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irbo

November 19th, 2008, 12:35 PM

RP-US alliance to continue—PGMA

ICC Iligan City, Nov 18 — President-elect Barack Obama of the United States of America has signified his intention to continue the depth and breadth of ties between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines during his presidency.

This was stressed by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during her recent homage to the Macapagal-Macaraeg Ancestral House in Buruun, Iligan City, who said that Obama sent her a letter acknowledging and noting the ties between our two countries.

She said Obama recognizes the Arroyo administration’s leadership and strength on confronting terrorism in the Philippines and reaffirmed the US commitment to support efforts of the country in defeating terror in all its forms.

Hence, she is confident that our relation with the US will continue, adding that the two states should work together and that the Philippines will remain a strong alliance of US as she noted with satisfaction their alliance to continue playing their vital roles in ensuring mutual security.

She also said she had the opportunity to talk with Obama in which both leaders noted the ties between the two countries rooted in shared history, shared values and a common interest in global peace and prosperity.

Meanwhile, Pres. Arroyo said that they were able to discuss other issues that both states should share a common interest such as climate change, food security, poverty reduction, future of Asia and human rights, among others.

“The two states signed a Mutual Defense Treaty over 50 years ago. This step allows the two countries to work together on military research and development and give the Philippines greater access to American defense equipment and supplies”, the President also said. (EOR / PIA-10)

irbo

November 19th, 2008, 12:49 PM

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irbo

November 19th, 2008, 01:05 PM

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irbo

November 19th, 2008, 01:26 PM

Only RAL/FAC beneficiaries can buy NFA rice at Php18.25/kg.

ICC Iligan City, Nov. 19 – Only the beneficiaries listed in the Rice Allocation Ledger (RAL) and those with Family Access Cards (FAC) can buy the National Food Authority (NFA) rice at is subsidized price of Php18.25/kg.

This instruction, which takes effect on December 1, this year, was officially published in the leading national newspapers dated Oct. 31, 2008, for the information of the public, said Edegary H. Roncal, Officer-in-Charge of NFA Iligan City-Lanao del Norte (LDN).

Roncal said the sale of the highly subsidized NFA rice at Php18.25 a kilogram shall now be limited to beneficiaries listed in the RAL/FAC which is validated by the Dept. of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Thus, all operators of NFA Accredited Tindahan Natin Outlets (TNO) and Tindahan sa Parokya (TSP) have been advised to submit the validated list of RAL beneficiaries on or before Nov. 30, 2008.

Failure to comply with the said requirements on the specified date, will disqualify the beneficiaries to avail of the subsidized prize and instead be sold the NFA rice at Php25/ kg.

The City Social Welfare and Development Officer (CSWDO) and the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer (PSWDO) have been already coordinated by the NFA to facilitate the validation of RAL of TNO and TSP accredited outlets located in the city and in the LDN towns.

Meanwhile, Roncal has announced the availability of the NFA Licensed Metal Plates at their provincial office in Baraas, this city, as the food agency is reminding that individuals operating a grains business should get an NFA license per Presidential Decree No. 4.

To facilitate claims for the plates, all NFA licensed grains businessmen of the city and LDN are required to present the official receipt for their payment of Php200 to the licensing officer.

Before the end of Dec. 2008, all the NFA Metal Plates shall have already been posted in the respective establishments of the grains operators, Roncal added. (FRS/NFA- Iligan/LDN)

GANZZI31

November 19th, 2008, 02:24 PM

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g0Rs

November 19th, 2008, 07:42 PM

^^ Welcome to SSC Iligan Thread @GANZZI31

g0Rs

November 19th, 2008, 08:34 PM

RED HORSE BEER MUZIKLABAN 10 GRAND FINALISTS:

Greater Manila Area:
- Duelist
- Mortal Fear

Central North Luzon Area
- Karding Sungkit (Nueva Ecija)
- Even (Baguio)

Southern Luzon Area
- Rigmarole (Batangas)
- Triangulo (Cavite)

Visayas
- Indiephums (Cebu)
- Moabites (Tacloban)

Mindanao
- K9 (Cagayan De Oro)
- Psykbox (Iligan)

Maglalaban sa Grand Finals on November 29 (Sat) at the Marikina Sports ComplexGates open at 12 nn.

Guest bands: SEPULTURA!!!, Queso, Slapshock, Greyhoundz, Urbandub, Typecast, Kjwan, Mayonnaise, Gayuma, Radioactive Sago Project, Intolerant, Sultans of Snap, HardBoiledEggz, Sunflower Day Camp, 18th Issue, Fuseboxx, Join The Club, The Ambassadors, Descant Gott, Crowjane, Dog Fight, Mental Floss, MRPD, The Ambassadors, Treadstone and many more!

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 01:04 AM

Pansin ko lang, hindi rin pahuhuli ang Iligan sa mga national events. Hataw Iligan! :cheers:

uonno

November 20th, 2008, 04:18 AM

good am iligan!

tonight

November 20th, 2008, 04:19 AM

^^ malinis ang seaport natin

http://www.signaturebar.com/uploads/images/24377.png (http://www.userbars.com)

g0Rs

November 20th, 2008, 06:09 AM

ILIGAN CEMENT CORPORATION (Lafarge Philippines)
is a recipient of the ff:

*Safest Mining Operation Award
*Safest Cement Plant Operation Award

The awarding ceremony will be held during the 55th Annual National Mine Safety & Environment Conference on November 22, 2008 at Camp John Hay Trade & Cultural Center, Camp John Hay, Baguio City.

:applause::applause::applause:

boom_box

November 20th, 2008, 06:47 AM

langyaw

November 20th, 2008, 08:17 AM

gratzz sa ICC... :banana: :banana:

its just too sad na nag lay-off sila ng mga workers....

really? unless those awards were given before operations slowed down, those awards mean less for them. the plant should be clean and safe - ala ngang operations, eh.:lol:
that's synonymous to having a very clean pier because of very low maritime traffic.
awards should be measured against another criteria to make them meaningful.

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 10:40 AM

Kiwalan Cove
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M1hfEB1mVKQ/SSJer8ggK-I/AAAAAAAAAI8/2zTmEqM37ZA/s320/Alsons.jpg

When I first saw Kiwalan Cove east of Iligan City I was amazed. In its placid waters lay about 20 ships of various types and sizes, either anchored silently in the water or lashed to its dozen or more piers and wharves where some kind of activity is taking place. Read more... (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M1hfEB1mVKQ/SSJer8ggK-I/AAAAAAAAAI8/2zTmEqM37ZA/s1600-h/Alsons.jpg)

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 12:34 PM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/jetti.jpg

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 12:38 PM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/gscm-1.jpg

d4rkhowl

November 20th, 2008, 12:47 PM

Why don't you post some pics of GSPI? :)

hahaha! I will if I have time. Soon and other industries as well.

d4rkhowl

November 20th, 2008, 12:49 PM

photoshopped

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1829/dsc01729copyor0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Edited to? or just a direct exposure to sunlight?

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 12:49 PM

http://www.iligan.gov.ph/images/stories/banners/ictsummit.gif

Mga kalihukan alang sa 1st ICT National Summit dinhi sa Iligan, nakahan-ay na
Thursday, 20 November 2008

Gihan-ay na sa mga sakop sa Iligan Information and Communications Technology Council (IICTC) ang mga kalihukan alang sa 1st ICT Councils/Foundations/Organizations National Summit nga ipahigayon sa Maria Cristina Hotel ning Dakbayan sa Iligan karong Nobyembre 25 ug 26 ning tuiga.

Sa unang adlaw, usa ka Welcoming Ceremony ang pagahimoon nga pangunahan nila ni Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz ug IICTC Chairman Dr. Emmanuel Lagare kauban ang Regional Director sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) nga si Ms. Alicia Euseña. Isunod gilayon niini ang paghulagway sa ICT industry sa nasud ug pagpaambit sa mga best practices sa nagkalain-laing siyudad.

Samtang sa ikaduhang adlaw, hisgutan ang mga posibleng oportunidad sa ICT ilabi na sa natad sa business process outsourcing (BPO) nga naglakip sa mga call centers, medical ug legal transcription ug uban pa.

Sa nasayran gikan ni Architect Gil Balondo, City Planning and Development Coordinator ug Group Manager sa e-Governance sa IICTC, kapin sa 20 ka mga ICT councils, foundations ug organizations lukop nasud ang mosalmot niini.

Gitinguha sa kagamhanang lokal sa Iligan nga makita sa mga ICT players ug stakeholders dinhi sa sulod ug gawas sa nasud ang paningkamot sa atong dapit sa natad sa ICT, ug pagpasibantog sa Iligan Cyberbay sama sa Silicon Valley sa California, USA.

Usa usab sa tuyo sa maong panagtigum ang pagmugna og sistema nga mausa ang mga paningkamot sa mga ICT councils, foundations ug organizations. (mta)

rakue

November 20th, 2008, 01:00 PM

^^
speaking of ICT, ICCF just started at MSU-IIT. :)

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 01:12 PM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/iccf.jpg

ICCF (http://iccf.msuiit.edu.ph/2008/index.php)

g0Rs

November 20th, 2008, 01:26 PM

Edited to? or just a direct exposure to sunlight?

Edited yan. ginamit nya yung sunrise photo ni @irbo.

irbo

November 20th, 2008, 01:28 PM

Good evening everyone!!! ganda nang pixs mo "alingatong" very sharp and detailed.

:applause::applause:

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 01:34 PM

Thanks @irbo. :)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/aguinaldo.jpg

The brightly lit building (upper center) is the old Gaisano Department Store. :)

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 01:40 PM

Repost

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/iliganatnight.jpg
Nightshot of downtown Iligan

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 03:22 PM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/afterdark.jpg

Alingatong

November 20th, 2008, 03:43 PM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/mck-1.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/mck2-1.jpg

Octavarium

November 20th, 2008, 04:46 PM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/mck2-1.jpg

Ganda ng photo na to. :) I think sometimes it doesn't have to be sharp. :)

d4rkhowl

November 20th, 2008, 06:23 PM

Edited yan. ginamit nya yung sunrise photo ni @irbo.

Ay oo nga pala. I tracked back on the pics on the previous pages and I saw the original. Nice. I thought talaga original. :lol:

d4rkhowl

November 20th, 2008, 06:24 PM

Parang sa night shots naman ang area ni mr. Rey "Alingatong" ah! Okey ang mga kuha. Nice! Very Nice!:applause::applause::applause:

boom_box

November 20th, 2008, 08:26 PM

malay natin... pwede pala maging banner yan sa SSC...
nice work Alingatong..

boom_box

November 20th, 2008, 08:27 PM

-double post-

irbo

November 21st, 2008, 12:34 AM

"alingatong" meron din akong night shots of iligan, i took i guess a year,,pwede ba dito although pictures taken of last year??? Kasi before i was not able to post it here since i was new here and didnt know much my way not until we meet and i asked you..lol..
I do enjoy viewing ur pictures here.... and for all of you guys here... i encourage you to keep on taking pictures of Iligan it's fun and it's a way to convey to our visitor and friends that Iligan City is a developing city.

....:banana::banana::banana:

Alingatong

November 21st, 2008, 01:26 AM

Thanks Guys.

Yes @irbo. You can post old pics of Iligan here. :cheers:

GearX

November 21st, 2008, 03:44 AM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/afterdark.jpg

meron ba trick (for the camera) for the lights ?

RiYaLutosHi

November 21st, 2008, 04:30 AM

^^nice pic by @Alingatong, thank you for posting :)
kitang-kita natin ang ganda ng iligan tuwing gabi

maayong iligan kanatong tanan

GearX

November 21st, 2008, 04:38 AM

Baguio's day at UST (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=417253&publicationSubCategoryId=69)
SPORTING CHANCE By Joaquin Henson
Updated November 21, 2008 12:00 AM

A few weeks ago, Red Bull’s Cyrus Baguio made a sentimental return to the UST campus where he blossomed into a UAAP basketball hero before turning pro as the Barakos’ second round draft pick in 2003.

Baguio was excused from Red Bull practice that day by coach Yeng Guiao and team manager Andy Jao. The high-flyer nicknamed Skyrus was the guest in a mock press conference staged for over 250 college writers from more than 35 schools all over the country by The Varsitarian at the 10th National Campus Journalism Fellowship called “Inkblots.”

The Varsitarian, founded in 1928, brings together some of the country’s most respected journalists in various fields to speak before the conferees every year. It is a dedicated mission for “Inkblots” to be “an avenue for academic learning, sharing and fun” and the event’s 10th anniversary is a tribute to The Varsitarian for institutionalizing this annual activity.

“We in the Varsitarian like to believe that if ‘Inkblots’ has made it this far, it’s because of the continuing relevance of the fellowship, as well as the constant attempts of the organizers and speakers to innovate the seminars and conferences, making them current while never forgetting to address the basics,” said UST Varsitarian adviser Lito Zulueta.

This year’s cast of speakers listed Ces Drilon, Nestor Cuartero, Felipe Salvosa, Vergel Santos, Arnold Clavio, Manuel Abrera, Alice Colet-Villadolid, Michael Coroza, Joseph Voltaire Contreras, Romeo Gacad, Ruel de Vera, Conrado de Quiros, John Nery, Sandra Aguinaldo, Eldric Paul Peredo and this writer for sports.

* * *

A few years ago, I introduced an innovation in my slot at “Inkblots.” After lecturing on the fine points of sportswriting and relating stories from experience, I brought in a guest for a mock press conference. I acted as moderator and opened the floor for questions from the campus writers. Then, I gave the writers a 20-minute deadline to submit write-ups based on the press conference – in news story, features or column form, in English or Filipino with a specific word limit. Within an hour, I chose the five best pieces and gave out prizes to the authors. I also promised that excerpts of the winning write-ups would be published in this column.

Baguio was a big hit. He had quite a story to tell. From the questions fired by the school writers, he spoke about his boyhood in Iligan, how his uncle RicRic Marata brought him to Cebu to play his last year of high school basketball, how he turned to UST when La Salle offered him only a half-scholarship, how he played proudly for the Growling Tigers, how he thought of quitting when he hardly got playing time as a Red Bull rookie, how he persevered in Guiao’s system and how Guiao gave him confidence to become the PBA’s Most Improved Player last season.

* * *

Here are excerpts from the five winning entries:

First prize – Roland Mirabueno, 19, Third Year, Economics with Computer Application, Letran Calamba.

“Necessity makes anything valuable. Scarcity also makes anything valuable. A country’s need for an icon like him makes him valuable. His rare qualities, often unseen in rising stars, make him valuable. Cyrus Baguio had his humble beginnings in Iligan City. With his two-digit scoring average inflation, immersed in a society with a great demand for inspiration, faced with a low supply of humbled stars, Skyrus has the economic advantage to dunk his way to success.”

Second prize – Czarina Ponseca, 13, Second Year, HS, St. Mary’s Academy of Caloocan City.

“At the press conference held at Albertus Magnus Auditorium in UST, PBA player Cyrus Baguio gives us a hint of what made him a player of the present and the hardships that led to his success. No one would’ve thought that his Iligan boy would be the amazing player he is now. And no one would’ve thought that behind the shine and glimmer of this Red Bull player is a man who became what he is now because of a wish, a dream, to be the best player there is.”

Third prize”– Rhose Anne David, 16, St. Mary’s Academy of Caloocan City.

“‘Skyrus’ yang ang bansag sa mahusay na manlalarong si Cyrus Baguio sapagkat mayroon siyang taglay na kakaibang bilis at talon na ‘sing taas ng langit. Si Cyrus ay isang mahusay na manlalaro na dapat pang subaybayan sa bawat taon na darating.”

Fourth prize”– Jeffrey Sarado, 21. Advertising Management, DLSU Manila.

“From his humble days in his hometown of Iligan, PBA player Cyrus Baguio has definitely come a long way. Now, he is regarded as the most promising player in the PBA. What is the moral lesson in Baguio’s story? It’s that despite the odds, you should keep fighting for what you’re passionate about.”

Fifth prize”– Jan Michael Arbolado, 19. BS Nursing. West Visayas State University, Iloilo City.

“Aside from the quantum leaps in his stats from 2003 to 2008, Cyrus Baguio still shows no signs of stopping from carrying Red Bull to where it stands. With a season ready for play, Baguio has many more reasons for playing hard. One would consider a girlfriend to be one but not Baguio. ‘Si Nanay talaga yung prime inspiration ko,’ Baguio confessed.”

boom_box

November 21st, 2008, 05:23 AM

meron ba trick (for the camera) for the lights ?

slow shutter speeds lang yan... aka "Night Mode" sa mga digicam...
pero i still amazed kasi ang stable ng pagkuha ng image... i dont know if Alingatong uses tripod..?

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/mck2-1.jpg

i think kurog kayo ug kamot ang pagkuha ani... hehe :)

OT:

does anyone have feedbacks with PLDT MyDSL Plan 990 + Phone with Quick Installation Kit... were planning to connect here in Mahayahay area for residential purposes lang...

as i know of PLDT = PLDC (Pa Laging DisConnect) :bash:

Alingatong

November 21st, 2008, 05:30 AM

^^nice pic by @Alingatong, thank you for posting :)
kitang-kita natin ang ganda ng iligan tuwing gabi

maayong iligan kanatong tanan

Thanks @RiYaLutosHi and welcome to SSC-Iligan. :cheers:

Alingatong

November 21st, 2008, 05:32 AM

meron ba trick (for the camera) for the lights ?

I set it to manual ang slowed down the shutter speed. :)

GearX

November 21st, 2008, 05:37 AM

Miss Iligan 2008 at Maze Park

http://i.pbase.com/o2/43/49643/1/103055501.ritWIguG.00_8922.jpg

http://k43.pbase.com/o2/43/49643/1/103055505.2cluKARW.00_8925.jpg

photos by Bobby Timonera

Alingatong

November 21st, 2008, 05:51 AM

slow shutter speeds lang yan... aka "Night Mode" sa mga digicam...
pero i still amazed kasi ang stable ng pagkuha ng image... i dont know if Alingatong uses tripod..?

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/mck2-1.jpg

i think kurog kayo ug kamot ang pagkuha ani... hehe :)

OT:

does anyone have feedbacks with PLDT MyDSL Plan 990 + Phone with Quick Installation Kit... were planning to connect here in Mahayahay area for residential purposes lang...

as i know of PLDT = PLDC (Pa Laging DisConnect) :bash:

did not use a tripod that time. Kaya blurry ang result. :)

boom_box

November 21st, 2008, 05:55 AM

diba tapos na yan...? hehe

iliganon Boy

November 21st, 2008, 05:56 AM

boju2

November 21st, 2008, 06:03 AM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/gscm-1.jpg

Anong level 'to? Ganda ng tiles...

GearX

November 21st, 2008, 06:12 AM

diba tapos na yan...? hehe

yeah...post ko lang in case hindi pa.

boom_box

November 21st, 2008, 06:15 AM

^^ im using PLDT MyDSL Plan 999 with the speed of 100 mbps for almost 2 yrs na, i have no problem with the connection, just make sure that your PC is free from any viruses that makes the connection slow

wow... ang lakas naman.. hehe.. baka 1mbps cguro... mag kano din installation fee nyan...

RiYaLutosHi

November 21st, 2008, 06:29 AM

Thanks @RiYaLutosHi and welcome to SSC-Iligan. :cheers:

thank you for welcoming and also for the updates to our beautiful city :)

I hope I can enjoy here

*****************
any latest on GMall?

iliganon Boy

November 21st, 2008, 07:17 AM

wow... ang lakas naman.. hehe.. baka 1mbps cguro... mag kano din installation fee nyan...

100.0 Mbps talaga speed 2,000 ang installation fee sa pldt and $35 sa globalink plus we use 2 modems 1 is from pldt the other 1 is from globalink a USA base internet provider. and good thing about globalink we can call canada and usa anytime na hindi long distance! wala ng country at area code :)

Alingatong

November 21st, 2008, 07:51 AM

Anong level 'to? Ganda ng tiles...

2nd level. :)

WawaY[625]

November 21st, 2008, 08:31 AM

100.0 Mbps talaga speed 2,000 ang installation fee sa pldt and $35 sa globalink plus we use 2 modems 1 is from pldt the other 1 is from globalink a USA base internet provider. and good thing about globalink we can call canada and usa anytime na hindi long distance! wala ng country at area code :)

you mean 100mbps sa pinas? have you verified that via speedtest.net? or are you referring sa speed na sinasabi sa Local Area Connection? kasi di yan ang speed ng internet mo but speed ata ng connection mo from PC to modem (i think..but definetely not the internet speed)

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/100.jpg

kasi if 100mbps internet speed then WOW! paano po para pa install ako sa amin hehe

jcbroken

November 21st, 2008, 08:33 AM

wow... ang lakas naman.. hehe.. baka 1mbps cguro... mag kano din installation fee nyan...

yes that's right . Plan 999 is only around 1mbps (1024 kbps).

100mbps is only the max speed of the LAN Card.

My internet package of PLDT MyDSL is PLAN 3000 which is 5mbps (5120kbps). I got connected since August 2003. It was only 384kbps at that time but PLDT keeps upgrading / doubling the speed every year without additional fees for the monthly bill.

PLDT MyDSL packages:

Plan 999 = 1mbps
Plan 1995 = 2mbps
Plan 3000 = 5mbps
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/jcbroken/RATES.jpg

Internet cafes in Iligan is using between 1mbps to 5mbps connection.

Too bad i have to wait for next year for me to be back in Iligan for my vacation and enjoy my internet connection there again. :lol:

jcbroken

November 21st, 2008, 08:44 AM

This is the screengrab comparing my connection before and after the PLDT Upgrade

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/jcbroken/bandwidthupgrade.jpg

But something happened to my internet connection when PLDT was upgrading in Iligan. I enjoyed around 1 week of super blazing speed before going back to 5mbps.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/jcbroken/399531.jpg

WawaY[625]

November 21st, 2008, 09:03 AM

here in singapore may plan na 100mbps pero nasa S$80 ata (around P2000+)..ours is the slowest plan pero nasa mga 10mpbs pa..

sigh, sayang lang at naka throttle ang torrents dito

mahal ng internet sa pinas :ohno: sa bahay yung PLDT myDSL plan 1200 ata sa amin (phone +512kbps)

cyberwizard

November 21st, 2008, 09:52 AM

pataod ko ana kung tinood na nga 100mbps at $35 lang, kinsay ato istoryahun ana, si ariel sa PLDT?..bisan pa 100 ka PCs dili ni muangal diba?....:lol::lol::lol:

boom_box

November 21st, 2008, 10:35 AM

hehe.. grabe naman yang mga speed nyo... try nyo din sa http://speedtest.net

feel ko lang kasi sa PLDT speed test parang bloated yung network nila... :ohno:
i heard sa ibang forum na that they ran out number of IP's daw... :bash:

anyway, Plan 990 + Phone ang kaya ng budget namin... makaka less din kami sa installation fee... pero yun nga lang hindi ako sure kung lagpas 2 mbps kaya yung speed kahit 384kbps lang ang advertised speed... :nuts: :cheers:

BTW... ang PLDT-Maratel ba dito sa Iligan ay NGN (Next Generation Network) or IPDSLAM (Internet Protocol Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) naba..?

yun cguro hinuhukay nila malapit doon sa jollibee main... yun ata yung bagong cables sa network

Alingatong

November 21st, 2008, 11:13 AM

Architec Balondo, Engr. Orbe, gidapit sa CDIA meeting didto sa Thailand
Friday, 21 November 2008

Midapit ang Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) nila ni Architect Gil Balondo ug Engr. Christine Milagros Orbe nga usa sa lima ka Pilipino nga mohatag og testimoniya sa kalampusan sa programang “Theories of Constraints” nga gipatuman sa kagamhanan sa dakbayan partikular na sa Iligan City Waterworks Systems Office.

Atubangan kini sa 45 ka mga city development planners ug department managers gikan sa nagkalain-laing nasud sa Asia nga nahatagan og ayudang teknikal sa nasangpit nga grupo sa mga economic benefactors.
Ipahigayon ang maong tigum karong Disyembre 3 ngadto sa 5 didto sa Bangkok, Thailand.

Partikular nga ipaambit sa ICWS Manager ug sa City Planning and Development Officer ang malampusong pagkunhod sa operation cost sa tulo ka mga pumping stations sa Upper Hinaplanon gamit ang teknolohiya sa Theories of Constraints nga iya sa CDIA.

Kauban sa duha ang planning officers sa Iloilo, Cebu ug Cagayan de Oro nga sila si Jose Roni Peñalosa, Paul Villarete ug Estrella Sagaral. Ang tanang galastuhon sa biyahe sa nasangpit nga mga opisyal, pangabagahan sa CDIA. (mta)

cyberwizard

November 21st, 2008, 11:47 AM

in front of SMC..

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/IMG_9786.jpg

cyberwizard

November 21st, 2008, 12:00 PM

onli in da pilipins..

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01738.jpg

g0Rs

November 21st, 2008, 01:48 PM

Welcome @RiYaLutosHi to SSC Iligan :)

For GMall updates Click Here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=676538&page=21)

irbo

November 21st, 2008, 02:57 PM

Good evening everyone!!!:banana::banana::banana:

irbo

November 21st, 2008, 03:16 PM

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/CopyofIMG_3758-1Mediumirbo.jpg

only in the philippines too!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

:banana: :banana: :banana:

irbo

November 21st, 2008, 03:30 PM

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/Mediumdonkindonutirbo.jpg

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/jollibeeMediumirbo.jpg

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/Mediumsanpedroirbo.jpg

d4rkhowl

November 21st, 2008, 06:06 PM

PLDT myDSL... bow!

May bad experience ako dyan sa PLDT DSL. Niloko pa ako. Hope it won't happen again.

Actually, I have been connected with my Globe in my Pala-o residence for 3+ years na @ 1.5Mbps. Then having a family business at Poblacion area and have a 24 hour net link to my in-laws abroad since I frequently use VOIP, I opted to have a second connection of 1 Mbps from whichever provider would connect and service us at the most prompt time. PLDT won the bidding with their "kabit agad" promo. I was so glad by this. But when I first look at their connection rate through the modem portal, it was just set to 370 kbps. Reklamo ako agad. I went to their office, and I talked to the one technical guy about my problem and to my shock and amusement, they said that there is no provider that could provide 1 mbps connection during that time and that was May 2008. Inexplain pa sa akin tungkol sa network architecture ng mga DSL internet providers like network backbone and other technicalities. Di ako DSL expert pero kasabot ko kay I always read the pinoydsl.net forum since nagkaroon ako ng globe connection ko. Inisip ko naman na siguro nililito nya ako para i-accept ko nalang connection rate na binigay sa akin. Ako pa lokohin. When I said that this is my second internet connection but with another company and that one of my close friend is also enjoying his 1Mbps connection for many months already , he asked stuff like what is my bandwidth, ilang years na connected and other stuff, and after that conversation, he immediately said "O, paputol na nimo dayon kay ako na ipa-disconnect dayun karn". Sabi ko sa sarili ko, 'wow napikon'. May nakarinig pala na kasama niya sa kabilang table, at nagsabi na i-enjoy na lang daw ko ang free trial na one week or two basta tatawag lang daw sila if satisfied na ako then then magstatart nalang sila magbill. Agad naman sinabi nung first guy na nakausap ko as in front of me na "Ayaw na, ipaputol na na diretso." Sabi ko, "sige putla na ug kuha-a nalang modem og other accessories sa balay." Then I left, went to my place and checked my connection, wala na talaga connection. Aba, okay ah. Napikon. Minutes lang.

Buti nalang nagkaroon naman ako ng connection sa Globe a few days after but only at 1Mbps instead of 1.5 Mbps at 990+php. Promo lang kasi ung 1.5mbps noon starting at 384kbps then naging 768kbps and lastly 1.5mbps for free at a span of a few months kung member ka ng gentxt at the start.

Hay PLDT talaga. Pero yung aunt ko sa Brgy. del Carmen, with PLDT plan 1mbps, connection nya is 1.6+mbps with download speeds averaging 180 to 210kbps. Lakas nyan ha.

Depende siguro sa location.

Wag lang sana manloko, dahil hindi lahat ng tao ay bobo. Maging honest lang sana.

d4rkhowl

November 21st, 2008, 06:11 PM

;28329240']here in singapore may plan na 100mbps pero nasa S$80 ata (around P2000+)..ours is the slowest plan pero nasa mga 10mpbs pa..

sigh, sayang lang at naka throttle ang torrents dito

mahal ng internet sa pinas :ohno: sa bahay yung PLDT myDSL plan 1200 ata sa amin (phone +512kbps)

100MBPS!:nuts::nuts::nuts: Superb! kahit 80$ pa yan, paconnect talaga ako nyan. Ang saya saya siguro ng torrents at rapidshare nyan. Pati streaming! wow! wow! wow!

@ my 1+mbps connection, okay na nga yung internet cable tv ko, paano na kaya at 100mbps. pwede isabay lahat!

WawaY[625]

November 21st, 2008, 06:13 PM

100MBPS!:nuts::nuts::nuts: Superb! kahit 80$ pa yan, paconnect talaga ako nyan. Ang saya saya siguro ng torrents at rapidshare nyan. Pati streaming! wow! wow! wow!

@ my 1+mbps connection, okay na nga yung internet cable tv ko, paano na kaya at 100mbps. pwede isabay lahat!

hindi rin, naka throttle kasi ang torrents dito, i tried once and ang max dl speed ko is 80kbps lang sa torrents kahit 10mbps ako :(

pero pag legal downloads..ayan mabilis, even tried na umabot ng 1mbps ang dl speed and ang 1+gig na file eh less than 1 hour lang ang DL

Ibex

November 22nd, 2008, 02:38 AM

;28328794']you mean 100mbps sa pinas? have you verified that via speedtest.net? or are you referring sa speed na sinasabi sa Local Area Connection? kasi di yan ang speed ng internet mo but speed ata ng connection mo from PC to modem (i think..but definetely not the internet speed)

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/100.jpg

kasi if 100mbps internet speed then WOW! paano po para pa install ako sa amin hehe

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5538/66712000xi3.jpg

Sir @way mine is also registering 100mbps :) nalelebog din ako kasi nag bandwidth test ako here:

PLDT Play:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5583/32766868bq0.jpg

Speed Test:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6075/45426155ew2.jpg

Di ko kabisado ang mga figures pero in layman's term for residential connection mabilis na ba ang connection ko or turtle speed pa? anyone pls? :)

I know globally sa average mabagal pa ito.

qwert_guy

November 22nd, 2008, 02:48 AM

and heres my speed connection... para sa akin malakas na to.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/360085032.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Ibex

November 22nd, 2008, 02:50 AM

and heres my speed connection... para sa akin malakas na to.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/360085032.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Yes mabilis na yan qwert anong plan ka??

qwert_guy

November 22nd, 2008, 02:59 AM

PLDT plan 999... yan sayo ibex?

Ibex

November 22nd, 2008, 03:05 AM

PLDT plan 999... yan sayo ibex?

The same din qwert pero bago pa lang 1 week pa sila nag start maybe mag upgrade sila puhon. :)

iliganon Boy

November 22nd, 2008, 03:21 AM

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/CopyofIMG_3758-1Mediumirbo.jpg

only in the philippines too!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

:banana: :banana: :banana:

baka he's using the landlyn wireless prepaid.. galing ha!

WawaY[625]

November 22nd, 2008, 03:37 AM

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5538/66712000xi3.jpg

Sir @way mine is also registering 100mbps :) nalelebog din ako kasi nag bandwidth test ako here:

PLDT Play:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5583/32766868bq0.jpg

Speed Test:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6075/45426155ew2.jpg

Di ko kabisado ang mga figures pero in layman's term for residential connection mabilis na ba ang connection ko or turtle speed pa? anyone pls? :)

I know globally sa average mabagal pa ito.

dili man internet connection nang imong gipakita sir :) Lan connection man na (i think from PC to modem)

mine (both sa Davao and here sa SG) shows 100mps sab..maski tung naka smartbro pa mi nga 384kbps burst speed ug maski pag transfer namo to 512kbps myDSL, 100mbps jud ang mugawas kay dili man na ang internet speed but ang LAN speed nimo.pag naa ka 10/100/1000 Lan then naka Gigabit Lan ka, mugawas sab na as 1000mbps :D

ang speed sa imo net matest nimo via speedtest.net or pldtplay or unsa pa :)

heres mine (8mps lang pala akala ko 10mps although one time umabot ng 10mgps)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/360101913.png

with regards sa imong net speed, globally murag hinay sya (dire sa SG slowest na ata ang akong plan and ang fastest is around 100mbps ata) but if ga browse browse sa ra ka murag ok na man ang imong speed oi, pag mag download diha na siguro ang malahi ang storya kay hinay jud (nakuratan ko tung first time ko dire kay nag try ko dl ug 1gig file nya less than 1 hour ra..hehe)

sad truth is mahal atong internet sa pinas for the speed na atong makuha :(

Ibex

November 22nd, 2008, 03:56 AM

;28368722']dili man internet connection nang imong gipakita sir :) Lan connection man na (i think from PC to modem)

mine (both sa Davao and here sa SG) shows 100mps sab..maski tung naka smartbro pa mi nga 384kbps burst speed ug maski pag transfer namo to 512kbps myDSL, 100mbps jud ang mugawas kay dili man na ang internet speed but ang LAN speed nimo.pag naa ka 10/100/1000 Lan then naka Gigabit Lan ka, mugawas sab na as 1000mbps :D

ang speed sa imo net matest nimo via speedtest.net or pldtplay or unsa pa :)

heres mine (8mps lang pala akala ko 10mps although one time umabot ng 10mgps)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/360101913.png

with regards sa imong net speed, globally murag hinay sya (dire sa SG slowest na ata ang akong plan and ang fastest is around 100mbps ata) but if ga browse browse sa ra ka murag ok na man ang imong speed oi, pag mag download diha na siguro ang malahi ang storya kay hinay jud (nakuratan ko tung first time ko dire kay nag try ko dl ug 1gig file nya less than 1 hour ra..hehe)

sad truth is mahal atong internet sa pinas for the speed na atong makuha :(

Ok that answered all my internet connection uncertainties :lol::lol: thanks sir boyet :)

Alingatong

November 22nd, 2008, 04:13 AM

Mine:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/360112833.png

cyberwizard

November 22nd, 2008, 04:19 AM

http://www.speedtest.net/result/360115233.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

ako @p799..:ohno:

tonight

November 22nd, 2008, 04:59 AM

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TONZI

November 22nd, 2008, 06:21 AM

http://www.speedtest.net/result/360148998.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

here's mine @ 1-1.5 mbps bandwidth for Pldt dsl small biz.

Alingatong

November 22nd, 2008, 06:58 AM

Testing a new software called Wondershare Photo Collage Studio. :)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/Page1.jpg

Alingatong

November 22nd, 2008, 07:11 AM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/Page3.jpg

Alingatong

November 22nd, 2008, 07:21 AM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/Page2.jpg

langyaw

November 22nd, 2008, 08:56 AM

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/CopyofIMG_3758-1Mediumirbo.jpg

only in the philippines too!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

:banana: :banana: :banana:

no wonder, it's a "Bat Tartanilya"! (see insignia at "rear door"):lol: Bruce Wayne has migrated to Iligan already!
and he's employing a gay horse! <LOL>

uonno

November 22nd, 2008, 09:37 AM

http://www.speedtest.net/result/360196880.png

uonno

November 22nd, 2008, 09:40 AM

yan yung sa kain.hehehe

Jeff & Dahl

November 22nd, 2008, 09:51 AM

Hi All,

Here is a couple of you tube clips I have made that have Iligan in them, enjoy!

Jeff & Dahl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJb70qUTgco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh09kcd4wTY

Alingatong

November 22nd, 2008, 09:58 AM

^^
QJb70qUTgco

Wh09kcd4wTY

Alingatong

November 22nd, 2008, 10:18 AM

Jeff & Dahl

November 22nd, 2008, 10:49 AM

Can you please tell me how you got the you tube videos to show like that in your post?

I tried for 30 minutes or so to do it and in the end give up and just posted the links!

Jeff & Dahl

boom_box

November 22nd, 2008, 05:45 PM

OT:

naay bay available na ADSL filter/splitter diri sa Iligan...? gamiton unta nako para sa amo isa ka telephone extension aron dli hinay ako connection sa Internet...

Alingatong

November 23rd, 2008, 01:35 AM

Can you please tell me how you got the you tube videos to show like that in your post?

I tried for 30 minutes or so to do it and in the end give up and just posted the links!

Jeff & Dahl

Hi,

Just follow this format:

[ youtube ]video code[ /youtube ]

ex. [ youtube ]QJb70qUTgco[ /youtube ] where "QJb70qUTgco" is the video code of the 1st video posted above. Don't forget to omit the space in the "youtube" code i.e. [youtube]. :)

Alingatong

November 23rd, 2008, 02:26 AM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/iit.jpg

Alingatong

November 23rd, 2008, 03:09 AM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/museum.jpg

Iligan Blog Central (http://www.iligan.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_myblog&blogger=joiedevivre&Itemid=682)

cyberwizard

November 23rd, 2008, 09:08 AM

brgy suarez..

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01750.jpg

cyberwizard

November 23rd, 2008, 09:09 AM

Jabee drayb tru tibanga parking area..:lol::lol:

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01771.jpg

kikoKICKS

November 23rd, 2008, 10:37 AM

got some shots on my way out of cafe alberto.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/kowroix/Image017.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/kowroix/Image011.jpg

SAVERS a newly opened store in Gaisano Mall. All items from USA daw. No items above 99 pesos.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/kowroix/Image016.jpg

g0Rs

November 23rd, 2008, 11:32 AM

PRC meanwhile said that the top performing schools (with at least 50.00% passing percentage) in the September 2008 L.E.T. were as follows:

Elementary level

Category A: With 10-99 examinees

Rank School Total No.Of Exam. Total No.Passed % passed
1 Assumption College – Makati 11 11 100.00%
Saint Theresa’s College - Cebu 14 14 100.00%
University of Rizal System – Antipolo 13 13 100.00%
University of Santo Tomas 41 41 100.00%
University of The Philippines – Diliman 73 73 100.00%
2 Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology 65 63 97.00%
3 Saint Louis University 54 52 96.00%
University Of Saint La Salle 28 27 96.00%

Category B: With 100 - 299 examinees

Rank School Total No.Of Exam. Total No.Passed % passed
1 Xavier University 126 118 94.00%
2 West Visayas State University – La Paz 213 184 86.00%
3 University of Southeastern Philippines – Tagum 123 102 83.00%

Category C: With 300 - 499 examinees

Rank School Total No.Of Exam. Total No.Passed % passed
1 Philippine Normal University – Manila 302 267 88.00%
2 Cebu Normal University (Cebu State College) 312 238 76.00%
3 Benguet State University – La Trinidad 301 193 64.00%

Secondary Level

Category A: With 10-99 examinees

Rank School Total No.Of Exam. Total No.Passed % passed
1 Ateneo De Manila University – Q.C. 42 42 100.00%
Miriam College (Maryknoll College Foundation, Inc.) 26 26 100.00%
University of Asia & The Pacific – Pasig 12 12 100.00%
University of the Philippines – Baguio City 37 37 100.00%
University of the Philippines – Manila 21 21 100.00%
University of the Philippines – Visayas – Tacloban City 11 11 100.00%
2 University of the Philippines – Visayas – Iloilo City 40 39 98.00%
3 Assumption College – Makati 26 25 96.00%
University of the Philippines – Los Baños 78 75 96.00%

Category B: With 100 - 299 examinees

Rank School Total No.Of Exam. Total No.Passed % passed
1 University of the Philippines – Diliman 209 206 99.00%
2 University of Santo Tomas 288 264 92.00%
3 Saint Louis University 208 183 88.00%

Category C: With 300 - 499 examinees

Rank School Total No.Of Exam. Total No.Passed % passed
1 West Visayas State University – La Paz 360 242 67.00%
2 Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute Of Technology 330 216 65.00%
3 Bicol University – Legazpi 332 200 60.00%

Category D: With 500 or more examinees

Rank School Total No.Of Exam. Total No.Passed % passed
1 Philippines Normal University – Manila 664 587 88.00%
2 Cebu Normal University (Cebu State College) 518 338 65.00%
3 Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Main – Sta. Mesa 577 344 60.00%

CED, MSU-IIT Ranks Second in the Licensure Exam for Teachers in Elementary and Secondary Education Levels

The College of Education of MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology is ranked second top performing school in both elementary (Category A: with 10-99 examinees) and secondary (Category C: with 300-499 examinees) education levels in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) conducted last September 28, 2008 by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

CED, MSU-IIT got a 97% passing rate with 63 passers for the elementary level and 65% passing rate with 216 passers for the secondary level, higher than the national passing rates of 30% and 35% respectively. This success may be attributed to an updated curriculum that is infused with ICTs, continuous faculty development program, improved facilities, establishment of LET Review Center, and strong linkage with DepEd, Intel Teach, Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development (FIT-Ed) and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).

The school also was ranked third in year 2006 and second in year 2007 for secondary education level and ranked first in April 2008 and second in year 2004 in the elementary education level.

MSU-IIT Website (http://www.msuiit.edu.ph/news/news-detail.php?id=45)

tonight

November 23rd, 2008, 12:35 PM

good evening iligan

Alingatong

November 23rd, 2008, 01:41 PM

SAVERS a newly opened store in Gaisano Mall. All items from USA daw. No items above 99 pesos.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/kowroix/Image016.jpg

I've been there this afternoon and yes, most of the items there are P99.00 and below. :)

boom_box

November 23rd, 2008, 01:59 PM

what kind of items ila baligya sa SAVERS..?

Alingatong

November 23rd, 2008, 02:01 PM

Basing on my observation, cash registers are ringing at Gaisano Super City Mall. Swerte talaga ang mall ni Stephen dito sa Iligan. :)

Alingatong

November 23rd, 2008, 02:04 PM

what kind of items ila baligya sa SAVERS..?

Sak-sak sinagol. Soap, perfumes, chocolates, home decors, toys, kitchen essentials, souvenir items, juice, etc. Imported lahat. :)

Alingatong

November 23rd, 2008, 02:09 PM

May nakapag-sabi sa kin na iba yong concept ng Jollibee sa Gaisano. More of a Coffee Shop ambiance daw yong dating. Ewan ko lang kung anong ibig sabihin ng aking source. :)

ic3man25

November 23rd, 2008, 02:22 PM

Sak-sak sinagol. Soap, perfumes, chocolates, home decors, toys, kitchen essentials, souvenir items, juice, etc. Imported lahat. :)

Imported lahat ang iba galing China:lol:

Alingatong

November 23rd, 2008, 02:24 PM

:okay: Tama! Pero may galing tate rin naman. :lol:

iliganon Boy

November 23rd, 2008, 03:35 PM

OT:

naay bay available na ADSL filter/splitter diri sa Iligan...? gamiton unta nako para sa amo isa ka telephone extension aron dli hinay ako connection sa Internet...

Naa ADSL Filter its already available sa pldt-maratel

iliganon Boy

November 23rd, 2008, 03:41 PM

May nakapag-sabi sa kin na iba yong concept ng Jollibee sa Gaisano. More of a Coffee Shop ambiance daw yong dating. Ewan ko lang kung anong ibig sabihin ng aking source. :)

sir a galing po kami kanina with my sister sa jollibee g-mall sa loob mismo, ang ganda! iba xa sa mga other jollibee dito o kahit sa cdo, the part i really like most is the world map where all the jollibee stores located.

cyberwizard

November 23rd, 2008, 04:17 PM

boom_box

November 23rd, 2008, 08:22 PM

uu nga yung jollibee sa mall.. ang liit lang talaga... tapos may light decorations pa... baka mag wifi hotspot din sila... :cheers:

Naa ADSL Filter its already available sa pldt-maratel

aw ok thanks... isa rman gud pakapin filter sa plan 990.. ang isa kay filter/splitter connected sa ako PC...

duha man gud amu telephone extension.. nasa pikas side ang isa sa amu balay..

uonno

November 24th, 2008, 04:17 AM

sir a galing po kami kanina with my sister sa jollibee g-mall sa loob mismo, ang ganda! iba xa sa mga other jollibee dito o kahit sa cdo, the part i really like most is the world map where all the jollibee stores located.

ic. parang dito sa cebu yung isang jollibee na nasa isang call center building ay parang coffee shop...which is maganda naman at may class ang dating. wow that would be great kung sakali ganyan ag dating ng jollibee jan sa GMall.

boju2

November 24th, 2008, 06:42 AM

US to build P60-M road projects in 3 Lanao Norte towns (http://philippinerealestatenews.blogspot.com/2008/11/us-to-build-p60-m-road-projects-in-3.html)

By BONG REBLANDO

[ Manila Bulletin Online ] November 24, 2008

TUBOD, Lanao del Norte — The United States (U.S.) government is set to construct a 27-kilometer stretch of road worth some P60 million in Lanao del Norte that will pass through three towns of Kauswagan, Matunggao and Poona Piagapo – a hotbed of Moro rebels.

Army 104th Brigade Commander Col. Benito de Leon said US Army Captain Christian Knutzen reported recently to Lanao del Norte Gov. Mohammad Khalid Dimaporo that his government has approved the road project in a bid to spur economic development in the area.

The project, De Leon said, would encourage farmers to plant more as they can bring down their products to the market in a shorter time with high prices, as well as improve mobility of goods and people – a key factor to spur agricultural economy.

At the same time, he noted that making accessible the interior parts of Lanao del Sur like Poona Piagapo, would enhance law enforcement in the area plagued by separatist rebellion, especially the group of wanted Mindanao Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Commander Bravo, now wanted by authorities for the killings of civilians in raids on several villages last August.

Knutzen told Governor Dimaporo that actual implementation of the road project would take place in a few days – a good news for the youngest governor in the country, who welcomes the project and expressed his appreciation to the U.S. government through Knutzen.

Both military officers also presented to Governor Dimaporo the consolidated list of plans, mostly infrastructure projects, as proposed by the different municipal mayors in the province.

The proposed projects, however, would still be subject to scrutiny before its nomination for approval of the U.S. government, Knutzen told the governor.

Knutzen is a part of the U.S. military stationed in the area in connection with the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement, which undertakes civil-military activities in support of the local military to introduce development projects that would hasten stability in conflict areas.

Apart from carrying out infrastructures as provided by the RP-US VFA, the U.S. Forces have also been noted to carry out medical missions mostly in the depressed areas.

De Leon also told Governor Dimaporo that plans are now underway, on instructions of President Arroyo, to build a military camp in the hinterland municipality of Poona Piagapo, where Camp Bilal of the MILF is located.

Camp Bilal is the former camp of fugitive Commander Bravo, which was used before as an area for the temporary shelter of Bravo’s group while the GRP-MILF peace negotiations was taking place.

The camp was occupied by military forces after Bravo’s infamous pillage of Kolambugan and Kauswagan towns last Aug. 18.

"We are optimistic that the planned development of the area will address the security issues associated with its inaccessibility, and will eventually usher in economic activity to benefit the locals," De Leon said.

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tonight

November 24th, 2008, 07:14 AM

Julie Lluch’s ‘Yuta’: A retrospective

By Alma Cruz Miclat
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines - Odette Alcantara’s terra-cotta bust burst into more than a hundred pieces when lightning struck and gutted to the ground the Heritage Art Center in Cubao in 1990.

Julie Lluch put them back together as though reconstructing a great jigsaw puzzle. The resurrected “Portrait of Odette” is a testament to her belief in “the strength and superiority, nay, indestructibility, of the lowly medium that is clay.”

It is now on display at the Main Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, together with other busts of the living and the departed Filipino greats—National Artist Nick Joaquin, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Adrian Cristobal, Andres Cristobal Cruz, E. Aguilar “Abe” Cruz, Purita Kalaw-Ledesma, Norma Liongoren, Nestor Mata and quite a few more.

All sculpted in terra-cotta and acrylic by Lluch, the pieces are proudly displayed in her retrospective, “Yuta” (“earth” or “clay” in Cebuano), ongoing at the CCP.

Pottery as pure art

The durability of Lluch’s medium has been proven time and time again. Workers laying the foundation for a factory in the Yellow River Valley east of Xi’an, China, came upon the remains of a neolithic settlement, the Banpo Village, which dates back to around 5,000 BCE. Archeologists they consulted later excavated extraordinarily beautiful clay pots painted with both abstract and nonabstract designs.

This author has visited the Banpo Village Museum with its terra-cotta display in the ’70s. It was described as “the greatest single contribution to prehistoric archaeology in East Asia.”

Foundations of 45 circular houses built of mud and wood; an impressive array of 200 storage pots; a collection of pottery and tools; and a pottery-making center were found. From the impressive finds, it was discovered the people of the village practiced slash-and-burn agriculture, while at the same time engaging in the firing and painting of both utilitarian and decorative terra-cotta in communal kilns.

Not to be forgotten are the life-size terra-cotta figurines of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s legion (circa 221 BCE), now listed by Unesco as one of the world’s cultural heritages.

Closer to home, it was recently reported that broken burial clay jars with human forms were seized from antiquity smugglers near a war-torn area in Mindanao, the broken anthropomorphic pottery of our ancestors that lived around the time of Christ.

“The pot-maker of old,” says Lluch, “is an accomplice of nature… I look on pottery as pure art. Here the artist serves as instrument of the materials.”
Lluch declares she is endlessly impressed with the story from the Bible of how God fashioned man out of clay and blew into it the breath of life.

Act of rebellion

Julie Lluch’s retrospective breathes life to an amazing array of terra-cotta artworks that span 30 years of creative and artistic undertakings inspired by different stages of her personal, political and spiritual awakenings.

Her portraits of José Garcia Villa and Nick Joaquin together with Vincent Van Gogh and her family were her very first exhibit, titled “If Joaquin, then Villa, or Busts,” at Sining Kamalig in 1977.

Her second exhibit at Galerie Bleue in 1979 had already an intimation of feminism which would mark the subsequent artworks she would create. It showcased representational terra-cotta pieces such as the biblical “Susanna & the Elders” and nonrepresentational pieces of yonic hearts and phallic cacti.

Her act of rebellion on the gender issue in this period would reach a higher level in the tableaux series, or what she calls sculptural narratives, that would catapult the feminist artist in the pantheon of truly sensitive artists: “Philippine Gothic,” “Cutting Onions Always Makes Me Cry,” “Still Life with Cezanne’s Apples on Kiri’s 6th Birthday,” “Picasso y Yo,” “Thinking Nude,” “Piscean Deluge” and “House on Fire.”

Except for “Thinking Nude,” which was modeled by Tita de Quiros, all the women were represented by Lluch herself.

Julie Lluch’s creativity and imagination also found expression in her homage to artists, men of letters and art patrons. Occupying a big space at CCP main gallery retrospective are the above-mentioned busts of Nick Joaquin, “Abe” Cruz, Adrian Cristobal, Andres Cristobal Cruz and Purita Kalaw-Ledesma.

Women of mystery

Her recent works highlighted the women even more. Nine life-size women of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 in various poses of prayer and supplication, which she collectively called “Filipina 1898,” were exhibited at Art Center of SM Megamall. It was, she says, her offering to the Centennial of the Philippine Revolution.

Her Maranao women in their languid poses are outstanding in the soft appeal they create, considering that the clay material used has been hardened by heat.

Lluch, who grew up as a Christian in Iligan, northern Mindanao, says she had very little contact with the Maranaos even if Marawi, which is a Muslim quarter, stands close to Iligan. And for her, the Muslims, especially the women, are a “mystery” which partly explains why her Maranao women are shrouded. The artist in her seeks to appreciate the differences in the culture that divides them.

The retrospective “Yuta: Earthworks by Julie Lluch,” which was opened Oct. 9 by National Artist for Painting Benedicto Cabrera or Bencab, will be on exhibit until Dec. 31. A book on the three decades of Lluch’s life and career as a sculptor will be launched Nov. 27 at CCP.
The retrospective is a thanksgiving of sorts for Lluch, who has been “blessed with trials and surprised by joy.”

The contributor is the executive director of the Maningning Miclat Art Foundation. The foundation is calling on young poets 28 years old and younger to prepare for the 2009 Maningning Miclat Trilingual Poetry Competition. Rules of the contest will soon be posted at www.maningning.com.

E-mail the author at acmiclat2008@yahoo.com or maningningfoundation@gmail.com

tonight

November 24th, 2008, 07:21 AM

265 evacuee-families return to Poona Piagapo

PANTAO RAGAT, Lanao del Norte – Two hundred sixty five families retirned Saturday to five hinterland barangays in Poona Piagapo town, allegedly the base of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) under Abdurahman Macapaar, .aka Kumander Bravo, one of three commanders wanted by the military and police.

After a series of dialogues with military officers under the 403rd Infantry Brigade, the evacuees will return to barangays Kablangan, Nunungan, Pantaon, Tangclao and Piangamangaan.

“We have already packed our things since November 20 but it is only today when soldiers okayed our return,” Kablangan barangay chair Linang Aguam said.

The evacuees were escorted to their villages by soldiers and representatives of Ecoweb Inc., a non-government organization. Ecoweb, which has a potable water project in the villages, are providing the returning evacuees relief goods for
consumption upon their return.

Marilou Morales, project officer of Ecoweb Inc, said the relief goods, distributed with the support of Caritas Australia, nclude five kilos rice, sardines, noodles, coffee, mongo, sugar, bath soap, and laundry soap.

Col. Benny de Leon, commanding officer of the Army’s 403rd IB based in Ditucalan, Iligan city, asked the barangay chairs to submit the list of names of those who would return to their barangays.

“I agree with you that it may sound that they are going to live in concentration camp where peoples’ activities and mobility are closely monitored,” De Leon said.

“There is no other way where we could monitor them and how we would know them. This is like separating the free people from those imprisoned that are bearing penalties.

This is the only way where we would know that there are questionable personalities who went inside the community,” he explained.

“We already have a standing order to provide you escorts, to assist and to provide security. The list and the actual number of persons who would go home must be accurate. If it’s one hundred; it should be one hundred,” de Leon said.

De Leon also bared that “in our quest to improve the preventive mechanism against future attacks to coastal civilian communities, we will construct a military camp in barangay Nunungan in Poona Piagapo. We are still verifying if the land that we are going to occupy is a property of the government or private property.”

Regina Antequisa, executive director of Ecoweb said: “we all know that in the interior barangays of Lanao del Norte, people there do not have land titles.”

“We have gone to the area but the place is barren and we saw a few huts. In Munai, we already have a military camp; we will also construct one in Nunungan. Since this place has been the converging area for the rebels, we will stay there to prevent future attacks in the coastal communities,” de Leon said.

De Leon said the road from Kauswagan to the poblacion of Poona Piagapo will be constructed with the assistance of US Army engineers.

“The US soldiers’ participation in the road construction is only from Kauswagan to Poona Piagapo. This is a seven-kilometer road with allocations already. And then we will also construct the military camp,” he added.

“There are many projects at stake but we must see first where the people are. Projects must be introduced where the community are situated,” he said.

Antequisa asked soldiers not to subject civilians to interrogations.

“ Many of them do not know how to speak efficiently Bisaya or Tagalog. They cannot reply to soldier’s questions. People are afraid of the soldiers because they do not know you,” she explained.

Rasmia Macarandas, an NGO worker told de Leon that many Maranao residents in Poona Piagapo are “just afraid of soldiers, sir. You start asking them, they will tremble.”

“Then tell them that you had a conversation with a colonel and that you did not tremble,” de Leon replied.

De Leon acknowledged “there are many Maranao children who want to become Bravo and make him a hero out of this violence just as there are many children in the coastal areas who want to become soldiers.”

“Have you watched the movie ‘The Kingdom’?,” de Leon asked. “There was an episode when a mother asked her child ‘what did your dying grandfather tell you before his last breath?’ The child replied ‘don’t worry my child, we will kill them all.’ In the same instance, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) had a meeting where one of them asked the main actor ‘what did you tell her (referring to a woman soldier) at a time when we had our case briefing?’ The main actor replied ‘we will kill them all.’ That ending is nakapanglulumo’ (so depressing) said De Leon.

tonight

November 24th, 2008, 07:24 AM

They may forgive, but never forget

Assault victims try to cope with the nightmare

KOLAMBUGAN, Lanao del Norte, Philippines—The pastor talked about forgiving people who had done them wrong, but his listeners were unimpressed. Some were anxious to leave, while others wanted to stay and start life anew in the same place of atrocity.

For more than two months, residents of Barangay Pantar in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, have been staying at the Geronima Cabrera National High School since their village was attacked by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels in the early morning of Aug. 18.

It was the community’s first horrifying experience—unimaginable to Christians and Muslims living in peaceful coexistence. Some residents were killed, while others were taken as hostages.

“MOA man daw to nga wala gipirmahan ni Arroyo (I think it was because of the MOA that President Macapagal-Arroyo did not sign),” said Matilde Eballe, 51, when asked why her town was sieged.

Eballe, a small store owner and fish vendor, never cared to learn about the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) as part of the peace negotiations between the government and the MILF and whose aborted signing has led to fresh fighting between the two parties.

Lost pail of coins

“I am so busy with making a living everyday that I do not have time to think about that. What I wanted was to earn every day to survive. More so now that I don’t have any means of living anymore,” she said in the local language.

She was referring to her store which was ransacked by the rebels. Merchandise worth about P30,000 and a pail of coins she had saved for many months, which amounted to about P20,000, are all gone.

Eballe has been looking for a place to rent in the neighboring town of Tubod for her live-in partner and all her four married children and grandchildren. “What is important for me now is for my family to be able to live in peace away from the threats of the next attack of the MILF,” she said.

During the attack, Eballe was shot and wounded in the right thigh when two of her neighbors tried to run away from the rebels while being brought to the town center. Three of her male neighbors were instantly killed.

“I may have come out alive now, but I might be killed the next time because the MILF has promised to come back. We better go to a safer place,” said Eballe.

No ill-feelings

“I don’t have ill feelings against my Muslim neighbors. They are also affected by the war. Though they are also Muslims, it was the MILF who did this to us,” said Eballe when asked how she feels toward her Muslim neighbors.

While Eballe has chosen to leave, another resident will remain in Pantar and rebuild her life and home. One question for her has been unanswered though.

“Why did this happen to us?” asked Raiza Sechico, 35. The rebels killed her husband Florante when they fired indiscriminately at their house.

Her 21-year-old nephew, Jaime Dagwan, was hit in the head and died. Her 14-year old son, William James, was wounded in the left arm.

“I cannot understand why my husband was killed when he had never held a gun all his life, yet he died from a gun,” she said, holding back the tears.

Church teaching

“But I do not want to blame anyone for what had happened. It will not bring my husband back,” Sechico said.

She vowed never to put hatred in her heart that would prevent her living a normal life as possible with her three children.

“If I teach my children to hate Muslims, what will happen? Violence is not going to end. That is not what our Church has taught us,” she added.

The residents of Pantar are coping with the tragedy in different ways, their lives changed forever by a war they do not understand.

While it may be possible for them to forgive, they can never forget.

tonight

November 24th, 2008, 07:35 AM

Turkey institute to donate cow meat to poor Muslims

By EJ Dominic C. Fernandez

An institute from Turkey will be giving 50,000 kilos of cow meat to 50,000 poor Muslim families in celebration of Eid’l Adha or the Islam feast of sacrifice.

In an Islamic Symposium held at Ateneo de Davao Jacinto campus yesterday, the keynote speaker, Muhammad Rizal Dalkilich, president of the Risal-I Nur Institute of the Philippines, said they would be slaughtering 500 cows and give the meat to poor Muslim families in Mindanao.
“We will be giving the meat to areas greatly affected by the war, such as Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte,” he said.

They cooperated with the Ateneo Law Students-Advocates for Bangsamoro Lights, Interschool Muslim Organization of Davao and Ateneo Moro Youth Organization, the groups that organized the symposium, to determine which parts of Davao will become the beneficiaries of the program.
According to Al-Sabar president, Norhani Mamukid, the meat will probably be given to poor Muslim families in Boulevard, Ilang, Bangkal, and Sirawan.

Last year, Dalkilich said they slaughtered around 300-400 cows and gave it to poor Muslim families in Banay-banay, Malaybalay, Valencia, Pagadian, Cagayan de Oro, Tawi-tawi and other places in Mindanao.

cyberwizard

November 24th, 2008, 09:03 AM

TKC Steel to shut down Iligan plant for upgrade
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 11/24/2008 12:57 PM

Listed TKC Steel Corp. said Monday its local subsidiary, Treasure Steelworks Corp., is set to shut down operations from November 25 until January 2009 to pave the way for the installation and commissioning of new furnaces at its plant in Iligan City.

TKC Steel president Anthony Dizon said this is in line with the programmed modernization of the Iligan plant to increase its production capacity. He said they would install a new electric arc furnace and a ladle furnace for a more efficient melting process during steel manufacturing.

Treasure Steelworks is engaged in the production of steel billets and has the largest installed capacity in the country. TKC Steel's other subsidiary, Zhang Zhou Stronghold Steel Works Co. Ltd., makes steel pipes in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian.

Dizon said the temporary halting of Treasure Steelworks' operations would have minimal effect to the group "because the domestic market cycle for steel products typically slows down in the fourth quarter, preparatory to the holiday season."

"Moreover, the prevailing market scenario provided us an appropriate window to undertake these activities so that we can be ready once the economy recovers and the market strengthens," he added.

In June, TKC Steel and Treasure Steelworks signed a contract to export steel billets to Saudi Arabia. The company said it was also in talks with other prospective buyers for monthly shipments of 10,000 to 20,000 metric tons of billets.

TKC Steel is part of the Tiu Group of Companies that has interests in the financial and tourism sectors.

The company closed up 4 percent at P2.60 per share on the local bourse Friday.

Alingatong

November 24th, 2008, 03:54 PM

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1st National Summit of ICT Councils
November 25-26, 2008
Maria Cristina Hotel
Iligan City

Alingatong

November 24th, 2008, 04:22 PM

National ICT summit to focus on local ICTs’ competitiveness enhancement
Written by Bong Garcia Jr. / Correspondent
Monday, 24 November 2008 20:51

ZAMBOANGA CITY—The scheduled two-day first national summit of information and communication technology (ICT) councils will focus on the local ICT councils and foundations’ competitiveness enhancement in the business-processing outsourcing (BPO) industry.

The summit is scheduled to be held today and Wednesday, November 25 and 26, at the Maria Cristina Hotel in Iligan City, and which was organized by the Iligan Information and Communications Technology Council (IICTC, or Iligan eCouncil), Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and the Iligan City Chamber of Commerce with support from the United States Agency for International Development’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao Program.

IICTC chairman Dr. Emmanuel Lagare said the two-day event is expected to lead to the formation of a National ICT Council to serve as an umbrella for networking and coordinating the activities of local organizations.

“These councils have sprung up outside Metro Manila and Cebu, in areas which seek to attract BPO investment as the industry expands,” Lagare added.

He noted that local ICT councils and foundations have proliferated in cities and municipalities across the country in response to the rapid development of the BPO sector.

He said successful public-private partnerships in ICT development in different regions of the Philippines, as well as labor requirements for BPO operations, will be presented in the plenary sessions.

He said there will also be in-depth analyses of the “next wave cities” of Cebu, Iloilo, Bicol and Davao, which have been identified by the Business- Process Outsourcing Association (BPAP) of the Philippines as “attractive locations around the country that have the potential to host an ICT ecosystem by leveraging on local talent and infrastructure.”

He added that urban centers with promising labor pools and expanding infrastructure, such as the cities of General Santos, Zamboanga and Iligan, are already gearing up for inclusion in the succeeding tier of “next wave cities.”

Iligan City houses one of the country’s top technical schools, the Iligan Institute of Technology, on its Mindanao State University (MSU) campus.

After the two-day summit, the participants will also visit the MSU campus and popular tourist spots in Iligan City, such as Tinago Falls, Ma. Cristina Nature Park and the Timoga Spring Pools.

businessmirror.com.ph (http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2402:national-ict-summit-to-focus-on-local-icts-competitiveness-enhancement&catid=33:economy&Itemid=60)

Alingatong

November 24th, 2008, 04:26 PM

DPWH chief wants all infra projects completed in 2009
11/24/2008 | 09:05 PM

MANILA, Philippines - 2009 will be a busy year for regional and project directors of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

This was after DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr ordered the officials to complete all infrastructure projects mentioned by President Arroyo in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July.

Ebdane said he wants the projects completed before the end of 2009.

"These vital infrastructure projects must be delivered immediately as they serve as foundations of economic development and it can also help our governments effort to sustain its economic gains through infrastructure development" he said.

Among these projects are the Halsema Highway and Bontoc-Tabuk-Tuguegarao Road in the Cordillera, the Baler Casiguran Road and Dingalan Port Road in Central Luzon, Marikina Infanta Road in Calabarzon Region, Iloilo East Coast Road and Calbiga-Tacloban Road in Visayas, and the Basilan Circumfernatial Road, Surigao Davao Coastal Road and Iligan Circumferential Road in Mindanao.

To strictly monitor the progress of work, he also instructed all field personnel to submit report on a monthly basis instead of quarterly. The report should also specify the physical target for each month, he said.

"Before the year end next year, we should accomplish all of the specified priority projects of President Arroyo" Ebdane said. - GMANews.TV

Alingatong

November 24th, 2008, 04:38 PM

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This is My wife and I Golfing in Tipanoy Golf Course in Iligan City Philippines, this 9 hole hilly golf course with tree line fairways demands accurate tee shots. The green fees are very reasonable only 300 pesos, 250 pesos each for the Caddie and Umbrella Girl for your grand total of 800 pesos about $16.USD. I enjoy having a caddie because i felt like a professional Golfer lol.

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qwert_guy

November 25th, 2008, 02:13 AM

^^ ikaw diay na SIr A? abi nako si T. Woods nah!

:lol::okay:

tonight

November 25th, 2008, 07:44 AM

^^mura jud tiger woods :)

GearX

November 25th, 2008, 07:59 AM

boom_box

November 25th, 2008, 08:02 AM

baka new ad model sa Accenture... ? :lol:

delivering high performance... hahaha

uonno

November 25th, 2008, 10:02 AM

I think they should focus on the issue of call center talent poaching... establishment of ICT Councils would just go down the drain if the supposed BPO/ICT workers are pirated by higher paying BPO/ICT Firms in Manila and Cebu.

I agree with you . They should focus on the talents in order to improve the economy of Iligan.

techychef

November 25th, 2008, 10:03 AM

good pm and God Bless Iligan!!! my hometown

Alingatong

November 25th, 2008, 01:01 PM

Mayor Cruz mimugna og Task Force nga mopasiugda og mga kalihukan sa Pasko
Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Mimugna si Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz og Task Force City Government Christmas Events nga mao’y manguna sa pagpasiugda og mga kalihukan sa siyudad alang sa nagsingabot nga pagsaulog sa Pasko.

Tinguha niini ang padayong pagpabati sa diwa ug kasadya sa Pasko taliwala sa kapit-os sa panalapi karong mga panahona.

Gitahasan sa pamuno-dakbayan ang nasangpit nga task force nga modasig sa mga nagkalain-laing buhatan sa kagamhanang lokal, kabaranggayan, nagkalain-laing sektor sama sa mga negosyante, mga civic clubs, ug uban pa nga mopasiugda og mga pagdayan-dayan sa palibot pinaagi sa mga Christmas lights ug simbolo nga makapasadya sa atong dapit.

Gitudlo ni Mayor Cruz nga mangulo sa grupo mao si Konsehal Simplicio “Pisyong” Larrazabal III.

Alayon niini, ipatuman sa task force ang nag-unang tulo ka mga proyekto sama sa Adopt A Christmas Tree, Christmas Village sa Pryce Properties ug Christmas sa Barangay City Hall. (mta)

1st ICT National Summit, buksan karon buntag
Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Pormal nga buksan karong alas 8:00 ang takna sa buntag diha sa Maria Cristina Hotel ning Dakbayan sa Iligan ang labing unang nasudnong tigum sa mga councils, foundations ug organizations sa natad Information and Communications Technology kon ICT dinhi sa Pilipinas.

Unang ipahigayon niini ang usa ka Welcoming Ceremony nga pangunahan nila ni Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz ug Dr. Emmanuel Lagare, Chairman sa Iligan Information and Communications Technology Council, kauban ang Regional Director sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) nga si Ms. Alicia Euseña.
Human sa pasi-unang programa, hisgutan gilayon ang pagsaysay sa kahimtang sa ICT industry sa nasud pinaagi ni Chairman Ray Anthony Chua sa Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) ug pagpaambit sa mga best practices sa nagkalain-laing siyudad.

Gibana-banang moabot sa kapin sa 20 ka mga ICT councils, foundations ug organizations lukop nasud ang mosalmot niini nga National ICT Summit nga ubos sa pagpasiugda sa IICTC. Angay’ng masayran, nga gitinguha sa kagamhanang lokal sa Iligan nga makita sa mga ICT players ug stakeholders dinhi sa sulod ug gawas sa nasud ang paningkamot sa atong dapit sa natad sa ICT, ug pagpasibantog sa Iligan Cyberbay sama sa Silicon Valley sa California, USA.

Tuyo sa maong panagtigum ang pagmugna og sistema nga mausa ang mga paningkamot sa mga ICT stakeholders ug key players alang sa dugang pagpalambo sa ICT industry sa atong nasud.

Subay sa schedule sa summit, gitakdang hisgutan ugmang adlawa ang mga posibleng oportunidad sa ICT ilabi na sa natad sa business process outsourcing (BPO) nga naglakip sa mga call centers, medical ug legal transcription ug uban pa. (mta)

Alingatong

November 25th, 2008, 01:32 PM

Iligan City hosts 1st National Summit of ICT Councils

ICC Iligan (25 November) -- City Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz of Iligan expressed his gratitude to the practitioners and stakeholders in the field of information technology who responded to the invitation and bringing them together to the 1st Information Communication Technology (ICT) Councils/Foundations/Organizations Summit here in this city.

Addressing the participants to the 2-day Summit which opened today-November 25 and until tomorrow, Mayor Cruz said that he hopes to have this undertaking a fruitful and rewarding experience to all, a welcome sign for the growth of the ICT industry in general and maximize its benefits and improve the lives and the systems that govern the conduct of the lives of the people.

Cruz admitted that he may not be as computer savvy as the participants may have been, but through some movies he has come to know awesome power of computers that dramatically changing our way of life and have made us worth smarter and of course faster.

So pervasive is the use of ICT, that it has swoon a genre of computer of science fiction movies, and computer animated films, added Cruz.

The concept of open source has given rise to such concerns as: reliability, fewer infections, hardware independence, choice of programs, upgrade putting, interoperability, community not customers, and easy on the professor.

Mayor Cruz extended his deep appreciation to the prime movers of this first ever Summit particularly the Iligan Information Communication and Technology Council (IICTC) chaired by Dr. Emmanuel M. Lagare, and the resource speakers and guests who have unselfishly contributed their time, knowledge, experiences, and resources, and to the participants from the different regions in our country. (LVG/PIA Iligan)

Alingatong

November 25th, 2008, 01:42 PM

I have attended the summit and here are some photos taken this morning.

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November 25th, 2008, 01:44 PM

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Alingatong

November 25th, 2008, 02:07 PM

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Gaisano Mall, Marietta Tower and St. Michael's Cathedral

Alingatong

November 25th, 2008, 02:34 PM

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November 25th, 2008, 02:38 PM

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Alingatong

November 25th, 2008, 04:40 PM

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Eto yong connection ko sa bahay.

By the way, PLDT is the sponsor for the Summit's Wi-Fi connection at Maria Cristina Hotel's skyroom. :cheers:

langyaw

November 25th, 2008, 07:53 PM

^^ ikaw diay na SIr A? abi nako si T. Woods nah!

:lol::okay:

:lol: Alingatong, I never knew one could hide behind an avatar :lol:

Alingatong

November 26th, 2008, 01:05 AM

^^:lol:

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 04:28 AM

$1B in ODA sought for Mindanao railway
11/03/2008 | 02:04 AM

Home > Regions > Mindanao $1B in ODA sought for Mindanao railway
11/03/2008 | 02:04 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The government is seeking as much as $1 billion in foreign aid to fund the construction of one part of the planned Mindanao railway system, which is expected to drive economic development in the conflict-torn region.

Construction of the project is expected to start by the fourth quarter of next year, and will most likely drag on until after the term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who has made the project one of her administration’s top priorities.
"What’s important is we get it started and that finally, Mindanao will have a railway system," Transport Undersecretary Guiling A. Mamondiong said in an interview last week.

Mrs. Arroyo in late June formed the Mindanao Railways Project Policy and Coordinating Committee composed of Transportation Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza, Public Works Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. and Budget Secretary Rolando G. Andaya, Jr. as members, with House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles as the group’s adviser.

The committee will advise the Office of the President on prioritization and schedule of implementation of the various railway lines in the South, serve as the "coordinating and issue-resolution" body; and submit a development plan to the President for approval not later than Dec. 1.

Mr. Mamondiong said the government has approached Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Spain for overseas development assistance (ODA) for the project, which is estimated to cost around $800 million to $1 billion — more than the initial estimate of around $700 million for the project.

Phase 1 of the project, which is a 120-kilometer stretch of railway that will pass through the Cagayan de Oro to Iligan industrial corridor, will be awarded to bidders through a build-operate-transfer agreement, he said.
The railway system will also link two vital Mindanao gateways, Mr. Mamondiong said. These are the Laguindingan International Airport and the Mindanao Container Terminal. It will have passenger and cargo operations.

The route is being prioritized, since the covered stretch is the industrial gateway and a key trade center of Mindanao.

Mr. Mamondiong said clashes between the military and separatist Muslim groups in the southern part of the Philippines would not be a concern since the area that the railway would cover is "the most peaceful part of Mindanao."

He said the DOTC was bidding out to local firms the contract for the feasibility study.

"Any time now, it will be awarded," he said.

In a statement last September, Mr. Nograles, who also represents the Davao’s first district in Congress, said the project was expected to be an efficient, reliable and affordable mode of transportation in Mindanao.

The project will spur development, attract foreign investments and create thousands of jobs in the region, he said.

The planned Mindanao railway consists of a criss-crossing network of lines linking Cagayan de Oro to Iligan, Iligan to Zamboanga City, and Cagayan de Oro to Agusan and Surigao, as well as extensions to Davao and General Santos cities.

The plan for a Mindanao railway started with former President Fidel V. Ramos. It was revived by his successor Joseph Estrada, but the project failed to take off. — P.L.G. Montecillo, BusinessWorld

boju2

November 26th, 2008, 10:21 AM

deevex75

November 26th, 2008, 11:27 AM

Nice, sana magkaroon din ang Iligan ng mga malalaking BPO locators. May PM ako sayo @Alingatong.

Yup, sana nga para mag-generate ng JOBS for Normin...

GearX

November 26th, 2008, 01:03 PM

Nice, sana magkaroon din ang Iligan ng mga malalaking BPO locators. May PM ako sayo @Alingatong.

I think the IT Department of MSU-IIT is one of the best, if not the best in the country....their clients list is long....and they're huge firms
:cheers:

dark_knight_detectve

November 26th, 2008, 02:27 PM

i went to iligan last saturday. bugnaw kaayo ang aircon sa gaisano super city mall. tsada kaayo, as in! bilib ko! keep moving forward iligan! next time i go to super city mall, ill bring a camera.

cant_tnac

November 26th, 2008, 04:58 PM

please click here guys and read about ILIGAN..

http://parahana.blogspot.com

shaKEIRa

November 26th, 2008, 05:34 PM

mag wall climbing ko karon sunday sa maria christina... maka try na gyud ko...:):cheers:

boju2

November 27th, 2008, 01:34 AM

^^Take care day :)

GearX

November 27th, 2008, 03:02 AM

PRC announces new civil engineers, professional electronics engineers (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/public-service/11/26/08/prc-announces-new-civil-engineers-professional-electronics-engineers)

The examinees who garnered the top ten highest scores in the civil engineer licensure examination are:

1 MARICEL DELA CRUZ AQUINO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 99.10

2 SERG JASON MODEQUILLO BODIONGAN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 98.95
:applause:
MA DOREEN ESPLANA CANDELARIA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 98.95
RAISA LLEUE MOLINA CURATIVO BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 98.95
RODOLFO JR PAULE MENDOZA DON HONORIO VENTURA COLLEGE OF ARTS & TRADES 98.95
ARNEL MARIE ISLETA MONTEIRO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 98.95
LEMUEL AGIE GARCIA SACAN EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY (LIT)TACLOBAN 98.95
JESHURUN I DACULES SEVERO CARLOS C. HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE-TALISAY 98.95

3 SANDY MAE AUJERO GASPAY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 97.90
MARK JOSEPH MAGADIA IPA SOUTHERN LUZON POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE-LUCBAN 97.90
ROBERT CHRISTOPHER ABELLON NIEBRES BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 97.90
ART REYNAN TURCO TROGO BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 97.90

4 KRISTOFFER ARNIE VALENCIA BORREROS TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 97.55
JUN LEDDA COSMIANO CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 97.55
JANEAN PEÑAFLORIDA LABAOSAS CARLOS C. HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE-TALISAY 97.55
SYDNEY PRIETO MAESTRO TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY 97.55
DOMINIC DELA CRUZ SALVADOR CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 97.55
WARREN ANTONIO LADEMORA TAN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 97.55
LESTER BENJAMIN BRITANICO VIRATA SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 97.55

5 ROBEN MARZAN CASANO SAINT LOUIS COLLEGE OF SAN FERNANDO 97.00
JESSA MARISSE FERNANDO CRUZ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 97.00
JOHN VINCENT PARE MUSNGI UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 97.00
RYAN JAY RAMOS POLICARPIO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 97.00

6 EDILBERT TANGONAN ABUNAGA UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO 96.85
SUNSEEHRAY ALESSANDRA CASIÑO BANAÑA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 96.85
ANGELICA JOI RIVERA CALEJA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 96.85
CHERRY MAY ROSETE MATEO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 96.85
CHERRY MAGNO MORENO MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 96.85
RYAN TUBA NIEDO UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES-CATARMAN 96.85
JOHN ROSS LINABAN ROMANILLOS POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MAIN-STA. MESA 96.85

7 MARY ROXANNE INFANTE AGLIPAY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 96.65
JAN JULIUS RAMOS CORDERO UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 96.65
FERNANDO ANGELES DEL MUNDO PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 96.65
JOSE LORENZO MARCELINO LABICCASI UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 96.65
IAN CHRIS SUBALISID MEDENILLA UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES-CATARMAN 96.65
KENNETH JANN BONGOLAN ORBITO SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 96.65
RODANTE CRUZ TORRES BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY (BULACAN COLL OF ARTS & TRADES) 96.65

8 MARNIE BECIOS GIDUQUIO UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 96.50
KRISH EDWARD DENNIS JOSE MADARANG UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 96.50
RIC CHESTER CASTRO NUQUI DON HONORIO VENTURA COLLEGE OF ARTS & TRADES 96.50
JAMES MICHAEL LACANARIA ONG UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 96.50
JOHN PAUL GERUNDIO PASAOL UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 96.50
JOHN-REY TURALBA SANDAGON POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MAIN-STA. MESA 96.50

9 ERICSON ALDABA CRUZ BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY (BULACAN COLL OF ARTS & TRADES) 95.95

10 KATHERINE ANN PALMAIRA PALERACIO UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 95.80

cyberwizard

November 27th, 2008, 03:34 AM

somewhere along Echeverri St...

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01808.jpg

tonight

November 27th, 2008, 07:36 AM

Soldiers repaint defaced mosque in Lanao Norte

ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/25 November) – Soldiers have repainted a mosque in a village in Lanao del Norte which evacuees found to have been defaced upon their return Sunday, an Army official said.

Col. Benny De Leon, commanding officer of 104rth Infantry Brigade, said he ordered his soldiers to immediately repaint the desecrated mosque in barangay Nunungan, Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte after some groups told him about it.

“The mosque is now painted green,” De Leon said, adding he said he did not want the military to be criticized for the desecration.

The evacuees said the mosque was vandalized with such words as “Bravo is gay!” and “Bravo, baboy ka!” and a drawing of a pig.

Barangay residents came back after staying for three months in the evacuation centers of barangay Matampay, Pantaoragat, Lanao del Norte.

“It’s bad and it desecrated our mosque. It should have been spared from this kind of violence. I believe they did these because they know it will hurt us,” Imam Saanoding Renayon said.

De Leon showed to this reporter the communication from his subordinates in Tangclao, Poona Piagapo which said “the vandalized mosque is already painted, Sir.”

“It is part of my mandate to protect the constitutional right of civilians in these communities and contribute to the pursuit of peace and stability that would further hasten development in the province of Lanao del Norte,” he said.

De Leon was conferred the honorary title of Sultan sa Romapunot sa Lumbayanague (Lanao del Sur) in 2000 for his peace efforts as head of the 58th Infantry Battalion under the 4th Infantry Division.

He replaced Brig. General Antonio Supnet after the latter captured the reported camp of Abdurahman Macapaar, a.k.a. Commander Bravo in Nunungan.

“While we focus our energy to neutralize the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), we also enhance our linkages with all sectors to generate people’s support in attaining our mission that will benefit the people,” he further said.

Source (http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5535&Itemid=190)

regjeex

November 27th, 2008, 01:04 PM

waaaaaa! isa lang ang taga Mindanao ang nasakay sa top 10! congrats IIT.

PRC announces new civil engineers, professional electronics engineers (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/public-service/11/26/08/prc-announces-new-civil-engineers-professional-electronics-engineers)

The examinees who garnered the top ten highest scores in the civil engineer licensure examination are:

1 MARICEL DELA CRUZ AQUINO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 99.10

2 SERG JASON MODEQUILLO BODIONGAN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 98.95
:applause:
MA DOREEN ESPLANA CANDELARIA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 98.95
RAISA LLEUE MOLINA CURATIVO BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 98.95
RODOLFO JR PAULE MENDOZA DON HONORIO VENTURA COLLEGE OF ARTS & TRADES 98.95
ARNEL MARIE ISLETA MONTEIRO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 98.95
LEMUEL AGIE GARCIA SACAN EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY (LIT)TACLOBAN 98.95
JESHURUN I DACULES SEVERO CARLOS C. HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE-TALISAY 98.95

3 SANDY MAE AUJERO GASPAY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 97.90
MARK JOSEPH MAGADIA IPA SOUTHERN LUZON POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE-LUCBAN 97.90
ROBERT CHRISTOPHER ABELLON NIEBRES BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 97.90
ART REYNAN TURCO TROGO BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 97.90

4 KRISTOFFER ARNIE VALENCIA BORREROS TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 97.55
JUN LEDDA COSMIANO CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 97.55
JANEAN PEÑAFLORIDA LABAOSAS CARLOS C. HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE-TALISAY 97.55
SYDNEY PRIETO MAESTRO TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY 97.55
DOMINIC DELA CRUZ SALVADOR CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 97.55
WARREN ANTONIO LADEMORA TAN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 97.55
LESTER BENJAMIN BRITANICO VIRATA SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 97.55

5 ROBEN MARZAN CASANO SAINT LOUIS COLLEGE OF SAN FERNANDO 97.00
JESSA MARISSE FERNANDO CRUZ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 97.00
JOHN VINCENT PARE MUSNGI UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 97.00
RYAN JAY RAMOS POLICARPIO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 97.00

6 EDILBERT TANGONAN ABUNAGA UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO 96.85
SUNSEEHRAY ALESSANDRA CASIÑO BANAÑA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 96.85
ANGELICA JOI RIVERA CALEJA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 96.85
CHERRY MAY ROSETE MATEO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 96.85
CHERRY MAGNO MORENO MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 96.85
RYAN TUBA NIEDO UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES-CATARMAN 96.85
JOHN ROSS LINABAN ROMANILLOS POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MAIN-STA. MESA 96.85

7 MARY ROXANNE INFANTE AGLIPAY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 96.65
JAN JULIUS RAMOS CORDERO UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 96.65
FERNANDO ANGELES DEL MUNDO PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 96.65
JOSE LORENZO MARCELINO LABICCASI UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 96.65
IAN CHRIS SUBALISID MEDENILLA UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES-CATARMAN 96.65
KENNETH JANN BONGOLAN ORBITO SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 96.65
RODANTE CRUZ TORRES BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY (BULACAN COLL OF ARTS & TRADES) 96.65

8 MARNIE BECIOS GIDUQUIO UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 96.50
KRISH EDWARD DENNIS JOSE MADARANG UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 96.50
RIC CHESTER CASTRO NUQUI DON HONORIO VENTURA COLLEGE OF ARTS & TRADES 96.50
JAMES MICHAEL LACANARIA ONG UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 96.50
JOHN PAUL GERUNDIO PASAOL UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 96.50
JOHN-REY TURALBA SANDAGON POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MAIN-STA. MESA 96.50

9 ERICSON ALDABA CRUZ BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY (BULACAN COLL OF ARTS & TRADES) 95.95

10 KATHERINE ANN PALMAIRA PALERACIO UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 95.80

regjeex

November 27th, 2008, 01:05 PM

Nice ang inyong Gmall parang SM. Sa Butuan plain lang sya walay design.. hehehe bati kaayo dry ang dating! wala man lang pintura...hehehe

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/SSC/mygmall.jpg

Gaisano Mall, Marietta Tower and St. Michael's Cathedral

g0Rs

November 27th, 2008, 01:42 PM

DTI Iligan conducts twin price monitoring activities

ICC Iligan City (27 November) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Iligan City/Lanao del Norte Provincial Office, in coordination with the Local Price Coordinating Council of Iligan (LPCC) conducted a simultaneous monitoring on Price Tag compliance and the new ICC Markings for Christmas Lights.

Linda O. Boniao, Assistant Regional Director of DTI-10 said the group has inspected 408 public market stalls from the city's two big markets.

Stores which did not comply with the Price Tag Law were issued notice of violation by the market superintendents' office.

While there were 19 establishments inspected for compliance to the new Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) markings on Christmas lights, 12 were found to be selling uncertified and mislabeled products. T

These stores will be subjected to further verification as to their ICC Certificates and the possible correction of the mislabeled items, otherwise penalties will be imposed to erring establishments as mandated by law, Boniao underscored. (LVG/PIA Iligan)

PIA (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p081127.htm&no=25)

g0Rs

November 27th, 2008, 01:44 PM

Iligan rehab center ground-breaking ceremony set on November 28

ICC Iligan City (27 November) -- The Iligan Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation will soon rise at the 2-hectare lot area located at Sitio Fatima, Barangay Abuno, this city.

Unveiling of the Project Profile will be executed by City Councilor Bayani C. Areola - City Council's Committee Chairman on Drug Abuse. He will be assisted by ICADAC action officer Suzette Redondo, and all ICADAC members. The blessing of the site will be officiated by Msgr. Jemar Veracruz of the St. Michael's Cathedral.

No less than the chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Secretary Vicente C. Sotto, lll will grace the ground breaking ceremony and the burying of the time capsule on November 28, 2008, 10:00 o'clock in the morning.

ICADAC Action Officer Suzette P. Redondo said Secretary Sotto will be received by the city's local leaders headed by Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz- ICADAC chairman, Vice Mayor Henry C. Dy, the city councilors and officials of Barangay Abuno and the rest from the city's 44 barangays.

Redondo said with the Php 15 million funding from the DDB, the city's dream of putting up a rehabilitation center will be realized to cater drug dependents here in our city and the neighboring areas.

The release of funds shall be in three (3) tranches, and ICADAC received an initial amount of Php 5million in preparation for the construction of the said center.

A short program will follow at Barangay Abuno gymnasium where Sec. Sotto delivers his message and handing over of Plaque of Appreciation to be awarded to Mr. Elpedio Kwan- the lot donor.

Sec. Sotto will then meet the press for a conference in the afternoon and shall join the Torch Rally Parade which will converge at the Rizal Park, this city. The Torch Rally will highlight the culminating activity in this year's celebration of the Dangerous Drug Prevention Month this November. (LVG/PIA Iligan)

PIA (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p081127.htm&no=23)

g0Rs

November 27th, 2008, 01:53 PM

Iligan holds 1st National Summit of ICT Councils
Wednesday, 26 November 2008

http://www.iligan.gov.ph/images/stories/employee/Adisory/ICT.jpg

ILIGAN CITY – Local communication and information technology (ICT) councils and foundations have proliferated in cities and municipalities across the country, in response to the rapid development of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.

The potential of these local organizations for enhancing the competitiveness of the BPO industry was the focus of the 1st National Summit of ICT Councils, held at Maria Cristina Hotel Iligan City, November 25 to 26.

The summit was organized by the Iligan Information and Communications Technology Council (IICTC, or Iligan eCouncil), Iligan City Government, Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), and the Iligan City Chamber of Commerce, with support from USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program.

“The event led to the formation of the National ICT Conference of the Philippines, to serve as an umbrella for networking and coordinating the activities of local ICT organizations,” said Dr. Emmanuel Lagare, IICTC chairman.

“These councils have sprung up outside Metro Manila and Cebu, in areas which seek to attract BPO investments as the industry expands,” Lagare added.

Plenary sessions presented successful public-private partnerships in ICT development in different regions of the Philippines, as well as labor requirements for BPO operations.

There was also an in-depth analyses of the “next wave cities” of Cebu, Iloilo, Bicol and Davao, which have been identified by the Business Process Outsourcing Association (BPAP) of the Philippines as “attractive locations around the country that have the potential to host an ICT ecosystem by leveraging on local talent and infrastructure.”

Already, urban centers with promising labor pools and expanding infrastructure, such as General Santos, Zamboanga and Iligan, are gearing up for inclusion in the succeeding tier of “next wave cities.” Iligan City houses one of the country’s top technical schools, the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). Conference participants were given the opportunity to visit the campus and popular tourist spots in the city, such as Tinago Falls, Ma. Cristina Nature Park, and Timoga Spring Pools./// GEM

City Website (http://www.iligan.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1910&Itemid=1)

Pagporma og ICT Federation sa nasud, nag-unang tumong sa gipahigayong National ICT Summit
Wednesday, 26 November 2008

Gitinguha sa kapin 20 ka mga ICT Councils, Organizations ug Foundations lukop nasud ang pagporma sa ilang mga kahugpongan ngadto sa usa ka pederasyon atol sa 1st National ICT Councils Summit dinhi sa dakbayan sa Iligan nga nagsugod kagahapon ug matapos karong adlawa.

Kini aron mabatunan ang usa ka hini-usang paglihok alang sa pagpalambo sa industriya sa Information and Communications Technology ug dili kay nakasentro lamang sa usa o pipila ka siyudad.

Diha sa iyang keynote speech, giabi-abi ni Commissioner Monchito Ibrahim sa Commission on ICT ang maong lakang sanglit haum man usab kini sa kamando-an ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ngadto sa ilang buhatan nga palambo-on ang ICT industry sa tanang mga probinsiya sa tibuok Pilipinas. Sumala pa, alayon ang naasoy’ng direktiba sa ambisyon sa nasudnong kagamhanan nga mamahimong numero uno ang PIlipinas sa business process outsourcing (BPO). Sa nasayran, anaa pa lamang karon ang atong nasud sa ikatulo nga dapit sa BPO sunod sa India ug Canada.

Gipasalamatan ni Commissioner Ibrahim ang Iligan Information and Communications Technology Council, pinanguluhan ni Dr. Emmanuel Lagare, ug ang kagamhanan sa siyudad pinanguluhan ni Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz, sa pagduso sa sugyot ang pormahon ang National ICT Federation pinaagi usab sa pagpasi-ugda sa labing una nga National ICT Councils Summit. (mta)

City Website (http://www.iligan.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1906&Itemid=368)

g0Rs

November 27th, 2008, 01:57 PM

Update sa paghimong Lone District sa Iligan, hisgutan sa paghidangat ni Senador Nonoy Aquino
Wednesday, 26 November 2008

Gikatakdang mopahigayon og usa ka espesyal nga panagtigum ang mga opisyal sa dakbayan, ala una ang takna sa hapon karong Nobyembre 28, didto sa Maze Park sa Barangay Buruun kauban si Senador Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

Sumala ni Konsehal Voltaire Rovira, hisgutan atol sa tigum ang mga bag-ong kalambo-an ug dugang gikihanglan nga mga lakang kalabot sa giduso karong balaodnon ni Congressman Vicente “Varf” Belmonte, Jr. nga paghimo sa Iligan City isip usa ka Lone District sa House of Representatives.

Sigun sa dugang nasayran, anaa na karon sa mga kamot sa Committee on Local Government sa Senado ang maong balaodnon human kini maaprobahi sa Kongreso, pipila ka bulan na ang milabay.

Si Senador Noynoy Aquino mao ang Chairman sa nasangpit nga senate committee nga mao’y mosusi sa kabug-aton sa maong balaodnon ni Kongresista Belmonte. (boy decena)

City Website (http://www.iligan.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1909&Itemid=368)

g0Rs

November 27th, 2008, 02:04 PM

Usa ka deklarasyon sa mga ICT Councils lukop nasud, napanday kagahapong adlaw
Thursday, 27 November 2008

Pormal nang napanday kagahapong adlawa sa kapin 20 ka mga representante sa mga councils, foundations ug organizations sa Information and Communications Technology (ICT) lukop nasud ang usa ka deklarasyon alang sa pagporma og usa ka kahugpongan alang sa dugang pagpalambo sa ICT industry.

Gibansagan ang maong kasabutan og “The Iligan ICT Declaration”, agi’g paghatag og credit sa labing unang host sa nasudnong summit nga mao ang Dakbayan sa Iligan.

Unod niini ang paghatag og pangalan sa gimugnang hugpong nga National ICT Conference of the Philippines kon NICP. Nakalatid usab niini ang Vision Statement sa NICP nga mamahimong kasangkapan sa panagtinabangay ug pag-inambitay sa mga maayong kahimo-an, ug magsilbing hini-usang tingog sa ICT industry sa Pilipinas.

Dungan sa maong lakang, giporma usab gilayon sa NICP ang mga komitiba nga mao’y mopatuman sa Vision Statement sama sa Steering Committee, Committee on Collaboration and Best Practices for HR Development, Committee on Collaboration and Best Practices for Business Environment, Committee on Collaboration and Best Practices for Private-Public Sector Linkages, Committee on Advocacy and Policy Thrusts, Committee on Ways and Means, ADHOC Committee on Mission and Membership ug ADHOC Committee for Risk and Image Management.

Wala pa una mipili og mga opisyales ang maong hugpong sanglit han-ayon pa man paga-uyonan sa laing panagtigum sa NICP ang estraktura sa ilang organisasyon. (mta)

City Website (http://www.iligan.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1915&Itemid=368)

Iligan, pasado sa duha ka mga criteria sa natad sa ICT, base sa BPO-IT scorecard
Thursday, 27 November 2008

Gipasigarbo ni Ms. Linda Boniao, Asst. Regional Director sa Department of Trade and Industry, nga naghupot ang Dakbayan sa Iligan sa duha sa upat ka mga mahinungdanong criteria nga pangita-on sa mga investors sa natad sa Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) ug Information Technology (IT). Gihimo niya kini atol sa katapusang adlaw sa 1st National ICT Councils Summit didto sa Maria Cristina kagahapong adlawa.

Base sa gitawag og “scorecard” sa Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), kalig-on sa Iligan ang pagbaton og igong manpower supply o talento ector kabarato sa renta sa mga business sites, regulation fees ingon man sa bili sa kuryente ug ubang utilities. Ang upat ka mga criteria sa BPO-IT scorecard mao ang talento, imprastraktura, cost of doing business ug business environment nga naglakip sa kahimtang sa kahusay ug kalinaw.

Hinoon, giangkon usab sa DTI-ARD nga adunay kakulangon ang atong dapit sa pag-establisar og kaugalingong mga real estate o economic zones sama sa IT park nga nahimo na sa mga dagkong siyudad sama sa Makati , Manila , Cebu , Cagayan de Oro ug uban pa.

Taliwala niini, gisugyot ni Atty. Jamea Garcia, Executive Director for Talent Development sa Business Processing Association of the Philippines kon BPAP, nga buhi-on sa mga opisyal ug business sector sa Iligan ug Cagayan de Oro ang ideya nga Cagayan-Iligan Corridor aron matubag ang mga kahuyangon sa atong dapit sa natad sa ICT. Butang nga gitun-an usab karon sa Iligan Information and Communications Technology Council kon IICTC nga gilangkuban sa pribado ug publikong sektor sa atong siyudad. (mta)

City Website (http://www.iligan.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1916&Itemid=368)

irbo

November 27th, 2008, 03:19 PM

Employees and Stuff of Jollibee at Gaisano mall Iligan City are preparing for thier Grand opening tomorrow morning November 28, 2008 .:banana::banana::banana:

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/infrontofjollibee.jpg

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/jollibeegaisanomall.jpg

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/grandopeningjollibee.jpg

xu_pauloboy

November 27th, 2008, 04:41 PM

Nice ang inyong Gmall parang SM. Sa Butuan plain lang sya walay design.. hehehe bati kaayo dry ang dating! wala man lang pintura...hehehe

WOW!!!!

Nice kaau! Nice kaau tan-awon! Congratz!!!!

It is about time na may ganyan klasing mall sa Iligan... siguradong masundan na sya...

iliganon Boy

November 27th, 2008, 05:47 PM

PAGCOR e-Games
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/junnash/P1011969.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/junnash/P1011970.jpg

iliganon Boy

November 27th, 2008, 05:48 PM

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/junnash/P1011972.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/junnash/P1011974.jpg

qwert_guy

November 28th, 2008, 12:46 AM

Employees and Stuff of Jollibee at Gaisano mall Iligan City are preparing for thier Grand opening tomorrow morning November 28, 2008 .:banana::banana::banana:

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/grandopeningjollibee.jpg

wow opening na pala ngayon.... pa burger naman jan... burger... burger...:lol:

GearX

November 28th, 2008, 03:42 AM

PAGCOR e-Games
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/junnash/P1011969.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/junnash/P1011970.jpg

is that the same PAGCOR that manages all gambling casinos?

tonight

November 28th, 2008, 04:14 AM

qwert_guy

November 28th, 2008, 04:19 AM

^^ adto pud ko kay manguha ko balloons...hehehe

iliganon Boy

November 28th, 2008, 05:51 AM

is that the same PAGCOR that manages all gambling casinos?

yes @GeraX license under pagcor casino

swooshkidjm

November 28th, 2008, 07:49 AM

Give Us This Day
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3064460001_0231e53c68.jpg?v=0

Let's continue to pray Iliganons. ;)

sakamoto

November 28th, 2008, 07:51 AM

Give Us This Day
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3064460001_0231e53c68.jpg?v=0

Let's continue to pray Iliganons. ;)

murag mao ng streamer ni Pacquiao sa EDSA gi-baklas sa MMDA

cyberwizard

November 28th, 2008, 08:44 AM

3f Commercial bldg at corner Roxas and Badelles Sts..

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01823.jpg

cyberwizard

November 28th, 2008, 08:46 AM

the former Teepoys Grill..
along Quezon Ave..
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01820.jpg
Back
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01818.jpg

cyberwizard

November 28th, 2008, 08:50 AM

new Jetti Gas Station along Badelles St near Midtown Hardware

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01824.jpg

cyberwizard

November 28th, 2008, 08:55 AM

Proposed MSU-IIT Multi Purpose Coop Bldg along Quezon Ave fronting ChinaBank.

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01826.jpg

cyberwizard

November 28th, 2008, 08:58 AM

the former Micron Diagnostic Center in Palao now a Pagcor Online Game Center..

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01819.jpg

cyberwizard

November 28th, 2008, 09:02 AM

Land Bank at corner Jeffrey Road and Quezon Ave..

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC01817.jpg

g0Rs

November 28th, 2008, 11:31 AM

^^Thanks for the photo updates @cyberwizard

I really hate the spaghetti wires. :nuts::ohno:

TONZI

November 28th, 2008, 11:48 AM

Jollibee Gaisano Mall opening today...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/3064773509_bd2505e89c_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/3065612748_12c8e0e39b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/3065613246_bcc3606614_o.jpg

side to side view of Mcdo and Jollibee at the mall
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/3064773083_3796c7aa77_o.jpg

hindi ako pumasok sa Jabee ngayon kasi "sprite-melon float" ang pinabili sa akin ni misis eh... hehehehe :lol:

irbo

November 28th, 2008, 01:46 PM

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/irbo12.jpg

:banana::banana::banana:

boom_box

November 28th, 2008, 03:42 PM

unsay bag-o sa third branch sa jollibee... i heard na ni mingaw daw ang McDo... hehe

TONZI

November 28th, 2008, 03:45 PM

unsay bag-o sa third branch sa jollibee...

ang kalahian sa third branch from the other branch is the furnishings used. Instead nga katong usual chair and table setup, they used a sofa like furnishing something you would think like a coffeeshop. And also the lighting fixtures that they used. Aside from that, the order section is somewhat more classy than the usual Jollibee style fastfood chain look.

irbo

November 28th, 2008, 04:55 PM

unsay bag-o sa third branch sa jollibee... i heard na ni mingaw daw ang McDo... hehe

yeah Boom_box medyo na mingaw jud and McDo during the opening sa Jollibee..daghan man gud ug pakulo ang Jollibee and besides Jollibee is pang masa.

:):):) :cheers:

Alingatong

November 29th, 2008, 02:39 AM

Good morning Iligan. I'm back.

@bujo2, I'll try to secure a copy of the presentations during the ICT Summit. :)

Nice Iligan pics posted. Thanks.

tonight

November 29th, 2008, 04:55 AM

Japan calls for resumption of peace talks

By Llanesca T. Panti, Reporter

IF the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) really want to extend the term of the International Monitoring Team or IMT, the two parties should resume peace talks as soon as possible, the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Japan said Friday.

Japan, a member of the IMT together with Malaysia, Brunei and Libya that works with the Local Monitoring Team and the Joint Commission for the Cessation of Hostilities for maintaining ceasefire in Mindanao since October 2004, said in a statement that the government and the MILF should make efforts to break the deadlock with a flexible attitude.

The government of Japan highly appreciates the role of the IMT in helping Mindanao achieve lasting peace thru monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and we strongly hope for a further extension. For that purpose, we call on both parties to resume the peace talks, Japans Foreign Affairs ministry said.

Japan added its government is also concerned about the worsening situation in Mindanao due to the aborted signing of the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) in August.

Japan strongly requests both parties to exercise self-restraint so as not to worsen the situation, it pointed out.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said Thursday his government is suspending its participation in the international team effective November 30, but is still considering participating in the International Monitoring Team in the future, provided that the peace process has progressed and a formal request made by the peace panels are made. Malaysia, also the broker of peace talks, confirmed the pullout after the Philippine government rejected the MILFs demands such as reconstituting the Philippine governments peace panel, allowing the International Monitoring Team investigate the incidents in Lanao and Cotabato and lifting the arrest warrants on Moro rogue commanders Umbra Kato, Abdullah Macapaar alias Bravo and Aleem Pangalian.

Govt seeking IMT extension

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Hermogenes Esperon assured that the government is not giving up on extending the term of the international team.

We are still talking with the MILF for the extension of the IMT. We want to save it. We are already working to make the team stay. We have done it before and we hope to be successful again this time, Esperon told The Manila Times.

Esperon was referring to the earlier extension by the international team in August, which stretched the groups tenure to three more months on the request of the government and the Moro group thru new terms of reference.

That extension is set to expire on November 30, but Esperon said Brunei, Libya and Japan already expressed their intentions to remain in the country even without new terms of reference.

Malaysia has the largest International Monitoring Team contingent with 12, followed by Brunei with 10, Libya with six and Japan with two. The extension was said to be granted to give the Moro group and the government more time to resolve the dispute over the MOA-AD, which essentially gives Muslims in Mindanao their own homeland.

Esperon, however, said that the government cannot give in to the Moros second and third preconditions to make the international team extend its stay.

We were surprised by these preconditions. For one, investigating what is happening on the ground is not part of IMTs mandate, while the arrest warrants issued by the court is a judicial instrument so we cannot lift that, Esperon, a former military chief, said.

Source (http://www.yehey.com/news/Article.aspx?id=229919)

tonight

November 29th, 2008, 10:39 AM

happy weekend everyone

boju2

November 29th, 2008, 10:53 AM

Happy long weekend too...

@Alingatong, I'm waiting for it... Thanks in advance :)

irbo

November 29th, 2008, 01:36 PM

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/copyalbertoscafe2resizedirbo.jpg

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq184/jazaprettywoman/copyalbertoscafe1resizedirbo.jpg

tonight

November 30th, 2008, 05:51 AM

Sotto leads rehab center groundbreaking rites

ILIGAN CITY -- Dangerous Drugs Board (DBB) Chair Vicente Sotto III led the groundbreaking of the P15-million Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment Center to be constructed in a two-hectare lot in Barangay Abuno here.

Sotto, together with Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz, led the groundbreaking ceremony in the lot donated by Mr. Elpidio Kwan.

The proposed rehabilitation center will cater not only to patients in Iligan City but also in neighboring provinces.

Iligan City First District Representative Vicente Belmonte Jr., who was present in the ceremony, committed to provide funds for the completion of the project.

In a press briefing Friday, Sotto said suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels allegedly protect marijuana plantations in Northern Mindanao.

He said marijuana plants are grown and concealed within cassava plantations in the remote areas of Lanao and Bukidnon provinces.

The former senator, who authored the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, said: "Narco-terrorism is a fund source of Moro rebels and it poses danger to younger generations."

Sotto said DBB is campaigning for P.E.A.C.E. defined as: Pressure, Escape Availability, Curiosity, and Emptiness for drug users.

He also urged students, 13 years old and up, to stay away from prohibited drugs.

He also encouraged the community to organize functional Barangay Anti Drugs Council while he urged the municipal and provincial levels to create their respective Anti-Drugs Council.

Meanwhile, some 2000 students witnessed the ceremonial burning of shabu and marijuana, confiscated in several raids, at the Iligan City plaza.

Sun Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/sotto-leads-rehab-center-groundbreaking-rites)