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Nice shirt. Asa ta pwede ka avail ani @g0Rs?

Nice shirt. Asa ta pwede ka avail ani @g0Rs?

Post lang how much ang price sa shirt.

Hehehe... I got SSC Cebu shirt, and now... SSC Iligan :-)

Right now, I'm at Iligan, Tominobo, specifically.

Nice shirt. Asa ta pwede ka avail ani @g0Rs?

Ako cuzn naay printing business pero murag binulto man gud to ila. Gamay ra man gud ta diri sa SSC Iligan unlike SSC Cebu. :)

@Alingatong I like this shirt too.
@Wind Shear No price yet kay di pa man available.Sample lang ni nga design.

3 rata naa Philippines. :lol:

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:banana: Sa tanan, Maayong Pasko ug Malipayong Bag-ong Tuig.

FROM BUTUAN CITY TO ILIGAN CITY....

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salamat sa greetings!!! to butuan too merry xmas sa kaninyung tanan!

Merry Christmas! :-)

Merry Xmas sa mga taga SSC Butuan

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE:cheers:

ILIGANON WHIZ KIDS STANDOUT IN INDIA’S MATH TILTS
By: EAMayormita
CIO Press Release
December 18, 2006

Two Iliganon youth math wizards were among the Philippine team of the Mathematics Trainers’ Guild (MTG) that bested some 81 contingents worldwide during the December 1-8, 2006 India International Young Mathematicians’ Convention in City Montessori School (CMS), Lucknow, India.

DepEd-Iligan and City Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz congratulate Rosauro Dividina of Integrated Developmental School, MSU-IIT, gold medalist in the mathematics competition, and Jim Darell Ang of Lanao Chung Hua High School, bronze medalist in the relay competition, who contributed to the Philippine team’s eight gold, five silver, three bronze medals and 4 merit awards.

I have talked with the parents of Rosauro at a party last night and I learned that the city govt. of Iligan did not give even a centavo to help finance the trip of Rosauro to India. Except for a few who has believed and helped them, the money used for the said trip came from the pocket of the Dividina Family. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! :bash:

Kaluoy sad. May unta maskin gamay lang unta gihatag. Education raba ang dako nga allocation sa city budget next year. Hope they can support other Iliganons who will compete abroad/nationals especially sa ilang travelling expenses. Maskin gamay atleast makatabang.

^^ Ni try sila duol sa local govt. pero giingnan man sila nga wa na daw kwarta para ana ang gobyerno. Unya sa pag-balik ni Rosauro kay naka-gold man, una pa sila nga mi-congratulate. Labon bitaw, dagko kaayo na silag mga travelling expenses nga inig-balik wa man gihapoy pulos. I really feel sad about this kind of things happening here in Iligan.

^^Sad but true...

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^^ atleast bearable pa ato traffic diri sa Iligan.:)

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St. Michael's Cathedral

Merry Christmas Iligan and advance Happy New Year!

Northern Mindanao’s export development plan capitalizes on favorable climate, good infrastructure
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The Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao has adopted the Northern Mindanao Export Development Plan (NMEDP) 2007-2010 during its 73rd full Council Meeting held in Tangub City on Dec. 14, 206.

The plan which serves as the blueprint for all stakeholders in the export industry in attaining its target export growth for the next three (3) years, affirm s RDC-X’s support to the present administration’s thrust of making export the country’s main strategy for sustainable agri-industrial development.

With the government providing the backdrop of sustained and improved economic indicators, such as the strong peso now pegged at Php49.425 to US$1, the NMEDP outlines the unqualified support of the government sector to the export industry as it identifies strategies, programs and commits resources to various projects to make the region conducive to business promotion and growth.

As reported by Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz of Iligan City, Chairperson of the RDC-X Economic Development Committee represented by Engr. Edwin Andot, President of CAFFINORMIN, Northern Mindanao is one of the fastest growing regions in terms of export growths contributing at least 21.13% in average annual growth rate (AAGR) in 2003-2005 compared to 6.17% national AAGR.

“Our top export products include Crude Coconut Oil, 23.6%, Canned Pineapple, 15.8%, Fatty Alcohol, 8.4%, Sintered Ore, 7.7% and Cochin Coconut Oil, 7.6%,” he said. The other top exports are Cold Rolled Steel, Cane Raw Sugar, Milk Powder, Frozen Shrimps/Prawns, Portland Cement, Desiccated Coconut and Kiln Dried Finished Lumber.

Cruz also said our exports market share are as follows: Europe, 22.58%, Japan, 14.46%, USA, 14.38%, China, 9.17%, Malaysia, 4.25% and Korea, 4.22%. Contribution of exports by province is: Misamis Oriental, 52.63%, Lanao del Norte, 41.44%, Bukidnon, 4.68%, Misamis Occidental, 1.23% and Camiguin, 0.02%.

Among NM’s comparative advantages is its strategic location as gateway to Mindanao and transshipment point to major and local markets, large agricultural export base due to available fertile lands suited to agriculture and rich aquamarine resources.

Other advantages is our favorable climate, good infrastructure, social capital/ strong local institutions and the presence of the Phivedec Industrial Estates and the Mindanao Container Terminal Port, Cruz added. (PIA 10 )

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St. Michael's College (RVM)
9200 Iligan City
Tel. (063) 221-5325, 3812

Directress: Sr. Ma. Nora Joson, RVM
Principal (H.S.): Sr. Ma. Josefina Cangayda, RVM
Faculty: Sisters: 4; Lay: 134
Enrolment: Grade School: 760; Kinder: 165; High School: 971
College: 1,841
Total Enrolment: 3,737

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This imposing building of the Philippine American Life Insurance Company, established in the late 1960s, still dominates the skyline in Iligan City. Then as now, its grand social hall has played host to many cultural and social events in the city.

merry christmas and a happy new year sa tanang taga-iligan!

@paulkrps, Merry Christmas too and Happy New Year in advance.

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Safe roads - help make your journey as safe and as reliable as possible.

Flash News!

Each of the 44 barangays in Iligan will receive an equal sharing budget of Php 1.5 million next year.

^^Is it for real?!!!

^^ I hope so. Mao na ang news ganina sa TV Patrol Iligan.

Maayo unta nga matinuod na kay dako kaayo na'g matabang sa mga panginahanglanon sa Barangay. Ang problema lang kung kanang tag 1.5M nga budget mapunta na sa dili maayong mga kamot. I know some Barangay Officials nga bisag ginagmay nga mga transaction kay mangurakot pa gyud. Dili lang kaayo maklaro kay pati ang mga kagaw-ad maayo man motabon.

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Senior Citizens Ward sa Gregorio T. Lluch Memorial Hospital (GTLMH) hapit na buksan

Maayo unta nga matinuod na kay dako kaayo na'g matabang sa mga panginahanglanon sa Barangay. Ang problema lang kung kanang tag 1.5M nga budget mapunta na sa dili maayong mga kamot. I know some Barangay Officials nga bisag ginagmay nga mga transaction kay mangurakot pa gyud. Dili lang kaayo maklaro kay pati ang mga kagaw-ad maayo man motabon.

I hope padung jud sa saktong mga kamot aron walay anomalya ug dapat sa kaayuhan sa barangay.

^^ ^^ That's good news. Naa na jud ward para sa mga Senior Citizens diha sa City Hospital.

It's about time. I remember sa una gaduty ko sa City Hospital halos tapad tapad jud ang mga katre. ang uban naa na sa hallway kaw wa na lugar sa sulod sa mga ward.

Speaking of City Hospital...A Soldier wearing Santa Claus gave gifts to patients yesterday morning. Mayor Cruz, Filipino and American Soldiers were also there.

^^ ^^kana nga mga klase sa project ang tagaan gyud ug focus sa Gobyerno. Mga basic services man gud na. Way problema sa mga kwartahan kay we have better hospitals although mahal gyud. Pero para sa mga kabos, tinuod nga serbesyo publico gyud ang gikinahanglan labi na gyud sa health services. -Next unta, libre o barato nga tambal para sa mga kabos diha sa pharmacy sa City Hospital.

@Alingatong ikaw nya himo ug bag-ong thread bai :)

ILIGAN CITY: Recommencing It's Prime (Thread 6)

Ha?!!! Saon man?

Threads in Forum : Cities and Places in the Philippines ug 3 Announcements

^^ ^^ Ibabaw ani naay NEW THREAD...mao na iclick. Make sure dili masayup ug type ang title kay dili na sya maedit.

Nakita nimo?

:banana: :banana: :banana: MABUHAY :banana: :banana: :banana:

MAAYONG ILIGAN KANATONG TANAN
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ILIGAN: RECOMMENCING ITS PRIME THREAD 6

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The Vision Iligan City is envisioned to become “a beautiful, prosperous and dynamic city where culturally diverse and empowered people are working in harmony to achieve balanced and sustainable growth, attuned to globalization.”


Development Strategies The city recognizes that the key to progress lies on a holistic development strategy that includes strengthening the role of the city as an industrial, institutional, and sub-regional commercial and service center. To this end, Iligan City has identified the following goals to support its long-term development vision.

To provide equitable access to basic services to an empowered citizenry

To sustain agri-industry and ecotourism, improve agriculture and enhance commerce

To ensure efficient, reliable and effective delivery of infrastructure and utilities to its populace and to sustain agri-industrial and eco-tourism development

To protect and rehabilitate ecosystems and promote the sustainable and judicious land use and development

To establish and promote an accountable, efficient and dynamic organizational and management structure.

WELCOME
To
ILIGAN CITY

THREAD 6

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VIVA ILIGAN!

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^^ yes, pero naunhan nimo ug post ug test....:)

okie dokie. Salamat bai :)

No Probs, just continue with thread 6. It's our thread anyway.:)

^^ yes, pero naunhan nimo ug post ug test....:)


Actually, ikaw man nauna...ambot natingala ko kay ako may nag-una :lol:

Kita bitaw ko ato, dyon ako man gi-edit ang title kay naa may apostrophe ang "ITS" pero pagsave nako imo namang "test" akong nakita...:)

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ILIGAN

Region: Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Province: Lanao del Norte
District: 1st district
No. of Barangays: 44
Income Class: 1st Class; highly-urbanized
Population: 285,061 (2000 NSO census)
Urban-Rural Population Distribution: Urban - 72,969/Rural - 212,092
Population Growth Rates: 0.93% (1995-2000)
Area: 81,337 hectares (55.60% Forestral, 37.17% Agricultural, 0.71% Mineral, 5.49% Residential, 0.04% Commercial, 0.73% Industrial, 0.22% Institutional, 0.05% Others) which is about 25 percent of the total land area of Lanao del Norte
Income: Php 800M (2005 approximate)
Consumer Price Index (2000=100): 129.1 (2004)
Inflation Rate: 7.7 (2004)
Expenditure: PhP
Purchasing Power of Peso: 0.77 (2004)
Average Family Income: 283,604 (2000)
No. of Schools: 259 schools (122 public; 137 private; 28 madrasah) including vocational and technical schools
Literacy rate (2000): 94.71%
Infra & Utilities:
Road network: 392.120 kilometer
Bridges: 2,900.22 linear meter
Seaports: 1 public port; 9 private and 2 fishing ports
Power: 3 hydro power plants
Water: Level I: 225 shallow and deep wells, Level II: 372 public faucets, Level III: 11 sources of water supply at 10,695 gal./min
Transport Facilities:
Land:
- 2 Bus companies with tourist class coaches available every 15minutes interval plying to Cagayan De Oro City, Marawi, Pagadian, Ozamis, Dipolog and as far as Zamboanga City.
Sea:
- 4 shipping lines transporting cargoes and passegers bound for Cebu, Manila, Tagbilaran & Ozamis City.
How to get there:
By Airplane:
- 1 hour and 20 minutes from Manila to Cagayan de Oro City
- 30 minutes from CEBU to Cagayan de Oro City
By Boat:
- 30 hours from Manila to Iligan City
- 9 hours from Cebu to Iligan City
By Land:
- 40 hours from Manila, via Surigao to Cagayan de Oro City
- 10 hours from Davao to Cagayan de Oro City
- 1 hour and 30 minutes from Cagayan de Oro City to Iligan City

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!


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It appears that Iligan is now finally getting its acts together.

There is improvement of support facilities such as infrastructures, decongest traffic, efficient waste management to minimize the garbage problem, telecommunications and power supply, water and other essential urban services. The city government has been working overtime and was able to generate more revenues and increased collection. With its move toward agriculture, Iligan did not abandon its industries. The city government was also rejuvenating them. Hopefully, the combination of these promising developments will solidify and preserve the status of the city as one of the most competitive mid-size cities in the country. Somehow, the steps towards recommencing Iligan's prime have become evident with some signs of progress.

Maayong Iligan Kanatong Tanan!

Congrats to Iligan's 6th thread :)

Link to Thread 6 here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=424377

:lock: :lock: :lock:

congrats to your 6th thread. carry on!

MAAYONG ILIGAN KANATONG TANAN!!!

Maayong Iligan! conjures a very positive image of a good Iligan and engenders pride of our city. City government employees are now slowly but surely adopting said greeting with friends or in answering telephone calls or starting meetings. Some radio commentators are using it too. Hopefully, the rest of the private and the public sector catches up and adopts it too and start an Iligan Cultural Revolution of some sorts.

For indeed there are many good things happening for Iligan that we can all truly and sincerely say "Maayong Iligan!"

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Iligan City Mayor Lawrence "Kiko" Lluch Cruz

Congrats ug naka thread 6 na ang Iligan!!! ngyati rah! :lol:


Murag gamay man ang Gaisano, bai. Sa picture lang ba gamay tan-awon o gamay gyud siya nga mall? Update ko sa Gaisano mga bai ha kay excited ko ana na mall kay mao gud nang first nga mall sa Iligan...



PS.

Kanindot ba sa mga pictures ni goRs. Nindot na gyud ang Iligan City karon. Dili paryas atung ni hawa ko sa Iligan nga gamay pa ang mga buildings.


Uswag Iligan!!!





Tor
www.aseaneducation.com

^^ Thanks for appreciating but those photos aren't mine :) . Collection lang to from Alingatong, Julius Vacalares (latino), City Tourism Office and other Iliganon Photographers.

Murag gamay man ang Gaisano, bai. Sa picture lang ba gamay tan-awon o gamay gyud siya nga mall? Update ko sa Gaisano mga bai ha kay excited ko ana na mall kay mao gud nang first nga mall sa Iligan...


Dako man sya bai. Ang angle lang sa shot murag gamay tan-awon

News Headliners

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Pormal na ang loan to finance the 15-year Water Project of Iligan worth around P445M. Nag Loan Agreement Signing na ganina ang representatives from Land Bank of the Philippines and Mayor Cruz (in behalf of the city council).

The MSU-IIT Octava Chorale Society will have a concert for the Rizal Day Celebrations on December 30, 2006

SSC-Iligan Flash News

650T Gallon Water Reservoir in Brgy Luinab will be operational soon.

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Quite massive huh? How big is this mall in square meters?

Quite massive huh? How big is this mall in square meters?

Project Area:

Lot: 1.5 ha.
Building: 43,813 sq. meter (4 levels)

There is a possibility to expand up to 6 or 7 levels if there is a demand for additional space.

^^ Hopefully, there's a big demand for additional space so that by 2008 they will expand up to 6 or 7 levels. hehehe

^^ Hopefully, there's a big demand for additional space so that by 2008 they will expand up to 6 or 7 levels. hehehe

I'm sure. There will be.

The mall will become a major shopping destination here in Iligan. It will spark competition among resellers. Surely, the local retail sector will be back on its feet. Magsasaya na ang mga mallrats. :)

ganda rin pala

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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Project Area:

Lot: 1.5 ha.
Building: 43,813 sq. meter (4 levels)

There is a possibility to expand up to 6 or 7 levels if there is a demand for additional space.

Wow, that's cool. Gaisano is really gearing up. Almost all of their malls are renovating and expanding. I think this is their own way to prepare themselves for the penetration of SM in Vismin :)

^^If SM plans to penetrate Vismin, I hope they will put up a mall here in Iligan too.:)

:) :)HAPPY NEW YEAR:) :)
SSC-Iligan FORUMERS!!!

A HAPPY AND A PROSPEROUS 2007 TO ALL ILIGAN FORUMERS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away...

Lots of happy breathless moments for you all this coming 2007!





Uswag Iligan!




Tor
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Today is the beginning of a beautiful tomorrow.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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As the clock approached twelve midnight on New Year's Eve, the city came alive once more with the colorful fireworks brightening up the sky amid the endless crackle of firecrackers. Tin cans and old metal casserole dangled around the streets coupled with the blowing of horns to usher in the year 2007.

How was your New Year Guys? :)

^^Ako naa ra sa balay. Ga-relax. Holidays are over. So is the revelry. 2007 na gyud...trabaho na sab. Dali-a ra gyud sa panahon. :)

Paspas jud kayo ang oras. :)

BTW, what a coincidence. Our Muslim brothers here in Iligan are also celebrating Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice.

Paspas jud kayo ang oras. :)

Oras ray pas-pas, pero ang akong internet connection, pwerete pa gihapong hinaya. :ohno:

Took some photos last midnight.....

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Oras ray pas-pas, pero ang akong internet connection, pwerete pa gihapong hinaya. :ohno:

maskin ako connection medyo hinay pa jud. la pa jud sya kabalik sa iya normal kapaspason

BTW, what a coincidence. Our Muslim brothers here in Iligan are also celebrating Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice.

Kung wa ko kita sa balita ganina wa ko kasabot unsa pasabot anang Eid al-Adha.

^^Mao, gi-feature man ganiha sa local TV Patrol. I also asked my Muslim friend about it ug ingon siya nga katapusan daw sa Hajj. Grabe daw inihaway ug kabaw ug baka labi na sa Marawi.

^^ nanotice nako ang christian celebrations mo coincide sad sa celebrations sa atong muslim brothers :)

^^That's good. Maayo na kay dungan atong selebrasyon. Happy ta, happy sad sila, happy tang tanan. :)

Mao mao. Happy jud ang New Year sa tanan :)

Maayo pa ka @g0Rs kay nakakuha kag pics sa new year. Ako wa ko kaplastar sa cam kay pwerteng asoha ang mga dalan diri sa syudad. halos di na maklaro ang dalan. Daghan kaayong gapabuto. Left and right. Kuyawan kog maigo. :)

Sayang man gud ang opportunity...daghan kayo fireworks display sa silingan. sa terrace lang man sad ko nagkuha kay hadlok sad ko. wa ko migawas kay murag gagira sa pabuto ganinang kadlawon.

^^Gisugat gyud sa mga Iliganon ang bag-ong tuig with a BIG BANG!

I believe so. :)

Last day of registration for new voters last december 2006...

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Expected on 2007:

1. Operation of Luinab Water Reservoir
2. Installation of Security Cameras (Surveillance System Project)
3. Gaisano Mall Iligan Opening
4. 1st phase of NPC Nature's Park Construction
5. Bidding for the (15-year) Iligan Water Project

HAPPY NEW YEAR ILIGAN!!! THREAD SIX NA PALA

Tsada ang pictures mo @g0rs.

Happy New Year to you @boju. Salamat sa compliment :)

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CHRISTMAS BAZAAR 2006 will be extended up to January 7, 2007. Pwede pa kahabol ug pamalit ug mga borloloy. :banana:

Maranaos go traditional in celebrating Eid'l Adha
Written by Bobby Timonera / MindaNews
Wednesday, 03 January 2007 11 09 40


ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/02 Jan) -- Maranaos here observed the Eid'l Adha in a two-day celebration of traditional dances and games with participants in their colorful costumes. What apparently caught the public's attention was the sipa ("to kick") ball game that involved kicking a rattan ball like the takyan, but with so much force as the ball goes as high as 10 meters up in the air aimed at small colorful boxes three layers deep.

The Islamic world celebrates Eid'l Adha to mark the end of Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's (Abraham among Christians) act of sacrificing his son, Ismail, for God.

Dr. Melchie Ambalong, who heads the city government's Office of Maranao, Higaunon and Other Cultural Communities (OMaHCC), said it was the first ever attempt in Iligan at holding an Eid'l Adha Festival, which began on New Year's Day.

Elsewhere in the Islamic world, the celebrations were held on Saturday, December 30.

Ambalong said that since the celebration has been institutionalized by the city government, it will thus be held regularly henceforth, but the date will vary on the Gregorian calendar. Ambalong, who has Maranao relatives, said the celebration is aimed at keeping the Maranao traditional dances and games alive.

Teenagers performed the singkil and other Maranao dances with their handwoven malongs while small boys played the sagayan, a war dance, with wooden swords. The older Maranaos, meanwhile, played the kulintang and the debakan (wooden drums).

But the sipa games gathered the most crowd at the Pryce Properties in Barangay Tubod.

The 18 men participating, mostly from the municipality of Butig in Lanao del Sur, wore silk long-sleeved shirts with intricate designs, malong tube skirts, and varied head gears. Strapped to the inner part of their right ankle is the dalapi used to hit the ball. The lower part is flat, the upper part shaped like a king's crown, sometimes adorned with okir carvings. They also carried a kandat, a whip-like device whose sole purpose is to make sound at the precise moment they hit the ball.

They played two versions -- the "sipa sa lama" and "sipa a manguis."

In the first game, the men gather in an open field (lama means playground) in a circle formation and take turns hitting the ball and keeping it on air as long as possible, the one nearest the descending ball shouting that he will take it.

Macapantao Langko Diamaodin, chair of the Maranao Sipa Cultural Organization of the Philippines, said it is some sort of a warm up before the main game, the "sipa sa manguis."

The manguis (literally means "sweet victory”) referred to is like the pabitin, but a lot bigger, with a lot more boxes hanging three layers deep, and perched up much higher, up to about 10 meters high. The game's intention is to hit as many boxes, but what counts are only the boxes that fall.

Bocari Dadayan, one of the sipa players, said that in a real game, each box in the first layer represents P300, P500 for the second layer, and P1,000 in the third. But there are four big boxes in each of the four corners in the first layer that are equivalent to P5,000 each. And felling the big box in the middle entitles one to one carabao.

Ambalong said that in this Eid'l Adha game, there was no such prize.

Diamaodin said that in the olden days, it was important for a Maranao male to learn how to play sipa.

"When a sultan wants her daughter to marry, only those who can play sipa will have the chance at winning the princess," he said. "During a game, the princess stays in a room up high. Kicking the ball through her window wins her heart," Diamaodin said. (Bobby Timonera/MindaNews)

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Update mga bai sa Gaisano Mall. Kung pwede apila ug picture sa likod.

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na pa diay Gothong ron...??

^ Yes. And they have some kind of a headquarters somewhere in the Mandaue Reclamation Area :)

^ Yes. And they have some kind of a headquarters somewhere in the Mandaue Reclamation Area :)

na pa diay Gothong ron...??

Yup naa nasad sila @lew after sila nibulag sa WGA

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Iligan is dense. Love it.

@Alingatong do you know why gipangdismantle ang mga shanties kilid sa videocity corner quezon and roxas ave.? Naay bay building itukod dihang dapita?

^^Wa ra ba ko kabalo @g0Rs. Di ba ukay-ukayan man na dihang dapita?

^^Wa ra ba ko kabalo @g0Rs. Di ba ukay-ukayan man na dihang dapita?

Mga computer encoding na nga area although naay mga sari-sari stores ug lechon manok stalls ug billiards sa sulod. Ingon sa uban nasunog daw but I haven't seen any trace of damage from fire. Kung tan-awon murag giguba jud sya. Anyway, murag nahinlo ang area. Nindut bya kaayo ang lugar kay sentro. Hope the owner willl put up a building there.

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DOTC: Driving onwards to improve its services

AIR TRANSPORTATION

...The other airports being programmed by the Department either for development work on runway and construction of airports/terminal facilities are in Loakan and Bagabag Airports in Baguio City; the upgrading of the Laoag International Airport to full international standards; the extension of the Vigan Airport runway; the opening of the new airport in San Fernando, La Union; the upgrading of the existing Busuanga Airport; the construction of the El Nido Airport; the upgrading of the Caticlan Airport in Aklan; the Panglao and Tagbilaran Airport in Bohol; the construction of the Pagadian and the Baloi Airport in Iligan.

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nice naka ayo ang gaisano mall dri sa iligan, and i think it's really a 5 storeys bldg. coz ryt now there now in there 3rd floor, and going to 4th floor.. pila kaha cinehan dinha noh?

welcome to ssc ILIGANON BOY :)

Quite massive huh? How big is this mall in square meters?

according to the gaisano corp. kung ma human ang gaisano dri sa iligan kini d ang mahimo na the biggest gaisano sa whole mindanao.. right now ang gaisano davao man ang the biggest mall sa mindanao

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WOW! MURAG DILI MAN SA ILIGAN NI PARANG NAA KA SA LA-IN NA COUNTRY LIKE IN EUROPE..

according to the gaisano corp. kung ma human ang gaisano dri sa iligan kini d ang mahimo na the biggest gaisano sa whole mindanao.. right now ang gaisano davao man ang the biggest mall sa mindanao

i doubt though if it's going to be bigger that G-Mall Davao, even with the exclusion of the multi level carpark.

i doubt though if it's going to be bigger that G-Mall Davao, even with the exclusion of the multi level carpark.

WELL, MASKING DILI XA MAHIMO OG THE BIGGEST BASTA NAA LNG TAY MALL OK NA OI KAYA SA WALA DBA? is it true na the SM corp. are planning to put SM mall here in iligan? kay ako man jud na dunggan ni mayor cruz, pero ang plaza fair sure na sila mo tukod og branch nila dri.. within this year..

WELL, MASKING DILI XA MAHIMO OG THE BIGGEST BASTA NAA LNG TAY MALL OK NA OI KAYA SA WALA DBA? is it true na the SM corp. are planning to put SM mall here in iligan? kay ako man jud na dunggan ni mayor cruz, pero ang plaza fair sure na sila mo tukod og branch nila dri.. within this year..

:) and for sure, gaisano there will be bigger than CDO's..
really? SM? That's nice.. i hope very soon..

Regarding PF, i've also heard of that too.

:) and for sure, gaisano there will be bigger than CDO's..
really? SM? That's nice.. i hope very soon..

Regarding PF, i've also heard of that too.

sana madayon sila og tukod ang sm dri sa iligan para dili nami sige og ad2 cdo, kalas og gasolina oi.. dapat gani ang MAKRO sa iligan unta nila i butang pero the former mayor wala man ki approve niya, i dont know why.. maybe he needs pangpadulas ciguro? may gani ako cousin na ang mayor karon sa iligan..

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The Vision Iligan City is envisioned to become “a beautiful, prosperous and dynamic city where culturally diverse and empowered people are working in harmony to achieve balanced and sustainable growth, attuned to globalization.”


Development Strategies The city recognizes that the key to progress lies on a holistic development strategy that includes strengthening the role of the city as an industrial, institutional, and sub-regional commercial and service center. To this end, Iligan City has identified the following goals to support its long-term development vision.

To provide equitable access to basic services to an empowered citizenry

To sustain agri-industry and ecotourism, improve agriculture and enhance commerce

To ensure efficient, reliable and effective delivery of infrastructure and utilities to its populace and to sustain agri-industrial and eco-tourism development

To protect and rehabilitate ecosystems and promote the sustainable and judicious land use and development

To establish and promote an accountable, efficient and dynamic organizational and management structure.


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^^If SM plans to penetrate Vismin, I hope they will put up a mall here in Iligan too.:)

yes, there is a news that sm corp. are planning to put up sm city here in iligan, they already found a site wer to put it.. but the construction will start in 2008 pa

Welcome to SSC-Iligan iliganon Boy!:cheers:

yes, there is a news that sm corp. are planning to put up sm city here in iligan, they already found a site wer to put it.. but the construction will start in 2008 pa

from that statement that means "yes, they are going to make an SM iligan" lol... and about the previous mayor about pampadul;as.. lol, yeah.. it has always been like that ever since.. ang mayor mangayu ug payment sa investor aha sila ma aprub... although theres no solif evidence ani, we can just speculate. Even the mayors before, mao daw nga wala nadayun ang coke na factory sa iligan kay mangayu ang mayor ug wawarts aha sila maka tukod dire... matay ning mga tawhana.. di angayan padaganun... pero ambut nganu kung nadaog.

So far, Kiko is doing very well :D i think he has done more things in his first term than the number of things the previous mayor has done with both of his terms lol

oh do you have any idea as to whereabouts, if ever, will they put SM???

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yes, there is a news that sm corp. are planning to put up sm city here in iligan, they already found a site wer to put it.. but the construction will start in 2008 pa

Ok lang bahalag 2008 pa basta sure lang mutukod ug SM diri sa Iligan.

is it true na the SM corp. are planning to put SM mall here in iligan? kay ako man jud na dunggan ni mayor cruz, pero ang plaza fair sure na sila mo tukod og branch nila dri.. within this year..

I hope it's true kay nadunggan man jud nimo. Good News na ang Plaza Fair karong tuig magtukod ug branch sa Iligan.

sana madayon sila og tukod ang sm dri sa iligan para dili nami sige og ad2 cdo, kalas og gasolina oi.. dapat gani ang MAKRO sa iligan unta nila i butang pero the former mayor wala man ki approve niya, i dont know why.. maybe he needs pangpadulas ciguro? may gani ako cousin na ang mayor karon sa iligan..

no comment na lagi ta anang former mayor. Nindut sad bitaw unta magbutang ug MAKRO diri sa atoa.

I hope it's true kay nadunggan man jud nimo. Good News na ang Plaza Fair karong tuig magtukod ug branch sa Iligan.

Asa kaha dapit magtukod ug Flaza Fair diri sa Iligan? Maayo unta kung dako sad siya.

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Asa kaha dapit magtukod ug Flaza Fair diri sa Iligan? Maayo unta kung dako sad siya.

Wa sad ko masayod asa dapit sila magtukod. Most likely sa central business district ra gihapon na.

i hope we get to have an IT park/ Business district nga maayu jud ang infra planning para dili katag ug samok tanawon.. para grande jud tanawon ang lugar ba... at least ma role model sya.. tapos mu hinay hinay ang development around the area hangtud ang tibuok iligan manindut na jud! lol damgo na pud ko da.

Anyway, unsa ma nang MAKRO???

Wow kung mag open na ang Gaisano diri ug magtukod pa ug SM, bibo na gyod kaayo ang CDO-Iligan Corridor and that time kailangan mapushthru na gayod ang first phase sa Minadanao railway connecting from Villanueva, Mis. Or. pass to CDO to Iligan and end to Tubod. And of course the International Airport should be operational.

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i hope we get to have an IT park/ Business district nga maayu jud ang infra planning para dili katag ug samok tanawon.. para grande jud tanawon ang lugar ba... at least ma role model sya.. tapos mu hinay hinay ang development around the area hangtud ang tibuok iligan manindut na jud! lol damgo na pud ko da.

A certain 30 hectare National Steel Corp property (soccer field area) has already been sited as Information Technology Park.

I read an article few years back about Central Business District Redevelopment. There is a plan to diffuse economic development from the limited CBD that currently exists. In order to address that problem Satellite Business Center Development Program was proposed. I'm not sure though if the city government is still pursuing this plan.

Anyway, unsa ma nang MAKRO???

Warehouse nga barato ang mga baligya.

i want a 3 lane highway connecting the cities.. added to that dapat i straight straight nila ang dalan.. so that means bulldozing hills??? lol... but thats for efficient transport... pero kinahanglan mag case study sa feasibility ana. I hope the infras between these cities kay mu imprub! and maybe pagkadugayan mag abot na ang duha ka city sa kadako... lol.. urban sprawl!!! just like sa US... miles and miles of sprawl.. and of course dapat nindut ug organised na tanawon, dili katag....

haaaaay, how many years kaha?

Wow kung mag open na ang Gaisano diri ug magtukod pa ug SM, bibo na gyod kaayo ang CDO-Iligan Corridor and that time kailangan mapushthru na gayod ang first phase sa Minadanao railway connecting from Villanueva, Mis. Or. pass to CDO to Iligan and end to Tubod. And of course the International Airport should be operational.

I hope magmaterialize najud ni na mga plans in the near future aron easy nalang ang pagtravel.

A certain 30 hectare National Steel Corp property (soccer field area) has already been sited as Information Technology Park.

I read an article few years back about Central Business District Redevelopment. There is a plan to diffuse economic development from the limited CBD that currently exists. In order to address that problem Satellite Business Center Development Program was proposed. I'm not sure though if the city government is still pursuing this plan.


Naa kay further info ani, kay at the moment very limited man gud ang sentro nato in terms of epansion and development... maayu i shift gamay ang concetnration, para lahi na lugar ma sugdan ug tarong ug nindut, and this will give breathing space para ma imprub ug balik ang sentro nato

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:okay: nindot kaayo nga cathedral da.. :)

i want a 3 lane highway connecting the cities.. added to that dapat i straight straight nila ang dalan.. so that means bulldozing hills??? lol... but thats for efficient transport... pero kinahanglan mag case study sa feasibility ana. I hope the infras between these cities kay mu imprub! and maybe pagkadugayan mag abot na ang duha ka city sa kadako... lol.. urban sprawl!!! just like sa US... miles and miles of sprawl.. and of course dapat nindut ug organised na tanawon, dili katag....

haaaaay, how many years kaha?

3 lane highway? Probably if maopen na ang Laguindingan International Airport. If magpush through na ang Mindanao railway project di man tingali na mufollow sa dalan noh? Maghimo man jud na ug iyang kaugalingon sa?

Years? wa ko kahibaw when...........

Naa kay further info ani, kay at the moment very limited man gud ang sentro nato in terms of epansion and development... maayu i shift gamay ang concetnration, para lahi na lugar ma sugdan ug tarong ug nindut, and this will give breathing space para ma imprub ug balik ang sentro nato

Sa pagkakaron...Wa pako current info bahin ani nga plano sa central business district redevelopment and expansion.

3 lanes x 2 = 6? i think 4 lanes(2 each bound) is enough.. Besides, manyhouses might be affected if the highway will be widened to 6 lanes from 2.

3 lanes x 2 = 6? i think 4 lanes(2 each bound) is enough.. Besides, manyhouses might be affected if the highway will be widened to 6 lanes from 2.

Ok lang na dako pa man ug yuta ang Mis. Oriental as well as Lanao del Norte :)

3 lane highway? Probably if maopen na ang Laguindingan International Airport. If magpush through na ang Minadanao railway project di man tingali na mufollow sa dalan noh? Maghimo man jud na ug iyang kaugalingon sa?

Years? wa ko kahibaw when...........

railway is only good for passegers especially if the demand for passenger trains increase. No more space for cargo trains... In fact most cargo's in europe are delivered by road... it is more efficient in terms of logistics.. no more hassles in offloading/loading/offloading again from train to truck to train to truck... :D u know what i mean. Highways still serves as a major backbone, i think esp if 1 hour travels become more common... i.e someone living in iligan has a job in CDO... it sounds like stupid but a lot of people here do that.. i dont know why. LOL. Plus each serves as a back up to the other diba?

railway is only good for passegers especially if the demand for passenger trains increase. No more space for cargo trains... In fact most cargo's in europe are delivered by road... it is more efficient in terms of logistics.. no more hassles in offloading/loading/offloading again from train to truck to train to truck... :D u know what i mean. Highways still serves as a major backbone, i think esp if 1 hour travels become more common... i.e someone living in iligan has a job in CDO... it sounds like stupid but a lot of people here do that.. i dont know why. LOL. Plus each serves as a back up to the other diba?

i've also known of people living in CDO but working at Holcim and other heavy industries there..:)

i've also known of people living in CDO but working in Holcim..:)

It's still part of Mis. Oriental anyway :lol:

It's still part of Mis. Oriental anyway :lol:

not holcim perhaps...basta a cement factory in iligan...there is right?

yup. Most of the employees of holcim are from Iligan and lugait

Lanao Norte PNP apprehends 30 people in illegal drugs

by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

Cagayan de Oro City (5 January) -- Lanao del Norte's campaign against illegal drugs resulted in the apprehension of some 30 personalities and the filing of 25 cases in court, last year.

The apprehensions, further, resulted in the confiscation of 11.35 grams of shabu from 24 operations of drug buy-bust, searches and raids conducted in the various parts of the province, P/Sr. Supt. Linog M. Bagul, Provincial Director of the Philippine National Police said.

The crackdown on "shabu" by the PNP should be lauded as it is effectively making the prices of the drug higher, thereby curtailing its market, he said.

On the other hand, the campaign against illegal gambling in the province resulted in the arrest of 13 suspects, the confiscation and recovery of 20 VKM, "suertres" paraphernalia, four (4) motorcycles, one (1) fax machine, three (3) sets of playing cards, Php18,160.50 cash bets and the filing of 11 cases in court.

Similarly, four (4) victims were rescued after 72 hours in two (2) kidnapping incidents that occurred in the province, last year, while it recovered 22 rustled animals, neutralized three (3) cattle rustlers and filed cases against the suspects in court.

Meanwhile, Bagul said the peace and order situation of Lanao del Norte was relatively normal despite threats posed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Communist Party of the Philippines/New Peoples' Army (CPP/ NPA) operating in the province, during the period.

The situation materialized as a result of their massive coordination with some units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the area to negate enemy terroristic/sabotage activities that the groups wanted to inflict on the government side.

"Despite its limited human and material resources, the province did its level best to carry out its assigned mission and functions to make it more responsive in its mandated tasks of law enforcement, maintenance of public safety and internal security with the active support of the community," he said.

For the whole year of 2006, Bagul said the province recorded a total of 262 crimes of which 110 were index and 152, non-index, down by 44 compared to 306 crimes, 144 index and 162 non-index, recorded in the previous year.

Out of the total crimes recorded, 230 were solved reflecting a crime solution efficiency (CSE) of 87.79%, up by 1.54% compared to 85.95% in 2005. (PIA 10)

XD some people its normal to have an hours drive to their work lol... like me, i only commute and it takes 45min-1 hour depending on traffic at average to get to university lol. I cannot afford to rent accomodation... so expensive... :( my family would be in serious debt if i was to move out lol.

i travel 45 to an hour just to get to my school...:)

XD we are in the same boat... i feel like I waste 2 hours everyday just commuting, that means 14 hours a week is waster -_- oh my... that could have been better spent on studying or somwthing

Asa kaha dapit magtukod ug Flaza Fair diri sa Iligan? Maayo unta kung dako sad siya.

nag talk me ni mayor cruz, w/c my 2nd degree cousin he said dat the paza fair will be place in tibanga its still tentative pa ang place there still looking for a much bigger lot pa here... anyway wat can you say about the STC shopping center (at the bak of UNICITY), soooo panget, and its very sayang naa sila sa heart sa city dayon ang ila building kay panget, wala pa jud mga tindahan sa sulod kaayo...
kayo ano comments nyo sa STC.

You're right! Sayang ang lugar sa STC. The building looks like a big "bodega". Ang entrance nag-atubang pa gyud sa wall. Naa pay mga building sa daplin nga imbes mag-atubang sa dalan, gatalikod na hinoon ug gikural pa gyud. Mura siyag mababang paaralan. Considering nga prime lot na siya, dapat bongga nga structure ang itukod. Kung di kaya sa tag-iya nga tukuran ug nindot nga building, gibaligya na lang unta na nila ilang lot kay pwerteng daghanang ga-interest ana.

from that statement that means "yes, they are going to make an SM iligan" lol... and about the previous mayor about pampadul;as.. lol, yeah.. it has always been like that ever since.. ang mayor mangayu ug payment sa investor aha sila ma aprub... although theres no solif evidence ani, we can just speculate. Even the mayors before, mao daw nga wala nadayun ang coke na factory sa iligan kay mangayu ang mayor ug wawarts aha sila maka tukod dire... matay ning mga tawhana.. di angayan padaganun... pero ambut nganu kung nadaog.

So far, Kiko is doing very well :D i think he has done more things in his first term than the number of things the previous mayor has done with both of his terms lol

oh do you have any idea as to whereabouts, if ever, will they put SM???

the mayor kiko and the 1st lady is so nice, imagine that na pa gwapo nila ang ato public plaza, ang mga parks, they put up mga global light, na wala silana gasto kaaayo kay ang money ila ki gamit kay money sa prev. administration and aside from that ila padak-an ang public palza, itransfer man daw nila and police station sa lain na lugar... and the pres. GMA just donated a lot to the city for the building of the convention center here in iligan, as wat she said if luzon has PICC, visayas has CICC and Mindanao should have a IICC, and is a very big lot, but the city govt is still looking for relocation area for the squaters.

^^I hope the mayor would also consider upgrading "Tourism" of the city. There should be a tourism office nga accessible ug visible sa tanan ug complete sa mga facilities like Internet connection, tourist bus, information materials, tourist guides, souvenir shops, etc. Sayang atong mga tourist attractions kung walay saktong agency nga mo guide sa mga tourista kay kulang sa budget ug mga gamit. Naa tuod tay Tourism Information Center pero taman ra sa ngalan. Ang City Tourism Office sad kay halos di matultulan. Kinahanglan pag guide para makatultul sa ila office.

3 lanes x 2 = 6? i think 4 lanes(2 each bound) is enough.. Besides, manyhouses might be affected if the highway will be widened to 6 lanes from 2.

well, if the govt will push its plan to make a 6 lanes road, the families living near sa highway they have no choice but to move up... dba?

You're right! Sayang ang lugar sa STC. The building looks like a big "bodega". Ang entrance nag-atubang pa gyud sa wall. Naa pay mga building sa daplin nga imbes mag-atubang sa dalan, gatalikod na hinoon ug gikural pa gyud. Mura siyag mababang paaralan. Considering nga prime lot na siya, dapat bongga nga structure ang itukod. Kung di kaya sa tag-iya nga tukuran ug nindot nga building, gibaligya na lang unta na nila ilang lot kay pwerteng daghanang ga-interest ana.

paliton man unta ang lot sa ororama pero dili man mo sugot ang amaw tagiya ibaligya kay ila daw tukoran og shopping center na "gwapo" daw.. and now look unsa na tukod TOINK!!! ay nalang! and the ororama corp. ki katawa-an intawon ang STC.. ako pa sa tag-iya ako na ki baligya or kipa rent ang lot sa ororama... dili pa no-on siya magmahay na wala xa kita. kay karon ang tagiya nagmahay oi, kay wala niya ki baligya, and ang ororama dili na interasado mo put up og branch dri sa iligan, magconcentrate nalang sila sa cdo by expanding and renovating there stores there..

paliton man unta ang lot sa ororama pero dili man mo sugot ang amaw tagiya ibaligya kay ila daw tukoran og shopping center na "gwapo" daw.. and now look unsa na tukod TOINK!!! ay nalang! and the ororama corp. ki katawa-an intawon ang STC.. ako pa sa tag-iya ako na ki baligya or kipa rent ang lot sa ororama... dili pa no-on siya magmahay na wala xa kita. kay karon ang tagiya nagmahay oi, kay wala niya ki baligya, and ang ororama dili na interasado mo put up og branch dri sa iligan, magconcentrate nalang sila sa cdo by expanding and renovating there stores there..


hay nako balo ka why nag atubang ang entrance sa wall... kay matod pa sa FENG SHUI EXPERT na swerte daw ang ila negosyo kung mag atubang sa wall ang entrance.. murag wala man. malas man sila

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Question lang ha.

What project didto sa Dalipuga nga murag gireclaimed ang shoreline or something? I saw that during my bus ride from CdO to Iligan.

Question lang ha.

What project didto sa Dalipuga nga murag gireclaimed ang shoreline or something? I saw that during my bus ride from CdO to Iligan.

the project at dalipuga? there planning to put up a international seaport and a pasalubong center..

Question lang ha.
What project didto sa Dalipuga nga murag gireclaimed ang shoreline or something? I saw that during my bus ride from CdO to Iligan.

the project at dalipuga? there planning to put up a international seaport and a pasalubong center..

Mao sad na amo naistoryahan ni Alingatong sa previous thread. Daku daku na bya ang agi sa construction. Wala ko masayod nga international seaport diay ibutang atong lugara. Abi namo ug sea wall lang. lol

Di ba nagsugod naman tong pasalubong center sa mapalad dapit. if i'm not mistaken it's along the highway. mao na ako nakita sa tv patrol iligan news. naa sila mayor cruz and vice mayor dy didto sa opening.

well, if the govt will push its plan to make a 6 lanes road, the families living near sa highway they have no choice but to move up... dba?

korek. total dako paman ang yuta .

nag talk me ni mayor cruz, who is my 2nd degree cousin he said dat the plaza fair will be place in tibanga its still tentative pa ang place there still looking for a much bigger lot pa here... anyway wat can you say about the STC shopping center (at the bak of UNICITY), soooo panget, and its very sayang naa sila sa heart sa city dayon ang ila building kay panget, wala pa jud mga tindahan sa sulod kaayo...kayo ano comments nyo sa STC.

Asa kaha sa tibanga nga dako na area.STC SHopping Center? ambot lang. wa ko kasabot sa iya itsura. Sayang kayo ang yuta kay naa raba jud sa central business district. Murag shanties lol.

You're right! Sayang ang lugar sa STC. The building looks like a big "bodega". Ang entrance nag-atubang pa gyud sa wall. Naa pay mga building sa daplin nga imbes mag-atubang sa dalan, gatalikod na hinoon ug gikural pa gyud. Mura siyag mababang paaralan. Considering nga prime lot na siya, dapat bongga nga structure ang itukod. Kung di kaya sa tag-iya nga tukuran ug nindot nga building, gibaligya na lang unta na nila ilang lot kay pwerteng daghanang ga-interest ana.

bitaw butangan nalang unta na nila ug building or ibaligya nalang kay sayang kayo.

paliton man unta ang lot sa ororama pero dili man mo sugot ang amaw tagiya ibaligya kay ila daw tukoran og shopping center na "gwapo" daw.. and now look unsa na tukod TOINK!!! ay nalang! and the ororama corp. ki katawa-an intawon ang STC.. ako pa sa tag-iya ako na ki baligya or kipa rent ang lot sa ororama... dili pa no-on siya magmahay na wala xa kita. kay karon ang tagiya nagmahay oi, kay wala niya ki baligya, and ang ororama dili na interasado mo put up og branch dri sa iligan, magconcentrate nalang sila sa cdo by expanding and renovating there stores there..

i didn't know that ororama naay plano sa una muanhi ug iligan. hahayyy...opportunity wasted.:ohno:

hay nako balo ka why nag atubang ang entrance sa wall... kay matod pa sa FENG SHUI EXPERT na swerte daw ang ila negosyo kung mag atubang sa wall ang entrance.. murag wala man. malas man sila

hahaha. unsa man sad ila negosyo didto nga wa may klaro...:lol: dili madala ug feng shui :lol:

the mayor kiko and the 1st lady is so nice, imagine that na pa gwapo nila ang ato public plaza, ang mga parks, they put up mga global light, na wala silana gasto kaaayo kay ang money ila ki gamit kay money sa prev. administration and aside from that ila padak-an ang public palza, itransfer man daw nila and police station sa lain na lugar... and the pres. GMA just donated a lot to the city for the building of the convention center here in iligan, as wat she said if luzon has PICC, visayas has CICC and Mindanao should have a IICC, and is a very big lot, but the city govt is still looking for relocation area for the squaters.

yes nindot na ato public plaza. pero IMHO it need more plants and tiled unta ang floors to add more color. Yup iextend nila ang plaza until sa police station nga lot. ang last info nako bahin ani itransfer ang police&fire station sa bakante nga yuta sa north bound integrated bus and jeepney terminal (tambo-del carmen).

Meaning dako jud ni nga convention center ang itukod diri sa iligan. International jud kung IICC man gani. Ang ako hibal an ang ipangalan kay Macapagal-Macaraeg Convention Center. The lot will be sa timoga area.

yes nindot na ato public plaza. pero IMHO it need more plants and tiled unta ang floors to add more color. Yup iextend nila ang plaza until sa police station nga lot. ang last info nako bahin ani itransfer ang police&fire station sa bakante nga yuta sa north bound integrated bus and jeepney terminal (tambo-del carmen).

Meaning dako jud ni nga convention center ang itukod diri sa iligan. International jud kung IICC man gani. Ang ako hibal an ang ipangalan kay Macapagal-Macaraeg Convention Center. The lot will be sa timoga area.
that sounds very very promising indeed... added to that diba naay plano for a sports complex/gymnasium/hall para sa mga concerts and sports activities??? Anyway... im really glad we ar e moving forward... im sure mayor kiko will have another term at office, otherwise im gonna go berserk lol.

And the plaza.. i hope it was bigger... like the size of trafalgar square para kung naay events i.e. pacquio matches LOL... maka set up sila ug big screen for all the people to watch, and that in fact would be an amazing scene... asa ka daghan kayu tawo magtipuk sa nindut na plaza and kada sumbag manyagit ang tawo ug dungan... waw, lingaw jud kaayu!!! But we can dream and that can happen. Haaay, the plaza can improve, and kana bitaw wet market dapit sa gaisano unta i relocate nila na unya ilaang i turn into seaside park unya i extend hangtud sa katu bitaw shoreline pag labang nimu sa kanang hanging bridge dira... nindut jud na kaayu ba!!!

And the plaza.. i hope it was bigger... like the size of trafalgar square para kung naay events i.e. pacquio matches LOL... maka set up sila ug big screen for all the people to watch, and that in fact would be an amazing scene... asa ka daghan kayu tawo magtipuk sa nindut na plaza and kada sumbag manyagit ang tawo ug dungan... waw, lingaw jud kaayu!!! But we can dream and that can happen. Haaay, the plaza can improve, and kana bitaw wet market dapit sa gaisano unta i relocate nila na unya ilaang i turn into seaside park unya i extend hangtud sa katu bitaw shoreline pag labang nimu sa kanang hanging bridge dira... nindut jud na kaayu ba!!!

@ikra if naa man gani ingon ana kadako nga plaza it will not be located at the central business district kay wa na lugar. Bitaw irelocate ang wet market to another place then himuon bitaw nila pariha sa roxas boulevard or seaside park.:)

yah... i do hope naa silay plans for that

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Public Plaza

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Maria Cristina Hotel

looks nice!

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St. Michael's Cathedral / Marietta Tower

Marvelous. More pictures plzzzzzzzzzz....:)

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St. Michael's Cathedral

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Marietta Tower

salamat alingatong.. very nice pictures indeed

Thanks guys. How I wish to upload more pics but my internet connection (globe broadband) is still very slow. I can't even access my photobucket as of this time. I hope globe can recover the soonest possible time.

About two weeks pa ayha maayo tanan internet connection

Mao ba? Sayoha sad sa atong penetensya oi! BTW, asa ka nakabalita nga 2 weeks pa @g0Rs?

Mao ba? Sayoha sad sa atong penetensya oi! BTW, asa ka nakabalita nga 2 weeks pa @g0Rs?

Television bai Alingatong :)

Naks! Saon na lang uban namong transaction ani? Mag-ampo na lang mi ani nga masayo-sayo ang pagrestore sa mga underwater cables para mabalik na ang normal service sa Globe.

Naks! Saon na lang uban namong transaction ani? Mag-ampo na lang mi ani nga masayo-sayo ang pagrestore sa mga underwater cables para mabalik na ang normal service sa Globe.

Mao lagi. Maskin ang mydsl namo kay medyo hinay pa gihapon.

pag SmartBro nlng mo...:D

Ok lang @lew tolerable pa man :) ....

pag SmartBro nlng mo...:D

Ang problema kay naka lock-in ang akong subscription sa Globe for 1 year. Ma-penaltyhan ko kung akong i-terminate. Anyways, paabot na lang gyud mi ani hangtod maayo ilang linya.:ohno:

@Alingatong have you been to Iligan Aqua Peak?

formal turning over na ganina sa Luinab Water Reservoir to the city government. Operation of the reservoir hapit nasad.

Ang problema kay naka lock-in ang akong subscription sa Globe for 1 year. Ma-penaltyhan ko kung akong i-terminate. Anyways, paabot na lang gyud mi ani hangtod maayo ilang linya.:ohno:

murag dili lang na penalty bai.. murag bayaran gyud nimo ang remaining months of the 1 year period. :)

Tuesday, January 09, 2007
P50-M water project built in Iligan City
By Richel V. Umel
Lanao Correspondent

ILIGAN CITY -- The P50 million water reservoir project at Phase IV in Luinab, Iligan City resolved the water crisis in five barangays of Iligan City, Mayor Lawrence L. Cruz said during the inauguration of the project Monday morning.

The water reservoir containing 650,000 galloons of water is expected to fully supply the five barangays of Luinab, Upper and Lower Hinaplanon, Pala-o and Del Carmen.

Cruz said the project is part of the vision of the City Government to provide sustainable supply of potable water.

The project was financed by the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), which responded the mandate of total development.

DBP Senior Vice-President for Mindanao Jose Gonzaga said the DBP will continue to extend support to the City Government in pursuing its development vision.

Luinab Barangay Captain Boy Agbay claimed that Iligan City has the lowest water rates in the entire country, which only cost P20 per cubic meter.

Another P4 million project to be undertaken will be done in response to the concreting of slope near the school campus near the hillside of water reservoir to avoid possible landslide. The water source came from upper Hinaplanon.

Sun Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/01/09/bus/p50.m.water.project.built.in.iligan.city.html)

^^ A city councilor was interviewed in TV Patrol Iligan, he said it can supply water up to 8 barangays. You can have a good view of the city at Iligan Aqua Peak, which is also located within the reservoir site.

@Alingatong have you been to Iligan Aqua Peak?
Never been there.

According to my friends from ICWS, the place is nice and it's overlooking the city. I heard that there's a plan to develop the place into an eco-park. Hope it will materialize soon.

murag dili lang na penalty bai.. murag bayaran gyud nimo ang remaining months of the 1 year period. :)

Nah. Samot. Hulat na lang gyud ko ani nga ma-restore ang speed.:ohno:

Alingatong, I am an Iliganon, now based in Cebu. I want to formally ask you and the few others who contributed pictures in our great city's threads, the permission to copy some of your photos in my Friendster's PhotoAlbum section. Do I actually have to ask permission when in case I started making photo albums already? Let me say instead, I want you to grant me formal authorization in copying some of your photos. I consider myself a proud Iliganon, and I want to, in my own little ways, promote our city to my fellows in Friendster. Never had the chance to get home to Iligan for more than a year already and I can't wait to smelling the Iligan breeze again. I just simply miss Iligan City a lot!

Welcome to SSC-Iligan jiffy106.

I am pleased to inform you that you can use any of the pics I have posted in our thread anytime for as long as they're not being used for profit oriented purposes.

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St. Michael's Cathedral

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Marietta Tower

Latino / Alingatong / gOrs and other pic posters, how i wish that for 2007 ato pod nga maipakita ang pagka alegre sa Iligan City, ug dili lang ang pagka haw-ang sa siyudad. dili man gud impressive tan-awon ang mingaw nga siyudad, morag ghost town. at least it was not that way when i left it. what do you think, guys? just my thoughts...:2cents:

^^You're right @langyaw. Anyways, daghan na nga mga instances nga gusto ko mukuha'g pics nga bibo, daghan ug tawo ug busy kaayo ang siyudad sa Iligan. Maulaw lang ko mag-picture-picture. Pero sige, promise, di na ko maulaw karong tuiga. Hehehe

You can be assured of that, I am never an opportunist.
Thank you for the warm welcome! I may not have edited yet the text which comes along for every photo in my Friendster PhotoAlbum, but I hope to find more time in editing the photos' texts and emphasize your name on those photos taken from you. I just kinda like how you take the pictures, though some appear to be enhanced but overall your pictures of the city still come out as great as the raw pictures. Great job!

Welcome to SSC-Iligan jiffy106.

I am pleased to inform you that you can use any of the pics I have posted in our thread anytime for as long as they're not being used for profit oriented purposes.

bisag for profit purpose bai...tunga nlng dayon mo..50 50...:lol: :jk:

You can be assured of that, I am never an opportunist.
Thank you for the warm welcome! I may not have edited yet the text which comes along for every photo in my Friendster PhotoAlbum, but I hope to find more time in editing the photos' texts and emphasize your name on those photos taken from you. I just kinda like how you take the pictures, though some appear to be enhanced but overall your pictures of the city still come out as great as the raw pictures. Great job!

Thank you too for sharing Iligan to your friends through Friendster. :banana:

Welcome to SSC Iligan Online Community jiffy106

Welcome back @langyaw :)

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MCK Bldg.

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Freedom Stage

Nice...it's my first time to see a Penshoppe outside the mall..:)

Tanan bang Penshoppe sa CDO naa sa mall?

yup. Gaisano, SM, Limketkai.. Dunno if naa sab sa GF Robinsons..

Nice na sya nga concept. Mas barato sab ang space rental ana..:)

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I took those shots after a heavy rain at around 11:00 PM:)

makasapot sad ning ulan ba..gahapon ra man ni..way undang undang..abi ba nakog dunay el niño?

Since last week hangtod ganihang buntag, sige lang ulan diri sa Iligan. Maayo na lang kay miundang na karon.

@Alingatong galaag laag ka anang orasa para magpicturepicture? hehehe. Are you living sa city proper mismo?

BUSINESS ONE STOP SHOP
By: EAMayormita
CIO Press Release
January 9, 2007

The Iligan City government’s Business One Stop Shop or BOSS program at the City Hall has started catering to local clients since the first working day of this year. Permits and Licenses Division Chief Carmen Magnaye announced that there are designated tables for local government offices and national government agencies at the third floor of the Legislative Building for this purpose.

Guidelines in print posted and a numbering system used make way for a more efficient process of securing business permits and licenses as the Permits and Licenses Division hopes to surpass the 4,494 renewals and 887 new applications recorded in the year that passed. Local business operators are urged to comply with their business requirements before the deadline to avoid inconvenience and penalties.

Source (http://www.iligan-city.gov.ph/details.php?newsid=1168322563)

@Alingatong galaag laag ka anang orasa para magpicturepicture? hehehe. Are you living sa city proper mismo?

He he he. Wa man gud ko time magkuha ug pics sa buntag mao nga gabii ko milaag. Yes. naa ra ko sa city proper gapuyo mao nga dali ra makalaag inig gabii.:)

Thanks guys. How I wish to upload more pics but my internet connection (globe broadband) is still very slow. I can't even access my photobucket as of this time. I hope globe can recover the soonest possible time.

dont bworry mo paspas og balik ang internet connection sa globe, kay na guba bya ang mga underwater cable wires nila bec. of the earthwake sa taiwan ...

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Another shot of Maria Cristina Hotel

Thanks God. The sun is shining now in Iligan. :)

To all art enthusiasts: There's an on-going art exhibit at Club 7 in Tibanga. Tara na! :banana:

He he he. Wa man gud ko time magkuha ug pics sa buntag mao nga gabii ko milaag. Yes. naa ra ko sa city proper gapuyo mao nga dali ra makalaag inig gabii.:)

alingatong, murag kag tourista sa imong own city haha.. nice pud na adventure hehe

Mao. He he he. Pero naa man sad ko kauban inig suroy. Dala na sad inom-inom sa tabi-tabi. :)

Welcome back @langyaw :)

Thanks, gORs. I've just been swamped with work lately and could only peek and leave. But you've all done a good job in this forum. keep the pix coming!:dance2: <-- this guy's supposed to be dancing, but he looks more like drunk:lol:

^^The mall is located at the midpoint of Southbound and Northbound terminals. This will house two cinemas only but I think it's more than enough for the city (naa pa man sad laing mga cinemas like Berds Theatre and Ultra Cinema- bag-ong gi-renovate). :)

^^ yup. It's located along the highway sa central business district. Malabyan jud inig agi sa bus.

According sa news...ILIGAN SWAT TEAM. 6th Best Nationwide

Thursday, January 11, 2007
K-9 team strips suspected bomb
By Richel V. Umel

ILIGAN CITY -- An Iligan City K-9 and Explosive Ordinance and Disposal team disabled a suspected bomb left inside a well-guarded security bank last Tuesday afternoon along Quezon avenue here.

K-9 team leader Jun Garcia told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro that at 5:30 p.m. they received an emergency call and upon arrival in the area they saw the guard on duty discovering a gift box wrapped with red Christmas wrapper.

The guard then carried the suspected box outside the bank before the K-9 team arrived.

Garcia requested the rescue team and the police to haul used tires to prevent possible splinters if ever an explosion may occur.

A few minutes later City Police Director Virgilio Ranes arrived in the area and suggested to transport the suspected bomb to an isolated area along with the used tires.

Garcia insisted on using a water disruptor device to disable the suspected bomb.

Garcia said the water disruptor composed of a 15-inch detonating cord, an electrical blasting cap, and water filled in an empty mineral water plastic container were used to extinguish any fires to be caused by an explosion.

An explosion was overheard within a 500 meters radius signaling that the dismantling process was successful and resulted in no injuries or damage within the perimeter.

The box contained powder and splinter materials of hardened clay, which investigators are still verifying.

Classes at St. Michael's College near Security bank were temporarily suspended to avoid a sudden commotion.

Later Garcia urged all establishments to be extra vigilant and report immediately to K-9 team and the police or military authority for immediate action.

Mayor Lawrence Cruz who went to the area had an urgent meeting with the police for further preventive security measure especially in public places.

At 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, the K9 team received a report on another suspected bomb near Victoria Bakery along Aguinaldo Street, Garcia added.

Garcia said they will investigate all reports amid preparations for the Asean summit in Cebu City.

Sun Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/01/11/news/k.9.team.strips.suspected.bomb.html)

^^ Kalagot ani nila sigi ug attempt pabuthan ang ato syudad.:bash: They're trying to destroy the image of our city. May gani maayo ning security forces nato diri sa Iligan.

damn! kinsa man na grupo ang behind ana pananaw ninyu? kalami ba gyud pambunalan ana nila sa lubot!

Heck, Iligan is supposed to be the 4th area to be bombed, but the security forces in Iligan are very watchful. Thus, no civilians killed.

Hehehehe... nice try terrorists, nice try...

whose trying to bomb???

Unsa kahay motibo aning mga tawhana?!!!

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Heck, Iligan is supposed to be the 4th area to be bombed, but the security forces in Iligan are very watchful. Thus, no civilians killed.

Hehehehe... nice try terrorists, nice try...

good thing our security forces here are one of the best in the country...

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thanks @yanolang for the map of the proposed circumferential road 3. Now I know asa dapit.

Senyor San Miguel, the archangel, protect Iligan; defend us; be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.

yes nindot na ato public plaza. pero IMHO it need more plants and tiled unta ang floors to add more color. Yup iextend nila ang plaza until sa police station nga lot. ang last info nako bahin ani itransfer ang police&fire station sa bakante nga yuta sa north bound integrated bus and jeepney terminal (tambo-del carmen).

Meaning dako jud ni nga convention center ang itukod diri sa iligan. International jud kung IICC man gani. Ang ako hibal an ang ipangalan kay Macapagal-Macaraeg Convention Center. The lot will be sa timoga area.

... the local govt wants a bigger convention center, para in the future our city can host a big convention, bec. aside from the convention center, mag put up man pud sila og hotel, beside sa convention center..

the colorfull & unique buildings of iligan city
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the street of iligan city
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Tourist spots of iligan city
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gaisano Mall of Iligan (SOON)
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Iligan City

Region Region X (Northern Mindanao)
Province —
District 1st District of Lanao del Norte
Barangays 44
Income class: 1st class; highly urbanized
Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz (LDP-NPC)
Cityhood June 16, 1950
Official Website Iligan City Government Portal
Physical characteristics
Area 775.76 km²
Population
Total (2000) Density

399,061
579.46/km²
Iligan City is a 1st class city in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, of which it was the province's former capital. It is approximately 800 kilometers southeast of Manila. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 399,061 people in 57,179 households.

Iligan City is bounded on the north by the municipality of Lugait, Misamis Oriental, to the south by the municipalities of Baloi and Linamon of Lanao del Norte, to the east by the territories of Lanao del Sur and Bukidnon, and to the west by Iligan Bay.

Known as the City of Majestic Waterfalls, it has approximately more than 20 waterfalls in and around Iligan. Among them is the magnificent Maria Cristina Falls, home of Mindanao's power source, and the Limonsodan Falls, Asia's highest waterfalls.

Iligan is also the Industrial Center of the South. It produces hydroelectric power for the Mindanao region through the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR), the site of the Mindanao Regional Center (MRC) housing Agus IV, VI and VII hydroelectric plants. It also houses industries like steel, tinplate, pulp and paper and flourmills. The National Steel Corporation, one of the largest steel manufacturers in the Southeast Asian region, now Global Steelworks International Incorporated was re-opened in 2003 after heavy setbacks resulting to its closure in 1999. Iligan along with its neighboring city, Cagayan de Oro City, are the two major components for the Cagayan-Iligan Corridor, the country's major development growth area in Mindanao.

Iligan City is not only rich in natural resources and industries but it is also the home of cultural mixes, Maranaos of Lanao del Sur, Higaonons of Bukidnon, settlers and migrants from other parts of the country. The climate is consistent year around since Iligan is outside the typhoon belt with an average temperature of just 22 degrees Celsius, and average rainfall of 109 mm per month.

To the west Iligan Bay provides ferry and container ship transportation. East of the city, flat cultivated coastal land gives way to steep volcanic hills and mountains providing the waterfalls and cold springs for which the area is well known.

People and culture
Iligan is predominantly Christian (93.61%). Iliganons are a mixture of the Muslim and Cebuano population with a bit of Tagalog and some other cultural group minorities and immigrants from other places.

Cebuano is the major dialect in the city (about 93%). The rest speak Tagalog, Maranao, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Chavacano, and Waray-Waray. The majority of the population is fluent in English.

Major Industries
National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) — (Barangay Ditucalan and Barangay Maria Cristina; 10 kilometers from the city proper). Identified with power generation, site of the Mindanao Region Center, housing compound of the executive and rank and file, and Agus IV, VI and VII Hydroelectric plants.
Agus VI Hydroelectric Powerplant — (Barangay Maria Cristina; 9.3 kilometers from the city proper). The Maria Cristina Falls, plunging 320 feet (98 m) downward, is the main source of the city’s power. It was harnessed by the National Power Corporation (NPC) by establishing the Maria Cristina Hydroelectric Plant or Agus VI in 1950. It has a 200 MW potential capacity which is the veritable source of industrial lines in the city.
Agus VII Hydroelectric Powerplant — (Barangay Maria Cristina; 8 kilometers from the city). The last among the seven sites located along the Agus river harnessed by NPC for power generation. It has a 54 MW potential capacity.
National Steel Corporation (now Global Steel Philippines Incorporated) — (Barangay Suarez; 6.5 kilometers from the city proper). One of the largest steel manufacturers in ASEAN region, located in a 1.4 square kilometer area and extends almost about one kilometer vertically. Established in 1962. At present, it has four main operating mills, Hot Mill, Billet Plant and the Thinning Line. Products: billet, round and square steel, flat steel like hot and cold rolled coils and hot rolled plates. Manpower: more than 3,800.
Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation — (Assumption Heights; 9.5 kilometers from the city proper). Founded in 1935 by the late Judge Guillermo B. Guevarra, originally as the family enterprise Mabuhay Rubber Shoe Factory (in Manila). MVC in its present location was constructed in 1964 and was set on stream in 1965. Products: liquid chlorine, polyvinyl chlorine (PVC), caustic soda, and hydrochloric acid used in the manufacture of various industrial products like soap, textile, insecticides, lubricants, explosives, polyesters, shoes, and many others. Located on a hill top, MVC has a small park rimming a man-made lagoon.
Granexport Manufacturing Corporation — (Barangay Kiwalan; 9.0 kilometers from the city proper). Founded in 1954 bearing the name GRANEX Phils, later changed to Grand Export in 1966. Then manned only by three personnel and involved in the study of copra business feasibility and the coconut industry. Granex produces crude coconut oil and pellet. When the copra supply was abundant, the company decided to expand with the crushing of Iligan Coconut Oil Mill from 500 to 1,000 MT in 1979, which made Granex Manufacturing the Biggest Coconut Mill in the world.
Pilmico Food Corporation — (Barangay Kiwalan; 9.0 kilometers from the city proper). Primarily engaged in the manufacture of wheat, flour and its related products like wheat germ (active). Aboitiz and company which originally thought of venturing into the flour milling business were the original incorporators, later joined by the Soriano group of Companies, and finally the Pillsbury of Minnesota. The dainty structure that stands six stories high attractively poses on a wide lawn guided by ball-shaped agoho sentinels surrounding the complex.
Maria Cristina Chemical Industry — (Assumption Heights; 9.5 kilometers from the city proper). The first and only carbide producer in the Philippines, organized in 1952 as a bold venture into the area of electro-metallurgy. Produces two basic types of electro-metallurgical products: calcium and ferroalloys such as ferrosilicon, ferromanganese, silicomanganess, and silico chrome. It also produces acetylene for the battery industry. Part of the complex is a pier capable of handling raw materials and finished goods.
San Miguel Corporation–Iligan Coconut Oil — (Barangay Santa Filomena; 7.8 kilometers away from the city proper). One of the two copra solvent extraction plants in the city. It was established in 1975.
Mindanao Portland Cement Corporation — (Barangay Kiwalan; 9.0 kilometers from the city proper). One of the cement factories in Iligan City.

Barangays
Iligan City is politically subdivided into 44 barangays.

Abuno
Acmac
Bagong Silang
Bonbonon
Bunawan
Buru-un
Dalipuga
Del Carmen
Digkilaan
Ditucalan
Dulag
Hinaplanon
Hindang
Kabacsanan
Kalilangan
Kiwalan
Lanipao
Luinab
Maria Cristina
Mahayahay
Mainit
Mandulog
Pala-o
Panoroganan
Poblacion
Puga-an
Rogongon
San Miguel
San Roque
Santiago
Saray
Santa Elena
Santa Filomena
Santo Rosario
Suarez
Tambacan
Tibanga
Tipanoy
Tomas Cabili
Tubod
Ubaldo Laya
Upper Hinaplanon
Upper Tominobo
Villaverde

History
Iligan has its beginnings in the village of Bayug, 2.5 kilometers north of the present Poblacion. It was the earliest pre-Spanish settlement of native sea dwellers, known as Maragats. The monotony of indigenous life in the territory was broken when in the later part of the 16th century, the inhabitants of Iligan were subdued by the Visayan migrants from the island kingdom of Panglao.

In the accounts of Jesuit historian Fr. Francisco Combes, the Mollucan King of Ternate invaded Panglao. This caused Panglaons to flee in large numbers to Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte. In Dapitan, the surviving Prince of Panglao, Pagbuaya, received Legazpi's expedition in 1565. Later, Pagbuaya's son Manook was baptized Pedro Manuel Manook. The Christianized Manook subdued the Higaunon village in Bayug and established it as one of the earliest Christian settlements in the country. The settlement survived other raids from other enemies, and, because of their faith in God and in their patron saint, Saint Michael the Archangel, the early Iliganons moved their settlement from Bayug to Iligan.

The name Iligan is from the Higaunon word "iligan" or "ilijan," meaning "fortress of defense" against frequent attacks by pirates and other hostile Mindanao tribes.

In 1850, because of floods, Don Remigio Cabili, then Iligan's governadorcillo, built another fort and moved the poblacion of the old Iligan located at the mouth of Tubod River west of the old market to its present site.

A stone fort called Fort St. Francis Xavier was built in 1642 where Iliganons sought refuge during raids by bandits. But again, the fort sank due to floods. Another fort was built and this was named Fort Victoria or Cota de Iligan.

The Spaniards abandoned Iligan in 1899, paving the way for the landing of the American forces in 1900. In 1914, under the restructuring of Moroland after the end of the Moro Province (1903-1913), Iligan became a municipality composed of eight barrios side-by-side the municipal district of Mandulog. After enjoying peace and prosperity for about 40 years, Iligan was invaded by Japanese forces in 1942. The Japanese held sway in the city until 1944 when they left Iligan suddenly. On November 15, 1944, the city held a Commonwealth Day parade to celebrate the end of Japanese atrocities and occupation.

Using the same territorial definition as a municipality, Iligan became a chartered city of Lanao del Norte on June 16, 1950. It was declared a first class city in 1969 and was reclassified as First Class City "A" on July 1, 1977 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 465. In 1983, Iligan was again reclassified as a highly urbanized city.

Educational Institutions
Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)
Iligan Capitol College
St. Peter's College
St. Michael's College
Iligan Medical Center College
Lyceum of Iligan Foundation
Mindanao Sanitarium and Hospital College
La Salle Academy-Iligan
STI College-Iligan City
Iligan Computer Institute]
Santa Monica Institute of Technology
ICTI Polytechnic College
Iligan City National High School
Iligan City East - Regional Science High School
Iligan City Central School
Iligan City Center for High Achievers
Iligan City East Central School
JIREH Computer Learning Center
Berean Christian Academy
Presbyterian Christian Academy
Sacred Heart High School
St. Therese Academy
St. Nino Academy de Iligan
United Methodist Development Academy

Tourist Attractions

Waterfalls
Abaga Falls
Bridal Veil Falls
Dalipuga Falls
Dodiongan Falls
Gata Falls
Guimbalolan Falls
Hindang Falls
Kalisaon Falls
Kamadahan Falls
Kibalaug Falls
Languyon Falls
Langilanon Falls
Limunsudan Falls
Linanot Falls
Malaigang Falls
Malapacan Falls
Malinao Falls
Maria Cristina Falls
Mimbalut Falls
Pindarangonan Falls
Rogongon Falls
Tinago Falls

Springs
Abaga Spring
Anahaw Spring
Bagong Silang Spring
Ditucalan Springs I & II
Jardin Spring
Matu-ug Spring
Panaghoyan Spring
Quarry Spring
Timoga Spring
Timoga Cold Spring Swimming Pools

Mountains
Mt. Agad-Agad
Mt. Gabunan
Mt. Amulungan
Sagada Peak

Caves
Bulalang Cave
Buruun Caves
Hindang Caves
Matoog Cave
Sagyaan Cave

Historical Pieces and Places
Bayug Island
Tartanilya
Iligan City Hall
Iligan City Public Plaza
Laya Ancestral House
Macaraeg-Macapagal Ancestral House

Other Places
Anahaw Amphitheater
Centennial Park
Maze Country Resort
MVC Park & Lagoon
Iligan Golf & Country Club
Tipanoy Shooting Range

Famous Iliganons
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - President of the Philippines (2001-Present); Senator 1995-1998, Vice President 1998-2001, economist (daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal)
Dra. Evangeline Macaraeg - former First Lady 1961-1965 (wife of former President Diosdado Macapagal)
Monique "Nikki" Bacolod - 1st runner-up ABS-CBN's Search for a Star in a Million Season 1, Recording Artist of Viva Records, QTV 11's Posh main cast
Helario Honoredez - member of the First Philippine Mount Everest Climbing Team of 2006
Gene Orejana - host and producer of Online, ANC (ABS-CBN News Channel)
Tomas Cabili - Assemblyman 1930s-40s, former guerilla fighter in the Second World War, Secretary of National Defense 1945, Senator 1946-1957 (died alongside President Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash, March 1957)
Quintin Badelles Cueto III - Commissioner on Human Rights Philippines
Noela Mae Evangelista - Bb. Pilipinas 2002 2nd Runner-Up, crowned as the Queen of the Tourism International 2003 held in Cancun, Mexico
Michael Anthony Garcia - Pinoy Pop Superstar Season 1 Finalist, Recording Artist of GMA Records, GMA 7's SOP mainstay
Hazel Carlos, M.D. - Currently an ROR reviewer. Once linked to Adrian Acedillo, M.D., a natural born Gigolo.

Television Networks:
ABS-CBN: Channel 4
GMA Network: Channel 11
Studio 23: Channel 26
ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network: Channel 39

Radio Stations:
90.1 Wow Indota ha! (rGMA)
102.3 I Fm
103.1 Wild Fm
105.5 Yes Fm
107.1 Love Radio

the best designed Gaisano in Mindanao is on the rise...:)
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p64/iliganon_boy/gacity1-a.jpg

CITY TOURISM DEVELOPMENTS
By: EAMayormita
CIO Press Release
January 11, 2007

Iligan City’s thriving tourism industry has reported a total of 70,910 registered foreign and domestic tourists from January to October of 2006. Tinago Mountain Resort visitors alone reached 17,801 since its return to full operation last June. The city government’s Program of Works for the development of Mimbalot Falls is also hoped to help boost local tourism in the future.

The City Tourism Office continues to welcome local residents who have extra rooms in their homes and willing to earn additional income by accommodating tourists to register under the “Iligan Homestay Association” (IHA) which aims to cater to visitors who express their preference to stay in houses of locals than in hotels or commercial inns. This is also to heed the call of the Department of Tourism to give tourists safety, security and convenience during their stay as per the DOT’s Executive Order No. 120. Eight have already enlisted under the IHA in the past three years and interested parties are invited to visit the City Tourism Office, Bahay Salakot, Buhanginan Hills, Pala-o, this city or call 221-3426 for details.

Source (http://www.iligan-city.gov.ph/details.php?newsid=1168502861)

^^ Atleast naay signs of progress. I understand that mas priority ang basic services sa city.

Hey guys! Naay Proposed Special Economic Zone. It will cover 3 barangays. These are Brgy. Bonbonon, Digkilaan and Mandulog.

Bonbonon-Digkilaan-Mandulog
424.13 + 1,346.85 + 1,002.74 = 2,773.72 hectares (Total land Area)
(Land Area per Barangay)

Naa mo further info ani?

... the local govt wants a bigger convention center, para in the future our city can host a big convention, bec. aside from the convention center, mag put up man pud sila og hotel, beside sa convention center..

this is good news...:banana:

Katong himuon na bag-ong highway muagi ba sa C3 or lahi?

Excerpt...

Thursday, January 11, 2007
CCCI reviews tourism plans, ‘difficult’ targets

THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is rethinking the way it will move forward with the Cebu Plus, the tourism roadmap it launched in 2005 with the aim of bringing five million tourists to Cebu and its neighboring islands by 2010.

“When we evaluated it after a year, we found that some of the targets are not attainable, and some will have to be coordinated with some agencies, so it can’t be done by CCCI (alone),” said Dr. Mila Espina, chairperson of the tourism committee of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry of which Cebu Plus is a special project.

“But we’re still targeting the five million tourists in 2010,” she told Sun.Star Cebu last Monday.

Espina said Cebu Plus would remain a conceptual framework, but it would now be more of “a collation of what others are planning to do and what we (CCCI) could do.”

Focus

From hereon, the CCCI will just focus on the more short range and attainable aspects of the Cebu Plus.

For instance, the CCCI is helping in the efforts to instill the culture of tourism in Cebuanos and in the training of drivers. It is also supporting the Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo, a program to showcase the attractions of the various towns in Cebu.

Cebu Plus is a tourism roadmap launched by the Cebu Tourism Core Group of the CCCI in June 2005. It aims to get and disperse five million tourists into 15 tourist clusters that are just a few hours’ travel from Cebu City annually by 2010. Of the five million tourists, 3.5 million would be foreign tourists.

These tourism clusters are Cebu/Mactan, Southeast Cebu (Carcar to Oslob/Mantalongon), Southwest Cebu (Badian/Pescador/Moalboal), North Cebu (Bogo, San Remegio, Bantayan, Malapascua), Northeast Cebu (Danao, Carmen, Camotes), Bohol, Dumaguete/Siquijor, Boracay, Bacolod/Iloilo, Palawan, Tacloban/Guiuan, Surigao/Siargao, Zamboanga/Iligan/Dipolog, Camiguin/Cagayan de Oro, and Legaspi/Sorsogon.

The roadmap is anchored on the McKinsey Report’s eight critical factors for tourism product development: air access, accommodations, security, environment, infrastructure, local access, tourism clusters and attractions.

Espina said the problem of attaining its targets became clear when topics like flyovers and boardwalks were raised. These are projects that the CCCI cannot decide and act on by itself.

See Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/01/11/bus/ccci.reviews.tourism.plans.difficult.targets..html)

^^ I'm surprised that the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is also promoting our city. :)

Hey guys! Naay Proposed Special Economic Zone. It will cover 3 barangays. These are Brgy. Bonbonon, Digkilaan and Mandulog.

Bonbonon-Digkilaan-Mandulog
424.13 + 1,346.85 + 1,002.74 = 2,773.72 hectares (Total land Area)
(Land Area per Barangay)

Naa mo further info ani?

**** circle daw sa map sa iligan sa coverage ani na area

Hey guys! Naay Proposed Special Economic Zone. It will cover 3 barangays. These are Brgy. Bonbonon, Digkilaan and Mandulog.

Bonbonon-Digkilaan-Mandulog
424.13 + 1,346.85 + 1,002.74 = 2,773.72 hectares (Total land Area)
(Land Area per Barangay)

Naa mo further info ani?

Lapara sa area oi!

Lapara sa area oi!

@Alingatong basin puede ka kakuha ug map ani sa imong mga kaila ug friends sa City Hall. Bisan ako lang dayon ang mo post gud!!!

@Alingatong murag sure gyud ko nga naa na silay map ani.

@Alingatong basin puede ka kakuha ug map ani sa imong mga kaila ug friends sa City Hall. Bisan ako lang dayon ang mo post gud!!!

Sakto tuod bai. I'll try to contact my friends in City Planning and Devt. Office. I'm sure naa gyud na silay map ani ug more info regarding this special ecozone.
:)

^^ sige bai aron maklaro nato kung gamiton ba jud nila ang whole land area of the 3 barangays para sa special ecozone.

**** circle daw sa map sa iligan sa coverage ani na area

ok mao ni mugawas kung boundary every barangay... i'm not sure if the special ecozone will be occupying the whole land area though.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/gors_iligan/1.jpg

what do you guys think will be built in that ecozone?

^^ All i know is that part of the AMS Corporation’s (of the Soriano Group of Companies) 3,000-hectare agricultural land for a Cavendish banana plantation for its export business will be in Brgy. Digkilaan and some parts of Brgy. Mainit (upper right of Brgy. Digkilaan. See map).

The Proposed Central Materials Recovery Facility will also be in Brgy. Bonbonon

Most likely agri-industrial gihapon...