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JonJon75

June 21st, 2006, 11:31 PM

ILOILO CITY and PROVINCE
The 20th Thread

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Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Iloilo City and is located at the southeast portion of Panay island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is the island-province of Guimaras and across Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental.

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Located 238 statute miles from Manila, Iloilo is the gateway of the Western Visayas Region. The province comprises the southeastern part of Panay Island. Iloilo is 55 minutes by plane from Manila. Should you opt to go by sea, Sulpicio Lines, Negros Navigation and Aboitiz have ships plying from Manila (19 hours).

Natural boundaries, such as mountain ranges with peaks as high as 7,000 ft., lie between Iloilo and Antique on the west and Capiz on the north. Mainland Iloilo is composed of plain interspersed with upland portions. The capital, Iloilo City, rests between the Iloilo and Batino rivers which from the angle of a nose. This location is the root of the province's old name, ilong-ilong which means "noselike".

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Iloilo province, and its beautiful city, ranks as one of the country's foremost centers of culture, industry and trade. Located on the southwestern tip of Panay Island between the Iloilo River and the Guimara Strait, its attributes as the repository of architectural and artistic legacies, as the promising point of progress in aquaculture, and as a trove of unexplored tourist attractions give it an allure so bewitching as not to be missed.

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Iloilo is the cradle of early Philippine civilization. The telltale marks of such cultural influences live on in the century-old houses, the period churches, the colorful festivals, and in the enterprising bloodline of its people. Iloilo has a glorious past as the land's great sugarbowl and the locale of the haciendas of the old rich - whose scions and daughters turned down the centuries into the dons and donas of powerful economic dynasties.

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Some of the testimonies to this awesome heritage are the churches. Nowhere else can church tours prove so rewarding. The Miag-ao Fortress Church is a grand example of a medieval bastion church with onrnate floral designs on the facade; another colossal monument is the San Joaquin Church and cemetery known for its bas relief featuring the Castilian and Moorish wars, while its cemetery is picturesque for its hexagonal chapel with rose windows and twin-tiered balustrades that lead to its entrance; meanwhile, three staircases lead to the historic rock; whereas the Rennaissance - inspired Molo Church and orphanage, the Asilo de Molo, are unique for their architecture as well as for a rare product, hand-embroidered barong Pilipino in pina cloth; the Pavia Church is a red brick and coral windows cases and rightfully deserves a place in one's travelogue. These churches are no farther than two hours' distance from each other.

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Iloilo province is primarily the commercial and trade center of Western Visayas, with commercial, industrial development and rural banks, financial and investment houses, insurance companies, and realestate agencies and developers. Nevertheless, agriculture is the province's main source of livelihood. In fact, Iloilo's production of rice, sugar and mango has made it one of the country's top agricultural producers.

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The city's population represents a big manpower pool and a growing consumer market. Purchasing power is generally high given the favorable income distribution in Iloilo. Assuring the business sector of a steady supply of multi-skilled manpower are the city's 30 tertiary schools and 6 universities.

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Iloilo's is a byword for its famous festival - the Dinagyang, a local mardigras. Held every January in honor of the Infant Jesus, the festival is a major tourist attraction.

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Another even Iloilo is known for is the Paraw Regatta. Which is participated in by local and foreign sportsmen.

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JonJon75

June 21st, 2006, 11:32 PM

WELCOME
to the

HEART of the PHILIPPINES

Thread XX
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JonJon75

June 21st, 2006, 11:35 PM

Iloilo - La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo & The Festival Country XIX (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=358699&page=1&pp=20)
Iloilo - La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo & Philippines' Heritage Champion XVIII (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=354204&page=1&pp=20)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines XVII (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=349882&page=1&pp=20)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines XVI (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=345766&page=1&pp=20)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines XV (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=342487&page=1)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines XIV (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338840)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines XIII (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334761)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines XII (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=331444)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines XI (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=325729)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines X (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=320211)
Iloilo City and Province IX (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=315872)
Iloilo City and Province VIII (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=309995)
Iloilo City and Province VII (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=305016)
Iloilo City and Province VI (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=296031)
Iloilo City and Province V (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=277073)
Iloilo City and Province IV (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=257299)
Iloilo City and Province III (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=237243)
Iloilo City and Province II (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=248873)
Iloilo City and Province I (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=248862)
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JonJon75

June 21st, 2006, 11:43 PM

JonJon75

June 21st, 2006, 11:55 PM

Chaos during Rush Hour
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Molo Supermart occupied by eVentus Call Center
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Diversion Road
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Callbox Callcenter, is an occupant of the building on the right

Iloilo River at Dusk
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The U/C River Board Walk (Left), Medicus condo-Clinic (Center), Restaurant (Right)

Iloilo Doctor's College
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Happy Philippine Independence Day!

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Former Iloilo Provincial Jail
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Iznart
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Castle Hotel Iloilo
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Iloilo River and Environs
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Santa Barbara's Kahilwayan Festival
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DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
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Pamulinawen Festival, Laoag, Ilocos Norte
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Halad Festival, Pigcawayan north Cotabato
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Gaisano City Iloilo
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(photos taken by Chymera and ericd)

JonJon75

June 22nd, 2006, 12:18 AM

Treñas speaks in World Urban Forum

VANCOUVER, Canada — Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas appears to have become a much-sought resource speaker in international conferences.

Fresh from his speaking engagement in a New York conference in May, Treñas was again one of the resource speakers in the 3rd World Urban Forum (WUF3) held this week in Toronto, Canada.

Specifically, Treñas spoke before an audience in the forum “Cities and the Public Realm: Reinvesting in Community Assets” on June 19 at the Pan Pacific Hotel, organized by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI).

He shared the gains of the Metropolitan Iloilo Development Council (MIDC), the newest Philippine model in “regional city” development, in the promotion of the public realm. MIDC is composed of Iloilo City and the adjacent towns of Leganes, Oton, Pavia and San Miguel.

The World Urban Forum is the biggest and leading venue for the examination of one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and polices. Close to 500,000 delegates from 150 countries are coming to the WUF3.

Organized by the UN Habitat, the WUF is held every two years to allow dialogues among urban actors from all sectors –national governments, local authorities, the private sector, communities, the academe and organized labor – to exchange know-how and generate new ideas.

Treñas joined four other discussants lea by David Crombie, CUI President and Chief Executive Office, and former mayor of Toronto, today’s Canada’s largest municipal government and urban region.

Other discussants included Ato Arkebe Oqubay, Works and Urban Development Minister of Ethiopia; Ana Lucia La Rovere, superintendent of Area de Desenvolvimento Urbano in Brazil; and Rafael Betancourt, CUI regional manager for Latin America and the Caribbean.

On June 21, Treñas will speak on the dialogue session on “achieving the United Nation’s Millenium Development Goals, Slum Upgrading and Affordable Housing” and his speech will be webcast at the WUF website at http://www.wuf3-fum3.ca.

Treñas had recently spoken during the 14th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development at the UN Headquarters in New York on sustainable development initiatives that seek to address major issues such as energy, industrial, climate change and air pollution.

Treñas, also chair of the League of Cities of the Philippines, led a CUI-sponsored Philippine contingent to the WUF3, which include Guimaras Gov. Rahman Nava and Regional Director Evelyn Trompeta of the Department of Interior and Local Government.

Their trip has funding assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Also attending the WUF3 are Iloilo City Planning and Development Coordinator Jose Roni Peñalosa, Guimaras Senior Planner Evan Anthony Arias and CUI Southeast Asian Regional Manager Francis Gentoral.

The Philippine delegation to the WUF3 is headed by Vice President Noli de Castro, the concurrent chair of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC).

WUF3 is being hosted by the Government of Canada. It will mark the 30th anniversary of the first Habitat Conference, the United Nations conference on human settlements held in Vancouver in 1976 that led to the creation of UN Habitat.

(article taken from: The Guardian Iloilo)

D'Transporter

June 22nd, 2006, 03:04 AM

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Wow!!! Gaisano City, a wonderful contribution of a proud Cebuano to the city of Iloilo.

IAMME

June 22nd, 2006, 09:36 AM

chymera00

June 22nd, 2006, 02:20 PM

welcome to the ILOILO city and province
20th Edition!

Wow! 20th thread... :) Too bad I con't have time to make a new banner.. I only have this pic to contribute. Finally, the have publicly announced the imminent opening of SM Quintin Salas. Sorry for the tilt.:D
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can't wait for the expansion for SM Jaro :D

taken from the CDO thread:

International airport expenses seen to go up 10 percent
By Lizanilla J. Amarga

THE cost of constructing the Laguindingan International Airport is expected to increase by 10 to 20 percent, Department of Transportation and Communications assistant secretary Robert Castañares said.

A multi-party agreement on Phase 2 Relocation Project of the Laguindingan Airport Development Project was signed Wednesday.

By middle of 2007, it is expected that some 611 families will be completely relocated and the construction of the P5.8 billion project will be started.

Misamis Oriental Second District Representative Augusto Baculio announced that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has signed an executive order for the multi-billion peso Mindanao Railway.

This project is now going to be moved to make sure that its railway tracks will pass by Laguindingan International Airport and make it a "major stop."

Earthworks

After the agreement signing, a press conference was held whereby Castañares admitted that there is an expected increase in the current construction cost of the international airport that is pegged at P5.3 billion.

"We expect that the cost of the construction will really go up considering that the prices for the project construction and materials is still based on the original budget," he said.

Castañares said they have now put up "engineering strategies" to make sure that the increase in the cost will not be so high.

He said this include in revising the original plan of developing 400 hectares to only 200 hectares.

"We will be developing only the footprint of the Laguindingan Airport project that involves only 200 hectares," he said.

He added that the rest of the 200 hectares will be not be developed but will be used to accommodate industrial and commercial project.

Another engineering strategy, Castañares said, is their revising the project plan to adjust "earthworks" for Laguindingan's "irregular" terrain.

He said the plan now will be to adopt the present level without having to do so much earthworks to lessen the cost.

Realized

But Castañares said, "But off-hand and based on initial reports in spite of these engineering strategies the construction cost of the Laguindingan Airport Project is expected to go up by 10 to 20 percent."

He cited the Iloilo International Airport Project that was pegged only at P6 billion in the past but is now costing them up to P8.5 billion.

According to him, this P2.5 billion is actually P1 billion for the cost of the foreign exchange rate, the P1 billion for the taxes such as the Value-Added Tax and the P.5 billion for the hike in construction and material costs.

"But these increases can still be accommodated as long as it can be properly explained," he said.

chymera00

June 22nd, 2006, 03:37 PM

Of all the chruches that we have posted and featured here, we are missing one church which is actually located in the city proper... :) Tanza Church.... left side of that church is another church but for Chinese Ilonggo's "The Goddess Temple" I think... :)
I haven't seen that church yet ... I'm not familiar with Tanza, maybe you could give me directions :)

new pictures:

Iloilo Provincial Capitol Stairs
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Casa Plaza and Atrium
(the Casa Plaza, specifically Cabalum College, went into flames the just recently. Good thing it rained hard that night)
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La Paz District
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UP Library
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Iloilo River at Dusk
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UP Library
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Heritage Building in Aldeguer
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Jollibee J.M. Basa
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perspective of full version of Sarabia Manor Hotel

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BYAHILO

June 22nd, 2006, 04:00 PM

Mabuhay and Welcome to the 20th Thread!!

IMPRESARIO

June 22nd, 2006, 04:25 PM

!Bienvenidos Amigos y Amigas! Pagtamyaw sa inyo Tanan!
Welcome to Iloilo City & Iloilo Province 20th Thread!

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METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 23rd, 2006, 07:22 AM

Congratulations ILOILO for the 20th Thread!!!

Go go go ILOILO! Go go ILONGGO FORUMERS!
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METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 23rd, 2006, 07:23 AM

Asia’s no. 1 car accessory company now in Iloilo

CARRYBOY, Asia’s no. 1 manufacturer of car accessories, whose main plant is in Thailand, has set up its outlet in Iloilo City. This factory outlet will cater to all customers all over Western Visayas.

The outlet will also stock all fast moving Carryboy car accessories like Roof baskets, Roofracks, Bullbars, Pickup bedliners, Pick-up canopies, Rollbars, Rearbars & AUV Accessories.

Carryboy is a respected name in car accessories because of its value for money. People enjoy high quality and imported products that are easy on the pocket. Standard of quality is not being sacrificed for price.

Carryboy has been supplying car accessories to major car companies like Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi & Nissan here in the Philippines. With the growing demand for their products as well as professional service, Carryboy Thailand decided to put up Carryboy Iloilo to cater directly to the immediate demands and needs of the Ilonggos.

This outlet will handle all sales, service, & installations of all Carryboy products from Thailand. Carryboy has been the leader of aftermarket car accessories and has been the choice of car companies all over Asia.

With their factory outlet in Iloilo City, Carryboy assures availability of fast moving items, improved and fast service to all Ilonggos.

Visit us now at Sta. Monica Bldg. Quezon St., Iloilo City (beside Ground Effects) or call 337-2484

http://www.panaynews.com.ph/people.htm

Go go go ILOILO!

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 23rd, 2006, 07:25 AM

Wow! 20th thread... :) Too bad I con't have time to make a new banner.. I only have this pic to contribute. Finally, the have publicly announced the imminent opening of SM Quintin Salas. Sorry for the tilt.:D
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Wow! Nice pic! 4th SM in ILOILO City! Go go go!

Simply means we have a robust economy here in ILOILO! :cheers:

Cheers to that! :cheers:

Pacific_leopard

June 23rd, 2006, 12:46 PM

yey 20th thread na... sadly la ko pa maupload ang pics ko 'bout antique heirlooms found in Iloilo... most of them are glass and porcelain...go go Iloilo... busy gid abi ako subong...

Kaiser

June 23rd, 2006, 12:51 PM

wow pang 20th na! ;)

IMPRESARIO

June 23rd, 2006, 04:27 PM

PIA Press Release
06/23/2006
Packaging center to serve micro entrepreneurs opens in Iloilo

Iloilo City (23 June) -- Micro entrepreneurs in Western Visayas will now be able to market their products better with the recent inauguration of the first packaging center and laboratory facility in Iloilo City, the first outside Metro Manila.
The Php4million packaging laboratory and center, inclusive of all equipment and supplies, is a collaborative effort of Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc. (TSKI), Department of Science and Technology(DOST) Region 6, and Fundacion Codespa, a Spanish non government agency which channels development funds for Agencia Española Cooperacion Internationale (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation), an autonomous body under the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The TSKI-Kauswagan Design and Packaging Center, located in Rizal Street in Lapaz, Iloilo City, offers vacuum packaging, shrink-and-seal packaging, form-fill sealing, and band sealing, as well as brand name and logo designing.

An important component of the center is the DOST-TSKI Food Testing Laboratory, which conducts nutritional analysis and shelf life testing, two critical requisites in product packaging.

The food testing laboratory is housed at the Regional Calibration and Testing Center of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) at Magsaysay Village in Lapaz, Iloilo City.

According to Mr. Angel de Leon Jr, Executive Director of TSKI, micro-entrepreneurs now have a shot at competing in Metro Manila supermarkets, and even worldwide.

De Leon added that for Western Visayas micro entrepreneurs, participating in the international market is not anymore a remote possibility as they now have a facility that should allow them to make their products of the best quality and appearance.

Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc. , a non-stock, non-profit, non-government micro finance organization, which is the main proponent of the project has 46 branches and a client base of over 200,000 micro entrepreneurs in about 380 municipalities in Visayas and Mindanao. Its partner-bank, Kauswagan Bank, has five branches and serves about 22,000 clients in 37 municipalities.

It was awarded as the “Largest and Most Outstanding Micro Finance Institution in the Philippines for the year 2005 (“Ulirang Kabalikat ng People’s Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC) 2005) by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in ceremonies at Malacanang. (PIA) [top]

death327

June 23rd, 2006, 08:20 PM

Yummmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyy... I miss the restaurants of our province... here are some pics from the Gallery of West Visayas State Univesity College of Medicine website.

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Breakthrough in Mall

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Buchi

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Casa Ilongga in Mall

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Krua Thai in Smallville

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Smallville Chain of Restos

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MO2 in Smallville

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Jollibee in Gen. Luna Street

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Joy Joy's Kalan-an

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Kaldero in Mall

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Kamay Kainan in Mall

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Krystal Ice in Mall

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La Veranda de Fatima in Mall

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Lechon Hauz in Mall

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Mani Vendor

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Manokan Kag Isda

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Marina in Mall

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Blue Jay in Smallville

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Nato Helen

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Paksiw Isda

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Pasayan Kinilaw

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Red Ribbon in Mall

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Flow Smallville

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Iloilo's Best Talaba

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Tatoy's

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Ted's in Mall

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Tinapayan

kirby21

June 23rd, 2006, 09:26 PM

Welcome to

ILOILO - Heart of the Philippines

20th

kirby21

June 23rd, 2006, 09:28 PM

Thanks for all the pics - Chymera, IAMME and Soulmaker!

Have a good day to all!

Jon, thanks for starting the thread. Okay ah.

Hala Bira na naman !

wecky

June 23rd, 2006, 09:33 PM

welcome ... welcome ... welcome ... welcome

I L O I L O

The Jewel of the Orient South

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Viva Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo !

wecky

June 23rd, 2006, 09:43 PM

Nagutom ko sa post ni Soul ah. Few more months to go na lang, makakaon naman ako luto dira guys. 'sensiya talagsa na lang ko di kay medyo masako gid. Bag-o lang kami halin sa bakasyon ni kirby and some of our friends, ayti sadya man ah. Hala Bira naman kita diri tanan. Nice articles sa umpisa pa lang. All of them are promising and dako gid mabulig sa Iloilo City's business sector. Kabay pa magdamo pa gid nga mga kumpanya ang mag-open sa Iloilo. Iloilo City and Province right now is seeing dawn of economic progress. Again, more to come pa.

Btw, ari lang ko di ma-monitor all the time ah to keep myself updated sa mga nagakinatbo sa aton.

@Caloy, nice meeting you man. I hope you enjoy London. Sayang no, tani sadya pa gid lakwatsa ta kung wala lang ako klase.

Cheers mate!

kirby21

June 23rd, 2006, 09:50 PM

Asia’s no. 1 car accessory company now in Iloilo

CARRYBOY, Asia’s no. 1 manufacturer of car accessories, whose main plant is in Thailand, has set up its outlet in Iloilo City. This factory outlet will cater to all customers all over Western Visayas.
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http://www.panaynews.com.ph/people.htm

Go go go ILOILO!
Good article, Metro. Baskog gid ni. Hala Bira! :)

kirby21

June 23rd, 2006, 09:54 PM

wecky

June 23rd, 2006, 09:58 PM

kirby21

June 23rd, 2006, 10:03 PM

18th CARP anniversary to culminate
with Agraryo Trade Fair in Iloilo

ILOILO City - The 18th Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) anniversary celebration will culminate here in Iloilo province with the holding of an Agraryo Trade Fair.

Iloilo province has a high 57,659-hectare CARP implementation with a balance of 8,175 hectares in terms of land tenure improvement as of May 31.

It has accumulated 29 Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) covering 85 barangays and 46 organizations from 1993-2006.

The total land area considered under the ARCs here is around 32,984 hectares.
Provincial Agrarian Reform OIC Ricardo B. Fernandez said they have decided to hold the Agraryo Trade Fair on June 26-29 at the lobby of the Old Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

During the event, CARP farmer-beneficiaries will sell their produce and other products such as ginger ale, corn, peanuts, bananas, pineapples, vegetables, bamboo crafts, bolos, etc.

Fernandez noted there are now 15 confirmed farmer-beneficiaries who will participate in the trade fair on June 26.

Expected to grace the affair are Iloilo Provincial Agriculturist Zafiro S. Palabrica, Land Bank of the Philippines regional head Ruel Z. Romarate and top DAR officials.

(source: Panay News)

kirby21

June 23rd, 2006, 10:12 PM

welcome to the ILOILO city and province
20th Edition!

can't wait for the expansion for SM Jaro :D

Same here Chy. I hope they'll post the render of the upcoming expansion of SM Jaro, from stand alone supermarket to a mini-mall like SM Delgado in city proper. Look! SM Quintin Salas has a good slogan, too. SM means "Save More". I'm sure they can atract a lot of buyers within the area. SM is truly expanding in Iloilo City, more than anyone could ever expect. This is the fourth SM store in Iloilo (second in Jaro) and the second stand alone SM grocery in the city. Hala Bira!

wecky

June 23rd, 2006, 10:37 PM

kirby21

June 23rd, 2006, 10:48 PM

........
He cited the Iloilo International Airport Project that was pegged only at P6 billion in the past but is now costing them up to P8.5 billion.
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2.5 billion php increase is really big. Almost 25-35% gid ang ginsaka niya from its original bid nga 6.2 billion. Tani lang they'll make good use of the soon-to-open Iloilo International Airport para maibalik man ang kantidad nga ginpahulam sang Japan sa Pinas to build this massive project. Hala Bira! :)

caloy

June 23rd, 2006, 11:06 PM

2.5 billion php increase is really big. Almost 25-35% gid ang ginsaka niya from its original bid nga 6.2 billion. Tani lang they'll make good use of the soon-to-open Iloilo International Airport para maibalik man ang kantidad nga ginpahulam sang Japan sa Pinas to build this massive project. Hala Bira! :)

amo guid. tani they would keep on maintaining good comfort rooms in these airports. haay kada kadto ko, daw maihi na lang ako ca kilid dalan, panabitabi eh.

dapat international ang standards ca tanan nga bagay. ti ano na, extension of yloilo city or ca province na ang airport makadto? parehas bala ca ciudad, ang duta ca ciudad sakop tanan except ang duta nga nagapalibot ca provincial capitol.

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

June 24th, 2006, 04:16 AM

Now, it's getting better and better. With CPU opening the first Packaging Engineering in the country, a Packaging laboratory and center opened immediately. Time for the city and province to tighten their grip in the world of Packaging Industry. Go Iloilo! Hope to see more and more businesses opening in our city and province. Hala Bira na gid man kita tanan!

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Wonderful combination indeed kirbs! Daw pareho sang jeep kag driver... GO go go ILOILO!

Maayong udto sa tanan! :cheers:

IMPRESARIO

June 24th, 2006, 10:44 AM

haaay,thank you mods, kay guin add nyo kami sa sticky ulit, heheh (i guess my e-mail did get thru to them) :cheers: GO ILOILO!!!

Virtute

June 24th, 2006, 12:35 PM

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I like their pancit molo. Been here 3-4 times during my 5month stay. Seems like all the pics, I've visited or seen pretty much all of them.

Great pics!

lewdsaint

June 24th, 2006, 12:56 PM

Welcome To : Iloilo City and Province XX Thread

Viva!!!
"La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo"

Hala Bira!!!
The Festival Country

lewdsaint

June 24th, 2006, 01:00 PM

From Government of Canada News

Canada Supports Urban Development Projects

Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) ($2.8 million). CUI shared experiences learned from its projects in the Philippines at a workshop organized for Hat Yai, Thailand. The CUI program in Iloilo, Philippines, received a citation by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities as a good model for addressing issues of urbanization, population and poverty.

Link : http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=222449

lewdsaint

June 24th, 2006, 01:10 PM

Reposted :

Iloilo Festivals
The Festival Country of the Philippines

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Calinog's Hirinugyaw-Suguidadonay Festival
An enthralling and spellbinding cultural jubilation
By Ronelo S. Ladiao

In the wake of modernization and technological breakthrough in the world today, an age-old cultural heritage that mirrors the vast wealth of the past is deeply carved in the gentle hearts of the “ Calinognons ” as depicted in their annual celebration of Hirinugyaw Festival.

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Calinog , a town hailed as one of the cleanest and greenest municipalities in the country, celebrates Hirinugyaw Festival every fifth Sunday of the year.

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This year, the Hirinugyaw Foundation and the people unite in innovating the festivity by interconnecting “ Suguidadonay ”, a Panay Bukidnon dialect which means “sharing” to the whole concept of the celebration. Panay Bukidnons are the aborigines living in the mountains of Calinog . These people recite unique ethnic rituals and chants worthy to be treasured.

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The organizers of the festival also wanted to honor Calinog's national artist and historian Federico Caballero for his great effort to chronicle and translate the ethnic chants of the Panay Bukidnons in a four volume book that truly mirrors the true essence of the town's rich cultural wealth. In the light of cultural awakening, this year the exceptional festivity was finally dubbed as “ Hirinugyaw-Suguidadonay ” to revive the past, soar in jubilee and be one in spiritual bliss…

Enthralling panoramic scene

Seven tribes participated in this year's festival tribe competition held last January 30, 2005. The participating tribes filled the different judging areas with roaring cheers and blissful feelings as they perform with deep devotion. The competition started in the morning and ended past noon but the energy of the people remained alive throughout the night. The winners in the tribes competition are: Tribu Manahis (Best in Street Dancing), Tribu Bulalakaw (Most colorful Costume), Tribu Maragtas (Best in Headress ), Tribu Subay (Most Unique), Tribu Bana-ag (Best in Endurance) and Tribu Maruikudo (Most Attractive). Overall, Tribu Bulalakaw emerged as the Second Runner-up winner with the Best in Music award under their name while Tribu Bana-ag fatefully took the First Runner-up place. Finally, the energetic Tribu Dila-dila was declared this year's champion sweeping various other awards such as Best in Choreography, Costume, Performance and Most Disciplined tribe.

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Festivity postscript

Calinog as a town with great sense of cultural pride and unfading unity of its gentle-hearted people continue to revive, emulate, and treasure the wealth of the past bestowed upon them. With the undying effort of their prolific leader, Mayor Alex Centena , the Hirinugyaw organizers, government employees, public school teachers, and generous sponsors, this exceptional festival in the province of Iloilo will ceaselessly reign in the limelight of national cultural scene. Above all, God's blessing will never falter for the people of this humble town live in an endless compassion for spiritual devotion and thanksgiving of His greatness.

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Lambunao's Binanog Festival
On the wings of panoramic cultural spectacle
Text by Ronelo S. Ladiao
Photos by Leonardo Dagum

“ Isa ka adlaw samtang ginasughot nila ang katalunan sa pagpangita sang mga Banog , hinali lamang naghugpa ang sulog kag munga nga Dapay nga nagalagsanay sa tuyo nga magkupahay . Apang daw naga indi-indi si munga amo gani nga naga libutay kag nagalagsanay ang duha . Madasig ang padag-padag sang ila mga tiil malupad paibabaw , mahugpa tubtob nga malambot si munga ” this lines were part of Charlie Mario Sindol's research in Lambunao in 1973 to reflect the origin of Binanog dance that has been part of the town's culture. The narration pictured a male and female hawk, the local folk called Banog , chasing each other during their mating season.

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The wealth of Lambunao's cultural and religious essence cannot only be traced on its wonderful church, plaza and famous attractions such as the “ Tinagong dagat ”, the Bukidnons and their “ Binukot ” women but through its legendary “ Binanog ” dance that was artistically transformed into a major festivity of the town every first week of January. For almost five consecutive years the Binanog Festival ceaselessly draw vast crowd and spectators from nearby towns or even far away places to witness such great festival that replicates the Lambunaonons ' religious devotion to the Sr. Sto Niño and the importance of Binanog dance.

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The local public officials led by their dynamic mayor Ignacio Ramirez and St. Nicholas parish priest Fr. Evaristo “ Borong ” Ablona spearheaded the spectacular festivity that promotes the importance of camaraderie, reconciliation and cultural appreciation.

The weeklong festival culminated with a Binanog tribes competition on January 9.

In the Junior Category, Tribu Sidlanganon of the District of Lambunao bagged the championship trophy along with Best in Performance, Choreography, Music and Costume awards. Tribu Baludnon of Pajo Elementary School and Tribu Ilahas of Don Ignacio Ramirez Memorial School became first and second runner-up winners, respectively.

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In the Senior Category, Tribu Daludo of Poblacion Ilawod was adjudged champion while also winning Best in performance, Choreography and Music awards. First runner-up Tribu Kisaykisay of Lambunao National High School also won the Best in Music, Costume, and Most Disciplined awards. Tribu Palhi of WVSU-LC succeeded to bag the second runner-up.

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Miag-ao's Salakayan Festival
A reflection of ancestral bravery and weaving wealth
Text by Ronelo S. Ladiao
Photos by Lawrence N. Ladiao

The Miag-aoanons are known in the region as among the bravest people in the local history. Further, this humble town kept an age-old weaving wealth that has left unfading marks of relevance in the hearts of the Ilonggos . Its world-renowned age-old church which is included in the Unesco's World Heritage List add glitter and significance to the town's greatness. In the light of cultural revival, preservation, and appreciation to boost the town's tourism potential and cultural treasures, the government officials, educational institutions, cultural enthusiasts and the peace-loving people of Miag-ao organized a unique festival that would reflect the greatness and valor of their ancestors who defended their land from the cruel moro marauders from the south long time ago. Even back before the Spaniard's occupation of the Philippines , this town was blessed with brave native folks who gave outmost importance to their age-old weaving wealth as seen in the famous “ hablon ” and “ patadyong ” fabric. The progressive weaving of local fabrics made Miag-ao famous especially to the some great designers around the world.

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Thus, this significant and exceptional annual town event was called “ Salakayan Festival” as a way to reminisce the past, the greatness and the splendor of history wherein Miag-ao became the cradle of rich cultural heritage. This year seven tribes displayed and expressed their cultural sentiments of being true Miag-aoanons through well-choreograph dances, panoramic multi-colored costumes, relevant themes and devotion to the Almighty God. The tribes that participated this year were Tribu Kabuswagan of Miag-ao National High School, Tribu Salagyawan of Alejandro Firmeza National High School, Tribu Bantalaan of San Rafael National High School, Tribu Hugpong of St. Louise de Marillac School, Tribu Daplong of Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College-WVCST Campus, and Tribu Wari-wari of Kirayan National High School. Various guests and festival enthusiastic crowds gathered to witness the spectacular tribe competition last Sunday, February 6, 2005 . Roaring cheers and applause from the crowd that were mesmerized by the kaleidoscopic cultural presentations filled the three judging areas. In the afternoon, a vigorous street dancing filled the main streets of the town. Finally, Tribu Daplong gloriously reigned as this year's Salakayan Champion while Tribu Kabugwason settled for the First Runner-up place and the Second Runner-up title went to Tribu Hugpong of St. Louise de Marillac School.

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Overall, the Salakayan Festival was truly a wonderful success as seen in the camaraderie, unity and oneness of hearts of the gentle-loving people of Miag-ao headed by their ever-prolific mayor, Gerardo Flores. Next year will be more challenging and tough but the Miag-aoanons are deeply optimistic that any crisis and obstacles is worth overcoming because of their nature to survive. Hail Salakayan Festival! Hail the Miag-aoanon Spirit !!!

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Tultugan Festival
Showcasing Maasin's bamboo industry

All roads lead to the municipality of Maasin this coming December 29 as the town celebrates their fifth Tultugan Festival.

Set one day before the town fiesta, Tultugan Festival will feature competition of tribes and street dancing with participants wearing native costumes made of bamboo as dominant material and dancing to the live beats of bamboo instruments.

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Initiated by Mayor Mariano Malones in 1999, the concept of tribes' performance will focus on the theme, “Bamboo in the Social and Economic Life of the People of Maasin,” and will note the importance of bamboo, in which the town is made known, and its value to the residents.

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The festival aims to show a distinct performance different from other festivals. The presentation uncovers the Maasinanon heritage through dance and music.

This year's contest will give way to six participating tribes and 12 street dancers' groups.

Also included as the festival's highlights are: “Gwapo Karabaw” , a contest which beautifies the country's national animal, the Carabao; “Parada sang Litson”, a parade of grilled whole pigs by the participating barangays; “Rara Amakan” , a bamboo weaving speed contest; “Kadang Race”, the bamboo stilt race; and the Search for Miss Tultugan.

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Meanwhile, as part of the celebration, the town will conduct an agri trade fair to display bamboo products and the “Light a Tree” for the Christmas Season. The coronation of Queen Mary Garlene Malones Pablo will be the highlight of the Maasin annual town fiesta on December 30.

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Katagman Festival

The Philippines is known for its colorful festivals. Iloilo alone has a number of celebrations enjoyed by guests from other parts of the country and visitors from all over the world.

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Old records have revealed that Katagman was the original name of Barangay San Antonio before the coming of the Spaniards. It was in San Antonio where the civilization in this part of the country started. The barangay was the seat of the first regional government in the Philippines under Datu Paiburong until 1226 A.D. The Batiano River, known as the flourishing Malay Port, served as the gateway for Christianity.

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In 1973, a gold mask was unearthed and proved the worth of San Antonio as a historical landmark. The mask is now under the care of the National Museum. You will discover more about Katagman and its treasures of native paraw and vintas, and utensils made of terra cotta. You can also orient yourself to the ancient burial practice through this festival.

The week-long celebration features Laro Ng Lahi which revives traditional games like palosebo, tumba patis, kadang sa paya and many more.

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The Tribes Contest is a unique combination of street dancing and street theater. Tribes representing a cluster of the 37 barangays in the municipality participate in the contest. The tribes are: Tribu Kanipaan, Tribu Nakatundan, Tribu Katamnan, Tribu Parayan, Tribu Paraw, Tribu Mandaragat and Tribu Malaca.

Let the Katagman Festival open your eyes to the Philippine's rich culture.

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Pavia's Carabao-Carroza Festival

Pavia 's fiesta celebration is held every May and is highlighted by it world-famed Carabao-Carroza Festival celebrated annually. This 31-year old festival displays the Pavianhon's ingenuity as a people. This is participated by the eighteen barangays of the municipality and consists of three main events, namely, the Carabao-Carroza Parade, Carabao-Carroza Race and the Search for the Carabao-Carroza Festival Queen.

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Carabao-Carroza Parade. Gaily decorated carrozas pulled by gaily decorated carabaos vie for the “Most Gaily Decorated Carabao-Carroza” with their muses in Filipiniana costumes.

Carabao-Carroza Race. Carabaos each pulling a carroza (bamboo sled) with a rider find their way racing on a 110-meter line.

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Search for the Festival Queen. Done in a starry May evening at the public plaza.. Special awards given are: Best in Interview, Best in Talent, Best in Summer Wear, Best in Evening Gown, Best in Production Number, Ms. Photogenic and Ms. Congeniality.

From : http://www.thenewstoday.info/festivals.htm

lewdsaint

June 24th, 2006, 01:14 PM

Another Festival from The Festival Country.
Hala Bira Iloilo

Grupo Pinandak rules Pandayan Fest '06
By Ian C. Espada

THE Grupo Pinandak ruled the recently concluded Pandayan Festival 2006 of the Municipality of Badiangan, northwest central town of Iloilo Province, 40 km from Iloilo City.

The group, which was composed of the clustered barangays of Tina, Sariri, San Julian, Latawan, Ilongbukid, Malublob and Sinuagan garnered all minor awards such as Best in Music, Choreography, Discipline and Costume.

The Grupo Balintawak of barangays Poblacion, Talaba, Linayuan, Cabayogan, Sianon and Indorohan settled in the second spot while the Grupo Binakuko of barangays Tamocol, Agusipan, Cabanga-an, Bingawan and Guinawahan landed in third place.

The festival, already on its third year, showcased Badianganons' talent and craftsmanship as manifested in the durability of "Bingauan Bolo", the quality product Badiangan has to offer.

Aside from Bingauan bolo, the festivity also introduced the revived and now popular Badiangan Tahu (ginger tea).

In his message, the Department of Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said the "celebration is one of the important festivals in the province that showcases the livelihood, culture, and lifestyle of Badianganon."

He said the festival "is not merely an exhibition of talents but it talks about the cultural heritage of Badiangan."

As token of support, the director extended P20,000 to the municipality, which was received by Mayor Suzette Mamon.

On the other hand, the lady mayor who was star struck to special guest Jolo Revilla (son of Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr., said "Badiangan is just a small and simple; a simple town with a big dream."

She also expressed her optimism that Badiangan will soon be noticed in the world map in the field of business and tourism.

The festivity was also witnessed by Department of Health Regional Director Lydia Depra-Ramos, who extended much support to the municipality in health service.

From : http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/24/life/grupo.pinandak.rules.pandayan.fest.06.html

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JonJon75

June 24th, 2006, 09:22 PM

Good article, Metro. Baskog gid ni. Hala Bira! :)
Good news for Iloilo indeed. A lot of businesses are setting up their branch in Iloilo City at present. Moreso, multinationals and bigger companies are eyeing Iloilo City as well as their next hub of investments. I'm sure the slogan "the Next BIG Thing" is apt for the city as it continue to harbours new businesses in town. Hala Bira Iloilo!

JonJon75

June 24th, 2006, 09:37 PM

Guys, alternate lang kami computer ni Kirby subong kay ari kami diri sa lalagawan duwa. So in and out amon obra kung may i-comment diri. Again, thanks for the articles and pics. Cheers everyone!

By the way, Congratulations MAYOR JERRY TRENAS ! We're really proud of you!
welcome back Kirbs and Weck. Kumusta bakasyon mga migs? Sayang no, next time naman ako maupod iya ah.

Speaking of World Urban Conference in Vancouver, natapos na. I'm sure Trenas and the team had a good time. Of course Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas had a definite time with other delegates and keep on promoting Iloilo City and province. Ti, flying colours naman kita eh. Besides his presence in UN sa NYC, Trenas had another go in Canada. Tama gid siguro ang article, Iloilo City Mayor Trenas is becoming a well-sought international speakers. I hope to hear more of Trenas presence around the world. Go Mayor Trenas! Go Iloilo City! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 24th, 2006, 09:41 PM

Thanks Soulmaker for posting several good restos back home. Daw sa nahidlaw man ko bah. Been to almost all of them BUt of course, no one can beat my fave resto in Villa. Mas manamit bal-an.

Also, thanks Lew for posting several major festivals of Iloilo. Wala pa dira ang iban. Looks like we're having a festival every month in our province. Tama lang gid nga kita ang Festival Capital of the Philippines.

More to come amigos! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 24th, 2006, 09:47 PM

Now, it's getting better and better. With CPU opening the first Packaging Engineering in the country, a Packaging laboratory and center opened immediately. Time for the city and province to tighten their grip in the world of Packaging Industry. Go Iloilo! Hope to see more and more businesses opening in our city and province. Hala Bira na gid man kita tanan!
That's right. Now, we are getting a bit of slice in Philippines' Packaging Industry with the presence of this laboratory and center in Iloilo. It looks like Iloilo-Manila is waking up again. The formidable centers way back then. :cheers:

JonJon75

June 24th, 2006, 09:52 PM

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With all the good business' news posted above (and so with the previous threads) I can now say that the "Heart of the Philippines" flame is definitely burning. Iloilo City is once again waking up from its long slumber. Bigger multinationals are now relocating their businesses and outlets in our city and province. Proofs of our very resilient and progressive local economy, that til the present remains bullish and unrivalled. Cheers!
couple with wishes are prayers. New projects start arising in Iloilo City and province. New and bigger developments are sprouting every corner. I wish we can maintain the momentum right now. A year more to go and the Iloilo International Airport will open to cater national carriers. Hopefully, two to three years after they'll start to cater international airline companies to have a direct flight to Iloilo, the Gateway to the flourishing region of Western Visayas, and the world-famous Boracay Island. Go Iloilo, the Heart of the Philippines! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 24th, 2006, 09:59 PM

Same here Chy. I hope they'll post the render of the upcoming expansion of SM Jaro, from stand alone supermarket to a mini-mall like SM Delgado in city proper. Look! SM Quintin Salas has a good slogan, too. SM means "Save More". I'm sure they can atract a lot of buyers within the area. SM is truly expanding in Iloilo City, more than anyone could ever expect. This is the fourth SM store in Iloilo (second in Jaro) and the second stand alone SM grocery in the city. Hala Bira!
After battle of billnoards sa aton, battle of slogans na naman from different stores around the city. San-o ang opening sang SM Quintin-Salas? Any idea?

Chy and Kirbs, ako man daw excited sang expansion sang SM Jaro into a ini-mall. It will definitely rival the present SM Delgado in city proper, which sa previous thread is also due for expansion and so with SM City Iloilo in Mandurriao. This is one of the good news I guess sa aton food and supermarket industry. Buot hambalon, we have the capacity to buy that's why naga-expand sila tanan. Kung tan-awon ta, even Iloilo Supermart is expanding.Tani they'll build an Iloilo Supermart and mall in Passi City before a national company or multinational company ang makapatindog dira.

death327

June 25th, 2006, 01:44 AM

Here are some pics of a group who toured Bato Dagku in Baranggay Lico Alimodian Iloilo. All pics are from www.alimodian.net

Alimodian Plaza

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Start of the Trip

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The Field

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The Forest

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Atop the Mountain

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The Cave Atop

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Some Wild Flora and Fauna

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I hope they can develop the place as an eco-tourism destination.

sandrin

June 25th, 2006, 03:17 AM

Look, grandma, see what they did to the ‘patadyong’
By Margie Quimpo-Espino
Last updated 03:20am (Mla time) 06/25/2006
Published on page B1 of the June 25, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://business.inq7.net/money/tops...article_id=6484

UP UNTIL the 1970s, women in the rural areas used a “patadyong” to take a bath in or to cover themselves with while doing the laundry in the river. Made of “hablon” (cloth made of cotton blends in plain or plaid patterns), it is a tubular square cloth that you sort of “shoot” yourself into and then tie by the chest to prevent from falling.

It leaves the shoulders and neck bare.

When water systems were built, women stopped doing their laundry and taking their baths by the river.

The demand for the patadyong declined.

In Miag-ao town in Iloilo province, where there used to be a strong hablon weaving industry, there numbered just a handful of old weavers by the early 90s, says fashion designer Nono Palmos. Nono says that centuries ago, Panay Island, especially Miag-ao, was a big supplier of hablon for the country.

When the Spaniards came to the Philippines over 300 years ago, village folks were already using the hablon. The Spanish later created the “baro’t saya” set of blouse and skirt with this, using the colorful plaid cloth as the skirt, or saya, and even exporting the cloth to Europe.

Come the modern times and nobody wants to use the patadyong. But Nono hopes this will change.

He says Miag-ao Mayor Gerardo Flores talked to him a few years ago to ask to help revive the hablon (the word means woven) industry.

Flores’ appeal to Palmos was to give the hablon a modern twist. He designed a line of modern wear using the hablon and showcased this in a fashion show in Miag-ao.

Palmos says he used local women as models but brought in a production crew from Manila.

This brought renewed interest in weaving and Nono says the Miag-ao women wanted to learn the old craft again. Then-senator Loren Legarda helped get a grant from the British Embassy to construct a building for the weavers and provide other assistance.

Today, Nono says there are about 300 weavers in Miag-ao.

Nono says the local government had uniforms made for its employees using the woven material.

Nono, whose clientele include members of the diplomatic corps and expatriates, started incorporating hablon and other local materials into his clothes. Recently he had a private show for the lady members of the Australian and New Zealand Association.

Nono created summer and beach wear using the hablon.

And the mosquito net.

Getting inspiration from the fact that the mosquito net is airy, light and sufficient to protect, Nono created wraps and beach wear cover for this almost forgotten material now only used in the provinces.

Nono has also been developing new kinds of cloth from local materials such as piña and silk.
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BYAHILO

June 25th, 2006, 01:07 PM

MarcoMarco

June 25th, 2006, 05:36 PM

naka punta na ako sa Iloilo, maganda at maraming old houses ang makikita lalo na sa Jaro :)

parang nasa Vigan; marami old mansions

kirby21

June 25th, 2006, 09:10 PM

That's right. Now, we are getting a bit of slice in Philippines' Packaging Industry with the presence of this laboratory and center in Iloilo. It looks like Iloilo-Manila is waking up again. The formidable centers way back then. :cheers:
That's nice to hear. I hope progress will be at hand. Time for Iloilo to start looking at other opportunities for development rather than settling with agri industry only.

Btw, England won over Ecuador, 1-nil .. wahahaha .. we're through quarter. Go, go, go!

kirby21

June 25th, 2006, 09:15 PM

Good news for Iloilo indeed. A lot of businesses are setting up their branch in Iloilo City at present. Moreso, multinationals and bigger companies are eyeing Iloilo City as well as their next hub of investments. I'm sure the slogan "the Next BIG Thing" is apt for the city as it continue to harbours new businesses in town. Hala Bira Iloilo!
Hala Bira! Hala Bira gid tuod Noy. Pareho lang singgit ta diri from England and Iloilo. I'll say more to come for Iloilo in terms of business and investments. Cheers to all! :)

kirby21

June 25th, 2006, 09:17 PM

naka punta na ako sa Iloilo, maganda at maraming old houses ang makikita lalo na sa Jaro :)

parang nasa Vigan; marami old mansions
Thank you Marco. Hope you can re-visit Iloilo in a very near future. Cheers! :)

Pacific_leopard

June 26th, 2006, 02:06 AM

naglakat kami ni Chy smay Leon... we got caught in the rain (AGAIN!!!)... no choice kundi masulay...hehehe, then we have to cross the plaza which was so wide, compared to other parks.. kundi basa guid kami... we stayed in the church for about 30 minutes... the original structure was large indeed...
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/Pacific_leopard/themask.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/Pacific_leopard/25-06-06_1312.jpg
ito yung side entrance...

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this one is the left side of the church

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/Pacific_leopard/25-06-06_1318.jpg
the ruined altar... we found two of them.. di ko pa nga lang na upload yung isa...(sobra ang exposure... si ko naadjust)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/Pacific_leopard/25-06-06_1306.jpg
I only took "semi-side views" of the facade to get rid of the unfinished belfry... hope they'll finish that soon...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/Pacific_leopard/bulakbulak.jpg
i found this beside the church... nagandahan lang ako tapos kinunan ko na agad...hehe

we were planning to go to alimodian, Pavia and Sta. barbara, but since we're all soaked up in the rain... umuwi nalang kami..

Pacific_leopard

June 26th, 2006, 02:11 AM

Rodrigo

June 26th, 2006, 02:19 AM

Animo

June 26th, 2006, 05:16 AM

I'm sorry if this is way out of topic but please support this petition for Philippine churches. :)

Thank you very much.

Although we will continuously be collecting signatures for the petition, we will be printing and officially submitting the petition to the CBCP on Monday, July 3 in order for it to be discussed during their semi-annual conference on July 9. So for your signature to be included in the one that will be submitted to the CBCP, please sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/cbcp/ on or before June 30.

Please pass this to all your friends. A Filipino society that values and preserves its cultural heritage in order to instill pride of place and strengthen Philippine national identity... we can all make a big difference in our fight to preserve our cultural heritage!

Askal82

June 26th, 2006, 05:26 AM

caloy

June 26th, 2006, 05:58 AM

welcome and thanks for visiting this thread rodrigo. come and visit us more often and other threads as well. cebu and zamboanga are old cities too with old architectures.

c0kelitr0

June 26th, 2006, 06:31 AM

what's that narrow street on the left side of this church?? dyan bahay namin!

Jaro Evangelical Church

http://static.flickr.com/41/82839737_9ba8c62c12.jpg?v=0

BYAHILO

June 26th, 2006, 07:38 AM

these were few of my pics.. iba di ko pa na upload, low sharpness and high exposure yung ginamit ko sa CamPHone kaya medyo blur... i know Chy had better pics hehe specially sa park, from above the belfry.... AWS.. we forgot to visit the tourism booth in the park!!!hehe

pcific mag puli ko dira ilagaw nyo ako ni chy sa mga gna ladtuan ninyo ha

gusto ko gid makita mga churches nga gina kadtuan ninyo...

Pacific_leopard

June 26th, 2006, 02:02 PM

pcific mag puli ko dira ilagaw nyo ako ni chy sa mga gna ladtuan ninyo ha

gusto ko gid makita mga churches nga gina kadtuan ninyo...

Oks ah...hehehe... ako pa(nga pirmi gakatol tiil).hehehe...

IMPRESARIO

June 27th, 2006, 06:53 AM

Iloilo gains UN forum spotlight
by J. Fernandez

FRESH from his week-long trip to Canada last week, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas resumed office at the City Hall yesterday saying he had put Iloilo in the global limelight.

The mayor said his speaking engagements at the recently concluded Word Urban Forum Session III (WUF3) in Toronto, Canada “highlighted Iloilo to the world.”

Treñas, who also heads the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), joined 17 member-mayors in the international forum.

WUF was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today – rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies.

In its website www.unhabitat.org, the group “projected that in the next 50 years, two-thirds of humanity will be living in towns and cities.”

“A major challenge is to minimize burgeoning poverty in cities, improve the urban poor’s access to basic facilities such as shelter, clean water and sanitation and achieve environment-friendly, sustainable urban growth and development,” the UN’s human settlements program said.

Treñas said Iloilo’s initiatives to address these concerns were stressed in several sessions participated by 10,000 delegates from all over the world.

In a discussion organized by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI), Treñas addressed the topic of “Cities and the Public Realm: Reinvesting in Community Assets” wherein he boasted about the initiatives of the Metro Iloilo Development Council (MIDC).

Treñas chairs the MIDC, a collaboration of local government units of Iloilo City and the neighboring towns of Leganes, Oton, Pavia and San Miguel, which aims to establish strategies for effective community services such as police, health, transportation, solid waste, water, public housing, and cultural affairs.

He said the MIDC is the first of its kind in the country where several LGUs are working together to achieve good governance and attend to problems brought about by urbanization.

Likewise, the MIDC recently got funding support from institutions such as the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) for implementation of various development projects.

For the UN Habitat program, Treñas focused on the theme “Achieving the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, Slum Upgrading and Affordable Housing” wherein he shared with his fellow participants the city’s projects of providing the indigents with relocation and housing communities.

Several housing facilities are currently being improved by the city government in Jaro and Arevalo districts to uplift the lives of the homeless and informal settlers spawning around the metropolis.

The forum is a biennial gathering that is attended by a wide range of partners, from non-governmental and community-based organizations, urban professionals, academics, local authorities and national and international associations of local governments.

It provides a common platform to discuss urban issues in formal and informal ways and come up with action-oriented proposals to create sustainable cities.

http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/topstories5.php

blueguy

June 27th, 2006, 01:10 PM

After battle of billnoards sa aton, battle of slogans na naman from different stores around the city. San-o ang opening sang SM Quintin-Salas? Any idea?

Chy and Kirbs, ako man daw excited sang expansion sang SM Jaro into a ini-mall. It will definitely rival the present SM Delgado in city proper, which sa previous thread is also due for expansion and so with SM City Iloilo in Mandurriao. This is one of the good news I guess sa aton food and supermarket industry. Buot hambalon, we have the capacity to buy that's why naga-expand sila tanan. Kung tan-awon ta, even Iloilo Supermart is expanding.Tani they'll build an Iloilo Supermart and mall in Passi City before a national company or multinational company ang makapatindog dira.

Save More becaues its a smaller version of the supermarket...it will open this July

JonJon75

June 27th, 2006, 06:58 PM

Iloilo Golf and Country Club gears up for centenary
By Ramel dela Cruz

THE oldest golf club in the Philippines, the Iloilo Golf and Country Club is celebrating its 100 years on 2007.

In relation to this, the club held a dinner and press conference last Saturday, June 24 at the clubhouse.

During the gathering, the National Historical Institute (NHI) conferred to the club the distinction of being the oldest golf course in the Philippines. "The NHI congratulates the IGCC for keeping alive the legacy of the Sta. Barbara Golf Course, which serves as a memorial to the colorful history of Iloilo," goes the NHI's statement.

At the gathering, golf enthusiasts were informed of what's in store for them and the public as the club gears towards it centennial celebration.

"We want to create an awareness and give a series of activities, like a tournament for next year as a part of our 100 years celebration," Marvin Diquelana, club member, said.

Dr. Noel Binayas enjoined the guests to remember the "long lost Iloilo and Negros friendly competition" which they enjoyed since before.

"This is not only about golf, but about Iloilo and Ilonggo culture," Binayas said.

The golf course was founded in 1907 by the British engineers of the Philippine Railways Corporation. It originally had a nine-hole layout.

The very first members were British and Americans, then the first Filipino who joined them was the late Fernando Lopez, former vice president of the Philippines. Then came Tomas Confesor, a hero of the Philippine revolution.

These were just some of the facts shared to the guests as regards the golf course.

That evening, the love for golf and the club was evident -- a very memorable one indeed.

(article from: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/27/life/iloilo.golf.and.country.club.gears.up.for.centenary.html)

JonJon75

June 27th, 2006, 07:16 PM

Bulig Ambong: An art exhibit for a cause
Text and Photos By Janice V. Busil

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/26/bulig.ambog3.jpg http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/26/bulig.ambog4.jpg

Art is an expression of one's self -- may it be bliss or sorrow, arrogance or compassion. Ilonggo artists have once again united. Aside from their passion, these artists are bounded by a common denominator, a kind heart made for humanitarian reasons.

Bulig Ambong, a fund-raising art exhibit, opened last June 24 at the Galleri Graphitto, Art Republic on the 3rd Level of Robinsons Place Iloilo. "Bulig" means help in the local dialect while "ambong" resembles art. The fund-raising activity was organized to help Mr. Bobi Valenzuela, a very good friend who have been supporting regional artists, who is very ill at the hospital.

"Bobi was paralyzed and we want to help him," says PG Zoluaga, artist and manager of Galleri Graphitto.

Bobi Valenzuela was a former consultant for visual arts at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. He participated in several art competitions including the Metrobank's Young Painters Competition. Valenzuela is the former curator of Hiraya Gallery, Boston Gallery, and Kulay Diwa Gallery. He worked as a consultant for YIYA ExCons, National Art Congresses. Bobi is considered a mentor of some named and outstanding artists in Metro Manila and in the region. Above those, Bobi is an excellent artist and a good friend.

The exhibit will showcase a collection of thirty artworks, all donated by Ilonggo artists. Donation tickets, at PhP 1,000.00, are available at the Galleri. The Donation Ticket will entitle you to join the raffle that will be held on June 30 at 5:30 pm at Galleri Graphitto. Lucky Winners will take home a collection of captivating masterpieces from Iloilo's renowned artists. Some of which are Ed Defensor, Momo Dalisay, Benji Belgica, Fred Orig, Allain Hablo, Martin Genodepa, Rheo Nepomuceno, Jun Jun Duarte, Alan Rivera, Erwin Chiongson, Jomari Moleta, Mike Moleta, Tootsie Amacio, Vic Fario, Dado Tan, Gina Apostol, Jovin Militar, and Anthony Geduspan.

The proceeds from the said endeavor will be given to the Valenzuela Family.

Visit Galleri Graphitto and experience the artistic way of sharing.

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/26/bulig.ambong.an.art.exhibit.for.a.cause.html)

JonJon75

June 27th, 2006, 07:19 PM

Save More becaues its a smaller version of the supermarket...it will open this July

thanks for the updates Van. I hope we can really "Save More" in SM Quintin Salas. Do you have updates with SM Jaro? Or SM Delgado? Or SM City Iloilo? Any more expansions, etc?

JonJon75

June 27th, 2006, 07:24 PM

Sunken vessel a Chinese trader: Businessman

A RESTAURATEUR in Villa, Iloilo recently said that the sunken vessel between Guimaras and Villa beach is not a galleon but a Chinese trading vessel.

Honorato Espinosa, owner of Tatoy's Manokan in Villa Beach recently clarified that local fishermen salvaged several artifacts from a sunken galleon in the said area 20 years ago.

The statement of Espinosa came after the Underwater Archeologist from National Museum arrived in Roxas City early of June to check the sunken vessel in Roxas City.

Divers from National Museum were able to recover artifacts but they were able to establish that the vessel in Roxas is a 1900 trading vessel and not a galleon as earlier reported.

A week after the exploration team from National Museum dived in the seawaters of Barangay Barra, Roxas City, local fishermen from Iloilo and Oton asked the National Museum to also explore the sunken vessel between Villa and Guimaras.

Espinosa admitted that he was one of those who dived and explored the wreckage, which is found 30 feet deep between Jordan, Guimaras and Santo Niño Sur, Arevalo, Iloilo City.

Espinosa said that he could still recall how the vessel sunk after an American fighter plane bombed it.

In 1945, at the time of World War II and while he was only a teenager, he used to collect "tuba" from their coconut trees in Santo Niño Sur when he saw two Chinese trading vessels in the vicinity of the Guimaras Straight.

The two anchored vessels were not moving. One was near the Balaan Bukid in Guimaras and one was near the shoreline of Villa beach when the Usaf attack plane arrived and started dropping their bombs.

As the bomb hit the vessels, they sunk instantly.

That was the last time he saw the vessels.

In the early 1980s, he and other group of fishermen decided to dive in the said site where the said vessel sunk.

Several fishermen were able to retrieve debris of the vessel including their goods.

Several divers from Negros Occidental and Cebu joined their exploration activities in the vessels, said Lucio Tuares, 84, of Santo Niño Sur, Arevalo who was also a part of Espinosa's diving group. (JDB)

(article taken from: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/27/news/sunken.vessel.a.chinese.trader.businessman.html)

JonJon75

June 27th, 2006, 07:37 PM

Iloilo city looks interesting, old european mixed with modern architecture. I can recognize many things of the city that look similar to mexican cities. What a surprise, I didn't know this city existed.

Cual es la población de la Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo?

Hablan español todos aquí?

Gracias por la visita, Rodrigo.

Iloilo City (56 sq km) alone has a population of almost 400,000 (2000 census), and constantly growing for the past few years, more than as expected. Anyway, thanks again for dropping by.

Visitenos por favor aqui a menudo. Quisieramos oir mas de usted.

JonJon75

June 27th, 2006, 07:46 PM

naka punta na ako sa Iloilo, maganda at maraming old houses ang makikita lalo na sa Jaro :)

parang nasa Vigan; marami old mansions

Jaro is a haven of old mansions, Marco. The district is considered the site of the first row of millionaire's houses in the country. I hope we can maintain these grand old colonial mansions or preserved them all just like Vigan did. At sana makabisita ka uli sa Iloilo. Cheers mate! :cheers:

spacewagon1

June 28th, 2006, 12:37 AM

spacewagon1

June 28th, 2006, 12:40 AM

Alimodian, one of the many beautiful plazas in Iloilo. Thanks for posting photos of Alimodian, Soulmaker. The place is really beautiful. I've been there in the town few times especially during their fiesta. Go Alimodian!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/Alimodian01.jpg

spacewagon1

June 28th, 2006, 12:47 AM

Come and Experience

http://asiahotels.net/philippineshotels/hotels-iloilo/days-hotel-iloilo/days-hotel-iloilo.jpg

I l o i l o - The Heart of the Philippines

spacewagon1

June 28th, 2006, 01:04 AM

spacewagon1

June 28th, 2006, 01:19 AM

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/100_9597.jpg

Is this the new SM in Jaro Town Center, Quintin Salas? Wow! SM is definitely competing head on head with Iloilo Supermart. It looks like both of them are gearing to be Iloilo's top grocery store. With SM slogan way back years ago "Iloilo Shops At SM" and Iloilo's Supermart "Aton Guid Ini", it'll definitely be a battle of two big supermarkets in the city.

spacewagon1

June 28th, 2006, 01:35 AM

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With all the good business' news posted above (and so with the previous threads) I can now say that the "Heart of the Philippines" flame is definitely burning. Iloilo City is once again waking up from its long slumber. Bigger multinationals are now relocating their businesses and outlets in our city and province. Proofs of our very resilient and progressive local economy, that til the present remains bullish and unrivalled. Cheers!
Amen to that. Btw, who'll be the next one then? Or what's the Next Big Thing going to happen one after the other? I couldn't wait, my friend. I wish to see more R&D centers putting up labs or offices in Iloilo's countryside. It would be another milestone for our growing educational and industrial institutions in the city and province.

OT:
Weck, kumusta na? Talagsa ka na lang diri no? Bisita-bisitahi man kami diri pirmi sa forum para sadya na naman.

kirby21

June 28th, 2006, 03:13 AM

Iloilo City guns for the ‘big thing’
By Jeehan V. Fernandez

ILOILO City now wants to achieve “big thing.”

Once known as the “Queen City of the South”, Iloilo City is now banking on the “strong commitment” of concerned sectors to make it the “Premiere City” by 2015.

Iloilo City also positions itself as “The Next Big Thing” in this part of the country.

Yesterday, the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), which helped Iloilo City craft a development roadmap, revisited the city’s progress scoreboard in a forum here.

The ISA, an independent institution which seeks to improve governance, cited Iloilo City last year as one of RP’s “best cities” relative to good governance practices.

Other ISA-recognized metropolises are Marikina, Cebu, Calbayog, Naga, Samal, San Fernando (La Union), and Tagbilaran.

The said cities signed a National Solidarity Covenant for “moving the Philippine forward through good governance and responsible citizenship.”

ISA president Jesus P. Estanislao urged key players -- the local government, academe, business, civic organizations, professionals, youth and other interest groups -- that “it’s about time to focus on working together” to attain Iloilo’s aims to become a leading metropolis in the future.

Estanislao said Iloilo is one the cities that passed a resolution adopting its own mission-vision or roadmap for growth which serves as the focal point in identifying strategies that will push existing potentials for local improvements.

He also suggested the establishment of a multi-sectoral group that will take the lead of working out the developmental plans as a complement to the city’s goal statement.

“Iloilo City should formalize a multi-sectoral association of citizens that will serve as partner to work for specific results. This will also show true participatory governance,” Estanislao said.

Likewise, Estanislao urged concerned stakeholders in the city to set short-term targets and pursue the initiatives that will keep Iloilo City at developing pace while “other cities are already moving.”

The city’s development plan will focus on becoming “a leader in participatory governance so as to speed up and sustain growth, by which to open up more and better opportunities for all.”

“We shall constantly be upgrading our standards of education, ethics and transparency in government, as well as significantly expand and improve infrastructure, thereby securing a dynamic, safe, peaceful and healthy environment conducive to learning, sports and eco-cultural tourism,” the Iloilo City “Charter Statement” said.

It added that “we shall move forward while being fully dedicated to the preservation and further enrichment of our cultural heritage.”

Iloilo City is envisioned to become a “vibrant” center for art, culture and sports; seat of religious ecumenism; provides equal opportunities; a convention and tourism center as well as with a progressive mass communications industry.

Likewise, the city is being eyed as an efficient and dynamic public governance system; financially stable with high surplus collection through progressive revenue collection program and with a healthy and productive population.

Also, the city targets to be a “prosperous” financial district; center for advance knowledge and learning; hub for major export manufacturing activities and with established mass transport system.

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business1.php)

kirby21

June 28th, 2006, 03:38 AM

kirby21

June 28th, 2006, 03:43 AM

what's that narrow street on the left side of this church?? dyan bahay namin!

Jaro Evangelical Church

http://static.flickr.com/41/82839737_9ba8c62c12.jpg?v=0

You're living once in Iloilo, Coke? I'm not so sure kung may eskinita diyan between the Jaro Evangelical Church and NN Jaro Office. Btw, are you still visiting Iloilo once in a while?

kirby21

June 28th, 2006, 03:45 AM

Save More becaues its a smaller version of the supermarket...it will open this July
July na pala ang opening Van? Wow! Good for people living within Quintin Salas area. Now SM Supermarket is just a walk away from them. Thanks for the update. Cheers! :)

kirby21

June 28th, 2006, 03:49 AM

Is this the new SM in Jaro Town Center, Quintin Salas? Wow! SM is definitely competing head on head with Iloilo Supermart. It looks like both of them are gearing to be Iloilo's top grocery store. With SM slogan way back years ago "Iloilo Shops At SM" and Iloilo's Supermart "Aton Guid Ini", it'll definitely be a battle of two big supermarkets in the city.Actually, I forgot those slogans already. Diin mo naman ini ginpangkaykay, Space? It's between SM and Iloilo Supermart talaga. But what about Makro, Ledi, Gaisano and Robinsons? Are they not planning to expnd to compete with these two? I think they should start looking for their own slogan para mas makaganyat pa sila Ilonggo customers. Ang sa ledi iya, I can still remember the song or campaign cheer niya .. ha ha. :)

kirby21

June 28th, 2006, 03:51 AM

Iloilo city looks interesting, old european mixed with modern architecture. I can recognize many things of the city that look similar to mexican cities. What a surprise, I didn't know this city existed.

Cual es la población de la Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo?

Hablan español todos aquí?

Welcome to Iloilo Thread, Rodrigo. Hope you'll enjoy reading articles and pictures posted here. Cheers mate! :)

kirby21

June 28th, 2006, 04:01 AM

Iloilo Golf and Country Club gears up for centenary
By Ramel dela Cruz

THE oldest golf club in the Philippines, the Iloilo Golf and Country Club is celebrating its 100 years on 2007.

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(article from: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/06/27/life/iloilo.golf.and.country.club.gears.up.for.centenary.html)

Congratulations to Sta Barbara Golf Course and Iloilo Golf and Country Club. Happy Centennial ! :)

spacewagon1

June 28th, 2006, 06:22 AM

Actually, I forgot those slogans already. Diin mo naman ini ginpangkaykay, Space? It's between SM and Iloilo Supermart talaga. But what about Makro, Ledi, Gaisano and Robinsons? Are they not planning to expnd to compete with these two? I think they should start looking for their own slogan para mas makaganyat pa sila Ilonggo customers. Ang sa ledi iya, I can still remember the song or campaign cheer niya .. ha ha. :)
I know that Ledi's song as well. gee, it's been a long time na. Anyway, nadumduman ko man lang ang mga slogan nga ina. Man amo ina ang patay ko kabasa sang una. Well, kabay pa nga ang mga gin-mention mo nga iban will also stand up and compete with the first two para mas masadya na gid. Basi pirmi lang ta may sale sa Iloilo.

spacewagon1

June 28th, 2006, 06:24 AM

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baeutiful! Looks like a small Banaue Rice Terraces. Go, go, go ALIMODIAN!

IMPRESARIO

June 28th, 2006, 05:42 PM

JonJon75

June 28th, 2006, 08:35 PM

JonJon75

June 28th, 2006, 08:38 PM

Hybrid program to boost
Region 6 corn production
By THERESA A. GERAFIL

ILOILO City -- The hybrid seed subsidy program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is one of the factors that can boost corn production in Western Visayas.

As of May this year, 583 bags of hybrid corn seeds were distributed to the farmers in the region.

DA provides subsidy on hybrid corn seeds at P1,000 per bag. These are distributed to registered farmers in targeted areas under the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani for corn (GMA-corn) program.

Farmers are encouraged to plant hybrid corn to increase production under the GMA – Corn Program. Open-pollinated varieties are likewise recommended.

Farmers attended Farmers Field Schools in their barangays. They are taught on the cultural management practices of corn and undergo actual field monitoring of insect pests and diseases.

There are several varieties of corn such as white corn, glutinous corn, sweet corn, baby corn and yellow corn. The yellow corn is used to feed poultry and livestock. In some areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, white corn is consumed as substitute for rice. Corn is used as corn starch, corn oil, snack foods, gluten meal, and in glucose and caramel products.

In Region VI, yellow corn is widely planted especially in the provinces of Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental. As for hybrid corn, the area planted in Capiz was 1,468 hectares; Iloilo – 1,466 hectares; and Negro Occidental – 1,466 hectares.

The GMA - Corn Program is supported by post-harvest facilities programs
wherein mechanical driers, multi-purpose drying pavements and corn grinders are provided to farmer-beneficiaries.

These equipment minimize post-harvest losses which is one of the problems of the farmers. The Bio-N mixing plants are established also to increase production.

Bio-N provides 75 percent f the needed nitrogen for corn and maintains the properties and soil fertility.

(article taken from: Panay News
link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news6.htm)

JonJon75

June 28th, 2006, 08:47 PM

IGCC: Celebrating 100 years of golf in the Philippines
By Janice V. Busil

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The Iloilo Golf & Country Club (IGCC), formerly known as the Sta. Barbara Golf Club, is the oldest existing golf course in the country as certified by the Federation of Golf Clubs Phils., Inc and recognized by the National Historical Institute.Founded on 1907, the Sta. Barbara Golf Club was made by the Panay Railways company for their personnel. At first, the structures were made of nipa. By 1920s, they built a more concrete and bigger wooden structures. It was in 1947 though, under the leadership of a local British trading company Strachan & McMurray Wallace MacGreggor Davies, that the Quonset Hut Clubhouse was constructed. Today, the IGCC is enjoying the distinction being the oldest inthe country and perhaps in the Southeast Asia.

Mr. Frankie Locsin, President
of Iloilo Golf & Country Club. In relation to this, the IGCC headed by theirchairman Dr. Noel Binayas spearheaded thelaunching of the 2007 Golf Centenary in the Philippines.

The said occasion was well-attended by golf enthusiasts from all over Panay, Negros and Manila. Amatalio "Talio" Viray, the country'soldest golfer, graced the occasion. Negros Occidental Golf & Country Club President Panyo Torre invited the IGCC members to participate in the upcoming Iloilo-Negros Occidental Friendship Matches on September 2 of this year.

"It's not just about golf. This is also about Iloilo and Ilonggo culture," says Binayas.

Also present to grace the launching were Sta. Barbara Councilor Dennis Octaviano, who will also co-host the Centenary of Sta. Barbara Club; IGCC President Frankie Locsin; Atty. Marven Daquilanea; Golf-enthusiast and Fungolf President Herminio "Minieng" Maravilla and other famous personalities.

Mr. Anatalio Viray, oldest
golfer in the country. Plays 18
holes without using golf cart.
He is in his 90's. "I am in no doubt that the Philippines has some of the best golf courses in the world... I am delighted to support Iloilo Golf and Country Club's plan to mark the centenary of the first golf course in the Philippines," says Peter Beckingham, British Ambassador to the Philippines in a letter headdressed to IGCC.

Truly, the Sta. Barbara Golf Club is one of the rationale why Iloilo is a cradle of antiquity amidst the modern and fast-paced world.

ILOILO GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (1907-2007)
CENTENARY TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

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Centenary Open Tournament

Date: January 9-10, 2007 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Format: 36-Hole, Individual Play, Modified stableford scoring system. Classification - Class A, B, C, D & Ladies Div Current handicap
Cocktail & Centenary Launching - January 10, 2006. Awarding Night will be on January 13, 2007 jointly with the 6th Mayor Jerry P. Treñas Cup

6th Mayor Jerry P. Treñas Open

Date: January 11-13, 2007 (Thursday-Saturday)
Format: 36-Hole, Individual Play, Modified stableford scoring system. Classification Class A, B, C, D & Ladies Division Current handicap
Joint Awarding: Centenary & Mayor Jerry P. Treñas Cup - January 13, 2007 (Venue to be announced)

A toast to representatives of other golf
clubs from Negros Occidental Celebrity Fun Cup

Date: January 26-28, 2007
Format: 36-Hole, Team Play (Celebrity & Member/Guest) Modified stableford scoring system.
Classification Class A, B, C, based on average team handicap. Mixed double allowed. Prizes & trophies for Champion & 1st Runner-up for both team & individual winners (separate individual winners for celebrity & member/guest)
Awarding: January 28, 2007 (Venue to be announced)

Southern Ladies Amateur Golf Tournament

Date: February 7-10, 2007
Format: 36-Hole, Team Championships (team of five players; four to count), Medal play, NGAP sponsored.
Awarding: February 10, 2007 (Venue to be announced)

Philippine Centenary Seniors Open Tournament

Date: February 21-24, 2007
Format: 36-Hole, Individual Play, Modified stableford scoring system.
Classification A, B, C. Prizes & trophies for Champion & 1st Runner-up. Current handicap Eligibale players - 55 years old and above
Awarding: February 24, 2007 (Venue to be announced)

Centenary Corporate Cup

Date: March 14-18, 2007
Format: 36-Hole, Team Play Competition (Team of 4 Players), Scratch Medal Play, Class A, B, C; Team Classification will be based on average team handicap. Champion, 1st & 2nd Runner-up for each division.
Awarding: March 18, 2007 (Venue to be announced)

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Oskie Arenas, Tim Parker, Minieng
Maravilla and a friend. HSBC Club Championship

Date: May 16-19, 2007 (to be confirmed)

National Team Shootout (Grand Finals) - FedGolf

Date: May 25, 2007
Format: 18-Hole; Team Play (team or four); Scramble, Prizes for Champion
Awarding: May 25, 2007 (Venue to be announced)

Rotary Golf Flag Tournament

Date: November 3, 2007
Format: Flag Tournament; Class A, B, C & Ladies Champion & 1st Runner-up
Awarding: November 3, 2007 - Iloilo Golf & Country Club

(seated L-R) Edward Yee, Tibo Jardeleza,
Dir. Gerard Camiña. (Standing L-R) Edwin
Delicana, TNT's Marichel Magalona and
Chit Querubin. 10th Bamboo Tee & Centenary Thanksgiving

Date: November 14-17, 2007
Format: 36-Hole, Team Play (Member & Guest), Modified Stableford Scoring System; Class A, B, C, D & Ladies Champion & 1st Runner-up
Cocktail: November 16, 2007 - Club House

Awarding: November 17, 2007 (Venue to be announced)

Note: Other tournaments subject to be confirmed & finalized:

Philippine Red Cross Iloilo Chapter - Golf For A Cause

Philippine Fil-Chinese Federation Golf Tournament

Panay Masonic Foundation Inc. - Golf For A Cause for the benefit of the Handicapped Children

Commissioner Open Tournament - IC Evageline Escobillo - Iloilo Non-Life Association & LUAP - Iloilo Chapter

Philippine Centenary Ladies Open Tournament

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/28/igcc.celebrating.100.years.of.golf.in.the.philippines.html)

JonJon75

June 28th, 2006, 08:49 PM

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baeutiful! Looks like a small Banaue Rice Terraces. Go, go, go ALIMODIAN!

That's right. Go Alimodian! :cheers:

kirby21

June 29th, 2006, 02:38 AM

IGCC: Celebrating 100 years of golf in the Philippines
By Janice V. Busil

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........
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/28/igcc.celebrating.100.years.of.golf.in.the.philippines.html)
Thanks for posting list of activities for Iloilo Golf and Country Club Centennial 2007. Cheers to the Oldest Golf Course in Asia, the Sta Barbara Golf Course! :)

kirby21

June 29th, 2006, 02:42 AM

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Young boys play on a remnant of the once flourishing railway transport system between Iloilo City and Roxas City. Earlier, reports abound of the plan to revive the railway system but until now nothing is actually concrete about it.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/
June 28,2006

Whats the status of this project? Anybody knows?
that's right Incognito. I haven't heard or read any article about the Panay Railways lately. What happened to the proposal? Don't tell me that til the present they're still on the feasibility study of the project, etc .. it's way too late already as the new airport will open by June 2007. please post any updates. :)

kirby21

June 29th, 2006, 02:44 AM

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baeutiful! Looks like a small Banaue Rice Terraces. Go, go, go ALIMODIAN!

Well done. Alimodian is also gearing for Eco-tourism. Go ALIMODIAN!

kirby21

June 29th, 2006, 02:58 AM

I know that Ledi's song as well. gee, it's been a long time na. Anyway, nadumduman ko man lang ang mga slogan nga ina. Man amo ina ang patay ko kabasa sang una. Well, kabay pa nga ang mga gin-mention mo nga iban will also stand up and compete with the first two para mas masadya na gid. Basi pirmi lang ta may sale sa Iloilo.
we're on the same boat, amigo. We'll be singing here all night long for Ledi's. But do i hear it right that Iloilo's Supermart, Ledi's Supermart and Washington Supermarket are all-owned by the same person lang?

Speaking of SM presence in Iloilo, they're really expanding their resources too well.It would be nice if Robinsons and Gaisano follows as well. There's two Gaisano Stores now in the city. I knew they have a bigger lot in Diversion, too, way back then pa. Tani i-make use nila ini tanan to expand and compete with the unstoppable growth of SM and SM Spermarkets in Iloilo City. Mind you, even Makro Iloilo is having hard time to get Ilonggo customers as everyone seems too loyal for SM. We'll see in few months time pa. With the upcoming opening of SM Quintin Salas, I'm sure Iloilo's retail and supermarket industry's climate will definitely change brought about by SM in every corners of Iloilo City.

marsleg

June 29th, 2006, 04:29 AM

"Viva La Muy Leal Y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo"

Come, Visit, Enjoy and Experience

I L O I L O

marsleg

June 29th, 2006, 04:36 AM

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The scenic and beautiful Alimodian.

Alimodian, an Eco-tourism Destination!

marsleg

June 29th, 2006, 04:48 AM

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Marina in Mall

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Blue Jay in Smallville

Two of my fave hangouts back home. But unlike the picture of Marina here, I prefer to go to Marina Restaurant-Main itself in Diversion Area. On the other hand, Blue Jay Cafe' is my fave coffee house. Nahidlaw man ko ba.

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Tatoy's
Soul, diri ako iya pirmi especially weeekends. I liked the atmosphere of dining in Tatoys cos it's near seaside. Pareho sila sang Breakthrough. Hopefully, makatilaw naman ako litson manok sang Tatoy's ba.

Thanks for posting. Now, I'm really, really hungry.

kirby21

June 29th, 2006, 04:52 AM

1st Gov. Tupas Cup golf tournament set July 22

Nearly 200 golf players from Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Cebu are expected to see action at the historic Iloilo Golf and Country Club for the first-ever Governor Niel Tupas Cup Golf Tournament on July 22.

Tournament chairman Oscar C. Nava said the tournament, which is being organized by the Rotary Club of Iloilo City, is open to Classes A, B, C and D for the men’s division and a ladies category.

Nava said the tournament is one of the highlights of the Centenary Celebration of the Iloilo Golf and Country Club and signals the full support of the Iloilo provincial government for the sport.

Specially-made marble trophies from Italy await the winners, he said.

Nava said the tournament is a fund-raising activity of the Rotary Club of Iloilo City.

Proceeds from the tournament will go to various projects of the club, including milk feeding for school children at the West Visayas Sanitarium in Sta. Barbara.

For his part, Iloilo Gov. Niel D. Tupas, Sr. said he is happy a tournament is being held in his honor for a noble cause.

“This will be a good way to project the oldest golf course in the country not only to the entire nation, but also to the rest of the world,” Tupas said.

Nava said the club handicap for the month of July will be enforced. “This will certainly one of the biggest and most exciting tournaments in the province,” Nava said.

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/sports5.php)

marsleg

June 29th, 2006, 04:56 AM

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Congratulations to Sta Barbara (Iloilo) Golf Course and Country Club! Mabuhay to you Centennial Celebrations!

marsleg

June 29th, 2006, 05:17 AM

marsleg

June 29th, 2006, 05:30 AM

Good news. At least we don't need to go and order accessories in Manila since we have one right in our doorsteps now. Thanks to Carryboy! I'm sure Ilonggos will enjoy having you around. Viva La Muy leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo.
That's right. Everything's within the reach .. lalala.

spacewagon1

June 29th, 2006, 05:34 AM

Maayong aga (udto, hapon or gab-i) sa inyo tanan!

Mars, nice to see you again.

All's wishing well for the Oldest Golf Course Asia! Happy Centennial IGCC!

spacewagon1

June 29th, 2006, 05:39 AM

Two of my fave hangouts back home. But unlike the picture of Marina here, I prefer to go to Marina Restaurant-Main itself in Diversion Area. On the other hand, Blue Jay Cafe' is my fave coffee house. Nahidlaw man ko ba.

Soul, diri ako iya pirmi especially weeekends. I liked the atmosphere of dining in Tatoys cos it's near seaside. Pareho sila sang Breakthrough. Hopefully, makatilaw naman ako litson manok sang Tatoy's ba.

Thanks for posting. Now, I'm really, really hungry.

Sorry but I liked Breakthrough more than Tatoy's. Besides kung sitting arrangements man lang, and sea breeze ang pangita-on mo, Breakthrough is the place. And mas madasig ang serbisyo sang Breakthrough (he he). sa Coffee Haus naman, Vienna Kaffehaus resident ako iya. For me, it's the best!

marsleg

June 29th, 2006, 05:45 AM

i can still remember last year, i covered an event here that features the Ilonggo patadyon, re-created by Ilonggo fashion designers.

It was part of the "Best of Western Visayas" fair at the Wow Philippines.

Unfortunately, wala wow philippines this year, as confirmed to me by a staff at dept of tourism
Wowoweee na lang Eric kung wala WoW Philippines.

Do you think they're really keen to revive the patadyong or hablon industry in the province? Even sa mga fashion display, etc sa Iloilo, hablon is becoming more and more famous to the designers. Well, when it comes to hablon, Miag-ao is the place to be!

spacewagon1

June 29th, 2006, 06:16 AM

we're on the same boat, amigo. We'll be singing here all night long for Ledi's. But do i hear it right that Iloilo's Supermart, Ledi's Supermart and Washington Supermarket are all-owned by the same person lang?

Speaking of SM presence in Iloilo, they're really expanding their resources too well.It would be nice if Robinsons and Gaisano follows as well. There's two Gaisano Stores now in the city. I knew they have a bigger lot in Diversion, too, way back then pa. Tani i-make use nila ini tanan to expand and compete with the unstoppable growth of SM and SM Spermarkets in Iloilo City. Mind you, even Makro Iloilo is having hard time to get Ilonggo customers as everyone seems too loyal for SM. We'll see in few months time pa. With the upcoming opening of SM Quintin Salas, I'm sure Iloilo's retail and supermarket industry's climate will definitely change brought about by SM in every corners of Iloilo City.
amo man migs. Why not? Besides kung puwede man lang mag-compete sila, di ba? Regarding sa owener, etc. wala gid ako idea dira siguro ah. But if ever it's true, well, mas maayo na gid eh.

About SM, isa lang mahambal ko. Good for them to open their fourth store in the city. Mas maka-attract pa gid sila buyers all over city especially now that they are positioning right sa mga main entries to city proper. SM business in Iloilo is doing really well, and is really apt to lead the retailing industry of the province. I'm sure in few months time to a year, Iloilo Supermart will start looking on expanding outside the city area na to eat more markets of SM. Sa subong, two Iloilo Supermarkets ang ara sa malls, the other three are stand alone naman iya. We'll just wait and see na lang guro. We don't know their plans to outdo the other.

spacewagon1

June 29th, 2006, 06:26 AM

Actually, I forgot those slogans already. Diin mo naman ini ginpangkaykay, Space? It's between SM and Iloilo Supermart talaga. But what about Makro, Ledi, Gaisano and Robinsons? Are they not planning to expnd to compete with these two? I think they should start looking for their own slogan para mas makaganyat pa sila Ilonggo customers. Ang sa ledi iya, I can still remember the song or campaign cheer niya .. ha ha. :)
nangalkal naman ako Kirbs eh. Bal-an mo man kita iya. Actually, pareho sila nga may catchy advert or slogan. For me, wherever and whenever one is near my area if I'm planning to have my grocery, then amo ia ang baklan ko iya eh. But really, I'm really amused with SM's business strategy diri sa Iloilo. The question of why opening a 4th SM store nearby is a bit too much. What I'm eager to know right now is what will be the Iloilo's Supermart plan to address SM expansion in the city. Mas may thrill ini siguro iya.

rooster2369

June 29th, 2006, 07:04 AM

The following is taken from the Bacolod and Negros Thread 4. Grabe to ang Iloilo bashing subong.

valium
Registered User

Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 75 Quote:
Originally Posted by Gravy_addict
why is there such heated rivalry bet visayas' major cities bacolod vs iloilo and cebu vs iloilo..or now lang to?

let history speak for itself. iloilo was once a superpower in the philippines, once called the queen city of the south. rivaling manila in many aspects. this is brought about by the higly profitable sugar industry, too much dependence in the sugar industry brought them the sweet blow that made them filthy rich. but ironically, this "sweet blow", the sugar industry, also brought their downfall.

at the time when iloilo is a bustling trade, commercial and educational center, cebu was just a small sleepy town. they cant grow any kind of crop because they are not blessed with the kind of soil that the ilonggos have back in iloilo. they only rely on trade with the visiting chinese merchants, barter trades, shellcrafts and a few corn plantation and some copra.

bacolod meanwhile is just an appendage of iloilo, though it gets a considerable amount of income from the sugar industry, this is nowhere near the amount of what its neighbor across the straight, iloilo, is enjoying, since iloilo has a major port, all goods are delivered to iloilo. bacolod was just a buffer, a vacation town, a "rest house" destination of the filthy millionaires from iloilo. literally, bacolod was overshadowed by the mighty iloilo.

this is where it gets interesting, at the turn of the century, the sugar industry collapsed. and who suffered the most? the highly sugar dependent iloilo, since the sugar industry is in the doldrums, activity in the port of iloilo almost came to a standstill, the few surviving "true" millionaires either went to manila, cebu or to other parts of the country to have a fresh start. put up business and forget about the bitter ending that they had in iloilo. at this time, since money is getting scarce in iloilo, politicians became suckers and acted like vultures to the dying economy of iloilo. graft and corruption became rampant and it sealed the coffin of the old glorious days of iloilo.

at this same time when iloilo was on a spiral downfall. merchants and traders looked for other means of economic survival. they started to notice the port of cebu. cebu became attractive since its people who are really not trained in crop, farming or any major agricultural product, are very much good and well trained in trading and retail. cebu started to gain solid footing in the philippine economic map. activity in the port of cebu became busier than the port of iloilo, the trade of copra spread to leyte and northern mindanao. the transport of people and goods became busier between cebu, eastern visayas and mndanao. businesses were put up since more and more people are beginning to set their base in cebu. chinese merchants who found cebu as an ideal trading place chose to stay and mingle with the locals. (as evidenced up to now, 1/4 to 1/3 of cebu city's population today are of chinese descent, the highest density in any philippine city outside manila). the spanish queen may have given the title the queen city of the south to iloilo, but since the people of the philippines doesnt find iloilo befitting to be called as such, with the presence of cebu, this title was give by the filipino people to cebu city, and this is in contrary to many who are giving reactions that cebu "grabbed" the title for herself.

the rest is what it is now...

but its not yet over for bacolod...

bacolod city, was just a small "town-city" and since iloilo's development almost came to a standstill for decades. bacolod learned from the mistake that its once mighty neighbor had. its people learned not to thread the same path that iloilo had. and it was just recently, 80's to 90's that bacolod started to do an upswing. (this is happening while its sleepy neighbor iloilo was.... well, sleeping) and bacolod is getting a bigger share of economic activity for western visayas. coming to a time that its almost at neck with iloilo, and rivaling iloilo in many ways (iloilo used to rival manila in many ways during her glorious days)

now back to where we are today....

analyze the history and see why iloilo is bitter with bacolod and cebu.

while bacolod and cebu may have been looking for ways and means to prosper even more and try to be more competitive, iloilo is looking at bacolod and cebu for a "take-me-back-to-where-i-belong" and the "i should be in your place" and the "yehey-i-got what-you-dont-have" attitude.

when we say iloilo'S approach to development is different from bacolod and cebu. i say.....

ITS OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT!!!!!!

Grabe man sila ba....

daks2003

June 29th, 2006, 07:26 AM

si valium??? hehehe iya mangkot...iya man ina sabat...

rooster2369

June 29th, 2006, 07:58 AM

Halong kuno ang SM pagsulod ya sa Bacolod kay basi maputo sila sg Lopues nila kag other homegrown stores. Daw indi nila kinanlan ang SM. Basi ila-ila lang na kay gamay ang ila SM to. Tunga lang sg SM City ta.:D

spacewagon1

June 29th, 2006, 08:57 AM

spacewagon1

June 29th, 2006, 08:58 AM

si valium??? hehehe iya mangkot...iya man ina sabat...
:)
But at least he's learning history, and it's all that matters.

spacewagon1

June 29th, 2006, 09:13 AM

chymera00

June 29th, 2006, 02:05 PM

JonJon75

June 29th, 2006, 08:39 PM

Hello Chy. You're right to say that. We're not here to listen to the angst and pangs of anyone. Teay can have it all the way, if they want. Btw, nice to see you here in the forum. Na-forward mo na daw kay Wecky ang mobile number mo? He's due to call you in few days time. :)

Great pics of course from Pacific. And you're right to say that everytime you and Pacific are out for pics, etc, bumubuhos ang ulan. Well there you go amigo. Cheers to the max! :cheers:

JonJon75

June 29th, 2006, 08:41 PM

Yummy gid man Soul. I can almost smell the food right in front of me.
Don't you dare. I can ever hear the gurgling sound of your tummy. Me, nagutom man Space. I wish to dine with any of the restos above, once more. :cheers:

JonJon75

June 29th, 2006, 08:44 PM

JonJon75

June 29th, 2006, 08:49 PM

that's right Incognito. I haven't heard or read any article about the Panay Railways lately. What happened to the proposal? Don't tell me that til the present they're still on the feasibility study of the project, etc .. it's way too late already as the new airport will open by June 2007. please post any updates. :)
Wala naman article aboutPanay Railways. Time to email several newspapers in Iloilo to follow-up the status of the project. We're running out of time as the new airport is due to open soon.

JonJon75

June 29th, 2006, 08:52 PM

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amo na ini ang ginahambal ni NTB before. Btw, where's NTB now? Wish she could visit us here again in SSC. I'm sure damo gid kita info makuha sa iya.

BYAHILO

June 29th, 2006, 08:55 PM

Wowoweee na lang Eric kung wala WoW Philippines.

Do you think they're really keen to revive the patadyong or hablon industry in the province? Even sa mga fashion display, etc sa Iloilo, hablon is becoming more and more famous to the designers. Well, when it comes to hablon, Miag-ao is the place to be!

dapat lang they should be serious in reviving this weaving industry. the same way as the folks of Koronadal is doin to their Tinalak fabric, the Manobo tribe's Dagmay cloth, and the ifugao's bahag.

Patadyong is Ilonggo's cultural identity.

heheh akon coin purse is made from Tinalak cloth from cotabato. =)

BYAHILO

June 29th, 2006, 09:02 PM

sorry dobol post... mods please delete this..

thanks

BYAHILO

June 29th, 2006, 09:05 PM

Don't you dare. I can ever hear the gurgling sound of your tummy. Me, nagutom man Space. I wish to dine with any of the restos above, once more. :cheers:

i have to asy this in caps...

NAHIDLAW NA KO MAG KAON TALABA!!!!!!!

i never dare eat talaba here in manila.. #1 im not sure kukng diin ini nga lunang nag dako. #2 kamahal sang talaba diri # 3 kagagmay sang talaba.

when i went home last january.. nag dala si manang talaga from villa gin pa ship padala sa bacolod kay makaon ako. eheheh

ATTN: CHYMERA.. ano cell number mo? i might be in baguio/banaue next week.. or basi pa mindoro ako.. upod ka? aheheh

kirby21

June 30th, 2006, 01:45 AM

One of the best readings, I guess. Iloilo's improving, and it's all that matters. And in almost every leading agency or scoring organisation, Iloilo is always and always a part of their foremost metropole in the country. AIM, ISA, etc. shares same highlights of Iloilo's flourishing economy, good and beautiful masterplan, attainable vision, etc. I hope these achievements will further improve the already thriving local economy of the city and the province.

Listed above are very ambitious yet achievable dreams for the city. BUT the question here is the "how's" and "what's" inorder to reach these goals by 2015. Care to share the idea/s?
I agree with you Mars. At least we're not static at all, and it really shows now. MIDC scheme works wonderfully for us, and we are pioneering it at present, and yes, presenting it to the world for them to mimic or criticise depnding on how they perceive their metropolitan state will be. Metropolitan Iloilo is indeed snowballing for the betterment and sustainability of the new community. I hope it will further strengthen it's effect with the realisation of the "Regional City of Iloilo" (the present MIDC and the province of Guimaras). At present, MIDC will be the benchmark of the new era of world's metropolis. Thanks to the collaborative efforts and supports from Canada, Australia and Germany.

In attaining these goals, we need to have a very strong and resilient leader like Trenas. A progressive interlink of resources between the government and the NGOs. We should also bunk for tourism, culture, history, health, education, manufacturing, and the like. Above anything else, we need to keep some part of Metro Iloilo arable for our agricultural sustainability hence we don't need to import or rely on other provinces when it comes to food and crops.

kirby21

June 30th, 2006, 01:49 AM

Wala naman article aboutPanay Railways. Time to email several newspapers in Iloilo to follow-up the status of the project. We're running out of time as the new airport is due to open soon.

That's right, Jon. Another one month less from the target date of completion for the new Iloilo Airport. I just wish we'll have a better view of what's going on with the agency funding the revival of Panay Railways.

kirby21

June 30th, 2006, 02:00 AM

amo man migs. Why not? Besides kung puwede man lang mag-compete sila, di ba? Regarding sa owener, etc. wala gid ako idea dira siguro ah. But if ever it's true, well, mas maayo na gid eh.

About SM, isa lang mahambal ko. Good for them to open their fourth store in the city. Mas maka-attract pa gid sila buyers all over city especially now that they are positioning right sa mga main entries to city proper. SM business in Iloilo is doing really well, and is really apt to lead the retailing industry of the province. I'm sure in few months time to a year, Iloilo Supermart will start looking on expanding outside the city area na to eat more markets of SM. Sa subong, two Iloilo Supermarkets ang ara sa malls, the other three are stand alone naman iya. We'll just wait and see na lang guro. We don't know their plans to outdo the other.

Guess, Iloilo Supermart can compete with SM in Iloilo if they want to. It's basically finding the right location at the right time. I'm sure that as an aggressive businessman, Iloilo Supermart's owner is looking for other areas in the province right now to put up another mall or stand alone grocery store to rival SM's upcoming expansion. As for me, Pavia, Oton, Leganes, Sta Barbara, Pototan and Passi City are few of the wonderful places to choose for the new Iloilo Supermart. Btw, will SM think of further expanding in the future as they have purchased lots outside the city as well.

kirby21

June 30th, 2006, 02:08 AM

Thanks for posting Rooster. For once, it's a funny yet intelligent statement. But I think Valium is right. We all moved in different directions, and Iloilo is well moving right now, of course, totally different from any other city mentioned. Our mayor is promoting Iloilo and MIDC to the world. Remember, MIDC is considered the new model of metropolitan convergence at present. So, it's no biggie at all.

Well said Space. I'm sure there's nothing to compare at present.We're bit happy where we are to make further assertion. Again, we are learning, and that's the most vital factor at present. And we are moving, fair and square.

Speaking of Metropolitan Iloilo Development Council, do they have a website where we can look for updates on the present development and expansion of this new conurbation?

kirby21

June 30th, 2006, 02:16 AM

nangalkal naman ako Kirbs eh. Bal-an mo man kita iya. Actually, pareho sila nga may catchy advert or slogan. For me, wherever and whenever one is near my area if I'm planning to have my grocery, then amo ia ang baklan ko iya eh. But really, I'm really amused with SM's business strategy diri sa Iloilo. The question of why opening a 4th SM store nearby is a bit too much. What I'm eager to know right now is what will be the Iloilo's Supermart plan to address SM expansion in the city. Mas may thrill ini siguro iya.
The latter sounds very provocative in nature .. hehe. I'm sure Iloilo Supermart's owner is not lying on his couch with his feet up at present. Strategically, SM is slowly eating their market. I wish I have the magic wand or a sorcerer's ball to get into their business' strategy and heads. But competition between these two leading supermarkets in Iloilo is getting fierce and intenseas the years go by. Awaiting more inputs and all.

kirby21

June 30th, 2006, 02:47 AM

Paradise @ the Gazebo Abode
By Zedrick Señeres

It was a memorable weekend as we felt escaping the city’s harried trapped and ensconced daily chores was a good respite. Why not! From our window overlooking the congested and traffic jammed streets, one can feel the concrete jungle’s drudgery.

It was a well planned adventure. And your pagemaker cannot refuse the invitation of my workaholic pals. A must weekend relaxation in an exclusive hideaway -- home away from home. Talk about bodies and souls needing some respite.

So off we drove to the lushfull coastal municipality of San Dionisio, Iloilo. Our destination, the Gazebo Abode, dearies.

With the breath of fresh air greeting us into this private enclave, we marveled at the homey and simple garden all tastefully decorated.

Its magnificent vista was a refreshing sight. The Gazebo is at the top of the hill. The romantic view of the blue sky and sea was indeed a fitting welcome, rather a promise of some hidden paradise.

The charming lady of this enchanting place, Susan Franje-Gonzales, welcomed us with her sweet smile. Madame Susan did surprise us with a sumptuous array of fresh seafood. Namit gid ya sawsaw alimango sa sinamak ba!

So we spent our relaxing moments enjoying cozy chat, playing cards as the sun set to our delight.

The cool evening saw intimate cocktails under the full moon and sparkling stars in the sky. Perfect for camaraderie and fun.

To my dear Susan, thanks in a million for sharing with us your paradise where we communed with the clouds…thinking and reflecting our heart and mind under the stars…aahh what a beautiful life!!!

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/lifestyle.php)

JonJon75

June 30th, 2006, 10:03 AM

Zanzibar Circus slates shows in Iloilo

Zanzibar Circus, a famous circus in France, is currently in town to perform a series of shows in Iloilo City and Passi City.

The show is in collaboration with the Chameleon Association Inc., an NGO that offers shelter for physically and sexually abused girls.

Zanzibar Circus does not only entertain its audience, it also teaches children the therapeutic effects of circus arts.

The group also wants to establish relationships with schools and universities in Iloilo City and Passi City in order to include circus arts in their Physical Education (P.E.) classes or art programs. Teaching circus arts could benefit students as they could earn from it later when they already become professional performers.

The schedule of the shows are as follows:

June 30, 2006 -- Ateneo de Iloilo, 9:30 am (only for the students of the school).

July 1, 2006 -- Brgy. Gines, Passi City, 10 am (free)

July 2, 2996 -- Brgy Maasin, 3 pm (free)

July 3, 2006 -- St. Joseph School, 10 am (only for the students of the school) and Robinsons Mall, 5 pm (free parade, open to the public).

July 5, 2006 -- Passi I Elementary School (free)

July 6, 2006 -- UPV Auditorium, Matinee show at 4 pm; Gala show at 7 pm

July 7, 2006 -- Dalayunan Home for the Boys: Circus workshops at 10 am (only for the clients of Dalayunan

Tickets for the July 6, 2006 show at UPV may be bought from the Chameleon Office, Iloilo Medical Society, Luna St. La Paz, Iloilo City and Robinsons Mall on July 3. You may call 3201317.

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/30/zanzibar.circus.slates.shows.in.iloilo.html)

JonJon75

June 30th, 2006, 10:05 AM

Business establishments in Iloilo City, late 1940s

Immediately after the liberation of Panay and Iloilo City had been rid of the presence of Japanese troops, business establishments revived their operations. Old ones re-opened and even new ones emerged and provided the city with a semblance of newfound commercial outlook. Many of these establishments put up advertisements in locally printed materials, like the Almanaque Panayanhon.

The most known plow to farmers in Panay during that time was the Vargas. It was manufactured by the Vargas Plow Factory located at Delgado Street not far from the campus of the present U.P. in the Visayas. It advertised itself as "Fabricante Sang Bantog nga Arados 'Vargas' kag Iban Pa nga Kasangkapan sa Panguma."

Some eateries in the city also advertised themselves. These were: Eddie's Lunch Counter, Arts Cafe, and Mammy's Halo-Halo Stand at the Central Public Market; Loling's Carinderia y Cafeteria at Ledesma Street and Everybody's Inn Carinderia-Cafeteria. The publicized bakery, on the other hand, was the Panaderia de Molo at Iznart Street.

For the transportation needs of the people of Iloilo and Panay, those that advertised themselves were F.F. Castro Transportation at Iznart Street, D.B. Gorriceta Transportation in the same street and in La Paz, Serantes Transportation in Jaro near Central Philippine College, and the Visayan Shipping Co. at Muelle Loney that had boats plying the routes Cotabato and Zamboanga. Then, there was the S. Mercado and Sons that advertised itself as "Dealer in all kinds of Trucks and Auto Spare Parts."

There were also pharmacies that opened up, among them: Teasy's Drug Store at Rizal Street that wanted itself known as "The cheapest store in town, sympathetic attention to customers' needs" and Botica Deleste at Ledesma Street.

Service-oriented establishments were the Zaldivar Painters, In and Outdoor Advertising at Ledesma Street that had the publicity, "In All Kinds of Painting Problems See Us, We Will Handle Them Always With Care", Plumbing, Water Installation and Repair Shop at Iznart Street; Lix and Co. Inc. Printing Press at Ledesma Street with this come-on: "You will be pleased with our low rate charges and you are assured of our craftmanship. Your inquiry is courteously attended and given prompt attention"; and M. Larraga Electrical Shop, Nickel and Chromium Plating at Ledesma Street. Even an insurance firm, the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada already had an ad in the Almanaque Panayanhon.

The most publicized group of business establishments was those involved in fashion and grooming services. They were a testimony to the fondness of the Ilonggos for up-to-date fashion and looks. These were the Index Tailoring at Guanco Street involved in dry cleaning and laundry; Washington Tailoring that professed to be "the ROTC Official Tailor of the San Agustin College and Iloilo City College"; the Novelty Tailoring and Dry Cleaning at the Hormillosa Building, Iznart Street; Chiu Hong Tailoring at Ledesma Street; J. M. Trespeses Dry Goods Store at Aldeguer Street, in front of the Central Public Market; Centro de Moda at J.M. Basa Street; Eddy's Tailoring at Guanco Street; Model Tailoring, Barber Shop and Dry Cleaning at Ledesma Street; A. Dichoso Tailoring at Ledesma Street, Gotico Tailoring, Gents' Tailor at J.M. Basa Street, Sport Models Tailoring at Iznart; Ramos Rubin Store and Tailoring at J.M. Basa Street; and Gonzales Tailoring and Harderdosier.

Beauty parlors abound in the city, among them: Up to Date Beauty Saloon at J.M. Basa Street; Nemy's Beauty Saloon and Violeta Beauty Service, both at Ledesma Street; Aljoe's Studio and Beauty Parlor, and Eagle Studio and Lyric Beauty Parlor at J.M. Basa Street. One that sold beauty products was the Photo and Beauty Supplies at J.M. Basa Street.

Certain schools put up ads to call the attention of the public to enroll in them. These schools were Panay College at Burgos Street, Luna, La Paz; Parisienne School of Fashion; Iloilo Accounting School at Bonifacio Street; Central Radio Electronic School at Plazoleta Gay that offered Radio Operator Course, Radio Mechanic, and Radio Technician; and the Iloilo Business School at Iznart Street.

Finally, there were funeral homes that had advertisements. There was Funeraria Somo at Ledesma Street that advertised itself having "Beautiful Caskets, Coronas and Lapidas, De Luxe Funeral Cars, Presidential Hearse drawn by 2, 4, or 6 horses". There was also Funeraria Bernal at the same street that had this sales ad: "Received Embalming, Day and Night Services."

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/30/business.establishments.in.iloilo.city.late.1940s.html)

JonJon75

June 30th, 2006, 10:08 AM

PESO and IPAMS: Bringing Dubai closer to Iloilo
By Janice V. Busil

PESO head Francisco Heler Jr. The Iloilo Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) headed by Mr. Francisco Tirador Heler, Jr. has affiliated with the Industrial Personnel and Management Services, Inc. (IPAMS) to provide Ilonggos great employment opportunities abroad.

IPAMS is a respected recruitment agency which has been deploying an average of 100 quality Filipino workers per year to the famous Dubai Duty Free since 1994.

Last Saturday, June 24, 2006, IPAMS' Assistant to the President and Project Coordinator Jay Coska personally oriented the first 14 lucky applicants who will be flying to Dubai this coming August. Another 35 aspiring Duty Free applicants will be deployed by November or December of this year.

Mr. Jay Coska, Project Coordinator
of IPAMS "We are looking to Iloilo as another potential area for recruitment," says Coska.

Dubai Duty Free is one of the most sought-after destinations of Filipino workers. In fact, DDF Human Resource Manager Nic Bruwer, himself, did an interview with the applicants here in Iloilo weeks before the said orientation. Among the big names behind DDF are two Filipinas: Mrs. Ester Basug, DDF Shop and Food Manager, and Miss Andea Lorenzo, DDF HR Assistant for 6 years.

The other applicants for Dubai "The role of PESO here is to facilitate employment. What I am doing is to look for recruitment agencies. Check it with the POEA, inform the public especially the target client. IPAMS is good. The workers need not pay a single centavo for placement fee," shares Mr. Heler.

Through PESO and IPAMS, a lot of Ilonggos are beginning to breathe life into their dreams.

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/30/peso.and.ipams.bringing.dubai.closer.to.iloilo.html)

spacewagon1

June 30th, 2006, 08:58 PM

Well said Space. I'm sure there's nothing to compare at present.We're bit happy where we are to make further assertion. Again, we are learning, and that's the most vital factor at present. And we are moving, fair and square.

Speaking of Metropolitan Iloilo Development Council, do they have a website where we can look for updates on the present development and expansion of this new conurbation?

I'll try to surf around, basi may ara man. Mas updated ta gid mantani kung may ara sila website. Kirbs, out ka naman buwas no? Hala Bira! Hala Bira naman!

spacewagon1

June 30th, 2006, 09:02 PM

Guess, Iloilo Supermart can compete with SM in Iloilo if they want to. It's basically finding the right location at the right time. I'm sure that as an aggressive businessman, Iloilo Supermart's owner is looking for other areas in the province right now to put up another mall or stand alone grocery store to rival SM's upcoming expansion. As for me, Pavia, Oton, Leganes, Sta Barbara, Pototan and Passi City are few of the wonderful places to choose for the new Iloilo Supermart. Btw, will SM think of further expanding in the future as they have purchased lots outside the city as well.

Can't wait to see Iloilo Supermart's building supermarkets in Leganes, Pavia or Sta Barbara, Pototan and/or Passi City. At least mas may edge sila kung maka-position sila earlier than SM na naman. Though we love SM, we also love our very own Iloilo Supermart to compete head on head with Shoemart. Go SM! Go Iloilo Supermart!

spacewagon1

June 30th, 2006, 09:07 PM

You're right Space. I hope MIDC will further improve as it conquers the world in setting a new metropolitan conglomeration. Go Iloilo!
hopefully, it will. naga-build pa lang sila foundation ah. I'm sure once everything is one its proper place, further developments will be realised. The Regional City of Iloilo is another big thing happening in the region. Now that Guimaras and Roxas is moving as well, I'm sure Panay-Guimaras economic and tourism prowess will hit the top in not a very distant future.

spacewagon1

June 30th, 2006, 09:21 PM

The latter sounds very provocative in nature .. hehe. I'm sure Iloilo Supermart's owner is not lying on his couch with his feet up at present. Strategically, SM is slowly eating their market. I wish I have the magic wand or a sorcerer's ball to get into their business' strategy and heads. But competition between these two leading supermarkets in Iloilo is getting fierce and intenseas the years go by. Awaiting more inputs and all.
daw sa amo gid toto. I'm sure siya man naga-isip on how to counter-rival SM existence in Jaro area. Remember, pangduha na ini nga store. Barely 2 to 3 km or even less ang distance from the other. Kung ang SM is progressing towards the north, tani ang Iloilo Supermart will lead within central and southern Iloilo. As said, we'll wait and see.

spacewagon1

June 30th, 2006, 09:22 PM

Thanks JonJon and Kirby for posting the news. Kanami gid sila basahon tanan. Hala Bira!

spacewagon1

June 30th, 2006, 09:27 PM

here's my contribution guys!

Electricity-powered motorbike
hopes to lessen air pollution

ILOILO City - It’s real. A motorcycle powered by electricity is now in the country. This is another alternative to the escalating cost of oil.

Dubbed as the “motorcycle of the future,” this vehicle is environment-friendly as it does not emit harmful substances.

The technology is in response also to the government’s efforts to aggressively promote the development and utilization of alternative fuel as a key measure to attain energy dependence.

This invention of the electric motorcycle can help reduce our dependence on imported oil and will likewise provide cheaper and more environment-friendly alternative to fossil fuel.

Introduced at the First National Conference on Tricycle Transportation Development at Grand Hotel here the other day, the vehicle is only a few days old from Thailand and is called Hawk Electric Motorcycle by Takohama Motors. But more than all this, it is easily affordable at P45,000 only.

In an interview, Allain Alcala, marketing manager of Serrotma Trading, said the unit has a maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

“This unit is one of the solutions to the high cost of oil products,” Alcala said.

When one of Alcala’s men switched on the ignition key, the engine of the motorcycle is not noisy, no smoke emissions and the body is really futuristically designed fit to be called the “motorcycle of the future.”

The marketing manager said that once the battery is fully charged, the electric motorcycle can run up to 100 kilometers. It is also easy to recharge.

Alcala said that as soon as they got the approval of the Department of Transportation and Communication, they will be setting up branches in key cities of the country.

“Of course, we will meet with various businessmen here and bring these amazing electric motorcycles here in Iloilo City,” Alcala said.

(link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news11.htm - Panay News)

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 08:03 PM

hiya .. too exhausted watching football .. and sadly, England lost. Sige lang, Space. Okay lang ina siya.

Anyway, thanks for posting news here in Iloilo. Balik lang ko sa computer for few minutes kay malagaw na naman dayon ... he he. Nice to note several developments in our city. That's how it is and that's how it should be. Hala Bira Iloilo!

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 08:07 PM

daw sa amo gid toto. I'm sure siya man naga-isip on how to counter-rival SM existence in Jaro area. Remember, pangduha na ini nga store. Barely 2 to 3 km or even less ang distance from the other. Kung ang SM is progressing towards the north, tani ang Iloilo Supermart will lead within central and southern Iloilo. As said, we'll wait and see.
Tuloy ang ligaya Space .. yohooo! SM is expanding! Good for SM and good for Iloilo as well! Hopefully, Iloilo Supermart will start building another store in or outside the city.

Keep them going! It's getting better and better everyday!

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 08:11 PM

PESO and IPAMS: Bringing Dubai closer to Iloilo
By Janice V. Busil

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/30/peso.and.ipams.bringing.dubai.closer.to.iloilo.html)
More jobs for our fellow Ilonggos! Nice article.

Kirbs, hello. NIce to see you here sa forum naman.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 08:14 PM

Can't wait to see Iloilo Supermart's building supermarkets in Leganes, Pavia or Sta Barbara, Pototan and/or Passi City. At least mas may edge sila kung maka-position sila earlier than SM na naman. Though we love SM, we also love our very own Iloilo Supermart to compete head on head with Shoemart. Go SM! Go Iloilo Supermart!
Battle of the two supermarkets na naman kita subong. As business competition between the two are brewing, let's not forget that our energy supplier sa city is still amonopoly of PECO. Again, get PECO down and let other power suppliers enter the city of Iloilo for more competition.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 08:16 PM

Zanzibar Circus slates shows in Iloilo

Zanzibar Circus, a famous circus in France, is currently in town to perform a series of shows in Iloilo City and Passi City.

(article taken from: The News Today
link: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/30/zanzibar.circus.slates.shows.in.iloilo.html)
that's it! More and more international people are noticing Iloilo. Amo ina iya. I hope Passi will collaborate with Iloilo all the time especially sa mga shows, infras, projects and business development. Hala Bira to Passi City and Iloilo City!

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 08:22 PM

pirmi lang ta ya guina malas ... mayu pa to sang nag upod si IAMME, nagulan na after pag lagaw ta ... kung kita lang ya, wala pa ta katapak tudo na ulan.

Wla ko di sa PC ko so indi ko pa siya ma post, but I will ... maybe sa Sunday pa. Mapabatyag lang ko di a ...

Lots of new interesting reads :D

and ... Kung may issue sa isa ka thread, mas maayu guro kung i-discuss ta lang sa thread nga ina para ma contain ang kung ano man da matabo, hehe
dala payong kung maglagaw kamo duha eh. Panigurado lang gid.

Chymera, kumusta ka na? Sako na gid no? Ti naka-capping and pinning ka na?

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 08:25 PM

Thanks JonJon and Kirby for posting the news. Kanami gid sila basahon tanan. Hala Bira!
Ako naman ma-post diri news next time ah. Been missing the forum lately so medyo lie-low gid ta. Subong medyo tawhay tawhay gawa ang schedule kung wala lagaw. Busy with the BBQ Party abi.

Great news indeed for the Majestic City of Iloilo.

Kanami na gid tan-awon sang ciudad. How's the development of the Riverwalk. We're becoming more like of European cities na kung madayon ining Riverwalk nga ini.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 08:27 PM

More jobs for our fellow Ilonggos! Nice article.

Kirbs, hello. NIce to see you here sa forum naman.
Tama gid Mars. Digang na naman kita diri sa sagwa. Cheers.

Btw, hi man dira sa imo. Continue naman ang Hala Bira ta diri!

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 08:30 PM

here's my contribution guys!

Electricity-powered motorbike
hopes to lessen air pollution

ILOILO City - It’s real. A motorcycle powered by electricity is now in the country. This is another alternative to the escalating cost of oil.

(link: http://www.panaynews.com.ph/news11.htm - Panay News)

Good news indeed. Rechargeable iya battery sini .. he he. Oks ah. Good improvement. And of course makabulig gid lessen sang gas requirement sa Pinas. Go gor it! :)

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 08:33 PM

Paradise @ the Gazebo Abode
By Zedrick Señeres

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/lifestyle.php)
good one. Daw nagadamo na gid mga places of interests going north haw? What happened to the historical-driven tourism of the south? Even central towns of Iloilo is losing edge sa iya northern part. Anyway, good for all the northern towns. Effective gid siguro ang mga leader sang 4th and 5th districts hay. Paspas ila promotion sa tabloids.

kirby21

July 1st, 2006, 08:38 PM

Ako naman ma-post diri news next time ah. Been missing the forum lately so medyo lie-low gid ta. Subong medyo tawhay tawhay gawa ang schedule kung wala lagaw. Busy with the BBQ Party abi.

Great news indeed for the Majestic City of Iloilo.

Kanami na gid tan-awon sang ciudad. How's the development of the Riverwalk. We're becoming more like of European cities na kung madayon ining Riverwalk nga ini.
Enjoy gid dira Mars. That's right. Mas manami kung European style ang aton himuon sa ciudad sang Iloilo. Make it like Barcelona or Amsterdam. City by the river or sea ang matabo. Though dako ang kinahanglan nga budget, dapat paspasan nila transform ang ciudad into the likes of cities in Europe.

Actually, after sang pics, daw wala na masundan sang features kung ano na ang nagkalatabo sa mga proposals nga ini. I hope one daily will features or follow-up sang mga ongoing and upcoming projects.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 08:41 PM

The latter sounds very provocative in nature .. hehe. I'm sure Iloilo Supermart's owner is not lying on his couch with his feet up at present. Strategically, SM is slowly eating their market. I wish I have the magic wand or a sorcerer's ball to get into their business' strategy and heads. But competition between these two leading supermarkets in Iloilo is getting fierce and intenseas the years go by. Awaiting more inputs and all.
Really, may competition between SM and Iloilo Supermart? Pero kung lantawon mo daw tuod gid man. Kung diin may Iloilo Supermart, didto naman ang SM naga-start patindog. It's a classic competition for businesses within the city. MOre to come pa siguro.

Kirbs, kung mabasahan ini sang owner sang Iloilo Supermart, daw ma-provoke man siya nga magpatindog liwat ba ... hihihi. How about ang other supermarkets? Are they apt for competition as well?

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 08:45 PM

Hello Chy. You're right to say that. We're not here to listen to the angst and pangs of anyone. They can have it all the way, if they want. Btw, nice to see you here in the forum. Na-forward mo na daw kay Wecky ang mobile number mo? He's due to call you in few days time. :)

Great pics of course from Pacific. And you're right to say that everytime you and Pacific are out for pics, etc, bumubuhos ang ulan. Well there you go amigo. Cheers to the max! :cheers:

Ara na kuno Jon. Napadala niya na kahapon. Hope to see more of Chymera's photoshots diri sa forum. Been looking forward gid sa bagay nga ini.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 08:48 PM

Enjoy gid dira Mars. That's right. Mas manami kung European style ang aton himuon sa ciudad sang Iloilo. Make it like Barcelona or Amsterdam. City by the river or sea ang matabo. Though dako ang kinahanglan nga budget, dapat paspasan nila transform ang ciudad into the likes of cities in Europe.

Actually, after sang pics, daw wala na masundan sang features kung ano na ang nagkalatabo sa mga proposals nga ini. I hope one daily will features or follow-up sang mga ongoing and upcoming projects.
Absolutely right in my own opinion. Again, we're threading a right and proper directions kung amo ini ang sundon ta since Iloilo City is both historical and modern. And with developments patterned like those of European, mas dako gid ang makuha ta. I haven't been to Barcelona but I guess Barcelona is such a lovely place gid. Even Madrid succumbs to Barcelona's beautiful sites and progress.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 08:58 PM

Tama gid Mars. Dugang na naman kita diri sa sagwa. Cheers.

Btw, hi man dira sa imo. Continue naman ang Hala Bira ta diri!
laban migo. Let's all welcome sa mga new developments ongoing sa aton. Sadya man ah. Get the busy streets of Iloilo busier than ever.

Any further developments in Diversion area?

Btw, bati ko may manug-open nga medical lab across San Agustin? Ang previous gasoline station bala. Daw tapos na ina kuno.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:11 PM

Sorry but I liked Breakthrough more than Tatoy's. Besides kung sitting arrangements man lang, and sea breeze ang pangita-on mo, Breakthrough is the place. And mas madasig ang serbisyo sang Breakthrough (he he). sa Coffee Haus naman, Vienna Kaffehaus resident ako iya. For me, it's the best!

Breakthrough is nice BUT no, it can't beat Tatoy's. I just find it interesting and more relax with Tatoy's compare sa Breakthrough though area-wise, I can say lamang ang Breakthrough siguro.

Sa coffehaus naman, it's the place and serenity sang area ang ginapangita ko, and I think BlueJay in the afternon is a bit quiet for a hangout.

Kanya-kanyang taste ah.

marsleg

July 1st, 2006, 09:48 PM

dapat lang they should be serious in reviving this weaving industry. the same way as the folks of Koronadal is doin to their Tinalak fabric, the Manobo tribe's Dagmay cloth, and the ifugao's bahag.

Patadyong is Ilonggo's cultural identity.

heheh akon coin purse is made from Tinalak cloth from cotabato. =)
Thanks for the input Eric. I hope we'll do more to progress sa aton weaving industry. Go Miag-ao!

c0kelitr0

July 2nd, 2006, 02:22 AM

You're living once in Iloilo, Coke? I'm not so sure kung may eskinita diyan between the Jaro Evangelical Church and NN Jaro Office. Btw, are you still visiting Iloilo once in a while?

parang bahay-bakasyonan namin and yes, i do visit iloilo once in a while...it's just a small old house though...my aunt also lives nearby...along arguilles st...some of my relatives live in iloilo kasi my lolo's sister also married a filipino and he's ilonggo (Acelar family name)...tapos mga anak nila also married filipinos...yung aunt ko sa arguilles married a hofileña.

richard fischer

July 2nd, 2006, 05:19 AM

any image updates on the construction of the new airport complex ? anyone flying into iloilo could take a shot from above !

chymera00

July 2nd, 2006, 08:04 AM

dala payong kung maglagaw kamo duha eh. Panigurado lang gid.

Chymera, kumusta ka na? Sako na gid no? Ti naka-capping and pinning ka na?
ok lang man ko, still surviving. 6 days/ week man gyapon sked ko with sunday to do nursing processes and all the requirements...haay.

oo, naka pinning na ko sang the other week lang. hehe

ari na ang iban nga pictures sang Leon from our trip ... will post later pa

Leon Plaza

http://static.flickr.com/73/179549567_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/77/179549566_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/49/179549564_2d17185da2.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/63/179549563_6fc6fef03a.jpg?v=0

Leon Church
http://static.flickr.com/52/179549565_5a4d1e9b3b.jpg?v=0

oboi

July 2nd, 2006, 09:52 AM

parang bahay-bakasyonan namin and yes, i do visit iloilo once in a while...it's just a small old house though...my aunt also lives nearby...along arguilles st...some of my relatives live in iloilo kasi my lolo's sister also married a filipino and he's ilonggo (Acelar family name)...tapos mga anak nila also married filipinos...yung aunt ko sa arguilles married a hofileña.

Hi. If I'm not mistaken, that narrow road between Jaro Evangelical Church and the NN Ticketing Office is Luna St. (not the one in La Paz, which is commonly known to all in Iloilo and runs from Mission Road [Jaro-La Paz Boundary] up to Forbes Bridge [La Paz-City Proper Boundary]). Sorry for butting in but I happen to know personally the Hofileñas at Arguelles Street in Jaro. I met your auntie and uncle here in San Juan (MM) last March. So... I guess you're related to Dave V. :)

oboi

July 2nd, 2006, 10:10 AM

Leon is one place which has a lot of potentials for development. Back in my college days, I presented a project development/proposal in our class about Leon. One of which is turning Leon into a mountain resort. I've been to Bucari/Camandag Area a number of times and I love the place. I like the cool mountain air during the day and its chilling temperature at night. Nami maligo sa waterfalls... Tani matapos na ang gina plano nga dalan (for the longest time) nga magalink sng Leon kag San Remigio, Antique kag may kuryente na sa diri nga luagr. Sng ulihi ko nga pagkadto wala pa kuryente sa Camandag... Ok lng kay centralized ang ila airconditioning dira! :)

oboi

July 2nd, 2006, 10:37 AM

Some pics taken at Camandag/Bucari Area... pangitaon ko pa ang iban...

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/treehouse-1.jpg
Tree House

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/leonmountainview-1.jpg
The Vista

lewdsaint

July 3rd, 2006, 01:13 PM

Aerial View of Iloilo

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e133/jdb289/Philippines/IMG_3568.jpg

View from Sarabia Manor Hotel

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e133/jdb289/Philippines/IMG_3575.jpg

c0kelitr0

July 3rd, 2006, 01:18 PM

Hi. If I'm not mistaken, that narrow road between Jaro Evangelical Church and the NN Ticketing Office is Luna St. (not the one in La Paz, which is commonly known to all in Iloilo and runs from Mission Road [Jaro-La Paz Boundary] up to Forbes Bridge [La Paz-City Proper Boundary]). Sorry for butting in but I happen to know personally the Hofileñas at Arguelles Street in Jaro. I met your auntie and uncle here in San Juan (MM) last March. So... I guess you're related to Dave V. :)

You met aunt maggie? i haven't seen her for a long time! i'm sure she's just as beautiful as always! sa totoo lang, nahihiya ako sa kanya because she's very good and religious and god-fearing; and i'm the exact opposite of that :D

lewdsaint

July 3rd, 2006, 01:35 PM

Leon Plaza is really beautiful.
Thanks, Chy.

ok lang man ko, still surviving. 6 days/ week man gyapon sked ko with sunday to do nursing processes and all the requirements...haay.

oo, naka pinning na ko sang the other week lang. hehe

ari na ang iban nga pictures sang Leon from our trip ... will post later pa

Leon Plaza

http://static.flickr.com/73/179549567_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/77/179549566_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/49/179549564_2d17185da2.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/63/179549563_6fc6fef03a.jpg?v=0

Leon Church
http://static.flickr.com/52/179549565_5a4d1e9b3b.jpg?v=0

chymera00

July 3rd, 2006, 04:16 PM

More pictures of Leon

LEON TOWN PLAZA
Gazeebo
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LEON CHURCH
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View from the belfry
http://static.flickr.com/45/180680258_0a00e52eaf.jpg?v=0

daks2003

July 3rd, 2006, 05:07 PM

So cuzin mo pala sina eduardo at daday

You met aunt maggie? i haven't seen her for a long time! i'm sure she's just as beautiful as always! sa totoo lang, nahihiya ako sa kanya because she's very good and religious and god-fearing; and i'm the exact opposite of that :D

death327

July 3rd, 2006, 05:10 PM

Iloilo City, a bustling metropolis in central Philippines, is home to 72,200 households. But 22 percent of the said figure does not have a home to call their own.

Like any other cities in Asia, Iloilo City has slum dwellers. A decade ago, houses on stilts could be seen along the river that snakes through it until they were demolished to give way to development. And often, those demolitions turned bloody as slum families have put up resistance even if they were promised relocation sites.

Families fear being relocated, saying they are uncertain of what awaits them in an area that’s far from where they work. Also uncertain are the availability of electricity and potable water.

Of late however, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas have found a formula on how to remove those fears and make slum families embrace relocation – stakeholder participation in city government planning.

“We federated all the urban poor associations in the city and formed the Iloilo City Urban Poor Council so the city government can work closely with urban poor communities,” Treñas told an audience during the World Urban Forum in Vancouver, Canada.

In a nutshell, Treñas says the participation of urban poor communities is important in coming up with a housing program that is acceptable, doable and sustainable – free from resistance and uncertainties.

The city government also created the Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (ICUPAO) as an answer to the need for a department that would take care of the housing and relocation needs of slum dwellers.

When Treñas became mayor in 1998, 16,000 families lived in slum communities. Recognizing the need to upgrade their plight, he instituted programs that will empower them.

Eight year after, over half are now living in relocation sites that the city has offered for sale at very low terms and payable in a long period of time.

Treñas’ efforts for the urban poor in his city has caught the attention of the international audience during the conference that is held every two years to examine the problems brought about by rapid urbanization, among them slum expansion and the need for housing.

Treñas, also the chair of the Metro Iloilo Development Council, was one the delegates to the World Urban Forum sent by the Canadian Urban Institute, with funding assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency.

The Vancouver Sun, a leading newspaper in British Columbia, even took notice of how Treñas used the extra powers that were devolved to local governments as well as available legislation to protect slums dwellers from eviction.

“There is no forced demolition in Iloilo City. What we have is voluntary dismantling. (Urban poor families) do it themselves because they know that once they dismantle their own houses, there are better relocation sites waiting for them,” Treñas told the forum “Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Slum Upgrading and Affordable Housing.”

Prior to the implementation of voluntary dismantling, a series of consultations and social preparations was undertaken for the urban poor so a win-win housing and relocation program can be developed.

“Together with the city employees, the communities themselves dismantle their own houses and, with the support of the city government, transfer to the relocation site,” he adds.

The relocation sites he was referring to used to be vacant city government lots which it subdivided and offered for sale to slum families. The city government also succeeded in convincing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to declared unused national government properties as areas for socialized housing.

But despite the apparent success of its slum upgrading program, the city still encounters problems, topping them is the lack of funds to finance development of relocation sites to make them habitable.

“Local governments in the Philippines shoulder the responsibility of taking care of slum dwellers but most of us have limited resources,” says Treñas. “If more responsibility is given to local governments, there should be corresponding resources so we can fulfill our duties.”

from: http://www.philippines.canurb.com/whatsnew.html

death327

July 3rd, 2006, 05:34 PM

To everyone who wants to visit and/or to invest in Iloilo City or anywhere in the Province of Iloilo... please visit this website:

Iloilo Investment Promotion Center (http://www.iloiloinvestment.org/index.html)

Iloilo Hotels and Travel Rates

Iloilo Hotel and Airline Rates (http://www.iloiloinvestment.org/facts-har.html)

c0kelitr0

July 4th, 2006, 03:53 AM

So cuzin mo pala sina eduardo at daday

omg i'm revealing too much about myself...enough of this name dropping :D

IMPRESARIO

July 4th, 2006, 05:38 AM

just got news that iloilo supermart is building a store in arevalo, near the plaza. thats cool! more and more business sprouting in iloilo. heheh

oboi

July 4th, 2006, 05:41 AM

You met aunt maggie? i haven't seen her for a long time! i'm sure she's just as beautiful as always! sa totoo lang, nahihiya ako sa kanya because she's very good and religious and god-fearing; and i'm the exact opposite of that :D

I agree with you. She's ever radiant and always in God's service. I won't do any more name-dropping as you have requested. Pero siguro tisoy/tisay ka rin... :D

c0kelitr0

July 4th, 2006, 05:53 AM

^^ as my signature says, i'm SSC's hot boy toy :lol: good looks run in the family :D :jk:

death327

July 4th, 2006, 02:02 PM

By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY

ILOILO City – “Panay Electric Company Inc. (PECO) has no social conscience.”
This, Councilor Eduardo Peñaredondo said in the wake of PECO’s dilly-dallying to interconnect with the National Power Corporation following NPC’s reduction of its deferred accounting adjustment.

Peñaredondo said if PECO had inked a Transmission Supply Agreement with the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) to proceed with the physical connection, city residents might as well enjoy the benefits that the state-owned power producer provides.

“You need to push this hard-headed company,” Peñaredondo said, referring to PECO, in an interview with members of the City Hall Press Corps yesterday.

On June 30, NPC’s Corporate Communication Division announced a reduction in its generation rate adjustment mechanism for the Visayas Grid as approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The reduction was P0.1395 per kilowatt-hour.

.... continue reading through this link (http://www.panaynews.com.ph/main%20news.htm)

from Panay News

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I think this is the right time for all Ilonggos to unite against PECO. This company is a great hindrance in the development of the city! Stop the monopoly of electricity in Iloilo City!

death327

July 4th, 2006, 02:05 PM

By Harold A. Castro

HE DISCOVERED his passion for music way back in 1996. He started to introduce himself to the public in 2001 bringing with him the kind of music he strongly believes would take him to the limelight. Finally, in 2003 with the help of friends from the music scene he was able to come up with beats that would bring his biggest dream into reality. Let's listen to his beat and discover why he came with his kind of music.

HAC: When did everything start?

MB: We started in 2003 in Manila with friend Sunny Blaze of Urban Flow.

We tried Ilonggo rap songs, gathering beats and ask for the help of a friend who is also a producer. I reached my dreams with XAX Studio in Manila where I started building up my name in the music scene. There I was given a break to introduce my music.

HAC: How does it feel that your music has been recognized especially by Ilonggos?

MB: I am very satisfied and very happy.

HAC: What it is that is good to know that people love your kind of songs?

MB: You know when our (Ill Pride) album came out and make a hit, we did a lot of concerts and gigs in Manila.

HAC: What is most interesting with your kind of job?

MB: In our job you must be very particular of having your shows, it will make you earn. Our job can also be "katalamad", that's why I am keeping myself busy by spending my time making albums.

.... continue reading by checking this link (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/04/life/mista.blaze.with.the.beat.of.ilonggo.music.html)

death327

July 4th, 2006, 02:35 PM

chymera00

July 4th, 2006, 03:01 PM

just got news that iloilo supermart is building a store in arevalo, near the plaza. thats cool! more and more business sprouting in iloilo. heheh
also, there will be a Mang Inasal opening in Iloilo Supermart - Mandurriao Branch.

I've also confirmed the planned strip of restos, cars, cafes in the SM City parking lot, the part adjacent Aromatiko which is already existing. That means if all are completed, the Diversion Road area will be the prime entertainment center of Iloilo with Smallville, Billboard Commercial Complex, and SM City and its fiesta strip in competition with each other this aside from who ever wins the bidding for the Mandurriao Airport.

Not heard any developments yet for the expansion of SM Jaro

Hi to all ilonggos... the provincial government of Iloilo already updated its website... please check the site: Province of Iloilo (http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)

Please cast your votes in the poll... :) And also send your comments through the guest book. The developer of the site really needs our suggestions!
I've already signed in the guestbook

Sinjin P.

July 4th, 2006, 03:10 PM

Hi to all ilonggos... the provincial government of Iloilo already updated its website... please check the site: Province of Iloilo (http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)

Please cast your votes in the poll... :) And also send your comments through the guest book. The developer of the site really needs our suggestions!

Thanks for updating us with this but there's actually no need to shout. :D

death327

July 4th, 2006, 04:13 PM

He he he he he he... sorry about that sinjin... I haven't realized the impact of having a size 6 font. :) Don't worry I am not actually shouting... I just want to catch some attention... ;)

daks2003

July 4th, 2006, 06:51 PM

To add...La sallete bldg will start its renovation this aug. So I guess before the year ends, we will be seeing a new row of restos and cafes in Valeria St.

also, there will be a Mang Inasal opening in Iloilo Supermart - Mandurriao Branch.

I've also confirmed the planned strip of restos, cars, cafes in the SM City parking lot, the part adjacent Aromatiko which is already existing. That means if all are completed, the Diversion Road area will be the prime entertainment center of Iloilo with Smallville, Billboard Commercial Complex, and SM City and its fiesta strip in competition with each other this aside from who ever wins the bidding for the Mandurriao Airport.

Not heard any developments yet for the expansion of SM Jaro

I've already signed in the guestbook

kirby21

July 4th, 2006, 10:12 PM

kirby21

July 4th, 2006, 10:16 PM

ferrersky

July 5th, 2006, 05:57 AM

caloy

July 5th, 2006, 12:45 PM

valium

July 5th, 2006, 01:39 PM

so whats the real score of the supposedly "booming" economy of iloilo? heres one view of a popular and die-hard ilonggo forumer.

puro lang dak-dak wala man tupa! amo 'na damu kis-a gasuya sa aton kay puro lang 'ta sugid. amo 'na ginahambalan na lang 'ta nga "T"....as in Tikalon bala haw!!!

damu mayo nga balita sa peryodiko pero laban wala man tupa! drawing lang!!!

now i get it, that explains why you guys keep on posting paperclip articles. im not telling you to stop though, i dont think there are laws against dreaming, and im only quoting an ilonggo view, those are his words, not mine.

me and dinho are quite popular in that forum huh. isnt it funny how you spread the fame of a "sore-loser"

IMPRESARIO

July 5th, 2006, 02:11 PM

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 02:25 PM

Business consulting services for Iloilo food producers

THE Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade, Inc. (APFTI) forged a partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry - Iloilo to provide business development services to food processors in the city and province of Iloilo.

APFTI is a non-government organization supported by Cord-Aid and the Inter-Church Development Corporation (ICCO) which provides business development services as well as promotes fair trade among small producers through the Integrated Enterprise Development Program (IEDP) and In-Depth Coaching Project.

In-depth Coaching is a consultative service that offers needs-driven support to partner-producers. Business development services are designed to address the entrepreneurs’ requirement and priorities.

The consultative service covers marketing, technical, financial, organizational and management assistance.

The IEDP consolidates the strengths of APFTI into a directional, subsidized and evaluative package of assistance to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. These include training, local study mission, market linkages and facilitation, fair trade advisory program and product development.

To date, Panaderia de Iloilo and Sweet’nes Fine Homemade Delicacies have expressed interest in availing the In-depth Coaching Project while 10 slots are alloted for the IEDP.

An orientation with invited food processors on APFTI’s programs was held June 27, 2006 at the DTI - Iloilo Conference Room.

The collaborative efforts of APFTI and DTI-Iloilo together with the partner-producers will certainly boost the potentials of food processors to improve business and integrate fair trade practices in their operations.

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/business1.php)

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 02:27 PM

just got news that iloilo supermart is building a store in arevalo, near the plaza. thats cool! more and more business sprouting in iloilo. heheh

Duha na ang Iloilo Supermart dira sa Arevalo, Incognito. Are they expanding again? That's nice. :)

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 02:34 PM

also, there will be a Mang Inasal opening in Iloilo Supermart - Mandurriao Branch.
unstoppable subong ang Mang Inasal ah. Few months ago, nag-open sila branch sa SM City, now they're even conquering Molo-Arevalo area? That's nice. More expansions for them, I guess! Yohhooo! Go Mang Inasal!

I've also confirmed the planned strip of restos, cars, cafes in the SM City parking lot, the part adjacent Aromatiko which is already existing. That means if all are completed, the Diversion Road area will be the prime entertainment center of Iloilo with Smallville, Billboard Commercial Complex, and SM City and its fiesta strip in competition with each other this aside from who ever wins the bidding for the Mandurriao Airport.
So dayon na gid man. Nice for SM City Iloilo. Another development to look forward to. Chy, bag-o ina ang Aromatiko? I haven't heard sang resto (or cafe) nga ina haw? Btw, any new for Billboard Commercial Complex? Something to rival the present Smallville along the area will be really good.

Not heard any developments yet for the expansion of SM Jaro
Hopefully in few months time. I couln't wait for SM Jaro's expansion, again to rival the existence of Ledi Supermart in Star Plaza Complex. Go Jaro!

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 02:37 PM

To add...La sallete bldg will start its renovation this aug. So I guess before the year ends, we will be seeing a new row of restos and cafes in Valeria St.
Another addition to the already business-friendly Valeria Streert. I guess SM Delgado-Valeria will rake more customers with the presence of the new La Sallete row of bars and restos within the area. Keep 'em coming. :)

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 02:41 PM

WV water districts get P76.5 million loans

THE water supply improvement and expansion projects of 22 water districts in Western Visayas will get some P76.5 million from the Development Bank of the Philippines.

Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) chief Lorenzo H. Jamora said P59.5 million will go to the water supply projects of five water districts – Dingle-Pototan and New Lucena in Iloilo, Sibalom in Antique, and Isabela and Murcia in Negros Occidental.

Jamora said P27 million has been earmarked for Dingle-Pototan, P17.5 million for Murcia, P10.5 million for Sibalom, and P3.5 million for New Lucena.

He also said that only P1 million has been set aside for Isabela since Congressman Ignacio Arroyo will fund the project from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

The balance amounting to some P17 million will be distributed by LWUA in the form of commodity loan for the purchase of needed water supply materials or equipment such as pipes, pumps and generator sets of 17 water districts in the region.

These water districts are Ajuy, Alimodian, Anilao, Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Concepcion, Estancia, Lambunao, Leon, and Miagao in Iloilo; Barbaza and Tobias Fornier in Antique; Dumarao and Mambusao in Capiz; Libacao and Numancia in Aklan; and Jordan in Guimaras. (PIA 6)

(source: The Guardian Iloilo
link: http://www.theguardianiloilo.ph/localprev3.php)

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Couple with this loan, hopefully, we'll have a better water supply all over the province. :)

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 02:47 PM

U.I. is venue of “e-mo” launching

UNIVERSITY of Iloilo was chosen as the venue for the grand launching of the “e-mo” or “Lakbay-Eskwela” Para sa batang Manggagawa (Mobile School for Child Laborer) a project of the Educational Research and Development Assistance (ERDA) Foundation, Inc. and the Pag-aaral ng Bata Para Sa Kinabukasan (ABK) Initiative.

The significant event happened on June 28, 2006 at 3:30 P.M. at the quadrangle of the University of Iloilo.

ABK Initiative is a 4-year project, which aims to provide child laborers with opportunities for quality formal and non-formal education.

As a mechanism for providing non-formal education ABK developed and will implement the “Lakbay-Eskwela para sa batang Manggagawa” (LEBM) or Mobile School for Child Laborers. LEBM is commonly reffered to as “e-mo” an acronym for “erda-mobile”.
Dr. Rosario P. Alberto Executive Vice President of the University of the Iloilo welcomed the guests namely: Ms. Dolora H. Cardeno, Executive Director ERDA Foundation Inc., Mrs. Calerina P.Luaton, Program Manager ERDA Found. Inc., Ms. Florence Pasos, Program Officer ERDA-ABK. Dr. Raul Banias, Mayor of Conception and Dr. XZ Dignadice, Asst. School Division Superintendent DepEd Division of Iloilo, delivered inspirational messages.

Together with the “e-mo” launching was the blessing of the “e-mo” Van, which houses the educational materials. Whenever the “e-mo” Van is in Iloilo, its Academic Home is the U.I. Campus

(source: Panay News)

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well done UI. Another good initiative happening in our city and province. Prrof of our support to eradicate poverty and child labour. Keep up the good work! :)

habagatcentral1

July 5th, 2006, 02:48 PM

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 02:51 PM

guys, sorry wala kami kahapit. We're bit busy here in UK. Si JonJon on vacation for couple of weeks in Spain and I hope he'll be back soon to post naman. Si Wecky sako man. Chy, hambal ni Wecky nabaton mo na kuno? PM lang sa iya ah.

Missed all the articles and photos. Even si Space wala man di. Summer diri bal-an and lots of activities are ongoing so enjoy gid kay in three months time, autumn na naman kami and malamig na.

Thanks for posting the photos! Well done! :)

Ari pa ko diri Kirbs! It's summer time and I'm just enjoying it to the max!

Nice to see you around. I'll be out man dugay-dugay kay may laktan man kami. Enjoying BBQ party every weekend.

Thanks for posting articles. Good job amigo and regards to JonJon and Weck. Hambala si JonJon to enjoy his vacation and pasalubong ko .. har har.

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 02:57 PM

I h8 them!!! It's because of them that industries are discouraged in the city. They costly electric bills slowly kill the businesses around. Not only that the monopoly should be broken, but the whole PECO system should also be reorganized and monitored.
hate is such a strong word, Fer. Hinay-hinay lang. I wish they'll break the monopoly of PECO. At the end of the day kung indi ini ma-addressed ang isyu nga ini, we'll all be on losing end kay kita nagabayad kuryente, We have to ask the city hall to open the energy market of Iloilo City. Amo ini ang importante sa tanan. With another electricity provider nga ma-invest sa Iloilo City, may mag-compete na sa PECO and probably, electricity price will be lowered as well. I just don't know kung ngaa ang city hall is not addressing this concern.

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 02:59 PM

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:01 PM

Ari pa ko diri Kirbs! It's summer time and I'm just enjoying it to the max!

Nice to see you around. I'll be out man dugay-dugay kay may laktan man kami. Enjoying BBQ party every weekend.

Thanks for posting articles. Good job amigo and regards to JonJon and Weck. Hambala si JonJon to enjoy his vacation and pasalubong ko .. har har.
Abi ko nadula ka na. :) . Glad you're enjoying, mate. Keep it up! Post lang di pag may tiempo ah. Ako man gani talagsa na lang kay puro tirik kung off mo. Balik naman galing kung autumn na.

Have a good day! :)

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:05 PM

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:06 PM

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:09 PM

Ilonggo represents RP in
international cooking showdown
By TADZ PORTAL

ILOILO City - Earl Auric Grate will represent the country in the international cooking competition to be held in Brunei come September 2006.

Grate is a senior BS Hotel and Restaurant Management at St. Therese-MTC Colleges According to Dr. Terry Sarabia, president of St. Therese-MTC Colleges, Grate was declared over-all champion in the TESDA Cookery Competition Youth Category.

“Earl Auric comes from humble roots. His father is a laborer while his mother is a plain housewife. He supports his way through college by being a scholar,” said Sarabia.

His only brother is a security guard.

“He has a unique cooking style,” Sarabia added.

St. Therese-MTC Colleges trained and supported Grate until he became the national champion in the cooking competition. The school is doubling its efforts to train Grate so he will be more ready to face other contenders from other countries.

His menu for the international competition will remain a top secret until the competiton proper.

“Earl Auric’s dream to become a renowned chef should also be the dream of every Ilonggo. This opportunity opens doors so that Iloilo will also be culinarily known in the world,” said Sarabia.

Meanwhile, Grate, on his part, is looking for sponsors who will help him reach his dream. He vows to do well in the competiton to bring home the honor.

(source: Panay News)

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:14 PM

Hi to all ilonggos... the provincial government of Iloilo already updated its website... please check the site: Province of Iloilo (http://www.iloilo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)

Please cast your votes in the poll... :) And also send your comments through the guest book. The developer of the site really needs our suggestions!
Big announcement from Soul. Thank you very much. I'll visit the site later. How about Iloilo City website? Any development? Pa-page ta diri si Mayor Trenas para naman mabal-an niya.

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:17 PM

Wag nang patulan....puro hangin.
Instead of bridging the gap between the two worlds, were just widening it kung papatulan. Don't put out fire with fire...water lang and lalo na indi hangin kay basi maglapta pa.
:) Thanks for the reminder, Bernie. Suffice to say, it's a crap writing. So no biggie. I hope you'll visit our thread often. It's making every Ilonggos well-informed of the present developments in our city and province.

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:18 PM

^^ as my signature says, i'm SSC's hot boy toy :lol: good looks run in the family :D :jk:
Oh bless! Coke, nice to see you here in Iloilo Thread. Thanks for your visit.

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:23 PM

Kalahi-Cidss: KKB cited as 'best public sector project'

THE government's top poverty alleviation program, the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services: Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (Kalahi-Cidss: KKB), has been adjudged by the Regional Development Council (RDC) as among the best public sector projects in Western Visayas.

Leah Letrero of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) said RDC's pioneering search for the Best Public Sector Project aims to recognize the projects successfully implemented by the three public sector groups namely: major line agencies; six provincial and 16 City Government units; and 12 state universities and colleges in the region.

Kalahi-Cidss: KKB ranked third under the regional line agencies sector. The Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) tax campaign drive and the Department of Health's (DOH) TB DOTS project bagged the first and second place, respectively.

Letrero said the projects initially submitted by various institutions were assessed based on their contributions to local, regional and national goals -- the 10-point Legacy of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo -- and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The best public sector project was determined based on its effectiveness, community-driven-ness, uniqueness, sustainability and replicability.

"The RDC, led by Antique Governor Salvacion Z. Perez, created a technical working committee to determine and validate the projects presented by each of the participating institution. Close to 300 projects were gathered and validated. These were trimmed to 107 and eventually, we came up with a shortlist of 47 projects," she added.

Of the 47, 17 projects made it to the final list after the peer rating process conducted on March 23-24, 2006 at Iloilo Grand Hotel here. All 17 were included in the 2005 Regional Development Report. One of these projects was the Kalahi-Cidss:KKB, being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Kalahi-Cidss' entry showcased the Carles, Iloilo experience. Last May 26, 2006, members of the board of judges visited the municipality of Carles to validate and assess the impact of the Kalahi-Cidss: KKB project in the community and the municipal levels. The judges were composed of Wilfredo Homicillada, RDC Co-chair and chief judge, and Mary Jane Jomena of the Iloilo Code of NGOs. Among the barangays visited were Bolo, Abong and Dayhagan.

Homicillada said winners for the 1st Best Public Sector Projects Award will be honored formally sometime this month in the presence of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. (DSWD/KC:KKB/ALJ)

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/05/news/kalahi.cidss.kkb.cited.as.best.public.sector.project..html)

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:27 PM

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:28 PM

ok lang man ko, still surviving. 6 days/ week man gyapon sked ko with sunday to do nursing processes and all the requirements...haay.

oo, naka pinning na ko sang the other week lang. hehe

ari na ang iban nga pictures sang Leon from our trip ... will post later pa

Leon Plaza

http://static.flickr.com/73/179549567_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/77/179549566_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/49/179549564_2d17185da2.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/63/179549563_6fc6fef03a.jpg?v=0

Leon Church
http://static.flickr.com/52/179549565_5a4d1e9b3b.jpg?v=0

The Undiscovered beauty of LEON. Thanks for the photos, Chymera. OKs gid.

spacewagon1

July 5th, 2006, 03:32 PM

also, there will be a Mang Inasal opening in Iloilo Supermart - Mandurriao Branch.

I've also confirmed the planned strip of restos, cars, cafes in the SM City parking lot, the part adjacent Aromatiko which is already existing. That means if all are completed, the Diversion Road area will be the prime entertainment center of Iloilo with Smallville, Billboard Commercial Complex, and SM City and its fiesta strip in competition with each other this aside from who ever wins the bidding for the Mandurriao Airport.

Not heard any developments yet for the expansion of SM Jaro

I've already signed in the guestbook
Brilliant news for Mang Inasal and SM City. Ti, will it be a battle between Smallville v Billboard v SM City complexes kung mag-amo sini. It will surely change Iloilo's skyline in the next two to three years. And yes, remember nga sa likod sang SM City will be a business district once Iloilo airport will be transferred to Sta Barbara. Hala Bira !

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:37 PM

I loved this! I loved to hear Ilonggos complaining against PECO. It's a realisation for all of us. Let's shout "NO" for the monopoly. I wish City Hall will keep mum towards this issue. Let's open the energy sector market of Iloilo City and the Province!
Daw amo gid Space. Kinahanglan tuloy ang reklamo against PECO. I support Penaredondo's stand kay amo ina ang matuod. What's in PECO to call for monopoly? I'm sure dako gid mabulig kung ma-open ang energey market sang Iloilo City. Makatabang gid ina sa problema sang brownout and high electricity bills nga ginabayran ta every month. Go Mr Penaredondo!

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 03:44 PM

hmmmm, ive been wondrin' why theres no new electric company to compete with PECO? basi malakas guid man ang kapyot kag under the table, or basi they have an agreement? haaaay, ti padamo damo na lang brown out ah. mahal na, pigado pa ang performance, amo na ang PECO. simply the best. amo na ya. lol.
That's right, caloy. Ngaa man? Malakas gid man siguro ang owner sang PECO ah. Ngaa indi sila puwede kumpetensiyahan? Business sector will surely boom "more" when Iloilo's energy market will be open to other investors. Amo ini ang aton kulang nga dako and dapat tutokan gid sang maayo.

wecky

July 5th, 2006, 04:22 PM

@Chy, ara na ang PM ko sa imo, migs. Pasensiya, sako gid kaayo, ano pa less and less time for the forum. Salamat sa mga pictures. Sa uulitin ah ... hehehe. Ti, nabakal mo na? Enjoy lang da sa imo photographia ...hehehe. Keep up the good work!

wecky

July 5th, 2006, 04:29 PM

kirby21

July 5th, 2006, 04:39 PM

Hi Weck. Nice to see you sa forum. :)

wecky

July 5th, 2006, 04:45 PM

wecky

July 5th, 2006, 04:49 PM

Big announcement from Soul. Thank you very much. I'll visit the site later. How about Iloilo City website? Any development? Pa-page ta diri si Mayor Trenas para naman mabal-an niya.
Ako Sapce, nabisitahan ko na. And I tick "needs improvement". Maayo man kay ang webmaster/s open for critcisms .. hehehe. But I'm glad, gin-update nila ang website sang Province of Iloilo.

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 06:42 PM

View from Sarabia Manor Hotel[/SIZE][/COLOR]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e133/jdb289/Philippines/IMG_3575.jpg

They really should do something about the roof of the Sarabia Manor Hotel. It's just so ugly especially because it is touted as Iloilo's five star hotel. adding a layer of Spanish clay tile roofing will do wonders for that place... but they'll need to reinforce the roof trusses and beams.

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 06:50 PM

Yummy gid man Soul. I can almost smell the food right in front of me.

Red Ribbon looks like it is having good business in Iloilo... probably because there are no good bakeshops around. Just wait til Calea puts up a branch next to Red Ribbon and you guys will see how mediocre Red Ribbon is.

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Are there any Jollibee or other big franchised fastfood outlets outside Iloilo City? Just wondering.

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 07:03 PM

Are there any car dealerships outside Iloilo City?

Dinho

July 5th, 2006, 07:05 PM

Does Passi City have a mall? A movie theater? Nice restaurants? How about car dealerships? Do they have fastfood outlets like Jollibee or even just Try Me? What is Passi City's population? What was its status before it became a city?

marsleg

July 5th, 2006, 11:50 PM

Ako Sapce, nabisitahan ko na. And I tick "needs improvement". Maayo man kay ang webmaster/s open for critcisms .. hehehe. But I'm glad, gin-update nila ang website sang Province of Iloilo.
Bisita man ko to karon. And if it really needs improvement then tick it away. Maayo man kay ginbag-o nila ang website sang Iloilo subong.

marsleg

July 5th, 2006, 11:52 PM

http://static.flickr.com/73/179549567_6e3dd28632.jpg?v=0

Green LEON .... and it's continuously improving. Dugay na ko wala ka kadto sa Leon though it's our neighbouring town man lang. Go Leon! Go Aleosan!

Go Leon!
(hihihi .. or go Tiger!)

marsleg

July 5th, 2006, 11:56 PM

That's right, caloy. Ngaa man? Malakas gid man siguro ang owner sang PECO ah. Ngaa indi sila puwede kumpetensiyahan? Business sector will surely boom "more" when Iloilo's energy market will be open to other investors. Amo ini ang aton kulang nga dako and dapat tutokan gid sang maayo.
PECO ruleeeeeeesssss!!!!!????? Dako siguro hatag sang PECO sa city hall kay ngaa nga indi nila ma-open ang market sang energy supplier for the city? There's something fishy really going on between PECO and Iloilo City Hall. Dapat tukibon sang tanan ... hihihi.

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 12:01 AM

Brilliant news for Mang Inasal and SM City. Ti, will it be a battle between Smallville v Billboard v SM City complexes kung mag-amo sini. It will surely change Iloilo's skyline in the next two to three years. And yes, remember nga sa likod sang SM City will be a business district once Iloilo airport will be transferred to Sta Barbara. Hala Bira !

Ang BBQ Park iya indi mag-expand? I rather have BBQ Park kay damo ko mapili-an. May ara pa sila combo nga halos ara na ang tanan for a very cheap price. Besides, BBQ Park is situated near the river so mas manami kaunan. Ano naman ang battle of business complexes nga ini? Right now, Smallville rules Diversion. And it's growing really well. Mind you, it almost a by-word for every Ilonggos now to go to Smallville once in a while.

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 12:07 AM

Duha na ang Iloilo Supermart dira sa Arevalo, Incognito. Are they expanding again? That's nice. :)
Are they making their empire in Molo or Arevalo Plaza? Iloilo Supermart never stops expanding, huh? Well good for them, and good for us city residents para damo kita mabaklan. Lalala ....

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 12:10 AM

IMPRESARIO

July 6th, 2006, 12:22 AM

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 02:03 AM

welcome to LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Incognito! And glad nagbisita ka di. How are you? and where in London are you staying? Enjoy gid sang bakasyon diri, and spend .. spend .. spend ... spend. Bulig pa di sa amon ekonomiya .. ha ha. Joke lang.

I'm glad you're here in London. Kadamo gid tuod diri Ilonggos. I'm sure you're staying with your friends or classmates diri. Ti, summer na though medyo nag-ulan sang hapon. But temperature is rising between 25 to 30, sa pagkainit na gid. Diin kamo malagaw?

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 02:06 AM

Are they making their empire in Molo or Arevalo Plaza? Iloilo Supermart never stops expanding, huh? Well good for them, and good for us city residents para damo kita mabaklan. Lalala ....
Are they? Good for Iloilo Supermart! Hala Bira naman siya iya!

__________________
OT:
Mars, kadto kami da ni Wecky this weekend sa inyo. Preparar na miga. :)

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 02:09 AM

Naghapit lang gid ko Kirbs to answer Chymera's PMs ah. Forward ko lang sa imo karon.

Nice to read good articles in our thread. Well, slowly but surely, we are moving. Time to welcome more and more developments in our city.

Okidoks Weck. Out naman ko kagina kay malakwatsa pa bi. Thanks for the PM. Chy, ako na lang masabat sa imo pamangkot :) .

Still waiting more articles to come out for tom. Man gina-monitor ko subong ang Nursing Licensure Examination kay may kilala gid ako nga nagkuha, importante gid abi mo. Matter of life and death .. har har har. Kadugay mag-release PRC subong haw?

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 02:12 AM

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 02:21 AM

PECO ruleeeeeeesssss!!!!!????? Dako siguro hatag sang PECO sa city hall kay ngaa nga indi nila ma-open ang market sang energy supplier for the city? There's something fishy really going on between PECO and Iloilo City Hall. Dapat tukibon sang tanan ... hihihi.
wahhh .. those selfish gits! It's indeed appalling if they couldn't resolve this issue of energy soon. This concern is very vital to our local economy, and should be taken seriously. As a matter of fact, they should put this energy brouhaha as one of Iloilo's top priorities now. No to PECO's monopoly!

freezing_pt

July 6th, 2006, 02:50 AM

so whats the real score of the supposedly "booming" economy of iloilo? heres one view of a popular and die-hard ilonggo forumer.

now i get it, that explains why you guys keep on posting paperclip articles. im not telling you to stop though, i dont think there are laws against dreaming, and im only quoting an ilonggo view, those are his words, not mine.

me and dinho are quite popular in that forum huh. isnt it funny how you spread the fame of a "sore-loser"

ADVISE: Also look for articles about your province and post it so that everyone will know about its devt. Or baka wala lang talagang available kasi walang articles na maisusulat.

OUR FORUM: We post the articles here not for you but for us na away from home. We post them here because there are a lot to post and we have no time to browse through the web. Isang basahan na lang diba... practical... save time...

As to your quote of Lewd's comment...please stop doing that because you dont understand the context of why he said that...we do understand where he was coming from, ang layo naman ng interpretation mo...you are not one of us so we are not expecting you to understand us anyway...

freezing_pt

July 6th, 2006, 02:52 AM

hi everyone...how are you...hope you are all fine...just dropping by...

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 02:55 AM

Hi peeps! just arrived here in London. Meeting up with ilonggo friends, sa pagka-damo guid diri sang mga taga-iloilo! grabeh!

re: arevalo supermart, my mom told me that they have a vacant lot near the plaza and they are building now.

Welcome .. welcome ... welcome INCOGNITO. I hope you'll enjoy your stay in London.

With regards to Iloilo Supermart, I think they're building the main store in Arevalo. lakas nila no? If expansion push through, then it's 3-building stores na ang Iloilo Supermart-Molo/Arevalo. In due time basi mangin mall na ina like what they've done sa Marymart Mall. Baskog na gid ang Arevalo kung may ara sila mall within the plaza. I'm sure it can rival SM in Jaro kay situated man siya sa Jaro Plaza. Both major districts are really gearing to become the next business hub after City Proper.

marsleg

July 6th, 2006, 02:58 AM

Are they? Good for Iloilo Supermart! Hala Bira naman siya iya!

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Mars, kadto kami da ni Wecky this weekend sa inyo. Preparar na miga. :)
welcome gid ang mga visitors diri ... hihihi. Diin ta kamo i-tour na naman? Sige prepara ako pero preparar man kamo duha ... hihihi.

Kirbs, basi ma-mislook mo ang post ni Incognito regarding Iloilo Supermart ... daw expansion na gid man siguro.

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:06 AM

hi everyone...how are you...hope you are all fine...just dropping by...

Hello Freeze. Nice to see you naman diri. Okay man kami di ah. Ti, hala Bira na naman. :)

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:12 AM

welcome gid ang mga visitors diri ... hihihi. Diin ta kamo i-tour na naman? Sige prepara ako pero preparar man kamo duha ... hihihi.

Kirbs, basi ma-mislook mo ang post ni Incognito regarding Iloilo Supermart ... daw expansion na gid man siguro.
I'll PM you dira Nene sang itinerary. Tan-awa lang ko off ka para sadya naman ta dayon.

Thanks for reminding me, Wala ko gid man mabasahan ang second line ni Incognito :) . Good news indeed for Iloilo Supermart. It's high time for them to compete with SM Malls of Iloilo. :)

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:14 AM

Exciting prizes await Guv's Cup golf winners

STA. BARBARA, Iloilo -- An array of Italian-made trophies and Rudy Project products are just among the exciting prizes that will be put at stake when the 1st Governor Niel Tupas Sr. Cup reels off at the Iloilo Golf and Country Club on July 22.

Tournament chairman Oscar C. Nava, a Past District Governor of Rotary International 3850, said the gleaming trophies will be put on display at the lobby of the IGCC in Sta. Barbara this weekend to whet the interest of golfers from Iloilo, Bacolod, and Cebu.

Nava said this tournament, which is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Iloilo City to raise funds for its community projects, will also gain an international flavor with the expected participation of about 15 Rotarians from South Korea.

"We have confirmation from the Rotary Club of Sae Goyang that about 15 of its members will be flying over to take part in the tournament," Nava said.

This is a gesture of the Korean Rotary Club's continued support for its sister club, Rotary Club of Iloilo City, he added.

Tournament co-chairman Johnny Young said the Electro Bus company will also offer a golf cart as prize for a hole-in-one during the tournament.

This is in addition to an LG Collins split-type air-conditioned as prize for the hole-in-one, Young said.

The tournament is open to Classes A, B, C and D for the men's division and a lady's division.

To cap the tournament, an evening of entertainment and food will also be given as treat to the players in what Nava described as one of the biggest and most exciting tournaments in Iloilo.

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/06/sports/exciting.prizes.await.guv.s.cup.golf.winners.html)

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 03:22 AM

Visayas grid posts highest energy growth sales in 1st quarter

THE Visayas grid registered the highest growth in energy sales among the three major grids in the country in January to March 2006, the Sales and Services Group of the National Power Corporation (NPC) reported.

The growth rate in energy sales was recorded at 11.76 percent, or from 1,036.21 gigawatt-hours (GWh) during the first quarter of 2005 to 1,158.05 GWh of the same period this year. A gigawatt-hour is equivalent to one million kilowatt-hours.

The double-digit growth rate in energy sales in the region is twice as high as the projected 5.5 percent growth in the country's Gross Domestic Product, the report noted.

"This is a clear indication that (Visayas') economy is improving, and that the demand for power will continually increase, (thus) necessitating the installation of additional power generating facilities", the report added.

The Visayan Electric Company, Inc, Mactan Electric Company, Philippine Phospate Fertilizer Corporation, Central Negros Electric Cooperative, and Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative, Inc. were among the identified bulk power users that propelled the high energy sales growth in the Visayas.

With the improved economic dispatch of power plants and increased energy sales, the NPC reported that customers in the Visayas grid will enjoy a reduction in the Deferred Accounting Adjustment (DAA) portion of their power bills.

Recently, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved the 6th Generation Rate Adjustment Mechanism (GRAM) DAA of P0.3203 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) that replaced the 5th GRAM DAA of P0.4598 per kWh beginning the billing month of June 2006 (May 26 to June 25, 2006). This will continue for the next five (5) months or until a new GRAM DAA is approved by the ERC under a new application by National Power, whichever comes first.

According to NPC the recent approval will result to savings amounting to P0.1395 per kilowatt-hour or a reduction in the effective selling rate from P3.3654 per kWh to P3.2259 per kWh.

The full amount of P0.1395 per kWh savings shall be obtained by end-consumers should their distribution utility purchases its entire load requirement from National Power while only a proportionate share of the savings may be realized if the distribution utility sources part of its requirement from other suppliers, the NPC said. (Press release)

(source: Sunstar Iloilo
link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2006/07/06/bus/visayas.grid.posts.highest.energy.growth.sales.in.1st.quarter.html)

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 03:57 AM

whyte

July 6th, 2006, 03:59 AM

hello :D

can anyone please post a link or pictures of DINGLE CHURCH personally taken by one of the forumers?
thanks

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 04:09 AM

Wag nang patulan....puro hangin.
Instead of bridging the gap between the two worlds, were just widening it kung papatulan. Don't put out fire with fire...water lang and lalo na indi hangin kay basi maglapta pa.

I'm so sorry guys for my last comment...I shouldn't have said that but daw ginalapak-lapak na kita sang iban and I won't let it happen...

This is my first and last comment about that post and I will not say anything anymore...

Maayong adlaw lang sa tanan...talagsa na lang ko ga post kay pirme lang sako. Pirme ko gabisita di ah and gabasa sang mga post. I am pleased that there are lots of progress in our city and province and I'm looking forward to go home again...

Maayong adlaw lang sa tanan...

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:12 AM

My goodness me....illiterate bugger...

Noy, kon wala ka hambalom, pag-ugom to luy-a.....gapakita lang ina kon ano ang mga klase ka tawo sa inyo lugar...

Daw indi ko tani magpatol pero subrahan gid...

:nocrook: :rofl:

HI there Alimol. Kumusta na migs. Intindihan ko gid imo ina sulat. Sa pagkadalum gid amigo.

Visit ka to sa Dinagyang kay gina-promote sang kasimanwa mo ang Alimodian. Follow the link lang:

Alimodian: An Ecotourism Destination?
By Raymond Deza (sounds familiar sa imo? Pamangkot ko si Wecky pero daw lipong man ... he he)
http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,73/expv,0/topic,1539.0

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 04:24 AM

Hi peeps! just arrived here in London. Meeting up with ilonggo friends, sa pagka-damo guid diri sang mga taga-iloilo! grabeh!

re: arevalo supermart, my mom told me that they have a vacant lot near the plaza and they are building now.

Wellcome lang di sa London ah...you're right nga damo gid dri ilonggo...sa bisan diin pa nga hilit-hilit sang united kingdom. Ilonggo dominates here...hope nga ara sa barrio fiesta next week cause I'm sure nga damo ka gid to kilala...

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:27 AM

hello :D

can anyone please post a link or pictures of DINGLE CHURCH personally taken by one of the forumers?
thanks

Whyte, it was in previous threads pa. I'll have a look around and see if I can post it here. I think it was taken by Chymera or Pacific.

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 04:33 AM

Daw amo gid Space. Kinahanglan tuloy ang reklamo against PECO. I support Penaredondo's stand kay amo ina ang matuod. What's in PECO to call for monopoly? I'm sure dako gid mabulig kung ma-open ang energey market sang Iloilo City. Makatabang gid ina sa problema sang brownout and high electricity bills nga ginabayran ta every month. Go Mr Penaredondo!
PECO :down: Indi lang nila pag-untatan banat sa PECO para mamungol sila. Man samtang nagadugay, naga-batinggilan ang PECO. Century na dugay-dugay ang rule sang PECO sa Iloilo City. Time for new players naman to share with their market.

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 04:36 AM

:nocrook: :rofl:

HI there Alimol. Kumusta na migs. Intindihan ko gid imo ina sulat. Sa pagkadalum gid amigo.

Visit ka to sa Dinagyang kay gina-promote sang kasimanwa mo ang Alimodian. Follow the link lang:

Alimodian: An Ecotourism Destination?
By Raymond Deza (sounds familiar sa imo? Pamangkot ko si Wecky pero daw lipong man ... he he)
http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,73/expv,0/topic,1539.0

hello...hello...hello kirbs! ulhut naman ko di...

mayad lang gani kay waay ko gin kinaray-a...sadya gid daad ba...pa um-umon ko dlang gani ka luy-a para maghipos...ka urugot bay, patyon na gid kaw. Ano bi ana nga gadgad sagad ka adto dya nga bukon man ti ana lugar dya kag waay man tana ti mayad nga balita nga ma-share...

anyway, I know Nong Raymond and I know his house in alimodian. Daw lapitanay lang gani sila ni wecky, tubang man plasa ila balay. I am glad to know that they are promoting alimodian as eco-tourism. Another development for our province as well...well done gid.

Masyar ko da sa inyo sa London next week to attend barrio fiesta ah...basi kitaay man ta..

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 04:42 AM

Hi peeps! just arrived here in London. Meeting up with ilonggo friends, sa pagka-damo guid diri sang mga taga-iloilo! grabeh!

re: arevalo supermart, my mom told me that they have a vacant lot near the plaza and they are building now.

Welcome to the Land of Kings and Queens, Incognito. Where Shakespeare's born and where Anglo Saxons thrives. Okay man? London is just one part of Europe. Wish you could visit more European places. Pila ka di kaadlaw sa Europe migs?

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 04:52 AM

Ang BBQ Park iya indi mag-expand? I rather have BBQ Park kay damo ko mapili-an. May ara pa sila combo nga halos ara na ang tanan for a very cheap price. Besides, BBQ Park is situated near the river so mas manami kaunan. Ano naman ang battle of business complexes nga ini? Right now, Smallville rules Diversion. And it's growing really well. Mind you, it almost a by-word for every Ilonggos now to go to Smallville once in a while.

Lipat ko tuod sang BBQ Park fronting Marina. Barato man gid dira Mars and okay man ila luto. Wala sila ka-branch sa SM City?

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 04:57 AM

hello...hello...hello kirbs! ulhut naman ko di...

mayad lang gani kay waay ko gin kinaray-a...sadya gid daad ba...pa um-umon ko dlang gani ka luy-a para maghipos...ka urugot bay, patyon na gid kaw. Ano bi ana nga gadgad sagad ka adto dya nga bukon man ti ana lugar dya kag waay man tana ti mayad nga balita nga ma-share...

anyway, I know Nong Raymond and I know his house in alimodian. Daw lapitanay lang gani sila ni wecky, tubang man plasa ila balay. I am glad to know that they are promoting alimodian as eco-tourism. Another development for our province as well...well done gid.

Masyar ko da sa inyo sa London next week to attend barrio fiesta ah...basi kitaay man ta..
Ulhot-ulhot lang di ah. Naka-smile naman ako sa imo sulat ba. I liked listening to Wecky kung mag-kinaray-a siya. Fluent na fluent gid kaayo. Especially kung mag-atubangay sila ni Marsleg, asus, ara imo nga. Bal-an mo naman si Wecky. You can't barely distinguish his accent kung inilonggo siya but paatubanga taga-alimol kay balik gid pagkaray-a niya .. he he.

If he's living near plaza, defnitely yes, lapitanay lang gid sila ni Wecky. I don't know kung lipong lang kahapon si Wecky sang ginpamangkot ko. Anyhow, nice promo for Alimodian. Simply the best!

kirby21

July 6th, 2006, 05:01 AM

Speaking of Barrio Fiesta, wala pa ko kakadto iya. I would like to one day pero lakwatsa kami iya outside London siguro Alimol. Enjoying summer whilst it last. :)

spacewagon1

July 6th, 2006, 05:09 AM

Naghapit lang gid ko Kirbs to answer Chymera's PMs ah. Forward ko lang sa imo karon.

Nice to read good articles in our thread. Well, slowly but surely, we are moving. Time to welcome more and more developments in our city.
Hapit diri pirmi amigo. May gin-PM ko da sa imo bag-o lang.

Other than big infras, I really, really, really want to see two or more energy supplier to invest in Iloilo. Ini iya dako gid ang kinahanglan naton more than anything else kay dugay na ini nga isue that until now, wala man gihapon sabat sa pumuluyo sang ciudad.

valium

July 6th, 2006, 05:12 AM

Wag nang patulan....puro hangin.
Instead of bridging the gap between the two worlds, were just widening it kung papatulan. Don't put out fire with fire...water lang and lalo na indi hangin kay basi maglapta pa.

isnt it weird how you have the guts to say bridging the gap? when in fact you were the one who started the "iloilo city vs. cebu the battle for visayan supremacy continues" thread in that mediocre, underclass, ssc-wannabe with under 1000-member forum? i have been a lurker in that ghastly forum and all your topic there seems to have a cebu or a bacolod issue, it appears to me that you are very much frustrated with reasons i can only guess, i have been to many other forums local and international, i dont think cebuano forums talk much about iloilo, same goes with bacolod forums, or even a nationwide forum like pinoyex. and it was funny how you accuse an innocent member of being me! poor shane. and i have been reading your posts there and i know your working in cebu at peoplesupport (just for everybody's information) its nice how you get your source of bread and butter from a city you keep on attacking, well, maybe attack is such a heavy word, lets just call it a ilonggo-leaning side comment with a bit of negativism about cebu. why keep on working there if you dont like it at all? you keep on complaining about water, and you even made a remark about that supposedly terrorists in sm? what was that for? and here you are..... BRIDGING THE GAP!.... well, its your mediocre forum anyway and you are free to make that forum the wishing bottle of your kind. when you realized that you cant beat that great city and it was kind of awkward to face cebu head on, you now changed the title of the thread to "iloilo at par with other philippine cities and in the world" at par! well filipinos in general are really dreamers, to dream is not bad, but there is a sad case of poverty not only with your city but with the entire philippines as well, so, we might as well dream longer... and oh! the need to eradicate or at least lessen the fatalities from dengue! we wish to be at par with other cities in the world, right mate?

bacolod and cebu doesnt talk about you, and lately you want to talk about davao too, isnt it sad that you make these cities hot topics in your forums? when in fact they are not minding you AT ALL?

VALIUM welcomes you.

anyway, we can keep on posting newsclips here, as lewdsaint said "sa peryodiko lang man" and "puro drawing" but nothing is really done, so there you go....

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 05:16 AM

Speaking of Barrio Fiesta, wala pa ko kakadto iya. I would like to one day pero lakwatsa kami iya outside London siguro Alimol. Enjoying summer whilst it last. :)

Baw ah, ako ya kadto pasulod sa London...tapos kamo ya, pa gwa? Ha ha...mga 4-5 days ko guro sa London kay pamasyaran ko ang akon mga kaabyanan...

Actually, wala pa gid kami ni Wecky estoryahanay personally as in face to face ever since kay ahead ako sa iya sa elementary pero kilala ko gid sya eh kag damo friend ko sa iya mga batch sa central. Besides, popular sya sa amon, he he...sigurado gid ko nga garagumo man gihapon kinaray-a na kay didto sya nagdaku. Ako ya, loyal man ko gihapon kay bisan anhon ko, indi gid ya makuha ang karay-a nga tono sa akon...kon kaisa, ham-ut ko sa kaugalingon, naga-english ko nga estorya, kinaray-a tono na...pro nami man gihapon pamati-an kay may pagka-british accent ...bwa ha ha...

alimol

July 6th, 2006, 05:19 AM

isnt it weird how you have the guts to say bridging the gap? when in fact you were the one who started the "iloilo city vs. cebu the battle for visayan supremacy continues" thread in that mediocre, underclass, ssc-wannabe with under 1000-member forum? i have been a lurker in that ghastly forum and all your topic there seems to have a cebu or a bacolod issue, it appears to me that you are very much frustrated with reasons i can only guess, i have been to many other forums local and international, i dont think cebuano forums talk much about iloilo, same goes with bacolod forums, or even a nationwide forum like pinoyex. and it was funny how you accuse an innocent member of being me! poor shane. and i have been reading your posts there and i know your working in cebu at peoplesupport (just for everybody's information) its nice how you get your source of bread and butter from a city you keep on attacking, well, maybe attack is such a heavy word, lets just call it a ilonggo-leaning side comment with a bit of negativism about cebu. why keep on working there if you dont like it at all? you keep on complaining about water, and you even made a remark about that supposedly terrorists in sm? what was that for? and here you are..... BRIDGING THE GAP!.... well, its your mediocre forum anyway and you are free to make that forum the wishing bottle of your kind. when you realized that you cant beat that great city and it was kind of awkward to face cebu head on, you now changed the title of the thread to "iloilo at par with other philippine cities and in the world" at par! well filipinos in general are really dreamers, to dream is not bad, but there is a sad case of poverty not only with your city but with the entire philippines as well, so, we might as well dream longer... and oh! the need to eradicate or at least lessen the fatalities from dengue! we wish to be at par with other cities in the world, right mate?

bacolod and cebu doesnt talk about you, and lately you want to talk about davao too, isnt it sad that you make these cities hot topics in your forums? when in fact they are not minding you AT ALL?

VALIUM welcomes you.

anyway, we can keep on posting newsclips here, as lewdsaint said "sa peryodiko lang man" and "puro drawing" but nothing is really done, so there you go....

Noy, ari luy-a hu...gusto mo batwan?