Heard of PCU existence in Iloilo City? There you go my friends .. looks like another university entered the area unbeknownst to everyone. Here's an article about PCU Iloilo City campus extension. Whalah!

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Philippine Christian University: Upholding academic excellence to the Ilonggos

(taken from: Panay News)
no idea, Kirbs. We already have 6 universities in the city, madugang pa gid ang PCU? .. he he. Actually, welcome gid sila ah. Nice to know that they are branching man diri sa Visayas. I hope they'll find a proper lot where they can build their own campus. Again, welcome PCU to Iloilo City. Cheers and goodluck! :cheers:

tuod gid na ya kirbs...amo na sya to ka kilala sa amon...very popular gid.

Intiendihan ko man nga budlay ka kon ara ka sa studies. Kadamo sululaton nga essay. Tak-an na ko gani kag pagkatapos sini sang akon, indi na gid ko ya kay daw nadudla na ko.

Definitely, makadto ko da in few weeks time sa London. Halos tanan ko nga mga close friends kag mga kakilala ara da. Hope kit-anay man ta.
Ay abaw, gin-estoryahan niyo pa di ang taho .. he he. Anyway guys, lovely to meet everyone here sa forum .. kadamo gid man gali Ilonggos diri sa Europe. May our tribe increase pa mga parekoy .. he he. :cheers:

here's a little bit of a not-so-good news for us:

Flood project faces another long delay
By Jeehan V. Fernandez


The multi-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) once again faces another delay due to the onset of the rainy season.

This was revealed by Mayor Jerry P. Treñas yesterday after his meeting with representatives of the two winning contractors for the project Monday just when flooding spawned by typhoon Caloy subsided over the weekend.

The IFCP was supposed to begin construction in early 2005 but was delayed for almost one year. Its new schedule of construction was announced to start this month of May.

“The project will experience a delay of five months because according to the contractors the excavation works to be undertaken will be affected by the rains,” Treñas explained.

He added construction works will likely go full swing in October and will be completed in a three-year period.

Meanwhile, Treñas said the construction of Carpenter’s Bridge in Mandurriao district as one of the components of the project will push through anytime soon.

Treñas also announced that the construction of a 100-meter wide floodway, which will look like a “new river” stretching about five kilometers from the Tigum-Aganan river in Pavia to Brgy. Balabago in Jaro district, is expected to start this month after the contractor was issued the “notice to proceed”.

“We are excited about it because it will not only solve flooding but improve economic activities involved in this project. Residents will be hired and this will ultimately have a multiplier effect to the local economy,” Treñas said.

The project consists of two packages.

Engr. Jose Al Fruto, project coordinator of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-6), said the project is financed through a P4.262-billion loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Package 1, which consists of the improvements of Aganan River and Tigum River and construction of the Jaro Floodway, will be implemented by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Const. Co. Ltd.

Fruto said the government has allocated P899 million for the acquisition of the project’s right of way.

Package 2 includes the rehabilitation of a two-kilometer stretch of the Iloilo River, the four-kilometer Jaro River mouth and the three-kilometer Upper Ingore Creek. There will be developments on the bank of the rivers, excavations and construction of embankments.

Package 2 was won by China International Water and Electric Corp’s.

“The project aims to mitigate flood damage as well as create a more sustainable urban community by providing a safer and more pleasant living condition,” said Fruto.

The IFCP was drafted more than a decade ago as contained in the “Study on Flood Control for Rivers in the Selected Urban Centers” conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the DPWH from 1993-1995. May 16, 2006

(article taken from: the Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories3.php)

Treñas makes sales pitch for Iloilo City in US
By Jeehan V. Fernandez


MAYOR Jerry P. Treñas had “sold” Iloilo City in the Big Apple and Washington during his trip abroad to attend the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14) forum at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York May 1-12.
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(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php)
I hope to see Trenas doing more of investment campaign here abroad especially Europe and the USA. Hopefully, more investors will be flocking the city's business area in the next few years. More investments, more jobs for our fellow Ilonggos! :cheers:

Well done, Trenas! Hope to see more investments sa aton ciudad!
amo gid Weck. Trenas is busy preparing for his bid sa mayoralty sang ciudad for the third time. Dapat paspas gid siya subong though nga wala sang ginaguring-huring nga makontra sa iya. It's high time for Trenas to prove to himself and to the rest of the Ilonggos ang clout niya as a city mayor. Btw, is Mabilog running for Vice mayor?

come and visit us here in London, @alimol. Hopefully, makakit-anay man ta in the future no? Try contact si Judy. I'll PM her mobile number lang da. Hatagi lang time kay kung off ko, upod ta maglakwatsa ah. Anyway, padayuna lang schooling da. They're paying for it man so wala gid problema. Medyo less lang ang time sa lakwatsa just in case .. hehehe. Cheers!
amo gid Alimol. Paspasi study da basta libre man lang okay gid ina. Day off ka pa pirmi. Me, just finished sang mga short courses though may mga uni-based course man ko. Hopefully, pampataas sweldo and position ah. May back up ka na dayon in the future. Lagaw lang di migs. Join man ko sa inyo if I'm free.

Kent, thanks for the info. I wasnt able to finish reading Stevan's book... Yes sad to say another Great ILONGGO writer is forgotten...

Blame it to politics in literature as well... for only writers from Luzon or from this "university" got recognized... I mean that is what happening even in the Literary world...

I dream before to found a Publishing company catering to Ilonggo Talents Past, Present and Future wherein we can reprint the classic and produce classics.... STEVAN JAVELLANA, GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA, FLAVIO ZARAGOZA CANO, Donya MAGDALENA JALANDONI....etc etc...
Amo gid Metro. I hope we could have a good publishing company gid man to help produce sang mga libro nga ini. One day ...

Hello everyone, to constantly update you guys with the the future typhoons that will pass through our country please bookmark this website:

http://www.maybagyo.com/index.shtml

Check the path opf Caloy!
thaks for posting the link, Soulmaker. We'll keep on eye sa bagay nga ini.

no idea, Kirbs. We already have 6 universities in the city, madugang pa gid ang PCU? .. he he. Actually, welcome gid sila ah. Nice to know that they are branching man diri sa Visayas. I hope they'll find a proper lot where they can build their own campus. Again, welcome PCU to Iloilo City. Cheers and goodluck! :cheers:
Think we're adding more in the next few years pero wala gid ma-mention nga may exisiting mini-campusa sang PC sa may Mary Mart. Right now, they are offering several courses as noted. Looks like they're starting to eat Iloilo's educational market .. wahhh .. damo na gid unis sa aton. sadya ang competition sini, just in case. I agree, tani pangit man sila sang ila campus, preferably within metro area like Pavia, Oton, Leganes or Sta Barbara. Btw, ang Don Bosco nga supposedly ipatidog sa San Miguel diin na nagkadto?

Flood project faces another long delay
By Jeehan V. Fernandez


The multi-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) once again faces another delay due to the onset of the rainy season.
....
(article taken from: the Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories3.php)
why delay? We're always delayed sa mga projects naton dira sa Pinas. Daw ka constant na kung isipon mo lang. Damo lang rason. Sa international airport, delayed man .. and even sa Panay Railways, delayed man gihapon. We have to move fast if we want to compete sa iban nga Asian countries. Sabagay, daw wala pa man ako nabati-an nga dalagko sang projects sa Pinas nga indi delayed ah .. normal na lang ina siguro. What a shame gid!

KUDOS TO MAYOR ROLLY D.

DUMANGAS, Iloilo Mayor Rolly Distura is the special guest and speaker before an international body of environmental organizations in West Java, Jakarta, Indonesia this month.
The only mayor in the Philippines who was invited to speak on disaster preparedness and management, the dynamic mayor is an awardee on disaster crisis management.

We are proud of you, Mayor Rolly!
May your tribe increase!

From Lapsus Calami
http://www.panaynews.com.ph/lapsus.htm


Kudus to Mayor Distura!
Paspas Dumangas! Kudos to Mayor Distura! Well done gid. After Trenas hits New York, si Distura naman sa Jakarta! Well done Ilonggos' mayors! Amo ina iya. We're really proud of you!

Mars, good afternoon lang da sa imo (almost night na gali .. he he). Kita naman diri nagkit-anay. Cheers !

I hope to see Trenas doing more of investment campaign here abroad especially Europe and the USA. Hopefully, more investors will be flocking the city's business area in the next few years. More investments, more jobs for our fellow Ilonggos! :cheers:
get Trenas here in Europe. Damo gid diri siya makuha nga investors. I'm glad he s doing well and dako gid ang bulig niya sa mga taho sa aton especially to get investors in sa ciudad sang Iloilo. Well done, Mayor Jerry. Tani padayunon mo ang imo maayo nga causa.

95 ‘Tindahan Natin’ outlets soon in Iloilo

The government will establish 95 “Tindahan Natin” outlets in Iloilo.

National Food Authority (NFA)-Iloilo Manager Heidy Jardeleza said the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWDO) is tasked to identify the priority areas in the province where the Tindahan outlets will be set up.

Jardeleza said they are ready to supply NFA rice and noodles to be sold at designated outlets at prices set for target beneficiaries.

Currently, well-milled NFA rice is sold at P18 per kilo.

Provincial Welfare Development Officer Neneth Pador said the project was discussed with municipal welfare development officers (MSWDO) from the different municipalities in Iloilo.

“Areas that are depressed and with high incidence of malnutrition are among the priority areas being considered in the province,” said Pador.

The “Tindahan Natin” project is a national government initiative for job generation, livelihood and food security. It provides low-priced but good quality rice and noodles through a store jointly identified and endorsed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Barangay Council, the National Food Authority and the City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Offices.

Under the project, the DSWD shall provide loans up to P20,000 to interested and qualified entrepreneurs, community-based organizations, non-government organizations, local government units, barangay councils and existing retail/sari-sari stores who wish to put up or operate “Tindahan Natin” outlet in their respective areas.

Through the project, a “family-cum-passbook” is issued by the local social welfare office to the beneficiaries. A family can only purchase the quantity of rice equivalent to their weekly allocation which is 14kg for a family of six. (PIA)

(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business3.php)

City Hall moves to rev up business center
By Jeehan V. Fernandez


The Iloilo City government is working hard to preserve the old glory of some 24 heritage buildings especially those located in the central business district popularly called Calle Real.

Jose Roni Peñalosa, coordinator of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) and member of the Iloilo City Conservation and Heritage Council (ICCHCC), said Iloilo City is one of the local government units (LGUs) in the country that have advanced regulations on preserving historic buildings.

“We have regulated the reconstruction of buildings while all new applications should go through review of the council. There should be no construction or repairs without the consideration of the council,” Peñalosa said.

But Peñalosa explained the city’s regulatory approach is more on advocacy campaign to instill among building owners and administrators the importance of restoring these old but significant structures.

Peñalosa stressed that conservation initiatives need a lot more than just infrastructure workers but should also recognize the crucial support of building owners and the entire community.

The initial stage of preservation plans was in 1998.

Peñalosa said that with the assistance of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI), they have already developed several strategies, one of which is the inventory of some 24 heritage buildings in the downtown area identified as priorities for conservation efforts.

“The plans are attempts to strengthen as well as beef up economic activities in the city’s economic center. The CUI is helping us through its city revitalization program for urban renewal of old cities like Iloilo,” Peñalosa pointed out.

The city’s Heritage Ordinance, which was enacted April 2000 and amended April 2001, protects all buildings in the city that are 50 years old or more.

The regulation prohibits owners, administrators, lessees or any person in charge of the legacy structures to undertake any repairs or construction of any kind unless there is a favorable recommendation from the ICCHCC.

In the event of urgent rehabilitation, the concerned parties are likewise mandated to make sure that the façade showing the architectural design of the buildings are retained and restored.

Likewise, all businesses within the heritage zone are given incentives which include exemption from payment of business taxes and building fees.

Buildings over 50 years old are exempted from 1-year business taxes per decade of existence but not exceeding three years.

New businesses with capitalization of at least P1 million have 25 percent exemption on business taxes annually.

For reconstructing, owners are also free from paying building fees while lessees are not required to pay business taxes for two years.

The said grants aimed to revive the business activities within the heritage zone which was the busiest area in the city prior to the entry of giant shopping malls.

“With challenges like shrinking profitability, deteriorating commercial area and poor environment, it is feared that the central business district will have an untimely demise if nothing is done to rescue it. The revival of the area is expected to spur more investments and create more jobs,” ICCHCC said in a statement.

Thus, a conservation guideline has been formulated to deal with planning and design strategies that will help revive the heritage sites, which will be presented in a forum on May 25 to gather positive inputs from the stakeholders. May 17, 2006

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)

Guys, good day. Ari gal kamo duha? Balik-balik lang ko di. Kirbs, I forwarded a PM sa imo. Hope you'll help me spread the news .. hehe :cheers:

Paspas Dumangas! Kudos to Mayor Distura! Well done gid. After Trenas hits New York, si Distura naman sa Jakarta! Well done Ilonggos' mayors! Amo ina iya. We're really proud of you!
Another Ilonggo mayor na naman. Amo ina maayo. They're doing their job properly. I'm glad they're all moving back home. Cheers to all and goodluck, Mayor Distura!

Guys, good day. Ari gal kamo duha? Balik-balik lang ko di. Kirbs, I forwarded a PM sa imo. Hope you'll help me spread the news .. hehe :cheers:
Ok Jon. Gin-post ko na. I hope we can get an answer soon. Cheers man! Ayos gid ah. And nice plan indeed! :)

95 ‘Tindahan Natin’ outlets soon in Iloilo

The government will establish 95 “Tindahan Natin” outlets in Iloilo.
...
(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business3.php)
pareho gid kita nagabasa sa The Guardian. Sundanay post ta nga duwa with both articles coming from The Guardian online. Kanami sang mga balita. I'm glad they're starting to build this kind of tindahan. Dako gid ini mabulig niya sa aton mga kasimanwa. Cheers! :cheers:

Think we're adding more in the next few years pero wala gid ma-mention nga may exisiting mini-campusa sang PC sa may Mary Mart. Right now, they are offering several courses as noted. Looks like they're starting to eat Iloilo's educational market .. wahhh .. damo na gid unis sa aton. sadya ang competition sini, just in case. I agree, tani pangit man sila sang ila campus, preferably within metro area like Pavia, Oton, Leganes or Sta Barbara. Btw, ang Don Bosco nga supposedly ipatidog sa San Miguel diin na nagkadto?
we need to keep updated sang mga nagakatabo sa aton .. hihihi. Guys, please post niyo ni bala sa CPU Forum or sa any other Ilonggo forums kay I'm sure wala gid katalupangod ang mga kasimanwas ta sini. It's a good job for the PCU. And gee, ara na gali sila for two years sa aton pero wala gid sang may nag-mention. Looks like Valeria-Delgado is not only for malls and comercial buildings, pati education baskog man sila. Remember STI and other computer schools are present man within their vicinity?

Think we're adding more in the next few years pero wala gid ma-mention nga may exisiting mini-campus sang PCU sa may Mary Mart. Right now, they are offering several courses as noted. Looks like they're starting to eat Iloilo's educational market .. wahhh .. damo na gid unis sa aton. sadya ang competition sini, just in case. I agree, tani pangit man sila sang ila campus, preferably within metro area like Pavia, Oton, Leganes or Sta Barbara. Btw, ang Don Bosco nga supposedly ipatidog sa San Miguel diin na nagkadto?
I would like to see them expanding outside the city area na. I'm not sure to say nga Iloilo needs another university, but indeed this is a welcome move for educational bid of the city and province. There's few more Iloilo tertiary schools around bidding to become unis as well in the future. Let's see how these things go. Kasadya lang ah. Nagadamo na gid sila .. he he :cheers:

Guys, gasala man ko sa posts and PM niyo ba. Jon and Mars, na-post ko na tanan sa kabilang linya .. har har. We'll see na lang kung ano ang resulta sina. Thanks for the infos anyway.

get Trenas here in Europe. Damo gid diri siya makuha nga investors. I'm glad he s doing well and dako gid ang bulig niya sa mga taho sa aton especially to get investors in sa ciudad sang Iloilo. Well done, Mayor Jerry. Tani padayunon mo ang imo maayo nga causa.
amo man. Tani diri naman siya mabisita sa aton. It would be nice para may representation man ta di sa Europa. Pero di ba last year, ara siya sa Germany, etc for studies? Nalipat na ako sang link. I'm sure he came here na. More power to Trenas. Amidst political noise and controversy, ara man siya gihapon. And really raring to excel!

Guys, gasala man ko sa posts and PM niyo ba. Jon and Mars, na-post ko na tanan sa kabilang linya .. har har. We'll see na lang kung ano ang resulta sina. Thanks for the infos anyway.
thanks Kirbs. Well done, mate.

Btw, any updates sa mga dalagko nga projects sa aton? I hope to see them realised as soon as para kung makapuli ta to, ma ara naman nga bag-o nga tan-awon. Nice to read all the updates. Think nga after baha, Iloilo is "business as usual" na naman. Maayo gid na.

City Hall moves to rev up business center
By Jeehan V. Fernandez


The Iloilo City government is working hard to preserve the old glory of some 24 heritage buildings especially those located in the central business district popularly called Calle Real.
.......

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)
The bid to become the Heritage City is on the go ... la la la .. I'm happy gid. Iloilo's doing really well sa bagay nga ini and I'm really supportivr gid. Thank you ICCHCC!

pareho gid kita nagabasa sa The Guardian. Sundanay post ta nga duwa with both articles coming from The Guardian online. Kanami sang mga balita. I'm glad they're starting to build this kind of tindahan. Dako gid ini mabulig niya sa aton mga kasimanwa. Cheers! :cheers:
Amo gid migs. Nce articles from the Guardian. Wala na ko gani kahapit sa iban nga periodiko kay wala na tiyempo. Ti, basa lang ta for the meantime. Cheers!

@eric: friendster ko chymera00@gmail.com

nadugayan gd ko upload and edit sang pictures, so here they are:
The result of me and pacific_leopard's trip:

Cabatuan

Cabatuan Cemetery


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Cabatuan Church


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Cabatuan Church Covent


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Cabatuan Plaza


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Tree of Bondage


This calachuchi tree was said to be where the Spanish soldiers tied and punish with lashes erring Filipinos who were conscripted to forced labor during the construction of the Cabatuan church.

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loved to see cabatuan in good form biskan bagyo. Nice updates and pictures gid Chymera and Pacific_leopard. Okay gid mga migs!

that is nice, good progress, tani indi lang magdamo sagbot.
amo gid Caloy. Ang aton waste management. Dapat okay man. Dapat naga go hand-in-hand with progress and developments happening in our city and province.

Check this thread:

The top Summa Cum Laude of UP Diliman is from Western Visayas.... PSHS WVG. Good product of the educational institutions there in Iloilo!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=310271&page=16&pp=20

Bravo!
Well done! Congrats gid. Another pride of Philippine Science High School-Western Visayas, Iloilo City. :cheers:

Editor's Note: Published on Page A13 of the May 13, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

IT’S easy to be transported back to more genteel and innocent times while watching a zarzuela revival, even if your main entertainment fare during childhood already consisted of TV cartoons and hazy footage of old Tagalog movies.

I think the rondalla has a lot to do with it. As soon as the rondalla from the Bacolod City National High School (BCNHS) entered the RCBC Theater and started playing, all workday concerns vanished. Immediately, one was brought back to a provincial fiesta, the music triggering racial memories of partying in a clearing beneath the shade of mango trees, basking in the breeze, and downing tuba.

That, in fact, is how the zarzuela “Dandansoy -- Ang Gugma ni Dansoy kag Rosing” [“The Romance of Dansoy and Rosing”] opens, with a harvest celebration in a sugar plantation, where the main leads Dansoy and Rosing meet and fall in love, and in doing so breach the economic and social divides that had kept them in their separate worlds.

“Dandansoy” is really a contemporary zarzuela, with a storyline fashioned to accommodate traditional Ilonggo songs, but the main plot element, the thwarted romance of lovers from opposing ends of the social spectrum, is a staple of popular entertainment.

“Do not expect a happy ending,” warned Raymond Fuentes of the Tourism and Performing Arts Society (Tapas), the Bacolod-based group that supports cultural efforts like this zarzuela revival. “This is about unrequited love, which many love songs are about.”

Indeed, “Dandansoy,” and “Ahay Kalisud,” the most popular songs in the zarzuela and beloved staples of the Ilonggo repertoire, are all about longing and regret, of love lost and frustrated, of the pain of parting and the futility of forgetting. Pair the plaintive voices of the young singers with the soulful strings of the rondalla, and you have a moment of bittersweet catharsis.

* * *

“DANDANSOY” was staged the other evening as part of this year’s celebration of National Heritage Month, which has as its theme “Viva Zarzuela.” The Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. spearheads the celebration, with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Department of Tourism. It is co-sponsored by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and BPI Foundation.

When they sent out a call for zarzuela troupes that could stage this local form of theater for this year’s festival, the organizers were directed to Tapas, which has helped stage “Dandansoy,” under the direction of Aaron Sorbito with libretto by his wife Salome, based on traditional Ilonggo songs compiled by the late Msgr. Manuel Dormido.

Bambi Harper, festival director, said they plan to bring “Dandansoy” to different college campuses in Metro Manila. Another zarzuela, “the only Pampango zarzuela to my knowledge,” said Harper, will also be staged as part of the festival in San Fernando. During the festival’s launch in Ilocos Norte earlier this month, part of the entertainment was the staging of excerpts from two Ilocano zarzuelas, one of them along the same storyline as “Dandansoy” -- about two lovers across the social divide, and another more recent creation with slightly risqué content.

Indeed, the zarzuela, a very popular form of mass entertainment that drew audiences around the turn of the century and before the War, retains its hold on the Filipino sensibility, appealing as it does to Pinoy sentimentality and fondness for doleful melodies and lyrics.

* * *

LOCAL talents bring “Dandansoy” to soulful life. Mary Luz Casas, dusky and with a sprightly presence, portrays Rosing, while Joseph Gebusion is a stocky and earnest Dansoy. Jeffrey Delmo and Hannahmel Inventor are Laloy and Pepang respectively, the couple’s best friends and allies; while Jose Pepito Esgra and Mae Dolores Montano are Rosing’s parents.

An interesting point about the storyline is that the romance between the young people is thwarted because while Dansoy is a mere field laborer, Rosing is the daughter of a plantation manager or encargado. This means the social divide isn’t too wide, since Rosing’s family could be considered upper middle-class, at best. But then, perhaps if Rosing was the daughter of a haciendero, Dansoy would end up not just broken-hearted but possibly dead!

But there is more to “Dandansoy” the zarzuela than just the hackneyed storyline and the doleful music. The proceedings are enlivened by dances (choreographed by Gerard Guanzon) that range from Spanish-era polkas and waltzes to vignettes that seek to dramatize the feelings conveyed by the characters.

Noteworthy, too are the costumes which are eye-catching and colorful, without upstaging the performers. Costume designer Doreen Dofitas deserves recognition for this.

* * *

WHILE we’re not Ilonggo speakers, my husband and I were able to follow the proceedings, thanks largely to the program that contains a synopsis of “Dandansoy” and translations of the various songs. But even without these guides, it’s still fairly easy to sum up the dramatic action, though the succession of sad songs toward the end proves at times tedious and predictable.

But when Rosing and Dansoy launch into a duet of “Ahay Kalisud,” the drama reaches an emotional peak, the romantic tension between the two palpable and moving. In fact, some members of the audience could be overheard singing along with the performers, turning the zarzuela staging into an intimate, shared experience.

The zarzuela, even contemporary revivals of it, may no longer reach the heights of popularity it enjoyed in more innocent and genteel times. But an evening spent basking in the songs, music, dances and sensibilities of long ago is enough to remind us just how rich and substantial our cultural heritage is, and can be, if only we care to preserve it.

http://news.inq7.net/opinion/index.php?index=2&story_id=75619&col=79

Medyo maypagka kabalan ko daan, si Pacific amo man :) wala na man subong ga ulan, medyo ga talithi nalang. Sang gab-i guid the other night, tudo guid ya ang ulan dasun brownout pa for pila ka hours naga utod-utod lang.

Halin naman ko subong sa Dumangas kay I really got curious on its level of development because of the "cityhood" hype. Now that I've seen the place and guin lagaw ko ang significant portion of Dumangas, I think daw kalabo pa man nga maging city sila especially now that the requirements for cityhood has been increased.

We passed by the coastal road first and I got to see Tipongs, dasun ang Joy Joy's that you guys were talking about, and the beach resorts in Dumangas (pero daw indi man to beach resorts kay daw swamp resorts man to :D ). Mas nami tani kung nakakaon kami to, galng ga dali kmi. Then got to visit the Plaza, the cemetery, the port ( The RORO to Bacolod is only P50! ), then we used the other highway on our way home.
glad nga gin-increase para ma standard man. Several cities back home daw indi mna pwede matawag nga city. I have been to several of them, and it's funny. Ang city nila daw tiendahan lang sang jaro or indi gani ka encompass sang Jaro as a whole. But there you go.

Dumangas is very promising. Soon it will rise to become a city depende sa municipal officials nila, Chy. Remember, they just opened two plants/industries recently and Dumangas port is starting to cater commercial crafts going back and forth sa iban nga lugar. We'll see. But I guess mas progresibo ang Dumangas compare sa Leganes as a whole.

I hope so too, a month ago nabasan ko that the Aussies pledged P70M to urban projects for Metro Iloilo.
Nice one. Hopefully, indi lang ano sina ang mabulig nila but to help promote the city and province as well internationally. Like sang CUI bala nga sila gid nagapamahala sang Metro Iloilo Development Council. I would ike to see an Australian and German counterpart sang CUI for MIDC.

Okies ah, I'll be hoarding the brochures that the booths gladly give out just like what I did last year kag I gave some of it kay wecky ... may ara ma pasakop?
pwede pasakop. Padala lang kay Wecky. Kuhaon lang na niya sa imo Chy. looks like nga planado na ang three-week annual leave ni Wecky .. he he.

Welcome back man weck. Indi lang di gali sa thread ga flood si Caloy pati na sa Iloilo, hehe ...
aw ah. Si caloy gid gale? Baskog si Caloy ah. Pati PAG-ASA gin-reklamo ni Trenas. And would you believe it nga ang PECO wala kasalbar sang pangakig ni Mayor? Wow! Nice one indeed!

Maka compete man guro ang and mga food stall near the schools a, kay maski may ara pa da sang mga fastfood chains, the students will still prefer to eat elsewhere where it's a lot cheaper and ma sustain man na guro ang mga fastfood chains kay dako man market nila.
like to se Dokito Frito near CPU or BBQ Park or TEDS, etc. Pero really, it's a good move for McDonald. Tani ang Jollibee may ara man store sa atubang snag CPU. Dira dampi is ver highly-commercialised na gid katama. With the presence of McDo pa, baskog na gid. Few apartments and commercial bldgs along Lopez Jaena road nag-open na. I'm sure, activities within the area will be increased naman kay school time in next few days. Btw, may ara gid man McDo sa IDC damp?

ok a ... Excited na ako maka pa Concepcion dasun mag island hopping and swimming, hay...
pics lang amon di. Enjoy gid!

Nakakad ko ka na van? tag pila ang pump boat to Sicogon? kag is the resort there open to the public?
any idea pag-abot sa budget, post lang di para mapaghandaan kung makapuli. Thanks. :cheers:

damo gali di from aleosan area nga taga uk ah.

tani kayuhon na lang na ni trenas. damo problema ca ciudad ta. we have taken things for granted and in the long run naulihi kita ca tabtaban. this is a wake up call for him. kapin pa ang kuryente nga ina kag ang garbage disposal kag ang baha. haaaayyyy, ca ciudad man kami kag nagabayad cang garbage tax pero ni isa ka truck wala ga agi ca amon para magkuha. ano kuno to ya?
I know three UK forumers nga taga-Aleosan, Caloy. Indi ko lang pwede ma-mention ang isa .. he he.

Couple with progress and developments sang ciudad is a problem most urban cities are experiencing right now. We still have so many things to do pa and so many rooms for development kung tan-awon ta. I'm glad that our local government is exerting their efforts to help. We'll do our share man guro ah. I'm sure, "every little helps" (daw sa advert sang TESCO di ba .. he he) hambal nila. :cheers:

in and out lang ko migs.

Nice article, Animo. Thank you. :)

glad nga gin-increase para ma standard man. Several cities back home daw indi mna pwede matawag nga city. I have been to several of them, and it's funny. Ang city nila daw tiendahan lang sang jaro or indi gani ka encompass sang Jaro as a whole. But there you go.

Dumangas is very promising. Soon it will rise to become a city depende sa municipal officials nila, Chy. Remember, they just opened two plants/industries recently and Dumangas port is starting to cater commercial crafts going back and forth sa iban nga lugar. We'll see. But I guess mas progresibo ang Dumangas compare sa Leganes as a whole.
Agree Jon. I'm sure Trenas is right to increase sang standard for cityhood.

Regarding Dumangas, their aquaculture naman is thriving. If you dissect the whole municipality, they have the right gid t be one. Maybe indi pa gid man subong. There's an extension of Western Visayas Medical Center in Dumangas. May private schools man sila. May tertiary school, just in case. There's a port that awaiting lang sang further developments. They have the good disaster mgmt. They just recently opened several industries. Dumangas like Pototan is a town awaiting to be rediscovered and developed. They posed good economic indicator and positive outlook. I'm sure they'll start to develop further in two to three years time. Mas na-focus abi kita sa Passi after Iloilo City eh. In fact Passi City's income is mostly based on agri such as KLT Pineapple Processing and Sugar Centrals. They need to increase commercialism sa Passi City inorder nga magmukhang city na city siya. They have to open their doors to other investors or else, Passi city will remain as agri like other cities I've seen.

The bid to become the Heritage City is on the go ... la la la .. I'm happy gid. Iloilo's doing really well sa bagay nga ini and I'm really supportivr gid. Thank you ICCHCC!
Looks like we're heading that way, Mars. Good for Iloilo though. Beside, she had something to bank with if they want to talk about heritage - culture and history. Iloilo's geographical location at the same time is another advantage the city and province should start considering to develop as well. Being right in the middle of the country, it could be a good transit site between the north and south of the Philippines. There's a lot of things that remain untapped for Iloilo. Slowly, we are moving well. At least, the ball is rolling na ... wala na sang nagatulog .. he he

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Fantastic Janiuay and Cabatuan. It shows a lot when it comes to early civilisation sa aton. At least, sang una pa, develop na iya ang Iloilo .. he he.

NFA now ready to use coco bio-diesel


The National Food Authority, Region VI has issued agency guidelines for the efficient use of the Coconut Methyl Ester (CME) as blend for diesel fuel for all their vehicles in the region.

NFA regional director Javier Lozada said the move to use one percent CME as blend in petroleum diesel fuel is in support to the government’s energy conservation measure.

“We received a memorandum from NFA-Central Office last week regarding the CME use and I instructed our administrative officer to look for sources of CME blend here,” Lozada said.

The NFA director said CMEs are sold in one liter plastic containers and “that’s the reason why we still have to make a guideline as a control measure in the issuance of the CMEs to our drivers.”

All NFA regional and provincial managers have been directed to implement Section 1 of Memorandum Circular No. 55 on the use of CME issued by the Department of Energy to all departments, bureaus and instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned and controlled corporations.

Lozada clarified that “with or without energy crisis, we were already practicing energy conservation. “There are many ways to implement the energy conservation measures without sacrificing the efficiency of the office,” he said.

The use of CME-blended bio-fuels for NFA vehicles will boost the energy conservation measures the agency has been implementing on fuel consumption, Lozada said.

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business4.php)

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nice one. When are they planning to implement this in Iloilo? It's a good thing though.

Well done! Congrats gid. Another pride of Philippine Science High School-Western Visayas, Iloilo City. :cheers:
again, we're hitting all development even sa ato human resource, baskog gid iya. Hopefully, continuous lang ang drive sang tanan to help Iloilo's development. :)

amo gid Caloy. Ang aton waste management. Dapat okay man. Dapat naga go hand-in-hand with progress and developments happening in our city and province.
Page ta naman sini si Mayor Trenas and Gov Tupas. I'm sure they're doing something para sa bagay nga ini. Keep Iloilo City Cleand and Green para mas manami tulukon. :)

in and out lang ko migs.

Nice article, Animo. Thank you. :)
balik-balik lang di Kirbs. Out naman ko dugay-dugay ah.

Sadya lang pag may news kay comentaran ta gid maayo .. he he :cheers:

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This was taken during the storm. The overflowing of this river was one of the reasons of the flood in the city.
maasin is beautiful pero amidst everything, Aganan tops my list. Kanami sang irrigation system sang Aganan. Have you been to see Aganan in San Miguel town? Mas baskog pa gid. :cheers:

Btw, there's a hanging bridge sa Maasin pakadto sa watershed nila. Basi may pic/s kamo da.

again, we're hitting all development even sa ato human resource, baskog gid iya. Hopefully, continuous lang ang drive sang tanan to help Iloilo's development. :)
Human resource is the best we can have ... kapin pa kng diri sa abroad .. he he .. :jk: lang.

I'm sure all sectors in our city is improving .. kabay pa. :cheers:

Again, nice featured articles and photos guys! Salamat sa liwat!

PCU in Iloilo City? Are we not running out of place for these universities? I couldn't believe that there's almost 7 universities in Iloilo City alone. Of course, less a campus of PCU. What will hapen then to the other big six universities of the city?

Central Philippine University (CPU), University of San Agustin (USA), University of Iloilo (UI), University of the Philippines-Visayas (UP), St Paul's University-Iloilo (SPU) and West Visayas State University (WVSU)

It will be a good competition for all schools within the city alone. Remember, we have several big tertiary schools around awaiting for university status as well.

John B Lacson Colleges Foundation (JBLCF), Iloilo Doctor's College (IDC), Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST), etc. .. and soon Ateneo de Iloilo (AdI).

Anyway, let's all them wish the best of everything!

KUDOS TO MAYOR ROLLY D.

DUMANGAS, Iloilo Mayor Rolly Distura is the special guest and speaker before an international body of environmental organizations in West Java, Jakarta, Indonesia this month.
The only mayor in the Philippines who was invited to speak on disaster preparedness and management, the dynamic mayor is an awardee on disaster crisis management.

We are proud of you, Mayor Rolly!
May your tribe increase!

From Lapsus Calami
http://www.panaynews.com.ph/lapsus.htm


Kudus to Mayor Distura!
Buhi naman ang Dumangas sini. Bira na, Mr Distura! Good job gid sa imo. Bugal ka gid sang mga Ilonggo!

On the lighter side of entertainment:

A party like Bora and Ibiza in Iloilo

By Ruby Supranes and Kristine Palomar
Sun.Star Iloilo Interns

THE biggest event for summer will take place in Iloilo City on May 19, 8 p. m. at Paseo Iloilo -Robinson's Place Iloilo.

The event is dubbed as "Wet Summer" and was visualized to equal, if not surpass, the atmosphere of Ibiza and Boracay parties.


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Hala Bira party!
Party na naman! Bilibs ah. After baha, tuloy ang ligaya .. woweeeeee

Ano ini siya street dancing? Dugay pa ang Dinagyang, basi nalipat ini sila.

Anyway, welcome to the Party na lang sa tanan !

good day guys. Hapit lang ko di. Nice new articles and pictures and all.

@alimol, PM lang anytime. Cheers mate!

amo gid Weck. Trenas is busy preparing for his bid sa mayoralty sang ciudad for the third time. Dapat paspas gid siya subong though nga wala sang ginaguring-huring nga makontra sa iya. It's high time for Trenas to prove to himself and to the rest of the Ilonggos ang clout niya as a city mayor. Btw, is Mabilog running for Vice mayor?
I still believe that Trenas will win for mayoralty next year. With all his achievements during his two-terms as a city mayor, I'm sure Iloilo City will only go for the best mayor. I just wish that the vice mayor will be more supopotive and with a younger blood to tackle the hurdles of politics back home.

KUDOS TO MAYOR ROLLY D.

DUMANGAS, Iloilo Mayor Rolly Distura is the special guest and speaker before an international body of environmental organizations in West Java, Jakarta, Indonesia this month.
The only mayor in the Philippines who was invited to speak on disaster preparedness and management, the dynamic mayor is an awardee on disaster crisis management.

We are proud of you, Mayor Rolly!
May your tribe increase!

From Lapsus Calami
http://www.panaynews.com.ph/lapsus.htm


Kudus to Mayor Distura!
Good news for the Dumangasanons. Congrats Sir!

Forum tackles Energy Efficiency Opportunities


International expert and independent consultant on on Energy Environment and Engineering, Dr. Alexander Ablaza was the resource person in a Forum: Transforming the Crisis into Energy-Efficiency Opportunities sponsored by the Responsible Ilonggos for Sustainable Energy (RISE) together with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Central Philippine University Office for Environmental Concerns held 16 May 2006 at the Dr. Alfonso Uy Conference Hall in Central Philippine University.


The forum was an immediate response of civil society in the midst of rising cost of fuel and increasing electricity demand that aggravated the energy problem in Iloilo City.

"The high cost of electricity and unstable supply of electricity are factors that are stunting the economic growth of Iloilo City and Panay Island," said by Melvin Purzuelo, coordinator of Green Forum-Western Visayas, a convener of Rise.

Furthermore, Purzuelo stressed, "We need to address this problem immediately by taking measures on Energy-efficiency (EE) and demand-side management (DSM)."

According to Rise, energy efficiency and demand-side management measures are proven effective in providing immediate relief in many countries including Singapore and Thailand. Recognizing the severe impacts of accelerated energy demand, the Thai government adopted a five-year comprehensive DSM Plan for their power sector covering the period 1993 to 1997.

Ted Aldwin Ong of the Freedom from Debt Coalition, also a convener of RISE shared that "the then Energy Regulatory Bureau has rendered its decision in December 12, 1996 in compliance with Section III of the Department of Energy (DoE) Circular No. 95-08-007, as amended by DoE Circular No. 95-11-010, entitled "Instituting DSM by Electric Utilities." This means that our electric utilities are lagging behind in the DSM implementation."

The group bared, that under Section 5 of the framework, each distribution utility shall submit within one (1) year from the effectivity of the regulatory framework its initial DSM plan and implementation schedule for the ERB approval. Such Plan shall have a time horizon of not less than five (5) years. Since the framework became effective on December 29, 2996, the deadline for submission of DSM plan and implementation schedule by utilities was on December 29, 1997.

"The DSM implementation could have yield big savings in terms of energy demand, and more importantly, electricity consumers could have benefited from such efforts through savings in its monthly electric bills especially with the very expensive electricity rates today," underscored Ong.

Dr. Ablaza presented the Panay Grid: Enhanced Energy Security through Energy Efficiency and DSM Opportunities and discussed topics covering re-integrating DSM into mainstream energy planning policies, potential energy savings, peak demand reductions and greenhouse gas avoidance and utility-led residential DSM program.

The group urges the electric utilities like the Panay Electric Company to take steps in implementing EE and DSM programs in order to manage the growing demand of electricity in Iloilo City, its franchise area.

The group also reiterated its call for PECO to implement the ERC order that they connect to the Negros-Panay grid. RISE concluded that "PECO has no reason not to implement the ERC order after National Power Corporation affirmed it has ready supply of electricity to meet its demand."

(source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/17/forum.tackles.energy.efficiency.opportunities.html)

RDC 6 Search for Best Public Sector Projects in Western Visayas


The Regional Development Council of Region VI (RDC 6) will award the best Public Sector Projects (PSP) implemented in CY 2005. This is the first time that RDC 6 will give cash prizes and certificates of recognition as incentives for public sector agencies in Western Visayas Region to implement programs, projects or activities that have bigger impact or more direct contributions to local and national development objectives and targets.


This is also a pioneering activity of RDC 6 under the leadership of Gov. Salvacion Z. Perez of the Province of Antique. RDC 6 is composed of all the governors, city mayors, mayors of capital towns, heads of regional lines agencies and private sector representatives in Western Visayas Region.

Three major winners in three (3) categories of the public sector: 1) Regional Line Agencies, 2) Provincial and City Government Units, and 3) State Universities and Colleges, shall be awarded cash prizes of P40,000-1st prize; P20,000-2nd prize; and P10,000-3rd prize along with certificates of recognition.

Five (5) highly respected and capable individuals compose the Board of Judges (BOJ): 1) two-term RDC6 Co-Chair Wilfredo Homicillada- chief, 2) former RDC6-Chair and currently Infrastructure Development Committee Chair Engr. Ramon Hechanova, 3) RAFC-Chair and Social Development Committee Chair Florendo Besana, 4) Iloilo CODE-NGO Executive Director Emmanuel Areño, and 5) NEDF Executive Director and Economic Development Committee Co-Chair Roseo Depra. All judges are among the private sector representatives in the RDC 6. The council is composed of 25%-private sector and 75%-public sector representatives.

The judges will select the major winners from the 25 public sector projects that they have chosen from the more than a hundred best-implemented projects submitted for inclusion in the CY 2005 Regional Development Report of the RDC 6. The winners will represent the projects that are unique or best among the good practices in the region which it could be proud of advocating for other regions to emulate. The 25 public sector projects are already considered winners and would at the least receive a Certificate of Recognition from RDC 6. These projects, alphabetically-listed by category and by proponent, are the following:

Provincial and City Government Units:

Antique -- Country Program for Children

Bacolod City -- Indigenous Supplementary Mixture Feeding Program

Capiz -- Drug Management Reform (Parallel Drug Importation) Project

Himamaylan City -- Relocation and Housing Project

Iloilo -- Iloilo Dairy (416) Project

Iloilo City -- Urban Poor Relocation Project

Kabankalan City -- High Value Vegetable Production Project

La Carlota City -- High Value Crops Project

Roxas City -- Establishment of Diwal (Angel Wings shellfish) Sanctuaries through Transplantation

Sagay City -- Urban Settlement and Housing Site for Government Employees

Silay City -- Free School Bus Service and Rain Coats Project

Sipalay City -- Development of Tourism Industry Program

Regional Line Agencies:

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources -- Seaweed Development Program in the Province of Guimaras

Bureau of Internal Revenue -- Operation “Dikit” and Tax Mapping or Tax Compliance Verification Drive

Department of Health -- TB-DOTS Best Practices Collection Project

Department of Social Welfare and Development -- KALAHI-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services

Department of Trade and Industry -- Establishment of Garment Center in the Municipality of Cauayan

National Economic and Development Authority -- Dovetailing the Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts for the Western Visayas Regional Development Plan (2004-2010)

National Telecommunications Commission -- NTC on Wheels (Mobile Licensing)

Philippine Information Agency -- Community Communications Network Program

Boracay Tourist Oriented Police-Community Oriented Police Project (TOP-COP)

State Universities and Colleges:

Aklan State University -- State University DYMT Community Radio

Carlos Hilado Memorial State College -- Design and Production of Selected Farm Implements for Small Scale Sugarcane Farmers of Talisay City

Negros State College of Agriculture -- Food-Always-in-the-Home (FAITH) Garden Program

UP in the Visayas -- Development of the UPV Health Service Unit-Miag-ao as a Primary Care Hospital

The judges will short-list these projects, based on table-rating, and will go on field trips to evaluate and validate the written information about the projects. The project visits of the judges will be on May 18-26, 2006. The final results and announcement of winners would be made before the 2nd Quarter Regular Meeting of the RDC 6 in June 2006. National personalities shall be invited to grace the awarding ceremonies.

(source: the News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/17/rdc.6.search.for.best.public.sector.projects.in.western.visayas.html)

Thanks gd guys for the compliments, may ari pa ko di pics nga iban .... iya naman ka Dumangas, hehe...

glad nga gin-increase para ma standard man. Several cities back home daw indi mna pwede matawag nga city. I have been to several of them, and it's funny. Ang city nila daw tiendahan lang sang jaro or indi gani ka encompass sang Jaro as a whole. But there you go.

Dumangas is very promising. Soon it will rise to become a city depende sa municipal officials nila, Chy. Remember, they just opened two plants/industries recently and Dumangas port is starting to cater commercial crafts going back and forth sa iban nga lugar. We'll see. But I guess mas progresibo ang Dumangas compare sa Leganes as a whole.
No doubt, Dumangas is a progressive town and has potential to become a city. Amo lang na gani, like you said, there's too many cities here that don't look like cities teh daw ka lame.

pwede pasakop. Padala lang kay Wecky. Kuhaon lang na niya sa imo Chy. looks like nga planado na ang three-week annual leave ni Wecky .. he he.
Ok ah

like to se Dokito Frito near CPU or BBQ Park or TEDS, etc. Pero really, it's a good move for McDonald. Tani ang Jollibee may ara man store sa atubang snag CPU. Dira dampi is ver highly-commercialised na gid katama. With the presence of McDo pa, baskog na gid. Few apartments and commercial bldgs along Lopez Jaena road nag-open na. I'm sure, activities within the area will be increased naman kay school time in next few days. Btw, may ara gid man McDo sa IDC damp?
Ambut lang ... I haven't been to IDC lately
maasin is beautiful pero amidst everything, Aganan tops my list. Kanami sang irrigation system sang Aganan. Have you been to see Aganan in San Miguel town? Mas baskog pa gid. :cheers:

Btw, there's a hanging bridge sa Maasin pakadto sa watershed nila. Basi may pic/s kamo da.
Indi gali to Aganan ... ambal ni Pacific, Tigum to kuno ang sa picture kay ang Aganan ara kuno sa Aleosan :D

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

NHI unveils Iloilo’s historical landmark


ILOILO CITY: A historical marker will be unveiled at the site where Filipino revolutionary forces, led by Gen. Martin Delgado and other Filipino patriots, converged and raised the Filipino flag as a culmination of the campaign to liberate the island of Panay from Spanish rule on December 25, 1898.

The unveiling ceremony of Plaza Libertad historical marker will be held on May 17 at the site formerly known as Plaza Alfonso XII in Iloilo City.

Plaza Libertad hosts a monument built during the early 20th century honoring the illustrious heroes of Panay, and other structures exemplifying ingenuity and artistry dating back to the 19th century.

It was declared by the National Historical Institute as a national historical landmark on November 17, 2003. Plaza Libertad remains the venue of important ceremonies and activities in Iloilo City.

The installation of the marker is organized by the NHI, in cooperation of the city government of Iloilo.

The NHI is a government agency mandated to promote and preserve Philippine historical heritage through research, information dissemination, conservation, including the marking of historic sites and structures and the maintenance and administration of national shrines, monuments and landmarks.

Guests at the event are NHI Executive Director Ludovico Badoy and Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City.

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Constructed of Bricks in 1887 but time and wars caused severe damage to it. Hope they make a good restoration of it some time in the future

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Looks like an expansion
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Going to Bacolod is just P50!!!
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Sunset w/ Siete Picados in the distance
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An elementary school we passed by
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Historical marker unveiled at Plaza Libertad
By Totie Villavert


HEROISM, bravery and unity of Ilonggos are etched in a historical marker unveiled yesterday by the National Historical Institute at Plaza Libertad in Iloilo City.

The early morning unveiling ceremony was led by Ludovico D. Badoy, executive director III of the National Historical Institute, and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas.

Treñas said Plaza Libertad is meaningful to Filipinos because it is where the first Philippine Flag was hoisted outside Manila.

Historical accounts show that revolutionary forces headed by General Martin Delgado were instrumental in ending the Spanish regime in Panay on December 25, 1898.

Rev. Fr. Roy Margallo said during the blessing ceremony that “the marker will serve as a reminder for today’s younger generation of our forefathers’ heroism and courage to preserve our freedom.”

He added Plaza Libertad is currently being renovated and Passi Sugar Central has contributed some P1 million for the improvement of the monument of the national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal.

“The renovation works will hopefully be completed by May 25 in time for the May 30-31, 2006 culminating activities of the National Heritage Month celebration,” Treñas said.

Treñas said he is happy to note that Iloilo City was chosen as the venue for the culmination of the National Heritage Month celebration.

Picking the city as the venue of the national event, according to Treñas, can be attributed to the close coordination between the city government and the private sector in helping preserve the Ilonggos’ cultural heritage which the National Historical Institute also recognized. May 18, 2006
Home | About us | Feedback | Subscribe | Job Market | Advertise | Contact UsHistorical marker unveiled at Plaza LibertadExecutive Director Luduvico D. Badoy of the National Historical Institute turns over the historical marker through a certificate of transfer to Mayor Jerry Treñas during a ceremony at the Plaza Libertad.

(article taken from: the Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories4.php)

Iloilo City solid waste management improving
By Jeehan V. Fernandez


EVEN if garbage are still seen in the streets, Iloilo City’s solid waste management practices are improving.

The results of a survey on three pilot barangays with advanced trash-control programs show that Barangays Sta. Filomena in Arevalo, Bakhaw in Mandurriao and Buntatala in Jaro have successfully established their respective material recovery facilities (MRFs) for effective disposal of solid wastes.

The comparative survey analysis on the knowledge, attitude and practices in solid waste management of households in Iloilo City was undertaken as a component of the multi-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP).

The results of the survey were presented by Elsie I. Encarnacion, recycling and intermediate treatment planner during a forum Tuesday at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center.

Encarnacion and her team conducted the baseline survey in 2003 to gather benchmark information wherein the evaluation survey was compared to determine changes, especially on the improvements of respondents’ perceptions on solid waste management.

Another evaluation survey was conducted October 2005 on 397 households (36 percent of all households in Iloilo City) covering 20 percent of 180 city barangays.

“Generally, awareness about solid waste management has improved. Ten percent of the respondents said they are aware of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act or Republic Act 9003,” Encarnacion said.

Also, Encarnacion said they identified a high level of awareness among the residents about the barangay-based solid waste management implemented in their villages.

“There was a remarkable increase from 22.8 percent to 91.2 percent of those who said they are aware of any waste segregation program in their respective barangays as well as high level of knowledge to differentiate biodegradable wastes from non-biodegradable,” Encarnacion pointed out.

However, she said that most of the respondents were confused whether styrofoam, tin can and paper are biodegradable or not, even familiarity of these materials decreased.

“Attitude towards waste segregation also got better as those who considered the importance of the practice posted a high 95 percent. A very significant increase in households practicing segregation was observed from 22.5 percent to 69.5 percent,” Encarnacion said.

Encarnacion stressed that the most common reason for solid waste management is cleanliness. Profit from selling recyclable materials was also a motivation.

But some respondents revealed they had no time to practice segregation and refrained from doing so “since the collector mixes it anyway.”

Encarnacion said the city government hires a private contractor which implements most of the garbage collection duties while the MRFs serve as alternatives.

“Attitude towards waste segregation and management initiatives were found favorable as they considered it important. More than half of them (55 percent) were aware of the MRFs in the barangays and were actually cooperating (63 percent) by selling recyclables (14 percent) and practicing segregation at source (31.5 percent),” said Encarnacion.
Overall, she said surveyed households were willing to support the solid waste management activities. May 18, 2006

9article taken from: the Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories6.php)

Guys, nice pics and everything. I'll post more tomorrow. I would like to comment but I'm out of time na .. he he. i'm sure the rest of UK forumers will be out of the web tonight coz it's Football Finale in Paris, France. It's Arsenal (london) vs Barcelona. Sureball ako Wecky and Kirby is in the pub right now. I'm heading that way, too with my friends. Go Arsenal ! :cheers:

Chy, thanks for posting Dumangas pics. really, really beautiful.

Caloy, gatan-aw ka na da? Eight thirty ang start. Barely less than an hour na lang! Yhooo !

Iloilo cooking by a young chef

By Mickey Fenix
Last updated 10:27pm (Mla time) 05/17/2006

Published on Page D1 of the May 18, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

PAULINE Gorriceta-Basusing was in her white chef’s uniform as she welcomed guests to the opening of “Manamit!,” the Ilonggo food festival at the Mandarin Oriental Manila. A young Filipino chef cooking her hometown cuisine? Years ago, it would have been unlikely.

Aspiring chefs mostly study Continental cuisine, even other Asian cooking, but never our own.

Pauline, herself, is an example, attending the best schools—Culinary Institute of America, New School of New York and the Institute of Culinary Education (formerly Peter Kump’s). Leaning toward Italian cooking, she opened Al Dente Ristorante Italiano in Iloilo. She also manages a seafood restaurant, a bistro and a catering service in the city.

But while confident of her Continental cuisine know-how, she felt she had to study the food of her province just to be sure she would do it correctly for this festival. Her mother, a veteran of the restaurant business (managing fast-food joints called Try Me), taught her how to go about it.

Learning from masters

The advice was to learn from the masters. For batchoy, it was the old man (she doesn’t know his name) who prepared the dish daily at Deco. She went to the market at four in the morning. Deco is one of the stalls famous for the signature Iloilo soup dish with slices of pork and innards and thin noodles. She was told to ask the man casually about the process, for what commercial cook would give out secrets?

Pauline says among the casually shared secrets is using Marca Pating, a monosodium glutamate (MSG) sold at the La Española grocery. She mentions the places as if I know them. But yes, I had been to Iloilo and had eaten at Deco and Ted’s, premier batchoy providers. I will get to that grocery some day. As the hotel would not let her use MSG, she said they made good beef stock.

The other secret to the batchoy is guinamos (fermented fish) in a katsa bag swirled about to give added flavor.

From the batchoy table, we took a tour of the food as she annotated. It was an insight as well on hotel requirements in presenting local cooking.

She pointed out the pinamalhan, fish cooked in vinegar and tomatoes, the Iloilo paksiw. It’s supposed to be bangus, she said, but the hotel wanted it done with salmon. Must have something to do with the bones.

Surprised

We laughed at how the expat chefs were surprised that she cooked the linusgusan na lukon (steamed prawns) in 7-Up. They do have to learn that the “uncola” does make whatever you cook with it (shrimps, mussels, barbecue) sweeter.

A big steamer contained fresh oysters. Pauline says oysters are steamed rather than boiled in Iloilo. There were fresh scallops as well. Her food styling lessons came to the fore as she added green mango shreds on top to dress up this essentially plain but really wonderful shellfish.

When we talked of adobo, she included a cooking lesson to point out how differently they did it in Iloilo. It starts with sautéing garlic, onion and meat. Next, bay leaf, peppercorn, achuete (for color) and, most important, sinamak, the local vinegar, are added. A little sugar tempers the vinegar and finishes the dish.

Sinamak is an integral part of eating in Iloilo. Aside from flavoring food in the cooking, it’s a must-dip that chicken inasal (coal-roasted) can’t do without. This coconut vinegar is mixed in with garlic, siling labuyo, peppercorn and langkawas (ginger, galangal) that is so potent in both flavor and smell that it isn’t allowed aboard an airplane. A huge sign at the Iloilo airport says so.

Another dish she had to learn was the tinu-om, chicken wrapped in banana leaves then steamed in its own juice. The traditional way of cooking is inside a big bamboo stalk making sure the banana leaf is tied tightly so the juices don’t escape.

She showed diners the old way by placing a sample beside the chaffing dish containing the tinu-om. When she was testing this dish, some told her to add more flavors or to make it soupier. But she relied on the version of a farmer who worked for her father.

In demand

The dish that couldn’t be replenished fast enough was the grilled managat. It’s a mangrove fish, a jack snapper. The brackish water explains its delicious flavor and texture—soft, white and fatty flesh.

The foods on the appetizer buffet were really merienda. There were panara (empanada) of mongo sprouts and lumpiang ubod. Crispy crablets were present probably because they are so identified with Ilonggo cooking.

Finally the dessert table. It had the most interesting offerings even if you didn’t have a sweet tooth. Pauline pointed to the bae-bae, pinipig cooked in coconut milk, which she said she learned from specialists in Iloilo. She promised she wouldn’t cook it for business.

It was wonderful to see and eat once more the papaya candy, thin slices of green papaya processed in sugar then formed into petals with creamy yema in them. Pauline said the candy was from Passi, Iloilo, that had many sugar mills. Hence, many sweets were invented there.

There were colorful bocayo (candied coconut strips) and small bibingka pieces that contained strips of young coconut. Being passed around on the first day was a basket filled with pieces of butterscotch, yemas and empanaditas. A taste of each led to a second helping to take home.

Every day, Pauline works the room; many guests are friends from college and some, Ilonggos who have settled here. Anyone who goes to the Captain’s Bar is invited to sample Iloilo cooking.

She smiled as she related how a group of Swedes finished off their bowl of batchoy. But a Filipino with a foreign guest opted for Continental food. Sad, Pauline said, how our own people would not even try the food.

Manamit! Iloilo Food Festival is on every lunch until May 19 at the Captain’s Bar, Mandarin Oriental Manila, Makati City.

E-mail the author at pinoyfood04@yahoo.com


I miss batchoy...batchoy sang TEDS ya!!! hehehe

Think we're adding more in the next few years pero wala gid ma-mention nga may exisiting mini-campusa sang PC sa may Mary Mart. Right now, they are offering several courses as noted. Looks like they're starting to eat Iloilo's educational market .. wahhh .. damo na gid unis sa aton. sadya ang competition sini, just in case. I agree, tani pangit man sila sang ila campus, preferably within metro area like Pavia, Oton, Leganes or Sta Barbara. Btw, ang Don Bosco nga supposedly ipatidog sa San Miguel diin na nagkadto?

HI,Guys..!how r u?Btw,DON BOSCO has a headquarter in Dumangas..A Big lot located at Bgy. P.D. Monfort South and has a school for out-of -school boys and they have also their own Church... :)

Guys, nice pics and everything. I'll post more tomorrow. I would like to comment but I'm out of time na .. he he. i'm sure the rest of UK forumers will be out of the web tonight coz it's Football Finale in Paris, France. It's Arsenal (london) vs Barcelona. Sureball ako Wecky and Kirby is in the pub right now. I'm heading that way, too with my friends. Go Arsenal ! :cheers:

Chy, thanks for posting Dumangas pics. really, really beautiful.

Caloy, gatan-aw ka na da? Eight thirty ang start. Barely less than an hour na lang! Yhooo !
Hey, mate! Sadya man ah .. pierde lang galing. Pero okay man gihapon. Munich 2006 naman ang next nga tira. I wish to be there.

Dumangas pictures are absolutely nice. Tani damo pa development sa Dumangas no? I like the place. Still holds a lot of potential to be the next regional capital after Iloilo. Considering sang mga developments subong, I bet there's more to see pa in the very near future. :)

HI,Guys..!how r u?Btw,DON BOSCO has a headquarter in Dumangas..A Big lot located at Bgy. P.D. Monfort South and has a school for out-of -school boys and they have also their own Church... :)
I guess so as well. Nabatian ko na ini few years ago. Before may ara nga board sa San Miguel telling veeryone that it will be the next site of Don Bosco High School, few years after, nagsaylo na sila sa Dumangas. I have no idea the real reason except sa huring-huring that San Miguel due to its good irrigation system, will remain as agricultural center of the province. But it seems that recently, San Miguel is turning into an agri-housing district. We'll see in few years time na lang especially now nga included na siya sa metro area.

Human resource is the best we can have ... kapin pa kng diri sa abroad .. he he .. :jk: lang.

I'm sure all sectors in our city is improving .. kabay pa. :cheers:
aw ah. Wala gid ako kabalo sina ah. Maybe yes, maybe "no" .. he he.

Regarding sectors back home, okay man siya ah. And yes, halos tanan improving na gid man. Tani couple with all these developments is the betterment of standards and lifestyles. Amo ina iya. I don't want to hear too many developments pero ang mga pumuluyo, pigado. Anhon ta man puro planned infras sina man. Makaon bala sang Ilonggos ina? Dapat they will go hand in hand para maayo.

maasin is beautiful pero amidst everything, Aganan tops my list. Kanami sang irrigation system sang Aganan. Have you been to see Aganan in San Miguel town? Mas baskog pa gid. :cheers:

Btw, there's a hanging bridge sa Maasin pakadto sa watershed nila. Basi may pic/s kamo da.
Aganan is in Alimodian-San Miguel-Pavia area. I think Maasin is Tigum naman iya. But I'm not so sure. Both have good irrigation system compliments of JICA.

I still believe that Trenas will win for mayoralty next year. With all his achievements during his two-terms as a city mayor, I'm sure Iloilo City will only go for the best mayor. I just wish that the vice mayor will be more supopotive and with a younger blood to tackle the hurdles of politics back home.
I agree. Is Mabilog running for Vice Mayor? Any idea? :)

Again, nice featured articles and photos guys! Salamat sa liwat!

PCU in Iloilo City? Are we not running out of place for these universities? I couldn't believe that there's almost 7 universities in Iloilo City alone. Of course, less a campus of PCU. What will hapen then to the other big six universities of the city?

Central Philippine University (CPU), University of San Agustin (USA), University of Iloilo (UI), University of the Philippines-Visayas (UP), St Paul's University-Iloilo (SPU) and West Visayas State University (WVSU)

It will be a good competition for all schools within the city alone. Remember, we have several big tertiary schools around awaiting for university status as well.

John B Lacson Colleges Foundation (JBLCF), Iloilo Doctor's College (IDC), Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST), etc. .. and soon Ateneo de Iloilo (AdI).

Anyway, let's all them wish the best of everything!
The more, the merrier man kuno hambal nila Space. Welcome man sila gihapon ah. We can even hold few more basta aprubahan lang nila ang iban nga school's application. I'm glad that they're still considering Iloilo to be their site. Kabalo ka man kung ano ka imnportante ang education sa aton. More schools, more scholars. Having two biggest state universities in the region is more than enough to make Iloilo as the education center. No questions asked na siguro .. he he.

Forum tackles Energy Efficiency Opportunities


International expert and independent consultant on on Energy Environment and Engineering, Dr. Alexander Ablaza was the resource person in a Forum: Transforming the Crisis into Energy-Efficiency Opportunities sponsored by the Responsible Ilonggos for Sustainable Energy (RISE) together with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Central Philippine University Office for Environmental Concerns held 16 May 2006 at the Dr. Alfonso Uy Conference Hall in Central Philippine University.
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(source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/17/forum.tackles.energy.efficiency.opportunities.html)
I hope they'll get something out of this consultancy/forum. Needless to say, that people back home should start planning towards sustainanle energy in the future as soon as possible. Any positive recommendations will be highly appreciated indeed.

Iloilo City solid waste management improving
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

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The comparative survey analysis on the knowledge, attitude and practices in solid waste management of households in Iloilo City was undertaken as a component of the multi-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP).

The results of the survey were presented by Elsie I. Encarnacion, recycling and intermediate treatment planner during a forum Tuesday at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center.

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Another evaluation survey was conducted October 2005 on 397 households (36 percent of all households in Iloilo City) covering 20 percent of 180 city barangays.

“Generally, awareness about solid waste management has improved. Ten percent of the respondents said they are aware of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act or Republic Act 9003,” Encarnacion said.
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article taken from: the Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories6.php)
will this be transformed into a good practice, etc? I hope so. I wish to see a cleaner future for Iloilo. Go green! :)

good day everyone. Tani wala lang hangover diri tanan ... hihihi. It's a good game kahapon. How i wish nagdaog ang Arsenal no? ... hihihi .. but hey, go Barca gali.

Looks like Chymera is featuring every towns of Iloilo lately. Nice to see some of these twons. At least indi lang tanan nga developments na-focus sa Iloilo City. Thanks for the pics.

RDC 6 Search for Best Public Sector Projects in Western Visayas

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UP in the Visayas -- Development of the UPV Health Service Unit-Miag-ao as a Primary Care Hospital
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(source: the News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/17/rdc.6.search.for.best.public.sector.projects.in.western.visayas.html)
this is a good one. Availability of health service based in the community. Could this be a signal of UPV's min-campus plan of offering medical courses in the future? Cheers! :)

Looks like we're heading that way, Mars. Good for Iloilo though. Beside, she had something to bank with if they want to talk about heritage - culture and history. Iloilo's geographical location at the same time is another advantage the city and province should start considering to develop as well. Being right in the middle of the country, it could be a good transit site between the north and south of the Philippines. There's a lot of things that remain untapped for Iloilo. Slowly, we are moving well. At least, the ball is rolling na ... wala na sang nagatulog .. he he
I hope they'll use heritage as one of the best asset for promoting Iloilo however, we need the city to move into futuristic direction as well. We could then build a new city outside the city proper area. I wish to see a good contrast of the old and new Iloilo City in the next 5-10 years. Let's leave the ICCHCC do their job in preserving our heritage buildings, and at the same time welcome new players in the "high-rise building" market to dwell into our place and start developing new CBDs with the plan like of Mandurriao Old Airport site, etc. There's still a lot of things remained untapped. Let's start using these resources to our advantage (ie. expanding our Loboc International Port, increasing activities in Iloilo Fish Port Complex, maximising the potential of Iloilo San Pedro Port and redevelop the old Rotary Park, Cleaning and dredging of Batiano River, Redesign and develop the Muelle Loney Wharf, etc, etc.). We have a lot to offer in terms of services and infras. The city is now turning into a den of malls, etc. I wish to see future malls be relocated outside the city vicinity.

welcome mars. Good pm.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

NHI unveils Iloilo’s historical landmark


ILOILO CITY: A historical marker will be unveiled at the site where Filipino revolutionary forces, led by Gen. Martin Delgado and other Filipino patriots, converged and raised the Filipino flag as a culmination of the campaign to liberate the island of Panay from Spanish rule on December 25, 1898.

The unveiling ceremony of Plaza Libertad historical marker will be held on May 17 at the site formerly known as Plaza Alfonso XII in Iloilo City.

Plaza Libertad hosts a monument built during the early 20th century honoring the illustrious heroes of Panay, and other structures exemplifying ingenuity and artistry dating back to the 19th century.

It was declared by the National Historical Institute as a national historical landmark on November 17, 2003. Plaza Libertad remains the venue of important ceremonies and activities in Iloilo City.

The installation of the marker is organized by the NHI, in cooperation of the city government of Iloilo.

The NHI is a government agency mandated to promote and preserve Philippine historical heritage through research, information dissemination, conservation, including the marking of historic sites and structures and the maintenance and administration of national shrines, monuments and landmarks.

Guests at the event are NHI Executive Director Ludovico Badoy and Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City.
I'm glad to see NHI involvement in developing landmark in our place. I hope they'll try to consider more and more historical sites within the province and city of Iloilo and help for the conservation of these national treasures. :)

City Hall moves to rev up business center
By Jeehan V. Fernandez


The Iloilo City government is working hard to preserve the old glory of some 24 heritage buildings especially those located in the central business district popularly called Calle Real.

Jose Roni Peñalosa, coordinator of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) and member of the Iloilo City Conservation and Heritage Council (ICCHCC), said Iloilo City is one of the local government units (LGUs) in the country that have advanced regulations on preserving historic buildings.
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(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)
Indeed, nice incentives given for businesses along Calle Real. Preservation of our early civilisation heritage is an absolutely right move for the city. It would be much better if they'll rename the street back to its old days. In as much as I would like to dwell in our glorious past (as I always loved the old world), the new and emerging business district in Diversion area is on its upswing. More and more buildings are sprouting along the area. I'm sure, in less than 5 years time, a brilliant contrast between the old city proper, and the new and modern Diversion-Mandurriao will surface. Go, go, go ILOILO!

we need to keep updated sang mga nagakatabo sa aton .. hihihi. Guys, please post niyo ni bala sa CPU Forum or sa any other Ilonggo forums kay I'm sure wala gid katalupangod ang mga kasimanwas ta sini. It's a good job for the PCU. And gee, ara na gali sila for two years sa aton pero wala gid sang may nag-mention. Looks like Valeria-Delgado is not only for malls and comercial buildings, pati education baskog man sila. Remember STI and other computer schools are present man within their vicinity?
I've seen the pics sa The News Today. Try to visit the online paper. Ara siya Mars. It's really nice. They'll soon expand, I'm sure gid sa bagay nga ini. Hope they'll locate their new campus outside the city proper perimeter like University of Iloilo in Ungka, UPV in Maig-ao and other campuses of WVSU.

pareho gid kita nagabasa sa The Guardian. Sundanay post ta nga duwa with both articles coming from The Guardian online. Kanami sang mga balita. I'm glad they're starting to build this kind of tindahan. Dako gid ini mabulig niya sa aton mga kasimanwa. Cheers! :cheers:
Is The Guardian a business paper in Iloilo? Their news purposely features businesses, investments and other related matter pertaining to it, which is really good though if you wanted to read this kind of portfolio and stuffs. Well, nice to post the link and all.

I would like to see them expanding outside the city area na. I'm not sure to say nga Iloilo needs another university, but indeed this is a welcome move for educational bid of the city and province. There's few more Iloilo tertiary schools around bidding to become unis as well in the future. Let's see how these things go. Kasadya lang ah. Nagadamo na gid sila .. he he :cheers:
Any addition to the ever growing educational insitutions back home is a welcome move indeed. I wish that if in later part, when they start to consider acquiring a new campus, I hope it would be outside the city area naman (just like what you've said, Jon). It's too crowded na within the city if they're still going to build another one dira. Anyway, it's good that sa Iloilo sila naga-expand. And you know how positive this outlook would be. :)

amo man. Tani diri naman siya mabisita sa aton. It would be nice para may representation man ta di sa Europa. Pero di ba last year, ara siya sa Germany, etc for studies? Nalipat na ako sang link. I'm sure he came here na. More power to Trenas. Amidst political noise and controversy, ara man siya gihapon. And really raring to excel!
That's good nga ang mayor naton nagalibot man di sa iban nga parte sang kalibutan. At least makita niya mna ang mga developments diri sa first world counties and if possible ma-apply niya man sa aton. It's very heartwarming pa gid kung ang eradication of poverty will be very successful sa aton ciudad. Since we are really good in terms of family income as per survey says, dapat ma-actualise man ini tanan sa mga kasimanwa ta. We have to learn, not just only wish. Biskan ano pa kadako ang population sang isa ka ciudad if more than 60% sang pumuluyo is earning less than an average earner would be, then it's useless. Just have a look around kay damo gid ina. Population is not an evident of progress but most of the times, it proves otherwise.

loved to see cabatuan in good form biskan bagyo. Nice updates and pictures gid Chymera and Pacific_leopard. Okay gid mga migs!
Still promising in all ways. Amo ina iya ang Cabatuan. Go Cabatuan! :)

I know three UK forumers nga taga-Aleosan, Caloy. Indi ko lang pwede ma-mention ang isa .. he he.

Couple with progress and developments sang ciudad is a problem most urban cities are experiencing right now. We still have so many things to do pa and so many rooms for development kung tan-awon ta. I'm glad that our local government is exerting their efforts to help. We'll do our share man guro ah. I'm sure, "every little helps" (daw sa advert sang TESCO di ba .. he he) hambal nila. :cheers:
Akigan ka gid sang TESCO sini ... hihihi. Jon, daw part and parcel na lang sang development sa aton ang problema sini. Addressing them would be very stressful and demanding sa aton local government. Iba man abi patakaran sa aton eh. Besides, ang pundo is not available most of the times. So hambal nila, bear with it na lang. Culture na ina back home.

glad nga gin-increase para ma standard man. Several cities back home daw indi mna pwede matawag nga city. I have been to several of them, and it's funny. Ang city nila daw tiendahan lang sang jaro or indi gani ka encompass sang Jaro as a whole. But there you go.
he he. I knew a lot of them. Probably nadala lang sa tikal (joke lang). Pero tuod ina. One commercial building tapos may city hall hall na. Not even a high street nga ma-considered mo. Ang Passi daw amo man sina before it became a city. Two years ago, medyo nag-improve naman siya and it's good to know kay ka-ironic to be called one pero by the look of it, indi man deserve. But there you go. Maayo lang kay ang standard gin-raise.
Dumangas is very promising. Soon it will rise to become a city depende sa municipal officials nila, Chy. Remember, they just opened two plants/industries recently and Dumangas port is starting to cater commercial crafts going back and forth sa iban nga lugar. We'll see. But I guess mas progresibo ang Dumangas compare sa Leganes as a whole.
more commercial establishments pa gid man guro Jon. But I agree that Dumangas is promising. Pati gid ako sina iya. I've been to the place, and slowly they are gearing towards it. Pototan is way above Dumangas but hopefully the latter can catch up man.
Nice one. Hopefully, indi lang ano sina ang mabulig nila but to help promote the city and province as well internationally. Like sang CUI bala nga sila gid nagapamahala sang Metro Iloilo Development Council. I would ike to see an Australian and German counterpart sang CUI for MIDC.
A welcome help from all of them. At least damo international agencies involve sa creation sang bagay nga ini. Well done gid for Trenas as the head of Metro Iloilo Decevlopment Council.
pwede pasakop. Padala lang kay Wecky. Kuhaon lang na niya sa imo Chy. looks like nga planado na ang three-week annual leave ni Wecky .. he he.
me, too. Amo man lang ina gali kinahanglan. Chy, diin ina availble? DOT-Regional sa Bonfacio Drive?
aw ah. Si caloy gid gale? Baskog si Caloy ah. Pati PAG-ASA gin-reklamo ni Trenas. And would you believe it nga ang PECO wala kasalbar sang pangakig ni Mayor? Wow! Nice one indeed!
Alakigan man guro Jon mo. Okay gid ina.
like to see Dokito Frito near CPU or BBQ Park or TEDS, etc. Pero really, it's a good move for McDonald. Tani ang Jollibee may ara man store sa atubang snag CPU. Dira dampi is very highly-commercialised na gid katama. With the presence of McDo pa, baskog na gid. Few apartments and commercial bldgs along Lopez Jaena road nag-open na. I'm sure, activities within the area will be increased naman kay school time in next few days. Btw, may ara gid man McDo sa IDC damp?
daw two is to one haw? Two McDo against Jollibee. Tani open sila drive thru sa may Diversion. Maayo gid ina nga area dira. Very accessible sa mga motorists especially na gid kung udto til night time.
any idea pag-abot sa budget, post lang di para mapaghandaan kung makapuli. Thanks. :cheers:
amo man. Para kung may tiyempo, makagala man ta to. Thanks anyway. And any info is welcome gid.

Mango export on the upswing – DA
BY TOTIE VILLAVERT/PIA

http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business/photo/business2.jpg
Undersecretary Jesus Emmanuel Paras of the Department of Agriculture urges mango producers in the country to further improve their production output to achieve the country’s goal to become a top mango exporter. Paras was keynote speaker of the opening program of the 8th National Mango Congress yesterday. (PIA)



“LET us zero in on quality mango production,” said Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Jesus Emmanuel Paras during the opening of the 8th National Mango Congress yesterday at the Amigo Terrace Hotel in Iloilo City.

Mango is one of the priority commodities under the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani-High Value Commercial Crops (GMA-HVCC) program at the national and regional levels due to its economic contributions.

Paras told hundreds of mango growers and farmers, scientists and investors from around the country that the mango industry has all the plus factors – the right soil and favorable climate for a year-round production.

He said Western Visayas’ trade expansion earned the region’s agri-fishery export sector $9.7 million.

Citing the mango products of Guimaras province, Paras said “Guimaras mangoes continue to wallop in the global market.”

“Plant quarantine data show a total volume of 356,000 kilograms of Guimaras mangoes exported to the US in the year 2005. As early as April this year, Guimaras province has exported 67,000 kilograms of its mangoes to the US and 216 kilograms to Australia,” Paras said.

According to statistical data, the Philippines from 1995 to 2004 has an average mango production of 899,440 metric tons with an annual average growth rate (AAGR) of 4.22%;

Average area planted at the same period is 134,872 hectares with AAGR of 4.41 percent. The average yield from year 1995 to 2004 is 6.70 metric tons per hectare

Paras said that in order for the country to pursue its goal to become one of world’s top mango exporters “we should further improve our production output, post harvest technology, disease control/elimination and market linkages.

Paras said the DA and its other bureaus in collaboration with other institutions and stakeholders have developed and implemented technologies, strategies and programs responsive to the needs of the mango industry.

He said that there is a collaborative project between the DA-BPI and USDA focused on determining the viability of irradiation as an alternative post-harvest treatment for mangoes against pulp weevil and two species of fruit flies; and the use of controlled atmosphere to extend the shelf life of mangoes.

(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)

Dumangas

Dumangas Port

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Looks like an expansion
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Going to Bacolod is just P50!!!
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There you go! It's really, really good. Paspas Dumangas! Hopefully, port expansion will continue and to connect it with the Loboc International Port in Lapuz, LaPaz.

Party na naman! Bilibs ah. After baha, tuloy ang ligaya .. woweeeeee

Ano ini siya street dancing? Dugay pa ang Dinagyang, basi nalipat ini sila.

Anyway, welcome to the Party na lang sa tanan !
Daw amo gid Space. Time to recuperate from the tragedy naman siguro ah. Buhi na naman ang Robinson's Iloilo sini. :)

Forum tackles Energy Efficiency Opportunities

(source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/17/forum.tackles.energy.efficiency.opportunities.html)
Any results para published man naton diri. Coco-diesel? Coal-fired? Pwede man nuclear ... he he.

I hope they'll use heritage as one of the best asset for promoting Iloilo however, we need the city to move into futuristic direction as well. We could then build a new city outside the city proper area. I wish to see a good contrast of the old and new Iloilo City in the next 5-10 years. Let's leave the ICCHCC do their job in preserving our heritage buildings, and at the same time welcome new players in the "high-rise building" market to dwell into our place and start developing new CBDs with the plan like of Mandurriao Old Airport site, etc. There's still a lot of things remained untapped. Let's start using these resources to our advantage (ie. expanding our Loboc International Port, increasing activities in Iloilo Fish Port Complex, maximising the potential of Iloilo San Pedro Port and redevelop the old Rotary Park, Cleaning and dredging of Batiano River, Redesign and develop the Muelle Loney Wharf, etc, etc.). We have a lot to offer in terms of services and infras. The city is now turning into a den of malls, etc. I wish to see future malls be relocated outside the city vicinity.
well said Mars. At least the old airport will be replaced. Having a new one and a much, much better and bigger airport for an increasing air passengers to Iloilo is a good move. Remember, data shows Iloilo is the fourth leading airport in the Philippines considering that it is not international and a very limited space, still beats other international airports in the country. Having the new airport in Sta Barbara will open Iloilo's door to other airlines servicing other provinces back home and later to the world. Fingers-crossed, it would even raised its ranking in a very near future. :)

Josefa Segovia Student Center
Text by Atty. Helen J. Camarista
Photos by A. Chris Fernandez


(The following is the last installment of the series of feature articles on the three houses given citation by the Iloilo City Heritage Conservation Council (ICHCC) for preserving the historical significance of their architecture and for observing the ICHCC guidelines in conservation and preservation--Ed.)

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It stands in quiet dignity along the bustling General Luna St., Iloilo City. Its clean and well-maintained façade camouflages the years of its serene existence.

It was built by the Arroyo family in the 1920s and also served as the family residence. The Archdiocese of Jaro under Monsignor Cuenco leased it in the 1950s.

Institucion Teresiana , a Catholic lay women's association came to Iloilo in 1955 to spread the gospel and promote human development through education and culture. The group moved into the Arroyo residence in 1956 and converted the place into a university residence and student center. Since then, the place reverberated with youthful laughter as it accommodated up to 40 female students.

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The year 2000 saw Architect Maripaz Villanueva, a member of the Teresian Association redesigned the residence into a student center for 70 ladies and a residence for up to 14 association members at the site of the original structure.

Today, its homey atmosphere shows on its façade – formal and strong but warm and friendly.

(Reprinted from Iloilo Yearbook 2005)

(taken from: the News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/17/josefa.segovia.student.center.html)

Good day to all! Nice articles, Kirbs. Cheers! :cheers:

Thanks gd guys for the compliments, may ari pa ko di pics nga iban .... iya naman ka Dumangas, hehe...
more pics Chy? Grabe lagaw mo ah. You're all over the region. Ka well-travelled sa imo. Nice for sharing all your pics.

No doubt, Dumangas is a progressive town and has potential to become a city. Amo lang na gani, like you said, there's too many cities here that don't look like cities teh daw ka lame.
agree migs. Gina-based man nila sa income ina. There's still too many things to be developed for Dumangas to make it as a city. Besides, the idea of making it as one suggests how good their municipal economy is. Indi man ina sila mag-start campaigning to be one kung ang ila kinita-an is way too low to become a city in the future. Again, they need to be more commercialised plus they should develop their industrial side more. Way to go for Dumangas and Dumangasanons!

Ambut lang ... I haven't been to IDC lately
IDC is another potential school for future development. They are very aggressive lately in terms of expansion and programs. They're tuition fees are way too high pa compared with other unis across the region. Plus of course that their enrollees are increasing in numbers. Grabeh ila development. With regards to McDo near IDC, indi man ko sure since damo na kaonan within the site. But we'll see. Lapitanay na lang ang Jollibee, JD and McDo (if ever) sa area nga ina. Take note that UPV-Iloilo City Campus and John B is another market for these fast food chains.

Indi gali to Aganan ... ambal ni Pacific, Tigum to kuno ang sa picture kay ang Aganan ara kuno sa Aleosan :D
I'm sure Aganan is in Alimodian and San Miguel. Maybe Tigum gid man ang sa Maasin. I'm not too familiar with the name of riveres dira sa aton.

Agree Jon. I'm sure Trenas is right to increase sang standard for cityhood.

Regarding Dumangas, their aquaculture naman is thriving. If you dissect the whole municipality, they have the right gid t be one. Maybe indi pa gid man subong. There's an extension of Western Visayas Medical Center in Dumangas. May private schools man sila. May tertiary school, just in case. There's a port that awaiting lang sang further developments. They have the good disaster mgmt. They just recently opened several industries. Dumangas like Pototan is a town awaiting to be rediscovered and developed. They posed good economic indicator and positive outlook. I'm sure they'll start to develop further in two to three years time. Mas na-focus abi kita sa Passi after Iloilo City eh. In fact Passi City's income is mostly based on agri such as KLT Pineapple Processing and Sugar Centrals. They need to increase commercialism sa Passi City inorder nga magmukhang city na city siya. They have to open their doors to other investors or else, Passi city will remain as agri like other cities I've seen.
We'll see what else it can offer to be one. There's a huge potential for Dumangas in the making. Passi already proved itself with its increasing income and all. It would be nice if Pototan, Dumangas, Sta Barbara, Guimbal and the four towns of Metro Iloilo will become a city. It's a good competition indeed for any of them. :cheers:

Dumangas

Dumangas Church
Constructed of Bricks in 1887 but time and wars caused severe damage to it. Hope they make a good restoration of it some time in the future

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Municipal Hall and Hall of Justice

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Dumangas Port

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Looks like an expansion
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Going to Bacolod is just P50!!!
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Sunset w/ Siete Picados in the distance
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An elementary school we passed by
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Well done! Guess you're right Chy. The Dumangas new port is expanding indeed. Nice pics! :cheers:

HI,Guys..!how r u? Btw,DON BOSCO has a headquarter in Dumangas..A Big lot located at Bgy. P.D. Monfort South and has a school for out-of -school boys and they have also their own Church... :)
Thanks for the info, Kianshi. Another good move for Dumangas. Di ba may college na dira sa Dumangas subong?

Akigan ka gid sang TESCO sini ... hihihi. Jon, daw part and parcel na lang sang development sa aton ang problema sini. Addressing them would be very stressful and demanding sa aton local government. Iba man abi patakaran sa aton eh. Besides, ang pundo is not available most of the times. So hambal nila, bear with it na lang. Culture na ina back home.
lipay pa gani sila kay gina-promote sila da.

Btw, any updates sa Panay Railways, Iloilo Airport in Sta Barbara-Cabatuan, et?

Is The Guardian a business paper in Iloilo? Their news purposely features businesses, investments and other related matter pertaining to it, which is really good though if you wanted to read this kind of portfolio and stuffs. Well, nice to post the link and all.
I think so, Mars. I'm not 100% sure though. There are more business news noted in the paper plus the fact that it's advert says, "yor no.1 business partner". I guess their focus is into business and investment news rather than general public issue like those of Panay News and Sunstar. :cheers:

Think we're adding more in the next few years pero wala gid ma-mention nga may exisiting mini-campusa sang PC sa may Mary Mart. Right now, they are offering several courses as noted. Looks like they're starting to eat Iloilo's educational market .. wahhh .. damo na gid unis sa aton. sadya ang competition sini, just in case. I agree, tani pangit man sila sang ila campus, preferably within metro area like Pavia, Oton, Leganes or Sta Barbara. Btw, ang Don Bosco nga supposedly ipatidog sa San Miguel diin na nagkadto?


Kirbs, politika ang natabo kung ngaa wala madayon ang Don Bosco sa San Miguel, may mga politiko na nagsolsol sa mga farmers to sell the land at a higher price... te, anohon mo ya kay sa Dumangas 7 hectares donated pa. Same with what happened with LOVEFEEDS sa San Miguel man tani ma-open galing masabad ang politika before thats why sa Pavia nag-open ang ila planta.... But I hope now iba na ang politika sa amon banwa... Tani sa lugar na ah! So far daw Ok man ang administrasyon subong!

Maayong Gab-i sa tanan! :cheers:

Night Scene in Calle Real
Experiment gone wrong, again ... too slow traffic on the other lane :|

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Again, nice featured articles and photos guys! Salamat sa liwat!

PCU in Iloilo City? Are we not running out of place for these universities? I couldn't believe that there's almost 7 universities in Iloilo City alone. Of course, less a campus of PCU. What will hapen then to the other big six universities of the city?

Central Philippine University (CPU), University of San Agustin (USA), University of Iloilo (UI), University of the Philippines-Visayas (UP), St Paul's University-Iloilo (SPU) and West Visayas State University (WVSU)

It will be a good competition for all schools within the city alone. Remember, we have several big tertiary schools around awaiting for university status as well.

John B Lacson Colleges Foundation (JBLCF), Iloilo Doctor's College (IDC), Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST), etc. .. and soon Ateneo de Iloilo (AdI).

Anyway, let's all them wish the best of everything!

Exactly, in two years time IDC and WVCST will be university... same with John B. Having many universities is really good.

:cheers:

Good news for ILOILO!

Night Scene in Calle Real
Experiment gone wrong, again ... too slow traffic on the other lane :|

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Nice pic chy... try next time sa Gen. Luna or sa Delgado above the skywalk!

:cheers:

Hala Bira ILOILO!

Community-based septage management for urban Iloilo water-sourcing

Routes
By Alain Russ Dimzon


One of the six abstracts, which my friend Victor Prodigo and I will present (as I mentioned in my most recent article for this column) in a scientific meeting on integrated water resources management at the University of the Philippines Diliman this September is titled: "The LINAW - Iloilo City, Philippines Community-based Septage Management: A Motivational and Empowerment Strategy to Rapid Household Level Low-cost Wastewater Treatment and Re-use Awareness." DAAD, the German development agency is expected to be one of the funders of the meeting. The abstract gives focus on the Iloilo urban water situation.


Wastewater treatment and re-use is water-sourcing in the holistic context, and these should achieve a significant measure in rapidly growing urban communities to meet demands and entrench sustainability in urban techno-industry.

I have been with Iloilo City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Engr. Noel Hechanova, Team Leader of LINAW-Iloilo City (LINAW is Local Initiatives for Affordable Wastewater Treatment, a USAID-funded project, which aims to assist local governments to comply with Republic Act 9170 otherwise known as the Clean Water Act of 2002) in not a few hands-on activities related to LINAW. Iloilo City is one of the only four pilot cities of LINAW in the country. The other four are: Dumaguete, Muntinlupa, and Naga -- all obviously urbanized and further urbanized.

Engr. Hechanova has burned our backs in Sunday ocular inspections of the Iloilo River and its tributary the Dungon Creek for project survey. We are (Victor and I) with the LINAW - Iloilo City Committee. It is good to have Victor's Fulbright Master's in International Sustainable Development from Brandeis in Waltham, Massachusetts practiced in the yard of our city.

Now parts of the abstract say:

"At the household level, waste water treatment and re-use remains an incongruous concept. Commercial water purification and distillation are more proximate to the environment consciousness of the majority of the population.

Since watershed rehabilitation and other water-sourcing initiatives are generally inversely proportional to water source deterioration and loss, the awareness of wastewater treatment particularly low-cost wastewater treatment and re-use are given low priority in the more perceptible water campaigns, and the adoption of wastewater technologies has been generally restricted to the commercial level especially to water bottling companies.

Developing low-cost wastewater treatment and re-use technologies should aptly move parallel to water-sourcing technologies.

Appropriate septage and septic management awareness is a quality entry point to build a high-level awareness of increased water supply opportunities as it demands the essential knowledge from Information, Education and Communications (IEC) on the water structures from the hydrologic cycle to the urban wastewater situation.

Project initiative and management will be the role of the grassroots communities, so objectives will now be driven by direct community welfare interest and not by the traditional institutions of governance.

The approach will aim for the mass empowerment of stakeholder-beneficiaries and proactively institutionalize a people-need-and demand direction in development, while the response-actions expected from this community-based septage management will entrench a mass effectual awareness of the water dynamics and the comprehension of the socio-economic advantages of household level low-cost wastewater treatment and re-use technologies."

This something good for the environment!

more pics Chy? Grabe lagaw mo ah. You're all over the region. Ka well-travelled sa imo. Nice for sharing all your pics.
amo man. It's good to be a well-travelled person. a lot of things to learn gid. Meeting other people and of course simmers a bit of their culture as well. Like here in Europe bala. Kadali lang mag-travel. One country is just few hours away lang. It's really, really good. Basta may capacity and time to roam around ka man lang, go fo it. It's the experience that counts.

agree migs. Gina-based man nila sa income ina. There's still too many things to be developed for Dumangas to make it as a city. Besides, the idea of making it as one suggests how good their municipal economy is. Indi man ina sila mag-start campaigning to be one kung ang ila kinita-an is way too low to become a city in the future. Again, they need to be more commercialised plus they should develop their industrial side more. Way to go for Dumangas and Dumangasanons!
think so. Give Dumangas few more years pa. Ang improtante is for them to start developing areas for expansion and commercialism, and evolves into something worthy to be called the other city of the province. We have a long list of municipalities pa. It's just remind us our early civilisation sa Iloilo.

IDC is another potential school for future development. They are very aggressive lately in terms of expansion and programs. Their tuition fees are way too high pa compared with other unis across the region. Plus of course that their enrollees are increasing in numbers. Grabeh ila development. With regards to McDo near IDC, indi man ko sure since damo na kaonan within the site. But we'll see. Lapitanay na lang ang Jollibee, JD and McDo (if ever) sa area nga ina. Take note that UPV-Iloilo City Campus and John B is another market for these fast food chains.
a school to be watched for na gid man. Kulang lang sa ila, campus nga dako. Ang mga estudyante ta daw mga sardinas. Too many students, small space lang. Though they are expanding vertically, mas maayo pa gid kung may ara gid sila dalagko nga campus like CPU, USA, UI (ungka) and WVSU. About sa mga foodchains located near sa schools nga ini, dako man makuha nila. I think good move gid ini para sa ila tanan. Look at CPU's front now, puno na gid. They have proper bookstores, apartments, dorms, etc nga nagpalatindog dira. I'm sure in few years time, indi mo na mabal-an kung diin ang stop sang Ungka. Sa isa ka side naman is USA HS. Ti, daw ara man ang Pepe Thai ah. Dira damo man development.

I'm sure Aganan is in Alimodian and San Miguel. Maybe Tigum gid man ang sa Maasin. I'm not too familiar with the name of rivers dira sa aton.
I guess so. :)

We'll see what else it can offer to be one. There's a huge potential for Dumangas in the making. Passi already proved itself with its increasing income and all. It would be nice if Pototan, Dumangas, Sta Barbara, Guimbal and the four towns of Metro Iloilo will become a city. It's a good competition indeed for any of them. :cheers:
daw gin-list mo na ang mga top towns sang Iloilo ba. Nice one Jon. We'll see how they fare in few years time. I'm sure with too much expansion going on sa city subong, ang iban nga businesses will relocate sa mga towns nga ini. Whoever get the big share will be the next tiger of Iloilo. Within the metro area ayhan, sin-o ang mauna? Pavia or Oton? :)

P1.369-B Panay Electrification Project to get Neda board’s nod

Residents in Northern Panay who are suffering from low power voltage and areas not reached by electricity are pinning their hopes on the P1.369-billion power transmission project which is up for approval by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

The said project was recently approved by the NEDA Investment Coordination Committee - Cabinet Committee (ICC - CC) for confirmation by the board.

The project is known as the Northern Panay Backbone Power Transmission Project. This involves the extension of the 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line backbone to the northern part of Panay from Panit-an, Capiz to Nabas, Aklan.

The project will also upgrade the Panitan-Nabas transmission from 69kV to 138kV, install new tie lines, construct a new substation in Nabas, and expand the Panitan Substation by providing an additional circuit breaker to accommodate the bigger kV line.

The new substation in Nabas, according to the NEDA report, intends to relieve the existing Panit-an substation to properly address the increasing load demand as well as the load voltage problems particularly in the northwestern Panay areas.

The electrification project is expected to improve system reliability and operational flexibility. It likewise aims to serve areas without electricity. Also, it hopes to raise generation capacity and address the increased demand forecast by the Department of Energy.

The Northern Panay project is one of the main components of the National Transmission Corporation’s (Transco) Visayas Transmission Augmentation (Project Vista) aimed to establish a more reliable electricity highway in the Visayas region.

(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)

Kirbs, politika ang natabo kung ngaa wala madayon ang Don Bosco sa San Miguel, may mga politiko na nagsolsol sa mga farmers to sell the land at a higher price... te, anohon mo ya kay sa Dumangas 7 hectares donated pa. Same with what happened with LOVEFEEDS sa San Miguel man tani ma-open galing masabad ang politika before thats why sa Pavia nag-open ang ila planta.... But I hope now iba na ang politika sa amon banwa... Tani sa lugar na ah! So far daw Ok man ang administrasyon subong!

Maayong Gab-i sa tanan! :cheers:
not a good one then for San Miguel, Metro. I've seen the board before coz always man ako sa Alimodian courtesy of Wecky then suddenly daw nadula na. I hope San Miguel will start its drive to bring back sang mga investors nga ini. San Miguel has the capcity since irrigated sila, water resource is not a major problem at all. Plus of course plain pa ang most part sang San Miguel so okay gid sa mga developers. Hope San Miguel can catch up with Pavia and Oton. Slowly, they are making waves, too. Leganes on the other hand, is very political county. Amo ina nga hina ang sulod sang negosyo sa ila. It's an old world na gid man ang leganes unless they'll start promoting the area to investors less politics. Go San Miguel!

Josefa Segovia Student Center
Text by Atty. Helen J. Camarista
Photos by A. Chris Fernandez


(The following is the last installment of the series of feature articles on the three houses given citation by the Iloilo City Heritage Conservation Council (ICHCC) for preserving the historical significance of their architecture and for observing the ICHCC guidelines in conservation and preservation--Ed.)

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It stands in quiet dignity along the bustling General Luna St., Iloilo City. Its clean and well-maintained façade camouflages the years of its serene existence.

It was built by the Arroyo family in the 1920s and also served as the family residence. The Archdiocese of Jaro under Monsignor Cuenco leased it in the 1950s.

Institucion Teresiana , a Catholic lay women's association came to Iloilo in 1955 to spread the gospel and promote human development through education and culture. The group moved into the Arroyo residence in 1956 and converted the place into a university residence and student center. Since then, the place reverberated with youthful laughter as it accommodated up to 40 female students.

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The year 2000 saw Architect Maripaz Villanueva, a member of the Teresian Association redesigned the residence into a student center for 70 ladies and a residence for up to 14 association members at the site of the original structure.

Today, its homey atmosphere shows on its façade – formal and strong but warm and friendly.

(Reprinted from Iloilo Yearbook 2005)

(taken from: the News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/17/josefa.segovia.student.center.html)
Looks really good. I wish to stroll within the area one day. Thanks. :cheers:

Exactly, in two years time IDC and WVCST will be university... same with John B. Having many universities is really good.

:cheers:

Good news for ILOILO!
I agree metro. i want to see these two schools become a university. If matabo gid man ini, there will be three state universities in Iloilo and puro big time. WVCST is a big addition gid to University of the Philippines and West Visayas State University. Nag-surf ko kagina mga schools sa Iloilo and ara na ang WVSU sa net. Still under construction pa ang 4 campuses of WVSU outside Iloilo City (main). Good job WVSU ! Good job man for other universities for updating their websites!

Hello everyone,

You may want to join the Iloilo Heritage Forum on May 25, 2006. Please click the weblink below for more info:

http://www.philippines.canurb.com/callereal.htm

Iloilo Heritage Forum: Save Calle Real
Public Consultation on the draft Iloilo City Downtown Central Business
District Heritage Conservation Guidelines

Calle Real is J.M. Basa Street, one of the main thouroughfares in
Iloilo
City. Traffic here is always heavy. Like in the past, it remains as an
important shopping destination because of its low-cost buys.

Calle Real celebrates our past and serves as reminder of the events
that
shaped Iloilo City. These are found in the buildings, streets, and
homes of
some well-known businessmen and leaders.

So please to tell us what do you value most about Calle Real? How do
you
think change and growth should be managed in Calle Real? You can help
decide
what should Iloilo City look like in 5, 10, 15 or 20 years from now.

Participate in the forum that will dissect the draft Iloilo City
Downtown
Central Business District Heritage Conservation Guidelines and help us
plan
for Calle Real's future. Join us on May 25, 2006, 1:00 P.M. at the
Iloilo
Grand Hotel, Iznart Street, Iloilo City.

For more information, contact Jose Roni Peñalosa, Iloilo City Planning
and
Development Coordinator, at telephone number 3351334 or email at
jrpenalosa@skyinet.net, or Engr. Noel Hechanova, ICCHCC Executive
Director,
at telephone number 3368262 or email at noel_hechanova@yahoo.com.

Download the draft guidelines (4.80 MB):
http://www.philippines.canurb.com/callereal/guidelines.pdf


Save Calle Real
Iloilo City is a virtual time machine that will transport anyone back
to its
colonial past. While malls have risen in various corners of the city,
they
could not outshine the splendor of its colonial buildings that adorn
its
Calle Real, the first commercial center and its adjoining districts.
They
are not only testimonies of city's rich cultural heritage but are
tourism
assets worth promoting.

However, these mute witnesses to the rise and fall of the Queen City of
the
South stand voiceless to those who found them of no use as they
struggle
daily to put food on their tables and clothes on their backs. Jeepney
drivers pay no attention to their elegance. Sidewalk vendors shut their
eyes
to their grandeur. Bargain hunters take no notice of their value.

To the common folk, they merely serve as backdrops for the clatter of
traffic, the sweat of commerce and the dust of shopping. They appear
inconsequential to the everyday street tenant. As they labor to keep
both
ends meet, they are oblivious to the splendor hidden behind billboards
and
panaflex signage.

But at closer look, Iloilo City's heritage buildings and houses are
treasures worth keeping.

Responding to the call for cultural and heritage tourism, the Iloilo
City
government created the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation
Council
(ICCHCC) by enacting in April 2000 Ordinance No. 00-054 otherwise known
as
the Local Cultural Heritage Conservation Ordinance.

The council, composed of individuals from the arts and culture
community,
was envisioned to be the body responsible in advancing cultural
heritage
conservation and promotion. It also addressed the call of the Tourism
Sector
Plan and the Environmental Management Sector Plan of the 1998-2010
Iloilo
City Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) for a program on heritage
conservation.

The council was tasked to conduct an inventory of cultural heritage and
legacy buildings and promulgate rules and regulations for their
preservation
to address the need to preserve the city's heritage structures that are
slowly disappearing, and enhance the city's tourism potentials. Tourism
is
seen as a major economic driver for Iloilo City, generating investments
and
local government revenues as well as jobs for its people.

The main target of this conservation effort is the Central Business
District, which consists of the streets of J. M. Basa, Aldeguer, Mapa,
Guanco and Iznart. Declared as the Iloilo City Heritage Zone, the area
is
home to Art Deco-styled commercial buildings built during the 1920s up
to
the 1950s. A catalogue of these buildings has already been prepared as
an
initial step in conservation planning.

The ordinance, which underwent some amendments in April 2001, states
that
all buildings in Iloilo City that are 50 years or more in existence are
to
be considered heritage or legacy buildings. Likewise, Plaza Libertad
and the
district plazas of Molo, Arevalo, Mandurriao, La Paz and Jaro were
declared
historical and cultural landmarks and can only be used for historical,
cultural and fiesta celebrations. The ordinance mandates that the use,
upkeep and preservation of these structures and landmarks as far as
practicable shall always be the concern of the Iloilo City government.

Owners, administrators, lessees or any persons in charge of heritage or
legacy structures are prohibited from undertaking any repair,
rehabilitation
or construction of any kind unless there is a favorable recommendation
from
the ICCHCC. In the event that the repair or rehabilitation is urgent,
building owners, administrators or lessees are mandated to make sure
that
the façade showing the architectural design of the buildings is
retained,
restored and preserved.

All businesses within the heritage zone are given incentives. These
include
exemption from payment of business taxes and building fees. Old
investors as
well as new ones can avail of these incentives as long as they are in
the
heritage zone.

This grant of incentives is aimed to revive business activities within
the
heritage zone which, prior to the onset of shopping malls, was the
busiest
area in Iloilo City. With challenges like shrinking business
profitability,
deteriorating commercial area and poor environment, it is feared that
the
Central Business District will have an untimely demise if nothing is
done to
rescue it. The revival of the area is expected to spur more investments
and
create more jobs.

An "Iloilo City CBD Heritage Conservation Guideline" has been
formulated to
deal with planning and design strategies that will help conserve the
city's

I hope they'll get something out of this consultancy/forum. Needless to say, that people back home should start planning towards sustainanle energy in the future as soon as possible. Any positive recommendations will be highly appreciated indeed.
I hope so. Basta may solution ang sila nga ihatag it would be a great help gid. After solution, dapat umpsahan na dayon. CPU-ANEC is heading the right direction towards this sustainable energy and work hand-in-hand with RISE.The ANEC already delivered few projects in different towns and provinces of Panay for electrification. I hope they'll maintain the momentum.

Well done! Guess you're right Chy. The Dumangas new port is expanding indeed. Nice pics! :cheers:
It really is. As said earlier, dapat palapadon nila and connect it to Loboc International Port in Lapuz. It's a good plan gid kung matabo kay we have enough berthing space for international vessels. Di ba, that's the real plan? Go Dumangas!

daw gin-list mo na ang mga top towns sang Iloilo ba. Nice one Jon. We'll see how they fare in few years time. I'm sure with too much expansion going on sa city subong, ang iban nga businesses will relocate sa mga towns nga ini. Whoever get the big share will be the next tiger of Iloilo. Within the metro area ayhan, sin-o ang mauna? Pavia or Oton? :)
Competition between towns surrounding the city area? Okay gid ina Kirbs. It's a good move for all of them but proper assessment will be better after two years kay dira na naton mabal-an. Right now, everyone seems too keen for development and eats up some of city's expansion to their place. tan-awon ang naton. it's too early to tell pa. Though we have an inkling na kung ano nga mga towns ang progresibo subong.

Hello everyone,

You may want to join the Iloilo Heritage Forum on May 25, 2006. Please click the weblink below for more info:

http://www.philippines.canurb.com/callereal.htm

Iloilo Heritage Forum: Save Calle Real
Public Consultation on the draft Iloilo City Downtown Central Business
District Heritage Conservation Guidelines

thanks for the link, Wonderboy. Much appreciated, mate. :cheers:

Indeed, nice incentives given for businesses along Calle Real. Preservation of our early civilisation heritage is an absolutely right move for the city. It would be much better if they'll rename the street back to its old days. In as much as I would like to dwell in our glorious past (as I always loved the old world), the new and emerging business district in Diversion area is on its upswing. More and more buildings are sprouting along the area. I'm sure, in less than 5 years time, a brilliant contrast between the old city proper, and the new and modern Diversion-Mandurriao will surface. Go, go, go ILOILO!
That's right, Mars. I wish to see the old and modern Iloilo as well. It's really a good contrast. Like any other cities here in Europe. Full of history, culture, etc yet at the same time is new and modern for visitors around. Cheers! :)

Cascades Alive in Iloilo City

June 18, 2006

Rose Memorial Auditorium
Central Philippine University

Link: http://www.cpu.edu.ph/
http://www.cpu.edu.ph/newsnannouncement/cascades.htm

City Hall urges DOE to release share from power plants’ revenues
By Jeehan V. Fernandez
LET there be light.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas yesterday asked no less than Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Raphael Lotilla for the urgent implementation of the approved electrification projects in accordance with the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001.

Under the EPIRA law, Iloilo City is entitled to the Accrued Financial Benefit (AFB) Fund being host to two power plants including Panay Power Corporation (PPC) and National Power Corporation (NPC) in Brgy. Ingore and Bo. Obrero respectively in Lapaz district.

Treñas’ appeal to the energy department was supported by a position paper of the Iloilo City Urban Poor Federation, Inc. (ICUPFI) asking the DOE to materialize the lighting projects.

ICUPFI is a non-government organization accredited with the Presidential Commission for Urban Poor (PCUP).

“We are strongly appealing for the immediate implementation of the electrification projects approved by DOE office during second quarter of 2005. This will benefit the marginalized sector relative to the pursuit of the city government to bring progress to the community,” ICUPFI president Salvacion G. Clamor wrote Lotilla.

Treñas said the projects which cost about P10 million will energize the relocation sites in barangays Lanit, Jaro and So-oc, Mandurriao.

Trenas added the funds will be given to Panay Electric Company (PECO) which will implement the project since the secondary electrical lights are not yet installed in these areas.

“We have been informed by Peco that there are no funds available even if the amounts involved pertain to the years before 2005,” Treñas said as to what caused the delay of the projects.

The mayor clarified these could be of great help to the residents since the distribution lines in the area are still not in place.

Earlier, Kagawad Eduardo L. Peñaredondo disclosed that the city government is supposed to collect part of the P19-million financial benefits from the DOE as its EPIRA share.

He explained the funds to be collected by the city would be chargeable against the AFB considering the city is entitled to the share of one centavo for every kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by the power plants within the area.

Likewise, Peñaredondo, chair of the committee on legal affairs of the City Council, had passed two resolutions requesting DOE to release the funds to finance the city’s several development projects.

Peñaredondo said the city is entitled to the said benefits amounting to P19,312,362.11 as of September 15, 2005 since year 1998.

The city will get 60-perecent share while the host barangays where the power plants are situated will receive the remaining 40 percent. May 19, 2006

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories8.php)

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well done. More money for the city. Go Trenas! :cheers:

Cascades Alive in Iloilo City

June 18, 2006

Rose Memorial Auditorium
Central Philippine University

Link: http://www.cpu.edu.ph/
http://www.cpu.edu.ph/newsnannouncement/cascades.htm


I'm listening to the advertisment as well Jon and keep on replaying them.

"listen to the rhythm of the falling rain ...."

Bravo!

Aganan is in Alimodian-San Miguel-Pavia area. I think Maasin is Tigum naman iya. But I'm not so sure. Both have good irrigation system compliments of JICA.
Thanks for the info, Kirbs. Pierde na ko tani kung may naming of rivers lang sa aton .. har har. :cheers:

Btw, keep on listening lang sa adverts. I'm trying to get hold of online Bombo radyo kay dugay na ako wala kapamati. Of course, staright from the main broadcasting site in Iloilo City. :cheers:

That's good nga ang mayor naton nagalibot man di sa iban nga parte sang kalibutan. At least makita niya mna ang mga developments diri sa first world counties and if possible ma-apply niya man sa aton. It's very heartwarming pa gid kung ang eradication of poverty will be very successful sa aton ciudad. Since we are really good in terms of family income as per survey says, dapat ma-actualise man ini tanan sa mga kasimanwa ta. We have to learn, not just only wish. Biskan ano pa kadako ang population sang isa ka ciudad if more than 60% sang pumuluyo is earning less than an average earner would be, then it's useless. Just have a look around kay damo gid ina. Population is not an evident of progress but most of the times, it proves otherwise.
I'm glad he's doing his job well kay makita mo man ang improvement sa ciudad. I wish to hear more good news with the like of investors cosidering Iloilo as their new business hub. I guess Trenas will play vital role when it comes to this matter. Mabilog on the other hand is another business leader in the making. Mas maayo gid ini kung mag-team up sila duha. It'll be a big boost gid for our city, making it more competitive and business-friendly.

[CENTER]Mango export on the upswing – DA
BY TOTIE VILLAVERT/PIA
......
(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)
Good for Mango growers in the country especially Guimarasnons. Guimaras is starting to penetrate mango global market and hopefully, it will continue to progress.

Btw, when will be the Manggahan Festival?
:cheers:

Thanks for the info, Kirbs. Pierde na ko tani kung may naming of rivers lang sa aton .. har har. :cheers:

Btw, keep on listening lang sa adverts. I'm trying to get hold of online Bombo radyo kay dugay na ako wala kapamati. Of course, staright from the main broadcasting site in Iloilo City. :cheers:
no probs Jon. Gina-liwat-liwat ko gid. Then off to Bombo headlines na naman. Cheers! Go Iloilo! :)

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

NHI unveils Iloilo’s historical landmark


ILOILO CITY: A historical marker will be unveiled at the site where Filipino revolutionary forces, led by Gen. Martin Delgado and other Filipino patriots, converged and raised the Filipino flag as a culmination of the campaign to liberate the island of Panay from Spanish rule on December 25, 1898.

The unveiling ceremony of Plaza Libertad historical marker will be held on May 17 at the site formerly known as Plaza Alfonso XII in Iloilo City.

Plaza Libertad hosts a monument built during the early 20th century honoring the illustrious heroes of Panay, and other structures exemplifying ingenuity and artistry dating back to the 19th century.

It was declared by the National Historical Institute as a national historical landmark on November 17, 2003. Plaza Libertad remains the venue of important ceremonies and activities in Iloilo City.

The installation of the marker is organized by the NHI, in cooperation of the city government of Iloilo.

The NHI is a government agency mandated to promote and preserve Philippine historical heritage through research, information dissemination, conservation, including the marking of historic sites and structures and the maintenance and administration of national shrines, monuments and landmarks.

Guests at the event are NHI Executive Director Ludovico Badoy and Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City.
Well done NHI. Another good thing for Iloilo City. :cheers:

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Looks really good, Chy. Is this a private or public elementary school?

Good evening guys! Baskog ang mga posts subong ah. More infos and updates na naman.

Region 6 major mango producer

THE 8th National Mango Congress is expected to come up with interesting and significant strategies to help push the mango industry as a major source of revenue in the country, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas said in a message at the opening of the three-day activity at Amigo Terrace Hotel.

“By working together, by improving your knowledge about changing market preferences and product requirements, and by building marketing teams, the industry should be able to expand the scope of its international coverage and benefit both producers and consumers alike, Mayor Trenas said in a message delivered by Ben Jimena, executive assistant to the City Mayor.

The 8th National Mango Congress, themed “Enhancing the Global Competitiveness of the Philippine Mango,” is attended by hundreds of mango growers/farmers, scientists and investors from various parts of the country.

According to statistical data, Western Visayas contributes six percent of the country’s total mango production. The data also showed that the average production of the region from 1995 to 2004 is 51,554 metric tons with annual average growth rate of 1.94 percent. (T.Villavert/PIA)

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business3.php)

Dumangas

Dumangas Church
Constructed of Bricks in 1887 but time and wars caused severe damage to it. Hope they make a good restoration of it some time in the future

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Municipal Hall and Hall of Justice

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Dumangas Port

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Looks like an expansion
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Going to Bacolod is just P50!!!
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Sunset w/ Siete Picados in the distance
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An elementary school we passed by
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:applause: :applause: :applause:
Thank you Chymera!

Night Scene in Calle Real
Experiment gone wrong, again ... too slow traffic on the other lane :|

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Another good pic, Chy. Calle Real is well alive even at night time.

Community-based septage management for urban Iloilo water-sourcing

Routes
By Alain Russ Dimzon
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Hope this will be a success! :cheers:

Good evening guys! Baskog ang mga posts subong ah. More infos and updates na naman.
maayong gab-i man da sa imo Space. Post-post lang di ah. Enjoy reading the articles. :cheers:

The more, the merrier man kuno hambal nila Space. Welcome man sila gihapon ah. We can even hold few more basta aprubahan lang nila ang iban nga school's application. I'm glad that they're still considering Iloilo to be their site. Kabalo ka man kung ano ka importante ang education sa aton. More schools, more scholars. Having two biggest state universities in the region is more than enough to make Iloilo as the education center. No questions asked na siguro .. he he.
i agree with that saying, Kirbs. Nagadamo na gid man ang unis sa aton. I wonder how they are thriving despite economic crisis back home. Oh btw, tama ka gid to say that more schools, more scholars gid man kay damo naga-offer scholarships mo. Maayo gid ini sa mga Ilonggos.

Josefa Segovia Student Center
Text by Atty. Helen J. Camarista
Photos by A. Chris Fernandez
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(taken from: the News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/17/josefa.segovia.student.center.html)
wala ko ini makita haw? Try ko bisitahon one time pag maka bakasyon dira ah.

P1.369-B Panay Electrification Project to get Neda board’s nod
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(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)
san-o ayhan aprubahan sang NEDA ini? Very likely to play major role in Iloilo's power supply, just in case.

Guys, bati ko nagtaas naman ang sterling subong. Birada ang mga Britons ah.

DA Undersec Paras opens
national mango congress

ILOILO City - Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Jesus Emmanuel Paras opened the 8th National Congress yesterday at Amigo Terrace hotel here.

Paras in his statement said that it is right time to hold the mango growers congress to further enhance the productivity and global competitiveness of not only the world famous Guimaras mango but other provinces as well.

He said that all knowledge from lectures will help farmers updated and adopt new techniques of mango production, post harvest handling and market linkages.

Iloilo Governor Neil Tupas welcomed the participants being the host province. Tupas and the provincial government of Iloilo has prepared for a dinner fellowship night.

Tupas in his welcome speech said he is glad that Iloilo was chosen to host this year’s congress.

He said that Iloilo aims to become the country’s leading mango producers. It has a potential owing to its fertile soil. The parent stocks of Guimaras mangoes came from Leon, Sta. Barbara and Cabatuan, Iloilo.

He told Panay News that two companies based in Saudi Arabia approached him. The two companies are planning to import mangoes here if the Iloilo Airport of International Standard in Cabatuan-Sta. Barbara begins to operate.

“Ako iya nagtanom man sang paho (I myself planted mango trees), Tupas jokingly said in a press conference.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas was also present in the opening program and welcomed the participants in behalf of the Iloilo City government being the host city.

The province of Guimaras signified their preparedness in the planned educational trips on the island’s vast mango plantations.

Currently, Guimaras mango is the only mango that passed the standards of Australia and United States of America (USA). According to DA-Regional Office VI, as of the first quarter, there were already 212,000 kilos shipped to Australia and 60,000 to USA. The Guimaras mango is in demand in these two countries because of its delicious taste.

The Philippines ranked sixth top world’s mango producers.

(article taken from: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news12.htm)
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seems the new Iloilo Airport is already in business though wala pa ma-open. Paspas Iloilo ! :cheers:

Cascades Alive in Iloilo City

June 18, 2006

Rose Memorial Auditorium
Central Philippine University

Link: http://www.cpu.edu.ph/
http://www.cpu.edu.ph/newsnannouncement/cascades.htm

A Concert to watch gid. Hala Bira ILOILO!

Thanks for reposting the announcement, Space. I wish to be there. Kanami sang ila mga kanta.

City Hall urges DOE to release share from power plants’ revenues
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories8.php)

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well done. More money for the city. Go Trenas! :cheers:
An addition to the city's revenue na naman. And I'll say same thing as well Jon. Go for it Trenas!

does anyone here know or have info kung kelan na ba ipapasara ang existing SM Jaro at sisimulan ang expansion? sm jaro is quite crowded na eh especially on weekends and holidays. i remember last x-mas and new year's eve, some products have gone out of stock because marami talaga ang namimili dito not just the residents of jaro but of nearby areas as well. Mas strategic kasi siya compared to SM City in Mandurriao kahit its just one ride away. sana masimulan na agad para matapos na by december just like SM delgado that reopened in december 2 years ago.

:)

thanks for the link, Wonderboy. Much appreciated, mate. :cheers:

You're welcome! :)

* cant seem to understand whats the fuss over PCU opening an ILOILO campus and comparing it to them ore established universities in the city.PCU is just "one of those" schools in manila and will have to wait years pa cguro in order to make a dent in the enrollment vs the existing universities. :D

sorry for the late sticky guys. been busy lately, but im sure it was floating high up there anyways;)

Even if they will bring their whole campus to Iloilo City, it wont stand a chance against our top local universities. hehehehe j/k

* cant seem to understand whats the fuss over PCU opening an ILOILO campus and comparing it to them ore established universities in the city.PCU is just "one of those" schools in manila and will have to wait years pa cguro in order to make a dent in the enrollment vs the existing universities. :D

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Looks really good, Chy. Is this a private or public elementary school?

hi,everyone...!Jon,its a Public elementary School..I think someone adopt that school for improvement..Its a Barangay elem school of Sapao i think.. :) :)

sorry for the late sticky guys. been busy lately, but im sure it was floating high up there anyways;)
Thank you, renell.

Even if they will bring their whole campus to Iloilo City, it wont stand a chance against our top local universities. hehehehe j/k
I solely agree Daks. But of course, it's a good thing to note that they still considered Iloilo as part of their expansion program amidst the presence of six big universities and several tertiary institutions in the city already.

does anyone here know or have info kung kelan na ba ipapasara ang existing SM Jaro at sisimulan ang expansion? sm jaro is quite crowded na eh especially on weekends and holidays. i remember last x-mas and new year's eve, some products have gone out of stock because marami talaga ang namimili dito not just the residents of jaro but of nearby areas as well. Mas strategic kasi siya compared to SM City in Mandurriao kahit its just one ride away. sana masimulan na agad para matapos na by december just like SM delgado that reopened in december 2 years ago.

:)
there's no specific date mentioned shakuhachi but as what I've heard, before the end of this year daw. It remains hanging on air til the time they'll open the fourth SM store in the city along Quintin Salas. Been waiting for it though. And you're right to say that SM Jaro is located strategically, right at the heart of Jaro District. Though it's just a kilometer away from SM City in Diversion, SM Jaro is full-packed with buyers within the district and its nearby towns.

* cant seem to understand whats the fuss over PCU opening an ILOILO campus and comparing it to them ore established universities in the city.PCU is just "one of those" schools in manila and will have to wait years pa cguro in order to make a dent in the enrollment vs the existing universities. :D
it's a long way to go for PCU in Iloilo, Whyte. We have more established schools around BUT as said earlier, it's a welcome move to have them in the city. Hopefully, they'll expand, too, and have their own "big" campus located somewhere outside the city.

2006 Heritage Month Celebration: A series of festivities
By Janice V. Busil
Photos by A.Chris Fernandez


Iloilo City proudly hosts this year's National Heritage Month Celebration. In relation to this, the Iloilo City Government, National Commission for Culture and Arts together with the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council and the Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. have prepared various activities for the month-long celebration. Different kinds of events featuring the rich culture and talents of the Ilonggos will take place in major heritage sites in the city.


Included in the month-long activities is the traditional mayflower devotion to our Blessed Mother, Flores de Mayo, that will culminate at the end of the month at the San Jose Church. On the other hand, Barotacnons witnessed the first ever Tamasak Festival that was held at the Casa Fiammeta in Barotac Nuevo last May 12. It was a celebration of life in the archaic plantation setting.

Komedya, a traditional theatre form, was held at SM City last May 12. A community theatre company from Barbaza in Antique performed in Iloilo City for the very first time the well-preserved and much-welcomed expression of art.

Arts, crafts, weavings, and textile designs that depict Ilonggo lifestyle were collected for an exhibit that will be shown at the SM City, Archbishop's Residence in Jaro, Magdalena Jalandoni Museum, Rosendo Mejica Museum in Molo, and Museo Iloilo. The exhibit started last May 12 and will last until the end of the month.

On every Sundays of the month, feel the Ilonggo spirit with the popular traditional narrative songs and verse forms in Composo and Binalaybay played at Aksyon Radyo, Villa Regatta, and San Jose Church facade.

An unveiling ceremony took place at Plaza Libertad last May 17 at 8:00 am. Recall the martyrdom of Ilonggo freedom fighters under the leadership of General Martin Delgado and visit the historical marker which commemorates their heroism. Delgado resisted and ended the Spanish domination in Panay on Christmas Day of 1898. Later that afternoon, at 2:30 pm, an Indigenous Culture Lecture and Performance was held at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas Auditorium. The lecture featured the pre-colonial way of living of the people of Panay. At 6:00 pm, the delegates from the Karpenko Kary Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television from Ukraine were formally welcomed in an opening program of the XXXI UNESCO ITI at the Robinsons Place Iloilo.

Manilenos experienced the contemporary Ilonggo cuisine through Ilonggo Culinary Festival at the Captain's Bar, Mandarin Hotel-Makati on May 18 to 19. On the same dates, there will be an introductory workshop on theatre followed by a conference, film showing and a discussion on the Conference Room of the University of San Agustin.

The Karpenko Kary Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television will be performing at the University of San Agustin Quadrangle May 19, Friday at 7:00 pm to end their 3-day visit.

A Heritage Forum dubbed "Save Calle Real" spearheaded by the Canadian Urban Institute will be held at the Iloilo Grand Hotel. Guidelines in preserving heritage sites, specifically the central business district will be discussed.

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From May 26 to 28, the unpublished dances of Panay will be given emphasis on the 3-day seminar-workshop at the West Visayas State University of PESCAR. Meantime, a food festival highlighting the favorite Ilonggo delicacies will keep the Plaza Libertad area busy starting on the 26th up to the end of the month.

Traditional games such as pityaw, trompo,tumba patis, tubiganay, sikyo, and holens will bring excitement to Jaro Plaza in the morning of the 30th and to Molo Plaza in the morning of the 31st. The same games will be played at Plaza Libertad on the afternoon of the 31st.

The length of the historical Iloilo River will be traversed by interested visitors on a special tour, from Muelle Loney to Villa de Arevalo this coming May 30 at 8:00 am. At 10:00 am of the same day, photographs taken by Fr. Rudolf Rahmann and Dr. Marcelino Maceda in the years 1955 to 1965 will be displayed at the Museo Iloilo in an exhibit entitled "The Ati of Panay". Later on that afternoon, there will be a walking tour featuring the selected old houses in Jaro, the Archbishop's residence, and the Magdalena Jalandoni Museum. While some will be preoccupied with the grandeur of the archaic structures, some may enjoy a merienda treat of native delicacies such as bitso-bitso, moasi, bitsokoy, combo, tinanok nga mais, bayi- bayi, and bingka at Jaro Plaza.

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To add spice to this year's celebration, the PNP Band and the CPU Symphonic Band will be performing their brass at the Jaro Plaza and Plaza Libertad on May 30 and 31 at 3:00 pm.

Traditional Filipino martial art, Arnis, will be performed by the Tinagan National Arts Club at the Jaro Plaza on the 30th at 4:00 pm. After that, renowned Ilonggo artists like Cynthia Patag, Jose Mari Chan, Aristeo Demavivas, and Nikki Coseteng will breathe life to the popular musical theatre form from Spain--the Zarzuela. It is a celebration of the once affluent cultural lifestyles of the Ilonggos during the 30s. This once-in-a-lifetime collaboration can be witnessed at the Jaro Plaza covered court.

A second walking tour which targets the old houses, church, convent and the Mejica "Makinaugalingon" Museum in Molo is scheduled on the 31st of May. There will also be Chinese cultural performances which include a song and dance presentation by the Filipino-Chinese community as represented by students and staff of the Iloilo Central Commercial High School and the Sun Yat Sen High School later on that afternoon at Molo Plaza. Simultaneously, a special performance of Capiz Province's traditional dance, Escutis will be performed at St. Anne Parish Convent in Molo. Authentic community group from Sigma will portray the ritual of testing the sturdiness of a newly-built house.

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Later in the afternoon of the 31st, beauties clad in Designers Guild of Iloilo City creations will participate in the traditional religious procession, Santacruzan. They will be passing through the San Jose Church, Calle Real, Iznart Street, and Plaza Libertad. Right after the procession, a religious rite called Misa de Gracia will be held at the San Jose Church. This will be followed by a cultural presentation as a tribute to the Blessed Mother dubbed as Halad.

The sky above Iloilo City will be filled with colors as traditional fireworks from Villa de Arevalo will be showcased in the much-awaited fireworks display at the Plaza Libertad.

Indeed, the Heritage Month promises nothing but fun and excitement. Let us all participate and experience the great things that Iloilo has in store for us.

(taken from: The News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/19/2006.heritage.month.celebration.a.series.of.festivities.html)

Region 6 major mango producer

THE 8th National Mango Congress is expected to come up with interesting and significant strategies to help push the mango industry as a major source of revenue in the country, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas said in a message at the opening of the three-day activity at Amigo Terrace Hotel.
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(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business3.php)
Bit surprising to note how much money a mango industry can bring to our local economy. I hope Ilonggos will consider this matter seriously. There's already an existing Mango Processing Plant in Guimaras. I hope we'll make use of it properly.

What programs should be introduced to Ilonggos to boost entrepreneurship and to showcase Ilonggo products and services locally and globally?

WILLIAM GELLA
Local government support thru tax break and grants. Buy Filipino mentality. Innovation incentives. Sell local produce/services. Good access to domestic and international markets.

DR. ROBERT GALINDEZ
I think enough of inputs had been given to would be entrepreneurs. It is high time to put them to practice with so much support. I recommend the business incubation program.

NONEL GEMORA
First of all entrepreneurship as a college subject is a must in universities. Second is banks should push some loaning instead of the traditional loaning to retailers and traders.

SUSIE FACULTAD
Maybe we should also have a trade fair here in Iloilo and invite producers to showcase their products, invite consumers and investors to see and patronize the products and services of Ilonggos.

PHILIPPE UY
The government should support Iloilo Producers Association (IPA). Great products! So much potential for Ilonggo entrepreneurs and Ilonggo products.

WEIN GADIAN
Skills trainings for entrepreneurs. We have more than enough raw materials we could make into items competitive both locally and abroad, eg. Handmade Paper, Furniture, Weaving & more.

VAL MARAVILLA
AWARENESS PROGRAMS – to inform existing and would be entrepreneurs of services available (government & private) to improve and market products, improve business management and funding sources.

MARTIN SORIANO
The showroom is a great help. Let's just take it from there and see where God leads us.

SAM PRUDENTE
A long term quality assurance and guarantee program... Ilonggos should be able to study and work with a guarantee of excellence. If they don't live up to it, redo it for free.

(taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/19/what.programs.should.be.introduced.to.ilonggos.to.boost.entrepreneurship.and.to.showcase.ilonggo.products.and.services.locally.and.globally.html)

A Concert to watch gid. Hala Bira ILOILO!
I heard few of their songs. It's still playing live on air though. Classic!

I hope so. Basta may solution ang sila nga ihatag it would be a great help gid. After solution, dapat umpsahan na dayon. CPU-ANEC is heading the right direction towards this sustainable energy and work hand-in-hand with RISE.The ANEC already delivered few projects in different towns and provinces of Panay for electrification. I hope they'll maintain the momentum.
That's right. Lately, puro lang abi forums eh. Planning is good but we need to implement them. Amo ina ang dapat iya. We have billions of plan .. we can dream and wish all day long pero kung wala man gina-implementar, it's useless. We've just wasted a lot of time, effort and money sa pagkadamo sang forum nga ini. Increasing awareness through information dissemination can be taken by media kung gusto nila. Indi lang sila mangin biased, okay na ina. It's way too long nga problem sa aton. Pirmi lang all set and ready to take off, pero wala man kahalin.

Thanks for posting those articles, Kirbs. I hope the Heritage Month Celebration in Iloilo City will be a success.

Help save 'Calle Real' and win an MP3 player

Would you like to have an MP3 player by simply letting your voice be heard?

All you need to do is review the draft Iloilo City Downtown Central Business District Heritage Conservation Guidelines, email your comments and suggestions, and get a chance to win an MP3 player. Your email serves as your raffle entry.

An Acrobat PDF copy of the guidelines can be downloaded for review from www.philippines.canurb.com, the website of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) Philippines, a co-organizer of the forum "Save Calle Real."

Five MP3 players will be raffled during the forum on May 25, 2006, 1:00 P.M. at the Iloilo Grand Hotel on Iznart Street.

Only one email per sender can be eligible for the raffle to be held at the close of the forum which is expected draw together policymakers, urban planners, architects, businessmen, students and members of the arts and culture community.

Comments and suggestions should be sent starting today until May 24, or one day before the forum, to jrpenalosa@skyinet.net, the email address of Jose Roni Peñalosa, chief of the Iloilo City Planning and Development Office (ICPDO), another forum co-organizer.

Emails should have the subject "Save Calle Real" and should contain the sender's complete name, mailing address and contact numbers, either landline or mobile phone. Comments and suggestions should be considerably substantial and relevant.

The cultural heritage conservation guidelines cover conservation, restoration and development measures for heritage buildings and sites in Iloilo City, particularly Calle Real, which originally refers only to J. M. Basa Street but has evolved as a nomenclature for Iloilo City's central business district.

The district, which is home to Art Deco-styled commercial buildings built during the 1920s up to the 1950s, consists of the streets of J. M. Basa, Aldeguer, Mapa, Guanco and Iznart. It has been declared as the Iloilo City Heritage Zone under the Ordinance No. 00-054 otherwise known as the Local Cultural Heritage Conservation Ordinance.

The forum, part of the National Heritage Month celebration, which culminates in Iloilo City on May 31, is organized is by the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council, the body responsible in advancing cultural heritage conservation and promotion in Iloilo City, in cooperation with CUI and the ICPDO.

For more information, you can call Jose Roni Peñalosa at 3351334 or Jay Presaldo of CUI at 3367827, or visit the CUI Philippines website at www.philippines.canurb.com.

(taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/19/help.save.calle.real.and.win.an.mp3.player.html)

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join na ta guys! it's a bit of a tease. for fun lang man ah. Go Iloilo! Go CanUrb!

Competition between towns surrounding the city area? Okay gid ina Kirbs. It's a good move for all of them but proper assessment will be better after two years kay dira na naton mabal-an. Right now, everyone seems too keen for development and eats up some of city's expansion to their place. tan-awon ang naton. it's too early to tell pa. Though we have an inkling na kung ano nga mga towns ang progresibo subong.
Alimodian eh, joke lang.
Too many towns' developments were featured lately. In my opinion, towns of Pavia, Oton and Leganes are presently enjoying economic boom since they are very near the city area. However (or potentially), towns of Sta Barbara, Pototan and Dumangas pose a good economic upswing as well and welcome future expansion. Sta Barbara for instance will be the site of the new Iloilo airport.

well said Mars. At least the old airport will be replaced. Having a new one and a much, much better and bigger airport for an increasing air passengers to Iloilo is a good move. Remember, data shows Iloilo is the fourth leading airport in the Philippines considering that it is not international and with very limited space, still beats other international airports in the country. Having the new airport in Sta Barbara will open Iloilo's doors to other airlines servicing other provinces back home and later to the world. Fingers-crossed, it would even raised its ranking in a very near future. :)
That's given. That's why everyone is too keen for the opening of the new airport in Sta Barbara. They released a projected stats before (sorry i couldn't locate the link) for Iloilo's air traffic in the future. And it's very consistent though the study is based on the present airport in Mandurriao. With the coming of the new airport, there will be a slight changes with it, more on a very positive way. So watch out for the new airport opening next year. It'll surely brings Iloilo back to the map.

Thanks for posting those articles, Kirbs. I hope the Heritage Month Celebration in Iloilo City will be a success.

No probs Weck. Hoping for celebration's success, too. :)

Kirbs, politika ang natabo kung ngaa wala madayon ang Don Bosco sa San Miguel, may mga politiko na nagsolsol sa mga farmers to sell the land at a higher price... te, anohon mo ya kay sa Dumangas 7 hectares donated pa. Same with what happened with LOVEFEEDS sa San Miguel man tani ma-open galing masabad ang politika before thats why sa Pavia nag-open ang ila planta.... But I hope now iba na ang politika sa amon banwa... Tani sa lugar na ah! So far daw Ok man ang administrasyon subong!

Maayong Gab-i sa tanan! :cheers:
Too much politics ruins everything. I guess you're right Metro. San Miguel is potentially a good place for investors (industrial or otherwise) due to its location and proximity to the city. There's only one problem though that besetting San Miguel's bid for industrialisation, it's the irrigation system. Coupled with the signing of pact with the NIA in the past, is the plan to make San Miguel an agricultural town rather than industrial. I'm not sure if this matter has been modified lately.

I hope they'll use heritage as one of the best asset for promoting Iloilo however, we need the city to move into futuristic direction as well. We could then build a new city outside the city proper area. I wish to see a good contrast of the old and new Iloilo City in the next 5-10 years. Let's leave the ICCHCC do their job in preserving our heritage buildings, and at the same time welcome new players in the "high-rise building" market to dwell into our place and start developing new CBDs with the plan like of Mandurriao Old Airport site, etc. There's still a lot of things remained untapped. Let's start using these resources to our advantage (ie. expanding our Loboc International Port, increasing activities in Iloilo Fish Port Complex, maximising the potential of Iloilo San Pedro Port and redevelop the old Rotary Park, Cleaning and dredging of Batiano River, Redesign and develop the Muelle Loney Wharf, etc, etc.). We have a lot to offer in terms of services and infras. The city is now turning into a den of malls, etc. I wish to see future malls be relocated outside the city vicinity.
I do agree with you, @mars. It would be a nice city to see. So old yet so new. That's the beauty of every EU cities I visited. Full of history and culture, yet very modern in their dealings. Just look at Paris. The old glorious world is still there, the Eiffel Tower and its surrounding arrondissements, and there's a La Defense. London is another one, old city streets, full of museums and galleries, and in contrast is the presence of skyscrapers in Canary Wharf. I just like it though. Or probably it just go with the taste .. hehehe.

Indeed, nice incentives given for businesses along Calle Real. Preservation of our early civilisation heritage is an absolutely right move for the city. It would be much better if they'll rename the street back to its old days. In as much as I would like to dwell in our glorious past (as I always loved the old world), the new and emerging business district in Diversion area is on its upswing. More and more buildings are sprouting along the area. I'm sure, in less than 5 years time, a brilliant contrast between the old city proper, and the new and modern Diversion-Mandurriao will surface. Go, go, go ILOILO!
I'll go with your plan, @mars. A lot of nice things is happening back home lately. Like you, I hope to see them all working in harmony for the benefit of our kasimanwas, of course.

I'm glad he's doing his job well kay makita mo man ang improvement sa ciudad. I wish to hear more good news with the like of investors cosidering Iloilo as their new business hub. I guess Trenas will play vital role when it comes to this matter. Mabilog on the other hand is another business leader in the making. Mas maayo gid ini kung mag-team up sila duha. It'll be a big boost gid for our city, making it more competitive and business-friendly.
Are you giving your support all the way Jon? Election will be next year pa .. hehehe. In as much as I don't want to comment about politics in Iloilo, I believed Trenas-Mabilog will be a good team indeed. Both of them are business-minded person, they both shared the same passion when it comes to local economy, tourism, etc. I'm sure they'll make it to the top if they'd teamworked together.

Paspas posting mo Weck ba. I'm still reading online papers di. Awaiting for change of news sa The Guardian. Great readings indeed. Karon lang ako ma-comment. :)

Fiesta in the City
at SM City Iloilo


THE fiesta starts with a big bang with Urbandub and Spongecola tonight
Prepare yourself for the ultimate celebration this season at the ultimate shopping and entertainment destination!

For five years now, SM City Iloilo and the Department of Tourism Region VI (DOT 6) are once again bringing you Fiesta in the City, an annual gathering of the provinces to showcase their products, places, festivals and the ingenuity of their people.

The idea of this event came into mind due to the concern of bringing the towns of the respective provinces closer to the Ilonggos. As the saying goes, “huwag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan” (Don’t be a stranger in your own country), DOT 6 and SM City Iloilo are doing their share to give Ilonggos and tourists alike easy access to the best of the provinces.

The activity will kick off with a big bang through a two-day Street Party and Food Festival at the car park on May 19 to 20 from 6PM onwards.

Sumptous dishes will be available for the party-goers to enjoy throughout the night.

SM City food tenants who will be joining the food fest are Shakey’s, Jollibee, Tinatonis Mantou, Zagu, Sbarro, Misuya BBQ and Chick-Inn Burger.

The night will not be complete without music. SM City Iloilo has prepared a musical extravaganza that will keep the night alive and will make the audience jump off their feet. Urbandub and Spongecola will be the featured bands on May 19 and May 20 respectively.

Urbandub brings the Sound of the Giant South like never before. At the forefront of the whole movement is a band that has a record that surpasses most bands than that of the bands that have come out of the Queen City of Cebu. And they will bring the noise at the car park of SM City Iloilo bringing that pride alive through their heart thumping music that will surely keep the audience’ feet off the ground.

Meanwhile, Spongecola, will rock the stage with their stabbing guitar playing and aggressive vocals.

These two award-winning bands will surely be an interesting flavor added to the delectable food served at the venue.

The month-long celebration of Fiesta in the City will feature the Trade Fair of the provinces on May 22-28 wherein products of the different towns of the respective provinces will be sold.

Festival Presentations from the Bariw Festival Dancers of Nabas, Aklan, Bulalakaw by the West Visayas State University Little Theater, Hayahay-Pagwagayway kang Katahum Kang Antique, Prima Galaw of St. Paul’s University, and Iloilo City Paraw Regatta’s Samba sa Villa will be on May 22, 27 and 28 respectively.

The Parade of Sagala Queens will be a spectacle as muses from the different provinces will go around the mall with hearththrob TJ Trinidad of ABS-CBN’s Gulong ng Palad on May 28.

Fiesta in the city is also brought to you by San Miguel Corporation, Eon Centennial Plaza Hotel, Iloilo Business Hotel, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Celebration, VJ Semiconductors, Picture City, Dermclinic, Panay News, Breakthrough, Villa Regatta, Buto’t Balat, Mang Inasal, Ted’s Old Timer Lapaz Batchoy, Greenwich and Dunkin Donuts.

You know that when you want ultimate celebrations, there can only be one place to go-SM City Iloilo.

(taken from: Panay News)

Guys, nice pics and everything. I'll post more tomorrow. I would like to comment but I'm out of time na .. he he. i'm sure the rest of UK forumers will be out of the web tonight coz it's Football Finale in Paris, France. It's Arsenal (london) vs Barcelona. Sureball ako Wecky and Kirby is in the pub right now. I'm heading that way, too with my friends. Go Arsenal ! :cheers:

Chy, thanks for posting Dumangas pics. really, really beautiful.

Caloy, gatan-aw ka na da? Eight thirty ang start. Barely less than an hour na lang! Yhooo !
Barca won .. hehehe. Nagsalalakit lang ulo ko sa pub. Awaiting World Cup na lang sa Germany .. soon.

Nice pics of Dumangas Port. It's expanding .. hurray! I hope it's doing well as well. What other inter-island vessels are they catering at the moment aside from the one going to Negros? Lots of potentials I can see for Dumangas in the future.

bag-o lang ko post sa thread 17 bah!!!

WELCOME
ILOILO - "Heart of the Philippines" XVII

Hala Bira!!!

DA Undersec Paras opens
national mango congress

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He said that Iloilo aims to become the country’s leading mango producers. It has a potential owing to its fertile soil. The parent stocks of Guimaras mangoes came from Leon, Sta. Barbara and Cabatuan, Iloilo.

He told Panay News that two companies based in Saudi Arabia approached him. The two companies are planning to import mangoes here if the Iloilo Airport of International Standard in Cabatuan-Sta. Barbara begins to operate.
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Currently, Guimaras mango is the only mango that passed the standards of Australia and United States of America (USA). According to DA-Regional Office VI, as of the first quarter, there were already 212,000 kilos shipped to Australia and 60,000 to USA. The Guimaras mango is in demand in these two countries because of its delicious taste.

The Philippines ranked sixth top world’s mango producers.

(article taken from: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news12.htm)
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seems the new Iloilo Airport is already in business though wala pa ma-open. Paspas Iloilo ! :cheers:
It's a long wait pa Jon but true to say nga "on business" na ang new Iloilo airport though it wasn't opened yet. The potentials are all there, just awaiting for the right time. Will this be a good signal for Iloilo's bid for better international market accessibility? Good for Iloilo and for Western Visayas! Go ILOILO!

Digto ko 'ya gawaswas post sa Heritage Watch...hehehe!

Let them aware that Iloilo is the Heritage Champion.

Hi Lew. Nice to see you here in our forum. Waswas lang to. Needless to say, ILOILO is always a Heritage Champion. No questions asked na gid man. We've proven a lot of things in the past and we have evidences to show off as well. :)

City Hall urges DOE to release share from power plants’ revenues
By Jeehan V. Fernandez
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Peñaredondo said the city is entitled to the said benefits amounting to P19,312,362.11 as of September 15, 2005 since year 1998.

The city will get 60-perecent share while the host barangays where the power plants are situated will receive the remaining 40 percent. May 19, 2006

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories8.php)

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well done. More money for the city. Go Trenas! :cheers:
Let's get what we deserved. That's all I can say. It's not about money per se. The city is entitled to have its share, so be it. It would be nice if they'll give the city's share soon. We can use it for more projects, etc.

That's right, kirb. In the future may ara na 'ta dedicated nga forum para sa Iloilo's Heritage. I'm also inviting some friends and other folks at dinagyang.com to join us here.
Na-notice mo nga kita lang sa Pilipinas ang gahatag daku gid nga pagtamod sa Heritage Conservation. This is our real wealth.

Hi Lew. Nice to see you here in our forum. Waswas lang to. Needless to say, ILOILO is always a Heritage Champion. No questions asked na gid man. We've proven a lot of things in the past and we have evidences to show off as well. :)

That's right, kirb. In the future may ara na 'ta dedicated nga forum para sa Iloilo's Heritage. I'm also inviting some friends and other folks at dinagyang.com to join us here.
Na-notice mo nga kita lang sa Pilipinas ang gahatag daku gid nga pagtamod sa Heritage Conservation. This is our real wealth.
Thanks for inviting them Lew. Tani damo ma-join di.

Concerning Heritage Conservation, I can sense that we're bit active lately. If we are giving much emphasis on our heritage values it's because Iloilo is full of it. We have so many things to show, so many stories to tell, and our cultures knows no boundaries way back then. Buildings back home are history themselves. Iloilo's Churches til now are undisputed. We're surely banking on them to show we're still the best! :)

i agree with that saying, Kirbs. Nagadamo na gid man ang unis sa aton. I wonder how they are thriving despite economic crisis back home. Oh btw, tama ka gid to say that more schools, more scholars gid man kay damo naga-offer scholarships mo. Maayo gid ini sa mga Ilonggos.
More to come ... and let's welcome them with open arms!

Hala Bira ILOILO!

Here's the draft Iloilo City Downtown Central Business District Heritage Conservation Guidelines : http://www.philippines.canurb.com/callereal/guidelines.pdf

What programs should be introduced to Ilonggos to boost entrepreneurship and to showcase Ilonggo products and services locally and globally?

WILLIAM GELLA
Local government support thru tax break and grants. Buy Filipino mentality. Innovation incentives. Sell local produce/services. Good access to domestic and international markets.

DR. ROBERT GALINDEZ
I think enough of inputs had been given to would be entrepreneurs. It is high time to put them to practice with so much support. I recommend the business incubation program.

NONEL GEMORA
First of all entrepreneurship as a college subject is a must in universities. Second is banks should push some loaning instead of the traditional loaning to retailers and traders.

SUSIE FACULTAD
Maybe we should also have a trade fair here in Iloilo and invite producers to showcase their products, invite consumers and investors to see and patronize the products and services of Ilonggos.

PHILIPPE UY
The government should support Iloilo Producers Association (IPA). Great products! So much potential for Ilonggo entrepreneurs and Ilonggo products.

WEIN GADIAN
Skills trainings for entrepreneurs. We have more than enough raw materials we could make into items competitive both locally and abroad, eg. Handmade Paper, Furniture, Weaving & more.

VAL MARAVILLA
AWARENESS PROGRAMS – to inform existing and would be entrepreneurs of services available (government & private) to improve and market products, improve business management and funding sources.

MARTIN SORIANO
The showroom is a great help. Let's just take it from there and see where God leads us.

SAM PRUDENTE
A long term quality assurance and guarantee program... Ilonggos should be able to study and work with a guarantee of excellence. If they don't live up to it, redo it for free.

From : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/19/what.programs.should.be.introduced.to.ilonggos.to.boost.entrepreneurship.and.to.showcase.ilonggo.products.and.services.locally.and.globally.html

Pakuyang sa Tangyan Festival
Igbaras, Iloilo

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/tangyan_tn.jpg
Colorful costumes and lively performances once again filled the streets of poblacion Igbaras, Iloilo during Thursday's culminating activity for the town's 2nd Pakuyang sa Tangyan Festival.

DA says WV agriculture, exports upbeat
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE agriculture sector in the region is back on track after the slowdown caused by the lengthy drought period and flooding last year.

Exports of agricultural products also continue to generate strong potentials.

This was the assessment of Department of Agriculture (DA) during an investment forum May 17 aimed at enhancing the six key commodities in Western Visayas which includes mango, muscovado sugar, cutflower and foliage, saba banana, seaweeds and pork.

“The investment forum was timely considering the agriculture and fisheries sector today is on the upbeat mood, having overcome the setbacks brought about by last year’s El Niño dry spell in some areas and floods in other areas,” stressed Agnes Catherine Miranda, director for planning service of DA.

“With the exception of poultry industry which deliberately reduced production due to the bird flu scare, all agriculture sub-sectors performed well in the first quarter of 2006. Even our agricultural exports are on the upswing,” Miranda explained.

Miranda said that Western Visayas is basically an agriculture-driven economy as about 43 percent of its land area is devoted to crops cultivation.

“The rich soil and conducive climate of the region have made the sector a lucrative source of livelihood and employment,” Miranda pointed out.

Likewise, she highlighted the flourishing agricultural outputs of the region.

“Western Visayas’ trade is expanding as agriculture production grows and exports surge in the top five agri-fishery products including frozen and canned fish, dried sea weeds, muscovado sugar, mango, ginger and banana chips,” Miranda said citing data from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) 6.

The regional customs office reported that the total volume of agri-fishery products shipped out reached about 2.2 million metric tons in 2005. This represents 5.71 percent of the total volume of exported products.

One major product being exported to other countries is muscovado sugar which is produced from pesticide-free sugarcane and undergoes chemical-free processing.

The region also has no problem on pork production as it was declared and remains free from foot and mouth disease (FMD) by the Office of Epizotic International (OEI) since 2001.

OEI is an intergovernmental organization of 167 member-countries which aims to ensure transparency in the global animal diseases situation.

Also, Miranda cited the accessibility and logistics boost because of the presence of infrastructure network connecting the region to the rest of the country.

“Industry support is very visible with the establishment of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway from Western Visayas to Metro Manila which lowered post harvest loss by 40 percent as a result of limited manual handling and decrease in travel time,” Miranda pointed out.

Miranda said that with these advantages the region can offer, investors would likely be interested to pour in their money to develop the said priority commodities.

“To further boost competitiveness, important investments should be focused in the areas of production, product safety and standards, and proper post handling technologies,” Miranda asserted.

Further, she affirmed there should be empowerment of the small farmers and fisherfolk so that they may achieve food security for the nation and at the same time secure for themselves better incomes and sustained living.

“We also have to strengthen partnerships and attain synergy among the agri-fishery and agribusiness stakeholders in Western Visayas as government will not be able to do it alone,” Miranda urged.

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)

ESTANCIA, ILOILO

http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories/photo/topstories1.jpg

Years of fishing, legal and illegal, have taken toll on the so-called “Alaska of the Philippines.”

DA says WV agriculture, exports upbeat
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE agriculture sector in the region is back on track after the slowdown caused by the lengthy drought period and flooding last year.

Exports of agricultural products also continue to generate strong potentials.

This was the assessment of Department of Agriculture (DA) during an investment forum May 17 aimed at enhancing the six key commodities in Western Visayas which includes mango, muscovado sugar, cutflower and foliage, saba banana, seaweeds and pork.

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)


Are we beginning to bring back the old glorious days?

Uswag Iloilo!

Japanese ambassador
visits major projects in Iloilo


ILOILO City - Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Ryiuchiro Yamazaki visited Iloilo Thursday to inspect their major projects in the province.

Both the province and city of Iloilo are recipients of big projects from Japan through the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC).

Mayor Jerry Treñas who met with Yamazaki over lunch said the projects that were poured in to Iloilo were realized through the efforts of the national government and aimed at taking care of the needs of the Ilonggos.

Iloilo City is a recipient of the P4.262-billion flood control project under the 25th Yen Loan Package of the JBIC. This project is envisioned to solve the perennial flooding in the city every time heavy rain pours.

However, the major civil works of the project are being delayed by the onset of the rainy season. It is expected that the construction will resume in five to six months and will be completed after three years.

Another undertaking being funded by the JBIC is the New Iloilo Airport Development Project worth some P6.2 billion. The airport of international standard, which is set to be completed in March 2007, will be able to service big airline companies and could accommodate an additional number of flights in a day.

The airport project is 55 percent complete as of now but has a slippage of negative 25 percent.

The contractor, however, is optimistic that work will gain momentum once additional equipment arrives from Japan.

In addition to the two major projects, the JBIC and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are also providing technical support like conducting feasibility studies for other proposed projects here.

(article taken from: Panay News)

Eugenio Lopez Sr. Centenial, July 20, 2001

REMARKS by OSCAR M. LOPEZ
Meralco Theater

What can an admiring son say on his father's one hundredth birth anniversary? I honestly don't know where to begin. Obviously, my father's life was one tough act to follow… or even contemplate. He was no doubt, one of the great Filipinos of his time. He was more than just a captain of industry. He showed the Filipino people how to take control of their economic destiny… why they must take control of their economic destiny. He believed in the Filipino's ability to be world class.

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He had his share of disappointments. In fact, he and his brother, former Vice President Fernando Lopez, were orphaned early in their childhood. Their father, who was Governor of Iloilo province, was shot right in his office by a political assassin. He eventually died from his wounds. My father was just six and a half years old when he was orphaned. An uncle, Don Vicente, raised him and his brother as if they were his own children.

In a sense, it was the extended family structure of the Lopezes that enabled my father and his brother to have a normal childhood following their father's death. Don Vicente Lopez treated them as his own children, loving them and inculcating in them the same values for which the family is known for.
This is why if there is one trait that made my father the great man that he was, it is the way he lived by the values he learned as a child. One of the more important is his word of honor. He was one of those old fashioned men who lived by their word of honor, no matter how painful or inconvenient that might be. It was perhaps his secret of success as a businessman. He would have been appalled at how words have become cheap in today's world.
His adherence to his old world values were put to the most painful test when towards the end of his life, he gave up all the wealth he has earned and accumulated over his lifetime to uphold what to him is most important --- honor and family unity.
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He finished his law degree from the University of the Philippines with excellent grades, as usual. He proceeded to Harvard, where he pitted himself with the best minds, convinced that Filipinos are capable of world class performance. He practiced law for a while with the law office of Vicente Francisco, where he met and developed a lifetime friendship with Claro M. Recto.
But my father decided after a few years that he wanted to go back to Negros and help manage the inheritance he shared with his brother, Toto Nanding, who was already helping manage the sugar central in Negros at that time. He promised his young city-bred bride that he would be a millionaire before he was 30.

It took a typhoon that destroyed 60% of the Lopez hacienda's sugar crops to make my father realize that the future did not lie in managing a sugar plantation. Aside from the weather, much depended on world market prices and there was also the months in a year when capital lies idle. He realized that money was to be made in the centrifugal milling of sugar and also in branching out to other industries.

Soon he and his brother decided to hire an encargado to run the plantation while they moved back to Iloilo. They revived their father's newspaper, El Tiempo, went into the transportation industry, all the time sharing everything in their business, fifty-fifty.

If there are two words to describe my father's behavior in his early days in business, these are bold and audacious. He didn't pick just any target as a crusading publisher of El Tiempo, he picked the Governor of the Province. He accused the politician for corruption and for being involved in jueteng. Death threats and a libel suit didn't faze him. He was uncompromising with corruption. He saw his mission as publisher in these words, "drive away from our midst the big scoundrels in government who are devouring our country and reducing its people to poverty and misery." He was victorious in his first skirmish with corrupt government officials. The libel suit was dismissed and the Governor was removed from office.

It was also the same boldness and audacity that characterized my father's decision to go into the transportation business. At that time, very few Filipinos ventured into this sector, perhaps because of the complexity of operations and the size of capital required. But my father put up a ferry operation between Negros and Iloilo and provided the only competition to the long established dela Rama Steamship Lines. Because there was need for the capacity provided by both, both flourished.

After that, venturing into land transportation was a natural next move. He founded a bus company that introduced new amenities to the bus business, including the first double decker buses in the country. His franchise covered the city, while another company covered the province. He eventually bought out the other bus company, allowing him to operate in both the city and the provincial areas.

The boldest and most audacious of my father's early business moves is the venture into air transportation. He saw the future in air transportation following a visit to Indonesia, also an archipelago like the Philippines. Up until then, the closest to a domestic airline in the Philippines was an air ferry service called Philippne Air Taxi Corporation or PATCO. It was largely involved in servicing the requirements of the American-owned mining companies Now and then, it took on passengers and mail. The planes were spartan, small and rugged and passenger comfort was not a priority.

In 1932 or just four years after PanAm was founded, my father established the Iloilo Negros Air Express Company or INAEC. He chose a ten passenger plane that has proven itself as a workhorse for several American airlines. Called the Stinson tri-motor, the plane came with plushly upholstered seats, reading lamps, a comfort room and air conditioning. These amenities were unheard of in those days. Two American pilots were hired to fly the first plane and it flew the Iloilo-Bacolod and Iloilo-Manila routes. It soon added Cebu, Davao and Zamoboanga. By 1937, want to buy my father out but he refused. As an economic nationalist, he was not about to give the Americans control of the Philippine skies.

My father's passion for business was equaled only by his commitment to the country and its progress. He believed in the Filipino's ability to excel and to lead in any field and in any task. And like the late patriot, Don Claro M. Recto, he believed that the Filipino could be and must be, the master of his own fate. He said that feeling more eloquently in these words: "The Philippines is for us Filipinos. This country is a God-given paradise we must always love… I call on all my countrymen always to beware of all forms of domination and oppression of our economy by foreign businessmen --- so that we can find solutions that will set our country free."

By the time of the Second World War, my father has made his name as a young tycoon whose business and political clout were already recognized. Everything however, came to an abrupt stop with the Second World War. Almost everything was wiped out and the family went into a survival mode. With a price on his head, my father had to keep himself several steps ahead of the Japanese.

The interlude from business concerns provided by the war years became an opportunity for the family to bond more closely, inculcate core family values and prepare for better times. It was a time when my siblings and I came to understand more clearly the kind of man my father was --- his character and his strength of will.

After the war, my father found the business empire he painstakingly built, all lost and in ruins. He had to start from scratch. The Iloilo-based businesses, including the farms, the newspaper and the bus company were revived. A college was also started. All of these were in the care and management of his brother Nanding. My father wanted something bigger, with national rather than regional impact.

It so happened that a former American pilot of his in the old INAEC came around and told him about the opportunities presented by all the surplus American war equipment including airplanes. He explored this avenue and bought a few C-47s to restart his airline business under a new name and corporation --- FEATI. The Sorianos did likewise with the old PATCO, now renamed Philippine Airlines. FEATI was the more market dominant of the two, but not for long as politics intervened to upset the playing field.

Despite the close friendship of my father and then President Manuel Roxas, the Sorianos managed to get the President's support. Soon the President started talking about the need to have just one national airline and PAL started getting more routes to fly. Two unfortunate accidents --- air crashes involving FEATI airplanes --- sealed the airline's fate. My father found it better to sell out to PAL and thus began the decades long monopoly of the airline over Philippine skies.

At this time, my father also took an interest in publishing a national newspaper. He agreed to buy the Manila Chronicle from the family of Roberto Villanueva because he felt he needed a platform to express his views on economic nationalism and governance of the country. He was also so impressed with Mr. Villanueva that he asked him to be the General Manager of the Chronicle. Bert Villanueva, however, served him in more than the Chronicle. Bert was responsible for designing the innovative financing modes that enabled my father to first successfully bid for control of the giant Biscom sugar central and eventually, Meralco. My father's interest in mass media would later include buying two broadcast networks that formed the core of what is now ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation.

The Biscom deal was another of my father's trademark audacious coups in local business history. He was not even seen as a competitor when government decided to auction its shares. But he managed it so that he gave what everyone thought was an outrageous bid that was way above what conventional wisdom thought the sugar centrals were worth. But it was precisely because his bid price was so high that government had no choice but to award the public bidding to him. It also enabled him to fight off later legal challenges to his assumption of control. Biscom enabled my father to grow big enough to be able to manage the next chapter of his colorful life: getting control of Meralco.

Meralco, of course, is the most daring and audacious of my father's accomplishments. At a time when no one in the country believed Meralco could be managed, much less owned by Filipinos, my father thought otherwise. Meralco was the largest local corporation and its operations involved technical expertise that were then handled by expatriates.
The American owners of Meralco were anxious to sell out to a Filipino group for a number of reasons including the pending expiration of the Laurel Langley Agreement and the increasing difficulty of remitting its earnings back to the mother company, General Public Utilities. They have approached a number of prominent Filipinos, the Ayalas and the Aranetas and they have all balked at buying even 5% of Meralco. Now, they have to sell 100%.

The amount involved was considered big in those days: $60 million. In comparison, the Cojuangcos bought PLDT from GTE for only $14 million and Benguet was sold years after Meralco became Filipino owned for $40 million. Even my father was initially hesitant, not only because of the amount involved but also because buying Meralco goes against most of the business tenets that had done him well through these years.

First of all, the family business was sugar. He knew nothing about the electricity business. He knew, however, that he might have to give up sugar entirely so he can give full concentration in running Meralco. Secondly, my father always tried his best to fund his expansion using internally generated funds. He does not like borrowing, specially from government. Third, as a public utility, my father will not be able to have majority control of the business as he would normally prefer. The political vulnerability of the business as well as the large amount of long term debt it must carry, require a broader ownership base.

But he also sensed the possibilities Meralco offered and told Bert Villanueva
that he will go for it if he can find a way to make it happen. And Bert did find a way. The secret, as Bert found out, was in projecting Meralco's stream of earnings over 10 or 15 years. If the Filipino buyers could assemble the $5.25 million down payment, the balance could be paid out of the annual earnings of the company. Meralco could pay for itself.

Well, my father did manage to assemble the investors and the down payment and Filipinos did take over Meralco from its American owners. My father believed enough in the ability of the Filipino managers and engineers to run a technologically complex enterprise like Meralco. He was proven right. Meralco during the years under Filipino management prior to the Marcos martial law era, was run as good as, if not better than when the Americans were in control. Electricity rate in its franchise area was the cheapest in the region. A new power plant was being built every 18 months. Not even the occasional political backlash from Presidents with whom my father had differences with, affected Meralco's ability to serve its public efficiently.

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Taken from: http://www.benpres-holdings.com/spch-72001.shtml

Bridging the Gap
By Henry F. Funtecha

Transportation services in Iloilo City, 1930s

Iloilo City became known as the 'Queen City of the South' in the 1900s up to the 1930s. It was the second city of great importance in the country, next to Manila. Due to its position, it served as the commercial and entertainment capital of Western Visayas. It was also raised to the status of a chartered city in 1937 by the Commonwealth government.

As 'Queen City', what services were available in it that made it worthy of its title?

First of all, Iloilo City was the birthplace of Filipino enterprise in commercial air transportation. It was, therefore, the operational base of the first commercial airline company in the Philippines - the Iloilo - Negros Air Express Co. (INAEC). It operated the famous Stinson Trimotor planes, as well as the amphibian airliner Sikorsky S-48. It had regular routes between Iloilo and Manila, Cebu, Davao, Del Monte (also in Davao), Bacolod, and La Carlota. INAEC advertised its air travels as 'fast, commodious, elegant and reliant'.

Iloilo was also famous for its shipping lines. The De La Rama Steamship Co., Inc. operated inter-island vessels and steamers destined to the United States and the North Atlantic ports. Its 'S/S Iloilo' was assigned in the Iloilo-Romblon-Manila route, while the 'M/V Pulupandan' covered the Iloilo Pulupandan run. It also has inter-island steamers like the 'M/S Kanlaon' and 'M/S Mambukal'. The jewel of the fleet was the 'M/V Don Esteban', undoubtedly the most luxurious vessel in the local inter-island service in the 1930s. Passenger fares in the Iloilo-Manila route in the De La Rama Steamship Co. boats in 1934 were the following:

1st class with cabin P 20.00
1st class without cabin P 15.00
Student rate P 13.00
3rd class P 8.00

For the Iloilo-Pulupandan run, the fare rates were:

1st class P 0.70
3rd class P 0.30

Compania Maritima, another giant in water transportation had two steamships assigned to the Iloilo-Manila run, with stop-overs in Cebu and Pulupandan. 'S/S Corregidor' covered the Iloilo-Cebu-Manila route, while 'S/S Negros', the Iloilo Pulupandan-Manila run. Compania Maritima's fare rates in 1935 were the following:

Iloilo to Manila Cebu
1st class P 31.30 P 18.10
2nd class P 21.90 P 12.65
3rd class P 12.50 P 7.25
Discounts of 10% for round trip tickets

It appears that De La Rama's rates were lower than Compania Maritima, but the former's rates were based on the direct Iloilo-Manila run, while the latter had stopovers in Cebu or Pulupandan.

Another Iloilo-based shipping line was the Negros Navigation Co. whose main office was in Blumetritt St., Iloilo City. It operated the boat 'M/V Princess go Negros' in the Iloilo-Silay line, the 'M/V Marapara' in the Iloilo-Cebu via San Carlos, Guihulngan, Bais and Dumaguete run, and the M/V San Carlos' (Hoi Fook) in the Iloilo-Silay, Escalante, San Carlos, Bais, Dumaguete and Cebu route.

Iloilo City was furthermore the home of modern land transportation in the 1930s. It had plentiful of buses and taxis plying various points within the city and its districts. The conglomerate of People's Bus, Filipino Transit and Iloilo Transportation operated the Blue Bus, Green Bus and Yellow Bus that charged the passengers only a five centavo fare within Iloilo and its districts. It also operated the Yellow Taxi and the Bantam Taxi.

Then, there were the Jaro Express Co., Inc. with its main office in Jaro, Iloilo City. It operated taxis and double-decked buses. The company advertised its buses and taxis as 'beautiful and commodious, economical, with fast and courteous service'. Its taxis were of the Chevrolet and Willy's brands.

For out of the city destinations, there was the Panay Autobus Co., the largest of the bus companies operating in Iloilo and the whole island of Panay. In 1937, it has 316 commodious, clean and comfortable autobuses, at least in the standards of that time, that plied every accessible road in the island.

Taken from:

http://www.thenewstoday.info/20051125/transportation.services.in.iloilo.city.1930s.html

A City with a Glorious Past.

A visit to Iloilo gives a visitor a feeling of a place with a rich and glorious past. Standing side by side on a busy street is an Internet café and an Antillean mansion. For such is the charm of Iloilo, the cradle of old world genteel aristocracy that has morphed with new age technology like an eclectic tapestry.

When the Spaniards came to Iloilo in the 16th century, they discovered a people with two outstanding characteristics: industry and flair. The women had a penchant for beautiful clothes and jewelry and the men were driven to trade and industry. As early as the 19th century when most of the Philippines was still in siesta, Iloilo’s international harbor was thriving with direct shipping lines to Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, England, Europe and America. Aside from the staples of agriculture and fishing, her textile weaving industry has been on a large commercial scale and because of an abundance in timber, her shipyards were flourishing. So remarkable was the growth of commerce and trade that Spain’s Queen Regent, Maria Cristina elevated the status of Iloilo to that of a city in 1899. Inscribed in her coat of arms are the words, “La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo.”

Thus Iloilo’s golden age had begun… her port was opened to international trade which gave way to the sugar rush during the Commonwealth period. This served as a backbone of Iloilo’s unprecedented growth. The fertile plains of Panay and the rich volcanic soil of Negros were ideal for sugarcane. Exports boomed and sugar farming became a world-class industry. A new breed of wealth emerged – the sugar barons. A number of sugar centrals mushroomed and more work opportunities were available; warehouses lined Muelle Loney, filled to the hilt with sugar to be transloaded to international vessels. Iloilo then became the undisputed leader among the provinces. Sugar money built majestic tree-lined ancestral mansions around the city, afforded family travels to Europe and to the world, opened new business establishments, bought carriages, automobiles and a fleet of servants for the privileged. Because of the expansion of trade and the rapid growth of business and economic activities, a number of foreign and local firms built offices and outlets – banks, stock exchange offices, machine shops, warehouses, retail shops, printing presses, educational institutions, medical facilities, commercial firms and social clubs.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation opened its only branch in the country in Iloilo; its main office was in Manila. The Standard & Chartered Bank, another British bank, opened its only provincial branch also in Iloilo. The first government owned bank; the Philippine National Bank opened its first branch in Iloilo through the efforts of Senator Jose Maria Arroyo. When President Manuel Quezon asked him “Why Iloilo?,” he merely replied, “because it’s where the money is.” Other British, Scottish, Spanish and American firms followed, Ker and Company, Stracchan and MacMurray, Elizalde and Co., Alhambra Cigar Factory, Wolf and Sons, Standard Oil Co., to name a few.
Entrepreneurs included Danish, Catalan, Basque, Portuguese, Swiss and Americans. The first Anglo-Chinese commercial enclave emerged in Calle Real (now JM Basa Street) with the building of the first department store in the country, Hoskyn and Co. In 1947 the Panay Railways was constructed by JG White and Co. to link Panay, Capiz and Antique, the first railways built outside of Manila. Brothers Eugenio and Fernando Lopez installed the Iloilo Negros Air Express Co (INAEC), the boldest bid ever made in the Philippines for regular commercial aviation. “Deiers” rolled out its first car assembly plant in Iloilo while the country’s first double-decked buses plied its already concrete roads. By this time there was no limit to Iloilo’s progress, the first city outside of Manila to have modern conveniences like electricity, telephones, telegraph facilities, a railways system, concrete roads, an ice plant, a cinema, an air transport service, a car assembly plant, etc… It was during this golden age that she was dubbed the “Queen City of the South…”
Being a hub of activities, Iloilo became a playground of the rich, the famous and the powerful. Its illustrious sons include Don Ruperto Montinola, Ramon Avanceña, Victorino Mapa, Oscar Ledesma, Julio Ledesma, Vicente Lopez, Gregorio Araneta, Jose Maria Arroyo; and so many more. While Ilonggos knew how to work and run businesses, they also knew how to have fun with flair…
Tales of the affluent lifestyle of this period are legendary. It is said that trays of diamonds were given as gifts to friends and performing artists and one family kept an orchestra in-residence to play during their meals and lull them to sleep.

Casino Español was an exclusive club built by the Spaniards for the activities of Iloilo’s elite. Club Selecta’s annual summer ball held at this imposingly elegant architecture of roman columns was a big event in the good old days, when champagne and wine flowed to the tune of two live bands.

A Pas de Quatre and Rigodon de Honor were the order of the night. Participants included the crème de la crème of Ilonggo cosmopolitan society, ballgowns made by Manila couturiers and Iloilo’s own Ben Natividad were graced by the indays with their sedate beauties and social graces. Secret service men had to be deployed to watch over the society matrons, their debutantes and their jewelry said to cost from P100, 000.00 to P500, 000.00 at that time. The gentlemen’s predilection to vanity required them to wear tuxedos. Visitors included expatriates, senators, mayors, foreign dignitaries and businessmen from Manila, Negros and Iloilo.

One of the playgrounds for the Ilonggos then was the Polo Golf Club. Designed by a Scot and built in the 1900s by the Americans and British who worked for Panay Railways, it is now more popularly known as the Santa Barbara Golf and Country Club. It is the first golf course in the country and the oldest in Southeast Asia. Many a “fore” was heard here long before it became a popular sport.

The Jaro fiesta on February 2nd in honor of La Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria was (and still is) a showcase of opulence and grandeur. Children of well-to-do and respected Iloilo families were made to join the Rigodon de Honor and most prestigious queen reigns for a year after a grandiose coronation ball held at midnight in the Jaro Plaza amidst fireworks and band music. Foreign diplomats, politicians and dignitaries were invited to crown the queen and participate in the country’s most lavish ball.

Ilonggos travelled in style and Don Esteban dela Rama launched the country’s first luxury liner, the S/S Don Esteban. In contrast to the usual Manila bound ships, it had deluxe cabins with private baths, a spacious lounge, open decks and a dining room that was a replica of those found in first class European ocean liners.

Yes, in the good old days Ilonggos knew how to live in style. It was during this time when their culture was a study in extremes – a handful elite landowners and hacienderos lived an extravagant lifestyle throwing lavish parties in their ostentatious palaces with frescoed ceilings and humongous dining rooms with a servant in every nook and cranny while the ordinary man tilled the soil for him. Young girls studied in convent schools run by nuns where they were taught French and English. Dinner cruises were a weekend fare and whatever was fashionable in Europe was fashionable in Iloilo. Patriarchs did not only purchase huge tracts of land but entire islands as well, where they built more mansions and entertained more people. Tales of the affluent lifestyle of this period are legendary. It is said that trays of diamonds were given as gifts to friends and performing artists and one family kept an orchestra in-residence to play during their meals and lull them to sleep. “Mayabang” or snobbishness is a character trait inherited from their Hispanic ancestors and yet they were also very generous, as tales run about a señor who on his birthday would call his obreros and tear up their whole year’s vale (cash advances) in front of them. Ilonggos are also clannish; reputations were considered sacred; and the family name, a precious inheritance.

A queen dies slowly…

After World War II, Iloilo’s crown was tarnished with the impending decline in business and the rebuilding of a war-ravaged city. The city has not quite regained its stature as the Queen City of the South, a title she lost to Cebu some years later. The old moneyed families left for Manila, to more lucrative opportunities. They sent their children abroad to study and they never came back. The tree-lined antique laden structures and the Antillean mansions are now empty save for an encargado and his family who take charge of maintaining them, if and when funds trickle in. Casino Español stands as a ravaged skeleton, a silent reminder of its past glory. The Plaza Alfonso XII (now Plaza Libertad) is bare and empty, only its chipped marbled park benches remain a mute witness to the good old days, where a band used to play in its magnificent band-stand on the Alameda.

The glorious days are over but in its place, a new breed of Ilonggos with the same passion for flair and industry as their forebears have risen. These are the intellectual elite; the tai pan capitalists, the new entrepreneurs and contract workers. Migrant money. Nouveau riche. A new middle class of hardworking entrepreneurs closed the gap between the rich and the poor. For when Iloilo’s power as an economic force waned, its people were compelled to adjust their lifestyle accordingly.

Today, the city continues its march towards progress and its children have learned to live in simple peace and harmony. The province’s heritage is the Ilonggo’s solitary pride, in every sense, she is still “muy leal y noble,” the knowledge that somewhere in time, there truly was a golden age in this land. There is just too much evidence all around the province today and to the modern Ilonggo, it still is, the best of times.


Taken from: http://www.pilmap.com.ph/vis-nelly.php

Philippine Festivals showdown, part 2...

FOR those who have missed the showdown of the country' best festivals at the Aliwan Fiesta 2006, here is your second chance to see them again perform LIVE!

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The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has selected five festivals to perform during the 108th celebration of the Philippine Independence Day on June 12.

Among those who will perform are Cebu City's Sinulog Festival (Aliwan 2006 Champion), Iloilo City's Dinagyang Festival (Aliwan 2006 1st runner-up), Laoag City's Pamulinawen Festival, Passi City's Pintados de Passi, and another Iloilo Festival (either Tultugan Festival of Maasin, or Kahilwayan Festival of Sta. Barbara.)


More updates soon. http://www.byahilo.com

lots of articles to read. Thank you so much for postings them all. Eric, thanksfor the pics. Cheers!

Digto ko 'ya gawaswas post sa Heritage Watch...hehehe!

Let them aware that Iloilo is the Heritage Champion.
welcome back to Iloilo Thread, Lewdsaint. Ibet you're constatnly monitoring our thread biskan wala ka naga-post. Looks like we're all hitting the right button in here sa Iloilo Thread and sa Heritage Thread. It's really good considering that ILOILO is the Philippine's Heritage Champion. Go ILOILO! :cheers:

Bit surprising to note how much money a mango industry can bring to our local economy. I hope Ilonggos will consider this matter seriously. There's already an existing Mango Processing Plant in Guimaras. I hope we'll make use of it properly.
definitely right, Weck. We have to maximise all our resources if we want progress. Iloilo remains very ideal for commercial and manufacturing investments. Our human resource albeit excellent stays untapped. We have good ports around, probably one of the best in the country, we have good facilities to use yet we barely utilise them, etc. There's a lot to suggest. It's just a matter of asking our local officials and people to manage them all effectively. :cheers:

Aussie Agri expert speaks
in mango national confab
By ERWIN BONIFACIO


ILOILO City- An Australian agriculture officer lectured in the 8th National Mango Congress, in Amigo Trrace Hotel, here yesterday.

Dr. Bruno Pinese, senior entomologist of Department of Agriculture, Queensland, Australia, talked about the mango production in Australia.

Pinese was an invited guest of world-mango expert Dr. Hernani Golez of National Mango Research and Development Center (NMRDC).

Using a power point presentation, Pinese showed to the participants how Australia was able to maximize their mango production and exportation using technologies, proper handling and good management.

Aside from Pinese, NMRDC Dr. Hernani Golez lectured on the good agricultural practice of mango; Dr. Evelyn Mae Mendoza, a research professor of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) talks on the proper application of biotechnology in mango.

Dr. Elda B. Esguerra, research associate professor of UPLB discussed how to extend post harvest life of fruits for local and export markets. Mr. Larry Lacson, dealt with the quarantine requirements of fruits for experts.

Ms. Daisy Tañafranca of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) tackled packaging technology for fruits. The last speaker, Mr. Ben Roy, representative of Min Fruit, a non-government organization of different fruit growers in Mindanao Island, explains the role of Mindanao Fruit in the development of the mango industry in Mindanao.

The 8th National Mango Congress formally ended last May 18.

The educational trip of congress participants to Guimaras was held yesterday. The National mango congress is held annually to gather mango growers all over the country to discuss ways to improve the mango industry in both local and foreign markets.


(article taken from: Panay News)

Alimodian eh, joke lang.
Too many towns' developments were featured lately. In my opinion, towns of Pavia, Oton and Leganes are presently enjoying economic boom since they are very near the city area. However (or potentially), towns of Sta Barbara, Pototan and Dumangas pose a good economic upswing as well and welcome future expansion. Sta Barbara for instance will be the site of the new Iloilo airport.
Pakot ko gid nga Alimodian gid ang manguna .. he he. Hi Weck!

I'm thinking same thing Weck sa mga list sang municipalities nga gin-mention mo. We'll seena lang. Few more years to go na lang guro, makita ta na kung sin-o gid man ang mangin kakumpetensiya sang Iloilo City.

mas gusto ko pa nga agricultural kita. mas manami ang scenery. amo lang na ugaling eh, the industrial guihapon ang manguna.

p.s. ano ma na man, damo agi ca big brother subong. puro gasiliniyagit. huwaaaaaa, sakit dulonggan ko.

Good articles mga amigo. They're all impressive! Paspas na ILOILO!

2006 Heritage Month Celebration: A series of festivities
By Janice V. Busil
Photos by A.Chris Fernandez


Iloilo City proudly hosts this year's National Heritage Month Celebration. In relation to this, the Iloilo City Government, National Commission for Culture and Arts together with the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council and the Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. have prepared various activities for the month-long celebration. Different kinds of events featuring the rich culture and talents of the Ilonggos will take place in major heritage sites in the city.
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(taken from: The News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/19/2006.heritage.month.celebration.a.series.of.festivities.html)
Continuously proving our very best. Btw, any idea of won the tagline contest?

mas gusto ko pa nga agricultural kita. mas manami ang scenery. amo lang na ugaling eh, the industrial guihapon ang manguna.

p.s. ano ma na man, damo agi ca big brother subong. puro gasiliniyagit. huwaaaaaa, sakit dulonggan ko.
Indeed, agricultural development is nice and promising but we have to diversified our economy in Iloilo if we want to progress as a province. We cannot solely depend on agricultural industry as it's very fragile and inconsistent. Same though if we just delve more on industrial and commercial. Dapat balance lang. As what most of the people claimed here, we're hitting all corners of development back home. That's Iloilo! Yes Iloilo!

Thanks for inviting them Lew. Tani damo ma-join di.

Concerning Heritage Conservation, I can sense that we're bit active lately. If we are giving much emphasis on our heritage values it's because Iloilo is full of it. We have so many things to show, so many stories to tell, and our cultures knows no boundaries way back then. Buildings back home are history themselves. Iloilo's Churches til now are undisputed. We're surely banking on them to show we're still the best! :)
Welcome back Lew.Hope to meet all your invites here in SSC. I'm sure they'll have a lot to share.

Heritage became a prime commodity lately. Almost every city here in Europe is vying to become one. And it's really nice that we mimic this thing back home especially that Iloilo has so much to share and proffer when it comes to culture and history. There's so many "first" in Iloilo, and it's all written everywhere. Even commercial establishments, banks, etc attest to this bid. I'm glad we're part of early civilisation. Simply the best!

Fiesta in the City
at SM City Iloilo


THE fiesta starts with a big bang with Urbandub and Spongecola tonight
Prepare yourself for the ultimate celebration this season at the ultimate shopping and entertainment destination!

For five years now, SM City Iloilo and the Department of Tourism Region VI (DOT 6) are once again bringing you Fiesta in the City, an annual gathering of the provinces to showcase their products, places, festivals and the ingenuity of their people.
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(taken from: Panay News)
Sweet. Ma-miesta na ta tanan! Yehoooooo!

Thursday, May 18, 2006
Toral: Real estate developments and IT
By Janette Toral
Digital Filipino

While validating my outsourcing destination matrix report with DigitalFilipino.com club members in Davao, Cebu and Cagayan De Oro, we realized the challenges in front us of that needs to be dealt with at the earliest time.

Davao, despite being an early player in the outsourcing scene, is continuously being left behind by provinces, in terms of locator investment, in different parts of the country. This is because of the lack of buy-in by the real estate sector in their city. Up to this time, there’s no IT (information technology) park or IT zone in Davao City.

From what I was told, an IT park or zone is farfetch for several reasons. First, many people who own properties and buildings in the city have left already and migrated to another country.

They usually just come home to check on their property, pay real estate and building taxes. But they have no intention to sell or develop the land.

As a result, there’s no momentum to follow-through what the IT sector and government have started.

The Davao IT sector used to provide advice to nearby cities like Cagayan de Oro. Those in Cagayan de Oro certainly picked up the advice and have moved forward.

Cagayan De Oro City is the first location in Mindanao to have an IT park where incentives can be applied by its respective locators. Unlike in Davao where the number of IT players is gradually increasing, the IT industry in Cagayan de Oro is very much in its infancy stage where the formation of an IT association will take time. Like Davao, Zamboanga and General Santos City, it has to contend with the predicament of being located in Mindanao.

It takes a lot of convincing for a prospective client to visit the place. Some who do are so paranoid that they always look around, wary that some bad elements will stop by and abduct them.

Although there are properties being developed in these cities for IT parks, there’s no ready-made facility to prod investors to simply make a decision to go and occupy the place. The real estate players in Mindanao have to move fast in developing their areas or they’ll end up missing plenty of opportunities.

As I mentioned last week, Cebu’s main challenge is also the availability of office space, although this is now being addressed by some property developers.

Where space is not available, Iloilo provided a reasonable alternative with a significant number of manpower resource to back-up the location. In fact, it appears now that Iloilo is becoming Cebu’s formidable competitor in attracting locators.

The recent blackout further emphasized the need for a location like Cebu to have its own or alternative source of energy.
Perhaps it is time also for the Cebu community to decide on how much it wants to grow without endangering its environment to waste, traffic and power management.

Meanwhile, locations in Mindanao and new outsourcing destinations have to figure out their vision, what their goals are.

Cebu has already identified Bangalore, India as its benchmark in developing its information and communication technology sector as early as two to three years ago. How about the rest?

Despite these problems, there’s much to be happy about in the development of outsourcing in the Philippines. These problems are now part of the growing pains of the industry and they all present opportunities.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/05/18/bus/toral.real.estate.developments.and.it.html

Waffle Time


FRANCHISE TIMES

Very few people probably haven’t heard of Waffle Time. In its eight years of operations, it has rapidly expanded to a network of 330 branches nationwide. Waffle Time started its operation in September of 1998 in Iloilo City. It expanded to Metro Manila in June 2002 and in 2004, Waffle Time opened its doors to franchising, partnering with entrepreneurs who believe in its quality products and excellent service. At present, Waffle Time has 127 franchised outlets all over the country. This is in line with their target of being a well-known brand of waffles nationwide and in the Asia Pacific region.

Waffle Time is the first and the original chain of carts selling freshly baked waffles on site, with a wide variety of fillings to choose from. Their Savory Fillings are a flavorful array: American Hotdog, Cheese Delite, Tuna Salad, Italian Sausage, Pinoy Longganisa, German Cheese Franks, Chicken à la King, Canadian Bacon, New York Beef Franks, French Liver Pate, Hot and Spicy Corned Beef, Chinese Ham and Chorizo Canton while their Sweet Fillings make great desserts: Ultimate Ube, Swiss Chocolate, Mango Magic, Pineapple Pleasures, Strawberry ’n’ Cream and Belgian Chocolate. Such a variety makes their slogan of "Waffle Time . . ." A different Fillin’ " all the Time!" perfect for the cart’s offerings.

Besides its broad menu, what makes Waffle Time special is the partnership it has with reputable suppliers. Waffle Time products use ingredients from brands such as Nestlé, CDO and San Miguel Purefoods. The company also has a research and development team that continuously develops new fillings to ensure an endless variety for customers to choose from.

Waffle Time has a very broad target market, as its products are suitable for almost all ages. Students, employees, people on the go, families and commuters are all customers, which is why most Waffle Time carts are located inside or near schools, in malls and supermarkets, and in terminals and railway stations.

Going beyond retail, Waffle Time also offers party packages for waffle lovers of all ages. The company is active in marketing the brand and does regular advertising with ABS-CBN, GMA7, RPN9 and ABC-5.

Waffle Time has opened branch offices in Dagupan, Cebu, Iloilo, Davao and Cagayan de Oro to serve the Northern Luzon, Central and Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas and Palawan, Southern and Northern Midanao, making it easy for existing and potential franchisees in these areas to manage the operations of their outlets.

The Waffle Time Franchise Package includes use of the Waffle Time name and its business operations system, mobilization setup, cart and signage, equipment and small wares, as well as marketing, operational and technical support.

For inquiries on the Waffle Time franchise, please call Bryan T. Jaspe at (02) 550-6569 or (0920) 962-2389 or e-mail customerservice@waffletime.com.


Link : http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=39289

Yes, we are glad that our goverment and the people are now giving much more attention to our inherent legacies by preserving them. Let's bring back our glorious past!!! Go go go Iloilo.

Welcome back Lew.Hope to meet all your invites here in SSC. I'm sure they'll have a lot to share.

Heritage became a prime commodity lately. Almost every city here in Europe is vying to become one. And it's really nice that we mimic this thing back home especially that Iloilo has so much to share and proffer when it comes to culture and history. There's so many "first" in Iloilo, and it's all written everywhere. Even commercial establishments, banks, etc attest to this bid. I'm glad we're part of early civilisation. Simply the best!

Pakot mo gid, Jon. Gamonitor lang ako sang mga posts nyo diri sa weekdays para updated man ako ah! Weekend lang ako makaintra sa inyo.

Yes! We are truly the Heritage Champion. Kung si kirby pa ang pahambalon, needless to say ara na ang mga prohiba!


welcome back to Iloilo Thread, Lewdsaint. Ibet you're constatnly monitoring our thread biskan wala ka naga-post. Looks like we're all hitting the right button in here sa Iloilo Thread and sa Heritage Thread. It's really good considering that ILOILO is the Philippine's Heritage Champion. Go ILOILO! :cheers:

ILOILO is such a progressive place... kumbaga daw reflection sa sang entire na Philippines, it is rich in culture paguid. Iloilo is a major port in the country, like Dumangas port which is actually expanding and the International port, Muelle Loney... Iloilo is a also an important Fishing ground. kung agricultural lang, we have many agricultural crops. Livestock is a major business in the province.. If people are lookin for recreation, Sta. Barbara is a good destination, my Iloilo, Race Track, Shooting Range kag Golf Course digto. if you want to experience the natural diversity of Iloilo, makalapudpud lang tiil mo, di mo guid guro maubos and natural wonders ya. Since lapit na lang mahuman ang International Airport sa Cabatuan, dako gid ni na bulig sa mga town itself kag sa mga malapit pa na town... This will make Iloilo a Gateway to the Visayas. Since we have an international sea port, we are really approaching progress... Though, obviously indi kita makacompete sa Manila or Davao at least, we still have advantages...

I've read in a book na Iloilo daw is a no good place to visit since it lacks good restaurants and hotels... La sila kabalo na ILoilo is now improving rapidly... I know that we have a long way to go... but hey, this is ILoilo... "The City of neverending Love" GO GO ILOILO!!!!


AND GUYS... my proposal is to introduce Iloilo to Ilonggos, let them discover Iloilo too... some Ilonggos doesn't even know that ang ginatindugan nila or ginasimbahan nila is a local heritage site... so i want Ilonggos to experience Iloilo too... if di niyo maintindihan... ari ho... "we should not be foriegners from our hometown. we should know and realize that Iloilo is a place worth living." NAKS!!!

...ILOILO AIRPORT APPROACHES COMPLETION....

from Tiring, Cabatuan, the New Iloilo Airport is rising from the vast horizon of the feilds, the slope-like roof of the administration building is visible from the road. the control tower is also seen from afar. According to a source, many commercial companies bought the areas surrounding the airport.

Good articles mga amigo. They're all impressive! Paspas na ILOILO!
Thank you amigo. Good morning dira sa imo. All articles leads to Iloilo's development and progress. We're developing rapidly as expected. so for now, "Paspas Iloilo!"

Waffle Time


FRANCHISE TIMES

Very few people probably haven’t heard of Waffle Time. In its eight years of operations, it has rapidly expanded to a network of 330 branches nationwide. Waffle Time started its operation in September of 1998 in Iloilo City. It expanded to Metro Manila in June 2002 and in 2004, Waffle Time opened its doors to franchising, partnering with entrepreneurs who believe in its quality products and excellent service. At present, Waffle Time has 127 franchised outlets all over the country. This is in line with their target of being a well-known brand of waffles nationwide and in the Asia Pacific region.
....
Link : http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=39289
Good for Waffle Time's development. Go waffle! Can I have my fave waffle cheese pleeeaseee! :)

Japanese ambassador
visits major projects in Iloilo


ILOILO City - Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Ryiuchiro Yamazaki visited Iloilo Thursday to inspect their major projects in the province.

Both the province and city of Iloilo are recipients of big projects from Japan through the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC).
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In addition to the two major projects, the JBIC and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are also providing technical support like conducting feasibility studies for other proposed projects here.

(article taken from: Panay News)
Welcome Japon! Hope to see more and more projects in Iloilo courtesy by JBIC. Madamo gid nga salamat, JBIC!

...ILOILO AIRPORT APPROACHES COMPLETION....

from Tiring, Cabatuan, the New Iloilo Airport is rising from the vast horizon of the feilds, the slope-like roof of the administration building is visible from the road. the control tower is also seen from afar. According to a source, many commercial companies bought the areas surrounding the airport.
The moment is coming "soon" for Iloilo to spread its wings .. barely a year more to go and the city and province of Iloilo will welcome its new partner for progress, the new Iloilo International Airport. :) Thanks for the info, Pacific!

ILOILO is such a progressive place... kumbaga daw reflection sa sang entire na Philippines, it is rich in culture paguid. Iloilo is a major port in the country, like Dumangas port which is actually expanding and the International port, Muelle Loney... Iloilo is a also an important Fishing ground. kung agricultural lang, we have many agricultural crops. Livestock is a major business in the province.. If people are lookin for recreation, Sta. Barbara is a good destination, my Iloilo, Race Track, Shooting Range kag Golf Course digto. if you want to experience the natural diversity of Iloilo, makalapudpud lang tiil mo, di mo guid guro maubos and natural wonders ya. Since lapit na lang mahuman ang International Airport sa Cabatuan, dako gid ni na bulig sa mga town itself kag sa mga malapit pa na town... This will make Iloilo a Gateway to the Visayas. Since we have an international sea port, we are really approaching progress... Though, obviously indi kita makacompete sa Manila or Davao at least, we still have advantages...

I've read in a book na Iloilo daw is a no good place to visit since it lacks good restaurants and hotels... La sila kabalo na ILoilo is now improving rapidly... I know that we have a long way to go... but hey, this is ILoilo... "The City of neverending Love" GO GO ILOILO!!!!


AND GUYS... my proposal is to introduce Iloilo to Ilonggos, let them discover Iloilo too... some Ilonggos doesn't even know that ang ginatindugan nila or ginasimbahan nila is a local heritage site... so i want Ilonggos to experience Iloilo too... if di niyo maintindihan... ari ho... "we should not be foriegners from our hometown. we should know and realize that Iloilo is a place worth living." NAKS!!!
Nice one, Pacific. Go ILOILO! :)

Welcome back Lew.Hope to meet all your invites here in SSC. I'm sure they'll have a lot to share.

Heritage became a prime commodity lately. Almost every city here in Europe is vying to become one. And it's really nice that we mimic this thing back home especially that Iloilo has so much to share and proffer when it comes to culture and history. There's so many "first" in Iloilo, and it's all written everywhere. Even commercial establishments, banks, etc attest to this bid. I'm glad we're part of early civilisation. Simply the best!
That's right, Space. That's why I know we're heading in the right track. What you can see in Iloilo right now is almost synonymous with what Europeans are doing in preserving their heritage and putting much emphasis on it for tourism and cultural awareness. And yes, you're right. We're simply the best! :)

ILOILO is such a progressive place... kumbaga daw reflection sa sang entire na Philippines, it is rich in culture paguid. Iloilo is a major port in the country, like Dumangas port which is actually expanding and the International port, Muelle Loney... Iloilo is a also an important Fishing ground. kung agricultural lang, we have many agricultural crops. Livestock is a major business in the province.. If people are lookin for recreation, Sta. Barbara is a good destination, my Iloilo, Race Track, Shooting Range kag Golf Course digto. if you want to experience the natural diversity of Iloilo, makalapudpud lang tiil mo, di mo guid guro maubos and natural wonders ya. Since lapit na lang mahuman ang International Airport sa Cabatuan, dako gid ni na bulig sa mga town itself kag sa mga malapit pa na town... This will make Iloilo a Gateway to the Visayas. Since we have an international sea port, we are really approaching progress... Though, obviously indi kita makacompete sa Manila or Davao at least, we still have advantages...

I've read in a book na Iloilo daw is a no good place to visit since it lacks good restaurants and hotels... La sila kabalo na ILoilo is now improving rapidly... I know that we have a long way to go... but hey, this is ILoilo... "The City of neverending Love" GO GO ILOILO!!!!


AND GUYS... my proposal is to introduce Iloilo to Ilonggos, let them discover Iloilo too... some Ilonggos doesn't even know that ang ginatindugan nila or ginasimbahan nila is a local heritage site... so i want Ilonggos to experience Iloilo too... if di niyo maintindihan... ari ho... "we should not be foriegners from our hometown. we should know and realize that Iloilo is a place worth living." NAKS!!!


hmmmm ano na cia nga libro pacific leopard? basi sponsored to cia. seems to be that book has no basis. basi 1900 pa to ya. as young as 1980's La Paz Batchoy is already popular in Yloilo but not outside the city and province. haaay, kulang cia ca research and studies.

pero at least i can say that book is probably bogus per se. hehehehehe...

definitely right, Weck. We have to maximise all our resources if we want progress. Iloilo remains very ideal for commercial and manufacturing investments. Our human resource albeit excellent stays untapped. We have good ports around, probably one of the best in the country, we have good facilities to use yet we barely utilise them, etc. There's a lot to suggest. It's just a matter of asking our local officials and people to manage them all effectively. :cheers:
progress means so many things to many people. For me, I always go for a high standard of living of every residents living within the area. I don't want anything superficial at all like malls, high-rise buildings, etc. yet more than half of its inhabitants are suffering from undernourishments and unemployment. What's there to be bragged about? Our local government should start helping people back home. Infras and all is what we need to move on. Let's develop all of them, and use them properly. Probably, exploit them to our advantage.

Are we beginning to bring back the old glorious days?

Uswag Iloilo!
Are we? No idea, mate ... but I know we are moving and progressing really well. News and pictures of development is mirrored in every corner of the city and province. let's just help keep the ball rolling.

Pakot ko gid nga Alimodian gid ang manguna .. he he. Hi Weck!

I'm thinking same thing Weck sa mga list sang municipalities nga gin-mention mo. We'll see na lang. Few more years to go na lang guro, makita ta na kung sin-o gid man ang mangin kakumpetensiya sang Iloilo City.
I-insert ko gid ina iya ang town ko kay manami gid man ... hehehe.

Budlayan pa subong ang mga towns nga ini to compete with majestic Iloilo tungod sa kulang pa ang ila resources and establishments. Though we can see nga nagasugod na man sila develop, it's still way too slow pa compare sa development sang city.

hmmmm ano na cia nga libro pacific leopard? basi sponsored to cia. seems to be that book has no basis. basi 1900 pa to ya. as young as 1980's La Paz Batchoy is already popular in Yloilo but not outside the city and province. haaay, kulang cia ca research and studies.

pero at least i can say that book is probably bogus per se. hehehehehe...
Even lonely planet travel books have no in-depth knowledge what's going on sa isa ka lugar. Their basis were solely focused on a superficial matter. I'm not sure how far their researchers go into details and for how long. Whether time-wise, it's updated. Bal-an mo man diri Caloy, if it's two years na ang research, outdated na ina.

hi there mga bro's. any recent pics on your new airport? can u post it? malapit na ba ito matapos?

Indeed, agricultural development is nice and promising but we have to diversified our economy in Iloilo if we want to progress as a province. We cannot solely depend on agricultural industry as it's very fragile and inconsistent. Same though if we just delve more on industrial and commercial. Dapat balance lang. As what most of the people claimed here, we're hitting all corners of development back home. That's Iloilo! Yes Iloilo!
Agree, Space. I'm sure we can improve all our sectors back home. Culture, arts, heritage, communications, networks, outsourcing, investments, industries, agriculture, manufacturing, etc. It's a definite YES gid.

btw, okay imo signature. Na-impress gid ko.

Continuously proving our very best. Btw, any idea of won the tagline contest?
Until now, wala pa ma-decide-dan ang nagdaog, Space. Hulat-hulat man kami gani .. hehehe.

hi there mga bro's. any recent pics on your new airport? can u post it? malapit na ba ito matapos?
@xzibit31: there's few pictures in our previous thread. I'll try to re-post it here later. Cheers!

ILOILO is such a progressive place... kumbaga daw reflection sa sang entire na Philippines, it is rich in culture paguid. Iloilo is a major port in the country, like Dumangas port which is actually expanding and the International port, Muelle Loney... Iloilo is a also an important Fishing ground. kung agricultural lang, we have many agricultural crops. Livestock is a major business in the province.. If people are lookin for recreation, Sta. Barbara is a good destination, my Iloilo, Race Track, Shooting Range kag Golf Course digto. if you want to experience the natural diversity of Iloilo, makalapudpud lang tiil mo, di mo guid guro maubos and natural wonders ya. Since lapit na lang mahuman ang International Airport sa Cabatuan, dako gid ni na bulig sa mga town itself kag sa mga malapit pa na town... This will make Iloilo a Gateway to the Visayas. Since we have an international sea port, we are really approaching progress... Though, obviously indi kita makacompete sa Manila or Davao at least, we still have advantages...

I've read in a book na Iloilo daw is a no good place to visit since it lacks good restaurants and hotels... La sila kabalo na ILoilo is now improving rapidly... I know that we have a long way to go... but hey, this is ILoilo... "The City of neverending Love" GO GO ILOILO!!!!


AND GUYS... my proposal is to introduce Iloilo to Ilonggos, let them discover Iloilo too... some Ilonggos doesn't even know that ang ginatindugan nila or ginasimbahan nila is a local heritage site... so i want Ilonggos to experience Iloilo too... if di niyo maintindihan... ari ho... "we should not be foriegners from our hometown. we should know and realize that Iloilo is a place worth living." NAKS!!!
Naks @Pacific. Dramatic imo sulat diri ba? .. hehehe. Thanks for the input, amigo. Ayos gid!

wala na ako masulat...hehehe!

basta I LOVE ILOILO!!!

Na-lost of words ka Lew? Amo gid ina iya.

Good evening lang sa imo dira.

hmmmm ano na cia nga libro pacific leopard? basi sponsored to cia. seems to be that book has no basis. basi 1900 pa to ya. as young as 1980's La Paz Batchoy is already popular in Yloilo but not outside the city and province. haaay, kulang cia ca research and studies.

pero at least i can say that book is probably bogus per se. hehehehehe...
huo man. Ano ina nga libro, Pacific? Local? International Travel Books? Tan-awa copyright niya ... hehehe.

Btw, please add Pancit Molo as well .. kanamit gid. Nagutom na ako. :)

Good articles mga amigo. They're all impressive! Paspas na ILOILO!
Amo gid Space. Paspas guid tuod!

Btw, gusto ko imo signatura ah .. lovely indeed! :)

Nakainum na ako nga daan....hehehe!

basta ari lang ko di ga-monitor lang!

Sige paspasi nyo da post. Gahulat lang ko mga updates ah!

Maayong aga lang da sa imo!



Na-lost of words ka Lew? Amo gid ina iya.

Good evening lang sa imo dira.

7pm na di sa amon Lew. Tingala man ko nga nagaka-lost of words ka kay medyo tipsy na gale? .. enjoy the night, mate! :)

Are we? No idea, mate ... but I know we are moving and progressing really well. News and pictures of development is mirrored in every corner of the city and province. let's just help keep the ball rolling.
snowballing amigo ah .. wahhhaaa .. kanami lang. Of course, developments are everywhere in Iloilo and so are we man diri sa UK .. paspasanay gid! :)

Nakainum na ako nga daan....hehehe!

basta ari lang ko di ga-monitor lang!

Sige paspasi nyo da post. Gahulat lang ko mga updates ah!

Maayong aga lang da sa imo!
join ako sa inyo kahubugan di Lew and Kirby. Toast to both of you.

kaagahun na di sa amon, kirb! 1:45am na di pero gamuklat pa man mata ko ah! hehehe! di mo lang ko pagsugid kay glo basi abi nya nga upod ko di migo ko, ako lang di 'ya isa. trip ko lang mag-gulf gulf gulf....hehehe!

gahulat lang ko di update!

7pm na di sa amon Lew. Tingala man ko nga nagaka-lost of words ka kay medyo tipsy na gale? .. enjoy the night, mate! :)

Until now, wala pa ma-decide-dan ang nagdaog, Space. Hulat-hulat man kami gani .. hehehe.
Basi amo na ina ang Yes ILOILO! Yes ILOILO! ni Boss Jerry. Indi ayhan? Ti daw lumabaylabay nga daw aso naman ina eh .. he he :)

space, di pa man hubog ah...nakainum lang..hehehe! Cheers my friends!!! :cheers:

join ako sa inyo kahubugan di Lew and Kirby. Toast to both of you.

Amo gid Space. Paspas guid tuod!

Btw, gusto ko imo signatura ah .. lovely indeed! :)
lipat na ako sang cheer ni Kristen Dunst sa movie niya ... i loved that! Wowoweee!

As of the moment, "Hala Bira Iloilo" is such an appropriate phrase and cheer for our beloved province and city. Maybe the roar will deafen the ears of the investors.

kaagahun na di sa amon, kirb! 1:45am na di pero gamuklat pa man mata ko ah! hehehe! di mo lang ko pagsugid kay glo basi abi nya nga upod ko di migo ko, ako lang di 'ya isa. trip ko lang mag-gulf gulf gulf....hehehe!

gahulat lang ko di update!
Kita pa migs. Siyempre eh (Judas smile .. he he). Ako man basa-basa lang ko di. Okay man da guro ah .. ayos lang ang guld, gulp, gulp mo .. basi magsala ka kag maghimo ka bala bag-o nga thread nga wala pa matapos ang thread ta haw ... he he. Sadya gid.

amo gid na ang makahuluya ang mag-ubra ko bag-o nga thread....hehehe! budlay na basi magsunggod si jonjon...hehehe!
mahutik ko sa imo kirb...mangkuta 'bi sya kung sila na sang migo ko. gahipus-hipus lang 'ni bal-an migo ko. huya man ko mamati sa extension line....hehehe!

Kita pa migs. Siyempre eh (Judas smile .. he he). Ako man basa-basa lang ko di. Okay man da guro ah .. ayos lang ang guld, gulp, gulp mo .. basi magsala ka kag maghimo ka bala bag-o nga thread nga wala pa matapos ang thread ta haw ... he he. Sadya gid.

That's right, Space. That's why I know we're heading in the right track. What you can see in Iloilo right now is almost synonymous with what Europeans are doing in preserving their heritage and putting much emphasis on it for tourism and cultural awareness. And yes, you're right. We're simply the best! :)
If Europe rocks so is Iloilo. Ag grabeeehhh!

kirbs, I'm glad the city is very supportive with this program. It really helps us a lot. It's like bridging the gap by Funtecha. Now, we can truly savour the beauty of our heritage. The unequalled glory Iloilo had and will in the future.

amo gid na ang makahuluya ang mag-ubra ko bag-o nga thread....hehehe! budlay na basi magsunggod si jonjon...hehehe!
mahutik ko sa imo kirb...mangkuta 'bi sya kung sila na sang migo ko. gahipus-hipus lang 'ni bal-an migo ko. huya man ko mamati sa extension line....hehehe!
Amo man. Medyo tahap na ko gani kay JonJon kay basi masitahan ko bala .. he he. Actually, okay man plan ni Jon ah.

basi mamula si Glo sina Lew .. he he. Talaw ko mamangkot personal questions ah. Basimalukpan ta bala haw.

Balik topic ta for the meantime. Iloilo na naman .. like Soul, it's always majestic as ever.

Hala Bira ILOILO! :)

Yes, we are glad that our goverment and the people are now giving much more attention to our inherent legacies by preserving them. Let's bring back our glorious past!!! Go go go Iloilo.
A big toast for the ICCHCC! They're helping bring back Iloilo's glorious days. Or are we just reminded how lucky we are. Cheers!

Any ideas of SM Quintin Salas opening?

Waffle Time
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Link : http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=39289
Loving this. I can have a waffle and a bottle of coke all day long okay na. it's one of my fave. Waffles of Waffle Time. The best!

Sweet. Ma-miesta na ta tanan! Yehoooooo!
Miss ko man ina. Pamiyesta man ta sang una. You know naman kung ano ang piyesta sa aton .. it's a definite fiesta. How I wish to join the region biggest fiesta, The candelaria in Jaro every 2nd of February.

Aussie Agri expert speaks
in mango national confab
By ERWIN BONIFACIO


ILOILO City- An Australian agriculture officer lectured in the 8th National Mango Congress, in Amigo Trrace Hotel, here yesterday.

Dr. Bruno Pinese, senior entomologist of Department of Agriculture, Queensland, Australia, talked about the mango production in Australia.

Pinese was an invited guest of world-mango expert Dr. Hernani Golez of National Mango Research and Development Center (NMRDC).

Using a power point presentation, Pinese showed to the participants how Australia was able to maximize their mango production and exportation using technologies, proper handling and good management.

Aside from Pinese, NMRDC Dr. Hernani Golez lectured on the good agricultural practice of mango; Dr. Evelyn Mae Mendoza, a research professor of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) talks on the proper application of biotechnology in mango.

Dr. Elda B. Esguerra, research associate professor of UPLB discussed how to extend post harvest life of fruits for local and export markets. Mr. Larry Lacson, dealt with the quarantine requirements of fruits for experts.

Ms. Daisy Tañafranca of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) tackled packaging technology for fruits. The last speaker, Mr. Ben Roy, representative of Min Fruit, a non-government organization of different fruit growers in Mindanao Island, explains the role of Mindanao Fruit in the development of the mango industry in Mindanao.

The 8th National Mango Congress formally ended last May 18.

The educational trip of congress participants to Guimaras was held yesterday. The National mango congress is held annually to gather mango growers all over the country to discuss ways to improve the mango industry in both local and foreign markets.


(article taken from: Panay News)
Bring all the experts in Iloilo. We'll definitely learn from all of them. Thanks to the Aussies!

Bring all the experts in Iloilo. We'll definitely learn from all of them. Thanks to the Aussies!

Yes! That is very Good news indeed.

Lots of developments lately especially the Calle Real Forum. thanks for all the info Guys.

Good morning to one and all!

Hala Bira ILOILO!

Basa-basa lang ko ah. & pages lalagson ko.
:cheers:

Wow, dugay na ko wala ka post diri. Dasig man gihapon ang development sa Iloilo. 17th thread na, kag damo bag-o diri (sa akon). :)

Hi Guys! Wow 17th thread na, ive been reading alot about our city over here, just decided to join in,hehehe. May God Bless our Fair and Beautiful City! The Queen's City of the South! ('s, As it should rightfully be called). heheh

hmmmm ano na cia nga libro pacific leopard? basi sponsored to cia. seems to be that book has no basis. basi 1900 pa to ya. as young as 1980's La Paz Batchoy is already popular in Yloilo but not outside the city and province. haaay, kulang cia ca research and studies.

pero at least i can say that book is probably bogus per se. hehehehehe...


guide to the south east na libro... ya 1990's pa guid man... pro mas nami ang libro na "the Philippines" lkay gin descraibe nila na manihmi ang mga mansions, kag church haven ang Iloilo detailed paguid ang ila na pagbutang sang tourist attractions... la ko natakan magbasa...

Hi Guys! Wow 17th thread na, ive been reading alot about our city over here, just decided to join in,hehehe. May God Bless our Fair and Beautiful City! The Queen's City of the South! ('s, As it should rightfully be called). heheh
Welcome to Iloilo Thread, INCOGNITO_RN.

Enjoy posting, mate! Cheers!

Bring all the experts in Iloilo. We'll definitely learn from all of them. Thanks to the Aussies!
Agree, Space. Welcome gid ang tanan nga mga experto sa Iloilo, inang tunay ha .. pwera lang self-proclaimed .. he he. Basi bala malas-awan ta haw .. joke lang.

I'm sure we can learn a lot from Australians ways in developing their agri industry. It's definitely a good help for all of us Ilonggos. Thanks for the people down-under guid. Cheers! :cheers:

Wow, dugay na ko wala ka post diri. Dasig man gihapon ang development sa Iloilo. 17th thread na, kag damo bag-o diri (sa akon). :)
Welcome back, Askal. Damo gid man bag-o, damo man development sa aton ah. Post lang diri from time to time. Hidlaw man kami sa imo post di. Cheers, mate! :cheers:

progress means so many things to many people. For me, I always go for a high standard of living of every residents living within the area. I don't want anything superficial at all like malls, high-rise buildings, etc. yet more than half of its inhabitants are suffering from undernourishments and unemployment. What's there to be bragged about? Our local government should start helping people back home. Infras and all is what we need to move on. Let's develop all of them, and use them properly. Probably, exploit them to our advantage.
I thought you're writing an essay Weck. Kuhang-kuha mo gid ang intro ba .. but I'm okay with your idea. Always go for the quality of life migs. Kinahanglan ululupod kita tanan na mga Ilonggos iya. Bulig tib-ong gid sang Iloilo. Ara na ang progress .. let's welcome them all warmly enough for them to stay sa Iloilo. Hala Bira Iloilo!

Kita pa migs. Siyempre eh (Judas smile .. he he). Ako man basa-basa lang ko di. Okay man da guro ah .. ayos lang ang guld, gulp, gulp mo .. basi magsala ka kag maghimo ka bala bag-o nga thread nga wala pa matapos ang thread ta haw ... he he. Sadya gid.
har har har. Kadlaw man ko sa inyo duha ba .. ano kamo hubog? I'm glad everything's fine here. tani join man ko sa inyo online drinking spree ba. Cheers to everyone!

...ILOILO AIRPORT APPROACHES COMPLETION....

from Tiring, Cabatuan, the New Iloilo Airport is rising from the vast horizon of the feilds, the slope-like roof of the administration building is visible from the road. the control tower is also seen from afar. According to a source, many commercial companies bought the areas surrounding the airport.
Paspas na guid pacific. Tani everything's within the time frame para mas maayo. Go Iloilo! Go St. Barbie! :cheers:

German educates through shock, awe

First posted 11:22pm (Mla time) May 19, 2006
By Hazel P. Villa
Inquirer

Editor's Note: Published on Page A15 of the May 20, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


WHILE most people adorn their houses with huge jars or ornamental plants, a German who has lived in Iloilo City for 31 years decorate his with a hair-raising 25-foot stuffed anaconda coiled on a piece of dried wood.

Another stuffed animal—a reddish brown, hairy, barrel-shaped and beady-eyed wooly tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)—is on the second floor of his house at 113 Seminario St. in Jaro District.

The house owner is Martin Stummer, a 66-year-old world traveler and former adventure tour operator who lived in the Amazon for nine years.

He said the stuffed animals were on display because people these days needed to be shocked into appreciating the importance of preserving the environment and the wildlife living in it.

“My idea was to open a small museum for educational purposes and give scientific explanation for these stuffed animals, especially because children have to be motivated to fight for nature and the kingdom of plants and animals which are so endangered i the Philippines,” said Stummer.

The mere question of where the stuffed animals came from sets off the rotund native of Bavaria, Germany into a rousing lecture on the importance of preserving the habitats of wildlife, showing that the stuffed animals were for educational purposes only and were not caught for game.

The anaconda, Stummer said, was a gift from friends—members of the Shuar tribe of the Amazon jungle who killed the big-bellied snake on suspicion that it swallowed one of their children.

The mountain tapir, an endangered species that looks like a cross between an oversized hog and an anteater, was a remnant of his work for zoological societies in Europe and the United States.

Stummer then segues into an impassioned defense of Philippine forests.

Destruction

The German pointed out that from his first visit to the country in 1975 up to his semi-retirement three years ago, he had seen the forests steadily diminish.

“In 1975 onwards, anywhere in the remote areas, land or sea, I saw only destruction. The criminal loggers, czars and cronies under Ferdinand Marcos massively destroyed the remaining forests,” said Stummer.

“The Church-obedient Filipinos who thought they had a mandate from God to produce children by the dozens had these children ending up as kaingineros (slash-and-burn farmers) penetrating through the logging trails and into the forests to complete the destruction of the cronies of Marcos.”

Stummer, who used to operate Nagarao Island Resort before encountering marriage problems with his Ilongga wife two years ago, leafed through pictures of the forests and logging operations he had taken while conducting adventure tours in the Sierra Madre and Surigao del Sur in the 1970s and 1980s.

He had visited Palawan more than 25 times until the late 1990s and claimed to see logging tracks moving deeper and deeper into the forests.

“There are no more substantial forests in Cebu, Leyte and Bohol, whose Chocolate Hills have been denuded long before I came to the Philippines,” said Stummer.

He added that when he first came to the country in 1975 to check out its possibilities as an adventure tour destination, he was pleasantly surprised by the openhearted hospitality of the Filipinos but “shocked at the state of the environment.”

Change of heart

Stummer’s reaction was understandable. He was only 23 when he lived in South America for nine years from 1963 to 1972 and was used to the untouched and lush vegetation of the Amazon jungle.

He was also basking in the recognition of being the first to bring wooly tapirs to be kept in a European zoo, specifically the Frankfurt Zoo on March 14, 1968.

The record of this feat of bringing a male and female tapir captured in Ecuador, south of the Cotopaxi Volcano, is in a yellowed cutout of the International ZooNews dated May 1968, Vol. 15, No. 2.

The stuffed animals in Stummer’s house are also testimony to his change of heart when it comes to animal conservation.

Seeing the Amazon tribes catching the tapirs, monkeys, wild boars and other wildlife for game or for food, he decided to get in touch with directors of zoological gardens who suggested that it would be in the interest of rare species to collect pairs of males and females and ship them to their premises for study and breeding.

The scientists reasoned that in case these animals become extinct in their original habitat, there would be surviving species in the zoological gardens.

“I soon realized in my later years that this concept of international scientists operating zoological gardens was wrong,” said Stummer.

“It is not possible to release the offspring of animals raised in captivity because they have lost their ability to survive. I believe that you can only save rare animals if you protect their environment,” he added.

He lamented that at the rate Philippine forests were going, the Philippine Monkey Eating Eagle in Mindanao would soon become extinct because its forest habitat was shrinking.

Saving the forest

A staunch critic of any Philippine administration that does not strongly implement environmental laws, Stummer offers three approaches to preserve Philippine forests.

First, the government should be free from corruption and have an iron-fist policy in implementing existing environmental laws. He believes it should “create much tougher penalties for violators and infuse tens of billions of pesos to facilitate the implementation of these laws with the Armed Forces of the Philippines using its facilities to apprehend illegal loggers, and polluters of the sea.”

“If the political will fades, I would suggest that we have to go to the roots of the problem by prioritizing environmental issues in all school levels and make environment a core issue in the curriculum,” said Stummer, explaining his second approach.

At the risk of declaring “environmental bankruptcy of the nation,” he said it was time to ask for help from environmental groups abroad and request them to come to the aid of the Philippines with moral and financial support. This is his third approach.

Stummer could go on and on about ways to save the Philippine environment but would momentarily stop when asked about the other stuffed animals in his living quarters, such as the South American Monkey Eating Eagle that he got dead from a hunter in 1969.

He also showed off the preserved skin of a jaguar encased in plastic which, he said, was a gift from a certain Chief Eugenio of the Cofan tribe in 1971 when he invited Stummer to be the godfather of his newly born child.

Members of the Cofan tribe shot jaguars to get the cats’ teeth, which they use as decorative necklaces, a sample of which Stummer also displays together with many other such necklaces made from the teeth of other animals.

Elsewhere at Stummer’s house are posters of endangered Philippine species, photos of his trips to the Amazon, Papua New Guinea, the Trobriand Islands, Sierra Madre and other exotic places in the world.

The common thread in these pictures and memorabilia is man in relation to his environment.

While patrons of a restaurant on the ground floor, his close friends and classmates of his three sons have seen the “mini-wildlife museum,” the semi-retired adventure tour operator and environmentalist said visits had been cut off for the moment as he had to put his personal affairs in order.

He said his environmental work on Nagarao Island, as well as other advocacies, had to be temporarily placed on the sidelines. He spends much time in court, claiming that his attempts to separate from his wife is putting his life in danger.

A picture of a shrunken human head catches this writer’s fancy. Stummer then went off to explain lengthily but this time about the cultural peculiarities of the Shuar tribe whose forefathers were feared headhunters who chopped off the heads of their enemies and reduced them to shrunken pieces.

In the same breath, he explained the connection between Shuar culture and the Amazon environment.

No matter how much the topic had changed, the nature lover brought back one’s attention to the environment by shocking one with some other preserved thing or a ghastly picture, or impressing one with blown-up images of stunning flora and majestic animals from his many adventures.

(article taken from: Inquirer Net
link: http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=2&story_id=76352&col=39)

...ILOILO AIRPORT APPROACHES COMPLETION....

from Tiring, Cabatuan, the New Iloilo Airport is rising from the vast horizon of the feilds, the slope-like roof of the administration building is visible from the road. the control tower is also seen from afar. According to a source, many commercial companies bought the areas surrounding the airport.
I think it's sort of symbolic that the new Iloilo International Airport is built on the same site of the airfield that the Japanese used during WWII, one of the factors that lead to the fall of Iloilo because now it will be one of the factors that will lead to its rise as an economic superpower. Daw ka fitting guid sang location... hehe
AND GUYS... my proposal is to introduce Iloilo to Ilonggos, let them discover Iloilo too... some Ilonggos doesn't even know that ang ginatindugan nila or ginasimbahan nila is a local heritage site... so i want Ilonggos to experience Iloilo too... if di niyo maintindihan... ari ho... "we should not be foriegners from our hometown. we should know and realize that Iloilo is a place worth living." NAKS!!!
I agree and I guess it's our task man to educate them about how 'rich' out place really is. Na notice ko man na, most people I meet are oblivious sa mga heritage naton. May ara man iban who suddenly get fascinated in the things they take for granted everyday and may ara man iban nga wala gd ya labot, it's a matter of interest man siguro.

I really like this article from the CanUrb website:

Iloilo City is a virtual time machine that will transport anyone back to its colonial past. While malls have risen in various corners of the city, they could not outshine the splendor of its colonial buildings that adorn its Calle Real, the first commercial center and its adjoining districts. They are not only testimonies of city’s rich cultural heritage but are tourism assets worth promoting.

However, these mute witnesses to the rise and fall of the Queen City of the South stand voiceless to those who found them of no use as they struggle daily to put food on their tables and clothes on their backs. Jeepney drivers pay no attention to their elegance. Sidewalk vendors shut their eyes to their grandeur. Bargain hunters take no notice of their value.

To the common folk, they merely serve as backdrops for the clatter of traffic, the sweat of commerce and the dust of shopping. They appear inconsequential to the everyday street tenant. As they labor to keep both ends meet, they are oblivious to the splendor hidden behind billboards and panaflex signage.

But at closer look, Iloilo City’s heritage buildings and houses are treasures worth keeping.
Hi Guys! Wow 17th thread na, ive been reading alot about our city over here, just decided to join in,hehehe. May God Bless our Fair and Beautiful City! The Queen's City of the South! ('s, As it should rightfully be called). heheh
greetings incognito,

welcome to SSC and the ILOILO Thread!
guide to the south east na libro... ya 1990's pa guid man... pro mas nami ang libro na "the Philippines" lkay gin descraibe nila na manihmi ang mga mansions, kag church haven ang Iloilo detailed paguid ang ila na pagbutang sang tourist attractions... la ko natakan magbasa...
diin na siya na libro pabasa bi :D May ara man libro sa library namun ... Iloilo: The Book, it's really old but it's very informative and it has a lot of pictures. May ara pa to gani aerials sang time when the Iloilo Airport was located near Fort San Pedro!.

dasig ba, had a hard time locating pa my last post :)

Subong ko lang na read ang draft sang ICCHCC kay last time indi ko ma download, I'll just paste some random interesting things I've read:

In 1930 Architect Juan Arellano of DPWH has drawn up a physical plan outlying the
spatial distribution of different land uses of the entire city. The plan is similar to Ebenezer
Howard’s concept of “Garden City”, a central city surrounded by smaller garden cities,
Arellano’s proposal indicate the functional relationship between the center and its surrounding
districts by separating them with parks and gardens. It was considered to be the first urban plan
for the city. Overlapping of events and changes in the leadership of the city government however
left the plan unimplemented.

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John Foreman, in his visit in Iloilo, had this to say of the appearance of the Calle Real.
He wrote: “The Calle Real or High Street is a winding road, which leads through the town in the
country. The houses are indescribable – that tale of all styles. Three or four architectural
adornment. Some are high – others low – some stand back with the few yards of pavement
before them – others come forward and oblige one to walk in the road.. At the extreme end of the
Calle Real is the government house built of wood and stone, and then in a very bad condition but
the style is good and it has quite the appearance of an official residence. Before it is semi-circular
garden, and in front f this is a road fenced, - in plot, in the middle of which stands a flag pole…”

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Before the construction of the skywalk, these two main streets create a strong
view corridor from the capitol down to the terminating edge of Iznart street, overlooking
the Guimaras island. Notably the well proportioned height of the 2 to 3 storey buildings
embracing the tight streetscape preserve the visual impact of the CBD conservation Area.
The existence of the skywalk creates as poor physical relationship to the area it
serves. Rather than define unique form of the heritage area it slashes and act as a
blighting and disintegrating force.
Intersection of J.M. Basa and Iznart street

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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/iloilocitypics/heritagebuildings.jpg

hehe amu lang ni anay

http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories/photo/topstories.jpg

Construction works continue at the depot of China International Water and Electric Corporation (CIWEC) at Brgy. Banuyao, LaPaz, Iloilo City. CIWEC is one of the winning bidders of the Iloilo Flood Control Project. Some 20 residents around the depot are opposing its construction for health reasons but the barangays and City councils already endorsed the project. (FAA)

(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo)

Innove helps city 9 schools go online
By Jeehan V. Fernandez


At least nine public schools in Iloilo City are now hooked to the worldwide web giving students access to global information system when classes open next month.

The computerization project was initiated under the Gearing Up Internet Literacy Access for Students (GILAS), a multi-sectoral initiative working towards providing internet connection to the more than 5,000 public high schools in the country.

Innove Communications, Inc., which carries the Globelines and GlobeQUEST brands, committed to provide Internet connection for most of the public high schools in the city.

As of the moment, Innove has wired up nine public schools under its Internet in Schools Program, one of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects.

A big part of Innove’s CSR program aims to give the youth the access to information and knowledge within reach with the rest of the world by providing broadband Internet as its share in the GILAS project.

The nine Innove-wired schools are Fort San Pedro National High School, Iloilo City National High School, Jaro National High School, Jaro High School-Buntatala, Jaro High School-Hechanova, La Paz National High School, Mandurriao High School, Tiu Cho Teg Ana Ros Foundation Integrated School and SPED-Integrated School.

(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php)

Grupo Mamumugon rules Pakuyang sa Tangyan Festival 2006
By Ian C. Espada

http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/lifestyle/photo/lifestyle.jpg

Grupo Mamumugon bested the 2nd Pakuyang sa Tangyan Festival held last week in the Igbaras, 39.9 km South of Iloilo City.

The group’s presentation depicted the important role of Tangyan River in the lives of Igbaranons as the major source livelihood of townfolks other than farming. Tangyan River serves as watershed and a venue for recreational and cultural activities.

Tangyan River is Igbaras’ main source of water serving the town’s domestic, agricultural and commercial needs. The abundant water supply of Igbaras also sustains a broad variety of animal life, including shrimps, crabs, awis or fresh water snails, tughod, sili and lobo-lobo.

Grupo Mamumugon also won the Best in Head Dress award and second place in the Street Dancing competition.

Grupo Lobo-Lobo landed on the second spot. It garnered the minor awards in Best in Music, Best in Costume, Best Choreography and 1st place in Stationary Drum Beat Competition.

Grupo Kapawa, last year’s champion, was adjudged third and got the second and third places in Stationary Drum Beat Competitions and Street Dancing, respectively.

Other minor prizes went to Grupo Kiput, Most Discipline award; Grupo Pamanlu, first place in Street Dancing; and Grupo Manugdum-ok, third place in Stationary Drum Beat Competition.

Provincial Tourism Officer Bombette Marin said “Tangyan Festival is a fitting cultural activity not only for the sole promotion of Igbaras’ as a tourist destination, but to promote its indigenous culture that has long been forgotten.”

Marin also observed significant changes in the presentations saying Igbarasnons are now getting aware of their roots and the peculiar culture they used to possess.

Marin added that the festival does not only mean merry-making but also a way of raising people’s awareness on the importance of their river that needs to be protected from exploitation.

Igabaras Mayor Jaime Esmeralda expressed his delight for the success of the festival a sign of which was the heavy downpour from the heavens right after the presentation.

Esmeralda said the rain means more blessings to be showered upon the town of Igbaras.

(taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/lifestyle.php)

I agree and I guess it's our task man to educate them about how 'rich' out place really is. Na notice ko man na, most people I meet are oblivious sa mga heritage naton. May ara man iban who suddenly get fascinated in the things they take for granted everyday and may ara man iban nga wala gd ya labot, it's a matter of interest man siguro.

I really like this article from the CanUrb website:

Iloilo City is a virtual time machine that will transport anyone back to its colonial past. While malls have risen in various corners of the city, they could not outshine the splendor of its colonial buildings that adorn its Calle Real, the first commercial center and its adjoining districts. They are not only testimonies of city’s rich cultural heritage but are tourism assets worth promoting.

However, these mute witnesses to the rise and fall of the Queen City of the South stand voiceless to those who found them of no use as they struggle daily to put food on their tables and clothes on their backs. Jeepney drivers pay no attention to their elegance. Sidewalk vendors shut their eyes to their grandeur. Bargain hunters take no notice of their value.

To the common folk, they merely serve as backdrops for the clatter of traffic, the sweat of commerce and the dust of shopping. They appear inconsequential to the everyday street tenant. As they labor to keep both ends meet, they are oblivious to the splendor hidden behind billboards and panaflex signage.

But at closer look, Iloilo City’s heritage buildings and houses are treasures worth keeping.
Nobody said it better (daw kanta ba). Thanks for the CanUrb website. Chy, for those who are oblivious of the city, it's nothing but an ordinary thing. And for those who are keen with cultural and heritage, Iloilo City's Calle Real is a thing that every Ilonggos should always be proud of. Calle Real is a symbol of Iloilo's rich and glorious past. That until now, can never be denied and ignored of. Iloilo will always be the Philippines Premiere City. Cheers! :)

I think it's sort of symbolic that the new Iloilo International Airport is built on the same site of the airfield that the Japanese used during WWII, one of the factors that lead to the fall of Iloilo, BUT now it will be one of the factors that will lead to its rise as an economic superpower. Daw ka fitting guid sang location... hehe
It is indeed, Chy. It's one of the first considerations why Tiring was chosen to be the site of Western Visayas International Airport. It was further supported by the German's feasibility study of all areas around the region, making Tiring the best choice for airport's expansion. Again, most of the areas surrounding the airport were sold out accdg to a good source. All of them is just waiting for its grand opening in 2007. Then construction will surface. Viva Iloilo!

Hi Guys! Wow 17th thread na, ive been reading alot about our city over here, just decided to join in,hehehe. May God Bless our Fair and Beautiful City! The Queen's City of the South! ('s, As it should rightfully be called). heheh

Welcome aboard, incognito_rn!

RN as in Reg Nurse? Wowoweee! Post away! Hala Bira!

Btw, also an Xmen fan .. har har har ! :)

Wow, dugay na ko wala ka post diri. Dasig man gihapon ang development sa Iloilo. 17th thread na, kag damo bag-o diri (sa akon). :)
Balik-balik lang di Askal. Hidlaw man kami sa New Yorker ba. With so many things posted here sa thread .. hope you can catch up sa mga balita di. Indeed, the best years for Iloilo City and the Province is starting to become discernible again. Hala Bira! :)