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eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 06:27 AM

This is a goodnews!:)

Iloilo floodway project to be completed according to sked

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Flood Control project will be completed according to schedule, with 40 percent positive accomplishment recorded to date.

This was announced by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) project coordinator Engr. Al Fruto before participants of the Metro Iloilo Guimaras (MIG) Leaders Summit held at the Sarabia Manor Hotel here.

Fruto said the expected completion date is first quarter of 2009.

The flood control project is composed of two packages, with Package II posting a 66 percent accomplishment and 33 percent for Package I. The two packages combined posted a 40 percent accomplishment.

Package II undertaken by the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Limited includes the improvement of Iloilo River, construction of the Carpenter’s bridge, improvement of Ingore creek and construction of five box culverts.

Package I, which is being handled by the China Waters, is composed of the construction of three bridges in Anilao and Pagsanga-an in Pavia and Tacas in Jaro district; excavation of the floodway and initial slope protection works at the Aganan and Tigum Rivers.

Fruto said the billion peso project--P507 million for Package I and P1.92 million for Package II--covers improvement of almost 22 kilometers of river and five kilometers of floodway.

“Once completed, the project is capable of addressing the flooding problem of the city,” he added.

Link : http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo4.htm

right on schedule and appears to be right within the budget. at least, no need to spend additional cost for delays!:cheers:

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 06:37 AM

AMEN to that.

Hopefully it's not the same editor who several months ago picked some pictures here in SSC and used them without the due respect of informing the owner.

this seems to be a persistent issue here in ssc iloilo!:lol:

whyte

December 18th, 2007, 07:48 AM

AMEN to that.

Hopefully it's not the same editor who several months ago picked some pictures here in SSC and used them without the due respect of informing the owner.

:lol:

lets just wait and see :bash::bash:

whyte

December 18th, 2007, 07:56 AM

i wonder if they already prepared a budget allocation and some timelines for this project to be realized. for me, this is like a long forgone need of the city.

just like the airport before.pero hopefully someone will make effort to make this project into another reality

habagatcentral1

December 18th, 2007, 10:56 AM

Well I tried in the 'Power of One' gathering last friday and Mr. Jon of IBC said he will bring this up to their ILED meetings. Yesterday the Iloilo City Development Council was convened by Mayor Trenas, below is my letter submitted to the Council on the subject:

Kabay pa nga ini pamation nila kay gasakit na gid ang ulo sang mga konsumidor sa kamahal sang inug-bayad sa kuryente kag tam-an nga indi masaligan ang serbisyo ukon ang suplay sang kuryente.

Also, ILECO may be affordable but the rampant blackouts are also the same. Pirmi na lang gami ga-brownout sa Pavia!! Its such a headache gid.

* kibot ko gani kahapon nga bukas ng goldilocks sa sm annex :lol:
* figaro abi ko ara sila sa foodcourt so malamang goldilocks ang sa foodcourt cguro .
* damo sang tawo sa figaro last friday though they can only seat around 20 people :lol:
* abi ko DAPLI BY BREAKTHROUGH :D

Dapli gani! Ikaw bala, hahaha!!! :lol:
Figaro might be testing the waters of Iloilo as on how they react with high-end coffeeshops.

pre-Xmas tragedy

fast info (not facts since i cant be sure)

* CPU engg studes were involved in an accident over the weekend in pavia
* the were erectig sort of pole when the pole accidentally touched high votlage wire
* as of this time 2 are dead, some in a coma

- will post facts soon

Gani. I heard that news on ANC (national pa gid). Its such a tragic Christmas.

forgive me kung papatulan ko ito :lol:

* it doesn't look like RUSH HOUR upside down/wrong side out/ (she could have waited for the right time to get her photo)
* its the ARRIVAL AREA (everybody in SSC knows the NIA complex by heart, mostly that is)
* technically, people RUSH IN the departure area and RUSH OUT the arrival area :lol: unless there would have been a big problem in the departure area, then people could RUSH OUT :lol:
* good thing i dont find anythine wrong with the last sentence and hopefully she got her name right :lol:
* BAD pic WORSE caption WORST it was approved by the editor :lol:

again forgive my "comments"

It looks like Tara rushing for her deadline. I've noticed her covering the Guimaras oil spill for local and foreign wires, this time the picture composition and caption just doesn't fit. She should take the comments on a constructive way.

Sige, itext ko lang si Inday Tara, hehe!! She also reads SSC by the way. :D

AMEN to that.

Hopefully it's not the same editor who several months ago picked some pictures here in SSC and used them without the due respect of informing the owner.

Nong Melvin, amo na gid ya ang sakit sang iban nga editors sa aton nga mga locals sa aton. It has been a rampant case here in SSC.

i wonder if they already prepared a budget allocation and some timelines for this project to be realized. for me, this is like a long forgone need of the city.

I hope so. I mean, PPA may have improved Muelle Loney over the past 3 years but hopefuly they upgrade their facilities of Loboc Int'l too. :)

lewdsaint

December 18th, 2007, 11:13 AM

Neighbors say education key to solving waste problem
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

With Jakarta's waste beginning to mountain in decreasing landfill spaces, officials attending the recent National Sanitation Conference in Balai Kartini, South Jakarta, urged the city administration to fix its waste management system.

Djarot Syaiful Hidayat, mayor of Blitar in East Java, told The Jakarta Post the only way to restore beauty to Jakarta was through a major campaign.
"I am deeply, deeply concerned about the city's waste problem. I think the city administration needs to hold a massive campaign to improve sanitation," he said.

Hidayat said that after the campaign, the government must maintain sanitation awareness by providing waste management facilities. He said this could be achieved through joint efforts between the community and the private sector.

"They need to educate residents on separating organic and non-organic waste -- like we do in Blitar."

Blitar is a city on Indonesia's Sanitation Sector Development Program (ISSDP), along with Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, Denpasar in Bali, Jambi and Payakumbuh in Sumatra, and Surakarta in Central Java, all of which signed the Blitar Declaration aimed to accelerate urban sanitation development.

He said his city managed to maintain sanitation through its Thorough Waste-treatment Installations which turn organic waste into compost.

"This is achieved with help from housewives, who separate organic and non-organic trash,"

"We simply provide garbage bins, which are routinely emptied ... and different colored trash bags for different types of waste."

Jerry P. Trenas, mayor of Iloilo in The Philippines, also attended the conference and also said education was the key to making the city a more sanitary place.

"We also have informal settlers on riverbanks and people throwing garbage indiscriminately, but we have allocated 1 billion Philippine pesos (some US$23 million) to our sanitation program.

"This includes education on sanitary households and the development of sanitary landfills," he said, adding that his administration received no subsidy from the Philippines government for waste management.

A sanitary landfill is a site where waste is isolated until it has completely degraded -- biologically, chemically and physically, to reduce the impact of its disposal on the environment.

IloIlo, which has a population of more then 360,000, is set to be The Philippines' first province to have a sanitary landfill -- by the last quarter of 2008.

"But the most important thing is to make sure people are educated enough so they help clean the city, and keep it that way," he said. (anw)

Link : http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20071218.D06&irec=5

spacewagon1

December 18th, 2007, 12:50 PM

Ilonggos commemorate Graciano Lopez Jaena Day

Ilonggos commemorate today the 151st birth anniversary of Ilonggo hero Graciano Lopez-Jaena with a series of activities that will kick off early Tuesday morning.

Mia Lopez-Cruz, a granddaughter of Lopez-Jaena, said that there will be a floral offering at the hero's monument erected in his birth place in Fajardo Street in Jaro district in this city at about 6:45 a.m. to be followed by a foot parade and a brief ceremony.

She said that Lopez-Jaena's birth commemoration is one of the important events here in Iloilo city and the province considering that the hero is one of the triumvirates who fought for democracy with national hero Jose P. Rizal and Marcelo H. Del Pilar.

Graciano Lopez-Jaena was the founder of La Solidaridad, a publication that espoused the abuses of the Spanish colonizers in the Philippines that ignited the spirit of nationalism by Filipinos.

He was exiled in Spain where he died on Jan. 20, 1896.

Recognizing Lopez-Jaena's heroism, Presidential Decree No. 53 has been issued declaring holiday in Iloilo city and the province so Ilonggos could spend time to venerate the hero. (PNA)

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/18/ilonggos.commemorate.graciano.lopez.jaena.day.html)

spacewagon1

December 18th, 2007, 12:52 PM

IHRRA prexy challenges resto owners to adapt with change
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Iloilo Hotels Restaurants and Resorts Association (IHRRA) President Robert Ferrer said owners of the restaurant business need to improve their marketing strategies in order to cope with the economic crunch felt in the last quarter of this year.

Ferrer attributed the setback in the business in the increase in the prices of utilities such as power, water and the increase of the salaries of the workers.

The result of the price hike will affect the capacity of the restaurant and hotel owners to hire and maintain the present number of personnel they hire for the job. All the employers do not want to fire employees but probably they will shorten the number of working days, said Ferrer.

The association has already made a plan to counter the setback. They will help sell Iloilo to become the host of the different conventions. With the holding of the conventions, hotels and restaurants could earn rather than rely more on the daily income, holidays and festivals, said Ferrer.

Hosting conventions in the city is an alternative way of garnering income. The plan to make Iloilo as the convention destination is also concurred by the local government of Iloilo through Mayor Jerry Treñas and the Iloilo Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Ferrer explained that they (restaurant and hotels) may appear busy during this holiday, but the income that they would get does not suffice the income projected for the entire year of the operation.

Moreover, Ferrer said that the Dinagyang festival and the Chinese New Year is only a one-shot festival or short term source of income. The restaurants and hotels need a long term source of income to sustain their operation. The owners have to be resourceful to cope with the signs of the times, said Ferrer.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/18/ihrra.prexy.challenges.resto.owners.to.adapt.with.change.html)

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:02 PM

I hope so. I mean, PPA may have improved Muelle Loney over the past 3 years but hopefuly they upgrade their facilities of Loboc Int'l too. :)

yup! especially that area. we badly need improvements in that one!

iloilocitykid

December 18th, 2007, 02:05 PM

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:06 PM

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:09 PM

-dp-

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:14 PM

just like the airport before.pero hopefully someone will make effort to make this project into another reality

yup! the airport construction is a good example. it was finished on time. it was finished satisfactorily and within budget.

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:18 PM

^^ Yes. Modern int'l ports have those big crane thingys similar to that of Cebu's or Subic's. Ours is a simple crane with ropes. Quite slow actually.

Maybe they'll improve once the Lopezes have invested in the shipbuilding.

and to think that we are supposed to be blessed with a natural harbour that can very well service these international and domestic cargo ships if only the infrastructures are up to it.

iloilocitykid

December 18th, 2007, 02:21 PM

^^ And to think we have the best best port in the country next to Manila. The Spaniards didn't choose this place for nothing. In short...pabaya mga officials ta...

iloilocitykid

December 18th, 2007, 02:22 PM

Bombo Radyo Iloilo, ginpasidungan sang DOH
Ilonggo News
ILOILO CITY-- Ginkilala sang Department of Health Region 6, ang Bombo Radyo Iloilo, bangod sa suporta nga ginhatag sang Bombo Radyo sa nagkalain-lain nga advocacy programs sang nasambit nga ahensya.

Bangod sini, nagbaton sang Certificate of Recognition nagikan sa DOH Region 6 ang Bombo Radyo Iloilo, bilang pagkilala sa nahimo sang Bombo Radyo Philippines nga mangin palaagyan agud mapalab-ot sa mga Pilipino ang mga programa sang DOH.

Ginhiwat ang pagtililipon sang mga empleyado sang DOH region 6 sa isa ka hotel sa siyudad sang Iloilo kaina sang aga, kun sa diin pormal nga ginhatag sa Bombo Radyo Iloilo ang nasambit ng Certificate of Recognition sa pagpanguna ni DOH Region 6 regional director Lydia Depra Ramos

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:25 PM

^^how i wish our officials are progressive minded! proactive rather than reactive when it comes to development. having foresight then set things in place to accomodate actual and projected future needs. with the notable few exceptions like mayor gerry trenas, who else is there? regarding this, i hope i'm wrong.

iloilocitykid

December 18th, 2007, 02:29 PM

^^ Don't forget the councilor who experimented with the traffic..Councilor Plagata. Now he's my bet for the 2010 elections...unfortunately, I still can't vote hehe..

Vice Mayor is also nice and he's smart but he's arrogant..that's all I can say

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:30 PM

^^whoever suceeds the mayor, he will have a tough task to equal or surpass mayor trenas. i hope the next mayor will be up to the task!

iloilocitykid

December 18th, 2007, 02:32 PM

^^ I'm hoping it won't be the offspring of R. Gonzalez Sr. or him either

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:35 PM

^^you're naming names now ha!;) masyado nas tayong naging politika dito!:lol:

iloilocitykid

December 18th, 2007, 02:38 PM

habagatcentral1

December 18th, 2007, 02:44 PM

aside from the aformentioned problems such as high power costs and woes and the seasonal nature of our festivals, the city need concerted efforts to create business and tourism comne-ons "all year round"! and it should include not just iloilo city but the whole MIDGEC towns as well.

Or the whole Iloilo Province as well. A lot has never heard nor seen Concepcion's Island of Agho and Bolobadiangan. Dapat man gid indi one-shot lang ta sa Dinagyang and other festivals. We need something whole year round afair. Good thing students keep the businesses alive during the said lull months of June to October.

and to think that we are supposed to be blessed with a natural harbour that can very well service these international and domestic cargo ships if only the infrastructures are up to it.

Muelle is now good. Its just the international port that needs upgrading. We may not see cranes yet not unless we have a sustantiable amount of electricity in our turf too.

^^ Don't forget the councilor who experimented with the traffic..Councilor Plagata. Now he's my bet for the 2010 elections...unfortunately, I still can't vote hehe..

Vice Mayor is also nice and he's smart but he's arrogant..that's all I can say

^^whoever suceeds the mayor, he will have a tough task to equal or surpass mayor trenas. i hope the next mayor will be up to the task!

^^ I'm hoping it won't be the offspring of R. Gonzalez Sr. or him either

Hehe!!! What if, Jaro be seperated into another city, just like before 1940, wahehehe!!! In FPJ and Revilla's words "Sa'yo ang Iloilo, Akin ang Jaro!!!" :lol:

Anyway, thats what we are thinking of. With Jerry leaving office by 2010 hopefuly we have some dynamic young leader to have in Iloilo City (kay kon tigulang, ahay...kaluluoy). Although we may never get rid of the politics, at least having a young dynamic leader with eyes keen on the vision of making Iloilo City the Next Big Thing. Kay ang problema ta nga daan sa pulitika sa Pilipinas, kis-a wala gid continuity.

And also I now get the logic why they wanted to have 2 seperate districts in Iloilo City other than the reason of IRA. Hmmm....

habagatcentral1

December 18th, 2007, 02:49 PM

^^ Freedom of speech..well until now, he really didn't do anything..which really bothers me. His father is just as worse with his insulting remarks..he doesn't act like an "honorable" person. Sorry if I hurt anyone here who idolizes them but it's what I feel about those trapos.

Ok..enough politics..let's move to the development of the city.

Hehehe!!! :lol: I had said enough said from the previous threads regarding this guy from Jaro. hehe!!!

Anyway, for me. Whosoever sits in the throne of the city and the province must have the eyes for seeing progress and not himself alone.

Oh by the way, as what Dinky Von Eisendel recommended regarding the Calle Real CBD, restoration needs a business plan which ICCHCC has none yet. Hopefuly with the help of NCCA, we could have it pushed through by January.

IAMME

December 18th, 2007, 02:50 PM

200 Visayas leaders hold reg’l development summit
...

Businessman Henry Babiera as Tourism Development Champion for believing that Guimaras is an island, promoting its tourism potentials here and abroad. (Lydia Pendon)

source: Manila Bulletin (http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2007-12-16)

My apologies also if I feel the need to comment on this. I just find the underlined funny:lol:

This is a goodnews!:)

Iloilo floodway project to be completed according to sked

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Flood Control project will be completed according to schedule, with 40 percent positive accomplishment recorded to date.
...
Package II undertaken by the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Limited includes the improvement of Iloilo River, construction of the Carpenter’s bridge, improvement of Ingore creek and construction of five box culverts.

Package I, which is being handled by the China Waters, is composed of the construction of three bridges in Anilao and Pagsanga-an in Pavia and Tacas in Jaro district; excavation of the floodway and initial slope protection works at the Aganan and Tigum Rivers.

Fruto said the billion peso project--P507 million for Package I and P1.92 million for Package II--covers improvement of almost 22 kilometers of river and five kilometers of floodway.

“Once completed, the project is capable of addressing the flooding problem of the city,” he added.

Link : http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo4.htm

I think the figure is grossly wrong.

December 17, 2007

Hon. Jerry P. Treñas
City Mayor, Iloilo City
Chairperson, Iloilo City Development Council

On the Exorbitant Rates of Peco and PPC/Global Business Power Corp.

Dear Mayor Treñas and Members of the City Development Council,

Warm Greetings!

Grave impacts of Iloilo City’s exorbitant rates and unreliable supply of electricity are stunting the growth of business and burden heavily the consumers. As a representative of Civil Society organizations in this Council, I request immediate actions on this problem by doing the following:

* Stop Peco and PPC-GBPC’s abuse of the market by compelling them to remove the double charging on electricity generated by Napocor;
* Make representation with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the reduction of the Minimum Guaranteed Electricity Quantity (MGEQ) between Peco and PPC-GBPC from 373 million kWh/year to 160 million kWh/year;
* Double the baseload geothermal electricity coming from Napocor from 15MW to 30MW;

Background. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed on January 24, 1997 between Panay Power Corp. (PPC) and Panay Electric Co. (PECO) provided for a Minimum Guaranteed Electricity Quantity, from 313.58 million kWh per year on the 1st Contract year to 511.56 million kWh per year on the 7th to 25th Contract Years. On the 7th Contract Year, 2004, while the MGEQ was 511.56 million kWh the actual demand was only 325.25 million kWh or an unutilized MGEQ of 186.31 million kWh (57.3% of actual demand).

In 2005, the ERC (Energy Regulatory Commission) ordered PECO to do the following:

* Reimburse consumers P2.89 billion for overcharging
* Reconnect with Napocor (Visayas Grid)
* Approved the lowering of the MGEQ from 511 million to 373 million kWh/year

On 27 June 2007, PECO reconnected with the Grid (Napocor) for a Firm Contract of 15 megawatt (MW) baseload capacity. It is equivalent to the following in terms of kilowatt-hour (KWH) per month:

15 MW = (15 MW)(1,000 KW/MW)(24 hrs/day)(30 days/month)
= 10,800,000 kWh/month
Less System’s Losses (9.5%) = 10,800,000 – 1,026,000 = 9,774,000 KWH/month

PPC generating cost as of July 2007 billing is P7.216/kWh while the Napocor effective rate for the Visayas was only P2.90/kWh. Since the reconnection, Peco billing reflects the mixed generation rates at about P7/kWh.

Peco billing rates is exorbitant. Monthly electricity demand of Iloilo City is about 31 million kWh per month. Considering mix of electricity from Napocor and Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC), the following should be the computation of generation cost per kWh:

Napocor: 9,774,000 kWh/month @ P3.60/kWh = P35,186,400
GBPC: 21,226,000 kWh/month @ P7.22/kWh = P153,251,720

Total Monthly Cost = P188,438,120

Mixed Generation Cost /kWh = P 188,438,120 / 31,000,000 kWh
= P 6.08 / KWH

However, GBPC is charging not only for actual electricity it produce but for the whole 31,000,000 kWh guaranteed (take or pay) by PECO monthly. PPC/GBPC charges Capacity and Energy Fees for the approximate 9,774,000 kWh/month that it does not produce because it comes from Napocor thus increasing the cost of electricity in Iloilo City.

Computations:
Napocor: 9,774,000 kWh @ P3.60/kWh = P35,186,400
GBPC: 21,226,000 kWh @ P7.22/kWh = P153,251,720
GBPC (MGEQ Balance): 9,774,000 kWh @ P3.00 = P29,332,000

Total Monthly Cost = P217,760,120

Mixed Generation Cost / kWh = P 217,760,120 / 31,000,000 kWh
= P 7.02 / kWh

Instead of enjoying a reduction of at least P 1.14 / kWh for the interconnection with the Grid, consumers are given a reprieve of only P 0.20 / kWh. This is grossly unfair and unjust since the main purpose of the interconnection is to provide consumers cheaper and more stable source of electricity.

PPC/GBPC justify that they are charging for the ungenerated electricity because these will serve as ‘spinning reserve’ equivalent to about 32% of total demand. If we have a 32% ‘spinning reserve’ then why does the City continue to suffer recurring brownouts? Is it not ridiculous that consumers pay more for the reserve capacity @ P3/kWh when the generation cost is now only P2.83/kWh?

To immediately reduce further the cost of electricity in the City, Peco should increase its baseload supply from Napocor from 15mW to 30mW.

Napocor: 19,548,000 kWh @ P3.60 = P70,372,800
GBPC: 11,452,000 kWh @ P7.22 = P82,683,440

Total Monthly Cost = P153,056,240

Mixed Generation Cost = P153,056,240 / 31,000,000 kWh = P4.94 / kWh

This will greatly reduce the generation cost by at least P2.28 / kWh, which for an average family using about 350 kWh per month could translate to about P800 monthly savings.

Constraints of Transco’s Sta. Barbara Power Substation to supply Peco with additional 15mW is being addressed with the construction of substations in Sibalom, Antique and Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. These additional substations will relieve Sta. Barbara of tremendous demands for Antique, Southern Iloilo, and Northern Iloilo thus allowing it to concentrate on areas covering Cabatuan to Metropolitan Iloilo.

We are suggesting here practical and doable solutions to the energy problem that is hindering the progress of our City. Inaction is tantamount to gross negligence of our duty to the people of Iloilo City. Thank you.

In the service of the people, we remain

Melvin Purzuelo

I hope they study this letter!

Aside from the immediate economic relief that Ilonggos deserve from their electric bills, we must also look ahead into meeting the future electric demands of the city.

How I wish investors in renewable energy (ie. PhilBio) were as aggressive as their coal counterparts in marketing their technologies. I admire the latter's marketing. They really know how to use the media to inch their way to public acceptance.

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 02:54 PM

^^^^^^jaro back then was much bigger than it is today! it stretches from its present day size all the way up to maasin! the thing with us panay island is we keep on separating!:ohno: we end up smaller and smaller! the whole of iloilo urban area used to be much bigger than it is today.

this midget thing ironically and unintentionally (more like it) merely recaptures its past territories.

thus we are victims of this "united we stand, divided we fall" thing. no wonder, iloilo city is just 70 sq km even in the 21st century!

habagatcentral1

December 18th, 2007, 02:59 PM

^^ Um...how about this. We have 1,900 barangays in Iloilo Province...The most number of barangays in the entire Philippines (facts at NCSB website and the P1 million question ni Inday Kris sa GKNB?) :lol: . How many barangay officials do we have in one town?

Miag-ao has least 112 (approx) barangays while Iloilo City, with its midget-sized area, has 180!!!! :eek: One particular barangay (Barangay Roxas Village in City Proper) is occupied entirely by Robinsons Place Iloilo. With having a barangay, they also have a share with the IRA. :lol:

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 03:02 PM

^^berns, ako personally im in favor gani of dividing the whole island in to two provinces. obcourse, that's impossible already. this is for the purpose of more cohesive island-wide planning! but then obcourse, impossible na yan!:lol:

habagatcentral1

December 18th, 2007, 03:07 PM

^^ Tradition has already instated the 3 territories for Panay, hahaha!!!! :lol: Amo na lang ni, form a Federal State of Madia-as, hahaha!! :lol:

Anyway, we have to think that having 4 provinces in an island is already enough to sustain it.

But anyway, I'm focusing more of marketing Iloilo (city and the whole province) and Guimaras as a whole. As an agrarian, eco-cultural and investment destination.

eonynx

December 18th, 2007, 03:08 PM

^^same here!

habagatcentral1

December 18th, 2007, 03:18 PM

The leaders must focus on how do they attract investors back in Iloilo? How do they convince our fellow Ilonggos who saved their money to invest and have a business? How do we augment the growing urban blight that we are experiencing? How are we at par with other cities? How do we see ourselves in the future?

I think Mr. Gentoral of CUI (Canadian Urban Institute-MIGEDC) has a simpler formula for this. The vision maybe "Premiere City by 2015" but how do we get this? There are ways to get this goal. It is the vision that keeps us moving forward. Learning from the mistakes that we had and move on for the future. Hay, nalipat na ko sa ginhambal ni Sir Francis G pero it has something to do with encouraging our private sector to be at part of making the city vibrant.

Even the Calle Real CBD needs that as what I've said. Restoration and beautification is nothing without end results. Because if the owners see the business plan and economic impact of improving their places and restoring their buildings in their full glory and with a business guide to see, this is just no empty quarter of Iloilo, it will be indeed the heart of Iloilo. Think about it, one of us in ICCHCC is thinking of having International Hotel or Javellana Building as an IT Center, if the building is rennovated. ;)

This would make Calle Real unique in the Philippine Islands, having its old world charm and its past reveal itself while contributing to the growth of investor and tourism flow. All these are beautiful plans but if we don't move, these will never be realized.

blueguy

December 18th, 2007, 03:47 PM

Kaon ta...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/van1975/PaksiwandUtan.jpg

IMPRESARIO

December 18th, 2007, 03:51 PM

habagatcentral1

December 18th, 2007, 04:00 PM

^^ But again, its not that easy to have it fully-revitalized. That is why the centerpiece of the restoration is that the private sector is important. They won't appreciate the full potential of their places and structures that they own if they haven't seen the business plan of ICCHCC or the LGU for them. Good development though is that the Chinese businessmen of the area are quite receptive of the idea of Calle Real being revitalized and preserved. :okay:

daks2003

December 18th, 2007, 05:01 PM

If he is suggesting that everybody would adopt the "Mang Inasal Strategy", then you should be prepared with a deeper pocket hehehe

IHRRA prexy challenges resto owners to adapt with change
By Maricar M. Calubiran

Iloilo Hotels Restaurants and Resorts Association (IHRRA) President Robert Ferrer said owners of the restaurant business need to improve their marketing strategies in order to cope with the economic crunch felt in the last quarter of this year.

Ferrer attributed the setback in the business in the increase in the prices of utilities such as power, water and the increase of the salaries of the workers.

The result of the price hike will affect the capacity of the restaurant and hotel owners to hire and maintain the present number of personnel they hire for the job. All the employers do not want to fire employees but probably they will shorten the number of working days, said Ferrer.

The association has already made a plan to counter the setback. They will help sell Iloilo to become the host of the different conventions. With the holding of the conventions, hotels and restaurants could earn rather than rely more on the daily income, holidays and festivals, said Ferrer.

Hosting conventions in the city is an alternative way of garnering income. The plan to make Iloilo as the convention destination is also concurred by the local government of Iloilo through Mayor Jerry Treñas and the Iloilo Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Ferrer explained that they (restaurant and hotels) may appear busy during this holiday, but the income that they would get does not suffice the income projected for the entire year of the operation.

Moreover, Ferrer said that the Dinagyang festival and the Chinese New Year is only a one-shot festival or short term source of income. The restaurants and hotels need a long term source of income to sustain their operation. The owners have to be resourceful to cope with the signs of the times, said Ferrer.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/18/ihrra.prexy.challenges.resto.owners.to.adapt.with.change.html)

spacewagon1

December 18th, 2007, 06:51 PM

DINAGYANG 2008
‘Dagoy’ needs new costume
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – “Dagoy”, the Dinagyang Festival mascot, will be transformed into a nine-inch tall doll and is in need of a new costume.

Dagoy dolls will be promoted as Dinagyang souvenirs or collectible items for locals and tourists alike, to further popularize the festival.

The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) is holding a contest to dress up Dagoy. The competition is looking for a costume that fosters Ilonggo pride and reflects Iloilo’s distinct culture.

The competition is open to all Ilonggo artists.

“The variety of designs of the artists will provide the foundation a colorful array of choices,” read part of the contest brochure.

The contest will also “provide the Ilonggo artists an avenue to share their talents in costume design.”

According to the IDFI, Dagoy dolls shall be supplied free for use by the contestants. Also, no registration or registration fee shall be collected from the participants.

Participants shall dress up Dagoy in public view on January 11, 2008 starting 10 a.m. at Robinsons Place Iloilo.

A designer is limited to only two entries and must be the one to provide his/her own materials, accessories, devices and implements needed for the dress up. Costume must be made of any material and must include a headdress, a shield, and a weapon.

Judging will immediately follow at 5 p.m. All entries will be made available for public viewing at the Dinagyang Lounge starting January 14, 2008 during office hours.

The dress up shall be adjudged base on design, creativity and uniqueness (30 percent), craftsmanship (30 percent), use of indigenous materials (20 percent), and visual impact (20 percent).

The IDFI shall give out prizes at P3,000 for the first prize, P2,000 for the second prize, P1,000 for the third prize, and P500 for 10 consolation prizes. The judges’ decision shall be final.

Entry forms are available at the following:
* Dinagyang Lounge – Freedom Grandstand, JM Basa Street
* City Tourism and Development Office – JM Basa - Ortiz Street
* Diaz Speech and Personality Development Academy Office – 2/F Amigo Terrace Hotel.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo2.htm)

spacewagon1

December 18th, 2007, 06:56 PM

^^ Yes. Modern int'l ports have those big crane thingys similar to that of Cebu's or Subic's. Ours is a simple crane with ropes. Quite slow actually.

Maybe they'll improve once the Lopezes have invested in the shipbuilding.

that's all we need. We need to upgrade Loboc International Port into something "definitely international". Kay kung tan-awon mo tuod kagamay man lang sang Loboc Port, which at times can only accomodate 2 ships at the same time. I hope we can get someone in the higher position to back the bid to upgrade the seaport and further expand it flly. Di ba may ara na plan ini to increase its size to double? Ano na natabo?

spacewagon1

December 18th, 2007, 07:02 PM

ABC-Jaro to organize Candelaria fiesta

THE Association of Barangay Captain (ABC) of the Jaro district was mandated for the 4th time to organize the Jaro Agro-Industrial and Charity Fair 2008 by virtue of an executive order issued by Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas.

The prestigious Jaro fiesta is celebrated every February 2nd in honor of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles).

Officers of ABC-Jaro under its outgoing president Julieta Diamante and incoming president Jonas Bellosillo are now busy preparing the activities slated for next year’s annual feast.

The 2008 Jaro Queen is Andrea Aileen Marie Montelibano, the great granddaughter of former vice-president Fernando Lopez and the granddaughter of former Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Montelibano Jr.

The ABC has prepared activities for next year’s annual fair including the launching on December 20th, grand opening parade on January 19, 2008 and the coronation of her majesty Andrea on February 2, 2008. (rlo/abc)

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

iloilocitykid

December 19th, 2007, 02:41 AM

Hehehe!!! :lol: I had said enough said from the previous threads regarding this guy from Jaro. hehe!!!

Anyway, for me. Whosoever sits in the throne of the city and the province must have the eyes for seeing progress and not himself alone.

Oh by the way, as what Dinky Von Eisendel recommended regarding the Calle Real CBD, restoration needs a business plan which ICCHCC has none yet. Hopefuly with the help of NCCA, we could have it pushed through by January.

Oh well, tapos ka na ya...gasugod pa lang ko...hehe

^^ Um...how about this. We have 1,900 barangays in Iloilo Province...The most number of barangays in the entire Philippines (facts at NCSB website and the P1 million question ni Inday Kris sa GKNB?) :lol: . How many barangay officials do we have in one town?

Miag-ao has least 112 (approx) barangays while Iloilo City, with its midget-sized area, has 180!!!! :eek: One particular barangay (Barangay Roxas Village in City Proper) is occupied entirely by Robinsons Place Iloilo. With having a barangay, they also have a share with the IRA. :lol:

So that means Rob Iloilo receives her own share of IRA? Wow..I guess the many barangays here in the city is a reason because we are very dense. It's hard to control so much people in such little space.

that's all we need. We need to upgrade Loboc International Port into something "definitely international". Kay kung tan-awon mo tuod kagamay man lang sang Loboc Port, which at times can only accomodate 2 ships at the same time. I hope we can get someone in the higher position to back the bid to upgrade the seaport and further expand it flly. Di ba may ara na plan ini to increase its size to double? Ano na natabo?

Maybe in the future because as of the moment, it ships the agri products of teh whole region which is quite small. I'm hoping after the Lopezes build their shipyard (which I'm guessing is in the waterfront district with many industrial sites) there will be a better port

IMPRESARIO

December 19th, 2007, 03:50 AM

IMPRESARIO

December 19th, 2007, 03:52 AM

So that means Rob Iloilo receives her own share of IRA? Wow..I guess the many barangays here in the city is a reason because we are very dense. It's hard to control so much people in such little space.

^^nope, i don't think so, just the small barangay around it of course.

habagatcentral1

December 19th, 2007, 04:16 AM

Oh well, tapos ka na ya...gasugod pa lang ko...hehe

Haha!!! Amo na lang na ya pangabuhi mo. Let him be. Pascua bala subong. :D

So that means Rob Iloilo receives her own share of IRA? Wow..I guess the many barangays here in the city is a reason because we are very dense. It's hard to control so much people in such little space.

I don't think so. That's why some people are questioning why is there such a barangay in which almost there are no residents at all. I don't know if they have Brgy. Roxas Village dissolved already.

^^marami ka nang but...but...but!:nuts::lol:

Isa lang ang akong buli, bwahahha!!! :hilarious:

eonynx

December 19th, 2007, 05:58 AM

eonynx

December 19th, 2007, 06:00 AM

^^nope, i don't think so, just the small barangay around it of course.

i wonder if i'm the barangay captain of this area, how could i manage my constituent which is almost entirely robinsons!

habagatcentral1

December 19th, 2007, 07:11 AM

regarding the chinese businessmen, it's in their best interest to revive the area to regain some middle to high end costumers due to the emerging business districts to other parts of the city.

Yup. It can make it like Little Binondo. Anyway, Heritage Areas has to compete with the uptown areas as well. I also see that the Chinese businessmen in Calle Real are really up to competing the giant malls of the uptown area.

However, problems such as traffic, electricity and crime solution must be solved too. The solution on the other hand needs some certain help from civil groups, NGO and LGU for the business feasibility of the said area.

Anyway, here's an institution in Calle Iznart

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2070/2100145867_8dee75ba9a.jpg?v=1197296457
Botica Tsina. Celso Ledesma Bldg, Iznart Street (Calle Real CBD)

i wonder if i'm the barangay captain of this area, how could i manage my constituent which is almost entirely robinsons!

The question is, there is still IRA for the said barangay. Reportedly about a million pesos per annum. But again, I'm not sure whether it has already been dissolved.

habagatcentral1

December 19th, 2007, 07:22 AM

Here are some shots that I took. The last uploaded pictures (a few days before my cam was stolen on the same street [sa dapit Landbank ugaling, hehe!!])

Vista Calle: Calle Iznart (Gov. Fermin Caram St.)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/2121462103_413c17b251.jpg?v=0
Mercado Central Publico de Iloilo

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/2100926048_c0941a5885.jpg?v=0
Celso Ledesma Building

habagatcentral1

December 19th, 2007, 07:41 AM

Calle Real (Downtown Iloilo City CBD) Series 03 Urban Lights

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/2122272240_1ff85b1acf.jpg?v=0
Formerly International Hotel (the said Crown Architectural Jewel/Symbol of Calle Real) Actually, from what I know, the block that consists this structure, all the way to Central Market (Block JMBasa-Aldeguer-Guanco & Central Market) is the pilot project of the Calle Real CBD by ICCHCC. We'll just wait for next year's resumption of meetings.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2196/2100146381_60831d96bc.jpg?v=0
Plazoleta Gay (to JM Basa Street)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/2100146627_5255e7b9d6.jpg?v=0
Plazoleta Gay (to Calle Ledesma)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/2100927346_0028f47b82.jpg?v=0
Plazoleta Gay (to Iznart Street..going to Capitol)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2365/2100927764_43bb7bc54c.jpg?v=0
Iloilo Public Central Market. corner Iznart-Guanco-Aldeguer-Rizal

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/2100147507_2bdc2973ec.jpg?v=0
Javellana Building (site of Sarabia Optical, Robertos and Jolibee) corner JM Basa-Guanco

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2122282196_ea55831987.jpg?v=0
Cine Regent, Solange Building & Javellana Building

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2325/2100147947_d65d399ddd.jpg?v=0
Another Villanueva Building (circa 1931) corner JM Basa-Aldeguer

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2100148159_e08833702e.jpg?v=0
The American-colonial and the post-war buildings (JM Basa Street)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/2100149039_78987d0f83.jpg?v=0
Old International Hotel & Javellana Building (JM Basa Street)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2088/2100929862_d51ccc19b8.jpg?v=0
Calle JM Basa going to Plazoleta Gay

IMPRESARIO

December 19th, 2007, 08:08 AM

^^nice pics, a fitting tribute, In memoriam to your digicam. It will be missed very much.:angel1:

toluene

December 19th, 2007, 09:49 AM

pre-Xmas tragedy

fast info (not facts since i cant be sure)

* CPU engg studes were involved in an accident over the weekend in pavia
* the were erectig sort of pole when the pole accidentally touched high votlage wire
* as of this time 2 are dead, some in a coma

- will post facts soon

I would just like to correct the infos given. im an engineering student in cpu but im not much acquainted to the one who died. only ONE died, one is in coma but i heard lately that he is already in a stable state and is responding, the other students are also in a much better condition...

SugarFreak

December 19th, 2007, 10:17 AM

^^nice pictures

iloilocitykid

December 19th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Iloilo Airport ginakabalak-an nga mautdan sang supply sang kuryente bangod sa utang
Ilonggo News
ILOILO CITY - Desidido ang Iloilo Electic Cooperative ukon ILECO 1 nga utdon sang supply sang kuryente sa Iloilo Airport subong nga adlaw bangod sa kapaslawan nga makabayad sang utang sa kuryente.

Sa interview sang Bombo Radyo Iloilo, ginpahayag ni Mr. Wilfred Villena, ang general manager sang ILECO 1 nga indi sila magpang-alang-alang nga utdon ang supply sang kuryente sa Iloilo Airport sa ti-on nga indi ang mga ini makabayad sang utang subong nga adlaw nga nagalab-ot sa 5.6 milyones pesos.

Kapin sa tatlo ka bulan na nga wala makabayad sang utang ang Iloilo Airport. Apesar nga may deposito na nga daan ang Airport, ginpahayag ni Mr. Villena nga indi ini makabayad sa dako nga utang sang airport.

Suno pa kay Mr. Villena nga bisan katunga lang sang nasambit nga kantidad ang mabayad sang airport, indi pag-utdon sang ILECO 1 ang supply sang kuryente sa nasambit nga airport.

Apang ginpasiguro naman ni Engineer Allan Java, manager sang Iloilo Airport nga wala sang dapat kabalak-an ang mga pasahero nga nagapanakayon sa eroplano.

Suno kay Java nga subong nga adlaw, sigurado nga makabayad sila sang utang sa ILECO 1, matapos nagpagwa na ang Department of Budget and Management sang 3 milyones pesos para ibayad sa utang sa kuryente sang Iloilo Airport.

:(

bAby"G"

December 19th, 2007, 10:52 AM

hi im a newbie here... hope to know here more about iloilo...

bAby"G"

December 19th, 2007, 11:02 AM

I would just like to correct the infos given. im an engineering student in cpu but im not much acquainted to the one who died. only ONE died, one is in coma but i heard lately that he is already in a stable state and is responding, the other students are also in a much better condition...

im just curious about what happen, is your school have something to do about it.? It is a part of your extra curicular activity at school.?

bAby"G"

December 19th, 2007, 11:29 AM

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg201/daryl_91163/caigoy_tn1.jpg

Aides hang ripe mangoes on the body of "master of pain" Jess Caigoy of Leon, Iloilo through skin piercing. A total of 52 mangoes were hung on Caigoy's body in a feat aimed to promote the town of Leon as the "real home of the sweetest mangoes."

source; http://thenewstoday.info/

IMPRESARIO

December 19th, 2007, 12:22 PM

IMPRESARIO

December 19th, 2007, 12:33 PM

COSTLY BUT UNRELIABLE
‘No to PECO double charging’
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – A civic organization urged the city government to compel this city’s sole power distributor – Panay Electric Company (PECO) – and its independent power producer – Panay Power Corporation (PPC) – to remove the double charging on electricity generated by Napocor (National Power Corporation).

In his letter to Mayor Jerry Treñas dated December 17, 2007, Melvin Purzuelo, Green Forum - Western Visayas coordinator, suggested that the city government make representation with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the reduction of the Minimum Guaranteed Electricity Quantity (MGEQ) between PECO and PPC from 373 million kilowatt hour (kWh) annually to 160 million kWh.

“Exorbitant rates and unreliable supply of electricity are stunting the growth of business and burden heavily the consumers. As a representative of civil society organizations … I request immediate actions on this problem,” Purzuelo urged Treñas.

Purzuelo also urged the city government to compel PECO to double its baseload of geothermal electricity from Napocor from 15 megawatts (MW) to 30MW.

According to Purzuelo, the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed on January 24, 1997 between PPC and PECO provided for a MGEQ, from 313.58 million kWh per year on the 1st Contract Year to 511.56 million kWh per year on the 7th to 25th Contract Years.

“On the 7th Contract Year, 2004, while the MGEQ was 511.56 million kWh, the actual demand was only 325.25 million kWh or an unutilized MGEQ of 186.31 million kWh (57.3% of actual demand),” Purzuelo noted.

He added that in 2005, the ERC ordered PECO to reimburse the consumers P2.89 billion for overcharging, reconnect with Napocor (Visayas Grid), and lower its MGEQ from 511 million to 373 million kWh/year.

On June 27, 2007 PECO reconnected with Napocor for a firm contract of 15MW baseload capacity, equivalent to 9,774,000 kWh/month. But, Purzuelo said, PPC’s generating cost (as of July 2007 billing) is P7.216/kWh while the Napocor effective rate for the Visayas was only P2.90/kWh.

Since the reconnection, PECO billing reflects the mixed generation rates at about P7/kWh.

“PECO billing rates are exorbitant,” Purzuelo said.

He said the monthly electricity demand of Iloilo City is about 31 million kWh “considering mix of electricity” from Napocor and PPC, the generation cost per kWh must only be at P 6.08/kWh.

However, Purzuelo said, Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC), the mother company of PPC, is charging not only for actual electricity it produce but for the whole 31,000,000 kWh guaranteed (take or pay) by PECO monthly.

“Instead of enjoying a reduction of at least P1.14 / kWh for the interconnection with the Grid, consumers are given a reprieve of only P0.20 / kWh. This is grossly unfair and unjust since the main purpose of the interconnection is to provide consumers cheaper and more stable source of electricity,” Purzuelo stressed.

PPC-GBPC argued that they are charging for the un-generated electricity because these will serve as “spinning reserve” equivalent to about 32 percent of the total demand.

“If we have a 32 percent ‘spinning reserve’ then why does the city continue to suffer recurring brownouts? Is it not ridiculous that consumers pay more for the reserve capacity at P3/kWh when the generation cost is now only P2.83/kWh,” Purzuelo asked.

He said that to immediately reduce the cost of electricity here, PECO should increase its baseload supply from Napocor from 15mW to 30mW.

“This will greatly reduce the generation cost by at least P2.28 / kWh, which for an average family using about 350 kWh per month could translate to about P800 monthly savings,” he said.

“We are suggesting here practical and doable solutions to the energy problem that is hindering the progress of our City. Inaction is tantamount to gross negligence of our duty to the people of Iloilo City,” Purzuelo added.

^^Good, that this was covered by the media @Totopurz! :cheers2:
now i hope they (including mayor trenas) do take notice and do some action about solving this power problem of the city.

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

lex_99

December 19th, 2007, 01:12 PM

Can the national government intervene on this matter? It seems that our local leaders have there own agenda on why there's still no concrete solution to this crisis.

This has been our problem decades back. Thats why we're almost at the bottom of the competitive list year by year because of this. Surely, no major investment will venture in our shores unless we solve this power crisis first. We cannot even lure BPO companies to invest given our status as one of the education center of the south. I know our leaders acknowldge this. I hope they'll work truly and sincerely for the benefit of the Ilonggo people.

death327

December 19th, 2007, 01:15 PM

hi im a newbie here... hope to know here more about iloilo...

Welcome Baby G to SSC and Iloilo thread! Enjoy your stay here. :D :wave:

Ilonggo ka man?

SUV111

December 19th, 2007, 01:19 PM

Bernie in Bacolod

berns, ari na ha...na post ko na as promised :) hehehehe nice to meet you bro :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2053/2121869337_b881d18951.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2122646192_e5114e1279.jpg?v=0

lex_99

December 19th, 2007, 01:19 PM

Another prospect soul? :jk::lol:

death327

December 19th, 2007, 01:21 PM

Ikaw talaga lex. :D hindi naman pero in fairness he's cute. ;)

lex_99

December 19th, 2007, 01:28 PM

Well, undeniably he is!:lol:

Sorry for the OT guys!

death327

December 19th, 2007, 01:33 PM

habagatcentral1

December 19th, 2007, 02:05 PM

Iloilo Airport ginakabalak-an nga mautdan sang supply sang kuryente bangod sa utang

Now this is another challenge for the new facility. That is why they've been wanting to increase their terminal fee in Iloilo. Dason naano naman na ang DBM haw? While the cash and budget offices of the government offices are busy giving bonuses, why didn't DBM managed to have it paid? Tingala ko nga indi tanan nga suga halin sa Bangga Airport asta sa Airport ang nakasuga. Pero sa liwat, suno kay Java, indi na pagkabalaka.

hi im a newbie here... hope to know here more about iloilo...

Maayong pag-abot sa SSC Iloilo!!! :)

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg201/daryl_91163/caigoy_tn1.jpg

Aides hang ripe mangoes on the body of "master of pain" Jess Caigoy of Leon, Iloilo through skin piercing. A total of 52 mangoes were hung on Caigoy's body in a feat aimed to promote the town of Leon as the "real home of the sweetest mangoes."

source; http://thenewstoday.info/

Aruy, ara naman liwat si "The King of Pain". In fairness, he've got exposure from now defunt "Pinoy Exposed" of Mark Logan in ABS-CBN.

COSTLY BUT UNRELIABLE
‘No to PECO double charging’
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY
^^Good, that this was covered by the media @Totopurz! :cheers2:
now i hope they (including mayor trenas) do take notice and do some action about solving this power problem of the city.

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

Maayad na ini nga nakit-an ta sa media ang ila nga eksplanasyon. Now its Mr. Pastolero's turn to answer to TotoPurz' call and the Ilonggos' clamour for better service, cheaper bills and reliable electricity source.

Tito Frankie Drilon once said in Inday Zulueta's show on Sky Cable that the electric utility distributor that the city has is not a par with its services. Buot silingon, kalaw-ay ila serbisyo dugangan pa sa nagagamay nga suplay sang kuryente ta.

Bernie in Bacolod

berns, ari na ha...na post ko na as promised :) hehehehe nice to meet you bro :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2053/2121869337_b881d18951.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2122646192_e5114e1279.jpg?v=0

Baw kadasig ba!!!! :lol: Bag-o pa lang gani kadungka ang bapor sa dulungka-an, hehehe!!! :D Madamu gid nga salamat sa pagbaton nyo sing maayad dira sa Bacolod! :)

Wow... this is really weird. How come they weren't able to pay the electric bill for months. Hay.

Hay, thats life. :nuts: :lol: Anyway, how come DBM didn't managed to pay for it, thats the question. :??

eonynx

December 19th, 2007, 03:38 PM

^^this is very disconcerting news. maybe they need to increase the terminal fee, etc?

presently, how much is the terminal fee of NIA?

eonynx

December 19th, 2007, 03:41 PM

hi im a newbie here... hope to know here more about iloilo...

welcome baby_G!:lol:

eonynx

December 19th, 2007, 03:44 PM

^^nice pics, a fitting tribute, In memoriam to your digicam. It will be missed very much.:angel1:

paalam digicam! di ka namin malilimutan! paalam!:fiddle:

on the bright side, at least, you're not the robber! it's their greater loss berns, not yours!

eonynx

December 19th, 2007, 03:46 PM

COSTLY BUT UNRELIABLE
‘No to PECO double charging’
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – A civic organization urged the city government to compel this city’s sole power distributor – Panay Electric Company (PECO) – and its independent power producer – Panay Power Corporation (PPC) – to remove the double charging on electricity generated by Napocor (National Power Corporation).

In his letter to Mayor Jerry Treñas dated December 17, 2007, Melvin Purzuelo, Green Forum - Western Visayas coordinator, suggested that the city government make representation with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the reduction of the Minimum Guaranteed Electricity Quantity (MGEQ) between PECO and PPC from 373 million kilowatt hour (kWh) annually to 160 million kWh.

“Exorbitant rates and unreliable supply of electricity are stunting the growth of business and burden heavily the consumers. As a representative of civil society organizations … I request immediate actions on this problem,” Purzuelo urged Treñas.

Purzuelo also urged the city government to compel PECO to double its baseload of geothermal electricity from Napocor from 15 megawatts (MW) to 30MW.

According to Purzuelo, the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed on January 24, 1997 between PPC and PECO provided for a MGEQ, from 313.58 million kWh per year on the 1st Contract Year to 511.56 million kWh per year on the 7th to 25th Contract Years.

“On the 7th Contract Year, 2004, while the MGEQ was 511.56 million kWh, the actual demand was only 325.25 million kWh or an unutilized MGEQ of 186.31 million kWh (57.3% of actual demand),” Purzuelo noted.

He added that in 2005, the ERC ordered PECO to reimburse the consumers P2.89 billion for overcharging, reconnect with Napocor (Visayas Grid), and lower its MGEQ from 511 million to 373 million kWh/year.

On June 27, 2007 PECO reconnected with Napocor for a firm contract of 15MW baseload capacity, equivalent to 9,774,000 kWh/month. But, Purzuelo said, PPC’s generating cost (as of July 2007 billing) is P7.216/kWh while the Napocor effective rate for the Visayas was only P2.90/kWh.

Since the reconnection, PECO billing reflects the mixed generation rates at about P7/kWh.

“PECO billing rates are exorbitant,” Purzuelo said.

He said the monthly electricity demand of Iloilo City is about 31 million kWh “considering mix of electricity” from Napocor and PPC, the generation cost per kWh must only be at P 6.08/kWh.

However, Purzuelo said, Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC), the mother company of PPC, is charging not only for actual electricity it produce but for the whole 31,000,000 kWh guaranteed (take or pay) by PECO monthly.

“Instead of enjoying a reduction of at least P1.14 / kWh for the interconnection with the Grid, consumers are given a reprieve of only P0.20 / kWh. This is grossly unfair and unjust since the main purpose of the interconnection is to provide consumers cheaper and more stable source of electricity,” Purzuelo stressed.

PPC-GBPC argued that they are charging for the un-generated electricity because these will serve as “spinning reserve” equivalent to about 32 percent of the total demand.

“If we have a 32 percent ‘spinning reserve’ then why does the city continue to suffer recurring brownouts? Is it not ridiculous that consumers pay more for the reserve capacity at P3/kWh when the generation cost is now only P2.83/kWh,” Purzuelo asked.

He said that to immediately reduce the cost of electricity here, PECO should increase its baseload supply from Napocor from 15mW to 30mW.

“This will greatly reduce the generation cost by at least P2.28 / kWh, which for an average family using about 350 kWh per month could translate to about P800 monthly savings,” he said.

“We are suggesting here practical and doable solutions to the energy problem that is hindering the progress of our City. Inaction is tantamount to gross negligence of our duty to the people of Iloilo City,” Purzuelo added.
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^^Good, that this was covered by the media @Totopurz! :cheers2:
now i hope they (including mayor trenas) do take notice and do some action about solving this power problem of the city.

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

bravo indeed!

whyte

December 19th, 2007, 05:10 PM

TOULENE
thanks for the clarification.only heard that being talked upon.

lex_99

December 19th, 2007, 05:21 PM

^Actually, Mark Keh (the casualty) is a brother of a very good friend of mine now based in Japan. Im not sure if he's already in town for his brothers wake... It was really tragic hes just 19 or 20 I guess.

whyte

December 19th, 2007, 05:27 PM

its a tragedy indeed :(
a few days before xmas pa natabo.

whyte

December 19th, 2007, 05:28 PM

ang goldilocks sa SM CITY will open on the 21st as per the one i talked over the phone kaina.cart/stall lang sya as of now pero im sure they will find a bigger place soon kung may vacated area

spacewagon1

December 19th, 2007, 06:29 PM

Treñas non-committal on PhilBIO's proposal
By Maricar M. Calubiran

City Mayor Jerry Treñas has yet to give his nod on the proposal of Philippine Bio-Sciences Company Inc. (PhilBIO) to put up a plant that would convert biodegradable wastes from the city's dumpsite in Calajunan, Mandurriao into energy.

Treñas said one more company is set to present their proposal regarding alternative energy for the city other than the PhilBIO. The mayor, however, refused to name or give a background of the other company.

PhilBIO is proposing to put up Restore Biogas Cogeneration Facility (ReStore), which could turn biodegradable wastes in Calajunan dumpsite into energy.

Based on PhilBIO's presentation 50 tons of biodegradable waste can generate one megawatt of power.

In the PhilBIO's proposal, the city does not have to spend for the installation of the facility. The local government unit should only provide the site. The interested local government unit could use Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) through a build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme or a joint venture with private investors.

For the Calajunan dumpsite, PhiBIO proposes to use 5,000 square meters of the dumpsite's area for the project. The site would have a Cigar, park, a modular landfill area and a treatment facility. The remaining portion of the property can still be used for the Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The project will last for 25 years.

The action to recollect and reuse the non-biodegradable waste would be taken cared of by the local government or any other interested party that will do business with the PhilBIO. The company could only process biodegradable wastes. They do not have technology to process hospital and hazardous wastes.

The city government is open to hear proposals from different companies involved in the power industry. As to date, Treñas is non-committal about PhilBIO's proposal until all the terms of reference are clearly defined by the proponent.

PhilBIO is the second company to offer a proposal to the city to help address its power problem. Metrobank's Global Business Power Corporation earlier offered to put up a 100 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Brgy. Ingore, La Paz district.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/19/trenas.non.committal.on.philbios.proposal.html)

what? With 1MW ... he he he

spacewagon1

December 19th, 2007, 06:36 PM

spacewagon1

December 19th, 2007, 06:45 PM

Well I tried in the 'Power of One' gathering last friday and Mr. Jon of IBC said he will bring this up to their ILED meetings. Yesterday the Iloilo City Development Council was convened by Mayor Trenas, below is my letter submitted to the Council on the subject:

December 17, 2007

Hon. Jerry P. Treñas
City Mayor, Iloilo City
Chairperson, Iloilo City Development Council

On the Exorbitant Rates of Peco and PPC/Global Business Power Corp.

Dear Mayor Treñas and Members of the City Development Council,

Warm Greetings!

Grave impacts of Iloilo City’s exorbitant rates and unreliable supply of electricity are stunting the growth of business and burden heavily the consumers. As a representative of Civil Society organizations in this Council, I request immediate actions on this problem by doing the following:

* Stop Peco and PPC-GBPC’s abuse of the market by compelling them to remove the double charging on electricity generated by Napocor;
* Make representation with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the reduction of the Minimum Guaranteed Electricity Quantity (MGEQ) between Peco and PPC-GBPC from 373 million kWh/year to 160 million kWh/year;
* Double the baseload geothermal electricity coming from Napocor from 15MW to 30MW;

Background. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed on January 24, 1997 between Panay Power Corp. (PPC) and Panay Electric Co. (PECO) provided for a Minimum Guaranteed Electricity Quantity, from 313.58 million kWh per year on the 1st Contract year to 511.56 million kWh per year on the 7th to 25th Contract Years. On the 7th Contract Year, 2004, while the MGEQ was 511.56 million kWh the actual demand was only 325.25 million kWh or an unutilized MGEQ of 186.31 million kWh (57.3% of actual demand).

In 2005, the ERC (Energy Regulatory Commission) ordered PECO to do the following:

* Reimburse consumers P2.89 billion for overcharging
* Reconnect with Napocor (Visayas Grid)
* Approved the lowering of the MGEQ from 511 million to 373 million kWh/year

On 27 June 2007, PECO reconnected with the Grid (Napocor) for a Firm Contract of 15 megawatt (MW) baseload capacity. It is equivalent to the following in terms of kilowatt-hour (KWH) per month:

15 MW = (15 MW)(1,000 KW/MW)(24 hrs/day)(30 days/month)
= 10,800,000 kWh/month
Less System’s Losses (9.5%) = 10,800,000 – 1,026,000 = 9,774,000 KWH/month

PPC generating cost as of July 2007 billing is P7.216/kWh while the Napocor effective rate for the Visayas was only P2.90/kWh. Since the reconnection, Peco billing reflects the mixed generation rates at about P7/kWh.

Peco billing rates is exorbitant. Monthly electricity demand of Iloilo City is about 31 million kWh per month. Considering mix of electricity from Napocor and Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC), the following should be the computation of generation cost per kWh:

Napocor: 9,774,000 kWh/month @ P3.60/kWh = P35,186,400
GBPC: 21,226,000 kWh/month @ P7.22/kWh = P153,251,720

Total Monthly Cost = P188,438,120

Mixed Generation Cost /kWh = P 188,438,120 / 31,000,000 kWh
= P 6.08 / KWH

However, GBPC is charging not only for actual electricity it produce but for the whole 31,000,000 kWh guaranteed (take or pay) by PECO monthly. PPC/GBPC charges Capacity and Energy Fees for the approximate 9,774,000 kWh/month that it does not produce because it comes from Napocor thus increasing the cost of electricity in Iloilo City.

Computations:
Napocor: 9,774,000 kWh @ P3.60/kWh = P35,186,400
GBPC: 21,226,000 kWh @ P7.22/kWh = P153,251,720
GBPC (MGEQ Balance): 9,774,000 kWh @ P3.00 = P29,332,000

Total Monthly Cost = P217,760,120

Mixed Generation Cost / kWh = P 217,760,120 / 31,000,000 kWh
= P 7.02 / kWh

Instead of enjoying a reduction of at least P 1.14 / kWh for the interconnection with the Grid, consumers are given a reprieve of only P 0.20 / kWh. This is grossly unfair and unjust since the main purpose of the interconnection is to provide consumers cheaper and more stable source of electricity.

PPC/GBPC justify that they are charging for the ungenerated electricity because these will serve as ‘spinning reserve’ equivalent to about 32% of total demand. If we have a 32% ‘spinning reserve’ then why does the City continue to suffer recurring brownouts? Is it not ridiculous that consumers pay more for the reserve capacity @ P3/kWh when the generation cost is now only P2.83/kWh?

To immediately reduce further the cost of electricity in the City, Peco should increase its baseload supply from Napocor from 15mW to 30mW.

Napocor: 19,548,000 kWh @ P3.60 = P70,372,800
GBPC: 11,452,000 kWh @ P7.22 = P82,683,440

Total Monthly Cost = P153,056,240

Mixed Generation Cost = P153,056,240 / 31,000,000 kWh = P4.94 / kWh

This will greatly reduce the generation cost by at least P2.28 / kWh, which for an average family using about 350 kWh per month could translate to about P800 monthly savings.

Constraints of Transco’s Sta. Barbara Power Substation to supply Peco with additional 15mW is being addressed with the construction of substations in Sibalom, Antique and Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. These additional substations will relieve Sta. Barbara of tremendous demands for Antique, Southern Iloilo, and Northern Iloilo thus allowing it to concentrate on areas covering Cabatuan to Metropolitan Iloilo.

We are suggesting here practical and doable solutions to the energy problem that is hindering the progress of our City. Inaction is tantamount to gross negligence of our duty to the people of Iloilo City. Thank you.

In the service of the people, we remain

Melvin Purzuelo

this is a good initial move and I fully support the letter. However, I would be very much inclined to know on how far this letter can go in terms of implementation and solving our power crisis in the city and province. We cannot only talk about money here, we need to know and experience the relief from brownouts that greatly affect our investments, competitiveness and running electrical equipments in our household smoothly.

And btw, what can coal-fired power plants have to do with this proposal?

Cheers!

spacewagon1

December 19th, 2007, 06:46 PM

what a great bunch of pictures, Bernie. I'm sorry to hear about your camera's lost. All shots are wonderful. Thanks.

And welcome to SSC-Iloilo, BABY G. Enjoy posting.

spacewagon1

December 19th, 2007, 06:56 PM

Lopez-Jaena not yet home

Until the remains of Graciano Lopez-Jaena, one of the country's heroes, are brought home, it could not yet be said that he has come home.

A kin of Graciano Lopez-Jaena said until now they are still searching for his bones in Barcelona, Spain where he died on Jan. 20, 1896 after years of being in exile there.

Mia Lopez-Cruz said efforts are being exerted to trace the remains of Lopez-Jaena who founded the revolutionary paper La Solidaridad on Feb. 15, 1889 and fought the abuses of the Spanish colonizers with national hero Jose P. Rizal and Marcelo H. Del Pilar.

Lopez-Cruz said until the remains of her grandfather could be found he could not be said that he has been home.

The search is being initiated by the National Historical Institute.

She also said with this, they only rely on the media to expound on the great works of the Ilonggo hero so that the present day generation could understand his important contribution to the country.

She said holding commemorative activities every Dec. 18, the birthday of Lopez-Jaena, is also one way to let people know about him for until now many still do not know him. (PNA)

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/19/lopez.jaena.not.yet.home.html)

spacewagon1

December 19th, 2007, 06:59 PM

Cocktails for towns and cities
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/19/gemma.cruz.araneta.jpg
DOT secretary Gemma Cruz Araneta

Guests and delegates from different parts of the country were welcomed the Ilonggo way during the cocktails of the 2nd Seminar on Philippine Towns and Cities at Robinsons Place Iloilo sometime ago.

Everybody witnessed the breathtaking dance performances of the Kawilihan of the University of San Agustin and the Hugyaw Arts Company of St. Therese-MTC College.

Bernie Visto on keyboard and Architect Salvador Gumayo Jr on violin played folk songs as the guests enjoyed the fingerfoods.

Mayor Jerry P. Trenas was pleased that Iloilo City was chosen as this year's host for the said seminar. Gemma Cruz-Araneta, former secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and now the president of the Heritage Conservation Society, graced the event.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/19/hugyaw.arts.company.jpg
Hugyaw Arts
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/19/mayor.jerry.trenas.with.guest.jpg
Mayor Jerry Treñas with Guests.

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/19/cocktails.for.towns.and.cities.html)

spacewagon1

December 19th, 2007, 07:04 PM

Ready For The World: TESDA and the President's Scholars
By Florence F. Hibionada

* Ilonggo goes anime': Merging skills and passion into animation

KINARTON: 1st Ilonggo animation exhibit, November 24-December 24, 2007, Museo, Iloilo City, Philippines (open Monday to Sarurday) --- Filipino nurses, teachers, doctors, performers and laborers comprise a significant number and stand to be one of the most respected of the global workforce.

From the highly-industrialized nation of America to the world of construction in the Middle East, from the competitive medical community in Europe to thousands of homes and communities elsewhere in Asia , the Filipino spirit lives on with skills and dedication unmatched.

Kinarton02Now that workforce has grown in the hands of skilled Ilonggos like Vic "Jann" Galino III and other fellow Ilonggos who underwent professional training into the world of animation.

For starters, Vic and the rest of the first batch of forty six Ilonggo enthusiasts made a successful finish on months of Professional (2D) Assistant Animator Training. And they are not our everyday graduates – they were all full scholars, thanks to the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Training for Work Scholarship Project (PGMA-TWSP) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Just as it was not your everyday training where skills and passion merge and the result, unmistakable wealth of ideas in pictures drawn with fervor and keenness.

Already, the second batch is set for similar training, guided by the amazing works and great sketches of the first batch. As such, it can finally be said - Ilonggos are now ready for the world of animation. Iloilo has animators ready for the world!

The group took inspiration from the works and life of Filipino animator Ronnie Del Carmen. Now "Head of Story" at Pixar Animation Studios in California, USA, the makers of great animated Disney films like Toy Story, Monsters Incorporated, Cars, Nemo, A Bug's Life, The Incredibles and Ratatouille, Ronnie in his blog shared how he "draws incessantly and carry a sketchbook everywhere." And in all these Ronnie had a lot of help from watching a lot of cartoons and a lot of movies.

Like Ronnie, the Ilonggo animators had a lot of passion in them alongside that skill seen in every sketches. Sketches that created and translated into an optical illusion of movement true to what animation is.

Looking at the bits and pieces of drawings and sketches of the Ilonggo animators was seeing hidden talent unveiled. In their words, the training provided venue for them to translate their skills into something that truly can be their life. It was what the likes of Vic has since dreamt of and PGMA-TWSP and TESDA made it come true for them.

To the first batch's credit are three short animation works – The Barter of Panay , trailer of Shamus Gob The Movie and 3rd World, A Dreamkeeper Story.

This animated version of Barter of Panay was the maiden work of graduates under the "Apex Animators" group with Arnold Fuentes as director.Trailer of Shamus Gob The Movie was the combined work of Dimbox and the night class. 3rd World, A Dreamkeeper Story was the product of Vic's hardwork.

"It was a rare opportunity that was given to us. We are so happy and proud to be part of the animation industry," Vic shared moments after graduation. "It was worth all our hardwork and yes, we are ready." Ilonggo goes anime'. Thanks to PGMA-TWSP. Thanks to TESDA. Ilonggo animators shine and are ready for the world.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/kinarton.main.pic.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/kinarton02.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/kinarton03.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/kinarton04.jpg

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/ready.for.the.world.html)

daks2003

December 19th, 2007, 09:05 PM

Nah. ILECO is just bluffing when they said that. They know they can't do that...tapos gid sila dayun eh

Oh bless. It'll be a tragic Christmas for Ilonggos travelling if this thing happens. However, I fully support that NIA should pay its dues to ILECO, and ILECO to do the right thing of cutting the power if NIA refused to pay. This is a wierd news yet very disturbing. What happen to the NIA Administration? Did they overlook its electric bills for months? It's a shame that this thing is happening IMO.

leii_tomo

December 19th, 2007, 10:14 PM

hi im a newbie here... hope to know here more about iloilo...
welcome aboard baby G!!!:banana::banana::banana:

totopurz

December 20th, 2007, 05:06 AM

this is a good initial move and I fully support the letter. However, I would be very much inclined to know on how far this letter can go in terms of implementation and solving our power crisis in the city and province. We cannot only talk about money here, we need to know and experience the relief from brownouts that greatly affect our investments, competitiveness and running electrical equipments in our household smoothly.

And btw, what can coal-fired power plants have to do with this proposal?

Cheers!

The most important thing here is to correct an injustice. The Ilonggos are supposedly educated people but why do we allow ourselves to be swindled? Kon mangakig ta gani nga kulang sinentinos kambiyo sang tiangge or jeepney driver sa aton, why is it ok to be over-charged billions of pesos by Peco and Global Business?

On the brownouts, most of these happened because of problems in the transmission and distribution systems. Remember we had outages because a kite tripped-off Peco's lines. We should consider also that major improvements in the transmission system is happening only in the last 2 years, most of the lines were set-up in the time of Pres. Marcos in the 1970s.

For power sub-stations, the whole island (minus Peco) only has three (3) in Dingle, Sta. Barbara and Panit-an (Capiz). So electricity from Negros geothermal and the diesel engines (pdpp, power barges) goes to Dingle, which distributes it to Sta. Barbara for southern part of the Island (Iloilo/Antique) and to Panit-an for the northern part (Capiz/Aklan).

In direct violation of the Transmission Code of the Philippines' n-1 reliability criterion, the transmission lines are not in loops. There are no high-capacity transmission lines from Sibalom to Pandan, Antique or the northern Iloilo to Capiz area. These 'loops' are important because, for example, even if there is a problem in Pavia, electricity can still be delivered to southern Iloilo from Aklan passing through Antique (galing wala transmission lines gani from Pandan to Sibalom - low capacity distribution lines lang ang ara).

This year, the RDC Infra Dev. Com. endorsed Transco's projects for the construction of three additional substations in Sibalom, Antique; Nabas, Aklan and Barotac Viejo, Iloilo; northern backbone transmission line and the single-line (not yet n-1 compliant) transmission line from Sibalom to Pandan.

It is very important that we know the problems so that we can focus on the appropriate actions to address them. The coal-fired power plant is a distraction to what we should be doing now - it is not part of the solution on the contrary it will be a graver problem.

SugarFreak

December 20th, 2007, 06:06 AM

Welcome Baby G to SSC and Iloilo thread! Enjoy your stay here. :D :wave:

Ilonggo ka man?
Ikaw talaga lex. :D hindi naman pero in fairness he's cute. ;)

Well, undeniably he is!:lol:

Sorry for the OT guys!
andito sya kahapon sa school

Another prospect soul? :jk: :lol:

hmmmnnnn di bali :jk: lang naman...iingatan niyo siya dito ha

hanapin nyo siya at ako
/v/myklbH-ucdo&rel=1

habagatcentral1

December 20th, 2007, 06:51 AM

paalam digicam! di ka namin malilimutan! paalam!:fiddle:

on the bright side, at least, you're not the robber! it's their greater loss berns, not yours!

Haha! Yeah. Karma na ina sa ila.

Treñas non-committal on PhilBIO's proposal

By Maricar M. Calubiran

Well that at least is a solution to augment the power supply, alternative use pa. :)

Oh bless. It'll be a tragic Christmas for Ilonggos travelling if this thing happens. However, I fully support that NIA should pay its dues to ILECO, and ILECO to do the right thing of cutting the power if NIA refused to pay. This is a wierd news yet very disturbing. What happen to the NIA Administration? Did they overlook its electric bills for months? It's a shame that this thing is happening IMO.

They're just bluffing. Anyway, Java assured that they'll pay asap. If ILECO will cut-off the airport's power supply, it will be stupid for them to risk hundreds of lives and Iloilo's economy in the skies.

Cocktails for towns and cities

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/19/gemma.cruz.araneta.jpg
DOT secretary Gemma Cruz Araneta

^^ This is so one month ago!!! Hehehe!!! :lol:

The most important thing here is to correct an injustice. The Ilonggos are supposedly educated people but why do we allow ourselves to be swindled? Kon mangakig ta gani nga kulang sinentinos kambiyo sang tiangge or jeepney driver sa aton, why is it ok to be over-charged billions of pesos by Peco and Global Business?

On the brownouts, most of these happened because of problems in the transmission and distribution systems. Remember we had outages because a kite tripped-off Peco's lines. We should consider also that major improvements in the transmission system is happening only in the last 2 years, most of the lines were set-up in the time of Pres. Marcos in the 1970s.

For power sub-stations, the whole island (minus Peco) only has three (3) in Dingle, Sta. Barbara and Panit-an (Capiz). So electricity from Negros geothermal and the diesel engines (pdpp, power barges) goes to Dingle, which distributes it to Sta. Barbara for southern part of the Island (Iloilo/Antique) and to Panit-an for the northern part (Capiz/Aklan).

In direct violation of the Transmission Code of the Philippines' n-1 reliability criterion, the transmission lines are not in loops. There are no high-capacity transmission lines from Sibalom to Pandan, Antique or the northern Iloilo to Capiz area. These 'loops' are important because, for example, even if there is a problem in Pavia, electricity can still be delivered to southern Iloilo from Aklan passing through Antique (galing wala transmission lines gani from Pandan to Sibalom - low capacity distribution lines lang ang ara).

This year, the RDC Infra Dev. Com. endorsed Transco's projects for the construction of three additional substations in Sibalom, Antique; Nabas, Aklan and Barotac Viejo, Iloilo; northern backbone transmission line and the single-line (not yet n-1 compliant) transmission line from Sibalom to Pandan.

It is very important that we know the problems so that we can focus on the appropriate actions to address them. The coal-fired power plant is a distraction to what we should be doing now - it is not part of the solution on the contrary it will be a graver problem.

So, its PECO + ILECO or all involved in the power sector in Panay? PECO has this exhorbitant cost yet unreliable and bad service while ILECO...umm...cheap power and still unreliable.

In other words, its not just PECO that we're addressing, its also for the rest of Panay right?

The distribution lines on the other hand reminds me that to bury the cables underground, aesthetically its an eyesore, for security it is dangerous to structures and people. But which is more expensive to maintain? Having an underground electricity connection or just lie it at the posts?

And also I have news from Cebu that they'll be also experiencing crisis by 2008? CNP (Cebu-Negros-Panay) Grid will be at critical level by 2008 due to lack of supply? Why don't they divert some of the power that is being sent to Luzon to the Visayas?

I commended Aksyon Radyo for initiating a debate about having a coal-power plant is a solution to Iloilo City's electricty woes. This was participated by USA and CPU debaters. Through these things, it will help educate the audiences and the public about issues that we're involved in.

IMPRESARIO

December 20th, 2007, 07:30 AM

I hate PECO so much it bothers me before i sleep, just thinking about that P2.8 billion refund they owe to the illonggo consumers which is still nowhere to be found, the deceit and monopoly! grrrr! sometimes i just want to :bash: the managers and heads of PECO myself. They are living in big mansions with their own private generators while regular consumers and private business wallow in the dark, nakaka-high blood!; Asking and demanding outrageous amounts of money and for what? unreliable service, unreliable transmission lines and just being purely inept!

Its pulling the entire city ,province and island (panay) down. Sunog dito,sunog doon, dahil walang kuryente! hayy! Hoy PECO ang kapal nang mga mukha nyo! ibalik nyo ang pera ASAP, at hindi hulog-hulgan hangang 60+ years! Get your act finally together!:bash::bash::bash:

habagatcentral1

December 20th, 2007, 07:35 AM

^^ Invite ta si Pastolero mag-log in diri para makit-an nya on why people are so disgusted with them! They may be misunderstood as what they said, if they want to redeem themselves, better explain whats going on.

Kahuluya pa sila sang Iloilo Investor's Forum. They were told by Mayor Treñas to secure Sarabia for blackouts but just as he ended up (PECO's) his message, blackout dayon for several minutes. Kahuluya!!! :no:

If possible, declare a "state of emergency" perhaps so that the government can grab the electric utility distributor out of PECO's hands? Is that possible?

And ILECO, basta kami barato...pwera na lang ang sunod-sunod nga blackouts kada semana!!!! :bash:

IMPRESARIO

December 20th, 2007, 07:37 AM

Ready For The World: TESDA and the President's Scholars
By Florence F. Hibionada

* Ilonggo goes anime': Merging skills and passion into animation

KINARTON: 1st Ilonggo animation exhibit, November 24-December 24, 2007, Museo, Iloilo City, Philippines (open Monday to Sarurday) --- Filipino nurses, teachers, doctors, performers and laborers comprise a significant number and stand to be one of the most respected of the global workforce.

From the highly-industrialized nation of America to the world of construction in the Middle East, from the competitive medical community in Europe to thousands of homes and communities elsewhere in Asia , the Filipino spirit lives on with skills and dedication unmatched.

Kinarton02Now that workforce has grown in the hands of skilled Ilonggos like Vic "Jann" Galino III and other fellow Ilonggos who underwent professional training into the world of animation.

Iloilo has animators ready for the world!

The group took inspiration from the works and life of Filipino animator Ronnie Del Carmen. Now "Head of Story" at Pixar Animation Studios in California, USA, the makers of great animated Disney films like Toy Story, Monsters Incorporated, Cars, Nemo, A Bug's Life, The Incredibles and Ratatouille, Ronnie in his blog shared how he "draws incessantly and carry a sketchbook everywhere." And in all these Ronnie had a lot of help from watching a lot of cartoons and a lot of movies.

Like Ronnie, the Ilonggo animators had a lot of passion in them alongside that skill seen in every sketches. Sketches that created and translated into an optical illusion of movement true to what animation is.

Looking at the bits and pieces of drawings and sketches of the Ilonggo animators was seeing hidden talent unveiled. In their words, the training provided venue for them to translate their skills into something that truly can be their life. It was what the likes of Vic has since dreamt of and PGMA-TWSP and TESDA made it come true for them.

To the first batch's credit are three short animation works – The Barter of Panay , trailer of Shamus Gob The Movie and 3rd World, A Dreamkeeper Story.

This animated version of Barter of Panay was the maiden work of graduates under the "Apex Animators" group with Arnold Fuentes as director.Trailer of Shamus Gob The Movie was the combined work of Dimbox and the night class. 3rd World, A Dreamkeeper Story was the product of Vic's hardwork.

"It was a rare opportunity that was given to us. We are so happy and proud to be part of the animation industry," Vic shared moments after graduation. "It was worth all our hardwork and yes, we are ready." Ilonggo goes anime'. Thanks to PGMA-TWSP. Thanks to TESDA. Ilonggo animators shine and are ready for the world.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/kinarton.main.pic.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/kinarton02.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/kinarton03.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/kinarton04.jpg

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/17/ready.for.the.world.html)

^^Bravo! The future is colorful and bright for these Ilonggo animation pioneers! cheers!

habagatcentral1

December 20th, 2007, 08:52 AM

Hala!!! Just a news, Panay News took my Dagoy picture without permission.

IMPRESARIO

December 20th, 2007, 09:01 AM

^^now they really owe you a new camera for this! bwahahah, jk! have you contacted them?

IMPRESARIO

December 20th, 2007, 09:05 AM

Power disconnection at new Iloilo airport averted

It's business as usual at the new Iloilo airport of international standard situated in Sta. Barbara and Cabatuan towns after the Air Transportation (ATO) agreed to initially settle its account for electricity with the Iloilo Electric Cooperative I (ILECO 1) Wednesday.

Iloilo airport manager, Engr. Allan Java said his office has prepared a check worth P3 million as initial payment for their bills for the period September to November this year amounting to P5.6 million.

Java said his office received the disconnection notice signed by ILECO 1 manager Wilfred Billena last week. It was fortunate, he said, that he was in Manila last week such that he was able to bring the matter to their head office.

He admitted that his office suffers some problems with their finances because they are dependent on their 2007 operational budget, half of which was spent when the airport was still in Mandurriao district here in the city.

He explained that the electric consumption at the old airport was between P235,000 to P300,000 while the consumption at the new airport is between P2.2 to P2.5 million a month.

Java is positive that everything will be smooth next year with their new budget in place.

An average of 1,200 to 1,500 passengers are being accommodated at the Iloilo airport everyday. (PNA)

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/20/power.disconnection.at.new.iloilo.airport.averted.html

lewdsaint

December 20th, 2007, 09:07 AM

kaya pala!
When I saw the picture of Dagoy in Panay News its look familiar. Imo gali 'to!

Hala!!! Just a news, Panay News took my Dagoy picture without permission.

IAMME

December 20th, 2007, 10:02 AM

You may start drafting a letter addressed to the Iloilo Press Club for their members' persistent disrespect of copyright.

habagatcentral1

December 20th, 2007, 10:20 AM

Power disconnection at new Iloilo airport averted

Java said his office received the disconnection notice signed by ILECO 1 manager Wilfred Billena last week. It was fortunate, he said, that he was in Manila last week such that he was able to bring the matter to their head office.

He admitted that his office suffers some problems with their finances because they are dependent on their 2007 operational budget, half of which was spent when the airport was still in Mandurriao district here in the city.

He explained that the electric consumption at the old airport was between P235,000 to P300,000 while the consumption at the new airport is between P2.2 to P2.5 million a month.

Java is positive that everything will be smooth next year with their new budget in place.

An average of 1,200 to 1,500 passengers are being accommodated at the Iloilo airport everyday. (PNA)

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/20/power.disconnection.at.new.iloilo.airport.averted.html

Disconnection notice lang gale. But anyway, it will be a crying shame for our airport not paying their bills with our national government full of pocket money, haha!!!! :lol: Anyway, so its business as usual. Just take this as a challenge. Managing a new and bigger airport is not easy as it was before with Mandurriao.

kaya pala!
When I saw the picture of Dagoy in Panay News its look familiar. Imo gali 'to!

You may start drafting a letter addressed to the Iloilo Press Club for their members' persistent disrespect of copyright.

Gani. Nakita nila to sa Flickr. Anyway, I settled a deal na lang for them. ;)

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/NewPicture.jpg
Theirs...

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/NewPicture1.jpg
Mine... :D

Photo of the day pa nga wala ko kabalo, wahehehe!!! Anyway, everything has been settled for both me and Chy at Panay News, hopefuly. :D

habagatcentral1

December 20th, 2007, 11:11 AM

Iloilo City hot spot for call centers
Treñas yesterday said he talked with Western Wats Philippines president Jose Antonio San Gabriel as the call center company has signified interest in expanding operations in the city.
“They have looked around the city for place to open by January next year,” Treñas related his talks with San Gabriel.

“Western Wats eyes initial seats of 2,000 and another 2,000 for expansion which translates to at least 3,000 new jobs,” he added.

Treñas also revealed that call center firms Sutherland Global and Sitel are planning to branch out in the city while TeleTech is set to open at SM City also by January.

Subong ko lang ni nakit-an. Western Watts here in Iloilo by next year? Thats good news fot those who wants a part-time job (because back in Cebu, they hire part-timers).

Teletech on the other hand will start its operations by the 1st week of January. Wish me luck for my new job (which is still pending...basta indi lang CSR).

Sutherland as far as I know, is still recruiting while I have no news for SITEL yet.

habagatcentral1

December 20th, 2007, 11:25 AM

Iloilo Main Thread 40 Summary Report

Started: 21 November 2007 04:26PM (GMT+8) by Samwise Gamgee
Approximate Total View: 16,500+ (as of 20 December 2007)

Topics discussed (coloured in red are the hottest/popular topics)
- Weather situation in Iloilo during the height of Lando and Mina storms.
- Unfinished Infante Flyover
- Traffic Planning not good and the lament of the unused overpasses in Iloilo City.
- The book launching of Iloilo: A Rich and Noble Land by the Lopez Foundation Inc.
- ILED's 1st Iloilo Investments Forum
- DA pushes for construction of big irrigation dam in Iloilo
- The comeback of the Lopezes in Iloilo.
- Shipyard proposed by Lopez
- Iloilo City and Province's Electricity Woes
- Coal or not Coal?: The debate of constructing coal fired power plant in Iloilo
- 12 Iloilo towns undergo geohazard assessment
- City is determined to continue traffic experiment—Plagata
- The change of Dinagyang Dancer's colour into dark brown
- The launch of Dinagyang Festival 2008
- Shops opened at Iloilo City (Goldilocks, F&H, Figaro, Dapli, etc.)
- MIGEDC/CUI/CIDA Iloilo Leader's Summit: The Power of One
- Rehab of Iloilo's Chinatown & the establishment of Task Force Calle Real (Iloilo CBD Calle Real)
- Consunji subsidiary to put up P7-B Panay coal power plant
- 3 cities to pilot Germany-backed solid waste project
- Iloilo bank deposits used in Manila, Cebu, Davao
- GMA's 100% Pinoy Features: "Flavors of Iloilo"
- CASA offers cheaper power to ILECO2
- Regional sanitary landfill proposed for Metro-Iloilo
- Drilon: Access road to new Iloilo airport must be fenced
- Electricity bill increased
- Cityhood and City's IRA
- City College for Iloilo City
- The ratings war of ABSCBN TV-10 & GMA TV-6 in Iloilo
- Transport Strike in Iloilo
- The animation industry's birth in Iloilo
- The coming of new call centers in Iloilo
- Iloilo Int'l port must be expanded accdg to Defensor
- Ilonggo shooters
- PAL's new office at Diversion Road
- The construction of McDo E.Lopez Jaro
- Opening of NERBAC
- Series of stolen shots involving local media practitioners
- Floodway 40% Complete
- Pre-X'mas tragedy of 7 CPU students
- IHRRA prexy challenges resto owners to adapt with change
- DOJ Sec. Raul Gonzales
- New alternative energy source eyed in Iloilo City
- Barangay Roxas Village controversy
- Ilonggos celebrate Graciano Lopez Jaena Day

The summary will be done before the thread closes. This is for easy reference in the future.

IMPRESARIO

December 20th, 2007, 01:16 PM

^^Very delligent reporting bernie, kudos to you! This has been a productive thread, walang too much small talk, alot where discussed. see you guys on the next thread.

shyaman

December 20th, 2007, 01:42 PM

That's a good one @bern.

I also would like to see the links to previous threads in the first page of every new thread, if possible in post #1, similar to what we had before.

I hope we can do this again on thread 41. :)

habagatcentral1

December 20th, 2007, 01:47 PM

^^ Actually, Mr. Francis Gentoral of CUI-MIGEDC suggested that to us that we summarize what we tackled in the thread.

Lets put up the summary at the beginning of each thread for reference of the previous thread then when the thread finishes, lets make a summary of everything we talked. :)

Sin-o magsugod sang Thread 41? :)

This thread had been significant in discussing issues that Iloilo is facing on its comeback in the Philippine economic scene and culture. From urban woes such as expensive yet unreliable electricity, coal power plant, the future of investments as seen in ILED and CUI's summits, Christmas and many more.

Malipayong Paskwa sa tanan!!! :okay:

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eonynx

December 20th, 2007, 04:00 PM

The most important thing here is to correct an injustice. The Ilonggos are supposedly educated people but why do we allow ourselves to be swindled? Kon mangakig ta gani nga kulang sinentinos kambiyo sang tiangge or jeepney driver sa aton, why is it ok to be over-charged billions of pesos by Peco and Global Business?

On the brownouts, most of these happened because of problems in the transmission and distribution systems. Remember we had outages because a kite tripped-off Peco's lines. We should consider also that major improvements in the transmission system is happening only in the last 2 years, most of the lines were set-up in the time of Pres. Marcos in the 1970s.

For power sub-stations, the whole island (minus Peco) only has three (3) in Dingle, Sta. Barbara and Panit-an (Capiz). So electricity from Negros geothermal and the diesel engines (pdpp, power barges) goes to Dingle, which distributes it to Sta. Barbara for southern part of the Island (Iloilo/Antique) and to Panit-an for the northern part (Capiz/Aklan).

In direct violation of the Transmission Code of the Philippines' n-1 reliability criterion, the transmission lines are not in loops. There are no high-capacity transmission lines from Sibalom to Pandan, Antique or the northern Iloilo to Capiz area. These 'loops' are important because, for example, even if there is a problem in Pavia, electricity can still be delivered to southern Iloilo from Aklan passing through Antique (galing wala transmission lines gani from Pandan to Sibalom - low capacity distribution lines lang ang ara).

This year, the RDC Infra Dev. Com. endorsed Transco's projects for the construction of three additional substations in Sibalom, Antique; Nabas, Aklan and Barotac Viejo, Iloilo; northern backbone transmission line and the single-line (not yet n-1 compliant) transmission line from Sibalom to Pandan.

It is very important that we know the problems so that we can focus on the appropriate actions to address them. The coal-fired power plant is a distraction to what we should be doing now - it is not part of the solution on the contrary it will be a graver problem.

points very well stated!:) paging all concerned government officials! that said, i still go for the multi pronged solution hwerein it adresses our short, medium, and longterm solutions! not only in terms of supply but in terms of power independence that is locally sourced within and that is low cost and environmentally friendly! a combination of pure green and "cleaned" fossil fuel is still my bet at present to answer to out immediate and long term needs.

eonynx

December 20th, 2007, 04:05 PM

^^Very delligent reporting bernie, kudos to you! This has been a productive thread, walang too much small talk, alot where discussed. see you guys on the next thread.

yup! it's been a productive thread indeed!:)

eonynx

December 20th, 2007, 04:10 PM

^^ Actually, Mr. Francis Gentoral of CUI-MIGEDC suggested that to us that we summarize what we tackled in the thread.

Lets put up the summary at the beginning of each thread for reference of the previous thread then when the thread finishes, lets make a summary of everything we talked. :)

---------------------------------------------

[QOUTE/] i hope @samwise could put up one if he has time!:) he's very at analyzing things with a bird's-eye-view. he has the knack for including all the salient facts without including all the boring details.:)

Sin-o magsugod sang Thread 41? :)

This thread had been significant in discussing issues that Iloilo is facing on its comeback in the Philippine economic scene and culture. From urban woes such as expensive yet unreliable electricity, coal power plant, the future of investments as seen in ILED and CUI's summits, Christmas and many more.

Malipayong Paskwa sa tanan!!! :okay:

see you guys in the next thread!:) happy holidays!

IMPRESARIO

December 21st, 2007, 04:47 AM

ILOILO: Old World Charm,Vibrant Future
Thread XLI

http://www.apcbonn.de/images/Christmas_Gifs/Merry_Christmas_big.GIF

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IMPRESARIO

December 21st, 2007, 04:56 AM

What has been discussed from Thread 40:

Iloilo Main Thread 40 Summary Report

Started: 21 November 2007 04:26PM (GMT+8) by Samwise Gamgee
Approximate Total View: 16,500+ (as of 20 December 2007)

Topics discussed (coloured in red are the hottest/popular topics)
- Weather situation in Iloilo during the height of Lando and Mina storms.
- Unfinished Infante Flyover
- Traffic Planning not good and the lament of the unused overpasses in Iloilo City.
- The book launching of Iloilo: A Rich and Noble Land by the Lopez Foundation Inc.
- ILED's 1st Iloilo Investments Forum
- DA pushes for construction of big irrigation dam in Iloilo
- The comeback of the Lopezes in Iloilo.
- Shipyard proposed by Lopez
- Iloilo City and Province's Electricity Woes
- Coal or not Coal?: The debate of constructing coal fired power plant in Iloilo
- 12 Iloilo towns undergo geohazard assessment
- City is determined to continue traffic experiment—Plagata
- The change of Dinagyang Dancer's colour into dark brown
- The launch of Dinagyang Festival 2008
- Shops opened at Iloilo City (Goldilocks, F&H, Figaro, Dapli, etc.)
- MIGEDC/CUI/CIDA Iloilo Leader's Summit: The Power of One
- Rehab of Iloilo's Chinatown & the establishment of Task Force Calle Real (Iloilo CBD Calle Real)
- Consunji subsidiary to put up P7-B Panay coal power plant
- 3 cities to pilot Germany-backed solid waste project
- Iloilo bank deposits used in Manila, Cebu, Davao
- GMA's 100% Pinoy Features: "Flavors of Iloilo"
- CASA offers cheaper power to ILECO2
- Regional sanitary landfill proposed for Metro-Iloilo
- Drilon: Access road to new Iloilo airport must be fenced
- Electricity bill increased
- Cityhood and City's IRA
- City College for Iloilo City
- The ratings war of ABSCBN TV-10 & GMA TV-6 in Iloilo
- Transport Strike in Iloilo
- The animation industry's birth in Iloilo
- The coming of new call centers in Iloilo
- Iloilo Int'l port must be expanded accdg to Defensor
- Ilonggo shooters
- PAL's new office at Diversion Road
- The construction of McDo E.Lopez Jaro
- Opening of NERBAC
- Series of stolen shots involving local media practitioners
- Floodway 40% Complete
- Pre-X'mas tragedy of 7 CPU students
- IHRRA prexy challenges resto owners to adapt with change
- DOJ Sec. Raul Gonzales
- New alternative energy source eyed in Iloilo City
- Barangay Roxas Village controversy
- Ilonggos celebrate Graciano Lopez Jaena Day

The summary will be done before the thread closes. This is for easy reference in the future.

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 06:20 AM

http://thedailyguardian.com/images/stories/frontDec21.jpg
CLOSE CALL - The management of the new Iloilo airport received a disconnection notice from Ileco 1 for unpaid electric bills, putting at risk the operations of the facility. (Tara Yap)

FEE INCREASE

ATO eyes to hike new Iloilo airport charges

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Air Transportation Office (ATO) is planning to increase the fees charged on passengers and airlines using the new Iloilo airport in Cabatuan-Sta. Barbara towns.

Engr. Alan Java, ATO area manager, said the increase is necessary to keep up with the operations and maintenance cost of the brand new airport, particularly electric consumption.

Among the fees that will be increased is the terminal fee for passengers and the navigational and operational charges on airlines and aircrafts.

The fees for airlines consist of landing and take-off pay, parking fee and navigational charges incurred for using the airport equipment.

Fiscal charges such as leases for airport concessionaires will also be hiked, Java said.

Java said they might charge airport passengers P200 each for the terminal fee starting next year. The Iloilo airport has the cheapest terminal fee in the country at P30 per passenger.

Java added that they need to have some returns on investment reason why they are seeking an increase in airport fees and rents.

“We are also paying the loan used for the construction of the airport. The increase is also based on a feasibility study on the construction of the airport,” Java said.

Last week, the ATO received a disconnection notice from the Iloilo Electric Cooperative 1 after the airport management failed to pay some P5.6 million in electricity bills.

The new airport’s electricity bill amounts to P2.5 million per month.

Java said he has prepared a check for P3 million as partial payment for their unpaid electric bills.

He added that they can pay their power bills if they increase the airport fees.

The first public hearing on the fee increase is February 11, 2008 as the ATO aims to implement the new fees April 2008.

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 06:26 AM

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Iloilo Governor Niel D. Tupas receives the Hall of Fame Award 2007 from Department of Interior and Local Government regional director Evelyn Trompeta and tourism regional director Edwin Trompeta. The award was given to Iloilo province for winning the cleanest and greenest regional title for seven straight years. DILG provincial director Orendes witnesses the awarding in yesterday's PAGDAYAW 2007 at the Kalantiao Hall of the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center. (Capitol Photo/Nelson C. Robles)

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 06:27 AM

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IWAG FESTIVAL. The Christmas Capital of Western Visayas, Pototan, Iloilo, is once again aglow with Christmas lights, attracting tourists every night. Pototan is 29 kilometers north of Iloilo City.

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 06:29 AM

54,000 mangroves planted along the Iloilo River

The city government has planted has planted more than 50,000 mangroves along the Iloilo River over the last two months under the Iloilo City Mangrove Reforestation Project.

City agriculturist Jose Gil Parreñas, who oversaw the planting, said that there were seven species of mangroves planted at various portions along Carpenters Bridge and towards upstream areas. They are A. marina, A. officinalis, S. caseolaris, R. mucronata, R. styloza, R. apiculata and N. frutirans, which are identified as existing species within the river.

Parreñas said the planting is part of the environmental component of the Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) and is done in partnership with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and China International Water and Electric Corporation, a contractor for the IFCP.

Earlier, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and the city agriculturist surveyed stretches of the Iloilo River to see the mangrove situation along the river bank. Treñas also joined in some mangrove planting activities.

The mayor said the mangrove planting project must be supported because once the mangrove thrives, they become home to several species of marine life, which in turn will become beneficial to fisherfolks living along the area.

Parreñas also said that with the assistance of the City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (CFARMC) and with the members of the Barangay Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (BFARMC), they were able to produce some 56,000 seedlings for the project.

The BFARMCs members include fisherfolk from the Iloilo River; Calumpang, Molo; Navais, Mandurriao; Sooc, Calaparan, Sto. Niño Norte, Sto. Niño Sur and Yulo in Arevalo; Ingore, La Paz and Hinactacan, Jaro.

Treñas said he has directed the city agriculturist office, CFARMC and BFARMC to look after the newly planted seedlings to enable them to mature and develop. (City Hall PIO)

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 06:31 AM

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The city government has embarked on planting mangroves to preserve the Iloilo River but it has failed to stop the proliferation of fishpens in the middle of the river

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 10:08 AM

Syudad kag probinsya sang Iloilo: Hall of Fame awardee
12/20/2007 6:30:32 PM
ILOILO CITY - Nangin Hall of Fame Awardee ang ciudad kag probinsya sang Iloilo bilang cleanest and greenest province kag highly urbanized city sa Region 6.

Ini ang resulta sang ginpatigayon nga awarding sang Department of Interiror and Local Government sa 2007 Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran sa region 6.

Ang Hall of Fame Award ang ginhatag sa mga lugar nga makatatlo na ka tuig nga sunod-sunod nga nagpangibabaw sa nasambit nga categorya.

Sa municipality level nakuha man sang banwa sang Guimbal ang Hall of Fame Award bilang cleanest and greenest category B municipality sa region 6.

Samtang ang iban pa nga award sang Iloilo subong nga tuig amo ang pagpanguna sang banwa sang Miag-ao Iloilo sa category A municipality samtang ang ciudad sang Iloilo ang nagpanguna sa cleanest public market restroom in cities.

Nakuha man sang Dingle, Iloilo ang ika duha nga lugar sa Inland Body of Water River category nga amo ang Jalaur river.

Congratulations to Iloilo City and the Province for three straight years in a row as the cleanest and greenest in Western Visayas. Congratulations to all who made this possible especially Mayor JPT and Gov T :okay:

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 10:52 AM

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FEE INCREASE

ATO eyes to hike new Iloilo airport charges

Java said they might charge airport passengers P200 each for the terminal fee starting next year. The Iloilo airport has the cheapest terminal fee in the country at P30 per passenger.

As expected. Its ok for me to pay such fee if your given a facility such as NIA that can be well maintained. They have been lobbying for this since Day 1. Basically, we're still on a transitionary period.

http://thenewstoday.info/2007/12/21/fishpens_tn.jpg
The city government has embarked on planting mangroves to preserve the Iloilo River but it has failed to stop the proliferation of fishpens in the middle of the river

DENR-CPDO conflict seen at the implementation of the fishpens.

Syudad kag probinsya sang Iloilo: Hall of Fame awardee
Congratulations to Iloilo City and the Province for three straight years in a row as the cleanest and greenest in Western Visayas. Congratulations to all who made this possible especially Mayor JPT and Gov T :okay:

Congratulations Iloilo! :okay: Although hopefuly indi sya magningas-kugon. We have lots of things to do to feel that were indeed clean and green. It starts with the family then the barangay. :)

Anyway, CUI & CIDA awarded Pavia Plaza as the cleanest plaza in Metro Iloilo and Guimaras. :D

death327

December 21st, 2007, 11:10 AM

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 11:14 AM

^^ Ginakadlawan ko na lang ina, hahahaha!!!! :lol: Pero I'm hoping they do better for the next few years to come.

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 11:17 AM

^^ Maybe start at Calajunan to Barangay Veterans Village. :D

death327

December 21st, 2007, 11:17 AM

Maybe I will start sa Port Area tapos diretso sa Tanza. Ambot lang kung tuod ina.

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 11:18 AM

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 11:19 AM

As expected. Its ok for me to pay such fee if your given a facility such as NIA that can be well maintained. They have been lobbying for this since Day 1. Basically, we're still on a transitionary period.

DENR-CPDO conflict seen at the implementation of the fishpens.

Congratulations Iloilo! :okay: Although hopefuly indi sya magningas-kugon. We have lots of things to do to feel that were indeed clean and green. It starts with the family then the barangay. :)

Anyway, CUI & CIDA awarded Pavia Plaza as the cleanest plaza in Metro Iloilo and Guimaras. :D

Congrats to berns for having the cleanest plaza in MIG. I haven't seen the town plaza though. I was betting of La Paz Plaza

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 11:20 AM

I wonder how they name do name a certain city clean and green. Iloilo City is quite filthy especially in Tanza and other dense places in La Paz and Jaro. Maybe the cleanliness diveded by the population density.

Hmm..let me ask Sir Butch on that or Engr. Hechanova. They are the ones handling the "clean and green" thingy of the city. But to tell you frankly, we need decent places to throw our garbage and collection must be thorough.

eonynx

December 21st, 2007, 11:35 AM

^^at least, compared to like 10 years ago, our garbage collection is more organized now!:lol:

eonynx

December 21st, 2007, 11:40 AM

What has been discussed from Thread 40:

nice summary made by bernie!:) cheers to our new thread!:cheers:

death327

December 21st, 2007, 11:41 AM

I am not sure, but I think during Senator Ganzon's time Iloilo City was much cleaner than today. Kay man ginapanipa niya ang mga sidewalk vendor's sang siyudad.

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 11:41 AM

Festivals of Iloilo City
produced by ON Productions

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Part 2

eonynx

December 21st, 2007, 11:41 AM

What has been discussed from Thread 40:

nice summary made b y bernie!:) cheers to our new thread!:cheers:

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 11:44 AM

Hala Bira Iloilo!
Composed by Romel Salvador Chiu
Vocals and Lyrics by Dante Beriong
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Iloilo Dinagyang Festival
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Iloilo: The Next Big Thing!
by Mayad Studios
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eonynx

December 21st, 2007, 11:45 AM

I am not sure, but I think during Senator Ganzon's time Iloilo City was much cleaner than today. Kay man ginapanipa niya ang mga sidewalk vendor's sang siyudad.

just basing it from what i saw regarding the comparisons. wish we could get more garbage trucks to further augment what are already there. and wish that the city residents be "taught consistently about garbage segregation". i mean, the city could always start at the barangay level regarding this.

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 11:49 AM

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 11:51 AM

^^ correct lang Layson Co. berns..:)

eonynx

December 21st, 2007, 12:11 PM

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 12:13 PM

Anyway, garbage is all part of having a growing city. I think it was mentioned that Calajunan might get an upgrade and sooner or later, there would be a garbage disposal facility for Metro Iloilo area.

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 01:29 PM

^^ And probably a biomass generator.

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 01:33 PM

^^ Yeah. At least our garbage will have some decent place or purpose in the city management, hehe!!!

Anyway, the Christmas decors all around the city is quite austere unlike before. Well except for some private houses, malls and schools (such as CPU & Angelicum), the rest really wanted to save their pockets out of PECO's heavy hammer of bills. :bash:

I think I heard several months back during PECO's bluff to turn-off the city's power (due to what is said unpaid bills to Shell) that the City Hall (and maybe LGU Iloilo City as a whole) will transfer its power consumption towards NAPOCOR rather than having it with PECO since it will save more money for the city just like what Philippine Foremost and the Provincial Capitol did.

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 01:42 PM

habagatcentral1

December 21st, 2007, 01:43 PM

^^ Mansion? Sa diin? Aganan? I never notice it (because I always go home late, hehe!!!) Our street decors in Poblacion Pavia are also austere. The decors are to resemble Christmas pine trees but looks like a "detour" or "this way" lighted-arrow, hahahaha!!! :lol:

I don't know about other towns in Iloilo but with the exception of Pototan of course.

iloilocitykid

December 21st, 2007, 01:53 PM

^^
Lols..
It's in the road going to the Airport. Near the Iglesia Church...yes it's in Aganan.

BYAHILO

December 21st, 2007, 03:02 PM

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IMPRESARIO

December 21st, 2007, 04:16 PM

City's new abattoir to become operational early 2008

By Maricar M. Calubiran

Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Director Larry Nacionales said the multi-million Double A abattoir in Brgy. Tacas, Jaro is expected to become operational by January 2008.

Nacionales said the city government is now on the process of installing the three-phased electrical lines for the facility and entire slaughterhouse building. The installation of the three-phased electrical lines contributed to the delay in the opening of the abattoir.

Before the abattoir could start operating the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) will conduct inspection on the facilities.

Nacionales said the abattoir can help the hog and cattle sellers to improve their selling price to the buyers especially in Manila. They can sell choice cuts of pork anywhere in the country. More people can engage in the "pork in the box" scheme, said Nacionales.

The agriculture department and the city government already spent some P30 million for the construction of the Double A abattoir. It is the biggest abattoir in Western Visayas. :banana:

Nacionales said the Double A classification could be upgraded to triple A if they can install a blast freezer.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/21/citys.new.abattoir.to.become.operational.early.2008.html

whyte

December 21st, 2007, 04:17 PM

^^ Well for the province, the Christmas Decors is still going. There's one mansion in Pavia near Gorriceta Ave that's transformed into a Christmas Light Showroom. The owners however turn it off around 9 pm (maybe because there are less people travelling to admire the lights..hehe)

^^ Mansion? Sa diin? Aganan? I never notice it (because I always go home late, hehe!!!) Our street decors in Poblacion Pavia are also austere. The decors are to resemble Christmas pine trees but looks like a "detour" or "this way" lighted-arrow, hahahaha!!! :lol:

I don't know about other towns in Iloilo but with the exception of Pototan of course.

^^
Lols..
It's in the road going to the Airport. Near the Iglesia Church...yes it's in Aganan.

pirme ko na naagyan nag haus nga ina.
syempre now is the season to show off what they've got :lol:

actually bisan indi crhistmas, masanag man gyapon ina ang balay.
daw may spotlight abi sa tubang to let everyone know it exist.

one rumor ive heard that during one of those brownout days, they turned on their generator and lighted their house as if it was a regular night.

that irked some in the community kag daw ginbato ang haus

IMPRESARIO

December 21st, 2007, 04:19 PM

totopurz

December 21st, 2007, 04:23 PM

^^ If you have this said in the face of Mayor Jerry, he might be irked again, hahaha!!! :lol: But really, intense education starts from home then to schools then to the community. We cannot just be blind that our garbage is piling up then mask it of. It needs intense education and promotion to the community for example:

By instilling fear of diseases, etc when a garbage is not properly disposed.

Right now, the Layson Co. is the one who is contracted to collect garbage in the city.

3-4 years ago several organizations conducted information education campaigns in schools, hospitals and barangays on waste segregation but young people were frustrated because Layson crew would still mix the garbage in the trucks.

On paper the City pays Layson about P90,000 a day for the services but if we could have proper segregation, with 'residual wastes' only about 30%, then we can reduce the garbage to Calajunan by 70%! . . . problem is . . . for some reasons, some people in city hall seems do not want that to happen . . .

For the regional clean and green award, Bacolod is the only other city in our category (highly urbanized) and knowing that Bacolod has long been in the Hall of Fame thus it has been exempted from competing . . . daw mahuya man ta . . . but how else could we lose kon kita lang competitor?

whyte

December 21st, 2007, 04:24 PM

:wave:

* bon voyage BERNIE.hope you enjoy your vacation sa manila. and goodluck

* INCOGNITO thanks for reposting the summary of BERNIE ng last thread :lol:

* so hall of famer na man kita gale, so next year wala na sang competitors ang category? hehehe. id be more proud if i can really see why we got that award pero daw indi gid ko magpati :lol:

* bukas na gali tanan ang mga restaurants sa la salette. bpi express is the odd man out.i still maintain that fiesta sarap will be the 1st one out :lol: pero namit ila nga spareribs and the staff were attentive to our needs that time

* pero ang big story subong ang pagbukas sang Goldilocks :lol: they'll have a stall in sm city and sm delgado (inside the main building) and robinsons too.testingan lang anay.kung okay eh di balikan kon indi try other orders

IMPRESARIO

December 21st, 2007, 04:27 PM

i just heard this on webcast of bombo iloilo that they said Iloilo City is the biggest christmas light in the world, because, of the "patay-sindi-patay-sindi" of the electricity allover the city.:gaah: PECO :bash::bash::bash:

IMPRESARIO

December 21st, 2007, 04:28 PM

:wave:

* bon voyage BERNIE.hope you enjoy your vacation sa manila. and goodluck

* INCOGNITO thanks sa summary ng last thread.

^^its actually bernie's summary. :cheers2:
halong berns! anyway wala na sila camera nga kuha-on sa imo. so safe ka na! jkl!

whyte

December 21st, 2007, 04:32 PM

^^its actually bernie's summary. :cheers2:
halong berns! anyway wala na sila camera nga kuha-on sa imo. so safe ka na! jkl!

ooops!:nuts::nuts:

sorry bern's

IMPRESARIO

December 21st, 2007, 05:30 PM

Janiuay And Pototan: A Holiday Trail of Lights
By Bombette G. Marin

In the Philippines, Christmas is a time for family and for generosity. Everyone who participates in holiday activities has traditions marked by family reunions, gifts and candy for children, gifts for the poor, Midnight Mass, singing of carols, Christmas trees, ornaments in brightly-colored lights, and much more.

In Iloilo, the preparation of Christmas varies by towns and as early as the first week of December, some are busy planting modified Christmas trees in their municipal plazas that provide the towns’ landscape with a source of visual interest throughout the Christmas season. Others decorate their plazas almost as profusely as they would indoors. One common trend for towns is to plant trees outdoors after the holiday. This trend grows in strength in the future, making real estate industry more conscious of how much value landscaping can add to their properties.

And because of this, some towns have become a community of experts and decorating enthusiasts not only because it's fun, but they have a deep rooted passion for celebrating and spreading the joy of the Christmas season. They hand-make each ornament with pride, placing the mini lights so closely that shapes can easily be identified from near or far.
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/21/lights1.jpg
The fashion of the illuminated outdoor tree is very widespread. The emergence of this tradition reflects the increasing appreciation Ilonggos have for the importance of the season of joy and hope. And in the province of Iloilo, Christmas season means the celebration of the FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS for Janiuay and IWAG CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FESTIVAL for Pototan.

Continuing this wonderful holiday tradition begun as a gift to the community headed by their very supportive and active tourism-oriented municipal mayors, Dr. BIENVENIDO P. MARGARICO of Janiuay and PABLO L. PEREZ of Pototan, both festivals welcomes all who seek the true spirit and meaning of Christmas. The celebration is to enhance the warm feelings that the Christmas season brings and to provide entertainment for all members of the family, particularly the children.
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/21/lights2.jpg
Volunteers and municipal staff begin working on the festival as early as the last weeks of November. Their municipal plaza surrounds visitors with the traditional sights and sounds of this wondrous holiday season. Few holiday celebrations can hope to compare with the grandeur offered by both towns’ Christmas park setting. With outdoor animated and Christmas lights, lighted Christmas decorations, Christmas lawn ornaments, holiday yard art with lights, and religious-themed lawn ornaments are this town’s excellent choices for their outdoor Christmas tree decorating.
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/21/lights3.jpg
These Christmas displays supply commodities often lacking on our rural landscape: color and light. Indeed, ever-greens and outdoor lighting, whether used in conjunction or not, form the backbone of Christmas in rural Iloilo. Christmas tradition such as the Festival of Lights Celebration of Janiuay and IWAG Christmas Lights Festival of Pototan reminds us all that Christmas is a season of joy, sharing, compassion, and peace.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/21/janiuay.and.pototan.html

eonynx

December 21st, 2007, 06:08 PM

IMPRESARIO

December 21st, 2007, 06:14 PM

^^yeah, pyerde pa ang city of lights:Paris ,bwahahahah

bAby"G"

December 21st, 2007, 11:36 PM

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg201/daryl_91163/fishpens_tn1.jpg

The city government has embarked on planting mangroves to preserve the Iloilo River but it has failed to stop the proliferation of fishpens in the middle of the river.

http://thenewstoday.info/

iloilocitykid

December 22nd, 2007, 01:00 AM

3-4 years ago several organizations conducted information education campaigns in schools, hospitals and barangays on waste segregation but young people were frustrated because Layson crew would still mix the garbage in the trucks.

On paper the City pays Layson about P90,000 a day for the services but if we could have proper segregation, with 'residual wastes' only about 30%, then we can reduce the garbage to Calajunan by 70%! . . . problem is . . . for some reasons, some people in city hall seems do not want that to happen . . .

For the regional clean and green award, Bacolod is the only other city in our category (highly urbanized) and knowing that Bacolod has long been in the Hall of Fame thus it has been exempted from competing . . . daw mahuya man ta . . . but how else could we lose kon kita lang competitor?

So it means next year we'll not join because we're exempted already?

IMPRESARIO

December 22nd, 2007, 02:35 AM

^^The city might have problems with cleaniliness but how about the entire province? is it also the case? i dont think so though,IMO.

eonynx

December 22nd, 2007, 07:50 AM

^^i'f i'm not mistaken, either miagao or guimbal had been contenders for the clean and green towns at the national level

IMPRESARIO

December 22nd, 2007, 09:49 AM

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8982/frontdec22vh5.jpg
Despite hard times, the Christmas spirit abounds Iloilo City as seen in these colorful lights at the Capitol rotunda. (Photo by Tara Yap)

http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/

iloilocitykid

December 22nd, 2007, 02:55 PM

^^The city might have problems with cleaniliness but how about the entire province? is it also the case? i dont think so though,IMO.

The news stated we the province of Iloilo has been the cleanest and greenest province in the Region for seven straight years. :)

I've visited other provinces and our towns really are more competitive in this cleanliness drive.

habagatcentral1

December 22nd, 2007, 05:41 PM

For the regional clean and green award, Bacolod is the only other city in our category (highly urbanized) and knowing that Bacolod has long been in the Hall of Fame thus it has been exempted from competing . . . daw mahuya man ta . . . but how else could we lose kon kita lang competitor?

I agree with that though. If Bacolod is the hall of famer (and therefore cannot join for several years in the contest), then Iloilo may not join either next year? So in other words, pa-swap swap lang sila places every 3 years or so? Hayay...No wonder I don't feel the prestige of the Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City, IMO.

Regarding Layson...so its the contractor who is the one to be educated right?

^^its actually bernie's summary. :cheers2:
halong berns! anyway wala na sila camera nga kuha-on sa imo. so safe ka na! jkl!

Wala na gid, hahaha!!! :lol:

i just heard this on webcast of bombo iloilo that they said Iloilo City is the biggest christmas light in the world, because, of the "patay-sindi-patay-sindi" of the electricity allover the city.:gaah: PECO :bash::bash::bash:

Ipabugal ukon ikahuya? Ikahuya na ina bala. :bash:

Actually, I don't want to say that we're the largest, cleanest and all those -est -est superlative adjectives for the city and the province, may it be regional or national or global. Don't get me as a pessimist or something. Its just that reality bites, we have to improve on some of our sectors. Our achievements are not fully-savoured unless internalised by our community itself. These would be nothing but empty titles if we are just doing it ningas-kugon.

As what Rex Drilon II said in "Ay Ay Kalisud": "Kasarang makapagusawag ang Ilonggo [italics mine]...no ifs, no buts"

eonynx

December 22nd, 2007, 05:54 PM

PALINPINON-PANAY AUCTION PROPOSED ANEW
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The bidding for a power plant package consisting of the 192.5-megawatt (MW) Palinpinon geothermal power plant and the 146.5-MW Panay diesel facility has been moved to early next year, pending an approved steam supply contract for the plant package.

The auction for the government's power asset was originally scheduled on Dec. 5 but was later moved to Dec. 19.

Now, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said the bidding was shelved for 2008, possibly to be held within the first quarter.

PSALM is still in talks with PNOC-Energy Development Corp. for possible amendments to the long-term steam supply agreement that will be attached to the power plant package.

The agreement, now called the geothermal resources supply contract (GRSC), assures prospective bidders of a stable supply of steam to fuel the Palinpinon facility.

PSALM said it wanted to address comments made by investor groups on the GRSC, thus enhancing the value of the plant package.

The GRSC, or any amendment to it, is subject to the approval of the Joint Congressional Power Commission, the overseer of the government's power privatization program.

PSALM has successfully bid out four generating plants of the National Power Corp., earning $2.042 billion for the government.

These are the 600-MW Masinloc and 600-MW Calaca coal-fired thermal plants, and the 75-MW Ambuklao and 100-MW Binga hydropower plants, with an aggregate capacity of 1,375 MWs.

Last week, the 25-year concession contract for the National Transmission Corp. was auctioned off, with $3.9 billion as the highest bid.
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report as of december 19, 2007

iloilocitykid

December 23rd, 2007, 07:42 AM

Oh before I forget, last night, SM Delgado had a fireworks festival. I never had the chance to catch it though.

chymera00

December 23rd, 2007, 11:09 AM

Bringing back the economic glory of Iloilo
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. [Philippine Daily Inquirer]

ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- Iloilo province’s businessmen want it to maximize its potential as a destination for tourists and investments.

At the Iloilo Investment Forum held here recently, the tycoon Oscar Lopez, chairman of the Lopez group of companies, cited Iloilo’s rich heritage and the leading role it once played in culture and the economy.

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

He recalled that his father Eugenio Sr. launched the first airline in Asia, the Iloilo Negros Air Express Co., in 1933. This was before the birth of Philippine Airlines and of Japan Airlines and Singapore Airlines, he said.

“Since the 1850s, Iloilo has been a national leader in nationalism, economics, politics, music, culture, education and food,” said Lopez in his speech.

Back then, the province’s agriculture products such as rice, sugar, cotton, tobacco and indigo were among the most highly developed and were exported to neighboring islands and Manila.

But Lopez said the pride of the province at that time was in its native textile industry, producing 50,000 to 60,000 looms of the finest piña, “sinamay” [abaca fiber] and abaca cloth.

In 1861, the value of total exports of native textile products estimated at $1 million, said Lopez.

The boom in the sugar industry in the latter half of the 19th century catapulted Iloilo to the top, next only to Manila because its deep protected harbor became a transshipment port of sugar from the neighboring Negros Island for export to the world market.

Lopez said that in the last decade of 19th century, Iloilo ranked second only to Manila in volume of export and import trade.

But the decline of the sugar industry also triggered Iloilo’s economic slowdown.

Many Ilonggo businessmen, including the Lopezes, relocated to Manila where they built newer and bigger empires.

Promotion

However, Manila-based Ilonggo businessmen, experts and economists recently banded together to help boost business in their home province.

In February, the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation (ILEDF) was formally launched to promote investments and tourism in the province.

Headed by Rex Drilon II, chief operating officer of the property firm Ortigas and Co., the ILEDF is composed of top government officials, including Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas Sr. and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, business leaders and civil society personalities in the community.

Drilon said the strategic issues that have blocked Iloilo’s moving forward and progressing are being addressed. These are power, flooding, infrastructure, accessibility and the disunity among the political leadership.

Lopez said, “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.”

He cited the plan to construct two 100-megawatt coal-fired power plants of DMCI Holdings in Concepcion town in Iloilo and of Global Power Business Corp. (GPBC) in La Paz District in Iloilo City.

These will ensure stable power supply for the expected growth of the province and Panay Island, he said.

The P8-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project is nearing completion and will address the flooding in major areas of Iloilo, Lopez also said.

He added that a new, P8.76-billion airport would open and be “one of the most impressive in the country.”

Lopez has taken the lead by announcing that his family will invest in a shipbuilding venture to be based in Iloilo. The Lopezes are also planning to acquire a major stake in the Palinpinon geothermal plant in Valencia town in nearby Negros Oriental province.

He also noted that the presence in Iloilo of retailing giants SM, Robinsons and Gaisano as well as at least five call centers showed investor confidence and optimism.

The business prospects in the province also got a recent boost with the acquisition of the site of the old Iloilo airport by the property firm Megaworld Corp. for P1.2 billion.

Megaworld has announced that it would build a business park at the 54-hectare property in Mandurriao District and will pour in an initial investment of P1.5 billion.

The business park development will include residential units, a hotel and convention center, commercial and retail stores, recreation centers and skills development facilities.

Lopez said the Megaworld property would require P300 billion in investments in the next 20 years to be fully developed.

“Gradually, the city and province of Iloilo will be transformed into a new kind of economic powerhouse. We are giving the signal to potential investors that Iloilo is now ready for the world,” said Lopez.

Competitive edge

Winston Conrad Padojinog, senior economist at the University of Asia and the Pacific, said Iloilo has the natural and human resources edge over other areas.

In a briefing during the forum, he cited the province’s importance as a supplier of agricultural, cattle and fishery products to other islands.

Iloilo is second in goat inventory and mango, fourth in rice and duck production, fifth in chicken, hogs, and carabao inventory and sixth in fish production.

Among the province’s biggest advantage is the presence of 54 institutions of higher learning ensuring a pool of highly educated manpower.

The schools in the province have around 85,000 students and produce from 17,000 to 18,000 college graduates annually.

Padojinog said this would be crucial in the expected rapid growth of business process outsourcing (BPO) investments in the region.

The number of employed in BPOs is expected to shoot up from 235,575 in 2006 to 920,674 in 2010.

BPO-related revenues are also expected to significantly increase from $3,577 million in 2006 to $12,200 million in 2010.

Padojinog also cited the availability of ready capital among the Ilonggos.

The city has the most number of banks outside Manila with 100 branches of 37 universal banks, which handle close to P40 billion in deposits.

“On a per-capita deposit basis, each Ilonggo has P18,300 in cash lying idle in banks. Iloilo ranks 11th in terms of per capita deposits,” said Padojinog.

He said these resources are suited for industries and service-oriented investments including shipbuilding, repair and wrecking.

Investments in beauty, health and wellness tourism as well as in education, placement, hospitals, malls and outpatient diagnostic facilities in Iloilo also has good potential.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said the local government has focused on ensuring a business-friendly environment.

Treñas said the city was considered as one of the eight most business friendly city in the country last year. He also cited the strong public and private partnership in Iloilo.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/features/view/20071221-108152/Bringing_back_the_economic_glory_of_Iloilo

IMPRESARIO

December 23rd, 2007, 11:48 AM

Merry Christmas Toto Chy!

Fundador

December 23rd, 2007, 02:46 PM

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However, Manila-based Ilonggo businessmen, experts and economists recently banded together to help boost business in their home province.

Lopez said the Megaworld property would require P300 billion in investments in the next 20 years to be fully developed.

Among the province’s biggest advantage is the presence of 54 institutions of higher learning ensuring a pool of highly educated manpower.

The schools in the province have around 85,000 students and produce from 17,000 to 18,000 college graduates annually.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/features/view/20071221-108152/Bringing_back_the_economic_glory_of_Iloilo

wow the total land area of the Iloilo business park is 54 hectares..malapad pala yong area..the area shows future economic strength of ILoilo:banana: 300 billion? yup korek sa radio interview sa isang megaworld official few months ago mas higit pa daw dyan ang estimates nila:banana: we are not resource poor..we are not talent poor.. sa isang billion pwedi ang megaworld maka patayo ng tatlong 7-8 storeys buildings:lol: sa isang billion pwedi makapagtayo ng isang 25 storey building:lol: sa sariling estimate ko lang to ha? cguro kahit 200 billions nalang sa mga buildings possibleng 600-700 medium rise building at high rise na building ang tatayo dyan sa loob ng 20 taon at ang 100 billion cguro capital nila:lol: sariling estimate kolang:banana:ang megaworld hotel,convention center,meron daw mall,IT buildings,theme park lang ang itatayo? at ang matitirang malaking area investors at locators daw ang mag develop.. meron din proposed megaworld sa kilid ng new iloilo airport ryt? so dalawa ang megaworld ng Iloilo..they can help shape the future of this city:banana::banana::banana:

Fundador

December 23rd, 2007, 02:51 PM

Among the province’s biggest advantage is the presence of 54 institutions of higher learning ensuring a pool of highly educated manpower.

The schools in the province have around 85,000 students and produce from 17,000 to 18,000 college graduates annually.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/features/view/20071221-108152/Bringing_back_the_economic_glory_of_Iloilo

anong ibig sabihin nito? 54 na pala lahat ang colleges at university ng iloilo? dami ha..city ba to? hindi pa na include ung tertiary schools sa province?
:)

eonynx

December 23rd, 2007, 02:58 PM

^^i think the article refers to the whole province na for higher learning. when you say higher learning, that's tertiary level (college) of education.

habagatcentral1

December 23rd, 2007, 05:13 PM

wow the total land area of the Iloilo business park is 54 hectares..malapad pala yong area..the area shows future economic strength of ILoilo:banana: 300 billion? yup korek sa radio interview sa isang megaworld official few months ago mas higit pa daw dyan ang estimates nila:banana: we are not resource poor..we are not talent poor.. sa isang billion pwedi ang megaworld maka patayo ng tatlong 7-8 storeys buildings:lol: sa isang billion pwedi makapagtayo ng isang 25 storey building:lol: sa sariling estimate ko lang to ha? cguro kahit 200 billions nalang sa mga buildings possibleng 600-700 medium rise building at high rise na building ang tatayo dyan sa loob ng 20 taon at ang 100 billion cguro capital nila:lol: sariling estimate kolang:banana:ang megaworld hotel,convention center,meron daw mall,IT buildings,theme park lang ang itatayo? at ang matitirang malaking area investors at locators daw ang mag develop.. meron din proposed megaworld sa kilid ng new iloilo airport ryt? so dalawa ang megaworld ng Iloilo..they can help shape the future of this city:banana::banana::banana:

Yes. If lead into the right thing, Iloilo is destined for greatness. That question lies on us Ilonggos if we can do it...or can we? That question is given to us. :)

Anyway, I think for now there is only one Megaworld project and that is in Mandurriao. Kingson Sian didn't disclosed any projects other than the Mandurriao project. The news is that if continued as planned, we may be seeing the start of the construction by January 2008. :)

anong ibig sabihin nito? 54 na pala lahat ang colleges at university ng iloilo? dami ha..city ba to? hindi pa na include ung tertiary schools sa province?
:)

^^i think the article refers to the whole province na for higher learning. when you say higher learning, that's tertiary level (college) of education.

Yup yup. The city and the province as a whole. :)

habagatcentral1

December 23rd, 2007, 06:07 PM

Provincial Administrator Boy Mejorada's Youtube videos. Mostly talking about issues such as power and convention center

About the Power situation
JaGJd1MnjWI

About the proposed Provincial Convention Centre
5ErU0SbRuOo

You'll be the judge. :)

Iloilo Airport Pre-Departure Area by Boymejo
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eonynx

December 24th, 2007, 06:46 AM

Yes. If lead into the right thing, Iloilo is destined for greatness. That question lies on us Ilonggos if we can do it...or can we? That question is given to us. :)

Anyway, I think for now there is only one Megaworld project and that is in Mandurriao. Kingson Sian didn't disclosed any projects other than the Mandurriao project. The news is that if continued as planned, we may be seeing the start of the construction by January 2008. :)

if i'm not mistaken, january is the time they will present their renders. i'm not not sure though if construction will immediately commence immediately after that. the more likely scenario is that would take a few more weeks, at the earliest!:) meery christmas everyone!:)

eonynx

December 24th, 2007, 07:00 AM

Provincial Administrator Boy Mejorada's Youtube videos. Mostly talking about issues such as power and convention center

About the Power situation
JaGJd1MnjWI

You'll be the judge. :)

P. Administrator Mejorada is merely echoing the global trend right now in fossil prices of the sources of power. nothing new basically. coal is cheap, diesel is expensive. this is because the earth has plentiful supply of coal and its oil reserves on the other hand is already too exploited.

and he also touched on the "clean" version of these coal-sourced power fuels. right now we're still being tied down with unrealiable power supply and its unfairly high costs! hopefully, we'll make a turnaround next year! the middle to late 2008 would more like a realistic timetable of the turnaround although the earlier the better!:)

SamwiseGamgee

December 24th, 2007, 08:12 AM

Baw, Thread 41 na gali? Thanks, guys for all the inputs.

Special mention goes to @berniemack, @eonynx and @spacewagon for anchoring the previous thread, and to @incognito for starting a new one. I am glad to see our thread title has not changed. :D

... and... Merry Christmas (http://simpliving.blogspot.com/2007/12/ofw-christmas-away-from-home.html) sa aton tanan!

This will be my seventh straight Christmas season abroad. But I don’t really mind being away from home on the happiest days of the year.

Sure, I would once again miss the festive ambiance of Philippine Christmas; the Simbang Gabi (dawn mass), the Christmas lights and parols (lanterns), the food, fireworks, gift-giving, office Christmas parties, long vacations, and most of all, the bonding moments with my loved ones.

But even so, I am still willing to miss all that in exchange for the comforts that I can give my family, even if it means that I have to be away. My sacrifices are worth it. Hopefully, in the next several years, I won’t have to be abroad anymore just to earn a decent living, to have a more comfortable life...

Just lurking...

BYAHILO

December 24th, 2007, 10:12 AM

merry xmas!!!!

i saw pototan last night in Korina show.

habagatcentral1

December 24th, 2007, 11:27 AM

if i'm not mistaken, january is the time they will present their renders. i'm not not sure though if construction will immediately commence immediately after that. the more likely scenario is that would take a few more weeks, at the earliest!:) meery christmas everyone!:)

Hehe!! Perhaps. Palafox might be consulting with local city planners and architects regarding the plan of Megaworld. A city hall insider told us that it will begin by early January. We might be seeing the airport cordoned and equipment rolling off the roro ferries.

Baw, Thread 41 na gali? Thanks, guys for all the inputs.

Special mention goes to @berniemack, @eonynx and @spacewagon for anchoring the previous thread, and to @incognito for starting a new one. I am glad to see our thread title has not changed. :D

... and... Merry Christmas (http://simpliving.blogspot.com/2007/12/ofw-christmas-away-from-home.html) sa aton tanan!

This will be my seventh straight Christmas season abroad. But I don’t really mind being away from home on the happiest days of the year.

Sure, I would once again miss the festive ambiance of Philippine Christmas; the Simbang Gabi (dawn mass), the Christmas lights and parols (lanterns), the food, fireworks, gift-giving, office Christmas parties, long vacations, and most of all, the bonding moments with my loved ones.

But even so, I am still willing to miss all that in exchange for the comforts that I can give my family, even if it means that I have to be away. My sacrifices are worth it. Hopefully, in the next several years, I won’t have to be abroad anymore just to earn a decent living, to have a more comfortable life...

Just lurking...

Puli ka di, nothing beats Christmas at home. :) Have a merry Christmas! :)

merry xmas!!!!

i saw pototan last night in Korina show.

Iwag? Korina was at Iloilo last week (sa Pavia, hehe!! Nanghatag X'mas goods sa mga bata sa Pavia Pilot, :D)

Merry Christmas to All of SSC Forumers & Lurkers!!!
:banana: :banana: :banana:

iloilocitykid

December 24th, 2007, 12:37 PM

Merry Christmas to All..

Don't forget the real escence of Christmas, the Birthday of Our Lord..

Of course with respect to non-Christians that is..

iloilocitykid

December 24th, 2007, 12:40 PM

TERMINAL PROBLEM
Airport mulls higher terminal fee amid
soaring electric bills

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – The Air Transportation Office (ATO) plans to increase the terminal fee at the new Iloilo airport next year. Area Manager Alan Java bared the plan after the airport incurred millions of pesos in electric bills.

To meet the operating expenses of the airport’s modern facilities, ATO plans to impose a terminal fee of P200 from the current P30.

The Iloilo airport, when it was still in Mandurriao district, was only paying an average of P235,000 to P250,000 for its monthly electric bill, Java said. But now, the electric consumption at the new airport at the Sta. Barbara – Cabatuan area reaches from P2.2 million to P2.5 million a month.

Early last week, reports broke out that the new airport’s bills accumulated to P5.6 million. Iloilo Electric Cooperative (ILECO) threatened to cut off the airport’s power supply.

On Wednesday, ATO partially settled the airport’s electric bills after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P3 million, averting a power disconnection.
“We will pay the remaining amount comes the budget next year,” he said.

The terminal fee needs to be increased next year to maintain the operation of the airport, stressed Java.

“We have budgetary constraints. Our funds (are) not (enough to offset) our expenses,” said Java.

With its modern and state-of-the-art facilities, the airport’s electric bill is expected to continue increasing.

Java said his office received a disconnection notice signed by ILECO 1 manager Wilfred Billena the other week. It was fortunate, he said, that he was in Manila last week such that he was able to bring the matter to their head office.

He admitted that his office suffers some problems with their finances because they are dependent on their 2007 operational budget, half of which was spent when the airport was still in Mandurriao district here in the city.

Java is positive that everything will be smooth next year with their new budget is in place.

An average of 1,200 to 1,500 passengers are being accommodated at the new Iloilo airport everyday.

Java assured the public that there will be no power disconnection at the new airport. He said ATO “has an understanding with (ILECO). They (understand) our predicament.”

Meanwhile, the existing taxi rate with a flag down of P30 will remain for the meantime as authorities continue to discuss the issue of transportation service at the new Iloilo airport.

Reports on a number of taxi units taking advantage of the passengers in the airport continue.

Last June, a group of taxi operators here questioned the P80 gratuity fee being imposed by the Iloilo Convention and Visitors Bureau (ICVB) on passengers of the Light of Glory taxi on top of the taxi metered rate at the new Iloilo airport.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has already called for a meeting to ATOP members, ICVB officials and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Director Porfirio Clavel to resolve the issue.

It's good they're increasing the terminal fee. The airport is too beautiful to go to waste. And whoa, 1,500 to 1,200 passengers a day? This is nice. :)

iloilocitykid

December 24th, 2007, 12:41 PM

WV seen to surpass rice
production goal

ILOILO City – Rice production in Western Visayas is expected to hit the two million metric ton mark by the end of the year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Unit based here said.

Based on the latest forecast of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) as of November 15, the commodity has reached 1.99 million metric tons.

“There is an increase in our production, considering we only had 1.95 million metric tons last year,” said Agriculture Regional Executive Director Larry Nacionales.

After crops were affected by the El Niño phenomenon from January to April this year, he noted that production was able to pick up in the months of June to December.

Region 6 is ranked No. 2 in terms of rice production, Nacionales revealed during their latest assessment of agricultural situation in the country.

For 2008, DA hopes to do much better. Its target is pegged at 2.2 million metric tons, said Nacionales.

iloilocitykid

December 24th, 2007, 12:42 PM

‘House to house’ campaign seen to solve waste disposal problem

ILOILO City – To address the problem on garbage here, Mayor Jerry Treñas called on all barangay captains in the City Proper to do a “house to house” campaign.

There is a need to teach the people the proper system of garbage disposal, he stressed.

Garbage, especially in the city proper, are not properly disposed and collected, observed Treñas.

Lots of garbage are left in the garbage collection areas after the collection period or the scheduled pick up time of the garbage collectors.

People still dump garbage even after the collection period, it was observed.

Also, garbage collectors usually do not pick up the garbage bag if the wastes are not segregated.

Treñas said he will meet the barangay captains of the city proper regarding the problem. Also to be invited in the meeting are Engr. Raul Gallo of the city’s Public Services Office and representatives from the Solid Waste Management Board.

The board is in the forefront of helping solve the city’s garbage problem.

iloilocitykid

December 24th, 2007, 12:44 PM

Livelihood projects growing
like mushrooms for San Miguel

SAN MIGUEL does not have that colonial air where most areas in the province boast of rich and significant historic architectural structures from the colonial period and claim a rich tapestry of architectural styles. It is rather a small and hospitable town with a beehive of productive livelihood support activities that are self-reliant and self-managed.

With the problematic economic situation of most towns, it is very difficult to find employment. This peaceful town, however, boasts of projects for community development and livelihood improvement in fighting poverty, and has continuously supported the town in achieving economic prosperity and social development drawn upon its heritage of industry and making use of its untapped sources of new wealth.

The RMC Loofah Marketing of 5R Cablas Loofah Farm are growers and lone manufacturers of Loofah in the province of Iloilo that offer a wide and innovative range of products, trying to cover the continuously growing and versatile demands for this product. They produce good quality loofah body sponge from an angled luffa variety of Patola, stripped of its skin, seeds removed and dried until it becomes a loofah, which is used as a sponge or scrub to remove dead skin flakes in the bath. Its products, mostly body scrubs, are available in a variety of models, designed to meet real needs, as regarding size, texture and finish.

After buying the retired ropes, Mrs. Morita Sancio, a resident of Barangay 6, Santiago St., consolidates them into her 45-year old licensed rope recycling business. A rope is retired after five years in service and 10 years after its manufacturing date.

However, there are some ropes may need to be retired earlier depending on usage and a number of other variables. The nylon from these ropes is made into things like furniture and carpet fuzz, coat hangers and all types of household items.

Traditional pots are made by women group led by Lola Gloria Paris, a 78-year-old potter based in Barangay San Jose. The product is rooted to the Filipino culture as a domestic utensil. Potters are taking the trade as an important source of income which is in turn also enabling Ilonggos to promote the use of cultural heritage home utensils like pottery.

However, it is important to add that the products, mostly kolon, kalan, flower pots, banga and even kaldero, are made according to indigenous labor intensive methods using local materials. It is also important to stress here that these traditional pottery product are environmental friendly and non-harmful.

Mushroom growing is one of the more successful stories in agriculture for this town. Mushrooms have growing houses where they are harvested over a period of several weeks and then the house is emptied and steam-sterilized before the process begins again. The harvested mushrooms are set in delivery carts, refrigerated and then packaged and shipped quickly to supermarkets, food processors and restaurants.

Thanks to the industry, courage and the indomitable spirit of its people, led by their municipal mayor, Hon. Gregorio S. Villarico, San Miguel has established itself as one of the more progressive towns in the province of Iloilo.

Come and visit San Miguel and discover the wonder of this town.

iloilocitykid

December 24th, 2007, 12:47 PM

Iloilo welcomes Figaro

COFFEE has become a way of life in Iloilo as evidenced by the number of coffee hangouts in the city. Ilonggos, especially businessmen coming to meetings and shoppers cooling their heels, will be pleased to know that Manila’s premier homegrown coffee brand has come to town.

After a long wait, Figaro finally sets up shop in Iloilo to serve its signature coffees and coffee concoctions to Iloilo’s discriminating clientele. Figaro opened its first kiosk in Glorietta Ayala Center in 1993, way before the international chains came. It started franchising in 1998 and now has expanded to over 70 stores in the Philippines including two Shanghai, China. Figaro became famous for its freshly-brewed coffee, espresso concoctions and its banner products Figaro Frost, Magnificent Mint Mocha and Caramel Frost Light.

Figaro prides itself with its coffee beans sourced from the farm in Benguet, Negros, Bukidnon among other communities, where the Figaro Foundation trained farmers in organic way of growing coffee. The Foundation also conducts annual coffee farm orientation tours and tree planting activities to help the local coffee industry flourish after a long period of decline in the late 90s.

The business started as a hobby among like-minded friends and soon became a growing business, borne out of a simple passion for coffee and travel. The partners were inspired by European cafes and made it a point to recreate the European coffeehouse feel when it started designing its cafes. Service is also a key component of the Figaro experienced.

Knowing the Filipinos’ penchant for impeccable service, Figaro trains its service staff or talents in graceful service and a wonderful customer experience.

Figaro has a Figaro Coffee Club that rewards regular customer with perks and activities and assures them the same rewarding experience and consistent product quality in its branches. Besides mall locations, Figaro can also set up in hospitals, universities, call centers and office buildings. A lot of its streetside locations cater to breakfast crowds and way up to midnight hours.

In Iloilo, Figaro will be selling its popular Figaro House Reserve coffee beans, ground to the specifications of the customer. It will also sell its Country Blend served on Philippine Airlines’ international flights and Mabuhay lounges. As the name connotes, Country Bend is a fitting tribute to the source of its coffee and also because it is served onboard the country’s flag carrier.

For more information log on to www.figarocoffee.com

iloilocitykid

December 24th, 2007, 12:49 PM

Parc Regency showcases edifying concept in Panay’s property dev’t

EXPERIENCE Parc Regency Residences’ signature feature - the Linear Parks, as Property Company of Friends Inc. (Pro-Friends) recently unveiled its latest project in Pavia, Iloilo.

Ilonggos love family gatherings

Wide open spaces and scenic views are inherent of the Iloilo landscape. Because of this, Parc Regency Residences offers a unique feature in each and every block within its subdivision. Imagine a sprawling garden park in every backyard where your children can safely play without the danger of oncoming vehicles or a relaxing stroll in the afternoon.
Each linear park is ideal for playground furniture, park benches, chess tables and a secure gateway for your security and privacy.

You can enjoy hosting your family barbecues and get-togethers with room to spare. Conducive for birthday parties and fun activities, these linear parks are literally a breath of fresh air to those who are accustomed to living in crowded subdivisions.

It is ideal for raising your kids in an atmosphere of safety without compromising the childhood experience of playing outdoors.

No other community offers these innovations with so much value, aside from the uniquely designed Linear Parks a clubhouse with complete sporting facilities and function rooms are at your disposal.

Basketball courts, badminton courts, tennis courts, a gym and a leisure swimming pool are just some of the exclusive features that you can enjoy at the Parc Regency community.

Parc Regency Residences is a project of Pro-Friends Inc., a leading developer of quality homes and communities in the Philippines. Pro-Friends is dedicated in providing value in every investment made by the Filipino family. All units sold are instantly provided with clean titles, this is part of the service and quality that has garnered numerous awards for the company over the years.

Jarenz

December 24th, 2007, 01:17 PM

Merry Christmas Everyone
&
A Prosperous New Year

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IAMME

December 24th, 2007, 02:45 PM

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kiretoce

December 24th, 2007, 05:05 PM

Happy Holidays

SSC-Iloilo!

From Your Moderators
Aaron | Sinjin | Kimber | Paul

IMPRESARIO

December 24th, 2007, 05:56 PM

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Happy Christmas to All!

LordCarnal

December 24th, 2007, 06:03 PM

Merry Christmas!

JEFFjr_25

December 24th, 2007, 07:38 PM

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"A wonder-filled life is yours when you know the Christ of Christmas."

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all SSC-Iloilo fellas. :banana::banana::banana:

adelro2049

December 24th, 2007, 08:22 PM

Merry Christmas from San Francisco, CA!!!!!!!

leii_tomo

December 25th, 2007, 12:18 AM

:banana::banana::banana:Malipayon nga Paskua sa inyo nga tanan!!!

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 25th, 2007, 12:54 AM

Malipayon nga Paskua sa tanan!

ritche

December 25th, 2007, 04:01 AM

Guys, would you consider Central Philippine University (CPU) one of the premiere universities in Iloilo?

steadyasweroll

December 25th, 2007, 04:07 AM

Merry Christmas to all... much love...

caloy

December 25th, 2007, 04:13 AM

happy and merry christmas to all...

blueguy

December 25th, 2007, 05:37 AM

Hi peeps!!!

IMPRESARIO

December 25th, 2007, 05:37 AM

Guys, would you consider Central Philippine University (CPU) one of the premiere universities in Iloilo?

^^not as popular as her sister Silliman University but can be considered as one of the leading Universities in the country nonetheless. IMO

iloilocitykid

December 25th, 2007, 09:33 AM

^^ Ranked 32 something? It's a good school and a tourist spot notheless. Merry Christmas!!!

Saviour International Hospital is undergoing some renovation/construction..needs verification if this is their proposed twin 8 story building.

shyaman

December 25th, 2007, 01:33 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS mga kasimanwa!!!

Pahabol before the 25th closes... it's 10:35PM here :D

eonynx

December 25th, 2007, 03:37 PM

eonynx

December 25th, 2007, 03:40 PM

Guys, would you consider Central Philippine University (CPU) one of the premiere universities in Iloilo?

obcourse!:) it's an institution already.

eonynx

December 25th, 2007, 03:53 PM

Happy Holidays

SSC-Iloilo!

From Your Moderators
Aaron | Sinjin | Kimber | Paul

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR SSC MODERATORS-PHILIPPINE FORUMS!:):):)

eonynx

December 25th, 2007, 03:55 PM

merry xmas!!!!

i saw pototan last night in Korina show.

good thing they featured that one!:)

eonynx

December 25th, 2007, 04:04 PM

Hehe!! Perhaps. Palafox might be consulting with local city planners and architects regarding the plan of Megaworld. A city hall insider told us that it will begin by early January. We might be seeing the airport cordoned and equipment rolling off the roro ferries.

well then, the earlier the construction commences, the better!:) the exasperating fly dutifully doing its part in spoiling the table of our development menu appears to be the power blackouts. we can't just swat it away obviously. it simply (and complicatedly) means our concerned government agencies and officials would have to roll up their sleeves on this one! taking an "isolated" effort to solve it! just like what former pres. ramos did in solving the power crisis of the philippines way back in the early 1990s. the key words are "isolated and concentrated" efforts!

eonynx

December 25th, 2007, 04:15 PM

Fundador

December 25th, 2007, 05:17 PM

^^ Iloilo is considered as the rice granary of region6. but last year the municipality of Ajuy and Sara was affected by infestation.i think It is only that year 2006,that the farmers noted the bugs infestation in their rice land:ohno:

whyte

December 25th, 2007, 05:54 PM

Happy Christmas

whyte

December 25th, 2007, 05:55 PM

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bAby"G"

December 25th, 2007, 06:02 PM

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namit ba.! y gid ta da... hehe

SugarFreak

December 25th, 2007, 06:04 PM

^^may-ara manta na bwas...makadto na ko da subong...offtime ko na

whyte

December 25th, 2007, 06:20 PM

here's the pavia mansion iloilocitykid and bernie were talking about in the previous pages

i took these pics on a fast moving vehicle so indi guid complete hahaha

i even tried taking pics and vids of it one night pero indi gid mapuslan ang shot ko hahaha

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whyte

December 25th, 2007, 06:32 PM

BabY"G" and Sugar Freak

enjoy your noche buena!
nauna lang kami diri

IMPRESARIO

December 26th, 2007, 06:34 AM

Tupas to veto SP recall
resolution on major project

ILOILO City -- Gov. Niel D. Tupas Sr. said he would veto the recall resolution of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) that would impede the construction of the Iloilo
Convention Center which is supposed to be another major project for the province.

Tupas said the SP could not change its mind “while in the middle of the game.”

He was referring to the decision of the majority members of the board recalling Resolution No. 2007-046 authorizing him to negotiate and enter into a contract for a P350-million loan for the construction of the convention center.

The SP, seven against three with one abstention last December 13, furthermore recalled Resolution No. 2007-057 authorizing the governor to “take out” all existing and outstanding loans of the province with Land Bank of the Philippines and Resolution No. 2007-058 confirming, approving and ratifying all the terms and conditions of the loan agreement with the Philippine Veterans Bank.

Vice Gov. Rolex Suplico said their recall is based on the recommendation of Committee of the Whole chair, Board Member Arthur Defensor Jr. after finding out some “irregularity” in the procedures.

But Tupas averred that the previous set of board members approved these resolutions unanimously.

http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/guimaras4.htm

IMPRESARIO

December 26th, 2007, 07:33 AM

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Atub-Atub Tribe in Global Peace Festival 2007

lewdsaint

December 26th, 2007, 10:15 AM

Malipayon nga Paskua sa Inyo nga Tanan!

I went in Capiz that is why I wasn't able to open the site for several days.
Post ko lang ang nmga photos ko sa Capiz thread.

eonynx

December 26th, 2007, 11:51 AM

All roads lead to the town of Maasin some 30 kilometers from Iloilo City as this bustling central Iloilo town holds the ninth edition of its annual festivity, the Tultugan Festival, on December 26, 2007.

This would be the first Tultugan Festival under the leadership of youthful Mayor Mariano "Jingjing" D. Malones, Jr. and this early he had guaranteed an even bigger and brighter festival for Maasinanons and their visitors and guests.

"I would like to invite everyone to visit Maasin and be witness to our annual celebration which again would depict our town's rich cultural heritage as well as further promote Maasin's main product, the bamboo," said the 29-year old Malones, the youngest-ever mayor in history to have occupied the town's top executive post.

"And since this would be the first Tultugan Festival under my term, I intend to make it as bigger and as brighter as it was during the time of my father, former mayor and now Board Member Mariano M. Malones, Sr.," the youthful mayor further quipped.

It was learned that this year's Tultugan Festival will feature six participating groups representing six public high schools and elementary schools in Maasin. Like the previous years, they would perform their choreographed presentation before a jam-packed Maasin Sports Complex.

A panel of judges would score them based on a pre-set criteria for judging.

Cash prizes as well as trophies are at stake in the competitions, with the first prize going home with a beautifully-crafted championship trophy and P40,000 in cash. The first runner-up will get a trophy and P30,000 while the second runner-up pockets a trophy and P20,000. The other three non-winning groups will get P10,000 as consolation prize.
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ritche

December 26th, 2007, 12:13 PM

^^not as popular as her sister Silliman University but can be considered as one of the leading Universities in the country nonetheless. IMO

Thanks.

death327

December 26th, 2007, 04:49 PM

From Heritage Forum:

Lopez Mansion along Mabini Street.

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And some details!

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habagatcentral1

December 27th, 2007, 01:05 AM

From Heritage Forum:

Rex, can we negotiate for this? Hopefuly we could get in, hehe!!! Thats in Mabini Street right? Amo na ang tupad sang SPED.

IAMME

December 27th, 2007, 02:34 AM

Ok, I'll try. From what I remember, the place was very dusty and cobwebbed. However, there were these large paintings on the walls..

habagatcentral1

December 27th, 2007, 04:31 AM

If I may ask, of what Lopez branch owns this house? Are they somewhat related to the Lopezes of Jaro as well?

hmmp

December 27th, 2007, 06:28 AM

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hay! kalaw-ay sang performance sang Atub2...kaluya sang music, liwat-liwat lang, amu man ang choreography. :ohno:

habagatcentral1

December 27th, 2007, 06:33 AM

^^ What about other tribes to perform? That is the same choreo I think last year.

death327

December 27th, 2007, 07:38 AM

Ok, I'll try. From what I remember, the place was very dusty and cobwebbed. However, there were these large paintings on the walls..

Thanks Rex. According to the tindera beside the house, it's alright to go inside as long as you get a permission from the caretaker. A lot of students especially from San Ag-Archi are visiting the mansion. She asked me if I am an archi student and I said yes (he he he he). Unfortunately the caretaker was not there yesterday so wasn't able to go inside the mansion. I am planning to go back there before I go back to Manila.

Rex... question... do you know how to go to Nogas Island?

IAMME

December 27th, 2007, 08:13 AM

Two rides lang!:lol: You may take a bus from the terminal at Molo, near St. Anne's. Some routes bring you all the way to Sira-an Hot Spring Resort at Anini-y, Antique. It's a popular destination anyway. From there, you can hire a pumpboat to Nogas (don't know how much they charge now, could be less than P300.

death327

December 27th, 2007, 08:21 AM

Is it true na "mariit" daw papunta dun? that you need to throw something important or so dear to you into the water before you can go back to the mainland?

habagatcentral1

December 27th, 2007, 08:25 AM

^^ Legends say that when you go there and the banca/boat's machine came into a sudden halt, you have to sacrifice a material thing that is dear to you.

IAMME

December 27th, 2007, 08:30 AM

(OT) The first time we went there was Holy Week. The water was glassy going to Nogas but coming back in the afternoon... the roaring waves splashed inside the small boat we rode (it was just big enough for 5). It was a terrifying experience.

Oh I remember.. our banca did halt midway, but nobody threw anything in the water. My dad actually strapped his very heavy box of fishing tools to his life vest.

I think the area surrounding Nogas is subject to very strong currents because it is at one apex of Panay Island. This is perhaps more pronounced when the tides are shifting. I had a similar experience at one end of Boracay - another apex of Panay.

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 08:33 AM

^^ Legends say that when you go there and the banca/boat's machine came into a sudden halt, you have to sacrifice a material thing that is dear to you.

^^ganun? how deep is the water? hindi naman deliberate by the pumpboat operator? hehehe

death327

December 27th, 2007, 08:34 AM

I wanna go there! sino gusto mag-upod?

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 08:38 AM

that reminds me of my pumpboat ride from boracay to crystal cove island last febuary 2007, the waves were huge that time.

habagatcentral1

December 27th, 2007, 08:48 AM

^^ I hope to go to Islas Gigantes up north. An undeclared archaeological site and a lagoon and a beach is waiting, hehe!!

COLLIN JASPER

December 27th, 2007, 09:07 AM

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 10:53 AM

^^Hey Collin, wassup! Happy Holidays wherever you are! :)

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 10:53 AM

local news: power outages pa rin, PECO PECO PECO :bash:

death327

December 27th, 2007, 11:29 AM

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

Ello Collin Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy Malaysia! :D

COLLIN JASPER

December 27th, 2007, 12:14 PM

^^Hey Collin, wassup! Happy Holidays wherever you are! :)
SAME TO U MY FRIEND!!! I MISS U ALL.

COLLIN JASPER

December 27th, 2007, 12:20 PM

@bernie: thanks for the book, ILoilo-rich and Noble land, i really like it. quite expensive btw.and its heavy too! i rcvd it in singapore.

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 12:44 PM

City lights up first flyover in WV

The city council here is expected to authorize city Mayor Jerry P. Treñas to receive the lights donation from Globe Telecom to light up the first flyover here.

Globe Telecom sent a deed of donation document to Treñas Wednesday. The city council is set to deliberate on the document also on Wednesday to authorize Treñas to sign and accept the donation.

This will allow the city engineers office (CEO) to immediately prepare a program of work for the electrical installation at the flyover site along Gen. Luna and Infante junction here and catch up with the construction deadline and inauguration before the Dinagyang Festival last week of January 2008.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is expected to come and inaugurate the first flyover project in Western Visayas. Other flyover projects in the region include that along Jalandoni-diversion road here and two other flyover projects in Bacolod City.

The Globe Telecom donation came after Treñas lamented that the city government has no appropriation for the flyover lights because this is a national project under the Tulay ng Pangulo bridge program.

It was known that the flyover project has no provision for lights, Treñas said.

The Globe lights donation, bought in Metro Manila, consists of supplies and materials for six floodlights on top of the flyover and 10 sodium lights below it. (PNA)

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/12/27/city.lights.up.first.flyover.in.wv.html

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 01:22 PM

^^thought that this was going to be opened last week?

habagatcentral1

December 27th, 2007, 01:34 PM

@bernie: thanks for the book, ILoilo-rich and Noble land, i really like it. quite expensive btw.and its heavy too! i rcvd it in singapore.

Abi ko akon na ina? hahaha!!! Anyway, got several days to read before I sent it there, hehehe!!! :lol: Take care of that. Its worth the investment (bisan IMO indi man gawa nami ang pix, hehe!!) :)

Halong ka da pirmi bro. :)

City lights up first flyover in WV

At least thats a good news in the "biggest X'mas light in the world", wahehehe!!! :lol: Hay, I have this perception of its either true or its either orchestrated. But anyhow, it is a stumbling block for progress which has been identified by almost all Ilonggos.

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 01:50 PM

^^orchestrated or not,it needs to be fixed ASAP. Brown-out Christmas sa Iloilo accdg. to news, From Mayor JPT,to the Councilors,to the private businesses and the public, gusto nang mag rebolosyon against PECO! :bash:

habagatcentral1

December 27th, 2007, 02:08 PM

^^ Emergency powers perhaps if PECO would want to blackmail the city again, hehe!!! I know its taking a toll but our protests are nothing without action itself. Sige lang ta wawaw kon mag-brownout pero wala man ta ginaubra para maresolbahan dayon. Indi lang kita tani magsalig sa tagdumalahan sing todo. Bilang stakeholders (kita mga pumuluyo), may responsibilidad kita para sa pagpahulag.

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 02:25 PM

^^korek, people power! kon ara lang ko da ma picket guid ako dira sa atubangan sang PECO. heheh

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 02:51 PM

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Eon Centennial Hotel

eonynx

December 27th, 2007, 02:59 PM

unfortunately for us, this power problem will further bottom out before it gets even better!

eonynx

December 27th, 2007, 03:07 PM

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Eon Centennial Hotel

nice promotional vid!;)

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 03:11 PM

unfortunately for us, this power problem will further bottom out before it gets even better!

^^Unfortunately true, but hopefully these events would finally the let the public and people responsible be aware and take the power problem very seriously. i remember a time during the Ramos' administration, when the country was suffering from a very very bad power crisis. people got together,things got moving, a lot infrastructures were made, the energy sector got revitalized. Sana this would happen here too.

eonynx

December 27th, 2007, 03:11 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

over land or sailing the seas,
christmas at home, what you'll most miss!

merry christmas @collin!:)

eonynx

December 27th, 2007, 03:15 PM

eonynx

December 27th, 2007, 03:21 PM

^^ I hope to go to Islas Gigantes up north. An undeclared archaeological site and a lagoon and a beach is waiting, hehe!!

an undeclared archeological site ka mu? sige berns, enjoy your history hunting and leisure there!:)

eonynx

December 27th, 2007, 03:26 PM

@bernie: thanks for the book, ILoilo-rich and Noble land, i really like it. quite expensive btw.and its heavy too! i rcvd it in singapore.

it's a good thing you bought it! it's a good read!:) a trip down memory lane through the carriage of nostalgia.

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 03:27 PM

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A kid looks amazed with the colorful firecrackers on display at the Arevalo district but the Department of Health discouraged parents and children from using pyrotechnics in welcoming the New Year to avoid injuries and fires. (Photo by Tara Yap)

http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/

eonynx

December 27th, 2007, 03:31 PM

^^we still don't have a choice
we'll still hear the noise
filipinos welcome new year's entry
with fireworks and raucous glee!:lol:

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 03:54 PM

^^oh definitely, that's already a filipino tradition in ushering the new year.

habagatcentral1

December 27th, 2007, 05:21 PM

^^ Marikina just joined Davao's bandwagon of banning firecrackers for New Year. :D

IMPRESARIO

December 27th, 2007, 05:52 PM

^^Not in Arevalo, most def! :lol:

Fundador

December 28th, 2007, 03:40 AM

‘2007 a record year for investments’

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

THE year 2007 saw private investments coming in droves to Iloilo City, said Mayor Jerry Treñas.

“It is a record and a banner year for investments,” Treñas assessed the passing year while referring to the entry of giant call centers in the metropolis.

The mayor explained the city is becoming a hotspot for call centers with more prospective investors signifying interest to expand their operations here.

Treñas is optimistic that TeleTech will open at SM City and three other call center firms are expected to start operating by January 2008.

On top of it, he boasted of the “biggest investment” courtesy of giant real estate developer Megaworld Corp. pouring in P1.5 billion to develop the 54-hectare old airport property in Mandurriao district.

Megaworld executive director and senior vice-president Kingson Sian said they envision the Iloilo Business Park as “a live-work-play-learn community” hosting business process outsourcing (BPO) offices, residential units, hotels, convention center, commercial and retail outlets, skills training center, and recreational facilities.

“These investments will really turn into employment opportunities for the people. Works will be available during construction stage and sustainable jobs ultimately,” stressed Treñas.

Megaworld is expected to propel the call center “hit” even as it has vowed to put Iloilo in the world map of rising BPO industry.

The BPO sector includes call centers, medical and legal transcriptions, software development, architecture and animation using state-of-the-art computer technology.

“One of the key factors for success is manpower availability. We are very satisfied with the quality of labor and there are lots of universities here as what we need. Major telecom players are already established here. There’s no reason why not Iloilo in the world map of BPO,” Sian exclaimed.

He was referring to Cebu, Pasig and Baguio that have been cited as among world’s emerging BPO centers.

“Iloilo City is hot for call centers. For the next few months, there’s this ‘rush’ in call center investments. A huge human resources requirement search is evident on streamers posted all over the city announcing job fairs of various call center companies,” said Treñas.

He said call center company Western Wats Philippines eyes by January the opening of 2,000 initial seats and another 2,000 for expansion which translates to at least 3,000 new jobs.

Treñas also revealed the prospects of call center firms Sutherland Global and Sitel that have planned to branch out in the city by next year.

He asserted that there are available areas for call center locators including parking area of Robinson’s Place Iloilo which could accommodate 4,000 seats and Amigo Mall’s second floor with another 4,000 seats.

These spaces have been registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) which offers several tax incentives for investors.
:banana:

Fundador

December 28th, 2007, 03:47 AM

DPWH assures safety of flyover

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By Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has assured the Office of the Obudsman of the safety of the controversial Iloilo City flyover project along General Luna and MH Del Pilar Streets.

Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas Pelagio Apostol said the assurance was made after his office inquired with the DPWH about the delay in the project’s completion.

“The DPWH said they have made the necessary adjustments and measures to strengthen the flyover. They installed fiber glass supports in the foundations to make them stronger,” Apostol said.

The Ombudsman took notice of the flyover project following media reports on its delay and purported substandard materials used by contractor Mabey and Johnson.

Apostol said he wrote the DPWH to inquire about the reasons for the delay which was answered by Engr. Emil Sadain, executive director of the President’s Bridge Program Office (PBPO).

The PBPO supervises the Iloilo City flyover project and other similar projects in the country.

In his reply to Apostol dated Dec. 26, Sadain said the delay was caused by the suspension of Mabey and Johnson’s contract for various alleged violation including failure to meet the standards set by the DPWH’s Bureau of Research and Standards.

Sadain said the firm did not meet the Grade 60 requirement for reinforcing steel bars used in the flyover.

The DPWH also suspended Mabey’s contract for its failure to submit various documentary requirements such as guarantees, original performance bonds and retention bonds.

Mabey was also rapped for “willfully discontinuing” its obligation to work on other projects in the country.

The flyover is expected to be opened early January 2008.

Apostol said queries with other government agencies as regards projects are one of their strategies in investigating the conduct of officials and agencies.

Apostol also asked the media to avoid sensationalism in reporting graft and corruption cases.

“Kung magaling kayong gumawa ng sensational reports on corruption, calamities and massacres let us as well create sensational reports on the good performance of our public officials,” said Apostol.

Apostol also said the Ombudsman cannot immediately release documents relative to graft cases because they want to be fair to the complainant and the case respondents.

“We don’t want to destroy the reputation of the respondents until we have proven their guilt,” Apostol said.

Apostol visited the Ombudsman field office in Iloilo City to hold dialogues with various sectors and the media.:):)