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JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 02:43 AM

Iloilo business sector eyes links with Indonesia

THE Iloilo Business Club (IBC) is eyeing partnerships with the Indonesian market to boost the local export sector.

IBC executive director Ma. Leah Victoria Lara said they will discuss the initiative with the Indonesian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Irzan Tandjung, who will be the guest speaker of the IBC’s 2nd Quarter General Membership Meeting Friday at Amigo Terrace Hotel.

Lara said they invited Tandjung after meeting with Dr. Alexander Barus, Industrial and Commercial Attaché of the Indonesian Embassy, who visited Iloilo City last month.

“Barus was checking out Iloilo for business prospects. We had a small group meeting and convinced our members to do business and become trade partners,” Lara said.

Likewise, Lara said Barus also clarified their trade regulations with Ilonggo business leaders as “there were previous attempts to penetrate the market but did not suit the Indonesian taste.”

But the IBC is optimistic that they would be able to identify prospective markets specific to Iloilo.

She said Indonesia is currently exporting cooking oil and bangus products to Manila at a cheaper price.

“Hopefully, the discussion will strike out opportunities and partnerships for Ilonggo businessmen with the Indonesian sector,” Lara told The Guardian.

“We have requested the Ambassador to discuss the milestones and experiences they had in doing business in the Philippines as well as the booming markets in Indonesia and the possibilities where Ilonggo businessmen can engage in trade, whether as business partner of Indonesian firms or as an independent commercial entity to operate there,” IBC chairman Antonio S. Jon said in a statement.

Jon noted that Indonesia has been a trade partner of the Philippines with over P900 million worth of imports in 2004.

However, Jon said the country exported only as much as P400 million, mostly electronics, machineries, transport equipment, dairy products, sugar and sugar preparations during the same period.

“As business becomes more global, we are looking at this opportunity for Ilonggo businessmen to tap into the Indonesian market. We hope to explore new business horizons with Indonesia,” Jon pointed out.

IBC is composed of major business industries including those engaged in banking, services, manufacturing, financial institutions, agribusiness and academe committed to fast track the development of Iloilo.

To enhance the local growth, IBC focuses on several tasks including policy advisory, information services and trade and investment promotions.

IBC aims to promote the city and province of Iloilo as a tourist destination, create investment opportunities to boost the local economy and develop good working relationship between the government and private sector.

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

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:12 AM

http://static.flickr.com/47/161735858_4bd3cb9d5c.jpg?v=0

This is it! The proposed ILOILO DOCTOR'S UNIVERSITY. I'm really impressed with the plan. They're even expanding from its present campus. There's a new IDC/IDH building currently u/c near University of San Agustin, too. Iloilo will soon see its EIGHT university in few years time (CPU, USA, UP, UI, SPU, PCU (new) and WVSU). Kudos to IDC and IDH. Baskog subong enrolment sang Nursing nila. Sa second courser kuno 8 sections na. Wecky's sister just recently enrolled kay tamad na siya mag-engineer kuno (joke lang). Mas madamo pa gid ang new enrollees nila aside from the second courser.Go ILOILO DOCTOR'S!
I like the expansion as well. Baskog ang proposal sang Iloilo Doc ah. I'm sure they'll raking millions sa ila enrolment subong, which at present is the biggest nursing enrollees in the whole of Western Visayas, followed by University of Iloilo (na kuno!). Well done, Iloilo Doctor's. Paspas gid!

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:14 AM

THE FESTIVAL OF FESTIVALS: DINAGYANG!!
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Celebrated every 4th weekend of January in Iloilo City. Spectacle characterized by frenetic stomping of feet and hypnotic drumbeating.
It is a colorful whirl of thousands of people dressed in unique costumes dancing and chanting all day and night.

http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/dinagyang_festival.html

Hala Bira! Viva Senor Santo Nino! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:20 AM

Sí, es bueno practicar español en Latin Scrapers también. :)
Intentare ensamblar alli un dia. Que usted piensa?

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:26 AM

Kabalo man ko. Pamangkota si Animo. :)

Puedo hablar espanol tambien. Te puedo ensenar si tu prefieres.

Kabalo ko mag Kinatsila kag matudlo ko kung magustohan nyo. :)
Usted puede ensenarnos todos aqui.

I'm sure it's a big plus gid Askal. I know how to write things in Spanish pero daw kinamatis ang sentences. So bear with me. I, too, am learning to get into the system. :cheers:

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:27 AM

Hi Animo, if you don't mind I'd like to add a few more information/background about these houses in your pics.

Actually the old house that stood there on the corner belonged to my great-great grandfather Mariano Vasquez Montinola. It was sold to a chinese man named Pa-a. Hence the Pa-a Panaderia on the first floor. The old house was known for its wide wooden floors. Can't remember maybe it was made of Narra.

This old death bed pic of Mariano's son Simplicio was taken in that same house back in 1892.
http://montinola.org/pics/skyscrapers/jaro/simplicio_montinola.jpg

This house belonged to the Jalandonis if I can remember. Behind that is another an Araneta house same style design.

This house belonged to Rodrigo Araneta Montinola (http://montinola.org/genealogy/showphoto.php?personID=I0113&tree=Montinola&ordernum=4) . Hence the RAM letters/initials on the top.

This house belonged to the parents of Jesus "Nene" Ledesma (http://montinola.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1899&tree=Montinola) who married Emma Montinola. So this is a Ledesma house.
Thanks Virtute. It's a well-detailed info indeed. Cheers! :cheers:

caloy

June 7th, 2006, 03:27 AM

dali lang, daw kagamay man cang doctors, matransfer sila or skyscraper type guro. ahehehehe... kanami gali kung tawhay, pede makaonline kung kisa...

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:28 AM

'morning Caloy! How do yu do, mate?

caloy

June 7th, 2006, 03:28 AM

paano na lang ako, wala gaduty subong mga interpreter ko... tani i translate nyo dayon para maintiendihan ko man... for the sake of art... lol

caloy

June 7th, 2006, 03:30 AM

good morning, ti diin na to ang pm mo, dugay ko na ina guinahulat... bati ko dira ca birmingham ang class reunion namon, basi makalibot ako da...

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:35 AM

wala pa kabalik si Kirby diri Caloy. I'm more interested sa iya interpreter bal-an .. hehe. I'm sure may ara gid si Kirby nga ginatago.

death327

June 7th, 2006, 03:41 AM

Since this is the start of our heritage forum... I think it would be nice if we begin with thematic features of structures in Iloilo... the main content why our province is the Champion of Heritage!

MIAGAO CHURCH: The Fortress

HISTORY OF THE MIAGAO CATHOLIC CHURCH
from: The Miagao Church Bicentennial Yearbook, 1797-1997
by: Randy Madrid and Jorge Ebay

The town's first church building was constructed in Ubos by Nicolas Pangkug, first capitan of the town. The church was completed three years before the first Spanish priest came in 1734, but this was burned by the Muslim pirates in 1741. Miagao was officially created as a parroquia on May 15, 1734.

The second church was constructed under the leadership of Parish Priest Fray Fernando Camporedondo (1746-1747). This church was also burned and looted by the pirates. The raids discouraged the people from building another church. But they needed one not only as a house of worship but also as a stronghold against pirate attacks. So they decided to build a third church in Tacas where the townsfolk have a commanding view of the mouth of the Miagao river, the usual route followed by the pirates in entering the town. This church still stands after defying elements and catastrophies for two centuries.

Construction of the present Miagao Church was started on a Saturday, the town's market day, in December 1786, half a century after the founding of the Miagao parish. The parish priest at the time was Fray Francisco Maximo Gonzales and the town head was Capitan Domingo Libo-on. When it was finished in 1797, Fray Gonzales was still parish priest and Tomas Paguntalan was the town capitan.

The blocks of stones used in the construction of the church were quarried at Sitio Tubog in nearby San Joaquin town and in the mountains of the town of Igbaras. Work was supervised by a certain Matias, a foreman from Igbaras who later on ws replaced by a certain Aquino from Alimodian, Iloilo, when the former was called to direct the church construction in his own town.

In baroque-romanesque style, the church sinks six (6) meters deep into the ground with walls one-and-a-half (1 1/2) meters thick and buttresses thrice thicker in size. A truly 'Philippine Church', it exudes a native touch. Its artistic facade is decorated witha relief sculpture of St. Christopher carrying the Christ child amidst coconut, papaya and guava shrubs. A large stone image of St. Thomas of Villanova, parish patron saint, dominates the center. Carved life-size statues of the Pope and St. Henry with their coat-of-arms above them flank the main entrance. Supporting the facade are the twin belfries, one towering two-storeys and the other three-storeys high.

When finished in 1797, the left tower was lower than the right. In 1830, thirty-three (33) years after it was finished, an additional structure was added to the left belfry to make them equal in height. Fray Francisco Reyes was then the parish priest and Capitan Bernabe Paguntalan was the townhead.

Now 206 years old, Miagao Church is one of the few remaining old churches in the country. The earthquake of January 24, 1948, the strongest ever to hit Panay, toppled the bell tower of Jaro and the old church of Oton as well as many other Spanish-built churches in the island, but not the Miagao Church. Only a small portion of its concrete beam gave way sending some stoneblocks loosened by heavy tremors.

While Miagao Church stood the test of time and calamities, it did not somehow escape the trauma of two wars. It was burned during the revolution against Spain in 1898 and during the Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1944.

When liberation came in 1945, the people of Miagao undertook the herculean task of reconstructing the church. Led by then Reverend Father now Msgr. Wenceslao Enojo, parish priest, contributions came readily and it was not long after that the church was put back in shape.

When Msgr.Fernando Javillo took over as parish priest in August 1959, he not only continued the rehabilitation work but also expanded the repairs and renovations. Msgr. Javillo renovated and restored the church facade and the twin tower taht were left untouched for more than one century and a half.

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On February 16, 1963, the Miagao Church was awarded a historical marker by the Philippine Historical Commission headed by Director Luis Montilla. Speaker Cornelio Villareal and Archbishop Jose Ma. Cuneco of Jaro attended the unveiling of the marker. Director Montilla was represented by Dr. Nicolas Zafra, member of the commission and noted historian and author.

In 1970,the Miagao Parish Council organized a reconstruction committee to work specifically on the renovation and improvement of the interior part of the church. Through the efforts of this committee headed by Col. Solomon N. Flores and assisted by the heads of all mandated parish organizations, the church was provided with three concrete altars and a modern sanctuary, the lighting and sound system was improved and new long benches were donated and the old ones repaired.

In recognition of the people's love and devotion to their faith, Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos, through Presidential Decree No. 260 dated August 1, 1973, declared Miagao Catholic Church a national shrine. The church is now being restored to its original form by the National Historical Institute headed by Chairman Esteban A. de Ocampo. The Miagao Church is so well-known that its pictures could be found in stamps, calendars, books and magazines.

The Miagao Church was made popular by former First Lady, Human Settlements Minister and Metro Manila Governor Imelda Romualdez Marcos, while she was at the Vatican in Rome. After attending the installation of Pope John Paul II, she presented the new Pontiff a painting of the ancient church of Miagao, Iloilo.

Since the founding of the Miagao Parish in 1734, some thirty seven (37) parish priests have been assigned here -- 31 Spaniards and 6 Filpinos. Fray Francisco Reyes served the longest (35 years). Next to him was Fray Francisco Gonzales, the "Builder of the Miagao Church", who served 32 years from 1777 to 1809. The third lonest was Rev. Fr. Pedro Ma. Tiangson, a Filipino, with 30 years from 1916-1931 and 1935-1948 until he died. Rev. Fr. Tiangson, who died at the age of 91, was considered as one of the most learned Filipino priests in his time. He was a writer and orator of note.

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The creative and aesthetic abilities of Sapnish colonizers are reflected in many colonial churhes in the Philippines. This is especially true in Miagao Church - a world-renowned religious structure now included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Miagao Church is one of the Spanish colonial mission churches in the Philippines. The building of the church was executed not by real architects but by friars who came as missionaries via the galleon trade between Acapulco and Manila. The absence of European and Mexican architects in the mission allowed the idealistic friar-builders to try their hands in orchestrating the design and construction of mission churches with the help of native maestro de obras or master builders. There is no engineering innovations in the structural composition of these churches because they are simply built to withstand the destructive forces of nature. It was an architecture which took into account the tropical climate, the frequent earthquakes and typhoons and fire.

Like any other foreign influences, the architecture of many colonial churches has undergone the process of indigenization. This process is carried out by incorporating the prevailing Hispano-American and Medieval Sapnish architecture with local as well as Muslim and Chinese touches. Thus, the synthesized topology which is anachronistic with the unmindful sue of decorative elements. It had no distinction in terms of periods or orders. Stability and massiveness along with durability associated with sound architecture, was very common. Thus, mission churches were mostly fortresses built for military purpose with some concessions on their facades.

The present Church of Miagao is actually the third church constructed in the town. The first two churches wre built in Ubos, due to frequent piratical raids, it was transferred to Tacas, the highest elevated area in the town. The new church was built like a fortress in consonance with the provision of the Royal Decree 111 of 1573 (Law of the Indies).

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JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:43 AM

Out na ako sa Birmingham migs. I'm working in London right now. One month pa lang ko di Caloy but I'm enjoying the life in the most expsensive city in the world (I'm sure na outdo niya ang Tokyo). Good nightlife, more friends around, etc. Nice to know nga may reunion kamo sa Birmingham. Birmingham is an Ilonggo country. There's too many Ilonggo nurses working there. Sa diin kamo sa Birmingham sa Heartlands and Solihull or Queen Elizabeth? I liked Birmingham though.

caloy

June 7th, 2006, 03:46 AM

very much detailed ang article mo soul, very very nice. bugal cang yloilo...

caloy

June 7th, 2006, 03:49 AM

ay ambot, wala ako kahibalo, never been there yet, anyway, ill pm you na lang, diin na to ang pm mo... dugay ko na guinahulat...

death327

June 7th, 2006, 03:50 AM

MIAGAO CHURCH: The Fortress II

THE PRESENT STRUCTURE OF THE MIAGAO CHURCH

The beauty and magnificence of the Miagao Church lies in its unique and imposing architectural designs, ornaments and motifs. It is also a "church fortress" as evidenced by its massive stone walls and buttresses and other architectural and construction features and elements.

The church is characterized as eclectic in style - a selection and conglomeration of different selected architectural styles, motifs and ornaments - like the Baroque, Romanesque, Gothic, Classical, and other known architectural styles.

The stones (igang or sandstone) which compromise the walls were quarried from the mountains of nearby towns. The massive stone wall (1.22 meters thick or four feet) is a rubble stone work blocks of stones laid uncoursed and bonded by lime mortar. The walls are reinforced by seven stone buttresses on each sides spaced at 8.00 meters on centers and a thickness of more than 2.0 meters on the ground level and tapering at the top of the wall at 1.80 meters thick. The buttresses is of gothic architectural style and construction. In between the buttresses are window openings and a side entrance door of romanesque architectural style with ornaments and motifs of baroque and classical styles.

The church was burned during World War II. What remained were the walls, facade and bell towers. After the war, rehabilitation and reconstruction started. The first structure that was reconstructed was the roof trusses made of wood and a mixture of galvanized iron roofing and aluminum roofing. Then the burned stone walls were plastered with cement mortar and the refinishing of the flooring soon followed. The altar was enlarged and the altar floor was finished with granolithic marble finish. The roof trusses were later replaced by a more or less permanent wooden trusses and galvanized iron roofing.

When the National Historical Institute took over the reconstruction and rehabilitation work, the first thing they did was to peel off the cement plaster on the exterior wall surface and at the same time restore the existing ornaments and motifs. The NHI also designed and constructed the perimeter fence of the church. Then they designed and fabricated the new steel trusses. Later on, the steel trusses were installed at the same time demolishing the wooden trusses and roofing. The installation of the first 8 trusses were done by a contractor from the city. Then the local workers took over the demolition of the old trusses and roofing and proceeded with the installation of the new steel trusses and long span metal slats. There are 19 trusses spaced at 3.50 meters at the center. After the roofing was completed, work on the interior ceiling started. This was done by local workers from nearby barangays of Miagao. The ceiling is steel and framed finished with cement stucco. The form of the ceiling follows the arched bottom chord of the steel trusses designed by NHI. After the ceiling was completed, the cement mortar plaster on the interior wall was peeled off by tooling to reveal the "native or natural" characteristics of the stone. Then the ornaments and other architectural motifs and features were added, derived from the existing exterior wall ornaments and motifs.

The choir loft was reconstructed based on the existing columns and piers. The method employed in the construction of the choir loft was a conventional reinforced concrete construction. Then the exterior ceiling and eaves were constructed. The method employed is similar to that of the interior ceiling.

The floor of the nave of the church is finished with marble slabs 3/4" x 24" x 24" in size taken from Romblon and Bulacan. Before the flooring was started, the workers had to excavate about 50cm (20") to locate the original floor level of the church.

Architectural Layout (NHI)

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http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/untitled5.jpg

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Check Miagao Church (http://miagao.tripod.com/church/pres_structure.htm)

overtureph

June 7th, 2006, 03:51 AM

Thanks for the additional information Virtute. It puts a human dimension to the structures.

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 03:55 AM

about sa ano gani to ah? Sa ginkadlawan namon? Yurs, PM ko lang da sa imo. Dugay na abi mo so na-erase naman. I'll check sang mga private messages ko Caloy then PM ta ka da.

Back to the topic, I'm glad Iloilo isstarting to deal with other international partners. I'm sure in due time, mangin maayo naman ang aton negosyo sini.Tani continuous ang pag-uswag sang Iloilo. :cheers:

death327

June 7th, 2006, 04:00 AM

article from: The Miagao Church Bicentennial Yearbook (http://miagao.tripod.com/church/motif.htm)

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS and
MOTIFS OF MIAGAO CHURCH

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The creative and aesthetic abilities of Spanish colonizers are reflected in many colonial churches in the Philippines. This is especially true in Miagao Church - a world-renowned religious structure now included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Miagao Church is one of the Spanish colonial mission churches in the Philippines. The building of the church was executed not by real architects but by friars who came as missionaries via the galleon trade between Acapulco and Manila. The absence of European and Mexican architects in the mission allowed the idealistic friar-builders to try their hands in orchestrating the design and construction of mission churches with the help of native maestro de obras or master builders. There is no engineering innovations in the structural composition of these churches because they are simply built to withstand the destructive forces of nature. It was an architecture which took into account the tropical climate, the frequent earthquakes and typhoons and fires.

Like any other foreign influences, the architecture of many colonial churches has undergone the process of indigenization. This process is carried out by incorporating the prevailing Hispano-American and Medieval Spanish architecture with local as well as Muslim and Chinese touches. Thus, the synthesized topology which developed into a distinct style of mission churches is anachronistic with the unmindful use of decorative elements. It had no distinction in terms of periods or orders. Stability and massiveness along with durability associated with sound architecture, was very common. Thus, mission churches were mostly fortresses built for military purpose with some concessions on their facades.

The present church of Miagao is actually the third church constructed in the town. The first two churches were built in Ubos, but due to frequent piratical raids, it was transferred to Tacas, the highest elevated area in the town. The new church was built like a fortress in consonance with the provision of the Royal Decree 111 of 1573 (Law of the Indies).

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BELFRY

The belfries that flank the facade of the Miagao Church are of uneven height and configuration. From a distance, they loomed as a symbol of authority, stability and dignity - a veritable fortress of divine presence. They are reminiscences of medieval gothic towers that served as observation posts especially during piratical raids. These massive bell towers with their rounded, tapering end - buttresses are unabashed imitation of medieval forts. A touch of levity is provided by the delicate tassel-end-lace traceries which mark the different tiers. The ground floor of the right tower was originally the baptistry which could be reached from the end of the nave. The existence of the crypt is evident as a partly concealed stairway that lead downward. This is believed to connect a tunnel or subterranean structure down to the watch tower near the shoreline in Baybay.

FACADE

Flanked by two belfries is the facade, the most notable feature of the church. It reflects rare extension with the employment of various highly decorative relief motifs which are artistically carved on homegrown carbonaceous limestone of yellow ochre color. A composite of medieval, baroque and local elements, it is moreover, a candid reflection of flamboyance and carefree styling of the 18th century Philippines. It is harmoniously matrixed, arranged and crafted which reflects the refinement skills and talents attained by local artists engaged in the construction of colonial churches. As a baroque structure, it normally adapts these fundamental form with the accompanying pilasters, friezes, cornices and oval openings.

The well-pronounced pediment of the facade is outlined by simple relief mouldings and terminates with a trial cross at the apex. The fenestrations framed with foliate ornamentations are symmetrically positioned resulting to the breaking up of horizontal moulding. The central figure of St. Christopher carrying the Child Jesus on his shoulder, stylized papaya and other fruit-bearing trees planted in vessels are carefully arranged to complete the balanced composition.

The large relief sculptures in the pediment also deserve special attention particularly because they deviated from relevant extent from Christian salvation history as motif. Instead, they depicted the popular legend of St. Christopher who was accorded with a special task in carrying people across the river where there was no bridge. A widely-accepted story narrates that once, St. Christopher carried a child across the rover who became increasingly heavy as he proceeded to the other bank. There he was told that the unusually heavy child he just carried was Jesus Christ who was also carrying the whole world on his hands

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The St. Christopher legend was a powerful motif - an inspiration for European painters of the 15th century. To Spanish missionaries, it embodied a perfect image of their spiritual task which was to bring Jesus from one continent to another. The use of the image of Sto. Niño since the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan contributed to the selection of this motif.
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Right below the pediment is an ornate rectangular vase. Superimposed on the protruding arching dowel is the elaborately framed central niche bearing the statue of St. Thomas of Villanova. The topping rectangular mass is a balustrade composed of spindle-shaped balusters which are a common feature in the Filipino-Hispanic domestic architecture. It does not only appear as to support the pediment, but also to provide continuity in design between the lower and upper section. The ionic lined below the balustrade enhanced the horizontality of the moulding, while the Doric triglyphs and the baroque curves along with the customized pilasters, capitals and foliate ornamentations - all contributed to a very unique artwork rendition in high relief. Aptly described by one author as a unique explosion of botanical motif, reminiscent of Aztec art.

NAVE
Basically, the church follows the simple, single-nave plan that adheres to church-convent-atrium pattern of Augustinian mode. Its foundation and walls are 1-1/2 meters thick and reinforced with buttresses designed to withstand earthquakes and typhoons. The sidewalls appear like piano keyboards. Each base of the walls stands at an average height of 11 meters from the ground to the eaves. The very simple construction of the single nave and its truss roof is maintained in the outline of the facade along with the sacristy which is now in ruins. It measures 18 meters in length and an average 17.5 meters length in clear interior width. The existing nave has eight bases of approximately 7.6 meters span each and two wider bases measuring 10.6 and 9.6 meters, respectively. Another base which is now in ruins is 11 meters wide.

The windows are beautifully designed, some of which have been transformed into side entrances to ease up the passage of big congregations especially on special occasions. But the real side doors on each side wall can still be recognized. The fenestrations are artistically framed with delicately carved stone segments with the variation to local platework elements.

By and large, for two hundred long years, Miagao Church proudly stands as Iloilo's phoenix. It should be noted that the church was razed by fire before its final destruction in 1700, burned during the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1898, put to flame during the Filipino-American War and during the Japanese occupation, as well as rocked by a strong earthquake in 1948. Yet, Miagao Church is here to stay. Hers are the numerous deaths and rebirths as well as the weathering of the ravages of time. Nonetheless, it is one of the oldest landmarks in the Philippines - a fitting monument to the Miagaowanons' staunch Catholic faith and undying memory of their country's Hispanic past. It was declared as a National Shrine on August 01, 1973 and accorded with the international recognition recently having been inscribed by the UNESCO, together with the churches of San Agustin (Intramuros), Sta. Maria (Ilocos Sur) and Paoay (Ilocos Norte) as World Heritage Landmarks.

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 04:01 AM

Informacion impresionante, Soulmaker. Soy siempre orgulloso de nuestra herencia! Gracias! :cheers:

death327

June 7th, 2006, 04:06 AM

Now Let's start the list. Kindly post information, description, architecture both old and new, influence, history, significance, etc, of the following churches:

1. Miag-ao Church*
2. San Joaquin Church
3. Guimbal Church
4. Tigbauon Church
5. Leon Church
6. Pavia Church
7. Cabatuan Church
8. San Jose Church
9. La Paz Church
10. Jaro Cathedral
11. Molo Church
12. Leganes Church
13. Santa Barbara Church

* article had been posted already

An also, please extend... the list

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 04:07 AM

ILOILO : "Food Basket & Rice Granary of Western Visayas"

Iloilo is in the central part of the Philippine archipelago and it stands as the gateway to Southern Philippines. Iloilo City, the city capital of the province, is 45 minutes by plane from Metro Manila and is within the route of major shipping lines.
The Province takes pride in being the "Food basket and Rice granary of Western Visayas." As a leading rice producer, Iloilo devoted 194.4 thousand hectares to palay in 1995 which yielded a harvest of 553.5 thousand metric tons. About 20,800 hectares are planted to corn and 17,000 hectares planted to sugar cane. Various legumes, root crops, cereals, fruits such as mangoes, pineapple and citrus are harvested in commercial quantities.

Iloilo is one of the richest fishing grounds in the country. Its waters teem with grouper (lapulapu), tuna and blue marlin. Prawns, milkfish (bangus), shrimps and other popular marine varieties are cultured in fish farms. Marine resources are particularly abundant in the municipality of Estancia which has been called the Alaska of the Philippines.

Iloilo hosts the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), a multi-national aquaculture research facility located in Tigbauan. SEAFDEC has been successful in its spawning of prawns and milkfish under controlled environments.

Iloilo was once the Queen City of the South and is determined to regain its crown.
It was chosen as the site of the Regional Agro-industrial Center (RAIC) of Western Visayas. A special economic zone in the municipality of Pavia which is approximately 9-11 km from the Iloilo airport is being developed by the private sector.

The most feasible business to locate in Pavia include agri-based industries; garment manufacturing; houseware production and gift toys; machinery and equipment manufacturing; packaging and canning; and electronics and chemical products manufacture.

(link: http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru6/iloilo.htm)

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 05:00 AM

Yipee! Damo naman pictures courtesy of Chymera. Okay gid ah. Things to behold gid, Chy. Hala Bira Iloilo!

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 05:06 AM

Doesn't sound right, but if that's what they decided for Iloilo City's tagline then I guess we should adopt it na rin. Tahum tani ang:

"Iloilo City: In Rhythm with Progress"

Hello to all!

Wecky, Jonjon, Kirby21, Pacfic_leopard, IAMME, Whyte, Incognito, Space, Caloy .... ferrersky, meet you sa school na lang

I've been spending my time in school (for enrollment) and Doctor's Hosp (my dad got admited), so it gave me the chance to take photos of surrounding areas .... Hope you like the photos I'm going to post later :)
Hello man Chy. Kabay pa, mangin okay na imo father. Wishing him really well.

About sa tagline issue, yucks .. the winner really sucks. Boknol man ina man. Ano kuno ang ila criteria? Gasakit mata ko magbasa ah. But then since amo ina ang gin-annouce nga winner, ti respetuhon ta na lang. Maybe we see things in a very different light man iya. It's that really trashy or anything but daw indi lang siya appropriate. Tani gin-open nila through internet. In due respect naman, dal-on ko na lang ang tagline. Pangita pa ako kung ano ang maayo nga kolor sina and butang ko sa akon signature. Tani kung ang NYC, big apple .. ang Iloilo, big orange ... harhar har .. joke lang amigos and amigas.

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 05:12 AM

Mandurriao Church
http://static.flickr.com/58/161735862_ba8061e25b.jpg?v=0
Daw nag maayo ang itsura sang Mandurriao Catholic Church haw? Seems dako ang iya improvement ah. I hope they'll make it bigger to accomodate sang mga parishoners dira nga naga-simba. Viva Mandurriao!

Iloilo River at Dusk
http://static.flickr.com/49/161735861_bff6e7ec86.jpg?v=0
Lovely ah! Nami siya tulukon. Even the color-contrast is really good. I'm glad the are is worth a picture kung tan-awon mo.

Iloilo River at Dawn
http://static.flickr.com/63/161735859_4992678778.jpg?v=0
Still dawning in Iloilo City. Even the development and progress is still dawning pa man. Wala pa ang full-blown sunny-side niya. Iloilo City is slowly evolving. Again, slowly but surely.

Lilies at the UP Iloilo Library
http://static.flickr.com/72/161735860_f74ccce05e.jpg?v=0
Nami ba. May ara man goldfishes dira?

Doctor's Hospital and University Masterplan
http://static.flickr.com/47/161735858_4bd3cb9d5c.jpg?v=0
The layout is really good. I think Iloilo Doctor's Masterplan speaks for itself. It's very ambitioua but very much attainable as well. Kudos to Iloilo Doctor's. They deserved every bit of improvement happening in their campus/area right now.

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 05:19 AM

Not really appealing to me, this new tagline. Here are some comments by forumers about it: "our great city has been demoted into a mere thing. the word thing can mean anything, even nothing!" ,"the tag implies a reference - next best thing to/ in comparison to... daw amo na bala".

I can see there reasons, it indicates ambiguity (the next big nothing! the next big failure)and comparison (i can see a city vs. city thing here). The In Rhythm with Progress" would have been a more decent choice. They should have just revived the old tagline, Think Big,Think Iloilo, w/c was Mayor Trenas' slogan before. Sorry am i just thinking too negative here? :weird:
I can say no more Incognito. The winning tag is off the hook. I'll rather use the old one by previous admin or whatever that would make it more applealing and appropriate.

We have:

United Iloilo On The Go
Think Big. Think Iloilo
Yes Iloilo!

of all the winning tags mentioned, I'll prefer "In Rhythm With Progress", too. Though damo pa ina siguro maayo dira. Well, well, well, tapos naman ina ah, so let's get over it and kung pwede i-carry na lang naton. Malay mo ang the next big thing will be the next big apple. Indi lang tani garangan or tambis .. ole'!

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 05:23 AM

http://static.flickr.com/47/161735858_4bd3cb9d5c.jpg?v=0

This is it! The proposed ILOILO DOCTOR'S UNIVERSITY. I'm really impressed with the plan. They're even expanding from its present campus. There's a new IDC/IDH building currently u/c near University of San Agustin, too. Iloilo will soon see its EIGHT university in few years time (CPU, USA, UP, UI, SPU, PCU (new) and WVSU). Kudos to IDC and IDH. Baskog subong enrolment sang Nursing nila. Sa second courser kuno 8 sections na. Wecky's sister just recently enrolled kay tamad na siya mag-engineer kuno (joke lang). Mas madamo pa gid ang new enrollees nila aside from the second courser.Go ILOILO DOCTOR'S!
Hala Bira! Hala Bira! Iloilo Doc is on the go na gid man. It would be nice if they'll get bigger campus also kay magutok na gid ang area dira sa present campus/hospital. They can even buy some residentia area/houses surrounding the present IDC site. I hope to see more and more improvements from Iloilo Doctor's, both as a college and medical center.

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 05:41 AM

German expert helps Iloilo City landfill project

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories6.php)
I'm glad to read/know that more international org are involve in developing Metro Iloilo. Can Urb are helping with tourism and heritage conservation. Japanese providing feasibility studies and Iloilo International Airport, Austrian with Panay Railways, etc. Kadamo na lang sa ila subong making Iloilo moving very rapidly and in good and proper manner. Though the development is tremendous recently, we couldn't deny how lucky our city and province are being the heritage haven and cultural center of Southern Philppinnes.

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 05:44 AM

Nonetheless, Miag-ao Fortress Church remains standing tall and proud. A unique architecture that will truly make Iloilo as a Heritage Haven. Hala Bira Iloilo!

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 05:55 AM

Iloilo business sector eyes links with Indonesia

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories3.php)
Let Iloilo spreads its wings further. I hope all the plans mentioned here will be pushed through. This will open Iloilo doors to the world again. I'm sure business back in Iloilo right now is very upbeat and dynamic. All sectors are almost developing in every aspect. But let's think bigger markets out of the Philippines, which is of the same importance as well. As such, let Iloilo networking commenced. Hala Bira Iloilo!

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 06:01 AM

New nursing school eyes Ilonggo nurses for US

WITH the rising demand for nurses in the United States, a new nursing school eyes Iloilo for the expansion of its operations in Iloilo City, which is being considered the educational center of Region 6.

“We choose Iloilo to establish another campus while it is one of the major suppliers of nurses to the United States. It is also strategically located and a center of learning institutions in the region,” said Oscar A. Mitra, president of Kennedy Review Center, Inc (KRC).
...

Give it a go! I'm really happy to read this kind of news. New schools are opening in Iloilo City na naman. Much more kay mga international-run one pa gid. This will surely helps a lot of Ilonggos back home, one way or the other. Basi in due time, ang Jaro Community Hospital will be turned into a medical center then. Who knows? With a business run by multinationals or foreigners, kadasig lang mag-expand. Truly, Iloilo City is the Center of Education and it's still proving til now. Kudos to Kennedy Review Center!

Welcome to Iloilo City!

Hala Bira!

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 06:18 AM

Building a Regional City

The port city of Iloilo has been the axle of urban growth in central Philippines. Its neighbors’ developments were responses to its rise as a major trade and commercial hub. Founded along a navigable estuary in the 1700s, it boasts of a deep harbor that is naturally sheltered by Guimaras Island in the east. Such physical asset made it an international sugar entrepôt, exporting sugar to Europe by the early 19th century. Sugar haciendas opened in the immediate province of Iloilo and neighboring Capiz, with Occidental Negros, 30 kms across the Guimaras Strait and where land was best suited for cane production, becoming the country’s chief producer of raw sugar. Guimaras Island, for its part, became a shipbuilding and dry-docking centre.

Iloilo City’s economic advancement impacts beyond political boundaries. In fact, the original city of 2,370 hectares has expanded through time because it shares social concerns with the surrounding municipalities where development had spilled over as urbanization began to set it. American historian Alfred McCoy notes that during the 1850s, its population grew to 71,060, making it a city of the same proportion as Sydney (54,000 in 1851), Chicago (84,000 in 1856), Buenos Aires (91,000 in 1855) or Valparaiso (52,000 in 1854). And when it received its Charter from the Philippine Legislature in 1937, the towns of Arevalo, Jaro, La Paz, Mandurriao and Molo were incorporated into it to form the present metropolis, which now has a total land area of 7,023 hectares and a population of at least 336,000.

Today, Iloilo City’s development continues to affect those outside its borders, brimming over the troubles that rapid growth brings and creating a region gripped by urban challenges. The phenomenon did not descend unnoticed. “A decade ago, this region came to the collective realization that it was in trouble,” says Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas. “We were in a constant state of crisis management. The issues we faced spilled from one jurisdiction to the next – mounting traffic congestion, worsening air quality, an inadequate potable water supply, deficiencies in solid waste management, environmental degradation, flooding, and growing poverty and inequality. To move forward, we knew we needed to come together.”

Taking notice

The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) also took notice, prompting it to implement a program anchored on the theme “Building the Regional City” by helping local governments come together to address the ills of urbanization and promote urban sustainability. Running uninterrupted since 1994 and with funding assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), it is a unique partnership of eleven local communities, urban and rural, with Iloilo City as axle. It includes the four towns adjoining Iloilo City and the island-province of Guimaras, and its five municipalities.

First to come together were Iloilo City and the four adjacent suburban and rural municipalities of Leganes, Oton, Pavia and San Miguel. In February 2001, they established the Metropolitan Iloilo Development Council (MIDC), the newest metropolitan arrangement in the Philippines. Following extensive consultation with regional stakeholders, visits by Canadian regional governance experts, and CUI-organized study tours to learn how metropolitan governance works in other places, the member councils opted for a voluntary, consensus-based arrangement that draws on some of the best features of Metro Naga, established earlier in Luzon, and the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

Agreeing to collaborate on six areas – economic promotions, infrastructure development, land use and management, public safety and security, environmental management, and basic services delivery – the council showed how integrated and coordinated approaches to planning can bring about better results. Simply put, what the council did was to ignore borders and underscore the common good. “If we are to have a sustainable city, we need good governance and coordinated, long-horizon planning and management across the whole region,” notes MIDC’s Executive Director Jose Roni Peñalosa.

Initiatives in motion include the harmonization of the land use plans of the member municipalities to come up with a regional growth management framework; the establishment of the Philippines’ first inter-local health zone in a metropolitan setting that seeks to provide more equitable access to health services across the region; the promotion of a regional community policing system by building the capacities of the barangay tanod (peace-keeping volunteers), modernizing their equipment and facilities, providing training, and organizing study tours to inspire improvements; and improving important community assets like solid waste facilities and road networks.

Building on

But building the regional city did not stop with the formation of the MIDC. More recently, steps have been taken to bring neighboring Guimaras province and its five rural municipalities into the regional family. Initiated in 2005, the Guimaras-Iloilo City Alliance (GICA) establishes a formal mechanism for regional planning, coordination of service delivery, infrastructure development (ports and roads) and joint promotion of economic development in the agro-industrial and tourism sectors. This includes an impressive new collaborative framework for the marketing of tourism, the region’s most promising economic opportunity.

GICA took shape after both Iloilo City and Guimaras began to see the benefits of coming together. Particularly in Guimaras, “coming together” became the channel that brought about an integrated strategic plan for the province in the mid-1990s, characterized by an island-wide participatory planning exercise that involved the provincial government, the five municipalities and 96 barangay councils. It is supported by a new land use plan, an economic development agenda and a state-of-the-art geographic information system.

The features of collaboration can be seen in the Guisi heritage tourism project, an impressive community-run venture where tourists are offered a package that invites them to learn traditional methods of fishing and agriculture, understand marine resource protection, observe the restoration of the community’s colonial-era lighthouse, hike to the local cave, waterfall, mountain and white-sand beaches, and in the evening experience local barangay life, food and culture alongside local residents. Likewise, the Panindahan sa Manggahan, a farm market festival that is turning the island’s main public market in the village Alibhon of Jordan town into a tourist attraction, is also product of community collaboration.

Inputs from concerned stakeholders also led to the creation of the Provincial Economic Development Office (PEDO), a new super agency on the island that is working to strengthen the local economy, foster a supportive investment climate and fight poverty by creating livelihood opportunities. It also runs the Guimaras Trade and Information Centre (GTIC), a one-stop shop for investors wanting to set up business in the island, a showroom of local products and services, and an incubator for small- and medium- sized enterprises complete with training facilities.

Guimaras Governor Dr. Rahman Nava explains it in a different way. “The boat holds strong symbolism of community in Filipino culture,” he says, recalling how the barangay, the modern-day village and neighborhood unit, has its roots in the ancient nomadic boat communities that sailed the archipelago. “Filipinos are very good at working collectively within our local communities, less so at a more macro scale. What we are doing here is drawing on one of our strongest historical legacies as a society, but this time we are building a community of a different sort -- an urban and regional community.”

Innovative collaboration

Guimaras’ prime assets include tourism and vast orchards of export-quality mangoes. Because of its proximity (15 minutes by boat) to urban Iloilo City, the offer of both urban and countryside experiences is the main anchor of the innovative “Experience Iloilo Guimaras” tourism marketing program. It invites visitors to experience on one day the richness of Iloilo City’s energetic urbanity, heritage buildings and sites, while on the next to take in the pristine nature, serenity of farm and village life, and white sand beaches of Guimaras. Back to collaboration: this program is run out of the Iloilo City Convention Bureau (ICCB), a brand new cooperative arrangement of the national, provincial and local governments.

Tourism has been jumpstarting the local economy of both Iloilo City and Guimaras. Iloilo City, for its part, made inroads when it banked on private-public partnership in the promotion of the Dinagyang Festival, its famous two-day, city-wide party that explodes onto the streets every January. A blend of religious and pagan traditions, celebrating both the feast of Santo Niño and the pre-colonial tradition of the ati warrior through costume and dance, the festival was started in 1968. When its management was turned over to the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation five years ago, tourism arrivals has steadily increased.

Public-private partnership is also the main feature of the Guimaras tourism program, an award-winning initiative that facilitated the participatory planning and development of the tourism industry in the province. Four approaches were taken: participatory planning, marketing and promotion, community-based initiatives and tourism support services. Remarkably, Guimaras has trimmed down its tourism budget over the past three years but continues to experience growth in tourism arrivals as well as in tourism receipts in the same period. Such were great contributions to the poverty reduction efforts of the province.

“Tackling poverty is one of our main goals,” stresses Angie Gabinete, Guimaras’ provincial tourism officer. “In an effort to ensure the new tourism benefits our poorest residents, we are really proud to have invested seed funds in several important pilot initiatives.” Agriculture and fisheries are the other priority sectors for Guimaras, as identified by its integrated strategic plan. Thanks to a state-of-the-art research station and U.S. Department of Agriculture certification, the island is now exporting mangos – its signature crop – to North America. But rice, coconut, cashew, limes (kalamansi) and copra are other important crops. Surrounded by rich fishing grounds, the sea and its catch sustain life in 54 coastal barangays.

Devolution revolution

Coming together was not surprising though because such is being encouraged by the Local Government Code of 1991 -- the law the ended centuries of centralized rule in the Philippines by devolving to local governments the responsibility of delivering most basic services -- as a way of addressing problems common among local governments. What was surprising, however, was how Iloilo City and Guimaras were able to pull it off despite limited resources. The keys have been strong local leadership and built capacities, exercised with novelty and revolutionary spirit.

“What is happening in the greater Iloilo region is nothing short of a devolution revolution,” says Evelyn Trompeta, Western Visayas’ regional director for the Department of Interior and Local Government, the national ministry responsible for overseeing the code’s implementation. Because MIDC was a purely local initiative realized through strong local leadership, she explains, there is local pride and ownership in the arrangement providing momentum and political solidarity into the future. It is indeed a testament to the power of the Local Government Code.

“The region’s pursuit of good governance is paying dividends,” Trompeta adds. “MIDC is now a preferred platform for implementation of national-level urban region projects. It has also begun to attract investment from a range of international development agencies from the USA, European Union, Japan, Australia and the World Bank.”

As the regional city continues to revolve on its axle, one can see a sustainable urban future in the making.

(link/source: http://nereolujan.blogspot.com/)

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 06:31 AM

I can say no more Incognito. The winning tag is off the hook. I'll rather use the old one by previous admin or whatever that would make it more applealing and appropriate.

We have:

United Iloilo On The Go
Think Big. Think Iloilo
Yes Iloilo!

of all the winning tags mentioned, I'll prefer "In Rhythm With Progress", too. Though damo pa ina siguro maayo dira. Well, well, well, tapos naman ina ah, so let's get over it and kung pwede i-carry na lang naton. Malay mo ang the next big thing will be the next big apple. Indi lang tani garangan or tambis .. ole'!
The United Iloilo On The Go tag has been used during Malabor-Defensor regime when there's a strong lobby to divide Iloilo into North and South, making Passi City as the provincial capital of the north and Sta Barbara/Guimbal as capital of the south. Thank God they did not succeed.

Think Big. Think Iloilo was used few years ago by Trenas as a slogan to encourage Ilonggos' participation in city's development.

On the other hand, Yes Iloilo! is the Dinagyang's 2006 campaign slogan.

These three tags/slogans plays a vital role in their own right in waking up Ilonggos desire to improve and develop, which is very much evident of the present situation in our city and province right now. These surely help bring back unity and patriotism for all Ilonggos. I just wish the Iloilo City: The Next Big Thing tag will serve its purpose/s to forward further Iloilo's bid for sustainable and progressive economy. Btw, Trenas also used a slogan, Iloilo Progress and/or Progressive Iloilo. :cheers:

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 06:36 AM

hello Jon. Ara ka da gali? Nice to see you na naman diri. Dasig ang turnover diri sa aton forum. For couple of days lang, damo na ako ma-miss. Lots and lots of good pics and articles.

Btw, nalipat ka i-post ang mga bag-o nga pics sang previous thread.

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 06:40 AM

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 06:43 AM

helo Ilonggos! vacant ko sbung... 10:00 paman sulod ko so ri ko gainternet.hehehe... nice pics Chy... hmm... tan mag-ayo na ang dad mo dayon.
Umpisa na gali klase dira? Nice to see nga may vacant period ka pa Pacific. Puwede ka man siguro mag-post dira kay libre man ang computer fro CPU students, indi bala?

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 06:45 AM

Good morning Space. in and out lang ako diri sa forum depende sa kasakuon sang trabaho. Anyway, thanks for reminding me. Nalipat gid man ko gale to repost the new pictures from Thread 18 as what we've been doing sa previous thread para may balikan kita sang kung ano ang mga bag-o nga pictures di. Cheers mate! Update ko lang karon. :cheers:
Okay Jon. I'm sure nalipat ka lang gid. Indi pa man late ang tanan ah. I-post lang liwat. At least if we want to locate pics, etc puwede gid naton makuha in every first page of the thread. Hala Bira Jon!

spacewagon1

June 7th, 2006, 06:50 AM

The United Iloilo On The Go tag has been used during Malabor-Defensor regime when there's a strong lobby to divide Iloilo into North and South, making Passi City as the provincial capital of the north and Sta Barbara/Guimbal as capital of the south. Thank God they did not succeed.

Think Big. Think Iloilo was used few years ago by Trenas as a slogan to encourage Ilonggos' participation in city's development.

On the other hand, Yes Iloilo! is the Dinagyang's 2006 campaign slogan.

These three tags/slogans plays a vital role in their own right in waking up Ilonggos desire to improve and develop, which is very much evident of the present situation in our city and province right now. These surely help bring back unity and patriotism for all Ilonggos. I just wish the Iloilo City: The Next Big Thing tag will serve its purpose/s to forward further Iloilo's bid for sustainable and progressive economy. Btw, Trenas also used a slogan, Iloilo Progress and/or Progressive Iloilo. :cheers:
That's right Jon. Damo lang ta tags / slogans / titles. Puwede naman naton pahulam ah, just in case. The more, the merrier man hambal mo .. hiickory dickory. Malay ta, mas baskog pa gid ang impact sang winner tag subong. Yohooooo!

daks2003

June 7th, 2006, 07:03 AM

Pacific_leopard

June 7th, 2006, 11:33 AM

Umpisa na gali klase dira? Nice to see nga may vacant period ka pa Pacific. Puwede ka man siguro mag-post dira kay libre man ang computer fro CPU students, indi bala?

yup...galing wala pako kaatend oreintation... try ko gani para magamit ko man ang free internet ko... and if naubos na ang 15 hours na free internet, sa sagwa CPU 5 pesos lang(Summer promo) ang ila One hour... galing ako diri samay Uy building nagacomputer since tamaran ko magwa sa gate...mainit daan sbung sa Iloilo City... buas gani Half day ko.hehe

Pacific_leopard

June 7th, 2006, 12:22 PM

Informacion impresionante, Soulmaker. Soy siempre orgulloso de nuestra herencia! Gracias! :cheers:

Jon, tu parlare spagnolo molto bene... io non capisco spagnolo...

non aspetare questo forum internazionale..

lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 01:18 PM

This is my first post in this new thread.

Welcome To : ILOILO - Thread XIX

Viva!!!
"La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo"
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Hala Bira!!!
The Festival Country
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Pacific_leopard

June 7th, 2006, 01:19 PM

ILONGGO CEMETERIESSALVILLA: Cemeteries and praying for the dead
By Atty. Rex S. Salvilla

COMES all Souls' Day eve on November 1, the cemeteries-"cities of the dead" will be come alive with many people going there to pray or to just roam around.

In Iloilo, there are six cemeteries worthwhile mentioning. They are:

1. Janiuay Catholic Cemetery-This nationally famous Gothic cemetery is considered the most artistic in the country. It is described as having "three stairways made of 12 stone slabs leading to the three main entrance gates and 16 six-foot high stone statutes of saints and angels, sculptured with obvious artistic gusto, rise gracefully on the front wall.

A 7 by 4 feet Byzantine stone cross rises under the each of the main gate." A huge chapel dominates the center of the cemetery.

It was constructed in 1874 by Fray Fernando Llorente who was awarded the Cross of Isabel the Catholic by the Spanish Government for "his contribution to the arts and education in the century" for building the cemetery and churches.

2. Molo Catholic Cemetery-It is where many prominent Ilonggos rest in peace like Senators Esteban de la Rama, Jose Ma. Arroyo and Potenciano Treñas, General Esteban de la Rama, Assemblyman Jose Locsin Sian, Governors Mariano Yulo, Gregorio Yulo and Timoteo Consing, Sr., Mayor Leopoldo Ganzon and journalist-writers Angels Magahum, Sr. and Rosendo Mejica.

3. Chinese Cemetery at Iloilo City proper-IT is the most lighted and colored of them all-with multi-colored ribbons and candles following the ancient Chinese traditions in mainland China.

4. Jaro Catholic Cemetery-It has a baroque gate and where many prominent Ilonggos rest in peace like Senator Ruperto Montinola, Congresswoman Gloria M. Tabiana, General Rafael Jalandoni, first city mayor of Jaro Teodoro Benedicto and Philippine Revolution heroine Patrocinio Gamboa.

5. Cabatuan Catholic Cemetery-It is the only square cemetery in the country and considered the model of zoning and layout. Baroque in style, it has ornate gate and walls with a massive chapel at the center. It houses the remains of Senator Tomas Confesor, Gov./Rep. Patricio Confesor and Visayan poet laureate Flavio Zarragoza Cano.

6. San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery-It has the most beautiful baroque Campo Santo (chapel) in the West Visayas described as "hexagonal with a 20-step staircase flanked by stone balustrades and rose windows at the main entrance."

Why do Catholics pray for their dead? Because they believe in Purgatory.
If there is no purgatory, there is no need to pray for the dead. Because if they are in heaven, they do not need prayers. If they are in hell, they also do not need prayers for they are beyond redemption and prayers will be exercises in futility.

Catholics believe that Purgatory is where the souls, though already pardoned by God, still pass where they are purified or purged of their unsatisfied sins due to Divine Justice. This means that if a sin is theft, the sinner although forgiven has still to return the amount he stole from the victim.

If he had not done this while still alive he has to pay it in Purgatory. Likewise, with a murderer-since could not restore life which he took, he has to pay for it in Purgatory. Again, this is to satisfy Divine Justice which is tempered with Divine Mercy (the forgiveness of sin).

By the way, our most sincere prayers for all the Souls in Purgatory. Amen.

lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 01:21 PM

^^ nami tani kung may mga pictures.

lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 01:22 PM

2 UPV students named environmental envoys

ILOILO City -- Two University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) students have been named Bayer Young Environmental Envoys (BYEE). They are John Ryan M. Recabar (4th year) and Janus Le-an I. Dellava (3rd year), both BA Broadcast Communication students.

Recabar proposes to launch a comprehensive anti-soil erosion campaign to educate the river bank dwellers in Polomolok, South Cotabato about the dangers of soil erosion.

Dellava, on the other hand, plans to convert potentially hazardous residual waste plastic into vegetable pots for vegetable growing in urban areas.

Recabar and Dellava are among the 13 young Filipinos who have been chosen as BYEE which is a nationwide search that culminated in the selection of outstanding youth environmentalists from all over the country.

They were interviewed by a panel of judges who validated their individual project proposals, its feasibility and degree of relevance to the community.

The highlight of the BYEE program, now on its sixth year in the Philippines, is an all-expense-paid study tour of Germany that provides young people across four continents with an insight into the broad spectrum of environmental protection measures employed by industry, municipalities and state environmental authorities.

The 13 Bayer Young Environmental Envoys will attend a local eco-camp in September 2006. From this group, four will be chosen to go on a weeklong trip to Germany based on how they have carried out their project proposals. (R. Ramirez with reports from Ms. Teresa Sudario and Manila Bulletin, June 5, 2006 issue)

Source : Panay News Online

IMPRESARIO

June 7th, 2006, 01:25 PM

http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/images/bannertesting2.jpg
Is this new?,still blank though :)
http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/

Pacific_leopard

June 7th, 2006, 01:32 PM

[QUOTE=Pacific_leopard] ILONGGO CEMETERIESSALVILLA: Cemeteries and praying for the dead
By Atty. Rex S. Salvilla

COMES all Souls' Day eve on November 1, the cemeteries-"cities of the dead" will be come alive with many people going there to pray or to just roam around.

In Iloilo, there are six cemeteries worthwhile mentioning. They are:

1. Janiuay Catholic Cemetery-
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This nationally famous Gothic cemetery is considered the most artistic in the country. It is described as having "three stairways made of 12 stone slabs leading to the three main entrance gates and 16 six-foot high stone statutes of saints and angels, sculptured with obvious artistic gusto, rise gracefully on the front wall.

A 7 by 4 feet Byzantine stone cross rises under the each of the main gate." A huge chapel dominates the center of the cemetery.

It was constructed in 1874 by Fray Fernando Llorente who was awarded the Cross of Isabel the Catholic by the Spanish Government for "his contribution to the arts and education in the century" for building the cemetery and churches.

2. Molo Catholic Cemetery-It is where many prominent Ilonggos rest in peace like Senators Esteban de la Rama, Jose Ma. Arroyo and Potenciano Treñas, General Esteban de la Rama, Assemblyman Jose Locsin Sian, Governors Mariano Yulo, Gregorio Yulo and Timoteo Consing, Sr., Mayor Leopoldo Ganzon and journalist-writers Angels Magahum, Sr. and Rosendo Mejica.

3. Chinese Cemetery at Iloilo City proper-IT is the most lighted and colored of them all-with multi-colored ribbons and candles following the ancient Chinese traditions in mainland China.

4. Jaro Catholic Cemetery-It has a baroque gate and where many prominent Ilonggos rest in peace like Senator Ruperto Montinola, Congresswoman Gloria M. Tabiana, General Rafael Jalandoni, first city mayor of Jaro Teodoro Benedicto and Philippine Revolution heroine Patrocinio Gamboa.

5. Cabatuan Catholic Cemetery-
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It is the only square cemetery in the country and considered the model of zoning and layout. Baroque in style, it has ornate gate and walls with a massive chapel at the center. It houses the remains of Senator Tomas Confesor, Gov./Rep. Patricio Confesor and Visayan poet laureate Flavio Zarragoza Cano.

6. San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery-
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It has the most beautiful baroque Campo Santo (chapel) in the West Visayas described as "hexagonal with a 20-step staircase flanked by stone balustrades and rose windows at the main entrance."

Why do Catholics pray for their dead? Because they believe in Purgatory.
If there is no purgatory, there is no need to pray for the dead. Because if they are in heaven, they do not need prayers. If they are in hell, they also do not need prayers for they are beyond redemption and prayers will be exercises in futility.

Catholics believe that Purgatory is where the souls, though already pardoned by God, still pass where they are purified or purged of their unsatisfied sins due to Divine Justice. This means that if a sin is theft, the sinner although forgiven has still to return the amount he stole from the victim.

If he had not done this while still alive he has to pay it in Purgatory. Likewise, with a murderer-since could not restore life which he took, he has to pay for it in Purgatory. Again, this is to satisfy Divine Justice which is tempered with Divine Mercy (the forgiveness of sin).

By the way, our most sincere prayers for all the Souls in Purgatory. Amen.

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IMPRESARIO

June 7th, 2006, 01:37 PM

The Origins of Ilonggo Stereotypes
author:Iloilo City Boy (of dinagyang.com forum)
(I thought of sharing to everyone my column that appeared in The Guardian this week.)

The book “Clash of Spirits” (Ateneo de Manila Press) by Filomeno Aguilar, Jr. offers very insightful observations about the origins of Ilonggo stereotypes and society. Aguilar drew his conclusions from numerous oral interviews and his book offers a number of new information on how these stereotypes were formed thru the years.

One common example of a stereotype is the image of the haciendero as a cruel and heartless landlord. Even today, mention the word haciendero and images of a well-dressed, gun-toting, horse-riding mestizo chasing a sacada come to mind. Another stereotype is the image of the flamboyant, ostentatious but buried-in-debt Negrense, which is usually juxtaposed over the frugal spending habits and conservative business practices of their Panay relations. People often use these stereotypes as the subject of jokes. For example, it is said that PNB constructed its tallest building in Bacolod City to serve as a symbol and reminder to hacienderos of the towering pile of debt they owe the bank.

Aguilar asks: how did it happen that two groups of people, related by blood but separated by water, become so different in their outlook, mores and business practices?

Aguilar contends that the earliest settlers of Negros were entrepreneurs, adventurers and gamblers. During the olden days, the Ilonggo elite did not subdivide their landholdings among their children but instead gave all the family’s lands to the eldest son. The eldest son would then take care of his other siblings. Aguilar reveals that majority of the pioneering hacienderos of Negros were actually the second, third or fourth sons who were boxed out of their birthright by their elder siblings. Unafraid to take risks, these “lesser” sons left behind the relative comfort of Iloilo for the promise of wealth in Negros. And unlike their “richer” cousins in Iloilo, early Negrenses had something to prove both to themselves and to their “betters”. They had to have the trendiest clothes, the latest cars, the more expensive jewelry, etc. to demonstrate that they have “arrived.” Thus, the stereotype of the ostentatious and avant garde Negrense was born.

The “Clash of Spirits” offers many more interesting insights on how stereotypes about Ilonggos came about. Aguilar explains that during the mad rush to convert Negros into one big sugarcane plantation in the 1830-1890s, the hacienderos were forced to adopt novel business practices to ensure the success of their venture. Labor, then and now, was key to a sugarcane plantation’s success or demise. In contrast to Panay, where there was a surplus of tumandoks (laborers who have roots in the land for generations), the new settlers found a dearth of laborers in Negros. Negros in the 1800s was still a primordial wilderness. So Negros hacienderos had to import sacadas (seasonal laborers) from Panay. Sacadas were paid using the pakyaw system: half of his salary is given in advance to his family in Panay and the other half upon completion of his “contract.” Food is usually provided for free for the duration of the work season and expenses for basic items are deducted against the salary of the sacada in the hacienda grocery store.

This system usually worked but there were some abuses. Sacadas would run away after their families have received half their salary. Some would transfer to another hacienda without completing their contract, get an advance from the hacienda’s overseer and run away again. This “hacienda-hopping” practice became so widespread that many hacienderos went bankrupt. So protect their investments, the hacienderos banded together and petitioned President Manuel Quezon to allow them to possess guns to protect their investments. And since sugar was the country’s major cash crop then, Quezon granted their request.

Thus, Aguilar gives a new twist to the familiar movie scene of a horse-riding, sacada-chasing haciendero. The haciendero, just like any other businessman, is merely protecting his investment from absconders seeking to ruin his business.

To attract more sugarcane laborers to work in their fields, hacienderos in Negros had to show prospective laborers that they have money and that they are “galante”. Flamboyant behavior and ostentatious living were used by sugar planters as tools to induce workers to their plantations. For example, sacadas were attracted to work for legendary haciendero and shrewd businessman Don Esteban dela Rama because he seemed to treat money with contempt – he regularly gave away his cockfight winnings to the poor, donate large sums on charity events, shoulder medical expenses of strangers, spend outlandish sums on jewelry, etc. Aguilar posits that this seemingly “bizarre” behavior on the part of dela Rama has a purpose – he was trying to attract more workers to his farm.

Thru the years, descendants of hacienderos inherited not only the land but the ways, mores and practices of their forebears. But the original meaning and underlying purpose of these practices have been lost to the succeeding generations. That is why it is always useful to examine and understand the lessons from our past so we can apply in our present. The problem with stereotypes is that they are not always true. And trying to live up to these stereotypes is one mistake all must avoid.

http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,73/expv,0/topic,1407.0

lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 01:38 PM

This is the new website of Iloilo City which is under construction. Hope they will update this regularly.

http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/images/bannertesting2.jpg
Is this new,still blank though :)
http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/

lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 01:41 PM

TALK ILC: The first of its kind in Iloilo
Text by Janice V. Busil

Taking pride as the first language school to be owned by a Filipino, TALK International Language Center (ILC) was formally inaugurated last June 1, 2006 at the former Chito's Hotel. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was headed by Mr. Giovanni P. Singson, TALK ILC's Chief Executive Officer.

"I have always considered a clear sense of values as a prime asset gained from education at home and at school and thus, this is what TALK ILC have that other English schools don't have," explains Mr. Singson. "TALK ILC makes me feel so proud because we have the so-called VMG... Vision, Mission, and Goal," adds the young seaman, entrepreneur and Japanese Chef.

TALK ILC has 12 existing cubicles for one-on-one sessions and will soon have a dozen more, a library, 2 classrooms, a speech room, and a study room.

Ribbon-cutting by
Mr. and Mrs. Giovanni Singson "I have plans of putting a Spa after a month. Not only that, we have connections in Boracay as well" remarks Singson.

TALK ILC offers a PhP 22,000 package which includes a 20-day one-on-one and group classes, hotel amenities at Chito's, plus monthly and weekly social activities like parties and outdoor adventures!

Mrs. Julie Lagoc intruduces
TALK ILC's staff. "The students will have a sort-of OJT two weeks before they fly back to their countries. They will act as teachers, company heads and so on. We give them oral and written exams upon enrollment as a form of level assessment," relates the TALK ILC Chief Operation Officer Marissa Fernandez, a former administrator of two English schools in Iloilo.

L-R TALK ILC Academic Head Mrs. Julie
Lagoc, COO Marissa Fernandez and CEO
Geovanni Singson. "Most of the teachers are Filipinos. What sets us apart from other schools is that here we teach Filipino values," claims TNT's columnist Mrs. Julia Carreon-Lagoc, who acts as the Academic Head of TALK ILC.

The blessing rites was officiated by Fr. Dionisio Suyom of the Tanza Parish.

TALK ILC accepts payments through credit cards.

TALK ILC has set another first in the city of Iloilo, incorporating values with skills. Visit www.TALKILC.blogspot.com for more information.

Link : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/07/talk.ilc.the.first.of.its.kind.in.iloilo.html

lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 01:47 PM

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

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The Macavinta House is one of the three houses given citation by the Iloilo City Heritage Conservation Council (ICCHC) for preserving its historical significance of its architecture and also for observing the ICCHC guidelines in conservation and preservation. (Reprinted from Iloilo Yearbook 2005)

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

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

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

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

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

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

lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 01:51 PM

Save Iloilo Calle Real

Artist's rendition of some of the Iloilo City Calle Real buildings

S. Villanueva Building 2
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S. Villanueva Building 1
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Regent Building
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lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 02:41 PM

Oldest RP golf course also a tourist destination

The Sta. Barbara Golf Course in Iloilo, in observance of its 100th anniversary next year, will host a series of celebratory events, including a major golf tournament and the unveiling of a National Historical Marker in its modern clubhouse. Adding more significance to this milestone, the National Golf Association of the Philippines and the Federation of Golf Clubs of the Philippines, Inc. have proclaimed next year as the Centennial Year of Golf in the country.

Now managed by the Iloilo Golf and Country Club, Inc. (IGCCI), the full 18-hole tournament course boasts of its verdant and natural terrain, making it a gem not only for golfers but also for nature lovers. One is overwhelmed by the beautiful terrain of sloped undulations, dotted with acacia trees and ponds. It undoubtedly deserves to be as much a golfing mecca as Scotland’s St. Andrews and other world-renowned golf courses, especially because of its rich historical background.

It all began in the 1850s when the British, led by Iloilo-based Vice Consul Nicholas Loney – known today s the "Father of the Philippine Sugar Industry" – began actively trading in various Visayan goods, especially sugar. While promoting the local economy, Loney also sought to enhance foreign access to Philippine products through improve sea and land transportation.

With the coming of the American colonizers at the turn of the century, the Philippine Commission, then the legislative body of the country, took cognizance of the vigorous economic activity in the Visayas, and ordered the construction of roads and railway systems. British expertise and technology in steam locomotives were resorted to and this, in turn, led to the arrival of Scottish engineers as employees of the Panay Railway Company in Iloilo.

Chancing upon a tract of rolling fields in the municipality of Sta. Barbara, in hills that reminded them of their native glens, what else would these homesick Scotsmen think of for recreation so far away from home but their "national pastime?" Thus was the game of golf born in this part of the globe.

In 1947, under the leadership of Wallace MacGreggor Davies Sr., manager of Strachan and McMurray, a local British trading company, architect and member Zafro Ledesma supervised the construction and expansion of what became known as the Quonset Hut Clubhouse. It was not until 1999 that, with membership funds, the present modern clubhouse was built.

Everywhere one looks today, the patina of age and history lies like a spell on the Santa Barbara Golf Course. Original sandboxes, alongside replicas, still dot the fairways. There are souvenirs of how the golf ball was played off the tee mound in the early 20th century: A handful of water would be poured into the sand in the adjacent box. Then, with the "niblick" or iron wedge, the wet sand would be scooped to form a mound on the ground, on which to "tee up" the ball.

Then there are the stone stairways, located at the foot of the 10th tee, leading towards the ponds. Over the years, the remains of the stairs have been repaired for the convenience of golfers and to protect against a muddy and slippery descent.

The acacia trees, once striplings, are now venerable giants, many with over two-meter diameters. They have been preserved over the years, as part of the golf course’s historical identity.

Last but not least, is the Golf Museum, where are preserved for posterity rare golf memorabilia, among them late 1800s golf balls excavated from the ponds of the golf course. These alone constitute indisputable proof that the game of golf was brought by foreigners – Scotsmen, appropriately! — to this country almost 100 years ago.

As the Sta. Barbara Golf Course Centenary looms in 2007, the 268-strong membership of the Iloilo Golf and Country Club and the even bigger number of corporate stockholders forge ahead with their vision to make the golf and country club the premier golf destination – and a tourist attraction – in the Philippines. And well should it be. Its 6,056 yardage plays to a par 70 on a tricky terrain, posing a challenge to players of all handicaps.

Source : http://www.mb.com.ph/archive_pages.php?url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/06/06/TOUR2006060666083.html

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lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 02:49 PM

Iloilo golf course to mark 100th year

THE STA. Barbara Golf Course, now known as the Iloilo Golf and Country Club, marks its 100th year next year with the unveiling of a National Historical Marker in its modern clubhouse.

New Club House
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The club is widely acclaimed as the country’s oldest existing course, perhaps older than some of the world’s finest golf courses.

Old Club House
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To highlight the significance of its milestone, the National Golf Association of the Philippines and the Federation of Golf Clubs of the Phils., Inc. have proclaimed next year as the Centennial Year of Golf in the country.

The 6th Mayor Jerry Trena Cup will kick off a series of tournaments that includes the Southern Ladies Amateur in January, RP Seniors Open in February, Centenary Corporate Cup, RP Junior Vis-Min Regional Tour in May and National Team Shootout also in May.

A full 18-hole tournament course since the 80s, when it was painstakingly expanded to emphasize the beauty of its surroundings, the golf course is a gem that has largely escaped the notice of the general, non-golfing public.

With its rich historical background, it deserves to be the country’s golfing mecca as Scotland’s St. Andrews and other world-renowned golf courses.

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The course was once a tract of rolling fields before the Scotsmen transformed it into a 9-hole course dotted with acacia trees and ponds. Small nipa huts as shelters for golfers were built at the entrance of the course, now the area of the present parking lots alongside the 11th fairway.

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It was also adorned with stone stairways, located at the foot of the 10th tee, leading towards the ponds. Over the years, the remains of the stairs have been repaired for the convenience of golfers and to protect against a muddy and slippery descent.

Stone Stairways
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The acacia trees, once striplings, are now venerable giants, many with over 2-meter diameters. They have been preserved over the years, as part of the golf course’s historical identity.

Acacia Tree
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Notable, too, are the Alexander ditch and ponds.

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It has also a museum where rare golf memorabilia are put in display, among them late 1800s golf balls excavated from the ponds of the golf course. These alone constitute indisputable proof that the game of golf was brought by foreigners – Scotsmen, appropriately – to this country almost 100 years ago.

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—Rey LACHICA

lewdsaint

June 7th, 2006, 02:51 PM

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IMPRESARIO

June 7th, 2006, 03:13 PM

^^ Wow, daw gusto ko na mag tu-on golf bah, hehehe
definitely a proof of Iloilo's rich heritage, the Oldest golf course in asia!
its like St. Andrews in Scotland or Augusta,Georgia in America! Cheers to its 100th year! hopefully we can host more premiere golf events as well, showcasing the History of the Course. :)

Pacific_leopard

June 7th, 2006, 04:07 PM

Save Iloilo Calle Real

Calle Real deserves this recognition...and it really needs to be restored...

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 08:27 PM

Happy Centennial to Iloilo Golf Course

Sta. Barbara, Iloilo - Home of the Oldest Golf Course in Asia

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 08:29 PM

Oldest RP golf course also a tourist destination

Source : http://www.mb.com.ph/archive_pages.php?url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/06/06/TOUR2006060666083.html

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

Go Sta. Barbara! Another milestone for Iloilo! Definitely, a Pride of the Ilonggos! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 08:31 PM

TALK ILC: The first of its kind in Iloilo
Text by Janice V. Busil

Link : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/07/talk.ilc.the.first.of.its.kind.in.iloilo.html

Education and education-related investments and programs are on its hype in Iloilo. Again, proving Ilonggos resilience and value when it comes to education. Welcome to TALK! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 08:35 PM

http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/images/bannertesting2.jpg
Is this new?,still blank though :)
http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/

Well done, Mayor Trenas! I hope they'll put more updates and pertinent resouces and infos in Iloilo City's newest Official Website. Go Iloilo! Viva La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo!

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 08:39 PM

Calle Real deserves this recognition...and it really needs to be restored...
I agree Pacific. We have to treasure our very own heritage. Kanami sang Calle Real. And it's a pride to say that until now, business within the old Central Business District of Iloilo is well alive and vibrant. Whatever Calle Real's recognition do, it'll surely reflects Iloilo's glorious past. One of the proofs of a highly civilised Philippines way back then. :cheers:

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 08:46 PM

Jon, tu parlare spagnolo molto bene... io non capisco spagnolo...

non aspetare questo forum internazionale..
I have to call Wecky to translate this Italian words Pacific. Nota bene, amico.

Todavía estoy aprendiendo espanol sin embargo. Deseo perfeccionarlo algun dia.

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 08:48 PM

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

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta1.jpg

(from The News Today Info
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/04/05/macavinta.house.html)
Wow! One of the four old houses seen as an heritage by the ICCHCC! Nice article indeed, Lew. Cheers mate! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 7th, 2006, 08:57 PM

Hmmm...THE NEXT BIG THING???? as if wala kita ka agi BIG hehehehe everybody knows that Iloilo City was "BIG" before and we kinda drifted into a slumber then now were waking up again...so tani gin anchor nila sa past,present,and future ang criteria...try nyo bala search sa google ang "next big thing" kay gabaha ang tagline nga ina hehehe
I see the tagline as a challenge. Iloilo City way back before is already big, we know all about it. It's all written in history. Wala na mahimo sina siguro unless we'll change the history or modify it. Kung gusto sang iban mga-clain, then let them be. Coz they're still threading what Iloilo "used" to na. Anyhow, if viewed in positive aspect, daw something unusual ang matabo. Something really big awaits for Iloilo. And I think it shows sa progress sang ciudad subong. Again, it's a challenge for me. Maybe amo man ina ang nagpadaog sa iya since judges view this optimistically. :cheers:

Animo

June 7th, 2006, 09:03 PM

I have to call Wecky to translate this Italian words Pacific. Nota bene, amico.

Todavía estoy aprendiendo espanol sin embargo. Deseo perfeccionarlo algun dia.

Pero es fácil entender también. Francés, portugués, español, e italiano tenga palabras que son mismo. :)

la wood

June 8th, 2006, 12:47 AM

nice ilonggo thread...it is so informative and the pics are amazing.

[QUOTE=JonJon75]I have to call Wecky to translate this Italian words Pacific. Nota bene, amico.

ang akon ginagamit sa translation ''babelfish'' :)

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 02:02 AM

Building a Regional City
(link/source: http://nereolujan.blogspot.com/)
Does it mean that Guimaras Province will be part of Metropolitan Iloilo? It's a good plan for our brothers and sisters in Guimaras. We're back in each others arm na naman. Thanks to Mr Trenas and Mr Nava for such cooperation. Surely, the city and municipalities composing Metropolitan Iloilo at present will be very much happy to welcome the province of Guimaras to join them, making Iloilo City, a regional city of Western Visayas. I hope they'll extend more or expand more to areas 25km away from the city. Good job to all the mayors composing the REGIONAL CITY OF ILOILO.

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 02:11 AM

German expert helps Iloilo City landfill project

THE Iloilo City government has solicited the technical assistance of a German expert on solid waste management to put up a sanitary landfill to replace the open dumpsite at Brgy. Calajunan in Mandurriao district pursuant to Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000).

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said Dr. Johannes Paul of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is helping the city convert the Calajunan dumpsite into a sanitary landfill.
......
(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories6.php)
I hope this could help solve the perennial problem of Iloilo's Waste Manangment. Maayo lang kay damo nga mga experts ang nagabulig sa Iloilo to make it more livable, vibrant, business and environmentally friendly city. Cheers to the Germans!

Iloilo business sector eyes links with Indonesia

THE Iloilo Business Club (IBC) is eyeing partnerships with the Indonesian market to boost the local export sector.

IBC executive director Ma. Leah Victoria Lara said they will discuss the initiative with the Indonesian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Irzan Tandjung, who will be the guest speaker of the IBC’s 2nd Quarter General Membership Meeting Friday at Amigo Terrace Hotel.

Lara said they invited Tandjung after meeting with Dr. Alexander Barus, Industrial and Commercial Attaché of the Indonesian Embassy, who visited Iloilo City last month.

................

IBC aims to promote the city and province of Iloilo as a tourist destination, create investment opportunities to boost the local economy and develop good working relationship between the government and private sector.

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories3.php)
more partners for progress and developments. Hopefully, Iloilo City and the Province will continue to open its doors to other major cities in the world for trading. Kabay pa nga pati diri sa Europe maka-trade kita liwat directly. This is already a good sign of progress with a lot of international persons ang interesado to invest and have a business link with Iloilo. Hala Bira!

I like the expansion as well. Baskog ang proposal sang Iloilo Doc ah. I'm sure they'll raking millions sa ila enrolment subong, which at present is the biggest nursing enrollees in the whole of Western Visayas, followed by University of Iloilo (na kuno!). Well done, Iloilo Doctor's. Paspas gid!
Daw amo gid Jon. Iloilo Doctor is definitely gearing for more future expansions. Mas agresibo pa gani sila subong for expansions compare sa mga dalagkuan nga universities sa aton. In terms sa health institution naman, Iloilo Doctors is still the leading private hospital in the city and the region. Go Iloilo Doc!

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 02:24 AM

I'm glad to read/know that more international org are involve in developing Metro Iloilo. Can Urb are helping with tourism and heritage conservation. Japanese providing feasibility studies and Iloilo International Airport, Austrian with Panay Railways, etc. Kadamo na lang sa ila subong making Iloilo moving very rapidly and in good and proper manner. Though the development is tremendous recently, we couldn't deny how lucky our city and province are being the heritage haven and cultural center of Southern Philppinnes.
Recently lang naman nag-join ang Australian and German, Space. It is Canadian Urbanisation Institute ang nag-initiate gid iya sang Metropolitan Iloilo Development Council. But I'm glad to know nga ang mga partners sang MIDC are making their presence known na with respect sa sponsorships, referrals, linkages, etc. I'm sure, more and more international partners will be coming to join the MIDC masterplan committee. Kudos to them all. Hala Bira Iloilo! :)

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 02:30 AM

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 02:34 AM

http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/images/bannertesting2.jpg
Is this new?,still blank though :)
http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/
Much, much better. Tani ibutang na nila ang mga pertinent infos as soon as. Maayo gid ini kay ma-view na sa bilog nga kalibutan ang developments sang Iloilo City. Hopefully, more and more updates about the city will be posted diri.

Cheers to "La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo" !

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 02:37 AM

[QUOTE=Pacific_leopard] ILONGGO CEMETERIESSALVILLA: Cemeteries and praying for the dead
By Atty. Rex S. Salvilla
..........

After churches, here's come the Iloilo Cemeteries. Even towards the end of life, Iloilo still presents its glorious heritage. Dira gid kita iya mas mabaskog. Undeniably, we're really high sa area nga ini. As much as we like to deny whatever best there was in the past, well, it's right here in front of us now .. haunting the beauty and grandeur of the Majestic Iloilo. :)

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 02:43 AM

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 02:44 AM

Happy Centennial to Iloilo Golf Course

Sta. Barbara, Iloilo - Home of the Oldest Golf Course in Asia

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Happy Centennial man to the Oldest Golf Course in Asia. Mabuhay !

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 02:49 AM

yup...galing wala pako kaatend oreintation... try ko gani para magamit ko man ang free internet ko... and if naubos na ang 15 hours na free internet, sa sagwa CPU 5 pesos lang(Summer promo) ang ila One hour... galing ako diri samay Uy building nagacomputer since tamaran ko magwa sa gate...mainit daan sbung sa Iloilo City... buas gani Half day ko.hehe
sayang imo free internet sa CPU, Pacific. Kuha-a ina kay you're paying for it. More and more students in schools are encouraged to use internet within the campus, dira sa Engineering or sa main library siguro. But really, okay na ina ang summer promo sa atubang sang CPU. Ano ina nga internet cafe? Goodluck kay start na gid man klase dira sa CPU iya. The rest kuno sa next week pa maumpisa. Cheers Pacific!

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 02:53 AM

The Origins of Ilonggo Stereotypes
author:Iloilo City Boy (of dinagyang.com forum)
(I thought of sharing to everyone my column that appeared in The Guardian this week.)
.......
http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,73/expv,0/topic,1407.0
nice read and article from Mr Aguilar. Whether there's a touch of truth or not, we don't know yet .. he he. It's a matter of fact siguro cos I've heard same thing before man. So far, stereotyping is typical sa aton. Though indi dapat pero we still lingers sa bagay nga ina. Maybe until now, that's why.

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 02:56 AM

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/golf_banner.jpg
I loved the banner myself. Pwede sa next nga thread, ibutang ta naman ini sa aton intro? Suggestions man lang ah. Amo man gihapon. One post intro. Sakit sa mata magbasa sang malawig nga intro. Dugay naman nabal-an sang tanan ina.

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:01 AM

Hmmm...THE NEXT BIG THING???? as if wala kita ka agi BIG hehehehe everybody knows that Iloilo City was "BIG" before and we kinda drifted into a slumber then now were waking up again...so tani gin anchor nila sa past,present,and future ang criteria...try nyo bala search sa google ang "next big thing" kay gabaha ang tagline nga ina hehehe
amo man. Ka very common nga tagline. Anyway, okay naman ina siguro ah. Gin-isip-isip ko man kagab-i, daw okay man Daks ah. Medyo nakibot lang ta siguro kay very common and indi baskog ang impact sa aton. But tama si JonJon I think. If we view it in a different way, it's a challenge gid man. It's like having the next big thing coming from Iloilo City all the time. Hala Bira na lang eh! Viva Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo!

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 03:03 AM

'twas a long vacation. Kumusta na tanan diri. Ayawan man ko pangita sang aton previous thread ba. And sadly, damo na gid ko ma-miss di. Balik na naman ko guys! Have a good day to all!

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:07 AM

Well done, Mayor Trenas! I hope they'll put more updates and pertinent resouces and infos in Iloilo City's newest Official Website. Go Iloilo! Viva La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo!
should I echo it Jon? Trenas is definitely doing really well for the city. Mapisan gid man si Mayor ah. I hope he'll run Iloilo City for a longer period pa. Kita mo gid improvement iya. Even sa business and economic aspects sang ciudad, naga-arangkada ang gin-agyan ni Trenas. Kinahanglan naton pareho sini. Ti, Mayor, dapat may pamahaw ko di kay gindayaw ta ka! Yohoooo!

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 03:09 AM

'twas a long vacation. Kumusta na tanan diri. Ayawan man ko pangita sang aton previous thread ba. And sadly, damo na gid ko ma-miss di. Balik na naman ko guys! Have a good day to all!
Long time, no hear miga Mars. Ti, paspasi basa da para maka-post ka man di. We have two threads actually. This one and ang aton heritage thread. Try lang visit kung may tiyempo ka. Again, welcome back and hope you'll have a lovely time posting here, once more. :)

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 03:11 AM

Kanami sang mga pictures ni Chymera, Pacific and IAMME. Samtang nagadugay, gabaskog aton thread. Viva Ilonggos! Hala Bira kita diri tanan!

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:13 AM

'twas a long vacation. Kumusta na tanan diri. Ayawan man ko pangita sang aton previous thread ba. And sadly, damo na gid ko ma-miss di. Balik na naman ko guys! Have a good day to all!
hola Marsleg! Nice to see you around. Maayo man kay nagbalik ka di. Damo gid siguro overtime mo kay wala ka na naga-post. I'm sure you'll enjoy more news, infos and pictures here in our new thread. Hala Bira !

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 03:20 AM

welcome to the world of

La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo

and

The Festival Country

Thread 19

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:23 AM

Education and education-related investments and programs are on its hype in Iloilo. Again, proving Ilonggos resilience and value when it comes to education. Welcome to TALK! :cheers:
That's right. I'm sure more and more education-related investments will come to our city soon. Especially now that the city is expanding its boundaries to the other four-town members of MIDC. Hopefully, we'll see more improvements in almost all areas of developents in our city. Hala Bira!

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:25 AM

Does it mean that Guimaras Province will be part of Metropolitan Iloilo? It's a good plan for our brothers and sisters in Guimaras. We're back in each others arm na naman. Thanks to Mr Trenas and Mr Nava for such cooperation. Surely, the city and municipalities composing Metropolitan Iloilo at present will be very much happy to welcome the province of Guimaras to join them, making Iloilo City, a regional city of Western Visayas. I hope they'll extend more or expand more to areas 25km away from the city. Good job to all the mayors composing the REGIONAL CITY OF ILOILO.
It's a welcome move for Iloilo City, Guimaras Province and the towns of Oton, Pavia, Leganes and San Miguel. It definitely transcends boundaries. Mas mabaskog gid man seeing them all working in one umbrella of development. Kudos to MIDC!

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 03:28 AM

Does it mean that Guimaras Province will be part of Metropolitan Iloilo? It's a good plan for our brothers and sisters in Guimaras. We're back in each others arm na naman. Thanks to Mr Trenas and Mr Nava for such cooperation. Surely, the city and municipalities composing Metropolitan Iloilo at present will be very much happy to welcome the province of Guimaras to join them, making Iloilo City, a regional city of Western Visayas. I hope they'll extend more or expand more to areas 25km away from the city. Good job to all the mayors composing the REGIONAL CITY OF ILOILO.
Very nice plan. Tani ma-strenthen pa gid ang ila agreement. I'm glad for Guimaras to be part sa bagay nga ini. Dako gid sigurado ang role nga i-play nila when it comes to tourism industry and manufacturing. Tani more infos about this Regional City will be published soon.

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 03:37 AM

Guys, here's more good news for Iloilo. After Trenas went to represent Philippines in NYC barely a month ago, he's heading to Canada again this month to speak about MIDC.

MIDC gets P84M from Australian govt

VARIOUS development projects of the Metro Iloilo Development Council (MIDC) have been getting funding support from foreign sources.

Iloilo City mayor Jerry P. Treñas yesterday said the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) has granted the MIDC some 1.850 Australian dollars or roughly P84 million worth of improvement plans.

The MIDC is an alliance of the local government units of Iloilo City and the neighboring towns of Leganes, Oton, Pavia and San Miguel

“Aside from technical assistance, we are also considering infrastructure projects. We have also presented the feasibility study on waste management to be implemented using the said grant,” Treñas explained.

The assistance was realized after the mayor recently met with representatives of AusAID, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the German technical Cooperation (GTZ) to discuss and identify priority projects to be funded by these foreign organizations.

Treñas chairs the MIDC which aims to establish strategies for effective community services such as police, health, transportation, solid waste, water, public housing, and cultural affairs.

He said the MIDC is the first of its kind wherein several LGUs work together to achieve good governance and address the problems brought about by urbanization.

“The city allocates a P200,000 budget while each municipality has a counterpart budget of P100,000 every year to sustain MIDC initiatives,” he added.

Treñas said he had presented the council’s thrust to several international conferences reason why many funding firms have expressed intention to support local development programs.

Treñas will speak for the MIDC during the World Urban Forum which will gather some 5,000 mayors worldwide in Vancouver, Canada June 17-19.

He said his speaking engagements have already generated a lot of interest and support for the MIDC.

“The funding agencies will be the one to spend for the projects. We are being asked to lay down our priorities...,” Treñas stressed.

Meanwhile, the GTZ has allotted P2.8 million for local economic promotion strategies.

JICA, on the other hand, has extended US$50,000 for the city’s traffic system management which will include the upgrading of road network and other needed infrastructures as well as improvement of traffic regulations.

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business1.php)

_________
seems that Metro Iloilo is starting to gain momentum in terms of progress, development and promotion around the globe. Go METRO ILOILO!

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 03:40 AM

Coop mulled for Iloilo River fisher folks

THE Iloilo City Hall is considering the establishment of a cooperative for fishermen who are dependent on Iloilo River as part of the plan to develop the major waterway of the city.

These fisher folks are operating fish pens locally known as punot along the stretch of the river from the Diversion Road Bridge in Mandurriao district to Carpenter’s Bridge in Molo.

The city government has banned the use of punots, which is made up of nest attached to bamboo poles, in Iloilo River as they cause siltation which makes the river shallow.

Earlier the city removed several punots from the Gaisano City area to the Diversion Road.

Yesterday, 19 fishermen went to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas to ask for his help fearing that the Iloilo River Development Program (IRDP) to be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-6) will result to the loss of their livelihood.

The IRDP is one of the components of the multi-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) which includes the rehabilitation of the river through excavation in the waterway and construction of embankments along the riverbank.

In response to the problems of the fisher folks, Treñas said they plan to organize the fishermen into a cooperative to provide them with alternative livelihood projects.

“We are going to give financial assistance once they are organized into a cooperative. We will tie-up with a micro-finance lending company to provide funding,” Treñas said.

The mayor likewise clarified that the affected fisher folks will not be relocated for the meantime as the city is still looking into other means to solve their livelihood problems.

Treñas also noted that the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) has drafted a proposal that will put in proper place sustainable livelihood schemes for fishermen though it has yet to be implemented.

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

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:45 AM

Recently lang naman nag-join ang Australian and German, Space. It is Canadian Urbanisation Institute ang nag-initiate gid iya sang Metropolitan Iloilo Development Council. But I'm glad to know nga ang mga partners sang MIDC are making their presence known na with respect sa sponsorships, referrals, linkages, etc. I'm sure, more and more international partners will be coming to join the MIDC masterplan committee. Kudos to them all. Hala Bira Iloilo! :)
You forgot to Japan as part of the team Kirbs. It's Canadian-Australian-German-Japan ang nagabulig subong for Metro Iloilo. It was a silent metropolis before but I think high time for them to resurface. it's one of a kind. I wish for all their success. Hala Bira ILOILO!

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:49 AM

[QUOTE=Pacific_leopard]
After churches, here's come the Iloilo Cemeteries. Even towards the end of life, Iloilo still presents its glorious heritage. Dira gid kita iya mas mabaskog. Undeniably, we're really high sa area nga ini. As much as we like to deny whatever best there was in the past, well, it's right here in front of us now .. haunting the beauty and grandeur of the Majestic Iloilo. :)
amo man Kirbs. In every aspect ara kita iya. Past, present and future. Kanami lang gid pamatian. Non-stop ina iya. Aside from these old/ancient cemeteries, we have a good number of new ones, privately-owned. Another fusion of Iloilo's past and present glory. May all souls rest in peace.

kirby21

June 8th, 2006, 03:51 AM

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:55 AM

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 03:58 AM

MIDC gets P84M from Australian govt
--
(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business1.php)

Thank you Australia! Let's Dagyang naman sa January. Di ba, there's always an Australian representatives every Dinagyang? They're even joining parades, etc. courtesy of course sang Fil-Australian Community headed by an Ilonggo. Hala Bira!

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 04:46 AM

nice ilonggo thread...it is so informative and the pics are amazing.

ang akon ginagamit sa translation ''babelfish'' :)
thanks for the info la wood. Now, I can translate some of the conversations here. Cheers mate!

Btw, welcome to Iloilo Heritage Thread.

spacewagon1

June 8th, 2006, 04:49 AM

I have to call Wecky to translate this Italian words Pacific. Nota bene, amico.

Todavía estoy aprendiendo espanol sin embargo. Deseo perfeccionarlo algun dia.
I think some of Italian and Spanish words have similarity. Anyway, nice that both of you are well-enough to converse with Italian and Spanish. Good job mga amigos!

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 04:51 AM

okay mga posts niyo Space and Kirby ah. Basa-basa lang ko diutay.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 8th, 2006, 05:25 AM

Iloilo City marks 108th Independence Day

ILOILO City – A simultaneous flag-raising activity will highlight the city’s celebration of the country’s 108th Independence Day at Plaza Libertad on June 12.

“The celebration will kick off with a simultaneous flag-raising activity to be participated by all government agencies in the country,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas.

As a prelude to the celebration, Treñas has ordered business owners in the city early this month to display the Philippine flag in their respective establishments.

He said displaying the national colors is a manifest demonstration of patriotism.

This year's celebration will be highlighted by special presentations from different schools and offices here. Treñas urged all city officials and employees, department heads of various government offices and representatives from the private sectors including media representatives to take part in the celebration.

To ensure the success of the celebration, Treñas issued an executive edict creating various committees headed by local and regional executives.

The executive committee is chaired by Treñas himself and co-chaired by DOT regional director Edwin Trompeta. The other committee chairpersons include city legal officer Edgar Gil (steering), city secretariat Diosdada Carado (program-in-charge), city treasurer Katherine Tingson (finance), city general services officer Agustin Sangrador (physical arrangements) and PNP regional director Chief Supt. Dorotheo Reyes II (peace and order).

Mabuhay ang ILOILO! Hala Bira ILOILO!

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news3.htm

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 8th, 2006, 05:29 AM

Dinagyang champ to perform at
Independence Day celeb in Manila

ILOILO City -- Tribu Ilonganon, this year’s Dinagyang Festival tribal competitions champion, has accepted an invitation by the Cultural Center of the Philippines to perform during the 108th Independence Day celebration on June 11 and 12 at the Luneta Park in Manila.

The celebration will be attended by no less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

There will be four major performers during the celebration and aside from Ilonganon, Tribu Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara was also invited to represent the Visayas. The other two performers are Laoag’s festival representing Luzon, and the Halad Festival representing Mindanao.

Executive assistant and Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation executive director Benito Jimena said there will be six performances to be presented by Ilonganon starting with the opening ceremony on the 11th called “Habing Gunita,” and the grand performance on the 12th at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta.

The celebration will begin with a flag-raising ceremony, a parade and a one hour production featuring the festivals from various regions and performances by the Madringal Singers and international artist Lea Salonga.

Jimena, who will accompany the contingent when it leaves for Manila on the 9th, said that Mayor Jerry P. Treñas was pleased with the invitation and has assured the foundation of the city government’s support in all its worthy endeavors.

The executive assistant also mentioned that the invitation simply signifies that Dinagyang has indeed established a name and it has already created national awareness which all Ilonggos should be proud of.

He said that exposures like these significantly help the city's tourism development programs as can be seen with the number of national conventions hosted by the city during the past year.

Meanwhile, the city government will also commemorate the Independence Day this coming Monday with a simple ceremony at the Plaza Libertad, to be highlighted by a performance of one of the tribes in this year’s Dinagyang Festival.

***
Further Proves that our DINAGYANG and KAHILWAYAN are WORLD CLASS!
When you are being invited to perform on such occasion as GRAND as THIS... SIMPLY THE BEST! Sa diin na ang winner sang Aliwan? (No comment :bash: )

:cheers: Cheers to KAHILWAYAN and DINAGYANG!

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news5.htm

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 8th, 2006, 05:42 AM

[QUOTE=kirby21]Guys, here's more good news for Iloilo. After Trenas went to represent Philippines in NYC barely a month ago, he's heading to Canada again this month to speak about MIDC.

MIDC gets P84M from Australian govt

What a GREAT news indeed! Go go go ILOILO!

Reason why we are moving forward is because everybody contributes and because our dear Mayor Jerry works hard!

Kudus to Mayor Jerry! :cheers:

The Ilonggo's are Proud of You!

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 8th, 2006, 06:00 AM

The Ati of Panay: An Exhibit
By Ramon C. Salvilla

TO COMMEMORATE the original inhabitants of our country, the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council spearheaded the holding of "The Ati of Panay", an exhibition of photographs by Fr. Rudolph Rahman and Dr. Marcelino Maceda at the Museo Iloilo.

The May 30 event was in line with the celebration of the Cultural Heritage Month last May.

The photographic essay paid tribute to the "Ati" or the pygmies. It's a comparative mix of historical images on the contemporary photographs collection of both enthusiasts.

Support

During the ceremonial rites, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas said that Iloilo City is truly a historical place because of the old churches, old buildings and other structures it has. Plaza Libertad, for example was one of the oldest plazas in the Philippines.

"The clear manifestation of support in the preservation of our heritage, like the private sector who undertakes the conservation as the builder of Iloilo City and the passionate number in the community," he added.

According to Trenas, the City Government allocated P450,000 to support the said project.

"I'm appealing to the community to work hard in preserving the city's heritage. Be proud of Iloilo City and be proud to be an Ilonggo," he said.

Intimate

It was an intimate multi-media experience meant to increase public awareness on the proper preservation of historical landmarks. The opening was attended by the City Government officials, media, and guests from different sectors and some foreign friends.

An outstanding Babaylan dance performance from the University of San Agustin Little Theater entertained the guests.

The exhibit was a collaborative effort of the ICCHCC, the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. and the Iloilo City Government.

A sumptuous treat at Villa Regatta followed.

***
Another step of preserving the ILONGGO Heritage!
Hala Bira ILOILO! Hala Bira ILONGGO! :cheers:

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/08/life/the.ati.of.panay.an.exhibit.html

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 8th, 2006, 06:19 AM

on the Entertainment side:

Sam Milby hits Iloilo City

XANDO Block & Burn Tablets brings the country’s hottest heartthrob Sam Milby at De Paul College Football Field, in Jaro, Iloilo City on Saturday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. This two-hour musical special entitled "Sam in a Million" will have for its guests 2005 "Star in a Million" finalists Tata Villaruel, Vino Bello, Tony de la Paz, and Jay Perillo plus the very special participation of wacky comedian Chokoleit and PBB Teen Edition housemate Aldred.

Sam Milby is equally excited to meet his Ilongo supporters. In fact, the youth group spearheaded by the governor’s son Lex Tupas is awarding him the "Adopted Son of Iloilo" plaque after the show.

Sam has prepared many beautiful songs for his Ilongo fans including his hit songs "Only You," "Wherever You Will Go," "Close to You," "My Girl," and many more.

Get a chance to win tickets to the show by simply subscribing to JOBERT ON and send to 34889. This is open to Smart and Talk n’ Text subscribers.

Co-presentors are Centrum, PCSO, Dermablend, Q Club London, Coca-Cola Bottlers, Phil. (Iloilo), and Amigo Terrace Hotel. Major sponsors include Smart, Tincan Mobile Service, Al Dente, and Villa Regatta.

Media partners are ABS-CBN Iloilo, Skycable, MOR, Aksiyon Radyo, Manila Bulletin, Panay News, Sunstar Iloilo, Yuhum, and The Guardian.

http://www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=24746

berlin

June 8th, 2006, 07:54 AM

Iloilo City: "The Next Big Thing?"

Vote here: http://www.dinagyang.com

Pacific_leopard

June 8th, 2006, 08:03 AM

I have to call Wecky to translate this Italian words Pacific. Nota bene, amico.

Todavía estoy aprendiendo espanol sin embargo. Deseo perfeccionarlo algun dia.

mi dispiace, jon...hehehe...non preoccuparti, io tentaro parlare spagnolo... ion non sapere dove comenciare....

spanish translation: ilo siento, jon...hehehe. no preocupar, yo probar habla espanol... yo no lo se donde comenzio....( i don't know kun sakto ni ang translation ko...)

Pacific_leopard

June 8th, 2006, 11:43 AM

rustyboi

June 8th, 2006, 12:00 PM

***
Further Proves that our DINAGYANG and KAHILWAYAN are WORLD CLASS!
When you are being invited to perform on such occasion as GRAND as THIS... SIMPLY THE BEST! Sa diin na ang winner sang Aliwan? (No comment :bash: )

:cheers: Cheers to KAHILWAYAN and DINAGYANG!

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news5.htm :lol:

Pacific_leopard

June 8th, 2006, 02:23 PM

Iloilo City marks 108th Independence Day
http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news3.htm

the 12th of June is very important to me....whahaha...good evening iloilo!!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 03:56 PM

Iloilo City: "The Next Big Thing?"

Vote here: http://www.dinagyang.com
wow. Maayo ah. Thanks for the link, Berlin. :cheers:

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 04:00 PM

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 04:07 PM

Been reading it Kirbs. OKs gid. Treans is making Iloilo City known to the world. Now ang iya vieweres will be the 5,000 mayors across the globe. And yes tamam ka, before UN Congress sa NYC gid man. Let's rally behind Trenas, the most well-accomplished mayor of the Philippines! Mabuhay!
Supporters ka gid iya ni Trenas, Space. Again, another pride of Iloilo. At least aton mayor iya recognise worldwide tungod sa iya accomplishments. Ina iya. Simple lang ah. Kudos to Trenas for bringaing back Iloilo City to the world. Hala Bira Trenas!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 04:10 PM

'twas a long vacation. Kumusta na tanan diri. Ayawan man ko pangita sang aton previous thread ba. And sadly, damo na gid ko ma-miss di. Balik na naman ko guys! Have a good day to all!
welcome home Mars. Nice to see you around. At least maka-exchange pa kita mga ideas diri. How's Eastbourne?

Lots and lots of pics and articles were posted earlier. And most ofthem speaks Iloilo City and Province's developments at present. Hope you'll enjoy reading and all! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 04:11 PM

[QUOTE=kirby21]
amo man Kirbs. In every aspect ara kita iya. Past, present and future. Kanami lang gid pamatian. Non-stop ina iya. Aside from these old/ancient cemeteries, we have a good number of new ones, privately-owned. Another fusion of Iloilo's past and present glory. May all souls rest in peace.
That's the most important thing I guess. Developments in every aspect. Go ILOILO!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 04:19 PM

Guys, here's more good news for Iloilo. After Trenas went to represent Philippines in NYC barely a month ago, he's heading to Canada again this month to speak about MIDC.

MIDC gets P84M from Australian govt

What a GREAT news indeed! Go go go ILOILO!

Reason why we are moving forward is because everybody contributes and because our dear Mayor Jerry works hard!

Kudus to Mayor Jerry! :cheers:

The Ilonggo's are Proud of You!

Sweet and impressive, mate. Wishing the ball for MIDC keeps rolling. It's nice to note the new metros will be patterned with MIDC even presented worldwide by our dear Mayor.

Go Trenas! Go ILOILO!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 04:21 PM

Chy, daog naman Mandurriao sa Basket ay ..

Mandurriao is champ in City's Inter-District Basketball Tournament

ILOILO City Inter-district Basketball tournament was concluded with a big win by Mandurriao District over its rival Jaro with 100-83 score.

(article taken from: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/08/sports/mandurriao.is.champ.in.city.s.inter.district.basketball.tournament.html)

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 04:42 PM

welcome home Mars. Nice to see you around. At least maka-exchange pa kita mga ideas diri. How's Eastbourne?

Lots and lots of pics and articles were posted earlier. And most ofthem speaks Iloilo City and Province's developments at present. Hope you'll enjoy reading and all! :cheers:
Thank you Jon. Ari naman ko di ah. Medyo nag-rest ko for the menatime kay masako sa trabaho. So here I am na naman .. hihihi. kadlaw naman ta di sang mga balita kag kabinuangan ta ah. Inggitin ba .... hihihi.

Been reading since last night. Wala na ako naka-post kay natuyo na ko. So far, so good. Okay gid ang mga developments subong nga nagakinatabo sa aton. Good job gid .. lalala!

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 04:45 PM

Thank you Australia! Let's Dagyang naman sa January. Di ba, there's always an Australian representatives every Dinagyang? They're even joining parades, etc. courtesy of course sang Fil-Australian Community headed by an Ilonggo. Hala Bira!
Asus! Hello Space. Nice to be grateful. Dako na gid man ang nabulig sang mga Australians sa aton when it comes to tourism and promotion. I'm glad nga ara sila all the time especially during Dinagyang Festival. Kita mo perform naman aton tribu sa Manila. Ina iya .. lalala. Happiness begots happiness man, pati ka Space?

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 04:49 PM

Well done Dinagyang (tribu Ilongganon) and Tribu Kahilwayan of Sta Barbara, Iloilo. Another pride of Iloilo's Festivals. Hala Bira na!
Lalala ... hala bira, hala bira naman sa Manila! Good for Dinagyang Festival. Well-deserved invitation indeed. Arangkada naman ang Tribu Ilongganon sini. Viva Dinagyang! Hala Bira Iloilo!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 04:52 PM

Thank you Jon. Ari naman ko di ah. Medyo nag-rest ko for the menatime kay masako sa trabaho. So here I am na naman .. hihihi. kadlaw naman ta di sang mga balita kag kabinuangan ta ah. Inggitin ba .... hihihi.

Been reading since last night. Wala na ako naka-post kay natuyo na ko. So far, so good. Okay gid ang mga developments subong nga nagakinatabo sa aton. Good job gid .. lalala!
aga pa ko kabati lalala mo naman diri. Nice postings. Bag-o naman ang imo mga termino ba .. he he. Enjoy posting kay basa-basa pa ko mga balita sa aton. Cheers! :cheers:

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 04:57 PM

space, try to read sang article nga gin-post ko. Absoluely great. Trenas presence around the world of politics, etc. baskog gid iya. No mayors in the Philippines can ever surpass Trenas achievements at the moment. I'm really proud of Mayor Jerry Trenas! Hala Bira, Mayor! :)
Kudos to Mayor Jerry! maayo pa si Mayor nagalibot na lang around the globe. Pasabay naman ... hihihi. Seriously speaking, Trenas is doing a great job. At least presence naman aton representative from Iloilo to the world. I'm sure Trenas is doing his job really well in promoting Iloilo and the Metro Iloilo Development Council, the new model of urban planning .. hihihi. Amo ina iya, Mayor! We're all proud of you!

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 05:01 PM

on the Entertainment side:

Sam Milby hits Iloilo City
.....
Sam Milby is equally excited to meet his Ilongo supporters. In fact, the youth group spearheaded by the governor’s son Lex Tupas is awarding him the "Adopted Son of Iloilo" plaque after the show.
....
http://www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=24746
pardon my ignorance pero who's he? Bag-o naman nga artista? Subong lang ko kabalo iya nga mga Ilonggos are fond of entertainers ba .. things changed na gid man sa aton. Anyway, basta sa kaayuhan sang ciudad, okay na ina. Go for it!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:06 PM

Very nice plan. Tani ma-strenthen pa gid ang ila agreement. I'm glad for Guimaras to be part sa bagay nga ini. Dako gid sigurado ang role nga i-play nila when it comes to tourism industry and manufacturing. Tani more infos about this Regional City will be published soon.
To spur economic exchange for both metro areas and the province of Guimaras, I hope they'll reconsider the old plan of constructing a bridge between the two islands. I'm sure dako gid mabulig sang bridge nga ini on both sides, Iloilo and Guimaras. Guimaras right now is very promising when it comes to tourism, industry and agriculture. With Iloilo City being the regional capital of Western Visayas ang movement sang goods mas madasig kung these two provinces will work together. Mas magdako aton export iya. The province of Antique at present is using Iloilo as their transit in exporting muscovado sugar. Hala Bira Western Visayas!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:10 PM

That's right. I'm sure more and more education-related investments will come to our city soon. Especially now that the city is expanding its boundaries to the other four-town members of MIDC. Hopefully, we'll see more improvements in almost all areas of developents in our city. Hala Bira!
I would like to see these four towns to rise with Iloilo City. Or even to compete with Iloilo City is a very near future. It's very collaborative effort. Though Iloilo City is the axle of the five-member MIDC (expanding to five municipalities of the province of Guimaras making it as a Regional City), I hope the distribution of commerce and industry will be all over metro areas including that of Guimaras. I'm sure will not be greedy enough to share city's resources to further develop nearby towns across the region.

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:13 PM

Much, much better. Tani ibutang na nila ang mga pertinent infos as soon as. Maayo gid ini kay ma-view na sa bilog nga kalibutan ang developments sang Iloilo City. Hopefully, more and more updates about the city will be posted diri.

Cheers to "La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo" !
Hoping so. Long overdue na ang website nga ini kung isipon ta. But well, we're evolving, slowly but surely. And the results will be felt all over Iloilo naman ah. We still have long way to go but we're not sleeping anymore. Amo lang gid ina ang maayo. I hope the whole city and province will once again open its doors "more" to international market.

IMPRESARIO

June 8th, 2006, 05:14 PM

To spur economic exchange for both metro areas and the province of Guimaras, I hope they'll reconsider the old plan of constructing a bridge between the two islands. I'm sure dako gid mabulig sang bridge nga ini on both sides, Iloilo and Guimaras. Guimaras right now is very promising when it comes to tourism, industry and agriculture. With Iloilo City being the regional capital of Western Visayas ang movement sang goods mas madasig kung these two provinces will work together. Mas magdako aton export iya. The province of Antique at present is using Iloilo as their transit in exporting muscovado sugar. Hala Bira Western Visayas!

Yes, construct a bridge between Iloilo and Guimaras, I totally agree! both will surely gain from it in so many aspects, Int'l port done, Int'l Airport almost done,Iloilo Railways on development,next Iloilo-Guimaras Bridge! (tani lang! attn: city fathers and politicos!)...GO ILOILO!, GO GUIMARAS!

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 05:16 PM

http://www.metroiloilo.com/images/metro-iloilo-site-intro.jpg

what happen to this site? Daw wala man gihapon ma-update.

www.metroiloilo.com

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 05:19 PM

aga pa ko kabati lalala mo naman diri. Nice postings. Bag-o naman ang imo mga termino ba .. he he. Enjoy posting kay basa-basa pa ko mga balita sa aton. Cheers! :cheers:
lalala and hihihi naman Jon eh. Ano pa bi? Seryoso ka gid imo iya? Basi magsalalakit ulo ta sina (joke lang). I'm realy enjoying sang mga articles and pictures diri. As time goes by, naga-maayo iya ang aton thread. Amo ina gusto ko. Karon daw uds ina ... you know what I mean .. hihihi.

IAMME

June 8th, 2006, 05:24 PM

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:25 PM

Yes, construct a bridge between Iloilo and Guimaras, I totally agree! both will surely gain from it in so many aspects, Int'l port done, Int'l Airport almost done,Iloilo Railways on development,next Iloilo-Guimaras Bridge! (tani lang! attn: city fathers and politicos!)...GO ILOILO!, GO GUIMARAS!
That's right Incognito. I believe the region's economy lies within the effort and collaboration of Iloilo and Guimaras. Both of them are showing tremendous progress lately. Guimaras is even winning national awards with their cooperatives, etc. More tourism prospects pa ang Guimaras and gladly, the most feasible way to access this another Ilonggo island is via the City of Iloilo. I hope our three neighbouring provinces in Panay (Aklan, Antique and Capiz) will start hitting economic improvement man. Tani they'll board tourism, manufacturing, etc to propel their growth. Roxas City at present is a bit slow in development. Though Aklan is raking millions and billions due to Boracay, ang problema naman with Kalibo (their capital is zoning). They couldn't enjoy much of devolution tungod indi pa sila city. They really need to convert Kalibo into city if they want progress.

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 05:31 PM

Yes, construct a bridge between Iloilo and Guimaras, I totally agree! both will surely gain from it in so many aspects, Int'l port done, Int'l Airport almost done,Iloilo Railways on development,next Iloilo-Guimaras Bridge! (tani lang! attn: city fathers and politicos!)...GO ILOILO!, GO GUIMARAS!
Ako man, agree gid ko Incognito. The Iloilo-Guimaras bridge will surely bring positive economy to our already thriving economy in the city. Mas madasig mag-spread ang negosyo kung accessible ang tanan. Like what JonJon said, Guimaras is so promising. They're still untapped. They can even compete with Boracay in the future. Kung tan-awon mo, Iloilo City is nearer to Guimaras than Aklan. We have to bank more sa Guimaras and its potentials. The city is ever growing rapidly. Even ang mga neighbouring towns are enjoying developments and projects as well. We're expanding quite dramatically as expected. With more and more nvestments coming to town pagbukas sang international airport, I'm sure business activity across the island will even grow faster and better.

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:37 PM

I thought this thread would slow down a bit after we split it in half.. but it ain't..hehehe... I've been quite busy the past few days and I'm afraid I'll be busy even more next week since our classes will be resuming.. I don't have much to contribute now except for a few pics... :)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_9231.jpg
New tagline!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_8674.jpg
Capitol, again...

I ate at Ted's inside the capitol. Wonderful view through the large windows.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_9184.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_9185.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_9186.jpg
The Atrium (I just like white buildings against a blue sky)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_9174.jpg
PCU ad at Casa Plaza.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_9167.jpg
Night shot. The most I could get with my 1/2 sec shutter speed.

Seeing the photos here simply reminds me of things I've forgotten. The photos of previous thread .. waaaahh. Thanks for posting them IAMME. The tagline is really good. Hala Bira na ina siguro. Paspas na ang ciudad promote.

I liked the TEDS in Capitol. Mas matawhay excpet lunchtime. Kanami sang site nga no?

So officially, we have SEVEN UNIVERSITIES in a very small city. Would you believe for a city of less then 70 sq km to have all of these facilties? Kanami lang. That's the beauty of Iloilo City. Small but terrible... he he. Tani amo na lang ini angtagline. Small in land area pero bigger in economy naman. Hala Bira mga Ilonggos! Hala Bira Iloilo!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:39 PM

The Ati of Panay: An Exhibit
By Ramon C. Salvilla

***
Another step of preserving the ILONGGO Heritage!
Hala Bira ILOILO! Hala Bira ILONGGO! :cheers:

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/08/life/the.ati.of.panay.an.exhibit.html
Metro, pati Ati sang Panay gin-exhibit na nila? .. he he (joke only folks!) I think you're right. Another good promotion of our heritage naman. Hala Bira!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:43 PM

Pero es fácil entender también. Francés, portugués, español, e italiano tenga palabras que son mismo. :)
Se que lo hacen. Son el mezclarse uniforme con uno a. Estoy intentando mi mejor para entenderlo todo. Gracias Animo!

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 05:47 PM

Sweet and impressive, mate. Wishing the ball for MIDC keeps rolling. It's nice to note the new metros will be patterned with MIDC even presented worldwide by our dear Mayor.

Go Trenas! Go ILOILO!
true to its very essence. A sustainable metropolis in the future. Of course, I'm glad to note we have international partners as well ie Canada, Australia, Germany and Japan. I wish to see more development and progress across metropolitan area.

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 05:49 PM

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:52 PM

http://www.metroiloilo.com/images/metro-iloilo-site-intro.jpg

what happen to this site? Daw wala man gihapon ma-update.

www.metroiloilo.com
Wala man gihapon update Mars. Hulat-hulat man ko gani basi may updates na bala.

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 05:57 PM

Share ko sa imo ang rendering sang ATENEO DE ILOILO

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_8747.jpg#

Lovely, in it?

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 06:00 PM

Does it mean that Guimaras Province will be part of Metropolitan Iloilo? It's a good plan for our brothers and sisters in Guimaras. We're back in each others arm na naman. Thanks to Mr Trenas and Mr Nava for such cooperation. Surely, the city and municipalities composing Metropolitan Iloilo at present will be very much happy to welcome the province of Guimaras to join them, making Iloilo City, a regional city of Western Visayas. I hope they'll extend more or expand more to areas 25km away from the city. Good job to all the mayors composing the REGIONAL CITY OF ILOILO.
I love reading that article Kirbs. Very inspiring for Iloilo City and MIDC (Iloilo and Guimaras). I hope it will be a success. Kanami sang plan. I'm really goofy for it!

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 06:02 PM

Cual es este? Looks like I'm in another world reading Spanish and Italian at the same time. It's my first visit on this thread. Thanks Jon for the PM. Kudos to Pacific for starting the new Heritage Thread for Iloilo. Aprubado amigo!

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 06:03 PM

That's right Incognito. I believe the region's economy lies within the effort and collaboration of Iloilo and Guimaras. Both of them are showing tremendous progress lately. Guimaras is even winning national awards with their cooperatives, etc. More tourism prospects pa ang Guimaras and gladly, the most feasible way to access this another Ilonggo island is via the City of Iloilo. I hope our three neighbouring provinces in Panay (Aklan, Antique and Capiz) will start hitting economic improvement man. Tani they'll board tourism, manufacturing, etc to propel their growth. Roxas City at present is a bit slow in development. Though Aklan is raking millions and billions due to Boracay, ang problema naman with Kalibo (their capital is zoning). They couldn't enjoy much of devolution tungod indi pa sila city. They really need to convert Kalibo into city if they want progress.

i heard, its because of tax purposes. amo na nga banwa guihapon ang aklan. but hey, they are progressing even indi ciudad. so it shows us biskan indi ciudad makasarang.

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 06:04 PM

welcome to the world of

La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo

and

Campeon Filipino de la Herencia

Numero Uno

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 06:07 PM

Wow Jon. Thanks for posting the pic.

Viva Ateneo de Iloilo!

Arriva! Arriva!

I like the masterplan. Very modern indeed. Go Blue Eagles!

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 06:07 PM

pardon my ignorance pero who's he? Bag-o naman nga artista? Subong lang ko kabalo iya nga mga Ilonggos are fond of entertainers ba .. things changed na gid man sa aton. Anyway, basta sa kaayuhan sang ciudad, okay na ina. Go for it!

surprising di bala? basta ca pagkabalo ko, indi guid man mahilig ang mga ylonggo ca yloilo ca artista, pero ara, medyo nagabululuang na cila. lol...

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 06:12 PM

i heard, its because of tax purposes. amo na nga banwa guihapon ang aklan. but hey, they are progressing even indi ciudad. so it shows us biskan indi ciudad makasarang.
That's right Caloy. But the'll progress better if they become a city. Kalibo is more sophisticated and economically viable compare to other cities of the region. Look at Kalibo, biskan Passi City sang Iloilo cannot equal its status at present. Pero due to limitation sang municpality, indi gid ma-maximised ang developments sa Kalibo. I really want Kalibo to become a city cos it is most deserving to be called one. I hope Kalibohons and Akeanon will reconsider making their capital as a city, even component city na lang.

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 06:14 PM

surprising di bala? basta ca pagkabalo ko, indi guid man mahilig ang mga ylonggo ca yloilo ca artista, pero ara, medyo nagabululuang na cila. lol...
Amo man Caloy. I wond'ring man gani. Maybe subong gid man mas mahilig sila. Those were our times man abi. MInd you, that was only two to three years ago. Sa sobra ka Hala Bira, pati artista nasabay na ... hihihi.

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 06:14 PM

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 06:16 PM

I have to call Wecky to translate this Italian words Pacific. Nota bene, amico.

Todavía estoy aprendiendo espanol sin embargo. Deseo perfeccionarlo algun dia.
Ako, wala gid ako nabal-an nga lenguahe puwera english and filipino. I'm sure, I'll be learning a lot from here. Gracie! (Italian man ina Pacific! hihihi)

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 06:17 PM

That's right Caloy. But the'll progress better if they become a city. Kalibo is more sophisticated and economically viable compare to other cities of the region. Look at Kalibo, biskan Passi City sang Iloilo cannot equal its status at present. Pero due to limitation sang municpality, indi gid ma-maximised ang developments sa Kalibo. I really want Kalibo to become a city cos it is most deserving to be called one. I hope Kalibohons and Akeanon will reconsider making their capital as a city, even component city na lang.

ca pagkabati ko sadto, nagplebiscite na ina to be a city, but look the people has turned it down. amo na nga banwa cila guihapon. pero nanamian ako ya, katawhay bala, katinlo cang ila nga river.

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 06:20 PM

ayte maayo eh, guimaras island and metro yloilo will be such a big happy family. tourism and nature for guimaras, and the rest is history. tani indi nila pagixploite ang guimaras, kanami nga daan nga isla. nanamian ako nga daan magkaon ca for san pedro looking at guimaras.
I agree Caloy. Such a big metropolis and ang vision for making Iloilo City as a Regional City is very possible gid. It would a great thing to share once more the culture of the two Ilonggo provinces. Guimaras was once included in Iloilo province until they sparated barely few decades ago. So tama gid, BALIK ILOILO-GUIMARAS na naman. Kudos to all the local officials involved.

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 06:23 PM

I agree Caloy. Such a big metropolis and ang vision for making Iloilo City as a Regional City is very possible gid. It would a great thing to share once more the culture of the two Ilonggo provinces. Guimaras was once included in Iloilo province until they sparated barely few decades ago. So tama gid, BALIK ILOILO-GUIMARAS na naman. Kudos to all the local officials involved.

another thing pa guid gali jonjon and marsleg (hi there to you people), tani if feasible enough, can they make it officially legislated para recognized. though we are already recognized internationally may ara nga daan crab mentality diri ca pinas nga pilit guinapakalain ang yloilo.

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 06:24 PM

ca pagkabati ko sadto, nagplebiscite na ina to be a city, but look the people has turned it down. amo na nga banwa cila guihapon. pero nanamian ako ya, katawhay bala, katinlo cang ila nga river.
I'm not sure with the plebiscite. I just hope they'll reconsider the advantage of becoming a city. They are still a first class municipality. Even kung mangin city sila siguro they can be a second class or even class pa. They have good business and economic movement sa Kalibo. It's becoming a center, too. They have malls, banks, foodchains, offices and definitely tourism. Their infras are even at par with other cities in the country. Kalibo town is really big for municipal standard lang. Kabay pa, they'll vote YES na this time kung may ara gid man plebiscite.

Go KALIBO CITY!

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 06:28 PM

ca pihak na lang ako nga thread ah. di ko ka intindi diri ca mga pinanghambal nyo. huwaaaaaaaaaa... huwaaaaaaaaaaa... huwa............ ok fine.

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 06:29 PM

another thing pa guid gali jonjon and marsleg (hi there to you people), tani if feasible enough, can they make it officially legislated para recognized. though we are already recognized internationally may ara nga daan crab mentality diri ca pinas nga pilit guinapakalain ang yloilo.
They've been recognised, etc. Btw, what's with crab mentality? They can remain forever crabs if they want ... hihihi. It's no use anymore. Let live and let live .. hihihi. Would I say, no wonder. Wheter they'll recognise it or not, there's already an exisiting new metropolis in the country. And at present, it's becoming a model of upcoming new metros back home. That's the most important siguro. I'm not bothered with this crab anymore cos they've never been a help to us Ilonggos anyway. Ciao!

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 06:30 PM

let them be, its nice to be a democratic country... we can choose... we even can loose... ano to gani lito lapid?

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 06:33 PM

another thing pa guid gali jonjon and marsleg (hi there to you people), tani if feasible enough, can they make it officially legislated para recognized. though we are already recognized internationally may ara nga daan crab mentality diri ca pinas nga pilit guinapakalain ang yloilo.
har har har. Existing pa ina gali ang crab mentality sa aton. I thought we've moved on na. Well, no idea Caloy. As long as Iloilo's MIDC is recognised around the world, it's the most important thing. And our Mayor will be going to Canada to promote MIDC again. We're moving ika nga. Ang Iloilo's strength is from its brethren rather from other people siguro.

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 06:37 PM

let them be, its nice to be a democratic country... we can choose... we even can loose... ano to gani lito lapid?
hehehe .. ambut na lamang caloy ah. It's always a matter of choice. Amo na diri sa aton iya.

Anywhow, Iloilo is moving fair and square. Even tourism industry is on the rise sa Iloilo. More investments to come pa siguro. Yehey! Hala Bira!

With our Dinagyang still doing their foot stumping and drumbeating sa Manila, Iloilo's economy as well do follow soon. Ti continue the Hala Bira! and our Viva!

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 06:40 PM

Ok fine. Whatever .. he he. Daw Brito ka gid.

I hope to see postings of pics here as well sa aton Heritage Thread. It's really nice. This is another arm of Iloilo's tourism industry. Let show to the world, famous heritage landmark of the Grand and Majestic City and Province of Iloilo.

Viva La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo! :cheers:

marsleg

June 8th, 2006, 06:42 PM

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 06:52 PM

hehehe .. ambut na lamang caloy ah. It's always a matter of choice. Amo na diri sa aton iya.

Anywhow, Iloilo is moving fair and square. Even tourism industry is on the rise sa Iloilo. More investments to come pa siguro. Yehey! Hala Bira!

With our Dinagyang still doing their foot stumping and drumbeating sa Manila, Iloilo's economy as well do follow soon. Ti continue the Hala Bira! and our Viva!

amo guid. indi ayhan, paconsuelo de bobo na lang na nila?

anyways, yeah, go yloilo. show them whose the daddy.

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 06:57 PM

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
ano ina Caloy man. Daw porno lingo man ina. Kakadlaw man ta sa imo Noy kay. malay ta, basi gid man. Ang importante kita to iya ma-present ah. Ayos na ina. Gabarakang naman ang Iloilo sa Independence day sa capital eh. Viva Viva naman to sila dayon. :cheers:

caloy

June 8th, 2006, 07:01 PM

ay soweee, no porno related scenes... wala ko man guinhambal ang sino ang nanay mo... what is that? is that dinagyang? ... ... ...

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Arriva! Arriva!

mars, everytime mabatian ko ni, dumduman ko dayon si Mayor Roding ganzon. Aysus, paano na lang ayhan ko siya pa ang mayor hasta subong? tapos gid kita tanan.

JonJon75

June 8th, 2006, 07:03 PM

ay soweee, no porno related scenes... wala ko man guinhambal ang sino ang nanay mo... what is that? is that dinagyang? ... ... ...
ahay, salalakit tiyan ko sa imo Toto ah. You know what I mean. Hala Bira lang da sa imo Caloy! :cheers:

Animo

June 9th, 2006, 12:06 AM

ca pihak na lang ako nga thread ah. di ko ka intindi diri ca mga pinanghambal nyo. huwaaaaaaaaaa... huwaaaaaaaaaaa... huwa............ ok fine.

Hehe, we can always be multilingual in the forum. :okay:

Animo

June 9th, 2006, 12:09 AM

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/9833/ph00563l8mi.jpg
Iloilo, Circa 1920

http://static.flickr.com/38/109626627_35fb170e21.jpg?v=0
Iloilo City, Philippines

The historic Muelle Loney St., with some old warehouses lines along. At the background are:

The Atrium
TTK Tower
Iloilo Provincial Capitol
Grand Dame Hotel

flickr.com - chymera00

Animo

June 9th, 2006, 12:12 AM

http://static.flickr.com/44/150366382_2469b6a855.jpg?v=0
http://static.flickr.com/45/150839667_4641a05145.jpg?v=0

The University of the Philippines in Iloilo Facade. This is actually the old Iloilo Municipal Hall.

flickr.com - emanlerona

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 12:33 AM

Good evening guys and gals. Good articles !

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 9th, 2006, 04:15 AM

DA turns over P2.5-M Farmers Trading Center

The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional field unit 6 under Director Jindra Linda L. Demeterio recently turned over a Farmers’ Trading Center (FTC) to the municipality of San Miguel, Iloilo

The P2.5-million FTC was constructed under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) scheme with funding from the RP-Japan Increased Food Production Program which was coursed through the DA and the National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAFC).

The local government of San Miguel provided the lot on which the building was constructed.

Demeterio said the center will become a venue for farmers to market their produce considering that San Miguel is an agricultural area.

The director emphasized that “sanitation in the FTC is very important and food must be clean and safe always in order to have a healthy population.”

The center will be managed by the local government unit of San Miguel, DA, NAFC and the non-government organizations.

Elmer G. Estandian of the NAFC encouraged the farmers to maximize the use of the center and convince other farmers from neighboring towns to sell their products in San Miguel.

Estandian said the center is a starting point to develop the two-hectare market of San Miguel

The municipality of San Miguel has a total land area of 3,197 has. of which 2,302 has. are agricultural areas.

The total irrigated is 950 has while the rain-fed area accounted for 990 hectares.

The main agricultural products are rice, corn, vegetables, mongo, coconut, mango, banana and watermelon.

As for poultry and livestock, the town has carabao, cattle, swine, chicken, goat and ducks. The Farmers Trading Center is a venue where the traders and consumers can establish a system for a better market where both parties are benefited. (Theresa A. Gerafil)

http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business1.php

****
Go go go San MIG!

Great News!

death327

June 9th, 2006, 05:27 AM

Chinese city eyes sisterhood with Iloilo

MAYOR Jerry P. Treñas yesterday said the Philippine Consul to China informed him that a Chinese city is considering the forging a pact with Iloilo City for harmonious ties between two urban centers.

.....

This will be the sixth sisterhood accord for the city government. Among its “sister cities” are Makati City; Stockton, USA; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Qing Dao, China; and Dedo City, Guam USA.

artcile take from: The Guardian (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php)

This is good... but I hope this sisterhood will help our city in facing globalization... :)

ferrersky

June 9th, 2006, 06:44 AM

Yehey!!!!! It's so nice to hear the BEST News that this beloved city is raking!!!! Busy na gid sina CHY cguro!!! Ayhay!!!

Wow, grabe, todo na to!!!!!! Mayor Jerry will be speaking in front of about 5000 mayors around the world!!! Amazing!!!

Correct, we should be developing Guimaras Island as the major tourism getto for our metropolis. This strategy is so beautiful because akalain mo, saan ka makahanap ng beach na malapit sa isang highly urbanized city?! As far as I know, Cebu palang.

Diba dugay na na-permahan ni GMA ang MIDC kag ang pagiging Metro Iloilo? Yes, I think we're officially Metro Iloilo!!!

Speaking sa bridge, nami tani kung suspension bridge galing mahal. Why not ang normal nga bridge??? Ang San Juanico gani nahimo nga mas layo ang SAMAR-LEYTE, ang ILOILO-GUIMARAS pa? Something fishy's goin' on with the researchers... hmmm. Anyway, congrats gali sa mga taga-Passi coz they already have Jollibee there. Having a Jollibee there will bring more ideas to businessmen. We're all hoping for the success of Iloilo Metropolitan Area.

Later on, after the International Airport, businesses will spring like flowers in a grassland.

Hyperbole:
Naiiyak na ako sa narating mo, Iloilo!!! :cry: (Tears of Joy!!!)

ferrersky

June 9th, 2006, 06:45 AM

Hi Soul!!!

death327

June 9th, 2006, 06:53 AM

ferrersky

June 9th, 2006, 07:07 AM

Ty Soul! BTW, kanami sang pic sang Iloilo Sat. Map sa Yahoo!!! hay!!!

Pacific_leopard

June 9th, 2006, 08:01 AM

Ako, wala gid ako nabal-an nga lenguahe puwera english and filipino. I'm sure, I'll be learning a lot from here. Gracie! (Italian man ina Pacific! hihihi)

hehe. boun provar, marsleg...
okay lang na... indi guid man importante ang iban na language nga ni if you're here in the Philippines... pag sa iban ka na lugar lang ni applicable... Mas importante guid ya ang tagalog kag Ilonggo... by the way have you heard that Ilonggo is the most romantic Filipino language?

Pacific_leopard

June 9th, 2006, 12:20 PM

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 01:11 PM

Goood pictures Animo. Thanks for sharing it with us.

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 01:16 PM

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 01:19 PM

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 01:22 PM

You forgot to Japan as part of the team Kirbs. It's Canadian-Australian-German-Japan ang nagabulig subong for Metro Iloilo. It was a silent metropolis before but I think high time for them to resurface. it's one of a kind. I wish for all their success. Hala Bira ILOILO!
of course I did. My apology. Japan (thru JICA) is helping MIDC a lot in terms of feasibibility studies, etc. I wish they'll continue helping our city in building infras and planning. Go MIDC!

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 01:30 PM

Thank you Australia! Let's Dagyang naman sa January. Di ba, there's always an Australian representatives every Dinagyang? They're even joining parades, etc. courtesy of course sang Fil-Australian Community headed by an Ilonggo. Hala Bira!
It's a yearly affair for Fil-Australian from Brisbane, I guess. There's also lectures ongoing mostly given by Australian Embassy in CPU. Actually, there's a lot of contributions from Australia beginning the first month of the year. They're giving away 6-7 scholarship grants for deserving students to study any courses in CPU. One in each province of Western Visayas and 1 from Iloilo City area. They're also the most numbered participants during the International Night in CPU after Dinagyang Festival. There's a lot more I guess. I think I'll ask Nong Mauro for this.

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 01:49 PM

Dinagyang champ to perform at
Independence Day celeb in Manila

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news5.htm
Yohoo! Hala Bira naman ang Dinagyang delegates and Tribu Kahilwayan in our country's capital. It's nice to know they'll be performing again sa crowds of MM during Independence Day! Amo ina iya! Baskog gid tuod Metro!

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 01:54 PM

the 12th of June is very important to me....whahaha...good evening iloilo!!
Ngaa man Pacific? Basi birthday mo ina? Or anniversary? hehe :jk: only.

I wish the Philippine Independence Day will be featured in ABS-CBN para makatan-aw ko performance sa Tribu Ilongganon and Tribu Kahilwayan both from Iloilo via internet. Yohhooo!

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 01:56 PM

good afternoon Kirbs. Ahay, natulugan ko kagab-i ano pa wala ako naka-post maayo. Damo na salallabton nga posts diri ay.

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:00 PM

Yehey!!!!! It's so nice to hear the BEST News that this beloved city is raking!!!! Busy na gid sina CHY cguro!!! Ayhay!!!

Wow, grabe, todo na to!!!!!! Mayor Jerry will be speaking in front of about 5000 mayors around the world!!! Amazing!!!
....

Hello Ferrersky! It's really good news for Iloilo City and Mayor Trenas himself to be part of Mayors Forum in Canada. I'm sure he'll once again promote Iloilo City as haven for business ventures, investments and tourism. Hope more international exposures for our dear mayor. Go Trenas!

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:04 PM

I love reading that article Kirbs. Very inspiring for Iloilo City and MIDC (Iloilo and Guimaras). I hope it will be a success. Kanami sang plan. I'm really goofy for it!
The plan is really inspiring indeed for both Iloilo City and Guimaras. I hope they'll continue to implement in a way that it will be more sustainable in the future. As said, Guimaras tourism potential is also a big thing for Iloilo City. I'm sure we really need to work hand-in-hand with Guimaras for both of our city and their province development.

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:07 PM

hehehe .. ambut na lamang caloy ah. It's always a matter of choice. Amo na diri sa aton iya.

Anywhow, Iloilo is moving fair and square. Even tourism industry is on the rise sa Iloilo. More investments to come pa siguro. Yehey! Hala Bira!

With our Dinagyang still doing their foot stumping and drumbeating sa Manila, Iloilo's economy as well do follow soon. Ti continue the Hala Bira! and our Viva!
Ayayay! Daw sa imo gid tuod eh. Okay gid ina ila invitation ah. Another promotion of our city nationally naman. Hala Bira Tribu Ilongganon! Hala Bira Tribu Kahilwayan! Btw, tani ang Pintados de Pasi gin-join man nila. Cheers! :)

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:11 PM

Chinese city eyes sisterhood with Iloilo

MAYOR Jerry P. Treñas yesterday said the Philippine Consul to China informed him that a Chinese city is considering the forging a pact with Iloilo City for harmonious ties between two urban centers.

However, Treñas has yet to get the name of the said city in China while a 10-man delegate from there is set to visit Iloilo June 22.

“Iloilo City will be known in China and more visitors will be coming over,” Treñas explained as to the benefits of the proposed sisterhood.

The partnership is seen to help bring out Iloilo City’s tourism potentials.

“Iloilo is going to be a destination and ultimately investment opportunities will come in considering the fast developments in China,” he added

This will be the sixth sisterhood accord for the city government. Among its “sister cities” are Makati City; Stockton, USA; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Qing Dao, China; and Dedo City, Guam USA.

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php)

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:13 PM

DA turns over P2.5-M Farmers Trading Center

This is another improvement for San Miguel! I hope more and more developments and investments will consider San Miguel in the future.

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:16 PM

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_9231.jpg
Ara na! Tuluy na tuloy na ang ila tagline. Congrats to the winner!

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:19 PM

[QUOTE=spacewagon1]
That's the most important thing I guess. Developments in every aspect. Go ILOILO!
That's right Jon. All aspects of development if we can. Let's cover all the bases. Mas maayo gid ina. Indi paisa-isa lang gid. I hope to see read more news in almost all aspects of developments sa aton. Housing, manufacturing, tourism, commerce, heritage, educartion, etc. Well done Ilonggos!

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:22 PM

Wow Jon. Thanks for posting the pic.

Viva Ateneo de Iloilo!

Arriva! Arriva!

I like the masterplan. Very modern indeed. Go Blue Eagles!
Ay abaw! All's welcoming the new campus sang Ateneo ba. Did they already drop the capsule? Tani umpisahan na nila ang construction. Hurray Blue Eagles!

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:26 PM

Ako man, agree gid ko Incognito. The Iloilo-Guimaras bridge will surely bring positive economy to our already thriving economy in the city. Mas madasig mag-spread ang negosyo kung accessible ang tanan. Like what JonJon said, Guimaras is so promising. They're still untapped. They can even compete with Boracay in the future. Kung tan-awon mo, Iloilo City is nearer to Guimaras than Aklan. We have to bank more sa Guimaras and its potentials. The city is ever growing rapidly. Even ang mga neighbouring towns are enjoying developments and projects as well. We're expanding quite dramatically as expected. With more and more nvestments coming to town pagbukas sang international airport, I'm sure business activity across the island will even grow faster and better.
I agree Mars and Incognito. They can re-submit the proposal to the NG soon, can't they? It will be another big project next to airport, flood control, circumferential road, superhighway, etc. Again, it's for the whole region's benefit. Go Tupas and Nava!

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:29 PM

Congrats ILOILO CITY for winning the 2006 CLEANEST and GREENEST CITY for the entire WESTERN VISAYAS!

Hala Bira! Hala Bira!

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

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:34 PM

true to its very essence. A sustainable metropolis in the future. Of course, I'm glad to note we have international partners as well ie Canada, Australia, Germany and Japan. I wish to see more development and progress across metropolitan area.
Hopefully, more partners to come and join the MIDC, Mars. It's a good crusade and it's locally-inspired movement. A thing Trenas and other town offcials will be always proud of. Aton ini iya! Of course, we have consulting firms provided by CIDA and CanUrb to help make all these plans possible.

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:41 PM

Seeing the photos here simply reminds me of things I've forgotten. The photos of previous thread .. waaaahh. Thanks for posting them IAMME. The tagline is really good. Hala Bira na ina siguro. Paspas na ang ciudad promote.

I liked the TEDS in Capitol. Mas matawhay excpet lunchtime. Kanami sang site nga no?

So officially, we have SEVEN UNIVERSITIES in a very small city. Would you believe for a city of less then 70 sq km to have all of these facilties? Kanami lang. That's the beauty of Iloilo City. Small but terrible... he he. Tani amo na lang ini angtagline. Small in land area pero bigger in economy naman. Hala Bira mga Ilonggos! Hala Bira Iloilo!
Yes Jon. Diin na ang compilation mo sang photos from previous threads. Suggestions ko lang, let it be in the last few pages of this thread or it will be hard for us to locate or backtrack whatever new photos we have posted a thread before the present one. Btw, daw matawhay tuod ang TEDS sa capitol ba. It's really nice to have a resto like this para sa mga naga-transactions dira. Besides, TEDs, which is the premiere batchoyan in the city is a good representation of our own delicacy or speciality. Well done! :)

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:43 PM

Santacruzan: A parade of fashion and faith
By Roilo Vincent G. Laguna

FILIPINOS' celebration of May Flower Festival would never be the same without the annual holding of our very own Santacruzan tradition.

Just in time when flowers of all varieties are on their full bloom, this Christian tradition matches the adornment to our Blessed Virgin Mary. Colors and the fragrance of these flowers enlighten the hearts of the weary and add joy to a cheerful one.

Here in Iloilo, Santacruzan is celebrated with utmost prestige and display of strong Christian faith. More than the glamour of being crowned as Reina Elena, we have come to realize that faith always comes first.

But of course, we do not let ourselves be left behind with the new trend of fashion even we are celebrating a century-old Christian custom. Indeed, it is a fact that being chosen as one of the "sagalas," ladies are like flowers on their full bloom with their gowns and gracious crowns.

The Parish of San Jose in cooperation with the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage (ICCH) office sponsored this yearly celebration with the purpose of making the Christian faith strong and as well as to promote the tourism of Iloilo City.

Joseph Albaña, festival director of the event and member of the ICCH Executive Council Committee revealed to Sun.Star Iloilo that the Santacruzan is the closing event of the National Heritage Month Celebration.

The Parish of San Jose provided the so-called "vertudes", while the ICCH sponsored the sagalas. This is also in cooperation with the Models and Designers Guild of Iloilo. This organization has collaborated their creative ideas to come up with this grandiose celebration of the Santacruzan. And yes, the parade of these lovely ladies and their charming escorts has added to the uniqueness of the activity. It has never been this big.

Different styles of Filipiniana gowns were displayed by Iloilo's top designers and were given justice by the models. It has never been entertaining and amazing to watch the sagalas. Their looks and projection has added color to the celebration.

Designers who participated in the event were Bo Parcon, Don Protasio, Angelette Borja Ragus and Jaki Peñalosa.

Our very own models represented ten queens of the Santacruzan. They were Sarah Jaleco and Gian Magalona (Reina de los Oirgin, Bo Parcon); Caira Jean Cartel and Reyvie Wyn Olmedo (Reina del Sol, Bo Parcon); Joan Christine Malaca and Rexie Ian Allo (Reina del Flores, Bo Parcon); Dimple de la Cruz and Ferdinand E Sarraga (Reina del Mundo, Don Protasio); and Wing Sue Tang and John Tanchuan (Reina Estrelas, Don Protasio).

The Reina Elena was Katherine Ann Megan Orozco with escort Jimmy Angelo Jimenea with Jaki Peñalosa as designer.

One could ever imagine the exemplary beauties of these models as they parade the extra-ordinary taste on fashion of our top-caliber designers and the faith of the Christian believers.

Hail Holy Queen!

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/09/life/santacruzan.a.parade.of.fashion.and.faith.html)

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:45 PM

Congrats ILOILO CITY for winning the 2006 CLEANEST and GREENEST CITY for the entire WESTERN VISAYAS!

Hala Bira! Hala Bira!

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

Congratulations ILOILO CITY! Hala Bira na!

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:47 PM

Very nice pictures, IAMME. Madamo gid nga salamt sa imo. I miss Atrium na gid. Ara ko da sang una nagakaon McDo bal-an and Chowking after duty. Besides, mas maayo aircon sa Atrium compare sa SM ... hihihi. Amo ina gale iya no? ..lalala.
one of the best places as well Marsleg. I like to do my grocery in Atrium kay mas barato courtesy of course sang Iloilo Supermart. Even ang icream nile barato pa and of course ang famous The Tinapayan. I miss The Atrium na gid.

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:52 PM

That's right Caloy. But the'll progress better if they become a city. Kalibo is more sophisticated and economically viable compare to other cities of the region. Look at Kalibo, biskan Passi City sang Iloilo cannot equal its status at present. Pero due to limitation sang municpality, indi gid ma-maximised ang developments sa Kalibo. I really want Kalibo to become a city cos it is most deserving to be called one. I hope Kalibohons and Akeanon will reconsider making their capital as a city, even component city na lang.
That's right. They have to kung gusto gd man nila nga faster ang ila development. When was the last time I went there? barely 2 years ago? And makita mo tuod ang ila improvement. Baskog man ang Kalibo but at the end of the day, it's status being a town limits expansion and faster progress as bounded by the law. Even their land classification subong mabudlayan ka kay indi sila ciudad. I hope after Kalibo, San Jose in Atique will follow soon.

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 02:54 PM

Chinese city eyes sisterhood with Iloilo
.......
(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php)
If this sisterhood will bring more progress for Iloilo City and the entire province, then let it be. I'm glad another Chinese City is considering Iloilo City again as their sister cities for future development and exchange of resources. Welcome to the Chinese! Hala Bira!

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 02:57 PM

Wala man gihapon update Mars. Hulat-hulat man ko gani basi may updates na bala.
amo man. Sa pagkadugay sang development sang site nga ini. I just want to get more infos, etc about our city. Mas manami kung well-informed ang mga visitors sa aton ciudad before they'll go there. Tani i-develop na nila ang mga sites nga ini.

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 03:01 PM

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/09/article_176838_06-09-2006.jpg

DENR Region VI opened its Material Recovery Facility (MRF) right inside its vicinity with the cutting of ribbon led by Regional Executive Director Julian D. Amador, RTD Alicia L. Lustica, Engineer Raul Gallo of the City Government and Deutsche Gefellschaft fur Technische Zufammenarbeit (GTZ) Solid Waste Consultant Johannes Paul recently. (Sun.Star Iloilo)
Diri naman iya, thanks to the Germans for giving the MIDC a proper facility for waste management disposal. Danke!

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 03:04 PM

It's a yearly affair for Fil-Australian from Brisbane, I guess. There's also lectures ongoing mostly given by Australian Embassy in CPU. Actually, there's a lot of contributions from Australia beginning the first month of the year. They're giving away 6-7 scholarship grants for deserving students to study any courses in CPU. One in each province of Western Visayas and 1 from Iloilo City area. They're also the most numbered participants during the International Night in CPU after Dinagyang Festival. There's a lot more I guess. I think I'll ask Nong Mauro for this.
Nice one. Any more projects and programs to come? Gadamo na gid bulig sang Australian sa ciudad no. Most especially sa CPU. I never knew that they are sponsoring several students to study in CPU. Ano ila criteria Kirbs? Kabalo ka?

kirby21

June 9th, 2006, 03:11 PM

I would like to see these four towns to rise with Iloilo City. Or even to compete with Iloilo City is a very near future. It's very collaborative effort. Though Iloilo City is the axle of the five-member MIDC (expanding to five municipalities of the province of Guimaras making it as a Regional City), I hope the distribution of commerce and industry will be all over metro areas including that of Guimaras. I'm sure will not be greedy enough to share city's resources to further develop nearby towns across the region.
Me, too. You know what? I'm thinking of Sta Barbra competing against the city even indi siya member sang MIDC. Just look at the town improvement and all points to Sta Barbara na gid man. The place is historical making it better for tourism. They're also having their own museum, It's the gateway to the new Iloilo Airport, the site of the oldest golf course in Asia, home of Iloilo's Independence, so on and so forth. I might be wrong depending on their local officials but I can see better developments happening in this town compare to Leganes and San Miguel. Pavia and Oton, for me, will go head-on head with Sta Barbara, just in case.

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 03:14 PM

I agree Mars and Incognito. They can re-submit the proposal to the NG soon, can't they? It will be another big project next to airport, flood control, circumferential road, superhighway, etc. Again, it's for the whole region's benefit. Go Tupas and Nava!
Wishing they'll lobby for it. Kanami tan-awon ang Iloilo and Guimaras with a bridge nga naga-connect sa ila. Baskog gid. Though on previous proposal, dira ma-start ang bridge sa may Loboc International Port going to Buenavista, Guimaras. Nami pa gid tani kung suspension bridge ang ila ipatindog as previously planned.

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 03:19 PM

Yes Jon. Diin na ang compilation mo sang photos from previous threads. Suggestions ko lang, let it be in the last few pages of this thread or it will be hard for us to locate or backtrack whatever new photos we have posted a thread before the present one. Btw, daw matawhay tuod ang TEDS sa capitol ba. It's really nice to have a resto like this para sa mga naga-transactions dira. Besides, TEDs, which is the premiere batchoyan in the city is a good representation of our own delicacy or speciality. Well done! :)
Nalipat pirmi si JonJon. Ang bulong sa lipat, guripat .. har har har. Jon, I agree with Kirby. Sa ulihi na lang siguro or sa next thread naman naton. Galing duha gid ka thread ang imo i-reviewhon. And about TEDS in Capitol, okay gid ina nga promotion sang world-famous La Paz Batchoy. Yummmmy!

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 03:26 PM

amo man. Sa pagkadugay sang development sang site nga ini. I just want to get more infos, etc about our city. Mas manami kung well-informed ang mga visitors sa aton ciudad before they'll go there. Tani i-develop na nila ang mga sites nga ini.
always a problem kay wala ka kuhaan sang proper infos about the city except sa mga unofficial websites. Mas maayo gid tani kung ang official website sang province and city of Iloilo will be updated sa mga nagakatabo sa aton banwa. Hopefully, they'll update this one soon and mangin live na siya sa tanan!

spacewagon1

June 9th, 2006, 03:33 PM

Diri naman iya, thanks to the Germans for giving the MIDC a proper facility for waste management disposal. Danke!
Another good news na naman for Iloilo City. Well done gid. I hope we have aplenty of facilities to address the waste disposal problem. I think this is another step towards attaining this goal.

berniemack_southcent

June 9th, 2006, 05:05 PM

Bag-o lang me diri. Ginrefer lang ko,hehehe!
With regards to Iloilo Province website: hambal kuno sa Planning Office, ga-amat-amat daw sila kuno mag-shift sa mambo (techies,help me out here).
Ang sa Iloilo City, wow! nasurprise me nga me ara na ta iloilocity.gov.ph.
Tani dugangan pa nila...

caloy

June 9th, 2006, 06:27 PM

daks2003

June 9th, 2006, 07:12 PM

Interesting History of the Lapaz Batchoy Pioneers

Deco's: The first La Paz Batchoy

By Janice V. Busil
Deco's Batchoy
Couple Josephine and Remy Guillergan
owner of Deco's La Paz.

Iloilo is known for its extraordinary gastronomic treats. In fact, the city has been associated to a bowl of clear soup of noodles topped with pork meat and liver called batchoy. La Paz batchoy, named so after a district in the city of Iloilo where it has originated, is quite known to the locals and the foreigns alike. This original Ilonggo specialty is popular enough that even companies that produces instant noodles have adopted the concept of adding such variety of flavor in their products.

The history of batchoy dates back to the years before the second World War broke out. It was Federico Guillergan Sr., a butcher who works at the La Paz market that time, who gave birth to what is now known as batchoy. As a cook, Federico experimented with different ingredients. Soon after a series of trial-and-error, he was able to catch the taste that he has been searching for and named it batchoy.

"It was named Deco's because of my father. Deco, his nickname for Federico,"explains Remy who is now managing the oldest La Paz batchoy in the country.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/09/decos.the.first.la.paz.batchoy.html

History of TED'S

Ten Pesos (Php 10.00) in 1945 of Teodorico “Ted” Lepura started in business concept that outlived him and became the pride of Iloilo – the famous TED'S OLDTIMER LA PAZ BATCHOY. This humble beginning of the business was not deterrent to its growth but became its cutting edge.

Ted Lepura armed with a working knowledge on making La Paz Batchoy from his work with a Chinese Merchant and his savings of Php 10.00 opened his first 5x5 small stall in the public market of La Paz , Iloilo . The first stall was simply made of nipa and bamboo and husband and wife team did all the work with assistance of their children.

The only product served by TED'S OLDTIMER LA PAZ BATCHOY at the time was the “original” La Paz Batchoy. It was sold for Php 0.20 centavos in 1945. The food was served in bowls exactly one would have in its present branches. The only difference is that they now come with various sizes. To meet customer's demand for variety, they developed other batchoy products. In the late 60's new products were added such as miswa batchoy, bihon batchoy and sotanghon batchoy. Innovation brought forth by TED'S OLDTIMER LA PAZ BATCHOY have set the standards in the distinct La Paz Batchoy. All the family's effort has now bear fruit and TED'S OLD TIMER LA PAZ BATCHOY is a name to contend with and has been recognized. Among Teodoro's children only Adelfa (now Adelfa Lepura Borro) took part in the business. Adelfa was trained as cook, as well as in all aspects of the restaurant operations. She is responsible for the innovations in the business and has primarily been responsible for the growth of TED'S OLDTIMER LA PAZ BATCHOY. Under her watchful eyes, the company has slowly but surely gained market acceptance.

HISTORY OF TEDS (http://72.9.248.26/~josh/history.htm)

interesting to note that both pioneers have "rico" in their names hehehe

Teodo"rico" for TED'S and Fede"rico" for Deco's hehehe

JonJon75

June 9th, 2006, 11:23 PM

What Ilonggo culture is

Every time Iloilo is talked about, what comes to mind is its considerable agricultural production, beautiful scenery and rich culture. Its fertile farmlands are planted with rice, sugarcane, corn, coconut, fruits and vegetables. Its scenic coasts are not only pockmarked with fishponds and fish pens but also with beach resorts and popular eateries offering delicious sea foods. The whole province is crisscrossed by numerous river systems that fertilize the alluvial plains and provide inhabitants with water, food, and channels of transportation. It also has a magnificent mountain ranges that serve as sanctuaries for endangered species of flora and fauna. Iloilo is also host to a very rich and colorful culture brought about by a very eventful past.

The essential components of Ilonggo culture are language, oral literature (epics, myths, legends, proverbs, etc.), songs and dances, handicrafts, old churches and houses, and famous delicacies. The Ilonggo language is basically Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a, the latter with its numerous variations in the interior sections of the province. Ilonggo literature consists of hurubaton, paktakon, sugidanon (epics), lowa, and others, many of which have survived up to the present time. Of course, the most known literature related to Ilonggos is the Maragtas, a folk history on the coming of the ten Bornean datus and their families to Panay.

Ilonggo songs are mainly composos or ballads about love and adventure, lullaby melodies (Ili-ili is the best example), and other folk songs, usually accompanied by either percussion, wind or string instruments. Traditional dances that have been recorded by the Spaniards are the harito, balitaw, liay, lalong kalong, imbong, inay-inay, and binanog. Some of these dances are still being performed today.

Mention must be made of Ilonggo zarzuela, the most popular form of vernacular entertainment in Western Visayas in the first half of the 20th century. The zarzuela is a musical stage play depicting the everyday life and aspirations of the Ilonggos that made famous a number of local writers. It also catapulted into prominence the Iloilo-Bacolod Troupe (ILOBAC) that performed before capacity audiences in the cities and municipalities of Iloilo and Negros Occidental.

With regard to handicrafts, the one that is considered the "queen", both in the past and in the present, is weaving. For a while, during the late 18th century and early 19th centuries, Iloilo was referred to as the "Textile Capital of the Philippines". Its woven products made of piña fibers, cotton, silk and abaca were exported abroad, as well as to Manila and other parts of Luzon and the Visayas. Iloilo is also known formulated its pottery-making, bolo-making and bamboo crafts. During the Spanish period, it was well-known as the center of boat-building in the Visayas, especially the town of Oton and the island of Guimaras. In fact, according to Spanish record, there were galleons used by the Spaniards built in these places.

Ilonggo culture is also manifested in the people's penchant for colorful and luxurious celebrations. The Ilonggo always finds an occasion to show his material affluence and his famous brand of hospitality. This explains why other than the religious feasts like the patronal fiestas, Flores de Mayo and Santacruzan, the Ilonggos have also indulged themselves in many festivals, aside from the world famous Dinagyang in Iloilo City and Maskara in Bacolod City.

Furthermore, Ilonggo culture is reflected in the wide range of its culinary delights, as in the case of Batchoy, pancit molo, baye-baye, biscocho, inday-inday, binakol, bandi, piyaya, and pinasugbo. Batchoy apparently has become a national passion, a case of Ilonggo cultural colonization. This delightful concoction, usually advertised as "Original La Paz Batchoy", can now be found anywhere in the Philippines - in the far north as the Ilocos region and in the far south as Tawi-tawi. It is observed, however, that the batchoy taste in Iloilo could never be duplicated elsewhere - it can only be approximated. Batchoy prepared by non-Ilonggos in other places taste more like mami rather than the real thing.

(article taken from The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/09/what.ilonggo.culture.is.html)

JonJon75

June 9th, 2006, 11:25 PM

JonJon75

June 9th, 2006, 11:36 PM

PCU-SRIA extension blessing and inauguration
By Janice V. Busil
Photos by A.Chris Fernandez

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Rev. Fr. Ryan Teves officiates a
Holy Mass before the blessing and
inauguration.

Philippine Christian University, a well-respected institution in Manila, through St. Robert's International Academy launched their new campus at the Mezzanine Floor of the Casa Plaza Building in General Luna corner Iznart Street, Iloilo City yesterday.

Hon. Buen Mondejar, Regional Director of TESDA VI, and Dr. Allan Lena, Supervisor of CHED RO6 graced the occasion. Nielex Tupas, who is also a faculty member of PCU-SRIA, came in behalf of his father, Governor Niel Tupas, Sr.

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Dr. Robert Galindez and Fr. Teves during
the blessing ceremonies.

A Eucharistic celebration, officiated by Rev. Fr. Ryan Teves, came after the ceremonial ribbon-cutting.

The said event was headed by Dr. Robert Galindez, President and Dean of PCU-SRIA Iloilo extension. Extending their full support for the momentous celebration were Prof. Ma. Teresa Armada, VP Administration; Mrs. Lyne Abello, AVP Finance; Mr. Rembrandt, Student Affairs Coordinator; Mrs. Shirley Palec, Student Personnel Services Coordinator; Mrs. Rina Lete, Administrative Coordinator; and Mr. Marlon Lumacad, Marketing Coordinator.

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One of the facilities inside a
PCU-SRIA classroom.

PCU-SRIA competent faculty members includes Dr. Ma. Helena Desiree Terre, Dr. Edmund Gomez, Dr. Lilia Teves, Dr. Philipp Matthys, Dr. Marcelo Lucero Jr, Prof. Ernesto Garin, Prof. Dalyn Pañoso, and Prof. Justin Arceña. Also listed in the array of quality educators are Hon. Cecilia Capadosa, Prof. Pomeo Jayme, Dr. Maria Jade Catalan, Prof. Napoleon Magay, and Prof. Mary June Galindez.

The same rites were simultaneously done by the PCU extension schools in Puerto Princessa, Palawan and in Aklan on that day.

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/09/pcu.sria.extension.blessing.and.inauguration.html)

tek0101yah

June 9th, 2006, 11:45 PM

WOW! This is probably the site with the most up-to-date info about Iloilo. I have a lot of catching up to do. In the meantime here's a view I took from Iloilo Business Hotel xmas vacation 2005.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h139/tek0101yah/iloilo/xmas2005161.jpg

death327

June 10th, 2006, 01:18 AM

Welcome to Ilonggo Thread tek0101yah!

I hope you will enjoy this thread... :)

death327

June 10th, 2006, 03:06 AM

Hello everyon, they have already updated the website of IIPC

Check it out!

Iloilo Investment Promotion Center (http://www.iloiloinvestment.org/facts-history.html)

death327

June 10th, 2006, 03:10 AM

This is very cool to know that we have company like this in the city.

Link: Brushwork Network (http://www.brushnetwork.com/corporate-info.html)
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lewdsaint

June 10th, 2006, 04:36 AM

Ambassador urges Ilonggos to do business with Indonesia
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

Indonesian Ambassador to the Philippines Dr. Irzan Tandjung said they wanted to promote economic relationships between Iloilo and Indonesia.

Tandjung met with Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas at the City Hall yesterday before he spoke at the 2nd Quarter General Membership Meeting of the Iloilo Business Club (IBC).

“We have potentials for trade and investments that could be developed for the benefit and welfare of the people. We will be exploring these things together,” Tandjung told reporters here.

Speaking before Iloilo business leaders, Tandjung said the partnership is a fruitful starting point of nurturing productive relationships between the Indonesia and Iloilo.

He urged Ilonggo businessmen to penetrate the Indonesian market for the local products.

“The Indonesian economy has recovered since 1999 after the crisis. Indonesia is a big market so please come and do business with us. We have also to enhance the existing regulations for socio-economic development among us,” Tandjung stressed.

Tandjung added there is a need to improve the country’s decreasing exports to Indonesia even as they are enjoying products’ growth imported by the Philippines.

“There is a great opportunity for both of us to be competitive. We should just have to review the existing trade barriers between us for improvements,” Tandjung pointed out.

He said that “in business, nobody is losing, everybody gains.”

Tandjung cited the country’s excellent workforce as an advantage.

“The Philippines has high quality human resources...,” said Tandjung.

Dr. Alexander Barus, industrial and commercial attaché of Indonesia, noted that Indonesian products have long been selling in the country including food, candies, detergents and vehicle spare parts.

“Philippine products being marketed to Indonesia are expanding with about 30 percent increase. We have no restrictions on Philippine-made products,” Barus explained.

Barus also noted the country is helping them on coconut technology as a complementary initiative while they are venturing on palm oil production which is being processed into cooking oil.

However, Barus hinted that budgetary requirements are always considered as the main problem when entering into ventures.

Nevertheless, he referred to a successful try of a Filipino businessman on cooking oil derived from palm oil. He added that such business used to produce one container of palm oil a month but was later expanded to six containers monthly.

“I think we should put investment on palm oil because it has a very competitive price as well as healthy features. With a large economic size devoted to palm oil, we could then compete with the rest of the world,” Barus asserted.

He invited the local entrepreneurs if they are willing to send delegates to Indonesia to look into the palm oil making in their research institute for possible replication here.

Source: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories4.php

lewdsaint

June 10th, 2006, 04:38 AM

Iloilo City business sector remains bullish
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

The local business community continues to be strong, according to the Iloilo Business Club (IBC).

This was stressed by IBC chairman Antonio S. Jonduring during the club’s general membership meeting for the second quarter of the year yesterday which had Indonesian Ambassador Dr. Irzan Tandjung as guest.

Tandjung was invited for the strengthening of trade relations between the Philippines and Indonesia.

Tandjung encouraged Ilonggo businessmen to work with them to promote more economic opportunities between the two countries.

“The IBC is already at the stage where it is moving towards exploring new possibilities to make the local economy more energetic. Stronger partnerships with the academe, local government and different business industries are being forged to intensity areas of entrepreneurship and investment promotion,” Jon explained.

IBC invited Tandjung as part of the club’s initiatives to identify the potentials of the local export sector.

“Despite the different issues presently affecting the business world, we still have a lot of reasons to be optimistic for Iloilo,” Jon pointed out.

Likewise, the IBC will continue to initiate and support advocacy programs on corporate social responsibility by providing jobs to the people, Jon said.

“We believe that genuine development of any economy greatly hinges on true development of its human resources. This should be translated into providing each member of society with better opportunities for a more dignified life, thus contribute to the common welfare,” Jon said.

Jon commended local business leaders for their active participation in IBC’s undertakings adding they should continue to extend the same enthusiasm for future development projects.

“We still have a lot to do as a community for Ilonggos but with the support of everyone, we will continue to work relentlessly towards achieving our goals,” Jon affirmed.

IBC aims to promote the city and province of Iloilo as a tourist destination, create investment opportunities to boost the local economy and develop a good working relationship between the government and private sector.

And to enhance the local growth, IBC focuses on tasks such as policy advisory, information services and trade and investment promotions.

IBC is composed of major business industries including those engaged in banking, services, manufacturing, financial institutions, agribusiness and the academe committed to fast track the development of Iloilo.

Source: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business1.php

lewdsaint

June 10th, 2006, 04:39 AM

IT Exhibit at SM City

Iloilo will have its 1st Information Technology Exhibit at the Upper Ground Floor of SM City Iloilo June 13 - 17, 2006.

Over 26 companies and institutions are participating in the exhibit that will showcase the best of the Information Technology (IT) industry and capabilities of premiere educational institutions in Iloilo.

The IT exhibitors include companies like Intel, Ibm, Smart, Bayantel, Globe Broadband, Octagon Computer Store, Emcor, ePLDT, Call Center Integrators, Echo Customer Contact Center and Educational institutions such as STI, CPU, USA, SPUI, WVCST, WVSU, UI, UPV, AMA/ABE, Panpacific Training Center and St. Zita Training and Development Center, Interface, IDC, Interface, AMA/CLC, Informatics, JBLCF, De Paul College. Simultaneously, a job fair will also be held from June 14-17, 2006.

Lectures on various IT topics will be given by authorities in the industry starting June 14 until June 17, 2006 from 10:30am – 5:50p.m. at the Exhibit Venue.

Among the topics that will be discussed on June 14 are Career Opportunities for IT Graduates by Comm. Dondi Mapa, Orientation for Call Center Agents by the Call Center Integrators, How Broadband enriches your life by Innove Communications, Workforce Development and Innovations that Matter by IBM. There will also be lectures by Intel and Bayantel on June 15.

The business development director of ePLDT Ventures, Ken Brian Lamzon, will give a special presentation on June 16 and their company will discuss more on the Basic Customer Service and Effective Telephone Communication. John B Lacson Colleges Foundation will also do a presentation one of the booming IT sector, the Medical Transcription Industry.

Source: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business2.php

death327

June 10th, 2006, 04:43 AM

In realtion to the citys IT infrastructure... we are really far behind... bisan website lang gani sang city government kag provincial government daw wala gid matun-an sang mayad.

Check Bacolod's website, very informative, attractive and very good site for attracting investors... http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/bacolod_city.htm

Iloilo City government should be fast and efficient in putting the accessibility of the city in the world wide web... pigaw gid and ICT utilization naton....

Can anyone inform the city government about this... how are we going to engage in BPO's and IT industry if we dont have a decent and functional website!

lewdsaint

June 10th, 2006, 04:45 AM

Welcome tek010yah!!!

Happy Posting!!!

Hala Bira!

WOW! This is probably the site with the most up-to-date info about Iloilo. I have a lot of catching up to do. In the meantime here's a view I took from Iloilo Business Hotel xmas vacation 2005.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h139/tek0101yah/iloilo/xmas2005161.jpg

lewdsaint

June 10th, 2006, 04:56 AM

Welcome Berniemack!!!

Nice to see your here, migs! Hope you will enjoy getting infos about our place and these will also help you in your career.

Kadlaw ako sa text mo kagab-i nga hambal sang iban mga buki ang FM Radio stations sa Iloilo pero wala sila kabalo nga most of the FM radio stations program format sa bilog Pilipinas, Iloilo FM stations ang nagpioneer....hehehe! Kung buki kita, sila naman BUKNOL (buki kag manol)...hehehe! :bash:

Bag-o lang me diri. Ginrefer lang ko,hehehe!
With regards to Iloilo Province website: hambal kuno sa Planning Office, ga-amat-amat daw sila kuno mag-shift sa mambo (techies,help me out here).
Ang sa Iloilo City, wow! nasurprise me nga me ara na ta iloilocity.gov.ph.
Tani dugangan pa nila...

IMPRESARIO

June 10th, 2006, 04:57 AM

Welcome to SSC...Bernie_South and Tek0101, Welcome all Iloilo Threadsters!!!

lewdsaint

June 10th, 2006, 05:40 AM

Explore the alluring beauty and the rich heritage of Sta. Barbara

Did you know that...?

Santa Barbara has a rich cultural past that its people can be proud of. One can behold in awe the town’s natural beauties for she is like a tourist paradise, dotted with scenic landmarks and replete with historic places. Known far and wide, Santa Barbara has contributed colorful and meaningful pages in our national history. She is famous not only for being a historic municipality but also as a sport-oriented community. Santa Barbara, the town “where football is”. Located in the central plains of the province, approximately 16 kilometers away from the city, Santa Barbara boasts of her friendly, educated and hospitable people. And perhaps, this is the only town in the province which has a record of so many “first” and “bests”…

Manhayang, a humble barangay in Santa Barbara was the setting poignantly described in the novel entitled “Without Seeing the Dawn”. This story which tells about the life during World War II was written by Stevan Javellana, the only Ilonggo and Filipino novelist of international standing. Javellana, through this novel, was accepted as a member of the Eugene Field Society, an exclusive literary club. A novel translated into 21 languages and was made into a TV series entitled "Malayo Pa Ang Umaga" in the early 1980s, it was also written in that small yet widely known barrio called Manhayang.

Javellana's book
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As a sports-oriented community, Santa Barbara had produced the fastest woman in Asia during the 50s in the person of Inocencia Solis. She was named “Athlete of the Year” when she won the 100-meter dash category during the Third Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan on May 1958. In Philippine sports, Solis was already considered a national figure having set a national record in 200-meter dash. This Santa Barbaranhon sprinter was also a PRISAA national champion in Pampanga and earned the same in the national open in 1953. Inocencia Solis had also participated in the 2nd Asian Games in Manila last 1954 and 4th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1958, garnering golds in her event.

Inocencia Solis
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Known as the “Grand Old Man” of Santa Barbara, the late Cornelio S. Quidato witnessed three historic flag raising rites in this town. When he was seven years old, he saw the Philippines flag the first time it rose to the skies of Western Visayas on November 17, 1898 at the town’s plaza raised by Gen. Martin T. Delgado. While on October 13, 1943, Quidato himself as a Municipal Mayor raised the Philippine flag on the occasion of granting by Japan of Independence to the Philippine during the war. And for the third time, he raised the Philippine flag himself as the head of the municipality during the proclamation of the Philippine Independence from the United States on July 4, 1946

Cornelio Quidato
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The composer of the mass song “A La Virgen” which is usually sang during the town fiesta was Don Posidio Delgado. Born on May 17, 1865, Posidio was the third child of Don Jacinto Delgado and Doña Gabriela Merlo Bermejo and the brother of Gen. Martin Delgado and Placida Delgado Solinap. Aside from being a good musician, he was also a very religious man. In fact, most of the compositions were religious offerings. Concert on the plaza by the world renowned Maestro Delgado was held during pre-war era.

Posidio Delgado
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It is in agricultural revolution where the town really sets the pace when 125 bonafide farmers created Santa Barbara Facoma Inc. on February 27, 1956 in order to strengthen their individual members on the aspects of farming and marketing their product. A few years after the organization, Facoma was adjudged the "Best Facoma" in the Philippines. Jun Sumagaysay was named the "Best Facoma Manager". Until now, it still stands stable and strong when most of its contemporaries in the country failed.

In order to meet the needs of the faithful, the Santa Barbara Catholic Cemetery was constructed in 1845 at Sitio Anggasan, Barangay Duyanduyan. Its facade is one of the strongest structures built during the Spanish time that has survived the earthquakes.

Santa Barbara Cemetery
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Looking back to the pages of history, Santa Barbara is not only the cradle of revolution but certainly the resting ground of the new ideas. She has produced great leaders in the various fields of endeavor like agricultural, medicine, military, law and others. At this time of constant “memory lapses”, it is always refreshing to bring back to one’s memory those who have selflessly risked to set another pace, another trend in the town's history. Eventually, they have succeeded in their profession and became Santa Barbara’s first. However, she boasts not only of her outstanding but landmarks too, which add color and charm to her alluring beauty…

The greatest military general of Western Visayas was also the first civil governor of the Province of Iloilo. He was Gen. Martin Teofilo Delgado, the second child of Jacinto and Gabriela Bermejo of Santa Barbara. When the civil government under the Americans was established in Iloilo on April 11, 1901, tan Martin, as he was fondly called was named the first provincial governor in the first election held in 1903.

Martin Delgado
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Santa Barbara’s first internationally acclaimed runner was Asia’s marathon king -- Jimmy de la Torre.

Santa Barbara is known nationwide for it is the town where football is. It has produced the first “Mr. Football” – the late Julio G. Umadhay Jr., of the Philippine Navy.

Santa Barbara is the site of the oldest golf course in Asia. Known as the Iloilo Golf and Country Club, it was founded in 1907 at Barangay San Sebastian by 13 Scots who worked at the Philippine Railways then.

The original club house, circa 1930
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The Provincial Revolutionary Government of the Visayas was organized and inaugurated at the town plaza of Santa Barbara and on the same occasion, a large crowd of people gathered to witness the most historic occasion, the Filipino flag was raised to fly for the first time in the whole Visayas and Mindanao led by Gen. Martin T. Delgado. That annually remembered event is called "Cry of Santa Barbara".

Santa Barbara was the first to revolt against an ancient stigma and belief when she accepted her role to host the Western Visayas Sanitarium for Hansenites.

Kabuhi sang Banwa was the town’s first religious community paper. It was published by the Parish of Santa Barbara in 1920 and was edited by Msgr. Gabriel M. Reyes.

Link : http://www.geocities.com/santa_barbara_iloilo/trivia.htm

Victory Plaza and Municipal Bandstand
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Sta. Barbara Museum
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Santa Barbara church facade
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Paseo of the convent
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Antique stairway at the convent
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Cry of Santa Barbara Marker
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Delgado Monument
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Centennial Giant Flag
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