Iloilo City and Province - Compiled Threads

[COLLIN JASPER]

GUYS SIN-O ANG AUTHOR SNG ILOILO WEBSITE HAW? SO KON E TAKE OVER NATON ANG SITE OK LNG. GIN OPEN KO NA NGA SITE WALA GD YA MA UPDATE DUGAY DUGAY NA.

ILOILO CITY: PREMIER CITY BY 2015
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[dinagyang.com]

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

^^ Needs Improvement pa guihapon....haaayyyyy!!!!! :sly:

It's not easy to skin the web app they're using. it's similar to ours. also the learning curve is pretty steep. it took me 3 months to design, fix bugs, and learn how to manage the content.

Training on webpage posting and updating, news writing held anew for IOs
http://www.dinagyang.com/content/view/1194/74/

[scandinavian girl]

^^ Tani may meet guid sa Dinagyang. Post lang namon ang updates. :D

Hi berniemack :wave: your city has many nice buildings and artistic cealings and culptures , I am thinking of -Sokrates-. :)

These vehicles I called "mopeds" remember? Are they common all over the Philippines? Are they for taxi services or are they usually private owned and used privatly? I really like them :D

[kirby21]

welcome to all!

dinagyang.com

and

angelkirk89


Enjoy posting!

[kirby21]

GUYS SIN-O ANG AUTHOR SNG ILOILO WEBSITE HAW? SO KON E TAKE OVER NATON ANG SITE OK LNG. GIN OPEN KO NA NGA SITE WALA GD YA MA UPDATE DUGAY DUGAY NA.

ILOILO CITY: PREMIER CITY BY 2015
http://static.flickr.com/98/243122268_dd37e0cf68.jpg?v=0


Padaku-a abi ang banner mo Collin. Okay guid siya. Very, very impressive.

[kirby21]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/untitled-1.jpg

^^ Ey, www.iloilocity.gov.ph is also up and running too!

Thanks Angelkirk!
@IAMME. Post mo tani ang videos para may fun stuff man ta diri. Thanks!

^^Nalipat na ko kon sin-o ang nagmangkot pero kita na sa map ang Circumferential Road kag ang floodway project. And i never knew that there is a proposal to reclaim land in downtown Iloilo City's coast. :D

More infos and updates to come from Iloilo City and Iloilo Province Official Websites. Good job for (and from) all!

[kirby21]

Wonderful! There are zero posts when I checked. Here's the link:link (http://iloilocity.gov.ph/interactive/) What would happen if SSC forumers take over that forum? Would our thoughts (which have been mostly confined to SSC only) finally be heard by the city government?

Ok. But I forgot how to post videos.. I tried one at the infrastructure thread but it only appeared as a link with a pic.

Regarding the reclamation, I don't think it's necessary to reclaim that area at this time. If ever they do, I hope it would be similar to Manila's Baywalk area. :)


Basi amo gid man ina nga pamaagi para mabati-an kita sang ciudad kag probinsiya sang Iloilo. I'll join the forum soon. Daw mas masadya pa guid ina. And kabay pa ang mga Dinagyang and SSC forumers will join the forum, too. Go Iloilo!

[kirby21]

^^ Tani may meet guid sa Dinagyang. Post lang namon ang updates. :D

kabay pa madayon guid siya Bernie.

Chy, nabaton mo PM ko?

Cheers! :)

[habagatcentral1]

Hi berniemack :wave: your city has many nice buildings and artistic cealings and culptures , I am thinking of -Sokrates-. :)

These vehicles I called "mopeds" remember? Are they common all over the Philippines? Are they for taxi services or are they usually private owned and used privatly? I really like them :D

Hehehe! "Mopeds" Yup, they are common in the Philippines Inday Lena. From Manila all the way to Davao. They serve like taxiis since most of them serve door-to-door but shared by public. We do have impressive legacies of the past and we want to maintain it. It is a gift that our ancestors pondered with blood, sweat and tears.

@Collin. Butangan bala sang Molo Church ukon Jaro Belfry para Iloilo na guid sya ya. Di na sya Iloilo kon wa'ay ang mga simbahan nga mga Skyscrapers man sa una.

[FrancisXavier]

Maayong aga iloilo.. Kadamo gid developments diri bah..

[Sinjin P.]

More infos and updates to come from Iloilo City and Iloilo Province Official Websites. Good job for (and from) all!

It's good to see those websites updated :okay:

[death327]

Just for fun.... a lil experimentation with Adobe.... :)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/Dream2.jpg

Me and My Dream


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The Prince


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/Iloilo_Cropped_1.jpg

And of Course something for ILOILO!

[kirby21]

^^ very beautiful Soul. Awesome!

[kirby21]

all my sympathy goes to this children of Nagarao.

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Fil-German kids
lament loss of island-playground Nagarao
By HAZEL P. VILLA
Nagarao Island, Guimaras

THERE is no better playground than an island of white sand ringed with corals, nor is there a finer classroom than a mangrove forest for priceless lessons on ecology.

Filipino-German brothers Andreas, Mateus and Marvin had at first the nonchalance of children when they took the 15-minute motorboat ride from Kupo Wharf in Brgy. Sabang, Sibunag to Nagarao Island owned and managed by their parents Martin and Helen Stummer.


http://www.panaynews.com.ph/images/people%20pic.jpg
THE VIEW of the pier of Nagarao in the early morning at low tide.


But upon disembarking on the island’s pier facing Sabang, the brothers were momentarily taken aback by the sight of some three volunteers loading oil-soaked debris on a small outrigger a few meters away from the white coralline beach.

Marvin, the youngest Stummer brother at 12 years old only had bare feelings when he said in Hiligaynon, “Nakibot ako (I was shocked).”

While Marvin liked eating crabs caught off the waters of Nagarao which is a marine reserve, Andreas, 19, was more partial to the beach front.

Mateus, 17, loved the natural forest of Nagarao and the seascape around White Monkey Rock, a rock formation beside Nagarao surrounded by coral gardens.

“When I was eight, I would swim and snorkel near the mangroves at high tide and pick shells of different colors. Some shells we boiled and we used anything sharp to pull out its flesh,” said Mateus.

The Stummer couple, now estranged, bought the island in 1986.

Andreas and Mateus immediately checked parts of the 10-hectare island which their mother said in telephone calls was smeared with bunker fuel oil from the sunken MT Solar 1 that ran aground off southern Guimaras last August 11.

It was August 28 and the boys were absent from school so they could join their mom to meet President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who was on her second visit to Guimaras Island and was scheduled to sleep in neighboring Costa Aguada Island Resort just to prove that Guimaras is still a place to visit despite the oil slick.

Except for Mateus who plans to go to school in Germany, Andreas and Marvin were busy with schooling and keeping house in Jaro, Iloilo City where they are based most of the time as their Ilongga mom managed the island.

The President’s visit was also the first time for the Stummer brothers to see their island-playground after the oil slick.

Had they seen the island on August 14 when the oil slick first crept on its beach at 2 p.m., they would have been more aghast.

“We had been warned earlier that the oil slick will come our way because of the current. And then we saw and smelled the oil,” said Helen as she recounted the first time she encountered the oil on the shores of Nagarao.

Helen’s sister, Mely Solayao-Karl and her 16-year-old son Michael from Wuerzburg, Germany, were set to enjoy their vacation but had no choice except to join in the frenzy of stopping the slick from reaching the beach.

It was like a joke, narrated Mely, 44, that they arrived together with the slick.

“I have wounds on my legs from helping pull those thorny, tall and lush plants beside the shore because we couldn’t think of anything else to do to stop the oil,” she said.

“This slick reaching Nagarao is the second tragedy of my life,” said Mely, a former manager of the island-resort before she married her German husband Karl.

The oil first smeared parts of the mangrove forest and then White Monkey Rock where tiny oysters and shells were, said Rima Tioco, a family friend of the Stummers who was with Mely upon her arrival in the island.

“Kalain-lain. Daw masuka ka. Daw ka-toxic (It was terrible. You felt like retching. It seemed so toxic),” said Tioco, 45, as she explained that the smell was most terrible when the bunker fuel oil stuck on organic and decaying things like driftwood and mangroves.

About 10 island residents and resort staff helped in putting up more oil spill booms and scooping the slick with their bare hands as they had no gloves or boots.

Five volunteers from the Iloilo City-based Mountain Tigers Rescue Volunteers stayed in Nagarao from August 15 to 29 to help in the clean-up with Helen spending more than P15,000 for the volunteers’ food and P100 daily allowance.

The native of Janiuay, Iloilo said the greater tragedy is in the loss of investments and the foregone revenue of Nagarao because of the oil slick.

Some 60 percent of Nagarao’s visitors are Europeans who normally stay for several weeks or months in Nagarao, which is 30 percent mangroves, 50 percent white beach, and 20 percent rock formation surrounded by coral gardens.

Helen said guests cancelled their bookings done months before when they heard of the MT Solar 1 sinking and the subsequent news about the spread of the oil slick.

A group of ten Koreans already gave their down payment for an overnight stay for August 21 and on August 30, a group of 30 people from Manila was supposed to stay for two nights in the island-resort’s 16 cottages.

“From November to March, the Europeans would come here and some stay for as long as three months, including a couple who own a house here. All of them are gone now,” said Helen, sighing.

A day’s stay in Nagarao would be 38 US dollars (approximately P2,052) for a foreign tourist while locals are charged P1,700 per person per day.

The fees include three meals and accommodation, but excludes transportation expenses.
While waiting for the President on August 28, Stummer said she had a conversation with Petron officials who said they will be “very cooperative” in helping Nagarao recover.

On Aug. 31, Melvin Ballester, a team leader of Petron for coastal cleanups came to Nagarao and said the island-resort could hire 15 persons for the cleanup whom Petron will pay P300 a day.

The hired persons were either staff of the resort and residents of the island who started work on Sept. 1 and will end on Sept. 15 after which Petron said they will be putting more spill booms around Nagarao.

“I asked Petron to refund me for my expenses prior to Petron’s help. That’s about P15,000 but Melvin said his bosses will still have to meet about these things. Up to now, nothing has come out of my request,” said Helen.

She said she won’t file for legal action against Petron if they pay her for her previous expenses of the clean up, continues to rehabilitate Nagarao and financially makes up for revenue losses.

The Ilongga said she is also banking on the 300 million dollars claims from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund currently in Guimaras to orient affected Guimaras residents and resort owners on how to go about the claims.

Helen’s estranged husband Martin had earlier threatened to file a 10-million-peso damage suit against oil refiner Petron Corp. and Sunshine Maritime Development Corp., owners of the sunken MT Solar 1. Martin, 66, said he had invested 100 million pesos over the past 18 years to protect the corals and marine life around Nagarao and to beautify the island.

Helen complained to the Inquirer that her estranged husband now living in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, did not consult her about the said damage suit and was “bypassed” even in view of the fact that ownership of the island is in her name.

With legal wrangling and domestic squabbles the stuff of adults, the Stummer boys are settling with the fact that it may have to take a long time to bring back their island playground to its former pristine beauty.

“I have no idea how to clean all of that oil. Maybe just clean the rocks but it’s a waste of time because some of the oil might just come back,” said Mateus.


(source: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/people.htm)

[kirby21]

Maayong aga iloilo.. Kadamo gid developments diri bah..

Maayong aga man dira sa imo Francis. And salamat for dropping by. Hope you'll enjoy reading some formidable developments (and not-so impressive, too :) he he ) of Iloilo lately. Cheers!

[kirby21]

It's good to see those websites updated :okay:

It's not "well-too-updated" yet Sinjin. As you've read earlier, Ilonggo forumers (here) suggested more developments of both websites to make it more competitive and a better source of news and information for all.

[COLLIN JASPER]

@berni. May jaro chrch ne xa dati ang una ko gn himo, tinanggal k lng. Btw insert k lng liwat instead of jolibe.

[oboi]

@soulmaker27... Nice works! You've got some hidden talent, huh? :) BTW, is that Pan de Azucar/Mt. Manaphag in the backgound of your third work of art?

[Hawayano]

I haven't been to Iloilo since 1998...can anyone in here tell me if the Asilo de Molo main building was renovated/enlarged since then? I took some pics of it 8 years ago, and I remember it looking like something from the 1920s. But I think I've seen a recent (like this year) newspaper pic and it looked totally modernized. I liked the old building--it was very neatly maintained and quite well-ventilated with large capiz windows and open corridors.

[BYAHILO]

soulmaker = kent yee san dinagyang.com? ahehehe ikaw na gali? eheheheh


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i149/ericd001/f07e0116.jpg
7,100 islands | 7,100 reasons to celebrate | This is the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES

[death327]

@soulmaker27... Nice works! You've got some hidden talent, huh? :) BTW, is that Pan de Azucar/Mt. Manaphag in the backgound of your third work of art?


Thanks oboi... but I am not sure with the background mountain... I think it's pan de azucar... it's near sicogon I think.

soulmaker = kent yee san dinagyang.com? ahehehe ikaw na gali? eheheheh


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i149/ericd001/f07e0116.jpg
7,100 islands | 7,100 reasons to celebrate | This is the ISLANDS PHILIPPINES

Yup yup.... same person lang... :)

[spacewagon1]

welcome to all!

dinagyang.com

and

angelkirk89


Enjoy posting!

Welcome to both of you ! Hala Bira !

[spacewagon1]

^^ Tani may meet guid sa Dinagyang. Post lang namon ang updates. :D

would be glad to know, Bernie. Post lang di kay ari man lang ako iya.

[spacewagon1]

from iloilocity.gov.ph
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/zoning.gif
This was an interactive flash object but i forgot how to post flash objects so I just got a screenshot.:)

The planned cirumferential road is the road that snakes from Arevalo to Mandurriao to Jaro. The planned Floodway is the straight green line in Jaro zoned for recreation.

Is it Arevalo or Villa? Which is more correct?

I hope they line the floodway with parks. It's like another Iloilo River, only that it's straight.:)

indi ko masyado makuha ang legend sang color coding. care to share?

[spacewagon1]

Karaku ru gid kang mga bag-o nga develoments sa Iloilo ba. Thanks guys sa mga pictures. Bag-o lang takun kabutwa. hehehe. Anu run natabu dya?

diya run raman gali timo taga uma? Kumusta ron ikaw diyan? Daw sako gid timo amigo haw? Karako ron natabo diya.

[oboi]

Hello sa tanan nga Ilonggos kag sa mga bisita diri... Kadamo gid sng mga developments sa Iloilo nga na miss ko sng pila ka adlaw nga nadula ako... Ipadayunon naton ang pag-umwad ka ciudad kag probinsya ka ILOILO sa masunod nga thread... :)

[spacewagon1]

mayad ayad gid. pwede ma baylihan. hehehe. Ma post lang ko didto kung maka tyempo, ah. :runaway:

umpisahan ta karon ang bayli. Ma-join lang ko sa inyo dugay-dugay. Didto naman ta manglabugay. Tanan nga suggestion i-paguwaa ta na. har har har. Handa lang ang city government magbasa.

[Sinjin P.]

500+ posts. |Closed| Onwards to the 24th

[chymera00]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/iloilocitypics/viewfrombalaan2.jpg

ILOILO is situated right at the center of the Philippine Archipelago in the heart shaped Panay Island. Fertile soils, wide plains, rich marine resources, a strategic location, and a favorable tropical climate destined Iloilo as a cradle of development.

Legends tell of 10 chieftains and their subjects, who sailed from Borneo and first settled in Iloilo, an event which gave birth to the Filipino Malayan Race. Centuries later, in search of the elusive spice islands, the Spaniards crossed the Pacific Ocean and wandered off to palm-fringed Philippine shores. After exploring and inhabiting some of islands, the tired and hungry conquistadores found refuge in Iloilo, where they discovered plentiful rice and an excellent natural harbor causing them to proceed there from Cebu and make it the base of Spanish colonization in the Philippines.

During the mid 1800s, Iloilo was already the most populous and richest province, maintaining direct trade links with America, Europe and Australia, especially during the heyday of the sugar industry. Being one of the busiest trading posts in Asia, it is not surprising for Iloilo to possess a vast collection of old structures and antiques, many of which still survive to this day. These heritage sites and artifacts, preserved in testimony of an opulent past, have become subjects of interest, attracting curious tourists from all over.

Amidst Iloilo's abundant natural beauty and colorful history, the Ilonggos remain to be its most important asset. A humble people with a rich heritage, known for their genuine hospitality, romantic "tongues", friendly smiles, and amiable faces. Such are the diverse treasures of Iloilo, the very heart of the Philippines. (www.exploreiloilo.com)

[Sinjin P.]

Congratulations to your 24th thread! :banana:

[oboi]

A new thread and a fresh start for news, updates and developments...

CONGRATULATIONS sa aton nga ika 24 nga thread sa SSC! :cheer:

Go! Go! Iloilo! :)

[habagatcentral1]

Ano ba ina! Kadasig, wa pa ko pila ka minuto na-offline bag-o na dayon thread?! hehehe! Padayon Ilonggo! :D

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[chymera00]

Iloilo Province Churches

San Joaquin Church

http://static.flickr.com/52/158703560_f6935b7a56.jpg?v=0

Oton Church

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Miagao

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http://static.flickr.com/35/123108157_c4c31c1049.jpg?v=0

Leon

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

Pavia

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Sta. Barbara

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http://static.flickr.com/97/232818614_c8d7b2c8a3.jpg?v=0

Cabatuan

http://static.flickr.com/49/146863839_6afa5785de.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/54/146863845_d6a7df6832.jpg?v=0

Janiuay (Ruins)

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Lambunao

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Maasin

http://static.flickr.com/44/146884330_f780ed642d.jpg

Dingle

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Duenas

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Dumangas

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Tigbauan Church

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No Picture:
Guimbal
Igbaras
Alimodian
Leganes
Calinog
Barotac Nuevo

[chymera00]

Iloilo City Churches

Molo

http://static.flickr.com/63/202888875_fe8a088253.jpg?v=0

Jaro

http://static.flickr.com/79/240499945_aec26cace5.jpg?v=0

La Paz

http://static.flickr.com/52/141416557_50799088cd.jpg?v=0

San Jose

http://static.flickr.com/97/220962871_ab73109533.jpg?v=0

Mandurriao

http://static.flickr.com/58/161735862_ba8061e25b.jpg?v=0

Santa Teresita

http://static.flickr.com/37/95357612_2b7abf22c2.jpg?v=0

St. Clements

http://static.flickr.com/48/130039128_7fd6d2e999.jpg?v=0

[No Picture: Arevalo Church

[habagatcentral1]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/101_0389.jpg
Courtesy of IAMME
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http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/MoloChurch-ILOcopy.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/CalleRealcopy.jpg

[Pacific_leopard]

haaay.... gusto ko tani makita ang barotac nuevo church and the old dumangas church pro daw la gid time a... grabe bi kasako ang nursing... wahaha... sadya sadya ang "Monster House" by the way guys.... yung Gym sa CPU, which supposed to be the largest Gym in WV, is under construction right now, the plan has been changed... I wasn't able to take a photo of the old poster of the proposed gym.

[oboi]

Tani matapos na ang gym ka CPU... daw ka controversial gid sini nga proyekto. Dapat sng last year during the centennial pa ini na tapos. I hope to visit my alma mater this October. Miss ko na ang CPU! :)

[kirby21]

Yehey ! Iloilo in 24 ! Congrats!


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[kirby21]

haaay.... gusto ko tani makita ang barotac nuevo church and the old dumangas church pro daw la gid time a... grabe bi kasako ang nursing... wahaha... sadya sadya ang "Monster House" by the way guys.... yung Gym sa CPU, which supposed to be the largest Gym in WV, is under construction right now, the plan has been changed... I wasn't able to take a photo of the old poster of the proposed gym.

Nice to hear the gym construction is ongoing now. I'm sure tanan nga alumni diri sa abroad nagreklamo na tungod sa delay sang project nga ina. A year of wait is far too long kung may ara na nga fund nga ginhatag. And I'm glad CPU re-opened the bidding to fasttrack the project. Pacific, kung may ara ka pic dira sang new gym, please post it here. Gusto ko lang makita ang ginahimo nila. Thanks.

[kirby21]

Tani matapos na ang gym ka CPU... daw ka controversial gid sini nga proyekto. Dapat sng last year during the centennial pa ini na tapos. I hope to visit my alma mater this October. Miss ko na ang CPU! :)

Pareho guid ta oboi. I'm missing CPU already. Tani makabalik na naman ako didto.

Keep the "Central Spirit" burning, amigo!

[habagatcentral1]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/BernieMack_5_-1.jpg
Diversion Road (Sen Benigno Aquino Drive), Iloilo City

[kirby21]

Robinsons Campus Fashionista Model Search 2006 Finalists

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/15/campus.fashionista2.jpg

Twenty four slim, tall and striking model discoveries have made it to the finals night of Robinsons Campus Fashionista Model Search 2006. The grand winners, a male model winner and a female model winner, will be bared on September 29, 2006, 5:30 pm at the Fountain Area of Robinsons Place Iloilo. Five Manila-based judges will fly in to choose the winners. The winners will receive P20,000.00 cash prize each, an exclusive modeling contract for Robinsons, special prizes from select sponsors and beauty packages. All the finalists are undergoing make-overs, modeling workshops and beauty treatments.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/15/campus.fashionista1.jpg

The male finalists are Darryl Pingoy, Renz Querubin, James Garcia, John Tanchuan, Mhark Hubalde, Reeve Pagran, Rommel Vivero, Kurt Prado, Richmund Dedase, JM Firmalino, Eugene Dormis and Briez Navarro. The female finalists are Riss Dosado, Kristine "Shobee" Tee, Shin Salaya, Diana Jainga, Eden Paragat, Mary Cris Lee, Josanne Amalay, Kresia Baban, Stephanie Gumban, Charlene Casten, Lindley Hilado and Soriel Sorel.


The model search is sponsored by PhilAm Life, RRJ, Boracay Terraces, Paul Chiongson Photography, BAYO, Levi's, Adidas, Nike, Pizza Hut, Ribbon Fries, HBC, ABS-CBN, Amigo Terrace Hotel, Nonoy Mosquera, Picture City, Rene Delotavo and Cream Magazine.

(source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/15/robinsons.campus.fashionista.model.search.2006.finalists.html)

[IMPRESARIO]

ILOILO and ILOILO CITY Thread 24!!!
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[IMPRESARIO]

^^thanks to @chymera(exploreiloilo),@collin_jasper,@eric (byahilo.com) and everybody for the pics! :cheers:

[oboi]

Calling our fellow Ilonggo forumers based in Iloilo right now...

Maybe we can add or post pictures of other churches or religious structures in Iloilo. I must say Iloilo City is a "City of Churches." In an area of 56 or 70 sq. kms. (please enlighten me on this matter - how and when did Iloilo's land area become 70 sq. kms.), we can find numerous notable churches of different dominations.

Oftentimes, we only feature Roman Catholic Churches. I think it's only fair to showcase other churches here too. A lot of other churches of various denominations in Iloilo have unique characteristics too. The history of the Baptist church in the Philippines are closely linked with a lot of our local Protestant churches.

Listed below are some churches and religious structure which I deem should be featured in future posts.


The Jaro Evangelical Church (JEC)
The structure might not be impressive but it's historical significance can't be overlookes. JEC is the first Baptist Church in the Philippines. It was founded in 1900. I find it ironic that JEC is found a stone-throw away from the seat of Catholicism in Western Visayas - the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral and Palazzio de Arzobispado of the Archdiocese of Jaro.

The Baptist Center Church (BCC)
Has a distinctive Baptist church architecture with it's steepled structure.

The Iloilo Baptist Church (IBC)
Shares the same characteristics as that of BCC but in smaller scale.

The University Church (UC)
Although a non-sectarian university, Central Philippine University has a Baptist church since they're both closely rooted in their history. The structure is greatly influenced by Malayan Architecture with its soaring and slender roofline. (Trivia: There's another Baptist church in Iloilo that follows the architectural style of UC but a smaller version. It's located in Brgy. Buga, Leon, Iloilo)

The San Agustin Chapel
This chapel of the University of San Agustin (USA) in Sambag, Jaro, Iloilo City evokes a Mediterranean feel.

The St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church
Although built quite recently, this church evokes an old world charm. A lot of famous personalities where married here. One of the first to be married here is Alana Lopez-Montelibano. It is located in Brgy. San Isidro, Jaro, Iloilo City.

Iloilo Mission Hospital Chapel
The chapel is a circular structure that resembles that of a tepee.

Sta. Maria Catholic School-Ateneo de Iloilo Chapel
This chapel evokes a lot of Chinese characteristics. Even the statues are Chinese looking.

San Vicente Ferrer Seminary
The last Catholic seminary founded during the Spanish era.


This is what I can think of right now... Hope you can add more to the list. Thanks in advance. :)

[oboi]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/BernieMack_5_-1.jpg
Diversion Road (Sen Benigno Aquino Drive), Iloilo City

^^I can't help but notice that Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue is fast becoming our equivalent to EDSA with all the towering billboards that abound. I hope our local government will put restrictions to it. Billboards destroy the cityscape and pose a threat to both motorists and pedestrians when placed haphazardly. Let us not repeat what had happened here in Manila.

@Bernie: Thanks for providing the picture...

[death327]

... oh my oh my... I just mentioned this to Bernie... everytime we discuss about churches in the city we always forget the following:

1. Tanza Catholic Church
2. Temple of Goddess
3. Mormon Church
4. Iglesia ni Cristo - I think we have several in the city
5. Doane Baptist seminary - one of the oldest seminary in the city
6. New Baptist Church in Lapaz - somewhere in Lopez Jaena (it's new and big) - diretso from Lapaz Church through Aglipay church.

And I am just wondering... do we have any mosque in the city? I believe that there are a lot of Muslims in Iloilo. I am hoping we have one there.

[habagatcentral1]

Maayong pagbalik sa SSC! Dason sang isa ka semana sang outage, ano na natabo sa inyo dira? hehehehe!

Anyway, post away migos. Kay wala na ako ikasarang na ipost. Nahurot na tanan, hehehe! Updates sa shirt design ta, ok? :D

[oboi]

Hello sa tanan! Maghili-ugyon kita dira liwat sa aton nga thread.... :)

[IMPRESARIO]

At long last, w'ere back in business! welcome back to all here in SSC!

[oboi]

notice ko lng... nadamage ang mga avatar.... :bash:

[kirby21]

ano natabo sa SSC? Nadula sang isa ka semana haw? Anyway, maayong aga/udto/gab-i lang da sa inyo tanan. Balik na naman kita diri. :)

[habagatcentral1]

ano natabo sa SSC? Nadula sang isa ka semana haw? Anyway, maayong aga/udto/gab-i lang da sa inyo tanan. Balik na naman kita diri. :)

System upgrade to serve the forumers better. :D

Anyway, wa'ay na ko pix halin Iloilo. Paging Chy and ColinJasper...:)

[caloy]

going somewhere guro. hi na rin dira ca mga taga yloilo and to the people wherever you are. kirbs, long time no see. but not seen since when lol.

[IMPRESARIO]

notice ko lng... nadamage ang mga avatar.... :bash:

gani man,may beautiful avatar, eheheh :) its damaged! :bash:

[kirby21]

Few updates we've missed:

IWMC sets 7th 'Piyesta sa Kakahuyan' on September 30 in Dingle

The Iloilo Watershed Management Council (IWMC) has set this year's tree planting activity of the province of Iloilo dubbed as, "Piyesta Sa Kakahuyan" on September 30, 2006 at Bulabog - Putian National Park in Brgy. Moroboro, Dingle.

This annual activity is held every September in the province of Iloilo by virtue of Provincial Ordinance No. 2000 - 040. It aims primarily to remind Ilonggos of the value of a properly managed environment. This year, it carries the theme, "Trees for Fresher and Greener Environment".

source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/22/iwmc.sets.7th.piyesta.sa.kakahuyan.on.september.30.in.dingle.html


Miag-ao boasts of longest fiesta season

MIAG-AO, Iloilo – This town of Miag-ao, which boasts of the longest fiesta season in the Philippines -- having 119 constituent barangays celebrating their individual fiestas in various dates from January up to December -- is now in a tizzy as it prepares to celebrate the feast of its patron, St. Thomas of Villanova, on September 22.

The event officially began on September 13 with a nine-day novena mass or novenario. Poblacion barangays and the 46 barangays comprising the Parish of St. Thomas of Villanova, including schools, are taking turn in sponsoring the novena masses every 5:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

(source: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/archives/2006/0920/news6.htm)


Queenbank - 2005 top taxpayer of Iloilo City
DECLARES P11.7 MILLION
CASH DIVIDENDS

QUEEN City Development Bank was awarded as the Top Corporate Percentage Taxpayer of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue District Office No. 74 for the year 2005 given last August 11, 2006 during the 102nd Anniversary of the BIR held at the BIR Region 11 Bldg., M.H. del Pilar St., Molo, Iloilo City.

The award was given in recognition of Queenbank’s valuable support to the various collection effort of IR, willful declaration and prompt payment of taxes
to the government, and faithful observance of laws that ultimately contribute to the country’s economic growth and development.

(source: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/archives/2006/0919/news1.htm)


City gov’t mulls relocating to mall
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – Most likely, Robinsons Place Iloilo shall temporarily house the Office of the City Mayor, City Assessor’s Office, City Health Office, City Treasurer’s Office and the City Civil Registrar when the construction of the P253-million New Iloilo City Hall Building starts.

City Legal Officer Atty. Edgardo Gil said that before November this year, city government offices shall transfer to the mall.

The mall has offered an area of 2,250 square meters on its third floor, at the side facing Mabini Street (Mabini Wing).

(source: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/archives/2006/0919/news4.htm)

[kirby21]

going somewhere guro. hi na rin dira ca mga taga yloilo and to the people wherever you are. kirbs, long time no see. but not seen since when lol.

kumusta ka na dira pare Caloy? Hidlaw man ta sa imo. Medyo wala guid ta bi ka-preparar nga ma-off the "www" ang SSC. Diin ka na subong?

[kirby21]

Bernie and Incognito, maayong hapon kag aga sa inyo duha. Maayo man kay nakabalik kita diri. :)

[caloy]

read the messages na lang da kirbs ah.

maayo man gani nga damo gali cang fiesta ang dingle, malaba gali. lol. sadya guid ni sila. siguro exhausted guid na ang mga organizers.

[kirby21]

and few more ....

WV’s employment rate,
second biggest in the country

THE Western Visayas’ employment rate in July 2006 is the second biggest growth recorded in the country says an official of the National Statistics Office (NSO).

Acting Labor Secretary Danilo P. Cruz said employment grew in all but two of the country’s 17 regions with the biggest growth in the National Capital Region at 22.4 percent, followed closely by Region 6 at 21.2 percent.

He said that other regions posted growth in new employment including Region 4-A (CALABARZON) at 17.4 percent (+128,000); Region 11 (Davao) at 10.7 percent (+79,000); and Region 7 (Central Visayas) at 10.6 percent (+78,000).

The country's employment in July 2006 grew by 2.3 percent to 33.26 million from last year's 32.52 million

(source: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/archives/2006/0918/business.htm)


New 'PDS' clinic inaugurated
By Nelson C. Robles

THE new Physician's Diagnostic Services (PDS) and Laboratory Center, Inc. located along Iznart Street facing the old YMCA building was formally inaugurated, late Monday afternoon, September 16, 2006 with Dr. Florentino Alerta II serving as Master of Ceremonies throughout the affair.

DPS owner and founder Dr. Pedro De Guzman considered as "Father of Maritime Health" delivered an inspiring remarks welcoming the guests.

..........

Other than maritime workers, Magsaysay Shipping Lines has also opened it door for recruiting health and caregiver workers in Dubai and other Middle East countries with free placement fees required.

(sourceL Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/20/life/new.pds.clinic.inaugurated.html)


Dialysis clinic opens in Iloilo City
By Ramel dela Cruz

THE first dialysis center outside of a hospital has finally opened in Iloilo City last Sept. 8, at Health Center, Mabini Street.

It is headed by Agnes Jean Vilaflor, the chief nephrologist.

The clinic opens from Monday to Saturday and office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Vilaflor said that the clinic is open to any nephrologists who want to conduct his or her test in the clinic.

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/18/life/dialysis.clinic.opens.in.iloilo.city.html)


1st Engr. Marcial D. Jocson, Jr. Cup opens with a bang
By Ronelo Ladiao

ADDING another feather to the cap of Barotac Nuevo as the region's football capital, the 1st ever Marcial D. Jocson Jr. Cup sensationally opens on Friday, September 8, 2006 at the progressive town's Covered Gym.

The momentous sports event that promotes basketball among the young Barotacnons was well-participated by five public and private schools in Barotac Nuevo such as St. Paul School (SPS), Iloilo Christian School (ICS), Don Jose Monfort National High School (JMNHS), Barotac Nuevo National Comprehensive High School (BNNCHS) and Iloilo State College of Fisheries High School (ISCOF).

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/16/sports/1st.engr..marcial.d..jocson.jr..cup.opens.with.a.bang.html)

[IAMME]

It's been a long while. Finally we're back. Phew!

Some "heritage-like" buildings near Robinson's mall:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/101_0152.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/101_0151.jpg

Cebu Pacific taking off from Iloilo Domestic Airport:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/th_101_0381.jpg (http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/?action=view&current=101_0381.flv)
How do I post this flash object directly into the thread?

[chymera00]

System upgrade to serve the forumers better. :D

Anyway, wa'ay na ko pix halin Iloilo. Paging Chy and ColinJasper...:)
I miss the thread .... one week guid
haay, I've some pics to post pa :)
ara pa sa flickr accnt ko and quick post lang ni ... in a few hours pa kung indi niyo ko unahan i post ko man sila

[Pacific_leopard]

Finally... SSC is back...

http://www.schoolsahead.com/images/bomjesus.jpg
-the basilica of born Jesus in Goa, India

http://static.flickr.com/95/238499180_cdbed3961c.jpg?v=0
-Sta. Barbara Roman Catholic church in Iloilo, Philippines


twin churches from Sta. Barbara, Philippines and Goa, India....

[kirby21]

Mang Inasal Philippines opens its 18th branch at SM Mall of Asia

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/22/mang.inasal.moa8.jpg
L-R: DOT Undersecretary Oscar
Palabyab, Mang Inasal's Edgar
"Injap" Sia, United Print Media
Group Officer Pat Pineda and
Roxas City Mayor Tony del
Rosario.

Mang Inasal Philippines, a family-owned company which traces back its humble beginnings here in Iloilo, is undeniably one of the fastest-growing food companies in the country. In less than three years after its birth, Mang Inasal has proven its prowess in the fast food industry. Despite of the stiff competition with internationally-acclaimed names in the business, Mang Inasal struggled and fought the saga of excellence. Equipped with great-tasting Filipino favorites and pocket-friendly prices, Mang Inasal knows that in the end it will win the heart of the masses. It has indeed!

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/22/mang.inasal.moa3.jpg
Father Reynaldo Cruz
officiated the blessing rites.

The company's dream of invading the Metro Manila area was realized last September 15, 2006 as Mang Inasal- SM Mall of Asia (MOA) opened simultaneously with Mang Inasal-Bicutan, the 18th and 19th branch respectively. Located near the entrance, Mang Inasal-MOA both have the al fresco and the air-conditioned dining areas. The interiors are similar with that of the Mang Inasal branches here in Iloilo.

The event was well-attended by high-ranking officials and distinguished guests as well as media personalities from Manila, Iloilo and Mindanao.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/22/mang.inasal.moa4.jpg

Even before the opening ceremony commenced, Manileños started queuing for the most-coveted Mang Inasal Paboritos. Truly, there's no stopping Mang Inasal from making it big!

A huge slice of its phenomenal success was contributed by their original Visayan-style barbecue, in which the company is quite known.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/22/mang.inasal.moa6.jpg

Today, Mang Inasal Philippines stands above all its local counterparts in sharing the goodness of real Pinoy barbecue in three major regions of the country with its 19 branches.

Now, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao can attest that Mang Inasal is undoubtedly "KUMBINSING"!



(source: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/22/mang.inasal.philippines.opens.its.18th.branch.at.sm.mall.of.asia.html)

[kirby21]

nice photos IAMME, Chymera and Pacific. :) Cheers mates!

[kirby21]

read the messages na lang da kirbs ah.

maayo man gani nga damo gali cang fiesta ang dingle, malaba gali. lol. sadya guid ni sila. siguro exhausted guid na ang mga organizers.

Okay migo Caloy. Salamat sa PM. And maayo kay ari ka na di. he he.

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Btw, maayo guid kay tatlo na ka Ilonggo foodchains ang naka-penetrate sa market sang Pinas. Out of three, ang TEDs ang medyo mahinay ang expansion. Hopefully, more TEDs will be opened sa Manila considering nga amo ina ang pinakadako nga market sang mga kalan-an sa aton subong. Go Ilonggos!

[wecky]

Congratulations !

ILOILO - The Heart of the Philippines

Thread 24

http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/iloilo_dinagyang1.jpg

[wecky]

@Chy: May gin-PM ko da sa imo. Paki check lang.

To all: Thanks for posting new photos and articles. Hapit lang gid ko di.

[FrancisXavier]

I pang post nyo bala di ya mga pic sang pagkaon nga ara sa Vizmin.com... Kanami sadto ah..

[BYAHILO]

its nice to be back in the SSC!

CHY, ano na update sa imo? may sked na kmo sang Wow philippines nga hiwaton sa Iloilo?

[kirby21]

Various Dinagyang 2007 committees created

ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has issued an executive order designating the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation as host of the 2007 edition of the annual Dinagyang Festival and creating the various committees to oversee the celebration.

The three different bodies created byTreñas that will spearhead the different activities during the Kasadyahan and Dinagyang celebration next year are the Honorary Committee, the Executive Committee and the Working Committees.

more info ....

(source: Iloilo City Official Website
link: http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/autogeneratedpagenews.php?id=5)



City gears up for Western Visayas Tourism Assembly

Iloilo City – This early, the Iloilo City Government, in close coordination with the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region VI, is getting ready for the conduct of the regional tourism assembly here slated this coming October 23rd to 29th .

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has issued an executive order creating the different committees that will oversee and ensure the smooth preparations for the coming tourism congress.

The week-long congress will have the theme “Sustaining Domestic Tourism: Turning Ideas to Action” and will be participated in by the different provinces, cities and municipalities in Region 6.

Until last year, this activity was known as the “WOW-Philippines, Best of the Region.” It was a year-long program spearheaded by the Department of Tourism and conducted at Intramuros in Metro Manila and joined by all regions nationwide.

According to DOT regional director Edwin Trompeta, several activities are already lined-up for the coming assembly where the welcoming program scheduled on October 23rd will be handled by Iloilo City as host city.

.........

A parade of festivals will also be held on October 27 at 2 p.m. So far, some 15 local festivals have already signified their intention to join the parade, which will start at Plaza Libertad with Iloilo Freedom Grandstand as the only performance area and will wind up at the Iloilo Capitol ground.

more info ...

(source: Iloilo City Official Website
link: http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/autogeneratedpagenews.php?id=6)


Camel Supercross races kick off next month

THE recent launch of the Camel Supercross Motogear Promo Tour is to be highlighted by 3 exciting Supercross races in the Visayas to kick of by next month as a way of "thanking motocross fans who have supported the sport through the years."


Attractive prizes, which include a 2006 BMW F-650 GS Enduro Motorcycle, await lucky motocross fans during the Camel Motogear promo tour, which coincides with the staging of the Camel Supercross Championship Series in the cities of Bacolod, Ormoc and Iloilo.

.......

The grand raffle draw will be held during the third and final leg of the Visayas tour of the Camel Supercross Motogear Promo Tour in Iloilo City on November 26.

Aside from the brand-new 2006 BMW F-650 GS Enduro Motorcycle, other prizes to be given away are 12 Supercross Gear sets which include a racing helmet, boots, gloves, jersey and pants, knee and shin guards, elbow and chest protectorsand goggles, 16 Supercross Gear Bags and 40 Supercross Backpacks.

.........

Top international supercross riders from Asia, led by defending champion Glenn Aguilar of the Philippines and James Robinson of New Zealand, have already confirmed their participation in the three-part, island-hopping series, which will also be held in Ormoc on November 12 and Iloilo on November 26.


more info ...

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/23/sports/camel.supercross.races.kick.off.next.month.html)

[kirby21]

its nice to be back in the SSC!

CHY, ano na update sa imo? may sked na kmo sang Wow philippines nga hiwaton sa Iloilo?


Hi Eric. Nice to see you here in Iloilo Thread, amigo. Western Visayas Tourism Assembly is scheduled this October. Please follow the link (see post prior this one) or visit the Iloilo City Official Website for more info. All provinces of the region were given a day to showcase their best products, etc. Apart from the exhibits, the parade and performances of 15 local festivals on the 27th will definitely highlight this year's assembly.

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Nice to see you guys back!

I was watching the Macau episode of Living Asia Channel and fantasizing Iloilo City's old colonial downtown as something like of Macau.

Yung mga gabaligya sa kilid kilid basi pwede sila ubrahon sang isa ka lugar like ang Aldeguer guro pwede ubrahon nga "mall" while the whole JM Basa be closed to traffic. The Downtown area is walkable anyway. It may be impossible as of this moment but who knows di bala?

Thanks IAMME for posting this
Cebu Pacific taking off from Iloilo Domestic Airport:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/th_101_0381.jpg (http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/?action=view&current=101_0381.flv)

^^ That Airport is going bye-bye next year. Next stop, "Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Iloilo". And Mandurriao Airport is a potential "investor drawer". Padayon na ni tani. :D

[chymera00]

Hi Eric. Nice to see you here in Iloilo Thread, amigo. Western Visayas Tourism Assembly is scheduled this October. Please follow the link (see post prior this one) or visit the Iloilo City Official Website for more info. All provinces of the region were given a day to showcase their best products, etc. Apart from the exhibits, the parade and performances of 15 local festivals on the 27th will definitely highlight this year's assembly.
I'm looking forward too, tani maka attend man ko sa opening .... hopefully, maka organize naman kami meet siguro, hehe ... Maski sa opening lang .... or lagaw sa SM to view the booths or something :)
nice photos IAMME, Chymera and Pacific. :) Cheers mates!
thanks, more to come pa

[chymera00]

Municipality of Guimbal

Guimbal is a coastal town in Southern Iloilo. It is popular as a weekend destination because of it's resorts like the many beach resorts that line its shores. There's also RACSOS, a woodland resort and mini-hotel, and Garin Farm, a farm resort.

You'd also expect to see some historical landmarks in Guimbal such as its 300-year-old church, moro watchtowers, casa real, leon bridge, etc.


Municipal Hall and Plaza
http://static.flickr.com/81/245239894_c8054911b8.jpg?v=0

Guimbal Church
http://static.flickr.com/83/245239291_7cd463f251.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/93/245239287_a1832d53bc.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/92/245239289_abc4aef383.jpg?v=0

Casa Real (Spanish Municipal Hall)
http://static.flickr.com/98/245239293_e56d9769f3.jpg?v=0

Taytay Tigri
http://static.flickr.com/81/245239896_70d42746f5.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/88/245239899_8837b11404.jpg?v=0

Guimbal Steel Bridge (the lonest steel bridge in Panay Island)
http://static.flickr.com/79/245239294_a5e167765a.jpg?v=0

Guimbal is one of the cleanest municipalities in Iloilo
http://static.flickr.com/83/245239901_2699b04962.jpg?v=0

[scandinavian girl]

Maayong Hapon Iloilo! :)

So many beautiful pictures in here! I enjoy looing at them.

Wishing you all a nice Saturday late evening!

[kirby21]

City Hall eyes bigger realty tax take at Diversion Road area

THE Diversion Road area in Mandurriao district is fast becoming a real estate haven in the metropolis.

Sprouting there are bars, restaurants and high-rise buildings which may be good sources of real property taxes.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas yesterday said the mushrooming establishments in the area would help the local economy.

Treñas said the area will become more attractive to investors once a new road, the P15-million road project linking Barangay Tabucan and Diversion Road, will be constructed. The mayor added the project bidding is scheduled this October.

The new road is 10-meter wide and stretches 1.2 kilometers.

(more info on: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)


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Dueñas celebrates 4th Anihan Festival

The beats of drums and the showcase of abundance will again mark the 4th Anihan Festival celebration of Duenas from September 27-30, simultaneous with the town’s Patronal Fiesta.

The four-day celebration will start September 27 with a grand parade and the Anihan Tribes performance by five high schools, an elementary school and a local government unit.

Mayor Robert Martin Pama said although there will be no Anihan tribes competition, the performances will still continue to present the valued practices, customs and traditions of the Dueñasanons before and after the harvest season.

Pama also said the festival is more of thanking God for a bountiful harvest and a celebration of the theme which is “Pagbinuligay kag Paghiliusa Para sa Matawhay kag Mauswagon nga Banwa.”

(more info on: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories10.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)


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AIRPORT SQUATTERS MUST GO
300 families at Iloilo Airport face eviction

SOME 300 squatter families at the Iloilo airport lot in Mandurriao district may be forced to find a relocation site once the private sector takes over the property from the government.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas yesterday said the plight of “informal settlers” in the area was one of the considerations taken up in last week’s meeting of a Department of Finance (DOF)-led task Force and Technical Working Group of the Asset Disposition Program.

The group is fast-tracking the sale of the old airport even as the bidding process is expected to take place before yearend.

The mayor, who attended the meeting at the DOF Privatization Office Conference Room in Manila, noted that the how to implement the sale procedures was discussed by the group with consulting firm CB Richard Ellis, which also assisted the Clark and Fort Bonifacio conversions.

(more info on: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories1.php
source: The Guadian Iloilo)

[kirby21]

Scandinavian Girl: "Maayong Hapon man sa imo."

Chymera: Looking forward for more pics .. he he. PM ta lang ka da karon. Update lang kami sang imo mga pallned activities ah. :cheers: Salamat liwat sa mga pics. Cheers mate!

[Animo]

[Excerpted with permission from the last chapter of Nick Joaquin’s book, Culture and History (Solar Publishing, Metro Manila, 1988).]

THE Filipino is the product of a particular history that began in the 16th century and our identity as Filipino was chiefly formed by what I consider the twelve greatest events in Philippine history, greatest because they were the epochal ones, the ones which, by the way we responded to them, determined our response to all subsequent events.

Here are what I consider the twelve greatest events in Philippine history:

1. The Introduction of the Wheel.

2. The Introduction of the Plow.

3. The Introduction of Road and Bridge.

4. The Introduction of New Crops like Corn, Tobacco, Camote, Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Beans, Achuete, Onion, Potato, Guava, Papaya, Pineapple, Avocado, Squash, Lettuce, Cucumber, Cabbage, Sincamas, Sigadillas and Mani, etc., etc.

5. The Introduction of New Livestock like the Horse, the Cow, the Sheep, the Turkey, the Goose, etc., and of the Carabao as Draft Animal.

6. The Introduction of the Fabrica, or Factory.

7. The Introduction of Paper and Printing.

8. The Introduction of the Roman Alphabet.

9. The Introduction of Calendar and Clock.

10. The Introduction of the Map and the Charting of the Philippine Shape.

11. The Introduction of the Arts of Painting and Architecture.

12. The Introduction of the Guisado.

These twelve events are the greatest in our history because they have been affecting us since the 16th century and will continue to affect this nation as long as there are Filipinos. They affect not only the Christian majority but also the highlanders in the north and the Muslim in the south. They affect the artist in his studio as well as the housewife in her kitchen. In short, their effect is universal and at the same time deeply intimate, for these are the events that first informed the identity called a Filipino.

Take the twelfth event: the Introduction of the Guisado. Very simple is the process of the saute, or guisado, but the French say it’s the foundation of civilized cooking; and when we thus learned to dress food, our whole culture was transformed and became the Philippine culture of the adobo, the menudo, the guinisang repollo, the tinola. And every time we sit down at table, the guisado is still an event for us, a continuing event, and one so vital that the inner man in every Filipino, and especially in every Filipina, would undoubtedly declare that the introduction of the guisado is, for us, a far more important event than, say, the founding of the Katipunan.

Or take the introduction of corn, which rescued the Visayan from age-old hunger and has been his prime staple for the last four centuries. Wouldn’t the Visayan readily agree that the introduction of corn is a greater event than the Kawit proclamation of 1898? Or take the introduction of camote, which now seems to us so typically Philippine and which has been delivering from famine those parts of our country so regularly ravaged by typhoons. Wouldn’t the camote-eaters of Samar and Benguet and the Batanes hail the introduction of camote as an event of more lasting value than the Malolos Congress?

Of lasting value, of lasting importance: that’s the quality which distinguishes these twelve events I consider basic to our history; and they are the reason I consider the 16th and 17th centuries the most crucial in our history. Yet there are historians who declare that what was happening in the Philippines then wasn’t even Philippine history! Corn and camote and the guisado are not Philippine history? Apparently not. What Philippine history book even devotes a line to the advent among us of corn and camote and the guisado? They are vital, to put it mildly, to the life of the Filipino—but, no, they are not Philippine history, though Gunter Grass would undoubtedly rank them as higher in importance than the events to which we devote chapter after chapter in our history books.

By snubbing the truly important to favor the less important, we have been developing in our people a warped view of our culture and history. Before the war we were being told that we made more progress in fifty years under the Americans than in over three hundred years under Spain; and this contention was echoed in an article I read recently in a Manila daily, where the author declares that more important events occurred in the Philippines during the first decades of the 20th century than in all the four previous centuries. And I asked myself: What events happened in the 1900s that could possibly be regarded as more important than the introduction of the wheel or the introduction of the plow? Or the introduction of road and bridge and masonry that revolutionized our ideas of human habitation? Or the introduction of calendar and clock that developed in us a sense of history? Or the introduction of paper and printing and the Roman alphabet that resulted in the birth of the Philippine book? Or the introduction of the factory and the machine that signified our passage into an industrial culture? Or the introduction of all those artifacts that enabled us to move forward into civilization?

Our culture and history may be said to be a process converting a mix of cabbages and kings into something different. And the novelty is this nation-in-the-making called the Philippines, this identity-in-prog*ress called the Filipino.

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/sept/22/yehey/opinion/20060922opi7.html

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Much of the plantation wealth in the towns of Iloilo Province was used to adorn its areas with imposing structures, ornate squares, and above all, churches. Today, Iloilo is highly urbanized, but significant chunks of it are still recognizably colonial. Taken as a whole, it doesn't have the unsullied calm of, say, Cebu or Bohol but many of its individual colonial structures are magnificent, one of the finest anywhere in the Philippines.

Cabatuan, 24.2 kilometers from the city of Iloilo gets to having a near complete colonial town, is one excellent place to break your journey. Located in the west central part of the province, Cabatuan is one of that select band of municipalities which has an electricity you feel from the moment you arrive.

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In 1732, Spanish missionaries established a mission station by planting a wooden cross (made from hard thick murawon or molave) said to have been four meters high, on a gently undulating hill now known as Pamul-ogan in a quest to bring Christianity to the town. Remains of that historic cross with the date 1773 engraved at its base, still stands on the same hill reminding everyone how vitally important religion is in defining a certain society and its state organization.

The proximity to a level track of land near the northern bank of the Tigum River paved the way for its early settlement, the site where the Poblacion of Cabatuan is presently located.

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The name Cabatuan is believed to have derived from the word "Kabatuhan" means "full of stone or bato" in the Hiligaynon dialect.

One of the nine municipal towns that make up the third district of the Province of Iloilo, Cabatuan, a third class municipality in the west central part of the province, claims a total of 11,653 hectares, bordering Maasin to the east, the towns of Alimodian and San Miguel to the south, Janiuay to the north, and the towns of Sta. Barbara and New Lucena to the northwest. The territory of the town includes 68 barangays with the majority of its 45,935 (2000 Census on Population) residents contained in its urban areas.

Cabatuan life blends traditions from the past with new activities. For the most part, Cabatuan is a stable town with a considerable degree of domestic tranquility. Historically, most Cabatuan people lived in agricultural villages. Cultural imports started with agriculture and the use of metals marking the beginning of a rich cutlery-making tradition that has continued to the present day. Seasoned craftsmen from the First Cabatuan Metalcraft Association found in Brgy. Maraguit fashioned scrap irons into fine cutleries.

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But with the construction of the multi-billion Iloilo Airport of International Standards, the town is slowly acquiring a tremendous momentum and is at present entering a new era marked by remarkable transformations--slowly becoming modernized and urbanized, life in this town has evolved new patterns adding additional diversity to Cabatuan life.

Spanish influence is evident in the large religious structures in Iloilo and the San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church is the Cabatuan's most famous tourist attraction. Built simultaneously with its town hall in 1733, the church is known for its Neo-classical architecture where each side is a facade in itself and walls are overlaid with red bricks.

The local government seeks to make Cabatuan more competitive by working closely with industry in order to identify new opportunities for growth. The town's very dynamic and ever-supportive Municipal Mayor, Hon. Ramon C. Yee has created programs to assist key industry sectors, and have included future enhancement for some established industries.

Cabatuan have made many contributions to the tourism industry for the province over the years. Tourism contributes substantially to the town's progress. In the recent years, the sector has been given a high priority in the town's economic development strategy. Cabatuan promotes a growing tourism industry with the municipal mayor administering a number of assistance programs in promoting the town.

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The town has a marvelous local cuisine called Tinuom, most popular is at Leah's Tinuom, is much imitated in other parts of the province, based on local ingredients like tomatoes, onions, tanglad and native chicken. Known for its exotic taste, Cabatuan will strike this year by incorporating its popular cuisine with a brand new festival concept, Tinuom Festival.

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The municipality wanted to deviate from the conventional tribe competition and decided to incorporate the ingredients of the dish in its cultural performance concept, where guests can enjoy the sight and sound of this newly conceptualized festival. The mayor says that the inspiration for the festival came from its famous Tinu-om dish. Performed to foster identity and to promote tourism, the TINUOM Festival dance is some sort of a trance dance that bring about ritual purification of the community.Tinuom Festival Re-established this year, performers will portray the movement of the chicken blending it with theatrical and musical forms. Energetic and demonstrative, dancers move swiftly to the accompaniment of the drums.

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The town's incoming festivity will be as rich and innovative as ever, and it will burst out this coming Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 9 o'clock in the morning, in a cultural celebration that many think is best for Cabatuan. Other events include the opening of its Agro-Industrial Fair, a lecture on chicken advocacy by the Western Visayas State University Extension Program, Food Festival, Tinuom cooking contest and the Festival Queen Presentation and talent Night.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/06/tinuom.festival.of.cabatuan.html

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Yohoo hoho! I'm back! I'm back! Kumusta na kamo mga migs? Nahidlaw man ta sa inyo tanan ba. Nice to see SSC is running once again.

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Municipality of Guimbal

Guimbal is a coastal town in Southern Iloilo. It is popular as a weekend destination because of it's resorts like the many beach resorts that line its shores. There's also RACSOS, a woodland resort and mini-hotel, and Garin Farm, a farm resort.

You'd also expect to see some historical landmarks in Guimbal such as its 300-year-old church, moro watchtowers, casa real, leon bridge, etc.


Municipal Hall and Plaza
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Guimbal Church
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Casa Real (Spanish Municipal Hall)
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Taytay Tigri
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Guimbal Steel Bridge (the lonest steel bridge in Panay Island)
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Guimbal is one of the cleanest municipalities in Iloilo
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Kanami sang Guimbal. Any photos of Racsos Woodlands and Garin Farm?

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Nonoy Kirbo, kadamo gid sang balasahon nga dapat ko di tutukan. Madamo nga salamat. And thanks sa text mo.

[chymera00]

Kanami sang Guimbal. Any photos of Racsos Woodlands and Garin Farm?

RACSOS Wildlife Resort and Mini Hotel

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Map

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Parking Area

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Garden

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Entrance to Aviary

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Av iary

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Cave

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Swimming Pool

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Aquariums

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Birdcage

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Madasig ang respose mo Chy ah. Racsos Woodlands is a place to be ! Akon nga mga hinablos gusto gid magkadto dira kay mahilig magtan-aw sang mga animals. Iduangang pa siyempre ang swimming pool so good tear gid sa mga bata.

[spacewagon1]

any idea kung sa isa lang nila ka kumpanya ihatag ang old airport site or kung tunga-tunga-on nila sa mga bidders? Few more months, tapos na ang 2006, tani i-publish nila ang result sang bidding.

[spacewagon1]

Funds for projects assured

Arroyo: Will include Iloilo-Guimaras programs in nat’l budget



ILOILO CITY (PNA) — President assured members of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC) that their priority projects will be included in government appropriation.


Iloilo City Mayor and MIGEDC chairman Jerry P. Treñas met with President Arroyo after the latter arrived from her state visit in Europe.

During the meeting, he was assured by the President that the proposed road networks and circumferential roads of the council would be included in the government budget.

Further, President Arroyo assured Treñas that the projects would be completed before the end of her term.

The President likewise relayed to the mayor her interest in meeting with the members of the MIGEDC sometime in November to give her input on how to further develop the council and make it more responsive to the success of her mega regions project.

President Arroyo signed Executive Order 559 that paved the way for the creation of the MIGEDC. The council is composed of the municipalities of Oton, San Miguel, Pavia, Leganes and Sta Barbara in the province of Guimaras and Iloilo City.

The coucil will work on basic services delivery, environmental management, public safety and security, land use management, infrastructure development and economic and promotions, among others.

As stipulated in the order, Guimaras Governor Rahman Nava will sit as the co-chairman of the council.

Sta. Barbara Mayor Isabelo Maquino is in charge of the Committee on Tourism while Treñas will chair the Environmental and Economic Promotions Committee.



Source: Manila Bulletin (http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV2006092475346.html)

[COLLIN JASPER]

Good afternoon everybody! Hey we're back! Berniemack thanks for info. Miss ko na gd ang thread ta kg thanks pa gid kay nasa thread 24 na ta. hay pila na lng ka adlaw wala na ko di sa thread, hidlawon gd ko sa tanan. tani pagbalik ko dre next year ari man gyapon ang SSC kg kabay nga madamo na ang na post kag ayawan gd ko ni basa sang mga post nyo starting thread 24 up to june 2007. :)
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VERY LIVELY NA GID ANG BOARDWALK SUBONG, ALTHOUGH MAY MGA RESTO PA NGA WALA MAG OPEN.

[COLLIN JASPER]

Privatization target quadrupled

(Business World (Philippines) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Confident of successful asset sales, the government has decided to increase its target for privatization revenues to P2 billion from P500 million, the Finance department yesterday announced.

Nearly half of that amount it expected to come from the sale of the 48,832-square meter Makati property formerly occupied by the International School (IS), with two interested buyers - Century Properties Inc. and the AMA Group of companies - in the running, Finance Undersecretary Gabriel R. Singson, Jr. said.

Century Properties, formed by businessman Jose E.B. Antonio, is into residential developments and office complexes, with completed projects including Essensa East Forbes in Fort Bonifacio, West of Ayala in Makati, and the Riviera Golf and Country Club in Cavite. Mr. Antonio serves as the President's special envoy to China.

The AMA group, headed by another presidential envoy, Amable M. Aguiluz III, ambassador to the Gulf states, has a nationwide chain of computer schools.

Both offers were above the IS property's floor price of P1.186 billion which was based on an appraisal made last year, said Mr. Singson, head of the interagency Privatization Council. Since the council is not expecting problems, Mr. Singson said "We're optimistic we're going to close the sale this year."

The Kalayaan Ave. property, marketed as "ideal" for an information technology park, is being sold as is. The government is no longer waiting for the Makati city council to rezone it into a commercial zone from an educational zone, Mr. Singson said.

After four failed public bids, the government is pursuing a negotiated sale for the IS lot, on the auction block since 2002. Ayala Land Inc. has offered a joint venture but the state wants an outright cash sale. The government will get 80% of the sale proceeds, Mr. Singson said. International School-Manila, now in Fort Bonifacio, will get the remaining 20%.

Privatization revenues will also come from the sale of the government's 84% stake in troubled Maynilad Water Services Inc. and the 60- hectare old Iloilo airport, among others, Mr. Singson said.

Whoever acquires Maynilad must pay at least $22.67 million in subscription fees. The winning bidder must also shell out $31 million in financial assistance. The government, through regulator Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, came to own 84% of the utility through a debt-to-equity scheme with the Lopezes, who had to return the concession in 2002 because of mounting obligations aggravated by the 1997 Asian crisis. At least two parties are interested: Ayala-led Manila Water Co. and construction firm DMCI Holdings Inc. of the Consunjis.

The old Iloilo airport, meanwhile, is expected to be sold before the opening of the new airport in the first quarter of 2007, Mr. Singson said. A valuation is being conducted by CB Richard Ellis and will be finished in two months. Officials said the property commands a higher price considering it beside the new SM mall in Iloilo City.

Also up for privatization are Al Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines and Philippine National Oil Co.-Energy Development Co. (PNOC- EDC). The government has begun scouting for a financial adviser for Al Amanah, the only Islamic bank in the country. PNOC-EDC is planning to sell a 25-30% stake through an initial public offering which could yield as much as P7 billion.

Privatization efforts yielded P2 billion last year with the sale of the government's stake in Philippine National Bank to taipan Lucio C. Tan. The target was also P500 million.

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City Hall eyes bigger realty tax take at Diversion Road area

THE Diversion Road area in Mandurriao district is fast becoming a real estate haven in the metropolis.

Sprouting there are bars, restaurants and high-rise buildings which may be good sources of real property taxes.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas yesterday said the mushrooming establishments in the area would help the local economy.

Treñas said the area will become more attractive to investors once a new road, the P15-million road project linking Barangay Tabucan and Diversion Road, will be constructed. The mayor added the project bidding is scheduled this October.

The new road is 10-meter wide and stretches 1.2 kilometers.

(more info on: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)


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Dueñas celebrates 4th Anihan Festival

The beats of drums and the showcase of abundance will again mark the 4th Anihan Festival celebration of Duenas from September 27-30, simultaneous with the town’s Patronal Fiesta.

The four-day celebration will start September 27 with a grand parade and the Anihan Tribes performance by five high schools, an elementary school and a local government unit.

Mayor Robert Martin Pama said although there will be no Anihan tribes competition, the performances will still continue to present the valued practices, customs and traditions of the Dueñasanons before and after the harvest season.

Pama also said the festival is more of thanking God for a bountiful harvest and a celebration of the theme which is “Pagbinuligay kag Paghiliusa Para sa Matawhay kag Mauswagon nga Banwa.”

(more info on: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories10.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)


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AIRPORT SQUATTERS MUST GO
300 families at Iloilo Airport face eviction

SOME 300 squatter families at the Iloilo airport lot in Mandurriao district may be forced to find a relocation site once the private sector takes over the property from the government.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas yesterday said the plight of “informal settlers” in the area was one of the considerations taken up in last week’s meeting of a Department of Finance (DOF)-led task Force and Technical Working Group of the Asset Disposition Program.

The group is fast-tracking the sale of the old airport even as the bidding process is expected to take place before yearend.

The mayor, who attended the meeting at the DOF Privatization Office Conference Room in Manila, noted that the how to implement the sale procedures was discussed by the group with consulting firm CB Richard Ellis, which also assisted the Clark and Fort Bonifacio conversions.

(more info on: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories1.php
source: The Guadian Iloilo)

GOOD DAY KIRBY! THANKS GID SA POST MO, WELL NAKITA KO MAN NGA GRABI ANG PAG IMPROVE SANG AREA ALONG DIVERSION ROAD EVEN THE AREA ALONG GEN LUNA STREET. LAST TIME NGA ARA KO SA ILOILO SIGE GIHAPON ANG CONSTRUCTION SANG MGA COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT DIRA KAG SIGURO MAGA DAMO PA GID KG MA OCCUPY NA ANG MGA AREA PAKADTO PAVIA KG STA BARBARA. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE SA JARO PAKADTO LEGANES HALOS MGA COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT NA ANG DALAN.

SA ATUBANG SNG SM CITY ANG DALAN JALANDONI NAGA SUGOD NA ANG ROAD WIDENING DIRA KAG SIGURO SUBONG GINA SEMENTO NA ANG DALAN.

ANG AREA NGA NAGAPALIBOT SA MANDURRIAO AIRPORT SUGOD NAMAN KAG HALOS SOLD OUT NA ANG MGA LOT DIRA KAY GIN OCCUPY INA SNG STA. LUCIA REALTY, ANG ACROPOLIS ILOILO, KAG AMO NA ANG MAGING THE FORBES SNG ILOILO.

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Nonoy Kirbo, kadamo gid sang balasahon nga dapat ko di tutukan. Madamo nga salamat. And thanks sa text mo.

Welcome back, Space. Basa-basa lang da sa ***** sang ibos migs. Nice to see you around naman sa liwat. And thanks for posting some articles as well.

[kirby21]

Good afternoon everybody! Hey we're back! Berniemack thanks for info. Miss ko na gd ang thread ta kg thanks pa gid kay nasa thread 24 na ta. hay pila na lng ka adlaw wala na ko di sa thread, hidlawon gd ko sa tanan. tani pagbalik ko dre next year ari man gyapon ang SSC kg kabay nga madamo na ang na post kag ayawan gd ko ni basa sang mga post nyo starting thread 24 up to june 2007. :)
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Hi Collin. Sa diin ka imo makadto iya kung ngaa madula ka til June 2007? I'm bit nosy guid no? ha ha. Basi may computer man to sa kaladtuan mo, post lang di. Indi man lang pictures ang puwede ma-post sa thread nga ini. Updates and articles welcome guid na diri siguro. :) Btw, good banner. Very impressive!

[kirby21]

GOOD DAY KIRBY! THANKS GID SA POST MO, WELL NAKITA KO MAN NGA GRABI ANG PAG IMPROVE SANG AREA ALONG DIVERSION ROAD EVEN THE AREA ALONG GEN LUNA STREET. LAST TIME NGA ARA KO SA ILOILO SIGE GIHAPON ANG CONSTRUCTION SANG MGA COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT DIRA KAG SIGURO MAGA DAMO PA GID KG MA OCCUPY NA ANG MGA AREA PAKADTO PAVIA KG STA BARBARA. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE SA JARO PAKADTO LEGANES HALOS MGA COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT NA ANG DALAN.

SA ATUBANG SNG SM CITY ANG DALAN JALANDONI NAGA SUGOD NA ANG ROAD WIDENING DIRA KAG SIGURO SUBONG GINA SEMENTO NA ANG DALAN.

ANG AREA NGA NAGAPALIBOT SA MANDURRIAO AIRPORT SUGOD NAMAN KAG HALOS SOLD OUT NA ANG MGA LOT DIRA KAY GIN OCCUPY INA SNG STA. LUCIA REALTY, ANG ACROPOLIS ILOILO, KAG AMO NA ANG MAGING THE FORBES SNG ILOILO.

nice to note sang mga ongoing developments sa ciudad sang Iloilo. At least widespread ang development sa aton kag indi lang siya na-situate sa isa ka lugar. I guess more to come pa pero very sensible ang city hall or PIO to release further infos sang mga projects for the city. They're taking one at a time pero makita mo guid nga may tupa man.

[chymera00]

More pictures from Racsos Wildlife Resort in Guimbal, Iloilo.

Not sure if this is the same white-breasted sea engle that is found in Pan de Azucar, Concepcion

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Siamese Cats

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Caged Cat

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Ostrich and Ducks

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Croc

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Bird with nice "headress"

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Bird House

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RACSOS Wildlife Resort and Mini Hotel

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Map

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Parking Area

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Garden

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Entrance to Aviary

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Av iary

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Cave

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Swimming Pool

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Aquariums

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Birdcage

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It's indeed beautiful. I wish to revisit the mini-park one day. Hope to see bigger and better aquarium display. Hala Bira !

[kirby21]

Great pictures Chymera. Loved to see the innocent crocodile. Sweet.

[chymera00]

Bat

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Curious Owl (?)

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Ostrich

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[kirby21]

any idea kung sa isa lang nila ka kumpanya ihatag ang old airport site or kung tunga-tunga-on nila sa mga bidders? Few more months, tapos na ang 2006, tani i-publish nila ang result sang bidding.

Wala pa siya Space though most infos' leading to an idea that it will be awarded to only one developer. However, mas maayo pa guid tani kung two or three developers ang i-allow nila and tungaon na lang nila ang area. Mas madasig ang developments kung mag-amo sini.

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^^ Hi peeps. Just came back from Manila. I'm still in Cebu, hehehe! Anyway, if you looked on the zoning map of Iloilo City, you may have noticed that the old Pison lands (along Diversion Road) is under category 3 of Commercial Zones. The surrounding lands are "prime lands" :D

Nice pic Chy. Sige, tani mameet kamo kag tan-awon ang Tourism Forum na matabo dira. Take pix biskan ang banners. By the way, kon may time kamo, palihog i-confirm kon ang lamposts/street name signs sa dampi Plaza Libertad ay ginconvert na into a 19th Century design nga lamp posts.

Picturan nyo dayon. hehehe! Demanding ko no? hehehe! Kon may time lang mo kag indi man ko gapampwersa kay buot ko, hehehe! :D

[kirby21]

Western Visayas to hold tourism assembly

All roads lead to Iloilo City for the 2006 Western Visayas Assembly October 23-29, 2006, which will showcase the rich tourism potentials of the region’s six provinces.

This cultural and tourism event will be held in lieu of the annual “WOW Philippines”, Best of the Regions, usually held in Intramuros, Manila.

For several years, Region 6 has been actively participating in this annual affair, never ceasing to amaze both Manilenos and Western Visayans in Metro Manila with each province’s colorful booths and stunning cultural presentations.

The seven-day assembly will highlight, promote and showcase the diversity of tourism attractions, services and facilities of the different areas in the region, through a colorful display of each province’s potentials including its arts, crafts, cultural and historical events, as well as shopping and investment opportunities.

(more info @ http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories11.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

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Bat

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Curious Owl (?)

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@Chy, your pics are excellent! I'm speechless...

[IAMME]

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How do I post this video directly using the [OBJECT] tag?

[IMPRESARIO]

^^ Wow,a video from home,cool, guina agyan ko ina anay pirme nga lugar, oh how i miss iloilo,hooohummm.....

Great pics guys esp. @chymera,@collin
very much appreciated! hope u guys there based in iloilo could go attend or docu. that tourism gab there in October.

[spacewagon1]

thought we're turning into an animal kingdom. Ayos gid phototikoys ni Chymera. Racsos Wildlife Resort in Guimbal is absolutely a haven of fun for children and oldies. Chymera, thanks for the photos once more. If my ara ka photo sang Garin Farm post man diri. It was opened barely 2 years ago so I'm sure wala pa damo nga litrato sAng Garin Fram puwera abi ang store nila sa Marymart selling "organic" products.

[spacewagon1]

Thanks for the videos (cebu pacific taking off in the old Mandurriao airport and Calle Real at night), IAMME. Very nice indeed!

[spacewagon1]

Wala pa siya Space though most infos' leading to an idea that it will be awarded to only one developer. However, mas maayo pa guid tani kung two or three developers ang i-allow nila and tungaon na lang nila ang area. Mas madasig ang developments kung mag-amo sini.

Salamat Kirby. Tani i-distribute na lang nila equally ang duta sa lima ka bidders. Tig-10 to 15 hectares sila isa-isa. Tama na ina siguro. Mas madasig pa ang development sang area kung each one will be given a space to developed. Kung gusto sang iban nga mag-expand then they'll opt buying lots outside city area para mas dako ang expansion space niya. Pavia, Oton and Sta Barbara are few of the good places for bigger companies to put and build their investments.

[spacewagon1]

Western Visayas to hold tourism assembly

All roads lead to Iloilo City for the 2006 Western Visayas Assembly October 23-29, 2006, which will showcase the rich tourism potentials of the region’s six provinces.

..........
(more info @ http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories11.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

I'm so looking forward to this event. Slowly, we are taking tourism seriously for our region's development. I'm sure dako gid mabulig sang assembly nga ini as we Ilonggos gathered to showcase the best of our region to the world. This is a signo for our quest to take a pie and conquer the flourishing tourism industry of our country. Hala Bira Ilonggos!

[spacewagon1]

Great pictures Chymera. Loved to see the innocent crocodile. Sweet.

and how about the inquisitive look of the brilliant owl? Wala ka imo nanami-an sina? Mr Garin has surely have a good heart in taking care of these animals. It started "kuno" with him toying and collecting animals of different kinds and breeds. Then it progressed into something more til he decided to erect a resort to share to everyone his passion for Kingdom Animalia. And so Racsos Woodland Resort is born!

[spacewagon1]

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VERY LIVELY NA GID ANG BOARDWALK SUBONG, ALTHOUGH MAY MGA RESTO PA NGA WALA MAG OPEN.

another promising corner in Iloilo's Diversion Area. More and more establishments are indeed sprouting within. I'm envisioning a very lively district between Smallvile Complex and the Boardwalk Area. A year or two more to come, and we'll see the big difference! Absolutely, a progressive Iloilo for all !

[Rolls-Royce]

I just need to share to you the sad and disturbing news. According to aneki.com, Philippines is one of the 16 MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES TO LIVE IN.... even US is included, probably a consolation, but it's such a worrying news for all of us..

[spacewagon1]

Indeed, it's sad news for all. Try applying a visa here in Europe with your Philipppine passport. Surely, it'll take you more than two weeks to get it. More than that, try read their leaflets where the Philippines is included in countries which harbours terrorism hence a big delay when applying tourist visa. This sad plight needs proper adressing from our government back home, if possible.

On why US is included in most dangerous countries to live in?

Pass abi ang link diri kung may ara ka. Madamo gid nga salamat.

[spacewagon1]

Hi Collin. Sa diin ka imo makadto iya kung ngaa madula ka til June 2007? I'm bit nosy guid no? ha ha. Basi may computer man to sa kaladtuan mo, post lang di. Indi man lang pictures ang puwede ma-post sa thread nga ini. Updates and articles welcome guid na diri siguro. :) Btw, good banner. Very impressive!

Huo man. Hapit-hapit ka di sa thread p're Jasper. Hidlawon man ta sa imo sini sa pila ka bulan. Anyway, goodluck gid whatever or wherever you're up to.

[spacewagon1]

http://static.flickr.com/85/245245356_130370ff41.jpg?v=0

tagpila ila per night sa Racsos? Any idea? Salamat sa liwat.

[kirby21]

IDC breaks ground for New Administration Building
By Janice V. Busil

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/25/idc.ground.breaking4.jpg
Key officials drop the time capsule with
a copy of TNT rolled inside.

For 35 years, Iloilo Doctors' College (IDC), home of the competent medical professionals, has proven itself to become the most respected institution in the field of health education in the region.

With the burgeoning population of enrollees in nursing and allied medical courses, IDC has equipped itself with vast improvements to sustain the needs of its students. Gearing towards the next educational era and with a sole goal to provide the best possible quality education for the IDCians, IDC's dream of constructing the biggest infrastructure project ever in the history of the college has began.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/25/idc.ground.breaking2.jpg
The IDC Board of Directors with the
Deans of different deaprtments.

A Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Administration Building was held last September 18, 2006 at around 9:00 a.m. Dignified members of the Board and Deans from different departments gathered to witness another IDC milestone.

The New Administration Building will sit on the 12,000 square meters land located at the back of its current Administration Building. The four-storey building will house the state-of-the-art administrative offices, more improved conference and audio-visual rooms, better classrooms and a modern institutional library.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/25/idc.ground.breaking3.jpg

Indeed, IDC has gone far in terms of development and will surely soar even higher in the future. Kudos to the brains behind the marvelous project!

source: The News Today

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3rd Iloilo Transport Show

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Jen Rosendahl and Atak pose with the
Iloilo Watercraft Association (IWA) boys.

For two days the left wing of SM City Carpark turned into a virtual showroom for the best and modern cars, motorcyles, jetskis and other watercrafts. The event dubbed 3rd Iloilo Transport Show gathered transportation enthusiasts from the city and province of Iloilo. The opening on Friday, September 22, was graced by Viva Hotbabe Jen Rosendahl who was awed by the stunning designs and gadgets of cars, motorcycles and jetskis on display.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/25/iloilo.transport.show8.jpg

source: The News Today

[kirby21]

^^ Hi peeps. Just came back from Manila. I'm still in Cebu, hehehe! Anyway, if you looked on the zoning map of Iloilo City, you may have noticed that the old Pison lands (along Diversion Road) is under category 3 of Commercial Zones. The surrounding lands are "prime lands" :D

Nice pic Chy. Sige, tani mameet kamo kag tan-awon ang Tourism Forum na matabo dira. Take pix biskan ang banners. By the way, kon may time kamo, palihog i-confirm kon ang lamposts/street name signs sa dampi Plaza Libertad ay ginconvert na into a 19th Century design nga lamp posts.

Picturan nyo dayon. hehehe! Demanding ko no? hehehe! Kon may time lang mo kag indi man ko gapampwersa kay buot ko, hehehe! :D

Plano pa lang ina Bern ang lamposts, etc? Daw wala ko ina iya mabasahan haw? Mas may touch of history and old world pa guid tuod kung i-chage nila ang mga lamposts sa Plaza Libertad. It'll definitely suit the historical and cultural value of the area.

Bern, pareho guid ta sini. Awaiting photos of Tourism Assembly in Iloilo City.

[kirby21]

and how about the inquisitive look of the brilliant owl? Wala ka imo nanami-an sina? Mr Garin has surely have a good heart in taking care of these animals. It started "kuno" with him toying and collecting animals of different kinds and breeds. Then it progressed into something more til he decided to erect a resort to share to everyone his passion for Kingdom Animalia. And so Racsos Woodland Resort is born!

he he. Leave the big-eyed bird alone. Butangan mo siya sang graduation cap para okay-okay na guid. Space, wala ka pa iya nakakadto sa Racsos? Mas matawhay to mag-swimming kay indi magutok. Besides, kung may plano ka mag-beach guid iya, few meters away lang, ara ka na sa higad sang dagat.

[kirby21]

JPT nixes privatization of public markets

ILOILO City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said public markets run by the City government exist for public service, not for profit.

The City Hall operates big public markets such as the Iloilo Central Market, Iloilo Terminal Market and Lapaz Market by paying the salaries of personnel, electricity bills and other maintenance expenses.

more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories2.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo


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Foreign govts heed Treñas’ oil spill plea

League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) president and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has convinced several foreign governments to help mitigate the effects of the M/T Solar 1 oil spill which contaminated Guimaras and Iloilo.

Treñas, reputedly the well-traveled chief executive of the city, has established connections with several government executives abroad.

Right after oil spill last month, Treñas sent letters to several foreign governments and organizations asking for aid in behalf of the victims of the incident.

The governments of Australia, United States and Germany were the first to answer Treñas’ “distress call.”

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

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Hehehe! Go to Bantayan Beach Resort. Kay ang tag-iya sang sina pareho man lang.

I saw lamposts last August around Plaza Libertad. It is in the Calle Real plan ugaling didto man lang sa vicinity sang Freedom Grandstand kag City Hall/Plaza Libertad ko man lang makita.

[kirby21]

Looks like Garin is owning half of Guimbal's total land area. Pero ka-impressive sang iya mga projects. Business on its upswing for former cong. Oca Garin.

[habagatcentral1]

^^ But, he is still human though. In the first district, there are places that were "neglected" due to political affiliation or in other words, pulitika. I can see the difference, especially during the time when the asphalting of the road, mauna guid ang sa Guimbal and pirmi na lang lagging behind ang Miagao kon kis-a. The Flores/Noble and the Garins are always on the quarell and it affects the citizenry.

Syjuco is at the hotseat in the 2nd district due to poltics. The Pavia Public Market was supposedly be improved 2 years ago but as according to Cadio in an interview, the Solon withdrew the project because of one thing: Sen. Drilon is Cadio's friend and Drilon is one of the senators who wants Ate Glo out of Malacañang and Syjuco is her ally. Hay...politics!

A mirror of datuism/barangaynismo in modern day Iloilo. Not just here in Iloilo but other places in the country as well.

Someday, if Miag-ao and Guimbal will merge into one, then their festival will be called "BANTAY SALAKAY FESTIVAL", hehehe! :D

[kirby21]

Salamat Kirby. Tani i-distribute na lang nila equally ang duta sa lima ka bidders. Tig-10 to 15 hectares sila isa-isa. Tama na ina siguro. Mas madasig pa ang development sang area kung each one will be given a space to developed. Kung gusto sang iban nga mag-expand then they'll opt buying lots outside city area para mas dako ang expansion space niya. Pavia, Oton and Sta Barbara are few of the good places for bigger companies to put and build their investments.

Okay man ina nga plan Space. However sa mga pareho sini nga mga dalagko nga kumpanya, 60-hectare piece of land is too small para sa ila development. Kung puwede pa lang tani nila padakuon ina, ginhimo na nila. But we'll wait and see. Basi pa man lang ihatag nila sa duwa ka bidder to fasttrack the development of the area quicker. Ina depende pa tanan sa ila consultation nga himuon. Like you, I'm looking forward for more future devepments of the old airport site. Cheers!

[IMPRESARIO]

Yup, tani ma baligya na ina sa isa or duha ka developer para ma develop guid sang maayo ang lugar, zoning wise, para may lugar for skyscrapers and non-skyscrapers, para may sense of order man ang future CBD. :)


....Someday, if Miag-ao and Guimbal will merge into one, then their festival will be called "BANTAY SALAKAY FESTIVAL", hehehe! :D

Thats soo sooo funny! rotfl! :hilarious:

[BYAHILO]

hay

gusto ko gid mag pa iloilo oct23rd, kaso i might be on a tightrope budget. wala ko da tulutugan. doubtful pa ko kung madayun man ko sa guimaras.

hay

ehehehehheheh

[chymera00]

The inner churchyard was really the thing that had the most effect on me. After visiting Sta. Barbara Church, it's definitely on my list of favorite churches in Iloilo.

Here's my best pic:
http://static.flickr.com/83/252333789_5261bb43f2.jpg?v=0

The Pulpit of Sta. Barbara Church

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View of the Altar from the Pulpit (Sta. Barbara Church)

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Sta. Barbara Cemetery

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[kirby21]

Yup, tani ma baligya na ina sa isa or duha ka developer para ma develop guid sang maayo ang lugar, zoning wise, para may lugar for skyscrapers and non-skyscrapers, para may sense of order man ang future CBD. :)



Thats soo sooo funny! rotfl! :hilarious:

that's right. Hopefully, they'll award it to 2 developers para may contrast naman and little bit of competition as well. Few more months to go na lang and the bidding will be realised na. Hulat-hulat lang guid ta di. :)

Bern, kuha-kuha mo guid ang bag-o nga festival once mag-upod ang Guimbal kag Maig-ao. Daw amo guid ina siguro. ha ha.

[kirby21]

^^ But, he is still human though. In the first district, there are places that were "neglected" due to political affiliation or in other words, pulitika. I can see the difference, especially during the time when the asphalting of the road, mauna guid ang sa Guimbal and pirmi na lang lagging behind ang Miagao kon kis-a. The Flores/Noble and the Garins are always on the quarell and it affects the citizenry.

Syjuco is at the hotseat in the 2nd district due to poltics. The Pavia Public Market was supposedly be improved 2 years ago but as according to Cadio in an interview, the Solon withdrew the project because of one thing: Sen. Drilon is Cadio's friend and Drilon is one of the senators who wants Ate Glo out of Malacañang and Syjuco is her ally. Hay...politics!

A mirror of datuism/barangaynismo in modern day Iloilo. Not just here in Iloilo but other places in the country as well.

Someday, if Miag-ao and Guimbal will merge into one, then their festival will be called "BANTAY SALAKAY FESTIVAL", hehehe! :D

typical Philippine politics. Indi na ina siguro magbag-o pa ah. Palapit-lapit lang ina sa luwag iya pirmi. At the end of the day, luwag na lang guid ang maabtan ta tanan. Pero tuod guid man ina Bern nga pag-abot sa mga projects dira sa uno distrito, hakop man guid sang Guimbal tanan. Maayo-ayo na lang gani subong kay mabati-an mo na ang San Joaquin. Sang una, wala-wala guid ah.

[kirby21]

nalipat ko mag-commentar dira sa 4th district pa guid gali. Tan-awa ang natabo sa Passi City. Since indi siya baluarte ni Biron, wala guid sila projects nga dalagko. Even Dumangas is starting to lag behind Barotac Nuevo now. I hope Passi's mayor will be more proactive and assertive when it comes to the city's development. Kahina sa iya. He might have a lack of vision and will to govern. Ambut kung ano ayhan ang ila accomplishments dira sa Passi. I'm trying to surf the net looking for Passi City's Official Website pero daw indi ko guid makita. Mas madasig pa mag-develop ang Pototan kumpara sa Passi kung tan-awon mo lang. Oh Passi, basi til the end Pintados na lang guid ang ila mahambal nga achievement.

[kirby21]

I just need to share to you the sad and disturbing news. According to aneki.com, Philippines is one of the 16 MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES TO LIVE IN.... even US is included, probably a consolation, but it's such a worrying news for all of us..

"oops .. we did it again!" Definitely bit worrisome-ish to be included in the top 16 list. I hope tourists will not use the site as a their main source of info when visiting the place. What a shame.

[kirby21]

Capitol lawyer getting 'good vibes' on power substation plan
By Florence F. Hibionada


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The Capitol power substation.

The promise of a big cut in the Iloilo Provincial Government's electric bill is almost in the bag. Or so it appears as a top Capitol lawyer expressed optimism on the planned direct power connection and full operation of a substation here.

As such, from the regular P1 million monthly electric consumption due to Panay Electric Company (PECO), Provincial Legal Office (PLO) chief Salvador Cabaluna told capitol reporters forthcoming savings of up to 40% can be expected.


To date, the hearing with the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) is on its last rounds that gathered anew key officials of the Iloilo Provincial Government, oppositors in the PECO and representatives from Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation, an apparent Capitol partner in said direct power connection bid.

(more info on: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/25/capitol.lawyer.getting.good.vibes.on.power.substation.plan.html
source: The News Today)

[IMPRESARIO]

^^cool, the capitol has its own power substation,they could use that savings to better use, i.e. socio-economic projects esp. for the underpreviliged.

[spacewagon1]

amo gid Incognito. Good for Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Dako gid mabulig niya sa budget sang probinsiya.

[spacewagon1]

The inner churchyard was really the thing that had the most effect on me. After visiting Sta. Barbara Church, it's definitely on my list of favorite churches in Iloilo.

Here's my best pic:
http://static.flickr.com/83/252333789_5261bb43f2.jpg?v=0

The Pulpit of Sta. Barbara Church

http://static.flickr.com/88/252333793_64a31e7c40.jpg

View of the Altar from the Pulpit (Sta. Barbara Church)

http://static.flickr.com/94/252333794_05eabeec6c.jpg

Sta. Barbara Cemetery

http://static.flickr.com/97/252333785_0e12e87ddc.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/104/252333787_851540baa4.jpg

Beautiful Sta. Barbara ! Chy, may picture ka sang Museum nila? Ara man lang siya lapit sa simbahan. I haven't been inside their museum and I'm a little curious kung ano ang ila mga display dira. I hope to see more progressive Sta Barbara in the very near future.

[spacewagon1]

he he. Leave the big-eyed bird alone. Butangan mo siya sang graduation cap para okay-okay na guid. Space, wala ka pa iya nakakadto sa Racsos? Mas matawhay to mag-swimming kay indi magutok. Besides, kung may plano ka mag-beach guid iya, few meters away lang, ara ka na sa higad sang dagat.

Wala pa Kirbs. Daw wala pa man ina dira before ako naglakat di sa Europe. So piho may bag-o naman ako nga kaladtuan inkaso porkaso makapuli ko. Damo na gid lalagawan sa aton. Ang suggestion ni migo ta Wecky nga horseriding sa Barotac Nuevo pa gid, isa pa ina sa gusto ko man bisitahan. But of course, basta sa Iloilo lang ko, deretso gid dayon sa Guimaras kag magpulupahuway. Like you guys, Alubihod is the place to be. Too many memories to reminisce gid.

[IMPRESARIO]

Beautiful Sta. Barbara ! Chy, may picture ka sang Museum nila? Ara man lang siya lapit sa simbahan. I haven't been inside their museum and I'm a little curious kung ano ang ila mga display dira. I hope to see more progressive Sta Barbara in the very near future.


http://static.flickr.com/97/235001822_c4e94fc99a.jpg
space,ari ang pic of the museum, syempre kay chymera ini, thru exploreiloilo.com, dunno if he has pix inside though... :)

[spacewagon1]

^^ But, he is still human though. In the first district, there are places that were "neglected" due to political affiliation or in other words, pulitika. I can see the difference, especially during the time when the asphalting of the road, mauna guid ang sa Guimbal and pirmi na lang lagging behind ang Miagao kon kis-a. The Flores/Noble and the Garins are always on the quarell and it affects the citizenry.

Syjuco is at the hotseat in the 2nd district due to poltics. The Pavia Public Market was supposedly be improved 2 years ago but as according to Cadio in an interview, the Solon withdrew the project because of one thing: Sen. Drilon is Cadio's friend and Drilon is one of the senators who wants Ate Glo out of Malacañang and Syjuco is her ally. Hay...politics!

A mirror of datuism/barangaynismo in modern day Iloilo. Not just here in Iloilo but other places in the country as well.

Someday, if Miag-ao and Guimbal will merge into one, then their festival will be called "BANTAY SALAKAY FESTIVAL", hehehe! :D

crappy politicians. ga-serbisyo sila indi sa mga pumuluyo kundi para sa ila kaugalingon. Well, 'la ta mahimo sina kay ara sila sa puwesto. Either you beat 'em or join 'em. Amo lang ina ka-simply sa aton. Glad the family is out of any political affiliation. Budlay na mahambalan nga nangurakot ta. Kung tani mas damo pa guid wawarts ta for shopping diri sa europa kung may paryente ta nga nakapuwesto ba (joke gid. harhar).

Bernniemack, daw gusto ko gid inang bag-o nga festival. Appropriate gid ina siguro sa panahon nga ini.

[spacewagon1]

Looks like Garin is owning half of Guimbal's total land area. Pero ka-impressive sang iya mga projects. Business on its upswing for former cong. Oca Garin.

maayo kay tunga lang sang Guimbal ang iya. May lugar pa para sa iban nga mga pumuluyo. Btw, along the way from Oton going to Miag-ao, damo na gid dira mga nagmi-an nga balay kag sa pagkadalagko man. Bal-anon mo gid iya ang may mga abroad kay biskan sa style sang balay pa lang may dating. Mostly patterned siya sa south Californian style houses. Inang pareho sa OC bala. Aw ah, OC gid tuod. harhar.

[spacewagon1]

http://static.flickr.com/97/235001822_c4e94fc99a.jpg
space,ari ang pic of the museum, syempre kay chymera ini, thru exploreiloilo.com, dunno if he has pix inside though... :)

Oy katahum siya. Salamat for posting the pic Incognito. Mabisita ko bi karon sa website ni Mr Chymera kay bal-an ko gid nga damo to siya mga litrato sa iya gallery. May ara ko to nakita nga flickr account pero indi ko ma-distinguish kung sin-o ang tag-iya kay based siya sa China subong.

[spacewagon1]

PPC pays for city’s lighting projects

PANAY Power Corporation (PPC), the sole energy provider in Iloilo City, paid some P8.8-million to the Department of Energy (DOE) Friday last week as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) share of the city.

“The amount will be sufficient to finance the city’s lighting projects in Barangays Lanit in Jaro district and So-oc in Arevalo district,” said Mayor Jerry P. Treñas.

He added the DOE will deposit the amount to Panay Electric Company (Peco) Friday so that the city’s sole power distributor can start working on the electrification projects immediately.

Under the EPIRA law, Iloilo City is entitled to a portion of the PPC revenues being the host to the power plant.

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SOURCE: The Guardian Iloilo (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories5.php)

[overtureph]

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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/editLoneywharf.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/editPlazaLibertad.jpg

[kirby21]

Maayong aga/hapon sa inyo nga tanan!

Space, thanks for posting articles. OKs gid. At least may upod na ko di subong. :)
Incognito, Chymera, Bernie, Pacific and IAMME - madamo guid nga salamat sa mga photos and videos.

Hapit lang ko makadali sa aton thread a.

[kirby21]

Powerhouse confab as TSKI marks 20th anniversary


Experts in the country's Franchise Industry gather for the region's biggest franchise conference and trade exposition.

As such, better business prospects are up for participants with invites sent out to the Ilonggo community throughout Western Visayas.

Hundreds of entrepreneurs, leaders in the Franchise Industry, businessmen from various local chambers, trade associations, professionals, civic organizations, families of Overseas Filipino Workers, retirees and the Small and Medium Enterprise Development community will converge here in Iloilo City.

Dubbed as the "Iloilo Franchise Conference and Exposition," the event that will start on September 28 will see trade and industry experts and successful franchisees with trade talks and discussions aimed at further stimulating the investment climate in Western Visayas.

Among the highlight of Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc.'s (TSKI) 20th anniversary celebration, the franchise conference wants every Ilonggo to be part of the strengthening and global power of franchising. Key figures in the Philippine Franchise Association and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Iloilo Chapter are the conference partners alongside the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Iloilo City Government and the Iloilo Provincial Government.

(for more info: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/25/powerhouse.confab.astski.marks.20th.anniversary.html
source: The News Today)


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9th Maritime Jobs Fair & Exhibit at Robinsons Place Iloilo

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Pursuant to this year’s theme, “Dynamic Development in all Sectors of the Maritime Industry,”maritime industry stakeholders will hold an exhibit and jobs fair at Robinsons Place Iloilo from September 25 to 30, 2006.

This yearly undertaking is participated by the different shipping companies, maritime schools, manning agencies and medical institutions in the region.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be setting up a mobile registration center while the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Department of Labor and Employment will supervise and monitor the jobs fair and its mechanics .

(for more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/special.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

[COLLIN JASPER]

Hi Collin. Sa diin ka imo makadto iya kung ngaa madula ka til June 2007? I'm bit nosy guid no? ha ha. Basi may computer man to sa kaladtuan mo, post lang di. Indi man lang pictures ang puwede ma-post sa thread nga ini. Updates and articles welcome guid na diri siguro. :) Btw, good banner. Very impressive!
thanks kirby! ma work naman eh, im gonna sail the seven seas naman for 9 months eh, well if ever my chance or signal near islands ma post gid ko. im gonna miss SSC gid. im still processing my documents, and hopefully this friday 29th aalis na ko puntang seoul, then to ulsan korea my joining port. proud to say that at the age of 17 na ikot ko na buong mundo way back 1997 hehehe! Good job guys and hope to hear more from you, my fellow SSC.
Good Luck to all:berniemack,chymera,kirby,spacewagon, ericd......

[kirby21]

balik sa gin-post ko kahapon. Wala guid sang may nag-comment about Iloilo Doctor's College expansion ba? I'm wond'ring kung diin ining new admin nila ipatindog. The campus is veru crowded and may gina-cnstruct pa da sila sa may kilid sang medical centre. Paspas na guid ang pag-expand sang IDC and I've heard nga gina-umpisahan na nila nga himuon ang every classroom nga airconditioned. How true ang bagay nga ini? Wow other than structural expansion, posh na kaayo ang mga taga-Docs.

[kirby21]

thanks kirby! ma work naman eh, im gonna sail the seven seas naman for 9 months eh, well if ever my chance or signal near islands ma post gid ko. im gonna miss SSC gid. im still processing my documents, and hopefully this friday 29th aalis na ko puntang seoul, then to ulsan korea my joining port. proud to say that at the age of 17 na ikot ko na buong mundo way back 1997 hehehe! Good job guys and hope to hear more from you, my fellow SSC.
Good Luck to all:berniemack,chymera,kirby,spacewagon, ericd......

Good luck Col and Bon Voyage! Maayo guid ina migs nga damo ka na nakadtuan nga lugar. I always admired sa mga pareho mo.

Ano ina imo gina-sakyan, cruise, tanker or passenger ships? We have one forumer sa CPU nga ara sa cruise naga-obra. Kasadya guid sa iya kay kada port naga-post siya. Ang iya location iba-iba man. And damo lang siya estorya in every port. Ako, land-based iya pero lagawan man. And like you, I want to explore the world at early age. Subong mostly European cities lang anay.

Anyway, enjoy and keep in touch here sa forum. Basta may tyempo post lang. Budlay sa barko kay kamahal sang internet. Isa pa kadula ang satellite transmission kung kaisa so naga-utod-utod ang posting.

All the best migs!

[habagatcentral1]

thanks kirby! ma work naman eh, im gonna sail the seven seas naman for 9 months eh, well if ever my chance or signal near islands ma post gid ko. im gonna miss SSC gid. im still processing my documents, and hopefully this friday 29th aalis na ko puntang seoul, then to ulsan korea my joining port. proud to say that at the age of 17 na ikot ko na buong mundo way back 1997 hehehe! Good job guys and hope to hear more from you, my fellow SSC.
Good Luck to all:berniemack,chymera,kirby,spacewagon, ericd......

Huhuhu! :cry: Kuya Colin, bilin mo na kami di? Pwede ka bala ka-internet sa dagat di bala? Uncle ko gani ga-surf sa net. Anyway, SSC is worldwide so pangita ka lang time mag surf sa net. Halong ka lang kag text/tawag sa amon kon may tiempo, hehehe! :)

Anyway, di ko guro kapuli Iloilo in time for the Tourism Assembly kay daw alang-alang pa kwarta ko. :(

[Sinjin P.]

^ Bitaw, dropby lang if pwede Collin. Everyone is surely special here :okay:

[IMPRESARIO]

Thanks Collin for being here, we will surely miss your posts and pics! hope u can log in still even when your on the "highseas" with the technology now that sure is possible.

re: IDH expansion, its nice that they are starting to improve their infrastructure. dapat lang guid,if they want to be competitive, honestly i wish my ara kita dira another hospital nga dako, thought before may ara plans for a chinese gen. hospital somewhere in diversion, or ang iloilo mag cater man to medical-tourists like other cities i.e. cebu,davao...

@chymera, wala ka dira pics sang Iloilo Mission Hospital? Miss ko na IMH, sulodlon abi mo ang lugar,tani himu-an nalang nila road dira from mission road diretso sa sports complex para daw main road man ang dating sang IMH.

[whyte]

:wave:

ako naman mapost sang pics taken during my 19-day vacation

JEEPNEYS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/iloilojeepneys.jpg

my favorite
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/BUTTEREDTOASTSANGELINA.jpg

BISCOCHO HAUS treats. these are my top favorites.a VERY BIG hit for pasalubong
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/butterscotch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/yemas.jpg

Nostalgia at ROBERTOS's
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/robertosmenu.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/robertosburger.jpg

QUEENS SIO PAO
available only for 3 days a month.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/queensiopao.jpg

ILOILOs version of manila's GONUTS DONUTS (which itself a philippine version of krispy kreme)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/superdonuts.jpg

TIBIAO goodies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/tibiao.jpg

VALENCIANA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/valenciana.jpg

lunch at SUMMER HOUSE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/summerhouse.jpg

PANCIT MOLO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/pancitmolo.jpg

KBL: kadyos-baboy-langka
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/KBL.jpg

EFUVEN noodles
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/EFUVEN.jpg

[IMPRESARIO]

^^ Whyte,salap salap naman! tanan nga ilonggo foods nga gusto ko kaonon! yummy yummy guid!, siopao,robertos hamburger,pancit molo,pancit efuven,kag of course KBL!!!

btw,namit ang pansit bijon sang summer house...mmmmmm, i misss iloilo soooooo muchhhhh!!!! waaahhhhh

[whyte]

:wave: INCOGNITO

amo man ina nag comment sang mga bisita ko sa manila sa bihon sang SUMMER HOUSE
namit gid kuno

i forgot to mention gale nga may bisita ako from manila sang pagbakasyon ko.
sa ILOILO GRAND HOTEL kami nagstay

nami ang rooms/service etc.

puro kaon obra namon hehehe

VILLA REGATTA near BREAKTHROUGH offers buffet for less than 200
a great selection of food.busog busog gid

[IMPRESARIO]

^^ uhummm, it made me so hungry when i looked at your food pics @whyte, i had go to the kitchen and reheat the KBL that i cooked yesterday, kagalana mag ka-on,weheheh,thanks! :cheers2:

[chymera00]

Iloilo Supermart (Molo) + Andok's

http://static.flickr.com/84/245239284_884a5a8d7f.jpg?v=0

Christ the King Cemtery

http://static.flickr.com/95/252333780_ce61598251.jpg?v=0

Bantayan Moro Watchtower

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[chymera00]

Cross - Guimbal Church Facade

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Side Portal - Guimbal Church

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Guimbal Church Facade

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Casa Real (Old Guimbal Municipal Hall)

http://static.flickr.com/98/245239293_e56d9769f3.jpg?v=0

Guimbal Steel Bridge

http://static.flickr.com/79/245239294_a5e167765a.jpg?v=0

Guimbal Plaza and Municipal Hall

http://static.flickr.com/81/245239894_c8054911b8.jpg?v=0

Taytay Tigre (Spanish Archbridge)

http://static.flickr.com/81/245239896_70d42746f5.jpg?v=0

The cleanest, greenest, and most business friendly municipality in Iloilo Province
http://static.flickr.com/83/245239901_2699b04962.jpg?v=0

[chymera00]

Iloilo City Aerial

http://static.flickr.com/78/185506406_8f8c202a8a.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/61/185506385_9cff08c933.jpg

Convent_Sta Barbara_Iloilo

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Miagao,Philippines

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West Visayas State University - Quezon Hall

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[B]

Miagao Church

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Diversion road

http://static.flickr.com/91/238994948_f11d8cfc4f.jpg

[kirby21]

:wave:

ako naman mapost sang pics taken during my 19-day vacation

JEEPNEYS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/iloilojeepneys.jpg

my favorite
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/BUTTEREDTOASTSANGELINA.jpg

BISCOCHO HAUS treats. these are my top favorites.a VERY BIG hit for pasalubong
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/butterscotch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/yemas.jpg

Nostalgia at ROBERTOS's
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/robertosmenu.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/robertosburger.jpg

QUEENS SIO PAO
available only for 3 days a month.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/queensiopao.jpg

ILOILOs version of manila's GONUTS DONUTS (which itself a philippine version of krispy kreme)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/superdonuts.jpg

TIBIAO goodies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/tibiao.jpg

VALENCIANA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/valenciana.jpg

lunch at SUMMER HOUSE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/summerhouse.jpg

PANCIT MOLO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/pancitmolo.jpg

KBL: kadyos-baboy-langka
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/KBL.jpg

EFUVEN noodles
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/EFUVEN.jpg

How can you do this, Whyte? Gin-gutom mo guid ko migs. Dugay na ta nga daan wala katilaw KBL. Nahidlaw na gid ko magkaon sina. Wal na dire nga daan lest maitirk pa ko sa mga upod ko sa countryside para makakaon lang Ilonggo dishes. Anyway, salamat sa mga litrato mo. Ginpataas mo lang secretion sang stomach acid ko. :)

[IMPRESARIO]

^^ ngeh!,grabe ang traffic sa diversion road! tani kuha-on nalang nila dira ang mga beergarden dira malapit sa petron station, damo dira eyesore nga structures.

[kirby21]

:wave: INCOGNITO

amo man ina nag comment sang mga bisita ko sa manila sa bihon sang SUMMER HOUSE
namit gid kuno

i forgot to mention gale nga may bisita ako from manila sang pagbakasyon ko.
sa ILOILO GRAND HOTEL kami nagstay

nami ang rooms/service etc.

puro kaon obra namon hehehe

VILLA REGATTA near BREAKTHROUGH offers buffet for less than 200
a great selection of food.busog busog gid

Whyte, nagbakasyon ka gali sa Iloilo lately? Maayo ka pa. Ako nahidlaw na gid sang pangbuhi sa aton. Katawhay lang guid iya.

Villa Regatta is one of the best dine-in places in Villa/Calumpang at present. We went there last year during Centennial. Candlelight dinner is its best feature. Medyo bag-o bag-o pa to ang Villa Regatta and pirmi guid puno. And you're right, mas barato guid man siya compare sa Breakthrough and Tatoys yet the service and food are real excellent. Daw amo naman ina ang bag-o nga hangout area sa Villa subong. It's cooler to stay on beachside kung gab-i and overlooking Guimaras island.

Sang ginpang-post mo, sigurado guid ko nga busog-busog ka guid man.

[kirby21]

Thanks Collin for being here, we will surely miss your posts and pics! hope u can log in still even when your on the "highseas" with the technology now that sure is possible.

re: IDH expansion, its nice that they are starting to improve their infrastructure. dapat lang guid,if they want to be competitive, honestly i wish my ara kita dira another hospital nga dako, thought before may ara plans for a chinese gen. hospital somewhere in diversion, or ang iloilo mag cater man to medical-tourists like other cities i.e. cebu,davao...

@chymera, wala ka dira pics sang Iloilo Mission Hospital? Miss ko na IMH, sulodlon abi mo ang lugar,tani himu-an nalang nila road dira from mission road diretso sa sports complex para daw main road man ang dating sang IMH.

More and college expansion rather than hospital expansion siguro. Sa pagagutok na guid dira sa Iloilo Doctor's. I viewed their website last night and whoah, naghimo gali sila sang gymnasium right at the center of their campus? Daw nagdugang na guid gutok sang area. I wish that the Iloilo Doctor's Medical Center will expand more. Ang school building nila tani dira sa likod himuon na lang nila nga hospital extension and mangita na lang sila dako nga lote to cater sang ila college expansion. Right now, may ara ginapatindog sila nga 8-storey building sa may kilid sang Doctor's Dormitory. Wala na sila lugar for future expansion unless they'll start expanding vertically, which I believe will be the most likely nga matabo in few years time. Infra-wise, they IDC is becoming more and more competitive. This proposed new admin building, diin ayhan nila ini ipatindog? I'm still imagining IDC at present pero daw indi ko guid ma-picture out maayo ang mga definite locations sang ila buildings. I hope may taga-IDC diri to post the campus pics.

Speaking of IMH, Incognito, daw ginguba na nila bala ang old NUrse's Home to make way to the new 4 or 5 storey building. Basi new Nurse's home or Doctor's Dormitory man kuno or probably turning it into a MAB. May ara pa gani kuno plan to expand sa may likod dampi for the college of medicine. Pero wala pa ako details diri. Sa new nurse's home (?) daw wala pa ko kakita perspective nila ah. Incognito, di ba sa Mission ka before? Guess ara ka sa ER. And few of our batchmates upod mo pa mag-duty siguro. Btw, good plan guid man ina to make access road for IMH. Kay kung indi ka taga-aton, I'm sure you wouldn't notice nga may dako nga hospital dira sa sulod. And speaking of Mission Road, dira naman kuno ang bag-o nga STI College. Daw magutok na guid dira nga area no?

[kirby21]

^^ ngeh!,grabe ang traffic sa diversion road! tani kuha-on nalang nila dira ang mga beergarden dira malapit sa petron station, damo dira eyesore nga structures.

amo ina ang ginalikawan ko nga area sa ciudad subong. Thinking nga lapad ang dalan and highway siya, the Diversion Road is turning into a traffic nigthmare especially rush hours area even indi pa gani kung kaisa. Dako na sila lanes dira pero ambut kung ngaa sa pagka-traffic kapin pa maghuluhapon. From crossing sa Jaro all the way up to UPV mahinay ang dalagan sang salakyan. Most of the times, diri na lang kami galabay sa Domestc Airport to Molo then kadto sa city proper. Though ma-traffic sa plaza area, after sang cemetery dira okay na ang dalagan niya. But it wiser na guid kung dira imo way going to villa for dine-in sa kilid dagat. Bag-o lang guid ko gani kabalo iya sang mga suludlon nga dalan sa Jaro dampi para lang makalikaw sang traffic sa aton. Of all the district, Jaro guid nga terrble pag-abot sa trapiko.

[kirby21]

http://static.flickr.com/95/252333780_ce61598251.jpg?v=0

Christ The King Cemetery sa Jaro .. he he. Ginhimo iya nga study area sang amon mga barkada. Sabagay, mas matawhay guid man and wala gahod. Henry Luce library paglapit na ang exams sa pagkagahod. Isa pa indi kasarang ang bentelador. Maayo na subong kay air-conditioned na bilog nga library. Puwede ka na katulog kung wala ka obrahon. Kapin pa dira sa third floor area. Especially sa UN Collections, sus kanami guid magtulog. he he.

[kirby21]

Nice photos Chy. Guimbal subong ang feature town mo ah. Btw, ginhambalan ko na si Wecky. PM niya lang ka kuno.

Speaking of Guimbal, wala pa ako kakadto iya dira sa Bantayan Watchtower. Next time na naman kung makapuli. he he.

[death327]

Oh my gosh... where did you get those old pics? Fascinating... :) Thanks overtureph!

[IMPRESARIO]

^^been there sa bantayan watchtower, nakasaka na ako man dira sa ibabaw,ehheeh.
nami man gid dira sa christ the king,daw park,heheh,dira man kami gakadto come All Saints/Souls day.

re:IDH/IMH, hoping ppl can give us more updates on these 2 hospitals.

[IMPRESARIO]

Wednesday, September 27, 2006
No contractor for P300M New City Hall yet
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao and Kathy Villalon Cinco

BIDS and Awards Committee (BAC) Chairman and City Legal Office Chief Edgar Gil said the City Government has not yet chosen a contractor for the P300 million New Iloilo City Hall.

Gil said the City is yet to publish its bid in a national newspaper.
The "City Hall of the Future" was visualized as a six-storey building where all City Hall employees will hold office.

The New Hall will be situated in Plaza Libertad where the old building stands.
The exterior of the fifth and sixth floor will resemble that of the custom's house semblance.

The 3rd floor shall be the parking place and the rest will be the offices.
The exterior design of the University of the Philippine's Library will be adopted on the entrance while its windows will de designed like the Masonic Temple's. The construction will start on the first quarter of 2007.
cont... http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/27/news/no.contractor.for.p300m.new.city.hall.yet.html

[whyte]

http://static.flickr.com/95/252333780_ce61598251.jpg?v=0


great upclose shot.
pirme ko langi na ginaagyan never been inside
so this shot is greatly appreciated
as with the others

[spacewagon1]

buta naman akon mata sang mga litrato diri ba kapin pa ang ginpang-post ni Whyte. Nag-food tripping ka gid dira sa Iloilo City upod imo mga bisita, Whyte? Siempre, "pinaka" gid dira ang iya sang Biscocho haus and Robertos. Akon paborito dira sa Robertos iya, Chicken Bihon Guisado. Yum, yum, yum. Kaya-kaya gid iya biskan wala na kan-on. Sa Biscocho Haus naman iya ang Butterscotch naman. Basi may nagapamati nga manugpuli da, puwede dala lang sa butterscotch balik.

thank you Whyte. Gingutom mo gid kami tanan diri sa forum.

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Grabe bala ang traffic sa Diversion (as usual). Daw parking lot! hehehe!
@Whyte. Next time na magpost ka, dugangan mo pa sang aroma ang ginapost mo, hehehe! Nahidlaw na ako sa KBL!
@Chy. Biskan Christ the King nga patyo guinpicturan, hehehe! Great shot. Sige lang, post lang ta ng post

Suggestion ko lang, what if everyday, 40 days from Dinagyang mag-feature kita sang Iloilo town or city of the day. Basic facts and pix, what do you think? :D

[spacewagon1]

BAC rushes bidding for new city hall
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE Iloilo City Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) will begin the bidding process for the proposed new Iloilo City Hall next month.

City legal officer and BAC chair Edgar Gil said they will start receiving letters of intent and eligibility forms on October 9-13.

The issuance of bid documents will be on October 23-27 while the pre-bid conference is scheduled on November 3. The opening of bids will be on November 14.

Also, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the Land Bank of the Philippines approved Monday the P350-million loan that will be used for the construction of the seven-storey City Hall.

The new city hall will be constructed on the present 12,000-sq.m. lot beside Plaza Libertad.

*see complete article : The Guardian Iloilo (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories4.php)



P15-M Lopez-Jaena shrine to rise in Jaro

GRACIANO Lopez-Jaena, a great Ilonggo writer and orator, will finally be immortalized in a P15-million Memorial Shrine to be built in his birth place in Jaro, Iloilo City.

Demy Sonza, president of the Graciano Lopez-Jaena Foundation (GLJF) said the fund raising campaign for the shrine kicked-off August 18, 2006.

The groundbreaking of the shrine will be done on the 150th birth anniversary celebration of the hero December 18, 2006.

Sonza said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had already issued Administrative Order No. 153 directing the National Historical Institute and the Department of Education to lead the birthday celebration of Lopez-Jaena.

*see complete article: The Guardian Iloilo (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php)


Fisheries research symposium moved to Oct. 23-24

THE National Fisheries Research Symposium originally scheduled on October 20-21, 2006 was moved to October 23-24, still at the same venue at the Iloilo Grand Hotel.

Organized by the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences of UP in the Visayas, the symposium seeks to highlight the generally poor conditions of fisheries in the Philippines which are highly influenced by past and present practices in aquaculture, capture fisheries and post-harvest fisheries.

For example, safety measures are rarely considered in aquaculture. Excessive fishing and indiscriminate use of non-selective fishing gears are among the main factors responsible for the declining wild fisheries resources and degradation of aquatic habitat.

*see complete article: The Guardian Iloilo (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories9.php)


City's new abattoir to be upgraded
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

FROM double to triple "A" standard, the new Iloilo City Slaughterhouse situated in a 2.3-hectare lot in Tacas, Jaro will be upgraded.

Representatives from the Department of Agriculture (DA) revealed the said plan.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said it only takes a refrigeration facility in the slaughterhouse for it to be qualified for the same standard.

The P30 million slaughterhouse, the construction of which was started in March 2005, has its Building A finished for P6 million.

*see complete article: Sunstar Iloilo (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/27/news/city.s.new.abattoir.to.be.upgraded.html)

[spacewagon1]

^^been there sa bantayan watchtower, nakasaka na ako man dira sa ibabaw,ehheeh.
nami man gid dira sa christ the king,daw park,heheh,dira man kami gakadto come All Saints/Souls day.

re:IDH/IMH, hoping ppl can give us more updates on these 2 hospitals.

ako man wala kasaka dira sa bantayan tower. And damo man memories sa Christ the King Mem Park. Dira mna kami sang una kada piyesta minatay. Pero wala ko iya ginahimo nga study area ang lugar ha.

Incognito, makapanawag gani ko to sa Iloilo, mamangkot ko dira parte sa Iloilo Doctors (College and Hospital). Wala abi kilala masyado sa Mission Hospital eh. Then i-update ta ka diri dayon.

[spacewagon1]

^^ Grabe bala ang traffic sa Diversion (as usual). Daw parking lot! hehehe!
@Whyte. Next time na magpost ka, dugangan mo pa sang aroma ang ginapost mo, hehehe! Nahidlaw na ako sa KBL!
@Chy. Biskan Christ the King nga patyo guinpicturan, hehehe! Great shot. Sige lang, post lang ta ng post

Suggestion ko lang, what if everyday, 40 days from Dinagyang mag-feature kita sang Iloilo town or city of the day. Basic facts and pix, what do you think? :D

Puwede man Bern. Start ka bala sang thread. I don't have much resources about sa mga banwa-banwa kag kung ano ila specialities. Puwera lang abi sa amon iya. Suggestion ko lang, make the title simple. Like ILOILO: DINAGYANG CITY. kalaba nga daan sang iban nga titulo di. And sa intro puwede na naton dal-on ang tagline. Pamangkuta abi si Mr Jimena kung amo na gid man ina ang official tag niya kay basi bag-ohon naman nila.

[habagatcentral1]

Speaking of cemeteries, ang sa likod bala sang UP (Delgado) ay isa ka patyo. Dason ang ara pa sa dampi Infante patyo para sa mga Intsik. Tsakto?

The Balantang Memorial Park is one of the historical cemeteries kay me ara monumento sa mga namatay nga soldado sang WW2. Didto pirmi kakadto ang mga beteranong Ilonggo pag Abril 9.

[spacewagon1]

Pamatyagan ko daw may ara kita Pic Fest sa aton thread. For the last four threads sang Iloilo, napuno kita sang mga litrato. It's really impressive gid to see Iloilo right from the heart of Ilonggo photographers. Kanami tulukon tanan. Yohoo!

[spacewagon1]

Speaking of cemeteries, ang sa likod bala sang UP (Delgado) ay isa ka patyo. Dason ang ara pa sa dampi Infante patyo para sa mga Intsik. Tsakto?

The Balantang Memorial Park is one of the historical cemeteries kay me ara monumento sa mga namatay nga soldado sang WW2. Didto pirmi kakadto ang mga beteranong Ilonggo pag Abril 9.

Indi ko ina familiar sa lugar nga ina dira Bern. Bal-an ko may ara dira patyo man guid on whether Chinese cemetry siya or what, wala gid idea. Ang sa Balantang naman nga gina-mean mo indi iya sang mga Lopezes? May ara na dira sila bal-an. Then The American Cemetery sa may Jaro dampi lapit sa likod sang Colegio de San Jose.

[habagatcentral1]

Indi ko ina familiar sa lugar nga ina dira Bern. Bal-an ko may ara dira patyo man guid on whether Chinese cemetry siya or what, wala gid idea. Ang sa Balantang naman nga gina-mean mo indi iya sang mga Lopezes? May ara na dira sila bal-an. Then The American Cemetery sa may Jaro dampi lapit sa likod sang Colegio de San Jose.

Ang sa atubang kang mga Lopezes bala ang patyo sa Balantang. Just right at the other side of the road.

Anyway, I find it something (di naman ni big deal eh) pero na-notisar nyo bala nga ang tupad sang patyo/musoleyo sang mga Lopezes ay ang Kapuso station? Hehehe! Tupad sang ABS-CBN ang GMA,wehehehe! Joke! :D

Sige, matsart ko karon feature sang mga lugar ta. :D

[spacewagon1]

Speaking of ABS-CBN and GMA sa Iloilo. Di ba ang ABS ara siya iya sa LaPaz while GMA is ara naman sa Jibao-an? Ang bal-an ko lang dira nga GMA sa may Jaro dampi is ang ila AM station. Nalipat ko sang ngalan niya sang una. DYMK? etc.

Thanks Bern kag i-post lang di kung mo dampi ginbutang ang thread. Thanks.

[IMPRESARIO]

anay ka nga-a mga patyo na aton nga guina istoryahan haw? wehehehe, i guess its ok,how about the newer cemeteries i.e. garden of the ascension,etc.

[SamwiseGamgee]

Post deleted (duplicate).

[SamwiseGamgee]

BAC rushes bidding for new city hall
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE Iloilo City Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) will begin the bidding process for the proposed new Iloilo City Hall next month.

City legal officer and BAC chair Edgar Gil said they will start receiving letters of intent and eligibility forms on October 9-13.

The issuance of bid documents will be on October 23-27 while the pre-bid conference is scheduled on November 3. The opening of bids will be on November 14.

Also, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the Land Bank of the Philippines approved Monday the P350-million loan that will be used for the construction of the seven-storey City Hall.

The new city hall will be constructed on the present 12,000-sq.m. lot beside Plaza Libertad.

*see complete article : The Guardian Iloilo (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories4.php)

Chy,

May request ako sa imo.Total, ara ka man da sa Iloilo, you are the best person to verify this figure: 12,000 sq. m. gid man bala ang lot size sg present nga city hall, as reported by The Guardian above, o basi 12,000 sq. m. ang aggregate floor area sg bag-o nga city hall? The article I think is misleading.

12,000 sq. m. is 1.2 hectares, which I think is too large an area for the present city hall. At the most, mga 30 meters lang na ang city hall halin sa atubang pakadto sa likod. Kun 12,000 sq. m. ang area ya, buot silingon mga 400 meters ang kalabaon ya? :D

[IAMME]

http://static.flickr.com/78/185506406_8f8c202a8a.jpg
I've been drooling for aerial pics..:) do you have a zoomed-in-full-res version chy?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/superdonuts.jpg
I just love this donut! Better than krispy kremes.

Speaking of cemeteries, ang sa likod bala sang UP (Delgado) ay isa ka patyo. Dason ang ara pa sa dampi Infante patyo para sa mga Intsik. Tsakto?

The Balantang Memorial Park is one of the historical cemeteries kay me ara monumento sa mga namatay nga soldado sang WW2. Didto pirmi kakadto ang mga beteranong Ilonggo pag Abril 9.
My grandfather is buried here. Nice cemetery, very well maintained, and it's free to get buried there if you're a veteran. However, I think they're running out of space.

[habagatcentral1]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/untitled-2.jpg
^^ If Iloilo City has its Government Portal activated, this is how Iloilo Province's website is now. Daw nag-improve sang dyutay. Its more informative than before.

[habagatcentral1]

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[whyte]

okay gid ang SUPERDONUTS (ang GONUTS DONUTS) kon bago hali nsa microwave pero kon halin sa sulod sang ref :runaway: hehehehe
mas matig a pa bato.same price na guid sya sang gonuts donuts diri sa manila.sang una everytime magpuli ko bitbit gid ko gonuts donuts 2 doz pa pero sang may superdonuts na wala na kay day parehos gid lang.
ngalan sang professor ko sang college ang ara sa box. :glee: info for franchising

[Pacific_leopard]

^^been there sa bantayan watchtower, nakasaka na ako man dira sa ibabaw,ehheeh.
nami man gid dira sa christ the king,daw park,heheh,dira man kami gakadto come All Saints/Souls day.

re:IDH/IMH, hoping ppl can give us more updates on these 2 hospitals.

nami guid man ang Christ the King Cemetery, ginamaintain gid dan nila ang landscape.. Dira man kami naga kadto mag all Saints. in Nov 1, People stay there all night, and fast-food stalls can be found inside the cemetery... daw promenade park guid.
funny lang galing kay before ka magsulod makita mo ang sign nga:
-->no bikeng
-->no practice driveng
...hehe...

[whyte]

HONGKONG KITCHEN
Robinsons Place Iloilo

http://i9.tinypic.com/33wnuip.jpg

[habagatcentral1]

^^ HongKong Kitchen...sang dry run dira ay abaw kadugay sang pagkaon. Naabtan na kami nga sarhan sang Robinsons pero damu pa man tawo.

Ambot lang subong, ok na bala dira ang serbisyo Whyte?

The recent pictures of foods IMO manifests Ilonggos are not "one-day millionaires". Ilonggos prefer to spend money over food than material things or bling-blings. They may spend lavishly when the right time comes such as festivals and birthdays, but for ordinary days, we just enjoy to sip the warm batchoy soup and eat KBL. Some say that Ilonggos tend their money in their hands and not spend it on impractical things. Simple living in such an urban environment. Whenever a product is expensive, it'll raise the eyebrows of an ordinary Ilonggo shopper.

The misconception that "ang kwarta gina-piko ginapala" in Iloilo refers to the people boasting of their money and lifestyle while infact it refers to the sugar industry and the status of the city that once raked money literally and money being raked and shoveled as an allegory in planting sugar. We cannot blame history on this. Times have changed and so are the values of the people.

We may be laidback in nature but we do not resort in mediocrity. :D

[chymera00]

@Collin: Good luck on your trip ... tani maka post ka man di from time to time while you're away :)

^^ ngeh!,grabe ang traffic sa diversion road! tani kuha-on nalang nila dira ang mga beergarden dira malapit sa petron station, damo dira eyesore nga structures.
Mandurriao is also starting to have its traffic problem. During rush hours in the morning and in the afternoon, katalaka gani pirmi lang ko late.
Nice photos Chy. Guimbal subong ang feature town mo ah. Btw, ginhambalan ko na si Wecky. PM niya lang ka kuno.

Speaking of Guimbal, wala pa ako kakadto iya dira sa Bantayan Watchtower. Next time na naman kung makapuli. he he.
Tigbauan naman next, hehe .... damu pa man ko di pix, wala ko lang guina dungan post. Ala ka pa ya kapa Guimbal Watchtower, it's just beside Bantayan Beach Resort.
great upclose shot.
pirme ko langi na ginaagyan never been inside
so this shot is greatly appreciated
as with the others
Ako man, It's my first time going inside the cemetery but since then, I've always been curious about what's inside there. Nagkad2 lang man ko to because I was waiting for my friends in the terminal (for the fiesta in Cabatuan), teh kadugay sa ila nag lagaw na lang ko anay :)
^^ Grabe bala ang traffic sa Diversion (as usual). Daw parking lot! hehehe!
@Whyte. Next time na magpost ka, dugangan mo pa sang aroma ang ginapost mo, hehehe! Nahidlaw na ako sa KBL!
@Chy. Biskan Christ the King nga patyo guinpicturan, hehehe! Great shot. Sige lang, post lang ta ng post

Suggestion ko lang, what if everyday, 40 days from Dinagyang mag-feature kita sang Iloilo town or city of the day. Basic facts and pix, what do you think? :D
That's a great idea ... 45 days na lang, 43 days for the 43 towns, 2 days for the cities of Passi and Iloilo then the last day for the Dinagyang Festvial :) Start na ko ngadaan collect photos and info, hehe ... Ano nga date kita ma end sang post series haw? sa opening salvo or sa day sang ati-atihan contest (the peak of the Dinagyang Festival)?
anay ka nga-a mga patyo na aton nga guina istoryahan haw? wehehehe, i guess its ok,how about the newer cemeteries i.e. garden of the ascension,etc.
tanan na lang about Iloilo guina sturyahan, wala guid ta ya patawad... pero lapit na lang man ang Nov. 1 teh so okay man siguro ;)
Chy,

May request ako sa imo.Total, ara ka man da sa Iloilo, you are the best person to verify this figure: 12,000 sq. m. gid man bala ang lot size sg present nga city hall, as reported by The Guardian above, o basi 12,000 sq. m. ang aggregate floor area sg bag-o nga city hall? The article I think is misleading.

12,000 sq. m. is 1.2 hectares, which I think is too large an area for the present city hall. At the most, mga 30 meters lang na ang city hall halin sa atubang pakadto sa likod. Kun 12,000 sq. m. ang area ya, buot silingon mga 400 meters ang kalabaon ya? :D
According to a news source the City Hall lot area is only 2162 square meters. The 12,000 square meter figure is for the floor area na siguro (the 11-story version of the Iloilo City Hall had a 17,000 square meter floor area).

I really want to see the detailed design of the City Hall, I'm wondering how it will turn out kay kadamo elements ang guin fuse nila. I hope they will blend well together. i'm sure it'll be a very iconic building for Iloilo.

"The "City Hall of the Future" was visualized as a six-storey building where all City Hall employees will hold office.

The New Hall will be situated in Plaza Libertad where the old building stands.

The exterior of the fifth and sixth floor will resemble that of the custom's house semblance.

The 3rd floor shall be the parking place and the rest will be the offices.
The exterior design of the University of the Philippine's Library will be adopted on the entrance while its windows will de designed like the Masonic Temple's. "
http://static.flickr.com/78/185506406_8f8c202a8a.jpg
I've been drooling for aerial pics..:) do you have a zoomed-in-full-res version chy?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/superdonuts.jpg
I just love this donut! Better than krispy kremes.


My grandfather is buried here. Nice cemetery, very well maintained, and it's free to get buried there if you're a veteran. However, I think they're running out of space.
Next time upod ta tanan saka!!! I really want to go there again ... the ultimate time to go there is during the night, nami guro tulukon ang city when it lights up during the night. Pero sadly I don't think its possible ... unless may kilala ta nga didto ga istar. Next option na lang is to see the panorama of the city during sunrise ...

Wala ko high-res, the pic was taken from the flickr account of some guy. May ara man ko tani, the one I posted threads back galing indi nami ang pagkuha kay bag-ohanon pa ko to sa cam.
okay gid ang SUPERDONUTS (ang GONUTS DONUTS) kon bago hali nsa microwave pero kon halin sa sulod sang ref :runaway: hehehehe
mas matig a pa bato.same price na guid sya sang gonuts donuts diri sa manila.sang una everytime magpuli ko bitbit gid ko gonuts donuts 2 doz pa pero sang may superdonuts na wala na kay day parehos gid lang.
ngalan sang professor ko sang college ang ara sa box. :glee: info for franchising
oo, Super Donuts is best served fresh ... the taste is not the same

[chymera00]

more photos:

Iloilo Customs House [Aduana]

http://static.flickr.com/82/253376606_28fd4e2a3b.jpg?v=0

Robinsons Dancing Fountain

http://static.flickr.com/102/253376604_81af17423a.jpg?v=0

Sunset Rush Hour

http://static.flickr.com/96/253376602_1648991b80.jpg?v=0

The revenge of the Tabagak

http://static.flickr.com/104/253376601_0fe4faf1dd.jpg?v=0

Iloilo Provincial Capitol Fountain

http://static.flickr.com/86/253376598_60ce2d5efc.jpg?v=0

A contrast of colors

http://static.flickr.com/107/253376596_92ebc9732b.jpg?v=0

[chymera00]

Callbox Call Center to double its workforce

Callbox Inc. is one of 4 call centers in Iloilo City, the others being: ePLDT Ventus, IV, and Echo-service. It is located in the 2nd floor of Emmanuel Business Center, Benigno Aquino Ave. (Diversion Road), Molo, Iloilo City.

Callbox opened it’s first facility in Iloilo on November 9, 2005. The sprawling site, topping 16,000 square feet was specifically designed for modern task-group style operation, allowing dozens of clients to be served by their teams in dedicated office suites. Moreover, their facility in Iloilo is the Head Office for their operations in the Visayas.

Recently, Callbox has occupied office space in a building, a few meters from their original office. It’s the one also occupied by Avescor Motors / Mitsubishi Showroom in Molo (near the “Stoplight”). It turns out that they are expanding their operations in Iloilo, hiring 250 more workers before the year ends, doubling their workforce.

Callbox is an Outsourcing Partner dedicated to providing world-class and profit-maximizing customer contact solutions and business processing services. Operating 24/7, Callbox serves the world’s leading companies in many industries including IT and software, financial and merchant services as well as business and consumer products. For more information, visit www.callboxinc.com.

source:
http://www.exploreiloilo.com/callbox-call-center-to-double-its-workforce.html

[zyndtel]

:wave:

ako naman mapost sang pics taken during my 19-day vacation

JEEPNEYS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/iloilojeepneys.jpg

my favorite
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/BUTTEREDTOASTSANGELINA.jpg

BISCOCHO HAUS treats. these are my top favorites.a VERY BIG hit for pasalubong
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/butterscotch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/yemas.jpg

Nostalgia at ROBERTOS's
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/robertosmenu.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/robertosburger.jpg

QUEENS SIO PAO
available only for 3 days a month.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/queensiopao.jpg

ILOILOs version of manila's GONUTS DONUTS (which itself a philippine version of krispy kreme)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/superdonuts.jpg

TIBIAO goodies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/tibiao.jpg

VALENCIANA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/valenciana.jpg

lunch at SUMMER HOUSE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/summerhouse.jpg

PANCIT MOLO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/pancitmolo.jpg

KBL: kadyos-baboy-langka
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/KBL.jpg

EFUVEN noodles
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/EFUVEN.jpg


WAAAAAAAAAHHh......gusto ko na gid mapuli ah...kanamit sang mga pagkaon nga gin post nyo..huhuhu...sige lng tiis lng kay makapuli gid ko pang kaonon ko na tanan ang ginpost mo...hahahaha

[oboi]

more photos:

The revenge of the Tabagak

http://static.flickr.com/104/253376601_0fe4faf1dd.jpg?v=0


Chy, you made my day! Napakadlaw mo gid ko sng picture nga ini. Ginabulad gin man diri sila sng ginkuhaan mo pic ukon gin plastar mo lng ang mga tabagak bag-o kuha-an pic? :D

[kirby21]

RP's 'Father of Franchising' in Iloilo franchise, trade expo gab


Tourism as the next boom in franchising?

Hear it all from Samie Lim, founding president and chairman of the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) and recognized "Father of Franchising in the Philippines."

Lim will be in town Thursday for the region's biggest franchise conference and trade exposition with a keynote talk on the potential of tourism in the country vis-a-vis the franchise industry.

Dubbed the "Iloilo Franchise Conference and Exposition," `Lim's Iloilo visit marks the 20th anniversary of Taytay Sa Kauswagan Inc. (TSKI), the country's best micro-finance institution. Partners are the PFA, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Iloilo Chapter, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Provincial Government of Iloilo and the Iloilo City Government.

(more info: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/27/rps.father.of.franchising.in.iloilo.franchise.trade.expo.gab.html
source: The News Today)

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Fil-British Boy Mayor wants to learn local governance from JPT
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Boy Mayor Thomas Measures wants to experience and learn things from City Mayor Jerry Treñas on how the city government is run. Measures is this year's Boy Mayor assuming his position last Monday which will last for a week. Several other high school students in the city serves in various positions such as the vice mayor, city councilors and department heads.


The Boys and Girls Week is a joint project of the Rotary Club of Iloilo and the city government. Students who are part of this year's Boys and Girls Week have passed a rigid screening. The yearly activity provides young leaders an avenue to experience hands-on governance.

Measures, a 15-year old half Filipino-half British, said he wants to learn about governance from the city mayor and eventually discuss some issues concerning the city government

(more info: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/27/fil.british.boy.mayor.wants.to.learn.local.governance.from.jpt.html
source: The News Today)

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Ateneo de Iloilo 4th year student is boy City Mayor

A FILIPINO-British high school senior from the Ateneo de Iloilo is the boy City Mayor from September 25 to 30.

Thomas Measures bested other candidates from public and private high schools here during rigid screenings that include essay writing and panel interviews.

...

Besides Measures, the other officials are Girl Vice Mayor Afnan Omar Al-Abdalla from Colegio de las Hijas de Jesus and Victor Robinson III of the Ateneo de Iloilo who will assume the position of the 1st City Councilor and Majority Floor Leader.

....

(more info: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/26/news/ateneo.de.iloilo.4th.year.student.is.boy.city.mayor.html
source: Sunstar Iloilo)

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[whyte]

^^ HongKong Kitchen...sang dry run dira ay abaw kadugay sang pagkaon. Naabtan na kami nga sarhan sang Robinsons pero damu pa man tawo.

Ambot lang subong, ok na bala dira ang serbisyo Whyte?


been there twice and okay naman.understandable naman na not that fast pero indi gid man tam an ka dugay.halos the same service like the restos of same genre in manila

lemon chicken is great!
:D

[kianshi]

Sorry for the poor quality pics..phone cam lang..
Along (Iznart st.?) I think..A Heritage building
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/kianshi/Killer_smile0061.jpg

College of Nursing Building-CPU
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/kianshi/Killer_smile0231.jpg

[chymera00]

Chy, you made my day! Napakadlaw mo gid ko sng picture nga ini. Ginabulad gin man diri sila sng ginkuhaan mo pic ukon gin plastar mo lng ang mga tabagak bag-o kuha-an pic? :D
They were already there when we went up ... Basi panyapon pa ini sang sikyu

[TJ]

i've spent 10 days in iloilo for our psyche exposure and yeah it was great... the ourskirts are already being filled with new hulking 5 - 6 storey buildings like in jaro and molo and it's downtown area filled and compacted with 4- 6 storey building. Well iloilo is not as green and wideopen as bacolod because of the compactness but what i liked about it is the urbanity and it's inner city feel... downtown iloilo have very big blocks though which is hard if u commute.. kapoy lakat ang 2 ka bannga daw 4 na bannga sang bacolod.. hehe

[kianshi]

It's STL time!
By Maricar M. Calubiran

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/25/stl.jpg
Happy times are here again for STL (Small Town Lottery) lovers.

Hundreds of bet collectors are expected to be on the move in the different parts of the city as the Iloilo City Small Town Lottery Gaming Corporation (ICSTLGC) starts its dry-run today, September 25. Bettors are also expected to troop the STL office along Arroyo Street, City Proper.

The operation of the STL, which is under the supervision of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), was favorably endorsed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). The SP's recommendation through Councilor Armand Parcon, chair of the committee on games, amusement and professional sports, was based on the series of hearings conducted at the session hall and conference hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
see full article:
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/25/its.stl.time.html

[habagatcentral1]

i've spent 10 days in iloilo for our psyche exposure and yeah it was great... the ourskirts are already being filled with new hulking 5 - 6 storey buildings like in jaro and molo and it's downtown area filled and compacted with 4- 6 storey building. Well iloilo is not as green and wideopen as bacolod because of the compactness but what i liked about it is the urbanity and it's inner city feel... downtown iloilo have very big blocks though which is hard if u commute.. kapoy lakat ang 2 ka bannga daw 4 na bannga sang bacolod.. hehe

Iloilo is an old city, conglomerate of 6 once towns (Jaro, Molo, Arevalo/Villa, Iloilo, Mandurriao and LaPaz) that are now districts of the city. It is very compact and imposed as a challenge to the urban planners. That's why they've created MIGDEC so that the area outside of the city premises were to be utilized.

Bacolod is relatively new and has a grid-like pattern in the downtown and has bigger city land area.

At least you've enjoyed Iloilo for 10 days. You're always welcome here! :D

[habagatcentral1]

Capitol project may displace 153 families

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Provincial Government’s Information Technology Building project in Brgy. Magsaysay, La Paz district could displace 114 households consisting of 153 families.

This surprised the Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (ICUPAO) that is apparently clueless of the provincial capitol’s ambitious project.

The provincial government as a lot in Brgy. Magsaysay.

ICUPAO Chief Roy Firmeza said the provincial government has not coordinated with the city government.

Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada said the capitol is leaving the problem of relocating the affected families to the city government.

The provincial government targets to evict the squatter families before the year ends.

Firmeza said Magsaysay Barangay Captain Rockzam Palmares requested that a dialogue be held between the city and provincial governments, and the families to be affected.

The provincial government plans to put up a seven-story IT building on its lot in Brgy. Magsaysay; it will service companies engaged in business process outsourcing responsible for the booming of call centers in the country.

The lot owned by the provincial government is 3,400 square meters.
According to Firmeza, the city government can only relocate about 50 percent of the total number of families to be displaced.

The city government, Firmeza said, has 12 relocation sites in Brgys. Sto. Niño Sur, Arevalo; two sites in San Juan, Molo; East Baluarte, Molo; East Timawa, Molo; Bito-on, Jaro; San Isidro, Jaro; Lanit, Jaro; So-oc Socialized Housing Zone; South Fundidor, Molo; and in Buntatala, Jaro and in So-oc, Arevalo for the project affected families of the Iloilo Flood Control Project.

Source: Panay News (September 28, 2006)

[kirby21]

http://static.flickr.com/102/253376604_81af17423a.jpg?v=0

very colourful Robsinson's Iloilo ! The fountain of the mall always beats life as ever. Go Robinson's Iloilo !

[kirby21]

College of Nursing Building-CPU
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/kianshi/Killer_smile0231.jpg

the best and newest building in CPU at present. Proud to be CPU CON's graduate. Regards guid sa ila tanan Kians. Keep the Central Spirit burning!

[kirby21]

Creba to hold shelter and tourism forum

THE Chamber of Real Estate and Business Association (CREBA) – Iloilo chapter and the Jaro Cultural and Heritage Tourism will hold a joint forum on October 10, at the Amigo Terrace Hotel function room, in this city.

CREBA president Engr. Ramon Hechanova said the focus of the discussion will be issues on house and land investments for the realtors and the efforts at reviving the district of Jaro as a tourism destination for the members of the Jaro Cultural and Heritage group.

(more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories10.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

[kirby21]

Chy,

May request ako sa imo.Total, ara ka man da sa Iloilo, you are the best person to verify this figure: 12,000 sq. m. gid man bala ang lot size sg present nga city hall, as reported by The Guardian above, o basi 12,000 sq. m. ang aggregate floor area sg bag-o nga city hall? The article I think is misleading.

12,000 sq. m. is 1.2 hectares, which I think is too large an area for the present city hall. At the most, mga 30 meters lang na ang city hall halin sa atubang pakadto sa likod. Kun 12,000 sq. m. ang area ya, buot silingon mga 400 meters ang kalabaon ya? :D

misleading guid man ang iban nga mga informations Sam. There's even one article nga ang bag-o nga city hall is a seven=storey, not six and of course ang floor area niya varies from time to time. I hope they'll release info with consistency kung kaisa. Malingin ulo ta sini. ha ha.

[kirby21]

^^ Bernie, so padayunon guid man gali sang Capitol ang ila plano sa Magsaysay Village? I hope they'll start the project soon. Thanks for posting the news. :)

[kirby21]

P2-B set aside for rehab of WV

MANILA – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Franklin Drilon said the P46.9 billion supplemental budget for year 2006, which was approved by Congress last week, provides for adequate appropriations for the rehabilitation of disaster areas in Western Visayas and the Bicol Region.

"A total of P2.050 billion has been allocated to immediately respond to the needs of the areas in Region 6 affected by the oil spill and to fund relief operations and other assistance for the families in Region 5 affected by the Mayon Volcano eruption," Drilon said.

In particular, P450 million has been appropriated specifically for the provinces in Region 6 to financially assist these areas in their rehabilitation, Drilon said.

(more info : http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news2.htm
source: Panay News)

CPU artist shines in nat’l art competition

ILOILO City – In a very competitive national Metrobank Art and Design for Excellence (MADE) competition, the sculpture entry of Assistant Professor Lucell Larawan from the College of Business and Accountancy of Central Philippine University (CPU), was selected as one of the seven best entries this year.

The awarding and exhibition was held at the Le Pavilion, Roxas Boulevard, Manila on September 15

(more info: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news4.htm
source: Panay News)

Fulbright lectures conducted at UPV Iloilo City campus

TWO lectures that are of crucial importance to the country were delivered on September 20, 2006 at the Training Room of the Graduate and Continuing Education Building of UP Visayas.

Dubbed as the J. William Fulbright Memorial Lectures 2006-2007, the event brought in insights from two Fulbright scholars who have excelled in their respective fields. Dr. Ralph Turingan, 2005-2006 Fulbright Senior Faculty Fellow talked on “Responsible and Sustainable Marine Fisheries for Small-Scale Fishermen,” while Dr. Rosalie Arcala Hall, 1996-1998 Fulbright Scholar, discussed “Between Sword and Ploughshare: Tracking the Philippine Government's Counterinsurgency Policy and its Implications to Panay.”


October is Consumer Welfare Month

TO CELEBRATE Consumer Welfare Month in October, with a theme “Enforcing Consumer Rights towards a Progressive Philippines,” the Department of Trade and Industry in the region has lined-up several activities, said DTI Regional Director Dominic P. Abad.

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In Iloilo, the DTI Provincial Office in coordination with the Philippine Product Safety and Quality Foundation (PPSQF) and the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA)-Iloilo Chapter, will conduct the Product Standards Expo at Robinsons Place on October 16-20, 2006.

(more info: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/28/news/october.is.consumer.welfare.month.html
source: Sunstar Iloilo)

(more info: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/28/news/fulbright.lectures.conducted.at.upv.iloilo.city.campus.html
source: Sunstar Iloilo)

[SamwiseGamgee]

misleading guid man ang iban nga mga informations Sam. There's even one article nga ang bag-o nga city hall is a seven=storey, not six and of course ang floor area niya varies from time to time. I hope they'll release info with consistency kung kaisa. Malingin ulo ta sini. ha ha.


:D Amo man gani Kirbs. Amo na makuha ta kun ang reporter sg pahayagan wala kabalo sg ginasulat ya, kag ang proofreader wala man gahimo sg trabaho ya. Hehehehe....

Salamat na lang kay ara si Chy da nga mag-clarify sg mga bagay-bagay. Thanks, Chy...

[IMPRESARIO]

Chy, you made my day! Napakadlaw mo gid ko sng picture nga ini. Ginabulad gin man diri sila sng ginkuhaan mo pic ukon gin plastar mo lng ang mga tabagak bag-o kuha-an pic? :D

^^daw sa taas man ini sang Provincial Capitol Man ini?! Wehehehe :)

[scandinavian girl]

cymera00 wow your photes are awesome. I enjoy looking at them :) Iloilo is a beautiful place I will for sure visit some time in the future.

[kirby21]

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Savannah: Through 6 years and beyond

DRIVEN with the company’s core mission of building a home for every Filipino family, Crown Communities in Iloilo has flourished to become the Region’s leading housing authority. Already on its sixth year, the company continues to offer revolutionized subdivision development in Iloilo. From its initial project Savannah Glades, then came Savannah Trails A in 2001, Savannah Glen A in 2002, Savannah Trails B, Glen B and C in 2003, Savannah Glen D in 2004, Savannah Trails C and The Crest in 2005 and Savannah Glen E in 2006.

Covering 300 hectares, Savannah is a well-planned community inspired by the Victorian homes of Savannah, Georgia – thus, the name. Savannah is, perhaps, the most beautiful, the most prestigious and the largest community development in Iloilo, if not the whole of Panay Island.

Currently home to more than 300 familes, Savannah is a thriving lived-in community. Masterfully-developed and professionally-managed, Savannah provides a better quality of life by offering an elegant, spacious and themed community with various amenities and homes for practically every kind of family – for the family with an upsacle lifestyle to the family who’s just starting out.

Truly with Savannah, every family is assured of a community that provides for a better quality of life, a place that’s clean, safe, secure and flood-free, a home that’s near what you need in life and a community that offers countless choices for a better life.

(source: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/people.htm)

[sandrin]

Electrification of two relocation sites underway
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/27/electrification.of.two.relocation.sites.underway.html
By Maricar M. Calubiran

For years, this household in Lanit relocation site
uses kerosene lamp to light up their night.

Good news to occupants of the city government's relocation sites in Barangay Lanit, Jaro and Barangay Sooc, Arevalo. The possibility that they will already have lighting facilities before the year ends is becoming close as MetroGlobal's Panay Power Corporation (PPC) already paid the Department of Energy (DoE) its dues amounting to P8.8 million.

Mayor Jerry Treñas said he was informed by PPC of the development only recently.

The amount, Treñas said, will be used in the electrification of the two relocation sites.

The P8.8 million is only part of PPC's total dues to the energy department as mandated by the Electric Power Industry Reform (Epira) Law.

It was learned that PPC has an outstanding balance of P16 million with the DOE.

Treñas said Panay Electric Company (Peco) will start the installation of lighting facilities as soon as the money is already available. The city has designed a plan for the electrification of the two relocation sites. The design was already agreed upon by Peco and the city government.

Hundreds of occupants in the two relocation sites have long been living in the dark literally since they were relocated by the city government. Aside from the lack of electricity, residents were deprived of water supply and road right of way.

They had long called the attention of the city government about their plight but such calls merely fell on deaf ears.


http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/27/lanit.kerosene.jpg
For years, this household in Lanit relocation site
uses kerosene lamp to light up their night.

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I hope that underground installation of power lines will be considered.

[IMPRESARIO]

^^thats a great news for those relocation sites, onwards to a "brighter iloilo!"

[IMPRESARIO]

Kirby,space,jonjon,chy,sandrin,Iaamme,pacific... etc, log-in man kamo sa vizmin.com, daw kami lang didto ni bernie kag collin permi,hehehe try nyo lang guys.

[kirby21]

WV tourism gets boost

TOURISM in Western Visayas will get a much shot in the arm with the holding of the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly October 23-29, 2006.

The activity will enable tourism stakeholders to discuss, identify and resolve issues that will pave the way for a seamless integration of the central Philippine tourism, according to Department of Tourism (DoT) regional director Edwin Trompeta.

The seven-day affair will highlight, promote and showcase the diversity of the tourism attractions, services and facilities of region 6.

Trompeta said the Western Visayas Assembly is actually a follow-up of the region’s participation in the WOW Philippines project.

Trompeta said they have designed eight events for seven days to attract tourism stakeholders.

The seven-day activity will feature a Regional Tourism Exhibit at SM City-Iloilo which will showcase products and destinations in the region.

So far, 32 sellers and 60 buyers from all over the country have been invited to join the Regional travel exchange/mart.

TRAVEX will enable one-on-one tabletop negotiations between tourism buyers and sellers.

A daily cultural show from October 23-29 will likewise be held. Each of the provinces in Western Visayas will sponsor a cultural day to feature cultural shows, dances and music.

One of the highlights will be the Regional Forum on October 25 with Secretary Ace Durano as the guest speaker.

For the first time, Secretary Durano will discuss the highlights of the Central Philippines tourism Plan.

Frontliners, stakeholders, practitioners and local government units will also be recognized. Some 32 awards in 23 categories are up for grabs according, to DOT.

Likewise, another highlight will be the parade of festivals on October 27 where 15 festivals from all over Western Visayas will join in the parade.

Miss WV Tourism will also be selected later that night. The winner will serve as WV Ambassadress of Goodwill to promote the region.

A two-day food festival will simultaneously be held at the SM City, participated in by its tenants and at Delgado Street, sponsored by the Hotel and Restaurants Association.

Governor Salvacion Perez revealed that together with Mayor Jerry Trenas, they have invited President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to grace the opening of the WV Tourism Assembly.

(link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories5.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

[kirby21]

:D Amo man gani Kirbs. Amo na makuha ta kun ang reporter sg pahayagan wala kabalo sg ginasulat ya, kag ang proofreader wala man gahimo sg trabaho ya. Hehehehe....

Salamat na lang kay ara si Chy da nga mag-clarify sg mga bagay-bagay. Thanks, Chy...

basi wala man sang naga-proofread, Sam. Kung kaisa nga daan sa kasakuon sa printing press kung ano lang mag-abot dira. Kung kaisa sala man sang typist or data encoder. Halos tanan nagalagas lang tiyempo to release current news asap. Next issue, may ara na erratum for previous issue/s. he he.

[kirby21]

Kirby,space,jonjon,chy,sandrin,Iaamme,pacific... etc, log-in man kamo sa vizmin.com, daw kami lang didto ni bernie kag collin permi,hehehe try nyo lang guys.

Try ko tan-aw sang ila site karon, Incognito. Mabudlay nga daan mag-maintain sang damo nga forums :) . But glad ara kamo guys. Cheers !

[kirby21]

Senator inspects New Iloilo Airport, rehab center

SENATOR Franklin Drilon arrives Friday to inspect two new projects of the Iloilo Provincial Government--the New Iloilo International Airport Project in Sta. Barbara and the New Iloilo Rehabilitation Center (IRC) in Nanga, Pototan.

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They will then proceed to West Visays State University Medical Center (WVSU-MC) to inspect the dialysis center and go to the Pavia covered gym afterwards to join Mayor Arcadio Gorriceta for his birthday celebration.

(more info: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/09/29/news/senator.inspects.new.iloilo.airport.rehab.center.html
source: Sunstar Iloilo)

[dinagyang.com]

Big Causeway Prelimenary Concept and Study:

http://www.dinagyang.com/forum/index.php?topic=1897.0

Please do not link image here.

[IMPRESARIO]

^^Very ambitous concept/study indeed, at least 6 long bridges! (esp. from pulupandan to nadulao island), gusto ko man tani mag materilize ang bridges linking all visayan islands, for now i'll be happy,if they can connect Iloilo with Guimaras. :)

[IMPRESARIO]

Bidding for new City Hall building set in October
By Maricar M. Calubiran

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) recently approved the P350 million loan of the city government for the construction of the seven-storey new City Hall building.
con'td: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/29/cityhall.html

^^maybe by november this year there will be a winning bidder already, as to avoid the ban prior to elections next year for new infras.

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[habagatcentral1]

LA RUTA ILONGGA: JEEPNEY TRIPS SERIES
Tagsa-lugar nga maagyan, may istorya nga makit-an.

FEATURED JEEPNEY ROUTE OF THE DAY:
Parola-Super
May be the shortest jeepney route in Iloilo City but it do pass some historical landmarks that are significant in the national history. Starting from the Parola or the lighthouse of the mouth of Iloilo River and ends up in Iloilo's Terminal Market or locally called "Supermarket". The jeepneys may not be as attractive as those of the other routes but its serves as a shuttle from the port area towards the city center.

Streets passed by this route:
Muelle Loney-Zamora-Rizal-Iznart-DeLeon and back (all within city proper)

Sa Lugar lang (Landmarks along the route)

Parola y Muelle Loney
Starting from Parola, the place where the Iloilo-Buenavista (Guimaras) ferry terminal is at. The lighthouses are the port guides at the mouth of Iloilo River, both of its banks have witnessed ecstasy and agony in history. The Muelle Loney served as the lifeblood of once Queen City of the South. Opened to international market in 1855 and pumped by sugar economy, it made Iloilo the second most important city in the country by the late 19th century and all the way towards the Commonwealth era before the recession of the sugar economy. The wharf was named after the "father of the modern sugar industry of the Philippines", Nicholas Loney, a British Vice-Consul who introduced modern technology of sugar industry that skyrocketed Iloilo's economy in the late Spanish era. It has witness the diaspora of Ilonggos and Panaynons to Negros, Mindanao and other places in the 50's.
Today, remnants of Iloilo's glorious past is manifested. Old establishments in contrast with modern cars and sleek catamarans. The Aduana watches over the river wharf, and still is a vital infrastructure to the economy of Iloilo.
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Muelle Loney and the Aduana*

Plaza Libertad
After passing Muelle Loney and went thru the streets of the waterfront district, we pass by on one place that the Spanish colors were lowered in Asia. In December 1898, Plaza Alfonso XVII witnessed the surrender of the last Spanish governor-general in the Philippine islands. It was renamed Plaza Libertad because of its historic significance. Surrounding this historic square is the San Jose Church, which is the seat of the Iloilo parish and besides it is the Lacson Ancestral House were on the corner was the the site of Botica Lacson. Across the street in the northern part of the plaza is the decript City Hall of Iloilo, in which a new city hall will rise soon. Opposite to it was Hotel Iloilo now known as Landbank Plaza Libertad. Government offices such as the Social Security System and Census Office are found in the western side and the imposing Masonic temple stands as a sentinel in Calle Real area.
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Masonic Temple*
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San Jose Chruch


Calle Rizal and Central Market/Maria Clara
Rizal Street was named after the country's national hero. Runs from Plaza Libertad all the way to Barangay Tanza in the western fringes of the city proper district. The Parola jeepney will turn right from Plaza Libertad passing by the Celso-Ledesma Mansion in Bannga Ortiz in which eagle gargoyles guard the beige bathed mansion owned by a prominent family in the city. Gaisano Iloilo in Guanco is the first store of the Cebuano magnates in Iloilo. Just across it is the University of Iloilo, known for its criminology course in the region. Owned by the Lopezes, the establishment itself was believed to be a former bus station before it was converted into a school after World War II.

Across it is the Central Market of the city with it's art deco motif. Here, you can buy fresh foods and other bargain pasalubong from Iloilo.

With the monument of Maria Clara in the middle of the street, it is where the southern border of the Ilonggo Chinese community ends. Calle Iznart and in the distance is the imposing Capitolio Ilonggo.

Supermarket, Robinson's Place and Santa Teresita
May it be going straight by Rizal Street or turning left to De Leon St, the Parola is approaching its terminus. On its port side of the jeepney is the Robinson's Place Iloilo mall (proposed as temporary site of the City Hall offices during the construction period). In 2003, the dark DeLeon Street was converted into a nightspot for concerts and gimmick for the barkada as Paseo Iloilo opened. Just across the mall is the Church of Santa Teresita.
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On its final approach, the Parola jeep stopped by at the Terminal Market known as "Super". This is the "bagsakan" or where the goods from the province is being sold to city consumers and being traded to other places as well. In its second floor is the temporary site for the Legislative branch of the City Government. Isn't it amazing? Part of the city hall is a market?

*Photos Courtesy of Chymera of SSC/Dinagyang.com and exploreiloilo.com

For more info and images of Iloilo, go to www.exploreiloilo.com

[kirby21]

Two hydro projects approved for
Western Visayas


ILOILO City - The Regional Development Council during its third quarter Regular meeting approved the implementation of two hydropower projects - the Villa Siga Hydropower Project in Barangay Igsoro, Bugasong, Antique and the Timbahan Hydropower project in Ma. Cristina, Madalag, Aklan for implementation.

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In Region 6, another location being eyed for its hydropower is Igbolo in Igbaras, Iloilo. Together with Villa Siga and Timbahan, it is estimated that the potential capacity (MW) is 49.50, which can boost the power requirements of Panay.

(link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news3.htm
source: Panay News)

Pioneering badminton club
kicks off tournament today
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The newly established Iloilo-Panay Badminton Club Inc. (IPBC) kicks off with the 1st Mayor Jerry P. Treñas Badminton Cup at the Citisports Badminton Court (Iloilo Sports Complex Covered Gym), today.

Around 220 badminton players and enthusiasts are competing. The Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) has accredited the IPBC as the pioneer badminton association in the city and province of Iloilo.

(more info: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news5.htm
source: Panay News)

Capiz to ‘wow’ WV
in tourism assembly

ROXAS City – Capiz has started preparing for a distinctly Capiceño showcase at the regional version of “WOW Philippines – Best of the Regions” during the regional tourism assembly on October 23-29 in Iloilo City .

(more info: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news11.htm
source: Panay News)

Franchising seen to boost economic activity
By Maricar M. Calubiran.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/29/franchising.jpg
From left, City Councilor Ely Estante, representing Mayor Jerry Treñas;
Samie Lim, founding President and Chairman of the Philippine Franchise
Association (PFA); Angel De Leon Jr., Executive Director of Taytay sa
Kauswagan Inc. (TSKI); and Demy Sonza, Chairman of the Board, TSKI,
offically open the Iloilo Franchise Conference and Exposition at the third
floor of SM City Iloilo on September 28, 2006. The Exposition runs until
Sunday, October 1. The activities are part of the 20th Anniversary
Celebration of TSKI

There is a bright future in franchising. This, in gist, is what the resource persons in the Iloilo Franchise Conference organized by Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc (TSKI) wanted to impart among the participants.

Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) Chairman Ma. Alegria Limjoco said buying a franchise is a sure success in the field of business. She said there is a 90 percent success in the franchise business as compared to putting up a new one.

A team from the PFA is now in the city for the two-day Iloilo Franchise Conference being held at the Cinema 3 of SM City Iloilo. There is also a Franchise Exposition at the third level of the mall. The activity highlights the 20th Anniversary celebration of TSKI.

(more info: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/09/29/franchising.html
source: The News Today)

[kirby21]

^^ Wow Bernie, you must be a good jeepney traveller around the city to memorize every streets and sites of interests of every route. I'm really, really impressed, my friend. Go for your La Ruta Ilongga, Bernie. I'm sure I'll be one of your best fan here. I'm learning more and more about our city. Cheers mate! :)

[kirby21]

Balik na naman ang SSC. Yohoooooo!!!

Hala Bira !

[kirby21]

JPT: Capitol should relocate Magsaysay squatters

WHO should provide the relocation site to some 153
families who will be displaced by the plan of the
provincial to put up an Information Technology (IT)
building at Brgy. Magsaysay Village in Lapaz, Iloilo
City?

Is it the responsibility of the City government to its
constituents or the duty of the provincial government
as the project proponent?

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas yesterday said he
had talked to Iloilo Provincial Administrator Manuel
Mejorada regarding the eviction issue.


(more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories4.php
from: The Guardian Iloilo)

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Drilon: New Iloilo airport is graft-free


THE new Iloilo airport in Cabatuan-Sta. Barbara area
will be open to the public way ahead of the
graft-riddled Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(Naia) Terminal 3 in Manila, Senator Franklin Drilon
said.

Drilon visited the P6-billion project yesterday to
personally see the accomplishments of the Japanese
contractor Taisei-Shimizu Joint Venture amid issues of
graft and corruption hounding the project.

.......

Citing his conversation with TSJV engineers, Drilon
said the new Iloilo airport is already 77 percent
complete “which is four percent higher than the
targeted accomplishment.”

The construction of the new airport began April 14,
2004 and is expected to be finished late this year or
early 2007.

...

(more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories3.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

[chymera00]

Molo Church with Gazeebo

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Found in Arevalo Plaza

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Church of Arevalo, flower District of Iloilo

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Arevalo Church Park

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Arevalo Parish Convent

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Altar (Interiors) - Arevalo Church

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(yey, at last SSC is now firefox compatible!!!)

[IMPRESARIO]

^^ wow,arevalo! my place,my home! love it!

[habagatcentral1]

Repost

LA RUTA ILONGGAIloilo City Jeepneys Street Guide
(as according to street names and certain landmarks)
First timers in Iloilo may seem to get confused in the jeepneys since there are no placards in the windshield indicating places that the jeepney served in its routes and instead a permanent sticker with the name of the jeepney line is indicated.

This guide should be a remedy for confusion in the streets of Iloilo.

Villa
Villa Arevalo District (Villa Plaza. Quezon-Avaceña-Molo Plaza-MH Del Pilar-Gen Luna-Iznart-JMBasa-Iznart-Ledesma-Valeria-GenLuna-to Villa by same route)

Jaro CPU
Lopez-Jaena-Jaro Plaza-E.Lopez-Luna-Bonifacio Drive-Arroyo Fountain-Iznart-JM Basa-Fort San Pedro-Duran-Santo Domingo-Plaza Libertad-to Jaro via same route)

Jaro Liko
LopezJaena-Jaro Plaza-E.Lopez-Luna-Bonifacio-General Luna-Jalandoni (San Agustin)-DeLeon/Rizal-Super-Aldeguer-JM Basa/Muelle Loney-Bonifacio Drive - back to Jaro via same route)

Jaro CPU-Ungka UI
Same route as Jaro CPU but terminal is at Ungka/UI Pavia, Iloilo and will pass by Christ the King Cemetery, Iloilo Central Line Terminals and CocaCola Phils Iloilo Plant

Ungka UI-Tanza (rare)
Ungka Jaro. Sambag-Dungon Diversion Rd. Cuartero. Diversion Rd. SM City. Infante (same route as Leganes Hi-Way SM within City Proper) and back to Diversion Rd then proceed to Ungka.

Jaro Plaza-Mandurriao
(Route 1:) Jaro Plaza/Cathedral. El98/Huwebesan/. Cuartero Diversion. Airport. Q Abeto (West Visayas Medical Center). Mandurriao Proper
(Route 2:) SM City. Diversion Road. Bakhaw. El98/Huwebesan. Plaza Jaro.

Bito-on-Jaro Plaza
Jaro Plaza, Cubay, Bito-on/PISAY (Philippine Science High West Visayas) and back

Mandurriao SM
Mandurriao District Proper (different routes) - Airport - Cuartero Jaro - Diversion Road (Bakhaw/EL98 Juncrtion), SM City, Diversion Road, General Luna, Arroyo Fountain. Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. JM Basa. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. Ledesma. Fuentes. Delgado. Jalandoni (san agustin). General Luna. Diversion Road (SM City). Airport. Mandurriao District

Mandurriao Molo (Jibao-an)
Mandurriao District Proper (sometimes from Jibao-an). Plaza Mandurriao. Q Abeto. West Visayas Medical Center. Plaza. Tabucan. Carpenter Bridge. Plaza Molo. MH Del Pilar. General Luna. Arroyo Fountain. Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. JM Basa. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. Ledesma. Fuentes. Delgado. Jalandoni (san agustin). General Luna. Diversion Road (SM City). Airport. Mandurriao District

LaPaz
La Paz District Proper (Ledesco Junction/Jereos), Comicion Civil. La Paz Plaza. Huervana. La Paz Market . Luna. Bonifacio Dr. General Luna. Jalandoni (San Agustin). De Leon/Rizal (super). Aldeguer. JM Basa. Iznart. Bonifacio Dr. Huervana straight to Ticud Junction and back to LaPaz Plaza to Jereos.

Lapuz
Lapuz Proper (Jalandoni Estate). Quirino-Lopez Bridge. Arroyo fountain. Iznart. JM Basa. Rizal. Iznart. Aldeguer. JM Basa. Iznart. Quirino Lopez. Lapuz

Barrio Obrero
Barrio Obrero Proper. RoRo Terminal. Same route as Lapuz.

SM City Arrastre
SM City Iloilo. Diversion Road. General Luna. Arroyo fountain, Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. JM Basa. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. Ledesma. Fuentes. Delgado. Infante. Diversion. SM City.

Parola-Super
Parola. Muelle Loney River Wharf. Zamora. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. J De Leon. Supermarket (same route going back to Parola).

Molo Baluarte
Baluarte Elementary School. Molo Plaza. General Luna. Arroyo Fountain. Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. JM Basa. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. Ledesma. Tanza. Baluarte.

Molo Timawa
Timawa/Fundidor (Tibiao Bakery). Delgado. Jalandoni (San Agustin). De Leon/Rizal "Super". Robinsons. Valeria. Delgado. Timawa.

Calaparan/Villa Beach
From Villa Beach/Yulo Drive Jct passing thru Molo Boulevard. Baluarte. Ledesma.

Oton (Anhawan)
From Oton Poblacion passing by the National Highway and to Mohon-Villa. Villa Plaza. San Antonio (Melocoton). Avaceña. Molo Plaza. MH Del Pilar. General Luna. Quezon. J De Leon/Rizal. Valeria. General Luna. (same route out coming in to City Proper)

Oton Derecho
From Oton Botong/Oton-Tigabauan border. Trapiche. Oton Proper (same route as of Oton Anhawan)

Leganes (Hi-way SM)
From Leganes Proper. North Line Terminal. Balantang. McArthur Highway. Tabuc Suba. Simon Ledesma. Lopez Jaena. Plaza Jaro. El98/Huwebesan/Desemparados. Diversion Rd. SM City. Infante. Ledesma. Mabini. J De Leon. Valeria. Delgado. Jalandoni. General Luna. Diversion Rd. Jalandoni (Jaro). Comicion Civil. Washington St. Tabuc Suba and back to Leganes

Leganes (LaPaz)
From Leganes Proper. North Line Terminal. Balantang. McArthur Highway. Tabuc Suba. Simon Ledesma. Lopez Jaena. Plaza Jaro. Comicion Civil. ISAT. LaPaz Plaza. Huervana. Magdalo. Comicion Civil. Plaza Jaro. Tabuc Suba and back to Leganes

Santa Barbara (Hi-Way SM)
From Santa Barbara Proper. Bangga Dama. Cabugao Sur. Pavia Proper. Aganan. Ungka. Sambag Diversion Rd. Dungon. Cuartero. Diversion Rd. SM City. General Luna. Mabini. Delgado. Jalandoni. General Luna (same route out coming in to City Proper)

Santa Barbara (LaPaz)
From Santa Barbara Proper. Bangga Dama. Cabugao Sur. Pavia Proper. Aganan. Ungka. Sambag. Lopez Jaena. Plaza Jaro. Comicion Civil. ISAT. LaPaz Plaza. Huervana. Magdalo. Comicion Civil. Plaza Jaro. Lopez Jaena and back to Santa Barbara.

Details on the routes' whereabouts will be posted. :D

(Kon may kulang pa, palihug pakidugangan. Thanks!)

[IAMME]

I don't know what's wrong with my computer but I just can't upload the pics I took this morning. Anyway, I figured out how to post the video now. Finally.
Repost:
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[BYAHILO]

ay oct 27 pa ang mga festivals sa iloilo? :( flight ko is 25 pabalik manila. and i cant afford mag extend pa.

hopefully madayun ako sa iloilo monday after the masskara

[chymera00]

cymera00 wow your photes are awesome. I enjoy looking at them :) Iloilo is a beautiful place I will for sure visit some time in the future.
Thank you, you're always welcome here :) Just drop by the Iloilo thread from to see new pictures posted so you'll know what to expect when you come here

basi wala man sang naga-proofread, Sam. Kung kaisa nga daan sa kasakuon sa printing press kung ano lang mag-abot dira. Kung kaisa sala man sang typist or data encoder. Halos tanan nagalagas lang tiyempo to release current news asap. Next issue, may ara na erratum for previous issue/s. he he.
oo gani ... I notice errors in the online news that they release often, especiallu when it comes to figures ... tax revenue, floor area etc..

Repost

LA RUTA ILONGGAIloilo City Jeepneys Street Guide
(as according to street names and certain landmarks)
First timers in Iloilo may seem to get confused in the jeepneys since there are no placards in the windshield indicating places that the jeepney served in its routes and instead a permanent sticker with the name of the jeepney line is indicated.

This guide should be a remedy for confusion in the streets of Iloilo.

Villa
Villa Arevalo District (Villa Plaza. Quezon-Avaceña-Molo Plaza-MH Del Pilar-Gen Luna-Iznart-JMBasa-Iznart-Ledesma-Valeria-GenLuna-to Villa by same route)

Jaro CPU
Lopez-Jaena-Jaro Plaza-E.Lopez-Luna-Bonifacio Drive-Arroyo Fountain-Iznart-JM Basa-Fort San Pedro-Duran-Santo Domingo-Plaza Libertad-to Jaro via same route)

Jaro Liko
LopezJaena-Jaro Plaza-E.Lopez-Luna-Bonifacio-General Luna-Jalandoni (San Agustin)-DeLeon/Rizal-Super-Aldeguer-JM Basa/Muelle Loney-Bonifacio Drive - back to Jaro via same route)

Jaro CPU-Ungka UI
Same route as Jaro CPU but terminal is at Ungka/UI Pavia, Iloilo and will pass by Christ the King Cemetery, Iloilo Central Line Terminals and CocaCola Phils Iloilo Plant

Ungka UI-Tanza (rare)
Ungka Jaro. Sambag-Dungon Diversion Rd. Cuartero. Diversion Rd. SM City. Infante (same route as Leganes Hi-Way SM within City Proper) and back to Diversion Rd then proceed to Ungka.

Jaro Plaza-Mandurriao
(Route 1:) Jaro Plaza/Cathedral. El98/Huwebesan/. Cuartero Diversion. Airport. Q Abeto (West Visayas Medical Center). Mandurriao Proper
(Route 2:) SM City. Diversion Road. Bakhaw. El98/Huwebesan. Plaza Jaro.

Bito-on-Jaro Plaza
Jaro Plaza, Cubay, Bito-on/PISAY (Philippine Science High West Visayas) and back

Mandurriao SM
Mandurriao District Proper (different routes) - Airport - Cuartero Jaro - Diversion Road (Bakhaw/EL98 Juncrtion), SM City, Diversion Road, General Luna, Arroyo Fountain. Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. JM Basa. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. Ledesma. Fuentes. Delgado. Jalandoni (san agustin). General Luna. Diversion Road (SM City). Airport. Mandurriao District

Mandurriao Molo (Jibao-an)
Mandurriao District Proper (sometimes from Jibao-an). Plaza Mandurriao. Q Abeto. West Visayas Medical Center. Plaza. Tabucan. Carpenter Bridge. Plaza Molo. MH Del Pilar. General Luna. Arroyo Fountain. Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. JM Basa. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. Ledesma. Fuentes. Delgado. Jalandoni (san agustin). General Luna. Diversion Road (SM City). Airport. Mandurriao District

LaPaz
La Paz District Proper (Ledesco Junction/Jereos), Comicion Civil. La Paz Plaza. Huervana. La Paz Market . Luna. Bonifacio Dr. General Luna. Jalandoni (San Agustin). De Leon/Rizal (super). Aldeguer. JM Basa. Iznart. Bonifacio Dr. Huervana straight to Ticud Junction and back to LaPaz Plaza to Jereos.

Lapuz
Lapuz Proper (Jalandoni Estate). Quirino-Lopez Bridge. Arroyo fountain. Iznart. JM Basa. Rizal. Iznart. Aldeguer. JM Basa. Iznart. Quirino Lopez. Lapuz

Barrio Obrero
Barrio Obrero Proper. RoRo Terminal. Same route as Lapuz.

SM City Arrastre
SM City Iloilo. Diversion Road. General Luna. Arroyo fountain, Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. JM Basa. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. Ledesma. Fuentes. Delgado. Infante. Diversion. SM City.

Parola-Super
Parola. Muelle Loney River Wharf. Zamora. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. J De Leon. Supermarket (same route going back to Parola).

Molo Baluarte
Baluarte Elementary School. Molo Plaza. General Luna. Arroyo Fountain. Iznart. Plazoleta Gay. JM Basa. Plaza Libertad. Rizal. Iznart. Ledesma. Tanza. Baluarte.

Molo Timawa
Timawa/Fundidor (Tibiao Bakery). Delgado. Jalandoni (San Agustin). De Leon/Rizal "Super". Robinsons. Valeria. Delgado. Timawa.

Calaparan/Villa Beach
From Villa Beach/Yulo Drive Jct passing thru Molo Boulevard. Baluarte. Ledesma.

Oton (Anhawan)
From Oton Poblacion passing by the National Highway and to Mohon-Villa. Villa Plaza. San Antonio (Melocoton). Avaceña. Molo Plaza. MH Del Pilar. General Luna. Quezon. J De Leon/Rizal. Valeria. General Luna. (same route out coming in to City Proper)

Oton Derecho
From Oton Botong/Oton-Tigabauan border. Trapiche. Oton Proper (same route as of Oton Anhawan)

Leganes (Hi-way SM)
From Leganes Proper. North Line Terminal. Balantang. McArthur Highway. Tabuc Suba. Simon Ledesma. Lopez Jaena. Plaza Jaro. El98/Huwebesan/Desemparados. Diversion Rd. SM City. Infante. Ledesma. Mabini. J De Leon. Valeria. Delgado. Jalandoni. General Luna. Diversion Rd. Jalandoni (Jaro). Comicion Civil. Washington St. Tabuc Suba and back to Leganes

Leganes (LaPaz)
From Leganes Proper. North Line Terminal. Balantang. McArthur Highway. Tabuc Suba. Simon Ledesma. Lopez Jaena. Plaza Jaro. Comicion Civil. ISAT. LaPaz Plaza. Huervana. Magdalo. Comicion Civil. Plaza Jaro. Tabuc Suba and back to Leganes

Santa Barbara (Hi-Way SM)
From Santa Barbara Proper. Bangga Dama. Cabugao Sur. Pavia Proper. Aganan. Ungka. Sambag Diversion Rd. Dungon. Cuartero. Diversion Rd. SM City. General Luna. Mabini. Delgado. Jalandoni. General Luna (same route out coming in to City Proper)

Santa Barbara (LaPaz)
From Santa Barbara Proper. Bangga Dama. Cabugao Sur. Pavia Proper. Aganan. Ungka. Sambag. Lopez Jaena. Plaza Jaro. Comicion Civil. ISAT. LaPaz Plaza. Huervana. Magdalo. Comicion Civil. Plaza Jaro. Lopez Jaena and back to Santa Barbara.

Details on the routes' whereabouts will be posted. :D

(Kon may kulang pa, palihug pakidugangan. Thanks!)
testingan ta man bala mag ubra Virtual "Iloilo Jeepney Tour" ... I think there's already enough pictures to make one on some of the routes

ay oct 27 pa ang mga festivals sa iloilo? :( flight ko is 25 pabalik manila. and i cant afford mag extend pa.

hopefully madayun ako sa iloilo monday after the masskara
Testinan ko man eric kung makakad2 ko da pag masskara, kay mga classmates ko ga plano mag visit dira ... Ang parade of festivals I think is the main event of the tourism assembly .... tani wala lang kami klase

[habagatcentral1]

testingan ta man bala mag ubra Virtual "Iloilo Jeepney Tour" ... I think there's already enough pictures to make one on some of the routes

^^ Kay ang tagsa lugar nga maagyan, may istorya nga makit-an.

Ang nabudlayan ko bala i-conceptualize ang sa Calle Real nga lugar. Tam-an kadamu sang jeeps nga naga-agi didto. Next ko nga topic either Villa or Jaro CPU, ang duha ka pinakadamu nga jeeps sa ciudad.

Guina-repost ko lang ang iban sa blog kag sa Vizmin.com. Nice ang concept sang virtual nga Iloilo jeepney rides. Kay daw ordinaryo sa iban pero amo na ya kakuha sang istorya. Daw gaubra ka bala sang dokyumentaryo, hehehe! Buligan ta diri. :D

[chymera00]

As a whole Tigbauan's Church is not that imposing... It is special because the three belfries in its facade, normally 2 lang, but they look so out of place with the whole structure. What is most striking about the Tigbauan Church, is the details on the main entrance. It looks nice ...

Another thing that imressed me when I visited the church was when I went inside ... I never expected to see its walls including the altar and the depiction of Christ's climb to Mt. Calvary to be made totally of MOSAIC TILES! ... The work done on the Tigbauan Church was very detailed and skillful

Tigbauan Church Facade
http://static.flickr.com/90/245246130_ec8fcf67e3.jpg

Tigbauan Church Portal
http://static.flickr.com/95/245246129_a3e9534740.jpg

Interiors - Church of Tigbauan

http://static.flickr.com/81/245246128_214c8ff518.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/79/245246093_ca679691c4.jpg

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http://static.flickr.com/88/245246090_bdaeb93980.jpg

The plaza was also nice ... although it is not that well-kept the design of the Gazeebo was nice ... and the stone entrances were nice too ... The Plaza has a bit of an "old spanish town" feel

Tigbauan Municipal Hall

http://static.flickr.com/95/245246133_fb239bdfe1.jpg

Gazeebo in Tigbauan Plaza

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http://static.flickr.com/96/245246299_5984eb301b.jpg

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Fast fact: It was beside Tigbauan Church was one of the first Jesuit Schools in the Philippines.

[chymera00]

I don't know what's wrong with my computer but I just can't upload the pics I took this morning. Anyway, I figured out how to post the video now. Finally.
Repost:
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Is is just me .. but I can't see the video, wala sang may ga play kung i push ko ang play button

[Pacific_leopard]

Found in Arevalo Plaza

http://static.flickr.com/82/245246311_2ee0ec0b96.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/80/245246307_47896d4c26.jpg

hmmm... i think this this is a plaza marker.
In Janiuay, plaza markers are made of baked bricks. They stand just outside the church.
In Cabatuan, plaza markers are made of limestone, and looks simillar with Janiuay's.
In Jaro, Plaza markers are made of concrete, they stand on four sides of the park, on one marker is where the lady of candles stand.

Bandstands are also common among Ilonggo Plaza.
Sta. Barbara Bandstand- one of the most attractive in the province
Jaro Bandstand- it might be the largest in Iloilo
Molo Bandstand- a Byzantine domed gazebo which has been matched with the church.

Plaza markers are colonial structures which are built before a 'plaza' is established. There are only few towns in Iloilo with plaza markers. These are signs of hispanic occupation or colonial rule.

I haven't seen(noticed) plaza markers in Libertad yet...:)

[kirby21]

Wow! Today's spotlight: TIGBAUAN. Thanks for the photos, Chymera.:)

Tigbauan is Home to the SouthEast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)

S E A F D E C - Iloilo (Philippines) (http://www.seafdec.org.ph/)

[kirby21]

Molo Church with Gazeebo

Church of Arevalo, flower District of Iloilo

http://static.flickr.com/81/245246310_daedbc9237.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/96/245246308_6b50f7080c.jpg

Arevalo Church Park

http://static.flickr.com/83/245246309_cf8c284507.jpg

Arevalo Parish Convent

http://static.flickr.com/94/245246306_076cecdb0c.jpg

Altar (Interiors) - Arevalo Church

http://static.flickr.com/90/245246301_8f10a8695c.jpg

(yey, at last SSC is now firefox compatible!!!)

La Villa Rica de Arevalo

- "Iloilo's Flower Capital" and "Fireworks Capital of Iloilo"

[kirby21]

Is is just me .. but I can't see the video, wala sang may ga play kung i push ko ang play button

ako man. wala na subong gapati sang command akon computer. Pindot nga pindot ako play video, wala guid ako makita .. he he. Excited pa naman ko tani. IAMME's two videos in the past were really great (Calle Real and Mandurriao Airport - airline take off). Still awaiting his third video clip. Hala Bira IAMME!

[sandrn]

DoE eyes new plant in Iloilo
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=regions04_oct02_2006

ILOILO CITY%u2014The Department of Energy has proposed that another power plant be put up in Igbaras, Iloilo, the Western Visayas Regional Development Council announced over the weekend.

Antique Gov. and RDC chairman Salvacion Zaldivar-Perez said Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said a hydropower plant is suitable in Barangay Igbolo in Igbaras, Iloilo.

It was the third power plant project proposed on Panay island after the RDC approved the implementation of the Villa Siga hydropower plant project in Barangay Igcosoro in Bugasong Antique and the Timbaban hydropower project in Ma. Cristina Madalag, Aklan.

Perez said the Villa Siga power plant will cost some P2.048 billion and will be funded by a Korean consortium. The Timbaban project, on the other hand, is estimated to cost $52.985 million and is to be funded by the Japanese government through the Japan Bank of International Cooperation.

%u201CWe expect that the projects when materialized will boost up investments in Panay since we already had a stable amount of electricity for the needs of the investors,%u201D Perez said.

Both hydropower projects is expected to provide 49.50 megawatts of additional power to Panay island and is expected to address a looming energy crisis in the Visayas. Jun Ariolo N. Aguirre

[IAMME]

I guess I wasn't able to totally figure out the video after all.:dunno:
Finally, I got to upload the pics I took yesterday:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/Picture004.jpg
Cebu Pacific at the Domestic Airport

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/Picture011.jpg
Cyclists along Gen. Luna St. on an early Sunday morning

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Still along Gen Luna St.

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White flowers along Jalandoni Bridge

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Fishermen in Iloilo River

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Just another pano

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Diversion road

I posted some pics of SM Delgado expansion, La Sallete renovation and Jalandoni Bridge access road construction in the infrastructure thread.

Regarding bandstands, what are they really meant for? Bands?

[sandrn]

I really like the exterior and interior of IloIlo’s cathedral. While the exterior depicts a classical baroque form of architecture detailed with intricate carvings, the interior presents a vivid and colorful array of pattern, design and mosaic that can stir one’s senses.

This is the rose of all interiors. I like the balance, symmetrical pattern of the ceiling and the chandelier hangs onto it like a pearl pendant amidst the blushing heavens. The altar is like a greek-pillared temple fit to please a God.
http://static.flickr.com/90/245246301_8f10a8695c.jpg


The cool mosaic tiles look like marbles. They could be real marbles. The neutral pieces of marbles are a great background to the artsy and colorful paintings that reflect the glory of God and the celebration of life. The ceiling support maybe skeletal yet they hang up there like cool Eiffel grills bended to tailor fit a ceiling. Once again, the chandeliers are like clusters of pearls that lights up like bioluminescence.
http://static.flickr.com/79/245246093_ca679691c4.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/88/245246090_bdaeb93980.jpg

The classes in interior design should visit IloIlo's churches to sharpen their artistic skills.

[Sinjin P.]

^ Are you and sandrin the same person? Just curious ;)

[sandrn]

my orig name gets error message.


what did you do sinjin?! ;) jk

and so i need to use my back-up with the same 'ol name.

[IMPRESARIO]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/Picture014.jpg
White flowers along Jalandoni Bridge



^^ I like this photo, :bow: so peaceful,ehhehe

[BYAHILO]

i might be going to iloilo monday after masskara. gusto ko mag kdato sa miag ao and other great places sa iloilo

sino gusto mag upod?

[death327]

MILKFISH producers from iloilo are looking to export more organically grown milkfish to the European Union by next year.

Iloilo Fish Producers Association Inc. president Antonio Paulino U. Buyco said the group has received technical assistance from the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) to find ways to penetrate the potentially lucrative niche market.

Iloilo milkfish are already finding their way into Europe through the EU-accredited processing facility of Sta. Cruz Foods in General Santos City.


Complete article in http://business.inq7.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=24160 (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

[kirby21]

bit too early for Philippine politics:

LIBERAL, LAKAS FLEX MUSCLES IN ILOILO

TWO major political groups converged in separate occasions in Iloilo City over the weekend in what is seen as loyalty checks relative to the upcoming 2007 elections.

Ilonggo Senator and Liberal Party (LP) president Franklin Drilon had dinner with LP-Ugyon stalwarts at a posh hotel in the city Friday evening.

Among the personalities present at the dinner-cum-political meeting were Governors Niel Tupas Sr. of Iloilo and JC Rahman Nava of Guimaras; former Iloilo City Mayor Mansueto Malabor, Kagawad Perla Zulueta, former kagawads Bengie Gengos and Rolando Dabao, Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada, Dumangas Mayor Rolando Distura and Pototan councilor Pedro Palu-ay.

.........

Saturday saw the administration coalition under the banner of Lakas – Christian-Muslim Democrats (CMD) in Iloilo City gather in a caucus at the Jaro Plaza covered gym.

The caucus was led by House Speaker and Lakas president Jose De Venecia, Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr., and Political Affairs Secretary Gabby Claudio.

Also present at the caucus were Iloilo City Rep. Raul Gonzalez Jr., Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, political affairs undersecretary Rey Roquero, Iloilo City councilors and punong barangays.

(more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories1.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

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Modern slaughterhouse to boost city’s meat industry


WITH the establishment of a high-technology triple-A class abattoir here, Iloilo City will have a “meaty share” of the wet markets in Manila, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA-6).

The facility was initially a double-A standard slaughterhouse but the DA wants to upgrade it to be more competitive by having a refrigeration system in order to process bigger volume of meat products for the Manila market.

(more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories3.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

UPV’s Dellava, Recabar off to Germany for study tour


JOHN Ryan M. Recabar, BA Broadcast Communication VI and Janus Le-an I. Dellava, BA Broadcast Communication III, were chosen among the top four Bayer Young Environmental Envoys during the awards presentation night held September 28 at the Grand Ballroom of the Intercontinental Hotel at Makati City.

John Ryan and Janus will join their counterparts from 16 other countries in an educational trip to Germany in November 2006.

(more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories12.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

WV’s economy remains agri-based

AGRICULTURE in Western Visayas is still a thriving industry, according to the Department of Agriculture regional office which is luring prospective investors to venture on agribusiness.

Larry Nacionales, DA regional technical director, stressed that Region 6 remains the fourth largest contributor to the country’s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2005.

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


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I don't know how we'll take this but this is becoming Iloilo City's perennial problem already:

Badjaos keep coming back

“NOW you see them, now you don’t.”

As the Christmas season nears, more Badjaos are seen roaming around the city’s streets begging for alms.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said they are having a hard time gathering the “visiting Badjaos” for “deportation” back to their native place.

Weeks ago, the city government through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and Task Force Badjao had shipped a batch of Badjaos back to their original place in Mindanao weeks ago but a new batch of Badjaos replaced them.

......

CSWDO assistant chief Fred Villanueva said the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC-6) in the region has sent home as many as 40 Badjaos already.

“We have been talking with the management of local shipping companies plying to the south not to allow their ships to take them to Iloilo City,” Villanueva said.

Some Badjaos transferred to Iloilo from Bacolod City.

(more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories10.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)

[kirby21]

DoE eyes new plant in Iloilo
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=regions04_oct02_2006

ILOILO CITY-The Department of Energy has proposed that another power plant be put up in Igbaras, Iloilo, the Western Visayas Regional Development Council announced over the weekend.

Antique Gov. and RDC chairman Salvacion Zaldivar-Perez said Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said a hydropower plant is suitable in Barangay Igbolo in Igbaras, Iloilo.



Hope they'll approve the proposed power plant soon. Iloilo needs it badly. It'll be a good source of energy for the ever increasing power demand of Iloilo City and the whole of Iloilo province. Though we can source out energy help from other provinces of Panay, too, it would be much better if we have our very "own" here in Iloilo.

[kirby21]

http://http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/Picture018.jpg

my kind of life. I'm always fascinated with photos or paintings of a man sailing in the midst of a calm river. For me, it's serenity at its best. Thanks IAMME.

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here's another news:

Monument for ex-senator Ganzon to rise in Molo

A MONUMENT for the former senator, the late Rodolfo Ganzon, will rise in the district of Molo.

The creation of a monument was made possible by a resolution passed by the Iloilo City Council during its September 20, 2006 session.

Haligi Foundation Inc., through its founding chairman Councilor Jed Mabilog, requested this from the Council.

The monument will rise at the unnamed circle between Iloilo City National High School and Technical Institute of Iloilo City.

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The monument will serve as a tribute to the man remembered by the Ilonggos as the "undisputed Stormy Petrel", "Fighting Colossus of the South", "Man of Destiny", "Maverick Politician and Veteran Legislator", "Champion of the Masses; Leader Par Excellence", and "Father of the Timawa".

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/10/02/news/monument.for.ex.senator.ganzon.to.rise.in.molo.html)

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i might be going to iloilo monday after masskara. gusto ko mag kdato sa miag ao and other great places sa iloilo

sino gusto mag upod?

Enjoy your trip to Iloilo, Eric (just in case). Enjoy sceneries and post your pics here, too. Cheers!:)

[habagatcentral1]

UPV’s Dellava, Recabar off to Germany for study tour


JOHN Ryan M. Recabar, BA Broadcast Communication VI and Janus Le-an I. Dellava, BA Broadcast Communication III, were chosen among the top four Bayer Young Environmental Envoys during the awards presentation night held September 28 at the Grand Ballroom of the Intercontinental Hotel at Makati City.

John Ryan and Janus will join their counterparts from 16 other countries in an educational trip to Germany in November 2006.

(more info: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories12.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo)



Waaahhh! Mga bata ko, makadto na sa Germany! Fev kag Janus, pasalubong! Andam lang mo pagbalik ko Miami sa Nobyembre kon wala sila mahatag, hehehe! :D

Found in Arevalo Plaza
http://static.flickr.com/82/245246311_2ee0ec0b96.jpg


Rougly translated: "this crown was paid for by muceres of this villa and the same ones dedicated to..." Patay ko kay Mam Torio kag Mam Padilla ni. Nadula na ang guintudlo sa akon sa Historiography sa archival research....yikes! huhuhu!