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January 22nd, 2010, 11:30 AM

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'Tyo Tagoy'

January 22nd, 2010, 02:24 PM

Dinagyang continues to lure more tourists

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA)– Efforts of organizers to introduce something new and improve on the activities of Dinagyang year-in and year-out have made it an amazing festival, according to City Tourism Officer Ben Jimena.

The festival, which is held in honor of Sr. Sto. Nino, reaches its highest point this weekend with major religious activities, the Kasadyahan contest on Saturday, Jan. 23, and the Ati tribes competition on Sunday, Jan. 24.

Jimena said this year’s improvements, which he called “new gems,” are the main reason why the festival, the country’s best tourism event, continues to spark interest, attract attention, elicit curiosity and stimulate involvement and remain enjoyable.

This year, Jimena said there are new events that are worth checking out in terms of public interest including the “Little Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang and Model Ati Dinagyang Warrior.

The first new activity is the junior version of the Dinagyang beauty pageant. On the other hand, the Ati warrior search is a breakaway from the usual male counterpart personality contests.

The latter is an original and homegrown activity involving organic tribe performers who could best display talents with flair and endurance, Jimena said.

Another new big event that has been added to the festival this year is the Ilonggo Arts Festival which consists of six distinct activities such as cheerleading, choral poetry theatre, folk dance, choral, dance sport, and painting.

The arts festival has for its emblem the “golden salakot” with six drop cloths in various colors representing each of the activities involved.

Other new spectacles in this year’s edition of Dinagyang are “Tambo Trumpa Martsa Musika drum corps contest, fashion design competition and show, motor shows, dancing sweepers, and Dinagyang sponsors Mardi gras.

Likewise, kiosk structures at the food festival area now have a shanty look to make the selling area look neatly arranged. Garbage segregation is required of all stall operators and there are portable toilets in the vicinity of the food festival.

Jimena said that these are indications of things to come and with them this year’s Dinagyang promises to be amazingly wonderful. (PNA)

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 22nd, 2010, 02:24 PM

Over 2-M people expected to see Dinagyang Festival

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA) – More than 2 million individuals are expected to see and enjoy the highlights of Dinagyang Festival slated Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24.

City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the spectators and revelers in this year’s celebration is beyond his expectations as all hotels and pension houses here are fully booked and have paid in advance.

Treñas also said that beach resorts, lodging houses and hotels in the first and second districts of Iloilo have reported full reservations for guests and revelers of Dinagyang.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo could not come to the Iloilo celebration since she has prior commitments. However, this should not dampen the spirit of Dinagyang as more dignitaries have signified their intentions to come on Saturday and Sunday.

Among those who earlier confirmed attendance to the celebration are the Ambassador of Norway HE Knut Solem and his wife, chairman Francisco Eizmendi Jr. of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) and chairman Hans Juergen Springer of the Cities Development Initiative Alliance (CDIA), Chinese Consul Wang Jinyan and Chinese Consul Liu Jinrong.

Also expected to come are several senators and vice presidentiables. Those who confirmed their presence are Senator Richard Gordon, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando, Senators Loren Legarda, Ramon Revilla Jr. and Juan Miguel Zubiri, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director General Augusto Syjuco and his wife, Rep. Judy Syjuco, Rep. Saturnino Ocampo, Rep. Liza Maza, Mayor Amelita Navarro of Santiago City and Presidential Assistant for Religious Affairs Silvestre Bello III. (PNA)

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 22nd, 2010, 02:25 PM

Kalahi generates P120M worth of labor during sub-project implementation in Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA) -– The government’s anti poverty flagship program has generated some P120-million worth of labor during the implementation of its sub-project implementation in Western Visayas that culminated in 2009.

This was bared by Leo L. Quintilla of the Department of Social Welfare and Development–Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan (DSWD-Kalahi) during the first quarterly meeting of the Regional Kalahi Convergence Group (RKCG).

Quintilla said that the KALAHI was implemented in four phases in Western Visayas starting 2003.

In addition to the labor force that benefited from the project, around 144,211 individuals or 24,000 households directly benefited from the 881 completed sub-projects.

Some 16,050 community volunteers also availed of training in line with the Kalahi implementation.

At present, 97 percent of the sub-projects are functional, according to Quintilla.

The 881 sub-projects include 272 roads; 117 health stations; 105 schools; 101 community production and service facilities; 89 day care centers; 84 water system; 56 environmental protection structure and preservation; 30 foot and small bridges; 10 electrification projects; nine small scale irrigation; four access trail and four multi-use buildings.

The anti-poverty program was realized through the P816.52 million assistance from World Bank (WB) and P274.77 million local counterpart. (PNA)

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 22nd, 2010, 02:26 PM

Dinagyang Festival seen to pump-prime economy of Iloilo

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA) – The 2010 Iloilo Dinagyang Festival, the best tourism event in the country according to the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP), will not just bring about fun and excitement as it is also expected to boost the economy of the city.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said economic activities in the city will become very vibrant because of the event.

“I think this will continue to pump prime the economy of Iloilo,” he said.

The mayor said that a lot of visitors have already arrived to witness the festival that was already elevated to the Hall of Fame by the ATOP as best tourism event.

Early this month, the city government received feedback that all hotels here were already fully booked.

“I think this will be the biggest so far in terms of participation,” he said, as he expressed hope that the city would be able to accommodate the crowd.

Last year, the revelers were estimated to have reached two million. (PNA)

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 22nd, 2010, 02:27 PM

Multi-awarded Ilonggo writer launches book of Ilonggo short stories

by Lyncen M. Fernandez

Multi-awarded writer and winner of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Short Story in Hiligaynon) Prof. Alice Tan-Gonzales launched her book entitled “Sa Taguangkan sang Duta kag Iban Pa nga Sugilanon (In the Womb of the Earth and Other Stories)” at the UPV Art Gallery on December 4, 2009 at UPV Iloilo City Campus.

The book is a collection of 10 awarded short stories that feature the following titles:1.) Sa Taguangkan sang Duta; 2.) Isa ka Pungpong nga Rosas; 3.) Mga Luha para kay Tatay Jose; 4.) Tulokbon; 5.) Dawata Anak; 6.) Ezperanza; 7.) Sa Pag-abut sang Tingulan; 8.) Baha; 9.) Dabadaba sa Sidlangan; and 10.) Ang Likum sang Isla San Miguel.

The launching was graced by UPV Officials led by Chancellor Minda J. Formacion and Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Development Alice Joan Ferrer and Prof. Tan’s mentors and colleagues from the Division of Humanities as well as faculty members and staff of the University. Also present were several local artists and writers. A review of “Sa Taguangkan sang Duta” was read as well as excerpts from three of the stories in the book.

In her speech Prof. Gonzales, thanked her mentors, especially Dr. Leoncio P. Deriada, who she said gave her the push to write. Dr. Deriada is one of the most accomplished and multi-awarded writers of fiction in the country. She also acknowledged the support of her colleagues, the UPV administration, and her thesis adviser while pursusing a PhD in UP Diliman.

Prof. Gonzales revealed that Yuhum Magazine was a favorite reading fare of her childhood, an experience that highly influenced her to write in Hiligaynon. She also revealed she writes in Hiligaynon “because it is my gut language.”Other than short stories, she also writes drama and binalaybay. She has been a recipient of writing grants from the Cultural Center of the Philippines for short story writing (1990), for novels (1991), for drama (1994), and for children’s drama (1995).

She also won 2nd place for writing a binalaybay sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Her first short story in Hiligaynon won 3rd place in the Yuhum Magazine Short Story Competition in December 1988.

Prof. Gonzales won a total of seven Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Short Story in Hiligaynon), the most prestigious literary award in the country. She won her first Palanca in 1997, a two-fold feat for her two entries, “Mga Luha Para kay Tatay Jose” (Tears for My Father Jose) and “Isa ka Pungpong nga Rosas” (A Bunch of Roses) that won 2nd and 3rd places, respectively. Her 3rd Palanca was for her story “Ang Likum sang Isla San Miguel (1st Place) in 1999. In 2002, she won 1st place again with “Sa Taguangkan sang Duta” (In the Womb of the Earth) followed by another 1st place win for “Esperanza” in 2003. “Esperanza” is based on a research material on the life of Esperanza Villanueva of Lapaz, Iloilo, a heroine in the Second World War. The 6th Palanca was for “Dawata Anak” that won 2nd place in 2008 and the 7th for “Baha” (2nd place) in 2009.

All the stories are set in West Visayas (Iloilo and Negros) and articulate the varied experiences of ordinary individuals, some of whom live small, insignificant lives tied to the land and some threatened by dislocation. Other characters were culled from West Visayan history – women characters straining to have their voices heard.

The word “taguangkan” (womb) in the lead story of the book is symbolic of the act of conceiving and birthing a literary piece or pieces, born out of the writer’s imagination and contextualized in the physical, sociological, and cultural realities of West Visayas.

The collection of short stories is, according to Prof. Gonzales, her answer to the demoralizing opinion expressed by some from the metropolitan center that writing in the regional languages is dying . It is her hope that this small collection would impel a rush of literary activity and publication among talented Hiligaynon writers in the region, some of whom, she said, are hiding in the shadows of “unpublishedness” and anonymity.

eonynx

January 22nd, 2010, 02:37 PM

^^i'm surprised and happy that my former instructor, professor alice ferrer is already a vice chancy for planning and development. and congrats to professor tan!

lex_99

January 22nd, 2010, 03:18 PM

Grabe na kamahal ang fare to and from Iloilo because of Dinagyang. Ang one way base fare ILO-MNL sa Jan 25 is 5579. Grabe! plus taxes and other fees cguro lapit-lapit 7K ang 1 way! Some flights are also fully booked na.

lex_99

January 22nd, 2010, 03:19 PM

Goodluck sa Airport! hehe...

demonoid724

January 22nd, 2010, 03:55 PM

tapus nami pagd kay nauna na ang mga temporary nga mga prisohan para sa mga ulugtasan... :lol:

^^courtesy of Negros Navigation... sila nagprovide open-type container vans.. bati ko tawag nila sa TV, is hog cages ang mga ina... :lol:

Aeriez

January 22nd, 2010, 04:45 PM

killer traffic na naman diversion road grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

spacewagon1

January 22nd, 2010, 04:48 PM

Happy, Happy, Happy DINAGYANG !!!!

Hala Bira !!!

spacewagon1

January 22nd, 2010, 04:51 PM

Shall we play this song the whole weekend? A therapy to Lady Gaga songs for me....:nuts: :lol: :D

Hala Bira Iloilo - Official Dinagyang Song
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:D

leave lady Gaga for the meantime and enjoy your Hala Bira, Bernie!
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spacewagon1

January 22nd, 2010, 05:05 PM

beautiful pics ! Thanks for sharing Bernie.
Tani may mga updates na kita sini:

Centro Verde
Green Meadows

and the two subdivisions in Sta Barbara ( nalipat ako sang ila ngalan ah..hahahahaha)

irong206

January 22nd, 2010, 05:26 PM

maayong gab-i sa tanan.
i guess everybody are enjoying the free concert and the fire works by now
amo ni guro nga daw wala tawo di sa aton tambayan di.
well hulaton namon inyo pictures a.

lex_99

January 22nd, 2010, 05:27 PM

Happy Dinagyang Iloilo! :)

BYAHILO

January 22nd, 2010, 05:41 PM

irong206

January 22nd, 2010, 06:10 PM

luces in the sky

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amo lng ni anay kay super sleepy na gd ako.

thanks for the pics.
iloilo city is full of lights tonight and it's bright and colorful.:)

ken_7

January 22nd, 2010, 07:04 PM

as usual grabe naman gina tawo sa diversion. :banana:
daw hindi na uso magsakay sa dyip or taxi kay puro nalang galakat
from diversion to Jaro kay tam-an ka grabe traffic. :lol:

bdw, grabe sunog subong sa likod gaisano city.. :ohno:

oboi

January 22nd, 2010, 08:59 PM

Iloilo registers 1,018,871 voters

Iloilo City (22 January) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Iloilo was able to register a total of 1,018,871 voters in the province of Iloilo for the coming local and national elections this May 10.

Iloilo province has five congressional districts, 42 municipalities and one component city.

Iloilo Provincial Elections Officer Atty.Elizabeth Doronila said among the five congressional districts in the province, the 5th district recorded the most number of registered voters with 232,239.

The fifth congressional district is composed of 11 towns. These are the towns of Sara, San Rafael, Estancia, Concepcion, Carles, Batad, Barotac Viejo, Balasan, Ajuy, Lemery, and San Dionisio.

The third congressional district comprised by the towns of Pototan, Mina, Maasin, Lambunao, Janiuay, Calinog, Cabatuan, Bingawan and Badiangan recorded the second highest number of registered voters with 219,428.

The 4th congressional district posted the third highest number of registered voters in the province with 210,875 from the towns of San Enrique,Dumangas, Duenas, Dingle, Barotac Nuevo, Banate, Anilao and Passi City.

The 1st congressional district recorded 191,027 registered voters and the 2nd district with 165,302. Doronila urged registered voters to watch out for the public demonstration on the use of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine that will be conducted in their municipalities.

The PCOS demonstration which will run from January 22 to February 22 in Iloilo province is part of the intensified voter's education campaign of the Commission.

PIA (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100122.htm&no=50)

oboi

January 22nd, 2010, 09:20 PM

SM to expand beauty, food retail divisions

The beauty and food retail divisions of the SM Group plan to expand this year, as officials expect to hit targets for 2009 and 2010.

On the sidelines of Friday’s “Beauty by SM” launch in Makati City, Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairwoman of SM Investments Corp. said the conglomerate would likely hit the targets they projected last year.

“Last year was not bad, I don’t hear complaints . . . This year [will also be] not bad,” she said. “Unless there is a global problem, we will be constantly churning along . . . This is going to be a normal year,” she added.

Robert Sun, Watsons Personal Care Stores Philippines Inc. chief operating officer, told reporters that they will convert between six and 10 existing beauty sections of SM department stores to Beauty by SM outlets. He said they would spend about P50 million for these renovations.

Beauty by SM targets a higher-level clientele than Watsons, which services the mass market, Sun said, adding that the former would carry higher-priced brands.

Watsons itself plans this year to open about 40 additional stores at a cost of P80 million. It currently has about 200 outlets nationwide.

Watsons Philippines is a member of the global beauty and health retail chain A.S. Watson Group. SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPH) is its local partner.

Sun said Watsons targets an 8-percent growth in revenues this year, after growing about 7 percent last year.

About 65 percent of Watsons’ sales are in the beauty segment, but their healthcare business is growing faster, Sun said.

He said Filipinos continue to patronize beauty products even amid hard times, although many have been purchasing less-expensive brands and buying goods in smaller packages.

During the same event, Robert Kwee, executive vice president of SM Hypermarket also told reporters that the SM’s Food Retail Group would open 20 stores this year. The food group includes SM Hypermarkets, SM SaveMore, SM Supermarkets and Makro.

Kwee said they would spend between P1 billion and P2 billion to put up these new outlets. “We want to be closer to shoppers. Now, consumers who want to buy grocery want to do it just around the corner,” he said.

Kwee said the food retail group currently has 83 stores.

He said the group would continue to convert the 12 remaining Makro stores into Hypermarkets.

SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the holding company of the Sy family, has a 60-percent stake in wholesaler Pilipinas Makro Inc., which had three outlets—in Makati City, Mandaluyong City and Novaliches, Quezon City—converted into SM Hypermarkets last year.

Makro still has stores in Manila, Las Piñas City, Parañaque City, Quezon City, Batangas, Cavite, Pampanga, Rizal, Cebu, Iloilo, Davao and Cagayan de Oro City.

The Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/10161-sm-to-expand-beauty-food-retail-divisions)

IMPRESARIO

January 22nd, 2010, 10:39 PM

1 Day to go!
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IMPRESARIO

January 22nd, 2010, 10:40 PM

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TODAY!

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mirror747

January 23rd, 2010, 01:24 AM

LAST DANCE’
‘Kasadyahan’ bids Dinagyang adieu

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The Kasadyahan, a mardi gras of folk dances and songs, kicks off at 8 a.m. today. This will be the last time this dance-drama showcase will be featured in the Dinagyang Festival. It bids to become a separate festivity to surpass or at least be at par with its parent festival.

The city government is expecting a lot of visitors, local and foreign, said Mayor Jerry Treñas, a fitting dignified farewell to a contest that has showcased the unique and colorful culture of the Ilonggos through the years.

All the hotels are fully booked with foreign dignitaries, senators, congressmen and tourists, said Treñas.

“Several Cabinet Undersecretaries and Secretaries informed us that they are attending. Everybody wants to be at the Freedom Grandstand,” revealed the mayor.

However, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who had earlier confirmed to be attending the Dinagyang, is not coming over.

Nine tribes will perform in four judging areas in carousel form – Freedom Grandstand (Judging Area No. 1), Provincial Capitol-Bonifacio Drive (Judging Area No. 2), corner Quezon-Ledesma Sts. (Judging Area No. 3), and corner Iznart-Maria Clara Sts. (Judging Area No. 4).

The competing tribes are expected to depict a festival of a locality through dance-drama, but entries from schools may choose any of the festivals in Panay Island. They are:
• Tribu Tinu-om – Cabatuan town
• Tribu Tangyan – Igbaras
• Tribu Patubas -- Barotac Viejo
• Tribu Kasag – Banate
• Tribu Pantat – Zarraga
• Tribu Jimandan -- New Lucena
• Tribu Tubong-tubong – Tubungan
• Tribu Mandurriaonon -- Mandurriao National High School in Iloilo City, and
• Tribu Tambobo -- Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College in Ajuy.

According to City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena, plans are underway to hold a Kasadyahan Festival of Festivals in April 2011 during the Semana sang Iloilo celebration or in September or October 2011 in time for the Tourism Week celebration.

Jimena said the participants will mostly be from the municipalities of Iloilo with Iloilo City serving as host of the competition.

The new celebration will be a joint undertaking of the provincial and city governments in making Iloilo as the festival center and major tourist destination of the Visayas, Jimena explained.

The void that the Kasadyahan will leave the Dinagyang next year will be filled with several special events, Jimena said./PN

mirror747

January 23rd, 2010, 01:25 AM

Dazzling fireworks light up city sky

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – Thousands ignored the unusually cold evening breeze last night to watch the first of two spectacular Dinagyang fireworks shows light up the city.

The two-night “Luces in the Sky” fireworks display competition has 20 “shooters” from around the archipelago trying to outshine one another.

Last night, 10 competed. Ten more are seeing action tonight.

The fireworks burst forth from the SM City-Iloilo car park near the old Iloilo Airport, showering the city in a blaze of color.

To prevent last year’s traffic jam caused by the thousands of spectators that came over to watch the fireworks, the Traffic Management and Engineering Unit has come up with a traffic scheme along the Diversion Road.

This year, the winning “shooter” will take home P80,000 (first prize); P50,000 for the second prize; and P30,000 for the third prize.

The not so lucky others will be getting a subsidy of P18,000 each.

The “Luces in the Sky” started in the 2008 edition of the Dinayang. It caused a monstrous traffic jam. Spectators stopped on their tracks just to view the dazzling Iloilo City sky.

This year’s competitors are:
• Ulyses Fireworks (Cebu)
• LF Fireworks (Manila)
• Anisan Fireworks (Negros Oriental)
• Tita Ventura Fireworks (Misamis Oriental)
• Avila Fireworks (Cebu)
• AAA Fireworks (General Santos City)
• Pyro Haven Fireworks (Cebu)
• Chintang Fireworks (Manila)
• Nation Fireworks (Bulacan)
• DSS Fireworks (Dumaguete City)
• Frenz’m Fireworks (General Santos City)
• Wahing Fireworks (Cebu)
• A.R.E. Fireworks (Cebu)
• Digispec Fireworks (Misamis Occidental)
• St. Michael (Bulacan)
• Six J Fireworks (Manila)
• NTR Fireworks (Cebu)
• Delumpa Fireworks (Iloilo City)
• 888 Prosperity Fireworks (Bulacan); and
• RB Fireworks (Cebu)./PN

mirror747

January 23rd, 2010, 01:28 AM

Follow rules, journalists covering Dinagyang told

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. urged journalists covering the Dinagyang Festival to follow its media coverage guidelines.

Last year, two photojournalists were bodily removed from the Freedom Grandstand, the first judging area. Their media accreditation identification cards (IDs) indicated they were supposed to be in other judging areas.

This year, the foundation has issued color-coded IDs to accredited media practitioners.

Those issued with pink IDs could cover performance area No. 1 at the Freedom Grandstand; those with yellow IDs are for performance area No. 2 at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol; green IDs, at performance area No. 3 on corner Quezon-Ledesma Sts.; and orange IDs at performance area No. 4 on corner of Iznart-Ma. Clara Sts.

Journalists will also have a “media space” in each performance area, located at the ground floor of the stages.

A media box shall be provided for television crew.

The press are also expected to observe the following coverage code of conduct:
* photographers / cameramen should maintain a distance of four meters away from the performing tribes/groups
* interviews with guests are discouraged while performances are going on to allow them to experience the essence of the festival
* no interviews should be done with guest/s coming in through a performance area. The interview can be done at the side of the stage in a performance area so as not to cause delay or obstruct the performances
* coverage crew of a media outfit with assigned space at performance area should confine themselves within the space designated for them; and
* only needed crew of a coverage team at a particular period of a coverage should be posted by a media outfit to avoid overcrowding at the limited media space designated in performance areas.

According to the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc., these guidelines were crafted to “improve and enhance the coverage of events; and develop and strengthen camaraderie among media groups.”/PN

http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/mainnews%202.htm

mirror747

January 23rd, 2010, 01:29 AM

mirror747

January 23rd, 2010, 01:30 AM

Patrol cars consigned to West Visayas

ILOILO City -- Twenty-four new patrol cars arrived at the Philippine National Police (PNP) regional headquarters in Camp Delgado.

These will bolster police capability to run after criminals in Western Visayas, said Police Regional Director Chief Supt. Isagani Cuevas.

Twelve of the new patrol cars will be for Iloilo.

Four each will be given to the police provincial offices in Capiz and Antique.

The Aklan Police Provincial Office will be getting three while Guimaras will be receiving two.

Negros Occidental and the Police Regional Office 6 will be given one new patrol each.

Distribution of the prowl cars to the recipient-provinces has been set for next week.

Cuevas also revealed that five more cars from Camp Crame in Metro Manila are due for shipment to Iloilo City. (PNA)

mirror747

January 23rd, 2010, 01:33 AM

‘DINAGYANG NA NAMAN!’
Over a million people expected to witness Ilonggo festival

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

AT least 1.5 million people will crowd Iloilo City for the 42nd edition of the Dinagyang festival.

City Tourism Office chief Benito Jimena said they expect local and foreign revelers to flock not just downtown Iloilo City but recreation centers in other parts of the metro.

Jimena said more tourists are coming in droves to Iloilo City because of the numerous leisure places, particularly those that recently sprouted in Mandurriao and Jaro districts.
“It would be safe to say that during the Dinagyang highlights on January 23-24, we expect at least 500,000 to witness the Kasadyahan and Ati-ati tribe competition. At least, we could easily attract 1.5 million revelers who will also crowd places like Smallville park,” Jimena said.

Jimena, who once headed the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc., said the number of visitors to Dinagyang can be attributed to the “new gems” or events included in the festival.

“These new gems are the main reason why the festival, the country’s best tourism event, continues to spark interest, attract attention, elicit curiosity and stimulate involvement and remain enjoyable,” he said.

Among the novel events this year are the Little Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang and Model Ati Dinagyang Warrior.

Another new big event added to the festival is the Ilonggo Arts Festival which includes cheerleading, choral poetry theatre, folk dance, choral, dance sport, and painting.

The arts festival has for its emblem the “golden salakot” with six drop cloths in various colors representing each of the activities/competition.

Other new spectacles in this year’s edition of Dinagyang are “Tambo Trumpa Martsa Musika drum corps contest, fashion design competition and show, motor shows, dancing sweepers, and Dinagyang sponsors Mardi gras.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said this year’s festival could surpass the estimated 2 million visitors that witnessed the 2009 Dinagyang.

Treñas said the increase in visitors can be attributed to Dinagyang’s elevation to the Hall of Fame after winning the best tourism event of country plum three years in a row.

Treñas said the festival will also stimulate the local economy, particularly the hotels, restaurants and recreation centers.

The Iloilo City Police Office has deployed 3,975 cops and force multipliers to secure the festivities.

The security personnel include the entire ICPO force, barangay tanods, police interns and ROTC cadets.

Teams from the Explosive Ordnance Team, Special Weapons and Tactics team, Scene of the Crime Operatives, firefighting team and Civil Disturbance Team are also part of the security group.
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mirror747

January 23rd, 2010, 01:35 AM

Dinagyang aims to empower the youth

AN INITIATIVE to harness the students’ entrepreneurial skills to a level gives the organizers of the Dinagyang Festival another milestone for empowering the youth sector .

Iloilo City Tourism Office Ben Jimena disclosed during the PIA-Cable Television program that the initiative is dubbed “Estudyante Negosyante,” a special event otherwise a side event of the annual conduct of Dinagyang Festival to nurture the entrepreneurial potential of youth and encourage participation in business enterprises as well as to promote self-employment.

For three years now, the initiative has achieved its goal to a level because several students have shown interests in operating kiosks during the Dinagyang Festival.
“We offer the kiosks for free to interested students, whereas for regular kiosk operators it will cost them P1,000.00 for three days,” Jimena said.

Jimena said the “Estudyante Negosyante” aims to help the students running the kiosks to earn extra income as they will get all the proceeds of the goods that they sell for the duration of the Dinagyang Festival.

Around 15 free kiosks will be made available to the Estudyante Negosyante and among other souvenir items to be sold include “Dagoy” dolls. Dagoy, is the six feet nine inches tall three dimension mascot of Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival.

Dagoy’s first public appearance was on December 11, 2004 at D Fort in Taguig during the official launching of the festival in Manila.

The mascot still wears a fiberglass headdress bearing the Sto. Nio, and garbed with a camel-colored loincloth which is the typical attire of an Aeta. Also, the mascot is holding a drum made of fiberglass with the logo of the Iloilo City Government, and the hands and feet are adorned with multi-colored bracelets, similar to the wristband worn by Dinagyang warriors.

Dinagyang, now at 42, is celebrated every year on the fourth week of January as a thanksgiving for the godsend pieces of good fortune and for the divine shield of protection.

The cultural event has been elevated to the Hall of Fame by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines in 2009 after winning the country’s best tourism event for three consecutive years. (PIA6/T.Villavert)
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IMPRESARIO

January 23rd, 2010, 01:50 AM

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4067/ddddtu.jpg

link here:
http://now.abs-cbn.com/videos/live/regionals.asx
^^ ^^ ^^

mirror747

January 23rd, 2010, 01:51 AM

Dinagyang group gets P11.5-M in cash and pledges
January 22, 2010, 4:14pm

ILOILO CITY (PNA) – The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. (IDFI) has received P11.5 million in cash and pledges with nearly three days left before the 2010 Dinagyang Festival.

The amount is much higher than the foundation’s estimated budget of P9 million.

IDFI’s committee on finance chair Marissa Segovia said they received P11.5 million in cash and pledges.

The foundation is expected to accrue expenses similarly with the present cash and pledges.

Segovia said most of the cash donations and pledges came from government and private sectors. The foundation received smaller amount of donations but it contributed to the IDFI’s coffers to cover its expenses incurred before and after the event.

The foundation is also expecting the release of P1 million in donations from the Department of Tourism (DoT) with the assistance of Mayor Jerry Trenas and DoT 6 Director Edwin Trompeta.

In yesterday’s final media briefing, Segovia was very proud to say that the foundation did not resort to borrowing to finance the activities in line with the celebration.

The foundation was able to pay its P1 million debt from the previous savings in less than a week. Last year’s savings amounted to P1,750,000, said Segovia.

“Members of the foundation can wear their best smile with the present bank savings,” said Segovia.

ash06

January 23rd, 2010, 03:09 AM

Hello everyone!!!
Happy Dinagyang!!!

IMPRESARIO

January 23rd, 2010, 03:11 AM

^^Hi, Welcome @Ash06 to SSC-Iloilo
Happy Dinagyang!

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 03:11 AM

^^ more shots

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kanami lng sang Iloilo river with all those boats and warriors :banana::banana:

ash06

January 23rd, 2010, 03:15 AM

^^Hi, Welcome @Ash06 to SSC-Iloilo
Happy Dinagyang!

Salamat gid sa pagwelcome... :)

ash06

January 23rd, 2010, 03:16 AM

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 03:20 AM

SALA GLE ANG 1.5M LAST YEAR :lol::lol::lol: ,,, 2M GLE :lol::lol::lol:

Dinagyang Festival seen to pump-prime economy of Iloilo

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA) – The 2010 Iloilo Dinagyang Festival, the best tourism event in the country according to the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP), will not just bring about fun and excitement as it is also expected to boost the economy of the city.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said economic activities in the city will become very vibrant because of the event.

“I think this will continue to pump prime the economy of Iloilo,” he said.

The mayor said that a lot of visitors have already arrived to witness the festival that was already elevated to the Hall of Fame by the ATOP as best tourism event.

Early this month, the city government received feedback that all hotels here were already fully booked.

“I think this will be the biggest so far in terms of participation,” he said, as he expressed hope that the city would be able to accommodate the crowd.

Last year, the revelers were estimated to have reached two million. (PNA)

By this year nagadamo pa gid even outnumbering last year's visitors

Over 2-M people expected to see Dinagyang Festival

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA) – More than 2 million individuals are expected to see and enjoy the highlights of Dinagyang Festival slated Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24.

City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the spectators and revelers in this year’s celebration is beyond his expectations as all hotels and pension houses here are fully booked and have paid in advance.

Treñas also said that beach resorts, lodging houses and hotels in the first and second districts of Iloilo have reported full reservations for guests and revelers of Dinagyang.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo could not come to the Iloilo celebration since she has prior commitments. However, this should not dampen the spirit of Dinagyang as more dignitaries have signified their intentions to come on Saturday and Sunday.

Among those who earlier confirmed attendance to the celebration are the Ambassador of Norway HE Knut Solem and his wife, chairman Francisco Eizmendi Jr. of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) and chairman Hans Juergen Springer of the Cities Development Initiative Alliance (CDIA), Chinese Consul Wang Jinyan and Chinese Consul Liu Jinrong.

Also expected to come are several senators and vice presidentiables. Those who confirmed their presence are Senator Richard Gordon, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando, Senators Loren Legarda, Ramon Revilla Jr. and Juan Miguel Zubiri, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director General Augusto Syjuco and his wife, Rep. Judy Syjuco, Rep. Saturnino Ocampo, Rep. Liza Maza, Mayor Amelita Navarro of Santiago City and Presidential Assistant for Religious Affairs Silvestre Bello III. (PNA)

Dinagyang continues to lure more tourists

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA)– Efforts of organizers to introduce something new and improve on the activities of Dinagyang year-in and year-out have made it an amazing festival, according to City Tourism Officer Ben Jimena.

The festival, which is held in honor of Sr. Sto. Nino, reaches its highest point this weekend with major religious activities, the Kasadyahan contest on Saturday, Jan. 23, and the Ati tribes competition on Sunday, Jan. 24.

Jimena said this year’s improvements, which he called “new gems,” are the main reason why the festival, the country’s best tourism event, continues to spark interest, attract attention, elicit curiosity and stimulate involvement and remain enjoyable.

This year, Jimena said there are new events that are worth checking out in terms of public interest including the “Little Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang and Model Ati Dinagyang Warrior.

Another new big event that has been added to the festival this year is the Ilonggo Arts Festival which consists of six distinct activities such as cheerleading, choral poetry theatre, folk dance, choral, dance sport, and painting.

Other new spectacles in this year’s edition of Dinagyang are “Tambo Trumpa Martsa Musika drum corps contest, fashion design competition and show, motor shows, dancing sweepers, and Dinagyang sponsors Mardi gras.

Likewise, kiosk structures at the food festival area now have a shanty look to make the selling area look neatly arranged. Garbage segregation is required of all stall operators and there are portable toilets in the vicinity of the food festival.

Jimena said that these are indications of things to come and with them this year’s Dinagyang promises to be amazingly wonderful. (PNA)

not surprising :lol::lol:

Hard Ball

January 23rd, 2010, 03:21 AM

mga ano kadako ang sunog?

just saw it on the news a while ago, around 100 houses?

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 03:21 AM

Hello everyone!!!
Happy Dinagyang!!!

hello Ash , Welcome sa SSC-ILOILO :cheers::cheers:

Happy 42nd Dinagyang Festival

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 03:23 AM

luces in the sky

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amo lng ni anay kay super sleepy na gd ako.

grabe gutok SM City and Diversion road kagabi,, wala gid ko may makita pulongkuan sa foodfest sa SM,, lakat mode

nice pics, salamat :banana::banana:

steadyasweroll

January 23rd, 2010, 03:24 AM

sa slums ang na sunog sa nabitasan, sa higad boulevard, bati ko hungod na gin sunog, lapit lang da ayon balay ko... Happy Dinagyang lang da sa tanan... te dagyang nata kag red horse.. haha... kitakitz kami dugay-dugay day Bernie and Co. hehehe...

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 03:26 AM

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 03:27 AM

sa slums ang na sunog sa nabitasan, bati ko hungod na gin sunog, lapit lang da ayon balay ko... Happy Dinagyang lang da sa tanan... te dagyang nata kag red horse.. haha... kitakitz kami dugay-dugay day Bernie and Co. hehehe...

diin kamo kitaay haw? hehehe

ash06

January 23rd, 2010, 03:28 AM

just saw it on the news a while ago, around 100 houses?

really? dako xa gali.. kaluoy sang mga nasunugan.
mga wat time nagstart ang kalayo?
nagcheck ko panay news kag the news today wala pa siguro sila ka update puro dinagyang ang sa site nila..

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 03:34 AM

Kasadyahan Festical breaks away from Dinagyang Festival,, it is already fitting and timely that Kasadyahan have its own date of festivities as it is garnering a lot of crowds and curiosity, its time they have what they call their own... Suggest ko April or September lng tani Kasadyahan Festival

LAST DANCE’
‘Kasadyahan’ bids Dinagyang adieu

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The Kasadyahan, a mardi gras of folk dances and songs, kicks off at 8 a.m. today. This will be the last time this dance-drama showcase will be featured in the Dinagyang Festival. It bids to become a separate festivity to surpass or at least be at par with its parent festival.

The city government is expecting a lot of visitors, local and foreign, said Mayor Jerry Treñas, a fitting dignified farewell to a contest that has showcased the unique and colorful culture of the Ilonggos through the years.

All the hotels are fully booked with foreign dignitaries, senators, congressmen and tourists, said Treñas.

“Several Cabinet Undersecretaries and Secretaries informed us that they are attending. Everybody wants to be at the Freedom Grandstand,” revealed the mayor.

However, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who had earlier confirmed to be attending the Dinagyang, is not coming over.

Nine tribes will perform in four judging areas in carousel form – Freedom Grandstand (Judging Area No. 1), Provincial Capitol-Bonifacio Drive (Judging Area No. 2), corner Quezon-Ledesma Sts. (Judging Area No. 3), and corner Iznart-Maria Clara Sts. (Judging Area No. 4).

The competing tribes are expected to depict a festival of a locality through dance-drama, but entries from schools may choose any of the festivals in Panay Island. They are:
• Tribu Tinu-om – Cabatuan town
• Tribu Tangyan – Igbaras
• Tribu Patubas -- Barotac Viejo
• Tribu Kasag – Banate
• Tribu Pantat – Zarraga
• Tribu Jimandan -- New Lucena
• Tribu Tubong-tubong – Tubungan
• Tribu Mandurriaonon -- Mandurriao National High School in Iloilo City, and
• Tribu Tambobo -- Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College in Ajuy.

According to City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena, plans are underway to hold a Kasadyahan Festival of Festivals in April 2011 during the Semana sang Iloilo celebration or in September or October 2011 in time for the Tourism Week celebration.

Jimena said the participants will mostly be from the municipalities of Iloilo with Iloilo City serving as host of the competition.

The new celebration will be a joint undertaking of the provincial and city governments in making Iloilo as the festival center and major tourist destination of the Visayas, Jimena explained.

The void that the Kasadyahan will leave the Dinagyang next year will be filled with several special events, Jimena said./PN

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 03:36 AM

Shall we play this song the whole weekend? A therapy to Lady Gaga songs for me....:nuts: :lol: :D

Hala Bira Iloilo - Official Dinagyang Song
ahDstm0hyA4

:D

the song is heard all over the city streets, every nook and cranny... cant stop but dance to the beat of the drums :lol::lol::lol:

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 05:48 AM

Dinagyang continues to amaze

Iloilo City (22 January) -- Efforts of organizers to introduce something new and improve on the activities of Dinagyang year in and year out have made it an amazing festival, according to City Tourism Officer Ben Jimena.

The festival, which is held in honor of Sr. Sto. Nino, reaches its highest point this weekend with major religious activities, the Kasadyahan contest on Saturday, January 23 and the Ati tribes competition on Sunday, Jan. 24.

Jimena said this year's improvements, which he called "new gems," are the main reason why the festival, the country's best tourism event, continues to spark interest, attract attention, elicit curiosity and stimulate involvement and remain enjoyable.

This year, Jimena said there are new events that are worth checking out in terms of public interest including the "Little Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang" and Model Ati Dinagyang Warrior.

The first new activity is the junior version of the Dinagyang beauty pageant. On the other hand, the Ati warrior search is a breakaway from the usual male counterpart personality contests.

The latter is an original and homegrown activity involving organic tribe performers who could best display talents with flair and endurance, Jimena said.

Another new big event that has been added to the festival this year is the Ilonggo Arts Festival which consists of six distinct activities such as cheerleading, choral poetry theatre, folk dance, choral, dance sport, and painting.

The arts festival has for its emblem the "golden salakot" with six drop cloths in various colors representing each of the activities involved.

Other new spectacles in this year's edition of Dinagyang are "Tambo Trumpa Martsa Musika drum corps contest, fashion design competition and show, motor shows, dancing sweepers, and Dinagyang sponsors Mardi gras.

Likewise, kiosk structures at the food festival area now have a shanty look to make the selling area look neatly arranged. Garbage segregation is required of all stall operators and there are portable toilets in the vicinity of the food festival.

Jimena said that these are indications of things to come and with them this year's Dinagyang promises to be amazingly wonderful. (PIA 6)

angelkirk89

January 23rd, 2010, 05:48 AM

^^i'm surprised and happy that my former instructor, professor alice ferrer is already a vice chancy for planning and development. and congrats to professor tan!

Mothet na siya sang one of my closest friends...classmate ko halin sa CPUHS kag CPUCN
3 na iya anak subong...all girls...:)...very young pa ni siya...Brilliant researcher...
one time sang 4th year kami, ginatawaan namun iya bata kay ga struggle siya sa ila Research....hambal ya way siya nabuligan ni nanay nia...well, para mag tuon siya tudo sa iya research...:lol: :nuts: :lol:

bukid

January 23rd, 2010, 05:49 AM

Happy Dinagyang mga kasimanwa! :cheers:

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 05:52 AM

^^ happy dagyang man :cheers::cheers::cheers:

angelkirk89

January 23rd, 2010, 06:05 AM

Superb kagabe ang traffic...ambot kun abot to 1 million ang tawo sa Diversion?
hambal gani sang host 3 million...pero imposible man...:lol:

2 million gale ang Visitors...1,999,999 na lang to remember...

Nami gabE ang number 10...
lets see karon kun may nami pa sa remaining nga 10 groups sa Luces in the Sky...

angelkirk89

January 23rd, 2010, 06:11 AM

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 06:19 AM

demonoid724

January 23rd, 2010, 06:39 AM

nice another SM Hypermarket for Iloilo,, that brings 5 SM branches here in the city :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

^^mas lapit na gid sa amon house ang SM hehe :banana: :banana: :banana:

wecky

January 23rd, 2010, 06:51 AM

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4067/ddddtu.jpg

link here:
http://now.abs-cbn.com/videos/live/regionals.asx
^^ ^^ ^^

Thanks for the link, Impressario. I'll definitely be watching Dinagyang here in London, England.

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

angelkirk89

January 23rd, 2010, 06:53 AM

Silliman University is among five recipients of the Panibagong Paraan knowledge sharing grant of the World Bank.

Titled “Multi-Sectoral Forum and Proposal Development on Investing on Young Minds for Household Solutions to Climate Change,” Silliman’s project will bring together in dialogues and link students to representatives of key sectors: academe, government, media, private sector and civil society.

The project aims to generate proposals from college students on developing and adopting practical and cost-efficient home-, school- or community-based climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. These proposals will be screened and endorsed for eventual funding.

Silliman is partnering with two other universities in the Visayas on this project: Central Philippine University in Iloilo City and University of San Carlos in Cebu City.

It will be launched with a moderated panel discussion featuring climate change experts and World Bank officials, among them, Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, who was a member of the Presidential Task Force on Climate Change, and World Bank Country Director Mr. Bert Hofman.

CPU and USC will be connected to Silliman via videoconference during the launching.
The launching is a prelude to the dialogues that the three universities will conduct on their respective campuses to feature local climate change initiatives and inspire more the students in the development of their respective proposals. Discussions will involve local representatives from the key sectors and will revolve around having a “green lifestyle” – green technology, green policies, green advocacies, and green curriculum.

At the end of the project, the selected proposals will be submitted to the World Bank.

Author: Silliman University Netnews , 8 January 2010
19 / January / 2010

congratz sa akon alma mater...:banana::banana:

i just hope, ang New Administration under Dr. Robles ma improve pa gid ang status sang school...
more sa Research, Faculty Development...
enough na na anay ang Infras--hahaha kay OVER na...sobra kadamu kwarta mo...
well thank you gid sa Alumni sang CPU for giving Hundreds of Millions sa inyo Alma Mater...130 Alumni Chapters na ang CPUAAI around the world...ahaha
tani ang iban nga University di sa Iloilo will reach out sa ila Alumni like what CPU is doing...kundi damu ya resources ang school to fund its programs...:)

wecky

January 23rd, 2010, 06:57 AM

nice another SM Hypermarket for Iloilo,, that brings 5 SM branches here in the city :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
very nice news for everyone near Makro ... this will bring 5 SM stores in Iloilo, with 3 stores based in Jaro.

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 07:28 AM

very nice news for everyone near Makro ... this will bring 5 SM stores in Iloilo, with 3 stores based in Jaro.

:cheers::cheers::cheers: will they only change the name and not restructure the whole building or will they build a newer and bigger hypermarket?

Kaltehitze

January 23rd, 2010, 07:29 AM

Hello everyone!!!
Happy Dinagyang!!!

WAW! A new member! Welcome welcome!

Ash06, I think you're the first member of SSC-Iloilo BATCH 2010. :cheers:

Yes, labeth, may upod ka na, hindi ka na nag-iisa dito. Duwa na ang muses diri sa SSC-Iloilo! Welcome! :lol:

Feel free to post!!

Kaltehitze

January 23rd, 2010, 07:31 AM

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4067/ddddtu.jpg

link here:
http://now.abs-cbn.com/videos/live/regionals.asx
^^ ^^ ^^

Really? Dinagyang is a PARADE OF FLOATS????

WTF??? HOW IGNORANT CAN ABSCBN BE???^^:cheers:^^:bash:^^:banana:^^

zhock2001

January 23rd, 2010, 07:35 AM

whew... somehow i got a ticket in freedom grandstand... at the extension! but good enough... kasadyahan was nice..

my observations:
1. i like the theme of tubungan's performancce... kinda like a movement or call to save nature...

2. that of lambunao had trully shown CULTURE... unique, though they lag behind the other in performane i should still say, theirs is a tru showcase of culture...'

3. my bet: tribu kasag of banate... amazing!

congrats mga kababayan... tomorrow liwat!

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 07:36 AM

Really? Dinagyang is a PARADE OF FLOATS????

WTF??? HOW IGNORANT CAN ABSCBN BE???^^:cheers:^^:bash:^^:banana:^^

basi namin ya floats full of talent artists of ABS CBN :lol::lol::lol:

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 07:37 AM

congratz sa akon alma mater...:banana::banana:

i just hope, ang New Administration under Dr. Robles ma improve pa gid ang status sang school...
more sa Research, Faculty Development...
enough na na anay ang Infras--hahaha kay OVER na...sobra kadamu kwarta mo...
well thank you gid sa Alumni sang CPU for giving Hundreds of Millions sa inyo Alma Mater...130 Alumni Chapters na ang CPUAAI around the world...ahaha
tani ang iban nga University di sa Iloilo will reach out sa ila Alumni like what CPU is doing...kundi damu ya resources ang school to fund its programs...:)

SIlliman-USC-CPU grand triumvirate of the Visayas :cheers::cheers:

demonoid724

January 23rd, 2010, 07:40 AM

:cheers::cheers::cheers: will they only change the name and not restructure the whole building or will they build a newer and bigger hypermarket?

the building will be renovated inside-out and the format will be changed...

Kaltehitze

January 23rd, 2010, 07:43 AM

SIlliman-USC-CPU grand triumvirate of the Visayas :cheers::cheers:

I respectfully disagree pre.

I think, it is UPV-Silliman-USC.

Berns, agree ka?

Philipposus

January 23rd, 2010, 08:23 AM

Sorry to mar the spirits but here's the sunog news:

MANILA, Philippines - One person has been reported killed after fire razed more than 100 homes before dawn Saturday in La Paz district, Iloilo City.

The fire struck shortly after midnight while people in Iloilo City were preparing for one of the most anticipated fiestas in the country, the Dinagyang Festival, which is held every 4th Sunday of January.

A radio dzMM report said the fire razed homes in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz for about an hour.

Iloilo City firemen were augmented by nearby towns to put out the fire, the report added.

The report said that firemen have recovered a body from one of the gutted homes.

Mopping up operations were ongoing while fire investigators determine the cause of the blaze.

There were reports that the fire was ignited by an unattended candle.

Hundreds of residents have been brought to a barangay gym and an elementary school. They are in need of food, water and clothing. With a report from Nonie Basco, radio dzMM

From ABS-CBN

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/01/23/10/one-dead-hundreds-homeless-after-iloilo-city-fire

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 08:27 AM

Haldir07

January 23rd, 2010, 08:36 AM

I respectfully disagree pre.

I think, it is UPV-Silliman-USC.

Berns, agree ka?

huo gle, that's right :cheers::cheers:

the building will be renovated inside-out and the format will be changed...

nice weeeeeee :banana::banana::banana:

zhock2001

January 23rd, 2010, 08:38 AM

how come my posts need approval from the mods??? is this a new SOP from SSC??? hmm.. i think this is a bit offensive kind of measures by ssc... better not post at all if so...:ohno:

ken_7

January 23rd, 2010, 08:46 AM

wala ko kaabot sa meet ups kagina..hapon nako abi nakabugtaw from work.. :ohno: karon siguro ah.. ululupod Dinner.. :banana::banana::banana:

labeth

January 23rd, 2010, 08:49 AM

wala ko kaabot sa meet ups kagina..hapon nako abi nakabugtaw from work.. :ohno: karon siguro ah.. ululupod Dinner.. :banana::banana::banana:

Libre ang dinner? hehehe Sa diin ang venue?

ken_7

January 23rd, 2010, 08:50 AM

Libre ang dinner? hehehe Sa diin ang venue?

yep.. libre ang dinner.. any lang kung din mas prefer nyo namit kan-an... :) daw mayo kaman sa mga pagkaon eh si whyte pagd.. :banana:

labeth

January 23rd, 2010, 08:56 AM

yep.. libre ang dinner.. any lang kung din mas prefer nyo namit kan-an... :) daw mayo kaman sa mga pagkaon eh si whyte pagd.. :banana:

Sa Piazza & Uncle Toms. Kung si whyte pa, pwede ka over the bakod ang mga foods dira. lol Nami pa da dayon ang ambiance sa Uncle Toms especially kung maka plastar kamo da sa ila bean bags & hammock area. Pwede guid ka pa hunay-hunay sang ka-kapoy nyo sa dagyan. :lol:

ken_7

January 23rd, 2010, 08:58 AM

Sa Piazza & Uncle Toms. Kung si whyte pa, pwede ka over the bakod ang mga foods dira. lol Nami pa da dayon ang ambiance sa Uncle Toms especially kung maka plastar kamo da sa ila bean bags & hammock area. Pwede guid ka pa hunay-hunay sang ka-kapoy nyo sa dagyan. :lol:

sa duyan gd nila.. ^^ te maupod ka karn? pwde moh maupod si mighty kid moh and mighty mr.. :lol::lol:

labeth

January 23rd, 2010, 09:00 AM

Ari menu sang Piazza. :lol:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=120710&id=139958127796

Kaltehitze

January 23rd, 2010, 09:02 AM

^^^^personally, i believe that upv, for being being part of the larger up system doesnt deserve to be in that category.:) cpu rightfully deserves its standing as one of the premier institutions of higher learning in the visayas regions.:yes: like siliman and usc, cpu is well--shall we say-- a "homegrown" university that we all should be proud of. a homegrown university that, i believe, can be at par with the best in this country.

That's very good logic eonyx! cheers.

I thought about that also (CPU-SU-USC), but then I considered the merits of each university and I thought that in terms of research output, their contribution to nation building and Quality of teachings, I thought that UPV outcompetes CPU by a mile.

However, if we include the "homegrown" criteria, CPU is must be in the list.

Still, UPV's existence and impact cannot be denied. Just because it is not homegrown does not mean it should be excluded from the list premier visayan universities. UPV as far as I know, functions separately from UP Diliman, UP Baguio, UP Los Banos and UP Mindanao, thus, it can be part of the triumvirate proclaimed by haldir.

As for CPU, the institution is good...but not great. I mean, they produce lots of board passers but in term of research output, quality and impact to society, daw pirdehon gid sya sang UPV.

For USC, their main source of pride is their college of law, one of the best in the nation, not just in the visayas.

For SU, they have a strong liberal arts program and a very strong graduate school. Their research output beats even some of the manila based instituitions.

Thus, I went by the merits of each university.

On a side note, I think that several cities of the Visayas has something to offer that is at par with the national standard:

1. Iloilo - UPV
2. Bacolod - USLS
3. Dumaguete - SU
4. Cebu - USC

By the way, I am not from UPV. I am from the best, the premier and the finest university in the entire JARO District: CPU!!

ken_7

January 23rd, 2010, 09:02 AM

gingutom nalang ko kay... :nuts:
tnx sa link.. ^^

labeth

January 23rd, 2010, 09:05 AM

sa duyan gd nila.. ^^ te maupod ka karn? pwde moh maupod si mighty kid moh and mighty mr.. :lol::lol:

hahaha Tamad kami mag guwa especially nga super duper traffic da sa may Diversion karon. Dudla kami last year nga ayawan kami da bantay taxi. :ohno:

Enjoy lang kamu da ah. Post lang pics sang dinner nyo. Kung ara si whyte dapat may picture guid sya nga solo! :banana:

ken_7

January 23rd, 2010, 09:05 AM

Ari menu sang Piazza. :lol:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=120710&id=139958127796

dp

ken_7

January 23rd, 2010, 09:06 AM

hahaha Tamad kami mag guwa especially nga super duper traffic da sa may Diversion karon. Dudla kami last year nga ayawan kami da bantay taxi. :ohno:

Enjoy lang kamu da ah. Post lang pics sang dinner nyo. Kung ara si whyte dapat may picture guid sya nga solo! :banana:

aus ah.. wala pa gani ka reply day bernie sa txt ko hu..sako gd sila guro subong ay...

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 09:15 AM

chymera00

January 23rd, 2010, 09:17 AM

upod kaguina ang some of SSC Iloilo lunch sa Green Mango, thank you guid sa sponsor nga si Nong Impresario :D Nag seperate kami puli anay sa balay pero ara na man iban subong sa SM City(Alvin, eric, junjunn) ..hulat sa meet liwat for dinner. Suggestion kunu para karon sa new restaurant sa Paseo de Arcangeles. Dasun watch naman fireworks display sa likod Plazuela de Iloilo ... ingod sang ISA construction. Sa mga gusto mag cover bwas sang Dinagyang Ati Competition, I still have media passes for capitol stage (stage 2) nga available ... text nyu lng ko sa 09289825224 if you're interested.

ash06

January 23rd, 2010, 09:19 AM

:hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi:

ken_7

January 23rd, 2010, 09:24 AM

ken_7

January 23rd, 2010, 09:25 AM

:hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi:

hello ms ash06 :)^^ Welcome kagd diri... :)

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 09:27 AM

:hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi:

welcome to the thread!

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 09:37 AM

LAST DANCE’
‘Kasadyahan’ bids Dinagyang adieu

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

so this year is the swan song of kasadyahan in being part of the dinagyang festivities.

steadyasweroll

January 23rd, 2010, 09:41 AM

^^wala man ko ka abot sang meet kay may ubra ko te ga labay-labay lang ko sa capitol ayon... basi bwas na lang ko ah..:)

chymera00

January 23rd, 2010, 09:43 AM

Kaltehitze

January 23rd, 2010, 09:50 AM

^^^^good points raised also. it really depends on what parameters you will base your criteria. the thing about board passers and board passing rates are that they are very functional parameters. the probable (not just possible) multiplier effects are there.

thus if one passes the board exams for example, one is suddenly presented with opportunities (employment as well as personal and professional enrichment) not available to non board passers. in this regard, institutions such as cpu is one of the big boys out there in terms of production.

research. yes. but the tangible results of that research can often take years to produce meaningful results. results that matter to the ordinary individual. but if researches are produce in great numbers on a consistent basis, then the positive effects can also be huge in a reasonable timeline. anyhow, in the overall scheme of things, it's more of the complement where institutions share their expertise with each other.

and yes, upv is an autonomous up campus within the up system. but the autonomy is in relation to other campuses considered to be its co-equal administratively (ie, independent from and administratively co-equal with the diliman, los banos, and manila campuses). but the fact remains that it is still within the umbrella of the whole up system whose chancellor is directly responsible to the overall national supervision of the up president.

Points well taken.

I cannot convince you however and for sure, you cannot convince me.

But I see the logic of your arguments.

In my mind, I based my criteria on the US model: They rank their universities according to research output, not board/state/bar passing rates:

The difference is this:

Research - The goal is to prove a particular thesis, a theory that something could work, an innovation. when this is proved, the next step is to apply this in the real world for impact.

Thus, the universities in the US conduct all kinds of research (http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2366/Research-Universities.html)
Like for example, in the University of Chicago, its medical students conduct cancer research (http://uccrc.uchicago.edu/) and output from this will applied in the real world.

Generally, these types of universities produce employers.

Because the output from research can be used to make business...thus, that's how we came to have computers, cellphones, Gatorade (created by students of the University of Florida) and a whole lot more.

Licensure exams - The goal here is to produce professionals and I think this is the dominant type of Philippine university. Most universities produce candidates who will take up the board exams.

Generally, these types of unviersities produce employees.

In my mind, universities that produce employers contribute more to nation building than universities who produce employees. Employers, given the right economic conditions, can solve the unemployment problem, employees are the victim of unemployment.

I think however, that you right, from a Philippine perspective, or if based on the philippine emphasis of board passing rates. On that account, I think that USA, USLS, UNO-R, SPUI, USJ-R, JBLMFU, UC, CDU, SWU and WVSU should also be mentioned as premier universities in the Visayas, along with CPU,SU and USC.

On the other hand, I just Included UPV because their presence in Visayan education, their impact and contribution simply cannot be denied.

Kaltehitze

January 23rd, 2010, 09:52 AM

Mas damo guid man tawo this year compared last year. Grabe naman ni traffic standstill sa diversion road karun.

Baw grabe ba, standstill gid ya? Last ko na dinagyang daw indi pa man amu na. Last year amu man na ka traffic?

Kalaluoy to karon ang mga gapagkadto airport eh.

We need new and wider roads if thats the case.

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 10:05 AM

^^yes, you're right. i am basing my parameters on a philippine setting. if i'm not mistaken, ched as well as other accrediting bodies in education such as paascu consider board passing rates as one of the premium parameters for a school to be top notch. although yes, research actually takes more productive results and bigger profits when laboratory concepts are succesfully transformed into marketing products for mass consumption.

and that very well applies to the US setting because of three things:

1.) federal spending on research per capita is one of the highest in the world
2.) the superb tie-up of government and institutions of higher learning as well the the private sector in the us (think silicon valley)
3.) the entrepreneurial culture of the US that can succesfully transform research results into mass marketable goods.

and all of these started with an idea from some US college lab rats and dormitory nerds (think google, microsoft, twitter, and facebook which were all started either by ivy league college dropouts and/or young, intellectual, collegiate dorks)

yes, the philippine setting is way too different.

spacewagon1

January 23rd, 2010, 10:09 AM

I respectfully disagree pre.

I think, it is UPV-Silliman-USC.

Berns, agree ka?

I beg to disagree myself. :lol::lol::lol: Quite a nice discussion out there but I think it's odd to undermine CPU's capacity as a univeristy. UPV is a good university, probably the best for some, but to say that UPV is the top notch in Iloilo and WV, again, maybe to some.

Have you tried to look at what UPV's courses on line against CPU? If you want to look at the strength of one's university, the best things to look at are the courses offered, the student body (who's taking the course), the demand of the courses and its applicability at present, the number of graduates, the board passers, etc. It never boils down to research alone since most universities in the city has a research arm/arms, with even some of their researchers winning the competition. Even the facilities and income/budget play a pivotal role in the making of the chosen university. So, if SU chose CPU to be its partner, there must be something that some Visayan universities seen in CPU -- considering the fact the World Bank KDC is based in CPU's Henry Luce, too.

spacewagon1

January 23rd, 2010, 10:20 AM

Points well taken.

I cannot convince you however and for sure, you cannot convince me.

But I see the logic of your arguments.

In my mind, I based my criteria on the US model: They rank their universities according to research output, not board/state/bar passing rates:

The difference is this:

Research - The goal is to prove a particular thesis, a theory that something could work, an innovation. when this is proved, the next step is to apply this in the real world for impact.

Thus, the universities in the US conduct all kinds of research (http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2366/Research-Universities.html)
Like for example, in the University of Chicago, its medical students conduct cancer research (http://uccrc.uchicago.edu/) and output from this will applied in the real world.

Generally, these types of universities produce employers.

Because the output from research can be used to make business...thus, that's how we came to have computers, cellphones, Gatorade (created by students of the University of Florida) and a whole lot more.

Licensure exams - The goal here is to produce professionals and I think this is the dominant type of Philippine university. Most universities produce candidates who will take up the board exams.

Generally, these types of unviersities produce employees.

In my mind, universities that produce employers contribute more to nation building than universities who produce employees. Employers, given the right economic conditions, can solve the unemployment problem, employees are the victim of unemployment.

I think however, that you right, from a Philippine perspective, or if based on the philippine emphasis of board passing rates. On that account, I think that USA, USLS, UNO-R, SPUI, USJ-R, JBLMFU, UC, CDU, SWU and WVSU should also be mentioned as premier universities in the Visayas, along with CPU,SU and USC.

On the other hand, I just Included UPV because their presence in Visayan education, their impact and contribution simply cannot be denied.
^^^^ well, WVSU, USA, SPU, JBLMU contributions cannot be denied, too. Unless there's something special on UPV's contribution to Iloilo that other universities don't have. :) And what researches? The universities in Iloilo are still struggling to develop their research arms and I think none of them has achieve tremendous development til the present. I hope when you are talking UP here, you are not referring to Diliman but the Visayas one because though they are related, they are very much independent with their own dealings. I know that there are lots of researches in UP based in Diliman and Los Banos, apart from two, it's a bit hazy, I guess.

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 10:25 AM

^^upv does have lots of research output on a consistent basis in the fishery sector. but the thing about the philippine setting, again, is that the timeline when these researches could be of benefit to the common folks. government spending on research leaves much to be desired. it doesn't contribute much pogi point to our politicos.

spacewagon1

January 23rd, 2010, 10:32 AM

BYAHILO

January 23rd, 2010, 10:33 AM

kasadyahan photos.. amo lng ni anay....

sorry kung di ko ma caption tanan..

Tribu kasag, banate
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i am expecting kasag to win.. kaso routine-wise, i didnt see anything new. I am not surprised with their performance. The only wow factor sa ila was the 2x costume change from blue crab to orange crab. yun lang.

tinuom will get the second place. thats my prediction.

labeth

January 23rd, 2010, 10:34 AM

Baw grabe ba, standstill gid ya? Last ko na dinagyang daw indi pa man amu na. Last year amu man na ka traffic?

Kalaluoy to karon ang mga gapagkadto airport eh.

We need new and wider roads if thats the case.

Huo, grabe guid ya ang traffic last year ano pa this year likaw na kami. :ohno: Bottle neck da ang traffic sa may crossing pa kadto sa Bolilao halin sa SM. Ayawan pa dayon ikaw pangita bakante nga taxi. Ang taxi nga gin sakayan namon para lang maka halin kami da sa Diversion area, sa Nabitasan kami nag short cut para lang kami maka pauli. Standstill ang mga salakyan da sa guwa sang SM pati gani mga taxi sang Light of Glory wala na gina pasaka sa ila da nga drop off/loading area sa kilid sang SM.

Indi man siguro maipit ang mga gapakadto sa airport kay daw at least 2 hours before sang ila trip ga larga na da ang mga L300. Daw 7pm man ang last trip sang mga eroplano, I think. Te, no problem guid sila ya eh. lol

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 10:36 AM

I totally agree. But then again, are we talking about Fishery sector only? Because if these criteria and determining factors will be all about Fishery, I'm hands down to UPV, without a doubt. :cheers:

But what about engineering, nursing, law and other courses? Are they considered only as background courses? Because these courses command so much for entrants and all.

of course they're not! they're front liners in as far as the philippines is concerned. and these are the courses that are very much under the radar screens of ched, paascu, et al.

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 10:41 AM

kasadyahan photos.. amo lng ni anay....

sorry kung di ko ma caption tanan..

.

salamat gid eric sa mga pictures!

spacewagon1

January 23rd, 2010, 10:52 AM

of course they're not! they're front liners in as far as the philippines is concerned. and these are the courses that are very much under the radar screens of ched, paascu, et al.
there you go! It's a very simple thing to look at yet it makes so much difference. Just take a sample of students taking these courses? Which courses do our top secondary students taking after graduation the most? Where are they enrolled at? etc. In the same way, I'm thinking about accreditation, professional and higher learning bodies, too.

rapuy

January 23rd, 2010, 11:18 AM

HAPPY DINAGYANG to all!
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Salamat sa mga pictures. Keep them coming!

spacewagon1

January 23rd, 2010, 11:31 AM

HAPPY DINAGYANG TO ALL !!!

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

eonynx

January 23rd, 2010, 12:19 PM

how come my posts need approval from the mods??? is this a new SOP from SSC??? hmm.. i think this is a bit offensive kind of measures by ssc... better not post at all if so...:ohno:

it could be a software glitch. at some point, some of us experienced that. i once experienced it. i think @sam experienced it also at some point. if memory serves, he raised the matter to kimber and all's well that ended well after that.

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 23rd, 2010, 03:47 PM

Mang Inasal all set for
100 new stores this 2010

AS part of the company goals for 2010, Mang Inasal is all set to open 100 new stores this year. Food lovers everywhere embraces MANG INASAL’s upcoming store openings as it gets closer to their areas. MANG INASAL plans to put up branches strategically on every part of the Philippines as it gears up for 500 stores target by 2012.

Currently, there are 211 branches nationwide and now with over 6,000 employees system wide. Mang Inasal is doing its share in alleviating the unemployment burden of the country. The presence of every Mang Inasal in a certain area provides not only employment but also opportunities to community members.

Mang Inasal diners enjoy the Chicken Inasal accompanied by Unlimited Rice! Sulit meals for budget conscious customers are also available for 49pesos only. For more info, please visit www.manginasal.com./PN

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 23rd, 2010, 03:48 PM

Dinagyang Fest wows tourists

By MA. GLAIZA LEE
January 23, 2010, 7:21pm

ILOILO CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo remains a top tourist attraction even with just P9-million budget this year, P3 million less than last year’s P12-million fund, proving once more why it was voted by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) as the Best Tourism Event for three consecutive years and placed in ATOP’s Hall of Fame for Best Event.

In this year’s festival, thousands of tourists still flocked to the streets of Iloilo to witness the religious and cultural festival that greatly encompasses the staunch devotion and steadfast faith of the Ilonggos to the Sto. Niño.

Although there has been a controversy about too much commercialism, religiosity is still the main focus of the festival as shown in the various activities such as the nine days novena that was held last January 13 to 21, at the San Jose Parish Church as well as the fluvial procession where hundreds of devotees carried various images of the Child Jesus and paraded in motorized bancas from Fort San Pedro Drive Inn to Customs House.

Aside from being a religious event, Dinagyang also showcased a cultural menagerie, highlighted by the Kasadyahan and the Ati-ati tribes contest.

The Kasadyahan featured nine various tribes of the province such as Tribo Tambobo of Ajuy, Tribu Kasag of Banate, Tribu Patubas of Barotac Viaje, Tribu Tinu-om of Cabatuan, Tribu Tangyan of Igbaras, Tribu Mandurriaonon represented by Mandurriao National High School, Tribu Jimanban of New Lucena, Tribu Tubong-Tubong of Tubungan, and Tribu Pantat of Zarraga, with two guest performing tribes Tribu Binanog and Tribu Buenavista Palayag.

Close to 4,000 police and civic volunteers were deployed around the city to ensure the safety and security of the revelers and spectators.

Considered as the biggest festival in Western Visayas, Dinagyang is usually held on the fourth Sunday of January. The festival began after parish priest Fr. Ambrosio Galindez introduced the devotion to Sto. Niño in 1967. A replica of the original image of the Child Jesus was brought to Iloilo by Fr. Sulpicio Enderez as a gift to the Parish of San Jose. To give a fitting reception to the image, the faithful paraded down the streets of Iloilo.

As this developed, the city’s high spirits due to the festive celebration of the 2010 Dinagyang Festival turned gloomy when a raging fire burned 120 homes, left one person dead and 18 others injured early Saturday morning.

Fire Officer 3 Joseph Gatilago of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the incident started past Friday midnight at a squatters’ area in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz district.

Trinidad Formacion, 48, burned dead when she was trapped inside their house. One of those injured was Senior Fire Officer 1 Hilario Silao of the La Paz Fire Brigade.

Authorities said over 1,000 displaced residents are temporarily hounsed at a nearby elementary school and gymnasium.

Gatilago said the cause of the fire is still under investigation but there were initial reports that a lit candle inside the home of Aurora Legazpi may have ignited the fire.

Residents complained of the slow response from the authorities, which caused the fire to spread rapidly to other homes.

Gatilago said seven fire trucks from the city and other fire engines from private fire volunteers responded.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said the city government will provide aid to all the victims. (With reports from Tara Yap and Aaron Recuenco)

irong206

January 23rd, 2010, 06:35 PM

hala na hang over pa ang mga tawo di sa tambayan.
hulat hulat lang kami di guys sang mga pictures niyo a.

BYAHILO

January 23rd, 2010, 06:40 PM

irong,,, madami gd nga salamat sa imo nga grasya! ga resize pako kag watermark sangfirworks photos hehe

slex

January 23rd, 2010, 06:50 PM

Hala BIra !!!! Viva Sr Sto Nino !!!

happy dinagyang iloilo, looking forward to see the pictures, my bloody mates ( from CPUCN ) are having a blast there.

chymera00

January 23rd, 2010, 06:56 PM

^^ thanks man nong. Enjoy guid kami ... updanay naman shoot kaguina fireworks.

Happy Birthday Eric!!!

irong206

January 23rd, 2010, 06:57 PM

wala sang ano man!

you're welcome.

salamat man sang inyo mga priceless pictures nga wala naga untat sa paglingaw di sa amon sa gwa.dula amon di homesick hehehe.

BYAHILO

January 23rd, 2010, 06:57 PM

irong206

January 23rd, 2010, 07:02 PM

BYAHILO

January 23rd, 2010, 10:16 PM

^^ thanks man nong. Enjoy guid kami ... updanay naman shoot kaguina fireworks.

Happy Birthday Eric!!!

thanks marc aheheh

chymera00

January 23rd, 2010, 10:18 PM

Luces in the Sky 2010

Entry No. 20 - Iloilo
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IMPRESARIO

January 23rd, 2010, 11:56 PM

Happy Birthday and Happy Dinagyang Eric!!!

IMPRESARIO

January 23rd, 2010, 11:58 PM

Hala Bira! Mag Dinagyang ta!

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Watch it Live!
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part timer

January 24th, 2010, 12:02 AM

@chitomirandajr (Chito Miranda) tweets

papunta na kami sa iloilo!
about 4 hours ago from web

D2 na kami iloilo...wala lang. thank you for sharing.
9 minutes ago from web

mga paborito ko sa iloilo...ted's lapaz batchoy at tsaka @dindinmoreno tabachoy
2 minutes ago from web

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 12:49 AM

Happy Dinagyang sa Tanan!!!

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

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 12:51 AM

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luces in the sky day 2. its going to be Dgte vs Iloilo fireworks #9vs #10

amo lng ni anay.. kay haggard na gd. 5Am kmi m bugtaw karon 6AM malakat na pa capitol.

madamo gid nga salamat sa pics kag happy beerday man!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

@chitomirandajr (Chito Miranda) tweets

papunta na kami sa iloilo!
about 4 hours ago from web

D2 na kami iloilo...wala lang. thank you for sharing.
9 minutes ago from web

mga paborito ko sa iloilo...ted's lapaz batchoy at tsaka @dindinmoreno tabachoy
2 minutes ago from web

bag-o lng ko kabati sang tabachoy nga na :lol::lol:

Luces in the Sky 2010

Entry No. 20 - Iloilo
Oih9sIXZXMc

COngrats in Advance sa lone Iloilo entry :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 12:53 AM

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 01:27 AM

steadyasweroll

January 24th, 2010, 03:47 AM

steadyasweroll

January 24th, 2010, 04:56 AM

@Byahilo Happy Birthday Eric..:)

eonynx

January 24th, 2010, 05:43 AM

wow! that was a superb performance from bola bola! thanks for the link @impressario!

irong206

January 24th, 2010, 05:46 AM

gapalanindog balahibo ko for the spectacular performance of tribu bola-bola.
i don't the 1st 8 tribes kay nakita ko lang ang last 8.

proud to be ilonggo!

Hard Ball

January 24th, 2010, 06:40 AM

^^ Kung diin nga Bola-bola na didto pag nag bisyo ang connection ko. I had back up but it was too late already. By the time I was able to connect again, they were done with their routine. :bash::bash::bash:

labeth

January 24th, 2010, 07:17 AM

labeth

January 24th, 2010, 07:31 AM

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ilonggoweb

January 24th, 2010, 07:50 AM

hakz2007

January 24th, 2010, 07:55 AM

^^dinumog din ba ng mga presidentiables ang Dinagyang?

labeth

January 24th, 2010, 08:17 AM

^^dinumog din ba ng mga presidentiables ang Dinagyang?

Oh yes, not just the presidentiables but also other politicos! Earlier I was watching sa cable yung opening ceremonies sa Freedom Grandstand. Besides Mayor Jerry Trenas was Manny Villar and Franklin Drilon. Also present were Loren Legarda, Dick Gordon & Bayani Fernando. I also saw earlier Bong-Bong Marcos' caravan passing by General Luna Street.

demonoid724

January 24th, 2010, 08:32 AM

btw sa Jan.26 ma open ang MANGO OUTLET sa Robinsons Place Iloilo...

kitanay kami gabeh sa SM City Iloilo day Bernie, Explore Aklan, Byahilo, Ken & Wife kag JunJun..:)

grabe gid ya traffic gabeh sa SM, isa ka oras kag tunga para maka gwa lang...

^^same man sa amon... ang area beside the runway sa mandurriao damo2 tawo and gailidas lang park mga salakyan... we left that area while the last entry was showing para maka-una gwa ang libot sa tabucan only to end up stuck sa traffic sugod sa atubang ateneo all the way to the U-turn slot sa diversion and paliko sa bolilao... budlay2 gid ya makasakay taxi kay ang gabantay halin tabok smallville asta sa kanto sg bolilao-sm city area

death327

January 24th, 2010, 08:44 AM

HAPPY DINAGYANG ILOILO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HALA BIRA!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully, mapanood ko yung mga performances nila online!

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 08:49 AM

Merrymaking only until 12 midnight

BY MONTESA GRIÑO-CAOYONAN

ILOILO City – At the strike of midnight on Sunday, the Dinagyang street party and food festival will have to end.

This “deadline” aims to ensure a peaceful festivity, explained Senior Supt. Melvin Mongcal, director of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO).

The ICPO will also strictly enforce the curfew hours for minors.

Mongcal said minors will have to be off the streets between 11 p.m. and 4 am. here unless accompanied by their parents or guardians.

City Ordinance 358 prohibits minors from wandering, sauntering or loitering in the city.

Mongcal also said minors are definitely not allowed to enter videoke bars and beerhouses.

Fines would be slapped the owners of videoke bars and beerhouses found to be accommodating minors.

Mongcal said the arrested minors will be turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

To further amplify its security preparations, the ICPO has also set up police assistance centers in identified “trouble-zones” and in the judging areas.

The judging areas are at the Freedom Grandstand, Iloilo Provincial Capitol area, Ledesma St., Maria Clara and Quezon streets.

“We have enough number of uniformed police personnel in the assistance centers to respond to any emergency and threat,” Mongcal said.

The Commission on Elections’ gun ban will be strictly enforced, he added.

The cops will go to the extent of bodily frisking individuals just to make sure they are not bringing firearms, he said.

Only members of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and PNP-accredited security guards are allowed to carry their guns./PN

amo guid ni ang nag cornyhan ko sa tanan mo... merrymaking asta alas dose lang sang gabi-i. ano to ya kuno? dira pa lang ga umpisa ang sadya pag patak sang alas dose guid lang... hehehe. :lol:

Hello everyone!!!
Happy Dinagyang!!!

hello ash06... welcome to ssc. tyo tagoy will be glad to answer your queries ang point of views. :) :cheers:

Dinagyang Fest wows tourists

By MA. GLAIZA LEE
January 23, 2010, 7:21pm

ILOILO CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo remains a top tourist attraction even with just P9-million budget this year, P3 million less than last year’s P12-million fund, proving once more why it was voted by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) as the Best Tourism Event for three consecutive years and placed in ATOP’s Hall of Fame for Best Event.

In this year’s festival, thousands of tourists still flocked to the streets of Iloilo to witness the religious and cultural festival that greatly encompasses the staunch devotion and steadfast faith of the Ilonggos to the Sto. Niño.

Although there has been a controversy about too much commercialism, religiosity is still the main focus of the festival as shown in the various activities such as the nine days novena that was held last January 13 to 21, at the San Jose Parish Church as well as the fluvial procession where hundreds of devotees carried various images of the Child Jesus and paraded in motorized bancas from Fort San Pedro Drive Inn to Customs House.

Aside from being a religious event, Dinagyang also showcased a cultural menagerie, highlighted by the Kasadyahan and the Ati-ati tribes contest.

The Kasadyahan featured nine various tribes of the province such as Tribo Tambobo of Ajuy, Tribu Kasag of Banate, Tribu Patubas of Barotac Viaje, Tribu Tinu-om of Cabatuan, Tribu Tangyan of Igbaras, Tribu Mandurriaonon represented by Mandurriao National High School, Tribu Jimanban of New Lucena, Tribu Tubong-Tubong of Tubungan, and Tribu Pantat of Zarraga, with two guest performing tribes Tribu Binanog and Tribu Buenavista Palayag.

Close to 4,000 police and civic volunteers were deployed around the city to ensure the safety and security of the revelers and spectators.

Considered as the biggest festival in Western Visayas, Dinagyang is usually held on the fourth Sunday of January. The festival began after parish priest Fr. Ambrosio Galindez introduced the devotion to Sto. Niño in 1967. A replica of the original image of the Child Jesus was brought to Iloilo by Fr. Sulpicio Enderez as a gift to the Parish of San Jose. To give a fitting reception to the image, the faithful paraded down the streets of Iloilo.

As this developed, the city’s high spirits due to the festive celebration of the 2010 Dinagyang Festival turned gloomy when a raging fire burned 120 homes, left one person dead and 18 others injured early Saturday morning.

Fire Officer 3 Joseph Gatilago of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the incident started past Friday midnight at a squatters’ area in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz district.

Trinidad Formacion, 48, burned dead when she was trapped inside their house. One of those injured was Senior Fire Officer 1 Hilario Silao of the La Paz Fire Brigade.

Authorities said over 1,000 displaced residents are temporarily hounsed at a nearby elementary school and gymnasium.

Gatilago said the cause of the fire is still under investigation but there were initial reports that a lit candle inside the home of Aurora Legazpi may have ignited the fire.

Residents complained of the slow response from the authorities, which caused the fire to spread rapidly to other homes.

Gatilago said seven fire trucks from the city and other fire engines from private fire volunteers responded.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said the city government will provide aid to all the victims. (With reports from Tara Yap and Aaron Recuenco)

grabe man gyapon ang dinagyang ah... still a crowd drawer. nugon wala ko kapuli sang iloilo. :bash:

Nagtika lang kami sang celebrasyon sang siyudad. hehe Wala guid kami nagdugay kay ga tagi-ti ang init. :)

Unahan ko di post sang mga pictures kay daw saku pa siguro ang mga iban. hehe

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4281/dsc00547e.jpg
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http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/9523/dsc00553.jpg
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http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7117/dsc00556t.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7821/dsc00557kh.jpg
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una una guid ya si labeth post ba... thanks miga ah. daw sako naman lagaw mo ah. hehehe. :lol:

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 08:52 AM

mahulat lang ko ya karon sang mga i post nga youtube videos ah. hehehe. thanks in advance sa tanan. :lol:

alvin | ILONGGO

January 24th, 2010, 08:54 AM

IMPRESARIO

January 24th, 2010, 08:57 AM

^^ Hi lang dira sa tanan,ari ko diri iya sa work, night shift ako,heheh
pero naka tan-aw ako part sang dinagyang livestream wala lang galing sang audio. lol

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 08:58 AM

sakpa lang ko kiddo kung mag shopping ka ah... thanks in advance. :lol:

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 09:03 AM

Ari kami sa Kopi Roti, with Chymera, Junjun, ken_7, Ash06, Martinmartz, Whyte, Byahilo, Deepsleep2rem, habagatcentral, Metropolitan_iloilo,..sa tanan da nga wala nag kadto, especially kay KIDDO,..pabatyag ka man..hehehe

^^ Hi lang dira sa tanan,ari ko diri iya sa work, night shift ako,heheh
pero naka tan-aw ako part sang dinagyang livestream wala lang galing sang audio. lol

daw ka sadya sa inyo haw? ambi pics man da? hehehe... yogs. wala kami ya kapuli. work constraints and indi pwede mag absent. di bale next year ah.

cheers for our dinagyang and the ilonggo spirit that goes with it!

go iloilo thread 80! onward to the path of progress! cheers. :cheers:

ilonggoweb

January 24th, 2010, 09:04 AM

Currently at home uploading Tribu Paghidaet and Tribu Bola Bola. Short video lng sha kay naubosan me space sa memory card. :(

death327

January 24th, 2010, 09:05 AM

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 09:14 AM

Currently at home uploading Tribu Paghidaet and Tribu Bola Bola. Short video lng sha kay naubosan me space sa memory card. :(

no problem pre... we can wait. :cheers:

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 09:16 AM

anu na update sa sta. barbara heights? ga sugod na guid man?

IMPRESARIO

January 24th, 2010, 09:20 AM

sin-o ayhan ma champion this year? Bola-bola? or Paghidaet?

labeth

January 24th, 2010, 09:23 AM

daw sako naman lagaw mo ah. hehehe. :lol:

Subong lang gani kami nag lagaw kay tak-an ako magpagutok. :lol: Kaina indi pa gutok ang SM kay busy pa ang mga tawo tan-aw dinagyang. :banana:

demonoid724

January 24th, 2010, 09:27 AM

Subong lang gani kami nag lagaw kay tak-an ako magpagutok. :lol: Kaina indi pa gutok ang SM kay busy pa ang mga tawo tan-aw dinagyang. :banana:

^^amo gid... kabudlay gid ya maka park and makapangita kalan-an kay gutok katama once matapos na ang activities sa cityproper... people flock to the malls and mangina-on

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 09:31 AM

subong ang last day sang dinagyang di bala? mag nag daog na?

labeth

January 24th, 2010, 09:32 AM

subong ang last day sang dinagyang di bala? mag nag daog na?

Ga dali ka guid imo ya! lol Karon pa na nila i-announce siguro mga 6 p.m.

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 09:37 AM

amo na ya ang nami... dasigay. hehehe. :lol: kumbaga kung ga pangaluyag ka bala, come what may... kung sabton ka sang babaye, mayo eh. kung indi mayo man ah. hahaha. :lol: katalaka daan sa sagad palibot libot sang istoryahanay. :lol:

labeth

January 24th, 2010, 09:40 AM

demonoid724

January 24th, 2010, 09:40 AM

may ara na result kung sino nagdaog sa Luces in the sky?

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 09:43 AM

haha
nope. i try to stay away from alcohol. we drink coffeebreak..bluejay sang ara pa ang bluejay sang una...thats all..and the occasional wines..mo lang na. loser ko pag abot sa mga alcoholic drinks..hahaha..more of a foodlover.:lol:

ara ka naman... nagay ka bala inarte kiddo. :lol: pwede man ta ka inum wine... himuon ta chaser after mag shot sang tanduay rum. :cheers:

Beer lang na! Indi Vino Kulafu ukon Fighter Wine! :bash: :lol: :lol: :rofl:

Anyway, I'm sure by Dinagyang time...SMBs and Asia Brewery would sure flood the streets...indi na gali gina-encourage magbakal sang botelya nga beer ukon softdrinks sa maabot nga selebrasyon siling kuno sang PNP sa TV Patrol kahapon.

How much is the difference between buying a bottled beer and canned beer in Dinagyang? Daw medyo mahal man ang beer kon ibaligya sa dalanon sang Iznart ukon Delgado kon Dinagyang man.

how much is the difference berns? mas dako ang bukol sang ulo mo kung mag linupad na ang botelya sang beer... te, kung lata lang ya sang beer ang mag lupad, gamay lang nga bagting ang ma bati-an mo ah. :lol: unless wala pa nabuksan ang canned beer. :lol:

vaatzhoy

January 24th, 2010, 09:45 AM

Here's my contribution Kasadyahan 2010 video. All the competing tribes in Kasadyahan 2010. Gin cram ko lang all tribes in 9 minutes kay law law ang youtube di pede ka pa sobra 10 minutes.

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Gina edit ko pa lang video sang Dinagyang. Gin kapoy gid ako sa ka dagyang huhuhu. As usual walang kakupas kupas ang Tribu Paghidaet. :banana::banana::banana:

:nocrook::applause::applause::okay:salamat gid 2ilonggoweb kay nabulong gid ang kahidlaw ko sang dinagyang...dula man homsik ko ba:cheers::cheers: more videos please....

vaatzhoy

January 24th, 2010, 09:49 AM

Currently at home uploading Tribu Paghidaet and Tribu Bola Bola. Short video lng sha kay naubosan me space sa memory card. :(

:ohno::ohno:ay ahay kanugon....sige lang basta may malantaw kami ah...salamat liwat and anxiously waiting for your videos:banana::banana: Happy Dinagyang liwat sa tanan

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 09:49 AM

Theme song mo siguro ang kanta ni Imelda Papin noh!?? :lol: Isang Linggong Pag-ibig! :bash: :lol:

indi pa guid man ah... hehehe. :lol: ang pina ka natak-an ko pa guid? ina bala mag lagaw kamo sa mall tapos ga kupo kupo sa imo habang ga lakat kamo haw... bwehehe! :lol: ang lain pa guid kung pa kilala ka na sa pamilya nya. aragay... :lol:

may ara na result kung sino nagdaog sa Luces in the sky?

wala pa guro pre... mahambal naman na karon sil labeth nga ga dali naman ta... hahaha. :lol: relax lang ta ah... kahuluya man kay labeth. :cheers:

vaatzhoy

January 24th, 2010, 09:55 AM

ara ka naman... nagay ka bala inarte kiddo. :lol: pwede man ta ka inum wine... himuon ta chaser after mag shot sang tanduay rum. :cheers:

how much is the difference berns? mas dako ang bukol sang ulo mo kung mag linupad na ang botelya sang beer... te, kung lata lang ya sang beer ang mag lupad, gamay lang nga bagting ang ma bati-an mo ah. :lol: unless wala pa nabuksan ang canned beer. :lol:

aragooyyyy sakit tyan ko kadlaw simo pre ah....ooopsss pre basi masobrahan kag makasulod siya sa isolation booth (container van para sosyal) dira sa higad higad sang mga parak.:lol::lol:

freezing_pt

January 24th, 2010, 10:17 AM

so, ang na nga tribu ang bet naton based on their performances kagina?

zhock2001

January 24th, 2010, 10:30 AM

my bet is bola bola.. snappy and solid performance... paghidaet is so close as well.. great performance... i especially like the entrance of silak and the music of both silak and atub atub... tribu pan-ay is surprisingly great, as well as panagat and ilonganon... over-all i'd say even the most lousy tribe can have a spot in the runner-ups in aliwan! great job dinagyang... iba pala talaga ang feeling if you watch it in freedom grandstand! hahah, sa uulitin! hala bira iloilo, proud to be ilonggo guid ya!

zhock2001

January 24th, 2010, 10:32 AM

^^ surprising, now my posts are automatic and dont need mod approval... :bash:is it just me or what:bash:

btw, here's the order of tribes in freedom grandstand
paghidaet
angola
pag asa
himal us
aninipay
panaad
bantu
salognon
milagrosa
panagat
molave
ilonganon
pan ay
atub atub
silak
bola bola

i remember panaad used to be great... i hope the simpler tribes would invest more in choreography than in formation coz they usually get lost in transition, usually showing more running than dancing... just that little observation... peace!

hakz2007

January 24th, 2010, 10:34 AM

Oh yes, not just the presidentiables but also other politicos! Earlier I was watching sa cable yung opening ceremonies sa Freedom Grandstand. Besides Mayor Jerry Trenas was Manny Villar and Franklin Drilon. Also present were Loren Legarda, Dick Gordon & Bayani Fernando. I also saw earlier Bong-Bong Marcos' caravan passing by General Luna Street.

kahit saang okasyon andyan ang mga pulitiko...election time na kasi....:)

freezing_pt

January 24th, 2010, 10:56 AM

can't wait for the results. i was able to watch the performances of bola-bola and paghidaet in youtube. superb!

gustokiddo

January 24th, 2010, 11:08 AM

gustokiddo

January 24th, 2010, 11:11 AM

@trueblue.

hahaha. indi na inarte a. tuod wala gd ko ga inom. thats why hesitant ko mag meet up sa inyo kay bal an ko ma OP ko kay ga inom kamo tanan.
hahahaha.

ilonggoweb

January 24th, 2010, 11:13 AM

:nocrook::applause::applause::okay:salamat gid 2ilonggoweb kay nabulong gid ang kahidlaw ko sang dinagyang...dula man homsik ko ba:cheers::cheers: more videos please....

Salamat gid :)

Ari ang Tribu Bola Bola kag Tribu Paghidaet Video. Gina compile ko pa ang iban nga tribe videos.

Tribu Bola Bola vs Tribu Paghidaet Video
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ilonggoweb

January 24th, 2010, 11:18 AM

guys, diin kmo nga stage nag watch? because sa freedom kagina, the crowd was crazy for Salognon. that tribe got the best reaction from the crowd.

anyway, sorry kay wala gid ko ka show up. super busy and no rides e. hahaha.lols
HAPPY DINAGYANG TO ALL!

Sa Maria Clara stage ako (Central market area), di gid ko kaafford sang Plaza libertad stage. Tani next time ipataasan man nila ang stage para makita gid maayo ang tribe performance.

freezing_pt

January 24th, 2010, 11:26 AM

Sa Maria Clara stage ako (Central market area), di gid ko kaafford sang Plaza libertad stage. Tani next time ipataasan man nila ang stage para makita gid maayo ang tribe performance.

thanks gid sa video...we appreciate it!

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 11:43 AM

Nagtika lang kami sang celebrasyon sang siyudad. hehe Wala guid kami nagdugay kay ga tagi-ti ang init. :)

Unahan ko di post sang mga pictures kay daw saku pa siguro ang mga iban. hehe

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4281/dsc00547e.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/5319/dsc00550.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/9523/dsc00553.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8231/dsc00554h.jpg
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7117/dsc00556t.jpg

baw una gid si labeth,,, mayo kay wala nag-ulan,, blessing gid ang matawhay nga panahon kagina :banana::banana::banana:

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7821/dsc00557kh.jpg
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/48/dsc00558yi.jpg
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sa mga malls nga Dinagyang souvenirs gina-dugso sang mga turista :lol::lol::lol: dag-on ya pa ang MI sa customers :lol::lol:

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 11:47 AM

snaPPy performance sang bola-bola pero Paghidaet gyapon ako a,, :horse::horse::horse:

-tanan nga kaladtuan gutok!!! smallville wala na parkingan,, sadya kag gahod man gyapon foodfest n drinking spree sa city proper

labeth

January 24th, 2010, 11:52 AM

mayo kay wala nag-ulan,, blessing gid ang matawhay nga panahon kagina :banana::banana::banana:

Actually kaina if you've watched the coverage sa Freedom Grandstand just before nag start, nag taliti. Hambal sang emcee sang CableStar, gin blessingan guid ang Dinagyang. Ga pasulod guid ato kaina ang mga marshal sang nag tulo-tulo ang la-way... err ang ulan gali. :lol:

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 12:03 PM

Tribu Paghidaet
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Tribu Bola-Bola
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Tribu Silak
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youtube finds...

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 12:08 PM

Actually kaina if you've watched the coverage sa Freedom Grandstand just before nag start, nag taliti. Hambal sang emcee sang CableStar, gin blessingan guid ang Dinagyang. Ga pasulod guid ato kaina ang mga marshal sang nag tulo-tulo ang la-way... err ang ulan gali. :lol:

sa umpisa palng gle may blessings na agad,, te signal na that for the whole day matawhay gid ang tiempo... :banana::banana:

eonynx

January 24th, 2010, 12:25 PM

daw kabudlay gid pili-an between bola bola and paghidaet.:lol: i think mas snappy ang paghidaet. pero mas synchronized and movements sang bola bola. that's what makes dinagyang sometimes difficult to judge. it wouldn't hurt if these two tribes would be sent to aliwan because both delivered outstanding performances!

ilonggoweb

January 24th, 2010, 12:31 PM

shyaman

January 24th, 2010, 12:33 PM

No winners yet?

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 12:40 PM

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 12:41 PM

I agree! Nami kung ma tie sila para problem solved.:rock::rock::rock:

tani lng, possible man pero quite improbable?

eonynx

January 24th, 2010, 12:47 PM

^^was eric officially chosen as one of the judges for paraw regatta? i wonder what's his take between bola bola and paghidaet?

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 12:56 PM

^^ busy pa sila guro lagaw kag enjoy,, ilis ko anay pa-smallville :lol:

vaatzhoy

January 24th, 2010, 12:56 PM

Salamat gid :)

Ari ang Tribu Bola Bola kag Tribu Paghidaet Video. Gina compile ko pa ang iban nga tribe videos.

Tribu Bola Bola vs Tribu Paghidaet Video
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:banana::banana:grabee daw indi ko mag-untat lantaw ba kag neck to neck na naman ang laban sang bola bola kag paghidaet....bakbakanay naman sila sa world class performance...damu damu gid nga salamat liwat @ilonggoweb:lol:

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 01:17 PM

mayong gab-i sa tanan... ano na ang balita? wala man gyapon? hehehe. :lol::cheers: sadya naman ang mga tao sa smallville subong... :drunk::cheers2::booze::dance::dance:

irong206

January 24th, 2010, 01:21 PM

irong206

January 24th, 2010, 01:23 PM

wala man giyapon pre.
nagadagyang dagyang pa sila a.
:)

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 01:23 PM

mas tigas pa guid tani kung ara ang tribu himala guro... :lol:

irong206

January 24th, 2010, 01:37 PM

^^^^maayo lang naghimala.wala sila nakaentra:lol:

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 01:39 PM

tan-aw ko sa youtube... astig performance sang tribu paghidaet ah. :banana: baskog. :cheers:

ilonggoweb

January 24th, 2010, 01:44 PM

grabe! most improve performance ang tanan nga tribe

congratulations!

walang pantapon sa kanilang lahat.enjoy watching!

i think mas maapreciate better gid man kon personal nga ara ka sa atubang freedom granstand kay ang tunog sang drum perti ka tunog and the beauty of their costume is better seen by naked eye.
it's fabulous

Yup as in...Nami pa gid ang beat sang drums ka exhilarating. Next time di na gid ko magkuripot suptan ko na gid para sa freedom grandstand.

:banana::banana::banana:

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 24th, 2010, 01:58 PM

amo guid ni ang nag cornyhan ko sa tanan mo... merrymaking asta alas dose lang sang gabi-i. ano to ya kuno? dira pa lang ga umpisa ang sadya pag patak sang alas dose guid lang... hehehe. :lol:

hello ash06... welcome to ssc. tyo tagoy will be glad to answer your queries ang point of views. :) :cheers:

grabe man gyapon ang dinagyang ah... still a crowd drawer. nugon wala ko kapuli sang iloilo. :bash:

una una guid ya si labeth post ba... thanks miga ah. daw sako naman lagaw mo ah. hehehe. :lol:

corny guid ya pre? hehe! bal-an mo nga asta lng 12 pre? ky gina tigana pa ang pwersa sa palupok pg tapos merry making. hehe!:lol:

a hot welocme guid ky Ash. :cheers:

tagoy gali ah, married na pro pwede pa ma dugangan. hehe! wala bisyu,timprano pa gaka tulog ky gali hubog. bwehehehe!:lol:

daw ka sadya sa inyo haw? ambi pics man da? hehehe... yogs. wala kami ya kapuli. work constraints and indi pwede mag absent. di bale next year ah.

hisa ko gani pre. cge lng cheers na lng ta. :cheers:

cheers for our dinagyang and the ilonggo spirit that goes with it!

go iloilo thread 80! onward to the path of progress! cheers. :cheers:

sin-o ayhan ma champion this year? Bola-bola? or Paghidaet?

kung ara tani ang himala te laban2x sila guid madaog, NO DOUBT! :lol:

Ga dali ka guid imo ya! lol Karon pa na nila i-announce siguro mga 6 p.m.

amu na ang gina tawag lola beth nga short time. :lol:

amo na ya ang nami... dasigay. hehehe. :lol: kumbaga kung ga pangaluyag ka bala, come what may... kung sabton ka sang babaye, mayo eh. kung indi mayo man ah. hahaha. :lol: katalaka daan sa sagad palibot libot sang istoryahanay. :lol:

bal-an mo guid ya bsta chickboy. bwehehe!:lol:

:nocrook::applause::applause::okay:salamat gid 2ilonggoweb kay nabulong gid ang kahidlaw ko sang dinagyang...dula man homsik ko ba:cheers::cheers: more videos please....

amu guid pre dula man homsik ta. PROUD TO BE ILONGGO GUID YA!:cheers:

mayong gab-i sa tanan... ano na ang balita? wala man gyapon? hehehe. :lol::cheers: sadya naman ang mga tao sa smallville subong... :drunk::cheers2::booze::dance::dance:

sadya naman ni laklakanay sa Smallville. magululuwa nman mga balaynon kg miztiza nga mga MUNGA pre. hehe!:lol:

mas tigas pa guid tani kung ara ang tribu himala guro... :lol:

^^^^maayo lang naghimala.wala sila nakaentra:lol:

bal-an nyo mga peeps nag give way lng ang Tirbu himala. ky kng mg intra sila kuno bsi wala na chance mga rival nila. te hambal nila GIVE CHANCE TO OTHERS. :lol::bash::lol:

thanks guid Ilonggoweb!

kg sa mga ng post pics madamo guid nga salamat!:cheers:

HAPPY DINAGYANG TO ALL! :cheers:

Ilongkodaku

January 24th, 2010, 02:17 PM

Tribu Paghidaet
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Tribu Bola-Bola
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Tribu Silak
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youtube finds...

Happy Dinagyang sa tanan!!

kanugon gid sang paghidaet. very graceful tani dance sang mga girls, ugaling tungod sang ila mga costume nga nag palda haba nga daw maria clara kag may habol gin tabon sa ila lawas plus tanan may hawid nga sto. nino, kon gin himo nalang nila kolentas kon tani ang sto. nino nga gamay wala kon tani maapektohan performance nila. Dugangan pa sang pag kadamo nga riser kondi nag girinumo na performance nila, ga uk,uk..lol.. mas nami pa performance nila sang kagab-ehon nga nakita ko sa youtube la damo sablag sa mata very very beautiful gid mga kimbot ka mga body nila kg very synchronize pa sila tanan..

IMPRESARIO

January 24th, 2010, 02:28 PM

Kasadyahan Champion 2010 : Tribu Kasag

Dinagyang Winners:
Best in Discipline : Tribu Pan-ay
Best in Headress: Tribu Paghidaet
Best in Costume: Tribu Paghidaet
Best in StreetDancing: Tribu Pan-ay
Best in Music : Tribu Paghidaet
Best in Choreography: Tribu Paghidaet
Best in Performance: Tribu Paghidaet

4th Runner-up: Tribu Silak (ICNHS)
3rd Runner-up: Tribu Salognon (JaroNHS)
2nd Runner-up: Tribu Pan-ay (SanPedroNHS)
1st Runner-up: Tribu Bola-Bola (INHS)
Grand Champion: Tribu Paghidaet (LapazNHS) -Grandslam 3 time champion

wiljamesc1979

January 24th, 2010, 02:31 PM

Congratulations sa mga nagdaug especially to Tribu Paghidaet... I am wondering nga-a wala gid special award and Bola bola...

demonoid724

January 24th, 2010, 02:35 PM

DINAGYANG 2010 WINNERS

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Luces in the Sky

2nd place (P50,000) : Shooter #20 Supreme Fireworks from Iloilo City
1st place (P60,000) : Shooter #18 DSS Fireworks from Dumaguete City
Champion (P80,000) : Shooter #10 Shin Tang Fireworks from Bulacan

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Tambor, Trumpa, Marcha, Musika

(Drum & Bugle Competition)

Elementary Level:
2nd runner up : Alibango Elementary School
1st runner up : Dingle Central School
Champion : Guimbal Central School

Secondary Level:
2nd runner up : New Lucena National Comprehensive High School Cabilawan
1st runner up : Guimbal National High School
Champion : Iloilo City National High School

(Marching Band Competition)

1st runner up : Sun Yat Sen Band
Champion : Alimodian National Comprehensive High School Band
______________________________________

Kasadyahan Competition

Special Awards:
Best in Streetdancing (P10,000) : Tribo Patubas (Barotac Viejo)
Best in Costume (P10,000) : Tribo Kasag (Banate)
Best in Music (P10,000) : Tribo Kasag (Banate)
Best in Choreography (P10,000) : Tribo Kasag (Banate)
Best in Performance (P10,000) : Tribo Kasag (Banate)
Best Choreographer (P10,000): Tribo Kasag (Banate)

Major Awards :
Consolation Prize : Tribo Tinu-um (Cabatuan)
4th Runner up (P20,000) : Tribo Mandurriaonon
3rd Runner up (P30,000) : Tribo Pantat (Zarraga)
2nd Runner up (P40,000) : Tribo Patubas (Barotac Viejo)
1st Runner up (P50,000) : Tribo Tubung-tubong (Tubungan)
GRAND CHAMPION (P100,000) : Tribo Kasag (Banate)

________________________________________

Ati-ati Competition

Special Awards :

Best in Discipline : Tribo Pan-ay (Fort San Pedro National High School)
Best in Head dress : Tribo Paghidaet (Lapaz National High School)
Best Costume Designer/Design: Tribo Paghidaet (Lapaz National High School)

Minor Awards :

Best in Streetdancing : Tribo Pan-ay (Fort San Pedro National High School)
Best in Music : Tribo Paghidaet (Lapaz National High School)
Best in Musical Director : Raymond Perolino / Tribo Paghidaet
Best in Costume : Tribo Paghidaet (Lapaz National High School)
Best in Choreography : Tribo Paghidaet (Lapaz National High School)
Best in Performance : Tribo Paghidaet (Lapaz National High School)

Major Awards :

4th Runner up : Tribo Silak (formerly Tribo Lunok of Iloilo City National High School)
3rd Runner up : Tribo Salognon (formerly Tribo Ang Taga-Jaro of Jaro National High School)
2nd Runner up : Tribo Pan-ay (formerly Tribo ni San Pedro of Fort San Pedro National High School)
1st Runner up : Tribo Bola-bola (Iloilo National High School)
Champion : Tribo Paghidaet (Lapaz National High School)

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Dinagyang 2010, Tribo Kasag (Kasadyahan) and Tribo Paghidaet (Ati-ati) will compete in Aliwan Fiesta 2010

spacewagon1

January 24th, 2010, 02:49 PM

congratulations Tribu Paghidaet ... makit mo gid man nga kanami sang ila performance .. superb !

Hala Bira !

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 02:55 PM

daog manok ko weeeeeeeeeeeeee :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

thesugarfairy

January 24th, 2010, 03:02 PM

GOOD PM ILOILO!!!

HAPPY DINAGYANG!!!

CONGRATULATIONS SA BET KO
TRIBU PAGHIDAET!!!

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 03:03 PM

corny guid ya pre? hehe! bal-an mo nga asta lng 12 pre? ky gina tigana pa ang pwersa sa palupok pg tapos merry making. hehe!:lol:

a hot welocme guid ky Ash. :cheers:

tagoy gali ah, married na pro pwede pa ma dugangan. hehe! wala bisyu,timprano pa gaka tulog ky gali hubog. bwehehehe!:lol:

bal-an mo guid ya bsta chickboy. bwehehe!:lol:

sadya naman ni laklakanay sa Smallville. magululuwa nman mga balaynon kg miztiza nga mga MUNGA pre. hehe!:lol:

HAPPY DINAGYANG TO ALL! :cheers:

hehehe. grabe gle nga linukpanay kung amo na matabo... hahaha. :lol: may point ka man pre ah... hehehe. :lol: grabe ka mag welcome kay ash ba... tam-an guid ka friendly. :lol:

indi ko ya chickboy pre... kay ang chickboy nga guina tawag... sila na ang pwede na sa chicks, mas lalo na sa boys. chickboy. :lol::lol::lol:

Kasadyahan Champion 2010 : Tribu Kasag

Dinagyang Winners:
Best in Discipline : Tribu Pan-ay
Best in Headress: Tribu Paghidaet
Best in Costume: Tribu Paghidaet
Best in StreetDancing: Tribu Pan-ay
Best in Music : Tribu Paghidaet
Best in Choreography: Tribu Paghidaet
Best in Performance: Tribu Paghidaet

4th Runner-up: Tribu Silak (ICNHS)
3rd Runner-up: Tribu Salognon (JaroNHS)
2nd Runner-up: Tribu Pan-ay (SanPedroNHS)
1st Runner-up: Tribu Bola-Bola (INHS)
Grand Champion: Tribu Paghidaet (LapazNHS) -Grandslam 3 time champion

congratulations sa tanan nga tribes and for another memorable and spectacular dinagyang. pictures na lang ang kulang... hehehe. cheers!

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 24th, 2010, 03:07 PM

@trueblue.

hahaha. indi na inarte a. tuod wala gd ko ga inom. thats why hesitant ko mag meet up sa inyo kay bal an ko ma OP ko kay ga inom kamo tanan.
hahahaha.

indi ka lng ya mg inum beer eh. order ka lng ice tea sabay chika2x nga waay dri waay didto. hehe!

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 24th, 2010, 03:08 PM

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 03:13 PM

aragooyyyy sakit tyan ko kadlaw simo pre ah....ooopsss pre basi masobrahan kag makasulod siya sa isolation booth (container van para sosyal) dira sa higad higad sang mga parak.:lol::lol:

kadlaw ka guid pre? tama man na... amo na ang rason kung nga-a gusto nila nga ibaligya sang mga stalls ang beer in cans over sa mga bottled beers. bal-an mo daan pre ang mga ilonggos, oras naka inum na... tanan na sila bida na. dira na na ga umpisa ang tanan nga diskusyunanay. tapos, bai-say. ang finale sina, masig palupad na na botelya. :lol:

@trueblue.

hahaha. indi na inarte a. tuod wala gd ko ga inom. thats why hesitant ko mag meet up sa inyo kay bal an ko ma OP ko kay ga inom kamo tanan.
hahahaha.

ah te cge ah. wala problema ah... :cheers:

indi ka lng ya mg inum beer eh. order ka lng ice tea sabay chika2x nga waay dri waay didto. hehe!

ice tea ka lang... sabay wawas pamulutan. :lol:

araguy! hehe! gamot sa bu-kol meron ka? :lol:

gamot sa bukol pre? depende na kung diin ang ga bukol... :lol::lol::lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 24th, 2010, 03:17 PM

kadlaw ka guid pre? tama man na... amo na ang rason kung nga-a gusto nila nga ibaligya sang mga stalls ang beer in cans over sa mga bottled beers. bal-an mo daan pre ang mga ilonggos, oras naka inum na... tanan na sila bida na. dira na na ga umpisa ang tanan nga diskusyunanay. tapos, bai-say. ang finale sina, masig palupad na na botelya. :lol:

ah te cge ah. wala problema ah... :cheers:

ice tea ka lang... sabay wawas pamulutan. :lol:

gamot sa bukol pre? depende na kung diin ang ga bukol... :lol::lol::lol:

INDEED! hehe!

grabe daw lain na ni ya nga bukol haw? hahaha!:lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 24th, 2010, 03:27 PM

hehehe. grabe gle nga linukpanay kung amo na matabo... hahaha. :lol: may point ka man pre ah... hehehe. :lol: grabe ka mag welcome kay ash ba... tam-an guid ka friendly. :lol:

indi ko ya chickboy pre... kay ang chickboy nga guina tawag... sila na ang pwede na sa chicks, mas lalo na sa boys. chickboy. :lol::lol::lol:

congratulations sa tanan nga tribes and for another memorable and spectacular dinagyang. pictures na lang ang kulang... hehehe. cheers!

:lol::bash: nag la-in pa. hehe! amu na gni pre nga indi ko playboy ky playing with the boy na ya kuno. playgirl lng ko ya. :lol:

IM SO BORED WITH DINAGYANG! anu abi wala ang tribu himala sadya tni kng ara sila ky sadya man lafftrip. bwehehehe!:lol:

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 03:27 PM

INDEED! hehe!

grabe daw lain na ni ya nga bukol haw? hahaha!:lol:

depende na kung diin nga bukol pre... kung bukol sa ulo, cold compress lang na for the first 24 hours, after that warm compress na. pero kung iban klase nga bukol... warm compress man gyapon pero, may dala masahe ah. :lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 24th, 2010, 03:29 PM

depende na kung diin nga bukol pre... kung bukol sa ulo, cold compress lang na for the first 24 hours, after that warm compress na. pero kung iban klase nga bukol... warm compress man gyapon pero, may dala masahe ah. :lol:

^^
believe to the expert! :lol::bash:

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 24th, 2010, 03:32 PM

anu na update sa sta. barbara heights? ga sugod na guid man?

oo manugtapos na gni ky sang 2007 or 2008 sila nag groundbreaking. daw amu guid na na target mo pre,sabagay the best guid ang sta. barabara heights! :lol:

'Tyo Tagoy'

January 24th, 2010, 03:36 PM

the family is excited for MNG Outlet.
So are the fashionistas in Iloilo too!

anu ang my ara sa mango outlet kiddo? my star of the night man sila? :lol:

sakpa lang ko kiddo kung mag shopping ka ah... thanks in advance. :lol:

ako man kiddo. bsan t-bak este bracelet gali. hehe!:lol:

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 03:38 PM

hahaha! :lol: guina pa kadlaw mo naman ko pre ah... :lol: paborits mo guid man ang tribu himala ah... :lol: di bale pre, next year tapos na ang ila nga suspension. balik intra naman sa dinagyang ah. if matabo na, pa picture ka guid upod sa ila pre... kay basi, amo na ang huling hirit nila. :lol::lol::lol:

true blue ilonggo

January 24th, 2010, 03:49 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

January 24th, 2010, 04:00 PM

pre ma gwa ko anay ah... may obaraho pa ko nga presentation. di bale bwas naman ah. happy dinagyang lang da ah. :lol: indi ka lang mag dagyang sa mga lugar nga alang alang sa mga patay nga oras. hahaha. :lol:

mayong gab-i lang sa mga pinasahi mga ilonggos kag ilonggas. :) :cheers:

^^
Maayong gabi man Pre!

Waaaa! Gwa ka na?

Sako gid sa vacation... pagbalik ko na lang sa Manila bahaon ko di pics ah! :D

SSC Meet kaina with SSC Iloilo! Will post pics soon! :banana::banana::banana:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

January 24th, 2010, 04:35 PM

WAW! A new member! Welcome welcome!

Ash06, I think you're the first member of SSC-Iloilo BATCH 2010. :cheers:

Yes, labeth, may upod ka na, hindi ka na nag-iisa dito. Duwa na ang muses diri sa SSC-Iloilo! Welcome! :lol:

Feel free to post!!

^^
3 tani sila kung active pa si Weina... :D

:hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi:

^^
Welcome ash06... mas nauna ko pa na meet in person kaysa diri sa thread. :)
hehe

Ay abaw Thread 80 na gale! Wala pa ko ya katapos sang 79... damo naman ni nga pages i- backread ko.:D:nuts::lol:

Mang Inasal all set for
100 new stores this 2010

AS part of the company goals for 2010, Mang Inasal is all set to open 100 new stores this year. Food lovers everywhere embraces MANG INASAL’s upcoming store openings as it gets closer to their areas. MANG INASAL plans to put up branches strategically on every part of the Philippines as it gears up for 500 stores target by 2012.

Currently, there are 211 branches nationwide and now with over 6,000 employees system wide. Mang Inasal is doing its share in alleviating the unemployment burden of the country. The presence of every Mang Inasal in a certain area provides not only employment but also opportunities to community members.

Mang Inasal diners enjoy the Chicken Inasal accompanied by Unlimited Rice! Sulit meals for budget conscious customers are also available for 49pesos only. For more info, please visit www.manginasal.com./PN

^^
What a good start for MI! 100 stores for 2010 is indeed achievable. :okay:

Ari kami sa Kopi Roti, with Chymera, Junjun, ken_7, Ash06, Martinmartz, Whyte, Byahilo, Deepsleep2rem, habagatcentral, Metropolitan_iloilo,..sa tanan da nga wala nag kadto, especially kay KIDDO,..pabatyag ka man..hehehe

^^
:D
pics to follow... pagbalik ko na sa Manila. :D

daw ka sadya sa inyo haw? ambi pics man da? hehehe... yogs. wala kami ya kapuli. work constraints and indi pwede mag absent. di bale next year ah.

cheers for our dinagyang and the ilonggo spirit that goes with it!

go iloilo thread 80! onward to the path of progress! cheers. :cheers:

^^
Tsakto na Pre may 2011 pa man ah! Pre mayo gid tani kung nakahingagaw ka subong nga Dinagyang! :D

I like the last line... go iloilo thread 80! onward to the path of progress!

Haldir07

January 24th, 2010, 04:38 PM

a repeat of last year mga nagdaog both kasadyahan and dinagyang... pero mas nami pa gid performances nila subong

demonoid724

January 24th, 2010, 05:22 PM

oo manugtapos na gni ky sang 2007 or 2008 sila nag groundbreaking. daw amu guid na na target mo pre,sabagay the best guid ang sta. barabara heights! :lol:

so what all you wetting fo? (korean accent ni ha)

pa-reserve na! :lol: :lol: :lol:

irong206

January 24th, 2010, 06:42 PM

mayor jerry trenas speech during the opening of dinagyang '10 was very inspiring!

[earthling]

January 24th, 2010, 06:46 PM

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4574/philstar.jpg

Ayala Land Inc. lines up 20 new projects this year
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña (The Philippine Star) Updated January 25, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Property giant Ayala Land Inc. will launch 20 new projects this year worth a total of P20 billion as it gears up to meet the anticipated strong demand for residential and office developments, a top company official said.

ALI president Antonino Aquino said the company is shifting to a more aggressive posture this year amid a rebounding property market and improving global economic outlook.

For this year, ALI has lined up the most number of new projects to be launched within a single year as it positions for a major upturn in the industry.

Aquino said these new projects are located in multiple growth centers across the country as part of a strategy to further expand its geographic coverage and introduce new business lines and market segments.

Among the sites identified for expansion are Baguio, Angeles in Pampanga, Subic, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo and Bacolod.

In Baguio, ALI expects to begin construction of a BPO (business process outsourcing) complex and retail component within the 25-hectare Camp John Hay tourism and leisure estate. Initial plans involve the development of six buildings with four stories and several retail stores and dining outlets.

The BPO facilities will make available about 40,000 square meters of leasable space while the retail component will offer 7,000 square meters of space.

In Subic, ALI continues to develop a mix of retail, BPO and residential components to keep the area alive.

Following the public’s strong reception to its Marquee Mall in Pampanga, the company is preparing a mid-rise residential condominium project right across the mall.

The successful expansion of Ayala Center Cebu with The Terraces has also prompted the company to launch its first venture under the Alveo and Avida brands in the first quarter this year.

Meanwhile in Davao, where ALI jumpstarted its entry with lifestyle mall, Abreeza, new residential developments with a BPO complementary project are now being planned. Similar mixed-use developments are in the pipeline in Cagayan de Oro.

Northpoint, a project of Ayala Land Premier in Bacolod, will launch a new commercial development along the main road fronting it, making the area a multiple growth center.

In the Greater Manila Area, where ALI focused largely in Makati and in the South, the year 2010 sees the property firm going ahead with plans to develop the North Triangle area in Quezon City.

As part of a strategy to boost sales, ALI is also venturing into the development of neighborhood and community centers. These will be quaint shops and retail establishments that will support residential and BPO developments.

In addition, ALI is also exploring hotels and tourism-related products to expand its portfolio. Expansion projects and the opening of new phases of other existing developments are also set to go on full swing.

At the Bonifacio Global City (BGC), ALI expects to complete the construction of the Mind Museum, which is envisioned as the best science museum in the country. Also set to for completion is another building offering a total of 31,000 sqms of BPO space along with the launch of Avida Towers BGC and a new phase of Two Serendra, The Meranti.

ALI is also ramping up the development of the Makati central business district with the continued renovation of the Ayala Center well as the development of an upscale residential condominium building called Park Terraces. The facelift for the Ayala Center is estimated to cost P20 billion. Alabang will also undergo a makeover with an additional retail complex featuring department stores and supermarkets.

New product offerings are also being planned in Nuvali, located south in Laguna. Nuvali is the country’s first eco-community and now regarded as the nation’s sustainability capital in ALI’s portfolio.

Ushering its entry into the socialized housing market, ALI will launch within the year a new brand, Amaia, to cater to this market. Amaia will offer house and lot packages with prices ranging from P700,000 to P1.3 million. Its maiden offering will also rise in Laguna.

vaatzhoy

January 24th, 2010, 07:14 PM

ash06

January 24th, 2010, 07:26 PM

Hello, salamat sa warm nga pagwelcome mga pipz.

abi ko bola bola ang madaug nugon gid ah..

Happy Birthday gali Eric, bungga imo birthday celebration kay damo2 food..:)

ash06

January 24th, 2010, 07:28 PM

^^
3 tani sila kung active pa si Weina... :D

^^
Welcome ash06... mas nauna ko pa na meet in person kaysa diri sa thread. :)
hehe

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huo man gani hehe.. nice meeting you gali.. cute2 gid sang baby girl mo..

ken_7

January 24th, 2010, 07:55 PM

for those nga ara sa SSC Iloilo kilit-anay.. thanks gid..nag enjoy gd kami...^^
kasadya labi nagd ang Dinagyang nagsadya nagd kay Bday abi ni Eric ^^^^:cheers:

Ron THANKS gd sa SUPPORT:)

ken_7

January 24th, 2010, 07:59 PM

January 23, 1st Day Fireworks Competition @ SM City Iloilo...

around 5:45pm @ SM City:
grabe na traffic.. damu galakat from Jaro to Diversion
(pasenxa blur ang iban nga pics :lol:)

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http://iloilotravel.com/kenneth/pics/SNV33391.jpg

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ken_7

January 24th, 2010, 08:07 PM

karon nman ang iban nga pics.. madagdag na akon mata.. :nuts:

slex

January 24th, 2010, 09:24 PM

irong206

January 24th, 2010, 09:37 PM

irong206

January 24th, 2010, 09:42 PM

for those nga ara sa SSC Iloilo kilit-anay.. thanks gid..nag enjoy gd kami...^^
kasadya labi nagd ang Dinagyang nagsadya nagd kay Bday abi ni Eric ^^^^:cheers:

Ron THANKS gd sa SUPPORT:)

wala sing ano man.
hope to see you all guys next dinagyang or even not dinagyang.:)

Happy birthday Eric!
nice that you celebrated your birthday with the dinagyang .
EL GRANDE gid.:cheers::cheers::cheers::banana::banana::banana:

irong206

January 24th, 2010, 09:57 PM

Tribu Paghidaet
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Tribu Bola-Bola
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Tribu Silak
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youtube finds...

kadamo props sang paghidaet ba.getting better and better.
i love the big white bird flying around.thats big point for me.
we're looking forward naman sa aliwan.
tani padala man ang bola-bola kay kanami man.:)
:banana::banana::banana::banana:

zhock2001

January 24th, 2010, 11:10 PM

CONGRATS to all the winners... tsakto ghapon hunch ko that it's between paghidaet and bola bola... good luck sa aliwan... practice more lang sa synchrony sang movements... pan-ay is the biggest surprise this year.. who had ever thought about that tribe beforehad???

sa SSC meet, next time na lang ko ah, i dont have all your numbers.. nag abot ba si bernie??? hahah, i was expecting his text! tani next time kaupod ko! heheh...

BYAHILO

January 25th, 2010, 12:55 AM

Happy Birthday and Happy Dinagyang Eric!!!

madamo gid nga salamat sa pics kag happy beerday man!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

@Byahilo Happy Birthday Eric..:)

thanks gid! i just turned 18 nag debut ako LOOOL :lol::lol:

^^ Hi lang dira sa tanan,ari ko diri iya sa work, night shift ako,heheh
pero naka tan-aw ako part sang dinagyang livestream wala lang galing sang audio. lol

ikaw lng ya kanta "Hala Bira Iliolo eh bwahah

^^was eric officially chosen as one of the judges for paraw regatta? i wonder what's his take between bola bola and paghidaet?

ill be back here next month for the paraw. dapat may meeting kmi sang mga taga paraw subong. kaso ti, daw sako man ang tanan.

my bet: BOLA BOLA!!!

imho, the routines of kasag and paghidaet were a bit rehashed. wala na wow facotr for me ang performanc sang kasag. I have seen it before sa ila. na surprise lng ko ya sa ila kay ka duwa na sila mag ilis kasag costume.

re: paghidaet, daw wala big changes. the dominant red color is still there, ila routine nga may mga babaye, kag mga bata. kag ang mgq bvata nga naga aba sa mga lalaki, its not new. ang bag o lng sa ila, ang baboy ramo, which was a "halo" last year,.\

while its true nga both groups are aliwan-bound this summer, i dont expect much from them this year sa manila.

paghidaet is slowly becoming an ilonggo version of lumad basakanon. rehashed routines, costumes change, but the dominant color is still the same.

Congratulations sa mga nagdaug especially to Tribu Paghidaet... I am wondering nga-a wala gid special award and Bola bola...

i have the suspision nga ang tanan nga criteria was topped by paghidaet, except for the streetdance criteria which was won by pan-ay. kag i susect nga in all criteria, bola bola naga #2 sa scoresheets. amo na nga naka runner up sila bisan wala spl award.

Hello, salamat sa warm nga pagwelcome mga pipz.

abi ko bola bola ang madaug nugon gid ah..

Happy Birthday gali Eric, bungga imo birthday celebration kay damo2 food..:) tnx!

wala sing ano man.
hope to see you all guys next dinagyang or even not dinagyang.:)

Happy birthday Eric!
nice that you celebrated your birthday with the dinagyang .
EL GRANDE gid.:cheers::cheers::cheers::banana::banana::banana:

thanks gd ron! we really had much fun sang weekend! twas a blast! may deadline pako kagabi sa client sang dinagyang photo, pero di na kaya sang powers ko nag tulog ko dayun ahehe

CONGRATS to all the winners... tsakto ghapon hunch ko that it's between paghidaet and bola bola... good luck sa aliwan... practice more lang sa synchrony sang movements... pan-ay is the biggest surprise this year.. who had ever thought about that tribe beforehad???

sa SSC meet, next time na lang ko ah, i dont have all your numbers.. nag abot ba si bernie??? hahah, i was expecting his text! tani next time kaupod ko! heheh...

yup.. bernies here. upod kmi kahapon

ill post pics later

BYAHILO

January 25th, 2010, 02:12 AM

iloilo dinagyang festival 2010 photos.

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angelkirk89

January 25th, 2010, 02:15 AM

steadyasweroll

January 25th, 2010, 02:30 AM

SOON TO OPEN SHOPS @ SM CITY ILOILO
SO FAB
STARBUCKS
MOON CAFE?

SOON TO OPEN SHOPS @ ROBINSONS PLACE ILOILO
MANGO OUTLET OPENING JAN 26, 2010
FOR ME (NEW LOCATION) UNDERCONSTRUCTION
KISSES AND CO. UNDERCONSTRUCTION
THE GUSTAVIAN UNDERCONSTRUCTION
PINO
GLORIA JEANS COFFEE?

SOON TO OPEN @ GAISANO CAPITAL ILOILO
BDO LAPAZ OR GREEN MANGO?

SOON TO OPEN SHOPS @ AMIGO PLAZA MALL
DECOS
MANG INASAL

shyaman

January 25th, 2010, 02:52 AM

iloilo dinagyang festival 2010 photos.

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Eric's trademark shot. :lol:
Indi gid kapaiway. :D

angelkirk89

January 25th, 2010, 02:54 AM

Dinagyang...

hahaha

it was Superb gid...Brilliant....nami gid...
tsakto si Mayor, it is the Best so far...

tsakto gid, maskin runner up lng maka pwesto guro sa Aliwan...

Favorite ko
Paghidaet
Bola Bola
Salognon

sa FIREWORKS

wala ko ga agree sa mga judges nila...

mas namian ko ya sa Dumaguete compare to sa Bulacan...

ang crowd na mismo maka hambal...hahaha...

Smallville area: damu damu damu tawo....:lol:
sa Ice kami...hai,..pero nag tika ko to sa Flow, Club 21 kag Aquarium...

nami kay may mga magicians nga galagaw sa Smallville, gapang entertain...

MartinMartz

January 25th, 2010, 02:56 AM

DINAGYANG FIREWORKS 2010 - 2nd Runner Up (Iloilo)
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DINAGYANG FIREWORKS 2010 - 1st Runner Up (Dumaguete)
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DINAGYANG FIREWORKS 2010 - Champion (Bulacan)
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BYAHILO

January 25th, 2010, 03:00 AM

Eric's trademark shot. :lol:
Indi gid kapaiway. :D

haha paktan ko gd nga ma komentar ka bwahahaha

Dinagyang...

hahaha

it was Superb gid...Brilliant....nami gid...
tsakto si Mayor, it is the Best so far...

tsakto gid, maskin runner up lng maka pwesto guro sa Aliwan...

Favorite ko
Paghidaet
Bola Bola
Salognon

sa FIREWORKS

wala ko ga agree sa mga judges nila...

mas namian ko ya sa Dumaguete compare to sa Bulacan...

abi ko man gani ma #1 ang dgte kag ma #2 ang iloilo...

habagatcentral1

January 25th, 2010, 03:25 AM

I enjoyed Dinagyang...the performance were better as compared to last year. :applause: Although I am (or we are) worried about the routine of the reigning champion Paghidaet. I was betting on Bola-Bola and Pan-ay.

angelkirk89

January 25th, 2010, 03:26 AM

That's very good logic eonyx! cheers.

I thought about that also (CPU-SU-USC), but then I considered the merits of each university and I thought that in terms of research output, their contribution to nation building and Quality of teachings, I thought that UPV outcompetes CPU by a mile.

However, if we include the "homegrown" criteria, CPU is must be in the list.

Still, UPV's existence and impact cannot be denied. Just because it is not homegrown does not mean it should be excluded from the list premier visayan universities. UPV as far as I know, functions separately from UP Diliman, UP Baguio, UP Los Banos and UP Mindanao, thus, it can be part of the triumvirate proclaimed by haldir.

As for CPU, the institution is good...but not great. I mean, they produce lots of board passers but in term of research output, quality and impact to society, daw pirdehon gid sya sang UPV.

For USC, their main source of pride is their college of law, one of the best in the nation, not just in the visayas.

For SU, they have a strong liberal arts program and a very strong graduate school. Their research output beats even some of the manila based instituitions.

Thus, I went by the merits of each university.

On a side note, I think that several cities of the Visayas has something to offer that is at par with the national standard:

1. Iloilo - UPV
2. Bacolod - USLS
3. Dumaguete - SU
4. Cebu - USC

By the way, I am not from UPV. I am from the best, the premier and the finest university in the entire JARO District: CPU!!

hands down to UPV...
problem ko lang is limited ang programs/course offered...unlike sang UP Diliman...
like Fisheries, College of Arts and Sciences kag College of Management...
strength nila ang name nila UP plus brilliant gid mga Teachers( i think )...

Research-UPV
UPV- though limited man to certain areas, very Good gid, pang International
CPU- still new...but very active sa tanan Nursing, Engineering, Agriculture, Business, Information Technology, Medicine etc etc

Programs-CPU
CPU- damu courses offered kag gin pioneer sang school (Nursing, Software Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Lifestyle Mgt.) kag Damu dan students sang CPU(i think biggest in WV ni xa)
UPV- very limited gid...

Retention Policies and Student Selection-syempre UPV
UP-UPCAT... way ko galing ka kuha...:lol:...i dont know with the retention policies but i think mabudlay siya...
CPU- student selection-WALA..pagusto...pero syempre dapat ka pass man sa CAT...Retention Policies limited lang sa iban na courses(Nursing, Engineering, Accountancy)

Board Exam- CPU
CPU- Quality plus Quantity(except sa Engineering:lol:-gamay lang ni sila pirme)
UPV- gamay lang abi courses nila nga need ang Board exam

Infractures and Facilities/Finacial Resources- CPU
CPU-diri guro nga area mahambal sang CPU miles away sila sa UPV
UPV- needs big improvement

Accreditation-CPU
CPU-was declared by CHED as Number 1 in WV and Number 4 in Philippines...
UPV-ga undergo man ni sila Accreditation or no need na?

Faculty and Staff- UPV
UPV- Feeling ko nami mga teachers didto
CPU-nami man teachers ko...damu ko galing na teachers halin man sa UPV :lol:

im proud nga may UP diri sa aton sa Iloilo pero proud man ako sa akon Alma Mater...
Central my Central our alma mater true, our praise will sing to you day after day, we'll keep thine honor dear, save thee from every fear, thy name we will revere when faraway...:lol:...

demonoid724

January 25th, 2010, 03:27 AM

iloilo dinagyang festival 2010 photos.

batch 1

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^^ sg napanas ang pintura.. daw nagka alap-ap ang behind nya :lol: :lol: :lol:

habagatcentral1

January 25th, 2010, 03:32 AM

I respectfully disagree pre.

I think, it is UPV-Silliman-USC.

Berns, agree ka?

^^^^personally, i believe that upv, for being being part of the larger up system doesnt deserve to be in that category.:) cpu rightfully deserves its standing as one of the premier institutions of higher learning in the visayas regions.:yes: like siliman and usc, cpu is well--shall we say-- a "homegrown" university that we all should be proud of. a homegrown university that, i believe, can be at par with the best in this country.

how come my posts need approval from the mods??? is this a new SOP from SSC??? hmm.. i think this is a bit offensive kind of measures by ssc... better not post at all if so...:ohno:

^^^^good points raised also. it really depends on what parameters you will base your criteria. the thing about board passers and board passing rates are that they are very functional parameters. the probable (not just possible) multiplier effects are there.

thus if one passes the board exams for example, one is suddenly presented with opportunities (employment as well as personal and professional enrichment) not available to non board passers. in this regard, institutions such as cpu is one of the big boys out there in terms of production.

research. yes. but the tangible results of that research can often take years to produce meaningful results. results that matter to the ordinary individual. but if researches are produced in great numbers on a consistent basis, then the positive effects can also be huge in a reasonable timeline. anyhow, in the overall scheme of things, it's more of the complement where institutions share their expertise with each other.

and yes, upv is an autonomous up campus within the up system. but the autonomy is in relation to other campuses considered to be its co-equal administratively (ie, independent from and administratively co-equal with the diliman, los banos, and manila campuses). but the fact remains that it is still within the umbrella of the whole up system whose chancellor is directly responsible to the overall national supervision of the up president.

upod kaguina ang some of SSC Iloilo lunch sa Green Mango, thank you guid sa sponsor nga si Nong Impresario :D Nag seperate kami puli anay sa balay pero ara na man iban subong sa SM City(Alvin, eric, junjunn) ..hulat sa meet liwat for dinner. Suggestion kunu para karon sa new restaurant sa Paseo de Arcangeles. Dasun watch naman fireworks display sa likod Plazuela de Iloilo ... ingod sang ISA construction. Sa mga gusto mag cover bwas sang Dinagyang Ati Competition, I still have media passes for capitol stage (stage 2) nga available ... text nyu lng ko sa 09289825224 if you're interested.

:hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi:

^^^^ well, WVSU, USA, SPU, JBLMU contributions cannot be denied, too. Unless there's something special on UPV's contribution to Iloilo that other universities don't have. :) And what researches? The universities in Iloilo are still struggling to develop their research arms and I think none of them has achieve tremendous development til the present. I hope when you are talking UP here, you are not referring to Diliman but the Visayas one because though they are related, they are very much independent with their own dealings. I know that there are lots of researches in UP based in Diliman and Los Banos, apart from two, it's a bit hazy, I guess.

^^upv does have lots of research output on a consistent basis in the fishery sector. but the thing about the philippine setting, again, is that the timeline when these researches could be of benefit to the common folks. government spending on research leaves much to be desired. it doesn't contribute much pogi point to our politicos.

I totally agree. But then again, are we talking about Fishery sector only? Because if these criteria and determining factors will be all about Fishery, I'm hands down to UPV, without a doubt. :cheers:

But what about engineering, nursing, law and other courses? Are they considered only as background courses? Because these courses command so much for entrants and all.

For me, as long as it gives quality education for all, that serves the main purpose of having an educational institution. Hardwork and dedication is the key factor for its quality. I don't care about titles and stuff, prestige only comes in later, in my own opinion. :)

kasadyahan photos.. amo lng ni anay....

sorry kung di ko ma caption tanan..

Tribu kasag, banate
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Nga-a si "Boy Pito" diri ang makit-an ko diri man? :nuts: :lol: