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May 2nd, 2011, 02:30 PM

BRIDGES
By SAMMY JULIAN

Fort San Pedro

ONCE upon a not so distant past in Fort San Pedro, we enjoyed beautiful sunsets, relaxing afternoons with cold beer, and a panoramic view of the mysterious emerald island of Guimaras.

Evenings were spent in open spaces under starry, starry skies with fresh breeze gently blowing from the Guimaras Strait. Cold beer and hot chicken barbecue flowed freely with laughter and good conversation.

Fort San Pedro was then clean. It had a mixture of bucolic and urban ambiance. The streets were brightly lit.

Except for a few cases of criminal aberrations, Fort San Pedro was a place to go for relaxation. Families and students came in droves, lovers held hands and whispered sweet nothings. It was a paradise of sorts, and for many of us, a favorite watering hole.

But not anymore. The once beautiful Fort San Pedro is in a state of urban blight. It has become disheveled, rotten. Right before our eyes it mutated into something horrifying.

Here for instance are some vignettes we picked up from the internet. They are not ours but they might as well be:

“When I was small, I used to remember the whole family (and I mean the whole family — a throng of cousins, uncles and aunties, our yayas, even our dogs) going to this very relaxing and fun place. My father (tatay) would announce to the whole clan that we’re going to fort (‘pa-port ta’… I actually used to think it was called ‘Port’) and all of us would jump in excitement.”

Here’s another one: “I strongly advice tourists to avoid this Fort San Pedro. The surrounding area has been overrun by squatters. The Fort itself or any remnants of it no longer exists. What remains is just the collapsed breakwater. Not safe. On the once imposing structure now stands a seedy eatery. There is hardly any restroom facility and the place is generally filthy. Beware of bad elements (pickpockets, thieves, prostitutes and robbers) who live in the surrounding squatter area. On the bright side, the new city government will rehabilitate and try to restore the glory of the old Fort. Come back in two to five years.”

And another one: “Fort San Pedro played a significant role in the history of Iloilo. It represents the heritage of Ilonggos during the colonial period. It is a reminder of Iloilo’s beginnings and how events in time have changed and influenced the city and its people. A park has replaced the historic fort with a statue of Christ marking the spot where it once existed. Although the park used to be a favorite spot for watching the sunset, spending the night with friends and family, and eating inasal or chicken barbeque, it is currently in bad condition and is in dire need of rehabilitation.”

The three opinions mentioned here practically sums up the state of Fort San Pedro and how it has deteriorated into an eyesore, assuming the character of a pariah, something which must now be avoided.

To begin with, there was simply no city government initiative to arrest the growth of the stench and decay that was slowly creeping in at its early stage.

If political leaders had foresight and imagination, urban blight could not have characterized Fort San Pedro. Our question is why this malignancy grew at Fort San Pedro at such speed. In whose term as mayor did the decay begin to fester?

And why was there no commission or committee to oversee the survival of Fort San Pedro when the handwriting on the wall was clearly seen, when there were indicators that one afternoon we would miss the beauty of the sunset because on the side rearing its ugly head were thousands of shacks and hovels emitting the odor of human excrement.

But it’s rather too late in the day to raise questions like these. We ask now, what initiatives are being done to address this problem. Fort San Pedro has metamorphosed into a complicated political and social issue which needs strong political will to resolve.

Iloilo City, to re-assert its position as the gem of cities in the south, must address a hundred issues, and one of these is the revival of Fort San Pedro. It is not only the birthright of the city to reclaim what it once had, where not a few hundred people enjoyed, but thousands of residents did.

And reviving and cleaning Fort San Pedro, most of all, will give us a sense of pride and history.

As other cities are reviving heritage areas and beautifying it, Iloilo City must do the same.

Why don’t we start with analyzing what can be done, maybe form an inter-agency commission (private and government) to address the issue?

For it appears that political leadership has not done anything, nothing at all even just to take a glimpse of how Fort San Pedro is – a festering wound in the heart of this once majestic city.

We are left with two options: to address the problem head-on with ingenuity, resolve and foresight, envisioning a clean, safe people’s park, or leave it as it is -- unsafe, a haven of prostitutes and drug pushers, dirty, smelly, and a monument to moral decay./PN

Silay_89

May 2nd, 2011, 02:37 PM

^^indi bala kon tower taas ina haha:banana: pero sa estimate ko mas taas guro ang hotel ah..:banana::banana:

repost talang an gin post ni batusay:cheers:

Originally Posted by batusay
nabasa ko lang sa fb..... just confirmed kung ano ang true o fake ah!!!!!!

Iloilo: The Next Big Thing

‎>NEW INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ILOILO CITY<

*New Iloilo City Hall-the first green govt. building in the Philippines
*Megaworld Business Park-economic hub/tourism site
*Injap Tower-condotel
*Ayala Technohub-bpo/commercial complex
*Kapideco Estate-business park
*Smallville Complex-business park
*Iloilo Esplanade-economic hub/tourism site
*Max Rider International-theme park/tourism site
*Medicus Medical Center-condo hospital
*Park Medical Center-hospital
*Hotel with Marina-world class hotel/yacht club,fort san pedro area
*Fort San Pedro-mall/hotel and ferry terminal project
*Old CBD development project-economic hub/tourism site
*Panay Railway-modern train/railway system
*Open Sky Policy-the availability of international fights
*SM City expansion-new building,condominium complex,5star hotel,theme park
*Lopez Group-industrial estate/export processing zone

Kaltehitze

May 2nd, 2011, 02:39 PM

:lol: :lol: :lol:

nagadamguhanon lang ako siguro sini. abi pukawa nyo ako. :D

Ga damgo ka lang pre. Bal-an mo na gid na left behind ang iloilo. Accept that fact, waay na sang investor na may ma sulod sa iloilo because we are left behind! =) left behind! =) left behind! =)

zynet

May 2nd, 2011, 02:45 PM

anthraxx

May 2nd, 2011, 02:52 PM

Maka pang-buffet na kita sini sa Richmonde Hotel Iloilo in the future. Fave ko daan ina breakfast buffet sa Ortigas. :D

mini EB na!! also a fan of buffets :cheers::cheers:

angelkirk89

May 2nd, 2011, 02:53 PM

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baskog Zynet...makita gid ang progress sang Iloilo from the beautiful Island of Guimaras...:cheers:

Injap 21-hambal nila 2nd week daw sang May ila groundbreaking. Tani may maka confirm sini na taga Injapland. very active sila sa Facebook for their preselling.:lol:

Medicus Medical Center- daw end of May daw ila ya. pero di man ko sure ha.:lol:

for now, May 6 lang anay hulaton ko...:lol:

Kaltehitze

May 2nd, 2011, 02:59 PM

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akig ka pre? hahahaha:bash::bash::bash: gani nabilin na s tabtaban MAan kanalang ra tana..:nuts::nuts::lol::lol:

Hehe, bilin na gid man ta sa katabtaban. Kita mo waay na gid sang may ga sulod diri sa iloilo, didto na tanan na investments ga sulod sa regional center sang Region 6.5 / 6-A (Eastern Western Visayas Region/West of Central visayas region) hehehe....

Kung may ga sulod man na investments di sa iloilo, fake ina, hehehe =)

So that's why, dapat pukawon si oboi, hehe... =)

anthraxx

May 2nd, 2011, 03:00 PM

Ga damgo ka lang pre. Bal-an mo na gid na left behind ang iloilo. Accept that fact, waay na sang investor na may ma sulod sa iloilo because we are left behind! =) left behind! =) left behind! =)

amu gid! wala developement ang Iloilo, left behind na wala pa world class nga mga schools and University :bash::bash::bash: hay! ma anu nalang kita man? :ohno::ohno::nuts::nuts:

oboi

May 2nd, 2011, 03:03 PM

Ga damgo ka lang pre. Bal-an mo na gid na left behind ang iloilo. Accept that fact, waay na sang investor na may ma sulod sa iloilo because we are left behind! =) left behind! =) left behind! =)

huod bai. we have to accept that kay amo ina ang makatuoran. it's supported by facts and figures...ang dakbanwa kag probinsya naton kulihot na.

mini EB na!! also a fan of buffets :cheers::cheers:

pwede gid eh. in 2 years time. galing basi sa damgo lang ni matabo kay nagadamgo lang ako. :D

tinz

May 2nd, 2011, 03:10 PM

nguwerng

May 2nd, 2011, 03:10 PM

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zynet

May 2nd, 2011, 03:12 PM

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nguwerng

May 2nd, 2011, 03:13 PM

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IMPRESARIO

May 2nd, 2011, 03:14 PM

ayaw ko sang tower, basi ma target ina sang mga al qaida ,lol

anthraxx

May 2nd, 2011, 03:14 PM

nguwerng

May 2nd, 2011, 03:16 PM

ayaw ko sang tower, basi ma target ina sang mga al qaida ,lol

Patay gd...teh pano na bi ang Air Control tower sa mandurriao kag sa Cabatuan...:banana: joke!

anthraxx

May 2nd, 2011, 03:17 PM

ayaw ko sang tower, basi ma target ina sang mga al qaida ,lol

bro patay na ang lider nila!! :guns1::guns1::guns1: basi puede na ang tower?? :banana::banana:

zynet

May 2nd, 2011, 03:17 PM

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nice shots..
ka massive ahhhh :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

zynet

May 2nd, 2011, 03:19 PM

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ngaa ga pila sila? fake ini no?:bash::bash::bash::bash: tungon ni siguro nga nabilin na sa tabtaban ang iloilo:lol::lol::lol::lol::nuts::nuts::nuts:

IMPRESARIO

May 2nd, 2011, 03:20 PM

bro patay na ang lider nila!! :guns1::guns1::guns1: basi puede na ang tower?? :banana::banana:

^^lol, buried at the buttom of the sea.

anyway, i am very happy about the MW news. More Blessings for our beloved city.

nguwerng

May 2nd, 2011, 03:21 PM

ngaa ga pila sila? fake ini no?:bash::bash::bash::bash: tungon ni siguro nga nabilin na sa tabtaban ang iloilo:lol::lol::lol::lol::nuts::nuts::nuts:

Natimingan lang ni...changed time of arrival na sang Zest Air(supposed to be sang 555 na nga flight to MLA...nag 855 :ohno:)...CebuPac ILO-DAV kag ILO-CEB

labeth

May 2nd, 2011, 03:34 PM

Maka pang-buffet na kita sini sa Richmonde Hotel Iloilo in the future. Fave ko daan ina breakfast buffet sa Ortigas. :D

Miss ko man ang ila breakfast buffet. :ohno:

oboi

May 2nd, 2011, 03:43 PM

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One thing I like about ILO airport is it's airy design. Last April on my flight back to MNL the pre-departure area was able to accommodate all passengers for the 5 flights (all utilizing A320) that evening due to 2 delayed flights of 5J. I took 2P. :D

demonoid724

May 2nd, 2011, 03:47 PM

thank God its MAY!!!
and cant wait till friday:lol:

haaayy...nami lang sang news ah. :)

to think this is one of the many things that we are going to watch out this may...so its confirmed na. RICHMONDE HOTEL...check!

and once matapos na, imagine ang work nga ma provide ya sa mga ilonggo not only sa iloilo but other provinces too. indi man kita makasiling nga taga iloilo lang tanan maka obra di bala?

pero manami gid tani if may ordinance nga gaan gid priority mga taga-Iloilo City kag Province para makaubra kay ang guwa subong kalabanan nga gaulubra diri sa aton, mga pangayaw from cebu and somewhere else :lol:. parehas man tani bala sa systema nga gin implement sa macau where the local residents are given priority sa jobs.

4threich

May 2nd, 2011, 03:59 PM

tinz

May 2nd, 2011, 04:08 PM

yup! benefits mostly for the whole of WV :)

yes, gone are the days where fresh grads either go to manila or cebu to find job :)

regarding the airport, mas nami pa aton airport sa ngurah rai airport :)

hope they will address the problem while we are waiting for the international flight to operate. been there may last year and gutok man gid maski panghapon na like around 6 flight ko. first time to depart there, medyo confusing gid man. to think nga early ako nag arrived sa airport but last pa ko sa pilahay:nuts: no bi kay abi close ang counter sang PAL imo gali kay ato sa isa ga pila andd since daw sawa ang pila natabunan ang counter. amo man akon ya hulat. sang medyo gamay na tawo amo pa lang pag noticed ko.

Kaltehitze

May 2nd, 2011, 04:09 PM

sa akon ya, this is for everyone, indi ta magdinalok kay sa tuod2 lang gid, DAMO PA NA MAABOT...:banana:

Precisely pre. Sarcasm aside, I'm pretty sure that if the richmonde hotel group finds it feasible to do business in our city, I'm pretty sure that they will keep on coming back in our region to replicate the success they have found here. I'm pretty sure they'll take a look on other sites, perhaps put up a resort in boracay and guimaras, and maybe, a hotel of a similar type in bacolod. All in all, potential sites in WV are probably four. =)

anthraxx

May 2nd, 2011, 04:12 PM

virginmonkey

May 2nd, 2011, 04:13 PM

4threich

May 2nd, 2011, 04:14 PM

besides, Other Cities in other regions give our kasimanwas jobs too, buligay lang ah, indi ta magpareho manumduman sa iban..

Kaltehitze

May 2nd, 2011, 04:15 PM

yes, gone are the days where fresh grads either go to manila or cebu to find job :)

You got that right. My batchmates in highschool reflect that opinion of yours. about 70% of them are based here in WV, specifically iloilo and bacolod (and one in boracay). 20% are based abroad while 8% are in manila and 2% are scattered in other parts of the philippines.

demonoid724

May 2nd, 2011, 04:17 PM

sa akon ya, this is for everyone, indi ta magdinalok kay sa tuod2 lang gid, DAMO PA NA MAABOT...:banana:

inde man sa gadinalok, they can get a job here but gaan gid ya tani higher priority ang mga residents diri..

one reason kung ngaa kalabanan nga mga taga-Iloilo that are qualified prefer to work in Manila or somewhere else is because diri gani mismo sa Iloilo gakabudlayan sila sulod. brain drain ni matabo pila ka adlaw.:bash:

virginmonkey

May 2nd, 2011, 04:21 PM

baskog Zynet...makita gid ang progress sang Iloilo from the beautiful Island of Guimaras...:cheers:

Injap 21-hambal nila 2nd week daw sang May ila groundbreaking. Tani may maka confirm sini na taga Injapland. very active sila sa Facebook for their preselling.:lol:

Medicus Medical Center- daw end of May daw ila ya. pero di man ko sure ha.:lol:

for now, May 6 lang anay hulaton ko...:lol:

Ganda sang banner!!! Wonderful. . .

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Crisp pictures! Well taken!!!

ayaw ko sang tower, basi ma target ina sang mga al qaida ,lol

bro patay na ang lider nila!! :guns1::guns1::guns1: basi puede na ang tower?? :banana::banana:

Totoo ba si Osama Bin Laden? he he he. . . Di ba sya fake? peneke ni Uncle Sam? for so many reasons at pinatay nya na rin to end issues about Alqaeda? Parang combination kasi ang name nya sang known names. . . he he he. . . and now to focus on Middle East? he he he. . .

Anyways, still the most important for us in the thread is progress and development for our city. . . :):):)

4threich

May 2nd, 2011, 04:22 PM

This has happened in Canada. People from the eastern side of the country came /migrated to western side, particularly to Calgary because of so many opportunities. So, people from Calgary started to complain because they were losing job to other Canadians (from other provinces). But nothing was done about it because they were all citizens of the country. What happened instead was for Alberta (the province where Calgary belongs) to close / limit its doors to foreign workers but not of course to fellow Canadians.

vacancies are filled by qualifications, mabackfire man gyapon sa aton, what the city should do is anticipate the city going global. encourage the populace to prepare for the obvious.. set the schools to use the english language as a norm inside campuses. more on the job training programs, put on emphasis on improving skill sets..the potential is there, we should exhaust it on the maximum..

tinz

May 2nd, 2011, 04:26 PM

4threich

May 2nd, 2011, 04:28 PM

inde man sa gadinalok.. one reason kung ngaa kalabanan nga mga taga-Iloilo that are qualified prefer to work in Manila or somewhere else is because diri gani mismo sa Iloilo gakabudlayan sila sulod.. brain drain ni matabo pila ka adlaw.:bash:

yes amo gid na ang problema, brain drain.. somebody has to be left behind to at least cushion the impact..pareho guro sa akon ah..ari ko di ya nabase mo, halos tanan ko nga batch ara na sa guwa.. it may be hard but there are perks man ah.

don't worry damo ta dri manpower pool, diverse man di aton tertiary schools, HQ pa...:)

ang rason man lang ngaa gakadto sa Manila kag Cebu primarily is ang sweldo..daku, pero wala kabalo ang iban nag daku man ang gasto..

well damo man rason..

tinz

May 2nd, 2011, 04:35 PM

inde man sa gadinalok, they can get a job here but gaan gid ya tani higher priority ang mga residents diri..

one reason kung ngaa kalabanan nga mga taga-Iloilo that are qualified prefer to work in Manila or somewhere else is because diri gani mismo sa Iloilo gakabudlayan sila sulod. brain drain ni matabo pila ka adlaw.:bash:

i have faith on our workforce. indi na kinanlan i prioritize pa ya ah. because i know that they're competitive enough to land the job. center of education man ayhan kita? hehehe aw ah. anyway, goodnight every one! tani friday na ba:lol:

virginmonkey

May 2nd, 2011, 04:36 PM

vacancies are filled by qualifications, mabackfire man gyapon sa aton, what the city should do is anticipate the city going global. encourage the populace to prepare for the obvious.. set the schools to use the english language as a norm inside campuses. more on the job training programs, put on emphasis on improving skill sets..the potential is there, we should exhaust it on the maximum..

Yes, you are correct! But in some ways you know, it can also bring benefit to the city/province through the expenses in their day to day living and even on the transport system. There's also an economic return / benefit to the city, province and Panay as a whole.

What happens now because of the many applicants is "choose the best" and usually one of the qualifiers is "must be a resident of Iloilo or neighboring provinces."

virginmonkey

May 2nd, 2011, 04:47 PM

besides, Other Cities in other regions give our kasimanwas jobs too, buligay lang ah, indi ta magpareho manumduman sa iban..

I'm very positive for this!!!:okay::okay::okay: Help others too!

virginmonkey

May 2nd, 2011, 04:55 PM

A "must" to read!!! lol

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/02/is-sugar-toxic.aspx

"Death by sugar" is not an overstatement...

Evidence is mounting that sugar is the primary factor causing not just obesity, but also chronic and lethal disease. There's really no doubt anymore that sugar is indeed toxic to your body, and it's only a matter of time before it will be commonly accepted as a causative factor of most cancer, in the same way as we accept that smoking and alcohol abuse are direct causes of lung cancer and cirrhosis of the liver.

Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco, is one of the leading experts on childhood obesity, and has been a pioneer in decoding sugar metabolism. His work has highlighted the major differences in how different sugars are broken down and used by the human body.

If you haven't already seen it I would strongly encourage you to watch Dr. Lustig's lecture. He really is a very compelling lecturer and you will learn loads, particularly about fructose, is ruining your health biochemically.

Because as Dr. Lustig points out, sugar acts as a toxic substance that wreaks havoc on your health.

Changing Our Diets Could Save U.S. $1 Trillion per Year...

For the first time in history, "lifestyle" diseases -- diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers -- are killing more people than communicable diseases. And treating these entirely preventable illnesses costs more than one-seventh of the U.S. GDP.

So it stands to reason that simply preventing these diseases could save the US health care system around one trillion dollars a year!

How do we prevent them?

By putting an end to this insane over-consumption of sugar.

A recent New York Times opinion piece discussed the dramatic health care savings promised by healthier lifestyle habits and diet:

"The many numbers all point in the same direction. Look at heart disease: The INTERHEART study of 30,000 men and women in 52 countries showed that at least 90 percent of heart disease is lifestyle related; a European study of more than 23,000 Germans showed that people with healthier lifestyles had an 81 percent lower risk.

And yes, we definitely know that people will buy anything that's marketed well. Unfortunately, our current food industry doesn't support a switch to whole, healthy foods. The food industry simply will not change without a fierce fight. Processed foods are HUGE business with great profit margins.

They have NO incentive whatsoever to switch to selling and marketing whole foods—unless the market absolutely demands it… I believe the current situation can change, but only if enough people understand the simple truths of healthy eating and refuse to buy sugar-laden processed foods.Dr. David Ludwig, a Harvard-affiliated pediatrician, recently wrote a commentary in JAMA , offering concrete suggestions to turn this disease-producing diet trend around, such as:

Restructuring subsidies
Regulating the marketing of food to children
Adequately funding school lunch programs
Using existing and future technologies to allow the food industry to retain profits while producing more healthful products
Those are all good suggestions, but while politicians debate and search for their moral compasses, I suggest you do your own homework and change your own diet. At least that way you won't be part of these sad disease statistics.

The Primary Reason Why Sugar is Such a Pernicious Toxin

Many conventional diet "experts" have strongly disagreed with Dr. Lustig. They contend that sugar in fruits and table sugar in moderation is just fine and part of a normal "healthy" diet. Well let me make it crystal clear that I could not disagree more strongly with that position.

What they completely fail to appreciate is the obvious fact that should be hitting EVERY expert on the head. Fructose is the NUMBER ONE source of calories in the US. It is beyond shocking that these supposedly intelligent "experts" fail to appreciate that, especially in light of the very carefully elucidated biochemistry that Dr. Lustig reviews.

The central issue is that fructose is so cheap it is used in virtually all processed foods. If one were able to assiduously keep their total grams of fructose to below 25 per day then it would not be an issue. But the key here is that while that is theoretically possible, precious few people are doing that.

Remember the average person is consuming 1/3 of a pound of sugar EVERY DAY which is five ounces or 150 grams, half of which is sugar, or 300 percent more than the amount that will trigger biochemical havoc. Remember that is the AVERAGE; many consume more than twice that amount.

The moment I first saw Dr. Lustig's presentation nearly two years ago, I knew he was right. I consider this NY Times article a true landmark story that comes out only once every few years. It has given me the foundation and courage to come out even stronger on this issue and you will see that position emphasized in all future newsletters.

I am going to be relentless about WARNING people about this danger in just about every article on weight, cancer, heart disease or diabetes. You might get tired of it but you have to be a beacon of light to your friends and family and let them know so they can change their eating habit and avoid this toxin.

Abnormally High Sugar Consumption Fuels Disease Rates

It's important to realize that when we talk about "sugar," ALL sugars are included. So when you're evaluating your sugar consumption, you can't stop counting once you've accounted for the number of spoons of table sugar you've added to foods and beverages. You must also include all other types of sweeteners, such as corn-based sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), honey, and agave.

As you probably know, obesity and diabetes rates have dramatically increased in the past 30 years. These increases dovetail nicely with a profound increase in sugar/fructose consumption with the advent of inexpensive HFCS, which is now found in virtually ALL processed foods. The prevalence of added HFCS in foods and beverages is now so great that the single largest source of calories for Americans comes from fructose.

It's loaded into your soft drinks, fruit juices, sports drinks, and hidden in most processed foods—from bologna to pretzels to Worcestershire sauce to cheese spread. Even most infant formulas contain the sugar equivalent of one can of Coca-Cola!

To put the US sugar consumption into further perspective, based on USDA estimates the average American consumes 12 teaspoons of sugar a day, which equates to about TWO TONS of sugar during their lifetime. Think about that...

Two tons!

Is it any wonder then that the United States is the fattest of 33 countries, with a whopping 70 percent of Americans crowding into the overweight category, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) issued last year?

No, there can be no doubt whatsoever that this is a direct result of excessive sugar consumption, and the fact that this sugar-rich diet also fuels a number of deadly diseases is another no-brainer. Yet conventional medicine keeps ignoring the basics, seeking to find magic solutions in the form of a pill...

Do yourself and your family a huge favor, and educate yourself on the health effects of sugar instead, because the truth is, simply making this ONE lifestyle change—drastically reducing your sugar consumption—is the "miracle cure" everyone is seeking!

Do You have Any Idea How Much Sugar You Consume Every Day?

It's interesting to note that we've long acknowledged that the Western diet is associated with increased rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and cancer. Yet the conventional paradigm is extremely reluctant to accept that it is the sugar content of this diet that is the primary culprit! Doctors and health officials alike are still trying to make you think that you can have your cake and eat it too, as long as it's in moderation.

Well, that's the whole point. If you eat a diet consisting primarily of processed foods, moderation immediately goes out the window!

Cutting out a few desserts will barely make a dent if you're eating a "standard American diet"—in fact, I've previously written about how various foods and beverages contain far more sugar than a glazed doughnut. Take Vitamin Water, for example. One 20 oz bottle contains 33 grams of sugar, which equates to THREE Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnuts! Another common lunch staple for many kids is Oscar Mayer Lunchables, but just one box of crackers with processed turkey and American cheese contains 36 grams of sugar.

It's like sending them off to school with three-and-a-half doughnuts...

Unfortunately, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) still has not been able to come up with any sort of guidelines on sugar consumption. They acknowledge that there's plenty of research incriminating sugar in increasing disease rates, but have yet to nail down any recommendations for upper limits.

However, if you look at historical data, back in the 1700's, the average person consumed a mere 4 pounds of sugar per year. By the 1800's it had increased to about 18 pounds a year. The primary difference is that they didn't have processed foods back then, so you didn't get 36 grams of added HFCS in your cracker and cheese lunch...

Hence, the answer the sugar over-consumption dilemma should be obvious, but I'll spell it out anyway: Return to a diet of natural, whole foods and avoid all processed foods and sweetened beverages!

How Sugar Turns to Fat and Destroys Your Health

We now know that fructose elevates uric acid, which decreases nitric oxide, raises angiotensin, and causes your smooth muscle cells to contract, thereby raising your blood pressure and potentially damaging your kidneys. Increased uric acid also leads to chronic, low-level inflammation, which has far-reaching consequences for your health.

For example, chronically inflamed blood vessels lead to heart attacks and strokes; also, a good deal of evidence exists that some cancers are caused by chronic inflammation.

There are more than 3,500 articles to date showing a strong relationship between uric acid and obesity, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, kidney disease, and other conditions. In fact, a number of studies have confirmed that people with elevated serum uric acid are at risk for high blood pressure, even if they otherwise appear to be perfectly healthy.

Uric acid levels among Americans have risen significantly since the early half of the 20th Century. In the 1920s, average uric acid levels were about 3.5 ml/dl. By 1980, average uric acid levels had climbed into the range of 6.0 to 6.5 ml/dl and are probably much higher now. When your uric acid level exceeds about 5.5 mg per dl, you have an increased risk for a host of diseases, including:

Hypertension
Kidney disease
Insulin resistance, obesity, and diabetes
Fatty liver
Elevated triglycerides, elevated LDL, and cardiovascular disease
For pregnant women, even preeclampsia
This is exactly why I am so passionate about educating you about the dangers of sugar, particularly fructose! I am thoroughly convinced it's one of the leading causes of a great deal of needless suffering from poor health and premature death.

Additionally, sugar/fructose:

Leads to insulin resistance, which is not only an underlying factor of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, but also many cancers. Researchers from the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer have reported that those who are obese and/or diabetic are at greater risk of cancer.
Tricks your body into gaining weight by fooling your metabolism, as it turns off your body's appetite-control system. Fructose does not appropriately stimulate insulin, which in turn does not suppress ghrelin (the "hunger hormone") and doesn't stimulate leptin (the "satiety hormone"), which together result in your eating more and developing insulin resistance.
Fructose rapidly leads to weight gain and abdominal obesity ("beer belly"), decreased HDL, increased LDL, elevated triglycerides, elevated blood sugar, and high blood pressure—i.e., classic metabolic syndrome.
Fructose metabolism is very similar to ethanol metabolism, which has a multitude of toxic effects, including NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease). It's alcohol without the buzz.
The Sugar/Cancer Connection

The factor that links obesity, diabetes, and cancer is insulin resistance.

According to Lewis Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School, as much as 80 percent of all cancers are "driven by either mutations or environmental factors that work to enhance or mimic the effect of insulin on the incipient tumor cells," Gary Taubes reports, adding:

"As it was explained to me by Craig Thompson, who has done much of this research and is now president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, the cells of many human cancers come to depend on insulin to provide the fuel (blood sugar) and materials they need to grow and multiply. Insulin and insulin-like growth factor (and related growth factors) also provide the signal, in effect, to do it.

The more insulin, the better they do.

Some cancers develop mutations that serve the purpose of increasing the influence of insulin on the cell; others take advantage of the elevated insulin levels that are common to metabolic syndrome, obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Some do both.

Thompson believes that many pre-cancerous cells would never acquire the mutations that turn them into malignant tumors if they weren't being driven by insulin to take up more and more blood sugar and metabolize it."

Some cancer centers, such as the Cancer Centers of America, have fully embraced this knowledge and place their patients on strict low-sugar, low-grain diets. But conventional medicine in general has been woefully lax when it comes to highlighting the health dangers of this additive.

It's quite clear that if you want to avoid cancer, or are currently undergoing cancer treatment, you absolutely MUST avoid all forms of sugar!
___________________________

habagatcentral1

May 2nd, 2011, 04:56 PM

thank God its MAY!!!
and cant wait till friday:lol:

haaayy...nami lang sang news ah. :)

to think this is one of the many things that we are going to watch out this may...so its confirmed na. RICHMONDE HOTEL...check!

and once matapos na, imagine ang work nga ma provide ya sa mga ilonggo not only sa iloilo but other provinces too. indi man kita makasiling nga taga iloilo lang tanan maka obra di bala?

Waiting for this? :lol:
CD2LRROpph0
The music video that have killed Osama Bin Laden. :lol:

besides, Other Cities in other regions give our kasimanwas jobs too, buligay lang ah, indi ta magpareho manumduman sa iban..

Yup. However, I'm taking precaution regarding migrant workers, as they are one of the causes of urban blight that we experience in most major cities, especially in Manila, here in the Philippines. I hope MIGEDC has placed proper planning and not lead to overrunning resources and overcrowding is a no-no.

IMO, for Iloilo, its better to stay as predominantly agricultural-service and light industrial than heavy ones.

demonoid724

May 2nd, 2011, 05:12 PM

Yup. However, I'm taking precaution regarding migrant workers, as they are one of the causes of urban blight that we experience in most major cities, especially in Manila, here in the Philippines. I hope MIGEDC has placed proper planning and not lead to overrunning resources and overcrowding is a no-no.

IMO, for Iloilo, its better to stay as predominantly agricultural-service and light industrial than heavy ones.

^^true.. the living condition, source of food/water, overcrowding, rise in crime rate, amo ni ang mga dapat gid andaman with the influx of these "migrant" workers.

true blue ilonggo

May 2nd, 2011, 05:26 PM

You want news, here's one news that everyone likes to hear about... ;)

;)
Confirmed. Richmonde Hotel and Richmonde Tower.

ouch! confirmed na guid! the dawn has come... :cheers:

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

THE RICHMONDE PARK HOTEL / RICHMONDE HOTEL ILOILO

Interior Design

Design inspiration from one of the region's most profitable harvests - the surgarcane
Scope consists of public areas, full-service restaurant and grand ballroom

Lobby
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/01.jpg

Lobby Lounge
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/02.jpg

Grand Ballroom
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/04.jpg

Restaurant
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/03.jpg

source: GETTYS Hospitality Design & Development (http://www.gettys.com/)

another pleasure offered to the ilonggos... :cheers: tahum! pwede na ta gle ka fine dining sini... hehehe. :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Wow!

Once the render of the buildings comes out, it will be the most reposted image here.
Injap 21... take a back seat for a while. :D

sigurado guid pre... hehehe. for the meantime, pulupanihol ta anay ah... hehehe. :lol:

Sugarcane? Daw Palay man di ya sa aton?:):):):)

may sugarcane plantations pre ang iloilo... and sugarcane was the reason why iloilo became the second richest province after manila back then. :)

true blue ilonggo

May 2nd, 2011, 05:33 PM

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

PIA Press Release
Monday, May 02, 2011

Iloilo continues to get more investments

ILOILO, May 2 (PIA) -– Iloilo City continues to get more investments, particularly those involving public-private partnership (PPP) projects.

According to Iloilo City Congressman Jerry Trenas in a radio interview, “I am excited about this development as this will bring more jobs to Ilonggos.”

He cited the first of three buildings which Ayala is building at the Ayala Technohub, which is almost complete and the soon to groundbreak project of Megaworld on May 6, 2011. Trenas said Megaworld will be spending between 30 to 40 billion pesos for the development of the 54 hectare project.

According to reports, Super Max Rider International, a Korean firm is bent on putting up a theme park between the Megaworld area and SM City with 14 major rides.

To sustain investments in the City, which the National government under President Benigno S. Aquino is supporting, Trenas cited the need for the further improvement of the submarine cable bringing electricity to Panay, for additional standy power which is vital to industries.

Trenas said, he and the other leaders in Iloilo are also working for the improvement of water facilities by pushing for the inclusion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project II as a Public-Private Partnership project.

According to Trenas, both Secretaries Proceso Alcala of the Department of Agriculture and Cesar Purisima of the Department of Finance have already agreed to include it as a PPP project of government.

Earlier, it will be recalled, the Regional Development Council (RDC) endorsed the proposed Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project II (JRMP II) worth P19.2.

With all these, Trenas said “the leaders of Iloilo are trying to see to it that Iloilo City will continue its path towards being a premier city by 2016.”

zephyr11

May 2nd, 2011, 05:38 PM

nubo lang man guid na meg, ang sky city tower 7floors lang man.:nuts::nuts::nuts:

9 floors actually. Tower gihapon ah. hehehe

alheaine

May 2nd, 2011, 05:43 PM

THE RICHMONDE PARK HOTEL / RICHMONDE HOTEL ILOILO

Interior Design

Design inspiration from one of the region's most profitable harvests - the surgarcane
Scope consists of public areas, full-service restaurant and grand ballroom

Lobby
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/01.jpg

Lobby Lounge
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/02.jpg

Grand Ballroom
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/04.jpg

Restaurant
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/03.jpg

source: GETTYS Hospitality Design & Development (http://www.gettys.com/)

^^
:applause: :applause: dugo ilong.........ku ah.. :lol: nahulog ku sa bangko..:bash: dasig sang thread ba..likey2x..:cheers:

labeth

May 2nd, 2011, 05:45 PM

Ma open man gali ang Max Rider sa Robinson's.

alheaine

May 2nd, 2011, 05:46 PM

Sugarcane? Daw Palay man di ya sa aton?:):):):)

^^
aw ah.. :lol: may tatlo pa d ka sugar central sa Passi mu..:) kag mga pinyahan..

Haldir07

May 2nd, 2011, 05:53 PM

Guys! any update for HDI of ILOILO both city and province for 2010?

HDI of iloilo posted last year by the Prince

Human Development Index per provinces - top 20
(based on international standard- Ave HDI of Philippines is 0.7+)
1. Metro Manila- 0.792
2. Benguet- 0.778
3. Rizal- 0.773
4. Bulacan and Cavite- 0.763
6. Batanes- 0.757
7. Laguna, Bataan, Batangas- 0.754
10. La Union, Pampanga- 0.753
13. Ilocos Norte- 0.736
14. Cebu- 0.731
15. Iloilo, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan, Zambales- 0.721
19. Nueva Viscaya- ).716
20. Sorsogon, Pangasinan- 0.714

i'm hoping to see more VisMin provinces in the list in the coming years :banana:

According to SCOPUS, an international metric for research quality the following schools are the leading research centers in the country from 2000-2010:
1. UP-Diliman - 1,173
2. UP-Los Banos - 904
3. UP-Manila - 549
4. DLSU-Manila - 523
5. UST - 219
6. ADMU - 201
7. U. San Carlos - 89
8. Visayas State U - 85
9. Central Luzon State U - 57
10. MSU-Iligan IT - 51
11. Mindanao State U - 50
12. Silliman U - 48
13. UP-Visayas - 40
14. Central Mindanao U - 20
15. Xavier U-Ateneo de Cagayan - 16

Got this from:http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=488532&page=13

for me, UP-V is still the top univ in the region,, daw wala lng too much talk about that school kay mostly naka-focus ang local news sa mga city-based universities.

bulabog jalaur

May 2nd, 2011, 05:58 PM

THE RICHMONDE PARK HOTEL / RICHMONDE HOTEL ILOILO

Interior Design

Design inspiration from one of the region's most profitable harvests - the surgarcane
Scope consists of public areas, full-service restaurant and grand ballroom

Lobby
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/01.jpg

Lobby Lounge
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/02.jpg

Grand Ballroom
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/04.jpg

Restaurant
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/03.jpg

source: GETTYS Hospitality Design & Development (http://www.gettys.com/)

This complements the plan for Iloilo Airport in open sky policy by the government...Hoping this will materialise soon:cheers:

Kabay pa napahibalo si Gov Art sining balita para madula na ang iya pangduha-duha:)

http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr190/cpparreno/_MG_9454_a.jpg

yikarei

May 2nd, 2011, 05:59 PM

Love to see the pictures of MW project NOW but I can't because of Websense! bwas ko pa ni makita tsk tsk

habagatcentral1

May 2nd, 2011, 05:59 PM

^^
aw ah.. :lol: may tatlo pa d ka sugar central sa Passi mu..:) kag mga pinyahan..
Curious lang ko kon diin ang lugar sang mga pinya sa Passi? Kay nakakadto na ako sa dalan pa-Calinog, pa-San Enrique, pa-San Rafael kag along the highway.

ken_7

May 2nd, 2011, 06:00 PM

Salamat Bern and Oboi sa news and pics :cheers:^^ and salamat man sa mga pre ta diri (SSC ILOILO).. healthy discussions, effective brain workout pa..hehe
damu ga participate sa discussions (not an argument:)). everyone is thingking creatively, analyze different points kag ga pay attention to what everyone else is saying.... si Metro gid :lol:

Padayon sa Pag Uswag ILOILO
Balbala, Hanota, Waswasi pa :lol:

ken_7

May 2nd, 2011, 06:01 PM

Ma open man gali ang Max Rider sa Robinson's.

nakakadto ako da gina.. may picture ako diri.. post ko lang later :)

Haldir07

May 2nd, 2011, 06:18 PM

Sugarcane? Daw Palay man di ya sa aton?:):):):)

sugar was once Iloilo's prime product that propelled the city and province to economic heights in the 1800's-early 1900's, but it learned its lessons early, resulting to a diversified economy with abundance of agricultural and marine products (palay, sugarcane, livestocks, fisheries, etc)

Paray indeed, but the description says "region." ;) And we couldn't deny the fact that in Iloilo's history, sugarcane played a vital role in the growth (and decline) of Iloilo City. Most of our old millionaires went rich because of it. We have to remember that the project of MW in Iloilo would incorporate Spanish to European and American colonial design and architecture. Its just that now that paray is the most important crop in the province.

And of course, other than paray, sugarcane is everywhere also in Iloilo, especially in Suague, Laglag and Jalaur River Flood plains.

Maasin-Cabatuan towns too, Tigum river na da?

demonoid724

May 2nd, 2011, 06:21 PM

CYLJ9vSf6tU

habagatcentral1

May 2nd, 2011, 06:23 PM

sugar was once Iloilo's prime product that propelled the city and province to economic heights in the 1800's-early 1900's, but it learned its lessons early, resulting to a diversified economy with abundance of agricultural and marine products (palay, sugarcane, livestocks, fisheries, etc)

With all due respect..Iloilo didn't learned its lessons early. It also fell prey to the crisis, although earlier in occurrence. It was the over dependence on sugarcane through trans-shipment that resulted the decline in Iloilo's economy in the 1950s. A lot over-relied on it, to the point of fighting for Muelle Loney.

As known, a sugar central in Barotac Nuevo fell prey on the sugar crisis, and so was Panay Railways--sans conspiracy theories. :D

habagatcentral1

May 2nd, 2011, 06:24 PM

CYLJ9vSf6tU

:lol: Why is there something gory or something green that comes into my mind with this video? :hilarious:

alheaine

May 2nd, 2011, 06:25 PM

Curious lang ko kon diin ang lugar sang mga pinya sa Passi? Kay nakakadto na ako sa dalan pa-Calinog, pa-San Enrique, pa-San Rafael kag along the highway.

^^
pakadto Roxas na highway..then may paliko sa left nga dalan sa brgy. agtambo..mga mountainous na na da gawa..dira mga pinyahan..hehehehehe..:) mejo mabudlay mga dalan da..dira man (bala) ang alagyan pakadto sa pinaka layo (21kms away) kag dako nga brgy ka Passi..:)

nguwerng

May 2nd, 2011, 06:26 PM

^^
pakadto Roxas na highway..then may paliko sa left nga dalan sa brgy. agtambo..mga mountainous na na da gawa..dira mga pinyahan..hehehehehe..:) mejo mabudlay mga dalan da..dira man (bala) ang alagyan pakadto sa pinaka layo (21kms away) kag dako nga brgy ka Passi..:)

hmmm...daw mayo na nag idea mag tanum sang pinya haw...tani sa mga mountainous areas sang Iloilo kag Antique maka lagapd nga taramnan ka pinya...kay daw mas lamig na areas na didto...pareho sa silang kag tagaytay sa cavite damo pinyahan...

demonoid724

May 2nd, 2011, 06:31 PM

:lol: Why is there something gory or something green that comes into my mind with this video? :hilarious:

^^ginauyog ang katri :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

habagatcentral1

May 2nd, 2011, 06:32 PM

^^ginauyog ang katri :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Reminds me of that thing or...Linda Blair. :lol:

alheaine

May 2nd, 2011, 06:34 PM

hmmm...daw mayo na nag idea mag tanum sang pinya haw...tani sa mga mountainous areas sang Iloilo kag Antique maka lagapd nga taramnan ka pinya...kay daw mas lamig na areas na didto...pareho sa silang kag tagaytay sa cavite damo pinyahan...

^^
kung clear ang sky, kitaon na na tu dampi sang Passi ang Canlaon.. :lol:

demonoid724

May 2nd, 2011, 06:52 PM

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/9827/sketchup.jpg
^^gakainspire ko maghimo additional sketchups sg mga landmarks like these, tried messing with google sketchup, daw kahapos man lang gali.

meantime, kuris-kuris lang anay ah :lol:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2406/ssciloilomap.jpg

good night everyone! :wave: now signing off..

alheaine

May 2nd, 2011, 06:57 PM

^^
nice2x.. :applause:

silky

May 2nd, 2011, 07:04 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

May 2nd, 2011, 07:38 PM

it depends really, but by reason for asphalting the concrete surface to protect it from continoued deterioration. mas magamo kon magreblocking sa ulihi sang cementado nga dalan, we could negate the effects of heat by landscaping the sidewalk and painting the building with light colors

the first would be easy, the second would involved the community,
damo di nagapuna sang mga heritage building nga wala gid narenovate,

here is my take: why not form a committee sa heritage council the sole purpose is to talk to the owner and explain about the council's program of facial restoration..etc. etc..
if they can convince and they should the owner. ang owner walaa gastuson.

the next question in line would be..
who would finance the project activity?
the formed committee's next responsibitility comes in, find a philantropist, find a organization, find sponsors.. that will help.
in return, the commititee will give them a palque of appreciation, and the marker will bear their name and a program ceremony that all tri media(local print, tv, radio) will witness and report to the public.

the City could provide the manpower, damo di pintor sa syudad.
the materials, finance, will be shouldered by sponsors.

the committee could tap the architect's organization, UAP-PIA etc. the Civil Engr. org. the PICE. iloilo based Triple AAA contractors. real estate developers. biskan guro SSC- Iloilo pwede man nila ma tap, damo di overseas..hehehe,
they could request the BOYSEN, DAVIES, DUTCH BOY, for paints at a discount price or for free.. in return upod man sila sa marker...

we could do this one by one para indi masakit sa bulsa sang tanan.. siguro every quarter may isa ta ka mapintahan ang exterior.

we could call this program: ADOPT A HISTORY, BE PART OF IT FOREVER!!

Great inputs! Noted Pre. :okay:

the airport has room for expansion.. if you facing the PTB up front it would expand to your left.. gub on ang cargo terminal,

ang runway may room for extending its length on both ends..check bala sa google map. regarding sa additional runway, original design duwa na ka runway side by side..

^^
Hmm daw mayo haw? Where can we find this design? :)

Looks like we'll be raising the red flag for Ker and Company Building. According to the source, a few months ago, Mayor Jed is bent on keeping the said heritage structure as "Mayor's Mansion," similar to that of Malacañang's heritage houses. However, due to the criticisms today regarding the city hall has no parking lot, they may resort to acquiring the said structure and destroying the old building in process.

^^
We need to mobilize ASAP. Saturate FB with PROTEST! :bash::bash::bash:

may proposal ako, but this call for a massive physical makeover para ma save ang heritage structure..

^^
Daw mayo na haw? When you are ready, POST it here. :D:okay:

^^^, indi na da pwede pre...may matindog na da nga uhong sa ulihi. bati ko taas man, hehehe

samtang naga dugay ta dri sa ssc forum, para mangin sensible ang usapan, ti may mga ginpreparar ako nga proposal, pampalipas oras bla nga kuris kuris..i upload ko lang kon may tyempo ako..

^^
Hmm UHONG na naman? Daw mayo haw? hehehe wasliki lang ko sa PM kung may iban ka pa nga detalye. hehehe

about sa uhong na pre ma lutaw lng na kung mag pangilat na:nuts::nuts::nuts:
la mn kita ga dali
ang mga uhong nga istorya bla damo ako naka istorya may mga interst mag patubo uhong pro plano palang mn ahh..

hehehe, intriga namn ako sang proposal nga ina pre.

^^
Daw mayo ang UHONG business sa 'Lilo haw?
Mabakal ambi mo. :lol:

nabasa ko lang sa fb..... just confirmed kung ano ang true o fake ah!!!!!! :)

Iloilo: The Next Big Thing

‎>NEW INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ILOILO CITY<

*New Iloilo City Hall-the first green govt. building in the Philippines
*Megaworld Business Park-economic hub/tourism site
*Injap Tower-condotel
*Ayala Technohub-bpo/commercial complex
*Kapideco Estate-business park
*Smallville Complex-business park
*Iloilo Esplanade-economic hub/tourism site
*Max Rider International-theme park/tourism site
*Medicus Medical Center-condo hospital
*Park Medical Center-hospital
*Hotel with Marina-world class hotel/yacht club,fort san pedro area
*Fort San Pedro-mall/hotel and ferry terminal project
*Old CBD development project-economic hub/tourism site
*Panay Railway-modern train/railway system
*Open Sky Policy-the availability of international fights
*SM City expansion-new building,condominium complex,5star hotel,theme park
*Lopez Group-industrial estate/export processing zone

^^
Daw mayo ni haw? Esp ang Condo Complex kag 5 Star Hotel sang SM + themepark. :D
Tani mangin offical ini. *wish*

Put the limelight on your accuser Cong. JPT!!!
let them handle the burden of proof, rebuttal ka lang daun sang facts, not rhetoric... you are playing their game..

^^^@METRO see who's the players?

^^
Exactly, ah te, nagguwa na ang mga 'realiable source' sang expert opinion re the overprice New Iloilo City Hall Bruhaha! Te, sakto gid ang akon nga suspetsa base sa imo description. :bash:
Medyo disappointed lang ako gamay, used to admire the man in the '90s. :ohno:

I am not familiar with the other one though? Sino na sya? Upod ya man?

alheaine

May 2nd, 2011, 07:38 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

May 2nd, 2011, 07:56 PM

You want news, here's one news that everyone likes to hear about... ;)

;)
Confirmed. Richmonde Hotel and Richmonde Tower.

^^
Ahh now lets get ready for MW! Indeed the Iloilo CBD is here!
:banana::carrot::cucumber::pepper::banana::carrot::cucumber::pepper:

Many thanks for these BREAKING NEWS @ H!
Manami tulog ko ni karon! Pulupanihol ta anay ah kung si True Blue pa! http://www.laymark.com/i/o/05.gif (http://www.laymark.com)

My question now is, which will be taller between the two?
Or could this be a TWIN TOWERS @ 14 storey high for each building? ;)

I prefer the latter. :okay:

THE RICHMONDE PARK HOTEL / RICHMONDE HOTEL ILOILO

Interior Design

Design inspiration from one of the region's most profitable harvests - the surgarcane
Scope consists of public areas, full-service restaurant and grand ballroom

Lobby
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/01.jpg

Lobby Lounge
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/02.jpg

Grand Ballroom
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/04.jpg

Restaurant
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/03.jpg

source: GETTYS Hospitality Design & Development (http://www.gettys.com/)

^^
Truly MAJESTIC! http://www.laymark.com/i/o/67.gif (http://www.laymark.com)
Now this is what WORLD CLASS is all about. :D

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

PIA Press Release
Monday, May 02, 2011

Iloilo continues to get more investments

ILOILO, May 2 (PIA) -– Iloilo City continues to get more investments, particularly those involving public-private partnership (PPP) projects.

According to Iloilo City Congressman Jerry Trenas in a radio interview, “I am excited about this development as this will bring more jobs to Ilonggos.”

He cited the first of three buildings which Ayala is building at the Ayala Technohub, which is almost complete and the soon to groundbreak project of Megaworld on May 6, 2011. Trenas said Megaworld will be spending between 30 to 40 billion pesos for the development of the 54 hectare project.

According to reports, Super Max Rider International, a Korean firm is bent on putting up a theme park between the Megaworld area and SM City with 14 major rides.

To sustain investments in the City, which the National government under President Benigno S. Aquino is supporting, Trenas cited the need for the further improvement of the submarine cable bringing electricity to Panay, for additional standy power which is vital to industries.

Trenas said, he and the other leaders in Iloilo are also working for the improvement of water facilities by pushing for the inclusion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project II as a Public-Private Partnership project.

According to Trenas, both Secretaries Proceso Alcala of the Department of Agriculture and Cesar Purisima of the Department of Finance have already agreed to include it as a PPP project of government.

Earlier, it will be recalled, the Regional Development Council (RDC) endorsed the proposed Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project II (JRMP II) worth P19.2.

With all these, Trenas said “the leaders of Iloilo are trying to see to it that Iloilo City will continue its path towards being a premier city by 2016.”

^^
Great News Pre! :okay:
So, since ATH-Iloilo Buidling 1 is almost complete, when do they plan to construct the 2nd building? and the 3rd? :D

Ma open man gali ang Max Rider sa Robinson's.

^^
Daw mayo haw? 2 dayon ka branches! :banana::banana::banana:

Salamat Bern and Oboi sa news and pics :cheers:^^ and salamat man sa mga pre ta diri (SSC ILOILO).. healthy discussions, effective brain workout pa..hehe
damu ga participate sa discussions (not an argument:)). everyone is thingking creatively, analyze different points kag ga pay attention to what everyone else is saying.... si Metro gid :lol:

Padayon sa Pag Uswag ILOILO
Balbala, Hanota, Waswasi pa :lol:

^^
Amo gid Pre. Iloilo has been this way eversince.... clash of ideas, seeing different POVs, brainstorming and the only thing that is different now is that there are MORE participants! :okay:

Here is HOPING for more in the future! :cheers:

Padayon ILOILO! Ugyon Ilonganon!
Hanot, waswas, balbal Iloilo! :banana::banana::banana:

JollyGypsy

May 2nd, 2011, 08:57 PM

You want news, here's one news that everyone likes to hear about... ;)

;)
Confirmed. Richmonde Hotel and Richmonde Tower.

CHEERS! :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

JollyGypsy

May 2nd, 2011, 09:02 PM

You want news, here's one news that everyone likes to hear about... ;)

;)
Confirmed. Richmonde Hotel and Richmonde Tower.

CHEERS to everyone!:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

JollyGypsy

May 2nd, 2011, 09:08 PM

THE RICHMONDE PARK HOTEL / RICHMONDE HOTEL ILOILO

Interior Design

Design inspiration from one of the region's most profitable harvests - the surgarcane
Scope consists of public areas, full-service restaurant and grand ballroom

Lobby
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/01.jpg

Lobby Lounge
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/02.jpg

Grand Ballroom
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/04.jpg

Restaurant
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/03.jpg

source: GETTYS Hospitality Design & Development (http://www.gettys.com/)

So GRAND!!:cheers::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

oboi

May 2nd, 2011, 09:52 PM

pero manami gid tani if may ordinance nga gaan gid priority mga taga-Iloilo City kag Province para makaubra kay ang guwa subong kalabanan nga gaulubra diri sa aton, mga pangayaw from cebu and somewhere else :lol:. parehas man tani bala sa systema nga gin implement sa macau where the local residents are given priority sa jobs.

Speaking about such ordinance....

Defensor dismayed with Nava's proposed ordinance

LOILO CITY, May 1 (PNA) -- Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has expressed dismay over Iloilo City Councilor Plaridel Nava's proposed ordinance requiring business establishments to fill 50 percent of their labor force with workers who are registered voters of this city, saying that the motion is discriminatory and certainly a violation of the country's Labor Code.

Defensor's reaction came in the wake of negative responses coming from provincial inhabitants in Panay Island who fear that the passage of the ordinance could trigger mass layoffs.

In relation to the proposed ordinance by Nava, who practiced Law before turning to politics, insiders from the influential Iloilo Business Club said many store owners view the proposition unfavorably as majority in their employ are from the rural areas.

In a related development, the Executive Director of the Iloilo Business Club, Leah Lara declined to comment on the brewing issue, but promised that the matter will be the group's top priority in a meeting set tentatively next week. (PNA (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=343887))

oboi

May 2nd, 2011, 09:57 PM

NSCB names WV towns with good governance index

ILOILO CITY, May 2 (PNA) – The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) has released the 2008 Good Governance Index (GGI) of municipalities and provinces of Western Visayas showing remarkable improvement of measures in good governance in three years.

The municipality of Malay in Aklan made it to the top among the most improved municipalities in the region for the measured results in 2005-2008.

Malay successfully improved its GGI from an index of 308.19 in 2005 to 538.29, posting a remarkable increase of 230.11. This ranked Malay first among the 117 municipalities in the region and 18th among the 1,493 municipalities in the country.

Interestingly, four municipalities in the region successfully retained their 2005 rank in the 2008 GGI, namely; Malay in Aklan; Pulupandan in Negros Occidental; and Pavia and Zarraga in Iloilo.

The rest of the municipalities either improved or dropped their 2005 ranks in the 2008 ranking, like Madalag in Aklan which rose from rank 7th in 2005 to 6th in 2008.

Three municipalities dropped their ranks, namely: Kalibo in Aklan, from 5th in 2005 to 7th in 2008; San Jose in Antique from 8th in 2005 to 9th in 2008; and Murcia in Negros Occidental from 9th in 2005 to 10th in 2008.

Across provinces, the NSCB good governance index showed Guimaras posting the highest GGI of 120.59 in 2008. It retained its rank 1 in 2008 with slight improvement of 6.66, from 113.93 in 2005 to 120.59 in 2008. Following are Aklan, Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Capiz with 116.73, 114.62, 112.49 and 112.11, respectively.

Antique had the lowest GGI in both 2005 and 2008 among the six provinces of Western Visayas. Guimaras ranked 38th among the 78 provinces of the country while Aklan ranked 44th, Iloilo 47th, Negros Occidental 51st and Capiz 52nd. Antique ranked 71st.

On the whole, the most improved provinces in terms of GGI are the provinces of Iloilo with 14.45; Aklan with 10.22 and Negros Occidental with 10.16, in that order.

GGI aims to come up with objective, comprehensive and comparable measures of good governance based on outcome indicators in order to guide policy makers and stakeholders in the country in assessing local and national performance, thereby promoting more evidence-based policy making and decision making towards good governance. (PNA (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=344056))

JollyGypsy

May 2nd, 2011, 10:18 PM

lewdsaint

May 2nd, 2011, 10:28 PM

DAPAT ini kay Plaridel INDI na pagbutohon sa madason nga election!:ohno::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

ay ambot lang ngaa nagdaug sya! I know that guy! Gapapansin lang na sya!

anthraxx

May 2nd, 2011, 10:51 PM

habagatcentral1

May 2nd, 2011, 10:52 PM

Speaking about such ordinance....

Defensor dismayed with Nava's proposed ordinance

LOILO CITY, May 1 (PNA) -- Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has expressed dismay over Iloilo City Councilor Plaridel Nava's proposed ordinance requiring business establishments to fill 50 percent of their labor force with workers who are registered voters of this city, saying that the motion is discriminatory and certainly a violation of the country's Labor Code.

Defensor's reaction came in the wake of negative responses coming from provincial inhabitants in Panay Island who fear that the passage of the ordinance could trigger mass layoffs.

In relation to the proposed ordinance by Nava, who practiced Law before turning to politics, insiders from the influential Iloilo Business Club said many store owners view the proposition unfavorably as majority in their employ are from the rural areas.

In a related development, the Executive Director of the Iloilo Business Club, Leah Lara declined to comment on the brewing issue, but promised that the matter will be the group's top priority in a meeting set tentatively next week. (PNA (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=343887))
Wow...plainly stupid. I can go for 10%, but not as far as 50%! It's defying simple logic as most people are moving towards the MIDC areas for residence to escape the expensive living of the city. And the city needs non-city residents to have

Migratory manpower is needed in order to fuel the economy of the city. That fuel's a regional city's economy, stupid. What Plaridel Nava (which McCoy pointed out his family as one of the culprits of Iloilo's decline in the 1950s) did was very counter-productive to what Iloilo City is supposed to be.

Example, call center agents. They come and go. Alangan nga mangita sila sang 50% lang sa ciudad kag bawal ang taga-gwa. Ti, madulaan manpower ang company kay tungod sa sini nga counter-progressive ordinance.

Hay, why do we have these kind of morons running our public offices? First, the PBO's flawed provisions, now another stupid idea that may cause regression in Iloilo City's economy. What's next, all non-Iloilo City residents NEED passport to come to the city? :doh:

Geez, Nava needs to consult with the HR department. :doh: Stupid proposal, very very stupid.

virginmonkey

May 2nd, 2011, 11:23 PM

Wow...plainly stupid. I can go for 10%, but not as far as 50%! It's defying simple logic as most people are moving towards the MIDC areas for residence to escape the expensive living of the city. And the city needs non-city residents to have

Migratory manpower is needed in order to fuel the economy of the city. That fuel's a regional city's economy, stupid. What Plaridel Nava (which McCoy pointed out his family as one of the culprits of Iloilo's decline in the 1950s) did was very counter-productive to what Iloilo City is supposed to be.

Example, call center agents. They come and go. Alangan nga mangita sila sang 50% lang sa ciudad kag bawal ang taga-gwa. Ti, madulaan manpower ang company kay tungod sa sini nga counter-progressive ordinance.

Hay, why do we have these kind of morons running our public offices? First, the PBO's flawed provisions, now another stupid idea that may cause regression in Iloilo City's economy. What's next, all non-Iloilo City residents NEED passport to come to the city? :doh:

Geez, Nava needs to consult with the HR department. :doh: Stupid proposal, very very stupid.

Ano na man? Estupido o la lengua estofada o simply estopado? OMG!!!
Doesn't he know that he is in the Philippines? and that the Philippines has a population of 92M people? that for public office anybody can be a candidate and a chance to become a public official if become elected even if he is only a citizen of the Philippines? And doesn't have to a a college graduate? it doesn't even matter kung saan ka school galing "iskol bukol, etc." . . He is not using his NOT SO COMMON sense. . . OMG!!!

anthraxx

May 2nd, 2011, 11:24 PM

Wow...plainly stupid. I can go for 10%, but not as far as 50%! It's defying simple logic as most people are moving towards the MIDC areas for residence to escape the expensive living of the city. And the city needs non-city residents to have

Migratory manpower is needed in order to fuel the economy of the city. That fuel's a regional city's economy, stupid. What Plaridel Nava (which McCoy pointed out his family as one of the culprits of Iloilo's decline in the 1950s) did was very counter-productive to what Iloilo City is supposed to be.

Example, call center agents. They come and go. Alangan nga mangita sila sang 50% lang sa ciudad kag bawal ang taga-gwa. Ti, madulaan manpower ang company kay tungod sa sini nga counter-progressive ordinance.

Hay, why do we have these kind of morons running our public offices? First, the PBO's flawed provisions, now another stupid idea that may cause regression in Iloilo City's economy. What's next, all non-Iloilo City residents NEED passport to come to the city? :doh:

Geez, Nava needs to consult with the HR department. :doh: Stupid proposal, very very stupid.

gin tuod tuod nya gid pre ang republic of Iloilo :lol::lol:

habagatcentral1

May 2nd, 2011, 11:28 PM

gin tuod tuod nya gid pre ang republic of Iloilo :lol::lol:
In a major major stupid way. Manawag ko karon kay Ma'am Leah about this. Ako Pavianhon, madulaan chansa magsirbi sa Ciudad sang Iloílo? Never! :bash:

JollyGypsy

May 2nd, 2011, 11:29 PM

I dunno why these MORONS elected in the public office! Next time kita nga mga Ilonggo, or the whole citizens in Philippines should have learned a lesson from the pasts that these "trapos' and "kurakots" AIN'T NO GOOD as the Public Servants, but PAIN in the a**!! The reason why madamo pa kita kulang kay tungod sining mga lederes nga ara sa puder sadtong nagliligad nga mga tinu-ig WALA guid sang maayo nga hinimu-an kundi panggamo guid lang, kag pangurakot ang ila nga personal interest sa banwa! INDI man tanan kundi laban-laban ini sa ila amo guid iyah ang tuyo, para lang guid mag manggaranon sa ulihi! Corrupt na, WALA pa sang project, ti maano nalang ta sini?!! Ang maayo guid lang sini nga mga lederes nga nagabaka-baka kundi amo sanday Sen. Franklin Drilon, Congressman Jerry Trenas kag Mayor Jed Mabilog, and the rests are INUTILS !!:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

i.am.hitmarx

May 2nd, 2011, 11:53 PM

Sometimes airport in big airport abroad my glitches man... I remember my perfume ako sa sulod sang carry on bag ko kay nalipatan ko magbutang sa check in baggage ko... pag scan sang x ray machine wala na kita... That airport was Beijing International Airport, it is very modern considering 2 years before palang sang naka host sila sang Olympics... Narealized ko biskan ano pa gali ka strict ang isa ka airport considering China na na ha may glitches man sila gali...hahaha

Airports in Asia and in Europe allows the passengers to carry lag (liquids, aerosols, and gases) items to be handcarried inside the plane, especially if you are on a direct flight. Ang strikto man lang is the airports in the USA, Australia, and in New Zealand wherein kun may lag items ka it should not exceed 100ml per item and should fit in in 20cmx20cm transparent resealable bag, Kon sobra na sa 100ml dapat icheck in mo na guid na ang item mo. If may transit flight ka naman between countries in asia and in europe, lag items should be put in a secured tampered evident bag (steb) which is indi mo na pwede mbuksan ang bag nga na until you arrive at your final destination. Usually kon may mga customers kami di na mga kapwa Ilonggo nga gabakal liqours diri sa duty free, sa steb na namon ginasulod. :cheers:

JollyGypsy

May 3rd, 2011, 12:25 AM

THE RICHMONDE PARK HOTEL / RICHMONDE HOTEL ILOILO

Interior Design

Design inspiration from one of the region's most profitable harvests - the surgarcane
Scope consists of public areas, full-service restaurant and grand ballroom

Lobby
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/01.jpg

Lobby Lounge
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/02.jpg

Grand Ballroom
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/04.jpg

Restaurant
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/2011/03.jpg

source: GETTYS Hospitality Design & Development (http://www.gettys.com/)

I heard about this from my bff in Canada who is a Mandurriao native. She told me about some kind of hotel/condo(s) that will pop up in Megaworld Property, a twin towers more than 21 floors. She mentioned about Marriot.:):cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

May 3rd, 2011, 12:25 AM

WELCOME
TO ILOILO CITY & PROVINCE
THREAD 124!

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Aduana
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Nelly's Garden
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Old Iloilo Aerial
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ILOILO CITY & PROVINCE BANNERS in SKYSCRAPERCITY!

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***** AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS *****

2009 Palladium BSC Hall of Fame (http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/about/hof/Pages/HofViewer.aspx?MID=135) - Iloilo City is the First Philippine Awardee

The Hall of Fame award honors organizations that have achieved business excellence through the use of the BSC, the world’s preeminent performance management system. The BSC is based on the simple premise that “what gets measured is what gets done.” Created by Palladium Group co-founders Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, the BSC is also a performance management philosophy and system that links strategy to operations.

2010 LivCom Gold Awardee & Finalist (http://www.livcomawards.com/2010-awards/winners.htm)

Environmentally Sustainable Projects:
Natural:

Iloilo, Philippines River Development Project – Gold Award

Finalist
Iloilo, Philippines: Wastepickers Livlihood Training Programme
Iloilo, Philippines: Community-based Water & Sanitation System
Iloilo, Philippines: Community-based Disaster Preparedness Planning

BluPrint Magazine's One of the Worlds Most Livable Places. (http://www.gigsilonggo.com/bluprint-magazine-features-iloilo-city-as-one-of-the-worlds-most-livable-places.html)

Divided, We are GREAT... United, WE are UNSTOPPABLE!
Waswas ILOILO, Hanot ILONGGO!

LINK to THREAD 121 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1362619) 122 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1366587) 123 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1368197)

JollyGypsy

May 3rd, 2011, 12:27 AM

I heard about this from my bff in Canada who is a Mandurriao native. She told me about some kind of hotel/condo(s) that will pop up in Megaworld Property, a twin towers more than 21 floors. She mentioned about Marriot.:):cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

37 floors for both...hotel and condo!:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

May 3rd, 2011, 12:32 AM

37 floors for both...hotel and condo!:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

^^
Whoa?! Marriot?? So this is still ALIVE? :eek:

Daw mayo haw? Dula tuyo ko, just now. :yes:
Is that 37 floors for both building (combined like 17+20?)? :bash:

Or is that for a single building alone?

Wait! Do you mean twin towers @ 37 floors for each? Don't you? :eek: (sorry I'm still buffering)
Daw mayo kung mag amo sini Madam Jolly haw?

Please CLARIFY! :D

EDIT:
37 floors for both...hotel and condo!

^^
:okay:

So does that mean 2 towers @ 37 floors each? Wow! :eek: (kulit ah) :bash:
Did I get it right!?

habagatcentral1

May 3rd, 2011, 01:13 AM

^^ Weh? Di nga? :lol: I heard it'll be 40 stories high! :eek:

As far as Megaworld is concerned, low and mid-rise structures are to be made. No high rises in plan yet. The Marriott report was made by Sir Ben Jimena a year ago, which turned out to be Richmond. Just for clarification lang po.

Salamat. :)

JollyGypsy

May 3rd, 2011, 01:25 AM

^^
Whoa?! Marriot?? So this is still ALIVE? :eek:

Daw mayo haw? Dula tuyo ko, just now. :yes:
Is that 37 floors for both building (combined like 17+20?)? :bash:

Or is that for a single building alone?

Wait! Do you mean twin towers @ 37 floors for each? Don't you? :eek: (sorry I'm still buffering)
Daw mayo kung mag amo sini Madam Jolly haw?

Please CLARIFY! :D

EDIT:

^^
:okay:

So does that mean 2 towers @ 37 floors each? Wow! :eek: (kulit ah) :bash:
Did I get it right!?

Yeah! As what she said. 37 floors for each building (twin towers). Diri sa Mississippi highrise guid man diri iya ang Marriot Hotel ah!:)

JollyGypsy

May 3rd, 2011, 01:26 AM

Base amo ini seguro ang Richmonde na subong instead sang Marriot kay sang last year niya pa ato guinsugid sa akon, basta twin towers with 37 floors for each building! :)

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

May 3rd, 2011, 01:27 AM

Yeah! As what she said. 37 floors for each building (twin towers). Diri sa Mississippi highrise guid man diri iya ang Marriot Hotel ah!:)

^^
Thank YOU! No further question your honor. ;)

Maayong aga lang sa tanan! :)
Kanami sang HH ni Madam Jolly ah!
Tani madayon gid. ;)

habagatcentral1

May 3rd, 2011, 01:36 AM

Base amo ini seguro ang Richmonde na subong instead sang Marriot kay sang last year niya pa ato guinsugid sa akon, basta twin towers with 37 floors for each building! :)
Oh ok. Lets see in Friday. We might be caught up in surprise.
Mangkot lang ko kon sa diin nya ginkuha ang iya impormasyon regarding the height of the condotel?

JollyGypsy

May 3rd, 2011, 01:45 AM

Oh ok. Lets see in Friday. We might be caught up in surprise.
Mangkot lang ko kon sa diin nya ginkuha ang iya impormasyon regarding the height of the condotel?

She got the infos from one of the security guards that work in the old airport, her neighbor.:)

JollyGypsy

May 3rd, 2011, 01:55 AM

Naton mas maayo pa guid kon may Hardrock Casino with the collaboration of PCSO ang Richmonde Hotel/Condo sa Iloilo! :cheers::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

habagatcentral1

May 3rd, 2011, 01:58 AM

She got the infos from one of the security guards that work in the old airport, her neighbor.:)

Ah all right. No further questions...

angelkirk89

May 3rd, 2011, 01:58 AM

Speaking about such ordinance....

Defensor dismayed with Nava's proposed ordinance

LOILO CITY, May 1 (PNA) -- Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has expressed dismay over Iloilo City Councilor Plaridel Nava's proposed ordinance requiring business establishments to fill 50 percent of their labor force with workers who are registered voters of this city, saying that the motion is discriminatory and certainly a violation of the country's Labor Code.

Defensor's reaction came in the wake of negative responses coming from provincial inhabitants in Panay Island who fear that the passage of the ordinance could trigger mass layoffs.

In relation to the proposed ordinance by Nava, who practiced Law before turning to politics, insiders from the influential Iloilo Business Club said many store owners view the proposition unfavorably as majority in their employ are from the rural areas.

In a related development, the Executive Director of the Iloilo Business Club, Leah Lara declined to comment on the brewing issue, but promised that the matter will be the group's top priority in a meeting set tentatively next week. (PNA (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=343887))

WTF!

Stupid gid. I hope it will not be approved. My gulay, panu na lang ni kay sa Calinog ko ya na rehistro.:nuts:

Hay maan dulang kada...:lol:

37 floors for both...hotel and condo!:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

Hmmm. I think we will see low to midrise in MW property(aaccording to their press releases). Maybe later, possible na ina ang 37 storeys(3-5 years from now:lol:).

3 tulog na lang, MW Groundbreaking na.

The Richmonde Park Hotel Iloilo

and

Richmonde Tower

See you On Friday!

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 02:22 AM

hahaha, hubin pa gid man si Nava...ham ot lang ako ah,

dagyang_grandson

May 3rd, 2011, 02:44 AM

She got the infos from one of the security guards that work in the old airport, her neighbor.:)

Ah sa guard... Confeerm ta lang sa friday ah. You know naman, damu bala na trap kag damu bala nga projects ang wala nagpiho bangod guards ang mga reliable sources.hehehehehe

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 02:50 AM

Hmm daw mayo haw? Where can we find this design?
unfortunately the plans i once saw many moons back are hard copies, and the project proposal itself. sigurado ako ara pa na sa Capitol..
high probable sa Airport Admin may ara man..

Daw mayo na haw? When you are ready, POST it here. :D:okay:
^^ oks

^^
Hmm UHONG na naman? Daw mayo haw? hehehe wasliki lang ko sa PM kung may iban ka pa nga detalye. hehehe hahaha, ok ah,

I am not familiar with the other one though? Sino na sya? Upod ya man?no comment ah...lol, let's just say they are protecting the interests of local professionals from being left out in the cold once national players comes in....as well as making themselves significant in this GLORIOUS TIMES..they want to share the limelight as well..in good faith or otherwise...kamo na lang bahala magbinabina..

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 02:51 AM

Ah sa guard... Confeerm ta lang sa friday ah. You know naman, damu bala na trap kag damu bala nga projects ang wala nagpiho bangod guards ang mga reliable sources.hehehehehe

damo man nagmanggaranon bangud sa gwardiya nga storya..hahaha, sa tanan nga propesyon, sila na damo nabal an nga chismis...lol

Gcorneja

May 3rd, 2011, 03:02 AM

Second day of transport holiday.

I enjoy watching coasters, buses (mini ceres buses and iya sang mga gov't agencies), e jeepneys, taxi, afp vehicles, and private vehicles plying the city roads.

Diri amon office sa Jaro Plaza so kit-anon diri saka panaog sang mga pasahero. Kadlaw ko sa dispatcher kay galalain xa. Ang gabantay nga mga pasahero paglabay sang ceres bus sakay sila. La sila ya nagsalakay sa jeep. Free ride daan courtesy of Mayor Jed and the city gov't.

Ang e-jeep gaagi naman di sa jaro. Daw la lang strike kay dmao gihapon private vehicles pero mga jeep especially halin sa kabanwahanan nag join sa trasport holiday a.

Basi may makapicture da a. :-)

Good day.

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 03:03 AM

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 03:08 AM

uber protectionism...just shows how he lacks confidence in the competitiveness of Ilonggo's manpower. the more competition the better we become so let's welcome all manpower from other places here in Iloilo.

^^ this only shows his politics... kissing asses!!!

nguwerng

May 3rd, 2011, 03:46 AM

I have a question..
May chance pa na maka sulod ang Ayala, SMDC,Robinsons land, FilInvest or any other developer sa Iloilo City to build their own business park/industrial park? May Available pa na large area of land with a good location for this?

Wish ko gid nga mga ka Ayala Mall sa Iloilo :)

Sino sa inyo may idea kung ano na da ang plano sa lupa sa other side
sang diversion road..the one across jandoni bridge...

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 03:55 AM

related articles

Ynion singing a different tune..
Ynion urges Mabilog to go slow on city hall ‘upgrades' (http://iloilonewstoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1357:ynion-urges-mabilog-to-go-slow-on-city-hall-upgrades&catid=98:local-news)
Councilor's Jamora and Ganzon doing the Chacha
Councilors demand public hearing on city hall new loan (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2011/05/02/councilors-demand-public-hearing-city-hall-new-loan-153128)

mark anthony

May 3rd, 2011, 03:57 AM

M’WORLD P20-B PROJECT
BREAKS GROUND MAY 6
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
(The Daily Guardian)

LAND developer Megaworld Corp. will break ground its multibillion project at the old Iloilo airport in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

In an interview with Serbisyo Publiko hosted by Councilor Perla Zulueta over Sky Cable Sunday, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said Senator Franklin Drilon informed him that Megaworld will hold the groundbreaking May 6.

Mabilog said the Andrew Tan-owned firm will spend P20 billion over a 10-year period to develop the 54-hectare old airport lot.

“That P20-billion investment is just from Megaworld alone. The company also invited other firms that will invest in Iloilo City particularly at the old airport site,” Mabilog said.

Among the initial developments Megaworld will put up on the site is a hospital to be run by a group of doctors from UP-Philippine General Hospital and a theme park.

Megaworld bought the Iloilo airport from the national government in October 2007 for P1.2 billion.

The developer plans to develop the 54.5-hectare lot into the Iloilo Business Park with facilities such as hotels, hospital, convention facilities and business process outsourcing offices.

In a presentation to the Iloilo City government, Megaworld announced that the old airport runway will be converted into an eight-lane highway which will become the main artery of the business park.

The buildings will be mostly low-rise to mid-rise buildings (up to 12 floors) for commercial spaces.

At the center of the property is a large space for a 5,000-seat convention center and a hotel. The southern end of the property is reserved for a hypermart and a theme park.

Megaworld envisions the project “to become a magnet for major business process outsourcing (BPO) companies interested to set up shop in the Visayas region.”

Megaworld timed the groundbreaking with the launching of the commercial operations of the first coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City owned by Panay Energy Development Corp.

Mabilog said the availability of cheap and stable power became a factor in Megaworld’s decision to start its multibillion project in Iloilo City.

Megaworld is the pioneer developer of urban information technology/BPO parks in the country starting with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority-accredited Eastwood City CyberPark. The CyberPark is a centerpiece of Eastwood City, its premier live-work-play project in Quezon City.

Megaworld replicated its initial success in Eastwood City in other parts of Metro Manila, namely, Newport City at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City and McKinley Hill at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City.

(reposting sa wala pa nakabasa ah)

mark anthony

May 3rd, 2011, 04:04 AM

Mayong AGA sa tanan ('',)

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 04:09 AM

^^Maayong aga man sa tanan!

related articles

Ynion singing a different tune..
Ynion urges Mabilog to go slow on city hall ‘upgrades' (http://iloilonewstoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1357:ynion-urges-mabilog-to-go-slow-on-city-hall-upgrades&catid=98:local-news)
Councilor's Jamora and Ganzon doing the Chacha
Councilors demand public hearing on city hall new loan (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2011/05/02/councilors-demand-public-hearing-city-hall-new-loan-153128)

owws? ga plano manghugas kamot naman sya? getting softer as the days go by o l a l a :lol: ngaa indi nya pag pa dayunon tong very high profile filing of case nya againts JPT and JPM:lol: dali na lang matapos ang city hall ah, damo na gusto mag intra sa limelight, let's just be very vigilant:cheers:

Hawili Hurom

May 3rd, 2011, 04:23 AM

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habagatcentral1

May 3rd, 2011, 04:56 AM

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 05:14 AM

Wow, change of tone no?

it clearly shows the dynamics of the game is very fluid. i really hope these shifting of "tectonic plates" would go beyond talk...the pace is evident already,
sudden grandstanding of individuals with motives will be a daily dose from here on and clearly public sentiments says otherwise..

padayuna lang bla hulag niyo da sa city hall, kon tanan ginahimo niyo wala malisya kag motibo personal, mabalik na sa ila ang basura..:nuts:

eonynx

May 3rd, 2011, 05:21 AM

M’WORLD P20-B PROJECT
BREAKS GROUND MAY 6
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
(The Daily Guardian)

LAND developer Megaworld Corp. will break ground its multibillion project at the old Iloilo airport in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

In an interview with Serbisyo Publiko hosted by Councilor Perla Zulueta over Sky Cable Sunday, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said Senator Franklin Drilon informed him that Megaworld will hold the groundbreaking May 6.

Mabilog said the Andrew Tan-owned firm will spend P20 billion over a 10-year period to develop the 54-hectare old airport lot.

“That P20-billion investment is just from Megaworld alone. The company also invited other firms that will invest in Iloilo City particularly at the old airport site,” Mabilog said.

Among the initial developments Megaworld will put up on the site is a hospital to be run by a group of doctors from UP-Philippine General Hospital and a theme park.

Megaworld bought the Iloilo airport from the national government in October 2007 for P1.2 billion.

The developer plans to develop the 54.5-hectare lot into the Iloilo Business Park with facilities such as hotels, hospital, convention facilities and business process outsourcing offices.

In a presentation to the Iloilo City government, Megaworld announced that the old airport runway will be converted into an eight-lane{/B] highway which will become the main artery of the business park.

The buildings will be mostly low-rise to mid-rise buildings (up to 12 floors) for commercial spaces.

At the center of the property is a large space for a [B]5,000-seat convention center and a hotel. The southern end of the property is reserved for a hypermart and a theme park.

Megaworld envisions the project “to become a magnet for major business process outsourcing (BPO) companies interested to set up shop in the Visayas region.”

Megaworld timed the groundbreaking with the launching of the commercial operations of the first coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City owned by Panay Energy Development Corp.

Mabilog said the availability of cheap and stable power became a factor in Megaworld’s decision to start its multibillion project in Iloilo City.

Megaworld is the pioneer developer of urban information technology/BPO parks in the country starting with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority-accredited Eastwood City CyberPark. The CyberPark is a centerpiece of Eastwood City, its premier live-work-play project in Quezon City.

Megaworld replicated its initial success in Eastwood City in other parts of Metro Manila, namely, Newport City at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City and McKinley Hill at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City.

(reposting sa wala pa nakabasa ah)

nami gid ni ang trickle down effect once all the business, entertainment, medical, and luxury establishments have already put up shop in this area!

gustokiddo

May 3rd, 2011, 05:29 AM

Guys, is Puregold in anyway related to Megaworld? I heard from a friend that the hypermart in MW will be Puregold.

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 05:45 AM

Gaisano Mall Estancia? nka secure na lot hambal sang kilala ko nga ga engage sa Surveying Firm

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 06:12 AM

Iloilo Street Scene May 3, 2011

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May 3rd, 2011, 06:12 AM

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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 06:13 AM

Iloilo Street Scene May 3, 2011

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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 06:13 AM

Iloilo Street Scene MAy 3 2011
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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 06:15 AM

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May 3rd, 2011, 06:15 AM

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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 06:16 AM

JollyGypsy

May 3rd, 2011, 06:16 AM

Hawili Hurom

May 3rd, 2011, 06:20 AM

JollyGypsy

May 3rd, 2011, 06:30 AM

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FORT SAN PEDRO

Amo ini ang UYANG nga parti sang Iloilo City, ang Fort San Pedro! MATAHUM nga parti sang Iloilo City KON matigayon ang mga proyektos diri, kag DAKU nga income sang ciudad kon matigayon!:)

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 06:57 AM

Guys, is Puregold in anyway related to Megaworld? I heard from a friend that the hypermart in MW will be Puregold.
daw si Lucio Go na tag iya bla mo,

Kaltehitze

May 3rd, 2011, 08:39 AM

Smaller cities like Iloilo now benefitting from BPO industry expansion

(The Philippine Star) Updated May 02, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Now more than ever, opportunities in the real estate office market have never been more attractive even in the key cities outside of Metro Manila like Iloilo, Lipa, Bacolod and Davao.

With revenues of close to $9 billion in 2010 or 26 percent more than 2009, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms have been driving the growth of the office market throughout the country. Until recently, call centers and related firms who require an estimated 300,000 sqm. of additional office space a year had focused operations in Metro Manila and the country’s second largest city, Cebu City. In a search for even more call agents and knowledge workers, BPO firms are now seeking to hire employees in cities outside the two metropolitan centers.

Cities benefitting from BPO presence have been those where local government, academe and real estate developers have collaborated to provide these firms the manpower, facilities and infrastructure they need, according to Phillip Anonuevo, associate director of Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu (JLLL), a global real estate services firm. He disclosed that JLLL has transacted 80 percent of all the sites outside Metro Manila occupied by BPOs today.

Among the firm’s most recent transactions involved 2,500 sqm. at the Iloilo Technohub in the Mandurriao district. As the tenant representative of Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd., JLLL serves as the company’s strategic adviser offering the company various appropriate options and managing lease negotiations with the goal of maximizing workplace flexibility and productivity. Hinduja is one of India’s biggest BPO players offering client servicing to firms in the West in the insurance, telecom and consumer electronics sectors.

According to Lylah Fronda, JLLL senior manager, Hinduja narrowed down its choice of location to Iloilo City because of three factors: the presence of 17,000 graduates a year who have a natural proficiency to speak English, the opening of the Ayala Land-developed Iloilo Technohub and the recent completion of the 164-megawatt, coal-fired plant Global Business Power Corp. The new power plant offers Iloilo users among the most competitive power rates in the region.

Property giant Ayala Land envisions the Iloilo – AyalaLand Technohub as a three-building complex with support facilities and amenities sought out by BPO firms. The first building in this BPO complex incorporates retail at the ground floor. It is also close to the Smallville Business and Leisure Park and the Boardwalk Leisure Center, which accommodate restaurants and entertainment facilities favored by call center agents.

Anonuevo notes: “All these developments were accomplished with the encouragement of a pro-active local government focused on availing opportunities for pump priming the local economy.”

He observes that a number of critical factors are usually considered by its BPO clients in selecting office space. Key among these are a location that is accredited by the Philippine Export Zone Authority and where business processes are streamlined to allow IT locators to avail of incentives. “ In addition, the location needs to be easily accessible to potential employees and must provide room for the firm’s growth,” he notes. “Locations with food and convenience outlets for the benefit of employees who work through the night when many other stores are closed, are added bonuses.” In addition, all BPO work facilities require back-up power and a cable backbone for multiple data and telecommunication services.

Anonuevo observes that a number of global factors have driven firms operating in multiple locations in various countries to focus on maximizing workplace productivity. In its first Global Corporate Real Estate Survey participated in by 500 executives from global companies managing the real estate needs of their firms, JLLL notes that real estate “typically accounts for 7-12 percent of a business’ total operating cost.” Following the economic uncertainty triggered by the financial crisis of 2008, many global companies are now closely scrutinizing expenses related to corporate real estate.

Anonuevo explains that companies now have a desire “to make the money they spend on corporate real estate work harder and smarter for them.” They have set tougher performance targets and have established relations with service providers like JLLL that can help them make more informed decisions.

In addition to Hinduja, JLLL has likewise represented other leading BPO companies in closing real estate transactions in Baguio, Cebu, Lipa City, and other sites in Laguna and Pampanga. Anonuevo clarifies: “Our experience allows us to provide clients with solid real estate information in key cities throughout the country.”

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=681597&publicationSubCategoryId=78

Haldir07

May 3rd, 2011, 09:00 AM

Results in Visayas leg of PFF Suzuki U-19 and U-23:

U19 - Iloilo FA and Norfa (NegOriental) will represent the Visayas in the finals

U23 - Iloilo FA and Nofa (NegOccidental) will represent the Visayas in the finals

Goodluck to the Visayan teams!!!

Source:

U19 (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/sports/2011/05/02/negros-xi-fails-enter-pff-u19-finals-153078)

U23 (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/219292/sports/ncr-teams-to-pff-suzuki-u-23-cup-bared)

nguwerng

May 3rd, 2011, 09:21 AM

PUBLIC HEARING TOO LATE – JED
P260-M loan ‘irrevocable’

Panay News
BY JEZZA NEPOMOCENO

ILOILO City – Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he will be forced to sue the Sangguniang Panlungsod should it revoke its approval of the city government’s P260-million additional loan with Land Bank of the Philippines for the new city hall.

The loan agreement is now deemed “final and irrevocable,” he stressed.

“Conducting public hearing for this contract is already too late and in case they will, I will charge them in court. Indi ko iya magpasugot nga ibutang nila sa alang-alang,” Mabilog said in reaction to the request of Councilors Jeffrey Ganzon and David Jamora.

Ganzon and Jamora have withdrawn their support for the additional loan agreement, and have demand that the City Council conduct a public hearing.

In their letter to Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III, the two councilors regretted not having raised objection to the additional loan.

Upon consultation with architects and engineers, the two said they realized that the additional loan was unnecessary.

They said they now believe that the initial P455-million loan incurred by the city government under then Mayor Jerry Treñas for the new city hall was more than enough to complete the building.

“We realized that it was wrong to approve a highly technical matter which we could not comprehend, much less analyze due to the absence of explanation from technical men,” they said.

The two councilors also filed a joint resolution calling for another consultation with the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, the United Architects of the Philippines, Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers, Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Electronic and Communication Engineers of the Philippines.

They said a public consultation has to be done for the sake of transparency and to put an end to the issue of city hall “overpricing.”

Mabilog, however, said there is no more need for consultations because the City Council has already made its decision approving the loan.

“Nga-a subong lang nila ini ginpabutyag? Ginapakita lang nila nga wala sila hinalong-ong sang mga bagay nga ila ginapangpermahan (Why are they saying all these only now? This only shows that they did not fully comprehend the documents they signed),” he lamented.

Mabilog said the City Council made a series of consultations with technical men, specifically architects and engineers, about the new city hall since 2009.

Ganzon is on his third and last term as councilor. Jamora is a first-termer./PN

Source:
http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/headline.htm

angelkirk89

May 3rd, 2011, 09:29 AM

nguwerng

May 3rd, 2011, 09:30 AM

Provincial gov’t defines how to position Iloilo as tourist destination

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ILOILO CITY, May 3 (PNA) -– The provincial government here, with the support of the academe, tour operators, media, bloggers group and other stakeholders, came up with a plan on how to best position Iloilo as a tourist destination.

Bombette Marin, officer-in-charge of the provincial tourism office, said that they started with a discussion on positioning the province’s 42 municipalities and one component city. The main thrust is to promote per district focusing on their main attractions.

He added that the town’s respective festivals will just serve as additional factor in the promotion. Almost one-half of the 43 local government units (LGUs) of the province have already their own local festivals, according to Marin.

Festival season always draws tourists, he said.

Based on the plan, the first district of Iloilo will be promoted as heritage destination; second district as eco-agricultural; third district, eco-cultural; fourth district, historical-adventure; and fifth district, resorts.

Currently, the provincial tourism, according to Marin, is working on the documentation of the festivals and tourists destinations even as he also encouraged each LGU to come up with a photo or video bank of their festivals. (PNA)
DCT/FFC/PGL/vlo

Source:
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=6&rid=344155

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 09:40 AM

nagapagot lang na si Ganzon kay wala nasunod gusto ya sa Iloilo City College..
ang isa, oh well, what could i expect?...tsk,tsk,tsk.

mark anthony

May 3rd, 2011, 09:41 AM

High-end Richmonde Park Hotel to rise in Iloilo Business Park

A high-end hotel under the Richmonde Chain will be among the first establishments to rise in the much awaited Iloilo Business Park located in Mandurriao District, Iloilo City. Just recently, a sneak peak of the interiors of this upcoming hotel was released by, hotel design firm, Gettys. Design Sketches of Richmonde Park Hotel Iloilo include the main lobby, lobby lounge, full service restaurant, and the grand ballroom. From initial impressions, the proposed hotel looks elegant and luxurious with its generous open spaces and indulgent decor. According to Gettys Website, the design was inpired by “one of the region’s most profitable harvests – the surgarcane.”

The Richmonde Hotel Chain has two existing hotels in Metro Manila, particularly in Eastwood City and Ortigas Center. The proposed Richmonde Park Hotel in Iloilo definitely looks to be at par with the other luxury properties of the company.

According to their website, Richmonde Hotel is affiliated with property developer, Megaworld Corportation headed by real estate mogul Andrew L. Tan. The said company is also the developer of the Iloilo Business Park, which is poised to be Iloilo City’s premiere business district.

More details to come after the groundbreaking of the Iloilo Business Park scheduled on May 6, 2011.

dagyang_grandson

May 3rd, 2011, 09:48 AM

Councilor Ganzon was interviewed in TV Patrol yesterday and when asked why he withdrew his support "Kay sang April 19, Holy Week na, teh daw waay ta sa paminsaron" basta daw mu na....:nuts:...Grabe Kadlaw ko pag bati ko sang answer nia...:lol:

Tsk Tsk...Bagay sila bungguon ni Plaridel Nava. :lol:

I don't want to comment on this. I know him personally. :-)

anthraxx

May 3rd, 2011, 09:51 AM

Councilor Ganzon was interviewed in TV Patrol yesterday and when asked why he withdrew his support "Kay sang April 19, Holy Week na, teh daw waay ta sa paminsaron" basta daw mu na....:nuts:...Grabe Kadlaw ko pag bati ko sang answer nia...:lol:

Tsk Tsk...Bagay sila bungguon ni Plaridel Nava. :lol:

baw grabe ka LAME sang rason. Only shows how incompetent he is... :nuts::nuts::bash::bash:

junnjun013

May 3rd, 2011, 09:51 AM

Ma open man gali ang Max Rider sa Robinson's.

Max Rider soon to open sa Robinson's Place Iloilo
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4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 09:52 AM

I don't want to comment on this. I know him personally. :-)la probs pre ah, :cheers: amo na di ang nami kay lainlain pananawan...

dagyang_grandson

May 3rd, 2011, 09:56 AM

la probs pre ah, :cheers: amo na di ang nami kay lainlain pananawan...

And i completely respect! :-)

dagyang_grandson

May 3rd, 2011, 09:57 AM

Max Rider soon to open sa Robinson's Place Iloilo
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As in... bale 2 guid ya? I hope that Maxrider will be patok in Iloilo.
Nice. :-)

bulabog jalaur

May 3rd, 2011, 09:58 AM

Management to proceed
with bulk water bidding of MIWD

Maynilad Water Services, Inc. wrote the MIWD Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for yet another postponement.......hmmm very interesting! The question is why??............continue (http://thedailyguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23964&Itemid=1)

dagyang_grandson

May 3rd, 2011, 09:59 AM

Grabe noh... Just a thought... After pila ka years of waiting for MW... Sa friday naguid man sya matabo...

But seriously, damu guid maka benefit sa MW. Indi lang Iloilo but the whole WV region. Wala plastic.

arcabe

May 3rd, 2011, 10:32 AM

Iloilo_Guy

May 3rd, 2011, 10:44 AM

As in... bale 2 guid ya? I hope that Maxrider will be patok in Iloilo.
Nice. :-)

sana nga patok sa iloilo and i cant wait pag puli koda

4D Max Rider - Paradise Coaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRB2ZoMaiF0

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 10:46 AM

4threich

May 3rd, 2011, 10:50 AM

sana nga patok sa iloilo and i cant wait pag puli koda

4D Max Rider - Paradise Coaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRB2ZoMaiF0
^^
gaminanol tawo di, ang SM branch wala pahuway, kon apat gasakay tig 120 isa every 5 minutes..butang ta from 11am to 8pm, pila ila kita?

arcabe

May 3rd, 2011, 10:57 AM

backread anay pre, nami to topiko parte sa ilo airport, may ma input ka gid didto nga mau..

indi na ko kadugang to pre locked/archived na ang thread...:)

but in a nice way damu man sang good news ako nga nabasahan sa iloilo a..:)

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 11:02 AM

grabe absent ko 4 days natapos ang thread 123 ba...kag congrats sa thread 124th...sadya-sadya lang a...indi lang mag lurk-lurk diri kon indi kaya sang dughan nyo kay basi makibot kamo sa mga maayong balita nga gaabot sa ILOILO!...:cheers:

bawion lng na pre nila sa patayog tayog istorya. :bash::bash::bash::bash:

masakit gid pre sa dughan hehehe.:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

sin o gani nag siling nag ligad nga mapatindog sang convention center ang TKSI?
daw amo mn na ang gin istorya akon kaina. una anay ang main building nila then ma follow ang convention center kag hotels mga 4 ka building patindogon

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May 3rd, 2011, 11:13 AM

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May 3rd, 2011, 11:14 AM

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 11:15 AM

Skenitic Bldg.
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Smallville 21
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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 11:22 AM

M.H del Pilar Molo

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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 11:23 AM

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May 3rd, 2011, 11:28 AM

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 11:30 AM

Sen Zubiri to visit assisted projects in Iloilo Wednesday

ILOILO CITY, May 3 (PNA) – Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday will visit several projects in selected municipalities of Iloilo which were recipients of fund assistance from his office way back when he was still at the House of Representatives.

Zubiri will first visit the Aleosan District Hospital which is a recipient of some P500,000 to P1-million fund assistance. Aleosan serves municipalities of Alimodian, Leon and San Miguel all at the southern part of Iloilo province.

Thereafter, he will proceed to the municipality of San Miguel to grace the kick off the celebration of the town’s municipal fiesta.

The senator will also inaugurate the day care center worth P1 million at the municipality of Dumangas in the afternoon and thereafter grace the closing ceremony of the municipal fiesta of Pavia, Iloilo in the evening. (PNA)
LAP/PGLena/vlo
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=344262

Parianoon

May 3rd, 2011, 11:52 AM

THINKING ALOUD

Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog

Investments galore

Come Friday, May 6th, Megaworld Corp. will break ground at the 54-hectare old airport lot in Mandurriao as a formal start of their construction project.
The world-class developer expects to spend some P20 billion stretched over a 10-year period to turn the airport lot which it bought in 2007 into a modern mix of buildings and convenience facilities. The early developments consist of erecting a hospital and a theme park. A cyberpark and a hotel under the Richmonde chain are also included in the preliminary works.
All told, Megaworld committed to make Iloilo their hub for real estate development in the same manner that Ayala Corp. made Cebu theirs.
Megaworld is just one of the growing number of investors exuding confidence in the potential of Iloilo City as an excellent business site. These investments offer not only employment opportunities for Ilonggos but also infuse fresh spending capital to our metro economy.
Indeed, hardly a day passes without this public servant receiving investment proposals from foreign and domestic business concerns. Let me cite the most serious ones.
An Indian company, Asia Pacific Communities Associates (APCA) Global Ltd., is planning to put up a $100-million solar farm in Iloilo City in 2012. I’ve had two significant meetings with APCA Global officials led by Nikesh Sinha in Metro Manila and in my office at Iloilo City Hall.
With fossil fuel prices soaring like mad, solar energy is the most sought-after power source nowadays. It is clean and environment-friendly. In fact, I plan to install solar panels at the New City Hall Building as an alternative power source given the recurring outages.
The United States and many other European countries are wide users of solar energy. Philippine industries are now taking a serious look at the unlimited power offered by the sun even as I write.
If the solar farm investment plan pushes through in Iloilo, and I’m confident it will, we can augment the power currently supplied by Panay Power Corp. and its sister company Panay Energy Development Corp. with clean power from the sun. APCA Global’s solar farm will produce 10 megawatts during its early run, but will increase this with another 15 megawatts later for a 25 megawatts total.
Then, there’s Super Max Rider International, a Korean firm bent on putting up a P2- billion theme park in Mandurriao district. I had the pleasure of discussing the proposal with Super Max Rider International company chairperson Cha Jin Kook. Kook expressed his company’s interest in building a theme park with 14 major rides and bigger than Star City in Metro Manila. The Koreans are eyeing the two-hectare lot between the Megaworld property and SM City as the site for their investment.
I am delighted with the Super Max Rider International investment proposal. This is because its officials also visited Bacolod and Dumaguete, assessed their potential as possible locations, before finally deciding to set up the theme park in Iloilo City. They are now asking for a certificate of no objection which we will only be too glad to issue. Their target date to start construction is either June or July this year before opening it to the paying public by October 2011.
Here’s a partial list of ten investments proposed over the past ten months of our incumbency. Some in the list have already started construction, some have finished setting up and are running, and some are still scouting for ideal locations.
These are: 1. Megaworld Corp., P20-billion business park; 2. 50-million Upgrading of Iloilo City Slaughterhouse; 3. Redevelopment of the old Central Market site into a mixed use complex; 4. P2-billion Super Max Rider International theme park; 5. US$100-million APCA Global Ltd. 25-MW solar power farm; 6. P25-milion Injap Corp. five-storey Condotel; 7. 21-storey Injap Tower Condotel; 8. P200-million Plazuela de Iloilo; 9. Bali Hotel; 10. Ayala Technohub with Hinduja Global Solutions (BPO); 11. P660-million Park Medical Center; 12. P150 million-Iloilo River Esplanade; 13. Smallville 21 Hotel; 14. Richmonde Hotel; 18. P50-million renovation of the Eagle Building for IT/BPO; and 15. P15-billion Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC).

Read more about Some by www.iloilonewstoday.com:cheers::cheers::cheers:

habagatcentral1

May 3rd, 2011, 11:56 AM

Deym! Pista na bwas sa Pavia, wala ko to. Nangarere na karbaw kaguina sa Pavia High. Maan! :lol:

Parianoon

May 3rd, 2011, 11:58 AM

THINKING ALOUD

Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog

Investments galore (conclusion)

The future of Iloilo City as the nation’s next investment hub is, indeed, never brighter than the present time.
Recently, another investor came to us offering a P500-million investment portfolio. The appealing proposal is to convert the defunct Rotary Park at the Fort San Pedro area into a modern shopping mall complete with a hotel and other services. The investor is also throwing in a ferry terminal for pump boats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras strait route.
Unfortunately, we may have to defer this proposal until the issuance of a Presidential Proclamation. The national government owns Rotary Park, and we’re seeking to have the ownership transferred to the city government before any development of the place can start. Anyway, a draft proclamation is now in Malacañang awaiting the President’s signature.
The area selected by this investor is also the proposed site for the Guimaras Iloilo Ferry Terminal (GIFT) Project under the Private Public Partnership (PPP) program of the President. I see the GIFT Project modernizing and expanding the passenger ferry terminal in Iloilo City, including the municipal ports of Jordan and Buenavista in Guimaras.
Anyway, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to extend the credit facility to fund the Private group who would like to partner with the city government.
The Lopez Group of Companies is also interested in putting up major development projects in Iloilo City. Rafael Alunan III, president of the First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corp. under the Lopez Group, recently visited us to look about the possibility of conducting business investments. The former DILG Secretary also offered to help the city attain its development goals.
Many investors are now training their sights on Iloilo City because they see dynamic potential writ all over our metropolitan landscape. No investor will dare put up venture capital in a dry location and Iloilo City simply promises good returns on investment.
Some of the current investment opportunities in Iloilo City are developing tourism circuits and community-based tourism, and diversification of urban tourism products. As a matter of fact, MIGEDC (Metro Iloilo Guimaras Development Council) recently was granted a P10-million grant for tourism by the Local Government Services Program. We also have crystal business opportunities awaiting investors to revitalize the historic Iloilo City Business District, upgrading of seaports and ferry terminals, and investments on resorts, business hotels, and multi-purpose centers.
Apart from tourism, the city also offers potentials and opportunities in agribusiness and information technology. Prospective investors who get to read this article can just see me at City Hall and present their proposals. We have many incentives to offer that space prevents us from listing here.
The reason big name investors are casting serious business looks our way is simple. Iloilo City’s central location and our closeness to Asian markets is an asset not many cities in the country have. We are blessed with a natural harbor, and we have excellent land-sea access from several points in the archipelago via the Philippine Nautical Highway. We have excellent air access to domestic markets.
And speaking of excellent air access, I am happy to report the airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo will soon allow international airplanes to land and receive passengers for other countries.
I have personally requested President Benigno Aquino III on his visit last April 1st to include Iloilo Airport in the open-sky policy. This was announced by DOT Secretary Alberto Lim that may open direct flights to Hong Kong, China, and Korea, where Ilonggo overseas contract workers, tourists and investors can directly fly to and out of Iloilo as they will no longer pass the international airports of Cebu or Manila on their way here.
I have complete trust in the President’s assurances. This gives me total optimism that we will soon experience the open-sky policy for the Iloilo Airport as this serves as gateway to Iloilo City and the rest of Panay.
I’ve said it many times before. The city government has many plans to fulfill, and we contrive most of them to make Iloilo City a tourist destination, a hub for long-term investments, and a place where everyone will love to be at.
Our visions include everyone and these visions are all about making Iloilo City THE place to live, THE place to work, THE place to be, THE place we could be proud of.
Criticisms, whether deserved or undeserved, are thrown now and then to this public servant for my zeal and determination to make Iloilo City a place every Ilonggo can be proud of. But I take them all in stride, careful not to lose focus in pursuit of the vision.

Let me just say we can achieve the vision. With your help, we can make it a reality sooner than we think.*

http://www.iloilonewstoday.com

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:02 PM

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:06 PM

Deym! Pista na bwas sa Pavia, wala ko to. Nangarere na karbaw kaguina sa Pavia High. Maan! :lol:

prepared na to kaina ang hiwatan sang karosa festival sa Pavia HS

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:08 PM

Injap investment ni? Ungka 1 pavia
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May 3rd, 2011, 12:09 PM

Mc Arthur Drive JAro
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May 3rd, 2011, 12:11 PM

Pavia Constructions
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vaatzhoy

May 3rd, 2011, 12:12 PM

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^^Thanks for the pics @zynet. Kanami sang sandiya ah, diin mo ni ginkwaan migs, sa Oton? Nami magkaon galaway ko ah. This variety of pakwan is the best kag mabakal. Hope daku naman kita sang aton nga mga farmers.

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:13 PM

Pavia Constructions

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vaatzhoy

May 3rd, 2011, 12:13 PM

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^^Diin ni nga parti sang ciudad sila magpatindog?

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:16 PM

^^Diin ni nga parti sang ciudad sila magpatindog?

sa Maliao Pavia pre pakadto Airport nga dalan

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:17 PM

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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:22 PM

road const. Lopez jaena St. Jaro
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habagatcentral1

May 3rd, 2011, 12:25 PM

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:26 PM

Look @Hardball! Roads being repaired! :banana: :D

gin elevate pa mga almost 1m from existing road..

demonoid724

May 3rd, 2011, 12:28 PM

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^^with Financial assistance from R.Y.? :lol::lol::lol::lol:

another BIASED network in the works...

inde lango-lango ang gastuhon magpatindog radyo kag tv nga station.

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KABASKOG SG ULAAAAAAAAAAAAN... :storm:

habagatcentral1

May 3rd, 2011, 12:34 PM

gin elevate pa mga almost 1m from existing road..
At least indi na yab-ukon. Dugay na ina ginareklamo mu. Being a major thorougfare.

KABASKOG SG ULAAAAAAAAAAAAN... :storm:
Ngayo ko be sang ulan palihug? :lol:

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:37 PM

^^Thanks for the pics @zynet. Kanami sang sandiya ah, diin mo ni ginkwaan migs, sa Oton? Nami magkaon galaway ko ah. This variety of pakwan is the best kag mabakal. Hope daku naman kita sang aton nga mga farmers.

sa Barotac Nuevo Dumangas ang bag-o nga gina tanuman nila pre ang pavia indi na mayo ang duta after pa na kuno 3 years pwede namn tanuman. sa Balabag pavia na nga display

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:38 PM

^^with Financial assistance from R.Y.? :lol::lol::lol::lol:

another BIASED network in the works...

inde lango-lango ang gastuhon magpatindog radyo kag tv nga station.

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KABASKOG SG ULAAAAAAAAAAAAN... :storm:

we all be entertained of R.Y. show :bash::bash::bash:

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:40 PM

At least indi na yab-ukon. Dugay na ina ginareklamo mu. Being a major thorougfare.

the original ang Ilo Capiz Road

sbong ngalan ya Old Iloilo-Capiz Road

IAMME

May 3rd, 2011, 12:44 PM

^^with Financial assistance from R.Y.? :lol::lol::lol::lol:

another BIASED network in the works...

inde lango-lango ang gastuhon magpatindog radyo kag tv nga station.

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KABASKOG SG ULAAAAAAAAAAAAN... :storm:
Interesting coz a couple of months ago they said in their invitation letter to advertise that they were having "financial difficulties".

Pao_hotiee_20

May 3rd, 2011, 12:45 PM

Ga damgo ka lang pre. Bal-an mo na gid na left behind ang iloilo. Accept that fact, waay na sang investor na may ma sulod sa iloilo because we are left behind! =) left behind! =) left behind! =)

Hey Kaltehitze,.,,, Left behind kita sa diin man......... hayz.. makadlanw nalang takin............ :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

bro. metro... diin ni man.. hahahahaah...... help me i am lost.....:bash::bash::bash::bash: hahahahaha......:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Pao_hotiee_20

May 3rd, 2011, 12:50 PM

Hehe, bilin na gid man ta sa katabtaban. Kita mo waay na gid sang may ga sulod diri sa iloilo, didto na tanan na investments ga sulod sa regional center sang Region 6.5 / 6-A (Eastern Western Visayas Region/West of Central visayas region) hehehe....

Kung may ga sulod man na investments di sa iloilo, fake ina, hehehe =)

So that's why, dapat pukawon si oboi, hehe... =)

^^^^^^Hey Kaltehitze........ all i can do is haahahahahahaha.....:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Hard Ball

May 3rd, 2011, 12:51 PM

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 12:55 PM

Te ano ni himuon ta na lang ni Iloilo pabati bati thread? I hope you guys would be different from someone you despise...galeng daw ga pareho lang haw? abi untati nyo na, focus na lang ta ya sa aton issues and developments. damo ta ilistoryahan di subong po kay damo good news.

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 12:56 PM

Hey Kaltehitze,.,,, Left behind kita sa diin man......... hayz.. makadlanw nalang takin............ :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

bro. metro... diin ni man.. hahahahaah...... help me i am lost.....:bash::bash::bash::bash: hahahahaha......:lol::lol::lol::lol:

^^^^^^Hey Kaltehitze........ all i can do is haahahahahahaha.....:lol::lol::lol::lol:

pabay e nalng na pre mga kilala ta nanam na sila preho sang gin Pm sang isa sa akon nga ga enjoy sila mag amo na. ti pabay an ta nalang kung subra na ti patilawon ta mn ehhh baknot.

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 12:57 PM

Interesting coz a couple of months ago they said in their invitation letter to advertise that they were having "financial difficulties".

with the "business tycoon as sandigan, i don't think so:lol: pero how i wish so:lol:

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 12:59 PM

^^with Financial assistance from R.Y.? :lol::lol::lol::lol:

another BIASED network in the works...

inde lango-lango ang gastuhon magpatindog radyo kag tv nga station.

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KABASKOG SG ULAAAAAAAAAAAAN... :storm:

tani may another businessman nga mag compete para fair ang laban

anthraxx

May 3rd, 2011, 01:04 PM

lewdsaint

May 3rd, 2011, 01:11 PM

Aw ah! Ara man gali developments sa Pavia gawaswas. Siling sang iban sa Iloilo City lang kuno ang mga developments.
Would like to see more developments update sa bilog nga probinsya para mabal-an sang naghambal nga sa siudad lang kuno ang gauswag. :lol:

Sa Pototan 'di bala may ginapatindog nga P352-M rice processing complex?
Sa Passi City may ara nga bag-o nga terminal kag Gaisano Mall?
Sa Estancia may ara man nga plano nga Gaisano Mall?
Sa San Miguel may ara man nga Goducate Training Center?
Sa Tigbauan may ara nga Bearland Resort Development?
Sa Guimbal may ara man nga Religious site (sort of resort) nga ginadevelop?
Sa Mina may ara nga 17.5-megawatt biomass power plant nga ginaconstruct?

Ano pa gid?

Kadlaw lang ako....:lol:

Bato-bato sa langit ang maigo indi mangakig. :nuts:

Injap investment ni? Ungka 1 pavia
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Pao_hotiee_20

May 3rd, 2011, 01:14 PM

lewdsaint

May 3rd, 2011, 01:22 PM

Ara man gali developments sa Pavia gawaswa abi ko sa siudad lang gaconcentrate.

Let's list down ang mga developments sa probinsya....

Goducate Training Center,
Bearland Resorts, Tigbauan, Iloilo
New Terminal, Passi City, Iloilo
Gaisano Mall, Passi City, Iloilo
Gaisano Mall, Estancia, Iloilo (may ara na duta)
P352-M Rice Processing Complex, Pototan, Iloilo
Religious Site (sort of resort), Guimbal, Iloilo (on-going construction photos posted here before)
17.5-Megawatt Biomass Power Plant, Mina, Iloilo

lihug lang dugang... :D

Dyutay lang siudad sa lilo kay paano kagamay sang mga area sang mga banwa.

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 01:23 PM

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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 01:24 PM

Leon Iloilo from FB friend
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vaatzhoy

May 3rd, 2011, 01:24 PM

sa Maliao Pavia pre pakadto Airport nga dalan

^^Thanks for the info pre and I would love to see a SM Savemore or Supermarket be put-up in Pavia as well, especially in Aganan area. Lots and lots of developments are sprouting in Pavia and I'm just lucky that I am residing there now.

vaatzhoy

May 3rd, 2011, 01:28 PM

^^with Financial assistance from R.Y.? :lol::lol::lol::lol:

another BIASED network in the works...

inde lango-lango ang gastuhon magpatindog radyo kag tv nga station.

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KABASKOG SG ULAAAAAAAAAAAAN... :storm:

^^and very alarming ini nga partnership, is it for the good of the people, or by the people or whatever their first motive?

demonoid724

May 3rd, 2011, 01:30 PM

tani may another businessman nga mag compete para fair ang laban

^^wag na... madugang lang sakit ulo ni mayor jpm, cong. jpt. :lol:
especially those nga inde lang mapagbigyan ang ila pabor nga ginapangayo, sagad waras dayon kag file plunder :lol:

bwas lang ko ma raise sg score cards ko sa ila, nahulat ko pa if may tupa gid man ang gin promisa ni mr.clean aka kagawad yee regarding sa illegal structure nya :lol:

arcabe

May 3rd, 2011, 01:35 PM

^^wag na... madugang lang sakit ulo ni mayor jpm, cong. jpt. :lol:
especially those nga inde lang mapagbigyan ang ila pabor nga ginapangayo, sagad waras dayon kag file plunder :lol:

bwas lang ko ma raise sg score cards ko sa ila, nahulat ko pa if may tupa gid man ang gin promisa ni mr.clean aka kagawad yee regarding sa illegal structure nya :lol:

kag ga wonder ko ngaa may kudal na nga cyclone wire ang Barbecue Park? grabe nga hangkat sa syudad ba, basi makasuhan pa tresspassing ang syudad..:)

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 01:40 PM

aba de pa cyclone pa ha...te sige eh hulaton ta lang ah, lantawon ta lang kung hasta diin ang political will ni Mayor. Mayor damo ga lantaw sa imo ha, halong halong lang kay damo ga hulat nga makasandad ka.

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 01:41 PM

^^wag na... madugang lang sakit ulo ni mayor jpm, cong. jpt. :lol:
especially those nga inde lang mapagbigyan ang ila pabor nga ginapangayo, sagad waras dayon kag file plunder :lol:

bwas lang ko ma raise sg score cards ko sa ila, nahulat ko pa if may tupa gid man ang gin promisa ni mr.clean aka kagawad yee regarding sa illegal structure nya :lol:

syempre mas mayo kon medyo bias kay Mayor eh:lol: para patas ang laban ah, kon ginalapak ni "Mr Business Tycoon" si Mayor te ang sa pihak amo ang mag bawi bawi eh:lol:

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 01:43 PM

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 01:46 PM

Agony Hill Alimodian Iloilo

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zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 01:47 PM

Agony Hill Alimodian Iloilo

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habagatcentral1

May 3rd, 2011, 01:48 PM

^^ Thus it was posted on the fora. What's your say?

demonoid724

May 3rd, 2011, 01:51 PM

^^kita ko lang wall nya and duh damo gid ya gakasilaw sa iya manggad, praising him and thinks ang iya ginahimo subong sa mga imol is a genuine, selfless, charitable act.

i know some people sa media nga nakilala ko before nga sagad man papansin and wanna be close to him.

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 02:03 PM

so he thinks that all members of the city council are lame ducks, huh? ayhan mapasugot ang city council members nga hambalon sila nga amo sini, uto uto ni Mayor JPM? kanami gid sa iya ah, now he's playing the devils advocate between Mayor JPM and the city council. Mayo gid mag dabok, pero halong halong lang kay basi ikaw masunog bala sang hampang mo sa kalayo:bash:

STARofLIFE

May 3rd, 2011, 02:04 PM

Maayong gab-i sa tanan.

Guin-interview si Capt. Capillan sa Ok 720 regarding Panay Railway revival. Within this week o basi next week marelease na ang recommendation from NEDA kag i-endorse sa DOTC. According to him pag matapos ang bidding nga gusto entrahan sang 5 foreign counties (Korea, China, Japan, Canada kag Austria) ang construction masugod next year kag mangin operational ang train service in 2015. The operation will be handled and managed by the winning party via BOT scheme for 25 years or so.

Hopefully madayon na guid ini nga major project for the good of whole Panay island.
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Kaltehitze

May 3rd, 2011, 02:05 PM

got this on FB, for comments

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4225/picture136o.jpg
By zynet (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/zynet) at 2011-05-03

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.138732666194593.30524.100001735817838#!/profile.php?id=1463529484

^^ Thus it was posted on the fora. What's your say?

Relate his reference above-mentioned, to the use of violence ("suntukan") to what gustokiddo posted in this fora a few days ago: Na indi pwede ka agi, whether on foot or by car, along Ynion avenue in Puerto Real. We can actually get a sense of how he is going to be if or when he becomes mayor of iloilo city.

LuckyLady

May 3rd, 2011, 02:07 PM

wow daw malupok ang dughan ko ba, ha ha...guys 2015...markahi nyo na sa calendar nyo makasakay sakay na ta sa teren teren sa Iloilo:banana:

vaatzhoy

May 3rd, 2011, 02:16 PM

sa Barotac Nuevo Dumangas ang bag-o nga gina tanuman nila pre ang pavia indi na mayo ang duta after pa na kuno 3 years pwede namn tanuman. sa Balabag pavia na nga display

^^Thanks again for the info. Mayo kay ang Barotac kag Dumangas gapanggas man sang sandiya at least damu kuhaan. Tani may maabtan pa ako pagbakasyon ko sa June kay lapit lang ini sa balay namon ang mga payag payag dira sa Balabag.:lol::lol:

redsnapper

May 3rd, 2011, 02:19 PM

it's time na guid man ang mga hotels ta diri na tumandok mag think na mag upgrade sang facilities. lack of parking space and also lack of water maski pang flush nalang.

zynet

May 3rd, 2011, 02:22 PM

^^Thanks again for the info. Mayo kay ang Barotac kag Dumangas gapanggas man sang sandiya at least damu kuhaan. Tani may maabtan pa ako pagbakasyon ko sa June kay lapit lang ini sa balay namon ang mga payag payag dira sa Balabag.:lol::lol:

ambot kung may bilin pa ina. kung sa oton daw sesi segi na ila bla tanom.

redsnapper

May 3rd, 2011, 02:24 PM

it's time na guid man ang mga hotels ta diri na tumandok mag think na mag upgrade sang facilities. lack of parking space and also lack of water maski pang flush nalang.

nguwerng

May 3rd, 2011, 02:27 PM

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

May 3rd, 2011, 02:35 PM

unfortunately the plans i once saw many moons back are hard copies, and the project proposal itself. sigurado ako ara pa na sa Capitol..
high probable sa Airport Admin may ara man..

^^ oks
hahaha, ok ah,
no comment ah...lol, let's just say they are protecting the interests of local professionals from being left out in the cold once national players comes in....as well as making themselves significant in this GLORIOUS TIMES..they want to share the limelight as well..in good faith or otherwise...kamo na lang bahala magbinabina..

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I see. How I wish I can see the actual initial plans. :D

RE BOLDED LINE:

Protectionism rear its ugly head in this exciting times. IMHO, if you are that GOOD, in theory you can always compete. Why resort in dirty tricks to achieve your ideals goals for a beloved place when it is the opposite that happens? Why be a stumbling block when you can be a stepping stone? :ohno:

"There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there."

related articles

Ynion singing a different tune..
Ynion urges Mabilog to go slow on city hall ‘upgrades' (http://iloilonewstoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1357:ynion-urges-mabilog-to-go-slow-on-city-hall-upgrades&catid=98:local-news)
Councilor's Jamora and Ganzon doing the Chacha
Councilors demand public hearing on city hall new loan (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2011/05/02/councilors-demand-public-hearing-city-hall-new-loan-153128)

^^
:lol::hahaha::laugh:

Amo na kung ang imo ebidensya gasandig sa 'expert opinion' ni amo ni amo na!
Te ano gwa ya? Kutaw-kutaw? :lol:

I have a question..
May chance pa na maka sulod ang Ayala, SMDC,Robinsons land, FilInvest or any other developer sa Iloilo City to build their own business park/industrial park? May Available pa na large area of land with a good location for this?

Wish ko gid nga mga ka Ayala Mall sa Iloilo :)

Sino sa inyo may idea kung ano na da ang plano sa lupa sa other side
sang diversion road..the one across jandoni bridge...

^^
When there are DEMAND, there are WAYS. :)

it clearly shows the dynamics of the game is very fluid. i really hope these shifting of "tectonic plates" would go beyond talk...the pace is evident already,
sudden grandstanding of individuals with motives will be a daily dose from here on and clearly public sentiments says otherwise..

padayuna lang bla hulag niyo da sa city hall, kon tanan ginahimo niyo wala malisya kag motibo personal, mabalik na sa ila ang basura..:nuts:

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Bolded sentence: Agree 100%!

Guys, is Puregold in anyway related to Megaworld? I heard from a friend that the hypermart in MW will be Puregold.

^^
Hmm interesting! Though I have no idea about the MW & Puregold connection.

Gaisano Mall Estancia? nka secure na lot hambal sang kilala ko nga ga engage sa Surveying Firm

^^
Ahh this is good news for Estancia and the surrounding towns. :okay:

PUBLIC HEARING TOO LATE – JED
P260-M loan ‘irrevocable’

Panay News
BY JEZZA NEPOMOCENO

ILOILO City – Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he will be forced to sue the Sangguniang Panlungsod should it revoke its approval of the city government’s P260-million additional loan with Land Bank of the Philippines for the new city hall.

The loan agreement is now deemed “final and irrevocable,” he stressed.

“Conducting public hearing for this contract is already too late and in case they will, I will charge them in court. Indi ko iya magpasugot nga ibutang nila sa alang-alang,” Mabilog said in reaction to the request of Councilors Jeffrey Ganzon and David Jamora.

Ganzon and Jamora have withdrawn their support for the additional loan agreement, and have demand that the City Council conduct a public hearing.

In their letter to Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III, the two councilors regretted not having raised objection to the additional loan.

Upon consultation with architects and engineers, the two said they realized that the additional loan was unnecessary.

They said they now believe that the initial P455-million loan incurred by the city government under then Mayor Jerry Treñas for the new city hall was more than enough to complete the building.

“We realized that it was wrong to approve a highly technical matter which we could not comprehend, much less analyze due to the absence of explanation from technical men,” they said.

The two councilors also filed a joint resolution calling for another consultation with the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, the United Architects of the Philippines, Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers, Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Electronic and Communication Engineers of the Philippines.

They said a public consultation has to be done for the sake of transparency and to put an end to the issue of city hall “overpricing.”

Mabilog, however, said there is no more need for consultations because the City Council has already made its decision approving the loan.

“Nga-a subong lang nila ini ginpabutyag? Ginapakita lang nila nga wala sila hinalong-ong sang mga bagay nga ila ginapangpermahan (Why are they saying all these only now? This only shows that they did not fully comprehend the documents they signed),” he lamented.

Mabilog said the City Council made a series of consultations with technical men, specifically architects and engineers, about the new city hall since 2009.

Ganzon is on his third and last term as councilor. Jamora is a first-termer./PN

Source:
http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/headline.htm

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I agree with Mayor JPM on that note.:okay:

The last line shows, whether its your first term or a graduating veteran, is no guarantee that you will do the job correctly, for the former at least its forgivable but for the latter, its simply disgusting! :bash:

Councilor Ganzon was interviewed in TV Patrol yesterday and when asked why he withdrew his support "Kay sang April 19, Holy Week na, teh daw waay ta sa paminsaron" basta daw mu na....:nuts:...Grabe Kadlaw ko pag bati ko sang answer nia...:lol:

Tsk Tsk...Bagay sila bungguon ni Plaridel Nava. :lol:

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Ata! :lol::bash: