Monte Rosa Subdivision

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This is one of the many growing residential estates in Mandurriao-Pavia (Hibao-an) Area. Other prominent subdivisions in this vicinity are Witrap, Imperial Homes, Savannah, Parc Regency, Providence, Ana Ros and many more.

^^Hi kid! thanks for the pics! you should start putting signatures on your pics .

^^ Lols, that's the problem. I don't have a photoshop or if I do have one, I don't know how. :lol:

Anyhow, I doubt anyone will steal my pictures.. :)

^^ Basta, one thing's for sure. For these rich kids lack the taste of art. They are a menace to the eye. There are even vandals that makasiling ka nga....hay ambot!!! Feeler gid pa ang iban nga abi mo kon sin-o ukon ano sya...Emo or Goth or Gangsta kuno?. :bash: :lol:

@Chy, I'll just comment tomorrow regarding the site. Puli na ko da bwas! Yehey!!! :D

Kag isa pa: Pa dugang-dugang lang na gasto para sa ipang cover nga pinta. Hay kung rich gid man ang mga kids nga ni, tani they should get art lessons and channel it in a way nga pleasing to everyone. Hehe

^^ If they are rich, then they are spoiled. They need a good old fashioned woop in the ___...

^^ Lols, that's the problem. I don't have a photoshop or if I do have one, I don't know how. :lol:

Anyhow, I doubt anyone will steal my pictures.. :)

Since you're using flickr, try using Picnik - just click the edit button on top of your photo. A small text at the corner of the photo will do. It also has all the effects to get started with post-processing.

^^ Lols, that's the problem. I don't have a photoshop or if I do have one, I don't know how. :lol:

Anyhow, I doubt anyone will steal my pictures.. :)

^^ow dude, you will be surprised, pics are taken here irregardless of quality,etc.
:) ,there's always room for improvement. majority naman dito hindi professional photographers.

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These riders relish the chance to become one of the earliest commuters to use
the controversial Iloilo City flyover stretching over Diversion Road, Gen. Luna,
MH Del Pilar and Infante Streets. The P400-million structure was opened to
traffic December 31, 2007 after six months of delays and allegations of
substandard materials.(Tara Yap photo)

link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/

^^ Basta, one thing's for sure. For these rich kids lack the taste of art. They are a menace to the eye. There are even vandals that makasiling ka nga....hay ambot!!! Feeler gid pa ang iban nga abi mo kon sin-o ukon ano sya...Emo or Goth or Gangsta kuno?. :bash: :lol:

@Chy, I'll just comment tomorrow regarding the site. Puli na ko da bwas! Yehey!!! :D

well, teenagers have many pent-up emotions the need to be channeled. unfortunately, some of those channels are not the right ones like this grafitti thing! i hope these eyesores will catch the attention of our city leaders and make an intensive campaign to discourage these teenagers from doing such things.

we call that "poor little rich kids". just a longer description for being spoiled.

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im no expert on web designs but maybe you could make it a little more "eye-candy". i've visited your website a few times!:) informative! why won't those peeps at the capitol tap your talent for the design of their pricey website. i'm sure, if you're the one designing their website, they could make more value for their money.:cheers:

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These riders relish the chance to become one of the earliest commuters to use
the controversial Iloilo City flyover stretching over Diversion Road, Gen. Luna,
MH Del Pilar and Infante Streets. The P400-million structure was opened to
traffic December 31, 2007 after six months of delays and allegations of
substandard materials.(Tara Yap photo)

link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/

so this is the much bally-hood P400M! doesn't look like one to me! i hope its effects on traffic in that chokepoint is worth its price!:lol:

^^ It was supposed to be just P100M...that's how corrupt the system here in the country is.

However, it's a nice view on top. The bldg beside Jollibee Gen. Luna looks like a skyscraper from that angle. :)

@IAMME and incognito_rn, thanks for the advice..:)

On my way home I took a side-trip and rode a Villa PUJ just to try the flyover. Comfortably seated, camera positioned, the jeepney suddenly shifted lanes and passed beneath the flyover! Grrr.. So the traffic lights are still operational. I don't know if this flyover will improve much the flow of traffic from Diversion road to Infante.

400M if spent on the road from Jalandoni bridge to Carpenters would have more impact I believe. But this is a national project.. that's how our country works.

^^ok, let's give it the benefit of the doubt for the first few weeks of its operation! tan-awon ta.

^^ Theoretically, it might improve the traffic system. The flyover was meant to just help out the private vehicles cross over the intersection without having to wait for long seconds of the green light to go. In this process, it helps reduce the number of vehicles below and therefore a smoother flow. Well, it's theoretical and reality is more than that..hehe Depende kung indi tig-a ulo sang mga pedestrians, motorists and traffic enforcers

400M if spent on the road from Jalandoni bridge to Carpenters would have more impact I believe. But this is a national project.. that's how our country works.

^^I would love this project realized, also from Gaisano city to Jalandoni bridge. a grand boulevard!

How stupid will be our traffic system if they will not fully utilize the controversial flyover to its intended purpose. Villa and Baluarte jeeps must pass by the flyover. Only those going left or right for both General Luna and MH Del Pilar Streets are allowed to turn and not go straight. Infante-Diversion Roads are the only ones allowed to pass straight under the flyover.

^^agree! this musn't be just be exclusive to the private vehicles! being so will defeat its very purpose!

^^kulang guid ya ang strict implementation sang traffic rules and regulation in general sa pilipinas, kag makita mu guid ini nga problema sa mga "big" cities naton, like iloilo city which is very dense,cramped.
we have that small city mentality pa rin, we have to realize we are above that already and should aspire to reach our potential for Iloilo to continue to lead the way in WV. IMHO.

^^the ningas cogon culture at work

^^ Better channel this to the council.

:ohno:How stupid will be our traffic system if they will not fully utilize the controversial flyover to its intended purpose. Villa and Baluarte jeeps must pass by the flyover. Only those going left or right for both General Luna and MH Del Pilar Streets are allowed to turn and not go straight. Infante-Diversion Roads are the only ones allowed to pass straight under the flyover.

Basi may nanaog sa dalum. I heard this comment from many people who rode jeepney in that area. :lol:

Stricter Traffic Management..

Oh, again, Trisikads are roaming major roads..:ohno: they will never learn

^^ Better channel this to the council.


^^ok, can you be my rep since i'm here sa US? bweheheh :nuts:

^^ I don't give a damn whether its inconvenient to the commuters! They better be disciplined strictly. Why, in Makati you have to walk several meters just to embark on a jeep! MH Del Pilar-General Luna segment of the flyover for Villa and Baluarte or even SM City Arrastre must not load or unload in that area. They are just creating traffic...same are to those commuters. :ohno: Disiplinahon na ina! It really defeats the purpose of the flyover.

^^ What can we do kay ang ga disiplina sa ila, wala man disiplina..

Remember the no smoking in public places ordinance? Even the police break it..:ohno:

^^ Hay, that same old ningas kugon attitude that we have in our culture. :no:

nasanay kita nga mana-og lang kung diin gusto ta before. so, dapat sanayon ta naman subong ang mag pana-og kon diin lang dapat, both sa jeepney/taxi drivers and pasajeros.

^^ I don't give a damn whether its inconvenient to the commuters! They better be disciplined strictly. Why, in Makati you have to walk several meters just to embark on a jeep! MH Del Pilar-General Luna segment of the flyover for Villa and Baluarte or even SM City Arrastre must not load or unload in that area. They are just creating traffic...same are to those commuters. :ohno: Disiplinahon na ina! It really defeats the purpose of the flyover.

so true! in makati people do that with no questions ask! besides, walking is a good exercise!

^^ Sige bala..let us, SSC Iloilo, be the example to others especially in traffic regulations..:)

^^starting tomorrow?;)

so true! in makati people do that with no questions ask! besides, walking is a good exercise!

Total, flat man ang terrain sa Iloilo, unlike Baguio where you really have an excuse to ride a jeep. So it's easier here to walk. It's safe too in daylight and in most parts at night. Just be careful though

^^starting tomorrow?;)

We can start now, kaso midnight :lol:
Yes, we should start immediately! :cheers:

^^ I mean, Iloilo City is a walkable city...its just that most of that us Ilonggos are not into short-distant walks and will still go with the jeepneys.

^^ Hence the prevalence of Public Transports. I don't know why they dont like to walk. When I see Koreans or Caucasians here, it fills my heart with sadness with the thought that "Are Filipinos really lazy that we aren't progressing?" :ohno: kapisan sa ila

hala maglalakat na kita, ako pirme man nagalakat. biskan diri sa olobrahan ko, lakat ko even if it is more than thirty minutes walk to work from home. sige lang. yadi pa na bakal pagkaon sangsa inogplete (wala plete mo). .

so true! in makati people do that with no questions ask! besides, walking is a good exercise!

^^dito rin sa states, if you pull the cord or press the stop button to stop the bus, it will stop on a designated area and not just anywhere else, and people walk to and from the bus stop.
Nakasanayan lang natin talaga ang ugali na iyan, being stubborn and not receptive to change , both as individual and as a community. a change in perspective and national identity is needed talaga. IMO

^^ I mean, Iloilo City is a walkable city...its just that most of that us Ilonggos are not into short-distant walks and will still go with the jeepneys.

pasajero sosyal!:lol:

Actually, our climate may give hint why we behave this way. One of it is us being tropical and monsoonal.

^^starting tomorrow?;)

^^pwede the day after tomorrow na lang? matulog ko anay, hehehe:nuts:

^^dito rin sa states, if you pull the cord or press the stop button to stop the bus, it will stop on a designated area and not just anywhere else, and people walk to and from the bus stop.
Nakasanayan lang natin talaga ang ugali na iyan, being stubborn and not receptive to change , both as individual and as a community. a change in perspective and national identity is needed talaga. IMO

Even if the driver stops just a few meters away from the passenger's ideal landing zone (ows), the passenger will get angry :bash:

Actually, our climate may give hint why we behave this way. One of it is us being tropical and monsoonal.

so, it gives us that passive temperament?! perhaps!

at least, there's a chance for me to see the upv oblation on a different/higher angle! another of those nice photo opportunities.

last year nakapanood ako nyan sa Manila..oblation run has been long standing tradition of APO.., i thought the apo boys are elitists and braggarts. i confess i was mistaken. as they display their assets, they show humility by covering their faces..ang isa sa pinaka unang naganap na oblation run sa ILoilo dyan sila tumakbo sa harap ng SM Delgado papuntang Mabini..nakaka gulat nga kasi mga bata nasa edad 5-12 years old nakakakita..pero sa ngayon dyan na sa harap ng UP Iloilo sila tumatakbo ng hubad:):):)

^^ Kung tutuusin, takaw-pansin ghihapon ang Oble sa Stoplight area, wahehehe!!! :lol:

^^ Tani sa babaw naman sila flyover dalagan..hehe

^^if im not mistaken, APO also holds their annual oblation run in the miagao campus. they did that during our time. i dunno if they're doing it.

^^ Actually there were 2. Fun Run in Miag-ao during the night, first semester.. Oble Run in Iloilo City, 2nd semester...usually December 16. :D

Even if the driver stops just a few meters away from the passenger's ideal landing zone (ows), the passenger will get angry :bash:

I have an experience wherein the bus is waiting for the bus stop lane to be empty because there is another bus ahead of us. So, we cannot disembark (daw barko) yet, the door is close and we'll have to wait.

Its a double decker bus by the way, and im from the top one going down with other people behind me. A lady (obviously daw wala kasakay guro bus), keeps on pressing the stop button and pushing me to go down not even looking that nobody is moving in front of us (by the way, she is doing it while we are both in the middle of the bus stairs).

She wants to get off the bus without knowing that we have to do it at a proper designated area. Tulok ko siya masakit. Kag i let her move to my front first (ti, ang duha ka pig trying to pass with each other, in other words, by the law of physics, with the space and matter, cannot be). In that sense, i still get off the bus ahead of her when we were on the proper bus stop lane. Imagine, people packed with each other like sardines trying to get on with each other to pass. ahahahha...

Honestly, tama si bernie, it could be the climate that make us do it. and i always take the jeep before, i rarely walk that far. pero when i moved here to my present site, walk, walk, and disciplined. The bus will not stop if it is not in a designated area.

^^ Tani sa babaw naman sila flyover dalagan..hehe
^^hehehe, exactly what i was thinking,that'll be crazy! :nuts:

^^that would cause traffic!:lol:

^^ Great tourist attraction to the ladies..:lol:

I haven't seen this thread this active before..Nice that it's moving...:)

Because can we tolerate walking several meters under the heat of the sun, humidity or a torrential rain? That theoretically might have been the reason why we resort to short-distance rides rather than walking.

^^ But even with a fair weather, people still can't walk a few meters..:(

^^ Actually there were 2. Fun Run in Miag-ao during the night, first semester.. Oble Run in Iloilo City, 2nd semester...usually December 16. :D

ahhh! the fun run. sponsored by the up silak and up silab! nakasali ako dyan one time. dutayan lang ko nalipung! lechugas na fun run to! kalawig!:lol:

Because can we tolerate walking several meters under the heat of the sun, humidity or a torrential rain? That theoretically might have been the reason why we resort to short-distance rides rather than walking.


you could be right. remember nagsikat ang trisikad? biskan lapit lang pero we opted to take the trisikad ride?

my common reason is, mainit.

^^ Great tourist attraction to the ladies..:lol:

I haven't seen this thread this active before..Nice that it's moving...:)

yeah! especially if you let all the st paul college students/girls watch it!:D:lol:

^^ Lami! :lol:

I have an experience wherein the bus is waiting for the bus stop lane to be empty because there is another bus ahead of us. So, we cannot disembark (daw barko) yet, the door is close and we'll have to wait.

Its a double decker bus by the way, and im from the top one going down with other people behind me. A lady (obviously daw wala kasakay guro bus), keeps on pressing the stop button and pushing me to go down not even looking that nobody is moving in front of us (by the way, she is doing it while we are both in the middle of the bus stairs).



oh, that reminds me of my vacation in the UK, love those double decker buses,
they are fun to ride on,especially if its packed,dapat mabilis ka bumaba,heheh

Me on a second floor of a double decker bus,nasa front seat talaga,heheh
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oh, that reminds me of my vacation in the UK, love those double decker buses,
they are fun to ride on,especially if its packed,dapat mabilis ka bumaba,heheh

Me on a second floor of a double decker bus,nasa fornt seat talaga,heheh
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spot on. its nice to know you like it.

my point there is i managed to do it, and filipinos abroad can do it. why not back to the philippines? i noticed nga mas disciplinado mga pinoy sa abroad, pero pagpuli, daw back as usual.

^^ Sounds fun..there's no roof? Pretty much similar to our "double-deckered jeeps" from the province, eh? hehe

^^ But even with a fair weather, people still can't walk a few meters..:(

^^psst! bal-an mo mabug-at ang mga bulsa kag bag. makapoy man mag lakat pakadto sa bangko no, hmp! :lol:

^^ :lol: anu abi kuripot ilonggo moh, halin sa kwarta pakadto sa exercise..j/k

^^ Sounds fun..there's no roof? Pretty much similar to our "double-deckered jeeps" from the province, eh? hehe

^^may-ara roof, as you can see on the pics, the red double decker buses infront are exactly the same as what i was riding on.

:lol:^^ Sounds fun..there's no roof? Pretty much similar to our "double-deckered jeeps" from the province, eh? hehe

di ba may ara man double decker nga jeeps and tricycles. kay tanan nagakalalabit:ohno::lol: ang single naging double, may extension pa.:lol:

^^our very own versions. sadya ang mag dismount sa mga ini. bwahahah

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^^chy,i know its not the final version yet but can you put a big iloilo picture instead of that black background over the menu/topic area.

^^kulang guid ya ang strict implementation sang traffic rules and regulation in general sa pilipinas, kag makita mu guid ini nga problema sa mga "big" cities naton, like iloilo city which is very dense,cramped.
we have that small city mentality pa rin, we have to realize we are above that already and should aspire to reach our potential for Iloilo to continue to lead the way in WV. IMHO.
Heard a radio interview in Bombo that it's their rule to only allow private vehicles to go up the flyover, while PUJs will still pass the main road below. :ohno:

They are not fully utilizing the flyover.
@eonmyx & ingcognito: Noted na ang comments, thanks guid.

^^ayteh! wala pulos ang flyover eh, kay ang jeeps gani ang gapa gutok dira. dapat wala sang restrictions ang PUJ dira.

They are not fully utilizing the flyover.
@eonmyx & ingcognito: Noted na ang comments, thanks guid.

^^ jc na lang ang itawag nyo sa akon, mabudlay i-type akon username, heheh

Heard a radio interview in Bombo that it's their rule to only allow private vehicles to go up the flyover, while PUJs will still pass the main road below. :ohno:

They are not fully utilizing the flyover.
@eonmyx & ingcognito: Noted na ang comments, thanks guid.

Bunch of stupid traffic planners perhaps. How come they'll solve the traffic congestion at that intersection if they aren't using the flyover in its full purpose? It really defeats the purpose of constructing one.

Eversince then, the embarkment/disembarkment (loading/unloading area that is) has been located as far as it can be in both General Luna and MH Del Pilar Streets from Infante-Diversion. Will they not sacrifice just a few meters away of walking for Ilonggos? Hay maan sanda! :bash:

By the way, there is an U/C in Pavia area...Evangelista St-By Pass Road junction. A pasalubong center owned by the Guadaramas...no other than Jaro Biscocho Haus, planning to open up another pasalubong shop along the way to the airport or coming from the airport.

^^i dunno the wisdom (or the lack of it) of this traffic scheme they are utilizing over the flyover area.

re: biscocho haus

Owow, dugang sa binagtong sang mga passengers , final stop nila before they leave iloilo, heheh

daw ka mango sang city planners haw?

nga a i restrict ang use sang flyover sa private cars? ngaa sila lang naga bayad taxes haw?

kag if im not mistaken dapat gani ang puj pa ni ang maluipad sa flyover para ma mionimize na ang traffic sa dira nga area.

hmmm.. basi mga classmate ina ni bayani fernando ang mga city planners dira. ahehe

basi may ara man dira "metro gwapo" sa iloilo? heheheh
kasi yung mga poste ,overpasses, supermarkets,etc are painted
with pastel colors, hehehe

Owow, dugang sa binagtong sang mga passengers , final stop nila before they leave iloilo, heheh

Correction pala gali, indi na sya planned, its already under construction. :D

daw ka mango sang city planners haw?

nga a i restrict ang use sang flyover sa private cars? ngaa sila lang naga bayad taxes haw?

kag if im not mistaken dapat gani ang puj pa ni ang maluipad sa flyover para ma mionimize na ang traffic sa dira nga area.

hmmm.. basi mga classmate ina ni bayani fernando ang mga city planners dira. ahehe

Hay, give them the benefit of the doubt. IMO, jeepneys create more traffic in the intersection than private cars.

Metro Gwapo Iloilo version?:lol: :nuts:
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Insider: Ang nagprovide sang budget kuno sa pagpintal sa DOT-6, ang Iloilo Prov'l Capitol Tourism Office. :D

^^so do you mean nga ang Prov'l Capitol Tourism Office ang mastermind sini sang pag color sang syudad? i must say what weird taste. :D IMO

^^ Nope. Its just the DOT office because its at the Capitol grounds. The rest of the city's blue and pastel coloured paint are from the city hall itself.

spot on. its nice to know you like it.

my point there is i managed to do it, and filipinos abroad can do it. why not back to the philippines? i noticed nga mas disciplinado mga pinoy sa abroad, pero pagpuli, daw back as usual.

ti kay strikto ang rules sa UK or states...f indi sila mag-obey, basi ticketan sila o ma-preso pa!?

amu na gani nga tani striktuhan man ang traffic rules sa aton.

Problema ta kay mismong Auxiliary Police ta di strikto. They're always laid back. If you want rights for loading/unloading passengers at a specific place, just pay them for lunch and that's it.

I wonder why we have so many auxiliary traffic policemen while we can invest on traffic lights and traffic schemes instead? There are certain places in the city that are identified to have a need of traffic lights instead. Also, instead of those damn unused pedestrian overpasses, why don't our congressman or even the DOJ secretary invest his pork barrel or budget for traffic improvement such as traffic lights?

Heard a radio interview in Bombo that it's their rule to only allow private vehicles to go up the flyover, while PUJs will still pass the main road below. :ohno:

They are not fully utilizing the flyover.
@eonmyx & ingcognito: Noted na ang comments, thanks guid.

wow! so this is the purpose of that P400M worth of infra? just to give exclusive rights of usage to the private vehicles

Problema ta kay mismong Auxiliary Police ta di strikto. They're always laid back. If you want rights for loading/unloading passengers at a specific place, just pay them for lunch and that's it.

I wonder why we have so many auxiliary traffic policemen while we can invest on traffic lights and traffic schemes instead? There are certain places in the city that are identified to have a need of traffic lights instead. Also, instead of those damn unused pedestrian overpasses, why don't our congressman or even the DOJ secretary invest his pork barrel or budget for traffic improvement such as traffic lights?

well, maybe their purpose is to generate more employment!:lol:

^^ Like Project Oyster of Gloria or Kalsada Natin, Alagaan Natin? No wonder the current administration is proud that the unemployment rate dropped. :lol:

Anyway, we need better roads and better solutions. The last significant road beautification was that of asphalting of General Luna Street and downtown street areas. Widen the roads, better traffic management, traffic lights and discipline from our motorists and commuters alike.

Basta indi lang band-aid asphalt solution bala, hehe!! We also need road markings by the way. And yes, as what Oscar Lopez said, widen the roads!

Metro Gwapo Iloilo version?:lol: :nuts:
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Yikes! Sakit sa mata. They must have wanted to go tropical like the current color scheme of the Araneta center as exemplified by the Big Dome and the New Farmers' Plaza.

^^ I have no idea what triggered the trend of painting the edifices in Iloilo in pastel colors. Maybe because they want to create this "heritagezy" ambiance. :D

i'd say! more traffic lights. more roads. stricter implementation. para na tayong mga sirang plaka dito. :dj: heheh

^^ Yeah, i agree. I'll just keep my mouth shut regarding that. It still goes the same way always.

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hmmm....found this pic of the lopez limo, if junjie lopez were still alive he'd be plying his car over that flyover, traffic, wherever,:nuts:

^^ Bati-bati ko ginsanla na ina kuno.

^^I won't be surprised, as generous as he was, he lost track of his wealth, giving it to the poor and the needy and sometimes to just about everyone asking. not to mention he was also a bigtime gambler...but a legend he is nonetheless.

Happy New Year ILOILO SSC Forumers!

Last time I was here, it was page 9... so I have to read all the previous page to finally post.

Thanks for all the updates... photos, opinions, comments...

Posting soon,

Metro :cheers:

Hmm since its January 2008... in a few days time they will release the MW mega plan details/perspectives...

from a source.... (quoted from Jun Palafox)... "the plan for the old iloilo airport will be a green-walkable city... similar to barcelona cbd"

just an insight...

^^you said "a few days"? not even weeks. this is something to look forward to then. one thing that's nice about it is megaworld has this huge 54 hectare area to play around with their designs. unlike many of their projects where it is limited almost by the function of vertical creativity because of the limited space of the area to be developed.

Hmm since its January 2008... in a few days time they will release the MW mega plan details/perspectives...

from a source.... (quoted from Jun Palafox)... "the plan for the old iloilo airport will be a green-walkable city... similar to barcelona cbd"

just an insight...

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ohhh....like Las Ramblas , Barcelona's most famous boulevard, me likey!

Happy New Year ILOILO SSC Forumers!

Last time I was here, it was page 9... so I have to read all the previous page to finally post.

Thanks for all the updates... photos, opinions, comments...

Posting soon,

Metro :cheers:

^^Metro! Happy New Year, una pa ko nag react sa imo post, and not greeting you first, hehehe.

http://wikitravel.org/upload/en/thumb/7/7f/DSCF0158.JPG/400px-DSCF0158.JPG
ohhh....like Las Ramblas , Barcelona's most famous boulevard, me likey!

Yup, JC... the concept is: "Bedzed"

concept which is being used to create new towns in England, which combine residences, shops, and places of work in walking distance of one another. And its nice to know that its similar to Barcelona given the fact that we are in close association with Spain... remember "Queen's City in the South"?

^^you said "a few days"? not even weeks. this is something to look forward to then. one thing that's nice about it is megaworld has this huge 54 hectare area to play around with their designs. unlike many of their projects where it is limited almost by the function of vertical creativity because of the limited space of the area to be developed.

Exactly... large space gives flexibility and more creative freedom without the hassles of limited space. Happy New Year Eonynx!

^^Metro! Happy New Year, una pa ko nag react sa imo post, and not greeting you first, hehehe.

Happy NEw Year JC! hehe watch out... its January ya know... either Tagalog or English Law. :)

^^hindi na ina in effect metro! pwede ka post in hiligaynon in the local threads. pero obliged man kita guihapon kung gusto may mag pa translate to english. if they don't understand what we are saying. pero sa main thread english or tagalog is strictly enforced.

here's the link:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=564556

The flyover last night
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2221/2161826918_4a346d967d_o.jpg

^^great shot rex, they should put better traffic signs in that area.

Thanks.. They're still widening the road. I was actually standing on rubble when I took that photo. The sidewalk's much narrower now and no more waiting shed.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5914/img1193xc9.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8276/tmpphpmk3ye1ooak0.jpg
If Palafox is planning to design it like Barce's CBD,They can use the runway to pattern it to las ramblas, :okay:

‘Biggest’ slaughterhouse in WV to open this month

ILOILO City – The multi-million class AA abattoir in Brgy. Tacas, Jaro district, purported to be Western Visayas’ biggest, is to begin operations this month.

Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Director Larry Nacionales said the city government had installed three-phased electrical lines for this facility.

To ensure that it conforms to government standards, DA’s National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) will inspect the facility before operations begin.

With the abattoir's opening, Nacionales said, meat selling prices can improve and people will be able to market “pork in the box” items the DA is promoting.

DA and the city government already spent some P30 million to construct the abattoir.
Nacionales said this abattoir can be upgraded into a class AAA facility if a blast freezer is installed.


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

^^nice! amo ini nga mga projects ang dapat kita mag focus, Abbatoirs, Sanitary Landfills, Floodways,Airport,etc. The skyscrapers will follow eventually if businesses see that support infras are at par with world standards.

Treñas sees fruitful
Iloilo City this 2008

ILOILO City – Citing the city government’s accomplishments the previous year, Mayor Jerry Treñas is confident that 2008 will be as fruitful in terms of growth and development.

Investment-wise, 2007 became a banner year for the city with the entry of Megaworld, who bought the old Mandurriao airport for P1.2 billion and is set to convert it into a residential and business mecca, said Treñas.

Last year also saw the influx of major business process outsourcing (BPO) companies.
Popularly known as call centers, big companies like Teletech, Global-Sutherland and Western Wats are about to open, giving thousands of employments to Ilonggos while ePLDT-Ventus and Call Box have been operating for years now.

Meanwhile, Treñas said, vertical and horizontal developments became unceasing with the completion of San Rafael Road in Mandurriao; the flyover in Infante, City Proper; the new buildings housing the offices of the city social welfare and development office and the schools division of Iloilo City.

Some health centers were also built and renovated last year. New buildings include that of City Proper and the Social Hygiene building. Renovated centers were that of La Paz, Mandurriao, Jaro II, and Arevalo.

The future site of the Ateneo de Iloilo in Mandurriao also had its groundbreaking last December.

In tourism, Treñas said, the Dinagyang Festival has again been named the country’s best tourism event for the second time now and the Paraw Regatta Festival as the third best tourism event by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines.

The city also received a P23.2 million assistance from the Australian Agency for International Development consisting of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Tourism Strategy and Action Planning (P8.2 million), the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development (P6 million), the Information Technology Support for Regional Planning and Economic Development (P5 million), and the Strengthening Capacity for Local Area Development Partnerships (P4 million).

Last year, the city also became a Hall of Famer, for winning three consecutive times in the annual Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Clean and Green regional contest.

To cap the year, Treñas was named as Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) at the UPF International Leadership Conference held in Manila during the Global Peace Festival 2007.

Treñas was conferred as Ambassador for Peace as one of the nation’s top leaders in public governance who has exemplary contributions in peace-building.

“All these were of course achieved with the help and cooperation of everyone. I am positive that 2008 will be as prolific as long as we continue to work together for the benefit of Iloilo City,” Treñas said.






Ha, fruitful year it was. I hope more surprises await us this year. :)

‘Biggest’ slaughterhouse in WV to open this month

ILOILO City – The multi-million class AA abattoir in Brgy. Tacas, Jaro district, purported to be Western Visayas’ biggest, is to begin operations this month.

Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Director Larry Nacionales said the city government had installed three-phased electrical lines for this facility.

To ensure that it conforms to government standards, DA’s National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) will inspect the facility before operations begin.

With the abattoir's opening, Nacionales said, meat selling prices can improve and people will be able to market “pork in the box” items the DA is promoting.

DA and the city government already spent some P30 million to construct the abattoir.
Nacionales said this abattoir can be upgraded into a class AAA facility if a blast freezer is installed.


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

Good Project. Maybe in time, we'll have a AAA Slaughterhouse.:cheers:

^^tag-pila na nag blast freezer man? mabakal ko bla, hehehe j/k

^^ milyones..:lol:

balik eskwela na naman :ohno:

^^balik work too!

milyones? pwes! masakay ako sa jeep makadto ko sa bangko. hehheh

^^ :lol: Sakay jeep? abi ko malaktanay na lang ta..total, lamig guid di subong...

^^nice! amo ini nga mga projects ang dapat kita mag focus, Abbatoirs, Sanitary Landfills, Floodways,Airport,etc. The skyscrapers will follow eventually if businesses see that support infras are at par with world standards.

exactly! if i may add: adequate farm-to-market roads and stable and cheap power!

^^ :lol: Sakay jeep? abi ko malaktanay na lang ta..total, lamig guid di subong...

^^kid, mabog-at mag bitbit milyones noh! hehehe, cge, basta upod kita, bwahahaha, j/k!

exactly! if i may add: adequate farm-to-market roads and stable and cheap power!

^^oh, ditto!,CHEAP POWER, guid, that's a come on...

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5914/img1193xc9.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8276/tmpphpmk3ye1ooak0.jpg
If Palafox is planning to design it like Barce's CBD,They can use the runway to pattern it to las ramblas, :okay:

these seem to be nice mixtures of the old and the new! i hope Jun Palafox's final design(s) would consider iloilo city's rich spanish heritage.

^^kid, mabog-at mag bitbit milyones noh! hehehe, cge, basta upod kita, bwahahaha, j/k!

Glad to..:lol:

exactly! if i may add: adequate farm-to-market roads and stable and cheap power!

Infrastructures is what we lack. That's why we're losing our competitive edge now. :ohno: Diversion Road is still rugged and it's a shame it's our widest road..

these seem to be nice mixtures of the old and the new! i hope Jun Palafox's final design(s) would consider iloilo city's rich spanish heritage.

I hope so too! If not, then at least be it modern and revolutionary :cheers:

Infrastructures is what we lack. That's why we're losing our competitive edge now. :ohno: Diversion Road is still rugged and it's a shame it's our widest road..



very shameful indeed! i always imagine whenever i pass that road that had our urban planners have a little foresight, the city could make that road 4 lanes on each side before those structures will mushroom in that area.

^^ Also, improve the drainage, especially in the Christ the King area. That's the reason why the road is always in bad shape. It's a low place and it floods there during rain..if they had a better sewage, then it would be that bad. And they should follow the road of that of the Sta. Barbara Access Road, one of the best I've rode on..

lack of foresight. but ours is an old city as compared to other RP cities, the roads and urban areas are designed in spanish times pa, what we need improvement though are in the new infras. and make improvement on the old ones.

^^ I agree. It's quite hard to govern a city with so much problem as ours but at least we have a cultural muscle..However, look at our new roads like the San Rafael-Tabucan Road. It's arrow, though with islands. I believe if they should build the other 2 lanes at the extremes so that it'll cover more traffic and be prepared for the future.

^^haay, here we go again! that romantic attachment to the 2 laner roads! hindi na kase mga kalesa dumadaan sa mga lansangan natin!

-dp-

^^ :) It would be a nice idea to have kalesas roaming our Calle Real again...good for tourits. That'll take years from now to be fully developed.

^^well, with kalesas or not, what we need are wider roads!

My smallville pics (taken Dec. 28,2007)...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/lex_99/ceb_ilo/247578996O343684783.jpg?t=1199359415
Westown hotel

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/lex_99/ceb_ilo/247578907O623407011.jpg?t=1199359974

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/lex_99/ceb_ilo/247578447O167820696.jpg?t=1199360094

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/lex_99/ceb_ilo/247578808O810668875.jpg?t=1199360127

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/lex_99/ceb_ilo/247579329O969187597.jpg?t=1199360167

soon to open at sm city iloilo: all flip-flops and Memo. :)

^^ Smallville with little people? Yes, they've decreased the food court size and added more clothing/shoewares stores. Is Goldilocks in those?

the westown hotel is a new building right?

^^ Yes. Beside it is an even newer building that's under construction.

Oh by the way, in between the Medicus Condo Clinic and the Riverside Boardwalk, there's a land that's being cleared probably to pave way for a new establishment. We'll see more in the future.

^^another hotel or a different type building?

^^ Looks like a Resto Bar to me. Similar to Bourbon Street. There's also a new entertainment establishment, the Avenue, located across Shipwreck. :)

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

^^ Sure! Hope they build a park in the area. Of course, strictly no prostis allowed. Smallville is quite family oriented now. I see families with children playing around in MO2 and in Bourbon St. Also, Parking is a problem. The city or the private developer should take into consideration the problems now to have a better and smoother future.

^^well, the last time i checked (that was like almost 2 years ago) some of the clubs at the sarabia manor hotel have a very family oriented fill. parents and children dancing together to the music. i miss freddies dira sa sarabia manor!:)

No, actually theres a lot of people that time. The road connecting Smallville and boardwalk? is packed with cars both sides. The pic was taken around 2:30 already, MO2 and other bars started to close already. I just love smallville, I think its at par with other hang out places in Manila.

Im not sure with Goldilocks but there is an unoccupied space beside the future All Flip-flops and Memo stores. Its good to see these shops in Iloilo. :)

@kid

Looks like a mini mini mini Boni High Street to me.

No, actually theres a lot of people that time. The road connecting Smallville and boardwalk? is packed with cars both sides. The pic was taken around 2:30 already, MO2 and other bars started to close already. I just love smallville, I think its at par with other hang out places in Manila.

Im not sure with Goldilocks but there is an unoccupied space beside the future All Flip-flops and Memo stores. Its good to see these shops in Iloilo. :)

i thought there's already an existing branch of goldilocks somewhere? or is it in the planning stages pa lang?

Restaurants at SM Delgado Annex

Iloilo's first Goldilocks
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8448/goldilocksatsmdelgadodc9.jpg

Max's Restaurant
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2033/maxschickenatsmdelgadool9.jpg

There's also a new BPI express at La Sallete
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8561/bpiexpresskr9.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bpiexpresskr9.jpg)

^^thanks @iamme!:)

^^ Smallville with little people? Yes, they've decreased the food court size and added more clothing/shoewares stores. Is Goldilocks in those?

^^I've never been inside Pirates, is it nice?
Traffic is a problem there at night. Investors should consider building paid multi-level parking garages to help in decongesting the area. This also holds
true for Calle Real.

Maybe its time for SM City to expand. Maybe this year or the next will see this happen. Keeping my fingers crossed.:)

Restaurants at SM Delgado Annex

Iloilo's first Goldilocks
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8448/goldilocksatsmdelgadodc9.jpg

Max's Restaurant
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2033/maxschickenatsmdelgadool9.jpg

There's also a new BPI express at La Sallete
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8561/bpiexpresskr9.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bpiexpresskr9.jpg)

^^I still love the Delgado/Valeria Area, kanami mag lagaw-lagaw dira. everything is so close to each other.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1135/dscn1458rf0.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6951/dscn1459kf4.jpg
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2521/dscn1461bx5.jpg
(These pics i took last feb 2007)
My fave hang-out place in smallville.
Tambay lang, chika,drink coffee and wi-fi internet.

From heritage thread.

Something from my Baul...


Just wanna share these cards showing the paintings of de Oteyza of Iloilo City.


http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee303/ancient27/IloiloOteyza1v2.jpg



http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee303/ancient27/IloiloOteyza2v2.jpg



http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee303/ancient27/IloiloOteyza3v3.jpg

^^I still love the Delgado/Valeria Area, kanami mag lagaw-lagaw dira. everything is so close to each other.

me too.
the only thing i hate about that place is the usual useless overpass (though most of the time a i use that para exercise :lol: )

* if they could only transform that building (where andok's/mang inasal is located plus mercury drug sa valeria-delgado) into a multilevel restoplace like el pueblo sa ortigas, etc, it will surely add vigor to the current nightlife in that area

* maybe this year we will see the "connection" between the riverside boardwalk and smallville area with some other restobars/specialty shops plus ofcourse its own police station.:lol: and by 2010 hat strip of land between the river up to megaworld city will become the "nerve center" of the city. of course, i also hope the gradual development of the city's heritage and other areas just like what lasalette has become.

Oh, :lol: Ulihi ko sa balita.. But it's nice they're expanding fast here. It's always tradition for Ilonggos who came from abroad to bring back a cake / polvoron / pastry treats from Goldilocks..


hingagaw sila sa xmas season.
im sure they will have a better branch sa sm city and other malls.
one of its seling point is mas barato sya plus it has a name pero red ribbon man ako gyapon kon cakes ang paga hambalan. :D
pero goldilocks have other great products :D fave ko dinuguan nila


I wonder where Magnolia transfered their location..sayang..:ohno:
I had the chance to visit their exploratorium some 7 years back. It could have attracted a lot of people IMO.

maybe cebu and they only ship finsihed products here since it could be more economical than maintain a facility here.

never had a chance of visiting what the plant caem to be (exploratorium) :(

^^ Looks like a Resto Bar to me. Similar to Bourbon Street. There's also a new entertainment establishment, the Avenue, located across Shipwreck. :)

:banana::banana::banana:

daw metrowalk inspired ini cguro

i really hope more of these kinds of establishment will make up that area asta sa boardwalk then eventually to megaworld area so we can have a nightlife area that we can be proud of.unlike during the past few years nga daw wala gid gawa.

i thought there's already an existing branch of goldilocks somewhere? or is it in the planning stages pa lang?

There's one in SM City near the National Bookstore. THere's another one in planning stages in Robinson's Iloilo.

^^I've never been inside Pirates, is it nice?
Traffic is a problem there at night. Investors should consider building paid multi-level parking garages to help in decongesting the area. This also holds
true for Calle Real.



Maybe its time for SM City to expand. Maybe this year or the next will see this happen. Keeping my fingers crossed.:)

Pirates is nice. Prices aren't that much of a burden too and the food is great.
Yes multi lvel parking is a good idea since we're becoming more and more dense by the minute.

Regarding SM City, for the 2007-2008, no plans from SM has been said about expanding. Maybe 2009 :cheers:


^^I still love the Delgado/Valeria Area, kanami mag lagaw-lagaw dira. everything is so close to each other.

I love the food center of the city

hingagaw sila sa xmas season.
im sure they will have a better branch sa sm city and other malls.
one of its seling point is mas barato sya plus it has a name pero red ribbon man ako gyapon kon cakes ang paga hambalan. :D
pero goldilocks have other great products :D fave ko dinuguan nila



maybe cebu and they only ship finsihed products here since it could be more economical than maintain a facility here.

never had a chance of visiting what the plant caem to be (exploratorium) :(


Great Place for fun. I miss the place :( About Goldilock's Place in SM Delgado, they should've placed it in La Sallete when they had the chance since it's too cramped there.:ohno:

Hi peeps, i was watching tv when an advert for clean coal here in the US was shown.
Share ko lang ila website: http://www.americaspower.org/

since coal is an issue in Iloilo right now, this might be worth browsing through.

http://thedailyguardian.com/images/stories/frontJan4.jpg

A young Ati mother pleads for money to buy medicine for her infant son outside the West Visayas State University in La Paz, Iloilo City. The indigenous people of Panay are seen roaming the streets of the city three weeks ahead of the Dinagyang Festival which took inspiration from the Atis. (Photo by Tara Yap):):)

PECO SAYS SORRY

But washes hands on Holiday blackouts

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

SORRY but no sorry?

Panay Power Co. (PPC), the sole power distributor in Iloilo City apologized to its customers twice for the Christmas and New Year blackouts but denied any hand in the dark festivities.

Mayor Jerry Treñas had demanded explanation from Panay Electric Company (Peco) and PPC, the main power supplier to the city as to the dim scenario that spoiled the festive holidays.
Peco’s special assistant to the president Engr. Randy Pastolero and PPC plant manager Engr. Richard Eugenio sent a letter of explanation and apology Thursday to Treñas which was also furnished to Vice-mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Kagawad Erwin Plagata, chair of city council’s committee on power and Iloilo Business Club president Antonio Jon.

A blackout hit the metropolis 11:57pm of Dec. 31, 2007 while Peco started restoring power at around 12:15am and all 23 feeders were fully restored at 12:40am.

The dark New Year was blamed on fireworks that struck the power’s main line, thus cutting electricity.

“The fault was caused by firecrackers lit during the New Year’s Eve revelry—this caused a transient fault in the system which triggered the total shutdown of the PPC power plant,” power officials explained.

“This happened despite announcements made by Peco to refrain from lighting firecrackers near electrical facilities just days before the New Year—no amount of preparation on the part of Peco could have prevented that,” they stressed.

“Again, we apologize for the inconvenience caused by the events, but note that they were beyond the control and jurisdiction of Peco. However, we are working with PPC, Transco and NPC to ensure their improved response time in the event of interruptions in the delivery of power to Iloilo City.”

To inform customers of the cause of the interruption as well as the estimated time of restoration, Peco gave interviews with two radio and TV stations to disseminate information.

“To alleviate the situation, PPC will be installing Universal Relays at the PPC plant so that the breaker settings can adapt to the actual loading situation. By doing this, the power plant may be spared from total shutdown during fault conditions,” they assured.

“Also, PPC and Peco will be filing for additional facilities to cater to the grid interconnection with the ERC for approval. This will restore original power plant protection design and can isolate the Peco-PPC system when faults from the grid occur.”

They added: “What we could commit though is for continuous coordination towards the improvement of the interconnection set-up with all parties involved—Peco, PPC, NPC and Transco.” Transco transmits some 15 MW from National Power Corp. (NPC) to Peco while the rest of peak demand of 76 MW is being supplied by PPC.

Reacting to the explanation of Peco and PPC, the mayor said he took to task City Legal Officer (CLO) Atty. Edgar Gil to look deeper into the power concern through an investigation.

“Just the same, we are asking them to improve their system so as not to be really dependent on NPC—that in case of losing power, they could restore immediately; what are their measures to improve power supply,” Treñas urged. :):):)

KALAHI-CIDSS ends project engagement in Phase 3A areas

THE three-year project cycle of KALAHI-CIDSS ended in Phase 3A areas in Region 6 December 31, 2007.

With the formal handover, the monitoring and sustainability of the Project’s gains and processes are now lodged at the respective local governments of Dumarao and Maayon in Capiz province and Cauayan in Negros Occidental.

Department of Social Welfare and Development OIC-Regional Director Teresita S. Rosales, who attended the handover ceremonies in Maayon and Dumarao, lauded the volunteers and barangay and municipal officials for their active role in the implementation.
“You have proven that you can very well implement and manage the projects you have proposed. The trainings you have undertaken were meant to equip you with the proper knowledge and skills to effectively identify interventions that could readily respond to your needs and how to go about realizing and sustaining it,” Rosales said.

In the three-years of KALAHI, Dumarao availed of 27 prioritized sub-projects with a total project cost of more than P39 million; Maayon, 25 with P35 million; and Cauayan, 22 with P40 million.

Dumarao, Maayon and Cauayan are among the 19 municipalities in Western Visayas targeted by the KALAHI-CIDSS Project. Phase 1 and 2 areas, composed of 11 towns in Iloilo and one in Capiz, have also concluded their project cycle in 2006.

At present, the cycle 3 implementation of KALAHI-CIDSS is being undertaken in Tapaz, Capiz while cycle 2 is ongoing in Don Salvador Benedicto, Moises Padilla and Hinoba-an, all in Negros Occidental.

KALAHI-CIDSS is the government’s top poverty alleviation program. It works hand in hand with communities in depressed areas to bring about social change through empowerment and improvement of local governance. (DSWD/ALJ)

PECO SAYS SORRY

But washes hands on Holiday blackouts

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

SORRY but no sorry?

Panay Power Co. (PPC), the sole power distributor in Iloilo City apologized to its customers twice for the Christmas and New Year blackouts but denied any hand in the dark festivities.

Mayor Jerry Treñas had demanded explanation from Panay Electric Company (Peco) and PPC, the main power supplier to the city as to the dim scenario that spoiled the festive holidays.
Peco’s special assistant to the president Engr. Randy Pastolero and PPC plant manager Engr. Richard Eugenio sent a letter of explanation and apology Thursday to Treñas which was also furnished to Vice-mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Kagawad Erwin Plagata, chair of city council’s committee on power and Iloilo Business Club president Antonio Jon.

A blackout hit the metropolis 11:57pm of Dec. 31, 2007 while Peco started restoring power at around 12:15am and all 23 feeders were fully restored at 12:40am.

The dark New Year was blamed on fireworks that struck the power’s main line, thus cutting electricity.

“The fault was caused by firecrackers lit during the New Year’s Eve revelry—this caused a transient fault in the system which triggered the total shutdown of the PPC power plant,” power officials explained.

“This happened despite announcements made by Peco to refrain from lighting firecrackers near electrical facilities just days before the New Year—no amount of preparation on the part of Peco could have prevented that,” they stressed.

“Again, we apologize for the inconvenience caused by the events, but note that they were beyond the control and jurisdiction of Peco. However, we are working with PPC, Transco and NPC to ensure their improved response time in the event of interruptions in the delivery of power to Iloilo City.”

To inform customers of the cause of the interruption as well as the estimated time of restoration, Peco gave interviews with two radio and TV stations to disseminate information.

“To alleviate the situation, PPC will be installing Universal Relays at the PPC plant so that the breaker settings can adapt to the actual loading situation. By doing this, the power plant may be spared from total shutdown during fault conditions,” they assured.

“Also, PPC and Peco will be filing for additional facilities to cater to the grid interconnection with the ERC for approval. This will restore original power plant protection design and can isolate the Peco-PPC system when faults from the grid occur.”

They added: “What we could commit though is for continuous coordination towards the improvement of the interconnection set-up with all parties involved—Peco, PPC, NPC and Transco.” Transco transmits some 15 MW from National Power Corp. (NPC) to Peco while the rest of peak demand of 76 MW is being supplied by PPC.

Reacting to the explanation of Peco and PPC, the mayor said he took to task City Legal Officer (CLO) Atty. Edgar Gil to look deeper into the power concern through an investigation.

“Just the same, we are asking them to improve their system so as not to be really dependent on NPC—that in case of losing power, they could restore immediately; what are their measures to improve power supply,” Treñas urged. :):):)

^^parang sirang plaka na iyang mga excuses ng PECO.
have they isolated where specifically the fireworks damaged there lines? saang lugar ba? kahit anong hugas nang kamay nila they will never wash
the stains in their hands anymore.:bash:

Nothing final in proposed
biodegradable waste plant

ILOILO City – Nothing has been finalized yet on the proposed plant that would convert to energy the biodegradable wastes from the city’s dumpsite in Brgy. Calajunan, Mandurriao district.

Mayor Jerry Treñas said all the terms of reference have yet to be clearly defined by the proponent -- the Philippine Bio-Sciences Company Inc. (PhilBIO).

PhilBIO has porposed a 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, PhilBIO 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 care 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 mayor also bared that another company is set to present its proposal on alternative energy for the city, but refused name or give a background of the company.

PhilBIO is the second company to offer a proposal to the city to help address its power problem.

Business Power Corporation earlier offered to put up a 100-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Brgy. Ingore, La Paz district.
panay/news

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9486/flyoverjan2tnjpgjc8.jpg
Private and public utility vehicles try on the newly completed Infante flyover which is expected to ease traffic flow at the intersection of Infante and Diversion Road.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/

Stories that rocked Western Visayas in 2007
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/01/03/capitol.siege.jpg
unforgettable scene
One of the most unforgettable scenes of 2007, assault troops
entering the broken glass door at the back of the new Iloilo
Provincial Capitol.

Capitol siege

Western Visayas was jarred from the holiday slumber at the beginning of the year when heavily armed elite policemen stormed the Iloilo provincial capitol on January 17 to implement a dismissal order of the Ombudsman against Iloilo Gov. Niel Tupas Sr.

Tupas along with then provincial board members Domingo Oso Jr. and Cecilia Capadosa were ordered dismissed for alleged illegal disbursements to the board members' league of the province.

The assault only stopped when the Court of Appeals in Cebu City issued a 60-day temporary restraining order against the enforcement of the dismissal order.

The assault was widely criticized for the use of excessive force especially after video footages showed policemen dispersing supporters of the governor and heavily armed members of the Regional Mobile Group breaking glass doors, shoving employees and Tupas' supporters aside and pointing guns at the governor's children.

The Philippine National Police, Department of Interior and Local Government and other administration officials, however, commended the policemen involved in the assault and defended the use of force in implementing the order.

The Court of Appeals later issued a permanent injunction against the implementation of the dismissal order. The injunction was subsequently affirmed by the Supreme Court.

The Commission on Human Rights and the Office of the Ombudsman had conducted separate investigations on the incident but they have failed to release their findings almost a year after.

Oil spill aftermath

The effects of the August 2006 oil spill in Guimaras continued to plague residents and communities on the island-province this year.

Fishermen complained of lower fish catch and tourism continued to be down.

Marine scientists said their studies showed a 65 percent drop in fish abundance from the waters of Guimaras following the oil spill.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and mangrove experts have also recorded the dying of at least 600 mature mangrove trees in Guimaras.

In March, the remaining oil from the sunken tanker Solar I was retrieved by a salvage unit, which confirmed that almost all of the 2.1 million liters of bunker fuel being transported by the tankers were already spilled.

Delays in the disbursement of the bulk of the P867-million rehabilitation fund hindered the implementation of the rehabilitation projects. At the end of the year, a portion of the fund was expected to be reverted to the national treasury because of the failure to release and utilize the funds.

Attack on activists

In April, Ilonggos were shocked with the abduction of prominent activists Maria Luisa Posa-Dominado and Nilo Arado and the shooting and wounding of human rights worker Jose Ely Garachico in Barangay Cabanbanan in Oton town, Iloilo. This was the first incident of armed attacks against activists in Panay in recent years.

The victims remained missing at the close of the year even as their families have filed cases against police and military officials. Military and police officials have repeatedly denied involvement in the case.

Spurious cataract claims

Late this year, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) filed administrative cases against four Negros Occidental-based doctors and three hospitals in relation to irregularities in insurance claims for cataract surgeries.

PhilHealth and the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology also came out with guidelines and policies to prevent the abuse of the government insurance system.

The measures were taken after reports and complaints of alleged irregularities in the recruitment of patients for cataract surgeries and the filing of claims involving hundreds of millions of pesos.

Party turned tragedy

In November, tragedy struck a victory party of winning Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates at a beach resort in Barangay Barosbos in Carles town, Iloilo. Six young girls aged 13-17, all residents of the neighboring Balasan town, drowned amid the revelry.

Pro-coal vs. anti-coal

The construction of a 100-megawatt coal-fired power plant in La Paz District became a contentious issue between those supporting the project and those against it.

Opponents of the project led by the Catholic Church, environmental groups and health professionals have launched a campaign against it. But at least 10 business organizations in Iloilo and other groups have endorsed the construction of the coal plant.

Light behind dark clouds

Amid the despair and conflicts, there were more than enough reasons to be hopeful.

A Gawad Kalinga village was launched in February for church workers of Iloilo in Barangay Buntatala in Jaro District in Iloilo City.

In June, the P8.759-billion new Iloilo airport was inaugurated, boosting tourism and investments prospects in Western Visayas.

Business prospects in the region also got a boost with the acquisition of the site of the old Iloilo airport by Megaworld Corp. for P1.2 billion. Megaworld has announced that it will build a business park at the 54-hectare property in Mandurriao District and will pour in an initial investment of P1.5 billion.

These preceded the Iloilo Investment Forum, which gather investors to highlight Iloilo's advantages as a tourist destination and an economic investment site.

In August, Aklanons came in droves to welcome the unveiling of the monument of their prized son, Jaime Cardinal Sin on Aug. 31, the late prelate's 79th birthday.

The 22-foot monument and the 13.5-foot bronze statue stands at the public plaza of Sin's hometown New Washington.

Aklanons also united in opposing the operation of the Small Town Lottery in the province. The provincial board voted to reject the proposal to operate the numbers game after various sectors including the Kalibo Diocese campaigned for its rejection.

The quest for justice for slain Aklan broadcaster Rolando Ureta drew closer this year with the arrest of a suspect and the surrender of another in November and early December.

Amid threats of intensified effects of global warming and pollution, residents of Sta. Barbara town have shown optimism and pioneering spirit after the town passed an ordinance to regulate the use of plastic bags, one of the world's leading pollutants.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/01/03/stories.that.rocked.western.visayas.in.2007.html

^^parang sirang plaka na iyang mga excuses ng PECO.
have they isolated where specifically the fireworks damaged there lines? saang lugar ba? kahit anong hugas nang kamay nila they will never wash
the stains in their hands anymore.:bash:

The power interruption started at around 12:01 a.m Jan 1:lol: nasisira ang celibrasyon May nagkalaguba nga aplanyanses :ohno:

Treñas sees fruitful
Iloilo City this 2008

ILOILO City – Citing the city government’s accomplishments the previous year, Mayor Jerry Treñas is confident that 2008 will be as fruitful in terms of growth and development.

Investment-wise, 2007 became a banner year for the city with the entry of Megaworld, who bought the old Mandurriao airport for P1.2 billion and is set to convert it into a residential and business mecca, said Treñas.

Last year also saw the influx of major business process outsourcing (BPO) companies.
Popularly known as call centers, big companies like Teletech, Global-Sutherland and Western Wats are about to open, giving thousands of employments to Ilonggos while ePLDT-Ventus and Call Box have been operating for years now.

Meanwhile, Treñas said, vertical and horizontal developments became unceasing with the completion of San Rafael Road in Mandurriao; the flyover in Infante, City Proper; the new buildings housing the offices of the city social welfare and development office and the schools division of Iloilo City.

Some health centers were also built and renovated last year. New buildings include that of City Proper and the Social Hygiene building. Renovated centers were that of La Paz, Mandurriao, Jaro II, and Arevalo.

The future site of the Ateneo de Iloilo in Mandurriao also had its groundbreaking last December.

In tourism, Treñas said, the Dinagyang Festival has again been named the country’s best tourism event for the second time now and the Paraw Regatta Festival as the third best tourism event by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines.

The city also received a P23.2 million assistance from the Australian Agency for International Development consisting of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Tourism Strategy and Action Planning (P8.2 million), the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development (P6 million), the Information Technology Support for Regional Planning and Economic Development (P5 million), and the Strengthening Capacity for Local Area Development Partnerships (P4 million).

Last year, the city also became a Hall of Famer, for winning three consecutive times in the annual Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Clean and Green regional contest.

To cap the year, Treñas was named as Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) at the UPF International Leadership Conference held in Manila during the Global Peace Festival 2007.

Treñas was conferred as Ambassador for Peace as one of the nation’s top leaders in public governance who has exemplary contributions in peace-building.

“All these were of course achieved with the help and cooperation of everyone. I am positive that 2008 will be as prolific as long as we continue to work together for the benefit of Iloilo City,” Treñas said.

http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo3.htm

^^parang sirang plaka na iyang mga excuses ng PECO.
have they isolated where specifically the fireworks damaged there lines? saang lugar ba? kahit anong hugas nang kamay nila they will never wash
the stains in their hands anymore.:bash:

As usual. Amu gid na ya ang PECO. One time nag brown-out consecutively 3 days at the same time of the day(3 pm). Nag call ako sa PECO (himala nga indi busy kag may nagsabat!) and asked kung ano ang reason nga suno-sunod ang brown-out at that particular time of the day. Ang hambal sang troubleshooter ang mga linya kuno sang mga kuryente gakasang-it sa mga sanga sang kahoy. Ask ko pa gid sya ngaa at the same time of the day lang ang brown-out kay kung amu na ang reason te dapat ga patay-patay ang kuryente at random times of the day. Ma lusot gid ya ang troubleshooter. He replied nga kung hapon, naga law ay ang panahon. Tapos gahangin hangin. Amu na nga naga brown-out dasun kay malay-ay sang panahon. Kag ang mga sanga sang kahoy gina igu ang linya.

Nice shot mister. Like yeah, daw mapatihan ang iya explanation.

I was laughing hard when I put the phone down!

Hello Patay Electric? Hindi na Panay Electric...:bash:

PECO SAYS SORRY

But washes hands on Holiday blackouts

By Jeehan V. Fernandez

SORRY but no sorry?

Panay Power Co. (PPC), the sole power distributor in Iloilo City apologized to its customers twice for the Christmas and New Year blackouts but denied any hand in the dark festivities.

Mayor Jerry Treñas had demanded explanation from Panay Electric Company (Peco) and PPC, the main power supplier to the city as to the dim scenario that spoiled the festive holidays.
Peco’s special assistant to the president Engr. Randy Pastolero and PPC plant manager Engr. Richard Eugenio sent a letter of explanation and apology Thursday to Treñas which was also furnished to Vice-mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Kagawad Erwin Plagata, chair of city council’s committee on power and Iloilo Business Club president Antonio Jon.

A blackout hit the metropolis 11:57pm of Dec. 31, 2007 while Peco started restoring power at around 12:15am and all 23 feeders were fully restored at 12:40am.

The dark New Year was blamed on fireworks that struck the power’s main line, thus cutting electricity.

“The fault was caused by firecrackers lit during the New Year’s Eve revelry—this caused a transient fault in the system which triggered the total shutdown of the PPC power plant,” power officials explained.

“This happened despite announcements made by Peco to refrain from lighting firecrackers near electrical facilities just days before the New Year—no amount of preparation on the part of Peco could have prevented that,” they stressed.

“Again, we apologize for the inconvenience caused by the events, but note that they were beyond the control and jurisdiction of Peco. However, we are working with PPC, Transco and NPC to ensure their improved response time in the event of interruptions in the delivery of power to Iloilo City.”

To inform customers of the cause of the interruption as well as the estimated time of restoration, Peco gave interviews with two radio and TV stations to disseminate information.

“To alleviate the situation, PPC will be installing Universal Relays at the PPC plant so that the breaker settings can adapt to the actual loading situation. By doing this, the power plant may be spared from total shutdown during fault conditions,” they assured.
“Also, PPC and Peco will be filing for additional facilities to cater to the grid interconnection with the ERC for approval. This will restore original power plant protection design and can isolate the Peco-PPC system when faults from the grid occur.”

They added: “What we could commit though is for continuous coordination towards the improvement of the interconnection set-up with all parties involved—Peco, PPC, NPC and Transco.” Transco transmits some 15 MW from National Power Corp. (NPC) to Peco while the rest of peak demand of 76 MW is being supplied by PPC.

Reacting to the explanation of Peco and PPC, the mayor said he took to task City Legal Officer (CLO) Atty. Edgar Gil to look deeper into the power concern through an investigation.

“Just the same, we are asking them to improve their system so as not to be really dependent on NPC—that in case of losing power, they could restore immediately; what are their measures to improve power supply,” Treñas urged. :):):)

were their information campaigns (PECO) not to light firecrackers near electrical lines even adequate? regarding this Universal Relays they plan to install in the PPC lines to prevent total shutdown in case of faults, i wonder why this wasn't done a long time ago!

and they claimed to be commited to continuous coordination in the improvement of the interconnection set-up with PECO, NPC, NPC, and TRANSCO. only now? where was the commitment before? what we only see from them are the commitment to raise their prices to the customers (which had become on of the most expensive in the country) and, despite that, still give the city chronic periodic power blackouts that had become the trademark of their service!

Nothing final in proposed
biodegradable waste plant

ILOILO City – Nothing has been finalized yet on the proposed plant that would convert to energy the biodegradable wastes from the city’s dumpsite in Brgy. Calajunan, Mandurriao district.

Mayor Jerry Treñas said all the terms of reference have yet to be clearly defined by the proponent -- the Philippine Bio-Sciences Company Inc. (PhilBIO).

PhilBIO has porposed a 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, PhilBIO 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 care 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 mayor also bared that another company is set to present its proposal on alternative energy for the city, but refused name or give a background of the company.

PhilBIO is the second company to offer a proposal to the city to help address its power problem.

Business Power Corporation earlier offered to put up a 100-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Brgy. Ingore, La Paz district.
panay/news

this could also be one of our sources of power! i hope the city government will not give less attention to this despite the imminent construction of the clean coal power plants. this could very well help in addressing the city's problems in reducing its increasing biodegradable wastes and convert them to energy.

Hi peeps, i was watching tv when an advert for clean coal here in the US was shown.
Share ko lang ila website: http://www.americaspower.org/

since coal is an issue in Iloilo right now, this might be worth browsing through.

an informative find!:)

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1135/dscn1458rf0.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6951/dscn1459kf4.jpg
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2521/dscn1461bx5.jpg
(These pics i took last feb 2007)
My fave hang-out place in smallville.
Tambay lang, chika,drink coffee and wi-fi internet.

looks like a nice hangout place!:)

Jeep ni Pogi

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300791.jpg

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^^our beloved iloilo jeepneys! nice pix @lewdsaint!

^^wow, cool jeepneys there! :cool::cool::cool:

Jeep ni Pogi

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300782.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300780.jpg

:banana: thanks Lewd! these two are my fave.

^^i like the red one with the mitsubishi inspired design.:)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9486/flyoverjan2tnjpgjc8.jpg
Private and public utility vehicles try on the newly completed Infante flyover which is expected to ease traffic flow at the intersection of Infante and Diversion Road.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/

Does this mean that the flyover is open to PUV's as well? Nice.... :)

Jeep ni Pogi

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300790.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300791.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300785.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300782.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300780.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/PC300779.jpg

Lew, TY sa pic.... is this the "Jeep ni Pogi" - Pagwapo Jeepney Contest sang SM City?

I thought this is held every August? Hehehe by the way which one of these entries won? My Bets are the TOYOTA Designs... hmm what about other entries from OTON like REF Motors (known for Starexx, Odyssey, CAravan designs), Patoo Wheel, Pasajero Sosyal and Joroshely. And also Manuel Carshop known for their Box Type Wet Look Lowered Designs?

^^Pasajero Sosyal is from Miagao if i'm not mistaken.

^^are they? nevertheless they make great jeepneys :okay:

^^i thibnk so!:) i think they're based in the town of Miagao.

I stand corrected. Yup, now I remember its actually Miag-ao.

Southern Towns are really good in making sleek and sporty Jeeps. I remember way back in college the SPUI Nursing service is actually an REF Motors Odyssey closed type equipped with Aircon in white plus the SPUI Logo outside hehehe.

:)

^^probably used for out-of-town community duties of the students? di ba daw may ara kamu van used for it? i saw it i think, a year ago!

^^

Yup thats the one! :lol:

Can our local auto-makers make a limousine-type vehicle? here in the US kasi they do that.
http://www.limobroker.co.uk/images/limos/stretch-limos.jpg
I think pwede.

^^i hope they see this and consider trying it!:lol:

An Ilonggo Lifestyle Magazine

http://i11.tinypic.com/6sryxhk.jpg
I was surprised to know that this lady is Ilongga and her grandfather is the one who designed panay railways.

Some resto's featured

http://i15.tinypic.com/85ad1mg.jpg
http://i4.tinypic.com/73457o2.jpg

^^thanks! didn't know that she has ilongga blood too.

By the way, when did the rerouting of Santa Barbara jeepneys was implemented? I was surprised this morning that Sta.Barbara SM Dungon jeepneys don't pass by Dungon anymore and instead, will pass by the already crowded Lopez-Jaene Street, home of Jaro CPU! Baw nagdugang naman isa ka ruta ai! :nuts:

Anyway, the provider of the biggest X'mas light apologized but not wholeheartedly. Hay, tak-an na ko sa sini nga issue, katalaka diskusyonan.

So far so good, Infante-Stoplight Junction looks like Sunday driving earlier this afternoon. I haven't seen those long queues which I saw before I left for Manila. Hopefuly, this would continue.

the lady featured in the front cover above: she looks like tweety de leon.

Jeepneys of Iloilo must be promoted (bisan pasaway ang tsuper, hehehe!!!). It is the manifestation of Ilonggo ingenuity, craftsmanship and creative thinking. :)

^^promoted for what berns? tourism? :lol:

^^ Not just tourism but for our culture as well. This is one trademark of ours. I haven't seen someone created an article of the history of the passad jeepneys.

^^interesting point indeed! i havent read any historical literature regrding it! although a number of feature stories were written about it both in the local and national dailies. but its history, wala pa ko kabasa.

^^ Daw mabudlayan ko gawa because most of the present manufacturers right now say that they were the 1st ones to create it but reportedly, Oton was the birthplace of passad jeepneys.

^^maybe, when you're planning to have your master's thesis on history, you could consider that as one of your options for you masteral thesis!:lol:

well, those claims are just for bragging rights because these different manufacturers want to claim they are the "original" and the others, mere copycats.

By the way, when did the rerouting of Santa Barbara jeepneys was implemented? I was surprised this morning that Sta.Barbara SM Dungon jeepneys don't pass by Dungon anymore and instead, will pass by the already crowded Lopez-Jaene Street, home of Jaro CPU! Baw nagdugang naman isa ka ruta ai! :nuts:

Anyway, the provider of the biggest X'mas light apologized but not wholeheartedly. Hay, tak-an na ko sa sini nga issue, katalaka diskusyonan.

So far so good, Infante-Stoplight Junction looks like Sunday driving earlier this afternoon. I haven't seen those long queues which I saw before I left for Manila. Hopefuly, this would continue.

^^You're back in Iloilo bern? WB!wish i was home too.

While we are in the middle of Thread 41, allow me to show the updated Iloilo Thread post stats.

On January 8, it will be the 3rd year anniversary of SSC Iloilo Thread!!!!

Can't wait for the 8th to post this kasi I might not have the time to do it kaya heto na sya. JC, ari na ginapingita mo.


2007 STATS:

MOST PROLIFIC POSTER (PINAKA-ADIK):
spacewagon1 – 1,526 posts in 2007; 2,693 posts to date

1ST RUNNER-UP (ADIK):
berniemacksouthcentr(al) – 1,061 posts in 2007; 1,466 posts to date

2ND RUNNER-UP (ADIK-ADIK):
kirby21 – 658 posts in 2007; 3,266 posts to date


THOSE WHO NEVER MISSED POSTING IN ALL 11 THREADS OF 2007

incognito_rn – 483 posts in 2007; 765 posts to date
whyte – 420 posts in 2007; 699 posts to date
chymera00 – 246 posts in 2007; 1,190 posts to date
IAMME – 193 posts in 2007; 353 posts to date
soulmaker27 – 170 posts in 2007; 400 posts to date
lewdsaint – 155 posts in 2007; 543 posts to date
Pacific_leopard – 108 posts in 2007; 396 posts to date
shyaman – 107 posts in 2007; 356 posts to date


OLD-TIMERS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN MOST OF THE 2007 THREADS:

wecky – 6/11 (posted in 6 out of 11 threads in 2007); 325 posts in 2007; 2,472 posts to date
BYAHILO/ericd001 – 10/11; 223 posts in 2007; 387 posts to date
METROPOLITAN_ILOILO – 9/11; 131 posts in 2007; 365 posts to date
daks2003 – 9/11; 116 posts in 2007; 289 posts to date
oboi_1 – 7/11; 85 posts in 2007; 218 posts to date
lei_tomo – 10/11; 79 posts in 2007; 86 posts to date
SamwiseGamgee – 10/11; 78 posts in 2007; 114 posts to date
alimol – 8/11; 38 posts in 2007; 147 posts to date
SugarFreak – 8/11; 37 posts in 2007; 54 posts to date
ferrersky – 9/11; 34 posts in 2007; 114 posts to date
adelro2049 – 9/11; 22 posts in 2007; 28 posts to date
kianshi – 8/11; 17 posts in 2007; 61 posts to date
Rolls-Royce – 7/11; 17 posts in 2007; 30 posts to date
toluene – 7/11; 10 posts in 2007; 20 posts to date


NOW YOU SEE, NOW YOU DON’T OLD-TIMERS:

COLLIN_JASPER – 4/11; 144 posts in 2007; 228 posts to date
van1975/blueguy - 5/11; 45 posts in 2007; 126 posts to date
caloy – 4/11; 24 posts in 2007; 201 posts to date
freezing_pt – 4/11; 17 posts in 2007; 147 posts to date
lex_99 – 5/11; 14 posts in 2007; 70 posts to date


MAJOR NEW PLAYERS:

eonynx – first posted in Thread 36; 347 posts to date
iloilocitykid – first posted in Thread 38; 360 posts to date
totopurz – first posted in Thread 32; 67 posts to date


OLD TIMERS WHO WERE “MISSING” OR WERE MISSED IN THIS THREAD

akaiski_2074 – 9 posts in 2007; last posted in Thread 26
al_teeway – 2 posts in 2007 (Thread 30 & 40)
Animo – 2 posts in 2007 (Thread 31)
Askal82 – 0 posts in 2007
irong206 – 6 posts in 2007; last posted in Thread 32
Jonjon75 – 0 posts in 2007; 1,027 posts to date
marsleg - 0 posts in 2007; 561 posts to date
NTB – 14 posts in 2007, 13 in Thread 30, 1 in Thread 40
sugarboy – 10 posts in 2007, all in Thread 34
taga_uma – 1 post in 2007, in Thread 40
Virtute – 0 posts in 2007
Weina – 0 posts in 2007


NEW PLAYERS WHO INSPIRED (FOR A WHILE) AND EXPIRED

GoodSuccess – 33 posts in total; 32 posts in Thread 30, 1 post in Thread 34
Risk_Taker – 92 posts; first posted in Thread 33, last posted in Thread 37


And now the data...

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^^wow! briliant stats nong shy! :applause: :applause: :applause: you actually took the time to painstakingly collate all these! advance happy anniversary to us all!:cheers:

@shyaman - is that internally generated report? Or you made it manually?

And btw... I haven't heard of space lately? Is he still around?

^^ Thanks @eonyx.

We have a similar update last year: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=428460&page=8


Kent, manual yan. Inupdate ko lang yung data natin last year regularly after each thread closes.

^^it's eonynx!:) we say, thank you!

Uy sorry. All along I'm reading your user name as eonyx. Karon ko lang namulalungan. :D

Oh my gosh shyaman... grabe dedicated ka gid sa thread naton. Happy! :D

^^no probs nong shy ah!:)

Oh my gosh shyaman... grabe dedicated ka gid sa thread naton. Happy! :D

Syempre... ;)

If I'm not active in the discussions, I'm working behind the scenes... :D

^^ Por dat mahal na kita... :D :* Muwah!

Ay abaw! Galupok ba!!! :D

^^hahaha!:lol:

^^ Newbie ka pala? I thought you're a veteran. :)

this could also be one of our sources of power! i hope the city government will not give less attention to this despite the imminent construction of the clean coal power plants. this could very well help in addressing the city's problems in reducing its increasing biodegradable wastes and convert them to energy.

Yes. Calajunan Dumpsite is now a mountain range of garbage. :ohno:

were their information campaigns (PECO) not to light firecrackers near electrical lines even adequate? regarding this Universal Relays they plan to install in the PPC lines to prevent total shutdown in case of faults, i wonder why this wasn't done a long time ago!

and they claimed to be commited to continuous coordination in the improvement of the interconnection set-up with PECO, NPC, NPC, and TRANSCO. only now? where was the commitment before? what we only see from them are the commitment to raise their prices to the customers (which had become on of the most expensive in the country) and, despite that, still give the city chronic periodic power blackouts that had become the trademark of their service!

Actually, I haven't heard of them saying any warnings. Although, it's just common sense to us but they should've stepped up the effort in doing so. Damu na sila kwarta, pati ka na :bash:

Jeep ni Pogi

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True Ilonggo Innovation. Too bad there's too little promotion on them.:ohno:

@Shyaman. Hay abaw! Grabe ba! Thanks gid sa report. :okay:

Anyway, for my 1st day in Iloilo for 2008:
I wondered where were the vehicles in the uptown areas? It was like Sunday driving at 6PM! Especially at Infante area. Although its still congested in downtown area, the traffic at uptown was so fine! Wow! How I wish this would be the scenario everyday!! :D

Bad news, Sta Barbara Hi-Way was rerouted to pass by CPU then Jaro Plaza then all the way to SM City na lang then back through Dungon. Good luck sa Lunes pag abri na ang CPU! :ohno:

^^panibagong sakit sa ulo sa mga commuters!

^^ Newbie ka pala? I thought you're a veteran. :)


una lang ko siguro sa imu mga 2 months!:)



True Ilonggo Innovation. Too bad there's too little promotion on them.:ohno:

indeed!

^^ Yep :)

Wala lang... Lurking... Getting to know the peepz of SSC-Iloilo. :)

^^ Aren't you Ilonggo too? :) Lurking, posting, feel free to make this your home.

^^ Aren't you Ilonggo too? :) Lurking, posting, feel free to make this your home.

I do notice some people seem to live in SSC already:lol:

^^ :lol: Are you hitting me? hehe...it's our extreme devotion to our home. Maybe SSC-RP should have an anthem or a code. So that when we pass by each other at some mall and we show a sign, then we know that person is an SSCer..:lol:

I do notice some people seem to live in SSC already:lol:

oo, especially kung may fever ka and you're stuck at home- the literal home and the cyber one(s).

^^ Aren't you Ilonggo too? :) Lurking, posting, feel free to make this your home.

Thanks. Hope to meet all if not most of you guys in person. I told Bernie I'd be in Iloilo for a 5-day holiday this Feb. 6.

^^ :lol: Are you hitting me? hehe...it's our extreme devotion to our home. Maybe SSC-RP should have an anthem or a code. So that when we pass by each other at some mall and we show a sign, then we know that person is an SSCer..:lol:

The closest we got is the SSC Iloilo shirt.. Speaking of which, we should be finalizing the design now in time for Dinagyang.. Let's discuss this in Samahan ;)

Thanks. Hope to meet all if not most of you guys in person. I told Bernie I'd be in Iloilo for a 5-day holiday this Feb. 6.

perhaps you could consider making it 1-2 weeks earlier, if you can!:) to get a chance to see the dinagyang festivities.

perhaps you could consider making it 1-2 weeks earlier, if you can!:) to get a chance to see the dinagyang festivities.

Yes, I'd like to see the pageantry of the Dinagyang. I understand the it is the Queen of Iloilo Festivals but sad to say, I can't afford to miss work. My vacation would coincide with the Lunar New Year so I guess there's still something to look forward to in Iloilo, the city having a considerable number of Chinoys.

^^the city does indeed celebrate a coloful chinese new year. i think it especially grew during the term of mayor trenas. good luck to your iloilo vacation!

Thanks Eonynx! Hope to see "the barn"... :) Where is it, anyway?

^^im here in manila!:lol: i work here. its almost a year na that i havent gone home! hopefully this coming last week of january

^^im here in manila!:lol: i work here. its almost a year na that i havent gone home! hopefully this coming last week of january

Juice ko! Barn lang sa iyo ang Manila... :lol:

^^it's funny how a big city can sometimes affect you! its hugeness forces you to examine your self deeper! to be more attuned to your inner self! that's my barn. i still get lost frequently here!:lol:

While we are in the middle of Thread 41, allow me to show the updated Iloilo Thread post stats.

On January 8, it will be the 3rd year anniversary of SSC Iloilo Thread!!!!

Can't wait for the 8th to post this kasi I might not have the time to do it kaya heto na sya. JC, ari na ginapingita mo.


2007 STATS:

MOST PROLIFIC POSTER (PINAKA-ADIK):
spacewagon1 – 1,526 posts in 2007; 2,693 posts to date

1ST RUNNER-UP (ADIK):
berniemacksouthcentr(al) – 1,061 posts in 2007; 1,466 posts to date

2ND RUNNER-UP (ADIK-ADIK):
kirby21 – 658 posts in 2007; 3,266 posts to date


THOSE WHO NEVER MISSED POSTING IN ALL 11 THREADS OF 2007

incognito_rn – 483 posts in 2007; 765 posts to date
whyte – 420 posts in 2007; 699 posts to date
chymera00 – 246 posts in 2007; 1,190 posts to date
IAMME – 193 posts in 2007; 353 posts to date
soulmaker27 – 170 posts in 2007; 400 posts to date
lewdsaint – 155 posts in 2007; 543 posts to date
Pacific_leopard – 108 posts in 2007; 396 posts to date
shyaman – 107 posts in 2007; 356 posts to date


OLD-TIMERS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN MOST OF THE 2007 THREADS:

wecky – 6/11 (posted in 6 out of 11 threads in 2007); 325 posts in 2007; 2,472 posts to date
BYAHILO/ericd001 – 10/11; 223 posts in 2007; 387 posts to date
METROPOLITAN_ILOILO – 9/11; 131 posts in 2007; 365 posts to date
daks2003 – 9/11; 116 posts in 2007; 289 posts to date
oboi_1 – 7/11; 85 posts in 2007; 218 posts to date
lei_tomo – 10/11; 79 posts in 2007; 86 posts to date
SamwiseGamgee – 10/11; 78 posts in 2007; 114 posts to date
alimol – 8/11; 38 posts in 2007; 147 posts to date
SugarFreak – 8/11; 37 posts in 2007; 54 posts to date
ferrersky – 9/11; 34 posts in 2007; 114 posts to date
adelro2049 – 9/11; 22 posts in 2007; 28 posts to date
kianshi – 8/11; 17 posts in 2007; 61 posts to date
Rolls-Royce – 7/11; 17 posts in 2007; 30 posts to date
toluene – 7/11; 10 posts in 2007; 20 posts to date


NOW YOU SEE, NOW YOU DON’T OLD-TIMERS:

COLLIN_JASPER – 4/11; 144 posts in 2007; 228 posts to date
van1975/blueguy - 5/11; 45 posts in 2007; 126 posts to date
caloy – 4/11; 24 posts in 2007; 201 posts to date
freezing_pt – 4/11; 17 posts in 2007; 147 posts to date
lex_99 – 5/11; 14 posts in 2007; 70 posts to date


MAJOR NEW PLAYERS:

eonynx – first posted in Thread 36; 347 posts to date
iloilocitykid – first posted in Thread 38; 360 posts to date
totopurz – first posted in Thread 32; 67 posts to date


OLD TIMERS WHO WERE “MISSING” OR WERE MISSED IN THIS THREAD

akaiski_2074 – 9 posts in 2007; last posted in Thread 26
al_teeway – 2 posts in 2007 (Thread 30 & 40)
Animo – 2 posts in 2007 (Thread 31)
Askal82 – 0 posts in 2007
irong206 – 6 posts in 2007; last posted in Thread 32
Jonjon75 – 0 posts in 2007; 1,027 posts to date
marsleg - 0 posts in 2007; 561 posts to date
NTB – 14 posts in 2007, 13 in Thread 30, 1 in Thread 40
sugarboy – 10 posts in 2007, all in Thread 34
taga_uma – 1 post in 2007, in Thread 40
Virtute – 0 posts in 2007
Weina – 0 posts in 2007


NEW PLAYERS WHO INSPIRED (FOR A WHILE) AND EXPIRED

GoodSuccess – 33 posts in total; 32 posts in Thread 30, 1 post in Thread 34
Risk_Taker – 92 posts; first posted in Thread 33, last posted in Thread 37


And now the data...

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^^Wow! Yes!:banana::banana: Cheers Shy, heto na nga yung hinihintay kung yearend report. Thank you very much. 178 posts pala ako sa last thread. That's the highest (posts) i've been.:)

I do notice some people seem to live in SSC already:lol::hi: parang ako ito ah, hehehe, 24/7 kaya ang internet dito. bwahahah

my first post for 2008 ! :banana::banana::banana:

Belated Happy Christmas and New Year to all!

'twas a long vacation off SSC. I really really missed posting and I think I missed so much infos and news here as well. I'll try to catch up na lang.

Cheers!

To start with, let me post some more news clips: :banana::banana:

OT:
^^@incognito, you used to be in baltimore right? john's hopkins hospital?

my first post for 2008 ! :banana::banana::banana:

Belated Happy Christmas and New Year to all!

'twas a long vacation off SSC. I really really missed posting and I think I missed so much infos and news here as well. I'll try to catch up na lang.

Cheers!

To start with, let me post some more news clips: :banana::banana:

welcome back!:)

City’s P930.8-M budget ok’d

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City government will operate on a P930.8-million budget this year as contained in the Executive Budget approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Based on the approved expenditure plan, the highest allocation will go to Non-Office Expenses with funds amounting to P436.5 million; Personnel Services, P362.222 million; Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), P122.9 million and Capital Outlay, P7 million.

The funds will be sourced out from the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) with P420.5 million; local taxes, P416.6 million; permits and licenses, P11.4 million; service income, P34 million; business income, P31 million and other income P17.2 million.

This year's budget is lower compared with the P1.2- billion budget in 2007.

The 2007 budget had included the P350-million loan incurred by the city from the Land Bank of the Philippines for the construction of a new city hall, which explained the billion-peso budget.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo5.htm)

^^^^ good initial budget for the year. I hope less supplemental budget will be up before the year ends.


welcome back!:)
thank you, eonynx. After few days off of my computer, balik naman ko di. he he. But it was a nice holiday, indeed. I've enjoyed spending Christmas and New Year with friends and relatives here abroad. Although not as succinct and knitted like back home in Iloilo yet we managed to make it as close as Christmas when we were in the Philippines

I hope you did enjoy the holiday season.

Reiterately, thanks for welcoming me back here.

Cheersmate.

^^cheers too!:)

^^it's funny how a big city can sometimes affect you! its hugeness forces you to examine your self deeper! to be more attuned to your inner self! that's my barn. i still get lost frequently here!:lol:

Kaya siguro panay ang agas ng creative juices... panay ang introspection. I can relate too. :cheers:

Iloilo City to host Nat'l corn congress

A gathering of some 1,500 corn producers from the different regions of the country will converge in Iloilo City on January 9-11, 2008 for the National Corn Congress with Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap gracing the affair.

In a PIA interview, Director Larry Nacionales of the Department of Agriculture, Region VI, disclosed that the activity is facilitated by PhilMaize and supported by the DA.

"The activity is very significant for our local corn producers here to also get new breakthroughs, new technologies that will be presented during the three-day activity. This will help improve corn production output of our farmers here," Nacionales said.

Nacionales explained that activity will best discuss the requirement of corn not only for human consumption but also as a good source of feeds to support the livestock industry.

"We need to produce or expand corn production, and Secretary Yap is expected to announce during the affair that we have a good corn production performance, a double growth rate in Western Visayas," Director Nacionales said but take note that the official figure of the production output was not available as of press time.

More assistance will be extended by the government on this sector, said Nacionales as he stressed that a lot of good and well known speakers on corn production will be featured in the National Corn Congress, where new technologies, access to rural credit, post-harvest technology, and marketing will be presented.

"While we expect that there will be some discussions between Secretary Yap and the corn producers on how to further strengthen the corn industry, the highlight of Corn Congress will be a field trip to the corn-area of the province of Iloilo in Sara and San Dionisio," Director Nacionales concluded.(PIA/T.Villavert)

source: The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/01/04/iloilo.city.to.host.natl.corn.congress.html)

DMCI in P7.4-B coal-fed power plant

DMCI Power Corp., a subsidiary of DMCI Holdings, is investing P7.35 billion for a 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Iloilo.

The project is among the P21.586-billion worth of projects approved by the Board of Investments during its last board meeting on Thursday.

As new power plant operator, this wholly-owned Filipino project will use the latest clean coal technology of circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC) to ensure an efficient, advanced, flexible and environment friendly operation.

Under the CFBC technology, the electricity is produced by the coal-fired power plant through the process of heating water in a boiler that produce steam under tremendous pressure and flows into a turbine, which in turn spins the generator that produces electricity.

Source: Manila Bulletin (http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2007-12-29)

Iloilo City to host Nat'l corn congress

A gathering of some 1,500 corn producers from the different regions of the country will converge in Iloilo City on January 9-11, 2008 for the National Corn Congress with Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap gracing the affair.

:banana::banana::banana:

keep these national conventions coming

good morning

:banana::banana::banana:

good morning
INCOGNITO/SPACEWAGON/EONYNX/ICARUS

* now i really want to fast track the construction of the convention center beside the capitol given last year's record of convention in the city.

BERNIE
i have no idea when that new route started.abi ko gani asta sa sm city ang ang SB-HI WAY nga jeepneys

Does anyone know the contact number of SPORTSVILLE BADMINTON near SAN AG HIGH SCHOOL
thanks :)

good morning to you, whyte. You're still up this early? Wow!

Anyhow, it would be nice to see more national conventions coming to Iloilo City. By doing this, we are not only increasing the economic activities of the city and province but showing our capacity as a city to house national conventions with good security and better infrastructures. Hoping more for the future.

helllo space :D
its past 2am here.

its my usual internet time

very much agree to what you've said. its a big boost to the city's economy and promotion (not necessarily tourism) when visitors come here.

but most of the time i find it hard to "tour" visitors in the city/nearby towns for i think we still lack tourist places that would stand out as our own so eventually i often resort to what i consider a GASTRONOMIC TOURS :lol: now there's no stopping me with this one :lol:

he he. There's still no stopping with your so called "gastronomic tours". But like you've said, we lack tourist sites. Apart from old churches in the city and nearby towns and stately mansions in the city, Iloilo is still lacking of other perks for tourism purposes. I think we need to identify or probably diversified in the future in order to create more and better tourist attractions in the city. Things that comes to my mind are "recreational parks, theme parks or themed resorts", improving Villa-Arevalo area (by making it more homey to tourist - local and international) by building a boulevard lined with hotels, etc and cleaning our seasides, making bigger historical or turistic landmarks such as statues (non-religious), monuments, etc. I think there's still a lot of things to explore when it comes to tourism. But I guess our direction remains blurry this time.

he he. There's still no stopping with your so called "gastronomic tours". But like you've said, we lack tourist sites. Apart from old churches in the city and nearby towns and stately mansions in the city, Iloilo is still lacking of other perks for tourism purposes. I think we need to identify or probably diversified in the future in order to create more and better tourist attractions in the city. Things that comes to my mind are "recreational parks, theme parks or themed resorts", improving Villa-Arevalo area (by making it more homey to tourist - local and international) by building a boulevard lined with hotels, etc and cleaning our seasides, making bigger historical or turistic landmarks such as statues (non-religious), monuments, etc. I think there's still a lot of things to explore when it comes to tourism. But I guess our direction remains blurry this time.

* within the city limits, i guess only the molo and jaro churches stand out as tourist sites (but still not enough IMO)

* the mansions tour since most if not ALL are not really open to the public, start and end nga gina agyan lang whether my rivate car or via jeep

* so one easy tour for me is to have them board a jar cpu jeepney so that they can say na they have seen JARO-LAPAZ-ILOILO CITY-GUIMARAS :lol: from universities to churches to mansions to heritage sites to CLEAN rivers/seas within the city limits its a one stop tour

* now i understand why mayor jerry is/was moving heaven and earth for that THEMEPARK :D

* also a walk along jm basa street would also be a great tour but depende sa person so most of the time malls and nightlife ang tup an.well i guess we are really improving very fast on these two esp with the latter.

* but like you've said, id still rank the gastronomic tours (plus food pasalubong) to be the highlight of an iloilo city/subrurbs tour

While we are in the middle of Thread 41, allow me to show the updated Iloilo Thread post stats.

On January 8, it will be the 3rd year anniversary of SSC Iloilo Thread!!!!

Can't wait for the 8th to post this kasi I might not have the time to do it kaya heto na sya. JC, ari na ginapingita mo.


2007 STATS:

MOST PROLIFIC POSTER (PINAKA-ADIK):
spacewagon1 – 1,526 posts in 2007; 2,693 posts to date

1ST RUNNER-UP (ADIK):
berniemacksouthcentr(al) – 1,061 posts in 2007; 1,466 posts to date

2ND RUNNER-UP (ADIK-ADIK):
kirby21 – 658 posts in 2007; 3,266 posts to date


THOSE WHO NEVER MISSED POSTING IN ALL 11 THREADS OF 2007

incognito_rn – 483 posts in 2007; 765 posts to date
whyte – 420 posts in 2007; 699 posts to date
chymera00 – 246 posts in 2007; 1,190 posts to date
IAMME – 193 posts in 2007; 353 posts to date
soulmaker27 – 170 posts in 2007; 400 posts to date
lewdsaint – 155 posts in 2007; 543 posts to date
Pacific_leopard – 108 posts in 2007; 396 posts to date
shyaman – 107 posts in 2007; 356 posts to date


OLD-TIMERS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN MOST OF THE 2007 THREADS:

wecky – 6/11 (posted in 6 out of 11 threads in 2007); 325 posts in 2007; 2,472 posts to date
BYAHILO/ericd001 – 10/11; 223 posts in 2007; 387 posts to date
METROPOLITAN_ILOILO – 9/11; 131 posts in 2007; 365 posts to date
daks2003 – 9/11; 116 posts in 2007; 289 posts to date
oboi_1 – 7/11; 85 posts in 2007; 218 posts to date
lei_tomo – 10/11; 79 posts in 2007; 86 posts to date
SamwiseGamgee – 10/11; 78 posts in 2007; 114 posts to date
alimol – 8/11; 38 posts in 2007; 147 posts to date
SugarFreak – 8/11; 37 posts in 2007; 54 posts to date
ferrersky – 9/11; 34 posts in 2007; 114 posts to date
adelro2049 – 9/11; 22 posts in 2007; 28 posts to date
kianshi – 8/11; 17 posts in 2007; 61 posts to date
Rolls-Royce – 7/11; 17 posts in 2007; 30 posts to date
toluene – 7/11; 10 posts in 2007; 20 posts to date


NOW YOU SEE, NOW YOU DON’T OLD-TIMERS:

COLLIN_JASPER – 4/11; 144 posts in 2007; 228 posts to date
van1975/blueguy - 5/11; 45 posts in 2007; 126 posts to date
caloy – 4/11; 24 posts in 2007; 201 posts to date
freezing_pt – 4/11; 17 posts in 2007; 147 posts to date
lex_99 – 5/11; 14 posts in 2007; 70 posts to date


MAJOR NEW PLAYERS:

eonynx – first posted in Thread 36; 347 posts to date
iloilocitykid – first posted in Thread 38; 360 posts to date
totopurz – first posted in Thread 32; 67 posts to date


OLD TIMERS WHO WERE “MISSING” OR WERE MISSED IN THIS THREAD

akaiski_2074 – 9 posts in 2007; last posted in Thread 26
al_teeway – 2 posts in 2007 (Thread 30 & 40)
Animo – 2 posts in 2007 (Thread 31)
Askal82 – 0 posts in 2007
irong206 – 6 posts in 2007; last posted in Thread 32
Jonjon75 – 0 posts in 2007; 1,027 posts to date
marsleg - 0 posts in 2007; 561 posts to date
NTB – 14 posts in 2007, 13 in Thread 30, 1 in Thread 40
sugarboy – 10 posts in 2007, all in Thread 34
taga_uma – 1 post in 2007, in Thread 40
Virtute – 0 posts in 2007
Weina – 0 posts in 2007


NEW PLAYERS WHO INSPIRED (FOR A WHILE) AND EXPIRED

GoodSuccess – 33 posts in total; 32 posts in Thread 30, 1 post in Thread 34
Risk_Taker – 92 posts; first posted in Thread 33, last posted in Thread 37

"We (replaced by I) are the champions, my friend ...
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end"

loved it, loved it, loved it (the song) ... he he. Thanks for the stats, Shyaman. I hope I can contribute more in the next few threads to come, be it a comment, a suggestion, or an article posting and a lot more.

Speech ...:
"hmmm .. first and foremost, I would like to thank George Salon for my hair, Aldo's for my shoes and D&G for my outfit.

I'm so so honoured to receive this "pinaka-adik" award ...blah .. blah ... blah .... and to all of you guys, 'we made it!'.


^^ he he. more speeches to come pa.
seriously speaking, I hope to see the lurkers join us in our discussions here. Any contribution is good than nothing at all. And may our discussions will be lively as possible and more enlightening in the days to come. Cheers guys.

galing a...

Happy 3 Kings in Advance!!!jejeje

Lapit nalang Dinagyang!!!! Hala bira Iloilo!!!!

pagkatapos...Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Year of the Earth RAt!!!!

* within the city limits, i guess only the molo and jaro churches stand out as tourist sites (but still not enough IMO)

* the mansions tour since most if not ALL are not really open to the public, start and end nga gina agyan lang whether my rivate car or via jeep

* so one easy tour for me is to have them board a jar cpu jeepney so that they can say na they have seen JARO-LAPAZ-ILOILO CITY-GUIMARAS :lol: from universities to churches to mansions to heritage sites to CLEAN rivers/seas within the city limits its a one stop tour

* now i understand why mayor jerry is/was moving heaven and earth for that THEMEPARK :D

* also a walk along jm basa street would also be a great tour but depende sa person so most of the time malls and nightlife ang tup an.well i guess we are really improving very fast on these two esp with the latter.

* but like you've said, id still rank the gastronomic tours (plus food pasalubong) to be the highlight of an iloilo city/subrurbs tour
there's no way we can promote Iloilo by settling on historical sites only let alone Calle Real. These old structures will be complementary only, if ever, we will have bigger theme parks in the city and province. Just look at Disneyland. Or the local counterpart, Enchanted Kingdom. These are bigger attractions, not only for single tourists but the entire FAMILY. If ever we'll have better and bigger theme parks in Iloilo, we can at least compete with Aklan's Sampaguita Garden or their Sammy's Circus. Just think that even Aklan with Boracay as premiere destination in the country today is still not opting to limit its tourism attraction to the island alone. We're still far from progressing with our tourism industry. We still have much to learn from our neighbouring Aklan. I just hope that we'll continue to keep our minds open to other alternatives in the future. With gastronomical tours, its a new approach, Whyte. And I think you really started off it well on your own. Congrats.

shyaman, i must say that i am truly impressed by your statistical tables. ONLY IN SSC-ILOILO!!! ibang klase.

Iloilo City gears for back-to-back fiestas

Long before the dust of Christmas holidays settle down, Iloilo City is in frenzy girding up to hold four major festivals starting this month until middle of February.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the festivals clearly established the city as the festival capital of the country and a major lure to foreign and domestic tourists to visit Iloilo city and province and the rest of Western Visayas.

First to unfold this month is the highly acclaimed Dinagyang Festival with highlights slated on Jan. 25-27. The festival was selected as the best tourism event of the country by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) for the past three years.

On the other hand, a festival delegation from Batanes is expected to arrive here nearly next week to participate in the Dinagyang ati-atihan contest. Headed by Iloilo-born Cong. Carlo Oliver Diasnes of Batanes, the Ivatan Festival will compete in the January 27 competition highlight to show off the cultural and tourism attraction of the Ivatans of Batanes off the tip of Luzon.

Closely following the Dinagyang is the country’s grandest and biggest religious fiesta of Jaro district here on Feb. 2. The fiesta is characterized by grand coronation of fiesta queens selected from affluent Ilonggo families in the country and the grand procession and religious events in honor of patron saint Our Lady of the Candles.

Back to back with the two festivals is the Iloilo Chinese New Year on Feb. 6-7, which this city started celebrating the festival since five years ago as the only city outside Metro Manila honoring the celebration of ethnic Filipino Chinese residents.

The fourth festival is on Feb. 16-17, with major events along the eight kilometer stretch of the Iloilo Strait. The Iloilo Paraw Regatta was selected as the third best tourism event of the country by ATOP.

Treñas said foreign and national dignitaries have already signified intentions to see and join the festivals here. The opening salvo of the Dinagyang Festival will be on Jan. 18 and the competition highlights will be on Jan. 25 for the drum and bugle contest, Jan. 26 for the Kasadyahan mardi gras contest and Jan. 27 for the Dinagyang ati-atihan contest. (LCP/PIO)

source: [url=http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/] The Guardian ILOILO/url]

ERIC’S STELLAR NITE…
Zedrick Señeres
PageMaker

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Eric delos Santos’ Holiday Collections

A well-chosen assemblage of Cosmo Iloilo and Manille’s finest turned out for the birthday bash-cum-fashion show of Iloilo’s multi awarded Prince of Fashion, Eric delos Santos.

The fabulous affair kicked off with the early evening cocktails at The Café del Prado of the posh Hotel del Rio. Jetting in from Cosmo Manille were Eric’s clients led by Ilongga socialite Allana Montelibano, the statuesque fashion icon Jojo Zabarte, the sultry Eva Abesamis plus, plus a group of fashion and lifestyle columnists led by Mega Magazine fashion editor Patrick Ty, Preview Magazine fashion director Vince Uy, Metro Magazine fashion editor Corine Alegre, Philippine Tatler design fashion editor of Mauriene Disini, Nicole Limos of Sense and Style Magazine and Manila Bulletin and September Mahino of Philippine Star.

Eliciting admirations from guests was the décor of the fashion show venue at the cool executive room of Hotel del Rio, ably put together by Manila’s toppity florist Robert Blancaflor.

Well dahlings, the nite surely glittered as the statuesque models put the catwalk on fire as they unveiled Eric’s awe-inspiring holiday collections accentuated with “real” glitters courtesy of F & C Jewellery collections!

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

*nota bene: more photo on The Guardian online

Police secure Iloilo festivals
By DANNY FAJARDO

ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is preparing a security plan for four big successive events here, including the world-famous Dinagyang Festival this January.

Senior Supt. Wesley Barayuga, city police director, said increased police visibility will be a major component of security measures during the festivals to ensure the safety of revelers.

Each year, the Dinagyang Festival attracts thousands of revelers – domestic and foreign, and one particular security concern is the safety of visiting dignitaries.

The Dinagyang Festival highlights will be on January 26 and 27.

The ICPO will be complemented by more or less 5,000 "force multipliers" that will be helping out during the festival as security support contingents.

They will be composed of Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets and cadettes, barangay tanods, police practicum students, medical volunteers, and non-government organizations (NGO).

Barayuga said the force multipliers will help secure the judging areas, conduct foot and roving patrol especially at night to discourage lawless elements from undertaking their activities.

To follow after the Dinagyang Festival are the Jaro Fiesta on February 2, the Chinese New Year, and the Paraw Regatta.

The ICPO is preparing this early in anticipation of a surge in petty street crimes usually committed by snatchers and pickpockets, and those involved in drug trafficking.

source: Manila Bulletin (http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080105113523.html)

PhilBIO waste-to-energy proposal not yet final

ILOILO CITY — Nothing has been finalized yet on the proposed PhilBIO plant that would convert to energy the biodegradeable waste from the city’s dumpsite in Barangay Calajunan, Mandurriao district.

PhilBIO has proposed a 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 a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) through a build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme or have joint ventures with private investors.

For the Calajunan dumpsite, PhilBIO proposes to use 5,000 square meters of the dumpsite’s area for the project.

The site would have a cigar park, which is both 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 responsibility of re-collecting and the re-use of the non-biodegradable waste could be shouldered by the local government or any other interested party in cooperation with PhilBIO.

The company could only process biodegradable wastes.

It does not have the technology to process hospital and other "hazardous wastes."

The mayor also bared that another company is set to present its proposal on alternative energy for the city, but declined to identify the company.

PhilBIO is the second company to offer a proposal to the city to help address its power problem.

Business Power Corporation had earlier offered to put up a 100-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Barangay Ingore, La Paz district. (Danny Fajardo)

source: Manila Bulletin (http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080105113525.html)

While we are in the middle of Thread 41, allow me to show the updated Iloilo Thread post stats.

On January 8, it will be the 3rd year anniversary of SSC Iloilo Thread!!!!

Can't wait for the 8th to post this kasi I might not have the time to do it kaya heto na sya. JC, ari na ginapingita mo.


2007 STATS:

MOST PROLIFIC POSTER (PINAKA-ADIK):
spacewagon1 – 1,526 posts in 2007; 2,693 posts to date

1ST RUNNER-UP (ADIK):
berniemacksouthcentr(al) – 1,061 posts in 2007; 1,466 posts to date

2ND RUNNER-UP (ADIK-ADIK):
kirby21 – 658 posts in 2007; 3,266 posts to date


THOSE WHO NEVER MISSED POSTING IN ALL 11 THREADS OF 2007

incognito_rn – 483 posts in 2007; 765 posts to date
whyte – 420 posts in 2007; 699 posts to date
chymera00 – 246 posts in 2007; 1,190 posts to date
IAMME – 193 posts in 2007; 353 posts to date
soulmaker27 – 170 posts in 2007; 400 posts to date
lewdsaint – 155 posts in 2007; 543 posts to date
Pacific_leopard – 108 posts in 2007; 396 posts to date
shyaman – 107 posts in 2007; 356 posts to date


OLD-TIMERS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN MOST OF THE 2007 THREADS:

wecky – 6/11 (posted in 6 out of 11 threads in 2007); 325 posts in 2007; 2,472 posts to date
BYAHILO/ericd001 – 10/11; 223 posts in 2007; 387 posts to date
METROPOLITAN_ILOILO – 9/11; 131 posts in 2007; 365 posts to date
daks2003 – 9/11; 116 posts in 2007; 289 posts to date
oboi_1 – 7/11; 85 posts in 2007; 218 posts to date
lei_tomo – 10/11; 79 posts in 2007; 86 posts to date
SamwiseGamgee – 10/11; 78 posts in 2007; 114 posts to date
alimol – 8/11; 38 posts in 2007; 147 posts to date
SugarFreak – 8/11; 37 posts in 2007; 54 posts to date
ferrersky – 9/11; 34 posts in 2007; 114 posts to date
adelro2049 – 9/11; 22 posts in 2007; 28 posts to date
kianshi – 8/11; 17 posts in 2007; 61 posts to date
Rolls-Royce – 7/11; 17 posts in 2007; 30 posts to date
toluene – 7/11; 10 posts in 2007; 20 posts to date


NOW YOU SEE, NOW YOU DON’T OLD-TIMERS:

COLLIN_JASPER – 4/11; 144 posts in 2007; 228 posts to date
van1975/blueguy - 5/11; 45 posts in 2007; 126 posts to date
caloy – 4/11; 24 posts in 2007; 201 posts to date
freezing_pt – 4/11; 17 posts in 2007; 147 posts to date
lex_99 – 5/11; 14 posts in 2007; 70 posts to date


MAJOR NEW PLAYERS:

eonynx – first posted in Thread 36; 347 posts to date
iloilocitykid – first posted in Thread 38; 360 posts to date
totopurz – first posted in Thread 32; 67 posts to date


OLD TIMERS WHO WERE “MISSING” OR WERE MISSED IN THIS THREAD

akaiski_2074 – 9 posts in 2007; last posted in Thread 26
al_teeway – 2 posts in 2007 (Thread 30 & 40)
Animo – 2 posts in 2007 (Thread 31)
Askal82 – 0 posts in 2007
irong206 – 6 posts in 2007; last posted in Thread 32
Jonjon75 – 0 posts in 2007; 1,027 posts to date
marsleg - 0 posts in 2007; 561 posts to date
NTB – 14 posts in 2007, 13 in Thread 30, 1 in Thread 40
sugarboy – 10 posts in 2007, all in Thread 34
taga_uma – 1 post in 2007, in Thread 40
Virtute – 0 posts in 2007
Weina – 0 posts in 2007


NEW PLAYERS WHO INSPIRED (FOR A WHILE) AND EXPIRED

GoodSuccess – 33 posts in total; 32 posts in Thread 30, 1 post in Thread 34
Risk_Taker – 92 posts; first posted in Thread 33, last posted in Thread 37


And now the data...

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impressive. shy, i think we need to talk. i can see that your talent, i can borrow for my work. audit na to.:lol:

OT:
^^@incognito, you used to be in baltimore right? john's hopkins hospital?

^^yes, eon, i'm still connected to Johns Hopkins, do you know anyone from there? The Hospital has been rated No.1 in the US for 17 years now (sorry, i just had to post that, proud syempre! hehehe).

City’s P930.8-M budget ok’d

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City government will operate on a P930.8-million budget this year as contained in the Executive Budget approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Based on the approved expenditure plan, the highest allocation will go to Non-Office Expenses with funds amounting to P436.5 million; Personnel Services, P362.222 million; Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), P122.9 million and Capital Outlay, P7 million.

The funds will be sourced out from the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) with P420.5 million; local taxes, P416.6 million; permits and licenses, P11.4 million; service income, P34 million; business income, P31 million and other income P17.2 million.

This year's budget is lower compared with the P1.2- billion budget in 2007.

The 2007 budget had included the P350-million loan incurred by the city from the Land Bank of the Philippines for the construction of a new city hall, which explained the billion-peso budget.

source: Panay News (http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/iloilo5.htm)

^^^^ good initial budget for the year. I hope less supplemental budget will be up before the year ends.


^^ah, matagal na pala tayong member nang Billionaires Club :cheers2:. with better tax and fiscal management plus investments , i'm sure IC can do a billion easily again.

"We (replaced by I) are the champions, my friend ...
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end"

loved it, loved it, loved it (the song) ... he he. Thanks for the stats, Shyaman. I hope I can contribute more in the next few threads to come, be it a comment, a suggestion, or an article posting and a lot more.

Speech ...:
"hmmm .. first and foremost, I would like to thank George Salon for my hair, Aldo's for my shoes and D&G for my outfit.

I'm so so honoured to receive this "pinaka-adik" award ...blah .. blah ... blah .... and to all of you guys, 'we made it!'.


^^ he he. more speeches to come pa.
seriously speaking, I hope to see the lurkers join us in our discussions here. Any contribution is good than nothing at all. And may our discussions will be lively as possible and more enlightening in the days to come. Cheers guys.


^^Hi Space! welcome back, Happy New Year to you, Summa cum Laude!
I agree with you , i hope to see more inputs from our other forumers
and welcome newbies too.

galing a...

Happy 3 Kings in Advance!!!jejeje

Lapit nalang Dinagyang!!!! Hala bira Iloilo!!!!

pagkatapos...Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Year of the Earth RAt!!!!

^^ Owow! complete ang greetings ni Lei, :banana:

there's no way we can promote Iloilo by settling on historical sites only let alone Calle Real. These old structures will be complementary only, if ever, we will have bigger theme parks in the city and province. Just look at Disneyland. Or the local counterpart, Enchanted Kingdom. These are bigger attractions, not only for single tourists but the entire FAMILY. If ever we'll have better and bigger theme parks in Iloilo, we can at least compete with Aklan's Sampaguita Garden or their Sammy's Circus. Just think that even Aklan with Boracay as premiere destination in the country today is still not opting to limit its tourism attraction to the island alone. We're still far from progressing with our tourism industry. We still have much to learn from our neighbouring Aklan. I just hope that we'll continue to keep our minds open to other alternatives in the future. With gastronomical tours, its a new approach, Whyte. And I think you really started off it well on your own. Congrats.

^^i do wish more people would invest in these areas, More Resorts,Theme parks. My personal wish is a National Aquarium to be based in the City, complete with Dolphins etc... just my :2cents:


Iloilo City gears for back-to-back fiestas

Long before the dust of Christmas holidays settle down, Iloilo City is in frenzy girding up to hold four major festivals starting this month until middle of February.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the festivals clearly established the city as the festival capital of the country and a major lure to foreign and domestic tourists to visit Iloilo city and province and the rest of Western Visayas.

First to unfold this month is the highly acclaimed Dinagyang Festival with highlights slated on Jan. 25-27. The festival was selected as the best tourism event of the country by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) for the past three years.

On the other hand, a festival delegation from Batanes is expected to arrive here nearly next week to participate in the Dinagyang ati-atihan contest. Headed by Iloilo-born Cong. Carlo Oliver Diasnes of Batanes, the Ivatan Festival will compete in the January 27 competition highlight to show off the cultural and tourism attraction of the Ivatans of Batanes off the tip of Luzon....


source: The Guardian ILOILO/url]

^^ Iloilo is the Place to be in the First Quarter of the Year, with all these upcoming events, Its super busy and in a "hyper" state in the city. :cheers2:
This means more tourists and more money coming in.

Hope we can sustain this till the end of the year, and the LGU/private entities can conjure up additional activities and events at the middle and end of the year.

Police secure Iloilo festivals
By DANNY FAJARDO

ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is preparing a security plan for four big successive events here, including the world-famous Dinagyang Festival this January.

Each year, the Dinagyang Festival attracts thousands of revelers – domestic and foreign, and one particular security concern is the safety of visiting dignitaries.

The Dinagyang Festival highlights will be on January 26 and 27.
he judging areas, conduct foot and roving patrol especially at night to discourage lawless elements from undertaking their activities....

source: [url=http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080105113523.html] Manila Bulletin (http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/)

^^good that peace and order is being addressed especially during these events. Hoping for a fun,exciting and orderly Dinagyang!!! yeah!!!

shyaman, i must say that i am truly impressed by your statistical tables. ONLY IN SSC-ILOILO!!! ibang klase.

impressive. shy, i think we need to talk. i can see that your talent, i can borrow for my work. audit na to.:lol:

^^:bow::bow::bow: bilib kami sa imo shy! mapisan nga bata.

Grabe si shyaman. Thanks for such a comprehensive work. Grabe man si spacewagon, number one poster and SSC-lover of Iloilo. :)


And also, I'm surprised that we have four festivals in a span of two months? This great! A good thing for our economy.

Regarding the theme park, it think it's best to have business man invest it at some place outside the busy city or at least in the suburbs such as in Mandurriao or Lapaz border. In that way, they can continue to expand to meet the demands of the people, if the demand we make is good.

^^ikaw gani kid, major contributor naman.

i agree with you too, put those themeparks outside the city, if their is a plan.

^^ Invest ta bala..bug-at bulsa ta sa kwarta..:lol:

I think the city has HUGE potential in tourism. Take for example Dinagyang, Paraw Regatta, Chinese New Year, Candelaria Fest..these are just four festivals but they gave us millions of pesos and add to that the Holy Week where last year, 50,000 people came here.

We also have Guimaras as a major tourist attraction.

Other tourism potentials that have not been tapped are the Iloilo River, Calle Real, the beaches of Iloilo, Iloilo Mansion Tours (inside, not just the view from outside), Church Tours and there's a big space for improvement in Mandurriao area between Smallville/Riverside and Iloilo Business Park. There's also a bigger space between the Iloilo Business Park and the fishbonds going to Villa.

Anyhow, I am happy that our officials are doing great efforts to make our city what it is today. :cheers: