I brought this issue here in our thread so that we will all know what you're telling.

Hey Guy! Do you have any data (interms of micrograms of particles per cubic meter) to say that Iloilo is on the 5th spot of Polluted City in the Philippines? You're only making your own assumption and pulling down the said city. It's very unfair.


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I thought it would be Metro Manila, Metro Cebu or Iloilo city that would get that distinction. If you come up with the top ten, I guess Iloilo would be in the 5th spot. In fact, they are building a lot of new hospitals in Iloilo right now... perhaps they are expecting a lot of sick people in the future because of all the congestion and pollution and the high stress level in that city?

I brought this issue here in our thread so that we will all know what you're telling.

Hey Guy! Do you have any data (interms of micrograms of particles per cubic meter) to say that Iloilo is on the 5th spot of Polluted City in the Philippines? You're only making your own assumption and pulling down the said city. It's very unfair.

Nope. That was just an observation. I started having asthma when I lived in Iloilo. I guess that is enough... And they are building a lot of new medical facilities in Iloilo City? What does that mean? But I did also say that Iloilo has honest taxi drivers. I couldn't make the same statement for Bacolod's taxi because I never lost anything in the cabs there. My dad's phone slipped from his pockect about four years ago and the Ilonggo Taxi returned it in about an hour. Sorry if you think I'm pulling down Iloilo Lewdsaint. Thing is Iloilo is polluted and congested. It will take a lot of work on the part of the city government to ease up the pollution and congestion.

I agree with you. I think that's way out of line.

I brought this issue here in our thread so that we will all know what you're telling.

Hey Guy! Do you have any data (interms of micrograms of particles per cubic meter) to say that Iloilo is on the 5th spot of Polluted Cities in the Philippines? You're only making your own assumption and pulling down the said city. It's very unfair.

That means people have the money to spend on health care. These are private hospitals you are talking about, not charity institutions.

Nope. That was just an observation. I started having asthma when I lived in Iloilo. I guess that is enough... And they are building a lot of new medical facilities in Iloilo City? What does that mean?

Ano ba 'yan pampalubag loob ang taxi driver?
Na-asthma ka sa Iloilo? I thought you were not used to ride on a public utility vehicles like jeepney....hehehe! lol

Hey Man! We are talking here what you have said in the other forum. Please be logical and rational about your comments. In engineering field, we don't accept assumptions or guess. You should have facts and figures.


Nope. That was just an observation. I started having asthma when I lived in Iloilo. I guess that is enough... And they are building a lot of new medical facilities in Iloilo City? What does that mean? But I did also say that Iloilo has honest taxi drivers. I couldn't make the same statement for Bacolod's taxi because I never lost anything in the cabs there. My dad's phone slipped from his pockect about four years ago and the Ilonggo Taxi returned it in about an hour. Sorry if you think I'm pulling down Iloilo Lewdsaint. Thing is Iloilo is polluted and congested. It will take a lot of work on the part of the city government to ease up the pollution and congestion.

I did take the jeepneys in Iloilo. My parents made sure we learned how to survive on our own by letting us study in Iloilo and though we had two vehicles at home, they did not hire a driver so that we will be forced to take jeepneys like all other filipinos. I'll try to search for statistics to support what I had been saying. If you want, you can visit me in Bacolod when I get home so you can see the difference. I'll even buy you lunch at Bob's or Pendy's.

Thanks for your invitation! I have alot of relatives there in Negros Occ. and Bacolod. Our parents and grandparents are from Bacolod and Negros.

Hey Guy! We are not talking here comparing and competition between Iloilo and Bacolod. Let us help one another.

That is very good if you will have the data to prove what you have said.


I did take the jeepneys in Iloilo. My parents made sure we learned how to survive on our own by letting us study in Iloilo and though we had two vehicles at home, they did not hire a driver so that we will be forced to take jeepneys like all other filipinos. I'll try to search for statistics to support what I had been saying. If you want, you can visit me in Bacolod when I get home so you can see the difference. I'll even buy you lunch at Bob's or Pendy's.

I am just being very honest. Though most of what I said is based on observation and experience. If you do not mention something, people will sometimes miss noticing that something is wrong.

Chy, I provided the hotel figures for Bacolod. Could you build on what I have researched for Iloilo? I really don't think that there could be a lot more than 2000 hotel rooms in Iloilo. The 1,827 I mentioned is based on some other government agencies' figures for Bacolod. The good thing is that BCPH, currently the biggest hotel in Bacolod is not closing down since a call centre will be renting the ground floor arcade.

Thanks for your invitation! I have alot of relatives there in Negros Occ. and Bacolod. Our parents and grandparents are from Bacolod and Negros.

Hey Guy! We are not talking here comparing and competition between Iloilo and Bacolod. Let us help one another.

That is very good if you will have the data to prove what you have said.

And my grandparents on my mom's side are from Iloilo.

No problem about your honesty. Just be tactful about what you are saying.


I am just being very honest. Though most of what I said is based on observation and experience. If you do not mention something, people will sometimes miss noticing that something is wrong.

Chy, I provided the hotel figures for Bacolod. Could you build on what I have researched for Iloilo? I really don't think that there could be a lot more than 2000 hotel rooms in Iloilo. The 1,827 I mentioned is based on some other government agencies' figures for Bacolod. The good thing is that BCPH, currently the biggest hotel in Bacolod is not closing down since a call centre will be renting the ground floor arcade.
Ok, I'll have to ask some guy working in the city tourism office pa about the actual figures.
^^you're right @Mark and it will double and probably triple in about less than ten years as proposed hotel/condos and those that are u/c are huge and are high rises coz Cebu is eyeing Phuket and Bali's position... ;)
I hope a Cebu will be able to rake in more than those 2 established destinations (or kahit anong Phil. destination na lang for that matter), we have a lot of offer din kase.

[QUOTE=chymera00]Ok, I'll have to ask some guy working in the city tourism office pa about the actual figures. QUOTE]

Thanks. When I did my research almost 4 years ago, I needed to increase the number of rooms of the hotel to 300 just so I could justify a 3,000 seat convention center. Since most convention goers share a room, I figured that Iloilo would need at least that much more rooms to accomodate a major convention of that size plus the regular tourist volume. I think Iloilo should have about 2,00 hotel rooms.

Nope. That was just an observation. I started having asthma when I lived in Iloilo. I guess that is enough... And they are building a lot of new medical facilities in Iloilo City? What does that mean? But I did also say that Iloilo has honest taxi drivers. I couldn't make the same statement for Bacolod's taxi because I never lost anything in the cabs there. My dad's phone slipped from his pockect about four years ago and the Ilonggo Taxi returned it in about an hour. Sorry if you think I'm pulling down Iloilo Lewdsaint. Thing is Iloilo is polluted and congested. It will take a lot of work on the part of the city government to ease up the pollution and congestion.

Having lived for almost 5 months in Iloilo and almost taking at least 1 taxi ride a day (I do take jeepneys and I walk also), Iloilo taxi drivers were pretty honest. Could be they can sense that they couldn't BS their way around Iloilo with me, who knows. On the other hand, while in Metro Manila for 3 weeks and constantly taking taxi rides, I met a couple of sly ones, which is normal because it's a metropolitan place. I started using the light-rail more often.

Two years ago, I went with 3 el salvadoreans to Iloilo. It was their first time to the Philippines and mentioned to me how Iloilo was very clean! I guess it depends where you come from and what your expectations are. To europeans its a dirty place. Maybe not for el salvadoreans :)

IMO, the streets in Iloilo do need to be cleaned. I was thinking if they can get two street cleaner vehicles and wash the streets at night. I'm dreaming though. Many of the buildings in Iznart St and JM Basa (Calle Rea) seriously need repainting, sidewalks need to be standardized. If you don't pay attention you'll fall flat on your face when you trip on a drop or raised sidewalk.

Nope. That was just an observation. I started having asthma when I lived in Iloilo. I guess that is enough... And they are building a lot of new medical facilities in Iloilo City? What does that mean? But I did also say that Iloilo has honest taxi drivers. I couldn't make the same statement for Bacolod's taxi because I never lost anything in the cabs there. My dad's phone slipped from his pockect about four years ago and the Ilonggo Taxi returned it in about an hour. Sorry if you think I'm pulling down Iloilo Lewdsaint. Thing is Iloilo is polluted and congested. It will take a lot of work on the part of the city government to ease up the pollution and congestion.

1. Yes, iloilo's air is polluted. Its roads are congested. But for you to say that it is in top 5 of the most polluted cities is an overestimation. Its level of pollution could be a little higher because it is a highly urbanized city. Just want to ask, which other cities have you visited to support your claim? Did you take a jeepney too when you visited those cities? What time of the year did you actually visited them? Before we can compare them, it is necessary that we control the other factors that might affect. If you can support your claim, i would believe you. This would ba a wake-up call for us ilonggos.

2. To build hospital just for the asmatics or those with respiratory problems is nonsense and nonlogical. Sorry for this remark. I dont see any correlation in your observations. I think there are other better reasons than that.

1. Yes, iloilo's air is polluted. Its roads are congested. But for you to say that it is in top 5 of the most polluted cities is an overestimation. Its level of pollution could be a little higher because it is a highly urbanized city. Just want to ask, which other cities have you visited to support your claim? Did you take a jeepney too when you visited those cities? What time of the year did you actually visited them? Before we can compare them, it is necessary that we control the other factors that might affect. If you can support your claim, i would believe you. This would ba a wake-up call for us ilonggos.

2. To build hospital just for the asmatics or those with respiratory problems is nonsense and nonlogical. Sorry for this remark. I dont see any correlation in your observations. I think there are other better reasons than that.

Now that you've mentioned it, it seems that Iloilo is a bit more polluted and congested compared to Cebu when I was there about two years ago. Of course Bacolod and the whole of Metro Bacolod is a lot more cleaner and spacious. Don't mean to put down Iloilo City. That is just my observation. Asthma and other respiratory ailments are not the only problems caused by pollution and congestion. Pollution and congestion could also cause elevated stress that would eventually result in Cardiac problems, migraine and other things. MAybe Wecky, and Kirby would know more about these problems since they are in the medical field. While Iloilo is polluted, a lot of small cities in the Visayas and Mindanao are even worse of because off the noisy and smoke belching trikes.

Ok, I'll have to ask some guy working in the city tourism office pa about the actual figures.

I hope a Cebu will be able to rake in more than those 2 established destinations (or kahit anong Phil. destination na lang for that matter), we have a lot of offer din kase.

In the last two years, Cebu surprisingly entered as one of the top ten best island destinations that lined Cebu among those most visited like Phuket and Bali and it is doing better every year and if we, our country will unite as one for sure we can have Phuket or Bali in our country. I hope everyone can realize that better Philippines is just a grab away so why don't we try by uniting.

@Dinho bai, I understand you're just honest but there is something behind that honesty that you're saying... you keep on saying that Bacolod is better and much better than other cities... ok! we already know and accepted that your city has a better edge in other aspects such as cleanliness but don't say that "my city is clean and yours is dirty"... jusy praise your city as much as you could but don't say something against other cities as you praise yours coz what I'm thinking right now is that Bacoleños are mbs(masyadong bilib sa sarili) which IMO is not. Baka sumosobra na nga ang mga sinasabi mo about Bacolod baka pag may mga pupumunta jan they will expect more on Bacolod and I hope that Bacolod is perfect enough with regards to your posts ;)

Now that you've mentioned it, it seems that Iloilo is a bit more polluted and congested compared to Cebu when I was there about two years ago.

What is it that i've said that made you compare iloilo with cebu? I cant remember mentioning a city?

Don't mean to put down Iloilo City. That is just my observation.

I deeply understand. But you are making a wrong conclusion from your observation.



Asthma and other respiratory ailments are not the only problem caused by pollution and congestion. Pollution and congestion could also cause elevated stress that would eventually result in Cardiac problems, migraine and other things. MAybe Wecky, and Kirby would know more about these problems since they are in the medical field. While Iloilo is polluted, a lot of small cities in the Visayas and Mindanao are even worse of because off the noisy and smoke belching trikes.

You are right that pollution can cause many other ailments aside from respiratory diseases. But your argument is wrong. What i understand from your statement is that:

iloilo is polluted and so many diseases and health problems should be expected...therefore more hospitals will be built....

is that really the case? if iloilo is not polluted are we ilonggos not entitled to more hospitals and health facilities? Is pollution really the main factor for building hospitals? Is pollution in iloilo really that intense and worst that more hospitals are needed to be built soon?

Oh boy! You’re unbelievable! You’re now emending your comments!
I advise you again to be tactful about your statements.

Now that you’ve mentioned it, it seems that Iloilo is a bit more polluted and congested compared to Cebu when I was there about two years ago. Of course Bacolod and the whole of Metro Bacolod is a lot more cleaner and spacious. Don’t mean to put down Iloilo City. That is just my observation. Asthma and other respiratory ailments are not the only problem caused by pollution and congestion. Pollution and congestion could also cause elevated stress that would eventually result in Cardiac problems, migraine and other things. MAybe Wecky, and Kirby would know more about these problems since they are in the medical field. While Iloilo is polluted, a lot of small cities in the Visayas and Mindanao are even worse of because off the noisy and smoke belching trikes.


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I thought it would be Metro Manila, Metro Cebu or Iloilo city that would get that distinction. If you come up with the top ten, I guess Iloilo would be in the 5th spot. In fact, they are building a lot of new hospitals in Iloilo right now... perhaps they are expecting a lot of sick people in the future because of all the congestion and pollution and the high stress level in that city?

I agree with you, slerz. He should be considerate. There are alot of people reading in this site and going to react on what you are saying. Hope that he got a lesson from this.


@Dinho bai, I understand you're just honest but there is something behind that honesty that you're saying... you keep on saying that Bacolod is better and much better than other cities... ok! we already know and accepted that your city has a better edge in other aspects such as cleanliness but don't say that "my city is clean and yours is dirty"... jusy praise your city as much as you could but don't say something against other cities as you praise yours coz what I'm thinking right now is that Bacoleños are mbs(masyadong bilib sa sarili) which IMO is not. Baka sumosobra na nga ang mga sinasabi mo about Bacolod baka pag may mga pupumunta jan they will expect more on Bacolod and I hope that Bacolod is perfect enough with regards to your posts ;)

1. Yes, iloilo's air is polluted. Its roads are congested. But for you to say that it is in top 5 of the most polluted cities is an overestimation. Its level of pollution could be a little higher because it is a highly urbanized city. Just want to ask, which other cities have you visited to support your claim? Did you take a jeepney too when you visited those cities? What time of the year did you actually visited them? Before we can compare them, it is necessary that we control the other factors that might affect. If you can support your claim, i would believe you. This would ba a wake-up call for us ilonggos.

You did ask me to compare. Never would have mentioned both cities if you hadn't asked.

@Dinho bai, I understand you're just honest but there is something behind that honesty that you're saying... you keep on saying that Bacolod is better and much better than other cities... ok! we already know and accepted that your city has a better edge in other aspects such as cleanliness but don't say that "my city is clean and yours is dirty"... jusy praise your city as much as you could but don't say something against other cities as you praise yours coz what I'm thinking right now is that Bacoleños are mbs(masyadong bilib sa sarili) which IMO is not. Baka sumosobra na nga ang mga sinasabi mo about Bacolod baka pag may mga pupumunta jan they will expect more on Bacolod and I hope that Bacolod is perfect enough with regards to your posts ;)

Slerz, I didn't mean to do that. But Mr. Freezing Pt. did ask which other cities I had been to which made me say Iloilo is polluted and congested. And by the way, I was only reacting to a statement made by a visiting European ambassador. And, one more thing, I also consider myself an Ilonggo because I have lived in Iloilo 15% of my life. Also studied at CPU and UPV. So if I am compaining about Iloilo, I do not mean it to be a put down...

You did ask me to compare. Never would have mentioned both cities if you hadn't asked.


Slerz, I didn't mean to do that. But Mr. Freezing Pt. did ask which other cities I had been to which made me say Iloilo is polluted and congested. And by the way, I was only reacting to a statement made by a visiting European ambassador. And, by the way, I also consider myself an Ilonggo because I have lived in Iloilo 15% of my life. Also studied at CPU and UPV. So if I am compaining about Iloilo, I do not mean it to be a put down...

Ah, so that was your proof then why you said iloilo is in the top 5 most polluted city. I was expecting you will mention more than 10 cities and that all of them are less polluted than iloilo.

Ah, so that was your proof then why you said iloilo is in the top 5 most polluted city. I was expecting you will mention more than 10 cities and that all of them are less polluted than iloilo.

I hadn't been to that many cities in the PI Mr. Freeze. I don't know about Davao, Gen San, Butuan, Tacloban, Ormoc and other major cities outside Metro Manila because I had never been there. I've only been to CDO when I was too young to remember anything so I couldn't say anything about that city as well.

Hey guy! You don't mean....? You are still innocence on what you are posting? :runaway:


You did ask me to compare. Never would have mentioned both cities if you hadn't asked.



Slerz, I didn't mean to do that. But Mr. Freezing Pt. did ask which other cities I had been to which made me say Iloilo is polluted and congested. And by the way, I was only reacting to a statement made by a visiting European ambassador. And, by the way, I also consider myself an Ilonggo because I have lived in Iloilo 15% of my life. Also studied at CPU and UPV. So if I am compaining about Iloilo, I do not mean it to be a put down...

Hey guy! You don't mean....? You are still innocence on what you are posting?

Rephrase please. Don't get what you mean.

Slerz, I didn't mean to do that. But Mr. Freezing Pt. did ask which other cities I had been to which made me say Iloilo is polluted and congested. And by the way, I was only reacting to a statement made by a visiting European ambassador. And, one more thing, I also consider myself an Ilonggo because I have lived in Iloilo 15% of my life. Also studied at CPU and UPV. So if I am compaining about Iloilo, I do not mean it to be a put down...

but you know where it will lead, just a common sense bai. At sinamantala mo rin and if you're a peace loving citizen of this country, you can consider not saying those reactive comments of yours, anyway your city is better regarding the cleanliness factor so no need of those sensitive posts.

No need to rephrase it.

Rephrase please. Don't get what you mean.

I hadn't been to that many cities in the PI Mr. Freeze. I don't know about Davao, Gen San, Butuan, Tacloban, Ormoc and other major cities outside Metro Manila because I had never been there. I've only been to CDO when I was too young to remember anything so I couldn't say anything about that city as well.

OK...so the statement that iloilo is in the top 5 most polluted city has no basis...

All we ask in this forum is that we should always be responsible for whatever comments we say. Comments should not drag other cities down even if the intention is good.

we are always open to constructive criticism here as we ourselves also make such comments to our city. However, negative comments need not be bad comments.

Another amendments. You've a said a while ago that "a lot of small cities in the Visayas and Mindanao are even worse of because off the noisy and smoke belching trikes." How you came up this statement if you had not been in those small cities in the Visayan and Mindanao? You are agian making a guess and irrational thoughts.


I hadn't been to that many cities in the PI Mr. Freeze. I don't know about Davao, Gen San, Butuan, Tacloban, Ormoc and other major cities outside Metro Manila because I had never been there. I've only been to CDO when I was too young to remember anything so I couldn't say anything about that city as well.

I did take the jeepneys in Iloilo. My parents made sure we learned how to survive on our own by letting us study in Iloilo and though we had two vehicles at home, they did not hire a driver so that we will be forced to take jeepneys like all other filipinos. I'll try to search for statistics to support what I had been saying. If you want, you can visit me in Bacolod when I get home so you can see the difference. I'll even buy you lunch at Bob's or Pendy's.

taking jeepneys when in Iloilo? it's a pathetic sight for somebody who owned two cars (?) .. it's a lame excuse .. for sure ... hehehe .. you made us laugh.

hey guys, maiba muna ako...please pray for our country...ang gulo dito sa metro manila NGAYON...visit the news site and be updated...

[QUOTE=chymera00]Ok, I'll have to ask some guy working in the city tourism office pa about the actual figures. QUOTE]

Thanks. When I did my research almost 4 years ago, I needed to increase the number of rooms of the hotel to 300 just so I could justify a 3,000 seat convention center. Since most convention goers share a room, I figured that Iloilo would need at least that much more rooms to accomodate a major convention of that size plus the regular tourist volume. I think Iloilo should have about 2,00 hotel rooms.


a four-year ago research is absolutely way out of time already ... when did you graduate? You graduated in LCC and you do your research in Iloilo? Please tell it to the marines. Why did you transfer from UPV to LCC anyway? Any more excuse?

Dinho, if you don't like Iloilo and Ilonggos, just say so and don't bother to visit our thread ... your post is very lame ... and your very hopeful that Iloilo will give up tp Bacolod making it the best city ... by all means, Iloilo City will remain the REGIONAL CENTER of western Visayas and not bacolod .. if you're dreaming and hoping, keep your fingers crossed til the end of time. :)

Now that you've mentioned it, it seems that Iloilo is a bit more polluted and congested compared to Cebu when I was there about two years ago. Of course Bacolod and the whole of Metro Bacolod is a lot more cleaner and spacious. Don't mean to put down Iloilo City. That is just my observation. Asthma and other respiratory ailments are not the only problems caused by pollution and congestion. Pollution and congestion could also cause elevated stress that would eventually result in Cardiac problems, migraine and other things. MAybe Wecky, and Kirby would know more about these problems since they are in the medical field. While Iloilo is polluted, a lot of small cities in the Visayas and Mindanao are even worse of because off the noisy and smoke belching trikes.

You're asthma is inborn and Iloilo has nothing to do with your ailment .. get treated to private hospitals ... or better go to schools here abroad if you are asthmatic .. that if you have am ample of money to spare ... now, asked your parents to buy you fruits, get you better hydrated and medicines .. and please rest ... Qatar is not a country for you .. you'll be more asthmatic living in a desert.

you're a bit manipulative giving all your opinions here with a main motive of pulling our city down .. even trying to pull other cities of Visayas as well .. you know what you can best do, help BATANG NEGROS CRUSADE .. you maybe the person they're long been waiting for.

Another amendments. You've a said a while ago that "a lot of small cities in the Visayas and Mindanao are even worse of because off the noisy and smoke belching trikes." How you came up this statement if you had not been in those small cities in the Visayan and Mindanao? You are agian making a guess and irrational thoughts.

Uh, sorry, I should have only said Visayas... I make mistakes too you know. It is because of the presence of too many trikes. For example, a lot of people say that Dumaguete is unpolluted and uncongested, but I find it to be both. Something like a small Iloilo but because of the noisy trikes... It is worse off since these trikes produce both air and noise pollution.

Yes, we are monitoring the situation here. Hindi lang sana lumala pa. Let us pray for the peace of our country.

hey guys, maiba muna ako...please pray for our country...ang gulo dito sa metro manila NGAYON...visit the news site and be updated...

Oh boy! You’re unbelievable! You’re now emending your comments!
I advise you again to be tactful about your statements.

he's trying to amend all his comments because he's been caught already with his main motive of DESTROYING ILOILO and OTHER CITIES CREDIBILITIES .. and making Bacolod as the best city ... a very manipulative kind of person ... a typical Filipino with crab mentality .. he's trying his best to convince all of us here in the forum that Bacolod is the best city and everything in the top list should include bacolod ... people her are not stupid, Dinho ... if you can manipulate other, well, not here in Iloilo forum ... try to look at your comments ... it's so distinct from the rest. Simply lang pero may dating. Have a life, mate ... you need one more than anybody here in the forum. kakahiya ka ! people in bacolod are good but you ... i think you need to be awaken more sa reality.

That is only a city not cities!
You make us laugh! hehehe!

Uh, sorry, I should have only said Visayas... I make mistakes too you know. It is because of the presence of too many trikes. For example, a lot of people say that Dumaguete is unpolluted and uncongested, but I find it to be both. Something like a small Iloilo but because of the noisy trikes... It is worse off since these trikes produce both air and noise pollution.

You're asthma is inborn and Iloilo has nothing to do with your ailment .. get treated to private hospitals ... or better them you should go to schools here abroad if you are asthmatic .. that if you have money to spare ... now, asked your parents to buy you fruits, get you better hydrated and medicines .. and please rest ... Qatar is not a country for you .. you'll be more asthmatic living in a desert.

you're a bit manipulative giving all your opinions here with a main motive of pulling our city down .. even trying to pull other cities of Visayas as well .. you know what you can best do, help BATANG NEGROS CRUSADE .. you maybe the person they're long been waiting for.

Kirby you are totally crass! Did I ever insult you like you just did to me? No, What I am saying are facts. FACTS! Even a European diginitary noticed that though I'm sure that his hosts must have avoided driving through the older and seedier parts of town. Every city has a weakness. Iloilo's is congestion and pollution. Bacolod doesn't have enough universities and some people could be so elitist. Dumaguete is also suffering from air and noise pollution - thanks to the trikes. Those are FACTS and if you feel that I am putting your place down... you had better grow up and accept the fact that nothing on Earth is perfect.

About Qatar, I find the place very clean... in fact the place is a bit sterile. I never got an attack of asthma here that could be attributed to the weather. I only get an asthma attacks when the stupid smokers smoked in the office. I had since imposed a smoking ban inside the office. I do not intend to stay here forever. If I get to move to the USA or Australia, I would prefer the desert areas like Tucson and Phoenix. In the desert, you hardly ever have to worry about getting wet and there are no typhoons, hurricanes and earthquakes.

You're asthma is inborn and Iloilo has nothing to do with your ailment .. get treated to private hospitals ... or better go to schools here abroad if you are asthmatic .. that if you have am ample of money to spare ... now, asked your parents to buy you fruits, get you better hydrated and medicines .. and please rest ... Qatar is not a country for you .. you'll be more asthmatic living in a desert.

you're a bit manipulative giving all your opinions here with a main motive of pulling our city down .. even trying to pull other cities of Visayas as well .. you know what you can best do, help BATANG NEGROS CRUSADE .. you maybe the person they're long been waiting for.


Kirbs, nurse ka nga...hehe...

i believe that the solution to the diseases arising from pollution is not building more hospitals but to prevent pollution itself...

You did ask me to compare. Never would have mentioned both cities if you hadn't asked.



Slerz, I didn't mean to do that. But Mr. Freezing Pt. did ask which other cities I had been to which made me say Iloilo is polluted and congested. And by the way, I was only reacting to a statement made by a visiting European ambassador. And, one more thing, I also consider myself an Ilonggo because I have lived in Iloilo 15% of my life. Also studied at CPU and UPV. So if I am compaining about Iloilo, I do not mean it to be a put down...


NOT MEAN TO PUT US DOWN .. is a lame statement coming from Iloilo's critic who used to live in Iloilo and developed an asthma attack due to iloilo's air (?) ... harharhar ... it made me laugh how this man played his words too well thinking a lot of booboos around the forum ... Dinho, believe me or not, you are creating enemies here, not friends .... please try to change ... if you believe Bacolod is better, it's your own opinion .... and don't drag us down because of your mere illusion .... you should get a help, Dinho ... you're becoming pathetic.

You're asthma is inborn and Iloilo has nothing to do with your ailment .. get treated to private hospitals ... or better them you should go to schools here abroad if you are asthmatic .. that if you have money to spare ... now, asked your parents to buy you fruits, get you better hydrated and medicines .. and please rest ... Qatar is not a country for you .. you'll be more asthmatic living in a desert.

you're a bit manipulative giving all your opinions here with a main motive of pulling our city down .. even trying to pull other cities of Visayas as well .. you know what you can best do, help BATANG NEGROS CRUSADE .. you maybe the person they're long been waiting for.

Kirby you are totally crass! Good thing you took up nursing, otherwise you could never have been earning enough yourself. Did I ever insult you like you just did to me? No, What I am saying are facts. FACTS! Even a European diginitary noticed that though I'm sure that his hosts must have avoided driving through the older and seedier parts of town. Every city has a weakness. Iloilo's is congestion and pollution. Bacolod doesn't have enough universities and some people could be so elitist. Dumaguete is also polluted because of the trikes. Those are FACTS and if you feel that I am putting your place down... you had better grow up and accept the fact that nothing on Earth is perfect.

About Qatar, I find the place very clean... in fact the place is a bit sterile. I never got an attack of asthma here that could be attributed to the weather. I only get an asthma attacks when the stupid smokers smoked in the office. I had since imposed a smoking ban inside the office. I do not intend to stay here forever. If I get to move to the USA or Australia, I would prefer the desert areas like Tucson and Phoenix. In the desert, you hardly ever have to worry about getting wet and there are no typhoons, hurricanes and earthquakes.

I never had asthma until I was in high school therefore it is not inborn. Nobody else in my family is suffering from asthma. I admit I am not as healthy as my siblings but I am not adopted as Daks once said. I can only attribute asthma to the pollution I was exposed to while I was in Iloilo.

Kirby you are totally crass! Did I ever insult you like you just did to me? No, What I am saying are facts. FACTS! Even a European diginitary noticed that though I'm sure that his hosts must have avoided driving through the older and seedier parts of town. Every city has a weakness. Iloilo's is congestion and pollution. Bacolod doesn't have enough universities and some people could be so elitist. Dumaguete is also congested and polluted. Those are FACTS and if you feel that I am putting your place down... you had better grow up and accept the fact that nothing on Earth is perfect.

About Qatar, I find the place very clean... in fact the place is a bit sterile. I never got an attack of asthma here that could be attributed to the weather. I only get an asthma attacks when the stupid chinese smoked in the office. I had since imposed a smoking ban inside the office. I do not intend to stay here forever. If I get to move to the USA or Australia, I would prefer the desert areas like Tucson and Phoenix. In the desert, you hardly ever have to worry about getting wet and there are no typhoons, hurricanes and earthquakes.

I am making you realise something and that's a reality ... now go back home, and rest. What facts are you talking about here? A fact from a manipulative person?

I don't want to attack you personally since you are a Centralian (per se) as well BUT i don't like your attitude and you should be reminded as well. So don't get me wrontg ... you can our good friend here if what you are doing is a right thing ... remember Dinho, Ilonggos in Iloilo loved to make "supalpal" if its needed.

About moving to USA or Australia, make it as soon as possible ... desert storm is not for you, mate .. it's getting the worst of you ... mind you, I'll help you if i can.

So you are telling me that Iloilo caused your asthma? Get that fact to all medical researchers of the world .. you might be the first patient to prove that.

Kirbs, nurse ka nga...hehe...

i believe that the solution to the diseases arising from pollution is not building more hospitals but to prevent pollution itself...

I know what I'm doing and I have a sufficient knowledge to back me up with this asthma thing that Dinho is claiming. I'm really wondering how far his medical expertise can go with mine. Probably he can lecture me something I am more expert of than him.

He's a very envious man ... through andf through ... let's get to that ... maybe in architecture, no such word as MANIPULATIVE is being mentioned.

Kirby you are totally crass! Good thing you took up nursing, otherwise you could never have been earning enough yourself. Did I ever insult you like you just did to me? No, What I am saying are facts. FACTS! Even a European diginitary noticed that though I'm sure that his hosts must have avoided driving through the older and seedier parts of town. Every city has a weakness. Iloilo's is congestion and pollution. Bacolod doesn't have enough universities and some people could be so elitist. Dumaguete is also congested and polluted. Those are FACTS and if you feel that I am putting your place down... you had better grow up and accept the fact that nothing on Earth is perfect.

About Qatar, I find the place very clean... in fact the place is a bit sterile. I never got an attack of asthma here that could be attributed to the weather. I only get an asthma attacks when the stupid chinese smoked in the office. I had since imposed a smoking ban inside the office. I do not intend to stay here forever. If I get to move to the USA or Australia, I would prefer the desert areas like Tucson and Phoenix. In the desert, you hardly ever have to worry about getting wet and there are no typhoons, hurricanes and earthquakes.

I never had asthma until I was in high school therefore it is not inborn. Nobody else in my family is suffering from asthma. I admit I am not as healthy as my siblings but I am not adopted as Daks once said. I can only attribute asthma to the pollution I was exposed to while I was in Iloilo.

and it's also a FACT that you are hambogero. thanks.
sorry to say this but we currently don't need this kind of attitude in our country today. Tahan na bai, let's move on ;)

that's right Slerz .... he's making fool of himself for all of us to laugh ... the person is delusional in nature .. a very classic attitude.

Taking Nursing ONLY? ... hehehe .. mind you, my tuition is way more high than what you are expecting. And me not earning more if I'm not into nursing, Dinho, I'm not stupid ... and I always put my foot in the ground .. I can live my life decently in or out of nursing area. But I don't want to shout to the world that i have money to do it all ... you only have two cars in your garage .. that doesn't tick anything to me at all ... lots of people here in Iloilo thread who have more than yours ... so stop wishing. Get real ! You're a classic Bacolodnon. Lived with it !

Kirb, may ara nga word nga manipulation sa architecture.

"architecture is essentially abstract and nonrepresentational and involves the manipulation of the relationships of spaces, volumes, planes, masses, and voids."

Expert gid man!

I know what I'm doing and I have a sufficient knowledge to back me up with this asthma thing that Dinho is claiming. I'm really wondering how far his medical expertise can go with mine. Probably he can lecture me something I am more expert of than him.

He's a very envious man ... through andf through ... let's get to that ... maybe in architecture, no such word as MANIPULATIVE is being mentioned.

Kirb, may ara nga word nga manipulation sa architecture.

"architecture is essentially abstract and nonrepresentational and involves the manipulation of the relationships of spaces, volumes, planes, masses, and voids."

Expert gid man!

That's why he's good at it ... harharhar ... he's using his skills in architecture well ... that if he is a licensed architect gid man.

In Nursing, MANIPULATION belongs to PSYCHIATRIC SIDE ... so I'm dealing with it according to what I've learned as well ... PRESENTING REALITY! :)

It's better in engineering...we always based on facts and figures (scientific and mathematical principles). If you're manipulating your data on your project...it will throw in the garbage. That is what we call GIGO (garbage in, garbage out).

That's why he's good of it ... harharhar ... he's using his skills in architecture well ... that if he is a licensed architect gid man.

In Nursing, MANIPULATION belongs to PSYCHIATRIC SIDE ... so I'm dealing with it according to what I've learned as well ... PRESENTING REALITY! :)

That is only a city not cities!
You make us laugh! hehehe!

Dinho is an absolute mascot in the making ... even Matteo of Legazpi City is complaining of his attitude ... I don't know what he's trying to prove about Bacolod and Negros .. even dragging Dumaguete here in our thread.

I think he is also the one posting all over CDO, DAVAO and CEBU Thread that Ilonggos of Iloilo are this and that .... even telling Cebuanos that one forumer in Iloilo called a Cebuano forumer an animal ... he even dragged our city in CDO thread ... making CDO's trying to compete ... this person has something with ... the ulterior motive is very CLEAR as in crystal clear ... he's trying to discredit Iloilo and Ilonggos and hailing Bacolod for no reason at all.

that's right Slerz .... he's making fool of himself for all of us to laugh ... the person is delusional in nature .. a very classic attitude.

Taking Nursing ONLY? ... hehehe .. mind you, my tuition is way more high than what you are expecting. And me not earning more if I'm not into nursing, Dinho, I'm not stupid ... and I always put my foot in the ground .. I can live my life decently in or out of nursing area. But I don't want to shout to the world that i have money to do it all ... you only have two cars in your garage .. that doesn't tick anything to me at all ... lots of people here in Iloilo thread who have more than yours ... so stop wishing. Get real ! You're a classic Bacolodnon. Lived with it !

Two cars only? I didn't say that. When I said that, I meant to say that my parents wanted us to learn to live on our own so they didn't hire drivers for us. At that time we were renting a house in Iloilo while my parents stayed in Bacolod and only visited us during weekends.

You are shouting out to the world that you have money. You had been doing it all along. You had been laughing at me because I was in the Middle East. You are sooo arrogant man!

Hope that he learned a lesson from this.
He can not gain friends if he continue that attitude.

It's better in engineering...we always based on facts and figures (scientific and mathematical principles). If you're manipulating your data on your project...it will throw in the garbage. That is what we call GIGO (garbage in, garbage out).

I guessed it is ...

Actually, I'm laughing to read some bit and pieces of their conversations in Bacolod dragging even the Agustins of WNC.

I knew one of Agustin's for sure ... coz she's our classmate in CPU College of Nursing ... dira siya nagkuha nursing niya .... also, she took her MEDICINE (after Nursing) sa WVSU and gladly passed the board two years ago. Now, if they are talking Agustin of WNC and Bacolod Mission, I could even run down some facts they wanted to know. And that Agustin was a superb person BOT like you Dinho ... I never had a bad encounter with her until she lost in Miss Nursing contest ... and if you are talking sense here, may I know kung kilala ka talaga ng mga Agustins? Because I'll tell you frankly, I know one of them well.

and it's also a FACT that you are hambogero. thanks.
sorry to say this but we currently don't need this kind of attitude in our country today. Tahan na bai, let's move on ;)

Accusing me of being humbugero just because I said something about Iloilo's pollution and congestion. Which is sad but true. As I've said I was only reacting to what that European guy said. Grow up will you?

Two cars only? I didn't say that. When I said that, I meant to say that my parents wanted us to learn to live on our own so they didn't hire drivers for us. At that time we were renting a house in Iloilo while my parents stayed in Bacolod and only visited us during weekends.

You are shouting out to the world that you have money. You had been doing it all along. You had been laughing at me because I was in the Middle East. You are sooo arrogant man!

I am very arrogant depending on who I am talking with. Now, get real and get out there, okay? Used your 10-year American visa to get into US. It will hopefully open up your mind more sa reality. You can't say otherwise cause you're losing the battle of manipulativeness.

Drivers? ... hehehe ... for somebody from Bacolod who wanted to study in Iloilo needs a driver? Mind you, you don't need one. You can drive yourself ... hehehe. You don't need to be a "hambugero". That's why many Ilonggos are laughing sa attitude of Bacolodnons kasi nandiyan ka pala ... hehehe.

You are the one who is displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.

The meaning of arrogant is assumption of one's superiority toward others. And you are doing this, man!


Two cars only? I didn't say that. When I said that, I meant to say that my parents wanted us to learn to live on our own so they didn't hire drivers for us. At that time we were renting a house in Iloilo while my parents stayed in Bacolod and only visited us during weekends.

You are shouting out to the world that you have money. You had been doing it all along. You had been laughing at me because I was in the Middle East. You are sooo arrogant man!

Accusing me of being humugero just because I said something about Iloilo's pollution and congestion. Grow up will you?

Now you are hitting a Cebuano .. will I used that against you as well? :)

I guessed it is ...

Actually, I'm laughing to read some bit and pieces of their conversations in Bacolod dragging even the Agustins of WNC.

I knew one of Agustin's for sure ... coz she's our classmate in CPU College of Nursing ... dira siya nagkuha nursing niya .... also, she took her MEDICINE (after Nursing) sa WVSU and gladly passed the board two years ago. Now, if they are talking Agustin of WNC and Bacolod Mission, I could even run down some facts they wanted to know. And that Agustin was a superb person BOT like you Dinho ... I never had a bad encounter with her until she lost in Miss Nursing contest ... and if you are talking sense here, may I know kung kilala ka talaga ng mga Agustins? Because I'll tell you frankly, I know one of them well.

I didn't say anything bad about them. You are putting words on my mouth. I only said that I hope that WNC owners will be able to resolve their problems soon. I remember now that it was you people from Iloilo that had been bashing WNC.

You are the one who is displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.

The meaning of arrogant is assumption of one's superiority toward others. And you are doing this, man!

I agree ... I'm so sorry for UPV to take you ... maybe transferring proved otherwise. :)

Again, if you can't defend your FACTS (as you are always telling everyone in the forum), better say no more.

My good advice Dinho is stay away from Iloilo Thread coz you are making mess in here. Your posts are absolutely crap. You dragged Bacolod here all the time, which I do believe that nobody wants to know. So for the betterment of all, just post in your Bacolod Thread. 'Cause we Ilonggos here, don't post there anymore ... coz MOST OF THEM MADE US LAUGH !

Thank you and Happy day !

I didn't say anything bad about them. You are putting words on my mouth. I only said that I hope that WNC owners will be able to resolve their problems soon. I remember now that it was you people from Iloilo that had been bashing WNC.

WNC is losing. It's not bashing, IT'S FACT. They were deemed to be sold to CPU but CPU turned them down. Now, that's a fact. They have problems with PRC and their Nursing graduates. That's a fact. Now get real ! i can even tell if right into the face of the Agustin's should you want me. She's just a phone call away. She's also in CPU Forum, that if you wanted to ask. Do you want her userID?

I am very arrogant depending on who I am talking with. Now, get real and get out there, okay? Used your 10-year American visa to get into US. It will hopefully open up your mind more sa reality. You can't say otherwise cause you're losing the battle of manipulativeness.

Drivers? ... hehehe ... for somebody from Bacolod who wanted to study in Iloilo needs a driver? Mind you, you don't need one. You can drive yourself ... hehehe. You don't need to be a "hambugero". That's why many Ilonggos are laughing sa attitude of Bacolodnons kasi nandiyan ka pala ... hehehe.

I never said I would use it like what other Filipinos have been doing. That is why I didn't go there. I will not do TNT like other Filipinos or even overextend. I do want to immigrate there but only in a proper and legal way. You never can be trusted could you? When I PM'd you, I was hoping you would behave better because I showed you some consideration and explained why I am in the Middle East. Instead, you turn it against me and you are trying to publicly humiliate me. Sorry, but you cannot embarass me like that because I did not do anything wrong. It is you who is being so arrogant to the point of putting down all Filipinos working in the Middle East just because you are earning better in Europe.

Accusing me of being humugero just because I said something about Iloilo's pollution and congestion. Grow up will you?

mao nay di hambogero, trikes are annoying?... sus baya, murag taga diin! Good that Bacolod has less trikes? compared to CDO? mao na ni ron...Kusog kaayo mo ingon nga Iloilo is very polluted, bantay bitaw ig adto namo sa bacolod kng tinuod ba jud imong gipang sulti tanan. Klaro kaayo do, ang imong kolor ;)

That is true that you are "hambugero".
You are making alot of enemies here. :bash:

Accusing me of being humbugero just because I said something about Iloilo's pollution and congestion. Grow up will you?

In the last two years, Cebu surprisingly entered as one of the top ten best island destinations that lined Cebu among those most visited like Phuket and Bali and it is doing better every year and if we, our country will unite as one for sure we can have Phuket or Bali in our country. I hope everyone can realize that better Philippines is just a grab away so why don't we try by uniting.

@Dinho bai, I understand you're just honest but there is something behind that honesty that you're saying... you keep on saying that Bacolod is better and much better than other cities... ok! we already know and accepted that your city has a better edge in other aspects such as cleanliness but don't say that "my city is clean and yours is dirty"... jusy praise your city as much as you could but don't say something against other cities as you praise yours coz what I'm thinking right now is that Bacoleños are mbs(masyadong bilib sa sarili) which IMO is not. Baka sumosobra na nga ang mga sinasabi mo about Bacolod baka pag may mga pupumunta jan they will expect more on Bacolod and I hope that Bacolod is perfect enough with regards to your posts ;)

Good for Cebu, Slerz.

About Bacolod as cleanest? Not all the time and NOT ALL THE STREETS. So for a dreamer, maybe he needs reality check or overhauling. Grabe ang mga posts niya. Alam na alam mo talaga ang gusto niyang sabihin. He's very predictable. He's trying though. Only that he cannot manipulate all of us. :)

mao nay di hambogero, trikes are annoying?... sus baya, murag taga diin! Good that Bacolod has less trikes? compared to CDO? mao na ni ron...Kusog kaayo mo ingon nga Iloilo is very polluted, bantay bitaw ig adto namo sa bacolod kng tinuod ba jud imong gipang sulti tanan. Klaro kaayo do, ang imong kolor ;)

If my disliking Trikes mean that I am humbugero, so be it. I dislike them because they are noisy and so polluting. That is my own opinion. When I say that I don't mean to put down other places. I just hope that someday the PI could get rid of them for the betterment of our communities. Didn't know you were from CEbu.

slerz bai, dili na mapatihan si Dinho. It is better to save your money, pumunta na lang kayo sa ibang lugar sa Pilipinas para di masayang pera nyo.

hehehe! buti na lang nakaintindi ako ng cebuano kahit kunti lang.

mao nay di hambogero, trikes are annoying?... sus baya, murag taga diin! Good that Bacolod has less trikes? compared to CDO? mao na ni ron...Kusog kaayo mo ingon nga Iloilo is very polluted, bantay bitaw ig adto namo sa bacolod kng tinuod ba jud imong gipang sulti tanan. Klaro kaayo do, ang imong kolor ;)

I never said I would use it like other Filipino are doing. That is why I didn't go there. I will not do TNT like other Filipinos or even overextend. I do want to immigrate there but only in a proper and legal way. You never can be trusted could you? When I PM'd you, I was hoping you would behave better because I showed you some consideration and explained why I am in the Middle East. Instead, you turn it against me and you are trying to publicly humiliate me. Sorry, but you cannot embarass me like that because I did not do anything wrong. It is you who is being so arrogant to the point of putting down all Filipinos working in the Middle East just because you are earning better in Europe.

I'm not embarrasing you at all, are you? Why should you? And I couldn't find a single bone in your body to be embarassed with? hahaha. I wouldn't suggest you to do TNT but really, you need to stay away from that place. It's not getting the best out of you na ... actually, it's proving otherwise.

Dinho, don't play with me. I don't believe any of your postings at all. You are assessing situation way back 2000 or late 1990's .. we're 2006, mate .. things changed. If you refused the change, then get real ! And stop comparing our earnings here in Europe with you. I'm telling you what to do or you'll be stuck there. Now, if you want to help bacolod, start promoting Bacolod in Middle east. You have all the resources, if I may say. Most of all, you have that "attitude" that can send everyone to the sky.

All I'm asking is stop coming in our thread ... coz when everyone read all these later madi-dismaya.

People here in our forum, post something good for their city and for promotion, ikaw you are making them compete with each other in a very destructive way. STOP MANIPULATING, dinho. You'll be in MORE in trouble soon as what you are expecting.

Talagang arrogante ka nga!

If my disliking Trikes mean that I am humbugero, so be it. I dislike them because they are noisy and so polluting. That is my own opinion. When I say that I don't mean to put down other places. I just hope that someday the PI could get rid of them for the betterment of our communities. Didn't know you were from CEbu.

mao nay di hambogero, trikes are annoying?... sus baya, murag taga diin! Good that Bacolod has less trikes? compared to CDO? mao na ni ron...Kusog kaayo mo ingon nga Iloilo is very polluted, bantay bitaw ig adto namo sa bacolod kng tinuod ba jud imong gipang sulti tanan. Klaro kaayo do, ang imong kolor ;)

He's shedding skins here ... see, Dinho ... people here are not at all yours to play around ... if you are bored in Qatar, try visiting other places.

I've read almost all his post in CDO, Population, etc .... all pointing to Bacolod's best .... Wecky used to tell me not to try responding but now that you entered our thread, you'll be amazed with what your posting can do with you.

Slerz, read all his posts. He's manipulating CDOs people, too. I just don't know how they responded to this Bacolodnon.

Talagang arrogante ka nga!

Arroganteng wala namang IBUBUGA ! :)

If my disliking Trikes mean that I am humbugero, so be it. I dislike them because they are noisy and so polluting. That is my own opinion. When I say that I don't mean to put down other places. I just hope that someday the PI could get rid of them for the betterment of our communities. Didn't know you were from CEbu.

owws? really? Wala talagang trikes ang Bacolod? hahaha. Ano na lang ang nagba-biyahe doon? Ceres na walang aircon? hahaha.

Actually, Dinho people here in the thread starts believing na sana na maganda ang bacolod kung hindi mo nairita ang Iloilo. You've come to the wrong side of the world my friend. And even yourself is off for scrutiny. two cars? Drivers? ... Maawa kayo sa Batang Negros ... iyan ang dapat ... coz sana kung wala ang Batang Negros baka akalain pa nang iba na lahat nang nakatira sa bacolod is rich ... hey, rich sa ano?

If my disliking Trikes mean that I am humbugero, so be it. I dislike them because they are noisy and so polluting. That is my own opinion. When I say that I don't mean to put down other places. I just hope that someday the PI could get rid of them for the betterment of our communities. Didn't know you were from CEbu.

It's not hambog if you dislike trikes but the way you compare it to other cities. Ok lang if Bacolod has less trikes but the way you've said it in CDO thread, mura sad gi look down nimo ang CDO infront sa akong mga higala sa CDO kesho trikes are annoying and polluting accrding to you so it also means that CDO is polluted and manyparts of the city is annoying kay daghan og trikes. Hindi ka rin lang nahiya sa mga tga CDO, kaikog lang bai. Say it alone but not infront of the owner of the house ;)

He will expect more reactions from other forumers here. hehehe!

Arroganteng wala namang IBUBUGA ! :)

I'm not embarrasing you at all, are you? Why should you? And I couldn't find a single bone in your body to be embarassed with? hahaha. I wouldn't suggest you to do TNT but really, you need to stay away from that place. It's not getting the best out of you na ... actually, it's proving otherwise.

Dinho, don't play with me. I don't believe any of your postings at all. You are assessing situation way back 2000 or late 1990's .. we're 2006, mate .. things changed. If you refused the change, then get real ! And stop comparing our earnings here in Europe with you. I'm telling you what to do or you'll be stuck there. Now, if you want to help bacolod, start promoting Bacolod in Middle east. You have all the resources, if I may say. Most of all, you have that "attitude" that can send everyone to the sky.

All I'm asking is stop coming in our thread ... coz when everyone read all these later madi-dismaya.

People here in our forum, post something good for their city and for promotion, ikaw you are making them compete with each other in a very destructive way. STOP MANIPULATING, dinho. You'll be in MORE in trouble soon as what you are expecting.

Sorry Kirby, you were the one who started making fun at me because you knew I was earning a lot less because I am working in the Middle East. You already know the story since I PM'd it to you but you have been twisting everything to make me appear crazy. As I've said I don't care if I am earning a lot less for now so long as I am earning it honestly. Attitude? You are the one who has a problem with attitude. I have lots of friends here who just might visit Bacolod and Negros in the future... that's right, they'll indeed be in the sky before they can get to Bacolod because there are no cruise ships going to the PI these days.

Mas maganda siguro gumawa tayo ng thread dedicated para kay Dinho. Dumadami na ang fans nya dito sa skyscrapercity....hehehe!

Mas maganda siguro gumawa tayo ng thread dedicated para kay Dinho. Dumadami na ang fans nya dito sa skyscrapercity....hehehe!

yup, sa latest na meet namin, napag usapan din namin sya ng matagal tagal... sikat na talaga :D

It's not hambog if you dislike trikes but the way you compare it to other cities. Ok lang if Bacolod has less trikes but the way you've said it in CDO thread, mura sad gi look down nimo ang CDO infront sa akong mga higala sa CDO kesho trikes are annoying and polluting accrding to you so it also means that CDO is polluted and manyparts of the city is annoying kay daghan og trikes. Hindi ka rin lang nahiya sa mga tga CDO, kaikog lang bai. Say it alone but not infront of the owner of the house ;)

I didn't think that they would look at it that way. I said that their trikes looked so exotic and could in fact be a tourist attraction in itself. Sad thing is when Trikes, whose engines are meant to carry a maximum of two people only, are forced to carry almost a dozen people they are bound to spew out a lot of smoke and their engines would in turn be groaning under all that weight and thus make a lot of noise. My apologies to FrancisXavier and his gang.

One other thing Slerz, I never said that there are no trikes in Bacolod like this Kirby here is accusing me of saying. I only said that there are a lesser number of them in Bacolod.

Wala ka ngang attitude problem dahil natural mo na 'yan. Do I need to say it in english? :)

Sorry Kirby, you were the one who started making fun at me because you knew I was earning a lot less because I am working in the Middle East. You already know the story since I PM'd it to you but you have been twisting everything to make me appear crazy. As I've said I don't care if I am earning a lot less for now so long as I am earning it honestly. Attitude? You are the one who has a problem with attitude. I have lots of friends here who just might visit Bacolod and Negros in the future... that's right, they'll indeed be in the sky before they can get to Bacolod because there are know cruise ships going to the PI these days.

Baka mapupuno na itong 10th thread namin para lang sa kanya. hehehe! Marami pang magre-react.

We better advise him na huwag na lang pumunta sa thread na ito para hindi sya mapag-usapan.

yup, sa latest na meet namin, napag usapan din namin sya ng matagal tagal... sikat na talaga :D

Sorry Kirby, you were the one who started making fun at me because you knew I was earning a lot less because I am working in the Middle East. You already know the story since I PM'd it to you but you have been twisting everything to make me appear crazy. As I've said I don't care if I am earning a lot less for now so long as I am earning it honestly. Attitude? You are the one who has a problem with attitude. I have lots of friends here who just might visit Bacolod and Negros in the future... that's right, they'll indeed be in the sky before they can get to Bacolod because there are know cruise ships going to the PI these days.

I almost believe sa word sorry ... but hey, me having an attitude ... tell you, mate .. get real .. stop manipulation .. it'll drag you more. I don't think anyone here says your crazy .. but there you go .. you said it yourself. MANIPULATION is fine in a certain level BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. Stop roaming around city after city coz by the time you posted last thing here, they'll know the real you. Just review your posts and you'll see what I wanted to convey.

Bacolod is still progressing BUT way too far to be compared with other cities. First and foremost, Bacolod can never be the REGIONAL CAPITAL of WESTERN VISAYAS.

I almost believe sa word sorry ... but hey, me having an attitude ... tell you, mate .. get real .. stop manipulation .. it'll drag you more. I don't think anyone here says your crazy .. but there you go .. you said it yourself. MANIPULATION is fine in a certain level BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. Stop roaming around city after city coz by the time you posted last thing here, they'll know the real you. Just review your posts and you'll see what I wanted to convey.

Bacolod is still progressing BUT way too far to be compared with other cities. First and foremost, Bacolod can never be the REGIONAL CAPITAL of WESTERN VISAYAS.

SEE? Isn't that pure unadulterated arrogance?

I didn't think that they would look at it that way. I said that their trikes looked so exotic and could in fact be a tourist attraction in itself. Sad thing is when Trikes whose engines are meant to carry a maximum of two people only are forced to carry almost a dozen people they are bound to spew out a lot of smoke and their engines would in turn be groaning under all that weight and thus make a lot of noise. My apologies to FrancisXavier and his gang.

One other thing Slerz, I never said that there are no trikes in Bacolod like this Kirby here is accusing me of saying. I only said that there are a lesser number of them in Bacolod.

you didn't think that they would look at it that way... but that fact that you said that "Good thing we only have a few trikes in Bacolod ", so it means you're looking down CDO coz if you've said good that bacolod has lesser trikes, CDO pala is not good coz they have a lot of trikes... Oh common manh!!! I can't reach you coz you're too high but you can easily be pulled down... ;)

Baka mapupuno na itong 10th thread namin para lang sa kanya. hehehe! Marami pang magre-react.

We better advise him na huwag na lang pumunta sa thread na ito para hindi sya mapag-usapan.

Yan din ang advice ko ... hehehe .. BUT Lew, I think I'll go for Dinho's Thread.

Dinho: The Magical Kingdom

pwede na rin iyan di ba? :) Baka nga mapuno ang Iloilo Thread at ang Bacolodnon pa ang starring diri ... hehehe.

Let's see if we can ask the moderator to allow us to start this thread.

Okay... I'll stay away from your place for a while. I do love Iloilo enough to point out things which need to be fixed. Sorry if you cannot accept facts and reality Kirby and LEWD... by the way a lewd person can never be a saint... such a crazy name.

SEE? Isn't that pure unadulterated arrogance?

Is it? IT'S THE FACT ! Now, get real ! Actually, I liked to play with manipulative people ... it hastens my skills more in one area of Nursing. Cheers !

Okay... I'll stay away from your place for a while. I do love Iloilo enough to point out things which need to be fixed. Sorry if you cannot accept facts and reality Kirby and LEWD... by the way a lewd person can never be a saint... such a crazy name.

Thanks for STAYING AWAY ... WE'LL BE LOVING IT MORE ! And please continue your research for UPV (?)

you didn't think that they would look at it that way... but that fact that you said that "Good thing we only have a few trikes in Bacolod ", so it means you're looking down CDO coz if you've said good that bacolod has lesser trikes, CDO pala is not good coz they have a lot of trikes... Oh common manh!!! I can't reach you coz you're too high but you can easily be pulled down... ;)

It's given Slerz ... only that people in CDO leave that unperturbed comment aside. It's a simple statement BUT dig it more and the "very good motive" is there. I knew his kind of writing. I felt so sorry sa mga thread where he posted a lot of things. For people who reads those thread will be mislead.

Now, he's even claiming he loved ILOILO ... get real ! :)

I was called from my dreamy state to read all these posts and whooaah ... it made me laugh. Gee, what is Dinho doing here in our thread? Did he came here to bash around? Or trying to make competition again with the likes of city vs city thread? He's trying his best to insert Bacolod wherever he goes. Mind you, he's not even in Bacolod right now to know what's happening to that place. He even have the nerve to come here in Iloilo and making an assumption coz he lived in Iloilo (when?) to know the place? I thought Dinho graduated HS in CPU and then went for UPV (kuno) for a study. For how long? And why a sudden change of UPV to LCC? I can't reach that man. Was he expelled in UP? I hope my assumption is wrong.

Studying in UPV for a year in 1990's and doing thesis only 4 years ago ... four years ago is 2002. It doesn't take too long for a four-year course to make it to 2002. Kinda doubtful.

Mas maganda siguro gumawa tayo ng thread dedicated para kay Dinho. Dumadami na ang fans nya dito sa skyscrapercity....hehehe!

hehehe .. agree ako ... a thread dedicated to Dinho. "A Voice In A Desert". ayan Biblical pa yan ha? ... hahaha.

I hope people from Cebu, Davao, CDO and Legazpi will come and visit our thread. They might get some insights here of what this man is trying to get them into. It's a pity. A really play-up and very manipulative in nature booboos.

OT: One of my fave christian songs - A Voice in the Desert. that's all. hehehe :D

welcome Weck ... just read all along and I'll forward you some of Dinho's PMs. How can somebody believe with this man? If other threads will not be shaken with his post, we will in Iloilo. A very manipulative person, indeed. He thinks nobody will pick his game up. Goodness me, he's barking in the wrong tree.

okay. I'm reading backwards actually ... did you mention an Agustin in our batch? She's a grandaughter and a real heir of WNC and Bacolod Mission. Of course, who wouldn't forget. She was in Iloilo last year during the centennial celebration. We met her and her aunt in SM City sa Kenny Rogers. She's basically the same. She passed her medical board and she's back in Bacolod now to take care of their businesses. But most of the times daw, she travelled back and forth between Iloilo and Bacolod. Actually in Bacolod thread, they're just talking. Most of Bacolod elite came to study here in Iloilo so we do know gid. Sa CPU pa.

Anyway, I kept on reading here ... and forward all those PMs to me. Cheers !

They're funny to talk about their elite they barely even knew. It's all haka-haka issues surrounding the cleanest (as Dinho says) city daw. How many rich people they have? They can even name names of people living in Ayala Northpoint. Does it reach a thousand households? I doubt it. Again, I'm so sad that there are still a lot of Filipinos with attitude like Dinho. No wonder, the Philippines is always in crisis because of these people. Gusto lamang palagi. And they'll really make their best to pull others down. It's a classic crab mentality. I'm glad he never stayed in Iloilo for good just like other Bacolodnons did. I couldn't stand that kind of mentality. It sucks ! :bash:

I hope its a new Honda Dealer and not the same one from tabuc suba. Nissan has two dealers in Iloilo, one owned by the segovia's(jaro) and the other one owned by a chinese(lapaz). Medyo na abansehan na sang chinese si segovia kay very aggressive sila mag baligya...every prospective customer ginadul-ungan nila salakyan(test drive kuno) ti iban wala na gina uli...bakal na lang hehehe amo na bentaha kun damo dealers kay panami-nami sila hatag perks sa customers...isuzu i think has two sub-dealers (mabini st and molo) mitsubishi iloilo and bacolod is owned by avescor motors inc(tiu family)...also, i saw a new ford showroom in ungka..im not sure if this is a different dealer or nag transfer lang sila from their old site nga ara sa diversion...toyota iloilo and bacolod iya ni sang mga uy...kia showroom pa gle sa metropolis

so amo mga showrooms sa iloilo hehehe kagamay na nga daan sang dalan sa iloilo city...mahilig pa mga ilonggo sang suv's kag auv's...amo lang na notice ko lately

My sis knew a lot of people in Honda Tabuc-Suba Jaro, Daks. They're really nice especially the manager. We went there last year to have a looked at their new models pero wala pa daw. I loved Honda Cars. Even our new motorcycle is Honda. My sis bought it few months ago naman.

I never knew that Toyota is owned by Uy. That's why most Ilonggo-Chinese are buying Toyota. Just like Mrs Tan (owner of Tan-Guzman Co) told us when we visited her last time for some business transactions. She's nice and she even gave us an advised on what cars to buy. Kadamo na gid man mga SUVs and AUVs sa aton. Making it hard na gid to travel around the city. Except for narrow roads, so many private vehicles pa that even on Sundays, Iloilo City remains heavily trafficked.

Ford Iloilo near USAHS-Jaro is also good. I like Ford, too, kay dako iya lawas. Mapag-on gid. I think the owner of Ford Iloilo in Diversion before (now closed) is the same with the one in USA-Jaro. Nilipat lang nila siguro that's why they closed the showroom in Diversion.

Btw, where did you get these infos ... of who's owning what? ... hehehe

That means people have the money to spend on health care. These are private hospitals you are talking about, not charity institutions.

Of course, we have the capacity to build extra hospital beds as we are the Region's HEALTH CAPITAL. These hospitals bed are bound to accomodate people coming from other provinces in Western Visayas with very limited resources when it comes to health issues and that includes Bacolod and the rest of Negros Occidental. I doubt if Riverside in Bacolod can outshine new machines/technologies that Iloilo Doctor's Medical Center and St Paul's Hospital in Iloilo City have. They're still transporting their sick people to Iloilo. Even sa WVSUMC and WVMC, there's too many Bacolodnons there. Hopefully, people on the other island should start looking and investing sa mga machines nga ini for procedural purposes. They're just letting their sick and poor be taken care of sa aton dira sa Iloilo. Dapat ito ang tutokan nang local government nila and not some idea of building this and that first.

a four-year ago research is absolutely way out of time already ... when did you graduate? You graduated in LCC and you do your research in Iloilo? Please tell it to the marines. Why did you transfer from UPV to LCC anyway? Any more excuse?

Dinho, if you don't like Iloilo and Ilonggos, just say so and don't bother to visit our thread ... your post is very lame ... and your very hopeful that Iloilo will give up tp Bacolod making it the best city ... by all means, Iloilo City will remain the REGIONAL CENTER of western Visayas and not bacolod .. if you're dreaming and hoping, keep your fingers crossed til the end of time. :)

this is what I mean ... hindi ko maabot bakit from CPU High to UPV in College and ending up with LCC? It's bizarre. He said he graduated in LCC but then he's college thesis and college professors are in UPV? Which is which? Why a certain UPV scholar ending up with LCC? This question kept posing in my mind.

He PMd you about his number of cars yet he's riding jeepneys whilst in Iloilo? CPU have a huge parking area and had even extended now to accomodate all the cars, and so with UPV. I went to the UPV campus last year in Miag-ao and the place is so massive. For a person with cars in Bacolod to hike around that big campus in Miag-ao is really awful. And mind you, asthma attack where? His talking Miag-ao UP and asthma attack when in city ... very complicated issues. Miaga-ao and Iloilo City has never been connected at all ... parang napakabilis ng pacing between the two area. Alam niya ba ang distance between the two places?

If Dinho wants to demean ILOILO, he should start using other infos and stats ... he's making issues based on his experiences (if he have at all?) ... which I believed most of them are mere illusions.

But the man is really manipulative. I've read all his posts, too. I felt so bad na lang sa mga nagbe-believed sa kanya. He's thinking that nobody monitors his posts around. And he thinks he can outrun his mischief here in forum. Nandoon siya palagi sa CDO thread oh.

Weck, I guess his educational background and his posts are as complicted as his asthma attacks. Buti na lang hindi siya inatake ng asthma niya sa kalagitnaan ng mga donkeys. All his posts made me laughed. Nadala pa niya pati ang ibang taga-Bacolod. As if he knew them personally. Heck, he's not even one of them, you know?

Anyway, back to our own problems besetting Iloilo nowadays or any developments naman diyan? Except for pollution issue, which Dinho named Manila, Cebu and Iloilo as the top cities in the list. Based on his own survey.

Chymera, except for a new Honda Cars Showroom in Diversion and another 2-3-storey restobar(?) may iba pa pang proposals na alam ka sa Iloilo. You've listed a lot before.

And btw, Dinho in Bacolod thread jumped into conclusion na hindi na matutuloy ang Convention Center sa Iloilo which made Bacolod as the Convention Capital of Western Visayas? Bakit kailan ba nagkaroon nang Convention sa Bacolod. I never heard that Bacolod is sponsoring national conventions lately in comparison sa Iloilo. This year, three national conventions na ang nangyari sa Iloilo, eh sa Bacolod, meron ba? And who thinks na hindi matutuloy ang Iloilo Convention Center. The proposal is still there, ang pino-problema kung saan and sa anong paraan kukuha nang budget. Magbasa ka muna, Akala ko pa naman UPV ka. So for Dinho, dream on ! lol.

yup, sa latest na meet namin, napag usapan din namin sya ng matagal tagal... sikat na talaga :D

We should start informing other people in the forum ... he's a man to be watched for gid ... he's hitting in a very deceptive way. Maybe he's thinking he could play around. Well, the game is over. He's been cautioned beforehand to stay away from Iloilo Thread but he's not mending at all. If any Filipinos be tricked by Bacolodnons, well NOT ILONGGOS. I'm really sure of that.

I'm awaiting news back home especially local news online but I can't access anything ... i'll roam around the forum for the meantime.

Kirbs, I'll see you in the Skybar. Cheers !

I'm reading National Newspapers online .. it's becoming more sad and sad sa atin. Why can't we live in harmony? I'm not a Gloria's supporter (as most Ilonggos are) but let's be brave enough to accept that GMA won the last election. Give her time to prove her worth sa tao and sa Philippines. Gee, are these destabilizers really think the massive economic impact of what's going on sa atin? The only thing I don't like with GMA is her declaration of emergency. Believe me, it will send negative vibes to all Filipinos arounf the world including tourists and investors. Be mindful. :)

I'm reading National Newspapers online .. it's becoming more sad and sad sa atin. Why can't we live in harmony? I'm not a Gloria's supporter (as most Ilonggos are) but let's be brave enough to accept that GMA won the last election. Give her time to prove her worth sa tao and sa Philippines. Gee, are these destabilizers really think the massive economic impact of what's going on sa atin? The only thing I don't like with GMA is her declaration of emergency. Believe me, it will send negative vibes to all Filipinos arounf the world including tourists and investors. Be mindful. :)

OT: If she didn't implement state of emergency, we are already now in coupde tat coz many didn't know that the destabilizers are ready to attack dawn of Feb 24 but it was prevented by the presidents wise action to declare Satate of emergency.

@kirby, I think necessity demands such proclamation. Things could get out of hand.

OMG, first time ko ni post so be nice :)

I found this forum when I was searching for more info on Savannah-- google led me here. Anyway, thanks to those whose provided info. I was also wondering if u have the option to build your own house instead of their models...

Also, it's true nga damo switik nga taxi drivers sa Iloilo... especially kung foreigner ka, or obvious nga indi katultol. Nagpuli kami last month and I had my American husband and brother apas sa Afrique's sa may Sagrado, naglalab-ot sila ya sa Lapaz plaza. So I had to yell at the driver! And the nerve to ask for a 2nd flag-down payment kuno. Tsk, tsk. Anyway, we found this taxi service in Iloilo that u can call and have them pick u up... and they use metered rate, so they flag down when u get in the cab! I think it's called Light of Glory taxi. :D Very convenient, especially at night.

Lastly, maluoy man kamo kay Dhino. Gin pulihan nyo na tanan. He's entitled to his own opinion man. Indi nyo na lng pag patulan if u don't agree with him.

Peace!

Sakit man sa ulo man basa 3 guid ka pages ... Lots of things going on since I last log-on :D ... Take it easy man kay Dinho, he's just being honest and to Dinho, try to think of what reactions your post will make before posting. You're making a controversy of yourself here in the forums.


Anyway, back to our own problems besetting Iloilo nowadays or any developments naman diyan? Except for pollution issue, which Dinho named Manila, Cebu and Iloilo as the top cities in the list. Based on his own survey.

Chymera, except for a new Honda Cars Showroom in Diversion and another 2-3-storey restobar(?) may iba pa pang proposals na alam ka sa Iloilo. You've listed a lot before.

Aside sa na list ko, wala na ako nabal-an pa ... Indi man ako abi updated guid or may inside scoop with these things, naga rely lng man ako sa newspapers (which usually don't make articles about these stuff especially the local ones) and sa inyo man for info.

OMG, first time ko ni post so be nice :)

I found this forum when I was searching for more info on Savannah-- google led me here. Anyway, thanks to those whose provided info. I was also wondering if u have the option to build your own house instead of their models...

Also, it's true nga damo switik nga taxi drivers sa Iloilo... especially kung foreigner ka, or obvious nga indi katultol. Nagpuli kami last month and I had my American husband and brother apas sa Afrique's sa may Sagrado, naglalab-ot sila ya sa Lapaz plaza. So I had to yell at the driver! And the nerve to ask for a 2nd flag-down payment kuno. Tsk, tsk. Anyway, we found this taxi service in Iloilo that u can call and have them pick u up... and they use metered rate, so they flag down when u get in the cab! I think it's called Light of Glory taxi. :D Very convenient, especially at night.

Lastly, maluoy man kamo kay Dhino. Gin pulihan nyo na tanan. He's entitled to his own opinion man. Indi nyo na lng pag patulan if u don't agree with him.

Peace!
Welcome skye12, oo its light of glory ... very convenient guid man, and safe too because you know you can report them if they cheat on you.

Hey man! You don't asked why my handle is lewdsaint? and where did I get that? tatawanan ka lang nga mga nakakilala sa akin because they know why I use the lewdsaint handle...hehehe!
Your brain is already full of dust coming from the desert. When you shake it, it's going to sound like a maracas percussion instrument.

Okay... I'll stay away from your place for a while. I do love Iloilo enough to point out things which need to be fixed. Sorry if you cannot accept facts and reality Kirby and LEWD... by the way a lewd person can never be a saint... such a crazy name.

Amo na bal-an mga tactless nga mga tawo. No consideration kag wala sang pagtaha.
I already advised him several times to be tactful about his comments....'yan ang napala nya...he build alot of enemies!

Sakit man sa ulo man basa 3 guid ka pages ... Lots of things going on since I last log-on :D ... Take it easy man kay Dinho, he's just being honest and to Dinho, try to think of what reactions your post will make before posting. You're making a controversy of yourself here in the forums.

What the???? I only winked and a coup almost started...I mean the COUP NI DINHO gali hehehehe I would have reacted violently sana hahaha j/k Pero seriously, im starting to have suspicions that the alleged "european envoy" and dinho are one and the same person hehehe Should we obtain the original email of the "envoy and have an IP check??? hehehe

To dinho, I say, GOOD TRY!!! I would really really love to humiliate you, but for the sake of CENTRAL SPIRIT and for being a CENTRALIAN as well, I held back.

Dinho my friend, dont tell us something about your place that we dont know, because you know that we very well know what you know. And we know...you know??? hehehehe

Again, between us Ilonggos of bacolod and Iloilo, we both know who is who and we both know what is true.

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1. Yes, iloilo's air is polluted. Its roads are congested. But for you to say that it is in top 5 of the most polluted cities is an overestimation. Its level of pollution could be a little higher because it is a highly urbanized city. Just want to ask, which other cities have you visited to support your claim? Did you take a jeepney too when you visited those cities? What time of the year did you actually visited them? Before we can compare them, it is necessary that we control the other factors that might affect. If you can support your claim, i would believe you. This would ba a wake-up call for us ilonggos.

2. To build hospital just for the asmatics or those with respiratory problems is nonsense and nonlogical. Sorry for this remark. I dont see any correlation in your observations. I think there are other better reasons than that.


Iloilo used to have special hospital for people with tuberculosis... it closed down decades ago... because tubeculosis was no longer a health problem... a sign that Iloilo is in lined with the health of her people... her hospitals are evolving in time to cater the recent health issues... and I think for asthma related disease matagal na natapos ang issue na yan... maybe you should visit my doctor and she can recommend a good medicine for you... the city has nothing to do with your asthma... but your lungs I think they have something to say!

Uh, sorry, I should have only said Visayas... I make mistakes too you know. It is because of the presence of too many trikes. For example, a lot of people say that Dumaguete is unpolluted and uncongested, but I find it to be both. Something like a small Iloilo but because of the noisy trikes... It is worse off since these trikes produce both air and noise pollution.

Hey! We Ilonggos know how to handle our city. But you... if you have really nothing to do... please go back to Bacolod and see what's happening there. There are lots of reality that you need to realize in your own city than vilifying the works of the people who love their cities. There are lots of things you don't really understand.

I don't know how jaded you are. But please re-asses the blood that are currently flowing in your viens.... after all sa Iloilo ka pa rin nag-ugat and you must realize that utang na loob mo sa mga Ilonggo kung ano ka man dapat ngayon.

Stop your defamation of Iloilo! You have no right to do that. You cant even promote Bacolod well... and here you are mentioning all the bad things as according to your experience, which is actually not universally but just a mere individual experience, of other Visayan cities!

You know what there is great word for you.... BITTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that you've mentioned it, it seems that Iloilo is a bit more polluted and congested compared to Cebu when I was there about two years ago. Of course Bacolod and the whole of Metro Bacolod is a lot more cleaner and spacious. Don't mean to put down Iloilo City. That is just my observation. Asthma and other respiratory ailments are not the only problems caused by pollution and congestion. Pollution and congestion could also cause elevated stress that would eventually result in Cardiac problems, migraine and other things. MAybe Wecky, and Kirby would know more about these problems since they are in the medical field. While Iloilo is polluted, a lot of small cities in the Visayas and Mindanao are even worse of because off the noisy and smoke belching trikes.

You don't mean to put down? Wow.... but havent you realized you sound like putting down someone. What a crab you are!

OK...so the statement that iloilo is in the top 5 most polluted city has no basis...

All we ask in this forum is that we should always be responsible for whatever comments we say. Comments should not drag other cities down even if the intention is good.

we are always open to constructive criticism here as we ourselves also make such comments to our city. However, negative comments need not be bad comments.

Exactly! We are here to help each othe rin prmoting our cities. Give and take so they say. There are things that a certain city doesnt have that can be provided by the other cities. We are here to compliment ideas and give constructive comments. When I say constructive comments... mention the problem and give a solution.

We are not here to fight over the title "best city" We are here to create a city which best for each one of us. I like Cebu City so much and this is the best city for me compared to Manila. Being best is relative. But putting down certain cities is no longer a good point of discussion.

What is important... we give solutions to current problems of each city, especially those that are not given much attention in terms of development by the national government.

Iloilo City is my hometown. Cebu City is close to my heart. Bagiuo City a perfect city for me since I can wear a lot of my winter collections. Manila City is good for my stomach, I can get enough dough. Dumaguete City can offer me serenity. and many more cities around the country that can offer me different things.

Kirby you are totally crass! Did I ever insult you like you just did to me? No, What I am saying are facts. FACTS! Even a European diginitary noticed that though I'm sure that his hosts must have avoided driving through the older and seedier parts of town. Every city has a weakness. Iloilo's is congestion and pollution. Bacolod doesn't have enough universities and some people could be so elitist. Dumaguete is also congested and polluted. Those are FACTS and if you feel that I am putting your place down... you had better grow up and accept the fact that nothing on Earth is perfect.

About Qatar, I find the place very clean... in fact the place is a bit sterile. I never got an attack of asthma here that could be attributed to the weather. I only get an asthma attacks when the stupid chinese smoked in the office. I had since imposed a smoking ban inside the office. I do not intend to stay here forever. If I get to move to the USA or Australia, I would prefer the desert areas like Tucson and Phoenix. In the desert, you hardly ever have to worry about getting wet and there are no typhoons, hurricanes and earthquakes.

You know what stop claiming and asserting unverified facts to be true... how can you say a certain claim by one european a fact? god.... thats just a single opinion... if all europeans 100% all of them claimed that iloilo is really bad then we can call that as FACT!

Kirby you are totally crass! Good thing you took up nursing, otherwise you could never have been earning enough yourself. Did I ever insult you like you just did to me? No, What I am saying are facts. FACTS! Even a European diginitary noticed that though I'm sure that his hosts must have avoided driving through the older and seedier parts of town. Every city has a weakness. Iloilo's is congestion and pollution. Bacolod doesn't have enough universities and some people could be so elitist. Dumaguete is also congested and polluted. Those are FACTS and if you feel that I am putting your place down... you had better grow up and accept the fact that nothing on Earth is perfect.

About Qatar, I find the place very clean... in fact the place is a bit sterile. I never got an attack of asthma here that could be attributed to the weather. I only get an asthma attacks when the stupid chinese smoked in the office. I had since imposed a smoking ban inside the office. I do not intend to stay here forever. If I get to move to the USA or Australia, I would prefer the desert areas like Tucson and Phoenix. In the desert, you hardly ever have to worry about getting wet and there are no typhoons, hurricanes and earthquakes.

I never had asthma until I was in high school therefore it is not inborn. Nobody else in my family is suffering from asthma. I admit I am not as healthy as my siblings but I am not adopted as Daks once said. I can only attribute asthma to the pollution I was exposed to while I was in Iloilo.



Hey re-check your Philo 101 ... check if your claims can be catgorized as FACTS!

Although I don't know any of you guys, I really think that this is becoming a personal attack on Dinho. Will you please put this to rest, especially since wla na siya nagasabat. Can we just talk about Iloilo na lng? Thank you. I see that some of you guys even went to the Bacolod thread just to attack him. Grabe ha? What has he really done to you guys? Calma lng bala kamo. :)

Dinho is an absolute mascot in the making ... even Matteo of Legazpi City is complaining of his attitude ... I don't know what he's trying to prove about Bacolod and Negros .. even dragging Dumaguete here in our thread.

I think he is also the one posting all over CDO, DAVAO and CEBU Thread that Ilonggos of Iloilo are this and that .... even telling Cebuanos that one forumer in Iloilo called a Cebuano forumer an animal ... he even dragged our city in CDO thread ... making CDO's trying to compete ... this person has something with ... the ulterior motive is very CLEAR as in crystal clear ... he's trying to discredit Iloilo and Ilonggos and hailing Bacolod for no reason at all.

I have a question... is he making money in doing this? I hope he is!

Accusing me of being humbugero just because I said something about Iloilo's pollution and congestion. Which is sad but true. As I've said I was only reacting to what that European guy said. Grow up will you?

I think you should be the one who needs to grow up... only adult can understand things well and filter out words they've heard, CRITICAL THINKING man! One claim is not enough to claim certain statement as TRUE!

Okay... I'll stay away from your place for a while. I do love Iloilo enough to point out things which need to be fixed. Sorry if you cannot accept facts and reality Kirby and LEWD... by the way a lewd person can never be a saint... such a crazy name.


It depends upon your definition of a saint... it can be a saint!

Weck, I guess his educational background and his posts are as complicted as his asthma attacks. Buti na lang hindi siya inatake ng asthma niya sa kalagitnaan ng mga donkeys. All his posts made me laughed. Nadala pa niya pati ang ibang taga-Bacolod. As if he knew them personally. Heck, he's not even one of them, you know?

Anyway, back to our own problems besetting Iloilo nowadays or any developments naman diyan? Except for pollution issue, which Dinho named Manila, Cebu and Iloilo as the top cities in the list. Based on his own survey.

Chymera, except for a new Honda Cars Showroom in Diversion and another 2-3-storey restobar(?) may iba pa pang proposals na alam ka sa Iloilo. You've listed a lot before.

And btw, Dinho in Bacolod thread jumped into conclusion na hindi na matutuloy ang Convention Center sa Iloilo which made Bacolod as the Convention Capital of Western Visayas? Bakit kailan ba nagkaroon nang Convention sa Bacolod. I never heard that Bacolod is sponsoring national conventions lately in comparison sa Iloilo. This year, three national conventions na ang nangyari sa Iloilo, eh sa Bacolod, meron ba? And who thinks na hindi matutuloy ang Iloilo Convention Center. The proposal is still there, ang pino-problema kung saan and sa anong paraan kukuha nang budget. Magbasa ka muna, Akala ko pa naman UPV ka. So for Dinho, dream on ! lol.

I dont know what line of logic he has... I strongly recommend him to review his Philosophy Logic 101.... critical thinking lang yan... never ever jump into conclusion if you are not yet sure of your assumptions/postulates.

I'm reading National Newspapers online .. it's becoming more sad and sad sa atin. Why can't we live in harmony? I'm not a Gloria's supporter (as most Ilonggos are) but let's be brave enough to accept that GMA won the last election. Give her time to prove her worth sa tao and sa Philippines. Gee, are these destabilizers really think the massive economic impact of what's going on sa atin? The only thing I don't like with GMA is her declaration of emergency. Believe me, it will send negative vibes to all Filipinos arounf the world including tourists and investors. Be mindful. :)


I am currently living here in Manila... and I can slightly feel the tension around.

But there is one thing I can say about everything right now... all of the things that are happening are just.............STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although I don't know any of you guys, I really think that this is becoming a personal attack on Dinho. Will you please put this to rest, especially since wla na siya nagasabat. Can we just talk about Iloilo na lng? Thank you. I see that some of you guys even went to the Bacolod thread just to attack him. Grabe ha? What has he really done to you guys? Calma lng bala kamo. :)


Ei sorry about that... i just read the thread since last week so medyo huli ako sa balita... just wanna release my angst!

Anyway.... cool ako diyan we can go back now to our normal business discussing about Iloilo... her present problems and good solutions for these problems.

If it is true that this European guy made this comment and if he does exist at all, I think he will feel vindicated with these kind of arguments and bickering. But these arguments has a good side that it can help us point or identify some problems plaguing our cities and thus what is ailing our country and affecting the quality of life of our people. Lets just hope that we all be part of the solution.

By the way, I think a lot of cities in our country is polluted. As long as we have trycycles or whatever you call it in other provinces. They're noisy and spew smoke. And they're not the only culprits. There are still a lot of vehicles of various kinds that are smoke belchers. So much for the clean air act. There was a time you go to the province to smell the fresh air, now you smell of diesel fumes and lead.

Let's hope that there will be a solution soon for the engines of this pollutants and if they be banned, I hope an alternative means of making a living would be given to those who will be affected.

Peace and prosperity.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/pedro.jpg


I wish this was reconstructed or if there where any ruins or surviving parts like a wall or a gate, was maintained.

By the way, how many of you think that Nicholas Loney was a big help in Iloilo? I mean in terms of sugar production or development. I think this was what killed the textile or weaving industry in Iloilo.

You still have to know the history of this conflict with dinho hehehe This guy is on a crusade!!! hehehe I think he should stand up and be a man about this. He brought this one on himself.

A lot of people have told him to move on but the guy just wouldnt stop. A lot of the guys out here were just ignoring him but I guess his persistence paid off...He now got all the replies that he wanted.

Anyway, going back to what you mentioned about TB cases, I think the DOH website has some statistics about incidence or cases of respiratory ailments. Im not sure how to interpret the data but the total cases is very obvious...although this data is from 2000 pa, i think this would help us interpret or understand dinho's conclusion about his rispiratory condition.

here's the link:

TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM CUMULATIVE REPORT (REGION VI 2000) (http://www.doh.gov.ph/CHD6/PDFs/fhsis/fhsis7.pdf)

Although I don't know any of you guys, I really think that this is becoming a personal attack on Dinho. Will you please put this to rest, especially since wla na siya nagasabat. Can we just talk about Iloilo na lng? Thank you. I see that some of you guys even went to the Bacolod thread just to attack him. Grabe ha? What has he really done to you guys? Calma lng bala kamo. :)

'So far so good,' DOTC exec says of Iloilo airport works
By Florence F. Hibionada

Iloilo -- Ongoing construction works of the multi-billion New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) continues to register a negative slippage yet overall, optimism runs high on said project now closely watched by the national government.

In fact, with 22 to 23% of said negative slippage on record and some 36% in actual accomplishment, "catch-up" works appears to work in favor of the target date of completion. As such, Assistant Secretary Ricardo "Cano" Tan of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) said, "everything is running smoothly."


"So far, so good," Tan began in an interview with The News Today (TNT). "We are really optimistic especially since the issues raised by the affected people have been resolved. The social problems have so far been addressed so we do not see any reason why we will face any major setback again. Wala na sang sablag magluwas sang tiempo (No more reason for delay except the weather)."

And what about the allegations of corruption, anomalies and irregularities surrounding the project?

"Out na kami sa mga isyu nga ina ah. Gin-imbestigar naman (We are out of that issue. It was already investigated) so let us wait for the results," his quick reply went while adding that to date, the order of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo stays for the DOTC to conduct audit on the airport expenses and review of airport contracts.

Valued at P6.2 billion, the new Iloilo airport stands to be among the major and most controversial government infrastructure work in Western Visayas under the DOTC watch. An investigation was conducted by the House Committee on Good Government amidst complaint of massive corruption and illegalities surrounding the project.

Malacañang stepped in on the current phase of construction as it moved to abolish the powerful airport committee comprised of Governor Niel Tupas and Senator Franklin Drilon among others. Remaining works are now solely under the DOTC with Secretary Leandro Mendoza then telling reporters it will come up with results in a month's time relative to the President's order for audit and review of the airport project.

Tan declined to give further comment saying he has no personal knowledge of any updates on said DOTC action.

The new airport has a standing "construction duration period" that is to end October 18, 2006. Actual operation is expected middle of next year.
'So far so good,' DOTC exec says of Iloilo airport works
By Florence F. Hibionada

Iloilo -- Ongoing construction works of the multi-billion New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) continues to register a negative slippage yet overall, optimism runs high on said project now closely watched by the national government.

In fact, with 22 to 23% of said negative slippage on record and some 36% in actual accomplishment, "catch-up" works appears to work in favor of the target date of completion. As such, Assistant Secretary Ricardo "Cano" Tan of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) said, "everything is running smoothly."


"So far, so good," Tan began in an interview with The News Today (TNT). "We are really optimistic especially since the issues raised by the affected people have been resolved. The social problems have so far been addressed so we do not see any reason why we will face any major setback again. Wala na sang sablag magluwas sang tiempo (No more reason for delay except the weather)."

And what about the allegations of corruption, anomalies and irregularities surrounding the project?

"Out na kami sa mga isyu nga ina ah. Gin-imbestigar naman (We are out of that issue. It was already investigated) so let us wait for the results," his quick reply went while adding that to date, the order of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo stays for the DOTC to conduct audit on the airport expenses and review of airport contracts.

Valued at P6.2 billion, the new Iloilo airport stands to be among the major and most controversial government infrastructure work in Western Visayas under the DOTC watch. An investigation was conducted by the House Committee on Good Government amidst complaint of massive corruption and illegalities surrounding the project.

Malacañang stepped in on the current phase of construction as it moved to abolish the powerful airport committee comprised of Governor Niel Tupas and Senator Franklin Drilon among others. Remaining works are now solely under the DOTC with Secretary Leandro Mendoza then telling reporters it will come up with results in a month's time relative to the President's order for audit and review of the airport project.

Tan declined to give further comment saying he has no personal knowledge of any updates on said DOTC action.

The new airport has a standing "construction duration period" that is to end October 18, 2006. Actual operation is expected middle of next year.
'So far so good,' DOTC exec says of Iloilo airport works
By Florence F. Hibionada

Iloilo -- Ongoing construction works of the multi-billion New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) continues to register a negative slippage yet overall, optimism runs high on said project now closely watched by the national government.

In fact, with 22 to 23% of said negative slippage on record and some 36% in actual accomplishment, "catch-up" works appears to work in favor of the target date of completion. As such, Assistant Secretary Ricardo "Cano" Tan of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) said, "everything is running smoothly."


"So far, so good," Tan began in an interview with The News Today (TNT). "We are really optimistic especially since the issues raised by the affected people have been resolved. The social problems have so far been addressed so we do not see any reason why we will face any major setback again. Wala na sang sablag magluwas sang tiempo (No more reason for delay except the weather)."

And what about the allegations of corruption, anomalies and irregularities surrounding the project?

"Out na kami sa mga isyu nga ina ah. Gin-imbestigar naman (We are out of that issue. It was already investigated) so let us wait for the results," his quick reply went while adding that to date, the order of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo stays for the DOTC to conduct audit on the airport expenses and review of airport contracts.

Valued at P6.2 billion, the new Iloilo airport stands to be among the major and most controversial government infrastructure work in Western Visayas under the DOTC watch. An investigation was conducted by the House Committee on Good Government amidst complaint of massive corruption and illegalities surrounding the project.

Malacañang stepped in on the current phase of construction as it moved to abolish the powerful airport committee comprised of Governor Niel Tupas and Senator Franklin Drilon among others. Remaining works are now solely under the DOTC with Secretary Leandro Mendoza then telling reporters it will come up with results in a month's time relative to the President's order for audit and review of the airport project.

Tan declined to give further comment saying he has no personal knowledge of any updates on said DOTC action.

The new airport has a standing "construction duration period" that is to end October 18, 2006. Actual operation is expected middle of next year.


Source : The News Today Iloilo
Link : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/02/27/so.far.so.good.dotc.exec.says.of.iloilo.airport.works.html

Techno promotions of Darag native chicken to take off (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/02/27/techno.promotions.of.darag.native.chicken.to.take.off.html)

"Darag," the Ilonggos' well-loved native chicken, will finally get the media attention it deserves.

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (Pcarrd) through its regional consortium, the Western Visayas Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (Wesvarrdec) recently formed a multi-agency team to develop information, education and communication (IEC) materials for the S&T Anchor Program for Philippine Native Chicken.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/manok.jpg

Source : The News Today Iloilo Online

You still have to know the history of this conflict with dinho hehehe This guy is on a crusade!!! hehehe I think he should stand up and be a man about this. He brought this one on himself.

A lot of people have told him to move on but the guy just wouldnt stop. A lot of the guys out here were just ignoring him but I guess his persistence paid off...He now got all the replies that he wanted.

Anyway, going back to what you mentioned about TB cases, I think the DOH website has some statistics about incidence or cases of respiratory ailments. Im not sure how to interpret the data but the total cases is very obvious...although this data is from 2000 pa, i think this would help us interpret or understand dinho's conclusion about his rispiratory condition.

here's the link:

TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM CUMULATIVE REPORT (REGION VI 2000) (http://www.doh.gov.ph/CHD6/PDFs/fhsis/fhsis7.pdf)


hello daks ... you can even post the most recent STDs statistics in Region 6 ... let's see how far these things would go. he did not only dragged himself in mess .. he dragged Bacolod to its feet. He simply cannot understand when he's been cautioned to stay away from Iloilo Thread. Gusto pa manggulo.

Dinho is far too outright to declared himself a Centralian at once ... diyan siya pasalamat .. without it, he'll be dragged more by Centralians here. He should know who's his dealings with. I don't want to sound too bad for a Centralian but remember our creed lang.

Skye, welcome to our thread. Are you from Iloilo as well? It's nice of you to remind us about Dinho but I guess you should know the history of this guy first. I don't think that by reading three pages here in Iloilo forum, you can simply jump into conclusion who's who.

I'll PM Wecky regarding your post/query about Savannah if you want. He knows the place too well. I guess he can even tell you some international neighbours they have. Thank you. :)

Sayaw Pinoy 2006, a success! (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/02/27/sayaw.pinoy.2006.a.success.html)
By Janice V. Busil

Dancing is a union of body and soul, a marriage of rhythm and grace, a link of history and what lies ahead. It can tell a story of love or hatred, of failure or triumph, of good or evil. It is quite similar to life. Sometimes, you are tossed up into the air. Oftentimes, you have to roll down on the floor. More often, the beat is fast yet at times it slows down. It is an irony. It can be dynamic yet relaxing at the same time, your body moves with the music as your mind unwinds.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/sayaw4.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/sayaw3.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/sayaw2.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/sayaw1.jpg

Indeed, Ilonggos are blessed with unmeasurable talents, dancing is just one of them. Sayaw Pinoy sa Iloilo is a world-class entertainment at its best.

Source : The News Today Iloilo Online

I am currently living here in Manila... and I can slightly feel the tension around.

But there is one thing I can say about everything right now... all of the things that are happening are just.............STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree Soulmaker. I don't know how far the government will hold on to the State of Emergency declaration. We're closely monitoring things here abroad. I'm just so saddened with what's happening in Metro Manila. There's bit of a news regulation somewhere down the line pero sige lang anay. I hope there will be no suppression of anything that will happenin the near future.

Anyway, halong lang kamo dira sa Manila. The tension is there. Hope ma-diffuse siya in next few days.

-repost-

Hehehe! double post na 'ta sang topic, Chy. Sige lang ah ok lang!

'So far so good,' DOTC exec says of Iloilo airport works
By Florence F. Hibionada


Good day lang dira sa inyo nga tanan! We hope na malinung na 'ni ang thread 'ta kay wala na masabad.

Skye12, welcome sa aton nga forum.

I think you should be the one who needs to grow up... only adult can understand things well and filter out words they've heard, CRITICAL THINKING man! One claim is not enough to claim certain statement as TRUE!

Critical Thinking? Analysis? He's full of it ... probably analysing himself too well he suddenly developed an asthma. :) Mind you, he needs a lot of stuffs just in case his asthma attacks again. :bash:

'So far so good,' DOTC exec says of Iloilo airport works
By Florence F. Hibionada

Iloilo -- Ongoing construction works of the multi-billion New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) continues to register a negative slippage yet overall, optimism runs high on said project now closely watched by the national government.

In fact, with 22 to 23% of said negative slippage on record and some 36% in actual accomplishment, "catch-up" works appears to work in favor of the target date of completion. As such, Assistant Secretary Ricardo "Cano" Tan of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) said, "everything is running smoothly."


Source : The News Today Iloilo
Link : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/02/27/so.far.so.good.dotc.exec.says.of.iloilo.airport.works.html

Impressive DOTC ! Now I'll surely like this Department.They'll be on top of my fave list. :) . Pati mga Hapon, okay na rin sa akin ngayon .. harharhar.Japanese are briliant workers and siyempre ayaw nilang mapahiya so pinaspasan nga. Yehoo ! Viva Japon !

Seriously speaking, I'm glad they're trying their best to mend whatever slippage they had. Hopefully, the New Iloilo Airport will be operational soon. And the old airport's bidding will be materialised na rin. Also, new CBDs along Diversion area will be up na considering na wala na ATO to bother them. Cheers !

@kirby, I think necessity demands such proclamation. Things could get out of hand.

I hope it will. I guess the SOE is extended again Askal. :)

PGMA's economic managers are leaving it up to security officials to decide on when the state of emergency will be lifted even as they admit that businessmen are looking forward to it.

Hope it will not be abuse by military.

I hope it will. I guess the SOE is extended again Askal. :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/pedro.jpg


I wish this was reconstructed or if there where any ruins or surviving parts like a wall or a gate, was maintained.

By the way, how many of you think that Nicholas Loney was a big help in Iloilo? I mean in terms of sugar production or development. I think this was what killed the textile or weaving industry in Iloilo.

In one way or the other, Loney helped Iloilo to open its market to the world. But I don't know about this guy too much except he's been known as the Father of Philippine Sugar Industry and he had a monument in Iloilo. Also, a port in Iloilo was named after him.

As much as we loved the textile and weaving industry of the province, I guessed it's already an Ilonggo's choice to focus more on sugar boom than weaving. But really, it would be nice if we developed both sugar industry and textile/weaving industry at the same time. It could be a complimentary industrial powerhouse, just in case.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/pedro.jpg

I wish this was reconstructed or if there where any ruins or surviving parts like a wall or a gate, was maintained.

By the way, how many of you think that Nicholas Loney was a big help in Iloilo? I mean in terms of sugar production or development. I think this was what killed the textile or weaving industry in Iloilo.
OO nga, it has some tourism potential din kasi and it will be a reminder to Ilonggos about the history of Fort San Pedro and of Iloilo

I'm no expert on Nicholas Loney, but I've heard of him a bit. I think he was a big help to Iloilo's economy (not just it's Sugar Industry) because he introduced modern technology to the local sugar industry. He was also partly responsible for the sugar boom in Negros, which made a big boost to Iloilo's economy because at the time Negros didn't have an international port and they used Iloilo's to ship their sugar.

This did not directly affect the flourishing weaving industry in Iloilo though ... it died slowly because Loney imported machine-made cloth from Manchester and encouraged sugar plantations to provide cargo for empty ships returning to Britain.

It is sad that we don't see any ruins of that port san pedro. It was completely demolished or destroyed after WWII.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/pedro.jpg

I wish this was reconstructed or if there where any ruins or surviving parts like a wall or a gate, was maintained.

PGMA's economic managers are leaving it up to security officials to decide on when the state of emergency will be lifted even as they admit that businessmen are looking forward to it.

Hope it will not be abuse by military.

I hope NOT so. Let's hope and pray for the best na lang. I'm kinda waiting for more updates back home through the internet. There's a bit of a problem when accessing them at times. Well, well, well ....

Lew, just stay safe lang kamo dira sa Manila. I think Soul is in Manila as well. Damo kamo da no?

OT: I've got a response from Glory Mae na through Wecky's Friendster. Mangkot siya how do we know you? :)

Hi skye12! Sorry medyo mainit ang pag-comments namon sa tawo nga 'na.
What has he done to us? Wala man sya may gin-obra sa amon. Basahan lang ang mga ginposts, he is pulling down our city (without any proofs or facts to show) and it is not fair to us. Hindi man kami siguro mainit kung hindi man sobra ang iya nga ginabuhat, naubusan na kami pasensya. Nanutar mo nga kami tanan gakomentar sa iya biskan taga-iban nga lugar.

We hope na maging matawhay na ang thread naton and we will still watch that guy!

Hindi lang sya magsala!


Although I don't know any of you guys, I really think that this is becoming a personal attack on Dinho. Will you please put this to rest, especially since wla na siya nagasabat. Can we just talk about Iloilo na lng? Thank you. I see that some of you guys even went to the Bacolod thread just to attack him. Grabe ha? What has he really done to you guys? Calma lng bala kamo. :)

lalala ... ano ba yan? ang haba-haba naman ng binasa ko before I reached the end point of this thread. Gee ... nahuli na pala ako. We have an uncalled visitor here pala yesterday trying to WHAT? hihihi. Corny ng mga posts ha. Kirbs, can you forward me his PMs, too. I would like toknow more details ...intimate details to be exact. Saan daw siya sa Qatar? Mindi you, it's nice doing sunbathing in the desert. Maraming camels, just like the movie Dubai !

Anyways, I'm back in reality na. 'twas a long vacation coz after roaming London, back naman saeastbourne beauty ko.

Lewdsaint and Chymera, nag-double posting kayo. hihihi. Same news about our new airport. I'm glad they fasttracked the construction right now. Sana by the time na uwi ako diyan, ang landing area ko is Sta Barbara na ... i like the sound of the place .. like Sta Barbara, California. Posh ha.

Also, thanks for posting the dance group, Lew doing their itik-itiks. hihihi.

Have a good day people ! :)

Kirb, this coming saturady ma-meet kami nga mga taga-dinagyang. Damo na nagconfirm nga maupod. I will pm you ang link para makita mo ang mga message nila. sadya man ah!

Btw, Bday gali ni Soul subong. We already greet him sa dinagyang.

We will just take care na lang kung may ginamo pa gid man.

Say may regards to Glory Mae. Just tell her kung diin 'ta nagkilalahay.


I hope NOT so. Let's hope and pray for the best na lang. I'm kinda waiting for more updates back home through the internet. There's a bit of a problem when accessing them at times. Well, well, well ....

Lew, just stay safe lang kamo dira sa Manila. I think Soul is in Manila as well. Damo kamo da no?

OT: I've got a response from Glory Mae na through Wecky's Friendster. Mangkot siya how do we know you? :)

Techno promotions of Darag native chicken to take off (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/02/27/techno.promotions.of.darag.native.chicken.to.take.off.html)

"Darag," the Ilonggos' well-loved native chicken, will finally get the media attention it deserves.

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (Pcarrd) through its regional consortium, the Western Visayas Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (Wesvarrdec) recently formed a multi-agency team to develop information, education and communication (IEC) materials for the S&T Anchor Program for Philippine Native Chicken.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/manok.jpg

Source : The News Today Iloilo Online

chicken! chicken! chicken! ... we're becoming more cautious here in UK sa chicken ngayon due to "Bird's Flu". Two weeks ago lang, they found an infected specie in France. We're just across the border so tight "fowl" security kami. lol.

Anyway, glad we're still hitting the agri-poultry development. I hope we could maintain the momentum. Food for every table of Ilonggos ang importantesubong. Let's keep it this way.

Welcome overtureph and skye12 in our thread. I'm glad naka-visit kayo dito sa amin.

Overtureph, are you specialising in old photos? Grabe mga photos mo ha ! it reminds us of an old and glorious Iloilo. :)

Skye12, planning to buy a land in Savannah? There are few lots for sale in Savannah Trails, I guess. And yes, you can have your own house design in a very limited way lang. They have their own specifications if you don't want their house models. There's new and upcoming community in Savannah-The Savannah Crest. The house design is really good - halfly palace daw and each house had a swimming pool of their own. I hope I could help you on who to contact with kay online, there's only a very limited infos about Savannah. about Savannah Glen, I'm not sure if they allow you to purchase lot only but they are still extending in Savannah Glen. Nasa phase 4 na ngayon. In Savannah Trails naman, there's still available sa extension na rin nila near the proposed St Pauls School inside Savannah Communities.

Skye12, you can check out the crown communities in Iloilo at this link :

http://www.crowncommunities.net/ilo-ilo/index.htm

Here are their four communities :
The Crest at Savannah
The Crest is the 4th subdivision of Savannah. It caters to the high-end segment of the market.

Savannah Glen
Stop dreaming about owning your own home. With Savannah Glen, in Jibao-an, Pavia, Iloilo, your dream home can finally become reality.

Savannah Trails
The life you've always looked forward to awaits you here in the scenic grasslands of Polo, Maestra Vita, Oton. Accessible through Jibao-an, Pavia, Savannah Trails spans 30 hectares of the refreshing countryside.

Savannah Glades
Four years ago, CROWN ASIA, the leading nationwide master planned developer, made a daring and bold move when it launched its 17th subdivision project in Oton, Iloilo, popularly known as SAVANNAH.





Welcome overtureph and skye12 in our thread. I'm glad naka-visit kayo dito sa amin.

Overtureph, are you specialising in old photos? Grabe mga photos mo ha ! it reminds us of an old and glorious Iloilo. :)

Skye12, planning to buy a land in Savannah? There are few lots for sale in Savannah Trails, I guess. And yes, you can have your own house design in a very limited way lang. They have their own specifications if you don't want their house models. There's new and upcoming community in Savannah-The Savannah Crest. The house design is really good - halfly palace daw and each house had a swimming pool of their own. I hope I could help you on who to contact with kay online, there's only a very limited infos about Savannah. about Savannah Glen, I'm not sure if they allow you to purchase lot only but they are still extending in Savannah Glen. Nasa phase 4 na ngayon. In Savannah Trails naman, there's still available sa extension na rin nila near the proposed St Pauls School inside Savannah Communities.

Kirb, this coming saturady ma-meet kami nga mga taga-dinagyang. Damo na nagconfirm nga maupod. I will pm you ang link para makita mo ang mga message nila. sadya man ah!

Btw, Bday gali ni Soul subong. We already greet him sa dinagyang.

We will just take care na lang kung may ginamo pa gid man.

Say may regards to Glory Mae. Just tell her kung diin 'ta nagkilalahay.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SOULMAKER !

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Lew, thanks for the link nga gin-PM mo. I'm really, really glad ... hope all of you enjoy the ge together ... and halong lang gid.

I've known Mauro for a while na through emails, etc kay siya ang main contact sang CPU sa Australia. He and Wecky are better friends siyempre. Sometimes, he's calling Wecky here in London for more infos, etc regarding CPU. Like I said, the CPU's Global Alumni is very active but the benefit is for the entire province of Iloilo. Right now, we are encouraging Centralian alumni around the world to hold their reunion sa Iloilo. We always meet sa US or Canada, hopefully, they'll look naman to spend it in Iloilo this time.

Actually, Wecky will be busy in few weeks time to fill his balikbayan box with Nursing articles, researches here in UK for CPU. We're donating current modules, magazines, journals, etc for Henry Luce III Library. Plus the fact that the Alimodian Central School is organising their Grand Alumni Homecoming too so sako to solicit ni Wecky sa mga classmate nila sang elementary sa Alimol kay damo man sila di. :)

Again, thanks for the links.

lalala ... ano ba yan? ang haba-haba naman ng binasa ko before I reached the end point of this thread. Gee ... nahuli na pala ako. We have an uncalled visitor here pala yesterday trying to WHAT? hihihi. Corny ng mga posts ha. Kirbs, can you forward me his PMs, too. I would like toknow more details ...intimate details to be exact. Saan daw siya sa Qatar? Mindi you, it's nice doing sunbathing in the desert. Maraming camels, just like the movie Dubai !

Anyways, I'm back in reality na. 'twas a long vacation coz after roaming London, back naman saeastbourne beauty ko.

Lewdsaint and Chymera, nag-double posting kayo. hihihi. Same news about our new airport. I'm glad they fasttracked the construction right now. Sana by the time na uwi ako diyan, ang landing area ko is Sta Barbara na ... i like the sound of the place .. like Sta Barbara, California. Posh ha.

Also, thanks for posting the dance group, Lew doing their itik-itiks. hihihi.

Have a good day people ! :)

here you go ...lalala ... welcome back, mars. Nakibot man ako sa itik-itik nga gin-mention mo. I'm glad you read the posts so you won't be mislead and I'll forward all the PMs to you soon. How's Eastbourne now? Sako ka na naman da? Kadto gid da kami sa imo by summer time.

Hopefully, they can finish the airport before the end of this year. As in operational na siya. Para sadya lang. And yes, I like the name, too, STA BARBARA. Cheers !

Welcome gid kamo diri ni Wecky, Kirby. Just let us know when para makahanda man kami and at the same time we can request our days off. The earlier the infos, the better.

Btw:

Happy Birthday, Soulmaker

More birthdays to come pa ... and more blessings gid.

Any more news about Panay Railways, etc for Iloilo? I've read somewhere else that an Austrian firm won the bid daw? What happened to all other European consortiums? Anyway, hearsay pa lang naman ito eh. I forgot the link. Pag na-post ko na ang link, confirmed na ang info ko. hihihi.

Anyway, going back to what you mentioned about TB cases, I think the DOH website has some statistics about incidence or cases of respiratory ailments. Im not sure how to interpret the data but the total cases is very obvious...although this data is from 2000 pa, i think this would help us interpret or understand dinho's conclusion about his respiratory condition.

here's the link:

TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM CUMULATIVE REPORT (REGION VI 2000) (http://www.doh.gov.ph/CHD6/PDFs/fhsis/fhsis7.pdf)

Oh my ... what a statistics ! I guessed they need to build more hospital beds for their patients since they have high cases of this disease. Or can their government not at all able to fund any of hospital expansions. Dinadala pa nila sa Iloilo. Akala ko ba they have the budget and they are clean? Ano bang malaking hospital sa kanila? I hope their PRIVATE HOSPITALS can expand as well. Iyan kung may magpapa-admit sa kanila? Or these tikalons can sustain their health businesses there. Coz right now, they're still transporting their sick for further check up sa Iloilo. :bash:

The early Augustinians in Panay


The Spanish colonizers in the late 16th century not only brought their culture with them but also the seeds of the Catholic faith. The missionaries who went with the expeditions of the would-be Spanish colonizers were the Augustinian friars. They accomplished many significant firsts in the history of the Philippines. It was an Augustinian who officiated the first Catholic mass in Limasawa (Mazua). It was also an Augustinian who baptized the first native converts of Catholicism upon their arrival in Cebu. It was, furthermore, the Augustinians who built the Santo Niño Church in Cebu. It was they who fanned out from Cebu to the other islands of the archipelago, including Panay.


Th Augustinian missionaries, Fr. Martin de Rada and Father Diego de Herrera, laid the foundation of Catholicism in Panay in 1569. These two servants of God went with the Spanish expedition to the islands to look for a safer place due to the danger of the Dutch attacking them in Cebu. Upon their arrival in Panay, the two missionaries took in the whole island as their religious mission. Despite the initial suspicion and indifference of the Panayanons, gradually the two priests were able to stay long in Panay due to the demand for their presence in the other parts of the archipelago.

In 1571, Fr. Juan de Alva and Fr. Francisco Merino were assigned by the Augustinian order to Panay. Actually, Fr. Alva had already visited the island, having gone with Miguel Lopez de Legaspi in 1569 for a look at the place. The two priests picked up the work left unfinished by Fathers Rada and Herrera.

Oton was the first beneficiary of the works of the Augustinian missionaries. It was declared as the Augustinian first official convent and dedicated it to the Immaculate Conception. The first parish priest was Fr. Alonso de Alvarado. Father de Rada had built a church in that town and was considered to be the first in Panay. However, it was Fr. Demetrio Cobos who laid plans for a stronger and bigger church to be made of stone. But, unfortunately, Father Cobos was not able to see the end of the construction that he started, for it took forty years to finish the project. It was eventually completed under the supervision of Fr. Joaquin Fernandez.

As the years passed, more Augustinian missionaries came to Panay, increasing the number of those who were already present in the island. From Oton they proceeded to Tigbauan, then to Janiuay and other places. More churches were constructed. The parish of Jaro was founded in 1587. The Augustinians penetrated deeper into the interior sections of the island founding the parish of Guimbal (1590), Passi (1593), Pototan, (1600), Dingle (1630), Cabatuan (1720), Anilao (1734), San Joaquin (1793) and many more. They also crossed over to Antique creating the parishes of San Jose (1725), Bugasong (1726), Sibalom (1740) and Patnongon (1761). In Capiz they had Dumarao (1581), Pan-ay (1580), and Dumalag (1596). They founded many more and put up churches through the material assistance and labors of the natives. But Panay was not to stay long for under the custody of the Augustinian priests. After having prepared the way for the Catholic faith and having established a foothold in the island, the Augustinians left for other places where their talents and patience for pioneering work were urgently needed.

(from The News Today Info - Bridging The Gap)

Oh my ... what a statistics ! I guessed they need to build more hospital beds for their patients since they have high cases of this disease. Or can their government not at all able to fund any of hospital expansions. Dinadala pa nila sa Iloilo. Akala ko ba they have the budget and they are clean? Ano bang malaking hospital sa kanila? I hope their PRIVATE HOSPITALS can expand as well. Iyan kung may magpapa-admit sa kanila? Or these tikalons can sustain their health businesses there. Coz right now, they're still transporting their sick for further check up sa Iloilo. :bash:

that and a lot more. Recent surveys they topped the regional STD cases as well yet they are not building medical institutions. Biskan Hapuon nila dira pa nila sa Iloilo pakadtuon. Man Mars sobra ka tikalon. Mapalapaw pa sang iya estorya, di kinabo na gid siya sang mga Ilonggos. Kabalo na gid siya kung diin sila dampi mahirit pa. Facts, fatcs daw. Anong facts ang pinagsasabi niya? He's not learning at all. Kung tinulungan nila ang miembro nang Malnourished Kids nila, mas maigi pa. Coz worldwide, they were known to be the sick province of our country. Tingnan mo, kasabay pa sa 44 poorest provinces nang Philippines. Pero pa-tikalon mo, ang rich-rich nang lugar. We'll those attitudes make me laughed. Walang consistency.

I'll still be very considerate sa bagay na to since not all people sa probinsiya nga ina is NOT like him. He's just one of the classics ! And his attitude really sucks. Look, people from other cities are complaining about him as well. Very manipulative kind of person indeed.

^^wala rin pinag kaka iba sa attitude ni Dinho... why push the place just because of him?

Im sure this issue will fizzle out soon amigo. But, Dinho was so persistent and was pushing the buttons religiously...well he just beat the red light and got smashed by a ten wheeler trailer truck hehehe

^^wala rin pinag kaka iba sa attitude ni Dinho... why push the place just because of him?

Grabe gali di aksyon sa Iloilo thread a! Ok kamo. :okay:

I haven't dropped by this thread in awhile, grabe gali palupok di :lol:
I guess I should stop by more often. Just like marsleg, ayawan na ko basa until I finally reached this. Ulihi na ko sa aksyon.

Congrats kay virtute, wecky kag kay chymera! Once upon a time daw wala pa man Bacolod thread, kitahanon lang diri. Signs of progress I suppose.

Thread closed temporarily as i review Dinho, Kirby, soulmaker, daks, lewsaint and marleg's posts.

Sorry, but this thread will be closed longer than i thought at first. I have to do some paperwork for school this week so i'll settle this when im done with that.

Mga palanggas I created a new forum for you while GreyX is reviewing the previous thread. Please feel free to continue your Ilonggo discussions here.

Wecky, Kirby, Chymera, Askal, sorry I coudn't remember the names of others....regardless....hala bira na!

Just keep your cool guys. Dont mind those intruders.. :nocrook:

:rock: :righton: :dj: :dance2:

@daks, diin ka subong naka base?

sa subong diri ako anay naka base sa NYC...kasubo di...sadya da ya sa pilipinas hehehe

@daks, diin ka subong naka base?

damo gid lang dira taga Iloilo nga nurse p'ro.

baw ti kalaban ko gid nga mga kilala diri mga nurses

Salamat gid nga dako Sandrin. Tingala ko ginkandado ang thread nga nagligad. Sugarboy, ako lang diri ang hindi nurse siguro. :lol:

Yes, MarkiiBoi!!!
Peace to you, bro!!! :nocrook:
Hayaan mo di na makakapost dito ang pasaway.

Just keep your cool guys. Dont mind those intruders.. :nocrook:

y was the old thread closed??? ano ba nangyari dun?

move on na ta guys...wala nang mag-mention abt the hot discussion last sunday pm muna ha...that was it...

duwa kita hehehe

Salamat gid nga dako Sandrin. Tingala ko ginkandado ang thread nga nagligad. Sugarboy, ako lang diri ang hindi nurse siguro. :lol:

I'm so disappointed with the closure of Iloilo Thread for NO reason at all BUT I respect the discretion of GreyX. I just couldn't believe that this action was taken without further consideration since one forumer attacked Iloilo Thread. A mere response from Ilonggos means a closure of thread. Does it mean that we must simply let it be? Anyway, I'm sorry to put my opinion here as well and I think a lot of guys here shared the same sentiments with me.

Anyway, thanks and all.

sa subong diri ako anay naka base sa NYC...kasubo di...sadya da ya sa pilipinas hehehe

So daks2003 nag-moved ka na gali to NYC? :)

Mga palanggas I created a new forum for you while GreyX is reviewing the previous thread. Please feel free to continue your Ilonggo discussions here.

Wecky, Kirby, Chymera, Askal, sorry I coudn't remember the names of others....regardless....hala bira na!

Thank you Sandrin for starting a NEW THREAD for ILOILO. It would be much better if GreyX could provide us a clue on why the thread was closed. I'm just so keen to know, that's why. Para next time, we'll know what we need to do once there's a "troll" lurking around our thread. :) Whether we can PM the moderators as soon as and how immediate a response from them would be?

diri na ko nga daan sa NY wecks pro hehehe anyway, the closure of the thread was unexpected...the issue was already fizzling out when the action was made

So daks2003 nag-moved ka na gali to NYC? :)

Salamat gid nga dako Sandrin. Tingala ko ginkandado ang thread nga nagligad. Sugarboy, ako lang diri ang hindi nurse siguro. :lol:

what keeps you busy there Askal? Daks?

may mga kilala ko,mas maayo pa ang igo sang sa nars.

BSN man sila... bana sang nurse! :lol:

Thank you Sandrin for starting a NEW THREAD for ILOILO. It would be much better if GreyX could provide us a clue on why the thread was closed. I'm just so keen to know, that's why. Para next time, we'll know what we need to do once there's a "troll" lurking around our thread. :) Whether we can PM the moderators as soon as and how immediate a response from them would be?

dapat siguro, intrahan na nga daan sang iban kag indi pag-dabukan. i also got into a tiff with some of the guys here but at the end, i felt that since i didn't know them personally, what the heck! sabat ko in effect..

HU-O NA! IKAW NA ANG ALAM!!!!! :lol:

after all, people on this forum aren't dumb. they know who makes sense and who doesn't.

Ari ka diri daks?!?! EB ta with other NY peepz?

@sugarboy: Ti abi. :lol:

Naga-obra ko sa bangko. Ambot lang kay Daks.

Baw amo gid na ang pinakanami migs hehehe damo gid na diri "BSN"...pa drive-drive lang sa lexus ni mrs ah hehehe

what keeps you busy there Askal? Daks?

may mga kilala ko,mas maayo pa ang igo sang sa nars.

BSN man sila... bana sang nurse! :lol:

kun mapa NY ko pangitaon ko gid kamo nga duha :lol:

@wecky, I've been informed that thread has contained personal attacks and forumer bashing. Now I just got news of that couple of minutes ago so I'll be investigating into that. For the meantime I think we'll stick this and unstick that.

hala.. para tong SSC's version of National emergency..lol..may coup ploters..

well it's not as bad as the locking of the thread. From what I've read it looks like it's typical and basic bickering and attacks bordering on the personal. I don't know what GreyX would do but I'd put this thread on a yellow card.

Well, SSC forumers... ang gulo na ng Pilipinas, let's be a little light here...

Hey, I locked the other thread TEMPORARILY for a reason. You cant wait for less than a week? I'm pretty busy with school, and i will get back to that ASAP. Apologies if you disagree but i have to tend to priorities first.

I understand it is an action unfair to most of the forumers...but the people involved should have thought of that first. I closed it so that while i cannot attend to the issue immediately, the bashing wont escalate/continue.

Elo guys...newbie here...weck ari na ko dire ah...ma post ko anay sa dinagyang...hehehe...ti musta na kamo dire? :)

well it's not as bad as the locking of the thread. From what I've read it looks like it's typical and basic bickering and attacks bordering on the personal. I don't know what GreyX would do but I'd put this thread on a yellow card.

well, i witnessed the bashing thing even since thread number two or three. State of National Emergency? hehe. extreme leftists and right are lurking in SSC na rin pla. tsk tsk

Welcome back Iloilo thread! :) Wala bang pictures diyan?

Welcome, Shat'!!!

Shot 'ta, Shat!!! hehehe!
Maayo kay nakatalang ka diri sa Iloilo Thread.
Enjoy your posting here.

Maayo timing ka bag-o bukas lang ang thread kay ginsara temporaryo bangud sa state of emergency...hehehe!


Elo guys...newbie here...weck ari na ko dire ah...ma post ko anay sa dinagyang...hehehe...ti musta na kamo dire? :)

Welcome, Shat'!!!

Shot 'ta, Shat!!! hehehe!
Maayo kay nakatalang ka diri sa Iloilo Thread.
Enjoy your posting here.

Maayo timing ka bag-o bukas lang ang thread kay ginsara temporaryo bangud sa state of emergency...hehehe!

ahahaha...gin martial law gali kamo dire... :) ...sige magpuli ko da sa march 18...shot ta.... :)

Put the acts, actors together under one umbrella


The country in general may be reeling from speculations of instability but Iloilo City is reeling from so many investments potentials that all it has to do is put them all together under one big umbrella of cooperative efforts for greater impact.


This was the overall perspective of the panelists in a roundtable discussion organized by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the ABS-CBN TV 10 with funding assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) held the other day.

The forum was anchored/moderated by Atty. Jobert Peñaflorida of ABS-CBN's Sikat Ka! Iloilo Program. It was dubbed "Who Does What? In Achieving Iloilo City's Vision of a 'Premier City' by 2015."

The panelists included DOT Regional Director Edwin Trompeta, DTI Provincial Director Diosdado Cadena, Dinagyang Foundation Executive Committee chair Mr. Ben Jimena, Hon Merci Drilon-Garcia of the City council, Iloilo Business Club director Leah Victoria Lara, Central Philippine University's Student Affairs director Rinand Escuban, Iloilo Convention Center chair Ms. Jane Jaspe, and youth sector representatives Nielex Tupas, Sedfrey Cabaluna, and Michael Vincent Palacios.

The forum sought to identify the on-going impact programs which are contributing in making Iloilo a hub of tourism, economic and social development activities in the region. It also tackled the issues on how effective these programs are, how do agencies and sectors respond to the programs being pushed and what are the challenges the sectors are facing.

The views from both the panelists and the other participants from the audience pointed to the fact that Iloilo has so many mechanisms and programs that boost both tourism and economy, for one, the Dinagyang Festival, which undeniably had brought Iloilo to the attention of the world community.

The forum participants, likewise, believed that factors like education, information, and communication technology and all the other relevant policies are pushing Iloilo nearer its 2015 vision. Added to this, is the effort at connecting the tourism and economic development goals of Iloilo and Guimaras.

They, however, believed that partnerships and linkages have to be strengthened and effectively forged, and that a single big body should be able to put all the initiatives and the proponents together for sustainability.

CUI Advisors Terry Boutilier and Patricia MacPherson both believed Iloilo has the capacity to pursue its vision and it has to start by being able to put in place measures to see its direction clearly.

Program host Atty. Jobert Peñaflorida underscored the role of the local media in helping Iloilo achieve its goal. That forum was just among the initiatives, he said.

(PIA 6/ESSubong)
Source : The News Today Online

Job fair highlights 'Kaadlawan sg Iloilo' celebration


The Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) chaired by Iloilo Sports Complex Head Bombit Heler, will conduct another jobs fair at the Covered Gym in lined with the forthcoming celebration of the "Kaadlawan sg Iloilo" April 11, 2006 as one of its highlights and major activities.


Manila and locally based recruitment companies are participating to recruit potential applicants to work abroad with no placement fees required. Those who are found qualified and physically fit are considered for man pooling inclusion.

Organizers of the said affair have invited national government agencies such as Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Department of Labor (DOLE), Department of foreign Affairs (DFA), and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to address issues and other problem related concerns of the overseas applicants.

"It's just like a one-stop shop manner of recruitment," said Heler.

Heler has been elated of the results of their job's fair activities since its has been established few years back.

PESO had practically provided job opportunities to Ilonggo applicants since its establishment in Iloilo.

(Nelson C. Robles/Capitol News)
Source : The News Today Iloilo

well, i witnessed the bashing thing even since thread number two or three. State of National Emergency? hehe. extreme leftists and right are lurking in SSC na rin pla. tsk tsk

June 13th, 2005, 04:26 AM
sm city iloilo as the biggest mall in the visayas???? whatever happened to ayala center cebu and sm city cebu? probably hindi pa naitatayo yung mga malls na yun when that article was written, imean ive been to malls in iloilo and cebu and davao, and so far, the biggest mall ive been to in vismin are the malls in cebu

Unsa man Rusty. Guin adtoan ko ug Iloilo Thread 2. Bashing na gyud ni? Ciguro pag may medyo gamay lang na negative, bashing na gyud sa mga taga Iloilo?

Om's 2nd solo exhibit at the Capitol

Eouia Aum Duenas- known as the Child Wonder of Iloilo and the Youngest Artist to stage a solo exhibit at the age of four and now at age 6, is ready for her 2nd one-child show. The exhibit is entitled "My Dreams" featuring 24 paintings in 2x3 ft. sizes when she was 4-5 years old. The show will be open to the public on March 1-10 at the Ground Level of the New Iloilo Provincial Capitol Bldng. The Opening Program and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be on March 1 at three in the afternoon (3pm).


The artist entitled her exhibit as well as each of her paintings. She chose "My Dreams" because most of her paintings were inspired by her visions, colors and forms she remember from sleep. Known as Om to her friends, classmates and relatives, she loves to talk about her dreams when she wakes up. Her parents Guijo and Jyh Ming encouraged their daughter to get her ideas on what to paint in her dreams. The mother tells her stories before going to sleep and both parents make sure that she is in a very happy state before she goes to bed so she can have a beautiful dream. Sometimes Om complains about bad dreams and nightmares especially if she had enough tv watching for a day but she don't want to talk about it.

Om named one of her painting "Falling Star Dream." She told her parents upon waking up that she dreamed she was sleeping among the stars with different shapes, like a twirly star and shooting star shaped like an octopus. She said that she had a soft cloud as pillow and that it feels so comfy. Her painting "When Smoke Turns to Flowers" shows the innocent wisdom from a child. The painting shows a house with flowers going out of the chimney, a car with flowers going out of its exhaust, the painter explained that "when smoke turned to flowers the bushes will smile and the birds will fly." This is an environmental statement from a child who just turned 5 when she created this painting dated May 5, 2004. You cannot underestimate the wisdom of children, who sees the world differently from us adults. Another painting speaks of the effort the adult should make to preserve the environment for the future generation Om named this painting "Nanay and Tatay Singing Kiirtan", as member of Ananda Marga the family practice yoga, mediation and are pure vegetarians. Kiirtan is a spiritual dance to balance the body mind and spirit. Om explained that her nanay and tatay are dancing and singing as they cry, and this gives light to every home that gives light and life to the stingrays. At first this message is quite strange but as you come to think of it, it gives a wake up call for adults to make a move to preserve the environment, stingrays are endangered therefore protected here in the Philippines.

The set of painting featured in "My Dreams" is different from "My World" a year ago. In "My World" the paintings has gigantic forms and mostly contains one subject. In "My Dreams" the artist already collaborated a lot of ideas in her paintings using her dreams as an inspiration. The influence of school as a Kinder 1 student at SPED-Integrated School for Exceptional Children is another factor in the changes of her style and expression. As she is confined in a bond-paper sized activities her hands were used to draw small forms and objects and affected the way she handles the brush. Unlike the gigantic forms before, Om's painting now contains smaller and different subjects but has an original theme and thought.

Om will be graduating this March from Kindergarten. She is now more matured and is very eager to learn other expression of arts like dancing and music and other approaches in painting. Every experience is learning and every expression is an art itself.

Guijo, Om's father also an artists and a photojournalist said that Om finished all the 24 paintings 3 months after her 1st solo exhibit and was ready for another solo exhibit, but due to financial matters like the costs of frames and other expenditures the exhibit was postponed a number of times. Both parents are very thankful that finally the exhibit was materialized by the support of friends relatives, sponsors and thru the cooperation of the office of the Governor.


Source : The New Today Iloilo

At least natapos na! Gabay pa nga wala na sang mang-gamo pero pwedaw gid sya kay gina-monitor ko man sya gyapon!

Maayo subong ang mga balita ah! Daw kanami lang.

ahahaha...gin martial law gali kamo dire... :) ...sige magpuli ko da sa march 18...shot ta.... :)

wuuups

Welcome M.Lee!!!

What is that?
Medyo di pa ko updated sa Iloilo Thread 2 kung ano ang nangyayari doon dati. Based on quote with valium wala namang problem ah!

Peace to you, bro!

Let us talk progress sa mga lugar natin without pulling down sa ibang lugar!

Unsa man Rusty. Guin adtoan ko ug Iloilo Thread 2. Bashing na gyud ni? Ciguro pag may medyo gamay lang na negative, bashing na gyud sa mga taga Iloilo?

welcome m.lee!

how's cdo?

yeah...i agree with you lewd...itabi na natin yung crab mentality ng pinoy...instead of pulling other provinces down why not help it promote...tayo rin as a nation will get affected eh.by the way visit kayo sa Dinagyang 2007...invited po kayong lahat na mga taga CDO and other provinces as well. :drunk:

sa subong diri ako anay naka base sa NYC...kasubo di...sadya da ya sa pilipinas hehehe

NYC masubo? Baw kung ako ara da... gabi-i gab-i siguro on the go ako! NY City is not sleeping.... go with the rushing crowd... :)

Hey, I locked the other thread TEMPORARILY for a reason. You cant wait for less than a week? I'm pretty busy with school, and i will get back to that ASAP. Apologies if you disagree but i have to tend to priorities first.

I understand it is an action unfair to most of the forumers...but the people involved should have thought of that first. I closed it so that while i cannot attend to the issue immediately, the bashing wont escalate/continue.


Hi Grey... thanks for the short but valid explanation... but we are hoping that the Thread will be unlocked soon. But i believe that you should have given us a warning first before locking it. At least we could have calmed down all and considered the arguments we threw. In any case... we still do respect your decision.

Honestly we dont like bashing, but we can't stop this to happen if there is always someone who is provoking us to bash. I hope we can have rule on this also, like kicking someone out of a certain forum, especially if this someone is already ruining/vilifying/defaming/enmeshing the culture of the group (members of the forum).

Thanks -- Kent

Hey, I locked the other thread TEMPORARILY for a reason. You cant wait for less than a week? I'm pretty busy with school, and i will get back to that ASAP. Apologies if you disagree but i have to tend to priorities first.

I understand it is an action unfair to most of the forumers...but the people involved should have thought of that first. I closed it so that while i cannot attend to the issue immediately, the bashing wont escalate/continue.


Hi Grey... thanks for the short but valid explanation... but we are hoping that the Thread will be unlocked soon. But i believe that you should have given us a warning first before locking it. At least we could have calmed down all and considered the arguments we threw. In any case... we still do respect your decision.

Honestly we dont like bashing (and I am sure no one likes it), but we can't stop this to happen if there is always someone who is provoking us to bash. I hope we can have rule on this also, like kicking someone out of a certain forum, especially if this someone is already ruining/vilifying/defaming/enmeshing the culture of the group (members of the forum).

Thanks -- Kent

Hi Grey... thanks for the short but valid explanation... but we are hoping that the Thread will be unlocked soon. But i believe that you should have given us a warning first before locking it. At least we could have calmed down all and considered the arguments we threw. In any case... we still do respect your decision.

Honestly we dont like bashing (and I am sure no one likes it), but we can't stop this to happen if there is always someone who is provoking us to bash. I hope we can have rule on this also, like kicking someone out of a certain forum, especially if this someone is already ruining/vilifying/defaming/enmeshing the culture of the group (members of the forum).

Thanks -- Kent

Ei sorry for the double posting... I dont know how to delete... :(

well, i witnessed the bashing thing even since thread number two or three. State of National Emergency? hehe. extreme leftists and right are lurking in SSC na rin pla. tsk tsk



June 13th, 2005, 04:26 AM
sm city iloilo as the biggest mall in the visayas???? whatever happened to ayala center cebu and sm city cebu? probably hindi pa naitatayo yung mga malls na yun when that article was written, imean ive been to malls in iloilo and cebu and davao, and so far, the biggest mall ive been to in vismin are the malls in cebu

Unsa man Rusty. Guin adtoan ko ug Iloilo Thread 2. Bashing na gyud ni? Ciguro pag may medyo gamay lang na negative, bashing na gyud sa mga taga Iloilo?


Isa lang ang masasabi ko kung bakit may palaging bashings sa Iloilo at Bacolod thread, coz most of bacolod and iloilo forumers are claiming that they have the best, the biggest etc. like that quote above that iloilo has the bigges mall in the visayas and also that iloilo is the educational hub in the visayas as it has the most universities and that bacolod has the widest blivards, richest people etc. Without these claimings, everything will all be fine. I've been to these cities and it really impressed me of its progress coz those cities are very progressive but there are other places that are more progressive so we should respect that. Davao didn't claim that they are better than blah blah blah but instead they say that Davao is only simple. Cebu on the other hand didn't claim that they have the biggest malls in the visayas and they are the educational center in the visayas but instead the biggest mall in Cebu and the educational center in region VII where in fact the biggest malls ang educational center in the vis-min. They don't claim something which they own kaya wala masyadong bashings sa Davao, Cebu at pati na rin sa CDO. yun lang. thanks.

The case here is not who claims this or who claims that. Everyone is allowed to claim this or that in any of the threads here and people are allowed to dispute those claims if it was not true or inaccurate.

What happened here is a case of a classic crab mentality. Wherein one will pull down another just to be ahead. I dont want to elaborate more on what really happened here but, to sum it all, someone was deliberately trying to pull down a certain city. And that is way out of line.

My take on this, we could claim whatever we want about our respective cities but on the real world, unless you contributed to the development of your local economy, you cannot fully claim the success of your city as your success. You will always be a spectator and a jumper on a bandwagon.

Im glad im doing something for my local economy in the real world.


Isa lang ang masasabi ko kung bakit may palaging bashings sa Iloilo at Bacolod thread, coz most of bacolod and iloilo forumers are claiming that they have the best, the biggest etc. like that quote above that iloilo has the bigges mall in the visayas and also that iloilo is the educational hub in the visayas as it has the most universities and that bacolod has the widest blivards, richest people etc. Without these claimings, everything will all be fine. I've been to these cities and it really impressed me of its progress coz those cities are very progressive but there are other places that are more progressive so we should respect that. Davao didn't claim that they are better than blah blah blah but instead they say that Davao is only simple. Cebu on the other hand didn't claim that they have the biggest malls in the visayas and they are the educational center in the visayas but instead the biggest mall in Cebu and the educational center in region VII where in fact the biggest malls ang educational center in the vis-min. They don't claim something which they own kaya wala masyadong bashings sa Davao, Cebu at pati na rin sa CDO. yun lang. thanks.

The case here is not who claims this or who claims that. Everyone is allowed to claim this or that in any of the threads here and people are allowed to dispute those claims if it was not true or inaccurate.

What happened here is a case of a classic crab mentality. Wherein one will pull down another just to be ahead. I dont want to elaborate more on what really happened here but, to sum it all, someone was deliberately trying to pull down a certain city. And that is way out of line.

My take on this, we could claim whatever we want about our respective cities but on the real world, unless you contributed to the development of your local economy, you cannot fully claim the success of your city as your success. You will always be a spectator and a jumper on a bandwagon.

Im glad im doing something for my local economy in the real world.

yan nga po ang ibig kong sabihin ho, claiming is also saying that we're the best at kayo kulelat which is also a crab mentality.

And you're right that you can claim whatever you want coz we are in democracy but the question is, papayagan ba ng iba na kunin ang dapat sa kanila? At dahil jan sasabog ang gulo sa pamamagitan ng dalawang campo.

But in the real world, talagang saludo ako specially kay Mayor Treñas, he's a good mayor but because of these bickerings, expect that he image of your respective cities will be affected. I've been to Ilolo specially sa Dinagyang at hangang hanga ako sa mga Ilonggo na para bang walang problema ang mga tao at palagi nalang magaganda ang nangyayari at sana hindi mahaluan ng ganitong pulitika. salamat po.

Isa lang ang masasabi ko kung bakit may palaging bashings sa Iloilo at Bacolod thread, coz most of bacolod and iloilo forumers are claiming that they have the best, the biggest etc. like that quote above that iloilo has the bigges mall in the visayas and also that iloilo is the educational hub in the visayas as it has the most universities and that bacolod has the widest blivards, richest people etc. Without these claimings, everything will all be fine. I've been to these cities and it really impressed me of its progress coz those cities are very progressive but there are other places that are more progressive so we should respect that. Davao didn't claim that they are better than blah blah blah but instead they say that Davao is only simple. Cebu on the other hand didn't claim that they have the biggest malls in the visayas and they are the educational center in the visayas but instead the biggest mall in Cebu and the educational center in region VII where in fact the biggest malls ang educational center in the vis-min. They don't claim something which they own kaya wala masyadong bashings sa Davao, Cebu at pati na rin sa CDO. yun lang. thanks.

I am deeply saddened by all these Bacolod-Iloilo rantings. What we have in this forum is perfectly a microscopic example of what we have in the real world. As I mentioned to Wecky before (ACTUALLY LOOOOOONG BEFORE YOU GUYS CAME INTO THIS FORUM), Western Visayas is badly in need of a visionary-leader who will view Region 6 as THE REGION 6 which was once the homebase of key industrialists and kingmakers. Once upon a time, the political influence wielded by Ilonggos (and by saying Ilonggos, I don't just mean the Ilonggos from Iloilo) was formidable that what we said in jest could even actually sway the direction of Imperial Manila.

We are once again in need of a visionary-leader who will put forth a plan which will synergize the two islands (plus Guimaras) and all the provinces constituting the entire Region 6. Someone who will even put on the table the grandiose and elusive 'Negros-to-Guimaras-to-Panay' bridge project. Someone who can put together the unique differences of Iloilo and Bacolod and weld them into one insurmountable whole. A unified Western Visayas which can surpass its ownself in terms of its former glory.

Is it possible? I answer this with a resounding "Yes!" We speak the same dialect (Hiligaynon) after all.

For now, I submit to you folks that from what I've seen in this forum, the problem is not with the Bacolodnons being "tikalon" (trans=boastful) or the Ilonggos from Iloilo basking in their former glory as citizens of the Queen City of the South, as we knew it then. The real problem is in the parochial mindset you guys have. Ang gina-tan-aw ninyo ang inyo lang.

Henceforth, let's take out this parochial mentality and broaden our scopes. Like they say, "You can take Juan out of the province but you can't take the province out of Juan". In which case I submit to you guys that I don't care if you live elsewhere in the world, as long as you're thinking Iloilo or Bacolod alone, you are still a probinsyano at the core. Let's move on folks.

There are a few things which I feel could be set into action here so that we do not have a repeat of this. Long before the mods flash the yellow card to all the participants of the thread, I would like to hand to Wecky, Virtute and the other old Ilonggo fogeys on SSC including myself, the task of keeping the peace on both the Negros and Iloilo related threads. This way, we will act as early-warning-device long before another online brawl takes place.

If this cannot be maintained over the next couple of months, then, I will personally request the mods to shut down all Negros and Iloilo threads and just have one Region 6 thread so as to force us into unity. Am sure, we all do not want be forced into this so let's all get in line for the dawning of a newer, and much better, Region 6.

Enough said.

Go Western Visayas!

Nice read on the growing number of investments in IloIlo City

Put the acts, actors together under one umbrella

The country in general may be reeling from speculations of instability but Iloilo City is reeling from so many investments potentials that all it has to do is put them all together under one big umbrella of cooperative efforts for greater impact.

This was the overall perspective of the panelists in a roundtable discussion organized by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the ABS-CBN TV 10 with funding assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) held the other day.

The forum was anchored/moderated by Atty. Jobert Peñaflorida of ABS-CBN's Sikat Ka! Iloilo Program. It was dubbed "Who Does What? In Achieving Iloilo City's Vision of a 'Premier City' by 2015."

The panelists included DOT Regional Director Edwin Trompeta, DTI Provincial Director Diosdado Cadena, Dinagyang Foundation Executive Committee chair Mr. Ben Jimena, Hon Merci Drilon-Garcia of the City council, Iloilo Business Club director Leah Victoria Lara, Central Philippine University's Student Affairs director Rinand Escuban, Iloilo Convention Center chair Ms. Jane Jaspe, and youth sector representatives Nielex Tupas, Sedfrey Cabaluna, and Michael Vincent Palacios.

The forum sought to identify the on-going impact programs which are contributing in making Iloilo a hub of tourism, economic and social development activities in the region. It also tackled the issues on how effective these programs are, how do agencies and sectors respond to the programs being pushed and what are the challenges the sectors are facing.

The views from both the panelists and the other participants from the audience pointed to the fact that Iloilo has so many mechanisms and programs that boost both tourism and economy, for one, the Dinagyang Festival, which undeniably had brought Iloilo to the attention of the world community.

The forum participants, likewise, believed that factors like education, information, and communication technology and all the other relevant policies are pushing Iloilo nearer its 2015 vision. Added to this, is the effort at connecting the tourism and economic development goals of Iloilo and Guimaras.

They, however, believed that partnerships and linkages have to be strengthened and effectively forged, and that a single big body should be able to put all the initiatives and the proponents together for sustainability.

CUI Advisors Terry Boutilier and Patricia MacPherson both believed Iloilo has the capacity to pursue its vision and it has to start by being able to put in place measures to see its direction clearly.

Program host Atty. Jobert Peñaflorida underscored the role of the local media in helping Iloilo achieve its goal. That forum was just among the initiatives, he said.

Update on the new IloIlo Airport
The profit is 'greener' than the grass

The construction of the new Iloilo airport of international standard appears to be in full swing. The aeronautical area is almost done and ready for pavement. In fact, its contractor, Taisei-Shimizu Joint Venture, expects to finish and turn over the project to the government within its contract completion month of October 2006 despite such stumbling blocks as political interferences, weather disturbances and the sub-constructors' slippages.

However, there seems to be a brewing controversy as regards the landscaping of 90 hectares of land --- or 45 hectares on each of the runway --- with the right grass. Should it be carabao grass or Bermuda grass?

In most airports in the country, it's the carabao grass that contours the off-runway perimeter because it is the cheapest, the most abundant and the sturdiest type. Since it is indigenous in Iloilo, it needs practically no maintenance, no watering and no mowing.

Bermuda grass, on the other hand, is a European luxury that's practical only for small lawns. While it is easy to sod on local ground, it needs regular "tender loving care" in the hands of experienced gardeners. Therefore, its survival depends on expensive maintenance and replacement. Worse, it is not easily obtainable here, hence must be sourced from far-away provinces. The possibility is not remote, therefore, that the green runway embankment would turn brown within weeks. Think of the money that would have gone to waste.

In the long run, therefore, the lowly carabao grass would end up more magnificent to behold than the withering and forlorn Bermuda grass.

We raise this concern because from the grapevine, we have heard of so-called "irresistible forces" aimed at compelling Taisei-Shimizu to award the airport landscaping to an influential Bermuda grass supplier, in effect ignoring the carabao grass supplier it has already transacted business with.

Obviously, we see profit motive as the hidden but "greener" argument in favor of the Bermuda. We therefore urge the Department of Transportation and Communications to look into the matter now before it's too late.

I am deeply saddened by all these Bacolod-Iloilo rantings. What we have in this forum is perfectly a microscopic example of what we have in the real world. As I mentioned to Wecky before (ACTUALLY LOOOOOONG BEFORE YOU GUYS CAME INTO THIS FORUM), Western Visayas is badly in need of a visionary-leader who will view Region 6 as THE REGION 6 which was once the homebase of key industrialists and kingmakers. Once upon a time, the political influence wielded by Ilonggos (and by saying Ilonggos, I don't just mean the Ilonggos from Iloilo) was formidable that what we said in jest could even actually sway the direction of Imperial Manila.

We are once again in need of a visionary-leader who will put forth a plan which will synergize the two islands (plus Guimaras) and all the provinces constituting the entire Region 6. Someone who will even put on the table the grandiose and elusive 'Negros-to-Guimaras-to-Panay' bridge project. Someone who can put together the unique differences of Iloilo and Bacolod and weld them into one insurmountable whole. A unified Western Visayas which can surpass its ownself in terms of its former glory.

Is it possible? I answer this with a resounding "Yes!" We speak the same dialect (Hiligaynon) after all.

For now, I submit to you folks that from what I've seen in this forum, the problem is not with the Bacolodnons being "tikalon" (trans=boastful) or the Ilonggos from Iloilo basking in their former glory as citizens of the Queen City of the South, as we knew it then. The real problem is in the parochial mindset you guys have. Ang gina-tan-aw ninyo ang inyo lang.

Henceforth, let's take out this parochial mentality and broaden our scopes. Like they say, "You can take Juan out of the province but you can't take the province out of Juan". In which case I submit to you guys that I don't care if you live elsewhere in the world, as long as you're thinking Iloilo or Bacolod alone, you are still a probinsyano at the core. Let's move on folks.

There are a few things which I feel could be set into action here so that we do not have a repeat of this. Long before the mods flash the yellow card to all the participants of the thread, I would like to hand to Wecky, Virtute and the other old Ilonggo fogeys on SSC including myself, the task of keeping the peace on both the Negros and Iloilo related threads. This way, we will act as early-warning-device long before another online brawl takes place.

If this cannot be maintained over the next couple of months, then, I will personally request the mods to shut down all Negros and Iloilo threads and just have one Region 6 thread so as to force us into unity. Am sure, we all do not want be forced into this so let's all get in line for the dawning of a newer, and much better, Region 6.

Enough said.

Go Western Visayas!

honestly this bickerings between Iloilo and Bacolod is a sad truth and it's really SAD to see that these two cities are fighting (not uniting), I'm not only talking of some forumers here but the truth about Iloilo Bacolod situation. This is ONLY a forum so these shouldn't be taken seriously but the emotions are real that should seek grounds for uniting as what sugarboy said, a visionary-leader to unite these two cities. Let's all find a solution of this problem... Sorry , I always interfere in this forum coz I want us all to be friends and be one to pull our country up...OA pero matinud-anon ni mga amigo...;)

Unsaon man na hitabo dinhi? Sugarbaby, si Wecky ug si Chymera mga culprito pod sa pag bastos. Usisaha lang palihug ang Iloilo City & Province Thread VII, Dili mahimong kining mga tawo na moderators.

Astroboi, na hinabo na ni kay Easyboy, Paghunahuna nila eh ikaw si Easyboy. Kinahanlanon mo lang mahibal an kato si Easyboy dili gikan sa Bacolod. Dili man siya gikang Cebu sanglit kay tagalog gyud ang pagsulti niya. Gawas sa kay Dinho, dili naman mga taga Bacolod pareho sa mga tawo gikan sa Iloilo. Pero si Dinho dili man bastos pero subrang mag promote sang Bacolod. Sa pagbasa ko pareho lang silang (Dinho, Kirby, Wecky) gikanang tunghaan. Na basa mo ang sinultihan kang Kirby, Wecky, Lewsaint, ug iban pa? Sus, sobra pod ka bastos ug pakaulaw. Pagkamao sila ang kinahanglan ei ban.

Si Dinho sobrang pagsaway. Pero sila FrancisXavier dili man nag reklamo bangod tinuod man ang mga tricycle masaba ug maaso kaayo. Si Coffee dili man nagreklamo kay Dinho tungod kay tinuod man sinulti niya.

Isa lang ang masasabi ko kung bakit may palaging bashings sa Iloilo at Bacolod thread, coz most of bacolod and iloilo forumers are claiming that they have the best, the biggest etc. like that quote above that iloilo has the bigges mall in the visayas and also that iloilo is the educational hub in the visayas as it has the most universities and that bacolod has the widest blivards, richest people etc. Without these claimings, everything will all be fine. I've been to these cities and it really impressed me of its progress coz those cities are very progressive but there are other places that are more progressive so we should respect that. Davao didn't claim that they are better than blah blah blah but instead they say that Davao is only simple. Cebu on the other hand didn't claim that they have the biggest malls in the visayas and they are the educational center in the visayas but instead the biggest mall in Cebu and the educational center in region VII where in fact the biggest malls ang educational center in the vis-min. They don't claim something which they own kaya wala masyadong bashings sa Davao, Cebu at pati na rin sa CDO. yun lang. thanks.

Ei, Iloilo peeps, Looks like you're picking stars from the galaxies or in tagalog, parang sumosobra na ang kayabangan nyo. Sa mga forumers na matagal na dito, bash me if I'm wrong. Nakaka irita na kase eh. Iloilo should've been a better city in the eyes of the Filipinos here in this forum pero anong ginagawa nyo sa imahe ng Iloilo ngayon sa forum na ito? Ok lang sana kung nasa vicinity lang ng Iloilo Bacolod conflict ang di pagkaka unawaan nyo pero pati ba naman ang Cebu sinusubukan. Kayo ata ang makapag simula ng WWIII nito ah! Ok laang naman sa akin ang Bacolod peeps coz meron naman silang delecadesa at naamin din naman nila na mas lamang ang Iloilo in some aspects pero para ring sumosobra na ang Bacolod peeps ah, parang insecure na rin kayo sa taga Iloilo. Pero ang Iloilo peeps dito, walang pakundangang pagmamataas at pagmamalaki, biruin nyo naman walang takot na hinahamon ang Cebu, SUS MARIA SANTISIMA naman oh! nakakaawa kayo, ang yayabang nyo pare. Ang mga Cebu peeps nga dito parang walal lang, hindi nga sila mapagmalaki at all kase sa threads nila, nagbibisaya sila kahit alam nila na hindi sila naiintindihan ng mga tagalog peeps , eh ang pinag uusapan nila ay ang ongoing major developments pa naman sa Cebu which is sana sinasabi nila in english o kaya tagalog para naman maintindihan namin para naman ma ganahan kami kase Cebu is all positive and good news. Eh kung mayayabang sila, isusulat nila sa English o tagalog para may point naman kung nagyayabang man sila pero talagang down to earth ang mga un..

At yung sa Queen City title naman, hindi ba kayo nahihiya? Kahit nga anak ng Queen na title, malayo pa rin kayo.
The fact na it was given to Cebu, wala na kayo, city nalang ang natira sa inyo, ang yayabang nyo kase eh!
Binigay na nga sa Cebu eh, meron bang ibinigay tapos naiwan pa rin? wawa naman kayo pero hindi kayo kawawa kung hindi kayo mayayabang.
At kung sinabi nyo na binigay ng Queen of Spain na yun ang title sa Iloilo, may pahintulot naman siguro ang Filipino people sa Queen para i-crown ang title sa Cebu kase kung binigay lang ng ating gov't sa Cebu without the consent ng Queen of Spain na un na may ari ng title, pwede silang ihabla nito.
Eto namang mga Cebuano sumosobra naman ang pagka down to earth kase nung nasa Cebu ako, it's true na walang murmors about that title, I mean Cebuanos are not using that title to promote their place, sa madaling salita ang Queen City title doesn't exist in Cebu. Kahit isa, wala akong nakikitang sign sa buong lunsod na proudly stating "Cebu is the QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH". Pero ang mga Iloilo peeps nagkanda ugaugagang nagsasabing sila ang original, original kuno na Queen City of the South kahit klarong klaro na wala na silan karapatan sa title na yon.
tingnan nyo vodeo na ito na pinost sa Cebu thread
http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=Q71kG3QRK6Y (try me to post this peeps) mayor na nila ang nagsasalita. Sya nga pala, kaano ano pala ng Mayor ng Cebu ang Senators na mga Osmeña?
I understand naman coz ayaw ng mga Cebuanos ng gulo. Kase naman may mga taong walang hiyang nagsasabi na sa kanila pa rin ang title.

Ang mas gusto ko sa lahat ay ang CDO at Davao peeps here. Davao peeps down to earth din. Alam nila kung saan sila lulugar. Kahit alam nila na their city is in the top three para tuloy naiiisip ko na hindi famous ang kanilang city, what I mean is that katulad din sila ng mga Cebuanos na hindi nagyayabang. Kahit nga mag hohost sila ng Asian Tourism Forum na isang International event, wala akong nabasa na kahit isang pagyayabang di gaya ng Iloilo sobrang yabang pero hindi pa pala naka pag host ng kahit isang International event, hosting such International events is a big evidence na that city is well known, important and well organized, kaya nga bow din ako sa Bacolod sa pag co host nila ng SEA games.
CDO peeps din, I like them. Kahit sila ang ika apat na city in the Philippines in ranking, di rin sila mayayabang at ginagawa lang nila ang lahat for their city na hindi nagyayabang.

Sory sa pagpasok pero hindi ko na kase matake ang kayabangan ng mga taong tinutukoy ko. Hindi nga nag attempt ang Davao na mag overtake sa Cebu na kahit papano may posibilidad din pero ang mga taga Iloilo, ang lalakas ng loob.

You know, I hate ng mgataong nagpaparinig kase eh. As I am reading the posts of the Iloilo peeps here, meron talagang ibang ipinararating ang mga messages nila. Ok lang na mag malaki but not to the point na mayabang na ang dating at out of coverage na kung baga ang sinasabi kahit hindi naman totoo.

Iloilo at Bacolod, try continuing this bashes of yours, and you will just end up going down. Mind you, I know and I mean it. I like the cicites in the Visayas Mindanao area coz they're totally different from the cities in Metro Manila na naghihilahan pababa pero sa tingin ko i-except ko nalang ang Iloilo and Bacolod coz wala rin palang pinag kakaiba sa Manila.

Dito nalang, sana I made my point clear. Sana matauhan ang mga taga Iloilo sa kayabangan nila. Isa lang ang pinopoint ko dito, ang kayabangan. Yun lang. Salamat. Sana makapagpost pa ako sa forum na ito.

Have you all guys noticed?....sa AIM survey pa lang....those who do not make 'noise' mostly went to the tops.....while those na 'nag-iingay' are at the bottom of the list...

AIM makes me really wonder :ohno:

rants...chants....bashings and bickerings....
humbugs....braggadocios...and egotrips...

what a noise :sleepy:

All inputs are appreciated but I think we should move on now. Wala na sanang makisaw-saw pa sa issue kasi tapos na.

Hindi na mahirap intindihin yun di ba?

YUN LANG.

More good news for IloIlo.....IloIlo on the go

Oton municipal hall undergoes face-lift

Oton municipal hall had recently undergone a face-lift giving emphasis on its façade. The rehabilitation had impressively resulted into a wider and a friendly-receiving area catering to all the residents and transient clients as well.

Mayor Carina V. Flores, according to a source, had other plans as part of her program of governance, including rehabilitating both the market and public plaza.

The Oton municipal hall was constructed on October 31, 1955. With its new look and the completion of the Tax Payer's Lounge facing the lagoon, as well as the vertical extension of Annex A Building, soon, work on similar extension shall begin on Annex B.

Noteworthy is the fact that the face-lift did not alter the original design of the municipal hall, but rather improved on it. This has been the approach since 1993 when its expansion began with the addition of Annex A and Annex B.

The purpose of the project is to provide an orderly, fast and efficient service in the daily transactions of the public and the different local and national offices/agencies operating in the local government unit.

In the second floor of Annex A one will find the offices of the HRMO, the Municipal Engineer and Municipal Agriculture and Cooperative Office (MACO).

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Bulabog Puti-an national park gains attention

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has given attention to Bulabog Puti-an National Park (BPNP) this year, 2006 as one of the Protected Areas that should be extensively developed as one of the eco-tourist center of Panay Islands.


In the past, BPNP was already gaining grounds among the students in the Province of Iloilo as one of the destination for field study being one of the remaining forest in Iloilo that showcased many attractions like caves, springs, and old growth forest trees. It was also used by the DENR as a training venue for Assisted Natural Regeneration.

Lately, the DENR under the administration of Regional Executive Director Julian D. Amador had signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the West Visayas College of Science and Technology who will help in the drafting of a development plan that wil l include the creation of a mascot to represent the Park and the design for cottages, butterfly gardens and other amenities that will make the Park an ideal eco-tourist destination.

On February 16, the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), a governing body of the park that is composed of NGOs, academe, people's organization, barangay representatives from barangays in the vicinity of the Park and the Local government of Dingle and San Enrique held its first meeting for 2006 and discuss the strategies on how to protect the park. It was presided by OIC-RTD Arlene T. Dalawis of the Protected Area

It was agreed by the PAMB that they would pass a resolution addressed to the provincial government to grant incentives to the Barangay Tanods conducting foot patrol works at the Park. The protection works will be intensified due to the investigation reports made by Forester Tony Boy Latoza who said that there had been illegal cutting of trees nearing the entrance of the Park but outside of the Park's perimeter.

Mayor Solinap of Dingle donated a service motor vehicle to the Park mana gement under PASu Apolinario Corbal as a means of transportation for the mobility of the Forest Guards and the Park Superintendent himself to intensify its patrol works.

PENRO Iloilo Valentin Talabero is in charge of the total supervision of the projects in Bulabog Puti-an Natural Park.

glad to drop by the NEW ILOILO THREAD .... hello there and everyone ... cheers to all ... and thank you RENELL. Great stuffs indeed. Thank you Sandrin for re-starting the thread. Cheers !

All inputs are appreciated but I think we should move on now. Wala na sanang makisaw-saw pa sa issue kasi tapos na.

Hindi na mahirap intindihin yun di ba?

YUN LANG.

Hello Daks! Mind you, New Yorker ka rin pala? 'twas a busy week and nagkasabay pa sa closing of Iloilo thread, which is fortunate enough (lol) but here I am again .. all alive and kicking. I've spoken to Wecky 2 days ago and I've learned that our thread was resurrected by Sandrin.

Cheers everyone !

welcome HOME, Kirby. Ara ka da gali. Busy? It's very cold for the last few days ... hehehe .. glad you're coping well.

Anyway, I'm glad to see you once more. Been a busy week for all of us. Thank God, it's almost over ... cheers !

Hey, I locked the other thread TEMPORARILY for a reason. You cant wait for less than a week? I'm pretty busy with school, and i will get back to that ASAP. Apologies if you disagree but i have to tend to priorities first.

I understand it is an action unfair to most of the forumers...but the people involved should have thought of that first. I closed it so that while i cannot attend to the issue immediately, the bashing wont escalate/continue.

NOTED, Grey X.

ahahaha...gin martial law gali kamo dire... :) ...sige magpuli ko da sa march 18...shot ta.... :)

welcome, Shatorre. I guess the Proclamation 1017 was extended here in Iloilo Thread. Mind you, Iloilo Media is in a very tight watch at the moment. :)

Iloilo to host
Camel Supercross


After the successful launch in Talisay City last Feb. 19, the Camel Supercross International Championship Series 2006 resumes with several action- packed races in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on March 5.

With most of the region’s leading supercross riders in attendance, the Camel Supercross Chamionship Series 2006 is again expected to attract another huge crowd from this fast- growing Western Visayas city noted for its century-old churches and colorful religious festivals.

This is the third straight year that the prestigious series sponsored by Camel and sanctioned by the National Motorcycle Sports and Safety Association (NAMSSA) is being held in this capital city on the southwest portion of Panay Island.

Two of the region’s leading supercross riders - defending champion Glenn Aguilar of the Philippines and James Robinson of New Zealand - will again take center stage in the one- day event which will also be participated in by riders from all over the country.

Last Feb. 19, the kickoff leg of the competition was held in Talisay City, Bacolod where Aguilar and Robinson shared top honors by winning the Camel pro 125 and pro open categories, respectively.

Aguilar swept the Camel pro 125 category, but Robinson evened up the score by dominating the Camel pro open class over Aguilar and multi-titled Jovi Saulog.
“It’s interesting to watch how Aguilar and Robinson will fare against each other in the Iloilo leg,” said NAMSSA President Ken Falco.

“I’m sure both riders will do their best to win the races before an expected huge crowd.”
Aside from the Camel pro 125 and pro open categories, the other events to be disputed are intermediate, veterans, executive, novice open production, novice 2125 production, beginner open production, novice local enduro, pantra and scooter.

The Camel Supercross International Championship Series is open only to riders and spectators 18 years old and above. The organizers reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone who fails to show any proof of their age eligibility.

For inquires, call or text NAMSSA at cell 0917- 8992363


(from Panay News online)

:) :rock: :righton: :dj: :dance2:

It rocks, Daks ! How are you, btw? I haven't seen Chymera posting as well? Guess the student is very busy indeed.

Hi to Lew, Soulmaker and Shatorre. Shatorre if my guess is right, kilalahanay gid kita. I reviewed some stuffs in Dinagyang with Wecky last time. Ambut if the info is right pero Batch 1995 ka man no? And your based in Singapore? :)

WELCOME SHATORRE !

Baw amo gid na ang pinakanami migs hehehe damo gid na diri "BSN"...pa drive-drive lang sa lexus ni mrs ah hehehe

BSN as in Bana Sang Nurse? lol. Are you one of them Daks? Well, welcome to the world then.

Some of our classmates are there in NYC. But we've known one gid nga mabuot dira Daks. Oh btw, are you a member of Centralian NY Chapter. Hope you are coz they're holding a meeting once a month. Sadya gid da. If you want, I'll give you some contact person. :)

Bulabog Puti-an National Park gains attention


THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources has given attention to Bulabog Puti-an National Park (BPNP) this year, 2006 as one of the Protected Areas that should be extensively developed as one of the eco-tourist center of Panay Islands.

In the past, BPNP was already gaining grounds among the students in the Province of Iloilo as one of the destination for field study being one of the remaining forest in Iloilo that showcased many attractions like caves, springs, and old growth forest trees. It was also used by the DENR as a training venue for Assisted Natural Regeneration.

Lately, the DENR under the administration of Regional Executive Director Julian D. Amador had signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the West Visayas College of Science and Technology who will help in the drafting of a development plan that will include the creation of a mascot to represent the Park and the design for cottages, butterfly gardens and other amenities that will make the Park an ideal eco-tourist destination.

On February 16, the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), a governing body of the park that is composed of NGOs, academe, people's organization, barangay representatives from barangays in the vicinity of the Park and the Local government of Dingle and San Enrique held its first meeting for 2006 and discuss the strategies on how to protect the park. It was presided by OIC-RTD Arlene T. Dalawis of the Protected Area.

It was agreed by the PAMB that they would pass a resolution addressed to the provincial government to grant incentives to the Barangay Tanods conducting foot patrol works at the Park. The protection works will be intensified due to the investigation reports made by Forester Tony Boy Latoza who said that there had been illegal cutting of trees nearing the entrance of the Park but outside of the Park's perimeter.

Mayor Solinap of Dingle donated a service motor vehicle to the Park management under PASu Apolinario Corbal as a means of transportation for the mobility of the Forest Guards and the Park Superintendent himself to intensify its patrol works.

Penro Iloilo Valentin Talabero is in charge of the total supervision of the projects in Bulabog Puti-an Natural Park.(Penro Iloilo)


(from SunSta Iloilo News online)

NYC masubo? Baw kung ako ara da... gabi-i gab-i siguro on the go ako! NY City is not sleeping.... go with the rushing crowd... :)

I agree Soul. NYC is such a great place. A lot of stuffs are happening there. Mind you, Soul is the fittest person to be in New York someday.

Soul, belated b-day gali. We greeted you sa thread which has been closed. Hope you had a wonderful b-days. And more to come, my friend. :)

diri na ko nga daan sa NY wecks pro hehehe anyway, the closure of the thread was unexpected...the issue was already fizzling out when the action was made

I thought you were in LA or Las Vegas? Well, my guess is wrong or I've just read somebody's PM, daks. But glad you're there. I hope to visit NYC next year. My uncle's family was there two months ago for a vacation. Nami daw. Hope to meet you dira, one of these days. :)

ahahaha...gin martial law gali kamo dire... :) ...sige magpuli ko da sa march 18...shot ta.... :)

going home? Wow. Enjoy Shat ! No plans of going home this year. Gin-cancel ko na for some reason. Regards lang ko da sa tanan. Cheers !

Out na ko. May i-PM kuno karon si Wecky sa imo, Shat. Have a good day and enjoy !

How I wish nga "BSN" ako hahaha unfortunately indi NAR-ES is misis hehehe actually di gid man masubo diri ah...i got my family here and there are a lot of things to do around NYC...syempre there's no place like home gid ya and kun papili-on ako...mabalik ako ya sa pilipinas hehehe after this year maybe mas matinir na ako dugay sa Iloilo


BSN as in Bana Sang Nurse? lol. Are you one of them Daks? Well, welcome to the world then.

Some of our classmates are there in NYC. But we've known one gid nga mabuot dira Daks. Oh btw, are you a member of Centralian NY Chapter. Hope you are coz they're holding a meeting once a month. Sadya gid da. If you want, I'll give you some contact person. :)

post lang ako sang makadali ... hehehe.

@shatorre, may gin-PM ako sa imo da. Have a look. And gee, grabe imo promotion sang Sciencia et Fides ba?

Anyway, good to note some developments going on in Iloilo amidst crisis we have back home.

@daks, enjoy NY whilst it last .. :)

Mga abyan,

May I suggest that we keep this thread limited to the news and developments in Iloilo. Ang aton mga abi-abi kag panamyaw, didto lang naton i-post sa "Ilonggo gid ya!" Thread (under the Samahan category). This way, our moderators who are not Ilonggo will not feel that we are using bandwith for simple Ilonggo chit-chat. Also, hope some of you guys could also post a few Ilonggo/Hiligaynon lessons on that thread in the same manner that there are Spanish lessons in the Foro Filipino en Espanol thread.

See you guys there on the "Ilonggo Gid Ya! (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=7447159#post7447159) " thread.

Farmers to access agricultural information and technologies through SMS


Farmers in the region can now access new and relevant information and technologies in the field of agriculture, forestry and natural resources (AFNR) through the use of cell phones or short message services (SMS).


"Texting is one of the most efficient and available forms of communications today, and hence it is a good medium for transferring technologies to farmers and other clients", said Dr. Reynaldo Dusaran, dean of Central Philippine University (CPU), College of Agriculture and Techno Gabay coordinator in the region.

Dusaran added that the use of SMS is a fast, practical and easy way to provide the farmers the information and technologies needed to enhance their farming activities.

In the region, the SMS program will be implemented through the Farmers' Information and Technology Service (FITS) Centers and the Magsaska Siyentista (MS) program.

FITS Centers are one-stop information shop hosted by local government units which aimed at improving access of farmers, traders, processors, entrepreneurs, and students to information and technologies in agriculture. As information and technology service provider the Centers offer different form of IEC materials and conduct trainings, caravans, and demonstration and techno clinics.

Magsasaka Siyentistas, on the other hand, are outstanding farmers who demonstrate successful application of S&T based and indigenous technologies. They are active participants, facilitators and initiators of technology development and transfer processes.

The FITS Centers and MSs will receive cellular phones to be used in bringing the problems and concerns of farmers to Western Visayas Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (Wesvarrdec) and Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (Pcarrd) for necessary action and recommendations.

On their part, Wesvarrdec and Pcarrd will always be ready to respond to the queries and concerns of the farmers within 24 hours.

The use of SMS is part of the program of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Pcarrd, known as Knowledge Networking towards Enterprising Agricultural Communities or K-AgriNet which aims to improve access to information, modern technologies, indigenous knowledge by farmers, fisherfolk and agribusiness entrepreneurs through ICT.

Seven (7) FITS centers are included in the K-AgriNet program. These are FITS Tubungan and Barotac Viejo in Iloilo, FITS CapSU-Mambusao in Capiz, FITS Banga in Aklan, FITS Guimaras, FITS Negros Occidental and FITS Libertad in Antique.

Each of these FITS Centers will get two (2) desktop computers with peripherals, two (2) cellular phones, a digital camera, and thumb drive and web cameras. Deployment of the equipment to the FITS Centers will start on March 2, 2006.

Cleto H. Cordero

(from The News Today Info online)

How I wish nga "BSN" ako hahaha unfortunately indi NAR-ES is misis hehehe actually di gid man masubo diri ah...i got my family here and there are a lot of things to do around NYC...syempre there's no place like home gid ya and kun papili-on ako...mabalik ako ya sa pilipinas hehehe after this year maybe mas matinir na ako dugay sa Iloilo


okay lang ina Daks. Glad to know sang plan mo to go home and stay there for a while. Sadya gid man to sa Iloilo iya. I hope the next I goes home, medyo malawig-lawig man ang i-spend ko sa Iloilo. Daks, "home is where the heart is" kuno. :)

RDC VI invites applicants
to FY-2006 study tour to Japan


ILOILO City (PIA) - The Regional Development Council (RDC) will conduct pre-screening of regional nominees for the FY 2006 Philippine-Japan Friendship Program for the 21st Century.

Interested applicants ages 18–35 years old with specialization in the following categories can apply at NEDA VI (C/O Macro Division), Fort San Pedro, Iloilo City on or before March 10, 2006:

Administration: Local Administration
Education: Primary/Lower Secondary Level Administration
Agriculture: Aquaculture
Agro-Economics
Environmental Conservation: Environmental Education
Health and Medical Services: Maternal and Child Care
According to ARD Arturo G. Valero, NEDA VI Officer-in-Charge & Secretary of RDC VI, this Japan-ASEAN Youth Program is an annual activity conducted by the Japanese government under a technical cooperation scheme to promote human resource development and foster friendly relations between Japan and the Philippines.

Under this program, the participants are invited to tour Japan for 23 days in order to study their specialized fields and to meet Japanese people, Mr. Valero added.

For more information, interested applicants may contact NEDA VI (c/o MICAD) at telephone numbers: (033) 3376840 or 3372671.


(from Panay News online)

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go, go na, fellow Ilonggos ! :cheers:

Domestic airport privatized soon


ILOILO City – The government’s plan to privatize the Iloilo Domestic Airport in Mandurriao District is on its way.

Mayor Jerry Treñas disclosed that the Department of Finance’s (DOF) Assets Disposition Program Task Force had already discussed the “disposal” of the domestic airport with the different national government agencies.

He said the task force had convened this week with the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Air Transportation Office (ATO) and the local government unit concerned.

“The task force had already chosen an adviser. The CB Michael Ellis,” Treñas told reporters yesterday.

“The CB Michael Ellis is involved in the conversion of former US military bases into industrial areas – like the Clark Air Base – and the development of Fort Bonifacio,” Treñas explained.

“The ‘disposal’ shall provide a new growth area for the City of Iloilo,” he said, adding that the adviser shall come up with an initial report on April 3 and shall finish the plan within eleven weeks, starting last Wednesday.

During her visit here last January, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in a banquet tendered by the city government, announced the privatization of the domestic airport “to be developed to enhance tourism.”

Arroyo had dinner at Arevalo District tendered by the city government through the League of Cities of the Philippines.

Treñas welcomed the privatization of the domestic airport since it would incorporate the requirements of infrastructure of the city and the Metro Iloilo Development Council (MIDC).

He said the 60-hectare lot area which is government-owned property will entail not less than P5 billion proceeds.


(from Panay News online)

Hi everyone ! Been off for a while .. and here I am again. What happened to our Thread 10? I was shocked to see it was locked and nasa page 2 na siya. Aw ah? Nano ini?

Anyways, glad to read all new stuffs ongoing sa Iloilo. Kanami lang. I hope sige-sige na ini ang development sang Iloilo. Well, the city is absolutely doing great and indi man magpaulihi ang probinsiya. Good to note that Iloilo province is not lagging behind the city in terms of progress. Dapat sabay ini sila or complimentary ang development.

Anyway, cheers everyone ! Paspas ILOILO !

Domestic airport privatized soon


ILOILO City – The government’s plan to privatize the Iloilo Domestic Airport in Mandurriao District is on its way.

Mayor Jerry Treñas disclosed that the Department of Finance’s (DOF) Assets Disposition Program Task Force had already discussed the “disposal” of the domestic airport with the different national government agencies.

He said the task force had convened this week with the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Air Transportation Office (ATO) and the local government unit concerned.

“The task force had already chosen an adviser. The CB Michael Ellis,” Treñas told reporters yesterday.

“The CB Michael Ellis is involved in the conversion of former US military bases into industrial areas – like the Clark Air Base – and the development of Fort Bonifacio,” Treñas explained.

“The ‘disposal’ shall provide a new growth area for the City of Iloilo,” he said, adding that the adviser shall come up with an initial report on April 3 and shall finish the plan within eleven weeks, starting last Wednesday.

During her visit here last January, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in a banquet tendered by the city government, announced the privatization of the domestic airport “to be developed to enhance tourism.”


(from Panay News online)

any plans for this site? I hope it will help propel "more" of Iloilo's economy. :cheers:

Put the acts, actors together under one umbrella


The country in general may be reeling from speculations of instability but Iloilo City is reeling from so many investments potentials that all it has to do is put them all together under one big umbrella of cooperative efforts for greater impact.


This was the overall perspective of the panelists in a roundtable discussion organized by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the ABS-CBN TV 10 with funding assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) held the other day.

The forum was anchored/moderated by Atty. Jobert Peñaflorida of ABS-CBN's Sikat Ka! Iloilo Program. It was dubbed "Who Does What? In Achieving Iloilo City's Vision of a 'Premier City' by 2015."

...(PIA 6/ESSubong)
Source : The News Today Online


who's who ba talaga ang involved dito? Joebert Penaflorida is one of my fave opnion's columnist. Of course, Mr Martin Soriano of Panay News and Prof Funtecha of Hews today. These three are the best for me. Tani we can access infos or programme from ABS TV 10 via net. Mas maayo gid makapamati personal comments than just reading it all along. :)

Anyway, the vision is great and I gladly support it gid ! :)

South Coast Int'l school makes a unique ecological statement
By Jeanne Tan-Te


GETTING the glory while saving the environment - hey, what more can any teen ask for? This is exactly what Margareth Jun Cartagena and Terence Bryan Alinsod, both 14-year-old Sophomores at South Coast International School in Oton, Iloilo, enjoyed for a while. They were crowned King and Queen 2006 on February 25 in celebration of the school's 2nd Year Foundation Day Anniversary.

Would you believe, they won their crowns out of collecting garbage?

Instead of the usual means like selling ballots or soliciting monetary donations in order to raise funds, the administration of South Coast International School opted to remain true to its mission of providing "value-laden activities wherein they can instill in their students some important information and valuable knowledge that they can appreciate and use in the future". And so, the school announced that the Foundation Queen and members of her royal court were to be selected based on the volume of recyclable items which they would be able to collect.

Off went the South Coast kids, collecting garbage from relatives, neighbors, and sari-sari stores.

But here's what made the real story

According to Terence and Principal Zenaida Rivera, it was Margareth Jun who had the bigger desire to win. She encouraged all her classmates to help out. On the days of canvassing, she would check each of her classmates if they have brought in their trash --- contributions, that is. Aside from asking help from their relatives, the whole Second Year class went to the nearby bakeries and at Oton Public Market to ask for tin cans, "tansans", bottles, plastic materials etc. Some of them went to the shorelines while others even "scavenged" from public trash cans. In the end, Margareth Jun's eagerness to win transformed into a spirit of teamwork among her classmates.

By the final canvassing, Terence came up with more than 200 kilos of recyclables. Another classmate came to school with one whole tricycle of scraps. It was a triumph for the whole Sophomore class.

How to actively participate and not just learn from lectures

"Further development and greater awareness of their socio-civic responsibility while providing them with meaningful and memorable school experiences that may last their lifetime," Rafael Monteclaro, Jr., owner and school administrator reiterates his vision for the South Coast studentry. Kids can always learn about ecological values in the classroom. How to practice these values is what really matters. The High School classes are planning to conduct another garbage collection endeavor, this time, to fund their camping activity in April rather than asking money from their parents. "Picking up garbage and disposing them properly and even think of them as a potential source of income has become second nature to our students. We wanted them to learn how to actively participate in the preservation of our environment. Not just learn from lectures," Monteclaro enthused.

"The school administration actually spent more (than the amount raised by the campaign to fund) the celebration of the Foundation Day but it was more of the values imparted on the children of how to segregate garbage and how it can be a source of money" , school directress Dorothy Monteclaro added. "I believe that good interpersonal skills are more important than (mere) intellectual capacity. Kids in other countries like the U.S. study or train in non-academic skills that build their self-confidence and this is what helps them deal better with the challenges that come with adult life," she says.

A locally-owned school with a global outlook

South Coast International School is located in Oton, Iloilo. It is run by retired US Navy Rafael Monteclaro Jr. and his wife Dorothy who was Program Coordinator of the US Navy in Treasure Island, San Francisco for Special Children with Special Needs. They were looking for a school that has balanced IQ and EQ program when they came home after retiring. They decided to put up the school out of their own personal need to provide their children with quality education that can prepare them with enough competence when they go to college in the U.S. later on.



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Quota Int'l launches Interactive Library
By Ramel Dela Cruz


QUOTA International Iloilo has one again conducted an activity in accordance to their celebration of Shatter Silence week.

Last Feb. 24, 2006, they launched the Interactive Library at the Leganes Resource Center for the Deaf (LRCD).

The said project was for the hearing-impaired students of the Interactive School in the said center, according to Nela J. Tan, chairperson of the LRCD. She also recognized the great support of her fellow Quotanians in giving help in materializing this project. She said that she was very thankful because the students were provided with books, a personal computer, and other school materials, which can help the hearing-impaired students to enhance their interest level.

After her speech, Baby L. Porras, president of Quota Iloilo, said the project was for the pursuit of the total development of the students. Through this Interactive Library, Quota will support them all the way.

Then, the hearing impaired students performed an intermission number featuring the Bantay Bata theme song.

After the number, Alejandro Robles, executive assistant of the Municipal Mayor, the guest speaker, talked about the municipality's full support to the development of these children, as well as to the many projects of Quota.

The cutting of the ribbon was done by Robles, Porras, and Tan.

After the closing remarks delivered by Kathy Lim, lunch which was sponsored by Payless Restaurant, was served.

The Interactive School of the Hearing-Impaired is now open for enrollment.


(from Sunstar Iloilo News)

UPV hosts 6th Interactive Museum of West Visayan Traditional Arts and Crafts


THE Center for West Visayan Studies (CWVS) of U.P. Visayas in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) cordially invites everybody to its 6th Interactive Museum of West Visayan Traditional Arts and Crafts, which will be held on March 7-8, 2006 at the Little Theater Grounds, UPV Iloilo City campus.

The interactive museum will present crafts and local delicacies that are not only traditional or indigenous but are already in danger of being abandoned due to modern day preference for Western products and food. It is a move to recognize local craftsmen and delicacy makers who have survived the onslaught of Westernization and competition from foreign economic and technological dominance. A selected sample of craftsmen and delicacy makers will demonstrate their crafts to viewers to instill appreciation and to make learning experience more interesting and enjoyable. There will also be a sale of finished products.

This year, the interactive museum will feature 12 local crafts and delicacies that are representative of the six provinces comprising the West Visayan region. These include patadyong and hablon weaving and calamayhati and baye-baye making of Miagao, bandi and butong-butong making of San Joaquin, bamboocraft of Maasin, bolo and knife making of Badiangan, pottery making of San Miguel and Mandurriao, and bibingka making of Molo, all from the province and city of Iloilo. Antique will be represented by mat and basket weavers of Pandan and Tobias Fornier while Capiz features its woodcraft from Roxas City. Guimaras will showcase its famous miniature boat and galleon making from Buenavista and Aklan, the famous pina and nito weaving of Kalibo. In lieu of piaya making, which will not be available during the festival day, a barquillos making will be showcased.

Come and interact with our craftsmen and delicacy makers and learn the traditional art of weaving, cooking, and fashioning tools and local materials. Discover the best of our surviving local culture in the 6th Interactive Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts. For more information, write or call the Director of the Center for West Visayan Studies, UPV, Iloilo City/338-1894. Just look for Bing, Eliod, or Randy.


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International group lauds city's power and fuel savings
By Eireen Manikan


THE International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) has commended the city government for substantially minimizing electricity and fuel usage in Iloilo City.

The commendation was posted in the ICLEI-Southeast Asia homepage.


Mayor Jerry Treñas said the city is a member of the council and an active participant in sustainable development programs sponsored by ICLEI. The council has also provided technical assistance to the city's various projects.

Treñas said one of the partnerships the city government has with the international organization is implementing projects that are geared towards climate change protection.

In its homepage statement, the ICLEI said the city "reported a significant fuel and financial savings from streetlight retrofits and traffic policy enforcement." Because of these two programs, the city realized a combined estimate of P775 million or $14 million in savings.

Citing a report by city environment and natural resources officer Noel Hechanova, the ICLEI said that the implementation of the Perimeter Boundary Ordinance which restricted almost a thousand public utility vehicles from entering the city's boundaries since February 2004 also resulted in 9,225 liters of daily fuel savings equivalent to P751 million.

The streetlights retrofitting project which changed all incandescent lamps found in major metro thoroughfares and barangays to high sodium lamps likewise minimized energy use by 6,360 kilowatts a day and an estimated savings worth P2 million.

The city also organized a fuel and energy conservation task force which outlined the city's local climate agenda and pegged the energy reduction target by at least 10 percent.

Treñas thanked ICLEI for the commendation and said that the city will consistently do its share to ensure significant changes in terms of environmental concerns.

The mayor added that the city is now actively participating in ICLEI's water campaign and is also enjoining other local government units to do the same.

As of now, the city has already reached 4 out of the 5 climate change protection milestones it has intended to achieve, Treñas pointed out.


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New abattoir opens in July
By Adora Bandorio


THE new modern city slaughterhouse now nearing completion in Jaro district will be fully operational by July this year.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas told members of the Iloilo City Hall Press Corps that the construction of the double AA abattoir financed by the Department of Agriculture in a 2.3-hectare lot in Barangay Tacas is expected to be completed before the end of the second quarter.

Treñas said that once finished and operational, the new facility will ensure easier and safer meat production. The P16-million project also includes the establishment of a waste water treatment facility, a holding pen and a water system, the mayor added.

Only recently, Treñas revealed that a P10-million grant from the Office of the President was approved for use by the city government to construct the animal pens and the purchase of equipment.

Treñas said the completion of the new slaughterhouse manifests the coordinated efforts of national agencies and the city government to provide better and safe services to city residents. "The new facility will likewise enable the city to maximize revenue emanating from its operation," the mayor pointed out.

Once the new abattoir is in full operation, Treñas said the old city slaughterhouse in Molo district will be sold at public auction.


(from Sunstar Iloilo News online)

Unsaon man na hitabo dinhi? Sugarbaby, si Wecky ug si Chymera mga culprito pod sa pag bastos. Usisaha lang palihug ang Iloilo City & Province Thread VII, Dili mahimong kining mga tawo na moderators.
Excuse me? why are you blaming me when all the while I have been trying my best to calm things down sa thread X issue :|
If you don't know the whole issue, better avoid pointing fingers na lang ... lihog lang da ah

:)

It rocks, Daks ! How are you, btw? I haven't seen Chymera posting as well? Guess the student is very busy indeed.

Hi to Lew, Soulmaker and Shatorre. Shatorre if my guess is right, kilalahanay gid kita. I reviewed some stuffs in Dinagyang with Wecky last time. Ambut if the info is right pero Batch 1995 ka man no? And your based in Singapore? :)
First duty ko special areas, DR pa (sa Pototan) ... 3 days, no computer no tv :D

Grabeh guid ya ... first time ko nakakita ng child birth
Pero it was ok coz mayu amon CI ...

City's 'dirty tag-ger' not known to EU
By Florence F. Hibionada

Iloilo City -- Remember the Dr. Lee W. Stranssenberg, supposed Tourism Chief of the European Union (EU)? Remember him with his call to other foreign nationals not to go visit Iloilo City? Remember his 'diagnosis' that the city stands to be the dirtiest in the Philippines, his January stay with other EU envoys most unpleasant and undesirable?

Turns out now he is not any cleaner, pleasant and desirable himself. In fact, he may not even be who he says he is as The News Today (TNT) got this confirmation from the EU - "there is no Dr. Lee W. Stranssenberg working in the European Commission."

On the contrary, what the EU has are policies concerning tourism. And the right EU body to address related tourism concerns is the Directorate-General (DG) of the European Commission for Enterprise and Industry. For any information, the right person to contact is the Commission Spokesperson for Enterprise and Industry issues, Karin Pithan.

This, TNT learned from a quick reply of the EU Directorate-General's office in an email sent that sought verification of "Dr. Lee's" whereabouts.

To recall, no less than Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said he will take action on the Stranssenberg complaint even as he stands to refute the "dirtiest city" tag. Sure, Iloilo City does have valid problems on abusive taxi drivers and traffic in select city streets yet as Trompeta pointed out, it is not fair to be judged as the "most unpleasant and most undesirable" city for supposedly being the Philippines' dirtiest.
http://thenewstoday.info/2006/03/03/citys.dirty.tag.ger.not.known.to.eu.html

Excuse me? why are you blaming me when all the while I have been trying my best to calm things down sa thread X issue :|
If you don't know the whole issue, better avoid pointing fingers na lang ... please lang ha


First duty ko special areas, DR pa (sa Pototan) ... 3 days, no computer no tv :D

Grabeh guid ya ... first time ko nakakita ng child birth
Pero it was ok coz mayu amon CI ...

@chy, hulata lang until tyempo mo na nga imo bata ang ibun-ag kay grabe ang imo kalipay :)

This was made by somebody who wants to pull down Iloilo but they can not make it. Hehehe! Tani madakpan lang kung sino 'ni sya!

City's 'dirty tag-ger' not known to EU
By Florence F. Hibionada

Iloilo City -- Remember the Dr. Lee W. Stranssenberg, supposed Tourism Chief of the European Union (EU)? Remember him with his call to other foreign nationals not to go visit Iloilo City? Remember his 'diagnosis' that the city stands to be the dirtiest in the Philippines, his January stay with other EU envoys most unpleasant and undesirable?

Turns out now he is not any cleaner, pleasant and desirable himself. In fact, he may not even be who he says he is as The News Today (TNT) got this confirmation from the EU - "there is no Dr. Lee W. Stranssenberg working in the European Commission."

On the contrary, what the EU has are policies concerning tourism. And the right EU body to address related tourism concerns is the Directorate-General (DG) of the European Commission for Enterprise and Industry. For any information, the right person to contact is the Commission Spokesperson for Enterprise and Industry issues, Karin Pithan.

This, TNT learned from a quick reply of the EU Directorate-General's office in an email sent that sought verification of "Dr. Lee's" whereabouts.

To recall, no less than Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said he will take action on the Stranssenberg complaint even as he stands to refute the "dirtiest city" tag. Sure, Iloilo City does have valid problems on abusive taxi drivers and traffic in select city streets yet as Trompeta pointed out, it is not fair to be judged as the "most unpleasant and most undesirable" city for supposedly being the Philippines' dirtiest.
http://thenewstoday.info/2006/03/03/citys.dirty.tag.ger.not.known.to.eu.html

This another development for Iloilo.


New abattoir opens in July
By Adora Bandorio

THE new modern city slaughterhouse now nearing completion in Jaro district will be fully operational by July this year.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas told members of the Iloilo City Hall Press Corps that the construction of the double AA abattoir financed by the Department of Agriculture in a 2.3-hectare lot in Barangay Tacas is expected to be completed before the end of the second quarter.

Treñas said that once finished and operational, the new facility will ensure easier and safer meat production. The P16-million project also includes the establishment of a waste water treatment facility, a holding pen and a water system, the mayor added.

Only recently, Treñas revealed that a P10-million grant from the Office of the President was approved for use by the city government to construct the animal pens and the purchase of equipment.

Treñas said the completion of the new slaughterhouse manifests the coordinated efforts of national agencies and the city government to provide better and safe services to city residents. "The new facility will likewise enable the city to maximize revenue emanating from its operation," the mayor pointed out.

Once the new abattoir is in full operation, Treñas said the old city slaughterhouse in Molo district will be sold at public auction.


Source : Sunstar Iloilo Online
Link : http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/03/04/news/new.abattoir.opens.in.july.html

First duty ko special areas, DR pa (sa Pototan) ... 3 days, no computer no tv :D

Grabeh guid ya ... first time ko nakakita ng child birth
Pero it was ok coz mayu amon CI ...

you're getting there, Mister ... keep up the good work ! And always maintains WEST standard when it comes to Nursing Education. I'm glad for you and soon you'll find your way here with us. :) Cheers !

This was made by somebody who wants to pull down Iloilo but they can not make it. Hehehe! Tani madakpan lang kung sino 'ni sya!

Well, he tried. You "might" NOT SURE what else this man could do. :) Hopefully, madakpan gid man siya. It's nice to face the culprit all the time. Right through his face :jk: .

Lew, musta na da? Did you attend the Dinagyang Get Together in Manila? I've heard it from Wecky nga may tipon-tipon kamo. :)

^^@kirby, diin ka ya ga-istar sa london? is a lang kamo ka ospital ni wecky?

yep. Upod kami ni Wecky sa hospital but we worked in different areas. I'm working in ITU (intensive therapy unit) whilst Wecky is in Liver Transplant. Six floors lang pagitan namin.. hihihi. I'm in 4th floor, sa 10th naman si Wecky. Mind you Sugarboy, our hospital is 1,200 bed capacity and damo di Pinoy gid.

This another development for Iloilo.


New abattoir opens in July
By Adora Bandorio

Source : Sunstar Iloilo Online
Link : http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/03/04/news/new.abattoir.opens.in.july.html

So long as there's development ongoing, okay gid ina. Slowly BUT surely. Basta iige-sige lang. I've read Chymera's long list of projects before but apparently thread 10 was closed (TEMPORARY daw til further review :) ). So, can't comment much at the moment regarding sa mga projects. Ilonggos in Dinagyang.Com are all so keen as well so at times, I popped there for a visit kung ano pa ang mga pogress sang mga projects nga ni.

Hi everyone ! Been off for a while .. and here I am again. What happened to our Thread 10? I was shocked to see it was locked and nasa page 2 na siya. Aw ah? Nano ini?

Anyways, glad to read all new stuffs ongoing sa Iloilo. Kanami lang. I hope sige-sige na ini ang development sang Iloilo. Well, the city is absolutely doing great and indi man magpaulihi ang probinsiya. Good to note that Iloilo province is not lagging behind the city in terms of progress. Dapat sabay ini sila or complimentary ang development.

Anyway, cheers everyone ! Paspas ILOILO !

Jon, I PMd you so basaha lang.

Developments? Progress? Well and good. I think the city and province are both doing great sa bagay nga ini. I hope the province's economic demograph will improve more with the opening of new Iloilo Airport. Few establishments are relocating their businesses in Pavia, Leganes and Oton so may kumpetensiya na ang city. Most new subdivisions/villages as well are located outside the city na. At times, it'll help the congestion issue. So far, first and fourth districts are competing with each other. The second district is presented with lots of opportunities PERO it remains to be seen pa. Once all infras, etc will be in placed, the second district can rundown all of Iloilo's provincial districts and can even compete with the city itself.

yep. Upod kami ni Wecky sa hospital but we worked in different areas. I'm working in ITU (intensive therapy unit) whilst Wecky is in Liver Transplant. Six floors lang pagitan namin.. hihihi. I'm in 4th floor, sa 10th naman si Wecky. Mind you Sugarboy, our hospital is 1,200 bed capacity and damo di Pinoy gid.
wow! diin na siya? i used to live there too pero dugay na `to.

We're in Hampstead, London. The place is very popular, Sugarboy. It's the Royal Free NHS Trust Hospital (ngalan sang amon hospital). We're just 30-min bus ride to West End and 10-15 min naman via tube. Ari lang kami di. Where in London did you live?

I used to live in Maida Vale W9 pero my school was in Notting Hill W11 :) My wife and I might visit this year. Plano pa man lang.

Been to Notting Hill once for the sake's of seeing the movie's setting with the same title. Hope you can visit London again, Sugarboy.

you're getting there, Mister ... keep up the good work ! And always maintains WEST standard when it comes to Nursing Education. I'm glad for you and soon you'll find your way here with us. :) Cheers !

Westians ka gali Chymera? That's really good. WEST is one of the top schools of nursing in the Philippines. Sang 1995, 50+ or 63 (?) gid ka taga-WEST ang naka-top 20 sa June board. Before, all Iloilo's schools of nursing always took board in June. Lately, ang trend nag-iba naman. Some schools of nursing sa city modified or changed sang ila uptake. SPUI, WVSU and CPU are taking June board with some batches sang CPU kaguha December naman due to a very high number of takers. So tunga na subong. IDC and USA I guessed, December ila board man while UI changes sang scheds all the time.

Ano na year mo?

South Coast Int'l school makes a unique ecological statement
By Jeanne Tan-Te


GETTING the glory while saving the environment - hey, what more can any teen ask for? This is exactly what Margareth Jun Cartagena and Terence Bryan Alinsod, both 14-year-old Sophomores at South Coast International School in Oton, Iloilo, enjoyed for a while. They were crowned King and Queen 2006 on February 25 in celebration of the school's 2nd Year Foundation Day Anniversary.

It's a good act for IS students to help for cleanliness, etc. Too many IS are sprouting in every corners of Iloilo nowadays. In Jaro, there's Sta Clarita International School, too. And sige man padako nila.

Btw, how's the super elite "BOY's ONLY" school in Iloilo? The WESTBRIDGE HIGH. Have they relocated their campus na? Before they're using the Lopez mansion in La Paz. Lately I've heard they moved near ISC area na. Damo dira Europeans or with European parents ang naga-eskwela. Mostly of German origin.

On board SuperFerry 18, a floating hotel
By Janice V. Busil

Photos by A. Chris Fernandez

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Going somewhere in the Philippines? Perhaps, you're planning to visit Manila and the cities of Northern Luzon in the near future. Maybe you are thinking of doing it like the usual - taking it by plane. Why not consider the more adventurous way of traveling? Why not put the phone down and give yourself a time to ponder? Close your eyes and let your imagination wander into the abyss of the kind of vacation that you fancy. You do love the sight of the sea and the comfort of the hotel. Right? Well, why not sail your way to your destination?

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SuperFerry, a huge name in the commerce of shipping, first introduced the SuperFerry 1 into the ports of Manila, Iloilo,and Cagayan de Oro on May of 1990. After a decade and a half, the Aboitiz Transport System conquered the seas with its ten vessels, namely: SuperFerry 1, SuperFerry 2, SuperFerry 5, Superferry 9, SuperFerry 12, SuperFerry 15, SuperFerry 16, SuperFerry 17, SuperFerry 18, SuperFerry 19, and the Our Lady of Medjugorje. These ten vessels has been into the ports of Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Coron, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Dumaguit, General Santos, Iligan, Iloilo, Manila, Ozamis, Puerto Princessa, Roxas, Surigao, Tagbilaran, and Zamboanga. SuperFerry has been setting the trend in the local maritime market. As a proof to that, the company received the International Ship Management (ISM) Code certification for having high standards on safety management, environmental protection, emergency preparedness, maintenance of the ship requirements, qualified and well-trained crew, and development plans for shipboard operations.

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Now the two-year old SuperFerry 18, an exact replica of SuperFerry 17, is sailing with Captain Greg D. Sazon. For twenty-two-hour trip from Iloilo to Manila, the gigantic steel vessel becomes a home to 2,246 passengers and to hundreds of its staff. The 28 cabins, 11 state rooms, and 3 suite rooms offer luxury to the guests.

Mr. Lary Brian Malicse, Hotel Manager of SuperFerry 18, and Miss Reinier Salboro, Guest Service Officer, gladly welcomed the members of local media on a quick on-board tour last March 1, 2006. It was a superb experience.

An escalator, leading to the hotel-like lobby, provides ease to the passengers. The lobby itself is captivating. With amiable front desk officers, you can be assured that your stay will be hassle-free. Right across the information counter is the Star Bar, a place to unwind for the rabid music worshipers. The circular bar counter on the center is surrounded by tables and chairs and on the four corners of the crystal-enclosed room are the four videoke sets.

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Next to the Star Bar is the home of the pasalubong stuffs known to most foreign guests, the Island Souvenir. On its right wing, a convenience store called the Quik Mart houses different products ranging from foods to other personal necessities. Further on, is the most active part of the ship, the Island Fiesta. An eating place, similar to the foodcourts we have, that serves affordable foods and drinks. For only P40.00 you can have a set of a cup of rice and chicken or pork. If you're tastebuds are looking for that street-food taste, you don't have to worry because fishballs and the likes are also available. At night, the Island Fiesta transforms into a party arena. You can listen to the band playing while having a gulp of your favorite beer. Yes, beers are also available at P61.00 on board. If you get lucky, you can witness the once-a-month Captain's Night where you get to see the captain of the vessel sing or groove. It is also the time for the crew to entertain the guests using their God-given talents. Pretty cool!

For the Tantra and Counterstrike addict, you need not go psycho because they have a gaming station on board too. Isn't it great?

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For the businessmen and for the gastronomic type who prefers fine dining, the Horizon Bar and Cafe meet your needs. It has a wide room with brown and white furnitures giving it the modern and classy look. Framed paintings hang on the walls and TV sets installed in each corner. The place is ideal for family dinners, casual business meetings, and romantic dates. Imagine dining in a fine restaurant with mouth-watering menu served by friendly waiters while seeing the calm sea through the side windows. Perfect!


Inside the State Room, a remnant of the old Tatami rooms, are the two Japanese beds covered with white sheets. The room is very oriental. The kind that you often see in Japanese movies. The windows are small with an translucent creamy paper-like material attached to it. The mocha-colored mat-like carpet covers the floor. The Suite Room, on the other hand, is more westernized. A window with an ochre blind completes its amorous ambiance. The Cabin Rooms are more suitable for a traveling family. It contains eight cubicles with corresponding curtains designed to give the occupants a sense of privacy. Each room also includes a television set, a toilet and a shower room.

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Aside from the mentioned rooms, the Supervalue and the Megavalue packs are also present. The Supervalue has two subcategories: the yellow, a non-aircon , and the red, with aircon. The Megavalue, a wide room of beds equipped with aircon. Another option is the Jetseater. By the name itself it is a chamber similar to that of an aircraft with airplane seats that can be reclined. The Jetseater is for the overnight travelers. It is only available during peak seasons though to accommodate more passengers. The Jetseater and Supervalue share the same rate.

Medical concerns are also given emphasis by SuperFerry. To attest to that, a medical clinic is also available to answer health concerns.

For the more religious ones, enlightenment and inner peace is not that far. The universal prayer room, a solemn and quiet place containing nothing but chairs and a podium designed so to respect the differences in faith of the guests, is open to all.

Couples who can't wait to tie a knot and make a vow while on board can actually be united by a matrimony officiated by the captain himself!

So if you think that being on board is a total bore, think again. This is what you are missing - a luxurious and exhilarating cruise that is worth your 22-hour stay. Experience the floating hotel now!

(from The News Today)