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wecky

January 14th, 2006, 05:37 AM

Go West, young man!

This title of New Yorker John B. L. Soule’s 1851 editorial triggered an exciting episode in American history as it encouraged young, unattached men to travel westward for some adventure and to avail of better opportunities. A steady flow of able-bodied young men then forged a path through the wilderness of the untamed West. They went in great numbers, building another pillar in the foundation upon which the great American nation now stands.

Faced with having to go to practically the same venues for the local party scene, I was itching to discover new horizons, so to speak. In one of my carefree, playful moments, the aforementioned quote somehow just rang in my head, so I thought—why not give Western Philippines a look-see and check out the party scene in that area?

So, off I went with some friends on a weekend visit to Iloilo, a bustling metropolis of close to a million people with the friendly smiles that mirror sincere hospitality, and a sing-song dialect that echoes a proud past.

I remember my first trip to Iloilo “eons ago,” to visit a friend who was then boarding at Institucion Teresiana. That really must have been a very long time ago because, during this second trip, I found out that the facility no longer exists, although the building still stands but is now part of a medical complex. This discovery made me feel ancient! And it didn’t help that when I met the city’s highly-popular, dynamic, second-termer Mayor Jerry Trenas. His charming wife, Rosalie of the Sarabia clan, reminded me that she used to be my student in one of my Tourism classes at St. Scholastica’s College here in Manila. The thought of being “Jurassic” threatened to dampen my party mood but, thank goodness, my eagerness to discover more of the city kept my spirits high.

Iloilo’s contribution to our country’s history and progress is valuable. Aside from being the birthplace of Malayan civilization in the Philippines, it is also home to freedom fighters Graciano Lopez-Jaena and Martin Delgado. It is the country’s forerunner in aviation—the first commercial airline in the country was the Iloilo Negros Air Express Co. (Inaec); in shipping—the first city outside Manila to have direct shipping lines with Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Europe, and America; in land transportation—the first city to have double-decker buses; in telecommunication and electrification—the first city outside Manila to have electricity and offer communication facilities to customers; and in education—it had the first school for boys and the first provincial high school in the country. The city prides itself with dozens of other “firsts,” but I’ll leave the rest up to you to discover on your next visit.

Food, glorious food

Together with a slew of ICCB officers, Narz Lim, marketing director of the Iloilo City Convention Bureau (ICCB), and DoT director Edwin Trompeta met us at the airport. After a brief stopover at our home for the weekend, Hotel Del Rio, by the scenic Iloilo River, they whisked us off to Breakthrough, the city’s most famous seafood facility. As the restaurant was right on the beach, the relaxing sound of waves lashing at the shoreline further enhanced our appetite for the various seafood specialties on the menu.

Among the many things that beckon you to make that second or third or fourth visit to the city is its wealth of culinary specialties! We were barely an hour into our visit and we were already gorging on the tastefully rich menu laid out before us! Munding Robles, the restaurant’s genial owner and manager, made sure we tried every specialty of the house, much to our delight! The photographs on this page will show you why we almost didn’t want to leave the restaurant, especially when we found out that it also had hammocks right by the shoreline where diners can rest after a hearty meal!

Sensing our reluctance to do anything else after that sumptuous lunch, the ICCB officers had to lure us with the promise that, after a short round of the city’s beautiful old homes, we would be treated to a merienda of the city’s culinary claim-to-fame, the La Paz Batchoy. This rich clear soup of noodles and pork innards topped with crushed pork crackers and spicy herbs is a “must” every time one visits the city. Somehow, the other “versions” made available here in Manila can’t hold a candle to the original recipe served at Ted’s Old-Timer Restaurant in downtown Iloilo.

Just as filling is the famous Pancit Molo, a concoction of pork-chicken meatballs wrapped in thin dough and cooked in peppery broth. We had the chance to order several portions of it and bring home to Manila, straight from the original Panaderia de Molo, owned and managed by the serenely elegant Teresita Larraga, who saw to it that we tasted all the other offerings of her panaderia. Ilonggo hospitality is certainly not complete without the food because the residents themselves have made eating a hobby! With tasty recipes like these, small wonder!

Old houses

Part of every visit to the city is a tour of some of the beautiful ancestral homes that stand as living witnesses to Iloilo’s opulent past, and the landed gentry’s love for elegance. We had our fill of these houses with their unique and stunning architecture when we visited some. First up was the quaint-looking Boat House, a Lopez mansion whose façade is shaped like a boat’s stern, complete with portholes. We were told that this well-preserved house is not open to the public, but our friends at ICCB pulled the right strings just to give us the chance to take a quick peek at its elegant and stately interiors.

Next stop was the Casa Mariquit, now owned by Robert “Panchito” Puckett, where Mariquit Javellana-Lopez, the lady of former Vice President Fernando Lopez Sr. was born and raised in. While the ground floor in the other old houses was used as storage space for furniture, or for carriages of saints used for religious processions or for palay, this house stored money under the floor. The huge wooden vault hidden under the wooden planks still exists, as pointed out to us by Panchito who toured us around this 200-year-old wood-and-stone architectural masterpiece.

The most imposing ancestral home we visited is the two-hectare Nelly Gardens, another Lopez property, with its 1928 Beaux Art mansion. Its stately white exteriors remind me of the White House especially because its front lawn is just as big. The elegant furnishings and tasteful décor of its interiors, indeed a testimonial to the unrivaled class and style of its owner, match its majestic façade. In fact, many of the country’s presidents and their first ladies have stayed at this charming mansion during their respective campaign periods.

What makes the property even more appealing is that the house and the gardens are available for private functions, corporate parties, or garden receptions. My mind couldn’t help imagining that garden party scene in Gone With The Wind. What a thrill it must be to celebrate in such beautiful surroundings!

The night life

I was lucky an old friend, Nonoy Ybiernas, Iloilo’s ultimate party animal, offered to take me around the city’s exciting watering holes. It was actually a night-‘till-morning tour of the more popular fun places.

We started with dinner at the Amigo Terrace Hotel, which is right smack in the crossroads of Iloilo City’s shopping and financial districts, followed by several rounds of drinks at Juan’s, a roadside al fresco bar frequented by the city’s yuppies and other fun-loving denizens. It was interesting to overhear the people in the nearby tables speaking in their melodious dialect, almost synchronizing with the soothing sounds the bar’s DJ played.

Close to midnight, we moved to a nearby bar teeming with the city’s college students—Tijuana’s, jumping with music from a live band, which played all my favorite pop songs. This very popular open-air hangout of the younger set is set in the rear terrace and backyard of an old concrete house, with some tables inside clusters of nipa huts. The moment I walked into the place, I right away felt the energy—I saw a group screaming their lungs out as they tried to sing along with the band. There was a group of young girls dancing among themselves in carefree abandon right beside their table! There were also young men taking photographs of each other with what I presume were their new cell- phones. The anything-goes atmosphere brought more rounds of tequila to our table until we decided it was time to move on to another place while we could still walk back to our car.

I was planning to order some coffee to detoxify myself from all that alcohol but Club Bwana at the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center was no place to do that. It was just as swinging and as fun as the previous joint! But I had to shake off the alcohol from my system so, there we were, dancing the night away with people we didn’t even have a chance to get to know. After having perspired to the core, from 45 minutes of nonstop dancing, we knew it was time to head for home. All the alcohol had seeped out of my skin pores and my muscles were starting to complain. Besides, I could almost feel the sun ready to banner the start of another day!

Manila certainly doesn’t have a monopoly of fun places so, when you’re bored with the local party scene, there’s always fascinating Iloilo. It’s only 50 minutes away from Manila and served by 12 daily flights, including four on Cebu Pacific. If you prefer to do it in a more leisurely pace, Negros Navigation and WGA provide access through their luxury vessels, and you’re there in less than a day.

Mag-kadto na kita sa Iloilo!

gracie, mi amigo !

wecky

January 14th, 2006, 05:42 AM

Hi everyone... at last nakasulod na gid ako diri sa skyscarpercity (SSC) he he he he he he.....

Long Live Iloilo! Uswag Iloilo! Prosperity for WV! Welcome Palawan!

welcome, soulmaker ... nice to know nga may ara naman nga Ilonggo nga nagdugang diri ... have fun posting around !

wecky

January 14th, 2006, 05:45 AM

http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/mura458a.jpg
Royal Street in Ilo-Ilo, Island of Panay

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Where is this now?

thanks Animo .. nice pics, indeed ... a good addition from our "then and now" in Iloilo Thread. Cheers !

wecky

January 14th, 2006, 05:47 AM

@Animo,

can't find more info about this street too. anyone who could share some information as to which name this street was renamed would be appreciated.

that's right, Mako ... looks like the old Calle Real street to me. :)

wecky

January 14th, 2006, 05:51 AM

Got an old map showing ports of Iloilo, Sual and Zamboanga and China as well , circa 1860

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/van1975/taiwan_1860.jpg

thanks, Van. Good 'ol info !

wecky

January 14th, 2006, 06:03 AM

Library of cultural heritage,
maritime artifacts opens

ILOILO City – John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation (JBLCF) will be opening its Library of Cultural Heritage and Marine & Maritime Artifacts Museum on January 16 at JBLCF Campus, M.H del. Pilar St., Molo here.

The Marine & Maritime Artifacts Museum is the first of its kind in Western Visayas.

Mayor Jerry Treñas and Dr. Pacita Gonzales will do the ribbon cutting for the Library of Cultural Heritage while Undersecretary Salvador Sarabia III of the Department of Tourism will do the ribbon cutting for the Marine & Maritime Artifacts Museum.

Among the invited guests are Gov. Niel Tupas, Gov Rahman Nava, Regional Directors of the Department of Tourism, Commission on Higher Education, Department of Education, Technical Education Skills and Development Authority, Maritime Industry, Professional Regulation Commission, heads of colleges and universities in Iloilo City and art enthusiasts.

The JBLF Library of Cultural Heritage and Marine & Maritime Artifacts emerged from an archive in 1998 through the creative mind of Dr. Mary Lou L. Arcelo, chairman of the Board of Trustees and Executive Council of JBLCF.

Back then, the only materials found there were books and manuals. Now, there are artifacts and relics such as antique radios, cameras, and personal collections of Frank Lacson and Corazon Lacson, siblings and Dr. Adrian A. Arcelo and other artifacts collected by JBLF.

The JBLF Library of Cultural Heritage and Marine & Maritime Artifacts show the culture and life of the Lacson family and the Filipinos of the past. It holds a handful of collections, from Chinese jars of the Ming Dynasty to preserved shark jaws to valuable Philippine folk arts and religious “anting-antings.”

The JBLF founder Capt. John B.Lacson’s memorabilia are also found there – his original desk, complete uniform and medals from the US Navy which comprise of the World War II victory medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, a variety of compasses, navigational equipment.etc.

The JBLF Library of Cultural Heritage and Marine & Maritime Artifacts will be open for public viewing. The Cultural Library is a contribution of JBLCF and the Lacson family for the preservation of the Filipino culture and tradition.

(from Panay News online)

wecky

January 14th, 2006, 06:22 AM

two more weeks to go for

THE DINAGYANG FESTIVAL !

Hala Bira !

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blueguy

January 14th, 2006, 04:23 PM

Shanchai!?!?! Baka nandoon din mga pangalan ng F4 ha! :rofl:

The Map was done by Dr. A. Petermann, a German. here's the link
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/taiwan_1860.jpg

blueguy

January 14th, 2006, 04:31 PM

that's right, Mako ... looks like the old Calle Real street to me. :)

Actually Calle Real is what is now known as IZNART Street, but I guess you have to check at the Henry Luce Library at CPU...there's a book there about Old Iloilo and Jaro which used to be a separate city before...

Virtute

January 14th, 2006, 05:29 PM

http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/mura458a.jpg
Royal Street in Ilo-Ilo, Island of Panay

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Where is this now?

I was walking along this same street yesterday. This was "Calle Real" now called J.M. Basa St. In the picture, if you continue walking, you'll eventually see Plaza Libertad or Alfonso XII as it was called then. The plaza was the main place where all the Ilonggos celebrated their independence from Spain.

I love this pic. I wish I could go back in time and walk these streets just to satisfy my curiousity. I used this pic on the right side of my web site banner also.

blueguy

January 14th, 2006, 05:34 PM

makoantz

January 14th, 2006, 05:53 PM

hi Makoantz, sa diin ka sa Iloilo, tani pirmi ka man di post sa Iloilo thread

Pumuluyo ako sang distrito nga ginhalinan sang batchoy. :-)

How I wish I could post more often, medyo sako lang sa obra. Didn't have much time to take more pics during my last visit there too.

Virtute

January 14th, 2006, 05:59 PM

OK. sala parents ko.hehehe

:) indi man ah. My mistake actually. I should have mentioned that Calle Real stretched going through where Plaza Libertad is located, which is J.M. Basa St. all the way to Iznart St. Simply, Calle Real is the old name of J.M. Basa St. and Iznart St.

I'll always remember it as Calle Real, I refuse to call it anything else LOL.

makoantz

January 14th, 2006, 06:46 PM

oops, sorry, double post.

makoantz

January 14th, 2006, 06:46 PM

Askal82

January 14th, 2006, 07:05 PM

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-9/1071951/GrandDameHotel.jpg

Ka nami sang building. Bag-o ni?

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 03:00 AM

Actually Calle Real is what is now known as IZNART Street, but I guess you have to check at the Henry Luce Library at CPU...there's a book there about Old Iloilo and Jaro which used to be a separate city before...

speaking of Henry Luce III Library, I was there few months ago for the centennial .. good old memories of my dear old central ... we actually donated few recent nursing mags, etc for student's references.

that's right, Jaro was once a city itself apart from Iloilo ... just don't know what year did Jaro City became part of Iloilo City?

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 03:02 AM

The Map was done by Dr. A. Petermann, a German. here's the link
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/taiwan_1860.jpg

thanks for the link, Van.

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 03:10 AM

Pumuluyo ako sang distrito nga ginhalinan sang batchoy. :-)

How I wish I could post more often, medyo sako lang sa obra. Didn't have much time to take more pics during my last visit there too.

mako, ka-distrito mo gale si tita Mhing and aunt Miriam :) ... maayo gid amn ang La Paz subong ah .. damo gid improvements sa La Paz district .. especially areas along La Paz Public Market and Gaisano City.

Gapuli-puli ka pirmi sa Iloilo, Mak? Kumusta na ang Laguna subong? I used to roam that area sang una. Dako na gid siguro pagbag-o no?

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 03:12 AM

:) indi man ah. My mistake actually. I should have mentioned that Calle Real stretched going through where Plaza Libertad is located, which is J.M. Basa St. all the way to Iznart St. Simply, Calle Real is the old name of J.M. Basa St. and Iznart St.

I'll always remember it as Calle Real, I refuse to call it anything else LOL.

pareho gid ta Virtute ... I always called that street as Calle Real til now ... actually it's not only me ... included pa yung old folks ko :)

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 03:15 AM

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 03:17 AM

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-9/1071951/GrandDameHotel.jpg

Ka nami sang building. Bag-o ni?

it's a new hotel in La Paz district, Askal ... probably two to three years ago lang .. it looks really nice. :)

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 03:32 AM

Sige Weck enjoy your shopping there with your sister me here still watching Taiwan drama...ikaw ha, di ba dapat kuya nag lilibre sa younger sister...? :|

thanks Wein ... at least four days with my sis is over na ... hahaha ... she's a good company though when it comes to shopping ... she knows her stuffs well. I enjoyed it a lot lately coz of her exotic buys .. and yes, it's her birthday and she's taking my time so dapat libre ako ... hahaha ... btw, i paid for our food anyway.

Wein, do you like watching soap opera? Isn't it that maraming popular soaps sa Pinas ngayon na galing nang Taiwan?

Animo

January 15th, 2006, 03:35 AM

I was walking along this same street yesterday. This was "Calle Real" now called J.M. Basa St. In the picture, if you continue walking, you'll eventually see Plaza Libertad or Alfonso XII as it was called then. The plaza was the main place where all the Ilonggos celebrated their independence from Spain.

I love this pic. I wish I could go back in time and walk these streets just to satisfy my curiousity. I used this pic on the right side of my web site banner also.

Yeah, I would also love to travel back in time and experience the old world with the colonial structures. You can just imagine those old European garments in those movies and actually wearing them.

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 03:52 AM

Anyway just a little update, SM will open a new supermarket branch in Tabuc Suba, and SM Jaro will be renovated. SM Delgado will have an expansion..the old ICAG fire station...and lastly there is a proposal to build a "Fiesta Strip" at SM City Iloilo. Like the Megastrip...

very welcome updates from SM, Van ... when are they planning to open the SM-Tabuc Suba Supermarket branch? Is that the one to be located in Jaro Town Center? I've known these things earlier coz my sis enquired regarding that place, too. :)

Then right near SM City Iloilo, Florete will build a 200 room hotel. He is just waiting for the expiration of Nes and tats rent. And lastly a new stretch of road will be built at the back of SM City Iloilo...Ayala Land is one of the bidders of the old Iloilo airport

that's right ... there's already a Nes n Tats - Oton ... a much, much bigger one than the Nes n Tats in Diversion ... I like the Oton branch though .. with its huge space, less people, and more refreshing coz it's located on beachside .. plus of course the two swimming pools facilities .. very ideal for the children gid ... really cozy.

There will be another Nes n Tats in an area near the new Iloilo Airport in Sta. Barbara town ... I still have a copy of the map here sang mga land buyers along a 1-km radius from the new international airport main building. :) I'm just awaiting a go signal from ATO-Iloilo regarding the building protocols, etc .. lest all areas within the site are sold out na.

At the tip of the newly built bridge near Residence is a new CBD..with mixed used commercial residential dsitricts...from the tip to the area near Marina is a garden park to be donated by the Iloilo Flood Control Project, portions of the Iloilo River bank will be landscaped up to the Carpenters Bridge near the old abattoir...Then in that area a new bridge will be built...Exciting no? I'll just post the pix...which I actually did through 3D when I am still working with the Iloilo Flood Control Porject.

please post the pix, Van ... it's really exciting sang mga plans and developments ongoing no ... impressive gid ... hopefully, more to come pa. Btw, Residence Hotel had a little bit of expansion lately. :)

sandrin

January 15th, 2006, 04:49 AM

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http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/01/13/binanog4.jpg
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Binanog Festival: The dance of the hawks

By Wein P. Gadian
Binanog

Lambunao prides in the beauty of its natural resources. Its enchanting landscapes of verdant hills and valleys, and hundreds of waterfalls add luster to its countryside charm. The rich lush forest cover, provides refuge to its various flora and faunas endemic to the area. Mountain villages are also a home to indigenous people, who, to these days, keep a distinct culture and oral literature. One could also observe the history of the towns heroism and patriotism. Other than its beautiful landscape is also a ingenuity of its culture in a known tradition, the Binanog Dance. The dance is an imitation of the movement of the 'Banog' or hawk.

BinanogLegend tells that the Lambunaonons forefathers who then were living in the mountains realizing that their grown chicken has slowly disappeared went into the depths of the forest. And as they go along they saw a male and a female hawk chasing each other. In their awe of watching the birds, they imitated their (birds) movements which they term as 'Binanog'. From then on the said movement became a dance and was handed down from one generation to another. It is also known to the villagers as a dance of love and courtship.

BinanogTo this day, the practice of the dance is adapted and has become an annual activity dubbed, 'Binanog Festival'. Where the townsfolk gathers in the plaza to witness the festivity of food, fair, contest and the like are done. A beauty pageant is also done and highlighting the event is the competition of tribes from the different areas in the town. Where the contestants (tribes) in their best costumes dance the Binanog with their own creative touch. They dance the Binanog in the beating of the drums, bamboo instruments and other native instruments. There are also street dancing and other competitions in the whole duration of the feast. And this year, Lambunao soars high its 2005 Binanog Festival with the competing tribes, (4) in the Junior and (2) senior's category last January 8. The tribes in their colorful costumes dance their best in executing their Binanog steps.

BinanogThis year's competing tribes for the Junior Category were: Tribu Sidlanganon of DELMES, Lambunao East, Tribu Baludnon of Pajo, Elementary School, Lambunao West, Igcora Tribu Ilahas of DIRMS, Lambunao West and Tribu Kumbira of Caninguan Central School, Lambunao West. Tribu Kisay-kisay of Lambunao National High School and Tribu Banaba of Binabaan National High School competes for the Senior's Category. Six special awards were also given to close the activity in the evening. The awards given were: Best in Performance, Choreography, Music, Costume and Most Disciplined. The winners in the junior category for Best Performance, choreography, music and costume was Tribu Igcora Ilahas. While the Most Disciplined also of the same category was Tribu Baludnon. In the Senior's Category Best in Perfomance went to Tribu Banaba and the Best in Choreography, Music, Costume and Disciplined was Tribu Kisay-Kisay.
Binanog

The Municipality of Lambunao also thanks its sponsors: Coca-Cola Bottler's Phil. Inc., San Miguel Beer Corp., Inc., Negros Navigation, House of Sara Lee, Metro Singko Pension and Fudmart, Lake Purified Drinking Water and Mrs. Ann Catedrilla Seisa of Los Angeles, California for the 2005 Binanog Festival.

Askal82

January 15th, 2006, 05:00 AM

it's a new hotel in La Paz district, Askal ... probably two to three years ago lang .. it looks really nice. :)

Maganda ang fascade. Sana ganito ang architechture ng mga buildings sa Iloilo because it suits well with the culture and its tradition as it modernizes. The one who made this one has a sense of taste.

makoantz

January 15th, 2006, 05:36 AM

mako, ka-distrito mo gale si tita Mhing and aunt Miriam ... maayo gid amn ang La Paz subong ah .. damo gid improvements sa La Paz district .. especially areas along La Paz Public Market and Gaisano City.

Hu-o, nangin classmate pa si miriam sang ti-yo ko sa La Paz elementary school.

Yes you're right. The La Paz public market is currently undergoing a facelift, you can still notice the pile of sand in front of the entrance.

Gapuli-puli ka pirmi sa Iloilo, Mak? Kumusta na ang Laguna subong? I used to roam that area sang una. Dako na gid siguro pagbag-o no?

Developments as far as subdivisions are concerned, yes. Pero infrastructure-wise, ang SLEX wala pa ma-upgrade. No new establishments in the Calamba City area, mas maayo pa development sang Sta. Rosa.

makoantz

January 15th, 2006, 05:40 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by wecky
it's a new hotel in La Paz district, Askal ... probably two to three years ago lang .. it looks really nice.

Maganda ang fascade. Sana ganito ang architechture ng mga buildings sa Iloilo because it suits well with the culture and its tradition as it modernizes. The one who made this one has a sense of taste.

I agree. I also would want to check that hotel out, maybe next time pagbalik ko.

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 05:43 AM

Yeah, I would also love to travel back in time and experience the old world with the colonial structures. You can just imagine those old European garments in those movies and actually wearing them.

@Animo ... the genteel and charm of the old colonial world fascinates me as well .. hopefully, Iloilo will preserve its old structures, a proof of our glorious past.

Like Europe, it's not banking more on hig rise buildings BUT its CULTURE and HISTORY .. :)

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 05:46 AM

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 05:49 AM

Maganda ang fascade. Sana ganito ang architechture ng mga buildings sa Iloilo because it suits well with the culture and its tradition as it modernizes. The one who made this one has a sense of taste.

I agree with @Askal .. good design, indeed ... may dating kahit maliit lang ... actually there's few good modern buildings as well in Iloilo City .. let's hope that the upcoming The Castle Hotel will also catch the glimpse of a critic's eyeview. :)

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 05:58 AM

Hu-o, nangin classmate pa si miriam sang ti-yo ko sa La Paz elementary school.

wowoweee ... hopefully, makabulig man si inday miriam to improve the district .. more. :)

Yes you're right. The La Paz public market is currently undergoing a facelift, you can still notice the pile of sand in front of the entrance.

I've heard the plan renovation of the market few months ago but I did not know na na-push through na pala yon. Good thing for La Paz district ... when I went to La Paz few months ago, damo da mga new buildings especially along the main road ... from West pakdato na da sa taytay ... then across naman, from Gaisano City going to La Paz Plaza.

Developments as far as subdivisions are concerned, yes. Pero infrastructure-wise, ang SLEX wala pa ma-upgrade. No new establishments in the Calamba City area, mas maayo pa development sang Sta. Rosa.

mas madasig ang NLEX compare sa SLEX development noh? And yes, mas maayo pa gid man ang Sta Rosa .. mas city pa gani dating sang Sta Rosa compare sa Calamba .. but there you go .. basi sa income naman iya mas dako ang Calamba.

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 06:42 AM

116T sacks of iron-fortified rice
unloaded at Iloilo port

ILOILO City – At least 5,800 metric tons or about 116,000 sacks of iron-fortified rice are currently being unloaded by MV My Hung in the port of Iloilo, according to the National Food Authority (NFA). This represents the first batch of rice imported by the grains agency from Vietnam.

The rice is part of the 13,725 metric tons or 274,500 bags of iron-fortified rice expected to be received by the NFA for 2006.

Of this, NFA has programmed about 197,500 bags for Region 8 and the rest for Region 6. Iloilo is the receiving port for the rice allocation of Region 8.

Unloading of the fortified rice is has also been done in Manila, Tabaco in Albay, Cagayan de Oro, Subic, Cebu, Davao, and Poro Point in La Union.

The rice will be distributed to the different provinces in Panay and Negros Occidental.

NFA will also supply the Department of Education (DepEd) rice for its Food for School Program for Pre-School and Grade 1 students of identified schools in the 5th and 6th class municipalities in the different provinces of Panay except Capiz.

Under the program, the students will receive one kilo of rice per school day.

The fortification of the rice with iron is NFA's compliance with the Food Fortification Program of Republic Act 8976 that requires rice, and other food items, to be fortified with Vitamin A, iron, or other food fortificants.

The NFA has been conducting regular briefings on the nutritional benefits of iron-fortified rice in all its offices nationwide.

(from Panay News online)

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 06:55 AM

@Chy .... migs may gin-PM ako sa imo regarding sa strategy and Jan 21 ... and may nalipatan ako .. ang sa Dinagyang.com bala .. pakikuha lang sang akon parte .. hehehe ... indi na bi ako ka PM sa imo kay puno na siguro imo Inbox ... hehehe .. thanks and update me. Ciao !

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Weina

January 15th, 2006, 11:24 AM

Pumuluyo ako sang distrito nga ginhalinan sang batchoy. :-)

How I wish I could post more often, medyo sako lang sa obra. Didn't have much time to take more pics during my last visit there too.

thanks makoantz, just hoping nga damo pa guid ilonggo mag share sang nagakatabo dira sa iloilo, para updated man kami nga ari diri sa gwa kag ang iban man nga mga amigo naton nga interesado sa Iloilo. Anyway, sige lang work anay tapos just spare a little of your time diri sa skyscraper, btw nice to know your on board.

Weina

January 15th, 2006, 11:35 AM

La Paz Public Market
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-9/1071951/LaPaz_Market.jpg
The Grand Dame Hotel
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-9/1071951/GrandDameHotel.jpg
Tam-an na gid ka damo sang kuryente nga nagakabit sa mga poste. May chance pa ini ayhan nga mabutang sa underground? Anyway, it's only aesthetics, importante anay nga mangin stable ang power source naton.

nice pics... koryente i under ground ...hmmm..very good idea tani like here sa amon sa china, galing kay wala kami diri ya earthquake or baha so ok lang na unlike dira sa pinas, nami tani guid no para la damo kabit kabit, kalaw ay lantawon or i remember i read somewhere in the net nga there's one city there sa pinas nga may nami sila nga solution about these wires, not sure if it's davao or cebu, tani himuon man nila dira sa iloilo no para mag gwapa pa guid ang aton pinalangga nga banwa.

Weina

January 15th, 2006, 11:43 AM

thanks Wein ... at least four days with my sis is over na ... hahaha ... she's a good company though when it comes to shopping ... she knows her stuffs well. I enjoyed it a lot lately coz of her exotic buys .. and yes, it's her birthday and she's taking my time so dapat libre ako ... hahaha ... btw, i paid for our food anyway.

Wein, do you like watching soap opera? Isn't it that maraming popular soaps sa Pinas ngayon na galing nang Taiwan?

so click na click guid gali kamo sang sister mo kay pareho man kamo hilig shopping, he he he...btw belated happy birthday gali to your sister na lang...is your sis working there also? te nami at least may upod ka man dira nga family mo at least indi ka ma homesick, pero bisan wala ka upod i doubt nga ma homesick ka kay mahilig ka man mag party he he he...

Weina

January 15th, 2006, 11:53 AM

@Animo ... the genteel and charm of the old colonial world fascinates me as well .. hopefully, Iloilo will preserve its old structures, a proof of our glorious past.

Like Europe, it's not banking more on hig rise buildings BUT its CULTURE and HISTORY .. :)

i agree with this we must preserve our culture & history. so the best thing is for them to distribute developments to other cities where high rise buildings will be situated instead and leave the old buildings as is na lang or if there's enough fund renovate it para ok man lantawon. we don't need to pay a high price just to have developments in the city like what other countries have done.

Weina

January 15th, 2006, 12:26 PM

Wein, do you like watching soap opera? Isn't it that maraming popular soaps sa Pinas ngayon na galing nang Taiwan?

yup i like some taiwanese, chinese dramas but i'm more of korean though, he he he, damo man guapa kag guapo sa ila ya...and i'm also fond of watching japanese dramas & animes...my mom is also fond of koreanovelas, i remember when i was there in Iloilo my sister & I used to make fun of her...kada pag gwa na gani sang favorite drama nya request namon sya nga malakat or maobra sang anything basta para indi lang sya kalantaw, ga kinadlaw kami kay waay patay kumud nya kag the whole day mamasakit na ina sya, ha ha ha grabe...bisan ano kasako sa negosyo nya pag abot sang paborito nya nga drama bayaan nya lang na...she was really addicted sa koreanovela nga ato, i forgot the title in english though. hay my mom, she's really funny...

yes there are lots of foreign telenovelas in the philippines right now but I'm not really supportive of this idea since we should be in the first place watching our own. tanan na lang imported dira sa pinas paano na lang ya ang aton, ano pati utok sang pinas imported man? I really hope that someday i could also see some of our telenovelas abroad indi lang kay koreans, taiwanese, mexicans, etc. etc...these foreign countries can earn billions of money from their movies & dramas ngaa kita ya wala guid, i hope tani may ara man ta. this industry if done well could really generate a lot of incomes & jobs for the philippines.

chymera00

January 15th, 2006, 02:08 PM

Maganda ang fascade. Sana ganito ang architechture ng mga buildings sa Iloilo because it suits well with the culture and its tradition as it modernizes. The one who made this one has a sense of taste.
I hope this is going to be the trend in Iloilo too ... pero na notice ko lng that the new buildings there in Iloilo have some nice designs (not necessarily classic a lot of them are modern), even though they aren't tall pero ma appreciate mo rin ang architecture.

here's the pic of the under rennovation Castle Hotel, I was a bit disappointed when they painted it green. a pure white color would've been better.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid198/pa662bdaac36fef16413cb1db9f68f3d9/f0d6199c.jpg

I agree. I also would want to check that hotel out, maybe next time pagbalik ko.
one word, FOOD!

@Animo ... the genteel and charm of the old colonial world fascinates me as well .. hopefully, Iloilo will preserve its old structures, a proof of our glorious past.

Like Europe, it's not banking more on hig rise buildings BUT its CULTURE and HISTORY .. :)
I totally agree ... that's why I think its pretty foolish for some people to make us Ilonggos stop talking about it ... its not something to forget about because iits what defines our city.
@Chy .... migs may gin-PM ako sa imo regarding sa strategy and Jan 21 ... and may nalipatan ako .. ang sa Dinagyang.com bala .. pakikuha lang sang akon parte .. hehehe ... indi na bi ako ka PM sa imo kay puno na siguro imo Inbox ... hehehe .. thanks and update me. Ciao !

:cheers2: :cheers2: :cheers2:
:pepper: :pepper: :pepper: :pepper: :pepper:
hehe clear ko lng anay inbox ko... oo ako lng 2 makuha sa dinagyang 'item' ta, mangkuta lng si admin kung tag pila dasun hatag mo lng sa akon ang bayad sa 21, dsun dulong ko lng to sa inyo.

chymera00

January 15th, 2006, 02:28 PM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/iloilocitypics/RomanCatholicChurches.jpg

Sinjin P.

January 15th, 2006, 02:48 PM

^nice compilation there! :okay:

Weina

January 15th, 2006, 06:54 PM

[QUOTE=chymera00]I hope this is going to be the trend in Iloilo too ... pero na notice ko lng that the new buildings there in Iloilo have some nice designs (not necessarily classic a lot of them are modern), even though they aren't tall pero ma appreciate mo rin ang architecture.

here's the pic of the under rennovation Castle Hotel, I was a bit disappointed when they painted it green. a pure white color would've been better.

do you have a picture Chy of Castle hotel in green color...seems not really good idea to paint it green, mas prefer ko man white sya.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid198/pa662bdaac36fef16413cb1db9f68f3d9/f0d6199c.jpg

one word, FOOD!

you mean mas nami ang food sa hotel nga ini comparedsa iban?

I totally agree ... that's why I think its pretty foolish for some people to make us Ilonggos stop talking about it ... its not something to forget about because iits what defines our city.

we are free here to talk because this is our business in the first place. If they don't want to hear it i think they should be the one to go.

hehe clear ko lng anay inbox ko... oo ako lng 2 makuha sa dinagyang 'item' ta, mangkuta lng si admin kung tag pila dasun hatag mo lng sa akon ang bayad sa 21, dsun dulong ko lng to sa inyo.

so cguro wala mo man nabaton ang pm ko.

makoantz

January 15th, 2006, 07:13 PM

one word, FOOD!

yes chy, what do you mean? namit gid man ila food diri?

sandrin

January 15th, 2006, 09:45 PM

Saturday Food Festival in IloIlo
Yup, IloIlo has really mastered the art of food preparation. Ilonggos eat with style.

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"The Parade of Roasts" at The Promenade

The Promenade's Saturday Grand Buffet is something people talk and rave about, for its grandiose monthly buffet themes with a vast selection of fine and lavish food.

This January, "The Parade of Roasts" is yet another impressive preparation of what awaits Ilonggo food lovers in the local food and dining scene in the year to come. To welcome what seems to be a festive year, I started it with a visit and a taste of this grand buffet at The Promenade.

Parade of RoastOur evening got off to a great start when we were warmly greeted by the staff as we came through the front door. It was a simple gesture, yet one that went a long way in reinforcing the friendly atmosphere that seems to fill this place.

The menu seems to invite you into a deep lunge into a subtle, tempting world of sumptuous international dishes with roasted lamb, chicken, beef, ribs, and fish to boost. But of course the meal will not be complete without the hearty Tom Yum Soup. Salad choices from Seafood Salad, Hawaiian Chicken Pasta Salad- which became my favorite after my first bite, you'll love its sweet and tangy taste, and the Mixed Green Salad with Condiments- where you can have helpings of fresh vegetables with your own choice of dressing. And the great appetizer choices: enjoy the Assorted Sushi and Sashimi or you can have the Baked Mussel or Catfish with Green Mango Salad.

Parade of RoastAfter those delicious primers I braced myself to what awaited me; the main course! Seeing the choices I can't seem to wonder how full I'll be at the end of the whole meal. But I took the matter aside and gladly had a portion of everything: Ox Tongue with Gherkin Sauce, Coc Au Vin (it's Chicken in Wine!), Seafood Casserole, Vegetable Au Gratin (our favorite vegetables drenched in spices and baked with a heaping of grated cheese- just heavenly!), have these with a side of either steamed rice, or Kiam Phong - another rice dish with a unique taste, you'll be craving for it.

Parade of RoastThe highlight of the buffet: ROASTS! from the infamous Carving Station! I had helpings of the Roast Leg of Lamb, the best-selling US Beef Hanging Tender, Roast Chicken, Roast Baby Back Ribs, and Roast Blue Marlin- all stirring the meat lover in me.

Not to be missed is the buffet's Sweet Cravings Station, where desserts are served extra-special. I didn't know on which temptation I would give in first, but if there's one thing I'm sure: everything is a must try! Black Forest Cake, Napoleon Slices, the chewy Chocolate Tartlets with Toffee, Peach Mallow Pie, the decedent Chocolate Dessert Fondue, fresh fruit slices, with the Fancy Fruit Gelatin, Vanilla Bavarian Cream with Anglaise Sauce and Strawberry Mouse from the Fancy Dessert Display Corner and a Crepe Station to add - yes, I willingly indulged to each, it was definitely the best meal I've had since New Year!Parade of Roast

With the fine selection of food, matched with capable and friendly staff, cozy ambiance, and awe-inspiring view of the city, it's definitely a praise-worthy experience!

The Grand Buffet is on Saturdays only, so it's wise to make a reservation or better yet come early!

NAMIT !!!!!

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 10:17 PM

thanks makoantz, just hoping nga damo pa guid ilonggo mag share sang nagakatabo dira sa iloilo, para updated man kami nga ari diri sa gwa kag ang iban man nga mga amigo naton nga interesado sa Iloilo. Anyway, sige lang work anay tapos just spare a little of your time diri sa skyscraper, btw nice to know your on board.

hiya Wein ... tama ka gid .. Mako, you know how "hungry" we are here outside about Iloilo's developments, etc .. hehehe .. mind you, most of Ilonggo forumers are outside the province ... like Wein said, balik-balik lang di Mako and post biskan ano lang ... ayos gid ina! Have a good day to you both, Wein and Mako.

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 10:22 PM

nice pics... koryente i under ground ...hmmm..very good idea tani like here sa amon sa china, galing kay wala kami diri ya earthquake or baha so ok lang na unlike dira sa pinas, nami tani guid no para la damo kabit kabit, kalaw ay lantawon or i remember i read somewhere in the net nga there's one city there sa pinas nga may nami sila nga solution about these wires, not sure if it's davao or cebu, tani himuon man nila dira sa iloilo no para mag gwapa pa guid ang aton pinalangga nga banwa.

tani eh no ... diri sa Europe Wein, amo man ... tanan nga wires underground ... mas manami tan-awon and mas matinlo ... tani sa aton amo man no ... but I think naga-require siya dako nga budget from the government to fasttrack this plan, just in case. :)

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 10:32 PM

so click na click guid gali kamo sang sister mo kay pareho man kamo hilig shopping, he he he...btw belated happy birthday gali to your sister na lang...is your sis working there also? te nami at least may upod ka man dira nga family mo at least indi ka ma homesick, pero bisan wala ka upod i doubt nga ma homesick ka kay mahilig ka man mag party he he he...

My sis is working in Eastbourne, England .. just an hour away from London ... i like their area kay puro beaches, etc .. not so busy, good touch of a countryside life gid .. it would be a great fun during summer in their place.

Actually, Wein, I have my uncle and his family living here in London for more than 15 years na .. both of them are from Iloilo ... my cousin right now is preparing for his GCSE and if he's result will be fine, he's planning to go to Oxford Uni. Aside from my uncle, I have other cousins here as well ... my third cousin and I are working in the same hospital ... I don't think I'll get bored here for sure ... four of my barkada are also here in UK and a lot of us Alimodianons are here as well ... hehehe.

Anywayway, thank you so much for the greeting .. i let her know gid. :)

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 10:40 PM

i agree with this we must preserve our culture & history. so the best thing is for them to distribute developments to other cities where high rise buildings will be situated instead and leave the old buildings as is na lang or if there's enough fund renovate it para ok man lantawon. we don't need to pay a high price just to have developments in the city like what other countries have done.

that's right, Wein ... the charm of Europe goes down to its early civilisation, cultural inuendos and historical facts and facets, which I believe made it more charming and interesting than any other cities with bunch of crapers around ... the fascination is different for sure ... who could not be ecstatic to dance in streets of London ... walk along Eiffel and Champ Elysses of Paris ... seeing the magnificient Rome, etc .. it's all in Europe .. and I love it that way .. hehehe .. hopefully, for us back home we can preserve our old architecture as well .... well, hoping, ika nga. :)

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 10:48 PM

yup i like some taiwanese, chinese dramas but i'm more of korean though, he he he, damo man guapa kag guapo sa ila ya...and i'm also fond of watching japanese dramas & animes...my mom is also fond of koreanovelas, i remember when i was there in Iloilo my sister & I used to make fun of her...kada pag gwa na gani sang favorite drama nya request namon sya nga malakat or maobra sang anything basta para indi lang sya kalantaw, ga kinadlaw kami kay waay patay kumud nya kag the whole day mamasakit na ina sya, ha ha ha grabe...bisan ano kasako sa negosyo nya pag abot sang paborito nya nga drama bayaan nya lang na...she was really addicted sa koreanovela nga ato, i forgot the title in english though. hay my mom, she's really funny...

yes there are lots of foreign telenovelas in the philippines right now but I'm not really supportive of this idea since we should be in the first place watching our own. tanan na lang imported dira sa pinas paano na lang ya ang aton, ano pati utok sang pinas imported man? I really hope that someday i could also see some of our telenovelas abroad indi lang kay koreans, taiwanese, mexicans, etc. etc...these foreign countries can earn billions of money from their movies & dramas ngaa kita ya wala guid, i hope tani may ara man ta. this industry if done well could really generate a lot of incomes & jobs for the philippines.

hahaha ... same as one cousin of mine in Iloilo ... too addicted to Asian telenovelas ... when I was there, i usually turned the tele off or at times, asked them to watch DVDs I brought home .. sabagay we can't complain more kay from the beginning amo ina ila ginatan-aw nila ... hahaha .. at times, I even watched from my mini-DVD-telly player ... inang very handy nga para sa mga cars bala kay mapatay kung indi katan-aw sang iya drama ... hahaha .. well, there you go .. it's culture ... hehehe.

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 11:05 PM

I hope this is going to be the trend in Iloilo too ... pero na notice ko lng that the new buildings there in Iloilo have some nice designs (not necessarily classic a lot of them are modern), even though they aren't tall pero ma appreciate mo rin ang architecture.

I hope so .. they can copy the Swiss Re archi back home ... hahaha ... then butangan ikog para daw teapot ... hehehe ... just joking .. i like some architecture of "some new buildings" as well in Iloilo .. take for example the u/c Castle hotel .. realy looks promising ... the Grand Hotel is also good to look at to ... the row of Smallville buildings, etc. And tama ka Chy .. not too only pero may dating siya. :)

here's the pic of the under rennovation Castle Hotel, I was a bit disappointed when they painted it green. a pure white color would've been better.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid198/pa662bdaac36fef16413cb1db9f68f3d9/f0d6199c.jpg

they may coat it with other colours pa, I guess .... san-o pa ina ang opening sang The castle Hotel man ... kadugay-dugay nga renovation and reconstruction.

one word, FOOD!

yeah right ! it's JD, you know?

I totally agree ... that's why I think its pretty foolish for some people to make us Ilonggos stop talking about it ... its not something to forget about because iits what defines our city.

that's true ... Iloilo will always bank in its CULTURE and HISTORY ... it's will be the touristic-magnet for sure. :)

hehe clear ko lng anay inbox ko... oo ako lng 2 makuha sa dinagyang 'item' ta, mangkuta lng si admin kung tag pila dasun hatag mo lng sa akon ang bayad sa 21, dsun dulong ko lng to sa inyo.

PM lang migs kung tag-pila .. san-o kuno ila distribution haw? Next week? San-o si admin maabot? daw nahuya man abi ako nga ipa-ship pa diri sa London akon parte ... hehehe.

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 11:09 PM

wecky

January 15th, 2006, 11:14 PM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/iloilocitypics/RomanCatholicChurches.jpg

wow Chymera ....... you always amazed with your computer ability ... really nice .. award-an ka gid sang mga pari sini sa Iloilo ... magnifico, amigo !

Weina

January 16th, 2006, 07:13 AM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/iloilocitypics/RomanCatholicChurches.jpg

good compilation indeed Chy! by looking at these photos of churches you can really see how beautiful Iloilo really is...and im proud of it.

Weina

January 16th, 2006, 07:21 AM

My sis is working in Eastbourne, England .. just an hour away from London ... i like their area kay puro beaches, etc .. not so busy, good touch of a countryside life gid .. it would be a great fun during summer in their place.

Actually, Wein, I have my uncle and his family living here in London for more than 15 years na .. both of them are from Iloilo ... my cousin right now is preparing for his GCSE and if he's result will be fine, he's planning to go to Oxford Uni. Aside from my uncle, I have other cousins here as well ... my third cousin and I are working in the same hospital ... I don't think I'll get bored here for sure ... four of my barkada are also here in UK and a lot of us Alimodianons are here as well ... hehehe.

Anywayway, thank you so much for the greeting .. i let her know gid. :)

hhhmmm so no reason really to get homesick... with family & friends around it's always easy to party and be merry...

Weina

January 16th, 2006, 07:32 AM

that's right, Wein ... the charm of Europe goes down to its early civilisation, cultural inuendos and historical facts and facets, which I believe made it more charming and interesting than any other cities with bunch of crapers around ... the fascination is different for sure ... who could not be ecstatic to dance in streets of London ... walk along Eiffel and Champ Elysses of Paris ... seeing the magnificient Rome, etc .. it's all in Europe .. and I love it that way .. hehehe .. hopefully, for us back home we can preserve our old architecture as well .... well, hoping, ika nga. :)

the way you say things here makes me crave more for a european tour....tani neighbour ko lang europe ba he he he...so don't need to consider the time needed for a nice travel plan

Weina

January 16th, 2006, 07:34 AM

lex_99

January 16th, 2006, 07:57 AM

Hello all!

@Lex_99: Share man b imo experience sa Iloilo ... and ofcourse, the PICTURES!!

Chy, Sorrry gid I was not able to take pictures of Iloilo because most of my time was spent in Calinog, one of my classmate pa in highschool died of carcrash (he'll just spend the holidays lang tani sa Iloilo because hes reviewing for the EE licensure exams here in Manila, 1-1/2 day plang cya sa Iloilo, dead na cya), so dd2 nlang kmi ngkilita ay sng mga classmates namon. I went to the city lang the day ng EB ta. I took a pic sang Smallville and madulom pa. Hehe... I'll try to post later a pic with my friends sa MO2. keep posting everyone!

Im so excited gd with the current developments and proposals dra sa Mandurriao area. Imagine the presence of Ayala and shangrila in one location. Iloilo will difinitely be a world class city. Btw, any plans of call centers opening in Iloilo?

tigidig14

January 16th, 2006, 08:14 AM

@chyme :bow: :bow: with the pics

Weina

January 16th, 2006, 08:17 AM

lex_99

January 16th, 2006, 10:44 AM

ferrersky

January 16th, 2006, 11:17 AM

Wouah!!!!!! I'm do_omed!!!! I did not reach the end of Thread 6!!!! NoH!!!!!!!!

@ all forumer - I have to admit, I'm very 100x busy nowadays. I cannot yet promise a newpaper article. Maybe nalang will do.

@ critics - I have to say one thing, learn to love others... I admit, I was that type of person, negating the things that other critics had said. That's life... That's life without love... To our critics, even though what you say, I still love Iloilo along with Bacolod and Cebu. It is by love that we will be in harmony and we will propel forward.

@ all Filipinos - Let's think this way - the dev'lopment of one place is the progress of all. Whether it will be Cebu, Iloilo or Bacolod, we all improve since we are FILIPINOS. Even though there is kinda political turmoil happening in Manila, still let us, the Visayans learn to love them.

@ those very promising critics of Iloilo - I love Cebu and Bacolod because not only that they make the Visayas a more important place in the global map, but they secretly harmonize with Iloilo, Manila, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and other cities and places in the Philippines not mentioned. They make the Philippines a more beautiful place to live. Please, stop thinking about bad things... Actually, I don't want Eazyboy banned in the whole forum. I want him to realize the good intention of the SSC Forum, that is to promote their cities and exchange it with other places in the whole world. Let him outpour all his anger to us. I hope you are now relaxed already, eazyboy.

Eazyboy, if you cannot yet understand this message, I, if not my other meyts, will be waiting... I willll bear all your words, criticisms of our city... I will...

Sorry if I replied late. I'm a busy man...

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 12:40 PM

good compilation indeed Chy! by looking at these photos of churches you can really see how beautiful Iloilo really is...and im proud of it.

batlle of the Iloilo churches naman, Wein ... ayos gid man si Chymera mag-compile... ma-impress niya gid man tanan. :)

Pwede ini naton mabutang sa opening sang Thread VIII, just in case .. i love it ... the UNESCO heritage Miag-ao fortress and historic St Ann's of Arevalo really made my day.

Thank once again. :)

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 12:47 PM

hhhmmm so no reason really to get homesick... with family & friends around it's always easy to party and be merry...

NO .. I've never been homesick all my life here in UK ... actually, it took me five years to go back home for the first time kung indi lang gid tungod sa pangabay sang father ko coz I was out of Philippines for a bit long time na .. Last year, I went home to Iloilo because of CPU's centennial celebration, nothing more, nothing less. Hopefully, by 2007, if I can go home .. it'll be an official family business na ... hehehe. Besides, even if I'm in Iloilo, I don't stay much in our home ... I usually end up my night boozing with my friends and sleeping in their houses. :) .. hehehe.

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 01:00 PM

the way you say things here makes me crave more for a european tour....tani neighbour ko lang europe ba he he he...so don't need to consider the time needed for a nice travel plan

hehehe .. the first time I set my foot in UK, I just simply loved it ... from the time I'm touring other European cities, I fell in love more with the continent ... so many things to offer .. so many histories to learn ... would you believe that almost every stone in Rome is historical in nature ... who wouldn't be amazed with it's Coloseum ... the religious importance of every churches and of course, the Vatican City (separated from Rome)... with St Peter's Basilica and the Michaelangelo's Sistine chapel's painting, you'll surely be enchanted ... see, I just loved it .. I always go to Italy yearly for a week.

Like last year, 10 of us Alimodianons diri went to Vienna to visit another kababayan daugther's 18th birthday ... hehehe .. and you know that in Austria, they speak German .. whilst chatting away their wishes for the debutante and crying for I don't know any reason at all, we just simply looked at them in blank ... hehehe .. what a pathetic sight for all of us, indeed.

@Wein, if you have plan to tour any European cities, let me know ... :)

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 01:03 PM

what's this dinagyang parte Weck, wala ko ya?

atong shirts bala .. pakuha ko lang akon kay Chy kay nahuya man ako nga i-shipped pa nila from US to London ... so, nagpangabay lang ako kay Chymerakung pwede kuhaon niya lang akon parte ... hehehe .. then bayran ko na lang siya. :)

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 01:05 PM

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 01:12 PM

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 01:36 PM

Marquez Lim mansion converted to commercial purposes
By Maricar M. Calubiran

The Marquez Lim family ancestral home is now being restored. It will be converted into a venue for wedding, birthday and debut celebrations. It is located at Mapa Street, City Proper near Sta. Maria Catholic Church.

The Marquez Lim ancestral house was inherited by former Senator Nikki Coseteng from her mother Alicia Guanco Marquez Lim. She is the fifth generation of Marquez Lim to have inherited the house.

Coseteng said the house restoration is being made by Marcelo Alonzo, a Manila-based interior designer. The old glass blocks, tiles and all portions of the house which reflects its antiquity are being restored. Even the old faucets were rechromed. The house was also repainted with olive green to look livelier. Before it looks like a white house.

Coseteng said she wants to share the house with everyone as part of Iloilo's rich heritage. She said in one time the Marquez Lim ancestral house has a lot of stories to tell. "We are even looking for more pictures how the house looks like before,"Coseteng added.

She said the house was built in the mid 30s by her great grandfather Pedro Marquez Lim and great grandmother Concordia. It used to be a wooden house. It was destroyed during the Japanese regime and was rebuilt after the war.

The heiress said she wants to restore the house and wants to see the house stand as close as possible to the grand old days. The house served as venue for her parents' wedding reception after they made their marital vows at the San Jose Parish Church.

(from Panay News online)

Weina

January 16th, 2006, 01:44 PM

huo man wein. :) you'll never really know when's your time.
Btw, never in a day wein that I never visit SSC. I always read your posts but never really have the time to post one. Got some load of brain-draining stuff to do here in the office. Have a good day there in China.

yes really life is like that so we have to make the most or do the best while we can. Anyway, like you Lex i'm never absent also in SSC but most of the time just do reading stuffs here. enjoy your day there also in pinas....er night time na pala, pareho man ta asia...

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 01:44 PM

Negros Navigation: "Bahandi sang Iloilo, Bugal sang Ilonggo"
Text and some Photos By Wein P. Gadian

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For years, Negros Navigation (NN) has been identified as a vessel that brings in passengers to and from Iloilo, Manila, Palawan, Iligan, Davao, Ozamis, Cagayan de Oro and others. Since its founding in 1932, it became every passenger's option in going to their places of destination. This also made it a pioneer in Filipino inter-island shipping. NN began its rich tradition (inter-island shipping and transport) that speaks of our own Ilonggo culture from a singular vision to link two islands in Western Visayas, Panay and Negros. These two islands then was bound economically with their sugar production, shipping and trade activities. With these, NN started the construction of its own wharf in Bacolod City, then bringing tremendous economic benefits as it served ferry, inter-island and fishing vessels in addition to its own. .

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With the presence of other shipping and transport industry, NN is still one of the country's recognized leaders in the shipping industry. And have helped millions of Filipinos in employment. More people have also tried its job opportunities and those given the chance, were proud to be part of the big family. In its existence, it has proved excellent record in rendering personalized and maintaining ferry cleanliness. Its other successes are also noted in its operation as pioneer in operating brand – new, luxurious and air-conditioned ships. It was the first to build and operate a modern passenger terminal in Manila's North Harbor. Its fulfillment in the industry levels with its commitment to be the premier player and the leading force in the safe transport of people and cargo throughout the archipelago.

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NN as an Ilonggo heritage, bears with it excellence in service from its leaders to the integrity, teamwork of its staff, crew and employees, hospitality and friendliness to its customer and innovation of its facilities.

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The company believes in its vision to be the dominant and undisputed leader in the domestic shipping industry, by providing excellent services to passengers and cargo shippers throughout the Philippines in a safe, reliable, comfortable and efficient manner. NN attains these goals through rationalizing its revenue mix, modernizing fleet, developing a corporate culture of excellence and installing a comprehensive IT system. In its existence it has innovated services and facilities for the betterment of the company.

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It also brings forth added services for its clients that has made it a best choice. Some of these are the free shuttle service, NN Adventure Card, and the NN Telebarko. The shuttle service features comfort for passengers who live out of town, NN Adventure Card serves as a discount and upgrade card to its bearer and the NN Telebarko is an assistance for getting tickets and reservations via a call. All these services give more convenience for every NN passenger. The company in its operation continues in innovating to give more and more services for the benefit of its passengers.

In Iloilo, one of its innovation is the construction of its branch building in Lapuz Norte Iloilo. As it moves to a more great year in 2006, the NN Iloilo family welcomes every passenger to its new branch. NN Iloilo branch are manned by its dynamic officers: Branch Manager Jonas B. Gagajena, Marketing Officer Mae T. Panes, Passage Sales Officer Milalyn A. Nepumoceno, Logistics Officer Peter Tacsay, Freight Sales Officer Dennis Garganera and Branch Controller Jerry Sequito.

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NN has sailed smoothly through the years, and onwards the years to come. In so doing, it bears with it the tag line "Bahandi sang Iloilo, Bugal sang Ilonggo." The phrase which links all Ilonggos to the story of NN. This truly Ilonggo founded company is indeed every Ilonggo's heritage, a treasure that all Ilonggos should be proud of. NN as a truly Ilonggo owned company supports and welcomes sponsorships for events, festivals and other occasions. This year it is the major sponsor of Iloilo Miss Dinagyang'06 and other events of this year.

For your own comfort and convenience when going to places visit the nearest NN office. For your inquiries call 033 3297768, 033 3203430. Fax: 033 3203430. You can also check their website at www.negrosnavigation.ph for trip schedules and any other needs.

wecky

January 16th, 2006, 01:49 PM

Sanitation, health committees ready for Dinagyang festivities

BY DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc.’s (IDFI) Sanitation and Health Committees are all set for the Dinagyang festivities starting next week.

The Sanitation Committee, chaired by Engineer Raul Gallo of the General Services Office-Office of Public Services (GSO-OPS), is deploying personnel from the GSO-OPS to ensure the cleanliness of the city’s thoroughfares.

Also, around 30 portalets (portable toilets) shall be placed in strategic areas for public use.

Gallo said most of them will be stationed near the food festival area.

Starting January 26, some section of city streets will be closed during the evening for the food festival. Hotels and restaurants under the Iloilo Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association will showcase sumptuous dishes on the stretch of Delgado Street from the sections of Iznart to Quezon Streets from 2 p.m. until 12 midnight.

On the other hand, City Health Officer Dr. Urminico Baronda, chair of the Health Committee, said they will put up first aid booths at the five judging areas identified by the IDFI.

Baronda also said there will be one team and an ambulance on-standby for every booth.

(from Panay News)

blueguy

January 16th, 2006, 05:05 PM

Hello all!

Im so excited gd with the current developments and proposals dra sa Mandurriao area. Imagine the presence of Ayala and shangrila in one location. Iloilo will difinitely be a world class city. Btw, any plans of call centers opening in Iloilo?

There are already two call centers in Iloilo City. One is the PLDT Ventus located at the Iloilo Supermart in Molo and the other one is Callbox, located at the Emmannuel Business Center

slerz

January 16th, 2006, 05:45 PM

I just wanna share Iloilo's victory and how they added more color to the Sinulog Festival:okay:
they became the 2nd placer of the Free Interpretation Category.

PINTADOS de PASSI
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Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=-JLNib3WI8I

chymera00

January 16th, 2006, 06:08 PM

slerz

January 16th, 2006, 06:29 PM

^^yup, as far as Pampanga and Davao... there are also foreign contingents that already joined Sinulog like Korea and Japan...
actually sa Free interpretation, no Cebuano contingents won a prize :bash: :D, only in the Sinulog based.
1st - Camiguin Province
2nd - Tribu Pintados de Passi, Iloilo City
3rd - Tribu Iliganon, Iligan City
4th - Panglao Municipality, Bohol
5th - Sinirangan, Eastern Samar

fundraiser

January 16th, 2006, 06:32 PM

cool, I didn't know there are non-cebuano tribes in Sinulog, more so one from Iloilo... Glad to see Pintados de Passi doing so well, they also won in the Aliwan Festival in MM last year ...

tribes can come as far as mindanao, last sunday, there are tribes from masbate, camiguin, tangub city, samar, panglao (bohol), iligan and ozamis. plus a guest tribe/contingent from pampanga. but the iloilo tribe surely impressed the crowd and the judges, gaining a foothold on second place with 300,000 cash

slerz

January 16th, 2006, 06:33 PM

Camiguin btw won a total cash prize of P1 million... :applause:

rustyboi

January 16th, 2006, 11:40 PM

nice to know festivals from different cities are joining Sinulog for exposure and pilgrimage na rin.

@slerz, was it the Iloilo group that spent P1.7 million just for joining Sinulog? international coverage is a big plus for them, so it's all worth it.

slerz

January 17th, 2006, 12:20 AM

1.7 million is too big for Iloilo if we base it with their costumes and props. Its really a big exposure for them coz they are given a free chance to promote and highlight their city to the world as choreographers or officials of their cities are interviewed to promote their city Internationally.

rustyboi

January 17th, 2006, 12:31 AM

^^ that's what the NBN tv hosts said. that amount includes fare, food etc.. and the main reason to join the festival is the international exposure and devotion to Sto Niño and not just winning. :)

slerz

January 17th, 2006, 12:39 AM

^^ that's what the NBN tv hosts said. that amount includes fare, food etc.. and the main reason to join the festival is the international exposure and devotion to Sto Niño and not just winning. :)

aw ang host diay nag ingon. Cguro cos they have interviewed their organizers.

wecky

January 17th, 2006, 02:41 AM

There are already two call centers in Iloilo City. One is the PLDT Ventus located at the Iloilo Supermart in Molo and the other one is Callbox, located at the Emmannuel Business Center

thanks for the info @van1975 .. I actually know ePLDT Ventus lang sa Molo.

wecky

January 17th, 2006, 02:48 AM

DINAGYANG SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

January 18, 2006 (Wednesday)
4:30 A.M. - 5:00 A.M Opening Salvo Walk with Sr. Sto. Niño Penitential foot Procession San Jose Parish Church to 9 Barangays around San Jose Church
5:30 A.M. Turning Over Ceremony for Incoming Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2006 San Jose Parish Church

January 18 – 27, 2006 5:30 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. 9 Novena Masses and Chaplet to Sr. Sto. Niño San Jose Parish Church

January 20, 2006
(Friday)
1:00 P.M. Re-enactment of first arrival of the image of Sr. Sto. Niño from Basilica del Sto. Niño de Cebu, Cebu City Iloilo Airport
2:00 P.M. Mass for Opening Salvo San Jose Parish Church
3:00 P.M. Opening Salvo Plaza Libertad to main streets in the City
Miss Dinagyang Casual Wear

January 21, 2006
(Saturday)
5:00 A.M. Dawn Marian Procession to Fort San Pedro San Jose Parish Church to Fort San Pedro
6:00 A.M Healing Mass Fort San Pedro
7:00 A.M Opening of Dinagyang Golf 2006, 5th Mayor JPT Cup Iloilo golf and Country Club, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
8:00 A.M. Opening of the 2nd Iloilo Dinagyang Badminton Tournament Iloilo Sports Covered Gym
8:30 A.M.- 12:00 NN Mass for Barangay Children with games and snacks
3:00 P.M. Opening Parade of Jaro Agro-Industrial and Charity Fair 2006 Jaro Plaza, Jaro District, Iloilo City

January 21-23, 2006 Dinagyang Golf 2006, 5th Mayor JPT Cup Iloilo golf and Country Club, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo

January 21, 27 & 28, 2006 2nd Iloilo Dinagyang Badminton Tournament Iloilo Sports Covered Gym

January 21- February 3, 2006 Jaro Agro-Industrial & Charity Fair 2006 Jaro Plaza, Iloilo City

January 22, 2006
(Sunday)
8:30 A.M – 12:00 NN Medical Mission

January 24, 2006
(Tuesday)
10:00 A.M. Healing Mass for the Sick, Aged and Abandoned Children San Jose Parish Church

January 24 – 25, 2006 Night Final Rehearsal, Tribes Parade Route

January 25, 2006
(Wednesday)
5:00 P.M. Coronation of Princess Isabel 2006 and Dinagyang Niño Ambassdor 2006 San Jose Parish Church
5:00 P.M. Dinagyang Beat Competition
7:00 P.M. Miss Dinagyang Pageant

January 25 – 29, 2006 Trade Exhibits

January 26, 2006
(Thursday)
8:00 A.M. Dinagyang Bulilit Competition

January 26 – 29, 2006
2:00 P.M.- 12:00 MN Iloilo Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association (IHRRA) Food Festival Delgado St., Iloilo City

January 26, 2006 (Thursday)
5:00 P.M. Chinese New Year

January 27, 2006
(Friday)
5:30 A.M., 7:00 A.M., 8:30 A.M., 10:00 A.M Novena Masses and Chaplet to Sr. Sto. Niño San Jose Parish Church
3:00 P.M. Fluvial Procession and Foot Parade Assembly: Fort San Pedro, Custom House, Iznart St., J.M. Basa St., Plaza Libertad & San Jose Parish
4:30 P.M. Blessing of children, Pregnant Mothers and Sto. Niño Images San Jose Parish Church

January 28, 2006
(Saturday)
5:00 A.M. Dawn Procession with Mother Mary
6:00 A.M. Healing Mass Fort San Pedro
7:00 A.M. Mass for Kasadyahan San Jose Parish Church
8:00 A.M. Kasadyahan Competition Freedom Grandstand and other stages
4:30 P.M Solemn Foot Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sr. Sto. Niño San Jose Parish Church, Rizal St.,Iznart St., Plazoleta Gay, J.M. Basa St., Plaza Libertad & back to San Jose Parish Church
8:00 P.M. Religious Sad-sad to Sr. Sto. Niño (one hour dancing, singing and petitions with candles and images of Sto. Niño) In front of San Jose Parish

January 29, 2006
(Sunday)
6:30 A.M. Solemn concelebrated mass for Dinagyang Ati-Tribes San Jose Parish Church
8:00 A.M. Dinagyang Ati Competition Freedom Grandstand and other stages
10:00 P.M. Awarding Ceremonies Freedom Grandstand
2:00 P.M. - 12:00 MN Food Festival Delgado St., Iloilo City

January 30, 2006 (Monday)
5:30 P.M. Thanksgiving Mass with all members of 2006 Dinagyang Festival Executive and Working Committees San Jose Parish Church

HALA BIRA ! HALA BIRA ! HALA BIRA ! HALA BIRA !

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wecky

January 17th, 2006, 03:07 AM

Shootfest for a cause

THE Iloilo Gun Club Inc. has organized the First Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Shoot For a Cause Level 1 to be held on February 3-5, 2006 at the CIPSA Firing Range, Sua Inland Resort, at Brgy. Talanghawan, Sta. Barbara.

Beneficiaries of this event are the indigent children of the Kids for Christ, the allied organization of the Couples for Christ. Match Director is Mr. Leo Jacildo, a champion shooter who has given honor to Ilonggos in this sport.

Sport shooting is fast gaining popularity in the country and in Iloilo. Gun clubs are now enjoying good patronage because many are joining the sports for recreation and as a means of protecting themselves and their families.

Joining a gun club is also one way of becoming a responsible gun owner - before one can even start firing a gun, he is educated in gun safety and responsible handling. When he goes thru the paces of learning the sport, he also learns to respect the power of a gun, what it can do and how dangerous it is in the hands of an irresponsible person.

Guns were first invented by the Chinese who made contraptions to explode crude gunpowder to drive steel, rocks and shards or shrapnel. They discovered its power to drive rockets and cause damage through explosions. By confining the burst or explosion in a tube, they found that it can drive objects over long distances. Guns, cannons and other tools of war, offense and protection were then invented. The evolution of this tool of death also kept pace with human history.

The Europeans improved and revolutionized the gun in its many forms, from pocket size to rifles. The Germans, being known for their workmanship and craftsmanship, became famous for their quality pieces. There was one point in history when German-made guns were the most sought after. Even now, German made guns are still premium.

The American wild west made guns especially revolvers. In this era, survival was ensured by one’s ability to handle guns and protect himself. By getting guns that can fire many bullets fast and accurately, one ups his chances of surviving attackers and dangerous animals.

In warfare, especially during the War of the States and the Indian Massacres, The Gatling gun, predecessor of today’s machine guns, were first popularized in this period and thousands of poor Indians who only wanted to protect their land and way of life, perished as laboratory rats to test the deadliness of this weapon of mass destruction.

But guns were really conceived for defense because it was viewed largely as a big equalizer. A small person can defend himself against a much bigger opponent with a good gun. Forts manned by a small group of men ably assisted by their families can hold off attackers for as long as their ammunition can sustain them.

The evolution of sport shooting is by itself, history. People wanted to control and perfect their use of the gun and they spent long hours learning to shoot accurately at targets. Later competitions evolved as a means to determine who is the best to shoot straight and fast.

For a long time now, Ilonggos too are much into the sport. We have already produced world class champions who have consistently performed in shoot fests here and abroad. This Level 1 competition will surely usher aspiring shooters who want to carve a name for themselves in this sport.

Champion shooter Leo Jacildo will manage the shootfest and we can expect efficient and smooth flow of events. To all who will participate and to the officials, may your shooting hands be steady and your eyes stay sharp all day long! To the organizers, we are wishing for a successful venture for the sake of the indigent children who will benefit from this event. Good luck to all!

(from Panay News online)

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U.S. Marine gun expert in town
By Rodolfo P. Gumabong

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James M. Brandt, former U.S. Marine captain and an expert 45 caliber pistol shooter is in town. In 1972, he was the champion in a United Nations shooting competition. As a guest of Rev. Dr. Ben Barredo III and Mrs. Catherine G. Barredo at Alta Tierra, Jaro, this city, he says he enjoys Filipino hospitality.

CEO Brandt had been connected with George C. Brandt, a U.S. Chemical distribution company of 110 years in existence since 1894. Mr. Brandt is also an expert in M-14 rifle and M-16 rifle shooting. In 1972, the Confederation of International Reserved Officers held a military athletic competition at Fort Meade, Maryland, USA. Contingents were sent from NATO countries and the officers competed in three-man teams. There were four events: marksmanship, running obstacle course, swimming obstacle course and orienteering. When a team completed in markmanship, one officer would shoot the 45-caliber pistol, another the automatic rifle and another the rifle, slow fire. Capt. Brandt was the person on his team who shot the pistol for score. Each three-man team ran together on the running obstacle course, and swam together on the swimming obstacle course, for time. Orienteering is a sports whereby a contour map and compass are used by the competitors to navigate a course over several kilometers of terrain. The course is run for time and must be run accurately finding check points along the way. The competition lasted for three days and Capt. Brandt's team earned second place.

A graduate of the University of Kansas, he finished his Bachelor of Arts, major in Geography, and contour mapping was his forte. He hails from St. Louise, Missouri, USA and his city is well-known for the legendary Robinhood-bandit, Jessie James. To Kansas City residents, Jessie James was a sort of a "hero" as the money he took from banks and rich businessmen were given to poor people.

Mr. Brandt arrived in Iloilo City on January 2, 2006 and loves to talk to people and play with children in Tinori-an, Barotac Nuevo; Buenavista, Guimaras; and Sitio Nagpana, Barotac Viejo where he enjoyed exchanging pleasantries with the aetas. He loves to eat Ilonggo delicacies like Pancit Molo, talaba, bangos, crabs, prawns and dried fish like "uga" and "pinakas". He enjoys seeing bangus in the fishponds of Barotac Nuevo and gloats over the hospitality of the Tinori-an folks.

Last January 5, CEO Btandt preached at God's Power fellowship at the YMCA Forum Hall where he showed his keen memory in memorizing verses in the Bible. He also preached morning of January 8 at a fully packed believers at the Messiah Bible Church, Fine Rock Hotel. He is scheduled to speak at the evangelistic meeting at Tabuc Suba, Jaro, on Saturday afternoon together with Evangelist Ben Barredo III. He plans to stay in Iloilo City till end of January where he will preach God's Word in San Dionisio and other towns of Iloilo. Mr. Brandt is pursuing a pastoral ministry at the Covenant Seminary in Missouri, USA. The state of Missouri is the gateway to the West and home of famous American freedom fighters of the Continental War, World War I and Wrold War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. Brandt met his beautiful wife, Susan, certified planner, in South Carolina where her father was a Navy Chaplain. They have three wonderful children, one girl and two boys

(from The News Today Info online)

wecky

January 17th, 2006, 03:47 AM

100 years of Sarabia Optical
By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
The Philippine STAR 01/16/2006

Eyeglasses have evolved over the century. From the plain antiparas, gafas and anteojos, eyeglasses are not only worn out of sheer necessity. They have also become fashion statements.

And like the evolution of the eyeglasses, the Sarabia Optical Clinic chain looks back to a similar, simple, no-nonsense beginning.

A hundred years ago, the clan’s patriarch Dr. Federico Sarabia, the first Filipino optometrist, opened his first clinic in Iloilo City at the young age of 21, a practice that brought him to establish, later, a Sarabia Optical in Escolta where the rich and famous of the nation trooped to for quality eyecare. His clients included former President Manuel Quezon and Trinidad Rizal (Jose Rizal’s sister), whose eyeglass case with the markings "Sarabia Optical" are now on display at Fort Santiago. Dr. Sarabia moved on to establish more Sarabia Opticals nationwide after that.

Dr. Federico was US-trained. He earned his degree at the Northern Illinois College of Optometry and began a career at the Eye Infirmary of New York. He could have opted to remain and pursue his career in the US, but he chose to serve his countrymen instead. He married his childhood friend Rosalia Gonzales and their 13 children were born with "serve above self" qualities running in their veins.

Since then, three generations of descendants eventually gave the practice and the service of eyecare for the Filipinos a new generation.

The offsprings which pursued the legacy of Dr. Federico were not only instrumental in making the family name a byword in the local optometry industry. They have developed Sarabia Optical into a brand which has survived and thrived for 100 years.

"I remember Papa would talk about his clients. He had so many anecdotes about his experiences with them, and as we listened to his stories, we not only developed an interest in eyecare. We also began to imbibe his ethics, his values, and his sense of mission," Dr. Antonio Sarabia, one of his children, recalls.

Five of Dr. Federico’s children eventually chose eyecare as a profession, four of them becoming optometrists and one an ophthalmologist. They are Dr. Salvacion Sarabia-Inocencio, Dr. Federico Sarabia, Jr., Dr. Salvador Sarabia, Dr. Antonio Sarabia, and Dr. Jesus Sarabia. Twenty-three grandchildren and two great grandchildren also chose the same profession. The Sarabia clan
First-born Salvacion began her practice in 1935 and became the first lady chairperson of the Optometry Board of Examiners while Federico Jr. was a topnotcher in the 1949 Optometry Board Exam and held the chairmanship of the board of examiners for three terms. He set up his practice in Makati and Cebu.

Salvador, on the other hand, not only shared his father’s passion for optometry but likewise had a flair for other businesses. He started his practice in 1946 in Iloilo City where he also set up the Sarabia Manor Hotel Corp. and the Rural Banks of Pavia and San Miguel.

Salvador has five children in the same field. Sandra, Federico IV, Melvin and John Paul are optometrists while Ramon and wife Marsha are ophthalmologists.

Antonio and Jesus settled in Bacolod City. Antonio, a US-trained eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, founded the Bacolod Medical Specialists Clinic and is a director of the Tony Chan Memorial Eye Center while Jesus, a physician, established Sarabia Medico-Optical Clinic with his optometrist wife, Amalia.

Growing up in a family of optometrists and ophthalmologists must have nurtured a sense of family tradition. Some of the Sarabia grandchildren who followed the same career admitted to have initially nurtured diverse interests, but ultimately went on to pursue their respective practice. Some of them, though, were focused on the eyecare profession even at an early age.

Antonio’s son Miguel, for one, cherished a dream to be an eye specialist since seventh grade. "I was never forced by my father into the medical profession," Miguel said. He witnessed how his dad cared for his patients and used his profession to help the poor through charity eye projects. Miguel is now the medical director of Tony Chan Memorial Eye Center, the first and only ophthalmic laser center in Western Visayas.

Vivian, a daughter of Federico Jr., pursued a career in Optometry. She is a respected eyewear stylist and is known as the "optometrist to the stars," consulting for celebrities in cinema and political arena. She was awarded by L’Oreal Manila as one of the 10 Icons for Absolute Excellence in their Field of Endeavor.

The story continues. The family’s fourth generation still carry on their great-grandfather’s legacy — Dr. Anne Anglo-Mirasol who is based in California and Dr. Francis Vincent Sarabia Ong.

They all shared the same vision: quality eye care for generations of Filipinos. The Sarabias did more than continue Dr. Federico’s legacy as they took significant parts in giving optometry in the country a new dimension. They did not contend themselves with being just plain "eye doctors." They have become more than just a "person checking one’s vision, grade and fitted sunglasses." Most of them underwent postgraduate studies and training in specialized fields such as orthoptics, contact lens management and other advance courses.

There is a certain commonality to all Sarabia Opticals, and it goes beyond their simple red signage. There is no written vision and mission statement plastered on the wall of every shop. There is no known operations manual that the Sarabia Opticals share among each other. There is even no larger-than-life photo of the first Sarabia optometrist. There is no visible recollection of the first Sarabia Optical installed a hundred years ago. Yet a common culture of customer care and service, coupled with professional competency, permeates within the 38 Sarabia Opticals nationwide. It is almost as if Dr. Federico still stands behind every descendant, mentoring with that same mark of competency and service that brought the most important people of the nation to the first Sarabia Optical.

Yes, Dr. Federico is alive in the Sarabia Opticals. His legacy lives on as his grandchildren and great grandchildren vow to continue the legacy for another hundred year of service to the Filipino people. And they vow to make the future "bright and clear" for the Filipino’s vision. Centennial activity
A century of service to the eyecare needs of thousands of Filipinos will be celebrated by the descendants of the late Dr. Federico through a series of activities this year.

Dubbed the Sarabia Optical Centennial, the family will celebrate the founding of the first Sarabia Optical 100 years ago. The celebration will be launched through an Eyewear Fashion Show and Exhibit of Memorabilia. Chair of the Centennial is Dr. Christine Sarabia Heras and co-chaired by Francisco Sarabia Jr. and Melinda Sarabia Morales. Other members of the committee are Federico Sarabia III, Sandra Sarabia Gomez, Vivian Sarabia, Francisco Sarabia, Ria Lacson, Sinag de Leon Amado, and Antonella Sarabia Legaspi.

The launching will include the ceremonial kick-off of the year-long activities with cocktails at the Ayala Museum, coupled with an exhibit of Sarabia memorabilia through the century, including photos of famous people in Sarabia eyewear — from President Quezon to popular movie personalities that will also showcase how eyewear has evolved. The exhibit will also be brought to several malls and museums throughout the country.

(from The Philippine Star)

wecky

January 17th, 2006, 05:39 AM

Province to give Dinagyang P200T
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

THE Iloilo Province through Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr. will give P200,000 for the celebration of Dinagyang 2006, he said Monday.

In last year's Dinagyang, the province also contributed the same amount, Tupas said. The said money will be handed to the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI).

Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada said the Provincial Government is joining the Dinagyang. The Dinagyang Week will be filled with jamming with local and national bands that will stay here and a Sinadya night depicting the Ilonggo Heritage will be held.

The said event will gather local Ilonggo Officials and some important guests, according to Mejorada.

In case the PPC indeed shuts down causing a blackout, the new capitol building has a generator that can sustain the said events.

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

wecky

January 17th, 2006, 05:48 AM

Everything illuminated!
By Bombette G. Marin

* Beauty and brains are lighting up the 2006 Miss Iloilo Dinagyang roster of candidates

THESE days, pageants are so prevalent even in most remote areas that it may manifest itself in a multitude of ways, from the obvious beauty search to the daring body search. Some notions of beauty pageants---the prettiest face and the tallest among the candidates, for example---may seem pretty far out initially, but high-end beauty pageants wield a lot of influence, and many ideas eventually trickle down to the mainstream.

No festival in the country would be complete without a beauty pageant. These days, despite the general state of unrest in our country, pageants give meaning and function to our society. And every Dinagyang season of each year, unusual talents converge to take part in the most spectacular annual beauty event in Iloilo proven for its social and aesthetic appeal. Leave it to Tres Solis, Dado Tan, Edwin Duero, Roni Bolivar, Jun Depalubos, and John Castigador, the driving force that dares to explore the changing perception of beauty (not just another pretty face looking as if they are made from sugar icing, in sparkling dresses and shading themselves from the melting sun under well-decorated parasols).

For decades, as the idea of a beauty pageant spread across Iloilo, the memories of our past Ilongga winners who made it big in the national pageants echoed in the ornate design of the Dinagyang pageant crown.

Even if you don't know how strict the committee is all about the search for beauty contestants, you would figure it out as soon as you see the ladies up close. Beauty and brains are lighting up the 2006 Miss Iloilo Dinagyang roster of candidates with the presence of Joel Lynn Lopez, Jelly Anne de Justo, Christy Joy Camohoy, Donna Dee Taytayon, Regine Zamora, Mary Grace Rafil, Jurymagne Tabusares, Girlie Ocos, Cheche Salcepuedes, Charis Bernas, Janice Boteros, Cherry Mae Barbo, Wienna Legislador, Jane Baruis and Mary Kirnette Gallenero. With their natural beauty and charm, the 2006 candidates are surely set to redefine the concept of a beauty queen.

See more of the girls as they make their presence felt on January 20, 2006 with activities such as their Press Conference at the Amigo Terrace Hotel at 9 a.m. The candidates will also join with the contesting tribes for the opening salvo parade scheduled at 1:30 p.m. at the Freedom Grandstand. Coronation night is on January 21, 2006 at the SM City Cinema 6, 7 p.m.

Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2006 is brought to you by Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc., SMART Telecom, SM City-Iloilo, SM Dept. Store, GMA Network, Inc., Negros Navigation, Cebu Pacific, Amigo Terrace Hotel, KARAT World, Interface Computer College and River Hive.

It doesn't really matter what crown you have on your head...except for the title! Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2006...the one, the only one.

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

chymera00

January 17th, 2006, 06:23 AM

Bridging the Gap
By Prof. Henry Funtecha

Ilonggo migration to Negros

The opening of the frontiers of Negros due to the rise of the sugar industry in the second half of the 19 th century flung the island into a remarkable social and economic transformation. It must be recalled that the opening of the port of Iloilo in 1855 to world commerce resulted in the immediate development of commercial sugar cultivation in both Panay and Negros and, simultaneously, widespread migration to the latter. This one-sided movement of the people between the two islands is referred to by a writer, Francisco Varona (1938) as “La imigracion Ilonggo ” .

The influx of migrants to Negros was aided by the official encouragement of the Spanish colonial government. Significantly, even peninsulares or Spaniards from Spain were part of these demographic movement, the most prominent of whom were the Luzuriagas in Bacolod . Of course, there were also Ilonggo -Spanish mestizos , particularly from Iloilo , but majority of the prominent individuals and families who joined the exodus to Negros were Ilonggo -Chinese mestizos .

Based on a study made by Violeta Lopez- Gonzaga (1994) on 1822, Negros had a population of 49,369 while Capiz at that time had twice as many people. By 1876, Negros already reached the proportion of the neighboring island of Panay that recorded a population of 756, 000 (Philippine Census, 1903).

Alfred McCoy (1977) attributes the rise of population in Negros to the decline of the weaving industry in Panay and the rise of sugar production after the opening of the port of Iloilo . These development eliminated one of the major sources of employment in the densely populated towns of southwestern Panay , formerly noted for the patadyong and moskitero weaving. The shift from the textile industry to sugar cultivation simultaneously resulted in an exodus of Ilonggo entrepreneurs and their workers to Negros . The opening of Negros to sugar cultivation generated an enormous demand for the migrant labor who were needed for the clearing of the land and the subsequent cutting and loading of sugar cane. Some of these migrant workers or sacadas eventually brought their families with them and became permanent settlers in Negros . Thus, as can be seen in the preceding section, Negros ' population jumped remarkably.

The migration from Panay to Negros was a movement of people mostly from Guimbal-Miag-ao area in Iloilo 's southern coast and from Antique Province to the nearest town of Negros like Silay , Talisay , La Carlota, Hinigaran , Isabela , and other coastal municipalities. Data in 1986 as provided by the Estadisticas show that in several areas in Negros , a majority of the people listed their place of origin as Iloilo , Antique and Capiz . 75% of the inhabitants of Guimbalaon indicated that they originally came from Panay , most of them from Iloilo , while only 20% said that they came from within Negros . In Manapla , 62% reported that they were from Panay , while in Valladolid , it was 68% . Other municipalities like Silay and Saravia , recorded 55% and 54%, respectively. It must be pointed out that the statistical records did not include the seasonal laborers who did permanently settle in the island.

Weina

January 17th, 2006, 08:40 AM

NO .. I've never been homesick all my life here in UK ... actually, it took me five years to go back home for the first time kung indi lang gid tungod sa pangabay sang father ko coz I was out of Philippines for a bit long time na .. Last year, I went home to Iloilo because of CPU's centennial celebration, nothing more, nothing less. Hopefully, by 2007, if I can go home .. it'll be an official family business na ... hehehe. Besides, even if I'm in Iloilo, I don't stay much in our home ... I usually end up my night boozing with my friends and sleeping in their houses. :) .. hehehe.

he he he you're really a party boy man...i was just doing this stuffs in my college days...sleeping in my friends house he he he...i remember my classmates & I frequented usually at 2 to 4 am the arroz caldo resto there beside a morgue in lapaz. I forgot the name though. it's located near the gaisano city in La Paz i'm not sure if it's still there...it's kinda eerie since while eating the arroz caldo we have this imaginative minds working on frightening & teasing each other everybody out that the meat in the arroz caldo might be just the internal organs of the dead there in the morgue you know... yuk...and this kind of conversation would go on until we go back to my classmate's house. it's kinda funny that time...those insanities (countless of them by the way) we've done during college can make me smile till now...

unlike you I just visit Iloilo because of my mom there. Actually she lives with me before in taiwan but after a few months she went back to iloilo she cant stand with no one to talk there since i'm working also and always go home late. I have to drive daily at least 3 to 4 hours back and forth to my office before so she's left alone in the house which she's not used to. it bored her to death so after staying for just a few months only she returned immediately to Iloilo and won't come back anymore he he he...and now i'm telling her to live with me here in china but she won't also co'z she's afraid that it might be like in taiwan before...hay can't convince her to go away from Iloilo so i instead need to back there always just to see her.

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 03:51 AM

SP bares accomplishments

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved a total of 1,134 resolutions, 238 regulation ordinances, 101 appropriation ordinances, and one tax ordinance for calendar year 2005.

Of the 1,134 resolutions approved, the city council unanimously sponsored 17 and co-sponsored a total of 27 resolutions.

Seven regulation ordinances were co-sponsored while nothing was co-sponsored from the appropriation and tax ordinances.

Records of the SP Secretariat showed that Councilor Eduardo Peñaredondo had the most number of sponsored resolutions totaling to 863, 26 regulation ordinances and 26 appropriation ordinances sponsored.

Peñaredondo chairs the Committee on Rules, Ordinances and Style.

Despite being second among councilors in terms of tardiness, Councilor Jose Espinosa III sponsored 112 resolutions with 193 regulation ordinances and 74 appropriation ordinances.

Espinosa chairs the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Transportation, Energy and Public Utilities.

Councilor Jed Mabilog had 46 sponsored resolutions and six sponsored regulation ordinances; Councilor Perla Zulueta sponsored 29 resolutions, two regulation ordinances and one tax ordinance; Councilor Merci Garcia sponsored 24 resolutions and three regulation ordinances; Councilor Erlinda Liberiaga sponsored 14 resolutions; Councilor Julienne Baronda sponsored 12 resolutions and two regulation ordinances; Councilor Armand Parcon sponsored eight resolutions and one appropriation ordinance; and Councilor Erwin Plagata sponsored eight resolutions.

SK Federation President Stevie Rey Abitang, who topped the SP’s latecomers (with 17) and ranked second in terms of absences (with five), passed eight resolutions and two regulation ordinances.

ABC Federation President Marietta Orleans sponsored six resolutions; Councilor Ely Estante sponsored two resolutions and two regulation ordinances; and Councilor Ramon Cua-Locsin sponsored one resolution for the year 2005.

Councilor Jeffrey Ganzon, who topped the SP with six absences, sponsored one resolution and two regulation ordinances.

(from Panay News online)

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 04:06 AM

he he he you're really a party boy man...i was just doing this stuffs in my college days...sleeping in my friends house he he he...i remember my classmates & I frequented usually at 2 to 4 am the arroz caldo resto there beside a morgue in lapaz. I forgot the name though. it's located near the gaisano city in La Paz i'm not sure if it's still there...it's kinda eerie since while eating the arroz caldo we have this imaginative minds working on frightening & teasing each other everybody out that the meat in the arroz caldo might be just the internal organs of the dead there in the morgue you know... yuk...and this kind of conversation would go on until we go back to my classmate's house. it's kinda funny that time...those insanities (countless of them by the way) we've done during college can make me smile till now...

unlike you I just visit Iloilo because of my mom there. Actually she lives with me before in taiwan but after a few months she went back to iloilo she cant stand with no one to talk there since i'm working also and always go home late. I have to drive daily at least 3 to 4 hours back and forth to my office before so she's left alone in the house which she's not used to. it bored her to death so after staying for just a few months only she returned immediately to Iloilo and won't come back anymore he he he...and now i'm telling her to live with me here in china but she won't also co'z she's afraid that it might be like in taiwan before...hay can't convince her to go away from Iloilo so i instead need to back there always just to see her.

Wein, are you referring to Luna's Arroz Caldohan in La Paz? I'm not sure kung hanggang ngayon eh nandiyan pa ang Luna near Gaisano City. I've been there as well few times sang namatay ang father sang amon barkada ...and speaking of college days ...hahaha .. i always loved it ... that until now, me and my barkadas have a good laugh whenever we talked about college ... mas memorable pa ang college ko compare sa high school ... too many activities .. well, uncalled activities at times ... I remember pa gani nga after major exams (in CPU we have 4) we always end up sleeping in one of a bamboo tables in Fort San Pedro ... hehehe .. maayo lang kay medyo mabuot pa ang mga taho sang una .. i don't know now ... most of the times naman, pag-weekend or sem-break, we ended up in several resorts in Villa or in Guimaras. Sadya-sadya gid ... baw tani college days na lang pirmi no? We can spend 48hrs staright talking about those days ... hehehe.

Ay Wein, pareho gid ta .. my father doesn't want to come here in UK even for a six-month vacation lang ... ambut kung ano ang ginaulikdan niya da sa Iloilo ah? He doesn't want to travel long distance by plane .. damo lang bawal .. even going to Manila, wala siya kuno tiyempo .. pirmi lang masako for no reason at all .. well, ginapabay-an ko na lang gani ... besides, he always reason out that he's been around the Philippines already and he's got nothing to look forward to .. so ma-iloilo mainstay na lang siya kuno iya ... hehehe.

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 05:20 AM

DA to farmers: Use scientific farm
methods to avoid losses

Iloilo City - With the weather in the country so unpredictable, the Filipino farmers should put science in their farming for better produce and security.

Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban said that it is high time that farmers should be more cautious in their farming activities to avoid losses in times of calamities.

A staunch believer of biotechnology and farm modernization, Panganiban said that science helps farming to be more effective, productive and stable. He vowed that the Department of Agriculture (DA) is ready to lend support to farmers.

Meanwhile, DA VI Regional Director Jindra Linda Demeterio said that she had always believed that farmers are scientists in their own way, as they put into practice their indigenous learning as well as when they put into application and evaluation the technologies that are being imparted to them.

DA has also been urging more research activities to be undertaken and by farmers with the help of agriculturists so that the farmers can be better assisted to avoid farm losses and improve quality of production.

(from Panay News online)

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 06:15 AM

JBLCF launches Library of Cultural Heritage and Maritime Artifacts
By GEROME DALIPE IV

IN CELEBRATION of its 59th foundation anniversary, the John B. Colleges Foundation (JBLCF) in Molo district launched its most-awaited Library of Cultural Heritage and Maritime Artifacts last January 16 2006.

National and local public officials graced the event dubbed as the “Anthology of Great Memories.”

The occasion started with the cutting of ribbon on the Library and Art Gallery and Maritime

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A replica of a man and woman wearing prehistoric dress during the ancient times is one of the attractions found inside the Cultural Library.

Artifacts headed by Mayor Jerry Trenas and Department of Tourism (DOT) Undersecretary Salvador Sarabia.

Gina Espinosa, president of Museo Iloilo accompanied Trenas and Sarabia during the ceremony.

Dr. May Lou Lacson- Arcelo, president emeritus, chairman of the Board of Trustee and the Executive Council of JBLCF gave her welcome remarks.

Acting Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez also gave his congratulatory message to the institution.

The concept of putting up the Library of Cultural Heritage and Maritime Artifacts inside the college campus was made through the imaginative mind of Dr. Mary Lou Lacson-Arcelo, although the Cultural Library was realized two years ago.

The archives that are being displayed were the personal collections of Dr. Lacson-Arcelo since 1998.

Among the artifacts found inside the Cultural Library are the Lacson’s heirlooms, antique radios, cameras and several belongings of the couple Frank and Corazon Lacson and the children of the late Capt. John B. Lacson and of his parents.

Other artifacts were also the collections of the Lacson-Arcelo family that were given to them.

The Library shows not just the cultural depository maritime artifacts, but also tells of the life of the Lacson family and of the Filipinos during ancient times.

The institution is encouraging visitors to visit and experience the Lacson’s rich heritage.

(from Panay News online)

chymera00

January 18th, 2006, 06:44 AM

makoantz

January 18th, 2006, 06:54 AM

chy, good work!

keep it up!

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 07:36 AM

More national TVs to air Dinagyang 06
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

DINAGYANG 2006 will be aired in many national TV Networks and cable stations this year.

Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) Executive Director Ben Jimena revealed this yesterday.

Among those who will cover the festival are GMA Network, which was not a sponsor before; Jet Asia, a cable station; and Living Asia Channel, a national cable station.

ABS-CBN and GMA pledged major sponsorships by cover the pre- and post-events of Dinagyang Festival.

Jimena said this publicity would help in making Dinagyang known to the world.

He added that this could also generate more sponsorships and revenues that would assure more colorful festivities next year if not this year.

"Some sponsors are looking at the push that Dinagyang can make for their products," Jimena earlier stated.

Sponsors like Smart pledged P8 million this year like before but only P4 million was handed to foundation so far. Jimena said that the balance will be given next week.

IDFI now has P7.2 million cash at hand. The amount was derived from donations and sponsorships as well as includes its seed money, which amounts to P2 million.

IDFI targets P10 to P12 million in sponsorships this year.
The Marketing Committee is optimistic that it can reach this target.

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 07:41 AM

Tupas to dine with Arroyo on Jan. 28
By Nelson C. Robles

ILOILO Governor Niel D.Tupas Sr. recently accepted the invitation of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas to dine with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Jan. 28, 2006 at Tatoy's Restaurant.

Arroyo will be in Iloilo in line with the Dinagyang festivities.
Tupas was obliged to attend as a matter of protocol and refused to comment further on the invitation.

Observers are anxious to see the anticipated meeting of Arroyo and Tupas, considered a certified ally of the former, until the "Garci Tape" scandal exploded middle of last year, which almost cost Arroyo her presidency.

Tupas since then refused to speak ill of Ms Arroyo yet professed his loyalty to the Liberal Party where he officially belongs and to its chairman, Senate President Franklin Drilon.

Arroyo has been on provincial sorties as of late attending fiesta celebrations and other tourism related events in different regions.

Trenas, in a phone interview Tuesday, denied any political agenda during the forthcoming hosting of the City Government's dinner for Ms Arroyo and Tupas. He is not exerting any efforts for reconciliation from the two, added Trenas.

"It's up to them if they want to explore the situation," Trenas further said.

Meanwhile, Tupas at the groundbreaking rites of the new Land Registration Authority Monday, revealed he is open for a unification call of the National Government, which is beneficial to all Ilonggos.

However, Tupas added, he was ready to put his life on the line once their rights are trampled upon. Tupas made his statement in the presence of former 1st District congressman of Iloilo City now acting Secretary of Justice Raul Gonzalez last Monday and Mayor Trenas.

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

Weina

January 18th, 2006, 09:03 AM

hehehe .. the first time I set my foot in UK, I just simply loved it ... from the time I'm touring other European cities, I fell in love more with the continent ... so many things to offer .. so many histories to learn ... would you believe that almost every stone in Rome is historical in nature ... who wouldn't be amazed with it's Coloseum ... the religious importance of every churches and of course, the Vatican City (separated from Rome)... with St Peter's Basilica and the Michaelangelo's Sistine chapel's painting, you'll surely be enchanted ... see, I just loved it .. I always go to Italy yearly for a week.

@Wein, if you have plan to tour any European cities, let me know ... :)

enough of that Wecky, you're driving me crazy here man...mainit ko gani karon malupad na lang ko da sa imo he he he...tell you I love Europe that much too, it's so enchanting continent for me...it's a pity coz i can't have that long vacation to include it in my travel plans but hopefully next year i can go there after i finish asia. so you while you're there hataw ka na para kon kadto ko da ikaw travel tour guide ko ha free lang ha kay mahal man da ang bayad sa inyo travel agents, he he he. i love vienna the most so that would be in my top list of places in europe.

Like last year, 10 of us Alimodianons diri went to Vienna to visit another kababayan daugther's 18th birthday ... hehehe .. and you know that in Austria, they speak German .. whilst chatting away their wishes for the debutante and crying for I don't know any reason at all, we just simply looked at them in blank ... hehehe .. what a pathetic sight for all of us, indeed.

like me also, i felt so stupid of myself during my first days in taiwan. I can't understand a word so most of the time i just smile or do some sign language, he he he. it's really hard if you can't understand and speak the language so adoption of it is really impotant.

Weina

January 18th, 2006, 09:11 AM

atong shirts bala .. pakuha ko lang akon kay Chy kay nahuya man ako nga i-shipped pa nila from US to London ... so, nagpangabay lang ako kay Chymerakung pwede kuhaon niya lang akon parte ... hehehe .. then bayran ko na lang siya. :)

ah oo gali no, ambot kon puede pa order? ano abi kay wala na ko ya galagaw lagaw didto sa iban nga thread so ulihi ko na nakita. next year na lang ko ya kon may ara pa.

Weina

January 18th, 2006, 09:36 AM

Wein, are you referring to Luna's Arroz Caldohan in La Paz? I'm not sure kung hanggang ngayon eh nandiyan pa ang Luna near Gaisano City. I've been there as well few times sang namatay ang father sang amon barkada ...and speaking of college days ...hahaha .. i always loved it ... that until now, me and my barkadas have a good laugh whenever we talked about college ... mas memorable pa ang college ko compare sa high school ... too many activities .. well, uncalled activities at times ... I remember pa gani nga after major exams (in CPU we have 4) we always end up sleeping in one of a bamboo tables in Fort San Pedro ... hehehe .. maayo lang kay medyo mabuot pa ang mga taho sang una .. i don't know now ... most of the times naman, pag-weekend or sem-break, we ended up in several resorts in Villa or in Guimaras. Sadya-sadya gid ... baw tani college days na lang pirmi no? We can spend 48hrs staright talking about those days ... hehehe.

Yeah Weck it's Luna's Arroz Caldo i remember na. may pag ka weird ang tripping namon sang una eh , fort san pedro kaunan hideout namon for green mango tapos sunset he he he, dira gami ga date ya (not what you're thinking ha), yup college days really different from high school days, mas masadya ya although masadya man ang high school days ko more on sports and curricular activities pero mas ok pa gid ang college kay damo binuang he he he...

Ay Wein, pareho gid ta .. my father doesn't want to come here in UK even for a six-month vacation lang ... ambut kung ano ang ginaulikdan niya da sa Iloilo ah? He doesn't want to travel long distance by plane .. damo lang bawal .. even going to Manila, wala siya kuno tiyempo .. pirmi lang masako for no reason at all .. well, ginapabay-an ko na lang gani ... besides, he always reason out that he's been around the Philippines already and he's got nothing to look forward to .. so ma-iloilo mainstay na lang siya kuno iya ... hehehe.

te abi pareho guid eh, pirmi ko gani sya ginapamangkot kon ngaa indi sya mahalin sa Iloilo hambal nya contented na sya ya kuno sa kabuhi nya sa Iloilo. hay baliskad no ang iban ya ga patay patay apply pakadto sa gwa sila ila ya ara na ang chance pero indi nila gusto. Pero indi mo man sila mabasol kay mga tigulang naman sila so wala na na sila ya ambition nga mag lagaw lagaw gusto na lang malinong kag may ka istoryahon ok na na ya sa ila. btw Weck may kakilala ka gali nga mga aligarbes sa alimodian?

fundraiser

January 18th, 2006, 05:13 PM

correct me if im wrong but dinagyang is held every fourth sunday of jan, right?
pero why will it be held on the fifth sunday this year? my ilonggo friends jokingly said its beacuse of pacquiao's fight w morales, hehe

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 09:28 PM

enough of that Wecky, you're driving me crazy here man...mainit ko gani karon malupad na lang ko da sa imo he he he...tell you I love Europe that much too, it's so enchanting continent for me...it's a pity coz i can't have that long vacation to include it in my travel plans but hopefully next year i can go there after i finish asia. so you while you're there hataw ka na para kon kadto ko da ikaw travel tour guide ko ha free lang ha kay mahal man da ang bayad sa inyo travel agents, he he he. i love vienna the most so that would be in my top list of places in europe.

lakat di Wein ... i'll tour you around ... hehehe. I haven't travel around Asia .. ang mga Brits counterpart ko naman di, wants to go to Thailand .. Phuket to be exact ... they find it's so cheap daw and friendly people around. :)

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 09:33 PM

like me also, i felt so stupid of myself during my first days in taiwan. I can't understand a word so most of the time i just smile or do some sign language, he he he. it's really hard if you can't understand and speak the language so adoption of it is really impotant.

hahaha .. that's why pocket dictionary is very important Wein .. and of course, lots and lots of downloaded pics in the net .... hehehe.

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 09:36 PM

ah oo gali no, ambot kon puede pa order? ano abi kay wala na ko ya galagaw lagaw didto sa iban nga thread so ulihi ko na nakita. next year na lang ko ya kon may ara pa.

oh .. i love Dinagyang.Com .. it's more culturally influenced ... hehehe .. been around to some thread .. even posted in Love and Relationships sub-forum ... hehehe .. just a try .. spicing things up as we say. May mga post to Wein nga makadlaw ka gid ... very typical ... hehehe. Post bala to order .. admin shipped it last week daw from States pero daw ang imprint will be in Iloilo.

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 09:41 PM

Yeah Weck it's Luna's Arroz Caldo i remember na. may pag ka weird ang tripping namon sang una eh , fort san pedro kaunan hideout namon for green mango tapos sunset he he he, dira gami ga date ya (not what you're thinking ha), yup college days really different from high school days, mas masadya ya although masadya man ang high school days ko more on sports and curricular activities pero mas ok pa gid ang college kay damo binuang he he he...

puro gid binuang tuod no? ... hehehe .... Wein, those were the days, ika nga ... basta mga tripping-tripping, ayos gid ... you really made me smile today ... still reminiscing whilst typing this message .. :)

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 09:46 PM

te abi pareho guid eh, pirmi ko gani sya ginapamangkot kon ngaa indi sya mahalin sa Iloilo hambal nya contented na sya ya kuno sa kabuhi nya sa Iloilo. hay baliskad no ang iban ya ga patay patay apply pakadto sa gwa sila ila ya ara na ang chance pero indi nila gusto. Pero indi mo man sila mabasol kay mga tigulang naman sila so wala na na sila ya ambition nga mag lagaw lagaw gusto na lang malinong kag may ka istoryahon ok na na ya sa ila. btw Weck may kakilala ka gali nga mga aligarbes sa alimodian?

amo gid Wein, Kita na lang malagaw kung mag-amo sina ..hehehe ... Aligarbes? The family name is very familiar to me ... you know naman sa aton, most surname starts with the first letter of the town. Pero I think I knew some of them or I can always call Alimodian anytime to check ... hehehe.

wecky

January 18th, 2006, 09:48 PM

BAYLUHAY: San Joaquin's Cultural Treasures
By Bombette G. Marin

THE history of San Joaquin revolves around the mixing of numerous cultural, ethnic, and political influences.

These include contributions from several major indigenous civilizations, Aeta influences, and significantly of Malay and Spanish heritage. Although researchers do not know exactly when Datu Puti and his men (facing the prospect of prolonged and intense conflict with the oppressive ruler of Borneo) fled and landed in the shores of Siwaragan, a negotiation known as the Barter of Panay between Makatunaw (one of the 10 Datus) and Marikudo (ruler of the Negritos) took place at Imbidayan, along the beach of barrio Sinogbuhan. From Suiga to Suaga, Suagan to Suarangan, the municipality finally adopted the name San Joaquin in 1801, renaming it in honor of their patron.

A third class municipality, the town was developed as a separate town in December 10, 1910. Its 23,135 hectare land area, overshadowed by a chain of mountain ranges, stretches along the southern portion of the province. Its borders are defined by the Municipality of Sibalom, Province of Antique on the north, Panay Gulf on the south, the Municipality of Miag-ao, Province of Iloilo on the east and the Municipalities of Tobias Fornier, Hamtic and Anini-y, Province of Antique on the west.

One of the oldest towns in the province, located southeast and 53 kilometers away from Iloilo City, San Joaquin is divided into 85 barangays populated by 47,826 (2000 Census on Population) residents.

Tourism has become one of the major income earners and employers of local workers in the municipality. San Joaquin attracts tourists, mostly locals from the city and nearby provinces. It has a leading industry of the town, with an attractive and varied landscape, a rich set of cultural resources, the municipality's attractions are many, from its colorful neighborhoods, famous cuisines to its prestigious cultural activity.

The most popular and the most visited tourist destination in San Joaquin is its renowned San Joaquin Church. Numerous churches around Iloilo constructed during the colonial era reflect the blending of Spanish architectural designs. The church is the only one in the Philippines sporting a bass relief depicting the historic battle between the Christians of Spain and the Moors of Morocco in Tetuan in 1859.

The San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery built from coral rocks in 1892, with a 20-step staircase flanked by stone balustrades with crowning glory, the hexagonal chapel known as "Camposanto", is another must-see attraction.
In Panay, a variety of factors are used to identify an individual as indigenous in Iloilo, including customs, language, dress and even food. San Joaquin culture is a fascinating blend of Aeta traditions and Malay and Spanish colonial influences. Long before the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century, the indigenous people of the town had developed arts such as music and dances.

Seen through the lens of time, the Aeta inheritance has the more cultural glow, and the Malay retain a sentimental attachment to it. The Barter of Panay became the point of origin of San Joaquin's history and its first common culture and laid down the first lasting foundations of any significance. Without its past, Ilonggos and San Joaquin's culture would almost certainly have developed differently. Though San Joaquin has enjoyed a clear sense of its own identity in the modern period, these influences were given a tremendous boost through a cultural presentation that truly reflects the community's celebration of life's bountiful blessings. A festivity showing how grateful and proud the people of San Joaquin are with their history.

The Bayluhay Festival celebrated every third week of January, reflects the town's unique mixture of races and cultures. Historical and religious themes, mostly anchored from the Barter of Panay, such as efforts with the preservation of rituals are reflected mostly through their dances. Since that time, the Malays and Aetas have assimilated most important cultural trends as seen through the different rituals that are still being observed in some of the town's barangays. These rituals are authenticated by the maarams or "medicine men or healers" in the area. Common is the rites of passage that evolved from the war dance or dinapay was performed during the Malay-Aeta exchange, to ward off evil and protect them from harm.

In celebration of its 96th Municipal Fiesta with the theme "Cultural Revival for National Identity and Global Competitiveness," the Municipality of San Joaquin headed by their very supportive and dynamic Municipal Mayor, Hon. NINFA S. GARIN in cooperation with its Municipal Tourism Office headed by Mrs. Erlyn Alunan, is inviting everyone to witness their weeklong celebration of BAYLUHAY Festival on January 16-21, 2005. The gem of the festivity is the cultural presentation of the reenactment of the greatest real estate deal in history, the Barter of Panay on January 20, 2006, 10:30 a.m. at the San Joaquin Sports Stadium. Other events include the Dayang Kang Bayluhay at 1:30 p.m. and the world renowned, Pasungay at 9 a.m., both scheduled on January 21, 2005.

For many tourists to this quiet town, the obligatory souvenir is the experience one can get---rich in history, resplendent with natural wonders, the uniqueness of their culture and the wonder that is San Joaquin./

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

wecky

January 19th, 2006, 02:25 AM

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2006 Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang: Everything... illuminated!
By Bombette G. Marin

These days, pageants are so prevalent even in most remote areas that it may manifest itself in a multitude of ways, from the obvious beauty search to the daring body search. Some notions of beauty pageants---the prettiest face and the tallest among the candidates, for example---may seem pretty far out initially, but high-end beauty pageants wield a lot of influence, and many ideas eventually trickle down to the mainstream.

No festival in the country would be complete without a beauty pageant. These days, despite the general state of unrest in our country, pageants give meaning and function to our society. And every Dinagyang season of each year, unusual talents converge to take part in the most spectacular annual beauty event in Iloilo proven for its social and aesthetic appeal. Leave it to Tres Solis, Dado Tan, Edwin Duero, Roni Bolivar, Jun Depalubos, and John Castigador, the driving force that dares to explore the changing perception of beauty (not just another pretty face looking as if they are made from sugar icing, in sparkling dresses and shading themselves from the melting sun under well-decorated parasols).

For decades, as the idea of a beauty pageant spread across Iloilo, the memories of our past Ilongga winners who made it big in the national pageants echoed in the ornate design of the Dinagyang pageant crown.

Even if you don't know how strict the committee is all about the search for beauty contestants, you would figure it out as soon as you see the ladies up close. Beauty and brains are lighting up the 2006 Miss Iloilo Dinagyang roster of candidates with the presence of Joel Lynn Lopez, Jelly Anne de Justo, Christy Joy Camohoy, Donna Dee Taytayon, Regine Zamora, Mary Grace Rafil, Jurymagne Tabusares, Girlie Ocos, Cheche Salcepuedes, Charis Bernas, Janice Boteros, Cherry Mae Barbo, Wienna Legislador, Jane Baruis and Mary Kirnette Gallenero. With their natural beauty and charm, the 2006 candidates are surely set to redefine the concept of a beauty queen.

See more of the girls as they make their presence felt on January 20, 2006 with activities such as their Press Conference at the Amigo Terrace Hotel at 9 a.m. The candidates will also join with the contesting tribes for the opening salvo parade scheduled at 1:30 p.m. at the Freedom Grandstand. Coronation night is on January 21, 2006 at the SM City Cinema 6, 7 p.m.

Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2006 is brought to you by Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc., SMART Telecom, SM City-Iloilo, SM Dept. Store, GMA Network, Inc., Negros Navigation, Cebu Pacific, Amigo Terrace Hotel, KARAT World, Interface Computer College and River Hive.

It doesn't really matter what crown you have on your head...except for the title! Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2006...the one, the only one.

(from The News Today Info online)

wecky

January 19th, 2006, 02:31 AM

Dinagyang photo tilt launched

The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Incorporated (IDFI) is sponsoring a photo contest in line with the celebration of the 2006 Dinagyang Festival.

The contest is open to all professional and amateur photographers. They can take shots of an "Ati" or a tribe or any dinagyang participant during the Dinagyang Festival on January 29, 2006.

Entries must be taken with colored films or digital files. Digital enhancements is accepted but not manipulated. Participants with digital entries must submit file on CD (TIFF or JPEG format) on actual size with 72 or higher dpi resolution. Corresponding negative for ordinary prints must accompany all entries.

All entries should be 8" x 10" in colored prints and digital photos without border. Likewise, a piece of paper taped at the back of the entry must contain the following background information of the participant: name, address and phone number. This should be submitted in a sealed brown envelope not later than 5 o' clock in the afternoon of February 3, 2006 at the Iloilo Business Club, 2nd Floor, Amigo Shopping Mall, Iznart Street, Iloilo City; telephone no. 335-0333.

A participant is allowed a maximum of six entries with a registration fee of P100.00 per entry.

Entries will be judged based on visual impact (50%) and technical aspect, creativity and composition of the photo (50%).

Cash prize plus trophy and certificate will be awarded to the three winning entries: P8,000 for the first prize; P5,000 for the 2nd prize; and P3,000 for the 3rd prize. Each of the top ten finalists will also re ceive a certificate.

All winning entries shall become sole and exclusive property of IDFI and may be produced or reprinted for exhibits and may be published for promotional purposes without additional compensation to photographers. Credits shall be given to photographers on all photos exhibited or published.

A photo exhibit featuring all entries is set on February 11, 2006 at Robinsons Place which will be followed by the awarding of winners at 5 o' clock in the afternoon. (PIA)

(from The News Today Info online)

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@Chymera, migs basi pwede ka na di ka-join ... tsnasa na ini ... yehoo !

wecky

January 19th, 2006, 02:38 AM

Nat'l conference on decentralization set for city mayors

A National Conference on Federalism and Decentralization will be held here in the city on January 23-24, 2006, where about 117 local chief executives of cities in the country are expected to attend.

Atty. Raul Anlocotan of NEDA said that the national conference seeks to familiarize the mayors with Federalism and the Parliamentary System by learning from the experiences of other countries.

He said that many of the apprehensions of the local officials come from their lack or inadequate understanding of the system.

"The mayors should be oriented on the pros and cons in the variations of the implementation of the system so that they can better support, or reject as the case may be the proposed transition in the country," Atty. Anlocotan said.

Moreover, Anlocotan said that with the shift, the mayors should understand the corresponding responsibilities they have to face as part of the devolution process.

The participants will listen to the experiences of countries like Germany, Australia and Switzerland. Dr. Klaus Presley of Adenauer Foundation will present Germany's experience; Mr . Angus Barnes, First Secretary, Australian Embassy, for Australia and Ambassador Liza Favre will speak for Switzerland.

His Excellency Ambassador of Germany to the Philippines, Axel Weishaupt, will give the keynote address.

Atty. Anlocotan said that the mayors are expected to hold local consultations and orientation with their constituents so that the latter will gain understanding and can decide better, should there be a referendum later. (PIA/ESSubong)

(from The News Today Info online)

slerz

January 19th, 2006, 05:59 AM

Just wanna share this here.
A beautiful teen ager from Iloilo City won the Sinulog Festival Queen, studying in Western Visayas University. She won a total cash prize of P20,000 and a set of 24karat gold jewelry. Iloilo contingent also won the second place in the Free Interpretation category .Congrats to them :okay:

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I dunno her name but she's so beautiful:lovethem:, with the Mayor

wecky

January 19th, 2006, 09:14 AM

6-storey gov't center to rise in old IRC area
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

ON OR before February, nearly 700 inmates will be transferred to the new Iloilo Rehabilitation Center (IRC) in Pototan. The vacant area will pave the way for a revenue-generating project on the same area within two years.

Iloilo Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr. announced this project in his State of the Province Address (Sopa) just last week.

Tupas proposed the construction of a convention center and commercial and government office building in two year's time.

"One of the handicaps of Iloilo in promoting itself as a convention center is the unavailability of a facility that could accommodate 3,000 delegates.

This is a need that we intend to fill. Being situated at the heart of the city, this convention center will definitely give a big boost to our bid to attract more conventions and draw more visitors. This will help our hotel industry and other big businesses," Tupas said.

Tupas said this would enhance the competitiveness of Iloilo in its bid to become the next investment center in the country.

A committee through an executive order created by Tupas chaired by Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada, will be studying the construction of the said center.

Mejorada said the center would be as big as the new Capitol building with commercial and government agencies as tenants.

Government agencies such as the Department of Foreign Affairs, Owwa, POEA, NIA, Dole and DAR among others already confirmed tenancy.

Other members of the committee were Provincial Treasurer Melba Sullivan, the Provincial Legal Office and Budget Chiefs.

The building's design will blend with that of the new Provincial Capitol. It will cost more or less 500 million, said Mejorada. This amount is more than what was spent for the Capitol building which costs P380 million.

Rooms shall be rented according to square meter.
"Before March we can come up with preliminary plans and start the project before 2007," Mejorada said.

An executive order from the Governor was already passed mandating the committee to come up with plans and the authority to initiate the construction of thee same.

New IRC

Meanwhile, Tupas said that within two to three weeks, the inmates will be transferred to the new IRC.

"The new IRC is ready to accept nearly 700 inmates now confined in cramped quarters at the century-old IRC. Although just one wing has been completed at this time, there is now more than enough room to accommodate the IRC inmates and enable us to make better use of the prime real estate property on which the old jail stands," Tupas said.

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

wecky

January 19th, 2006, 09:20 AM

Dinagyang Opening Salvo slated Friday
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

DRUMBEATS will fill your eardrums whole day Friday as seven tribes will entertain you with cultural dances wearing the beauty of Ilonggos' passion for art and drama in the morning and 20 Ati tribes in the afternoon.

Seven Kasadyahan Tribes and twenty Ati tribes will perform a dance parade from Plaza Libertad to J.M Basa Streets and will pass Streets of Iznart, Gen Luna, Quezon St., Delgado, Mabini, J. De Leon, Rizal, Iznart-Mary mart Mall Area, Rizal -UI area back to Plaza Libertad.

Traffic Management Engineering Unit (TMEU) said these routes will be closed from 7 a.m. for the Kasadyahan opening salvo until after the dance parade of Ati tribes in the afternoon which starts at 3 p.m. depending when the Kasadyahan Opening Salvo ends.

When it ends in the afternoon, said roads will remain closed until after the Ati tribes finish their parade.

In the morning, Kasadyahan tribes --- Tribu Mandurriaonon of the Mandurriao National High School,Tribu Paghidaet, La Paz National High School, Tribu Tultgan of Maasin, Tribu Camando/Dalipe of Leon, Tribu Kamunuan of Antique, Tribu Bana-ag of Anilao and Tribu Manoggama of Maasin -- will occupy the main thoroughfares of the city.

While Atitribes Tribu Angola, Tribu Bantu, Dagyaw-ta and Tribu ni San Pedro, Tribu Pana-ad, Tribu Hamili, Tribu Baryohanon ,Tribu Atub-Atub,Tribu Silak, Molave, Familia Sagrada ,Aninipay, Tribu Bola-Bola, Kalubihan, Pari-anon, Ilonganon, Tribu Himala, Ang Taga-Jaro, Pag-asa and Tribu Halimau will do the dance parade in the same area at 3 p.m.

TMEU Operations Officer SPO1 Bernardino Quinto told SUN.STAR Iloilo that the traffic plan which will be implemented during the opening salvo.

Traffic routes

Public Utility Vehicles such as CPU from its terminal will be passing only until Gaisano City Mall where it can load and unload and turn to Corner Huervana-Rizal Streets where it will take its regular route back to its terminal.

Leganes La Paz, Jaro Liko and La Paz jeepneys from its terminal will pass through Jalandoni Bridge instead of passing through Hall of Justice road area and will take Quezon St. to Provincial Capitol and turn left to Quirino Bridge back to Rizal St and take its regular route to the terminal.

Oton and Villa, Sta Barbara, Molo City High, Mandurriao, Leganes or jeepneys passing Diversion road will pass Jalandoni to Fuentes where it load and unload passengers and turns right to Ledesma going back to its to Jalandoni and pass Delgado St. to Doctors College where it take its regular route to terminal.

Baluarte and Calumpang jeepneys from Ledesma will pass through Jalandoni, Rizal, turn to Fuentes back to Ledesma where it can load and unload and take its regular route.

Bro. Obrero jeepneys will take Muelle Loney road area to the Provincial Capitol area where it can load and unload.

Private vehicles from Gen Luna goig to La Paz will take the Jalandoni Bridge while those going to Tanza will pass Rizal St., terminal market area.

Quinto said around 287 Police and PNP traffic aids and mobile patrols will be deployed to ensure traffic management.

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

kianshi

January 19th, 2006, 09:52 AM

Its good to all Ilonggos to have this Huge convention centers that will cater big business meetings and events...!!

GooD JoB..!! :) :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber:

death327

January 19th, 2006, 12:18 PM

Where are they going to get the budget for this New Convention center?

lewdsaint

January 19th, 2006, 01:27 PM

Loan siguro eh! At least pagnahuman income generating 'na para sa probinsya. Kaya man 'na bayaran once natapos na.

chymera00

January 19th, 2006, 02:26 PM

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 02:34 AM

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Here's a new blog I made for Iloilo
I'll be updating it often, like at least once a week
So subscribe to it so you'll be notified of them

(click my ads) hehe

great blog, Chy ... job well done ... and very highly recommended ... if you can link it to Dinagyang.com and other Iloilo websites. Cheers !

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 02:35 AM

chy, good work!

keep it up!

@mako, may gina-Pm ako da imo migs ... you can use those sites for more infos and updates. Ta. :)

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 02:41 AM

Its good to all Ilonggos to have this Huge convention centers that will cater big business meetings and events...!!

GooD JoB..!! :) :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber:

@kians, how's CPU now? Is the uni's new gym still underconstruction? haven't heard anything about this matter. If you have any info or data, please let me know. Thanks.

Yep, that's right, we badly need big convention center to cater our guests, visotrs, etc ... it's nice to know that the provincial government is planning to build one right in the heart of the city. The city government according to Trenas is also looking for site and fund to build its own convention center in the future.

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 02:49 AM

Where are they going to get the budget for this New Convention center?

might be a loan .. or depende sa collection sang province ... this planned convention center is the provincial government's idea .... and sa city, wala pa iya ... but as listed in Trenas priority projects, convention center is also one of them .. pero I believe nga once ma-realise ang iya sang province, Trenas will give a little bit of time for the city to build its own convention center man. Right now, the provincial government of Iloilo had a surplus of more than 200million for almost 2 years na ... if we continue to have a surplus budget, big loan/s from private companies will be lessened or totally scrapped. This way, we don't need to beg any government agency to help sort out or pay out sang aton iya loan, which is a good sign that we can stand on our own. :)

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 02:51 AM

Loan siguro eh! At least pagnahuman income generating 'na para sa probinsya. Kaya man 'na bayaran once natapos na.

that's right lewdsaint .. with a budget of 500 million for this convention center, kaya gid bayaran sang provincial government eh .. let's just hope and pray that we'll keep maintaining our positive budget in the next two years.

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 02:57 AM

cool ... yey, this is just what Iloilo needs a nice convention center, I'm excited to see its rendering. I'm sure it will be just as nice as the Provincial Capitol (or even better)

what a good idea, indeed ... seems our governor is working well man ... at least trying his best ah ... hehehe. Ano ayhan iya itsura sini that will compliment sang New Iloilo Provincial Capitol? Basi full of green glasses as well ... not bad to see a capitol-of-the-future and a convention center side by side .. with Museo Iloilo and Department of Tourism building just a walk away. Great !

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 03:05 AM

Devotees welcome Sto. Niño de Molo
By Erly C. Garcia

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Fr. Tom Delicana (carrying a Sto. Niño
image), parish priest of Molo, and his
assistant Fr. Angelo Colada join the
procession.

The parish of St. Anne Molo district launched its very own Sto. Niño de Molo last Sunday, January 15, coinciding with the feast of the Sto. Niño (child Jesus).

The launching was highlighted by a procession participated by the clergy, led by parish priest Tom Delicana, and devotees who brought along their own Sto. Niño images.

Two Dinagyang tribes from Molo district - Tribu Silak and Tribu Kalubihan - also joined the procession.

The Sto. Niño de Molo which measures about 2 ½ feet tall was actually sponsored by businessman Rolando Layson.

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Rolando Layson (extreme right), sponsor
of the Sto. Niño de Molo, with PRO 6
Regional Director Cheif Supt. Doroteo
Reyes II (from row, 4th from right) and the
officers and members of the Knights of
Columbus Molo Council join the
procession.

Layson told The News Today that the idea of making a Sto. Niño image for Molo Church merely came into his mind in a snap. He, however, intimated that he is a firm believer of the Sto. Niño with whom he owes the safe delivery of his youngest daughter's first child.

It came to his mind that for the past three years that the Molo parish celebrate the feast of Sto. Niño, it does not have its own Sto. Niño image.

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Children joining the procession bring
small Sto. Niño images.

He then sought Fr. Delicana's blessing about his plan. The priest openly approved it.

Layson then commissioned Carlos Marañon, one of the popular sculptors in Iloilo, to make a wooden Sto. Niño image.

He likewise tapped the services of well-known designer Poly Abastillas to make the dress for the image. The image's crown, on the other hand, was bought in Metro Manila.

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Tribu Silak

Fr. Delicana expressed gratefulness to Layson's benevolence in sponsoring the creation of the Sto. Niño de Molo.

He said the image would be displayed in the church altar for all the devotees. There would also be regular novena for the Sto. Niño de Molo.

Also, Fr. Delicana said the procession with the Sto. Niño de Molo would be made a yearly activity.

(from The News Today Info online)

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 03:13 AM

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HALA BIRA ! HALA BIRA ! HALA BIRA !

8 days to go na lang for DINAGYANG !

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wecky

January 20th, 2006, 03:59 AM

JBLCF: Proudly global, anchored on Filipino values and culture

Text by Jinki Beldia
Photos by Chris Fernandez

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The Ribbon Cutting. Dr. Mary Lou
Lacson-Arcelo, Mrs. GIna S. Espinosa,
Hon. Jerry Treñas, Justice Sec. Raul
Gonzales, Hon Salvador D. Sarabia, Jr.

The doors leading to the most valuable collection of artifacts and heirlooms were opened on January 16, marking a milestone for Iloilo in 2006.

The esteemed Board of Trustees headed by Chairperson Dr. Mary Lou Lacson-Arcelo, administration, faculty and staff and students of John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation grandiosely welcomed Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, Dr. Pacita Gonzalez, Hon. Jerry Treñas and other notable figures like Hon. Salvador D. Sarabia, Jr., Under Secretary, Department of Tourism; Mrs. Gina Espinosa, President of Museo Iloilo; art and antique aficionados from all corners of Iloilo and beyond, to the blessing and opening of the Library of Cultural Heritage and Maritime Artifacts, JBLCF-M.H. Del Pilar St., Molo, Iloilo City.

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The aged dinning table of the Lacsons

Since the establishment of John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation (Iloilo Maritime Academy) in 1948, the founders aimed for nothing less than quality education. Now on JBLCF's 58th year of success in molding students into becoming achievers in their chosen fields, the foundation is unfolding the fruitful years of its existence through a display of rare vintage photos, valuable books and manuals in the cultural library that on their own tell the interesting story of JBLCF from its birth to the present.

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Hon. Jerry Treñas admiring the precious
antique statues collection while a
student tells him their history.

Through the effort and ingenuity of Dr. Mary Lou Lacson-Arcelo, family heirlooms and highly valued personal belongings of Capt. John B. Lacson's parents, and siblings Mr. Frank J. Lacson and Miss Corazon J. Lacson, as well as collections from other respected sources, have been placed under one roof, making JBLCF a celebrated home of genuine cultural heritage. The displays include antique radios and cameras, 17th century old jewelry pieces belonging to the Locsin family, and an 18th century bed, among others, filling the eyes of antique collectors and enthusiasts.

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Guests awed by one of the maritime
artifacts

As a young girl, Dr. Mary Lou Lacson-Arcelo was her father's caretaker and since then has not only been appreciating her father's things but putting value to them as well. Her 95-year old grandmother and she would often exchange stories about the past and that strengthened her appreciation for the family's collection even more.

When Dr. Arcelo inherited JBLCF (1972) and her father's belongings, she found it in her heart to share the collection with the students who she believes will have better appreciation of their Filipino roots if they learn about their culture through association. She says the students know what hablon is (fabric produced locally) but if they are given the chance to touch it, feel it, then they will remember it well because they can compare it with other fabrics they know and would be able to discuss with others the difference between hablon and fabrics made from other places in the Philippines or even from other countries.

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Dr. Mary Lou Lacson-Arcelo,
Chairperson - Board of Trustees and
Executive Council of JBLCF

Dr. Arcelo also observed that students like spending time in the library. One way of giving Lacsonians an edge and a better chance at quality education is by providing them with a library rich in visual aids and information that will take them through boundless journeys of learning.

The Library of Cultural Heritage and Maritime Artifacts of JBLCF will be a good orientation for Filipinos to the abounding history and heritage belonging to the Ilonggos. The museum will be open to all for free.

(from The News Today Info online)

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 09:48 AM

Solons, cabinet members, foreign diplomats to grace Dinagyang
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

THE Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) revealed that besides President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, some senators, cabinet members and foreign diplomats will be the Dinagyang Festival's VIPs.

Diplomats who will grace the festival are Israel's H.E. Yehoshua Sagi; Sweden's H.E Annika Markovic and Japan's H.E. Ryuichiro Yamazaki of Japan.

They will be joined by Special Staff of Israel's attach‚ Ziv David, Nigeria Charge d' Affaires S.A. Dada Olisa, USA Deputy Chief of Fraud Prevention Units Matthew Taylor, USA Consul General of American Citizen Services Richard Haynes, Ming Zhang and Chris Pablo from World Bank and Nozaki Seiki, consultant.

The country's senators who are coming are Edgardo Angara and Francis Pangilinan, while the cabinet members and officers are Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Waldo Flores, Agriculture Undersecretary Edmund Sanas, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr., Health Secretary's representative and Western Visayas Director Lydia Depra Ramos and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Manuel Bonoan.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas told the local media earlier that the foreign guests and national officials are looking into the economic aspect of the city, which the city spells a chance of passing.

Meanwhile, President Arroyo will arrive January 28 and will have a dinner with the City Government and Provincial Government officials.

Arroyo will attend the early morning mass of January 29 before the Dinagyang Ati Competition starts.

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

makoantz

January 20th, 2006, 10:13 AM

@mako, may gina-Pm ako da imo migs ... you can use those sites for more infos and updates. Ta.

got it, thanks!

chymera00

January 20th, 2006, 12:57 PM

great blog, Chy ... job well done ... and very highly recommended ... if you can link it to Dinagyang.com and other Iloilo websites. Cheers !
Ambut kung mapasugot sila, pero may links nman ko nga gnbutang di sa dinagyang.com
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HALA BIRA ! HALA BIRA ! HALA BIRA !

8 days to go na lang for DINAGYANG !

:cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber:
:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:
:pepper: :pepper: :pepper: :pepper: :pepper: :pepper: :pepper: :pepper:
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YEAH, I just got back from the Opening Salvo ... na late kmi coz nag icecream pa kmi sa McDo. I took some pictures I'll see to it that I post it here, soon. There were a lot of people, but not a whole lot. It's just the opening salvo anyway, a first taste of the Dinagyang.

chymera00

January 20th, 2006, 01:01 PM

Bayluhay: San Joaquin's Cultural Treasures
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By Bombette G. Marin

bayluhayThe history of San Joaquin revolves around the mixing of numerous cultural, ethnic, and political influences. These include contributions from several major indigenous civilizations, Aeta influences, and significantly of Malay and Spanish heritage. Although researchers do not know exactly when Datu Puti and his men (facing the prospect of prolonged and intense conflict with the oppressive ruler of Borneo) fled and landed in the shores of Siwaragan, a negotiation known as the Barter of Panay between Makatunaw (one of the 10 Datus) and Marikudo (ruler of the Negritos) took place at Imbidayan, along the beach of barrio Sinogbuhan. From Suiga to Suaga, Suagan to Suarangan, the municipality finally adopted the name San Joaquin in 1801, renaming it in honor of their patron.

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bayluhayA third class municipality, the town was developed as a separate town in December 10, 1910. Its 23,135 hectare land area, overshadowed by a chain of mountain ranges, stretches along the southern portion of the province. Its borders are defined by the Municipality of Sibalom, Province of Antique on the north, Panay Gulf on the south, the Municipality of Miag-ao, Province of Iloilo on the east and the Municipalities of Tobias Fornier, Hamtic and Anini-y, Province of Antique on the west.

One of the oldest towns in the province, located southeast and 53 kilometers away from Iloilo City, San Joaquin is divided into 85 barangays populated by 47,826 (2000 Census on Population) residents.

Tourism has become one of the major income earners and employers of local workers in the municipality. San Joaquin attracts tourists, mostly locals from the city and nearby provinces. It has a leading industry of the town, with an attractive and varied landscape, a rich set of cultural resources, the municipality's attractions are many, from its colorful neighborhoods, famous cuisines to its prestigious cultural activity.

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bayluhayThe most popular and the most visited tourist destination in San Joaquin is its renowned San Joaquin Church. Numerous churches around Iloilo constructed during the colonial era reflect the blending of Spanish architectural designs. The church is the only one in the Philippines sporting a bass relief depicting the historic battle between the Christians of Spain and the Moors of Morocco in Tetuan in 1859.

The San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery built from coral rocks in 1892, with a 20-step staircase flanked by stone balustrades with crowning glory, the hexagonal chapel known as "Camposanto", is another must-see attraction.

In Panay, a variety of factors are used to identify an individual as indigenous in Iloilo, including customs, language, dress and even food. San Joaquin culture is a fascinating blend of Aeta traditions and Malay and Spanish colonial influences. Long before the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century, the indigenous people of the town had developed arts such as music and dances.

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bayluhaySeen through the lens of time, the Aeta inheritance has the more cultural glow, and the Malay retain a sentimental attachment to it. The Barter of Panay became the point of origin of San Joaquin's history and its first common culture and laid down the first lasting foundations of any significance. Without its past, Ilonggos and San Joaquin's culture would almost certainly have developed differently. Though San Joaquin has enjoyed a clear sense of its own identity in the modern period, these influences were given a tremendous boost through a cultural presentation that truly reflects the community's celebration of life's bountiful blessings. A festivity showing how grateful and proud the people of San Joaquin are with their history.

The BAYLUHAY Festival celebrated every third week of January, reflects the town's unique mixture of races and cultures. Historical and religious themes, mostly anchored from the Barter of Panay, such as efforts with the preservation of rituals are reflected mostly through their dances. Since that time, the Malays and Aetas have assimilated most important cultural trends as seen through the different rituals that are still being observed in some of the town's barangays. These rituals are authenticated by the maarams or "medicine men or healers" in the area. Common is the rites of passage that evolved from the war dance or dinapay was performed during the Malay-Aeta exchange, to ward off evil and protect them from harm.

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bayluhayIn celebration of its 96th Municipal Fiesta with the theme "Cultural Revival for National Identity and Global Competitiveness," the Municipality of San Joaquin headed by their very supportive and dynamic Municipal Mayor, Hon. NINFA S. GARIN in cooperation with its Municipal Tourism Office headed by Mrs. Erlyn Alunan, is inviting everyone to witness their weeklong celebration of BAYLUHAY Festival on January 16-21, 2005. The gem of the festivity is the cultural presentation of the reenactment of the greatest real estate deal in history, the Barter of Panay on January 20, 2006, 10:30 a.m. at the San Joaquin Sports Stadium. Other events include the Dayang Kang Bayluhay at 1:30 p.m. and the world renowned, Pasungay at 9 a.m., both scheduled on January 21, 2005.

For many tourists to this quiet town, the obligatory souvenir is the experience one can get---rich in history, resplendent with natural wonders, the uniqueness of their culture and the wonder that is San Joaquin.

chymera00

January 20th, 2006, 02:34 PM

Iloilo Banner
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wecky

January 20th, 2006, 05:57 PM

got it, thanks!

you're welcome. I'll forward some more sites later though iban is not too specific sa Iloilo. mako, nagpa-register ka na sa Dinagyang.Com? Masadya man to ... damo ka pa gid infos nga makuha.

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 06:04 PM

Ambut kung mapasugot sila, pero may links nman ko nga gnbutang di sa dinagyang.com

good .. may gin-add man ko nga link to check sa Dinagyang.Com .. actually amo to ang official website sang IDFI. Okay man site nila ah pero indi pa gid well-developed ah .. hopefully soon, more infos, etc pa gid ang mabutang nila didto. I'll try to get in touch with any of the webmasters if i can for more suggestions.

YEAH, I just got back from the Opening Salvo ... na late kmi coz nag icecream pa kmi sa McDo. I took some pictures I'll see to it that I post it here, soon. There were a lot of people, but not a whole lot. It's just the opening salvo anyway, a first taste of the Dinagyang.

my sis and cousins ato man ... magutok na gid kuno subong dira and damo na mga foreigners nga ara na sa Iloilo City in time for Dinagyang .. wala man gid sila nagtinir kay sako gid for the opening sang bag-o niya nga baby tomorrow. Katawg ko lang gid ... and all set and ready na daw siya ... hehehe.

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 06:10 PM

VP to crown Jaro fiesta queen
By Maricar M. Calubiran

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Camille Villar

Iloilo City -- Vice President Noli de Castro will be the one to crown 2006 Jaro Fiesta Queen CamilleVillar on next month's famous Jaro religious fiesta in honor of the Our Lady of Candles, the patron saint of Jaro.

Brgy. Capt. Jonas Bellosillo, assistant executive director of the Jaro Agro-industrial and charity fair 2006 said the Vice President has already confirmed his presence on the coronation night slated on February 2, 2006.

Bellosillo said Ilonggo famous singer Jed Madela will also serenade the queen. They are expecting some 100 guests from Metro Manila to witness the coronation night. He also said this year's celebration would be different from last year. Last year's queen spent some P1.8 million to highlight her Royal Court.

He said they expect Villar to spend more than P1.8 million as her float during the affair is unique and resembles a different era. Bellosillo, however refused to say whether what is the theme of the queen's Royal Court. This year's Jaro fiesta King is Tito Lopez.

Meanwhile, there will be an opening parade and presentation of the Royal Court on Saturday. The affair will start with a parade on the afternoon. The parade will start at E. Lopez Street (in front of SM Jaro).

The parade will be participated by different public elementary and secondary schools in Jaro. Different universities and colleges will also join in the parade.

The queen's father Senator Manny Villar, Rep. Raul Gonzalez, Jr. and Mayor Jerry Treñas will also be around during the presentation of the Royal Court on Saturday.

(from The News Today Info online)

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 06:14 PM

Jan. 29 is Red Lettermen Day in Iloilo City

Iloilo -- January 29 has been declared as RED LETTERMEN DAY in Iloilo City. This was made official by an Executive Order issued by City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas in honor of the famous singing group who are scheduled to perform in that Southern Philippines city on the said date.

The City Mayor is reportedly elated that The Lettermen's scheduled performance in Iloilo coincides with the culminating day of the city's internationally-acclaimed Dinagyang Festival, thus rendering the 2006 edition of the annual event doubly significant. Treñas is also said to be thrilled that response to The Lettermen's concert has been so overwhelming that fans from neighboring provinces in the Western Visayas region are heading for Iloilo City to enjoy the Dinagyang double-treat. The phenomenon provides affirmation to Iloilo City's billing as one of the best tourism destinations in the Philippines.

Organizers of The Lettermen Live in Iloilo concert, led by a local citizen, Aristeo Demavivas who is himself an internationally known performing artist, said the City Mayor's edict will be further substantiated when The Lettermen are given the keys to the city upon their arrival. The presentation will be held — live, no less — at the Freedom Grandstand, in front of thousands of spectators and television viewers, at the height of the Ati-Atihan tribes competition, the highlight of the Dinagyang Festival itself.

The rare and compelling gesture is also in view of the fact that The Lettermen concert in Iloilo, set at the Rose Memorial Hall of Central Philippine University, establishes a historic first. It could be said that no performing artist — whether as an individual or group — as highly popular and internationally acclaimed as The Lettermen has performed in Iloilo City in recent memory.

The Lettermen's gig in Iloilo is part of a four-city, Philippine-tour which opens the singing group's concert calendar for 2006. (The trio is already booked for various live performances in many places, most in US cities, up to mid-2007.) The Philippine tour opens Manila in January 26 at The Manila Hotel followed by two successive nights at the Araneta Coliseum. After Iloilo, the trio will also perform in Cebu and Davao.

Dubbed as the "Boy Band of the "60s," The Lettermen's close-harmony pop songs with light and easy arrangements broke into the music scene in 1961 with their first hit, "The Way You Look Tonight," followed by "When I Fall in Love" which made them best vocal group of that year.

Other famous recordings also include "Theme From A Summer Place," 'Smile,' 'Goin' Out Of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You,' 'Hurt So Bad,' 'Shangri-La,' and 'Put Your Head On My Shoulder."

(from The News Today Info online)

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 06:17 PM

Capitol releases P7.6 M financial aid to public schools
By Ian C. Espada

The improvement of the quality of education is one of the top priorities of the administration of Gov. Niel D. Tupas, Sr. this 2006.

To make this possible, the governor through the Provincial School Board, where he is also the chairperson, has released recently a total of P7,645,000.00 financial aid to public elementary and secondary schools in the province of Iloilo.

This financial assistance will be utilized mainly for the improvement of school facilities and build new classrooms.

The release of funds took place in a simple ceremony at the Conference Hall of the Provincial Capitol with Governor Tupas and Provincial Planning and Development Office Head Mario Nillos.

The checks were received by school principals and municipal treasurers.

In the First District, the recipients were: IGBARAS — Igbaras Nat'l High School, P350,000; GUIMBAL — Camangahan NHS, P150,000; Guimbal Central Elem. School, P40,000; Guimbal NHS, P50,000; Nalundan NHS, P50,000; Nalundan ES, P50,000; and Nanga ES, P50,000; MIAGAO- Alejandro Firmeza MNHS, P50,000; Jesus Nievales MES, P50,000; Kirayan NHS, P100,000; Miagao East CES, P50,000; Miagao West CES, P100,000; San Rafael NHS, PP100,000; OTON — Batuan-Cadinglian NHS, P100,000; Cagbang ES, PP100,000; Cambitu ES, P30,000; Sambaludan ES, P50,000; and Sta. Rita NHS, P50,000; TIGBAUAN — Barroc NHS, P50,000; Lino Flores ES, P100,000; and Tigbauan NHS, P25,000; SAN JOAQUIN — Lawigan NHS, P100,000; Sinogbuhan ES P80,000; and Tapikan ES, P50,000.

Second District: ALIMODIAN — Alimodian NCHS, P50,000; Dalid ES, P50,000; Gines NHS, P50,000; LEGANES — Nabitasan NHS, P70,000; LEON — Bucari ES, P100,000;NEW LUCENA — Janipaan ES, P50,000; New Lucena CS, P100,000; PAVIA — Balabag ES, P50,000; Pavia Pilot ES, P35,000; SANTA BARBARA — Daga-Barasan ES, P50,000; and Sta. Barbara CES, P50,000.

Third District: BADIANGAN — Badiangan NHS, P40,000; Tamocol ES, P50,000; BINGAWAN — Bingawan CS, P100,000; CABATUAN — Cabatuan NCHS, P180,000; CALINOG — Cabagiao PS, P50,000; Carvasanna ES, P50,000; Malitbog ES, P50,000; Malitbog NHS, P50,000; JANIUAY — Leon Consumo ES, P50,000; Quipot NHS, P50,000; Tambal ES, P100,000; LAMBUNAO — Cayan Oeste ES, P50,000; Daan Banwa I ES, P50,000; Don E. Ladrido MES, P50,000; Tubungan ES, P100,000; MAASIN — Maasin NCHS, P50,000; Magsaysay ES, P50,000; MINA — Abat ES, P50,000; Badiangan ES, P50,000; Cabalabaguan ES, P50,000; Dala-Singay, P100,000; Janipaan PS, P50,000; Mina CS, P100,000; Mina NHS, P40,000; Nasirun ES, P50,000; POTOTAN — Almamaros ES, P50,000; Casalsagan ES, P50,000; Dongsol ES, P75,000; Jamabalud NHS, P50,000; Palanguia ES, P100,000; Palanguia NHS, P200,000; Pototan NCHS, P80,000;

Fourth District: BANATE — San Salvador ES, P50,000; BAROTAC NUEVO — Barotac Nuevo CES, P50,000; Jose Monfort NSHS, P50,000; Linao-Cruz ES, P100,000; Tabucan ES, P50,000; Tinorian ES, P100,000; DINGLE — Dingle CES, P30,000; DUEñAS — Cabudian NHS, P50,000; Dueñas CES, P100,000; Dueñas NHS, P40,000; DUMANGAS — Sapao ES, P40,000; PASSI CITY — Passi NHS, P80,000; SAN ENRIQUE — Cubay ES, P50,000.

Fifth District: AJUY — Culasi ES, P100,000; NIPSC Ajuy Campus, P100,000; Pantalan-Navarro, P20,000; Pili ES, P30,000; Pili NHS, P30,000; BAROTAC VIEJO — Barotac Viejo NHS, P50,000; Gen. Luna NHS, P100,000; BALASAN — Cabalic ES, P30,000; Cabalic NHS, P50,000; Camambugan ES, P50,000; Leon Ganzon Polytechnic College, P50,000; Pani-an-Ipil ES, P20,000; Salong ES, P20,000; Salvacion ES, P50,000; Tingi-an ES, P30,000; BATAD — Batad NHS, P200,000; CARLES — Cabilao ES, P90,000; Bancal ES, P40,000; Don Casimero Andrada NHS, P50,000; Granada NHS, P50,000; CONCEPCION — Concepcion CS, P80,000; ESTANCIA — Estancia NHS, P100,000; LEMERY — NIPSC-Lemery Campus, P50,000; Milabn NHS, P60,000; San Diego ES, P30,000; SAN DIONISIO — Bagacay ES, P30,000; Manduawak ES, P50,000; SAN RAFAEL — Ilong Bukid NHS, P100,000; SARA — Alibayog ES, P200,000; Ardemil NHS, P50,000; and San Luis NHS; P50,000.

It can be recalled that provincial government, through the Provincial School Board, has allocated P87.5 million in 2005 as financial assistance for our public elementary and high schools.

Tupas said his administration is committed to help improve the quality of education and will continue to "invest" in the future of Ilonggo children.

Tupas, who is a product of the public school system, said he considers education as the effective tool in fighting poverty. (Capitol News)

(from The News Today Info online)

wecky

January 20th, 2006, 06:38 PM

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7 MORE DAYS TO GO ... FOR "the DINAGYANG FESTIVAL" !

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daks2003

January 20th, 2006, 07:30 PM

Wecks..diin na gani ang inyo store sa jaro ah..sa lawa-an?

good .. may gin-add man ko nga link to check sa Dinagyang.Com .. actually amo to ang official website sang IDFI. Okay man site nila ah pero indi pa gid well-developed ah .. hopefully soon, more infos, etc pa gid ang mabutang nila didto. I'll try to get in touch with any of the webmasters if i can for more suggestions.

my sis and cousins ato man ... magutok na gid kuno subong dira and damo na mga foreigners nga ara na sa Iloilo City in time for Dinagyang .. wala man gid sila nagtinir kay sako gid for the opening sang bag-o niya nga baby tomorrow. Katawg ko lang gid ... and all set and ready na daw siya ... hehehe.

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 12:43 PM

Wecks..diin na gani ang inyo store sa jaro ah..sa lawa-an?

one store ara sa Sambag ... then ang resto bar ara sa 5th Street sang Lawaan Village .. both in Jaro ... it's their opening day today sa may Lawaan .. the whole of my family is there, too. I hope Chymera will have time to visit our new place.

Daks, did you know anybody in Lawaan Village? Tupad sang mini-mini-business namon is the owner of Medicline (i don't know if I get the real name sang ila business) but their whole family will soon be moving to the US na ... like us, their businesses will stay as is pero bilin na lang daw nila sa ila mga paryente man.

I just called Iloilo few minutes ago and pwera sa opening sa Lawaan, mas masako pa gid ang ciudad iya.

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 12:56 PM

Dinagyang opens; mayor assures peaceful celebration

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THE thunderous beat of the drums filled the air in Iloilo City as participating tribes in the Kasadyahan and Ati Tribe competitions paraded, danced, and showed a bit of their choreography at the five judging areas located in major thoroughfares during Friday's opening salvo of the 2006 Dinagyang Festival.

During the past years, the Dinagyang opening salvos were held in the afternoon and traffic rerouting was only implemented at the start of the parade participated in by tribes joining the Ati tribe competition.

On Friday, commuters experienced traffic congestion brought about by the rerouting implemented as early as 9 a.m.

The Iloilo Dinagyang festival executive committee had decided to hold the event for the whole day, devoting the morning to the Kasadyahan tribes and the afternoon to the Ati tribes.

Dinagyang executive committee publicity and media relations group head Nena Magalona said the opening salvo also serves to familiarize tribes with the extended parade routes and the performance areas, which were relocated to accommodate more spectators and visitors.

Every year, domestic and foreign tourists and visitors fill the streets of the Iloilo City to witness these two highlights of the festival held in honor of the Sto. Nino. The Kasadyahan and Ati tribe competitions are slated on January 28 and 29 respectively.

This year, 7 tribes will compete in the Kasadyahan contest participated in by tribes not only from schools in Iloilo City but also from the local government units of neighboring towns and provinces.

The tribes are: Tribu Mandurriaonon of Mandurriao National High School, Iloilo City; Tribu Paghidaet of Lapaz National High School, Iloilo City; Tribu Tultugan and Tribu Manoggama, of Maasin; Tribu Camando, of Leon; Tribu Bana-ag, of Anilao; and Tribu Kamunuan, of the province of Antique.

The Dinagyang Ati competition became more colorful and exciting as 20 tribes from the merged open and barangay categories strengthened and enhanced their artistic and creative skills in choreography to showcase more impressive and colorful presentations.

Starting this year, the executive committee designated street dancing areas to provide viewers who cannot be accommodated in the judging areas a good glimpse of the tribes' performances. The tribe to be rated in their street dancing skills will perform in the following areas: Aldeguer for YMCA route, Philippine National Bank for Valeria route, Payless Plaza for Quezon route, Mabini for Ledesma route, de Leon for Iznart route and the University of Iloilo for the Ortiz route.

Cash prizes, trophies

This 2006, the following cash prizes await the winners in both competitions: P100,000 for the champions; P50,000 for the 1st runner-up; P40,000 for the 2nd runner-up;P30,000 for the 3rd runner-up; and P20,000 for the 4th runner-up.

Also, cash prizes will be given to the Best in Performance -P10,000; Best in Choreography - P10,000; Best in Music - P10,000; and Best in Costume - P10,000.

In the Kasadyahan contest, tribe with the Best Float will receive P10,000 and Best Choreographer will get P5,000 while in the Ati contest the tribe declared Best in Costume will go home with P5,000, Best Headdress - P5,000, Best Discipline - P5,000 and Best Choreographer - P5,000. Top winners will also receive trophies and certificates.

Other relevant activities to add color and vitality to the festivity are the Dinagyang exhibits, trade exhibit, Ms. Dinagyang Pageant, food festival, fluvial procession, and street parade, among others.

Mayor Jerry Trenas assured city residents and visitors that the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has beefed up security to maintain the peace and order during the holding of the 2006 Dinagyang Festival that officially started Friday.

"Our police personnel are very much ready. I have already meet with Police City Director Norlito Bautista and the different precinct commanders concerning this (peace and order)," Trenas said in a television interview.

Trenas said the police has also requested more police personnel from the PNP provincial office.

As part of the preparations, Trenas said a clean-up activity is scheduled Saturday. The City Government had launched the "Iloilo Squeaks for Dinagyang" project early this year. The project involves cleaning, beautifying, and putting things in order with the aim that both residents and tourists will feel comfortable and safe during the festivities. This is in cooperation with the other concerned sectors in the city.

Trenas disclosed that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is expected to grace this year's festival together with other officials. "I have received confirmation of her arrival and coordination is still going on with the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) in relation to this," Trenas said.

According to Trenas, also expected are dignitaries from other countries like the ambassadors of Israel, Sweden, Burma and Japan; consuls of Israel and the United States; charge d'Affairs of Nigeria and military attaché of Israel. Also, a big delegation from Guam is expected.

Dinagyang Festival is one of the popular religious and cultural events of the city and province of Iloilo and it attracts both local and foreign tourists every year. It is celebrated every fourth weekend of January to honor the Holy Infant Jesus. The event also provides a venue where artistic talents of Ilonggos and their rich cultural heritage are displayed, depicted through the various activities and highlighted by the Kasadyahan and Ati Tribe competitions and the street dancing of frolicsome merrymakers. (PIA)

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 01:00 PM

Iloilo gears up for Jaro fiesta
By Mera Joy Aniolga and May Franzell Obieta

GROWING up in such a scenic place, I must admit, I took for granted the beautiful spots that Jaro offered. I have spent most of my waking hours walking, looking, smelling and witnessing almost everything that Jaro offered me. I was too blind to see that I live in one of the most beloved districts of Iloilo City.

Being a Jareno, the annual fiesta celebrated every 2nd of February is such a grand event. People from different parts of Iloilo would flock to Jaro to participate in the festival. Some would go to the church to honor the district's patron saint, Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria, said to be miraculous. Some would go there to visit their relatives and friends.

History showed that Jaro used to be a bustling town in Panay even before the Spaniards came. It was the seat of governmental power and business activity and center of Catholicism in the entire Iloilo Province and not the other way around as it is today.

This year, however, marks a momentous occasion in the Jaro fiesta tradition. The Association of Barangay Captains here in Iloilo and the Dinagyang Organizers decided to merge the event because after the Dinagyang highlights, the Jaro Fiesta follows a few days later.

Activities

Lots of activities were prepared by the ABC led by barangay chief Julieta Diamante. The celebrations will be kicked off by Saturday's opening parade. The beautiful princesses Jea de la Gente, Ma. Corazon Dolar, Toni Ellyza Tanchuan, and Katrina Marie Muyco with their escorts, Queen Camille I, the daughter of Senator Manny Villar, and escort Alberto Lopez III will parade through the streets of Jaro in their fluvial floats.

Before the presentation of the royal court, there will be a parade which will start in front of SM Jaro at 3 p.m. followed by ribbon cutting.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas, Iloilo Congressman Raul Gonzales Jr., Senator Manny B. Villar, and fiesta queen Camille A. Villar will give messages to their fellow Ilonggos.

On January 22, the Girl Scouts of the Philippines will have their activity. On the following day, January 23, the Association of Senior Citizens will also have their activity. January 24, meantime, is the day for all the rockers of Jaro since there will be a battle of the bands. January 25 will be the Search for Mutya ng Jaro 2006. The Jaro Cultural and Historical Foundation will conduct their activity on January 26. On the 27th is the day for the Association of Baranggay Kagawads Jaro District's activity.

A coronation night for the children's fancy ball parade followed by a bodybuilding contest will take place on the 28th of January. On the 29th will be the day allotted for the Sangguniang Kabataan's activity. January 30 will be the day for the Filipino-American School Town's activity. On January 31, the College of Criminology of the University of Iloilo will conduct their activity.

February 1 will be the presentation of Queen Camille. And on February 2, the fiesta day, will be the Jaro Fiesta Queen Coronation night with the beautiful daughter of Senator Villar as the queen.

With all these activities ahead for the upcoming fiesta, indeed Jaro is the most famous and the most beloved district of Iloilo. (MJA/MFO)

(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

Dinho

January 21st, 2006, 01:26 PM

What we needed is a better infrastructure to cope up with this problem. The whole of Visayas will turn out properous if the movement of goods and people between places are quicker. Why not build bridges to all of them? Its possible. Build a bridge between Iloilo, Guimaras and Bacolod city. Build another bridge between the south end tip of Negros island to the south end tip of Cebu. Build roads across Negros Island that would cut the time of the trip from Panay to Cebu.

Before I left the P.I., they were already doing that. The road to beautiful San Carlos City thru the mountains should take about 1.5 hours from Metro Bacolod. I drove thru that route on the way back from Cebu. Too bad it was night time and I didn't get to see the countryside. Don't you guys try that. Some stretches of the highway are on very high cliffs and if you are not familiar with the road, you might end up flying down the cliff.

You guys should not call any man an animal like some of the Ilonggos are now doing to Eazyboy. If you people keep doing that, it will reflect on you badly. I already know the real names of some of the Ilonggos here.He was right about some people taking to the Bacolod thread to brag about Iloilo. The best thing you should do is apologize to Eazyboy, Bacolenos and Negrenses.

Did the Negrense people treat you the same way you are treating Eazyboy now? All we did was defend ourselves and we did ask you to take out your Iloilo advertisments and stop bragging about Iloilo on the Bacolod Thread. We never dealt low blows like what you people are now doing to somebody who was frank enough to point out your bad behaviour. Sure he did say some cuss words but you were the ones who started it in the first place.

I lived in Iloilo for over 6 years. I learned how to drive really well because of the excessive traffic congestion in Iloilo's narrow streets and its rude jeepney drivers who will keep trying to push you off to the open ditches in some parts of the city just to be able to get one passenger. I sure am thankful I learned to drive in Iloilo because when we moved back to Bacolod, I hardly ever had a major accident except due to speeding (you can still do this in Bacolod, not in Iloilo). I also learned how to "kabit" at the back of the jeepneys in High School because Iloilo was and still is so congested that there isn't enough space even on public transport!

While living in Iloilo, we had to go to Sarabia if we wanted to have good dinner. Not much choice then. I hope that they now have good restaurants. They had breakthrough back then at Marymart but we never found it good enough. We also tried Tatoy's, but found out that the chicken tasted so rubbery, I wonder what all the fuss was about that place.

Dinho

January 21st, 2006, 01:42 PM

Thanks Askal, that'll lower the intensity down in this thread ...

We Ilonggos are really just reacting to eazyboy's comments. If you were here when it started, Eazyboy was the one who dragged Bacolod (even Cebu) into the topic, not us and I'd just like to clarify that ...

You are right about his starting it here in the Iloilo Thread, BUT, check out Bacolod's thread and you'll find out that Ilonggo's from Iloilo started all this bashing there. You were one of first to have the gall to lash at Bacolod.

It's quite understandable. Iloilo is over 100 years old (maybe 200 years I'm not so sure) and Bacolod is just over 50 but when you look at both cities, they are both at the same level. With Bacolod having smaller malls, hotels and less schools because they are distributed more equably throughout the province and Negros Island. Both are on the top 5 metropolitan areas outside Metro Manila.

kirby21

January 21st, 2006, 03:26 PM

kirby21

January 21st, 2006, 03:44 PM

kirby21

January 21st, 2006, 03:57 PM

Hello chymera00. Thanks for all the pictures. It's really, really good. Kaya pala enjoy na enjoy si wecky pag nakaharap sa laptop niya palagi, it's because of these lovely pictures you've taken? I do hope to visit your blog soon, too.

Anyway, I wish to enjoy my stay here in the forum. And ang dami pang bumibisita dito. Well, some are nice and few are not-so-nice. lol. Ano ba yan? Hayaan na nga lang. Basta tayo sige lang nang sige.

I miss Iloilo so much. I wish to go back home soon. Ang saya nang bakasyon palagi sa atin. Sarap ng mga pagkain. And palaging busog pa.

kirby21

January 21st, 2006, 04:07 PM

eazyboy

January 21st, 2006, 04:24 PM

You are right about his starting it here in the Iloilo Thread, BUT, check out Bacolod's thread and you'll find out that Ilonggo's from Iloilo started all this bashing there. You were one of first to have the gall to lash at Bacolod.

It's quite understandable. Iloilo is over 100 years old (maybe 200 years I'm not so sure) and Bacolod is just over 50 but when you look at both cities, they are both at the same level. With Bacolod having smaller malls, hotels and less schools because they are distributed more equably throughout the province and Negros Island. Both are on the top 5 metropolitan areas outside Metro Manila.

well well well, this is what i am telling chy about. she dont want ilowilow to be bashed in ilowilow thread but she is bashing bacolod in its own thread!

but anyway, heres a PM from the famous chymera. im sorry im confused if youre a boy or a girl, because one time you posted a pic of yours in your avatar, and you look.... feminine.

tell that to the one who posted #513 din, see! this is a bacolod/negros thread and youre yapping about your "rags-riches-to-rags city here!

and why would i want to PM you? youre makin me laugh dearie!!! yeh ur right, this thread is about bacolod and negros... ditto to you agen, diba ikaw ang isa sa mga naunang mag post here about iloilo? prob sa inyo, wala kasing laman ang thread nyo except for news clippings, pati painting exhibit pinost pa, why dont you just give us a link sa newspaper where that clip came from... tapos may mag cocomment ng one liners like "good news indeed" nyek! sa hinabahaba ng naka quote "good news indeed" lang pala ang irereply, juice mio! tapos dito kayo magyayabang ng pagka "powerhouse" ninyo, why dont you do it in ur thread, glorify urself in ur own thread!

baka pag nagpost pa ako sa thread nyo mawala na yung pagka "newspaper" appeal ng thread niyo, its boring... so let it be boring na lang, hehehe
well you make me laugh too, so we're even .... I don't really know what I did to provoke this kind of thing from you

you dont know what you did? go back to the previous bacolod thread! maybe itl refresh your cobwebbed brain.

kirby21

January 21st, 2006, 04:25 PM

kirby21

January 21st, 2006, 04:34 PM

oh btw, Advanced "Dinagyang" to all! :)

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 07:19 PM

Hello to all my fellow Ilonggos. I'm kirby and I'm new here in Skyscrapercity. I'm working in London, UK as well. My friend introduced me in this forum and I'm glad to be here na. Maayong adlaw sa inyo tanan.

Kirby, my friend ... hahaha .. welcome aboard, amigo ... gee, your text wake me up from my afternoon nap ... ay ayan na .. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME here in SSC-Iloilo thread ... hehehe. I'm glad to see you here .. I thought you're only joking the last time we've talked that you are going to join SSC .... hehehe ... I'm so so happy right now or maybe in ecstacy if not for a disturb sleep. :)

Kirbs, I thought you're on duty today? What are you doing? Are you using the ward's computer? ... hehehe ... not busy sa ward subong?

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 07:23 PM

nice to read lotsa developments in our city and province. Thanks for all the updates.

Wecky, ikaw gid di gali damo post? lol. Natingala man ako nga pirmi kasako hay. Anyway, here I am na. And I love reading all your updates and articles. Seems like you are doing your research or school's assignments again.

hehehe ... indi man gid masako ah ... you know how I love my laptop ... hehehe .. and besides, I'm not here in SSC naman all the times. Try Dinagyang.Com as well ... sadya man .. damo man to balasahon nga makakadlaw ka sang todo ... hehehe.

Oh man, leave research and assignments for now. I don't want to think any of them when I'm with my lovey-dovey laptop. Saka na ina kung may tiempo.

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 07:32 PM

Hello chymera00. Thanks for all the pictures. It's really, really good. Kaya pala enjoy na enjoy si wecky pag nakaharap sa laptop niya palagi, it's because of these lovely pictures you've taken? I do hope to visit your blog soon, too.

impressed is the word, amigo ... abi na nila karon kung ano ang ginapang-post di ni Chymera nga pics di ... hahaha ... and yes, Chymera's blog is really good. Well updated pa na and way better compare sa official website sang Iloilo.

Anyway, I wish to enjoy my stay here in the forum. And ang dami pang bumibisita dito. Well, some are nice and few are not-so-nice. lol. Ano ba yan? Hayaan na nga lang. Basta tayo sige lang nang sige.

hopefully you'll enjoy here, too ... well, I do. Visitors, lurkers? Damo na di ... intiendiha na lang ang iban ... hahaha. Karon aton pa di pangabuhi sa London mangin miserable. :cheers:

I miss Iloilo so much. I wish to go back home soon. Ang saya nang bakasyon palagi sa atin. Sarap ng mga pagkain. And palaging busog pa.

basta pagkaon migs, ayos gid ... amo na budlay magpauli didto kay pagbalik di, habok na naman kita ... hahaha. Puli ka this year? Me, next year na .. Euro tour naman ta anay ... last time ta nag-upod sa tour sa Berlin pa ... so this year, Scandinavian naman ta or eastern europe. Mas barato kuno sa Eastern Europe. Even the hotels are cheap, and of course, board naman ta sa aton fave airline .. ang Ryanair ... hehehe.

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 07:37 PM

I'm glad to read all good news happening in Iloilo right now. Dinagyang is really doing well. With so many local and foreign dignitaries coming to our province for this festival and so many networks covering it as well, Dinagyang 2006 is indeed a very momentous event. Before, i've just heard these kind of news through word of mouth only BUT now, I'm really glad to read it thru and thru in dailies or weekly's online. I'm so, so proud to be an ilonggo. How I wish our local officials will continue all these good deeds and promote our city and province as a whole. Kudos to Mayor Trenas and Gov. Tupas.

so you're reading the online dailies as well? ... hehehe .. what a sudden concern ha? But Kirbs, I'm glad that our local government is moving too well. At least, they're not ignoring problems/concerns we have back home. Mind you, these online thingy is very much helpful for all of us here abroad ... it's the primary source of all Iloilo news, both the good ones and the bad ones as well. At least we're not hanging in limbo of the things happening around our beloved place. Cheers !

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 07:51 PM

Weina, I love reading your conversations with wecky. He's right though. He's a party animal gid. He never stays in his flat at all. Puro lakwatsa and shopping iyan. Well, not all the time naman kasi busy iyan palagi sa study niya. Wala nang katapusang schooling. As far as I know, since 2001, nasa school na iyan until now. lol. I have even witnessed him na nilalagare ang dalawang universities sa iisang semester. Naka-ilang course na yata ang buang.

party animal? what a term! Lie low na ako subong .. we're getting old man ... those were the days when we party a lot and booze around ... now, medyo hinay-hinay lang ... can't see myself admitted in my own ward .. if you know what I mean ... hehehe.

Schooling? oh I hope this will be the last one na. Been tired already .. it's non-stop talaga from Jan 2001 til now. My boss just gave me another 4 month course yesterday. It will be in St Pancras Hospital starting first week of February. I'm just awaiting results from the board of King's College - University of London for my specialist course I've recently finished two weeks ago. Nahuya lang ako mangindi coz they gave it to me for me and I'm not paying any pence for that at all. Miss ko naman gani ang iban nga lakwatsa sang aton mga migo kay pirmie lang sako ... hey, why we keep on talking about it .. leave it na lang ... hahaha.

So Weina, are you in Taiwan or Hongkong? I always wish to visit Hongkong. Well, before pa kung tutuusin. Nung nasa Pinas pa ako dati may plan na kaya lang kulang ang budget, ngayon naman, walang time. You know naman, that whenever we go home, most of our times will be spent with our family. One month stay in Iloilo is not enough. Siguro, ikaw rin, di ba? Sana someday kung papalarin.

I think Weina is in China, Kirby. Though at times, she travels to Hongkong, too. And yes, Hongkong is a nice place BUT like you I haven't been there as well. Buti pa father ko ... hehehe ... he's going to HongKong with my youngest sis this year maybe .. sabay daw siya sa Disney HongKong ... hehehe .. don't know why he prefers to visit HongKong and not here with us in Europe.

Anyway guys, see you all naman sa liwat. I'll try to give wecky a call later that I'm in na. See yah !

diri naman aton chatroom duwa ... hehehe .. and make the ward computer as our mean machine ... hehehe. Anyway, see you around .. I'm on duty tomorrow for two days gid ... then rest na naman for three days. Til then, Mr. Londoner. :)

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 07:55 PM

oh btw, Advanced "Dinagyang" to all! :)

did you not call Iloilo? Sadya to subong ... well, opening salvo last Friday .. hambal ni sis gutok na gid ... and sobra ka traffic .. even last sunday, traffic na ... damo kuno bisita subong nga mga foreigners .. ti, ayos naman ina ah .... and good for the businesses as well ... hehehe.

btw, join man to sa Dinagyang.Com para sadya pa gid.

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 07:59 PM

Miss Dinagyang 2006 to be crowned tonight

15 young pretty misses will finally face the big night as Miss ILOILO Dinagyang 2006 will be crowned tonight.

Two subsidiary awards were already given to deserving candidates. Most Elegant in Evening Gown and Miss Body Beautiful awards went to CHERRY MAY BARBO.

The Production Group’s choice, the Designer’s Award for Evening Gown was conferred to NICNIC MANDERICO.

Tonight at 7:00 PM is the Miss ILOILO Dinagyang 2006 Pageant Coronation Night at Cinema 6 of SM City Iloilo. It is a production of ILOILO Dinagyang Foundation Inc., Smart Telecommunications, Personalize Expressions, SM City Iloilo and GMA Network Inc., in cooperation with SM Department Store, Cebu Pacific, Negros Navigation Co. Inc., Amigo Terrace Hotel, Karat World, Interface Computer College, Riverhive and Panay News.

MAURICE ARCACHE of Philippine Daily Inquirer and the Philippine Tatler leads the panel of judges who will choose the next Miss ILOILO Dinagyang in what promises to be a bigger and better pageant!

(from Panay News online)

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 08:10 PM

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The Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) office in Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City

Reforms ongoing at MIWD
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Iloilo -- Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) Interim General Manager Edwin Reyes said he is instituting reforms at the water district in order to serve better its growing consumers in the city and at the same time address its backlog.

Reyes said they are contemplating to implement a new scheme on the connection process in order for the applicants to avail of affordable and clean potable water. He said they are also studying of lowering the rates of water connection fees to P2,000. The rest of the connection fees will also be made in staggered basis.

Reyes assumed as the MIWD's interim general manager October last year as per the approval of the Local Waterworks Utilities Administration (LWUA) which is headed by Ilonggo businessman Larry Jamora.

Lee Jayme Jalbuena still sits as the general manager.

Based on the available records at the MIWD, the local water district was only able to install 22,000 water connections to the 114,000 registered households in the city. The figure covers three years.

It is only 5.18 percent of the total households or there are only more or less 1,000 connections made every year to residents who want to avail of clean and potable water.

Reyes said he is eyeing to install 7,500 water connections every year to decrease the backlog. He said they wanted to cut short the connection process in three to four days period."Just give us ample time," Reyes said.

The water district lack materials to meet the needs in installing water connections. Reyes, however said they have new service contracts for new water works system. Last year, MIWD started its rehabilitation program after they availed of some P207 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The project covers the replacement of old water pipes to new ones from the different water sources. The old pipe lines were installed 50 years ago from the towns of Pavia, Sta. Barbara, Cabatuan and Maasin. They are also set to drill eight additional wells to improve the city's water supply.

Meanwhile, LWUA Administrator Jamora urged the people to report to his office the water district's personnel who are asking higher connection charge for easy and immediate installation of water connections in their homes.

He said corruption inside the water district should be eliminated as he stressed the importance of having a clean potable water in every household. He said the contamination level of water coming out from faucets is not critical.

Jamora explained that the water coming out from the water district is clean. It is much cleaner than those water coming out from refill stations. He said one would not know the sanitation practice in every water refill station.

He lamented that there are barangay officials from the different municipalities who dig holes from the water pipe lines to avail of free water. This allows some bacteria to gain entry in the different water pipe lines.

The LWUA administrator said they have already asked the assistance of the local government units to prevent illegal water connections in their respective area."What is P20 to P30 gain compared to the hazards and dangers it will bring to the children, we have our social responsibility," Jamora said.

(from The News Today Info online)

wecky

January 21st, 2006, 08:26 PM

DENR inks pact with WVCST on protected area dev't planning

Iloilo -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources thru the Protected Area Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Services (PAWCZMS), signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST) for the architectural and development planning of Bulabog-Puti-an Natural Park (BPNP) in Dingle, Iloilo, just recently.

This activity is in line with the thrust of the DENR to promote awareness, appreciation and understanding of the importance and benefits derived from our environment and natural resources. Bulabog-Puti-an Natural Park (BPNP) was identified as the pilot site among Protected Areas in the region for Ecotourism Development and Biodiversity Conservation. This is also pursuant to the Protected Area Management and Zoning embodied in R.A. 7586 known as the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act. Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) BPNP proposed to establish and/or delineate the BPNP into different management zones in order to promote ecoto urism potentials of the area through wildlife conservation and protection activities.

Under this agreement, the DENR under the leadership of Regional Executive Director Julian D. Amador through the Protected Areas Superintendent (PASu) shall provide information and other data necessary in the conduct of site planning and architectural programming; allow the access of students and instructors from the Architecture Department of the College to the site identified by the PASu for inclusion to the proposed management zones; provide any available drafting tools and materials for finalization of the plans and allow the College to establish its own cottage under Adopt-A-Cottage Program within the area designated for establishment of visitors cottage at BPNP at their own expense following the prescribed design as approved by the PAMB.

On the part of the WVCST represented by its President Dr. Renato V. Alba, they shall provide the conceptual planning and preliminary drafts of BPNP Development Plan; assists in the preparation and presentation of drawing and shall provide and prioritize the inclusion of detailed Development Pilot Project for CY 2005 that include the building plan and design of the proposed visitor's cottages and landscaping of office facilities.

(from The News Today Info online)

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:03 PM

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Casa Real (Iloilo Provincial Capitol)

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J. M. Basa Street

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Warehouses along Muelle Loney

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Iloilo Central Market

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Uy Bico Building

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:05 PM

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Sinamay weavers

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Hangar of the Iloilo-Negros Air Express Co. (Inaec), the first commercial airline in the Philippines.

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Iloilo Post Office

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PLDT Building

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Iloilo Customs House

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:08 PM

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Iloilo Provincial Jail

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Philippine National Bank

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Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus

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University of San Agustin

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Iloilo Japanese School

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:11 PM

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Anti-Tuberculosis Society

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Iloilo St. Paul Hospital

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Iloilo Mission Hispital

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Asilo de San Vicente de Paul

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Aerial view of Iloilo Mission Hospital

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:17 PM

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J. M. Basa Street

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Plazoleta Gay

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Iznart Street

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San Jose Parish Church

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:20 PM

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Casino Español

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Cine Eagle

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Cine Lyric

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Masonic Temple

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Iloilo Golf and Country Club

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:28 PM

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Cine Palace

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Iloilo Carnival

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Iloilo Girls' Dormitory

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Provincial Athletic Field

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Iloilo YMCA

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:32 PM

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Iloilo Jockey Club (Balantang, Jaro)

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Lido Grill and Restaurant

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Dr. R. Santos Mansion

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V. Lopez Mansion

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E. Lopez Mansion

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:36 PM

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Ledesma Mansion

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Campos Mansion

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Benedicto Mansion

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Cacho Mansion (now WVSU Hospital)

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Lopez Colonial Mansion

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Bishop's Palace

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 09:46 PM

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The caption on the photo reads: "Mr. & Mrs. Larrabee Gary and party entertained by Mr. Teodoro S. Benedicto in his residence on March 11, 1939, Iloilo City, Iloilo, P.I. Sitting from left to right Mr. Luis Rodriguez, Mr. Gerald H. Reimers, Mrs. Dr. Jose B. Jalbuena, Mrs. J.E.H. Stevenot, Governor Confesor, Mrs. Gary, Mr. Gary, Mr. Stevenot, Mr. Benedicto and Miss Maria Benedicto. Standing Miss Gertrude Jalbuena, Miss Shirley Stevenot and Miss Myra-Gene Stevenot.

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Governor Tomas Confesor (10th from left) tenders a dinner for the Agriculture Secretary Manuel Roxas (seated, center) in October 1940.

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Governor Tomas Confesor is seated 5th from left in this photo taken during the same occasion as the previous one; October 1940.

daks2003

January 22nd, 2006, 02:55 AM

Medyo dugay na ako wala ka stroll dampi sa lawaan hehehe di bala dira sa may shell station near sa pag-ibig(ledesma village) may ara dira daw resto-bar man...i forgot the name...pero its good kay ur helping nga ma decentralize ang mga negosyo sa iloilo...wen i come back to iloilo this year basi pa man lang makalabay ta da sa resto-bar nyo :) goodluck sa inyo new business ...ang sa sambag nyo resto-bar man?

one store ara sa Sambag ... then ang resto bar ara sa 5th Street sang Lawaan Village .. both in Jaro ... it's their opening day today sa may Lawaan .. the whole of my family is there, too. I hope Chymera will have time to visit our new place.

Daks, did you know anybody in Lawaan Village? Tupad sang mini-mini-business namon is the owner of Medicline (i don't know if I get the real name sang ila business) but their whole family will soon be moving to the US na ... like us, their businesses will stay as is pero bilin na lang daw nila sa ila mga paryente man.

I just called Iloilo few minutes ago and pwera sa opening sa Lawaan, mas masako pa gid ang ciudad iya.

daks2003

January 22nd, 2006, 03:59 AM

What is this? a resurrection of a dead issue??? people here have moved already. I dont get it...you should have defended your posts during the time when the issue was still hot...as far as i remember, you were the one who started yapping stuffs ang ill qoute you:

TJ, Bacolod doesn't need to compete with Iloilo in terms of mall size, building height and number of universities because of the fact that Bacolod shares investments into the province with many other cities. Negros has several cities - the most number of cities outside MM in Negros Occidental alone - which means that investments have to be split up among the different cities. If all the investments were to be concentrated in Bacolod alone (as they do in Iloilo) I am sure Bacolod will have bigger malls, bigger banks (PNB Bacolod is a lot bigger than any bank in Iloilo as it is), bigger universities and bigger hotels. I guess what drives Iloilo is its being in close proximity to Boracay and because it also serves as the total educational center and financial center for all of Panay. If you go to Panay, you won't see a 40 room hotel (Boracay is not part of Panay Island), a big mall, good restaurants (they don't even have good restaurants outside of hotels and malls in Iloilo City itself), universities (UPV Miagao is only a campus and not a complete university). In Negros you will find a good sized Mall in San Carlos, at least one department store each in Sagay, Kabankalan, and several in Dumaguete. There are more universities in Negros Island than in Panay Island. Good subdivisions are found inside and outside Bacolod City while in Iloilo you won't find a decent residential village outside Iloilo City. Good sized hotels could be found in Dumaguete and some I heard are now being drawn up for San Carlos. And take note, Bacolod is still bigger in population and land area than Iloilo (Iloilo doesn't even have its own golf course!). Somebody mentioned that there are less cars in Bacolod than Cebu, maybe it is because most private cars are just parked at home because Negrenses tend to drive a different car every other day at the very least!

I dont get it. You have a serious case of insecurity. People here argue on economic indicators. You have lived in Iloilo for more than 6 years right? Im sure you very well know how capable are the people here, unless you chose to be insecure during your 6 year stay in Iloilo.

Before I left the P.I., they were already doing that. The road to beautiful San Carlos City thru the mountains should take about 1.5 hours from Metro Bacolod. I drove thru that route on the way back from Cebu. Too bad it was night time and I didn't get to see the countryside. Don't you guys try that. Some stretches of the highway are on very high cliffs and if you are not familiar with the road, you might end up flying down the cliff.

You guys should not call any man an animal like some of the Ilonggos are now doing to Eazyboy. If you people keep doing that, it will reflect on you badly. I already know the real names of some of the Ilonggos here.He was right about some people taking to the Bacolod thread to brag about Iloilo. The best thing you should do is apologize to Eazyboy, Bacolenos and Negrenses.

Did the Negrense people treat you the same way you are treating Eazyboy now? All we did was defend ourselves and we did ask you to take out your Iloilo advertisments and stop bragging about Iloilo on the Bacolod Thread. We never dealt low blows like what you people are now doing to somebody who was frank enough to point out your bad behaviour. Sure he did say some cuss words but you were the ones who started it in the first place.

I lived in Iloilo for over 6 years. I learned how to drive really well because of the excessive traffic congestion in Iloilo's narrow streets and its rude jeepney drivers who will keep trying to push you off to the open ditches in some parts of the city just to be able to get one passenger. I sure am thankful I learned to drive in Iloilo because when we moved back to Bacolod, I hardly ever had a major accident except due to speeding (you can still do this in Bacolod, not in Iloilo). I also learned how to "kabit" at the back of the jeepneys in High School because Iloilo was and still is so congested that there isn't enough space even on public transport!

While living in Iloilo, we had to go to Sarabia if we wanted to have good dinner. Not much choice then. I hope that they now have good restaurants. They had breakthrough back then at Marymart but we never found it good enough. We also tried Tatoy's, but found out that the chicken tasted so rubbery, I wonder what all the fuss was about that place.

eazyboy

January 22nd, 2006, 04:27 AM

why do these people keep on posting these old photgraphs!!! these photographs have been posted in ilowilow threads hundreeeddsss of times now, get over it! you keep on reliving those old glory that has come to pass. maybe youre just hoping to relive that old glory which is impossible now! i repeat impossible to achive now. get on with your life, and admit it, life back in ilowilow is hard! thats why a lot of them are overseas! working their nuts out, and believing in the impossible that ilowilow has awaken from its deep slumber. hey! she's still on coma people!!! surviving on life support, while other cities are running on marathon

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 04:38 AM

You know what? Get a life!! I feel like slapping you my comment #132 again so you'll understand. If you still don't get me, then you need to get your head checked. and... I thought we are through with this.

eazyboy

January 22nd, 2006, 06:49 AM

Well, Iloilo, like other cities is continually developing and is manifested by the number of news, photos, documentaries and developments that Wecky and Chymera have been posting. There is nothing wrong about it. If you can, post threads too in Bacolod then show us about it and we'll be happy too. If you don't like it here then just mind your own business because it won't do good for both of us. If you criticize, make it constructive and more intelligent instead of what you are doing because you're making yourself appear stupid.

^^^ ooohh you mean this post? ah yah, i get it, number of news (recycled from old threads) photos (recycled from old threads) documentaries (again, recycled from old threads)!

Sinjin P.

January 22nd, 2006, 06:56 AM

^^^ ooohh you mean this post? ah yah, i get it, number of news (recycled from old threads) photos (recycled from old threads) documentaries (again, recycled from old threads)!

:banned:

LordCarnal

January 22nd, 2006, 07:02 AM

^^

No wonder why our country doesn't move forward because of some people with this kind of attitude.

I'm editing my post because I don't have a clear idea as to who really started this mess..

Dinho said that the forumers from Iloilo came to their Bacolod thread and made some "bragging..." Now here they come to the Iloilo thread to do the same...

Blah,

:dance:

:cucumber: :cucumber:

:bash:

LordCarnal

January 22nd, 2006, 07:15 AM

edit

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 07:43 AM

^^^ ooohh you mean this post? ah yah, i get it, number of news (recycled from old threads) photos (recycled from old threads) documentaries (again, recycled from old threads)!

Say whatever you want because I just emphasized my point on that post 132. Like I said if you still don't get it, its time that your head gets checked and it seems that you have a problem. Don't admit you got my point when you don't because your trying to hide your ego and please grow up!

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 08:07 AM

Also, you should be thankful for the Iloilo forumers who posted something positive in your Bacolod thread. The last post is from Weina, an Iloilo forumer. You can't even post $4it there by your own.

slerz

January 22nd, 2006, 08:52 AM

O sino panalo sa laban dito? :jk:

makoantz

January 22nd, 2006, 08:58 AM

I already PM'ed eazyboy that if he does not like what is being posted here, then he don't visit this thread. Maybe it's high time we recommend banning him in the forum, at least on this thread.

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 09:02 AM

O sino panalo sa laban dito? :jk:

Si Pacquiao. :D

ferrersky

January 22nd, 2006, 09:13 AM

Askal, do you have any connections here in Iloilo? Your name sounds familiar except with the 82.

slerz

January 22nd, 2006, 09:23 AM

Iba si Manny, ang itinutumba niya hindi kapwa Pilipino ;)

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 09:24 AM

Kirby, my friend ... hahaha .. welcome aboard, amigo ... gee, your text wake me up from my afternoon nap ... ay ayan na .. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME here in SSC-Iloilo thread ... hehehe. I'm glad to see you here .. I thought you're only joking the last time we've talked that you are going to join SSC .... hehehe ... I'm so so happy right now or maybe in ecstacy if not for a disturb sleep. :)

Kirbs, I thought you're on duty today? What are you doing? Are you using the ward's computer? ... hehehe ... not busy sa ward subong?

lol. Sorry to wake you up, my friend. We're not too busy yesterday that's why I opted to register here. Anyway, thanks for a warm groggy welcome. Are you on duty?

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 09:26 AM

hehehe ... indi man gid masako ah ... you know how I love my laptop ... hehehe .. and besides, I'm not here in SSC naman all the times. Try Dinagyang.Com as well ... sadya man .. damo man to balasahon nga makakadlaw ka sang todo ... hehehe.

Oh man, leave research and assignments for now. I don't want to think any of them when I'm with my lovey-dovey laptop. Saka na ina kung may tiempo.

thanks for forwarding me few websites, too. I'm starting to visit each of them every day now. :)

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 09:27 AM

Iba si Manny, ang itinutumba niya hindi kapwa Pilipino ;)

pero kapwa tao. :lol:
actually, I don't think its the fight between the cities anymore. He's taking it too personally by attacking the forumers who simply wanted to post things about the province and the city and he can't even do that $4it on his forum. Look at who are posting mostly in theirs? Wala na nga syang nacontribue, nagpapagulo pa.

Hawayano

January 22nd, 2006, 09:31 AM

These prewar pics really remind me of the opulence of Ilonggo high society back then. What comes to mind is the annual Kahirup Ball held at Manila Hotel during the Commonwealth period.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/rv_estardo/tomcon1.jpg
The caption on the photo reads: "Mr. & Mrs. Larrabee Gary and party entertained by Mr. Teodoro S. Benedicto in his residence on March 11, 1939, Iloilo City, Iloilo, P.I. Sitting from left to right Mr. Luis Rodriguez, Mr. Gerald H. Reimers, Mrs. Dr. Jose B. Jalbuena, Mrs. J.E.H. Stevenot, Governor Confesor, Mrs. Gary, Mr. Gary, Mr. Stevenot, Mr. Benedicto and Miss Maria Benedicto. Standing Miss Gertrude Jalbuena, Miss Shirley Stevenot and Miss Myra-Gene Stevenot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/rv_estardo/tomcon4.jpg
Governor Tomas Confesor (10th from left) tenders a dinner for the Agriculture Secretary Manuel Roxas (seated, center) in October 1940.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/rv_estardo/tomcon5.jpg
Governor Tomas Confesor is seated 5th from left in this photo taken during the same occasion as the previous one; October 1940.

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 09:32 AM

impressed is the word, amigo ... abi na nila karon kung ano ang ginapang-post di ni Chymera nga pics di ... hahaha ... and yes, Chymera's blog is really good. Well updated pa na and way better compare sa official website sang Iloilo.

hopefully you'll enjoy here, too ... well, I do. Visitors, lurkers? Damo na di ... intiendiha na lang ang iban ... hahaha. Karon aton pa di pangabuhi sa London mangin miserable. :cheers:

basta pagkaon migs, ayos gid ... amo na budlay magpauli didto kay pagbalik di, habok na naman kita ... hahaha. Puli ka this year? Me, next year na .. Euro tour naman ta anay ... last time ta nag-upod sa tour sa Berlin pa ... so this year, Scandinavian naman ta or eastern europe. Mas barato kuno sa Eastern Europe. Even the hotels are cheap, and of course, board naman ta sa aton fave airline .. ang Ryanair ... hehehe.

impressed then. lol. The boy has a good computer ability. I'm glad he's using it well.

Lurkers? lol. The term wecky is too british for me. But you're right. Some are just making their lives miserable. Can't beat them though. Basta tayo, enjoy lang, amigo.

Anyway, when will be your days off? Come to my flat and we'll cook naman and have some good chat. weck, I might not be joining you in your European tour this year as you know, I'm bound to see my relatives in the US by September so I have to save money muna. They say shopping in America is cheap. Who knows? lol. I'm trying to get in touch with our classmates in california area para libre naman ang iban lakwatsa ko. :)

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 09:35 AM

so you're reading the online dailies as well? ... hehehe .. what a sudden concern ha? But Kirbs, I'm glad that our local government is moving too well. At least, they're not ignoring problems/concerns we have back home. Mind you, these online thingy is very much helpful for all of us here abroad ... it's the primary source of all Iloilo news, both the good ones and the bad ones as well. At least we're not hanging in limbo of the things happening around our beloved place. Cheers !

yes weck. I've actually check The News Today Info last night and started reading some news from archives. Good news presentation, huh? I'm starting to enjoy it, mate.

ferrersky

January 22nd, 2006, 09:36 AM

Thank you, Pips! You are my savior! I would have posted some bads things for our warmly welcomed visita... Let's keep tact...

ferrersky

January 22nd, 2006, 09:37 AM

Kirby, you are in London, right? Are you and Weck best pals? Just curious...

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 09:40 AM

Askal, do you have any connections here in Iloilo? Your name sounds familiar except with the 82.

Yes I do, my grandfather on mom's side is from Maasin, Iloilo but my mom herself was born in Davao city. :)

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 09:41 AM

party animal? what a term! Lie low na ako subong .. we're getting old man ... those were the days when we party a lot and booze around ... now, medyo hinay-hinay lang ... can't see myself admitted in my own ward .. if you know what I mean ... hehehe.

Schooling? oh I hope this will be the last one na. Been tired already .. it's non-stop talaga from Jan 2001 til now. My boss just gave me another 4 month course yesterday. It will be in St Pancras Hospital starting first week of February. I'm just awaiting results from the board of King's College - University of London for my specialist course I've recently finished two weeks ago. Nahuya lang ako mangindi coz they gave it to me for me and I'm not paying any pence for that at all. Miss ko naman gani ang iban nga lakwatsa sang aton mga migo kay pirmie lang sako ... hey, why we keep on talking about it .. leave it na lang ... hahaha.

I think Weina is in China, Kirby. Though at times, she travels to Hongkong, too. And yes, Hongkong is a nice place BUT like you I haven't been there as well. Buti pa father ko ... hehehe ... he's going to HongKong with my youngest sis this year maybe .. sabay daw siya sa Disney HongKong ... hehehe .. don't know why he prefers to visit HongKong and not here with us in Europe.

diri naman aton chatroom duwa ... hehehe .. and make the ward computer as our mean machine ... hehehe. Anyway, see you around .. I'm on duty tomorrow for two days gid ... then rest na naman for three days. Til then, Mr. Londoner. :)

Lie-low daw. Sign of old age? You've just turned 30. It's not old age yet.lol.

Weck, that schooling will get you old faster. Ask your boss to give it someone else's na. Actually, I'm going to take another course this September. So, if I can, I'll try to go to the US for a vacation before the course starts. Btw, what kind of course naman ang ino-offer sa iyo this Feb? It's non-stop eh.

Sshhh. Don't tell anybody. lol. I did use the ward's computer. Siyempre hindi naman busy so it's time to sit and relax a bit. Ikaw rin, di ba? lol.

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 09:43 AM

did you not call Iloilo? Sadya to subong ... well, opening salvo last Friday .. hambal ni sis gutok na gid ... and sobra ka traffic .. even last sunday, traffic na ... damo kuno bisita subong nga mga foreigners .. ti, ayos naman ina ah .... and good for the businesses as well ... hehehe.

btw, join man to sa Dinagyang.Com para sadya pa gid.

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I'll try to visit Dinagyang.Com later. and I haven't called Iloilo yet. Maybe tonight or tomorrow.

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 09:46 AM

Cool, you guys both Londoners?!?! I didn't know many illonggos are in London.

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 09:46 AM

Kirby, you are in London, right? Are you and Weck best pals? Just curious...

hello ferrersky! Yes, I'm in London as well. Weck and me were classmates in CPU way back then. He came to London less than a year before me but he moved in our hospital in 2001. We are actually working in the same hospital, Ferrersky. Different ward area lang. And of course, he's in the top post na. But yes, we are really a barkada. :)

ferrersky

January 22nd, 2006, 09:49 AM

Oh! I hope you can make it all this Dinagyang celebration.

BTW, I am promoting my first ever thread, Filipino Mentality: What Can You Say? (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=308931) This is specially made for people like our very pessimistic-of-Iloilo visitas. I hope you can contribute to this thread...

Filipino Mentality: What Can You Say? (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=308931)

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 09:49 AM

Cool, you guys both Londoners?!?! I didn't know many illonggos are in London.

Hi Askal. Londoners? lol. I think we are. Ilonggos here in London? I don't know the statistics well, but there's a lot of Ilonggos here in London and UK. Ang dami nga naming mag-ka-classmates dito. Well, most of them are living outside London. Here in our hospital, 4 or five yata kaming magkaklase dito. Where are you from?

ferrersky

January 22nd, 2006, 09:52 AM

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 09:58 AM

Hi Askal. Londoners? lol. I think we are. Ilonggos here in London? I don't know the statistics well, but there's a lot of Ilonggos here in London and UK. Ang dami nga naming mag-ka-classmates dito. Well, most of them are living outside London. Here in our hospital, 4 or five yata kaming magkaklase dito. Where are you from?

On the other side of the Atlantic - New York City. :)

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 09:58 AM

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 09:59 AM

Oh, how I wish I can travel in all of Europe. It's my no. 2 dream! Libre Mangarap for me... How's London and New York? Well, you are all warmly welcomed here in this thread. I greet you all,

Belated happy Dinagyang!!!!!

We're doing fine and was so elated about Pacquiao's winning! woohoo!! :)
World's big cities here in Iloilo forum hehehe.

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 10:00 AM

Don't be a dumbass! My purpose on this Philippine forum is mostly concentrated on posting old photos and structures of the Philippines. :gunz:

There you go!! :lol:

Hawayano

January 22nd, 2006, 10:06 AM

Don't be a dumbass! My purpose on this Philippine forum is mostly concentrated on posting old photos and structures of the Philippines. :gunz:

Way to go, Animo!! :cheer:

ferrersky

January 22nd, 2006, 10:30 AM

Animo.....

You're the Best!!!!!

:cucumber: :banana: :cucumber: :banana: :nocrook: :rock: :righton: :cheer: :carrot: :applause: :pepper: :banana2:

Dinho

January 22nd, 2006, 11:09 AM

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 11:13 AM

^^ Okay, put this all to rest now. Thats enough. This is getting childish. If both of you guys are bashing with each other between our cities , then just involve yourself and that person who you have issues with and please do this privately okay?

slerz

January 22nd, 2006, 11:18 AM

who is that Cebuano? just wanna know :D

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 11:19 AM

Geez, this is just a forum. OMG.

slerz

January 22nd, 2006, 11:24 AM

yup, let's just mellow down... after all nanalo naman si Pacquiao...hehe
it's all our victory.

hala kayo, may access ang ABS CBN dito sa forum na to baka kayo rin ang magsisisi kung di kayo titigil sa bashing ninyo... lets lurv each otha :)

ashton

January 22nd, 2006, 11:36 AM

guys, let's all be happy, after all we are the same - pinoy - at saka panalo naman c pacman so dapat masaya tayo lahat.. :)

chymera00

January 22nd, 2006, 12:44 PM

one store ara sa Sambag ... then ang resto bar ara sa 5th Street sang Lawaan Village .. both in Jaro ... it's their opening day today sa may Lawaan .. the whole of my family is there, too. I hope Chymera will have time to visit our new place.

Daks, did you know anybody in Lawaan Village? Tupad sang mini-mini-business namon is the owner of Medicline (i don't know if I get the real name sang ila business) but their whole family will soon be moving to the US na ... like us, their businesses will stay as is pero bilin na lang daw nila sa ila mga paryente man.

I just called Iloilo few minutes ago and pwera sa opening sa Lawaan, mas masako pa gid ang ciudad iya.
hi weck, nag kad2 ko kagapon sa inyo resto-bar, hehe. Nag hi ko to sa sis mo and stuff. Gling dali lng kmi to kay may gn kad2an pa kmi. Its a nice place, and location. Lapit lng 2 blay sng friend nmun, so laban pirmi man kmi da mkd2 hehe

chymera00

January 22nd, 2006, 01:04 PM

slerz

January 22nd, 2006, 03:36 PM

oist, Tata of the Search for the Star is better than that TFC guy... why did that guy won? hmmm. I smell sumthin controversial :ohno:

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 03:59 PM

hi weck, nag kad2 ko kagapon sa inyo resto-bar, hehe. Nag hi ko to sa sis mo and stuff. Gling dali lng kmi to kay may gn kad2an pa kmi. Its a nice place, and location. Lapit lng 2 blay sng friend nmun, so laban pirmi man kmi da mkd2 hehe

hello Chymera? Have you been to Wecky's resto bar pala? Wecky was so, so ecstatic this am telling me that the opening is indeed successful. I think he's on duty as well. I've rang him in the ward few minutes ago and he's kind of busy. Busy ang in-charge. lol. Mind you, he deserves it because he's been paid more. lol.

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 04:02 PM

Hello man kirby21, welcome to SSC :)

Don't let those not-so-nice people get to you, I've learned first hand how desperate they could be to resort to cheap shots, personal attacks and postings of Private Messages. I'll just leave it to them to make themselves look stupid ... I've said my stance of and over again, its really useless to talk to someone who can't get anything into their heads.

@animo: Thanks for posting the pics, we really appreciate it. Its a shame a lot of the buildings have been destroyed already, some of them look really good.

Thank you Chymera for the warm welcome. You're really great, man!

PMs? Attacks? what's that? lol. Don't worry. It won't get anything near me at all. I'm happy to be here and I want to maintain it that way. Besides, Weck will be here naman all the time. I think I'll be more effective with good conversations than bashing. It's not my cup of tea.

Cheers and gud day, mate!

MarkiiBoi

January 22nd, 2006, 04:04 PM

oist, Tata of the Search for the Star is better than that TFC guy... why did that guy won? hmmm. I smell sumthin controversial :ohno:

yup, all the while i thought it will be tata. not even for jimmy because his performance that night wasnt that good. SIAM results are always controversial ever since the first season.

slerz

January 22nd, 2006, 04:10 PM

you're right, then nagkamali pa sila ng plug before the commercial.. ang sabi abangan daw between jimmy and kris... doon pa lang, palpak na sila... Kris' performance is not good, too many flats in his second performance... napansin ninyo, they keep on explaining about that pluging (if it's the correct term)? coz controversial na ang kanilang contest :bash:
After all with Kris' victory, mas marami pa silang tga TFC ang mapapasagot nila :bash: again :D

kirby21

January 22nd, 2006, 04:11 PM

On the other side of the Atlantic - New York City. :)

New York! New York! I love that city, Askal. My two sisters are working there, too. Both of them are nurses but only our eldest is into the nurse job right now. She is living in New Jersey area. I'm probably going to visit there as well this year. Actually, I have plans to move there, too. Maybe not New York, New York talaga. I might be joining some of our batchmates in Chicago. My mom goes to New York every six months and she is desperately pushing me to move to the US to be with my sis so that the whole family will be in US na.

chymera00

January 22nd, 2006, 04:21 PM

Beat is on for Iloilo Dinagyang festival

Iloilo City (20 January) -- The thunderous and addicting beat of drums already filled the air in this city as participating tribes in the Kasadyahan and Ati Tribe competitions paraded, danced and showed a bit of their choreography in the five judging areas situated in the city’s major thoroughfares yesterday during the Opening Salvo of the 2006 Dinagyang Festival, the most awaited event of the Ilonggos.

During the past years the Dinagyang Opening Salvos were held in the afternoon thus, rerouting of the city’s traffic was only implemented at the start of the parade participated in by the tribes joining the Ati tribe competition. Yesterday, commuters experienced the traffic rerouting as early as 9:00 in the morning after the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Executive Committee decided to hold the event the whole day giving the morning for the Kasadyahan tribes while the afternoon for the Ati tribes.

Dinagyang Executive Committee Publicity and Media Relations Group Head Nena Magalona said the Opening Salvo also serves as tribes’ familiarization of the extended parade routes and the performance areas which were relocated to accommodate more spectators and visitors.

Every year, domestic and foreign tourists and visitors fill the streets of the city of Iloilo to witness these two main spectacles of the festival in honor of Sto. Nino. The Kasadyahan and Ati tribe competitions are slated on January 28 and 29 respectively.

This year, 7 tribes will compete in the Kasadyahan contest participated in by tribes not only from schools in Iloilo City but also from the local government units of neighboring towns and provinces. The tribes are as follows: Tribu Mandurriaonon of Mandurriao National High School, Iloilo City; Tribu Paghidaet of Lapaz National High School, Iloilo City; Tribu Tultugan and Tribu Manoggama of the municipality of Maasin; Tribu Camando of Leon; Tribu Bana-ag of Anilao; and Tribu Kamunuan of the province of Antique.

On the other hand, excitement and fascination are building up in the Dinagyang Ati competition as 20 tribes from the merged open and barangay categories strengthened and enhanced their artistic and creative skills in choreography to showcase more impressive and colorful presentations in this year’s competition.

Starting this year, the Executive Committee designated street dancing areas to provide viewers who cannot be accommodated in the judging areas, a good glimpse of the tribes performances. The tribe who shall be rated in their street dancing skills will perform in the following areas: Aldeguer for YMCA route, Philippine National Bank for Valeria route, Payless Plaza for Quezon route, Mabini for Ledesma route, de Leon for Iznart route and the University of Iloilo for the Ortiz route.

This 2006, the following cash prizes await the winners in both competitions: P100,000 for the champions; P50,000 for the 1st runner-up; P40,000 for the 2nd runner-up;P30,000 for the 3rd runner-up; and P20,000 for the 4th runner-up. Also, cash prizes will be given to the Best in Performance –P10,000; Best in Choreography – P10,000; Best in Music – P10,000; and Best in Costume – P10,000. In the Kasadyahan contest, tribe with the Best Float will receive P10,000 and Best Choreographer – P5,000 while in the Ati contest declared Best in Costume will go home with P5,000, Best Headdress – P5,000, Best Discipline – P5,000 and Best Choreographer – P5,000. Top winners will also receive trophies and certificates.

Other relevant activities to add color and vitality to the festivity are the Dinagyang Exhibits, Trade exhibit, Ms. Dinagyang Pageant, Food Festival, Fluvial Procession and Foot Parade among others. (PIA)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/iloilocitypics/iloilosscbanner.jpg

@kirby21: Workmates gali kamu ni wecky ... Successful gd man ang opening, puno to tawu pag kad2 ko did2, and the live band was great.

Ey slerz, when are you planning to go here in Iloilo?