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spacewagon1

November 27th, 2007, 12:33 AM

READY FOR THE WORLD
Biz forum to showcase Iloilo’s investment strengths
By Francis Allan L. Angelo

ILOILO is ready for the world.

This is the central cry of the 2007 Iloilo Investment Forum today at the Kalantiao Hall of Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center.

The forum, which is themed “Unlocking Opportunities, Reshaping the Future” is organized by the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation, Inc. (ILEDF) in collaboration with the city and provincial governments of Iloilo.
Key leaders from the business, academic and government sectors will share ideas and prospects on how to position the city and province of Iloilo as the future investment hub in Asia.

ILEDF president and Ilonggo business executive Rex Drilon said they want to present Iloilo as the future business core in the Philippines.

“At the end of the forum, we want to show to investors here and abroad that Iloilo is ready for the world. While we have problems such as power, water and flooding, we are now putting the pieces together to attract investors,” Drilon said.

The ILEDF is a consortium of the city and province of Iloilo, the Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council, Department of Trade and Industry-Iloilo, Iloilo Business Club, Iloilo Investment Promotions Center (IIPC) and business groups and non-governmental organizations.

Drilon said ILEDF is patterned after the tri-sectoral Cebu Investment and Promotions Center (CIPC) of Cebu City and province.

“With ILEDF, we hope to pool the acts of the private and public sectors to solve our problems and propel Iloilo’s growth. We want to rouse Ilonggos from their lack of sense of urgency and change mind-sets to solve our problems,” he added.

POWERHOUSE SPEAKERS

Lopez Group of Companies chair Oscar Lopez will deliver the keynote address themed “Iloilo: The best is yet to be.”

Prof. Winston Conrad B. Padojinog of the University of Asia and the Pacific will speak on “Iloilo: Gearing up for a comeback” with emphasis on the lessons and experiences useful for Iloilo’s economic takeoff.

“Padojinog’s economic briefing will cover not only an analysis of what went economically wrong for Iloilo but also what the growth prospects are of key and sunrise Ilonggo industries in the near future,” Drilon said.

Elmer San Pascual, group manager of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, will give tips on how Iloilo can enhance its economic climate for foreign and domestic investments by providing special economic zones for business locators.

Other topics to be discussed in the forum are the Iloilo-Guimaras Infrastructure Master Plan by urban planning expert Nathaniel Von Einsiedel; Iloilo-Guimaras Tourism Master Plan by former tourism secretary Narzalina Z. Lim; Iloilo City Roadmap by Canadian Urban Institute regional head Francis E. Gentoral; Iloilo Province Strategic Plan by planning and development head Mario N. Nillos; Agribusiness Roadmap by Dr. Rolando T. Dy of the University of Asia and the Pacific; and Iloilo’s readiness for the business processes outsourcing industry by UP-Visayas Chancellor Glenn Aguilar.

“By presenting a menu for possible investment opportunities, be it call centers or agribusiness, we can convince business locators to come here in Iloilo,” Drilon said.

At the end of the forum, a group of existing and potential investors led by Megaworld and Global Business Power Corp. will share their views on why they decided to invest in Iloilo and what else are needed to make Iloilo a hospitable place for business and investments.

Other panelists will come from the energy, sugar, ICT, real estate and other agriculture and service-oriented sectors.

ILEDF also wants Ilonggo industrialists and businessmen to return and invest in their home province

“We want to invite Ilonggos to invest in Iloilo. How can we sell our home place to the Japanese, Koreans and other nationalities if we can’t even convince our fellow Ilonggos to put up business here?” Drilon said.

After the Forum, the participants and other invited Ilonggos will proceed to Nelly Garden for a fellowship and launch the book Iloilo: A Rich and Noble Land.

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

eonynx

November 27th, 2007, 12:49 AM

^^the article rightly stated it! how can we sell iloilo to foreign investors if businesmen with ilonggo roots won't even make a comeback. we have perennial problems like power shortage and flooding. but if many sectors in our society are proactive rather than reactive, these problems can be turned into opportunities by making huge investments on them regarding their solutions. our flood control project is an example of this problem-turned-opportunity because of its huge P4 billion price tag. next in line hopefully are the coal plants.

IMPRESARIO

November 27th, 2007, 02:36 AM

^^yeah, hopefully they invest heavily on important and vital infrastructures, so that other potential investors will feel confident pouring their money into the city and province.

IMPRESARIO

November 27th, 2007, 03:53 AM

GUIMBAL ILOILO

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/2065108061_8e37722a24.jpg

^^great shot gian! love it!

habagatcentral1

November 27th, 2007, 06:49 AM

@Pacific. Vega pix ai? wahehehehe!!! La flora y la iglesia.:D

@Oboi. Yes, the book is almost P3000 in prize. Overseas Ilonggos may order this too. I'll post the details later.

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Anyway, 1st report from Sarabia Manor Hotel about the Iloilo Investor's Forum:
The Lopezes are looking into possibility of having a shipbuilding or shipbreaking business in Iloilo. I may post the whole Oscar Lopez's speech during the first half of the event. But he emphasized that the Lopezes didn't forget Iloilo and will return in favor of their hometown by businesses and other enterprises.

In other words, the Lopezes will come back in Iloilo by gradually making presence in their businesses.

In the meantime, here are some pix that I can share for you as of this time of writing:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/IMGP3478.jpg
Uy. Treñas.Lopez. Tupas. Drilon

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/IMGP3533.jpg
Chairman Oscar Lopez of the Lopez Group of Companies

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/IMGP3520.jpg
Book signing of "Iloilo: A Rich and Noble Land"

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/IMGP3545.jpg
Political biggies of Iloilo. [Treñas. Drilon. Tupas]

They also emphasized that Iloilo is on a brink of Rennaisannce period of its own. That everything that you see is just the beginning.

eonynx

November 27th, 2007, 10:23 AM

^^if i'm not mistaken, the lopezes were once in the shipping business. they could maybe make a return, albeit gradually.

daks2003

November 27th, 2007, 04:26 PM

^^^^^^
Unless they make it a reality...I would say its still all flowery talk.

lewdsaint

November 27th, 2007, 04:26 PM

whyte

November 27th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Nagbugtaw na ang Reyna kag ang mga kabataan nagbalik na para sa pagbulig tib-ong sa ila nga ginikanan.
Arangkada na Iloilo!!!

Watch this......

100% Pinoy Episode on November 29, 2007
Thursday late night after Saksi

Pista ng mga pagkain

Kilala ang Iloilo dahil sa Dinagyang Festival na talaga namang dinarayo rito tuwing Enero. Sa Dinagyang – na nangangahuluga ng "kasiyahan" – makikita ang iba't ibang palabas at parada.

Syempre hindi mawawala rito ang pista ng mga pagkain kung saan kilala rin ang Iloilo.

Dinayo ni Raffy Tima ang pistang ito ng pagkain at inumin para makisaya sa taunang pagdiriwang ng Dinagyang.

La Paz batchoy

Kapag sinabing Iloilo, kakambal na nito ang La Paz Batchoy.

Kapag sinabing La Paz Batchoy, agad na pumapasok sa isip ang Deco's – ang sinasabing original na gumagawa ng La Paz Batchoy. Ito raw ay pagmamay-ari ng tinaguraing "Father of La Paz Batchoy" na si Frederico Guillergan.

Pero kahit na sila ang nauna, meron ding ibang namayagpag sa lasa – ang Ted's Oldtimer La Paz Batchoy. Sa sobrang sarap daw nito ay umabot na sa Maynila ang kanilang specialty.

Minatamis ng Ilonggo

Ang minatamis na yata ng Iloilo ang pinakamakasays ayan sa bansa.

Alam nyo bang ang kauna-unahang minatamis dito ay nagmula sa tira-tirang itlog na ginamit sa pagpapatayo ng simbahan ng Molo sa Iloilo? At ang sikat na biscocho ay nagmula sa mga patapong tinapay?

Pinaniniwalaan g may "sweet tooth" daw ang mga Ilonggo at nasasalamin din dito ang isang katangiang pinagkakakilan lan sa mga taga-Iloilo – ang pagiging malambing.

Ilonggo specialties

Hindi natatapos sa La Paz Batchoy at sweets ang panlasa ng mga Ilonggo dahil dito rin matatagpuan ang ilan pang putahe na proudly Ilonggo-made talaga.

Nariyan ang pancit molo, binakol, kansi, kadyos, tambo at marami pang iba. Alamin kung paano ginagawa ang mga ito sa 100% Pinoy, Huwebes ng gabi pagkatapos ng Saksi, sa GMA.

Link: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/70189/Flavors-of-Iloilo-in-100-Pinoy

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

biskan replay na ini, im gonna watch it again.
cant be sure kung this or last year ini gin pagwa sa gma.

spread the good news

here's my review of that episode

FLAVOURS OF ILOILO
featured on 100% PINOY on GMA7

* over-all it was a gastronomic experience on the boob tube though i can do away with some portions (gamay)

* of course, the most famous ilonggo dish was first to be featured, la paz batchoy from its history to the present.deco's as the orig and teds as the most famous took centerstage.also featured was teds in mall of asia

* came next were pancit molo, kansi and kadyos.
- had to laugh out really loud when the one interviewed said that pancit molo was "pagkain ng mga mayayaman or served durign special occasions" oh my, that makes most of us SUPER RICH since panct molo is just an ordinary food served on any given day
- how i miss kadyos, my all time favorite sud-an hehe.but i had to wonder why the one featured adds "bagoong" as opposed what we do at home.nice description of kadyos, a bean that produces an UBE colored-sabaw.yum yum and batuan (they said only grows in iloiloand negros - i say not really that famous elsewhere but could grow in other parts)
- kansi.sinfully appetizing.tulo laway ko sa videos kina.described as improved nilaga with more marrows

* great reportage on binakol.they even showed how it was cooked (inside a bamboo and served in a coconut).

* also featured was an ilonggo family in cavite who celebrates sto nino feast by cooking ilonggo dishes.valencia/tambo with crabs and las-wa (in our family las-wa is a generic term for food with vegetables).her valencia was disgusting on tv :lol:

*also a feature on dinagyang, its historical and cultural influence and the gastronomical impact on the people.it mainly dwelled on the food fest along delgado street.

* then came the sweets where they featured panaderia de molo and biscocho house.
- i liked the way they told the story of panaderia the molo.the usual egg white for the church and the egg yolk for the goodies.they featured how galletas and barquillos were made.sanitary issues here coz i havent seen gloves on the hands that made these goodies :D
- biscocho used to be made from almost stale bread.that was the into for the biscocho haus feature at yung lang.they showed how they were made and again sanitary issues came to mind

* other food that made it tonight were grilled scallops,the usual chicken inasal, grilled seafoods, lechon (i wonder why raffy had to "waste" on this one),usual goodies of bakeries,etc

* hopefully may makaupload sa youtube para matan-aw nyo man

FLAVOURS OF ILOILO
featured on 100% PINOY over GMA 7

BATCHOY
They featured DECO's as the orginal and TEDS as the most famous
http://static.flickr.com/46/150875912_cee7d05556.jpg
c/o mr google

PANCIT MOLO
Homecooked pancit molo was featured

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/pancitmolo.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/88/241940756_4d9ad1bffc.jpg
c/o google ang 3rd pic

KANSI
They featured the one at Ilonggo grill
http://static.flickr.com/115/298076375_3bb43b2281.jpg
c/o chymera

KADYOS
Also from Ilonggo griill
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/KBL.jpg
my pic

BINAKOL
They featured Breakthrough, pictures not related though
http://www.carinderia.net/recipes/binakul1.jpg
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200505/27/16/d0035716_0461892.jpg
c/o google

VALENCIANA
Homecooked feature
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/food/valenciana.jpg
my pic

TAMBO
LASWA

GALLETAS & BARQUILLOS
The featured Panaderia de Molo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/panaderia.jpg
http://www.thenewstoday.info/restaurants/panaderiademolo/panaderiademolo.html
http://bucaio.blogspot.com/2006/04/tinapay-iloilo-delicacies-by-way-of.html

BISCOCHO bischohaus
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/whytewhyte/jarofacade.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/ILOILO/wewins.jpg
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17764508&postcount=735

LECHON, INASAL and other GRILLED food during the food festival

SEAFOOD breakthrough- scallops
- bangus
- squid

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/whytewhyte/ILOILO/scallops.jpg
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17401553&postcount=806

whyte

November 27th, 2007, 04:40 PM

^^^^^^
Unless they make it a reality...I would say its still all flowery talk.

yup. pero lets hope na matuloy talaga :banana:

whyte

November 27th, 2007, 04:47 PM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/IMGP3520.jpg

does miag-ao have an ala "higantes" festival:?:

amo na abi ang una ko na manumduman sang makita ko ang mga "tawo-tawo" sa cover eh.

or any Iloilo town have that one?

IAMME

November 27th, 2007, 04:53 PM

eonynx

November 27th, 2007, 05:04 PM

^^^^^^
Unless they make it a reality...I would say its still all flowery talk.

precisely!

eonynx

November 27th, 2007, 05:08 PM

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

biskan replay na ini, im gonna watch it again.
cant be sure kung this or last year ini gin pagwa sa gma.

spread the good news

that's good to know! thanks for the info!:)

eonynx

November 27th, 2007, 05:30 PM

Just came from the book launching at Nelly's. It will take overnight for the experience to sink in :) Got photos but not the time to process and post them.. oh well, Bernie should find time to do that by tomorrow.

hmmm, me thinks your experience maybe surreal that you need to find time for it to sink in.

whyte

November 27th, 2007, 05:35 PM

Just came from the book launching at Nelly's. It will take overnight for the experience to sink in :) Got photos but not the time to process and post them.. oh well, Bernie should find time to do that by tomorrow.

:banana:
hulat lang kami sa story and pics mo

that's good to know! thanks for the info!:)

nagreact lang ako sa post ni lewdsaint :D
syempre ill do my part in spreading the good news hehehehe

whyte

November 27th, 2007, 05:38 PM

:wave:

addict ako sa THE AMAZING RACE ASIA 2 (TARA)
hehehe
recently ko lang natan aw ang TARA 1 replay sa axn :lol:

eonynx

November 27th, 2007, 08:25 PM

:banana:
hulat lang kami sa story and pics mo

more like it!:)

eonynx

November 27th, 2007, 08:37 PM

does miag-ao have an ala "higantes" festival:?:

amo na abi ang una ko na manumduman sang makita ko ang mga "tawo-tawo" sa cover eh.

or any Iloilo town have that one?

the last time i frequented miag-ao, i didn't know of of any "higantes" festival that is celebrated. unless obcourse, i missed something or it's a new festival.

adelro2049

November 28th, 2007, 12:30 AM

it's part of miag-ao's salakayan festival held every february.

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 02:30 AM

^^oh!thanks for the info!:D

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 03:39 AM

ILOILO NEEDS POWER
Lopez clan to put up shipyard in Iloilo
By Francis Allan L. Angelo

AN Ilonggo industrialist stressed the importance of a stable power supply if Iloilo wants to host local and international investments.

Oscar Lopez, chair of the Lopez Group of Companies (LGC), said “Iloilo’s unreliable electrical service has affected its business competitiveness.”

Lopez was the keynote speaker of the 2007 Iloilo Investment Forum at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center Tuesday.

The forum, which was organized by the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation, gathered political and business leaders and prospective investors to showcase Iloilo’s investment potentials and map out its economic path.

The Lopezes are no strangers to the power industry as they have a 30 percent investment in Panay Electric Co. in 1996.

The LGC also built a US$72-million diesel-fired power plant called Panay Power Corp. (PPC) which it later sold to independent power producer Mirant Corp. because of the provisions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act barring power producers from investing in distribution utilities.

Mirant has sold its stakes in PPC to Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) of the Metrobank Group which is planning to put up a coal-fired power plant in La Paz, Iloilo City.

Lopez hailed GBPC’s proposal saying “it should respond to Iloilo’s pressing need for power.”

Lopez said investments in energy and other sectors show that “things are starting to move” for Iloilo.

Lopez also said he is saddened that Iloilo City is “not too prominent in the national consciousness” unlike its status in the 18th and 19th centuries when it was still a bustling center of commerce, trade and education.

“As Iloilo lost its significance as a transshipment port for sugar and as the nation’s sugar industry declined greatly, so much of Iloilo’s economic power also declined. The title “Queen City of the South” was claimed by another (city). Many Ilonggo tycoons moved their flags to the national capital and built newer and larger business empires there,” he said.

Still, the Lopez patriarch said they will go back and invest in Iloilo as he unveiled their plans to put up a shipyard in Iloilo.

“This particular project is being studied now,” he said.

Aside from the proposed shipyard, Lopez also boasted of their families investments such as ABS-CBN, Sky Cable, and Bayantel.

“Though the Lopezes are now based in Metro Manila, however, we have never lost our affection for the city of our childhood. And so we try to take advantage of any opportunity to participate in the development of the province,” he said.

He also presented their companies’ various corporate social responsibility projects.

“Last July, we launched several social development projects in Iloilo as part of the commemoration of my father’s 105th birth anniversary. We wanted to give back something of ourselves and our companies to our native province, where my father started his business career and where we, his children, spent our happy childhood years.”

Lopez said Ilonggos “have to take responsibility for what Iloilo has become and what it should be.”

He likened Iloilo’s fate to a woman abandoned (binayaan) by her lover.

“The Ilonggos abandoned Iloilo. Iloilo’s tale of woe isn’t just sad. It is deeply sad.”

Still, Lopez said Iloilo can catch up with “new queen cities of the south such as Cebu, Davao Cagayan de Oro and Bacolod.”

Through the ILEDF, Lopez said the city and province “will be transformed into a new kind of economic powerhouse.”

He also cited the entry of major shopping malls, business processes outsourcing firms and the plan of property developer Megaworld Corp. to transform the old Iloilo airport into a business park as positive developments for Iloilo.

“I personally believe Iloilo City can become the Queen City of the South once again, able to compete against all comers for economic primacy. I believe that for the city and the province of Iloilo, the best is yet to be,” he said.

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

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 03:40 AM

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http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/ILED150.jpg

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http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/ILED152.jpg

Did i mentioned that Oscar Lopez criticized the roads of Iloilo City due to its narrowness. He said that the way to the airport must be widened. Treñas, Tupas and MIGEDC officials said that widening is on its way.

But anyway, another scene that happened yesterday is that there was a short power outage after the speech of Mr. Pastolero of PECO in the afternoon's forum.

Mr.Pastolero told the public that there is a dire need of power from Megaworld starting January of next year and today they will be negotiating that with them.

In the meantime, the Coal power plant of Metrobank-Global will push through in Ingore, La Paz by next year 2008 and will be operational by 2010, in time when Visayas (as according to them) will reach the its energy crisis.

What the forum really empasized is that the business sector and the city and province of Iloilo (and even Panay Island as a whole) needs electricity so much nowadays.

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 03:46 AM

Iloilo: the new haven for investments

Message of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas First Iloilo Investment Forum Sarabia Manor Hotel November 27, 2007 9:00 AM

The conduct today of the first Iloilo Investment Forum should serve as a strong signal to the rest of the world that we are ready to become the new investment haven of Asia.

Over the past few years, we had been strengthening our position as a tourist destination, as an investment oasis and as the best place in the Philippines in which to live, to work, to invest and to grow. We are centrally located, easily accessible by land, air and sea, and we possess the required amenities, skilled manpower and conveniences to become an investment site of choice for the world’s industries.
Everyone’s goal in this room is to establish Iloilo as an investment haven for the world’s industries. In a few minutes, some of our eminent leaders in business and tourism will be sharing with us their findings and current thinking regarding the fulfillment of this goal.

And all of us here today because we care about the future of Iloilo. We care not only about what we have, but what could be. We care not only about what we have achieved, but how much more is possible.

I do not think there is any doubt about what we mean when we say we want Iloilo to be a better place for business and for industry. We all want an Iloilo with greater economic security, healthier citizens and more vibrant communities. We want Iloilo to be the home of choice for enterprising individuals and for successful enterprises. We want to show the rest of the country and the world what even a small place can achieve if its citizens and their leaders are unified in the quest to accomplish objectives big and small.

And I daresay we could accomplish much and become a new investment haven in Asia if we remain united in purpose. Today’s forum must reach to the core of who we are as Ilonggos, and then deal quickly with how best to achieve this monumental goal. We have to talk honestly about our weaknesses as well as our strengths.

For instance, we need to address our weaknesses in the power sector. It would be the height of foolishness aspiring to become an investment haven in Asia if we can’t provide adequate power supply to the industries we’re trying to woo. In addressing both strengths and weaknesses, we don’t have to talk about what policies are most popular, but what strategies are most likely to work.

And then we have to get moving and turn words into action.

Ladies and gentlemen, the last six years have seen us create an environment that is conducive to the attraction of investments to Iloilo. We have partnered with the business community and with agencies and organizations to strengthen this environment, and we have retained our fair share of the best people for the vibrant sectors of our economy.

What we have done is to act purposefully and aggressively to ensure that negative policies or attitudes are not a significant factor and that positive policies and attitudes make Iloilo a compelling place to invest.

Ladies and gentlemen, if we want Iloilo to be an economic leader, we cannot succeed only by following others to where they have been. We have to learn from others but then we have to do better. As a small geographical unit within a competitive country, we are the ones who must try harder, who must anticipate rather than react, who must create change rather than adapt to it.

What I’m saying is that the objective of turning Iloilo into an investment haven for the world’s industries and building on that foundation is one that requires the talent and commitment of all Ilonggos, regardless of socio-economic standing and political affiliations. I am confident that this one-day forum will also enable us to develop the strategies and approaches needed to translate our collective goal into reality.

Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that today offers a remarkable and unique opportunity for a free-wheeling and honest discussion of significant matters-matters crucial to catapulting Iloilo as the new haven for investments in Asia.

With all of us working towards this end, there is no reason why we must fail.

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

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 03:49 AM

Unity for a progressive Iloilo

(Message of Iloilo Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr. during the Investment Forum on November 27, 2007 at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City)

Mayor Jerry Treñas, Mr. Oscar Lopez, Dr. Alfonso Uy, Mr. Rex Drilon II, Atty. Lilia B. De Lima, distinguished speakers and guests, ladies and gentlemen.

It has been quite a long time where notable and prominent Ilonggos, and businessmen from Manila and Iloilo, local politicians both from the city and province, our friends from local and international institutions, the media, have gathered in this momentous occasions for one important purpose the Iloilo Investment Forum.

I understand that there has been a lot occasions in the past to gather in one forum all responsible and patriotic Ilonggos for the same purpose. Those initiatives were started with the support of the Iloilo City and the Iloilo Provincial government but waned down in the later part of its existence. Each organized group went on with their own way as if things are alright in Iloilo.

For several concerned and patriotic Ilonggos, things are not alright. These are equally the sentiments of the Iloilo City government under the leadership of Mayor Jerry Treñas, and Governor Niel Tupas.

The City Government, Provincial Government, the Department of Trade and Industry with several local business groups started to have local initiatives to push Iloilo back into the map of business and investments. The same parallel efforts were made by our Manila based business friends.

This led to the organization of the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation (ILEDF) chaired by a prominent Ilonggo Businessman Alfonso Uy with Mr. Rex Drilon II as President. The City Government is represented by Mayor Jerry Treñas and the Provincial Government by your Governor Niel D. Tupas. The ILED is also composed of the heads of business organizations in Iloilo.

As things are going, I see that Iloilo would be in good hands in the field of investment promotions under ILED and tutelage of Mr. Alfonso Uy and Mr. Rex Drilon.

The Provincial Government is behind all the efforts of ILED and other business groups.

For the Province of Iloilo, let me state clearly our distinct roles and responsibilities in this endeavor.

Firstly, the Province would continue to work closely with the business sector, the city government, and other government institutions through ILED. The province firmly stands on the belief that the business sector is the engine of economic growth thus could create more jobs for the

Ilonggos. We have been doing this with ILED and we will continue to do so.

Secondly, the provincial government would provide a better policy environment by enacting an investment ordinance that is responsive to your requirements and in line with the development thrusts and directions of the Iloilo Provincial Government. With this initiative, I would be closely working with the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for this purpose.

Thirdly, as an important element, the provincial government would work very hard to maintain peace and order by closely working with the police, military and the city government so that the businesses would be secured and safe. This has been my priority agenda since I started my incumbency.

Fourthly, as our local budget may provide, continue to put in place infrastructure facilities such as farm to market roads, small irrigation projects and other barangay infrastructure and structures.

On top of this commitment, the provincial government would continue to provide the basic social services and facilities that the province is mandated to deliver.

Enhance food production, provide health services primarily to our poor constituencies, improve nutrition of our marginalized children, improve basic education through provision of the needed school infrastructure and the competencies of our teachers in coordination with the Department of Education, enhance our environment through the protection of our watersheds, provide the much needed welfare services particularly to our marginalized constituents like children, women, out-of school youths, and disabled persons.

All these we commit to deliver for our people in the Province of Iloilo.

As we all gather today in this very important occasion and show our oneness as ILONGGOS, as your GOVERNOR of the Province of Iloilo I see a prosperous, united, and dynamic ILOILO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH … MADAMU GID NGA SALAMAT KAG MAAYONG AGA!

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

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 03:50 AM

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SSC Iloilo, Mam Hermie of IBC and Chairman Oscar Lopez

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 03:54 AM

Think Iloilo, Make it Iloilo

(Welcome remarks of Dr. Alfonso Uy, chairman, Iloilo Economic Development Foundation, Inc., at the Iloilo Investment Forum, Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, 27 November 2007. )

The honorable Mayor Jerry Treñas the honorable Governor Niel Tupas, the honorable Senator Franklin Drilon, the Honorable Congressman Raul Gonzales Jr., Chairman Oscar Lopez of the Lopez group of companies, Peza Director General Atty. Lilia De Lima, President John Tan of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry business leaders, members of the Academe, government officials, civil society, non-government organization, distinguished speakers, fellow Ilonggos, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.

In behalf of the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation, allow me to welcome you to the Iloilo Investment forum. You have shown your love for the city and province of Iloilo and we are indeed inspired by your presence.

The forum is intended to present to you investment potentials and opportunities. Iloilo has many things to offer. We have fertile agricultural areas, the long shorelines and fishing ground, the new airport, the natural harbor and ports, excellent transport and communication infrastructures, close proximity to other markets, rich cultural heritage and tourist attractions, hospitals and residential developments. We are never lacking in highly educated man power. Our colleges and universities produce thousands and thousands of graduates annually. Our local government leaders are progressive and investor friendly.

We are most happy and encouraged by the request decisions of major investors to invest in Iloilo. Megaworld just bought the site of the old airport. DCMI and Global Business Power Corporation are putting up new power plants. The Chan family invested in a new sugar mill in Passi. The Gokongweis bought Passi Sugar Mills. These investors are here because they see the big potential of Iloilo.

We invite you to join the bandwagon so for your next investment, think Iloilo, make it Iloilo. Thank you.

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

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:03 AM

Iloilo: The best is yet to be.

(Keynote address by Oscar M. Lopez, chairman, Lopez Group of Companies, during the Iloilo Investment Forum 2007 at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center Iloilo City, 27 November 2007)

Dr. Alfonso A. Uy, Chairman of the ILED Foundation, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr., Mr. Rex Drilon, President of the ILED Foundation, Professor Winston Padojinog of the University of Asia and the Pacific, Atty. Lilia De Lima, Director General of PEZA, fellow presentors, honored participants and guests, pinalangga ko nga kapwa Ilonggo, ang amon mga ka-partners sa Iloilo Economic Development Foundation:

Maayong aga sa inyo nga tanan.
Several days ago, the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation, jointly with Lopez Group Foundation, Inc. of which I am Chairman, hosted the Manila launch of a new publication, “Iloilo: A Rich And Noble Land”. It is a book that is meant to remind us of our heritage and leading role that Iloilo once occupied in the cultural, commercial and economic emergence of the Filipino nation. Tonight at 6 p.m., we launch that the same book here in Iloilo City at the Nelly Garden and I hope that it inspires you as it has inspired me.

Our conference organizers have a program of speeches and presentations that will describe for you the tremendous potential of Iloilo and that will encourage you to invest in Iloilo. In a few minutes, I will also tell you about what the Lopez Group of Companies is trying to do in Iloilo. But my role today is to try to inspire you, and all of those to whom we will be reaching out, that all that you hear today can be achieved. And if you bear with me for a while, I would like to show you what is possible in our future by reminding you of the richness of what we have done in the past. [Part of our heritage as Ilonggos is that we have always stood up to oppressors.] During the dark days of the martial law, I spent my time researching and writing the history of the Lopez family, and in the process, I familiarized myself with the history of Iloilo. I’d like to share some of it with you.

When I was born, in 1930, Iloilo was the undisputed Queen City of the South. My siblings Geny, Pressy and I were raised in a city at the peak of its grandeur. It was a genteel, gracious city of elegant mansions, and fabulously wealthy sugar barons. There was an atmosphere of great entrepreneurial energy-for instance, INAEC, the very first Asian airline, predating PAL, JAL and Singapore Airlines, would be launched in our city in 1933 by my father Eugenio Lopez. But also we could feel a lot of culture. Ilonggos prized classical music: a grand-uncle and grand-aunt of ours, Lolo Gil Lopez and Lola Chayong Lopez, even had their own orchestras. Not surprisingly, many of the top Filipino classical musicians are of Ilonggo descent, such as Gilopez and Merceditas Kabayao Mortensen, and Ma. Luisa Koch, all Lopezes by the way.

As children, we could sense that much history had taken place in the same streets we played in or walked to attend Mass at the Jaro Cathedral. From our elders, I would hear stories about how my grandfather and his siblings had fought the Americans in 1899. My grand-uncles, Vicente and Ramon, had fought among the infantry, my grandfather, Benito, was a key figure in the revolutionary government, and my great-aunts, Maria and Rosario Lopez, had smuggled guns across enemy lines. We grew up feeling that we were a part of a rich and noble heritage. We grew up very proud to be Ilonggos – a sentiment we share with all our provincemates.

There is much to be proud of. Since the 1850s, Iloilo has been a national leader in many fields – in nationalism, economics, politics, music, culture, education and food. At that time, the town of Jaro was bigger than Iloilo City and was the premier town of the most populated, most industrious and most prosperous province in the Philippines. Sir John Bowring, a former British governor of Hong Kong, visiting Iloilo in 1858, was so impressed by what he saw, that he wrote in his book, A Visit to the Philippines (1859), the following: The province is not only one of the most numerously peopled, it is perhaps the most productive in agricultural and most active in manufacturing, industry and among the best instructed of the Philippines. It has extensive and cultivated plains and its roads are among the best seen in the archipelago.

Iloilo’s agricultural was one of the most highly developed in terms of rice, sugar cotton, tobacco and indigo, much of which was exported to neighboring islands as well as to Manila. But the pride of the province at the time was native textile industry, whose estimated 50,000 to 60,000 looms of the finest piña, sinamay and abaca cloth, which was exported to all parts of the country and some foreign countries. In 1861, the value of total exports of native textile products form Iloilo and neighboring provinces was estimated one million dollars.

The advanced development of the native weaving industry according to one American scholar resulted in the first substantial urban concentration in Jaro and Molo and the earliest recorded accumulation of capital among the emerging urban elite of those towns. Jaro’s rapid growth into a major urban center began around 1800, as indicated by the increase in its population. While its population in 1797 was only 5,800 by 1868 it reached 44,000, or more than a seven-fold increase in 70 years.

At one time, the municipality of Jaro extended all the way north to the town of Maasin, but as population grew rapidly over the years, new towns were formed and got detached from Jaro, such as Maasin, Santa Barbara, Pavia, Mandurriao and La Paz. Recognition of the importance of Jaro was accorded by the Church when it elevated the town to the status of a separate diocese in 1865.

One of the most important factors in the rapid development of the agricultural and industrial economy of Iloilo was the emergence of the Chinese mestizo class to a dominant economic and social position in the Molo-Jaro area during the past century. The rise of the Chinese mestizo class to economic prominence was mainly the result of the expulsion of the Chinese from the country between 1755 and 1765, which enabled the mestizos to take over most of the economic functions previously performed by the Chinese, especially with regard to the collecting the produce of nearby provinces and shipping it to Manila and Other Provinces as well.

The American scholar Edgar Wickberg made the telling point that the Chinese mestizo class, which represented the most dynamic element in Philippines society throughout the 19th century, was culturally unique. Unlike Baba of Malaysia or the Peranakan of Java, the Chinese mestizo in the Philippines was not a special kind of local Chinese but rather a special kind of Filipino. The majority of them identified themselves with the Spanish Philippines, adopted Spanish prejudices, along with Spanish culture. The greater the Hispanization, the more willing they were to side with the Spaniards and the natives against the Chinese. Their cultural attributes included a love of ostentation and a devotion to Catholicism and to Spanish culture, combined with a financial acumen that they inherited from their Chinese forebearers (sic). Most scholars are agreed that Molo and Jaro were the two main urban centers in the province that had predominantly Chinese mestizo population. As John Omohundro put it, “The neighboring towns of
molo and Jaro were built, ruled and practically filled by mestizos.”

But in Jaro, there was also a greater blending of different racial stocks, which included not only Chinese and native but Spanish as well. Prime examples of these racial mixtures arte the well-known Jaro families of the Ledesmas, Montinolas, Justinianis, Villaloboses and Virtos. This commingling of the different racial stocks within the upper classes was a unique feature of Jaro society during this early period, and it was not lost on some foreign observers at the time. Writing in 1840, a Frenchman named Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy drew this picture of Jaro society in his book Quinze Ans de Voyage Autor de Monde Vol. II, 1840:

Haro is much bigger in size than Iloilo; it is a rich town, of mestizos who own great fortunes… the people of Haro are more civilized than those of the other neighboring towns (Molo and Iloilo). The color of their skin is whiter, consequence of a great mixture of European blood; and Spanish is spoken better there than in any place in the colony, the Capital excepted; the women are very beautiful and I can give assurance of this, having had the pleasure of being amongst them, that they have grace and figure and the features, which would call attention even in Europe. They show taste in their dress, which is rich and elegant and, like all mestizas, they show a lot of spirit.

In the 1850’s, the town of Iloilo was just a small port surrounded by swampy areas and whose population did not exceed 7,000. The town only began to acquire economic importance and to expand in the latter half of the 19th century during the sugar boom, as the sugar from Negros used the deep protected harbor of Iloilo as its transshipment port for the exports to the world. In 1890, Iloilo became a city by Royal of the Queen of Spain. By 1937, during the Commonwealth period, a charter was passed integrating Arevalo, Mandurriao, and La Paz as part of Iloilo City (with Molo already previously attached). In 1940, the charter was amended to include Jaro as part of Iloilo city.

During the first wave of globalization that swept the world between 1815 and 1914, and the resulting rapid growth of the sugar industry in the Visayan region, it was Iloilo province that led the way for the country. By the last decade if the 19th century, Iloilo ranked second only to Manila in volume of both export and import trade. Sugar accounted for the greater part of Iloilo’s exports. A telephone network linking the provincial capital with Jaro, Molo, and Mandurriao was established in 1894. Direct cable between Manila and Iloilo began operation in 1897.

It was but natural that educational development should follow economic prosperity. Thus, by the last few decades of the 19th century, most of the towns in Iloilo had elementary schools for boys and girls. One town in particular, Molo, developed into an important center of private elementary and secondary education in Western Visayas. In those days, Molo was known as the “Athens of Western Visayas,” because there were three private Latinity secondary schools in Molo, ran by Manuel Locsin, Estanislao Yusay, and Francisco Villanueva. For girls, there was the Colegio de Santa Ana ran by the Avanceña sisters.

The census of 1903 gives us some idea of where the educated middle class was located at the end of the Spanish regime. The census defined those persons as possessing superior education. In a table containing Provincial breakdown of this educated group, the top 10 provinces had Iloilo ranked second to Manila, followed by Pangasinan, and Negors Occidental. All the rest were located in Luzon.

Why there should be such a high concentration of educated persons in Iloilo can be explained mainly by the economic prosperity of the region during that period, induced during the early part of the 19th century by the flourishing native textile industry and during the latter part of the 19th century by the sugar boom. Those were indeed Iloilo’s golden years.

It saddens me that Iloilo is, today, not too prominent in the national consciousness. As Iloilo lost its significance as a transshipment port for sugar and as the nation’s sugar industry declined greatly, so much of Iloilo’s economic power also declined. The title of “Queen City of the South” was claimed by another. Many Ilonggo tycoons moved their flags to the national capital and built newer and larger business empires there. One of those men was my father. Though the Lopezes are now based in Metro Manila, however, we have never lost our affection for the city of our childhood. And so we try to take advantage of any opportunity to participate in the development of the province. Most recently, that has taken the form of our 30% investment in Panay Electric in 1996; at the same time we built a US$72-million diesel–fired power plant, called Panay Power, with a rated capacity of 75 megawatts to supply the growing power needs of Iloilo City.

Subsequently, however, in 2003, we had to sell our interest in the power plant to Mirant because provisions in the newly enacted EPIRA Law limited our ability to supply power to affiliated companies such as Panay Electric to 50%. We felt that this would inhibit our ability to grow our generation business in the Visayas. Moreover, the unprecedented rise in world oil prices meant that oil-fired generating plants, such as Panay Power, would become progressively uncompetitive.

The other Lopez investments in Iloilo are in media and telecommunications, namely ABS-CBN, Sky Cable, and Bayantel with its new wireless landline.

The Lopez Group has many corporate Social Responsibility projects in Iloilo. Last July, we launched several social development projects in Iloilo as part of the commemoration of my father’s 105th birth anniversary. We wanted to give back something of ourselves and our companies to our native province, where my father started his business career and where we, his children, spent our happy childhood years.

I guess all of us Ilonggos have to take responsibility for what Iloilo has become and what it should be. Rex Drilon says he is reminded of the old Ilonggo song Ay, ay, Kalisud when he thinks of Iloilo today. It is a plaintive song of despair about a woman who was “binayaan,” or abandoned, by her lover. In more ways than one, Rex observes, the song describes what happened to Iloilo in the last several decades: the Ilonggos abandoned Iloilo. “Kalisud” is Ilonggo for “sad.” Iloilo’s tale of woe isn’t just sad. It is deeply sad.

But today at last, there is a lot of hope in the air even if Iloilo’s troubles are far from over. We realize Iloilo has a lot of catching up to do just to keep apace with the new queen cities of the south such as Cebu, Davao Cagayan de Oro and, yes, even Bacolod. The good news is, things are starting to move. In electricity, for instance, Iloilo’s unreliable electrical service has affected its business competitiveness. A new coal fired power plant will be soon built to serve the island of Panay and that should respond to Iloilo’s pressing need for power.

Then there is the new airport in Santa Barbara-Cabatuan, one of the most impressive in the country. The building of the P6.5 billion airport of international standards was graft-free and finished essentially on-time, on specs and within budgets. The new airport is something that Ilonggos can now be very proud of. It puts to shame Manila’s decrepit Domestic Airport.

Retail giants–SM, Robinsons and Gaisano–are already here. Ayala is poised to open a high-end residential project. Five call centers have located in the city (ECHO, ePLDT Ventus, GMCI, Callbox) as well as two business process outsource providers (Packet Switch in transcriptions, BrushNetwork in web design and web graphics). The entry of these heavyweight companies is expected to trigger the inflow of even more investments.

The conceptual plan of Megaworld, the winning bidder at P1.2 billion for the 54-hectare old airport includes a new CBD and with convention and related facilities. The new development will supply the business and visitors’ infrastructure that potential investors in the Megaworld project will most likely need to invest almost P300 billion in the next 20 years to fully develop the area.

A new breed of young, enlightened leaders, such as Jerry Treñas, Jed Mabilog and Raul Banias, are training their energies toward citizen-oriented governance. The leaders of the business community and civil society, together with the city mayor and provincial governor Niel Tupas, have united for Iloilo. They have formed the Iloilo Economic development Foundation (IDLEDF) to promote investments and tourism, the very reason we are meeting here today in the First Iloilo Investment Forum. Gradually, the city and the province of Iloilo will be transformed into a new kind of economic powerhouse. We are giving a signal to potential investors that ILOILO IS NOW READY FOR THE WORLD.

I took time to trace Iloilo’s glorious history in the hope that having been made aware what we had been, all Ilonggos today will be inspired to make the future as wonderful as our past. I personally believe Iloilo City can become the Queen of the South once again, able to compete against all comers for economic primacy. I believe that for the city and the province of Iloilo, the best is yet to be.

Madamo gid nga salamat sa inyo nga tanan!

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

Hard Ball

November 28th, 2007, 04:04 AM

:wave:

addict ako sa THE AMAZING RACE ASIA 2 (TARA)
hehehe
recently ko lang natan aw ang TARA 1 replay sa axn :lol:

haha same here, loving TARA 2. kinda embarassing to watch the Filipina racer though (you know what I mean) Thursday na bwas. :cheers:

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 04:06 AM

^^ Who? The one with the foreigner hubby?
Naks, naunahan na ako sang media ai, hehehe!! Anyway, The Guardian is the official media sponsor along with ABS CBN.

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:11 AM

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SSC Iloilo, Mam Hermie of IBC and Chairman Oscar Lopez
Very impressive SSC-ILOILO. I'm so happy that SSC-ILOILO group is so involved in this kind of undertaking. You will be the voice of the unheard people with great sentiments for the better Iloilo yet very powerful, to say the least. This is just a very good start for anyone whose views, ideals, opinions, etc. are for the good of Iloilo. Congrats guys ! :banana::banana:

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Did i mentioned that Oscar Lopez criticized the roads of Iloilo City due to its narrowness. He said that the way to the airport must be widened. Treñas, Tupas and MIGEDC officials said that widening is on its way.

But anyway, another scene that happened yesterday is that there was a short power outage after the speech of Mr. Pastolero of PECO in the afternoon's forum.

Mr.Pastolero told the public that there is a dire need of power from Megaworld starting January of next year and today they will be negotiating that with them.

In the meantime, the Coal power plant of Metrobank-Global will push through in Ingore, La Paz by next year 2008 and will be operational by 2010, in time when Visayas (as according to them) will reach the its energy crisis.

What the forum really empasized is that the business sector and the city and province of Iloilo (and even Panay Island as a whole) needs electricity so much nowadays.
thank you for more updates. All the speeches were very much expected. More than anything else, I would really love to heard what Lopezes' Group of Companies is planning for Iloilo. There was a sense of consciousness and insight, and the drive to move forward. And besides, this is just a start, a beginning that will put challenge to anyone of us Ilonggos, to work for the good of Iloilo.

Hard Ball

November 28th, 2007, 04:13 AM

yes, the one with the American husband :lol:

^^ Who? The one with the foreigner hubby?
Naks, naunahan na ako sang media ai, hehehe!! Anyway, The Guardian is the official media sponsor along with ABS CBN.

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 04:15 AM

^^ We just requested for an autograph of the book, hehe!! Mr. Lopez is nice and approachable there by the way.

Anyway, the book is being sold at P2,900 at leading bookstores nationwide. But overseas Ilonggos have an option to buy this also.

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:15 AM

^^ Who? The one with the foreigner hubby?
Naks, naunahan na ako sang media ai, hehehe!! Anyway, The Guardian is the official media sponsor along with ABS CBN.
The Guardian is a Business Newspaper of Iloilo. I think they'll even more interested in covering this sort of business forum, conference, summit, etc than any other local dailies.

Actually, The GUardian is gaining momentum in all aspects of media coverage especially in the city and province's business world. Their views are highly skeptical when economy is of great importance and investments on its essence. More power to the Guardian.

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:16 AM

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 04:20 AM

yes, the one with the American husband :lol:

Yeah! Daw nagger nga ambot ah! :lol:

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:27 AM

CASA offers cheaper power to ILECO2

ILOILO – Central Azucarrera de San Antonio (CASA) in Passi City is currently negotiating for a more affordable power supply with the Iloilo Electric Cooperative II (ILECO II).

Headed by businessman Stephen Chan, CASA is one of the most modern sugar mills in the country. It plans to supply two to five megawatts of electricity to ILECO II.

ILECO2 is currently sourcing its power supply from the National Power Corp. (Napocor).

CASA’s offer to ILECO II stands to benefit residents of the service area of ILECO II because its power supply offer is 20 centavos lesser than the current power rate that the cooperative pays Napocor.

ILECO II targets to fully energize its franchise area by 2020, revealed General Manager Ramon Apura recently.

ILECO II covers the 15 municipalities of the third and fourth districts of Iloilo.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo3.htm)

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 04:29 AM

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:35 AM

Iloilo is business-friendly

ILOILO City is one of the country’s eight cities that’s “business-friendly,” according to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) report basing the declaration on their not-for-profit organization’s scorecard.

Aside from Iloilo City, NCC Dir. Virgilio Fulgencio said the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) identified San Fernando in La Union, San Fernando in Pampanga, Marikina, Naga, Sorsogon, Calbayog and Tagbilaran as the other model cities.

Fugencio said the criteria for judging included how a particular city rates in terms of being a good place to live, work in and do business with. The criteria were a part of the local governments’ requirement in complying with ISA’s public governance system (PGS) and scorecard.

PGS gauges the progress of a local government unit (LGU) in various target areas like competitive infrastructure, responsible citizenship, growth in per capital gross domestic product and greater productivity.

The PGS was patterned after Harvard Business School’s “balanced scorecard” applied on LGUs.

Iloilo City and the other business-friendly cities partnered with ISA in the implementation of the Dream Cities Program, which obliges the LGUs to map out a charter that states their visions for the next few years.

The Iloilo City leadership, led by Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has been tapping all sectors in the quest to fulfill the city’s vision of becoming a premiere city by 2015.

ISA’s support for the LGUs includes help in strategic planning for inciting business, infrastructure development and zoning while the LGUs are required to tap the community in government affairs.

The LGUs were also asked to create an Office of Strategy and Management that will be responsible for the core plan within the city.

Other cities that joined the program are Tuguegarao, Dagupan, Tagaytay, Iriga, Cebu, Dumaguete, Ligao, Panabo, Tacurong, Tangub, Toledo and Samal.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/business1.htm)

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:38 AM

Regarding the Investors' Forum, I really hope that this is not another ningas kugon effort. I hope that this is with realistic continuity despite the change of politics, etc. Ilonggos don't like flowery talks and hypes, they want action. And I hope that this forum will start the Rennaisannce period in the Dowager.

Indeed, Iloilo has still a long way to go but potential of the Dowager is still lying untapped.
I'm hoping, too, that this will be another avenue to improve services, create more insights and reflects for the future of both the city and province n terms of economy, businesses, investments, visions, etc.

I don't know how others will take it but for me these inspiring messages really ticks me off. Maybe we can interpret some of things mentioned personally, and I'm so glad that Ilonggos are starting to have a comeback from all walks of life, for ILOILO.

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:42 AM

Iloilo investment forum held today
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Some 200 investors are looking forward to come up with a more comprehensive business and investment plan in today's forum sponsored by the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation Inc. (ILED).

The forum will tackle different issues in reshaping the potentials of Iloilo as the next emerging investment capital and possibly regain its title as Queen City of the South. It will be held at the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center.

Among the speakers are Ilonggo industrialist Oscar M. Lopez, chairman of the Lopez Group of Companies, and University of Asia and the Pacific Professor Winston Conrad Padojinog, who is also an Ilonggo. Lopez will talk about a topic entitled "Iloilo The Best is Yet to Be" and Padojinog on "Iloilo: Gearing Up for Comeback."

PEZA Director General Lilia B. de Lima will tackle on the leadership role in enhancing the country's investment climate. The same forum will present the Iloilo-Guimaras infrastructure master plan and tourism master plan.

Architect Nathaniel von Eisendel will discuss on the Iloilo-Guimaras infrastructure master plan while former Department of Tourism Secretary Narzalina Lim will deal on the tourism master plan. Lim is now the president of the Asia Pacific Projects Inc.

Dean Rolando Dy of the University of Asia and the Pacific will talk on the Iloilo Agribusiness Roadmap and Dr. Glen Aguilar of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas will talk on the topic "Is Iloilo Ready for BPOs?"

In the same forum, Canadian Urban Institute Regional Manager Francis Gentoral will focus on the Iloilo City road map while Iloilo Provincial Planning Officer Mario Nillos will discuss on the Iloilo Province's Strategic Plan.

The ILED chaired by Dr. Alfonso Uy and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas will lead the forum which aims to attract national and foreign investors. They will be complimented by ILED president Rex Drilon and ILED vice president Antonio Jon of the Iloilo Business Club.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/27/iloilo.investment.forum.held.today.html)

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 04:44 AM

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 04:49 AM

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SSC Iloilo, Mam Hermie of IBC and Chairman Oscar Lopez

kudos to SSC-Iloilo for being very involved in this memorable event!:okay:

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 04:51 AM

^^ So poet!!!! hehehe!!! Nice one! Anyway, if you purchased the book, I read an article there by Leoncio Deriada (bisan may issue ko to sa iya sang college ko...school paper, wahehehehe!!!) stating that the Queen is like an old lady dressing up to its beauty but to no ones attention. Daw malu-oy ka sa iya kay ginpabay-an sya sang iya nga mga bata. The greatest thing that Iloilo has is not with Dinagyang nor malls, but the people and its genteel culture and very colorful characteristics of the Ilonggo plaza or the culture itself.

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 04:51 AM

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 04:55 AM

spacewagon1

November 28th, 2007, 04:56 AM

More Hablon exposure

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Jaki Peñalosa

It's good to see that our designers have been embracing hablon in their collections. Through this, our indigenous materials are fully utilized, thereby giving boost to the livelihood of many hablon weavers in the province.

Five of Iloilo's top designers participated. They were Bo Parcon, Angelette Borja Ragus, Eric de los Santos, Claire Jarantilla, Jaki Peñalosa and PJ Arañador.

Bo Parcon deconstructed squares, creating dimensional patterns. Angelette Borja Ragus' collection was classic but contemporary, and timeless yet modern. Eric de los Santos' collection was in the shades of fuchsia, green and orange --- the colors of gems. The lines were simple with couture details that have structured patterns. There were handmade flower details that showed some Asian influence.

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PJ Arañador with his models

Claire Jarantilla's collection had simple lines that were inspired by an Audrey Hepburn movie she watched recently. She injected satin embellishments to make the clothes more "now."

Jaki Peñalosa's touch of femininity showed in her collection. She celebrates the female form with her figure-hugging designs.

PJ Arañador's collection was predominantly retrofuture with baby doll dresses. There was volume in pop colors of the 80s. The cigarette pants were matched with puff silhouettes.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/26/more.hablon.exposure.html)

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 04:58 AM

^^ Yup. The thing that Megaworld invested in Iloilo and trusts so much with Iloilo is because of our human resource. Combined all the graduates annually, there are 17,000 to 18,000 graduates per annum in the city. Iloilo couldn't absorb that rate therefore triggering to seek greener pastures outside Iloilo (like what I did).

If the investors and businessmen alike are very agressive in solving the power crisis and high rates, then it is time.

Things that businessmen don't like in Iloilo nowadays are just the following:
1.) Electricity (unreliable and expensive)
2.) Water (quite expensive)
3.) Excess water (flooding)
4.) Hay pulitika...pero pabay-i na lang sanda, wahhahaha!! Who knows, in 2010 we have Ilonggos vying in for the position of presidency, wahahahhaaha!!! :D

Ah, prof. Deriada! the multi-awarded writer of many hiligaynon worded literature. once my teacher in comm. i'll buy one for myself this december!

hahaha!! Yeah. But i can really relate to that article so much since he himself is also a pangayaw with Ilonggo roots.

al_teeway

November 28th, 2007, 04:58 AM

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r65/Alteeway/ilo.jpg
Muelle Looney, Iloilo City

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 05:05 AM

^^ Hehehe!! Nice Al! :okay: Tani makit-an ko man nga mag-highrise man ta in the near future. :)

Pero sa akon, I would like the Aduana the way it is since it is of a heritage presence. About high-rises, basta sa gwa lang sang Calle Real area para mas nami. Preferably sa uptown area like Mandurriao. :D

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 05:05 AM

^^ Yup. The thing that Megaworld invested in Iloilo and trusts so much with Iloilo is because of our human resource. Combined all the graduates annually, there are 17,000 to 18,000 graduates per annum in the city. Iloilo couldn't absorb that rate therefore triggering to seek greener pastures outside Iloilo (like what I did).

If the investors and businessmen alike are very agressive in solving the power crisis and high rates, then it is time.

Things that businessmen don't like in Iloilo nowadays are just the following:
1.) Electricity (unreliable and expensive)
2.) Water (quite expensive)
3.) Excess water (flooding)
4.) Hay pulitika...pero pabay-i na lang sanda, wahhahaha!! Who knows, in 2010 we have Ilonggos vying in for the position of presidency, wahahahhaaha!!! :D

more like, presidential candidates with ilonggo roots. like senators villar and/or mar roxas. you can't do away with politics. it is an eternally three-faced entity! a dr. jekyll and a mr. hyde. the third face is the combination of the two in myriads of combinations.

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 05:10 AM

hahaha!! Yeah. But i can really relate to that article so much since he himself is also a pangayaw with Ilonggo roots.

if i'm not mistaken, his roots hail from the molo district. but where is prof. deriada himself originally?

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 05:14 AM

^^ He grew up in Davao. He only moved back by the 80's but he was already oriented with the Panaynon folklore by his parents (of Ilonggo roots too). Yup, he is from Molo. :)

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 05:17 AM

PJ Aranador's summer collections bared
By Ramon C. Salvilla

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/23/beachmood22.jpg
Beachmood Collection

PJ Arañador, international lifestyle designer, wants a headstart. Thus, he launched his Summer 2008 collection at the SM City Carpark last Nov. 10, 2007.

His exciting collection came in the colors orange, purple, blue, green, white, camel brown and metallics.

The show was for the benefit of the Panay Loom Weavers Association (PALWA).

Manila-based Ilonggo models who donned his collection were Ria Bolivar, Dimples dela Cruz, Joe Ozbot and Aman Garganera.

The show was directed by Bombette Marin. The models' makeup were done by Nonoy Mosquera and Benjie Sevilla.

Cocktails followed the fashion show.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/23/pj1.jpg
Beachmood 2
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/23/pj2.jpg
Beachmood 1

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/23/pj.aranadors.summer.collections.bared.html)

indeed, attires look bare,
such is the summerwear!
models' catwalks scene,
directed by bombette marin.

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 05:18 AM

^^ah, ok! thanks for the info!:)

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 05:27 AM

IMPRESARIO

November 28th, 2007, 06:41 AM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/Nelly15.jpg
SSC Iloilo, Mam Hermie of IBC and Chairman Oscar Lopez

^^sosyal! mapa bakal man ako bla,hehe.

IMPRESARIO

November 28th, 2007, 06:54 AM

the former queen that was so scorned!
where once she was so adorned
summon now your rightful heirs
to sit and plan on your tarnished chairs
reclaim the pages of your golden history!
map your progress now carefully.

^^lovely! Iloilo's sons and daughters will see her through...

IMPRESARIO

November 28th, 2007, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by spacewagon1 View Post
Iloilo: The best is yet to be.

(Keynote address by Oscar M. Lopez, chairman, Lopez Group of Companies, during the Iloilo Investment Forum 2007 at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center Iloilo City, 27 November 2007)

Retail giants–SM, Robinsons and Gaisano–are already here. Ayala is poised to open a high-end residential project. Five call centers have located in the city (ECHO, ePLDT Ventus, GMCI, Callbox) as well as two business process outsource providers (Packet Switch in transcriptions, BrushNetwork in web design and web graphics). The entry of these heavyweight companies is expected to trigger the inflow of even more investments....

^^so, now we have a tangible proof that Ayala is really coming to Iloilo. I'm really happy also about the BPO's we have in our city, hopefully we can get more of the BPO's w/c specializes in web design,animation,med. transcription aside form just the telemarketing and support.

Hard Ball

November 28th, 2007, 07:35 AM

^^so, now we have a tangible proof that Ayala is really coming to Iloilo. I'm really happy also about the BPO's we have in our city, hopefully we can get more of the BPO's w/c specializes in web design,animation,med. transcription aside form just the telemarketing and support.

and also BPO for finance and accounting :okay:There are quite a number of CPA's and qualified accountants in Iloilo.

IMPRESARIO

November 28th, 2007, 08:52 AM

^^right, basta hindi lang exclusive sa callcenters, aprub! :okay:

IMPRESARIO

November 28th, 2007, 10:02 AM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/ILED150.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/ILED161.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/ILED152.jpg

^^whats KAPEDICO and the eco-port? can anyone expound?

iloilocitykid

November 28th, 2007, 12:58 PM

Ateneo de Iloilo Golden Jubilee debut up Friday
By Herman M. Lagon

All are now set for the launching of the 50thanniversary of the only Jesuit school in Western Visayas , the Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School , this Friday afternoon of November 30.

Thousands of students, alumni, parents, teachers and friends are expected to participate in the soft debut of what will be a yearlong celebration of the school's "Ignatian tradition of love, service, and excellence."

The festival will start at 3:30 p.m. where the strong members of the Ateneo community will converge at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand. They will then march to the old AdI-SMCS old site at 139 Gen. Blanco St. , Iloilo City where the grand launching program and fiesta-like social gathering await.

"Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of our beloved alma mater is primarily a celebration of God's overflowing goodness," AdI-SMCS president Fr. Manny Uy, SJ, said, adding, "we recall the past with profound gratitude, and we look forward with unwavering faith as we build our school and strive to soar higher in love, service, and excellence."

Some of the things in store during the debut rites are the school's Golden Jubilee (GJ) video presentation, unveiling of the GJ theme, fireworks display, raffle draw with five tuition AdI-SMCS scholarships as prizes, GJ trivia challenge, fun games, and food fair blended with the live concert of the region's best, Crossover band.

Also to give more meaning to the debut celebration are the messages coming from AdI-SMCS high school principal Aurora de la Cruz, alumna of Ateneo de Davao University and Ateneo de Cagayan University (Xavier University); city mayor Jerry Trenas, alumnus of Ateneo de Manila University; lawyer, ABS-CBN broadcaster, and AdI-SMCS Alumni Association president Joebert Penaflorida; and Fr. Uy, SJ, alumnus of Ateneo de Zamboanga University and Ateneo de Manila University.

In a previous interview, GJ committee chairperson John Trompeta said, "the launching would be simple but meaningful to all Ateneans young and old. It is specially designed to fit all the batches' sensibilities as we celebrate oneness as Ateneans-Santa Marians."

"We have lots of surprises in store for our alumni," Trompeta stressed, adding, "we wish to have a complete attendance from the first batch of students who enrolled in school in 1958 to the newest students in the pre-school."

Trompeta added, "we also wish the participation of our benefactors, parents and guardians who have always been there holding hands with us in the fulfillment of the school's noble vision, mission and goals."

The launching marks the start of a yearlong fete of GJ celebrations, one of which is the groundbreaking of the new site (December 8), GJ Cup (January-February, 2008), GJ Summer Camp and Educational Tour, GJ Outreach Programs (2008), GJ ‘Blue Nites' (2008), GJ Fiesta (September, 2008), and the GJ Grand Alumni Homecoming (December, 2008), among many others.

To note, the school is presently investing in the construction of its 7.5-hectare, P200-million worth new site at Brgy. San Rafael , Mandurriao, Iloilo City . Total completion of the whole Ateneo de Iloilo complex is estimated to happen in two to three year time. It targets to transfer its grade school department from the old to the new site in the middle of the next school year./Ripples

IMPRESARIO

November 28th, 2007, 01:04 PM

^^wow, congratulations to Ateneo de Iloilo, Blue Dragons!

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 01:38 PM

^^whats KAPEDICO and the eco-port? can anyone expound?

Eco-port = today's Rotary Park that will be converted as the new Iloilo-Guimaras Jetty Port.

KAPEDICO land use = the one that you see there is a "master-plan"/concept of the Pison Estates along the Diversion-Tabucan Road. Located between the once SM-Luzurriaga Estates (Iloilo Corporate) and Smallville, Ateneo de Iloilo is part of that plan.

The whole Brgy San Rafael is a C3 (high end/density commercial zone) and it is quite big to develop. Airport alone for Megaworld is 54 has.

iloilocitykid

November 28th, 2007, 01:40 PM

Repost from sugarboy

Lopezes to invest in shipbuilding, power of Iloilo, Negros
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.
Visayas Bureau
Last updated 06:25pm (Mla time) 11/28/2007

ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- The Lopez family plans to invest in major projects such as shipbuilding and energy generation in Iloilo and Negros Island.

Oscar Lopez, chairman of the Lopez Group of Companies, said their group would venture into the shipbuilding industry in Iloilo.

"I think Iloilo definitely must get into shipbuilding," Lopez told reporters on Tuesday at the sidelines of the Iloilo Investment Forum.

In explaining the family’s interest, Lopez cited Iloilo’s natural and human resources for the investment, including Ilonggos working in shipbuilding companies in other countries.

He said the specific details of the project would depend on a foreign partner that the company would tap. "They can provide the technology and the market," Lopez said.

He added that they were planning to build large cargo ships, ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 gross tons.

This would be the first time that the Lopezes would invest in shipbuilding in the 81 years of the Lopez family businesses, said Ricardo Yatco, vice president for business development of the First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPHC), one of the holding companies under the Lopez Group.

Started in 1926 by Ilonggo brothers Eugenio Sr. and Fernando Lopez, the group has interests in communication, utilities, power generation and distribution, property and construction, through a series of holding companies.

Yatco, who was brought in by Lopez to scout for possible sites for the project in Iloilo, said they preferred to tap a foreign partner already involved in shipbuilding.

He said the shipbuilding investment would be on the level of international shipbuilders in Cebu and Subic.

Yatco said the project would be finalized within the next five years.

Lopez also announced the group's intention to bid for control of the Palinpinon geothermal plant in Valencia town, Negros Oriental.

He said the Lopez Group would bid for the 192.5-megawatt plant through the Philippine National Oil Company Energy Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC).

The geothermal plant, consisting of two power stations, is located between the islands of Panay and Cebu. It supplies 60 megawatts to Panay to supplement the power demand deficiency in the island.

Last week, the Lopez Group took control of PNOC-EDC after the Lopez-led consortium Red Vulcan Holdings Corp. submitted the highest bid at P58.5 billion for the remaining 60 percent government stake in PNOC's geothermal subsidiary. The consortium is composed of FHPC subsidiary First Gen Corp., The Netherlands-based Spalmare Holdings BV and Prime Terracota Holdings Corp.

Lopez said the consortium would complete the payment for the PNOC-EDC stake on Friday.

If PNOC-EDC takes control of the Palinpinon facility, this will help provide cheap and stable energy to Panay Island, said Lopez.

"Right now, most of the power from Palinpinon goes to either Negros or Cebu. It's just the residual (power) that comes to Panay. We would like to reverse that and bring more of the power to Panay," said Lopez.

More power :cheers:

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 01:50 PM

^^ I agree gid. More power! hehehe!!! Because yesterday from what I've heard, Mayor Treñas wants to secure Sarabia out of any power outages due to the said forum. But after the parting message of the PECO guy (Mr. Pastolero), the lights went out for a few minutes. :bash: :lol:

Hay, kahuluya pero daw ginpatilawan ang matuod nga sitwasyon sang kuryente sa Iloilo. People were applauding. In other words, do something now or else. That is why sometime on March 2008, the construction of Metrobank-Global coal power plant in Ingore will proceed as planned before the said Visayas energy crisis sometime in 2009 or 2010.

iloilocitykid

November 28th, 2007, 02:07 PM

^^ Sir Oscar was there? Kahuluya ba...

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 02:34 PM

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 02:43 PM

@Kid. By that time, he's already somewhere in Iloilo. hehehe!! :D

He even made sermon to the officials of the dismal state of the roads. Later this morning I found out that they are trying to widen the road in Ungka and surprised that they may be well into making Sen. Benigno Aquino Ave. a 6-laner road. :D

iloilocitykid

November 28th, 2007, 02:47 PM

^^ Uhh. update on road widening. The road from Diversion going to Mandurriao Proper is being widened to four. They are still clearing the sides.

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 02:49 PM

i wonder what became of that plan a long time ago of widening the road from tabuc suba, jaro to the town of zarraga!

habagatcentral1

November 28th, 2007, 02:52 PM

^^ Still a plan but there are already efforts, like the wide Bridge between Zarraga and Leganes town, hehe! :D

eonynx

November 28th, 2007, 02:54 PM

^^i witnessed that one- the bridge. pambihira naman! are there any visible clearings on the roadsides so that we can say that the plans are imminently going to reality? or is still wishful thinking?

chymera00

November 28th, 2007, 03:56 PM

glad to read about the developments, I'm amazed at what has happened in the past few weeks. Indeed, Iloilo is a silent giant just waiting for the right opportunity to awaken.

whyte

November 28th, 2007, 06:13 PM

it's part of miag-ao's salakayan festival held every february.

thanks.
strengthens my status as "dayuhan sa sariling bayan" :lol:

by the way, natan aw mo na ang SIKAT KA ILOILO with the debuque mansion feature?

whyte

November 28th, 2007, 06:31 PM

Did i mentioned that Oscar Lopez criticized the roads of Iloilo City due to its narrowness. He said that the way to the airport must be widened. Treñas, Tupas and MIGEDC officials said that widening is on its way.

:ohno:

"arrogance" at its best, parang isang tao na lumayas sa bahay tapos di nagparamdam tapos pagbalik, eh puro pintas ang nagaguwa sa baba.

though he has a point sa ginhambal nya pero :lol:

But anyway, another scene that happened yesterday is that there was a short power outage after the speech of Mr. Pastolero of PECO in the afternoon's forum.

THIS WAS REALLY A SET UP
my imagination really runs wild :lol: but this aint impossible
they talk about power shortage and its solution, and what a great way to sell this solution to important businessmen in an important business event. :lol:
though mas gusto ko ini than politics LOL

daw nabatyagan ko man ang brown out nga ina bisan outside the city ako kay nadula ang ginatan aw ko sa gma tapos gin saylo ko sa abs-cbn kag ibc wala man so hambal ko nagbrown out sa city LOL

Mr.Pastolero told the public that there is a dire need of power from Megaworld starting January of next year and today they will be negotiating that with them.

In the meantime, the Coal power plant of Metrobank-Global will push through in Ingore, La Paz by next year 2008 and will be operational by 2010, in time when Visayas (as according to them) will reach the its energy crisis.

What the forum really empasized is that the business sector and the city and province of Iloilo (and even Panay Island as a whole) needs electricity so much nowadays.

ara tanan sa babaw ang mahambal ko

whyte

November 28th, 2007, 06:33 PM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ILED/Nelly15.jpg
SSC Iloilo, Mam Hermie of IBC and Chairman Oscar Lopez

:banana::banana::banana:

congrats sa inyo tanan
ara man kami da in spirit :lol:
wala man nagpalanindog balahibo nyo

:lol::lol::lol:

whyte

November 28th, 2007, 06:39 PM

haha same here, loving TARA 2. kinda embarassing to watch the Filipina racer though (you know what I mean) Thursday na bwas. :cheers:

^^ Who? The one with the foreigner hubby?
Naks, naunahan na ako sang media ai, hehehe!! Anyway, The Guardian is the official media sponsor along with ABS CBN.

yes, the one with the American husband :lol:

:wave:

negative it may seem pero kung kapila mo nga kabeses matan aw daw comic relief na ang guwa nya
hahaha

thursday na gali subong pila na lang k oras kag TARA 2 naman tapos dont forget FLAVOURS OF ILOILO sa 100% PINOY sa GMA past 12mn

whyte

November 28th, 2007, 06:46 PM

The Guardian is a Business Newspaper of Iloilo. I think they'll even more interested in covering this sort of business forum, conference, summit, etc than any other local dailies.

Actually, The GUardian is gaining momentum in all aspects of media coverage especially in the city and province's business world. Their views are highly skeptical when economy is of great importance and investments on its essence. More power to the Guardian.

:banana::banana::banana:

hopefully they will continue to FOCUS more and more on business news.
only those worthy non-business news would land on their newspage.
indi na nila paghilabtan ang mga kon anu ano nga balita dira

whyte

November 28th, 2007, 06:50 PM

Regarding the Investors' Forum, I really hope that this is not another ningas kugon effort. I hope that this is with realistic continuity despite the change of politics, etc. Ilonggos don't like flowery talks and hypes, they want action. And I hope that this forum will start the Rennaisannce period in the Dowager.

Indeed, Iloilo has still a long way to go but potential of the Dowager is still lying untapped.

well cguro we have seen the efforts of the city government plus the current development of the city so with these combined, im sure this a really the start of something new

:bash:

daw high school musical man ini

:lol::lol::lol:

whyte

November 28th, 2007, 07:05 PM

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r65/Alteeway/ilo.jpg
Muelle Looney, Iloilo City

"Aduana" is the most recognizable.
:ohno:
i dont even recognize the other buildings LOL
good job!! :banana:

^^ Hehehe!! Nice Al! :okay: Tani makit-an ko man nga mag-highrise man ta in the near future. :)

Pero sa akon, I would like the Aduana the way it is since it is of a heritage presence. About high-rises, basta sa gwa lang sang Calle Real area para mas nami. Preferably sa uptown area like Mandurriao. :D

same thoughts here. the whole of DOWNTOWN ILOILO plus lets say MOLO hopefully preserved as it is cguro minor developments. major makeover
tapos ang riverside tani mangin GREEN/ leisurely walkable

ang mga high rise ara lang sa tabok sang suba.lapaz/mandurriao area.nami tanawon (cant be sure of the feasibility) ang mga highrise sa tupad tubig.

:banana::banana::banana:

daw ala PUDONG district sang shanghai where their PRIDE sits on a noselike? bend of a river. HMM Iloilo also has a nose LOL

whyte

November 28th, 2007, 07:18 PM

Eco-port = today's Rotary Park that will be converted as the new Iloilo-Guimaras Jetty Port.

sounds good.an integrated port for guimaras bound transpo, though mas nami pa gid tani kon pati pakadto sa bacolod etc ara man dira para isa lang ang pakadtuan sang mga byahero when they want to travel by sea.

:banana::banana:

though still im hoping for the transfer of these seaports outside the city to encourage further major developments just like the one stared by the new airport

btw, the ecoport "solidifies" that the realization of the iloilo guimaras bridge is still ages away

KAPEDICO land use = the one that you see there is a "master-plan"/concept of the Pison Estates along the Diversion-Tabucan Road. Located between the once SM-Luzurriaga Estates (Iloilo Corporate) and Smallville, Ateneo de Iloilo is part of that plan.

The whole Brgy San Rafael is a C3 (high end/density commercial zone) and it is quite big to develop. Airport alone for Megaworld is 54 has.

ofcourse, with the entry of megaworld, im sure they will also be succesful.

ang awas sang mcdo ginsalo sang jollibee :lol:

adelro2049

November 28th, 2007, 07:36 PM

thanks.
strengthens my status as "dayuhan sa sariling bayan" :lol:

by the way, natan aw mo na ang SIKAT KA ILOILO with the debuque mansion feature?

yes, natan aw ko na. bongga gid man. daw resort hotel. some people have all the money.

eonynx

November 29th, 2007, 12:43 AM

^^the filthy rich ones. the new house of the mayor of the town of dingle is also i think between P25-30 million. i'm not sure if it's in mandurriao or molo.

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 12:54 AM

LET’S ACT NOW
Punong barangays, kagawads support coal-fired plant
By Francis Allan L. Angelo

A GROUP of punong barangays and kagawads have endorsed the construction of a coal-fired power plant to solve Iloilo City’s electricity woes.

The first to endorse the proposed coal-fired power plant of Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) is the group of village chiefs in La Paz – Jonathan Jalandoni of Ingore which will host the coal-fired power plant, Antonio Hortillosa of Ticud, Antonio Juele of Hinactacan, Jose Sadia of Banuyao, Richelda Sazon of Lopez Jaena Sur, Cecilia Jaranilla of Gustilo, Manoling Raymundo of Cubay, Elma Hernia of Bitoon, Wilfredo Jurilla of San Isidro, Antonio Jaleco of Baldoza, Lolita Nogudula of Caingin, Roger Empedrad of Loboc, Napoleon de Asis of Lopez Jaena Norte, Rodolfo Junco of Jereos and Leonardo Sumalator of Balabago.

The punong barangays based their manifesto of support on their observations of a coal-fired power plant in Mabalacat, Pampanga during their visit last August 9, 2007.

The plant used the Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) technology to control harmful emissions from being released into the environment.

They observed that there was:

- no smoke in the chimney could be seen that could affect the nearby populated residential areas;

- the overall operations of the said power plant used clean systems and systematic procedures in mitigating key environmental concerns such as toxic air emissions, hazardous solid and liquid waste; and

- noise is reduced considerably through the existing mechanical set-up of the power plant.

“In view of the foregoing, we fully support the use of clean coal technology and we interpose no objection to the construction of a similar CFB Coal Plant in Barangay Ingore, La Paz, Iloilo City by Panay Power Corporation under its mother company, Global Business Power Corporation,” the manifesto said.

As barangay leaders, the La Paz village chiefs said “we reaffirm our hope that the power plant will not endanger our lives as well as our environment.”

FULL SUPPORT

The Federation of the Association of Barangay Kagawads of Iloilo City (FABKIC) also issued a statement of “full support for the establishment of a coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City.”

The federation is headed by barangay kagawad Edward Yee.

“The Federation recognizes that the coal-fired power plant will provide the additional energy needed by this growing highly urbanized city,” the Nov. 26 statement said.

They said that “it is undeniable that Iloilo City is currently suffering from an energy crisis.”

“For the past years, we have suffered repeated brownouts, cost of electricity has soared to unimaginable level, several investors have diverted their investments to some other places because of (the) current energy situation in the City.”

The kagawads also said their constituents are affected by the power crisis and needed employment has been denied them as “some prospective investors (are) packing their bags to neighboring cities.”

“They have to shoulder the regular increases of cost of electricity and at the same time suffer the inconvenience of regular brownouts,” the FABKIC statement said.

It added: “As responsible barangay officials, the Federation has to take action to address this serious and urgent concern of the people. Legal responsibility rests on our hands to support the establishment of a power plant which will provide the much needed energy and eventually alleviate the plight of our constituents in this crisis.”

Many developing nations have already adopted coal-fired power plants as source of their energy. Numerous studies and research have also shown that through modern technology, there is very minimal effect of coal-fired power plants to our environment, the kagawads said.

While they support renewable sources of energy, the FABKIC members said they are not aware of other alternative sources of energy and investors who want to venture into renewables.

“The need for additional electric energy in Iloilo City is an immediate and dire necessity for the city’s continuing growth and expansion. Up to now, no entrepreneur or investor has come forward and declared its serious intention of putting up a solar, geothermal nor a wind-driven power plant that is capable of providing the much needed and efficient power supply in Iloilo City. Do the residents of Iloilo City have to wait and suffer for so long?”

The federation also urged national and local agencies to conduct regular monitoring and inspection of the power plant to ensure that it will comply with all local and national laws particularly on the environment.

“The development and growth of Iloilo City has already gained momentum under the leadership of our local officials. As concerned and responsible community-based leaders, we should face the energy crisis head-on by endorsing and supporting the establishment of a coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City. The time to act is NOW!” the FABKIC said.

Last week, the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation Inc., a broad coalition of business leaders and organizations, also gave support for the coal-fired power plant.

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

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 12:58 AM

Lopezes eye Iloilo shipyard

ILOILO CITY — The Lopez group is looking at building a shipyard here as more investors choose to locate in the province.

“We are conducting a feasibility study,” Oscar Lopez, chairman of the family-controlled investment holding firm Benpres Holdings, told businessmen in a keynote speech during the first Iloilo Investment Forum held at the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center.

Lopez said they will need a big port for shipwreck construction. The shipwreck concept involves the reconstruction of old ships, with salvaged parts made into steel products.

He said the location of the potential shipyard must be well protected from typhoons.

He added that their decision to invest in the province would help jumpstart the economy here, the hometown of the Lopez clan.

“We want to give back something of ourselves and our companies to our native province where my father started his business career and where we, his children, spent our happy childhood years,” Lopez explained.

Iloilo has been experiencing an influx of investments lately. Upscale property developer Megaworld Corp. has announced it will invest P1.5 billion in the province for the development of the 54-hectare old Iloilo airport.

The property developer plans to put up residential units; hotel and convention center; commercial and retail stores; recreation centers and skills development facilities. (abs-cbn)

Meanwhile, the Consunji led DMCI Holdings, Inc. will build a 100-megawatt (mw) coal-fired power plant. It plans to buy a second-hand power plant from China or India to save on costs because a new plant would cost around $120 million to $150 million, but assembling an old one would cost about 20 percent less. DMCI subsidiary Semirara Mining Corp. is the country’s largest coal producer and last year accounted for 90 percent of total domestic supply. However, as the company’s coal production surpasses local demand, it exports its excess coal.

Likewise, Global Business Power Corp. owned by the Ty family of the Metrobank group has partnered with Taiwanese firm Formosa Heavy Industries for the construction of a $500-million power plant using clean coal technology. The joint venture agreement completes the plans of Global Power to expand its power plants in Cebu and Panay in answer to the urgent need for more electricity in the Cebu-Negros-Panay grid. The new plant in Iloilo City will have a capacity of 164 mw.

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

eonynx

November 29th, 2007, 12:59 AM

^^at last, it appears the info drive regarding clean coal technology is gaining support at the grassroots level!

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 01:05 AM

and we'll continue to help with the info drive. It's for our benefits gid sa Iloilo. I think people are starting to weigh things and not be misled. Better energy, the whole Metro Iloilo and Province will be more competitive. More jobs will be available for all Ilonggo graduates and more opprotunities for Ilonggo businessmen to prosper. Let's make our city become more and more competitive from other major cities in Asia.

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 01:15 AM

yes, natan aw ko na. bongga gid man. daw resort hotel. some people have all the money.
i think they have different priorities lang siguro, adelro. Some people loved to invest sa ila balay, some in real property, some in businesses, some even invest in jewelleries, dresses, etc. Maybe the owner loves to look at bigger houses, plus may kaya naman sila, so they made it.

"Aduana" is the most recognizable.
:ohno:
i dont even recognize the other buildings LOL
good job!! :banana:

same thoughts here. the whole of DOWNTOWN ILOILO plus lets say MOLO hopefully preserved as it is cguro minor developments. major makeover
tapos ang riverside tani mangin GREEN/ leisurely walkable

ang mga high rise ara lang sa tabok sang suba.lapaz/mandurriao area.nami tanawon (cant be sure of the feasibility) ang mga highrise sa tupad tubig.

:banana::banana::banana:

daw ala PUDONG district sang shanghai where their PRIDE sits on a noselike? bend of a river. HMM Iloilo also has a nose LOL
if the urban planner of the city will look at it at the same way as you are, I think we can. It's a very good proposal indeed. Let's just wish that they'll have the same vision as we have it here. There's so much for the city and the whole metro to do. There's a large array of development that remains untapped. But I am glad that we are all working hard for it. I'm sure that in the next 5 years, Iloilo's skyline especially the city will transform into something different. Let's just wait and see. yehey ! :banana::banana::banana:

sounds good.an integrated port for guimaras bound transpo, though mas nami pa gid tani kon pati pakadto sa bacolod etc ara man dira para isa lang ang pakadtuan sang mga byahero when they want to travel by sea.

:banana::banana:

though still im hoping for the transfer of these seaports outside the city to encourage further major developments just like the one stared by the new airport

btw, the ecoport "solidifies" that the realization of the iloilo guimaras bridge is still ages away

ofcourse, with the entry of megaworld, im sure they will also be succesful.

ang awas sang mcdo ginsalo sang jollibee :lol:
I'm full support of this Eco-Ferry Terminal between Iloilo and Guimaras. This will highlight the best exchange between the metro areas (iloilo and guimaras). It will give a big boost in both the places' tourism industry. As everyone is looking forward for the best of Guimaras to offer in the future.

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 01:19 AM

on the flip side, they can use that incident as a singular catalyst to fast tract, albeit carefully too- the building of these coal palnts utilizing clean technology.:lol:

that's right. It a misgiving turned into an opportunity. We still have a long way to go but we are all working hard for it. I'm sure our officials are trying their best to give the best possible opportunities for the metro and province to grow.

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 01:21 AM

Regional sanitary landfill
proposed for Metro-Iloilo

ILOILO City -- Metro Iloilo needs a sanitary landfill that should be made operational in 2010.

This was the recommendation of Dr. Nathaniel Von Einsiedel, president of the Consultants for Comprehensive Environmental Planning, Inc, who was hired to come up with an Infrastructure Master Plan for Metro Iloilo and Guimaras.

Einsiedel cited the establishment of a sanitary landfill as component of the solid waste management is one of the five selected highlights of the master plan.

Other highlights are water sourcing, Sta. Barbara-Iloilo growth corridor, Eco Port and the revitalization of the Iloilo central business district.

Einsiedel said Iloilo City generates 46 percent of the total wastes in Metro Iloilo but almost one half are biodegradable.

He cited that the city’s controlled dumpsite is expected to last only for about another seven years.

Among the proposed sites for the regional sanitary landfill are Sta. Barbara, Leganes and San Miguel.

Metro Iloilo is composed of Pavia, Oton, Leganes, San Miguel, Sta, Barbara and Iloilo City.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo1.htm)

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 01:24 AM

Drilon: Access road to new Iloilo airport must be fenced

ILOILO City -- The access road leading to the new Iloilo airport in Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan will become a dangerous access road without a perimeter fence.

Former senator Franklin Drilon made the warning as he noticed sari-sari-stores and restaurants built along the access road.

“That can pose a danger to the access road because you will have people and domestic animals crossing the road. It will become a very dangerous access road,” he said.

Drilon said Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza promised to allocate P50 million pesos for the construction of the fence and the lighting beyond the access road.

The P6.2-billion airport with international standards happens to be the pet project of Drilon when he was still a senator.

It was funded by the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) under the Special Yen Loan Package (SYLP).

It was inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last June.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo4.htm)

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 01:37 AM

great poem
Indeed, Iloilo Fashion Industry is "On The Go!"
Hala Bira ILOILO!
:banana::banana::banana:

IMPRESARIO

November 29th, 2007, 01:43 AM

:ohno:

"arrogance" at its best, parang isang tao na lumayas sa bahay tapos di nagparamdam tapos pagbalik, eh puro pintas ang nagaguwa sa baba.

though he has a point sa ginhambal nya pero :lol:

THIS WAS REALLY A SET UP
my imagination really runs wild :lol: but this aint impossible
they talk about power shortage and its solution, and what a great way to sell this solution to important businessmen in an important business event. :lol:
though mas gusto ko ini than politics LOL

daw nabatyagan ko man ang brown out nga ina bisan outside the city ako kay nadula ang ginatan aw ko sa gma tapos gin saylo ko sa abs-cbn kag ibc wala man so hambal ko nagbrown out sa city LOL

ara tanan sa babaw ang mahambal ko

^^ay, hu-o man guid no, maybe there was a conspiracy of sorts, nga-a na timingan guid nga ang PECO person ang naga speech kag mag brown-out, is it all for show? are they that desperate?

I hope the Lopezes would captain the revival of the city. help make iloilo be noticed again by using there vast media/utilities/power empire for the benefit of the City and Province. i.e. Feature Iloilo all the time in the TV and making it as a major livepoint everytime there is a report in the Visayas area.

IMPRESARIO

November 29th, 2007, 01:48 AM

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 01:59 AM

'All-star cast' for city's Task Force Calle Real
By Florence F. Hibionada

A seemingly all-star cast of characters were gathered by Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas tasked to help bring the city closer to its goal of becoming a premier city.

With key figures in the private sector as members, Mayor Trenas created "Task Force Calle Real" following observations that the city's original central business district has since been given less attention.

Appointed as task force chair is lawyer-City Councilor Eldrid Antiquiera with three of Iloilo's top business leaders as vice-chairpersons.

Contained in Executive Order No. 62, Task Force Calle Real will see the merging business ideas of Dr. Roland Uy, President of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Iloilo, Inc., Reynaldo Navarro, President of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Panay, Inc., and Fanny Uy, President of the Iloilo Multi-Sectoral Business Organizations.

Task Force Calle Real counterparts in the city council are Councilor Jose "Joe III" Espinosa, chair of the Committee on Trade, Culture, and Historical Affairs and Councilor Armand Parcon, chair of the Committee on Tourism, Culture and Historical Affairs as task force members.

Further named by the mayor to comprise the group are Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta, Ben Jimena, city tourism and development officer and Jose Roni Penalosa, city planning and development coordinator.

Other task force members are Dr. Kristine Trenas, chair of the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council, Architect Gaudencio Delfin Arancillo III, president of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) – Marikudo Chapter, Architect Wilfredo Sy Jr., UAP-Iloilo chapter president, Architect John Parreno, president of the Philippine Institute of Architects.

Also appointed by the mayor are Charles Ho, Jigger Latoza and Francis Gentoral of the Canadian Urban Institute.

"In the past years, Iloilo City has been rapidly growing as a premier city.This development has brought about numerous growth areas and other central business districts that our original central business district, the Calle Real, has been given less attention," the mayor in a statement said."We realized the need to preserve our cultural heritage sites as they are the roots and our humble beginnings that brought us where we are now."

Basic of the task force's functions are the preparation of plans to beautify, revive and promote old "Calle Real" of the city alongside planning of events to spur economic activities here.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/28/all.star.cast.for.city.s.task.force.calle.real.html)

IMPRESARIO

November 29th, 2007, 04:15 AM

^^thats a good start, sana nga hindi maging Ningas-Kogon to!

Hard Ball

November 29th, 2007, 04:21 AM

:wave:

negative it may seem pero kung kapila mo nga kabeses matan aw daw comic relief na ang guwa nya
hahaha

thursday na gali subong pila na lang k oras kag TARA 2 naman tapos dont forget FLAVOURS OF ILOILO sa 100% PINOY sa GMA past 12mn

Hahaha yeah, TARA 2 na naman. tani inde lng pinoy team ang first nga ma eliminate like last year's edition. hehehe

daks2003

November 29th, 2007, 06:20 AM

I think they should make their presence felt again in Iloilo before they(the lopeze's) make such comments. As of now, its only the book that they contributed...other than that, its still all rhetorics. Unless they make a significant project for Iloilo, Ilonggo's will always have the impression that they are "boksidors" hehehe

:ohno:

"arrogance" at its best, parang isang tao na lumayas sa bahay tapos di nagparamdam tapos pagbalik, eh puro pintas ang nagaguwa sa baba.

though he has a point sa ginhambal nya pero :lol:

THIS WAS REALLY A SET UP
my imagination really runs wild :lol: but this aint impossible
they talk about power shortage and its solution, and what a great way to sell this solution to important businessmen in an important business event. :lol:
though mas gusto ko ini than politics LOL

daw nabatyagan ko man ang brown out nga ina bisan outside the city ako kay nadula ang ginatan aw ko sa gma tapos gin saylo ko sa abs-cbn kag ibc wala man so hambal ko nagbrown out sa city LOL

ara tanan sa babaw ang mahambal ko

whyte

November 29th, 2007, 06:54 AM

yes, natan aw ko na. bongga gid man. daw resort hotel. some people have all the money.

kung puro video lang kag wala audio daw hambalon mo nga resort sa iban nga pungsod, i wouldn't think nga ara sa gali ini sa Iloilo

whyte

November 29th, 2007, 07:00 AM

if the urban planner of the city will look at it at the same way as you are, I think we can. It's a very good proposal indeed. Let's just wish that they'll have the same vision as we have it here. There's so much for the city and the whole metro to do. There's a large array of development that remains untapped. But I am glad that we are all working hard for it. I'm sure that in the next 5 years, Iloilo's skyline especially the city will transform into something different. Let's just wait and see.
yehey ! :banana::banana::banana:

of course, I/we look up to other cities for inspiration and add local touch then we have our own city.
indeed the opening of the new airport really was a catalyst for this slowly but surely boom but i guess slowly would be understated soon :lol:

I'm full support of this Eco-Ferry Terminal between Iloilo and Guimaras. This will highlight the best exchange between the metro areas (iloilo and guimaras). It will give a big boost in both the places' tourism industry. As everyone is looking forward for the best of Guimaras to offer in the future.

unless guimaras get bigger tourism investment, then ang gastos sa eco terminal nga ini will just be "barya-barya" compared sa kitaon nila

whyte

November 29th, 2007, 07:12 AM

whyte

November 29th, 2007, 07:20 AM

Hahaha yeah, TARA 2 na naman. tani inde lng pinoy team ang first nga ma eliminate like last year's edition. hehehe

hopefully, though rumors have it na marc and rovilson topped the manila leg (to be shown tonight) tani lang gid pero lets just wait and see.

ang TARA1 replay na lang natanaw ko recently though it would have been better if the husband-wife team phils got further than aubrey-jackie :lol:

daw indi gid man ma etsapwera ang husband-wife team phils sa tara2, daw mas astig pa ang girl kesa husband nya nga black american hahaha.

whyte

November 29th, 2007, 07:31 AM

Hard Ball

November 29th, 2007, 08:01 AM

hopefully, though rumors have it na marc and rovilson topped the manila leg (to be shown tonight) tani lang gid pero lets just wait and see.

ang TARA1 replay na lang natanaw ko recently though it would have been better if the husband-wife team phils got further than aubrey-jackie :lol:

daw indi gid man ma etsapwera ang husband-wife team phils sa tara2, daw mas astig pa ang girl kesa husband nya nga black american hahaha.

hahaha kaluoy sang iya husband sa iya. hehe i can't wait to watch tonight's episode. hehehe

sorry folks for the OT! :cheers:

whyte

November 29th, 2007, 08:16 AM

excerpt from OSCAR LOPEZ's speech

It saddens me that Iloilo is, today, not too prominent in the national consciousness. As Iloilo lost its significance as a transshipment port for sugar and as the nation’s sugar industry declined greatly, so much of Iloilo’s economic power also declined. The title of “Queen City of the South” was claimed by another. Many Ilonggo tycoons moved their flags to the national capital and built newer and larger business empires there. One of those men was my father. Though the Lopezes are now based in Metro Manila, however, we have never lost our affection for the city of our childhood. And so we try to take advantage of any opportunity to participate in the development of the province. Most recently, that has taken the form of our 30% investment in Panay Electric in 1996; at the same time we built a US$72-million diesel–fired power plant, called Panay Power, with a rated capacity of 75 megawatts to supply the growing power needs of Iloilo City.

Subsequently, however, in 2003, we had to sell our interest in the power plant to Mirant because provisions in the newly enacted EPIRA Law limited our ability to supply power to affiliated companies such as Panay Electric to 50%. We felt that this would inhibit our ability to grow our generation business in the Visayas. Moreover, the unprecedented rise in world oil prices meant that oil-fired generating plants, such as Panay Power, would become progressively uncompetitive.

what a great time to tell the Ilonggos that they never really lost their affection :lol:
investment oppurtunity on the rise, time to make more money

pero as ive said, they have the money, they can do whatever they want

The other Lopez investments in Iloilo are in media and telecommunications, namely ABS-CBN, Sky Cable, and Bayantel with its new wireless landline.

:lol::lol:

these are investments of network importance just like most businesses bisan indi ilonggo ang tag iya, so dont make uthe ilonggos believe they havent forgotten Iloilo because teey have these (the companies above) in the city LOL

taga uma

November 29th, 2007, 08:38 AM

Eco-port = today's Rotary Park that will be converted as the new Iloilo-Guimaras Jetty Port.

KAPEDICO land use = the one that you see there is a "master-plan"/concept of the Pison Estates along the Diversion-Tabucan Road. Located between the once SM-Luzurriaga Estates (Iloilo Corporate) and Smallville, Ateneo de Iloilo is part of that plan.

The whole Brgy San Rafael is a C3 (high end/density commercial zone) and it is quite big to develop. Airport alone for Megaworld is 54 has.

KAPIDECO is Kauturan Pison Development Corporation. This is the one that manages all the Pison's property. And if I'm not mistaken daw si Nong Victor Pison pa guihapon ang presidente.:)

WawaY[625]

November 29th, 2007, 08:51 AM

too bad i didnt have the time to explore the city longer, but my 3 hour stay was more than enough for me to conclude nga Iloilo is WV's crowning Glory :)

some pics :)

hands down, WV's best airport
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/26-11-07_1352.jpg

it may not be that big pero i love the architecture..and the greens :D a refreshing sight after a tiring flight

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/26-11-07_1459.jpg
the aduana...nindot ah :D

nice streets where the old and the new blend well (kakainggit yung mga old buildings nyo :))

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/26-11-07_1524.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/26-11-07_1633.jpg

IMPRESARIO

November 29th, 2007, 09:04 AM

^^wow, @waway, ang galing ng mga pix! cool!

chymera00

November 29th, 2007, 10:44 AM

Leon Church at Night
Taken during the town fiesta

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2072704747_a55bd14dd5.jpg

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 12:54 PM

yes, natan aw ko na. bongga gid man. daw resort hotel. some people have all the money.
do you have any pictures? I'm bit curious how the mansion looks like. I hope they can post photos here. Sadly, we are not subscribing TFC here in UK. Cheers guys.

^^Good thing Mr. Drilon is proactive about this, i don't want to go home to iloilo and see that the roads going out of our beautiful airport is littered with diff. establishments,permanent or temporary one,also squatters.

ATTN: Sec. Mendoza please hear our plea and release the promised budget for the access road fencing!
Drilon will always get involved especially for the development of the Iloilo Airport. It's his pet project and he will always look at it that way. Like you, incognito, I wish not to see any shanties erecting near the airport site. If fencing is the best way to rid them, then be it.

I think they should make their presence felt again in Iloilo before they(the lopeze's) make such comments. As of now, its only the book that they contributed...other than that, its still all rhetorics. Unless they make a significant project for Iloilo, Ilonggo's will always have the impression that they are "boksidors" hehehe
In some ways I agree with you. Let's challenge how the Lopezes will do to make Ilonggos believe that they're still there and helping us all the ways. We haven't seen much tangible investments of Lopezes in Iloilo apart from their media arm. Lt's just wait and see. :)

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 12:59 PM

;16781770']too bad i didnt have the time to explore the city longer, but my 3 hour stay was more than enough for me to conclude nga Iloilo is WV's crowning Glory :)

some pics :)

hands down, WV's best airport

it may not be that big pero i love the architecture..and the greens :D a refreshing sight after a tiring flight

the aduana...nindot ah :D

nice streets where the old and the new blend well (kakainggit yung mga old buildings nyo :))

thanks for the photos, Waway. I'm glad you had a good 3-hour glimpse of the City of Love. Maybe next time, you spend more time exploring Iloilo. Thanks for nice comments by the way. Cheers. :cheers:

Leon Church at Night
Taken during the town fiesta

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2072704747_a55bd14dd5.jpg
magnifico. Ano ginhimo mo sa Leon, Chymera? You seemed to be everywhere in Iloilo nowadays.

KAPIDECO is Kauturan Pison Development Corporation. This is the one that manages all the Pison's property. And if I'm not mistaken daw si Nong Victor Pison pa guihapon ang presidente.:)
any idea of Pison's projects in Iloilo City?

spacewagon1

November 29th, 2007, 01:03 PM

Lopezes eye major projects in Iloilo, Negros Occ.
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

Going back to their roots, the Lopez family is expanding its business interests by investing in major projects in their home province of Iloilo and the neighboring Negros Island.

Oscar Lopez, chair of the Lopez Group of Companies, said their group will invest in the ship-building industry that will be based in Iloilo.

"I think Iloilo, definitely, must get into ship-building," Lopez told reporters on Tuesday at the sidelines of the Iloilo Investment Forum.

This is the first time that the Lopezes will be investing in ship-building in the 81 years of the Lopez family businesses, according to Ricardo Yatco, vice president for business development of the First Philippine Holdings Corp., one of the holding companies under the Lopez Group.

Started in 1926 by Ilonggo brothers Eugenio Sr. and Fernando Lopez, the family business has already extensive interests in communication, utilities, power generation and distribution, property and construction through a series of holding companies.

Oscar Lopez said they are eyeing the building of mostly large cargo ships ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 gross tons.

He said the specific details of the project would depend on a foreign partner that the company is seeking to tap.

"They can provide the technology and the market," he said.

Yatco, who was brought in by Lopez to scout for possible sites of the project in Iloilo, said they prefer to tap a foreign partner who is already involved in the ship-building industry.

He said the ship-building investment would be on the level of international ship-builders in Cebu and Subic

Lopez said Iloilo has the natural and human resources for the investment citing the Ilonggos who are working in ship-building companies in other countries.

"This is one source of skilled manpower we can tap," said Lopez.

Yatco said the project will be finalized within the next five years.

Lopez also announced major investments in the energy sector with a bid for control of the Palinpinon geothermal plant in Valencia town in Negros Oriental.

He said the Lopez Group will bid for the 192.5-megawatt plant through the Philippine National Oil Company Energy Development Corporation (PNOC EDC).

The geothermal plant, consisting of two power stations, is located between the islands of Panay and Cebu. It supplies 60 mw to Panay to supplement the power demand deficiency in the island.

The Lopez Group last week took control of the PNOC EDC after it submitted the highest bid for P58.5B for the remaining 60 percent government stake in the PNOC's geothermal subsidiary.

The bid was submitted by the Red Vulcan Holdings Corp., a consortium of First Gen Corp., Spalmare Holdings BV, and Terracota Holdings Corp.

Lopez said full payment for the PNOC EDC will completed by Friday this week.

If the PNOC-EDC takes control of the Palinpinon facility, this will help provide cheap and stable energy to Panay Island, according to Lopez.

"Right now most of the power from Palinpinon goes to either Negros or Cebu. It's just the residual that comes to Panay. We would like to reverse that and bring more of the power to Panay," said Lopez.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/29/lopezes.eye.major.projects.in.iloilo.negros.occ.html)

habagatcentral1

November 29th, 2007, 01:17 PM

daw kulang man ini ALLSTAR CAST kuno pero daw wala ko nabasahan name ni BERNIEMACK :lol:

it is indeed a great move restoring the city's historical business district coincinding with the newer develpments outside the city :banana:
hand in hand effort

lets just wait and see

Wahahaha!!! No need. :lol: I think this was their topic last Tuesday at the ICCHCC's meeting. :D

;16781770']too bad i didnt have the time to explore the city longer, but my 3 hour stay was more than enough for me to conclude nga Iloilo is WV's crowning Glory :)

some pics :)

nice streets where the old and the new blend well (kakainggit yung mga old buildings nyo :))

Oist, pagbalik diri Bai Boyet kay maghulat mi nimo. Ayaw lang padali ang imo nga schedule pag-anhi mo oi. Bisan overnight ba, para makita mo man mi sa SSC. :D Panghagad ka mga Goys nga bisita diri sa amua ug iwelcome sila namo. Ayoayo sa imo. :)

KAPIDECO is Kauturan Pison Development Corporation. This is the one that manages all the Pison's property. And if I'm not mistaken daw si Nong Victor Pison pa guihapon ang presidente.:)

Taga-Uma, are you somewhat related to the Pisons? If so, please PM me. :)

In some ways I agree with you. Let's challenge how the Lopezes will do to make Ilonggos believe that they're still there and helping us all the ways. We haven't seen much tangible investments of Lopezes in Iloilo apart from their media arm. Lt's just wait and see. :)

Like even upgrading their ABSCBN Station TV-10. They have been clamoring themselves already as GMA TV-6 is taking lead in Iloilo plus the Kapuso station has far more advanced technology than Kapamilya station.

leii_tomo

November 29th, 2007, 01:35 PM

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r65/Alteeway/ilo.jpg
Muelle Looney, Iloilo City

haru, daw dubai creek lng a...nice...

iloilocitykid

November 29th, 2007, 02:33 PM

iloilocitykid

November 29th, 2007, 02:34 PM

Ateneo de Iloilo to launch 'Tree of Hope'
By Herman Lagon

This Friday would be a celebration of many sorts for the students, parents, teachers, and alumni of Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School for as it unveils its yearlong Golden Jubilee, it will also launch its "Tree of Hope" project.

To note, the "Tree of Hope" initiative is a yearly Christmas joint venture of AdI-SMCS and ABS-CBN Iloilo. Here, Christmas tree stars will be sold out to students and other interested parties in voluntary basis for P10 each. Personal prayers will be written by the purchaser in the said stars that will be hanged on a Christmas Three (the "Tree of Hope"). Proceeds of which will go to the ABS-CBN-selected indigents in the metropolis in the form of basic goods, among others.

"This is one of our many ways of celebrating generosity in school," Community Outreach Coordinator Primo Escobanez said, adding, "there is always this great joy in putting into flesh one of Ateneo's mottos, that is being 'Persons for Others;' helping and serving the least fortunate without asking for any reward makes Christmas more meaningful to the life of an Atenean learner."

"Last Christmas, we have collected PhP25,000 from this venture and it was so nice to see students, teachers, and parents taking turns, in their own freewill, making this a reality," Escobanez said. "We wish to gather more blessings this year for we know that there are many poverty-stricken people out there who need our humble but straight-from-the-heart help."

It is worthy to note that aside from the "Tree of Hope" project, the Ateneo de Iloilo Grade School Department has also launched its "White Elephant" project yesterday, Wednesday, November 28. This yearly initiative is done for the benefit of select public school students in the city in the form of school supplies, among others. Last year's beneficiaries are pupils from Brgy. Lanit, Jaro.

With strong support from the parents, the four-year-old project has collected enough school supplies from the "White Elephant" rummage and market sales that were initiated by students and teachers last year alone.

Meanwhile, all are now set for the launching of the 50th anniversary of the Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School, this Friday afternoon of November 30.

With the theme, "Celebrating the Ignatian tradition of love, service, and excellence," the debut with be highlighted by a foot parade at 3:30 p.m. Students, alumni, and parents are to converge at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand, and will then march to the old AdI-SMCS old site at 139 Gen. Blanco St., Iloilo City where the grand launching program and fiesta-like social gathering await.

"Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of our beloved alma mater is primarily a celebration of God's overflowing goodness," AdI-SMCS president Fr. Manny Uy, SJ, said, adding, "we recall the past with profound gratitude, and we look forward with unwavering faith as we build our school and strive to soar higher in love, service, and excellence."

Some of the things in store during the debut rites are the school's Golden Jubilee (GJ) video presentation, unveiling of the GJ theme, fireworks display, raffle draw with five tuition AdI-SMCS scholarships as prizes, GJ trivia challenge, fun games, and food fair blended with the live concert of the region's best, Crossover band.

Also to give more meaning to the debut celebration are the messages coming from AdI-SMCS high school principal Aurora de la Cruz, alumna of Ateneo de Davao University and Ateneo de Cagayan University (Xavier University); city mayor Jerry Trenas, alumnus of Ateneo de Manila University; lawyer, ABS-CBN broadcaster, and AdI-SMCS Alumni Association president Joebert Peñaflorida; and Fr. Uy, SJ, alumnus of Ateneo de Zamboanga University and Ateneo de Manila University.

The launching marks the start of a yearlong fete of GJ celebrations, one of which is the groundbreaking of the new site (December 8), GJ Cup (January-February, 2008), GJ Summer Camp and Educational Tour, GJ Outreach Programs (2008), GJ 'Blue Nites' (2008), GJ Fiesta (September, 2008), and the GJ Grand Alumni Homecoming (December, 2008), among many others.

To note, the school is presently investing in the construction of its 7.5-hectare, P200-million worth new site at Brgy. San Rafael, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. Total completion of the whole Ateneo de Iloilo complex is estimated to happen in two to three year time. It targets to transfer its grade school department from the old to the new site in the middle of the next school year./Ripples

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from a reliable source: Construction starts this Saturday. :)

daks2003

November 29th, 2007, 02:36 PM

Its just funny that after a long absence...Oscar Lopez would come back and tell us what to do with our City. If he said that 10 years ago, that might have been significant...but today?? the blueprint is already there, investors are already on the door....all they have to do now is just join the bandwagon :ohno: just like what mayor jerry said " we don't need lectures"...what we need are concrete and solid investments just like what megaworld did

In some ways I agree with you. Let's challenge how the Lopezes will do to make Ilonggos believe that they're still there and helping us all the ways. We haven't seen much tangible investments of Lopezes in Iloilo apart from their media arm. Lt's just wait and see. :)

habagatcentral1

November 29th, 2007, 02:40 PM

leii_tomo

November 29th, 2007, 03:04 PM

ara na arangkada na ang ciudad ko!!!

Im glad sa mga news, tni maging concrete ang mga plans nila indi na puro lng drawing...

eonynx

November 29th, 2007, 03:50 PM

Its just funny that after a long absence...Oscar Lopez would come back and tell us what to do with our City. If he said that 10 years ago, that might have been significant...but today?? the blueprint is already there, investors are already on the door....all they have to do now is just join the bandwagon :ohno: just like what mayor jerry said " we don't need lectures"...what we need are concrete and solid investments just like what megaworld did

in a way, i agree with you! i just hope they make good on their promise regarding their shipbuilding investments plans in the city. or else, it'll be just another dream!

WawaY[625]

November 29th, 2007, 08:34 PM

@bernie, maayo na lang nag sakay ko sa 5pm, kay kinaugmaan kusog ang hangin sa bacolod tapos ulan ulan

IMPRESARIO

November 29th, 2007, 08:37 PM

^^ Actually, he always visit Iloilo from time to time according to a reliable source in the Capitol. Indi lang sya ugaling gapanghambal nga yara sya.

But also I would like lolo Oscar to start upgrading ABSCBN TV-10 too.

I agree, lets move on. Action speaks louder than words.

^^he should improve the facilities of the local abs-cbn, pyerde sila sang GMA sa iloilo, i think GMA is number 1 in Iloilo, in a way that's ironic since its the Lopezes hometown and the rival network is more preferred.As i've said before,dapat i-highlight ang local station permi sa national news. hmmm...dyanay kaw, daw pareho man ang case sang kay Florete and Bombo haw? di ba indi na sila (Bombo Radyo) number 1 sa iloilo?

IMPRESARIO

November 29th, 2007, 08:41 PM

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/29/xmas.robinsons_tn.jpg
'Christmas Around the World', an animated display of Christmas traditions of 13 selected countries of the world, officially opened at Robinsons Place carpark yesterday. 'Christmas Around the World' will feature two shows nightly (6 p.m. and 7 p.m.) and will run until Jan. 4, 2008.

^^wow, its reminds me of the Animated Christmas Display Presentation that SM Delgado used to have in the 1980's. Can anyone take more pics of it or vid?

adelro2049

November 29th, 2007, 11:21 PM

do you have any pictures? I'm bit curious how the mansion looks like. I hope they can post photos here. Sadly, we are not subscribing TFC here in UK. Cheers guys.

Drilon will always get involved especially for the development of the Iloilo Airport. It's his pet project and he will always look at it that way. Like you, incognito, I wish not to see any shanties erecting near the airport site. If fencing is the best way to rid them, then be it.

In some ways I agree with you. Let's challenge how the Lopezes will do to make Ilonggos believe that they're still there and helping us all the ways. We haven't seen much tangible investments of Lopezes in Iloilo apart from their media arm. Lt's just wait and see. :)

actually, i did not watch this thru tfc but on line. right now they have free access for a limited time only so i take advantage of it while it's free. you can also access tv patrol iloilo ugaling puro lang bun-anay, rambol kag aksidente ang news. again, heres the link for ilonggos living abroad.

https://now.abs-cbn.com//index-tvpreg.aspx

FLARNEX_XENRALF

November 30th, 2007, 03:38 AM

congrats iloilo...
featured kayo last night sa 100% pinoy at gma!!!
nagutom ku sa ila feature hahahahaha...

lewdsaint

November 30th, 2007, 04:01 AM

Proud to be Ilonggo!!!

Galing Pinoy: First Filipino Footballer
Martin Mieto (Special to the Asian Journal)

WHEN it comes to sports in the Philippines, basketball is the reigning king.

Every day, an untold number of Filipino children are no doubt imitating the moves of their favorite players on the courts of the Philippines. They go to sleep dreaming of someday becoming the next Magic Johnson, the next Jordan, the next Kobe, or the next LeBron James.

They dream about making it into the NBA or one of the pro leagues in the Philippines. They picture themselves becoming Filipino basketball stars using the legacies of NBA stars as motivation and inspiration.

Meanwhile, the legacy of a Philippine sporting legend (a legend of the world’s most popular sport no less) is ignored, buried not just by the sands of time, but also by the immense shadow of basketball.

The basketball buzz that perpetually enthralls millions of Filipinos is indeed a welcome enduring presence in the sports landscape of the Philippines. But the intense fascination Filipinos have with basketball comes with a price. The importance of other sports is diminished. The legacies that Filipino athletes leave behind in other sports are forgotten.

Too many kids want to be like Mike or Kobe or LeBron. Not enough want to be like Paulino.

Who?

I’m glad you asked.

Paulino Alcántara is a legendary figure in Philippine sports all right. He’s just not a basketball legend. Instead, he is a legend in the world’s most popular sport, one played in over 200 countries, including the Philippines. He is a soccer legend. Or more probably, if you were to ask Paulino, he may describe himself as a legend of fútbol. He was a man who led the Philippine team during its heyday in the early 20th century.

Though today, the Philippines is currently ranked only 168th in the latest FIFA rankings (and 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Philippine Football Federation), it has had a few landmark moments in its soccer history that are worth mentioning.

For instance, the Philippine national team is the oldest in Asia. In its inaugural match on February 1st 1913, the Philippines was victorious against China 2-1. Four years later, the Philippines achieved its most lopsided international win, a 15-2 thrashing of Japan in Tokyo on September 10th 1917. Alcántara was a part of that squad.

Alcántara, a Filipino-Spaniard, was born to a Spanish soldier dad and a Filipina mom on October 7, 1896 in Iloilo City, Philippines. He went on to spend his childhood in Barcelona, Spain.

In 1912, Alcántara was talented enough to attract interest from Joan Gamper, who at the time was the President and founder of current-day Spanish soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona (or FCB for short). He was subsequently signed by Gamper and made his club debut shortly thereafter.

Alcántara’s Barcelona debut was one to remember. He helped the club to an 8-2 win over Català SC and scored a hat trick in the process. The 15 year-old Alcántara thus became not only the youngest player ever to suit up for Barcelona but its youngest ever scorer as well. He also achieved distinction for being the first Filipino and Asian player ever to play for a European club team.

Though Alcántara was skinny and not physically imposing, he had guile and possessed a formidable shot. This was never more evident then on April 30, 1922 at Bouscat Stadium in Bordeaux, France. On that date, Alcántara (playing for Spain against France) let fly a shot that shredded the net. FCB’s official site pays homage to Alcantara for that, proclaiming, “For many years after, children from Barcelona would recall that moment and would wish to do the same as the man from the Philippines.”

Today FC Barcelona is undoubtedly recognized as one of the best club teams in the world. The 2006 UEFA Champions League winners are often mentioned in the same breath as other European giants like Juventus, Manchester United, and fellow Spanish rival Real Madrid. Certainly part of the credit for the lofty stature Barcelona enjoys today goes to Alcántara.

His credentials are significant and impressive. During his club tenure, he helped establish Barcelona as one of the most successful clubs in Spain. The team won five Copa Del Rey Spanish titles (including back to back titles in 1925 and 1926) and 10 Catalan championships (including four straight from 1924-27) during his 15-year career.

Upon his retirement on July 5, 1927, Alcántara was (and still is) Barcelona’s leading scorer with 357 goals to his credit. His FCB scoring average was a stellar goal per game.

At the time of his retirement, Alcántara was still only 31. What prompted his retirement? Alcántara sought to fulfill his aspiration to become a doctor.

And so, unlike the short-lived baseballer turned doctor Archiebald Graham in the film Field of Dreams, Alcántara was able to achieve a dual dream, becoming known as Dr. Alcántara after a famed soccer career.

One could say that he went from thrilling fans with his on-the-field exploits to treating them off of it.

Besides club football, Alcántara played for three national squads: the aforementioned Philippines in 1917, Spain from 1921-23 (scoring six goals), and for Catalonia off and on from 1915-24.

He later served on FCB’s board of directors from 1931-34. He was also the manager of Barcelona for a short stint in 1951.

Alcántara died on February 13, 1964 in Barcelona, but not before he had established himself as a 20th century soccer legend.

In its illustrious history FC Barcelona has seen the likes of some outstanding players. Romário. Figo. Rivaldo. Ronaldinho.

But before them all came the little big man from Iloilo City.

Perhaps a young Filipino boy, inspired by the tale of one of his nation’s most successful athletes, will trade in being like Mike for the opportunity to be like Paulino.

Don’t get me wrong. I love basketball. I love it just as much as any other Filipino.

Still, I can’t help but wonder: What would happen if those in the Philippines became as enthusiastic about soccer as they are now about basketball? After all, it’s hugely popular nearly everywhere else on the globe.

Perhaps, in twenty, fifty, or even a hundred years from now, a young Filipino boy, his resolve strengthened by the story of Paulino, will grow up to someday lead the Philippines to its first ever World Cup appearance, and in the process, cement himself as the next Philippine soccer superstar.

That will be a proud day for all Filipinos.

When that day eventually comes, may that boy, now a man, and his teammates be the ones to carry on the proud soccer legacy left behind by the one and only Paulino Alcántara.The first Philippine soccer phenom. But hopefully not the last. (www.asianjournal.com)

iloilocitykid

November 30th, 2007, 06:25 AM

^^he should improve the facilities of the local abs-cbn, pyerde sila sang GMA sa iloilo, i think GMA is number 1 in Iloilo, in a way that's ironic since its the Lopezes hometown and the rival network is more preferred.As i've said before,dapat i-highlight ang local station permi sa national news. hmmm...dyanay kaw, daw pareho man ang case sang kay Florete and Bombo haw? di ba indi na sila (Bombo Radyo) number 1 sa iloilo?

ABS-CBN is number one in Iloilo (by a big gap) and so is Bombo. :) That's the latest survey. Bombo isn't number one in Bacolod because the KBP didn't include them in the survey.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

November 30th, 2007, 06:54 AM

Thats because bombo isnt a member of KBP! wow! sooo many pages to read!

Wow with the new thread and all those great news!

Hello to all SSC ILOILO Forumers! :) :cheers:

hmmp

November 30th, 2007, 07:15 AM

^^he should improve the facilities of the local abs-cbn, pyerde sila sang GMA sa iloilo, i think GMA is number 1 in Iloilo, in a way that's ironic since its the Lopezes hometown and the rival network is more preferred.As i've said before,dapat i-highlight ang local station permi sa national news. hmmm...dyanay kaw, daw pareho man ang case sang kay Florete and Bombo haw? di ba indi na sila (Bombo Radyo) number 1 sa iloilo?

since pag-abot sang ABS-CBN Iloilo Channel 10, nakuha na nila ang top spot kay nagklaro na ang signal.

eonynx

November 30th, 2007, 07:29 AM

^^welcome new forumer!:)

habagatcentral1

November 30th, 2007, 07:45 AM

congrats iloilo...
featured kayo last night sa 100% pinoy at gma!!!
nagutom ku sa ila feature hahahahaha...

Hay, daw may gamay nga sala sa production pero I'm proud of it. hehe!! :D

ABS-CBN is number one in Iloilo (by a big gap) and so is Bombo. :) That's the latest survey. Bombo isn't number one in Bacolod because the KBP didn't include them in the survey.

Is that Iloilo City or Iloilo Province included. Because one of their hindrances right now (ABSCBN Iloilo) is the weak transmitter that they have. Most of the towns outside of Iloilo City receives TV-4 Bacolod ABSCBN and not TV-10 Iloilo, unlike GMA TV-6 which reaches even to Carles, giving them a much wider gap in the provincial televiewers.

Regarding surveys, they do vary from most of the days. Usually local networks show their highest performance rating weeks in their TV, therefore provoking the other one to move on forward to show their rankings also. The ratings war in Iloilo is less agressive compared to Manila which has a nationwide market.

The reason why they were into showing ratings is because of the limited advertisers in the local market. Same with any Philippine city, they too have their own IRA which comes from Manila. In order to further develop their broadcasting capabilities and sustain growth, they need local advertisers.

That is why if ABSCBN wants to get back their market audiences in Iloilo but limited by their facilities while GMA TV-6 is expanding their operations to even greater technology and capabilities in broadcast. Pero as what Ms. Charrie Ilon (station manager of ABSCBN) said, they have managed to made their station number one despite its young age and limited capabilities.

eonynx

November 30th, 2007, 07:52 AM

^^well, they can expand! they have the whole panay island as their market! you have boracay and roxas city as just examples that are worth featuring!

habagatcentral1

November 30th, 2007, 08:01 AM

^^ TV-10 Iloilo's substations are in Roxas City, Kalibo and San Jose. They are also the ones that cover the whole Panay Island and Guimaras. Daw kis-a maluoy ko sa ila (both ABS & GMA) kay kon may kinahanglan icover nila ang isa ka event sa Aklan, malakat pa sila halin sa Iloilo temprano pa lang dason mapuli later that day.

Anyway, they have rooms for expansion according to my source there but it is still talks.

@Boyet. Nastranded ka pa basin ai kon ugma ka pa naglakaw, hahahaha!!!! :D

WawaY[625]

November 30th, 2007, 08:13 AM

mao jud..scary kaayo ang hangin the next day..ga bend bend jud ang mga tubo sa bacolod lols..

pero di ko napansin ang balod sa byahe ko kay tulog kaayo ko the whole trip

habagatcentral1

November 30th, 2007, 08:16 AM

^^ Kay kalmado kaayo atong niglakaw ka sa Iloilo. Di ba, remember the calm after the storm? Wahehehe!!! Next time pagbalik mo diri, magdugay man ka diri para itreat ka namo diri sa Iloilo sa SSC peeps kay ganahan gyud ka nila makita, wahehehe!!!

WawaY[625]

November 30th, 2007, 08:22 AM

yeah himbing kaayo akong tulog the whole trip :D

habagatcentral1

November 30th, 2007, 08:33 AM

^^ Kay wala mo tulog the night before, wahahahaha!!! :lol:

Anyway, here's the city skyline as viewed from one of the twin belfries of Catedral de Santa Elizabeth de Ungria (more known as the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2074763407_f66123f982.jpg?v=0
Plaza Jaro (Ciudad Iloilo)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2291/2075556920_0edc9d9de8.jpg?v=0
Downtown Iloilo City skyline from a distance

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2075557538_013244cf5e.jpg?v=0
La Cruz

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/2074765637_008babe3c8.jpg?v=0
Baptist Church in Jaro

habagatcentral1

November 30th, 2007, 08:35 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2075552990_2820c9f516.jpg?v=0
Grand Dame & Luna Street

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2400/2075552564_65d3c187c9.jpg?v=0
La Paz Public Market: The birthplace of the famous La Paz Batchoy

habagatcentral1

November 30th, 2007, 08:58 AM

habagatcentral1

November 30th, 2007, 09:10 AM

Some things that are quite ignored by an ordinary bypasser:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/2074795641_4c8b523b66.jpg?v=1196406132
Casa Lopez-Vito, Jaro

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2075586840_824ab040ed.jpg?v=0
Traffic at Luna Street, La Paz with that worthless pedestrian overpass

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2207/2074795057_6fbb1f5bfb.jpg?v=0
Casa Locsin y Casa Lopez-Vito (besides the Cathedral Compund in Jaro)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2075584386_f81934981f.jpg?v=0
Central Philippine University's skyline from the Campanario

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2075553386_c14bb5b4df.jpg?v=0
The Entrance in the Northeastern corridor of Jaro Plaza

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2162/2075553884_f20ed9edfd.jpg?v=1196404096
La Campanario y La Escriber de Jaro

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/2075555232_ea5a67a3de_o.jpg
Distant downtown skyline

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2189/2075555776_10ba379a0b.jpg?v=0
Ang atup sang tres casas viejos de Jaro (Casa Lopez-Vito, Casa Locsin y Casa Don Joaquin Ledesma)

lewdsaint

November 30th, 2007, 09:17 AM

This is how far my camera can go further.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2074759269_6c1ad25112.jpg?v=0
Aduana

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2200/2075550520_eeb6ea80c5.jpg?v=0
Calle Muelle Loney

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2075550984_f0dee2569e.jpg?v=0
Provincial Capitol by the River

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2206/2074760463_a210798cb2.jpg?v=0
The lights beside the River

^^ You took these at Taytay Quirino pakadto sa Lapuz. Did you noticed at the rightside of the bridge (Lapuz area) that there is a contruction ongoing? I don't know kung rehabilitation lang sang river bank (promenade) or an access road pakadto sa Foremost Milling.

Nami!!!

IMPRESARIO

November 30th, 2007, 09:48 AM

death327

November 30th, 2007, 09:56 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2075552990_2820c9f516.jpg?v=0
Grand Dame & Luna Street

I miss that place so much. Dira ako sa Lapaz nagdako... everytime na uuwi ako sa atubang sang hotel kami gatambay upod sa mga barkada.

Hay... nakakamiss...

eonynx

November 30th, 2007, 04:40 PM

eonynx

November 30th, 2007, 05:04 PM

^^ TV-10 Iloilo's substations are in Roxas City, Kalibo and San Jose. They are also the ones that cover the whole Panay Island and Guimaras. Daw kis-a maluoy ko sa ila (both ABS & GMA) kay kon may kinahanglan icover nila ang isa ka event sa Aklan, malakat pa sila halin sa Iloilo temprano pa lang dason mapuli later that day.

these could be reasons for expansion then as their personnel tend to be spread too thin if they intend to do a feature on some far flung areas.

pangyao™

November 30th, 2007, 05:40 PM

I didn't see thread for Iloilo province, kya dito ko nlng post to.. hehe

Iloilo Town’s Income Classification:

1.Ajuy – 3rd Class
2.Alimodian – 4th Class
3.Anilao – 4th Class
4.Badiangan - 4th Class
5.Balasan - 4th Class
6.Banate - 4th Class
7.Barotac Nuevo – 3rd Class
8.Barotac Viejo - 4th Class
9.Batad – 5th Class
10.Bingawan - 4th Class
11.Cabatuan – 3rd Class
12.Calinog – 2nd Class
13.Carles – 3rd Class
14.Concepcion – 4th Class
15.Dingle – 3rd Class
16.Duenas – 3rd Class
17.Dumangas – 3rd Class
18.Estancia - 4th Class
19.Guimbal - 4th Class
20Igbaras – 3rd Class
21.Janiuay – 2nd Class
22.Lambunao – 3rd Class
23.Leganes - 4th Class
24.Lemery - 4th Class
25.Leon – 3rd Class
26.Maasin – 3rd Class
27.Miagao – 3rd class
28.Mina – 5th Class
29.New Lucena - 4th Class
30.Oton ¬– 2nd Class
31.Passi City – 3rd Class(Component City)
32.Pavia – 3rd Class
33.Pototan – 2nd Class
34.San Dionisio - 4th Class
35.San Enrique - 4th Class
36.San Joaquin – 3rd Class
37.San Miguel – 5th Class
38.San Rafael - 4th Class
39.Santa Barbara – 3rd Class
40.Sara – 3rd Class
41.Tigbauan – 3rd Class
42.Tubungan - 4th Class
43.Zarraga - 4th Class

pangyao™

November 30th, 2007, 05:43 PM

Municipalities that would qualify for conversion into component
cities whose income requirement is 20 million locally generated (2004)

Region VI:
1.Kalibo, Aklan – Php41,665,180.00 IRA Share(2005) – Php45,183,221.00
2.San Jose, Antique – Php21,065,270.00 IRA Share(2005) –Php36,674,474.00
3.Binalbagan, Negros Occ. – Php20,339,950.00

MUNICIPALITIES APPLYING FOR CITYHOOD EMBODIED
IN HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1, S. 2005

Region VI:
1.Pototan, Iloilo
2.Pontevedra, Negros Occ.
3.Binalbagan, Negros Occ.

These 3 are not converted to city yet.. maybe fails the plebiscite.
The analysis is made by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel. Kinuha ko lng ung sa region VI.

chymera00

November 30th, 2007, 06:31 PM

^^ 3rd class na gali ang Passi last time I knew it was just 5th or 4th class. BTW, Pototan passed the cityhood income requirement, which used to be 20M at the time it was applying together with some 30+ towns (not so sure about the number). Half of these towns are already cities, half of them including Pototan were supposed to be the "2nd batch of cities" but unfortunately the income requirement of cities was raised to 100M before they were ratified for cityhood.

IMPRESARIO

November 30th, 2007, 11:25 PM

^^we have too many cities, and some "cities" in our country don't even look like cities, some just rely of IRA, anyway, its better that the requirements for ctiyhood have been improved upon.

iloilocitykid

December 1st, 2007, 02:43 AM

City college proposal
gaining momentum

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – Educators and parents-teachers community associations (PTCA) expressed support to the proposed community college in this city.

In a manifesto, officials of the Iloilo City Federation of High Schools PTCA said the proposal shall alleviate the educational requirements of ordinary citizens and poor families, considering the cost of tertiary education offered by colleges and universities in the metropolis.

“We are all aware that all of our duly elected councilors are sincerely committed to the non-partisan national educational policy to make quality education available and accessible to the financially disadvantaged youth of Iloilo City,” the group said.

The association claimed that this city “is rather late and delayed in opening and operating its own city college” citing the existence of community colleges in the cities and municipalities of Passi, La Carlota, Taguig, Bacolod, Aklan and Antique.

“We believe that there is a need to narrow the wide gap between the rich and the poor, and education is the best economic equalizer to achieve the objectives of a truly democratic country,” it stressed.

On November 22, a public hearing was conducted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s Committee on Education led by Councilors Julienne Baronda and Jeffrey Ganzon, chairman and vice-chairman of the committee, respectively.

During the hearing, Dr. Rex Casiple from the Commission on Higher Education said “the most important task now is to get the assistance of all politicians and civic-minded citizens to start organizing the college.”

According to Casiple, the underlying principle for the establishing a community college should be concentrated on the basis that “education is a key investment which can break the endless cycle of poverty, socio-economic barriers, and provides the people particularly the financially disadvantaged students with more opportunities to finish college.”

Also, those present during the hearing acknowledges the role of this city’s chief executive in the success and for the development of the proposed community college in the City of Iloilo.

I hope this will be a quality school.

WawaY[625]

December 1st, 2007, 03:40 AM

^^we have too many cities, and some "cities" in our country don't even look like cities, some just rely of IRA, anyway, its better that the requirements for ctiyhood have been improved upon.

haha so true (not referring to iloilo province ha)

may mga "city" pa nga na parang yung sa highway lang ang may built up area..i passed by one and said to myself? WTF? city na ni? Matina crossing (a district in davao) looks more like a city compared to this :lol:

i guess ang habol lang talaga ng mga "City" na ito is the bigger IRA share? but wouldnt that mean less shares for the provincial capital? (asking here since ive no idea)

how is the budget allocated ba?

daks2003

December 1st, 2007, 04:32 AM

actually mas city pa nga ang Gaisano City kesa sa mga city na yan :lol::lol:

;16821820']haha so true (not referring to iloilo province ha)

may mga "city" pa nga na parang yung sa highway lang ang may built up area..i passed by one and said to myself? WTF? city na ni? Matina crossing (a district in davao) looks more like a city compared to this :lol:

i guess ang habol lang talaga ng mga "City" na ito is the bigger IRA share? but wouldnt that mean less shares for the provincial capital? (asking here since ive no idea)

how is the budget allocated ba?

daks2003

December 1st, 2007, 04:34 AM

sadly inefficient gid gihapon ang ila services, like repairs lang sang ila dalan...mayo pa sungka-an kay mapino pa! :lol: I dunno where they spend their IRA's

^^ 3rd class na gali ang Passi last time I knew it was just 5th or 4th class. BTW, Pototan passed the cityhood income requirement, which used to be 20M at the time it was applying together with some 30+ towns (not so sure about the number). Half of these towns are already cities, half of them including Pototan were supposed to be the "2nd batch of cities" but unfortunately the income requirement of cities was raised to 100M before they were ratified for cityhood.

iloilocitykid

December 1st, 2007, 05:50 AM

Sukot sa kuryente sa siyudad sang Iloilo, nagtaas na naman
Ilonggo News

ILOILO CITY- Sa indi na maisip nga kahigayunan, magataas na naman ang sukot sa kuryente sang Panay Electric Company ukon PECO sa siyudad sang Iloilo.

Suno kay Engineer Randy Pastolero sang PECO, sa billing sang mga kunsumidor sa masunod nga semana, iga-implementar na ang rate increase matapos nga ini ang gin-aprobahan na sang Energy Regulatory Commission ukon ERC.

Ginpaathag naman sini nga ang rate increase ang sa distribution charges kag manubo lamang ang increase.

Sa mga residential houses, 9.9 sentimos ang saka sa sukot sa kada kilowatt, 22.05 sa mga commercial establishments, kag 30.51 sentimos sa mga streetlights sang siyudad sang Iloilo.

Suno kay Engineer Pastolero, para sa gihaopon sa benepisyo sang mga kunsumidor ang pagpataas sang sukot sa kuryente, agud ila mapasanyog ang serbisyo sa mga konsumidor.

wildmusic!

December 1st, 2007, 08:11 AM

;16821820']haha so true (not referring to iloilo province ha)

may mga "city" pa nga na parang yung sa highway lang ang may built up area..i passed by one and said to myself? WTF? city na ni? Matina crossing (a district in davao) looks more like a city compared to this :lol:

i guess ang habol lang talaga ng mga "City" na ito is the bigger IRA share? but wouldnt that mean less shares for the provincial capital? (asking here since ive no idea)

how is the budget allocated ba?

annual income lang ba ang requirement to achieve cityhood or meron pang iba? like basic government services, etc...

labay lang ko di mga migs ah.. :)

iloilocitykid

December 1st, 2007, 08:36 AM

^^ Population and Land Area

wildmusic!

December 1st, 2007, 08:49 AM

^^ i see. so i guess mali yung perception natin what a "city" is because as far as the law is concerned, having acceptable annual revenue, high population and large land area, it can be considered a city.

but due to uncontrolled number of "cities" popping out, i think it's time to change the rules..hehe :) especially if the budget allocated for that "city" will only go to waste and corruption.

spacewagon1

December 1st, 2007, 09:04 AM

CITY COLLEGE FOR THE POOR

PUTTING up a city government-run college in Iloilo City a long overdue idea.
If Passi City, La Carlota City, Bacolod City, Aklan and Antique can have their own community colleges, why can’t Iloilo City which is decidedly richer than these local governments?

The proposed Iloilo City College is eyed to cater to poor but deserving students in Iloilo City. And rightly so. Education is getting expensive in other tertiary schools in the city and the Iloilo City College can be a better but more affordable alternative for our young people who wish to earn a degree.

Education is a ticket to an improved social and economic standing in society. A well-educated people can help boost the economy of Iloilo City, which dreams of becoming a premier city.

Let us support this move of establishing a community college in Iloilo City.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/lapsus.htm)

^^^^ why not? This is a very good idea and will surely help our kasimanwas and our ciudad in the long run. But will the city residents have to decide which courses to offer?

spacewagon1

December 1st, 2007, 09:06 AM

actually mas city pa nga ang Gaisano City kesa sa mga city na yan :lol::lol:

:lol::lol: ay nano man?

spacewagon1

December 1st, 2007, 09:09 AM

Photographic Society of Iloilo's 'Public'

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/30/photographic.jpg
Vinnie Tan, Dr Diana Aure, Jun Rojas, Neil Valera and
Atty Bert Onglamsing

THE Photographic Society of Iloilo (PSI) was established in September 1980 by a group of photo hobbyists bound together by their common interest. Through the years, PSI's path has evolved. Old members took a break, new enthusiasts joined, technologies changed from film to digital, techniques were improved through the use of computers, among others. But the very framework of the club has never changed. This is still a group of people with different backgrounds but have the same love for photography. It has 20 active members comprised of professionals and businesspersons.

The club was programmed activities for the year, which includes PSI-sponsored seminars and workshops for students, hobbyists and professionals; photo outings and excursions to provide the members with photo opportunities; contests to sharpen and improve the photo techniques and skills of each member, and photo exhibits.

This November and December, PSI has embarked on a photo exhibit in cooperation with the UPV Chancellor's Committee for Culture and Arts to show the different perspectives of the club members on 'Public.' The exhibit's subject, 'Public' showcases social awareness, amusing scenes, political color, ordinary day to day activities, environmental consciousness and human emotions. The purpose of which is to make viewers aware of the mundane everyday things and activities that they may have taken for granted.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/30/photographic.society.of.iloilos.public.html)

spacewagon1

December 1st, 2007, 09:13 AM

Western Visayas textile industry, in for a second coming
By Jo Martinez-Clemente, Correspondent

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/30/aklan.exhibit.jpg
Aklan exhibit

Iloilo had long lost its title of being the "Textile Center of the Philippines" but Western Visayas can still lay claim to being the capital of handwoven fabrics in the country today. Deep in the remote villages of this region, the heavy thud of handlooms continue to steal quiet afternoons as women weave the Patadyong in Antique, the Hablon in Iloilo and Piña in Aklan.

With the demand in handwoven fabric now on the rise, Western Visayas textile industry is in for a second coming. This time though, it is no ordinary segment of the textile industry but its significant other as it raises the ante for artistry, creativity and craftsmanship

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/30/aklan.exhibit2.jpg
hablon scarves on display, Hablon Moda 2006
at Robinsons Iloilo

A bit of history

Much like the fabric they produce the women weavers of Western Visayas could very well be the warp and weft of trade and culture here as they manage to sustain this tradition of patience, endurance and creativity that drove 18th century commerce in the region to a new grind.

The transition of the southeastern Panay from a subsistence farming economy to commercial textile production during the middle of the 18th century and the subsequent growth of Iloilo s Jaro, Molo and Arevalo as the first urban concentration in Western Visayas is attributed to the influx of women weavers. Referred to as the "textile era" by historians and researchers, textile production 19th century Iloilo reached remarkable degree of development to earn the title "textile center of the Philippines ."

But even as these primitive weaving looms have been replaced by big industrial machines drastically changing the character of the textile industry, handloom weaving remains a traditional craft in the region that refuses to bow out to oblivion.

Iloilos Hablon, refined through the ages

The towns of Miagao, Oton and Dueñas are Iloilo s major producers of handwoven fabric. In Oton, women of Barangay Cagbang still create artistry on the loom weaving a beautiful fabric synonymous to Iloilo —the Hablon.

Among them is retired teacher , Ana Cordero, who as a child remembers having about 40 handlooms in their home where her mother and other weavers worked on.. But through the years, for one reason or another, these were gone.

In 1969, Cordero who had just started a teaching career that would last 30 years took to weaving again. What she had then was a small loom she uses to weave straw mats on. Before she knew it her small hobby started to get attention and then was born the Oton Woven products, a small business she did on the side. Her woven straw mats also drew in the traditional woven textiles. In time she learned the "refinements" of the traditional craft and improved on some aspects of the craft her mother grappled with in the past. "Shrinkage" was one of them, she said..

When she retired in 1998, she devoted more time to her small business and this gave her wider latitude. Her exposure to trade fairs here and abroad allowed her to market her products to more people as well as to learn more.

At Corderos yard, 71 year old Mercedes Compana and 46 year old Fe Canzon are doing a couple of orders on the loom. Both women learned the craft from their respective mothers. Aling Mercedes learned to weave when she was 18 years old. Aling Fe learned just about the same age.

Much like Patadyong weaving, the setting up includes unwinding the silk threads from the cones bought from commercial establishments and meticulously laying these strands onto the sab-ong. Another set of thread, likis, is rolled in tidal. Still another set is transferred into smaller spools or "lansadera" and these makes for the warp and weft to weave the fabric. In cases where the order requires an inset design (pulot), a salidsid or a bamboo slat that holds the string that creates the inset design is set in place.

It takes about a day to complete a meter of Hablon with the simplest design and 40 cones of 500 yards to complete 3 meters of the cloth.

Today, the Iloilo Office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) counts about three cooperatives and 14 single proprietorship firms doing handwoven products here.

Aklans Piña Cloth, a matrilineal tradition

Likewise a matrilinear tradition, the delicate craftsmanship of the handwoven pina cloth had been passed on by mothers across several generations to their daughters. Noted weavers of this natural fiber are in Buswang and Bakhaw communities, in the capital town of Kalibo . A trip to Aklan will never be complete without a visit to the Dela Cruz House of Pina still ably mentored by the clans grand matriarch, Susima Marte Dela Cruz

A well-known master of the craft, Nanay Susing started weaving at age16. She learned pina weaving from her mother Ursula Collendres Marte who in turn learned from her mother, Teodora. She said, it was by observing and assisting her mother set-up the lindog (warp) and the binting (reed) that she learned the rudiments of the craft.

Nanay Susing says Piña weaving requires a great deal of patience and finger dexterity as the 'hueog (weft) is a very fine fiber that easily breaks. Unlike the materials used in Hablon and Patadyong that are easily bought over the counter, the Piña fiber is a natural extract from the leaves of the native pineapple.

Removed of its gelatinous pulp, the white fine strands of the pina leaf called "liniwan" are washed, dried and knotted to create miles and miles of pina thread. An experienced knotter can do about 5 to 8 grams of fiber a day. About 16 to 18 grams of thread is needed to weave one yard of pina cloth. From here the threads are set up on the loom. This is called warping and it takes one month to put this up. When the loom is ready, a "banca" or shuttle that contains the same thread goes through the warp to finally weave the special fabric. It takes a whole day to weave half a meter of a plain pina cloth.

It takes a little more time to weave with inset designs. And doing the intricate suksuk (inset designs) had been Nanay Susings forte. These inset designs make the pina cloth more regal. To do this, heddles are set up as guide to a pattern. A simple inset design requires setting-up of 10 to 20 heddles or guide. A complex design requires more than a hundred heddles.

Nanay Susing recalls that her mother and grandmother are experts in suksuk as they only visualize the pattern and set-up the heddles without having to execute the design on paper.

Today, Nanay Susings three daughters have been assisting her manage the business. About 40 'manoghaboe (weavers) are in their employ. Libay is in charge of marketing, Ding is the overall manager, and Let, an industrial engineer is in charge of production. It is she that has taken the role of an apprentice in the fine craft of weaving and likely to be the purveyor of this tradition to the next generation of Dela Cruz women.

Antiques Patadyong, from tapis to blazers

In Barangay Bagtason, in Antiques Bugasong town, handlooms stand in the front, side or backyard of just about every other house. No one complains of the heavy thud reverberating in the neighborhood. The women are weaving various patterns of the multi colored plaid. Lest one imagines Antiquenos still wrapped in tapis, todays Patadyong no matter how traditional has managed to go mainstream as it is used like any clothing material — from the long dress to mini skirts, tube tops to blazers. Going beyond weaving, the women here also make hats and bags including celfone stringbags from Patadyong fabric.

Here too in Antique, local leaders are spreading the mantle of friendship through the Patadyong. Along with muscovado sugar, the patadyong is always part of official gifts presented to visiting dignitaries.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/11/30/western.visayas.textile.industry.in.for.a.second.coming.html)

spacewagon1

December 1st, 2007, 09:14 AM

IMPRESARIO

December 1st, 2007, 09:26 AM

IAMME

December 1st, 2007, 10:02 AM

Happy Birthday to Berniemacksouthcentr!:cheers:
Thanks for the treat last night :)

habagatcentral1

December 1st, 2007, 10:37 AM

Sukot sa kuryente sa siyudad sang Iloilo, nagtaas na naman
Ilonggo News

No wonder he was emphasizing so much with Iloilo having cheap distribution charges last Investors Forum because they were already planning to increase it.

Although the bulk of the expensive bill of electricity of PECO comes from generation charge (which comes from the diesel plants of La Paz).

sadly inefficient gid gihapon ang ila services, like repairs lang sang ila dalan...mayo pa sungka-an kay mapino pa! :lol: I dunno where they spend their IRA's

As in! The roads have been so damaged na! Usuall, IRA goes to the operational expenses of the city. They have to diversify their economy in order to rake in local revenue.
Happy Birthday to Berniemacksouthcentr!:cheers:
Thanks for the treat last night :)

Thanks. :) Currently doing nothing, bored and roving around the city taking pix, wahehehe!!! :D

pangyao™

December 1st, 2007, 01:08 PM

WE MUST ADOPT A NON-PARTISAN POLICY ON THE CREATION OF CITIES
[Privilege speech of Senator Nene Pimentel at the Senate, September 11, 2006]

Mr. President, my dear colleagues:

With the kind assistance of Director Terry Dumogho and his staff, we present for your consideration the following analysis of the income requirement imposed on municipalities desiring to become cities.

Just to recall, the original requirement on income for municipalities wanting to become cities was P20,000,000, a fabulous sum in 1991 when the local government code went into effect.

Prior to the enactment of the Local Government Code, very few municipalities had incomes of or even near that level.

But after the local government code came into effect and infused millions of pesos into the coffers of local government units, many municipalities breached that income benchmark.

As far as legislative intents go, the P20 million income required of municipalities that aspired to become cities, the intent was that the income should be determined on the basis of locally generated funds, that is without adding on to it the incoming funds allocated by the Code as their internal revenue share.

In the implementation of the law, however, the executive department and the local government units confabulated to interpret the P20m requirement as inclusive of the internal revenue shares of the municipalities concerned.

As a result of that interpretation, bills creating cities literally flew like a plague of locust in the old testament, into the calendar of the Senate from the House. In 1998, I was alarmed at the deluge of bills coming from the House that sought the creation of municipalities. I thought and I said so openly that at the rate we were going, time would come when the country would land in the Guinness Book of Records as the only nation that wiped out all municipalities by the simple expedience of converting them into cities.

Thus, to stop the comical event from coming to pass, I proposed the enactment of a bill that is now law, Republic Act No. 9009. The law raised the level of income of the municipalities that would become cities from P20 million to P100 million of locally generated funds.

During a debate on the floor of the Senate, in answer to a question of the then Senate President Frank Drilon, I said that there were bills for the creation of cities that had already been forwarded in the Senate. These were SBN 1803 for the creation of the city of Bayugan in the province of Agusan del Sur; SBN 1784 for the creation of the city of Carcar in the province of Cebu, and SBN 1789 for the creation of the city of Bogo in the province of Cebu.

These were admittedly excepted from the raised income requirement of municipalities wanting to become cities. The bills have not yet been acted upon.

Now, we are flooded again by numerous requests for the creation of cities: some in provinces which are already dotted with many cities; others in provinces which do not have cities, and still others in congressional districts which have no cities.

What do we do? Do we apply the Lim dictum that the law is the law and “should apply to all, otherwise (to) none at all.”

Or do we bend backwards and accommodate as exceptions:

• 1st, the municipalities or some of them whose applications to become cities were already on the calendar of the Senate at the time the raised income requirement was discussed?

• 2nd, the capital towns of provinces that are not yet cities?

• 3rd, the preferred municipalities of the incumbent members of the House who are pushing for their conversion into cities on the argument that their individual districts should have at least one city?

• 4th, the bills that are included in House Joint Resolution No. 1 Series of 2005, regardless of whether or not they qualify under the raised income requirement?

There may be other possible exceptions to the raised income requirement of municipalities that want to become cities. But I would rather leave that to the floor debates to identify.

The major financial implication of increasing the number of cities in the country is that the internal revenue share of cities would be reduced. And on the side of the municipalities concerned, their conversion would raise their internal revenue shares tremendously.

On the first implication, we certainly would hear howls of protests from the cities.

On the second implication, we would just as certainly hear shouts of hallelujahs from the municipalities benefited by their conversion into cities.

Now, if the municipalities that are aggressively pushing for cityhood have their eyes on the increased internal revenue share, perhaps what we can do as a body is to reduce the internal revenue share of the cities from the central government revenues by 2 percentile points that is from 23% to 21%. And allocate the difference to municipalities so that their share of internal revenues would rise to 36% from the present 34%. That would translate into billions of pesos that would now pour into the coffers of the municipalities across the board.

Since we are a collegial body, we must confront these issues that are brought before this chamber collectively. Hopefully, we do so before the relationship between the House and the Senate deteriorates further.

May we now proceed to a detailed presentation of how we view the moves to create more cities in relation to the income requirement now embodied in the local government code. We look at the problem from different angles.

I hope, however, that whatever we do, we keep in mind the Rule of Law as a tool to advance the welfare of our people.

See this site for more info of all the qualified municipalities for cityhood:

http://www.nenepimentel.org/speeches...come%20Req.pdf

eonynx

December 1st, 2007, 02:38 PM

Happy Birthday to Berniemacksouthcentr!:cheers:
Thanks for the treat last night :)

as you add more years to your life,
may you add more life to your years.

happy birthday!:cheers:

habagatcentral1

December 1st, 2007, 02:42 PM

@SSC Iloilo peeps.

Madamu gid nga salamat! :banana:

eonynx

December 1st, 2007, 03:01 PM

^^we have too many cities, and some "cities" in our country don't even look like cities, some just rely of IRA, anyway, its better that the requirements for ctiyhood have been improved upon.

our rules/laws, are in many ways misleading! they're like quaint laws to such that politicians in many towns aspiring to become cities can toy with idea by playing around those laws. like the ff: income, land area, population! these arent enough. what about the level of urbanization? the number of services provided. the nature of the economy.

makes you wonder why a place became a city when it's economy is primarily agricultural and not service-driven in a very diversified manner. just because of sheer size, aggregate income (which is frequently misleading because it is influenced hugely by its sheer size), and population which is thinly spread over its relatively huge area don't mean these areas should be cities.

then there's the typical pinoy bias towards cities. the image it brings and all. there are so many prosperous towns here in luzon with a level of development and/or urbanization yet didn't aply for it all because its people have a self effacing culture. i mean what's with the name anyway if, by virtue of graft and corruption, the increased IRA it brings go only to the pockets of many of these politicians. this, brought by virtue of deeply ingrained filipino culture of rampant public corruption.

pototan is a fine prosperous town! but i'd rather that it remain a town and be progressive some more than apply and be granted cityhood status and suddenly, hiking the expectations of visitors all because the name "city" is attached to its name.

eonynx

December 1st, 2007, 03:11 PM

habagatcentral1

December 1st, 2007, 03:30 PM

blueguy

December 1st, 2007, 03:33 PM

@SSC Iloilo peeps.

Madamu gid nga salamat! :banana:

happy birthday...:cheers:

hello ILOILO...we just opened the Northwing!

habagatcentral1

December 1st, 2007, 03:39 PM

^^ Sa san-o pa ayhan mag-expand ang SM City Iloilo? The foodcourt was reduced into half of its former area.

@Nong Van. Thanks! :)

eonynx

December 1st, 2007, 03:42 PM

^^ Pabugal pa gid ni Pastolero nga kanubu sang aton nga distribution charge. Dira na lang sila ga-bawi. Hayay!! No wonder daw medyo napahuya sya sang nagligad nga Investors Forum. Mayor Treñas told PECO not to have a brownout within Sarabia vicinity pero natabu man gihapon.

Ti?

my goodness! i think iloilo city has one of the most expensive yet one of the worst performing electric power in the whole country! me and my roomate here in manila are voracious users of electricity! with our two computers plus our consistent use of airconditioning and other electrical equipments and our power consumption averages somewhere between P1800-P2200 a month! and this, without brownouts!

i dont have the calculations but it's not that difficult to estimate either. the same nature of power usage in iloilo city would most likely entail an amount ranging between P2800-P3500! and all these with brownouts still!:ohno:

habagatcentral1

December 1st, 2007, 03:46 PM

^^ Blame it to PECO and the not-so-forseeing-politicians and policymakers. :ohno:

But here in ILECO area, we too experience blackouts although with cheaper power. But the blackouts have been more frequent than before.

IMPRESARIO

December 1st, 2007, 03:49 PM

dXOD_Cc_TZE

IMPRESARIO

December 1st, 2007, 04:15 PM

our rules/laws, are in many ways misleading! they're like quaint laws to such that politicians in many towns aspiring to become cities can toy with idea by playing around those laws. like the ff: income, land area, population! these arent enough. what about the level of urbanization? the number of services provided. the nature of the economy.

makes you wonder why a place became a city when it's economy is primarily agricultural and not service-driven in a very diversified manner. just because of sheer size, aggregate income (which is frequently misleading because it is influenced hugely by its sheer size), and population which is thinly spread over its relatively huge area don't mean these areas should be cities.

then there's the typical pinoy bias towards cities. the image it brings and all. there are so many prosperous towns here in luzon with a level of development and/or urbanization yet didn't aply for it all because its people have a self effacing culture. i mean what's with the name anyway if, by virtue of graft and corruption, the increased IRA it brings go only to the pockets of many of these politicians. this, brought by virtue of deeply ingrained filipino culture of rampant public corruption.

pototan is a fine prosperous town! but i'd rather that it remain a town and be progressive some more than apply and be granted cityhood status and suddenly, hiking the expectations of visitors all because the name "city" is attached to its name.

^^@eonyx, you're like my favorite "pundit" here, your detailed explanations and comments are always a source of knowledge to me and all ssc-iloilo peeps. plus the poetry,hehehe

habagatcentral1

December 1st, 2007, 04:17 PM

@Eonynx. Himu ka bala Hiligaynon poem, hehe! :okay:

eonynx

December 1st, 2007, 04:25 PM

^^@eonyx, you're like my favorite "pundit" here, your detailed explanations and comments are always a source of knowledge to me and all ssc-iloilo peeps. plus the poetry,hehehe

thanks @incognito! it maybe because of my background as an economics graduate before so more or less, i'm familiar with the basics of the concepts of develoment as opposed to mere growth. and poetry is my passion!:)

eonynx

December 1st, 2007, 04:27 PM

@Eonynx. Himu ka bala Hiligaynon poem, hehe! :okay:

im trying but, i sometimes hate to admit it, i'm more comfortable and familiar with english!:lol: but i have some scribbles in hiligaynon though. it's just that, i think they're not ssc material! thanks berns!:)

habagatcentral1

December 1st, 2007, 04:28 PM

^^ Try it. There's nothing wrong with it. :okay:

eonynx

December 1st, 2007, 04:32 PM

^^i have tried it and will continue to! thanks!:)

blueguy

December 1st, 2007, 06:33 PM

^^ Sa san-o pa ayhan mag-expand ang SM City Iloilo? The foodcourt was reduced into half of its former area.

@Nong Van. Thanks! :)

Don't have any idea pa...but in Cebu, they are really confident that they want to expand....

whyte

December 1st, 2007, 07:29 PM

:banana::banana:Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY

BERNIEmack :banana::banana:

RED PAPRIKA
Riverside Boardwalk, Iloilo City

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/whyte/food/paprika.jpg

IMPRESARIO

December 1st, 2007, 07:38 PM

^^sumptuous!!! ang porkchop,OMG! :drool:

whyte

December 1st, 2007, 07:47 PM

* hopefully madayon ang "SB" sa may "garden" dita sa may kilid sang sm city.a great place IMO. :banana: and mas nami madayon man ang fiesta strip nila so that diversion road will become livelier at night

* goldilocks is set to open another branch sa sm city aside from their sm delgado branch. though i prefer red ribbon :lol: its great to have more and more big brands co exisiting with local brands in the city

* in a few years time, riverside boardwalk and smallville will surely be connected and hoping that this will also extend to the sm city/megaworld.a nightmarket would also be great co-existing in this area.

* upon seeing the area where the supposed iloilo boulevard would ran along in the riverside boardwalk area, medyo im opposing since the area is too small.id rather want to see that existing road to boardwalk/medicus be expanded and make the proposed iloilo boulevard be a riverside park with bike lanes,etc.

* and finally, thanks for the treat BERNIE and nice meeting (at last) CHYMERA at IAMME :pepper:

whyte

December 1st, 2007, 07:50 PM

^^sumptuous!!! ang porkchop,OMG! :drool:

its actually lechone kawali.but it was really SUMPTOUS but it was the lengua that we all were raving about.
we had the whole 2nd floor to our selves :lol: even if we stayed at the veranda

it was great treat
thanks bernie :banana:

IMPRESARIO

December 1st, 2007, 07:54 PM

^^again, sumptuous!! heheh :drool:

whyte

December 1st, 2007, 08:25 PM

yup. wala gid bilin after that wala na huya huya sa last piece hahaha
nice choice of resto and food :banana:

chymera00

December 1st, 2007, 08:47 PM

yeah, the ox tongue at Paprika was delicious.

Pictures:

Iloilo Coffee Table Book Launching

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Leon Church

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Fire Dance in Coco Grill Restobar (every friday)

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whyte

December 1st, 2007, 09:12 PM

:wave: hello CHY finally nadayon gid man ang kit anay naton hahaha

thanks for sharing the book,hopefully ill get one for xmas :D

leii_tomo

December 1st, 2007, 09:49 PM

Bern!!! Belated Happy Birthday!!! Wish You All The Best in Love Health and Career!!!Ü

IMPRESARIO

December 2nd, 2007, 05:08 AM

blueguy

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Fire Dance in Coco Grill Restobar (every friday)

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Kag ini pa gid????

iloilocitykid

December 2nd, 2007, 06:10 AM

Iloilo attracts big investors,
business tycoon confirms

ILOILO City – Iloilo has already captured the attention of the big investors as evidenced by the various investments that are coming in.

Oscar Lopez, in his keynote address before the more or less 300 participants during the Iloilo Investment Forum said “gradually Iloilo will be transformed into an economic power.”

“There is a lot of hope in the air even if Iloilo's troubles are far from over. We realize Iloilo has a lot of catching up to do. But the good news is, things are starting to move,” he said.

He cited the two coal-fired power plants using clean technology, to be established by the Global Business Power Corporation and the DMCI Power Corporation, would surely respond to the city's pressing power need.

Lopez cited the role of the P6.5-billion airport with international standard in Sta. Barbara and Cabatuan, one of the most impressive in the country, putting “to shame Manila's decrepit domestic airport.”

He added the entry of “heavyweight companies,” citing the poised opening of Ayala’s high end residential project, retail giants-SM, Robinsons and Gaisano; five call centers and two business process outsource providers is “expected to trigger inflow of even more investments.”

“The new development will supply the business and visitor's infrastructure that potential investors will need,” he said referring to the P1.2 billion investment of Megaworld at the 54-hectare old airport site.

“The locators and investors in the Megaworld project will most likely need to invest almost P300 billion in the next 20 years to fully develop the area,” he said.

“I personally believe, Iloilo City can become Queen City of the South once again, be able to compete against all comers for economic primacy. I believe that for the city and the province of Iloilo, the best is yet to be,” he added.

Umm..5 call centers, 2 BPO providers plus the entry of 6 more call centers by Megaworld plus 2 more, Teletech and Sutherland. All in all we have 15 IT services in the city. :cheers:

daks2003

December 2nd, 2007, 06:23 AM

sa tubang ina sang gaisano city sa lapaz...tak-an guro si sandy javier sa patukar pirmi ni mang inasal sang iya jingle sa gaisano..ano pa gin acquire nya ang lote dira kag tubangan sila hehehehe :lol:

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Sa diin ni dapit?

Kag ini pa gid????

death327

December 2nd, 2007, 07:02 AM

yeah, the ox tongue at Paprika was delicious.

Pictures:

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Parang hindi ko gusto ang design ng cover ng book.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 2nd, 2007, 08:11 AM

Sa diin ni dapit?

Kag ini pa gid????

Hmm so the empty lot beside the gasoline station (shell?) was acquired by Andoks? Wala na da ang ilimnan? waaa tani wala lang da gintapas ang matahum nga mataas nga kahoy. Kanami na bal-an sang silhouette sina. Or ang andoks ara sa nay paradahan da sang una sang mga L300 lapit sa Iloilo River?

Coco Grill is in E Lopez St. Fronting Nissan and in between St. Pauls Bookstore and De Paul College.

habagatcentral1

December 2nd, 2007, 08:25 AM

Hahaha!! Thanks din for greeting me also.

Anyway, regarding IT, if we are really pushing through IT, then the only hindrance that we have is electricity. Otherwise, the human resource is highly-trainable.

As what Chancy Aguillar of UP Visayas said, Iloilo is ready, only that we lack the electricity.

Anyway, Sutherland is having a jobfair at Leon Municipal Hall. Baw kalayu ba sa ila recruitment ai? :D

death327

December 2nd, 2007, 08:27 AM

^^ Nga-a sa Leon ano may ara sa Leon?

habagatcentral1

December 2nd, 2007, 08:31 AM

^^ Ambot ah. Dunno, wahehehe!!! But I hope they will concentrate too in the city since bulk of the educational institutions are located here.

blueguy

December 2nd, 2007, 08:54 AM

Basi Kiniray-a ra ang ginapangita nila...

steadyasweroll

December 2nd, 2007, 08:57 AM

death327

December 2nd, 2007, 08:58 AM

^^ Ha ha ha..it is good if they will build a complex there. Office and housing facilities (especially if they will build it in Bucari).

daks2003

December 2nd, 2007, 10:03 AM

yups...that's the empty lot beside the gasolinahan and daw wala bala nila gintapas ang kahoy...andoks still has(or has it closed na?) an outlet across the street...i think andoks has 4 restaurants in the city

Hmm so the empty lot beside the gasoline station (shell?) was acquired by Andoks? Wala na da ang ilimnan? waaa tani wala lang da gintapas ang matahum nga mataas nga kahoy. Kanami na bal-an sang silhouette sina. Or ang andoks ara sa nay paradahan da sang una sang mga L300 lapit sa Iloilo River?

Coco Grill is in E Lopez St. Fronting Nissan and in between St. Pauls Bookstore and De Paul College.

eonynx

December 2nd, 2007, 10:27 AM

nice pics...

agree! the pictures are so nice!:)

hmmp

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Grand Dame & Luna Street

nami lantawon...duman mo kadako kung sa picture pero indi man gid if makita mo sa tuod. :)

spacewagon1

December 3rd, 2007, 12:38 AM

Ratsada and Arangkada
lead TV ratings in Iloilo

GMA’s early evening newscast Ratsada is still the Ilonggo’s number one choice for the day’s top local news, while morning show Arangkada only on its fifth week is now beating competition.

Based on the latest ratings from AGB-Nielsen’s MCTAM data covering the period November 11 to 17, Ratsada posted a rating of 26.1 percent, 13.8 percent higher than TV Patrol Iloilo’s 12.3 percent.

Bannered by the popular and credible tandem of Jonathan Gellangarin and Charlotte Tan-Baterina, Ratsada also dominated competition last month, posting its biggest lead last October 30, when it logged 33.9 percent vis-à-vis the 9.5 percent rating of TV Patrol Iloilo.

Meanwhile, GMA Iloilo’s morning show Arangkada is also putting on a strong front in the early morning slot.

According to the same AGB-Nielsen MCTAM data of the same period, Arangkada registered a 5.5 percent rating while ABS-CBN’s Sikat Ka! Iloilo and Sikat Barkada posted 4.0 and 2.9 percent respectively.

Arangkada is composed of the lively barkada of Ratsada correspondents – Charlene Belvis and Mark Nunieza with Pia Bedua and Varvin Hiñola.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/business2.htm)

spacewagon1

December 3rd, 2007, 12:41 AM

Treñas: Iloilo City is Landbank’s prime client
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE Iloilo City Government is a prime client of the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank), said Mayor Jerry Treñas.

He was referring to the P350-million loan the city has secured from Landbank to finance the construction of the eight-storey New City Hall at its 2,100 square meter old site across Plaza Libertad.

The City Government has availed of the loan with fixed seven percent interest payable in 15 years.

“They (Landbank) have offered a fixed seven percent interest rate or a variable prime of 5.5 plus 1 percent. The variable prime is the interest rate given to prime client—I am happy that Iloilo City is considered a prime client—and I think we should be proud of that,” Treñas stressed.

“The variable prime can be advantageous to the city if the interest rate is going down. We will see which is favorable because of the volatile interest rate. We are assured as far as Land Bank of the Philippines is concerned. We are talking directly to their President. We are trying to get the best deal,” the mayor explained.

Treñas said he has been in close coordination with the City Hall’s finance committee composed of City Treasurer’s Office, City Accountant Office, City Planning and Development Office and City Budget Office regarding the finances for construction of new government center.

“The loan is there but we have not yet technically availed of (it). We have just arranged it. I hope to finish the project before my term ends – it’s quite delayed,” Treñas said.

Demolition works have been on-going to bring down the old building into “ground zero” after which the board piling activities will start, then the actual construction.

Treñas and Landbank president Gilda Pico signed the P350-M loan agreement for the city’s “dream project” at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center here Sept. 14.

“The New City Hall project is a dream of most of residents. Several planning sessions conducted earlier had identified it as a priority project even as it was conceptualized since two years ago,” Treñas said.

“The councilors were complaining that they hold office on top of a market, thus the dignity of service being in a highly-urbanized city. There should be a house that could accommodate all the offices of the city government,” he added.

He referred to the Iloilo Terminal Market (ITM) building where the City Council occupies the second floor.

Incidentally, Landbank Iloilo Lending Center head Jeffrey Maningo noted the ITM building was put up courtesy of a P34-million loan the city government borrowed from Landbank in 2001.

The city has allotted P30 million equity to finance the construction of the modern high-rise structure.

“The 8th floor will host a canteen for the public to enjoy the aerial view of the city while dining,” said Treñas.

He added the 7th floor will be the mayor’s office while the 6th floor is for the offices of the City Council and the rest of the floors for the remaining city offices and departments.

“I will be very happy to inaugurate the building,” Treñas declared even as he would use the New City Hall – which is expected to open second quarter of 2009 – for a short period of time considering his term ends in 2010.

The edifice’s designer Architect William Coscolluela said: “It’s a different architecture with a touch of structural designs found in the existing buildings here – the detail goes with the local architecture. It’s not extravagant but elegant. It also features ‘all windows’.”

He said the building will also be equipped with three elevators – two for public use and one for the executives – while the parking area will be situated at the third floor.

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

spacewagon1

December 3rd, 2007, 12:44 AM

Iloilo Airport a ‘growth corridor’
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE P8-billion newly-opened Iloilo Airport at Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan towns is a sprouting economic corridors, Consultants for Comprehensive Environmental Planning, Inc. (Concep) said in its study.

Concep has conducted the Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council’s (MIGEDC) Integrated Urban and Regional Infrastructure Plan Project, a package assistance funded by Australian Agency for International Development’s (AusAid) Local Governance Development Program (LGDP).

MIGEDC is composed of Iloilo City, neighboring municipalities of Pavia, Sta. Barbara, San Miguel, Oton, Leganes and Guimaras working together for development roadmap.

“The opening of the Iloilo Airport at Sta. Barbara-Cabatuan towns has started to catalyze development and hasten urbanization in the area between the airport and Iloilo City,” Concep stressed in its report.

“While this development of the area is expected to bring in opportunities for increasing the area’s economic productivity as well as the revenues for the local government units (LGUs) concerned, it can also result in serious social and environmental consequences if these are not adequately addressed and planned,” Concep pointed out.

Concep said the existing road connecting the airport to the city is already attracting commercial development which in turn will attract jobseekers who will need housing and other basic urban services.

“If such services and related infrastructure needs are not provided for, the areas alongside the road can deteriorate. If land use is not properly managed, the road itself can become congested and prime food production areas may be unnecessarily compromised,” it explained.

Concep said these consequences would be counterproductive to the optimization of the economic and job-generation potentials of the area as well as the entire Metro Iloilo-Guimaras region, given the regional role of the airport.

Several business establishments have started construction works along the airport’s three-kilometer access road which used to be farm lands.

Stalls selling delicacies like baye-baye cooked from sticky rice, sugar and coconut flesh and milk have been mushrooming along the roadside of Sta. Barbara to Pavia where the native sweets is a thriving business.

Concep said the LGUs comprising the planning area, while having varying conditions and potentials, face a number of common issues and constraints with regard to the development of the “corridor” and the optimization of the benefits arising from this.

“These issues include rapid urbanization, conversion of agricultural land to other uses, land speculation, leapfrogging of development, inadequate infrastructure services in existing settlements, weak enforcement of land use regulations, absence of proactive land development measures and inefficient connection between settlements,” the consultancy firm said.

It added that the area has significant development potentials not only along the major transport corridors between the airport and city, but also in the wedges in-between these corridors—and if the issues will be addressed, the potentials maybe put to best use.

“Development potentials of the growth corridor include a large percentage of ‘economically-productive age group’ or those 15-64 years old; adequate area for industrial expansion especially in Pavia; land is suitable for intensive agriculture due to fertile soil and relatively flat terrain; high quality of education and availability of vocational courses; proximity to the airport and city; presence of telecommunications and transportation facilities; and presence of tourism potentials,” Concep disclosed.

To guide the physical development of the area, Concep revealed that it proposes a set of spatial strategies including promotion of corridors development namely Western Corridor (Oton-Sta. Barbara Road and Iloilo City-Antique Road); West-Central Corridor (Iloilo-San Miguel Road); Central Corridor (Iloilo City-Pavia-Sta. Barbara-Kalibo Road); East-Central Corridor (Iloilo-Roxas Road); and Eastern Corridor (Sta. Barbara-Libongcogon, Zarraga Road-Iloilo Coastal Road.

The consultants also suggested for the promotion of agro-industrial sector with the expansion of industries in Pavia; protection of prime agricultural lands; promotion of compact and sustainable communities; promote linkages through integrated road network system; and protection of open spaces and ecologically-sensitive areas.

The establishment of road networks has been drawing subdivisions in the neighboring municipalities as growth spreads from the already congested city.

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

IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 01:26 AM

IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 01:29 AM

Treñas: Iloilo City is Landbank’s prime client
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE Iloilo City Government is a prime client of the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank), said Mayor Jerry Treñas.

He was referring to the P350-million loan the city has secured from Landbank to finance the construction of the eight-storey New City Hall at its 2,100 square meter old site across Plaza Libertad.

The City Government has availed of the loan with fixed seven percent interest payable in 15 years.

“They (Landbank) have offered a fixed seven percent interest rate or a variable prime of 5.5 plus 1 percent. The variable prime is the interest rate given to prime client—I am happy that Iloilo City is considered a prime client—and I think we should be proud of that,” Treñas stressed.

“The variable prime can be advantageous to the city if the interest rate is going down. We will see which is favorable because of the volatile interest rate. We are assured as far as Land Bank of the Philippines is concerned. We are talking directly to their President. We are trying to get the best deal,” the mayor explained.

Treñas said he has been in close coordination with the City Hall’s finance committee composed of City Treasurer’s Office, City Accountant Office, City Planning and Development Office and City Budget Office regarding the finances for construction of new government center.

“The loan is there but we have not yet technically availed of (it). We have just arranged it. I hope to finish the project before my term ends – it’s quite delayed,” Treñas said.

Demolition works have been on-going to bring down the old building into “ground zero” after which the board piling activities will start, then the actual construction.

Treñas and Landbank president Gilda Pico signed the P350-M loan agreement for the city’s “dream project” at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center here Sept. 14.

“The New City Hall project is a dream of most of residents. Several planning sessions conducted earlier had identified it as a priority project even as it was conceptualized since two years ago,” Treñas said.

“The councilors were complaining that they hold office on top of a market, thus the dignity of service being in a highly-urbanized city. There should be a house that could accommodate all the offices of the city government,” he added.

He referred to the Iloilo Terminal Market (ITM) building where the City Council occupies the second floor.

Incidentally, Landbank Iloilo Lending Center head Jeffrey Maningo noted the ITM building was put up courtesy of a P34-million loan the city government borrowed from Landbank in 2001.

The city has allotted P30 million equity to finance the construction of the modern high-rise structure.

“The 8th floor will host a canteen for the public to enjoy the aerial view of the city while dining,” said Treñas.

He added the 7th floor will be the mayor’s office while the 6th floor is for the offices of the City Council and the rest of the floors for the remaining city offices and departments.

“I will be very happy to inaugurate the building,” Treñas declared even as he would use the New City Hall – which is expected to open second quarter of 2009 – for a short period of time considering his term ends in 2010.

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

^^so final na 8 storeys sya,and by late 2009 daw tapos na (fingers crossed).

eonynx

December 3rd, 2007, 01:54 AM

so it's not a 9 storey building but 8. they could have planned it like an 11 storey building. resto sa 8th floor tapos sa 11th floor helicopter pad!:D hehehe

steadyasweroll

December 3rd, 2007, 03:03 AM

cant wait for the construction to start and another tall building in iloilo...

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 03:10 AM

Ratsada and Arangkada

lead TV ratings in Iloilo

I really expected this ratings war to be in the side of GMA-6. That is why I told my collagues at ABSCBN to innovate and petition to Oscar Lopez for upgrading the station and touch up the mass audience.

Iloilo Airport a ‘growth corridor’

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

Growth Corridor indeed. For the last 3 years, I never went home riding a jeepney beyond 11PM! Now there are jeepneys in Jaro Plaza bound for Pavia-Santa Barbara all the way to 12:30AM!!! :D

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 04:40 AM

Some sights from the Districts of Molo and Villa Arevalo

Update on Infante Flyover
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John B Lacson Maritime University

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MH Del Pilar Street

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Hotel Del Rio

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Iglesia de Santa Ana de Molo

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Convento de Molo

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Plaza Molo

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 04:53 AM

Mandurriao's Distant Lights

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Some of Villa's old houses

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I like this one, wahehehe!! :D

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IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 04:54 AM

IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 04:58 AM

Some of Villa's old houses

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^^lapit na ini sa plaza sang arevalo, the first pic is a house beside the mercado, miss ko na arevalo, waaahhh!

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 05:00 AM

^^ They are just within the vicinity of the Plaza. Later this afternoon, balik ko didto para magkuha pa sang damu nga pix sa southern districts of Iloilo City (Molo and La Villa Rica de Arevalo). Duro man didto ang mga karaan nga balay! :okay:

IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 05:05 AM

berns amon balay lapit sa may UMW building, the building that separates the old and new road going to the plaza from pajo. heheh

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 05:05 AM

^^ Manuktok ko didto kag Mamaskwa sa ila... wahahahaha!!!! :lol:

By the way, I have a chance of wathing "Serbisyo Publiko" bay Konsehal Inday Zulueta and they have interviewed "Tito Frankie". :D He said that Iloilo is ready for investors except for the biggest stumbling block in the city and province's progress: electricity.

He is also into the construction of the coal power plant, in fact he encouraged the investors (Global Metro) to proceed as soon as possible (if started early next year, it'll be operational by 2010, just in time when Megaworld sets in). He also stated that if it will bring harm to the public, he will also be one of the people to object the construction. (Pero laban-laban, huo na sya).

IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 05:18 AM

^^aside from the coal plants themselves i'm concerned about the transmission lines, can they put them underground?, i think it would be better, aesthetically and safer during typhoon season.

daks2003

December 3rd, 2007, 05:35 AM

^^^^^^
unahon ta anay ang ga ilig nga kuryente bag-o ta na ilubong sa duta hehehe

I think the coal plants are already a done deal. Just like what I said in the earlier threads...the scenario would be...after a series of "staged" brownouts, next would be ranting by politicians...then the announcement of the project :)

I also have a feeling that the lopeze's will be increasing their stakes at PECO so eventually they will be the one controlling the distribution of electricity in the city.

kumbaga...ginpatanum ta nila palay..ginpa-ani...ginpa tig-ang...tapos masulod na lang sila mangina-on hehehe

IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 05:57 AM

^^ganun? sin-o ayhan ang manghugas,heheh

daks2003

December 3rd, 2007, 07:07 AM

^^^^^^
kita eh hehehe kita naman mamayad kuryente...it would be sufficient(pero ang question---would it be cheaper or will we be taken for a ride again just like sa PPC? hehehe)

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 08:51 AM

^^ One thing PECO emphasizes is that in the near future, ILECO and PECO rates would almost be the same. Hmmm...tan-awa naman bala gid.

Politics is really a big game here in Iloilo. Given that the Ilonggo political honchos have both local and national agenda.

eonynx

December 3rd, 2007, 10:58 AM

^^if indeed it will come true, i wonder how near is that future! and will the uniform rates translate to better services? given their tract records of chronic power blackouts.

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 12:28 PM

^^ "Tyoy' Frankie" said that PECO's performance is a disgrace. Now they are increasing their rates for X'mas. What a nice gift for Ilonggo residents of the city. :ohno:

Now here's an headache that we Ilonggos of the city have to bear for, :no: tani for now, sa buwas indi na.

OFFICIAL NEGLECT
PECO to raise rates; city execs
no show during ERC hearings
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – Not a single official from the city government attended public hearings at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to pose objection to Panay Electric Company’s (PECO) plan to jack up its power rates. As a result, the power firm’s application for a rate increase was approved.

In its decision approving the application of PECO for electric distribution capital projects from 2001 to 2004, the ERC noted that not a single official from the city government was present during the hearings “nor was there any intervention / opposition registered.”

PECO filed its application on December 6 last year.

The ERC stressed that “the Office of the Mayor was furnished copies of the Order and Notice of Hearing for the appropriate posting on its bulleting board.”

But, the ERC added, during the January 15, 2007 initial hearing of the case “only PECO appeared.”

Time and again, city government officials are heard lamenting the high cost of electricity of the sole power distributor here. It remains unclear why not one of them was present during the ERC hearings.

In seeking an increase, PECO said its electric distribution capital projects will improve its services.

Not a few residents have complained against PECO’s lousy service. Power interruptions, are frequent and unannounced.

The rate increase is reportedly P0.09 for every kilowatt hour for residential consumers, and P0.22 for commercial establishments.

The ERC approved the project cost presented by PECO amounting to P67,625,861. The projects include:
* buildings and improvement, P357,491
* power plant equipment, P263,216
* substation equipment, P1,247,048
* computer equipment, P1,340,405
* transportation equipment, P1,567,550
* furniture / fixtures, P254,613
* office equipment, P227,114
* tools / shop equipment, P169,340
* miscellaneous equipment, P385,296
* transmission and distribution equipment, P1,237,117
* corrective / maintenance work, P31,366,832
* emergency works, P2,929,860; and
* watt-hour meters, P26,279,979.
“A perusal of the evidence presented therein showed that the completion and acquisition of the aforesaid projects will redound to the benefit of PECO’s consumers in terms of continuous, reliable and efficient power supply” mandated by law, the ERC decision said.

The ERC cited Section 2(b) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (Republic Act 9136) which provides “to ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power and will strengthen its social commitment to its consumers, thereby promoting public interest.”

The decision dated October 10, 2007 was signed by ERC chairman Rodolfo Albano Jr., and Commissioners Alejandro Barin, Maria Teresa Castañeda, and Jose Reyes. While, Commissioner Rauf Tan was on official business.
Not a few residents have complained against PECO’s lousy service. Power interruptions, are frequent and unannounced.

The rate increase is reportedly P0.09 for every kilowatt hour for residential consumers, and P0.22 for commercial establishments.

The ERC approved the project cost presented by PECO amounting to P67,625,861. The projects include:
* buildings and improvement, P357,491
* power plant equipment, P263,216
* substation equipment, P1,247,048
* computer equipment, P1,340,405
* transportation equipment, P1,567,550
* furniture / fixtures, P254,613
* office equipment, P227,114
* tools / shop equipment, P169,340
* miscellaneous equipment, P385,296
* transmission and distribution equipment, P1,237,117
* corrective / maintenance work, P31,366,832
* emergency works, P2,929,860; and
* watt-hour meters, P26,279,979.
“A perusal of the evidence presented therein showed that the completion and acquisition of the aforesaid projects will redound to the benefit of PECO’s consumers in terms of continuous, reliable and efficient power supply” mandated by law, the ERC decision said.

The ERC cited Section 2(b) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (Republic Act 9136) which provides “to ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power and will strengthen its social commitment to its consumers, thereby promoting public interest.”

The decision dated October 10, 2007 was signed by ERC chairman Rodolfo Albano Jr., and Commissioners Alejandro Barin, Maria Teresa Castañeda, and Jose Reyes. While, Commissioner Rauf Tan was on official business.

Source: Panay News Philippines 03 December 2007

^^ Talaga lang ha?! Are they sure they are not hearing complaints from the consumers o basi waay na sanda gareklamo kay tam-an na sanda naanad sa kapalagpatan sang serbisyo sang PECO? Amo na guro ang depensa ni Pastolero sang nagligad nga Investors Forum, ang nagapamahal lang sang bili sang kuryente sang PECO ya ang generation charge (matuod man kay kadaku sang generation charge according sa bill, wahehe!!) kag ginpabugal nya nga tuman kanubo sang aton nga distribution charge. Ti, nakalugar sanda for increase eh. Hayay!!! :ohno:

eonynx

December 3rd, 2007, 01:11 PM

^^increased rates with lousy service! what a double whammy! it seems the city's christmas won't be as glittering afterall and will feel a bit colder (or hotter?:nuts:).

peco, the snowman, turn off the lights/ just call in rudolf ', his nose is shining bright!:lol:

iloilocitykid

December 3rd, 2007, 01:16 PM

Tani si Gerochi mang-away naman liwat sa PECO

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 01:17 PM

^^ I haven't seen decorations around the city though. Gakinot guro o basi ga-hype na for Dinagyang ai? hehehe!!! :D

iloilocitykid

December 3rd, 2007, 01:28 PM

^^ Bonifacio has decorations. Those little reindeers with lights are still there. I wonder if there are still the parols.

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 01:31 PM

^^ But not that quite extravagant or at least visible althroughout the city.

iloilocitykid

December 3rd, 2007, 01:32 PM

^^ I noticed. Haay...Sige lang ah. At least mga gov't employess may bonus. Yehey..

habagatcentral1

December 3rd, 2007, 01:34 PM

^^ I noticed. Haay...Sige lang ah. At least mga gov't employess may bonus. Yehey..

Well, amo na ya ang mas matuod nga pamaskwa sa tanan. :okay:

iloilocitykid

December 3rd, 2007, 02:34 PM

Flickr find:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/2012135729_53ed4a510d.jpg
My favorite picture of NIA. Picture by linoalmuenda

IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 04:55 PM

^^control tower lang ini, meron sya sang airport terminal itself?

IMPRESARIO

December 3rd, 2007, 04:56 PM

^^ Bonifacio has decorations. Those little reindeers with lights are still there. I wonder if there are still the parols.

^^how about JM Basa St. and Gen. Luna St., wala?

eonynx

December 3rd, 2007, 05:37 PM

Flickr find:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/2012135729_53ed4a510d.jpg
My favorite picture of NIA. Picture by linoalmuenda

i always llike to look at that control tower! it's an architecturally fine design, imo!:)

daks2003

December 3rd, 2007, 05:43 PM

Again....this is all part of the grand show. The increase would certainly gain condemnation and next would be a clamor for Coal Power.

They said that in the future, PECO and Ileco will have uniform rates pero ang pamangkot..who will follow who? ang PECO mabarato? or ang ILECO magamahal? hehehe

I think we should get through this...if it is going to be Coal then Coal be it. Tama na ang drama sang mga pulitiko! hehehe

^^ "Tyoy' Frankie" said that PECO's performance is a disgrace. Now they are increasing their rates for X'mas. What a nice gift for Ilonggo residents of the city. :ohno:

Now here's an headache that we Ilonggos of the city have to bear for, :no: tani for now, sa buwas indi na.

OFFICIAL NEGLECT
PECO to raise rates; city execs
no show during ERC hearings
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – Not a single official from the city government attended public hearings at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to pose objection to Panay Electric Company’s (PECO) plan to jack up its power rates. As a result, the power firm’s application for a rate increase was approved.

In its decision approving the application of PECO for electric distribution capital projects from 2001 to 2004, the ERC noted that not a single official from the city government was present during the hearings “nor was there any intervention / opposition registered.”

PECO filed its application on December 6 last year.

The ERC stressed that “the Office of the Mayor was furnished copies of the Order and Notice of Hearing for the appropriate posting on its bulleting board.”

But, the ERC added, during the January 15, 2007 initial hearing of the case “only PECO appeared.”

Time and again, city government officials are heard lamenting the high cost of electricity of the sole power distributor here. It remains unclear why not one of them was present during the ERC hearings.

In seeking an increase, PECO said its electric distribution capital projects will improve its services.

Not a few residents have complained against PECO’s lousy service. Power interruptions, are frequent and unannounced.

The rate increase is reportedly P0.09 for every kilowatt hour for residential consumers, and P0.22 for commercial establishments.

The ERC approved the project cost presented by PECO amounting to P67,625,861. The projects include:
* buildings and improvement, P357,491
* power plant equipment, P263,216
* substation equipment, P1,247,048
* computer equipment, P1,340,405
* transportation equipment, P1,567,550
* furniture / fixtures, P254,613
* office equipment, P227,114
* tools / shop equipment, P169,340
* miscellaneous equipment, P385,296
* transmission and distribution equipment, P1,237,117
* corrective / maintenance work, P31,366,832
* emergency works, P2,929,860; and
* watt-hour meters, P26,279,979.
“A perusal of the evidence presented therein showed that the completion and acquisition of the aforesaid projects will redound to the benefit of PECO’s consumers in terms of continuous, reliable and efficient power supply” mandated by law, the ERC decision said.

The ERC cited Section 2(b) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (Republic Act 9136) which provides “to ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power and will strengthen its social commitment to its consumers, thereby promoting public interest.”

The decision dated October 10, 2007 was signed by ERC chairman Rodolfo Albano Jr., and Commissioners Alejandro Barin, Maria Teresa Castañeda, and Jose Reyes. While, Commissioner Rauf Tan was on official business.
Not a few residents have complained against PECO’s lousy service. Power interruptions, are frequent and unannounced.

The rate increase is reportedly P0.09 for every kilowatt hour for residential consumers, and P0.22 for commercial establishments.

The ERC approved the project cost presented by PECO amounting to P67,625,861. The projects include:
* buildings and improvement, P357,491
* power plant equipment, P263,216
* substation equipment, P1,247,048
* computer equipment, P1,340,405
* transportation equipment, P1,567,550
* furniture / fixtures, P254,613
* office equipment, P227,114
* tools / shop equipment, P169,340
* miscellaneous equipment, P385,296
* transmission and distribution equipment, P1,237,117
* corrective / maintenance work, P31,366,832
* emergency works, P2,929,860; and
* watt-hour meters, P26,279,979.
“A perusal of the evidence presented therein showed that the completion and acquisition of the aforesaid projects will redound to the benefit of PECO’s consumers in terms of continuous, reliable and efficient power supply” mandated by law, the ERC decision said.

The ERC cited Section 2(b) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (Republic Act 9136) which provides “to ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power and will strengthen its social commitment to its consumers, thereby promoting public interest.”

The decision dated October 10, 2007 was signed by ERC chairman Rodolfo Albano Jr., and Commissioners Alejandro Barin, Maria Teresa Castañeda, and Jose Reyes. While, Commissioner Rauf Tan was on official business.

Source: Panay News Philippines 03 December 2007

^^ Talaga lang ha?! Are they sure they are not hearing complaints from the consumers o basi waay na sanda gareklamo kay tam-an na sanda naanad sa kapalagpatan sang serbisyo sang PECO? Amo na guro ang depensa ni Pastolero sang nagligad nga Investors Forum, ang nagapamahal lang sang bili sang kuryente sang PECO ya ang generation charge (matuod man kay kadaku sang generation charge according sa bill, wahehe!!) kag ginpabugal nya nga tuman kanubo sang aton nga distribution charge. Ti, nakalugar sanda for increase eh. Hayay!!! :ohno: