Iloilo City and Province - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 39

spacewagon1

June 30th, 2006, 10:27 PM

here's my contribution guys!

Electricity-powered motorbike
hopes to lessen air pollution

ILOILO City - It’s real. A motorcycle powered by electricity is now in the country. This is another alternative to the escalating cost of oil.

Dubbed as the “motorcycle of the future,” this vehicle is environment-friendly as it does not emit harmful substances.

The technology is in response also to the government’s efforts to aggressively promote the development and utilization of alternative fuel as a key measure to attain energy dependence.

This invention of the electric motorcycle can help reduce our dependence on imported oil and will likewise provide cheaper and more environment-friendly alternative to fossil fuel.

Introduced at the First National Conference on Tricycle Transportation Development at Grand Hotel here the other day, the vehicle is only a few days old from Thailand and is called Hawk Electric Motorcycle by Takohama Motors. But more than all this, it is easily affordable at P45,000 only.

In an interview, Allain Alcala, marketing manager of Serrotma Trading, said the unit has a maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

“This unit is one of the solutions to the high cost of oil products,” Alcala said.

When one of Alcala’s men switched on the ignition key, the engine of the motorcycle is not noisy, no smoke emissions and the body is really futuristically designed fit to be called the “motorcycle of the future.”

The marketing manager said that once the battery is fully charged, the electric motorcycle can run up to 100 kilometers. It is also easy to recharge.

Alcala said that as soon as they got the approval of the Department of Transportation and Communication, they will be setting up branches in key cities of the country.

“Of course, we will meet with various businessmen here and bring these amazing electric motorcycles here in Iloilo City,” Alcala said.

(link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news11.htm - Panay News)

spacewagon1

June 30th, 2006, 10:30 PM

Good collection Oboi! All those pics really looks great. Post lang di mga photos mo migs.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 09:03 PM

hiya .. too exhausted watching football .. and sadly, England lost. Sige lang, Space. Okay lang ina siya.

Anyway, thanks for posting news here in Iloilo. Balik lang ko sa computer for few minutes kay malagaw na naman dayon ... he he. Nice to note several developments in our city. That's how it is and that's how it should be. Hala Bira Iloilo!

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 09:07 PM

daw sa amo gid toto. I'm sure siya man naga-isip on how to counter-rival SM existence in Jaro area. Remember, pangduha na ini nga store. Barely 2 to 3 km or even less ang distance from the other. Kung ang SM is progressing towards the north, tani ang Iloilo Supermart will lead within central and southern Iloilo. As said, we'll wait and see.
Tuloy ang ligaya Space .. yohooo! SM is expanding! Good for SM and good for Iloilo as well! Hopefully, Iloilo Supermart will start building another store in or outside the city.

Keep them going! It's getting better and better everyday!

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:11 PM

PESO and IPAMS: Bringing Dubai closer to Iloilo
By Janice V. Busil

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/30/peso.and.ipams.bringing.dubai.closer.to.iloilo.html)
More jobs for our fellow Ilonggos! Nice article.

Kirbs, hello. NIce to see you here sa forum naman.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 09:14 PM

Can't wait to see Iloilo Supermart's building supermarkets in Leganes, Pavia or Sta Barbara, Pototan and/or Passi City. At least mas may edge sila kung maka-position sila earlier than SM na naman. Though we love SM, we also love our very own Iloilo Supermart to compete head on head with Shoemart. Go SM! Go Iloilo Supermart!
Battle of the two supermarkets na naman kita subong. As business competition between the two are brewing, let's not forget that our energy supplier sa city is still amonopoly of PECO. Again, get PECO down and let other power suppliers enter the city of Iloilo for more competition.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 09:16 PM

Zanzibar Circus slates shows in Iloilo

Zanzibar Circus, a famous circus in France, is currently in town to perform a series of shows in Iloilo City and Passi City.

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/30/zanzibar.circus.slates.shows.in.iloilo.html)
that's it! More and more international people are noticing Iloilo. Amo ina iya. I hope Passi will collaborate with Iloilo all the time especially sa mga shows, infras, projects and business development. Hala Bira to Passi City and Iloilo City!

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:22 PM

pirmi lang ta ya guina malas ... mayu pa to sang nag upod si IAMME, nagulan na after pag lagaw ta ... kung kita lang ya, wala pa ta katapak tudo na ulan.

Wla ko di sa PC ko so indi ko pa siya ma post, but I will ... maybe sa Sunday pa. Mapabatyag lang ko di a ...

Lots of new interesting reads :D

and ... Kung may issue sa isa ka thread, mas maayu guro kung i-discuss ta lang sa thread nga ina para ma contain ang kung ano man da matabo, hehe
dala payong kung maglagaw kamo duha eh. Panigurado lang gid.

Chymera, kumusta ka na? Sako na gid no? Ti naka-capping and pinning ka na?

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:25 PM

Thanks JonJon and Kirby for posting the news. Kanami gid sila basahon tanan. Hala Bira!
Ako naman ma-post diri news next time ah. Been missing the forum lately so medyo lie-low gid ta. Subong medyo tawhay tawhay gawa ang schedule kung wala lagaw. Busy with the BBQ Party abi.

Great news indeed for the Majestic City of Iloilo.

Kanami na gid tan-awon sang ciudad. How's the development of the Riverwalk. We're becoming more like of European cities na kung madayon ining Riverwalk nga ini.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 09:27 PM

More jobs for our fellow Ilonggos! Nice article.

Kirbs, hello. NIce to see you here sa forum naman.
Tama gid Mars. Digang na naman kita diri sa sagwa. Cheers.

Btw, hi man dira sa imo. Continue naman ang Hala Bira ta diri!

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 09:30 PM

here's my contribution guys!

Electricity-powered motorbike
hopes to lessen air pollution

ILOILO City - It’s real. A motorcycle powered by electricity is now in the country. This is another alternative to the escalating cost of oil.

(link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news11.htm - Panay News)

Good news indeed. Rechargeable iya battery sini .. he he. Oks ah. Good improvement. And of course makabulig gid lessen sang gas requirement sa Pinas. Go gor it! :)

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:33 PM

Paradise @ the Gazebo Abode
By Zedrick Señeres

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/lifestyle.php)
good one. Daw nagadamo na gid mga places of interests going north haw? What happened to the historical-driven tourism of the south? Even central towns of Iloilo is losing edge sa iya northern part. Anyway, good for all the northern towns. Effective gid siguro ang mga leader sang 4th and 5th districts hay. Paspas ila promotion sa tabloids.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 09:38 PM

Ako naman ma-post diri news next time ah. Been missing the forum lately so medyo lie-low gid ta. Subong medyo tawhay tawhay gawa ang schedule kung wala lagaw. Busy with the BBQ Party abi.

Great news indeed for the Majestic City of Iloilo.

Kanami na gid tan-awon sang ciudad. How's the development of the Riverwalk. We're becoming more like of European cities na kung madayon ining Riverwalk nga ini.
Enjoy gid dira Mars. That's right. Mas manami kung European style ang aton himuon sa ciudad sang Iloilo. Make it like Barcelona or Amsterdam. City by the river or sea ang matabo. Though dako ang kinahanglan nga budget, dapat paspasan nila transform ang ciudad into the likes of cities in Europe.

Actually, after sang pics, daw wala na masundan sang features kung ano na ang nagkalatabo sa mga proposals nga ini. I hope one daily will features or follow-up sang mga ongoing and upcoming projects.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:41 PM

The latter sounds very provocative in nature .. hehe. I'm sure Iloilo Supermart's owner is not lying on his couch with his feet up at present. Strategically, SM is slowly eating their market. I wish I have the magic wand or a sorcerer's ball to get into their business' strategy and heads. But competition between these two leading supermarkets in Iloilo is getting fierce and intenseas the years go by. Awaiting more inputs and all.
Really, may competition between SM and Iloilo Supermart? Pero kung lantawon mo daw tuod gid man. Kung diin may Iloilo Supermart, didto naman ang SM naga-start patindog. It's a classic competition for businesses within the city. MOre to come pa siguro.

Kirbs, kung mabasahan ini sang owner sang Iloilo Supermart, daw ma-provoke man siya nga magpatindog liwat ba ... hihihi. How about ang other supermarkets? Are they apt for competition as well?

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:45 PM

Hello Chy. You're right to say that. We're not here to listen to the angst and pangs of anyone. They can have it all the way, if they want. Btw, nice to see you here in the forum. Na-forward mo na daw kay Wecky ang mobile number mo? He's due to call you in few days time. :)

Great pics of course from Pacific. And you're right to say that everytime you and Pacific are out for pics, etc, bumubuhos ang ulan. Well there you go amigo. Cheers to the max! :cheers:

Ara na kuno Jon. Napadala niya na kahapon. Hope to see more of Chymera's photoshots diri sa forum. Been looking forward gid sa bagay nga ini.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:48 PM

Enjoy gid dira Mars. That's right. Mas manami kung European style ang aton himuon sa ciudad sang Iloilo. Make it like Barcelona or Amsterdam. City by the river or sea ang matabo. Though dako ang kinahanglan nga budget, dapat paspasan nila transform ang ciudad into the likes of cities in Europe.

Actually, after sang pics, daw wala na masundan sang features kung ano na ang nagkalatabo sa mga proposals nga ini. I hope one daily will features or follow-up sang mga ongoing and upcoming projects.
Absolutely right in my own opinion. Again, we're threading a right and proper directions kung amo ini ang sundon ta since Iloilo City is both historical and modern. And with developments patterned like those of European, mas dako gid ang makuha ta. I haven't been to Barcelona but I guess Barcelona is such a lovely place gid. Even Madrid succumbs to Barcelona's beautiful sites and progress.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:58 PM

Tama gid Mars. Dugang na naman kita diri sa sagwa. Cheers.

Btw, hi man dira sa imo. Continue naman ang Hala Bira ta diri!
laban migo. Let's all welcome sa mga new developments ongoing sa aton. Sadya man ah. Get the busy streets of Iloilo busier than ever.

Any further developments in Diversion area?

Btw, bati ko may manug-open nga medical lab across San Agustin? Ang previous gasoline station bala. Daw tapos na ina kuno.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 10:11 PM

Sorry but I liked Breakthrough more than Tatoy's. Besides kung sitting arrangements man lang, and sea breeze ang pangita-on mo, Breakthrough is the place. And mas madasig ang serbisyo sang Breakthrough (he he). sa Coffee Haus naman, Vienna Kaffehaus resident ako iya. For me, it's the best!

Breakthrough is nice BUT no, it can't beat Tatoy's. I just find it interesting and more relax with Tatoy's compare sa Breakthrough though area-wise, I can say lamang ang Breakthrough siguro.

Sa coffehaus naman, it's the place and serenity sang area ang ginapangita ko, and I think BlueJay in the afternon is a bit quiet for a hangout.

Kanya-kanyang taste ah.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 10:48 PM

dapat lang they should be serious in reviving this weaving industry. the same way as the folks of Koronadal is doin to their Tinalak fabric, the Manobo tribe's Dagmay cloth, and the ifugao's bahag.

Patadyong is Ilonggo's cultural identity.

heheh akon coin purse is made from Tinalak cloth from cotabato. =)
Thanks for the input Eric. I hope we'll do more to progress sa aton weaving industry. Go Miag-ao!

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 10:51 PM

Any news for Calle Real's Development? I'm looking forward that the street will be transformed into one of the "high streets" here in UK. Closed from the traffic and floored with cobblestones.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 10:52 PM

please join the TOP three favorite streets in your city thread

the rule there is to post the three streets in YOUR city that you like most and why, that way, others can experience your city through your description.thanks!

Thanks Gravy. I'll post my top three man ah.

c0kelitr0

July 2nd, 2006, 03:22 AM

You're living once in Iloilo, Coke? I'm not so sure kung may eskinita diyan between the Jaro Evangelical Church and NN Jaro Office. Btw, are you still visiting Iloilo once in a while?

parang bahay-bakasyonan namin and yes, i do visit iloilo once in a while...it's just a small old house though...my aunt also lives nearby...along arguilles st...some of my relatives live in iloilo kasi my lolo's sister also married a filipino and he's ilonggo (Acelar family name)...tapos mga anak nila also married filipinos...yung aunt ko sa arguilles married a hofileña.

richard fischer

July 2nd, 2006, 06:19 AM

any image updates on the construction of the new airport complex ? anyone flying into iloilo could take a shot from above !

chymera00

July 2nd, 2006, 09:04 AM

dala payong kung maglagaw kamo duha eh. Panigurado lang gid.

Chymera, kumusta ka na? Sako na gid no? Ti naka-capping and pinning ka na?
ok lang man ko, still surviving. 6 days/ week man gyapon sked ko with sunday to do nursing processes and all the requirements...haay.

oo, naka pinning na ko sang the other week lang. hehe

ari na ang iban nga pictures sang Leon from our trip ... will post later pa

Leon Plaza

http://static.flickr.com/73/179549567_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/77/179549566_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/49/179549564_2d17185da2.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/63/179549563_6fc6fef03a.jpg?v=0

Leon Church
http://static.flickr.com/52/179549565_5a4d1e9b3b.jpg?v=0

oboi

July 2nd, 2006, 10:52 AM

parang bahay-bakasyonan namin and yes, i do visit iloilo once in a while...it's just a small old house though...my aunt also lives nearby...along arguilles st...some of my relatives live in iloilo kasi my lolo's sister also married a filipino and he's ilonggo (Acelar family name)...tapos mga anak nila also married filipinos...yung aunt ko sa arguilles married a hofileña.

Hi. If I'm not mistaken, that narrow road between Jaro Evangelical Church and the NN Ticketing Office is Luna St. (not the one in La Paz, which is commonly known to all in Iloilo and runs from Mission Road [Jaro-La Paz Boundary] up to Forbes Bridge [La Paz-City Proper Boundary]). Sorry for butting in but I happen to know personally the Hofileñas at Arguelles Street in Jaro. I met your auntie and uncle here in San Juan (MM) last March. So... I guess you're related to Dave V. :)

oboi

July 2nd, 2006, 11:10 AM

Leon is one place which has a lot of potentials for development. Back in my college days, I presented a project development/proposal in our class about Leon. One of which is turning Leon into a mountain resort. I've been to Bucari/Camandag Area a number of times and I love the place. I like the cool mountain air during the day and its chilling temperature at night. Nami maligo sa waterfalls... Tani matapos na ang gina plano nga dalan (for the longest time) nga magalink sng Leon kag San Remigio, Antique kag may kuryente na sa diri nga luagr. Sng ulihi ko nga pagkadto wala pa kuryente sa Camandag... Ok lng kay centralized ang ila airconditioning dira! :)

oboi

July 2nd, 2006, 11:37 AM

Some pics taken at Camandag/Bucari Area... pangitaon ko pa ang iban...

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/treehouse-1.jpg
Tree House

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/leonmountainview-1.jpg
The Vista

lewdsaint

July 3rd, 2006, 02:13 PM

Aerial View of Iloilo

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e133/jdb289/Philippines/IMG_3568.jpg

View from Sarabia Manor Hotel

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e133/jdb289/Philippines/IMG_3575.jpg

c0kelitr0

July 3rd, 2006, 02:18 PM

Hi. If I'm not mistaken, that narrow road between Jaro Evangelical Church and the NN Ticketing Office is Luna St. (not the one in La Paz, which is commonly known to all in Iloilo and runs from Mission Road [Jaro-La Paz Boundary] up to Forbes Bridge [La Paz-City Proper Boundary]). Sorry for butting in but I happen to know personally the Hofileñas at Arguelles Street in Jaro. I met your auntie and uncle here in San Juan (MM) last March. So... I guess you're related to Dave V. :)

You met aunt maggie? i haven't seen her for a long time! i'm sure she's just as beautiful as always! sa totoo lang, nahihiya ako sa kanya because she's very good and religious and god-fearing; and i'm the exact opposite of that :D

lewdsaint

July 3rd, 2006, 02:27 PM

From pinoycoincollector

GUERILLA NOTES

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a272/pinoycoincollector/PHILIPPINES/GUERILLA%20NOTES/ILOILO/4724fc58.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a272/pinoycoincollector/PHILIPPINES/GUERILLA%20NOTES/ILOILO/aac4cb5d.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a272/pinoycoincollector/PHILIPPINES/GUERILLA%20NOTES/ILOILO/d431945c.jpg

lewdsaint

July 3rd, 2006, 02:35 PM

Leon Plaza is really beautiful.
Thanks, Chy.

ok lang man ko, still surviving. 6 days/ week man gyapon sked ko with sunday to do nursing processes and all the requirements...haay.

oo, naka pinning na ko sang the other week lang. hehe

ari na ang iban nga pictures sang Leon from our trip ... will post later pa

Leon Plaza

http://static.flickr.com/73/179549567_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/77/179549566_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/49/179549564_2d17185da2.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/63/179549563_6fc6fef03a.jpg?v=0

Leon Church
http://static.flickr.com/52/179549565_5a4d1e9b3b.jpg?v=0

LordCarnal

July 3rd, 2006, 04:35 PM

^^

lots of these being sold in a store at SM Megamall. Around P20-30 per piece. Truly a collector's item.

chymera00

July 3rd, 2006, 05:16 PM

More pictures of Leon

LEON TOWN PLAZA
Gazeebo
http://static.flickr.com/71/179549562_c885abb77f.jpg?v=0

LEON CHURCH
http://static.flickr.com/78/180680274_134cac97ab.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/62/180680270_841e3d84cb.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/58/180680268_4fce72d83c.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/73/180680265_b73f3f910b.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/55/180680262_9044d3f0ab.jpg?v=0

View from the belfry
http://static.flickr.com/45/180680258_0a00e52eaf.jpg?v=0

daks2003

July 3rd, 2006, 06:07 PM

So cuzin mo pala sina eduardo at daday

You met aunt maggie? i haven't seen her for a long time! i'm sure she's just as beautiful as always! sa totoo lang, nahihiya ako sa kanya because she's very good and religious and god-fearing; and i'm the exact opposite of that :D

death327

July 3rd, 2006, 06:10 PM

Iloilo City, a bustling metropolis in central Philippines, is home to 72,200 households. But 22 percent of the said figure does not have a home to call their own.

Like any other cities in Asia, Iloilo City has slum dwellers. A decade ago, houses on stilts could be seen along the river that snakes through it until they were demolished to give way to development. And often, those demolitions turned bloody as slum families have put up resistance even if they were promised relocation sites.

Families fear being relocated, saying they are uncertain of what awaits them in an area that’s far from where they work. Also uncertain are the availability of electricity and potable water.

Of late however, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas have found a formula on how to remove those fears and make slum families embrace relocation – stakeholder participation in city government planning.

“We federated all the urban poor associations in the city and formed the Iloilo City Urban Poor Council so the city government can work closely with urban poor communities,” Treñas told an audience during the World Urban Forum in Vancouver, Canada.

In a nutshell, Treñas says the participation of urban poor communities is important in coming up with a housing program that is acceptable, doable and sustainable – free from resistance and uncertainties.

The city government also created the Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (ICUPAO) as an answer to the need for a department that would take care of the housing and relocation needs of slum dwellers.

When Treñas became mayor in 1998, 16,000 families lived in slum communities. Recognizing the need to upgrade their plight, he instituted programs that will empower them.

Eight year after, over half are now living in relocation sites that the city has offered for sale at very low terms and payable in a long period of time.

Treñas’ efforts for the urban poor in his city has caught the attention of the international audience during the conference that is held every two years to examine the problems brought about by rapid urbanization, among them slum expansion and the need for housing.

Treñas, also the chair of the Metro Iloilo Development Council, was one the delegates to the World Urban Forum sent by the Canadian Urban Institute, with funding assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency.

The Vancouver Sun, a leading newspaper in British Columbia, even took notice of how Treñas used the extra powers that were devolved to local governments as well as available legislation to protect slums dwellers from eviction.

“There is no forced demolition in Iloilo City. What we have is voluntary dismantling. (Urban poor families) do it themselves because they know that once they dismantle their own houses, there are better relocation sites waiting for them,” Treñas told the forum “Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Slum Upgrading and Affordable Housing.”

Prior to the implementation of voluntary dismantling, a series of consultations and social preparations was undertaken for the urban poor so a win-win housing and relocation program can be developed.

“Together with the city employees, the communities themselves dismantle their own houses and, with the support of the city government, transfer to the relocation site,” he adds.

The relocation sites he was referring to used to be vacant city government lots which it subdivided and offered for sale to slum families. The city government also succeeded in convincing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to declared unused national government properties as areas for socialized housing.

But despite the apparent success of its slum upgrading program, the city still encounters problems, topping them is the lack of funds to finance development of relocation sites to make them habitable.

“Local governments in the Philippines shoulder the responsibility of taking care of slum dwellers but most of us have limited resources,” says Treñas. “If more responsibility is given to local governments, there should be corresponding resources so we can fulfill our duties.”

from: http://www.philippines.canurb.com/whatsnew.html

death327

July 3rd, 2006, 06:34 PM

To everyone who wants to visit and/or to invest in Iloilo City or anywhere in the Province of Iloilo... please visit this website:

Iloilo Investment Promotion Center (http://www.iloiloinvestment.org/index.html)

Iloilo Hotels and Travel Rates

Iloilo Hotel and Airline Rates (http://www.iloiloinvestment.org/facts-har.html)

c0kelitr0

July 4th, 2006, 04:53 AM

So cuzin mo pala sina eduardo at daday

omg i'm revealing too much about myself...enough of this name dropping :D

IMPRESARIO

July 4th, 2006, 06:38 AM

just got news that iloilo supermart is building a store in arevalo, near the plaza. thats cool! more and more business sprouting in iloilo. heheh

oboi

July 4th, 2006, 06:41 AM

You met aunt maggie? i haven't seen her for a long time! i'm sure she's just as beautiful as always! sa totoo lang, nahihiya ako sa kanya because she's very good and religious and god-fearing; and i'm the exact opposite of that :D

I agree with you. She's ever radiant and always in God's service. I won't do any more name-dropping as you have requested. Pero siguro tisoy/tisay ka rin... :D

c0kelitr0

July 4th, 2006, 06:53 AM

^^ as my signature says, i'm SSC's hot boy toy :lol: good looks run in the family :D :jk:

death327

July 4th, 2006, 03:02 PM

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – “Panay Electric Company Inc. (PECO) has no social conscience.”
This, Councilor Eduardo Peñaredondo said in the wake of PECO’s dilly-dallying to interconnect with the National Power Corporation following NPC’s reduction of its deferred accounting adjustment.

Peñaredondo said if PECO had inked a Transmission Supply Agreement with the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) to proceed with the physical connection, city residents might as well enjoy the benefits that the state-owned power producer provides.

“You need to push this hard-headed company,” Peñaredondo said, referring to PECO, in an interview with members of the City Hall Press Corps yesterday.

On June 30, NPC’s Corporate Communication Division announced a reduction in its generation rate adjustment mechanism for the Visayas Grid as approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The reduction was P0.1395 per kilowatt-hour.

.... continue reading through this link (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/main%20news.htm)

from Panay News

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I think this is the right time for all Ilonggos to unite against PECO. This company is a great hindrance in the development of the city! Stop the monopoly of electricity in Iloilo City!

death327

July 4th, 2006, 03:05 PM

By Harold A. Castro

HE DISCOVERED his passion for music way back in 1996. He started to introduce himself to the public in 2001 bringing with him the kind of music he strongly believes would take him to the limelight. Finally, in 2003 with the help of friends from the music scene he was able to come up with beats that would bring his biggest dream into reality. Let's listen to his beat and discover why he came with his kind of music.

HAC: When did everything start?

MB: We started in 2003 in Manila with friend Sunny Blaze of Urban Flow.

We tried Ilonggo rap songs, gathering beats and ask for the help of a friend who is also a producer. I reached my dreams with XAX Studio in Manila where I started building up my name in the music scene. There I was given a break to introduce my music.

HAC: How does it feel that your music has been recognized especially by Ilonggos?

MB: I am very satisfied and very happy.

HAC: What it is that is good to know that people love your kind of songs?

MB: You know when our (Ill Pride) album came out and make a hit, we did a lot of concerts and gigs in Manila.

HAC: What is most interesting with your kind of job?

MB: In our job you must be very particular of having your shows, it will make you earn. Our job can also be "katalamad", that's why I am keeping myself busy by spending my time making albums.

.... continue reading by checking this link (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/04/life/mista.blaze.with.the.beat.of.ilonggo.music.html)

death327

July 4th, 2006, 03:35 PM

chymera00

July 4th, 2006, 04:01 PM

just got news that iloilo supermart is building a store in arevalo, near the plaza. thats cool! more and more business sprouting in iloilo. heheh
also, there will be a Mang Inasal opening in Iloilo Supermart - Mandurriao Branch.

I've also confirmed the planned strip of restos, cars, cafes in the SM City parking lot, the part adjacent Aromatiko which is already existing. That means if all are completed, the Diversion Road area will be the prime entertainment center of Iloilo with Smallville, Billboard Commercial Complex, and SM City and its fiesta strip in competition with each other this aside from who ever wins the bidding for the Mandurriao Airport.

Not heard any developments yet for the expansion of SM Jaro

Hi to all ilonggos... the provincial government of Iloilo already updated its website... please check the site: Province of Iloilo (http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)

Please cast your votes in the poll... :) And also send your comments through the guest book. The developer of the site really needs our suggestions!
I've already signed in the guestbook

Sinjin P.

July 4th, 2006, 04:10 PM

Hi to all ilonggos... the provincial government of Iloilo already updated its website... please check the site: Province of Iloilo (http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)

Please cast your votes in the poll... :) And also send your comments through the guest book. The developer of the site really needs our suggestions!

Thanks for updating us with this but there's actually no need to shout. :D

death327

July 4th, 2006, 05:13 PM

He he he he he he... sorry about that sinjin... I haven't realized the impact of having a size 6 font. :) Don't worry I am not actually shouting... I just want to catch some attention... ;)

daks2003

July 4th, 2006, 07:51 PM

To add...La sallete bldg will start its renovation this aug. So I guess before the year ends, we will be seeing a new row of restos and cafes in Valeria St.

also, there will be a Mang Inasal opening in Iloilo Supermart - Mandurriao Branch.

I've also confirmed the planned strip of restos, cars, cafes in the SM City parking lot, the part adjacent Aromatiko which is already existing. That means if all are completed, the Diversion Road area will be the prime entertainment center of Iloilo with Smallville, Billboard Commercial Complex, and SM City and its fiesta strip in competition with each other this aside from who ever wins the bidding for the Mandurriao Airport.

Not heard any developments yet for the expansion of SM Jaro

I've already signed in the guestbook

kirby21

July 4th, 2006, 11:12 PM

kirby21

July 4th, 2006, 11:16 PM

ferrersky

July 5th, 2006, 06:57 AM

caloy

July 5th, 2006, 01:45 PM

valium

July 5th, 2006, 02:39 PM

so whats the real score of the supposedly "booming" economy of iloilo? heres one view of a popular and die-hard ilonggo forumer.

puro lang dak-dak wala man tupa! amo 'na damu kis-a gasuya sa aton kay puro lang 'ta sugid. amo 'na ginahambalan na lang 'ta nga "T"....as in Tikalon bala haw!!!

damu mayo nga balita sa peryodiko pero laban wala man tupa! drawing lang!!!

now i get it, that explains why you guys keep on posting paperclip articles. im not telling you to stop though, i dont think there are laws against dreaming, and im only quoting an ilonggo view, those are his words, not mine.

me and dinho are quite popular in that forum huh. isnt it funny how you spread the fame of a "sore-loser"

IMPRESARIO

July 5th, 2006, 03:11 PM

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:25 PM

Business consulting services for Iloilo food producers

THE Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade, Inc. (APFTI) forged a partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry - Iloilo to provide business development services to food processors in the city and province of Iloilo.

APFTI is a non-government organization supported by Cord-Aid and the Inter-Church Development Corporation (ICCO) which provides business development services as well as promotes fair trade among small producers through the Integrated Enterprise Development Program (IEDP) and In-Depth Coaching Project.

In-depth Coaching is a consultative service that offers needs-driven support to partner-producers. Business development services are designed to address the entrepreneurs’ requirement and priorities.

The consultative service covers marketing, technical, financial, organizational and management assistance.

The IEDP consolidates the strengths of APFTI into a directional, subsidized and evaluative package of assistance to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. These include training, local study mission, market linkages and facilitation, fair trade advisory program and product development.

To date, Panaderia de Iloilo and Sweet’nes Fine Homemade Delicacies have expressed interest in availing the In-depth Coaching Project while 10 slots are alloted for the IEDP.

An orientation with invited food processors on APFTI’s programs was held June 27, 2006 at the DTI - Iloilo Conference Room.

The collaborative efforts of APFTI and DTI-Iloilo together with the partner-producers will certainly boost the potentials of food processors to improve business and integrate fair trade practices in their operations.

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

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:27 PM

just got news that iloilo supermart is building a store in arevalo, near the plaza. thats cool! more and more business sprouting in iloilo. heheh

Duha na ang Iloilo Supermart dira sa Arevalo, Incognito. Are they expanding again? That's nice. :)

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:34 PM

also, there will be a Mang Inasal opening in Iloilo Supermart - Mandurriao Branch.
unstoppable subong ang Mang Inasal ah. Few months ago, nag-open sila branch sa SM City, now they're even conquering Molo-Arevalo area? That's nice. More expansions for them, I guess! Yohhooo! Go Mang Inasal!

I've also confirmed the planned strip of restos, cars, cafes in the SM City parking lot, the part adjacent Aromatiko which is already existing. That means if all are completed, the Diversion Road area will be the prime entertainment center of Iloilo with Smallville, Billboard Commercial Complex, and SM City and its fiesta strip in competition with each other this aside from who ever wins the bidding for the Mandurriao Airport.
So dayon na gid man. Nice for SM City Iloilo. Another development to look forward to. Chy, bag-o ina ang Aromatiko? I haven't heard sang resto (or cafe) nga ina haw? Btw, any new for Billboard Commercial Complex? Something to rival the present Smallville along the area will be really good.

Not heard any developments yet for the expansion of SM Jaro
Hopefully in few months time. I couln't wait for SM Jaro's expansion, again to rival the existence of Ledi Supermart in Star Plaza Complex. Go Jaro!

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:37 PM

To add...La sallete bldg will start its renovation this aug. So I guess before the year ends, we will be seeing a new row of restos and cafes in Valeria St.
Another addition to the already business-friendly Valeria Streert. I guess SM Delgado-Valeria will rake more customers with the presence of the new La Sallete row of bars and restos within the area. Keep 'em coming. :)

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:41 PM

WV water districts get P76.5 million loans

THE water supply improvement and expansion projects of 22 water districts in Western Visayas will get some P76.5 million from the Development Bank of the Philippines.

Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) chief Lorenzo H. Jamora said P59.5 million will go to the water supply projects of five water districts – Dingle-Pototan and New Lucena in Iloilo, Sibalom in Antique, and Isabela and Murcia in Negros Occidental.

Jamora said P27 million has been earmarked for Dingle-Pototan, P17.5 million for Murcia, P10.5 million for Sibalom, and P3.5 million for New Lucena.

He also said that only P1 million has been set aside for Isabela since Congressman Ignacio Arroyo will fund the project from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

The balance amounting to some P17 million will be distributed by LWUA in the form of commodity loan for the purchase of needed water supply materials or equipment such as pipes, pumps and generator sets of 17 water districts in the region.

These water districts are Ajuy, Alimodian, Anilao, Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Concepcion, Estancia, Lambunao, Leon, and Miagao in Iloilo; Barbaza and Tobias Fornier in Antique; Dumarao and Mambusao in Capiz; Libacao and Numancia in Aklan; and Jordan in Guimaras. (PIA 6)

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/localprev3.php)

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Couple with this loan, hopefully, we'll have a better water supply all over the province. :)

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:47 PM

U.I. is venue of “e-mo” launching

UNIVERSITY of Iloilo was chosen as the venue for the grand launching of the “e-mo” or “Lakbay-Eskwela” Para sa batang Manggagawa (Mobile School for Child Laborer) a project of the Educational Research and Development Assistance (ERDA) Foundation, Inc. and the Pag-aaral ng Bata Para Sa Kinabukasan (ABK) Initiative.

The significant event happened on June 28, 2006 at 3:30 P.M. at the quadrangle of the University of Iloilo.

ABK Initiative is a 4-year project, which aims to provide child laborers with opportunities for quality formal and non-formal education.

As a mechanism for providing non-formal education ABK developed and will implement the “Lakbay-Eskwela para sa batang Manggagawa” (LEBM) or Mobile School for Child Laborers. LEBM is commonly reffered to as “e-mo” an acronym for “erda-mobile”.
Dr. Rosario P. Alberto Executive Vice President of the University of the Iloilo welcomed the guests namely: Ms. Dolora H. Cardeno, Executive Director ERDA Foundation Inc., Mrs. Calerina P.Luaton, Program Manager ERDA Found. Inc., Ms. Florence Pasos, Program Officer ERDA-ABK. Dr. Raul Banias, Mayor of Conception and Dr. XZ Dignadice, Asst. School Division Superintendent DepEd Division of Iloilo, delivered inspirational messages.

Together with the “e-mo” launching was the blessing of the “e-mo” Van, which houses the educational materials. Whenever the “e-mo” Van is in Iloilo, its Academic Home is the U.I. Campus

(source: Panay News)

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well done UI. Another good initiative happening in our city and province. Prrof of our support to eradicate poverty and child labour. Keep up the good work! :)

habagatcentral1

July 5th, 2006, 03:48 PM

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:51 PM

guys, sorry wala kami kahapit. We're bit busy here in UK. Si JonJon on vacation for couple of weeks in Spain and I hope he'll be back soon to post naman. Si Wecky sako man. Chy, hambal ni Wecky nabaton mo na kuno? PM lang sa iya ah.

Missed all the articles and photos. Even si Space wala man di. Summer diri bal-an and lots of activities are ongoing so enjoy gid kay in three months time, autumn na naman kami and malamig na.

Thanks for posting the photos! Well done! :)

Ari pa ko diri Kirbs! It's summer time and I'm just enjoying it to the max!

Nice to see you around. I'll be out man dugay-dugay kay may laktan man kami. Enjoying BBQ party every weekend.

Thanks for posting articles. Good job amigo and regards to JonJon and Weck. Hambala si JonJon to enjoy his vacation and pasalubong ko .. har har.

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:57 PM

I h8 them!!! It's because of them that industries are discouraged in the city. They costly electric bills slowly kill the businesses around. Not only that the monopoly should be broken, but the whole PECO system should also be reorganized and monitored.
hate is such a strong word, Fer. Hinay-hinay lang. I wish they'll break the monopoly of PECO. At the end of the day kung indi ini ma-addressed ang isyu nga ini, we'll all be on losing end kay kita nagabayad kuryente, We have to ask the city hall to open the energy market of Iloilo City. Amo ini ang importante sa tanan. With another electricity provider nga ma-invest sa Iloilo City, may mag-compete na sa PECO and probably, electricity price will be lowered as well. I just don't know kung ngaa ang city hall is not addressing this concern.

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:59 PM

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 04:01 PM

Ari pa ko diri Kirbs! It's summer time and I'm just enjoying it to the max!

Nice to see you around. I'll be out man dugay-dugay kay may laktan man kami. Enjoying BBQ party every weekend.

Thanks for posting articles. Good job amigo and regards to JonJon and Weck. Hambala si JonJon to enjoy his vacation and pasalubong ko .. har har.
Abi ko nadula ka na. :) . Glad you're enjoying, mate. Keep it up! Post lang di pag may tiempo ah. Ako man gani talagsa na lang kay puro tirik kung off mo. Balik naman galing kung autumn na.

Have a good day! :)

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 04:05 PM

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 04:06 PM

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 04:09 PM

Ilonggo represents RP in
international cooking showdown
By TADZ PORTAL

ILOILO City - Earl Auric Grate will represent the country in the international cooking competition to be held in Brunei come September 2006.

Grate is a senior BS Hotel and Restaurant Management at St. Therese-MTC Colleges According to Dr. Terry Sarabia, president of St. Therese-MTC Colleges, Grate was declared over-all champion in the TESDA Cookery Competition Youth Category.

“Earl Auric comes from humble roots. His father is a laborer while his mother is a plain housewife. He supports his way through college by being a scholar,” said Sarabia.

His only brother is a security guard.

“He has a unique cooking style,” Sarabia added.

St. Therese-MTC Colleges trained and supported Grate until he became the national champion in the cooking competition. The school is doubling its efforts to train Grate so he will be more ready to face other contenders from other countries.

His menu for the international competition will remain a top secret until the competiton proper.

“Earl Auric’s dream to become a renowned chef should also be the dream of every Ilonggo. This opportunity opens doors so that Iloilo will also be culinarily known in the world,” said Sarabia.

Meanwhile, Grate, on his part, is looking for sponsors who will help him reach his dream. He vows to do well in the competiton to bring home the honor.

(source: Panay News)

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 04:14 PM

Hi to all ilonggos... the provincial government of Iloilo already updated its website... please check the site: Province of Iloilo (http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)

Please cast your votes in the poll... :) And also send your comments through the guest book. The developer of the site really needs our suggestions!
Big announcement from Soul. Thank you very much. I'll visit the site later. How about Iloilo City website? Any development? Pa-page ta diri si Mayor Trenas para naman mabal-an niya.

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 04:17 PM

Wag nang patulan....puro hangin.
Instead of bridging the gap between the two worlds, were just widening it kung papatulan. Don't put out fire with fire...water lang and lalo na indi hangin kay basi maglapta pa.
:) Thanks for the reminder, Bernie. Suffice to say, it's a crap writing. So no biggie. I hope you'll visit our thread often. It's making every Ilonggos well-informed of the present developments in our city and province.

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 04:18 PM

^^ as my signature says, i'm SSC's hot boy toy :lol: good looks run in the family :D :jk:
Oh bless! Coke, nice to see you here in Iloilo Thread. Thanks for your visit.

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 04:23 PM

Kalahi-Cidss: KKB cited as 'best public sector project'

THE government's top poverty alleviation program, the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services: Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (Kalahi-Cidss: KKB), has been adjudged by the Regional Development Council (RDC) as among the best public sector projects in Western Visayas.

Leah Letrero of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) said RDC's pioneering search for the Best Public Sector Project aims to recognize the projects successfully implemented by the three public sector groups namely: major line agencies; six provincial and 16 City Government units; and 12 state universities and colleges in the region.

Kalahi-Cidss: KKB ranked third under the regional line agencies sector. The Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) tax campaign drive and the Department of Health's (DOH) TB DOTS project bagged the first and second place, respectively.

Letrero said the projects initially submitted by various institutions were assessed based on their contributions to local, regional and national goals -- the 10-point Legacy of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo -- and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The best public sector project was determined based on its effectiveness, community-driven-ness, uniqueness, sustainability and replicability.

"The RDC, led by Antique Governor Salvacion Z. Perez, created a technical working committee to determine and validate the projects presented by each of the participating institution. Close to 300 projects were gathered and validated. These were trimmed to 107 and eventually, we came up with a shortlist of 47 projects," she added.

Of the 47, 17 projects made it to the final list after the peer rating process conducted on March 23-24, 2006 at Iloilo Grand Hotel here. All 17 were included in the 2005 Regional Development Report. One of these projects was the Kalahi-Cidss:KKB, being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Kalahi-Cidss' entry showcased the Carles, Iloilo experience. Last May 26, 2006, members of the board of judges visited the municipality of Carles to validate and assess the impact of the Kalahi-Cidss: KKB project in the community and the municipal levels. The judges were composed of Wilfredo Homicillada, RDC Co-chair and chief judge, and Mary Jane Jomena of the Iloilo Code of NGOs. Among the barangays visited were Bolo, Abong and Dayhagan.

Homicillada said winners for the 1st Best Public Sector Projects Award will be honored formally sometime this month in the presence of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. (DSWD/KC:KKB/ALJ)

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/05/news/kalahi.cidss.kkb.cited.as.best.public.sector.project..html)

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 04:27 PM

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 04:28 PM

ok lang man ko, still surviving. 6 days/ week man gyapon sked ko with sunday to do nursing processes and all the requirements...haay.

oo, naka pinning na ko sang the other week lang. hehe

ari na ang iban nga pictures sang Leon from our trip ... will post later pa

Leon Plaza

http://static.flickr.com/73/179549567_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/77/179549566_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/49/179549564_2d17185da2.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/63/179549563_6fc6fef03a.jpg?v=0

Leon Church
http://static.flickr.com/52/179549565_5a4d1e9b3b.jpg?v=0

The Undiscovered beauty of LEON. Thanks for the photos, Chymera. OKs gid.

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 04:32 PM

also, there will be a Mang Inasal opening in Iloilo Supermart - Mandurriao Branch.

I've also confirmed the planned strip of restos, cars, cafes in the SM City parking lot, the part adjacent Aromatiko which is already existing. That means if all are completed, the Diversion Road area will be the prime entertainment center of Iloilo with Smallville, Billboard Commercial Complex, and SM City and its fiesta strip in competition with each other this aside from who ever wins the bidding for the Mandurriao Airport.

Not heard any developments yet for the expansion of SM Jaro

I've already signed in the guestbook
Brilliant news for Mang Inasal and SM City. Ti, will it be a battle between Smallville v Billboard v SM City complexes kung mag-amo sini. It will surely change Iloilo's skyline in the next two to three years. And yes, remember nga sa likod sang SM City will be a business district once Iloilo airport will be transferred to Sta Barbara. Hala Bira !

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 04:37 PM

I loved this! I loved to hear Ilonggos complaining against PECO. It's a realisation for all of us. Let's shout "NO" for the monopoly. I wish City Hall will keep mum towards this issue. Let's open the energy sector market of Iloilo City and the Province!
Daw amo gid Space. Kinahanglan tuloy ang reklamo against PECO. I support Penaredondo's stand kay amo ina ang matuod. What's in PECO to call for monopoly? I'm sure dako gid mabulig kung ma-open ang energey market sang Iloilo City. Makatabang gid ina sa problema sang brownout and high electricity bills nga ginabayran ta every month. Go Mr Penaredondo!

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 04:44 PM

hmmmm, ive been wondrin' why theres no new electric company to compete with PECO? basi malakas guid man ang kapyot kag under the table, or basi they have an agreement? haaaay, ti padamo damo na lang brown out ah. mahal na, pigado pa ang performance, amo na ang PECO. simply the best. amo na ya. lol.
That's right, caloy. Ngaa man? Malakas gid man siguro ang owner sang PECO ah. Ngaa indi sila puwede kumpetensiyahan? Business sector will surely boom "more" when Iloilo's energy market will be open to other investors. Amo ini ang aton kulang nga dako and dapat tutokan gid sang maayo.

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 05:11 PM

Nice one Lew. And thanks for posting.

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 05:14 PM

Any news for Calle Real's Development? I'm looking forward that the street will be transformed into one of the "high streets" here in UK. Closed from the traffic and floored with cobblestones.
Bit expensive I think so, Mars. Mangit pa kita for the mentime sang ma-sponsor sina. I'm sure dugang na gid traffic sa Iloilo City once they'll transform Calle Real into a high street.

wecky

July 5th, 2006, 05:22 PM

@Chy, ara na ang PM ko sa imo, migs. Pasensiya, sako gid kaayo, ano pa less and less time for the forum. Salamat sa mga pictures. Sa uulitin ah ... hehehe. Ti, nabakal mo na? Enjoy lang da sa imo photographia ...hehehe. Keep up the good work!

wecky

July 5th, 2006, 05:29 PM

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 05:39 PM

Hi Weck. Nice to see you sa forum. :)

wecky

July 5th, 2006, 05:45 PM

wecky

July 5th, 2006, 05:49 PM

Big announcement from Soul. Thank you very much. I'll visit the site later. How about Iloilo City website? Any development? Pa-page ta diri si Mayor Trenas para naman mabal-an niya.
Ako Sapce, nabisitahan ko na. And I tick "needs improvement". Maayo man kay ang webmaster/s open for critcisms .. hehehe. But I'm glad, gin-update nila ang website sang Province of Iloilo.

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 07:42 PM

View from Sarabia Manor Hotel[/SIZE][/COLOR]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e133/jdb289/Philippines/IMG_3575.jpg

They really should do something about the roof of the Sarabia Manor Hotel. It's just so ugly especially because it is touted as Iloilo's five star hotel. adding a layer of Spanish clay tile roofing will do wonders for that place... but they'll need to reinforce the roof trusses and beams.

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 07:50 PM

Yummy gid man Soul. I can almost smell the food right in front of me.

Red Ribbon looks like it is having good business in Iloilo... probably because there are no good bakeshops around. Just wait til Calea puts up a branch next to Red Ribbon and you guys will see how mediocre Red Ribbon is.

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 08:01 PM

Are there any Jollibee or other big franchised fastfood outlets outside Iloilo City? Just wondering.

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 08:03 PM

Are there any car dealerships outside Iloilo City?

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 08:05 PM

Does Passi City have a mall? A movie theater? Nice restaurants? How about car dealerships? Do they have fastfood outlets like Jollibee or even just Try Me? What is Passi City's population? What was its status before it became a city?

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 12:50 AM

Ako Sapce, nabisitahan ko na. And I tick "needs improvement". Maayo man kay ang webmaster/s open for critcisms .. hehehe. But I'm glad, gin-update nila ang website sang Province of Iloilo.
Bisita man ko to karon. And if it really needs improvement then tick it away. Maayo man kay ginbag-o nila ang website sang Iloilo subong.

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 12:52 AM

http://static.flickr.com/73/179549567_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

Green LEON .... and it's continuously improving. Dugay na ko wala ka kadto sa Leon though it's our neighbouring town man lang. Go Leon! Go Aleosan!

Go Leon!
(hihihi .. or go Tiger!)

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 12:56 AM

That's right, caloy. Ngaa man? Malakas gid man siguro ang owner sang PECO ah. Ngaa indi sila puwede kumpetensiyahan? Business sector will surely boom "more" when Iloilo's energy market will be open to other investors. Amo ini ang aton kulang nga dako and dapat tutokan gid sang maayo.
PECO ruleeeeeeesssss!!!!!????? Dako siguro hatag sang PECO sa city hall kay ngaa nga indi nila ma-open ang market sang energy supplier for the city? There's something fishy really going on between PECO and Iloilo City Hall. Dapat tukibon sang tanan ... hihihi.

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 01:01 AM

Brilliant news for Mang Inasal and SM City. Ti, will it be a battle between Smallville v Billboard v SM City complexes kung mag-amo sini. It will surely change Iloilo's skyline in the next two to three years. And yes, remember nga sa likod sang SM City will be a business district once Iloilo airport will be transferred to Sta Barbara. Hala Bira !

Ang BBQ Park iya indi mag-expand? I rather have BBQ Park kay damo ko mapili-an. May ara pa sila combo nga halos ara na ang tanan for a very cheap price. Besides, BBQ Park is situated near the river so mas manami kaunan. Ano naman ang battle of business complexes nga ini? Right now, Smallville rules Diversion. And it's growing really well. Mind you, it almost a by-word for every Ilonggos now to go to Smallville once in a while.

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 01:07 AM

Duha na ang Iloilo Supermart dira sa Arevalo, Incognito. Are they expanding again? That's nice. :)
Are they making their empire in Molo or Arevalo Plaza? Iloilo Supermart never stops expanding, huh? Well good for them, and good for us city residents para damo kita mabaklan. Lalala ....

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 01:10 AM

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 01:13 AM

Think so as well Kirbs. Wala kita budget sa bagay nga ina. Budlay na patay ka pangutang kay budlay magbayad ... hihihi. And you're right to say. Ano ayhan ang mangin impact niya sa traffic sa ciudad.

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 01:15 AM

IMPRESARIO

July 6th, 2006, 01:22 AM

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:03 AM

welcome to LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Incognito! And glad nagbisita ka di. How are you? and where in London are you staying? Enjoy gid sang bakasyon diri, and spend .. spend .. spend ... spend. Bulig pa di sa amon ekonomiya .. ha ha. Joke lang.

I'm glad you're here in London. Kadamo gid tuod diri Ilonggos. I'm sure you're staying with your friends or classmates diri. Ti, summer na though medyo nag-ulan sang hapon. But temperature is rising between 25 to 30, sa pagkainit na gid. Diin kamo malagaw?

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:06 AM

Are they making their empire in Molo or Arevalo Plaza? Iloilo Supermart never stops expanding, huh? Well good for them, and good for us city residents para damo kita mabaklan. Lalala ....
Are they? Good for Iloilo Supermart! Hala Bira naman siya iya!

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Mars, kadto kami da ni Wecky this weekend sa inyo. Preparar na miga. :)

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:09 AM

Naghapit lang gid ko Kirbs to answer Chymera's PMs ah. Forward ko lang sa imo karon.

Nice to read good articles in our thread. Well, slowly but surely, we are moving. Time to welcome more and more developments in our city.

Okidoks Weck. Out naman ko kagina kay malakwatsa pa bi. Thanks for the PM. Chy, ako na lang masabat sa imo pamangkot :) .

Still waiting more articles to come out for tom. Man gina-monitor ko subong ang Nursing Licensure Examination kay may kilala gid ako nga nagkuha, importante gid abi mo. Matter of life and death .. har har har. Kadugay mag-release PRC subong haw?

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:12 AM

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:21 AM

PECO ruleeeeeeesssss!!!!!????? Dako siguro hatag sang PECO sa city hall kay ngaa nga indi nila ma-open ang market sang energy supplier for the city? There's something fishy really going on between PECO and Iloilo City Hall. Dapat tukibon sang tanan ... hihihi.
wahhh .. those selfish gits! It's indeed appalling if they couldn't resolve this issue of energy soon. This concern is very vital to our local economy, and should be taken seriously. As a matter of fact, they should put this energy brouhaha as one of Iloilo's top priorities now. No to PECO's monopoly!

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:29 AM

Tani na-carry over naton ang kuwarta nga ina. I liked the way it was. Impressive ang dating!

freezing_pt

July 6th, 2006, 03:50 AM

so whats the real score of the supposedly "booming" economy of iloilo? heres one view of a popular and die-hard ilonggo forumer.

now i get it, that explains why you guys keep on posting paperclip articles. im not telling you to stop though, i dont think there are laws against dreaming, and im only quoting an ilonggo view, those are his words, not mine.

me and dinho are quite popular in that forum huh. isnt it funny how you spread the fame of a "sore-loser"

ADVISE: Also look for articles about your province and post it so that everyone will know about its devt. Or baka wala lang talagang available kasi walang articles na maisusulat.

OUR FORUM: We post the articles here not for you but for us na away from home. We post them here because there are a lot to post and we have no time to browse through the web. Isang basahan na lang diba... practical... save time...

As to your quote of Lewd's comment...please stop doing that because you dont understand the context of why he said that...we do understand where he was coming from, ang layo naman ng interpretation mo...you are not one of us so we are not expecting you to understand us anyway...

freezing_pt

July 6th, 2006, 03:52 AM

hi everyone...how are you...hope you are all fine...just dropping by...

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 03:55 AM

Hi peeps! just arrived here in London. Meeting up with ilonggo friends, sa pagka-damo guid diri sang mga taga-iloilo! grabeh!

re: arevalo supermart, my mom told me that they have a vacant lot near the plaza and they are building now.

Welcome .. welcome ... welcome INCOGNITO. I hope you'll enjoy your stay in London.

With regards to Iloilo Supermart, I think they're building the main store in Arevalo. lakas nila no? If expansion push through, then it's 3-building stores na ang Iloilo Supermart-Molo/Arevalo. In due time basi mangin mall na ina like what they've done sa Marymart Mall. Baskog na gid ang Arevalo kung may ara sila mall within the plaza. I'm sure it can rival SM in Jaro kay situated man siya sa Jaro Plaza. Both major districts are really gearing to become the next business hub after City Proper.

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 03:58 AM

Are they? Good for Iloilo Supermart! Hala Bira naman siya iya!

__________________
OT:
Mars, kadto kami da ni Wecky this weekend sa inyo. Preparar na miga. :)
welcome gid ang mga visitors diri ... hihihi. Diin ta kamo i-tour na naman? Sige prepara ako pero preparar man kamo duha ... hihihi.

Kirbs, basi ma-mislook mo ang post ni Incognito regarding Iloilo Supermart ... daw expansion na gid man siguro.

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:03 AM

Maayong adlaw sa tanan! My first contribution to our rich Ilonggo heritage...

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/capitol.jpg
Casa Real (1928)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/bullcartatiznart.jpg
Calle Real/Iznart Street (c.1907-1916)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/castlebro.jpg
Castle Brothers Wolf & Sons Building (c.1907-1916)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/jaromarket.jpg
Jaro Market (c.1907-1916)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/arevalo.jpg
Municipio de Arevalo (c.1907-1916)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/loney.jpg
Muelle Loney (c.1907-1916)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/mandurriaoroad.jpg
Madurriao Road (c.1907-1916)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/moloroad.jpg
Molo Road (c.1907-1916)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/weavingsinamayandpina.jpg
Sinamay Weaving (c.1907-1916)

Great photos. I haven't seen Sinamay made cloth or probably wala lang ako kabalo. Kabalo kamo kung diin ang Sinamay Trading Center sa Iloilo City?

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:06 AM

hi everyone...how are you...hope you are all fine...just dropping by...

Hello Freeze. Nice to see you naman diri. Okay man kami di ah. Ti, hala Bira na naman. :)

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 04:09 AM

Tani na-carry over naton ang kuwarta nga ina. I liked the way it was. Impressive ang dating!
Bulig sa budget for Calle Real's cobblestones ... hihihi. Wishing and hoping ... and wishing and hoping ...

After Heritage Month, daw medyo lie low na ang Calle Real haw? Bawi naman ang Sta Barbara Golf Course.

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:12 AM

welcome gid ang mga visitors diri ... hihihi. Diin ta kamo i-tour na naman? Sige prepara ako pero preparar man kamo duha ... hihihi.

Kirbs, basi ma-mislook mo ang post ni Incognito regarding Iloilo Supermart ... daw expansion na gid man siguro.
I'll PM you dira Nene sang itinerary. Tan-awa lang ko off ka para sadya naman ta dayon.

Thanks for reminding me, Wala ko gid man mabasahan ang second line ni Incognito :) . Good news indeed for Iloilo Supermart. It's high time for them to compete with SM Malls of Iloilo. :)

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:14 AM

Exciting prizes await Guv's Cup golf winners

STA. BARBARA, Iloilo -- An array of Italian-made trophies and Rudy Project products are just among the exciting prizes that will be put at stake when the 1st Governor Niel Tupas Sr. Cup reels off at the Iloilo Golf and Country Club on July 22.

Tournament chairman Oscar C. Nava, a Past District Governor of Rotary International 3850, said the gleaming trophies will be put on display at the lobby of the IGCC in Sta. Barbara this weekend to whet the interest of golfers from Iloilo, Bacolod, and Cebu.

Nava said this tournament, which is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Iloilo City to raise funds for its community projects, will also gain an international flavor with the expected participation of about 15 Rotarians from South Korea.

"We have confirmation from the Rotary Club of Sae Goyang that about 15 of its members will be flying over to take part in the tournament," Nava said.

This is a gesture of the Korean Rotary Club's continued support for its sister club, Rotary Club of Iloilo City, he added.

Tournament co-chairman Johnny Young said the Electro Bus company will also offer a golf cart as prize for a hole-in-one during the tournament.

This is in addition to an LG Collins split-type air-conditioned as prize for the hole-in-one, Young said.

The tournament is open to Classes A, B, C and D for the men's division and a lady's division.

To cap the tournament, an evening of entertainment and food will also be given as treat to the players in what Nava described as one of the biggest and most exciting tournaments in Iloilo.

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/06/sports/exciting.prizes.await.guv.s.cup.golf.winners.html)

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:22 AM

Visayas grid posts highest energy growth sales in 1st quarter

THE Visayas grid registered the highest growth in energy sales among the three major grids in the country in January to March 2006, the Sales and Services Group of the National Power Corporation (NPC) reported.

The growth rate in energy sales was recorded at 11.76 percent, or from 1,036.21 gigawatt-hours (GWh) during the first quarter of 2005 to 1,158.05 GWh of the same period this year. A gigawatt-hour is equivalent to one million kilowatt-hours.

The double-digit growth rate in energy sales in the region is twice as high as the projected 5.5 percent growth in the country's Gross Domestic Product, the report noted.

"This is a clear indication that (Visayas') economy is improving, and that the demand for power will continually increase, (thus) necessitating the installation of additional power generating facilities", the report added.

The Visayan Electric Company, Inc, Mactan Electric Company, Philippine Phospate Fertilizer Corporation, Central Negros Electric Cooperative, and Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative, Inc. were among the identified bulk power users that propelled the high energy sales growth in the Visayas.

With the improved economic dispatch of power plants and increased energy sales, the NPC reported that customers in the Visayas grid will enjoy a reduction in the Deferred Accounting Adjustment (DAA) portion of their power bills.

Recently, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved the 6th Generation Rate Adjustment Mechanism (GRAM) DAA of P0.3203 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) that replaced the 5th GRAM DAA of P0.4598 per kWh beginning the billing month of June 2006 (May 26 to June 25, 2006). This will continue for the next five (5) months or until a new GRAM DAA is approved by the ERC under a new application by National Power, whichever comes first.

According to NPC the recent approval will result to savings amounting to P0.1395 per kilowatt-hour or a reduction in the effective selling rate from P3.3654 per kWh to P3.2259 per kWh.

The full amount of P0.1395 per kWh savings shall be obtained by end-consumers should their distribution utility purchases its entire load requirement from National Power while only a proportionate share of the savings may be realized if the distribution utility sources part of its requirement from other suppliers, the NPC said. (Press release)

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/06/bus/visayas.grid.posts.highest.energy.growth.sales.in.1st.quarter.html)

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:29 AM

:cheers1: daw sa amo gid tuod mars. Basi pa lang makapangutang ang ciudad sa indi sa oras ... he he.

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 04:57 AM

whyte

July 6th, 2006, 04:59 AM

hello :D

can anyone please post a link or pictures of DINGLE CHURCH personally taken by one of the forumers?
thanks

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 05:09 AM

Wag nang patulan....puro hangin.
Instead of bridging the gap between the two worlds, were just widening it kung papatulan. Don't put out fire with fire...water lang and lalo na indi hangin kay basi maglapta pa.

I'm so sorry guys for my last comment...I shouldn't have said that but daw ginalapak-lapak na kita sang iban and I won't let it happen...

This is my first and last comment about that post and I will not say anything anymore...

Maayong adlaw lang sa tanan...talagsa na lang ko ga post kay pirme lang sako. Pirme ko gabisita di ah and gabasa sang mga post. I am pleased that there are lots of progress in our city and province and I'm looking forward to go home again...

Maayong adlaw lang sa tanan...

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 05:12 AM

My goodness me....illiterate bugger...

Noy, kon wala ka hambalom, pag-ugom to luy-a.....gapakita lang ina kon ano ang mga klase ka tawo sa inyo lugar...

Daw indi ko tani magpatol pero subrahan gid...

:nocrook: :rofl:

HI there Alimol. Kumusta na migs. Intindihan ko gid imo ina sulat. Sa pagkadalum gid amigo.

Visit ka to sa Dinagyang kay gina-promote sang kasimanwa mo ang Alimodian. Follow the link lang:

Alimodian: An Ecotourism Destination?
By Raymond Deza (sounds familiar sa imo? Pamangkot ko si Wecky pero daw lipong man ... he he)
http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,73/expv,0/topic,1539.0

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 05:24 AM

Hi peeps! just arrived here in London. Meeting up with ilonggo friends, sa pagka-damo guid diri sang mga taga-iloilo! grabeh!

re: arevalo supermart, my mom told me that they have a vacant lot near the plaza and they are building now.

Wellcome lang di sa London ah...you're right nga damo gid dri ilonggo...sa bisan diin pa nga hilit-hilit sang united kingdom. Ilonggo dominates here...hope nga ara sa barrio fiesta next week cause I'm sure nga damo ka gid to kilala...

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 05:27 AM

hello :D

can anyone please post a link or pictures of DINGLE CHURCH personally taken by one of the forumers?
thanks

Whyte, it was in previous threads pa. I'll have a look around and see if I can post it here. I think it was taken by Chymera or Pacific.

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 05:33 AM

Daw amo gid Space. Kinahanglan tuloy ang reklamo against PECO. I support Penaredondo's stand kay amo ina ang matuod. What's in PECO to call for monopoly? I'm sure dako gid mabulig kung ma-open ang energey market sang Iloilo City. Makatabang gid ina sa problema sang brownout and high electricity bills nga ginabayran ta every month. Go Mr Penaredondo!
PECO :down: Indi lang nila pag-untatan banat sa PECO para mamungol sila. Man samtang nagadugay, naga-batinggilan ang PECO. Century na dugay-dugay ang rule sang PECO sa Iloilo City. Time for new players naman to share with their market.

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 05:36 AM

:nocrook: :rofl:

HI there Alimol. Kumusta na migs. Intindihan ko gid imo ina sulat. Sa pagkadalum gid amigo.

Visit ka to sa Dinagyang kay gina-promote sang kasimanwa mo ang Alimodian. Follow the link lang:

Alimodian: An Ecotourism Destination?
By Raymond Deza (sounds familiar sa imo? Pamangkot ko si Wecky pero daw lipong man ... he he)
http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,73/expv,0/topic,1539.0

hello...hello...hello kirbs! ulhut naman ko di...

mayad lang gani kay waay ko gin kinaray-a...sadya gid daad ba...pa um-umon ko dlang gani ka luy-a para maghipos...ka urugot bay, patyon na gid kaw. Ano bi ana nga gadgad sagad ka adto dya nga bukon man ti ana lugar dya kag waay man tana ti mayad nga balita nga ma-share...

anyway, I know Nong Raymond and I know his house in alimodian. Daw lapitanay lang gani sila ni wecky, tubang man plasa ila balay. I am glad to know that they are promoting alimodian as eco-tourism. Another development for our province as well...well done gid.

Masyar ko da sa inyo sa London next week to attend barrio fiesta ah...basi kitaay man ta..

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 05:42 AM

Hi peeps! just arrived here in London. Meeting up with ilonggo friends, sa pagka-damo guid diri sang mga taga-iloilo! grabeh!

re: arevalo supermart, my mom told me that they have a vacant lot near the plaza and they are building now.

Welcome to the Land of Kings and Queens, Incognito. Where Shakespeare's born and where Anglo Saxons thrives. Okay man? London is just one part of Europe. Wish you could visit more European places. Pila ka di kaadlaw sa Europe migs?

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 05:52 AM

Ang BBQ Park iya indi mag-expand? I rather have BBQ Park kay damo ko mapili-an. May ara pa sila combo nga halos ara na ang tanan for a very cheap price. Besides, BBQ Park is situated near the river so mas manami kaunan. Ano naman ang battle of business complexes nga ini? Right now, Smallville rules Diversion. And it's growing really well. Mind you, it almost a by-word for every Ilonggos now to go to Smallville once in a while.

Lipat ko tuod sang BBQ Park fronting Marina. Barato man gid dira Mars and okay man ila luto. Wala sila ka-branch sa SM City?

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 05:57 AM

hello...hello...hello kirbs! ulhut naman ko di...

mayad lang gani kay waay ko gin kinaray-a...sadya gid daad ba...pa um-umon ko dlang gani ka luy-a para maghipos...ka urugot bay, patyon na gid kaw. Ano bi ana nga gadgad sagad ka adto dya nga bukon man ti ana lugar dya kag waay man tana ti mayad nga balita nga ma-share...

anyway, I know Nong Raymond and I know his house in alimodian. Daw lapitanay lang gani sila ni wecky, tubang man plasa ila balay. I am glad to know that they are promoting alimodian as eco-tourism. Another development for our province as well...well done gid.

Masyar ko da sa inyo sa London next week to attend barrio fiesta ah...basi kitaay man ta..
Ulhot-ulhot lang di ah. Naka-smile naman ako sa imo sulat ba. I liked listening to Wecky kung mag-kinaray-a siya. Fluent na fluent gid kaayo. Especially kung mag-atubangay sila ni Marsleg, asus, ara imo nga. Bal-an mo naman si Wecky. You can't barely distinguish his accent kung inilonggo siya but paatubanga taga-alimol kay balik gid pagkaray-a niya .. he he.

If he's living near plaza, defnitely yes, lapitanay lang gid sila ni Wecky. I don't know kung lipong lang kahapon si Wecky sang ginpamangkot ko. Anyhow, nice promo for Alimodian. Simply the best!

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 06:01 AM

Speaking of Barrio Fiesta, wala pa ko kakadto iya. I would like to one day pero lakwatsa kami iya outside London siguro Alimol. Enjoying summer whilst it last. :)

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 06:09 AM

Naghapit lang gid ko Kirbs to answer Chymera's PMs ah. Forward ko lang sa imo karon.

Nice to read good articles in our thread. Well, slowly but surely, we are moving. Time to welcome more and more developments in our city.
Hapit diri pirmi amigo. May gin-PM ko da sa imo bag-o lang.

Other than big infras, I really, really, really want to see two or more energy supplier to invest in Iloilo. Ini iya dako gid ang kinahanglan naton more than anything else kay dugay na ini nga isue that until now, wala man gihapon sabat sa pumuluyo sang ciudad.

valium

July 6th, 2006, 06:12 AM

Wag nang patulan....puro hangin.
Instead of bridging the gap between the two worlds, were just widening it kung papatulan. Don't put out fire with fire...water lang and lalo na indi hangin kay basi maglapta pa.

isnt it weird how you have the guts to say bridging the gap? when in fact you were the one who started the "iloilo city vs. cebu the battle for visayan supremacy continues" thread in that mediocre, underclass, ssc-wannabe with under 1000-member forum? i have been a lurker in that ghastly forum and all your topic there seems to have a cebu or a bacolod issue, it appears to me that you are very much frustrated with reasons i can only guess, i have been to many other forums local and international, i dont think cebuano forums talk much about iloilo, same goes with bacolod forums, or even a nationwide forum like pinoyex. and it was funny how you accuse an innocent member of being me! poor shane. and i have been reading your posts there and i know your working in cebu at peoplesupport (just for everybody's information) its nice how you get your source of bread and butter from a city you keep on attacking, well, maybe attack is such a heavy word, lets just call it a ilonggo-leaning side comment with a bit of negativism about cebu. why keep on working there if you dont like it at all? you keep on complaining about water, and you even made a remark about that supposedly terrorists in sm? what was that for? and here you are..... BRIDGING THE GAP!.... well, its your mediocre forum anyway and you are free to make that forum the wishing bottle of your kind. when you realized that you cant beat that great city and it was kind of awkward to face cebu head on, you now changed the title of the thread to "iloilo at par with other philippine cities and in the world" at par! well filipinos in general are really dreamers, to dream is not bad, but there is a sad case of poverty not only with your city but with the entire philippines as well, so, we might as well dream longer... and oh! the need to eradicate or at least lessen the fatalities from dengue! we wish to be at par with other cities in the world, right mate?

bacolod and cebu doesnt talk about you, and lately you want to talk about davao too, isnt it sad that you make these cities hot topics in your forums? when in fact they are not minding you AT ALL?

VALIUM welcomes you.

anyway, we can keep on posting newsclips here, as lewdsaint said "sa peryodiko lang man" and "puro drawing" but nothing is really done, so there you go....

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 06:16 AM

Speaking of Barrio Fiesta, wala pa ko kakadto iya. I would like to one day pero lakwatsa kami iya outside London siguro Alimol. Enjoying summer whilst it last. :)

Baw ah, ako ya kadto pasulod sa London...tapos kamo ya, pa gwa? Ha ha...mga 4-5 days ko guro sa London kay pamasyaran ko ang akon mga kaabyanan...

Actually, wala pa gid kami ni Wecky estoryahanay personally as in face to face ever since kay ahead ako sa iya sa elementary pero kilala ko gid sya eh kag damo friend ko sa iya mga batch sa central. Besides, popular sya sa amon, he he...sigurado gid ko nga garagumo man gihapon kinaray-a na kay didto sya nagdaku. Ako ya, loyal man ko gihapon kay bisan anhon ko, indi gid ya makuha ang karay-a nga tono sa akon...kon kaisa, ham-ut ko sa kaugalingon, naga-english ko nga estorya, kinaray-a tono na...pro nami man gihapon pamati-an kay may pagka-british accent ...bwa ha ha...

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 06:19 AM

isnt it weird how you have the guts to say bridging the gap? when in fact you were the one who started the "iloilo city vs. cebu the battle for visayan supremacy continues" thread in that mediocre, underclass, ssc-wannabe with under 1000-member forum? i have been a lurker in that ghastly forum and all your topic there seems to have a cebu or a bacolod issue, it appears to me that you are very much frustrated with reasons i can only guess, i have been to many other forums local and international, i dont think cebuano forums talk much about iloilo, same goes with bacolod forums, or even a nationwide forum like pinoyex. and it was funny how you accuse an innocent member of being me! poor shane. and i have been reading your posts there and i know your working in cebu at peoplesupport (just for everybody's information) its nice how you get your source of bread and butter from a city you keep on attacking, well, maybe attack is such a heavy word, lets just call it a ilonggo-leaning side comment with a bit of negativism about cebu. why keep on working there if you dont like it at all? you keep on complaining about water, and you even made a remark about that supposedly terrorists in sm? what was that for? and here you are..... BRIDGING THE GAP!.... well, its your mediocre forum anyway and you are free to make that forum the wishing bottle of your kind. when you realized that you cant beat that great city and it was kind of awkward to face cebu head on, you now changed the title of the thread to "iloilo at par with other philippine cities and in the world" at par! well filipinos in general are really dreamers, to dream is not bad, but there is a sad case of poverty not only with your city but with the entire philippines as well, so, we might as well dream longer... and oh! the need to eradicate or at least lessen the fatalities from dengue! we wish to be at par with other cities in the world, right mate?

bacolod and cebu doesnt talk about you, and lately you want to talk about davao too, isnt it sad that you make these cities hot topics in your forums? when in fact they are not minding you AT ALL?

VALIUM welcomes you.

anyway, we can keep on posting newsclips here, as lewdsaint said "sa peryodiko lang man" and "puro drawing" but nothing is really done, so there you go....

Noy, ari luy-a hu...gusto mo batwan?

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 06:23 AM

goody-goody ... kudos to Kalahi-CIDSS! Well done!
More projects to come for Kalahi-CIDSS! Keep up the good work!

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 06:28 AM

hello...hello...hello kirbs! ulhut naman ko di...

mayad lang gani kay waay ko gin kinaray-a...sadya gid daad ba...pa um-umon ko dlang gani ka luy-a para maghipos...ka urugot bay, patyon na gid kaw. Ano bi ana nga gadgad sagad ka adto dya nga bukon man ti ana lugar dya kag waay man tana ti mayad nga balita nga ma-share...

anyway, I know Nong Raymond and I know his house in alimodian. Daw lapitanay lang gani sila ni wecky, tubang man plasa ila balay. I am glad to know that they are promoting alimodian as eco-tourism. Another development for our province as well...well done gid.

Masyar ko da sa inyo sa London next week to attend barrio fiesta ah...basi kitaay man ta..
I liked Kinaray-a. It's very distinct. Tani ako man makatuon kinaray-a and speaks it fluently. One time, maka-learn gid man ko guro ah.

So amo ini ang bag-o nga thrust sang Alimodian? Wow! It's a good one and definitely the best one indeed!

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 06:31 AM

Ako Sapce, nabisitahan ko na. And I tick "needs improvement". Maayo man kay ang webmaster/s open for critcisms .. hehehe. But I'm glad, gin-update nila ang website sang Province of Iloilo.
I did too. Pero medyo nangin okay siya. Tani mas mangin informative pa gid siya, just in case may mag-visit. More rooms for improvement pa gid man for the new Province of Iloilo Official Website.

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 06:37 AM

Baw ah, ako ya kadto pasulod sa London...tapos kamo ya, pa gwa? Ha ha...mga 4-5 days ko guro sa London kay pamasyaran ko ang akon mga kaabyanan...

Actually, wala pa gid kami ni Wecky estoryahanay personally as in face to face ever since kay ahead ako sa iya sa elementary pero kilala ko gid sya eh kag damo friend ko sa iya mga batch sa central. Besides, popular sya sa amon, he he...sigurado gid ko nga garagumo man gihapon kinaray-a na kay didto sya nagdaku. Ako ya, loyal man ko gihapon kay bisan anhon ko, indi gid ya makuha ang karay-a nga tono sa akon...kon kaisa, ham-ut ko sa kaugalingon, naga-english ko nga estorya, kinaray-a tono na...pro nami man gihapon pamati-an kay may pagka-british accent ...bwa ha ha...

he he .. karay-a with British accent amigo. Okay gid ina.

Basta summer, out of London ina kami kay mainit na diri sa central esp kung may 2-4 days off, and palareho amon schedule. Southwest amon lakat most of the time pero this time bisita kami kay Marsleg siguro sa Eastbourne.

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 06:47 AM

Are they making their empire in Molo or Arevalo Plaza? Iloilo Supermart never stops expanding, huh? Well good for them, and good for us city residents para damo kita mabaklan. Lalala ....
Di ba subong duwa ina ka-building? Ang sa front is an old one and ang new one ara sa likod where the present e-PLDT Ventus is located. I wish we can see kung diin dampi naman ila expansion sa Arevalo. They should make it like a mall na. Besides, ang old Iloilo Supermart is filled up with new stores man sa sulod. Puwede man Marymart Mall 2 or MaryMart Molo.

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 07:11 AM

JikJik

July 6th, 2006, 07:50 AM

Good day guys! It's been a long time indeed. And yes, it's summer! Time for everything, so they say. Enjoy to the max!

daks2003

July 6th, 2006, 07:51 AM

daw malupok na di ugat ka "migo" ta o hehehe swits-swits lang personalidad ah ehehehe ma is-lip op da tang gid na sya hehehehe

JikJik

July 6th, 2006, 07:55 AM

he he .. karay-a with British accent amigo. Okay gid ina.

Basta summer, out of London ina kami kay mainit na diri sa central esp kung may 2-4 days off, and palareho amon schedule. Southwest amon lakat most of the time pero this time bisita kami kay Marsleg siguro sa Eastbourne.
Good plan Kirby. Eastbourne is along the seacoast and Brighton is the best place so I've heard. I wish I could bring my family and spend sometime in Southeast, too. Just for a couple of days I guess. Not bad for a summer vacation, ain't it?

daks2003

July 6th, 2006, 07:55 AM

Btw, why doesn't BOB's or Calea put up branches outside bacolod?

Red Ribbon looks like it is having good business in Iloilo... probably because there are no good bakeshops around. Just wait til Calea puts up a branch next to Red Ribbon and you guys will see how mediocre Red Ribbon is.

JikJik

July 6th, 2006, 07:57 AM

PECO :down: Indi lang nila pag-untatan banat sa PECO para mamungol sila. Man samtang nagadugay, naga-batinggilan ang PECO. Century na dugay-dugay ang rule sang PECO sa Iloilo City. Time for new players naman to share with their market.
Energy problem again? Wala na iban?

JikJik

July 6th, 2006, 08:01 AM

daw malupok na di ugat ka "migo" ta o hehehe swits-swits lang personalidad ah ehehehe ma is-lip op da tang gid na sya hehehehe
I haven't had the best of story but I have an inkling. Vallah!

Ano nga ugat ang daw malupok Daks? Ina kung may ara siya ugat. Basi it's raining man men bala haw? Ano sa imo?

'musta na?

JikJik

July 6th, 2006, 08:03 AM

JikJik

July 6th, 2006, 08:09 AM

Hi peeps! just arrived here in London. Meeting up with ilonggo friends, sa pagka-damo guid diri sang mga taga-iloilo! grabeh!

re: arevalo supermart, my mom told me that they have a vacant lot near the plaza and they are building now.

This is my best read for the day. Welcome Mr America diri sa Inglatera! Incognito, get the best of London tours. You deserves it really well. Are you spending time with your friends in London? See, kadamo gid diri Ilonggos no? Go to countryside sa may Birmingham City, you'll surely feel the Ilonggos community kay may ara isa ka hospital dira where most of its staffs came from Iloilo. Mostly northern part sang England ang damo Ilonggo. Godspeed!

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 09:56 AM

Di ba subong duwa ina ka-building? Ang sa front is an old one and ang new one ara sa likod where the present e-PLDT Ventus is located. I wish we can see kung diin dampi naman ila expansion sa Arevalo. They should make it like a mall na. Besides, ang old Iloilo Supermart is filled up with new stores man sa sulod. Puwede man Marymart Mall 2 or MaryMart Molo.
basi may mini sa tupad .. still is expanding though.

habagatcentral1

July 6th, 2006, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by valium
isnt it weird how you have the guts to say bridging the gap? when in fact you were the one who started the "iloilo city vs. cebu the battle for visayan supremacy continues" thread in that mediocre, underclass, ssc-wannabe with under 1000-member forum? i have been a lurker in that ghastly forum and all your topic there seems to have a cebu or a bacolod issue, it appears to me that you are very much frustrated with reasons i can only guess, i have been to many other forums local and international, i dont think cebuano forums talk much about iloilo, same goes with bacolod forums, or even a nationwide forum like pinoyex. and it was funny how you accuse an innocent member of being me! poor shane. and i have been reading your posts there and i know your working in cebu at peoplesupport (just for everybody's information) its nice how you get your source of bread and butter from a city you keep on attacking, well, maybe attack is such a heavy word, lets just call it a ilonggo-leaning side comment with a bit of negativism about cebu. why keep on working there if you dont like it at all? you keep on complaining about water, and you even made a remark about that supposedly terrorists in sm? what was that for? and here you are..... BRIDGING THE GAP!.... well, its your mediocre forum anyway and you are free to make that forum the wishing bottle of your kind. when you realized that you cant beat that great city and it was kind of awkward to face cebu head on, you now changed the title of the thread to "iloilo at par with other philippine cities and in the world" at par! well filipinos in general are really dreamers, to dream is not bad, but there is a sad case of poverty not only with your city but with the entire philippines as well, so, we might as well dream longer... and oh! the need to eradicate or at least lessen the fatalities from dengue! we wish to be at par with other cities in the world, right mate?

bacolod and cebu doesnt talk about you, and lately you want to talk about davao too, isnt it sad that you make these cities hot topics in your forums? when in fact they are not minding you AT ALL?

VALIUM welcomes you.

anyway, we can keep on posting newsclips here, as lewdsaint said "sa peryodiko lang man" and "puro drawing" but nothing is really done, so there you go....
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No Comment.

Better consult NSCB or NSO before saying something about poverty.

And sorry? This is a forum Mr.Valium. For a decent person to enter a public forum, personal bickering is not an option. Its a fallacy.

Anyway, I welcome you to Iloilo!

death327

July 6th, 2006, 03:23 PM

so whats the real score of the supposedly "booming" economy of iloilo? heres one view of a popular and die-hard ilonggo forumer.

now i get it, that explains why you guys keep on posting paperclip articles. im not telling you to stop though, i dont think there are laws against dreaming, and im only quoting an ilonggo view, those are his words, not mine.

me and dinho are quite popular in that forum huh. isnt it funny how you spread the fame of a "sore-loser"

Hi Valium... welcome back... but isn't dreaming a profound start for something big? Well... for me I think we know how to criticize our government... and how to help our "kasimanwa"... unlike someone I know... and I think you have a major problem on the psychology of analysis... :) Better have someone to repair your damaged cortex.. so that you can build a correct and sound criticism.... and not bitterness!

And oh btw.... I believe that we Ilonggos don't know how to mask... like what someone I know is doing..... masking with a beautiful surface but having an awfully rotten ugly innards! :)

Enjoy your stay here in Iloilo... your presence is really apprecaited :)

death327

July 6th, 2006, 03:49 PM

habagatcentral1

July 6th, 2006, 04:07 PM

death327

July 6th, 2006, 04:14 PM

They really should do something about the roof of the Sarabia Manor Hotel. It's just so ugly especially because it is touted as Iloilo's five star hotel. adding a layer of Spanish clay tile roofing will do wonders for that place... but they'll need to reinforce the roof trusses and beams.

I agree with you Dinho… the roof should be something beautiful for a five-star hotel. For now, I think I suggest that they should paint the roof.

As far as I can remember… the hotel is not yet finished. The main building is not yet done… they will be adding few more floors on the existing floors. Also, I think they don’t have yet enough budget to completely materialize their developmental plans… maybe few years from now, Sarabia Manor would look fabulous even the appearance.

For now, I think they must paint the roof!

Red Ribbon looks like it is having good business in Iloilo... probably because there are no good bakeshops around. Just wait til Calea puts up a branch next to Red Ribbon and you guys will see how mediocre Red Ribbon is.

In restaurant marketing, I think what matter most is the tongue of your target market. Would they like your product? Would the taste suite their lifestyle? Etc…

However, I beg to disagree that we don’t have a good bakeshop in Iloilo… we have JD, we have Panaderia de Molo, we have Boho, etc….

Well, I think it’s good if BOB or Celea would open a branch in Iloilo and let’s see the difference.

Are there any Jollibee or other big franchised fastfood outlets outside Iloilo City? Just wondering.

Are there any car dealerships outside Iloilo City?

Does Passi City have a mall? A movie theater? Nice restaurants? How about car dealerships? Do they have fastfood outlets like Jollibee or even just Try Me? What is Passi City's population? What was its status before it became a city?

Regarding to queries above, I am not sure. Maybe the forumers who are located their in Iloilo can answer you that.

Passi is a young city and she is still on the road of development. Iloilo city still remains as a center of everything in the province. It was the result of a very long history of dependency of the municipalities with the city. But this is good problem for economic history of the province….

Animo

July 7th, 2006, 02:11 AM

Plaza Leon looks nice. Is that church abandoned or whats the history of its destruction?

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 02:46 AM

Energy problem again? Wala na iban?
Top priority Jik I should say. Dapat tutokan na gid man ini nila or else they will lost track again. Dapat sini may mag-follow-up pirmi and of course the opposition sa city hall will go deeper to solve this concern. I'm sure they can find ways to escalate the matters once proven corrupted.

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 02:47 AM

Noy, ari luy-a hu...gusto mo batwan?
will he go for it? Guess so ... he he. :)

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 02:49 AM

Good day guys! It's been a long time indeed. And yes, it's summer! Time for everything, so they say. Enjoy to the max!

Welcome back JikJik and happy reading. Enjoy summer too! :)

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 02:51 AM

daw malupok na di ugat ka "migo" ta o hehehe swits-swits lang personalidad ah ehehehe ma is-lip op da tang gid na sya hehehehe
daw amo gid guro Daks. Indi na matago. Paano sang isa maintindihan ang Inilonggo kung indi siya isa sina .. he he. Paulupuka lang da. Wala man ta kuhaon siguro sa lupok nga ina. Didto siya pamangkot sa NCSB, basi may isabat sa iya ... he he.

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 02:58 AM

Good plan Kirby. Eastbourne is along the seacoast and Brighton is the best place so I've heard. I wish I could bring my family and spend sometime in Southeast, too. Just for a couple of days I guess. Not bad for a summer vacation, ain't it?

I knew it all along Jik. Bal-an ko nga ari ka man di kay biskan sa sulat mo pa lang, bal-anon gid. You don't need to exert much effort para lang ma-identify imo location .. he he. Pareho sang iban, asus, ayawan man to English hasta man lang siguro sa sulat. :)

Anyway, we're heading this weekend to south east kay daw nami ang weather prediction.Didto naman ta mag-hala bira ah! .. ha ha.

Enjoy mi amigo!

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 03:06 AM

Good plan, Bernie. Tani there's a book covering all about Iloilo's heritage kay mas manami gid. Undeniably, Iloilo is moving progressively with history and culture goes with its modern development. Hala Bira Iloilo!

whyte

July 7th, 2006, 03:11 AM

Whyte, it was in previous threads pa. I'll have a look around and see if I can post it here. I think it was taken by Chymera or Pacific.

Thanks.
wala abi search function ang SSC forums
Im trying to post ILOILO churches in a certain thread

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 03:20 AM

Alimol ngaa naga-kinaray-a man timo? Maan lang gid ah. Ayawan ron gani iban ka-English idya, ikaw timo garagumo man gihapon? Rako gale idya taga-Aleosan ba. Ti iririmaw taton ah.
:) kuha-kuha mo gid Jik. Join man ako sa inyo ah. Indi lang gid kabalo abo magpadalom sang Kinaray-a. Medyo gatuon-tuon lang diutay. :)

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 03:32 AM

Thanks.
wala abi search function ang SSC forums
Im trying to post ILOILO churches in a certain thread
kabudlay pangitaon Whyte. Ara siya between thread 15 to 19. May mga churches sa unahan sang threads pero indi ko ma-identify. Try visit Chymera's blog kay I'm sure ara na dira. :)

kirby21

July 7th, 2006, 03:35 AM

Seafdec leads biotech breakthroughs in fisheries

Breakthroughs in the fisheries sector by the Southeast Asian Fisheries and Development Center (Seafdec) in Tigbauan, Iloilo received much-needed boost through the first national symposium on fisheries and aquatic biotechnology July 5-6.

The conference is relative to the Department of Agriculture (DA) initiative of formulating an integrated 10-year biotechnology program.

The said plan seeks to identify research gaps, develop strategies to address common concerns and enhance collaboration among the concerned sectors including government agencies, universities, research institutions and industry.

DA has commissioned a team of experts to evaluate biotechnology-related programs of different agencies under the said department which include three core centers – Seafdec for fisheries, PhilRice for crops and Philippine Carabao Center for livestock.

Seafdec chief, Dr. Joebert Toledo, said they established the Biotech Lab (formerly known as the Laboratory for Advanced Aquaculture Technologies) reason why Seafdec was tapped for the biotech program.

Toledo said Seafdec is the only fully-equipped laboratory for research and development programs in fisheries using modern biotechnology.

The Seafdec’s Aquaculture Department’s (AQD) biotech lab project was realized using a P500-million grant from the Japanese government in 2002 through a proposal made by the DA and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in 2002.

The project, Toledo said, includes four laboratories for molecular biotechnology; molecular endocrinology and genetics; algal production; and fish feed technology.

It also consists of facilities for experimental infection and containment of infected and exotic stocks; pilot-scale feed mill capable of producing 1 ton of feeds per day; and enclosed we laboratories to confine hormone-treated or genetically-manipulated fishes, crustaceans and algae.

“The project is targeted for genetic improvement in terms of enhanced growth rates and reproduction potentials in important commercial species, development of disease-resistant shrimp, vaccines, production of bioactive materials that have potential use, and formulation of cost-effective environment-friendly feeds,” Toledo said.

Likewise, he said the project is geared toward application of pro-biotics to improve water quality in aquaculture systems; facilitation of exchange of information and expertise between institutions having programs that complement those of Seafdec and related agencies; development of techniques for rapid detection of disease organisms; and promotion of proper management of freshwater and coastal marine resources.

“We have to develop modalities for the transformation of science-based information into workable, sustainable production technologies to ensure food security and generate employment,” Toledo pointed out.

Despite budget shortfalls, Toledo said they will aggressively seek external funding support and continue to establish more collaboration with researchers from local and foreign universities, local government units and other research organizations.

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

spacewagon1

July 7th, 2006, 04:35 AM

Hello JikJik. Ari ka naman gale amigo. Wala ka gid kaluwas kay kirby ah. Dakpan gid ang imo real location. Anyway, nice to see you na naman .. sa uulitin.

spacewagon1

July 7th, 2006, 04:40 AM

Energy problem again? Wala na iban?
Wala na iban siguro nga dako nga problema except sa kuryente. Tuluoy naman ang mga developments ah. And we're really getting there. I hope to read new projects na naman sa aton. Then follow-up na lang siguro sa mga issues like aiport, highways, flood control, etc. Iba na naman, puwera lang video scam or scumbug. Hala Bira na naman ang Iloilo as it tackles Biotechnology for the first week of July. Go SEAFDEC!

spacewagon1

July 7th, 2006, 04:42 AM

Plaza Leon looks nice. Is that church abandoned or whats the history of its destruction?
That's right Animo. With regards to abandonment and destruction, all i have is a very limited clue. I'll research some bits for you and post it here.

spacewagon1

July 7th, 2006, 04:44 AM

I haven't had the best of story but I have an inkling. Vallah!

Ano nga ugat ang daw malupok Daks? Ina kung may ara siya ugat. Basi it's raining man men bala haw? Ano sa imo?

'musta na?
indi ko ma-dig Jik .. ho ho. Ngaa may it's raining pa sina haw? May ara na to sa ila? Wala ako kabalo nga ka-intiende gali siya Hiligaynon. Ay ambut na lamang ah .. he he!

spacewagon1

July 7th, 2006, 04:50 AM

we have JD, we have Panaderia de Molo, we have Boho, etc….
may history pa iya ang Panaderia de Molo. Simply the best! Idugang pa ang Iloilo Biscocho Haus sa Jaro. And with JD, dako na gid iya kay pila na ang branches niya sa city plus nakaptindog na siya hotel iya sa LaPaz. Hidlaw man ako Soul ah. But speaking of bakeshop, for me, wala maka-pierde sa Tibiao sang Antique. Amo ina iya! Hala Bira Tibiao!

spacewagon1

July 7th, 2006, 04:51 AM

basi may mini sa tupad .. still is expanding though.
expanding indeed Mars. Time to visit Arevalo kung makapuli sa Iloilo. We never know, basi may dako pa gid nga plano ang Iloilo Supermart dira.

chymera00

July 7th, 2006, 10:39 AM

hello :D
can anyone please post a link or pictures of DINGLE CHURCH personally taken by one of the forumers?
thanks
here's my pictures of Dingle

http://static.flickr.com/40/107596679_f6e865108e.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/107596678_3c18bd5189.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/50/107596677_fe603fbb32.jpg

if you want more pictures of Iloilo Churches taken by me, go to www.flickr.com and searh for "xxx church iloilo"

chymera00

July 7th, 2006, 10:49 AM

So dayon na gid man. Nice for SM City Iloilo. Another development to look forward to. Chy, bag-o ina ang Aromatiko? I haven't heard sang resto (or cafe) nga ina haw? Btw, any new for Billboard Commercial Complex? Something to rival the present Smallville along the area will be really good.
It's just a small cafe ... It has a nice location and serves basic coffee drinks, amo lang gd na.
Plaza Leon looks nice. Is that church abandoned or whats the history of its destruction?
Animo, it's not abandoned

I think, Leon Church was supposed to be the biggest church in Panay Island but for a reason I don't know yet it wasn't finished. The building was supposed to be shaped like a cross with the altar at the center.

Now, it looks quite ackward because of the awful thing they did with the belfry.

There's this book called "Angels in Stone" which has a more in depth feature of a lot of the old churches of Iloilo, I think you'll find it interesting.

Sinjin P.

July 7th, 2006, 12:41 PM

Please post in Iloilo's Infrastructure Thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=371157

Dinho

July 7th, 2006, 05:12 PM

kabudlay pangitaon Whyte. Ara siya between thread 15 to 19. May mga churches sa unahan sang threads pero indi ko ma-identify. Try visit Chymera's blog kay I'm sure ara na dira. :)

mas mayo tani kon indi kamo mag ubra post sang mga hinagaray nyo para ang mga bisita sa inyo thread indi ma sabaran sang mga chat kag istoryahanay ninyo nga puede man lang e-mail or e pm. Gapagutok lang ang iban nyo nga messages nga indi man lang kinihanglanon sang mga bisita kag manog bisita sa Iloilo.

sandrin

July 7th, 2006, 06:27 PM

What a lovely church.

Thanks Chymera......keep on taking pictures!

here's my pictures of Dingle

http://static.flickr.com/40/107596679_f6e865108e.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/107596678_3c18bd5189.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/50/107596677_fe603fbb32.jpg

if you want more pictures of Iloilo Churches taken by me, go to www.flickr.com and searh for "xxx church iloilo"

Animo

July 7th, 2006, 07:41 PM

Animo, it's not abandoned

I think, Leon Church was supposed to be the biggest church in Panay Island but for a reason I don't know yet it wasn't finished. The building was supposed to be shaped like a cross with the altar at the center.

Now, it looks quite ackward because of the awful thing they did with the belfry.

There's this book called "Angels in Stone" which has a more in depth feature of a lot of the old churches of Iloilo, I think you'll find it interesting.

Thanks! Yeah, I have heared about that book. Hehe, its expensive ($169.95) for me even though I'm just curious about Philippines churches. Maybe I'll buy it in the future. :D

overtureph

July 7th, 2006, 08:52 PM

It's just a small cafe ... It has a nice location and serves basic coffee drinks, amo lang gd na.

Animo, it's not abandoned

I think, Leon Church was supposed to be the biggest church in Panay Island but for a reason I don't know yet it wasn't finished. The building was supposed to be shaped like a cross with the altar at the center.

Now, it looks quite ackward because of the awful thing they did with the belfry.

There's this book called "Angels in Stone" which has a more in depth feature of a lot of the old churches of Iloilo, I think you'll find it interesting.

I've visited Leon Church way back in 1998. It was recommended if I remember it correctly by the priest in Miag-ao. The first thing that struck me upon seeing Leon Church was its size. Although during that time they seem to be renovating the church. They where laying new tiles and they seem to have shortened the length of the church. It must have been a grand church.

So Leon Church was not finished? Was it also damage during World War II?

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 02:30 AM

here's my pictures of Dingle

http://static.flickr.com/40/107596679_f6e865108e.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/107596678_3c18bd5189.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/50/107596677_fe603fbb32.jpg

if you want more pictures of Iloilo Churches taken by me, go to www.flickr.com and searh for "xxx church iloilo"

there you go Whyte. I knew it all too well nga may ara si Chymera. Thanks. :)

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 02:35 AM

Barely six more months to go but Dinagyang Festival is already in the realm. Hala Bira na naman!

Foundation eyes global stint for Dinagyang 2007
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

ILOILO Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) Board of Director Ben Jimena, revealed that the foundation, which handles the Dinagyang Festival, eyes for a global stint for the celebration in 2007.

The Dinagyang Festival next year, which is scheduled for January 26, 27 and 28 is being eyed to promote the programs of the United Nations (UN) millennium campaigns.

Jimena revealed the foundation proposed before the UN Habitat and Millennium Campaign that the Dinagyang will promote its millennium development goal for the first time, if ever.

The UN themes are on information, education, communication, and promotion drive. The Dinagyang performances, presentations, props and materials will be utilized to promote these.

He revealed there were initial talks on this. If the talks succeed, the IDFI will ask for financial assistance from the UN for holding the festivities.

The financial aid would help the foundation in reaching their aim of holding a more exciting Dinagyang 2007.

Jimena said that there are now bigger changes that the public shall expect from the festival.

He said that the foundation was on the loop in looking for sponsorships that would increase the grand prize to P1-million compared to this year's P250,000 grand prize for the Grand Ati Category.

The number of judging areas will be increased to five -- Freedom Grandstand, Plazoleta Gay, Provincial Capitol, Quezon-Ledesma and University of Iloilo.

The whole stretch of the Promenade will cater to the street parties where food festivals and band performances will be held. After various complaints on the noise of the sound systems, the IDFI will limit their use. The sounds systems can only be utilized by the bands at the Promenade.

He added that the foundation would also limit the number of performing tribes to 15. Other tribes would be given the opportunity to perform during the Fluvial Procession on January 26.

He said that the Fluvial Procession will be made grander by making the parishes in the city participate.

This was in line with the religious aspect of the Dinagyang that the foundation wants to project.

The IDFI has more or less P1 million as seed money this year.

The foundation has yet to decide on an official theme, but for the meantime, they are eyeing "Iloilo Dinagyang 2007: Getting Into the Big Picture."

An authority will be asked by the Mayor from the City Council during its regular session next week, to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the foundation. The said MOA would give the authority to the foundation to handle the activities again next year.

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/07/news/foundation.eyes.global.stint.for.dinagyang.2007.html)

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 02:41 AM

Energy problem again? Wala na iban?
In giving justice to one of the most controversial topics we always want to discuss here in our thread, a positive manifestation of solution will be at hand soon ... slowly but surely:

PFMC okays Capitol power connection: Tupas
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

ILOILO Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr. defended anew the power connection plan of the Provincial Government to the National Power Corporation (NPC) through the Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation (PFMC).

Tupas reiterated that the PFMC administration has given them the consent to connect the province's P13 million-transmission lines to its connections with the NPC.

The PFMC was formerly a consumer of the Panay Electric Company Inc. (Peco) but has sought the intervention of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to decide on its petition for a change in its power source to NPC.

Despite the opposition of the Peco on the said petition, the ERC resolved that the PFMC deserves the materialization of its petition.

The Provincial Government has earlier filed a similar petition before the ERC, so its transmission lines would be utilized and savings from electric cost would be incurred by the former in return of the money spent for the construction and purchase of the materials of the transmission lines.

For more or less four years now, the lines located at the back of the Provincial Capitol building remain idle.

The ERC has already conducted hearings as to the petition and very recently, Peco Legal Counsel Salvador Altura was granted of his 10 days preparation of the company's justification of opposition.

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/07/news/pfmc.okays.capitol.power.connection.tupas.html)

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 02:47 AM

It's just a small cafe ... It has a nice location and serves basic coffee drinks, amo lang gd na.
thanks for the info Chymera. No idea gid about Aromatiko. :)

Animo, it's not abandoned

I think, Leon Church was supposed to be the biggest church in Panay Island but for a reason I don't know yet it wasn't finished. The building was supposed to be shaped like a cross with the altar at the center.

Now, it looks quite ackward because of the awful thing they did with the belfry.

There's this book called "Angels in Stone" which has a more in depth feature of a lot of the old churches of Iloilo, I think you'll find it interesting.
I haven't been inside of Leon Catholic Church. Looks like they're still repairing it til now.

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 02:52 AM

Agri office hosts 15th Nat'l Forum on Animal Feeds, Veterinary Drugs
By James Earl E. Ogatis

THE Department on Agriculture, Regional Field Unit No. 6 hosted the 15th Annual Workshop on Animal Feeds and Veterinary Drugs and Products Quality Control and Safety at Amigo terrace Hotel on July 4-6, 2006.

The activity was attended by the Regional Animal Feeds and Veterinary Drugs and Products Control Officers (RAFVDAPCO), Provincial Animal Feeds and Veterinary Drugs and Products Control Officers (PAFVDAPCO), and Biological and Feed Products Inspectors (BFPI) personnel coming from different regions all over the country.

According to Mrs. Melba T. Lipardo, the RAFVDAPCO of DA RFU 6 and likewise the workshop coordinator, the three-day workshop aims to strengthen the RAFVDAPCO, PAFVDAPCO and BFPI in feed and veterinary drugs sampling, inspection and evaluation in feed establishments, ensure quality feeds and veterinary drugs are circulated in the market and enhance more knowledge and understanding on the implementation of RA 1556 which is the Livestock and Poultry Feeds Act.

"The Western Visayas has nine registered feed millers which supply the needed requirement of poultry and livestock industry. There are four companies which are about to join the feed millers association here and this will greatly help in the distribution and supply of animal feeds and veterinary products' circulation," said Perlita G. Mecha, chief, Livestock Division during the opening program.

She added that feeds is one important ingredient in livestock and poultry production. This comprises 75 percent of the production cost considering the activities from planting of needed raw materials such as corn up to the consumption of these feeds by the animals.

Dr. Davino P. Catbagan, the OIC - Bureau of Animal Industry stressed that there are three important things to consider in order to attain the objectives of RA 1556. One there must be laws in which will be the guide to attain the objective. Two, there must be functional feed laboratories that are capable of doing proximate analysis as far as feed and veterinary drugs quality is concerned. And three, there must be competent workforce who are capable to implement the law.

Dr. Catbagan stressed that these personnel must have incontestible integrity, technically competent, non-corruptible and consistent at all times in order to be effective and efficient agents of the government in enforcing the laws. Furthermore, he emphasized the need of strong partnership with the private sector and local government units in order to enhance the post-harvest facilities.

The topics discussed during the three-day workshop are Search and Seizure of Contraband Products by Atty. Roland A. Tulay, Regulatory Infrastructure for Quality and food Safety by Eufrecina L. Estanislao, AFSO-BAI; LGU Regulatory Programs and Updates by Mr. Benjamin Angeles; and technical and Product Presentation of various feed millers corporations.

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/07/bus/agri.office.hosts.15th.nat.l.forum.on.animal.feeds.veterinary.drugs.html)

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Keep the national conventions coming to Iloilo City! It's a sure help towards economic prosperity for the whole region!

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 02:54 AM

Please post in Iloilo's Infrastructure Thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=371157

Thanks Sinjin. I'll try to visit the thread later :) .

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 02:58 AM

may history pa iya ang Panaderia de Molo. Simply the best! Idugang pa ang Iloilo Biscocho Haus sa Jaro. And with JD, dako na gid iya kay pila na ang branches niya sa city plus nakaptindog na siya hotel iya sa LaPaz. Hidlaw man ako Soul ah. But speaking of bakeshop, for me, wala maka-pierde sa Tibiao sang Antique. Amo ina iya! Hala Bira Tibiao!
That's right Soul. Even Panaderia may historical value ka nga makuha. The question on whether Ilonggos will be happy with other products, then it remains to be seen. Bisan ano pa ina ka-posh kung indi ka pasar sa taste buds sang mga Ilonggo, I don't think it will last that long. Sa pagkaon, indi ina iya pasosyal-soyal. Kinahanglan ma-satisfy niya akon panabor .. he he.

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 03:12 AM

Good plan Kirby. Eastbourne is along the seacoast and Brighton is the best place so I've heard. I wish I could bring my family and spend sometime in Southeast, too. Just for a couple of days I guess. Not bad for a summer vacation, ain't it?
Sige lang Jik, and remember to spend, spend, spend ... bulig naman sa aton ekonomiya diri .. he he. Again, joe lang amigo. Nice choice Jik but Soutwest is much, much better.

Anyway, medyo nakabatyag na aton gobyerno sa Kapitolyo. Kabay pa tuloy na gid ang pag-connect sang power plant to PFMC. Another good source of energy naman sa aton, just in case. Bisan medyo mahinay basta sige-sige lang. But above anything else, continue our fight for PECO's monopoly.

Hala Bira!

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 03:19 AM

New Iloilo City Tour Coach launched

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/07/07/city.tour6.jpg

TBPI/ARTISTSHOP Local Area Partner for Iloilo Marissa Segovia and TBPI/ARTISTSHOP Managing Director Tito Lorete Alcala officially handed the symbolic key of the new Iloilo City Tour van to Iloilo City Convention Bureau (ICCB) President Emil Diez in a turn-over ceremony held at the JD Roadhouse last July 3, 2006.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/07/07/city.tour5.jpg
From left, Edgar Sia, Robert Ferrer,
Mannie Gruenberg, Department of
Tourism Regional Director Edwin
Trompeta, Marissa Segovia, Gilbert
Garcia, Tito Alcala, Emil Diez, Councilor
Jed Mabilog and Councilor Mercy
Drilon-Garcia.

Distinguished public officials, ICCB members, media guests, and prominent personalities gathered to witness the said event. The program was actively participated by TBPI/ARTISTSHOP Local Area Coordinator Joey S. Abad who served as the master of ceremony for that day.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/07/07/city.tour4.jpg
Tito Alcala hands over the symbolic key
to Emil Diez, at left is Marissa Segovia.

The Iloilo City Tour Coach will track down the historical roads of Iloilo daily from 8:00 am until 12:00 noon. Its festive colors depict the nature of Ilonggos and its striking graphics will surely fascinate local and foreign guests. The new coach is expected to help boost tourism in the city.

Take a relaxing trip with the ICCB Tour Coach and experience pampering at its finest!

(source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/07/07/new.iloilo.city.tour.coach.launched.html)

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Just a start of Iloilo City Tours on the way .. and look, they're also promoting Guimaras! Come, Explore and Experience ILOILO-GUIMARAS! A whole new world of Ilonggos tourism bonanza!

Animo

July 8th, 2006, 03:20 AM

I've visited Leon Church way back in 1998. It was recommended if I remember it correctly by the priest in Miag-ao. The first thing that struck me upon seeing Leon Church was its size. Although during that time they seem to be renovating the church. They where laying new tiles and they seem to have shortened the length of the church. It must have been a grand church.

So Leon Church was not finished? Was it also damage during World War II?

Do you know what's the name of this church? I don't any results when I type Leon+Church+Panay.

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 03:30 AM

Post-WWII business ads in Iloilo City
(Bridging The Gap)

Soon after the Second World War had ended, what were some of the business establishments that operated in the City of Iloilo? How did they advertise their goods and services in locally printed publications, like the Makinaugalingon and the Almanaque Panayanhon, for example?

Among those that put up advertisements in locally printed reading materials were some educational institutions in the City. Panay College was a school located in Burgos Street, Luna, La Paz and the courses that it was offering at that time were Law, Commerce, Liberal Arts, Secretarial, Education, Vocational and Junior Normal, and Home Economics. It advertised itself as "Escuelahan sang mga Filipino, Escuelahan sang mga Imol, Escuelahan sang mga Matutom Magtuon, kag Escuelahan sang mga But-anan nga mga Kabataan". The Pasquin Memorial Institute, also in Burgos Street, La Paz, publicized itself stressing on easy employment after graduation. Its ad was "Kon gusto mo nga madali makakita sang obra ang imo anak patun-a sa Pasquin Memorial Institute, agud madali lamang ang iya pagtu-on, kag indi ikaw magastohan sing madamu nga cuarta, apang madali sia makakita sing ubra". The Iloilo Maritime Academy at Muelle Loney tried to build on the reputation, "The only Nautical School in the Visayas". Take note that the language used in two of the ads was Hiligaynon which presumably appealed to the poor and more nationalistic Filipinos.

Other schools that publicized themselves were those in the fashion and beauty business. The Parisiene School of Fashion made known itself as "Recognized by the Government to Issue Diplomas". It offered Dressmaking-Hair Culture, Flower Making, Men Garments and Machine Embroidery. A similar fashion institution, the Armamento Fashion School in Guanco Street advertised itself as "Recognized by the Government". It offered Dressmaking and Designing, Hair Science and Beauty Culture, and Pre-and Master Men's Tailoring. Still another school of the same nature that had the sale-pitch "Learn Modern Fashion and Beauty Courses" was the Pioneer Institute of Arts and Fashion at Corner De Leon-Mabini Streets.

Some eateries also advertised themselves on print. Eddie's Lunch Counter at the Central Public Market made itself known as "The Most Modern Kitchenette in the City". Art's Cafe, also in the same place, identifies itself as "The Home of Delicious Food". Loling's Carinderia Y Cafeteria at 770 Ledesma Street wanted to be known as an establishment with "Excellent Service -- Low Rate". Another one that called attention to it with "The Best Service Available" was Everybody's Inn Carinderia-Cafeteria. A bakery, Panaderia de Molo at Iznart Street tried to attract customers by its ad, "For the Best Cookies and Hojaldres".

Those with the greatest number of advertisements were those in the business of fashion and beauty. This was a testimony to the Ilonggo's penchant for fashion and utmost attention to beauty. J.M. Trespeses Dry Goods Store in front of the Central Public Market in Aldeguer Street introduced itself as "The House of Ready Made Dresses at Reasonable Prices". Prince Fashion, Dressmaking and Tailoring had this to say of itself: "Every Man Deserves The Best", while Darling Mode Tailoring in Ledesma Street like to talk of itself with this come-on: "Your Taste and Style is Measured by the Daily-Cut of the Modern Fashion".

In addition to the above, there were many others such as Eddy's Tailoring in Guanco Street that had the ad, "To Try is the Best"; A. Dichoso tailoring in Ledesma Street with "For any style or Up-to-Date Cut and Expert Master Cutter"; Sports Model Tailoring in Iznart Street that capitalized on "Smart Cloth for Smart Men"; and the one heralding itself with "The Emporium of Quality Clothes" was the Washington Tailoring and Dry Cleaning. There was one that had a Hiligaynon ad, "Suno sa inyo luyag handa sa pagtabas", the Jaro Fashion Tailoring. E. Nales Tailoring at the Central Public Market, Guanco Street called the attention of costumers to its "For fitness, elegance and latest style". Dixon Tailoring in Ledesma Street, on the other hand, had this come-on, "Offers you the best available, most up-to-date model to suit your taste" and Loreta B. Manon-og General Clothiers in Aldeguer Street capitalized on "Ready Made Dresses at Reasonable Prices".

To meet the grooming needs of the Ilonggos were a number of beauty parlors, some of which also advertised themselves. The Up to Date Beauty Parlor at J.M. Basa Street tried to attract clients by its "Excellent Service at Reasonable Prices". In Ledesma Street, the Violeta Beauty Service wanted itself to be known with "Excellent and Prompt Service, New Apparatus". Another one, also in Ledesma Street publicized itself as "Selling all kinds of machineless pads, solutions and accessories". This was the R. Justiniani Beauty parlor Supplies.

As one can see the Ilonggos even in the 1940s and the 1950s were already conscious of the importance of advertising on print their businesses. What is obvious, however, is that judging from their ads, there were still no professional advertisement agencies at that time. Each one was responsible for his/her own ad. Also, significant is that ads in Hiligaynon were still common which is a rarity nowadays.

(source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/07/07/post.ww2.business.ads.in.iloilo.city.html)

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 03:50 AM

Great article for all of you guys! More and more business expansions are eyed outside city of Iloilo, and Leon (Aleosan District) will be having its first share. Hala Bira!

Indian BPO firm eyes expansion in Leon

EXECUTIVES of business process outsourcing (BPO) companies are being urged to expand their operations not just in Iloilo City but also in the province.

The BPO sector includes call center, medical transcription, animation and software development industries which provide exciting prospects for technologically-challenged workforce.

The Technical Education and Skills Authority (Tesda) spearheaded the initiative to lure investors to do business in Iloilo during a BPO forum last month.

Tesda-Iloilo provincial director Lorena T. Yunque said no less than Tesda chief Augusto L. Syjuco invited key industry players to assess Iloilo’s potentials to host BPO businesses.

Yunque said 14 representatives who are also officers of the BPO association in the country assessed the possible sites for local expansion not only in the city but also in Iloilo municipalities.

For one, Yunque said the Sutherland Global Services, an Indian-based multi-national firm, is planning to open its learning center in the province while eyeing a partnership with Leon National College of Agriculture to establish the facility in said town.

The company, Yunque stressed, would like to have more call center agents trained in Iloilo.

“It is very good to bring the benefits of IT industry even in the rural areas. This could be materialized as long as the area provides connectivity including access to the Internet, fiber optic capability, telephone lines, stable electricity and pool of skilled workers,” Yunque pointed out.

Also, Yunque said the presence of developed infrastructure and telecommunication network, accessible transportation, better peace and order situation and amenities for rest and recreation including hotels and hospitals would basically entice the top investors to come in.

“The BPO representatives also met with local investors and heads of universities and colleges here to evaluate the competencies that the graduates possess and what should be addressed by the schools,” Yunque said.

Likewise, Yunque asserted that software development and animation should be introduced as these are already developing a niche among Filipino workers.

“We are advocating that the colleges, universities and training providers in Iloilo should really take advantage of these opportunities for the growth of the industry,” Yunque told The Guardian in an interview.

The industry officials had also established network with the academe here to actively push the IT-focused instruction.

Likewise, Yunque said the Philippine software industry association has offered the professors in colleges and universities here for an immersion program in their companies while the BPO supervisors in exchange could also work in the local schools.

The scheme aimed to assess the development of workers intended for BPO sector.

She said the BPO companies had considered Iloilo potentials as well as consulted with local entrepreneurs on how to push through with prospective Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects here.

“We hope we can really work on to make Iloilo a good investment destination for BPO which is a booming industry. We have to really do something to make Iloilo attractive to this billion-dollar industry,” said Yunque.

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories4.php)

IMPRESARIO

July 8th, 2006, 03:50 AM

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:04 AM

Is Funtecha a History Major?

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:09 AM

I've been thinking...sorry guys I'm new at SSC but daw old na sa Dinagyang.
Tani me ara ta nga coffeebook project with regards sa "recuredos y litratos de iloilo viejo". To provide info and to showcase the glorious past that we have.
It will be a good compilation indeed. This is a good start for any new Ilonggo writers, authors, etc. Makabulig gid ini dako sa aton mga kasimanwa esp if we want to move forward when it comes to heritage tourism.

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:11 AM

:cheers1: daw sa amo gid tuod mars. Basi pa lang makapangutang ang ciudad sa indi sa oras ... he he.

if needed siguro Kirbs puwede man ah. Pero as much as possible, we should not consider this option first. BOT or flotation offers better deals for big projects such as this.

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:13 AM

So you immersed yourself in the grand old Roman Bath, Incognito? Nice to see you here and good day everyone!

Kirbs, loves your articles. More to come for Iloilo's countryside development. And yes, Dinagyang starts raring already. Let's echo the Hala Bira naman diri!

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:17 AM

Do you know what's the name of this church? I don't any results when I type Leon+Church+Panay.

Here's some info about Leon Catholic Church, Animo.

Leon: Sta. Catalina de Alexandria Parish

Leon, an inland town is located on a fertile plateau. Its cool climate makes it the vegetable basket of Iloilo, supplying even neighboring Negros with salad vegetables. Called Camando in ancient times it became a visita of Tigbauan in 1730 and in 1738 became an independent parish, under the advocacy of Sta. Catalina, virgin and martyr, with Fr. Andrés Solar as first parish priest. Several attempts were made to transfer the townsite. In 1773, an attempt to transfer the townsite met with opposition from the townspeople. But in 1863, Fr. Agustín Ma. Castro, assigned parish priest beginning 1859, transferred the town three kilometers from its previous site. He was also authorized to rename the town Leon, the capital city of his hometown. The first church was built at Camando. Fr. Melquiades Arizmendi, assigned at Leon from 1869-76, started a church of hewn stone. An 1882 document stated that the church remained unfinished, despite work done by Fr. Victoriano Garcia in 1879 and Fr. Manuel Gutierrez in 1885. The church was never completed. The convento was begun in 1871 by Fr. Sergio Rodriguez and completed in 1885 by Fr. Andrés Naves. The church was seriously damaged by war, and left in ruins.

Heritage Features: Even in its ruinous and unfinished state, the church is a compelling structure. Closer to the Renaissance idiom, the façade is divided into five bays by pillars. Planned as a large triple-nave church, the portals to the nave are planned as tall and graceful arches. Occuli pierce the upper register of the lateral bays while arches and a niche decorate the central portion. The steep triangular pediment, disproportionately small for the façade harmonizes nonetheless with the whole composition. The apse has stone retablos and fragments of statuary in stone. The church was reported to have 12 santos transferred from the earlier church in Camando and carved around 1786. None of this statuary remains.

(here's the link: http://www.admu.edu.ph/offices/mirlab/panublion/r6_leon.html)

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 04:28 AM

great articles these pst couple of days! keep it up guys!

UK visit: the past 2 days was a blur of activities here in uk for me, went around london, i went also to oxford, bristol and bath. Lovely!!! yup im goin with friends to that fiesta. hehehe
Enjoy fiesta tom. Out of London naman kami iya. Did you enjoy in Southwest Region (Bristol and Bath)? And how about Oxford? Been to Oxford Uni? Try Cambridge Uni if you can, Incognito. Enjoy lang gid sa lagaw!

Speaking of articles, it's becoming better and better. And I'm really happy to read that municipalities are trying their best to get hold of other investors to put up business/es in their place, as a good alternative site for an already crowded city of Iloilo. And take note, Dinagyang is like having a "green light" already though it's still six more months to go before the actual festival.

Hala Bira!

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:31 AM

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:34 AM

In giving justice to one of the most controversial topics we always want to discuss here in our thread, a positive manifestation of solution will be at hand soon ... slowly but surely:

PFMC okays Capitol power connection: Tupas
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

ILOILO Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr. defended anew the power connection plan of the Provincial Government to the National Power Corporation (NPC) through the Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation (PFMC).
..............
(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/07/news/pfmc.okays.capitol.power.connection.tupas.html)
Good job, Gov! Tuloy ang laban!

Kirbs, agree gid ko " NO TO PECO MONOPOLY!"

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:36 AM

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 04:38 AM

Good job, Gov! Tuloy ang laban!

Kirbs, agree gid ko " NO TO PECO MONOPOLY!"
Siyempre eh. Ngaa ma-okay man kita iya sa monopoly man? It's better to have an alternative all the time. :)

IMPRESARIO

July 8th, 2006, 04:42 AM

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:46 AM

Thanks! Yeah, I have heared about that book. Hehe, its expensive ($169.95) for me even though I'm just curious about Philippines churches. Maybe I'll buy it in the future. :D
Owws .. bit expensive talaga. Is it available in National Library?

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 04:50 AM

your pic is too big Incognito :) . I'm just wandering if we have this kind of bath in Iloilo. It's very classic and definitely will give more emphasis in our bid for Heritage Champ. Been there as well, mate. And I'm enjoying the serenity and old world of Bath City. Btw, Iloilo City recently launched their tour coach (remember coach, not bus :) ), that will surely boost the tourism industry in our province.

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:52 AM

Keep the national conventions coming to Iloilo City! It's a sure help towards economic prosperity for the whole region!
That's right Kirby. More national conventions for Iloilo City. Hala Bira! Hala Bira!

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:54 AM

Please post in Iloilo's Infrastructure Thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=371157
Bisitahan ko ina dugay-dugay. Salamat sang dako, Sinjin.

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 04:56 AM

Sige lang Jik, and remember to spend, spend, spend ... bulig naman sa aton ekonomiya diri .. he he. Again, joe lang amigo. Nice choice Jik but Soutwest is much, much better.

Anyway, medyo nakabatyag na aton gobyerno sa Kapitolyo. Kabay pa tuloy na gid ang pag-connect sang power plant to PFMC. Another good source of energy naman sa aton, just in case. Bisan medyo mahinay basta sige-sige lang. But above anything else, continue our fight for PECO's monopoly.

Hala Bira!
Dapat lang nga mabatyagan nila. Indi sila magpabungol-bungol dira kay gin-boto sila sang mga pumuluyo. Akon iya, bulig man lang ako protesta against PECO ah. Man pati diri sa forum, ginalait sila. PECO out, out, out!

Pacific_leopard

July 8th, 2006, 05:10 AM

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 05:45 AM

Pag indi na masako amigo, balik lang diri. Let bygone's be bygones. Paapekto ka imo sa iya nga wala man ina siya na-contribute sa ekonomiya naton. Tan-awa lang ang mga balita kay arangkada na naman ang Iloilo. Ina iya. Salalakit man puwak niya ka-painit di, I don't think people here will really mind. Since then kaladlawan na ina siya iya.

Pacific, nahidlaw man kami post mo sang mga churches ba. Range of churches across the province is really a strong proof of our old and glorious past. Ilonggo ta iya ya migo!

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 05:49 AM

Yes indeed, Bath is so nice, laid back...loved it!

laid yet but progressive Incognito. I would like a bit of touch of any of those cities you've mentioned to be Iloilo City's model. Standing tall of their glorious era as mirrored in every corner of the city yet very modern in their ways of dealings. Baskog !

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 06:00 AM

spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 06:08 AM

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spacewagon1

July 8th, 2006, 06:10 AM

my article contribution for all :

BIR-WV's June collection 30% higher
By Maricar M. Calubiran

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Western Visayas was able to collect P8.5 million in taxes for the month of June this year, a thirty percent increase from the previous year's collection of the same period.

This was learned from newly installed BIR Regional Director Mama B. Marzoc during a visit to the City Mayor's Office the other day.

Marzoc disclosed however that the bureau, under his leadership, wanted to improve more on their collection as they were given by the central office a higher collection target of P4.8 billion.

He attributed the increase in the June collection to the intensified efforts of the bureau in accordance with the policies of the national office.

In visiting Mayor Jerry Treñas, Marzoc was accompanied by Simplicio Madulara, BIR OIC assistant regional director and his wife Consuelo, who is an Ilongga.

(link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/07/07/bir.wv.june.collection.30.percent.higher.html (The News Today))

overtureph

July 8th, 2006, 06:21 AM

Do you know what's the name of this church? I don't any results when I type Leon+Church+Panay.

Sorry but I only know it as Leon Church but thanks to spacewagon1 it's called Sta. Catalina de Alexandria. Spacewagon1 posted data about this church.

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 07:50 AM

nice articles and pictures! Thanks for posting them here. Have a good day everyone and Happy Barrio Fiesta!

Incognito, enjoy your stay in London to the max!

Cheerio!

Pacific_leopard

July 8th, 2006, 07:57 AM

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 10:48 AM

New Iloilo City Tour Coach launched

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/07/07/city.tour6.jpg

(source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/07/07/new.iloilo.city.tour.coach.launched.html)

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Just a start of Iloilo City Tours on the way .. and look, they're also promoting Guimaras! Come, Explore and Experience ILOILO-GUIMARAS! A whole new world of Ilonggos tourism bonanza!

Get the coach(es) going! I hope they'll be more aggressive, assertive and proactive when it comes to promotion. I'm glad we're moving, and moving really well. Let our local gov't officials get on their shoes and do their job. In the same way, kita man diri will do our fair share to help.

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 10:52 AM

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 10:57 AM

great articles these pst couple of days! keep it up guys!

UK visit: the past 2 days was a blur of activities here in uk for me, went around london, i went also to oxford, bristol and bath. Lovely!!! yup im goin with friends to that fiesta. hehehe
grand tour, Incognito? Damo ka classmates di? Kami iya nga batch 1999 diutay pa lang. Most of my batchmates ara sa US na. Anyway, enjoy London and England's countryside. Kabay pa makabalik ka di sa 2012 in time for Olympics para mas masadya na gid. Ti, damo na pictures mo? Basi ma-run out ka sang films or ubos imo GB ha? ... hihihi

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 11:02 AM

Good job, Gov! Tuloy ang laban!

Kirbs, agree gid ko " NO TO PECO MONOPOLY!"
Protestahan ta ang PECO mga manong? Mas maayo siguro ay. Kilala ko gid ang ila company lawyer (Altura) eh. He's also from Alimodian. Ang importante lang is to open Iloilo's energy market to other investors. Time to put PECO's monopoly into oblivion.

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 11:05 AM

Lovely! It's a grand scheme. Hopefully, ma-materialised na naman. They've even extended a day more ... cool!
Bit early for Dinagyang's promotion. Halos ila preparation subong is six months na. This is a good plan for Dinagyang. If matabo (in dreams ... hihihi) it could rival some festivals in South America. Posh! hihihi.

kirby21

July 8th, 2006, 11:09 AM

seems it's picking up once more ...

Muscovado sugar millers hold conference

THE Panay Fair Trade Center (PFTC) with the cooperation of the Provincial Agriculture Office held Friday its First Conference on Muscovado Sugar Industry Development at the 5th Floor Conference Room, Iloilo Provincial Capitol.

Participants of the conference were composed mostly of local sugar millers and invited representatives from different local government agencies, such as, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) AND Department of Agriculture (DA).

In his inspirational message delivered during the said affair, Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr., encouraged the local sugar producers to be more aggressive in their marketing approach.

Provincial Agriculturist Zafiro S. Palabrica meanwhile, welcomed the participants and explained the rationale of the conference.

Larry Locara, from the Provincial Planning Development Office (PPDO) who serves as moderator and principal facilitator presented through power point a brief history of how sugar industry in Panay Island came into existence giving emphasis on the muscovado industry in the province.

Romy R. Tapalla, president of PFTC volunteered that PFTC's primary concern is to help small sugar planters through cooperatives in exporting their products abroad. The center through foreign funded grants extended financial help as well. They helped the millers in packaging and marketing their finished products which mostly been exported to Italy, Spain, Austria and Germany.

It has been reported that muscovado other than it is found to be more nutritious and good for the healthy, it has also a unique and inviting taste compared that to the white refined centrifugal sugar.

The big demand of this raw sugar abroad which is being processed the traditional way has encourage more sugar millers to engage in this industry.

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/08/bus/muscovado.sugar.millers.hold.conference.html)

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 11:12 AM

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 11:17 AM

:cheers1: daw sa amo gid tuod mars. Basi pa lang makapangutang ang ciudad sa indi sa oras ... he he.
allowed man kita siguro ah. Pero not an ideal one.

Any more updates for our Heritage sites in Iloilo?

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 11:18 AM

Is Funtecha a History Major?
I don't know if he's still teaching history til now. Daw sa CPU man ina siya naga-tudlo?

marsleg

July 8th, 2006, 11:26 AM

In giving justice to one of the most controversial topics we always want to discuss here in our thread, a positive manifestation of solution will be at hand soon ... slowly but surely:

PFMC okays Capitol power connection: Tupas
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

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(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/07/news/pfmc.okays.capitol.power.connection.tupas.html)

this is my best reading for the week .. at least gahulag aton capitol ... paspas Tupas! Kinahanglang gid sang Iloilo ang bagay nga ini. Tani si Trenas will also move para may ara naman iya for the city. Can we not use resources from ILECO 1, 2 or 3? Basi makabulig man ini biskan diutay lang?

chymera00

July 8th, 2006, 12:39 PM

check this out:

New IloIlo International Airport Website
http://niadp.com/
(unfinished pa galing)

Thanks! Yeah, I have heared about that book. Hehe, its expensive ($169.95) for me even though I'm just curious about Philippines churches. Maybe I'll buy it in the future. :D
There's a copy available in the CPU library ..hehe, maybe Pacific can post what it says about Leon ChurchI've visited Leon Church way back in 1998. It was recommended if I remember it correctly by the priest in Miag-ao. The first thing that struck me upon seeing Leon Church was its size. Although during that time they seem to be renovating the church. They where laying new tiles and they seem to have shortened the length of the church. It must have been a grand church.

So Leon Church was not finished? Was it also damage during World War II?
yeah, the length of the church was shortened ...

here's a pic of it's belfry :nuts:

http://static.flickr.com/49/184635778_e7bd68d9eb.jpg?v=0
Barely six more months to go but Dinagyang Festival is already in the realm. Hala Bira na naman!

Foundation eyes global stint for Dinagyang 2007
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

ILOILO Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) Board of Director Ben Jimena, revealed that the foundation, which handles the Dinagyang Festival, eyes for a global stint for the celebration in 2007.

The Dinagyang Festival next year, which is scheduled for January 26, 27 and 28 is being eyed to promote the programs of the United Nations (UN) millennium campaigns.

Jimena revealed the foundation proposed before the UN Habitat and Millennium Campaign that the Dinagyang will promote its millennium development goal for the first time, if ever.

The UN themes are on information, education, communication, and promotion drive. The Dinagyang performances, presentations, props and materials will be utilized to promote these.

He revealed there were initial talks on this. If the talks succeed, the IDFI will ask for financial assistance from the UN for holding the festivities.

The financial aid would help the foundation in reaching their aim of holding a more exciting Dinagyang 2007.

Jimena said that there are now bigger changes that the public shall expect from the festival.

He said that the foundation was on the loop in looking for sponsorships that would increase the grand prize to P1-million compared to this year's P250,000 grand prize for the Grand Ati Category.

The number of judging areas will be increased to five -- Freedom Grandstand, Plazoleta Gay, Provincial Capitol, Quezon-Ledesma and University of Iloilo.

The whole stretch of the Promenade will cater to the street parties where food festivals and band performances will be held. After various complaints on the noise of the sound systems, the IDFI will limit their use. The sounds systems can only be utilized by the bands at the Promenade.

He added that the foundation would also limit the number of performing tribes to 15. Other tribes would be given the opportunity to perform during the Fluvial Procession on January 26.

He said that the Fluvial Procession will be made grander by making the parishes in the city participate.

This was in line with the religious aspect of the Dinagyang that the foundation wants to project.

The IDFI has more or less P1 million as seed money this year.

The foundation has yet to decide on an official theme, but for the meantime, they are eyeing "Iloilo Dinagyang 2007: Getting Into the Big Picture."

An authority will be asked by the Mayor from the City Council during its regular session next week, to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the foundation. The said MOA would give the authority to the foundation to handle the activities again next year.

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/07/news/foundation.eyes.global.stint.for.dinagyang.2007.html)
Great article for all of you guys! More and more business expansions are eyed outside city of Iloilo, and Leon (Aleosan District) will be having its first share. Hala Bira!

Indian BPO firm eyes expansion in Leon

EXECUTIVES of business process outsourcing (BPO) companies are being urged to expand their operations not just in Iloilo City but also in the province.

The BPO sector includes call center, medical transcription, animation and software development industries which provide exciting prospects for technologically-challenged workforce.

The Technical Education and Skills Authority (Tesda) spearheaded the initiative to lure investors to do business in Iloilo during a BPO forum last month.

Tesda-Iloilo provincial director Lorena T. Yunque said no less than Tesda chief Augusto L. Syjuco invited key industry players to assess Iloilo’s potentials to host BPO businesses.

Yunque said 14 representatives who are also officers of the BPO association in the country assessed the possible sites for local expansion not only in the city but also in Iloilo municipalities.

For one, Yunque said the Sutherland Global Services, an Indian-based multi-national firm, is planning to open its learning center in the province while eyeing a partnership with Leon National College of Agriculture to establish the facility in said town.

The company, Yunque stressed, would like to have more call center agents trained in Iloilo.

“It is very good to bring the benefits of IT industry even in the rural areas. This could be materialized as long as the area provides connectivity including access to the Internet, fiber optic capability, telephone lines, stable electricity and pool of skilled workers,” Yunque pointed out.

Also, Yunque said the presence of developed infrastructure and telecommunication network, accessible transportation, better peace and order situation and amenities for rest and recreation including hotels and hospitals would basically entice the top investors to come in.

“The BPO representatives also met with local investors and heads of universities and colleges here to evaluate the competencies that the graduates possess and what should be addressed by the schools,” Yunque said.

Likewise, Yunque asserted that software development and animation should be introduced as these are already developing a niche among Filipino workers.

“We are advocating that the colleges, universities and training providers in Iloilo should really take advantage of these opportunities for the growth of the industry,” Yunque told The Guardian in an interview.

The industry officials had also established network with the academe here to actively push the IT-focused instruction.

Likewise, Yunque said the Philippine software industry association has offered the professors in colleges and universities here for an immersion program in their companies while the BPO supervisors in exchange could also work in the local schools.

The scheme aimed to assess the development of workers intended for BPO sector.

She said the BPO companies had considered Iloilo potentials as well as consulted with local entrepreneurs on how to push through with prospective Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects here.

“We hope we can really work on to make Iloilo a good investment destination for BPO which is a booming industry. We have to really do something to make Iloilo attractive to this billion-dollar industry,” said Yunque.

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories4.php)
nice ...

habagatcentral1

July 8th, 2006, 12:55 PM

Nice for the Indian BPO.
What happened to the logistics company that was supposed to be investing in Iloilo after the Airport has been finished?

When is the expected completion of the new airport gale kag san-o na sya fully operational?

And for Dinagyang, one of my officemates here is quite interested at going in Dinagyang 2007. He said it is famous at La Salle U sa Maynila. Dinagyang is making its way. Keep it up, tani lang ugaling mapa-damu pa ta ang tourism facilities ta sa Iloilo para indi dyahe.

An analogy between Iloilo and the phoenix is appropriate ain't it?

By the way Chy, how's the Wordpress going?

habagatcentral1

July 8th, 2006, 01:40 PM

Sir Henry o si Mam Nelly? Si Sir Henry ara pa man guihapon sa UP Miami pero gahapit man sya sa CPU. Daw sa pagkakabalo ko, anthro si sir but his passion is on history. Why you asked?

alimol

July 8th, 2006, 02:31 PM

Alimol ngaa naga-kinaray-a man timo? Maan lang gid ah. Ayawan ron gani iban ka-English idya, ikaw timo garagumo man gihapon? Rako gale idya taga-Aleosan ba. Ti iririmaw taton ah.

hi jikjik,

iririmaw gid ta dya! may mga tag-san miguel ko dya nga imaw. sadya ko mag-estorya kay daw mga pispis ...anhon mo abi ra kay loyal gid takon sa amon language. bisan anhon ko, ga-gwa man gihapon.

alimol

July 8th, 2006, 02:39 PM

I liked Kinaray-a. It's very distinct. Tani ako man makatuon kinaray-a and speaks it fluently. One time, maka-learn gid man ko guro ah.

So amo ini ang bag-o nga thrust sang Alimodian? Wow! It's a good one and definitely the best one indeed!

hi space,
kinaray-a is very easy to laern....the difficult part is, its tune and accent kay dapat patig-ahon mo gid imo dila. I was trying to teach my mates here pero humok man gihapon ila karay-a...kaladlawan kon kaisa, sadya amon during teaching session. ang accent naman, rising and falling. kada word, saka-panaog...lingin ulo ka gapamati...ulo

alimol

July 8th, 2006, 02:46 PM

he he .. karay-a with British accent amigo. Okay gid ina.

Basta summer, out of London ina kami kay mainit na diri sa central esp kung may 2-4 days off, and palareho amon schedule. Southwest amon lakat most of the time pero this time bisita kami kay Marsleg siguro sa Eastbourne.

maayo kamo ya kay palareho inyo off duty. upod gid kamo lagaw. nami gid dira lagawan sa southeast. kent kag brighton pa lang nakdtu-an ko... ako ya, kon indi mag barrio fiesta, indi ko kadulhog sa London, amo ra nga nagaminanol.

alimol

July 8th, 2006, 03:00 PM

great articles these pst couple of days! keep it up guys!

UK visit: the past 2 days was a blur of activities here in uk for me, went around london, i went also to oxford, bristol and bath. Lovely!!! yup im goin with friends to that fiesta. hehehe

thats nice places youve visited incognito. lots of ilonggo in oxford as most of my friends are living there. gabaha didto ang ilonggo, amo man sa bristol kay damo gid ko to kilala. its good that youre going to barrio fiesta. kitaay lang ta to ah...

chymera00

July 8th, 2006, 03:46 PM

Random Images from my flickr account:

Arroyo Fountain
http://static.flickr.com/36/111916136_956614d61c.jpg?v=0

Old House in Jaro
http://static.flickr.com/53/116332197_0ecff63382.jpg?v=0

Old house in Jaro
http://static.flickr.com/37/116736892_b690816878.jpg?v=0

Duenas Church
http://static.flickr.com/54/114571470_eb917f4c2f.jpg?v=0

Pavia Church
http://static.flickr.com/44/114571471_a020fc6390.jpg?v=0

Beside Jaro Church
http://static.flickr.com/41/116736893_de2d1430d9.jpg?v=0

Tigbauan Church
http://static.flickr.com/49/139552125_6eedea22ed.jpg?v=0

Old House beside SM Jaro
http://static.flickr.com/53/120687734_de318bb29a.jpg?v=0

JonJon75

July 8th, 2006, 09:12 PM

Hola amigos y amigas! I'm back again. Nahidlaw man ako sang SSC ba. Kumusta na tanan?

Kirbs, thanks for posting the articles. It's a sure fire indeed! :cheers:

JonJon75

July 8th, 2006, 09:19 PM

JonJon75

July 8th, 2006, 09:24 PM

JonJon75

July 8th, 2006, 09:28 PM

great articles these pst couple of days! keep it up guys!

UK visit: the past 2 days was a blur of activities here in uk for me, went around london, i went also to oxford, bristol and bath. Lovely!!! yup im goin with friends to that fiesta. hehehe

Yipeee!!!!

Welcome to London and the rest of UK, Incognito. Happy visit, my friend. Ako iya, just came back from Barcelona an hour ago lang. Really, really nice. All I can say is, Viva Espana! Kanami subong didto esp with this kind of weather. Ano nga fiesta imo ang gina-mean mo? Sorry, I'm still a little bit lost. Fiesta sa diin ina?

Animo

July 8th, 2006, 09:51 PM

There's a copy available in the CPU library ..hehe, maybe Pacific can post what it says about Leon Church
yeah, the length of the church was shortened ...

here's a pic of it's belfry :nuts:

http://static.flickr.com/49/184635778_e7bd68d9eb.jpg?v=0

Paging Pacific! :D WTF! is wrong with the people who design the belfry. :sleepy:

Animo

July 8th, 2006, 09:52 PM

Yipeee!!!!

Welcome to London and the rest of UK, Incognito. Happy visit, my friend. Ako iya, just came back from Barcelona an hour ago lang. Really, really nice. All I can say is, Viva Espana! Kanami subong didto esp with this kind of weather. Ano nga fiesta imo ang gina-mean mo? Sorry, I'm still a little bit lost. Fiesta sa diin ina?

Welcome back Don Jon! Hope you can share some photos. :)

JonJon75

July 8th, 2006, 09:56 PM

....i have risen from the ashes!!! sako guid subong a... no time para maglagaw... hmmm... its been a while since i've visited this forum... si Valium ni indi guid papirdi... may hinanakit guid ni sa Iloilo.. but okay lang na... words can't bring us down.... congrats kay nasa top spot nanaman ang thread sang Iloilo!...yipee...

Lo and behold, Pacific. We're both on the same boat amigo. After few days of absence here in SSC, I'm so halfly lost with all the topics here. Too many things to digest, too little short of time. Anyhow, let's welcome ourselves back to the World of SSC. And then, Hala Bira na naman! :cheers:

JonJon75

July 8th, 2006, 09:59 PM

Welcome back Don Jon! Hope you can share some photos. :)
No probs Animo. I'll try to post them here in few days time. I'll edit some of the photos first. Mahirap na .. baka ma-identify ako. To say the least, Barcelona is an absolute haven. Sagrada Familia til now is till under construction, and their Olympic Village is awesome!

JonJon75

July 8th, 2006, 10:02 PM

Get the coach(es) going! I hope they'll be more aggressive, assertive and proactive when it comes to promotion. I'm glad we're moving, and moving really well. Let our local gov't officials get on their shoes and do their job. In the same way, kita man diri will do our fair share to help.
Do you think Calesa will add more grandeur to the place, if possible? Or why not bring back the old double decker, mas manami siguro? By the looks of the tour van, it's really tempting to visit historical and beautiful sights around Ciudad de Iloilo. :cheers:

JonJon75

July 8th, 2006, 10:14 PM

Enjoy fiesta tom. Out of London naman kami iya. Did you enjoy in Southwest Region (Bristol and Bath)? And how about Oxford? Been to Oxford Uni? Try Cambridge Uni if you can, Incognito. Enjoy lang gid sa lagaw!

Speaking of articles, it's becoming better and better. And I'm really happy to read that municipalities are trying their best to get hold of other investors to put up business/es in their place, as a good alternative site for an already crowded city of Iloilo. And take note, Dinagyang is like having a "green light" already though it's still six more months to go before the actual festival.

Hala Bira!
Traitor!!!!! har har har! Indi gid kamo kahulat iya duha. Wala na kamo pasalubong sa akon, Kirby and Wecky .. hik hik. Incognito, naga-bar hopping ka na da? Diin gid imo base diri sa UK?

Btw, Dinagyang green light signal is absolutely early. More than six months pa to Dinagyang 2007 and we're already hearing some of its updates. But it's really good though kay they're even planning to extend the festival a day more pa. Tani lang madayon ang plano. Ma-impress gid ko siguro kung matabo ini tanan. And with regards to BPO's expansion in Iloilo's suburbs, I think it's high time naman for towns to cater some of companies investing in Iloilo than centralizing them all in Iloilo City alone.

Hala Bira na!

Animo

July 8th, 2006, 10:28 PM

No probs Animo. I'll try to post them here in few days time. I'll edit some of the photos first. Mahirap na .. baka ma-identify ako. To say the least, Barcelona is an absolute haven. Sagrada Familia til now is till under construction, and their Olympic Village is awesome!

Okey pud!:okay: I believe Sagrada Familia will be finish in another 10 years. :)

oboi

July 9th, 2006, 01:02 AM

Commemorating the Inaugural Flight of the Iloilo-Negros Air Express Co. Inc.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/INAECcover2.jpg

IMPRESARIO

July 9th, 2006, 03:24 AM

Finsbury Park temporary base ko,lol, while im in here in london. heheheh

habagatcentral1

July 9th, 2006, 04:22 AM

Ey guys, sin-o kabalo sa history sang iloilo jeepneys? San-o, sin-o kag sa diin nagsugod ang aerodynamic nga design sang mga jeepneys ta sa Iloilo?

Kay gaubra me article, medyo nabudlayan ko kay hambal sang iban sa Patoo kuno nagsugod, ang iban sa Pasajero Sosyal.

Need help. Sa culture article ko ni ibutang. Tnx!

death327

July 9th, 2006, 05:17 AM

Region VI Development Council joins supra regional meet
THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina
The Philippine Star 07/08/2006

The officers of the Western Visayas Regional Development Council suddenly found themselves invited to a meeting with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and representatives of the Central Visayas Supra Region in Cebu City yesterday.

The meet will have far-ranging impact. The reason: the President is strongly encouraging Western Visayas to shift its medium-term development program from agri-industry to agri-tourism, pointing out the need to make Central Philippines the tourism hub of the country.

Presidential Adviser for Western Visayas Rafael Coscolluela said RDC chairwoman Antique Gov. Sally Zaldivar-Perez will present the President the Western Visayas tourism development program with Boracay as its anchor.

THE TWO NEGROS GOVERNORS, HOWEVER, WILL PUSH FOR BRIDGES TO INTERCONNECT PANAY, NEGROS AND CEBU TO BOOST THE ECONOMIES AND TOURISM POTENTIALS OF THE THREE ISLANDS.

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL GOV. JOSEPH MARANON AND ORIENTAL NEGROS GOV. GEORGE ARNAIZ HAVE LONG BEEN BATTING FOR THE AMBITIOUS BRIDGE-LINK PROJECT.
Both said they will also push for the production of ethanol and jatropha as well as organic farming.

Arnaiz will handle the presentation of the common concerns of the two Negros provinces.

Gov. Zaldivar-Perez intends to invite the President to attend the special celebration of RDC VI by the third week of this month to award the first-ever winners of the Best Public Sector Projects evaluated by the private sector components of the council.

From thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=362618&page=4&pp=20

Exactly, this is what we need. Since the beginning of economic history of our country, Visayan islands have been contributing a great slice in the National Income. I think we deserve to have a bigger slice of National development also. This ambitious plan had been in the shelf for several years already. I hope that this will push through.

Another thing, we cannot deny the inseparability of Negros and Panay, historically, culturally, and economically, and even ecologically (Greater Panay-Negros Area). I am happy to know that the Ilonggos will always think of connectivity, a sign of bridging all ilonggos together anywhere around the world!

However, I don’t agree that we should completely convert our economic thrust from agri-industry to agri-tourism – I agree with having the visayan islands as an R&D hub/tourism!