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METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 20th, 2008, 05:58 PM

^^like i said, consistency in implemention will always be the problem.

Consistency is the key but often not met. WE have to do more.

im really in love by her charm....so tranquil and so beautiful.

sakto ka gid migs... anhon mo kung una ka patapos isa ka proyekto tapos puno gali sang kontrobersiyasa, ti mapabugal mo pa na.... labi na gid ini nga proyekto ang cityhall sang aton siyudad indi lang edipisyo or seat of our city gov. but at the same time this will also serve as the symbol ouf our city particularly the Integrity of the Ilonggos. mas ok na maghinay kag wala kontrobersiya.

amo gid na migs gamay lang gid nga tinion kag pasensiya... subong ila pa buwas kita naman...:lol::lol::lol: amo na ang gina hambal nila nga "the BEST is yet to COME. e-reserved ko lang anay nabal an ko kay basi bala mapaso ta haw kag mahambalan pa ta nga "T". gamay na lang gid nga hualt. pag may hard evidence na ta ya migs dira na ta ya magbunal... matapos lang ni ang duha nga proyekto (IFCP and CFPPP) migs, kibuton lang ni indi lang sila kung di pati kita tanan mo....

Hmm daw mayo haw! Sige reserved lang na anay... plastar lang kung may ebidensya na hehehe.... just PM me the rest of the details. I would like to know :)

I definitely, resolutely agree on this one pre. Just because BPO is not one of our strengths right now does not mean we would not develop this sector. We must do all that we could to increase BPO investments or if not, cultivate our very own homegrown BPO companies in order to make this industry one of our strengths. On the other hand, i would also love to see Bacolod further strengthen its banking and other sectors so that they will not be over reliant on BPO alone. Both cities are complimentary to each other, so the success or failure of one (like for example, their success in BPO has lessened the unemployment rate diri sa iloilo, thus, the number of bums here doing nothing are reduced) impacts the other to some extent at least. Its good to be optimists metro, its good to know!

:) Tit for Tat! :banana:

whyte

October 20th, 2008, 06:02 PM

may ara bago sa Gaisano ang ten pesos nila na CR sa second floor pro haven't tried it yet...:lol::bash:

may David's Tea House Express na sa SM Travellers Lounge kag barato lang ang sharksfin nila ya 3 for 19 while sa restaurant nila 4 for 80 bala...:)

-notice ko sa likod sang parking lot sang SM City my na kita ko ga survey sang duta, don't know kun anu panawag sina basta ang gina lantaw bala nila kun anu ka tiga sang duta, just thought I'd share...:)

:lol:
PAY CR? tapos sa gaisano pa? daw kakilibot ba?
though i might say gaisano surprises me. few years ago, I had friends from manila and we went grocery shopping sa gaisano guanco (lapit abi sa grand hotel) then while paying using CREDIT/DEBIT cards nakibot sila pati ako na instead of using ballpens to sign those slips, they were offered e-pens and signed directly sa isang attached na lcd screen. :lol: to think taga manila sila and gaisano esp guanco branch would be the last place you'd expect this kind of thing :lol:

WOW! gotta to visit that david's express.daw nami magtake out haw hehehe

[QUOTE=Minnesota's Finest;26841862]What's this street along Paseo of Robinsons? I kinda forgot it already. Has it become a nightspot already? At least that's what it was touted or planned to be when i there.
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its DE LEON street. It is still lined with restos but I actually been there at night so I cant say if its really an "effective nightspot". But I'm sure la salette-terazza area is mroe of a nightspot than paseo

irong206

October 20th, 2008, 06:08 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 20th, 2008, 06:51 PM

:lol:
PAY CR? tapos sa gaisano pa? daw kakilibot ba?
though i might say gaisano surprises me. few years ago, I had friends from manila and we went grocery shopping sa gaisano guanco (lapit abi sa grand hotel) then while paying using CREDIT/DEBIT cards nakibot sila pati ako na instead of using ballpens to sign those slips, they were offered e-pens and signed directly sa isang attached na lcd screen. :lol: to think taga manila sila and gaisano esp guanco branch would be the last place you'd expect this kind of thing :lol:

WOW! gotta to visit that david's express.daw nami magtake out haw hehehe

[QUOTE=Minnesota's Finest;26841862]What's this street along Paseo of Robinsons? I kinda forgot it already. Has it become a nightspot already? At least that's what it was touted or planned to be when i there.
QUOTE]

its DE LEON street. It is still lined with restos but I actually been there at night so I cant say if its really an "effective nightspot". But I'm sure la salette-terazza area is mroe of a nightspot than paseo

Quite surprised as well when you mentioned that about Gaisano! hehehe

I like the Paseo though... they could further improve the place. I have so much good memories of that place. :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 20th, 2008, 07:07 PM

maayong adlaw lang da sa inyo!ga-enjoy ako basa sang inyo mga mabaskog nga ideya kag maalam nga diskusyon parti sa kon paano mangin maayo kag dungganon ang puturo sang aton siyudad.tani ini tanan mangin matuman paagi sa panikasug sang aton mapisan kag bot-anan nga mga ilonggo lideres sa aton.kag tani buylogan gid sang aton mga pribado kag publiko naton nga mga pumuluyo ang tanan nga mga maayo nga proyekto sang aton siyudad.amen gid ako sa tanan ninyo nga ginapanghambal.sa inanay kag amat - amat matupa gid na.

Maayong aga! All of us here aspire for the same thing: To see our city and province soar.

We can contribute by sharing our thoughts, ideas, opinions... again as time has proven... we are not alone here. Our voices are heard.

:banana:

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 02:03 AM

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 02:07 AM

DENR says coal power plant's ECC irrevocable
(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/denr.says.coal.power.plant.s.ecc.irrevocable.html)

THE DENR-issued environmental clearance certificate (ECC) issued to the coal fired power plant project of Global Business Power Corp. in Iloilo City cannot be revoked just to please the five governors of Western Visayas.

This was stressed by Environment Secretary Lito Atienza in a radio interview with Aksyon Radyo Iloilo in October 16. Atienza stood pat on his decision not to revoke the ECC unless there is clear violation of the conditions in the permit given for the coal plant in Panay Island.

The petition of the five governors to revoke the ECC on the issues of health and environment was submitted to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last week and was forwarded to the DENR for study and comment.

Atienza clarified that the ECC was only issued upon the submission of all requirements by the proponent, and this is a very long and tedious process that include answers to health and environmental issues raised by the opposing governors.

The DENR chief also said the governors are not residents of Iloilo City and they could not understand the sentiment of residents who asked for additional and sustainable power to prop up the local economy.

The governors - -namely Salvacion Perez of Antique, Carlito Marquez of Aklan, Victor Tanco of Capiz, Isidro Zayco of Negros Occidental, and Felipe Hilan Nava of Guimaras -- have asked the President to reconsider the ECC as hundreds of their constituents are in the city as students and workers and will suffer from the ill effects of a coal-fired power plant soon to be established in the heart of a very populated city.

However, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas expressed disappointment with the governors who seemed to forget inter-governmental courtesy, pointing out that Iloilo City is a separate local government unit.

Treñas said he is very open and transparent and was willing to dialogue with the governors on the merits of the coal plant. Treñas said that if only he was given the chance to talk to them before they submitted their petition to the President, he and the proponent could have explained the clean coal technology approved by the Department of Health and Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (LCP)

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 02:10 AM

City competitiveness downed by power shortage
(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/city.competitiveness.downed.by.power.shortage.html)

THE competitiveness of the highly urbanized city of Iloilo is being downgraded by insufficient power supply that deters many investors from coming and setting up businesses.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas made the announcement recently after coming back from attending the 2008 Local Government Code anniversary conference at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Manila.

Treñas said the AIM competitiveness program has downgraded the rank of Iloilo City from Number 2 in 2007 to Number 6 in 2008 mainly due to the high cost and insufficient supply of power.

It is "urgent" for the city to "have cheap and sustainable power supply in order to attract business investors," Treñas said. The mayor added that the problem is being addressed through the establishment of a coal-fired power plant.

Global Business Power Corp. is answering the city's need by putting up a coal plant designed to generate 164 megawatts of power for the city and province of Iloilo in addition to electricity generated by Panay Power Corp. and National Power Corp.

The AIM competitiveness ranking of cities in the country is a top reference material of businessmen and investors when selecting a potential city for investment.

Dr. Federico Macaranas of AIM is slated to conduct a one day program and forum in Iloilo City by December to make people understand better the importance of the competitiveness program. (LCP)

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 02:12 AM

Many councilors favor moving City Hall to Mandurriao
By Erwin Cabarles (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/many.councilors.favor.moving.city.hall.to.mandurriao.html)

MAJORITY of Iloilo City Council members are in favor of having the new City Hall at the old Iloilo airport site in Mandurriao district.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said he learned of this following a conference with the City Council concerning the matter. Treñas added that only two to three councilors objected to the transfer.

However, Treñas said this doesn't mean it is already set that the new City Hall would be put up in Mandurriao, as the council will still have to finalize its decision.

According to Treñas, it is really up to the councilors to decide the best course of action for the city.

The City Council earlier revealed plans to sell the old City Hall property and buy a lot at Megaworld and construct a new building there.

A few councilors, however, are against the plan.

Councilor Irene Ong said the City Hall is considered the center of the city and it is proper that it should be located in the central district.

She stressed that if the City Hall building is removed from the city center, the businesses in the area, especially those in Calle Real or J.M. Basa Street, will surely close. The diversion of human traffic to Mandurriao, she said, will kill the small businesses in Calle Real.

On the other hand, Councilor Antonio Pisena, who is in favor of having the new City Hall in Mandurriao, said it is just proper to have the establishment built in a place nearer to residents of Molo, Arevalo, and Jaro districts.

He said the move would be a win-win solution for Megaworld and the city.

According to him, the lot being offered by the property development corporation at a size 4,596 square meters for P16,086,000 is reasonable. He said the lot is big enough to provide ample parking spaces unlike the building's old site in the Plaza Libertad area.

habagatcentral1

October 21st, 2008, 02:20 AM

Small business retailers slam Megaworld offer (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/small.business.retailers.slam.megaworld.offer.html)

An expected response like their response with the entry of SM City and other big malls in the city a not so long time ago.

But I hope Calle Real would not lose importance. Anyway, the city LGU has emphasized and supported the restoration of Calle Real.

Melaka in Malaysia was recently added I think in the UNESCO World Heritage List. With proper maintenance and police power over conservation and business (for now, guidelines are near conclusion according to ICCHCC) it may soon be a success story. The city hall is far from the heritage center and yet it has managed to still have business...

I remember one Ateneo professor said "Iloilo has a lot of potentials in heritage tourism, problem is lack of proper utilization."

City competitiveness downed by power shortage
(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/city.competitiveness.downed.by.power.shortage.html)

Also expected...but I hope in 2 years time it would be upgraded once more (and I think it will be) after the business sector supports the move for the construction of the coal power plant.

steadyasweroll

October 21st, 2008, 02:51 AM

^^
thanks and nice pics sang Iloilo River, nami gid kun ara kasa my Diversion na bridge ga lantaw kay ma kita mu gid left and right ang Iloilo River...:)

Small business retailers slam Megaworld offer (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/small.business.retailers.slam.megaworld.offer.html)
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daw dali na lang gid mag start ang Megaworld... weee....:):lol:

:lol:
PAY CR? tapos sa gaisano pa? daw kakilibot ba?
though i might say gaisano surprises me. few years ago, I had friends from manila and we went grocery shopping sa gaisano guanco (lapit abi sa grand hotel) then while paying using CREDIT/DEBIT cards nakibot sila pati ako na instead of using ballpens to sign those slips, they were offered e-pens and signed directly sa isang attached na lcd screen. :lol: to think taga manila sila and gaisano esp guanco branch would be the last place you'd expect this kind of thing :lol:

WOW! gotta to visit that david's express.daw nami magtake out haw hehehe

may gapa ligo gani kuno hambal sang migo ko pag try niya... hehe.. try ko guro karon CR nila..:lol::)

ang gaisano city subong na supermarket, computerized naman, lcd na sila...:)

steadyasweroll

October 21st, 2008, 02:59 AM

steadyasweroll

October 21st, 2008, 03:55 AM

amo gid na migs gamay lang gid nga tinion kag pasensiya... subong ila pa buwas kita naman...:lol::lol::lol: amo na ang gina hambal nila nga "the BEST is yet to COME. e-reserved ko lang anay nabal an ko kay basi bala mapaso ta haw kag mahambalan pa ta nga "T". gamay na lang gid nga hualt. pag may hard evidence na ta ya migs dira na ta ya magbunal... matapos lang ni ang duha nga proyekto (IFCP and CFPPP) migs, kibuton lang ni indi lang sila kung di pati kita tanan mo....

daw mayu imu gina tago noi aw, secreto bunal gid? sige ah, hulaton ta gid na... tyakto ka gid da, e reserve lang anay...:)

sa na dumduman ko ng boom ang Iloilo liwat sang 1995, pag open sang Atrium or Gaisano dayun sunod sunod na lang sulpot ang mga negosyo te subong ni ma boom naman liwat ang Iloilo sa 2009 kun mag sugod na ang Megaworld kag ang iban pa na projects...:)

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 03:56 AM

pictures kuha ko ka hapon, next time naman basta maka tambay ko try ko gid kuha pics...:):lol::bash:

Bauhinia A Filipino Cuisine @ The Avenue Glicerio Pison Avenue, Samllville, Iloilo City
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/steadyasweroll/10202008001.jpg

MO2 Complex, Glicerio Pison Avenue, Smallville, Iloilo City
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/steadyasweroll/10202008004.jpg

wow asta na sa second floor? ang bauhinia? dugay nako da bala wala ka kadto sa smallville mo..may curfew kami di sa balay bi mu :lol: hanggang 9 pm close na ang gate:ohno::lol:

steadyasweroll

October 21st, 2008, 04:01 AM

^^ hehe... actually ang 2nd floor sang Bauhinia sa may left ang tapi na puti daw lain naman na guro, ambot kun nga a amu na dayun ang sa may right basi dira guro ang Borbouns...

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 04:05 AM

^^dira na lapit sa May kalsada? ang Bauhinia? ang Kalsada bala nga gab e gab e may banda na da sa ila mo..sa kilid dalan ambot kon ga operate pa sila kon gab e?

steadyasweroll

October 21st, 2008, 04:08 AM

^^ sa picture bala may table sa babaw, dira na ang 2nd floor sang Bauhinia...:)

ang namian ko da na menu sa Bauhinia ang Crispy Letchon Paksiw, namit gid ya...:):nuts:

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 04:14 AM

^^ah ok try ko kon may time ko next week maka kadto ko da sa adlaw lang...:lol:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 21st, 2008, 04:41 AM

Small business retailers slam Megaworld offer (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/small.business.retailers.slam.megaworld.offer.html)

By Lydia C. Pendon

OVER 200 small business retailers along Iloilo City's central business district are up against the proposed plan to transfer the City Hall building to the Megaworld Corp. property at the old airport site in Mandurriao district.

Francis Chung, president of the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) Iloilo chapter, said if the plan materializes, it will signal the death of the business district known as Calle Real.

Most small and medium business retailers depend on the earnings of their small stores along the city's business district for their livelihood, he added.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, however, said the City Government would do all it can to ensure that the economic activities at Calle Real continue even with the transfer of City Hall to another location.

The mayor is embarking on a project intended to restore Calle Real to its former glory. The restoration project started last year with an inventory of existing buildings and stores at the district.

The central district encompasses the downtown commercial streets of JM Basa, Iznart, Aldeguer, and Guanco known collectively as the old Chinatown, as well as the side streets of Solis and Arsenal.

The World Bank-funded cities development initiative in Asia (CDIA) is helping in the restoration.

Chung said City Hall's presence in Calle Real has contributed to the increase in the socio-economic activities at the district and transferring the building to Mandurriao will discourage small entrepreneurs from setting up business in the area and decrease store clients who are there to transact business with the City Government.

Megaworld, meanwhile, hiked the price of the land it has offered to the City Government for the new City Hall.

It has hiked the cost of the land from P3,000 to P3,500 per square meter or a total of P16,086,000 from its former offer of only around P11 million for 4,596 square meters.

A letter offer dated October 20, 2008 from Antonio T. Tan, Megaworld official, was thrown back to the City Council for approval, and Mayor Treñas gave the body two weeks to study the proposal and decide on what is most beneficial to the city.

Treñas admitted there are diverse opinions at the City Council, with at least two councilors proposing that the new City Hall building be constructed at its old site fronting Plaza Libertad.

He said every opinion is respected but that the council will come up with a stand based on the decision of the majority.

An ad hoc committee formed to evaluate the Megaworld offer met at the mayor's office to decide what best course of action to take.

The Megaworld property is being developed into the Iloilo Business Park and hotel facilities, offices, centers, and retail and commercial centers will be put up in the area.

The 54.4-hectare Megaworld property covers saleable lot area of 34.5 hectares; reserved access lot of 4,106 square meters; subdivisions, utilities, and facilities of 2.7 hectares; greens covering 7,434 square meters; and roads totaling 15.9 hectares.

Megaworld said its prime location, development potential, proximity to business locators, and easy access are just a few of the advantages that the city may derive from its use and development of the property.

Treñas said Megaworld informed him it will soon develop its 54-hectare property at the old airport site. With or without City Hall, Megaworld will start development with a pre-bidding process for the proposed infrastructure this month.

Hmm its now hinting that MW will start developing the area so the turning point is Q4 of 2009 and full blast development I think will be Q1 or Q2 of 2009.

Great news! :banana:

DENR says coal power plant's ECC irrevocable
(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/denr.says.coal.power.plant.s.ecc.irrevocable.html)

THE DENR-issued environmental clearance certificate (ECC) issued to the coal fired power plant project of Global Business Power Corp. in Iloilo City cannot be revoked just to please the five governors of Western Visayas.

This was stressed by Environment Secretary Lito Atienza in a radio interview with Aksyon Radyo Iloilo in October 16. Atienza stood pat on his decision not to revoke the ECC unless there is clear violation of the conditions in the permit given for the coal plant in Panay Island.

The petition of the five governors to revoke the ECC on the issues of health and environment was submitted to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last week and was forwarded to the DENR for study and comment.

Atienza clarified that the ECC was only issued upon the submission of all requirements by the proponent, and this is a very long and tedious process that include answers to health and environmental issues raised by the opposing governors.

The DENR chief also said the governors are not residents of Iloilo City and they could not understand the sentiment of residents who asked for additional and sustainable power to prop up the local economy.

The governors - -namely Salvacion Perez of Antique, Carlito Marquez of Aklan, Victor Tanco of Capiz, Isidro Zayco of Negros Occidental, and Felipe Hilan Nava of Guimaras -- have asked the President to reconsider the ECC as hundreds of their constituents are in the city as students and workers and will suffer from the ill effects of a coal-fired power plant soon to be established in the heart of a very populated city.

However, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas expressed disappointment with the governors who seemed to forget inter-governmental courtesy, pointing out that Iloilo City is a separate local government unit.

Treñas said he is very open and transparent and was willing to dialogue with the governors on the merits of the coal plant. Treñas said that if only he was given the chance to talk to them before they submitted their petition to the President, he and the proponent could have explained the clean coal technology approved by the Department of Health and Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (LCP)

Coal Plant will continue. No one can stop this now... its like a rolling snow ball gathering momentum and size... :banana:

Many councilors favor moving City Hall to Mandurriao
By Erwin Cabarles (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2008/10/21/news/many.councilors.favor.moving.city.hall.to.mandurriao.html)

MAJORITY of Iloilo City Council members are in favor of having the new City Hall at the old Iloilo airport site in Mandurriao district.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said he learned of this following a conference with the City Council concerning the matter. Treñas added that only two to three councilors objected to the transfer.

However, Treñas said this doesn't mean it is already set that the new City Hall would be put up in Mandurriao, as the council will still have to finalize its decision.

According to Treñas, it is really up to the councilors to decide the best course of action for the city.

The City Council earlier revealed plans to sell the old City Hall property and buy a lot at Megaworld and construct a new building there.

A few councilors, however, are against the plan.

Councilor Irene Ong said the City Hall is considered the center of the city and it is proper that it should be located in the central district.

She stressed that if the City Hall building is removed from the city center, the businesses in the area, especially those in Calle Real or J.M. Basa Street, will surely close. The diversion of human traffic to Mandurriao, she said, will kill the small businesses in Calle Real.

On the other hand, Councilor Antonio Pisena, who is in favor of having the new City Hall in Mandurriao, said it is just proper to have the establishment built in a place nearer to residents of Molo, Arevalo, and Jaro districts.

He said the move would be a win-win solution for Megaworld and the city.

According to him, the lot being offered by the property development corporation at a size 4,596 square meters for P16,086,000 is reasonable. He said the lot is big enough to provide ample parking spaces unlike the building's old site in the Plaza Libertad area.

If majority will be followed then we will be seeing the New City Hall in the MW property. :banana:

pictures kuha ko ka hapon, next time naman basta maka tambay ko try ko gid kuha pics...:):lol::bash:

Bauhinia A Filipino Cuisine @ The Avenue Glicerio Pison Avenue, Samllville, Iloilo City
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/steadyasweroll/10202008001.jpg

MO2 Complex, Glicerio Pison Avenue, Smallville, Iloilo City
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/steadyasweroll/10202008004.jpg

Thanks for the updates and pics Steady. Smallville is getting better everyday.

lewdsaint

October 21st, 2008, 07:30 AM

GOING, GOING, GONE?

Transferring city hall could ‘kill’ Calle Real
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The city government is trying to revive the once-famous Calle Real, but its plan to take the city hall away from the downtown area is threatening to derail its own efforts, and could in fact lead to the death of the old and ailing central business district here.

The already sluggish business activities at the Calle Real will grind to a halt, warned Francis Chung, president of the Philippine Retailers Association-Iloilo. He is against the plan to transfer the city hall to Mandurriao district.

Calle Real is that stretch of Iloilo City covering the streets of JM Basa, Aldeguer, Iznart, Guanco and portion of Ledesma. It is near the historic Plaza Libertad and the city government lot where the old city hall used to stand.
Chung had written Mayor Jerry Treñas to oppose the city hall transfer.

Transferring the city hall would have less people passing the old central business district, agreed Councilor Irene Ong, also the president of the city’s Association of Barangay Captains.

“The people will definitely look for the city hall,” said Ong, and will flock the place where it is located.

Giant property developer Megaworld Corp. has offered the city government a portion of its property in the old airport site in Mandurriao for the new city hall.

Ong said relocating the city hall to the Megaworld property “will boost the property price of the area.”

On the downside, Chung said, small and medium entrepreneurs at the Calle Real will be adversely affected.

Treñas has taken cognizance of Chung’s concern. “We will make sure that economic activities (at the Calle Real) will go on,” he said.

Last week, the mayor indicated that he favors the transfer of the city hall to Megaworld’s Mandurriao property.

“We can have a bigger space for development,” Treñas told reporters.

Relocating the new city hall there would give it a “strategic position, especially if the area is developed by Megaworld,” he added.

The area will be converted into a business park by the property developer.
On the other hand, the city government’s property in Plaza Libertad where the old city hall used to stand will be sold at its current assessed value, said Treñas.

For decades, business used to flourish at the Calle Real. But in recent years, the entry of big investments in other areas of the city has taken its toll on the once-famous business district.

Treñas has acknowledged that Calle Real suffered, but he said the entry of bigger malls should also be encouraged under the spirit of free enterprise.

He, however, has not lost sight of the fact that Calle Real is priceless.

“It is very rare that you can find a city with heritage buildings,” Treñas said early this year.

These buildings, he said, must be preserved because these are part of the rich culture and heritage of the city.

A city ordinance defines heritage buildings here as those constructed 50 years ago, or more.

Task Force Calle Real was formed to oversee the revitalization of the old central business district.

Iloilo City got a P4.2-million technical assistance from the Cities Development Initiatives for Asia for the restoration of its old commercial business district.

The restoration of Calle Real is one of the programs of the Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council.

Task Force Calle Real is being chaired by Councilor Eldrid Antiquera with the presidents of business associations, heritage councils and other private partners as members./PN

steadyasweroll

October 21st, 2008, 08:27 AM

TIDBITS
1) A HIGH official of LTO, perceived by the public as corrupt, is facing an administrative charge involving his alleged unexplained wealth.
His wife, a good friend of Inday Janet, owns a bank in Guimaras.
2) DANIELO Gonzalez, one of the officials of Bureau of Customs in Region 6, is getting popular because of his alleged gallivanting activities that astound his fellow employees.
“Galit lang sila sa akin sapagkat maganda ang chick ko,” the chick boy jokingly hollered.
3) BOY M.’s much ballyhooed vice gubernatorial plan in 2010 might be derailed due to his many controversial roles that could cloud his chances to win.
Even Mayor Boboy is no longer keen on getting him as his running mate.
4) AS sure as the sun rises, Gov. Nong Niel is running for congressman in the 4th District of Iloilo.
He is building a house now in the town of Banate, part of the 4th District, in preparation for the big political bout.
5) MAYOR Resty of Estancia, in his radio program on Sunday, October 19, said that he is implementing “military discipline” in his town as part of his governance.
A former police officer, Mayor Resty also said that Gaisano, Robinsons, Jollibee, KFC MDonalds and Chowking would invest in Estancia because of his good administration.
Say mo, Rainer Ravena?
Treas. Deony “dies-dies” laughing!6) HOW is ex-solon Roging Dadivas doing?
We have been asked by concerned sectors about former Cong. Roging Dadivas of Capiz.
Maybe it is because the handsome fellow has not been heard or seen in public for quite sometime since he became a private citizen.
We hope that the meek former official will visit Iloilo City and go around and meet his friends in the media.
We heard that Cong. Roging is already contented with his life – a life of silence and peace.

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 08:37 AM

If majority will be followed then we will be seeing the New City Hall in the MW property. :banana:

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Yup maliban lang kay councilor Ganzon:lol: coz i think other councilors,vice mayor Mabilog and Trenas junked the request of Mr Ganzon to establish a city college..thats why gina balabagan yan man ang city hall sa MW..na si Trenas ang ga duso..:ohno::lol:

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 08:58 AM

rapuy

October 21st, 2008, 09:22 AM

I agree with you migs ^^

Even now that the city hall is in Robinson's, buhi man guihapon ang Calle Real. Besides having numerous schools in the area, mas barato guid ya kon sa downtown ka magbakal. Lagas man lang sang mga tawo nga nagakadto sa mga big malls ay ang magpa-aircon.

Mangkot lang... sang una before dira sa Plaza Libertad, diin gani ang city hall? Ara man sya da downtown? Kung sang-una gani, naka survive, kag nagfluorish man ang downtown nga wala sang city hall, ti ngaa indi ina mahimo subong?

Siguro, what they should do is to revitalize Calle Real to attract more crowd. Organize the area and make it more aesthetic and convinient to the public. Siguro, its time naman para ang mga businessman maghulag para iimprove ang area. Indi lang sila magsalig sa city hall nga damo lang pirmi tawo gakadto didto, that's why pabay-an na lang nila maski mag-ano ang itsura sang downtown.

The city hall should be located at a strategic place so that it would be convinient for everyone to transact. And the best location would be the Megaworld property. Mabuhinan pa traffic sa downtown. :)

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 09:30 AM

^^yup i agree with u also:lol:kaina gani didto kami nanyaga sa Mang inasal regent gutok sa robertos sa joillibbee kag stable wala na kami kasulod kay puno tawo ga kaon:cheers:

Fundador

October 21st, 2008, 09:57 AM

^^like i said, consistency in implemention will always be the problem.

Originally Posted by iloilocitykid Same goes for the "NO TRISIKADS ALONG MAJOR ROADS".

i think It is a problem dats been around for many months, years na:ohno: tulad sang curfew for minors..anti smoking..jaywalking..una man lang wala na dayon:lol:

lex_99

October 21st, 2008, 09:58 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 21st, 2008, 10:28 AM

lex_99

October 21st, 2008, 10:37 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 21st, 2008, 10:38 AM

with or without city hall i think mabuhi man dyapon ang calle real ..becasuse of the presence of lots of schools,Colehiyo del Sagrado,Ateneo,San yat Sen San Jose school, university of iloilo and chinese commercial school generally add to the life around the area, pila na kabulan wala da city hall pero damu man dyapon tawo:lol:

I agree. The city hall is one big contributor BUT its not always the case: Its about time that the "old cbd" be revitalized to be competitive... time for them to reorganize, plan and deliver a new way of doing business. Like make the area people friendly by having good ambiance thru improved aesthetics: panamion ang sidewalk, panamion mga building, organize mayo ang lugar, infuse new business concepts like coffeeshops with WIFI, or make the whole old cbd wifi area (this is easy kay compact ang lugar), make it clean, get rid of illegal structures, more plans by the sidewalk (thru large pots)

The people will go there no matter what, kay dira mas barato... the old cbd caters to its market, but they can cater to other market as well by improving the place... and adding wifi hehehe...

Di gid sila dapat magsalig sa city hall. may mga schools pa da kag iban nga government agencies.

I agree with you migs ^^

Even now that the city hall is in Robinson's, buhi man guihapon ang Calle Real. Besides having numerous schools in the area, mas barato guid ya kon sa downtown ka magbakal. Lagas man lang sang mga tawo nga nagakadto sa mga big malls ay ang magpa-aircon.

Mangkot lang... sang una before dira sa Plaza Libertad, diin gani ang city hall? Ara man sya da downtown? Kung sang-una gani, naka survive, kag nagfluorish man ang downtown nga wala sang city hall, ti ngaa indi ina mahimo subong?

Siguro, what they should do is to revitalize Calle Real to attract more crowd. Organize the area and make it more aesthetic and convinient to the public. Siguro, its time naman para ang mga businessman maghulag para iimprove ang area. Indi lang sila magsalig sa city hall nga damo lang pirmi tawo gakadto didto, that's why pabay-an na lang nila maski mag-ano ang itsura sang downtown.

The city hall should be located at a strategic place so that it would be convinient for everyone to transact. And the best location would be the Megaworld property. Mabuhinan pa traffic sa downtown. :)

very well said.... again adapt/improve. sink or swim.

slex

October 21st, 2008, 10:38 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 21st, 2008, 10:42 AM

You're welcome metro.

Dira sa may pavia ingod sang coke di ba may vacant lot na da? gin propose sang una nga golf course sang AFP-RSBS? pero wala nadayon... may part lang nga ginatapan tapos daw sa tunga pa. :)

Salamat gid. Hmm what could be or what will be build in that area? Daw na-intriga gid ako haw.

Hopefully, the restoration of the old CBD will be started soon, i suggest they should include the ancestral houses city wide, although ang aid i think is purely for the old CBD. They can ask support/ raise money from the private sectors. These old houses/ buildings, the churches will tell a lot stories. I am hoping someone would venture into organised heritage tours, people come to places to see sights, learn history, eat the local delicacy and buy some memorabilia, we've got it in all ILOILO ( daw SM ba ! ), ain't it... we should really do our share to keep and restore our pre/post war buildings and houses, many european cities are making big money from them.

I agree! Its about organizing and promoting... but before that IMPROVE the place first.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 21st, 2008, 11:09 AM

TIDBITS

5) MAYOR Resty of Estancia, in his radio program on Sunday, October 19, said that he is implementing “military discipline” in his town as part of his governance.
A former police officer, Mayor Resty also said that Gaisano, Robinsons, Jollibee, KFC MDonalds and Chowking would invest in Estancia because of his good administration.
Say mo, Rainer Ravena?
Treas. Deony “dies-dies” laughing!

^^
That is good news if indeed this will push thru... Estancia has the makings of a City... given the right investment and management. Plus factors: seaport and fish industry.

lex_99

October 21st, 2008, 11:18 AM

One thing I noticed about Iloilo is that biskan sa suburbs damo gid ya nagmian balay... which means we have a strong middle class group primarily because of OFW power in Iloilo. That's one reason siguro nga indi magasto ang mga Ilongos, they dont have full control of their relatives savings in the bank. Pero ang balay pa contest contest.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 21st, 2008, 11:28 AM

^^

Plus the fact that Ilonggos are really conservative when it comes to money.
That is why theres a proliferation of banks in the city.

habagatcentral1

October 21st, 2008, 11:35 AM

Hopefully, the restoration of the old CBD will be started soon, i suggest they should include the ancestral houses city wide, although ang aid i think is purely for the old CBD. They can ask support/ raise money from the private sectors. These old houses/ buildings, the churches will tell a lot stories. I am hoping someone would venture into organised heritage tours, people come to places to see sights, learn history, eat the local delicacy and buy some memorabilia, we've got it in all ILOILO ( daw SM ba ! ), ain't it... we should really do our share to keep and restore our pre/post war buildings and houses, many european cities are making big money from them.

Iloilo City Calle Real CBD is already a humongous task on its own. Given the priority that is Calle Real, I think it would take time to see the full restoration efforts be seen. At least for now, this is one of the city LGU's main thrust. But later it will all include all of Iloilo City CBD.
Some private houses especially the mansions are being taken care off by the owners of these ancestral houses. However, not all is being taken care off, especially when its of middle class bahay na bato.
I've drawn some similarities from Melaka, Penang and Singapore when one friend of mine who belongs to the Heritage Trust of Malaysia was able to explain how these heritage sites within urban areas get a boost with the help of the government and the private sector.

chymera00

October 21st, 2008, 11:37 AM

while I was browsing through flickr I stumbled over this interesting find:

Sheridan Beach Resort and Convention Center
to be located in Dulonan, Arevalo and opening on October 2009
(wrong info pala this will be built in Palawan not Iloilo)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2872957688_2d7479ef65.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2872115379_095ae18b0c.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2872127195_422096df40.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2872114477_becf62e5dd.jpg?v=0

images taken from http://flickr.com/photos/dfpoleymanagement/

IMPRESARIO

October 21st, 2008, 11:44 AM

^^Dulonan? baw lapit lang ini sa amon balay kun mahuman. :okay:

lex_99

October 21st, 2008, 11:44 AM

So sa Iloilo gid man ni gali chy? abi ko sa Boracay... Nice! :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 21st, 2008, 11:48 AM

^^

Looks great! Another Resort added to the Villa Area.
Another confirmation of the improving Tourism of Iloilo.
A sign of confidence.... hopefully this kind of investment will pour into the Villa area to replace those illegal structures... but this will take a long time... :)

We will be looking forward to this:

Sheridan Beach Resort and Convention Center
to be located in Dulonan, Arevalo and opening on October 2009

Hopefully the convention center part could cater to a crowd of around 3-4k... thats already good.

Thanks for posting Chymera! :)

chymera00

October 21st, 2008, 11:56 AM

IMPRESARIO

October 21st, 2008, 11:58 AM

uhm...i'm thinking this would not be in iloilo but in Puerto Princesa. maybe the architect is from Dulonan.

shyaman

October 21st, 2008, 11:58 AM

That is one great looking resort!
If it's going to open in October 2009, construction should have started by now.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 21st, 2008, 12:04 PM

^^ Oh no, this could really be located elsewhere and the address posted (Dulonan, Arevalo) belongs to the Archi firm who made the perspective. After googling I found that this resort will be built in Palawan not Iloilo. Grrr.... my bad.

Not a prob... as long as it has been corrected. :)
Maybe the architect/firm that made the plan is from Arevalo.

ronald143

October 21st, 2008, 12:49 PM

iloilocitykid

October 21st, 2008, 12:53 PM

Aurora Subd. has a construction boom.

Aside from Townsville, which looks very stunning, there are three other buildings being constructed.

lex_99

October 21st, 2008, 01:31 PM

diin nayon? Inside school campus? kun sa sulod campus san ag...renovation sang auditorium ina...if outside diin nayon?

thanks:):)

Outside, ingod ata sang entrace St. Agustine Groove. :)

eonynx

October 21st, 2008, 02:53 PM

SLU graduate tops CPA board exam

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
• CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT LICENSURE EXAMINATION RESULTS (A - Z)

A graduate from the University of Saint Louis-Tuguegarao in Cagayan topped this year's Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure examination given by the Professional Regulation Commission earlier this month.

Richie Jackson Taguinod Padilla got the highest rating of 92.71 percent in the examination conducted by the Board of Accountancy.

The PRC said 2,442 out of 6,663 examinees passed the test given in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, and Legaspi.

The University of Sto. Tomas (UST) ranked No. 1 among top performing schools, with 259 out of 332 examinees or 78 percent passing the examination, fol-lowed by Ateneo de Davao University with 64 out of 100 examinees or 64 percent.

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Sta. Mesa, Manila registered 52 percent passing rate, with 301 out of 584 graduates successfully hur-dling the test.

Aside from Padilla, the examinees who garnered the 10 highest places are Ziff Calvin Rigor Marabillo of Silliman University, with a rating of 92.14 percent; Joanes Albert Batalla de Vera, Far Eastern University-Manila, 92 percent; Richellou Jamaica Ortega Lenon, University of the Philippines -Diliman, 91.86 per-cent; Hazel Angeline Quaipos Abenoja, Bicol University-Legaspi, 91.57; Mhark Almario Serato, De La Salle University-Manila, 91.43; Kristine Jennifer Discaya Chua, UP-Diliman, 91.29; Adrian Hizon Bajador, UP-Diliman, 91.14; Raymund Christian Sayco Ong Abrantes, Ateneo de Davao University, 91; Teejay Tamayo Banal, Jose Rizal University, 91; Apple Amatorio Canaya, UP-Visayas-Iloilo, 91; Jessica Madriaga de los Reyes, Adamson University, 91; Melody Jade Figueroa Quilana, University of Northern Philippines-Vigan, 91; Leo-mar Gabon Velez, PUP-Sta. Mesa, Manila, 91; Edison Ramirez Bautista, Wesleyan University of the Philippines-Cabanatuan City, 90.86; and Mark Jerson Rodriguez Pulohanan, UP-Visayas-Iloilo City, 90.86.

The Board of Accountancy is composed of lawyer Eugene Mateo, chairman, and Froilan Ampil, Ma. Elenita B. Cabrera, Rufo Mendoza, Lucila Tarriela, mem-bers.

http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Exam%20Results&p=49&type=2&sec=8&aid=200810204

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congratulations to the new CPAs from UPV who made it to the top ten in the latest CPA boardf exams. also congratulations to all the new ilonggo CPAs.

iloilocitykid

October 21st, 2008, 03:32 PM

I guess Iloilo deserves this thread. Hope it's okay.

(or we could merge it to create a Western Visyas shopping thread)

Post away! :cheers:

habagatcentral1

October 21st, 2008, 03:47 PM

Would prefer to have it merged...I would also prefer lesser threads than more.

iloilocitykid

October 21st, 2008, 03:48 PM

SM City Iloilo

Built: 1999
Area: 101,000 sq.m of floor area

Western Visayas' largest mall, second largest mall in the Visayan area and third largest outside Metro Manila, SM City Iloilo has served the entire region for all its shopping needs. It is undoubtedly the most popular mall in the city. People from Antique, Guimaras, Aklan, Capiz and Neg. Occ (prior to their SM Mall) come to SM City to shop.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/115245396_d7c5d03d8c.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2149234789_9a4df3d624.jpg
pics of Explore Iloilo of Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/2478156358_fdb72931ec.jpg
pic of Smooching On The Valentine of Flickr

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1223/1077195758_b5d6dbc8f7.jpg
pic of teacher eric of Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/2501373497_e375c54383.jpg
pic of Explore Iloilo of Flickr

iloilocitykid

October 21st, 2008, 03:49 PM

Would prefer to have it merged...I would also prefer lesser threads than more.

Same here. But while we wait, let's post more of Iloilo :)

habagatcentral1

October 21st, 2008, 03:52 PM

Sorry but I really find this redundant already. We could speak and discuss about shopping in the main thread instead of having another new thread. We have Iloilo Business and Leisure thread which can be discussed in the main thread. Also, this Shop! Iloilo thread...I think this is in response with the trend which is unnecessary, IMO.

And IMO, shopping is not that notable of Ilonggos. Aren't we contented with just discussing it with just one thread instead? I would prefer those days of exchange in the main thread before than it is today. I hope you do understand.

It's difficult to hop from one thread to another. Let us just maximize our discussion with our main thread instead please.

iloilocitykid

October 21st, 2008, 04:01 PM

Robinson's Place Iloilo

Built: 2001
Area: 78,000 sqm.

This is largest Robinson's Mall in the Vis-Min area. It is said that it incorporates one whole barangay. One of the performing areas for Dinagyang is on the street at the back of the main mall.

The mall is composed of two buildings, the main one and the parking building. The two are connected at the ground floor by Paseo de Iloilo, a resto-strip, while on the second floor by an overpass.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/2299352011_178e3e6cf1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2299351849_d3d6890088.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2299352205_17e2fd8f97.jpg
Pics of jaz1668 of Flickr

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/94903027_e57ec332a1.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/240499657_ac07065756.jpg
Pics of Explore Iloilo of Flickr

COLLIN JASPER

October 21st, 2008, 04:22 PM

pictures kuha ko ka hapon, next time naman basta maka tambay ko try ko gid kuha pics...:):lol::bash:

Bauhinia A Filipino Cuisine @ The Avenue Glicerio Pison Avenue, Samllville, Iloilo City
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/steadyasweroll/10202008001.jpg

MO2 Complex, Glicerio Pison Avenue, Smallville, Iloilo City
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/steadyasweroll/10202008004.jpg
Baw ah, naunahan mo ko post Noy ba:) ang gin pungku-an mo sa coffee break amo man ina kaina akon na pungku-an kag amo man ang picture ko parehos gid.:lol:

iloilocitykid

October 21st, 2008, 04:28 PM

^^ Dugay na ko wala kakadto sa Smallville bah. Nahidlaw man ko...:)

COLLIN JASPER

October 21st, 2008, 04:38 PM

Aurora Subd. has a construction boom.

Aside from Townsville, which looks very stunning, there are three other buildings being constructed.
Lapit sa Eskas may gina construct dira nga 4 storey building iya ina ni Chief Engineer Ferdinand Marcos,[ Sealane (Marine Engineer) REview center, Seamed (Nursing)review center, kag dormitory.

iloilocitykid

October 21st, 2008, 04:40 PM

^^ I saw it. Most of the newly constructed buildings in that area actually have a modern design.

Anyways, Eskas is owned by Afrique's. :)

COLLIN JASPER

October 21st, 2008, 05:16 PM

^^ Dugay na ko wala kakadto sa Smallville bah. Nahidlaw man ko...:)
been there sang sunday, halin ko manila diretso ko westown hotel, na tsansa nga makita ang gina construct nga Ice bar kg water park,lapit na lang matapos , grabi ka lapad, apat ka 2 storey building, kag ang expansion sang convention center. ang duha ka 2 storey naga atubang sa Annex kag Aquarium disco, ang duha ga atubang sa westown hotel, kag ang sa tunga amo ang swimming pool.

irong206

October 21st, 2008, 05:36 PM

nami gid ang news niyo ba.daw makagalana magpuli.thank you gid sang maga update mga migo ha.i hope damo pa gid matuluhaw nga mga nice and unique buildings later.hipos hipos lang ta iya.i'm sure a big surprises awaits.thanks for all the updates

whyte

October 21st, 2008, 06:18 PM

whyte

October 21st, 2008, 06:25 PM

re: the upcoming death of calle real....

- it still has its own "clientele" so it wont die that easily.
- maybe a blessing in disguise. if ever shops will close then buildings might be abandoned so maybe this can make the renovation/ of these buildings much faster :lol:
- its not only the city hall that keeps calle real and environs alive. there are tons (schools, offices, bacolod/guimaras piers and port san pedro, central market, )

whyte

October 21st, 2008, 06:57 PM

SMALLVILLE COMPLEX
as of yesterday except for orig smallville pic c/o wilnora

"Orig" Smallville and The Flow
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Red Square and MO2
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The Avenue
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MO2 Annex and Pirates
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COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 12:14 AM

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 02:05 AM

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 02:18 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2962268263_f5a3d42826_o.jpg
Photo courtesy of Robert Hammerslag @ pbase.com
Under Renovation ang Bigby's

lewdsaint

October 22nd, 2008, 02:26 AM

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 02:27 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2962300097_5840be11cd_o.jpg
Bauhinia Filipino Cuisine

steadyasweroll

October 22nd, 2008, 02:41 AM

^^mayu kay clear ang pic mu, tani my pic kpa ka update sang MO2....:)

Baw ah, naunahan mo ko post Noy ba:) ang gin pungku-an mo sa coffee break amo man ina kaina akon na pungku-an kag amo man ang picture ko parehos gid.:lol:

hehe... sang monday ko gin kuwaan pic...:lol::)

mayu kay renovation renovation ang Bigbys, namit dan mag eat all you can dira...

damu man gi da subong building gina construct sa aurora subd. kag ang sa my Tabucan Road or Brgy San Rafael Road ga butang sila drainage kag may road widening da...

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 02:42 AM

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
City abandons claim on UPV
By Lydia C. Pendon

THE University of the Visayas (UPV) Iloilo City campus will remain on its lot after the main proponent abandoned efforts to have the state university's land area and buildings be returned to the City Government.

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr. told a radio interview Tuesday that he was responsible for setting the pace of recovery and return of the three-hectare UPV property to the City Government.

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The former Iloilo City Congressman said he had a talk more than 10 years ago with then UP president Francisco Nemenzo for the return of the UPV property so that the city hall will be back to its old site.

UPV has an expansive property in Miagao, Iloilo, some 40-kilometer south of this city that houses its graduate studies, fisheries and other social sciences courses.

The old city hall is the current UPV site bounded by the streets of Delgado, Infante, Gen Luna and Matias Ybiernas in the city proper.

Then city hall officials led by then city Presidente (mayor) Eulogio Garganera (1934-1937) donated the property to attract the university officials to come and establish a school in this city known as the University of the Philippines Iloilo City (UPIC) as a branch of its main Diliman campus.

Gonzalez admitted that the proposal for return of the property to the city government did not materialized due to then city mayor Mansueto Malabor's action in launching a ground-breaking ceremony to transfer the city hall to a city-owned lot in Molo district.

"The transfer effort was stopped by the acts of Malabor and Nemenzo and the rest of university officials decided not to continue the return negotiations of the property anymore," Gonzalez said.

The justice secretary gave his reaction over the failed return of UPV property to the City Government amid talks in seeking a suitable site for hosting the new city hall.

The old city hall fronting Plaza Libertad here was demolished early this year and there are plans to relocate the city hall at the Megaworld property located at the old airport site in Mandurriao district. (LCP)

From : Sunstar Iloilo

Finally, the old man has stopped meddling with UP affairs....daw nainit pa na sa amon bala mga UP students and alumni inang si Gonzales, like I remember his statement during the Hello Garci scandal.

Anyway, the city council is now willing to have a new location for the city hall. Taking UPV campus as its own campus may be more expensive for both parties. Another implication is that it would not be easy for UP Visayas to transfer College of Management to Miag-ao since most of its transactions are in the city and it is somehow a logistical nightmare.

Of course if the UP Visayas campus in Miag-ao would be fully developed like it is shown in the plan would be beneficial to the people of Miag-ao and Western Visayas. Since the new charter of UP has been implemented, I hope that sometime soon we would see an investor(s) constructing their infrastructure in the Miag-ao campus....anyway its 1,200 hectares so there is a whole lot of land to utilize.

steadyasweroll

October 22nd, 2008, 02:46 AM

lewdsaint

October 22nd, 2008, 02:48 AM

Jaro Cathedral and Belfry
Photos by Ronnie Diez

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/473/2903571733c6d63e6104odh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3057/2906393722d25d487f9foad2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4950/29035717315012ec310cosx8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3140/29063937304f89f52ac2ofj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 02:54 AM

^^mayu kay clear ang pic mu, tani my pic kpa ka update sang MO2....:)

hehe... sang monday ko gin kuwaan pic...:lol::)

mayu kay renovation renovation ang Bigbys, namit dan mag eat all you can dira...
Medyo dulom na abi kahapon pag agi ko sa Mo2. Bwas kon ok ang tyimpo malibot ko sa syudad kag magkuha picture sang mga under construction nga building, kag basi maka agi man ko sa Ateneo para update sang gina construct ng school.

Fly2Bacolod

October 22nd, 2008, 03:02 AM

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 03:11 AM

^^ Thanks @Fly....That some good news from you. :okay:

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 03:12 AM

Fly2Bacolod

October 22nd, 2008, 03:19 AM

^^
welcome!

steadyasweroll

October 22nd, 2008, 03:21 AM

ei iloilo guys!

i got some good news for you!

.... my dad works with Kuntel Construction, a Bacolod-based construction company, and i got this info...

Kuntel is going to construct a mall, similar to Triangle Island Mall in Bacolod, in either Jaro or Molo.:)

Construction will start January 2009. :okay:

nice info...:okay:

try ko kuha pic sang isa ka residential flat building three floors na e pa tindug sa my hechanova street pakadto sa my nabitsan to jalandoni bidge, BTW highway nada subong ang dalan, asphalt overlay na kag my mga white na sa tunga ang dalan, na lipat na ako kun anu tawag sina kag ang drainage gin kayu na para indi mag baha kun mg high tide...:)

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 03:29 AM

^^ Thanks @Fly....That some good news from you. :okay:
Basi amo na ang mall nga ipa tindog sa stoplight sa tupad sang jolibee sa molo

steadyasweroll

October 22nd, 2008, 03:32 AM

^^ amu mana gina panumdum ko...:)

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 03:33 AM

May billboard nga ara sa gwa sang amigo mall, 'soon to open, convenience store'

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 03:34 AM

^^ Basi MiniStop. :lol:

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 03:35 AM

ang gina patindog nga commercial kg residential building sa tagbak terminal hasta 4th floor daw pareho ka daku sang westown hotel.

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 03:55 AM

‘Mega’ City Hall has more space

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE old airport lot in Mandurriao, Iloilo City is more spacious for the New City Hall compared to its old site across Plaza Libertad.

If the proposed City Hall is constructed in Mandurriao, Mayor Jerry Treñas said the building will have more space of about 5,000 square meters if it pushes through in the Megaworld lot compared to its 2,100-square meter old site.

Megaworld offered a land swap deal giving the City Hall a piece of its property in Mandurriao in exchange to the old City Hall lot but no deal was reached.

The Commission on Audit (COA) found the offer disadvantageous to the City Government considering the City Hall lot has an appraised value of P24 million or P11,000 per square meter as of 2004 while Megaworld’s lot appraised value is P10 million or P3,000 per square meter.

With the land swap option out of the way, Treñas said they are considering selling the old site and use the proceeds to buy the new site at Megaworld. The mayor discussed with department heads and city councilors Monday the plan. The City Council is set to make its decision in today’s regular session.

Some retailers fear that economic activities in downtown area would die considering the volume of human traffic transacting business with the City Hall will be rerouted to the Megaworld site.

Treñas said Megaworld is also interested to participate in the public bidding for the old City Hall site which it plans to develop for new businesses.

He added plans to revitalize the Central Business District popularly known as Calle Real are being studied to maintain economic activities there.

Treñas defended the Megaworld site: “We will have more space there. We will have a free floor – supposed to be allotted for parking – to host the city offices.”

Initial plans for the eight-storey City Hall at Plaza Libertad site have identified the third floor as vehicle parking area due to space constraints in the building premises.

With enough space in the Megaworld site, the parking area will only be situated on the ground but not inside the City Hall building itself.

COLLIN JASPER

October 22nd, 2008, 04:01 AM

This is where your taxes go: A look into Capitol's '09 budget

BY FLORENCE F. HIBIONADA

Planned expenditures of the Iloilo Provincial Government is pegged at over P1.1 Billion in 2009. The "fund operation" as categorized are under General Services, Economic Services and Social Services.

As designed, planned, studied and eventually passed for approval, Governor Niel Tupas Sr. and Budget Officer Elena Lim end up as the two signatories that call for legislative concurrence.

Here's a look of the top items with the highest in appropriations.

Allotted for the Capitol's food supplies in 2009 is over P24.1 million or some P10 million more from the Drugs and Medicines allotment of over P14.8 million.

Still "not much" if compared to Gasoline, Oil and Lubricants expense expected to be over P34.4 million.

With the substation in place, electricity expenses are within the range of P26.4 million.

Janitorial services is fixed at P2.5 million while security is a little over P6.7 million for next year.

Capitol donations on the other hand will reach over P11.3 million

As for traveling expenses, officials and employees of the Capitol will have over P19.8 million in travel fund for 2009, the biggest of over P8 million in pursuit of social services.

And finally, office supplies is over P15.7 million as advertising expenses will be within the P2.2 million range.

ronald143

October 22nd, 2008, 04:06 AM

Outside, ingod ata sang entrace St. Agustine Groove. :)

Thanks

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 05:01 AM

thanks a lot for the update collin and steady .nabuhi man ang dugo ta sa inyo mga news and development sa iloilo.at least sa pihak sang bagyo kag baha nga naghalit sa aton the past few months daw kadasig sang aton recovery.tama si mayor jerry bangon Iloilo.masarangan ta ni.if there's will there's a way.i hope we learn from our mistakes and inadequacies.we'll move on towards progress and development.inspite of global economic slowdown we are proud to say nga indi kita affected that much kay we have our own resources like money in the bank,lot ofw to support each family.
i am also positive that development is not stopping from there.it goes on and on later we are not surprise anymore that we see new malls,condos,restos bars and other low medium high rise buildings because it's the way of life already in Iloilo.the business and investment magnate city.

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 05:08 AM

i hope walang kokontra hehehe.that's my wildest dream for my city.

steadyasweroll

October 22nd, 2008, 05:12 AM

may gina construct na building sa molo plaza, sa my tubang BDO or lapit sa police station, dako man kag sa my tubang Petron may ara pa gid gina construct...

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 05:25 AM

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 05:29 AM

thanks a lot for all the infos.mabuhi ang ilonggo ssc forumer!

noi-pinuela

October 22nd, 2008, 05:39 AM

^^ gradually making its name as the country's largest chicken barbecue restaurant/fastfood....."Barato na manamit pa! KUMBINSING! :cheers:

noi-pinuela

October 22nd, 2008, 05:48 AM

Nagpuli ko da kahapon and balik kaina dri Manila. Notice ko lang nga mga bag o nga wla sang previous ko nga uli kag wala na mention dri sa SSC.

1. May bag o gali nga bank sa tubang balay day mayor Trenas First Consolidated bank something, medyo ok ang building kay glassy ang design.
2. Sa Westwoods daw may ara building nga gina construct daw mga 4 storey to guro. Laba sya im thinking basi townhouses.
3. May 2-storey building nga ginaconstruct sa ingod sang USA high tpos daw may ara man bg o da gali nga 4 storey building lapit man sa building nga ginaconstruct pa lang.
4. Ang dugay na da nga building sa Dungon ang 4 storey nga lapit sa CPU human naman medyo okay man ang design.
5. Ginatapan ang part sang gin proposan sang golf course sang una sang AFP. Basi may buiding da nga ipatindog.

been there sang sunday, halin ko manila diretso ko westown hotel, na tsansa nga makita ang gina construct nga Ice bar kg water park,lapit na lang matapos , grabi ka lapad, apat ka 2 storey building, kag ang expansion sang convention center. ang duha ka 2 storey naga atubang sa Annex kag Aquarium disco, ang duha ga atubang sa westown hotel, kag ang sa tunga amo ang swimming pool.

kanami gid kay migs lex, steady kag jasper damo gid update...tnx so much

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2962300097_5840be11cd_o.jpg
Bauhinia Filipino Cuisine

pictures kuha ko ka hapon, next time naman basta maka tambay ko try ko gid kuha pics...:):lol::bash:

Bauhinia A Filipino Cuisine @ The Avenue Glicerio Pison Avenue, Samllville, Iloilo City
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/steadyasweroll/10202008001.jpg

MO2 Complex, Glicerio Pison Avenue, Smallville, Iloilo City
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/steadyasweroll/10202008004.jpg

smallville is getting livelier....only a boring person cant enjoy and appreciate it. tnx migs whyte

SMALLVILLE COMPLEX
as of yesterday except for orig smallville pic c/o wilnora

"Orig" Smallville and The Flow
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4ISuFFy6I/AAAAAAAACuY/EjVCR8xYN5M/s400/smallville.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4Hh6pddKI/AAAAAAAACuQ/4T1hEYoK5IM/s400/theflow.jpg

Red Square and MO2
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNj1gamI/AAAAAAAACt4/DPfTX3LHjFg/s400/redsquare.jpghttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNdIcluI/AAAAAAAACto/NNR5kICB_H8/s400/mo2g.jpg

The Avenue
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MO2 Annex and Pirates
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNGfu3uI/AAAAAAAACtg/F7ZvO42WthI/s400/mo2annex.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNsFqn-I/AAAAAAAACtw/4bKn7NUt3h8/s400/pirates.jpg

damo pa gid ni madugang in a couple of months.... biskan ilabo mo pa sa bato.hehehe

IAMME

October 22nd, 2008, 06:15 AM

noi-pinuela

October 22nd, 2008, 06:53 AM

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 06:57 AM

Sa mga ara da, palihog pa-check sang SM City Iloilo if they have a branch of CD-R King there? It would be their second branch there and finally I won't have that much inconvenience in going to downtown for cheap CDs. :D

Google Mapmaker wrongly labels Jaro River as Iloilo River. I tried correcting it but the mod denied my edit insisting it is Iloilo River. Will someone please edit it again. Thanks!

I made a comment to the moderators about it. If it needs substantial evidence then I might as well refer them to call NAMRIA or City LGU.

Hard Ball

October 22nd, 2008, 07:25 AM

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congratulations to the new CPAs from UPV who made it to the top ten in the latest CPA boardf exams. also congratulations to all the new ilonggo CPAs.

Congratulations to the new CPAs. Welcome to the club! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 07:45 AM

Congratulations to the new CPAs. Welcome to the club! :cheers::cheers::cheers:baw accountant ka gali hardball!
gai ko nga damo business sa iloilo kay damo gali kita accountant heheh.to all ilonggo cpa passers congratulations!
you are badly needed in our business and economy.the additional pool of human resources in our city.

lex_99

October 22nd, 2008, 07:51 AM

ang gina patindog nga commercial kg residential building sa tagbak terminal hasta 4th floor daw pareho ka daku sang westown hotel.

Daw amo man na kadaku ang building sa Westwoods.

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 08:05 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 09:54 AM

^^

It wont be long before it will become a household name...

Proudly Ilonggo gid ni... Daw sang sano lang ginadumog ang ila Robinsons Branch ... Thats where I become convinced.... bago pa lang sila open that time. I am impressed by the servings and the juicy chicken... and the friendly price. :banana:

Same gyapon hasta subong. :banana:

Hopefully they will add new variants or other Ilonggo foodies. :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 10:12 AM

Lapit sa Eskas may gina construct dira nga 4 storey building iya ina ni Chief Engineer Ferdinand Marcos,[ Sealane (Marine Engineer) REview center, Seamed (Nursing)review center, kag dormitory.

Great news! Construction here and there! more jobs for our kasimanwas!

nami gid ang news niyo ba.daw makagalana magpuli.thank you gid sang maga update mga migo ha.i hope damo pa gid matuluhaw nga mga nice and unique buildings later.hipos hipos lang ta iya.i'm sure a big surprises awaits.thanks for all the updates

Wee! Basta ginaobra na gani amo na na! Hala bira! Tani gid bisan indi dako ukno taas basta nami ang design... maipabugal gid! :)

been there sang sunday, halin ko manila diretso ko westown hotel, na tsansa nga makita ang gina construct nga Ice bar kg water park,lapit na lang matapos , grabi ka lapad, apat ka 2 storey building, kag ang expansion sang convention center. ang duha ka 2 storey naga atubang sa Annex kag Aquarium disco, ang duha ga atubang sa westown hotel, kag ang sa tunga amo ang swimming pool.

Nice updates Collin! Daw curious na gid ko da sa mga development sang Mo2! Daw may additional pics. I'll try gid to visit this place once makapuli ako! :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 10:26 AM

:wave:

* had lunch at peppy thai kaina. namit and affordable man gyapon
* the facade of sm city under the wavelike structure is undergoing some improvement. for aesthetic purposes lang cguro
* BIGBY'S at SMALLVILLE is now closed. they were moving out kaina yata during lunchtime. no idea kung new location (sm city? where pancake house used to stand?) or maybe out of iloilo na talaga
* ALLIED BANK will be it's sta.barbara branch on Nov.14.

Wow! Great news for Sta Barbara! So far ang nabal-an ko nga banwa nga may
ara nga Allied (of PCI?) Miag-ao bla mo. Tani sa Oton/Leganes/San Miguel may ara man mga bigbanks nga ma open bisan ATM anay. :)

SMALLVILLE COMPLEX
as of yesterday except for orig smallville pic c/o wilnora

"Orig" Smallville and The Flow
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4ISuFFy6I/AAAAAAAACuY/EjVCR8xYN5M/s400/smallville.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4Hh6pddKI/AAAAAAAACuQ/4T1hEYoK5IM/s400/theflow.jpg

Red Square and MO2
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNj1gamI/AAAAAAAACt4/DPfTX3LHjFg/s400/redsquare.jpghttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNdIcluI/AAAAAAAACto/NNR5kICB_H8/s400/mo2g.jpg

The Avenue
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNyRHWyI/AAAAAAAACuA/46_FZF1bZuE/s400/the+avenue1.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4HhyRrQAI/AAAAAAAACuI/bqp6-sTGZXQ/s400/the+avenue2.jpg

MO2 Annex and Pirates
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNGfu3uI/AAAAAAAACtg/F7ZvO42WthI/s400/mo2annex.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vEq-wkYLAPU/SP4FNsFqn-I/AAAAAAAACtw/4bKn7NUt3h8/s400/pirates.jpg

regarding bigbys, may notice sa gwa nga under renovation.

Nice Pics of Smallville restos/buildings....More to come and open soon! Thanks for posting! :banana:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2962300097_5840be11cd_o.jpg
Bauhinia Filipino Cuisine

^^
Nami idugang sa pic sa babaw! Nice 1 Collin! :)

Jaro Cathedral and Belfry
Photos by Ronnie Diez

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/473/2903571733c6d63e6104odh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3057/2906393722d25d487f9foad2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3140/29063937304f89f52ac2ofj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now this is one great shot! Thanks for posting this pic! Ma-appeal gid ang Jaro Cathedral and the stand alone bell tower! Tani irestore ang 4 ka estatwa nga babaye dira!

ei iloilo guys!

i got some good news for you!

.... my dad works with Kuntel Construction, a Bacolod-based construction company, and i got this info...

Kuntel is going to construct a mall, similar to Triangle Island Mall in Bacolod, in either Jaro or Molo.:)

Construction will start January 2009. :okay:

Thanks for the update! Will be looking forward for this @ Fly. Basi may picture ka da sang rendering papost dayon di. Salamat gid migs. :)

nice info...:okay:

try ko kuha pic sang isa ka residential flat building three floors na e pa tindug sa my hechanova street pakadto sa my nabitsan to jalandoni bidge, BTW highway nada subong ang dalan, asphalt overlay na kag my mga white na sa tunga ang dalan, na lipat na ako kun anu tawag sina kag ang drainage gin kayu na para indi mag baha kun mg high tide...:)

Nabitasan... sa likod dampi sang Gaisano City? Mayo gid ni nga balita ang drainage... we must not forget the essentials.... DRAINAGE and more ROADS. :)

Basi amo na ang mall nga ipa tindog sa stoplight sa tupad sang jolibee sa molo

More likely kung sa Molo... we'll see! :banana:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 10:42 AM

May billboard nga ara sa gwa sang amigo mall, 'soon to open, convenience store'

soon to open.... mini stop? bigbys? 711? Pronto?Feel ko mas dako tsansa nga ministop sinc may Robi na sa Iloilo. :)

ang gina patindog nga commercial kg residential building sa tagbak terminal hasta 4th floor daw pareho ka daku sang westown hotel.

Wee! daw dako ni ya nga investment haw? Any pic? Tagbak is also the Jaro's Hotspot amo ni ila nga sabat sa Diversion sang Mandurriao... what about Molo and Lapaz? :)

‘Mega’ City Hall has more space

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE old airport lot in Mandurriao, Iloilo City is more spacious for the New City Hall compared to its old site across Plaza Libertad.

If the proposed City Hall is constructed in Mandurriao, Mayor Jerry Treñas said the building will have more space of about 5,000 square meters if it pushes through in the Megaworld lot compared to its 2,100-square meter old site.

Megaworld offered a land swap deal giving the City Hall a piece of its property in Mandurriao in exchange to the old City Hall lot but no deal was reached.

The Commission on Audit (COA) found the offer disadvantageous to the City Government considering the City Hall lot has an appraised value of P24 million or P11,000 per square meter as of 2004 while Megaworld’s lot appraised value is P10 million or P3,000 per square meter.

With the land swap option out of the way, Treñas said they are considering selling the old site and use the proceeds to buy the new site at Megaworld. The mayor discussed with department heads and city councilors Monday the plan. The City Council is set to make its decision in today’s regular session.

Some retailers fear that economic activities in downtown area would die considering the volume of human traffic transacting business with the City Hall will be rerouted to the Megaworld site.

Treñas said Megaworld is also interested to participate in the public bidding for the old City Hall site which it plans to develop for new businesses.

He added plans to revitalize the Central Business District popularly known as Calle Real are being studied to maintain economic activities there.

Treñas defended the Megaworld site: “We will have more space there. We will have a free floor – supposed to be allotted for parking – to host the city offices.”

Initial plans for the eight-storey City Hall at Plaza Libertad site have identified the third floor as vehicle parking area due to space constraints in the building premises.

With enough space in the Megaworld site, the parking area will only be situated on the ground but not inside the City Hall building itself.

Agree with Mayor Jerry, more space, for future expansion kag mas mapuslan pa ang isa ka floor nga space bilang mga opisina imbes nga himuon parkingan!
Go go go! :)

This is where your taxes go: A look into Capitol's '09 budget

BY FLORENCE F. HIBIONADA

Planned expenditures of the Iloilo Provincial Government is pegged at over P1.1 Billion in 2009. The "fund operation" as categorized are under General Services, Economic Services and Social Services.

As designed, planned, studied and eventually passed for approval, Governor Niel Tupas Sr. and Budget Officer Elena Lim end up as the two signatories that call for legislative concurrence.

Here's a look of the top items with the highest in appropriations.

Allotted for the Capitol's food supplies in 2009 is over P24.1 million or some P10 million more from the Drugs and Medicines allotment of over P14.8 million.

Still "not much" if compared to Gasoline, Oil and Lubricants expense expected to be over P34.4 million.

With the substation in place, electricity expenses are within the range of P26.4 million.

Janitorial services is fixed at P2.5 million while security is a little over P6.7 million for next year.

Capitol donations on the other hand will reach over P11.3 million

As for traveling expenses, officials and employees of the Capitol will have over P19.8 million in travel fund for 2009, the biggest of over P8 million in pursuit of social services.

And finally, office supplies is over P15.7 million as advertising expenses will be within the P2.2 million range.

Billionaires Club! I think since last year? :) Great news for the Province of Iloilo... tani magkalatupa gid mga projects sa mga kabanwahanan esp sa mga kinahanglanon kag importante nga proyekto nga madamo makabenipisyo nga mga Ilonggo!

i hope walang kokontra hehehe.that's my wildest dream for my city.

Ang makontra ako bahala! Text lang ako! Pabalhas lang! :lol:

thanks a lot for all the infos.mabuhi ang ilonggo ssc forumer!

Mabuhi kita tanan! Uswag Iloilo! Uswag Ilonggo! Hala Bira Bira gid! :) :banana:

kanami gid kay migs lex, steady kag jasper damo gid update...tnx so much

smallville is getting livelier....only a boring person cant enjoy and appreciate it. tnx migs whyte

damo pa gid ni madugang in a couple of months.... biskan ilabo mo pa sa bato.hehehe

Ang bored wala na wawarts pang gimik. Paputi kalimutaw bla haw!:lol:
Hopefully more rest/bars will sprout! Daw uhong lang na magtuluhaw isa-isa Noi! :lol: :banana:

Google Mapmaker wrongly labels Jaro River as Iloilo River (http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw=10&ll=10.72496,122.591114&spn=0.032974,0.048494&z=14). I tried correcting it but the mod denied my edit insisting it is Iloilo River. Will someone please edit it again. Thanks!

It should be Jaro River since there is no Iloilo River... its a misnomer. I tried but unfortunately... declined. :lol:

wow alied bank in sta. barbara. this is another and great testimony of a strong banking business of iloilo....pirme guro gutok ila mga branches kag puno pirme vaults nila sa city ano pa nag-expand na sila sa province:lol::lol::lol: imbes nga depositors magpalapit sa ila, sila na mismo nagpalapit sa aton mga kasimanwa...laban-laban masunod naman ni ang iban nga mga banko mag-expand sa mga kabanwahanan.

akon lang na obserbahan damo gali construction activities sa iloilo. tnx for these updates mga migs. nabuhian gid ko dugo ba.....kulang lang gid makuhaan picture.... amo gid ni ya ang hambal nga hipos-hipos kag sikreto ang bunal! ano pa ayhan kung wala na problema sa power supply kag baha ang aton siyudad kag probinsiya?:)

Buhian gid dugo eh. Picture na lang kulang tuod. Its nice kay banks are expanding outside the city... its about time! :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 10:47 AM

^^

What about Gaisano and other malls etc?
:)

lewdsaint

October 22nd, 2008, 10:57 AM

It's ok for a 70.3 sq. m. with 450K population City to have this budget.
Will have more than this budget (greater than 1 Billion) if there is no reduction of IRA and we had the increase of real property tax.

Hataw lang Iloilo!!!

Iloilo City gov't proposes P958.5-M budget for 2009

The city government through its Local Finance Committee has submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod the city's 2009 proposed budget amounting to P958.5 million.

City treasurer Katherine Tingson said the budget is about P27 million higher compared with the 2008 budget which is P930.8 million.

She cited the reduction in the city Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share as one of the reasons for the meager increase.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas added that the city government, after Typhoon Frank, also decided to stop the proposed increase in real property tax and lower other fees.

"The situation is not timely for us to decide on increases. It's good that we made the decision," he said.

Based on the proposal that was submitted to the council, more than 50 percent of the proposed allocation will be taken from local taxes and non-tax revenue totaling to P545, 988, 717 and the remaining amount will come from the IRA share worth P 412,506,278.

Under the local taxes, the city government looked forward to collect some P163.5 million from Real Property Taxes (RPT) and P269.3 million from other local taxes while for the non-tax revenue, expected to be generated is P34.3 million from regulatory fees, P60.7 million from business, services and income and P18 million from miscellaneous fees.

Even with the slight increase, Treñas assured that aside from the personnel services a big portion of the pie will still go to social services. (PNA)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 11:05 AM

^^

Thanks for the posting an update Lew. Siguro next year billiob na na kay mapataas na ang sukot para sa Real Property Tax... mayo man kay considerate ang syudad to think grabe gid halit ni Typhoon Frank!

:banana:

Its really a huge budget given the area and population! :banana:

lex_99

October 22nd, 2008, 11:15 AM

sa diin ni siya dampi ang westwoods da?daw ka sosyal gid sang ngalan ba.daw west hollywood area sa los angeles ba nga perti ang mga high rise buildings and very sophisticated and modern architectural design.
I hope tani indi man high rse blg dira sa aton i am for very nice unique architectural design.
i'm looking forward for pictures.hehehe sorry pasensiya na sa inyo nga ara da a.babawi na lang ako kon makapuli ako.

Westwoods Subdivision is a fifty-hectare gated residential subdivision community owned and developed by HENBER Realty Development Corporation.

Westwoods is located along Senator Benigno Aquino Avenue (West Diversion Road) in Dungon C, Mandurriao District of Iloilo City. It is a mere 1.8 kilometers from SM City Mall (no more than five minutes, even during heavy traffic), and is straddled by the central and fast-developing districts of Jaro and Mandurriao. It is also only four kilometers from downtown Iloilo City.

Within a two-kilometer radius of Westwoods are key establishments such as Central Philippine University, University of San Agustin High School, Jaro Cathedral and SM Jaro Department Store. Central and convenient location is the strongest asset of Westwoods Subdivision. - From exploreiloil.com

Nakibot man ko gani kay daw wala gid update sang mga underconstruction diri sa SSC. Kulang lang guro aton homebased forumers hehe... Pro so far makibot ka lng sang mga bag o nga edifices. Pakadto gali airport may underconstruction man da nga gas station few meters lang from Total station tapos human na ang gate sang subdivision gid da bala sa Iloilo bypass road nami sya medyo grand. Problema lang ang airport daw wala na masyado na maintain ang cleanliness tani ma approve na ang pag increase sang terminal fee para we have enough budget to maintain this airport. Im sure may ma open na naman da nga resto sa tubang sang coffeebreak, may mga furnitures na kag mga table kag medyo classy.

lex_99

October 22nd, 2008, 11:24 AM

You think guys our airport will hit a million mark this year in passenger traffic?

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 11:30 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 11:31 AM

You think guys our airport will hit a million mark this year in passenger traffic?

That remains to be seen... but I am optimistic though given 2-3 years give or take! :banana:

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 11:39 AM

^^ Lets just wait for the Christmas and New Year season (another peak season for traveling).

Anyway, good infrastructure developments and I hope it is consistent. IRA is the holy grail of the city management operations and not a basis for pride as some people thought although it measures how dependent or not a city is from the national government's annual allotment. The current LGU provision (1991 by Pimentel) actually encourages LGUs to be IRA-independent, in other words get as much local revenue as you can in order to lessen the dependency from the national government and could add up more government projects and decrease operational expenses for the local government.

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October 22nd, 2008, 11:53 AM

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ronald143

October 22nd, 2008, 12:09 PM

may gina construct na building sa molo plaza, sa my tubang BDO or lapit sa police station, dako man kag sa my tubang Petron may ara pa gid gina construct...

ang sa may santa ana bakery sang una? bati ko dira ma saylo ang BDO from natividad building kay gin bakal na ina nila ang duta dira...dugay na ina since pako da sa iloilo amo na ina ang bati bati dira sa molo....di lang ko sure kun BDO man ina gihapon subong.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 22nd, 2008, 12:15 PM

^^

Diin na siya dampi gani ang Sta. Ana Bakery?

Good news for Molo! Hala Bira!

Tani Lapaz ma hataw man!

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 12:48 PM

Westwoods Subdivision is a fifty-hectare gated residential subdivision community owned and developed by HENBER Realty Development Corporation.

Westwoods is located along Senator Benigno Aquino Avenue (West Diversion Road) in Dungon C, Mandurriao District of Iloilo City. It is a mere 1.8 kilometers from SM City Mall (no more than five minutes, even during heavy traffic), and is straddled by the central and fast-developing districts of Jaro and Mandurriao. It is also only four kilometers from downtown Iloilo City.

Within a two-kilometer radius of Westwoods are key establishments such as Central Philippine University, University of San Agustin High School, Jaro Cathedral and SM Jaro Department Store. Central and convenient location is the strongest asset of Westwoods Subdivision. - From exploreiloil.com

Nakibot man ko gani kay daw wala gid update sang mga underconstruction diri sa SSC. Kulang lang guro aton homebased forumers hehe... Pro so far makibot ka lng sang mga bag o nga edifices. Pakadto gali airport may underconstruction man da nga gas station few meters lang from Total station tapos human na ang gate sang subdivision gid da bala sa Iloilo bypass road nami sya medyo grand. Problema lang ang airport daw wala na masyado na maintain ang cleanliness tani ma approve na ang pag increase sang terminal fee para we have enough budget to maintain this airport. Im sure may ma open na naman da nga resto sa tubang sang coffeebreak, may mga furnitures na kag mga table kag medyo classy.

thank you gid lex.baw daw kanami gid nga area ba.and to think of its proximity to very important places and also of the furure megaworld and city hall.

ronald143

October 22nd, 2008, 12:50 PM

^^

Diin na siya dampi gani ang Sta. Ana Bakery?

Good news for Molo! Hala Bira!

Tani Lapaz ma hataw man!

one structure away [ aling store] from Molo police station, sa tabok gid sang natividad bldg which is the home of BDO

noi-pinuela

October 22nd, 2008, 01:50 PM

i like their sm city cebu northwing branch, the ambiance is more classy compared to their robinson and parkmall branches, but more than that, what makes me patronize mang-inasal is their chicken barbecue and their costumer service, so sensitive to the needs of their costumer. it truly reflects the ilonggo hospitality/accomodation.

noi-pinuela

October 22nd, 2008, 02:27 PM

Ang makontra ako bahala! Text lang ako! Pabalhas lang! :lol:

Ang bored wala na wawarts pang gimik. Paputi kalimutaw bla haw!:lol:
Hopefully more rest/bars will sprout! Daw uhong lang na magtuluhaw isa-isa Noi! :lol: :banana:

Buhian gid dugo eh. Picture na lang kulang tuod. Its nice kay banks are expanding outside the city... its about time! :)

.....mahilig ka gid ya migs sa pabalhas ba... ako ya simple lang hilig ko pabuhi lang dugo:lol::lol:

....tompak migs paputi gid kalimutaw eh....sourgraping lang na sang wala wawartz. :bash:

... sa iban ya daw maano na kag daw lupadon na sang hangin sa iya ulo sa sobra sa kalipay nga may ATM nag-open sa ila....:lol::lol::lol: sa aton ya migs banko na gid na kalmado man gihapon kag hipos hipos pa... kunsa bagay sa kadamuon na banko diri this news is so ordinary to the ilnggos. wala pa gani nag-open allied bank, ari BDO na namn gina-istoryahan naton.:lol::lol::lol:

ang sa may santa ana bakery sang una? bati ko dira ma saylo ang BDO from natividad building kay gin bakal na ina nila ang duta dira...dugay na ina since pako da sa iloilo amo na ina ang bati bati dira sa molo....di lang ko sure kun BDO man ina gihapon subong.

maayo kung BDO kay nagapamatuod gid ini kung ano kabaskog ang banking industry sang iloilo that can support banks even to have theri stand alone structure.

noi-pinuela

October 22nd, 2008, 02:29 PM

Jaro Cathedral Belfry
Photos by Ronnie Diez

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3057/2906393722d25d487f9foad2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3140/29063937304f89f52ac2ofj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

so beautiful and iconic....

any updates about a proposal of utilizing this belfry for tourism purposes (tourist viewing deck) hope this proposal will not destroy the significance and the sacredness of this structure.

Hard Ball

October 22nd, 2008, 03:09 PM

baw accountant ka gali hardball!
gai ko nga damo business sa iloilo kay damo gali kita accountant heheh.to all ilonggo cpa passers congratulations!
you are badly needed in our business and economy.the additional pool of human resources in our city.

agree. great demand for CPAs these days in audit firms and shared services companies.

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 04:00 PM

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 05:47 PM

Mga kauturan,
Ginapang-abi abi ukon reminder halin sa aton nga moderator nga indi mag-usar sang pagbati-bati ukon indirekta nga pag-pabati-bati, nga pwede kasugdan sang inaway....kabalo na ta sa implication sini kon indi ini pagsunuron.

Madamu gid nga salamat.

kon indi man lang siguro butangan malisya ang ginasulat daw wala man siguro intensyon nga mag-inaway indi bala.it's a matter of a senaryo nga nagaistoryahanay man lang kita diri nga mag-amigohay and we are talking about many things under the sun especially more of iloilos economic growth and development.kay daw indi man nami ang istorya kon wala sense of humor indi bala.kon baga may mga pasabor langis man lang na sang aton mga migo.figure of speech bala.and besides kilala naman naton ang aton kaugalingon nga mga lugar.the stories and the history will speaks for itself. we laid down our cards to eveybody bal-an naman naton ang aton strengh and weaknesses as a city. we don't need to be doing things nga manghisa kag pabatibati kay obra lang ni sang mga insecure nga mga tawo.it's up for us kon paano naton i handle ang sitwasyon kay kabalo ako damo maalam diri kag halos propesyonal ang kalabanan naton nga mga migo diri.siling nila ang pikon laging talo.hehehe
everybody are welcome in our thread like us to their threads too as long as the feeling is mutual.pero kon magkadto man lan diri sila aton thread para mang-insulto so it's another story.dira na nila mabal-an kon ano gid ang ilonggo kon mangakig.isiguro dapat lang nga dependehan naton ang aton kaugalingon ngamga prinsipyo kag intigridad bilang ilonggo as a whole.
kon ano man ang may-ara subong nga mga development in each city i'm happy for them because it means nga naga-uswag ang pilipinas as a whole. and because we are working hard for it.long live the philippines. long live iloilo!

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 05:52 PM

^^ Maayad. :)

That only serves as a reminder and nothing else. Because even the nicest of words can still be put into malice...that's why we also have to be careful with the words that we use. ;) Kay basi pag-abot sa madasun nga bilog nga bulan, all hell breaks loose again (this I noticed within the past encounters of CvC between us and them, heated arguments and discussions always occur during full moon....) :D and usually based on history, it starts with bati-bati.

But again, if we are being disturbed here in our thread which its own intention is to pull down, then that's the time we take action. Although it is also encouraged to accept constructive criticisms from non-Iloilo forumers...as long as it is constructive and not destructive and malicious. In our part, let us be mature and professional in handling hard situations.

Also nobody is saying that we should only post "feel good" news and developments, because in the end of the day we still have to face reality. We do not have to choose between idealistic and realistic, we strive to understand both and have their ends meet. Therefore, giving a bigger and more accurate picture of the developments that we all want to hear.

So lets just be careful with the words. Nobody's restricting the words we say. Ok lang tani kon personal nga istorya kay lain man di sa forums. :)

Pasensya na if I already stepped over my limits as a regular forumer. :)

oboi

October 22nd, 2008, 06:07 PM

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 06:08 PM

siling mo man gani sibling rivalry. hehehe ti naintidihan ta na.kag naintindihan man na nila.blood is thicker than water.wala pa ta kita iya mabun-ag iloilo and bacolod existed already.kon diin man ang duha ka siyudad padparon sang kapalaran they will always compliment each other.
ambut lang sa mga new generation subong kon naglayo nagid man ang ila relasyon but for me halos mga paryente adto sa negros permi kami gasuyaay regarding about city vs. city ok lang.kon sin-o ang amo ni amo na. but at the end of the day.diyos ko mga pakaisa ko upod kami tulog sa isa ka banig. what's the big deal then.

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 06:12 PM

^^If ever there's a vacancy in the Board of Moderators of SSC-Philippine Forums, I'll be the first to nominate you. :colgate:

________

Hopefully I can set foot in Iloilo before the year ends and see for myself the progress and ongoing developments we have so far. :)

And of course, I'll flood this thread with pictures. :D

me too berns you deserve it kag kon my Mr. Congeniality diri sa SSC. ikaw gid ya migs ang botohon ko .very pasensiyoso ka gid sa amon tanan hehehe.

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 06:13 PM

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 06:15 PM

^^If ever there's a vacancy in the Board of Moderators of SSC-Philippine Forums, I'll be the first to nominate you. :colgate:

________

Hopefully I can set foot in Iloilo before the year ends and see for myself the progress and ongoing developments we have so far. :)

And of course, I'll flood this thread with pictures. :D

thank you in advance hehehe i am looking forward for your flooding of iloilo photo.

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 06:27 PM

^^ There is no big deal @Irong. I am only referring to the maintenance of order in this thread and that's it. I wouldn't explain it further as I've already explained it in the previous threads.

And again I apologize for my overdoing...since I am only a concerned forumer and not a moderator.

@moderatorship....juice ko! nami man batunon...ambot na lang sa desisyon nila kag indi ko gusto magdamu ang kaaway ko, hehe!! :lol: pero i would prioritize more on my studies first. :)

no need to sorry ,no apologize bern.you're entiltled with your own point of view.lain lain lang siguro ang mga sa aton panghunahuna, pananawan kag balatyagon maybe due to our age gap hehehe. but we all share the same sentiments for iloilo.

whyte

October 22nd, 2008, 07:12 PM

regarding bigbys, may notice sa gwa nga under renovation.

:banana:
good news gali eh.
i didn't notice it kay we just passed by there and didn't bother taking pics :lol:

whyte

October 22nd, 2008, 07:16 PM

wow alied bank in sta. barbara. this is another and great testimony of a strong banking business of iloilo....pirme guro gutok ila mga branches kag puno pirme vaults nila sa city ano pa nag-expand na sila sa province:lol::lol::lol: imbes nga depositors magpalapit sa ila, sila na mismo nagpalapit sa aton mga kasimanwa...laban-laban masunod naman ni ang iban nga mga banko mag-expand sa mga kabanwahanan.

i dontk now kung branch gid or just an ATM center. at least may ATM na diri kay kis-a madalagan pa ako sa airport or sa city if ever :lol:

sa diin ni siya dampi ang westwoods da?daw ka sosyal gid sang ngalan ba.daw west hollywood area sa los angeles ba nga perti ang mga high rise buildings and very sophisticated and modern architectural design.
I hope tani indi man high rse blg dira sa aton i am for very nice unique architectural design.
i'm looking forward for pictures.hehehe sorry pasensiya na sa inyo nga ara da a.babawi na lang ako kon makapuli ako.

westwoods subdivision is along diversion road sa may MIRAMAR ayun. or sa pihak banker's village.

whyte

October 22nd, 2008, 07:18 PM

latest project ko :lol:

though kulang pa ako isa ka resto sa may smallville

http://i35.tinypic.com/2vlvcps.jpg

habagatcentral1

October 22nd, 2008, 07:18 PM

Just a word of advice to everyone: We should be professional here. We have already been given warnings before (both Iloilo and Bacolod) and I hope some of our SSC Iloilo forumers and also from the other forums who visit it to be courteous and professional.

In the Visayas forums, I think it has been stressed that the 2 threads have been problematic because of unceasing exchange of "pabati-bati" or straightforward frankness at all that leads to CvC.

I don't want to repeat the same reminder all over and over again...Please for the last time, exercise being courteous and professional. Just mind our own business hopefully from now on. We know the repercussion of not heeding the moderator's warning...warn, brig, ban or worse...lock down our threads for several hours to days.

Everyone is welcome as long as they are courteous.

Lets move on and do not bring back the past. Lets discuss the terms of progress maturely and professionally. Be like leaders and not mobsters.

Maayong aga sa inyo tanan! :)

Thanks!

whyte

October 22nd, 2008, 07:24 PM

Wow! Great news for Sta Barbara! So far ang nabal-an ko nga banwa nga may
ara nga Allied (of PCI?) Miag-ao bla mo. Tani sa Oton/Leganes/San Miguel may ara man mga bigbanks nga ma open bisan ATM anay. :)

yup miag-ao man lang ang nabal-an ko nga may atm. i dont know about passi

this allied branch in sta. barbara is at the LIZ COMPLEX sa may bangga dama which right now is having finishing otuches sa ila nga front building. i msure nami na ina dira sa tubang by then. kon masenetuhan na kag maremove ang mga eyesores :lol:

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 07:34 PM

whyte

October 22nd, 2008, 07:52 PM

i did a double take when i saw this pic in my camphone
daw kanami sang contrast sang straight tapos nagcurve angd facade sang building

http://i34.tinypic.com/2irpx69.jpg

then i laughed out loud when i zoomed the pic and noticed some writings.
turned out to be nga optical illussion lang gali hahaha

http://i36.tinypic.com/bjcxmb.jpg

irong206

October 22nd, 2008, 08:41 PM

IMPRESARIO

October 23rd, 2008, 01:45 AM

latest project ko :lol:

though kulang pa ako isa ka resto sa may smallville

http://i35.tinypic.com/2vlvcps.jpg

^^excellent @whyte.

Sleepwalker

October 23rd, 2008, 02:43 AM

me too berns you deserve it kag kon my Mr. Congeniality diri sa SSC. ikaw gid ya migs ang botohon ko .very pasensiyoso ka gid sa amon tanan hehehe.

Count me in....:banana::banana::banana:

Sir Berns for moderator...Hehehehe

Aside sa pagka-pasensyoso, open-minded pa ug siya lang siguro naka-meet sa halos SSC groups like SSC-Manila, SSC-Iloilo and SSC-Cebu.

Sleepwalker

October 23rd, 2008, 02:49 AM

steadyasweroll

October 23rd, 2008, 02:53 AM

Soon to Open @ SM City Iloilo 2nd Floor
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BTW ang ma open sa The Avenue na restos, Nothing But Desserts or Desserts and More, my American Restaurant kag Italian Restaurant, Bourbons, may Billiards kunu ma open kag may isa kunu ka tennant na Korean...:)

steadyasweroll

October 23rd, 2008, 02:56 AM

Megaworld increases price of lot for city hall building
By Maricar M. Calubiran

The Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) will study the offer of the Megaworld Corporation after the latter increased its selling price for the proposed site of the new city hall building. The offer came after the ad hoc committee wrapped their report on the proposed land deal.

Mayor Jerry Treñas has given the council the task to study the offer of the corporation through its Senior Vice President for Operations Antonio T. Tan. The council was given two weeks to deliberate the matter.

In his letter dated October 20, 2008, Tan indicated that the selling price of the property for the proposed site increased from P3,000 to P3,500 per square meter for the 4,596 square meters of lot at the old airport site. The cost of the property, which is up for sale, now reaches to P16,086,000.

In the first offer, the corporation offered the property for only P3,000 per square meter.

The property the corporation is offering is specifically identified in the proposed Master Development Plan also known as the Iloilo Business Park. In the development plan, the area will host hotel facilities, office and Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) centers, retail and commercial centers among others.
Tan, in his letter stressed, "Given the scope of the development, the advantages of relocating the new city hall in the property cannot be (denied). Its prime location, development potential, proximity to business locators and easy access are just a few of the advantages, which the city government may derive from its use, and development of the Property. "

In the ad hoc committee's recommendation, the city government will sell its property at the old city hall building in Plaza Libertad. The proceeds would be used to purchase portion of the Megaworld property in the old airport for the proposed city hall building. The old city hall site is sold for P11,000 per square meter or a projected price of P24 million. The P11,000 per square meter price was based on the 2004 assessment.

Mayor Treñas also cited that there are also city councilors who prefer to build the proposed city hall building at the old site than at the old airport. The opinion of each councilor is important to come up with a united stand on the site of the new city hall, he said.

The city government has already availed a loan of P350 million from Land Bank of the Philippines and has collected millions of pesos from the unpaid taxes of government owned and controlled corporations in the city to finance the construction of the eight story city hall building. There were also proposals to decrease the number of floors to fit the funds intended for the construction.

steadyasweroll

October 23rd, 2008, 02:58 AM

ONLY IN ILOILO CITY’
Treñas ‘bungling’ new city hall plan – FDC
ILOILO City – Where in the world can you find a city government that favors the sale of a prime government property to a private entity, and later buy a portion of that property from its buyer? Only here, said the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) Iloilo Chapter.

“Our city government has not been making intelligent decisions,” said Ted Aldwin Ong, secretary-general of FDC Iloilo Chapter.

In March 2007, a month before the old Iloilo airport site was made available for bidding, FDC released a position paper urging the city government to acquire a 10-hectare share of the over

50-hectare lot, as an area for the new city hall.

FDC’s proposal went unheeded. Instead, the city government demolished the old city hall in Plaza Libertad and planned to build a new one on the same site.
Later, the city government thought of buying and renovating an old downtown building to become the new city hall.

Still later, it welcomed the idea of swapping the old city hall site for a lot at the old airport site for the new city hall, only to be discouraged by the Commission on Audit.

“This manifests the city government’s poor vision of development for the city,” said FDC.

Acquiring a lot for a new city hall complex at the old Iloilo airport could have been the first option of the city government before this prime government lot was sold to a private entity, the group stressed.

The private entity that eventually bought the old airport site is giant property developer Megaworld Corp.

Had the city government studied the matter carefully, FDC said, it could not have displaced its offices indefinitely; it could have saved more than a million pesos in expenses for the demolition of the old city hall; and it could have preserved the old city hall as a government asset given its appraised value of P24 million.

At present, a considerable number of city government departments are holding office indefinitely at a mall. Its other offices are scattered across the city.

“The impulsive tendency of Mayor Jerry Treñas has put the city government in an awkward position as far as the new city hall plan is concerned,” said Ong.

A few months ago, Megaworld offered a portion of the old airport site for the new city hall, in exchange for the lot of the old city hall.

Treñas made a counter-offer to Megaworld: the city government will just buy the lot at the old airport site while the property developer can participate in the bidding for the construction of the new city hall.

The city government will also sell the old city hall site.

While the city government believes that the new deal is a “win-win” situation, FDC believes otherwise, saying that the new deal is “another blunder of the Treñas administration.”

“We believe that prime government lots must not all be privatized but should be wisely managed by the government, and must be utilized in improving the government’s quality of service to its constituents,” stressed FDC.

The government has failed to protect public interest by selling the old Iloilo airport to a private entity, said Ong.

But FDC admitted that building the city hall to the old airport site is better than erecting one at its old site, for the following reasons:

* has a vast space for buildings
* accessible
* has a good view of Iloilo City’s business district
* has room for expansion and for trees, plants and gardens; and
* has a wide parking space.

FDC also said building a new city hall at the old airport site is consistent with the idea of the city government to develop the area as a regional hub with recreational park, information technology park, convention center and hospital./PN

steadyasweroll

October 23rd, 2008, 03:03 AM

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 03:04 AM

ONLY IN ILOILO CITY’
Treñas ‘bungling’ new city hall plan – FDC

Daw makadlaw ko di ba...political tirade then compensated with agreeing with the decision of the party involved. :lol: :lol:

Although Gerochi and Ong has a point in this but since the old airport is owned by the national government, then maybe there was a loophole why the city hall hasn't unable to acquire land before it was purchased by Megaworld.

In any cases, after the said "blunder" they all agree that the city hall be moved to Mandurriao because of being so strategic to all the districts of the city.

Now I think FDC should think about filing another case against PECO's exhorbitant fees...I wonder why the city LGU has been silent of it since the groundbreaking of the coal power plant construction in Ingore?

Anyway, because of this it has been a nightmare not only for city LGU but for businessmen and most especially residents. I wish PECO-PPC would be true to their words about cheaper power after 2010, or else its another blunder of capitalism against social responsibility.

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 03:10 AM

City Council junks Megaworld offer
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CALLE REAL - The old central business district, popularly known as Calle Real, in downtown Iloilo City is still a majestic sight at sunset. There is still hope for small and medium entrepreneurs along Calle Real after the City council junked yesterday Megaworld’s offer to transfer the New City Hall to its property in Mandurriao district. (Photo by Tara Yap)
NO deal.

The Iloilo City Council junked the “new offer” of giant property developer Megaworld Corp. selling a piece of its 54-hectare property, the at old airport site in Mandurriao district, as location for the New City Hall.

This, after Councilor Eldrid Antiquiera led the approval of a resolution denying the new offer of Megaworld. With the denial, the City Hall will revert to its old site across Plaza Libertad.

Megaworld’s offer was contained in a letter of Antonio Tan, Megaworld’s senior vice-president for operations, sent Mayor Jerry Treñas Monday. Tan offered the city government a 4,695-square meter lot in Mandurriao at P16million or P3,500 per square meter. The mayor and the city councilors met Monday to discuss the offer with Megaworld vice-president Rodolfo Quintana.

Antiquiera said that Tan’s offer “has created a lot of confusions and suspicions.” This was because Quintana emailed City Hall last October 13 offering the Megaworld lot at about P10million or P2,200 per square meter, the same price when they bought the airport site from the national government.

But before that, Treñas earlier created an ad hoc committee chaired by Vice-mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog to determine the viability of buying the Megaworld lot.

Mabilog came up with a recommendation to sell the old City Hall site for P24million or P11,000 per square meter and use the proceeds to buy the Megaworld lot.

However, several city councilors questioned the “swift increase” in Megaworld’s offer, from P10million to P16million.

“The development is very surprising with the sudden flip-flop of Megaworld offer. This is a matter of serious attention because the interest of the people of the city is at stake. We will be judged as public officials later own by our own conduct on how to deal with transactions. We have to exercise good judgment because the people are watching us,” Antiquiera stressed.

The councilor said that Quintana should have clearly explained the sudden change in their offer during the course of negotiations.

“We (Megaworld) hope the proposal merits the consideration of (the city mayor). Should further details be required or clarification be necessary, please feel free to call the undersigned,” said Tan in his letter.

Councilor Perla Zulueta said Tan’s “quotation is still subject to negotiation, thus, we are somehow assured that it’s not the figure that we really want.”

Describing it as an “attractive offer,” Tan said the advantages of relocating the New City Hall in Megaworld lot cannot be denied.
“Its prime location, development potential, proximity to business locators and easy access are just a few of the advantages which the city government may derive from its use and development of the site,” he said.

Megaworld will establish the “Iloilo Business Park” hosting hotel facilities, office and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centers, retail and commercial centers, among others at its Mandurriao property.

Then it is a no deal. Kanugon but I hope they could now push through with the construction of the new city hall after the plans have failed for Megaworld's property in Mandurriao. Because the history of the city hall's squatting odyssey since the Spanish era (except from 1936 to 1950s) needs to have its conclusion and find its own home.

It is really natural for the Philippine bureaucracy to bid for the cheapest and have the cheapest...that is the act of public procurement in our government. Once that the price has increased, then the government would raise their eyebrows and either move to a more cheaper option.

So I guess I'm not surprised at this decision.

steadyasweroll

October 23rd, 2008, 03:13 AM

para sakon done deal na ni ang city hall sa Manduriao galing damu pa sila pa utot utot bi mu kay pag ka buwas maayu naman ang e balita dayun dasun indi naman and so on...:bash::lol::)

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 03:17 AM

^^ Daw Hot and Cold bala...maayad ang balita pero pagkabwas amo na...Amo na nga cautious gid ko pagabot sa government infrastructure projects. May salig pa gid ko sa mga private investors kumpara sa government institutions. :lol: Pero ang part naman sang Megaworld, they are practicing capitalist attitudes towards acquisition...syempre they would prefer to have their own profits as well.

So rather than spending more time with negotiating, they have to act now for the construction of the City Hall in Plaza Libertad...I think if they really wanted an increase in their floor area, they need to have an additional funds for it, otherwise we would only see a 6-4 story building.

steadyasweroll

October 23rd, 2008, 03:36 AM

^^long delayed na gid ang cityhall asta subong gaka delay man gihapon pero may salig man ko gihapon ky mayor nama push through ang cityhall sa Manduriao...:)

IMPRESARIO

October 23rd, 2008, 04:51 AM

iloilocitykid

October 23rd, 2008, 05:18 AM

Increased police visibility reduces crimes in city
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Iloilo City remains peaceful as shown by the decrease in the crime volume between the months of August and September.

Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) data show that last September they have recorded 359 cases, while in the previous month, August, a total 515 cases were recorded or a decrease of 30.59 percent.

The drop in the crime volume in the entire city was attributed to the increase of police visibility, downloading of additional police personnel for patrol duty, upgrading of communication equipment and facilities, said ICPO officer in charge Senior Supt. Bartolome Tobias.

Tobias, in last week's City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) meeting, said the enhanced mobility and active participation of the community in crime prevention also contributed in the decrease of the crime volume. "The city remains peaceful," he said.

The index crimes recorded for the month of September 2008 posted at 275. In the index crime clock, 84 crimes were committed from 12:01 in the morning until 12 noon while 191 crimes took place from 12:01 pm until 12 midnight.

Index crimes are crimes against person or property such as rape, homicide, murder, physical injuries, robbery and theft. Non-index crimes are violations of special laws such as illegal gambling, illegal possession of firearms, explosives and illegal drugs.

In the report, City Proper has the most registered number of index crimes with 32; Jaro 14; Arevalo 11; Molo 10; Lapaz 10 and Mandurriao 7. The non-index crimes in August reached to 175 cases and it dropped to 84 cases in September. It decreased from 91 percent to 52 percent.

Tobias told the members of the peace council that illicit drugs trade and abuse is a situation to deal seriously considering the existence of "active drug gangs in the city." He did not mention the name of the gangs involved in the illegal drugs trade.

In the report on illegal drugs, the police have launched 12 operations. The same report did not specify the names on those arrested and volume of recovered illegal drugs such as shabu. The campaign against illegal drugs is the primary concern of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

rapuy

October 23rd, 2008, 06:07 AM

Why not build in the old molo site, where it was supposed to be in the first place. its very close to the megaworld site anyway. it's just across the river and they can built a bridge to the blvd. on the other side.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5008/moloww0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/moloww0.jpg/1/w1061.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img407/moloww0.jpg/1/)

but, i guess the MW site is the best. Things just takes too long.

^^ Yeah, I guess this one is better than going back to the old site in Plaza Libertad. The place is also strategic and its location by the river would make it look like the Malacanang Palace.

Im still hoping that they would locate in the MW site.

steadyasweroll

October 23rd, 2008, 07:22 AM

COLLIN JASPER

October 23rd, 2008, 09:13 AM

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 10:18 AM

Google Mapmaker wrongly labels Jaro River as Iloilo River (http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw=10&ll=10.72496,122.591114&spn=0.032974,0.048494&z=14). I tried correcting it but the mod denied my edit insisting it is Iloilo River. Will someone please edit it again. Thanks!

And as a response to the clamour, the Google MapMaker moderator has finally approved the name change:

Dear HabagatCentral

Your change (http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw=55&editids=gsrlxz_VJzU2f1E5KS&iwloc=0_0&dtab=moderate) has been moderated by uma. Action : Approved
Remarks : Hey thanks for the information.Also change the river tool from IIoilo river to Jaro River.

This change has total 1 approvals and 0 denials

Comments:
Yes, there is already a larger river south of this feature which is appropriately named as Iloilo River. This one rightly called Jaro River. An alternate name would be Salog River.
Iloilo River is the one that is bordering the Districts of La Paz, Mandurriao, Molo, Villa and the City Proper itself. The right location of the said river is bordering the downtown area (city proper) of Iloilo. The river that is being referred here in this Mapmaker is Jaro River and its tributaries upstream is Tigum and Aganan Rivers which intersects in the town of Pavia. If you still having doubts of the name of the river, try researching it on the history books as Ilonggos (locals of Iloilo) would always refer to this plotted river as Jaro River and Iloilo River is on the City proper in which it is an anchorage of small and medium sea-craft. (by me)

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 10:59 AM

Napocor to put up 15 gensets in Iloilo City (http://news.balita.ph/2008/10/23/iloilo-city-council-favors-old-site-for-new-cityhall/)

October 23, 2008 3:45 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Oct. 23 — The National Power Corporation (Napocor) is set to fulfill its commitment soon to this city with the installation of 15 generator sets (genset) generating 15 megawatts of electric power.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the gensets would supply the needed power and help offset the power shortage especially during the month of December when power consumers increase their consumption.

The gensets will be installed before December in a vacant lot at Brgy. Bolilao, Mandurriao and owned by Panay Electric Company (Peco).

According to Napocor area manager Engr. Nelson Homena, Napocor is honoring its commitment to the city in supplying 15 megawatts of power through a direct interconnection agreement with PECO.

Early this year, Napocor was also able to install the first batch of 15 generator sets at the Capiz Electric Cooperative compound in Panit-an, Capiz to augment power supply in the province and parts of northern Iloilo served by Capelco.

President Gloria Macapgal-Arroyo earlier ordered the Department of Energy and Napocor to solve the acute power shortage in Panay, especially in Iloilo City. Napocor is installing the gensets in provinces and cities in the country to augment the power supply on short term basis, specifically for one year to enable the local areas seek their own power source.

Treñas said the generated power from the generator sets is expected to help ease out the power shortage in the city long suffering from intermittent brownouts due to power shortage. (PNA)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 10:59 AM

kon indi man lang siguro butangan malisya ang ginasulat daw wala man siguro intensyon nga mag-inaway indi bala.it's a matter of a senaryo nga nagaistoryahanay man lang kita diri nga mag-amigohay and we are talking about many things under the sun especially more of iloilos economic growth and development.kay daw indi man nami ang istorya kon wala sense of humor indi bala.kon baga may mga pasabor langis man lang na sang aton mga migo.figure of speech bala.and besides kilala naman naton ang aton kaugalingon nga mga lugar.the stories and the history will speaks for itself. we laid down our cards to eveybody bal-an naman naton ang aton strengh and weaknesses as a city. we don't need to be doing things nga manghisa kag pabatibati kay obra lang ni sang mga insecure nga mga tawo.it's up for us kon paano naton i handle ang sitwasyon kay kabalo ako damo maalam diri kag halos propesyonal ang kalabanan naton nga mga migo diri.siling nila ang pikon laging talo.hehehe
everybody are welcome in our thread like us to their threads too as long as the feeling is mutual.pero kon magkadto man lan diri sila aton thread para mang-insulto so it's another story.dira na nila mabal-an kon ano gid ang ilonggo kon mangakig.isiguro dapat lang nga dependehan naton ang aton kaugalingon ngamga prinsipyo kag intigridad bilang ilonggo as a whole.
kon ano man ang may-ara subong nga mga development in each city i'm happy for them because it means nga naga-uswag ang pilipinas as a whole. and because we are working hard for it.long live the philippines. long live iloilo!

^^ Maayad. :)

That only serves as a reminder and nothing else. Because even the nicest of words can still be put into malice...that's why we also have to be careful with the words that we use. ;) Kay basi pag-abot sa madasun nga bilog nga bulan, all hell breaks loose again (this I noticed within the past encounters of CvC between us and them, heated arguments and discussions always occur during full moon....) :D and usually based on history, it starts with bati-bati.

But again, if we are being disturbed here in our thread which its own intention is to pull down, then that's the time we take action. Although it is also encouraged to accept constructive criticisms from non-Iloilo forumers...as long as it is constructive and not destructive and malicious. In our part, let us be mature and professional in handling hard situations.

Also nobody is saying that we should only post "feel good" news and developments, because in the end of the day we still have to face reality. We do not have to choose between idealistic and realistic, we strive to understand both and have their ends meet. Therefore, giving a bigger and more accurate picture of the developments that we all want to hear.

So lets just be careful with the words. Nobody's restricting the words we say. Ok lang tani kon personal nga istorya kay lain man di sa forums. :)

Pasensya na if I already stepped over my limits as a regular forumer. :)

Ang akon lang ya tak-an na ko na. Text na lang kitanay kung diin para mabal-an. :lol:

Kung may mangbastos lang di masulod sa thread... bal an ta lang!

Wala ko ya ga lurk sa iba na thread... panay wide lang ko ya ah! :lol:

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 11:00 AM

IBC reminds public to celebrate Christmas simply (http://news.balita.ph/2008/10/23/ibc-reminds-public-to-celebrate-christmas-simply/)

October 23, 2008 12:45 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Oct. 23 – The Iloilo Business Club has reminded the public to celebrate the forthcoming Christmas season in simple but meaningful ways.

IBC executive director Leah Lara, said that because of the high cost of living nowadays including the food commodities that it would be best for the public to deviate from their old practices by celebrating their Christmas in a simple manner.

She said that if before there were really grand parties with lots of food on the table, now the people should be more conscious on their spending.

“The malls are also giving good bargains just so people would be able to afford to buy their basic needs,” Lara commented.

She added that although the local businesses are not directly affected by the financial crisis, yet it seems that the businessmen would rather “wait and see” on what will happen next in the global scenario and not pursue their business plans now.

She said that in Iloilo city the businesses are quite melancholic due to the economic meltdown. (PNA)

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 11:02 AM

Ang akon lang ya tak-an na ko na. Text na lang kitanay kung diin para mabal-an. :lol:

Kung may mangbastos lang di masulod sa thread... bal an ta lang!

Wala ko ya ga lurk sa iba na thread... panay wide lang ko ya ah! :lol:

That is why it is highly encouraged to mind our own business from now on and practice courtesy even here in our threads. I think I wouldn't repeat the same advisory again from the moderators.

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 11:06 AM

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 11:08 AM

Metrobank Foundation signifies to help rehabilitate Iloilo City’s typhoon-damaged library
(http://news.balita.ph/2008/10/23/metrobank-foundation-signifies-to-help-rehabilitate-iloilo-citys-typhoon-damaged-library/) October 23, 2008 12:45 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Oct. 23 – Metrobank Foundation’s rehabilitation assistance to Iloilo City did not end with the renovation of the Jaro big market and a micro-finance facility to typhoon affected vendors here.

Just recently, the foundation’s executive secretary for Visayas Andrea Pio communicated with the office of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas about its intention to help rehabilitate the typhoon-damaged library of a public school here.

Pio said their head office has already requested the mayor’s office through Ma. Mathilde Octavio, city executive assistant to help them identify the school.

Octavio initially endorsed the Jaro National High School for the project because it’s one of the worst hit schools during the calamity.

Pio said the fund for the project will be taken from the Doña Victoria Ty Tan Memorial Fund.

She said the Metrobank Foundation has also requested for the cost estimates of the renovation.

Octavio said that the city government is willing to accept Metrobank's proposal to give them free hand over the renovation and just turn it over to the school once completed instead of releasing money directly to the school.

One month after typhoon Frank hit Iloilo City, the Metrobank Foundation through the Global Business Power Corporation (GPBC) undertook the rehabilitation of the Jaro big market worth P1.5 million.

It also partnered with the Iloilo Economic Development (ILED) Foundation and the Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc (TSKI), a lending institution here, where it extended P500,000 seed money for the micro-finance facility that was made available to vendors at the Jaro big market. (PNA)

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 11:09 AM

Iloilo City to launch Oplan Kaluluwa (http://news.balita.ph/2008/10/23/iloilo-city-to-launch-oplan-kaluluwa/)
October 23, 2008 11:44 am by pna

ILOILO CITY, Oct. 23 — The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) will be launching the Oplan Kaluluwa this coming October 31 in time for the observance of the All Saints’ Day.

ICPO Dir. Bartolome Tobias said that during their Oplan Kaluluwa all policemen will be on red alert and that there will be checkpoints to be set up in different parts of the city particularly in the cemeteries.

There will also be Police Assistance Centers to be set up in the cemeteries as part of the intensified police visibility to make sure that those who would be visiting their dead loved ones would be secure.

Liquor ban and gambling will be prohibited inside the cemetery.

Aside from the intensified police visibility in the cemeteries, there will also be policemen deployed in the bus and jeepney terminals because of the expected influx of passengers.

“We will also be vigilant on street crimes like snatching,”ICPO Dir. Tobias said.

He added that they will also closely monitor and deploy some policemen in the malls. (PNA)

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 11:15 AM

Iloilo City council favors old site for new cityhall (http://news.balita.ph/2008/10/23/iloilo-city-council-favors-old-site-for-new-cityhall/)
October 23, 2008 3:45 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Oct 23 — Majority of the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod here are in favor of constructing the new cityhall at its old site fronting Plaza Libertad in the city soonest due to frequent escalation of land value.

Vice Mayor Jed Mabilog, chair of the adhoc committee tasked by city mayor Jerry P. Treñas, also expressed disappointment over the second offer of Megaworld Corp. which increases its first offer of some P10 million to more than P16 million in its second offer over its Lot 3 property covering 4,596 square meters at the old airport site in Mandurriao district.

The lot in question is envisioned to host the new cityhall which Treñas said has ample space for parking and other open spaces.

The land appraisal committee composed of city assessor Nelson Parreño, city planning officer Jose Roni Peñaloza and city treasurer Katherine Tingzon is currently studying the second Megaworld offer.

The appraisal committee will determine the land price of Megaworld and submit a report to the city council before the end of October to guide the local legislators in their decision making regarding the new cityhall site.

Councilors Irene Ong, Ely Estante and Jeffrey Ganzon were the first to signify opposition to the proposed transfer of new cityhall at the Megaworld property, saying the move will virtually kill the small business at the central business district (CBD) or Calle Real here.

Other councilors namely Erwin Plagata, Eldrid Antiquera, Perla Zulueta and Jose Espinosa III also expressed opposition to the proposed sale and cityhall transfer because of the increased price offer.

Antiquera, in city council regular session last October 22, moved for the rejection of the Megaworld offer by sponsoring a resolution denying the October 20 offer of Megaworld through Antonio T. Tan, SVP for Operations.

Zulueta said she has no choice in the selection of the lot but construction of the new cityhall should start immediately since Iloilo is the only urbanized city in the country without a cityhall.

Treñas said that it will take 18 months to construct an 8-storey building for the new cityhall and he will not be around anymore to see its completion by 2010.

The city has contracted last year a loan of P350 million with Landbank of the Philippines to be used in the construction of a new cityhall.

If the plan materializes, the new cityhall will be built in the same old location covering some 2,100 square meters.(PNA)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 11:19 AM

labay ko bago lang sa Amigo, gin open nila ayun ang entrance sa my Iznart St., nami gid ang mall, classy, Fashion Group lang na shop na kita ko, la ko ka kuha pic ky damu tawu ga tambay sa guwa, daw dali na lang gid ang opening ni... hehe...:)

Nice updates! :banana:

Hmmm lapit na lang na mag open, inde abtan December. Ano ayhan ma open da man?

More likely 2nd - 3rd week of November full blast na!

That is why it is highly encouraged to mind our own business from now on and practice courtesy even here in our threads. I think I wouldn't repeat the same advisory again from the moderators.

Noted!

Andam lang may mangbastos di! Mo lang na ya akon ah! Bang bang! :lol:
This is our Home....

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 11:25 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 11:38 AM

Iloilo City hits 80% on BPOs’ rating (http://news.balita.ph/2008/10/23/iloilo-city-hits-80-on-bpos-rating/)
October 23, 2008 12:45 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Oct. 23 - This city is faring a high 80 percent in the standards of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) locators.

This was the assessment of Iloilo Business Club (IBC) executive director Lea Lara referring to BPO prospects presented by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) during the National Competitive Council forum at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Manila recently.

Lara, said that BPAP prescribed the standard criteria for cities to ideally host prospective BPOs.

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

Of the 100 percent benchmark, Lara explained that BPAP cited the main requirements including rich human resources, 50 percent; infrastructure, 30 percent, business-friendliness, 15 percent and cost of doing business, five percent.

Mayor Jerry Treñas, said the city’s strategic location, big and quality pool of human resources, low cost-of-living expenses, low real estate cost and average base pay and presence of major communication networks with fiber optics connection attract BPOs.

Lara, said that BPOs are “very excited” with the future opening of Megaworld’s P1.5 billion Iloilo Business Park at the 54-hectare old airport site in Mandurriao district.

Iloilo and neighboring Bacolod have been considered as “next wave cities” ideal to host BPO locators.

Iloilo City hosts giant firms like Teletech, e-PLDT Ventus and Callbox and several small companies hiring some 3,000 employees.

Bacolod City has three major call centers including Teleperformance, Teletech and Convergys, among others hiring some 4,000 workers.

Lara said Iloilo may have an advantage in producing close to 20,000 graduates while Bacolod has only some 6,000 graduates.

Iloilo needs to establish more IT parks, which is a magnet for investors due to Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PESA) accreditation, so it offers several tax holidays and incentives to businesses.

Treñas, said giant property developer Ayala Group of Companies has set eyes on two-hectare site in Barangay San Rafael in Mandurriao to put up a four-storey IT park. (PNA)

^^ Park or IT Building? Nagalingin na gid ulo ko. :nuts: :lol:

Nice one Berns!

Of the 100 percent benchmark, Lara explained that BPAP cited the main requirements including rich human resources, 50 percent; infrastructure, 30 percent, business-friendliness, 15 percent and cost of doing business, five percent.

Based on these criteria... I think we are now improving/providing solutions in Infra and Cost of doing business... and improve the business friendliness atmosphere as well. We cannot deny the fact that the attrition rate in Call Centers hovers from 25-32%... though this statistic is biased to MM. I think the attrition rate in out MM is not that high given the highly competitive and piracy of human resources here in MM. So a steady supply of quality manpower is needed. :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 11:47 AM

^^

By all means you should! Kumbinsing! :banana:

Just give it a try especially the Paborito Meals. :banana:

Ilongkodaku

October 23rd, 2008, 12:22 PM

[QUOTE=incognito_rn;26994358]Why not build in the old molo site, where it was supposed to be in the first place. its very close to the megaworld site anyway. it's just across the river and they can built a bridge to the blvd. on the other side.
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^^^^
If I were to ask where to build the new City Hall, I would prefer on this site..

hello lang gali sa tanan!:)

eonynx

October 23rd, 2008, 03:14 PM

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
City abandons claim on UPV
By Lydia C. Pendon

THE University of the Visayas (UPV) Iloilo City campus will remain on its lot after the main proponent abandoned efforts to have the state university's land area and buildings be returned to the City Government.

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr. told a radio interview Tuesday that he was responsible for setting the pace of recovery and return of the three-hectare UPV property to the City Government.

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The former Iloilo City Congressman said he had a talk more than 10 years ago with then UP president Francisco Nemenzo for the return of the UPV property so that the city hall will be back to its old site.

UPV has an expansive property in Miagao, Iloilo, some 40-kilometer south of this city that houses its graduate studies, fisheries and other social sciences courses.

The old city hall is the current UPV site bounded by the streets of Delgado, Infante, Gen Luna and Matias Ybiernas in the city proper.

Then city hall officials led by then city Presidente (mayor) Eulogio Garganera (1934-1937) donated the property to attract the university officials to come and establish a school in this city known as the University of the Philippines Iloilo City (UPIC) as a branch of its main Diliman campus.

Gonzalez admitted that the proposal for return of the property to the city government did not materialized due to then city mayor Mansueto Malabor's action in launching a ground-breaking ceremony to transfer the city hall to a city-owned lot in Molo district.

"The transfer effort was stopped by the acts of Malabor and Nemenzo and the rest of university officials decided not to continue the return negotiations of the property anymore," Gonzalez said.

The justice secretary gave his reaction over the failed return of UPV property to the City Government amid talks in seeking a suitable site for hosting the new city hall.

The old city hall fronting Plaza Libertad here was demolished early this year and there are plans to relocate the city hall at the Megaworld property located at the old airport site in Mandurriao district. (LCP)

From : Sunstar Iloilo

i guess, it is but logical for upv to maintain a campus in the city. if the up system can maintain various campuses within the national capital region, why not do the same with other up campuses in other regions? the pull of iloilo city as the center of education and a strategic location is just too much to ignore. the dislocation of a university institution in favor of a city hall is a non-issue, imo. although the present upv-iloilo city was the site of the old city hall, some histories are better off just that- to remain a history.

eonynx

October 23rd, 2008, 03:44 PM

City Council junks Megaworld offer
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CALLE REAL - The old central business district, popularly known as Calle Real, in downtown Iloilo City is still a majestic sight at sunset. There is still hope for small and medium entrepreneurs along Calle Real after the City council junked yesterday Megaworld’s offer to transfer the New City Hall to its property in Mandurriao district. (Photo by Tara Yap)
NO deal.

The Iloilo City Council junked the “new offer” of giant property developer Megaworld Corp. selling a piece of its 54-hectare property, the at old airport site in Mandurriao district, as location for the New City Hall.

This, after Councilor Eldrid Antiquiera led the approval of a resolution denying the new offer of Megaworld. With the denial, the City Hall will revert to its old site across Plaza Libertad.

Megaworld’s offer was contained in a letter of Antonio Tan, Megaworld’s senior vice-president for operations, sent Mayor Jerry Treñas Monday. Tan offered the city government a 4,695-square meter lot in Mandurriao at P16million or P3,500 per square meter. The mayor and the city councilors met Monday to discuss the offer with Megaworld vice-president Rodolfo Quintana.

Antiquiera said that Tan’s offer “has created a lot of confusions and suspicions.” This was because Quintana emailed City Hall last October 13 offering the Megaworld lot at about P10million or P2,200 per square meter, the same price when they bought the airport site from the national government.

But before that, Treñas earlier created an ad hoc committee chaired by Vice-mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog to determine the viability of buying the Megaworld lot.

Mabilog came up with a recommendation to sell the old City Hall site for P24million or P11,000 per square meter and use the proceeds to buy the Megaworld lot.

However, several city councilors questioned the “swift increase” in Megaworld’s offer, from P10million to P16million.

“The development is very surprising with the sudden flip-flop of Megaworld offer. This is a matter of serious attention because the interest of the people of the city is at stake. We will be judged as public officials later own by our own conduct on how to deal with transactions. We have to exercise good judgment because the people are watching us,” Antiquiera stressed.

The councilor said that Quintana should have clearly explained the sudden change in their offer during the course of negotiations.

“We (Megaworld) hope the proposal merits the consideration of (the city mayor). Should further details be required or clarification be necessary, please feel free to call the undersigned,” said Tan in his letter.

Councilor Perla Zulueta said Tan’s “quotation is still subject to negotiation, thus, we are somehow assured that it’s not the figure that we really want.”

Describing it as an “attractive offer,” Tan said the advantages of relocating the New City Hall in Megaworld lot cannot be denied.
“Its prime location, development potential, proximity to business locators and easy access are just a few of the advantages which the city government may derive from its use and development of the site,” he said.

Megaworld will establish the “Iloilo Business Park” hosting hotel facilities, office and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centers, retail and commercial centers, among others at its Mandurriao property.

personally, i'm not really keen for the city hall to move within the megaworld proposed cbd area. although, if it will materialize, that's also fine. i'm thinking along the american lines here which can be encapsulized in it's micro version for iloilo city. washington dc is the seat of american politics. wall street in the east is the seat of finance while hollywood in the pacific is the seat of american films and glamour.

since the slowly emerging megaworld cbd will no doubt be where the upscale commercial and business establishments will gravitate, leaving it as it is could be the wise move. the old city proper could be designated by the city as a mixed of heritage and developments site for which the present site of the old city hall could once again be constructed. the design could be along the lines of the heritage thrusts of the city. historic yet modern at the same time. classic yet avant garde.

besides, what local government could ignore the iloilo river? in the UK, the british government (not sure if it's the building of the prime minister or the parialiament) is situated along river thames. it's charming, scenic, iconic, and well-preserved. this complements the romantic looking and post-card quality river thames which, i'm sure is more well-maintained than our iloilo river. if only our city planners can think along these lines: a classically designed building to complement perfectly a well-maintained river, that may do well.

imo, the megaworld cbd can very much take care of itself.

iloilocitykid

October 23rd, 2008, 04:00 PM

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 04:10 PM

3K workers? That's a lot...:)

That is still not proportionate to the number of graduating students per year as compared to the number of ideal workforce for BPOs. Majority of the 20,000 still goes diaspora.

That is why it is needed to utilize this labor force by ourselves as our local capital. All we need is a good/transparent local governance, stable and CHEAP electricity. And the investors would surely like to invest in our city and province.

iloilocitykid

October 23rd, 2008, 04:10 PM

^^
Thanks for the Info Kid.

Sa diin da dampi CB sa Atrium? Cant seems to remember. :banana:

Any picture of "Ciao"?

Beside the 2nd floor of Mcdo, on the right side. :)

Anyway, here's an archive dating back to 2007

Say Hello to Great Italian Cooking: Ciao! Pizza and Pasta Station opens

Metro-Iloilo now has Ciao! Pizza and Pasta Station to fulfill your gastronomic cravings for authentic yet affordable Italian food.

This fast-rising pizza and pasta restaurant that opened a few months ago with two branches at the foodcourt of The Atrium Mall and at corner Jalandoni-Gen. Luna Streets is one of the latest addition to the mushrooming dining hubs in the city nowadays.

"Ciao!" which literally means "hello" in Italian is now a favorite gathering place of Ilonggo yuppies and food lovers. The resto serves easy-on-the-pocket pizza and pasta specialties.

For only P35, you can have a great Classico Pizza filled with tasty Italian tomato, mozzarella cheese and a choice between think or thin crust at the same price. Likewise, it also comes with other delectable flavors like Ciao Pomodoro, Pepperoni, Tuna, Chicken, Ground Beef and Bacon. To spice up your senses and cravings, you can have a luscious twist by putting great "add ons" on your favorite pizza such as veggies for only P5 (mushrooms, pineapple, black olives, sweet pepper, tomato or white onion) and choice meat for P7 (beef, chicken, tuna, bacon, salami or pepperoni).

Ciao! has "La Casa Especiale" (House Specialty) pizzas. For instance, fulfill your cravings with Chef’s Choice pizza, an exciting topping of selected chicken, beef, bacon and pineapple. Supreme Special pizza is a tasty fusion of pepperoni, beef, bell pepper, white onion and pineapple. Other luscious house specialty pizzas are Margarita, Bacon Mushroom, Chicken Overload, Hawaiian Delight, Tuna Delght, Purely Veggies and Protein Overload.

They come in truly Italian flavors like Pomodoro, Al Pancetta, Al Funghi (tasty mushroom-filled pasta toppings), Supremo(mixture of ham, beef and mushroom), Al Verdura (luscious yet healthy veggie-topped pasta), Especiale, Hawaiino, Gourmando (gourmet styled-pasta) and Bolognese.

Authentic pasta specialties on-the-go are a must. With the exciting but scrumptious P38 Classico Pasta, you will have "add ons" like selected veggies and meat. To add more excitement you can choose between pasta and macaroni for your meal.

Ciao's pizzas are the newest and probably the first square pizza in Iloilo.

Likewise, diners and food lovers will definitely find the restaurant a perfect sanctuary for relaxation. The Jalandoni Street branch of Ciao! has a minimalist interior that youngsters and art lovers would love.

Ciao! also has an amiable and customer-oriented staff.

So have a bite of the newest Italian pizza and savor excellent pasta on-the-go at Ciao! Pizza and Pasta Station.

iloilocitykid

October 23rd, 2008, 04:12 PM

^^ gradually making its name as the country's largest chicken barbecue restaurant/fastfood....."Barato na manamit pa! KUMBINSING! :cheers:

They're targetting 100 branches by the end of this year. :)

eonynx

October 23rd, 2008, 04:13 PM

Iloilo City hits 80% on BPOs’ rating (http://news.balita.ph/2008/10/23/iloilo-city-hits-80-on-bpos-rating/)
October 23, 2008 12:45 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Oct. 23 - This city is faring a high 80 percent in the standards of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) locators.

This was the assessment of Iloilo Business Club (IBC) executive director Lea Lara referring to BPO prospects presented by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) during the National Competitive Council forum at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Manila recently.

Lara, said that BPAP prescribed the standard criteria for cities to ideally host prospective BPOs.

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

Of the 100 percent benchmark, Lara explained that BPAP cited the main requirements including rich human resources, 50 percent; infrastructure, 30 percent, business-friendliness, 15 percent and cost of doing business, five percent.

Mayor Jerry Treñas, said the city’s strategic location, big and quality pool of human resources, low cost-of-living expenses, low real estate cost and average base pay and presence of major communication networks with fiber optics connection attract BPOs.

Lara, said that BPOs are “very excited” with the future opening of Megaworld’s P1.5 billion Iloilo Business Park at the 54-hectare old airport site in Mandurriao district.

Iloilo and neighboring Bacolod have been considered as “next wave cities” ideal to host BPO locators.

Iloilo City hosts giant firms like Teletech, e-PLDT Ventus and Callbox and several small companies hiring some 3,000 employees.

Bacolod City has three major call centers including Teleperformance, Teletech and Convergys, among others hiring some 4,000 workers.

Lara said Iloilo may have an advantage in producing close to 20,000 graduates while Bacolod has only some 6,000 graduates.

Iloilo needs to establish more IT parks, which is a magnet for investors due to Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PESA) accreditation, so it offers several tax holidays and incentives to businesses.

Treñas, said giant property developer Ayala Group of Companies has set eyes on two-hectare site in Barangay San Rafael in Mandurriao to put up a four-storey IT park. (PNA)

nice but just lines of caution on this bpo phenomenon though. an industry that is very dependent on the health of foreign economies is still a volatile industry. industries that are generated by local demand are the more stable ones. that said, we should snare a healthy share of this bpo business fad but i hope we'll invest more on things that are the relative strengths and domestic driven industries of our province namely: agriculture and fisheries, education, irrigation, farm-to-market roads, infrastructure and power.

an industry that is driven primarily by foreign demand and foreign dynamics has many built-in risks that are beyond the control of our economy as a host of these foreign investments. no wonder, in many respects, Gross Domestic Product is a more accurate gauge of the economy compared to the Gross National Product (which includes foreign accounting of the local economy). Case in point, demand for rice (a commodity that is domestic driven and considered a necessity) will have little fluctuation in hard economic times, whether that hardship is local or global in nature.

but demand for bpo services, overseas expansion, and additional investments are sensitive to the global economic flutuations as americans clamp down on their expenditures and overstretched credits and as US companies become more conservative in their business expansions and projections because of the sudden scarcity of capital due to the impending US recession. if i have my way, the overseas sensitive bpos should be used more as a diversifying move to further strengthen our economy with a healthy combination of agricultural, industrial, IT and service sector economies rather than being viewed as a saviour industry which, it really is not.

anyway, nice ratings we have there.

iloilocitykid

October 23rd, 2008, 04:14 PM

eonynx

October 23rd, 2008, 04:26 PM

^^nice expansion plans!

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 04:30 PM

But it's also a sign that BPO is not monopolizing our graduates. :)

Yeah....but it is also a sign that we should perk up our business sector...well, I think I would understand why the businessmen and entrepreneurs and hard capitalists are very cautious about investing today...so even if the government seems to be sturdy in its declaration that we could weather out this crisis, we still have to face it.

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 04:34 PM

nice but just lines of caution on this bpo phenomenon though. an industry that is very dependent on the health of foreign economies is still a volatile industry. industries that are generated by local demand are the more stable ones. that said, we should snare a healthy share of this bpo business fad but i hope we'll invest more on things that are the relative strengths and domestic driven industries of our province namely: agriculture and fisheries, education, irrigation, farm-to-market roads, infrastructure and power.

an industry that is driven primarily by foreign demand and foreign dynamics has many built-in risks that are beyond the control of our economy as a host of these foreign investments. no wonder, in many respects, Gross Domestic Product is a more accurate gauge of the economy compared to the Gross National Product (which includes foreign accounting of the local economy). Case in point, demand for rice (a commodity that is domestic driven and considered a necessity) will have little fluctuation in hard economic times, whether that hardship is local or global in nature.

but demand for bpo services, overseas expansion, and additional investments are sensitive to the global economic flutuations as americans clamp down on their expenditures and overstretched credits and as US companies become more conservative in their business expansions and projections because of the sudden scarcity of capital due to the impending US recession. if i have my way, the overseas sensitive bpos should be used more as a diversifying move to further strengthen our economy with a healthy combination of agricultural, industrial, IT and service sector economies rather than being viewed as a saviour industry which, it really is not.

anyway, nice ratings we have there.
Exactly. Although BPO is a sunshine industry that would bring billions of buckeroos in the coffers and jobs to many...but I may as well compare this to the once booming sugar economy of Western Visayas...they have similar concepts, patterns, policies that resemble the once magnum sugar industry which was the colony's primary export to the Americans and the rest of the world during the American Colonial Era.

IMPRESARIO

October 23rd, 2008, 04:54 PM

iloilocitykid

October 23rd, 2008, 05:05 PM

IMPRESARIO

October 23rd, 2008, 05:11 PM

Ang akon lang ya tak-an na ko na. Text na lang kitanay kung diin para mabal-an. :lol:

Kung may mangbastos lang di masulod sa thread... bal an ta lang!

Wala ko ya ga lurk sa iba na thread... panay wide lang ko ya ah! :lol:

^^heheh, nobody contacted you yet? :lol:
It's hard to deal with people you don't see, only a made up name and not showing their Faces here on ssc. He/she could be anywhere in the world or just right in your own backyard" ika nga.

I wouldn't mind the detractors, it is just giving me a bad headache,The mods can have them. heheh. Let's just concentrate on our own threads for now on. As bernie has laboriously and redundantly reiterated.

Hi Lurkers! :cheers2:

IMPRESARIO

October 23rd, 2008, 05:14 PM

Well, not just the city but the metro area.

of course,kid, of course. MIGEDC.

habagatcentral1

October 23rd, 2008, 05:16 PM

irong206

October 23rd, 2008, 06:36 PM

hi to everybody lang da a!ang paghidaet sa aton tanan.i am very much hopeful nga tani we can have our city hall erected as expected.amo pa naman ini ang pinakalegacy sang present administration sang aton siyudad para man lang may ipabugal sila sa pagpangampanya nila sa 2010.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 06:52 PM

The Province should focus on agriculture and fisheries, irrigation,farm-to-market roads, tourism,infrastructure and power. While the city must focus on BPO's , education,Banking/Finance and Tourism/Heritage conservation.

I like this idea! We could readily adapt this and I think thi is practiced by MIGEDC! :)

^^heheh, nobody contacted you yet? :lol:
It's hard to deal with people you don't see, only a made up name and not showing their Faces here on ssc. He/she could be anywhere in the world or just right in your own backyard" ika nga.

I wouldn't mind the detractors, it is just giving me a bad headache,The mods can have them. heheh. Let's just concentrate on our own threads for now on. As bernie has laboriously and redundantly reiterated.

Hi Lurkers! :cheers2:

Wala gid! Stand by lang ko ah!
For the meantime kung may masulod di nga malain ginhawa, ari na sabat ko ah! :D Troll Extinguisher!

http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/3/10/23/f_FireEX2m_6623af7.jpg

hi to everybody lang da a!ang paghidaet sa aton tanan.i am very much hopeful nga tani we can have our city hall erected as expected.amo pa naman ini ang pinakalegacy sang present administration sang aton siyudad para man lang may ipabugal sila sa pagpangampanya nila sa 2010.

Amen gid!

irong206

October 23rd, 2008, 07:35 PM

The Province should focus on agriculture and fisheries, irrigation,farm-to-market roads, tourism,infrastructure and power. While the city must focus on BPO's , education,Banking/Finance and Tourism/Heritage conservation.

agree gid ako.dapat masustain sang aton province ang city sang pagkaon like rice,meat,fish,dairy products lalo na subong may AAA abatoir na kita sa city,nfa are buying palay in high price.no need to import rice from other places.another gasto sa budget sang gobyerno.dapat balanse lang ang province kag city when it comes to necessary needs and commodities .ang city naman will cater all the latest fad and fashion in town para ipakita sa aton mga pumuluyo ang mga bag-o kag sophisticated nga mga brands and models sang mga gamit from foreign land or local.
.pero as what you have said dapat gid tagaan importansiya ang farm to market roads, power supply kag infrastracture sa aton mga kaumhan para in the long run ang tawo didto madali malab-ot sang information dessimination campaign.madali mapaintiendi sang mga bag-o nga ideya kag tecknolohiya.
in the long run ti educated and intilligent ilonggo people.ti sin-o pa na sa ila mahambal sang manol kag buki?

irong206

October 23rd, 2008, 07:45 PM

^^ Yeah..That's what I thought so....Hmmmm....Kapoy magin sirang-plaka nga daan...mas maayo na lang kon mind our own business na lang kag maghipos kita...basta wala lang hilabtanay nga malain kag indi lang magubra sing malain diri sa thread naton.

I wish this would be the last time that I would be reminding because I'm already getting annoying and stepping myself beyond my authorities as a local forumer.

sorry lang migs ha indi ko lang mapunggan may nagsulod lang sa pinsar ko abi e ilonggohon ko lang,i hope indi sarcastic.para ni sa tanan "ang hilo samtang indi ini mabugto kag maubos derecho gid na ang pagtahi niya samtang ginasikadan ang makina"dalom no .peace!

whyte

October 23rd, 2008, 09:01 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 09:04 PM

^^
@ Irong

Madalom gid migs... basta ako ya naka ready to defend mode! Para sa akon ang Iloilo daw babaye... kung sya bastoson... ay te pasensyahanay na lang. I won't take it sitting down esp WITHIN this thread!

Basta cool lang ta ah! lets move forward na lang!

Pasensya na Berns. Wala ko ya bal an gapasugot bastoson akon Banwa. The reason why I choose the inForum name. :)

Basta Im thankful damo man da ready to defend anytime be it word war or mano y mano! :lol:

Basta sige lang ta di ya... may sabat na sa mga peste! Ari o... pagsulod spray dayon! :banana: :lol:

http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/3/10/23/f_FireEX2m_6623af7.jpg

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 09:10 PM

as reported kaina sa local news

BAD NEWS :bash:

* an upcoming power crises is set to hit the country affecting mostly the visayas region mostly the island of panay
GOOD NEWS :banana:

* a singaporean firm has already inspected the province and it has concluded that it is feasible to build a power plant powered bu rice husk (lab-hang). it can have a 5MW output. they said the current supply of labhang can last up to 10yers.

* the concepcion coal power plant will be built starting this december

Great news! Sa amon banwa may duwa na ka rice mill... so pwede gid ma recycle ini para magamit! :) :banana:

Awesome! Concepcion Plant will push thru... if it will be finished witihn 2 years... come late 2010 or early 2011 our power supply will stabilize! And this will give us time to GO Green! :banana:

irong206

October 23rd, 2008, 09:15 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 09:17 PM

Beside the 2nd floor of Mcdo, on the right side. :)

Anyway, here's an archive dating back to 2007

Say Hello to Great Italian Cooking: Ciao! Pizza and Pasta Station opens

Metro-Iloilo now has Ciao! Pizza and Pasta Station to fulfill your gastronomic cravings for authentic yet affordable Italian food.

This fast-rising pizza and pasta restaurant that opened a few months ago with two branches at the foodcourt of The Atrium Mall and at corner Jalandoni-Gen. Luna Streets is one of the latest addition to the mushrooming dining hubs in the city nowadays.

"Ciao!" which literally means "hello" in Italian is now a favorite gathering place of Ilonggo yuppies and food lovers. The resto serves easy-on-the-pocket pizza and pasta specialties.

For only P35, you can have a great Classico Pizza filled with tasty Italian tomato, mozzarella cheese and a choice between think or thin crust at the same price. Likewise, it also comes with other delectable flavors like Ciao Pomodoro, Pepperoni, Tuna, Chicken, Ground Beef and Bacon. To spice up your senses and cravings, you can have a luscious twist by putting great "add ons" on your favorite pizza such as veggies for only P5 (mushrooms, pineapple, black olives, sweet pepper, tomato or white onion) and choice meat for P7 (beef, chicken, tuna, bacon, salami or pepperoni).

Ciao! has "La Casa Especiale" (House Specialty) pizzas. For instance, fulfill your cravings with Chef’s Choice pizza, an exciting topping of selected chicken, beef, bacon and pineapple. Supreme Special pizza is a tasty fusion of pepperoni, beef, bell pepper, white onion and pineapple. Other luscious house specialty pizzas are Margarita, Bacon Mushroom, Chicken Overload, Hawaiian Delight, Tuna Delght, Purely Veggies and Protein Overload.

They come in truly Italian flavors like Pomodoro, Al Pancetta, Al Funghi (tasty mushroom-filled pasta toppings), Supremo(mixture of ham, beef and mushroom), Al Verdura (luscious yet healthy veggie-topped pasta), Especiale, Hawaiino, Gourmando (gourmet styled-pasta) and Bolognese.

Authentic pasta specialties on-the-go are a must. With the exciting but scrumptious P38 Classico Pasta, you will have "add ons" like selected veggies and meat. To add more excitement you can choose between pasta and macaroni for your meal.

Ciao's pizzas are the newest and probably the first square pizza in Iloilo.

Likewise, diners and food lovers will definitely find the restaurant a perfect sanctuary for relaxation. The Jalandoni Street branch of Ciao! has a minimalist interior that youngsters and art lovers would love.

Ciao! also has an amiable and customer-oriented staff.

So have a bite of the newest Italian pizza and savor excellent pasta on-the-go at Ciao! Pizza and Pasta Station.

Thanks for posting this Kid! And all the info. :)
So this is still operating to this day, isn't it? I haven't noticed this last January.

They're targetting 100 branches by the end of this year. :)

Great! And I can see they can clearly reach this goal! Go go go! :banana:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 23rd, 2008, 09:35 PM

^^

:cheers:

____________

NEW ILOILO PORT MANAGEMENT

OVER 300 laborers at the Iloilo River Wharf fear losing their jobs.
Soon, a private company will take over the operations of the Iloilo port.
The private company is Prudential Brokerage Services Inc.
Dock workers at the port have no idea if the company will hire them to work at the port.
What is only certain, according to Philippine Ports Authority – Iloilo Manager Franciso Salem, is that separation fee will be given to port workers who will be laid off.
Dock workers have been hoping that the new port management will keep their services.
____________

So PPA will be out of the picture... Hopefully this new management will be better... or will continue to do what PPA has started. Lessen corruption and TONG in the area. Any idea about this new management?

COLLIN JASPER

October 24th, 2008, 01:27 AM

COLLIN JASPER

October 24th, 2008, 01:39 AM

Updates and Photos of Tagbak Terminal will be posted tonight.

habagatcentral1

October 24th, 2008, 02:00 AM

I like this idea! We could readily adapt this and I think thi is practiced by MIGEDC! :)

Wala gid! Stand by lang ko ah!
For the meantime kung may masulod di nga malain ginhawa, ari na sabat ko ah! :D Troll Extinguisher
Amen gid!

sorry lang migs ha indi ko lang mapunggan may nagsulod lang sa pinsar ko abi e ilonggohon ko lang,i hope indi sarcastic.para ni sa tanan "ang hilo samtang indi ini mabugto kag maubos derecho gid na ang pagtahi niya samtang ginasikadan ang makina"dalom no .peace!

Pero ako, indi nyo ko ginbastos sa sini nga paliwat-liwat na aviso?

Sorry but what do you get in repeating this same topic all over again? Can we just move along with the discussion because we are really wasting our posts reminding and repeating the same thing? Please stop it and move along because katalaka na gid sige paliwat-liwat na diskusyunar? Kay wala naman gapanghilabot na sa aton subong.

Thanks kag tani ulihi ko na ni nga aviso.

steadyasweroll

October 24th, 2008, 02:29 AM

COLLIN JASPER

October 24th, 2008, 02:37 AM

More Photos
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Valeria, Delgado Area
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Italian Restaurant Soon to open
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Some smallville photos

steadyasweroll

October 24th, 2008, 02:40 AM

No City Hall until 2010?
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas could finish his third and last term as this city’s chief executive without seeing a new and finished city hall. Vice Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said it would be impossible for the city government to finish constructing a new city hall by May 2010, granting that the construction will commence before this year ends.

Treñas said it will take 18 months to construct an eight-storey building for the new city hall, and he will not be around anymore to see its completion by 2010.

Last year, the city contracted a P350-million loan with the Landbank of the Philippines for the construction of a

new city hall. Mabilog said the city government could be returning to its original plan to build an eight-storey new city hall at the site of the old one in Plaza Libertad covering some 2,100 square meters.
A new offer of giant property developer Megaworld Corp. regarding the new city hall has turned off the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

From an offer of P3,000 per square meter for its lot in the old airport site in Mandurriao district, Megaworld jacked it up to P3,500 per square meter.

If the city government will agree to this new price and buy the 4,695-square meter property being offered by Megaworld, Mabilog said the public might suspect that the city government is making money out of the transaction.

“People might suspect that we are jacking up the cost,” Mabilog said.

Majority of the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod are in favor of better constructing the new city hall at its old site, he added.

Even then, the land appraisal committee composed of City Assessor Nelson Parreño, City Planning Officer Jose Roni Peñaloza and City Treasurer Katherine Tingson, is studying the new Megaworld offer.

The appraisal committee will make a report to the City Council before the end of October. This will guide the City Councilors in their decision-making regarding the new city hall site.
Councilors Irene Ong, Ely Estante and Jeffrey Ganzon were the first to signify opposition to the proposed transfer of the new city hall to the Megaworld property, saying that the move will virtually kill small businesses at the Calle Real or the city’s old business district in the downtown area.

Councilors Erwin Plagata, Eldrid Antiquera, Perla Zulueta and Jose Espinosa III expressed opposition to the new Megaworld offer because of the increased price of the lot. (With a report from the Philippine News Agency)

may pag asa pa and lets just hope for their best decision this end of October...

steadyasweroll

October 24th, 2008, 02:45 AM

ka nami gid sang Smallville Complex... hambal sakon sang guard my pa tindugun da kunu higad Pirates ang bakante na lot da pero wala pa siya kabalo...

steadyasweroll

October 24th, 2008, 02:50 AM

ang sa may santa ana bakery sang una? bati ko dira ma saylo ang BDO from natividad building kay gin bakal na ina nila ang duta dira...dugay na ina since pako da sa iloilo amo na ina ang bati bati dira sa molo....di lang ko sure kun BDO man ina gihapon subong.

OO, mayu kun ma saylo sila kay para namiun pa gid nila ang BDO kag dako pa gid ang space...

COLLIN JASPER

October 24th, 2008, 02:57 AM

^^
thnx gid sa mga pics.... banta ko ang gina tampukan da ayun sa may Brgy San Rafael basi amu na ang Ayala... damu gid da subong developments sa Brgy San Rafael...:)
Amo man na banta ko mig. paglabay ko kahapon sige ang tampok nila ang lapit sa Nes and Tats, tapos ongoing man ang road widening dira para mangin 4 lanes. Kay according kay Mayor lapit diversion Road ang IT park sang ayala. Heres the pics:
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habagatcentral1

October 24th, 2008, 03:00 AM

COLLIN JASPER

October 24th, 2008, 03:05 AM

COncrete road gid na da ang area kag 4 lanes na amo na gali kon ngaa gin distansya nila pila ka metro ang mga street lights. Nami gid na da nga lugar pag na fully develop na, ma compete sa Smallville, Megaworld kay tupaday lang sila da.

steadyasweroll

October 24th, 2008, 03:06 AM

sa may Brgy San Rafael knu ang Ayala base sa newspaper kag ang hambal sang naka sturya ko lapit kunu sa airport te dira gid na ayun Brgy San Rafael... kun dayun ni nami gid na da ang lugar kag tni ang dalan sa my MO2 pakadto sa my Brgy San Rafael kayuhun na nila para lapus paus na...

COLLIN JASPER

October 24th, 2008, 03:10 AM

^^ Actually, San Rafael may be a nice place for the terminus (end of the route) for Oton jeepneys just like what they did before during the construction of the flyover over Infante. Because for one, public transportation is needed in San Rafael area for increased accessibility. I think they can divert a southern route there which would come out of Tabucan then Molo.
In that case bern maka cause nanam ina sang trafic sa junction sang diversion road, as long nga magbutang naman sila sang flyover dira nga junction, para tuloy tuloy ang flow sang salakyan in and out sa diversion.

steadyasweroll

October 24th, 2008, 03:16 AM

^^ Actually, San Rafael may be a nice place for the terminus (end of the route) for Oton jeepneys just like what they did before during the construction of the flyover over Infante. Because for one, public transportation is needed in San Rafael area for increased accessibility. I think they can divert a southern route there which would come out of Tabucan then Molo.

ok ang route sang Oton kun dira sila sa San Rafael ma labay pero tani e road widening nila ang Tabucan pakadto Molo Supermart kay tama gid ka kitid sang dalan, notice ko lang ang Molo district ang may pinaka gamay na dalan...

irong206

October 24th, 2008, 03:30 AM

Good Morning Iloilo! Heres the updates and photos, taken yesterday.Enjoy!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2968147154_fed641438c.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2968149920_c82400a83c.jpg?v=0
Imperial Appliance Plaza biggest in Visayas
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2968157386_3d3cf2295f.jpg?v=0
U/C
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2967328191_ecba445732.jpg?v=0
MO2 Expansion (Ice Bar and Waterpark + Convention Center)Building 1&2 fronting MO2 Annex and Aquarium
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2968208638_78b0ec77ce.jpg?v=0
MO2 Expansion Building 3&4 fronting Westown Hotel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/2967331929_2ddaa033b2.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2967346351_fa4dbf99c4.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2967352419_fb704f53ff.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2967358965_fbc4df7fa4.jpg?v=0
Ateneo de Iloilo Updates
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2968218794_56fb949b5f.jpg?v=0
Additional 1 lane each side to make it 4 lanes (San Rafel Road Leading to Ateneo
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/2967376505_d662359436.jpg?v=0
To SM City, additional 1 lane each side to make it 4 lanes
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2968230662_394c9b13cd.jpg?v=0
Good drainage System connected to diversion road down to Iloilo's biggest septic tank:lol:
Ti ma ano sila da. Hipos lang ta anay ah, may masunod pa da.:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

salamat gid collin ha sa naga baha mo nga pictures.daw kanami sang bugtaw ko ba galing daw indi gid lubos kay daw guilty ako sang akon mga ginasulat.i am hoping that i am not misunderstood diri.pero sige lang a.may intention is really for the good and development of our city.padayon Iloilo sa pag-uswag!

steadyasweroll

October 24th, 2008, 03:35 AM

^^oks lang na, ilonggo ta ya, ari lang kodi ah...:) one time...

habagatcentral1

October 24th, 2008, 03:51 AM

^^ Hmmm....ang ginapamensar ko nga daan tong bakante nga duta dira ayun sa tupad SM...the once Sy-Luzurriaga estate that I think was returned back to the Pisons...but anyway,since the Pisons are involved with the Ayala IT Park/Bldg establishment, I think it will really be located in the KAPIDECO estates.

habagatcentral1

October 24th, 2008, 03:56 AM

In that case bern maka cause nanam ina sang trafic sa junction sang diversion road, as long nga magbutang naman sila sang flyover dira nga junction, para tuloy tuloy ang flow sang salakyan in and out sa diversion.

I think we should not be over reliant with flyovers and instead increase the traffic stop lights in the city. This is what we clearly lack. Before, there was only one operational stoplight in the city, now the others are left neglected. I hope they could hire a professional regarding traffic flows (they even hired JICA for the study).

@Irong. Its ok, we know your noble intentions for promoting. We'll just have to move along because the issue has been pacified already.

-INBOX21-

October 24th, 2008, 03:59 AM

Darn!! Smallville daw sa tiendesitas lang ah....makikita ko rin tong place na to pag uwi ko next month..:banana::banana::banana:

cyberwizard

October 24th, 2008, 04:13 AM

just found this one from the dumaguete thread.....

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k69/sheenreal/DSC00253.jpg

kung si migs metro pa "KUMBINSING!"

@Lee Plaza Dipolog:)

lewdsaint

October 24th, 2008, 04:29 AM

It is time to have a new Iloilo City Business and Industry thread 2!

Kaltehitze

October 24th, 2008, 04:34 AM

Kaltehitze

October 24th, 2008, 04:35 AM

...

lewdsaint

October 24th, 2008, 04:36 AM

I will try to open up this thread with the profile of the Iloilo Business Club, Inc.

PROFILE OF THE ILOILO BUSINESS CLUB, INC.

Established in October 1990, Iloilo Business Club, Inc. (IBC) is a non-stock, non-profit organization composed of over eighty (80) Senior Executives representing the leading corporations and organizations in the Province and City of Iloilo and the Philippines. Companies represented come from major business industries, which includes banking, services, manufacturing, financial institutions, agribusiness, and the academe.

IBC is committed to fast track the development of Iloilo. Its mission is carried out primarily through the following activities: policy advisory, information services and trade and investment promotion. IBC's main thrusts are to promote the City and the Province of Iloilo as a tourist destination, create investment opportunities to boost the local economy, and to develop good working relationship with the government and the private sector.

VISION
To build and catalyze a sustainable business community which will expand the frontiers of growth and development in the region.

MISSION
As a socially responsible business community, generate optimum benefits to stakeholders through policy advisory, vital business support services, trade, and investment promotion.

GOALS

1. Enhance the capacity of businessmen by promoting exchange of ideas and cooperation between them and professional groups, government officials and the citizenry .
2. To generate private sector participation in making Iloilo -the Best City (IBC) in the south by the promotion of economic opportunities.
3. Develop and nurture the entrepreneurial spirit among the citizens in the community.

OBJECTIVES
1. Organize forums, seminars, conferences, and/or meetings between local, national, international guests, and local businessmen to discuss business trends, program and policy updates.
2. Maintain representation in meetings of organizational memberships especially in representing the interest of the business community.
3. Engage in tie-ups with LGUs, NGAs, and NGOs and other organizations on projects that provide business support to businessmen/SMEs .
4. Participate in initiatives that will promote local products and services, to tourists and investors.

Website : http://www.iloilobusinessclub.org/profile.htm

Thread 1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=567518)

lewdsaint

October 24th, 2008, 04:50 AM

Smallville

Smallville is firming up its claim as the city’s center for dining, entertainment and nightlife with the completion of two new buildings in the area.

Where there used to be only one hotel and strip mall complex, Smallville has grown so fast that it’s hard to keep track of the new establishments being opened to cater to the spending drive of local residents and visitors.

The Que family has opened another branch of its CoffeeBreak chain in a new building called “D’ Avenue”. There’s also another two-story building between Emcor and Westown Hotel that will house Edgar Sia’s “Mang Inasal” and “Deco’s”, as well as the popular disco pad “Flow”.

Ten years ago, this area was still a wide salt-bed, and credit should be given to the family of Bobby Pison for possessing the vision to develop the property into a commercial center.

More developments are expected in Smallville that would forever change the landscape of Iloilo City.

From the grapevine, I heard that the original strip mall beside Iloilo Business Hotel has been sold by its owner, Joselito “Chitong” Lua, to his sister in Cebu City. The new owner plans to demolish the strip mall and build a multi-story complex that would include more rooms for the Iloilo Business Hotel.

Over at the riverside, the Board Walk complex built by Bobby Pison is also carving its own reputation as a place for dining and entertainment. it is not hard to imagine that the vacant lots between Board Walk and Smallville will soon be filled with new buildings and facilities.

These developments will only be accelerated by the anticipated development of the old Mandurriao airport property recently acquired by MegaWorld for a hefty P1.2 billion.

Once the MegaWorld property is developed, this area in Mandurriao will emerge as the new business and entertainment center of Iloilo City. As it is, businesses in the old “Calle Real” are closing down, and there is dnager that the rich cultural heritage of the city found in the Spanish-era buildings will vanish as deterioration sets in.

This is the right time for our city officials to begin re-engineering this old business section of the city, with the idea of preserving the rich cultural and historical heritage and revitalizing business in the “Calle Real”.

We could learn from the examples from other big cities of the world that turned these areas into pedestrian malls, where the streets are closed to vehicular traffic, and tourists could just take leisurely walks while doing their shopping and enjoying the old architectural designs of the ancient buildings.

Sidewalk cafes and restaurants could be allowed to operate on the streets while a “hawkers market” could be put up on the side streets between J. M. Basa and Muelle Loney Streets.

The adversity being faced by the old business establishments as a result of the big malls like SM City, Robinsons and Gaisano could thus be turned around and used as an opportunity to enhance business in Iloilo City.

From : http://iloiloupclose.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/smallville/

lewdsaint

October 24th, 2008, 04:52 AM

Darn!! Smallville daw sa tiendesitas lang ah....makikita ko rin tong place na to pag uwi ko next month..:banana::banana::banana:

Info's and developments about SMALLVILLE.

Smallville

Smallville is firming up its claim as the city’s center for dining, entertainment and nightlife with the completion of two new buildings in the area.

Where there used to be only one hotel and strip mall complex, Smallville has grown so fast that it’s hard to keep track of the new establishments being opened to cater to the spending drive of local residents and visitors.

The Que family has opened another branch of its CoffeeBreak chain in a new building called “D’ Avenue”. There’s also another two-story building between Emcor and Westown Hotel that will house Edgar Sia’s “Mang Inasal” and “Deco’s”, as well as the popular disco pad “Flow”.

Ten years ago, this area was still a wide salt-bed, and credit should be given to the family of Bobby Pison for possessing the vision to develop the property into a commercial center.

More developments are expected in Smallville that would forever change the landscape of Iloilo City.

From the grapevine, I heard that the original strip mall beside Iloilo Business Hotel has been sold by its owner, Joselito “Chitong” Lua, to his sister in Cebu City. The new owner plans to demolish the strip mall and build a multi-story complex that would include more rooms for the Iloilo Business Hotel.

Over at the riverside, the Board Walk complex built by Bobby Pison is also carving its own reputation as a place for dining and entertainment. it is not hard to imagine that the vacant lots between Board Walk and Smallville will soon be filled with new buildings and facilities.

These developments will only be accelerated by the anticipated development of the old Mandurriao airport property recently acquired by MegaWorld for a hefty P1.2 billion.

Once the MegaWorld property is developed, this area in Mandurriao will emerge as the new business and entertainment center of Iloilo City. As it is, businesses in the old “Calle Real” are closing down, and there is dnager that the rich cultural heritage of the city found in the Spanish-era buildings will vanish as deterioration sets in.

This is the right time for our city officials to begin re-engineering this old business section of the city, with the idea of preserving the rich cultural and historical heritage and revitalizing business in the “Calle Real”.

We could learn from the examples from other big cities of the world that turned these areas into pedestrian malls, where the streets are closed to vehicular traffic, and tourists could just take leisurely walks while doing their shopping and enjoying the old architectural designs of the ancient buildings.

Sidewalk cafes and restaurants could be allowed to operate on the streets while a “hawkers market” could be put up on the side streets between J. M. Basa and Muelle Loney Streets.

The adversity being faced by the old business establishments as a result of the big malls like SM City, Robinsons and Gaisano could thus be turned around and used as an opportunity to enhance business in Iloilo City.

From : http://iloiloupclose.wordpress.com/2...08/smallville/

habagatcentral1

October 24th, 2008, 05:00 AM

I'm tired and I have given up. I'll just let you go with this things because you people don't want to be tamed. Anyway, we're all grown up and know the consequences of doing this and that...

Kapoy na ko and I apologize for being so annoying.

Kaltehitze

October 24th, 2008, 05:06 AM

habagatcentral1

October 24th, 2008, 05:08 AM

irong206

October 24th, 2008, 05:11 AM

lewdsaint

October 24th, 2008, 05:22 AM

Molo and Jaro Church

Molo church (Sta. Ana Parish) is dubbed as Women’s Church, Jaro Church which is actually St. Elizabeth Metropolitan Cathedral is known as the Men’s Church.

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/5540/29631714819709d72fdebxh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7510/29631535770509d0303fbic8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Photos by : http://flickr.com/photos/myphotoloty

-INBOX21-

October 24th, 2008, 05:24 AM

Laki pala ng MO2 sa iloilo noh?Last year napuntahan ko ung sa bacolod tapat ng robinson..masubukan nga ung party dyan..:)

Kaltehitze

October 24th, 2008, 05:34 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 24th, 2008, 05:52 AM

That is still not proportionate to the number of graduating students per year as compared to the number of ideal workforce for BPOs. Majority of the 20,000 still goes diaspora.

That is why it is needed to utilize this labor force by ourselves as our local capital. All we need is a good/transparent local governance, stable and CHEAP electricity. And the investors would surely like to invest in our city and province.

That is right! if only this graduates each year will be given job/employment in Iloilo then theres no need to go to other cities/abroad. Thats why with the pending construction of 2 new coal plants... slowly we are getting there... giving employment to at least 50-70% of these graduates will be one tremendous achievement. :banana:

Good Morning Iloilo! Heres the updates and photos, taken yesterday.Enjoy!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2968147154_fed641438c.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2968149920_c82400a83c.jpg?v=0
Imperial Appliance Plaza biggest in Visayas
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2968157386_3d3cf2295f.jpg?v=0
U/C
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2967328191_ecba445732.jpg?v=0
MO2 Expansion (Ice Bar and Waterpark + Convention Center)Building 1&2 fronting MO2 Annex and Aquarium
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2968208638_78b0ec77ce.jpg?v=0
MO2 Expansion Building 3&4 fronting Westown Hotel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/2967331929_2ddaa033b2.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2967346351_fa4dbf99c4.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2967352419_fb704f53ff.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2967358965_fbc4df7fa4.jpg?v=0
Ateneo de Iloilo Updates
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2968218794_56fb949b5f.jpg?v=0
Additional 1 lane each side to make it 4 lanes (San Rafel Road Leading to Ateneo
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/2967376505_d662359436.jpg?v=0
To SM City, additional 1 lane each side to make it 4 lanes
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2968230662_394c9b13cd.jpg?v=0
Good drainage System connected to diversion road down to Iloilo's biggest septic tank:lol:
Ti ma ano sila da. Hipos lang ta anay ah, may masunod pa da.:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
^^
What a great morning Collin! Development in Smallville is FULL BLAST. Tani mapicturan mo man AMigo.... mo lang ni akon request ah... kay hambal nila nami na gid kuno sa sulod. :)

Pero ako, indi nyo ko ginbastos sa sini nga paliwat-liwat na aviso?

Sorry but what do you get in repeating this same topic all over again? Can we just move along with the discussion because we are really wasting our posts reminding and repeating the same thing? Please stop it and move along because katalaka na gid sige paliwat-liwat na diskusyunar? Kay wala naman gapanghilabot na sa aton subong.

Thanks kag tani ulihi ko na ni nga aviso.

No probs! That Aviso is not for you Berns that is for Trolls. They are not welcome here. Thats the message Im trying to convey.

For the trolls: you may contact me anytime at 0915 772 9862. We will settle anything outside the forum. I"ll stop here. I'll use the "spray" when needed. Peace out!

More Photos
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2968272374_b58e5d024f.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2968274380_9d05cc7f5b.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2967435299_68c4fe0fe7.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2968285094_f823d1c390.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2967440891_3f4f8174f7.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2967445277_d914cd2f13.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2968294782_e6d13b6921.jpg?v=0
Valeria, Delgado Area
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2967451899_095952c7e0.jpg?v=0
Italian Restaurant Soon to open
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2967493397_b70a677227.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2967497541_b82a3302c7.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/2968347006_5ee4ce9d54.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2968351570_949a33832d.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2968353898_0404a0c0e9.jpg?v=0
Some smallville photos

Weee lots of Photos from Collin... more more more! Great developments around the city. Not just Smallville. :banana:

No City Hall until 2010?
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas could finish his third and last term as this city’s chief executive without seeing a new and finished city hall. Vice Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said it would be impossible for the city government to finish constructing a new city hall by May 2010, granting that the construction will commence before this year ends.

Treñas said it will take 18 months to construct an eight-storey building for the new city hall, and he will not be around anymore to see its completion by 2010.

Last year, the city contracted a P350-million loan with the Landbank of the Philippines for the construction of a

new city hall. Mabilog said the city government could be returning to its original plan to build an eight-storey new city hall at the site of the old one in Plaza Libertad covering some 2,100 square meters.
A new offer of giant property developer Megaworld Corp. regarding the new city hall has turned off the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

From an offer of P3,000 per square meter for its lot in the old airport site in Mandurriao district, Megaworld jacked it up to P3,500 per square meter.

If the city government will agree to this new price and buy the 4,695-square meter property being offered by Megaworld, Mabilog said the public might suspect that the city government is making money out of the transaction.

“People might suspect that we are jacking up the cost,” Mabilog said.

Majority of the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod are in favor of better constructing the new city hall at its old site, he added.

Even then, the land appraisal committee composed of City Assessor Nelson Parreño, City Planning Officer Jose Roni Peñaloza and City Treasurer Katherine Tingson, is studying the new Megaworld offer.

The appraisal committee will make a report to the City Council before the end of October. This will guide the City Councilors in their decision-making regarding the new city hall site.
Councilors Irene Ong, Ely Estante and Jeffrey Ganzon were the first to signify opposition to the proposed transfer of the new city hall to the Megaworld property, saying that the move will virtually kill small businesses at the Calle Real or the city’s old business district in the downtown area.

Councilors Erwin Plagata, Eldrid Antiquera, Perla Zulueta and Jose Espinosa III expressed opposition to the new Megaworld offer because of the increased price of the lot. (With a report from the Philippine News Agency)

may pag asa pa and lets just hope for their best decision this end of October...

^^

I am also hoping for the BEST! :banana:

Amo man na banta ko mig. paglabay ko kahapon sige ang tampok nila ang lapit sa Nes and Tats, tapos ongoing man ang road widening dira para mangin 4 lanes. Kay according kay Mayor lapit diversion Road ang IT park sang ayala. Heres the pics:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2967538107_d0dfe92ef6.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2968385458_a730053e0c.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2967546947_6a65c7e3bb.jpg?v=0

Mayo gid kay as early as now gina-widen na ang mga roads dira. Two thumbs up!:banana:

habagatcentral1

October 24th, 2008, 05:56 AM

Guys, how do i delete my skyscrapercity account? It would be of big help. Thanks.
I think I stated this already in the Bacolod forums but let me give you this tip:

I think you may not terminate the SSC account and instead ban it. Send a request to the moderators and Jan and state the reason why you want to have it banned. Moderators here are kiretoce, marieantoinnette, pau_ph1, Ph_man, thomasian.

I think that is the only workaround for it.

@Kaelthehitze...I think you know me personally or met somewhere else, don't you?

Kaltehitze

October 24th, 2008, 06:04 AM

habagatcentral1

October 24th, 2008, 06:08 AM

oh ok...that's unfortunate, it's hard to delete the account, unlike in the social networking sites. so how do i get banned permanently?

You get banned (and perhaps your IP address too). But if you really wanted to just quit it, then just don't log in. I think it will be automatically be banned or brigged if you haven't logged in for several months but I am not so sure about it.

Just ask the moderators regarding this issue and they may help you out with it. ;) It is rare here to have an account be banned here by the account holder himself, so just take my advise for it...just don't log in...

But we do welcome your posts here its just that there are some things that are being done through the magic of PM (private messaging). :)

Kaltehitze

October 24th, 2008, 06:10 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

October 24th, 2008, 06:13 AM

^^

Thanks for opening the new Thread Lew. Nice info you have up there!
So almost 18 years na gali ang IBC Inc. Hopefully they will be able to contribute more sa progress sang Iloilo kag will be part of planning and outlining the City of Iloilo's developments. :)

iloilocitykid

October 24th, 2008, 06:18 AM

Bad news...:(

Power interruptions in Iloilo City

ILOILO City consumers will experience power interruptions after one of Panay Power Corp.’s (PPC) engines suffered a technical problem.

In an advisory to The Daily Guardian, PPC said Engine No. 2 of its power plant at Brgy. Ingore, LaPaz, Iloilo City “encountered a technical problem that needs major repair” last October 19.

“During this situation, there will deficiencies in power supply, and will result in power interruption in some areas selected by PECO. The schedule of the rotating power interruption will be from 11am to 5pm,” the PPC advisory said.

PPC said they aim to restore Engine No. 2 afternoon today, October 24.

iloilocitykid

October 24th, 2008, 06:19 AM

City relocation sites for ‘free’

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

RELOCATION sites provided by the Iloilo City Government are still free because majority of the relocatees are not paying for the land titles pending the approval of subdivision plans and actual survey of the lots allotted to them.

The Iloilo City Council had urged Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (Icupao) chief Roy Firmeza to process the subdivision plans and land titles so that beneficiaries can start paying for their respective lots.

Majority floor leader Eduardo Peñaredondo passed a resolution requesting Icupao to apply for the approval of subdivision plans of relocation sites, including the newly acquired ones, to generate funds which can be used to develop existing relocation sites and acquisition of additional lands.

“The subdivision plans will be for the best interest of City Government and beneficiaries. There’s no fee to be paid because we’re the ones approving it. If there are defects, we can correct or amend the subdivision plans,” Peñaredondo explained.

Peñaredondo, chair of the zoning committee, is the one who recommends the passage of ordinances for subdivision plans.

He lashed at Icupao for sitting on the matter.

“While Icupao is not confirming (the plans), the beneficiaries would not be paying. If that’s the case, we can invite people from the farm to come to the city and squat here because Icupao likes to give the lots for free, that’s what they want,” Peñaredondo said.

The City Council has to approve the subdivision plans as pre-requisite to securing land titles so that the beneficiaries start paying for the lots.

Peñaredondo said majority of the 77-hectare relocation sites owned by the City government have no subdivision plans yet. A beneficiary is allotted an average of 60 square meters.

“Many beneficiaries are willing to pay for the lots P35,000-P40,000 because they have families working abroad. I’m quite surprised that Icupao is not interested to have the subdivision plans approved. That’s why I passed a polite resolution requesting Icupao to sign it so that the beneficiaries will be paying,” said Peñaredondo.

Councilor Antonio Pesina, chair of the committee on ways and means, said he has started laying down the payment scheme for the beneficiaries.

“We have drafted the contract to sell but there’s no land survey, so how it will reflect the area to be paid by the beneficiaries? I advised Firmeza to proceed with the survey though he said the City Hall has no money to pay for the surveyors,” said Pesina.

But Peñaredondo said “the first thing to do is to approve the subdivision plans and second is the actual survey.”

“Firmeza is complaining there’s no money to pay for the surveyors but the beneficiaries are willing to advance the payment of P500-P1,000 to be deducted from the total amount due to them – it’s very easy,” Peñaredondo stressed.

“The world would be destroyed and yet they still have no land titles,” he quipped.

Citing the Quintin Salas, Jaro relocation site experience, Peñaredondo noted the homeowners themselves had paid for the survey, thus they already have land titles.

A relocatee at New Site in Barangay Bito-on also in Jaro, said they were only issued with “certificate of occupancy” but they are willing to pay for the land title for security of tenure.

iloilocitykid

October 24th, 2008, 06:22 AM

DILG to start probe on oppression suit vs Suplico

By Francis Allan A. Angelo

THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will begin investigating next month the oppression charges filed against Iloilo Vice Governor Rolex Suplico.

Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada said the marathon investigation will begin November 11-14, 2008 at the DILG regional office.

Mejorada filed last February 7, 2008 administrative charges for oppression, misconduct in office and abuse of authority against Suplico.

The complaint was filed with the Office of the President but it was forwarded to the DILG for further investigation.

Mejorada alleged in his complaint that Suplico maliciously orchestrated the removal of the budget for his position in the botched 2008 annual budget.

The Iloilo provincial board, upon recommendation of Suplico as chairman of the appropriations committee, removed the items for salaries and wages of the provincial administrator, legal officer and two executive assistants from appropriation ordinance 2008-01-a.

Mejorada said not allocating a budget for his position "constitutes illegal dismissal" as he has been holding a "valid appointment" as provincial administrator. He said that co-terminus positions "depend on the trust and confidence of the appointing authority."

Mejorada said the DILG central office will send an investigator who will handle the probe.

The DILG-6 regional office will act as facilitator by summoning the complainant, respondent and other resource persons, he added.

Suplico denied oppressing Mejorada by citing the comment of former Civil Service Commission (CSC) regional director Raymund Gonzales that the position of provincial administrator was "considered vacant" because the present Sangguniang Panlalawigan has yet to concur with the appointment of anyone for the said position.

Suplico said Mejorada’s July 27, 2004 appointment “expired with the assumption to office of new elected officials because he occupies a co-terminus position.”

The CSC under its new regional director, Atty. Rodolfo Encajonado, reiterated Gonzales’s opinion that the position of Provincial Administrator remains vacant.

Mejorada said the CSC opinion is “a mere scrap of paper that has no biding effect”.

Mejorada also slammed Suplico for wasting time trying to force him out of office instead of discharging his function as vice governor.

iloilocitykid

October 24th, 2008, 06:23 AM

More Photos
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Gwapo bago na building sang BDO. Nami tani ang style sang mga buildings sa Valeria, isa lang, white and blue, like that of Atrium and Moostbrand.

iloilocitykid

October 24th, 2008, 06:28 AM

Better tourism measure sought

MACTAN — An official of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has urged Asian governments to accelerate the setting up of so-called tourism satellite accounts to come up with a better measurement of the economic benefits of tourism.

Xu Jing, regional representative for Asia and the Pacific to the UNWTO, said providing political support to the tourism agenda is not enough. There is a need to establish a new scientific reporting system that will measure the impact of tourism spending on a country’s gross national product and balance of payments. This system can also be used as a scientific basis to push the tourism agenda.

"Our daunting task is the need for us to catch up with the other countries like France, Canada and Australia, where the system is already full-pledged, " he said at the opening of the workshop on developing tourism statistics and tourism satellite accounts here earlier this week.

In Asia, he said even the advanced economies like Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore are still in the preparatory stage of setting up tourism satellite accounts.

A tourism satellite account measures the total economic and employment impact of consumer expenditures, capital investment, government revenues and expenditure, foreign trade and business expenditure involving tourism. Presently, the tourism industry reports huge revenues, but these are not reflected in existing national accounting frameworks, said UNWTO Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli.

"Last year, tourism generated $856 billion in revenues. It’s huge, but it’s not measured in the balance of payments. In the past, this was measured in bank notes, but more people now use credit cards, so measuring this is uncertain, " Mr. Frangialli said.

The UNWTO is collaborating with the International Monetary Fund in setting up tourism satellite accounts and with the International Labor Organization in measuring the employment generated by the tourism industry.

In the Philippines, Tourism Secretary Joseph H. Durano said his department will tap local governments and coordinate with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to capture data for the tourism satellite account, with 2009 as base year.

"Right now, the only data that we have is tourist arrivals. But this is for the entire country. We don’t know where the tourists go. Even more important is what the tourists are doing in the country. From a policy point of view, we are not sure how much tourism is contributing to the national product, " Mr. Durano said in a news conference on the sidelines of the workshop.

Having a tourism satellite account would promote the culture of tourism in the country because this would show that the industry is relevant to Filipinos in terms of providing employment, he added.

The government is getting assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, which will finance capability-building workshops for local governments to, among others, gather tourism data.

Initially, the local governments of Cebu, Bohol, Iloilo, Aklan, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Palawan participate in and benefit from the program.

"Basically, these are where most tourism activities are happening. We hope that with this data, we can make a case for additional budget, " Mr. Durano said.

The tourism department’s budget for 2009 has been increased by P200 million to P1.2 billion. — Marites S. Villamor

cyberwizard

October 24th, 2008, 07:03 AM

anybody link us to THREAD 2....:lol:

cyberwizard

October 24th, 2008, 07:06 AM

congratz IBC..and its thread DOS..:)

noi-pinuela

October 24th, 2008, 07:08 AM

:cheers: wow thread 2 na.... maayong adlaw iloilo

steadyasweroll

October 24th, 2008, 07:44 AM

ang Smallville ni na info iya ni ky Boy Mejorada na blog... hehe...

noi-pinuela

October 24th, 2008, 08:21 AM

Good Morning Iloilo! Heres the updates and photos, taken yesterday.Enjoy!
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Imperial Appliance Plaza biggest in Visayas

wish to see an aluminum claddings for this structure to compliment with its modern design.

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U/C
another construction activity, i guess.... another bank? HSBC :lol::lol::lol:

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MO2 Expansion (Ice Bar and Waterpark + Convention Center)Building 1&2 fronting MO2 Annex and Aquarium
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MO2 Expansion Building 3&4 fronting Westown Hotel

great developemnts and innovations of MO2 to keep their competitiveness and providng a new trend...dako gid guro kita sini ano pa expansion and constructions gid dayon. with a hotel, a bar, a convention center, and a waterpark basi maging mini themepark na ini someday,,,a mini disney?:lol::lol::lol:

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Ateneo de Iloilo Updates

Ateneo is fast shaping up... a lot of donations probably was raised. this is the wonder when charity works...from nothing to a great reality. great job FR. UY. naunahan pa nila ang city patindog cityhall:nuts::nuts::nuts:

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Additional 1 lane each side to make it 4 lanes (San Rafel Road Leading to Ateneo
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To SM City, additional 1 lane each side to make it 4 lanes
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Good drainage System connected to diversion road down to Iloilo's biggest septic tank:lol:
Ti ma ano sila da. Hipos lang ta anay ah, may masunod pa da.:banana::banana:

^^great infrastructures... wide roads and a good drainage system.

sakto ka gid jas. ginkibot mo gid kami sang mga pix mo ba. salamat gid pre. amo na ginatawag nga sikreto bunal... ay abaw damo ka pa gali ginahuptan/ginatagotago dira....bantayan ko gid na pre:banana: