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true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 08:34 AM

Possible misuse of P8-B typhoon rehab fund feared (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/12/10/possible.misuse.of.p8.b.typhoon.rehab.fund.feared.html)

By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

A militant fisherfolk alliance has raised concern over the possible misuse of the P8-billion rehabilitation fund for areas in Western Visayas ravaged by typhoon Frank.

The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the fund could be used by allies of President Macapagal-Arroyo for the 2010 elections if the plan to amend the Constitution fails.

"The sum of all our fears is that allies of (the President) might exploit the P8-billion alloted for victims of typhoon Frank in Western Visayas for electoral grandstanding in case the proposed Charter Change and term extension of all incumbent officials fail at the political box-office," Pamalakaya national chair Fernando Hicap said in a statement.

Hicap said the removal of Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez as head of a proposed commission to manage the P8-billion rehabilitation fund "does not assure that the money is in safe hands because Malacañang and its allies will still have control over the funds."

"P8 billion is P8 billion and you cannot entrust this rehabilitation fund to political lieutenants of President Arroyo given the exemplary track record of her administration in the field of bureaucratic corruption," warned Hicap.

The House committee on appropriation last week amended the bill creating the commission and overhauled the composition of the body amid protest over the designation of Gonzalez as head of the body.

Under House Bill 4824 , the commission will be headed by the chair of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), who is currently Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.

The other members of the commission are the secretaries of the Department of Health, Department of Agriculture, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways, administrator of the National Electrification Administration and general manager of the National Housing Authority.

Other members include the Presidential Assistant for Western Visayas (Raul Banias) and the chair of the Regional Development Council (Antique Gov. Salvacion Zaldivar-Perez). Gonzalez will still be a member as Cabinet Officer for Regional Development (CORD) of Western Visayas.

The bill allocates P8 billion to finance the reconstruction and the rehabilitation of the provinces of Iloilo, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras and Negros Occidental, and the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod which suffered heavy damages after the typhoon triggered the worst flooding in the region in recent years.

Hicap said a parallel monitoring watchdog should be established in Western Visayas to ensure transparency and accountability of the funds.

He said they do not want a repeat of the alleged P728-million fertilizer scam which involved the purported diversion of the fertilizer fund to President Macapagal-Arroyo's campaign in 2004.

He said politicians identified with Malacañang or known supporters of the President should be excluded from from the commission to avoid any misuse of the fund.

He said anti-corruption watchdogs, cause-oriented groups, including anti-Arroyo politicians in Western Visayas should band together and monitor the distribution and implementation of the commission's projects

"They have to be very, very vigilant here. Election period unofficially begins in 2009 and Mrs. Arroyo's allies in the region are hell bent in maximizing these funds for their electoral stints in 2010," said Hicap.

this is where the problem begins... :lol:

pre! musta? bg o lng ta ulhot hehe!

baw busog man mata ko sa mga pics ba. thanks gid sa time kg effort Marc, Berns,Golden eagle,Lex and Fundador. the return of the comeback gd man ni Marc ba,haha!

thanks 4 visiting and posting Bacolodnon ako & Suv. Lipay nko ga improve ang "Twin Cities of the South". (Iloilo-Bacolod). Merry X-Mas man da sa mga taga Bacolod ah.

thanks gd mga pre sa pg post info.

nice move by the Lopezes they sell U.I. i think U.I. will expand. another investor nman ni gli eh! Lucio Tan pa! hehe!
wow! FEU,ATENEO,CPU KG SAN-AG. sadya gd ni!

belated Hapy B-Day ky Oboi ah!

thanks sa mga Gud News!

Mahahayyy!

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

pre! musta man? butwa butwa ka man ah... long time, no hear from you. mahahaay guid. hehehe. :lol: yep! FEU, Ateneo, CPU, University of San Agustin and not to mention my beloved University of the Philippines. way to go ILOILO! :banana:

:wave:

* personally I dont like Tokyo Tokyo though nait ila nga red tea :lol: pero id like them to expand here sa iloilo. (tani pati yoshinoya, my ultimate favorite beef bowl)

ako i like tokyo tokyo kay sulit ang meal... especially, their sumo meal variety. good for two people and the price is quite cheaper than buying two separate orders :lol:

Looks like this one is "photochopped!" :lol:

If it were real, the fireworks exploded dangerously too low. :lol:

hahaha. maybe premature explosion pre? hehehe :lol:

^^favorite ko mana mig ang Yoshinoya, the best gid niya ang Beef Gyudon nila, bot kun correct ang spelling, permi gid ko ga order sang tag 150 nila kag green ice tea, sang una may unlimited rice and tea pa sila, subong daw wala na... Yoshinoya or El Pollo Loco ma lang na gina pilian ko everytime mag pa Manila ko...:lol:

gusto kopa gid mag expand sa Iloilo ang Eng Beetin Hopia, the best pa gid ni na hopia, damu flavors bala aw... hehe...:lol:
i love el pollo loco too... especially their pita bread. galing kung tulukon mo ila nga manok daw kaagi hepatitis pre, kay ga yellow yellow guid. hahaha :lol: i also love eng beetin hopia. same with ho land and po land hopias of binondo. ka dako sang chinese community sang iloilo, but i wonder nga-a daw wala guid popular nga balaklan sang hopia sa city ah? :ohno:

hello! im new here.

post lang ko a
http://www.amorfrancis.com/myblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/barney_dinomite.jpg
It's on December 22, 2008 at the West Visayas State University Cultural Center
3:30 Matinee ; 6:30 Gala Presentation

welcome migs... si barney dayon ang guin intro mo diri sa thread ah :lol:

DIE BARNEY DIE!!!!! :bash::bash::bash: Hehehe!! Pasensya na...I really hate that dinosaur...:nocrook:

Anyway, welcome to SSC Iloilo Credge! :banana::banana::wave:

hahaha! amu na kuno pre ang pina ka bonjing kag isip-bata nga dinosaur ever discovered mo... hahaha :lol:

Thank You Tyo Tagoy.. :)

..Actually, Eversun is roughly 3 years na sa Iloilo. Before 2 kabilog sites nila d sa Iloilo, subong they are occupying the 5th flr. of that building (combining the previous 2 sites).

that's nice to know :lol:

credge

December 12th, 2008, 08:41 AM

BDO Branches in Iloilo City

Iloilo-Central (Iznart St., Iloilo City, Iloilo)

Iloilo - Iznart (formerly EPCI) (Iznart St., Iloilo City, Iloilo)

Iloilo - Jaro (NB Bldg. Lopez Jaena St. Jaro, Iloilo City)

Iloilo - JM Basa (J.M. Basa St., Iloilo City)

Iloilo - Ledesma (G/F Esther Bldg., Ledesma St., Iloilo City)

Iloilo - Molo (Escoto-Natividad Bldg., M.H. del Pilar corner Lopez Jaena St., Molo, Iloilo City)

Iloilo-Quezon St (formerly EPCI) (Lots 3 & 5 Quezon St., Iloilo City)

Iloilo-Valeria (formerly EPCI) (Valeria Street, Iloilo City)

SM City Iloilo (UG/F, SM City Iloilo, Benigno Aquino Ave., Mandurriao, Iloilo City)

SM City Iloilo B (formerly EPCI) (LG/F Unit No. 73, SM City Iloilo, Benigno Aquino Ave., Jaro-West Diversion, Mandurriao, Iloilo City)

SM Delgado (50meters away from Valeria Branch)

steadyasweroll

December 12th, 2008, 09:06 AM

Trenas optimistic on Dinagyang P13M budget target
By Maricar M. Calubiran

INSPITE of low turn-out in the sponsorships for the 2009 Dinagyang festival, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas is optimistic the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Incorporated (IDFI) will reach its P13 million budget-target.

Trenas along with Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr. and Representative Raul Gonzalez Jr. (Iloilo City Lone District) are working closely to get additional sponsors for next year's festivity.

"It is a little bit harder but it is not impossible," the mayor said.

To date, two telecommunication companies committed P1,250,000 to the foundation. The Globe Telecommunications, which used to be the top sponsor in 2008 committed a cash sponsorship of only P750,000 in 2009 Dinagyang.

Smart Communications, on the other pledged to give cash donations of P700,000 to the foundation for next year's festival which placed Iloilo City in the tourism map.

In 2008, Globe Telecommunications gave a cash sponsorship of P2,000,000 and P1,250,000 from Smart Communications.

To note, the cash donations of the two telecommunications now tremendously decreased.

The foundation only started to look for sponsorship two weeks ago after the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the city government and IDFI. The MOA signing was delayed after Councilor Eldrid Antiquiera questioned the financial statement of the foundation.

The city is committed to release cash donations of P3 million to the foundation. While, Congressman Gonzalez will also give P500,000 as his contribution just to meet the financial requirements of the festival, said Trenas.

Of the P3 million city's donations to the foundation, the council has already approved P1.5 million. However, the city government has yet to release the amount to the foundation.

IAMME

December 12th, 2008, 09:14 AM

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 09:19 AM

credge

December 12th, 2008, 09:23 AM

^^ Thanks guid sa pagwelcome a.

noi-pinuela

December 12th, 2008, 09:29 AM

Luna St, La Paz, Iloilo City
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/3096681081_2826216d8c.jpg

Gen. Luna St. fronting University of San Agustin, Iloilo City
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/3097521226_76ceec70f8.jpg

katahum gid:) daw indi sa iloilo ba:lol::lol:

tnx for the pix guys.

welcome credge:cheers::cheers::cheers: para sa imo migs

:banana::banana: UI to FEU.... maayo gid ini para sa aton siyudad. tani kung ano ka aggressive si lucio tan sa paggasto para maupgrade ang standard sang FEU Manila kag Fairview, amo man na tani himuon niya dira sa FEU Iloilo.... daw madayon gid uaap western visayas ba:lol::lol::lol:

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 09:36 AM

^^ Thanks guid sa pagwelcome a.

wala sing ano man.feel free to give comments,views,opinions ,ideas to our beloved city .give pictures is much appreciated too.hehehe.envite friends and classmates:)

steadyasweroll

December 12th, 2008, 09:42 AM

-dp-

credge

December 12th, 2008, 09:47 AM

:cheers: salamat guid mga migs!

^^ this december daw ang turning over sang administration sa UI. Basi next year ma set in ang New Admin. Pero damo ongoing constructions kag renovations inside UI campus. WIFI Hot Spot naman ang (I Think) Whole campus. Sa Law Library gani WiFi Hot Spot naman. Include man naton sa league ang West Vi, St. Paul U. kag ang John B. Kag ang pagsulod sang WVCST kag IDC if ma grant na ila university status. Go Iloilo Schools!!!
ang ending ISSAA league gali :lol:

What if mahimo separate nga league ang College level sang ISSAA? para sadya kag mas grabe ang bakbakanay sa Hardcourt. Kay as far as I know ISSAA league is from elem-college.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 09:56 AM

^^

Welcome to SSC Iloilo Credge! :banana:

Wow! Daw mayo gid ang UI haw? Does that mean pati ang ila Ungka campus upod sa pagbaligya? Kadako da nga daan sang ila lugar sa Ungka!

Daw mas mamayo na gid ni ang UI kung mangin FEU na... sadya ni competition sang Universities diri sa aton.

Tani ma-grant na gid man ang University Status sang IDC kag WVCST... almost time na gid man.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 09:58 AM

^^

For Me daw si Juday bala sina model ya mo hehehe

Seed is that a clothing store as well?

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 09:59 AM

:cheers: salamat guid mga migs!

^^ this december daw ang turning over sang administration sa UI. Basi next year ma set in ang New Admin. Pero damo ongoing constructions kag renovations inside UI campus. WIFI Hot Spot naman ang (I Think) Whole campus. Sa Law Library gani WiFi Hot Spot naman. Include man naton sa league ang West Vi kag St. Paul U. kag ang John B. Kag ang pagsulod sang WVCST kag IDC if ma grant na ila university status. Go Iloilo Scgools!!!
ang ending ISSAA league gali :lol:

What if mahimo separate nga league ang College level sang ISSAA? para sadya kag mas grabe ang bakbakanay sa Hardcourt. Kay as far as I know ISSAA league is from elem-college.
so tuod gid man gali nga FEU na ang UI? ang mga rumor ga tuod gid man no?that might be a good move.tani mauniversity status naman ang WVCST and IDC no?Iloilo must have the most number of university within the city :banana:

credge

December 12th, 2008, 10:01 AM

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 10:01 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 10:06 AM

^^

We'll about to find out tomorrow... :banana:

credge

December 12th, 2008, 10:08 AM

hehehe gadungan ang aton comment tapos pareho man aton ideya ba:lol:

uso subong dungan post with same idea haw.. kagina dungan kami ni alvin post, parehas pa nagstart sa "actually." Can we conclude nga mga Ilonggos bisan diin may similarities gid sa napinsar kag way magreact sa mga bagay-bagay? muna ya kung same Ilonggo blood ang galatay sa aton mga ugat.:lol: :banana: :banana: :banana::banana:

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 10:09 AM

credge

December 12th, 2008, 10:13 AM

Nabasa ko man na gani sa news nga may plano si Beaver magdalagan sa 2nd District.

^^Pero tani bisan ginbakal na ang Ui indi magdulaon ang Vice-Pres. Fernando Lopez museum, panaion lang. para indi man madula ang legacy ni Fernando.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 10:13 AM

^^

Oks gid na. Salamat gid sa info Credge. Imagine ang istoryahanay nga ini since 2000-2001 pa... so after 7-8 years nadayon gid man kuha sang FEU ang UI.... mas damo ila kwarta compare sa UST wahehehe.

Grabe nga negosasyon nila sang FEU ba 7-8 years pero nadayon gid man. So for the total package of 1B (kay amo na sa una ang deal, I don't know subong)... now daw gakaubos na di negosyo sang Lopezes... I feel quite sad kay daw wala na di sila negosyo kung madula pa ni ang UI sa Lopezes... are they planning a different business? Basi i-channel nila ang benta sang UI sa iba nga negosyo? Tani kung amo gid man sina... diri gyapon itampok sa Iloilo (ShipBuilding???)

Abangan.....

credge

December 12th, 2008, 10:17 AM

It's not really confirm nga FEU ang nagbakal, pero ginbakal na, that's confirmed. Indi bi manugid si dean namon, he is the corporate Secretary sang UI. Te gin keep nya guid ang secret.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 10:18 AM

Sa pagkabalo ko daw dala bala ang Ungka mo, kay gusto sang new admin ibalik ang College of Agriculture kag madugang sila College of Fisheries, kay gindala man kuno bakal ang punong sang mga Lopezes sa Dumangas. Himuon to kuno nila Laboratory sang Fisheries. Kung matabo ang College of Agriculture and Forestry sang West Vi my close competitor na di sa Western Visayas, kag ang School of Fisheries sang UPV may ara naman.

Wow this is nice... may ISCOF na ta, may UPV pa, WEST kag subong UI pa gid... ths is good for our FOOD SUFFICIENCY (Fisheries, Agriculture & Forestry) :banana:

uso subong dungan post with same idea haw.. kagina dungan kami ni alvin post, parehas pa nagstart sa "actually." Can we conclude nga mga Ilonggos bisan diin may similarities gid sa napinsar kag way magreact sa mga bagay-bagay? muna ya kung same Ilonggo blood ang galatay sa aton mga ugat.:lol: :banana: :banana: :banana::banana:

Birds of a feather... People of same Tribe... :lol:

Baw may punong man gali dira ang mga Lopez sa dumangas?i'm from dumangas and i don't know that hehe.ano ang mga Lopez mahalin na gid di sa Iloilo nga ginabaligya na nila ila propedad?kon sabagay they are concentrating more in a bigger business like the print and media,electricity pero bati ko si Beaver Lopez nga hinablos ni Albertito Lopez mapadalagan congressman sa 2nd district a.well,the ball is rolling.

Ay abaw masadya gali ni sa distrito namon sa 2010... baha naman kwarta ni Syjuco kag Lopez.... :lol:

Nabasa ko man na gani sa news nga may plano si Beaver magdalagan sa 2nd District.

^^Pero tani bisan ginbakal na ang Ui indi magdulaon ang Vice-Pres. Fernando Lopez museum, panaion lang. para indi man madula ang legacy ni Fernando.

Tani gid... Hopefully dako gid mabulig sa change of Admin to improve UI in terms of quality of education and infra. :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 10:20 AM

It's not really confirm nga FEU ang nagbakal, pero ginbakal na, that's confirmed. Indi bi manugid si dean namon, he is the corporate Secretary sang UI. Te gin keep nya guid ang secret.

Hmm so ginBAKAL na gid... its just a matter of days ma-reveal/confirmed na gid man kung sino nagbakal...

Abangan.... :)

credge

December 12th, 2008, 10:23 AM

Sa monday my class kami kay dean 5:30. Try ko bala mangkotun secretary ni dean. Basi my mkwa ko nga info. Atty. Lagon the dean of the College of Law is the Corporate Secretary of UI Corp.

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 10:24 AM

uso subong dungan post with same idea haw.. kagina dungan kami ni alvin post, parehas pa nagstart sa "actually." Can we conclude nga mga Ilonggos bisan diin may similarities gid sa napinsar kag way magreact sa mga bagay-bagay? muna ya kung same Ilonggo blood ang galatay sa aton mga ugat.:lol: :banana: :banana: :banana::banana:

:lol::lol:of course! especially if you are born and raised in Iloilo bala.nga nasaksihan mo gid sang duha mo ka mata ang ups and downs and ups and comes and goes of our beloved city !
kagamay man lang sang syudad ta so we share the same experiences and memories from our beloved city.

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 10:26 AM

^^ Thanks guid sa pagwelcome a.

cge migs... paspas lang di post. ideas, opinions and photos especially, are whole heartedly appreciated hehehe :lol:

:cheers: salamat guid mga migs!

^^ this december daw ang turning over sang administration sa UI. Basi next year ma set in ang New Admin. Pero damo ongoing constructions kag renovations inside UI campus. WIFI Hot Spot naman ang (I Think) Whole campus. Sa Law Library gani WiFi Hot Spot naman. Include man naton sa league ang West Vi, St. Paul U. kag ang John B. Kag ang pagsulod sang WVCST kag IDC if ma grant na ila university status. Go Iloilo Schools!!!
ang ending ISSAA league gali :lol:

What if mahimo separate nga league ang College level sang ISSAA? para sadya kag mas grabe ang bakbakanay sa Hardcourt. Kay as far as I know ISSAA league is from elem-college.

so tuod gid man gali nga FEU na ang UI? ang mga rumor ga tuod gid man no?that might be a good move.tani mauniversity status naman ang WVCST and IDC no?Iloilo must have the most number of university within the city :banana:

kadamo na guid ta topnotch schools... not to mention, pisay (philippine science), assumption, ateneo, UP high school, westbridge, etc... in the secondary level :lol:

Baw may punong man gali dira ang mga Lopez sa dumangas?i'm from dumangas and i don't know that hehe.ano ang mga Lopez mahalin na gid di sa Iloilo nga ginabaligya na nila ila propedad?kon sabagay they are concentrating more in a bigger business like the print and media,electricity pero bati ko si Beaver Lopez nga hinablos ni Albertito Lopez mapadalagan congressman sa 2nd district a.well,the ball is rolling.

i doubt nga mag halin ang lopezes sa iloilo... the lopezes are very proud ilonggos and iloilo is the land of their forefathers. maybe they preferred selling their not so profitable businesses, in favor for their blue chip enterprises. daw indi man guid forte sang mga lopezes ang pag manage sang schools kay daw ara ang kwarta sa media ang power utilities. :lol: pero, ga diversify man sila ah...

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 10:30 AM

Italian gov't to extend support to families displaced by typhoon in Iloilo

December 12, 2008 10:44 am by pna

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 12 -– The Italian government, through its ambassador to the Philippines, Rubens Anna Fedele, is providing funds to help build homes for Iloilo families that have been displaced by typhoon "Frank."

Last Wednesday, Fedele met with mayors of the municipalities of Pavia, San Miguel, Leon, Sta, Barbara, Iloilo City and two other towns and discussed with them some of the requirements for the project.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas said there was no commitment as to the number of houses to be built, but initial information has it that it will be 500 houses.

“They want to build houses and they will be dealing directly with either the Habitat for Humanity or the Gawad Kalinga,” Trenas said. ”This is a very serious support not only for the city but for the whole province.”

Initially, it was agreed upon that the funds for the project would come from the Italian government and the recipient local government unit would provide the lot.

The mayor said the details of the project would be finalized next month and Fedele has already asked for an office space for one of their staff who will be assigned in Iloilo.

Trenas said the city government has already committed to provide the office at the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) in Molo district.

The Italian government has also extended funds for the construction of houses in Albay. (PNA)

scs/LOR/PGLena/vlo

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 10:32 AM

It's not really confirm nga FEU ang nagbakal, pero ginbakal na, that's confirmed. Indi bi manugid si dean namon, he is the corporate Secretary sang UI. Te gin keep nya guid ang secret.

corporate secrets? hehehe cge, it let just wait for everything to unfold :)

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 10:41 AM

Public land transportation in iloilo in the 1930s

BRIDGING THE GAP
Henry F. Funtecha, Ph.D.

Iloilo in the 1920s and in the 1930s was considered as the "Queen City of Southern Philippines". Aside from its reputation as the commercial entrepot and cultural capital of the Visayas, Iloilo also pride itself at that time as the home of the most modern transportation facilities in the country. No doubt, the availability of cheap and convenient means of travel contributed much to Iloilo's premier importance.

In the early 1930s there was already a network of first and second class roads in Iloilo and the rest of Panay, consisting of hundreds of kilometers. Such roads could not have brought the riding public to their destinations and the farmers' products easily to the markets for general consumption had there been no easy means of transportation available.

There were several bus companies operating in the city of Iloilo, its suburbs, and in the province during the 1930s. Practically all the passable roads connecting the different municipalities of Iloilo and other provinces of Panay were served by these bus lines.

The largest of the bus companies operating in Iloilo and the rest of the island of Panay was the Panay Autobus Co., which had its office and terminal in Rizal Street, Iloilo City. This huge transportation company, with a capital investment of P365,000, was the most successful land transportation venture in Panay at that time. In 1937, it operated 316 commodious, clean and comfortable autobuses, at least in the standards of that time. These autobuses plied many accessible roads in the island, reaching even farflung barangays. To maintain its reputation, only experienced and well-trained drivers and conductors were employed by the company.

Other than its central station in Iloilo City, it had substations in Roxas City in Capiz and San Jose, Antique. It also maintained good working stations in a number of municipalities in the island. "To serve the public efficiently" was the motto of the company.

The other major bus company was the Iloilo Transportation Co. whose office and terminal were situated in Blumentritt Street, Iloilo City. It advertised itself as having double-deck buses with radio music. Its double and single-deck steel blue buses maintained regular schedules covering the areas of Jaro, Iloilo City, Molo, Mandurriao, and Arevalo.

Another transportation company operating in certain parts of the province was the Aleosan Transportation Co., Inc. established in 1929. In 1937, it had fifteen autobuses going to Leon via San Miguel, Oton and Tigbauan, and to Alimodian via San Miguel and Oton. The other bus companies that operated units inside and outside of the city were the Eagle Express and the Jaro Express Co. whose units covered Lapuz, La Paz and the Jaro district.

To avoid the stiff competition between the Iloilo Transportation Co., and the Jaro Express Co., the buses of the latter company were bought in 1936 by the former. The ones that were not included in the purchase were the taxis of the Jaro Express Co. because the taxis of the Iloilo Transportation Co. were also transferred to the former. At that time, the fare between Iloilo City and Central Philippine College (now Central Philippine University), about five kilometers distance, was only five centavos for the buses.

Aside from motor vehicles for public transport, there was a railway line that operated between Iloilo and Capiz. The Philippine Railway Co. had its passenger terminal in Muelle Loney just adjacent tothe ILoilo Custom's House and beside the Iloilo Fire Service Station. Its offices and maintenance unit were situated across the river in Lapus, La Paz.

The origin of the railway in Panay could be traced to Act 1497 enacted in 1906 by the Philippine Commission which authorized the Philippine Railway Co. in Manila "to locate, construct, furnish, maintain and operate a railway line" in other parts of the country (Annual Report of Panay Railways 1979). This came about because of the need to improve the ,means of transportation in the archipelago to facilitate the movements of inhabitants and materials. The construction of the railway in Panay was started in 1906 and the 116.1 kms. system was inaugurated in 1912 (Gleeck 1928).

Other than the above-mentioned motorized transportation facilities available in the city and province of Iloilo, there were also taxis, kalesas, karetelas and carromatas. The kalesa, especially, was the popular mode of transportation particularly in the side and smaller streets. Moreover, there was the proliferation of so many bicycles in the city in the mid-1930s brought about by the desire of the people to save money and to have a ready means of transportation anytime.

credge

December 12th, 2008, 10:42 AM

corporate secrets? hehehe cge, it let just wait for everything to unfold :)

Sa monday a kung kakuha ko info kay may klase kmi kay dean, kung manugid sya. Kun indi sa secretary nya a kung madala, para kakuha ta info, mayo tani kung makita ko secretary ni dean 5:30 bi gastart amon klase kada adlaw, Saturday lang kami my aga nga klase.

Guys sa 14, Opening sang Iloilo Schools Sports Council Meet. Damo na to Politiko nga makadto lapit na lang daan election, habal naman na sila ginahatagan guid nila importance ang sports program, kaso wala gani ginapanami ang Sports Complex. Daw dalan gani da sa Magsaysay amo pa lang ginakay-o. Ang Swimming pool area sang sports complex dapat nagid i-renovate. Attention Iloilo Provincial Officials! Di kamo sagad ginamo, kay la guid makuha ang taga province sa gamo nyo !!!!:bash:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 10:48 AM

Public land transportation in Iloilo in the 1930s

Iloilo in the 1920s and in the 1930s was considered as the "Queen City of Southern Philippines". Aside from its reputation as the commercial entrepot and cultural capital of the Visayas, Iloilo also pride itself at that time as the home of the most modern transportation facilities in the country. No doubt, the availability of cheap and convenient means of travel contributed much to Iloilo's premier importance.

In the early 1930s there was already a network of first and second class roads in Iloilo and the rest of Panay, consisting of hundreds of kilometers. Such roads could not have brought the riding public to their destinations and the farmers' products easily to the markets for general consumption had there been no easy means of transportation available.

There were several bus companies operating in the city of Iloilo, its suburbs, and in the province during the 1930s. Practically all the passable roads connecting the different municipalities of Iloilo and other provinces of Panay were served by these bus lines.

The largest of the bus companies operating in Iloilo and the rest of the island of Panay was the Panay Autobus Co., which had its office and terminal in Rizal Street, Iloilo City. This huge transportation company, with a capital investment of P365,000, was the most successful land transportation venture in Panay at that time. In 1937, it operated 316 commodious, clean and comfortable autobuses, at least in the standards of that time. These autobuses plied many accessible roads in the island, reaching even farflung barangays. To maintain its reputation, only experienced and well-trained drivers and conductors were employed by the company.

Other than its central station in Iloilo City, it had substations in Roxas City in Capiz and San Jose, Antique. It also maintained good working stations in a number of municipalities in the island. "To serve the public efficiently" was the motto of the company.

The other major bus company was the Iloilo Transportation Co. whose office and terminal were situated in Blumentritt Street, Iloilo City. It advertised itself as having double-deck buses with radio music. Its double and single-deck steel blue buses maintained regular schedules covering the areas of Jaro, Iloilo City, Molo, Mandurriao, and Arevalo.

Another transportation company operating in certain parts of the province was the Aleosan Transportation Co., Inc. established in 1929. In 1937, it had fifteen autobuses going to Leon via San Miguel, Oton and Tigbauan, and to Alimodian via San Miguel and Oton. The other bus companies that operated units inside and outside of the city were the Eagle Express and the Jaro Express Co. whose units covered Lapuz, La Paz and the Jaro district.

To avoid the stiff competition between the Iloilo Transportation Co., and the Jaro Express Co., the buses of the latter company were bought in 1936 by the former. The ones that were not included in the purchase were the taxis of the Jaro Express Co. because the taxis of the Iloilo Transportation Co. were also transferred to the former. At that time, the fare between Iloilo City and Central Philippine College (now Central Philippine University), about five kilometers distance, was only five centavos for the buses.

Aside from motor vehicles for public transport, there was a railway line that operated between Iloilo and Capiz. The Philippine Railway Co. had its passenger terminal in Muelle Loney just adjacent tothe ILoilo Custom's House and beside the Iloilo Fire Service Station. Its offices and maintenance unit were situated across the river in Lapus, La Paz.

The origin of the railway in Panay could be traced to Act 1497 enacted in 1906 by the Philippine Commission which authorized the Philippine Railway Co. in Manila "to locate, construct, furnish, maintain and operate a railway line" in other parts of the country (Annual Report of Panay Railways 1979). This came about because of the need to improve the ,means of transportation in the archipelago to facilitate the movements of inhabitants and materials. The construction of the railway in Panay was started in 1906 and the 116.1 kms. system was inaugurated in 1912 (Gleeck 1928).

Other than the above-mentioned motorized transportation facilities available in the city and province of Iloilo, there were also taxis, kalesas, karetelas and carromatas. The kalesa, especially, was the popular mode of transportation particularly in the side and smaller streets. Moreover, there was the proliferation of so many bicycles in the city in the mid-1930s brought about by the desire of the people to save money and to have a ready means of transportation anytime.

TNT

lewdsaint

December 12th, 2008, 10:51 AM

Bag-o lang tapos launching sang Dinagyang sa MOA. Wrong info, berns. Hehehe! Sayang wala ko nadala cam ko. Lingas-lingas man ako kung ara ka digto.
Dinagyang will be at Global Peace Festival tomorrow.

No need. I want to see him suffer...like burn that dinosaur and his friends at the stake! :evil: :lol:

@SSC Iloilo based in Manila:
Anyway, will be covering the Dinagyang launch here tomorrow at MOA. Para sa tanan nga mga naka-base diri sa Manila, lets meet up at MOA @ 2PM. I have your numbers so I'll just text where exactly kita magkilit-anay. For more information, log on to our samahan thread. Thanks! :)

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 10:51 AM

Sa monday a kung kakuha ko info kay may klase kmi kay dean, kung manugid sya. Kun indi sa secretary nya a kung madala, para kakwa ta info, mayo tani kung makita ko secretary ni dean 5:30 bi gastart amon klase kada adlaw, Saturday lang kami my aga nga klase.

Guys sa 14, Opening sang Iloilo Schools Sports Council Meet. Damo na to Politiko nga makado lapit na lang daan election, habal naman na sila ginahatagan guid nila importance ang sports program, kaso wala gani ginapanami ang Sports Complex. Daw dalan gani da sa Magsaysay amo pa lang ginakay-o. Ang Swimming pool area sang sports complex dapat nagid i-renovate. Attention Iloilo Provincial Officials! Di kamo sagad ginamo, kay la guid makwa ang taga province sa gamo nyo !!!!:bash:

cge lang... pang islan ta mga konsehal ta sa next elections. hehehe. :bash: pigado na ang swimming pool sa sports complex? dira pa kami ga train sa swimming before sang high school ako. :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 10:54 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 10:54 AM

Iloilo City to raise funds for books and feeding programs in public elementary schools

December 12, 2008 10:44 am by pna

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 12 — Your P400 will go a long way in improving the quality of education in public elementary schools of Iloilo City.

City executive assistant for education Mathilde Octavio said the city government will launch early next year its Four Gives for Education (4G for E) project, a resource mobilization activity that will be used to buy textbooks in English, Mathematics and Science and feeding program for some 5,000 pupils.

The 4G for E is one of the initiatives under Project Joint Education Recovery Reading for the Youth (JERRY) that aims to raise some P2-million to benefit pupils of the city’s 53 public elementary schools.

She said that an interested donor may donate P400 per child, a one-shot donation which can be given in four tranches, thus the term four gives.

“I’m sure many Ilonggos will help us with this project. We intend to look forward to achieve the one-is-to-one ratio of books to students with this initiative,” she added.

Octavio said they target employees of private companies in Iloilo as possible donors.

The initiative was conceptualized by Mario Derequito of the Gearing Internet Literacy Access for Schools (GILAS), Luz de los Reyes of the Iloilo City Schools Division and Octavio after the Education Summit that was held here a year ago.

Octavio said stakeholders and other participants during the summit agreed to raise some P15 million to be spent for projects and other initiatives to improve the quality of education in public schools here.

It was also agreed that P5-million will be raised locally; P3 million from Local School Board and the P2 million will be raised through the 4G for E initiative.

The remaining P10 million will be raised with the help of the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF). (PNA)

FFC/LOR/PGL/vlo

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 10:57 AM

Bag-o lang tapos launching sang Dinagyang sa MOA. Wrong info, berns. Hehehe! Sayang wala ko nadala cam ko. Lingas-lingas man ako kung ara ka digto.
Dinagyang will be at Global Peace Festival tomorrow.

Waaaaaaaaaa! Diin na ang Global Peace Festival Lew?
Ay abaw excite na ko tani pa MOA bwas... :bash:

What time na ang sa GPF? Any idea of other launching dates dri sa Manila?

hahaha! migs nag dugan ta post! cheers! :cheers:

ha? you sure? waay na ya bwas?

Waaaaaa! Ay hup gale ho nagdungan ta... hehehe ginbutangan ko pa colorete akon post wehehe. :cheers:

credge

December 12th, 2008, 10:58 AM

^^Pigado na guid ang swimming pool area ang shower room law-ay, la proper maintainance. Diin ayhan gakadto ang collection da sa sports complex man? Sang una, way back undergrad years (2 years ago) Dira pa nakami gahampang sa sports complex lapit daan sa pinalangga namon nga West Vi, kag kis-a gaswim man, pero lain na di na to maayo situation sang shower room nila. Tani madiparahan man ni nila.

Siga mga migs may klase ko dugaydugay. Mahimos ko danay a.

Balik-balik lang ko di a.

lewdsaint

December 12th, 2008, 10:59 AM

I dunno. Basi sa Quirino Grandstand kay last year digto ginhiwat ang GPF. Sa Sunday and Monday sa Greenhills kag Tiendesitas.

Waaaaaaaaaa! Diin na ang Global Peace Festival Lew?
Ay abaw excite na ko tani pa MOA bwas... :bash:

What time na ang sa GPF? Any idea of other launching dates dri sa Manila?

Waaaaaa! Ay hup gale ho nagdungan ta... hehehe ginbutangan ko pa colorete akon post wehehe. :cheers:

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 11:00 AM

mga karancho mayung gab-e lng da ah!

Ano ni ayhan man? excited ko ah! :lol::lol::lol:

mayo hapon migs... te anu pa? :lol:

^^

We'll about to find out tomorrow... :banana:

maybe the best is yet to be? hehehe :lol:

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 11:12 AM

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 11:19 AM

Namit man ang Korean Beef Steak sang Afriques! :)

But I will surely try Crave whenever I'll be home. :)

yup, afriques is good... the lifestyle section of the philippine daily inquirer featured it before :)

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 11:27 AM

Waaaaaaaaaa! Diin na ang Global Peace Festival Lew?
Ay abaw excite na ko tani pa MOA bwas... :bash:

What time na ang sa GPF? Any idea of other launching dates dri sa Manila?

Waaaaaa! Ay hup gale ho nagdungan ta... hehehe ginbutangan ko pa colorete akon post wehehe. :cheers:

guina pa gwapo mo guid ambi imo nga postings mo... bira bla post dayon! hehehe. te, anu ni ang plano bwas sa moa? kadto ka pre?

^^Pigado na guid ang swimming pool area ang shower room law-ay, la proper maintainance. Diin ayhan gakadto ang collection da sa sports complex man? Sang una, way back undergrad years (2 years ago) Dira pa nakami gahampang sa sports complex lapit daan sa pinalangga namon nga West Vi, kag kis-a gaswim man, pero lain na di na to maayo situation sang shower room nila. Tani madiparahan man ni nila.

Siga mga migs may klase ko dugaydugay. Mahimos ko danay a.

Balik-balik lang ko di a.

cge pre ah... balik balik lang di ah. hehehe :)

THE ORIGINAL QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH!i imagine those days we were born no ?those were the days hehehe.i think those were the days that we were branded also as the city of LOVE.anybody knows?kay some city also claiming it.the circle of life :)anyway no matter how many city will claim it we were the original.hehehe baw daw si Nora Aunor ba.d' original Superstar!

city of love man ta gyapon... mangkuta bla ang mga chicks sa manila? kung maka migo sila ilonggo, mahambal sila nga la-in ka guid ya... ara kuno ang tanan nga words nga ga start sa "M"... mabait, malambing, mapagmahal, kag tanan pa nga "M" nga pwede mo madumduman... hahaha :lol:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 12th, 2008, 11:40 AM

^^

Wahehe! Kun may makadto to kadto ko eh. EB na lang ta kag diretso sa QUirino for the GPF?

Te sino sugot?

About being an ILONGGO... tsakto gid.... Maalam pa kung kaisa maruri man! :lol:

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 11:49 AM

^^

Wahehe! Kun may makadto to kadto ko eh. EB na lang ta kag diretso sa QUirino for the GPF?

Te sino sugot?

About being an ILONGGO... tsakto gid.... Maalam pa kung kaisa maruri man! :lol:

maruri:lol::lol::lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 12:01 PM

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 12:11 PM

pwede man... pm ta ka ah ^^

good luck sa EB.Ilonggo bonding:banana::banana::banana:

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 12:13 PM

good luck sa EB.Ilonggo bonding:banana::banana::banana:

ikaw pre? ari ka di manila? upod ka bwas? lakat ta!

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 12th, 2008, 12:18 PM

Mayung gab-e mga karancho! mahahayyy!

Thank You Tyo Tagoy.. :)

..Actually, Eversun is roughly 3 years na sa Iloilo. Before 2 kabilog sites nila d sa Iloilo, subong they are occupying the 5th flr. of that building (combining the previous 2 sites).

actually dugay na ning Eversun Software Philippines...daw 3 or 4 years na ni bla muh..basta..hehehe...They work on SEO(Search Engine Optimizations)..and everything sa web...:banana::banana::banana:

ah ok! tnx sa info nyo Credge & Alvin. wla ko na abi nbalita-an pg halin ko da sng 2006 hehe!

pre! musta man? butwa butwa ka man ah... long time, no hear from you. mahahaay guid. hehehe. :lol: yep! FEU, Ateneo, CPU, University of San Agustin and not to mention my beloved University of the Philippines. way to go ILOILO! :banana:

aysus! UP pa gli noh hehe! anu abi malilipaton na c tyo tagoy. workaholic ta daan haha! pirmi stress! mahahayyy!:lol:

Baw may punong man gali dira ang mga Lopez sa dumangas?i'm from dumangas and i don't know that hehe.ano ang mga Lopez mahalin na gid di sa Iloilo nga ginabaligya na nila ila propedad?kon sabagay they are concentrating more in a bigger business like the print and media,electricity pero bati ko si Beaver Lopez nga hinablos ni Albertito Lopez mapadalagan congressman sa 2nd district a.well,the ball is rolling.

ako man pre bg o ko man gni nbati-an nga my mga punong gli mga Lopezes sa Dumangas. ng dugay man ko da sng una sa Sapao pre. bsi dra ayun nga mga punongan sa Coastal sng Dumangas. hehe!

Nabasa ko man na gani sa news nga may plano si Beaver magdalagan sa 2nd District.

^^Pero tani bisan ginbakal na ang Ui indi magdulaon ang Vice-Pres. Fernando Lopez museum, panaion lang. para indi man madula ang legacy ni Fernando.

ah te sadya gd nda sila ni Syjuco gli eh. pdamu damu na lng sila kwarta eh no? haha! :lol::lol::lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 12th, 2008, 12:23 PM

mayo hapon migs... te anu pa? :lol:

maybe the best is yet to be? hehehe :lol:

te anu pa na hulat ta pre? te ma laklak ta? haha! mayung gab-e lng da pre. :)

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 12th, 2008, 01:14 PM

yup, afriques is good... the lifestyle section of the philippine daily inquirer featured it before :)

yap! nami gd man ang afrique's pre.

i rmember my X gf ng dinner date kmi da. hehehe! kg tambayan na sng mga Korean's. pila na kbilog ang branches sng afrique's guys?

irong206

December 12th, 2008, 01:34 PM

ikaw pre? ari ka di manila? upod ka bwas? lakat ta!Kon pwede gid tani pre e.i want to meet you guys too.you seems all my friend now though not seeing each other.my spirit is with you.hehehe:)

habagatcentral1

December 12th, 2008, 03:43 PM

Bag-o lang tapos launching sang Dinagyang sa MOA. Wrong info, berns. Hehehe! Sayang wala ko nadala cam ko. Lingas-lingas man ako kung ara ka digto.
Dinagyang will be at Global Peace Festival tomorrow.

Yeah...sorry for the miscomm...

Anyway, tomorrow will be the Global Peace Festival...assembly is at Quirino Grandstand...parade would start at 1PM, program proper is at 4PM.

Kita-ay na lang ta sa SM Manila sa KFC 3rd floor bwas udto...para sa wa kaabot...pamangkuta lang ang phone number ko kay Metropolitan Iloilo through PM.

Madamu gid nga salamat kag pasensya na gid sa misninfo.

I dunno. Basi sa Quirino Grandstand kay last year digto ginhiwat ang GPF. Sa Sunday and Monday sa Greenhills kag Tiendesitas.

THE ORIGINAL QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH!i imagine those days we were born no ?those were the days hehehe.i think those were the days that we were branded also as the city of LOVE.anybody knows?kay some city also claiming it.the circle of life :)anyway no matter how many city will claim it we were the original.hehehe baw daw si Nora Aunor ba.d' original Superstar!

Well, no comment on that....:D

^^

Wahehe! Kun may makadto to kadto ko eh. EB na lang ta kag diretso sa QUirino for the GPF?

Te sino sugot?

About being an ILONGGO... tsakto gid.... Maalam pa kung kaisa maruri man! :lol:

pwede man... pm ta ka ah ^^

good luck sa EB.Ilonggo bonding:banana::banana::banana:

habagatcentral1

December 12th, 2008, 03:47 PM

By the way,
Whatever comes out of media...just a word of caution...I'll just tackle this tomorrow personally...state secret nga daan...

lex_99

December 12th, 2008, 03:53 PM

^^ EB - Elonggo bonding hehe

habagatcentral1

December 12th, 2008, 04:02 PM

By the way, I had a word with Sir Ben Jimena and Robert Alor of Iloilo Grand Hotel and they say that the fireworks display in January 23 after Kasadyahan...

But SM is planning to divide it into January 22 and 23...reason: to prevent clogging up Diversion Road and minimize the crowd again...

But IDFI's reaction....that's the point! Make SM City Iloilo and Diversion Road crowded (to a point of standstill) on one single night (night after Kasadyahan...Saturday) for another three to four hours of neck breaking pyro-show.

As of this moment....it is still under negotiations...:D

Anyway, as according to them...the sponsorships are also doing good despite the rush...they are still renegotiating with the telecom companies...

Hay...nano ni man...daw matrabaho na lang ko guro sa Iloilo City Press Corps ay? Hehehe!!! :D

Anyway, regarding investments...one thing. Although we may be robust but 2009 is a year we have to proceed with caution...and they mean it seriously....and it may affect the MW project and the rest of other real estate projects as well...and of course Obama's potential for protectionism...Optimism is good but with caution it would be better. :)

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 04:33 PM

Mayung gab-e mga karancho! mahahayyy!

ah ok! tnx sa info nyo Credge & Alvin. wla ko na abi nbalita-an pg halin ko da sng 2006 hehe!

aysus! UP pa gli noh hehe! anu abi malilipaton na c tyo tagoy. workaholic ta daan haha! pirmi stress! mahahayyy!:lol:

ako man pre bg o ko man gni nbati-an nga my mga punong gli mga Lopezes sa Dumangas. ng dugay man ko da sng una sa Sapao pre. bsi dra ayun nga mga punongan sa Coastal sng Dumangas. hehe!

ah te sadya gd nda sila ni Syjuco gli eh. pdamu damu na lng sila kwarta eh no? haha! :lol::lol::lol:

hehehe. mayong gab-i man migs ah... with regards to beaver's political plans, let's see... basi patisoy lang na opisyo ya pre? hahaha :lol: hinay hinay lang obra pre. all work and no play will make tyo taguy a dull boy :lol:

Kon pwede gid tani pre e.i want to meet you guys too.you seems all my friend now though not seeing each other.my spirit is with you.hehehe:)

no problem pre ah... if you cant meet all of us, we still have the ilonggo forum to talk and discuss things... it's bridging all of us. there's always time for everything. :)

Yeah...sorry for the miscomm...

Anyway, tomorrow will be the Global Peace Festival...assembly is at Quirino Grandstand...parade would start at 1PM, program proper is at 4PM.

Kita-ay na lang ta sa SM Manila sa KFC 3rd floor bwas udto...para sa wa kaabot...pamangkuta lang ang phone number ko kay Metropolitan Iloilo through PM.

Madamu gid nga salamat kag pasensya na gid sa misninfo.

Well, no comment on that....:D

it's ok berns... thanks :)

By the way,
Whatever comes out of media...just a word of caution...I'll just tackle this tomorrow personally...state secret nga daan...

baw ah... state secret? good news na naging bad news or bad news na naging good news? hahaha :lol:

^^ EB - Elonggo bonding hehe

pwede :lol:

By the way, I had a word with Sir Ben Jimena and Robert Alor of Iloilo Grand Hotel and they say that the fireworks display in January 23 after Kasadyahan...

But SM is planning to divide it into January 22 and 23...reason: to prevent clogging up Diversion Road and minimize the crowd again...

But IDFI's reaction....that's the point! Make SM City Iloilo and Diversion Road crowded (to a point of standstill) on one single night (night after Kasadyahan...Saturday) for another three to four hours of neck breaking pyro-show.

As of this moment....it is still under negotiations...:D

Anyway, as according to them...the sponsorships are also doing good despite the rush...they are still renegotiating with the telecom companies...

Hay...nano ni man...daw matrabaho na lang ko guro sa Iloilo City Press Corps ay? Hehehe!!! :D

Anyway, regarding investments...one thing. Although we may be robust but 2009 is a year we have to proceed with caution...and they mean it seriously....and it may affect the MW project and the rest of other real estate projects as well...and of course Obama's potential for protectionism...Optimism is good but with caution it would be better. :)

that's a possibility... the crisis is worldwide and it affects everybody. so much for bush's war on terror and the capitalistic world market. anyway, we will all weather it. :)

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 04:39 PM

yap! nami gd man ang afrique's pre.

i rmember my X gf ng dinner date kmi da. hehehe! kg tambayan na sng mga Korean's. pila na kbilog ang branches sng afrique's guys?

hehehe. ang bal-an ko pre, duwa... pero, im not that sure :lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 12th, 2008, 04:44 PM

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 04:47 PM

te anu pa na hulat ta pre? te ma laklak ta? haha! mayung gab-e lng da pre. :)

yogs! wala ka man di sa manila? ara da mga karancho mo sa seoul... damu gwapa nga koreana pre? hahaha :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 04:53 PM

hopefully gud news! :)

hahaha! npkdlaw mu man ko mig ba hahaha! :lol::lol::lol:

laban bsi patisoy lng na. hehehe! :bash:

hehehe. kadlaw ka guid pre? :lol: kung sa bagay, daw may pogi points man si beaver. mayo man na kung sa iloilo sya magpadalagan... para ma gulpi gulantang sya sa tudtuod nga ilonggo culture. hahaha :lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 12th, 2008, 04:54 PM

yogs! wala ka man di sa manila? ara da mga karancho mo sa seoul... damu gwapa nga koreana pre? hahaha :lol:

hehe! dmu gd eh! kis a gni mglagaw ko ga salakit li-og ko kg mata ko lantaw gwapa nga mga Koreana. haha! kng ara lng ko da tni laklak gd ta eh. hehe! nxt year bsi my time man ko. :cheers:

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 04:56 PM

By the way,
Whatever comes out of media...just a word of caution...I'll just tackle this tomorrow personally...state secret nga daan...

grabe guid ni nga state secret berns haw? mayo man na... tago tago lang. budlay may cyber attack kita sabay decapitation strike sang iban. shock and awe guid dayon ang puturo ta. hahaha :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 05:08 PM

hehe! dmu gd eh! kis a gni mglagaw ko ga salakit li-og ko kg mata ko lantaw gwapa nga mga Koreana. haha! kng ara lng ko da tni laklak gd ta eh. hehe! nxt year bsi my time man ko. :cheers:

hehehe. tingala ko nga ang avatar mo, daw japanese-korean ang itsura... basi pre pag balik mo di sa pinas, mahilig ka na mag picture picture ha? hahaha :lol: nami gani mang hagad inum di sa mga ilonggos, galing laban sa ila ka mga layo sang balay. antipolo, paranaque, cavite, etc... kung mga within manila lang tani, hapos kadtuan. :cheers:

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 12th, 2008, 05:10 PM

hehehe. kadlaw ka guid pre? :lol: kung sa bagay, daw may pogi points man si beaver. mayo man na kung sa iloilo sya magpadalagan... para ma gulpi gulantang sya sa tudtuod nga ilonggo culture. hahaha :lol:

laban gd eh! we'll see na lng sa 2010. matira ang matibay. haha! mauna ko 2log cnyu mga pre my work pko b bwas. cheers na lng mga bro! :cheers:

IMPRESARIO

December 12th, 2008, 05:12 PM

ayawan ko backread ba, hehehe

diin na si "Barney" Arellano III man :D ? kmusta inyo EB dira? j/k Berns! hehehe

Welcome to SSC iloilo @ credge.

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 12th, 2008, 05:14 PM

hehehe. tingala ko nga ang avatar mo, daw japanese-korean ang itsura... basi pre pag balik mo di sa pinas, mahilig ka na mag picture picture ha? hahaha :lol: nami gani mang hagad inum di sa mga ilonggos, galing laban sa ila ka mga layo sang balay. antipolo, paranaque, cavite, etc... kung mga within manila lang tani, hapos kadtuan. :cheers:

hehe! bsi mg adik gd man ko pang picture da,ambut lng. haha! sa Iloilo na lng ta nyo jaming pre. kg nami tni mgktaay tanan nga Ilonggo forumer sa Iloilo pra jaming ta dyun tanan. haha! sleep nko mga prepapeeps! cheers na lng da. :cheers::cheers::cheers:

habagatcentral1

December 12th, 2008, 05:18 PM

grabe guid ni nga state secret berns haw? mayo man na... tago tago lang. budlay may cyber attack kita sabay decapitation strike sang iban. shock and awe guid dayon ang puturo ta. hahaha :lol:
There are eyes that read the fora...I would prefer to be mum regarding it. ;)

@Nong JC....Sin-o nga Barney ina? :lol: EB bwas pa. :)

IMPRESARIO

December 12th, 2008, 05:22 PM

^^don't forget the pictures ok?!
awaiting all these news that your keeping mum about. cheers!

true blue ilonggo

December 12th, 2008, 05:45 PM

laban gd eh! we'll see na lng sa 2010. matira ang matibay. haha! mauna ko 2log cnyu mga pre my work pko b bwas. cheers na lng mga bro! :cheers:

cge migs ah... good night. tulog man ko dugay dugay. bwas naman ah :cheers:

ayawan ko backread ba, hehehe

diin na si "Barney" Arellano III man :D ? kmusta inyo EB dira? j/k Berns! hehehe

Welcome to SSC iloilo @ credge.

havent seen you for quite some time. tomorrow pa inudanay... cheers in advance :cheers:

There are eyes that read the fora...I would prefer to be mum regarding it. ;)

@Nong JC....Sin-o nga Barney ina? :lol: EB bwas pa. :)

cge berns ah... il sleep ahead. good night people... ^^

whyte

December 12th, 2008, 06:09 PM

^^favorite ko mana mig ang Yoshinoya, the best gid niya ang Beef Gyudon nila, bot kun correct ang spelling, permi gid ko ga order sang tag 150 nila kag green ice tea, sang una may unlimited rice and tea pa sila, subong daw wala na... Yoshinoya or El Pollo Loco ma lang na gina pilian ko everytime mag pa Manila ko...:lol:

gusto kopa gid mag expand sa Iloilo ang Eng Beetin Hopia, the best pa gid ni na hopia, damu flavors bala aw... hehe...:lol:

parehos gid gali ang dila ta. YOSHINOYA gid. :banana:
i EAT their beef bowl as if there's no tomorrow :lol:

eng bee tin .... :bash: my ultimate pasalubong eveytime mag pauli ako sang una. one time i bought 4 dozens hopia. 20 packs ube lang gid lol
VARIATION delicacies lcoated at the old amigo mall sells eng bee tin hopia.may patong nga 10pesos yata pero i think they've transferred na sa may aldeguer ayun.

whyte

December 12th, 2008, 06:16 PM

ako i love both...sa tokyo tokyo...gina mix ko na ang mayo ang soysauce sa rice ko then sa yoshinoya naman...beef bowl gid ko :) pero isa lang ka large indi ko kaya 2 :) hehehehehe

i hope maka open sila branch sa aton para maka enjoy man ta...maskin terriyaki boy na lang anay. :) hehehehehe

ako kaya ko gid ang large beef bowls :lol:

hopefully they'll branch out gid diri sa aton

namit ang chicken bowl sang TB :banana:

IMPRESARIO

December 12th, 2008, 06:56 PM

Multiply Pix of Iloilo
by Val Gonzales

Valeria Street

http://images.valmania.multiply.com/image/3/photos/17/1200x1200/5/IMG-7106.JPG?et=c%2BMDcvO9miencKG34JDCdw&nmid=146102785

http://images.valmania.multiply.com/image/3/photos/17/400x400/6/IMG-7107.JPG?et=ewdPPZh%2C85vdNyF%2BcYyMuQ&nmid=146102785

http://images.valmania.multiply.com/image/3/photos/17/400x400/2/IMG-7102.JPG?et=gs1xDNi1M2ezhOZCXlUB9g&nmid=146102785

http://images.valmania.multiply.com/image/3/photos/17/400x400/3/IMG-7103.JPG?et=UZPeS10zC%2C5%2COiIExgALbw&nmid=146102785

http://images.valmania.multiply.com/image/3/photos/17/400x400/4/IMG-7104.JPG?et=gt03zWJejQ6OyOQPWE5VMA&nmid=146102785

^^Berns, Kilala mo si Val Gonzales? He was from Sun Yat Sen High School too. where i did my elementary years. :)

SUV111

December 12th, 2008, 07:02 PM

ako kaya ko gid ang large beef bowls :lol:

hopefully they'll branch out gid diri sa aton

namit ang chicken bowl sang TB :banana:

hulat hulat lang ta kay makatilaw gid ta sina someday :) makadto gid na sila diri sa lugar naton :) :banana::banana::banana:

habagatcentral1

December 13th, 2008, 12:35 AM

Fundador

December 13th, 2008, 03:32 AM

^^Berns, Kilala mo si Val Gonzales? He was from Sun Yat Sen High School too. where i did my elementary years. :)

He is in my Facebook and Plurk community (medyo inactive na ako sa latter). I found out that he lives in La Paz gale...

may kilala man ko na Val Gonzales na valedictorian sang una sa Sun yat sen:lol: Taga lapaz..pero dira sa Manila ga obra..kon ang balay nila diri sa Lapaz ay atubang lang sang balay sang isa ka Doctor si Dr. Jar_ _nic__:lol: kag ang sa kilid nila nga isa lang ka balay ang lak-ang ay balay man sang isa ka Doctora nga may clinica sa St. Paul indi lang ko manugid sang ngalan:lol::lol: posible ang Val Gonzales nga ginatukoy nyo ay neighbor kag paryenti namon:lol::lol:

Fundador

December 13th, 2008, 03:46 AM

Anti-flood project, bridges pushed

THE Regional Development Council (RDC), upon the endorsement of the infrastructure development committee, has passed a resolution supporting the putting up of several major projects in Western Visayas.

The first project was the construction of the flood control project at the new Iloilo Airport relocation site in Brgy. Banguit, Cabatuan town amounting to P30 million upon the request of the local government of Cabatuan.

The project components include the construction of 433 meters of parapet wall, 178 meters reinforced concrete revetment and 10 meters concrete block.
Funding source for the project is yet to be identified.

The RDC also endorsed the request of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for replacement of five bridges that were destroyed by Typhoon Frank several months ago.

The DPWH urged that the replacement of Tigum, Imelda Marcos, Baltazar Aquino, Camangahan and Nichols Bridges be included in the proposed supplemental loan, Urgent Bridges Construction Project for Rural Development, Phase 1 Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) Special Yen Loan PH-P231.

The last project was the proposed concreting/asphalting of the Bingawan-Calinog national road amounting P110 million.

The municipality of Calinog, which requested for the project, is asking financial assistance from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for its implementation.

These projects are all expected to boost economic activities in Iloilo as several infrastructure projects suffered badly during Typhoon Frank.

Resolutions endorsing said projects were passed during the RDC quarterly meeting held in Capiz just recently. (PNA) guardian iloilo

Fundador

December 13th, 2008, 04:21 AM

ako man pre bg o ko man gni nbati-an nga my mga punong gli mga Lopezes sa Dumangas. ng dugay man ko da sng una sa Sapao pre. bsi dra ayun nga mga punongan sa Coastal sng Dumangas. hehe!

Originally Posted by irong206
Baw may punong man gali dira ang mga Lopez sa dumangas?i'm from dumangas and i don't know that hehe.ano ang mga Lopez mahalin na gid di sa Iloilo nga ginabaligya na nila ila propedad?kon sabagay they are concentrating more in a bigger business like the print and media,electricity pero bati ko si Beaver Lopez nga hinablos ni Albertito Lopez mapadalagan congressman sa 2nd district a.well,the ball is rolling.
Wahehe! Kun may makadto to kadto ko eh. EB na lang ta kag diretso sa QUirino for the GPF?

may balay man kami da sa Dumanggas malapit sa punong sang mga Hautea:lol: kag daw halos dira nako sa Dumanggas nag daku..pero wala man ko kabati nga may punong gale dira ang mga Lopez:lol:

Originally Posted by true blue ilonggo ikaw pre? ari ka di manila? upod ka bwas? lakat ta!
Te sino sugot?

migs indi kalang malipat sng camera para ma post dayon inyo eb sa Samahan thread hehe..

Originally Posted by METROPOLITAN_ILOILO
May ara man sila na plano sang una nga sa San Miguel patindog (Bo. San Jose near Pepsi) ang ila Hospital/Medical Facility... don't know what happened though. Mayo man na kung ara asa sila hospital kay ang cousin ko before nag-eskwela nursing sa San Ag gakalab ot to sila duty sa Antique.

yup kay halos nabudlayan na gid man ang san ag kon sa diin nila pa duty hon ila studyante..kay ang west may hospital, ang st. paul may ara man ang doctors etc pero san ag wala :ohno: tyempo na gid man guro may ara sila:banana:

chymera00

December 13th, 2008, 06:26 AM

alvin | ILONGGO

December 13th, 2008, 06:37 AM

IMPRESARIO

December 13th, 2008, 09:30 AM

may kilala man ko na Val Gonzales na valedictorian sang una sa Sun yat sen:lol: Taga lapaz..pero dira sa Manila ga obra..kon ang balay nila diri sa Lapaz ay atubang lang sang balay sang isa ka Doctor si Dr. Jar_ _nic__:lol: kag ang sa kilid nila nga isa lang ka balay ang lak-ang ay balay man sang isa ka Doctora nga may clinica sa St. Paul indi lang ko manugid sang ngalan:lol::lol: posible ang Val Gonzales nga ginatukoy nyo ay neighbor kag paryenti namon:lol::lol:

^^yup,that's the same Val, i checked out his multiply. :)

IMPRESARIO

December 13th, 2008, 09:33 AM

bwisit gd ni yang ang PECO..gapalgyo na lang ang mga BPO hay..:wtf:

^^PECO has been the main culprit of Iloilo's slow progress. I can't believe the greed that these company exercises. too much,indeed! IMO. :bash:

credge

December 13th, 2008, 09:36 AM

Maayong hapon sa tanan :)

bwisit gd ni yang ang PECO..gapalgyo na lang ang mga BPO hay..
San-o pa ni

San-o pani plano sang PECO panubuan power rate nila man? La man gaayo service nila.

Labay lang ko danay a. Kung makatyempo ko karon mapost man ko pics sa gab-i a. :)

credge

December 13th, 2008, 09:51 AM

^^ akon nabal-an tatlo, sa may cathedral ayon, ang isa dira sa may sagrado area, kag may ara man lapit sa Hotel del Rio.

IMPRESARIO

December 13th, 2008, 09:52 AM

^^hi Credge. cge, more pics!

credge

December 13th, 2008, 09:55 AM

Try ko karon upload a. Kung la damo tulun-an mapost ko pics. cge mig mapa eskwelahan naman ko dugay-dugay. nagkadto ko sang aga sa beloved West Vi ko. nagpang kwa ko pictures. kag pati na malabayan ko. pangkwaan ko man. tulok mga tawo sa akon, kay galakat lang ko kag gapicture picture nga isa lang ko. :hahano: nangayo ko dason bulig sa classmate ko, duwa na kami nagpangkuha pics eh. LOL. Nangdamay pa ko.

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 13th, 2008, 12:51 PM

^^ akon nabal-an tatlo, sa may cathedral ayon, ang isa dira sa may sagrado area, kag may ara man lapit sa Hotel del Rio.

ah ok. pro daw my afrique's man da sa Delgado ayun sa Villa anita dapit. correct me if im wrong. im not sure...

blueguy

December 13th, 2008, 02:42 PM

noi-pinuela

December 13th, 2008, 02:47 PM

:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno: problema gid ini ang peco.... tam an gid ka abusado.

migs credge can't wait for your pix.:lol::lol::lol: tnx...maayong gab i lang sa tanan

habagatcentral1

December 13th, 2008, 02:51 PM

^^ And so it went out....and its unconfirmed....wala pa confirmation from Callbox actually.

I'll be expecting a fuming mayor by Monday....good luck Iloilo City Press Corps....:lol:

IMPRESARIO

December 13th, 2008, 03:13 PM

^^well the Mayor has missed so many opportunities to get Iloilo going, business-wise.
The power supply issue has resulted in businesses leaving the city and other potential big businesses preferring to set up shop somewhere else shunning our city for other places with cheaper power. When we look at his legacy this will top it, the inability to address the power issue. A lot of lolly gagging on infrastructure projects like the new City Hall building will also top the list. How can we revive the stature of this city if our city's chief executive don't even try hard to address this main issue and continue to baby the big fishes of PECO. IMO.

habagatcentral1

December 13th, 2008, 03:16 PM

^^ Basta...there is something wrong with the info itself...although it may be propaganda and PECO is REALLY a pain in the ass of every Ilonggo, but journalism-wise there is something wrong with it....;)

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 13th, 2008, 03:29 PM

IMPRESARIO

December 13th, 2008, 03:30 PM

^^biased ba berns ang report?, well us simple citizens are not privy to your inside infos,hehe

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 13th, 2008, 03:56 PM

mga mapisan ko da nga ka tribu pki update b sng iban ta nga thread ky daw na lubong na gd iban ta nga thread.

i thank you bow!

:cheers:

credge

December 13th, 2008, 04:02 PM

Maayong gab-i lang sa tanan a.
..As promised, ari na photos ko of Iloilo City, and some pics from Passi City.
Special Thanks sa classmate ko a si Bert, sa bulig pang kuha pics.

Views from the 5th flr. of UI College of Law

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/3104810984_42a941455b.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/3104811050_e735c798aa.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/3104811110_38db894776.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/3104811146_810a831b11.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/3103979401_303be073c2.jpg?v=0

Phil. Formost Milling corp.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/3103979597_2ba80441e8.jpg?v=0

Photo from Passi City:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/3104811566_c0dc21e7ea.jpg?v=0

Mulle Loney Area:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3103979659_4ffc30743e.jpg?v=0

Pictures of West Visayas State University:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/3104811700_82cba7386b.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/3104836052_cb190bc134.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3103980539_1fcb9460a5.jpg?v=0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29582124@N06/3103980539/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/3104013019_9e47bac1cf.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/3104013025_c90e721e33.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/3104013027_3a8b5a39ba.jpg?v=0

sunod naman iban a. :)

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 13th, 2008, 04:09 PM

whyte

December 13th, 2008, 06:41 PM

daks2003

December 13th, 2008, 06:43 PM

Amo na ya kalidad sang mga opisyales ta sa Iloilo...I dunno kun diin na sila nga kalibutan naga exist. With all of the blah blah's that they have been bragging since last year...ni isa daw wala gid may nagtulupa...like what I always tell here, majority of the developments in the City were initiated by the private sector. The city government should also do their share by putting into place the needed infrastructures. Pano kita sini ka move forward kun puro uyaya kag grandstanding lang mga pulitiko ta...btw, i dunno if this was reported already...Napocor plant in Dingle is being sold and may winning bidder na kuno(got this info from a very reliable source)...i dunno what will be the impact kay with that premise, the power plant in dingle will be a private entity next year.

^^well the Mayor has missed so many opportunities to get Iloilo going, business-wise.
The power supply issue has resulted in businesses leaving the city and other potential big businesses preferring to set up shop somewhere else shunning our city for other places with cheaper power. When we look at his legacy this will top it, the inability to address the power issue. A lot of lolly gagging on infrastructure projects like the new City Hall building will also top the list. How can we revive the stature of this city if our city's chief executive don't even try hard to address this main issue and continue to baby the big fishes of PECO. IMO.

true blue ilonggo

December 13th, 2008, 08:16 PM

BPO company complains PECO’s high electricity rates
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – A business process outsourcing (BPO) firm in the metropolis sought the assistance of Mayor Jerry Treñas on the towering electricity cost charged by the sole electric distribution utility. Panay News was told that the firm asked if they could have a “special rate” on its billing from the Panay Electric Company (PECO).

Yesterday, the chief executive officer and the chief operations officer of the BPO firm went to the office of the mayor.

Treñas, who was not in office due to sickness, immediately went to see the officials from Callbox, Inc.

Otherwise, the company might “pack up” due to skyrocketing electric costs in the metropolis.

The company has about 200 seats for accommodating personnel.

In Davao, the electricity cost here could hire three personnel with only one if the company continues to pay the high cost of electricity here. Callbox officials wondered why the electricity costs never drop despite the reduction in the cost of fuel prices.

The city government has been selling the metropolis to house BPO investments but for several instances, many companies backed out and preferred to establish in nearby Bacolod City because of the electricity cost charged by PECO./PN

http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/main%20news%204.htm

another business casualty because of our overpriced power rates... nga-a indi guid nila mapanubo ang rates man? may point man ang bpo... naga nubo ang oil price, pero there's still no relief in sight with regards to our power woes. maybe peco officials should be investigated publicly why their rate is still way above normal... it's very counterproductive. our city officials should at least give immediate, short term, effective and palliative solution to our power concerns now... :gunz:

^^PECO has been the main culprit of Iloilo's slow progress. I can't believe the greed that these company exercises. too much,indeed! IMO. :bash:

they should be made accountable to the citizens of iloilo...

Try ko karon upload a. Kung la damo tulun-an mapost ko pics. cge mig mapa eskwelahan naman ko dugay-dugay. nagkadto ko sang aga sa beloved West Vi ko. nagpang kwa ko pictures. kag pati na malabayan ko. pangkwaan ko man. tulok mga tawo sa akon, kay galakat lang ko kag gapicture picture nga isa lang ko. :hahano: nangayo ko dason bulig sa classmate ko, duwa na kami nagpangkuha pics eh. LOL. Nangdamay pa ko.

thanks credge ah... pisan guid sa imu ba. pati classmate mo dalasa pa. waay sya mangkot kung nga-a na involve ka bigla sa photography pre? hahaha :lol:

^^ And so it went out....and its unconfirmed....wala pa confirmation from Callbox actually.

I'll be expecting a fuming mayor by Monday....good luck Iloilo City Press Corps....:lol:

ah ok... let's wait and see. :down:

mga mapisan ko da nga ka tribu pki update b sng iban ta nga thread ky daw na lubong na gd iban ta nga thread.

i thank you bow!

:cheers:

dont worry pre... subong lang ko naka sulod. busy ko guina sa mga extracurricular activities eh. hehehe :lol:

Maayong gab-i lang sa tanan a.
..As promised, ari na photos ko of Iloilo City, and some pics from Passi City.
Special Thanks sa classmate ko a si Bert, sa bulig pang kuha pics.

Views from the 5th flr. of UI College of Law

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/3104810984_42a941455b.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/3104811050_e735c798aa.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/3104811110_38db894776.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/3104811146_810a831b11.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/3103979401_303be073c2.jpg?v=0

Phil. Formost Milling corp.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/3103979597_2ba80441e8.jpg?v=0

Photo from Passi City:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/3104811566_c0dc21e7ea.jpg?v=0

Mulle Loney Area:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3103979659_4ffc30743e.jpg?v=0

Pictures of West Visayas State University:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/3104811700_82cba7386b.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/3104836052_cb190bc134.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3103980539_1fcb9460a5.jpg?v=0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29582124@N06/3103980539/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/3104013019_9e47bac1cf.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/3104013025_c90e721e33.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/3104013027_3a8b5a39ba.jpg?v=0

sunod naman iban a. :)

nice credge! thanks guid ah! sa angle sang mga shots mo, daw labor of love guid ang involved sa pag take sang pictures. hehehe. grabe guid pangabudlay nyo sang migo mo ay... hehehe. dont worry, we really appreciate your efforts. :) kanami...

Amo na ya kalidad sang mga opisyales ta sa Iloilo...I dunno kun diin na sila nga kalibutan naga exist. With all of the blah blah's that they have been bragging since last year...ni isa daw wala gid may nagtulupa...like what I always tell here, majority of the developments in the City were initiated by the private sector. The city government should also do their share by putting into place the needed infrastructures. Pano kita sini ka move forward kun puro uyaya kag grandstanding lang mga pulitiko ta...btw, i dunno if this was reported already...Napocor plant in Dingle is being sold and may winning bidder na kuno(got this info from a very reliable source)...i dunno what will be the impact kay with that premise, the power plant in dingle will be a private entity next year.

that remains to be seen... basta, they really need to lower the cost of iloilo's electricity. very expensive guid ya... the ball is in our officials' hands. they should be wiser than what they're doing now... :bash:

habagatcentral1

December 13th, 2008, 08:41 PM

^^biased ba berns ang report?, well us simple citizens are not privy to your inside infos,hehe

I'll keep my mouth mum about it..di na lang ko ma-comment kay basi maglala pa na...:)

But one thing for sure though....its publicity. Good or bad publicity is still publicity. :D

Amo na ya kalidad sang mga opisyales ta sa Iloilo...I dunno kun diin na sila nga kalibutan naga exist. With all of the blah blah's that they have been bragging since last year...ni isa daw wala gid may nagtulupa...like what I always tell here, majority of the developments in the City were initiated by the private sector. The city government should also do their share by putting into place the needed infrastructures. Pano kita sini ka move forward kun puro uyaya kag grandstanding lang mga pulitiko ta...btw, i dunno if this was reported already...Napocor plant in Dingle is being sold and may winning bidder na kuno(got this info from a very reliable source)...i dunno what will be the impact kay with that premise, the power plant in dingle will be a private entity next year.

I heard its a Singapore based firm but not sure...

The effect? Since it is privatized, that means there would be no subsidy from the government...therefore it will run based on the existing market prices...ergo, as what PECO-PPC has been waiting for, the privatization of NAPOCOR/NPC...because by that time, the rate of ILECO and PECO and so are the other power cooperatives throughout the country, would be more or less the same after PSALM (another GOCC) have completely privatized the power generators.

Now the question would be not within Iloilo's competitiveness, but on how competitive are we as a nation as compared to our neighbors when it comes to power?

true blue ilonggo

December 13th, 2008, 08:45 PM

ah ok. pro daw my afrique's man da sa Delgado ayun sa Villa anita dapit. correct me if im wrong. im not sure...

possible tatlo... pero, basi nag expand pa guid pre. amu na guro ang nakita mo sa delgado? :lol: basi pang apat na na? :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 13th, 2008, 08:48 PM

hehe! bsi mg adik gd man ko pang picture da,ambut lng. haha! sa Iloilo na lng ta nyo jaming pre. kg nami tni mgktaay tanan nga Ilonggo forumer sa Iloilo pra jaming ta dyun tanan. haha! sleep nko mga prepapeeps! cheers na lng da. :cheers::cheers::cheers:

cge pre ah... kit-anay kami guina kanday habagat, rapuy and icarus-rising. istoryahanay lang gamay ah. galing nag batsi man ko kay may kaladtu-an pa ko nga bunyag ^^

true blue ilonggo

December 13th, 2008, 08:51 PM

I'll keep my mouth mum about it..di na lang ko ma-comment kay basi maglala pa na...:)

But one thing for sure though....its publicity. Good or bad publicity is still publicity. :D

I heard its a Singapore based firm but not sure...

The effect? Since it is privatized, that means there would be no subsidy from the government...therefore it will run based on the existing market prices...ergo, as what PECO-PPC has been waiting for, the privatization of NAPOCOR/NPC...because by that time, the rate of ILECO and PECO and so are the other power cooperatives throughout the country, would be more or less the same after PSALM (another GOCC) have completely privatized the power generators.

Now the question would be not within Iloilo's competitiveness, but on how competitive are we as a nation as compared to our neighbors when it comes to power?

pre bugtaw ka pa? hehehe mayong gab-i lang da ah. :lol:

whyte

December 13th, 2008, 08:58 PM

forme - ang nadumduman ko nga model sina si pia guanio :lol:

afriques - 3 man ang akon nabal-an just like credge's. all these branches are "incoveniently located" :lol: :bash:

true blue ilonggo

December 13th, 2008, 09:14 PM

forme - ang nadumduman ko nga model sina si pia guanio :lol:

afriques - 3 man ang akon nabal-an just like credge's. all these branches are "incoveniently located" :lol: :bash:

hehehe. incoveniently located guid guro, para pwede ka ka panago kung may guina date ka nga la-in. hahaha :lol:

IMPRESARIO

December 14th, 2008, 01:36 AM

I'll keep my mouth mum about it..di na lang ko ma-comment kay basi maglala pa na...:)

But one thing for sure though....its publicity. Good or bad publicity is still publicity. :D

^^ay ganun?! daw "Moro-Moro" berns?

habagatcentral1

December 14th, 2008, 02:33 AM

IMPRESARIO

December 14th, 2008, 02:38 AM

^^nice! Tribu Taga-Jaro gle ang nag rep, coolness!

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 14th, 2008, 03:18 AM

^^

Tani ara ko da gaupod tambay sa ila! Arrr! I hate the office. OT na lang na OT!

Ma-resign ko guro ay! :nuts:

Nice pics Berns!

Weheheh! Next time ah. basi ma timingan ko ang tiendesitas later.

PECO is !@#$%^&*(! :bash:
Tani kay wala na pulos palukpon na lang na bala! Inutil!

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 14th, 2008, 03:22 AM

forme - ang nadumduman ko nga model sina si pia guanio :lol:

afriques - 3 man ang akon nabal-an just like credge's. all these branches are "incoveniently located" :lol: :bash:

inconveniently located yet gina-kadtuan. It must be the ambiance and food. My favorite is the one near Sagrado. Ok man sa Jaro kay lapit sa Terminal sang San Miguel nga jeep so convenient for me. :)

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 14th, 2008, 03:31 AM

cge pre ah... kit-anay kami guina kanday habagat, rapuy and icarus-rising. istoryahanay lang gamay ah. galing nag batsi man ko kay may kaladtu-an pa ko nga bunyag ^^

oo kita ko to mga pics nyo pre. mahilig ka man gli sa shades? preho gd ta, hehe! t kmusta ang performance sng taga- Jaro pre?

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 14th, 2008, 03:31 AM

^^^^

waaaaaa! wala gid ko kaabot ah! Next time ah. :ohno:

credge

December 14th, 2008, 03:32 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 14th, 2008, 03:46 AM

Good Morning Iloilo.

My Foodfest sa Amigo Area, Nakalabay ko kagab-i, la ko kakuha pics galing. daw 3 days lang man siguro a. :ohno:

^^ Iban ko nga pics ginpost ko na sa colleges and universities thread.

^^

Bro mayo gid pics kapin pa gid ang kuha sa babaw sang UI!

Keep posting! Salamat sa pictures! :)

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 14th, 2008, 04:13 AM

dont worry pre... subong lang ko naka sulod. busy ko guina sa mga extracurricular activities eh. hehehe :lol:

ok lng na pre ako kis a busy man hehe! :dance2:

Good Morning Iloilo.

My Foodfest sa Amigo Area, Nakalabay ko kagab-i, la ko kakuha pics galing. daw 3 days lang man siguro a. :ohno:

^^ Iban ko nga pics ginpost ko na sa colleges and universities thread.

thanks sa pg updates ta sa iban nga threads Credge. :okay:

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 14th, 2008, 04:15 AM

habagatcentral1

December 14th, 2008, 04:25 AM

^^ More pix coming from Icarus-Rising of SSC Manila later...:)

SUV111

December 14th, 2008, 05:38 AM

people of iloilo...good morning. :) pwede ka ask help?

can you give me list of Home for the AGED in iloilo and their contact numbers ....?

thank you

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 14th, 2008, 07:29 AM

^^

Asilo de Molo thats one. I have no info about their contact info. :)

true blue ilonggo

December 14th, 2008, 08:45 AM

^^ :D

Anyway, although I missed the launch itself but was able to witness their 13 minute performance on stage of Tribu Ang Taga-Jaro at 2008 Global Peace Festival at Quirino Grandstand yesterday afternoon.

They'll also be launching later this afternoon and evening at Greenhills Shopping Centre (2PM) and Tiendesitas respectively (6PM).

Me, TrueBlueIlonggo, Rapuy (and later with Oboi) had a small get together. Lex and Metro weren't able to make it due to priorities at work... but we had fun talking about Iloilo and Ilonggos on that day...:)

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/282/600x600/19/Dinagyang10.jpg?et=9GymSbDyyEgE%2Bcjb1fGSUg&nmid=147414489

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Rapuy with some Dinagyang warriors
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Rapuy, TrueBlueIlonggo & Yours truly
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/282/600x600/5/Dinagyang01.jpg?et=AtbUk654biS11KTC7miO6A&nmid=147414489

^^

Tani ara ko da gaupod tambay sa ila! Arrr! I hate the office. OT na lang na OT!

Ma-resign ko guro ay! :nuts:

Nice pics Berns!

Weheheh! Next time ah. basi ma timingan ko ang tiendesitas later.

PECO is !@#$%^&*(! :bash:
Tani kay wala na pulos palukpon na lang na bala! Inutil!

ok and sadya man kahapon ah... unfortunately, i wasnt able to watch the dinagyang warriors perform. dont worry pre ah... may next time pa na :lol: basta, indi lang busy tanan...

Good Morning Iloilo.

My Foodfest sa Amigo Area, Nakalabay ko kagab-i, la ko kakuha pics galing. daw 3 days lang man siguro a. :ohno:

^^ Iban ko nga pics ginpost ko na sa colleges and universities thread.

it's ok migs ah... dapat dala ka pirme camera mo. hehehe :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 14th, 2008, 09:04 AM

oo kita ko to mga pics nyo pre. mahilig ka man gli sa shades? preho gd ta, hehe! t kmusta ang performance sng taga- Jaro pre?

^^^^

waaaaaa! wala gid ko kaabot ah! Next time ah. :ohno:

ga shades lang ko kung maiinit... pwerte ka init yesterday. im using an oakley monster dog. gwapo man pre? hahaha :lol: mayo man posing namon didto ah... daw mapatihan man. :lol: hehehe. dont worry metro... may ara pa na next time... cheers pre ah! :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 14th, 2008, 09:07 AM

wala ko na na-abtan ang pag perform sang tribu taga jaro... nag batsi na ko kay, i attended a baptism. hehehe nugon gani. nami next time imnanay naman nga eb ang i obrahon... :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 14th, 2008, 09:13 AM

inconveniently located yet gina-kadtuan. It must be the ambiance and food. My favorite is the one near Sagrado. Ok man sa Jaro kay lapit sa Terminal sang San Miguel nga jeep so convenient for me. :)

basi part na sang ila ya nga marketing strategy... putting the resto in a quiet and partly accessible area. perfect for couples who want to get together while negating the crowded party atmosphere of the malls or smallville. :cheers:

SUV111

December 14th, 2008, 01:14 PM

^^

Asilo de Molo thats one. I have no info about their contact info. :)

thanks @metropolitan :) tani may makahatag sa akon number :) thanks gid

habagatcentral1

December 14th, 2008, 01:31 PM

people of iloilo...good morning. :) pwede ka ask help?

can you give me list of Home for the AGED in iloilo and their contact numbers ....?

thank you

^^

Asilo de Molo thats one. I have no info about their contact info. :)

Asilo de Molo in Iloilo City is one institution...Try contacting them by this number:

(033) 338-0252. Just post if you have successfully contacted them or not..
Thanks! :)

SUV111

December 14th, 2008, 01:52 PM

Asilo de Molo in Iloilo City is one institution...Try contacting them by this number:

(033) 338-0252. Just post if you have successfully contacted them or not..
Thanks! :)

thank you so much berns :)

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 14th, 2008, 01:52 PM

basi part na sang ila ya nga marketing strategy... putting the resto in a quiet and partly accessible area. perfect for couples who want to get together while negating the crowded party atmosphere of the malls or smallville. :cheers:

oo pre daw ka nami gd man sng ambiance da sa Afrique's ky daw ka kalmado sng dating.

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 14th, 2008, 01:59 PM

ga shades lang ko kung maiinit... pwerte ka init yesterday. im using an oakley monster dog. gwapo man pre? hahaha :lol: mayo man posing namon didto ah... daw mapatihan man. :lol: hehehe. dont worry metro... may ara pa na next time... cheers pre ah! :lol:

oo pre asitgin ang dating pre. nami gd man mg shades bsta init, protection pa sa eyes mu. b ko gni mafia. hahaha! :lol:

wala ko na na-abtan ang pag perform sang tribu taga jaro... nag batsi na ko kay, i attended a baptism. hehehe nugon gani. nami next time imnanay naman nga eb ang i obrahon... :lol:

aw ah. b ko kita mo. t dmu man tao to ng lantaw pre? dmu chicks pre? hehehe! :lol:

blueguy

December 14th, 2008, 02:32 PM

rapuy

December 14th, 2008, 04:03 PM

^^ :D

Anyway, although I missed the launch itself but was able to witness their 13 minute performance on stage of Tribu Ang Taga-Jaro at 2008 Global Peace Festival at Quirino Grandstand yesterday afternoon.

They'll also be launching later this afternoon and evening at Greenhills Shopping Centre (2PM) and Tiendesitas respectively (6PM).

Me, TrueBlueIlonggo, Rapuy (and later with Oboi) had a small get together. Lex and Metro weren't able to make it due to priorities at work... but we had fun talking about Iloilo and Ilonggos on that day...:)

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/282/600x600/19/Dinagyang10.jpg?et=9GymSbDyyEgE%2Bcjb1fGSUg&nmid=147414489

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/282/600x600/21/Dinagyang05.jpg?et=F1mMcjjTvUjG6pJZL8t8ZQ&nmid=147414489

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/4/photos/282/600x600/15/Dinagyang11.jpg?et=%2CKBF6a6PrkY7tDK7Z9bDrw&nmid=147414489

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/282/600x600/9/Dinagyang16.jpg?et=EWVxajVDREVs7omUDeK5Iw&nmid=147414489

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/282/600x600/10/Dinagyang17.jpg?et=SzGfkNlqz5s2oWQBIqOxgg&nmid=147414489

Rapuy with some Dinagyang warriors
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/282/600x600/13/Dinagyang13.jpg?et=izWhOaqT6Xd7FxRpaSVlAQ&nmid=147414489

Rapuy, TrueBlueIlonggo & Yours truly
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/282/600x600/5/Dinagyang01.jpg?et=AtbUk654biS11KTC7miO6A&nmid=147414489

Thanks for the pics brens! Had fun with you guys... sayang wala kakadto ang iba... ko ya nga daad talagsa lng ga ulhot... biskan diri sa forum. Mayong gab-i lang sa tanan ah.

daks2003

December 14th, 2008, 04:26 PM

^^^^
gainom ka man somac tyo tagoy? hehehe

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 14th, 2008, 04:35 PM

^^^^
gainom ka man somac tyo tagoy? hehehe

anung somac man? mahahayyy! :lol:

whyte

December 14th, 2008, 06:55 PM

Good Morning Iloilo.

My Foodfest sa Amigo Area, Nakalabay ko kagab-i, la ko kakuha pics galing. daw 3 days lang man siguro a. :ohno:

^^ Iban ko nga pics ginpost ko na sa colleges and universities thread.

that was for ABS CBN'S kapamilya kata ta contest taht was scheduled for dec12-13. though cguro sayang they let it continue until sunday.

chymera00

December 14th, 2008, 07:55 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 14th, 2008, 08:13 PM

^^

Nice pics Chymera! That Angelicum pic with fireworks is the best! :banana:

And the progress of the IFCP is very good. Hopefully full balst na opeartion by 2011 or 2012. :)

steadyasweroll

December 15th, 2008, 02:37 AM

Callbox to leave Iloilo City due to expensive power?

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

WILL another call center investor pull out from Iloilo City because of expensive electricity?

Reports came out yesterday that Callbox, Inc., the first business processes outsourcing (BPO) investor in the city, is planning to transfer its Iloilo operations to another location.

The main reason is the expensive power rates of Panay Electric Co. (Peco), the sole power distributor in the city.

Top Callbox officials headed by chief executive officer Rom Agustin met Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas to discuss their concerns regarding the city’s power situation.

Treñas confirmed the meeting with Callbox executives who raised their concerns about the city’s expensive power rates.

“Namahalan na gid sila (They find it very expensive). But they did not broach the possibility of relocating to other areas,” Treñas said.

Treñas said he will try to help resolve the issue to save the employment generated by the BPO firm.

Callbox sources said they are also wondering why brownouts continue to happen despite Peco’s high rate of electricity presently pegged at P13 per kilowatt-hour.

But Glen Norris, Callbox chief operating officer, said the report on their plans to leave Iloilo is “interesting but not true.”

“We are not leaving,” Norris said in a text message.

Expensive power rates is one of the main stumbling blocks to Iloilo’s investment growth as pointed out by previous Philippine Cities Competitiveness surveys conducted by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).

According to its official website, Callbox is a full service sales and marketing firm that provides outbound and inbound sales solutions, creative marketing support, and database services.

Callbox complements the sales process of businesses, enabling them to accelerate revenue growth and market capture with its global database and cutting-edge service delivery systems. By providing valuable insight on best practices and top notch sales support, Callbox allows businesses to focus on developing their products and services.

Launched in Los Angeles, California, Callbox provides global market access to leading industries such as software and technology services, financial, medical and business services from its offices in the US, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom and the Philippines.

Callbox is operating in the cities of Iloilo, Davao and Makati.

credge

December 15th, 2008, 02:47 AM

^^ Haay..may maayo pani ayhan nga mabulig ang PECO sa city ta? Basi sa ulihi PECO na lang may business di sa aton, kung maghalalin na di ang iban nga businesses. This news, would again make the investors to have a second thought to do business in the city. Dapat gid ni mayor sulosyunan ini. Ngaa sagad kita antos sa PECO man? Calling other businesses relating to power supply to put up your businesses in Iloilo City in the soonest possible time, para ang PECO naman ang mabudlayan. Kung may new power supplier na pautod ta dason connection sa PECO kag magsaylo, para mapatay ila business.

habagatcentral1

December 15th, 2008, 02:50 AM

:rofl: Kadlaw na lang ko ah....:lol: :lol: Hay, life sa media....:D
Anyway, at least that would be a good "bad propaganda" against PECO. Their image to the local people seem to get worse as the year goes by which is a spank in their asses for giving Iloilo a headache! :bash:

And it seems that their PECO's PR is not effective in gaining public confidence...at least for the charge and their service.

They should make sure that by the time the GBP-coal power plant be operational, it should drastically reduce the electricity rate....oh well, I think by that time, PECO and so are the rest of electric corporations and cooperatives MIGHT HAVE the same rate as PECO's due to the privatization of power generators of NPC.

steadyasweroll

December 15th, 2008, 02:50 AM

credge

December 15th, 2008, 03:06 AM

..by the way ara ko kagapon sa opening sang Iloilo Schools Sports Council Meet (Integrated Meet) Si Camille Villar ila guest of Honor in lieu of his father Sen. Villar. Nagperform ang Kahilwayan dancers of Sta. Barbara kag ang Tribu Paghidaet of La Paz NHS, and being the program sponsor, Iloilo National High School's Tribu Bola Bola had their exposure throughout the program, kung during their performance sa ATOP Tribu Paghidaet announced that they are ready to defend their title, Dr. Siazon- OIC of INHS said yesterday, "it is high time for Iloilo National High School to regain its glory." We'll see next year kung kay sin-o makadto ang korona, because Taga-Jaro is also busy promoting dinagyang and is now gaining crowds' attention. Ang Ilongganon and other prominent Dinagyang Tribes hipos-hipos pa lang a. Lantawon ta sa January. What moves and beats be the best for Dinagyang 2009?

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 15th, 2008, 05:53 AM

^^

Excited na ko sa costume kag bago nga moves sang Tribu Bola Bola come January 2009 Dinagyang... though I won't be able to see it live... I'll wait for the youtube video then...

noi-pinuela

December 15th, 2008, 06:02 AM

:lol::lol::lol:naham-ut lang ko sa mga nauna nga balita nahanungod sa callbox... sakto ka gid gali sir berns. btw, paabot-abot na lang ko kung ano ang mahimo ni mayor trenas sa sini nga problema bangud sa abusado nga peco.

Angelicum Opening of Lights

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katahum gid migs... ga-improve gid ang lights sang angelicum every year.:banana::banana::banana::banana: there is no other place like this. uniquely iloilo!

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 15th, 2008, 07:08 AM

House schedule, Dec. 15-17, 2008

INQUIRER.net
First Posted 07:58:00 12/15/2008

As a service to interested readers, INQUIRER.net will be posting the schedule of committee hearings at the House of Representatives each week as sent by the House Secretariat to media.

The schedules posted are subject to change. Readers intending to inquire about a scheduled committee hearing are advised to contact the House Committee Administrative Support Service, Committee Affairs Department at telephone numbers +63 2 9326118 (direct line) or +63 2 9315001 local 7121 for any last-minute changes in hearing schedules.

Click on the day of the week to jump to the schedule for that given day:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

HB 270 " Providing free tuition and other fees to children of teachers and employees in public and private institutions of higher learning (Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio)

HB 442 "Establishing and providing free college education in information and communications technology (Deputy Speaker Raul Del Mar)

HB 553 "Providing for the establishment of a national scholarship program for college students in science and technology courses in every municipality of every province of the country (Rep. Rodolfo Plaza)

HB 716 "Establishing a financial assistance program for students of economically disadvantaged families and authorizing the appropriation of funds for the purpose (Rep. Cynthia Villar)

HB 1907 "Providing government assistance in the form of scholarship grants to the youth engaged in agriculture to maximize productivity (Rep. Ignacio Arroyo)

HB 2352 "Providing scholarship grants to all children of the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines assigned in combat (Rep. Carmelo Lazatin)

HB 2458 "Establishing and providing scholarship grants in community and economic development courses (Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga)

HB 2803 "Granting full four-year college scholarship to children of CAFGU members killed or permanently disabled in combat or in the pursuit of peace and security for the Republic and the citizenry (Rep. Carmen Cari)

HB 3090 "Institutionalizing scholarship grants to members of the Philippine National Police and their children (Rep. Joseph Santiago)

HB 3091 "Institutionalizing scholarship grants to public school teachers and their children (Rep. Joseph Santiago)

HB 502 "Creating the Baguio Technical Education and Skills Development Authority office equivalent to a provincial office as per provision of Sec. 15 of RA 7796 (Rep. Mauricio Domogan)

HB 2226 "Providing for the establishment of a vocational school in barangay Tadiangan, municipality of Tuba, province of Benguet, to be known as the Tuba Vocational School (Rep. Samuel Dangwa)

HB 5042 "Establishing the Bicol University-Bicol General Hospital by attaching the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital to the Bicol University (Rep. Al Francis Bichara)

HB 4864 "Converting the Iloilo State College of Fisheries into a state university to be known as the Iloilo State University of Fisheries, Science and Technology (Rep. Ferjenel Biron)

HB 2859 "Converting the Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades in the province of Pampanga into a state university to be known as the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, Jr.)

HB 1488 "Declaring the Pampanga Agricultural College as a state university (Rep. Carmelo Lazatin)

HB 3785 "Converting the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology into a state university to be known as the Iloilo State University with campuses in the municipalities of Barotac Nuevo, Dumangas, Leon and Miag-ao, all located in the province of Iloilo (Rep. Raul Gonzalez, Jr.)

HB 3481 "Converting the Concepcion Vocational School in the municipality of Concepcion, province of Tarlac into a polytechnic state college to be known as the Concepcion Polytechnic State College (Rep. Jeci Lapus)

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20081215-178085/House-schedule-Dec-15-17-2008

steadyasweroll

December 15th, 2008, 07:28 AM

^^three ka branches sang Afriques plus ang Mundo na ila man pero close na subong or nag transfer kag gin change sa name na Esca's na kanan kona...:lol:

steadyasweroll

December 15th, 2008, 07:29 AM

^^ anu na update sa MW na hambal ni Bernie?

credge

December 15th, 2008, 08:16 AM

Lipay guid ko nga my possible Universities naman nga madugang sa Iloilo City and province. WVCST deserves to be converted into university, considering nga it is the only State College in the Philippines nga may Level III accreditation among the programs offered, all are State Universities with WVCST as the exemption.

And one thing I have noticed, kung ano kadamo sang Municipalities nga ginaconvert into Cities amo man ang Colleges into Universities. Conversion sang status na lang guid nabal-an sang members of Both Houses of Congress?

Many newly converted state colleges into universities do not fit to the status, particularly in terms of facilities and system organizations. Kibot lang ang mga Faculty and staff pagbugtaw nila University na sila, wala gani ma restructure ang ila newly converted University. Nauna pa sila naconvert into University sang sa pagchange sang structure sang ila university organization. Take the case of the youngest of one of the Universities in Panay, with all due respect to that university, pila ka years pa sila kag nakaadjust, daw indi pagid gani sila fully adjusted sa status nila.

credge

December 15th, 2008, 08:25 AM

Nami guid man sa Sagrado area nga branch nami ang ambiance sa may (shall I say) mini-Balcony, dira kami gakadto kung magpanglibre mga classmates namon sa Law nga mga may edad na. :lol: Classmate kami pero tito kag tita tawag namon sa ila :lol: :lol: :lol:

Galing kung gusto mo mas private, mas nami sa may cathedral ayon nga branch. Kung magab-ihan ka gwa, puro sikad gahulat cmu sa gwa. :bash:

ronald143

December 15th, 2008, 08:35 AM

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 09:45 AM

oo pre daw ka nami gd man sng ambiance da sa Afrique's ky daw ka kalmado sng dating.

^^three ka branches sang Afriques plus ang Mundo na ila man pero close na subong or nag transfer kag gin change sa name na Esca's na kanan kona...:lol:

ah ok... ila man gali ang esca's? :lol:

Nami guid man sa Sagrado area nga branch nami ang ambiance sa may (shall I say) mini-Balcony, dira kami gakadto kung magpanglibre mga classmates namon sa Law nga mga may edad na. :lol: Classmate kami pero tito kag tita tawag namon sa ila :lol: :lol: :lol:

Galing kung gusto mo mas private, mas nami sa may cathedral ayon nga branch. Kung magab-ihan ka gwa, puro sikad gahulat cmu sa gwa. :bash:

hahaha! puro sikad ga hulat pre? ah te laban laban indi guid man accessible ang lugar guro... bwehehe! :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 09:56 AM

oo pre asitgin ang dating pre. nami gd man mg shades bsta init, protection pa sa eyes mu. b ko gni mafia. hahaha! :lol:

aw ah. b ko kita mo. t dmu man tao to ng lantaw pre? dmu chicks pre? hehehe! :lol:

mga posing syndicato to pre... :lol: hahaha. mayo guid man ang shades especially kung upod mo miga mo, kay kung may ma sugata ka nga sexy kag gwapa daw indi madakpan kung ga lagaw mata mo :lol: hahaha.

damu man tawo pre... galing kung chicks nga mayo kag gwapa ang pangita mo, daw dapat sa mall ang deretcho mo :lol:

^^ anu na update sa MW na hambal ni Bernie?

wala man may guin mention si berns... ang guin mention nya actually sa amon ang news about call box kag ang possibility nga mga delay gamay ang mga real estate projects sa city (maybe including MW) bangod sa economic crisis pre. but it was an overall assessment of the country not just in iloilo :cheers:

credge

December 15th, 2008, 10:38 AM

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 10:50 AM

nice EB pics bernie

U/C buildings near Tagbak Terminal

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Iloilo Flood Control Project - Brgy. Buhang, Jaro section

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Angelicum Opening of Lights
na chambahan lang when I passed by nga opening of lights gale. The fireworks display was lesser than last year's pero nag bawi sila sa lights.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/3108007372_2deb6ecbbe.jpg

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nice photos mark... the construction boom is still going on ha? hehehe. nice na... sign of continuing progress of the city. with regards to the flood control project, tani matapos na ni. cheers! :cheers: the angelicum school during the christmas season? it's every child's fantasy. kanami guid ya sang lights. :banana:

^^

Nice pics Chymera! That Angelicum pic with fireworks is the best! :banana:

And the progress of the IFCP is very good. Hopefully full balst na opeartion by 2011 or 2012. :)

gani. :)

Callbox to leave Iloilo City due to expensive power?

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

WILL another call center investor pull out from Iloilo City because of expensive electricity?

Reports came out yesterday that Callbox, Inc., the first business processes outsourcing (BPO) investor in the city, is planning to transfer its Iloilo operations to another location.

The main reason is the expensive power rates of Panay Electric Co. (Peco), the sole power distributor in the city.

Top Callbox officials headed by chief executive officer Rom Agustin met Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas to discuss their concerns regarding the city’s power situation.

Treñas confirmed the meeting with Callbox executives who raised their concerns about the city’s expensive power rates.

“Namahalan na gid sila (They find it very expensive). But they did not broach the possibility of relocating to other areas,” Treñas said.

Treñas said he will try to help resolve the issue to save the employment generated by the BPO firm.

Callbox sources said they are also wondering why brownouts continue to happen despite Peco’s high rate of electricity presently pegged at P13 per kilowatt-hour.

But Glen Norris, Callbox chief operating officer, said the report on their plans to leave Iloilo is “interesting but not true.”

“We are not leaving,” Norris said in a text message.

Expensive power rates is one of the main stumbling blocks to Iloilo’s investment growth as pointed out by previous Philippine Cities Competitiveness surveys conducted by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).

According to its official website, Callbox is a full service sales and marketing firm that provides outbound and inbound sales solutions, creative marketing support, and database services.

Callbox complements the sales process of businesses, enabling them to accelerate revenue growth and market capture with its global database and cutting-edge service delivery systems. By providing valuable insight on best practices and top notch sales support, Callbox allows businesses to focus on developing their products and services.

Launched in Los Angeles, California, Callbox provides global market access to leading industries such as software and technology services, financial, medical and business services from its offices in the US, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom and the Philippines.

Callbox is operating in the cities of Iloilo, Davao and Makati.

waay man gle ga plano mag halin ang callbox for now... pero, it's a sign that they're really feeling the pinch of the city's "inhuman" power rates, and so this distress call. while the coal power plants are undergoing construction, the city government should find an immediate temporary solution to this problem or else... damu naman ang madulaan trabaho. :gaah:

^^ Haay..may maayo pani ayhan nga mabulig ang PECO sa city ta? Basi sa ulihi PECO na lang may business di sa aton, kung maghalalin na di ang iban nga businesses. This news, would again make the investors to have a second thought to do business in the city. Dapat gid ni mayor sulosyunan ini. Ngaa sagad kita antos sa PECO man? Calling other businesses relating to power supply to put up your businesses in Iloilo City in the soonest possible time, para ang PECO naman ang mabudlayan. Kung may new power supplier na pautod ta dason connection sa PECO kag magsaylo, para mapatay ila business.

:rofl: Kadlaw na lang ko ah....:lol: :lol: Hay, life sa media....:D
Anyway, at least that would be a good "bad propaganda" against PECO. Their image to the local people seem to get worse as the year goes by which is a spank in their asses for giving Iloilo a headache! :bash:

And it seems that their PECO's PR is not effective in gaining public confidence...at least for the charge and their service.

They should make sure that by the time the GBP-coal power plant be operational, it should drastically reduce the electricity rate....oh well, I think by that time, PECO and so are the rest of electric corporations and cooperatives MIGHT HAVE the same rate as PECO's due to the privatization of power generators of NPC.

if ever the rest of the electric corporations and cooperatives will have the same rate as PECO's, the rate should be lowered. more private players in the energy sector, supposedly more favorable to the consumers, unless they're planning to make an energy cartel in iloilo. :bash:

House schedule, Dec. 15-17, 2008

INQUIRER.net
First Posted 07:58:00 12/15/2008

As a service to interested readers, INQUIRER.net will be posting the schedule of committee hearings at the House of Representatives each week as sent by the House Secretariat to media.

The schedules posted are subject to change. Readers intending to inquire about a scheduled committee hearing are advised to contact the House Committee Administrative Support Service, Committee Affairs Department at telephone numbers +63 2 9326118 (direct line) or +63 2 9315001 local 7121 for any last-minute changes in hearing schedules.

Click on the day of the week to jump to the schedule for that given day:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

HB 270 " Providing free tuition and other fees to children of teachers and employees in public and private institutions of higher learning (Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio)

HB 442 "Establishing and providing free college education in information and communications technology (Deputy Speaker Raul Del Mar)

HB 553 "Providing for the establishment of a national scholarship program for college students in science and technology courses in every municipality of every province of the country (Rep. Rodolfo Plaza)

HB 716 "Establishing a financial assistance program for students of economically disadvantaged families and authorizing the appropriation of funds for the purpose (Rep. Cynthia Villar)

HB 1907 "Providing government assistance in the form of scholarship grants to the youth engaged in agriculture to maximize productivity (Rep. Ignacio Arroyo)

HB 2352 "Providing scholarship grants to all children of the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines assigned in combat (Rep. Carmelo Lazatin)

HB 2458 "Establishing and providing scholarship grants in community and economic development courses (Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga)

HB 2803 "Granting full four-year college scholarship to children of CAFGU members killed or permanently disabled in combat or in the pursuit of peace and security for the Republic and the citizenry (Rep. Carmen Cari)

HB 3090 "Institutionalizing scholarship grants to members of the Philippine National Police and their children (Rep. Joseph Santiago)

HB 3091 "Institutionalizing scholarship grants to public school teachers and their children (Rep. Joseph Santiago)

HB 502 "Creating the Baguio Technical Education and Skills Development Authority office equivalent to a provincial office as per provision of Sec. 15 of RA 7796 (Rep. Mauricio Domogan)

HB 2226 "Providing for the establishment of a vocational school in barangay Tadiangan, municipality of Tuba, province of Benguet, to be known as the Tuba Vocational School (Rep. Samuel Dangwa)

HB 5042 "Establishing the Bicol University-Bicol General Hospital by attaching the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital to the Bicol University (Rep. Al Francis Bichara)

HB 4864 "Converting the Iloilo State College of Fisheries into a state university to be known as the Iloilo State University of Fisheries, Science and Technology (Rep. Ferjenel Biron)

HB 2859 "Converting the Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades in the province of Pampanga into a state university to be known as the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, Jr.)

HB 1488 "Declaring the Pampanga Agricultural College as a state university (Rep. Carmelo Lazatin)

HB 3785 "Converting the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology into a state university to be known as the Iloilo State University with campuses in the municipalities of Barotac Nuevo, Dumangas, Leon and Miag-ao, all located in the province of Iloilo (Rep. Raul Gonzalez, Jr.)

HB 3481 "Converting the Concepcion Vocational School in the municipality of Concepcion, province of Tarlac into a polytechnic state college to be known as the Concepcion Polytechnic State College (Rep. Jeci Lapus)

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20081215-178085/House-schedule-Dec-15-17-2008

more universities in iloilo? daw mayo haw... hehehe cheers for us! :cheers:

habagatcentral1

December 15th, 2008, 11:00 AM

if ever the rest of the electric corporations and cooperatives will have the same rate as PECO's, the rate should be lowered. more private players in the energy sector, supposedly more favorable to the consumers, unless they're planning to make an energy cartel in iloilo. :bash:

I think that's the point perhaps of privatization of power generators of NPC. To produce competition between IPPs and power cooperatives. Remember that in competitive state, utilities tend to go cheaper because of competition. Monopoly in the long run is a liability rather than an asset.

Anyway, I hope that the national government is really to make the country competitive by privatizing the power sector. Otherwise, it would be another struggle for us as a nation.

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 11:03 AM

^^ Regarding Callbox issue, my kilala ko nga may friends sa Callbox, I think my internal issues nada nga gamay nga involve between Callbox's admin and agents. I don't know if this is what you meant. Kung amo guid man ni na mean mo, it's internal, and it involves privacy sa ila a. We are not allowed to talk about the merits of the case specially if it is filed in court already. haha. controversial no? :drunk:

maybe that's a separate issue... what berns mentioned was the news of callbox supposed plan to exit from iloilo. abaw... may iban pa guid gle nga issue ang callbox? anu ni ayhan man? hehehe :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 11:12 AM

I think that's the point perhaps of privatization of power generators of NPC. To produce competition between IPPs and power cooperatives. Remember that in competitive state, utilities tend to go cheaper because of competition. Monopoly in the long run is a liability rather than an asset.

Anyway, I hope that the national government is really to make the country competitive by privatizing the power sector. Otherwise, it would be another struggle for us as a nation.

well said guid berniemack... spirit of competition. ma sala guid ni ang peco pag ara na ang iban nga private energy suppliers sa iloilo. ga init ulo ko sa ila ah. ka anti-progress guid. ga nubo na guid ang price sang oil, how come waay relief in sight sa high power rates sang city man? :ohno:

habagatcentral1

December 15th, 2008, 11:13 AM

^^ Hahaha!! Like the oil companies...Why is it fast to increase rates while it takes a long time to decrease? :D

icarusrising

December 15th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Dinagyang in Manila
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'Tyo Tagoy'

December 15th, 2008, 12:53 PM

wow! thanks to Marc,Icarus,Metro & Stead sa mga pics & info.

:applause:

soundtrip ko anay ah!

mahahayyy!

:dj:

:dance:

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 15th, 2008, 01:03 PM

cge lng bla mga pre ky studyuhan ta lng na. :lol:

:dance:

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 01:49 PM

^^ Hahaha!! Like the oil companies...Why is it fast to increase rates while it takes a long time to decrease? :D

daw amu guid ang style nila... hehehe. piso piso rollback. bwhehehe! :lol: tam-an guid ka wise...

Dinagyang in Manila
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so these are the rest of the pics? nice ah... thanks gani! :lol:

wow! thanks to Marc,Icarus,Metro & Stead sa mga pics & info.

:applause:

soundtrip ko anay ah!

mahahayyy!

:dj:

:dance:

tawhay ka pa sa pulis pre ah... hahaha. soundtrip sound trip lang... hahaha cheers! :cheers:

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 01:56 PM

cge lng bla mga pre ky studyuhan ta lng na. :lol:

:dance:

dira na pre ga dugang ang kinagamu... sa istudyo istudyo nga na. hahaha. :lol: tan-awa bala ang city hall... guin istudyuhan ni coscouella, tapos guin estudyuhan man sang mga iban nga ilonggo architects. te, ginamo guid ang gwa nya! bwhehehe :lol:

icarusrising

December 15th, 2008, 03:03 PM

^^ There are more pics at the Metro Manila Meets Thread including pics of you and Rapuy. Hope to see you again at the Holidays Meet on December 21.

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 15th, 2008, 04:14 PM

dira na pre ga dugang ang kinagamu... sa istudyo istudyo nga na. hahaha. :lol: tan-awa bala ang city hall... guin istudyuhan ni coscouella, tapos guin estudyuhan man sang mga iban nga ilonggo architects. te, ginamo guid ang gwa nya! bwhehehe :lol:

pkot mo gd pre, amu gd na ang gn halinan sng pgka garot sa mga opisyales ta. hahahaha! :lol::lol::lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 15th, 2008, 04:18 PM

tawhay ka pa sa pulis pre ah... hahaha. soundtrip sound trip lang... hahaha cheers! :cheers:

daw pihu pre noh? :lol::lol::lol:

ari lng ko d ga hulat lng pics sa mga mapisan ta nga mga kasimanwa.

thank you gd mga ka tribu!

:cheers:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 15th, 2008, 04:42 PM

Dinagyang spectators expect to be awed by performances of drum, bugle and lyre competition

December 15, 2008 4:44 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 15 — Dinagyang spectators will not only be overwhelmed by the stunning performances of Ati-Ati tribes but also with the graceful swaying of hips of participants to the drum, bugle and lyre competition which is now included as one of the highlights of the festival.

Iloilo City Schools Assistant Division Superintendent, Dr. Febe Cang and at the same time chairperson of the drum, bugle and lyre competitions, is looking forward to the participation of all elementary and high schools in the city.

Invitations will also be sent out to secondary and elementary schools, according to Cang.

Based on the guidelines provided for by the organizer of the competition, the drum and bugle or drum, bugle and lyre should be for the secondary level while the drum and lyre/glockenspiel is open to elementary schools.

At present, four out of the 13 secondary schools in Iloilo City have already signified their intention to participate while two elementary schools outside of the city have communicated their plan to join.

Cang said all participating groups are required to perform two pieces; a contest piece composed of Ilonggo folk songs and their choice piece.

The drum, bugle and lyre competition after several years of hibernation, was revived only this 2008 Dinagyang Festival. (PNA)

LAP/LOR/PGLena/vlo

Ilongkodaku

December 15th, 2008, 05:35 PM

habagatcentral1

December 15th, 2008, 05:45 PM

^^ Irony of it is that Lopezes are said to "partially-own PECO-PPC" tandem. So how come they'll sell their property if they couldn't take the tariff that they themselves have a power to change it so? :lol: Sila sila man na gihapon. They could just make internal arrangements with PPC or PECO.

And an option for them is to go to ILECO provided areas if they find PECO expensive...
(No wonder most of heavy industries are located in MIDC towns and not in the city itself).

And another option is...be like the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and Philippine Foremost Milling...they get their power from NPC directly and does not subscribe to PECO.

But anyway, lets see the outcome of the privatization of the NPC power plants by 2010 and beyond.

Anyway, sometimes its just tiring to discuss politics in SSC di bala? We cannot escape the fact but too much discussion of it sometimes is sickening. Too much complaints is quite irritating, in my opinion. I hope we can discuss something good at least from time to time. Sorry, I was just expressing my opinion and my 2 pesos worth. :2cents:

oboi

December 15th, 2008, 08:08 PM

Dinagyang spectators expect to be awed by performances of drum, bugle and lyre competition

...

It's about time we should know that the percussion instrument is not a LYRE.

It is a GLOCKENSPIEL or more appropriately called as BELL-LYRA or BELL LYRE.

______

Here are the definitions from Merriam-Webster:

LYRE
: a stringed instrument of the harp class having an approximately U-shaped frame and used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation

BELL-LYRA or BELL LYRE
: a glockenspiel mounted in a portable lyre-shaped frame and used especially in marching bands

GLOCKENSPIEL
: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two hammers

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 09:22 PM

^^ There are more pics at the Metro Manila Meets Thread including pics of you and Rapuy. Hope to see you again at the Holidays Meet on December 21.

sure migs ah... thanks again for the pics. cheers for the efforts! :cheers:

daw pihu pre noh? :lol::lol::lol:

ari lng ko d ga hulat lng pics sa mga mapisan ta nga mga kasimanwa.

thank you gd mga ka tribu!

:cheers:

ako man pre... ga hulat man pirme. hehehe. la-in guid ya kung damu pics. laban laban this december, we'll have more pictures of iloilo, kay damu nga ilonggos mapuli sa iloilo, including mga manila-based forumers :)

Dinagyang spectators expect to be awed by performances of drum, bugle and lyre competition

December 15, 2008 4:44 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 15 — Dinagyang spectators will not only be overwhelmed by the stunning performances of Ati-Ati tribes but also with the graceful swaying of hips of participants to the drum, bugle and lyre competition which is now included as one of the highlights of the festival.

Iloilo City Schools Assistant Division Superintendent, Dr. Febe Cang and at the same time chairperson of the drum, bugle and lyre competitions, is looking forward to the participation of all elementary and high schools in the city.

Invitations will also be sent out to secondary and elementary schools, according to Cang.

Based on the guidelines provided for by the organizer of the competition, the drum and bugle or drum, bugle and lyre should be for the secondary level while the drum and lyre/glockenspiel is open to elementary schools.

At present, four out of the 13 secondary schools in Iloilo City have already signified their intention to participate while two elementary schools outside of the city have communicated their plan to join.

Cang said all participating groups are required to perform two pieces; a contest piece composed of Ilonggo folk songs and their choice piece.

The drum, bugle and lyre competition after several years of hibernation, was revived only this 2008 Dinagyang Festival. (PNA)

LAP/LOR/PGLena/vlo

that's good... more activities, more fun... go dinagyang 2009! it's fun to be an ilonggo... :banana::banana::banana:

did you wonder why the Lopezes has decided to sell the their very own school in Iloilo?

Only one thing got into my mind.. Indi na sila ka afford mag bayad ka electric bill sang ila mismo nga school ky sobra as in over ka mahal sang ila man nga cost of electric..

:ohno:Sa akon na dumduman sang una n published pa gani bala to mo sa news paper nga nabasahan ko nga ang P13/khr nga na, daw sa house hold lang ina.. my taripa pa ina bala mo.. pag nag lagpas ka sa ila taripa nga iya ka house hold, mga P30+/khr. na bala na mo ila charge.. iya ka commercial na taripa..

kon ikaw negosyante/my factory, kag ga kunsomo sa subra sa ila taripa ma mantiner ka pa sa iloilo nga malugi ka man lang?

Wais gid ila pamilya ky bal-an na nila na nga hasta san-o maga taas nalang na ila cost of power, subong palang mangin luwas na sila para indi na sila malamita pa sa ila katuntuhan..:lol:

ano say nyo?:nuts:

could be... or maybe they just decided to reinvest in other profitable businesses. damu man sila businesses nga guin baligya and not only UI... ang stake nila sa TMC (The medical city), ang shares nila sa NLEX, even ang rockwell land before, guina baligya man nila. i think it's more of business strategy. ara ang forte sang lopezes ara sa media and power generation businesses. dira sila ga focus... :)

^^ Irony of it is that Lopezes are said to "partially-own PECO-PPC" tandem. So how come they'll sell their property if they couldn't take the tariff that they themselves have a power to change it so? :lol: Sila sila man na gihapon. They could just make internal arrangements with PPC or PECO.

And an option for them is to go to ILECO provided areas if they find PECO expensive...
(No wonder most of heavy industries are located in MIDC towns and not in the city itself).

And another option is...be like the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and Philippine Foremost Milling...they get their power from NPC directly and does not subscribe to PECO.

But anyway, lets see the outcome of the privatization of the NPC power plants by 2010 and beyond.

Anyway, sometimes its just tiring to discuss politics in SSC di bala? We cannot escape the fact but too much discussion of it sometimes is sickening. Too much complaints is quite irritating, in my opinion. I hope we can discuss something good at least from time to time. Sorry, I was just expressing my opinion and my 2 pesos worth. :2cents:

if may option man lang gle ang mga companies kung diin sila magkuha sang electricity nila, cant these BPOs get their power directly from NPC or ileco also? when it comes sa rates, mas cheaper ang NPC and ileco rates compared to peco? or almost the same rates? :ohno:

It's about time we should know that the percussion instrument is not a LYRE.

It is a GLOCKENSPIEL or more appropriately called as BELL-LYRA or BELL LYRE.

______

Here are the definitions from Merriam-Webster:

LYRE
: a stringed instrument of the harp class having an approximately U-shaped frame and used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation

BELL-LYRA or BELL LYRE
: a glockenspiel mounted in a portable lyre-shaped frame and used especially in marching bands

GLOCKENSPIEL
: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two hammers

maybe they're referring to the bell-lyra or bell lyre and in the course of time, naging lyre na lang. hahahaha! :lol::lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 09:36 PM

pkot mo gd pre, amu gd na ang gn halinan sng pgka garot sa mga opisyales ta. hahahaha! :lol::lol::lol:

di bale pre ah... istudyuhan ta man sila. hahaha :lol: istudyuhanay man lang ang style da... ara ang decision ta sa 2010 elections. damu naman ni ma promisa sang langit kag lupa. hahaha :lol: dapat ang issue kung paano nila mapanubo ang presyo sang kuryente sa iloilo habang wala pa ang mga coal power plants kag kung anu ang plataporma nila sa pag invite sang investors... :cheers:

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 09:40 PM

Gaisano’s Wealthbank bucks closure trend of some ‘small banks’; to expand nationwide

Banking & Finance
Written by Erik de la Cruz and Willy Rodolfo III / Reporters
Monday, 15 December 2008 22:24

WEALTH Development Bank, the bank of Cebu’s Metro Gaisano Group, plans to put up branches in Metro Manila next year as part of its goal to expand operations nationwide.

Also called Wealthbank, the lender to small and medium enterprises looks to put up a branch at Market! Market! mall in Taguig City’s Global City, where Metro Gaisano operates a department store and supermarket.

Wealthbank president Sabiniano Villamor said in an interview the group was also considering putting up a branch in Makati City, one of eight cities in Metro Manila the central bank identified as among the areas already adequately served by banks.

“Our initial target is to put up five branches in Metro Manila to expand our network,” Villamor said.

Wealthbank is majority owned by Vicsal Development Corp., owner and operator of the Metro Gaisano chain of department stores and supermarkets. The bank is also partly owned by state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines and Land Bank of the Philippines.

Wealthbank has branches on Mango Avenue and Carbon in Cebu City; AC Cortes Street in Mandaue City; Tagbilaran City in Bohol; and Cagayan de Oro City. It has plans to put up four more branches in Davao and Iloilo this year.In Cebu, WealthBank announced a P100-million expansion plan for 2009 despite the global economic crisis and the series of bank holidays of some rural banks.

“We have to continue, crisis or no crisis. But we are on calibrated expansion mode. We have to be very careful and continue to be vigilant. We remain conservative in granting credit by keeping and following the standard credit approval process,” said Villamor.

Wealthbank recently opened the last two of the five branches it planned to open this year. Wealthbank in Talisay City, Cebu, opened in November while Wealthbank Banilad in Cebu City opened last week.

Deogracias Godin, Wealthbank Tabunok branch head, said the Filipinos’ confidence in the banking sector remains strong despite the unfolding recession in the United States.

He said strict measures of the BSP served the banking sector well and may serve as a firewall against the fallout of the global financial crisis.

He said the bank’s presence in Tabunok will help spread this confidence and contribute to the continued development of suburban communities and remote places. With Wealthbank’s competitive rates of its loan portfolio, which include car loans, housing loans and business loans, Godin said the branch aims to corner a substantial size of mixed loans next year.

Wealthbank now has six branches in Metro Cebu. The Metro Gaisano Group, under its holding company, Vicsal Development Corp., is the bank’s majority shareholder with Development Bank of the Philippines and the Land Bank of the Philippines as equity partners.

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 09:42 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 15th, 2008, 09:59 PM

^^

Nice update TrueBlue! Another Bank coming to Iloilo City :) :banana:

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 10:09 PM

Fantasia at Flow

By Nonoi D. Ybiernas

Jasmine and Aladin.Iloilo's reigning party place, Flow Super Club hit sky high hysteria recently when it celebrated its fantasy night with all the cool and hippiest personalities of the city in full attendance. Believe me, it was a huge success! DJ JayVillaruz of Team Switch Manila together with resident djs Leo, Kreng and Jason rocked the place down with their electro, house and hip hop sounds.

One great thing about the party was that almost all the invited guests came in their new pesonalities or should I say stepped in to their secret selves. This was one night that everyone had a good reason to be a little wilder and crazy. After all, there is a Peter Pan and Snow White in all of us.

Cheers!

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 10:12 PM

^^

Nice update TrueBlue! Another Bank coming to Iloilo City :) :banana:

as usual, our banking sector is always strong... one of the pillars of iloilo's economy. cheers pre! :cheers: one step backward, two steps forward for iloilo... :cheers::cheers::cheers:

true blue ilonggo

December 15th, 2008, 10:14 PM

credge

December 16th, 2008, 01:52 AM

maybe that's a separate issue... what berns mentioned was the news of callbox supposed plan to exit from iloilo. abaw... may iban pa guid gle nga issue ang callbox? anu ni ayhan man? hehehe :lol:

My connection man ni ang issue nga ginahambal ko sa rumored exit of callbox sa Iloilo. :)

steadyasweroll

December 16th, 2008, 02:23 AM

^^may ari nadi Wealth Bank, sa Ledesma Street former PCI Bank... basi ma dugang pa gid sila eh...^^

steadyasweroll

December 16th, 2008, 02:27 AM

ah ok... ila man gali ang esca's? :lol:

ila mana...:)

Fundador

December 16th, 2008, 03:37 AM

habagatcentral1

December 16th, 2008, 04:47 AM

habagatcentral1

December 16th, 2008, 05:03 AM

Collection of SSC Iloilo's very own Pacific Leopard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/portraitiloilo/)

San Joaquin Camposanto
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/3106930139_2f10a0171d.jpg?v=0

Calle Real
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3106733961_a3ca9e65fe.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/3106733957_457bd9cdc7.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/3106726637_e565234352.jpg?v=0

Flickr Photos by Scotrixzeus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/31159909@N03/)
Campanilla de Jaro
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/3106931616_5102c6dc41.jpg?v=0

Catedral Metropolitan de Jaro
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3106931608_3299555d01.jpg?v=0

Flickr Photo by Wilnora (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravissant74/)
Plazoleta Gay
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/3106002214_8d8cb407c0.jpg?v=0

habagatcentral1

December 16th, 2008, 05:09 AM

By the way, may nagbalita sa akon nga sarado na gali ang Bigby's Iloilo sa Smallville...

credge

December 16th, 2008, 05:36 AM

Pictures from the North of Iloilo Province

Sicogon Air Strip

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2450910240_62a0476453.jpg?v=0

Sicogon Island

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2450084917_d8002b417d.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/2450885270_7f6bb65d45.jpg?v=0

NIPSC Marine Engineering Building (Estancia, Iloilo)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2313/2243193349_9a530e41ba.jpg?v=0
^^ (Photos of Ed Abong)

Port of Estancia by Nanette Asuncion
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/2748539179_3628e83bd9.jpg?v=0

ralph fiennes

December 16th, 2008, 05:46 AM

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 16th, 2008, 05:50 AM

University of the Philippines in the Visayas
Iloilo City Campus (Old Iloilo City Hall Grounds)
Flickr Photo by Maya Julius (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maya_julius/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/3109885896_ae8ccc241b_b.jpg

baw dapat tni e rellocate na na sng Gov't. ta ang Tanza Cemetary ky residential areas na ina. baw tni madiri man Gov't ta sina. :bash:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 06:00 AM

^^

Tapos patindugan Mall... pareho sa Metropolis Star... joke! :lol:

Yeah you have a point. IT should be relocated.

Tani ma notisrayaran ni sang City Zoning and Urban Planning or whatever department should handle this concern. :ohno:

IAMME

December 16th, 2008, 06:16 AM

^^Many of those houses you see, (left, right, and top) are actually squatting on UPV land.

Anyway, tonight is UPV's Centennial Lantern Parade in Iloilo City. Watch out for it!

habagatcentral1

December 16th, 2008, 06:23 AM

crust86

December 16th, 2008, 06:44 AM

Calle Real
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3106733961_a3ca9e65fe.jpg?v=0

part, daw kilala ko man ang sa pic nga ini. mga arki o ID man na sa san agustin.:)

rapuy

December 16th, 2008, 07:13 AM

^^ What more if you see the Arellano Plan for Iloilo City...the supposed to be Iloilo Mall (as a reference to Baguio's Burnham Park, Manila's Luneta and Washington DC's National Mall) would stretch from UP campus to the current Fish Port....:D

may ara ka kopya sang plano sang mga ninuno mo Berns?
Nami guid guro tani kun nahuman tong plano ni Arellano. Pero syempre, kinanglan guid political will kag kwarta para mahuman ang mga plano. Parehas man lng na subong.

rapuy

December 16th, 2008, 07:16 AM

^^Many of those houses you see, (left, right, and top) are actually squatting on UPV land.
[/COLOR][/B] in Iloilo City. Watch out for it!

Dira na da akon boarding house sang una, sa likod ya sementeryo na. Yup mga squatters guid man na da ang mga balay. Pati gani ang city engineer's depot, iya man na gani sang UP nga duta.

^^ What more if you see the Arellano Plan for Iloilo City...the supposed to be Iloilo Mall (as a reference to Baguio's Burnham Park, Manila's Luneta and Washington DC's National Mall) would stretch from UP campus to the current Fish Port....:D

may ara ka kopya sang plano sang mga ninuno mo Berns?
Nami guid guro tani kun nahuman tong plano ni Arellano. Pero syempre, kinanglan guid political will kag kwarta para mahuman ang mga plano. Parehas man lng na subong.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 08:22 AM

Pictures from the North of Iloilo Province

Sicogon Air Strip

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2450910240_62a0476453.jpg?v=0

Sicogon Island

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2450084917_d8002b417d.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/2450885270_7f6bb65d45.jpg?v=0

^^

Any updates on the on-going development (if there is) in Sicogon Island? Any future plans for the island as a top tourist destination? Or maybe al alternative to Boracay?

Sayang gid ini nga lugar... :ohno:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 08:24 AM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 08:28 AM

^^

Maybe its just a combination of several factors.

But the problem still is our POWER! Its really sickening! :ohno:

Burn PECO to hell! :bash:

adelro2049

December 16th, 2008, 09:02 AM

^^

Maybe its just a combination of several factors.

But the problem still is our POWER! Its really sickening! :ohno:

Burn PECO to hell! :bash:

better yet, electrecute them to hell!!!

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 09:19 AM

^^

Hell yeah! give them a dose of their own medicine. This is really SICK! Is there no other way to lower the rates? What the hell is wrong here? Why is it so f*ckin expensive here in our city? Calling the REDS... ratratin nyo na yan!

Arrrgh! :bash:

One more PECO bad news and I'm puking! This is insanity! I can't comprehend why... is it GREED? is it CONSPIRACY? WTF! :bash:

credge

December 16th, 2008, 09:29 AM

Gapabungol na lang na ang PECO sa demands sang cosumers kay wala competition sa Power industry sa city mo.

Kung indi na gid kaagwanta ang tawo sa ila, hmmmm...Abo gid na abtan nila kag.

credge

December 16th, 2008, 10:02 AM

Electric firm to pay P26M meter deposit refund
Monday, December 15, 2008

PANAY Electric Company (Peco) has assured its more than 48,000 power customers that the refund for their meter deposits will be given starting middle of January 2009.

Peco spokesman Randy Pastelero said the refund was ordered by Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in 2007 in consonance with the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), which mandated the refund of meter deposits, including interests to power concessionaires.

Last week, City Councilor Eldrid Antiquera received a list of power concessionaires from Peco with the names of owners of power meters to be refunded.

However, Antiquera said that he is calling Peco to explain the computation formula in determining the deposits made for power meters, as some concessionaires have only less than P100 as meter deposits while some have more than P500.

Peco has been in operation since 1928 as the sole power distributor in Iloilo City. Its current power came from the Panay Power Corporation (PPC) and National Power Corporation (Napocor).

Earlier, Pastelero said that Peco may adopt the policy of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in giving priority payment to its consumers posting less than 100 kilowatt-hour consumption.

The list of power concessionaires only came after the City Council passed Resolution 2008-1259, asking ERC's opinion and intervention on the refund of meter deposits collected by Peco in Iloilo City.

ERC Director Isabelo Joseph P. Tomas II said the City Council resolution entitled "Resolution urging Panay Electric Company to furnish Iloilo City Council the total amount of meter deposits collected from the time it started its operation in the City of Iloilo and the interest during such period" was approved.

Sun Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/electric-firm-pay-p26m-meter-deposit-refund)

true blue ilonggo

December 16th, 2008, 10:20 AM

i think gaisano bank today offer similar products tulad ng legacy group of banks..at meron din sila double your money kaya lang 10 years sa 250,000 min. mo...but ryt now be careful with your deposits in small bank kasi 8 banks na subong ang nagsara:ohno: ako may account ako Sa Nation bank nga ang main office sa Bacolod kag Branch sa Sta. Barbarra Iloilo kag Dynamic bank nga member sang legacy group na kilala sa ila promo na double your money 3 years,double ur money 5 years at saka one card V8 double ur money 1 year na nag declared na ng Bank holidays 5 days ago:cry::cry: pero ga pati ako may pdic pa naman:lol::)

ah gle? ah te halong lang sa pag invest next time pre... kung sa bagay, iya man ini sang gaisano ah. mas may assurance ka diri. hopefully. hahaha :lol:

University of the Philippines in the Visayas
Iloilo City Campus (Old Iloilo City Hall Grounds)
Flickr Photo by Maya Julius (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maya_julius/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/3109885896_ae8ccc241b_b.jpg

the alma mater of senators miriam defensor santiago and franklin drilon... back then, it was known as UPIC... ^^

Collection of SSC Iloilo's very own Pacific Leopard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/portraitiloilo/)

San Joaquin Camposanto
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/3106930139_2f10a0171d.jpg?v=0

Calle Real
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3106733961_a3ca9e65fe.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/3106733957_457bd9cdc7.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/3106726637_e565234352.jpg?v=0

Flickr Photos by Scotrixzeus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/31159909@N03/)
Campanilla de Jaro
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/3106931616_5102c6dc41.jpg?v=0

Catedral Metropolitan de Jaro
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3106931608_3299555d01.jpg?v=0

Flickr Photo by Wilnora (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravissant74/)
Plazoleta Gay
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/3106002214_8d8cb407c0.jpg?v=0

hataw sa posing ah... amu na ya ang guina tawag nga art of photography; with style :lol::lol::lol:

Pictures from the North of Iloilo Province

Sicogon Air Strip

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2450910240_62a0476453.jpg?v=0

Sicogon Island

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2450084917_d8002b417d.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/2450885270_7f6bb65d45.jpg?v=0

NIPSC Marine Engineering Building (Estancia, Iloilo)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2313/2243193349_9a530e41ba.jpg?v=0
^^ (Photos of Ed Abong)

Port of Estancia by Nanette Asuncion
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/2748539179_3628e83bd9.jpg?v=0

beautiful sicogon... wild and untouched :) reminds me of the movie "The beach" :)

baw dapat tni e rellocate na na sng Gov't. ta ang Tanza Cemetary ky residential areas na ina. baw tni madiri man Gov't ta sina. :bash:

guina istudyuhan pa na cguro pre... hahaha :lol:

^^

Tapos patindugan Mall... pareho sa Metropolis Star... joke! :lol:

Yeah you have a point. IT should be relocated.

Tani ma notisrayaran ni sang City Zoning and Urban Planning or whatever department should handle this concern. :ohno:

hahaha :lol:

^^ What more if you see the Arellano Plan for Iloilo City...the supposed to be Iloilo Mall (as a reference to Baguio's Burnham Park, Manila's Luneta and Washington DC's National Mall) would stretch from UP campus to the current Fish Port....:D

anu ni ang arellano plan for iloilo city migs? diin ni namon pwede makita man? bsi may ara ka da bitbit migs? :colgate: cguradoha lang nga in english writing na, kag indi espanyol ha? hahaha :lol:

true blue ilonggo

December 16th, 2008, 10:35 AM

Iloilo City treasury tops BLGF regional performance evaluation

December 16, 2008 11:44 am by pna

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 16 — The Iloilo City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) topped the 2008 regional performance evaluation conducted by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF).

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced that the CTO has again given pride to the city by being No. 1 in Western Visayas during the BLGF’s annual evaluation for 2008.

City Treasurer Katherine Tingson said major considerations for the evaluation were tax collection, revenue generation and administration.

They were also given additional points for the special projects they did this year, which included the streamlining of business permits processing and conducting tax forum for stakeholders.

The streamlining was implemented as early as last year with slight modifications this year, including lessening the processing steps of business permits from 11 to five. Tax forums were done for bookkeepers and all barangay treasurers so that they can learn about the proper process and other pertinent information regarding tax collection.

Meanwhile, the City Assessor’s Office (CAO) was also the recipient of an Excellence Award for five consecutive years now.

City Assessor Nelson Parreño said that they were not anymore included in the ranking as they have already gained the Grand Slam for being the top assessment office in the region for more than three years.

Tingson and Parreño were both thankful for the citations and both department heads attributed their success to the diligent employees working even beyond the regular office time under them and the cooperation of the private sector or businessmen.

Treñas was elated over the commendations and congratulated both Tingson and Parreño for their exemplary performances.

Treñas also congratulated the employees of CTO and CAO for the good job. (PNA)

scs/PGLena/vlo

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 10:39 AM

^^

Great Job Iloilo City! :applause: :cheers:

true blue ilonggo

December 16th, 2008, 10:48 AM

My connection man ni ang issue nga ginahambal ko sa rumored exit of callbox sa Iloilo. :)

ah ok... te, basi pwede mo kami ma enlighten gamay? indi guid pwede ma discuss ang merits of the case publicly? te, i PM lang sa amon. hehehehe :lol:

^^

Maybe its just a combination of several factors.

But the problem still is our POWER! Its really sickening! :ohno:

Burn PECO to hell! :bash:

^^

Hell yeah! give them a dose of their own medicine. This is really SICK! Is there no other way to lower the rates? What the hell is wrong here? Why is it so f*ckin expensive here in our city? Calling the REDS... ratratin nyo na yan!

Arrrgh! :bash:

One more PECO bad news and I'm puking! This is insanity! I can't comprehend why... is it GREED? is it CONSPIRACY? WTF! :bash:

Gapabungol na lang na ang PECO sa demands sang cosumers kay wala competition sa Power industry sa city mo.

Kung indi na gid kaagwanta ang tawo sa ila, hmmmm...Abo gid na abtan nila kag.

makuha guid na nila ang ila guina pangita pag nag operate na ang coal powerplants... wala na na sila rason nga indi magpanubo sang rates. sila ang naga stiffle sang progress sang iloilo. :bash:

Electric firm to pay P26M meter deposit refund
Monday, December 15, 2008

PANAY Electric Company (Peco) has assured its more than 48,000 power customers that the refund for their meter deposits will be given starting middle of January 2009.

Peco spokesman Randy Pastelero said the refund was ordered by Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in 2007 in consonance with the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), which mandated the refund of meter deposits, including interests to power concessionaires.

Last week, City Councilor Eldrid Antiquera received a list of power concessionaires from Peco with the names of owners of power meters to be refunded.

However, Antiquera said that he is calling Peco to explain the computation formula in determining the deposits made for power meters, as some concessionaires have only less than P100 as meter deposits while some have more than P500.

Peco has been in operation since 1928 as the sole power distributor in Iloilo City. Its current power came from the Panay Power Corporation (PPC) and National Power Corporation (Napocor).

Earlier, Pastelero said that Peco may adopt the policy of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in giving priority payment to its consumers posting less than 100 kilowatt-hour consumption.

The list of power concessionaires only came after the City Council passed Resolution 2008-1259, asking ERC's opinion and intervention on the refund of meter deposits collected by Peco in Iloilo City.

ERC Director Isabelo Joseph P. Tomas II said the City Council resolution entitled "Resolution urging Panay Electric Company to furnish Iloilo City Council the total amount of meter deposits collected from the time it started its operation in the City of Iloilo and the interest during such period" was approved.

Sun Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/electric-firm-pay-p26m-meter-deposit-refund)

this is good, but certainly not enough... our city officials should investigate every possible reason why peco cant lower their rates, when there's already a decrease in the price of oil? :ohno: basi transmission cost na naman? hahaha :lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 16th, 2008, 10:49 AM

ah gle? ah te halong lang sa pag invest next time pre... kung sa bagay, iya man ini sang gaisano ah. mas may assurance ka diri. hopefully. hahaha :lol:

the alma mater of senators miriam defensor santiago and franklin drilon... back then, it was known as UPIC... ^^

hataw sa posing ah... amu na ya ang guina tawag nga art of photography; with style :lol::lol::lol:

beautiful sicogon... wild and untouched :) reminds me of the movie "The beach" :)

guina istudyuhan pa na cguro pre... hahaha :lol:

hahaha :lol:

anu ni ang arellano plan for iloilo city migs? diin ni namon pwede makita man? bsi may ara ka da bitbit migs? :colgate: cguradoha lang nga in english writing na, kag indi espanyol ha? hahaha :lol:

hahaha! laban2 gd pre ah te kng mg amu ni studyuhanay na lng ta nyo. hahaha! :lol::lol::lol:

wow! kanami gli sng Sicogon noh. tnx sa pics Credge!

hayyy! sa ka dmu lng plano bowt sa syudad ta gling ky wla gd
"POLITICAL WILL" kg sila sila lng mismo ga ilinaway pa. abi pg ulugyon kmu da mga opisyales ta. daw pihu eh! hehehe!

mahahayyy! :lol::lol::lol:

lewdsaint

December 16th, 2008, 10:51 AM

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 16th, 2008, 10:53 AM

true blue ilonggo

December 16th, 2008, 10:56 AM

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 16th, 2008, 10:57 AM

'Tyo Tagoy'

December 16th, 2008, 11:01 AM

di bale pre ah... istudyuhan ta man sila. hahaha :lol: istudyuhanay man lang ang style da... ara ang decision ta sa 2010 elections. damu naman ni ma promisa sang langit kag lupa. hahaha :lol: dapat ang issue kung paano nila mapanubo ang presyo sang kuryente sa iloilo habang wala pa ang mga coal power plants kag kung anu ang plataporma nila sa pag invite sang investors... :cheers:

mu gd pre eh! sila nman anay studyuhan ta! hahaha! :lol::lol::lol:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 11:23 AM

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3060/tabucanboulevardqd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Photo by : CHRIS FERNANDEZ

A view of sunset at the Iloilo River with the still-unfinished boulevard connecting Diversion Road and Tabucan, Mandurriao on the right.

Imagine... a tree-lined streets with great lighting, parks, bicycle lanes... our own version of the Roxas Blvd which is uniquely Ilonggo... I can see gorgeous sunsets in the near future. Keep it up Iloilo City! :cheers:

This is a start of a better days to come... still unfinished but the poetential is really great. :banana:

Thanks for posting Lew. :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 11:33 AM

^^

yup that would be the priority come 2010... kung sino makapanubo sang power rates sa syudad... kung ano ang mahimo parte sino nga problema kag sino makahatag sang maayo nga solusyon.

:ohno:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 06:16 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 06:16 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 06:54 PM

DOH honors barangays in Western Visayas with best sanitation practices

December 16, 2008 5:44 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 16 – Two barangays in Western Visayas won the title as "Barangays with Best Sanitation Practices for Environmental Health" under the urban/city and rural municipal categories.

The winners were recognized during the 2008 regional awarding for stakeholders and partners of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development 6 (DOH-CHD 6) held at the Iloilo Grand Hotel here.

Barangay Quinagaringan, Passi City was declared as winner under the urban/city category while Barangay Tigbanaba, Igbaras won in the rural/municipal category. These winners are all from the province of Iloilo.

They were chosen from among the five finalists in the region to also include Barangay Badiang, New Lucena; Barangay Astorga, Badiangan and Barangay Aguigay, Janiuay all of Iloilo province.

The winners were rated based on the following criteria: household with sanitary toilet, 50 percent; household with access to safe water supply, 25 percent; decline rate in the morbidity/mortality rate of diarrheal diseases for the past three years, 20 percent and local sanitation initiatives, five percent.

The search was open to all barangays with coverage of at least 75 percent sanitary toilet and at least 85 percent water supply.

It was initiated by the DOH and its CHDs nationwide in partnership with local government units as part of the activities in the 2008 International Year of Sanitation.

The search intends to challenge all local government to showcase their best practices on sanitation specifically on their water supply, sanitary toilet facilities, declining rate in the morbidity and mortality for diarrheal diseases and local initiatives related to environmental sanitation. (PNA)

LAP/PGLena/vlo

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 16th, 2008, 07:03 PM

Panay land dispute pits island resort developer vs land reform beneficiaries

CARLES, ILOILO — More than 100 residents have left Sicogon island in Panay to seek the local government’s help against alleged harassment resulting from an island resort project.

The residents have been staying at the town plaza here for almost a week, said Raul Ramos, chairman of the Federation of Sicogon Fisherfolk and Farmers Association.

He claimed security guards demolished their group’s training center and some houses as well as uprooted their crops.

However, Ian Sarrosa, chief security of the Sicogon Development Corp., denied the allegations, while corporate secretary Jerry Sarrosa assured residents who will be displaced by the island’s redevelopment will be properly relocated. "We will make a model community for them and hire them as part of the manpower once the island has been developed," he added.

The Sarrosa family owns Sicogon Development, which owns 70% of the island, or 809 hectares out of the island’s total area of 1,160 hectares. The rest is classified as timber land.

Sicogon, one of 23 small islands off the town of Carles at the northeastern tip of Iloilo province, started as an exclusive club resort for the rich families in the Visayas, and was ranked among the top tourist destinations in Asia in the eighties.

The resort was shut down in 1984 due to numerous travel advisories against the Philippines in the aftermath of the Aquino assassination.

Plans to reopen the island to tourists are being made in line with the government’s thrust to develop tourism in the Visayas.

Sicogon Development’s plans, however, are being opposed by the island’s over 4,000 residents and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), which placed almost half, or 351 hectares, of the Sarrosa property under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

Around 200 residents of the island were listed as beneficiaries. Sicogon Development, however, filed for exemption from CARP.

Mr. Ramos, speaking in behalf of the residents who fled the island, said they have sought police assistance.

"But they cannot intervene since this is a civil dispute. Few months ago, we also asked for assistance from the Department of Agrarian Reform and Department of Environment and Natural Resources, but up to now, the delineation of the private and public land is not yet done," he added.

The Panay Rural Organizing for Reform and Social Order, Inc., a nongovernmental organization assisting the residents, has urged DAR to fully implement CARP.

Sicogon Development, however, has secured an injunction against DAR from the Iloilo Regional Trial Court. Company officials have insisted that they own the property and that it is not covered by CARP. — Harthwell C. Capistrano

Vol. XXII, No. 103
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW121708/content.php?id=079

whyte

December 16th, 2008, 09:09 PM

By the way, may nagbalita sa akon nga sarado na gali ang Bigby's Iloilo sa Smallville...

actually dugay na ina last october pa. i was a first hand "witness" sang nag panghakot sila sang ila mga gamit that day :lol:

okay lang 5 new restos opened in that area afterwards.

OPEN na gali ang NOTHING BUT DESSERT :banana::banana::banana:

habagatcentral1

December 17th, 2008, 02:03 AM

^^ What would replace Bigby's by the way?

steadyasweroll

December 17th, 2008, 02:28 AM

Coffe Break Metro open 24hours during Friday's & Saturday's...

lewdsaint

December 17th, 2008, 03:17 AM

Posted in flickr.com (on the same date - Dec. 16, 2008)

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/1958/3113809205ce5e8d4a18op0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Mural from Molo Church
by : billydl

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SamwiseGamgee

December 17th, 2008, 04:36 AM

Iwag Festival 2008 Welcomes Christmas (http://simpliving.blogspot.com/2008/12/iwag-festival-2008-welcomes-christmas.html)

Iwag means light in English. And true to its name, the 2008 edition of the Iwag Festival (http://www.iwag.pototan.8m.com/index.html) in Pototan, Iloilo welcomed the Christmas season with a grand display of lights and fireworks when it opened amidst great anticipation earlier tonight.

Let us all welcome the Christmas season (http://simpliving.blogspot.com/2007/12/simbang-gabi-heralding-christmas.html) as we enjoy the photos. Better still, witness the festival of lights personally with your loved ones. It would be a great bonding moment for you, your friends and your family.

Some of the photos:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhVmYVB9qI/AAAAAAAABQM/qZG6lzfdb3s/s400/P1030755.jpg (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhVmYVB9qI/AAAAAAAABQM/qZG6lzfdb3s/s1600-h/P1030755.jpg)
The municipality of Pototan bids everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhWkZqA1WI/AAAAAAAABQs/PszZqR7LGq8/s400/P1030826.jpg (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhWkZqA1WI/AAAAAAAABQs/PszZqR7LGq8/s1600-h/P1030826.jpg)
Spectators gaze at the giant Christmas tree up close.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhWkLQXpWI/AAAAAAAABQk/SwsiA6va03I/s400/P1030804.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhWkLQXpWI/AAAAAAAABQk/SwsiA6va03I/s1600-h/P1030804.jpg)
The dancing fountain with the gazebo on the background.

More photos here (http://simpliving.blogspot.com/2008/12/iwag-festival-2008-welcomes-christmas.html).

habagatcentral1

December 17th, 2008, 04:39 AM

^^ Welcome back....:D Do you read Iloilo Views? Because I might have seen you sometime as The Trekker in the Bloglog...Please correct me if I'm wrong. :D

Anyway, Iwag it is... I miss going there. :)

steadyasweroll

December 17th, 2008, 06:52 AM

Maybank-Iloilo, Roxas impress exec
MAYBANK branches in Iloilo and Roxas cities are the top performers among the bank’s 45 branches in the country.

Richard C. Lim, Maybank vice/acting head of retail financial services, said their Iloilo and Roxas branches made big contributions to the bank’s growth.

“Our Roxas City branch’s performance was unexpected but it made a major contribution to our growth. The Iloilo City branch is very aggressive when it comes to marketing our services, particularly car financing and the likes,” Lim said.

In terms of deposits, Maybank posted a year-on-year average growth of 23 percent.

Lim visited the Maybank two branches in Region 6 last week in order to get a feel of the region and determine how the bank can do business in this part of the country.

Lim credited the sterling performance of the two branches to management team who forged strong relationships with its customers.

He also acknowledged the leadership of the Iloilo and Roxas branch managers for guiding their respective teams towards achieving their targets.

Maybank-Iloilo on Ledesma-Mabini Street is headed Domingo Uy de Ong.

Lim said they presently gearing towards integration of bank products that will suit Western Visayas market.

“We are doing this by combining everything we can offer to become a solution. We offer cash management services, payroll services, check warehousing and the likes,” Lim added.

Maybank is also trying to understand the trading area by doing more market research to suit their products and services to the demands of potential and present clients.

Despite the looming global financial crisis, Lim said Maybank remains strong and stable thanks to its conservative and sound investment practices.

He is also bullish on Region 6, especially Iloilo and Roxas Cities “which have a lot of dynamism in terms of market.”

“We see a lot of opportunities here because this area is very progressive. The business sector is very dynamic. We have the best of both worlds here – a bustling city and a rural side which both have growth potentials,” Lim said.

Maybank was incorporated May 31, 1960 and commenced operations on September 12, 1960. On February 17, 1962, the bank was listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia).

Today, it is the largest financial services group in Malaysia. Its extensive products and services include commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, offshore banking, leasing and hire purchase, insurance, factoring, trustee services, asset management, stock broking, nominee services, venture capital and Internet banking.

The Maybank Group has over 450 offices in 14 countries namely Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Great Britain and the United States of America. Its assets stand at RM209 billion (US$57billion).

Maybank has been operating in the Philippine for 11 years already.

mayu man gid kuno performance sang bank hambal sang migo ko na ga ubra da...:)

steadyasweroll

December 17th, 2008, 06:52 AM

Maybank-Iloilo, Roxas impress exec

MAYBANK branches in Iloilo and Roxas cities are the top performers among the bank’s 45 branches in the country.

Richard C. Lim, Maybank vice/acting head of retail financial services, said their Iloilo and Roxas branches made big contributions to the bank’s growth.

“Our Roxas City branch’s performance was unexpected but it made a major contribution to our growth. The Iloilo City branch is very aggressive when it comes to marketing our services, particularly car financing and the likes,” Lim said.

In terms of deposits, Maybank posted a year-on-year average growth of 23 percent.

Lim visited the Maybank two branches in Region 6 last week in order to get a feel of the region and determine how the bank can do business in this part of the country.

Lim credited the sterling performance of the two branches to management team who forged strong relationships with its customers.

He also acknowledged the leadership of the Iloilo and Roxas branch managers for guiding their respective teams towards achieving their targets.

Maybank-Iloilo on Ledesma-Mabini Street is headed Domingo Uy de Ong.

Lim said they presently gearing towards integration of bank products that will suit Western Visayas market.

“We are doing this by combining everything we can offer to become a solution. We offer cash management services, payroll services, check warehousing and the likes,” Lim added.

Maybank is also trying to understand the trading area by doing more market research to suit their products and services to the demands of potential and present clients.

Despite the looming global financial crisis, Lim said Maybank remains strong and stable thanks to its conservative and sound investment practices.

He is also bullish on Region 6, especially Iloilo and Roxas Cities “which have a lot of dynamism in terms of market.”

“We see a lot of opportunities here because this area is very progressive. The business sector is very dynamic. We have the best of both worlds here – a bustling city and a rural side which both have growth potentials,” Lim said.

Maybank was incorporated May 31, 1960 and commenced operations on September 12, 1960. On February 17, 1962, the bank was listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia).

Today, it is the largest financial services group in Malaysia. Its extensive products and services include commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, offshore banking, leasing and hire purchase, insurance, factoring, trustee services, asset management, stock broking, nominee services, venture capital and Internet banking.

The Maybank Group has over 450 offices in 14 countries namely Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Great Britain and the United States of America. Its assets stand at RM209 billion (US$57billion).

Maybank has been operating in the Philippine for 11 years already.

true blue ilonggo

December 17th, 2008, 08:18 AM

2008 landmark year for ICT in Iloilo City

December 16, 2008 8:44 pm by pna

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 16 – Iloilo Federation for Information Technology (I-FIT) Chairperson Glenn Aguilar tagged 2008 as a landmark year for this city in terms of information communication technology (ICT).

Aguilar said it is mainly because of the recent distinction of Iloilo city, ranking third in business process outsourcing locations in the country this year.

The survey was done by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines.

Iloilo followed Metro Laguna and Metro Cavite, which are both large areas with four cities each.

He said despite placing third, “Iloilo placed number one in Visayas and Mindanao area, besting Davao and Bacolod.”

Both cities ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.

Aguilar said Davao and Bacolod likewise have more developed infrastructures, but Iloilo city scored high in terms of talent or quality of graduates being employed in the ICT industry.

“We also have more I.T. (information technology) schools,” he added.

Meanwhile, Aguilar looks forward to 2009 when they can start issuing competency certification for I.T. graduates.

Setting a standard and giving graduates immediate employment, using the competency certificate, are the aims of I-FIT for next year.

“We see 2009 as a year of development of ICT in Iloilo,” Aguilar said.

I-FIT is an organization composed of members from the academe, government and private sector united to promote Iloilo city as ICT destination of the country. (PNA)

DCT/LNM/vlo

wow! mayo ah... indi lang pag gamuhon liwat sang peco. hahaha :lol:

Panay land dispute pits island resort developer vs land reform beneficiaries

CARLES, ILOILO — More than 100 residents have left Sicogon island in Panay to seek the local government’s help against alleged harassment resulting from an island resort project.

The residents have been staying at the town plaza here for almost a week, said Raul Ramos, chairman of the Federation of Sicogon Fisherfolk and Farmers Association.

He claimed security guards demolished their group’s training center and some houses as well as uprooted their crops.

However, Ian Sarrosa, chief security of the Sicogon Development Corp., denied the allegations, while corporate secretary Jerry Sarrosa assured residents who will be displaced by the island’s redevelopment will be properly relocated. "We will make a model community for them and hire them as part of the manpower once the island has been developed," he added.

The Sarrosa family owns Sicogon Development, which owns 70% of the island, or 809 hectares out of the island’s total area of 1,160 hectares. The rest is classified as timber land.

Sicogon, one of 23 small islands off the town of Carles at the northeastern tip of Iloilo province, started as an exclusive club resort for the rich families in the Visayas, and was ranked among the top tourist destinations in Asia in the eighties.

The resort was shut down in 1984 due to numerous travel advisories against the Philippines in the aftermath of the Aquino assassination.

Plans to reopen the island to tourists are being made in line with the government’s thrust to develop tourism in the Visayas.

Sicogon Development’s plans, however, are being opposed by the island’s over 4,000 residents and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), which placed almost half, or 351 hectares, of the Sarrosa property under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

Around 200 residents of the island were listed as beneficiaries. Sicogon Development, however, filed for exemption from CARP.

Mr. Ramos, speaking in behalf of the residents who fled the island, said they have sought police assistance.

"But they cannot intervene since this is a civil dispute. Few months ago, we also asked for assistance from the Department of Agrarian Reform and Department of Environment and Natural Resources, but up to now, the delineation of the private and public land is not yet done," he added.

The Panay Rural Organizing for Reform and Social Order, Inc., a nongovernmental organization assisting the residents, has urged DAR to fully implement CARP.

Sicogon Development, however, has secured an injunction against DAR from the Iloilo Regional Trial Court. Company officials have insisted that they own the property and that it is not covered by CARP. — Harthwell C. Capistrano

Vol. XXII, No. 103
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW121708/content.php?id=079

kanugon sang sicogon... very big potentials. problema, lang kung i deprive nila ang mga CARP beneficiaries of what is due to them, te what is development without social justice? :ohno:

Iwag Festival 2008 Welcomes Christmas (http://simpliving.blogspot.com/2008/12/iwag-festival-2008-welcomes-christmas.html)

Iwag means light in English. And true to its name, the 2008 edition of the Iwag Festival (http://www.iwag.pototan.8m.com/index.html) in Pototan, Iloilo welcomed the Christmas season with a grand display of lights and fireworks when it opened amidst great anticipation earlier tonight.

Let us all welcome the Christmas season (http://simpliving.blogspot.com/2007/12/simbang-gabi-heralding-christmas.html) as we enjoy the photos. Better still, witness the festival of lights personally with your loved ones. It would be a great bonding moment for you, your friends and your family.

Some of the photos:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhVmYVB9qI/AAAAAAAABQM/qZG6lzfdb3s/s400/P1030755.jpg (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhVmYVB9qI/AAAAAAAABQM/qZG6lzfdb3s/s1600-h/P1030755.jpg)
The municipality of Pototan bids everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhWkZqA1WI/AAAAAAAABQs/PszZqR7LGq8/s400/P1030826.jpg (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhWkZqA1WI/AAAAAAAABQs/PszZqR7LGq8/s1600-h/P1030826.jpg)
Spectators gaze at the giant Christmas tree up close.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhWkLQXpWI/AAAAAAAABQk/SwsiA6va03I/s400/P1030804.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_unmxF2MUe90/SUhWkLQXpWI/AAAAAAAABQk/SwsiA6va03I/s1600-h/P1030804.jpg)
The dancing fountain with the gazebo on the background.

More photos here (http://simpliving.blogspot.com/2008/12/iwag-festival-2008-welcomes-christmas.html).

pototan and its christmas lights. it really instill the festive atmosphere of christmas in iloilo. :lol:

Maybank-Iloilo, Roxas impress exec
MAYBANK branches in Iloilo and Roxas cities are the top performers among the bank’s 45 branches in the country.

Richard C. Lim, Maybank vice/acting head of retail financial services, said their Iloilo and Roxas branches made big contributions to the bank’s growth.

“Our Roxas City branch’s performance was unexpected but it made a major contribution to our growth. The Iloilo City branch is very aggressive when it comes to marketing our services, particularly car financing and the likes,” Lim said.

In terms of deposits, Maybank posted a year-on-year average growth of 23 percent.

Lim visited the Maybank two branches in Region 6 last week in order to get a feel of the region and determine how the bank can do business in this part of the country.

Lim credited the sterling performance of the two branches to management team who forged strong relationships with its customers.

He also acknowledged the leadership of the Iloilo and Roxas branch managers for guiding their respective teams towards achieving their targets.

Maybank-Iloilo on Ledesma-Mabini Street is headed Domingo Uy de Ong.

Lim said they presently gearing towards integration of bank products that will suit Western Visayas market.

“We are doing this by combining everything we can offer to become a solution. We offer cash management services, payroll services, check warehousing and the likes,” Lim added.

Maybank is also trying to understand the trading area by doing more market research to suit their products and services to the demands of potential and present clients.

Despite the looming global financial crisis, Lim said Maybank remains strong and stable thanks to its conservative and sound investment practices.

He is also bullish on Region 6, especially Iloilo and Roxas Cities “which have a lot of dynamism in terms of market.”

“We see a lot of opportunities here because this area is very progressive. The business sector is very dynamic. We have the best of both worlds here – a bustling city and a rural side which both have growth potentials,” Lim said.

Maybank was incorporated May 31, 1960 and commenced operations on September 12, 1960. On February 17, 1962, the bank was listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia).

Today, it is the largest financial services group in Malaysia. Its extensive products and services include commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, offshore banking, leasing and hire purchase, insurance, factoring, trustee services, asset management, stock broking, nominee services, venture capital and Internet banking.

The Maybank Group has over 450 offices in 14 countries namely Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Great Britain and the United States of America. Its assets stand at RM209 billion (US$57billion).

Maybank has been operating in the Philippine for 11 years already.

mayu man gid kuno performance sang bank hambal sang migo ko na ga ubra da...:)

as usual... tigas man gyapon ang banking sector. biskan ang teletech iloilo site di bala? daw no. 1 or no. 2 sa worldwide performance sang company? hehehe :banana:

true blue ilonggo

December 17th, 2008, 08:31 AM