after a few years, irong will build one :)

:lol:you made me laugh.ma franchise na lang ako iya MI upod ka?.:lol:

OT. ;)
No. Relate that to Iloilo. How do you promote Philippines to the world when there is a hostage taking? Would that affect Iloilo in particular? Damage control?
How come that's OT? ;) I think you should reprimand others who are doing OT posts here as well, no?

I know there are a lot of more OT posts here before. Like some just earlier here. Haber? ;)

:lol:you made me laugh.ma franchise na lang ako iya MI upod ka?.:lol:

^^Why not basi pa lang ya:lol: pero pre tipunan gid naton ang MI para maka-franchise kita:cheers:we can look for a place na ma-traffic and congested para gutumon tawo then kaon sa MI dayon.

^^^^i am afraid of Jed.a lot of big responsibility on his shoulder now.anhon niya na alng ini tanan ka dala kon indi kita tanan mag cooperate.subong pa alang gani obra na nila ka yawyaw si jed nga wala patay gwa ya sa pungsod although the eason is in good faith.
ngaa ang nabilin da sa syudad can not do their part kon wala ang mayor haw.or basi ang iban pakitang tao lang kon ara si Jed gani mapisan kon wala gani bay-i da a wala ma na media mileage.

^^as long as he has the will to survive with the dirty politics, yakang yaka ni pareng Jed yan with the assistance and cooperation of his loyal team and as long as he is doing his job in good faith....nobody can put a good man down:bash::bash:

Read the post after. Duh! It has been finished! :bash: Now, just give me the information as what Readytogo said! ;)






The big question: Given the situation in Manila, how do we do some damage control after what happened in Manila...hostage crisis in Metro Manila. I guess, the thing called "layo naman Manila ah" does not apply, especially when it comes to encouraging investors and tourists here in the Philippines.

Who was responsible for the thing? Media? Police?

maybe police bern. i think there not really well trained on that kind of situation.. ano naman n ang matabo sa mata sang international community..:ohno::ohno::ohno:

sorry sa OT

maybe police bern. i think there not really well trained on that kind of situation.. ano naman n ang matabo sa mata sang international community..:ohno::ohno::ohno:

sorry sa OT
Its not OT. Because, how does it affect what we do here? Promoting the goodness of the Philippines (ILoilo in particular in this thread here) to the world.

And I'm just asking opinions from guys out here. It would be foolish to say that the event does not affect what we do here or what we promote. Whether we like it or not, ILOILO is still in the Philippines.

Sorry for this unsolicited advice but you know what berns, you need to take a break from SSC. ;)

----

Back to regular programing ta diri ah. Salamat sa mga updates. Tika-tika lang ko di. ;)

Its not OT. Because, how does it affect what we do here? Promoting the goodness of the Philippines (ILoilo in particular in this thread here) to the world.

And I'm just asking opinions from guys out here. It would be foolish to say that the event does not affect what we do here or what we promote. Whether we like it or not, ILOILO is still in the Philippines.

we will be more wary of our police here in the city, supposedly our protectors :ohno:

Ahahaha...

Re: Condos in Iloilo:

I think we already have a condominium building in Iloilo City. Galing mga clinics lang, indi apartments mga units ya. :)

Sorry for this unsolicited advice but you know what berns, you need to take a break from SSC. ;)

----

Back to regular programing ta diri ah. Salamat sa mga updates. Tika-tika lang ko di. ;)
I think so. Better right.
Sige. I'll take your advise. Thanks.
Better take a breather from this dump.

Ahahaha...

Re: Condos in Iloilo:

I think we already have a condominium building in Iloilo City. Galing mga clinics lang, indi apartments mga units ya. :)

like what?are you considering the medicus in diversion a condo building?

^^Or better yet get laid or have Linggam here in Manila. There's plenty of them here. :D

Sorry for the OT.

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What's the final number of floors and render of the new city hall?

^^ Yeah. Sorry for the OT.

Sorry for this unsolicited advice but you know what berns, you need to take a break from SSC. ;)

----

Back to regular programing ta diri ah. Salamat sa mga updates. Tika-tika lang ko di. ;)

thats what you did migs?

What's the final number of floors and render of the new city hall?

based on press statements, its still 7 floors

^^Why not basi pa lang ya:lol: pero pre tipunan gid naton ang MI para maka-franchise kita:cheers:we can look for a place na ma-traffic and congested para gutumon tawo then kaon sa MI dayon.

by the time makatipon na, kita ang 1000th branch sang MI :lol:

like what?are you considering the medicus in diversion a condo building?

condo clinic?

mayong hapon
as Cong. JPT told that the city hall will be finish soon

here the update.. the construction using prefabs. daw pati wall ya ga angot na sa iya beam kag column..

http://a.imageshack.us/img638/4972/p8230049.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img828/5636/p8230050.jpg

salamat sa update...:cheers:

like what?are you considering the medicus in diversion a condo building?

Technically, it is a condo. :)

^^Medicus Condo Clinic ngalan sang building...

I think so. Better right.
Sige. I'll take your advise. Thanks.
Better take a breather from this dump.

Now that's very sad. Calling our - and your very own - cyber home a dump is really sad. :ohno:

Sorry for the OT.

:)OT. ;)

No. Relate that to Iloilo. How do you promote Philippines to the world when there is a hostage taking? Would that affect Iloilo in particular? Damage control?
How come that's OT? ;) I think you should reprimand others who are doing OT posts here as well, no?

I know there are a lot of more OT posts here before. Like some just earlier here. Haber? ;)

I think so. Better right.
Sige. I'll take your advise. Thanks.
Better take a breather from this dump.

bal-an ko man nga permi lang kamo may love and hate ideas ni @Sam.and i enjoy it.
kumbaga opposing side equals fun and excitement here in ssc.iloilo:cheers::cheers::cheers:

-dp-

@condos in Iloilo

- Duman ko ang arthur suites daw condo-apartment man na....sa makati area may arthur suites man to pero daw di mapuslan mas nami guid da ang ila site sa gen. luna.

- Sa Megaworld Business Park, sigurado man condos na da...itaga tapa sa bato...hehe

halos human na gid ang Iloilo Supermart Arevalo branch, update nlng may malabay didto hehe

Now that's very sad. Calling our - and your very own - cyber home a dump is really sad. :ohno:

Sorry for the OT.

i hope Bernie never meant this.:ohno:

i guess what he meant is the dump that's all bothering in his mind that's why he needs a break.peace

mayong hapon
as Cong. JPT told that the city hall will be finish soon

here the update.. the construction using prefabs. daw pati wall ya ga angot na sa iya beam kag column..

http://a.imageshack.us/img638/4972/p8230049.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img828/5636/p8230050.jpg

@Manong Samwise:

As our resident civil engineer here, since precast/prefab is being used in the construction of the new city hall is it highly probable that on February 2011 the building will be completed?

Now that's very sad. Calling our - and your very own - cyber home a dump is really sad. :ohno:

Sorry for the OT.
Oh please, I have seen enough drama for this day! From Quirino Grandstand until here?! :doh:
The dump that I'm referring to is this situation, not this cyberhome! Would you think I call SSC Iloilo a dump wherein I grew up here?! It has been my home for 4 years!

Your wrong. Your mistake for interpretation. My only mistake here is that I haven't clarified what "dump" is because I was busy watching the action on TV.

Now I guess you know how it feels to have a post "misinterpreted."

So sorry if I have offended you and the rest...but yeah...its me. I need to get out of this dumpster where I am into now! I just need some break outta here!

Please do resume with the conversation that has sense for Iloilo and the bigger picture. Right now, I'm no talking sense at all.

Sorry for the OT.

- Sa Megaworld Business Park, sigurado man condos na da...itaga tapa sa bato...hehe

itaga mo gid ba.. hulat2x lng ta new render sang megaworld,, we saw the old render several threads ago as posted by berns, we still dont know if they made changes to it

berns, request lng if you still have that masterplan/render of megaworld before, can you post it again?

maybe police bern. i think there not really well trained on that kind of situation.. ano naman n ang matabo sa mata sang international community..:ohno::ohno::ohno:

sorry sa OT

^^ Don't worry, madula lang na sa pagligad sang panahon. Promote ta man gihapon Pungsod ta ah:)

May coworker ako From Mexico, mas gamo pa gid didto sa ila, pero wala sila pakialam sa reaction sang iban, mas focus man sila gihapon sa pag promote sang lugar nila. Amo na gani bisan damo kidnapanay, damo man gihapon foreigners.

ryt back to the topic..
@sam ano to matugda mo sa gna hingyo nga sabat n @oboi?
daw moderator ehh. hehehehehe

sa dungon area may gna Patindog nga storage facility name ya Everest, dako ang ila building may render sa gwa.

kwaan ko pic buas

posted by berns 2 years ago pa..

ari @ready, one of these buildings might be a condo :lol:


http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/IloiloMandu.jpg

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sa dungon area may gna Patindog nga storage facility name ya Everest, dako ang ila building may render sa gwa.

kwaan ko pic buas

ingod sang Orchard Apartments?

huo pre nka labay ko kaina

huo pre nka labay ko kaina

daw cold storage facility na da bla mong,, dako na da.. tubang lng d sa amon :colgate:

@Manong Samwise:

As our resident civil engineer here, since precast/prefab is being used in the construction of the new city hall is it highly probable that on February 2011 the building will be completed?

Depends on their schedule really. We don't know the size of their manpower or the state of their equipment. I am sure they considered all factors in coming up with their schedule. If they can do one floor a month, it's already commendable. But February 2011 is less than 6 months away. Basi pa lang mahimo nila. Pero, basi structure lang anay, wala pa pa mga finishes. :)

Depends on their schedule really. We don't know the size of their manpower or the state of their equipment. I am sure they considered all factors in coming up with their schedule. If they can do one floor a month, it's already commendable. But February 2011 is less than 6 months away. Basi pa lang mahimo nila. Pero, basi structure lang anay, wala pa pa mga finishes. :)

Madamo nga salamat. :)

daw cold storage facility na da bla mong,, dako na da.. tubang lng d sa amon :colgate:

sight-ta b pre kay post d. hehehehe

ryt back to the topic..
@sam ano to matugda mo sa gna hingyo nga sabat n @oboi?
daw moderator ehh. hehehehehe

Hehe... Buligi ko bala sabat, Bords... :)

Depende pa gid na sa oras sg trabaho nila. Basi ma-obra sila ya 24/7... Sino naghambal sa Feb 2011 haw? Si JPT? Ano finish date nakabutang sa project signboard?

sight-ta b pre kay post d. hehehehe

cge a,, tubang lng gid d pero wala ko ma-notice may patindog da haha.. basi sa sulod sang complex nila patindog? or kitaon gid sa hiway?

Berns, just a friendly reminder lang. Let me reiterate what I told you before: Just separate what is online from what is in the real world. Let's all just chill ah.

Higop ka anay batsoy, ay, mainit gali na, kaon ka anay ice cream para mag bugnaw gamay ang head mo ah. okieas?

http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad9/bitoy1984/MEGAWORLD.jpg

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

mayong hapon
as Cong. JPT told that the city hall will be finish soon

here the update.. the construction using prefabs. daw pati wall ya ga angot na sa iya beam kag column..

http://a.imageshack.us/img638/4972/p8230049.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img828/5636/p8230050.jpg

^^
Thanks sa photo updates @ zynet!
Mayo gid ini kay PreFab... mas madasig... posible gid nga by January 2011 tapos na ini. :okay:

thanks. i have not really suggested much, ... only general concepts on how the
city (or MIGEDC) could approach the transport/traffic challenges.

firstly, my position in so far as urban planning and transport systems are con-
cerned is rooted on the premise that stakeholders should be the one to solve
their own problems and steer their own future. other people from other places
(even technical experts) should only lend lessons and experiences as inputs to
the process of planning and management ... one solution can not be trans-
ported from one place to another for each is unique and depends much on the
local aspirations. we ourselves in cebu try to study other places as much as
possible be we try to develop our own solutions to our concerns.

there are a few basic concepts we build on, though, mostly ideas we already
know but which we usually take for granted, or we don't think much of.

1. transport planning is different from traffic management. usually we think
of these as the same but they are not. in fact, i said in the summit that the
best way to address traffic problems (congestion) is not create it in the first
place ... meaning, a good long-term transport plan usually eliminate the need
to solve traffic congestion in the future. do traffic management but don't
forget to do transport planning, too, so that you may not need much manage-
ment in future.

2. the goal is mobility, not transport. how do we address the needs of our
people in their daily lives as they do a living and try to raise a family. go be-
yond solving how to transport a person from one place to another. that's
why land use is very important ... if you plan your land use well, you may not
even need to travel at all, or eliminate a lot of trips.

3. transport planning is all about the transport of PEOPLE (the passengers)
and not about vehicles. the moment you start solving a traffic problem by
counting cars and jeepneys, you're probably starting on the wrong foot. it's
always about people ... the cars are just accessories to the problem. that's
why in the end, congestion (traffic) is never solve - you alleviate it not by
adding road space but by shifting to mass transportation. another speaker
at the summit said that trying to widen the roads or adding new infrastructure
- circumferential roads, overpasses, etc., etc., is like trying to cure obesity
by buying bigger clothes ... je je je (kung si bernie pa) ... it's a long story
and may take up a long discussion on urban transport planning but the end
result is the same --- traffic congestion can never be solve by building more
roads or transport infrastructure.


the best indicator that you are on the right track is the fact that you
acknowledge the problem. and since you started by calling a transport
summit, i know you are serious in solving it. so again, congratulations and
keep up the good work. hope to visit again in the future ...

^^
Thanks for sharing your insight. Fresh perspective for me. :okay:

A road with good Environment for Pedestrian not with the car.. that is one speaker emphasize. the summit was more focus in iloilo city in solving the traffic problem. may traffic study sa leganes oton pavia sta. barbara kag guimaras by JICA. but all this planning is still in the hand of LGU kung pano nla ipatuman kag adopt.. TWG will work more

^^
Hopefully they can came with something concrete and will benefit us in the long term. :okay:

Tani makapatindog man sng Condominium diri sa Iloilo (http://ilovebgabante.wordpress.com/) City. :banana: :banana:

May boss wanted to buy one.

^^
As for residential condos... in due time. :D

^^as long as he has the will to survive with the dirty politics, yakang yaka ni pareng Jed yan with the assistance and cooperation of his loyal team and as long as he is doing his job in good faith....nobody can put a good man down:bash::bash:

^^
Right on! :okay:

I think so. Better right.
Sige. I'll take your advise. Thanks.
Better take a breather from this dump.

^^
Just take it easy Bern. Loosen up! :okay:
I will post some pics later that YOU will definitely LIKE. :D


:)





bal-an ko man nga permi lang kamo may love and hate ideas ni @Sam.and i enjoy it.
kumbaga opposing side equals fun and excitement here in ssc.iloilo:cheers::cheers::cheers:

^^
Hahaha I don't have a nerve to say this, BUT YOU DID! (I have high regards for them BOTH)

Sam and Berns are classic FRENEMIES or Frenemy for that matter.
Its actually engaging as ideas sparks and fly. Its what makes our SSC ILOILO cyberhome unique.

After all, this is a FORUM and in TRUE spirit of any FORUM, there is no need to always agree. We can learn from each other even though we are on opposite sides. :okay:

Padayon lang! :banana:

http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad9/bitoy1984/MEGAWORLD.jpg

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

Matyagan ko man gani pre. subong pa lang ma supot na ako kwarta ah.

^^
Just take it easy Bern. Loosen up! :okay:
I will post some pics later that YOU will definitely LIKE. :D


basi ma-like man na namon hehehe,,

ako man, ma save money for the condo...:cheers:

mangita ko gale anay permanent kag high paying job...:lol:

so may balantayan naman kita nga mga underconstruction building sa iloilo.
ang storage building lapit sa balay day Haldir ,iloilo society commercial sa jaro,ang bag-o nga iloilo supermart sa arevalo.

Sorry for the OT, but let the flow of conversation speak for itself.

Sorry for this unsolicited advice but you know what berns, you need to take a break from SSC. ;)

----

Back to regular programing ta diri ah. Salamat sa mga updates. Tika-tika lang ko di. ;)

I think so. Better right.
Sige. I'll take your advise. Thanks.
Better take a breather from this dump.

Now that's very sad. Calling our - and your very own - cyber home a dump is really sad. :ohno:

Sorry for the OT.

Oh please, I have seen enough drama for this day! From Quirino Grandstand until here?! :doh:
The dump that I'm referring to is this situation, not this cyberhome! Would you think I call SSC Iloilo a dump wherein I grew up here?! It has been my home for 4 years!

Your wrong. Your mistake for interpretation. My only mistake here is that I haven't clarified what "dump" is because I was busy watching the action on TV.

Now I guess you know how it feels to have a post "misinterpreted."

So sorry if I have offended you and the rest...but yeah...its me. I need to get out of this dumpster where I am into now! I just need some break outta here!

Please do resume with the conversation that has sense for Iloilo and the bigger picture. Right now, I'm no talking sense at all.

Sorry for the OT.

O, peace na ha? :)

@metro: "frenemies" gid ya ha? :lol:

Ultimately, we all have our sights trained on only one direction - seeing our beloved Iloilo steadily advancing towards progress. :)

Stidi lang ta ya... :D

As promised here are the pics... My apologies wala ako scanner so these are taken with a P&S Camera. Also, some shots aren't sharp as my hands aren't steady. But I made sure the words are readable. Enjoy!

RECUERDOS de FILIPINAS Vol. 1
1st Part of a series...

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2nd Part soon... Hope you enjoyed this as I do. Truly it is a GLIMPSE of the elegant past.
Looking forward to the 2nd Volume of this book soon. :)

Calle Real = Old CBD
Calle Iznard = Iznart St.
Ordas Boulevard = ?
Calle del Progresso = Jaro Millionaires Row, aight?
Looking at the 5th pic, isn't that building near Colegio de San Jose (E. Lopez St.) and still standing to this day?

As promised here are the pics... My apologies wala ako scanner so these are taken with a P&S Camera.

......

2nd Part soon... Hope you enjoyed this as I do. Truly it is a GLIMPSE of the elegant past.

Calle Real = Old CBD
Calle Iznard = Iznart St.
Ordas Boulevard = ?
Calle del Progresso = ?

A great find indeed @metro! Thanks for sharing. :cheers:

Base on the article (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2005/08/05/column5.htm) written by the late historian Henry Funtecha, Calle Progreso is now what is known today as De la Rama Street.

A great find indeed @metro! Thanks for sharing. :cheers:

Base on the article (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2005/08/05/column5.htm) written by the late historian Henry Funtecha, Calle Progreso is now what is known today as De la Rama Street.

^^
I see... hopefully one of our Iloilo Based SSC Forumer will be able to take a picture of De La Rama St. since I have but vague remembrance of this street.
This book is so full of History. I learned a lot from this book about Iloilo City... really we have such a Glorious past. :okay:

Eagle Bldg update....

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs251.snc4/39871_145181405513275_100000642486492_289122_5765509_n.jpg
photo by: Hawili Hurom

^^ A great find, indeed. :okay: It's really nice to relive the grandeur of our beloved Ilo-Ilo once in a while. :)

http://i38.tinypic.com/e6ypgp.jpg


So ever since flooding caused by Salug/Jaro and Jalaud/Jalaur Rivers overflowing its banks has been a perennial problem.

I think so. Better right.
Sige. I'll take your advise. Thanks.
Better take a breather from this dump.
:uh:
^^maybe you meant....get out of the slump/rut that you are in?

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Sa likod afrique's ni sya, right after Compania de Seguros. Amo ni sya ang sa lapit warehouse sang Trans Asia?

TURMOIL AT SEAFDEC

SINCE we started exposing the anomalies and shenanigans at SEAFDEC, we have been receiving many reactions from the employees themselves who are helpless and incapable of correcting the abuses and mismanagement of the present administration.
Here is one of the text messages:
“Kami nga taga-SEAFDEC nagapasalamat gid sang inyo padayon nga pagboyagyag sa Lapsus parte sa kagarukan sang amon ofisina. Kon mahimo padayuna gid kay ang management dire subong nagakadlaw-kadlaw lang. Daw nahikay pa sila. Mga kawatan gid. Waay na pulos ining pagdumalahan. Pasikat lang kay immune sila sa suit sa DOLE. Damu na pinahalin. Waay gid mahimo kami kay malayo sa lawag.” – 0919391022*
We hope that through this column the administration of Pres. Noynoy will look into this serious allegation as prolonged unbridled anomalies and abuses at SEAFDEC are already signs of the virtual failure on the part of the Philippines to operate effectively this ASEAN association of fisheries.
The thieves keep on stealing and plundering the office.
Indeed, it is so shameful before the eyes of foreign nations that take notice that we are a nation of thieves.
Nakakahiya!

http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/lapsus%20calami.htm

^^sadya man gali yawyawanay sa SEAFDEC :bash::bash::bash:

Apologies if I must bring this up again 10 pages later. However, in defense of my former employer of almost 3 years which I left last December, I find this news (?) item highly questionable.

Up until now, I have high regard for this institution which works very hard and quite efficiently for what I believe are truly noble causes. If there is any 'corruption' I know of in SEAFDEC, it is their surprisingly low compensation for their hardworking employees. Even the scientists are getting left behind in terms of compensation. Notwithstanding that, a significant part of their budget is internally-generated, through the application of their own technologies, just to augment the otherwise meager budget.

Filipinos, you can be proud of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department which you are hosting. In front of other ASEAN countries, there is nothing to be ashamed of! For one, the Philippines provides provides the bulk of its budget with Japan providing but a small slice - and the rest, I don't know. Despite that, I truly believe SEAFDEC is a major, major contributor to the development of aquaculture in ASEAN and other parts of Asia. In some ways, other countries actually benefit more than host Philippines.

Actually, Lapus Calami has been persistently publishing allegations against SEAFDEC since last month. I do not know why, but now I realize this section of Panay News is so easily used by individuals or groups with the right connections for very wrong purposes. :bash:

Berns, just a friendly reminder lang. Let me reiterate what I told you before: Just separate what is online from what is in the real world. Let's all just chill ah.

Higop ka anay batsoy, ay, mainit gali na, kaon ka anay ice cream para mag bugnaw gamay ang head mo ah. okieas?

hopefully not that batchoy with cabbage and miswa :lol:

As promised here are the pics... My apologies wala ako scanner so these are taken with a P&S Camera. Also, some shots aren't sharp as my hands aren't steady. But I made sure the words are readable. Enjoy!

RECUERDOS de FILIPINAS Vol. 1
1st Part of a series...

http://i35.tinypic.com/2ewfybk.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/28k0gpj.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/iohp3a.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/i2k086.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/e6ypgp.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/depuky.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2mi2f54.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2vlr61k.jpg

2nd Part soon... Hope you enjoyed this as I do. Truly it is a GLIMPSE of the elegant past.
Looking forward to the 2nd Volume of this book soon. :)

Calle Real = Old CBD
Calle Iznard = Iznart St.
Ordas Boulevard = ?
Calle del Progresso = Jaro Millionaires Row, aight?
Looking at the 5th pic, isn't that building near Colegio de San Jose (E. Lopez St.) and still standing to this day?
What a glorious past of Iloilo!
thanks @ metro.
so the author really describe Iloilo as an important town indi pa gani city outside manila and populous city {ari naman iya city }outside manila grabe ba how come?meaning second to manila when it comes to progress.also has one of the beautiful plaza all over the philippines.ano ayhan nga plaza man kay we have a lot if plazas in 6 districts.also i want to know in what plaza in Iloilo where bullfighting being held outside manila only?indi ayhan sa may jaro plaza kay dira man nga district ang may cockfighting:)

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Ayyy.... Anu ini? hala cge! duropi nyo pangaw-it! maayo na! padayuna! :lol::bash:

Tani makapatindog man sng Condominium diri sa Iloilo (http://ilovebgabante.wordpress.com/) City. :banana: :banana:

May boss wanted to buy one.

My daughter wanted to buy one unit, if ILOILO has at least 2 or 3 highrise condos along the city. Bottom line is, if we have at least more than 2 condos we can choose which one is the best! :cheers:

posted by berns 2 years ago pa..

ari @ready, one of these buildings might be a condo :lol:


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I pray to God the project will push through! This is the best spot for condo(s)!:)

posted by berns 2 years ago pa..

ari @ready, one of these buildings might be a condo :lol:


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?????...................................daw wla sang improvement!

Eagle Bldg update....

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Astig na tulukon ba...

at least gin maintain ang Eagle kag ang red brick desig...

can't wait to go home...

next stop is the other buildings in Calle Real!

Eagle Bldg update....

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lapit sa robertos kag buho bakery..:lol:

panay news lapsus

ILOILO SCHOLASTIC ACADEMY
NOW on its sixth year of operation since 2004, the Iloilo Scholastic Academy has been true to its mission of giving the youth a special kind of education and training to prepare them towards maturity and future endeavors.
Parents are satisfied with the management of the school. Their children are well-disciplined and their talents and abilities are being developed conscientiously.
The school’s student population has increased tremendously. Thanks to the favorable word-of-mouth advertisement from both parents and students about ISA’s good quality education.
We therefore congratulate the men and women behind this great learning institution lead by its Chairman, Don Alfonso Tan.
Other officers are: President Vicente Tiu, Directors Peter Chan, Juliet Go, Linda Tan, Oscar Co, Elizabeth Do, Arlene Juantong, Eduardo Ong, Earlwayne Tan, Helen Tan, Gemma Tiu, Elpidio Barcarlos and Auditor Enrique Te.
Kudos!

Eagle Bldg update....

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Nice shot! Ti, ano kuno ang ma rent diri? any news?

Aung aga Iloilo!

?????...................................daw wla sang improvement!
Basi ga revise pa sila sang layout nila and investment plans nila considering na ang area na ina ga fast developing.

As promised here are the pics... My apologies wala ako scanner so these are taken with a P&S Camera. Also, some shots aren't sharp as my hands aren't steady. But I made sure the words are readable. Enjoy!

RECUERDOS de FILIPINAS Vol. 1
1st Part of a series...

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2nd Part soon... Hope you enjoyed this as I do. Truly it is a GLIMPSE of the elegant past.
Looking forward to the 2nd Volume of this book soon. :)

Calle Real = Old CBD
Calle Iznard = Iznart St.
Ordas Boulevard = ?
Calle del Progresso = Jaro Millionaires Row, aight?
Looking at the 5th pic, isn't that building near Colegio de San Jose (E. Lopez St.) and still standing to this day?

kanami lng basahon sang history sang city, how was it before, how our economy fared, hows life our ancestors experienced, i think they live a better life a century ago :)

Its not OT. Because, how does it affect what we do here? Promoting the goodness of the Philippines (ILoilo in particular in this thread here) to the world.

And I'm just asking opinions from guys out here. It would be foolish to say that the event does not affect what we do here or what we promote. Whether we like it or not, ILOILO is still in the Philippines.

it is possibly related. but it terms of probability, it is OT. i'm sure you get the drift.

now to accommodate your query: my take on that is the situation was handled sloppily. PROFOUNDLY SLOPPY. they had snipers in place. the negotiation was going nowhere. at one point during daytime, the police and the snipers had a clear visual of the target by the door of the bus with no person behind him. a media cameraman even captured it. it's either they should have shot the person to kill him or shoot to maim him.

the negative impact those kinds of situations bring could somehow be counterpointed had the police reacted better. worse, they picked up the hostage taker's family and let him know about it. someone who has nothing to lose would only make matters worse which, unfortunately, he did.

now, the hong kong government issued a black listed travel advisory to the philippines. we don't have to go far with the implications of that development. our law enforcement agencies should either hire the israeli mossad or the russian security commandos as instructors and get training in handling those situations. LOL! yesterday was a long day indeed!

as always, sorry for the OT!

A great find indeed @metro! Thanks for sharing. :cheers:

Base on the article (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2005/08/05/column5.htm) written by the late historian Henry Funtecha, Calle Progreso is now what is known today as De la Rama Street.

^^Maung aga da sa tanan ah....I think somebody has posted a picture of the street of De la Rama here before showing a lot of ancestral houses and now served as a depot or warehouses. How about that Barangay Progresso diin na siya gani dampi sa Iloilo ya man?

Thanks @metro for sharing the glorious past of Iloilo, truly amazing.

it is possibly related. but it terms of probability, it is OT. i'm sure you get the drift.

now to accommodate your query: my take on that is the situation was handled sloppily. PROFOUNDLY SLOPPY. they had snipers in place. the negotiation was going nowhere. at one point during daytime, the police and the snipers had a clear visual of the target by the door of the bus with no person on his back. a media cameraman even captured it. it's either they should have shot the person to kill him or shoot to maim him.

the negative impact those kinds of situations bring could somehow be counterpointed had the police acted with surgical efficiency. worse they picked up the hostage taker's family and let him know about it. someone who has nothing to lose would only make matters worse which, unfortunately, he did.

now, the hong kong government issued a black listed travel advisory to the philippines. we don't have to go far with the implications of that development. our law enforcement agencies should either hire the israeli mossad or the russian security commandos as instructors and get training in handling those situations. yesterday was a long day indeed!

as always sorry for the OT!

Pre, With all due respect to you, I would like to DISAGREE. Your comment is not OT. It is a concern for all of us. Actually I think we should all discuss what happened yesterday at the quirino grandstand. that is because that siege could have happened anywhere considering that the villain was an ex-police, the victims were tourists and the supposed heroes, now the goats, are the police.

We should relate it to our experience. If that happened in iloilo city? how could we have fared? could have our local police handled it better? If a group of korean tourists were hostaged inside a ceres bus, could have our local police ended the siege in a better way. we're talking about public safety here and it is very relevant to our thread because the police that handled the situation in manila, is also the same police that we have in iloilo.

But man, I agree with you, it was SLOPPY. PNP should actually mean: PALPAK NA POLICE.

You know what, to give my opinion on the matter, what happened is symptomatic of the police force. Our family had an experience with sloppiness and the unprofessionalism of the police even in iloilo.

Sang nahulog ang tatay ko sa eroplano, and he was rushed to the hospital, we called up a police investigator to take the statements of the parties involved because even an accident at first glance could have a criminal element upon further investigation. You know what the police investigator said? "Hulat lang, kay ma panyapon pa ako, tapos sini, ma diretso ako da" WTF? ti, kung gulpi nag aneursym to bi ang biktima ang the only way to preserve his testimony is to give his dying statement to the police, ti, kundi waay na sya tani ka hatag sang iya statement eh. Na tsugi na ang victim pag abot sang police.

The police really is so patola, so palpak, that IF I WERE A HOSTAGE MYSELF, I WILL NOT ALLOW THE POLICE TO RESCUE ME. I would rather take my chances and if I die, at least I died on my own effort.

Pre, With all due respect to you, I would like to DISAGREE. Your comment is not OT. It is a concern for all of us. Actually I think we should all discuss what happened yesterday at the quirino grandstand. that is because that siege could have happened anywhere considering that the villain was an ex-police, the victims were tourists and the supposed heroes, now the goats, are the police.

We should relate it to our experience. If that happened in iloilo city? how could we have fared? could have our local police handled it better? If a group of korean tourists were hostaged inside a ceres bus, could have our local police ended the siege in a better way. we're talking about public safety here and it is very relevant to our thread because the police that handled the situation in manila, is also the same police that we have in iloilo.

But man, I agree with you, it was SLOPPY. PNP should actually mean: PALPAK NA POLICE.

You know what, to give my opinion on the matter, what happened is symptomatic of the police force. Our family had an experience with sloppiness and the unprofessionalism of the police even in iloilo.

Sang nahulog ang tatay ko sa eroplano, and he was rushed to the hospital, we called up a police investigator to take the statements of the parties involved because even an accident at first glance could have a criminal element upon further investigation. You know what the police investigator said? "Hulat lang, kay ma panyapon pa ako, tapos sini, ma diretso ako da" WTF? ti, kung gulpi nag aneursym to bi ang biktima ang the only way to preserve his testimony is to give his dying statement to the police, ti, kundi waay na sya tani ka hatag sang iya statement eh. Na tsugi na ang victim pag abot sang police.

The police really is so patola, so palpak, that IF I WERE A HOSTAGE MYSELF, I WILL NOT ALLOW THE POLICE TO RESCUE ME. I would rather take my chances and if I die, at least I died on my own effort.

^^But IMO the media should be blamed as well for showing footage of the ex-police family who has been dragged in the scenario gani nag wild siya and the rest is history. Another blow to the tourism industry and boy bagsak na naman ang peso nito and it's advantage to us OFW's.

Anti-jaywalking drive to continue


By Francis Allan L. Angelo

NO amount of criticism will deter the Iloilo City government from strictly implementing the anti-jaywalking ordinance.

Fresh from his trip abroad, a visibly goaded Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog said the City Government is not backing down since it implemented the ordinance this month.

“Give me the opportunity to implement my work. It will be hard at first but we have to start disciplining ourselves,” Mabilog said.

The implementation was supposed to start August 1 but was moved to August 15 to prepare and brief enforcers on the rudiments of the anti-jaywalking ordinance.

“If you would remember, I already said as early as July that the ordinance will be implemented August 1. It was even moved to August 15 and I believe that it is more than enough time,” he said.

The implementation of the anti-jaywalking ordinance met criticisms from the media, some pedestrians and even the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) which labeled the enforcement as a fund-raising activity.

The complaints centered on the lack of designated pedestrian lanes, “forcibly” fining violators and lack of courtesy among City Hall workers enforcing the ordinance.

But Mabilog said they will not stop even if there are lapses in implementation.

He said what he wants is to instill discipline in people to use the pedestrian overpasses particularly at the intersections of Iznart-Delgado, Valeria-Delgado and Valeria-Gen, Luna Streets.

“I never expected that it will be immediately successful. What we are talking here is the character of people and it will take sometime to discipline themselves. Somewhere, somehow we have to start to instill that discipline,” he said.

Mabilog said City Legal Officer Jose Junio Jacela and City Administrator Norlito Bautista briefed the implementers before they were deployed to the streets.

The anti-jaywalking ordinance has been around for sometime and people are already aware of it, he added.

But Mabilog said the criticisms somehow discouraged City Hall employees from implementing the ordinance.

“Let us continue our implementation of the law, don’t spare anyone – not even your relatives or friends. The law may be harsh but we are doing this for the good of everyone. What is important is we are educating and disciplining the people where to properly cross the street,” the mayor said.

As regards the lack of pedestrian lanes, Mabilog said the City Hall does not have enough money for the moment to paint the streets.

But he insisted that pedestrians should use the overpasses used as sleeping quarters or lavatories of mendicants, Atis and Badjaos roaming the city.

Mabilog: LWUA can take over MIWD, if...

By Lydia C. Pendon

THE Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) board and management were already given enough time to serve their concessionaires with potable and safe water.

If they fail to do their mandate by August 30, it is time for the Local Waterworks Utilities Administration to take over, said Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog on Monday.

Mabilog said his deadline for both management and board of the water district is until August 18, 2010 only.

Due process was observed and both MIWD factions have consumed so much time to make their water service efficient.

A meeting between the board and management will be held on August 30 to settle once and for all their internal conflict, the city mayor said.

Mabilog said that if no concrete solution is seen by then, it is time for him to make a drastic solution so warring MIWD factions will come to terms and settle their differences.

The long-running internal conflict between the board and management has already affected the more than 5,000 water concessionaires here because of very poor service, insufficient and, worse, no water on days on end.

Mabilog disclosed that although it is rainy season, the water service is still poor and some areas continue to complain of no water at all.

Iloilo City’s Flagship Bird Sanctuary

by: Wenceslao E. Matero Jr.

SOME 45 hectares of uninhabited mangrove and timberland areas in Brgy. Hinactacan, Lapaz, Iloilo City has just been declared as the Flagship Bird Sanctuary of the city.

This happened after the Sangguniang Panlungsod, in its session last August 11, approved its barangay ordinance, which establishes 15 hectares of mangrove area and the adjoining 30 hectares of timberland in the barangay for such purpose.

The barangay ordinance was earlier submitted for review of the SP through the Committee on Public Services, Environmental Protection and Ecology, chaired by Councilor David Raymund Jamora.

It was recommended for approval by Jamora’s committee and was subsequently approved by the SP in that regular session of August 11.

In effect, the Hinactacan bird sanctuary may now also become an ecopark, where visitors can enjoy the sights, its cool ambience, or even stay there overnight for the rare experience of sleeping with pristine nature. However, while they may do so (on a visitor’s fee), they must not do harm to anything, disturb its characteristic environment, or take home anything from it, except for scientific purposes which will however require a special permission.

This concept of conservation has raised a question from a fisherman’s wife during the consultative meeting last August 21. “Will the establishment of the bird sanctuary affect the livelihood of my husband and other fishermen here?” Fishing is a main industry in Hinactacan.

A DENR official told her, “No…, It will even make fish at the fishing grounds more bountiful with the fish now freely able to spawn in the mangrove areas with visits there now strictly guarded.”

The same official said, moreover, that their office even intends to plant more mangroves, particularly along the coastlines of the timberland, to enhance fish spawning in the area.

In fact, being just a bird sanctuary, fish are not among the protected species, only the endemic birds and the migratory ones that come here to feed or sleep undisturbed for the night.

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As a flagship bird sanctuary, the area will be a showcase, not only of the barangay but of the city’s kind of protective effort to conserve its fragile and pristine characteristics, especially as it may now be a destination for ecotourism.

The Untamed Path Society of eco-tourists defines ecotourism as, “a responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of the local people.”

That definition gives the guardians of the Hinactacan Bird Sanctuary two functions for ecotourism.

One is to assure the conservation of its natural characteristic and resources not only for the present, but also the future, generations. This kind of effort is described as sustainable ecotourism. How is that? If, for instance, the presence of a large number of tourists disturbs an animal’s mating patterns so that there are fewer of that species in the future, then that visit is not sustainable. However, rowing in a free flowing water of a river is sustainable tourism, as it does not disturb the flow of the river. Also, a trip to it is ecotourism if it raises awareness and funds to help protect the sanctuary.

The other function is to provide the barangay folks livelihood opportunities. This is achieved by successfully attracting tourists to it. The tourists can buy their local products. Some barangay folks can also earn by getting employed in the ecotourism marketing arm.

A successful ecotourism program requires skillful planning and knowledgeable people, including the sanctuary marshals and tour guides, as well as financial support. It will also need a massive information drive to bring it to the attention of tourists and adventure travelers.

Councilor Jamora is now trying to mobilize assistance and support for the Hinactacan Bird Sanctuary on these concerns. He has already asked the support of the various agencies of government, especially the DENR and the City ENRO. He has also tapped the NGOs, including the Panay Power Corporation, which is a close neighbor of the bird sanctuary. All these have given positive responses.

Jamora is expected to rally for more help for the operation of the bird sanctuary as an eco-tourist destination, starting with the City Tourism Office and the Department of Tourism through its regional office here in Iloilo City.

He is also expected to propose a resolution or resolutions in the SP on this concern.

http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19989&Itemid=104

Death quashes
family’s hope

Hazing victim dreamed of helping parents, siblings

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

FRATERNITY hazing is being blamed for crushing the dreams of an Ilonggo student of the University of Makati (UMak) to improve his family’s lot.

Margarita Sortigosa Intia of Brgy. Pajo, Zarraga, Iloilo said her son EJ Karl, 19, planned to join the Philippine Air Force after graduation at UMak next year.

But EJ Karl was found dead August 20 in a 30-foot ravine in Sta. Maria, Laguna after he went missing August 14.

The victim died of massive injuries in his head and legs believed to be the result of a fraternity hazing in San Antonio Village, Makati.

EJ Karl was planning to join the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity based on the entries of his Facebook account.

EJ KARL INTIA smiling in this photo he posted in his Facebook account.
So keen was his interest in joining one of the biggest fraternities in the country that he wrote in his Facebook wall: “Never quit Alpha Phi Omega, never.”

Margarita said her husband in Makati called Monday to ask if “Bunsoy” (EJ Karl’s nickname) went home to Zarraga.

After three days, the lifeless EJ Karl was found in Laguna.

Margarita, who stayed behind in Zarraga, said EJ Karl did not confide to them his plan to join APO.

“He is very quiet and secretive. He only tells us of his plans when he has achieved them like when he applied with MacDonald’s so he can support his studies,” she said.

EJ Karl completed his elementary studies in Zarraga and spent high school at Brgy. Pajo before moving to Makati with his father. He then worked for a fast-food chain to support his studies at UMak’s College of Technology Management.

BORN LEADER
EJ Karl may be the reserved type of person but he was always ready to take the cudgels when asked to do so.

Margarita said her son was the tribe leader of their high school in Zarraga to the annual Pantatan Festival for two years.

“He was a natural leader in their school,” she said.

EJ Karl never forgot his family in Iloilo and would send money to Margarita and his siblings.

“He would always text me that he will join the Air Force when he graduates so he can help us. He always told me that he will lift us from our situation,” Margarita said.

Margarita suspects her son could have died during the initiation rites when a frat member hit his head with a paddle.

It is also possible that EJ Karl was still alive when thrown in the ravine in Laguna.

“The suspects even tried to deceive investigators by writing a different name in a piece of paper which they slipped inside Karl’s pockets. They wanted to misinform the police of his real identity,” she added.

Margarita said she hopes that the authorities will solve their son’s death now that five APO members who joined the hazing rites surrendered to the police last week.

The five suspects who surrendered are John Marin and Michael Pagulayan, both 19 years old; Rosel Wenceslao, 18, all students of UMak; and Rico Mansalapus, 31, an alumnus of the school. The fifth suspect’s identity is withheld since he is a minor.

“But they are not saying anything as of this time. My husband tried talking to them but they are not saying anything,” Margarita said.

Margarita said they are banking on the assurance of the Makati police and Vice President Jejomar Binay, who is also an APO member, to bring justice to EJ Karl’s death.

EJ Karl will be buried this week in Makati City.

^^But IMO the media should be blamed as well for showing footage of the ex-police family who has been dragged in the scenario gani nag wild siya and the rest is history. Another blow to the tourism industry and boy bagsak na naman ang peso nito and it's advantage to us OFW's.

Yup, you got that right amigo! That was a really bad move to involve the family. It's when he sees that his family was being oppressed that a person who has nothing to lose will go wild.

Ang pulis ta asta lang sa pa porma-porma, pa astig-astig kuno. Pa dako-dako tiyan. Pero kung critical na sitwasyon, ga kurog kurog man gali itlog nila. :lol:

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^^But IMO the media should be blamed as well for showing footage of the ex-police family who has been dragged in the scenario gani nag wild siya and the rest is history. Another blow to the tourism industry and boy bagsak na naman ang peso nito and it's advantage to us OFW's.

Actually POLICE pa rin ang may bigger fault because the media just reported it as it was. actually almost lahat ng lapses nasa police though media also have theirs. Pero the one who didn;t do their job RIGHT is the police.

- dragging the mendoza's brother in plain sight of the media. they should have known better
- the JURASSIC methods of handling the crisis
- NO CROWD CONTROL. seeing the USISEROS flood the crime scene was :bash::bash::bash:


If the PAGASA chief was sacked because of a "wrong" forecast HEADS shoudl definitely roll (no pun intended) as a result of this matter which had a WORSE EFFECT comapred to that wrong forecast.

I'm posting here again! :) I enjoyed walking around the city. Relatively small city but a very busy one. Nice to see those old structures, churces and houses. Lagi pa akong busog kasi ang daming masasarap na kainan. Even those bibingka being sold right across Jaro Church were good!

If you don't mind, I would like to share few of the photos I took during my weekend stay in Iloilo. =)

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I'm posting here again! :) I enjoyed walking around the city. Relatively small city but a very busy one. Nice to see those old structures, churces and houses. Lagi pa akong busog kasi ang daming masasarap na kainan. Even those bibingka being sold right across Jaro Church were good!


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

yung RCJ BINGKA in front of an old mansion?

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

yung RCJ BINGKA in front of an old mansion?

nah, brandless lang yun sa streetside lang. :)

I'm posting here again! :) I enjoyed walking around the city. Relatively small city but a very busy one. Nice to see those old structures, churces and houses. Lagi pa akong busog kasi ang daming masasarap na kainan. Even those bibingka being sold right across Jaro Church were good!

If you don't mind, I would like to share few of the photos I took during my weekend stay in Iloilo. =)

http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad287/lakawero/iloilo/IMG_5375.jpg http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad287/lakawero/iloilo/IMG_5406.jpg
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nice shot.....hope you have also pictures of the crown in Arevalo Plaza!....

and the foodstrip in Villa beach!...as well as the villa beach too!

As posted in FACEBOOK

Jed Mabilog | The China trip is a glimpse of China' showcase of opening to the outside world. With this, I am going to meet with our City Tourism Officials to carefully plan and design a half day city tour that includes a fishing village, pottery, jewelry store, hablon making and places like Jaro cathedral, Molo church plus the monu...ments of Gen hughes & of course our very own National Hero Graciano Lopez Jaena. Any suggestions?

SUGGEST HERE (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=687043363&v=wall&story_fbid=152937221385690&ref=notif&notif_t=like)

^^if only the calle real has been developed and pedestrianized this would be a big boom to our tourism industry. this is really a big factor.

As posted in FACEBOOK

Jed Mabilog | The China trip is a glimpse of China' showcase of opening to the outside world. With this, I am going to meet with our City Tourism Officials to carefully plan and design a half day city tour that includes a fishing village, pottery, jewelry store, hablon making and places like Jaro cathedral, Molo church plus the monu...ments of Gen hughes & of course our very own National Hero Graciano Lopez Jaena. Any suggestions?

SUGGEST HERE (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=687043363&v=wall&story_fbid=152937221385690&ref=notif&notif_t=like)

^^
Amo na ya! He is picking up tips along the way. Mayo kay open ya si Mayor Jed sa amo sini. Its just a start. :applause:
Pag abot sa tour package kayang-kaya ni Whyte mag suggest sina. :okay:

Proposed commercial and storage building


http://i38.tinypic.com/ml75sy.jpg

Recuerdos de Filipinas

Part 2 of a Series

Tanza

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http://i34.tinypic.com/143meir.jpg

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Jaro

http://i38.tinypic.com/2dw6xoh.jpg

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http://i38.tinypic.com/14jxk6h.jpg

^^
So much info and history... hehehe now I know who is Cuartero. :okay:
Did anybody know of any surviving works of the Poet Sotero Santibanez?
That 'Eiffel Tower' replica is made of bamboo. :D

Recuerdos de Filipinas



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^^
So much info and history... hehehe now I know who is Cuartero. :okay:
Did anybody know of any surviving works of the Poet Sotero Santibanez?
That 'Eiffel Tower' replica is made of bamboo. :D

Thanks for the photos. Keep them coming. May ara ka picture pa guid sang Oton Church?

Ayos ah. May area man gali kita "Leaning Eiffel Tower of Jaro". :lol::lol::lol:

Proposed commercial and storage building


http://i38.tinypic.com/ml75sy.jpg

amo gd ini pre gna siling ko. dako ang area no. ma dugang pa gd na cla kuno ka na mis calculate nla ang demand dri. tama gli ka damo ga kinahanglang storage area for cooled preservation

This sounds as if it is his first time to go out of the country. Tours like this are already a standard tourism package in different countries for a long time and for sure JPM has already availed one of these packages before he became mayor.

I wish he could have noticed this "brilliant" idea before.

As posted in FACEBOOK

Jed Mabilog | The China trip is a glimpse of China' showcase of opening to the outside world. With this, I am going to meet with our City Tourism Officials to carefully plan and design a half day city tour that includes a fishing village, pottery, jewelry store, hablon making and places like Jaro cathedral, Molo church plus the monu...ments of Gen hughes & of course our very own National Hero Graciano Lopez Jaena. Any suggestions?

SUGGEST HERE (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=687043363&v=wall&story_fbid=152937221385690&ref=notif&notif_t=like)

http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3605/p8230063.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3605/p8230063.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img412/5295/p8240068.jpg

Proposed commercial and storage building


http://i38.tinypic.com/ml75sy.jpg

baskog ba.. sang san-o lang ni migz? sa may tapad ni sang korean dorm dapit? nice one ah! :)

Firms interested in CBD, ferry terminal city projects





ILOILO CITY, Aug 24 (PNA)-– Two international firms are reportedly interested to invest in the public-private partnership (PPP) projects of Iloilo City as one of the funding options even if the projects are still in a stage of pre-feasibility study.

This was confirmed by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog recently after being informed of the status of the central business district and Guimaras-Iloilo ferry terminal (GIFT) projects whose pre-feasibility studies were already evaluated to pave the way for a formal feasibility study that will be submitted and recommended to the Regional Development council (RDC) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

Mabilog said he is will be asking an authority soon from the Sangguniang Panlungsod to sign a document for the eventual Presidential Proclamation by President Benigno Aquino III for the almost one hectare Rotary Park at Port San Pedro for the GIFT project.

Embodied in the pre-feasibility study at no cost to the city government and submitted by Concept Consultants headed by Nathaniel Von Einsedel, it was approved by the Cities Development Initiative Asia (CDIA).

The GIFT project will connect Guimaras island province to Iloilo City through a modern terminal for ferry boats and calls for the improvement of Jordan and Buenavista wharves in Guimaras to complement the Iloilo City ferry terminal for Buenavista and Jordan ferries where an existing ferry wharf is located.

Mabilog said the President is enthusiastic with the project and has ordered the Presidential Management Staff under Julia Abad to look over and review the Iloilo City project for possible foreign and national government funding.

The city mayor said that Asian Development Bank (ADB) is also expected to help in the project by providing a loan facility complemented by an ideal public and private partnership with 51 percent from the private and 49 percent from the government.

Under the same PPP set-up, it is expected to revitalize the central business district (CBD) into a modern multi-storey edifice for wet and dry sections and other stalls.

A CBD pre-feasibility study was also conducted by Concept Consultants calling for the rehabilitation of the Iloilo central market into a world class shopping center complete with a podium and mall stores.(PNA)
LOR/ajp/LCPendon




indi ko kuntento ah! gusto ko tulay as in "Pres. Ninoy Aquino Jr. Iloilo - Guimaras bridge! hehe!:lol::bash:

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

No selling of beer on the sidewalk, mayor warns




ILOILO CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) – The city government here has warned sidewalk vendors against selling beer to pedestrians, especially during night time.

City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said that these sidewalk vendors should refrain from selling beer and other alcoholic drinks to pedestrians.

Mabilog said that he acknowledges the presence of sidewalk vendors in the city but they have to be regulated, also reminding them that they should not sell beer and liquors along the city sidewalks.

“I recognize our sidewalk vendors,” stressed Mabilog, adding, "they have been keeping our economy thriving for years even though in small scale, but they should also be regulated by the city as some of them have become nuisance for blocking the traffic."

He said the city government will not tolerate the practice, especially when the sidewalk vendors put up illegal structures that crowd the city streets.

It is noted that some sidewalk vendors along the main streets and intersections in the central business district are selling beer even before sundown. This has caused many drunken bouts and has become a public nuisance.

The mayor has also directed that the sidewalk vendors who are not in their proper areas should be given stiff warning to stay in their slots.

Meanwhile, the mayor assured that the city is currently working on finding a decent place for all sidewalk vendors so that they can continue their small business. He said that soon the city will have a specific venue in the downtown area where sidewalk vendors can freely sell their wares without impeding flow of pedestrians. (PNA)
DCT/AJP/LPC



hala ka pre True! wala kana baklan redhorse sa sidewalk dira sa Valeria. hahaha!:lol::bash:

Jobs available for Ilonggo workers






ILOILO CITY , Aug 24 (PNA) – The job fair “Trabaho Para sa Inyo, Sulong Iloilo” will kick-off Wednesday as one of the highlights of the 73rd Charter Day celebration of the city.

About a thousand job seekers are expected to flock the Amigo Plaza Mall where the job booths will be opened to applicants starting 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog urged everyone to avail of the opportunity to find jobs and hopefully be hired on the spot during the one-day event.

At least 14 overseas employment agencies and 28 local employers have signified their intention to join.

Every job fair conducted by the Iloilo City Public Employment Service Office gathers not less than 1,000 job applicants, according to PESO Manager Alan Zaldivar.

The activity is sponsored by the City Government through the PESO, with strong support from the office of City Councilor Plaridel Nava II.

Nava is the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s chairman of the Committee on Labor and Employment that also helps facilitate solutions and referrals to industry-related problems of workers.

“Trabaho Para sa Inyo, Sulong Iloilo” is likewise supported by the Department of Labor and Employment, Iloilo Business Club, City Tourism and Development Office, City Public Information Office, Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Amigo Plaza Mall, ABS-CBN, Iloilo City Hall Press Corps, and Mang Inasal. (PNA)
LOR/ajp/LNMontealto



maayo na mag hire kamo sa mga slim kag gwapahun nga reporter, indi kay puro pinabay-an sa kusina mga reporter nyo. hahaha!:lol::bash:


or


basi effect lang guro sang unlimited rice.:nuts:



or



effect sang GADUGO-DUGO.....:lol::bash:

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

ang huge tarp signals that construction sang shop is about to start.indi na karon surprise kon sugiran ka nila hehe..tnx sa update:lol:

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

- Ano ni meg BPO tenant, coffeshop or anykind of shop?..ayus ah!...:banana::banana::banana:

tani indi lang machine shop kay may ara na sa tabuk ang cezar..:lol::nocrook:

amo gd ini pre gna siling ko. dako ang area no. ma dugang pa gd na cla kuno ka na mis calculate nla ang demand dri. tama gli ka damo ga kinahanglang storage area for cooled preservation

- Ano ni meg storage building sang Mang Inasal? , Crave burger? or any other Ilonggo-based food companies?....ayus ah!...:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

@kidd la picture. labayan ko kaina gna angot nla... la ko makuhaan kay la pa matapos..
la gd hint kung ano ila surprise tenant

- Ano ni meg storage building sang Mang Inasal? , Crave burger? or any other Ilonggo-based food companies?....ayus ah!...:banana::banana::banana::banana:


typical nga storage facility. catering any kind of raw food for storage.

typical nga storage facility. catering any kind of raw food for storage.

- ayus pre....damo guid man guro gapa preserve kapin na may mga gagmay man daan nga mga negosyante nga ga process sang food like tusino, choriso, home made hotdogs (may ara na? hehehe) etc....

Firms interested in CBD, ferry terminal city projects





ILOILO CITY, Aug 24 (PNA)-– Two international firms are reportedly interested to invest in the public-private partnership (PPP) projects of Iloilo City as one of the funding options even if the projects are still in a stage of pre-feasibility study.

This was confirmed by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog recently after being informed of the status of the central business district and Guimaras-Iloilo ferry terminal (GIFT) projects whose pre-feasibility studies were already evaluated to pave the way for a formal feasibility study that will be submitted and recommended to the Regional Development council (RDC) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

Mabilog said he is will be asking an authority soon from the Sangguniang Panlungsod to sign a document for the eventual Presidential Proclamation by President Benigno Aquino III for the almost one hectare Rotary Park at Port San Pedro for the GIFT project.

Embodied in the pre-feasibility study at no cost to the city government and submitted by Concept Consultants headed by Nathaniel Von Einsedel, it was approved by the Cities Development Initiative Asia (CDIA).

The GIFT project will connect Guimaras island province to Iloilo City through a modern terminal for ferry boats and calls for the improvement of Jordan and Buenavista wharves in Guimaras to complement the Iloilo City ferry terminal for Buenavista and Jordan ferries where an existing ferry wharf is located.

Mabilog said the President is enthusiastic with the project and has ordered the Presidential Management Staff under Julia Abad to look over and review the Iloilo City project for possible foreign and national government funding.

The city mayor said that Asian Development Bank (ADB) is also expected to help in the project by providing a loan facility complemented by an ideal public and private partnership with 51 percent from the private and 49 percent from the government.

Under the same PPP set-up, it is expected to revitalize the central business district (CBD) into a modern multi-storey edifice for wet and dry sections and other stalls.

A CBD pre-feasibility study was also conducted by Concept Consultants calling for the rehabilitation of the Iloilo central market into a world class shopping center complete with a podium and mall stores.(PNA)
LOR/ajp/LCPendon




indi ko kuntento ah! gusto ko tulay as in "Pres. Ninoy Aquino Jr. Iloilo - Guimaras bridge! hehe!:lol::bash:


:cheers: Daw aggressive si Mayor Jed haw? Na-training gid mayo ni JPT guro. Muna ya... :okay:

BTW, basi na-mean guro ni Ma'am Lydia Pendon amo ang Central Market, indi ang "CBD". :lol:

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

Sa wakas!
:dance:

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

Thanks kiddo! I hope this will push through.

maayo n nga grasya sa aton maayo lng kay may mga international firm ga bulig..
maayo naman na kung Progressive na kita ahh.

http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3605/p8230063.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3605/p8230063.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img412/5295/p8240068.jpg

Gwapo sini pre na mga shots ba. Ayala Technohub is shaping up, fast. Can't wait to see updates of this in the next few days. Thanks for the pics pre! :cheers:

:cheers: Daw aggressive si Mayor Jed haw? Na-training gid mayo ni JPT guro. Muna ya... :okay:

BTW, basi na-mean guro ni Ma'am Lydia Pendon amo ang Central Market, indi ang "CBD". :lol:



Sa wakas!
:dance:

^^tu-od ayhan ini? basi feasibility study pa guid anay,etc.
daw si Yoda and Luke Skywalker...tehehehe

ga change na ang skyline on this area, dugay2 ma full na ina sang mga building.. damo namn ang kolektahon ni Pison ni. heheheheh

Grabe guid ya putok sang butsi mo haw? Daw wala man to mala-in nga tinaga halin kay Readytogo... hayyyy.... ga kurog itlog ko ah... :lol::bash:

hehehe. gulpi ka lang pre ga ulhot ba... :lol:

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tigas! TOPNOTCHER AKO! hahaha. :cucumber::cucumber::cucumber::cucumber::cucumber::rock::rock:

Tani makapatindog man sng Condominium diri sa Iloilo (http://ilovebgabante.wordpress.com/) City. :banana: :banana:

May boss wanted to buy one.

well condo living sounds nice... but still nothing will substitute for a house with a wide space, nice garden, etc... in rearing a family. kids really need space to spend their extra energies. :)

Read the post after. Duh! It has been finished! :bash: Now, just give me the information as what Readytogo said! ;)






The big question: Given the situation in Manila, how do we do some damage control after what happened in Manila...hostage crisis in Metro Manila. I guess, the thing called "layo naman Manila ah" does not apply, especially when it comes to encouraging investors and tourists here in the Philippines.

Who was responsible for the thing? Media? Police?

who was responsible? the whole rotten social system is responsible... from the top to the bottom. what happened at quirino grandstand, was a reflection of the society that we have... a society of corruption and impunity. :ohno:

daw cold storage facility na da bla mong,, dako na da.. tubang lng d sa amon :colgate:

dugay na gle da sa atubang nyo, wala mo guid guin inform ang ssc iloilo? pambihira naman oh... :ohno:

ga change na ang skyline on this area, dugay2 ma full na ina sang mga building.. damo namn ang kolektahon ni Pison ni. heheheheh

Gani man. Ma damo naman ni ang mga pisos ni pison. :-)

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Abaw! congrats lang sa idol ka ah! hehe.

maayo n nga grasya sa aton maayo lng kay may mga international firm ga bulig..
maayo naman na kung Progressive na kita ahh.

- yup meg...hopefully Iloilo City will become the most progressive city in ILOILO PROVINCE....hehehe, pero seriously we will really feel the progress if their is enough decent employment for all the residents not only for the city but for the whole province of Iloilo........:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[QUOTE=true blue ilonggo;62511999]

well condo living sounds nice... but still nothing will substitute for a house with a wide space, nice garden, etc... in rearing a family. kids really need space to spend their extra energies. :)

[QUOTE]

I agree pre. Condo living is more for bachelors or dalagas. More suited to those want to bring friends and special friends from time to time, hehe.

- yup meg...hopefully Iloilo City will become the most progressive city in ILOILO PROVINCE....hehehe, pero seriously we will really feel the progress if their is enough decent employment for all the residents not only for the city but for the whole province of Iloilo........:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Haha! daw parehos lang na nga nag hambal ka na Central Philippine University is the finest university in JARO ba, hehe.

^^tu-od ayhan ini? basi feasibility study pa guid anay,etc.
daw si Yoda and Luke Skywalker...tehehehe


about the FS of GIFT daw natapos na bla ini, and with this international firm having interest to this project its good, kay daw for funding nlng bla ina, just also waiting for Pres Proclaimation para mka start na soon

about naman sa CBD project ni check ko n kung tapos na ang FS. pro may nakta ko n sang una nga perspective ya.

Haha! daw parehos lang na nga nag hambal ka na Central Philippine University is the finest university in JARO ba, hehe.

- Ay basi di ka kapakot meg, May Passi City pa bala moh, Who knows it will kick Iloilo City's butt for the title of the most progressive city in ILOILO PROVINCE...hehe :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

- Ay basi di ka kapakot meg, May Passi City pa bala moh, Who knows it will kick Iloilo City's butt for the title of the most progressive city in ILOILO PROVINCE...hehe :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

Gani man pre. Mayo man na kung mag progreso ang passi city. that would decongest iloilo city.

Now, that would be a major, major, major, major improvement sa province if that happens pre.

In, tagalog, malaki-laking, improvement yan! haha!

Proposed commercial and storage building


http://i38.tinypic.com/ml75sy.jpg

sa wakas guin picturan ni haldir. hehehe. gwapo ah... :cheers:

http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3605/p8230063.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3605/p8230063.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img412/5295/p8240068.jpg

the ever changing skyline of iloilo... ayala's iloilo technohub. :cheers: thanks zynet. nami pics mo... lain naman nga angulo. hehehe. :)

Firms interested in CBD, ferry terminal city projects





ILOILO CITY, Aug 24 (PNA)-– Two international firms are reportedly interested to invest in the public-private partnership (PPP) projects of Iloilo City as one of the funding options even if the projects are still in a stage of pre-feasibility study.

This was confirmed by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog recently after being informed of the status of the central business district and Guimaras-Iloilo ferry terminal (GIFT) projects whose pre-feasibility studies were already evaluated to pave the way for a formal feasibility study that will be submitted and recommended to the Regional Development council (RDC) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

Mabilog said he is will be asking an authority soon from the Sangguniang Panlungsod to sign a document for the eventual Presidential Proclamation by President Benigno Aquino III for the almost one hectare Rotary Park at Port San Pedro for the GIFT project.

Embodied in the pre-feasibility study at no cost to the city government and submitted by Concept Consultants headed by Nathaniel Von Einsedel, it was approved by the Cities Development Initiative Asia (CDIA).

The GIFT project will connect Guimaras island province to Iloilo City through a modern terminal for ferry boats and calls for the improvement of Jordan and Buenavista wharves in Guimaras to complement the Iloilo City ferry terminal for Buenavista and Jordan ferries where an existing ferry wharf is located.

Mabilog said the President is enthusiastic with the project and has ordered the Presidential Management Staff under Julia Abad to look over and review the Iloilo City project for possible foreign and national government funding.

The city mayor said that Asian Development Bank (ADB) is also expected to help in the project by providing a loan facility complemented by an ideal public and private partnership with 51 percent from the private and 49 percent from the government.

Under the same PPP set-up, it is expected to revitalize the central business district (CBD) into a modern multi-storey edifice for wet and dry sections and other stalls.

A CBD pre-feasibility study was also conducted by Concept Consultants calling for the rehabilitation of the Iloilo central market into a world class shopping center complete with a podium and mall stores.(PNA)
LOR/ajp/LCPendon




indi ko kuntento ah! gusto ko tulay as in "Pres. Ninoy Aquino Jr. Iloilo - Guimaras bridge! hehe!:lol::bash:

mayo nga palupok ni pre... importante masuguran na. dasigay bala... :cheers:

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

kuha-i bala picture... :bash: mahilig guid si kiddo mag pa bitin ah... :lol: :bash: delikado na... :lol:

No selling of beer on the sidewalk, mayor warns




ILOILO CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) – The city government here has warned sidewalk vendors against selling beer to pedestrians, especially during night time.

City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said that these sidewalk vendors should refrain from selling beer and other alcoholic drinks to pedestrians.

Mabilog said that he acknowledges the presence of sidewalk vendors in the city but they have to be regulated, also reminding them that they should not sell beer and liquors along the city sidewalks.

“I recognize our sidewalk vendors,” stressed Mabilog, adding, "they have been keeping our economy thriving for years even though in small scale, but they should also be regulated by the city as some of them have become nuisance for blocking the traffic."

He said the city government will not tolerate the practice, especially when the sidewalk vendors put up illegal structures that crowd the city streets.

It is noted that some sidewalk vendors along the main streets and intersections in the central business district are selling beer even before sundown. This has caused many drunken bouts and has become a public nuisance.

The mayor has also directed that the sidewalk vendors who are not in their proper areas should be given stiff warning to stay in their slots.

Meanwhile, the mayor assured that the city is currently working on finding a decent place for all sidewalk vendors so that they can continue their small business. He said that soon the city will have a specific venue in the downtown area where sidewalk vendors can freely sell their wares without impeding flow of pedestrians. (PNA)
DCT/AJP/LPC



hala ka pre True! wala kana baklan redhorse sa sidewalk dira sa Valeria. hahaha!:lol::bash:

ok lang na pre... may ara to store lapit sa amon. biskan ga dalamguhanon na ang tag iya, pwede ka man gyapon ka panuktok sabay bakal beer... hahaha. :lol: bugas bugas to ya daan ya. :lol::lol::lol:

ang huge tarp signals that construction sang shop is about to start.indi na karon surprise kon sugiran ka nila hehe..tnx sa update:lol:

pics lang ya ang akon pre ah... para ebidens. hehehe. :cheers::cheers:

dugay na gle da sa atubang nyo, wala mo guid guin inform ang ssc iloilo? pambihira naman oh... :ohno:

Basi gusto nya pre i-surprise kita. Haha!

Gani man pre. Mayo man na kung mag progreso ang passi city. that would decongest iloilo city.

Now, that would be a major, major, major, major improvement sa province if that happens pre.

In, tagalog, malaki-laking, improvement yan! haha!

- mayo nalang na meg...kaysa major major major major problem. Pareho ka lintik nga natabo sa Quirino incident. Naka apekto guid man pre sa tourism sang Philippines. Damn!, ang tiya ko meg sa Makati (ilongga businesswoman) may car rental na sila, Imbis nga may biyahe tani ang mga Japanese clients ya wala na dayun. Nag ka travel ban advisory pati ang hindi instik...kita mo ang halit sina? ay maan....

- Advertise ko nalang gali ang name sang car rental : TRIPLE A CAR RENTAL SERVICES - 1160 ANTIPOLO STREET, POBLACION, MAKATI CITY, TEL. NO. 895-43-82..mods ok lang ni? hehehe

Abaw! congrats lang sa idol ka ah! hehe.

mas idol ta ka pre... ako topnotcher subong, next week ikaw naman ah. budlay man kung ako pirme, hambalon mo na karon, guina buraw ko na. :lol::lol::lol:

[QUOTE=true blue ilonggo;62511999]

well condo living sounds nice... but still nothing will substitute for a house with a wide space, nice garden, etc... in rearing a family. kids really need space to spend their extra energies. :)

[QUOTE]

I agree pre. Condo living is more for bachelors or dalagas. More suited to those want to bring friends and special friends from time to time, hehe.

applicable lang na ya sa manila... kay wala na gawa sang space. tama ka pre, nami ang condo kung bachelor ka pa, especially kung ang condo mo ara lang lapit sa mga ilimnan... hapos ang maneuverings. may ara ka na daan sang terrain advantage. :lol:

- Ay basi di ka kapakot meg, May Passi City pa bala moh, Who knows it will kick Iloilo City's butt for the title of the most progressive city in ILOILO PROVINCE...hehe :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

importante, may progress ang passi para ma equalize ang wealth distribution... :)

- mayo nalang na meg...kaysa major major major major problem. Pareho ka lintik nga natabo sa mga pulis nga nag hinangag sa Quirino incident. Naka apekto guid man pre sa tourism sang Philippines. Damn!, ang tiya ko meg sa Makati (ilongga businesswoman) may car rental na sila, Imbis nga may biyahe tani ang mga Japanese clients ya wala na dayun. Nag ka travel ban advisory pati ang hindi instik...kita mo ang halit sina? ay maan....


Amu gid man na pre ang epekto. that's why daw ka wrong timing sang trip to china ni mayor jed. :ohno:

That's why, ako ya, mapuli ko ya sa iloilo after ko maplastar ang kabuhi ko. Mas tawhay sa lilo, waay gawa buangit didto.

Grabe gid ya ang mga pulis pre. Kung i-sipa mo sila, mang hostage. Sino ma rescue? ang mga fellow extornionist and kotong buddies sang hostage taker mo. Ay sus gid ya.

Kung ako i-hostage pila ka adlaw, ma demanda gid ako ya na indi ako dapat pag i-rescue sang pulis. ako na lang ma rescue sa lawas ko. may tsansa pa ako siguro.

Basi gusto nya pre i-surprise kita. Haha!

style na ni kiddo ang mang surprise pre... problema, daw asta subong ang JD wala guid naka tupa ah. :lol: pero, guin picturan man ni haldir ah ang building ah. hehehe. :lol: thanks haldir.

- mayo nalang na meg...kaysa major major major major problem. Pareho ka lintik nga natabo sa mga pulis nga nag hinangag sa Quirino incident. Naka apekto guid man pre sa tourism sang Philippines. Damn!, ang tiya ko meg sa Makati (ilongga businesswoman) may car rental na sila, Imbis nga may biyahe tani ang mga Japanese clients ya wala na dayun. Nag ka travel ban advisory pati ang hindi instik...kita mo ang halit sina? ay maan....

una guid gle pre naka batyag ang tiya mo sa makati? hehehe. di bale ah... may rebound man na. the hysteria will not last forever. :)

In six month's time, there will be a major major change in Iloilo City's skyline with the completion of Plazuela and Smallville 21. A major major challenge is to capture all the new developments in a single shot. Diin ayhan mayo pwesto man? :)

style na ni kiddo ang mang surprise pre... problema, daw asta subong ang JD wala guid naka tupa ah. :lol: pero, guin picturan man ni haldir ah ang building ah. hehehe. :lol: thanks haldir.



una guid gle pre naka batyag ang tiya mo sa makati? hehehe. di bale ah... may rebound man na. the hysteria will not last forever. :)

- Advertise ko nalang gali ang name sang car rental : TRIPLE A CAR RENTAL SERVICES - 1160 ANTIPOLO STREET, POBLACION, MAKATI CITY, TEL. NO. 895-43-82..mods ok lang ni? hehehe

mas idol ta ka pre... ako topnotcher subong, next week ikaw naman ah. budlay man kung ako pirme, hambalon mo na karon, guina buraw ko na. :lol::lol::lol:


well condo living sounds nice... but still nothing will substitute for a house with a wide space, nice garden, etc... in rearing a family. kids really need space to spend their extra energies. :)



applicable lang na ya sa manila... kay wala na gawa sang space. tama ka pre, nami ang condo kung bachelor ka pa, especially kung ang condo mo ara lang lapit sa mga ilimnan... hapos ang maneuverings. may ara ka na daan sang terrain advantage. :lol:



importante, may progress ang passi para ma equalize ang wealth distribution... :)


Ibulos bulos ta ang SSC? hehe, give chance to others ah. Relyevo lang ah.

Amu gid pre. Hapos ang manueverings kung lapit ang condo mo sa ilimnan. Kung hubog hubog ka na gid, pwede ka maka ligid papuli ah! hehe No need to drive or commute or hitch a ride sa isa ka tourist bus (that would be a major major problem).

Nami tani pre kung mag equal ang level sang development sang passi kag iloilo. Possible na ayhan?

In six month's time, there will be a major major change in Iloilo City's skyline with the completion of Plazuela and Smallville 21. A major major challenge is to capture all the new developments in a single shot. Diin ayhan mayo pwesto man? :)

choice ko? balaan bukid man gyapon... bilog nga syudad kuha. :lol: :cheers:

Uy, shout out lang gali kay hardball ah. Keep safe sa hong kong pre. I hope ang colleauges indi mang trip sa imo.

Thanks for the photos. Keep them coming. May ara ka picture pa guid sang Oton Church?

Ayos ah. May area man gali kita "Leaning Eiffel Tower of Jaro". :lol::lol::lol:

^^
Damo pa di. Upod na ang Oton Church and some info. Dugay magpa-upload sa mga image hosting sites. Amat-amaton ko lang ah. :D

Proposed commercial and storage building


http://i38.tinypic.com/ml75sy.jpg

^^
Mayo ini nga negosyo. Kay ang Cold Storage sang IFPC hindi ka sapar kay kadamo nga kinahanglan sini nga serbisyo. ;okay:

Firms interested in CBD, ferry terminal city projects





ILOILO CITY, Aug 24 (PNA)-– Two international firms are reportedly interested to invest in the public-private partnership (PPP) projects of Iloilo City as one of the funding options even if the projects are still in a stage of pre-feasibility study.

This was confirmed by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog recently after being informed of the status of the central business district and Guimaras-Iloilo ferry terminal (GIFT) projects whose pre-feasibility studies were already evaluated to pave the way for a formal feasibility study that will be submitted and recommended to the Regional Development council (RDC) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

Mabilog said he is will be asking an authority soon from the Sangguniang Panlungsod to sign a document for the eventual Presidential Proclamation by President Benigno Aquino III for the almost one hectare Rotary Park at Port San Pedro for the GIFT project.

Embodied in the pre-feasibility study at no cost to the city government and submitted by Concept Consultants headed by Nathaniel Von Einsedel, it was approved by the Cities Development Initiative Asia (CDIA).

The GIFT project will connect Guimaras island province to Iloilo City through a modern terminal for ferry boats and calls for the improvement of Jordan and Buenavista wharves in Guimaras to complement the Iloilo City ferry terminal for Buenavista and Jordan ferries where an existing ferry wharf is located.

Mabilog said the President is enthusiastic with the project and has ordered the Presidential Management Staff under Julia Abad to look over and review the Iloilo City project for possible foreign and national government funding.

The city mayor said that Asian Development Bank (ADB) is also expected to help in the project by providing a loan facility complemented by an ideal public and private partnership with 51 percent from the private and 49 percent from the government.

Under the same PPP set-up, it is expected to revitalize the central business district (CBD) into a modern multi-storey edifice for wet and dry sections and other stalls.

A CBD pre-feasibility study was also conducted by Concept Consultants calling for the rehabilitation of the Iloilo central market into a world class shopping center complete with a podium and mall stores.(PNA)
LOR/ajp/LCPendon




indi ko kuntento ah! gusto ko tulay as in "Pres. Ninoy Aquino Jr. Iloilo - Guimaras bridge! hehe!:lol::bash:

^^
This is great news! :okay: Hataw Mayor JPM! :applause:
Hopefully by 1st Quarter of 2011 masuguran na ina.
About sa rehab sang Iloilo Central Market... maybe in 2 years. :D


Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

^^
:cheers::cheers::cheers: for SB.
Hmm I have a hunch but I will keep mum for the mean time. Kung madayon sila mayo gid eh. Kung may SB ang SM, may ara _______ ang PdI, tapos ang ATH may ara man ___________.

*Kamo na bahala huna-huna kung ani ibutang nyo sa blangko. Basta sa akon lang, may kada isa may ila nga kina-iya, so more likely wala sang doble-doble. :D


hehehe. gulpi ka lang pre ga ulhot ba... :lol:



tigas! TOPNOTCHER AKO! hahaha. :cucumber::cucumber::cucumber::cucumber::cucumber::rock::rock:



well condo living sounds nice... but still nothing will substitute for a house with a wide space, nice garden, etc... in rearing a family. kids really need space to spend their extra energies. :)



who was responsible? the whole rotten social system is responsible... from the top to the bottom. what happened at quirino grandstand, was a reflection of the society that we have... a society of corruption and impunity. :ohno:



dugay na gle da sa atubang nyo, wala mo guid guin inform ang ssc iloilo? pambihira naman oh... :ohno:

^^
Congrats sa TOPNOTCHER hehehe. Amo na kung mapisan. :okay:
Aktibo sa Forum! :D

@zynet: Salamat sa ATH photo updates! Nice, dasig ila obrahanay! :okay:

choice ko? balaan bukid man gyapon... bilog nga syudad kuha. :lol: :cheers:

- tsakto guid na...that would not be a major major challenge anymore...kay in one shot in a perfect angle kuha mo guid tanan...or di gani sa old airport site....feeling ko sakup guid tanan halin ISA, SM, Smallville sakop guid mo...Tam-an na ka secret ang activities sa megaworld site. I hope may major major development nga gatabo digto...:bash::bash::bash:

choice ko? balaan bukid man gyapon... bilog nga syudad kuha. :lol: :cheers:

That would entail another major major hike up to the peak. :lol:

^^

:cheers::cheers::cheers: for SB.
Hmm I have a hunch but I will keep mum for the mean time. Kung madayon sila mayo gid eh. Kung may SB ang SM, may ara _______ ang PdI, tapos ang ATH may ara man ___________.

*Kamo na bahala huna-huna kung ani ibutang nyo sa blangko. Basta sa akon lang, may kada isa may ila nga kina-iya, so more likely wala sang doble-doble. :D



- Coffebreak kag Blue Jay, not too ambitious kag dako possibilidad matabo...hehehe

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

salamat sa update kiddo, atlast ara na gid man....:cheers:

Ibulos bulos ta ang SSC? hehe, give chance to others ah. Relyevo lang ah.

Amu gid pre. Hapos ang manueverings kung lapit ang condo mo sa ilimnan. Kung hubog hubog ka na gid, pwede ka maka ligid papuli ah! hehe No need to drive or commute or hitch a ride sa isa ka tourist bus (that would be a major major problem).

Nami tani pre kung mag equal ang level sang development sang passi kag iloilo. Possible na ayhan?

hitch a ride sa tourist bus pre? hahaha. :lol: daw ga uso haw? hahaha. :lol:
pwede cguro ma equalized, pero it would take a very long time pre.

- Coffebreak kag Blue Jay, not too ambitious kag dako possibilidad matabo...hehehe

^^
Posible... :D

Ano update da sa MW? Laban-laban ang kaso tunaw na. Ginsapawan sang bag-o nga balita. Daw amo na na pirmi gakatabo di sa RP.

Firms interested in CBD, ferry terminal city projects





ILOILO CITY, Aug 24 (PNA)-– Two international firms are reportedly interested to invest in the public-private partnership (PPP) projects of Iloilo City as one of the funding options even if the projects are still in a stage of pre-feasibility study.

This was confirmed by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog recently after being informed of the status of the central business district and Guimaras-Iloilo ferry terminal (GIFT) projects whose pre-feasibility studies were already evaluated to pave the way for a formal feasibility study that will be submitted and recommended to the Regional Development council (RDC) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

Mabilog said he is will be asking an authority soon from the Sangguniang Panlungsod to sign a document for the eventual Presidential Proclamation by President Benigno Aquino III for the almost one hectare Rotary Park at Port San Pedro for the GIFT project.

Embodied in the pre-feasibility study at no cost to the city government and submitted by Concept Consultants headed by Nathaniel Von Einsedel, it was approved by the Cities Development Initiative Asia (CDIA).

The GIFT project will connect Guimaras island province to Iloilo City through a modern terminal for ferry boats and calls for the improvement of Jordan and Buenavista wharves in Guimaras to complement the Iloilo City ferry terminal for Buenavista and Jordan ferries where an existing ferry wharf is located.

Mabilog said the President is enthusiastic with the project and has ordered the Presidential Management Staff under Julia Abad to look over and review the Iloilo City project for possible foreign and national government funding.

The city mayor said that Asian Development Bank (ADB) is also expected to help in the project by providing a loan facility complemented by an ideal public and private partnership with 51 percent from the private and 49 percent from the government.

Under the same PPP set-up, it is expected to revitalize the central business district (CBD) into a modern multi-storey edifice for wet and dry sections and other stalls.

A CBD pre-feasibility study was also conducted by Concept Consultants calling for the rehabilitation of the Iloilo central market into a world class shopping center complete with a podium and mall stores.(PNA)
LOR/ajp/LCPendon



(daw gina-adopt sang City gov't. aton mga ginastoryahan nga mga suggestions diri sa SCC ba...good sign...amo ni ang ginasuggest naton ligad--PPP in big projects sang city nga indi kaya sang LGU i-finance) . Iloilo City is now applying the PPP in a macro level, nd lang nga sa festival lang asta ang PPP... bisan amat amat lang pero gina-apply na sya sa mga major major projects. :cheers::cheers: More to come for Iloilo:)

about the FS of GIFT daw natapos na bla ini, and with this international firm having interest to this project its good, kay daw for funding nlng bla ina, just also waiting for Pres Proclaimation para mka start na soon

about naman sa CBD project ni check ko n kung tapos na ang FS. pro may nakta ko n sang una nga perspective ya.

^^i'm happy that their are companies that are willing to invest in these projects.
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1117/fullscreencapture220201.jpg

^^i'm happy that their are companies that are willing to invest in these projects.
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1117/fullscreencapture220201.jpg

^^
Shows that they have confidence to Iloilo City, the LGU and the Project itself. :cheers:
I would love to see this Project realized in 2-4 years time.
Just in time for 2015. :okay:

2010 Bayer Young Environmental Envoy

(from the OSA, WVSU)

The OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS (OSA) of West Visayas State University is proud to announce the top twelve national winners in the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy awarded last Aug. 19, 2010 at Dusit Thani Hotel at 7:30 in the evening. Of the twelve, four came from West Visayas State University. President Noynoy Aquino gave the inspirational message and awarded plaques to the twelve winners.

Of the twelve, the Top Four are awarded a trip to Germany. Of the four, two came from West Visayas State University. The number one winner is CHRISTOPHER M. MILLORA from the College of Nursing whose project is “The little Ilonggo Environmental Heroes Short Story Caravan.” He will compete in the global competition of the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy in November, 2010.

Also included in the top four is ELIZABETH A. VALENCIA, an Aeta enrolled in Developmental Communication of College of Mass Communications. Her project is to “Tribu ko, Tulungan ko: A Reforestation Project in an Aeta Forest Reserve in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, using Indigenous Tree Species.

The two winners from WVSU that were included in the twelve national winners are EDGAR VINCENT ANTOLINO of Mass Communication and ROMMEL PABORADA, A.B English, College of Arts and Sciences.

West Visayas State University is also a recipient of an award from Bayer for encouraging its students to become Young Environmental Envoys and supporting them in their environmental pursuits. DR. MERNA G. RICO LOPEZ, OSA Dean, received the award in behalf of WVSU President, DR. PABLO SUBONG, JR.

Present during the awarding Ceremony were DR ROSANNA GRACE BELO, Dean of the College of Nursing; MR. RICKY ABALEÑA, DEAN of the College of Mass Communications and DR. EVELYN TOMAMBO, also from the College of Mass Communications.

The Bayer Young Environmental Envoy is in partnership with United Nations Environment Programme. source (http://wvsu.edu.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=361:2010-bayer-young-environmental-envoy&catid=1:latest-news)

2010 Bayer Young Environmental Envoy

(from the OSA, WVSU)

The OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS (OSA) of West Visayas State University is proud to announce the top twelve national winners in the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy awarded last Aug. 19, 2010 at Dusit Thani Hotel at 7:30 in the evening. Of the twelve, four came from West Visayas State University. President Noynoy Aquino gave the inspirational message and awarded plaques to the twelve winners.

Of the twelve, the Top Four are awarded a trip to Germany. Of the four, two came from West Visayas State University. The number one winner is CHRISTOPHER M. MILLORA from the College of Nursing whose project is “The little Ilonggo Environmental Heroes Short Story Caravan.” He will compete in the global competition of the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy in November, 2010.

Also included in the top four is ELIZABETH A. VALENCIA, an Aeta enrolled in Developmental Communication of College of Mass Communications. Her project is to “Tribu ko, Tulungan ko: A Reforestation Project in an Aeta Forest Reserve in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, using Indigenous Tree Species.

The two winners from WVSU that were included in the twelve national winners are EDGAR VINCENT ANTOLINO of Mass Communication and ROMMEL PABORADA, A.B English, College of Arts and Sciences.

West Visayas State University is also a recipient of an award from Bayer for encouraging its students to become Young Environmental Envoys and supporting them in their environmental pursuits. DR. MERNA G. RICO LOPEZ, OSA Dean, received the award in behalf of WVSU President, DR. PABLO SUBONG, JR.

Present during the awarding Ceremony were DR ROSANNA GRACE BELO, Dean of the College of Nursing; MR. RICKY ABALEÑA, DEAN of the College of Mass Communications and DR. EVELYN TOMAMBO, also from the College of Mass Communications.

The Bayer Young Environmental Envoy is in partnership with United Nations Environment Programme. source (http://wvsu.edu.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=361:2010-bayer-young-environmental-envoy&catid=1:latest-news)

good news for WVSU!good news for all ilonggos.daw wala ga patay ang prestige and honor.just recently 98% passers for board of medicine.
more good luck to come.

City Charter Day culminates today
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ILOILO CITY
http://thedailyguardian.com/images/stories/0825_arroyo_fountain.jpg
THE historic Arroyo Fountain has long been the symbol of Iloilo as the Queen City of the South. Today, the city celebrates its 73rd Charter Day. (Photo by Tara Yap)
By Lucy N. Montealto

ILONGGOS will experience the culmination of this city’s 73rd Charter Day celebration today which has been declared a “red letter day” for all employees of the City Hall.

Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog earlier declared August 25 a holiday for City Hall through an executive order.

The 40-day commemoration ends this morning with a grand civic-military parade, medical mission, job fair, oratorical contest, and city tours.

The Mayor’s Ball will unfold in the evening, where winners of the search for Iloilo City model male and female employees and the awardees of the “Dungog sang Dakbanwa sang Iloilo” will be honored.

Charter Day activities started July 16 with a thanksgiving mass followed by different events spearheaded by the City Tourism and Development Office and partner agencies, sectors and private groups.

The theme “Dakbanwa sang Iloilo, Bugal Ko” (My City, My pride) aims to raise awareness about the city’s history and development and instill a “pride of place” among Ilonggos by showcasing Iloilo City’s history and culture during the festivities.

“I hope every Ilonggo will have a sense of ownership to our city since we want the future generation to also enjoy the same kind of benefits as we have now,” Mabilog stated.

http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19997&Itemid=2

Need help: :)

Pwede ko ka-solicit ideas? Bale I need your suggestion about projects for the government (LGU) . Kinanglan ko sya para maka-develop ko project proposal. Required kami maghatag sang 10 ka project proposals per student in our subject, Project Development and Program Management. From these 10, I will choose 1 priority project as my final output. Thanks gid in advance :)

Need help: :)

Pwede ko ka-solicit ideas? Bale I need your suggestion about projects for the government (LGU) . Kinanglan ko sya para maka-develop ko project proposal. Required kami maghatag sang 10 ka project proposals per student in our subject, Project Development and Program Management. From these 10, I will choose 1 priority project as my final output. Thanks gid in advance :)


infrastracture project?
i suggest the mean basic needs of such place like water supply facility, market improvement and road improvement.

basic trasport utility facility ang terminal
major ubran planning pra well organize ang place and also ma aviod ang conflict of land use sa ulihi.
in manufacturing and processing need to research first the mean LGU agri production pra mabal an kung ano ang dpat nga manufacturing or food processing dapat ipatindog
draiage master plan

Solon backs creation of ICT department

Iloilo City Rep. Jerry Treñas expressed support to the creation of the Information and Communications Department.

Treñas, a member of the House committee on information and communications technology, cited the impact of the ICT sector, especially on the jobs generation in Iloilo City, which has some 4,000 in various business outsourcing firms such as call centers.

He said the creation of an ICT department would mean additional support system for the sector.

“This is very important because this is a sunshine industry,” he said, adding that two investors are already gearing for IT-related businesses in the city.

The Plazuela de Iloilo is now under construction while the Ayala Land Corp. recently held its groundbreaking for its proposed IT center in Iloilo City.

Iloilo City hosts several major call center companies, including Teletech, e-PLDT Ventus, Callbox, Echo Customer Contact Center, Global Mega Communications, Techno Call Corp., and Megabox Call Center.

It is also home to Medlink Transcription Services and BPO companies such as Eversun Philippine Corp., Savant Technologies Inc, Virtual Assistant Org., and RS2.*PNA

Link : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2010/08/24/solon.backs.creation.of.ict.department.html

Solon backs creation of ICT department

Iloilo City Rep. Jerry Treñas expressed support to the creation of the Information and Communications Department.

Treñas, a member of the House committee on information and communications technology, cited the impact of the ICT sector, especially on the jobs generation in Iloilo City, which has some 4,000 in various business outsourcing firms such as call centers.

He said the creation of an ICT department would mean additional support system for the sector.

“This is very important because this is a sunshine industry,” he said, adding that two investors are already gearing for IT-related businesses in the city.

The Plazuela de Iloilo is now under construction while the Ayala Land Corp. recently held its groundbreaking for its proposed IT center in Iloilo City.

Iloilo City hosts several major call center companies, including Teletech, e-PLDT Ventus, Callbox, Echo Customer Contact Center, Global Mega Communications, Techno Call Corp., and Megabox Call Center.

It is also home to Medlink Transcription Services and BPO companies such as Eversun Philippine Corp., Savant Technologies Inc, Virtual Assistant Org., and RS2.*PNA

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2010/08/24/solon.backs.creation.of.ict.department.html

Solon backs creation of ICT department

Iloilo City hosts several major call center companies, including Teletech, e-PLDT Ventus, Callbox, Echo Customer Contact Center, Global Mega Communications, Techno Call Corp., and Megabox Call Center.
It is also home to Medlink Transcription Services and BPO companies such as Eversun Philippine Corp., Savant Technologies Inc, Virtual Assistant Org., and RS2.*PNA

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2010/08/24/solon.backs.creation.of.ict.department.html

any information about Transcom iloilo, ano na ina status nla dra?

The civic parade is still on going. :) 'will post pictures dugay-dugay na nakuha ko kaina at the start sang parade.

http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3605/p8230063.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3605/p8230063.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img412/5295/p8240068.jpg

Woah... Ayala's moving so damn fast!!
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Proposed commercial and storage building


http://i38.tinypic.com/ml75sy.jpg


wow.....another infra to see in Iloilo.....

hope to see more!

this may invite investors too....

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the Ayala technohub is really taking shape.....by the end of the year landscaping nalang kag finishing touches guro....

Firms interested in CBD, ferry terminal city projects

ILOILO CITY, Aug 24 (PNA)-– Two international firms are reportedly interested to invest in the public-private partnership (PPP) projects of Iloilo City as one of the funding options even if the projects are still in a stage of pre-feasibility study.

This was confirmed by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog recently after being informed of the status of the central business district and Guimaras-Iloilo ferry terminal (GIFT) projects whose pre-feasibility studies were already evaluated to pave the way for a formal feasibility study that will be submitted and recommended to the Regional Development council (RDC) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

Mabilog said he is will be asking an authority soon from the Sangguniang Panlungsod to sign a document for the eventual Presidential Proclamation by President Benigno Aquino III for the almost one hectare Rotary Park at Port San Pedro for the GIFT project.

Embodied in the pre-feasibility study at no cost to the city government and submitted by Concept Consultants headed by Nathaniel Von Einsedel, it was approved by the Cities Development Initiative Asia (CDIA).

The GIFT project will connect Guimaras island province to Iloilo City through a modern terminal for ferry boats and calls for the improvement of Jordan and Buenavista wharves in Guimaras to complement the Iloilo City ferry terminal for Buenavista and Jordan ferries where an existing ferry wharf is located.

Mabilog said the President is enthusiastic with the project and has ordered the Presidential Management Staff under Julia Abad to look over and review the Iloilo City project for possible foreign and national government funding.

The city mayor said that Asian Development Bank (ADB) is also expected to help in the project by providing a loan facility complemented by an ideal public and private partnership with 51 percent from the private and 49 percent from the government.

Under the same PPP set-up, it is expected to revitalize the central business district (CBD) into a modern multi-storey edifice for wet and dry sections and other stalls.

A CBD pre-feasibility study was also conducted by Concept Consultants calling for the rehabilitation of the Iloilo central market into a world class shopping center complete with a podium and mall stores.(PNA)
LOR/ajp/LCPendon

indi ko kuntento ah! gusto ko tulay as in "Pres. Ninoy Aquino Jr. Iloilo - Guimaras bridge! hehe!:lol::bash:

iloilo is fortunate and should be thankful for the assistance of the Cities
Development Initiative Asia (CDIA). i had a meeting with CDIA yesterday
and i told them maybe they could do more and expand their assistance to
include urban transport plans and feasibility studies and not only on the
water linkages, he he he. hope they'll take the cue. and i hope iloilo city
officials will take the cue, too. i already discussed this with your planning
officer, butz penalosa ...

Gani man pre. Mayo man na kung mag progreso ang passi city. that would decongest iloilo city.

Now, that would be a major, major, major, major improvement sa province if that happens pre.

In, tagalog, malaki-laking, improvement yan! haha!

LOL.reminds me of Venus Raj = Major Major...

Uy, shout out lang gali kay hardball ah. Keep safe sa hong kong pre. I hope ang colleauges indi mang trip sa imo.

Oi! Thanks gid! I'm back in our Makati Office. I flew in Sunday morning, talking about perfect timing! Although, my Pinoy colleague nga nabilin didto, gina istoryahan man daw over lunch, pero wala daw sya gina trippan ah. In the beginning, he felt uncomfortable kuno kay daw mainit-init pa ang balita.

I'll be back there in 2 weeks, hopefully by then medyo ok na ang situation.

Sorry for the OT. :cheers::cheers::cheers:

pasensya gali sang Sabado, wala ta ka na buligan, kay I already left the hotel that time.

The civic parade is still on going. :) 'will post pictures dugay-dugay na nakuha ko kaina at the start sang parade.

Grabe nga parada ila. :nuts: Nakalabay ako kaina mga 8:30am da sa may Luna La Paz, nag pauli ako mga 10:30am wala pa natapos. :lol: Maayo man kay half lang sang street ang ila gin close sa traffic. Wala gawa na paralize ang biyahe sang mga jeep.

Na picturan mo ang mga gurang sang naka sakay sa float??? :lol: Nalabayan ko kaina ara sila banda na sa may MIWD, daw taga tinda La Paz nga tindera ang ila mga muse. :lol:

Huo gali, sino sa inyo naka dasuk na sa sale sang Crocs sa Atrium?? :nuts: :lol:

In six month's time, there will be a major major change in Iloilo City's skyline with the completion of Plazuela and Smallville 21. A major major challenge is to capture all the new developments in a single shot. Diin ayhan mayo pwesto man? :)

^^pareng sam updated ka gid ya mo....major major aka venus raj? :lol::lol: but I agree with you about Iloilo skyline, basta tingin ko ang mayo dira besides MW pag natapos na.

Need help: :)

Pwede ko ka-solicit ideas? Bale I need your suggestion about projects for the government (LGU) . Kinanglan ko sya para maka-develop ko project proposal. Required kami maghatag sang 10 ka project proposals per student in our subject, Project Development and Program Management. From these 10, I will choose 1 priority project as my final output. Thanks gid in advance :)

^^
Some of these proposals aren't mine (I picked up some of this here in the forum)

1. Improvement of all existing Drainage/Sewerage System in ILOILO City to augment the IFCP.
2. Beautification of Existing Plazas/Parks
3. Improvement/Widening of Road Networks in Iloilo City with proper raod signage of International standards and usable sidewalks.
4. Proper Zoning/Land Use of Iloilo City esp in the proposed new CBDs and re-evaluation of the current Zoning/Land Use in the OLD CBD.
5. Pedestrianization of Old CBD and revitalization of business in the surrounding areas with thrust focused on Heritage conservation esp those Century Old Buildings.
6. Conversion of the former IRC into a regional museum.
7. Iloilo River Ferry Services/River Cruise for Tourist
8. Creation of MIDA (akin to MMDA)
9. Improvement of Water Supply and Distribution in Iloilo City.
10. Removal of unnecessary wires or burying the cables (electric, telephone etc) underground for safety and aesthetic purposes.
11. Expansion of Iloilo Fishing Port Complex (reclamation)
12. Relocation of Illegal Settlers in Tanza Area in lieu of a Tourist Boulevard. (World Class)
13. Redevelop Port San Pedro, beautify it as a Family Entertainment Complex and a Toursit Haven. (CLUE Fishermans Wharf in SF)
14. Improvement or building a Passenger Terminal of International Standards complete with amenities in Tagbac Jaro.

Others may add...

any information about Transcom iloilo, ano na ina status nla dra?

^^
I think they are still operational there. I wonder why its not included in the news write up?
Ken can actually provide us an update about Transcom Iloilo (his sister works there)

iloilo is fortunate and should be thankful for the assistance of the Cities
Development Initiative Asia (CDIA). i had a meeting with CDIA yesterday
and i told them maybe they could do more and expand their assistance to
include urban transport plans and feasibility studies and not only on the
water linkages, he he he. hope they'll take the cue. and i hope iloilo city
officials will take the cue, too. i already discussed this with your planning
officer, butz penalosa ...

^^
Thanks for sharing your ideas. Hopefully they take the cue. :okay:

^^
Some of these proposals aren't mine (I picked up some of this here in the forum)

1. Improvement of all existing Drainage/Sewerage System in ILOILO City to augment the IFCP.
2. Beautification of Existing Plazas/Parks
3. Improvement/Widening of Road Networks in Iloilo City with proper raod signage of International standards and usable sidewalks.
4. Proper Zoning/Land Use of Iloilo City esp in the proposed new CBDs and re-evaluation of the current Zoning/Land Use in the OLD CBD.
5. Pedestrianization of Old CBD and revitalization of business in the surrounding areas with thrust focused on Heritage conservation esp those Century Old Buildings.
6. Conversion of the former IRC into a regional museum.
7. Iloilo River Ferry Services/River Cruise for Tourist
8. Creation of MIDA (akin to MMDA)
9. Improvement of Water Supply and Distribution in Iloilo City.
10. Removal of unnecessary wires or burying the cables (electric, telephone etc) underground for safety and aesthetic purposes.
11. Expansion of Iloilo Fishing Port Complex (reclamation)
12. Relocation of Illegal Settlers in Tanza Area in lieu of a Tourist Boulevard. (World Class)
13. Redevelop Port San Pedro, beautify it as a Family Entertainment Complex and a Toursit Haven. (CLUE Fishermans Wharf in SF)
14. Improvement or building a Passenger Terminal of International Standards complete with amenities in Tagbac Jaro.

Others may add...

I:

^^IMO I will select either of the two highlighted items.

PLDT’s consolidated BPO business aiming for double-digit growth

MANUEL V. Pangilinan-led Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) formally announced yesterday the consolidation of its business process outsourcing (BPO) companies SPi Technologies, Inc. and ePLDT Ventus, Inc. into a single company, SPi Global Holdings, Inc.

“We target to be the premier Filipino-owned BPO company competing with the biggest and most renowned foreign outsourcing groups in the world. Based on the figures from Business Processing Association of the Philippines, the industry had $9.8 billion revenues for 2009 and [will have] $11.6 billion for this year,” Manuel V. Pangilinan, PLDT chairman, told reporters at the sidelines of launching yesterday.


He added: “This is a milestone for PLDT and the country’s BPO industry as a homegrown BPO firm debuts as a globally recognized organization with excellent standing not only in the country but also abroad.”

Executives said the company is structured to be a “full-service” global BPO solutions provider with three core business units -- customer relationship management, content, and health care. SPi Global said it has been serving over 500 clients with more than 14,000 employees and 24 locations in North America, Europe and Asia.

SPi Global also said it has 600 employees in Vietnam, 1,800 in India, and 700 in the United States, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and France.

“The Philippines hosts a major part of the company’s operations. We have some 11,000 people working in 11 facilities all over Metro Manila and three regional sites in Dumaguete, Iloilo and Cebu,” said SPi Global President and Chief Executive Officer Maulik Parekh.

The firm has so far earned $185 million in revenues and wants to reach $500 million in the next three to five years, he said.

Mr. Parekh said the company would sustain its target growth in revenues by offering clients “diversified solutions” and more acquisitions.

“The clients now want less vendors or less suppliers. We want to provide them end-to-end solutions. We had also invested on the online gaming segment through ePLDT. We hope to offer human resource-related services in the near future,” he said.

He added: “Global competition is intensifying. We have to exploit all the opportunities. But we hope to sustain a double-digit growth in all of our business units.”

Meanwhile, Mr. Pangilinan said there was still a need for more local professionals for positions in the data BPO segment. “Scale is very important. The professionals like engineers being produced in the Philippines are just not enough to supply the demand,” he said.

Media hit for blow-by-blow coverage of hostage drama

By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:08:00 08/24/2010

MANILA, Philippines—The media may have overstepped the bounds in their blow-by-blow account of Monday's hostage drama inside a bus in Manila that left the hostage-taker and eight of his 25 hostages dead.

In an analysis of the drama that has shocked the world, academicians and a journalists' group on Tuesday agreed that the broadcast of sensitive incidents provoked Rolando Mendoza into shooting his mostly Chinese hostages.

"I think the airing of the arrest of the brother was careless because they didn't know what it can trigger to the hostage-taker. Terrible,'' UP Journalism Prof. Luis Teodoro said in an interview.

He was referring to footage of the arrest of Mendoza's brother, Gregorio, who helped in the negotiations but was taken into custody by the police for violation of procedures, reportedly prompting Mendoza to start firing.

Police had supposedly requested TV networks not to air sensitive portions of the negotiations and police operations because Mendoza was monitoring the live coverage on the bus TV.

Teodoro observed that the media broke standard protocol when they aired sensitive footage of the stand-off, forgetting that these would reach the hostage-taker who was not in his right frame of mind.

"You assume that anything can trigger violence on the part of the hostage- taker. So I think the media forgot about that protocol. The main thing there is not to make things worse,'' he said.

"I don't know if the media were aware that whatever they were reporting was getting to the hostage taker, and therefore was likely to provoke a reaction. I don't know if they were aware of that. If they were, they should have known better.''

It now appeared that the media focused on "getting the information, and beating the competition'' but forgot about the safety of the hostages and the impact of their killings on the country's image, the professor said.

Nestor Burgos, president of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, agreed: "It was a case of showing it too much, not too little.''

Burgos, Inquirer correspondent in Iloilo, acknowledged that the media violated rules and procedures in the coverage of a crisis situation like Monday's hostage drama.

He said the blow-by-blow coverage not only "telegraphed'' the actions of the Special Weapons and Tactics assault team, but triggered the rampage of the hostage-taker.

"The footage of his brother being restrained and handcuffed, that really triggered the rampage. There were calls not to cover this. But the TV and radio networks were trying to outdo each other to get a scoop,'' Burgos said by phone. "It's lamentable that in a life-and-death situation, many of our colleagues were going for a scoop to be on top of the ratings game.''
The media's handling has come under the microscope again in the aftermath of the the hours-long hostage drama that many thought would end peacefully, but ended tragically.

Teodoro, who teaches at the UP College of Mass Communication and edits the Philippine Journalism Review, observed that the blow-by-blow coverage of the hostage drama was unnecessary.

Worse, the airing of interviews with Mendoza's relatives, colleagues and neighbors to fill "dead air'' during the stand-off may have fed into the stress of the hostage-taker, he said.

"It's doubtful if such interviews served any purpose in terms of assuring the safety of hostages. That's the main thing,'' he said.

"In this particular case, the fact that the (eight) hostages were killed, that's really horrible for the Philippines. We're being blackballed by Hong Kong, and I'm sure other countries will follow. They will tell their citizens not to come to the Philippines. That's one of the impact of what happened. And it's possible to argue that the media contributed to that.''

Even without a request from the police not to air sensitive portions of the stand-off and police operation, Burgos said it was prudent for the media to have acted with self-restraint.

"When in doubt, use self-restraint,'' he said on the phone. "Of course the situation was very fluid. But let's not forget that innocent lives were at stake here.''

If the reporters crossed the line in their reportage, Teodoro said their news managers should have quickly called their attention with the warning: "Back off.''

Teodoro said the handling called for a review of the protocols in the coverage of hostage-taking, terrorism and conflict.

"And these protocols are meant to prevent the worsening of the situation,'' he said.

Burgos said there was a need for media owners and industry leaders to meet and review how to improve coverage of crisis situations, like hostage-taking, and improve closer coordination between the media and the police.

If at all, there should be a simulated hostage-taking incident where both the policemen and mediamen would take part for the purpose of delineating their roles, he said.

"It's a matter of educating the people we send for coverages, and preparing them how they would cover,'' he said.

UP Political Science Prof. Clarita Carlos, who admitted seeing only glimpses of the drama on TV, declined to comment on the media's handling of the hostage drama, but said that the police should review their rules of engagement.

She observed that the police had to arrest Mendoza's brother, the police negotiator "didn't account for much,'' and that the assault team broke the glass windows with a sledge hammer "without concern for the safety of the hostages.''

"There was already a drama going on in the bus, why should there be drama on the side, which exacerbated it?'' she said on the phone.

She, however, said she could not say that the policemen violated their rules of engagement, but called for a review of these.

"There is a need to reexamine the PNP rules of engagement, the need for policemen to be trained in hostage negotiation, and there should be utmost concern for the safety of hostages. And lastly, there should be standard operating procedures on the role of the media,'' she said.

"It should be a learning process for all of us. If we really want tourists to come to our country, let's clean up our acts,'' she added.

She wondered: "Why was there no top government official on the site?''

^^This is a wake-up call for everybody and hope it will not happen in Iloilo.

Media hit for blow-by-blow coverage of hostage drama


By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:08:00 08/24/2010

MANILA, Philippines—The media may have overstepped the bounds in their blow-by-blow account of Monday's hostage drama inside a bus in Manila that left the hostage-taker and eight of his 25 hostages dead.

In an analysis of the drama that has shocked the world, academicians and a journalists' group on Tuesday agreed that the broadcast of sensitive incidents provoked Rolando Mendoza into shooting his mostly Chinese hostages.

"I think the airing of the arrest of the brother was careless because they didn't know what it can trigger to the hostage-taker. Terrible,'' UP Journalism Prof. Luis Teodoro said in an interview.

He was referring to footage of the arrest of Mendoza's brother, Gregorio, who helped in the negotiations but was taken into custody by the police for violation of procedures, reportedly prompting Mendoza to start firing.

Police had supposedly requested TV networks not to air sensitive portions of the negotiations and police operations because Mendoza was monitoring the live coverage on the bus TV.

Teodoro observed that the media broke standard protocol when they aired sensitive footage of the stand-off, forgetting that these would reach the hostage-taker who was not in his right frame of mind.

"You assume that anything can trigger violence on the part of the hostage- taker. So I think the media forgot about that protocol. The main thing there is not to make things worse,'' he said.

"I don't know if the media were aware that whatever they were reporting was getting to the hostage taker, and therefore was likely to provoke a reaction. I don't know if they were aware of that. If they were, they should have known better.''

It now appeared that the media focused on "getting the information, and beating the competition'' but forgot about the safety of the hostages and the impact of their killings on the country's image, the professor said.

Nestor Burgos, president of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, agreed: "It was a case of showing it too much, not too little.''

Burgos, Inquirer correspondent in Iloilo, acknowledged that the media violated rules and procedures in the coverage of a crisis situation like Monday's hostage drama.

He said the blow-by-blow coverage not only "telegraphed'' the actions of the Special Weapons and Tactics assault team, but triggered the rampage of the hostage-taker.

"The footage of his brother being restrained and handcuffed, that really triggered the rampage. There were calls not to cover this. But the TV and radio networks were trying to outdo each other to get a scoop,'' Burgos said by phone. "It's lamentable that in a life-and-death situation, many of our colleagues were going for a scoop to be on top of the ratings game.''

The media's handling has come under the microscope again in the aftermath of the the hours-long hostage drama that many thought would end peacefully, but ended tragically.

Teodoro, who teaches at the UP College of Mass Communication and edits the Philippine Journalism Review, observed that the blow-by-blow coverage of the hostage drama was unnecessary.

Worse, the airing of interviews with Mendoza's relatives, colleagues and neighbors to fill "dead air'' during the stand-off may have fed into the stress of the hostage-taker, he said.

"It's doubtful if such interviews served any purpose in terms of assuring the safety of hostages. That's the main thing,'' he said.

"In this particular case, the fact that the (eight) hostages were killed, that's really horrible for the Philippines. We're being blackballed by Hong Kong, and I'm sure other countries will follow. They will tell their citizens not to come to the Philippines. That's one of the impact of what happened. And it's possible to argue that the media contributed to that.''

Even without a request from the police not to air sensitive portions of the stand-off and police operation, Burgos said it was prudent for the media to have acted with self-restraint.

"When in doubt, use self-restraint,'' he said on the phone. "Of course the situation was very fluid. But let's not forget that innocent lives were at stake here.''

If the reporters crossed the line in their reportage, Teodoro said their news managers should have quickly called their attention with the warning: "Back off.''

Teodoro said the handling called for a review of the protocols in the coverage of hostage-taking, terrorism and conflict.

"And these protocols are meant to prevent the worsening of the situation,'' he said.

Burgos said there was a need for media owners and industry leaders to meet and review how to improve coverage of crisis situations, like hostage-taking, and improve closer coordination between the media and the police.

If at all, there should be a simulated hostage-taking incident where both the policemen and mediamen would take part for the purpose of delineating their roles, he said.

"It's a matter of educating the people we send for coverages, and preparing them how they would cover,'' he said.

UP Political Science Prof. Clarita Carlos, who admitted seeing only glimpses of the drama on TV, declined to comment on the media's handling of the hostage drama, but said that the police should review their rules of engagement.

She observed that the police had to arrest Mendoza's brother, the police negotiator "didn't account for much,'' and that the assault team broke the glass windows with a sledge hammer "without concern for the safety of the hostages.''

"There was already a drama going on in the bus, why should there be drama on the side, which exacerbated it?'' she said on the phone.

She, however, said she could not say that the policemen violated their rules of engagement, but called for a review of these.

"There is a need to reexamine the PNP rules of engagement, the need for policemen to be trained in hostage negotiation, and there should be utmost concern for the safety of hostages. And lastly, there should be standard operating procedures on the role of the media,'' she said.

"It should be a learning process for all of us. If we really want tourists to come to our country, let's clean up our acts,'' she added.

She wondered: "Why was there no top government official on the site?''

^^Hope this will served as a wake-up call not only for the media and the PNP but also for everybody.

I'm posting here again! :) I enjoyed walking around the city. Relatively small city but a very busy one. Nice to see those old structures, churces and houses. Lagi pa akong busog kasi ang daming masasarap na kainan. Even those bibingka being sold right across Jaro Church were good!

If you don't mind, I would like to share few of the photos I took during my weekend stay in Iloilo. =)

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wow! thanks for these photos,, ikuwento mo nman kung saan-saan ka napunta hehehe

Recuerdos de Filipinas

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eiffel tower?? :D

amo gd ini pre gna siling ko. dako ang area no. ma dugang pa gd na cla kuno ka na mis calculate nla ang demand dri. tama gli ka damo ga kinahanglang storage area for cooled preservation

medyo dako sya, ang la complex dira dako na nga daan,, they are busy constructing something inside thier complex, basi amo na na sya..

baskog ba.. sang san-o lang ni migz? sa may tapad ni sang korean dorm dapit? nice one ah! :)

yep, tupad orchard apartelle nga gina-dorm sang koreans

With the rapid growth of developments Prince should also include stability of Power Supply of the city. Consider solid waste-to-energy technology project to address the garbage disposal problems or established programs on solid waste management.

For employement generation nga pwede:
- Establishment of Light Industries and Science Park
- Putting up more Food Processing Plants with international standard
- Assisting SME's to become national and globaly competitive

Maayo pa gid tani mastudy mo kag maintroduce ang Emissions Trading or Trading emission abatement sa siudad to encourage ang mga industries sa lilo. Nami 'ni nga project pang-world class kag bulig sa environment. :)




^^
Some of these proposals aren't mine (I picked up some of this here in the forum)

1. Improvement of all existing Drainage/Sewerage System in ILOILO City to augment the IFCP.
2. Beautification of Existing Plazas/Parks
3. Improvement/Widening of Road Networks in Iloilo City with proper raod signage of International standards and usable sidewalks.
4. Proper Zoning/Land Use of Iloilo City esp in the proposed new CBDs and re-evaluation of the current Zoning/Land Use in the OLD CBD.
5. Pedestrianization of Old CBD and revitalization of business in the surrounding areas with thrust focused on Heritage conservation esp those Century Old Buildings.
6. Conversion of the former IRC into a regional museum.
7. Iloilo River Ferry Services/River Cruise for Tourist
8. Creation of MIDA (akin to MMDA)
9. Improvement of Water Supply and Distribution in Iloilo City.
10. Removal of unnecessary wires or burying the cables (electric, telephone etc) underground for safety and aesthetic purposes.
11. Expansion of Iloilo Fishing Port Complex (reclamation)
12. Relocation of Illegal Settlers in Tanza Area in lieu of a Tourist Boulevard. (World Class)
13. Redevelop Port San Pedro, beautify it as a Family Entertainment Complex and a Toursit Haven. (CLUE Fishermans Wharf in SF)
14. Improvement or building a Passenger Terminal of International Standards complete with amenities in Tagbac Jaro.

Others may add...

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indi man pulihi Ayala kag Skinetics bldg :cheers:


Firms interested in CBD, ferry terminal city projects

A CBD pre-feasibility study was also conducted by Concept Consultants calling for the rehabilitation of the Iloilo central market into a world class shopping center complete with a podium and mall stores.(PNA)
LOR/ajp/LCPendon


indi ko kuntento ah! gusto ko tulay as in "Pres. Ninoy Aquino Jr. Iloilo - Guimaras bridge! hehe!:lol::bash:


hehehe,, may ara na kita world-class mall sa UI area hehehe...


Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

saw that one too,, te confirmed na gid na :cheers:

Recuerdos de Filipinas

Part 3 Of a Series

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^^
Ilonggos are indeed born-seafarers! Even Histories shows that. :)
I wonder if this 'goleta' is native to us like Paraw. Hmm


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^^
Sikat gale ang Lambunao kag Calinog sa Tabako. I wonder if that still runs true till today. All I know is that may mga tabako ginabaligya sa amon merkado sa San Mig. Wala lang ko ideya kung diin halin.

2010 Bayer Young Environmental Envoy

The OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS (OSA) of West Visayas State University is proud to announce the top twelve national winners in the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy awarded last Aug. 19, 2010 at Dusit Thani Hotel at 7:30 in the evening. Of the twelve, four came from West Visayas State University. President Noynoy Aquino gave the inspirational message and awarded plaques to the twelve winners.

Of the twelve, the Top Four are awarded a trip to Germany. Of the four, two came from West Visayas State University. The number one winner is CHRISTOPHER M. MILLORA from the College of Nursing whose project is “The little Ilonggo Environmental Heroes Short Story Caravan.” He will compete in the global competition of the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy in November, 2010.

Also included in the top four is ELIZABETH A. VALENCIA, an Aeta enrolled in Developmental Communication of College of Mass Communications. Her project is to “Tribu ko, Tulungan ko: A Reforestation Project in an Aeta Forest Reserve in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, using Indigenous Tree Species.

The two winners from WVSU that were included in the twelve national winners are EDGAR VINCENT ANTOLINO of Mass Communication and ROMMEL PABORADA, A.B English, College of Arts and Sciences.

West Visayas State University is also a recipient of an award from Bayer for encouraging its students to become Young Environmental Envoys and supporting them in their environmental pursuits. DR. MERNA G. RICO LOPEZ, OSA Dean, received the award in behalf of WVSU President, DR. PABLO SUBONG, JR.


congrats to WVSU and their students for grabbing such award :cheers:

The civic parade is still on going. :) 'will post pictures dugay-dugay na nakuha ko kaina at the start sang parade.

damo naman on-going activities sa ciudad the following days, and more pics and updates to follow :banana::banana:

iloilo is fortunate and should be thankful for the assistance of the Cities
Development Initiative Asia (CDIA). i had a meeting with CDIA yesterday
and i told them maybe they could do more and expand their assistance to
include urban transport plans and feasibility studies and not only on the
water linkages, he he he. hope they'll take the cue. and i hope iloilo city
officials will take the cue, too. i already discussed this with your planning
officer, butz penalosa ...

salamat sa suggestions,, hope city officials will read this and they the cue,, daw damo na gid mga international firms willing to assist the city either in solid waste management or this..

Recuerdos de Filipinas

Part 3 Of a Series

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^^
Ilonggos are indeed born-seafarers! Even Histories shows that. :)
I wonder if this 'goleta' is native to us like Paraw. Hmm


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^^
Sikat gale ang Lambunao kag Calinog sa Tabako. I wonder if that still runs true till today. All I know is that may mga tabako ginabaligya sa amon merkado sa San Mig. Wala lang ko ideya kung diin halin.

^^how about the cacao of Passi kay subong concentrate lang sila sa sugar and pineapple industry. Maybe they can produce more cacao kag coffee kay damu subong sang kapehan sprouting anywhere in the city.

Hmmmm...bal-an ko na ina...Kapehan ni Madge! :lol::lol::lol:

Guys, take a look at SM Southpoint. SB has this huuuuge tarp. It looks really awesome :)
and btw, I was able to talk with someone from Plazuela, and guess what! They have a surprise secret tenant. They wouldn't tell me though. :bash:

Recuerdos de Filipinas

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i hope we had one of these sailboats left pang-museum or just docked in the river wharf...

With the rapid growth of developments Prince should also include stability of Power Supply of the city. Consider solid waste-to-energy technology project to address the garbage disposal problems or established programs on solid waste management.

For employement generation nga pwede:
- Establishment of Light Industries and Science Park
- Putting up more Food Processing Plants with international standard
- Assisting SME's to become national and globaly competitive

Maayo pa gid tani mastudy mo kag maintroduce ang Emissions Trading or Trading emission abatement sa siudad to encourage ang mga industries sa lilo. Nami 'ni nga project pang-world class kag bulig sa environment. :)

:applause::applause::applause:great ideas and suggestions @lewdsaint for Iloilo to prosper in the global market.

^^ we need more manufacturing industries and processing plants within the city or add nalng to the established ones in Pavia and San Miguel

Hmmmm...bal-an ko na ina...Kapehan ni Madge! :lol::lol::lol:

Pre, daw amo gid 'na tani ang hambalon ko kapehan ni Madge. :D

Hulat-hulat lang kita kung ano ina nga supresa. Less than two months na lang mabukas na ang PdI mabal-an 'ta gid ina!

Ken, pwede mo PM sa akon kung ano 'to nga kompanya ang interesado mag rent sa PdI nga nag-PM sa imo. :) May ari ko diri number kung diin ka mag-inquire regarding rental sa PdI.

City Hall not alone in anti-littering drive

By Lydia C. Pendon

THE Department of Public Works and Highways here has joined the Iloilo City government’s drive against littering by launching recently its litter-free campaign in all DPWH regional offices.

DPWH Region 6 director Rolando M. Asis, through a memorandum to all district engineers and division chiefs in Western Visayas, rallied upon co-public servants to dispose their wastes properly and take part in the effort of eliminating litters that have become a national embarrassment juts like graft and corruption.

Asis said the DPWH men and women could contribute in this advocacy by doing away with littering within their respective office premises. “We really need to discipline ourselves, personal trash such as candy wrappers, cigarette butts and spent chewing gums should be in the bin,” Asis said.

Upon assumption of office last July, City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has mobilized public awareness against littering and has instructed the enforcement team of the city’s Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) to file charges in court against any violator who failed to pay the mandated fine and penalty.

DPWH is the first regional national government agency to respond to the call against littering in this city by starting it within their offices.

Republic Act 9003 and City Regulation Ordinance 147 prescribed penalties of P500 for the first offense, P700 for second offense and P1,000 or subsequent violations and or face charges in court.

@Lewd, PM Set :)

Regarding sa - Calle Progreso is now what is known today as De la Rama Street, try namun da kadtuan this week, ndi lang pakadto sa sulod gid kay medyo nakulbaan ko da magsulod pakadto sa crossing sang Blumintritt :lol:

Bag-o lang ko kabalo nga "deep pool" gali ang original nga meaning sg "danao". Abi ko anay "shallow stagnant water" kay siling pirme sg lola ko sg didto pa kami sa Lapuz: "Indi kamo maghampang sa dalum ha, kay naga-danao." :)

@Lewd, PM Set :)

Regarding sa - Calle Progreso is now what is known today as De la Rama Street, try namun da kadtuan this week, ndi lang pakadto sa sulod gid kay medyo nakulbaan ko da magsulod pakadto sa crossing sang Blumintritt :lol:

:D May taktika da, Pre. Blend with the environment. Pretend ka nga daw taga-dira ka man. Hehe...

Daw interesting to PM mo kay @lew haw? Pwede PM man sa akon? Hehe... Thanks.

@Lewd, PM Set :)

Regarding sa - Calle Progreso is now what is known today as De la Rama Street, try namun da kadtuan this week, ndi lang pakadto sa sulod gid kay medyo nakulbaan ko da magsulod pakadto sa crossing sang Blumintritt :lol:

Thanks, ken!

Here are the contact numbers for those who want to lease in PdI.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/Plazuela%20de%20Iloilo/100_8022.jpg


I think Calle Progreso is Sto. Rosario St. not the de la Rama St.
There are alot of old bldgs. along that street.

iloilo domistic port
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http://a.imageshack.us/img801/6383/p8250070.jpg

this thing will be the carrier of iloilo progress
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http://a.imageshack.us/img251/1061/p8250075.jpg

greeen mn ang bldg. ni INJAP
http://a.imageshack.us/img822/3666/p8250079.jpg

@tyo tagoy, @true Namit!!!!! ho..... ang namok sang pecho pak

http://a.imageshack.us/img714/6835/p8250080.jpg

Thanks gid sa mga suggestions :)

For Tourism, I'm thinking of the integration of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Tourism Board as a special body under MIGDC.

Pictures kaina sa civic parade. First part lang ni kay lawig-lawig ang parade. Nagpuli ko ya. :nuts:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4926180244_d2ed8d093e_z.jpg

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^^how about the cacao of Passi kay subong concentrate lang sila sa sugar and pineapple industry. Maybe they can produce more cacao kag coffee kay damu subong sang kapehan sprouting anywhere in the city.

^^
Hopefully matalupangdan nila ini. Kalapad sang lugar sang Passi. Pwede pa nila i-accommodate ang coffee kag cacao. :okay:

With the rapid growth of developments Prince should also include stability of Power Supply of the city. Consider solid waste-to-energy technology project to address the garbage disposal problems or established programs on solid waste management.

For employement generation nga pwede:
- Establishment of Light Industries and Science Park
- Putting up more Food Processing Plants with international standard
- Assisting SME's to become national and globaly competitive

Maayo pa gid tani mastudy mo kag maintroduce ang Emissions Trading or Trading emission abatement sa siudad to encourage ang mga industries sa lilo. Nami 'ni nga project pang-world class kag bulig sa environment. :)

^^
Mayo gid ini.
What if tanan kita diri mag lista sang aton 10 ka proposals para sa Iloilo City? Then i-collect naton kag i-suggest kay Mayor JPM?

i hope we had one of these sailboats left pang-museum or just docked in the river wharf...

^^
Well, pwede man kahimo replica bisan 1/4 lang kag i-dsplay. Pwede ni naton ma-suggest nga display sa upcoming Regional Museum. :okay:

^^how about a replica Galleon? may ara man Galleons anay sa iloilo ?

^^how about a replica Galleon? may ara man Galleons anay sa iloilo ?

Urgh, I'm supposed to be on a hiatus but I am so tempted to answer this. :doh:

Yes, there was. Iloilo was one of the major galleon-making areas during the Spanish colonial era, aside from Cavite Nuevo (Cavite City of today). Some have identified Oton and Villa as the centers for shipbuilding--I think that was as far as the Father Gaspar account said.

There is a great possibility that there too were Ilonggo mariners, and some have migrated to the Americas over 250 years of the Galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco.

Although the written accounts support the existence, the empirical evidences lack. There are no existing archaeological sites which would prove their existence as of now. However, cultural implications are still evident in the Ilonggo society.

I hope I've answered your query. Thanks. :)















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For an OT:

I found this photo from Wala Lang thread. Makes me wanna buy one at Bench....:colgate:
http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab335/kin_toy/350b854e.jpg

^^Thanks for the info berns.
It would be a great idea if we can replicate and make a Galleon in Iloilo. added attraction pa ini.

@Lewd, PM Set :)

Regarding sa - Calle Progreso is now what is known today as De la Rama Street, try namun da kadtuan this week, ndi lang pakadto sa sulod gid kay medyo nakulbaan ko da magsulod pakadto sa crossing sang Blumintritt :lol:

notorious gid na daan sa drugs,, dako gawa dalan kun dri ka san jose dampi sulod, gakitid na kun didto sa punta,, halong ka lng kun matripan ka da hehe..

iloilo domistic port
http://a.imageshack.us/img826/149/p8250071.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img801/6383/p8250070.jpg

may pic ka sang passenger terminal sa sulod?

galinya lng vendors sa dalan,, legal na da sila or illegal? :ohno:

greeen mn ang bldg. ni INJAP
http://a.imageshack.us/img822/3666/p8250079.jpg



http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4926182026_55801c8ce8_z.jpg

nami pwesto sang MI bldg kay sa intersection,, law-ay lng sang dangling wires sa tubang mismo :bash:

^^how about a replica Galleon? may ara man Galleons anay sa iloilo ?

^^
Pwede gid. As long as budget permits pwede gid na. Kag kung may ara sila blueprint kag mga workers... Pwede gid ina sa regional museum. I envision the regional museum to be a showcase of WV and more.

Urgh, I'm supposed to be on a hiatus but I am so tempted to answer this. :doh:

Yes, there was. Iloilo was one of the major galleon-making areas during the Spanish colonial era, aside from Cavite Nuevo (Cavite City of today). Some have identified Oton and Villa as the centers for shipbuilding--I think that was as far as the Father Gaspar account said.

There is a great possibility that there too were Ilonggo mariners, and some have migrated to the Americas over 250 years of the Galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco.

Although the written accounts support the existence, the empirical evidences lack. There are no existing archaeological sites which would prove their existence as of now. However, cultural implications are still evident in the Ilonggo society.

I hope I've answered your query. Thanks. :)


^^
Thanks for the info Berns. Perhaps we could try to do more research on this since Oton is way closer to us all. And perhaps there are still some 'photos' or 'stories' kept by the relatives of the owners/workers of the ship building industry before in Oton. No wonder even sa Passad Jeepney, Oton has great makers, perhaps it runs in the Locality that there good to great craftsmen around as showed by history.

^^Thanks for the info berns.
It would be a great idea if we can replicate and make a Galleon in Iloilo. added attraction pa ini.

^^
Hmm this is really a great idea. We can suggest this as an added or even one of the main attraction of the Regional Museum. :okay:

@Ken, pa-PM man ambi sang info. Salamat gid. :D

pwede pa asik na sang gina PM nio? nyahaha...tnx

^^ Well, before there was Iloilo, there was Oton. :D

Thanks gid sa mga suggestions :)

For Tourism, I'm thinking of the integration of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Tourism Board as a special body under MIGDC.

Pictures kaina sa civic parade. First part lang ni kay lawig-lawig ang parade. Nagpuli ko ya. :nuts:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4926180244_d2ed8d093e_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4926183130_6d75a3dfe0_z.jpg

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hope to see more of this.hehehe.maayo kay ang aton mga honorable councilors ara man. adlaw gali subong sang iloilo bilang isa ka syudad
happy 73rd anniversary !!!!

^^ sa friday and saturday na food festival sa delgado,, sa saturday iya sang sm city foodfest.. tsibug nman ni.. will this foodfest be as big as that of Dinagyang?

^^
Pwede gid. As long as budget permits pwede gid na. Kag kung may ara sila blueprint kag mga workers... Pwede gid ina sa regional museum. I envision the regional museum to be a showcase of WV and more.


i even thought our present museum is quite small to showcase everything and daw kulang pa sa mga relics, etc. considering our glorious past and heritage

i even thought our present museum is quite small to showcase everything and daw kulang pa sa mga relics, etc. considering our glorious past and heritage
Its not kulang. Damu pa to guintago sa mga steel cabinets sa likod sang Museo...kag wala lang espacio...:naughty:

Museo and Archdiocese Repository has the same reason why they do not show it all out, "kay guinpatago lang ini sa amon" or in other words, loaned from the private stakeholders. In the case of the latter, the parish.

Thanks gid sa mga suggestions :)

For Tourism, I'm thinking of the integration of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Tourism Board as a special body under MIGDC.

Pictures kaina sa civic parade. First part lang ni kay lawig-lawig ang parade. Nagpuli ko ya. :nuts:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4926180726_e52e72f215_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4926182520_8c6760af61_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4926181172_81eebcc7f8_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4926182026_55801c8ce8_z.jpg

@ Prince thanks sa photo update about the civic parade. :banana:
Kanami tan-awon sang color coding. :D

Ano pa ang iban nila nga aktibidades?

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^^ang mga pasaway nga bisan diin lang gatabok

Its not kulang. Damu pa to guintago sa mga steel cabinets sa likod sang Museo...kag wala lang espacio...:naughty:

Museo and Archdiocese Repository has the same reason why they do not show it all out, "kay guinpatago lang ini sa amon" or in other words, loaned from the private stakeholders. In the case of the latter, the parish.

kung dako ang space ang gn tago pwede ma display? regional museum was the right place for this "Pinatago lang sa amon":):):):):)

[QUOTE=METROPOLITAN_ILOILO;62549131]^^
Some of these proposals aren't mine (I picked up some of this here in the forum)

1. Improvement of all existing Drainage/Sewerage System in ILOILO City to augment the IFCP.
2. Beautification of Existing Plazas/Parks
3. Improvement/Widening of Road Networks in Iloilo City with proper raod signage of International standards and usable sidewalks.
4. Proper Zoning/Land Use of Iloilo City esp in the proposed new CBDs and re-evaluation of the current Zoning/Land Use in the OLD CBD.
5. Pedestrianization of Old CBD and revitalization of business in the surrounding areas with thrust focused on Heritage conservation esp those Century Old Buildings.
6. Conversion of the former IRC into a regional museum.
7. Iloilo River Ferry Services/River Cruise for Tourist
8. Creation of MIDA (akin to MMDA)
9. Improvement of Water Supply and Distribution in Iloilo City.
10. Removal of unnecessary wires or burying the cables (electric, telephone etc) underground for safety and aesthetic purposes.
11. Expansion of Iloilo Fishing Port Complex (reclamation)
12. Relocation of Illegal Settlers in Tanza Area in lieu of a Tourist Boulevard. (World Class)
13. Redevelop Port San Pedro, beautify it as a Family Entertainment Complex and a Toursit Haven. (CLUE Fishermans Wharf in SF)
14. Improvement or building a Passenger Terminal of International Standards complete with amenities in Tagbac Jaro.


wish mode na alng koni anay.kon matupa ti maayo gid .i hope nabasahan ni ni mayor jed kad cong. Trenas sen. drilon kag sen. meriam kag mapalab-ot sa natungdan nga mga ah ensiya.

may pic ka sang passenger terminal sa sulod?

galinya lng vendors sa dalan,, legal na da sila or illegal? :ohno:


la ako ka sulod pro nkita ko ligad daw nd na gwa nami ang mga pulongkuan:ohno::ohno::ohno:
technically illegal gid:ohno::ohno:. but in long run daw naging legal na cla dra :bash::bash::bash::bash:

i even thought our present museum is quite small to showcase everything and daw kulang pa sa mga relics, etc. considering our glorious past and heritage

^^
It is really small (Museo Iloilo). Kung sa poodle pa amo ina ang toy poodle. That is why this envisioned Regional Museum will address the lack of space.
Or if its possible, Iloilo can create a Center for Ilonggo Arts that would house the old and the new and even house works of modern Ilonggo Artist--- the OLD PROVINCIAL CAPITOL I hope will go on this kind of direction. :D


Its not kulang. Damu pa to guintago sa mga steel cabinets sa likod sang Museo...kag wala lang espacio...:naughty:

Museo and Archdiocese Repository has the same reason why they do not show it all out, "kay guinpatago lang ini sa amon" or in other words, loaned from the private stakeholders. In the case of the latter, the parish.

^^
Hmm I see thanks for the info. But I think it would be better if it kept in a museum (Public or Private) in return they will get a small percentage from entrance fees or the like, IMHO.

:bash:notorious gid na daan sa drugs,, dako gawa dalan kun dri ka san jose dampi sulod, gakitid na kun didto sa punta,, halong ka lng kun matripan ka da hehe..

Pirme ako da sang una ga kadto sa dira nga area. :ohno: Sa primero kulba man ako mag sakay sa Parola nga jeep kay daw ma tetanus ka kung mag sakay ikaw. :lol: After awhile dula man lang kulba ko ah. :lol:



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^^ang mga pasaway nga bisan diin lang gatabok

Off duty kaina ang mga jaywalker enforcer. :lol: Bilog nga adlaw wala bantay kay pati ila lambat da sa may La Sallete gina lapak-lapakan lang. :nuts:

^^
^^
Hmm I see thanks for the info. But I think it would be better if it kept in a museum (Public or Private) in return they will get a small percentage from entrance fees or the like, IMHO.
Sorry, can't divulge more information regarding Museo or the planned museum at IRC. Hehe! :D

Anyway, I'm going back to hiatus again. Nagkakalat nanaman ako dahil sa mga "photo-ops" sa Quirino Grandstand. LOL! :lol:

what an irony gani.to think that we live a glorious past.and how can prove to our visitors that it is true when we don't have the mirror that reflected it.i hope that regional museum could be the answer.

Sorry, can't divulge more information regarding Museo or the planned museum at IRC. Hehe! :D

Anyway, I'm going back to hiatus again. Nagkakalat nanaman ako dahil sa mga "photo-ops" sa Quirino Grandstand. LOL! :lol:

^^
In due time Berns... in due time.
Or pwede man PM mo sa akon. Your info is safe with me. :D

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ano ni sila ang naka orange? mga inmates or suporter ni manny villar ?hehehe

hope to see more of this.hehehe.maayo kay ang aton mga honorable councilors ara man. adlaw gali subong sang iloilo bilang isa ka syudad
happy 73rd anniversary !!!!

Ara man kagina si Mayor a, upod sa mga councilors. Wala lang sya madala sa picture, ara sya sa likod ni Councilor Lex.

who must be the guest of honor sa nasambit nga kahiwatan?.i hope may mga national figure man sila sila nga gin imbitar @ the prince.

WELCOME TO ILOILO CITY
& PROVINCE THREAD 98!

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

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


ILOILO BANNERS IN SSC!

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

LINK (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1193857) to THREAD 97. :)

Sorry, can't divulge more information regarding Museo or the planned museum at IRC. Hehe! :D

Anyway, I'm going back to hiatus again. Nagkakalat nanaman ako dahil sa mga "photo-ops" sa Quirino Grandstand. LOL! :lol:

- Baw ah...ang amo na nga info guina PM nalang na ya :bash::bash::bash:


- Ang ga lapta da beh nga PM regarding sa plazuela pa guid....ngayo lang da beh..hehehe :banana::banana::banana::banana:

Welcome Iloilo Thread 98






Its not kulang. Damu pa to guintago sa mga steel cabinets sa likod sang Museo...kag wala lang espacio...:naughty:

Museo and Archdiocese Repository has the same reason why they do not show it all out, "kay guinpatago lang ini sa amon" or in other words, loaned from the private stakeholders. In the case of the latter, the parish.

kung dako ang space ang gn tago pwede ma display? regional museum was the right place for this "Pinatago lang sa amon":):):):):)


ti daw ndi ma-appreciate ang ginapatago nila, bisan i-display nlng tane kay padugang curiosity pa na sa mga visitors..

:bash:

Pirme ako da sang una ga kadto sa dira nga area. :ohno: Sa primero kulba man ako mag sakay sa Parola nga jeep kay daw ma tetanus ka kung mag sakay ikaw. :lol: After awhile dula man lang kulba ko ah. :lol:


basi pagnaog mo may gripo na gle sa kilid mo :lol:

- Baw ah...ang amo na nga info guina PM nalang na ya :bash::bash::bash:


- Ang ga lapta da beh nga PM regarding sa plazuela pa guid....ngayo lang da beh..hehehe :banana::banana::banana::banana:

share lng sa akon pre ang grasya kung may ara kna. hehehehe:bash::bash::bash:

ti daw ndi ma-appreciate ang ginapatago nila, bisan i-display nlng tane kay padugang curiosity pa na sa mga visitors..
Let me add gali...security and budget. :D
Thanks. Maayong gab-i! :wave:

Mga Bolano, padayon ta na ang diskusyon sa THREAD 98 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1201467)

Time to lock this thread! :lock:

Mods, please! TY.

Its been a great thread for 97! Wohoo! :banana::banana::banana:

share lng sa akon pre ang grasya kung may ara kna. hehehehe:bash::bash::bash:

- wala pa gani meg...hulat2x man ko di grasya...hehehe

- Baw ah...ang amo na nga info guina PM nalang na ya :bash::bash::bash:

Its not even good for PM since its a secret, right? It will come out in time.

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Padayon ko lng diri photos from the last pages of thread 97

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lewdsaint;62556641 Thanks, ken!

Here are the contact numbers for those who want to lease in PdI.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/Plazuela%20de%20Iloilo/100_8022.jpg


I think Calle Progreso is Sto. Rosario St. not the de la Rama St.
There are alot of old bldgs. along that street.

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The Prince;62558721 Thanks gid sa mga suggestions :)

For Tourism, I'm thinking of the integration of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Tourism Board as a special body under MIGDC.

Pictures kaina sa civic parade. First part lang ni kay lawig-lawig ang parade. Nagpuli ko ya. :nuts:

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Mayor urges Ilonggos to set aside individual idiosyncrasies

by T. Villavert


Iloilo City (25 August) -- Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog urged Ilonggos to set aside individual idiosyncrasies and work together now in order to recapture the "Queen City of the South" identity.

In his speech during the 73rd Charter Day of Iloilo City, Mayor Mabilog hoped to turn Iloilo City into a premier city by 2015 as he emphasized that "if we are to remain constant to the goal of lifting Iloilo City to the pinnacle of importance, then we must work together now".

Mabilog said that everyone must be a part of this gargantuan task that is why it is very important that the Ilonggos should know and be proud of our glorious past.

With the theme "Dakbanwa sang Iloilo, Bugal Ko" or My City, My Pride", Mabilog said that the Ilonggos have all the reasons to be proud because Iloilo is one of the oldest cities in country, the home of several heroes, and has produced several renowned personalities or leaders.

The City Mayor said that the observance of the 73rd anniversary day "is in preparation for the big celebration which will happen in 2012, our 75th or diamond year".

Historical accounts had it that Commonwealth Act No. 57 which was later amended by Commonwealth 138, converted Iloilo into a chartered city on August 25, 1937. (PIA6)

kadasig tapos na ma end na ta. dali nlng ta ma centennial.

kitaay nlang ta sa thread 98

maayong gabeh lang da sa tanan ah... bago na gali thread ta...:cheers::banana::cheers::banana::cheers::banana:

Recuerdos de Filipinas

Part 4 of a Series

Iznart

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If I may, the 'bridge' they are referring to is the one near Gaisano City?

D. Vicente Gay (the French Vice-Consul in Iloilo), says here that his house is admired for its Magnificence and Grandeur. Any idea if this is still surviving? Where is this house situated?
And I think, now I know where Plazoleta Gay came from... :D

Also I am so looking forward for the second volume of this book. Very informative. :okay:

By the way this is how the FALUAS look:

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Kadacig sang Thread ^^:cheers:

Padayon lang sa Gihapon Iloilo

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@Metro, thanks gd sa pag share moh ka libro (Recuerdos de Filipinas).. grabe nga effort, gin picturan gid isa2x :applause::okay:

Anyway, gina save ko di ang mga pictures sang book para may hawid ko bisan ndi lang orig ah :lol::cheers:

^^ kanami lng basahon sang history sang city

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@Metro, thanks gd sa pag share moh ka libro (Recuerdos de Filipinas).. grabe nga effort, gin picturan gid isa2x :applause::okay:

Anyway, gina save ko di ang mga pictures sang book para may hawid ko bisan ndi lang orig ah :lol::cheers:

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Sure no problem! This is too good not to share to all here. :)
Pagbasa ko gani daw ga-imagine gid ako kung ano sang una, I feel a deep sense of Pride in my heart... Iloilo indeed is an old city, old world charm:)

Wala ambi ako scanner amo na kaisa gabawod. Kung may scanner ako tani mas mayo pa ina ang kopya. Hapos lang mag pic, budlay mag upload sa image hosting sites kay kadugay, gabulubisyo pa internet ko. :)


^^ kanami lng basahon sang history sang city

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It is a Joy to read. :)
Mayo gid ini to think halin pa sa Barcelona ang mga pictures kag info (Rambla Centro?)

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Yes! may ara na bigtime competition ang CoffeeBreak! Mayu ni! let's see how CB will respond to thise new entrant.

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^^ti madayon na gid ni ang SB...lipay lipay gid ni kaayo si kiddo...hala waswas Iloilo kay thread 98 na...maayong gab-i kag aga lang dira sa tanan ah.

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^^tani amo lang ni muelle loney sa Lilo wala sang spaghetti wires kag less ang pollution kay mostly naga bisiklita lang tawo kag nagalakat

United Ilonggos for a
PROGRESSIVE ILOILO


Welcome to the City and Province of
ILOILO
Thread 98


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Iloilo City celebrates 73rd Charter Day
BY JEZZA NEPOMOCENO

ILOILO City – This city is celebrating its 73rd Charter Day today. There will be a grand civic-military parade.

Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said there will also be a free medical mission, job fair, oratorical contest and city tours.

He earlier declared August 25 a special non-working holiday for city officials and employees only so that they can participate in the activities.

Tonight, there will be a Mayor’s Ball where the winners in the search for Iloilo City model male and female employees, and the “Dungog sang Dakbanwa sang Iloilo” awardees will be honored.

The Charter Day activities started on July 16 with a Thanksgiving Mass, followed by various events spearheaded by the City Tourism and Development Office, partner government agencies and private groups.

The Charter Day theme, “Dakbanwa sang Iloilo, Bugal Ko” (My City, My pride) aims to raise awareness about the city’s history and development, and instill “pride of place” among the Ilonggos.

“I hope every Ilonggo will have a sense of ownership to our city. We want the future generation to also enjoy the same kind of benefits we have now,” Mabilog said.

It was in July 16, 1937 when Iloilo (Punta) was merged with the towns of Jaro, La Paz, Arevalo, Molo and Mandurriao to form the present day Iloilo City by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 158.

The first parade and celebration was then postponed 40 days later pending the formal inauguration of the City Government on August 25, 1937.

City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena, who heads the Charter Day festivities, said they opted to replicate today’s celebration like what happened 73 years ago./PN

source: Panay News (http://panaynewsphilippines.com/mainnews%201.htm)

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"dedmatology doctrine" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=52106557&postcount=453)
^^ ^^ ^^

Finally, Iloilo Capitol
has new P1.58-B budget
By Francis Allan L. Angelo

AFTER two successive reenacted budgets then under Governor Niel Tupas in 2008 and 2009, the Iloilo provincial government finally has its new budget for this year when the Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved the P1.584-billion executive budget Tuesday proposed by new Governor Arthur Defensor.

Some P399.3 million will go to personal services or salaries and benefits of capitol workers.

Provincial and district hospitals were allocated P361.089 million for their operations and acquisition of health facilities.
A total of P308.063 million was allocated for the maintenance and other operating expenses of the provincial government.

The approved budget for capital outlay or purchases of office equipment totaled P179.79 million.

The 20% development fund or allocation for priority development projects is pegged at P244.369 million.

A total of P68.507 million was set aside for the 5% calamity fund, part of which will be used to address dengue infections in the province.

Assistance to barangays amounted to P1.721 million while assistance to the Commission on Elections for the holding of the barangay and SK elections is P1.5 million.

A total of P20 million was set aside for loan amortizations of the provincial government.

Meanwhile, the committee on appropriations recommended holding in abeyance the full implementation of the hazard pay and other allowances of health workers for 2010 until the Iloilo Health Workers Association has accepted the compromise agreement offered by Gov. Arthur D. Defensor Sr.

Board Member Hernan Biron Jr., committee on appropriations chairman, said a total of P7.62 million was set aside for the subsistence and laundry allowance of health workers. Another P42 million was allocated for their hazard pay. But the amount can only be released if IHWA drops its claims for their hazard pay and other benefits from 1999 to 2009.

source: The Daily Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19996&Itemid=1)

great developments and thriving business climate in the City and Province of Iloilo.

Mang Insal is definitely moving forward. Maayo gid.

^^

Good for ILOILO!
Padayon!

Ayala is BULLISH sa Iloilo market! This is a good sign.... its a GREEN signal for other projects to come. :D

Ayala is really bullish with Iloilo market. They haven't stop looking for more lands in the province. As said ages ago, damo sila proyekto, gapangita lang sila duta. Watch for more sa Ayala in Iloilo ! They are definitely taking Iloilo by storm!

manami bisitahan inang pinang-post ni Whyte. Gin-isip ko daw sa pito pa lang dira ang nakan-an ko ba.

macongratulate ko anay sa aton tanan kay thread 98 na.
thanks for starting the thread @metro.
sige waswas lang kita kag padayon a.

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amo gid na iya ang original nga color sang starbucks.:banana::banana::banana:

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The shape of things to come. Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog shows downtown stakeholders pictures of the proposed Aldeguer Street Market and Calle Real Pedestrian Boulevard Project in the city’s Central Business District that will be pursued by his administration. The stakeholders, who have banded into an association, are made up of vendors and storeowners in the project area. (Iloilo City PIO)

From: Iloilo City Govt. FB

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Fort San Pedro restoration. Prominent city residents and business personalities Teresa Chan, Jun Borres and Jeric Jucaban listen intently as Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog discusses plans for the restoration of the Fort San Pedro and the conversion of the area into an eco-tourism zone. (Iloilo City PIO)


From: Iloilo City Govt. FB

I'm becoming more and more impress with Jed's plans. Go for it, Mayor !

‘Let’s make Iloilo queen again’

ILOILO City -- Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog rallied Ilonggos to work together and recapture the city’s lost title – the Queen City of the South.

In yesterday’s 73rd Charter Day celebration, Mabilog said he hopes to turn Iloilo City into a premier city by 2015.

“If we are to remain constant to the goal of lifting Iloilo City to the pinnacle of importance, then we must work together now,” he said.

Mabilog reminded the Ilonggos that Iloilo is one of the oldest cities in country, the home of several heroes, and has produced several renowned personalities or leaders.

Yesterday’s celebration, he revealed, was a “preparation for a bigger celebration in 2012, our 75th or Diamond Year.”

The commemoration of Iloilo’s conversion from a municipality to a charter city was full of revelation.

City Tourism and Development Officer Benito Jimena said the town of Iloilo before was composed of Molo, Mandurriao and City Proper only.

Its coverage was expanded to include La Paz and Arevalo towns when former President Manuel L. Quezon signed Commonwealth Act 57 declaring Iloilo a city.

Jaro district was once a separate town lumped together with Pavia and Leganes. It became part of Iloilo City only when Leganes and Pavia became independent towns.

During the conversion, Quezon named Dr. Ramon J. Campos as mayor replacing Angel Tadeo who served as treasurer of Iloilo Province and concurrent interim mayor of the city.

According to Jimena, even before it conversion into a city, Iloilo already had its own residencia (city hall) built during the time of Leopoldo Ganzon, the father of the late Sen. Rodolfo Ganzon, and was completed during the time of Eulogio Garganera.

It was named Lozano Hall after Cresenciano Lozano, author of the first bill that was presented before the Philippine Legislature granting special charter to Iloilo.

The structure, located on a 16-hectare lot owned by the city government, was donated to the University of the Philippines and remains with the university to date.

Jimena further shared that when Iloilo City was inaugurated, its population was only 53,353 -- a far cry from its present population of almost half a million.

Transportation then was easier with the Iloilo Transportation Company steel blue buses (double and single deck) regularly plying every five minutes the routes of Jaro to Iloilo and Iloilo-Molo to Arevalo districts. (With reports from the Philippine Information Agency and Philippine News Agency/PN)

source: Panay News (http://panaynewsphilippines.com/mainnews%201.htm)

How Iloilo City came to be

THE commemoration of Iloilo City’s conversion from a municipality to a charter city after 73 years is full of revelations serving as eye-opener for the younger generation whose sense of history may already have diminished.

City tourism and development officer Benito Jimena said the commemoration of this significant event, highlighted by yesterday’s civic and military parade, has paved the way for residents of this city to learn the people who really worked for the place’s conversion.

Awareness was also raised as to how and what Iloilo City was before it became its own city.

Iloilo City 73 years after is composed of seven districts namely Molo, Mandurriao, City Proper, LaPaz, LaPuz, Arevalo and Jaro.
In his research, Jimena shared that the town of Iloilo before was composed of Molo, Mandurriao and City Proper districts only.

Its coverage was expanded to include LaPaz and Arevalo towns when former President Manuel L. Quezon signed Commonwealth Act 57 which declared Iloilo as a City.

Jaro district was once a separate town lumped together with Pavia and Leganes. It became part of Iloilo City only when Leganes and Pavia became independent towns.

During the conversion, Quezon named Dr. Ramon J. Campos as mayor replacing Angel Tadeo who served as treasurer of Iloilo Province and concurrent interim mayor of the city.

Jimena shared that even before the cityhood conversion, Iloilo already had its own Residencia built during the time of Leopoldo Ganzon, the father of the late senator Rodolfo Ganzon and was completed during the time of Eulogio Garganera.

It was named as Lozano Hall, after Cresenciano Lozano, author of the first bill that was presented before the Philippine Legislature granting a special charter to Iloilo.

The structure, which sits at the 16-hectare lot owned by the city government, was donated to the University of the Philippines and remains with the university to date.

Further, Jimena shared that when Iloilo City was inaugurated, its population was only 53,353, a far cry from its present population of almost half a million.

Transportation then was easier with the Iloilo Transportation Company steel blue buses in a double or single deck regularly plying every five minutes the routes of Jaro to Iloilo and Iloilo-Molo to Arevalo districts.

Jimena added they are looking forward to replicate the parade that happened during the inauguration of the city in 1937 during the 75th anniversary two years from now.

The parade then was divided into four divisions which passed by major streets of the city towards the Lozano Hall, now the University of the Philippines.

This year’s parade, although it was able to generate the support of various sectors, kicked off only from LaPaz district towards the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand.

Meantime, Jimena has urged media and other sector to take time and research about the history of Iloilo City.

He added that the Rosendo Mejica Museum at Brgy. Baluarte, Molo is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for interested researchers. It happens to be one of several institutions that serves as a repository of important facts about the city. (PNA)

source: The Daily Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20033&Itemid=104)

i could just imagine how it felt like riding on top of a double decker bus from molo to the city proper in 1937.

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From: Iloilo City Govt. FB

i hope that it will be something like this above fort he old CBD...it is also good for the Muelle Loney Area.............reduce pa pollution....

gud morning...wow kadasig...di pa tapos ang August thread 98 na!

How Iloilo City came to be
Transportation then was easier with the Iloilo Transportation Company steel blue buses in a double or single deck regularly plying every five minutes the routes of Jaro to Iloilo and Iloilo-Molo to Arevalo districts.

source: The Daily Guardian ILOILO (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20033&Itemid=104)

it would seem like iloilo had a much better urban transport system in 1937
than what it has now ... :)

try to picture this out .... single deck buses, not double, but air-conditioned,
wifi-provided, safe, comfortable, where you can get a ride every 3 minutes
interval ....

like what you imagined? he he he

just teasing your imagination, but this image could be real, doable and i have
a strong feeling, feasible ...