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GoodSuccess

January 21st, 2007, 07:57 PM

Ari na ako nag balik para i present ang akon master plan for the province of ILOILO.Basi masiling kamo puro lang ako hinambog kag politika.I will just make a summary picture of my plan.Here is it:

The plan is for ILOILO to utilize its fertile vast agicultural lands into crops which are neccesary in the production of ethanol and additives which will produce BIO DIESEL ,BIOGAS.What are these crops?Examples are cassava,kamote,sugarcane.These can be processed into gasoline and diesel additive for autos and all kinds of vehicles.Eventually even as additive for aviation gas.THIS TECHNOLOGY IS ALREADY IN THE NEWS,THE USAGE IS REQUIRED BY LAW,all we have to do is coordinate with government agencies in charge.

Health care business and retirement villages.

We have good and effecient hospitals in iloilo,why dont we expand these expertise into bigger business concept directed to expanded healthcare services and retirement villages.The national goverment is now very aggresive in this area.We only have to coordinate with these concerned agencies.This undertaking is now in the news.

Education of Ilonggos in IT related businesses

We should work on the target of having one computer in every ilonggo house.That way all of us are connected directly to the outside world.This is one way of educating our people.Using the computer for whatever purpose it may serve.

Development of Amusement parks and the like.

Resorts,amusement parks,theme parks,zoo,botanical gardens,forest parks,Horticulture related activities and businesses must be encourage.

These undertakings must be pushed vigorously in our province.TOURISM in ILOILO would benefit from this undertakings.

All the above is my draft activity plan for ILOILO.With proper programs and implementation we will never go wrong.Of course funding is also neccesary.
This plan will just support the present developments in iloilo.We can make use of idle lands for this purpose.As i observed there are ongoing infrastructure developments now in Iloilo.This draft plan of mine will just go hand in hand with the ongoing developments .

I have my own informal development plan folder containing the details of the above personal ideas.This folder is a compilation of ideas for 8 years or so starting in 1993 when i was exposed to the CEBOOM PHENOMENOM.My awareness of the development in Cebu encouraged me to draft a personal development plan for ILOILO.Now some ideas are in the news.That is why i am sharing this for whats its worth.

In the USA,they have NEW YORK,and OKLAHOMA or LOS ANGELES and MINNESOTA.In the Visayas we will have Cebu and ILOILO.

I do hope that this small piece of directional concept can be appreciated or perhaps be of help.For some this might be mediocre or pragmatic but it really doesnt matter,because i believe this idea will blend well with existing provincial developments.

MABUHI KA ILOILO!!!

whyte

January 22nd, 2007, 04:34 AM

may limit na ang photobucker 800x600

you can change that part to suit your needs
just checked this feature minutes ago

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lewdsaint

January 23rd, 2007, 02:24 AM

Please check out the New Dinagyang Foundation Website is up.

Visit the www.dinagyangfoundation.com (http://www.dinagyangfoundation.com)

Featuring Dagoy

Dagoy is towering six feet and nine inches tall, three-dimensional mascot that has evolved from just a mere icon. His birth is a product of imagination and desire, not just by a single person but also of people who are working diligently to make the Dinagyang festival a part of everyone's day-to-day life.

Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) Executive Director Ben Jimena related that the mascot now is the once caricature used by the marketing group headed by Francis de la Cruz as a promo material. This happened in 2002, the first time time the festival was handled by the foundation.

Chris Bayani, an artist from Manila, drawing inspiration from his adopted daughter, delicately prepared a sketch of the icon that was later made as the official logo of the festival. His faces then were seen on posters, T-shirts and streamers everywhere. Years later, the foundation tapped the expertise of the San Pablo Sineng Laya Corporation based in Las Piñas, Manila to prepare a life-size mascot of "Dagoy". Dagoy's first public appearance was on December 11,2004 at the The Fort in Taguig during the official launching of the festival in Manila. He made his presence felt in Iloilo City during Pamukaw on December 18,2004.

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He has also attended the opening of the Dinagyang exhibits at SM City Iloilo on January 10, 2005, his first public appearance for that year. Jimena stressed though that aside from the Dinagyang-related activities, he is also expected to attend various special occasions of the city to make the public more aware of the festival. "Wherever Dagoy goes, people will be reminded of the Dinagyang festival", Jimena stressed. "Once Dagoy shakes your hand, it simply means that you are welcome in Iloilo". Jimena described Dagoy as a friendly Aeta kid. He's a loveable child and very attractive to other children.

Dagoy wears a fiber glass head dress bearing the picture of Santo Niño. The
dominant colors are black and gold. He also has a camel-colored bahag, the
typical attire of Aetas. He is holding a drum made of fiber glass bearing the
logo of Iloilo City government printed at the center. His hands and feet are
adorned with multi-colored bracelets similar to the one being worn by ati-ati
warriors. He is expected to have a change in outfit every year, though Jimena said that they are going to copy the costume of the tribe that will be declared as best in costume every Dinagyang contest.

Just like any other kid Dagoy was christened on January 14, 2005, a symbol of welcoming him to the Christian world, on the day of opening salvo at the San Jose Parish church in Plaza Libertad, Iloilo City. From there he will be placed side by side with the Santo Niño de Cebu in an open van and they are going to tour the city, following the route of parade.

In the coming years, expect more innovations to come, according to Jimena. He said their group never gets tired thinking of what is best for the festival. And the birth of Dagoy after 36 long years is just but one of these innovations they have made.

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Source : Dinagyang Foundation Website (http://www.dinagyangfoundation.com/profile/profile.php?itemid=122)

BYAHILO

January 23rd, 2007, 06:45 AM

lapit na lang dinagayng!!!!

whyte

January 23rd, 2007, 07:42 AM

:banana:

ERICD
ready ka na sa trip mo?
hmm

how was sinulog last weekend and where are you now? :D

BYAHILO

January 23rd, 2007, 09:42 AM

shyaman

January 23rd, 2007, 10:50 AM

Uuy! Adbans hapi berday migo!

BYAHILO

January 23rd, 2007, 11:20 AM

daghang salamt shyaman. :)

whyte

January 23rd, 2007, 01:00 PM

whyte im here in bacolod. naga pang hampol salonpas sa tiil kay gapalanakit pa tiil ko sang lakat more than 10 kilometers. upod kmi ni bernie and the rest of SSC Lakawboys.

Sinulog was so huge! na overwhelmed gid ako. ga pahuway ako di sa bacolod. tomorrows my birthday. got nothing big tomorrow. mapahuway lang ko sa haus.

ill be coming to iloilo this coming saturday, and mabalik ko manila sunday 5:45PM

salonpas gale abi ko BUYO ang ginapanghampol mo :D
wow!nagEB gale kamo dira :banana:

indeed based on the news SINULOG was very big indeed.aside from the usual "sinulog" parang victory party na cguro sang cebu for a successful asean meet hosting

dali na lang gale
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5 hours ang counting

hope you could regain your strength now for this coing weekend
another huge party awaits you

syempre we all await your pics (sinulog/eb/dinagyang)

:banana: :banana:

whyte

January 23rd, 2007, 01:00 PM

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/headers/23.jpg

OFF TOPIC

i really love most "under the bridge" photo of a city's skyline

blueguy

January 23rd, 2007, 02:03 PM

lewdsaint

January 24th, 2007, 03:07 AM

I will also try nga makapuli this weekend sa Iloilo pero kinahanglan makabalik ako dayon diri sa Manila sa Tuesday.

Tani makakita ako sang ticket kag masakyan.

Hope to see you there guys!!!

Hala bira!!!

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

habagatcentral1

January 24th, 2007, 03:15 AM

Eric and bernie, just tell me kung ara pa kamo bacolod, I'll be going back there this thursday then I'll be bringing along my friends from Manila sa Iloilo on Sunday...

Sige. Kitakits ta tani. Asta sa Sabado ugto lang guro kami ninday Eric sa Bacolod kay makadto na kami sa Iloilo. Sya asta 5PM sang hapon sang Domingo. Ako, asta Lunes pa sang aga.

I will also try nga makapuli this weekend sa Iloilo pero kinahanglan makabalik ako dayon diri sa Manila sa Tuesday.

Tani makakita ako sang ticket kag masakyan.

Hope to see you there guys!!!

Hala bira!!!

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

No worries! Text lang ah. :D

whyte

January 24th, 2007, 08:57 AM

amo na inti ang DINAGYAN EB ?

:pepper:

chymera00

January 24th, 2007, 09:05 AM

Opening Salvo

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whyte

January 24th, 2007, 09:31 AM

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

Umpisa na!

ThaNks CHYMERA

keep 'em coming

leii_tomo

January 24th, 2007, 12:55 PM

hay naku!!! laipt nalang gid ang dinagyang!!!Ü

habagatcentral1

January 24th, 2007, 04:37 PM

Hello Iloilo!

01.28.2007

Hala Bira Iloilo! I shall return.

fundraiser

January 24th, 2007, 04:40 PM

hi berns, iloilo na ka? cant make it for dinagyang, sa tv na lang siguro ko, hehe, i televise ba ang dinagyang berns, like on NBN?

habagatcentral1

January 24th, 2007, 04:41 PM

hi berns, iloilo na ka? cant make it for dinagyang, sa tv na lang siguro ko, hehe, i televise ba ang dinagyang berns?

Dili bai. :ohno: Unlike in 2005 nga gitelevise gud (bisan sa Studio23 ug TFC), karon limited ra sa ABSCBN Iloilo ug GMA Iloilo ra. Pero basin kapost ko sa videos ug unsa sa pictures. :)

Ari pa ko Cebu kay naa pa ko work hangtud Friday then pa-Iloilo ko via Bacolod. Sa Lunes ko puli Cebu.

lewdsaint

January 25th, 2007, 02:00 AM

Update about the old Iloilo Airport

24 - DOF to finalize terms of reference for auction of old
Wednesday, January 24 2007 @ 05:52 PM GMT

The Department of Finance (DOF)committee tasked to look into the privatization of the Iloilo airport in Mandurriao district will meet here next month to finalize the terms of reference for the proposed auction of the said government property.

DOF Undersecretary John Sevilla informed Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas about the meeting over the phone Wednesday. The agreed terms of reference will serve as basis for the pre-bid conference, the schedule of which will be decided later.

Mayor Treñas was already furnished a copy of the document and has endorsed the copy to the City Legal Office for further studies.

The proposed auction of the airport is in preparation for the opening of the new Iloilo Airport with international standards situated at the Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan area.

Earlier, the committee pegged the floor price for the proposed auction at P900 million which might even run up to P1 billion. This means that each hectare was priced at P18, 000 or P1,800 for every square meter. The old airport has an area of 54 hectares.

At present, there are five developers that signified their interest to join the bidding. These are the Ayala, Rockwell, Filinvest, SM Prime and Robinson Land. (PNA)

BYAHILO

January 25th, 2007, 05:43 AM

weeeee excited na ko sa dinagyang!!! i stil have sipon.. peroi kaya ko na mag lagaw ah eheheh

chymera00

January 25th, 2007, 06:13 AM

chymera00

January 25th, 2007, 06:24 AM

P3-B earmarked for Iloilo irrigation

Iloilo City (24 January) -- Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said government has earmarked a historic high of P3 billion for irrigation projects covering about 98.000 hectares of croplands to increase farm yields and boost agricultural growth for about four to five percent.

He also said that with such amount the national Irrigation Administration (NIA) will be able to repair and rehabilitate irrigation facilities serving almost a hundred thousand hectares this year.

He added the P3-billion rehabilitation work is by far the biggest reform program for Philippine irrigation undertaken in the last 30 years.

The Department of Agriculture is also increasing public spending on seed technology and on infrastructure like irrigation systems and post-harvest facilities this year.

Yap said the government is pouring more money into the farm sector in 2007, where its sights are trained on making Philippine agriculture pull away in 2008.

This is based on what he said as a flood of agri-business investments from China that would cover1.2 million hectares in the next 12 to 18 months.

Yap said the P3-billion allocation for irrigation this year is anchored on the approval of the proposed 2007 General Appropriations Act, which includes a DA outlay that is roughly P5 billion more than its allotment last year. (PIA 6[top])

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070124.htm&no=44

1.2 M visitors expected to grace Dinagyang Festival

By Lydia C. Pendon

Some 1.2 million visitors including Ilonggo balikbayans are expected to grace the highlights of Dinagyang Festival slated this weekend. Most of the visitors are also hoping to stay over for the grandest religious fiesta in the country, the Jaro Agro-Industrial and Charity Fair in Jaro district on February 2 and the Chinese New Year Festival on February 18.
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas said he was besieged with inquiries from abroad regarding hotel accommodations and homestay program from several Filipino communities in the United States who claimed they have seen Dinagyang Festival being played up in the internet and televisions.
Iloilo City is also hosting a Donors Forum on January 25-26 to be participated by several foreign funding organizations and countries. Among these are the USAID, AusAid, JICA, CIDA, GTZ, UNDP, ADB, European Commission, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, USA, Canada, leagues of provinces, cities, municipalities and ULAP, and government agencies such as DILG, DOF, BLGF, DBM and NEDA. More than 200 delegates and their staff are coming over for the forum and to see the world famous Dinagyang.
Several nongovernment organizations and government agencies are also holding seminars and conferences here to avail of the festivities after their seminars.
Trenas said this year’s edition of the festival will cost more than P11 million from contributions of several organizations and corporations.
Among those which contributed are Smart Telecommunications with P2 million; Globe, P2 million; city government, P3 million; Department of Tourism, P1 million; P500,000 from Cong. Raul T. Gonzalez Jr.; P520,000 from the United nations Development Programme; P300,000 from Petron Corp.; P100,000 from PLDT e-ventus; P50,000 from Vitarich, P500,000 from Pepsi-cola, Coca-cola, San Miguel Corp and Asia Brewery given to kiosks and almost combined P1 million given by minor sponsors.
This year’s highlights include nine Kasadyahan tribes to perform on Saturday, January 27 and 20 ati-atihan tribes to perform on Sunday, January 28. Both competitions are expected to generate the crowd as Dinagyang is considered as the best tourism event of the country by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines.
The nine Kasadyahan tribes are Tribu Mandurriaonon of the Mandurriao National High School, Tribu Pahinis de Laua-an of Laua-an, Antique, Tribu Ilahas of Cabatuan, Iloilo, Tribu Pasidungog of San Miguel, Iloilo, Tribu Kahilwayan of Sta Barbara, Iloilo, Tribu Sa-ad of Leganes, Iloilo, Tribu Tultugan of Maasin, Iloilo, Tribu Saludan of Tigbauan, Iloilo and Tribu Bayluhay of San Joaquin, Iloilo.
The 20 tribes participating in the Ati-atihan contest are Tribu Silak, Ilonganon, San Pedro, Himala, Pari-anon, Hamili, Pana-ad, Paghidaet, Molave, Familia Sagrada, Angola, Hamlimaw, Bantu, Atub-atub, Kalubihan, Aninipay, Taga Jaro, Baryohanon and Pag-asa

http://dailyinformer.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=849&Itemid=137

Treñas: Advocating progress for Metro Iloilo and Guimaras

True to its tag as “The Next Big Thing,” Iloilo City has now emerged as among the cities with an energized economy and populace.
With Mayor Jerry P. Treñas at the helm of local leadership, the City Government managed to sustain the drive for the protection of the environment, achieved a more efficient delivery of basic services, realized the maintenance of a stable and secure peace and order situation and has a renewed tourism campaign.
The efforts have now been replicated and strengthened in nearby Iloilo towns and the Province of Guimaras in a local governance partnership and linkage brought by the Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC).
Treñas chairs the MIGEDC with Guimaras Governor JC Rahman Nava as co-chair. Other member Local Government Units (LGUs) are Iloilo towns of Leganes, Pavia, San Miguel, Sta. Barbara in the Second District and Oton in the First District.
Under Treñas, the council has undoubtedly emerged into a unified and energized group comprised of local leaders with one shared vision of much-needed change and much-needed progress for the much-needed development.
Change, progress and development that will bring Iloilo City, the metro towns involved and the Province of Guimaras closer to the change progress and development aimed by the Western Visayas region in particular and the nation in general.
MIGEDC has championed the cause of improved and effective Official Development Assistance (ODA). A contributing lifeblood to the developing and struggling economies of LGUs, the ODA when better-used and best-managed spells the big difference with respect to capacity-building. The council with Mayor Treñas has consistently advocated such with efforts paying off in numerous major ODA-assisted projects poured in MIGEDC member LGUs.
In Metro Iloilo, there is the Iloilo Flood Control Project and New Iloilo Airport Development Project of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). There is also the World Bank-Iloilo City City Development Strategies, Solid Waste Management of the GTZ and the Metro Iloilo Road Network Improvement Project of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Another ODA-project of the World Bank’s Localized Anti-Poverty Program 2 with Iloilo CODE Inc and the successful Kalahi CIDSS projects.
In Guimaras, ODA projects poured in through the efforts of the MIGEDC are the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Department of Health (DOH) Integrated Community Health Services Project. There is also the ADB’s Third Elementary and Secondary Education Programs.
The MIGEDC and ODA-Champ Mayor Treñas. Advocating progress for Metro Iloilo and Guimaras.

http://dailyinformer.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=852&Itemid=137

Iloilo hosts Donors Forum gab

Officials and key personalities of Local Government Units (LGUs) under the Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC) will converge anew for a two-day forum with Iloilo City as host LGU.

Aimed at improving aid effectiveness, the forum is yet another opportunity that will bring together the donor community, the non-government agencies involved and local partners in various LGUs here. The gathering is further expected to open the doors for more solid commitments from donors needed by the council to back current initiatives for regional economic development.

Dubbed “Forum on Enhancing Coordination and Management of Official Development Assistance (ODA) by LGUs,” the event slated on January 25 and 26 is realized through the Philippines Development Forum Working Group on Decentralization and Local Government (PDF WG).

As such, discussion are up on the strategies and programs of the MIGEDC particularly those on infrastructure, local economic development works, basic services, local finance, capacity building and other related development concerns.

Set to be answered are questions posed, “What works and does not work?” in terms of assistance and aids that has since poured in from donors.

MIGEDC Chair is Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas with Guimaras Governor J.C. Rahman Nava as co-chair.

The Forum will also identify “best practices” that may be used as case studies by member MIGEDC cities and municipalities.

“Harmonization is essential at the LGU level particularly with respect to capacity building,” the PDF WG statement went. “It was observed that LGUs with better-managed Official Development Assistance are relatively better-off in increasing their assistance portfolio relative to others.”

Venue of the two-day gab will be the Amigo Terrace Hotel here where day two will see sessions open to the general public.

There will also be an exhibit of several ODA-projects such as the Iloilo Flood Control Project of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) now under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Iloilo Airport Project also of the JBIC, the Metro Iloilo Road Network Improvement Project and the World Bank’s Localized Anti-Poverty Program 2 with Iloilo CODE among others.

http://dailyinformer.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=852&Itemid=137

P900-M BID FLOOR PRICE

5 bidders eye old
Iloilo airport area

-SM Prime Holdings, Robinsons Land, Ayala Prime Holdings are among the interested investors.

By Lydia C. Pendon

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is set to conduct a pre-bid conference for prospective bidders of the old Mandurriao airport land area in Iloilo City by early February 2007.
This was announced by Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas yesterday after receiving a communication from Assistant Secretary John Sevilla of the Air Transportation Office (ATO) to conduct the pre-bid conference in Iloilo City.
A total of five big time bidders are expected to come to Iloilo to see the area and among those interested are representatives of Ayala Prime Holdings, Rockwell, Fil-Invest, SM Prime Holdings and Robinsons Land. Of the five bidders, it was Ayala which showed early interest in developing the area.
Trenas said that he was informed that the more than 53 hectares of land comprising the Iloilo airport in Mandurriao district will have a bid floor price of P900 million or starting with P1,800 per square meter.
The national government is building a new airport of international standards at the boundary of Sta Barbara and Cabatuan towns in central Iloilo. Construction of the new airport costing more than P6 billion is expected to be completed by April 12, 2007 and test flights and testing of modern equipment will immediately follow.
Trenas said the national government is eyeing to build a new commercial center in the old airport area in a move to decongest the downtown city proper.
The center will have a complete IT park, offices and factories for light industries, commercial establishments such as banks, restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and other amenities in a contained area.
Trenas said that with this new development, the city is expected to grow and develop its facilities as a highly competitive city in the Visayas.

http://dailyinformer.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=846&Itemid=137

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

January 25th, 2007, 06:27 AM

Rockwell has joined the bandwagon, cool ... the price they'd set is too cheap, IMO. P18, 000 per hectare hmm....

Hmm anothere typo again from our local papers.. since 1 Ha is 10,000 sq.m that would simply means that per Has is (1800.00 * 10000 = 18,000,000.00 or 18M per Ha * 54 = P972,000,000.00 or 972M or 18m less to a Billion... so its actually 18M per Ha.

Btw its good to know that the Lopezes are having a comeback to their hometown thru Rockwell! The more the merrier!

Hala Bira! Dinagyang na!:banana: :banana: :banana:

My Dinagyang plan won't push thru due to high volume of calls in our site my VL is declined! Waaaaaaaaaa! :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

chymera00

January 25th, 2007, 06:54 AM

All systems go for Dinagyang 2007

It's all systems go for this year's Dinagyang Festival.

Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) Executive Director Ben Jimena said financial contributions for the festivities keep on coming.

He said the foundation has collected and on the process of collecting the P10 million pledges.

Jimena said there is no cause to worry even if they are still waiting for some contributions. The contributions will come before the final celebration. Of the P10 million pledges, they have already collected the P3 million from the city government and the P520,000 from the United Nations Development Program.

"We are 99.9 percent ready," he declared.

Earlier, the foundation was rocked because of the financial constraint they are facing with the decreased of the financial contribution of Smart Telecoms. Last year, Smart donated P8 million to the foundation for the Dinagyang celebration.

The other pledges include P2 million from Globe; P2 million Smart; P1 million from Department of Tourism regional office; P500,000 from Representative Raul Gonzalez Jr.; P300,000 - Petron; P100,000 - PLDT/E-Ventus; P50,000 from Vitarich and P500,000 from the joint pledges of Pepsi, Coke, San Miguel Corporation and Asia Brewery.

He said the entire celebration needs P11 million budget and the pledges and contributions only amounted to P10 million. They will get the remaining P1 million from the sales of tickets in different judging areas, rentals of kiosks and donations from smaller corporations.

Moreover, Jimena said the city government through Mayor Jerry Treñas and with the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod has contributed another additional financial assistance to 15 competing tribes in the ati competition. Of the 20 competing tribes, only 15 tribes were given additional financial support.

Jimena said 13 competing tribes received P20,000 additional financial assistance and two tribes received P10,000 each. He did not specify which tribe received such amount. They received a total financial assistance of P220,000. The school-based competing tribes only received P100,000 financial assistance.

The executive director said they have no more problems with the different committees involved in the celebration. "We want to believe that we don't have problems anymore, " said Jimena.
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http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/01/24/all.systems.go.for.dinagyang.2007.html

fundraiser

January 25th, 2007, 08:05 AM

spacewagon1

January 25th, 2007, 08:06 AM

few more days to go kag Dinagyang na. Guys, don't forget the pictures!

spacewagon1

January 25th, 2007, 08:10 AM

yung sa dinagyang t-shirts, by monday tapos na, the UK t-shirts, ongoing pa... since damo siya... I changed the font to Gothic para mas classic ang effect...

No probs Pacific. Hulat-hulaton ko lang akon t-shirts diri sa UK. I called Wecky yesterday. Amidst everything, dayon ang dagyang sang buang. he he. Si Kirby wala na gid kalusot.

Eric, ready ka na for Dinagyang? Nahatagan ka na gid man nila sang pass migs?

spacewagon1

January 25th, 2007, 08:12 AM

Hello Iloilo!

01.28.2007

Hala Bira Iloilo! I shall return.

go for it Bernie. Simply ka lang ha. Balik Iloilo ka gale this weekend? Enjoy the festival amigo !

habagatcentral1

January 25th, 2007, 08:14 AM

is bernie online? hehe

berns, i remember us discussing about the ten bornean datu's who landed in panay island, i found this article online and i find it interesting. knowing berns with a history major in UP, maka comment gyud siya ani.

kalantiaw, the hoax (http://www.mts.net/~pmorrow/kalant_e.htm)

^^ Hehehe!!! Already a cliche topic in our class. Yup, there are a lot of loopholes in the Maragtas and the Code is believed to be a hoax by most of the UP professors but like other stories, it has already been embeded in the Panaynon society.

My professors say: "Its neither history nor folklore". Then its all up to you to decide what really is this.

spacewagon1

January 25th, 2007, 08:15 AM

great news articles for Iloilo Province and Iloilo City. Kanami sang mga projects kag programs. Keep the international linkages open for better and brighter Iloilo and MIGEDC.

spacewagon1

January 25th, 2007, 08:28 AM

City Hall tops donors for P11-M Dinagyang ’07

THE Iloilo City government is the number one financier of this year’s Dinagyang, donating P3 million.

With a total P11-million funding requirement (not P12 million as earlier reported), the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) has also solicited for Iloilo’s grandest fiesta substantial donations from the following donors: Smart - P2 million; Globe - P2 million; Department of Tourism (DOT) through Secretary Ace Durano – P1 million; DOT regional office through Director Edwin Trompeta - P185,000; United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - P520,000; Iloilo City Rep. Raul Gonzalez Jr. - P500,000; Petron Corp. - P300,000; PLDT – P100,000; ePLDT Ventus - P100,000; Pepsi, Coca-Cola, San Miguel Corp. and Asia Brewery pledged a total amount of P500,000; Vitarich - P50,000.

IDFI executive director Ben Jimena said they expect to generate P1 million from other small donor-companies and ticket sales.

Cited for its “social artistry”, Dinagyang is the first festival worldwide to be supported by the United Nations.

The UN sees Dinagyang as an effective tool to promote its millennium goal of alleviating poverty.

With the UN citation, Dinagyang has achieved wider international recognition.

source: The Guardian ILOILO (www.theguardianiloilo.ph)

whyte

January 25th, 2007, 08:31 AM

Hmm anothere typo again from our local papers.. since 1 Ha is 10,000 sq.m that would simply means that per Has is (1800.00 * 10000 = 18,000,000.00 or 18M per Ha * 54 = P972,000,000.00 or 972M or 18m less to a Billion... so its actually 18M per Ha.

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

yup nakita ko man ina kaina but didn;t bother to correct :lol:

spacewagon1

January 25th, 2007, 08:38 AM

Iloilo hosts Donors Forum gab

Officials and key personalities of Local Government Units (LGUs) under the Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC) will converge anew for a two-day forum with Iloilo City as host LGU.

Aimed at improving aid effectiveness, the forum is yet another opportunity that will bring together the donor community, the non-government agencies involved and local partners in various LGUs here. The gathering is further expected to open the doors for more solid commitments from donors needed by the council to back current initiatives for regional economic development.

Dubbed “Forum on Enhancing Coordination and Management of Official Development Assistance (ODA) by LGUs,” the event slated on January 25 and 26 is realized through the Philippines Development Forum Working Group on Decentralization and Local Government (PDF WG).

As such, discussion are up on the strategies and programs of the MIGEDC particularly those on infrastructure, local economic development works, basic services, local finance, capacity building and other related development concerns.

Set to be answered are questions posed, “What works and does not work?” in terms of assistance and aids that has since poured in from donors.

MIGEDC Chair is Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas with Guimaras Governor J.C. Rahman Nava as co-chair.

The Forum will also identify “best practices” that may be used as case studies by member MIGEDC cities and municipalities.

“Harmonization is essential at the LGU level particularly with respect to capacity building,” the PDF WG statement went. “It was observed that LGUs with better-managed Official Development Assistance are relatively better-off in increasing their assistance portfolio relative to others.”

Venue of the two-day gab will be the Amigo Terrace Hotel here where day two will see sessions open to the general public.

There will also be an exhibit of several ODA-projects such as the Iloilo Flood Control Project of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) now under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Iloilo Airport Project also of the JBIC, the Metro Iloilo Road Network Improvement Project and the World Bank’s Localized Anti-Poverty Program 2 with Iloilo CODE among others.

source: The ILOILO Daily Informer (www.dailyinformer.info)

whyte

January 25th, 2007, 09:25 AM

nakita ko sa ibang nga thread
though i know of this kahapon pa nalipat lang ako

Belated[/COLOR]

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ERIC D

IMPRESARIO

January 25th, 2007, 08:04 PM

Opening Salvo

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^^ Thanks Chy,I love it!
btw, peeps I'm here na in Iloilo! arrived last Jan. 24, been busy though. I got freedom grandstand tickets yes! :righton:

tuloy ang EB? :)

lewdsaint

January 26th, 2007, 02:05 AM

Mandurriao airport bid price: P1 billion
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas said the opening bid for the 55-hectare airport lot in Mandurriao district is P1billion.

Treñas said the airport site will have an initial floor price of P1,800 per square meter or P18,000 per hectare, adding that Department of Finance (DOF) Undersecretary John Phillip Sevilla will arrive in Iloilo City February to preside over the pre-bidding conference.

“We will discuss the final terms of reference for the auction of the airport. The City Legal Office has started checking the documents and legal implications (of the transactions) to the city government.”

He said five real estate giants – SM Prime Holdings, Robinsons Land Corp., Ayala Land, Rockwell and Filinvest – have signified their interest to join the bidding.

A previous assessment by consulting firm CB Richard Ellis tagged the airport at P900 million.

Treñas said it is the DOF that will determine the average of all price assessments before deciding on the bidding schedule which is expected to be finished before the new airport in Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan area opens in April.

Treñas is optimistic that the privatization of the old airport will benefit the city in the form of real property taxes (RPT) and employment opportunities for residents.

“The city government will have no direct share from the airport sale. Our benefits will be gained from real property taxes and jobs that will be created from the development of the airport site by private investors.”

The airport property is managed by the Air Transportation Office (ATO), thus, exempted from paying RPT. But it will become taxable the moment it is sold to private investors.

DOTC WANTS ILOILO PORT PRIVATIZED
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THERE is no stopping the privatization of the operations of the Iloilo River Wharf (IRW), commonly known as the Muelle Loney port.

Mayor Jerry Treñas said local business leaders were informed of the proposed privatization to be initiated by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).

Treñas said DOTC secretary Leandro Mendoza and business groups recently met here to discuss the proposal.

He said “The businessmen were asked to submit their position papers after they were made to understand the situation…”

Last year, seven business groups in the city urged the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) August to continue operating the IRW instead of returning it to private management.

These groups were represented by their respective presidents – Felipe Uygongco of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Iloilo, Inc. (FCCCI-Iloilo); Cesar Ting of Iloilo Shipping Operators and Allied Service, Inc.; Henry Chusuey of Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Panay, Inc. (FCCC-Panay); Fanny Uy of Iloilo Multi-Sectoral Business Association; Angel de Leon of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Iloilo, Inc.; Valerie Maravilla of Ilonggo Producers’ Association; and Atonio S. Jon of Iloilo Business Club, Inc. (IBC).

The Ilonggo businessmen and ship-owners and operators also sent a letter dated August 28, 2006 to Mendoza requesting the PPA to continue managing the port operations.

The business community came up with the position paper last year in reaction to reports on efforts by some politicians to return the IRW management to the Espinosa clan.

The business community highlighted the favorable business atmosphere brought about by a PPA-controlled IRW.

Businessmen feared that old problems will return at the port if its operations are given to a single family.

“For the last two years that the PPA has been operating the Iloilo port, the climate has become more business-friendly and professionalized. Port policies became transparent and service charges were more consistent and predictable,” the businessmen stressed.

Likewise, the business community attributed the development at the IRW to the presence of a police force in the area to secure shippers from criminalities, particularly extortion rackets.

“Law and order prevailed and doing business became smooth and efficient. The cost of doing business in Iloilo drastically went down,” the traders pointed out.

They added the PPA-run IRW has also been attracting prospective shippers.

“More vessels came to dock at the Iloilo port and many businessmen from other areas started to invest because the port has become a plus factor in doing business here.”

Business leaders asserted that a government-supervised port system should be retained as it creates a “smooth-sailing” trade in Iloilo.

“We thought that this was the kind of operation that ought to characterize the government’s commitment to efficiency and good governance – and the kudos for running such an exemplary service really goes to the concerned administration,” they told Mendoza.

However, key business leaders “were surprised that while PPA is doing so well”, there is a move to privatize the management therein.

“Sadly, this is a matter of ‘trying to fix something that isn’t broken’. We believe this does not give (PPA-DOTC) the credit it deserves for the job that has been well-done these past years.”

Source : The Guardian (Iloilo News Paper) (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph)

habagatcentral1

January 26th, 2007, 05:42 AM

^^ Thanks Chy,I love it!
btw, peeps I'm here na in Iloilo! arrived last Jan. 24, been busy though. I got freedom grandstand tickets yes! :righton:

tuloy ang EB? :)

Me ara ka sang cellphone number ukon contact number? Kay ara ko da sa Sabado kag Domingo ninday Eric001. Txtanay lang ta or tawgan lang ta ka. :)

Tigpila ang Freedom GRandstand Tickets? Tani may extra ka para katan-aw kami, hehehehehe!!! :D

BYAHILO

January 26th, 2007, 07:04 AM

nakita ko sa ibang nga thread
though i know of this kahapon pa nalipat lang ako

Belated[/COLOR]

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ERIC D

thank you!!!! mapa iloilo na ko bwas!!!

gian sugaton mo ko? hihihi

chymera00

January 26th, 2007, 03:45 PM

lantawun ta lng bwas eric kung ano matabo, hehe ...
kalinong sang thread ... busy gd ya kaayo mga tawo?

habagatcentral1

January 26th, 2007, 04:07 PM

lantawun ta lng bwas eric kung ano matabo, hehe ...
kalinong sang thread ... busy gd ya kaayo mga tawo?

Chy, may guinhambal sa akon si Nong Wecky regarding passes for Dinagyang. Paano ayhan ko kakuha sang pass man...basi may kakilala ka nga koneksyon. You know, hehehehehe!!! :D

Late morning or early afternoon na kami kaabot da sa Iloilo. :D

Oist basi may gusto magsugat sa amon!!! :lol:

IMPRESARIO

January 26th, 2007, 04:17 PM

malantaw naman kami kuno Kasadyahan, hope i can posts pics tomorrow
cyu guys!

habagatcentral1

January 26th, 2007, 04:17 PM

Dinagyang Weekend na sa Iloilo!

Hala Bira Iloilo!

tmVe76npEps

Pacific_leopard

January 26th, 2007, 04:17 PM

haaaay... medyo disapointed ako sa T-shirt ta... not what i've expected.. nami ang ila sang UK kaysa sa aton...

habagatcentral1

January 26th, 2007, 04:30 PM

LOOKING BACK
The oldest golf course

By Ambeth Ocampo

ON a flight to Iloilo province recently, I was surprised to find former President Fidel V. Ramos in the economy section with me. Everyone wondered why Ramos was not upgraded to the business class section, which was half-full. Surely, he was more of a VIP or “VVIP” than the members of the fact-finding mission investigating the police siege of the Iloilo Capitol.

Ramos did not seem to mind. He carried his own bag, unlike the trying-hard VIPs with aides in dark glasses carrying their things. Ramos did not travel with security. He clowned around, and gamely posed for souvenir pictures. Passengers who saw him on a crummy aisle seat, two rows from the toilets, saw a man who was sure of himself, someone who by example demonstrated what true VIPs are like.

The sight of Citizen Ramos that day also showed me what it is like to be out of power. When this man was president, everyone crowded around him. Where are half of those people today?

Ramos traveled to Iloilo to play a round of golf in what has recently been acknowledged as the oldest existing golf course in the Philippines: the former Santa Barbara Golf and Country Club that has been known as the Iloilo Golf and Country Club since 1947.

Of course, there are other more famous clubs, like the Muni (short for Municipal) Golf course around Intramuros, Manila Golf (in Makati), Wack-Wack in Mandaluyong and, of course, the Baguio Country Club, which celebrated its centennial last year. All these clubs have golf courses that were set up after that in Iloilo.

It seems that in 1907, British engineers of the Philippine Railway Co. decided to play golf in Santa Barbara, a town about 15 km from Iloilo City. The American colonial government had planned a railway in Panay Island that would run from Iloilo to Capiz (now Roxas City), but what got established in the process was the golf course. One thread that requires further research is that Englishmen who worked in railroad construction in the Philippines were into golf. When Ramos told me that there was an old but underdeveloped golf course in Pangasinan, I wondered whether this could be linked to the construction of the Manila-Dagupan Railway.

The original course was a crude nine-hole field of about 2,000 yards close to the railway construction site. It is said that Scots were the first golfers there, and the other British railway engineers followed suit. We don’t know their backgrounds but three of the founding members were John Grieve, G. Alexander and a certain E. Black, who helped design Wack-Wack. A club grew out of the golf course and, of course, this was exclusive to expats in the beginning, but by 1920, Filipinos were allowed to join the club. Some prominent members were Tomas Confesor and the Lopez brothers, Eugenio and Fernando.

This club was also the first Philippine-based golf club accepted as an affiliate of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in Scotland which was established in 1754 and is now considered the mother of all golf clubs. And to further validate its position as the oldest golf club, they have managed to preserve some memorabilia like beat-up trophies, silver cups like one given out by General Motors in 1927 and six ancient golf balls found in the water hazard during dredging operations in 1980. Two of these are rubber “gutta percha” golf balls of unique design. One is a Spalding, and the other a Wright Ditson, but what makes a historian or archeologist swoon is one that is marked “Pat. April 11, [18]99.”

I gave up golf many years ago because I could not wake up early enough to play a round with my parents, particularly my mother who played at dawn to avoid sunburn. Visiting this golf club made me reconsider a return to the driving range first and the golf course later so I can try and win some research money playing with FVR.

Filipinos are a sport-loving people and I wouldn’t be surprised if there will be research to establish the beginnings of basketball, "sipa," badminton, swimming, or football. So far, golf already has its place in history and the next thing to do would be to find out if there were historical events that happened in particular golf courses. For example, there was the failed assassination attempt on Jose P. Laurel in Wack-Wack. Then there were historical people who played golf. How did they play? What was their handicap?

What about those who are remembered for playing badly? For example, I have never attempted to tee off in Baguio Country Club Hole No. 1, fearful of the spectators having breakfast or lunch at the verandah. How about incidents that can get you a prize for funny videos? A Japanese academic gifted me with an NHK video documentary on the Philippines, and from what I could make out of the pictures rather than the sound, it had something to do with Philippine society in the post-Ferdinand Marcos or the Cory Aquino period. The only part I enjoyed and understood was the part showing Fernando Zobel de Ayala doing a butterfly on film and having it recorded for posterity.

History, it seems, can be found in the most unlikely places. It may not always be about battles, massacres and the (mis)deeds of great men but also about the establishment of golf courses or even restaurants.

Source: Inquirer.net (http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view_article.php?article_id=45696)

Appeared in Inquirer 01.26.2007

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Courtesy of The News Today (appeared 01.26.2007)

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Courtesy of Chymera00 of ExploreIloilo

IMPRESARIO

January 26th, 2007, 04:38 PM

haaaay... medyo disapointed ako sa T-shirt ta... not what i've expected.. nami ang ila sang UK kaysa sa aton...

^^ why,what happend gian? btw may ara ako tshirt?

habagatcentral1

January 26th, 2007, 04:49 PM

chymera00

January 26th, 2007, 04:53 PM

malantaw naman kami kuno Kasadyahan, hope i can posts pics tomorrow
cyu guys!
oo kitanay ta bwas, tani ... panu man b si Incognito Judging area # 1, si Wecky #2, kag ako #3 ...
Chy, may guinhambal sa akon si Nong Wecky regarding passes for Dinagyang. Paano ayhan ko kakuha sang pass man...basi may kakilala ka nga koneksyon. You know, hehehehehe!!! :D

Late morning or early afternoon na kami kaabot da sa Iloilo. :D

Oist basi may gusto magsugat sa amon!!! :lol:
na contact ko na to ang Kapamilya Caravan para magsugat sa imo berns :|

haaaay... medyo disapointed ako sa T-shirt ta... not what i've expected.. nami ang ila sang UK kaysa sa aton...

okay nmn to t-shirt ta

habagatcentral1

January 26th, 2007, 04:55 PM

na contact ko na to ang Kapamilya Caravan para magsugat sa imo berns :|

Pasensya na kaguina kon daw ga-iwas ko sa mga terms nga Tribu kag Dinagyang kay di kabalo si erpats na mapuli ko. Ara sya sa tupad ko, hehehehe!!!! :lol: Ok na ang cellphone number mo na Chy bwas? :)

@Pacific. What happened to the shirt haw? :?

chymera00

January 26th, 2007, 04:59 PM

Na-shock ako sang nakit-an ko ni sa archives ni toto Chy sa Flickr.
Suspense na lang ang iban pero pagpuli ko sometime late next year, diri na ako manaog!!!!!

Sang kasulod ko sa una dira, waay ko makit-an kundi batching plant lang. Subong....

Kanami ah!!!!
A Preview of the New Iloilo Airport of International Standards
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Photo Courtesy of ExploreIloilo.com and Chymera00.
hehe naunahan mo ko post :)

New Iloilo Airport 2007 update
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The test flight is scheduled today, Franklin Drilon is going to grace the event since the airport is his pet project since the beginning.

ByPass in the Sta. Barbara Highway (they are still not expanding the highway from St. Barbs to Iloilo City ... they should have done this before the airport opens, it's a bit disappointing to still have to pass by the 2 lane "highway")

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Control Tower

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Control Tower with Passenger Terminal

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12,000sq.m. 3 storey passenger terminal (Glass walls!)

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3 aero bridges ... 6 planes can be accommodated at one time

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medyo indi clear ang colors ... pa stealth effect pa ngadaan inside the car

IMPRESARIO

January 26th, 2007, 05:30 PM

^^Bravo!! I can't wait for the opening of this facility! Thanks Chy!

Pacific_leopard

January 26th, 2007, 06:03 PM

^^ wow! daw indi ko magpati nga may pareho sini sa Cabatuan... ready na siya for operations.... road projects nalang gid ang kulang bala mu..hhmmm... tani 4-lanes nalang ang sa santa-barbara nga diversion road kay daw ka useless sang 4 lanes nga entrance road since ang pakadto is 2 lanes lang..hmmm...

Pacific_leopard

January 26th, 2007, 06:06 PM

dn ka da sa islands niya... may tanum... dapat para ina sa mga salakyan nga naaberiya in the road... pinoy touch kumbaga.hehe... but its sure is attractive.

IMPRESARIO

January 26th, 2007, 06:09 PM

Q: can it really accommodate 6 planes in one time? daw 3 man lang pwede with those bridges.

FrancisXavier

January 26th, 2007, 06:12 PM

6 siguro sa tarmac..

GoodSuccess

January 27th, 2007, 03:02 AM

shyaman

January 27th, 2007, 03:18 AM

Q: can it really accommodate 6 planes in one time? daw 3 man lang pwede with those bridges.

Each aero bridge has 2 links or connections to parked planes. It's like an alien limb with 2 fingers. NAIA T3 has similar aerobridges.

Christendom

January 27th, 2007, 10:57 AM

DALI NA KAMO MGA ILONGGOS DAGYANG NATA DRI SA ILOILO! :lol:
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2007, 11:01 AM

Each aero bridge has 2 links or connections to parked planes. It's like an alien limb with 2 fingers. NAIA T3 has similar aerobridges.

isnt those of naia3 for the 2 doors of an aircraft? Kind of impossible for 2 planes to simultaneously use an aerobridge..considering the spread out of their wings..

shyaman

January 27th, 2007, 01:34 PM

Nope. Only the door close to the cockpit will be linked to the aerobridge for each plane. The position of 2 planes are already considered in the aerobridge spacing and position and there will be markings on the tarmac for the planes' exact location.

I had once jpeg copies of artist's rendition of NAIA 3's bird's eye view, as well as airside and landside views when I was still working with one of the contractors who built it. The renditions show the planes' positions. I tried to dig my e-files so that I can post said pictures but can't find them.

habagatcentral1

January 27th, 2007, 01:56 PM

Primera Dia en Iloilo!

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Established in 1930's

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Muelle Loney (Negros FastCraft Terminal)

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The River Wharf and the Aduana

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Live from Where the Action was....Iloilo Provincial Capitol!! Hehehehehe!!!! :D

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2007, 04:01 PM

naks! Parang SSC ILOILO news bureau ah.. :D

flesh_is_weak

January 27th, 2007, 07:21 PM

nice airport...how many aerobridges does it have?

fundraiser

January 28th, 2007, 05:48 AM

napansin ko lang, pareho ang design and architecture ng old customs building or maritima of iloilo and cebu (now the malacañang of the south) ah.

BYAHILO

January 28th, 2007, 10:28 AM

yeeeha!!! im now here ar the pre departure area of iloilo airport waiting for my flight back to manila. may free internet access. ehehe

to all Forumers, from cebu...

bacolod...

and finally the guys from iloilo,

madamo gid nga samalat sa inyo tanan!!! i would never forget this trip of mine from sinulog down to dinagyang!!! i might be back in iloilo this feb...

slerz

January 28th, 2007, 10:36 AM

slerz

January 28th, 2007, 10:38 AM

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Abi man gani ni og Cebu og nasayop lang og post ni Berns...hehe

@Berns, nahuwaman nimo ang cam ni @arnold?

IAMME

January 28th, 2007, 12:44 PM

Good luck to the performers of Dinagyang 2007! Awarding ceremony in a while...
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habagatcentral1

January 28th, 2007, 01:50 PM

Ilonggo Chronicles 01.29.2007

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Fuente Arroyo de Iloilo

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Buboy just passed by

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Historical Iloilo Provincial Capitol

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Drones who never mind the noise of the soundbox. |Nakatindog lang sila kag gapamati sang music nga kasakit sa dulungan. Weird?

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S.Villanueva Building in Calle Real

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Downtown is crowded

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Starting to Paint the Town for the Calle Real Restoration

habagatcentral1

January 28th, 2007, 02:00 PM

Downtown Iloilo in Fiesta

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Calle Real

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Javellana Bldg and the first Sarabia Optical in the country

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Freedom Grandstand

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Aduana (Customs House)

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Muelle Loney

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Here lies the "Father of modern Philippine Sugar Industry"

habagatcentral1

January 28th, 2007, 02:03 PM

Dusk sets in at Iloilo

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San Jose Church

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Plaza Libertad.

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Ruins of an Old House

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Iloilo Strait and Guimaras on the other side.

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Breakwater

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Iloilo Domestic SeaPort (Fort San Pedro Wharf|)

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Napadpad sa Breakwater

habagatcentral1

January 28th, 2007, 02:15 PM

HALA BIRA ILOILO! DINAGYANG MOMENTS 2007 vol.1

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Stoplight General Luna

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Rosales Residence. The former Archbishop's Palace

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Getting Crowded by the minute

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Tribu Atub-Atub

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Anong tribu ni gani? (Sorry guid kay nalipat na ko)

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Iznart Old Buildings

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Tribu Taga-Jaro?

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Dagoy!

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Tribu Kalubihan

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Local Turista (not shown on the left.....KOREANS) :)

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Street Dance

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Station 3. Capitol-Arroyo Fountain Grandstand Performance Area

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Arroyo Fountain Again

habagatcentral1

January 28th, 2007, 02:28 PM

HALA BIRA ILOILO! DINAGYANG MOMENTS 2007 vol.2

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Tribu Silak of Iloilo City Nat'l High School

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Tribu Ilongganon

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habagatcentral1

January 28th, 2007, 02:37 PM

Scenes from Iloilo City

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Free Treat! We had a Free Lunch at the Capitol along with Provincial Employees and some politicians. Thanks Mam Tweety! :D

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Ati Warriors

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Sa diin man?

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Inside Iloilo Provincial Capitol

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Newsmaker of last week.

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Chymera. IAMME. PacificLeopard and Eric001

BYAHILO

January 28th, 2007, 03:55 PM

ari na ko manila.... weeee champion n naman ang ilonganon!!!!

BYAHILO

January 28th, 2007, 03:59 PM

slerz> i did finish the dinagyangdance parade before i left. and../..mmmm sad to say.. all flights coming in and out of manila were delayed becausethe runways were close.

the reason:
\PGMA Arrived from Davos switzerland.

my golly. i was just so damn tired tapos delay pa ang mga flights...

leii_tomo

January 28th, 2007, 04:03 PM

Tribu Ilongganon

Kudos!!! Tribu Ilonganon!!!
Still the champion!!!Ü

lewdsaint

January 28th, 2007, 04:16 PM

Dinagyang Kasadyahan Contest

Best in Street Dancing Tinuom of Cabatuan Iloilo
Best in Costume Mandurriaonon of Iloilo City
Best in Music Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara Iloilo
Best in Choreography Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara Iloilo
Best Choreographer Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara Iloilo
Best in Performance Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara Iloilo
4th Runner-up Saad of Leganes Iloilo
3rd Runner-up Mandurriaonon of Iloilo City
2nd Runner-up Tultugan of Maasin Iloilo
1st Runner-up Tinuom of Cabatuan Iloilo
Champion Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara Iloilo

Dinagyang Grand Ati Contest Winners

Best in Headdress Molave
Best in Discipline Atub-Atub

Best in Street Dancing Paghidaet
Best in Costume Ilonganon
Best in Music Paghidaet
Best in Choreography Paghidaet
Best Choreographer Paghidaet
Best in Performance Ilonganon
4th Runner-up Atub-Atub
3rd Runner-up Silak
2nd Runner-up Ang Taga Jaro
1st Runner-up Paghidaet
Champion Ilonganon

Check this website of Edgar. Ayos! http://elj.tiddlyspot.com/

Nice coverage!

Congrats sa Tribu Ilonganon (my Alma Mater's tribe hehehe!)

BYAHILO

January 28th, 2007, 04:22 PM

Lew> amo na naman ini liwat ang pag kitaay ta sa Aliwan Fiesta.

nakita ko na ang ma represent sang sinulog s a aliwan. pigaw. recycled costume kag choreography sila.

i think Dinagyang has a better chance of winning aliwan this year.

lewdsaint

January 28th, 2007, 04:28 PM

Huo man! Sa balay naman kita ma-assemble liwat kung mag-Aliwan kay mapaluto ako para lunch. hehehe!

More Dinagyang photos to come.

Hanip ang mga costume sang Dinagyang subong.

Lew> amo na naman ini liwat ang pag kitaay ta sa Aliwan Fiesta.

nakita ko na ang ma represent sang sinulog s a aliwan. pigaw. recycled costume kag choreography sila.

i think Dinagyang has a better chance of winning aliwan this year.

BYAHILO

January 28th, 2007, 04:35 PM

lew> amo man ina na notice ko... grabe mga costumes subong.. bongga gid ya!

bwas lang ko ya masugod pang upload ah

kapoy kapoy gid ko subong.. kay feeling ko ang tanan ko nga kapoy since sinulog sa cebu asta subong bag o lang nag sink in.

lewdsaint

January 28th, 2007, 04:39 PM

Halin kay mark sa dinagyang.com

Posted : markoakx at dinagyang.com

dugang sa Collection Fresh From Iloilo City Streets
Tribu Atub Atub
hehehehe nag upod ko sila street dancing eh so puro ila lang pictures....

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FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2007, 04:42 PM

OT: may kapangalan pala ako rito...:D

lewdsaint

January 28th, 2007, 04:45 PM

Real name ko talaga 'yan. :)

OT: may kapangalan pala ako rito...:D

FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2007, 04:50 PM

ako rin..hehe..

anyway, Happy Dinagyang!^^

IMPRESARIO

January 28th, 2007, 07:02 PM

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nami kamo iya naka kadto kamo sa Capitol, ako abi nag deretso pauli,heheh
:)
pinakita na ini nga mga postcards sa akon ni bernie,very nice indeed! congrats!
Chy or Gian who has my SSC T-shirt? ma kuha mn ako dayon postcards syempre. =)

irong206

January 28th, 2007, 08:11 PM

baw kasadya lang a.baw kita ko na gid kamo mga ssc iloilo forumers.i'm proud of you.ang cu cute niyo ....daw maa....ako sa inyo a hahaha!ha.HAPPY DINAGYANG.Go iloilo!

BYAHILO

January 29th, 2007, 04:33 AM

hay natapos na gid man ang dinagyang. i still cant control myself berating those lame ducks at the dinagyang fundation. nadayun gid man kopa dinagyang without the press ID. my golly. its hard mag photoshoot sa event nga wala ID. mayu pa sasinulog kag masskara hapos maka kuha. may website nga sila wala naman contact info.... hay..

habagatcentral1

January 29th, 2007, 06:41 AM

habagatcentral1

January 29th, 2007, 06:46 AM

Distrito de Molo

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Balay

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Iglesia de Santa Ana de Molo

habagatcentral1

January 29th, 2007, 06:49 AM

Distrito de Mandurriao

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Diversion Road

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Someone's shooting for their show (Epi Quizon)

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Rio Iloilo

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Marina Restaurant

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Riverside Boardwalk Complex

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Smallville Area

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Diversion-Tabucan Road under construction

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Rustic View of Urbanity

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What will this be within the next 10 years?

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SM City Iloilo

habagatcentral1

January 29th, 2007, 06:55 AM

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hans boy

January 29th, 2007, 07:13 AM

^^
Nice pics bern.

But please warn us forumers next time.

You forgot to say, "Watch Out! Flood Ahead!".

:banana: Congrats IloIlo for a successful Dinagyang 2007.:banana:

I've seen it on TV. Time will come that I will fulfill my plan to witness Dinagyang and Maskara live with my small family!

BYAHILO

January 29th, 2007, 07:35 AM

bern, some of my sinulog pics will be gracing a Fil-Dutch magazine this Feb. ehehhe

karon lng ko ma upload dinagyang photos ko ah. upod ko sa flight kagabi si epi quizon. he looks down to earth naman, no celebrity-complex, unlike other artistas nga abi mo kung si sino

lewdsaint

January 29th, 2007, 08:02 AM

SIMPLY AWESOME
Dinagyang impresses foreign dignitaries

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Spectacular
The energetic performance of Dinagyang tribes impressed foreign diplomats who witnessed the annual mardi gras event. (J. Trimañes photo)

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

DINAGYANG Festival, Iloilo city’s premiere fiesta event, mesmerized foreign dignitaries, said Mayor Jerry Treñas.

“It was a very organized and well-prepared festival,” Treñas said quoting representatives from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Canadian and Australian embassies who witnessed the “best tourism event in the country.”

Several UNDP officials graced and witnessed Dinagyang which is the first tourism event chosen by the UN to promote the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at arresting poverty.

UNDP extended P500,000 financial support to the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. (IDFI) – the organizer of the mardi gras – and the MDGs’ localization in the city.

Meanwhile, the Canadian and Australian diplomats earlier attended a Donor’s Forum here which assessed local priority projects for future funding assistance.

The mayor described Dinagyang’s 2007 edition – from the preparation to technical works and performance of the 20 competing Ati tribes – as “the best ever” in the festival’s 39 years of existence.

He also credited the tribes’ performers for spending months in preparations. “Even with little budget, they had been practicing almost everyday and even until the wee hours, of the morning.”

“The performance has been evolving as the tribe managers and choreographers have been undergoing seminars on innovative approach. If there is already no evolution in the performance, we will be tired of watching Dinagyang every year,” Treñas said.

He added that the IDFI also imposed regulations and changes, one of which is the proposed trimming down of the number of participating tribes to 15 next year based on their ranks.

Treñas said the IDFI has been “transparent and sensitive to public opinion and immediately seeks solutions for the successful hosting of Dinagyang.”

IDFI executive director Ben Jimena said the Dinagyang awed everybody – domestic and foreign tourists alike – who jampacked the five stages around downtown area.

“Dinagyang has become world-class,” Jimena said.

Jimena said no less than Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) President Nestor Jardin served as one of the judges in the Dinagyang.

Jimena said they had also implemented an orderly way of accommodating the guests and spectators on the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand while there were no disruptions during the festival highlights.

Ilonganon, Kahilwayan rule Dinagyang ‘07

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PURE ENERGY
Tribu Ilonganon retains its crown after winning the 2007 edition of the Dinagyang Festival (T. Yap photo)

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

TRIBU Kahilwayan and Ilonganon dominated the Kasadyahan and Ati-ati contests, respectively, during the Dinagyang Festival 2007 highlights over the weekend.

Ilonganon, which is composed of the Jalandoni Memorial National High School (JMNHS), defended its 2006 crown under the baton of JMNS principal Dr. Blesilda Floro and renowned choreographer Rommel Flogen.

As the Ati-ati contest champion, Ilonganon won a special trophy and P100,000 cash prize. The tribe also copped the best in performance and best in costume awards.

Tribu Ilonganon introduced an innovation in the Ati-ati dancing competition with its warriors making three changes of costume during their performance.

Tribu Paghidaet of the Lapaz National High School won 1st runner-up, Ang Taga-Jaro copped 2nd runner-up, Tribu Silak of the Iloilo City National High School landed 3rd runner-up while Tribu Atub-Atub won 4th runner-up honors.

Although it did not win the championship, Paghidaet reaped the best in choreography, best choreographer, best in music and best in street dancing awards.

In the Kasadyahan cultural dance competition, Tribu Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo emerged overall champion after a year of hiatus. The tribe won a trophy and P100,000 cash.

Kahilwayan also won the best in performance, best in choreography, best choreographer and best in music awards.

Winning the 1st runner-up honors is Tribu Ilahas of the Tinu-om Festival of Cabatuan, Iloilo aside from winning the best in street dancing award.

Tribu Tultugan of Maasin won 2nd runner-up, Tribu Mandurrianon of Mandurriao, Iloilo City got 3rd runner-up and Tribu Saad of Leganes was hailed 4th runner-up.

Ilonganon and Kahilwayan will represent Iloilo to the annual Aliwan Festival in Metro Manila.

From The Guradian News Paper (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/index.php)

lewdsaint

January 29th, 2007, 08:06 AM

Dinagyang in full color

Photos by Tara Yap and James Trimañez

This year’s Dinagyang Festival was yet another bonanza of culture and religion exploding in full colors and energetic performance of contesting tribes. With the support of the local government, the private sector and the other stakeholders, Dinagyang showed once more why it is the best tourism event in the country.

Local and foreign visitors were mesmerized by what they saw, a unique synergy of the Ati culture and modern choreography.

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Viva Sr. Sto. Niño!

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How do we look?

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Circle of color and revelry.

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Dinagyang emotions personified.

Gibb

January 29th, 2007, 08:08 AM

^^ wow!

Christendom

January 29th, 2007, 10:34 AM

CONGRATS TRIBU ILONGANON (from Jalandoni Memorial High School)!!! damo gid kuda mga barkada sa La Puz ayon. sila na ang mapa aliwan fest sa manila kag mag WV tourism assembly sa bacolod nxt year..:lol:

wala na gali sang brgy category gin combine nalng sa open category....

mga ilonggo forumers hows your meeting? ako wala ko mayo ka lagaw...Nice pics Migo Bern pati na yong sa bcd.

leii_tomo

January 29th, 2007, 10:49 AM

Christendom

January 29th, 2007, 10:56 AM

Sayang wala ako dra para masaksihan ang dinagyang!!!

Ilonganon go go go!!! tni mag champion na kmu this time sa aliwan festival!!!

After dinagyang, balan ko my mga events na kadtuan ang ilonganon as a guest performer!!! Make the people AWE ilonganon!!!

Basta Dinagyang, Sikat!!!

ambut kung ang Kapamilya nga estasyun gyapon ang sponsor ka Ilonganon...?!?

huo kapamilya gyapon ang sponsor nila bro....

mga pipz...do you heared about the feedback last night sang ara si Bakekang sa freedom grandstand? naham-ot lang ko sa upod ko sa blay kay ga singgitan gid sya sang kaakig sa natabo sito while we are seeing on the TV...

lewdsaint

January 29th, 2007, 11:13 AM

Kung wala kamo pa kamo katan-aw sang Dinagyang ari ang complete video coverage :

http://stage6.divx.com/members/267934/videos

Videos courtesy of Edgar. Other dinagyang updates visit nyo ang site nya :

http://elj.tiddlyspot.com/

zyanz, sin-o mga barkada mo sa Lapuz?

shyaman

January 29th, 2007, 11:14 AM

AY ABAW!

Inayawan ko katan-aw sang mga pictures ba! Nice job guys...

Waay pa ang mga kuha ni Eric. Kahalawat-hawat ba.

lewdsaint

January 29th, 2007, 11:14 AM

Si Bakekang taga-tigbuauan na siya! :D

huo kapamilya gyapon ang sponsor nila bro....

mga pipz...do you heared about the feedback last night sang ara si Bakekang sa freedom grandstand? naham-ot lang ko sa upod ko sa blay kay ga singgitan gid sya sang kaakig sa natabo sito while we are seeing on the TV...

Christendom

January 29th, 2007, 11:15 AM

ILOILO DOCTORS' COLLEGE Foundation Week '06
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lewdsaint

January 29th, 2007, 11:17 AM

Shy, picture pa lang ina, tan-awa pa gid ang mga video coverage kay masalakit lang mata mo. ayos kay ara gid tanan nga tribu.

Hala Bira!!!

Ara pa gyapon ang Dinagyang aftermath, wala pa naumpawan ang mga tawo.
hehehe! Lapyo mga tawo sa li'lo. :D

AY ABAW!

Inayawan ko katan-aw sang mga pictures ba! Nice job guys...

Waay pa ang mga kuha ni Eric. Kahalawat-hawat ba.

Christendom

January 29th, 2007, 11:18 AM

ILOILO DOCTORS' COLLEGE Foundation Week '06 pix 2http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/P1010004.jpg
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Christendom

January 29th, 2007, 11:35 AM

leii_tomo

January 29th, 2007, 11:35 AM

huo kapamilya gyapon ang sponsor nila bro....

mga pipz...do you heared about the feedback last night sang ara si Bakekang sa freedom grandstand? naham-ot lang ko sa upod ko sa blay kay ga singgitan gid sya sang kaakig sa natabo sito while we are seeing on the TV...

wow kapamilya gli ang nag champion!!!!

zyanz nu feedback nila sa kay bakekang haw? senxa ha... ilonggo na si bakekang pero daw indi siya proud na ilonggo!!!

Christendom

January 29th, 2007, 12:03 PM

ILOILO DOCTORS' Medical Complex proposed.
other parts of areas & building are now under construction of expansions & renovations. i will post the pix later on.

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Christendom

January 29th, 2007, 01:11 PM

wow kapamilya gli ang nag champion!!!!

zyanz nu feedback nila sa kay bakekang haw? senxa ha... ilonggo na si bakekang pero daw indi siya proud na ilonggo!!!

kapamilya kaman gali bro..

kay gin insultuhan daw sya sang ABS-CBN sa freedom grandstand not only to bakekang but the GMA also. law-ay e explain bro baka magkataluhan pa tayo dito. napaka sensitive daan ang mga ilonggo, hambal ni bakekang kaya na hurt sya during of that. nevermind nlng.:lol:

BYAHILO

January 29th, 2007, 01:50 PM

ano ina ang issue ni bakekang?

ang ilonganon kapamilya na sila since last year, pareho gyapon sponsor nila pati sun life. amo na nga sponsor nila daw wala na hadlok mag invest sa ila kay kabalo gis sila nga ma daug gid ang tribu.

im looking forward to seeing aliwan. nakita ko na ang representativer sang sinulog. sila nag champion last year sa aliwan. xerox copy ang costume pati choreography. wala gid may nag bag-o. their concept last year was magdadaro, this year naman mangingisda sila,. pero ang choreo amo man gihapon. seen it from them several times already.

shayaman> basi later tonight ako or bwas befopre lunch mapa gwa pics ko. hehehe saving the best for last ang drama.

miss ko na ang iloilo ah. gusto ko mag balik da.

leii_tomo

January 29th, 2007, 01:59 PM

kapamilya kaman gali bro..

kay gin insultuhan daw sya sang ABS-CBN sa freedom grandstand not only to bakekang but the GMA also. law-ay e explain bro baka magkataluhan pa tayo dito. napaka sensitive daan ang mga ilonggo, hambal ni bakekang kaya na hurt sya during of that. nevermind nlng.:lol:

yup... KAPAMILYA!!!

uy my bago sila na animeserye!!! watch out for ROUNIN!!!

leii_tomo

January 29th, 2007, 02:03 PM

BYAHILO

January 29th, 2007, 04:21 PM

ari na ang akon dinagyang photos....

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i149/ericd001/Dinagyang2007/01820037.jpg

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habagatcentral1

January 29th, 2007, 05:14 PM

^^ Grabe ba Eric, ang pic sang Ati nga naka t-back guid, focused pa!! hehehehe!! :lol:

JuIcYdUdE22

January 29th, 2007, 07:15 PM

wahahahaha, si eric uy, focused gid:lol: :lol: :lol:

IMPRESARIO

January 29th, 2007, 07:31 PM

Thanks @Bernie and @Eric, great Pics! Congrats! Will post my Dinagyang and Iloilo Pics soon, dial-up lang bi dri balay eh. heheh

IMPRESARIO

January 29th, 2007, 07:53 PM

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Smallville at Night
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Boardwalk at Night

IMPRESARIO

January 29th, 2007, 09:10 PM

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Me w/ an Atub-Atub Warrior.

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At the Freedom Grandstand

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Tribu Ilonganon -The Dinagyang 2007 Champion

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Tribu Paghidaet -1st Runner Up -My Favorite

lewdsaint

January 30th, 2007, 01:54 AM

watta great pictures, eric!!!:banana: :banana: :banana:

Hambal ni Mayor Jerry, the best ever Dinagyang Festival in 39 years. Grabe ang mga costume kag performance subong!

Hope next year madamo nga mga innovations sang Dinagyang.

thanks!

ari na ang akon dinagyang photos....

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lewdsaint

January 30th, 2007, 01:59 AM

2005 nagjoin ang Tribu Ilonganon kag 2nd runner up sila. 2006 nag-champion sila sa Dinagyang kag 1st runner up sa Aliwan Festival. 2007 champion sila sa Dinagyang kag......manug-champion sila sa Aliwan??? hehehe

Congrats sa akon nga Alma Mater!!!

See you here sa Aliwan Festival 2007. Don't worry biskan taga-kapot lang kami banner sa parada sang Aliwan...hehehe!

eric, nagstart join dinagyang ang ilonganon 2005, since then abs cbn na ila sponsor 1st runner up lng sila or 2nd not sure...but last year 2006 sila nag champion and this year...

lewdsaint

January 30th, 2007, 02:22 AM

mga ano apelyido nila, bro? yes, taga-lapuz ako.

keith, sweden, carlo, etc. Y? taga La Puz ka bro?

BYAHILO

January 30th, 2007, 02:29 AM

amo ni ang gina tawag nga kodak moments. ahahahahah i was also surprised sag nakita ko ni kagabi. i was expecting nga covered pa sang tela ang iya likod eheheheh

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JuIcYdUdE22

January 30th, 2007, 02:44 AM

amo na ya!!! lolx:nuts: :nuts:
off ko na!!! 18 call 2 WQ, resolved tanan. weeeeeeeee got another 100 sa QA. wahahaha. eherm
composure

BYAHILO

January 30th, 2007, 02:51 AM

nice tukayong eric..ambt gudlak na lang sa stats ko subong.. i usually fail my stats after a long VL. amo na akon trend. hopefully inid na ni matabo this year. eheheheh

habagatcentral1

January 30th, 2007, 06:22 AM

nice tukayong eric..ambt gudlak na lang sa stats ko subong.. i usually fail my stats after a long VL. amo na akon trend. hopefully inid na ni matabo this year. eheheheh

Amo na ya. Saylo na bala diri sa Visayas Eric. :D

Pacific_leopard

January 30th, 2007, 06:34 AM

^^ uy ara gali si incognito sa calle real... lapitanay lang kay kami ara sa socorro drug..

habagatcentral1

January 30th, 2007, 06:54 AM

Sorry guys, nag-exceed na ang bandwith limit ko for this month. I-modify ko lang sa isa ko nga account liwat. Thanks! :)

Wind Shear

January 30th, 2007, 06:58 AM

To all Ilonggos and Ilonggas here and abroad,

For those who missed the Dinagyang 2007, just watch at http://www.dinagyangiloilo.com.

And yeah, you can join the photo contest.

BYAHILO

January 30th, 2007, 07:38 AM

im planning to join the contest. sino pa gid ma intra?

habagatcentral1

January 30th, 2007, 07:43 AM

^^ Indi na ko guro. I shot those pix for posterity and promotion. :)

Wow! may access na gali sa videos sa Dinagyang, just like Sinulog! Astig! :D Salamat guid WindShear!

lewdsaint

January 30th, 2007, 07:51 AM

May isa pa gid ka video coverage ang Dinagyang sa internet.

http://elj.tiddlyspot.com/

Mas manami kung damo.

Ayos!

^^ Indi na ko guro. I shot those pix for posterity and promotion. :)

Wow! may access na gali sa videos sa Dinagyang, just like Sinulog! Astig! :D Salamat guid WindShear!

leii_tomo

January 30th, 2007, 08:26 AM

To all Ilonggos and Ilonggas here and abroad,

For those who missed the Dinagyang 2007, just watch at http://www.dinagyangiloilo.com.

And yeah, you can join the photo contest.

hi ya wind shear, ei la pa yung mga clips ng dinagyang proper? ung sa dinagyangiloilo.com puro kasadyahan clips lng ang nandoon, gusto ko sana ung dinagyang mismo...

lewdsaint

January 30th, 2007, 09:10 AM

New Iloilo Airport now ready for test flights

By Erly C. Garcia

Senator Franklin Drilon along with Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza on Friday led the topping ceremony of the almost completed New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) in Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan area.

The new airport which is of international standard is expected to start commercial operations by April this year.

Other officials like Presidential Adviser for Western Visayas Rafael Coscolluela, Representative Arthur Defensor of the third district, Governor Niel Tupas Sr., and Air Tranportation Office Manager Allan Java also joined the activity.

The group aboard a convoy of vehicles toured the airport's 2.5 kilometer runway and then had a glimpse of the airport's state of the art passenger terminal.

NIADP project manager Eduardo Mangalili said the entire structure is 97 percent completed and will be ready for test flights in the next few days.

Upon seeing the progress of the works, all Drilon could say was: "I feel fulfilled."

Drilon along with then Governor Defensor was very instrumental in the initiation of the project.

For Defensor the NIADP is a "dream come true."

"After all the troubles, problems and challenges we now see the fruit of our hard work," Defensor said of the new airport which was initiated during his term and was implemented during the time of Governor Tupas.

Secretary Mendoza, on the other hand, expressed that the new airport would spur the development of Iloilo and the entire Western Visayas.

"Aside from passenger traffic we also expect a big volume of seafood cargo going direct to countries like Canada and the United States," Mendoza said.

Equipped with modern equipment, the NIADP which will be operational 24 hours a day could accommodate bigger aircrafts like Airbus 330 and Airbus 340 and even Boeing 747.

Mendoza said, initially the airport would accommodate domestic flights but it will be opened to international flights later.

Disposing old airport site

Meanwhile, the Asset Disposition Committee (ADC) of the Department of Finance is now on the process of disposing the existing 54-hectare Iloilo Airport site in Mandurriao district which will eventually be closed when the new airport starts operation.

Drilon said ADC will open the property for public bidding.

Initially, the senator said, the proposal is to develop the old airport site into a second urban center in the city of Iloilo. This means the area will be converted into a commercial complex.

Drilon, however, warned officials of the Air Transportation Office to ensure that the airport site will not be intruded by squatters once it is already vacated.

Need for stable energy

Further, Drilon expressed the province's need of a stable power supply to complement the expected entry of investors in the city and province of Iloilo.

Drilon noted the present problem on energy as the province is dependent on power coming from diesel plants of the National Power Corporation.

Drilon said there is an immediate need to attract investors in the power sector to address this problem.

Link : http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/01/29/new.iloilo.airport.now.ready.for.test.flights.html

chymera00

January 30th, 2007, 10:13 AM

Good luck to the performers of Dinagyang 2007! Awarding ceremony in a while...
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Too bad I was too tired to watch the awarding ceremony, maskin Fireworks display lang tani. Haven't slept for during the weekend coz tapos night out in Saturday ... direstu upod sa SSC Iloilo for the ATI Competition ...

Impressive photo ...
ari na ko manila.... weeee champion n naman ang ilonganon!!!!
OO man gani, they were the most creative but I like the performance of Paghidaet better. Oh well ... balik ka di eric ha ;)
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nami kamo iya naka kadto kamo sa Capitol, ako abi nag deretso pauli,heheh
:)
pinakita na ini nga mga postcards sa akon ni bernie,very nice indeed! congrats!
Chy or Gian who has my SSC T-shirt? ma kuha mn ako dayon postcards syempre. =)
ara kay Gian ang t-shirt mo ... how do you plan to get it?
bern, some of my sinulog pics will be gracing a Fil-Dutch magazine this Feb. ehehhe

karon lng ko ma upload dinagyang photos ko ah. upod ko sa flight kagabi si epi quizon. he looks down to earth naman, no celebrity-complex, unlike other artistas nga abi mo kung si sino
congratz eric ...

ano ina ang issue ni bakekang?

ang ilonganon kapamilya na sila since last year, pareho gyapon sponsor nila pati sun life. amo na nga sponsor nila daw wala na hadlok mag invest sa ila kay kabalo gis sila nga ma daug gid ang tribu.

im looking forward to seeing aliwan. nakita ko na ang representativer sang sinulog. sila nag champion last year sa aliwan. xerox copy ang costume pati choreography. wala gid may nag bag-o. their concept last year was magdadaro, this year naman mangingisda sila,. pero ang choreo amo man gihapon. seen it from them several times already.

shayaman> basi later tonight ako or bwas befopre lunch mapa gwa pics ko. hehehe saving the best for last ang drama.

miss ko na ang iloilo ah. gusto ko mag balik da.
The winner of the Kasadyahan Festival, which is Kahilwayan also has the same concept ... pareho lang man .... Oh by the way, after the competition some of the members of Tribu Kahilwayan were rushed to the hospital because of heat stroke ... They were admitted sa pedia ward and my sister told me about it.

Smallville at Night

Boardwalk at Night
Smallville was soooo full during the Dinagyang ... some of the bars/clubs had already closed down because there were already too many people inside.

Me w/ an Atub-Atub Warrior.

At the Freedom Grandstand

Tribu Ilonganon -The Dinagyang 2007 Champion

Tribu Paghidaet -1st Runner Up -My Favorite

incognito ala ka guid ka meet up sa amon :(

habagatcentral1

January 30th, 2007, 10:14 AM

Chy, have u uploaded ur pix na? :)

BYAHILO

January 30th, 2007, 10:34 AM

everybodys waiting for the award-winning photos of Chy. hehehehe

PSST!!!! peeps ano natabo sa kay bakekang? ngaa ang mga taga opisina ya kabalo sang storya ako ya daw wala haw? ano natabo? anybody could shed light on this scandal?

shyaman

January 30th, 2007, 10:46 AM

Huo man. Sin-o na si Bakekang? May ara man ta di nga sikat nga Bakekang sa SSC. Damo kontra sa iba nga thread. Lately sa Colleges & Universities thread. Are they one and the same?

BYAHILO

January 30th, 2007, 11:18 AM

i guess theyre all referring to sunshine cruz. who has a drama called bakekang..

may scandalo kuno natabo sa iloilo involving her,. i jaz dunno what really happened.

lewdsaint

January 30th, 2007, 11:23 AM

Ari ang news about that issue ni Bakekang!

Dinagyang success marred by dispute among rival TV stations’ talents
THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina
The Philippine Star 01/30/2007

Everybody had agreed. The Dinagyang this weekend proved a very dramatic success. There were hordes of foreign visitors and many important persons who had attended the affair.

But this was marred by dispute between two rival TV stations — GMA 7 and ABS-CBN later in the afternoon. This was what Sunshine Dizon claimed when the rival ABS-CBN knocked off her microphone when she was about to warble a song. Later, the anchor of the GMA Network also lost her sound.

I had to restrain my mother because she is an Ilongga, she could not tolerate that insult against me," Ms. Dizon stressed.

The GMA anchor, however, glossed over the incident pointing out that she had intervened and ironed out differences with the ABS-CBN whose manager had said that the reason for that was their talents were scheduled to leave for Manila at 7 p.m. and there was no more time to wait for their share of the coverage time.

Otherwise, Dinagyang went out without a hitch. Thousands crammed the various areas where the tribes performed. The Freedom Grandstand, which had been extended to accommodate more visitors, remained crowded. Tickets had ran out much earlier than had been anticipated by the organizers, according to Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas.

One of the arresting VIPs was Ms. Lorna Tolentino. And there were many others, including Senate President Manny Villar and several top officials of the government.

Police managed to cope with the crowd. In contrast to previous years, yesterday’s revelers appeared to have been better-behaved. While they jostled for vantage point at the Freedom Park, there was none of the pushing and shoving that had characterized the fight for a chance to better see the going on.

Link : http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200701309905.htm

chymera00

January 30th, 2007, 11:27 AM

Chy, have u uploaded ur pix na? :)ala pa ...karon pa
ala ko guid makita ang pics mo, exceeded bandwidth na daan ...
everybodys waiting for the award-winning photos of Chy. hehehehe

PSST!!!! peeps ano natabo sa kay bakekang? ngaa ang mga taga opisina ya kabalo sang storya ako ya daw wala haw? ano natabo? anybody could shed light on this scandal?yeah right :nuts: ... send man b sakon eric ang photos mo of us :)

habagatcentral1

January 30th, 2007, 12:06 PM

ala pa ...karon pa
ala ko guid makita ang pics mo, exceeded bandwidth na daan ...
yeah right :nuts: ... send man b sakon eric ang photos mo of us :)

^^Gani man Eric, kadamu sang mga pix mo ya.

@Chy. I'll fix that later kay itransfer ko na lang sa isa ko nga account sa photobucket. Sobrahan gani ang pagpost ko sang pix subong.

BYAHILO

January 30th, 2007, 12:25 PM

hahaha later... gatambak na queue ko di sa work.. my golly i have 30 customer emails waiting for my precious time. ahahahah

Wind Shear

January 30th, 2007, 12:36 PM

hi ya wind shear, ei la pa yung mga clips ng dinagyang proper? ung sa dinagyangiloilo.com puro kasadyahan clips lng ang nandoon, gusto ko sana ung dinagyang mismo...

Yup. SkyCable Iloilo will send another DVD tomorrow to upload more videos (hopefully, the Dinagyang proper).

@lewdsaint: You're welcome. :-)

And oh, I'm poor in Hiligaynon, still learning on the process... even with the assistance of my officemate.

BYAHILO

January 30th, 2007, 12:37 PM

where can i get a copy of the Dinagyang video? kung may bayad , how much? im planning to get a copy so that i can watch it here in mla

Christendom

January 30th, 2007, 12:42 PM

mga ano apelyido nila, bro? yes, taga-lapuz ako.

okies. didto ko ga tulog evry sat & sunday sa ila. sorry nalipat ko bro last name nila.

BYAHILO

January 30th, 2007, 12:48 PM

CHY, i have some questions. where ka usually ga spend imo holyweek?

dn ka subong nga holyweek?

may bangka pa guimaras on a goodfri or holy thu?

leii_tomo

January 30th, 2007, 01:22 PM

Guys, tapos na ang Dinagyang whats next for Iloilo??? sanu ang celebration sang city sang Chinese New Year?

chymera00

January 30th, 2007, 01:52 PM

CHY, i have some questions. where ka usually ga spend imo holyweek?

dn ka subong nga holyweek?

may bangka pa guimaras on a goodfri or holy thu?
There's a pump boat going to Guimaras everyday ofcourse (Iloilo City-Jordan or Buenavista Port), but on the "day that people go for pilgrimage or something like that (good friday?), there's a direct pumpboat route to the base of Balaan Bukid.

You planning to spend the holy week here :)?
Guys, tapos na ang Dinagyang whats next for Iloilo??? sanu ang celebration sang city sang Chinese New Year?
I think the Jaro Fiesta, which draws a much bigger crowd of devotees than the Dinagyang, will come first on February 2. Then, the Chinese New Year, second biggest after Manila. and Then, the Paraw Reggata, read somewhere that it's considered as the largest boat race in Asia, on the third week of February.
^^Gani man Eric, kadamu sang mga pix mo ya.

@Chy. I'll fix that later kay itransfer ko na lang sa isa ko nga account sa photobucket. Sobrahan gani ang pagpost ko sang pix subong.
kk ... sa flickr ka na lang ;) butanan mo na lang sila watermark dayun or something

chymera00

January 30th, 2007, 04:10 PM

Dinagyang ATI Competition 2007

I wished to go to the streets with bernie, iamme, and eric to shoot, but I was too tired because I didn't get any sleep ... went with wecky and pacfic to watch in the stage instead (I was sleeping 1/3 of the time, hehe)

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habagatcentral1

January 30th, 2007, 05:46 PM

Aerial View of Iloilo and Identify

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/374535935_0e20b7dc4f_o.jpg

Pasensya kon indi sya high-res. :)

JuIcYdUdE22

January 30th, 2007, 05:56 PM

i post ina sa world66, para mayo pa gid, ty

lewdsaint

January 31st, 2007, 02:45 AM

PEZA approves first IT location in Iloilo City
Tuesday, January 30 2007 @ 04:16 PM GMT

Business
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has approved the accreditation of the Amigo Terrace Hotel, the first to receive an approval from the said government agency for its commercial center to be utilized by information technology providers.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, who was informed of the approval weeks ago, added that two more commercial centers, the SM City and Robinson's Iloilo, are still waiting for their own PEZA accreditation as well.

Treñas expressed hope that the accreditation will pave way for more IT investments in Iloilo City.

The mayor explained that locators are after the PEZA accreditation because they are entitled to avail of huge tax incentives.

Treñas added that the city has long been ready to accommodate call center investors citing its preparedness when it comes to providing them with steady power supply, infrastructure and foremost is the manpower.

It was learned that the two existing call centers here, the Callbox and E-PLDT Ventus, have an agreement with the Panay Electric Company (PECO), the power distributor here, that they should be the last group to be affected should power failure happens.

Likewise, Iloilo City has one of the most advanced infrastructures, in such case, the fiber optics that could respond to the need of service providers.

Most importantly, the success rate when it comes to manpower resources here is very high.

A week ago, the TeleTech, another service provider that conducted a jobs fair for call center agents, was able to hire 400 applicants. The company was expecting to hire some 1,000 applicants.

The TeleTech made the success of the hiring rate as its gauge whether or not to operate a call center in Iloilo City.

The mayor was informed that representatives from the TeleTech have already surveyed the commercial center of the Amigo Terrace Hotel for a probable site.(PNA)

lewdsaint

January 31st, 2007, 02:53 AM

DOT-6 prepares for Regatta
Tuesday, January 30 2007 @ 03:52 PM GMT

Tourism

The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 is preparing for the 2007 Paraw Regatta, to be held on Feb. 17 and 18 in this city, some three weeks after the successful holding of the Dinagyang Festival 2007.

DOT Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said that they are now finalizing the activities for the Paraw Regatta, a sail boat racing being held usually at the beachfront of Arevalo district.

Trompeta said that this forthcoming big event is significant as it will showcase the Ilonggo culture and history. The Ilonggos in early times used the sailboats for their livelihood and as their mode of transportation in going to the nearby island of Guimaras and other neighboring places.

Because of the fanfare and importance of the sailboats for the Ilonggo people, the Paraw Regatta has been known as the oldest sailboat race in Asia. Up to this date, Ilonggos still love to do boat sailing not so much as their mode of transportation but because of their sea conquering spirits.

This year's Paraw Regatta has slated 12 activities which are in the final stages of organization. These will include the Slalom, a shorter boat race along designated areas. (PNA)

- TOURISM-

IAMME

January 31st, 2007, 03:00 AM

Aerial View of Iloilo and Identify

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/374535935_0e20b7dc4f_o.jpg

Pasensya kon indi sya high-res. :)

Wonderful! See how crowded we are here. Too bad I don't have time to label it, but Jaro Plaza with Jaro Cathedral is in the foreground with the two major streets, Commission Civil on the left and E. Lopez on the right. Excellent! I wish to fly around Iloilo someday.

Anyway, here's a video of a nice Ilonggo song. Sorry, my battery was very very low so I wasn't able to record the whole song.
EQmon-3SJ0Q

whyte

January 31st, 2007, 03:49 AM

:wave:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/ILOILOCITY.jpg
correct me if im wrong :D
and iban sobra na gid ka layo

BYAHILO

January 31st, 2007, 04:51 AM

i MIGHT go to paraw regatta. CHY, padayunon ta na ang gina stroyahan ta kagabi. :D

neways, lovely aerial shot of iloilo

whyte

January 31st, 2007, 05:08 AM

:wave:

baw ah
may entry sian ERIC kag CHY sa paraw?

:D
thnaks for the dinagyang pics

lewdsaint

January 31st, 2007, 05:15 AM

Some great pics of Leo Solinap sa Diangyang Festival:

http://studio.bluescreendigital.com/displayimage.php?album=83&pid=4125&slideshow=5000

WawaY[625]

January 31st, 2007, 05:50 AM

masarap ba ang Batchoy sa LaPaz? :D

whyte

January 31st, 2007, 06:00 AM

http://static.flickr.com/109/290053969_bab253a51a.jpg
c/o iamme

WawaY[625]

January 31st, 2007, 06:08 AM

yum!

BYAHILO

January 31st, 2007, 06:23 AM

thats one food i never fail to miss when i get back home in iloilo or bcd.

paraw regatta is one of the events ive been wanting to attend. the prob is the date is not fixed unlike dinagyang or sinulog.. now that, may petsa na sila nga gin pa gwa. ill try maka kadto dira. timing gid na kay bag o sweldo. ahehehehe

whyte

January 31st, 2007, 09:20 AM

ERIC
byahilo ka talaga! may aliwan uli this summer di ba?

WAWAY
pakighilawas :D

whyte

January 31st, 2007, 09:23 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/ICaerial.jpg
c/o chymera

BYAHILO

January 31st, 2007, 09:35 AM

ERIC
byahilo ka talaga! may aliwan uli this summer di ba?

WAWAY
pakighilawas :D

YUP theres an aliwan.. may kopya na ko sang sked. eheheh

shhhhh.. abril 26-28.

wla ko pa ina napa gwa sa site ko. hihihi

basta i wont name na lng kung sino na ang confirmed to join.. ehehe

whyte

January 31st, 2007, 11:18 AM

no problem eric :D
bisan indi pa confirmed imsure iloilo will have a minimum of 5 cguro.
IMo present gid ang dinagyang champion/kasadyahan champion plus others like passi/maasin/etc.

spacewagon1

January 31st, 2007, 11:20 AM

haaaay... medyo disapointed ako sa T-shirt ta... not what i've expected.. nami ang ila sang UK kaysa sa aton...

loved the UK-Dinagyang shirts. Simple lang gid ang shirts. Gahulat-hulat na lang ko nga mag-abot diri si Wecky. Kabay pa nga makaigo sa akon ang T-shit, Pacific. :lol:

spacewagon1

January 31st, 2007, 11:23 AM

nice pics from everyone. Si Eric gid ang winner sini tungod sa isa ka kontrobersyal niya nga letrato ... hehehe. Baskog kuha mo migo Eric ah. Ginsugurado mo gid iya.:lol: :lol: :lol:

spacewagon1

January 31st, 2007, 11:25 AM

I think the Jaro Fiesta, which draws a much bigger crowd of devotees than the Dinagyang, will come first on February 2. Then, the Chinese New Year, second biggest after Manila. and Then, the Paraw Reggata, read somewhere that it's considered as the largest boat race in Asia, on the third week of February.

Pageantry-wise, Candelaria beats them all. Chinese New year will be on the 18th of February. San-o iya ang Paraw Regatta?

leii_tomo

January 31st, 2007, 11:56 AM

Pageantry-wise, Candelaria beats them all. Chinese New year will be on the 18th of February. San-o iya ang Paraw Regatta?

bern feb 17-18, 2007 mn daw ang Paraw Regata, ra sa post ni lewdsaint, madungan sa Celebration ka Chinese New Year...

whyte

January 31st, 2007, 12:06 PM

^ feb 17-18 ?

whats the criteria of choosign the date for paraw regatta?
IMO tani ibutang nila sa march or april
para may BIG EVENT sa ILOILO from january to april
jan - dinagyang/chinese new year
feb - jaro fiesta/chinese new year
mar - paraw regatta/holy week
apr - paraw/holyweek

Christendom

January 31st, 2007, 12:16 PM

^^ Valentine's date fiesta samon Brgy Kasing-kasing, Molo.I.C. sa atubang balay gid namon ang mga pirhayan. sadya damo naman ni ka date.heheh..

habagatcentral1

January 31st, 2007, 12:23 PM

I wish makakuha kamo tani sang sa Parada sang Candelaria ukon sa Paraw Regatta kay pirmi na lang ta naka-focus sa Dinagyang.

@IAMME. Sa san-o ang Salakayan? Kuha ka sang pix kon ara ka to, pls? Para lain naman. Tnx! :D

BYAHILO

January 31st, 2007, 12:50 PM

ako bahala sa paraw regatta.

i might be there on the 18th. dira na lng ko dayun mag selebrar sang new year.

im supposed to have my lunch @ Binondo on the 18th. pero dungan sa paraw regatta, ti dira na lng ko eh.

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SPACE> That controversial pic was never intended nga amo sina ang maguha. i was supposed to take the "likod" with the tela. anhon mo ya kay nag hangin! ahahahahahahah

amo man na diri subong ang gina istoryahan sang tanan sa opisina ang "likod" nga picture. my sister has seen it yet, though. ahaha

neways, theres always a thin line between "for art's sake" and pornography

:D

BYAHILO

January 31st, 2007, 12:52 PM

neways heres my writeup for the Aliwan Fiesta. its just a teaser, since dugay pa man ato.. and just to awaken those "Festival die-hards"

amo na naman ini ngatyempo nga malupad na naman sa kalangitan ang akon bandwidth. :D

http://www.byahilo.com/?p=608

death327

January 31st, 2007, 03:43 PM

from Manila Bulletin

By JAMES A. LOYOLA

Waterfront Philippines Inc. is considering the expansion of its new G Hotel brand of boutique deluxe hotels by at least seven more branches after the success met by its first branch which recently opened along Roxas Boulevard.

....

Gatchalian said the firm is also looking at acquiring or building new Waterfront hotels in Manila, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro and Bacolod on expectations of a rise in the number of visitors to cities with big airports.

To read complete article: http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS2007013185974.html

habagatcentral1

January 31st, 2007, 06:34 PM

Does this sight looks familiar to you? (Especially those who watch TV often?)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/375612177_325c2055a3_o.jpg
^^This location was in the news last week. A far contrast from the scenes that we took a week later. Hopefully padayon na ang paghidait sini.

IMPRESARIO

January 31st, 2007, 06:42 PM

^^Masulod man ako dira bla sa Capitol,heheh

shyaman

February 1st, 2007, 02:00 AM

Pundido na ang iban nga suga sa capitol lobby fountain. :)

BYAHILO

February 1st, 2007, 03:15 AM

shayaman.. ok nalng na ang pundido at least ga andar. last dinagyang 2006, nag sulod man ak sa capitol wala gid yagani ga andar ang fountain....

Wind Shear

February 1st, 2007, 04:23 AM

ericd001, regarding your inquiry for Dinagyang 2007 coverage in DVD, you can call SkyCable Iloilo at 320-3959 or 0 928 502 2690.

And yes, finally na-upload na ang Ati part sang Dinagyang 2007 (www.dinagyangiloilo.com).

habagatcentral1

February 1st, 2007, 04:35 AM

shayaman.. ok nalng na ang pundido at least ga andar. last dinagyang 2006, nag sulod man ak sa capitol wala gid yagani ga andar ang fountain....

ericd001, regarding your inquiry for Dinagyang 2007 coverage in DVD, you can call SkyCable Iloilo at 320-3959 or 0 928 502 2690.

And yes, finally na-upload na ang Ati part sang Dinagyang 2007 (www.dinagyangiloilo.com).

Regarding sa Dinagyang, wala pa sila kuno. Ill be checking them next week. Same as sa Sinulog, wa pa nagpagwa ang SkyCable.

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/151/375604826_4afb0dfeec_o.jpg

This old lady will retire in April 2007 after serving the Ilonggo public for more than 50 years. :goodbye:

Wind Shear

February 1st, 2007, 04:49 AM

@berniemacksouthcentr: Thanks for the head-ups.

habagatcentral1

February 1st, 2007, 05:30 AM

Old City Hall of Jaro (now Police Precint 3) http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/375597081_7e1b21bfb4_o.jpg
Manifesting its Art-Deco Features

BYAHILO

February 1st, 2007, 05:33 AM

bern **** follow the sinulog and Dinagyang videos ha.. ill buy copies of it.. para pag nag abot na naman ang mga "boring days" ko sa balay may lantawon ako.

see u feb18.

Happy new year everyone!!!!

whyte

February 1st, 2007, 05:42 AM

habagatcentral1

February 1st, 2007, 05:43 AM

BERNIE
thanks sa pic.
there are many old/heritage mansions around JARO PLAZA that are neglected or put into modern use na daw indi bagay.tani the city heritage society can "save" them para we can all see side by side the history and modern times of JARO PLAZA and its environs

Want to help preserving Heritage destinations? Just PM me. I have already discussed this with SSC Iloilo based pips and nag-ok man sila. ;)

habagatcentral1

February 1st, 2007, 06:09 AM

Centro de Distrito de Jaro

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Jaro Metropolitan Catherdral

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chymera00

February 1st, 2007, 08:48 AM

Kasadyahan Photos

Tribu Kahilwayan of Sta. Barbara, Overall Champion of Kasadyahan Competition

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Tribu Pahinis de Laua-an of Antique

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Bayluhay of San Joquin

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BYAHILO

February 1st, 2007, 08:50 AM

SSC Meet Iloilo/ Bacolod

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chymera00

February 1st, 2007, 08:58 AM

Tultugan Festival of Maasin

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Dinagyang Float featuring Dagoy, the official Dinagyang Mascot

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Tribu Pasidungog of San Miguel

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Tribu Saad of Leganes

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Tribu Saludan of Tigbauan

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Tribu Mandurriaonon, my faovrite

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Tribu Tinuom of Cabatuan

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chymera00

February 1st, 2007, 09:07 AM

SSC Iloilo Heritage Walk

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BYAHILO

February 1st, 2007, 09:09 AM

kalaw ay sang costume sang tultugan... tani kung gin pa nami l;ang nila costume nila.. i love their costume sa aliwan.. dunno where did they get it. kay lain man gin gamit nila sa kasadyahan 2006, lain man ila costume sa aliwan. ang tela nila daw KURTINA nga cream ang color. pero it still look good on them

hihi

mas maayo na lang to ang kurtina kaysa subong nga costume

BYAHILO

February 1st, 2007, 09:09 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/375483156_89a9dc028b_o.jpg

kagina ko pa gina kumbinsi ang kaugalingon ko nga... wholesome photo ini.

ahahahahahahah

whyte

February 1st, 2007, 09:42 AM

anong wholesome?

foursome ang isa videographer LOL

thanks for the pics CHYMERA

BYAHILO

February 1st, 2007, 09:53 AM

kung ako may photo sang ati naga gwa buli... si Chy gali may foursome.

ahahahahahah ayuz!@

whyte

February 1st, 2007, 10:45 AM

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/images/smilies/rotflmao.gifhttp://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/images/smilies/rotflmao.gifhttp://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/images/smilies/rotflmao.gifhttp://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/images/smilies/rotflmao.gif

daw lain nga tourism ang ina ya man?

habagatcentral1

February 1st, 2007, 12:17 PM

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kagina ko pa gina kumbinsi ang kaugalingon ko nga... wholesome photo ini.

ahahahahahahah

^^ I remembered Pauleen Luna's "Babae sa Breakwater".
But this one....Foursome sa Breakwater. :D

shyaman

February 1st, 2007, 12:39 PM

Daw lima man na sila? Ano ang isa... look-out?

Wind Shear

February 1st, 2007, 12:46 PM

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kagina ko pa gina kumbinsi ang kaugalingon ko nga... wholesome photo ini.

ahahahahahahah

Wholesome haw?

Para sang mga greenminded-minded nga tawo. :lol: :lol:

BYAHILO

February 1st, 2007, 01:12 PM

ahahah Dinagyang 2007 Photo of the year!

hahahahahahahaha

Pacific_leopard

February 1st, 2007, 02:34 PM

Waaaa Eric... ang amun na istura... tani ginpixelize mo nalang.wahahaha.. ang mga itsura sang kapoy...nagmeet kamu gali ni wecky after lunch? cool...

BYAHILO

February 1st, 2007, 02:45 PM

wahahahaah gian wala ka man nag hambal nga i pixelize ko.. tapos butangan ko caption "rape victim"

ahahah

uy Gian> **** basa sang PM ko... TY

Pacific_leopard

February 1st, 2007, 02:46 PM

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/4884/dscn0525ms4.jpg

with incognito at CPU's university church... it was kinda funny coz' my class' CI took this shot.haha...

IMPRESARIO

February 1st, 2007, 02:54 PM

bu-ot man na si Ma'am mo ah, hehehe

Pacific_leopard

February 1st, 2007, 03:10 PM

hehe, yup, she's a nice teacher, kasadya sang iya class pirmi

whyte

February 2nd, 2007, 05:41 AM

^^ I remembered Pauleen Luna's "Babae sa Breakwater".
But this one....Foursome sa Breakwater. :D

:) its KATHERINE Luna

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/headers/2.jpg
pwede gid ini sa guimaras

just like POSITANO, ITALY

http://www.enzorando.it/images/full/positano-010.jpg

IMPRESARIO

February 2nd, 2007, 05:54 AM

Iloilo City Churches
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whyte

February 2nd, 2007, 06:17 AM

Happy JARO Fiesta
Our Lady of Candelaria

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leii_tomo

February 2nd, 2007, 08:13 AM

Viva!!! Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria!!!

Jaro, IloIlo City
PhilippinesFebruary 2, 2007

whyte

February 2nd, 2007, 09:18 AM

Creation of 12 new cities approved
By MARIO B. CASAYURAN
Manila Bulletin Online

The Senate approved yesterday 12 House of Representatives bills creating 12 cities throughout the country.

Before this legislative fiat, there were 118 cities in the nation. This brings to 130 the total number of cities in the Philippines.
This came after Sen. Alfredo S. Lim, chairman of the Senate Local Government Committee, successfully led on the Senate floor the approval of the 12 House bills that had not been approved by three past Congresses.

Lim said the attainment to cityhood of these municipalities would have a beneficial effect on their future as they can now undertake their own infrastructure projects as investors are likely to go to cities.

The 12 new cities are Baybay (Leyte), Tayabas (Quezon), Catbalogan (Samar), Lamitan (Basilan), Tandag (Surigao del Sur), Tabuk (Kalinga), Batac (Ilocos Norte), Carcar (Cebu), Bayugan (Agusan del Sur), Cabadbaran (Agusan del Norte), Borongan (Eastern Samar), and Bogo (Cebu).

wala na approve ang Pototan?
that is kung nag apply gid man sya

habagatcentral1

February 2nd, 2007, 09:22 AM

^^ I think indi man sanda nag-apply. Kay guinhambal man ni Congressman Defensor nga daw alanganin pa ang Pototan subong. Indi pa sya ripe for cityhood. Anyway, Pototanhons can still enjoy lower tax payments from the citizens as of now.

kianshi

February 2nd, 2007, 09:24 AM

San Jose Church

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habagatcentral1

February 2nd, 2007, 09:26 AM

@Kianshi. Subong ka lang nagpabatyag haw? Tani ara ka to sa Dinagyang. Musta na ang pangabuhi sang bumulutho da? :)

BYAHILO

February 2nd, 2007, 09:58 AM

kianshi ngaa sang ara kmi dira tanan sa iloilo, wala ka gid nag pa batyag. ehehe

neways basi mabalik man ko da sa feb 18.

habagatcentral1

February 2nd, 2007, 12:00 PM

@Chy and the rest of Iloilo-based people, how was the Candelaria Feast? Traffic naman da sa Jaro no? Ang Ceres na-divert liwat sa Pavia as usual? :D

chymera00

February 2nd, 2007, 12:02 PM

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Wholesome haw?

Para sang mga greenminded-minded nga tawo. :lol: :lol:
laban guid e ... si eric guid una kita

Like eric, I didn't know amu ni gali ang magua sa pic, hehe ...
Iloilo City Churches
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nice compilation ...nong james :)
asta ang Tanza Church ara man ...
Happy JARO Fiesta
Our Lady of Candelaria

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ahay ... gusto ko mag picture2 galing nakapoy ko :(

kianshi

February 2nd, 2007, 02:10 PM

Christendom

February 2nd, 2007, 02:11 PM

@bernie,pirme man ko gavisit di kazo wala lang gd ko gapost..Busy gd daan kung nursing student..hehe..
@Eric,Wala man ko kabalo nga ara man kamo sa downtown..At that time,ara ko xa SHOWER of roses nga snack hauz infront YMCA.:) :) :)

sa dn u ga nursing bro doctors? grabe gid na ka bz bskan ako ga ugtas d sa school namon sng mga printing sng ila mga papers ky bz gd katama:lol:

kianshi

February 2nd, 2007, 02:14 PM

CPU ah..Gagusod na kami duty once a week..

habagatcentral1

February 2nd, 2007, 02:27 PM

CPU ah..Gagusod na kami duty once a week..

Maayo toto kianshe. Anyway, kitaay lang ta (tani makapuli ko) during paraw regatta and Chinoy New YEar. :)

Christendom

February 2nd, 2007, 02:31 PM

CPU ah..Gagusod na kami duty once a week..:okay:

habagatcentral1

February 2nd, 2007, 02:35 PM

Fiesta Candelaria de Jaro
Paraw Regatta
Chinese New Year
Salakayan Festival

habagatcentral1

February 2nd, 2007, 02:38 PM

Ey CuatroCientos Noventa y Ocho ko na post na ni

This thread has seen some historical, controvertial and cultural vistas as Iloilo makes way for February 2007.

The Capitol was at turmoil. Dinagyang was a success. The Airport will be opened in April.
January 2007 is a month that Ilonggos would never forget.

The Ilonggo Spirit lives on to see another day! Paraw Regatta and the Candelaria Fiesta is on its way as well as other festivals in the Provincia.

Padayon Kasimanwas!

New Thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=11601145#post11601145

:lock: :lock:

BYAHILO

February 2nd, 2007, 02:41 PM

huwaw ikaw 31 na... naunahan na ko sang iloilo thread sa edad ko. ahahahahha

Christendom

February 2nd, 2007, 02:46 PM

yeahhhz goz ilonggoz! one of the successful year of the ilonggos!
:dj:
:dance:

Christendom

February 2nd, 2007, 02:51 PM

CONGRATS GREATER ILOILO!!!
MEDICUS (8/f)and IMPERIAL (7/f)
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kianshi

February 2nd, 2007, 02:53 PM

YES,...!!!Thread 31 nah..!!

toluene

February 2nd, 2007, 03:30 PM

chymera00

February 2nd, 2007, 04:24 PM

IMPRESARIO

February 2nd, 2007, 04:28 PM

Ryt,see u all in the 31st thread! yey!

chymera00

February 2nd, 2007, 04:29 PM

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Photo courtesy of www.wowphilippines.com.ph

The Paraw regatta is a race among seafarers on colorful sailboats called Paraws in the straits between Guimaras Island and the city of Iloilo. The present-day paraw managed to maintain its original design from the sailboats of the first settlers from Borneo who were in search of a peaceful home in 1212 A.D. Surviving centuries, the paraws have become a vital part of the Filipino seafaring life.

The first race started in 1973 with the mission to preserve the historic value of the paraws. It is held every 3rd weekend of February at Tatoy’s Manokan, Sto. Nino Sur, Villa, Iloilo City. Today, the event has grown from being a boat race to a festival with various interesting and exotic activities. This year the Paraw Regatta will be held on February 17-28 2007.

And as Ilonggos take pride of their history and culture, so do the sailors and the boat makers who have inherited a legacy that became synonymous to the birth of a province and the Hiligaynon-speaking region of the country.

Included in the yearly celebration is the Pinta Paraw, where sails are painted by professional and amateur artists a day before they actually take off to sail. Another fascinating event is called the Pintawo body-painting contest.

Miss Paraw, Beach Volleyball, and Paraw Regatta Photo Competition are the other events included in the celebration. Also, one of the highlights of this sea festival is the Iloilo Governor Fishing Contest, a campaign against dynamite fishing.

Come to Iloilo and marvel at the sight of colorful paraws!

from http://www.exploreiloilo.com/paraw-regatta.html

chymera00

February 2nd, 2007, 04:35 PM

Fort San Pedro Sunset with SSC-Iloilo

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IMPRESARIO

February 2nd, 2007, 04:37 PM

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Congrats! To JBLCF! now Iloilo's Newest University, and First Maritime University in RP! another distinction for our City. :cheers2:

IMPRESARIO

February 2nd, 2007, 06:31 PM

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pic by: A.Chris Fernandez
This area fronting the historic Arroyo fountain in Iznart Street is the common traffic bottleneck in the city proper. Unfortunately, this area has not been included as site of the proposed flyovers in the city.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/ Feb.02,2007

IMPRESARIO

February 2nd, 2007, 06:45 PM

Lines Across Time: An architectural journey

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/02/02/museo.iloilo1.jpg
A plan for a house of a government official. Such
houses served as residences and offices.
Architects of the period made sure these structures
were spacious and airy, with large windows and
courtyards that provides breathing space and
adequate ventilation.

The streets of Vigan and Iloilo along with the archaic infrastructures and majestic century-old houses reminds us of the suffering we have endured and the glory we have won under the Spanish regime. The remarkable structures remind us not only of the Spanish colonization but of Malay, Hindus, Chinese and Japanese influences on our architectural patterns.

Lines Across Time, an exhibit of photographs depicting the Filipino lifestyle during the later years of the Spanish colonization, will be at the Museo Iloilo this coming February 12 to March 3 of this year. Heritage genius Toti Villalon has worked together with creative director Teresa Custodio and model artist Ignacio Perez to show how the Philippine life was changed by the transformation brought about by Spanish colonization. The show has three parts -- House, Infrastructure and Everyday Life.

con'd: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/02/02/lines.across.time.an.architectural.journey.html

^^kanugon, i leave for manila on the 12th, hope our iloilo based forumers can check this out. wink wink :)

-=+cZaRiNa+=-

February 2nd, 2007, 08:46 PM

:wave:incognito_rn! :D

death327

February 2nd, 2007, 11:42 PM

BYAHILO

February 3rd, 2007, 03:26 AM

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyy excited na ako mag paraw regatta!!! first time! ahaha

btw, i think subong mapuli si wecky... im not sure if today ang flight nya balik manila, or ang balik london...

habagatcentral1

February 3rd, 2007, 04:54 AM

GUYS, There are now SEVEN universities in Iloilo City!

The new one's called UNIVERSITY OF JOHN B. LACSON FOUNDATION. She's actually dubbed as "the FIRST MARITIME UNIVERSITY in the PHILIPPINES and in ASIA"!

i think their Universityhood application was just approved this day(Feb. 2, 2007)...

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

Yahoo!!! Hala! Sadya na ni! For such a small city of only 360,000 (as of 2000), we have already 7 universities. We have the edge in education in this side of the country. Hopefully, the universities would train students to be globally competitive.

The 2nd thing to do is to make Iloilo REALLY the next big thing by providing employment to those who graduate in her schools. The trend of out-migration of talented workforce might be minimized if drastic measures such as slashing off the price of utilities (pisti PECO!!!! :bash:) and improvement of infrastructures and social services.

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/2527/downtowntraffictnlk9.jpg
pic by: A.Chris Fernandez
This area fronting the historic Arroyo fountain in Iznart Street is the common traffic bottleneck in the city proper. Unfortunately, this area has not been included as site of the proposed flyovers in the city.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/ Feb.02,2007

Iznart is VERY FORTUNATE to have those vestiges of urban nightmare (flyovers) out of its historical block. I think traffic management is better implemented in the downtown area than constructing modern infrastructures. :)

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyy excited na ako mag paraw regatta!!! first time! ahaha

btw, i think subong mapuli si wecky... im not sure if today ang flight nya balik manila, or ang balik london...

I'm not sure about the regatta yet. I'll check out my schedule for the 15th because we are already at the 2nd level of training and I'm working on graveyard shift.

Tani madayon ko.

@Nong Wecky. Madamu guid nga salamat. Kitaay ta sa YM kag diri. :)

habagatcentral1

February 3rd, 2007, 06:53 AM

Iglesia de Santa Ana
(Molo Church)

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It was first constructed made out of wood and was replaced as a church made of nipa by P.Jose Ma.Sichon in 1863. The plan to construct a stone church was laid out in 1866 and was approved by Bishop Mariano Cuartero in 1869. The current church has a architectural style of Gothic-Rennaisance and was established immediately after it was approved and honored in the name of Saint Anne. It is also known as "Women's Church" because there are 16 statues of women saints inside the church. Dr. Jose Rizal visited the church because of the Biblical paintings in 1896. It became an evacuation center in World War II and was partially destroyed during the "Liberation". It was restored by Rep. P.Manuel Alba with the help of the community after the "Liberation".*

Ini sa una ay gintukod himo sa tabique pampango kag atup nga tisa kag gin-islan sang nipa ni P.Jose Ma.Sichon sang tuig 1863. Ang plano sang pagtukod sang simbahan nga bato ay ginhimoi sang tuig 1866 kag gin-aprubar ni Obispo Mariano Cuartero sang tuig 1869. Ang simbahan kinaron ay me ara nga istilo arkitektural sang Gothic-Rennaisance kag ginpatukod sa gilayon nga ginaprubar kag ginhalad sa ngalan ni Santa Ana. Kilala man ang simbahan sa hayu nga "Simbahan sang mga Babayi" tungod sa 16 ka mga santo nga bayi ang yara sa sulod sang simbahan. Nag-agi sa simbahan si Dr. Jose Rizal tungod sa mga Biblikal nga Pinintura sang tuig 1869. Nagin sentro sang ebakwasyon ini sang Ikaduhang Inaway sang Kalibutan kag pihakang nag-guba sang tini-on sang "Paghilway". Ini gin-kay-o sa idalum sang poder ni Rep.P.Manuel Alba kaupod sang bulig sang komunidad pagkatapos sang "Paghilway".*

-*National Historical Insitute. As indicated in the plaque. Translated in English and Hiligaynon. Please check if there are errors in translation. :)

*Please help me if I have grammatical errors in Hiligaynon.

BYAHILO

February 3rd, 2007, 07:05 AM

habagatcentral1

February 3rd, 2007, 07:09 AM

mmmmmm i dunno if evermadayun ako.. but i really wanted to... somebody's pushing me to go to baguio on the 24th. demmit. tamaran ko mag saka sa benguet at this time kay katugnaw.

pero... well see, mga next week mabal an ko nani kung ano gid ang plano

Gani. Ako man ang akon nga sched shifts within just 2 weeks. I'm just crossing my fingers na tani Sat-Sun pa ghapon ang rest day ko. ahay!

habagatcentral1

February 3rd, 2007, 07:15 AM

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SAVE JARO CATHEDRAL
Francis Allan L. Angelo
2007-02-03

IT’S a race against time as the Archdiocese of Jaro tries to save the centuries-old Jaro Cathedral from ruin.

In his homily for the fiesta of Our Lady of Candles yesterday, Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo urged Ilonggo Catholics and other sectors to help renovate the cathedral, especially its half-century old roof.

The project, with an estimated cost of P20 million, will be completed in 11 months, thus it is dubbed 20/11 BC

“I join, support, endorse and recommend the Cathedral’s ‘20/11 BC’ Project as also a moment of grace not only for this place of worship, but also for those who will become participants in this project called ‘20 Million project in 11 months para sa Balay ni Cristo kag Balay sang Candelaria, Before it collapses.’ And so (the name) ‘20/11 BC,’ Lagdameo said.

Cathedral caretakers said parts of the church are already leaking and showing cracks because of its age.

HISTORY

The Jaro Cathedral was built in 1864, the year the district was named a diocese by Pope Pius the IX.

The cathedral’s style is basically Baroque, with the addition of Gothic elements over many renovations.

The cathedral is home to the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, whose image is perched on a glass encased shrine carved out of the facade.

Marian devotees claim the limestone image of the Candelaria is believed to be continuously growing, and has already become too large to for its original niche just above the present one.

Her shrine is visited often by many devotees who believe the statue to be miraculous. The Lady of the Candles is the “only rose” among the all-male collection of statues which line the walls of the cathedral’s interiors.

Lagdameo said the image was transferred to its present site after it was crowned by Pope John Paul II in 1981, the only Philippine Madonna or Marian image that has been personally crowned by the late Pontiff. He also declared the Candelaria as Patroness of Western Visayas.

Pope John Paul II also held mass at the cathedral in the same year.

The cathedral is considered unique among Philippine churches because its belfry is separated from the main structure, just across the street near Jaro plaza.

Historically, the tower functioned as a “lookout” post for sea raiders and pirates.

Source: The Daily Guardian Iloilo