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BYAHILO November 22nd, 2006, 01:48 AM Iloilo City's biggest festival is set to invade Metro Manila, Philippines early December to drum up the launching of city's festival. Tribu Atub-atub, which has already won several awards, including the Grand Prize in the Aliwan Fiesta 2004, will be performing live in Marikina City and in the Mall of Asia.
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The tribe will be performing on December 9 in Marikina City, and December 10 at the Mall of Asia, Pasay City. There will also be a press conference during the launching of the Dinagyang festival to be attended by the travel writers from various publications.
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A photo exhibit and a video presentation inside the Mall of Asia will give the public a glimpse of what Dinagyang Festival has to offer. To check the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Schedule, click here (http://www.byahilo.com/?p=550)
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adelro2049 November 22nd, 2006, 02:27 AM Nagagamo na gid Kirbs no? Damo abi nagasutsot mga lain-lain nga advisers. Each of them has their own pitch based on their whims and flights of imagination. Nag-ulhot ang theme park concept, karon naman cultural complex. Ano ni, reminiscent of the CCP complex? With all these new ideas coming up, I still go for the old Palafox & Associates concept converting the area into a well-planned Iloilo Business Park. Cebu City already had it. It’s high time for Iloilo City to have its own business park.
a cultural center complex in that area is another no-no. they should focus on the main thing, and that is a business park/commercial complex/cbd. if they want a "ccp" didto nalang nila ibutang sa original city hall lot sa molo (para maka claim man kami nga may development man sa district namon) at least its along the banks of the iloilo river. or maybe near the proposed "iloilo boulevard".
alimol November 22nd, 2006, 04:07 AM PIA sets multi-media workshop[/B
[B][CENTER] Miag-ao, Guimbal top Clean and Green tilt
ILOILO -- The municipalities of Miag-ao and Guimbal topped the 2006 Project Cleaning and Greening in Category A (1st to 3rd class municipalities) and Category B (4th and 6th class municipalities), respectively.
Each winner will take home P50,000 for the cash prize and trophies during the awarding ceremonies which also coincide with the celebration of Kaadlawan sang Iloilo slated in April.
Miag-ao garnered an average score of 99.91 percent while Guimbal got the rating of 99.90 percent.
Other winners in the municipal level, Categoty A are: San Joaquin with 99.66 percent, Janiuay with 99.53 percent, Lambunao with 99.49 percent and Sta. Barbara with 99.43 percent.
In Category B, the winners are: New Lucena, with 99.78 percent; Alimodian, 99.72 percent; Tubungan, 99.67 percent; and Maasin, 99.54 percent.
In the barangay level, for the third time around, Brgy. Cabugao in the Municipality of Lambunao retained its crown as the Cleanest and Greenest Barangay in the Province with 99.86 percent rating. Brgy. Nueva Invencion, Barotac Viejo placed second; Igcadios, Leon capped third place, Siwaragan, San Joaquin placed fourth and Pandan, Dingle came fifth.
The top three placers will bring home P50,000, P35,000 and P20,000, respectively, in each category.
For Inland Bodies of Water, Jalaur River landed first place, followed by Jaro River, Suage River, Barotac River and Sibalom River.
The evaluators, composed of representatives from the Department of Education, Provincial Health Office, Provincial Planning and Development Office, Provincial Agricultures, Information and Environment and Natural Resources Offices, conducted two separate evaluations to determine winners for this year’s search for the cleanest and greenest municipality and barangay in the Province of Iloilo.
Criteria for the 2006 search included Physical Conditions – 75% which covers absence of eyesores; well-maintained facilities; presence of healthful and environment-friendly practices; Urban Space Greening – 25% and Support System with 25% which include equipment and manpower, functional structure, budgetary requirements, and community mobilization and civil society’s participation in environmental protection and management.
The aim of the project, which is the sustainability of cleanliness and greening of countrysides, has been positively achieved. The adoption of environmental-friendly practices such as the proper disposal of solid wastes has been implemented in accordance to Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the Solid Waste Management Act.
It can be recalled that this project has propelled the province to achieve national recognition in the Gawad Pangulo Sa Kapaligiran wherein it has achieved the top rank in the Region for four consecutive years and 2nd runner-up in the national level for two consecutive years.
source: Panay News (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news11.htm)
^^ ^^ pasok ba town ninyo? i-try check lang po mga fellow Ilonggos. Sa ALEOSAN wala gid ni isa nga nakasulod. waaaaahhhhh .... metro, wecky, alimol, ano ang natabo sa aton mga banwa? :nuts: :nuts:
hello...hello...ruman dyan sa tanan!!!!
dya ruman ko ah...
space, if you notice, third ang alimodian sa category B after guimbal and new lucena...
ay te! kun-an gid mo....basta sa mga clean and green contest nga di-a, indi gid tamon ma-urihi...
during the time when i was there especially during the competition, permi gid tamon included cause everybody did their part. hakot kami kang mga bato nga bukay sa aganan river tapos ilinya sa mga dalan. sararakit likod namon ka kuob-kuob sa mga kanto-kanto ka pang luk-ad kang mga hilamon, pananom kang mga alusiman kag golden rosary kag pang landscape kilid dalan. tanan nga tawo, may project sa tubang balay nanda kon paano nila panami-on. didto ko gid nakita kon paano mag cooperate and comyunidad kag maka bu-ol ti dungog nga gintawag...
whyte November 22nd, 2006, 04:08 AM whyte kung free ko makadto man ko.. kitaay kita sa MOA
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okay lets coordinate pag lapit na ang DINAGYANG sa MOA
whyte November 22nd, 2006, 04:17 AM :wave:
* agree gidako sa proposal ni RAMOS to make the old airport site in an economic hub.that area from marina to carpenters bridge to the airport would be a great investment hub and since business has already started in taht area i guess it wouldn't be difficult.and SCRAP that themepark idea on the old airport. :lol: its very juvenile.
* though AGREE gid ako nga kon may themepark it would be sa sta.barbara area para makacompliment sa Iloilo Golf club and iNTL AIRPORT.plus some resorts/spas hotels/sports facilities/ranch. then it would be a leisure town.
alimol November 22nd, 2006, 04:21 AM Yes! Yes! Yes! Kag Yes pa gid! Agree gid ako katama sa imo migo. Welcome back adelro.
The old airport area is too precious to be converted into a mere theme park. Theme Parks are distinct attractions that people will pursue to visit even if it is located on a far-flung area. Staging it within the city limits is not a good idea.
Ga inano ning mga politico ta ya man. Daw kada isa sa ila naga-paindisanay bala sang ila grand projects maski waay nagahirinuno. Para lang may news report item about their big plans for the development of the city, they resort to frivolous concepts. The Old Airport area is Iloilo City’s last frontier of significant proximity to the city center to be developed as a CBD of some sort. The theme park proposal is simply ridiculous.
agree man takon...
daw waay gid man nagasirinanto di-a nga idea...
business center dapat kag indi theme park. buhay ron naton nga hulat nga magbakante ri-a dyan para i-develop nga mangin CBD, tapos patindugan nanda kang mga labay-labay salabay...
ang mga theme park nga di-a, dapat sa lugar nga matawhay...matawhay bala ra dyan sa lugar nga di-a? indi kay pirme lang traffic. gaugtas ko kang una kada mga-agi dyip paadto sa aleosan area. siyam-siyaman kaw kon kaisa.
nami-an ayhan tawo mag travel paadto dyan kon may theme park gid man? di bla nga dapat patawhay kag paliwa-liwa? ti, dapat, butang sa mahanggod nga lugar...kon gusto gid man nanda.
whyte November 22nd, 2006, 04:41 AM a cultural center complex in that area is another no-no. they should focus on the main thing, and that is a business park/commercial complex/cbd. if they want a "ccp" didto nalang nila ibutang sa original city hall lot sa molo (para maka claim man kami nga may development man sa district namon) at least its along the banks of the iloilo river. or maybe near the proposed "iloilo boulevard".
i'd rather want to see a cultural center complex in the city proper area.
why not transform some old buildings along jm basa street into mini theatres for cultural shows.this would in fact be a million times better if the whole stretch of jm basa be made into a cultural/heritage area because traditonally it is where the city's glorious past "was' concentrated.
whyte November 22nd, 2006, 04:45 AM agree man takon...
daw waay gid man nagasirinanto di-a nga idea...
business center dapat kag indi theme park. buhay ron naton nga hulat nga magbakante ri-a dyan para i-develop nga mangin CBD, tapos patindugan nanda kang mga labay-labay salabay...
ang mga theme park nga di-a, dapat sa lugar nga matawhay...matawhay bala ra dyan sa lugar nga di-a? indi kay pirme lang traffic. gaugtas ko kang una kada mga-agi dyip paadto sa aleosan area. siyam-siyaman kaw kon kaisa.
nami-an ayhan tawo mag travel paadto dyan kon may theme park gid man? di bla nga dapat patawhay kag paliwa-liwa? ti, dapat, butang sa mahanggod nga lugar...kon gusto gid man nanda.
when the old airport will be in its development stage into a commercial hub, cguro there would be a "bypass" road from mandurriao to the street in front of WVMC then derecho sa likod sang sm city (passing thru therunway) and lusot sa diversion basi derecho sa may medicus area.
the city needs to decongest diversion road :D
whyte November 22nd, 2006, 05:22 AM wala lang GIANT XMAS TREE sa MALL OF ASIA
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shyaman November 22nd, 2006, 05:34 AM hello...hello...ruman dyan sa tanan!!!!
dya ruman ko ah...
space, if you notice, third ang alimodian sa category B after guimbal and new lucena...
ay te! kun-an gid mo....basta sa mga clean and green contest nga di-a, indi gid tamon ma-urihi...
during the time when i was there especially during the competition, permi gid tamon included cause everybody did their part. hakot kami kang mga bato nga bukay sa aganan river tapos ilinya sa mga dalan. sararakit likod namon ka kuob-kuob sa mga kanto-kanto ka pang luk-ad kang mga hilamon, pananom kang mga alusiman kag golden rosary kag pang landscape kilid dalan. tanan nga tawo, may project sa tubang balay nanda kon paano nila panami-on. didto ko gid nakita kon paano mag cooperate and comyunidad kag maka bu-ol ti dungog nga gintawag...
Grabe gali penitensya mo karang una alimol ba. Productive citizen gid timo. Mayad lang hay waay ka nagdara binhi kang alusiman dyan sa UK. Kon natabo, basi hasta dyan sige tanom mo kag panghilamon sa tubang balay mo.
spacewagon1 November 22nd, 2006, 07:36 AM ‘New city’ to rise on Mandurriao airport lot
ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas said a “new city” will rise on the 54-hectare Mandurriao airport once the facility is sold to private investors.
Treñas’ vision of turning the Mandurriao airport property into a mixed development complex – both residential and commercial – is contained in the study of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), the same consultant that developed the Clark and Fort Bonifacio bases.
“The (proposed) business hub (in the airport) will host an information technology (IT) center, medical tourism facility, government center and a theme park for recreational activities,” said Treñas.
The mayor said the CBRE pointed out the lack of a recreation park in Iloilo City which is the regional center of Western Visayas.
“If we push for the development of a theme park similar to Enchanted Kingdom, it will attract a big volume of people from other provinces considering that Iloilo City is the regional center,” Treñas said.
He added that “the public will be happy and more interested to come to the city aside from the usual mall-hopping.”
Treñas said DOTC secretary Leandro Mendoza and Department of Finance (DOF) undersecretary John Phillip Sevilla will arrive in the city Nov. 24 to discuss the sale of the old airport.
The DOF-led task group for the airport privatization is composed of the DOTC, Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Air Transportation Office (ATO).
The DOF wants the bidding to take place before the New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) in Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan area operates in March next year.
“We are very optimistic that if the investors come in, there will be developments in the area that will eventually boost local economy and create jobs for our residents,” Treñas said.
“Developers will be encouraged to invest especially in the IT park which is not yet established in the city. The IT park would be very ideal for sustainable growth and employment opportunities here,” he added.
Such potential, Treñas said, should be addressed considering call center companies are interested to branch out in areas where there are more than 10,000 graduates annually.
Iloilo City has 16,000 graduates every year, enough to fill in the manpower requirement of IT firms.
Treñas also wants to establish a government center and hospital in the potential business hub to cater to the needs of businessmen and investors.
A convention center which can accommodate 1,000 participants is also part of the old airport development plan.
“What we need is 2,000 to 5,000-capacity center so we can take advantage of the multiplier effect of conventions which will benefit taxi drivers, gift shops, hotels and restaurants, among others,” Treñas said.
Several big names in the real estate industry are reportedly interested in developing the airport site such as Filinvest, Ayala Land Inc., Sy’s SM Prime Holdings, Gokongwei’s Robinsons Land Corporation and Metro Pacific Co.
source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories3.php)
spacewagon1 November 22nd, 2006, 07:39 AM UN funds Dinagyang
ILOILO City’s premiere celebration, the Dinagyang Festival, is the only festival to be funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in its aim to promote the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Mayor Jerry Treñas said Dinagyang is the first festival all over the world to endorse the MDGs, the UN’s main global anti-poverty initiative.
“Dinagyang got P500,000 from UNDP. It is not really big but at least we have gained additional support and international exposure. We will be expecting more foreign tourists as well as visitors from UN to grace the festival January next year,” said Treñas.
Ben Jimena, executive director of Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI), said Dinagyang was chosen for its “social artistry” in highlighting UN’s poverty alleviation plan.
Jimena said a UNDP representative will arrive in the city to conduct a workshop Nov. 27 on how to incorporate MDG principles in Dinagyang.
The Dinagyang-MDG partnership will initially focus on the 1.4-hectare Gawad Kalinga (GK) village in Brgy. So-oc, Arevalo.
“The festival will serve as a vehicle in promoting the MDGs. This will test the ability of choreographers to integrate the religiosity aspects with the eight UN goals,” Jimena said.
The MDG aims to eradicate of extreme hunger; achieve of universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; combat HIV-AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop a global partnership for development.
“Our next thrusts will not just be the holding of festival but at the same time help the poorest of the poor in the city by giving them homes. Dinagyang will not only be about merrymaking as part of its religious and cultural aspects but will create actual development,” Treñas said.
source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories4.php)
spacewagon1 November 22nd, 2006, 07:45 AM Miagao hosts nat’l confab on History and Culture
History enthusiasts will troop to Miag-ao, Iloilo for the 17th National Conference on History and Culture sponsored by the Asosasyon ng mga Dalubhasa, may Hilig, at Interes sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas (ADHIKA-Pilipinas), Inc.
The affair will be held at the Justice Ramon Britanico Cultural Center in Miagao, Iloilo November 30-December 2, 2006.
The national conference is also organized by the municipality of Miagao in cooperation with the provincial government of Iloilo, Iloilo City Government, ADHIKA-Iloilo Chapter, University of Philippines-Visayas’ Center for West Visayan Studies, WVCST-Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College, Rotary Club of Miagao, Panaderia de Molo, and Boracay Terraces invite Social Studies/Sciences, History, and Makabayan teachers, scholars, researchers, students, and culture enthusiasts.
The theme for this year’s national conference is “Paghilway: Ang Bayan sa Pagtindig ng Bansa, 1945-1972”. This will tackle the development of the newly independent republic after World War II, highlighting the important role played by Iloilo in this scenario.
Ilonggo historians such as Prof. Henry F. Funtecha of UP Visayas, Randy Madrid of the UPV-Center for West Visayan Studies, Atty. Agustin T. Misola of Sumakwelan-Iloilo and Prof. Demy Sonza of the Central Philippine University will read various papers covering the topic.
Scholars and historical experts from other parts of the country will also join the conference.
The conference will also feature a ‘Lakbay-Aral’ with an itinerary that includes a visit to historic towns like Miagao and Santa Barbara as well as a walking tour of Jaro and Molo’s ancestral houses.
There will also be presentation of Panaderia de Molo’s bread-making showcase and other native delicacy displays.
Governor Niel D. Tupas of Iloilo and Mayor Gerardo N. Flores of Miagao will throw a grand dinner in a Fellowship Night November 30, 2006 where Ilonggo and Miagaowanon history and culture will be featured in the song-and-dance presentation by the WVCST-SIPC.
The conference fee is P1,500 (for participants from Western Visayas) or P2,500 (for participants outside Western Visayas) to cover the cost of the conference kit, selected copies of papers, snacks and lunch for two days.
Free accommodation for 3 days and 4 nights through the homestay scheme can be arranged on a first reserve, first served basis.
For information and reservation, please call Randy Madrid, Local Coordinator of KUMPERENSYA 2006, at (033) 3381894 (during weekdays) or (033) 5138850 (during weekends/holidays) or at mobile phone # 09197623193. Only 100 slots are available for the free homestay.
source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories11.php)
spacewagon1 November 22nd, 2006, 07:53 AM isn't the old airport site too small for a theme park? if ever they build one i would prefer that they do it in santa barbara where there is more open space for the theme park and ample parking area, plus its proximity to the new airport. just like orange county airport (john wayne airport) which is close to disneyland. this will help perk up the area where hotels/condotels can be built to cater to travelers using the airport and vacationers visiting the theme park. likewise, this can also help to make downtown sta. barbara into a trendy historic town (just like what they did to sonoma, ca). plus, the iloilo golf and country club which is in the same town, they can promote this as a complete "leisure package".
ditto adelro. It will be more beneficial and effective if they'll build a theme park outside the city particularly in Sta Barbara. Isn't Sta Barbara gaining momentum right now with all these investments and proposals? I'm sure the town will rise economically, probably beating Pavia as the Regional Agro-Industrial Center of Western Visayas, where light and heavy industries and factories supposedly be located. Sta. Barbara offers a lot of potential, both in tourism and economic prosperity of the province. It will be the region's gateway to the world in the near future. As I see it right now, Sta. Barbara is the most promising town in Iloilo. I hope your suggestion will be realised, adelro. Hala Bira ! :banana: :banana:
spacewagon1 November 22nd, 2006, 08:07 AM Nagagamo na gid Kirbs no? Damo abi nagasutsot mga lain-lain nga advisers. Each of them has their own pitch based on their whims and flights of imagination. Nag-ulhot ang theme park concept, karon naman cultural complex. Ano ni, reminiscent of the CCP complex? With all these new ideas coming up, I still go for the old Palafox & Associates concept converting the area into a well-planned Iloilo Business Park. Cebu City already had it. It’s high time for Iloilo City to have its own business park.
everyone has its own idea. Too many plans, too little space. he he he. And why would all plan/s be concentrated in Iloilo City alone? I'm really concerned that ILOILO CITY will be playing an "Imperial Capital" again where everything is centralised and all developments will be around the corners of Jaro-Molo-Arevalo-LaPaz-and-CityProper only. There's too many lots that can holds bigger development in other member towns of Metro Iloilo (Sta. Barbara, Pavia, Oton, Leganes, San MIguel and whole of Guimaras province). I think it'll be best if some of these proposals will be located in the towns mentioned above.
Like adlero, a CCP Complex is a big NO-NO for Mandurriao's airport site. Again, let's just focus on CBD-type of development considering that Iloilo City is the regional center of Western Visayas. Theme parks, CCPs, etc will be moved to either Sta Barbara or San Miguel. It's only 54-hac of land. Let's utilise it for the best.
whyte November 22nd, 2006, 08:27 AM http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=411729
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spacewagon1 November 22nd, 2006, 08:52 AM :okay: :okay: :cheers1: :cheers1:
Guys, if you have time, visit Iloilo City Official Website Forum. You can actually post your query/ries regarding Dinagyang 2007 celebrations to Mr. Ben Jimena himself. Cheers!
okies. Basa ko karon. Kirb, tani inumpisahan mo na post sang reklamo didto. Pero hinay-hinay lang kay basi ma-shock ang adm. he he he.
Aha! Ari pa ang isa sa mga Terminators… ang ila slogan “I’ll be back.” Their political terms had ended long ago, now they want to terminate the terms of the incumbents. Hala bira kamo da.
Anyone knows what’s former Guimaras governor Emily Lopez’s relationship with the Eugenio Lopez clan?
"be back later", "I shall return", "babalik ako at dudurugin kita" ... ahahay .. :lol: :lol: sorry for the last statement. Nadala lang po ako. :lol: :lol: :lol: . Do you think if Lopez wins this election, matuman ayahn ang mga plano niya like Iloilo-Guimaras Bridge, feeder airport, improvement of seaport, etc. Kita sa Iloilo, kinahanglan ta gid ang Guimaras kay wala kita kadtuan magpaliwa-liwa kung wala ang Guimaras. Espcially sa city residents, gee, sa pagkagutok sang ciudad natamad na ako iya. Serenity and tanquility is definitely out of Iloilo City. Of course, tungod kay kita ang gateway sang Guimaras, somehow may contribution gid sila sa aton local economy. Towns near Iloilo City is nowhere compare to Guimaras' white sand beaches when it comes to tourism. Ang pinakamalapit sa ciudad sang Iloilo is Guimaras nga maka-complement sang Iloilo City's bid for convention site and heritage tourism. Sa ila naman ang nature's tourism. Estancia, Concepcion and Carles are the best nature's tour for Iloilo but sapagkalayo sa ciudad. Mabudlay i-promote sa mga turista nga nagabisita sa Iloilo City. So again, Guimaras will play a major role sa bagay nga ini. Sa politics naman, I'm a Lopez supporter, so I go for Emily's bid for Guimaras' governor.
Iloilo City's biggest festival is set to invade Metro Manila, Philippines early December to drum up the launching of city's festival. Tribu Atub-atub, which has already won several awards, including the Grand Prize in the Aliwan Fiesta 2004, will be performing live in Marikina City and in the Mall of Asia.
Gotcha! Hala Bira! Hala Bira! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
hello...hello...ruman dyan sa tanan!!!!
dya ruman ko ah...
space, if you notice, third ang alimodian sa category B after guimbal and new lucena...
ay te! kun-an gid mo....basta sa mga clean and green contest nga di-a, indi gid tamon ma-urihi...
during the time when i was there especially during the competition, permi gid tamon included cause everybody did their part. hakot kami kang mga bato nga bukay sa aganan river tapos ilinya sa mga dalan. sararakit likod namon ka kuob-kuob sa mga kanto-kanto ka pang luk-ad kang mga hilamon, pananom kang mga alusiman kag golden rosary kag pang landscape kilid dalan. tanan nga tawo, may project sa tubang balay nanda kon paano nila panami-on. didto ko gid nakita kon paano mag cooperate and comyunidad kag maka bu-ol ti dungog nga gintawag...
nahidlaw man ko sa imo alimol. Gadula-dula timo pirmi. Pirmi lang timo sako siguro diyan.
My bad. I haven't seen Alimodian in the list. Soooweee. Of course, Alimodian deserves its recognition. Definitely one of the cleanest town in Iloilo.
Pero Alimol, kung ato ka to, sigurado gid nga number 1. Nakulangan isa ka nagapanghilamon abi. Btw, may pic ka sang Alimodian Plaza?
:wave:
* agree gidako sa proposal ni RAMOS to make the old airport site in an economic hub.that area from marina to carpenters bridge to the airport would be a great investment hub and since business has already started in taht area i guess it wouldn't be difficult.and SCRAP that themepark idea on the old airport. :lol: its very juvenile.
* though AGREE gid ako nga kon may themepark it would be sa sta.barbara area para makacompliment sa Iloilo Golf club and iNTL AIRPORT.plus some resorts/spas hotels/sports facilities/ranch. then it would be a leisure town.
Agree gid ko Whyte. :nocrook:
i'd rather want to see a cultural center complex in the city proper area.
why not transform some old buildings along jm basa street into mini theatres for cultural shows.this would in fact be a million times better if the whole stretch of jm basa be made into a cultural/heritage area because traditonally it is where the city's glorious past "was' concentrated.
mini-theaters are too expensive to maintain. The long stretch of JM Basa needs more investments and investors to liven up the area. Like in previous discussions, an array of signature shops is the best option to lure high-end Ilonggo shoppers.
spacewagon1 November 22nd, 2006, 09:04 AM i have no idea kun ano apelyido niya...hehe i know her by her first name, and we're not that close either...hehe.. sa internet lang kami nagaistoryahanay pro magsugatanay kami daw la lang...haha but gawork to iya father sa airport mu na nga may pics siya...
ay abaw. Diskatidor nga bata. Napa-"huo" mo sa internet lang? Bilib na gid ko sa imo Pacific ah. Maayo man ina. :applause: :rock: :fiddle:
whyte November 22nd, 2006, 09:16 AM mini-theaters are too expensive to maintain. The long stretch of JM Basa needs more investments and investors to liven up the area. Like in previous discussions, an array of signature shops is the best option to lure high-end Ilonggo shoppers.
isa isahon lang anay hehehe
starting with REGENT theatre (that is kung madayon ang transformation sang JM BASA, kung indi eh hulat na lang.) :D
I would like that area to be the OLD TOWN district yet booming with modern and classy business
spacewagon1 November 22nd, 2006, 09:46 AM Dinagyang Festival gets UN endorsement
By Maricar M. Calubiran
The United Nations (UN) will include in all its gatherings the promotion of Iloilo's Dinagyang Festival. The yearly festival was favored from among the other festivals in the entire world. This paves way for the city to receive P500,000 assistance from the UN.
Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) executive director Ben Jimena said he has written the UN to include Dinagyang in its Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Eventually, the festival was included in its MDG using "social artistry" as strategy.
UN's MDG program promotes poverty reduction, education, maternal health, and gender equality. It also aims to combat child mortality, AIDS and other diseases.
In 2015, the MDG agreed to set achievable goals. Poor countries have pledged to govern better, and invest in their people through health care and education. Rich countries have pledged to support them, through aid, debt relief, and fairer trade.
Jimena said it is a great honor for the city to be endorsed by the United Nations. The endorsement will mean better and wider publicity for the upcoming festival. The financial assistance is only an initial help from the UN.
The inclusion of the Dinagyang Festival in the United Nation's MDG will likewise prompt the choreographers of the competing tribes to think and conceptualize a more convincing theme which follows and jibe with MDG program.
A team from UN's MDG program is set to arrive in the city for a workshop to help the choreographers internalize the program. The workshop will help the choreographers in coping up with the MDG's program and same time will not lose the spiritual aspect of the festivity. The festival is in honor to Sr. Sto. Nino.
Recently, Dinagyang was also dubbed Best Tourism Event in the Philippines.
source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/22/dinagyang.festival.gets.un.endorsement.html)
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Now it's official. UN is backing Dinagyang Festival. Kudos to IDFI ! More than a festival, Dinagyang has the heart ! Hala Bira !
oboi November 22nd, 2006, 09:49 AM @Old Mandurriao Airport Proposals
Hay... Pulitika gid matuod! Tanan gusto maki-ride-on. Damo nabal-an kon ano ibutang. Kon pasugtan lng tanan nga gusto nila, ang guwa ya daw mini halo-halo - a little of everything. May ara kita nga madamo nga attractions (industrial, recreational, educational, commercial, etc.) pero daw sa hapaw kag kulang gid limitado ang lugar. Siguro kon we have the luxury of space ok lng na nga damo sila ibutang dira ugaling 54 hectares gid lng ang lugar. Dapat i-maximize gid sya sa kon ano ang damo nga makabenepisyo sa aton ciudad. I agree pa sa mga parks nga ibutang around the block pareho sa bag-o nga master plan ka Fort Bonifacio Global City. Pero sa amusement park? Sa gwa na lng ka ciudad na lng ina ibutang... Tan-awa bala ang Star City kay ka limitado ka lugar nila pero gin daskan ka lain-lain nga attractions. Kagarot tan-awon. :nuts:
blueguy November 22nd, 2006, 10:50 AM Van, i-quote mo lang ang post #120 then delete the quote and unquote prompts. Sugpon ka dayon, just follow the legend. Pwede ka man tani namon idugang dayon sa listahan pero kulang ang details mo...
Post away migo.
Actually I'm in cebu right now, helping our branch here including the ASEAN Summit, and will be helping Bacolod also.
shyaman November 22nd, 2006, 10:57 AM @Old Mandurriao Airport Proposals
Hay... Pulitika gid matuod! Tanan gusto maki-ride-on. Damo nabal-an kon ano ibutang. Kon pasugtan lng tanan nga gusto nila, ang guwa ya daw mini halo-halo - a little of everything. May ara kita nga madamo nga attractions (industrial, recreational, educational, commercial, etc.) pero daw sa hapaw kag kulang gid limitado ang lugar. Siguro kon we have the luxury of space ok lng na nga damo sila ibutang dira ugaling 54 hectares gid lng ang lugar. Dapat i-maximize gid sya sa kon ano ang damo nga makabenepisyo sa aton ciudad. I agree pa sa mga parks nga ibutang around the block pareho sa bag-o nga master plan ka Fort Bonifacio Global City. Pero sa amusement park? Sa gwa na lng ka ciudad na lng ina ibutang... Tan-awa bala ang Star City kay ka limitado ka lugar nila pero gin daskan ka lain-lain nga attractions. Kagarot tan-awon. :nuts:
Korek ka gid migo oboi. Thanks for bringing up the park concept. Nalipatan i-mention from previous posts nga dapat ang Iloilo Business Park or CBD kon madayon gid man should devote an ample space for a mini-park. If possible, mature trees can be transplanted from elsewhere to provide a shady promenade. I just don't know if we have the capability to do this (trasplanting mature trees), but this was successfuly done in well-planned cities of the developed world. Kanami lang kon may kakahuyan nga dyutay amidst a concrete jungle where you can relax, eat lunch or simply pamusi-musi bala. Greenbelt Park in Makati is a perfect example of an oasis within the CBD. If Ayala will be successful enough in its bid to acquire the Iloilo airport property, I just hope that they will replicate Greenbelt's concept on the area.
shyaman November 22nd, 2006, 10:59 AM Actually I'm in cebu right now, helping our branch here including the ASEAN Summit, and will be helping Bacolod also.
Ok lang whereever you are based. Just give your details based on the legend. Ang indi nga daan magpalista... LAW-AY.
METROPOLITAN_ILOILO November 22nd, 2006, 11:01 AM Dinagyang Festival gets UN endorsement
By Maricar M. Calubiran
The United Nations (UN) will include in all its gatherings the promotion of Iloilo's Dinagyang Festival. The yearly festival was favored from among the other festivals in the entire world. This paves way for the city to receive P500,000 assistance from the UN.
Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) executive director Ben Jimena said he has written the UN to include Dinagyang in its Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Eventually, the festival was included in its MDG using "social artistry" as strategy.
UN's MDG program promotes poverty reduction, education, maternal health, and gender equality. It also aims to combat child mortality, AIDS and other diseases.
In 2015, the MDG agreed to set achievable goals. Poor countries have pledged to govern better, and invest in their people through health care and education. Rich countries have pledged to support them, through aid, debt relief, and fairer trade.
Jimena said it is a great honor for the city to be endorsed by the United Nations. The endorsement will mean better and wider publicity for the upcoming festival. The financial assistance is only an initial help from the UN.
The inclusion of the Dinagyang Festival in the United Nation's MDG will likewise prompt the choreographers of the competing tribes to think and conceptualize a more convincing theme which follows and jibe with MDG program.
A team from UN's MDG program is set to arrive in the city for a workshop to help the choreographers internalize the program. The workshop will help the choreographers in coping up with the MDG's program and same time will not lose the spiritual aspect of the festivity. The festival is in honor to Sr. Sto. Nino.
Recently, Dinagyang was also dubbed Best Tourism Event in the Philippines.
source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/22/dinagyang.festival.gets.un.endorsement.html)
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Wow! This is really good news! Wow DINAGYANG-Best Tourism event in the Philippines!
Now that is something to be proud of---- though long been delayed still it only confirms one thing: DINAGYANG ROCKS!:banana:
METROPOLITAN_ILOILO November 22nd, 2006, 11:04 AM :wave:
okay lets coordinate pag lapit na ang DINAGYANG sa MOA
wehehe upod ko. please Pm your mobile # guys....
TY. Cheers!:banana:
blueguy November 22nd, 2006, 11:18 AM ^^ There are rumors that because ghosts from WW2 haunt the place.
I heard na ngaa dugay ang construction sang Castle Hotel?, because the owner does not want to borrow money from lenders. Straight from his pocket, that is why gamay gamay lang maubra....
JonJon75 November 22nd, 2006, 12:14 PM Naghapit lang ko guys para magpa-check attendance. lol. Hidlaw man ko sa SSC-Iloilo. Kumusta na mga migs? Dugay na wala ko ka-post so magbasa-basa lang ko diri for the meantime. Kirby keeps on reminding me to drop by sa aton nga thread. Pasensiya medyo ga-adjust pa ko sa akon bag-o nga ospital.
JonJon75 November 22nd, 2006, 12:20 PM SSC ILOILO THREAD ACTIVE FORUM MEMBERS
Census:
Total Active Posters in the Iloilo Thread: 30
Currently based in Iloilo: 6
Currently based in other parts of the Country: 11
Currently based Abroad: 12
LEGEND:
Username... Present Base City/Country... Hometown... Alma Mater... Profession...
kirby21... London, United Kingdom... Jaro, Iloilo City... Central Philippine University... Nurse...
SamwiseGamgee... Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia... Jaro, Iloilo City... University of San Agustin... Civil Engineer...
chYmera00... Iloilo City, Philippines... Mandurriao, Iloilo City... Assumption, INHS-SSC, currently in WVSU... wala diri wala didto - Student Nurse, Amateur Photographer and Web Developer...
wecky... London, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... Central Philippine University... Nurse...
incognito_rn... Baltimore,Maryland,USA... Arevalo,Iloilo City... SYSHS, University of San Agustin, Central Philippine University... Nurse...
berniemacksouthcentr(al) ... Nabagatang Pilipinas (SouthCentral Philippines)... Iloilo, Mindanao and Cavite... UP Visayas - Miag-ao Iloilo... Soon to be Unemployed...
spacewagon1... Europe (based office: Dorset, England / Barcelona, Spain... Aleosan District... Central Philippine University... International Liaison Officer...
caloy... UK (pwede man Japa-UK) lol... Jaro, Iloilo City... Assumption, CPU, WVSU... nars kuno...
IAMME... Iloilo City, Philippines... Jaro District, Iloilo City... PSHSWV, soon UPV Miagao... Aquaculture Student, etc...
lewdsaint... MM kag LA...guna / Pi'nas... Iloilo City... Western Institute of Technology, etc... REE, RMElect., Sr. IC Pkg. Dev't. Eng'r...
oboi_1... Makati/Mandaluyong...in and out most of the time... Jaro, Iloilo City... Universidad Central de Filipinas... Manager-cum-Graphic Artist/De facto Road Navigator...
daks2003... New York, Iloilo City, Philippines, USA (hehehe)... Jaro, Iloilo City... CPU puropuro... Businessman (minding my own business hehehe)...
Alimol... Burton/Nottingham, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... gid!... University of Iloilo... Nurse... kag frustrated singer/composer/musician man kon kaisa...
zyndtel... Dumaguete City, Negros Occidental... Molo, Iloilo City... USA, UPV, CPU... ECE but now Negosyante (intsik nga naputo)...
shyaman... Sydney, Australia... Passi City, Iloilo... CPU to the max!... CE / Construction Cost Planner / Quantity Surveyor...
pacific_leopard... Cabatuan,Jaro, Iloilo City... Cabatuan&Janiuay;... currently in CPU!... Student Nurse-Architect, author, part time sidewalk vendor:lol:...
adelro2049... san francisco,ca/usa... molo, iloilo city... university of san agustin... accounting @ ccsf
ericd001, Screen name: Eric Dee (screen name gid ya!) ehehehe… Makati City… Bacolod City… University of St. La Salle… Technical Support Engineer / Freelance Photographer
Metropolitan_ILOILO San Miguel, ILOILO, ILOILO CITY... Pasig City/Mandaluyong City/Makati City... SPUI, PT now Sr Account Specialist, ILONGGO gid ya! :lol:
soulmaker27, Screen Name: Kent Yee, Iloilo City ... Quezon City, Philippines ... Not Applicable... Data Manager
freezing_pt... Quezon City, Philippines ... LaPaz, IC ... WVSU-SLS (high school ko) ... Research Specialist
zhock2001... iligan city, lanao del norte... calinog, zarraga... SPUI...
kianshi... iloilo city... dumangas, iloilo... cpu... nursing student
Eli2008 ... Miami, Florida ... San Joaquin, Iloilo ... Nurse Anesthesia Resident-Florida International Univ-Mt. Sinai Med(Miami Beach); aspiring DNSc./DNP fellow kuno.
Van1975 ... cpu man ko...civil engineering...gaubra sa isa ka mol sa iloilo
makoantz ... Calamba, Laguna ... La Paz, IC ... CPU, ECE ... Test Engineer[/QUOTE]
Thunderflip ...Mandurriao, Iloilo City...Pilar, Capiz...Athens, Greece... Paranaque, Metro Manila...Berlin,Germany...University of San Agustin... 1st year Political Science student
sugarboy... Metro Manila... Bacolod... various schools including La Salle, LCC, and a school tucked away in Notting Hill (London)... Multipreneur/Retirement Strategist/Artist
Rolls-Royce ... Derby,UK, 500 meters away from Rolls-Royce Aero Engine factory spiritual home of Rolls-Royce, (that's where I got my name from ah) ... Passi, Iloilo...profession- Nurse(used to be) - (school) outside Iloilo
JonJon75 ... (formerly Birmingham, England) now L0nd0n ... iloilo city ... CPU gid ko nag-graduate, ka-batch ni Kirby kag Wecky ... "bloody" nurse (and soon to be nursed as well ..hehe)
JonJon75 November 22nd, 2006, 12:25 PM Wow! This is really good news! Wow DINAGYANG-Best Tourism event in the Philippines!
Now that is something to be proud of---- though long been delayed still it only confirms one thing: DINAGYANG ROCKS!:banana:
we can't help it, can we?
Migo Metro daw pareho gid ta duwa nga gasulpot-sulpot di pero mostly gapanago. Guys, keep it up. Balik lang ko di pag medyo tawhay na diutay sang schedule ko. Subong erratic pa.
Arriva ILOILO !
habagatcentral1 November 22nd, 2006, 03:17 PM Posted by SoulMaker27 in IloiloCity Forums. Here it is
Hey everyone! I would like to share the old pics of our beloved city.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/111RB_1938_-_Iloilo_City_Molo.jpg
Molo Church
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/151FC_85file85d_-_Iloilo_City_Plaza.jpg
Calle Real
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/151FC_85file85d_-_Iloilo_City_J.jpg
JM Basa Street
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/151FC_85file85d_-Iloilo_City_c.jpg
Regent Cinema
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/350MR_p37a_-_Iloilo_City.jpg
Muelle Loney
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/oldimageotonchruch.jpg
Oton Church before its destruction in 1948
habagatcentral1 November 22nd, 2006, 03:52 PM Bilang na ang mga araw...
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/06110914A-ILO.jpg
..kay mahibi na si Miaque kay wala na sya ipakigbato pa next year. :D
Photofind from Jetphotos.net
Photo by Rommel Dorado
oboi November 22nd, 2006, 04:06 PM Could anyone answer these questions please:
Is the shortest distance between Guimaras and Negros 2.3 km as what the news item posted by incognito states? It seems too short. If not, then what’s the exact figure? What about between Panay and Guimaras?
I think may typo sa ila nga news bulletin. Base sa Google Earth, approximate distance between the closest points of Guimaras and Negros Islands is around 11 kms. Ang Panay and Guimaras is 2kms. more or less. Siguro, 12.3 kms. ang total distance kay mahapit pa sa mga gagmay nga pulo ka Guimaras ang tulay bag-o magdiretso sa Negros.
oboi November 22nd, 2006, 04:27 PM Bilang na ang mga araw...
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/06110914A-ILO.jpg
I hope they'll preserve and restore the old terminal and control tower after the redevelopment of the area. Just demolish or remove the recent additions but preserve the existing structure of the 80's. Perhaps they can turn this into an aviation museum since Iloilo is part of our country's aviation history.
It can be like Nielsen Tower (home of the Filipinas Heritage Library) in a way although the structure is far recent than the former. I think we need to value our history too... :)
Actually, I've grown to love the old terminal sans the additions since I have plenty of memories attached to it. Walking through its halls takes be back in time.
kirby21 November 22nd, 2006, 11:02 PM Naghapit lang ko guys para magpa-check attendance. lol. Hidlaw man ko sa SSC-Iloilo. Kumusta na mga migs? Dugay na wala ko ka-post so magbasa-basa lang ko diri for the meantime. Kirby keeps on reminding me to drop by sa aton nga thread. Pasensiya medyo ga-adjust pa ko sa akon bag-o nga ospital.
hey. Maayo man kay nadumduman mo pa maghapit di. Ayawan man ko pangulit sa imo antis ka maka-post liwat ba. Kabay pa maka-bisita kag maka-post ka sa thread sa liwat. And thanks for adding your details sa listahan. :)
kirby21 November 22nd, 2006, 11:04 PM Jap expert to help in city's traffic woes
By Maricar M. Calubiran
A Japanese expert from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will arrive in the city to assess the city's worsening traffic situation and come up with a traffic management plan.
Mayor Jerry Treñas said Mr. Nosaki of the JICA will be in the city to personally see the traffic situation in the city.
The city's traffic problem has been a major headache of the present administration. Congestion is due to narrow roads and the huge number of vehicles plying the streets.
Treñas said the traffic problem in the city could be resolved not only by introducing ordinances but by widening the roads and create new open areas to accommodate vehicles.
The mayor acknowledged that traffic management plan should not only come from the Traffic Management and Engineering Unit (TMEU). Personnel from the City Engineer's Office (CEO) and City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) should also do their share in the traffic management plan.
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/22/jap.expert.to.help.in.citys.traffic.woes.html
source: The News Today
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^^ ikapila na ini nga eksperto nga nag-abot to help Iloilo City's worseni g traffic problem. Tani this time, may ara na nga maayo nga matabo sa bagay nga ini.
Virtute November 22nd, 2006, 11:09 PM SSC ILOILO THREAD ACTIVE FORUM MEMBERS
Census:
Total Active Posters in the Iloilo Thread: 30
Currently based in Iloilo: 6
Currently based in other parts of the Country: 11
Currently based Abroad: 12
LEGEND:
Username... Present Base City/Country... Hometown... Alma Mater... Profession...
kirby21... London, United Kingdom... Jaro, Iloilo City... Central Philippine University... Nurse...
SamwiseGamgee... Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia... Jaro, Iloilo City... University of San Agustin... Civil Engineer...
chYmera00... Iloilo City, Philippines... Mandurriao, Iloilo City... Assumption, INHS-SSC, currently in WVSU... wala diri wala didto - Student Nurse, Amateur Photographer and Web Developer...
wecky... London, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... Central Philippine University... Nurse...
incognito_rn... Baltimore,Maryland,USA... Arevalo,Iloilo City... SYSHS, University of San Agustin, Central Philippine University... Nurse...
berniemacksouthcentr(al) ... Nabagatang Pilipinas (SouthCentral Philippines)... Iloilo, Mindanao and Cavite... UP Visayas - Miag-ao Iloilo... Soon to be Unemployed...
spacewagon1... Europe (based office: Dorset, England / Barcelona, Spain... Aleosan District... Central Philippine University... International Liaison Officer...
caloy... UK (pwede man Japa-UK) lol... Jaro, Iloilo City... Assumption, CPU, WVSU... nars kuno...
IAMME... Iloilo City, Philippines... Jaro District, Iloilo City... PSHSWV, soon UPV Miagao... Aquaculture Student, etc...
lewdsaint... MM kag LA...guna / Pi'nas... Iloilo City... Western Institute of Technology, etc... REE, RMElect., Sr. IC Pkg. Dev't. Eng'r...
oboi_1... Makati/Mandaluyong...in and out most of the time... Jaro, Iloilo City... Universidad Central de Filipinas... Manager-cum-Graphic Artist/De facto Road Navigator...
daks2003... New York, Iloilo City, Philippines, USA (hehehe)... Jaro, Iloilo City... CPU puropuro... Businessman (minding my own business hehehe)...
Alimol... Burton/Nottingham, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... gid!... University of Iloilo... Nurse... kag frustrated singer/composer/musician man kon kaisa...
zyndtel... Dumaguete City, Negros Occidental... Molo, Iloilo City... USA, UPV, CPU... ECE but now Negosyante (intsik nga naputo)...
shyaman... Sydney, Australia... Passi City, Iloilo... CPU to the max!... CE / Construction Cost Planner / Quantity Surveyor...
pacific_leopard... Cabatuan,Jaro, Iloilo City... Cabatuan&Janiuay;... currently in CPU!... Student Nurse-Architect, author, part time sidewalk vendor:lol:...
adelro2049... san francisco,ca/usa... molo, iloilo city... university of san agustin... accounting @ ccsf
ericd001, Screen name: Eric Dee (screen name gid ya!) ehehehe… Makati City… Bacolod City… University of St. La Salle… Technical Support Engineer / Freelance Photographer
Metropolitan_ILOILO San Miguel, ILOILO, ILOILO CITY... Pasig City/Mandaluyong City/Makati City... SPUI, PT now Sr Account Specialist, ILONGGO gid ya! :lol:
soulmaker27, Screen Name: Kent Yee, Iloilo City ... Quezon City, Philippines ... Not Applicable... Data Manager
freezing_pt... Quezon City, Philippines ... LaPaz, IC ... WVSU-SLS (high school ko) ... Research Specialist
zhock2001... iligan city, lanao del norte... calinog, zarraga... SPUI...
kianshi... iloilo city... dumangas, iloilo... cpu... nursing student
Eli2008 ... Miami, Florida ... San Joaquin, Iloilo ... Nurse Anesthesia Resident-Florida International Univ-Mt. Sinai Med(Miami Beach); aspiring DNSc./DNP fellow kuno.
Van1975 ... cpu man ko...civil engineering...gaubra sa isa ka mol sa iloilo
makoantz ... Calamba, Laguna ... La Paz, IC ... CPU, ECE ... Test Engineer
Thunderflip ...Mandurriao, Iloilo City...Pilar, Capiz...Athens, Greece... Paranaque, Metro Manila...Berlin,Germany...University of San Agustin... 1st year Political Science student
sugarboy... Metro Manila... Bacolod... various schools including La Salle, LCC, and a school tucked away in Notting Hill (London)... Multipreneur/Retirement Strategist/Artist
Rolls-Royce ... Derby,UK, 500 meters away from Rolls-Royce Aero Engine factory spiritual home of Rolls-Royce, (that's where I got my name from ah) ... Passi, Iloilo...profession- Nurse(used to be) - (school) outside Iloilo
JonJon75 ... (formerly Birmingham, England) now L0nd0n ... iloilo city ... CPU gid ko nag-graduate, ka-batch ni Kirby kag Wecky ... "bloody" nurse (and soon to be nursed as well ..hehe)
Please add me also. I'm a long time member but most often read your interesting posts than post myself. My post count is wrong. I should over 100 at least. :)
Virtute ... San Francisco,CA./USA Hometown - Iloilo, American School/Hayward Univ., System Admin./Web Designer
kirby21 November 22nd, 2006, 11:10 PM Iloilo province, towns invade cyberspace
ILOILO -- The provincial government and municipal websites will be simultaneously launched today, 10 a.m. at the capitol lobby.
The Iloilo Provincial Government site (at www.iloilo.gov.ph) offers visitors and users with developmental news and information about the Province of Iloilo and the provincial government.
It also features various provincial government offices and officials, provincial profile and provides links to different local government units (LGUs) in the Province of Iloilo.
It further provides the visitors/web surfers with a glimpse of Iloilo's tourism industry and local tourism destinations, and jobs placement for the local residents through the Human Resource Management and Development Office (HRMDO), Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO), the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and Technology and Livelihood Development Center (TLDC).
The project was introduced to the Provincial Government and LGUs through the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) by the National Computer Center (NCC) sometimes in 2003.
An NCC conceptualized project, the provincial government under the Tupas Administration opened its doors and embraced the plan. The Municipal Information Officers and webmasters were given training as first step towards the realization of the program.
But it didn’t go smoothly as the project went through so many odds. The project became idle for sometimes but it was only revived until the soft launching of the provincial website last September 2004 through the initiative of team from the Research and Statistics Section of the PPDO headed by Engr. Jose Noel Cabaluna.
Realizing that the bulk of information cannot be obtained from one office alone was the time when the team decided to reach out to different offices of the provincial government as potent source of dynamic information. Thus, every office has chosen one Designated Information Officer and an alternate to take care of information needed for posting and uploading to the webpage. These designated information officers underwent training in web posting and uploading and basic news writing.
The Capitol Web Development Team is composed of Engr. Jose Noel Cabaluna, Web Administrator; Melinda Defensor, Webmaster; Ian C. Espada; Webmaster/News Editor; Tomas Bibangco, Mary Ann Llauderes, Jigger Labergue, Mae Abeja, and Leomel Pasquin, members; and Felipe Vista IV, R6 IT Coordinator.
The launching will be followed by the blessing of Geographical Information System (GIS) Center. This is an Information Technology (IT)-based system which will consist of intensively mapping the entire province for predetermined physical resources by aerial, satellite, remote sensing or manual Geographic Positioning System (GPS) the cutting of ribbon will be led by Provincial Administrator Manuel P. Mejorada and to be assisted by PPDO Head Mario N. Nillos.
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news5.htm
source: Panay News
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^^ daw wala man ko nakita nga pagbag-o sa Province of Iloilo Official Website? I'll comment about it later this week na lang kung may ara guid man ko makita.
here's some added features:
ILOILO FESTIVALS
http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/images/flash2/festivals_flash4.gif
ILOILO HISTORICAL DESTINATIONS
http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/images/flash/churches_gif.gif
kirby21 November 22nd, 2006, 11:12 PM Please add me also. I'm a long time member but most often read your interesting post than post myself. :)
Virtute ... San Francisco,CA./USA Hometown= Iloilo, System Admin./Web Designer
Virtute, kindly dugang pa guid sang school mo. Madamo guid nga salamat.
kirby21 November 22nd, 2006, 11:17 PM Wow! This is really good news! Wow DINAGYANG-Best Tourism event in the Philippines!
Now that is something to be proud of---- though long been delayed still it only confirms one thing: DINAGYANG ROCKS!:banana:
Right 'o Metropolitan. Definitely a great honour for Iloilo City and Dinagyang Festival to be chosen by United Nations amongst the best festivals in the world to carry its Millenium Development Goals program. Long live Dinagyang ! :cheers:
kirby21 November 22nd, 2006, 11:30 PM Miagao hosts nat’l confab on History and Culture
History enthusiasts will troop to Miag-ao, Iloilo for the 17th National Conference on History and Culture sponsored by the Asosasyon ng mga Dalubhasa, may Hilig, at Interes sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas (ADHIKA-Pilipinas), Inc.
The affair will be held at the Justice Ramon Britanico Cultural Center in Miagao, Iloilo November 30-December 2, 2006.
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source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories11.php)
i think this is the second time Miag-ao hosted a national confernce for this year. It's a very good indication of a progressive development for the town's venue and capability to handle big gathering at one time. Iloilo, esp Iloilo City is widely chosen as one of the best convention sites in the country today as shown by number of national and regional conferences hosted by the city. Just try to review several articles pertaining to these gatherings, workshops, etc. Iloilo's handling til the present. It surely is a brilliant thing happening around Iloilo (city and the province)!
kirby21 November 22nd, 2006, 11:52 PM http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/images/banners/iloilo1.gif (http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_banners&task=click&bid=7)
here's a new banner for PROVINCE OF ILOILO.
kirby21 November 23rd, 2006, 01:36 AM Scientific conference on Guimaras slated in Iloilo
The Philippine Star 11/23/2006
The country’s top scientists and environmental advocates will converge at the Grand Hotel in Iloilo City on Nov. 27-28 to help map out the medium- and long-term rehabilitation of Guimaras.
The "Scientific Conference on Guimaras: Integrating Rapid Assessments and Developing Rehabilitation Protocols for the Solar 1 Oil Spill" is co-organized by the University of the Philippines-Visayas, WWF-Philippines, the provincial government of Guimaras, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), and Petron Corp.
Three months since the Solar 1 oil spill in Guimaras, various government agencies and business and civil society organizations have initiated efforts to address a common goal of rehabilitating the natural environment and human communities affected by the oil spill.
The conference aims to provide a venue for the integration of all scientific assessments completed on the status of Guimaras’ ecosystems, productivity and biodiversity.
The conference aims to provide scientific bases for the effective medium- to long-term rehabilitation and improvement of coastal and marine habitats and organisms, and recommend rehabilitation measures to restore the livelihood and welfare of the communities.
It also aims to contribute to the country’s knowledge of oil spills and the development of response protocols and enhanced capacities in dealing with future incidents in the local, regional and national levels, and lastly, to provide a sound basis for a subsequent donors’ forum to fund the required rehabilitation and monitoring activities.
The conference will have concurrent sessions on its first day focusing on integrating and synthesizing the biological, physico-chemical and fisheries, socio-economic and health assessments.
On the second day, the conference will conduct brief plenary sessions followed by workshops on natural resources and socio-economic rehabilitation plans and oil spill preparedness response and protocols.
A highlight will be a presentation of papers prepared by the conference participants to government agencies, major stakeholders and the general public.
"We are hopeful that this meeting of minds will further fuse all of our collective efforts into a sustainable, realistic and science-based framework that will ultimately benefit those affected by the oil spill," said Glenn Aguilar, UPV chancellor and conference director.
link: http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200611239911.htm
source: The Philippine Star
kirby21 November 23rd, 2006, 01:41 AM Tidbits from national dailies:
The Dr. Graciano Lopez Foundation is gearing for the 150th birth anniversary celebration of the Ilonggo national hero. This is an affair that, according to Antique Gov. Sally Zaldivar-Perez, chairwoman of the Western Visayas Historical and Cultural Council, will be graced by President Arroyo who will preside over the ground-breaking of the shrine and museum of Lopez Jaena in Jaro, Iloilo City on Dec. 18.
and ...
Theme park to replace old Mandurriao airport
ILOILO City: A theme park may be built at the Mandurriao airport here once the international airport of Iloilo starts operating by April next year.
The Mandurriao airport sits on a 54-hectare lot. Mayor Jerry Treñas said the land would be privatized.
Treñas looks forward to an “Enchanted Kingdom-type” theme park but disclosed that there were proposals from CB Richard Ellis, the airport consultant for privatization, to erect establishments in the area.
shyaman November 23rd, 2006, 01:54 AM I think may typo sa ila nga news bulletin. Base sa Google Earth, approximate distance between the closest points of Guimaras and Negros Islands is around 11 kms. Ang Panay and Guimaras is 2kms. more or less. Siguro, 12.3 kms. ang total distance kay mahapit pa sa mga gagmay nga pulo ka Guimaras ang tulay bag-o magdiretso sa Negros.
Kon amo, mga 13km ang total distance between the 3 islands at their closest points. In comparison, the closest distance between Panay and Negros is 15+km. It makes sense if the former will cost higher than the latter. Still, it is more economically beneficial if the planned bridges will pass Guimaras. Kon sa Panay-Negros scheme, daw sa kalayo sang byahehon mo from Iloilo and Negros Occ’s center of trade and commerce. Hamak mo pila pa ka oras byahe mo from Iloilo City to northern Iloilo to reach that bridge. Same with Bacolod I guess. Whereas kon via Guimaras, malapit-lapit gawa. Maiprove pa ang accessibility sang mga products from Guimaras. Plus it will be a magnificent addition to Iloilo harbour’s attraction. Can’t imagine what the aerial shot would look like. Anyone there who knows how to superimpose a fictitious bridge on Google Earth satellite image? Nami gid kon duwa ka proposals: Panay-Guimaras-Negros and Panay-Negros. If there are small islands in between the closest distance, dapat maagyan gid. Post nyo lang di dayon para makita ta ang future naton.
shyaman November 23rd, 2006, 02:13 AM SSC ILOILO THREAD ACTIVE FORUM MEMBERS
Census:
Total Active Posters in the Iloilo Thread: 31
Currently based in Iloilo: 6
Currently based in other parts of the Country: 11
Currently based Abroad: 14
LEGEND:
Username... Present Base City/Country... Hometown... Alma Mater... Profession...
kirby21... London, United Kingdom... Jaro, Iloilo City... Central Philippine University... Nurse...
SamwiseGamgee... Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia... Jaro, Iloilo City... University of San Agustin... Civil Engineer...
chYmera00... Iloilo City, Philippines... Mandurriao, Iloilo City... Assumption, INHS-SSC, currently in WVSU... wala diri wala didto - Student Nurse, Amateur Photographer and Web Developer...
wecky... London, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... Central Philippine University... Nurse...
incognito_rn... Baltimore,Maryland,USA... Arevalo,Iloilo City... SYSHS, University of San Agustin, Central Philippine University... Nurse...
berniemacksouthcentr(al) ... Nabagatang Pilipinas (SouthCentral Philippines)... Iloilo, Mindanao and Cavite... UP Visayas - Miag-ao Iloilo... Soon to be Unemployed...
spacewagon1... Europe (based office: Dorset, England / Barcelona, Spain... Aleosan District... Central Philippine University... International Liaison Officer...
caloy... UK (pwede man Japa-UK) lol... Jaro, Iloilo City... Assumption, CPU, WVSU... nars kuno...
IAMME... Iloilo City, Philippines... Jaro District, Iloilo City... PSHSWV, soon UPV Miagao... Aquaculture Student, etc...
lewdsaint... MM kag LA...guna / Pi'nas... Iloilo City... Western Institute of Technology, etc... REE, RMElect., Sr. IC Pkg. Dev't. Eng'r...
oboi_1... Makati/Mandaluyong...in and out most of the time... Jaro, Iloilo City... Universidad Central de Filipinas... Manager-cum-Graphic Artist/De facto Road Navigator...
daks2003... New York, Iloilo City, Philippines, USA (hehehe)... Jaro, Iloilo City... CPU puropuro... Businessman (minding my own business hehehe)...
Alimol... Burton/Nottingham, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... gid!... University of Iloilo... Nurse... kag frustrated singer/composer/musician man kon kaisa...
zyndtel... Dumaguete City, Negros Occidental... Molo, Iloilo City... USA, UPV, CPU... ECE but now Negosyante (intsik nga naputo)...
shyaman... Sydney, Australia... Passi City, Iloilo... CPU to the max!... CE / Construction Cost Planner / Quantity Surveyor...
pacific_leopard... Cabatuan,Jaro, Iloilo City... Cabatuan&Janiuay;... currently in CPU!... Student Nurse-Architect, author, part time sidewalk vendor:lol:...
adelro2049... san francisco,ca/usa... molo, iloilo city... university of san agustin... accounting @ ccsf
ericd001, Screen name: Eric Dee (screen name gid ya!) ehehehe… Makati City… Bacolod City… University of St. La Salle… Technical Support Engineer / Freelance Photographer
Metropolitan_ILOILO San Miguel, ILOILO, ILOILO CITY... Pasig City/Mandaluyong City/Makati City... SPUI, PT now Sr Account Specialist, ILONGGO gid ya! :lol:
soulmaker27, Screen Name: Kent Yee, Iloilo City ... Quezon City, Philippines ... Not Applicable... Data Manager
freezing_pt... Quezon City, Philippines ... LaPaz, IC ... WVSU-SLS (high school ko) ... Research Specialist
zhock2001... iligan city, lanao del norte... calinog, zarraga... SPUI...
kianshi... iloilo city... dumangas, iloilo... cpu... nursing student
Eli2008 ... Miami, Florida ... San Joaquin, Iloilo ... Nurse Anesthesia Resident-Florida International Univ-Mt. Sinai Med(Miami Beach); aspiring DNSc./DNP fellow kuno.
Van1975 ... cpu man ko...civil engineering...gaubra sa isa ka mol sa iloilo
makoantz ... Calamba, Laguna ... La Paz, IC ... CPU, ECE ... Test Engineer[/QUOTE]
Thunderflip ...Mandurriao, Iloilo City...Pilar, Capiz...Athens, Greece... Paranaque, Metro Manila...Berlin,Germany...University of San Agustin... 1st year Political Science student
sugarboy... Metro Manila... Bacolod... various schools including La Salle, LCC, and a school tucked away in Notting Hill (London)... Multipreneur/Retirement Strategist/Artist
Rolls-Royce ... Derby,UK, 500 meters away from Rolls-Royce Aero Engine factory spiritual home of Rolls-Royce, (that's where I got my name from ah) ... Passi, Iloilo...profession- Nurse(used to be) - (school) outside Iloilo
JonJon75 ... (formerly Birmingham, England) now L0nd0n ... iloilo city ... CPU gid ko nag-graduate, ka-batch ni Kirby kag Wecky ... "bloody" nurse (and soon to be nursed as well ..hehe)
Virtute… San Francisco, CA, USA… Iloilo City… American School/Hayward University… System Admin./Web Designer
habagatcentral1 November 23rd, 2006, 05:58 AM One Town One Product Exhibit is now ongoing in Cebu's SM City from Nov23-26, 2006.
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freezing_pt November 23rd, 2006, 09:06 AM Bilang na ang mga araw...
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/06110914A-ILO.jpg
..kay mahibi na si Miaque kay wala na sya ipakigbato pa next year. :D
Photofind from Jetphotos.net
Photo by Rommel Dorado
Get as many pic as you can get...that airport will have in some ways historical value...we will really miss it.
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 09:29 AM Breakthrough
from http://www.adobonatinglahat.blogspot.com/
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Breakthrough Resto in Villa, Iloilo City.
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The world is an oyster. Only Php 35 / order. A plate is one order and it has 20-25 oysters in it. Not bad, huh. In Manila, 10 pieces would sell for Php 150 up depending on the variety.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/whytewhyte/ILOILO/oysteropen.jpg
The pearl of the orient. In this case, the real jewel is not the pearl but the meat! None of the sea taste we all hate (but love to smother in lemon or calamansi). This meat is sweet, which signifies only one thing - freshness.
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Broiled managat. Like in many other parts of the Visayas, an order of a whole fish is cooked in 2 different ways: broiled and made into soup (See below).
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Sinigang sa Batuan. Batuan is that green fruit they use to make the soup sour. In other parts of the country, we either use tamarind (sampalok), kamias or guava. See that sliver of fish fat? Yummy!
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Baked clams. Garlic-y and succulent!
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Aligue rice. Hot, moist rice mixed with crab fat!
Total bill: Php 518.00 (all inclusive except tip)
Fare: Php 10.00 (one-way)
Breakthrough 2
from http://www.adobonatinglahat.blogspot.com/
RAW
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Holding tanks.
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Losbters. Too pretty to eat.
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Coconut Crab (Birgus latro). Too large and scary! They are held in cages because they drown in water. They have what we call a brachiostegal lung - a cross between gills (hardly used) and lungs. They live in burrows underground and feed on anything organic - fruits, leaves, dead animals. Widely available in the Pacific and is regarded as a terrestrial hermit crab.
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Crabby crabs. Congregating where there is water movement.
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Clammy clams. Asleep, with no idea of their future.
COOKED
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Hito
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Kaldereta and Crabmeat
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 09:48 AM AMBIENT VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
The many charms of Iloilo City
Just back from a Museum Foundation cultural trip to Iloilo City and Province. Among many highlights were Ilonggo cuisine and food delicacies such as managat fish and fresh oysters, batchoy, biscuits, barquillos and dulce gatas. They made for many enjoyable meals and happy memories setting the stage for the tours.
The Iloilo churches, made mostly of coral stone and dating from the 16th century in their first incarnation, are outstanding. Iloilo City is the second oldest city in the Philippines after Cebu and antedates Manila and urbanization started early here. The plazas of the city and province are huge and symmetrical, set in front of the churches and city halls. The Miag-ao Church and the San Joaquin Church outside the city with their carved facades are outstanding examples of Filipino religiosity and art. Their incredible and distinctive ultimately native design make one’s soul soar to the Deity in awe and thanksgiving for their encompassing spirit and beauty.
Iloilo City and its environs of Jaro, Molo and Arevalo have innumerable vintage houses, some of them about 200 years old, when Iloilo was a the beginning of its economic ascendancy with the opening of the Iloilo port to world commerce, when its weaving industry was at its peak, when sugar as a commercial crop was creating wealth. It would subsequently be the richest city in the country. Most of its houses date from the 1920s and 1930s when sugar demand was at an unparalleled high after World War I. From this period, the houses are mostly in the Art Deco style but with the inevitable Filipino earmarks such as native carvings, paintings, folk art and furniture. A good number of public buildings and commercial structures in the city date back to this time. Sometime in the early 1940s Iloilo experienced an economic decline vis-à-vis Negros, a decline that only recently is beginning to reverse. The downside of economic decline we all know but the silver lining is that those years of inertia probably saved its houses and buildings for today. Now they may be threatened by rapid urban sprawl precipitated by increased commercial activity. Fortunately, the present mayor, Jerry Treñas, and his councilor, have demonstrated an initial appreciation for what Iloilo City has in terms of heritage and taken steps for a preservation program.
On the private-sector side, Iloilo City residents are proud of their cultural treasures and willing to make the effort to preserve them with their own moves for conservation. The Iloilo City Museum is their own institution and thrives purely on private initiative and funds. It is lovingly managed and stocked by Iloilo City citizens who are responsible for keeping at heart a gracious and cultured community despite threats of thoughtless commercialization.
The Iloilo River is one of our best city rivers, wide and relatively clean, an asset in terms of environmental beauty and local history. Our hotel, the Del Rio, located along the river, exuded a homey provincial charm that symbolized the city and its inhabitants.
Iloilo City is an education center for Western Visayas with important and large universities in the city, such as the University of Western Visayas, which has a medical school, the Central Philippine University dating from early in the American times and the University of San Agustin. The University of the Philippines has its Iloilo and Miag-ao campuses, the latter encompassing 1,200 hectares. And Ateneo de Manila has started its Ateneo de Iloilo branch.
For sentimental reasons my favorite is the Assumption Iloilo School dating from 1911 and built along the banks of the Iloilo River, on the same street as our hotel. Its original building, erected in 1912, still exists with capiz shell windows intact. It also has a 1934 auditorium in Art Deco and a lovely chapel renovated in the 1950s with a beautiful statue of Our Lady of the Assumption looking down from a niche above the altar. With a thousand students, it has managed to balance school buildings with open spaces which feature expanses of grass, a number of grand trees and flowers and a beautiful city campus.
A dear teacher and nun, Sister Cristina, herself from Iloilo City, took us around showing us the new high school building, the gumamela bushes with varicolored flowers, the new nuns’ quarters (the last to be built after every building needed was in place) and the river along the school. It was a magic moment early Sunday morning just after the quiet 6 a.m. Mass with the nuns, when Sister Cristina took us around. That moment defined Iloilo City to me.
Many other sights and things to do await the local tourist in Iloilo. There are beautiful handicrafts from hand-woven piña, jusi and hablon cloth to woven baskets as well as the irresistible food items. And best of all are its warm, innately cultured people, now happy to share their treasures and city with those who appreciate them.
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 10:41 AM City’s carbon emissions may generate P8-M a year
A GERMAN firm has expressed interest in buying carbon dioxide emitted by garbage dumped at the Calajunan dumpsite.
As an initial step towards this plan, the Iloilo City government and the German firm, Groskopf + Oragon Associates Inc., will sign a memorandum of understanding for the conduct of study on the total volume of Calajunan’s carbon emission.
Yesterday, the City Council approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Jerry Treñas to sign the pertinent MOU.
“More garbage means more money!” exclaimed Kagawad Perla Zulueta, chair of the committee on environment.
She said that based on the initial assessment of the German firm represented by its president Sam Groskopf, City Hall is expected to earn P5 to P8 million annually.
What is good about this project aside from its sound environmental impact, is that City Hall will not spend a single centavo, Zulueta said.
Groskopf will shoulder the expenses of the study including the equipment needed to capture carbon dioxide.
The local Solid Waste Management Board has also discussed the plan during its meeting Nov. 16 and consequently endorsed it to the city government for approval.
The city generates around 300 tons of solid wastes dumped at Calajunan daily.
Zulueta explained that ordinarily studies like this take six months to complete “but Groskopf’s study might only take six weeks considering that the needed data are already available.”
Zulueta said the carbon commodity trading wherein the value of gas is measured through a machine is being practiced in highly-industrialized countries with high level of gaseous pollutants restricted by the Kyoto Protocol.
The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement signed by various countries under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Japan in December 1997. Signatories commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) or engage in emission trading to maintain pollution limit.
Zulueta said that developed countries may buy gas emissions of developing nations to balance and prevent pollution from reaching the maximum level globally under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) scheme.
She added highly developed countries opted for CDM because it is “very expensive” for them to depress their own gaseous pollutants.
Countries such as Japan, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, among others, are actively promoting government carbon funds and supporting multilateral agencies to purchase carbon credits.
source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories2.php)
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 10:55 AM hey. Maayo man kay nadumduman mo pa maghapit di. Ayawan man ko pangulit sa imo antis ka maka-post liwat ba. Kabay pa maka-bisita kag maka-post ka sa thread sa liwat. And thanks for adding your details sa listahan. :)
maayo man Kirbs kay napilitan mo. Sako siguro sang iya aktibidades subong si manoy. :lol: :lol:
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 11:00 AM Get as many pic as you can get...that airport will have in some ways historical value...we will really miss it.
that's right. After 6 months, the Iloilo Mandurriao Airport will be put into oblivion - a thing of the past, and of course memories linger on. Oh so we'll miss it. My kind of travel between Manila and Iloilo when I was still there. So many memories indeed (kind of sentimental). :)
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 11:01 AM http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/images/banners/iloilo1.gif (http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_banners&task=click&bid=7)
here's a new banner for PROVINCE OF ILOILO.
you beat me with this one Kirby. Indeed, a very nice addition to the Province of Iloilo Official Website.
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 11:44 AM UNDP-UN Habitat endorses Dinagyang Festival
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), through its UN Habitat special project, has affirmed support for the world-renowned Dinagyang Festival this coming January 2007.
The city's famous festival is the only festival world-wide officially endorsed by UNDP.
Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Incorporated (IDFI) executive director Benito Jimena confirmed this after the approval of a project proposal submitted to UN Habitat officials incoporating the localization of millennium development goals (LMDG) in the festival.
The LMDG program meant to work towards the progressive realization of human rights and institutionalization of governance reforms for effective implementation of the Rights and Reforms for Results-MDG Localization Plan; to apply the practice of human rights-based approach in planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring of MDGs; to pursue reforms on local governance through policies, systems, structures and practices; to enhance capacity of local claim-holders to demand their rights and practice good citizenship, strengthen capacity of local duty-bearers to promote, protect and fulfill these rights; to support in transforming the pilot LGUs into regional hubs to localize the MGDs; and to promote a culture of inter-agency, inter-LGU and inter-community sharing and exchange of practices and results at the local levels.
“The project proposal, called Dinagyang and the MDG, shall benefit both the IDFI and the UN Habitat. IDFI creates awareness of the MDG in the local scene, while the UN Habitat brings Dinagyang globally through its press releases and other media activities about the festival’s involvement in the UN millennium campaign,” Jimena said. The UNDP has pledged an assistance of P520,000 for the Dinagyang to ensure the smooth implementation of the project.
Other activities slated that are related to the project include a capacity building workshop on MDG for all tribe managers or leaders, choreographers, scriptwriters and members of the executive and working committees. The workshop will help participants to internalize and learn how to incorporate the MDG in the festival. The Kasadyahan competition will now likewise require at least one MDG to be injected in the performance while the interview portion of the Miss Dinagyang Pageant will focus on the MDGs set by the city.
Meanwhile, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas welcomed the UNDP's approval of the project proposal. He said that this is certain to provide the Dinagyang a big boost and a concrete manifestation that the annual festival is catching the interest of prominent international agencies whose members are often invited to watch it every 3rd week of January.
Treñas farther commended the IDFI and all government and private entities who work hard together to improve the staging of Dinagyang each year. (PIO/ Eireen Manikan)
source: ILOILO CITY Official Website (http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/autogeneratedpagenews.php?id=22)
freezing_pt November 23rd, 2006, 12:08 PM Ay...nagutom nanaman ako...sarap naman ng mga pagkain whyte...
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 12:12 PM SSC ILOILO THREAD ACTIVE FORUM MEMBERS
Census:
Total Active Posters in the Iloilo Thread: 31
Currently based in Iloilo: 6
Currently based in other parts of the Country: 11
Currently based Abroad: 13
LEGEND:
Username... Present Base City/Country... Hometown... Alma Mater... Profession...
kirby21... London, United Kingdom... Jaro, Iloilo City... Central Philippine University... Nurse...
SamwiseGamgee... Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia... Jaro, Iloilo City... University of San Agustin... Civil Engineer...
chYmera00... Iloilo City, Philippines... Mandurriao, Iloilo City... Assumption, INHS-SSC, currently in WVSU... wala diri wala didto - Student Nurse, Amateur Photographer and Web Developer...
wecky... London, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... Central Philippine University, Middlesex University (london) , King's College-University of London ... Nurse...
incognito_rn... Baltimore,Maryland,USA... Arevalo,Iloilo City... SYSHS, University of San Agustin, Central Philippine University... Nurse...
berniemacksouthcentr(al) ... Nabagatang Pilipinas (SouthCentral Philippines)... Iloilo, Mindanao and Cavite... UP Visayas - Miag-ao Iloilo... Soon to be Unemployed...
spacewagon1... Europe (based office: Dorset, England / Barcelona, Spain... Aleosan District... Central Philippine University... International Liaison Officer...
caloy... UK (pwede man Japa-UK) lol... Jaro, Iloilo City... Assumption, CPU, WVSU... nars kuno...
IAMME... Iloilo City, Philippines... Jaro District, Iloilo City... PSHSWV, soon UPV Miagao... Aquaculture Student, etc...
lewdsaint... MM kag LA...guna / Pi'nas... Iloilo City... Western Institute of Technology, etc... REE, RMElect., Sr. IC Pkg. Dev't. Eng'r...
oboi_1... Makati/Mandaluyong...in and out most of the time... Jaro, Iloilo City... Universidad Central de Filipinas... Manager-cum-Graphic Artist/De facto Road Navigator...
daks2003... New York, Iloilo City, Philippines, USA (hehehe)... Jaro, Iloilo City... CPU puropuro... Businessman (minding my own business hehehe)...
Alimol... Burton/Nottingham, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... gid!... University of Iloilo... Nurse... kag frustrated singer/composer/musician man kon kaisa...
zyndtel... Dumaguete City, Negros Occidental... Molo, Iloilo City... USA, UPV, CPU... ECE but now Negosyante (intsik nga naputo)...
shyaman... Sydney, Australia... Passi City, Iloilo... CPU to the max!... CE / Construction Cost Planner / Quantity Surveyor...
pacific_leopard... Cabatuan,Jaro, Iloilo City... Cabatuan&Janiuay;... currently in CPU!... Student Nurse-Architect, author, part time sidewalk vendor:lol:...
adelro2049... san francisco,ca/usa... molo, iloilo city... university of san agustin... accounting @ ccsf
ericd001, Screen name: Eric Dee (screen name gid ya!) ehehehe… Makati City… Bacolod City… University of St. La Salle… Technical Support Engineer / Freelance Photographer
Metropolitan_ILOILO San Miguel, ILOILO, ILOILO CITY... Pasig City/Mandaluyong City/Makati City... SPUI, PT now Sr Account Specialist, ILONGGO gid ya! :lol:
soulmaker27, Screen Name: Kent Yee, Iloilo City ... Quezon City, Philippines ... Not Applicable... Data Manager
freezing_pt... Quezon City, Philippines ... LaPaz, IC ... WVSU-SLS (high school ko) ... Research Specialist
zhock2001... iligan city, lanao del norte... calinog, zarraga... SPUI...
kianshi... iloilo city... dumangas, iloilo... cpu... nursing student
Eli2008 ... Miami, Florida ... San Joaquin, Iloilo ... Nurse Anesthesia Resident-Florida International Univ-Mt. Sinai Med(Miami Beach); aspiring DNSc./DNP fellow kuno.
Van1975 ... cpu man ko...civil engineering...gaubra sa isa ka mol sa iloilo
makoantz ... Calamba, Laguna ... La Paz, IC ... CPU, ECE ... Test Engineer
Thunderflip ...Mandurriao, Iloilo City...Pilar, Capiz...Athens, Greece... Paranaque, Metro Manila...Berlin,Germany...University of San Agustin... 1st year Political Science student
sugarboy... Metro Manila... Bacolod... various schools including La Salle, LCC, and a school tucked away in Notting Hill (London)... Multipreneur/Retirement Strategist/Artist
Rolls-Royce ... Derby,UK, 500 meters away from Rolls-Royce Aero Engine factory spiritual home of Rolls-Royce, (that's where I got my name from ah) ... Passi, Iloilo...profession- Nurse(used to be) - (school) outside Iloilo
JonJon75 ... (formerly Birmingham, England) now L0nd0n ... iloilo city ... CPU gid ko nag-graduate, ka-batch ni Kirby kag Wecky ... "bloody" nurse (and soon to be nursed as well ..hehe)
Virtute ... San Francisco,CA./USA .... Iloilo, American School/Hayward Univ., ... System Admin./Web Designer
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^^ here's an updated list as on today, Nov 24, 2006. Damo pa wala nakapalista. Palista na kamo. Hambal ni Shyaman, ang indi makapalista, LAW-AY ! :lol: :lol:
freezing_pt November 23rd, 2006, 12:13 PM that's right. After 6 months, the Iloilo Mandurriao Airport will be put into oblivion - a thing of the past, and of course memories linger on. Oh so we'll miss it. My kind of travel between Manila and Iloilo when I was still there. So many memories indeed (kind of sentimental). :)
or maybe they can retain it and make it into a museum...but the probability would be less than 50%...
and also...it would be better if they make a themepark somewhere else...maybe near sta barbara...not on the old airport site...maybe an IT park would be best on the airport site....
freezing_pt November 23rd, 2006, 12:19 PM I notice that our city is rapidly becoming a city of international cooperation...these foreign help would be essential in our development...we are lucky to have these foreign friends...i pray that we take these opportunity to uplift ourselves...to our politicians: please dont exploit their kindness...please...
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 12:21 PM Iloilo City Restaurant Tips by Tijavi
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/7597d/754/2/
http://p.vtourist.com/1907529-Kong_Kees_king_in_Iloilo-Iloilo_City.jpg
Restaurant Name: Kong Kee Restaurant
Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10
Address: JM Basa St., Iloilo City
Directions: At the heart of Iloilo City's old downtown area
Kong Kee is perhaps Iloilo's bastion of good old Chinese cuisine. It's one of the most venerable institutions when it comes to Chinese food - especially their siopao, a dimsum made of white bread with meat fillings, usually pork and/or chicken.
Visitors should also sample Kong Kee's fried chicken, as well as pork asado (pork barbeque, Chinese style) - both are equally gooood!
The restaurant itself, located right at the heart of old downtown Iloilo at JM Basa St., needs a little makeover, having been in the business for so many years now.
But then again, when you're having a grand chow, who cares about interiors! Enjoy!
http://p.vtourist.com/1907554-Robertos_feeds_both_body_and_mind_and_soul-Iloilo_City.jpg
Restaurant Name: Roberto's
In Iloilo, Roberto's is to hamburgers as Kong Kee is to dimsum. Roberto's is the place to go when you crave for that hamburgers - yes, forget Mc Donalds (which, sadly, has invaded this quaint old city) and Jollibee (Manila-based hamburger chain, the largest in the Philippines) - and instead trek down to the old downtown area and pay this institution a visit.
What to have here? Plain and simple hamburgers - with an Ilonggo twist! Roberto's hamburgers, while made of real beef patties, are filled with so much ketchup and topped/granished with a single pickle. Well, we all know what ketchup tastes, so there is no need to elaborate on how it adds spice to the otherwise bland beef patties.
But hey, we're not done yet. While munching those burgers, try to look around Roberto's walls.
Yet again, Robert's springs another surprise, this time, a more artsy one. Yes, original paintings of some great Filipino masters adorn this greasy place!
A FRIEND'S STORY: One day, my friend's New York-based aunt who was visiting relatives in Iloilo, was craving for Roberto's burgers. So my friend accompanied her to Roberto's only branch at the old downtown area. While munching the yummy burgers, her jaw dropped when she realized that Malangs and Santos (the painters) dangling on Roberto's walls, being a Southeast Asian art enthusiast herself.
Since then, she made it a point to visit Roberto's every time she's in Iloilo - not just for the ketchupy burgers, but for the paintings as well.
Now if only the owners realize what all those grease are doing to the paintings! Then again, it has made Roberto's a more unique destination - feeding both body and mind (and soul!).
http://p.vtourist.com/1990785-Afriques_at_the_back_of_Jaro_Cathedral-Iloilo_City.jpg
Restaurant Name: Afrique's
Afrique's is slowly gaining reputation as THE place to go for good Italian food in Iloilo City. From a single outlet in Jaro district behind the cathedral, the restaurant has opened a new branch along the street leading to the port area, near Plaza Libertad in downtown Iloilo.
I have been to the two branches - proof of how good their food is - and each has a distinct charm of its own. But the new branch, which is in at an old house of American colonial vintage, has more character. The patios and open spaces were converted into charming dining areas making dining al fresco so pleasurable.
Favorite Dish: And oh the food! The pastas are a must have - try their Spanish-inspired version with lots of chorizo and a hint of saffron. Their version of my simple favorite pesto is anything but simple - with lots of bacon bits - adding a more robust flavor.
And their pizzas - you simply must try them - crust is never too thick nor too thin, but still crisp and crunchy, toppings are so generous and flavorful.
And the best thing about all these? They don't cost you a fortune - about 600 pesos (about US$11) for a heavy meal for four! Talk about great value for money.
http://p.vtourist.com/1990914-Mrs_Leoning_prepares_the_batchoy_herself-Iloilo_City.jpg
Restaurant Name: Leoning's La Paz Batchoy
Batchoy (batchoy), n. a steaming bowl of Chinese noodles in meat bone broth topped with meat cuts (usually pork and beef), innards, and liver and smoothered with pork fat cracklings ("chicharon" in local dialect), golden brown fried garlic, and scallions, concocted by the Ilonggos from La Paz district for all the world to enjoy.
Best place to experience the most authentic, honest-to-goodness, no-frills version of this famous Ilonggo speciality: Leoning's La Paz Batchoy. The owner (Madame Leoning) prepares the soupy concoction herself based on a recipe that outshines and puts to shame the more commercialized versions (Ted's, Nat's).
And the location can't get any more authentic than this single-branched stall - the La Paz public market from where the batchoy is believed to have originated.
Favorite Dish: Batchoy - Ilonggos prefer to have theirs without the egg. Batchoy goes well with puto (steamed rice cakes) and/or pan de sal (literally, salted bread in Spanish).
Deal with the garlicky and fatty aftertaste with a glass of ice-cold coke.
freezing_pt November 23rd, 2006, 12:38 PM http://p.vtourist.com/1907529-Kong_Kees_king_in_Iloilo-Iloilo_City.jpg
Restaurant Name: Kong Kee Restaurant
Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10
Address: JM Basa St., Iloilo City
Directions: At the heart of Iloilo City's old downtown area
Kong Kee is perhaps Iloilo's bastion of good old Chinese cuisine. It's one of the most venerable institutions when it comes to Chinese food - especially their siopao, a dimsum made of white bread with meat fillings, usually pork and/or chicken.
Visitors should also sample Kong Kee's fried chicken, as well as pork asado (pork barbeque, Chinese style) - both are equally gooood!
The restaurant itself, located right at the heart of old downtown Iloilo at JM Basa St., needs a little makeover, having been in the business for so many years now.
But then again, when you're having a grand chow, who cares about interiors! Enjoy!
http://p.vtourist.com/1907554-Robertos_feeds_both_body_and_mind_and_soul-Iloilo_City.jpg
Restaurant Name: Roberto's
In Iloilo, Roberto's is to hamburgers as Kong Kee is to dimsum. Roberto's is the place to go when you crave for that hamburgers - yes, forget Mc Donalds (which, sadly, has invaded this quaint old city) and Jollibee (Manila-based hamburger chain, the largest in the Philippines) - and instead trek down to the old downtown area and pay this institution a visit.
What to have here? Plain and simple hamburgers - with an Ilonggo twist! Roberto's hamburgers, while made of real beef patties, are filled with so much ketchup and topped/granished with a single pickle. Well, we all know what ketchup tastes, so there is no need to elaborate on how it adds spice to the otherwise bland beef patties.
But hey, we're not done yet. While munching those burgers, try to look around Roberto's walls.
Yet again, Robert's springs another surprise, this time, a more artsy one. Yes, original paintings of some great Filipino masters adorn this greasy place!
Since then, she made it a point to visit Roberto's every time she's in Iloilo - not just for the ketchupy burgers, but for the paintings as well.
Now if only the owners realize what all those grease are doing to the paintings! Then again, it has made Roberto's a more unique destination - feeding both body and mind (and soul!).
http://p.vtourist.com/1990785-Afriques_at_the_back_of_Jaro_Cathedral-Iloilo_City.jpg
Restaurant Name: Afrique's
Afrique's is slowly gaining reputation as THE place to go for good Italian food in Iloilo City. From a single outlet in Jaro district behind the cathedral, the restaurant has opened a new branch along the street leading to the port area, near Plaza Libertad in downtown Iloilo.
I have been to the two branches - proof of how good their food is - and each has a distinct charm of its own. But the new branch, which is in at an old house of American colonial vintage, has more character. The patios and open spaces were converted into charming dining areas making dining al fresco so pleasurable.
Favorite Dish: And oh the food! The pastas are a must have - try their Spanish-inspired version with lots of chorizo and a hint of saffron. Their version of my simple favorite pesto is anything but simple - with lots of bacon bits - adding a more robust flavor.
And their pizzas - you simply must try them - crust is never too thick nor too thin, but still crisp and crunchy, toppings are so generous and flavorful.
And the best thing about all these? They don't cost you a fortune - about 600 pesos (about US$11) for a heavy meal for four! Talk about great value for money.
http://p.vtourist.com/1990914-Mrs_Leoning_prepares_the_batchoy_herself-Iloilo_City.jpg
Restaurant Name: Leoning's La Paz Batchoy
Batchoy (batchoy), n. a steaming bowl of Chinese noodles in meat bone broth topped with meat cuts (usually pork and beef), innards, and liver and smoothered with pork fat cracklings ("chicharon" in local dialect), golden brown fried garlic, and scallions, concocted by the Ilonggos from La Paz district for all the world to enjoy.
Best place to experience the most authentic, honest-to-goodness, no-frills version of this famous Ilonggo speciality: Leoning's La Paz Batchoy. The owner (Madame Leoning) prepares the soupy concoction herself based on a recipe that outshines and puts to shame the more commercialized versions (Ted's, Nat's).
And the location can't get any more authentic than this single-branched stall - the La Paz public market from where the batchoy is believed to have originated.
Favorite Dish: Batchoy - Ilonggos prefer to have theirs without the egg. Batchoy goes well with puto (steamed rice cakes) and/or pan de sal (literally, salted bread in Spanish).
Deal with the garlicky and fatty aftertaste with a glass of ice-cold coke.
re: roberto's
Jollibee beside roberto's might have noticed the paintings. they have their own paintings in the walls also...maybe to also attract customers...jollibee
had been there for quite a long time now...but roberto's has its own suki...
re: leoning's
taga-lapaz ako and i know the place...we used na mamatsoy kanday tyay leoning...that was some time ago nung naka-base pa ako sa syudad...it is inside the market unlike ted's and nat's....
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 01:04 PM itry ko na ang 4 pag puli ko hehehehe
BTW did some minor addions sa map ko
not really that if affects the map in a big way
been browsing over some blogs with ILOILO entries
fro some updates/corrections/additonal info
freezing_pt November 23rd, 2006, 01:07 PM itry ko na ang 4 pag puli ko hehehehe
pag makapuli ako dis december balon ako King siopao...
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 01:16 PM kada puli ko pirme naga bugat ako sang 10lbs
bwahahaha
sang una taken for granted ko lang nag mga restos/food nga ara sa iloilo
then came the time na layo ako i wanted them "really bad" :D
shyaman November 23rd, 2006, 01:22 PM Dipuga! Nagalalain ko di whyte. Pinatam-an mo gid ka close-up mga kodak sa breakthrough. Mahilig nga daan ko sa seafoods. Pwera labutaw, nagalalaway ko di.
freezing_pt November 23rd, 2006, 01:25 PM Dipuga! Nagalalain ko di whyte. Pinatam-an mo gid ka close-up mga kodak sa breakthrough. Mahilig nga daan ko sa seafoods. Pwera labutaw, nagalalaway ko di.
same here...grabe karon pa ako daan manyapon...grabe na gid ni...
chymera00 November 23rd, 2006, 02:01 PM Please contribute to the 10 things thread for the first half of December.
First week: Ten places to go bargain shopping for gifts and pasalubong in Iloilo (http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,80/topic,2064.0/)
Second week: Ten places in Iloilo to visit for spectacular Christmas Lights display (http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,80/topic,2063.0/)
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 03:13 PM Dipuga! Nagalalain ko di whyte. Pinatam-an mo gid ka close-up mga kodak sa breakthrough. Mahilig nga daan ko sa seafoods. Pwera labutaw, nagalalaway ko di.
bwahahahaha pareho ma lang kita tanan nagalaway
indi mo na pag agawon nag SCALLOPS ha akon na ina :D
imo na lang nag iban akon ang scallops
prettyme November 23rd, 2006, 03:31 PM itry ko na ang 4 pag puli ko hehehehe
BTW did some minor addions sa map ko
not really that if affects the map in a big way
been browsing over some blogs with ILOILO entries
fro some updates/corrections/additonal info
uhm, i browsed your map whyte and i like the way you organized the entire layout. kaso lang why is the new airport between Pavia and Santa Barbara and why is it only listed on Santa Barbara? akala ko three towns, did Iloilo government officially addressed the airport in Sta. Barbara? I have the same questions with the new airport in Negros, why is it named New Bacolod Airport if it's located in Silay City....
sugarboy November 23rd, 2006, 03:32 PM kit-anay kami ni oboi kaina di sa isa ka jolibee.
oboi, daw ka but-anan gali sa imo no? :lol:
habagatcentral1 November 23rd, 2006, 03:36 PM ^^ Whyte, please also add up some info in www.world66.com for Iloilo City and beyond. Nice efforts Whyte! :okay:
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 03:45 PM uhm, i browsed your map whyte and i like the way you organized the entire layout. kaso lang why is the new airport between Pavia and Santa Barbara and why is it only listed on Santa Barbara? akala ko three towns, did Iloilo government officially addressed the airport in Sta. Barbara? I have the same questions with the new airport in Negros, why is it named New Bacolod Airport if it's located in Silay City....
actually its STA BARBARA-CABATUAN-SAN MIGUEL
my map isn't official and i just listed it in sta.barbara coz its the main entry point to and from Iloilo city.90% of traffic to/from the airport would be in sta.barbara :)
besides its the main reason hwy sta.barbara was included (by PGMA request) in te METRO ILOILO DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL mainly becasue of the airport.
:)
prettyme November 23rd, 2006, 03:51 PM actually its STA BARBARA-CABATUAN-SAN MIGUEL
my map isn't official and i just listed it in sta.barbara coz its the main entry point to and from Iloilo city.90% of traffic to/from the airport would be in sta.barbara :)
ok.. thanks for that one. my father's friend works in the new Iloilo development airport, (my father is from Bago City).. he told me that 90% of the airport is located in Cabantuan while the only possible access to the airport is in Santa Barbara. anu naman yung sa may San Miguel?
oboi November 23rd, 2006, 03:57 PM kit-anay kami ni oboi kaina di sa isa ka jolibee.
oboi, daw ka but-anan gali sa imo no? :lol:
kuno abi pero damo man nabal-an. ;) thanks gali sa aton nga mini meet kaina sugarboy. :)
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 04:04 PM PRETTYME
mas damo ka pa gale nabal an nga info kesa akon
san miguel also has a land portion na nasakaupan for the airport
do give us some more information kon may ara ka
thanks
BERNIEMACK
try ko bwas ngita info
ginacareer na gid naton tanan nag promote
included ko lang nag link sa map ko after another round of improvements
prettyme November 23rd, 2006, 04:10 PM PRETTYME
mas damo ka pa gale nabal an nga info kesa akon
san miguel also has a land portion na nasakaupan for the airport
do give us some more information kon may ara ka
thanks
BERNIEMACK
try ko bwas ngita info
ginacareer na gid naton tanan nag promote
included ko lang nag link sa map ko after another round of improvements
ooops... anu yung nabal an? sowie di po ako marunong magilongo haha.. pasensiya na whyte... i don't have lots of infos about the airport, i'm just interested dahil sa 11 upcoming airport projects dito sa pinas etong dalawa lang(new bacolod and new Iloilo) yung medyo controversial. by the ways those were the infos given by my father's friend who works in the airport.haha.. sensya talaga di ko na intindihan...
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 04:17 PM nabal-an = alam ;)
mas marami ka pang alam kasi may inside/1st hand info ka pala c/o fathers friend
sorry :D
OBOI AND SUGARBOY
diin kamo nga duha nagkit anay?
wala picture?hehehehe
oboi November 23rd, 2006, 04:21 PM ^^soweee. wala gid. camera shy kami abi. :lol:
Pacific_leopard November 23rd, 2006, 04:32 PM ok.. thanks for that one. my father's friend works in the new Iloilo development airport, (my father is from Bago City).. he told me that 90% of the airport is located in Cabantuan while the only possible access to the airport is in Santa Barbara. anu naman yung sa may San Miguel?
bat ba parating minimurder yung Cabatuan.. minsan nagiging Catbanautan, Cabanatuan, Cabantuan... oh that might just be a typo..(please don't get me wrong pretttyme) well... the airport's total land area environs three towns... though much work had been done in Cabatuan and Santa Barbara Only. The lot in San Miguel, must have been reserved for an upcoming significance... In Cabatuan, an office was built adjacent to the Municipal Hall, as the temporary office for the New Development Airport, the Airport Cooperative is also located in Cabatuan, thus, almost 80-90% of the airport facility is located in this town, Santa Barbara host the only and best access to the airport from Iloilo City. Though according to some engineers, a new access road is going to be built in Cabatuan town so that the towns and provinces in the north(aklan, antique) may have access to the airport...
Maybe future infrastructures like museums or theme parks will be placed on San Miguel(para naman magkaroon siya nang share) hopefully...
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 04:45 PM :wave: pacific
yup.also notice that its always CABANATUAN
though i believe typo error lang yang kay prettyme
most probably cabatuan will be the gateway to the north serving mostly going to boracay tourists
oboi November 23rd, 2006, 04:47 PM ^^Ey Whyte! Gusto mo man magmini-meet? :)
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 04:53 PM OBOI
check ko lang map ko kon diin nami mag meet :D
ari ko manila now.kamo ni sugarboy diin based?
oboi November 23rd, 2006, 05:04 PM OBOI
check ko lang map ko kon diin nami mag meet :D
ari ko manila now.kamo ni sugarboy diin based?
Your city is my city. Your location is my location. :lol: clue: ara sa akon nga profile diri :)
btw, ikaw ang mod sa igma.tv/forum?
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 05:10 PM asus!lapitanay lang gale kita OBOI and SUGAR BOY
hehehe
nagcheck pa ako sang backpages :D
yup.mod ako didto :D
oboi November 23rd, 2006, 05:30 PM asus!lapitanay lang gale kita OBOI and SUGAR BOY
hehehe
nagcheck pa ako sang backpages :D
yup.mod ako didto :D
sikat kaw gle didto. kasadya sa ila didto. nagakawili ako basa kon kaisa. im not a member there just a lurker. hehe...
Daw OT na ako diri... dali lng...
Kanami sng mga food shots mo sa Breakthrough, whyte. Nagadilihal gid dila ko sng tan-aw. Yum! Yum! Paborito ko gid ayhan ang seafoods (Jap food is second since mahilig man sila sa seafoods)... :)
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 05:42 PM those breakthrough shots arent' mine
just found them sa isa ka blog
naga laway man ko gani
hehehe
aba kapamilya ka gle?nagalurk lurk
lol
oboi November 23rd, 2006, 05:55 PM those breakthrough shots arent' mine
just found them sa isa ka forum
naga laway man ko gani
hehehe
aba kapamilya ka gle?nagalurk lurk
lol
hardly... i'm more of a kapuso fan. i like to watch the late night documentaries. I get my news in www.inq7.net most of the time. :)
whyte November 23rd, 2006, 06:06 PM :D OBOI
we could meet sa DINAGYANG PREVIEW sa MALL OF ASIA
mini EB diri sa manila
oboi November 23rd, 2006, 06:14 PM :D OBOI
we could meet sa DINAGYANG PREVIEW sa MALL OF ASIA
mini EB diri sa manila
I'll try but I can't promise. Don't know yet my sched for December. Pirmi lng ko ayhan 'on the go.' Unless available ka this friday (subong na gle) or saturday. :)
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 07:56 PM Please contribute to the 10 things thread for the first half of December.
First week: Ten places to go bargain shopping for gifts and pasalubong in Iloilo (http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,80/topic,2064.0/)
Second week: Ten places in Iloilo to visit for spectacular Christmas Lights display (http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,80/topic,2063.0/)
Here's my list Chymera (sorry. I'm not a member of dinagyang.com, lurker lang ko to but I can tell the who's who in Dinagyang .. he he)
Places to visit in Iloilo for Christmas:
1. Central Philippine University campus - The Opening of Lights every December hailed CPU as the only tourist site school in the region. Coupled with these christmas glitteries around the campus, is holding of several activites like christmas song contest, etc. Definitely, the top of my list.
2. Pototan Plaza - The "Christmas Capital of Western Visayas" - Pototan Plaza turned into a dazzling world of disney during yuletide season. Pototan will not earn this title for nothing. Definitely, another best site in Iloilo by December.
3. Alimodian Town Plaza - Another town in central Iloilo which deserves the same accolade due to its magnificient displays of christmas lights and the unbeknownst food festival for the whole month.
4. MaryMart Mall / Center - amidst sprawling of new malls in town, Marymart maintained its grandeur every christmas by hosting display of beautiful lanterns in its main building. It is the "original" home to the Iloilo Lantern Festival.
5. Angelicum School - you could never missed the beauty of this school when you passed by everynight esp in the month of December. The whole Lizares Mansion is covered with christmas decors and twinkling lights. Looks like a haven of angels at night time.
6-10. The Atrium Mall, Robinson's Mall, Arevalo Plaza, Guimbal Plaza, and more.
Bargain Shopping for gifts in Iloilo:
1. Calle Real's stores - nothing can beat the cheapest gifts for children in Calle Real. Toys of different kinds are available in almost all its stores along its stretch.
2. MAKRO Iloilo - for parties, get together - it's the place to be for groceries.
3. Gaisano City Iloilo in LaPaz or the old Gaisano in Guanco - do I need to elaborate more? When it comes to bargain, Gaisano is a good place to be.
4. Iloilo Supermart - for grocery addict. "Aton Guid Ini" !
5. Unitop - sa sagwa pa lang or lato ka pa, bal-an mo na nga puro sale. Okidoki?
6-10. Ledi Supermart, City Square, Payless Plaza, Amigo Mall and Toy Kingdom.
_____
ara na akon Chy. Idugang na lang sa listahan mo. :cheers:
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 08:02 PM Camel Supercross to stage final leg in Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Camel Supercross International Championship Series 2006 comes to a fitting end with the staging of its third and final leg in the historic town of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on Sunday, November 26.
The grand raffle draw of the Camel Motor Gear Promo Tour will also be held on the same day with a handsome BMW F-650 enduro motorcycle and other Camel exciting promotional items at stake for fans from Bacolod, Ormoc, Iloilo and other Eastern Visayas cities.
Aside from the BMW motorcycle, also to be given away are Camel supecross gear sets, gear bags and backpacks to lucky fans 18 years old and above.
Highlight of the season-ending Camel race -- sanctioned by the National Motorcycle Sports and Safety Association (NAMSSA) and promoted by Xtreme Worx -- is the final confrontation between Glenn Aguilar of the Philippines and James Robinson of New Zealand, who split the first two races held in the past two months.
Aguilar dominated the first leg held in Talisay City, Negros Occidental last October 1, with Robinson unable to compete due to a knee injury he sustained a few days before he race.
Robinson, however, struck back in the rain-shortened race in Ormoc City with Aguilar settling for runner-up honors after taking a costly spill while negotiating a sharp curve midway in the second moto.
Fast-rising Kenneth San Andres is also expected to make a three-cornered fight with Aguilar and Robinson in the Sta.Barbara leg.
San Andres, the pride of Valenzuela City, put up a good fight against his more-experienced rivals in all four motors in the Talisay and Ormoc legs.
“We expect this season-ending race in IIoilo to be just as exciting as the previous two legs in Talisay and Ormoc. Both Glen and James will surely go all out in a no-holds-barred battle to win this one,” said Dick Sucgang of the sponsoring JT International Phils.
“And making it doubly exciting for all Camel supporters in the Visayas is the grand raffle draw of the Camel Moto Gear Promo Tour with a BMW enduro motorcycle and other attractive prizes up for grabs,” added Sucgang..
NAMSSA President Ken Falco said racing fans in Iloilo can expect a down-the-wire battle between Aguilar and Robinson since “the winner in the Iloilo leg will earn bragging rights as the rightful supercross champ this year.”
Falco said all three Camel races in the Visayas have been included in the seven-part international series being organized by NAMSSA.
Also included in the NAMSSA international series was the highly-successful
Asia- FIM series held in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan early this year.
Also to be disputed are intermediate, veterans, executive, novice open production, novice 125 production, beginner open production, novice local enduro, pantra and scooter.
For more informaiton on the Camel Supercross Series, visit www.namssa.org or call Arthur Valdez at cell 0917-8479785.
The Promo and Race is strictly open to persons 18 years old and above only.
source: Panay News (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news2.htm)
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 08:26 PM bat ba parating minimurder yung Cabatuan.. minsan nagiging Catbanautan, Cabanatuan, Cabantuan... oh that might just be a typo..(please don't get me wrong pretttyme) well... the airport's total land area environs three towns... though much work had been done in Cabatuan and Santa Barbara Only. The lot in San Miguel, must have been reserved for an upcoming significance... In Cabatuan, an office was built adjacent to the Municipal Hall, as the temporary office for the New Development Airport, the Airport Cooperative is also located in Cabatuan, thus, almost 80-90% of the airport facility is located in this town, Santa Barbara host the only and best access to the airport from Iloilo City. Though according to some engineers, a new access road is going to be built in Cabatuan town so that the towns and provinces in the north(aklan, antique) may have access to the airport...
Maybe future infrastructures like museums or theme parks will be placed on San Miguel(para naman magkaroon siya nang share) hopefully...
he he. Nangakig na si Pacific. Tama ka gid dira migs. It's CABATUAN ... at wala nang iba. Butangan pa nila iba nga ngalan imo birthplace :lol: . I'm sure some are typograhical error pero kung sige-sige na, indi na ina typo. Gintuyo na ina. (joke lang gid)
Cabatuan covers the big portion of the airport. It just happens that the main entry point of the airport site is in Sta Barbara hence Sta Barbara takes the credit for most of the featured article. But it's really Cabatuan specifically Tiring that's hosting the New Iloilo International Airport.
With San Miguel, there's only a small portion of the airport's land located in this municpality. Of course, San Miguel has all the right, too, to claim as part of the tri-boundary location. Think the one in San Miguel is for future expansion, etc. Otherwise, runways, tower, adm building is mainly residing in Cabatuan's locality.
Pacific, have you seen the slideshow photographs of Iloilo Churches in the Province of Iloilo Official Website? Ok gid to ang Cabatuan migs.
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 08:30 PM kit-anay kami ni oboi kaina di sa isa ka jolibee.
oboi, daw ka but-anan gali sa imo no? :lol:
Wow! May mini-meet gali kamo ni Oboi, Sugarboy? And to think nga ang imo description of Mr Oboi nga mabuot is quite contradictory sa sunlog diri ni Shyaman sa iya. he he. Guys, nice to know nga nagakit-anay kamo dira. Damo kamo di nga mga Ilonggos in Manila sa SSC. Basi maka-join kamo sa Dinagyang sa MOA dira sa December? Take pictures lang and post man diri para daw sa ara lang kami nagatan-aw.
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 08:37 PM BERNIEMACK
try ko bwas ngita info
ginacareer na gid naton tanan nag promote
included ko lang nag link sa map ko after another round of improvements
ha ha. Piho gid Whyte. Daw sa amo gid ina ang maabtan niya dugay-dugay. :lol: :lol: Tani sa net may ara nga bayad everytime i-download imo mapa,biskan piso-piso lang, okay gid ina. Mahiwat pa ina. Actually, Whyte, the map you made is very helpful, logical and easy to read. You can basically locate major hangouts around the city. Indi lang pagkalimti ang mga regional departments kay kung mag-reklamo sa mga bisita, they can always access these departments. Isa ina sa pinaka-importante nga gina-tan-aw sang turista kung magbisita sila sa isa ka lugar unless wala regional departments dira ti ang local equivalent niya na lang. Anyhow, a good map indeed. Of course, keep it updated all the time. Salamat sa hardwork mo migo Whyte.
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 08:46 PM re: roberto's
Jollibee beside roberto's might have noticed the paintings. they have their own paintings in the walls also...maybe to also attract customers...jollibee
had been there for quite a long time now...but roberto's has its own suki...
oh my kind of place for dine-in. Nothing beats Roberto's for me. Their bihon guisado is unparalleled. Biskan damo bag-o dira sa Iloilo nga kalan-an, wala gid nagadula ang Roberto's sa akon listahan. Kada puli ko dira, gina-sigurado ko gid nga makahapit ko sa Roberto's.
Whyte, pareho gid ta experience migs. Sang ara pa ko da sa aton, daw sa wala lang ang mga kalan-an nga ini. Seems very common para sa aton and I kept on complaining kung mag-abot amon mga paryente sa abroad kung ngaa dira sila nagakaon iya where in fact we can have a fine dining sa mga hotels. It's only now that I've realised and valued the best food in town sang ari na ko diri sa sagwa man. I look forward to visit these gastronomic restos in towns pagpuli ko. Especially the ones I used to frequent with every lunch and dinner time.
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 09:00 PM can they restore Oton's Catholic Church to its original structure? It looks more iconic than the present one. :nuts:
IMPRESARIO November 23rd, 2006, 09:22 PM hi guys, i enjoy reading all your posts,malapit na kita mag-move to another thread....heheh
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Happy Thanksgiving or Happy "Turkey" Day to all! esp. those based here in the US. heheh
sugarboy November 23rd, 2006, 10:04 PM kitanay na lang ta one of these days sa robinson's pioneer. during regular working hours would be the best. isa ka hapon abi...pangapi-kapi.
kirby21 November 23rd, 2006, 10:39 PM Happy Thanksgiving sa inyo dira, Incognito and to the rest of US forumers.
PS. Kaluoy na naman ang mga turkeys dira sa adlaw nga ini.
kirby21 November 23rd, 2006, 10:45 PM UNDP-UN Habitat endorses Dinagyang Festival
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), through its UN Habitat special project, has affirmed support for the world-renowned Dinagyang Festival this coming January 2007.
The city's famous festival is the only festival world-wide officially endorsed by UNDP.
source: ILOILO CITY Official Website (http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph/autogeneratedpagenews.php?id=22)
Kudos to Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. and the Iloilo City Government. I'm sure every Ilonggos is proud of Dinagyang's feat being recognised and all by the United Nations. It will serve as our benchmark to improve Dinagyang to promote the UN's Millenium Development Goals. Cheers !
kirby21 November 23rd, 2006, 10:57 PM I notice that our city is rapidly becoming a city of international cooperation...these foreign help would be essential in our development...we are lucky to have these foreign friends...i pray that we take these opportunity to uplift ourselves...to our politicians: please dont exploit their kindness...please...
that's right, Freeze. Hope we'll continue to gain more international partners in promoting, developing, implementing and reinventing our city for the next millenium. It's time for all of us to help and mobilise our resources to gain international recognition and honed our potentials to further develop the city and whole province in the years to come.
One thing that's very tangible at present is the collaborative effort of the city government and other engaging partners (Canadian, Australian, German and Japan) in the creation of Metro Iloilo Development Council. Further to this council's approval is the list of continued projects and proposals for Iloilo City and it's member towns (Pavia, Oton, Leganes, San Miguel, Sta. Barbara) and Guimaras.
kirby21 November 23rd, 2006, 11:00 PM Here's my list Chymera (sorry. I'm not a member of dinagyang.com, lurker lang ko to but I can tell the who's who in Dinagyang .. he he)
Places to visit in Iloilo for Christmas:
1. Central Philippine University campus - The Opening of Lights every December hailed CPU as the only tourist site school in the region. Coupled with these christmas glitteries around the campus, is holding of several activites like christmas song contest, etc. Definitely, the top of my list.
2. Pototan Plaza - The "Christmas Capital of Western Visayas" - Pototan Plaza turned into a dazzling world of disney during yuletide season. Pototan will not earn this title for nothing. Definitely, another best site in Iloilo by December.
3. Alimodian Town Plaza - Another town in central Iloilo which deserves the same accolade due to its magnificient displays of christmas lights and the unbeknownst food festival for the whole month.
4. MaryMart Mall / Center - amidst sprawling of new malls in town, Marymart maintained its grandeur every christmas by hosting display of beautiful lanterns in its main building. It is the "original" home to the Iloilo Lantern Festival.
5. Angelicum School - you could never missed the beauty of this school when you passed by everynight esp in the month of December. The whole Lizares Mansion is covered with christmas decors and twinkling lights. Looks like a haven of angels at night time.
6-10. The Atrium Mall, Robinson's Mall, Arevalo Plaza, Guimbal Plaza, and more.
Bargain Shopping for gifts in Iloilo:
1. Calle Real's stores - nothing can beat the cheapest gifts for children in Calle Real. Toys of different kinds are available in almost all its stores along its stretch.
2. MAKRO Iloilo - for parties, get together - it's the place to be for groceries.
3. Gaisano City Iloilo in LaPaz or the old Gaisano in Guanco - do I need to elaborate more? When it comes to bargain, Gaisano is a good place to be.
4. Iloilo Supermart - for grocery addict. "Aton Guid Ini" !
5. Unitop - sa sagwa pa lang or lato ka pa, bal-an mo na nga puro sale. Okidoki?
6-10. Ledi Supermart, City Square, Payless Plaza, Amigo Mall and Toy Kingdom.
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ara na akon Chy. Idugang na lang sa listahan mo. :cheers:
ato akon list sa dinagyang.com, space. Nauna man ko to post. Besides, more or less, puluparho man lang kita choices ah. Siguro kung may mga iba man, diutay lang. Pero ang first five mo, ara man sa listahan ko. We'll see Chymer's feature na lang in a week's time. Cheers !
kirby21 November 23rd, 2006, 11:04 PM Iloilo City Restaurant Tips by Tijavi
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Restaurant Name: Kong Kee Restaurant
Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10
Address: JM Basa St., Iloilo City
Directions: At the heart of Iloilo City's old downtown area
Kong Kee is perhaps Iloilo's bastion of good old Chinese cuisine. It's one of the most venerable institutions when it comes to Chinese food - especially their siopao, a dimsum made of white bread with meat fillings, usually pork and/or chicken.
Visitors should also sample Kong Kee's fried chicken, as well as pork asado (pork barbeque, Chinese style) - both are equally gooood!
The restaurant itself, located right at the heart of old downtown Iloilo at JM Basa St., needs a little makeover, having been in the business for so many years now.
But then again, when you're having a grand chow, who cares about interiors! Enjoy!
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Restaurant Name: Roberto's
In Iloilo, Roberto's is to hamburgers as Kong Kee is to dimsum. Roberto's is the place to go when you crave for that hamburgers - yes, forget Mc Donalds (which, sadly, has invaded this quaint old city) and Jollibee (Manila-based hamburger chain, the largest in the Philippines) - and instead trek down to the old downtown area and pay this institution a visit.
What to have here? Plain and simple hamburgers - with an Ilonggo twist! Roberto's hamburgers, while made of real beef patties, are filled with so much ketchup and topped/granished with a single pickle. Well, we all know what ketchup tastes, so there is no need to elaborate on how it adds spice to the otherwise bland beef patties.
But hey, we're not done yet. While munching those burgers, try to look around Roberto's walls.
Yet again, Robert's springs another surprise, this time, a more artsy one. Yes, original paintings of some great Filipino masters adorn this greasy place!
Since then, she made it a point to visit Roberto's every time she's in Iloilo - not just for the ketchupy burgers, but for the paintings as well.
Now if only the owners realize what all those grease are doing to the paintings! Then again, it has made Roberto's a more unique destination - feeding both body and mind (and soul!).
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Restaurant Name: Afrique's
Afrique's is slowly gaining reputation as THE place to go for good Italian food in Iloilo City. From a single outlet in Jaro district behind the cathedral, the restaurant has opened a new branch along the street leading to the port area, near Plaza Libertad in downtown Iloilo.
I have been to the two branches - proof of how good their food is - and each has a distinct charm of its own. But the new branch, which is in at an old house of American colonial vintage, has more character. The patios and open spaces were converted into charming dining areas making dining al fresco so pleasurable.
Favorite Dish: And oh the food! The pastas are a must have - try their Spanish-inspired version with lots of chorizo and a hint of saffron. Their version of my simple favorite pesto is anything but simple - with lots of bacon bits - adding a more robust flavor.
And their pizzas - you simply must try them - crust is never too thick nor too thin, but still crisp and crunchy, toppings are so generous and flavorful.
And the best thing about all these? They don't cost you a fortune - about 600 pesos (about US$11) for a heavy meal for four! Talk about great value for money.
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Restaurant Name: Leoning's La Paz Batchoy
Batchoy (batchoy), n. a steaming bowl of Chinese noodles in meat bone broth topped with meat cuts (usually pork and beef), innards, and liver and smoothered with pork fat cracklings ("chicharon" in local dialect), golden brown fried garlic, and scallions, concocted by the Ilonggos from La Paz district for all the world to enjoy.
Best place to experience the most authentic, honest-to-goodness, no-frills version of this famous Ilonggo speciality: Leoning's La Paz Batchoy. The owner (Madame Leoning) prepares the soupy concoction herself based on a recipe that outshines and puts to shame the more commercialized versions (Ted's, Nat's).
And the location can't get any more authentic than this single-branched stall - the La Paz public market from where the batchoy is believed to have originated.
Favorite Dish: Batchoy - Ilonggos prefer to have theirs without the egg. Batchoy goes well with puto (steamed rice cakes) and/or pan de sal (literally, salted bread in Spanish).
Deal with the garlicky and fatty aftertaste with a glass of ice-cold coke.
Very impressive article. Roberto's and Kong Kee are two of my fave restos in downtown area.
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 11:36 PM http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/images/stories/tourism/iloilo_txt2.gifhttp://www.iloilo.gov.ph/images/stories/tourism/ilo_heart3.gif
Wherever your travels take you in Iloilo, you will experience the unique charm of this historic province. A relatively short trip, and you are magically transported to a totally different environment, an extra ordinary destination of remarkable sights.
Standing at the crossroads of the Orient and the developed Western world, ILOILO lies in the Heart of the Philippines, stretching 4,663 square kilometers. This strip of land is cut by the Iloilo and Salog Rivers, looking like a nose, hence, the name "Irong-Irong," and later, Iloilo was given. Occupying the southern and northeastern portion of Panay Island, to the north of Iloilo lies the Province of Capiz and JIntotolo Channel, Guimaras Strait washes its southern shores, to the eastern side, the calm waters of Panay Gulf and Iloilo Strait, and the Province of Antique is our western neighbor.
Composed of 42 municipalities and a component city, Iloilo is readily accessible to the different regions of the country. Its unique location has made Iloilo the commercial, cultural and intellectual center of Western Visayas from the dawn of history. Strategically, it is considered as one of the main tourist’s entrance here in the region. Iloilo City, the vibrant provincial capital, is a booming financial center.
The provinces’ geographical structure and makeup has, in fact proven to be an advantage to the traveler, particularly the adventurous, daring and enterprising. The province is connected by a network of modern roads and bridges that traverse towns in the south with their old churches and Antillan houses; the cool, mountain haven of pine trees, flowers and wildlife sanctuaries in central Iloilo; and the stunning land and seascapes with strings of resorts in the north.
But, for many visitors to Iloilo, their enduring memory of their travel will always be the people. Considered as the birthplace of Malayan civilization in the Philippines, present-day Ilonggos are a complex lot, most come from Malay stock, with varying infusions of Chinese and Spanish ancestries. Ilonggos are gregarious, fun-loving people whose hospitality is legendary. Their amiable faces, always ready with a warm smile and a cheery welcome, embodies a beautiful culture with pleasing voices that echo a proud past. Ilonggos are proud of their legacy as people normally entertaining their guests with tales of their cultural affluence. Moreover, Iloilo is steep in historical significance. Its contribution to history is valuable. It is home to freedom fighters, outstanding legislators, legal geniuses, noted business pioneers and famed musicians. Ilonggo’s zest for life has made us a world-class professional human resource.
Wherever your travels take you in Iloilo, you will experience the unique charm of this historic province. A relatively short trip, and you are magically transported to a totally different environment, an extra ordinary destination of remarkable sights and attractions: a rendezvous of street dancing in January, retreat in April, beachcombing in May, from June to October, it is bustling education center, and the closest thing to white Christmas in December
There will definitely never be a dull moment here. Many who visit over and over again, and who have definitely fallen in love with the place, would attest to the charm, beauty, and magnetism of Iloilo.
source: The Official ILOILO Website (www.iloilo.gov.ph)
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Welcome to Iloilo City and Province
Thread 28
Hala Bira !
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spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 11:38 PM hey guys! Nadula lang ko sang makadali, nadula man kamo. Man, you left me all alone here in our forum. :lol: :lol: :lol:
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 11:40 PM BTW:
I started our new thread, Thread 28. Hope you'll like it. Please visit and post after we're done with our 500 posts here in SSC Iloilo 27.
spacewagon1 November 23rd, 2006, 11:43 PM hi guys, i enjoy reading all your posts,malapit na kita mag-move to another thread....heheh
OT:
Happy Thanksgiving or Happy "Turkey" Day to all! esp. those based here in the US. heheh
I've started our 28th thread already. Post away Incognito. Try to report your collage. I really liked it. Gracias amigo!
spacewagon1 November 24th, 2006, 12:09 AM The past that made the difference. Remember?
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spacewagon1 November 24th, 2006, 12:13 AM http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/11/24/article_195085_11-23-2006.jpg
An official of the China International Water Corporation, contractor for package II of the Iloilo Flood Control Project, supervises the construction of the box culvert which will have manmade diversion channels down to the Jaro River. Package II includes improvement of Iloilo River, Upper Ingore Creek and Jaro River. (PIA photo)
from: Sunstar ILOILO
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^^ ^^ Yahooo! The Iloilo Flood Control Project is on its upswing! Hala Bira !
spacewagon1 November 24th, 2006, 12:17 AM who wouldn't ?
this is where it all started . . .
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shyaman November 24th, 2006, 12:21 AM Edit ko lang ang census space...
SSC ILOILO THREAD ACTIVE FORUM MEMBERS
Census:
Total Active Posters in the Iloilo Thread: 31
Currently based in Iloilo: 6
Currently based in other parts of the Country: 11
Currently based Abroad: 14
LEGEND:
Username... Present Base City/Country... Hometown... Alma Mater... Profession...
kirby21... London, United Kingdom... Jaro, Iloilo City... Central Philippine University... Nurse...
SamwiseGamgee... Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia... Jaro, Iloilo City... University of San Agustin... Civil Engineer...
chYmera00... Iloilo City, Philippines... Mandurriao, Iloilo City... Assumption, INHS-SSC, currently in WVSU... wala diri wala didto - Student Nurse, Amateur Photographer and Web Developer...
wecky... London, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... Central Philippine University, Middlesex University (london) , King's College-University of London ... Nurse...
incognito_rn... Baltimore,Maryland,USA... Arevalo,Iloilo City... SYSHS, University of San Agustin, Central Philippine University... Nurse...
berniemacksouthcentr(al) ... Nabagatang Pilipinas (SouthCentral Philippines)... Iloilo, Mindanao and Cavite... UP Visayas - Miag-ao Iloilo... Soon to be Unemployed...
spacewagon1... Europe (based office: Dorset, England / Barcelona, Spain... Aleosan District... Central Philippine University... International Liaison Officer...
caloy... UK (pwede man Japa-UK) lol... Jaro, Iloilo City... Assumption, CPU, WVSU... nars kuno...
IAMME... Iloilo City, Philippines... Jaro District, Iloilo City... PSHSWV, soon UPV Miagao... Aquaculture Student, etc...
lewdsaint... MM kag LA...guna / Pi'nas... Iloilo City... Western Institute of Technology, etc... REE, RMElect., Sr. IC Pkg. Dev't. Eng'r...
oboi_1... Makati/Mandaluyong...in and out most of the time... Jaro, Iloilo City... Universidad Central de Filipinas... Manager-cum-Graphic Artist/De facto Road Navigator...
daks2003... New York, Iloilo City, Philippines, USA (hehehe)... Jaro, Iloilo City... CPU puropuro... Businessman (minding my own business hehehe)...
Alimol... Burton/Nottingham, United Kingdom... Alimodian, Iloilo... gid!... University of Iloilo... Nurse... kag frustrated singer/composer/musician man kon kaisa...
zyndtel... Dumaguete City, Negros Occidental... Molo, Iloilo City... USA, UPV, CPU... ECE but now Negosyante (intsik nga naputo)...
shyaman... Sydney, Australia... Passi City, Iloilo... CPU to the max!... CE / Construction Cost Planner / Quantity Surveyor...
pacific_leopard... Cabatuan,Jaro, Iloilo City... Cabatuan&Janiuay;... currently in CPU!... Student Nurse-Architect, author, part time sidewalk vendor:lol:...
adelro2049... san francisco,ca/usa... molo, iloilo city... university of san agustin... accounting @ ccsf
ericd001, Screen name: Eric Dee (screen name gid ya!) ehehehe… Makati City… Bacolod City… University of St. La Salle… Technical Support Engineer / Freelance Photographer
Metropolitan_ILOILO San Miguel, ILOILO, ILOILO CITY... Pasig City/Mandaluyong City/Makati City... SPUI, PT now Sr Account Specialist, ILONGGO gid ya! :lol:
soulmaker27, Screen Name: Kent Yee, Iloilo City ... Quezon City, Philippines ... Not Applicable... Data Manager
freezing_pt... Quezon City, Philippines ... LaPaz, IC ... WVSU-SLS (high school ko) ... Research Specialist
zhock2001... iligan city, lanao del norte... calinog, zarraga... SPUI...
kianshi... iloilo city... dumangas, iloilo... cpu... nursing student
Eli2008 ... Miami, Florida ... San Joaquin, Iloilo ... Nurse Anesthesia Resident-Florida International Univ-Mt. Sinai Med(Miami Beach); aspiring DNSc./DNP fellow kuno.
Van1975 ... cpu man ko...civil engineering...gaubra sa isa ka mol sa iloilo
makoantz ... Calamba, Laguna ... La Paz, IC ... CPU, ECE ... Test Engineer
Thunderflip ...Mandurriao, Iloilo City...Pilar, Capiz...Athens, Greece... Paranaque, Metro Manila...Berlin,Germany...University of San Agustin... 1st year Political Science student
sugarboy... Metro Manila... Bacolod... various schools including La Salle, LCC, and a school tucked away in Notting Hill (London)... Multipreneur/Retirement Strategist/Artist
Rolls-Royce ... Derby,UK, 500 meters away from Rolls-Royce Aero Engine factory spiritual home of Rolls-Royce, (that's where I got my name from ah) ... Passi, Iloilo...profession- Nurse(used to be) - (school) outside Iloilo
JonJon75 ... (formerly Birmingham, England) now L0nd0n ... iloilo city ... CPU gid ko nag-graduate, ka-batch ni Kirby kag Wecky ... "bloody" nurse (and soon to be nursed as well ..hehe)
Virtute ... San Francisco,CA./USA .... Iloilo, American School/Hayward Univ., ... System Admin./Web Designer[/QUOTE]
kirby21 November 24th, 2006, 12:26 AM ^^ panyapon pa ko pareng Space. Balik man ko for few posts before I retire for the night. Thanks for starting the thread. Cheers !
kirby21 November 24th, 2006, 12:28 AM Your city is my city. Your location is my location. :lol: clue: ara sa akon nga profile diri :)
btw, ikaw ang mod sa igma.tv/forum?
grabe guid ya. Makata guid. Oboi, naka-join ka siguro sang una sa binalaybay ay?
I'll try to visit that site. Si Whyte na gale didto?
kirby21 November 24th, 2006, 12:31 AM ^^ Whyte, please also add up some info in www.world66.com for Iloilo City and beyond. Nice efforts Whyte! :okay:
all maps ini siya Bern? Ok guid ining gin-obra ni Whyte. A very helpful tool for the tourists and visitors alike esp kung ang hanap ay pagkain. ha ha ha.
kirby21 November 24th, 2006, 12:35 AM Welcome to the
ILOILO - Heart of the Philippines
" 28 "
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spacewagon1 November 24th, 2006, 12:39 AM Ok. Let's move on to another thread guys.
Hala Bira to all !
Rolls-Royce November 24th, 2006, 12:40 AM Shya..just checking kon nabaton mo message ko, hay nagfreeze bi kagina ya computer ko. Cheers!
shyaman November 24th, 2006, 12:57 AM Wow! May mini-meet gali kamo ni Oboi, Sugarboy? And to think nga ang imo description of Mr Oboi nga mabuot is quite contradictory sa sunlog diri ni Shyaman sa iya. he he.
Indi man gid gali kami mag-layuanay ni migo oboi. :)
shyaman November 24th, 2006, 12:59 AM Wow! May mini-meet gali kamo ni Oboi, Sugarboy? And to think nga ang imo description of Mr Oboi nga mabuot is quite contradictory sa sunlog diri ni Shyaman sa iya. he he.
Indi man gid gali kami mag-layuanay ni migo oboi. :)
shyaman November 24th, 2006, 01:09 AM Shya..just checking kon nabaton mo message ko, hay nagfreeze bi kagina ya computer ko. Cheers!
Nabaton ko Rolls. Grabe ba, gadugang bilib ko kanimo. Gina-career mo do gid mangin writer/novelist. Just to do some detailed research on your upcoming book kinahanglan gid gali adtunan mo ya mga locations no? Ti, ikumusta mo lang ko kay Lolo Abe pag-abot mo sa Washington DC. Hambali nga pagtiritindog man kon kis-a kay daw pira do ka tuig nga sige lang pungko na.
spacewagon1 November 24th, 2006, 01:32 AM Miag-ao, Guimbal towns
top contest for cleanest
ILOILO: The municipalities of Miag-ao and Guimbal topped the 2006 Project Cleaning and Greening in Category A (first- to third-class municipalities) and Category B (fourth- to sixth-class municipalities), respectively.
Each winner will receive a P50,000 cash prize and trophies during the awarding ceremonies which coincides with the celebration of Kaadlawan sang Iloilo slated in April.
Miag-ao garnered an average score of 99.91 percent while Guimbal got a 99.90 percent rating.
Other winners in the municipal level, Category A are San Joaquin with 99.66 percent, Janiuay with 99.53 percent, Lambunao with 99.49 percent and Santa Barbara with 99.43 percent.
In Category B, the winners are: New Lucena, with 99.78 percent; Alimodian, 99.72 percent; Tubungan, 99.67 percent; and Maasin, 99.54 percent.
In the barangay level, for the third time around, Barangay Cabugao in the Municipality of Lambunao retained its crown as the Cleanest and Greenest Barangay in the Province with a 99.86 percent rating. Barangay Nueva Invencion, Barotac Viejo placed second; Igcadios, Leon capped third place, Siwaragan, San Joaquin placed fourth and Pandan, Dingle came fifth.
The top three placers will bring home P50,000, P35,000 and P20,000, respectively, in each category.
For Inland Bodies of Water, Jalaur River landed first place, followed by Jaro River, Suage River, Barotac River and Sibalom River.
The evaluators, composed of representatives from the Department of Education, Provincial Health Office, Provincial Planning and Development Office, Provincial Agricultures, Information and Environment and Natural Resources Offices, conducted two separate evaluations to determine winners for this year’s search for the cleanest and greenest municipality and barangay in the Province of Iloilo.
Criteria for the 2006 search included Physical Conditions—75 percent which covers absence of eyesores; well-maintained facilities; presence of healthful and environment-friendly practices; Urban Space Greening—25 percent and Support System with 25 percent which include equipment and manpower, functional structure, budgetary requirements, and community mobilization and civil society’s participation in environmental protection and management.
The aim of the project, which is the sustainability of cleanliness and greening of the countryside, has been positively achieved. The adoption of environmental-friendly practices such as the proper disposal of solid wastes has been implemented in accordance to Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the Solid Waste Management Act.
It can be recalled that this project has propelled the province to achieve national recognition in the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapa*ligiran having maintained its top ranking in the regional category for four consecutive years and 2nd runner-up in the national level for two consecutive years.
source: The Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/nov/24/yehey/prov/20061124pro1.html)
whyte November 24th, 2006, 01:40 AM buena mano
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c/o IAMME
death327 November 24th, 2006, 02:02 AM Restoration of Oton's Catholic Church is not possible anymore because the major sturctures of the original church are no longer existing. But I think they can do reconstruction and they will be needing a lot of money to do this... they have to generate millions and millions of funds.
shyaman November 24th, 2006, 02:13 AM Ara ka na naman whyte... gapanggarit-garit.
whyte November 24th, 2006, 02:35 AM :D gusto mo pa haw?
ako man mismo nagutom.
shyaman November 24th, 2006, 02:46 AM Maayo ka imo ya kay ara ka da subong sa pinas. Nabulong gid kahidlaw mo sa kalan-unon ta da.
spacewagon1 November 24th, 2006, 09:35 AM 100 SMEs to attend roadshow on investment generation
More than 100 SMEs are expected to attend the Roadshow on Investment Generation on 05 December 2006 at the Iloilo Grand Hotel.
Department of Trade and Industry regional director Dominic Abad said the one-day roadshow, facilitated by the Board of Investments (BOI) in coordination with the DTI, aims to promote and encourage investments in the region through the registration of SME projects which should be included in the preferred areas for investment in the Investments Priorities Plan (IPP) including the One Town One Product (OTOP).
Topics to be discussed include: Business Opportunities for Investors (2005 IPP) and Investment Incentives, Registering your Business with BOI, and Financing Programs for SMEs. A one-on-one consultation between prospective project proponents and BOI technical staff will also be done.
Meanwhile, on 7-8 December, the BOI will also conduct Capability Training on Investment Promotion for local government executives, representatives of government agencies and private sector organizations. The training is expected to enhance the skills of the participants in the preparation of local investment and incentives code and in the promotion strategies which include image building, investment generation and investment servicing.
For more information about the two activities please get in touch with DTI-6 c/o Henry Tampani at tel. no. 3350060. (Ruby M. Melliza)
Source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories8.php)
spacewagon1 November 24th, 2006, 09:41 AM Cebu Pacific offers 10 connecting routes from Iloilo
CEBU Pacific (CEB), the country's low fare leader and leading domestic carrier, has expanded its domestic coverage further by introducing 10 domestic route connections from Iloilo.
Last November 22, 2006 CEB started offering 10 connecting routes from Iloilo via Manila and Cebu, with through fares starting from P799 one-way. Fares are exclusive of surcharges and government tax.
"It's always been our vision to make air travel available to more Filipinos. From offering 2 direct services from Iloilo, now, with these route connections, we are able offer 10 additional routes and connect more islands from Iloilo, further serving the needs of the people here in Iloilo. Once again, we are giving travelers more options and providing a convenient alternative for traveling within the country," Candice Iyog, CEB marketing director said.
CEB will provide an attractive through fare as part of the connecting product, together with a check-through baggage connection service from the origin station to the end-destination of the guest. CEB's domestic flight connections will significantly expand its domestic network coverage and will benefit both business and leisure markets.
"CEB is now reaching more people and connecting more islands by air and, more importantly, providing the lowest airfare for these connecting routes. Guests can save as much as 13 percent by availing of our through fares than if they were to buy separate tickets for their flight connection. Many of our guests have been requesting for this enhanced service because they are already taking advantage of our year-round low fares on the direct services and want the same when they travel to other destinations." Iyog added.
CEB will provide connecting flights from Iloilo to Laoag and Roxas for only P799, to Dumaguete, Tacloban, Tagbilaran and Davao (via Cebu) for P999, and to Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog and Davao (via Manila) for P1,299.
Now in its 11th year, CEB has the newest fleet in the Philippines with a fleet age of less than 9 months, and one of the newest in Asia as it operates 12 brand new Airbus aircraft to its 20 domestic and 6 regional destinations. The airline awaits the delivery of two more Airbus aircraft in early 2007 to complete its US$670 million re-fleeting program.
Source: Sunstar ILOILO (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/11/24/bus/cebu.pacific.offers.10.connecting.routes.from.iloilo.html)
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^^ ^^ More connecting flights to ILOILO across the country in a cheaper fare. :banana: :banana: :banana: Thanks to Mr Gokongwei!
spacewagon1 November 24th, 2006, 09:45 AM Iloilo's Dinagyang Festival draws local, int'l audience, in Manila
The city government of Iloilo and the Dinagyang Foundation are all set to bring the country's best tourism event, the Dinagyang Festival, to international and national audiences on December 9-10, 2006.
This was announced by Dinagyang Festival executive director Ben Jimena after preparations were finalized in bringing the Dinagyang tribe and dancers to Marikina City for special performances hosted by Marikina City Mayor Marides C. Fernando on December 9.
The next day, the Dinagyang Festival and official mascot Dagoy will be at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City for the formal launching of Dinagyang 2007 and a press conference for international and national media exposures. Invited to the launching are Manila-based travel writers and news reporters of broadsheets, magazines, radio and television networks. Also invited are foreign reporters.
The launching is timely since thousands of foreigners are in Metro Manila for the upcoming ASEAN Summit to be held in Cebu on December 11-15, 2006.
The biggest shopping mall in the country is expected to be full of people to see the sights and hear the sounds of Dinagyang and Ilonggos who can not go home to Iloilo on January are invited to see the Dinagyang Festival. A photo exhibit and video presentation will be held the whole day at the Mall of Asia.
Jimena said that thousands of foreign delegates would still be in Manila waiting for the arrival of 17 heads of states on December 12 to go to Cebu. The foreign delegates through their Manila embassies were invited to see how Ilonggos celebrate the festival and venerate the Sto. Nino as official patron saint of Iloilo City.
Dinagyang's Tribu Atub-Atub will be focal performer to drum up the festivities slated in Iloilo City on the last week of January 2007.
Mascot Dagoy of Dinagyang is also slated to go around the major cities of the Philippines to invite and show-off the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City.
Jimena said bringing Dinagyang Festival, the recently recognized top tourism event by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP), is supported by the Dinagyang Foundation chaired by Lee Chuan and City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas.
source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/24/iloilos.dinagyang.festival.draws.local.intl.audience.in.manila.html)
oboi November 24th, 2006, 09:55 AM Indi man gid gali kami mag-layuanay ni migo oboi. :)
Welcome sa tanan diri sa aton bag-o nga thread! :cheer:
@shyaman.. kas-i kapid kita? ugaling delayed ako nabun-ag sng pila ka tuig. :lol:
BYAHILO November 24th, 2006, 10:25 AM waw bag o na naman ang thread.
congrats.
IMPRESARIO November 24th, 2006, 11:41 AM ~ ILOILO : THREAD 28 ~
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Pacific_leopard November 24th, 2006, 12:42 PM THIS IS ILOILO
From the urbanity of the city to the rustic scenes of the province, Iloilo is filled with astonishing surprises that will surely captivate every traveling heart. Each town has a distinct motif worth seeing, with its lavish charms and dainty charismas, one will be captured in a world of unforeseen beauty and splendor.
From the shores, through the fields, passing the hills and to the peaks of the mountains, Iloilo is a startling place filled with undying blessings of nature, both a sanctuary and a paradise, a gift from God.
No book can ever surpass the history of this ancient province, the core of Malayan civilization in the Philippines, then once became the capital of Spanish Regime in the Islands; all Ilonggos are heirs of a priceless history.
Scribbled on the walls of churches, cemeteries, mansions and monuments, the History of Iloilo isn’t read, it is therefore seen. Each town speaks of their very own tale, of their creative epic, and the stories of their heroes: their people.
A trip to Iloilo will surely leave a mark in the hearts of travelers. It will seduce them back to Iloilo, it will make them discover the province more, it will make them com back again and again and again......
Pacific_leopard November 24th, 2006, 01:08 PM he he. Nangakig na si Pacific. Tama ka gid dira migs. It's CABATUAN ... at wala nang iba. Butangan pa nila iba nga ngalan imo birthplace . I'm sure some are typograhical error pero kung sige-sige na, indi na ina typo. Gintuyo na ina. (joke lang gid)
Pacific, have you seen the slideshow photographs of Iloilo Churches in the Province of Iloilo Official Website? Ok gid to ang Cabatuan migs.
haha, hala. la ko gapangakig a...hehe do i 'sound' like one? hehe i've just noticed these typo before... haha really i don't visit the iloilo province web frequently. haha...
@Whyte
is Danilla Vineyard in St. Barbs open to the public? Daw kanami da magkadto haw...
whyte November 24th, 2006, 01:22 PM haha, hala. la ko gapangakig a...hehe do i 'sound' like one? hehe i've just noticed these typo before... haha really i don't visit the iloilo province web frequently. haha...
@Whyte
is Danilla Vineyard in St. Barbs open to the public? Daw kanami da magkadto haw...
ano ina man?
daw wala gid ak oina kabati.last time ko puli SEPT2006 pero daw wala gid ko nabatian.
where did you get that info? online?
Pacific_leopard November 24th, 2006, 01:33 PM ano ina man?
daw wala gid ak oina kabati.last time ko puli SEPT2006 pero daw wala gid ko nabatian.
where did you get that info? online?
vineyard na siya... sa brochure ko na siya nakita... talamnan grapes guro... since it's in the tourism brochure, it means na worth seeing guid siya...:)
whyte November 24th, 2006, 02:26 PM vineyard na siya... sa brochure ko na siya nakita... talamnan grapes guro... since it's in the tourism brochure, it means na worth seeing guid siya...:)
i'll search and ask around on that
thanks for the info
it looks like STA BARBS in already on its way as a leisure area.
Pacific_leopard November 24th, 2006, 02:42 PM i'll search and ask around on that
thanks for the info
it looks like STA BARBS in already on its way as a leisure area.
yup! imagine Sta. Barbara has the most recreational facilities here in Iloilo.
I envision Santa Barbara to be the 'Recreation Capital' of Iloilo
can't wait for Disneyland Santa Barbara in the future... i hope may ara guid man kay biskan 40 years old na ko mabalikbalik guid ako.hehe
oboi November 24th, 2006, 10:02 PM haha, hala. la ko gapangakig a...hehe do i 'sound' like one? hehe i've just noticed these typo before... haha really i don't visit the iloilo province web frequently. haha...
@Whyte
is Danilla Vineyard in St. Barbs open to the public? Daw kanami da magkadto haw...
May ara gid man nga vineyard sa Sta. Barbara subong? As in literal nga vineyard? Will St. Barbs become the Napa Valley of Iloilo? Hehe... ukon basi it's a place for reflection and solitude for weary and troubled souls? :)
kirby21 November 24th, 2006, 11:01 PM Cebu Pacific offers 10 connecting routes from Iloilo
CEB will provide connecting flights from Iloilo to Laoag and Roxas for only P799, to Dumaguete, Tacloban, Tagbilaran and Davao (via Cebu) for P999, and to Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog and Davao (via Manila) for P1,299.
Now in its 11th year, CEB has the newest fleet in the Philippines with a fleet age of less than 9 months, and one of the newest in Asia as it operates 12 brand new Airbus aircraft to its 20 domestic and 6 regional destinations. The airline awaits the delivery of two more Airbus aircraft in early 2007 to complete its US$670 million re-fleeting program.
Source: Sunstar ILOILO (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/11/24/bus/cebu.pacific.offers.10.connecting.routes.from.iloilo.html)
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^^ ^^ More connecting flights to ILOILO across the country in a cheaper fare. :banana: :banana: :banana: Thanks to Mr Gokongwei!
A very nice article for Ilonggo travellers. Mas barato pa ang pamasahe. Anyway, there's so many places to visit around Panay to be tempt in going anywhere else at present. Damo pa ko wala makadtuan especially sa Aklan, Antique and Capiz.
kirby21 November 24th, 2006, 11:11 PM yup! imagine Sta. Barbara has the most recreational facilities here in Iloilo.
I envision Santa Barbara to be the 'Recreation Capital' of Iloilo
can't wait for Disneyland Santa Barbara in the future... i hope may ara guid man kay biskan 40 years old na ko mabalikbalik guid ako.hehe
I kinda like your vision as well, Pacific. I want to see theme parks, hotels, inland resorts, etc lining and sprawling across Sta Barbara town. It's the most feasible plan for this municipality because of its accessibility and location from Iloilo City. I don't fancy a Disneyland since it would be far from reality for our country to host this first class theme park. Instead, an Enchanted Kingdom in Iloilo would be a good and realistic view.
kirby21 November 24th, 2006, 11:14 PM WESVARRDEC wins outstanding R&D title
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WESVARRDEC personnel receiving the Ugnay Awards title.
Western Visayas Agriculture Research and Development Consortium (WESVARRDEC) which developed the Darag native chicken bagged top honors in the Ugnay Awards given during the 34th anniversary of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) held at Dusit Hotel Nikko, Makati City, recently.
WESVARRDEC bested two other nominees to get the outstanding regional Research and Development (R & D) consortium in the country.
The award cited WESVARRDEC's exemplary performance in the coordination and management of regional research, development and extension (RDE) programs and activities in Western Visayas.
The two other consortia that vied for the title were Ilocos Agriculture Regional Research and Development Consortium (ILARRDEC) of Region I; and Visayas Consortium for Agriculture Resource Program (VICARP) of Region VIII.
"At long last, the Ugnay Award became ours this year and you can be assured that the consortium spirit and quality service will still continue," said Dr. Rochellir D. Dadivas, chair Regional Research and Development Coordination Committee (RRDCC), WESVARRDEC.
The Darag native chicken advocacy is headed by the WESVARRDEC, in cooperation of its member agencies, under the S&T Anchor Program for Philippine Native Chicken lead by West Visayas State University (WVSU).
For more information about the Darag native chicken, visit the WESVARRDEC Office, UP in the Visayas, Gen. Luna St., Iloilo City or call (033) 335-0630. You may also log on to the official website, the www.darag.wesvarrdec.org and email darag.iec@gmail.com.
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/24/wesvarrdec.wins.outstanding.rd.title.html
source: The News Today
whyte November 25th, 2006, 03:00 AM May ara gid man nga vineyard sa Sta. Barbara subong? As in literal nga vineyard? Will St. Barbs become the Napa Valley of Iloilo? Hehe... ukon basi it's a place for reflection and solitude for weary and troubled souls? :)
id like to see both.
a literal vineyard with some sort of quaint accomodation for peaceseekers (but with the nearby activity of the airport will it really be peaceful)? :D
offtopic
ang ganda ng banner!
croatia galing naman
METROPOLITAN_ILOILO November 25th, 2006, 04:10 AM Floods bring in biggest project for Iloilo City
CALL it a “blessing in disguise.”
The floods wreaking havoc in Iloilo City almost on a yearly basis have brought to the city its first multi-billion infrastructure, the Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP).
Aside from solving the flood problem, the P4-billion project is also expected to uplift the living condition of the urban poor here.
Though actual construction works have begun weeks back, ground-breaking ceremonies for the project were held only yesterday led by city officials and executives of national government agencies.
Initial works are in Brgy. Ticud, Lapaz where a two-storey deep and 15-meter wide box culvert is being constructed. Te box culvert will drain floodwaters and push the water-flow up the Jaro River Mouth.
Mayor Jerry Treñas said the project is the fruit of local officials’ tireless effort in wooing the President to allocate counterpart funds to realize its implementation.
The project is financed through a loan provided by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
“There had been reports that the project faced cancellation because there was no counterpart budget from the national government. But we had succeeded to get the President’s nod to support the project,” Treñas said.
He said city officials, barangay captains, urban poor and the local business sector had to petition President Gloria Arroyo for the IFCP to push through.
“The President said that she owed a lot to the Ilonggos because of big votes she gained here during the 2004 elections reason why she ensured the project’s funding,” said Treñas.
The mayor said the IFCP would generate a multiplier effect boosting the city’s growth.
read on...
http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories9.php
Finally it is now ONGOING! :banana:
Hala Bira ILOILO!
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death327 November 25th, 2006, 07:27 AM by Henry Funtecha
One's knowledge of local history tells him that, since early times, the town of Iloilo played a prominent role in regional and national development. It served as the administrative and ecclesiastical capital of Western Visayas during the early part of the Spanish period. By the 1880s, the Spanish colonialists already referred to it as "the most important commercial port in the Philippines, after Manila." In the 1890s, it was already known as the commercial center of the whole of the Visayas (Funtecha, 1997). Later, in 1900, it was also mentioned in the report of the Philippine Commission (1901) as "next to Manila, the most important commercial town in the Philippines" (Brown 1903). By the 1920s and the 1930s, Iloilo was already widely known by its sobriquet, "Queen City of Southern Philippines".
But, why the name "Iloilo"? The popularly accepted version is that the name came from the Hiligaynon word "Ilong-Ilong" or the Kinaray-a "Irong-Irong", meaning nose-like, which the Spaniards shortened to "Iloilo". The word was the name applied to the islet formed by the Iloilo River, which was supposed to be nose-like in shape. But, the question is, how in the world did these people in early times know such a geographical configuration is shaped like a nose?
It must be borne in mind that the area occupied by the City of Iloilo is vast and if one confined himself on the surface of the land, there is no way that he could get an idea about its shape. Of course, it could be done if one rode on an airplane and hovered over the area but then there were no planes yet at that time. There is also no nearby mountain top that one can stand on and have a vantage view of it. Well, one could argue that there is the nearby island of Guimaras, but there is no peak high enough for one to really confirm the claim. Nevertheless, if one confined himself to that small section of Iloilo City where the Parola and Fort San Pedro are situated, maybe it is possible for him to picture out the nose-like shape of the land. One other thing to consider is that, maybe through time, there have been changes in the shape and topography of the land that hinder a contemporary being from making out the nose-like configuration of the city.
Another place-name worth rethinking is the name "Jaro". What has been accepted as an explanation of the name Jaro is that it is the Hispanized version of the old name "Salog". But, it seems difficult to accept that Jaro is the Spanish equivalent of Salog because they have entirely different phonetic sounds.
Interestingly, there is also a place called "Jaro" in Leyte, which one passes by as he travels from Ormoc City in the west to Tacloban City in the northeast. A preliminary inquiry by the writer failed to confirm its origin as Salog. The possibilities are that the name "Jaro" is derived from the name of a Spaniard or a place-name in Spain. Is it possible therefore that the early local Ilonggo writers made a gross mistake in explaining the origin of the name "Jaro" and that, indeed, it has nothing to do with "Salog"?
from: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/24/the.origin.of.the.names.iloilo.and.jaro.html
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 07:55 AM Journalists to honor Graciano Lopez Jaena
ILOILO City -- The Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) will hold a colloquium to honor hero Graciano Lopez Jaena and has called on the country’s community journalists to join the “second wave of the propaganda movement to liberate the Filipinos from economic bondage.”
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PAPI’s 11th National Press Congress banners the theme “Media and Tourism: Partners for Progress.”
Through its regional media summits and its annual press congress, PAPI has focused on activities designed to help spur countryside economic development, while addressing other crucial issues and concerns.
In addition to mainstream tourism, medical tourism, historical and cultural tourism, PAPI has embarked on a new media thrust to help lure foreign investors, tourists and balikbayans to visit the Philippines.
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news4.htm
source: Panay News
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 07:59 AM Sta. Barbara celebrates 10th independence
By Ramel dela Cruz
THE 108th Cry of Santa Barbara and the Sixth Kahilwayan Festival were celebrated and formally opened last November 17, 2006 at the Don Herminio Maravilla Cultural and Recreational Center of the town.
The celebration was to commemorate the first Cry of Sta. Barbara that took place 108 years before wherein General Martin Delagado plotted a revolution here in the province against the conquering Spaniards.
Different schools in the town rendered performances that depict heroism and heritage.
"This is why groups from Sta. Barbara always win in festival contests because of their historical and cultural events," said Antique Governor Zally Saldivar Perez and Chairperson of the Regional Development Coordinating Council.
Perez added that she always felt at home in Sta. Barbara and its celebrations.
The opening day started with a flag raising and laying of wreath at the statue of General Delgado and at the "Cry" marker.
A grand parade followed, wherein six contesting groups participated.
Mayor Isabel J. Maquino welcomed esteemed guests, among them were Department of Tourism 6 Regional Director Edwin Trompeta and other prominent personalities.
"Sta. Barbara has a lot of reasons to celebrate," Trompeta said.
Some of these reasons, he said, are the opening of the airport of international standards and the Iloilo Golf and Country Club, the oldest in Southeast Asia, which can generate more income for the town.
The town had a festive air that day. The plaza was filled with food stalls for the food festival and they were filled with attractive decorations.
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/11/25/life/sta..barbara.celebrates.10th.independence.html
source: Sunstar Iloilo
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 08:05 AM The 1st Leon Invitational Motocross
Text and Photos by Cirilo C. Calabio and Jun Narisma Jr.
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Terlito Argel, President of Flying Lions
Motorcycle Safety Riders Club with Leon
Council Abe Beatingo.
It was five months ago when a group of motorcycle aficionados in the municipality of Leon contracted the Cagalitan family to turn the scenic ala-delta lot along Sibalum River, fronting Baltazar-Aquino Bridge and Sitio Buntalan Hillsides into a Motocross track. From then on, every Saturdays and Sundays starting from July to early November, the area became filled with motorcycle riders practicing on manmade terrain and humps. The area became a haven and arena of thrill, fun, extraordinary and extreme adventure.
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Eight-yearold CB Jordan of
Barotac Viejo topped the kids
event.
On November 12, 2006, almost a thousand spectators from all walks of life converged around the race track in Sitio Balud, Lanag, Leon, Iloilo to witness the “First Leon Invitational Motocross” hosted and facilitated by the Flying Lions Motorcyle Safety Riders club of Leon with the support of various sponsors and donors. The well participated event with riders from Leon, Guimbal, Banate, Guimaras, Oton, Iloilo City, Barotac Viejo, Maasin, Sta. Barbara, and Villa, was opened with a short program graced by no less than Mayor Romulo C. Cabana.
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The riders competed in eleven events, namely: beginner local enduro (28 riders), beginner production (15 riders), pantra (18 riders), novice loacal enduro (24 riders), kids (4 riders), novice production (12 riders), moped (10 riders), executive (8 riders), expert local enduro (16 riders), expert production (7 riders) and All-Leon (6 riders).
After the spectacular and seemingly death-defying leaps and turns the triumphant riders received their trophies and cash prizes atop the elevated platform. The well-participated beginner local enduro event was topped by Noli Paredes followed by Niel Cagampang and Marj Glen Posadas. Michael Desbaro managed to top the beginner production event followed by Arnel Paguntalan and Meltor Cliff Cabailo.Leon Motocross The darling of the crowd Niel Cagampang of Leon end up third in the pantra event despite several falls, as Arnel Alarba won the event followed by Armando Benares. In the novice local enduro event, Francyl Barrido won the race, followed by Jovino Tugbang III and Norberto Alarba. The well-cheered kid’s event was led by an eight-year old rider of Barotac Viejo, CB Jordan Loreno, followed by Jued Bachoco and King Arthur Calfoforo of Leon. Jose Rizal Bacabac ruled the novice production event followed by Jaevan Bacabac and Heres Jun Suresca. In the moped event, Gilbert Glenn Elumba took the lead followed by Rutchel Enganob and Jued Guiller Bachoco. Herbert Balasote headed the executive event with Kirk Balasote and Edwin Sumergido as 2nd and 3rd placer, respectively. In expert local enduro event, Michael Desbano topped the category followed by Roberto Alarba Jr and Judy Bacabac. Leon MotocrossThe breathtaking expert production event title was garnered by the debonaire Kenneth Balleza followed by Heres Jun Suresca and Jaevan Bachoco. Nelson Canillas came first in All-Leon event, followed by Niel Cagampang and Ian John Capatan.
Two of Leon’s star riders and crowds’ favorite Kevin Argel and Jaypee Calfoforo failed to win an award because both suffered minor injuries (broken arms) in two separate final events.
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/24/the.1st.leon.invitational.motocross.html
source: The News Today
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 08:24 AM Salvador Infante -- last capitan of Iloilo
Very few Ilonggos of today know much about the Infantes of Molo except perhaps the Infante Avenue which we just learned is now changed to West Avenue.
This road was donated to the pueblo de Yloilo by Salvador G. Infante -- the last capitan of Iloilo before it became a city in 1889. Now, his name is stricken off that street. What an injustice!
The street was named after him by the City Council of Iloilo sponsored by Councilor Evelio Zaldivar before the war.
Born on December 25, 1840, Salvador G. Infante was noted for his fairness, incorruptibility and intelligence. For all these, he was highly respected in the community.
At one time, the Spaniards had a quarrel among themselves. They chose Infante -- a Filipino, to mediate for fear that a Spanish mediator might play favorites.
He had also helped many fugitives from justice especially the bandits (buyong) in the interior of Panay to return to the folds of the law.
A highly intelligent man, he spoke fluently in Spanish, Latin and English.
During the Philippine revolution, he was placed in an embarrassing situation before the Spanish authorities when his two sons -- Julio and Carlos who were students in Manila joined the revolution in Luzon. But Capitan Infante simply replied that it was their right to do so.
Julio became the best regimental commander of President Emilio Aguinaldo while his elder brother Carlos, was a captain under him.
Salvador G. Infante died in 1926 at the age of 86.
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/24/salvador.infante.last.capitan.of.iloilo.html
source: The News Today
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 08:26 AM Visit http://iloiloonline.com -register for free and meet new friends around the globe.....
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IAMME November 25th, 2006, 01:00 PM Congratulations on the new thread. I feel kinda lost. I have to read from page 5 of the previous thread. I've been extremely busy the past couple of weeks doing stuff. I'll try to catch up soon. I still owe you guys the UPV Miagao plan.
habagatcentral1 November 25th, 2006, 02:37 PM ^^ Just get a pic in the Museum or ask IPO, hehehe! :D
I'll be back January 4! Who wants to make sugat of me in Mandurriao? wehehehe! :lol:
habagatcentral1 November 25th, 2006, 02:52 PM by Henry Funtecha
One's knowledge of local history tells him that, since early times, the town of Iloilo played a prominent role in regional and national development. It served as the administrative and ecclesiastical capital of Western Visayas during the early part of the Spanish period. By the 1880s, the Spanish colonialists already referred to it as "the most important commercial port in the Philippines, after Manila." In the 1890s, it was already known as the commercial center of the whole of the Visayas (Funtecha, 1997). Later, in 1900, it was also mentioned in the report of the Philippine Commission (1901) as "next to Manila, the most important commercial town in the Philippines" (Brown 1903). By the 1920s and the 1930s, Iloilo was already widely known by its sobriquet, "Queen City of Southern Philippines".
But, why the name "Iloilo"? The popularly accepted version is that the name came from the Hiligaynon word "Ilong-Ilong" or the Kinaray-a "Irong-Irong", meaning nose-like, which the Spaniards shortened to "Iloilo". The word was the name applied to the islet formed by the Iloilo River, which was supposed to be nose-like in shape. But, the question is, how in the world did these people in early times know such a geographical configuration is shaped like a nose?
It must be borne in mind that the area occupied by the City of Iloilo is vast and if one confined himself on the surface of the land, there is no way that he could get an idea about its shape. Of course, it could be done if one rode on an airplane and hovered over the area but then there were no planes yet at that time. There is also no nearby mountain top that one can stand on and have a vantage view of it. Well, one could argue that there is the nearby island of Guimaras, but there is no peak high enough for one to really confirm the claim. Nevertheless, if one confined himself to that small section of Iloilo City where the Parola and Fort San Pedro are situated, maybe it is possible for him to picture out the nose-like shape of the land. One other thing to consider is that, maybe through time, there have been changes in the shape and topography of the land that hinder a contemporary being from making out the nose-like configuration of the city.
Another place-name worth rethinking is the name "Jaro". What has been accepted as an explanation of the name Jaro is that it is the Hispanized version of the old name "Salog". But, it seems difficult to accept that Jaro is the Spanish equivalent of Salog because they have entirely different phonetic sounds.
Interestingly, there is also a place called "Jaro" in Leyte, which one passes by as he travels from Ormoc City in the west to Tacloban City in the northeast. A preliminary inquiry by the writer failed to confirm its origin as Salog. The possibilities are that the name "Jaro" is derived from the name of a Spaniard or a place-name in Spain. Is it possible therefore that the early local Ilonggo writers made a gross mistake in explaining the origin of the name "Jaro" and that, indeed, it has nothing to do with "Salog"?
from: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/24/the.origin.of.the.names.iloilo.and.jaro.html
^^ Sheesh!! This reminds me of Sir Henry's lectures in Visayan Studies 101! Hay, when will i ever be a historian/professor? :sigh:
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 04:56 PM Bern, kinahanglan ang masugat may banda kag majorettes. Baskog ina iya.
For the good na ini Bern or bakasyon mo lang?:)
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 04:58 PM Congratulations on the new thread. I feel kinda lost. I have to read from page 5 of the previous thread. I've been extremely busy the past couple of weeks doing stuff. I'll try to catch up soon. I still owe you guys the UPV Miagao plan.
awaiting to see UPV's proposals / plans. We really miss you here IAMME.
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 05:03 PM Ilonggo artists stage Mozart opera
FOR the first time, Ilonggo singers and artists will play a musical opera with live orchestra to the tune of Mozart at St. Anne’s Hall of Assumption along Gen. Luna St. starting at 7pm today, Nov. 25.
The staging of Mozart’s “Magic Fantasy: A Journey through the Magic Flute”, an adaptation by Susan Hammond, celebrates the 250th birth anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The show will highlight the performance of the Iloilo Children’s Choir (ICC) and the newly-formed Iloilo Youth Orchestra (IYC).
Hammond’s delightful and fun-filled adaptation of one of the most youthful and exuberant masterpieces of all time – The Magic Flute – is a timeless story about growing up and the struggle between the forces of good and evil.
The story begins with Sarah’s arrival at a rehearsal of The Magic Flute to meet her mother who is playing the Queen of the Night.
Suddenly, Sarah is swept up into the action on stage and begins a musical adventure of magical proportions – she meets a talking dragon and Papageno, the colorful birdman – together they journey through the Wicked Queen’s Realm to Sarastro’s Castle.
With the help of Magic Flute and bells, they help Prince Tamino find his Princess Pamina and Papageno his Papagena.
In the end, Sarah is ready to return to her own world – Sarastro invites her to “step into the music” of Mozart’s great Overture.
The opera which is Iloilo’s first is a fitting tribute to a great composer who when he died at age of 35, had left a legacy of some of the most lasting masterpieces of the Western civilization.
Recent studies on the effect of music on children’s development have shown that Mozart’s pure, simple and guileless music has the most stunning and far-reaching effects on mental, emotional, social and physical development of children.
Nilda Lopez-Exmundo, the show’s director and producer who is also the ICC founder said the opera is a high-profile presentation in the context of remembering Mozart which is the only production funded by the Austrian government, Mozart’s birthplace.
“The show aims to achieve excellence on part of artists and musicians as well as provide venue for fine arts students to practice their skills,” said Exmundo.
Exmundo’s son Oliver, a fine artist and animator member of the Oscar award-winning visual effects team that produced Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy and King Kong this time does the scenic design and visual effects of the Mozart masterpiece.
Exmundo said Iloilo is ready for an opera which involves a strong theater play and different kind of singing.
In training the ICC which is composed of 30 students from different schools in the city, Exmundo added that the Ilonggos’ passion for music is very high because “you’ll be surprised on how four-year old kids are keen in joining.”
“Iloilo City is not lacking in musical and artistic talent as evident by the recognition Ilonggo artists get in national competitions. What is found wanting, however, are technical resources, equipment, professionally trained teachers and performance opportunities,” Exmundo said.
Mozart’s opera will next run Nov. 27, 28 and 29 at 2:30pm and Nov. 30 at 7pm.
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories5.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo
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Bring back the "classics" in Iloilo. I'm sure Ilonggos are all set and ready for this kind of heavenly music. Hala Bira Iloilo !
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 05:13 PM Articles for Iloilo's Global Dinagyang Festival :
UNDP-UN Habitat endorses Dinagyang Festival
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), through its UN Habitat special project, has affirmed support for the world-renowned Dinagyang Festival this coming January 2007.
The city's famous festival is the only festival world-wide officially endorsed by UNDP.
(from: Iloilo City Official Website)
UN funds Dinagyang
ILOILO City’s premiere celebration, the Dinagyang Festival, is the only festival to be funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in its aim to promote the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Mayor Jerry Treñas said Dinagyang is the first festival all over the world to endorse the MDGs, the UN’s main global anti-poverty initiative.
“Dinagyang got P500,000 from UNDP. It is not really big but at least we have gained additional support and international exposure. We will be expecting more foreign tourists as well as visitors from UN to grace the festival January next year,” said Treñas.
(from: The Guardian Iloilo)
Dinagyang Festival gets UN endorsement
By Maricar M. Calubiran
The United Nations (UN) will include in all its gatherings the promotion of Iloilo's Dinagyang Festival. The yearly festival was favored from among the other festivals in the entire world. This paves way for the city to receive P500,000 assistance from the UN.
Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) executive director Ben Jimena said he has written the UN to include Dinagyang in its Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Eventually, the festival was included in its MDG using "social artistry" as strategy.
(from: The News Today)
Thank you UNITED NATIONS !
Keep the ball rolling Ilonggos !
:banana: :banana: :banana:
kirby21 November 25th, 2006, 05:27 PM buena mano
http://static.flickr.com/109/290053969_bab253a51a.jpg
c/o IAMME
grrl .. grrl (grumbling tummy)
Nagutom ako everytime makita ko ang LaPaz batchoy especially malamig na diri sa UK. Tani may batchoy man di para mainit-initan man tyan ta.
Thank you Whyte but you're just so cruel for all of us here abroad by posting this pic. :)
IAMME November 25th, 2006, 06:22 PM At last! I finished reading the previous thread! Phew! It was quite an info overload. Now it's way past bedtime..
http://static.flickr.com/109/290053969_bab253a51a.jpg
BTW, this batchoy in the pic is certified 100% beef. This is what I order since I decided to stop eating pork three years ago.
spacewagon1 November 25th, 2006, 11:19 PM haha, hala. la ko gapangakig a...hehe do i 'sound' like one? hehe i've just noticed these typo before... haha really i don't visit the iloilo province web frequently. haha...
@Whyte
is Danilla Vineyard in St. Barbs open to the public? Daw kanami da magkadto haw...
medyo lang migs. ha ha.
Ano ining Danilla Vinyard? Care to give us an overview or info about it? Daw damo lang dugang sa St Barbie subong?
Whyte, last time you've mentioned new subdivision in Sta Barbara. Ano ang ngalan niya?
spacewagon1 November 25th, 2006, 11:21 PM THIS IS ILOILO
From the urbanity of the city to the rustic scenes of the province, Iloilo is filled with astonishing surprises that will surely captivate every traveling heart. Each town has a distinct motif worth seeing, with its lavish charms and dainty charismas, one will be captured in a world of unforeseen beauty and splendor.
From the shores, through the fields, passing the hills and to the peaks of the mountains, Iloilo is a startling place filled with undying blessings of nature, both a sanctuary and a paradise, a gift from God.
No book can ever surpass the history of this ancient province, the core of Malayan civilization in the Philippines, then once became the capital of Spanish Regime in the Islands; all Ilonggos are heirs of a priceless history.
Scribbled on the walls of churches, cemeteries, mansions and monuments, the History of Iloilo isn’t read, it is therefore seen. Each town speaks of their very own tale, of their creative epic, and the stories of their heroes: their people.
A trip to Iloilo will surely leave a mark in the hearts of travelers. It will seduce them back to Iloilo, it will make them discover the province more, it will make them com back again and again and again......
Is this your own write up Pacific? Product of your beautiful mind? :)
Okay ah. It's really good. Makagalanyat sa mga gusto magbisita sa Iloilo.
Kudos amigo!
spacewagon1 November 25th, 2006, 11:25 PM Welcome IloiloOnline to SSC-Iloilo !
Enjoy posting!
me, too. I would to welcome iloiloonline in SSC-Iloilo Thread.
Tani post ka man di from time to time. Damo na kami lurker, poster naman kinahanglan namon. :lol: :lol:
Kidding aside, I'm really looking forwrd to see you here often iloiloonline. And I hope all the best for your website and all.
Hala Bira!
spacewagon1 November 25th, 2006, 11:31 PM Ilonggo artists stage Mozart opera
Mozart’s opera will next run Nov. 27, 28 and 29 at 2:30pm and Nov. 30 at 7pm.
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories5.php
source: The Guardian Iloilo
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Bring back the "classics" in Iloilo. I'm sure Ilonggos are all set and ready for this kind of heavenly music. Hala Bira Iloilo !
turning more into European taste ... That's what I like best. (joke lang)
Tani i-upod nila si Pavarotti. Salalakit naman puwak sang mga Ilonggo nga manugkanta sini.:) Btw, what made them think of staging this type of concert in Iloilo? Abi ko daw sa rap man ang uso subong sa Pinas? ha ha ha.
Anyway, here's my contribution:
"So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs Im singing
Thanks for all the joy theyre bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me"
Cheers everyone ! Hala Bira kita tanan ! :banana:
spacewagon1 November 25th, 2006, 11:42 PM Articles for Iloilo's Global Dinagyang Festival :
Thank you UNITED NATIONS !
Keep the ball rolling Ilonggos !
:banana: :banana: :banana:
"We are the world .. we are the children".
I'm in my funny mood today. :lol: :lol: Pasensiya lang mga migs. Nanami-an ko mangulit.
Btw, reading all these lovely stuffs about Dinagyang lifts up my soul. Indeed, an enlightenment for Dinagyang Festival's organiser to be part of the chosen festival worldwide. In fact, we are unanimously endorsed by United Nations to be a carrier of their Millenium Development Goals implementation. I just wish that we can live up to their expectations and perform our task with great pride and honour.
I hope Iloilo will continue to bring the Philippines closer to the world.
Hala Bira!
spacewagon1 November 26th, 2006, 12:07 AM I kinda like your vision as well, Pacific. I want to see theme parks, hotels, inland resorts, etc lining and sprawling across Sta Barbara town. It's the most feasible plan for this municipality because of its accessibility and location from Iloilo City. I don't fancy a Disneyland since it would be far from reality for our country to host this first class theme park. Instead, an Enchanted Kingdom in Iloilo would be a good and realistic view.
good plan indeed.
Tripping lang:
Ano ayhan nga banwa sa aton ang mangin open for casinos and sugalan? Daw mas manami ini iya. Livin' La Vida Loca like when you are in Las Vegas. It looks like Iloilo province has a very strong conviction to go against this kind of entertainment.
chymera00 November 26th, 2006, 05:23 AM iloiloonline ... hmm.... sound oddly familiar ;)
Had lunch kagapon sa Oxens ... more pics, I'll be doing a feature pero ala ko pa nasulat
Location: Valeria St., Iloilo City
http://static.flickr.com/122/305933290_9e07c4c6ce.jpg
Chicken Teriyaki
http://static.flickr.com/113/305933292_6be660d6b1.jpg
Sisig
http://static.flickr.com/105/305933296_5a405060cf.jpg
My Plate
http://static.flickr.com/115/305933298_964ef249e2.jpg
Capuccino with Lunch
http://static.flickr.com/116/305933302_04b8b6d31e.jpg
the bill
http://static.flickr.com/105/305933304_46e1ed9da6.jpg
Pacific_leopard November 26th, 2006, 06:17 AM Is this your own write up Pacific? Product of your beautiful mind? :)
Okay ah. It's really good. Makagalanyat sa mga gusto magbisita sa Iloilo.
Kudos amigo!
haha... yup. i made it just yesterday ugaling daw kulang... hingagaw lang na sa bago nga thread.hehe
FrancisXavier November 26th, 2006, 06:18 AM Basta mubisita ko diri, magutom guid ako...:D
Pacific_leopard November 26th, 2006, 06:20 AM iloiloonline ... hmm.... sound oddly familiar ;)
haha... i thought it was your iloiloonline when the link was posted.haha..lain gali...hehe....
habagatcentral1 November 26th, 2006, 07:01 AM Pacific, need ur number gali. i-PM lang sa akon. Basi may ipa-special request ko sa imo since sa Cabatuan ka man, hehehe! You know na, yung newscaster sa kapamilya, hehehe! :lol:
Any developments sa flyover?
Ey, suggestions para sa new jeepney route (city only) na pwede himuon kang article? Kay ma-request man ko ky Chy sa pic para me ara naman ta Jeepney tour section sa thread ta.
:)
spacewagon1 November 26th, 2006, 08:03 AM ^^ ^^ Bern, musta na da? Daw may ginapa-spy-han ka dira kay Pacific haw?
Total tapos na ang Parola Jeepney route mo, may I suggest that the next route will be LaPaz-Downtown one. Thanks.
spacewagon1 November 26th, 2006, 08:07 AM PALMARES VS PALMARES
FORMER Mayor Jesry Palmares believes that his cousin, Powell Palmares, would be his toughest opponent for the mayoral position in Passi City.
In fact, even the ordinary folks in Passi have woven tales to show that Powell is serious about his political plan.
By the way, Powell is the brother-in-law of DepEd Supt. Dr. Ray Lapating.
Jesry and Powell, being cousins, are close relatives.
As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water.
But this motto is ably contradicted by former Mayor Oca Verdeflor of Bacolod City who declared that “Karne is ticker than blood.”
Say mo, lawyer Wilson Gamboa?
Ex-solon John Orola “dies-dies” smiling.
(from Panay News-Lapsus Calami)
sa mga Passinhons diri, ano mahambal niyo sini? Looks like Jesry is planning a comeback. And still Palmares is a very strong name is Passi City's political arena.
spacewagon1 November 26th, 2006, 08:11 AM iloiloonline ... hmm.... sound oddly familiar ;)
Had lunch kagapon sa Oxens ... more pics, I'll be doing a feature pero ala ko pa nasulat
Location: Valeria St., Iloilo City
http://static.flickr.com/122/305933290_9e07c4c6ce.jpg
Chicken Teriyaki
http://static.flickr.com/113/305933292_6be660d6b1.jpg
Sisig
http://static.flickr.com/105/305933296_5a405060cf.jpg
My Plate
http://static.flickr.com/115/305933298_964ef249e2.jpg
Capuccino with Lunch
http://static.flickr.com/116/305933302_04b8b6d31e.jpg
the bill
http://static.flickr.com/105/305933304_46e1ed9da6.jpg
YumYumYum. Gapahisa-hisa ka gid Chymera. Aga pa di nagahirab na tiyan ko. :lol: :lol: :lol: Kakululbaan sini kung apuno sang hangin sang tan-aw sang pictures niyo diri ni Whyte. Ara gid fave food ko ang Chiecken Teriyaki. Anything chicken is a heaven's taste for me.
Di ba na-feature ang Oxen's Cafe last week sa The Guardian? Review-hon ko abi ang previous thread naton.
spacewagon1 November 26th, 2006, 08:15 AM haha... yup. i made it just yesterday ugaling daw kulang... hingagaw lang na sa bago nga thread.hehe
hingagaw pero ayos gid siya migs. Tani masulat ta article. I'll make one before the end of the year and ipa-post ko to sa website ni migo Chymera.
Btw, exploreiloilo is gaining strength. Damo to sang naga-leave messages. Gabasa-basa lang ko iya kay naubos na nila suggest ang gusto ko especially si Kirby. :lol: :lol: Wala na ko mahambal pa.
BYAHILO November 26th, 2006, 08:24 AM chy that chicken teriyaki must be delicious. daw gin gutom ako. since malayo ko sa iloilo, indi ko da kakadto. u jaz simply gave me an idea kung ano lutoon ko karon sa gabi./
chicken teriyaki man eh. ahahaha
spacewagon1 November 26th, 2006, 08:36 AM ^^ ^^ start working for it, Bern. Pati gid ko iya sa imo. :okay:
IMPRESARIO November 26th, 2006, 03:50 PM iloiloonline ... hmm.... sound oddly familiar ;)
Location: Valeria St., Iloilo City
Sisig
http://static.flickr.com/105/305933296_5a405060cf.jpg
^^Salap salap naman! i can feel my Cholesterol levels go way up already,bweeheheh:lol:
IMPRESARIO November 26th, 2006, 04:11 PM btw, ang entry ni bernie daw runaway winner na haw? galing naman! camphone pa lang ina ha,heheh :banana:
photo contest:
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=414020
kirby21 November 26th, 2006, 10:59 PM ^^Salap salap naman! i can feel my Cholesterol levels go way up already,bweeheheh:lol:
cholesterol and uric acid level, Incognito. Nanam uid kaayo !
kirby21 November 26th, 2006, 11:04 PM turning more into European taste ... That's what I like best. (joke lang)
Tani i-upod nila si Pavarotti. Salalakit naman puwak sang mga Ilonggo nga manugkanta sini.:) Btw, what made them think of staging this type of concert in Iloilo? Abi ko daw sa rap man ang uso subong sa Pinas? ha ha ha.
Anyway, here's my contribution:
"So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs Im singing
Thanks for all the joy theyre bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me"
Cheers everyone ! Hala Bira kita tanan ! :banana:
abi ko may karaoke contest diri ba? haha. Space, okay ka lang da ha?
In as much as I like rap at times, wala guid ko talent sina. So diri nga bagay pareho guid kita.
Nakatan-aw ka na mga play sa West End? Tani may amo man kita sini sa Pinas. Well, kinda hoping lang siguro :) .
kirby21 November 26th, 2006, 11:13 PM good plan indeed.
Tripping lang:
Ano ayhan nga banwa sa aton ang mangin open for casinos and sugalan? Daw mas manami ini iya. Livin' La Vida Loca like when you are in Las Vegas. It looks like Iloilo province has a very strong conviction to go against this kind of entertainment.
Hambal ni Wecky, Alimodian guid kuno. Dapat ma-legalise ang pasugalan sa ila banwa. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Ambut kung ano ang ginaplano niya dira? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
IMPRESARIO November 27th, 2006, 12:41 AM Chinese Schools in Iloilo:
http://www.syshs93.org/images/news/syshsbuilding.jpg
Sun Yat Sen High School (Taiwan-based)
http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/icchs1980/images/1c.PNG
Iloilo Central Commercial High School (Mainland China-based)
http://www.shs-j.net.ph/images/adiseal.jpg
Santa Maria Catholic School (Now called,Ateneo de Iloilo)
^^
i finished my kindergarten and elementary education in Sun Yat Sen High School,i think i learned chinese language first
before english, kasi kindergarten is only taught in chinese, lipat na ako..heheh
btw,ang Colegio del Sagrado de Corazon de Hesus naga teach man chinese di bala?
irong206 November 27th, 2006, 01:56 AM guys let's vote for EMAN to stay inside the pda.cast your vote in pinoy dream academy forum.He's the only ilonggo survivor.ilonggo all over the world unite.Let's give him a good fight.ilonggos pride!
irong206 November 27th, 2006, 01:58 AM hi to all ssc forumers!
irong206 November 27th, 2006, 02:03 AM hello to all iloilo forumers.missing the sweet old stories ha ha ha!pasensya na ha?hapiT- hapit lang ko di kon kaisa a.keep the ilonggo spirit burning a............love you!
shyaman November 27th, 2006, 04:09 AM sa mga Passinhons diri, ano mahambal niyo sini? Looks like Jesry is planning a comeback. And still Palmares is a very strong name is Passi City's political arena.
Ti, ano pa bi ma-comment ko space kundi "may the best man win" eh. Jesry has the edge when it comes to popularity because he hade been there already. On the downside, he may also lose a stronghold because of a number of Passinhon's who were disappointed with his accomplishments when he was mayor. Powell, who spent most of his adult life in the US will have to make himself known especially to the barrio folks. Sa city proper, medyo kilala na sya but not to those who are in their 20s.
The current vice mayor is also a Palmares. Daw puro man lang sanda abi ang may guts kag kwarta para magpadalagan. Isa pa, daw sa waay na gid man sing iba nga politico sa Passi nga naga-shine.
kirby21 November 27th, 2006, 08:08 AM hello to all iloilo forumers.missing the sweet old stories ha ha ha!pasensya na ha?hapiT- hapit lang ko di kon kaisa a.keep the ilonggo spirit burning a............love you!
sige hait-hapit lang di Irong basta may tiempo.
kirby21 November 27th, 2006, 08:12 AM Hablon Fashion at Kawayan Market Week
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/27/pj5.jpg
L-R: Ditas Taleon of Robinsons Palce
Iloilo; Mayor Jerry Treñas; Mrs. Rosalie
Treñas; Myor Malones; Lex Tupas and
Merci Drilon Garcia.
International lifestyle designer, PJ Arañador, along with other award-winning Ilonggo fashion designers, Bo Parcon, Don Protasio, Jaki Peñalosa, Eric de los Santos and Angelette Borja-Ragus showcased a spectrum of hablon creations from streetwear, formal wear, club wear to resort dressing.
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/27/pj7.jpg
Hablon Moda Fashion designers: Eric de
los Santoa, Bo Parcon, Jaki Peñalosa,
Angelette Borja-Ragus, PJ Arañador and
Don Protasio.
Hablon Moda, part of the Iloilo Kawayan Market Week 2006, is bent on promoting kawayan/bamboo products, hand loom fabrics and accessories through the medium of a fashion presentation.
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/27/pj2.jpg
L-R: A Don Protasio creation modeled by
Ilonnga Supermodel Ria Bolivar with
Eric de los Santos and PJ Arañador
creation.
Iloilo Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and Mrs. Rosalie Treñas, chic in a fuchsia terno, were the guest-of-honor. International Ilongga supermodel Ria Bolivar, flew in from Manila to model. Local personalities who have supported the local weaving industry be wearing hablon creations were given a plaque of recognition.
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/27/pj1.jpg
L-R: TNT's Dr. Florentino Alerta II,
Rofel John Parreño and Irma Lim
Among them who were recognized was Dr. Florentino Alerta II, Mr. Irma Lim, Ms. Amihan Pares, Mrs. Rosalie Treñas and Mr. Rofel John Parreño. The event was held at Robinsons Place Iloilo at the fountain Area. A weeklong exhibit of bamboo and hablon products capped the market week.
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/27/hablon.fashion.at.kawayan.market.week.html
source: The News Today
kirby21 November 27th, 2006, 08:20 AM "We are the world .. we are the children".
I'm in my funny mood today. :lol: :lol: Pasensiya lang mga migs. Nanami-an ko mangulit.
Btw, reading all these lovely stuffs about Dinagyang lifts up my soul. Indeed, an enlightenment for Dinagyang Festival's organiser to be part of the chosen festival worldwide. In fact, we are unanimously endorsed by United Nations to be a carrier of their Millenium Development Goals implementation. I just wish that we can live up to their expectations and perform our task with great pride and honour.
I hope Iloilo will continue to bring the Philippines closer to the world.
Hala Bira!
:ohno: kakululbaan ang modo mo migo. It's swaying right and left, so medyo halong-halong lang ang mga upod mo sini. he he.
About Dinagyang, well, it's another feather in our cap. What else can I say? Cheers !
kirby21 November 27th, 2006, 08:28 AM Camel Motorcross
(photos courtesy by The Guardian Iloilo)
http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/special/photo/special6.jpg
http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/special/photo/special7.jpg
http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/special/photo/special8.jpg
http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/special/photo/special9.jpg
(more photos: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/special.php)
lewdsaint November 27th, 2006, 05:24 PM First Chinese School in the Philippines was the Iloilo Chinese Vocational School established in 1911. Later, it became Chinese Commercial School and now, Iloilo Central Commercial High School.
Chinese Schools in Iloilo:
http://www.syshs93.org/images/news/syshsbuilding.jpg
Sun Yat Sen High School (Taiwan-based)
http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/icchs1980/images/1c.PNG
Iloilo Central Commercial High School (Mainland China-based)
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Santa Maria Catholic School (Now called,Ateneo de Iloilo)
^^
i finished my kindergarten and elementary education in Sun Yat Sen High School,i think i learned chinese language first
before english, kasi kindergarten is only taught in chinese, lipat na ako..heheh
btw,ang Colegio del Sagrado de Corazon de Hesus naga teach man chinese di bala?
spacewagon1 November 28th, 2006, 12:07 AM P4.2-B floodway project starts
ILOILO City – The much-awaited flood control project here costing some P4.5 billion finally starts with the construction of a giant box culvert along the coastal road in Brgy. San Isidro, La Paz district.
Engr. Jose Al Fruto of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said the Project Management Office has built an alternative road near the project site so as to divert traffic along the coastal road.
The implementation of Stage 1, Package 2 projects was contracted by China International Water and Electric Corporation amounting to P507,803,192 covering the:
• improvement of the Iloilo River
• improvement of upper Ingore Creek, including the giant box culvert; and
• improvement of both banks of the Jaro River Mouth Section.
Fruto said under Stage 1, Package 1, the projects are contracted by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. at P1,914,106.019 covering the construction of a 4.7-kilometer floodway from Aganan, Pavia to Balabago-Bito-on in Jaro, and improvement of the Tigum and Aganan rivers.
Both packages have a contract period of 1,080 calendar days with Package 2 projects to be completed in February 2009 and Package 1 to be completed in March 2009.
source: Panay News (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news3.htm)
spacewagon1 November 28th, 2006, 12:31 AM Hambal ni Wecky, Alimodian guid kuno. Dapat ma-legalise ang pasugalan sa ila banwa. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Ambut kung ano ang ginaplano niya dira? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
har har har. Kabalo gid ko kung ano ang ipatindog ni Wecky sa Alimodian. Kadungol nga pagkabata.
Isolated case na ina just in case. Like what's happening with STL. In Iloilo City, it's legal but they've been forbid to stay sa province naman or padakop sila ni Tupas. :lol:
spacewagon1 November 28th, 2006, 12:38 AM :ohno: kakululbaan ang modo mo migo. It's swaying right and left, so medyo halong-halong lang ang mga upod mo sini. he he.
About Dinagyang, well, it's another feather in our cap. What else can I say? Cheers !
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: amo na medyo hinay-hinay ko for the meantime migs kay basi bala magkaroon ta sang hormonal imbalance kag may mahambal ta nga indi maayo. he he. So if ...
habagatcentral1 November 28th, 2006, 02:00 PM Nang mabasa ko ni, ang primero ko nga reaksyon...tani indi guid ko kadamgo sang gising! O basi gadamgo sila.
Pero I realize, matuod man ni in a way...
And may guinhambal si Architect Guanzon (ang architect sa Cebu Int'l Convention Center) sa Kapamilya Forum diri sa Cebu sang nagligad nga semana regarding Iloilo's status as a convention center...and I was bedazled. It needs confirmation though but I was happy when I heard of it.
The only thing is that, we should hope that Ilonggos strive hard for the better. I hope mediocrity and old politics would be debunked in our system as Ilonggos.
City wants to become RP's convention center
ILOILO City is currently aspiring to become the convention center of choice in the country and to do this, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has engaged the services of the Iloilo City Convention Bureau (ICCB) to act as its promotions arm.
The Bureau, a private sector-led marketing organization inspired by Treñas and founded by Dr. Ma. Teresa S. Sarabia in 2003, is presently headed by Emil Diez and is being funded by the city government to the tune of P1-million.
As envisioned by Treñas, the ICCB's principal mandate is to promote Iloilo City in the international and national convention market. The bureau's other tasks include concerning itself with the training of convention organizers in the ranks of local associations and industries so these could develop skills and services necessary in the holding of conventions.
The ICCB shall also see to the smooth conduct of conventions so as to help build Iloilo City's reputation as a convention destination.
So far, among the major national conventions here this year were the Philippine College of Physicians Mid-Year Convention held October 18-20 this year; the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers; the Fraternal Order of Utopia, the 2006 Bangus Convention, the Philippine Mango Congress, the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly, the Pediatric Neophrologists Association of the Philippines, the Philippine Cable and Television Association, the First National Conference on Tricycle Transportation Development, and the Philippine Association of Government Public Accountants.
Trenas said the growing frequency of both regional and national gatherings being held in Iloilo City has compelled the building of more hotels here. Already, three hotels designed to cater to conventions are slated to open shortly. These hotels, Trenas revealed, are the Centennial Resort Hotel and Convention Center which is capable of hosting 2,500 guests; the Castle Hotel and a still to be named hotel to be built along the Smallville restaurant row at Benigno Aquino Avenue (Diversion Road). The Centennial Resort Hotel and Convention Center, the mayor added, will have a soft opening on December 15 this year, and a grand opening in February 2007.
To date, the city has three hotels capable of conducting large conventions. These are the Sarabia Manor Hotel which has a convention center that can accommodate up to 1,000 delegates; the Iloilo Grand Hotel, which could hold a convention of up to 1,700 delegates; and Amigo Terrace Hotel , which could fit a convention with 1,300 participants. It also has the Punta Villa Resort which is capable of accommodating 2,000 delegates.
With the ICCB's technical expertise in organizing, assisting and facilitating conventions and ensuring the proper execution of corporate agreements between organizers of conventions, Treñas is highly optimistic of Iloilo City's chances of making it as the nation's convention site of choice for both national and international gatherings.
Source: Sunstar Iloilo
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/11/28/news/city.wants.to.become.rp.s.convention.center.html
IMPRESARIO November 28th, 2006, 02:05 PM ^^timing ka man bern be, the same tani akon post, edit ko na lng akon eh, hehhehe
this is great news for Iloilo. More biz and more tourism!
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 03:04 PM Treñas, city execs visit floodway site
MAYOR Jerry P. Treñas led other City Government officials and members of the Iloilo City Hall Press Corps in two separate visits at the Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) construction site in Jaro district.
The construction phase of Packages 1 and 2 for Stage 1 of the Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) has already started, with Korean contractor Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction commencing Contract Package 1.
Package 1 includes the construction of the Jaro Floodway and the improvement of the Tigum and Aganan Rivers.
The Chinese contractor, China International Water and Electric Corporation, started Contract Package 2, which includes the improvement of Iloilo River, the improvement of Upper Ingore Creek and the improvement of the Jaro River Mouth.
The initial construction activities include the construction of a giant box culvert, which Treñas, city congressman Raul Gonzalez Jr. and media personalities inspected on two consecutive Fridays last Nov. 17 and 24, 2006 accompanied by village heads, DPWH officials, project consultants and contractors.
In a brief message, Treñas said he was assured by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that the flood project will be finished before her term ends in 2010.
The IFCP aims to mitigate flood damage and inundation in Iloilo City and neighboring municipalities caused by inadequate and inefficient river and drainage systems. Once completed, the project is expected to create a sustainable urban community and provide safer and more pleasant conditions for the people.
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/11/28/news/tre.as.city.execs.visit.floodway.site..html
source: Sunstar Iloilo
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 03:09 PM Nang mabasa ko ni, ang primero ko nga reaksyon...tani indi guid ko kadamgo sang gising! O basi gadamgo sila.
Pero I realize, matuod man ni in a way...
And may guinhambal si Architect Guanzon (ang architect sa Cebu Int'l Convention Center) sa Kapamilya Forum diri sa Cebu sang nagligad nga semana regarding Iloilo's status as a convention center...and I was bedazled. It needs confirmation though but I was happy when I heard of it.
The only thing is that, we should hope that Ilonggos strive hard for the better. I hope mediocrity and old politics would be debunked in our system as Ilonggos.
Very nice article indeed. Bernie. It seems that Iloilo City is heading that way, too, considering many conventions hosted by the city in the last two years. Kudos to the ICCB! More conventions to come! (but it also means more hotels as well? wahhh .. dugang na guid gutok naton sa ciudad).
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 03:11 PM First Chinese School in the Philippines was the Iloilo Chinese Vocational School established in 1911. Later, it became Chinese Commercial School and now, Iloilo Central Commercial High School.
Damo kamo classmates halin sa Chinese Com. Thanks for the info Lew. Cheers mate!
habagatcentral1 November 28th, 2006, 03:12 PM Very nice article indeed. Bernie. It seems that Iloilo City is heading that way, too, considering many conventions hosted by the city in the last two years. Kudos to the ICCB! More conventions to come! (but it also means more hotels as well? wahhh .. dugang na guid gutok naton sa ciudad).
Actually, IMO crisis ta sa hotel sa Iloilo. Indi na kis-a kasarang ang mga hotels ta sa damu nga tawo makadto diri kon kis-a, especially during conventions and Dinagyang and summer or Xmas kon kis-a.
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 03:18 PM ^^ Tama ka Bern. We usually run out of hotel spaces most of the times especially all those peak seasons you've mentioned above. I just don't know if a hotel-cruise will be materialised in time of Dinagyang Festival and the plan to share-a-home project to accomodate large number of tourists and visitors to grace the festivity.. We'll see how it goes but I think we need bigger hotels these trend of hosting national conventions continues.
Hotel industry in Iloilo City is really doing very well.
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 03:40 PM :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: amo na medyo hinay-hinay ko for the meantime migs kay basi bala magkaroon ta sang hormonal imbalance kag may mahambal ta nga indi maayo. he he. So if ...
yeah right. Hinay-hinay lang dira for the meantime migs. :)
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 03:44 PM har har har. Kabalo gid ko kung ano ang ipatindog ni Wecky sa Alimodian. Kadungol nga pagkabata.
Isolated case na ina just in case. Like what's happening with STL. In Iloilo City, it's legal but they've been forbid to stay sa province naman or padakop sila ni Tupas. :lol:
NO COMMENT ako Space. But I'm a great supporter of Casino and I wish Iloilo City will open its doors for casinos in the future. Cheers.
habagatcentral1 November 28th, 2006, 03:52 PM ^^ Casino Royale? As in Casino Royale? hehehe! :D
Tan-awon ta. Kay batasan sang Ilonggo daw indi kasarang sa Casino. Pero kasarang naman sa STL, wehehehe!!! :lol:
Pacific_leopard November 28th, 2006, 03:52 PM Very nice article indeed. Bernie. It seems that Iloilo City is heading that way, too, considering many conventions hosted by the city in the last two years. Kudos to the ICCB! More conventions to come! (but it also means more hotels as well? wahhh .. dugang na guid gutok naton sa ciudad).
haha then Hotels is the most prominent business here in Iloilo kun amo, hmmm.... imagine different types of Hotels in the Future... since we'll be having Castle Hotel in the future, why not build a Museum Hotel out of an old Mansion diba, ukon River Cruise Hotel, ferry-type na nagabiyahe from Molo to Lapaz, as routed by the river...nami na siya na attraction... ukon Colonial Hotel, the theme is Calle Real, balle yung facade sang Hotel is based on the buildings in Calle Real...hmmm... here i go agian with crazy ideas.hahaha
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 03:59 PM ^^ Casino Royale? As in Casino Royale? hehehe! :D
Tan-awon ta. Kay batasan sang Ilonggo daw indi kasarang sa Casino. Pero kasarang naman sa STL, wehehehe!!! :lol:
not to mention The World of Mah Jong !
Pong, ciao, joker eye ! Hidlaw na ko magkapa-kapa sa lamesa... he he.
Don't like Casino Royale movie, Bern. The James Bond actor looks awful and inappropraite for the character. That's just my personal opinion.
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 04:05 PM haha then Hotels is the most prominent business here in Iloilo kun amo, hmmm.... imagine different types of Hotels in the Future... since we'll be having Castle Hotel in the future, why not build a Museum Hotel out of an old Mansion diba, ukon River Cruise Hotel, ferry-type na nagabiyahe from Molo to Lapaz, as routed by the river...nami na siya na attraction... ukon Colonial Hotel, the theme is Calle Real, balle yung facade sang Hotel is based on the buildings in Calle Real...hmmm... here i go agian with crazy ideas.hahaha
hahaha. I like your ideas, Pacific. Let's go crazy anyway. Puwede na ta sini ma-kantiyawan nga may delusion of grandeur. :lol: :lol: :lol:
San-o ayhan ma-open ang The Castle Hotel? Sa pagkadugay guid iya !!!!!!!
habagatcentral1 November 28th, 2006, 04:09 PM ^^ Amo na gani, may lain nga ahem ehem sa lugar amo na nga dugay ang pagubra da, hehehe! :lol:
Casino Royale, I like it though not because of the actor but the history of James Bond himself (natan-aw ko na from Doctor No asta Royale, hehehe! and I now understood the spy better) :lol: Basi ikaw da Kirby ka-enroll ka sa MI6 da, hehehe! :D
@Pacific. I-PM lang sa akon cell number mo. Nice no, river hotels. Tsada! Nami! Nindut!
To augment the crisis in lodging during Dinagyang, the private sector was encouraged(especially those who own the mansions) to cooperate by letting the visitors sleep in their houses (may it be mansion or ordinary) to savor the best Ilonggo hospitality. :)
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 04:15 PM that remains "classified" Bern. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Paano indi ko manami-an kay natulugan ako sa sinehan. I just hate to pay much magtan-aw tapos matulugan man lang ako. I'm expecting more .. or probably I'm expecting too much sa movie. Either way, I want my £11 refunded. :nuts:
habagatcentral1 November 28th, 2006, 04:25 PM that remains "classified" Bern. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Paano indi ko manami-an kay natulugan ako sa sinehan. I just hate to pay much magtan-aw tapos matulugan man lang ako. I'm expecting more .. or probably I'm expecting too much sa movie. Either way, I want my £11 refunded. :nuts:
^^ Basta sa akon, ok lang ah. I'm for the story anyway.
Anyway, at least gasugod na ang project sa Floodway. Daw ginakulbaan na lang ko kon mag-ulan sing mabaskog sa Pavia kay basi mag-awas naman ang Tigum kag Aganan, ay abaw! Evacuate the ground floor liwat! dason, tinlo naman pagkahuman sang baha! Ay abaw!
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 04:37 PM amo man. Maayo lang kay ginsugudan naman nila ang ang Iloilo Flood Control Project. Dako guid ini ang ma-denepisyo sang ciudad kag probinsiya sang Iloilo.
IMPRESARIO November 28th, 2006, 05:00 PM river cruises...nice! boat cruises na lang from one island to another, heheh, like the big ones (disney cruises,royal caribbean,carnival,norwegian,celebrity cruise) pero local places lang,from one festival celebration to the other, Atiatihan and Boracay this week and then dock in Iloilo for the Dinagyang a couple of days after Atiatihan then on to Cebu or Mindanao...heheh
IAMME November 28th, 2006, 06:15 PM I finally found the time to label them..:)
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kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 08:28 PM ^^ thanks for sharing UPV's future plan, IAMME. I would like to see UP's School of Medicine, College of Engineering and Student Mall ... one day. I hope UPV's alumni will gather and help make all these things realised. Cheers !
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 08:35 PM river cruises...nice! boat cruises na lang from one island to another, heheh, like the big ones (disney cruises,royal caribbean,carnival,norwegian,celebrity cruise) pero local places lang,from one festival celebration to the other, Atiatihan and Boracay this week and then dock in Iloilo for the Dinagyang a couple of days after Atiatihan then on to Cebu or Mindanao...heheh
My mom used to say that in their days, JS Prom was held in a boat, cruising between Iloilo City and Guimaras. Wala na ini sa aton subong. Usually sa hotel na lang guina-held. Sa time namon sang HS, sa Kalantiao Hall sang Sarabia Manor.
Nice idea Incognito. Tani madayon lang ang boat hotel nga ini to help ease tourist influx sa city naton this Dinagyang. The share-a-house project, hopefully, will be materialsed as well.
kirby21 November 28th, 2006, 09:12 PM Btw, kumusta na ang plano sa T-shirt. Daw wala ko na mabati-an haw? Please update us kung ano ang natabo.
Pacific, may gin-PM ako sa imo dira migs. Palihog lang guid. Salamat. :)
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 03:03 AM Treñas to represent RP in Bangkok environmental gab
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas who is also the president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) will be flying Thursday to Bangkok, Thailand for the Southeast Asian forum on clean environment.
The trip of Treñas, who will represent the Philippines, is sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). He will be back Dec. 3.
Treñas said the conference is timely as the city is working to establish a sanitary landfill replacing its crude open dumpsite.
“I will join the solid waste discussions because we are in the process of developing our sanitary landfill. Thus, we might find new technology there and we will be able to apply it in time for the establishment of our sanitary landfill.”
The forum is organized by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) through the Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications (SEA-UEMA).
Dubbed the Second Policy on Urban Environmental Management (UEM), it will be conducted at the Twin Towers Hotel in Bangkok Dec. 1
The forum is part of the dissemination activities under SEA-UEMA, a five-year partnership program between AIT and CIDA which aims to improve the UEM policies and good practices in Southeast Asia.
UEM’s First Policy Forum was conducted August 2005 and provided a venue to discuss and better understand the major issues and challenges facing cities.
The main UEM issues include deteriorating environment, reduced urban productivity and decelerating economy.
The SEA-UMEA likewise sees three important areas needed to be addressed: air pollution, solid waste and water sanitation.
Some countries have already specified policies addressing these areas while others are still relying on general environmental or urban policies.
However, there are problems in the implementation of these policies like insufficient institutional coordination to enforce such policies, information and cooperation from stakeholders.
Thus, a review of the most important and latest policies in terms of level of compliance, enforcement and implementation could point to the policies’ strengths and weakness.
The second forum will be conducted to further discuss these issues and look at opportunities in facilitating the implementation of important policies for clean air, land and water.
It will also serve as venue for policy experts and makers to share ideas and experiences regarding good practices as well recommend actions to improve or facilitate implementation of important policies to address environmental concerns.
It can be noted that two national workshops for the Philippines and Indonesia were held July 26 and Sept. 21 respectively that scrutinized what the said countries have done so far on their good existing UEM practices.
Attempts were also made to identify gaps and opportunities to help improve the urban environment by way of formulating recommendations for consideration of relevant government agencies.
source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories6.php)
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 03:09 AM Iloilo at your fingertips
THE official website of the Province of Iloilo was launched in a ceremony at the fountain area of the capitol lobby recently.
This site will serve as information superhighway, which does not only deal with the developmental news about the Province of Iloilo but also as one-stop shop that features all the relevant information about the province just a click away.
It features various provincial government offices and officials, provincial profile and provides links to different local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo.
It further provides visitors/web surfers with the glimpse of our tourism industry and our local tourism destinations and festivals; jobs placement for local residents through the Human Resource Management and Development Office (HRMDO), Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO), the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and Technology and Livelihood Development Center (TLDC).
Fourteen local government units’ websites were also launched during the program. These include the towns of Miagao, Igbaras and Oton in first district; Leganes, second district; Janiuay, Mina, Lambunao and Badiangan, third district; Dumangas, Passi City, Banate and Dingle, fourth district; and Barotac Viejo and San Dionisio, fifth district. Their respective Webmasters ware likewise introduced.
The provincial website can be accessed through www.iloilo.gov.ph.
source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php)
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 03:12 AM I finally found the time to label them..:)
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Brilliant plan. Goodluck to UPV !
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 03:18 AM ^^timing ka man bern be, the same tani akon post, edit ko na lng akon eh, hehhehe
this is great news for Iloilo. More biz and more tourism!
Iloilo as Philippine's Convention Center? Wow! It's an ambitious plan but definitely achievable. However, with current trends of hosting national conferences and assemblies, Iloilo City is definitely etching to become a great player when it comes to conventions' venue. Indeed, a dragon year for Iloilo's hotel and restaurant industry.
al_teeway November 29th, 2006, 03:20 AM Iloilo at your fingertips
THE official website of the Province of Iloilo was launched in a ceremony at the fountain area of the capitol lobby recently.
This site will serve as information superhighway, which does not only deal with the developmental news about the Province of Iloilo but also as one-stop shop that features all the relevant information about the province just a click away.
It features various provincial government offices and officials, provincial profile and provides links to different local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo.
It further provides visitors/web surfers with the glimpse of our tourism industry and our local tourism destinations and festivals; jobs placement for local residents through the Human Resource Management and Development Office (HRMDO), Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO), the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and Technology and Livelihood Development Center (TLDC).
Fourteen local government units’ websites were also launched during the program. These include the towns of Miagao, Igbaras and Oton in first district; Leganes, second district; Janiuay, Mina, Lambunao and Badiangan, third district; Dumangas, Passi City, Banate and Dingle, fourth district; and Barotac Viejo and San Dionisio, fifth district. Their respective Webmasters ware likewise introduced.
The provincial website can be accessed through www.iloilo.gov.ph.
source: The Guardian ILOILO (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories7.php)
Manami para sa Iloilo :okay: Pero tani may ara translation ang site in Korean, French, Mandarin, Nihonggo, etc.. indi lang tani english kay indi man tanan makaintindi english. What i mean is, one way to attract tourists, especially our market like Koreans, Japanese, is to make them understand of what are we selling to them.
The difference between Thais' website and Philippine Website, ang Philippines, English lang, ang iya sang Thailand, damo translation. Maybe isa ka-factor kun ngaa mas damo ang nagakadto didto.
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 03:23 AM haha then Hotels is the most prominent business here in Iloilo kun amo, hmmm.... imagine different types of Hotels in the Future... since we'll be having Castle Hotel in the future, why not build a Museum Hotel out of an old Mansion diba, ukon River Cruise Hotel, ferry-type na nagabiyahe from Molo to Lapaz, as routed by the river...nami na siya na attraction... ukon Colonial Hotel, the theme is Calle Real, balle yung facade sang Hotel is based on the buildings in Calle Real...hmmm... here i go agian with crazy ideas.hahaha
acceptable "crazy ideas", Pacific basta ikaw. :righton: :righton:
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 03:31 AM Manami para sa Iloilo :okay: Pero tani may ara translation ang site in Korean, French, Mandarin, Nihonggo, etc.. indi lang tani english kay indi man tanan makaintindi english. What i mean is, one way to attract tourists, especially our market like Koreans, Japanese, is to make them understand of what are we selling to them.
The difference between Thais' website and Philippine Website, ang Philippines, English lang, ang iya sang Thailand, damo translation. Maybe isa ka-factor kun ngaa mas damo ang nagakadto didto.
That's right, Al. I wished they'll consider this option and development. Thailand is way ahead when it comes to promotion esp Phuket. Problem with us in the Philippines is, our main tourist attraction (which is Boracay) has no direct flights from other parts of the globe. Isn't it ironic to say the least? Boracay should have a nearby international airport to serve tourists and visitors who wished to frequent the place. As a tourist, it wouldn't interest me at all if I have to board two to three planes before I reach my desired destination. We have to address this concern first, then maybe we will be more competitive with Thailand and other neighbouring Asian countries. Accessibility plays pivotal role in developing tourism industry.
al_teeway November 29th, 2006, 04:00 AM That's right, Al. I wished they'll consider this option and development. Thailand is way ahead when it comes to promotion esp Phuket. Problem with us in the Philippines is, our main tourist attraction (which is Boracay) has no direct flights from other parts of the globe. Isn't it ironic to say the least? Boracay should have a nearby international airport to serve tourists and visitors who wished to frequent the place. As a tourist, it wouldn't interest me at all if I have to board two to three planes before I reach my desired destination. We have to address this concern first, then maybe we will be more competitive with Thailand and other neighbouring Asian countries. Accessibility plays pivotal role in developing tourism industry.
Tama ka guid dira. Amo na nga gina work out na nila ang Kalibo Airport (Pinakalapit sa Boracay nga pwede mag-accommodate International Flight). May ara na mga interesado nga mga Airline Companies halin sa Korea kag Taiwan nga magdirect flight sa Kalibo pag makumpleto na ang ILS kag tanan nga requirements. Last year sang October dapat ang first flight sang EVA Air (Taiwan) sa Kalibo, pero gincancel kay tungod wala pa na-install ang ILS(Instrumental Landing System). Personally, nagkadto ko sa Kalibo Airport para makita tani ang EVA Air..
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 04:08 AM sounds much better for me. Indi na kinahanglan pa maghapit sang mga turista sa iban nga airport to go to Boracay. i wish ma-materialised ini nga plan. I want international airlines lands and takes off Kalibo Airport. Boracay deserves to have its own airport to service its customers and visitors.
In as much as the new Iloilo airport will serve as a future alternative airport to help Boracay's traffic, I still believe that both destinations cater their own tourists and clients. Both should have its own international airport. Kinahanglan gid ina naton. Kalibo for Boracay, and Sta Barbara for the regional capital.
al_teeway November 29th, 2006, 04:33 AM Baskog guid man ang Panay! Sa Airport pa lang okay na :okay: Tani Railway na ang next for the Four Provinces of Panay! (hehe.. sorry, this is suppose to be in Panay Thread)
al_teeway November 29th, 2006, 04:35 AM Baskog guid man ang Panay! Sa Airport pa lang okay na Tani Railway na ang next for the Four Provinces of Panay! (hehe.. sorry, this is suppose to be in Panay Thread)
To Make Iloilo City(the center of commerce) and New Iloilo Airport more accessible to all Panayanon.
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 04:43 AM Baskog guid man ang Panay! Sa Airport pa lang okay na :okay: Tani Railway na ang next for the Four Provinces of Panay! (hehe.. sorry, this is suppose to be in Panay Thread)
ok lang. We're in the same island, so wala gid problema basta para sa development. Tani madayon aton railway sa Panay. It will further boost all our economies in the island. Indi lang Iloilo and Aklan ang benepisyo kundi pati pa gid ang Capiz and Antique. Needless to say, Guimaras is already a part of Metro Iloilo, a metropolitan development council legally recognized by the government of the Philippines, and with back up EO to prove its worth. :)
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 04:55 AM Jimena: Dinagyang to promote
Millennium Development Goals
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY
ILOILO City – The Dinagyang Festival will be promoting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the city government.
It will “attempt to break the ordinaries” in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for the promotion of the MDG, said Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Inc. (IDFI) Executive Director Ben Jimena.
Culture, artistry and religiosity being promoted by Dinagyang will be coupled with social responsibility vis-?*-vis the MDG, he explained.
Recently, the UNDP included Dinagyang Festival, the only festival there is, in its MDG program. Also, the Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines named the Dinagyang as the Best Tourism Event in the country.
“Dinagyang has showcased how a participatory approach to planning and management can make one program succeed,” said Jimena, also an executive assistant of mayor Jerry Treñas.
Jimena thanked the business sector for supporting the festival year after year. He also acknowledged the participation of the academe, youth and non-government organizations, among others.
source: Panay News (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news4.htm)
spacewagon1 November 29th, 2006, 06:41 AM Excerpts from Acanto's message in CPU's Website. A thing to watch this coming December. Merry Christmas to all !
And as December draws near, we look forward to the University’s Christmas activities. The University is now busy preparing for our annual Festival of Lights that will commence on December 7. People of all shapes and sizes will again flock to CPU to witness our grand and colorful display of lights and Christmas decorations. We shall also have nightly programs for alumni, guests, visitors and friends beginning December 8 until December 22, 2006.
sa mga Iloilo forumers, idugang niyo sa kaladtuan niyo sa December. Kung makakuha kamo pictures, kindly post them here. Madamo gid nga salamat.
habagatcentral1 November 29th, 2006, 09:23 AM Iloilo as Philippine's Convention Center? Wow! It's an ambitious plan but definitely achievable. However, with current trends of hosting national conferences and assemblies, Iloilo City is definitely etching to become a great player when it comes to conventions' venue. Indeed, a dragon year for Iloilo's hotel and restaurant industry.
It may be ambitious but there is already an unofficial figure that ILO belongs to Top5 Top Convention Destintations in the country. I will not disclose it for it may foster regionalism again. ;)
But anyway, great things start from small beginnings and lets not haste for progress. We must carefully plan the growth of the city. Lets not make those past mistakes again.
Iloilo's progress is all up to us...Ilonggos.
Brilliant plan. Goodluck to UPV !
As in goodluck! Goodluck sa alumni (like your's truly)! Goodluck sa UP kon kakita na sang pondo ang gobyerno o nakakita na sang investors para mausar ang idle assets sang UPV. :lol:
Baskog guid man ang Panay! Sa Airport pa lang okay na :okay: Tani Railway na ang next for the Four Provinces of Panay! (hehe.. sorry, this is suppose to be in Panay Thread)
Segment1: ILO-RXS
Segment2: RXS-MPH(Caticlan) via KBO
Segment2: ILO-EUQ (Antique)
Jimena: Dinagyang to promote
Millennium Development Goals
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY
ILOILO City – The Dinagyang Festival will be promoting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the city government.
It will “attempt to break the ordinaries” in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for the promotion of the MDG, said Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Inc. (IDFI) Executive Director Ben Jimena.
Culture, artistry and religiosity being promoted by Dinagyang will be coupled with social responsibility vis-?*-vis the MDG, he explained.
Recently, the UNDP included Dinagyang Festival, the only festival there is, in its MDG program. Also, the Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines named the Dinagyang as the Best Tourism Event in the country.
“Dinagyang has showcased how a participatory approach to planning and management can make one program succeed,” said Jimena, also an executive assistant of mayor Jerry Treñas.
Jimena thanked the business sector for supporting the festival year after year. He also acknowledged the participation of the academe, youth and non-government organizations, among others.
source: Panay News (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news4.htm)
^^ A festival with a taste of social responsibility. Maayo! Try ko liwat e-mail si sir Ben kay basi pangita sila sang volunteers sa Dinagyang. Ti, at that time, unemployed pa ko nga daan.
Stand up against poverty!
Siling sang kanta gani sang MDG Philippines "Sino pa bang magdadamayan kundi tayotayo rin..." :D
death327 November 29th, 2006, 10:47 AM Hornbill calls heard again in Madyaas
by Jun Aguirre
Pandan, Antique -- The distinctive calls of writhed-billed hornbills are coming back into the deep forests of the Madyaas mountain ranges in Panay.
Colorful, playful and noisy, hornbills are among the most conspicuous local birds and were prominent in Filipino folklore.
They once inhabited most large Philippine islands during the Ice Age, with each island having uniquely colored hornbills each believed to be distinct species.
Today, the writhed-billed hornbill (Aceros waldeni) in Panay is virtually extinct.
The writhed-bill hornbill is listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources as the world's second most threatened hornbill species. Others -- like the Visayan tarictic and the Sulu hornbills -- are critically endangered in most of the areas where they survive.
There are encouraging indications that hornbills forage once again high in the canopy of the deep Madyaas forests where the boundary of the four Panay provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Iloilo intersect.
In the Madyaas, hornbills hunt in small family flocks, noisily calling to each other as they spot food or potential predators.
"The forest of the Central Panay Mountain Range is the last refuge of the writhed-billed hornbill known to locals as dulungan," says Thomas Kuenzel, a German who manages the Philippine Endangered Species and Conservation Project (PESCP).
"And there it has survived with a substantial breeding population," he told InterNews&Features. "Whether that population size is viable is another question."
"From 2002 until now, there has been a steady increased of the number of nest holes occupied, from 31 to 502 nest holes in 2006," Kuenzel said.
"The enormous increase can be credited to the effective nest protection scheme. We believe that there are 44 percent increase of the number of nest holes this year compared from what we started with in 2002."
Former poachers and hunters have been signed up as "owners" of 132 nest holes that they are sworn to protect. The network also includes six wildlife educators, 17 community conservationists and 14 barangay tanods serving as the community police.
"This network of conservation workers is supported by livelihoods planned and implemented together with the communities living in an around the forest inhabited by the hornbills," Kuenzel said.
Hornbills are so-called because the bills of these birds are enormous and usually brightly colored. The top of the bill is a hollow structure called a casque that serves as a resonating chamber for the bird's calls.
Hornbills eat a wide range of foods -- including mice and nestling birds -- but depend on wild figs in old-growth lowland rain forest.
They live for as long as 20 years and, like most large birds, reproduce very slowly and take great care raising their young.
When the female is ready to lay eggs, the male brings mud that the pair fashions into a solid wall covering most of the opening into their tree-hole nest. The female stays inside the tree-hole to incubate the eggs and nestlings until the young are ready to fly, entirely dependent on her mate to bring food for herself and their brood.
Because they reproduce slowly, writhed-billed hornbills are generally unable to survive heavy hunting. Logging exerts its pressure, denuding lowland rain forest of the trees that provide nest holes.
In 2002, it was estimated that half of the writhed-billed hornbill population in Panay was lost to poaching.
That was six years after Eberhard Curio, a retired professor at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, founded the PESCP together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Starting with a small presence here, the group encouraged upland barangays to protect the writhed-bill hornbill. The word has spread from just five towns to 35 barangays in the 12 towns of all four Panay provinces that border each other in the Madyaas.
With such encouraging developments, Kuenzel is confident that the Madyaas forests will continue to echo with the calls of the hornbills.
InterNews&Features
kirby21 November 29th, 2006, 04:46 PM Excerpts from Acanto's message in CPU's Website. A thing to watch this coming December. Merry Christmas to all !
sa mga Iloilo forumers, idugang niyo sa kaladtuan niyo sa December. Kung makakuha kamo pictures, kindly post them here. Madamo gid nga salamat.
Here comes the CPU's Annual Festival of Lights. All will be revealed in a week's time. Watch out for the opening sa December 7.Tani may bag-o naman sa design nila. Guys, pictures, pictures, pictures please especially based mismo sa CPU like Kianshi and Pacific. Kudos to Dr. Acanto and to CPU !
kirby21 November 29th, 2006, 04:53 PM To Make Iloilo City (the center of commerce) and New Iloilo Airport more accessible to all Panayanon.
tama ka guid al_teeway. More access roads from and to the new Iloilo Airport, revival of the Panay Railways, etc. The new airport in Sta Barbara will definitely service not only Ilonggos and Panaynons but the rest of Western Visayas region. We have a very good tourism industry record lately beating other major regional players back home. At least we can all say that Western Visayas is moving forward, and hoping we could maintain the momentum of progress when it comes to tourism.
kirby21 November 29th, 2006, 05:01 PM Baskog guid man ang Panay! Sa Airport pa lang okay na :okay: Tani Railway na ang next for the Four Provinces of Panay! (hehe.. sorry, this is suppose to be in Panay Thread)
yep. We have three major airports in the island - Iloilo, Kalibo and Caticlan. Kung nakita mo ang list ni Chymera, all these three airports belong to the top ten most utilised and with highest passenger movements in the country. I just wish that Roxas and Antique airports will be included in the list in a very near future. Kinahanglan lang naton magbuligay when it comes sa promotion sang aton mga probinsiya.
Apart from Iloilo having its own international airport, I'm looking forward that Kalibo will also have its own kay kung tan-awon lang, damo man guid cliente sang Aklan iya especially those nga nagakadto sa Boracay. Besides, 5 hours drive ang Caticlan from Iloilo, so for tourists, dako na ini nga uyang sa ila tiempo. Tani mag-start na cater ang Aklan sang regional flights from other neighbouring Asian countries.
kirby21 November 29th, 2006, 05:08 PM It may be ambitious but there is already an unofficial figure that ILO belongs to Top5 Top Convention Destintations in the country. I will not disclose it for it may foster regionalism again. ;)
But anyway, great things start from small beginnings and lets not haste for progress. We must carefully plan the growth of the city. Lets not make those past mistakes again.
Iloilo's progress is all up to us...Ilonggos.
very discreet. Maayo man ina Bern. But really, it doesn't matter kung sin-o ang sa sulod sang top 5 nga ina as long as damo kita conventions sa Iloilo. At least we can see movement of activities within the city and province. Pero lately natalupangdan ko guid man nga damo national confernces nga ara ginahiwat sa ciudad. Well, I just hope nga we have learned from our experiences guid man. Kahalam-ot nga lately, we talked so much of developments, projects, proposals nga sang una indi mo guid mabati-an. Siguro nakamad-mad na guid man ang iban sa aton. :)
kirby21 November 29th, 2006, 05:17 PM Mandy Salcedo's Grand Allure Collection
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/29/salcedo5.jpg
Salcedo
Mandy Salcedo, a Europe-trained Ilonggo designer, presented his 2006/2007 collection in a fashion event held at the SM City Activity Center last November 12, 2006.
Salcedo's Grand Allure Collection was a combination of almost everything - from the bold yet bewitching Halloween gowns to the relaxed yet stunning casual wears and the ultra feminine and chic cocktails dresses. His creative ideas fused the power of color with the elements of exquisite style.
Salcedo transformed the usual men's wear into a cosmopolitan garb by rendering an air of modernism through provocative hues and textures.
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/29/salcedo2.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/29/salcedo1.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/29/salcedo3.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/29/salcedo4.jpg
The show was conceptualized, hosted and directed by Jay Garrovillo.
Indeed, Mandy Salcedo has proven his prowess in the world of haute couture, enough to earn such a title as "Iloilo's Newest Prince of Fashion."
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/11/29/mandy.salcedos.grand.allure.collection.html
source: The News Today
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looks like so many of them are claiming to be Iloilo's Fashion Icon. Two years ago nauso naman ini sa aton ang mga fashion shows. Yearly, we have Ilolo Fashion Week mostly hosted by Robinson's Iloilo. Actually, last month lang ang Hablon Moda. Now come another fashion guru sa SM City naman iya.
kirby21 November 29th, 2006, 07:31 PM Fil-Estate Land raising capital to P5B
By Zinnia B. Dela Pe?a
The Philippine Star 11/30/2006
Property developer Fil-Estate Land Inc. (FELI) is raising its authorized capital stock to P5 billion from P2.8 billion, the company told the Philippine Stock Exchange.
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FELI has set aside P1.5 billion for its real estate development projects in 2007 and 2008 in line with its goal to regain its status as one of the leading property firms in the country.
Among the company?s projects that are expected to provide a stable recurring income for the group are the Phase V expansion of Manila Southwoods, Twin Lakes (a mixed-use project in Laurel, Batangas), Sto.Domingo Place (a residential condominium building in Quezon City), Mulligans Golf Hotel in Boracay, ParcoBello (a residential development with golf course in Muntinlupa), and Festival Villas in Iloilo.
link (and more readings) :
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200611300705.htm
source: The Philippine Daily Star
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any idea where Festival Villas is in Iloilo? Post any updates. Thanks.
spacewagon1 November 30th, 2006, 02:45 AM http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/11/30/article_195776_11-30-2006.jpg
The website of the Iloilo Provincial Government was launched recently. This site will serve as an information superhighway dealing with developmental news and providing relevant information about the province.
Launch of Capitol website successful
By Ian C. Espada
THE official website of the Province of Iloilo was successfully launched in a ceremony conducted at the fountain area of the capitol lobby recently.
This site will serve as information superhighway, which does not only deal with the developmental news about the Province of Iloilo but also one-stop shop that features all the relevant information about the province just a click away.
Sun.Star Network Online round-by-round coverage of the Pacquiao-Morales Sunday fight here
It features various Provincial Government offices and officials, provincial profile and provides links to different local government units (LGUs) in the Province of Iloilo.
cont'd Sunstar ILOILO (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/11/30/news/launch.of.capitol.website.successful.html)
spacewagon1 November 30th, 2006, 02:52 AM GMA to finish floodway
project before term ends
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY
http://www.panaynews.com.ph/images/headline%20pic%20link.jpg
A DREAM COME TRUE. Mayor Jerry Tre?as observes the construction of a box culvert by the China International Water and Electric Corporation in Brgy. Banuyao, La Paz, Iloilo City.
ILOILO City ? The P4.2-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project will be finished before President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo?s term ends in 2010, said Mayor Jerry Tre?as.
Arroyo assured the city mayor of her support until the project?s completion, Tre?as revealed.
The construction of the Iloilo Flood Control Project has already started. Two foreign construction companies are doing the works.
The construction phase of Packages 1 and 2 for Stage 1 of the project started with Korean contractor Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction doing Contract Package 1.
On the other hand, the Chinese contractor -- China International Water and Electric Corporation -- started Contract Package 2 which includes the improvement of the Iloilo River, the improvement of the Upper Ingore Creek and the improvement of the Jaro River Mouth.
source: Panay News (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news1.htm)
spacewagon1 November 30th, 2006, 03:39 AM It may be ambitious but there is already an unofficial figure that ILO belongs to Top5 Top Convention Destintations in the country. I will not disclose it for it may foster regionalism again. ;)
But anyway, great things start from small beginnings and lets not haste for progress. We must carefully plan the growth of the city. Lets not make those past mistakes again.
Iloilo's progress is all up to us...Ilonggos.
don't you worry Bern. Amo na budlay sang ranking sa aton he he he. I'm sorry to be blunt pero does ranking really counts? Daw wala naman ina. Saka na ang ranking kung ma-belong na ang Pilipinas sa listahan sang mga first world countries. Right now, I don't think nga we're apt pa magtinikal considering the sad state sang ekonomiya back home. Well, may growth man kung tan-awon mo ah pero ang mga pumuluyo ayhan sang Pinas maka-experience man sang ginatawag nga tawhay sang pangabuhi? I don't think so. Anyway, tutal ag gina-estoryahan convention, mas maayo lang mabal-an ta nga damo conventions ang ginahiwat sa ciudad kag probinsiya sang Iloilo. Kinahanglan gid naton dako nga investors sa aton hotel industry kung gusto naton mangin convention centre ang ciudad sang Iloilo.
As in goodluck! Goodluck sa alumni (like your's truly)! Goodluck sa UP kon kakita na sang pondo ang gobyerno o nakakita na sang investors para mausar ang idle assets sang UPV. :lol:
don't take it in a very literal way. :) Daw goodluck man gid di ba? Well, tani lang madayon ang plano sang UPV. Who knows? Besides sayang ang idle lands sa Miag-ao kung indi man lang mausar. Aside sa goodluck, wishing all the best na lang .. he he. Basi mangakig na gid si Bernie sini karon. Joke lang amigo. I think its high time for UPV alumni to gather and help build the university. I'm sure kadamo successful nga mga alumni halin dira. Ngaa indi sila mag-donate ? Hmmm ...
Segment1: ILO-RXS
Segment2: RXS-MPH(Caticlan) via KBO
Segment2: ILO-EUQ (Antique)
"when" is the biggest question at present?
^^ A festival with a taste of social responsibility. Maayo! Try ko liwat e-mail si sir Ben kay basi pangita sila sang volunteers sa Dinagyang. Ti, at that time, unemployed pa ko nga daan.
Stand up against poverty!
Siling sang kanta gani sang MDG Philippines "Sino pa bang magdadamayan kundi tayotayo rin..." :D
I like the social impact sang Dinagyang sa kabuhi sang mga Ilonggos. At least we are not abandoning our unfortunate borthers and sisters. And tani lang, we can come up with better proposals or projects to further uplift their depressing state. Hala Bira !
whyte November 30th, 2006, 06:11 AM :wave:
* as mentioned before a NATIONAL CONVENTION held in the visayas region is transportation-wise cheaper than in luzon or mindanao.hopefully we can be at par with cebu as a convention place in the next couple of years.
* quality food is way cheaper in ILOILO and most organizers love it there.aside from the uniquely ilonggo treats, there's seafood and others. Andn ow nightlife has greatly improved in a span of less than a year thanks to smallville for sprucing and starting it.
* ILOILO still needs a convention center not those located in hotels/etc.hopefully we can have a mixed use complex where 3-4 conventions can be held simutlaneously.an auditorium type/an exposition-trade hall type etc.hopefully CPUs GYM can help in catering to those needs though most of us would be happy if an aranete coliseum type would rise
* HOTELS also need improvements.most complains are not only centered in the lack hereof but on the quality of it.and i would like to see a 200 or more room hotel (though economy will still dictate).
whyte November 30th, 2006, 06:25 AM additonal for my map :D
(di ko maupdate now kasy wala diri ang template ko)
ANDOKS la paz (near gaisanao city)
UNCLE TOMS ledesma (near chinse temple)
ANDRES molo (near riverfront hospital)
ZUBA diversion
OXENS valeria chymera, where exactly is this along valeria? thanks :)
CHINESE TEMPLE ledesma
anymore you can suggest?
whyte November 30th, 2006, 12:19 PM down na mana today ang SSC since my last post
kirby21 November 30th, 2006, 05:52 PM Western Visayas to have
Regional Ecology Center
ILOILO City ? A Regional Ecology Center that will serve as information center of all the needed information related to managing solid wastes will soon be launched here in Western Visayas with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) serving as its caretaker.
The center was realized upon the support provided by the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) which provided technical support as well as information materials.
EMB Regional Director Bienvenido Lipayon said the inauguration of the center on December 14 will serve as one of the highlights of the two-day Ecological Solid Waste Management Summit which will be hosted by Iloilo City starting on the said date.
The center has the support of all the government agencies in the region that have parallel mission of making advocacies on proper solid waste disposal.
Lipayon said the event will be an avenue for all the local government units to discuss all their concerns on the implementation of the RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.
The best practices of the municipalities of EB Magalona in Negros Occidental and Miagao in Iloilo in terms of solid waste management will also be shared with all the participants.
EB Magalona boasts of its almost zero solid waste management brought about by their proper implementation of the material recovery facility and composting.
The two-day summit will have for its guests EMB Director Ely Anthony Quano and National Solid Waste Management Council Executive Director Atty. Zoilo Andin Jr.
It will also be attended by local govenrment unit officials from Luzon and other stakeholders.
The summit will work on the theme ?Building Partnerships.. Creating Solutions for Solid Waste Management.?
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news3.htm
source: Panay News
Alingatong November 30th, 2006, 06:06 PM For the first time, I have a cousin (Ilonga gid ya) who visited us here in Iligan for the first time. (45 years old na sya). mahirap din yong travel nya papunta dito. Ilo-Ilo-Manila, Manila-Cagayan De Oro then Cagayan De Oro Iligan (PAL kasi). Pero sabi nya, sulit daw yong travel nya. Nasiyahan sya dito sa Iligan. Yong sa kin, mas nasiyahan ako don sa pasalubong nya. Biscocho from Jaro. ang SARAP. pinakita ko sa kanya yong Ilio-Ilo thread at siya yong naging tourist guide ko through pics ng SSC-IloIlo at talagang ang galing. Alam nya halos lahat ng lugar na ipinakita dito sa thread. Impressed talaga ako. Tani, makapunta ako sa Ilo-Ilo kag sa iban nga banwa. kag tani, ma-master ko Ilonggo ko. Kudos sa tanan nga mga Ilonggo.
kirby21 November 30th, 2006, 06:07 PM The construction of the Iloilo Flood Control Project has already started. Two foreign construction companies are doing the works.
The construction phase of Packages 1 and 2 for Stage 1 of the project started with Korean contractor Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction doing Contract Package 1.
On the other hand, the Chinese contractor -- China International Water and Electric Corporation -- started Contract Package 2 which includes the improvement of the Iloilo River, the improvement of the Upper Ingore Creek and the improvement of the Jaro River Mouth.
source: Panay News (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news1.htm)
Tani i-fasttrack pa guid nila. Whilst ongoing ang construction sang Package 1 and 2, umpisahan na nila ang next package in two to three months time. The earlier matapos ang project, the better kay mabuhinan aton problema sa baha. Any idea kung until sa pila ang packages nga ini and stages?
chymera00 November 30th, 2006, 06:27 PM additonal for my map :D
(di ko maupdate now kasy wala diri ang template ko)
ANDOKS la paz (near gaisanao city)
UNCLE TOMS ledesma (near chinse temple)
ANDRES molo (near riverfront hospital)
ZUBA diversion
OXENS valeria chymera, where exactly is this along valeria? thanks :)
CHINESE TEMPLE ledesma
anymore you can suggest?
Oxens is infront of St. Elizabeth Bowling beside that bank (Queen's Bank??? ndi ko sure)
BTW, going to Lambunao tommor... kind of spur of the moment thing ... tani madayun, sori kung ala ko ka hambal earlier, naka invite pa ko tani. :)
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