ari lang ko Kirbs. I'm reading previous posts, etc para indi ta magsala posting diri .. and of course for updates. Thanks for the articles posted above ... good works for the hardworking mayor of Dumangas, Iloilo.

:applause: :applause: :applause:
ok lang. Keep reading. Paano kay talagsa sa malaka na lang post mo di. Damo na balita subong nga maayo. Hope nga maka-generate dako nga income ang aton probinsiya. :)

Yes, of course it was edited.. hehe.. I just wanted to show that if they could only limit the putting up of billboards in the city, the place would look much less stressful.


I haven't got much choice but to take pictures at dusk, the rest of the day I'm in class.. hehe... But really, the lighting at these times can be really great.


I was hesitant to post this picture taken inside Southville because the people there might not appreciate it (privacy stuff..) but here goes:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_6933.jpg


Took it from the St. Pauls Hospital... top floor I think.


Sorry for erasing those buildings.. but that's no full moon.. hehe.. just a dust particle that reflected the flash :) .


Here's a picture I took of Chateaux Geneva last year. More houses have been built since then.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_4573.jpg



I heard Sen. Manny Villar has already purchased this house and lot. I suppose he's out to resell it now. The house was repainted entirely before it was put on sale, so I don't think they plan to destroy it. :)

Here's another worthwhile picture I found in my files. This was taken about three years ago, but I think the place still looks pretty much the same.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilopan2.jpg


Thanks to all who liked my pics. :)
Thanks for all the inputs, IAMME. :cheers:

can be an extension of balut and penoy market, too. Wish to visit the area, one day.
lol. Probably that's the best part of Fort San Pedro. Tawhay lang dira during summer days. Don't know kung may nagalangoy pa da gihapon sa Fort. It used to be a swimming haven sang mga early '80's. Dumduman ko pa na nga damo dira naga-picnic. Lately, daw wala na mabati-a ang Fort. Hopefully, mangin matinlo naman dira nga area no?

Former Iloilo solon Garin named PCA administrator
By MELODY M. AGUIBA


Malacañang has appointed former Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin as administrator of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), replacing Jesus Emmanuel Paras who assumes an undersecretary position at the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Garin, who was a three-termer as Iloilo representative, said in a statement that PCA intends to accelerate planting and replanting of coconut which is part of government’s goal of expanding agricultural land by additional two million hectares up to 2010.

"Our production should meet demand, and this brings us to the basic, we need to plant more coconuts," he said.

Garin, himself a producer of virgin coconut oil, said that brisk demand for both traditional and innovative coconut products— coconut bio-diesel, geo-textiles, and virgin coconut oil – is prompting an increase in coconut production.

The Philippines produces some 2.5 million metric tons (MT) coconut products, in copra terms, yearly. This brings about 0 to 0 million in foreign exchange earnings which makes coconut the single biggest agricultural export crop of the country.

Garin conceived the "Garin Farm," an integrated agri-livelihood demonstration and leisure park which is a one-stop shop for farmers, agricultural tourists, enthusiasts, investors, researchers and students. Propagation and breeding of almost all agricultural plants and animals are demonstrated in this farm. A processing plant for producing fruits, dairy, and meat are also in the farm.

(article taken from: MANILA BULLETIN
Link: http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS2006040360434.html)

There's one picture in previous thread. Are you talking about Gaisano Iloilo (the old one in Guanco) or the Gaisano City Iloilo in LaPaz? Hope you can visit us in Iloilo again. All restos you've mentioned above are still existing (as far as I know) and are well-patronized, too. Cheers !


I am referring to Gaisano City in LaPaz. I am really planning to go there this coming August. Any recommendation on the hotel. During that time, I stayed at Amigo Terraces and Sarabia Hotel. BTW, is Camp Jefferson (beerhouse) still there? :tongue4: :tongue4: :tongue4:

looks like Dumangas is in the limelight for the start of the week. First, the Fish Processing Plant (see article above) then the Trading Center. Kudos to all Dumangasanons !

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Distura's 3M trading center project inaugurated
By Ruby P. Silubrico

DUMANGAS Mayor Rolando Distura's P3-million trading center in Barangay Balabag was inaugurated last Friday and no less than Senator Edgardo Angara graced this.

The project consisted of an ice plant that can produce 10 metric tons of ice, a first class slaughterhouse, and a bagsakan or fish-trading center for the province. The fish center would also include processing if fish for export.

"I have been dreaming that Dumangas would be the Economic Trading Center of Iloilo. This could help our post harvest program and our valued products like bangus (milkfish). The center would facilitate the expanded deboning of bangus," Distura said.

"This would be a source of livelihood for the people of Dumangas and the rest of the province. This will support to the country's program, the modernization of agricultural fisheries and we appeal investors to invest in our town," he added.

This program was done through the support of the local government of Dumangas, former senator Ramon Magsaysay, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar), Department of Agriculture (DA) and late Congressman Narciso Monfort of the 4th District of Iloilo.


(from: Sunstar Iloilo
Link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/04/03/news/distura.s.3m.trading.center.project.inaugurated.html)


Heyyy!!!Good job Mayor Distura!!!(He's actually my manong!!)Guys,Im a Dumangasanon...!!Go Dumangas,,,...!!!!Go ILOILO>>>!!!

Hotels in Iloilo:

1. Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center
2. Amigo Terrace Hotel
3. Hotel Del Rio
4. Days Hotel
5. Century 21 Hotel
6. La Fiesta Hotel
7. Iloilo Business Hotel
8. Iloilo Grand Hotel
9. Iloilo Midtown Hotel
10. Harbour Town Hotel
11. Castle Hotel
12. EON Centennial Plaza Hotel
13. Grand Dame Hotel
14. Chitos Iloilo Penn Hotel
15. River Queen Hotel
16. Four Seasons Hotel
17. Chateau Angelique Hotel
18. The Residence Hotel
19. Punta Villa Hotel Resort
20. Racsos Woodland Resort and Hotel (Mini Hotel and Wildlife Resort)
21. Fine Rock Hotel
22. Executive Mansion Hotel
23. The Centerpoint Hotel (Iloilo)
24. City Corporate Inn Hotel


Pls. add lang sang mga na miss... :) special thanks to www.Iloiloonline.blogspot.com

Hotels in Iloilo:

1. Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center
2. Amigo Terrace Hotel
3. Hotel Del Rio
4. Days Hotel
5. Century 21 Hotel
6. La Fiesta Hotel
7. Iloilo Business Hotel
8. Iloilo Grand Hotel
9. Iloilo Midtown Hotel
10. Harbour Town Hotel
11. Castle Hotel
12. EON Centennial Plaza Hotel
13. Grand Dame Hotel
14. Chitos Iloilo Penn Hotel
15. River Queen Hotel
16. Four Seasons Hotel
17. Chateu Angelique Hotel
18. The Residence Hotel
19. Punta Villa Hotel Resort
20. Racsos Woodland Resort and Hotel (Mini Hotel and Wildlife Resort)

Pls. add lang sang mga na miss... :)

hmm.. that is nice. damo ta gali hotel. lol. ilang stars na sila man? anyways, im just wondrin' kung ngaa nakabutang city of signs? ano nga signs? pirma nga signs or signs nga mga senyales? di ko ma gets. balan ko nga city of love, pero signs? kasano pa nag city of signs? anyways, curious lang po.

another curiousity, ca diin na ang southville, kanami cang mga balay. anybody you know who lives there?

hmm.. that is nice. damo ta gali hotel. lol. ilang stars na sila man? anyways, im just wondrin' kung ngaa nakabutang city of signs? ano nga signs? pirma nga signs or signs nga mga senyales? di ko ma gets. balan ko nga city of love, pero signs? kasano pa nag city of signs? anyways, curious lang po.

Hehehe... City of signs kay kadamu lang sang mga signs sa Iloilo... usually sa mga overpass damu signage... La lang. :)

Post ko lang mdyo old na ni...

Paseo Iloilo spells fun
for historic Visayan City

By Lynda C. Corpuz

Development is definitely blowing south. In line with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s efforts to decentralize government from the capital, several business investors have diligently followed suit. In Iloilo, Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) is proudly leading the pack with the grand opening of Paseo Iloilo.


Paseo Iloilo is a hub that seeks to bring together the scattered bars, cafés, restaurants and leisure spots in the original Queen City of the South. Located in the city’s central business district, it is made for Iloilo’s young professionals—bankers, doctors and medical representatives—who need a place to unwind after a hectic day.

“The area is where Ilonggos can find affordable food, entertainment and nightlife destinations,” informs Ditas Taleon, who manages Robinsons Place Iloilo mall in Paseo. She adds that in gathering the mall tenants, RLC was very careful in its selection so as not to “duplicate” the other destinations within the complex. “We want to give the Ilonggos variety.”

And true enough, Paseo Iloilo in De Leon Street boasts of establishments ranging from trendy bars to mineral water stations.

Apart from offering leisure activities, however, Taleon discloses that RLC will soon work closely with different local government agencies to promote tourism. Iloilo, of course is a historic city with endless centuries old structures. RLC is aware that what it needs are modern-day amenities to bring in more visitors from around the country and the world.

“RLC plans to have something similar to Nayong Pilipino in Paseo Iloilo to highlight the historical details and features of the province,” adds Taleon.

But for the moment, the corporation is busy spreading the word around that Paseo Iloilo is filled with interesting places to check out. And for the tourist, the list below is The Life & Times’ suggested itinerary for a fun and budget-friendly night at the town.

Mang Inasal is probably the fastest growing establishment in Paseo Iloilo. From its open-air space to the present air-conditioned unit beside Robinsons Supermarket, the grilled barbecue chicken and other Pinoy specialties house is a hit for both Ilonggos and tourists. Owned by Edgar Sia II, the restaurant is packed daily with customers who crave for chicken pecho or paa paired with garlic rice and buko juice, and of course, halo-halo for dessert!

Original Biscocho Haus spells “pasalubong.” Owned by the Guadarramas of Jaro, the company was born in 1975 and since then, has never stopped baking its famous biscocho. Later, Guadarramas developed other specialties in its aim to be the ultimate pasalubong center of Iloilo.

Ted’s La Paz Batchoy is where you can partake of the famous batchoy of Iloilo. Have it with puto or pan de sal.

HA! HA! HA! Comedy Bar is owned by July Galang and Raha Sabordo. It is the first comedy house, bar, restaurant and disco in one in Western Visayas. Manila-based comedians perform at the venue Friday and Saturday nights.

Reasons Bar and Resto is a music lounge and sing-along bar that is fast becoming a haven for Ilonggo music enthusiasts. It has the widest selection of songs from standards, to OPM, and pop, folk, rock and jazz. It is open from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily.

Apart the endless list of food and entertainment places, Paseo Iloilo also has Rooks Sports Bar for billiard guys and gals; Go Fish for the hobbyists; and Netopia Internet Cafe for the techie.

“This is still a work in progress,” says Taleon, thrilled at the turn out of visitors at the launch. “And we promise Ilonggos more fun in the very near future.”

Hehehe... City of signs kay kadamu lang sang mga signs sa Iloilo... usually sa mga overpass damu signage... La lang. :)

ah gali, thanks for the info... ambot ah, city of signs? ahahahaha... hamot ko ah. mga united iloilo on the go... kag mga iban pa nga pampalaway nga mga plackards (ambot kung amo ni spelling). city of overpass pa guid. ehehehehe... sorry, basi ma offend ang iban. pero thats my observation. tani panamion man nila ciudad ta.

Huo caloy... thats it gd. Tani enough na sang mga signage nga na kay daw kahigko tan awon... :)

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

Took this photo yesterday afternoon on my way to the airport. I was in the city since Friday only but I had a very tight schedule and was too busy to roam around. Never even had a chance to check the night market out which opened last Friday. But I saw on the 6pm news yesterday while waiting at the pre-departure area that some of the vendors already abandoned their stalls there and went back to their original "puwestos". They are complaining that they are not getting that much customers in muelle loney.

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

Took this photo yesterday afternoon on my way to the airport. I was in the city since Friday only but I had a very tight schedule and was too busy to roam around. Never even had a chance to check the night market out which opened last Friday. But I saw on the 6pm news yesterday while waiting at the pre-departure area that some of the vendors already abandoned their stalls there and went back to their original "puwestos". They are complaining that they are not getting that much customers in muelle loney.

city f signs? it doesnt quite sound right on my ear. but i just hope they stop doing this on every bare wall and overpass in the city, and i dont think this is something to be proud of, it doesnt look good and frankly speaking, it looks ugly and dirty. its making downtown more dirtier. and about the image above ^^ looks like the gate is about to fold anytime. nice architecture though, reminds me of the metropolitan theater, art deco?

I am referring to Gaisano City in LaPaz. I am really planning to go there this coming August. Any recommendation on the hotel. During that time, I stayed at Amigo Terraces and Sarabia Hotel. BTW, is Camp Jefferson (beerhouse) still there? :tongue4: :tongue4: :tongue4:

You can see Gaisano City (rear view) in this picture I took yesterday while taking a walk on the new bridge.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7003.jpg

great pic above.
if the whole length of the iloilo river would look like that it would be great even if there are buldings/establishment.
only a few cities can have "mangroves" within itself.
fewer cities have "salty" rivers :D

don't forget the sunset in Fort San Pedro, Metro. :) Especially kung may San Mig Pale Pilsen kag pulutan ka in your hands ... the horizon is absolutely amazing. :cheers:


Right Kirbs! I am going to post some of the pics I got....soon!
Maayong aga sa tanan!

Yes, of course it was edited.. hehe.. I just wanted to show that if they could only limit the putting up of billboards in the city, the place would look much less stressful.


I haven't got much choice but to take pictures at dusk, the rest of the day I'm in class.. hehe... But really, the lighting at these times can be really great.


I was hesitant to post this picture taken inside Southville because the people there might not appreciate it (privacy stuff..) but here goes:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_6933.jpg


Took it from the St. Pauls Hospital... top floor I think.


Sorry for erasing those buildings.. but that's no full moon.. hehe.. just a dust particle that reflected the flash :) .


Here's a picture I took of Chateaux Geneva last year. More houses have been built since then.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_4573.jpg



I heard Sen. Manny Villar has already purchased this house and lot. I suppose he's out to resell it now. The house was repainted entirely before it was put on sale, so I don't think they plan to destroy it. :)

Here's another worthwhile picture I found in my files. This was taken about three years ago, but I think the place still looks pretty much the same.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilopan2.jpg


Thanks to all who liked my pics. :)


Nice pics you got there IAMME! Same with Chy!

Go go go guys!

The 2006 Visayas Area Business Conference (http://www.vabc2006.buglas.com/) on May 26-28, 2006 in Dumaguete. Everybody is invited!!!

looks like Dumangas is in the limelight for the start of the week. First, the Fish Processing Plant (see article above) then the Trading Center. Kudos to all Dumangasanons !

_________________

Distura's 3M trading center project inaugurated
By Ruby P. Silubrico

DUMANGAS Mayor Rolando Distura's P3-million trading center in Barangay Balabag was inaugurated last Friday and no less than Senator Edgardo Angara graced this.

The project consisted of an ice plant that can produce 10 metric tons of ice, a first class slaughterhouse, and a bagsakan or fish-trading center for the province. The fish center would also include processing if fish for export.

"I have been dreaming that Dumangas would be the Economic Trading Center of Iloilo. This could help our post harvest program and our valued products like bangus (milkfish). The center would facilitate the expanded deboning of bangus," Distura said.

"This would be a source of livelihood for the people of Dumangas and the rest of the province. This will support to the country's program, the modernization of agricultural fisheries and we appeal investors to invest in our town," he added.

This program was done through the support of the local government of Dumangas, former senator Ramon Magsaysay, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar), Department of Agriculture (DA) and late Congressman Narciso Monfort of the 4th District of Iloilo.


(from: Sunstar Iloilo
Link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/04/03/news/distura.s.3m.trading.center.project.inaugurated.html)


Yes! Dumangas is really doing well, aside from their "warehouse" that could store a million cavans of rice they also have a Pier thats is used as a RO-RO port...an anti-disaster program that is the best in th country... I think Dumangas has along way to go... I'm not be surprised if 5-7 years from now they will become a City. The last time I was there was 3 years ago but for a town they already have lots of Big Commercial Buildings like Jaro in the mid-80's...

another curiousity, ca diin na ang southville, kanami cang mga balay. anybody you know who lives there?


its in MOLO if Im not mistaken...majoirty ofn the people who lives there are BIG SHOTS!

hmm as far as I know.... the TOP Pulmonologist in ILOILO CITY has a Mansion in there.

There!

Ari latest na huring huring sa ILOILO:

CREMATORIUM IN JARO


MANY are against the establishment of a crematorium on Commission Civil Street, Brgy. Lady of Fatima, Jaro, Iloilo City.
The furnace for cremating dead persons, the first one in Iloilo or maybe in the entire Western Visayas, is a welcome development if it is stationed in a proper place that is far from crowded areas.

We hope that Mayor Jerry would take a second look at this matter so as to obviate problems on environmental issues and concerns.

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/lapsus.htm

it hit me, why are you people so hyped about those gated villages? ngayon lang ba nauso yan sa iloilo? or you just rarely see these kind of developments there so youre all so hyped-up?

YUPS! syano kasi kami eh...la nito sa mga barrio namin.. :)


it hit me, why are you people so hyped about those gated villages? ngayon lang ba nauso yan sa iloilo? or you just rarely see these kind of developments there so youre all so hyped-up?

Hmmp andito rin pala si baliw, este balyo ,este valiu ano ba? Mababaliw ako sa iyo. Sino ka ba? Taga saan ka ba? Please leave us alone . Please make a thread of your beloved dirty city. I saw you in Cebu , Davao and now Iloilo. Sosyal mo pero baliw este este este este este. Ano ba ?

Ok lang yan...Valium is very much welcome here.

Puro tayo mga syano dito eh...so we need somebody who(self proclaimed) is from the "civilized world".



Hmmp andito rin pala si baliw, este balyo ,este valiu ano ba? Mababaliw ako sa iyo. Sino ka ba? Taga saan ka ba? Please leave us alone . Please make a thread of your beloved dirty city. I saw you in Cebu , Davao and now Iloilo. Sosyal mo pero baliw este este este este este. Ano ba ?

To all Iloilo guys muahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. And to Baliwm Hmmmmp.Baka gusto niyang pumunta ng Bacolod and Lagazpi i will give him a plane ticket courtesy of N....airline. Em tasol.

To all Iloilo guys muahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. And to Baliwm Hmmmmp.Baka gusto niyang pumunta ng Bacolod and Lagazpi i will give him a plane ticket courtesy of N....airline. Em tasol.

Will you guys behave? Valium was just wondering why all the sudden about the gated villages, which is admittedly, a bit new in Iloilo. First one started only in the late nineties - That was Puerto Real de Iloilo. So I don't see a problem with the question. Also, why do most Ilonggos resort to making personal attacks when cornered? Why not just answer or throw back the question? It is very embarrassing to see - rather hear fellow Ilonggos make personal attacks and even to the point of name calling. It is a very immature behaviour.

Oh sorry...I didnt know you were there Dinho...for a while I thought I was talking to valium. :? :? :sly:

How ironic, you always seem to come in succession

Will you guys behave? Valium was just wondering why all the sudden about the gated villages, which is admittedly, a bit new in Iloilo. First one started only in the late nineties - That was Puerto Real de Iloilo. So I don't see a problem with the question. Also, why do most Ilonggos resort to making personal attacks when cornered? Why not just answer or throw back the question? It is very embarrassing to see - rather hear fellow Ilonggos make personal attacks and even to the point of name calling. It is a very immature behaviour.

Now i know Baliwm is from Bacolod city. I guess........................... . . Anyway i have to go now. Bye guys muahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

^^ oh it happened before. is it me, or do people from iloilo always resort to a collective paranoia of believing that anybody who says a rather radical comment about iloilo always tries to insinuate that these people are one and the same.

Please, let's not get into these arguments again. It's definitely not going to help in any way, thus, it's not worth it. Stop it please.

Just to change the topic, here's a shot I took on the new Jalandoni bridge. notice that they've started to build the road going towards Benigno Aquino Avenue. Then they'll need to build the bridge across dungon creek. I hope they'll finish this project quick because it's a much needed improvement that can greatly improve the traffic situation in the area.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloiloriverpan3.jpg

I noticed that there's plenty of space between this road being built and the edge of the river which is lined with mangroves. I suggest that they do some filling in this area and develop it into a park. We haven't got so many parks in the city, and this spot is simply perfect for one!

It wouldn't cost the city government so much. Just put some earth over this old fishpond, plant some carabao grass, lay out some nice bricks, add some lights, build a few kiosks, lease them out, and use the revenue to maintain the place. You could liken it to Manila's baywalk. Just visualize it and perhaps you'd get as excited as I am. :)

^^ I don’t find those murky waters attractive, it looks like one big sewer. And some of the billboards sure do give the city a skyscraper illusion.

You can see Gaisano City (rear view) in this picture I took yesterday while taking a walk on the new bridge.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7003.jpg

thank you IAMME for the pics. :)

Right Kirbs! I am going to post some of the pics I got....soon!
Maayong aga sa tanan!
Looking forward to it, Metro. Loved to see more pictures in our thread. I'm glad everything's moving well in Iloilo City and province right now. Hope to see the completion of The Flood control Project. :)

^^ I don’t find those murky waters attractive, it looks like one big sewer. And some of the billboards sure do give the city a skyscraper illusion.
Neither do I find the water attractive. It does look like a sewage treatment plant. That's why we look forward to its improvement. And about the billboard, yeah.. nice observation. :)

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

Took this photo yesterday afternoon on my way to the airport. I was in the city since Friday only but I had a very tight schedule and was too busy to roam around. Never even had a chance to check the night market out which opened last Friday. But I saw on the 6pm news yesterday while waiting at the pre-departure area that some of the vendors already abandoned their stalls there and went back to their original "puwestos". They are complaining that they are not getting that much customers in muelle loney.
love the architecture of Jaro Police Station. Kinahanglan lang gid niya sang new paintings, refurbishments, etc and okay na. Indeed, Jaro is getting more and more commercialized these days. Cheers ! :)

Hehehe... City of signs kay kadamu lang sang mga signs sa Iloilo... usually sa mga overpass damu signage... La lang. :)
lol. Hello Lex. San-o ka mapuli sa aton? the last time I knew will be in Holy Week. Don't forget to take pictures, etc. Hope to "see" more of Iloilo recent developments here in our thread. :)

Heyyy!!!Good job Mayor Distura!!!(He's actually my manong!!)Guys,Im a Dumangasanon...!!Go Dumangas,,,...!!!!Go ILOILO>>>!!!
agree. Go Dumangas! I'm sure Dumangasanons are proud of these recent developments in their municipality. I just wish nga mangin successful lang ang ila Fish Processing Plant and the Dumangas Trading Center. Hopefully, other municiplaities will follow soon. Cheers !

Ari latest na huring huring sa ILOILO:

CREMATORIUM IN JARO


MANY are against the establishment of a crematorium on Commission Civil Street, Brgy. Lady of Fatima, Jaro, Iloilo City.
The furnace for cremating dead persons, the first one in Iloilo or maybe in the entire Western Visayas, is a welcome development if it is stationed in a proper place that is far from crowded areas.

We hope that Mayor Jerry would take a second look at this matter so as to obviate problems on environmental issues and concerns.

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/lapsus.htm
ooopppsss ... i knew we have one in Sta Barbara before. Is it not enough? hehe. Anyway, all developments are welcome in Iloilo. For me, it's development in a different level. :)

YUPS! syano kasi kami eh...la nito sa mga barrio namin.. :)
lol. Baka nga, daks. That's why. Btw, I like to see more developments like this in Iloilo province. I hope we're moving well. Let's maintain our strong economic upswing. Keep the family income high gid. It'll be the basis of our strong consumer purchase in the future.

Will you guys behave? Valium was just wondering why all the sudden about the gated villages, which is admittedly, a bit new in Iloilo. First one started only in the late nineties - That was Puerto Real de Iloilo. So I don't see a problem with the question. Also, why do most Ilonggos resort to making personal attacks when cornered? Why not just answer or throw back the question? It is very embarrassing to see - rather hear fellow Ilonggos make personal attacks and even to the point of name calling. It is a very immature behaviour.
Pnggirl is not an Ilonggo forumer and I'm sure of that. Probably she's not too happy with what Valium is posting in any threads, and I definitely agree with her posts since it her own personal opnion and I believed that she is also entitled to her own just as any forumers here in Iloilo forum and in other threads. If Valium is not too helpful in giving criticisms for the benefit of Ilonggos here, then why visit Iloilo Thread? Btw, where's Valium from? From Bacolod as well? :)

Oh sorry...I didnt know you were there Dinho...for a while I thought I was talking to valium. :? :? :sly:

How ironic, you always seem to come in succession
I definitely agree with you Daks. Is there any consistency with the postings? :) I have to think more about this before further postings .. lol. Bakit kaya no? :)

^^ I don’t find those murky waters attractive, it looks like one big sewer. And some of the billboards sure do give the city a skyscraper illusion.

yeap you are right. but i think those pics were taken during low tide. the water is actually not brown in the river. it is still teeming with fishes. indi man guro mabutangan cang mga punungan kung wala na da nagakabuhi nga isda.

so far, brown rivers nga nakita ko in my life, in my two eyes, indi lang ca pics, ang pasig river kag ang river thames. they are within a metropolis and a megapolis. i think thats a price to pay for being a big city. tani indi mangin amo cina ang ciudad ta in the future.

regarding the billboards, which city hasn't have one?

Please, let's not get into these arguments again. It's definitely not going to help in any way, thus, it's not worth it. Stop it please.

Just to change the topic, here's a shot I took on the new Jalandoni bridge. notice that they've started to build the road going towards Benigno Aquino Avenue. Then they'll need to build the bridge across dungon creek. I hope they'll finish this project quick because it's a much needed improvement that can greatly improve the traffic situation in the area.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloiloriverpan3.jpg

I noticed that there's plenty of space between this road being built and the edge of the river which is lined with mangroves. I suggest that they do some filling in this area and develop it into a park. We haven't got so many parks in the city, and this spot is simply perfect for one!

It wouldn't cost the city government so much. Just put some earth over this old fishpond, plant some carabao grass, lay out some nice bricks, add some lights, build a few kiosks, lease them out, and use the revenue to maintain the place. You could liken it to Manila's baywalk. Just visualize it and perhaps you'd get as excited as I am. :)

I agree IAMME. The best I've noticed lately is Iloilo City government is doing their job well. I hope there will be consistency with what they are doing now in city hall. I'm sure Iloilo City residents and the rest of the province will benefit whatever good things happening in the city right now. Moreso with the creation of jobs to help our fellow Ilonggos graduates find employment. Kudos to people in Iloilo City Hall and Iloilo Provincial Capitol. :)

Now i know Baliwm is from Bacolod city. I guess........................... . . Anyway i have to go now. Bye guys muahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Oh no, Miss PNG ... :) It's a big shame indeed. Hope we'll hear more good news here in our thread. WE DON'T WANT BASHERS LURKING AROUND IN OUR THREAD. All we wanted is somebody to give constructive criticisms sa aming city and province to move on. We're all learning ... and that's make Iloilo as one great province. :)

Good job with the news and pics! It's great to be informed of the latest updates going on in Iloilo! Keep 'em going! :D

The entrance gate rotunda at Providence Iloilo
By TEDDY BOY MAGALONA


As the saying goes, ‘change is inevitable in every phase of life,’ it is also true to all activities and endeavors done by men.

Providence Iloilo is an epitome of how change happens in the field of real estate development. It is a middle class mass housing community coming located at Brgy.Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo. It is just fitting for Providence Iloilo to be called as the Philippine’s finest middle class mass housing project.

Providence offers only the best for its clients making use of exceptional ideas from the best in the industry.

To start with, the entrance structure and landscaping is designed by Arch. Ildefonso P. Santos, the first East Asian that became a member of the American Landscape Architect Society and is responsible in introducing the said profession in the Philippines sometime more than 30 years ago.

Architect Santos is considered not only the pioneer in landscape architecture in the Philippines but is more considered as the ‘Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture.’

It is an ovum shaped work of art with a distinct and vibrant character through the interplay of design, colors and lightings.

It is equipped with a dancing fountain, the first in the Island of Panay, where it has mechanized water actions and synchronized lightings and music.

It has six daytime fountains that tickles the senses when behold and night and day distinct looks and character. Providence also boasts of a reflecting pool with 70 + sculptured brass birds as if flying akin to the movement of ballet dance.

There are massive ‘ara-al’ boulders inside the pool giving the entrance rotunda an elevation perspective.
The grounds surrounding the entrance pool is a ‘combo’ of tiles, stones, and greens planned to exude variety and playfulness.

Two deco walls that surround the pool in a rotating-like motion with its color splints of crafted mosaic tiles.
Colored pave stones in diverse circular outlines creating a ‘rippling’ effect.

And why does St. Rafael Development Corporation (SRDC), the owner and developer of Providence Iloilo took extra steps in providing such entrance features to the project?

This is to build a beautiful landmark for the project and provide the homeowners and the public a place to relax and stroll in the midst of ‘cool’ and ‘invigorating’ surroundings for the mind and body to re-charge.

A place where cultural and art performances can be performed to enhance the quality of life and to provide opportunity for the mind and body, including the spirit of a man, to attain greater heights that God has endowed.

After all, St. Rafael Development Corporation (SRDC) is guided in all its projects and developments by its Vision, “Building Communities…Transforming Lives…All for the greater glory of God.”



(article taken from: PANAY NEWS)

Epson Photo Imaging Competition opens
By Ramel dela Cruz


A NEW art sensation is bursting here in the province wherein some Ilonggos have already made waves in.

It's the EpiX06 Epson Photo Imaging Competition opening last March 22 at the Robinsons Place Iloilo. It was also there that top artists in the province were given merits for their artistic expertise in last year's competition. They are Fred Orig, James Tremañes, Erna Forster, Carlos Garcia, Alex Carlo Magno and Jomari Maleta.

The opening was organized by PG Zoluaga, another top artist in Iloilo who also exhibited his paintings, drawings and photographs.

The opening included a short film showing on how the art of photography developed in the country.

Zoluaga invited the artists to join this year's competition.

The first category is Vanishing Scenes, which covers photographs of local aesthetic masterpieces or any traditional or historic Filipino architecture like photographs of old houses, building, churches, statutes, vehicles, and other infrastructures.

The second category is Filipino Achiever, which includes photographs of modern-day Filipino heroes in disguise of ordinary, working class citizens. This may include portraits of traffic enforcers, soldiers, construction workers, domestic helpers and athletes, among others.

The mechanics of the contest are the following:

Participants may use digital or film base camera, provided that the photo entry will be printed on an Epson printer and on any brand of photo paper.
The entries submitted should be of the size for the Enthusiast Division A4 or 8.5 inches x 11 inches. For Professional Division, it should be A3 or 11 inches x 17 inches.

For the Enthusiast Division, prizes are: P25,000 for the first prize; P15,000 for the second prize and P10,000 for the third prize. For the Professional Division, prizes are: P50,000 for the first prize; P35,000 for the second prize; and P20,000 for the third prize.

The deadline of submission of entries is on April 30.

(article taken from: SUNSTAR ILOILO)

Watch your word, Dinho!!! I warn you not to enter again this thread if you have nothing to contribute here and making side comments about Iloilo without basis. Don't compare Iloilo with your place. You better help the people in your place.


Will you guys behave? Valium was just wondering why all the sudden about the gated villages, which is admittedly, a bit new in Iloilo. First one started only in the late nineties - That was Puerto Real de Iloilo. So I don't see a problem with the question. Also, why do most Ilonggos resort to making personal attacks when cornered? Why not just answer or throw back the question? It is very embarrassing to see - rather hear fellow Ilonggos make personal attacks and even to the point of name calling. It is a very immature behaviour.

Lew, he's probably replying to his own post. Is Dinho=Valium? Bit funny though. People here don't need to resort in making two names just to attack any threads in SSC. I'm glad nobody's stopp down to that level. Will we inform the moderators? he he. I don't think anyone is on its right mind to hop from one thread to the other and make destructive criticisms only. It's a big sign of insecurity. Anyway, let's go back to the topic, Lew. We have so much better to help our beloved city than bashing around the forum. The best thing we can do is help promote our province and city for tourism purposes which at present Iloilo is enjoying a good share with our other Panay neighbours.

Iloilo propels high lately due to its historical tourism, the history, the culture distinct from the rest. And yes, Iloilo will rise again as one of a cultural centers in our country. Iloilo is definitely a HERITAGE.

Missing SSC for the last few days. Thank God I'm back. Anyway, thanks for the pictures and articles, everyone. Have a good day, too !

city f signs? it doesnt quite sound right on my ear. but i just hope they stop doing this on every bare wall and overpass in the city, and i dont think this is something to be proud of, it doesnt look good and frankly speaking, it looks ugly and dirty. its making downtown more dirtier. and about the image above ^^ looks like the gate is about to fold anytime. nice architecture though, reminds me of the metropolitan theater, art deco?

Actually, you're right valium. Its really not something to be proud of. Just for fun. See that :D or :colgate: after?!

You can see Gaisano City (rear view) in this picture I took yesterday while taking a walk on the new bridge.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7003.jpg
Great River (Batiano) indeed. Thanks for posting it IAMME. And welcome here in Iloilo SSC Thread. Thanks for sharing all the pics and infos.

lol. Hello Lex. San-o ka mapuli sa aton? the last time I knew will be in Holy Week. Don't forget to take pictures, etc. Hope to "see" more of Iloilo recent developments here in our thread. :)

Hello Kirbs... Malas gd ko nd naman madayon akon puli. Since I worked in a BPO company, just 3 days ago gnchange nla amon holidays to US. Po ok lang at least damo OTs hahaha...

Pnggirl is not an Ilonggo forumer and I'm sure of that. Probably she's not too happy with what Valium is posting in any threads, and I definitely agree with her posts since it her own personal opnion and I believed that she is also entitled to her own just as any forumers here in Iloilo forum and in other threads. If Valium is not too helpful in giving criticisms for the benefit of Ilonggos here, then why visit Iloilo Thread? Btw, where's Valium from? From Bacolod as well? :)

I dunno where he is from. I think he is a bit irritated with some of the folks here. Lewdsaint, I was just saying that even if somebody criticises you or your place, you should never, ever attack that man in a personal manner... Dealing low blows on the other person just shows that you are even worse than him. For the improvement of Iloilo and its people... Take any criticism in stride, do not deal low blows, resort to name-calling, and make personal attacks since it will only reflect badly on yourself. The best thing to do is thank that person for calling your attention on that matter.

okay lang. Puli lang pag may time ah. Wish to see more pics abi mo. lol. :cheers:

I dunno where he is from. I think he is a bit irritated with some of the folks here. Lewdsaint, I was just saying that even if somebody criticises you or your place, you should never, ever attack that man in a personal manner... Dealing low blows on the other person just shows that you are even worse than him. For the improvement of Iloilo and its people... Take any criticism in stride, do not deal low blows, resort to name-calling, and make personal attacks since it will only reflect badly on yourself. The best thing to do is thank that person for calling your attention on that matter.
REALLY? LOL. I don't think it's biblical to say the least. So you want us to thank Valium then? It's one of the most crappy responses I've ever heard.

Actually, you're right valium. Its really not something to be proud of. Just for fun. See that :D or :colgate: after?!

That's right. It's a colgate smile indeed. The thing is, we're improving and developments is on its way to Iloilo. I'm really, really proud of things happening in our city and province. A big leap from a once sleeping place. :)

Lew, he's probably replying to his own post. Is Dinho=Valium? Bit funny though. People here don't need to resort in making two names just to attack any threads in SSC. I'm glad nobody's stopp down to that level. Will we inform the moderators? he he. I don't think anyone is on its right mind to hop from one thread to the other and make destructive criticisms only. It's a big sign of insecurity. Anyway, let's go back to the topic, Lew. We have so much better to help our beloved city than bashing around the forum. The best thing we can do is help promote our province and city for tourism purposes which at present Iloilo is enjoying a good share with our other Panay neighbours.

Iloilo propels high lately due to its historical tourism, the history, the culture distinct from the rest. And yes, Iloilo will rise again as one of a cultural centers in our country. Iloilo is definitely a HERITAGE.

You are wrong about that! You can ask somebody to check on the IP address of Valium and mine and I am sure it is in a totally different place. I haven't even seen Valium in the Bacolod Thread so I think he isn't from Bacolod. He might be Eazyboy remember him? He was a Cebuano guy who didn't even seem to know any Ilonggo words. Could you even make dual ID's? I've tried to change my ID after I reported the personal attacks some of you folks had against me but it didn't work. The server said this e-mail has been in use and cannot be changed (something like that anyway). Right now, the best thing you folks could do is to stop being so insecure that you resort to making personal attacks and low blows when faced with criticism. That is my contribution to this thread, after all, most of you guys were my schoolmates at CPU so I hope you would all behave well and know how to react APPROPRIATELY in different circumstances.

Great River (Batiano) indeed. Thanks for posting it IAMME. And welcome here in Iloilo SSC Thread. Thanks for sharing all the pics and infos.

yeap you are right marsleg, ahehehehe... lagaw ko da tani, ubos na time. next time na lang...

back to the topic, the picture so far, is one of the best pic of yloilo. i wonder what it looks like in night time?

this pic is beautiful for a city.

I'm wondering why Valium is attacking ILOILO, CEBU and DAVAO threads. And I couln't find a good reason why? Rather helping in promoting these cities, all I could read is bashing or making them compete, etc.

Again, spare Iloilo in CITY vs CITY-like inuendos. We're here to promote our city. Besides, I'm proud to say that NO Ilonggo forumers visit other threads and start bashing. I think we're quite happy with what's happening in our city and province right now. :)

since i have not been in this thread for a while :
are there any updates or photos of the construction site of the new iloilo international airport yet ?

I'm wondering why Valium is attacking ILOILO, CEBU and DAVAO threads. And I couln't find a good reason why? Rather helping in promoting these cities, all I could read is bashing or making them compete, etc.

Again, spare Iloilo in CITY vs CITY-like inuendos. We're here to promote our city. Besides, I'm proud to say that NO Ilonggo forumers visit other threads and start bashing. I think we're quite happy with what's happening in our city and province right now. :)

ambot kirbs ah, the name speaks for itself. matingala ka pa. lol.

You are wrong about that! You can ask somebody to check on the IP address of Valium and mine and I am sure it is in a totally different place. I haven't even seen Valium in the Bacolod Thread so I think he isn't from Bacolod. He might be Eazyboy remember him? He was a Cebuano guy who didn't even seem to know any Ilonggo words. Could you even make dual ID's? I've tried to change my ID after I reported the personal attacks some of you folks had against me but it didn't work. The server said this e-mail has been in use and cannot be changed (something like that anyway). Right now, the best thing you folks could do is to stop being so insecure that you resort to making personal attacks and low blows when faced with criticism. That is my contribution to this thread, after all, most of you guys were my schoolmates at CPU so I hope you would all behave well and know how to react APPROPRIATELY in different circumstances.
Us insecure? You made me laugh. Insecure of what? lol. Dinho behaving well is different from supporting and agreeing with things you know is not right at all. By simply agreeing with Valium, you're as good as him. Remember, "Birds of the same feathers, flock together" .. or "tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are" .. such is a powerful words indeed. So do behave yourself cos it shows something. I hope you learn a lot from CPU not to go with what is wrong.

Btw, why an inkling that Valium is eazyboy and a cebuano? Oh my .. please lang po. I don't want people from Cebu coming to our thread because of what you say so.

since i have not been in this thread for a while :
are there any updates or photos of the construction site of the new iloilo international airport yet ?

Rich, wala pa. Hopefully soon. And I'm waiting for it, too. :)

ambot kirbs ah, the name speaks for itself. matingala ka pa. lol.
lol. I'm thinking why some people seems so competitive (in a wrong sense) to compare one city from the other. No other city/ies in the Philippines was ever mentioned here in our thread then suddenly someone pass by .. and hey, he started comparing and/or bashing. he he.

Btw, thanks for sticking ILOILO THREAD. I keep on looking at the bottom part and nandito na pala sa taas. Cheers to the moderators ! :)

lol. I'm thinking why some people seems so competitive (in a wrong sense) to compare one city from the other. No other city/ies in the Philippines was ever mentioned here in our thread then suddenly someone pass by .. and hey, he started comparing and/or bashing. he he.

well, theres always an exception, and we know them. ahahahaha...

some of the names, rings a bell to abangan ang susunod na kabanata characters. lol.

Us insecure? You made me laugh. Insecure of what? lol. Dinho behaving well is different from supporting and agreeing with things you know is not right at all. By simply agreeing with Valium, you're as good as him. Remember, "Birds of the same feathers, flock together" .. or "tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are" .. such is a powerful words indeed. So do behave yourself cos it shows something. I hope you learn a lot from CPU not to go with what is wrong.

Btw, why an inkling that Valium is eazyboy and a cebuano? Oh my .. please lang po. I don't want people from Cebu coming to our thread because of what you say so.

Well, I don't see anything wrong with his query. Sure it was a bit off putting but I guess he was just curious as to why everybody here is suddenly interested in gated communities. Could have been answered easily with something like - Gated communities only started in the late nineties in Iloilo and a lot more people could now afford to buy homes in these communities because a lot of people are now earning much more by working as nurses and engineers in other parts of the world. - That wasn't so hard, was it? In fact I see no problem with these because only a few cities had gated communities before the mid nineties. So what is the big deal with Val's query?

That's right, Caloy. Why do they loved to compare their cities to ours. he he. Sorry lang po pero THERE'S NOTHING TO COMPARE AT ALL ! I wish they'll start comparing it with other cities cos right now, Iloilo is once again starts kicking off. The beauty and splendour of our place amazes everybody, and it's well supported by our national government and its officials. Even Angara tells it so. :)

Well, I don't see anything wrong with his query. Sure it was a bit off putting but I guess he was just curious as to why everybody here is suddenly interested in gated communities. Could have been answered easily with something like - Gated communities only started in the late nineties in Iloilo and a lot more people could now afford to buy homes in these communities because a lot of people are now earning much more by working as nurses and engineers in other parts of the world. - That wasn't so hard, was it? In fact I see no problem with these because only a few cities had gated communities before the mid nineties. So what is the big deal with Val's query?
He could rephrase it otherwise. Tell it to Valium, Dinho. :)

Anyway, anything you wanted to add or share to make our city and province more competitive. Right now, there's a lot of projects going on. Hopefully, there's more to come pa.

well, we dont know where he is from.

anyways, giving a negative comments, expect a negative answer. what do you expect, a positive comment? what goes around, comes around.

yeah, yloilo is gearing up... and can be one of the best cities in the world like the rest of the country.

hihihi .. I'm just reading your posts Kirbs and of caloy and Dinho and naka-smile man ako ba. Besides, what's there to compare with Yloilo (Caloy, borrow ko muna :) )? What will Yloilo get if we compared it to other cities? It's pathetic to go down in this side of the road. We know where we stands and that's enough na. Let them compare .. and yes Kirby .. spare Yloilo lang guid! :)

That's right, Caloy. Why do they loved to compare their cities to ours. he he. Sorry lang po pero THERE'S NOTHING TO COMPARE AT ALL ! I wish they'll start comparing it with other cities cos right now, Iloilo is once again starts kicking off. The beauty and splendour of our place amazes everybody, and it's well supported by our national government and its officials. Even Angara tells it so. :)

You think so? May be true, may not be so true. Been away for two years, so I can't totally agree with you. I just hope that with the current boom of Iloilo, the people will not let it get into their heads because they might be surprised to find other cities of a similar or better situation in the Philippines. My CPU classmates were always proud of the humility of the Ilonggo people - I hope that you guys will not lose this very good and exemplary character in the process... which is something we Ilonggos across the strait still need to learn. Oh and take not that I haven't made any comparisons here in the Iloilo thread. I was simply saying asking you guys to take the criticisms in stride and not to resort to personal attacks.

well, we dont know where he is from.

yeah, yloilo is gearing up... and can be one of the best cities in the world like the rest of the country.
I agree. I want to see Iloilo City at par with other cities of Europe being historical, cultural, etc. There's so much Iloilo could offer than commercialism, etc. I wish the city government will bank more in historical and cultural aspect of the city like they're keeness with commercialism, industrial and corporate.

You think so? May be true, may be not so true. Been away for two years so I can't totally agree with you. I just hope that with the current boom of Iloilo, the people will not let it get into their head because they might be surprised to find other cities of a similar or better situation in the Philippines. My CPU classmates were always proud of the humility of the Ilonggo people - I hope that you guys will not lose this very good and exemplary character in the process... which is something we Ilonggos across the strait still need to learn.
I believe so. And I'm glad and proud of it. I just wish they'll maintain the momentum of progress back home rather than focusing on with other political matters. If other cities are developing, well and good. And I don't think it'll really affect Iloilo's development right now if they are. Iloilo City in Trenas hand is an absolute miracle. The once sleeping place is wide awake again .. and I guess its due to all Ilonggos back home and abroad. Cheers!

btw, two years ka pa lang out of the Philippines? :) When was the last time you visited Iloilo?

hihihi .. I'm just reading your posts Kirbs and of caloy and Dinho and naka-smile man ako ba. Besides, what's there to compare with Yloilo (Caloy, borrow ko muna :) )? What will Yloilo get if we compared it to other cities? It's pathetic to go down in this side of the road. We know where we stands and that's enough na. Let them compare .. and yes Kirby .. spare Yloilo lang guid! :)

hi marsleg, ahahahaha... if you would notice, yloilo and other provinces in panay and guimaras are helping each other. solid. we promote, we discuss, we share... and we're kinda cute (lol)... joke...

back to the topic, thats why we are strong, we love to help and promote panay and guimaras... spare yloilo, panay and guimaras island.

the beauty and splendour of these places are grand and spectacular (daw moulin rouge ba)... simple, elegant, yet grand, Yloilo.

You think so? May be true, may be not so true. Been away for two years so I can't totally agree with you. I just hope that with the current boom of Iloilo, the people will not let it get into their head because they might be surprised to find other cities of a similar or better situation in the Philippines. My CPU classmates were always proud of the humility of the Ilonggo people - I hope that you guys will not lose this very good and exemplary character in the process... which is something we Ilonggos across the strait still need to learn.

Hey,Dinho...!!How are u nah??!You are an illonggo pala??!!I think kasi your not....You're from Bacolod,so u are a Negrense while people from ILoilo are Ilonggos...Therefore,please STOP calling yourself you're an Ilonggo...Its a BIG insult on our side...cant u??!

agree Cals .. hihihi. Iloilo-Aklan-Antique-Capiz-Guimaras. Solid talaga ! Basta let's help promote our fellow panaynons (including guimaras). And I hope we'll build a better Panay in the future.

Go ILOILO! Go AKLAN! Go ANTIQUE! Go CAPIZ! Go GUIMARAS!

The UNITED ILONGGOS! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

nyak ... hello Kianshi! How's CPU my friend? Glad to see you here in our thread ... the REAL ILONGGO! Tunay ka gid iya, ma'am. Anyway, let's keep promoting Iloilo. It's the best we can do .. and look, we're winning. he he.

well, theres always an exception, and we know them. ahahahaha...

some of the names, rings a bell to abangan ang susunod na kabanata characters. lol.
I used to give it, too, Caloy. Tulog dayon migs.

Btw, anymore news from developing Iloilo ... sounds like developing world .. hihihi. Okay gid mga pics ni IAMME and Chymera ah. tani ako man, maka-contribute diri sang mga pictures. I love to see the rest of Iloilo and not the city alone. Anybody? ........

Hey,Dinho...!!How are u nah??!You are an illonggo pala??!!I think kasi your not....You're from Bacolod,so u are a Negrense while people from ILoilo are Ilonggos...Therefore,please STOP calling yourself you're an Ilonggo...Its a BIG insult on our side...cant u??!
another Ilongga naman .. and a centralian gid. Hello dear Kianshi.

Ano ginhatag mo Mars? How's yur three days vacation with you bro in London, okay man?

Btw, I'm glad that there's IAMME and chymera giving us all the latest pics here in the net. I miss Iloilo so much and hope to be there soon.

____
PS
Where's Chymera? Si JonJon nanawag kagab-i busy kuno lagaw kay annual leave niya.

time will come punuon ko man pictures di ang aton thread ... hihihi .. watch out Chymera and IAMME .. hihihi. Malapit na lang ... and really counting months.

Chymera, seen your ILOILO BLOG, my friend .. it's really, really good .. way, way better than the OFFICIAL ILOILO CITY WEBSITE.

And cute sang title mo .. pareho gid di .. and ang design simple lang guid. Btw, damo man to gali UK lurkers.

For you my friend for making ILOILO-Heart of the Philippines Blog !

:applause: :applause: :applause:

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

He might be Eazyboy remember him? He was a Cebuano guy who didn't even seem to know any Ilonggo words. Could you even make dual ID's? I've tried to change my ID after I reported the personal attacks some of you folks had against me but it didn't work. The server said this e-mail has been in use and cannot be changed (something like that anyway). Right now, the best thing you folks could do is to stop being so insecure that you resort to making personal attacks and low blows when faced with criticism. That is my contribution to this thread, after all, most of you guys were my schoolmates at CPU so I hope you would all behave well and know how to react APPROPRIATELY in different circumstances.

hi, im from cebu, an active member of the cebu thread, observation ko lang po, why do we have to conclude that eazyboy is from cebu, we dont even have facts to support statements like that guy is from cebu kaya sana i reserve na lang muna natin yung mga duda natin, until we can provide a hard proof na he is from cebu talaga. medyo irresponsible ata yung conclusion na ganyan kasi we in cebu thread ay nananahimik lamang, you dont have to drag us sa gulo niyo. and if ever na prove nyo na taga cebu talaga yung tao na yun, let us know, marami kami from cebu forum na maghahanap sa taong to. im sorry i have to talk in tagalog, i dont know ilonggo kasi. peace.

I agree fundraiser. People in Cebu, Davao and Iloilo should be vigilant with these people. They keep on dragging things here we barely know at all. And with agenda of comparing or putting one's city down. Thank God, city vs city was closed for a reason. :)

JBLCF Arevalo: Soaring high with PQA Award
By Janice V. Busil


Colors narrate stories. Our personalities are depicted by hues and tints. Our heritage is a sum of different chroma and saturation. Each nuance and shade conveys a particular message. Each intensity and tone is a window to our soul.

Historically, yellow is eponymous to People Power. Spiritually, white signifies purity and peace. Socially, red shouts out courage. Metaphorically, blue is royal. For JBLCF, green can only mean one thing - the 2005 PQA Award.

"Commitment, love, passion and dedication is our service. Magalit na ang magalit," says Dr. Mary Lou Arcelo, chairman of JBLCF's Board of Trustees in a press conference held at JBLCF Molo last March 28, 2006.

John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation Arevalo Incorporated is the recipient of the 2005 Philippine Quality Award (PQA) for commitment to Quality Management. The 34-year-old stellar institution in terms of maritime training brushed elbows with the country's three other gigantic names. The NYK Fil Ship Management, Incorporated bagged the 2005 PQA for mastery in quality management; University of Santo Tomas and Centro Escolar University were both awarded with PQA for proficiency in quality management.

The 8th PQA awarding ceremony was held at the Grand Ballroom of the Dusit Hotel in Makati City last March 15, 2006. The green crystal trophy was officially handed to Dr. Mary Lou Arcelo and to Dr. Ralph Pador, JBLCF-Arevalo Administrator, by Director Virgilio P. Fulgencio, the Executive Director of the Department of Trade and Industry Center for Industrial Competitiveness. The said historical act was assisted by Mr. Raul Hernandez, chairman of the PQA Board of Judges, Vice Chairman Filemon Berba Jr; DAP President Dr. Eduardo Gonzales; Ma. Teresa Bagaman, Award Administrator for the Private Sector; PQA President Jaime Aquino and Governor of the DTI Board of Investments, Francis Ferrer.

The Philippine Quality Award Program, a separate entity from that of the Philippine Quality Awards for Business Excellence, was born during the regime of former President Fidel V. Ramos through Executive Order 448. Also known as the Philippine Quality Award Act, the program was institutionalized through Republic Act 9013 and was signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 28, 2001. PQA program makes use of the seven point criteria that was patterned after the Balbridge National Quality Award in the US. The criteria are as follows: desk evaluation and consensus review by trained PQA assessors, site visit of applicant organizations, and final judges review by a panel of Board of Judges. Managed by the Development Academy of the Philippines and by the Philippine Society for Quality, the 8-year-old award-giving body has given distinctions to 19 private corporations, 5 government agencies, and 3 educational institutions including JBLCF.

JBLCF-Arevalo has scribbled its name in the pages of our history being the only maritime college and the top-flight institution outside Manila garnering such prestigious award.

"Our goal is not solely to reap awards and recognition, it is more directed towards producing quality and globally-competitive graduates not only for the school but for the whole country," Dr. Pador sincerely expressed to the faculty and staff after returning from Manila. According to him, the award is going to be more of a challenge than a victory. "It is another step in a ladder of challenges which the school has to move up to," he added.

The lofty Dr. Arcelo formally stated with utmost confidence that in the years to come, the school will sustain its role of being a bastion of maritime education in the country. She too delivered that providing quality education is not an option for the institution but a responsibility to its stakeholders.


The members of the Quality Steering committee who perpetually worked day and night pointed out that in the process of preparing the documents needed, they were able to identify strong points that helped improved the weak aspects.

The hardworking committee is composed of Dr. Benelyn P. Batiduan as chairman, Engr. Neal Sobrejuanite, Captain Denny Docto, Engr. Ronnie Surmieda, Capt. Conrado Tabanda, Mrs. Emely Palomero, Dr. Geneva Eler and Mrs. Louella Bernas as category champions and Dr. Melchor Mangramo, Dr. Roberto Somosa, 3/M Rene Fullon, 3/M Venerado Lamasan and Ms. Teresita Salcedo as members.

Indeed, JBLCF-Arevalo regained the long-lost glory of the city by proving to the country and to the world that Ilonggos are no-ordinary citizens. Thank you for making us proud!

(article taken from: THE NEWS TODAY)

Congratulations, JOHN B. keep up the good work !

Kianshi .. public apology ako dito .. hihihi. Kianshi is a boy pala. Thanks for the PM. I'm glad to see you around (once again). Cheers, mate ! :)

Uhmm .... let's nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand.
Refrain lang ta anay from making presumptions no matter how convincing you think your leads are ... di ka man na guro mapatay kung indi ka maka kabo ;)
lock nman ni karon ang thread ta

BTW, IAMME ... nice pictures :)

You can see Gaisano City (rear view) in this picture I took yesterday while taking a walk on the new bridge.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7003.jpg
Lovely pic. Salamat sa liwat, IAMME. Gaisano City looks grand with a river background. I hope they can transform the river into a good transport route or tourist attraction. Sana may river cruising sa atin like what we have here in Europe. :)

Yes! Dumangas is really doing well, aside from their "warehouse" that could store a million cavans of rice they also have a Pier thats is used as a RO-RO port...an anti-disaster program that is the best in th country... I think Dumangas has along way to go... I'm not be surprised if 5-7 years from now they will become a City. The last time I was there was 3 years ago but for a town they already have lots of Big Commercial Buildings like Jaro in the mid-80's...
grabe ang Dumangas. Hands down gid ako kay Distura for doing his job well. Tani damo pa gid nga municipalities sang Iloilo ang magsunod sa Dumangas. I like to see Dumangas developing ... would it be more competitive like Iloilo City? Right now, Passi City is so slow in development amidst few new commercial buildings in place. The only towns nga makita ko to compete with Iloilo City on later part will be Pavia and Oton. These two, given a chance will surely soar high.

Uhmm .... let's nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand.
let's refrain from making presumptions no matter how convincing you think the leads are ... di ka ma na guro mapatay kung indi ka maka kabo ;)
lock nman ni karon ang thread ta

BTW, IAMME ... nice pictures :)
there you go ... hi Chymera! Nice to see you here. I'm glad that IAMME is here with us. At least, may upod ka na post sang mga pics di. Have a good day, amigo.

Hey,Dinho...!!How are u nah??!You are an illonggo pala??!!I think kasi your not....You're from Bacolod,so u are a Negrense while people from ILoilo are Ilonggos...Therefore,please STOP calling yourself you're an Ilonggo...Its a BIG insult on our side...cant u??!

An Ilonggo is someone who speaks the Ilonggo dialect. So I am an Ilonggo. My mom was born in Iloilo. That gives me more reason to say I am Ilonggo. I lived in Iloilo from High School til my college. And I am also Negrense because I reside in Negros Island. A person from Dumaguete is considered a Cebuano because he speaks the CEbuano dialect. What gives you the right to say that? What insult are you talking about. In fact, I am starting to be a bit ashamed of calling myself an Ilonggo because you folks have a hard time dealing with criticism and always resort to - again - personal attacks and low blows.

As for your query Kirby, I was in Iloilo just a week before I left with the PI. In fact, my last two weeks had been spent island hopping. I even drove all the way to BEAUTIFUL Cebu City and stayed for 3 days there. People in Bacolod always have to put up with having to go to Iloilo when processing passports and other pertinent documents since Iloilo is and always will be the regional capital - as you folks would say.

let's focus more on Iloilo's development guys rather than entertaining these brouhahas .. here's one good thing happening in our province right now.

DTI-Iloilo slates 1st OTOP Fair


The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Iloilo in partnership with the Ilonggo Producers Association (IPA) and the Iloilo Small and Medium Enterprise Development Foundation, Inc. is organizing the One Town One Product (OTOP) Fair 2006 on April 3-9, 2006 at the SM City Activity Center, Iloilo City. This event will give an opportunity for selected municipalities in the Province of Iloilo to launch and showcase their priority products that they want to be known for. OTOP is the priority program of the current administration intended to create employment and promote entrepreneurship.


Of the 43 municipalities that were invited, eighteen (18) have confirmed their participation to the said fair. The products to be showcased are: fresh and dried pineapple - Passi City; fresh and dried mango - Igbaras; high value crops - Alimodian; banana (lakatan) - Lambunao; rice wine - Pototan; steamed blue crabs - Banate; bandi - San Joaquin; banana chips - Tigbauan; fish noodles - Barotac Viejo; pottery - San Miguel; handwoven products - Oton and Miag-ao; ginger brew - Badiangan; abacacraft - Janiuay; deboned bangus - Dumangas; bamboo & wood furniture and furnishings - Maasin, Ajuy and New Lucena.

The OTOP Fair 2006 will formally open on April 3 at 3:00 pm with Mayor Raul C. Tupas, President of the League of Municipalities in Iloilo as the guest of honor. Local Chief Executives of the participating exhibitors and the member-agencies of the Iloilo SMED Foundation, Inc. are also invited. The exhibit is open to the public 10:00 am to 9:00 pm.

This fair is the first to be conducted in the Province of Iloilo and is intended to be a regular annual event aimed at promoting the priority products of the municipalities in Iloilo.

(from : THE NEWS TODAY)

Epson Photo Imaging Competition opens
By Ramel dela Cruz


Chymera and IAMME .. you can both join this contest. Go, go, go ! :)

love the architecture of Jaro Police Station. Kinahanglan lang gid niya sang new paintings, refurbishments, etc and okay na. Indeed, Jaro is getting more and more commercialized these days. Cheers ! :)
i liked its architecture, too. Hope they'll transform it into a museum in the future.

^^ I don’t find those murky waters attractive, it looks like one big sewer. And some of the billboards sure do give the city a skyscraper illusion.


Excuse me... this is not a big sewer... in fact I can get several good tilapias from that murky place.... :) Take the magroves in that area are for real not synthetic and they can support life...

I think there is someone here in this thread that needs to consult his psychiatrist. :)

whoah .. from page 18 (my last posts, ngayon 24 na. Pictures and articles are absolutely great. :cheers:

hey guys, whats's chymera's blog site address? matt wanna see :D

REALLY? LOL. I don't think it's biblical to say the least. So you want us to thank Valium then? It's one of the most crappy responses I've ever heard.

Oh i see.... hmmmm as far as I know I dont need to thank anyone, except myself...

Let's change the topic now. It's a thread for Iloilo not for valium. Please.....

Mga kasimanwa.... Go go go Iloilo!

Well, I don't see anything wrong with his query. Sure it was a bit off putting but I guess he was just curious as to why everybody here is suddenly interested in gated communities. Could have been answered easily with something like - Gated communities only started in the late nineties in Iloilo and a lot more people could now afford to buy homes in these communities because a lot of people are now earning much more by working as nurses and engineers in other parts of the world. - That wasn't so hard, was it? In fact I see no problem with these because only a few cities had gated communities before the mid nineties. So what is the big deal with Val's query?


Hi Dinho, are you Valium's lover? or a part of his dual personality? Sorry ha curious lang kasi ako eh...

Pero let's stop talking about Valium. Kasi I cannot equate his name to Iloilo. First letter pa lang malayo na eh.


Anyway... mga kasimanwa... Go lang Go... go for gold!

You think so? May be true, may not be so true. Been away for two years, so I can't totally agree with you. I just hope that with the current boom of Iloilo, the people will not let it get into their heads because they might be surprised to find other cities of a similar or better situation in the Philippines. My CPU classmates were always proud of the humility of the Ilonggo people - I hope that you guys will not lose this very good and exemplary character in the process... which is something we Ilonggos across the strait still need to learn. Oh and take not that I haven't made any comparisons here in the Iloilo thread. I was simply saying asking you guys to take the criticisms in stride and not to resort to personal attacks.


How about you Dinho, are you not proud of your hometown?

nice to see all these pictures coming .. from Chymera and IAMME of course. Hope we can contribute, too, someday. I'll try to take more pics magpauli ko .. basi man lang ma-develop akon photogtaphy skills ... hehehe.
We can be of help, Weck. One way or the other .. he he. I PMd you something. Hopefully, I can get a positive response :) .


amo gid Jon. Tulok na lang ta ya kay wala man kita mai-contribute sa mga pictures. Next time na lang ...
It doen't matter. Next time is good time. Puli ka man January next year ah. I'm sure makakuha ka gid mga pics sa aton. Damo kamo mapuli?


sa diin na? sa Guess the City thread?
why not?


I could not recognise anything at all from afar ... hehehe.
sign of old age, amigo ... wear your glasses. I'm sure makita mo gid sang husto.


absolutely right. Dapat gid man may ara kita regulation sa bagay nga ini ... masabad ang damo billboards. Magamo sa panulokan especially kung naga-drive ka.
the city hall approved it already. I'm sure they'll do something about it in the next few months.


pwede na pang-postcard no? Sin-o gani nagapamangkot about sa postcard, etc ah?
postcard shots. Okay gid ina. Hope we can produce our own postcards. Paano kay daw puro lang Miag-ao Church abi .. or you can barely even see one.


big development in Jaro area towards Leganes na. Di ba dira ina pakadto sa leganes area? Nalabayan ina namaon sang pakadto kami sa Roxas City and Passi City. Area along that highway were almost filled up na with new subdivisons and small commercial buildings. I guess in few years time, damo pa gid development nga makita naton between Jaro and Leganes.
looks like we're supporting different towns within the city's periphery. I'm sure there's a healthy competition between these three, OTON-LEGANES-PAVIA.


kung sa labay lang, nakalabay na ko da several times going to Molo district.pero secluded ang village nga ina so you can barely seen it from the main road ... mangilala ta da Jon para makasulod man ta ... hehehe.
ok then. Nice one. Hope to visit someday.


Ngaa abi mo Jaro lang kag La Paz? hehehe .. Mandurriao has a fair share din sa development sang city. Like what Chymera told me few months ago, "remember that SM City, Smallville, et are located in Mandurriao District and so with the newest branch of Iloilo Supermart". Tuod gid man .. Mandurriao used to be a housing district of the city pero it is slowly turning into a commercial area as well like Jaro and LaPaz. With the closing of the old airport, Mandurriao will shine more due to the plan CBD within the area. Let's see what else Mandurriao could offer .. :)
you're right to say that. I forgot Mandurriao, which apparently is the center of development in the city at the moment. I hpe Mandurriao will continue to bloom. It's a nice place. Full of subdivisions sa palibot. I wish they'll transform along its main road into a commercial one.

hi marsleg, ahahahaha... if you would notice, yloilo and other provinces in panay and guimaras are helping each other. solid. we promote, we discuss, we share... and we're kinda cute (lol)... joke...

back to the topic, thats why we are strong, we love to help and promote panay and guimaras... spare yloilo, panay and guimaras island.

the beauty and splendour of these places are grand and spectacular (daw moulin rouge ba)... simple, elegant, yet grand, Yloilo.


Ei dont forget that Iloilo is naturally gifted... everything you need is there. Remember... we can create our own republic... ;) Food? Goods? Sea? Land? People? Skills? everything you need is just in our backyard!

hey guys, whats's chymera's blog site address? matt wanna see :D

here is the add: http://iloiloonline.blogspot.com/

plenty of pics... nice pics... and lots of pics... lol...

chy has done a great job. kudos to him. ciempre taga west... ahehehehe...

come and visit yloilo matt, we hope you will like it.

hey guys, whats's chymera's blog site address? matt wanna see :D

Matt, here's Chymera's Blog:

www.iloiloonline.blogspot.com

Uhmm .... let's nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand.
Refrain lang ta anay from making presumptions no matter how convincing you think your leads are ... di ka man na guro mapatay kung indi ka maka kabo ;)
lock nman ni karon ang thread ta

BTW, IAMME ... nice pictures :)

Ay sakto gid na Chym... baw ambot lang gid ah!

missing the thread na ... been out for a while .. damo na gali mga news and pics diri .. salamat guys ... and IAMME, welcome, welcome, welcome and welcome gid diri sa SSC. Kabay pa nga mag-enjoy ka man diri sa aton thread. Keep the pictures coming .. kanami gid. :cheers:
you're on and off SSC lately Wecky. Pareho gid ta. Of course, bakasyon is really nice. I still have two more weeks to go from my paid annual leave kay wala ko makuha last year. So more ang lakwatsa, amigo!

Friends, keep the picture coming ! :cheers:

You can see Gaisano City (rear view) in this picture I took yesterday while taking a walk on the new bridge.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7003.jpg
the beauty and grandeur of Iloilo River .. full of greeneries .. very relaxing indeed.

Ei dont forget that Iloilo is naturally gifted... everything you need is there. Remember... we can create our own republic... ;) Food? Goods? Sea? Land? People? Skills? everything you need is just in our backyard!

i agree with you soul, and to the rest of our countrymen, we all did a great job. thanks to this forum, i have seen other places (courtesy of the pics), the people (some i dont know...), kudos to all...

we may be a small city but big in heart, welcome to all the other people who visits the thread even the lurkers (i used to lurk here before)... hope you enjoyed visiting, and it would be nice to visit yloilo and the neighbouring places as well.

if food is your trip, yloilo can be a nice place to start... a gastronomic city with delights. manamit na, barato pa. ti, kung sa diin ka masaya, suportahan taka...

here is the add: http://iloiloonline.blogspot.com/

plenty of pics... nice pics... and lots of pics... lol...

chy has done a great job. kudos to him. ciempre taga west... ahehehehe...

come and visit yloilo matt, we hope you will like it.
thanks for the link.
yea i do wanna visit iloilo.
i have a friend who's from there, and all his iloilo girls whom ive met so far, or have known anyway, are hot hehehe.

An Ilonggo is someone who speaks the Ilonggo dialect. So I am an Ilonggo. My mom was born in Iloilo. That gives me more reason to say I am Ilonggo. I lived in Iloilo from High School til my college. And I am also Negrense because I reside in Negros Island. A person from Dumaguete is considered a Cebuano because he speaks the CEbuano dialect. What gives you the right to say that? What insult are you talking about. In fact, I am starting to be a bit ashamed of calling myself an Ilonggo because you folks have a hard time dealing with criticism and always resort to - again - personal attacks and low blows.

As for your query Kirby, I was in Iloilo just a week before I left with the PI. In fact, my last two weeks had been spent island hopping. I even drove all the way to BEAUTIFUL Cebu City and stayed for 3 days there. People in Bacolod always have to put up with having to go to Iloilo when processing passports and other pertinent documents since Iloilo is and always will be the regional capital - as you folks would say.


That's a very conventional labeling... what if I was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina and I studied Ilonggo dialect and I am so fluent and I have good command of this language and I can speak this dialect... then you can call me an Ilonggo?

And also, there are two kinds of criticism (1) Constructive and (2) Destructive. How we address things can greatly affect how we mean by things. It's not what you say but how you say it. Me... definitely I would be offended by destructive criticism... and it wouldnt really help me.

And constitutionally speaking.... Iloilo is the regional Capital of Western Visayas. Will I think if you would like to change it, then you can go to the congress and lobby a bill for that.

Ay ambot lang ah... mga Kasimanwa!!!!! Go lang Go!!!!!!!!!! Go for gold... :)

Yes! Dumangas is really doing well, aside from their "warehouse" that could store a million cavans of rice they also have a Pier thats is used as a RO-RO port...an anti-disaster program that is the best in th country... I think Dumangas has along way to go... I'm not be surprised if 5-7 years from now they will become a City. The last time I was there was 3 years ago but for a town they already have lots of Big Commercial Buildings like Jaro in the mid-80's...
I have no doubts of Dumangas bid for cityhood (and so with Pototan). They have the capacity indeed. But I guess, they need to make their municipality more commercial before making it as a city like Passi. I don't find amusing visiting a place called city that looks very rural and barriotic in nature. I hope that any municipality in Iloilo that wanted to become a city should start taking building buildings and create a proper city centre.

thanks for the link.
yea i do wanna visit iloilo.
i have a friend who's from there, and all his iloilo girls whom ive met so far, or have known anyway, are hot hehehe.
oh my .. looks like Mat is up for something here .. (joke lang po :jk: ) hehe. I hope you'll enjoy your visit in Iloilo in the future ..apart from its girls, of course. :)

thanks for the link.
yea i do wanna visit iloilo.
i have a friend who's from there, and all his iloilo girls whom ive met so far, or have known anyway, are hot hehehe.

Hi Matteo I want to know you personally... :) Once you get here in Iloilo I can tour you around the city, the streets, inside the caves, the mountains, etc.

Anywhere around Iloilo... :) Btw, you're cute :)

Ari latest na huring huring sa ILOILO:

CREMATORIUM IN JARO


MANY are against the establishment of a crematorium on Commission Civil Street, Brgy. Lady of Fatima, Jaro, Iloilo City.
The furnace for cremating dead persons, the first one in Iloilo or maybe in the entire Western Visayas, is a welcome development if it is stationed in a proper place that is far from crowded areas.

We hope that Mayor Jerry would take a second look at this matter so as to obviate problems on environmental issues and concerns.

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/lapsus.htm
and Jon-jon dies dies laughing .. i loved to read lapsus calami part of panay news ... it's written in a way that will really makes you laugh or get angry ... that's the beauty of Iloilo's Freedom of Press. :)

yeap you are right marsleg, ahehehehe... lagaw ko da tani, ubos na time. next time na lang...

back to the topic, the picture so far, is one of the best pic of yloilo. i wonder what it looks like in night time?

this pic is beautiful for a city.
curious, curious, curious ... diin ka malagaw Caloy?

Iloilo at night time is simply amazing ! :cheers:

You can see Gaisano City (rear view) in this picture I took yesterday while taking a walk on the new bridge.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7003.jpg

iamme, i hope you and chy wil take a good look for postcards, that is a nice idea guid man. soul, has indeed highlighted the need to do these. as i could remember, i think ive posted it here or on the other forum, that everytime i go home, the only postcard pics about yloilo is either the old pics of custom house circa 19forgottin, or the face of dinagyang, or miagao church.

basi makakwarta pa kamo cina. a grand idea indeed. lovely... brilliant... nano pa nga mga brit words man... ecstatic...

Hi Matteo I want to know you personally... :) Once you get here in Iloilo I can tour you around the city, the streets, inside the caves, the mountains, etc.

Anywhere around Iloilo... :) Btw, you're cute :)

hala... soul ha... tour mo cia cing maayo ha...

kanami cang entrance mo kag ending ah...

he he he ... like your humour .. basi maubos mo ang mga adjective sang Britons di. Wecky will surely sling you in the bin, dear ... hahaha.

back to the topic , (btw sa diin na kita gali) .. nagaka-distract ako sang posts mo. Grabe gid kadlaw namon sang friend ko di. You're really a star, mate! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

curious, curious, curious ... diin ka malagaw Caloy?

Iloilo at night time is simply amazing ! :cheers:

ca eastbourne eh, dugay na ako guina guyod ka other half ko maglagaw da, pirme lang wrong timing man eh. lapit nga daan dira by about an hour train ride. ugaling kung nagadali kami, either brighton or crawley na lang... miss ko na nga daan yloilo, everytime i see the beach, it always makes me smile and remember yloilo.

hala... soul ha... tour mo cia cing maayo ha...

kanami cang entrance mo kag ending ah...
I'm bit petrified as well with Soul's message :) . Seems like insinuating something ... yudi :)

caloy, I think we need to start posting articles here about Iloilo. Picture-wise, we can't help but wait for our fellow Ilonggo posters based in Iloilo to do it ..for us. Cheers everyone.

Hi Matteo I want to know you personally... :) Once you get here in Iloilo I can tour you around the city, the streets, inside the caves, the mountains, etc.

Anywhere around Iloilo... :) Btw, you're cute :)
hmmm hehee .
so we got a tour guide.
anyone else wanna come? hehehe

lol. I'm thinking why some people seems so competitive (in a wrong sense) to compare one city from the other. No other city/ies in the Philippines was ever mentioned here in our thread then suddenly someone pass by .. and hey, he started comparing and/or bashing. he he.
Maybe they think they're competitive. lol. The question is whether Iloilo wants to compare with them. Iloilo has so much to offer, more than what the eyes meet. It's history is written all over. With that alone, Iloilo is indeed a great city.

I'm bit petrified as well with Soul's message :) . Seems like insinuating something ... yudi :)

caloy, I think we need to start posting articles here about Iloilo. Picture-wise, we can't help but wait for our fellow Ilonggo posters based in Iloilo to do it ..for us. Cheers everyone.

yeap, promotion lang ang kaya ko... pati friends ko from bacolod here would like to visit yloilo again and again...

i think basi magdouble post kita nga duha, nga daan na notice ko, night shift ka pirme online. ahehehehe... day off ka guro mo, usually early morning ka ga post... tapos damo ka pa resources, been reading those posts as well... kahibalo ka ya mag post nga daan, ako ya, passing lang. tika tika lang...

naks, cheers... (coke, pop, sprite...)

hmmm hehee .
so we got a tour guide.
anyone else wanna come? hehehe
oh la la .. soul, where are you now?

Matt, PM us before going there .. we might be of help with your tour, etc .. of course, Soulmaker can help you with the rest. :)

where's soulmaker at?
is she based in iloilo or somewhere else?

hmmm hehee .
so we got a tour guide.
anyone else wanna come? hehehe

nah, bring your friends...

together with soul, i think you need to prepare your mouth... with plenty of delicious food to eat and munch... i guess, you will love it to bits, bit by bit, you will love it. and you will say, kanamit!!! lol.

time will come punuon ko man pictures di ang aton thread ... hihihi .. watch out Chymera and IAMME .. hihihi. Malapit na lang ... and really counting months.

Chymera, seen your ILOILO BLOG, my friend .. it's really, really good .. way, way better than the OFFICIAL ILOILO CITY WEBSITE.

And cute sang title mo .. pareho gid di .. and ang design simple lang guid. Btw, damo man to gali UK lurkers.

For you my friend for making ILOILO-Heart of the Philippines Blog !

:applause: :applause: :applause:

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
it's a challenge, Mars? Few more months to go na lang gid tuod.

Btw, I would like to thank Chymera of course for creating Iloilo's blog. It's really helpful for all of us here abroad. At times we used it to introduce our place to our friends who wanted to see what Iloilo looks like nowadays. Plus of course, send the link to our good Ilonggo friends, classmates and batchmates to keep them attuned with the recent developments in the city and province of Iloilo. :cheers:

yeap, promotion lang ang kaya ko... pati friends ko from bacolod here would like to visit yloilo again and again...

i think basi magdouble post kita nga duha, nga daan na notice ko, night shift ka pirme online. ahehehehe... day off ka guro mo, usually early morning ka ga post... tapos damo ka pa resources, been reading those posts as well... kahibalo ka ya mag post nga daan, ako ya, passing lang. tika tika lang...

naks, cheers... (coke, pop, sprite...)
At times I'm posting at night especially night duty ako (may break kami usually 2-3 hours bal-an) .. or I end up going home very early morning and can't get to sleep yet. so post away ako .. he he.

Articles? I'm just using the regular three online papers in Iloilo - Panay News, Sunstar and the News Today- which other posters do as well. There's a massive infos and updates from these three sites. And I'm glad we're kept informed here abroad cos of them. :cheers:

ca eastbourne eh, dugay na ako guina guyod ka other half ko maglagaw da, pirme lang wrong timing man eh. lapit nga daan dira by about an hour train ride. ugaling kung nagadali kami, either brighton or crawley na lang... miss ko na nga daan yloilo, everytime i see the beach, it always makes me smile and remember yloilo.
@caloy, you're also based in the UK? daw kadamo gid gali dira sa inyo `no?

At times I'm posting at night especially night duty ako (may break kami usually 2-3 hours bal-an) .. or I end up going home very early morning and can't get to sleep yet. so post away ako .. he he.

Articles? I'm just using the regular three online papers in Iloilo - Panay News, Sunstar and the News Today- which other posters do as well. There's a massive infos and updates from these three sites. And I'm glad we're kept informed here abroad cos of them. :cheers:

ay daw kanami da ya haw, two to three hours break? ay abaw, lovely guid ya! diin na man? kami usually two hours lang, pirme lang one hour. i envy you... waaaaaaa...

back to yloilo, the city is getting nicer and nicer, kudos to the government...

I agree. I want to see Iloilo City at par with other cities of Europe being historical, cultural, etc. There's so much Iloilo could offer than commercialism, etc. I wish the city government will bank more in historical and cultural aspect of the city like they're keeness with commercialism, industrial and corporate.
This is more ideal, I guess. If we have to keep Iloilo distinct, we better lined it up with European cities considering of Iloilo's good historical and cultural background almost similar or akin to Europe. It's simply amazing.

ay daw kanami da ya haw, two to three hours break? ay abaw, lovely guid ya! diin na man? kami usually two hours lang, pirme lang one hour. i envy you... waaaaaaa...

back to yloilo, the city is getting nicer and nicer, kudos to the government...
I'm here in Birmingham, migo but plan of moving to London early next year. Ina kung may hospital pa .. he he. Depende kung sin-o in-charge migs. Pag ako, three hourse dayon.

Basi ma-out of topic ta di ... balik Iloilo muna. I'm glad our government is moving really well. three cheers to Iloilo City Government and Iloilo Provincial Government.

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

@caloy, you're also based in the UK? daw kadamo gid gali dira sa inyo `no?

yeap, damo guid man. nice to speak ylonggo with fellow ylonggos. at least in this forum, the ideas and likes are alike. discussions are nice as well. never met them personally here (the forum memebers), but at least we can discuss and share things here...

nice to meet you sugarboy... :)

I'm here in Birmingham, migo but plan of moving to London early next year. Ina kung may hospital pa .. he he. Depende kung sin-o in-charge migs. Pag ako, three hourse dayon.

Basi ma-out of topic ta di ... balik Iloilo muna. I'm glad our government is moving really well. three cheers to Iloilo City Government and Iloilo Provincial Government.

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

yeap, damo guid man. nice to speak ylonggo with fellow ylonggos. at least in this forum, the ideas and likes are alike. discussions are nice as well. never met them personally here (the forum memebers), but at least we can discuss and share things here...

nice to meet you sugarboy... :)

same here :). mga migs, for off-topic discussions in ilonggo, click here : The Ilonggo Thread (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=7564834#post7564834)

ILOILO CITY and PROVINCE
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Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Iloilo City and is located at the southeast portion of Panay island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is the island-province of Guimaras and across Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental.

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Located 238 statute miles from Manila, Iloilo is the gateway of the Western Visayas Region. The province comprises the southeastern part of Panay Island. Iloilo is 55 minutes by plane from Manila. Should you opt to go by sea, Sulpicio Lines, Negros Navigation and Aboitiz have ships plying from Manila (19 hours).


Natural boundaries, such as mountain ranges with peaks as high as 7,000 ft., lie between Iloilo and Antique on the west and Capiz on the north. Mainland Iloilo is composed of plain interspersed with upland portions. The capital, Iloilo City, rests between the Iloilo and Batino rivers which from the angle of a nose. This location is the root of the province's old name, ilong-ilong which means "noselike".

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Iloilo province, and its beautiful city, ranks as one of the country's foremost centers of culture, industry and trade. Located on the southwestern tip of Panay Island between the Iloilo River and the Guimara Strait, its attributes as the repository of architectural and artistic legacies, as the promising point of progress in aquaculture, and as a trove of unexplored tourist attractions give it an allure so bewitching as not to be missed.

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Iloilo is the cradle of early Philippine civilization. The telltale marks of such cultural influences live on in the century-old houses, the period churches, the colorful festivals, and in the enterprising bloodline of its people. Iloilo has a glorious past as the land's great sugarbowl and the locale of the haciendas of the old rich - whose scions and daughters turned down the centuries into the dons and donas of powerful economic dynasties.

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Some of the testimonies to this awesome heritage are the churches. Nowhere else can church tours prove so rewarding. The Miag-ao Fortress Church is a grand example of a medieval bastion church with onrnate floral designs on the facade; another colossal monument is the San Joaquin Church and cemetery known for its bas relief featuring the Castilian and Moorish wars, while its cemetery is picturesque for its hexagonal chapel with rose windows and twin-tiered balustrades that lead to its entrance; meanwhile, three staircases lead to the historic rock; whereas the Rennaissance - inspired Molo Church and orphanage, the Asilo de Molo, are unique for their architecture as well as for a rare product, hand-embroidered barong Pilipino in pina cloth; the Pavia Church is a red brick and coral windows cases and rightfully deserves a place in one's travelogue. These churches are no farther than two hours' distance from each other.

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Iloilo province is primarily the commercial and trade center of Western Visayas, with commercial, industrial development and rural banks, financial and investment houses, insurance companies, and realestate agencies and developers. Nevertheless, agriculture is the province's main source of livelihood. In fact, Iloilo's production of rice, sugar and mango has made it one of the country's top agricultural producers.

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The city's population represents a big manpower pool and a growing consumer market. Purchasing power is generally high given the favorable income distribution in Iloilo. Assuring the business sector of a steady supply of multi-skilled manpower are the city's 30 tertiary schools and 6 universities.

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Iloilo's is a byword for its famous festival - the Dinagyang, a local mardigras. Held every January in honor of the Infant Jesus, the festival is a major tourist attraction.

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Another even Iloilo is known for is the Paraw Regatta. Which is participated in by local and foreign sportsmen.

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Welcome Welcome Welcome

to

I L O I L O

Heart of the Philippines

Thread XIII

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Guys, let's continue our conversations in Thread 13 (see below)

Thanks.

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thread thirteen na gali?
kadasig ah, didto pa ko ya ga istambay ca twelve... thanks guid ca info. lol.

It's okay, caloy. Let's continue our conversations here. :)

yeah, ca mga fellow ylonggos, welcome.
to the filipino countrymen, welcome guid.
to the people of the world, welcome and enjoy...

Hi Matteo I want to know you personally... :) Once you get here in Iloilo I can tour you around the city, the streets, inside the caves, the mountains, etc.

Anywhere around Iloilo... :) Btw, you're cute :)

Hmmm... soul ha... :) keep it up girl! hehe...

Btw, manimian gd na si Matt sng mga stalactites kag stalagmites sang mga caves ta da sa Iloilo... :colgate:

Hi Matteo I want to know you personally... :) Once you get here in Iloilo I can tour you around the city, the streets, inside the caves, the mountains, etc.

Anywhere around Iloilo... :) Btw, you're cute :)

Hmmm... soul ha... :) keep it up girl! hehe...

Btw, manimian gd na si Matt sng mga stalactites kag stalagmites sang mga caves ta da sa Iloilo... :colgate:

amo man, lex. Grabe si Soul ha .. may dating gid iya last post. :)

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FLAVIO ZARAGOZA CANO - (1892-1965)

A well-known professor and researcher, Filemon Poblador, listed the three greatest poets in Spanish produced by the Philippines. Of the three, one was Iloilo's greatest poet -- Flavio Zaragoza Cano. The other two were Fernando Ma. Guerrero and Cecilio Apostol.

Some years ago the late Claro M. Recto bestowed signal distinction on Zaragoza Cano was not only the greatest Ilonggo poet in Spanish; he holds the same honor in the field of Hiligaynon poetry.

The distinguished bard hailed from Cabatuan, Iloilo, the hometown of another renowned Ilonggo, Tomas Confesor. His parents were Sinforoso Zaragoza y Casten and Agapita Cano y Montero. His birth took place on June 27, 1892, in barrio Janipaan of Cabatuan.

At the age of four Flavio was given to the care of his grandmother, Doña Petra Casten who three years later, sent him to the Centro Escolar de Molo under the Salas brothers. In this school his grades were sobresaliente (excellent).

His literary genius first showed itself in 1906, when he was only fourteen. He wrote a poem "Alma Joven", which was accepted for publication in Nuevo Heraldo. Two years later he obtained the Bachiller en Artes degree from the Instituto de Molo, where he was president of the Sociedad Recreativa Literencia.

After graduation he taught in the Escuela Parochial de Molo, administered by the Rev. Father Nicolas Valencia. It was at this time that he wrote his first zarsuela entitled "Ang Binunga sang Bisyo".

Helping in the campaign of Don Manuel Locsin, his teacher, for the governorship of Iloilo in the elections of 1906 made him desire to study law; so, in 1910, he sailed for Manila where he enrolled at the Escuela de Derecho and later at the Colegio de Derecho directed by Felipe Buencamino. In order to support himself and finance his studies, he worked as bookkeeper in the Farmacia Filipina in Binondo and at the same time taught school at the Colegio de Mercantil.

While in Manila, furor scribindi made him produce literary pieces which he contributed to La Vanguardia, Renacimiento, El Ideal and the Philippines Free Press (Spanish section) in Manila; El Tiempo, Makinaugalingon, and La Semana in Iloilo; The union in Mindanao; La Revolucion in Cebu; and the Philippine Republic in Hong Kong. He also had several articles published in Libertad, Renacimiento Filipino, Bayang Filipina, and Kahirup. He was also the director of the bilingual publication "Bugtot Pagui." His much inspired La Roca Eterna was published in Mexico.

The poet Flavio Zaragoza Cano found his muse in the person of Josefa Francisco of Manila. To marry her in 1914, he gave up his studies and dreams of becoming a lawyer.

After his marriage he took his wife to Albay, where he became manager and part-owner of a printing press and a newspaper, Heraldo Bicolandia.. In 1916, he managed a bazaar in Legaspi and also the Imprinta Monserrat in that town. In the same year, the people of Albay, Albay, in recognition of his literary powers and journalistic achievements, elected him to their municipal council.

Don Flavio always had soft heart for the poor and the laboring class. In 1917, in order to help the working man, he organized the first labor union in the Bicol region. One of his feats as a labor leader was the settling of the labor trouble in the steamship Vapor Poizat.

Five years in Bicol made the poet homesick for his native province, so in 1919 he came back to Iloilo. Here he at once plunged into full-time writing. He edited four papers simultaneously: Nuevo Heraldo, El Adalid, Baganiban, and El Pueblo. An oratorical contest was held that year at the Casino Español, and Don Flavio won the first prize of five hundred pesos. The following year, 1920, he again received another five hundred pesos when his poem won the first prize in another contest. From then on he was much in demand as public speaker, especially in the proclamation of town fiesta queens and barrio indays.

His hometown of Cabatuan called him to act as municipal secretary in 1922; then he served in the capacity for the municipality of Dumangas, Iloilo, from 1923 to 1927.

Although he was not able to finish his study of law, he was given a license as notary public, which professor he practiced from 1923-1931. After his stint as municipal secretary of Dumangas, he became the private secretary of Senator Jose M. Arroyo.

His first major honor as a poet came in 1926, the same year that he was appointed secretary of the Provincial Board of Iloilo. He was crowned as "Rey de Balagtas en Poesia en Dialecta Bisaya." The second honor came in May, 1938, when he was proclaimed "Poet Laureate" and awarded a silver medal during a velada in Bacolod City. As further recognition of his talents, he was admitted member of the Academia Española de la Lengua Castellana and the Sociedad de Literatos y Artistas Filipinos. In 1929 he gained national recognition when he won the Zobel Prize for Spanish poetry.

His government service was unbroken from 1923 to 1934 when, after passing the Civil Service Examination, he was appointed as interpreter in the Iloilo Court of First Instance. He served in this capacity up to 1935.

In 1935, his first book Cantos A España, an anthology of selected verses was in fact a glorious tribute to mother Spain, at the same time a triumph of the Spanish language.

The work that brought him national fame was his magnum opus, the book-length De Mactan a Tirad. This book was entered in the memorable Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940. Impartial critics as well as the author him-self expected it to win the coveted first prize. To the author’s mortification and the critics' surprise, however, the work won only second prize. Next to Jesus Balmori's entry in the category of Spanish poetry.

Zaragoza refused the second prize of P2,000 and, at the presentation of Prizes by President Quezon, he tore up the check in front of the President, then stalked out of august hall amidst the stunned hush of the audience. The poet contended that his work was superior to that of Balmori in historical facts, in style, in beauty of expression and in eloquence.

As far as is known, the irrepressible Ilonggo poet was the only person who had defied the explosive temper of the fiery Quezon by such an impulsive act in the president's presence. The late Dr. Severo Hervas, Zaragoza's close associate, could hardly believe Don Flavio's action. "Muy terrible!" Dr. Hervas used to say when reminded of the incident.

(Regalado and Franco, History of Panay. Iloilo City: Central Philippine University, 1973)
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Welcome to the 13th Thread of


ILOILO

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Thanks for starting the thread thirteen, Jon. You beat me up with this. :) It's really, really good. I wish to bring some more conversations from previous thread. I like the last bits with Soul. I'm sure okay talaga siyang tour guide with Matteo. Cheers! :)

you know Soul, kirby?

Thread 13 already! Keep the updates going guys! :D

Yes!!!!

WELCOME to ILOILO - "Heart of the Philippines" XIII

Dasig bah!!!!!

Wow! The last time I posted was yesterday morning(p. 20) ... 24 hours later its Thread 13!

Weeee! Kudus to all! This is one fast moving forum!

Cheers to all! Sadyahon ta ni ya!

Hala Bira ILOILO, Sulong sa Pagbag-o!

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Pototan Astrodome - crown jewel of Western Visayas’ rice granary town

By TEDDY SUMARAY

POTOTAN, Iloilo – The newly completed Pototan Astrodome is easily the most imposing structure in this perennial rice granary municipality in central Iloilo.

Standing on a 3,000-square meter area, it dominates the landscape of the expansive town plaza. Its dome gleams in the sunlight and the fine architectural and engineering design cannot fail to catch the attention of the viewer.
Originally, the structure was planned as a covered gymnasium for various sports activities, especially basketball. But as the work progressed, revisions and changes in the plans were also made.

It is often said that Rome wasn’t built in a day. This saying aptly applies to this particular project.
First conceived by Cong. Licurgo Tirador in 1992 as a gift and as a lasting legacy to the people of Pototan, it was completed only in 2006.

It was really a grand design in keeping with the ascendancy of Pototan among the towns of Iloilo.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was tasked to undertake the planning and construction of the complex. The 2nd Iloilo Engineering District was then under Engineer Roberto Doromal. The initial appropriation was P4 million. But the project encountered delays due to fiscal adjustments.

Then in 1998, Engineer Alfredo B. Panaguiton took over the helm of the 2nd Iloilo Engineering District. Work on the project resumed at a fast pace with funds available all throughout the period of construction. The cooperation of all the leaders of Pototan - Cong. Tirador who later became mayor, Mayor Manuel Parcon who also became congressman, Cong. Arthur Defensor and the incumbent Mayor Pablo Perez was also a key factor in the realization of the project.

The officials of DPWH, from the national to the regional level, also provided full support in the course of the project implementation. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who has special sentimental attachment to Pototan, also gave her support and approval. The astrodome is also the product of the labor of love of the men and women in the 2nd Iloilo Engineering District.

Today, the Pototan Astrodome is now fully completed and ready for use. The total cost of the project amounted to P45,645,000. Twenty four million pesos (P24,000,000) was initially released by then Cong. Licurgo Tirador from his community develop fund. But Cong. Defensor saw the grand design and pursued the project to its eventual completion.

As a basketball court, the facilities of the complex are all first class and up to international standard. The wood parquet covering the court is of imported maple wood. The electronic system is high-tech and ultra modern. There is adequate water supply and the comfort rooms are really designed for comfort.

The seating capacity on the lower portion is 2,500 persons while the bleachers can accommodates more than 3,000 spectators.

The lightning is of highest quality and the acoustics are simply perfect. This is because the old stage whose shell has been retained can also be for sophisticated cultural performances.
Indeed, Pototan is fortunate in many ways. Even during the Spanish times it had always been a progressive and prosperous town.

It is the region’s granary and the inhabitants are relatively rich. The town also has produced many outstanding leaders and heroes. The names of Pascual and Teresa Magbanua are enshrined in our history as fighters for freedom.
Other leaders of note are Sen. Espiridon Guanco, Assemblyman Federico Tirador, and Gov. Mariano Peñaflorida who served as member of the Monetary Board and as congressman, Cong. Ricardo Ladrido, Cong. Licurgo Tirado who also served as Iloilo Governor, Pototan mayor, 1971 Constitutional Convention delegate and Iloilo board member; longest serving mayor of Pototan Manuel Parcon who also served as congressman, noted constitutionalist and 1971 Constitutional Convention delegate Ramon Gonzales and a host of the other outstanding achievements.

Lilia Yusay Gonzales is ex-oficio of the Iloilo provincial board being the president of the Philippine Councilor League Iloilo Chapter.

Its strategic location has virtually made Pototan as an alternate capital of Iloilo province. The Iloilo Provincial Hospital is located in the town. The Iloilo Electric Cooperative has also its headquarters here. The Jalaur-Suague River Irrigation System, the biggest irrigation system in Panay, has its main office in Pototan. The modern provincial jail is also based in this town. The regional drug rehabilitation center and the regional mental hospital are all found in Pototan.

Pototan also boasts of being the Christmas lighting capital of Western Visayas. All municipal streets are concreted and the national roads access to Mina, Zarraga, Barotac Nuevo and Passi City are in very good condition. The provincial market costing more than P100 million is also in Pototan.

But the Pototan Astrodome, the newest physical layer of growth to rise in the town, affirms the primacy of Pototan among the towns of Iloilo.

It is indeed a crown jewel, a symbol of greatness of Pototan. It is a testimony to the highest aspirations and noblest dreams of the townpeople.

The Pototan Astrodome is the collective pride not only of the people of Pototan but also of the people of Iloilo. It is a dream fulfilled. It is ambition realized. It was conceived and it was born.


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Independent artists of Iloilo: leaving a lasting mark in local arts

ILOILO City - Ilonggo artist are naturally sensitive and passionate in their visual expressions. They posses an unfathomed artistic perspective that varies from social realism to purely abstract imagination reflected in their every artworks and canvass. Ilonggo artists are closely bonded in their cultural heritage and history.

They are gifted with a passionate soul to express the longing of their heart and appreciation for their cultural roots.

But in these contemporary time of gadgets, internet and expensive lifestyle, many young Ilonggo artists lost sensitivity and connection with their past. Their artistic gifts and creativity had been slowly influenced by western culture and the power of media, resulting for many young Ilonggo artists to neglect their craft and forget their passion for local arts.

Another alarming reality is most of them slowly embraced the commercial trend of arts, a degrading mentality that weakened the quality of their artworks in terms of ethical values and sensitivity to social issues.

But amid the declining standard for local art industry, a group of gifted and versatile Ilonggo artists hopes to revive the pride of young artists in Iloilo City by empowering them with the right attitude and perception.

The Independent Artists of Iloilo (IAI) was unified through these positive perspective and objective since October of 2005 by spearheading art exhibits in various parts of the city including Days Hotel Iloilo, Coffee Break branches and Museo Iloilo, the sanctuary of Ilonggo arts.

The circle of exceptional Ilonggo artists who were considered as pillars of IAI are Norman Posecion, Carlo Juntado, J Scott Sarria, Liby Limoso, Faith Anastacio, Neil Capiñanes, Arthur Jusa and Joseph Firmeza.

Museo Iloilo Resident Art Instructor, Norman Posecion, has been active in inspiring young Ilonggo artists to embrace the essence of arts as catalyst of change for a few years already. Hunky hotelier, graphic artist and event organizer, J Scott Sarria has proven his passion for arts by introducing trendsetting art mediums (like digital artworks and distinctive ways to express one’s artistic style).

Carlo Juntado, on the other hand, is a college clinical instructor by profession but his interest in arts led him to become one of the IAI founding members that pursue the expansion of Ilonggo visual artistry.

Liby Limoso known as “Jack Norman” in many of his artworks and canvas, dedicate his life to empower young artists as fine arts instructor at the University of San Agustin. His versatility and expertise proved to be essential as layout artist of Iloilo Premier, a local lifestyle magazine.

Faith Anastacio may be a typical elementary school teacher in Estancia, Iloilo but this good-looking educator has an artistic side to show. Her social relevant artworks like “10,000 Years Ago” that tackles the issue of breast cancer among women today emotionally touch many art enthusiasts.

Neil Capiñanes graduated last month from his architectural course at the University of San Agustin. He vowed to dedicate his life encouraging young Ilonggo artists to improve their craft as IAI active member.

The same goes for Arthur Jusa, he earned a degree in architecture at the University of San Agustin. His artworks and passion for local art industry inspires many people and contribute to the strength of the group in fulfilling their goals.

Finally, Joseph Firmeza aside from his hectic job as manager of Music Room, the city’s newest sing-along lounge at St. Elizabeth building, Valeria Street, actively participates in the various activities and exhibits of IAI.

“We want young Ilonggo artists to grow, improve and explore unconventional ways to express their arts rather than getting themselves stagnant in the conformist art style.

Thus, we can open better venue for budding new artists,” Norman Posecion said with deep conviction during a brief meeting with him at The Promenade last Friday, March 31, 2006.

His effort to expand and inspire many Ilonggo artists led him to annually spearhead the15-day “Summer Art Workshop” at Museo Iloilo for adults and children during summer vacation for two hours daily.

“Aside from inspiring young Ilonggo artists, we also aspire to reclaim the dignity and integrity of Ilonggo artist as creative people that value quality of artworks, craftsmanship first before commercial appeal. Since we believe that an artwork contains the soul of the artist, we encourage them to show their distinct individuality and sensitivity in every artwork they make for exhibits,” he added.

For J Scott Sarria, a well-thought and distinctly conceived art exhibit stimulates interest for many artists to explore new possibilities, style and strengthen their versatility. For him, maverick ideas usually create impact and impressions that leads to a better art appreciation.

To prove IAI’s different and inspiring approach in arts, they already held various art exhibits like “Ikonograpiya” at Days Hotel Iloilo (February 2006), annual Art Talk co-sponsored by Museo Iloilo (January 2006) and Testing Ground also at Days Hotel Iloilo (March to April 2006).

Next month, they visualize holding a magic-realism exhibit to entice those art enthusiasts that dig fantasy-inspired artworks.

Aside from Days Hotel Iloilo, their previous artworks are also displayed at Coffee Break branches. Most of their successful exhibits were participated by budding young artists from Central Philippines University, University of San Agustin and other private and public schools in Iloilo.

Through their invitation and encouragement to many artists, the group hopes to generate deeper appreciation of the Ilonggos for local arts and establish significant improvements.

Since their artist circle was formed, these brilliant and prolific artists are making waves in the field of visual arts in Iloilo.

They are destined to inspire many Ilonggo artists to embrace local arts as a pathway to a deeper cultural appreciation. And as independent artists aspiring to leave a lasting mark, they believe that indeed liberal thoughts and freedom is power to make a difference.


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This one is from Tito Jerome of the Famous Lapsus:


BOOMING CITY
ILOILO City is bursting at the seams due to the big influx of investors and infrastructure projects from both private and government initiatives.
Anywhere in the city are massive construction works for buildings and houses – to the envy of other cities and provinces.
The marketing knack of Mayor Jerry is now bearing fruits.
Francis Te “dies-dies” laughing.

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Ay te!

LAPSUS CALAMI
Slip of the Pen

BANTAYAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 4-8 is special occasion for the premier town of Guimbal, Iloilo.
Mayor Oscar “Richard” Garin Jr. is proud to declare to the whole world that this is a “world-class” festival.
There is an endless flow of food festival, sports activities, merrymaking, cultural displays and many others for everybody’s delight.
The handsome and young mayor invites one and all to visit Guimbal – “where excitement never ends.”

BOOMING CITY
ILOILO City is bursting at the seams due to the big influx of investors and infrastructure projects from both private and government initiatives.
Anywhere in the city are massive construction works for buildings and houses – to the envy of other cities and provinces.
The marketing knack of Mayor Jerry is now bearing fruits.
Francis Te “dies-dies” laughing.

hehehe...unahan mo ko bah!!! sige lang ah!
This is a very great news. Kudos to Mayor Jerry.

This one is from Tito Jerome of the Famous Lapsus:


BOOMING CITY
ILOILO City is bursting at the seams due to the big influx of investors and infrastructure projects from both private and government initiatives.
Anywhere in the city are massive construction works for buildings and houses – to the envy of other cities and provinces.
The marketing knack of Mayor Jerry is now bearing fruits.
Francis Te “dies-dies” laughing.

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/lapsus.htm

Ay te!

Weee! lewd...pakita lang ni nga ILOILO City & Province hataw ang asenso!

Thanks for the infos!

Maayong udto sa Tanan!

Again, Cheers to all! Thread XIII here we go again!

Wahehe amo na kung excited ka share sang GOOD NEWS sang imo lugar!

Masadya kay damo na di kita sa ILOILO Thread!

Again cheers to that!

Proving once more that we are doing great!

Hala Bira ILOILO!

hehehe...unahan mo ko bah!!! sige lang ah!
This is a very great news. Kudos to Mayor Jerry.


Wahehe! by a few seconds lang siguro Lewd!

Anyway just reading all the latest news...WE ARE MOVING FORWARD FASTER THAN WE EXPECT...its not just the City but the whole province as well!

Indeed... Mayor Trenas done a GOOD JOB to the CITY!

and Gov. Tupas to the Province of ILOILO....

Masadya pa ni next Election kay they will divide the ILOILO CITY into 2 Congressional Districts... so more budget for improvement and projects!

Hala Bira ILOILO! Sulong sa Pagbag-o!

Hope na may makapag-contribute man sang mga pics sa Bantay Festival.

LAPSUS CALAMI
Slip of the Pen

BANTAYAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 4-8 is special occasion for the premier town of Guimbal, Iloilo.
Mayor Oscar “Richard” Garin Jr. is proud to declare to the whole world that this is a “world-class” festival.
There is an endless flow of food festival, sports activities, merrymaking, cultural displays and many others for everybody’s delight.
The handsome and young mayor invites one and all to visit Guimbal – “where excitement never ends.”

BOOMING CITY
ILOILO City is bursting at the seams due to the big influx of investors and infrastructure projects from both private and government initiatives.
Anywhere in the city are massive construction works for buildings and houses – to the envy of other cities and provinces.
The marketing knack of Mayor Jerry is now bearing fruits.
Francis Te “dies-dies” laughing.

Sinulog and Dinagyang Festivals face off sa Aliwan Festival....hehehe! Sadya gid 'ni!!!

Battle of the Festivals in Manila

Sparks are set to fly at this year’s “Aliwan Fiesta” as once again, the Philippines’ grandest, loudest, and most colorful festivals come together to compete in the national championship of festivals on April 27-29.


"Aliwan Fiesta 2006" is shaping up to bring excitement to a whole new level this year. For the very first time, the Sinulog Festival of Cebu joins the ranks of dance contingents gearing up to unseat the three-time champion contingent, Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival.

Will the newcomers, the Cebuanos of the Sinulog Festival triumph and finally break the winning streak of the long-running champions, Ilonggos of the Dinagyang Festival? Or will the Ilonggos go on to win four-peat? Which festival will reign supreme? Only one thing is for certain: the heat of the competition brought about by this much-anticipated rivalry makes this year’s "Aliwan Fiesta" worth watching.

Not only will the Sinulog and Dinagyang Festivals face off for the much-coveted R1M plum prize; the grand prize winner of this year’s festival also claims the honor of being named as the ultimate Philippine festival.

The Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC), together with the cities of Manila and Pasay and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, sets the stage for another sure-fire crowd-drawer as "Aliwan Fiesta" returns on its fourth year as the grandest national championship of all festivals.

"Aliwan Fiesta 2006" is set to bring together a record number of 30 dance contingents from all over the country, the biggest number of participants in its fourth year run.

The festival is highlighted by spirited street dancing native to the participating regions, exhibiting the richness and diversity of Philippine culture and tradition.

Thousands of the country’s finest craftsmen, street performers, and amateur models will gather to compete in Dance Parade Competition, Float Competition, and Reyna ng Aliwan beauty pageant.

Holding the reputation for giving the biggest cash prizes ever, "Aliwan Fiesta" pushes the limits by giving nearly R3 million this year.

The grand prize winner will get R1 million; with second and third runners up to win R500,000 and R250,000 respectively. The top 10 finalists will each get R50,000.

The fiesta will bring together the country’s most popular fiestas such as Pedrista Festival (Quezon City) Marikina Festival, and Pakalog Festival (Pasig) of NCR; Panagbenga Festival (Baguio City) representing CAR; Region I’s Pamulinawen Festival (Laoag City) and Agdamdamili Festival (San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte); Region II’s Sabutan Festival (Palanan, Isabela), Pinilisa Festival (Jones, Isabela) and Sambali Cagayana Festival (Baggao, Cagayan);

Region III’s Halamanan Festival (Guiguinto, Bulacan) Sto. Niño Festival (Malolos, Bulacan), Angel Festival (San Rafael, Bulacan); Region IV’s Sumakah Festival (Antipolo City) and Boling-Boling Festival (Catanauan, Quezon); Region V’s HimagUlaw Festival (Placer, Masbate) and Pili Festival (Sorsogon City); Region VI’s Dinagyang Festival (Iloilo City), Tultugan Festival (Maasin, Iloilo), Kahilyawan Festival (Santa Barbara, Iloilo), Pintados de Pasi Festival (Passi City, Iloilo) and Babaylan Festival (Bago City, Negros Occidental); Region VII’s Sinulog Festival (Cebu City); Region IX’s Hermosa Festival (Zamboanga City) and Pasalamat Festival (Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur); Region X’s Diyandi Festival (Iligan City); Region XII’s Halad Festival (Pigcawayan, North Cotabato), and Kalilangan Festival (General Santos City); and ARMM’s Padang-Padang Festival, (Parang, Maguindanao), Meguyaya Festival (Maguindanao), and Kambulang Festival (Parang, Maguindanao).

Link : http://www.mb.com.ph/archive_pages.php?url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/03/31/TOUR2006033160227.html

don't know where to start my friends ... hataw gid tuod. :cheers:

Macavinta House
Text by Atty. Helen J. Camarista
Photos by A.Chris Fernandez

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta1.jpg
The Macavinta House is one of the three houses given citation by the Iloilo City Heritage Conservation Council (ICCHC) for preserving its historical significance of its architecture and also for observing the ICCHC guidelines in conservation and preservation. (Reprinted from Iloilo Yearbook 2005)

It looks like a modified European Castle amidst modern edifices facing Gen. Hughes St., Iloilo City.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta2.jpg

In 1945, after World War II, the Ferraris Family bought the lot and built the house on it. The year after, the same family sold the house to a certain Mrs. Mirasol who commissioned architect Luis Dichupa to do some renovations on it.

It was in 1977 when Esperanza Mirasol and husband Pedro Macavinta acquired the rights from the other Mirasol siblings and, with sons Howard and Glenn, made the house the family residence. The second floor was then leased by and housed the offices of the Bureau of Forestry and Office of Civil Defense.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta5.jpg

In 1994, the Macavinta Family leased the first floor of the house to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics. From 1995 to 2002, the house was vacant but it was maintained by the family to keep it in good condition.

In 2003, entrepreneur Louise Jardeleza-Cordova and son Miguel leased and transformed the Macavinta House into Afrique’s Restaurant, its length of stay thereat only time can tell.

(from The News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta.house.html)

you know Soul, kirby?
Met Soul in Dinagyang.Com .. not literally known per se. :)

Wahehe! by a few seconds lang siguro Lewd!

Anyway just reading all the latest news...WE ARE MOVING FORWARD FASTER THAN WE EXPECT...its not just the City but the whole province as well!

Indeed... Mayor Trenas done a GOOD JOB to the CITY!

and Gov. Tupas to the Province of ILOILO....

Masadya pa ni next Election kay they will divide the ILOILO CITY into 2 Congressional Districts... so more budget for improvement and projects!

Hala Bira ILOILO! Sulong sa Pagbag-o!
Hands down to the two most active fathers of Iloilo. Trenas, of Iloilo City and Tupaz of Iloilo Province. I absolutely salute to both of you SIRS, Indeed, Iloilo is moving well and good. Kudos to all Ilonggos ! :)

Welcome

to the

HISTORICAL and CULTURAL

CITY of ILOILO

Thread XIII

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Come and Visit ILOILO BLOG courtesy of Mr. Chymera. :cheers:

www.iloiloonline.blogspot.com
absolutely grand! Thank you Chymera. Been visiting your blog lately. Keep it up, my friend. Hope to see more visitors in the future. :)

Wow! The last time I posted was yesterday morning(p. 20) ... 24 hours later its Thread 13!

Weeee! Kudus to all! This is one fast moving forum!

Cheers to all! Sadyahon ta ni ya!

Hala Bira ILOILO, Sulong sa Pagbag-o!
Amo man .. hihihi. Kadasig kaayo. Indi na ko kahabol kung kaisa. More postings, more infos for all. I'm glad Iloilo City and Province is moving really well. Let's keep the Ilonggos wide awake. And yes, Metro .. sadyahon ta gid ini ! :) :cheers:

Guys, si Nong Mau gapangayo idea on advertising sang Iloilo sa Australia. Basi may mga ideas kamo dira.

Quote ko na lang message nya halin sa dinagyang.
I'll ring Wecky tonight. I'm sure he'll be happy to contact Nong Mau again sa bagay nga ini. Hopefully, it'll be successful. Dapat Ilonggo artist ang ma-conceptualise sa bagay nga ini. I'm sure there'll be a good Ilonggo touch gid above anything. Last year, Centralians were asked to contribute articles in one of the local papers in Melbourne (or Brisbane). Part and parcel of it is the promotion of CPU in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. This time, I'm glad they're tapping the whole Iloilo's outlook. Btw, Ilonggos in Hawaii are also planning to launch projects for Iloilo, too. So, watch out for it guys!

Pototan Astrodome - crown jewel of Western Visayas’ rice granary town
By TEDDY SUMARAY

POTOTAN, Iloilo – The newly completed Pototan Astrodome is easily the most imposing structure in this perennial rice granary municipality in central Iloilo.

Standing on a 3,000-square meter area, it dominates the landscape of the expansive town plaza. Its dome gleams in the sunlight and the fine architectural and engineering design cannot fail to catch the attention of the viewer.


It was really a grand design in keeping with the ascendancy of Pototan among the towns of Iloilo.

.....

As a basketball court, the facilities of the complex are all first class and up to international standard. The wood parquet covering the court is of imported maple wood. The electronic system is high-tech and ultra modern. There is adequate water supply and the comfort rooms are really designed for comfort.

The seating capacity on the lower portion is 2,500 persons while the bleachers can accommodates more than 3,000 spectators.

....

It is the region’s granary and the inhabitants are relatively rich. The town also has produced many outstanding leaders and heroes. The names of Pascual and Teresa Magbanua are enshrined in our history as fighters for freedom.
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Its strategic location has virtually made Pototan as an alternate capital of Iloilo province. The Iloilo Provincial Hospital is located in the town. The Iloilo Electric Cooperative has also its headquarters here. The Jalaur-Suague River Irrigation System, the biggest irrigation system in Panay, has its main office in Pototan. The modern provincial jail is also based in this town. The regional drug rehabilitation center and the regional mental hospital are all found in Pototan.

Pototan also boasts of being the Christmas lighting capital of Western Visayas. All municipal streets are concreted and the national roads access to Mina, Zarraga, Barotac Nuevo and Passi City are in very good condition. The provincial market costing more than P100 million is also in Pototan.

But the Pototan Astrodome, the newest physical layer of growth to rise in the town, affirms the primacy of Pototan among the towns of Iloilo.

It is indeed a crown jewel, a symbol of greatness of Pototan. It is a testimony to the highest aspirations and noblest dreams of the townpeople.

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Link : http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news5.htm
Impressive Pototan! I wish to visit their municipal Astrodome one day. Pototan indeed is progressive in its own right. And I agree, Pototan is just right to be considered as an alternative capital of the province of Iloilo with several provincial and regional institutions located in this municipality. Kudos to the good deeds of their mayor and municipal officials. :)

LAPSUS CALAMI
Slip of the Pen

BOOMING CITY
ILOILO City is bursting at the seams due to the big influx of investors and infrastructure projects from both private and government initiatives.
Anywhere in the city are massive construction works for buildings and houses – to the envy of other cities and provinces.
The marketing knack of Mayor Jerry is now bearing fruits.
Francis Te “dies-dies” laughing.
I go with Francis Te laugh. lol. Such is Lapsus Calami (Slip of the Pen) portion. That's why I visit the site everyday.. he he. It really made me laugh. Napaka-satirical ng dating minsan. But anyhow, I'm really glad to see Iloilo's development, etc. Mayor Trenas deserves a tap in his shoulder. He's really a working hard Mayor and truly an Atenean per se. :)

This one is from Tito Jerome of the Famous Lapsus:


BOOMING CITY
ILOILO City is bursting at the seams due to the big influx of investors and infrastructure projects from both private and government initiatives.
Anywhere in the city are massive construction works for buildings and houses – to the envy of other cities and provinces.
The marketing knack of Mayor Jerry is now bearing fruits.
Francis Te “dies-dies” laughing.

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/lapsus.htm

Ay te!
Ay te man! hihihi. Sige lang kadlaw ni Francis Te. Ambut na lamang ah. Ako man, I die-die laughing .. hihihi.

For Mayor Trenas, job well done guid Sir! Saludo kami sa imo good deeds. Thanks to the rest of city government officials as well and to the rest of Ilonggos worldwide.

LAPSUS CALAMI
Slip of the Pen

BANTAYAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 4-8 is special occasion for the premier town of Guimbal, Iloilo.
Mayor Oscar “Richard” Garin Jr. is proud to declare to the whole world that this is a “world-class” festival.
There is an endless flow of food festival, sports activities, merrymaking, cultural displays and many others for everybody’s delight.
The handsome and young mayor invites one and all to visit Guimbal – “where excitement never ends.”

Go Guimbal ! Go Bantayan Festival ! :cheers:

PHILIPPINE BAROQUE CHURCHES
(Manila, Bulacan, Ilocos Norte, Miag-ao)

The Philippines' Baroque churches are cited on the World Heritage List because of their unusual interpretation of a major artistic style. Baroque architecture, which was the dominant western style from around the mid-16th century until the death of France's Louis XIV shortly after 1700, reflects a life dominated by the desire to impress through exuberance and extravagance.

Although the style has produced celebrated works, it takes its name from barroco - Spanish for a large, irregular, and expensive pearl considered bizarre rather than beautiful. Baroque evolved as Europe was undergoing relentless religious wars; architecture and its ornamentation became tools to woo a congregation's loyalty.

The Filipino brand of baroque began in the late 16th century when Catholic missionaries came from Spain and Mexico. The local version contrasts with courtly Europe's rendition - although at first glance, there are the familiar gilding, florid floral themes, fully decorated pillars and fancy backgrounds. Four parishes in particular are considered of unquestionable importance to understanding the baroque attitude and human creativity.

STO. TOMAS DE VILLANUEVA CHURCH (Iloilo)
In Central Philippines, on the island of Panay, is the Vicarate of Miag-ao in Iloilo Province. Its Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva is an Augustinian mission station built as a squat, massive fortress to protect townsfolk from Muslim invasion. Made of a distinct local yellow-orange sandstone, the fortress-church took ten years to build, beginning in 1797.

Miag-ao's church is ""the most outstanding example of the peripheral baroque style blended with embellishment [from] naïf folk motifs found in the Philippines,"" according to the 1992 report of Jorge Gazano, an architectural expert of ICOMOS, the United Nations' International Committee for Monuments and Sites. Any visitor will be able to translate the jargon into layman's language just by looking at the profusely ornamented church-front. Reigning over its fully hand-sculptured pediment is St. Christopher, dressed Filipino-farmer style with his pants rolled up, and carrying the Christ Child on his back. The holy figures stand beside coconut, papaya and guava trees ready for harvest. They were rendered by folk artisans working from their imagination and whatever guidance the priest, who had no architectural training, could offer. No similar tropical-Asian composition exists.

NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ASUNCION (Ilocos Sur)
Another mission that doubled originally as a fortress is Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion in Santa Maria town of Ilocos Sur, a province on the country's northwestern seaboard. The citadel complex was the hub for evangelizing pagan peoples living in adjacent highlands. The best way to appreciate the architectural mood is to ascend the church's grand stairway of 85 wide steps starting at the town proper. Another stairway descends to a circular cemetery overwhelmed by exuberant foliage and an air of romanticism.

SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH (Paoay, Ilocos Norte)
Moving northwards into the adjacent province of Ilocos Norte is the Church of San Agustin in Paoay town. Built from 1694 to between 1702 and 1710, it is the premier example of Philippine Earthquake Baroque, an architectural solution to the area's challenging, natural setting. Both sides of the nave are lined with the most voluminous stone buttresses seen around the islands. They are decorated with huge scrolls, and topped by decorative pinnacles. A coralstone belltower stands a safe distance away to spare the sanctuary in case of collapse. Originally, the church roof was thatched; and it is conjectured so that buttresses not only support walls but give roof access during fire and typhoon.

(from: PANAY NEWS
Link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/travel.htm)

Let's spice up thread XIII with a few photos I took these past few days: :)

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I think this is the site of the new SM Supermarket at Jaro Town Square. Notice they've painted the place with SM Supermarket's trademark yellow.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_6994.jpg
I don't know what building this is that they're constructing beside Residence Hotel, but I like the way the workers are perched up there.

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I don't think this overpass was really necessary (same with most other overpasses in the city). Nevertheless, I think it's the best overpass in the city since they repainted it.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7075.jpg
Gen. Luna St.-very well maintained plants along the entire stretch. Still green even if it has hardly rained these past weeks.


Tell me if you prefer the pictures smaller, it might take time for some to load them.

Hope to see more pictures from the rest of you also. Congratulations on Iloilo City's thirteenth thread!

The 4th SM Store in Iloilo (2nd in Jaro) is on its way! Thanks for sharing your photos with us IAMME. the yellow colour looks very SM. lol.

"We've Got It All For You!"

:nocrook: :nocrook: :nocrook:

Miss Teen Philippines WV 2006: The saga of beauties
By Janice V. Busil

Our definition of beauty is vague. Oftentimes we assume that anything that is pleasing to the eyes is beautiful. We reflexly relate the idea of beauty to physical form. The picture of a goddess-like face and a flawless milky skin linger in our thoughts when we utter the three-vowelled word.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/teen4.jpg

Of course, the superficial aspect is just a quarter of its deeper meaning. In the real sense, true beauty is comprised of good physical features, oozing confidence and admirable talent paired with great intellectual and emotional intelligence.

Last April 1, 2006, 11 teens, 14 to 18 years old, from different parts of the region vied for the most- coveted title of Miss Teen Philippines Western Visayas 2006. The three chosen candidates will represent the region to the up-coming national finals in Manila.

The stage sizzled as the real-life Barbies did their cat-walk and their production number clad in the hip and cool Jag Jeans outfit. In a blink of an eye, the 3rd level of the SM City Iloilo was turned into a modern-day Olympus as the juvenile goddesses, on their stilettos and casual wear, gracefully inched towards the amazed crowd. A thundering applause and deafening screams enveloped the place as the young ladies breathtakingly emerged on stage on their glamorous gowns.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/teen1.jpg

The CSF-draining question and answer portion came next. As expected, the candidates wittingly answered proving that behind those pretty faces there are active and healthy brain cells.

After having hard time contemplating whether who of the eleven alluring and smart girls will be given the chance to compete with other beauties in the Miss Teen Philippines 2006, the panel of judges made a tough decision. Miss Natalie Grace Roberts, Miss Ann Rency Costudio, and Miss Venna Ardales were officially proclaimed as Western Visayas' representatives. They will prove their prowess as they strive to become the Youth Empowerment for Self Reliance Inc. or YES! Foundation ambassadress.

Special awards were given to Chriscember Joy Nunez as Miss Congeniality, Venna Ardales as Best in Talent (held last March 30, 2006) and Best in Production Number, and Anne Nichole Bangiban as Miss Photogenic and Best in Evening Gown. Ann Rency Costudio was dubbed as the Face of Dermclinic 2006 and Best in Interview. Natalie Grace Roberts is this years' Miss Jag Jeans and Best in Casual Wear.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/teen3.jpg

Other participants were Jhelamae Mayormente, Cathy Ann Balogo, Rowena Tigmo, Tiffany Berjes Canira, Theresa Tagnawa, and Felecette Gumaguil.

Last year's WV representative Miss Joannah Marie Gonzales, who ended up being the 3rd runner up in Miss Teen Philippines 2005, hosted the pageant leaving the audience spell-bounded by her enigmatic charm. The stunning Miss Ella Marie Reyes, also a WV representative on last year's competition, assisted the dignified guests and judges in handing out awards.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/teen2.jpg

Miss Teen Philippines is a production of Image Network Management. The Miss Teen Philippines Western Visayas 2006 was made possible by Edgar Suelo, who was very emotional as he thanked the people who had helped him.

"This is not my best," he apologetically said with teary eyes. It must've been extremely hard for him to manage the occasion while his dear mother lies sick in the hospital.

The event went smooth and successful. The almost-a-dozen young beauties has eradicated the 'nothing-but-techie' and 'MTV-robots' notions. They've affirmed that indeed they are the hope of our Fatherland.

(from The News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/miss.teen.philippines.wv.2006.the.saga.of.beauties.html)

Weee! lewd...pakita lang ni nga ILOILO City & Province hataw ang asenso!

Thanks for the infos!

Maayong udto sa Tanan!

Again, Cheers to all! Thread XIII here we go again!
I wish to see "both" the city and province working hand in hand towards Iloilo's progress. Let's help maintain the momentum once and for all !

Go DINAGYANG CITY! Go HEART of the PHILIPPINES!

wow ! It's Thread 13th na ! Congratulations ILOILO !

WELCOME EVERYONE to ILOILO CITY AND PROVINCE Thread 13.

Paspas ILOILO !

Macavinta House
Text by Atty. Helen J. Camarista
Photos by A.Chris Fernandez

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta1.jpg
The Macavinta House is one of the three houses given citation by the Iloilo City Heritage Conservation Council (ICCHC) for preserving its historical significance of its architecture and also for observing the ICCHC guidelines in conservation and preservation. (Reprinted from Iloilo Yearbook 2005)
...
(from The News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta.house.html)
another cultural prowess of Iloilo. Kudos to the ICCHC for preserving our city's old architecture!

Let's spice up thread XIII with a few photos I took these past few days: :)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100B7050.jpg
I think this is the site of the new SM Supermarket at Jaro Town Square. Notice they've painted the place with SM Supermarket's trademark yellow.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_6994.jpg
I don't know what building this is that they're constructing beside Residence Hotel, but I like the way the workers are perched up there.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7067.jpg
I don't think this overpass was really necessary (same with most other overpasses in the city). Nevertheless, I think it's the best overpass in the city since they repainted it.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7075.jpg
Gen. Luna St.-very well maintained plants along the entire stretch. Still green even if it has hardly rained these past weeks.


Tell me if you prefer the pictures smaller, it might take time for some to load them.

Hope to see more pictures from the rest of you also. Congratulations on Iloilo City's thirteenth thread!
Let me bring these photos here for further scrutiny :) . Thanks for all these photos once more, IAMME.

hi Jik. Nice to see you here in our thread. Post away, amigo! :)

Street sweeping world record holder seeks tourism's support
By Jay Dooma Balnig


THE man claimed to be the Master of Pain is now seeking the support of the Department of Tourism in his attempt to conduct a 24-hour non-stop marathon street sweeping in three municipalities in Iloilo.

Jess Caigoy said his performance would be on April 17 to 18. He will sweep the main streets of Leon town at 6 a.m. of April 27 from the public plaza to Alimodian public plaza at around 3 p.m. of the same date and subsequently in San Miguel public plaza at around 11 p.m. of the same date.

A simple closing ceremony program will mark the end of said attempt at Aleosan District Hospital tentatively at around 7 a.m. of April 18.

The local government of Leon is the main sponsor of the said world record attempt that probably passed the requirement for the inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Caigoy, a native of Leon, Iloilo has already tried several extraordinary and extreme dangerous exhibitions in public.

(from Sunstar Iloilo News
link:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/04/05/news/street.sweeping.world.record.holder.seeks.tourism.s.support.html

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One of my fave streets in Iloilo City. It's really cool walking along downtown area through this passage. Thanks for maintaining the greeneries. :)

Repost 'ta anay ang mga pictures sang Dinagyang.
Thanks to Eric D. sa mga photos nya.

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Ang paborito sang tanan, ang pinaka-cute nga si Dagoy!!!!

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Iloilo Yearbook

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^^ love the cutie and chubby Dagoy. he he. Lew. :cheers:

thanks for posting pictures and articles here .. kudos to everyone !

guys, nag-drop by lang gid ko di sa SSC kay sako gid. I'm glad thread 13 is up and running. Indi pa man ko huli sa balita ah cos I still lurk here almost everyday pro wala lang naga-post.

@Chymera, I left a message for you in Dinagyang.Com. Hopefully you can help us in conceptualising of Iloilo's pic for Nong Mau.
@IAMME, thanks for the pics once more .. basi makahapit ka sa Dinagyang.Com, Nong Mauro is asking help to make ads for Iloilo.

Great news coming from Iloilo gid. Great stuffs from Panay News Lapsus Calami as well.

The 4th SM Store in Iloilo (2nd in Jaro) is on its way! Thanks for sharing your photos with us IAMME. the yellow colour looks very SM. lol.

"We've Got It All For You!"

:nocrook: :nocrook: :nocrook:
well and good. Any idea of te opening date? Glad to know SM is expanding in Iloilo once more. Proving how resilient and good our city's economy at present. Hope to see bigger SMs in the future.

Wahehe! by a few seconds lang siguro Lewd!

Anyway just reading all the latest news...WE ARE MOVING FORWARD FASTER THAN WE EXPECT...its not just the City but the whole province as well!

Indeed... Mayor Trenas done a GOOD JOB to the CITY!

and Gov. Tupas to the Province of ILOILO....

Masadya pa ni next Election kay they will divide the ILOILO CITY into 2 Congressional Districts... so more budget for improvement and projects!

Hala Bira ILOILO! Sulong sa Pagbag-o!
Metro, approved na ini ang 2 congressional districts for City of Iloilo? I read this stuff ages ago pero wala pa ko kabati sang confirmation .. though there's a plan gid man. I think City Proper-Molo-Arevalo will be grouped as one whilst Jaro-LaPaz-Mandurriao in the second group. I hope ma-realised gid ang bagay nga ini. Anyway, Kudos to Mayor Trenas for the job well done!

thanks for posting pictures and articles here .. kudos to everyone !

guys, nag-drop by lang gid ko di sa SSC kay sako gid. I'm glad thread 13 is up and running. Indi pa man ko huli sa balita ah cos I still lurk here almost everyday pro wala lang naga-post.

@Chymera, I left a message for you in Dinagyang.Com. Hopefully you can help us in conceptualising of Iloilo's pic for Nong Mau.
@IAMME, thanks for the pics once more .. basi makahapit ka sa Dinagyang.Com, Nong Mauro is asking help to make ads for Iloilo.

Great news coming from Iloilo gid. Great stuffs from Panay News Lapsus Calami as well.
nice to see you around here, Weck. Hapit lang basta indi masako. Update ka lang namon pirmi. But I'm sure, gabasa ka man di most of the time ah. Cheers, mate! :)

amo man, lex. Grabe si Soul ha .. may dating gid iya last post. :)
ngaa man? Daw naulihi ako sa balita nga ini haw? Diin ini siya nga post makita, sa thread 12?

Pototan Astrodome - crown jewel of Western Visayas’ rice granary town

Link : http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news5.htm
Congrats POTOTAN ! Three cheers for the newly-opened POTOTAN ASTRODOME!

Welcome intro mo anay Weck. Basi malipatan mo karon. lol. :)

oh sorry Kirbs. Nag-post lang ako diri iya deretso. Wait a minute .. hehehe.

no problemo ah. Himo na da. :)

Weck, sa may thread 12 pa.

Hipos lang ko 'ya ah! Si Soul na bahala sa inyo magreply.

Kent, disco 'ta liwat hagadun 'ta si Joy? hehehe!

ngaa man? Daw naulihi ako sa balita nga ini haw? Diin ini siya nga post makita, sa thread 12?

Welcome

to the

HEART OF THE PHILIPPINES

thread XIII

no problemo ah. Himo na da. :)
ara na Kirbs .. hehehe. Thanks for reminding me .. man kis-a post lang ta iya abi mo. Ayos man?

Weck, sa may thread 12 pa.

Hipos lang ko 'ya ah! Si Soul na bahala sa inyo magreply.

Kent, disco 'ta liwat hagadun 'ta si Joy? hehehe!
thanks Lew for directing me .. basa ko to sa Thread 12 for the meantime ... siguro mga last few pages lang gid. Cheers!

Indi kamo 'ya magkadto sa united ilonggo thread?

^^ okay ah. Basa anay to sa Thread 12. Last few pages puno sang posts ni JonJon, Soul, Matteo and lex. Cheers ! :)

Indi kamo 'ya magkadto sa united ilonggo thread?
Nakakadto and naka-post na ko to Lew. For first few posts siguro. Pero try ko lang karon if may tiempo ah. Thanks. :)

Found this while reading posts in Dinagyang.Com. I think kay Nong Mauro ini siguro but the phrase looks like what Chymera had ..

JOIN THE BEAT...FEEL THE HEAT...JOIN THE DINAGYANG 2007

Seems that Australian contigents are all set and ready na for Dinagyang 2007. Daw ako nasadyahan magbasa ah. They're more advance in preparation compare diri. Si wecky I'm sure mapuli and some of our friends here and sa US kay gin-contact niya na. Hopefully, all set and prepared na tanan by October this year. Looking forward gid ang tanan. :)

guys, nabasa ko na ... hehehe .. salamat sa liwat. Okay ah. Try ko post liwat sa Dinagyang.Com para kay Kent. :cheers:

Indi kamo 'ya magkadto sa united ilonggo thread?
diin ini siya Lew? Here in SSC man? No time for scanning each threads here so direct niyo lang ako. Ta.

hello iloilo guys, just dropping by to share my excitement since ill be flying to iloilo tomorow.. it's gonna be my first time there! can't wait to be there.... obviously, im from cebu pala..... :)

^^Hi Dive!!! Hope you will enjoy your stay in Iloilo. :cheers:

Diri lang sa may SSC.
Ara lang da sa dalum.
Hope na wala lang may lagtuk nga mag-intra.

diin ini siya Lew? Here in SSC man? No time for scanning each threads here so direct niyo lang ako. Ta.

^^Hi Dive!!! Hope you will enjoy your stay in Iloilo. :cheers:
hi lewdsaint, thanks! naks, touch naman ako... :) i just hope i will enjoy my stay there even if my trip there is work pa rin... hehehe!!!

May time ka pa naman siguro mag-stroll around after your work. Hope na magiging madalas na ang punta mo sa Iloilo. I also had a nice stay sa Cebu when I was there. Hope na makabalik ako uli sa Cebu.

btw, anong work mo?

May time ka pa naman siguro mag-stroll around after your work. Hope na magiging madalas na ang punta mo sa Iloilo. I also had a nice stay sa Cebu when I was there. Hope na makabalik ako uli sa Cebu.

btw, anong work mo?

i'm a trainer for one of the life insurance companies in the country. how about u, are you working yet? :)

postcard shots. Okay gid ina. Hope we can produce our own postcards. Paano kay daw puro lang Miag-ao Church abi .. or you can barely even see one.
This is a really nice suggestion ... a good way to promote iloilo (galing daw ka outdated na guid sang postcard sbung, ePost Card basi pwede man). I'll bring that to mind next time kung may free time ako, maybe ma capitalize pa na sa ulihi :) like what Caloy said ... (ideas na naman)
you're right to say that. I forgot Mandurriao, which apparently is the center of development in the city at the moment. I hpe Mandurriao will continue to bloom. It's a nice place. Full of subdivisions sa palibot. I wish they'll transform along its main road into a commercial one.
That's what's most likely to happen once the Mandurriao airport is bided off. For sure, the winner will be one of the country's leading developer (whether it be Ayala, SM, RLC, or Megaworld).
Ei dont forget that Iloilo is naturally gifted... everything you need is there. Remember... we can create our own republic... Food? Goods? Sea? Land? People? Skills? everything you need is just in our backyard!
I agree, I suppose the perception of Iloilo and Ilonggos being laid-back stems from this reason ... Iloilo is naturally blessed with a lot of things ... like what you've mentioned

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7003.jpg
nice photo IAMME, notice the structures sa right sang picture ... the big building at the back is the Hall of Justice, and the blackboard-colored building is the Castle Hotel, currently under rennovation.

I have no doubts of Dumangas bid for cityhood (and so with Pototan). They have the capacity indeed. But I guess, they need to make their municipality more commercial before making it as a city like Passi. I don't find amusing visiting a place called city that looks very rural and barriotic in nature. I hope that any municipality in Iloilo that wanted to become a city should start taking building buildings and create a proper city centre.
Or pwede man Industrial Development instead of Commercial, like in Pavia's Case (in the future).

I agree, it seems a bit awful for a town being called a city pero it doesn't look even a bit urban. Like Passi City, just because there are big sugar centrals located there that pay big taxes, which contribute millions to the town's income, na qualify na siya as a city dayun ... Sa iban naman ya, ay indi na lang ;) ...
it's a challenge, Mars? Few more months to go na lang gid tuod.

Btw, I would like to thank Chymera of course for creating Iloilo's blog. It's really helpful for all of us here abroad. At times we used it to introduce our place to our friends who wanted to see what Iloilo looks like nowadays. Plus of course, send the link to our good Ilonggo friends, classmates and batchmates to keep them attuned with the recent developments in the city and province of Iloilo.
Thanks man for promoting my website ... I'm also trying my best para ma improve ko siya

Pototan Astrodome - crown jewel of Western Visayas’ rice granary town

By TEDDY SUMARAY

POTOTAN, Iloilo – The newly completed Pototan Astrodome is easily the most imposing structure in this perennial rice granary municipality in central Iloilo.

Standing on a 3,000-square meter area, it dominates the landscape of the expansive town plaza. Its dome gleams in the sunlight and the fine architectural and engineering design cannot fail to catch the attention of the viewer.
Originally, the structure was planned as a covered gymnasium for various sports activities, especially basketball. But as the work progressed, revisions and changes in the plans were also made.
Link : http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news5.htm
Nice finds lewdsaint ...

One of my favorite structures in Iloilo Province ... may pic ko di galing indi nami pro sige lang...

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3423/1224/1600/pototan_04.1.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3423/1224/400/pototan.jpg

More pics of Pototan (http://iloilophotos.blogspot.com/2005/12/categories.html?Pototan)

Sinulog and Dinagyang Festivals face off sa Aliwan Festival....hehehe! Sadya gid 'ni!!!

Battle of the Festivals in Manila

Sparks are set to fly at this year’s “Aliwan Fiesta” as once again, the Philippines’ grandest, loudest, and most colorful festivals come together to compete in the national championship of festivals on April 27-29.


"Aliwan Fiesta 2006" is shaping up to bring excitement to a whole new level this year. For the very first time, the Sinulog Festival of Cebu joins the ranks of dance contingents gearing up to unseat the three-time champion contingent, Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival.

Excited na ko ... I'm sure I'll be at the edge of my seat once ma share na sang mga ma EB (dinagyang.com) ang ila pictures :)
don't know where to start my friends ... hataw gid tuod. :cheers:
Ako man gani ... kadasig sang mga new replies
Macavinta House
Text by Atty. Helen J. Camarista
Photos by A.Chris Fernandez

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta1.jpg
The Macavinta House is one of the three houses given citation by the Iloilo City Heritage Conservation Council (ICCHC) for preserving its historical significance of its architecture and also for observing the ICCHC guidelines in conservation and preservation. (Reprinted from Iloilo Yearbook 2005)

It looks like a modified European Castle amidst modern edifices facing Gen. Hughes St., Iloilo City.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta2.jpg

In 1945, after World War II, the Ferraris Family bought the lot and built the house on it. The year after, the same family sold the house to a certain Mrs. Mirasol who commissioned architect Luis Dichupa to do some renovations on it.

It was in 1977 when Esperanza Mirasol and husband Pedro Macavinta acquired the rights from the other Mirasol siblings and, with sons Howard and Glenn, made the house the family residence. The second floor was then leased by and housed the offices of the Bureau of Forestry and Office of Civil Defense.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta5.jpg

In 1994, the Macavinta Family leased the first floor of the house to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics. From 1995 to 2002, the house was vacant but it was maintained by the family to keep it in good condition.

In 2003, entrepreneur Louise Jardeleza-Cordova and son Miguel leased and transformed the Macavinta House into Afrique’s Restaurant, its length of stay thereat only time can tell.

(from The News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta.house.html)
Amu ni ang house where Afriques? ang lapit sa Plaza Libertad ... the place is nice, I used to frequent it sang-una
Let's spice up thread XIII with a few photos I took these past few days: :)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100B7050.jpg
I think this is the site of the new SM Supermarket at Jaro Town Square. Notice they've painted the place with SM Supermarket's trademark yellow.

I've visited the place lately too ... the Mandaue Foam showrooms is having a rennovation inside, probably giving space to the new SM Supermarket.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_6994.jpg
I don't know what building this is that they're constructing beside Residence Hotel, but I like the way the workers are perched up there.

It's a 5-storey building, which is going to ba a hotel or an dorm.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7067.jpg
I don't think this overpass was really necessary (same with most other overpasses in the city). Nevertheless, I think it's the best overpass in the city since they repainted it.

I find them useless too (other than they are good spots for taking pictures of the city) ... The reason why there is traffic is because of the narrow streets, not the pedestrians.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7075.jpg
Gen. Luna St.-very well maintained plants along the entire stretch. Still green even if it has hardly rained these past weeks.

I like Gen. Luna too nowadays, especially after they've done the asphalt overlay ... At least we can refute the generalization that Iloilo is a dirty city.

Tell me if you prefer the pictures smaller, it might take time for some to load them.

Hope to see more pictures from the rest of you also. Congratulations on Iloilo City's thirteenth thread!
The picture-sizes are okay ... not too big or too small
Ma contribute man ko pictures kung ma tiempohan :)

and Jon-jon dies dies laughing .. i loved to read lapsus calami part of panay news ... it's written in a way that will really makes you laugh or get angry ... that's the beauty of Iloilo's Freedom of Press.
lapsus Calami is satirical in nature. Of course, who would not laugh about it. There are few postings in Lapsus that really made me laugh hard. It's one of best part of Panay News. And Wecky dies-dies laughing as well .. hehehe

Maybe they think they're competitive. lol. The question is whether Iloilo wants to compare with them. Iloilo has so much to offer, more than what the eyes meet. It's history is written all over. With that alone, Iloilo is indeed a great city.
absolutely agree Jon. It's "undeniable" til the present how Iloilo plays in Philippines' history, culture and politics. It's the fact that all Ilonggos are/will be always proud of. Iloilo is Iloilo. Definitely, a heritage city.

it's a challenge, Mars? Few more months to go na lang gid tuod.

Btw, I would like to thank Chymera of course for creating Iloilo's blog. It's really helpful for all of us here abroad. At times we used it to introduce our place to our friends who wanted to see what Iloilo looks like nowadays. Plus of course, send the link to our good Ilonggo friends, classmates and batchmates to keep them attuned with the recent developments in the city and province of Iloilo.
I'm glad Chymera created the blog. Di mapuslan gid naton diri sa sagwa. I guess I should direct Mauro to use the blogs as well. I'll email the site to our friends, too. Mas maayo gid man siya with lots of things we can get from it.

At times I'm posting at night especially night duty ako (may break kami usually 2-3 hours bal-an) .. or I end up going home very early morning and can't get to sleep yet. so post away ako .. he he.

Articles? I'm just using the regular three online papers in Iloilo - Panay News, Sunstar and the News Today- which other posters do as well. There's a massive infos and updates from these three sites. And I'm glad we're kept informed here abroad cos of them.
three of the best online newspapers from Iloilo. I guess there's another one pa but I forgot the website, too. Pero indi gid siya updated from time to time like these three. Btw @Caloy, most of the night breaks here in our hospital last for three hours. Okay man siya ah. I think pare-pareho man lang tanan or depende kung sin-o upod mo sa duty eh.

hello iloilo guys, just dropping by to share my excitement since ill be flying to iloilo tomorow.. it's gonna be my first time there! can't wait to be there.... obviously, im from cebu pala..... :)
hope you'll enjoy your stay in Iloilo. :)

ganun? how i wish i could work there na lang. it is really true, we only had two hours maximum. always an hour lang guid ya. siguro di kamo busy.

anyways, nice to go pototan. a big astrodome to see. i miss christmas in pototan. kanami guid tulukon.

Diri lang sa may SSC.
Ara lang da sa dalum.
Hope na wala lang may lagtuk nga mag-intra.
ah ok. Amo ina ang indi ko magustuhan sa tanan .. besides, kung wala man lang maibulig tib-ong sa aton ciudad, ano man lang pulos sang mga postings nga ina. Indi naton kinahanglan critics iya ah .. ang kinahanglan sang Iloilo subong are ideas para makabulig paayo sang ciudad kag probinsiya naton. Besides, ang mga taho nga patay criticise, wala man ina sila naibulig or maibulig gid. It's a waste of time entertaining them.

I'll try nga makahapit ako karon but I'm not so sure to post. It's not my cup of tea wondering around the forum at all. I think I'll better off with one thread only here in Philippine SSC and the rest, I'll post somewhere else. Mas maayo pa. :)

Anyway, thanks Lew.

ganun? how i wish i could work there na lang. it is really true, we only had two hours maximum. always an hour lang guid ya. siguro di kamo busy.

anyways, nice to go pototan. a big astrodome to see. i miss christmas in pototan. kanami guid tulukon.
originally, two hours lang gid man ang allowable nga break sa night per staff ... ina iya according sa contract nga pinirmahan ta .. but that doesn't mean nga i-restrain tanan sa 2 hours kung indi man lang masako. Like I said, depende ina sa inyo charge. Personally as a charge, gina-allow ko til 3 hours kung wala man lang buhaton and 2 1/2 hours pag medyo masako-sako gid. I barely do nights lately Caloy but I guess wala man nagbag-o sa patakaran ah .. hehehe.

Tama, back sa topic, Pototan is really doing well .. with the opening of their modern Astrodome, Northern Iloilo towns has a sports center kung diin pwede sila ka liga iya.

The 4th SM Store in Iloilo (2nd in Jaro) is on its way! Thanks for sharing your photos with us IAMME. the yellow colour looks very SM. lol.

"We've Got It All For You!"

:nocrook: :nocrook: :nocrook:
yehey ! Good news for everyone in Iloilo .. hihihi .. supporter guid ako iya sang SM btw. I hope the supermarket will open soon .. and tani may second SM City Iloilo man no? Pasensiya guys pero nagamayan ko iya sang SM City Iloilo .. tani i-expand pa gid nila. besides, dako pa ila area nga gina-own dira .. pwede gid tani. Well, hoping man lang pero basi man madayon.

Found this while reading posts in Dinagyang.Com. I think kay Nong Mauro ini siguro but the phrase looks like what Chymera had ..

JOIN THE BEAT...FEEL THE HEAT...JOIN THE DINAGYANG 2007

Seems that Australian contigents are all set and ready na for Dinagyang 2007. Daw ako nasadyahan magbasa ah. They're more advance in preparation compare diri. Si wecky I'm sure mapuli and some of our friends here and sa US kay gin-contact niya na. Hopefully, all set and prepared na tanan by October this year. Looking forward gid ang tanan. :)
good job. Hope makabulig ta dala turista sa Iloilo .. tani damo resources naton. Go Iloilo! Go Dinagyang 2007! (few more months to go pa .. hihihi)

Hmmm... soul ha... :) keep it up girl! hehe...

Btw, manimian gd na si Matt sng mga stalactites kag stalagmites sang mga caves ta da sa Iloilo... :colgate:

keep it up girl! - he he he he he he :nuts: he he he he he he...

Btw... I am not a girl... I'm a queer... :) I just want to tour matteo because I want him to know our city deeply... as well as the ways of Ilonggos :)

Hey dude matteo... I am based here in Manila... so the probability that I can tour you around the city is about 10% unless someone will sponsor me. :)

Let's spice up thread XIII with a few photos I took these past few days: :)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100B7050.jpg
I think this is the site of the new SM Supermarket at Jaro Town Square. Notice they've painted the place with SM Supermarket's trademark yellow.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_6994.jpg
I don't know what building this is that they're constructing beside Residence Hotel, but I like the way the workers are perched up there.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7067.jpg
I don't think this overpass was really necessary (same with most other overpasses in the city). Nevertheless, I think it's the best overpass in the city since they repainted it.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_7075.jpg
Gen. Luna St.-very well maintained plants along the entire stretch. Still green even if it has hardly rained these past weeks.


Tell me if you prefer the pictures smaller, it might take time for some to load them.

Hope to see more pictures from the rest of you also. Congratulations on Iloilo City's thirteenth thread!
salamat sa pictures .. ako naman in few months time. I can't wait na gid. :)

I wish to see "both" the city and province working hand in hand towards Iloilo's progress. Let's help maintain the momentum once and for all !

Go DINAGYANG CITY! Go HEART of the PHILIPPINES!
Amen Kirby. Tani ma-sustain gid man naton ang ekonomiya sa ciudad sang Iloilo. Like for example, SM will not build its fourth store kung pigado lang ang purchasing power sang mga Ilonggos. It only means one thing, mas may salig sila sa capacidad sang mga taga-Iloilo. Outside Metro Manila, the most number of SM stores are in Iloilo. Again, for a very small city in terms of land area to sustain such big commercial stores is already a good sign. Btw, when are they closing SM-Jaro Plaza for renovation and expansion? Hopefully, SM Jaro Plaza will be as big as teh present SM-Delgado/City Proper. :)

Weck, sa may thread 12 pa.

Hipos lang ko 'ya ah! Si Soul na bahala sa inyo magreply.

Kent, disco 'ta liwat hagadun 'ta si Joy? hehehe!


Saan lewd... medyo busy ako subong sa office... :) But I can always find time for party... :)


Mga kasimanwa... Congrats sa 13th post :) Btw bal-an niyo kung san-o ang centennial year sang siyudad? Kung wala pa tani bongga ang celebration.

http://corporate.mozcom.com/dot/r6/ilologo.gif
The Eternal Symbol of Heart of the Philippines, ILOILO. It's a nice logo of course taken from the Department of Tourism-Western Visayas in Iloilo City.

hello iloilo guys, just dropping by to share my excitement since ill be flying to iloilo tomorow.. it's gonna be my first time there! can't wait to be there.... obviously, im from cebu pala..... :)


Hey that's great! Share with us your escapades in Iloilo, both good and bad so that we would know what to keep and to improve in our city and province. :)

Enjoy!!!!!

http://corporate.mozcom.com/dot/r6/ilologo.gif
The Eternal Symbol of Heart of the Philippines, ILOILO. It's a nice logo of course taken from the Department of Tourism-Western Visayas in Iloilo City.


That's how vibrant we are!

I have no doubts of Dumangas bid for cityhood (and so with Pototan). They have the capacity indeed. But I guess, they need to make their municipality more commercial before making it as a city like Passi. I don't find amusing visiting a place called city that looks very rural and barriotic in nature. I hope that any municipality in Iloilo that wanted to become a city should start taking building buildings and create a proper city centre.
Good for the town of Dumangas. With the newly-opened Dumangas Trading Center and Fish Processing Plant, Dumangas income will soon improve. Like you, I still go for a good deal of commercial buildings before a certain place will be called a city. Passi City at present is developing their commercial district as well though (in my opinion) still needs further improvement. I hope to see Passi City teeming with buildings and businesses in the future and not ONLY a sugar central city.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-9/1071951/JaroPoliceStation.jpg
one of the best architectural buildings in Iloilo til the present .. that's "shouting" and "awaiting" further renovation and beautification.

All the best for Jaro of course! The pilgrimage district of the city.

BIR maintains positive outlook in meeting tax goals
by T. Villavert

Iloilo City (4 April) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue is sure fix on its positive outlook in exceeding their P4.8 Billion target tax collections this year, as it kicks-off their 2006 tax campaign.

Regional Director Rodita B. Galanto of BIR Revenue Region 11, Iloilo City said in an interview with the PIA that the business sector here is very cooperative. "We have started our Tax campaign last week in Boracay island in Aklan and in the province's capital town- Kalibo, after which we proceeded to Roxas City, Iloilo City and in Passi City".

"Our deadline for the filing of income tax is April 15 but it is a Saturday, therefore the official deadline for the filing is set on the next working day which is April 17," Galanto said

In the tax drive conducted in Iloilo City, representatives from the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Iloilo Business Club; Multi-Sectoral Association and the Association of Certified Public Accountant in Private Practice, have signified their support to the government's tax campaign.

The representative from The Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce-Iloilo City Chapter said that while they promise to urge fellow businessmen to pay their taxes religiously they likewise hope that the government should do its duty to run after tax evaders.

The business sector recognized that taxation is a moral obligation, and with the collected taxes the general welfare of the public will be improved and likewise strengthen the economy.

Regarding the region's tax collection performance in year 2005, Director Galanto cited few sectors which have good shares in their tax collection and these are, among others, the pure business sector with a 1.7 % in the total collection shares of the P43M collection; Witholding tax on wages was P606 M with 24% in total collection share; Flour industry contributes 12% collection share; and corporations, 10 percent.

For the month of April 2006, Galanto said that their tax collection goal is P480 million but they hope to collect P500 Million.

Galanto also explained BIR's logo- one big gear, a multi-colored cord and a small gear. "The gears in synchronized motion, reinforce the idea that the collection of taxes by the BIR ensures the continued existence of the government and the provision of vital services necessary to uplift the quality of life of every Filipino. The multi-colored cord in between the big and small gears, symbolizes the relationship of BIR and the Philippine economy in addressing the country's fiscal condition".

The symbolism that the logo provides is captured by the theme that taxes is the lifeblood of the nation "buwis ko buhay mo," Director Galanto said. (PIA) [top]

hello iloilo guys, just dropping by to share my excitement since ill be flying to iloilo tomorow.. it's gonna be my first time there! can't wait to be there.... obviously, im from cebu pala..... :)
Enjoy your Iloilo visit, dive-cebu. :)

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3423/1224/1600/pototan_04.1.jpg
quite a prominent structure in Pototan's Plaza .. looks massive .. and a bit iconic. :)

http://corporate.mozcom.com/dot/r6/ilologo.gif
The Eternal Symbol of Heart of the Philippines, ILOILO. It's a nice logo of course taken from the Department of Tourism-Western Visayas in Iloilo City.

The sun continuously shining for Iloilo :) Nice logo, indeed ... well and alive!

good job. Hope makabulig ta dala turista sa Iloilo .. tani damo resources naton. Go Iloilo! Go Dinagyang 2007! (few more months to go pa .. hihihi)
lol. Mars, i think it's still too early to start the drumbeating for Dinagyang 2007. But there you go .. australian contingents have started the drumbeating already. Thanks for Nong Mauro. :)

Amen Kirby. Tani ma-sustain gid man naton ang ekonomiya sa ciudad sang Iloilo. Like for example, SM will not build its fourth store kung pigado lang ang purchasing power sang mga Ilonggos. It only means one thing, mas may salig sila sa capacidad sang mga taga-Iloilo. Outside Metro Manila, the most number of SM stores are in Iloilo. Again, for a very small city in terms of land area to sustain such big commercial stores is already a good sign. Btw, when are they closing SM-Jaro Plaza for renovation and expansion? Hopefully, SM Jaro Plaza will be as big as teh present SM-Delgado/City Proper. :)

I don't think pigado ang purchasing power sang Ilonggo. Damo kwarta sa Iloilo :lol: What I admire though is the frugality and conservative spending habits of the Ilonggos. :)

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-9/1071951/JaroPoliceStation.jpg
one of the best architectural buildings in Iloilo til the present .. that's "shouting" and "awaiting" further renovation and beautification.

All the best for Jaro of course! The pilgrimage district of the city.

I agree about it being beautiful. I like looking at Art Deco buildings ;)

I don't think pigado ang purchasing power sang Ilonggo. Damo kwarta sa Iloilo :lol: What I admire though is the frugality and conservative spending habits of the Ilonggos. :)
With the purchasing power, frugality and conservative spendings, I can assure you of that .. but with damo kuwarta sa Iloilo, I don't know much :) . There's a very huge middle income class across the province and city, and I guess it's more than enough to sustain Iloilo's competitive economy. Even the Family Income Survey shows how Iloilo is faring with other Metro Manila cities being the highest family income amongst cities outside the metropolis. The concern will focus more on how Iloilo can maintain the momentum of progress, making its very own economy as sustainable and resilient as it could be.

BIR maintains positive outlook in meeting tax goals
by T. Villavert

Iloilo City (4 April) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue is sure fix on its positive outlook in exceeding their P4.8 Billion target tax collections this year, as it kicks-off their 2006 tax campaign.

seems the target is getting bigger and bigger everyday. I remember few weeks ago when they released the first news about tax collection for the city of Iloilo, the initial target is only 3billion. An increase target of 1.8 billion is quite high considering that 2004 tax collection is barely (more or less ) a billion peso only. I wonder which businesses in the city that are enjoying the tax holidays in the past are due to start paying taxes this 2006.
"Mayor Jerry dies-dies laughing" (lapsus calami) :)

Guys, re-posting the ILOILO's PROJECTS and PROPOSALS


Infrastructure
* Loboc International Port expansion - P3B (Anu natabo diri?)
* 64.59-kilometer Metro Iloilo Curcumferencial Road - (On going)
* Jalandoni Bridge and its Related Components Project - P272-million (Ongoing)
* Iloilo River Rehabilitation Project - P4B initial budget(Ongoing)
* New Iloilo Airport Project - P6.2B
proposed Completion - 2006
* Panay Railway Rehabilitation Project - P32B (Ongoing)
Proposed Completion - 2007
* Mixed-use Covention Center (3,000 seat capacity), and Commercial and Gov't Office building - P500M (proposed)
Proposed Completion - 2008
* IT Park in Magsaysay Village (Proposed)
* World-class highway from Iloilo - Aklan (Proposed)
* Iloilo Flood Control Project - P4B (On going)
Proposed Completion - 2009
* Business District to replace the existing Mandurriao Airport (Proposed)


Health
* St. Paul's Hospital Expansion
* 4-storey hospital of the future (WVSU-MC)
* 8-storey condo-clinic (Iloilo Doctor's Medical Centerl)
* Medicus Condo/Clinic/Hospital (Ongoing)
* Phase 1 - 8 storey condo-clinic (Completed)
* Phase 2 - 8 storey condo-clinic
* Phase 3 - 12 storey condo-hospital
*5-storey condo-clinic (Iloilo Mission Hospital)
*3 or 4-storey Medical and Nursing Dormitory (Iloilo Mission Hospital)


Education and related facilities
* Ateneo de Iloilo University Campus
* Relocation of St. Paul's University Campus in Lapaz (Ongoing)
* New gym by CPU, to be the biggest in Western Visayas (Ongoing)


Industrial
* Central Azucarera de San Antonio (Sugar Mill) in Passi City - P1.7B (Ongoing)
* Leganes Industrial Growth Center - 177.58 hectares (Development in progress)
* Barotac Nuevo Industry & Economic Park - 50 hectares (Development in progress)
* Export Processing Zone near new airport of international standards (proposed)


Commercial
* 200 room 5-star hotel in present site of Nes and Tats beside SM City (rumor)
* Clientlogic's 600-seat call center (will be opening in 6 mos.)
* Expansion of Amigo Terrace Hotel into a 5-star hotel (Proposed)
* Rennovation of Caste Hotel, 5-storeys (Ongoing)
* Expansion of SM City and SM Delgado (Proposed)
* Rennovation of SM Jaro (Proposed)

(data taken from Dinagyang.Com)

That's how vibrant we are!
I agree Soulmaker. We're starting and learning .. as always :) . There's still a lot of things needed to make Iloilo City more competitive with other cities in Asia and Europe. I say Europe since Iloilo is bidding and banking as well with its historical and cultural prowess. Go ILOILO!

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3423/1224/400/pototan.jpg
this is one of the best pics of Pototan's Christmas Lights Festival. Nami gid man siya no .. BUT what I really want to see most (bit intrigue .. hehe) is the dancing fountain of The PROVIDENCE with the matching sounds, etc.

Btw, the Arroyo Fountain in front of the old Provincial Capitol (one of the symbols of Iloilo) is not working lately. Ano natabo dira? I'm sure during Defensor's time as a governor gin-budgetan ini nila. Arroyo's Fountain in the heart of the city makes Iloilo more European in style. It's a grand fountain with a hallmark of four ladies/goddesses on its topmost portion. Tani paandaron naman nila ini. :)

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

i just wish that jaro police station can have their own building and this building be renovated in a museum/heritage house etc

one more thing, i think jaro plaza is "bastardized" during jaro fiesta :D