guihapon. :lol:

lurking lang ako anay... sako guid... how time flies...

hello na lang da sa kapwa people and likes...

^^sa assumption ka gle nag elementary @caloy?
I have lots of High school classmates who came from assumption when i was in San Agustin.

^^sa assumption ka gle nag elementary @caloy?
I have lots of High school classmates who came from assumption when i was in San Agustin.

nagtalang lang pabakal langgaw ni nanay:nuts:

mostly sanag kag san vicente ferrer guid man diretso nila. tapos reunion sa st pauls:lol:ako iya nagpalayo... far far away...

diutayan lang mag highschool balik. wahehehehe... ugaling di na pwede... prep kinder elementary... pero ang high school lang guid ang wala nagabago classrooms. before they keep on changing the classrooms for kinder and prep and elementary. pero ang library lang ang wala man nagachange relocations.

tani keep man nila ang mga ponds ang greeneries sang school.

trivia... may pasyente ako diri, his mother who is alive at the age of 70s na, is an assumptionista from iloilo. and according to him, ang language kuno cang ciudad cang yloilo is primarily spanish not ylonggo. lately na lang na kuno naging ylonggo. i dont believe it mostly, guro mga elite lang.

^^cguro sa mga Alta Sociedad lang ina matu-od. pero syempre Spanish was the lengua franca of the philippines before the americans came at the start of the 1900's and they introduced the english language in schools.

^^cguro sa mga Alta Sociedad lang ina matu-od. pero syempre Spanish was the lengua franca of the philippines before the americans came at the start of the 1900's and they introduced the english language in schools.

I presented him the website of chymera to see what is yloilo now. siling ko gani mostly what it is before the 1950's, most of the buildings are still there.
tulok ko siya gani if there were any traces of filipino blood. siling niya spanish ang english blood siya, ang spanish blood niya is filipino born spanish. anyways, i dont care, kasako pa gani obra ko, way pahuway wakal about iloilo (proud ako in someway, galing im at work)... pero interesting lang.
he made a comment nga his mom kuno feel devastated when she moved here kay wala kabulig:lol: she is used with helpers around her.

Megaworld seeks City Hall endorsement

MEGAWORLD Corp., the Philippines' second-biggest property company, has sought the help of the Iloilo City council in its application for a permit to develop the old Iloilo airport in Mandurriao district into an economic zone.

In a letter to Vice Mayor Jed Mabilog, Engr. Rodulfo A. Quintana Jr. of Megaworld is seeking endorsement from Mayor Jerry Treñas and the Sangguniang Panlungsod for the firm’s permit application with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza).

The property development firm is planning to convert the old airport, which it bought from the Philippine government for more than P1 billion last year, into a Megaworld Center.

The center is “a zoning classification of mixed-used of commercial establishments, hotels, sports/gaming facilities and residential units,” Quintana’s letter said.

“The said project proponent will be Iloilo first Industrial Technology Park that will bring forth a major improvement to the city’s social development and most importantly, financial security and stability to its economic condition,” the letter added.

Mabilog said the council is willing to help Megaworld just like what he did when he authored resolutions endorsing the Peza application of SM City, Amigo mall and Robinsons Place mall.

“This is one of the positive steps towards the major development of Iloilo City. We just hope that all other requirements of Megaworld such as power and water will be in place when the center is finished,” Mabilog said.

Mabilog said if Megaworld secures a Peza permit, it will enjoy exemption from taxes and duties on imported equipment which will be used in the old airport development.

In a report by Thomson Financial, Megaworld “expects another bullish year in 2008, driven by strong demand for mid-priced housing units and business process outsourcing projects although a prolonged slowdown in the global economy may hurt sales to millions of Filipinos working abroad.”

"We expect to hit an all-time high net profit of P2.9 billion for 2007. We are quite confident we will be meeting our guidance numbers," Kingson Sian, executive director of Megaworld, said.

"At the same time, we expect to continue the growth momentum of our business and increase our profitability this year."

Megaworld is 42.2 percent owned by listed conglomerate Alliance Global Group, of which Sian is president.

A purely domestic player, Megaworld has yet to release its 2007 results. It previously reported a 52 percent increase in net profit for the first nine months to P2.29 billion, reflecting gains in residential projects, which account for 80 percent of total revenue, and rentals from offices leased to business process outsourcing (BPO) companies.

Year-end economic briefing set

THE Philippine government through its Investor Relations office is set to hold a Year-End Economic Briefing in this city 10am Mar. 14 at the Hotel del Rio, M.H del Pilar Street, Molo.

Among the highlights of the briefing will be the report on the Philippines’ macroeconomic performance in 2007. Senior members of the Economic Team will also present the government’s plans and programs to sustain and strengthen economic growth in 2008.

A report on the economic performance and outlook of Region 6 will also be featured during the briefing.

According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-Iloilo, expected during the briefing are Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya.

The same activity was conducted in this city Mar. 5, 2007.

It will be participated in by the local government units, non-government organizations, the academe, national government agencies, local businessmen and other stakeholders in the region. (PIA)



I guess this will be for the whole country's Year-End report.

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Project Runway Philippines
is an upcoming Philippine adaptation of Project Runway. This reality television series, which aims to find the next big Filipino fashion designer, is produced by Unitel Productions. It will be shown in early 2008 on cable through ETC Entertainment Central and on free TV through SBN 21.

CASTING CALLS
Project Runway Philippines held its auditions from January 14 to January 16, 2008 in School of Fashion and the Arts (SoFA) in Makati City, Metro Manila.

Casting call is also being held on March 10, 2008, in Crown Regency Hotel and Towers in Cebu City for fashion designers in Visayas and Mindanao, particularly in
Cebu
Davao
Iloilo
Dumaguete
General Santos

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I guess Iloilo's fashion industry is indeed blooming. :)

It's new. A little over a year I think :)

i see...although i was there just almost 3 months ago but only for just a very short time less than a week.

And when i'm in iloilo, the more i feel proud of my city. you know why...sa iloilo i can feel that even poor people have dignity. Sakay ka lang sa taxi and you know what i mean. I commend the Light of Glory taxi especially. pag sa city ka even if you look like a foreigner and walk in the streets you're still safe and wala masyado beggars unlike my experience in manila. feeling ko daw halos manug tunto mga tawo didto, wala dignidad but of course not all naman. sorry ot na:lol:

^^ One unique thing in Iloilo is that there are more people in the middle class than in the lower class. :)

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Project Runway Philippines
is an upcoming Philippine adaptation of Project Runway. This reality television series, which aims to find the next big Filipino fashion designer, is produced by Unitel Productions. It will be shown in early 2008 on cable through ETC Entertainment Central and on free TV through SBN 21.

CASTING CALLS
Project Runway Philippines held its auditions from January 14 to January 16, 2008 in School of Fashion and the Arts (SoFA) in Makati City, Metro Manila.

Casting call is also being held on March 10, 2008, in Crown Regency Hotel and Towers in Cebu City for fashion designers in Visayas and Mindanao, particularly in
Cebu
Davao
Iloilo
Dumaguete
General Santos

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I guess Iloilo's fashion industry is indeed blooming. :)
I've talked to a well known Ilonnggo Fashion designer and he was saying that he could beat the cr@p out of the designers of Project Runway in the US. Well, here's a chance to prove it :D

Year-end economic briefing set

THE Philippine government through its Investor Relations office is set to hold a Year-End Economic Briefing in this city 10am Mar. 14 at the Hotel del Rio, M.H del Pilar Street, Molo.

Among the highlights of the briefing will be the report on the Philippines’ macroeconomic performance in 2007. Senior members of the Economic Team will also present the government’s plans and programs to sustain and strengthen economic growth in 2008.

A report on the economic performance and outlook of Region 6 will also be featured during the briefing.

According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-Iloilo, expected during the briefing are Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya.

The same activity was conducted in this city Mar. 5, 2007.

It will be participated in by the local government units, non-government organizations, the academe, national government agencies, local businessmen and other stakeholders in the region. (PIA)



I guess this will be for the whole country's Year-End report.
i think so. I hope they'll focus more on city and regional level to give a good picture of what's going on in Iloilo and the pulse of Iloilo's economy. This is a very good time to assess Iloilo's burgeoning economy in the years to come.

i see...although i was there just almost 3 months ago but only for just a very short time less than a week.

And when i'm in iloilo, the more i feel proud of my city. you know why...sa iloilo i can feel that even poor people have dignity. Sakay ka lang sa taxi and you know what i mean. I commend the Light of Glory taxi especially. pag sa city ka even if you look like a foreigner and walk in the streets you're still safe and wala masyado beggars unlike my experience in manila. feeling ko daw halos manug tunto mga tawo didto, wala dignidad but of course not all naman. sorry ot na:lol:
that's a good observation. At least, we are giving security and hospitality as one of our priorities in luring tourists. I guess taxis around the city and the province are all improving. Even the way they treat tourits or balikbayans, may dako nga improvement na. I hope to hear more good stories sa Iloilo.

Megaworld seeks City Hall endorsement

MEGAWORLD Corp., the Philippines' second-biggest property company, has sought the help of the Iloilo City council in its application for a permit to develop the old Iloilo airport in Mandurriao district into an economic zone.

In a letter to Vice Mayor Jed Mabilog, Engr. Rodulfo A. Quintana Jr. of Megaworld is seeking endorsement from Mayor Jerry Treñas and the Sangguniang Panlungsod for the firm’s permit application with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza).

The property development firm is planning to convert the old airport, which it bought from the Philippine government for more than P1 billion last year, into a Megaworld Center.

The center is “a zoning classification of mixed-used of commercial establishments, hotels, sports/gaming facilities and residential units,” Quintana’s letter said.

“The said project proponent will be Iloilo first Industrial Technology Park that will bring forth a major improvement to the city’s social development and most importantly, financial security and stability to its economic condition,” the letter added.

Mabilog said the council is willing to help Megaworld just like what he did when he authored resolutions endorsing the Peza application of SM City, Amigo mall and Robinsons Place mall.

“This is one of the positive steps towards the major development of Iloilo City. We just hope that all other requirements of Megaworld such as power and water will be in place when the center is finished,” Mabilog said.

Mabilog said if Megaworld secures a Peza permit, it will enjoy exemption from taxes and duties on imported equipment which will be used in the old airport development.

In a report by Thomson Financial, Megaworld “expects another bullish year in 2008, driven by strong demand for mid-priced housing units and business process outsourcing projects although a prolonged slowdown in the global economy may hurt sales to millions of Filipinos working abroad.”

"We expect to hit an all-time high net profit of P2.9 billion for 2007. We are quite confident we will be meeting our guidance numbers," Kingson Sian, executive director of Megaworld, said.

"At the same time, we expect to continue the growth momentum of our business and increase our profitability this year."

Megaworld is 42.2 percent owned by listed conglomerate Alliance Global Group, of which Sian is president.

A purely domestic player, Megaworld has yet to release its 2007 results. It previously reported a 52 percent increase in net profit for the first nine months to P2.29 billion, reflecting gains in residential projects, which account for 80 percent of total revenue, and rentals from offices leased to business process outsourcing (BPO) companies.
We're still waiting for the render/s of Megaworld's plan for Iloilo. I hope they'll release it in a months time. Timing gid kay summer and so they can start building their projects.

^^ One unique thing in Iloilo is that there are more people in the middle class than in the lower class. :)
We have to very careful to maintain this status, hence, employment of our kasimanwas is in the forefront of any agenda. We have to balance the people going out of Iloilo to seek greener pastures outside the country and those Ilonggos willing to stay in Iloilo. For those staying in Iloilo, employment is the priority above all.

I presented him the website of chymera to see what is yloilo now. siling ko gani mostly what it is before the 1950's, most of the buildings are still there.
tulok ko siya gani if there were any traces of filipino blood. siling niya spanish ang english blood siya, ang spanish blood niya is filipino born spanish. anyways, i dont care, kasako pa gani obra ko, way pahuway wakal about iloilo (proud ako in someway, galing im at work)... pero interesting lang.
he made a comment nga his mom kuno feel devastated when she moved here kay wala kabulig:lol: she is used with helpers around her.
few of the elites moved during the crushed of Iloilo's economy few decades ago. Actually, some of them are trying their best to come back now. Siguro they felt lots of changes around, and much positive vibes compared in the past. Besides, seeing all the projects and proposals, the city's positive economic climate, overseas Ilonggos increasing in numbers, etc made them re-evaluate the potentials of the city once more .... and slowly building business in Iloilo AGAIN. :)

^^ It will on due time. The resettlers are still waiting for the land titles to be given...at least they will not be called "squatters" after they got the land titles. :okay:

Anyway, the eastern gutter of Diversion Road from El98 ("Bakhaw-Taft Junction") all the way to CPU area is being clearned bit by bit to give way for the road widening.
good news ineed. This is a very welcome move, indeed.

^^the squatters were relocated, i just watched tv patrol iloilo. but the relocation site lack alot of infrastructure too (i.e. drainage and electricity). hopefully these things get addressed too.
i hope so. They need to help these people go back to their normal lives once resettled.

Semana Santa Sa Iloilo Kag Guimaras
By Bombette G. Marin

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Photo exhibit of municipal churches in Iloilo

DEEPEN your understanding of the meaning of Lent at theSemana Santa Sa Iloilo Kag Guimaras.


This collaborative project of the government and the private sector gives everyone the opportunity to experience a variety of Lenten worship traditions.

Rarely seen Lenten practices such as excerpts of the Pagtaltal of Guimaras; Domingo de Ramos and Dampog of Leganes; Resplandor of Oton will be performed at the launching Mar. 9, 3pm, at SM City Activity Center. This is free and open to the public.

Now on its second year, the provincial tourism office will also have a photo exhibit at the ground floor activity center of SM City Iloilo. Visitors will find the exhibit true to its vision of showcasing the beauty and history of various municipal churches. It will be open on Mar. 10-13 and 17-23. All of the photographs are rendered in 8.5x11 inch format.

One of the featured practices, Palm Sunday or Domingo de Ramos, commemorates the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. Devotees go to church holding their palaspas or decorated palm fronds and wave them to the passing priest for blessing. Here, young fresh coconut leaves are transformed into intricate shapes and forms. To celebrate the event, a palaspas-making contest is scheduled Mar. 14 10am at the fountain area of Robinsons Place Iloilo.

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Another Lenten panata – the Visita Iglesia – starts Mar. 20-21.

For the faithful who go on fasting or puasa, Deco’s will be introducing its first seafood batchoy Mar. 16-21. In the Catholic tradition, fasting and abstinence are practiced on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Through this latest offering, the food now need not be bland.

With such pronounced traditions and culture, our Catholic spiritual practices help us put our faith into action. Semana Santa Sa Iloilo Kag Guimaras invites everyone to pray and worship in a new way.

The event is made possible by the efforts of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC), provincial and city government of Iloilo and Guimaras, Iloilo City Visitors Bureau (ICVB), Iloilo Hotel Restaurant and Resort Association (IHRRA), Association of Iloilo Travel and Tour Operators (AITTO), SM City Iloilo, Robinsons Place Iloilo and ABS-CBN.

source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6712&Itemid=95)

good move. I hope they'll fasttrack this matter to further improve Iloilo's economy.

^^^^ the socialites! Engrande!

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^^berns,i feel as if i'm listening to myself. we seem to have the same voice. IMO,:lol:

2008 Iloilo Doctors' College foundation week
employees day photos
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^^ I think there was a post earlier that states that a Megaworld building is running solar.

the city's blinding, dark disease,
will megaworld's sun improve the prognosis?
i fervently hope so!
amidst the anti and pro-coal's row.

I hope Iloilo city's Pro-Business atmosphere would continue but not to the extent that it would compromise the peoples Health and safety and that of the environment.

the city's blinding, dark disease,
will megaworld's sun improve the prognosis?
i fervently hope so!
amidst the anti and pro-coal's row.

Wow...I like this one. :cheers:

have they started construction on the new city hall? anybody knows?

^^ Wa'ay pa. Its still undergoing under government bureaucratic process of procurement according to Mabilog.

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^^ Wa'ay pa. Its still undergoing under government bureaucratic process of procurement according to Mabilog.

^^procurement process pa lang? tagal naman.

i am not sure if it's their mc kinley bgc project or one central project in makati. i t would be really nice if they do it also in iloilo.

its their mckinley project that will have one building that will have this feature :)

‘Ecological camp’ to rise in Concepcion

ILOILO City – Presidential Assistant for Western Visayas Raul Banias recently said the P6.5-million oil spill fund intended for the municipality of Concepcion in Iloilo would be spent for the establishment of an "ecological camp".

The P6.5 million came from the special budget allocated by the national government and coursed through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Banias, who has been the municipal mayor of the town for nine years, said the ecological camp includes mangroves reforestation, protection of marine protected areas, establishment of additional marine protected areas and organizing of small fisherfolks.

The August 11, 2006 oil spill in Guimaras did not only affect the island but some coastal towns in Iloilo. In Concepcion, 10 barangays were affected by the oil spill.

The MT Solar I was carrying 2.2 million liters of bunker fuel when it sank off the coast of Guimaras island. It was Petron that chartered the tanker to transport fuel from its Limay port in Bataan to Zamboaga City.

Banias said DENR is now in the process of transferring the fund to the municipal government of Concepcion.

The P6.5-million oil rehabilitation fund is different from the fund to be released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office, said Banias.

Meanwhile, Banias stressed the importance of good governance and responsible tourism. He was very proud of his accomplishments during his term as the town's municipal mayor.

The town has been recipient of both national and international awards for the successful outcome of the projects he introduced to the town.

During the workshop on The Environmental Security on Tourism (TEST), Banias told the attendees that he refused an offer from an international Japanese salvage group to salvage a sunken Japanese vessel in the Pan de Azucar.

The former town mayor said he wants to preserve the area for tourism and historical purposes.

Banias said his decision is a manifestation of good governance. Until now, the vessel stays in the area where it sunk number of decades ago.

Local history said that on September 1944, a Japanese transport vessel and a convoy of naval boats were attacked by American air and naval forces. Four days after the fierce battle not one of the Japanese vessels remained afloat.

Today, the mast of a ship could be seen protruding above the water during the low tide at the Pan de Azucar island.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo5.htm)

its their mckinley project that will have one building that will have this feature :)

Hopefully Megaworld's buildings here will also be green.

its their mckinley project that will have one building that will have this feature :)

thanks for confirmation:)

the city's blinding, dark disease,
will megaworld's sun improve the prognosis?
i fervently hope so!
amidst the anti and pro-coal's row.

ha ha, poetic answer for a serious issue...lemme try also :lol

blinding disease, coals not your answer
solar might be your solution
long term effects we should ponder
green iloilo for our next generation!

forgive me for trying hard to be poetic:lol:

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^^ Wow, Atty.Savilla still looks young in that journal. What's the source of this journal and when?

^^its from panay news: http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/files/files%205.htm

Jamora to run for mayor

By Niña Jane A. Souribio

A three-cornered fight for city mayor is in the offing.
This was after Former Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Administrator Lorenzo Jamora declared his intention to run in the mayoralty race on 2010.
“Desidido ta magtilaw. Lantawon ta. Subong daw desidido gid kita,” Jamora said in an interview over Bombo Radyo last Saturday.
If Jamora’s plan will push through, he will possibly face Iloilo City’s political titan, Department of Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, Sr. who had earlier announced that should nobody will run for mayor on 2010 under Lakas, he is willing to be the party’s mayoralty candidate.
Vice Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog had also disclosed that he wants to run as mayor although stressed that he is “very loyal to his party” and will only follow the decision of their leaders.
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas is now on his last term. His options on 2010 are to run for congressman or for lower positions.
Gonzalez, Treñas and Mabilog belong to Lakas party.
Last year, even Gonzalez’s wife, Dr. Pacita Trinidad-Gonzalez also hinted last year she wants to run for local public office.
“Ang pagpadlagan is apolitical right. Tilawan ta. We have our experience in Manila for seven years. Damo man ta may napudyot nga idea. Mabulig kita para sa development kag dugang nga investors diri. I think I’m prepared to handle such position if given a chance,” said Jamora.
He said he might run under KAMPI, the president’s political party.
More investors, solid waste management, resolving power crisis and job generation are included in his platforms.

http://dailyinformer.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1811&Itemid=137

Mabilog is still my best bet and i hope he wins although it's supposedly early for elections issues to be discussed yet.

‘WE KNOW OUR MATH’
Suplico: Nothing wrong
with SP-approved budget

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO – Vice Gov. Rolex Suplico dismissed the allegation that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) failed to correctly compute the figures in the appropriations ordinance it approved. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) recently noted a difference of P225 million between what was proposed and what was approved by the legislative body.

Suplico, who also chairs the appropriations committee, explained that the appropriations ordinance the SP endorsed to the DBM did not include the province’s development fund and the “budget cut” from the various offices.

“We are yet to approve and submit the appropriations ordinance for the development fund and the transfer of the budget cut to other offices and projects of the province,” Suplico told Panay News.

Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. submitted a proposed annual budget totalling to P1.08 billion. What the SP approved and submitted to the DBM for review (Appropriations Ordinance 2008-01a) amounted to only around P862 million.

“We have only approved the appropriations for the general fund,” Suplico explained.

The SP slashed around P49 million from the proposed appropriation in the general fund – deleting the budget for the positions of the provincial administrator, provincial legal officer, and two executive assistants, among others.

Suplico said the development fund was not reviewed along with the approval of the general fund “because it’s too hard to do it all together.”

Besides, Suplico added, the detailed expenditures for the fund was submitted to them late by the executive office.

In Appropriations Ordinance 2008-01a, the SP appropriated P862,508,899.14 for the 2008 budget. The measure slashed P225,334,725.86 from the executive totalling to P1,087,843,625.

The vice governor said they did not include the P176 million development fund and the budget cuts amounting to P49,334,725.86.

Suplico also recalled that in the annual appropriation submitted to the SP last October 15, 2007, only the general fund had detailed expenditures – which included personal services, maintenance and other operating expenses -- and capital outlay. The detailed expenses for the development fund “was in a form of a lump sum,” he added.

The detailed expenditures for the development fund were submitted to them on November 23, 2007, Suplico said.

Aside from this, he added, the executive office did not furnish the SP an electronic copy (soft copy) of the proposed budgetary allocation. This made it hard for them to come up with a “local budget matrix,” he stressed.

DBM Regional Director Nilo Buot, in a letter addressed to the SP dated March 5, requested for “soft and hard copy of the detailed program of expenditures by object per office/departments together with its summary of the authorized budget (net of changes/adjustments that tallies with totals per AO No. 2008-01a).”

Buot said they “cannot proceed” with the review due to the discrepancies in the ordinance.

Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada scored the members of the SP who approved the appropriations ordinance. He said the DBM “has validated the allegations” of Tupas that the appropriations ordinance was “defective both in form and substance.”

“Even the experts cannot make heads or tails of the approved appropriations ordinance... how much more the executive department of the provincial government?” Mejorada said.
Mejorada said what the SP did aims to “to emasculate and castrate” the executive budget to cripple Tupas.

“This is an apparent abuse of authority of the Suplico-led Sanggunian who controls 10 seats out of the 13 members,” Mejorada said. www.panaynewsphilippines.com

SP CAN’T COUNT?

DBM finds ‘inconsistencies’ in questioned prov’l budget

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE present Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Iloilo has a surplus of lawyers but it might soon need the help of an accountant.

This after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) found “inconsistencies” in the disputed Appropriations Ordinance (AO) No. 2008-01-a.

The DBM, which reviews all appropriation ordinances passed by local government units, is expected to help resolve the brewing conflict between Governor Niel Tupas, Sr. and the SP over AO No. 2008-01-a.
But the DBM said it could not proceed with the mandated review of the disputed budget measure because of the unexplained difference of P225.3 million between what was proposed and what was finally approved.

In a letter to the SP, DBM regional director Nilo B. Buot asked the legislative body for the complete breakdown in the program of expenditures to reflect the allocations “by object per office” and returned the budget documents submitted for purposes of review.

This could result in a stalemate over the appropriations ordinance and justify the province’s sticking to the re-enacted 2007 annual budget, a position taken by Tupas as he insisted that the approved budget ordinance was legally and technically flawed.

“Even the DBM cannot understand the documents submitted by the Sanggunian and proceed with its review,” Iloilo provincial administrator Manuel “Boy” Mejorada told reporters yesterday.

A senior DBM official also told the Regional Trial Court Branch (RTC) 66 in Barotac Viejo that they found “irreconcilable inconsistencies” in the questioned ordinance, reason why it had to be returned to the SP.

May Chua, DBM division chief for local government units, said the provincial government would have to adopt a re-enacted budget because of the “inconsistencies” in the appropriation ordinance.

Mejorada said Chua’s statements before the court merely reinforced the position taken by the province in implementing a re-enacted budget.

The appropriation measure was vetoed by Tupas, but his objections were swept aside by the Sanggunian as it voted to override the veto, 10-3

The ordinance is now the subject of four civil cases, all of which seek to declare the ordinance as “illegal and unconstitutional.”

The first case is a special civil action for declaratory relief filed by Tupas before the RTC in Barotac Viejo where Chua had testified last Thursday.

Another is a case for prohibition filed by Rex Barber, president of the Iloilo provincial association of differently able persons, also before RTC Branch 66.

Mejorada himself filed another special civil action before RTC Branch 31 under presiding judge Rene Hortillo. His application for a temporary restraining order was still un-acted upon after the lapse of one week.

The fourth case was filed by Dr. George Acepcion before the RTC in Dumangas.

Mejorada said the DBM’s action validates the allegation of Tupas that the appropriation ordinance was defective both in form and substance.

Meanwhile, Judge Danilo Amular of the RTC Branch 66 has offered to mediate in the legal conflict over the budget and try to arrive at an amicable settlement.

Provincial Legal Officer Salvador Cabaluna III said this attempt at mediation will be studied by Tupas and see if it will help resolve the quarrel over the budget.

Vice Governor Rolex Suplico cannot be reached for comment. thedailyguardian.com

Year-end economic briefing set

By glenrose

Iloilo City — The Philippine government through its Investor Relations office is set to hold a Year-End Economic Briefing in this city at 10:00 a.m. on March 14 at Hotel del Rio, M.H. del Pilar Street, Molo.

The activity will be participated in by the local government units, non-government organizations, academe, national government agencies, local businessmen and other stakeholders in the region.

Amongst the highlights of the briefing will be the report on the Philippines’ macroeconomic performance in 2007. Senior members of the Economic Team will also present the government’s plans and programs to sustain and strengthen economic growth in 2008.

A report on the economic performance and outlook of Region 6 will also be featured during the briefing.

According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – Iloilo expected during the briefing are Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya.

It will be recalled that the same activity was conducted in this city last March 5, 2007.

This was already posted. Anyways, please avoid posting the same articles po..thank you :)

Mabilog is still my best bet and i hope he wins although it's supposedly early for elections issues to be discussed yet.

^^ I agree though that 2010 is too far yet for us to be thinking about electing a new mayor, this is just a preview of what might happen. anyway,will Raul Sr. still be dare i say....alive by that year? Who is this Jamora guy? Is he a member of the landed Jamora clan? I don't like Jed Mabilog, i dunno why,but there is just something about him that puts me off.

helloo everybody!
nice to post again peeps.everybody are busy again this days for the coming of Graduation day ha.

oh may i see dali na lang semana santa.is every one fasting in here?i don't know if this still a practice by many ilonggos during Holy week.it's a tradition.and the highlight will be the Pagtaltal reenactment on the good friday and most of all the easter sunday big feast.How's iloilo by now?Hope the hot coal issue die down already.Let's move forward to the higher level.

^^ I agree though that 2010 is too far yet for us to be thinking about electing a new mayor, this is just a preview of what might happen. anyway,will Raul Sr. still be dare i say....alive by that year? Who is this Jamora guy? Is he a member of the landed Jamora clan? I don't like Jed Mabilog, i dunno why,but there is just something about him that puts me off.

Daw ok man si Mabilog.ngaa sin-o gid ya imo haw.so far daw wala man more aggressive kag smarter than the present mayor at the moment.I hope that there will more qualified and energetic candidate before 2010.

This was already posted. Anyways, please avoid posting the same articles po..thank you :)

ayos na:okay:

thanks for confirmation:)

ayan full confimation na talaga :)

Megaworld set to complete first solar-powered BPO building Friday, 28 December 2007

“In light of the recently concluded UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali and the urgent need to address this issue, designing a green building is one of Megaworld’s contributions to environmental conservation and the prevention of global warming,” added Go.

“Since the building is partly electrified by solar power, this will cut down demand for electricity from power stations. This will mean less burning of fossil fuels in power plants and fewer carbon emissions. At the moment, 90 percent of the world’s energy comes from conventional sources: coal, oil, wood, and nuclear power. But these have caused serious environmental damage. While One Campus Place is only one building, this is Megaworld’s first step in the right direction to help combat global warming.”

According to the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released just before the convention, world temperatures could rise from 1.1 to 6.4 C during the 21st century. This will probably result in sea levels rising by at least 7 inches and in more frequent warm spells, heat waves and heavy rainfall. Droughts, tropical cyclones and extreme high tides will likely increase in occurrence.

To install the solar power generating system at One Campus Place, Megaworld hired a consultant from India, which has been using the system for 15 years now. Prominent Indian BPO companies such as Wipro and Infosys use renewable energy.

Solar power is not the only green aspect of One Campus Place. Its windows will be double-glazed, thus insulating the rooms from heat and noise. Each building will be oriented in a north-south direction, hence controlling heat convection and radiation from sunlight. Large north-south windows will allow natural lighting. The much fewer east-west windows, on the other hand, will be installed with lightweight aluminum sunscreen.

Air conditioning will be done per zone through variable refrigerant flow. In lieu of a centralized cooling tower and chilled water pump system, there will be a self-modulating, localized condenser that will be turned on only when cooling of a particular area is required.

Since One Campus Place will have only six office floors, there is projected less need to use the elevators. Instead, staff will be encouraged to take the wide stairs. This will translate not only to energy conservation but also a healthy working environment.

“We will likewise conserve water,” added Go. “The restrooms will be installed with waterless toilet fixtures, or self-enclosing automatic top closets, which are expected to save half a million gallons of water a year. For landscape irrigation, an underground cistern will collect and filter treated rainwater for use in watering the plants.”

True to being a green building, One Campus Place will be encircled by lush trees and landscaped gardens typical of a campus setting, making it ideal for refreshing breaks and perking up employees’ innovation.

“With the strong response to One Campus Place, Megaworld is closely studying the addition of environment-friendly features in our upcoming BPO building projects,” Go declared.

Located in a gated one-hectare complex with maximum security, One Campus Place consists of two six-storey building. Each building will have 10,600 square meters of prime office space. Building-by-building addition will follow the BPO firm’s expansion requirements and timeline.

Since its location, the 14-hectare McKinley Hill Cyberpark, has been declared an Information Technology Park, One Campus Place locators will be entitled to incentives, including income tax holidays of up to eight years.

McKinley Hill Cyberpark is part of the 50-hectare McKinley Hill Village, the largest mixed-use township development of Megaworld to date that offers residents and locators a total Live-Work-Play-Learn environment.

McKinley Hill is easily accessible from Makati, Ortigas, and the airport via C5 and EDSA. The township’s main artery, Upper McKinley Road, connects directly to McKinley Road and to Makati City’s main thoroughfare, Ayala Avenue.

ayan full confimation na talaga :)

Megaworld set to complete first solar-powered BPO building Friday, 28 December 2007

“In light of the recently concluded UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali and the urgent need to address this issue, designing a green building is one of Megaworld’s contributions to environmental conservation and the prevention of global warming,” added Go.

“Since the building is partly electrified by solar power, this will cut down demand for electricity from power stations. This will mean less burning of fossil fuels in power plants and fewer carbon emissions. At the moment, 90 percent of the world’s energy comes from conventional sources: coal, oil, wood, and nuclear power. But these have caused serious environmental damage. While One Campus Place is only one building, this is Megaworld’s first step in the right direction to help combat global warming.”

According to the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released just before the convention, world temperatures could rise from 1.1 to 6.4 C during the 21st century. This will probably result in sea levels rising by at least 7 inches and in more frequent warm spells, heat waves and heavy rainfall. Droughts, tropical cyclones and extreme high tides will likely increase in occurrence.

To install the solar power generating system at One Campus Place, Megaworld hired a consultant from India, which has been using the system for 15 years now. Prominent Indian BPO companies such as Wipro and Infosys use renewable energy.

Solar power is not the only green aspect of One Campus Place. Its windows will be double-glazed, thus insulating the rooms from heat and noise. Each building will be oriented in a north-south direction, hence controlling heat convection and radiation from sunlight. Large north-south windows will allow natural lighting. The much fewer east-west windows, on the other hand, will be installed with lightweight aluminum sunscreen.

Air conditioning will be done per zone through variable refrigerant flow. In lieu of a centralized cooling tower and chilled water pump system, there will be a self-modulating, localized condenser that will be turned on only when cooling of a particular area is required.

Since One Campus Place will have only six office floors, there is projected less need to use the elevators. Instead, staff will be encouraged to take the wide stairs. This will translate not only to energy conservation but also a healthy working environment.

“We will likewise conserve water,” added Go. “The restrooms will be installed with waterless toilet fixtures, or self-enclosing automatic top closets, which are expected to save half a million gallons of water a year. For landscape irrigation, an underground cistern will collect and filter treated rainwater for use in watering the plants.”

True to being a green building, One Campus Place will be encircled by lush trees and landscaped gardens typical of a campus setting, making it ideal for refreshing breaks and perking up employees’ innovation.

“With the strong response to One Campus Place, Megaworld is closely studying the addition of environment-friendly features in our upcoming BPO building projects,” Go declared.

Located in a gated one-hectare complex with maximum security, One Campus Place consists of two six-storey building. Each building will have 10,600 square meters of prime office space. Building-by-building addition will follow the BPO firm’s expansion requirements and timeline.

Since its location, the 14-hectare McKinley Hill Cyberpark, has been declared an Information Technology Park, One Campus Place locators will be entitled to incentives, including income tax holidays of up to eight years.

McKinley Hill Cyberpark is part of the 50-hectare McKinley Hill Village, the largest mixed-use township development of Megaworld to date that offers residents and locators a total Live-Work-Play-Learn environment.

McKinley Hill is easily accessible from Makati, Ortigas, and the airport via C5 and EDSA. The township’s main artery, Upper McKinley Road, connects directly to McKinley Road and to Makati City’s main thoroughfare, Ayala Avenue.

tani how i wish amo man plano nila sa iloilo project nila

^^its from panay news: http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/files/files%205.htm

Ay, waay ko kabalo kay sa Files na gale, hehe!! :D

Jamora to run for mayor


Mabilog is still my best bet and i hope he wins although it's supposedly early for elections issues to be discussed yet.

Its too early to discuss 2010 Elections. Amo na budlay sa aton nga pulitika diri sa Pilipinas. Kanamit gid sang poder nga ginakaputan, like One Ring in LOTR, hehe!! :D

^^ I agree though that 2010 is too far yet for us to be thinking about electing a new mayor, this is just a preview of what might happen. anyway,will Raul Sr. still be dare i say....alive by that year? Who is this Jamora guy? Is he a member of the landed Jamora clan? I don't like Jed Mabilog, i dunno why,but there is just something about him that puts me off.

i hope old gonzales will not be there anymore on 2010, kaso lang may kasabihan, ang masamang damo matagal mamatay so baka magkamali ako:lol:

yeah who is that jamora? if he's in charge of the water system, it is not working well anyway in iloilo ata so how can he runs there as a mayor?:nuts:

and can you explain or share to us what you know about mabilog at least we'll know also and we can make a better choice next time.

ayan full confimation na talaga :)

Megaworld set to complete first solar-powered BPO building Friday, 28 December 2007



thanks whyte. hope megaworld will duplicate this in iloilo. it's free to dream so i'll dream and pray for a green iloilo and for the stock value of megaworld to go up so that they'll have more moonies to finance and speed up construction in iloilo :colgate:

Hello guys!
Did you notice that the news articles of Sunstar Iloilo are mostly police reports and negative issues. Wala ba silang balita related sa mga developments sa Iloilo?

and can you explain or share to us what you know about mabilog at least we'll know also and we can make a better choice next time.

^^as i've said, its just a weird feeling about him. I couldn't give you a specific reason. I had that same feeling with Gov. Elliot Spitzer of New York, now look at him,he's involved in a scandal. Not that i'm implying the same thing about the Vice Mayor of course. but That's just me.

Hello guys!
Did you notice that the news articles of Sunstar Iloilo are mostly police reports and negative issues. Wala ba silang balita related sa mga developments sa Iloilo?

i feel what you feel, ha ha so i've not read the newspaper for decades...because i could sense conspiracy and heavy competition from this newspaper:lol: so i hope we could have a national newspaper in iloilo too.

^^as i've said, its just a weird feeling about him. I couldn't give you a specific reason. I had that same feeling with Gov. Elliot Spitzer of New York, now look at him,he's involved in a scandal. Not that i'm implying the same thing about the Vice Mayor of course. but That's just me.

ok gets, your instinct tells you that.

^^basically.

mangkot lang ko anu nga college and university may bs physics sa iloilo? Kinda awkward ni kay im already in my senior year sa nursing but im planning to take BS physics tapos sini.. hehe dri abi sa bacolod wala di b BS physics sa mga schools. xD

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2691/fortsanpedrolb2.jpg

hope they will rehabilitate fort san pedro soon and save it from the expansion of the iloilo domestic port.

mangkot lang ko anu nga college and university may bs physics sa iloilo? Kinda awkward ni kay im already in my senior year sa nursing but im planning to take BS physics tapos sini.. hehe dri abi sa bacolod wala di b BS physics sa mga schools. xD

Edit: A friend said CPU offers those courses. :) I don't know about other universities and colleges here.

6th Iloilo district broached

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

The proposed 6th congressional district of Iloilo

ILOILO has joined the redistricting bandwagon after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution yesterday urging Congress to create a sixth congressional district in the province.

But politics has crept in as a reason for the move proposed by first district board member Richard Garin during the SP’s regular session Monday.

Iloilo’s 42 municipalities and one component city is clustered in five congressional districts.

Based on the 2006 population data from the Provincial Population Office, Iloilo’s population increased from 1.55 million to 1.735 million.

The proposed redistricting of Iloilo province will regroup several towns to another congressional district.

The proposed sixth congressional district will be composed of the towns of Balasan, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, San Dionisio and Sara.

The reapportionment will result in Zarraga and Pototan being moved out of the second and third districts, respectively, to the fourth district.

The towns of Banate and San Enrique and Passi City, which are part of fourth district, will become part of the fifth district.

Insinuations came out that the redistricting is aimed at giving Vice Governor Rolex Suplico his own constituency, thus avoiding a possible confrontation with his uncle Governor Niel Tupas Sr. in the fifth congressional district.

The fifth district is represented by Rep. Niel “Jun-Jun” Tupas Jr.

Suplico debunked the impression that he wants his own kingdom saying the proposal came from Garin.

Suplico and Garin are allies in the opposition-dominated SP with the latter as majority floor leader.

The vice governor said Iloilo is qualified have a sixth district because of growing population and economy.

“It would be beneficial since it would mean more pork barrel to the province,” Suplico said.

Hello guys!
Did you notice that the news articles of Sunstar Iloilo are mostly police reports and negative issues. Wala ba silang balita related sa mga developments sa Iloilo?

i feel what you feel, ha ha so i've not read the newspaper for decades...because i could sense conspiracy and heavy competition from this newspaper:lol: so i hope we could have a national newspaper in iloilo too.

Actually, no conspiracies whatsoever. Their flagship is in Cebu therefore they concentrate in Cebu. Same with PanayNews which concentrates more in Iloilo-Panay area rather than its other bureaus such as in Negros, Cebu or Manila.

Manila dailies hold reality of national print media. We Filipinos, IMO, has the notion of "if it is Manila, its national."

Actually, no conspiracies whatsoever. Their flagship is in Cebu therefore they concentrate in Cebu. Same with PanayNews which concentrates more in Iloilo-Panay area rather than its other bureaus such as in Negros, Cebu or Manila.

Manila dailies hold reality of national print media. We Filipinos, IMO, has the notion of "if it is Manila, its national."

conspiracy theory is just a product of a little imagination don't take it seriously :lol: but one can't just avoid to feel and think it that way if it is not so obvious sometimes. And i'm not talking about their concentration. But the kind of news items they put their in their Iloilo section. Have you noticed it? Always negative news about iloilo. I'd rather they delete that iloilo section because they're not helping at all. And when i say national, that means the coverage is national, all regions in the philippines not only manila:)

6th Iloilo district broached

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

The proposed 6th congressional district of Iloilo

ILOILO has joined the redistricting bandwagon after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution yesterday urging Congress to create a sixth congressional district in the province.

But politics has crept in as a reason for the move proposed by first district board member Richard Garin during the SP’s regular session Monday.

The vice governor said Iloilo is qualified have a sixth district because of growing population and economy.

“It would be beneficial since it would mean more pork barrel to the province,” Suplico said.

^^a good idea,though I can't help but think about this thing being done only for the benefit and interests of power hungry politicians.

^^ If a 6th district would be made, would it mean it'll decease the IRA of other districts, towns, cities, etc?

^^i dunno if it would affect the IRA, but the "new" district will definitely get a "pork barrel" for itself.

^^ Cool. Hope it doesn't affect the other districts in the country.

‘THE ENEMY IS POVERTY’

Biz exec troubled by church’s anti-coal stance
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By Francis Allan L. Angelo

AN ILONGGO business executive raised concern over the staunch opposition of some local Catholic officials to the proposed coal-fired power plant in LaPaz, Iloilo City.

Rex Drilon II, chief operating officer of Ortigas Co. and Partnership Limited, said he is alarmed by the preponderance of “No to Coal” banners in church premises in Iloilo City.

Drilon, who is also the president of the Iloilo Economic and Development Foundation (ILEDF), expressed his personal sentiments in a letter to the Iloilo media “to amplify and reiterate the strong support of the business sector for the proposed coal-fired plant.”

The full text of Drilon’s letter is published in page 11 in today’s issue of The Daily Guardian.
The Ilonggo business leader reminded Catholic leaders that “the real enemy is poverty, not business.”

“Poverty is society’s greatest crime against man and if the Iloilo Catholic Church, by its aggressive, inappropriate and divisive actions, stands in the way of the fight against poverty then it becomes an irrelevant institution, unfaithful to its mission of preferential option for the poor. No amount of soup kitchens and feeding stations can compensate for the Iloilo Catholic Church’s unwitting participation in the crime of preventing the creation of more jobs in Iloilo. Poverty is the moral issue. The LaPaz power plant is not. Sadly, our shepherd seems to have missed that. Ay, ay, kalisud guid,” he said while referring to a popular Hiligaynon ditty.

MISUSE AND ABUSE

“It is really unfortunate that the leaders of the Catholic Church in Iloilo have allowed the use, misuse and abuse of the church facilities and the holy sacrifice of the mass as weapons of attack against the project,” he added.

Drilon said church leaders in Pampanga and Cebu where there are coal-fired power plants did not oppose the facilities with the same intensity that the Iloilo clergy are displaying.

“We do not see Cardinal Ricardo Vidal going up the stage to protest. Pampanga has a modern coal-fired plant that has been operating efficiently and compliant with all the regulatory and government standards. Bishop Paciano Aniceto and his Social Action Center (SAC) director did not march and are not marching on the streets. Subic is putting up a 300-MW coal-fired plant. Their bishop and SAC director do not have banners and posters in their churches and are not distributing leaflets during their masses nor delivering homilies attacking the project,” Drilon said.

Drilon is also concerned with the Catholic Church’s alignment with the ideological left “which is disturbing, alarming and, at best, inappropriate.”

He is also disturbed by the use of the church pulpits and distribution of materials during masses attacking the coal project of Global Business Power Corporation and the recent picture published in a national daily of Jaro Archbishop Lagdameo holding a “No to Coal” banner.

The use of young school children in Catholic schools in the protest action and reported text messages suggesting the boycott of certain businesses also worried Drilon. He said such “are actions normally not expected of the moral leadership in a community.”

Drilon said the task force formed by the Iloilo City government to assess the effects of the coal-fired power plant had concluded the project is safe for the residents.

A couple of months ago, member associations of ILEDF and more than 300 small, medium and large businesses in Iloilo issued a manifesto of support for the said project which has met some opposition from environmentalists and the leadership of the Iloilo clergy.

APPEAL

In separate discussions with Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo and Jaro SAC director, Msgr. Meliton Oso, Drilon appealed to the clergy “to stop using church grounds and the holy sacrifice of the mass” to attack the project and to instead consider supporting the coal plant project because this will help solve the poverty and other social problems in Iloilo.

“The increase of power supply and locating the plants in Iloilo will help solve the problem of brownouts and high cost of electricity. Unreliability and poor quality of power and its high price have been the main reasons why potential investors had been shying away from investing in Iloilo. The ultimate solution to poverty is jobs,” Drilon said.

He added: “Business and investments create jobs. Lack of power and its high cost will discourage investments. No investments, no jobs. No jobs, more poverty. More poverty, more citizen dissatisfaction, more unrest, more insurgency.”

Unfortunately, the church leaders did not believe Drilon and have continued leading the relentless attack against the project which they justify as merely fulfilling their moral obligation to inform the faithful of the perceived risks of the project.

“Should we now insist that only non-coal-fired plant produced energy be allowed to be sent to Iloilo? What have the Ilonggo Catholics and the rest of Iloilo done to deserve this suffering of brownouts and high cost of electricity also from their own pastors?” Drilon said. www.thedailyguardian.com

^^ Oh yeah. Finally, someone to talk some sense to the church. :)

^^ Cool. Hope it doesn't affect the other districts in the country.

^^i think it won't,anyway it needs to be approved by both houses and this won't happen till 2010 at the soonest, same with a second district proposal for the City of Iloilo.

^^ Oh yeah. Finally, someone to talk some sense to the church. :)

^^The church it too idealistic than realistic. IMO.


Vatican updates seven deadly sins
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/vatican-updates-seven-deadly-sins/2008/03/10/1205125819939.html

^^Anybody not segregating their trash and burning their plastic bags? confess to padre!

^^ Seems too broad...what's wrong with taking drugs? Does that mean we'll stop using biogesic, etc? What's wrong with genetic engineering as long as its aim is to help man? Duh-uh!

^^drugs as in Illegal drugs like cocaine,shabu,etc.
Genetic engineering such as cloning and stem cell research.

"the original seven deadly sins had an individualistic dimension, while the new seven had a social resonance and showed worshippers that their vices affected other people."-Gianfranco Girotti, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/vatican-updates-seven-deadly-sins/2008/03/10/1205125819939.html

hope they will rehabilitate fort san pedro soon and save it from the expansion of the iloilo domestic port.

make it more historical even after being rehabilitated. if they can sort of make a historical tower/marker in that area maybe we can have a symbol of the city. i hope PPA will expand/make use OF the loboc port more

^^ If a 6th district would be made, would it mean it'll decease the IRA of other districts, towns, cities, etc?

IRA is more of town/city based rather than district so it wont be affected at all. additional districts in the privince and city would mean 8 x pork barrel allotment from the present 6. what happens next ..... :lol:

Hello guys!
Did you notice that the news articles of Sunstar Iloilo are mostly police reports and negative issues. Wala ba silang balita related sa mga developments sa Iloilo?

negative issues sell more, sad but true. bisan sa local tv newscast or radio, more than 60% is more on the these types of news. esp sa RATSADA :lol:


i feel what you feel, ha ha so i've not read the newspaper for decades...because i could sense conspiracy and heavy competition from this newspaper so i hope we could have a national newspaper in iloilo too.

Panay News can be of that caliber pero its very risky since, ano labot sang imperial manila/luzon sa panay :lol: most of them dont really care


Actually, no conspiracies whatsoever. Their flagship is in Cebu therefore they concentrate in Cebu. Same with PanayNews which concentrates more in Iloilo-Panay area rather than its other bureaus such as in Negros, Cebu or Manila.

Manila dailies hold reality of national print media. We Filipinos, IMO, has the notion of "if it is Manila, its national."

everything, not only print media that "notion"
the best example is TV, unlike radio-which is much better since its very much localized, tv :bash: esp its national news is very concentrated sa manila. it takes a VERY BAD NEWS/CALAMITY/TRAGEDY or VERY OUT OF THIS WORLD news for national news to give airtime. :bash:

thats why from time to time i watch the national newscast of NBN4 for some good news about the economy,infrasturcture because tehse kinds of news will not be featured sa iban nga station.

take the case for example sang opening sang iloilo airport and take GMA7. local news ratsada was 80% ILOILO AIRPORT concentrated on that day while sa 24 oras, on that same day, no trace of that news was given :bash: instead they featured their usual content like petty crimes, banggaan sa edsa, etc etc

Vatican updates seven deadly sins[/B]
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/vatican-updates-seven-deadly-sins/2008/03/10/1205125819939.html

^^Anybody not segregating their trash and burning their plastic bags? confess to padre!

signs of the times :lol:
reaching out - church style

‘THE ENEMY IS POVERTY’

Biz exec troubled by church’s anti-coal stance
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By Francis Allan L. Angelo

AN ILONGGO business executive raised concern over the staunch opposition of some local Catholic officials to the proposed coal-fired power plant in LaPaz, Iloilo City.

Rex Drilon II, chief operating officer of Ortigas Co. and Partnership Limited, said he is alarmed by the preponderance of “No to Coal” banners in church premises in Iloilo City.

Drilon, who is also the president of the Iloilo Economic and Development Foundation (ILEDF), expressed his personal sentiments in a letter to the Iloilo media “to amplify and reiterate the strong support of the business sector for the proposed coal-fired plant.”

The full text of Drilon’s letter is published in page 11 in today’s issue of The Daily Guardian.
The Ilonggo business leader reminded Catholic leaders that “the real enemy is poverty, not business.”

“Poverty is society’s greatest crime against man and if the Iloilo Catholic Church, by its aggressive, inappropriate and divisive actions, stands in the way of the fight against poverty then it becomes an irrelevant institution, unfaithful to its mission of preferential option for the poor. No amount of soup kitchens and feeding stations can compensate for the Iloilo Catholic Church’s unwitting participation in the crime of preventing the creation of more jobs in Iloilo. Poverty is the moral issue. The LaPaz power plant is not. Sadly, our shepherd seems to have missed that. Ay, ay, kalisud guid,” he said while referring to a popular Hiligaynon ditty.

MISUSE AND ABUSE

“It is really unfortunate that the leaders of the Catholic Church in Iloilo have allowed the use, misuse and abuse of the church facilities and the holy sacrifice of the mass as weapons of attack against the project,” he added.

Drilon said church leaders in Pampanga and Cebu where there are coal-fired power plants did not oppose the facilities with the same intensity that the Iloilo clergy are displaying.

“We do not see Cardinal Ricardo Vidal going up the stage to protest. Pampanga has a modern coal-fired plant that has been operating efficiently and compliant with all the regulatory and government standards. Bishop Paciano Aniceto and his Social Action Center (SAC) director did not march and are not marching on the streets. Subic is putting up a 300-MW coal-fired plant. Their bishop and SAC director do not have banners and posters in their churches and are not distributing leaflets during their masses nor delivering homilies attacking the project,” Drilon said.

Drilon is also concerned with the Catholic Church’s alignment with the ideological left “which is disturbing, alarming and, at best, inappropriate.”

He is also disturbed by the use of the church pulpits and distribution of materials during masses attacking the coal project of Global Business Power Corporation and the recent picture published in a national daily of Jaro Archbishop Lagdameo holding a “No to Coal” banner.

The use of young school children in Catholic schools in the protest action and reported text messages suggesting the boycott of certain businesses also worried Drilon. He said such “are actions normally not expected of the moral leadership in a community.”

Drilon said the task force formed by the Iloilo City government to assess the effects of the coal-fired power plant had concluded the project is safe for the residents.

A couple of months ago, member associations of ILEDF and more than 300 small, medium and large businesses in Iloilo issued a manifesto of support for the said project which has met some opposition from environmentalists and the leadership of the Iloilo clergy.

APPEAL

In separate discussions with Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo and Jaro SAC director, Msgr. Meliton Oso, Drilon appealed to the clergy “to stop using church grounds and the holy sacrifice of the mass” to attack the project and to instead consider supporting the coal plant project because this will help solve the poverty and other social problems in Iloilo.

“The increase of power supply and locating the plants in Iloilo will help solve the problem of brownouts and high cost of electricity. Unreliability and poor quality of power and its high price have been the main reasons why potential investors had been shying away from investing in Iloilo. The ultimate solution to poverty is jobs,” Drilon said.

He added: “Business and investments create jobs. Lack of power and its high cost will discourage investments. No investments, no jobs. No jobs, more poverty. More poverty, more citizen dissatisfaction, more unrest, more insurgency.”

Unfortunately, the church leaders did not believe Drilon and have continued leading the relentless attack against the project which they justify as merely fulfilling their moral obligation to inform the faithful of the perceived risks of the project.

“Should we now insist that only non-coal-fired plant produced energy be allowed to be sent to Iloilo? What have the Ilonggo Catholics and the rest of Iloilo done to deserve this suffering of brownouts and high cost of electricity also from their own pastors?” Drilon said. www.thedailyguardian.com
i am a straight catholic pero in this issue i go for this.

Hello guys!
Did you notice that the news articles of Sunstar Iloilo are mostly police reports and negative issues. Wala ba silang balita related sa mga developments sa Iloilo?

sang una excited gid ako magbasa sang news diri kay daw almost sang ila balita makagalana kag pang boast sang morale sang isa ka ilonggo nag nga nagabasa may lakot pa na nga picture.subong daw isa duha na lang ka balita sa isa k adlaw kag negative pa.

Time for a new thread folks. :colgate:




:lock:

ILOILO THREAD 45


Gus, hope you don't mind if I change the title. The festival season is over. :)

Rodolfo Jun Lozada, the ZTE star witness, will visit Iloilo this Friday. :)

wow thread 45 na!!!!!!!!!:banana::dance::dance:

¡Bienvenidos Amigos y Amigas! Pagtamyaw sa inyo Tanan!
Welcome to Iloilo City & Iloilo Province 45th Thread!

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Link to Thread 44 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=577656) in the Archives. :colgate:

negative issues sell more, sad but true. bisan sa local tv newscast or radio, more than 60% is more on the these types of news. esp sa RATSADA :lol:

everything, not only print media that "notion"
the best example is TV, unlike radio-which is much better since its very much localized, tv :bash: esp its national news is very concentrated sa manila. it takes a VERY BAD NEWS/CALAMITY/TRAGEDY or VERY OUT OF THIS WORLD news for national news to give airtime. :bash:

thats why from time to time i watch the national newscast of NBN4 for some good news about the economy,infrasturcture because tehse kinds of news will not be featured sa iban nga station.

take the case for example sang opening sang iloilo airport and take GMA7. local news ratsada was 80% ILOILO AIRPORT concentrated on that day while sa 24 oras, on that same day, no trace of that news was given :bash: instead they featured their usual content like petty crimes, banggaan sa edsa, etc etc

Welcome to Philippine media where bad news sells more than good news. :lol: :lol: Again, since media is handled by private entities and we're living in a "democratic" state, bad news means seeing the country in a different light. If we are to be maybe in a totalitarian or communist state, then the tendency of the government is to use media as a way of propaganda or indoctrination for the people and may also mislead the citizens for some government cover-up. In a way, the "bad news" syndrome helps maintain such "democratic" way of life since the journalists are ready to expose the reality and face the challenges. Check and balance. After all, they say that media is the "3rd arm of a democratic society".

But again, some media outfits practice "sensational journalism" in which affects the way of thinking of the people. And by using "bad news", it catches more attention than "good news." Lets face it, we Filipinos have this tendency to be attracted with headlines "Isang Lalaki, Patay"; "Presidente, Natapilok sa la mesa". :lol: :lol:

For the scenario of local TV news in Iloilo, it is 30% main news (or sometimes 20%) like politics, issues, etc and 70% (or sometimes 80%) police and hospital news. Actually, the media team stays at some of the precincts and hospitals in the city to get information so that it can add up to the time slot alloted to the local TV station by Manila.

TVP (ABSCBN) has only 30minutes while Ratsada (GMA) can go for 45mins. The former has shortened and comprehensive style of reporting while the latter can get to every specific details and can introduce other issues within the issue. Although also the latter sometimes go tabloid with the way they broadcast news a'la masa using terms like... "Nagkitkit sa mabugnaw nga rehas", "naglanding sa ospital". :lol:



Panay News can be of that caliber pero its very risky since, ano labot sang imperial manila/luzon sa panay :lol: most of them dont really care

Any local media outfit daring to go to Manila means risking business.

More good and positive news for Iloilo :)

P30M road network eyed for far-flung village

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

LAMBUNAO, Iloilo – Accessible only by a two-hour trek (and that’s a five-hour walk for “beginners”), Brgy. Cabatangan here without a doubt needs the proposed 30-million farm-to-market-road (FMR) network.

Some 7,000 hectares wide and mountainous, it is the farthest village here being 10 kilometers from the nearest commercial center in Brgy. Jayubo and 30 kilometers away from town proper.

The road is envisioned to enhance agricultural activities and trade by making transportation of goods faster and cheaper.

More importantly, the road could channel basic social services to the inaccessible community.

Cabatangan, which is inhabited by indigenous people called bukidnon, rests on an elevation of 300-1,500 feet above sea level. Its features range from undulating to rolling, rolling to moderately steep, steep to very steep to mountainous topography.

“This barangay is lacking in almost everything – no road, electricity, and adequate health and education services – as if it were abandoned by the government,” Mayor Reynor Gonzales said.

“With the development of farm-to-market road first, the rest will follow. We have a problem as to the trail, thus it’s hard to bring in the basic services. Once the road is put in place, we will have no problem,” Gonzales said.

With Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) now holding their Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs), Gonzales said they have initiated the land survey to prevent future conflicts with absentee landlords.

He noted the barangay is home to a diverse ecosystem and endangered species of wild boar, Philippine eagle or locally called dapay and spotted deer, among others.

“Cabatangan has all the potentials for eco-tourism which we can develop to sell Lambunao as a tourist destination. This is the barangay with most potentials, there are no fakes here. And tourism is a potential revenue earner either in pesos or dollars,” Gonzales told reporters.

He was optimistic that Department of Agrarian Reform will be selling the area to tap resources and partners for foreign funded projects.

Marketing promotions are expected to draw tourism, forest conservation, rice production and even hydropower prospects.

Citing rough estimates by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the mayor said the FMR will cost at least P30 million and is projected in two to five years.

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has declared Cabatangan a Special Agrarian Reform Community (SARC) which will pave way for concerned government agencies and prospective funding partners to pool resources for the establishment of FMR.

Link : http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6782&Itemid=2


Darag chicken eye export market

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

Darag, a strain of native chicken raised in Iloilo, Aklan, Capiz, Antique, Guimaras and Negros is eyeing the export market, said Jonnie Huervana, a faculty member of West Visayas State University (WVSU)-Calinog Campus.

Huervana said darag is the brainchild of Dr. Bernabe Cocjin, a former WVSU president who now heads the research department at the main campus in Luna St. La Paz, Iloilo City.

The WVSU, as darag’s main breeder, regulates the chicken breed to ensure a pure bloodline.

The university, along with various agencies promoting darag, has ventured into a raising project where growers are given the incentive for every chick they raise.

“We offer a three-month contract for growing the one-month old darag chick naturally. Prospective growers could earn some P30-P50 for every chick raised,” Huervana said.

He added that they are looking for interested groups to be given 50 chicks each.

Darag production has been established in several raising sites and agricultural institutions in Region 6.

“We have low production of darag. The four-month adult chicken is selling at P120-P150 per kilo in the market. But there’s a global demand for organic food, thus we have to develop them for exports,” Huervana told The Daily Guardian.

He said Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) is currently developing an export promotion for darag to penetrate the world market.

In its website, PCARRD describes darag chicken with prominent yellowish-brown feathers for females and shiny red for males, black tail feathers and grey shanks (lower leg).

Touted as the pride of Western Visayas, darag is best known for its unique flavor, taste and meat texture, thus famous for favorite local delicacies including tinola and tinu-om (chicken in soup) and litson manok and chicken inasal (grilled).

Link : http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6775&Itemid=2


Convergys Job Con paves way for BPO sector in Iloilo

WHAT does it take to get hired in call centers and other business processes outsourcing (BPO)-related sectors?

Find out in the 1st Convergys Job Congress March 13, at the Rose Memorial Auditorium of Central Philippine University.

Senior and junior college students from Iloilo City and the neighboring provinces of Panay Island were invited to this one-of-a-kind and landmark event in the region.

The congress, which is free of charge, is also open to professionals who want to make a career shift to the booming and lucrative BPO industry.

For those who have made up their minds to join the BPO sector, please visit Convergys hiring center in the 5th floor of the Atrium Mall, General Luna Street, Iloilo from March 13-15.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas will lead the guest list to welcome the participants.

Top Convergys officials, including senior sourcing executive Hans Montenegro, will also grace the event.

The Iloilo Federation for Information Technology (I-FIT), chaired by University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) Chancellor Glenn Aguilar, will present the current information technology landscape in Iloilo City and prospects for the call center/ BPO sector.

Convergys Philippines serves clients through customer care support ranging from basic credit card welcome and activation to complex case management and technical support. Convergys has a top level client list in various industries including tele-communications, technology, consumer goods, retail and financial services.

It runs operations in key locations that include Manila, Cebu, and Bacolod.

Ohio-headquartered Convergys has recently been included in the prestigious Top Ten list by the InformationWeek 500 for innovative use of technology.

It is also a recipient of the Domini 400 Social Index Award, the Outsourcing Services’ Service Leaders Award, among others. It has been cited by Fortune as America’s Most Admired Company in the Diversified Outsourcing category for seven consecutive years, with high ratings in Social Responsibility, Financial Soundness, Innovation and People Management.

The First Convergys Job Congress is organized and managed by Invictus Consultants, in partnership with Merx Solutions.

For inquiries and group/batch reservations, please contact Karen at 3010762, or Ryan at 3010753, or email invictus.consultants@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and merx.recruitment@gmail.com.This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it


Link : http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6774&Itemid=2

^^ I hope the road leading to Brgy. Cabatangan will push through. Cabatangan is the furthermost Brgy. in Lambunao and it has a great potential as a tourism destination because of Tinagong Dagat and Waterfalls such as Mahangin Falls (There are more than 20 waterfalls in the town of Lambunao).

Mahangin Falls
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http://lambunao.gov.ph/images/website/mahangin%20falls.jpg

Tinagong Dagat
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Convergys Job Con paves way for BPO sector in Iloilo


Wow! This is the first time I heard such event to be held by CVG. :clap: I don't know if they have did this before in Manila or Cebu but it just shows the importance of Iloilo for BPO. :banana:

Pero I remembered Vice Mayor Mabilog's words, "the true success is not measured solely by BPO industry." BPO is just one of the catalyst of any city's growth. Neglecting or overfocusing within just one sector of the economy may be deemed tragic if the city's economy is over-dependent on it. We've learned from that 5-6 decades ago and I hope we have learned our lesson. IMO, BPO might be the new sugar of Western Visayas, and we should diversify and attract beyond BPO.

^^ I hope the road leading to Brgy. Cabatangan will push through. Cabatangan is the furthermost Brgy. in Lambunao and it has a great potential as a tourism destination because of Tinagong Dagat and Waterfalls such as Mahangin Falls (There are more than 20 waterfalls in the town of Lambunao).

Mahangin Falls
http://lambunao.gov.ph/images/website/mahangin%20falls.jpg
http://lambunao.gov.ph/images/website/mahangin%20falls.jpg

Tinagong Dagat
http://lambunao.gov.ph/images/website/tinagong%20dagat%202.jpg
http://lambunao.gov.ph/images/website/tinagong%20dagat%202.jpg

^^yup,we still need more roads in our rural areas. not only farm to market roads but also roads that will be useful for tourism and accessibility.

Wow! This is the first time I heard such event to be held by CVG. :clap: I don't know if they have did this before in Manila or Cebu but it just shows the importance of Iloilo for BPO. :banana:

Pero I remembered Vice Mayor Mabilog's words, "the true success is not measured solely by BPO industry." BPO is just one of the catalyst of any city's growth. Neglecting or overfocusing within just one sector of the economy may be deemed tragic if the city's economy is over-dependent on it. We've learned from that 5-6 decades ago and I hope we have learned our lesson. IMO, BPO might be the new sugar of Western Visayas, and we should diversify and attract beyond BPO.

i hope sooner that convergys call center and many more will open the door for iloilo.I strongly believe that in one way or another iloilo is one of the important place for BPO's to consider because of easy pooling of human resources from qualified graduates from different prestigeous university,economic stability being capital of western visayas region.

ILOILO THREAD 45


Gus, hope you don't mind if I change the title. The festival season is over. :)

Actually, you did the right thing, @kid. Thanks for being proactive. :okay:

wow thread 45 na ta... ok lang sa akon nga back to original na ang title sang aton nga thread...

^^ for the mushrooming of call centers in iloilo: we must sustain this growth by improving pa the quality of English (both written and oral) Education. We dont want to run out of quality graduates when more call centers come and invest in our city...

USELESS’

Defensor: Iloilo redistricting won’t prosper

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

This is how House majority floor leader and third district Rep. Arthur Defensor Sr. described the proposal of board member Richard Garin to create a sixth congressional district in Iloilo.

Defensor said no Iloilo congressman will endorse or support Garin’s proposal.

“I tell you this early it’s already dead in the water. Do not waste your time discussing that useless matter,” Defensor said over RMN-Iloilo Tuesday evening.
Defensor said it is impossible for other congressmen to take the cudgels of carving another district in Iloilo.

“A congressman from Iloilo must endorse the proposal. No congressman from Mindanao or other areas would dare mess with our province,” he said.

All measures submitted to the House of Representatives pass through the majority floor leader before they can be included in the calendar of the session.

Rep. Ferjenel Biron (fourth district, Iloilo) said while he respects Garin’s proposal, “I am not amenable to it.”

“I believe that the present representatives and their constituents are comfortable with each other. I don’t see any need to redistrict the province,” Biron said.

Garin’s proposal will regroup several towns to another congressional district.

The proposed sixth congressional district will be composed of the towns of Balasan, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, San Dionisio and Sara.

The reapportionment will result in Zarraga and Pototan being moved out of the second and third districts, respectively, to the fourth district.

The towns of Banate and San Enrique and Passi City, which are part of fourth district, will become part of the fifth district.

Only the first district, which Garin represents, will be left unchanged in composition.

Five Iloilo villages to benefit from road projects

Five barangays of Bingawan in Iloilo province have been identified as recipients of road projects under the Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI:CIDSS) which is being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
This was disclosed during the recent 1st Municipal Inter-barangay Forum for Participatory Development Planning and Resource Allocation (MIBF for PDPRA) of KALAHI-CIDSS as highlight of the town’s first ever anti-poverty fair.
The road projects will be put up in barangays Malitbog Ilawod and Ilaya, Inamyungan, Tapacon and Tubod.
Also included in the priority projects are the health station and a water system level 2 to be constructed in barangays Ginhulacan and Cairohan, respectively.
The KALAHI: CIDSS has set aside P4.2 million while the local government unit will put up a counterpart fund worth P1.3 million.
Meanwhile, seven other projects that were not included in the priority list were presented to national government agencies and civil society organizations present during the fair for possible funding assistance.
The anti-poverty fair, meantime, served as avenue for other agencies to make their commitments in addressing poverty in the said municipality.
The Philippine Army’s 552nd Engineering Brigade and 47th IB based in Tapaz, Capiz reiterated its commitment to ensure the safety of the KALAHI staff in carrying out their facilitation roles especially in far-flung barangays.
“The presence and collaborated efforts of government agencies and civil society organizations helped assure non-prioritized barangays of KALAHI that their concerns will no longer remain within their confines alone. Real convergence was felt,” Lilia Biboso, KALAHI Area Coordinator remarked. (PNA) dailyinformer.info/index.php?option=com

^^the provincial redistricting proposal will go through rough seas more than the 2nd Iloilo City Congressional seat proposal,IMO.

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Chymera's Interview by Abs-Cbn Iloilo
@MasieAnn i was able to upload the vid at youtube. :)
_KyaplLJeZE

Welcome to Philippine media where bad news sells more than good news. :lol: :lol: Again, since media is handled by private entities and we're living in a "democratic" state, bad news means seeing the country in a different light. If we are to be maybe in a totalitarian or communist state, then the tendency of the government is to use media as a way of propaganda or indoctrination for the people and may also mislead the citizens for some government cover-up. In a way, the "bad news" syndrome helps maintain such "democratic" way of life since the journalists are ready to expose the reality and face the challenges. Check and balance. After all, they say that media is the "3rd arm of a democratic society".

But again, some media outfits practice "sensational journalism" in which affects the way of thinking of the people. And by using "bad news", it catches more attention than "good news." Lets face it, we Filipinos have this tendency to be attracted with headlines "Isang Lalaki, Patay"; "Presidente, Natapilok sa la mesa". :lol: :lol:

For the scenario of local TV news in Iloilo, it is 30% main news (or sometimes 20%) like politics, issues, etc and 70% (or sometimes 80%) police and hospital news. Actually, the media team stays at some of the precincts and hospitals in the city to get information so that it can add up to the time slot alloted to the local TV station by Manila.

TVP (ABSCBN) has only 30minutes while Ratsada (GMA) can go for 45mins. The former has shortened and comprehensive style of reporting while the latter can get to every specific details and can introduce other issues within the issue. Although also the latter sometimes go tabloid with the way they broadcast news a'la masa using terms like... "Nagkitkit sa mabugnaw nga rehas", "naglanding sa ospital". :lol:

Any local media outfit daring to go to Manila means risking business.

:lol::lol::lol:
my "favorite lines"

i wouldn't mind these if they only they give newsworthy items their worth but instead they "live" on these tabloidal items :lol::lol:

sad to say that it was tv patrol (national) that gave birth to this kind of news back then (late 80's) and all of a sudden almost everyone was doing it :bash:

plus of ofcourse due to the ongoing network war each newscast has to gloriyf their station by showing their kawang gawa which is okay pero most of the time going overboard

liwat abi "kitkit rehas :lol:
kanami pamatian :lol:

^^

wow... idol ko si Chymera! :banana:

Zubiri to open Pavia's
rest and info center

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO – Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri will lead today’s inauguration and blessing of Pavia, Iloilo’s Rest Area and Information Center.

Mayor Arcadio Gorriceta said the world-class facility strategically located between Iloilo City and the New Iloilo Airport of international standards has an open lanai with a view of locally-grown ornamental plants.

Here, guests can rest their weary bodies or simply use the restroom equipped with top-of-the-line fixtures, said Gorriceta.

The center will answer the information needs of the inquiring public and will also serve as a souvenir shop featuring Pavia.

Gorriceta is the first local chief executive to respond with a project on the assistance extended by Zubiri.

As can be recalled, Zubiri had extended P1 million financial assistance to the 42 municipalities and a component city in the province of Iloilo. The local chief executives have the leverage to select a project to be funded from the subsidy of Zubiri.

Zubiri met with the local chief executives in the city and province of Iloilo and discussed various development plans and programs of each locality – his way of thanking the local government officials for helping him securing a slot in the Senate.

At 10:30 a.m. today, Zubiri, along with Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. and the municipal officials of Pavia, will unveil the Pavia Rest Area and Information Center.

The facility will be maintained and managed by the Pavia Garden club, an active non-government organization.

The project is also supported by the Department of Tourism.

Vice Mayor Guillermo Hisancha said Tupas also extended financial fund for the completion of the project.

At 2 p.m., Zubiri will be the guest speaker on the opening of the regional sports meet in Antique.

http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo2.htm

^_^

wow lain na ang thread

very nice of Zubiri

@Habagatcentral and Whyte i think you're missing my point. i know bad news sells but to see it regularly on Iloilo Section only is a different thing. And i don't mean SS jsut put all positive news there either. But just balance it imo like how they treat other sections of their newspaper. I have been observing that before already until i decided not to read it at all since i think it's useless. Anyway, i don't think we need to further discuss this issue.

@Convergys - nice to know many call centers are propping up in iloilo. means more job opportunities for our graduates there.

@Chymera congrats! - hope more info/promotions about iloilo could be available online

@Weina. I know these people from SS-ILO. Their operation in Iloilo is not on a daily or regular basis, or sometimes I don't see anything. If it is bias for their mothertown, I don't think so.

I'm not talking about wether they're bias or not to their mothertown. I am checking the other sections there before, other provinces and other cities they have a lot of items, negative and positive news. but ofr iloilo it's either you can see negative news or nothing at all. Don't you think they have problem with this? And If as you said they have people there in iloilo and you know them then i think they are useless so tell them at least to improve it if not delete that section since it's useless anyway.

seems like SS-ILO is relying only on police blotter/reports, IMO.

I'm not talking about wether they're bias or not to their mothertown. I am checking the other sections there before, other provinces and other cities they have a lot of items, negative and positive news. but ofr iloilo it's either you can see negative news or nothing at all. Don't you think they have problem with this? And If as you said they have people there in iloilo and you know them then i think they are useless so tell them at least if not delete that section since it's useless anyway.

Their number is one of the least in Iloilo. Anyway, since they are of Iloilo bureau then they are to report Iloilo. I think they lack manpower and funding and cannot quite compete with the 3 major local dailies in Iloilo City.

seems like SS-ILO is relying only on police blotter/reports, IMO.

Most of it.

^^ for the mushrooming of call centers in iloilo: we must sustain this growth by improving pa the quality of English (both written and oral) Education. We dont want to run out of quality graduates when more call centers come and invest in our city...

We got 22,000 call center potential workers in the city, add to that a lot of high school students who speak well in English. From what I heard, Iloilo is the 2nd biggest call center magnet outside Manila just after Cebu because of the number of talents. If this is true, then we only need power. (Hopefully nobody starts another heated discussion - :lol:)

DOH supports proposed coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City

The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to the proposed establishment of a coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City.

This was contained in a memorandum endorsed by Dr. Yolanda Oliveros, director of the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control, to Undersecretary for Policy and Standard Development Team for Service Delivery Mario Villaverde and forwarded to Center for Health Development 6 (CHD 6) regional director Lydia Depra-Ramos.

"The DOH supports the programs being undertaken by the government in pursuit of sustainable development. However, extra efforts to maintain balance between economic development, environmental, and health protection shall always be number one priority," the memorandum said.

The DOH's stand was read before participants during the briefing of the proposed project held at the office of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas last Friday by DOH – CHD 6 Medical Health Specialist Dr. Andres Dolar.

Dolar is a member of the task force that was created by the city government to study the proposed project.

"DOH does not pose opposition to the project as it believes that mitigating measures will be in place," he said.

The DOH, meanwhile, recommended that the city government and the CHD 6 be properly represented in the multipartite team that will be created to do "periodic monitoring of the plant during its construction, operation and commissioning phases of the project cycle." (PNA)






Ironic isn't it? The anti-coal stance says the coal fired power plant WILL damage the welfare of those people YET the HIGHEST AUTHORITY to the public's general health - the DOH - actually supports this coal-plant. Again, no over heated arguments please. What I said was an observation...:)

‘Anti-coal groups biased, close-minded’

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE opposition to the coal-fired power plant are “biased towards renewable energy and close-minded on coal plant,” the members of the coal plant evaluation taskforce said.

The 10-member task force was formed specifically to study the viability of the proposed plant after environmental and health risks were raised by the Church and other groups.

Previously, the task force – with adequate representation from different sectors including the Church and the academe – stated that they have “certified in conscience the safety and recommended for the benefit of the people in Iloilo City” the establishment of the coal plant.”

The said plant boasts of utilizing clean coal technology (CCT) which significantly decreases emissions that could potentially hurt the local population and damage the environment.

The opposition meanwhile are lobbying for the use of renewable energy although to date, there has not been any other investor willing to provide the city with such a facility.

In defense of their findings Engr. Noel Hechanova, chief of City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) who leads the coal plant taskforce said “We invited authorities. The fact is that the authorities shared their expertise on the matter.”

The taskforce yesterday presented and clarified their technical and medical findings on the proposal made by the proponents.

Hechanova noted that CCT is the choice of 91 percent of coal plants globally as a way to limit emissions.

“The technology is advanced to the point of reducing the emissions,” he said.

Engr. Felix Ojario, public information officer of Pollution Control Association of the Philippines (PCAP)-Visayas said “the anti-coal groups are biased towards renewable energy.”

“We should be amenable to other sources in the future provided they comply with Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regulations. We see the need for additional power supply,” Ojario said.

Anti-coal advocates claim that the emission of carbon dioxide worsens global warming.

But to this Engr. Helen Sotomil, professor of Western Institute of Technology (WIT) replied: “Carbon dioxide is not only from coal plants, even humans emit carbon dioxide.”

“We looked at the process to be used by the proponents to mitigate the impacts of emissions.” Sotomil said.

She added that the health issue on eyes, skin and respiratory system depend on the amount of pollutants. While there is use of coal, she said, pollutants are very minimal due to the technology.

The proponents, she added, followed the standards of DENR.

Jose Roni Peñalosa, chief of City Planning Office and Development Office (CPDO) echoed the opinion of his colleagues reiterating that the opposition seem to have “a close mind” on the subject.

Bug-os nga Panay, magasuprer sang brownout sa away ni Pacquiao
3/13/2008 7:45:39 PM
ILOILO CITY-- Ginakabalak-an sang mga Ilongo nga mabulilyaso ang ila pagpamati sa coverage sang Bombo Radyo sang ginahulat-hulat nga sambuwa nanday Pople's Champ Manny Pacquiao kag Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez, nga gintiguluhan “The Unfinished Business” sa Marso 16.

Ini matapos nga naghatag na sang abiso ang national Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) nga may patigayunon ini nga total shut down sa Marso 15, 16, kag 17.

Ini bangod sang tatlo ka adlaw nga total preventive maintenance shut down sang ila Palinpinon Power plant sa Negros.

Bangod sini apektado ang supply sang kuryente sa bug-os nga Panay area.








In my opinion: GO FOR COAL IMMEDIATELY!

@Habagatcentral - ano name mo kalaba man na sang ngalan mo nga habagatcentral.... anyway i am not and i won't be reading anymore their newspaper. I only read now The Daily Guardian Online and The News Today and updates here in SSC so ok lang :lol: bahala sila kung indi sila mag improve.

about the coal issue ano na bala natabo sa meeting sang anti and pro coal. daw na mention man to sa pihak nga thread nga may meeting sila to air both sides. Kadugay man sang resulta.

@iloilocitykid - ako gusto ko gid ang iloilo to have a stable electricity man. sino man abi indi gusto no...kag anyway indi man ko ya taga La Paz:lol: opps sorry lahog lang na...pero everytime i heard news about global warming, the natural disasters caused by global warming and climate changes, daw ga sakit ulo ko...if you have seen what happened to china these past months, sila man grabe pagamiton coal mo, masiling ka nga te marisi gid kay te sila man one of the biggest contriibutor sa global warming. kag today i read a news and research again about climate changes. In the next 20 years Hongkong will no longer have winter and summer will be longer and hotter. I hope i can share to you the article galeng kay indi man kamo siguro kabasa chinese te indi na lang. Baw te ano na lang ayhan sa pinas dira ya. i know iloilo will not be directly and immediately affected by coal plants there in iloilo. pero nakulbaan lang ko ya kay te gina sunod ta ang lakat sang iban nga pungsod pero galeng sila gaamat amat na palayo sa coal aton ya masugod pa lang ta. Last year nabalitaan ko daw grabe ang summer ka init katama dira kag daw damo gani napatay nga mga tigulang kay tungod sa sobra nga kainit. Te amo na ni gabayad nakita sang gina obra naton sa aton nga environment. Te we have a choice here to make to go coal or not? If we go then let us just be ready to pay for its consequences. Sige lang ah basi by that time nga guba na ang ozone layer wala naman ko ya sa kalibutan ang problema ko lang basi ang mga bata ko (kon may ara gid man pila ka adlaw) ukon mga younger generation amo ang mag sakripisyo sang akon ginpili nga desisyon.

Hala kalawig, pasensya lang basi natuyo na kamo sang akon gina wakal diri:lol:

Maayong Gab i mga Ilonggo!

^^ Well, maybe the ones in China don't use Clean Coal Tech (made in China? joke lang!)

Even DENR and DOH approve of the safety and environmental benefits of the power plant that will be established in the city. Anyways, we don't have a choice. Either go coal now or wait for renewable after a few years. imo

wow kanami sang joke mo:lol: daw abi mo sa diin gid mahalin ang technology nga gamiton dira ba, ROC :lol: And of course DENR, DOH or other agencies would be pro on this issue, don't need to explain this why.