Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Province - Compiled Threads

[J_lim2k2]

DOTC: Silay airport
operational July '07
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

MANILA - Despite the 15 percent work slippage in the construction of an airport of international standards in Silay City, Negros Occidental, its completion remains on schedule and will be operational July next year, Transportation and Communication Secretary Leandro Mendoza said.

Mendoza, who called it normal and a negligible problem, said it can be solved through overtime work by the contractor.

As of June, the completion of Silay airport has reached 54 percent, he said.

The work slippage was blamed by DOTC on the inability of the contractor to provide the scheduled manpower resources.

However, the same report said the contractor aims to produce a better output, and hopes to recover within the third and fourth quarters of the year with the expected start of work for architectural, electro-mechanical works and air navigation system.

Work undertaken so far covers clearing and grubbing work - 99 percent, topsoil stripping - 95 percent, embankment - 97 percent, cut and fill works - 42 percent, storm drainage system - 29 percent, cement stabilized subbase course - 73 percent, airport concrete pavement - 49 percent, passenger terminal building - 37.726 percent, control tower and operation building - 45.80 percent.

Mendoza, in an interview Tuesday at his office in Quezon City, said they are targeting the completion of the new Iloilo airport in Santa Barbara town in July this year.

The Department of Public Works and Highway is now making final arrangements and negotiations with landowners whose properties are covered by the 6-kilometer access road to be built from Brgy. Guinhalaran to the airport site in Brgy. Bagtic, Silay City. DOTC Assistant Secretary Ricardo Tan said the McKinley road in Silay will also be used as alternative route in going to the airport site.

He added that a technical group was organized to study what needs to be done with the existing airports of Bacolod and Iloilo.

Mendoza, on the other hand, said the international airports of Iloilo and Bacolod will pump-prime the economy of Western Visayas as it will encourage more investors to visit the region.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has increased the budget of DOTC by 70 percent this year, compared to 2005, which has an equivalent of P7.7 billion. Mendoza said he is optimistic that all airport infrastructures under the term of President Arroyo will be in place before 2010.*GPB

[Christendom]

METRO BACOLOD PANAAD PARK

(my latest pics during last panaad festival 2006)

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PANAAD PARK FESTIVALS DISPLAY

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TOBOSO BOOTH

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TALISAY CITY BOOTH

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SAN ENRIQUE BOOTH

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SAN CARLOS CITY BOOTH AND CURVE WOOD

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SAGAY CITY BOOTH

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MURCIA BOOTH

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MAGALLON BOOTH

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LA CARLOTA CITY BOOTH

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HIMAMAYLAN CITY BOOTH

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ESCALANTE CITY BOOTH

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DON SALVADOR BOOTH

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CAUAYAN BOOTH

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CANDONI BOOTH

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CALATRAVA BOOTH W/ THEIR LANDSCAPES

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CADIZ CITY BOOTH

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VICTORIAS CITY

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PANAAD PARK FLOWER GARDEN

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PANAAD PARK LAGOON

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PANAAD PARKS BUSIEST STREETS




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[Ady001]

Most of the towns that became cities at Negros Occidental was and still due to the sugar economy. Daku man ang kita-on sa syudad kuno sa sugar industry (especially if the gov't pushed through that ethanol thing) Usually, you see sugar centrals per city right? Sa Sipalay guro ang tungod sa mina. Correct me if im wrong.

This might be an off-topic, but I could relate Davao years ago before the war. We were an abaca producing province, but when the sales of abaca started slowing down, we began to find many opportunities.

[J_lim2k2]

This might be an off-topic, but I could relate Davao years ago before the war. We were an abaca producing province, but when the sales of abaca started slowing down, we began to find many opportunities.

yeah, thats why negrenses are looking for alternatives aside from sugar-related industry. like tourism and other more.

[BYAHILO]

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METRO BACOLOD PANAAD PARK

(my latest pics during last panaad festival 2006)




thanks for the pics!!! na miss ko na panaad festival.. mga 6 years na siguro wala ko kawitness panaad. hopefully i can include it in my travel calendar next year.

lapit na lang ako mag puli bacolod!!! lapit na lang masskara.

nag saut gali ang masskara sa bohol sang last week during the Sandugo Festival. I was also supposed to be there, kaso di ako pwede kay nadayun sked ko sa Ilocos sur and Norte.

[Christendom]

thanks for the pics!!! na miss ko na panaad festival.. mga 6 years na siguro wala ko kawitness panaad. hopefully i can include it in my travel calendar next year.

lapit na lang ako mag puli bacolod!!! lapit na lang masskara.

nag saut gali ang masskara sa bohol sang last week during the Sandugo Festival. I was also supposed to be there, kaso di ako pwede kay nadayun sked ko sa Ilocos sur and Norte.

AKO MAPULI MAN MAG MASSKARA KON TIMPRANO PA MATAPOS ANG 1ST SEMESTER NAMON. DURING LAST PANAAD FESTIVAL 2006 IM @ MANSILINGAN, BACOLOD HAVING A SUMMER VACATION. GA GUTOK ANG MGA TAWO EVEN THE ROAD IS A WIDE ALSO THE STADIUM EVEN IT IS A PHILIPPINE 3RD LARGEST STADIUMS.

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[Christendom]

BACOLOD CITY MEDIUM MALLS, BIG MALLS AND BIG DEPARTMENT STORES

If list is not complete please tell me i will add.

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Lopues South Square

Lopues San Sebastian (i have no pics)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/mall_lopueseastbacolod.jpg
Lopues East

Lopues araneta interconnected with Iris mall and De la Rama Mall (i have no pics)

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Gaisano City

Gaisano Downtown (i have no pics)

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Robinsons Place

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ROBINSON'S METRO IS NOW A CALL CENTER
Robinsons Metro Bacolod - Now finished

Mayfair Plaza (i have no pics)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/mall_smcitybacoloduc.jpg
SM Bacolod - U/C

Uniwide Mall - Unfinished Abandoned Project (i have no pics)

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PLAZAMART CITY MALL
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BARGAIN SQUARE MALL
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LIMMAN'S CENTRE
7 interconnected Malls - Plaza mart mall, Bargain sqaure mall, Villa Angela Mall, Era mall, Limmans Mall, and 2 unamed malls i forgot the name.

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CENTROPLEX MALL
Centroplex Mall and another mall which i forgot the name

Libertad Town Center (i have no pics)

St. Francis Mall (i have no pics)

Another mall which i forgot the name

Bacolod Circle Inn - Finished

You may add becoz maybe i missed something :)


maybe this is the other...

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LOPUES MANDALAGAN (new finish for renovation/expansion)

THE ATRIUM (interconnect w/ the centroplex mall)

DIVISORIA MALL (luzuriaga st.)

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VSB MALL (near mc donald and jollibee drive thru-lacson st or front of capitol lagoon park)

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UTC MALL (araneta st. near NOHS front)

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ATRIUM MALL (white bldg, interconnect w/ CENTROPLEX MALL, & THE BASCON HOTEL @ beyond side)

METRO PLAZA (interconnect w/ plazamart city mall).


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[SamwiseGamgee]

Quote from valium:

valium
Registered User

Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 95

"i really thought this is a parking lot! if this is the kind of traffic you have back there, we can say that iloilo city is definitely at par with manila" - referring to a picture of Marymart Mall showing heavy traffic along Valeria Street in Iloilo.

Yes, we are definitely at par with Manila in terms of "city" ambiance, unlike other "cities", which really are just big towns. And mind you, our malls are real malls, unlike the "malls" in other "cities" nga building lang nga damo establishments, "mall" na kuno... :D

[overtureph]

The fair looks great and so does the place. Great pics too zyanz.

[Christendom]

BACOLOD CITY MEDIUM MALLS, BIG MALLS AND BIG DEPARTMENT STORES

If list is not complete please tell me i will add.

Lopues South Square
Lopues San Sebastian
Lopues East
Lopues araneta interconnected with Iris mall and De la Rama Mall
Gaisano City
Gaisano Downtown
Robinsons Place
Robinsons Metro Bacolod - Now finished
Mayfair Plaza
SM Bacolod - U/C
Uniwide Mall - Unfinished Abandoned Project
7 interconnected Malls - Plaza mart mall, Bargain sqaure mall, Villa Angela Mall, Era mall, Limmans Mall, and 2 unamed malls i forgot the name.
Centroplex Mall and another mall which i forgot the name
Libertad Town Center
St. Francis Mall
Another mall which i forgot the name

Bacolod Circle Inn - Finished

You may add becoz maybe i missed something :)


BACOLOD CIRCLE INN IS A HOTEL NOT A MALL (correct?)
NOT ONLY A CIRCLE INN A NEW HOTEL

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CIRCLE INN

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GRAND REGAL HOTEL

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SYLVIA MANOR HOTEL

OLD HOTELS:

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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hotel_luxurplacelobby.jpg
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LUXUR PLACE W/ LOBBY & POOLSIDE (formerly Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel)

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L'FISHER HOTEL W/ LOBBY (interconnect to slot machine casino beside w/ a skywalk)

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CASINO FILIPINO HOTEL W/ LOBBY & POOLSIDE

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SUGARLAND HOTEL

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KUNDUTEL HOTEL

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EXECUTIVE INN

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BUSINESS INN


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[J_lim2k2]

Quote from valium:

valium
Registered User

Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 95

"i really thought this is a parking lot! if this is the kind of traffic you have back there, we can say that iloilo city is definitely at par with manila" - referring to a picture of Marymart Mall showing heavy traffic along Valeria Street in Iloilo.

Yes, we are definitely at par with Manila in terms of "city" ambiance, unlike other "cities", which really are just big towns. And mind you, our malls are real malls, unlike the "malls" in other "cities" nga building lang nga damo establishments, "mall" na kuno... :D

yes iloilo does. dont forget the traffic, pollution and population congestion, it is indeed at par with manila in ambience. :applause: :applause::applause:

And mind you, our malls are real malls, unlike the "malls" in other "cities" nga building lang nga damo establishments, "mall" na kuno... :D

how do you understand a "mall"???

mall1 Audio pronunciation of "mall" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (môl, ml)
n.

1. A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.
2. A street lined with shops and closed to vehicles.
3. A shady public walk or promenade.
4. Chiefly Upstate New York. See median strip. See Regional Note at neutral ground.

[habagatcentral1]

I don't see the logic behind Bacolod versus Iloilo vice versa. Lets be bygones be bygones. Speaking the same tongue but having a faction na daw Palestinian-Israeli relations would give bad impressions not only with the 2 cities but also for the rest of the Ilonggo/Negrense people by other Filipino people.

Instead of pulling down each other, help each other. Kung di posible, mind your own business na lang and focus on progress of each city or province.

Bacolod would not be there if it wasn't for Iloilo and Iloilo wouldn't have attained its glory without Bacolod. Its a historical fact.

[blueguy]

I don't see the logic behind Bacolod versus Iloilo vice versa. Lets be bygones be bygones. Speaking the same tongue but having a faction na daw Palestinian-Israeli relations would give bad impressions not only with the 2 cities but also for the rest of the Ilonggo/Negrense people by other Filipino people.

Instead of pulling down each other, help each other. Kung di posible, mind your own business na lang and focus on progress of each city or province.

Bacolod would not be there if it wasn't for Iloilo and Iloilo wouldn't have attained its glory without Bacolod. Its a historical fact.

PEACE kita tanan...ara ko da Bacolod sa Aug 1 to 2

Kadto na lang kamo sa SM City Bacolod kag pangitaa nyo ko to...Hehehe...pag bukas na

[Dinho]

Quote from valium:

valium
Registered User

Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 95

"i really thought this is a parking lot! if this is the kind of traffic you have back there, we can say that iloilo city is definitely at par with manila" - referring to a picture of Marymart Mall showing heavy traffic along Valeria Street in Iloilo.

Yes, we are definitely at par with Manila in terms of "city" ambiance, unlike other "cities", which really are just big towns. And mind you, our malls are real malls, unlike the "malls" in other "cities" nga building lang nga damo establishments, "mall" na kuno... :D

Just a question, have you ever been to other countries Sam? I don't think so, because you have quite a narrow minded view of what a mall and a city is. The city you are talking about is the crowded, congested Asian model. Bacolod and other Negrense cities are quite new and not as crowded and congested. In fact some of the cities have a western Grid Layout instead of the haphazard Asian layout.

[Dinho]

PEACE kita tanan...ara ko da Bacolod sa Aug 1 to 2

Kadto na lang kamo sa SM City Bacolod kag pangitaa nyo ko to...Hehehe...pag bukas na

Too bad... I'm leaving on the 1st of this month for my new job... Will be missing Bacolod for the next 6 months. This time'll be visit Bacolod and the P.I. every 6 months.

[J_lim2k2]

PEACE... :hug: hehehe!

Cant wait for SM to open. can imagine what it can do and for the first 6-12months in Bacolod/Negros.

just a suggestion, it would be better if bacolod,specially Downtown area, could have a general cleaning and repainting before Masskara noh? pra more memorable sa mga tourist bla haw.

[habagatcentral1]

PEACE... :hug: hehehe!

Cant wait for SM to open. can imagine what it can do and for the first 6-12months in Bacolod/Negros.

just a suggestion, it would be better if bacolod,specially Downtown area, could have a general cleaning and repainting before Masskara noh? pra more memorable sa mga tourist bla haw.

When is the specific date para sa Masskara street dancing? Basi makadto ko.

Why? What happened to the downtown?

[BYAHILO]

When is the specific date para sa Masskara street dancing? Basi makadto ko.

Why? What happened to the downtown?


masskara 2006 streetdancing sked:

october 18 - countdown to the charterday street party along araneta street usually 8pm-1AM

oct 19 charter day

oct 20 friday streetdance - schools category
october 21- satruday baranggay category
octo 22 sunday open categ

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this years masskara theme is Masskara goes Global , (yata)

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As of this writing may 1 foriegn group na nag pa register to compete in the open categ.

Feeling ko this is from japan. kay last year nag lisensya na sila kay mayor kung pwede sila ka intra, which nag agree naman si mayor..

This is good news for bacolod.. di ba? i dont care who wins.. basta international media mileage is goo for the city.

and i guess Masskara will be the first philippine festival na may foreign contingent naga join... (can anybody confirm this statement???)

[c0kelitr0]

thanks for the pics zyanz! i remember eating churros all the time pag napunta ako sa Bacolod Business Inn :D

[BYAHILO]

i know this is a bit early... in fact too early pa.. more than 2 months to go..

Im proposing if we can have an SSC meet in Bacolod During the masskara festival.


ok ba?

[tigidig14]

kelan ba

[BYAHILO]

kelan ba

fstival highlights on october 18-22

ill be arriving in bacolod october 18.

[tigidig14]

tignan ko, kasi nasa sancarlos ako ng unang week ng october e, ill get in touch w/u :)

[habagatcentral1]

i know this is a bit early... in fact too early pa.. more than 2 months to go..

Im proposing if we can have an SSC meet in Bacolod During the masskara festival.


ok ba?

Ey I suggest that (bisan ari me sa Cebu), its good na magmeet ang forumers. In Cebu, daw active na ang mga forumers sa updates, etc. We'll be having our shirt later this week.

Sadya sya kon magkilit-anay ang Bacolod forumers.

[BYAHILO]

Ey I suggest that (bisan ari me sa Cebu), its good na magmeet ang forumers. In Cebu, daw active na ang mga forumers sa updates, etc. We'll be having our shirt later this week.

Sadya sya kon magkilit-anay ang Bacolod forumers.


haha actually nakita ko pics sang SSC cebu nga nag outing kmo... complete ith that SSC yellow flag!

kaya naisip ko nga tani after Cebu, Bacolod naman ang mag Meet.

this August 12 ang manila ma meet man..

[habagatcentral1]

haha actually nakita ko pics sang SSC cebu nga nag outing kmo... complete ith that SSC yellow flag!

kaya naisip ko nga tani after Cebu, Bacolod naman ang mag Meet.

this August 12 ang manila ma meet man..

sadya guid bala. I'm also planning for that with Iloilo pero ang sched ang problem. Some of the SSC people in Iloilo already met but di pa as like Manila or Cebu.

Basi sa Dinagyang ang plano sa SSC Iloilo, ambot lang
.
Sadya kon sa Masskara ityempo ina. SSC Bacolod can be an org of online forumers in promoting Negros' wealth and beauty, just like the people here in Cebu.

[Matteo]

mag meet din kaya ang mga Iloilo and Bacolod forumers?
o magbabangayan din

[BYAHILO]

lets just cross our fingers and hopefully this will push through...

bernie ubra ka man flag sang bacolod ha! SSC Bacolod may masskara sa tupad aheheheh

[habagatcentral1]

lets just cross our fingers and hopefully this will push through...

bernie ubra ka man flag sang bacolod ha! SSC Bacolod may masskara sa tupad aheheheh

Nge! Iloilo ko bala,hehehe! Pero sige, ubra ta for SSC Bacolod.
Suggest ko rin sa SSC Bacolod forumers na i-post lang nila ang design for candidates sa SSC Bacolod official logo/banner. :)

[habagatcentral1]

mag meet din kaya ang mga Iloilo and Bacolod forumers?
o magbabangayan din

Amo na ya ang kalahaldukan. As long as sibling rivalry is unsettled or uneasy, talagang bangayan ang abot dyan.

But crossing my fingers and praying that there would be a peace on earth! Peace bro! :)

[BYAHILO]

mag meet din kaya ang mga Iloilo and Bacolod forumers?
o magbabangayan din

hay naku i never had this love-hate relation ship with iloilo..

and wish ko lng sana this love-hate thing will end.

iloilo and bacolod COMPLEMENT each other, and not COMPETE against each other.

hopefully there will also come a time that iloilo and bacolod forumers will have a get together party..

[Matteo]

it'll be nice if they do have a meet though :D
theres quite a number of bacolod and iloilo forumers so it'll be a big one

[Matteo]

this August 12 ang manila ma meet man..
its actually the meet that coincides with the SSC North America meet that same day in San Francisco

[habagatcentral1]

Iloy-bata ukon mag-utod ang trato sa BCD kag ILO.
I don't give a dam* kon sin-o ang mas-limpyo ukon mas mainuswagon, for as long as these 2 cities are progressing without mudslinging, that is the legacy that we'll gave to give with our children and something to be proud of.

Yan tuloy, ang impression sang mga taga-Cebu sa Iloilo kag Bacolod, pirmi hinaway. Ang message nila: Peace kay wa'y man matabo sa bangayan sa tuod-tuod lang.

Bacolod and Iloilo forumers combined, medyo daku sya.

[Matteo]

<-- not from cebu :D would love to go there though, them cebuano boys know how to throw a feast whenever they meet hehehe

[tigidig14]

di ba laging nagaaway yung mga ilo-ilo atsaka taga bacolod sa infrustructure, si dinho and i forgot whom :lol:

[habagatcentral1]

di ba laging nagaaway yung mga ilo-ilo atsaka taga bacolod sa infrustructure, si dinho and i forgot whom :lol:

Ilonggo cities. Major Philippine cities. Its been with infrastructures ang pinag-aawayan. Both of them are major cities in the country. Iloilo is the regional center of Western Visayas eversince. Bacolod is moving forward.

That's why I don't agree with city versus city bickering eh. It won't do any good to both cities. Kaya peace! paghidait! kapayapaan! :)

[SamwiseGamgee]

yes iloilo does. dont forget the traffic, pollution and population congestion, it is indeed at par with manila in ambience. :applause: :applause::applause:



how do you understand a "mall"???

mall1 Audio pronunciation of "mall" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (môl, ml)
n.

1. A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.
2. A street lined with shops and closed to vehicles.
3. A shady public walk or promenade.
4. Chiefly Upstate New York. See median strip. See Regional Note at neutral ground.

You are totally confusing ambiance with "your physical world". Ambiance is character, mood, feel... of a certain place.

You are also biased in your assessments of the traffic, pollution and population congestion (congestion is a redundant here; density should be the word) situations in Iloilo.

First, the traffic situation in Iloilo is no different than in other cities of the country during the business and rush hours. You can see that kind of traffic in Gensan, CDO, Davao, or even in the center of Bacolod, especially so at intersections or at traffic lights. If you don't have that kind of traffic, then you are not a real city.

Second, Iloilo City being polluted is only in the mind of a prejudiced and malicious few. How can Iloilo City be that polluted when it has no industries except for a flour mill; and the number of vehicles plying its streets are relatively few, as compared to Bacolod? (Remember, somebody from Bacolod once claimed that "every family in Bacolod has at least four cars. One for Dad's work, one for Mom's grocery shopping, one for the kids' gimmicks, and one pick-up for utility work, or words to that effect.) So, how many family cars are there in Bacolod's homes now? I don't want to count.

I think "clean and green" hall of famer may not be so "clean" after all. Did they check the air quality of Bacolod, considering its many industries and countless vehicles? Did they check the quality of water along its rivers and creeks? (Water from the sea washes Iloilo River as the tides come and go, so it's no problem in Iloilo.) Bacolod may be "green", due mainly to it's vast open and unoccupied spaces (hills and mountains), but it's not that "clean". "Clean and Green" people just went to the Bacolod Plaza and the Capitol Lagoon and decided that Bacolod is the "Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City". :D

Third, your presumed congestion of Iloilo City is superficial. You may have based your assumption on the population densities of both cities. But you have to consider that population densities are based on total land area, by which Bacolod is 288% larger than Iloilo.

Much of Bacolod's population is confined in a built-up area, which is smaller than the built-up area of Iloilo City. If you take the population densities in these built-up areas, Bacolod would be much more congested than Iloilo City. Have you not gone to the Banago area and the areas North of it? Now tell me if those are not congested.

Regarding the mall definitions, just visit Wiki and you'll be enlightened.

[habagatcentral1]

Here we go again... nakaka-frustrate kis-a.
Nasa kultura nga talaga ang rehiyonalismo sa bawat Pilipino.

[SamwiseGamgee]

Here we go again... nakaka-frustrate kis-a.
Nasa kultura nga talaga ang rehiyonalismo sa bawat Pilipino.

Bern, don't be frustrated. Sometimes, you have to stand up when you are being trampled on. Do you want your city to be called polluted and dirty all the time? If this lie is going to be repeated in the forums, do you want to just accept it?

You don't have to please everybody to be popular.

[habagatcentral1]

Bern, don't be frustrated. Sometimes, you have to stand up when you are being trampled on. Do you want your city to be called polluted and dirty all the time? If this lie is going to be repeated in the forums, do you want to just accept it?

You don't have to please everybody to be popular.

I'm not for popularity. I love Iloilo kag indi ko gapasugot nga ginalapak-lapakan ang syudad 'ta. Indi lang ko naganahan sa ginamo. Basahon mo ang mga previous threads kag didto mo mabal-an na mas grabe pa sadto.

It's your choice, and I don't force you to stop believing in your ideas. Padayon migs! We have different preferences. :)

Para sa akon, Peace on Earth! :banana:

Looking forward to be back @ Iloilo on Aug16. Yes! I'm home!

Bacolod...I'm waiting for SM to open. MassKara basi ara ko da.

[SamwiseGamgee]

Just a question, have you ever been to other countries Sam? I don't think so, because you have quite a narrow minded view of what a mall and a city is. The city you are talking about is the crowded, congested Asian model. Bacolod and other Negrense cities are quite new and not as crowded and congested. In fact some of the cities have a western Grid Layout instead of the haphazard Asian layout.

FYI Din, the grid layout is not new and not Western, either. Babylon and Mohenjo-Daro were laid out in grids. Rome was laid out to conform to its natural terrain, so naturally, you have curves and twists and turns there.

Bacolod was laid out in grid not because the planners wanted it to be "Western". They simply have no choice. Bacolod's coastal terrain is so flat and boring. The old cities of the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa have the same flat and boring terrain. Would you lay out curves when there are no rivers to follow?

There is no such thing as "haphazard Asian layout". There is only the natural terrain layout. Iloilo City was laid out in this manner. Iloilo River is a very important component of the city, so it is only fitting to consider the river in the city's layout. Paris, London... built along the Seine, Thames...

What "haphazard Asian layout" and "Western grid layout" are you talking about? :D

[sugarboy]

Frankly, I'm sick and tired of seeing all these Bacolod vs. Iloilo postings. Amo na nga waay ga asenso ang Region 6 because of all these bickerings and rantings which in fact is, a true reflection of where we're at.

Talagsa na lang ko di gani gabisita sa ini nga thread amo pa ni nga klase sugilanon maabtan ta.

Come on guys...can't we just get along and have something more beneficial to the region as a whole?

I'm from Bacolod but I like Iloilo's olden charm. We don't have to prefer one over the other to the point that we act so childish. Shheeeesh!

[habagatcentral1]

Frankly, I'm sick and tired of seeing all these Bacolod vs. Iloilo postings. Amo na nga waay ga asenso ang Region 6 because of all these rantings.

Talagsa na lang ko di gani gabisita sa ini nga thread amo pa ni nga klase sugilanon maabtan ta.

Come on guys...can't we have something more beneficial to the region as a whole?

I agree with you Sugarboy. Peace! Paghidaet sa tanan! :hug:

[sugarboy]

hay naku i never had this love-hate relation ship with iloilo..

and wish ko lng sana this love-hate thing will end.

iloilo and bacolod COMPLEMENT each other, and not COMPETE against each other.

hopefully there will also come a time that iloilo and bacolod forumers will have a get together party..


I like this. Iloilo and Bacolod guys, abi ipakita naton sa tanan what the true meaning of party is. I'm of the firm belief that grabe gid ya pa pistahon ang mga Ilonggo (I say that with reference to all who speak Hiligaynon and not just those from Iloilo)

[J_lim2k2]

First, the traffic situation in Iloilo is no different than in other cities of the country during the business and rush hours. You can see that kind of traffic in Gensan, CDO, Davao, or even in the center of Bacolod, especially so at intersections or at traffic lights. If you don't have that kind of traffic, then you are not a real city.

Traffic = city???

we can't avoid traffic and thats a fact. but "traffic situation in Iloilo is no different than in other cities of the country during the business and rush hours.". I dont think so, you may have forgotten that there's ligh,moderate and heavy traffic. like manila they are experiencing heavy traffic most of the time.

are you sure that all major cities has similar traffic like in manila as it is like in Gensan, CDO, Davao, or even in the center of Bacolod?

Second, Iloilo City being polluted is only in the mind of a prejudiced and malicious few. How can Iloilo City be that polluted when it has no industries except for a flour mill; and the number of vehicles plying its streets are relatively few, as compared to Bacolod? (Remember, somebody from Bacolod once claimed that "every family in Bacolod has at least four cars. One for Dad's work, one for Mom's grocery shopping, one for the kids' gimmicks, and one pick-up for utility work, or words to that effect.) So, how many family cars are there in Bacolod's homes now? I don't want to count.


1st statement: Iloilo City being polluted is only in the mind of a prejudiced and malicious few.
2nd statement: How can Iloilo City be that polluted when it has no industries except for a flour mill; and the number of vehicles plying its streets are relatively few, as compared to Bacolod? --by the word that polluted you are confirming that iloilo is polluted but you only disagree with the degree of pollution.--
conclusion:you have a mind of a prejudiced and and your one of the malicious few. --source: this is according to you.--


How can Iloilo City be that polluted when it has no industries except for a flour mill; and the number of vehicles plying its streets are relatively few, as compared to Bacolod?

Traffic leads to air pollution.

accdg to the LTO iloilo city has more vehicles registered as compare to Bacolod.

but Neg. Occ. has more vehicle registered compared to Iloilo Province.

you have to consider land area too from city to city and province to province.

Third, your presumed congestion of Iloilo City is superficial. You may have based your assumption on the population densities of both cities. But you have to consider that population densities are based on total land area, by which Bacolod is 288% larger than Iloilo.


thats the whole point. is there other ways to measure congestions? what would be the correct basis then?

161.45 km² with population of 429,076(2000)= congested
as compared to
54km² with the population of 365,820(2000)= more congested


You are totally confusing ambiance with "your physical world". Ambiance is character, mood, feel... of a certain place.

You are also biased in your assessments of the traffic, pollution and population congestion (congestion is a redundant here; density should be the word) situations in Iloilo.

the traffic, pollution and population congestion(density) causes the ambience (character, mood, feel... of a certain place) of both.

I think "clean and green" hall of famer may not be so "clean" after all. Did they check the air quality of Bacolod, considering its many industries and countless vehicles? Did they check the quality of water along its rivers and creeks? (Water from the sea washes Iloilo River as the tides come and go, so it's no problem in Iloilo.) Bacolod may be "green", due mainly to it's vast open and unoccupied spaces (hills and mountains), but it's not that "clean". "Clean and Green" people just went to the Bacolod Plaza and the Capitol Lagoon and decided that Bacolod is the "Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City".

why wont you question them if you're in doubt?

I dont find bacolod clean but compare to "other cities" bacolod is much cleaner.


Regarding the mall definitions, just visit Wiki and you'll be enlightened.

here's the difinition from wiki and the Dictionary.

now, prove your statement thatour malls are real malls

And mind you, our malls are real malls, unlike the "malls" in other "cities" nga building lang nga damo establishments, "mall" na kuno...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A shopping mall (or simply mall), shopping center, or shopping arcade is a building or set of buildings that contain stores, and has interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from store to store. The walkways may or may not be enclosed.

In the British Isles and Australia, these structures are known as "shopping centres" or "shopping arcades" and are not normally referred to as "shopping malls". In North America, the term "shopping mall" (or "mall" for short) is usually applied to enclosed retail structures, while "shopping center" refers to open-air retail complexes.


From dictionary.com

mall1 Audio pronunciation of "mall" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (môl, ml)
n.

1. A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.
2. A street lined with shops and closed to vehicles.
3. A shady public walk or promenade.
4. Chiefly Upstate New York. See median strip. See Regional Note at neutral ground.


building lang nga damo establishments. "mall" na kuno...
VS.
1.a building or set of buildings that contain stores, and has interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from store to store.
2.A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.
3. A street lined with shops and closed to vehicles.

so did i get the defition correctly?

[J_lim2k2]

Im dont like Bacolod vs. Iloilo and I'm not pulling iloilo down. in fact is, im plannin to visit iloilo this october. its just that some people indi gid ya mag amin nga amo na ang situasyon. bisan sala na patsaktohon gid for the sake of defending. its more of a pride vs. pride compare to City vs. city thing.

if you say bacolod is like this and like that with factual basis, there wouldn't be any space for arguement. thats why I always try to support my statement with factual basis though not 100%.

for all the forumers, specially "gamwise" lets agree to disagree nalang with some topics and talk with the topics where we all agree.
Peace!:)

[habagatcentral1]

That's it! I had enough of this bickering! :gaah:

Palarehas man kamo syudad no?! Palangga ko Iloilo, palangga ko Bacolod. Palrehas pa kamo sang guinhalinan kag lenguahe nga ginausar. Nga-a pataasan sang pride ang nagatabo di?

Hala, sige ang pagbinaisay!
Ang ayoko lang ang mga natabo sang mga daan na threads nga madugo.

Thats why some people say:
"Filipinos have no sense of history...or have short-term memory loss per se."

Daw mahibi ko sa kinahinatnan sang Sangre Familia Ilongga subong!

Kaya PEACE! PAGHIDAET SA TANAN! PLEASE! :cry:

[habagatcentral1]

Im dont like Bacolod vs. Iloilo and I'm not pulling iloilo down. in fact is, im plannin to visit iloilo this october. its just that some people indi gid ya mag amin nga amo na ang situasyon. bisan sala na patsaktohon gid for the sake of defending. its more of a pride vs. pride compare to City vs. city thing.
for all the forumers, specially "gamwise" lets agree to disagree nalang with some topics and talk with the topics where we all agree.
Peace!:)

I agree. Lets talk more of progress not of "pataasan ng ihi".
The Ilonggo nation needs us now para sa pag-uswag sang rehiyon.

[WawaY[625]]

That's it! I had enough of this bickering! :gaah:

Palarehas man kamo syudad no?! Palangga ko Iloilo, palangga ko Bacolod. Palrehas pa kamo sang guinhalinan kag lenguahe nga ginausar. Nga-a pataasan sang pride ang nagatabo di?

Hala, sige ang pagbinaisay!
Ang ayoko lang ang mga natabo sang mga daan na threads nga madugo.

Thats why some people say:
"Filipinos have no sense of history...or have short-term memory loss per se."

Daw mahibi ko sa kinahinatnan sang Sangre Familia Ilongga subong!

Kaya PEACE! PAGHIDAET SA TANAN! PLEASE! :cry:


da! suko na gid cya... :D

[SamwiseGamgee]

Traffic = city???

we can't avoid traffic and thats a fact. but "traffic situation in Iloilo is no different than in other cities of the country during the business and rush hours.". I dont think so, you may have forgotten that there's ligh,moderate and heavy traffic. like manila they are experiencing heavy traffic most of the time.

are you sure that all major cities has similar traffic like in manila as it is like in Gensan, CDO, Davao, or even in the center of Bacolod?



1st statement: Iloilo City being polluted is only in the mind of a prejudiced and malicious few.
2nd statement: How can Iloilo City be that polluted when it has no industries except for a flour mill; and the number of vehicles plying its streets are relatively few, as compared to Bacolod? --by the word that polluted you are confirming that iloilo is polluted but you only disagree with the degree of pollution.--
conclusion:you have a mind of a prejudiced and and your one of the malicious few. --source: this is according to you.--



Traffic leads to air pollution.

accdg to the LTO iloilo city has more vehicles registered as compare to Bacolod.

but Neg. Occ. has more vehicle registered compared to Iloilo Province.

you have to consider land area too from city to city and province to province.

Third, your presumed congestion of Iloilo City is superficial. You may have based your assumption on the population densities of both cities. But you have to consider that population densities are based on total land area, by which Bacolod is 288% larger than Iloilo.


thats the whole point. is there other ways to measure congestions? what would be the correct basis then?

161.45 km² with population of 429,076(2000)= congested
as compared to
54km² with the population of 365,820(2000)= more congested




the traffic, pollution and population congestion(density) causes the ambience (character, mood, feel... of a certain place) of both.



why wont you question them if you're in doubt?

I dont find bacolod clean but compare to "other cities" bacolod is much cleaner.




here's the difinition from wiki and the Dictionary.

now, prove your statement that








VS.


so did i get the defition correctly?

:D You had a quite long thesis there. Your definitions are correct, but your interpretations of it are something else. :D

I have said my piece and it's up to you to comprehend.

Peace na lang eh, ah.

Let us all quit fantasizing and begin to live in the real world.

[rooster2369]

I can see that you are very loyal to your city, SamwiseGamgee; just like how loyal you are to FrodoBaggins. :D

Just a word of advice: hinay-hinay lang. Your passion for your city may be misinterpreted by other people as "pang-aaway" na. :D

[J_lim2k2]

:D You had a quite long thesis there. Your definitions are correct, but your interpretations of it are something else. :D

I have said my piece and it's up to you to comprehend.

Peace na lang eh, ah.

Let us all quit fantasizing and begin to live in the real world.

Yawan ko to gani review sg gin sulat ko... laba2x dan! hahaha :hahaha:

[sugarboy]

@J_lim2k2, lawig ka na da sa singapore?

[J_lim2k2]

@J_lim2k2, lawig ka na da sa singapore?

no, im in the philippines. I Just love singapore so I added the place singapore. maybe in the future, God willing, migrate ko Singapore. what about you? where ka naka Station? daw indi kana active the ssc lately haw?

[ferrersky]

Eio! Kapila ko mag-edit ah sing post ko ah!
@ J lim - You know what, its good to know how you love your city very much. Me too, I love also my city. Let's continue that way.

[J_lim2k2]

Eio! Kapila ko mag-edit ah sing post ko ah!
@ J lim - You know what, its good to know how you love your city very much. Me too, I love also my city. Let's continue that way.

thanks. gani man. how I wish we can develop further. maybe if we shift from a federal system more development na ni. considering local problems will be solve by local government. kysa manila government lng.

your from Iloilo?

[SamwiseGamgee]

da! suko na gid cya... :D

Ayaw pagkasuko ba... Discussion ra man ni'ng ato Bai... :D

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[lewdsaint]

kapuy man basa sang baisay nyo bah!!! hehehe!

amo gid 'na ang taga-Iloilo kag taga-Bacolod kung sila-sila lang grabe baisay pero pag-isa may kontra nga taga-iban nga lugar apinay man sila gyapon. gadamo post kung may baisay...hehehe!


ano na ang mga project update sa Bacolod kag Negros Occ.?

[SamwiseGamgee]

kapuy man basa sang baisay nyo bah!!! hehehe!

amo gid 'na ang taga-Iloilo kag taga-Bacolod kung sila-sila lang grabe baisay pero pag-isa may kontra nga taga-iban nga lugar apinay man sila gyapon. gadamo post kung may baisay...hehehe!


ano na ang mga project update sa Bacolod kag Negros Occ.?

Wala man gid kami gabaisay Lew, ah :D Medyo ga-diskusyon lang gamay. At least, ma-present ta man ang aton side bala. Daw kalaw-ay man na nga mag-hipos lang ta, bisan gina-yaguta na ang aton syudad.

Abi na karon sg makabasa nga wala kahibalo sg matuod, tuod na ang indi matuod, di bala?

Healthy discussions lang man ni, ah. Wala man ta ga-personalay di.

Di ba, Lew?

Baw, sundanay ta gali open airport sa July 2007. Grabe naman ni nga diskusyonanay matyag ko mo... :D

[IMPRESARIO]

^^^ I agree, somebody needs give also there own point of view and react to what other people are saying, especially on things that we feel are false and things that need to be clarified. But this is becoming a viscious cycle for us ilonggos already. Lets just agree to diasgree, we will never hear the end of this, if we don't stop. Peace Please!

[J_lim2k2]

yeah, amo na gani hambal ko. lets just agree to disagree. no personal attacks, just an exchange of views. daw gina sunlog pagid ta gani sg tyempo ho... ky dungan open ang airport. another contestsanay naman ni sg Bacolod-Iloilo in terms of development after the airports are operational.

ano na ang mga project update sa Bacolod kag Negros Occ.?

so far wala man gid big news about bacolod and negros. the kabankalan airport mn lng ang the another 2 call center giant is eyeing bacolod and maybe the new provincial hospital is about to open this august.

[BYAHILO]

yeah, amo na gani hambal ko. lets just agree to disagree. no personal attacks, just an exchange of views. daw gina sunlog pagid ta gani sg tyempo ho... ky dungan open ang airport. another contestsanay naman ni sg Bacolod-Iloilo in terms of development after the airports are operational.



so far wala man gid big news about bacolod and negros. the kabankalan airport mn lng ang the another 2 call center giant is eyeing bacolod and maybe the new provincial hospital is about to open this august.


weeee isa lang ko ka adlaw na dula nag hibag na naman diri. untatan ta na ina ang mga pag hibag ta.. lets all unite as one. kay pareho lang naman kita tanan nga mga ilonggo. we all speak the same dialect.

instead of bickerings, why not use our energy for the good of iloilo and bacolod? build bridges instead of walls.

[blueguy]

weeee isa lang ko ka adlaw na dula nag hibag na naman diri. untatan ta na ina ang mga pag hibag ta.. lets all unite as one. kay pareho lang naman kita tanan nga mga ilonggo. we all speak the same dialect.

instead of bickerings, why not use our energy for the good of iloilo and bacolod? build bridges instead of walls.


Amo guid na ya tani...Haaay tani buligay na lang kita tanan....

I believe with the entry of SM in Bacolod it will give boost to the local tourism industry and human resources. (Is it true that some stores are already closing their branch at Rob? to transfer to SM) During our last meeting with the local tourism-related business operators there, they were alarmed by the conversion of Bacolod Convention Plaza into a call center...Teleperformance, I think.. . You lose some, you win some.

They also visited Iloilo and they are very willing to put a branch here, maybe 1st quarter next year and also Ventus's American clients went to personally visit a site in Iloilo where they can expand. Imagine they require areas as large as 5,000 sqm. This news is really good for the economy of both cities. Imagine trade and movements of people between the two cities will increase because of such development. People have money to spend because the 2 economies are growing.

[Dinho]

You are totally confusing ambiance with "your physical world". Ambiance is character, mood, feel... of a certain place.

You are also biased in your assessments of the traffic, pollution and population congestion (congestion is a redundant here; density should be the word) situations in Iloilo.

First, the traffic situation in Iloilo is no different than in other cities of the country during the business and rush hours. You can see that kind of traffic in Gensan, CDO, Davao, or even in the center of Bacolod, especially so at intersections or at traffic lights. If you don't have that kind of traffic, then you are not a real city.

Second, Iloilo City being polluted is only in the mind of a prejudiced and malicious few. How can Iloilo City be that polluted when it has no industries except for a flour mill; and the number of vehicles plying its streets are relatively few, as compared to Bacolod? (Remember, somebody from Bacolod once claimed that "every family in Bacolod has at least four cars. One for Dad's work, one for Mom's grocery shopping, one for the kids' gimmicks, and one pick-up for utility work, or words to that effect.) So, how many family cars are there in Bacolod's homes now? I don't want to count.

I think "clean and green" hall of famer may not be so "clean" after all. Did they check the air quality of Bacolod, considering its many industries and countless vehicles? Did they check the quality of water along its rivers and creeks? (Water from the sea washes Iloilo River as the tides come and go, so it's no problem in Iloilo.) Bacolod may be "green", due mainly to it's vast open and unoccupied spaces (hills and mountains), but it's not that "clean". "Clean and Green" people just went to the Bacolod Plaza and the Capitol Lagoon and decided that Bacolod is the "Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City". :D

Third, your presumed congestion of Iloilo City is superficial. You may have based your assumption on the population densities of both cities. But you have to consider that population densities are based on total land area, by which Bacolod is 288% larger than Iloilo.

Much of Bacolod's population is confined in a built-up area, which is smaller than the built-up area of Iloilo City. If you take the population densities in these built-up areas, Bacolod would be much more congested than Iloilo City. Have you not gone to the Banago area and the areas North of it? Now tell me if those are not congested.

Regarding the mall definitions, just visit Wiki and you'll be enlightened.

Did I say anything about Iloilo? I was merely saying that you sound like you've never been out of the P.I. yet. Cities in the States don't have the traffic typical of most Asian cities.

[Dinho]

yeah, amo na gani hambal ko. lets just agree to disagree. no personal attacks, just an exchange of views. daw gina sunlog pagid ta gani sg tyempo ho... ky dungan open ang airport. another contestsanay naman ni sg Bacolod-Iloilo in terms of development after the airports are operational.



so far wala man gid big news about bacolod and negros. the kabankalan airport mn lng ang the another 2 call center giant is eyeing bacolod and maybe the new provincial hospital is about to open this august.

Where is the new provincial hospital that you are talking about?

[BYAHILO]

Amo guid na ya tani...Haaay tani buligay na lang kita tanan....

I believe with the entry of SM in Bacolod it will give boost to the local tourism industry and human resources. (Is it true that some stores are already closing their branch at Rob? to transfer to SM) During our last meeting with the local tourism-related business operators there, they were alarmed by the conversion of Bacolod Convention Plaza into a call center...Teleperformance, I think.. . You lose some, you win some.

They also visited Iloilo and they are very willing to put a branch here, maybe 1st quarter next year and also Ventus's American clients went to personally visit a site in Iloilo where they can expand. Imagine they require areas as large as 5,000 sqm. This news is really good for the economy of both cities. Imagine trade and movements of people between the two cities will increase because of such development. People have money to spend because the 2 economies are growing.

hay if ever sykes will open a branch in bacolod or Iloilo, i will never hesitate to move back dira. bisan gamay lang swelso ok lang. gamay man lang cost of living dira. kag wala ako dira may gina baydan nga balay.. diri sa manila sweldo ko ga kadto lang sa house rental, kuryente, tubig, tsk tsk tsk

[J_lim2k2]

Where is the new provincial hospital that you are talking about?

its in northern Silay, along the highway in the balaring area.

[J_lim2k2]

Another call center
to open in Bacolod
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday welcomed another US-based call center that has chosen Bacolod City as its first site in the country.

Leonardia said site manager and project director James Martin of Focus Communications Inc. called on him yesterday and informed him that they have started training 38 agents, and that their target is to hire 200 call center agents this year.

From India, the group came direct to Bacolod instead of considering Manila. Leonardia said, "I believe that, with this, we could strengthen our image as the new rising capital of the call center industry in Western Visayas," he said.

Leonardia also said, "I believe we are much ahead of Iloilo now and that is an advantage that we have to sustain."

Martin said Focus Communications is a full service contact center which offers both inbound and outbound services. He said they hope to be fully-operational by the end of August.

Martin said they chose to open in Bacolod because Manila is already saturated and besides, there are many graduates in the city who need jobs.

He said Focus was brought to Bacolod by Joey Marcaida, a member of the Mormon Church, who happened to be a good friend of the owners.

Focus, founded by the Mormon Church, started in 1994 with only five call center agents, now they have a total workforce of 13,000 in their 10 centers in other countries including the Philippines, with head office in Roy City, Utah, Martin said.

He said they plan to provide their regular employees with privileges like housing loans, savings matching, night differentials, rice allowance and compensation ranging from P8,000 to P12,000 a month.

They also plan to grant student's assistance loans to deserving regular employees, he added.

Martin said Focus aims to improve people's lives in communities wherever they operate by giving them better jobs and alternative that will allow them to progress. He said there is no discrimination in Focus in terms of religion, academic attainment and experiences.

Julie Gretchen Dizon, who is in charge of Public Relations for Focus, said that in Bacolod, they have adopted the Sto. Niño Orphanage at Puentevella Subdivision, where they plan to donate volunteer support services, among others.

Focus Communications Inc. is situated at the former AMA Computer School at 24th-Lacson streets, Bacolod City.*CGS

[BYAHILO]

its in northern Silay, along the highway in the balaring area.

dugay na ina ang Silay Hospital na convert into the Provincial Hospital.

While the "Provincial hospital" that we all knew , the Corazon Locsin Memorial Hospital CLMMRH has already been converted into a Regional Hospital./

i just forgot the name sang silay hospital

[kyle@1008]

^^ teletech will have it's official opening at the end of august,.. although it is currently operating the site is not finished it... the site will boast the usual amenities and some that are not yet found on other call centers...in the phil,..its meant to be the prettiest site so wait for it....

oh, who said bout the bacolod meet??? itll be nice to have it here,.. I don't have to fly to manila to meet other forumers... :colgate:

[BYAHILO]

^^ teletech will have it's official opening at the end of august,.. although it is currently operating the site is not finished it... the site will boast the usual amenities and some that are not yet found on other call centers...in the phil,..its meant to be the prettiest site so wait for it....

oh, who said bout the bacolod meet??? itll be nice to have it here,.. I don't have to fly to manila to meet other forumers... :colgate:


dn ang building asng teletech?

kyle, twas i who first suggested na dapat may SSC Bacolod- Masskara Meet kita.

Id love you see u all guys there in bacolod mag puli ako. and i guess im not the onlyt one nga mapuli dira.

Lets also invite other SSC forumers sa meet naton, and let them experience what we call the masskara festival experience. =)

[kyle@1008]

^^ rob metro,... they rented half the building....
...that's a great idea... especially since my birthday coincides with masskarra,... I've been on SSC meets before, it will be nice to have it here...

Maybe we should plan it and draw up a list of those who could make it...

[BYAHILO]

^^ rob metro,... they rented half the building....
...that's a great idea... especially since my birthday coincides with masskarra,... I've been on SSC meets before, it will be nice to have it here...

Maybe we should plan it and draw up a list of those who could make it...
cge im quite excited na mag puli da. mag met kita dira.!!!

ano agenda naton? dinner lang inuman? mag tour? (like what SSC Cebu did last week), any suggestions

kung bday mo masskara week, ako naman pirmi naga ka tupa sa Dinagyang. thats why masskara lang kag dinagyang ang puli ko dira sa bacolod. hweheheh

[BYAHILO]

pahabol lang.. im crossing my fingers tani indi mag conflict ang sked ko da sa Buglasan Festival in Dumaguete.

ayawan na ko pangulit sa mga taga Dumaguete, until now wala pa sila exact date sang festival nila. :(

[J_lim2k2]

dugay na ina ang Silay Hospital na convert into the Provincial Hospital.

While the "Provincial hospital" that we all knew , the Corazon Locsin Memorial Hospital CLMMRH has already been converted into a Regional Hospital./

i just forgot the name sang silay hospital

its Dr. Jose C. Locsin Memorial Hospital formerly known as Silay general hospital. but most people still prefer CLMMRH as provincial ky na andan na kg JCLMH is still call silay hospital.

Meanwhile, Marañon said that the Teresita Jalandoni Memorial Provincial Hospital in Silay City will be operational by August this year whereas former Jose Locsin Integrated Provincial Hospital of the same city might be used for as a hospital built solely for women and children "although it remains to be a plan," Marañon explained -sunstar bacolod jul.4, 2006

wow... 2 hospital for silay... including a special hospital for women and children.. IF madayon.

[J_lim2k2]

ari lng ko di if you decided to have a ssc-bacolod meeting. ;)

[Dinho]

its Dr. Jose C. Locsin Memorial Hospital formerly known as Silay general hospital. but most people still prefer CLMMRH as provincial ky na andan na kg JCLMH is still call silay hospital.



wow... 2 hospital for silay... including a special hospital for women and children.. IF madayon.

New hospitals don't necessarily sound like good news to me... heheh... Sounds like a lot of people are getting sick so they have to build new ones. What would be great news is if they rebuild the existing ones with only private and semi-private rooms with the same or a slightly higher bed capacity to cope with the population growth.

Can't make it to the meet because I won't be back for least six months.

[J_lim2k2]

New hospitals don't necessarily sound like good news to me... heheh... Sounds like a lot of people are getting sick so they have to build new ones. What would be great news is if they rebuild the existing ones with only private and semi-private rooms with the same or a slightly higher bed capacity to cope with the population growth.

Can't make it to the meet because I won't be back for least six months.

well we have to face reality that many people are sick and our health conditions are not good and we have a poor healthcare system in our country. building hospitals just gave those people hope that they may be cured or maybe treated. the more hospital we have the more lives are save. right?

private and semi-private doesnt work... no budget. :(

[Ady001]

mga ilonggo kag bacoleno ko na higala, may ara ba na mang-aawit na ang pangalan ay Pirot?

[Ady001]

ari lng ko di if you decided to have a ssc-bacolod meeting. ;)

Oi, ayaw mo away kung mag-EB mo ha?

[SamwiseGamgee]

mga ilonggo kag bacoleno ko na higala, may ara ba na mang-aawit na ang pangalan ay Pirot?

Naa, Bai. Mao na sya ang Ilonggo counterpart ni Max Surban. Ngano man? Ganahan ka sa iyang awit?

[Ady001]

^^ I think gi-limewire nako sila. I found some songs of theirs at Limewire, but I can't download them. :D Do they still release CDs?

[SamwiseGamgee]

^^ I think gi-limewire nako sila. I found some songs of theirs at Limewire, but I can't download them. :D Do they still release CDs?

Ambot lang kaha Bai, kay mora'g 30 years ago pa man na sila ni-active. Hehehehe...

[habagatcentral1]

Ambot lang kaha Bai, kay mora'g 30 years ago pa man na sila ni-active. Hehehehe...

^^Samwise, tan-awa sa EL98 Street sa dampi Bakhaw, ato ang daw iya nga advsertisement para kay Pirot.

[SamwiseGamgee]

^^Samwise, tan-awa sa EL98 Street sa dampi Bakhaw, ato ang daw iya nga advsertisement para kay Pirot.

Daw waay ko ka-dipara dira Bern, ah. Ano kuno na-advertise ya haw? Bay-i lang kay kun mag-pauli ako sa 2008 tan-awon ko... Hehehehe...

[Christendom]

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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/festival_masskarabacolodtwohead.jpg
www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Christendom]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/other_jgmfinancecadiznewbranch.jpg
JGM FINANCE CORP NEW BRANCH @ CADIZ CITY

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/bank_ruralofmarayobranch.jpg
RURAL BANK OF MARAYO NEW BRANCH @ (E.B. MAGALONA- also called marayo)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/festival_masskarabacolodtwohead.jpg
www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[ferrersky]

@Jim - Yeh, but it doesn't really matter. Mayo gali kamo ya kay maka-reclaim pa kamo sang land sa sea. Us here hindi na! Ay! Pila na gali ka Call Center ang ga-operate kag gina-construct dira?

[Christendom]

@Jim - Yeh, but it doesn't really matter. Mayo gali kamo ya kay maka-reclaim pa kamo sang land sa sea. Us here hindi na! Ay! Pila na gali ka Call Center ang ga-operate kag gina-construct dira?


http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/infotech_callcentersbacolod.gif

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/festival_masskarabacolodtwohead.jpg
www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[habagatcentral1]

Lapit na mag-500. Time to open up a new thread for Bacolod and Negros Occidental. :lock:

[habagatcentral1]

Welcome to the The Sugarbowl of the Philippines and the City of Smiles SSC Forum Thread numero Cinco:Maayong adlaw/gab-i sa inyo tanan! Padayon lang diri ang diskusyon.


http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/masskaralogo2.jpgBy the way, amo ni ang logo sg MassKara Festival last year.

[BYAHILO]

Welcome to SSC Bacolod Thread Cinco!

Welcome to the City of Smiles, Home of the Masskara Festival!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/enricodee/masskara2005/for-calendar.jpg

[Matteo]

hey how do you say Lopue's?
is it lu-pwes, or low-pez or lo-pyus? :dunno:

[BYAHILO]

hey how do you say Lopue's?
is it lu-pwes, or low-pez or lo-pyus? :dunno:

It's Lo-Pwes

[kyle@1008]

cge im quite excited na mag puli da. mag met kita dira.!!!

ano agenda naton? dinner lang inuman? mag tour? (like what SSC Cebu did last week), any suggestions

kung bday mo masskara week, ako naman pirmi naga ka tupa sa Dinagyang. thats why masskara lang kag dinagyang ang puli ko dira sa bacolod. hweheheh

well,...all of the above maybe... but we'll have to list who's coming,... maybe I should put the list up at samahan... we can't have a meet if there aint no peeps.... :colgate:

[irong206]

maayon adlaw lang da sa tanan a.permi ko di gaagi agi basa.nice to hear good news than bad news.

[kyle@1008]

The B.C.
Apart from the place, it's the people
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg76.jpg

PNB building

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/galler24.jpg

northdrive

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg67.jpg

riverside

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg91.jpg

sorrento

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg77.jpg

casino filipino

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg88.jpg

extension @ lopue's mandalagan

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/60.jpg

the capitol lagoon

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg92.jpg

marapara

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg84.jpg

negros mini zoo and eco park

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg82.jpg

Bob's

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/jpg85.jpg

DBP building

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/cafebobs1.jpg

Cafe Bob's

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/capitol.jpg

Lagoon

[kyle@1008]

Sugarlandia at it's finest

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[BYAHILO]

hay i really love silay..

daw vigan lang. i dunno if silay laos has a cobblestone street? pareho sa calle crisologo. i was in Vigan last week. nag lagaw lagaw ako. backpacking trip to the cordilleras and ilocandia

=)

[Matteo]

It's Lo-Pwes
thank you eric.

[sugarboy]

http://p.vtourist.com/1980038-With_Lola_Nena_in_Bacolod_December_2004-Bacolod_City.jpg

picture sang kids ko upod sa great grandmother nila sang december 2004 sang nag pauli kami sa bacolod ;)

[blueguy]

cge im quite excited na mag puli da. mag met kita dira.!!!

ano agenda naton? dinner lang inuman? mag tour? (like what SSC Cebu did last week), any suggestions

kung bday mo masskara week, ako naman pirmi naga ka tupa sa Dinagyang. thats why masskara lang kag dinagyang ang puli ko dira sa bacolod. hweheheh


Sige kitaay kita...By October 8, I'll be back to Bacolod na....sige you set the dates....

[Ady001]

Why was the Uniwide Mall shelved?

Just asking. It looked so promising, but so lonely...

[Ady001]

Why did you celebrate the MassKara pala?

I think masks themselves can mean many things. They hide many feelings that are unknown to the person. They might not be smiling after all. Beneath the mask may lie something sinister...

Why MassKara? Sorry for the negatives...
I thin

[Animo]

By Christine Mae Pelayo

THE MassKara Festival began in 1980 amid an overwhelming crises aggravated by the downfall in the prices of sugar in the world market, the heart-breaking mv Don Juan sea tragedy, and the worsening peace and order situation that threatened not just Negros, the Philippines' sugar capital, but the whole country as a whole.

Pictures of malnourished children in Negros, the "Batang Negros," were flashed in magazines and newspapers all over the world.

It was when the situation was so dire and hopeless that the indomitable spirit of the Negrenses emerged, galvanizing the people to overcome the gloom and celebrate life!

Happy grins were then carved in paper mache to hide the despair and grief behind the masks.
Thus, the hope for a brighter tomorrow was born.

MassKara Festival is the biggest annual tourism event in the province that coincides with Bacolod City's Charter Day celebration.

The term 'Masskara' was derived from the word 'Mass,' which means a multitude of people and the Spanish word 'Kara' (Cara - Doble Cara/Two faced :D ) which means face. Thus, Masskara means the "face of the masses."

The happy masks underscore the Bacolodnons' special zest for life and for fun. Inspired by the Mardi Gras celebration of New Orleans in the US and of Rio de Janiero in Brazil, the festival is highlighted by a dance parade of masked dancers, swaying and dancing to the infectious rhythm and beat of Latin music. Spectators are usually caught up in the exuberant gaiety of this explosion of colors, spectacular revelry and fabulous costumes.

Various sectors in the community have participate in the week-long celebration.

Dancers from neighboring cities participate as guest performers in the street dance parade.

Aside from the street dancing competition, with 20 barangays participating, the Masskara Queen pageant, Little Mutya ng Bacolod, fun rides, food festivals, sports events, kiosks and several musical concerts and gimmicks, are also held during the week.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/specials/masskara_2002/history.html

[Ady001]

^^ Ei thanks... I have thoughts that it might be negative...

Anyway, tuloy pa ba ang MassKara opening ng SM?

[J_lim2k2]

Oi, ayaw mo away kung mag-EB mo ha?

ofcoarse! hhahaha

[J_lim2k2]

Why was the Uniwide Mall shelved?

Just asking. It looked so promising, but so lonely...

I think it was the victorias milling company who owned that. they borrowed from foriegn banks to finance the mall then sadly the asian economic crisis happened during the 90's they collapse thus the building was never finished.

[Christendom]

Bacolod targeting $2-B IT investments

BACOLOD CITY -- The city’s so-called "IT team" -- composed of both government officials and private sector leaders who believe this city has all the qualities to become an IT center -- is targeting $2 billion worth of IT investments this year.

City councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, who chairs the team, said team members expect more call centers to establish facilities in this city after the local unit of Teleperformance announced plans to open in four months its contact center here.

Ms. Sigue said they hope to duplicate the success of Cebu in attracting call centers, other business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, and other information technology (IT) investments.

"Cebu is so immense. In 2000, the mayor of Cebu held an IT summit. Now, they have more than 20 call center companies. Even the Philippine Economic Zone Authority realized that there is a big thing happening in Cebu," she said.

The IT team has formed the Information Technology Schools Network to strengthen the partnership between the city government and the academe as well as to ensure that a huge pool of qualified English-speaking workers will be available for the IT industry. The network includes the Visayan Maritime Academy, La Saltech, University of St. La Salle-Bacolod and the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos.

On the average, Ms. Sigue said Western Visayas produces nearly 35,000 graduates every year. In Negros Occidental province and Bacolod City alone, the Commission on Higher Education reported that there were 14,803 graduates last year.

Bacolod is among the key cities in the country that have been identified by the Commission of Information and Communications Technology as having a huge potential in hosting IT investments. Other cities are Legaspi, Tacloban, Davao, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Iloilo, Sta. Rosa, Taguig and Parañaque. -- Robert Leonoras

SOURCE:
http://itmatters.com.ph/news.php?id=012006b

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Christendom]

Tuesday, July 01, 2003
Investments in Negros Occidental reach P137M in May
By Clara Mae Hortelano

NEGROS Occidental’s total investment generated through the Department of Trade and Industry’s business name registration reached P137 million as of last May.

Records showed that the province’ original investment was pegged at P127.3 million while that generated through the renewal of the business name registration reached P9.7 million.

Data further disclosed that of the total investments, P2.2 million came from mining and quarrying, construction and manufacturing industries.

The original investments for the mining and quarrying, construction and manufacturing industries reached P1.9 million while the investments for its renewal reached P300,000.

Moreover, records revealed that investments in Services like transportation, communication, storage, finance/pawnshop, dwelling/real estate, private professionals service, trading/retailing, and others have reached a total of P134 million.

Of the P134 million, the services’ original investments reached P124.9 million and P9.4 million for the renewal of investments, DTI said.

The agriculture and fishery’s investments was recorded at P450,000, DTI added.

Records further showed that 11 new establishments have engaged in mining and quarrying, construction and manufacturing industries.

One has renewed its business name registration.

Under services, there are 158 new establishments while two others have renewed their business name registrations.

The products under the manufacturing industry are chemicals, concrete products, crop processing, fiber glass, fireworks, furniture, garments, gifts,toys and housewares, metal works, mineral processing, and processed food and beverage.

SOURCE:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2003/07/01/bus/investments.in.negros.occidental.reach.p137m.in.may.html

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[habagatcentral1]

Naka 500 na ta. Sa diin man ang mga moderators ta haw?
Anyway, post all you want sa Thread Cinco sang Bacolod kag Negros Occ.

:lock: :lock: :lock: :lock:

[papable]

I think it was the victorias milling company who owned that. they borrowed from foriegn banks to finance the mall then sadly the asian economic crisis happened during the 90's they collapse thus the building was never finished.

Uniwide was a victim of its own success. The owners ventured heavily into real estate, buying up lands for big projects, using their earnings from the stores. Then the real estate market collapsed (following the so-called Asian crisis), their projects did not take off, leaving them heavily in debt. The Uniwide stores were not really doing bad, but their capital dried up because of the unwise investment decisions of the owners. Most Uniwide stores and malls have closed shop or downsized their business; they are either under receivership or rehab programs by creditors/banks.

[Christendom]

Naka 500 na ta. Sa diin man ang mga moderators ta haw?
Anyway, post all you want sa Thread Cinco sang Bacolod kag Negros Occ.

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wat s d link of cinco sng bacolod?

[J_lim2k2]

ofcoarse! hhahaha

congratulations on me!!! im the 500th poster of Bacolod and Negros thread IV! hahahaha :applause: :applause: :applause:

[habagatcentral1]

Link to the Sugarbowl of the Islands and the Masskara thread
Bacolod and Negros Occidental Thread Cinco.
Enjoy!


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380202

[Christendom]

^^ Ei thanks... I have thoughts that it might be negative...

Anyway, tuloy pa ba ang MassKara opening ng SM?

MAYBE ON NOVEMBER 2006

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Christendom]

BACOLOD'S BEST IN THE METROPOLIS
Inquirer News Service

IN the mid '90s, I took over the operations of a Thai restaurant, at the corner of which was a tiny space for a six-seater turo-turo.

One of those who applied for the space was Bing Tanalgo. Her idea was to duplicate the famous Bacolod Chicken. Fresh out of school, it was her first venture, so she was a bit nervous about taking the plunge into the real world.


The food was authentic Bacolod, and her dishes were delicious. That venture led to a bigger restaurant and it didn't take long for her restaurant to acquire a regular clientele.

Today, Bing and her family run six huge branches of Bacolod Chicken Inasal all over the Metropolis. Her food is delicious and affordable. She has brought the whole culinary experience of Bacolod to her restaurants -- and more!

I would always order two paa, one atay, one isol or chicken "pwet," adobong kangkong and two cups of garlic rice. While waiting, I would prepare my side dish of toyo, sukang sinamak and crushed sili. I never get tired of this combination- -- a winner!

Recently, I tried the tuna sisig and loved it. It is tasty plus healthy pa. There are other dishes that look appetizing, like the crispy crablets, La Paz Batchoy, lumpiang ubod, dinuguan, bangus lumpia and bihod rice.

Bing is no longer a neophyte in the culinary world. Her first venture hit the jackpot!

Happy eating!

SOURCE:
http://www.inq7.net/lif/2004/jan/17/lif_31-1.htm

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[Sinjin P.]

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Bacolod City is a city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is the capital and largest city of Negros Occidental. It is best known for its Maskara Festival, held during the month of October. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 429,076 people in 87,441 households. The city is nicknamed the "City of Smiles".

It is bordered by Talisay City to the north, the municipality of Murcia to the east, Bago City to the southwest, and by the Guimaras Strait to the west. The coordinates of Bacolod are 10°40?16?N, 122°56?28?E.

Bacolod is a major seaport and has daily ferry trips to Iloilo City. Bacolod is 20 hours from Manila by boat and 7 hours from Cebu City by boat. Bacolod Domestic Airport is located 4 kilometers away from the city's downtown area. Bacolod is 50 minutes from Manila by plane and 30 minutes from Cebu City by plane.

Bacolod City is the cleanest and greenest and the most livable city in the Philippines. It serves as the entrance of the sugar-rich cities and towns of the province. Visitor's facilities abound, modern means of in-land transport can take guests for business or leisure to any point in the island of Negros.

The climate in Bacolod City is generally pleasant. Dry season is from December to May while the rainy season, like in other parts of the Philippines, is from June to November. Average temperature is 26 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Welcome to Bacolod City - the Cleanest and Greenest and the Most Livable City in the Philippines. The capital of the Province of Negros Occidental which is the Sugarbowl of the Philippines. Bacolod City serves as the entrance of the sugar-rich cities and towns of the Province. Visitor's facilities abound, modern means of in-land transport can take guests for business or leisure to any point in the island of Negros.

Bacolod will charm you with the genuine warmth and hospitality of her people in harmony with their lilting melodious accent. The Bacoleños will delight you with food and cuisine that is as vigorous yet as subtle as the legendary Ilonggo gentility and taste for the good life.

Kari Kamo sa Bacolod!

Why Bacolod is your destination


A Stable peace and order condition where incidence of crime is low, there is high police visibility and a crime solution of 97%.


Effective maintenance of clean and green surroundings as evidenced by a HALL OF FAME AWARD as the Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines.


Low percentage of illegal settlers.


Upbeat local economy and unlimited opportunities for trade and investments because the city is home to a high percentage of the Philippines' top 20 corporations;


Intensified initiatives towards agri-based diversification like the production of food items, muscovado sugar, organic fertilizers, light farm equipment and home decor;


Inexpensive cost of doing business with numerous amenities, facilities and available opportunities;


A systematic traffic planning that offers the luxury of driving through wide roads in a highly urbanized center;


Greatly improved accessibility through an airport that connects the city to Manila 6 times daily through 3 major airlines and a seaport for large cargo and passenger vessels in addition to the fast sea crafts cruising the waters between Iloilo and Bacolod.


Strong involvement and partnership between the government and various private stakeholders plus that legendary hospitality and cuisine that make Bacolod City an ideal place to visit, to work and much more to live in this lifetime.


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CLEANEST AND GREENEST HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY,
MOST COMPETITIVE & LIVABLE MID-SIZED CITY AND
HOME OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS MASSKARA FESTIVAL.



http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon26.jpgLOCATION. BACOLOD CITY is in the north-western coast of the Province of Negros Occidental which is in the Visayan Islands, Philippines. It is bounded in the north west by the cities of Talisay; in the north east by Silay and Victorias; in the east and south west by the town of Murcia; in the south west by the City of Bago; and in the west by Guimaras Strait.
It has the total land area of 16,171,007 hectares or 161.45 sq. km excluding straits and bodies of water. It is accessible by sea through the ports of Banago, the Reclamation area and the port of Pulupandan.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon19.jpg GETTING THERE. Some 300 statute miles from Manila, the main gateway and capital of the country, Bacolod is only 55-minute flight by plane or a 20-hour leisurely cruise on board any of the luxury vessels of Negros Navigation and WG&A Super Ferry. From Cebu City, Bacolod is a mere 20-minute flight. For the more adventurous traveller, Bacolod is a 7-hour land and sea travel through scenic areas of northern Negros to Cebu City or vice versa.
The Bacolod airport is approximately four (4) kilometers away from the city proper.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon20.jpg CLIMATE. Bacolod City has 2 pronounced seasons, wet and dry. The rainy season starts from May to January with heavy rains occurring during the months of August and September. Dry season starts from the month of February up to the last week of April. December and January are the coldest months while April is the warmest.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon21.jpg POPULATION.The National Statistics Office (NSO) revealed that the city population has reached 429,076 as of year 2000 survey. Bacolod City population comprises approximately 25% of the total population of the Province of Negros Occidental.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon22.jpg LANGUAGE/DIALECTS. Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) is the major dialect spoken in Bacolod City. English and Tagalog are also widely spoken and understood especially in the urban areas.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon23.jpg CURRENCY/CREDIT CARDS.Most foreign currencies can be changed in the banks. Major credit cards are accepted at hotels, shops, and restaurants.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon24.jpg COMMUNICATION FACILITIES. International direct dialing, telex, facsimile, world-wide express delivery, postal service and telegraph service are available. Cellular phones are widely used. Pagers, info calls, email, and internets are also available.

ELECTRICITY. Most areas are supplied with 220 volts and 110 volts, 60 cycles. A plug with 2 flat prongs is the norm, but pack a universal adaptor to be safe.

WATER. Water is potable. Bottled mineral water is available in supermarkets, groceries, hotels, restaurants and in almost all eating establishments.

http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph/icon25.jpg GETTING AROUND.
Modern air-conditioned taxis are numerous in the city. Public utility jeepneys are common modes of transport within the city. There are four (4) major jeepneys routes: Banago-Libertad, Mandalagan-Libertad, Bata-Libertad, Shopping-Libertad routes.
Buses and jeepneys provide service for intertown travel. Car rental services are available with rates depending on the vehicle used and distance traveled. Information for car rental services are available at most hotels' front desk.


P H O T O G A L L E R Y I

Provincial Capitol Building / Provincial Park and Lagoon
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Panaad Park and Stadium
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Supercat Fast Ferry, BREDCO Port, Bacolod City
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Manokan Country, Reclamation Area, Bacolod City
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Group K Entertainment
Tangub, Bacolod City
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La Consolacion College
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Gaisano City Mall
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Bacolod Airport
Singcang, Bacolod City
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Negros Navigation
Banago Port, Bacolod City
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Philippine National Bank
Lacson St., Bacolod City
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Bacolod City Hall
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BS Aquino Drive, Bacolod City
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P H O T O G A L L E R Y II

Pahanocoy Pottery
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Casino Filipino Hotel
Goldenfields Commercial Complex, Singcang, Bacolod City
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Sugarland Hotel
Singcang, Bacolod City
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Bethany Court Town House, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City
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Negros Museum
South Capitol Road, Bacolod City
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Robinson's Place
Mandalagan, Bacolod City
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Palmas del Mar - Village & Beach Club
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Coca Cola Bottling Company, Mansilingan, Bacolod City
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Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel, Bacolod City
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Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club Inc.
Barangay Bata, Bacolod City
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P H O T O G A L L E R Y III

San Miguel Beer Brewery, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City
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L' Fisher Hotel, Lacson St., Bacolod City
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Luzuriaga Street, Bacolod City
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Bargain Square Mall, Bacolod City
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Barquillos making
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Luzuriaga - Araneta Streets, Bacolod City
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Bacolod Plaza Bandstand and Gazebo - Right at the Center of Bacolod Public Plaza, the bandstand was constructed in 1927 to complement to weekend cultural activities of the early Bacoleños. Names of world-famous composers like Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Wagner circle the sides of the roofing, attesting to the early Bacolodnon's familiarity with European Culture.
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Bells of San Sebastian - The centennial bells of San Sebastian were brought down from their place in the belfry and mounted at the right side of the churchyard in 1976, the 100th year anniversary of the Cathedral. Large Bell donated 1866 by Fr. Mariano Avila , Bacolod Parish Priest (1963-1871). Small Bell installed 1890 by Fr. Mariano Ferrero, Recollect Parish Priest of Bacolod.
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Top Harbor International, Inc.
Reclamation Area, Bacolod City
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Bob's Restaurant
BS Aquino North Drive, Bacolod City
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P H O T O G A L L E R Y IV

The Palisades Subdivision, S. Gonzaga Avenue, Brgy, Estefania, Bacolod City
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Land Bank of the Philippines
Gatuslao St., Bacolod City
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Plaza Mart City Mall, Bacolod City
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Limmans Centre, Luzuriaga-Araneta Sts., Bacolod City
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BCG Computers, Lopez Jaena St., Bacolod City.
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Dr. Pablo O. Torre Pharmacy Laboratory / Medical Arts Building
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Circle Inn - Lopez Jaena St., Bacolod City
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Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod
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Centroplex Mall, Gonzaga St., Bacolod City
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Negros Forest and Ecological Foundation, Inc.
South Capitol Road, Bacolod City
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P H O T O G A L L E R Y V

Dr. Pablo O Torre Memorial Hospital
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Forest and Native Products -Bacolod Central Market
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Development Bank of the Philippines
Lacson St., Bacolod City
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St. John's Institute
Hilado St., Bacolod City
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La Consolacion College - HRM & TOURISM CENTER
Quezon Avenue, Bacolod City
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Celine Homes
Bacolod City
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Lopues Mandalagan
Bacolod City
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BO's Coffee Club
Piazza Sorrento, Lacson St., Bacolod City
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Krua Thai, Authentic Thai Cuisine
Piazza Sorrento, Lacson St., Bacolod City
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Piazza Sorrento
Lacson St., Bacolod City
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P H O T O G A L L E R Y VI

Masskara Festival
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[BYAHILO]

Maayung Gabi i sa tanan!

There is a proposed SSC Bacolod Meet during the Masskara Festival Season. The date has not yet been set. While it's a bit too early to set the date, I guess we should now start campaigning and invite other SSC forumers to join us during the Masskara Festival.

Festival dates October 18-19.

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Thee SSC Bacolod Masskara Meet Threasd is here --> http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380308

[Christendom]

Bacolod's newest hit cuisine

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines -- This city is known for its world-famed, Spanish-influenced cuisine. Talk of good food, you got it here, almost anywhere, everywhere.
Bitay Lacson's Garden Cafe is one.
Joe Cajili's Chicken House is another.
Both are all-time favorites among city folk-Garden Cafe for its exquisite, heritage-rich delicacies laid down from generation to generation, and Chicken House for its succulent, wood-fired native chicken embellished by the exotic sinamak (that locally brewed vinegar meticulously garnished with herbs and spices).
But there's one, which opened just very recently, that's been packing them in. It's called Silay Food Park, situated along San Agustin Street, corner 21st Street not far from Bar 21.
Participants in the ongoing PAL Interclub Golf Championship who have tried out Silay Food Park have but one resolve: We will be back.
Silay Food Park has its home base in nearby Silay City. Owners have linked up with new investors to put up a franchise here in answer to a strong clamor among city folk, who don't need to motor to Silay City anymore when their palates start to crave for Silay Food Park's mouth-watering array of home cooked dishes. Its grilled chicken alone is incomparable.
But Silay Food Park has one come-on that's driving the city folk and Pal Interclub participants wild the past few days. It's this: Silay Food Park customers can also buy fish at the famous Pala-Pala and have them cooked at Silay Food Park. Meaning, visitors and residents alike can hit two birds with one stone: Have a feel of Pala-Pala adventure and a taste of Silay Food Park's much sought-after home cooking.
I just did that Thursday night. The experience was a thrill. I can't wait to go back to Silay Food Park soon.
Burp!
* * *
Hanging around at the clubhouse of the NOGCC sniffing for news, I bumped into Carlo Gamban, the former basketball star of the La Salle Green Archers who now plays mean golf that when he's at his best, Richie Garcia and Iggy Clavecilla, both national caliber in their heyday, will have a hard time beating him.
But do you know what Carlo Gamban is today? Still the mayor of Silay City, serving his second term.
"Howdy? Nice to see you again," Carlo said, giving me that usual bear hug. "But even if I don't see you that much anymore, I still see your face in the papers naman very regularly."
Didn't I tell you the PAL Interclub is a forum to renew ties with friends?
Carlo Gamban has been a friend for two decades now. A gentleman of the first order.
Between friends, distance and time are no obstacles. A friend is a friend is a friend is a friend-today, tomorrow, forever.
Carlo Gamban does not know that I know this facet in his political life that has endeared him to his constituents: He has virtually eliminated the garbage problem in his city. How? By buying the garbage of every resident of Silay City.
Can Mayor Lito Atienza of Manila please do that, too?
Talk of cleanliness, Silay City is it. Spic and span.
Here's a glass to you, Carlo.
* * *
Everybody's saying the thrill this year in the PAL Seniors Interclub is in the Founders Division. Reason: At least 10 teams here like Valley, Riviera, Manila Golf, Villamor, Orchard and Wack Wack are virtually even in strength. In the Championship Division, practically only three are fighting for the crown: Luisita, Alabang and Canlubang. Interesting, huh?
* * *
FASTBREAK. May Uy and her dear friend Sol Juvida gave Lou Pizarro and Vicky Farinas the surprise of their lives yesterday. The lunch they had at the Bacolod farm of famous organic farming advocate Batchoy Henares was an eye-opener: The from-garden-to-table lettuce salad served by Batchoy was a smash hit to Lou and Vicky mainly because it's the cleanest food they had eaten in years. Over the years, health buffs have learned to love Batchoy Henares' farm produce because they are chemical-free. In fact, Sol Juvida has gone a step further in giving tribute to Batchoy's pioneering efforts at removing chemical out of our soil through organic farming: Nominate Batchoy Henares for the Ramon Magsaysay Awards for innovative technology in agriculture. Approved without thinking!

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[habagatcentral1]

QUESTION FOR BACOLOD PIPS:

ANO BALA ANG THE BEST MASSKARA JINGLE NA NABATIAN NYO? SA ANONG TUIG?

TXT MASSKARA <SPACE> YEAR KAG I-SEND SA SSC BACOLOD THREAD.
hehe!

Honestly, whats the best jingle? Kay ga-linger pa man sa head ko asta subong ang "Sige na Sige lang Bacolod Bato kita..."

[Christendom]

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Local tourism players form network

Major tourism players in Negros Occidental have organized the Negros Island Tourism Inc., a non-stock, non-profit corporation, tasked to market and promote the province both for the leisure and convention markets, a press release from the group said.

The NITI Board of Trustees is headed by Ruth Minerva Cruz of the Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel and The Quiet Place Farm Resort. Other members are: Augusto Sison, president of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Negros Occidental; Jose Montalbo, president of the Resort Association of Negros Island; Gregorio Flores, president of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies-Bacolod Chapter; Cristina Gaston, president of the Association of Negros Producers; Sonia Sarrosa of Nature's Village; Nestor Evaristo of Aboy's Restaurant, and Arlette Capistrano of SuperFerry.

The press release also said that NITI is the result of a series of missions sponsored by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development for Sustainable Employment Program, a joint project of The German Technical Cooperation, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. In a validation workshop in 2004, representatives of different industries in the province chose tourism as having the best potential for employment generation, the press release said.

SMEDSEP then commissioned a comprehensive study that profiled the tourism industry in Negros Occidental and was followed by a study mission headed by Gottfried Hilz-Ward, senior tourism consultant from Frankfurt, Germany, it added.

The Hilz-Ward mission recommended the organization of a tourism body that would market the province, the press release said.

Tourism stakeholders and investors in Negros Occidental are invited to join the group and those who wish for more information may visit its office at Door 4 of the Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel or call tel. no. 433-8243.*

SOURCE:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/February/22/businessnews2.htm

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[Christendom]

gustung-gusto talaga ng mga gaurdian ko dito sa iloilo mag masskara...kaya lng wala silng budget...gusto sana nila sa bahay namin sa bacolod kaya lng nahihiya ako sa bahay namin na lubak-lubak na talaga...noong last year na doon sila nag masskara kaya lng mga dalawang araw lng sila dahil nahihiya sila sa mga relatives nila don kay mayaman daw sila...

amo gani nga handum ko nga pakay-o ko ang balay namon sa BACOLOD kay nabudlayan ko sa mga friends ko di sa iloilo na from morning travel going back afternoon...napakabitin naman ang pasyal nila don...

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[J_lim2k2]

Manufacturing posts
P3.187B in first half

Investments in the manufacturing sector of Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, soared to P3.187 billion in the first half of 2006, a far cry from only P25.737 million during the same period last year.

Figures of the local office of the Department of Trade and Industry culled from business name registrations show that of the total investments in the sector, P3.176 billion were in processed food and beverage enterprises.

The high figure is attributed to an investment by an outlier or large investor in February, Tanduay Distillers-Bacolod Plant, at P3.1 billion.

Others were in furniture, P5.357 million; metalworks, P2.333 million; crop processing, P1.915 million; gift, toys and houseware, P761,300; concrete products, P719,000; other related products, P359,700; garments, P165,000; and chemical and related products, P100,000.

In January, total investments in manufacturing sector reached P73.729 million; February, more than P3.1 billion; March, P2.665 million; April, P606,200; May, P3.446 million; and June, P6.371 million.

Manufacturing is classified under the industry category along with mining and quarrying and construction.

From January to June this year, investments in mining and quarrying totaled P1.470 million while in construction, P7.469 million.*NLG

[J_lim2k2]

baw... tonto ay! wala my ga post di ho... ara sila tanan excited sa masskara-meet! hahaha

[habagatcentral1]

gustung-gusto talaga ng mga gaurdian ko dito sa iloilo mag masskara...kaya lng wala silng budget...gusto sana nila sa bahay namin sa bacolod kaya lng nahihiya ako sa bahay namin na lubak-lubak na talaga...noong last year na doon sila nag masskara kaya lng mga dalawang araw lng sila dahil nahihiya sila sa mga relatives nila don kay mayaman daw sila...

amo gani nga handum ko nga pakay-o ko ang balay namon sa BACOLOD kay nabudlayan ko sa mga friends ko di sa iloilo na from morning travel going back afternoon...napakabitin naman ang pasyal nila don...

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Pila na gali ang plete ILO-BCD, may it be OceanJet, Weesam, BlueJet, Bullet kag RoRo?

[J_lim2k2]

Nine Negros LGUs honored
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

ILOILO CITY - Nine local government units in Negros Occidental were honored yesterday by the Regional Development Council of Western Visayas for "excellence in governance" in year 2005.

Silay, Sagay, La Carlota, Sipalay, Bacolod, Himamaylan, Kabankalan, La Carlota and Cauayan, were the recipients of the 1st RDC 6 Best Public Sector Projects Awards for excellence in governance 2005-2006, a local version of Galing Pook Awards as Antique Gov. Salvacion Perez described them. Perez yesterday said the winners and finalists for excellence in governance award were selected from more that 300 entries submitted by local government units in Western Visayas, which was meticulously evaluated by representatives of the National Economic Development Authority, RDC 6 and the German Technical Cooperation Decentralization Program (GTC-DP)

Presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor who led the distribution of cash prizes and awards to outstanding local government units, yesterday said he will look for funding of programs of the LGUs who were awarded yesterday.

The free school bus service and rain coats provided by the city government of Silay to more than 2,000 elementary students on its upland barangays, got the admiration of the evaluation committee composed of RDC 6, NEDA and GTC-DP.

Mayor Carlo Gamban yesterday said 12 buses are serving elementary pupils daily in the hinterland areas of Silay. Even teachers in those areas were also provided with similar accommodation, he added.

In his routine visits to the upland areas of Silay, Gamban said he noted that children have to walk at least three to five kilometers a day in going to school.

After more than two years of implementation, Gamban added it has yielded a positive result - there are less dropouts and absenteeism among elementary students and their grades and proficiency have improved.

The city government of Sipalay also won for the development of its tourism industry . In previous months, Sipalay was chosen among the finalists in the search for Hiyas ng Turismo nationwide.

The city governments of La Carlota and Kabankalan won for their respective high value crops and vegetable production program, which helped alleviate the plight of marginal farmers.

La Carlota City Mayor Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday said the technology-demonstration on high value crops three years ago implemented in eight upland barangays, with an area of 4,000 square meters each, turned out to be a success.

Aside from providing additional income for growers of high value crops, Ferrer said the malnutrition problem in those barangays have greatly reduced.

Similarly, the production of high valued vegetables under the crop diversification concept in upland Brgy. Carol-an, Kabankalan City, also provides an increase in maximum of 25 percent to income of vegetable growers.

Kabankalan Mayor Pedro Zayco, in his entry submitted to RDC 6, said the intervention in crop diversification from mono-cropping to multiple cropping also improved the richness of soil and altered the life cycle of plant pests and diseases.

The local government units of Sagay and Himamaylan also won for their entries in urban resettlement project, housing site for government employees.

On the other hand, the implementation of Indigenous Supplementary Mixture (Insumix) feeding program by the city government of Bacolod, aimed at improving the nutritional status of undernourished pre-schoolers and school children, also earned high praises from members of the evaluation committee.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the Insumix feeding program has benefited thousands of elementary students in several Bacolod City pilot schools.

The establishment of a garment center in Cauayan, which is among the nine LGUs cited for excellence in governance, also provides employment to hundreds of town residents.*GPB

[Christendom]

baw... tonto ay! wala my ga post di ho... ara sila tanan excited sa masskara-meet! hahaha

hahaha...gusto gid nila maglain sang title BACOLOD MEET @ MASSKARA gid kay excited na gid sila guro mong...

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[J_lim2k2]

Pila na gali ang plete ILO-BCD, may it be OceanJet, Weesam, BlueJet, Bullet kag RoRo?

mga 200-300 pesos 1 way trip.

[Christendom]

mga 200-300 pesos 1 way trip.


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[habagatcentral1]

mga 200-300 pesos 1 way trip.

Ngek! :eek2: San-o pa nagmahal? Daw P250 pa lang na last Summer (bag-o ko naglakap pa-Cebu). Wa sila promo?

Montenegro's another option. Sang nagligad nga MassKara gani, nag-RoRo kami halin Dumangas for P88! sa aga, nag-abot alasdiyes sang aga, dason nag-Masskara ugaling nagpuli man sa Iloilo by the last Weesam trip back. Kapoy! Especially, you'll have to walk around the downtown para ka-para sang taxi para pa-Bredco. Kapoy but it was a nice experience.

Ano kaya ang motto subong sang MassKara?

[J_lim2k2]

MONTENEGRO LANG AKON SAKYAN PARA MAS ECONOMY (120 ONLY KAYA LANG ALMOST 3 HOURS TRAVEL) WALA KO DAAN ALLOWANCE SELF-SIPPORTING STUDENT LANG KO MONG...BASTA MAKAPULI LANG KO SA SUGARLAND KO LIPAY NAKO NA LIKE SANG PAG PANAAD SADYA GID KAY HOUSE KO DAAN SA MANSILINGAN GID...

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ic.. one ride trycicle ka lng gali eh? din the ga skwela migs? what coarse and year kana? yeah, barato ang ro-ro galing dugay lng but better late than never? di bla?

[Christendom]

ic.. one ride trycicle ka lng gali eh? din the ga skwela migs? what coarse and year kana? yeah, barato ang ro-ro galing dugay lng but better late than never? di bla?
ILOILO DOCTORS COLLEGE, 3RD YR, BSIM.
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[J_lim2k2]

ILOILO DOCTORS COLLEGE, 3RD YR, BSIM.
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cool site. ;)

[BYAHILO]

QUESTION FOR BACOLOD PIPS:

ANO BALA ANG THE BEST MASSKARA JINGLE NA NABATIAN NYO? SA ANONG TUIG?

TXT MASSKARA <SPACE> YEAR KAG I-SEND SA SSC BACOLOD THREAD.
hehe!

Honestly, whats the best jingle? Kay ga-linger pa man sa head ko asta subong ang "Sige na Sige lang Bacolod Bato kita..."

i have four masskara music favorites:

1. The Trini Lopes medley - (remember the songs "This land is your land, this land is my land, from california to the new york island) this song was used TWICE. pero mga 80's pa yata ini or early 90's

2. The Gipsy Kings Medley - (may kopay pa ko sini until now sa mp3 player ko ahehehe i guess this is 1989. medley of Bamboleo, Volare, Djobi Djoba, Pida Me La -- gusto ko ang pag gamit nila sang acoustic guitar.

3. Sige Lang Sige na.. 2005 version. i hate the 2004 version 2005 is better with the use of Asian instruments

4. Yuhum Yuhum medley. ( asta subong gapanita pa ko kopya sini) this was used in 2000. ) am ni ang medley nga may kuting kuting dala gitara, kag dandansoy.

[BYAHILO]

Ngek! :eek2: San-o pa nagmahal? Daw P250 pa lang na last Summer (bag-o ko naglakap pa-Cebu). Wa sila promo?

Montenegro's another option. Sang nagligad nga MassKara gani, nag-RoRo kami halin Dumangas for P88! sa aga, nag-abot alasdiyes sang aga, dason nag-Masskara ugaling nagpuli man sa Iloilo by the last Weesam trip back. Kapoy! Especially, you'll have to walk around the downtown para ka-para sang taxi para pa-Bredco. Kapoy but it was a nice experience.

Ano kaya ang motto subong sang MassKara?

if last years theme was "Masks of Asia" due to the SEA GAMES.

This year the theme is "MASKS of the World" . According to the press release, this years song will incorporate the beat from the seven continents. \

And this year, one foreign group has already signed up to compete in the open category.

[Christendom]

PANAAD SA NEGROS - LIN-AY SANG NEGROS 2006


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LIN-AY SANG NEGROS 2006 FROM BACOLOD
LIN-AY SANG NEGROS 2005 TURN-OVER
MISS INTERNATIONAL TURN-OVER
1ST RUNNER-UP - VICTORIAS CITY
2ND RUNNER-UP - KABANKALAN CITY
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[Christendom]

Negrenses are future
biofuels exporters
BY GILBERT BAYOARN

MANILA - Negros has great potentials not only as the number one producer of ethanol in the Philippines but as future importer and exporter of bio-fuels in other parts of the world, Bukidnon Rep. Juan Miguel Zubiri said after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday stressed the importance of ethanol as an alternative source of fuel during her State of the Nation Address.

The Bio-ethanol Fuel Act authored by Zubiri has already been approved by the House of Representatives. However, it is facing rough sailing in the Senate, Zubiri and Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella said.

Zubiri said the ethanol program will increase agricultural productivity in the countrysides as well as reduce prices of gasoline and crude oil.

Speaker Jose de Venecia also said the bio-ethanol act will work to lessen the country's independence on imported oil and hasten the search for alternatives to fossil fuels, as crude oil has now breached $85 per barrel.

Puentevella, however, did not share the optimism of Zubiri and De Venecia as the ethanol program is still being debated in the Senate. "That is still a long-range program," he said.

However, he added, the people in Negros are now very excited as the price of sugar, is very, very high.

The production of ethanol for which a power plant in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental is expected to be completed next year, was mentioned by Arroyo during her SONA yesterday.

"Negros has the potential to be great again as it not only provides raw and refined sugar but also ethanol," Zubiri said.

He also stressed the unity among the sugar bloc in supporting the program and for the lobbying of its passage in the Senate to complete the bill that will give incentives to the producers.

Biofuels are now being used in Japan, Malaysia and China.

According to the Department of Energy, the use of a 10 percent ethanol blend with gasoline would displace about 565 million liters of gasoline, resulting in the annual foreign exchange savings of $354 million.

Bronzeoak Philippines Ltd. has tied up with the National Development Corporation to establish the San Carlos Bio-Energy Inc., plant, an integrated facility that will be able to produce some 100,000 liters of ethanol a day.*GPB


Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Sonedco putting up ethanol distillery, too

The Southern Negros Development Corp. is putting up an Ethanol Distillery Project in Barangays Camugao and Camansi in Kabankalan City within their sugar mill compound.

The proposed plant is designed to produce 150,000 liters a day of fuel grade anhydrous ethanol using sugarcane molasses as feedstock, a Kabankalan City government press release said yesterday. The product is suitable for gasoline blending to produce in consonance with DOE's Bioethanol program under House Bill 4629 that mandates blending gasoline with ethanol up to 10 percent by 2007, it said.

SONEDCO officials at a public consultation Monday announced the upgrading of their raw sugar to refine sugar after the construction of a refinery to be started in the next milling season.

Ramon Monton, SONEDCO general manager, welcomed the participants representing the DENR-Region VI, EIA Review Committee, Office of the City and Vice Mayor, Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Office of the City Engineer/Building Official, City Planning and Development Office/Zoning Administrator, officials and stakeholders of Brgys Camugao and Camansi, Water District, J.G. Summit Holdings, Inc., Sugar Mill Division, WET Consultancy, Inc. and other institutions in the city.

Yvonne Faldas, DENR-EIA Division Chief gave the objectives and mechanics of the public consultation and an Overview of the Project was given by Jethro Alden Hipe, Jerome Tumaro and Andre Cerbo. An open forum followed.*

SOURCE:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/June/21/topstory8.htm

SAN CARLOS CITY- is a neg. occ. leading city @ the north
KABANKALAN CITY- is a neg. occ. leading city @ the south

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[J_lim2k2]

SAN CARLOS CITY- is a neg. occ. leading city @ the north
KABANKALAN CITY- is a neg. occ. leading city @ the south

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may tama ka!!! hahaha i hope San carlos and kabankalan would grow as large as bacolod quickly and become a metro like bacolod... just imagine how Negros will be if growth and development are decentralized into 3 center. 1 in the north, 1 in central and 1 in southern Negros. people would go long way here from the north to bacolod and from the south to bacolod just to buy and do business. the 3 major metro will be having an airport and seaport each.

more Progress for Negros!!!

[Taz08]

Can Anyone post some infos about the SM City Bacolod......Thnx

[sugarboy]

Can Anyone post some infos about the SM City Bacolod......Thnx

check out photos of SM construction at http://thegolfcourse.tk

[Taz08]

Thnx Sugarboy... Ano masasabi mo sa SM dito sa Bacolod?

[Taz08]

Preparations for
27th MassKara on

Preparations are underway for the 27th MassKara Festival in Bacolod City, which is set Oct.. 1 to Oct. 22, this year, a press release from festival organizers said yesterday.

A workshop for choreographers and managers of the street dance competition entries is scheduled 5 p.m. Friday at the BAY Center.

This year's MassKara will have "Masks of the World" as its creative anchor, festival director Eli F.J.Tajanlangit said in the same press release.

Considering the economic strides Bacolod has experienced during the past year, "Masks of the World" will celebrate our city's emergence in the global village, Tajanlangit said.

The entry of call centers, out-sourcing businesses, and of SM City, and the rise of a robust expatriate community in the city during the past year have not only confirmed our presence in the global village, Tajanlangit said. They are also attesting to our importance in the global platform and our position as a vital link in the international business network , he said, adding, "That is what MassKara 2006 will celebrate."

Bacolod is also firming up its position as site for international sports competitions.

After the Southeast Asian Games last year, it is also going to be site of the qualifying round for the Asian Football Cup, formerly the Tiger Cup, in November.

Last year, the festival focused on "Masks of Southeast Asia" in preparation for the SEA Games.

Helping the organizers this year is the International Friendship Club of Negros Island, a group of Filipinos and expats headed by John Bertrand.

The festival music, now under development by Bacolod musician Gerry Grey, will incorporate the beat of the seven continents of the world, street dancing committee chair Rudy Reveche said. The street dancing competitions are scheduled Oct. 20, 21 and 22.

A foreign group has already listed up as an entry in the open category dance parade competition, Tajanlangit said, adding that details about its participation and other components of the festival will be announced soon.

"Most of our activities this year will have an international flavor to it. New ones will be introduced while the traditional activities like the MassKara Queen pageant will be re-engineered to align them to global trends," he added.

A website, www.bacolodmasskara.com will be activated this week to promote the MassKara in the internet as well as manage the information flow across the globe among those who are interested to be part of the festivities, Tajanlangit added.

We promise a very interesting festival this year, Tajanlangit said.

It will keep "Sige Lang…Sige Na! Bacolod, Bato Kita [Its Ok…Its all right! Bacolod fights on!"] - our bold declaration of hope against all odds -- as the festival theme, Tajanlangit added.

[sugarboy]

Thnx Sugarboy... Ano masasabi mo sa SM dito sa Bacolod?

ti ok man lang. may lugar naman nga pabugnawan kag stambayan sang mga tawo sa bacolod. their aircon better be good! :lol:

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Yehey! Pagnahuman na ang SM, di na ko magpangita sa layo para pag-istambayan before ko magpuli Iloilo! For P10 or bisan lakat lang, ara ka na sa shopping mall coming from the port.

Attention Negros Showroom, Bong-Bong's, Merci kag iban pa, better put a branch here kay ang mga pasahero na pa-Mindanao o pa-Luzon diri na mag-agi. It'll be a relief for the passengers kay di na kinahanglang maglakat pa sa layo para magbakal sang pasalubong ukon magkaon before maglakat ang barko. :)

[Taz08]

Do you have any idea y our SM City here in Bacolod is the smallest? Unlike other SM Cities, SM Bacolod is very small.. Wala sla gro salig sa a2n mga bacolodnon ay... hope they'll expand SM City Bacolod in 2 years time...

[BYAHILO]

can anybody post latest construction pics sang SM?

last january pag puli ko da, mga fence pa lang ang makita mo...

i wonder where will the masskara festival site be for this year? usually ang festival site sang masskara amo na ang lote nga gina patindugan sang SM subong. do they still have enough land area for the fairs and carnivals?

[Christendom]

may tama ka!!! hahaha i hope San carlos and kabankalan would grow as large as bacolod quickly and become a metro like bacolod... just imagine how Negros will be if growth and development are decentralized into 3 center. 1 in the north, 1 in central and 1 in southern Negros. people would go long way here from the north to bacolod and from the south to bacolod just to buy and do business. the 3 major metro will be having an airport and seaport each.

more Progress for Negros!!!

that's my prospect friend. someday that will surely happened. in the south and north have an airport (U/C) and also already sea ports.

in the previous thread i read your post about federalism of Neg. Occ., believing it that an easy for negros occ to overflow.

i heard a news sang una pa gani nga tani isahon nalang nila ka province ang negros isalng as a negros province. ambot anu ang result sang ulihi wala nako kabalo kay wala nako permi ga pamati radyo.

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[Christendom]

cool site. ;)

may i know your basic info friend? if any...ty..

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[habagatcentral1]

Ey, I've read an article saying that there was Negros del Norte for a short time. Can you confirm this?

[Christendom]

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[Christendom]

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[BYAHILO]

Ey, I've read an article saying that there was Negros del Norte for a short time. Can you confirm this?


daw bag o lang ako sini naka bati ya.. what i knews that there once existed a Negors Republic. It was short lived though...

[J_lim2k2]

Ey, I've read an article saying that there was Negros del Norte for a short time. Can you confirm this?

yes, sometime in the 60's i think but they returned it back.

[J_lim2k2]

may i know your basic info friend? if any...ty..

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Im a filipino-chinese. takin up nursing.

[J_lim2k2]

that's my prospect friend. someday that will surely happened. in the south and north have an airport (U/C) and also already sea ports.

in the previous thread i read your post about federalism of Neg. Occ., believing it that an easy for negros occ to overflow.

i heard a news sang una pa gani nga tani isahon nalang nila ka province ang negros isalng as a negros province. ambot anu ang result sang ulihi wala nako kabalo kay wala nako permi ga pamati radyo.

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yeah, im looking forward for a unified negros. I never heard of such proposal about negros as one province.... maybe I was too young to know that?

[SamwiseGamgee]

Ey, I've read an article saying that there was Negros del Norte for a short time. Can you confirm this?


Back in the 80's when you are still a toddler Bern, there was a politician named Armin Gustilo of Cadiz, who badly wanted to be Governor; so, being a Marcos Boy, he did all he can to create his own province out of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Districts of Negros Occidental, with Cadiz as capital.

After EDSA, the "breakaway" province reverted back to its mother province.

[papable]

Back in the 80's when you are still a toddler Bern, there was a politician named Armin Gustilo of Cadiz, who badly wanted to be Governor; so, being a Marcos Boy, he did all he can to create his own province out of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Districts of Negros Occidental, with Cadiz as capital.

After EDSA, the "breakaway" province reverted back to its mother province.

Actually, it was the Supreme Court who ruled that the creation of Negros del Norte had legal impediments.

[Christendom]

ano abi kay sikat ang NEGROS nga name mong...

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[papable]

Re: Airports. Most airports built around the country are just for the aggrandizement of local officials (pampogi points), and just a waste of people's money. They are really not feasible. In fact, most are severely underutilized (like one prop flight a day) and many have no regular commercial flights at all. There is no sense of putting more airports in Negros at this point. Flights can well be served by the Bacolod airport, which has only 7 or 8 flights a day, well under its capacity. The market will not suddenly rise with the new airport. It is the economy that will determine that. One more thing, according to the DOTC/ATO, there are only two airports in the country that are profitable, Manila and Cebu. All the rest are losing propositions (although Clark has the potential of bringing profits soon), which means they are subsidized by the government.

[SamwiseGamgee]

Re: Airports. Most airports built around the country are just for the aggrandizement of local officials (pampogi points), and just a waste of people's money. They are really not feasible. In fact, most are severely underutilized (like one prop flight a day) and many have no regular commercial flights at all. There is no sense of putting more airports in Negros at this point. Flights can well be served by the Bacolod airport, which has only 7 or 8 flights a day, well under its capacity. The market will not suddenly rise with the new airport. It is the economy that will determine that. One more thing, according to the DOTC/ATO, there are only two airports in the country that are profitable, Manila and Cebu. All the rest are losing propositions (although Clark has the potential of bringing profits soon), which means they are subsidized by the government.

You have a point there, Toledonhon. But I think we in Bacolod and Iloilo deserve to have our new airports, as we cannot accommodate bigger aircrafts anymore, given the limited length of our runways.

I agree, though that the other airports planned, such as Sipalay and Kabankalan, are just "papogi".

[Christendom]

Investments in services net P3.01B in 1st 6 mos

Monday, August 7, 2006

The local services sector posted more than P3.01 billion in investments from January to June this year, owing mostly to high figures in trading/retailing enterprises, records of the Department of Trade and Industry Negros Occidental Provincial Office show.

The sector registered only P1.667 billion during the same period in 2005.

Based on investments generated from business name registrations, trading/retailing hit P2.835 billion in first half, compared to only P786.114 million as of end-June the previous year.

Other businesses in services sector are transportation, communication and storage, P40.539 million; finance/pawnshop, P27.156 million; dwelling/real estate, P33.803 million; private professional service, P66. 155 million; and other related enterprises, P6.687 million.

In January, the sector posted P2.581 billion; February, P74.780 million; March, P79.007 million; April, P34.782 million; May, P93.050 million; and June, P146.766 million.

From January to June this year, the industry sector posted P3.196 billion in investments while the agriculture, fishery and forestry, P37.57 million.*NLG

SOURCE:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/August/07/businessnews2.htm

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[Christendom]

Mayor to submit loan proposals to SP
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO
Monday, August 7, 2006

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he will submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod the loan proposals of the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Philippine National Bank for the construction of the new government center.

"I want to give the SP the two loan proposals and let them choose which bank they want to get the loan from," he said, adding that he is doing this for transparency. In an interview over DYRL, Leonardia said he knew since last week that the board of the LBP had already approved the P400 million loan for the government center of Bacolod. But since they have not yet received the official letter, he held the information, he said.

"I want to see the fine print first because I want to know the terms and conditions," Leonardia said. Although his preference was LBP, there were terms and conditions that were not yet clear, so he authorized Councilor Al Victor Espino, chairman of the Committee on Finance and Appropriation, and City Administrator Lorendo Dilag to also talk to the officials of PNB. PNB, TOO

Leonardia said he also asked the executives of PNB to study the proposed loan of the city. We are willing to get the loan from PNB if the terms and conditions are better than what LBP can offer, he said.

He said the plan to construct a new city hall was also pushed 30 years ago by former Bacolod Rep. Romeo Guanzon when he was mayor, and Guanzon received a donation of 20 hectares in Vista Alegre. There was a structure started in the area but the project did not push through although other mayors tried to pursue it, he added.

Leonardia said when he was mayor in 1995, they negotiated with the Gensoli family for a 10-hectare property. Towards the end of 1997, he said, they signed a contract with the family and the United Architects of the Philippines prepared a design. However, when he lost the elections in 1998, the administration that followed wanted to buy a property for the new city hall.

CAMPAIGN PROMISE

Leonardia said the construction of a new government center is one of his campaign promises and was mentioned in his State of the City Address last year. As early as September last year, he had issued an executive order for the construction of the project, he said.

He said the project should be started before Dec. 31, 2006 as stipulated in the deed of donation of the Gonzaga family who provided the city a 5-hectare property in Brgy. Vilamonte worth P140 million.

MERCED CASE

Meanwhile, Leonardia said no deliberation has been held on the status of Bacolod police director Supt. Pedro Merced, after it was alleged that there will be a revamp of police chiefs when Chief Supt. Geary Barias took over last week as regional police director.

Leonardia said he and Barias never discussed anything about Merced when they were together in Iloilo when Bacolod received an award from the Regional Development Council of Western Visayas for the implementation of its Indigenous Supplementary Mixture (Insumix) feeding program.*CGS

SOURCE:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/August/07/topstory8.htm

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[SamwiseGamgee]

Do you have any idea y our SM City here in Bacolod is the smallest? Unlike other SM Cities, SM Bacolod is very small.. Wala sla gro salig sa a2n mga bacolodnon ay... hope they'll expand SM City Bacolod in 2 years time...

"It's the economy..." :D - Bill Clinton c.1992

[Ady001]

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Sonedco putting up ethanol distillery, too

The Southern Negros Development Corp. is putting up an Ethanol Distillery Project in Barangays Camugao and Camansi in Kabankalan City within their sugar mill compound.

The proposed plant is designed to produce 150,000 liters a day of fuel grade anhydrous ethanol using sugarcane molasses as feedstock, a Kabankalan City government press release said yesterday. The product is suitable for gasoline blending to produce in consonance with DOE's Bioethanol program under House Bill 4629 that mandates blending gasoline with ethanol up to 10 percent by 2007, it said.

SONEDCO officials at a public consultation Monday announced the upgrading of their raw sugar to refine sugar after the construction of a refinery to be started in the next milling season.

Ramon Monton, SONEDCO general manager, welcomed the participants representing the DENR-Region VI, EIA Review Committee, Office of the City and Vice Mayor, Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Office of the City Engineer/Building Official, City Planning and Development Office/Zoning Administrator, officials and stakeholders of Brgys Camugao and Camansi, Water District, J.G. Summit Holdings, Inc., Sugar Mill Division, WET Consultancy, Inc. and other institutions in the city.

Yvonne Faldas, DENR-EIA Division Chief gave the objectives and mechanics of the public consultation and an Overview of the Project was given by Jethro Alden Hipe, Jerome Tumaro and Andre Cerbo. An open forum followed.*

SOURCE:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/June/21/topstory8.htm

SAN CARLOS CITY- is a neg. occ. leading city @ the north
KABANKALAN CITY- is a neg. occ. leading city @ the south

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HAHAHA~~~!!!!

Eat that Valium! Sugar Blow daw kuno.

no offense to valium, but making hasty generalizations about one product can lead to another devastating consequence.

If these products will be tapped, Bacolod and Iloilo might bring back the old glory!

[sugarboy]

Ey, I've read an article saying that there was Negros del Norte for a short time. Can you confirm this?

sang una sang naga ginamo during the sugar crisis years. informally there was a negros del norte

[Christendom]

You have a point there, Toledonhon. But I think we in Bacolod and Iloilo deserve to have our new airports, as we cannot accommodate bigger aircrafts anymore, given the limited length of our runways.

I agree, though that the other airports planned, such as Sipalay and Kabankalan, are just "papogi".

correction only. San Carlos not Sipalay...

because soon the negros occidental also the oriental surely prospected that their govern going to the federalsm system. the businesses have going to the eventful.

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[BYAHILO]

hay i jaz hope that these airport will lead us to economic development and not put us down the drain due to the political bickerings...

[Taz08]

Any info about the condominium being constructed at reclamation area?

[Christendom]

hay i jaz hope that these airport will lead us to economic development and not put us down the drain due to the political bickerings...

yap, that's good. the problem only is the people not the land. our land alone can able to develop even quickly if there is no a political bickerings. but sometimes you cannot avoid that to be happened. but my point is that they do not to do that in a much bickerings. just always remember that honesty is the best then the improvement of our cities and province will be followed into a progressive.

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Christendom]

Any info about the condominium being constructed at reclamation area?

ako wala pa. ari ko daan d sa iloilo ga skuling. r u a new forumers?

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Ta G.A. Villamonte]

Hello Everyone,

I happened to surf into your forum by accident and I was so intrigued I literally spent hours going through the four Bacolod threads.

I was born in Bacolod many many years ago, we lived in Villamonte, and I attended that school called de La Salle. It was a school for boys then. My sister and my cousins went to St. Scholastica, which I remember was just down the road from la Salle. We all had to wear those neat little uniforms and called each other by our last names. I recall that we were driven to school and picked up by the driver and the nanny, just like all the other students. As a boy, I remember my classmates being sons of the local hacienderos and politicos, etc., etc. My classmates' parents had the Benzes, the Rolex, the lavish parties, etc. I also remembered that we had to pray all the time ... as la Salle was a Catholic school.

In 1974, when I was about 8, my entire family emigrated to Canada and I have been here ever since. Gone were the drivers, the nannys, the exclusive boy's school, the school uniforms, the Benzes and the Rolex. In came having to make your own meals, wash your own clothes, clean up after yourself, a job at McDonald's, hockey on winter, football in the summer, and high school at an "Inner city public school" (not exactly a land of milk and honey).

As my family settled down in an area where there were no Filipinos, we had to assimilate (a little too much in my opinion). But throughout all those years we always carried with us fond memories of Bacolod and always fantasized about returning home someday. We were always proud of being from Bacolod and always made a point of it (rather embarrassing in hindsight). Alas, things did not turn out as planned. I am the only one in my family who ever went back.

I made my first visit to Bacolod (since we left) in 2004 with my wife and my 8 year old daughter and promptly experienced culture shock. To my utter dismay, I found my Ilonggo utterly out of synch with the local vernacular and quite inadequate, everything seemed smaller (the roads, the stores, etc.), the people seemed more numerous (a lot of children), and the weather exceedingly hot (never got below 30 degrees centigrade). My spouse and my daughter enjoyed the experience immensely and fared better than me as everything was new to them. What was a novelty to them was either a shock or a mild disappointment to me.

The Bacolod I knew was a smallish city where everyone knew each other and a little more prosperous than the Bacolod I recently visited. The Bacolod I saw was a bit overpopulated. Indeed the Bacolod I recalled as a child was populated by dynamic, ambitious, confident men and women; the Bacolod I recently visited teemed with individuals who were exceedingly subservient, particularly if they knew you were from abroad, and utterly credulous about anything from outside of the Philippines. I trust that this is not always the case. The Bacolod I recalled in my dreams (when I was homesick in Canada after our arrival) was a city full of quaint unforgettable stores (Lopues is the only one I can recall but there were others) and that wonderful plaza by the sea. The Bacolod I returned to had shopping malls and the sea beside the plaza was gone.

Regardless, there were many memorable events. The food was great, as I remembered, and the city had this quaint festive atmosphere. I will never forget the sight of my daughter eating sugar cane. She was convinced that she was eating an exotic type of grass. To her great relief tubo tasted just like maple syrup, which is common where we are. It was a great holiday.

I suppose after spending 30 odd years where I am changes a lot of things and maybe one can never go home again. Or perhaps, I saw Bacolod through rose coloured glasses throughout all those years.

Anyhow, this is a great forum and my best wishes to all the posters.

[Christendom]

Hello Everyone,

I happened to surf into your forum by accident and I was so intrigued I literally spent hours going through the four Bacolod threads.

I was born in Bacolod many many years ago, we lived in Villamonte, and I attended that school called de La Salle. It was a school for boys then. My sister and my cousins went to St. Scholastica, which I remember was just down the road from la Salle. We all had to wear those neat little uniforms and called each other by our last names. I recall that we were driven to school and picked up by the driver and the nanny, just like all the other students. As a boy, I remember my classmates being sons of the local hacienderos and politicos, etc., etc. My classmates' parents had the Benzes, the Rolex, the lavish parties, etc. I also remembered that we had to pray all the time ... as la Salle was a Catholic school.

In 1974, when I was about 8, my entire family emigrated to Canada and I have been here ever since. Gone were the drivers, the nannys, the exclusive boy's school, the school uniforms, the Benzes and the Rolex. In came having to make your own meals, wash your own clothes, clean up after yourself, a job at McDonald's, hockey on winter, football in the summer, and high school at an "Inner city public school" (not exactly a land of milk and honey).

As my family settled down in an area where there were no Filipinos, we had to assimilate (a little too much in my opinion). But throughout all those years we always carried with us fond memories of Bacolod and always fantasized about returning home someday. We were always proud of being from Bacolod and always made a point of it (rather embarrassing in hindsight). Alas, things did not turn out as planned. I am the only one in my family who ever went back.

I made my first visit to Bacolod (since we left) in 2004 with my wife and my 8 year old daughter and promptly experienced culture shock. To my utter dismay, I found my Ilonggo utterly out of synch with the local vernacular and quite inadequate, everything seemed smaller (the roads, the stores, etc.), the people seemed more numerous (a lot of children), and the weather exceedingly hot (never got below 30 degrees centigrade). My spouse and my daughter enjoyed the experience immensely and fared better than me as everything was new to them. What was a novelty to them was either a shock or a mild disappointment to me.

The Bacolod I knew was a smallish city where everyone knew each other and a little more prosperous than the Bacolod I recently visited. The Bacolod I saw was a bit overpopulated. Indeed the Bacolod I recalled as a child was populated by dynamic, ambitious, confident men and women; the Bacolod I recently visited teemed with individuals who were exceedingly subservient, particularly if they knew you were from abroad, and utterly credulous about anything from outside of the Philippines. I trust that this is not always the case. The Bacolod I recalled in my dreams (when I was homesick in Canada after our arrival) was a city full of quaint unforgettable stores (Lopues is the only one I can recall but there were others) and that wonderful plaza by the sea. The Bacolod I returned to had shopping malls and the sea beside the plaza was gone.

Regardless, there were many memorable events. The food was great, as I remembered, and the city had this quaint festive atmosphere. I will never forget the sight of my daughter eating sugar cane. She was convinced that she was eating an exotic type of grass. To her great relief tubo tasted just like maple syrup, which is common where we are. It was a great holiday.

I suppose after spending 30 odd years where I am changes a lot of things and maybe one can never go home again. Or perhaps, I saw Bacolod through rose coloured glasses throughout all those years.

Anyhow, this is a great forum and my best wishes to all the posters.


HI, you are welcome friend. this thread part 4 is exceeded posted. you can continue to post in the thread 5 @ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380202.
enjoy the taste of city of smils.

[Ta G.A. Villamonte]

Hello Everyone and thank you Zyanz, ,

I happened to surf into your forum by accident and I was so intrigued I literally spent hours going through the four Bacolod threads.

You see ... I was born in Bacolod many many years ago, we lived in Villamonte, and I attended that school called de La Salle. It was a school for boys then. My sister and my cousins went to St. Scholastica, which I remember was just down the road from la Salle. We all had to wear those nifty little uniforms and call each other by our last names. I recall that we were driven to school and picked up by the driver and the nanny, just like all the other students. As a boy, I remember my classmates being sons of the local hacienderos and politicos, etc., etc. My classmates' parents had the Benzes, the Rolex, the lavish parties, etc. I also remembered that we had to pray all the time ... as la Salle was a Catholic school. My mother once told me that as part of our admission to la Salle they had to sponsor another child to attend at a sister school, operated by the de la Salle brothers, called St. Josephs.

In 1974, when I was about 8, my entire family emigrated to Canada and I have been here ever since. Gone were the drivers, the nannys, the exclusive boy's school, the school uniforms, the Benzes and the Rolex. In came having to make your own meals, wash your own clothes, clean up after yourself, a job at McDonald's, hockey on winter, football in the summer, and high school at an "Inner city public school" (not exactly a land of milk and honey).

As my family settled down in an area where there were no Filipinos, we had to assimilate (a little too much in my opinion). But throughout all those years we always carried with us fond memories of Bacolod and always fantasized about returning home someday. We were always proud of being from Bacolod and always made a point of it (rather embarrassing in hindsight). Alas, things did not turn out as planned. I am the only one in my family who ever went back.

I made my first visit to Bacolod (since we left) in 2004 with my wife and daughter and promptly experienced culture shock. To my utter dismay, I found my Ilonggo utterly out of synch with the local vernacular and quite inadequate, everything seemed smaller (the roads, the stores, etc.), the people seemed more numerous (a lot of children), and the weather exceedingly hot (never got below 30 degrees centigrade). My spouse and my daughter enjoyed the experience immensely and fared better than me as everything was new to them. What was a novelty to them was either a shock or a mild disappointment to me.

The Bacolod I knew was a smallish city where everyone knew each other and a little more prosperous than the Bacolod I recently visited. The Bacolod I saw was a bit overpopulated. Indeed the Bacolod I recalled as a child was populated by dynamic, ambitious, confident men and women; the Bacolod I recently visited teemed with individuals who were exceedingly subservient, particularly if they knew you were from abroad, and utterly credulous about anything from outside of the Philippines. The Bacolod I recalled in my dreams (when I was homesick in Canada after our arrival) was a city full of quaint unforgettable stores (Lopues is the only one I can recall but there were others) and that wonderful plaza by the sea. The Bacolod I returned to had shopping malls and the sea beside the plaza was gone.

Regardless, there were many memorable events. The food was great, as I remembered, and the city had this quaint festive atmosphere. It was a great holiday.

I suppose after spending 30 odd years where I am changes a lot of things and maybe one can never go home again. Or perhaps, I saw Bacolod through rose coloured glasses throughout all those years.

Anyhow, this is a great forum and my best wishes to all the posters.

[Taz08]

First condo in city to boost local tourism
By Roberto L. Bacasong

THE first condominium to be built at the reclamation area will provide jobs and employment for the people of Bacolod.

Bacolod business mogul Simplicio Palanca said the construction of the Horizon Tower would boost the tourism landscape in the city.


Congratulations to the graduates of 2006! Post your graduation experiences and greetings here.



Palanca, president of the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. (Bredco), said the Horizon Tower will house 56 condominium units of sizes varying from 43 sq.m. to 57 sq.m.

Architect Victor Costales said once this imposing tower is completed, it would be the tallest structure in the city with its eight floors plus a landscaped roof deck.

Costales said an extensive use of glass for the building would ensure an unobstructed view of both the sea and the mountains towards the east.

From the proposed design and building plans, the ground floor would be dedicated for commercial use, to provide all the services and conveniences for the unit owners.

While the building footprint is only 500 sq.m., the design allows for a geometrically planned park on the rear of the building, which includes a prominent sculpture and groves of ornamental trees with picturesque rock gardens and waterfalls.

The lobby would be clad entirely in glass to illustrate wide spaces and use Zen-inspired interior design motifs.

Palanca said the condo construction will cost millions of pesos and will be funded by the Bredco management.

The condominium is due to be completed within this year.

SM-Bacolod is also expected to be completed before the city's yearly Masskara Festival in October.

The Reclamation area, said Palanca, is really a conducive place for high-rise condo because it offers an added bonus like the beautiful sceneries of the Guimaras Strait on the seaside portion and Mounts Silay and Kanlaon on the eastern side.

He added that condo residents would also have an easy access to shopping at the SM-Bacolod, which would be located beside the proposed condominium structures.

[Christendom]

Hello Everyone and thank you Zyanz, ,

I happened to surf into your forum by accident and I was so intrigued I literally spent hours going through the four Bacolod threads.

You see ... I was born in Bacolod many many years ago, we lived in Villamonte, and I attended that school called de La Salle. It was a school for boys then. My sister and my cousins went to St. Scholastica, which I remember was just down the road from la Salle. We all had to wear those nifty little uniforms and call each other by our last names. I recall that we were driven to school and picked up by the driver and the nanny, just like all the other students. As a boy, I remember my classmates being sons of the local hacienderos and politicos, etc., etc. My classmates' parents had the Benzes, the Rolex, the lavish parties, etc. I also remembered that we had to pray all the time ... as la Salle was a Catholic school. My mother once told me that as part of our admission to la Salle they had to sponsor another child to attend at a sister school, operated by the de la Salle brothers, called St. Josephs.

In 1974, when I was about 8, my entire family emigrated to Canada and I have been here ever since. Gone were the drivers, the nannys, the exclusive boy's school, the school uniforms, the Benzes and the Rolex. In came having to make your own meals, wash your own clothes, clean up after yourself, a job at McDonald's, hockey on winter, football in the summer, and high school at an "Inner city public school" (not exactly a land of milk and honey).

As my family settled down in an area where there were no Filipinos, we had to assimilate (a little too much in my opinion). But throughout all those years we always carried with us fond memories of Bacolod and always fantasized about returning home someday. We were always proud of being from Bacolod and always made a point of it (rather embarrassing in hindsight). Alas, things did not turn out as planned. I am the only one in my family who ever went back.

I made my first visit to Bacolod (since we left) in 2004 with my wife and daughter and promptly experienced culture shock. To my utter dismay, I found my Ilonggo utterly out of synch with the local vernacular and quite inadequate, everything seemed smaller (the roads, the stores, etc.), the people seemed more numerous (a lot of children), and the weather exceedingly hot (never got below 30 degrees centigrade). My spouse and my daughter enjoyed the experience immensely and fared better than me as everything was new to them. What was a novelty to them was either a shock or a mild disappointment to me.

The Bacolod I knew was a smallish city where everyone knew each other and a little more prosperous than the Bacolod I recently visited. The Bacolod I saw was a bit overpopulated. Indeed the Bacolod I recalled as a child was populated by dynamic, ambitious, confident men and women; the Bacolod I recently visited teemed with individuals who were exceedingly subservient, particularly if they knew you were from abroad, and utterly credulous about anything from outside of the Philippines. The Bacolod I recalled in my dreams (when I was homesick in Canada after our arrival) was a city full of quaint unforgettable stores (Lopues is the only one I can recall but there were others) and that wonderful plaza by the sea. The Bacolod I returned to had shopping malls and the sea beside the plaza was gone.

Regardless, there were many memorable events. The food was great, as I remembered, and the city had this quaint festive atmosphere. It was a great holiday.

I suppose after spending 30 odd years where I am changes a lot of things and maybe one can never go home again. Or perhaps, I saw Bacolod through rose coloured glasses throughout all those years.

Anyhow, this is a great forum and my best wishes to all the posters.

ok, no probs friend.
the LOPUES here have more improvements (expasion, renovation within the cities and out of town).

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Taz08]

Bacolod soon to have Special EcoZone
By Erwin Ambo S. Delilan

AMID the controversy hounding the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (Bredco), its president Simplicio Palanca is embarking into another noble project that will ultimately make Bacolod City as one of the economic hubs in the country.

Palanca, in an interview last Saturday, revealed that he is now applying for a permit to build a special economic zone within the 80 hectares now being reclaimed at the northern portion of the Bacolod Reclamation Area.


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Palanca, a known real estate mogul, said his company aims at building numerous factories within the City to complement the establishment of SM City, which is being built at the reclamation area.

Establishing an ecozone, he added, will also generate more job opportunities for Bacoleños and Negrenses.

"Before this year ends, I assure Bacoleños that their City will have its special ecozone which is somewhat similar to that of the Calabarzon area in Luzon," he said.

Palanca said though this is not the first ecozone to be established in the province, its viability and operational effectiveness is novel.

This is because the reclamation area is a potential venue for an ecozone because of its existing port of international standard.

Aside from the port, a giant mall, a hospital, a condominium and a hotel will also rise at the site.

The reclamation area has a total 130 hectares titled land property with the Bacolod Pavillion Resort and Restaurant already in existence. It is also managed by Bredco.

He, on the other hand, said that if the City plans to push through with its plan in taking over the port operation of the Bacolod Port from Bredco then it should go to court.

Any negotiation or renegotiation move is futile, he said.

[Taz08]

Bacolod hotel cashing in
on presence of SM City
The manager of the Bacolod Pavillon Resort Hotel Restaurant said they are improving their facilities because of the coming in to Bacolod of SM City this year.

Ma. Angelica Sarrosa-Jesena said "SM, which is a big company, believes that by putting up a business in Bacolod, it will thrive, so our directors have decided that its time to move on." She said Bacolod City needs a convention area in order to attract visitors from other places, so she is planning to turn the Pavillon into one of the conventions sites in the city.

Jesena said they are now constructing a hotel near the establishment and will put up a Marina Bar by the seaside to cater to a different market.

She said BREDCO president Simplicio Palanca wants to expand the Grand Pavillon outlet to accommodate more people. She is also looking into the possibility of converting the Pavillon Bowling Lanes, which has not been operating for a long time now, into a convention area and perhaps use some of the space for booths where products can be displayed, she added.

Jesena said the Pavillon has 21 rooms which can accommodate a maximum of 81 persons. " With the new hotel we will have an additional 30 rooms," she said, adding that they have big parking areas and good security services.

She said the hotel will be finished within this year while the concept of the Marina Bar is an open area where one can enjoy the sunset while having inasal (chicken) and enjoy some drinks after office hours.

Jesena said Nena de Leon started the Pavillon and, together with Palanca, they hope to put up several structures or facilities in the area. This will become a city within a city because there is a port and SM City, she said.

More facilities will provide job opportunities because the vision of their directors is for the progress of Negros, Jesena said. These developments, will not only bring in more people, more jobs, but more business, tourists, opportunities, she added

[Christendom]

BACOLOD CITY & NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Feedback
2006 looks like a better year

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

At the start of every year, we always indulge ourselves in forecasting how the New Year will be. How will Bacolod and Negros fare?
I am upbeat. And you can see it. It's there.
Coming to Bacolod by boat, we see SM Shoemart has started to fence the area for a very big mall at the reclamation.
I dropped by to congratulate Sammy Palanca for his vision. He told me, not just the mall, well be the work to start soon. He is putting up a number of condominiums and other high-rise buildings near the sea.
These can easily sell, I told him. No! he said. Before they are built, they are now sold. And while he expected to sell to investors from outside Bacolod, local investors have already bought them all.
You build more, I said. It will come out that way, he answered.
* * *
This just shows business people's trust in the vision of Sammy Palanca. I have been his fan as I have been the fan of visionary people who bring in business to Bacolod and Negros Occidental.
I believe media must give them the credit. True, they do that for profit powered by profit motive. But in a capitalistic world, it's the entrepreneurs who bring in progress powered by profit motive. They are the creators of wealth.
At the top of the condominium, he said, he will put up a sort of helipad where he will have a kind of a balloon, I forgot how he called it, where people can ride and see Bacolod and neighboring areas.
This is sure to attract tourists. From local people alone, it will already have a big market. Why travel to other places when you have not yet seen Bacolod?
* * *
In that short visit, Sam told me Bacolod should be developed. He sketched three streets of Rizal, Gonzaga, and Luzuriaga. Then he made another line across and said it's San Juan Street, It's the areas above San Juan Street towards the mountain that are developed, he pointed out.
From San Juan St. down, especially one kilometer of the shore areas towards Banago are not developed.
I believe in Sammy Palanca. These areas should be developed. Henry Sy of SM Shoemart is his friend. If the two can get together for the development of Bacolod...
My friend Sammy is past 80. But his head is still brimming with bright ideas. I like dreamers and he is a dreamer. And I believe these dreams are the ones that keep him healthy.
After I left I remember I should have suggested to him, somebody should write his biography. He must live for posterity. But, I know this is the least of his concern as he always emphasized he preferred to be low key.
Even if there is no book, posterity will never forget Atty. Simplicio A. Palanca. He changed the face of Bacolod.
* * *
But, Negros Occidental is tied to sugar. I am also upbeat on sugar. This depends on the two factors, price restructuring and control of smuggling. All these are within the power of the government.
If prices have improved, one reason is there is no smuggling because prices in the world market are good. Wait until this price drops and you will see smuggled sugar flooding our market.
And no smuggling can be had without the blessings from people in government, from Customs to Coast Guard to policemen.
Without smuggling the SRA can greatly influence prices that will be beneficial to both producers and consumers.
SRA can do this as it did before Christmas. Prices were low. SRA on some prodding from planters, allocated some amount for reserved that greatly reduced supply in the market.
Then when prices went up beyond the limit set, SRA withdrew the allocation and flooded the market with sugar.
Of course, James Ledesma will always be castigated as he was castigated. But, this is the hazard of his position. Planters suspect Ledesma is in cahoots with the traders when prices are low as traders who rake in the profits have never been known to be tightwads.
When prices are high, consumers suspect Ledesma to be in cahoots with the planters but I don't believe that. Planters are so fragmented and so individualistic they can never grease palms.
Ledesma must just do what is right. Those who ask for his head, one of them is my other friend Manolet Lamata may have plausible reasons. But who will replace Ledesma?
* * *
The focus must be on smuggling. Some years back when my friend George Jereos was Customs Collector, I facilitated a dinner appointment in Manila with him and the top honchos of Confed, Federation, Unifed, Panayfed, and the sugar millers association working out on curbing sugar smuggling. It's easy to arrange dinners when everybody is a friend. I think it worked well but Jereos, a very good Customs Commissioner retired some months after that.
We do not have to worry with production. The best fertilizer to bring in a good crop is a good price.
* * *
Note: I got this e-mail from a friend, Robert Harland. Four big events happened in 1981: Prince Charles got married, Liverpool was crowned Europe's soccer champion, Australia lost the Ashes tournament, and the Pope died.
The same four big events happened in 2005: Princes Charles got married, Liverpool was crowned Europe's soccer champion, Australia lost the Ashes tournament, and the Pope died.
In the future if Prince Charles remarries, the Pope has something to worry about.*

SOURCE:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/January/04/feedback.htm

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[BYAHILO]

pila na kabilog ang lopues?

here's my last count

san sebastian
araneta
mandalagan
east
south
victorias - Ga operate pa ini? diba na sunog ini sang una?
kabankalan
--------------

any new branch/es?

[BYAHILO]

question lang: pwede kita pa ubra sky scraper city banner para sa charter day sang syudad or masskara ? pareho sang gin ubra sang Cebu today?

[Christendom]

pila na kabilog ang lopues?

here's my last count

san sebastian
araneta
mandalagan
east
south
victorias - Ga operate pa ini? diba na sunog ini sang una?
kabankalan
--------------

any new branch/es?

LOPUE'S SAGAY
LOPUE'S HINIGARAN (i dont know if finished now kay sang december ko pa to nakita U/C)
LOPUE'S MANSILINGAN (vision)

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[habagatcentral1]

question lang: pwede kita pa ubra sky scraper city banner para sa charter day sang syudad or masskara ? pareho sang gin ubra sang Cebu today?

^^ Posible. hambal man ninda'y markiiboi kag slerz kag arnold sa Cebu nga mag-pasa lang kamo kay Jan, ang daw moderator sa SSC.

[Taz08]

Is that true that there's going to be a Lopue's Mansilingan?

[Christendom]

Is that true that there's going to be a Lopue's Mansilingan?
vision pa lang daw.

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Taz08]

Ah ok...thnx zyanz..

[sugarboy]

folks, it's official. SM Bacolod will not open on December but on Feb 2007.

[sugarboy]

Hello Everyone and thank you Zyanz, ,

I happened to surf into your forum by accident and I was so intrigued I literally spent hours going through the four Bacolod threads.

You see ... I was born in Bacolod many many years ago, we lived in Villamonte, and I attended that school called de La Salle. It was a school for boys then. My sister and my cousins went to St. Scholastica, which I remember was just down the road from la Salle. We all had to wear those nifty little uniforms and call each other by our last names. I recall that we were driven to school and picked up by the driver and the nanny, just like all the other students. As a boy, I remember my classmates being sons of the local hacienderos and politicos, etc., etc. My classmates' parents had the Benzes, the Rolex, the lavish parties, etc. I also remembered that we had to pray all the time ... as la Salle was a Catholic school. My mother once told me that as part of our admission to la Salle they had to sponsor another child to attend at a sister school, operated by the de la Salle brothers, called St. Josephs.

In 1974, when I was about 8, my entire family emigrated to Canada and I have been here ever since. Gone were the drivers, the nannys, the exclusive boy's school, the school uniforms, the Benzes and the Rolex. In came having to make your own meals, wash your own clothes, clean up after yourself, a job at McDonald's, hockey on winter, football in the summer, and high school at an "Inner city public school" (not exactly a land of milk and honey).

As my family settled down in an area where there were no Filipinos, we had to assimilate (a little too much in my opinion). But throughout all those years we always carried with us fond memories of Bacolod and always fantasized about returning home someday. We were always proud of being from Bacolod and always made a point of it (rather embarrassing in hindsight). Alas, things did not turn out as planned. I am the only one in my family who ever went back.

I made my first visit to Bacolod (since we left) in 2004 with my wife and daughter and promptly experienced culture shock. To my utter dismay, I found my Ilonggo utterly out of synch with the local vernacular and quite inadequate, everything seemed smaller (the roads, the stores, etc.), the people seemed more numerous (a lot of children), and the weather exceedingly hot (never got below 30 degrees centigrade). My spouse and my daughter enjoyed the experience immensely and fared better than me as everything was new to them. What was a novelty to them was either a shock or a mild disappointment to me.

The Bacolod I knew was a smallish city where everyone knew each other and a little more prosperous than the Bacolod I recently visited. The Bacolod I saw was a bit overpopulated. Indeed the Bacolod I recalled as a child was populated by dynamic, ambitious, confident men and women; the Bacolod I recently visited teemed with individuals who were exceedingly subservient, particularly if they knew you were from abroad, and utterly credulous about anything from outside of the Philippines. The Bacolod I recalled in my dreams (when I was homesick in Canada after our arrival) was a city full of quaint unforgettable stores (Lopues is the only one I can recall but there were others) and that wonderful plaza by the sea. The Bacolod I returned to had shopping malls and the sea beside the plaza was gone.

Regardless, there were many memorable events. The food was great, as I remembered, and the city had this quaint festive atmosphere. It was a great holiday.

I suppose after spending 30 odd years where I am changes a lot of things and maybe one can never go home again. Or perhaps, I saw Bacolod through rose coloured glasses throughout all those years.

Anyhow, this is a great forum and my best wishes to all the posters.


what a sentimental post my friend. we welcome you to this forum.

if nostalgia was the order of the day, i guess you could clearly picture out what's written below. this comes as an introduction to another forum called "avenidalasalle".

as a parting shot, if you were 8 in 1974, then you'd have been a classmate of mine :)

on with the intro.....

Do you recall the time when...

Bacolod was so small that we practically knew everyone in town? That time when sugar was booming and Negrenses were "roaring"?

Mga "mayayabang" ang mga taga-Negros, hambal sang mga Tagalog as evidenced by our infamous "fly-to-Manila-party-all-night-return-to Bacolod-the next-day" capers. If you think that was enough cause to create a riot, just imagine what sort of a ruckus it was when one Bacoleno took a plane trip home to Bacolod bringing along his new Harley-Davidson motorcycle as checked-in baggage. Rather than ship the bike via Negros Navigation, our friend bought up all the equivalent plane seats which would allow him to check in the Harley as an overnight bag.

The sport of that day if you can still recall was pelota. Did you know that there were more private pelota courts in Negros than all the private and public pelota courts in Metro Manila combined?

You're beginning to get the picture aren't you? In the heydays of sugar, just a little bit before the not a very nice person/traitor/crony Ambassador sold us out to the Ilocano dictator, a Piper Cub was only P120,000 and d**n there were a whole lot of Piper Cubs sitting at the Bacolod Aero Club with their owners constantly revelling over Fundador.

And nary was there a vessel of Negros Navigation which sailed from the port of Manila without a gleaming, brand new Mercedes-Benz on its deck raring to hit Bacolod's streets.

If you recall this time...

it was a time when "idyllic" was not enough of an adjective to describe the way we lived in Bacolod.

We were still kids then. In La Salle, in St. Scho. Yet, no matter where we were schooled, every single one of us were bound together by that unfathomable zest for life that makes us the people we are...Bacoleños! Real Bacoleños at that.

THIS IS WHAT LA SALLE AVENUE ONLINE IS ALL ABOUT!

If you can picture that time in your mind, you will come to the realization that though you may have left Bacolod a long, long time ago, BACOLOD HAS NEVER REALLY LEFT YOUR HEART. And today through the aid of modern technology and digital media, we bring you back to where your heart is...BACOLOD. And more than just Bacolod, we take you back to the place of fond memories...LA SALLE AVENUE as we knew it then!

You are here...LA SALLE AVENUE ONLINE

WELCOME HOME!

http://avenidalasalle.proboards30.com

[Taz08]

What?! Is that True? were did u get that info?

[sugarboy]

ano nga part gina pamangkot mo kun tuod taz? :)

[Taz08]

about sa SM.....

[sugarboy]

tuod ina taz. patiha lang ko. ;) i just can't name sources.

[BYAHILO]

hay... delayed project.. eniweys, amo ni siguro ang ginatawag nga delaying gratification. aheheh

sino ma ubra banner ta in time for the charter day/masskara? im quite busy kag indi ako sagad sa photoshop. sa mga ma volunteer, i have a lot of bacolod photos. PM nyo lang ako. i can provide the photos.

[oboi]

folks, it's official. SM Bacolod will not open on December but on Feb 2007.

I've noticed that SM is getting delayed with a number of their mall projects...

[Christendom]

BACOLOD CITY has 2 casino games:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hotel_casinofilipinonytbacolod.jpg
CASINO FILIPINO @ Casino Filipino Hotel

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/hotel_lfisherbacolod.jpg
SLOT MACHINE ARCADE @ Lourdes Center near L'Fisher Hotel

that's why the night life here is a good pleasures too.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/festival_masskarabacolodtwohead.jpg
www.metrobacolod.cq.bz (http://www.metrobacolod.cq.bz)

[Taz08]

ngaa na delayed hw? nano na cla man....at first, i thought SM City Bacolod will open on October the it was move to november, then dec....now FEB 2007?

[Christendom]

musta gali ang new big commercial building @ the front of robinsons place?

the PEOPLE'S VILLAGE is a new bacolod's night life also @ Lacson St.

how about the new finish of new Talisay City Hall?

the new Bacolod City Hall will start on december. im excited the design of city hall.

may new naman nga 2 hospitals ang Negros Occidental @ Silay City. almost 15 plus na ang hospital sa Negros Occidental.

any update of San Carlos City eyeing of a 2 call centers?

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Taz08]

Commercial building pala ang nasa harap ng rob? akala ko Hotel eh.....
xur na ba yung New Bacolod City Hall?

[Christendom]

Bacolod hotel cashing in
on presence of SM City
The manager of the Bacolod Pavillon Resort Hotel Restaurant said they are improving their facilities because of the coming in to Bacolod of SM City this year.

Ma. Angelica Sarrosa-Jesena said "SM, which is a big company, believes that by putting up a business in Bacolod, it will thrive, so our directors have decided that its time to move on." She said Bacolod City needs a convention area in order to attract visitors from other places, so she is planning to turn the Pavillon into one of the conventions sites in the city.

Jesena said they are now constructing a hotel near the establishment and will put up a Marina Bar by the seaside to cater to a different market.

She said BREDCO president Simplicio Palanca wants to expand the Grand Pavillon outlet to accommodate more people. She is also looking into the possibility of converting the Pavillon Bowling Lanes, which has not been operating for a long time now, into a convention area and perhaps use some of the space for booths where products can be displayed, she added.

Jesena said the Pavillon has 21 rooms which can accommodate a maximum of 81 persons. " With the new hotel we will have an additional 30 rooms," she said, adding that they have big parking areas and good security services.

She said the hotel will be finished within this year while the concept of the Marina Bar is an open area where one can enjoy the sunset while having inasal (chicken) and enjoy some drinks after office hours.

Jesena said Nena de Leon started the Pavillon and, together with Palanca, they hope to put up several structures or facilities in the area. This will become a city within a city because there is a port and SM City, she said.

More facilities will provide job opportunities because the vision of their directors is for the progress of Negros, Jesena said. These developments, will not only bring in more people, more jobs, but more business, tourists, opportunities, she added


i heard a previous news of Pres. Gloria Macapagal that Metro Bacolod or Negros Occ is need to add more of their convention centers, so maybe this is the result or reason that the Grand Pavillion Hotel will expant their facilities into a convention center. Marina Bar that is a good in that hotel bcoz it near to the Manokan Country for the peoples premier night lifes.

Another is GMA help eyed for 4,000-seater convention center behind the Capitol in Bacolod City. the article below:

Tuesday, April 25, 2006
GMA help eyed for convention center
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Negros Occidental Gov. Joseph Marañon yesterday said he will ask President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for assistance for the new provincial hospital being built in Silay City and for the building of a 4,000-seater convention center behind the Capitol in Bacolod City.
The President is scheduled to arrive in Bacolod City Friday to be the keynote speaker at the opening of a Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines national convention at the Convention Plaza Hotel.
Marañon said he will invite the President to the opening of the new hospital in Silay in July or August. We need an ambulance for the new hospital and I will ask her is she can help, he said.
The governor also said he will ask the president for help in the building of a P250 million convention center in Bacolod City.
If the six congressmen of Negros Occidental can contribute P5 million each, and the city governments in the province put in P2 million each we can raise P50 million, the governor said.
With P100 million from the provincial government and P100 million more from the national government we could start building the convention center this year, Marañon said. Marañon said while the President is coming to speak at the VMLP convention, she would be very welcome to visit the ongoing Panaad sa Negros Festival at Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod.
Expected to arrive with the President are Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno, Presidential Chief of Staff Michael Defensor and Presidential Adviser for Western Visayas Rafael Coscolluela, Bacolod Vice Mayor Renecito Novero said yesterday.
Novero, VMLP Negros president and VLMP vice president for Visayas, is this year's national convention chairman.
JAPANESE ENVOY
On Saturday among the speakers at the VLMP convention is Japanese Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki and DILG Undersecretary Wencelito Andanar, Novero said.
The Japanese ambassador will also be the guest at the formal opening of the Ishiwata Bathhouse in Mambukal Saturday and the celebration of the 50 year Japanese-Philippine friendship, Marañon said.
The envoy will also be a judge at the Lin-ay sang Negros pageant at the Panaad Stadium Saturday night.*CPG

SOURCE:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/April/25/topstory10.htm

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[BYAHILO]

i thinks its a wise move to convert the lot behind the capitol into a modern-state of the art convention center.

if i am not mistaken, it is currently being used as a flower garden/seddling bank/nurdery. i guess its better to move this somewhere outside of the "downtown" area. we still have a lot vacant lots especially on the east section of the city. like in mansilingan or estefania.

di ba?

kaysa naman ang convention center ang i move sa estefania. nga mas malayo..

whatcha think?

[Christendom]

i thinks its a wise move to convert the lot behind the capitol into a modern-state of the art convention center.

if i am not mistaken, it is currently being used as a flower garden/seddling bank/nurdery. i guess its better to move this somewhere outside of the "downtown" area. we still have a lot vacant lots especially on the east section of the city. like in mansilingan or estefania.

di ba?

kaysa naman ang convention center ang i move sa estefania. nga mas malayo..

whatcha think?

i believe that is a temporary a flower garden only. from the bredco port going to the south capitol road is a preparation for the commercial sites. that's the why the squatters before was demolished for the better futures in that sites.
high-rise buildings are already planned now, civic centre, malls, & hotels, etc.
they had visioned that they want like to the Manila Roxas Blvd as i read in the news.

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Taz08]

Provincial gov't drops plan
to build convention center
The Negros Occidental provincial government is canceling its plan to build a convention center behind the Capitol building in Bacolod City, Gov. Joseph Marañon said yesterday.

We decided not to build a convention center because we have been informed by a reliable source that the owner of ShoeMart is serious in putting up a convention center at the reclaimed area in Bacolod City.

This way we will be able to use the funds intended for a convention center for other needed social services and infrastructure, he said.

He said the provincial government is still preparing a plan on what to do with the property behind the Capitol.

[Taz08]

'SM seriously studying
convention center plan'
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday said the owners of Shoe Mart confirmed that they are seriously studying the possibility of putting up a convention center in Bacolod City.

Leonardia said he thanked Henry and Hans Sy together with Annie Garcia, SM vice president for operations, for investing in the city during their meeting Tuesday evening in Bacolod. He said the Sys are thinking of the growth of their business and are considering other ventures in the city after the SM City Mall at the Reclamation Area is established. And if the economic climate in the city would allow, they might consider putting up condominiums in Bacolod, he added.

Leonardia said the Sys believe that the malls can spur tourism that is why they established the Mall of Asia in Manila. In the case of Bacolod, if a convention center is established as part of the complex of SM, this would give the business a unique advantage and help our tourism industry, he said.

"We cited to them that while we welcome the entry of the call center industry in Bacolod, we are also concerned that we have lost our flagship facility which used to be the biggest convention hall outside of Metro Manila," Leonardia said.

He told Henry Sy that the SM City will change the physical landscape and the economic climate of the city, he said. "I assured him that on the part of the city, we will do our best to complement the economic foundations with major projects like the new government center, the slaughterhouse and the terminal, among others," Leonardia added.

During their meeting with the Sys he learned that the tentative opening of SM City is the first week of December, Leonardia said. "I think it is better business to have it separate from the MassKara Festival because there is more than enough business generated during the festival so it would be a wiser decision to have another major activity on a separate occasion, he said.*CGS

[Christendom]

'SM seriously studying
convention center plan'
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday said the owners of Shoe Mart confirmed that they are seriously studying the possibility of putting up a convention center in Bacolod City.

Leonardia said he thanked Henry and Hans Sy together with Annie Garcia, SM vice president for operations, for investing in the city during their meeting Tuesday evening in Bacolod. He said the Sys are thinking of the growth of their business and are considering other ventures in the city after the SM City Mall at the Reclamation Area is established. And if the economic climate in the city would allow, they might consider putting up condominiums in Bacolod, he added.

Leonardia said the Sys believe that the malls can spur tourism that is why they established the Mall of Asia in Manila. In the case of Bacolod, if a convention center is established as part of the complex of SM, this would give the business a unique advantage and help our tourism industry, he said.

"We cited to them that while we welcome the entry of the call center industry in Bacolod, we are also concerned that we have lost our flagship facility which used to be the biggest convention hall outside of Metro Manila," Leonardia said.

He told Henry Sy that the SM City will change the physical landscape and the economic climate of the city, he said. "I assured him that on the part of the city, we will do our best to complement the economic foundations with major projects like the new government center, the slaughterhouse and the terminal, among others," Leonardia added.

During their meeting with the Sys he learned that the tentative opening of SM City is the first week of December, Leonardia said. "I think it is better business to have it separate from the MassKara Festival because there is more than enough business generated during the festival so it would be a wiser decision to have another major activity on a separate occasion, he said.*CGS

wowww that's a great planned too. SM Company will occupied most of the reclamation areas (SM mall, convention center, condominium). maybe this i heard in the previous part of this threads that the SM Company will expand of their businesses around the reclamation areas. they will make an SM Complex. that's why the mall is not a much a big bcoz they will make an another SM commercial expansion in that place and also that's the reason for the delayed of SM Mall construction.

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[BYAHILO]

Provincial gov't drops plan
to build convention center
The Negros Occidental provincial government is canceling its plan to build a convention center behind the Capitol building in Bacolod City, Gov. Joseph Marañon said yesterday.

We decided not to build a convention center because we have been informed by a reliable source that the owner of ShoeMart is serious in putting up a convention center at the reclaimed area in Bacolod City.

This way we will be able to use the funds intended for a convention center for other needed social services and infrastructure, he said.

He said the provincial government is still preparing a plan on what to do with the property behind the Capitol.

i guess this is a wise move for the province if toud gid man ang plano sang SM. it would just be a waste of people's money mga mag damo na ang convention centers naton kag indi man lang ma fully utilize ini. i guess mas maayo pa nga ang budget for this i allocate na lang para sa basic services sang mga katawhan.

have to go now peeps! bye kag maayung gabi sa inyo tanan., bwas naman :)

[papable]

i thinks its a wise move to convert the lot behind the capitol into a modern-state of the art convention center.

if i am not mistaken, it is currently being used as a flower garden/seddling bank/nurdery. i guess its better to move this somewhere outside of the "downtown" area. we still have a lot vacant lots especially on the east section of the city. like in mansilingan or estefania.

di ba?

kaysa naman ang convention center ang i move sa estefania. nga mas malayo..

whatcha think?

A large convention center necessitates a large number of quality hotel rooms. You cannot have a 4,000-seat center with less than 800 or so good hotel rooms available. But before that, the city must develop first its tourist market so that the rooms will be filled year-round, rather than only during intermittent conventions. Look at what happened to the Convention Plaza Hotel. It lost money. When it was constructed, together with the other hotels, Bacolod was touted as the next convention capital of the country. But the tourists were not coming, and if there were big conventions planned, there were not enough good hotel rooms. It's a vicious cycle. In the meantime, the hapless investors, lured by the exciting promise of many happy returns, were left holding the proverbial empty bag.

[Christendom]

'SM seriously studying
convention center plan'

"We cited to them that while we welcome the entry of the call center industry in Bacolod, we are also concerned that we have lost our flagship facility which used to be the biggest convention hall outside of Metro Manila," Leonardia said. *CGS


ha! the biggest outside MM?

[Christendom]

'SM seriously studying convention center plan'

Leonardia said the Sys believe that the malls can spur tourism that is why they established the Mall of Asia in Manila. In the case of Bacolod, if a convention center is established as part of the complex of SM, this would give the business a unique advantage and help our tourism industry, he said.

He told Henry Sy that the SM City will change the physical landscape and the economic climate of the city, he said. "I assured him that on the part of the city, we will do our best to complement the economic foundations with major projects like the new government center, the slaughterhouse and the terminal, among others," Leonardia added.

During their meeting with the Sys he learned that the tentative opening of SM City is the first week of December, Leonardia said. "I think it is better business to have it separate from the MassKara Festival because there is more than enough business generated during the festival so it would be a wiser decision to have another major activity on a separate occasion, he said.*CGS

change landscape? tani dakuon nalang nila or it may be good to make a 3rd/4th floors.

that's the reason gali nga na delayed ang SM mall construction.

good ideas. congrats to leonardia, henry sy, & palanca.

www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[sugarboy]

pabacolod ko bwas. join ko sa session sang sangguniang panglungsod sa biyernes. te ano mga chiefs?...unahan ta sila tanan a....sa biyernes ta ya ma mini-meet. calling kyle, TJ and kun sin-o man ara dira.

indi pwede sabado. mapuli na ko sabado sang aga.

[BYAHILO]

pabacolod ko bwas. join ko sa session sang sangguniang panglungsod sa biyernes. te ano mga chiefs?...unahan ta sila tanan a....sa biyernes ta ya ma mini-meet. calling kyle, TJ and kun sin-o man ara dira.

indi pwede sabado. mapuli na ko sabado sang aga.

pasalubong ko ha eheheheh

kag tani madamo ikaw makuha nga inputs dira fopr our project. =)

[J_lim2k2]

SM complex?? hmm... thats something new... I hope it would push through...

[J_lim2k2]

A large convention center necessitates a large number of quality hotel rooms. You cannot have a 4,000-seat center with less than 800 or so good hotel rooms available. But before that, the city must develop first its tourist market so that the rooms will be filled year-round, rather than only during intermittent conventions. Look at what happened to the Convention Plaza Hotel. It lost money. When it was constructed, together with the other hotels, Bacolod was touted as the next convention capital of the country. But the tourists were not coming, and if there were big conventions planned, there were not enough good hotel rooms. It's a vicious cycle. In the meantime, the hapless investors, lured by the exciting promise of many happy returns, were left holding the proverbial empty bag.

yes, that is true. but the convention plaza is in a different situation againts the SM "convention center" since that malls tend to spur tourist and plus that a company like that, wouldnt build without a feasibility study.

just like the case of cebu. what will happened to the Proposed New convention center after the asean summit? what major event then? you see they wouldnt get into that kind of business if they think its not feasible and they would be loosing in the long run.

[papable]

I still say you should have enough hotel rooms to sustain a convention market. Where do you want the convention participants to stay, at panaad stadium? At any rate, Cebu has a sustained convention market. It has more than 8,000 hotel rooms. In fact, conventioners have always asked for a bigger venue, other than the ballrooms of Waterfront, Shangri-la and Marco Polo and the Grand Convention Center.

[Christendom]

Bacolod City - venue of the forthcoming 2006 Asean Football Cup scheduled on November 12-20.

The Asean Cup qualifying tournament will feature the national teams of Laos,
Cambodia, Brunei, Timor Leste and host Philippines with the top two finishers advancing to the next phase to join three-time champions Thailand, reigning titlist Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia and Vietnam in the championship round.

we have a 2 football field here:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/sportleisure_panaadstadiumbacolod.jpg
1. PANAAD STADIUM

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/zyanz/bacolod/sportleisure_bacolodsportscomplex.jpg
2. BACOLOD SPORTS COMPLEX


www.metrobacolod.cq.bz

[Taz08]

Hotel ba yung nasa harap ng rob na building na hindi pa tapos?

[Christendom]

Hotel ba yung nasa harap ng rob na building na hindi pa tapos?

im not sure. sabi-sabi lang nang iba hotel daw. if that is hotel, it might be a good for in that place. bcoz there's no other a big hotel in that areas except the L'Fisher Hotel but is a far.

www.mertobacolod.cq.bz

[Taz08]

mas maganda nga kung hotel yun...para mas accessable sa mga tourista....

[Taz08]

Who will upgrade Paglaum for Asean Cup?
By Henry C. Villalva

AS THE Asean Football Cup nears, it remains unclear as to who will renovate some portions of the Paglaum Sports Complex, which will be one of the venues.


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Bacolod City is among those who will be hosting the games from Nov. 12 to 20. Teams from Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Timor Leste and host Philippines will participate in the events.

Barely seven months after the Paglaum Sports Complex was renovated for the staging of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games men's football competition in December last year, the complex degenerated fast that it failed to pass the requirements for international standards.

The failure mark was given after an inspection by a team from the Asean Football Federation (AFF) led by AFF executive secretary Dato Yap Nyim Keong.

Negros Occidental Football Association deputy general secretary Warren Concepcion informed local sports writers that the AFF inspection team has made some recommendations on the upgrading of Paglaum so it can meet international standards. He said the recommendations were forwarded to the governing Philippines Football Federation (PFF).

As of this posting, the PFF has not issued any statement regarding the status of Paglaum as a prospective alternative venue for the Asean Football Cup and speculations are that if Paglaum fails to pass the standards the hosting of the event in Bacolod City may be in jeopardy.

The Panaad Sports and Recreational Park in Barangay Mansilingan already passed the inspection. It will be used as main venue of the event.

Both Panaad and Paglaum served as venues for the 23rd SEAG men's football competition, which was won by powerhouse Thailand.

The Negros Occidental Football Association headed by fourth district Representative Carlos O. Cojuangco is currently staging its men's open and Under-19 provincial championships at the Paglaum pitch during weekends and pitch conditions serve as indicators as to the field's playability come November.

[Christendom]

'SM seriously studying convention center plan'
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday said the owners of Shoe Mart confirmed that they are seriously studying the possibility of putting up a convention center in Bacolod City.

Leonardia said he thanked Henry and Hans Sy together with Annie Garcia, SM vice president for operations, for investing in the city during their meeting Tuesday evening in Bacolod. He said the Sys are thinking of the growth of their business and are considering other ventures in the city after the SM City Mall at the Reclamation Area is established. And if the economic climate in the city would allow, they might consider putting up condominiums in Bacolod, he added.

Leonardia said the Sys believe that the malls can spur tourism that is why they established the Mall of Asia in Manila. In the case of Bacolod, if a convention center is established as part of the complex of SM, this would give the business a unique advantage and help our tourism industry, he said.

He told Henry Sy that the SM City will change the physical landscape and the economic climate of the city, he said. "I assured him that on the part of the city, we will do our best to complement the economic foundations with major projects like the new government center, the slaughterhouse and the terminal, among others," Leonardia added. CGS

just be in awe friends,
SM Company will get the SM Complex (Mall, Condos, Convention Center to the reclamation area; also the
Ayala Company to Bacolod south Ayala Complex (Mall, Subd. etc.);
Gaisano Comapany to the Bacolod south (Mall, Hotel-Grand Regal);
Robinson's Company (mall, pls correct me that i think in the front Rob Mall the U/C big building is the affiliate/partnership of Robinsons);
Lopue's Company to the East (Mall, IT Park- The Block & even @ the city center).

maybe they are make a complex to occupied in that place nang maaga pa. para indi maunahan nang ibang large companies.

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[Christendom]

GAISANO SOUTH GROUP OF COMPANIES - BACOLOD & NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

1. GAISANO CITY - BACOLOD
2. GAISANO CITY - KABANKALAN
3. GAISANO CITY - SAN CARLOS
4. GAISANO DEPARTMENT STORE - GATUSLAO, BACOLOD

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GAISANO CITY BACOLOD

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GAISANO CITY KABANKALAN

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GAISANO CITY SAN CARLOS

GAISANO DEPARTMENT STORE - GATUSLAO, BACOLOD = i have no pics.

& other cities eyeing to open a branches

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[Taz08]

zyanz...post mo nmn l8st pic ng SM Bacolod oh...

[Christendom]

zyanz...post mo nmn l8st pic ng SM Bacolod oh...

sory gd bro wala pako l8st pix of SM. xcited naman ko gani makita mong. newest news pa nga daan that the landscape/appearance of SM will be change into better.

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[Taz08]

k lng ah...thnx gd...kng may l8st pic ka na..post mo gd ha...thnx gd...

[BYAHILO]

its really nice to see that our beloved city is progressing fast.

tani tuloy tuloy na ini. sang pag halin ko da sang una sa bacolod. daw ka hopeless na sang syudad nga kinanglan ang mga graduate mapa manila para maka ubra.

in the near future theres no need for the grads to move to a bigger city to look for jobs. kay ang mga jobs ara na sa bacolod...

\x/ cross our fingers...

[Christendom]

k lng ah...thnx gd...kng may l8st pic ka na..post mo gd ha...thnx gd...

ok. no probs bro..

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[Christendom]

its really nice to see that our beloved city is progressing fast.

tani tuloy tuloy na ini. sang pag halin ko da sang una sa bacolod. daw ka hopeless na sang syudad nga kinanglan ang mga graduate mapa manila para maka ubra.

in the near future theres no need for the grads to move to a bigger city to look for jobs. kay ang mga jobs ara na sa bacolod...

\x/ cross our fingers...

akon gani may gahulat na nga IT jobs dri pagkatapos ko grad but i want to job in BACOLOD bcoz of the good lifestle & progressive of it.

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[Christendom]

Ramon Magasaysay awardee is a native of Bacolod City

Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:10am (Mla time) 08/02/2006


Bacolod City — Antonio Meloto, the Bacoleño who is among the seven winners of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay awards, said Tuesday the award is for all those “who have not stopped hoping for our country.”

Meloto relayed this text message to the Inquirer on Tuesday from Las Vegas where he was attending a US Gawad Kalinga Congress to raise more funds to build homes for the poor.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, considered as Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, honored businessman Meloto, 56, and the charity he leads called Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, both for community leadership.

Meloto, executive director of Gawad Kalinga, is the eighth from Western Visayas to receive the prestigious award.

The others from Region 6 who have won the award were Gilopez Kabayao - 1972, Bishop Antonio Fortich and Benjamin Gaston - 1973, Miriam Santiago - 1988, Angel Alcala - 1992, Raul Locsin - 1999 and Haydee Yorac - 2004 .

Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Bacoleños should celebrate Meloto's recognition and said that he has touched so many lives through sheer determination to help the poor.

“We in Bacolod are privileged to have worked with him and are doing our share of building homes in coordination with Gawad Kalinga,” Leonardia said.

He said the city government would launch a massive fundraising campaign during the MassKara Festival in October to build more GK homes in the city.

“We hope that this award will be an impetus in the campaign to raise more funds for houses for the poor in Bacolod City,” the mayor said.

Negros Occidental Governor Joseph Marañon said he is glad Meloto's efforts at building thousands of homes for the poor has been recognized by a prestigious organization, and hopes he will redouble his efforts because there is still a lot to be done.

“I congratulate him, we are proud of him and wish him all the best,” Marañon said.

Gawad Kalinga, begun 11 years ago, has built more than 850 housing developments for free for more than 100,000 families, including some in Negros Occidental. It is committed to building 7,000 new communities by 2010, the foundation said in a statement. /Inquirer

SOURCE:
http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/visayas/view_article.php?article_id=13034

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[BYAHILO]

Congrats to Tony Meloto as one of the Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for this year. the magsaysay awards has been touted as the Nobel Peace Prize of Asia.

He'll now join the elite ranks with Miram Santiago, Msgr anotnio Fortitch, Haydee Yorac, and several others...

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Zyanz> i must admit, nami na di life ko subong sa manila, but i still wish that one day, ill go back to bacolod kag dira na mag ubra.

[Christendom]

Congrats to Tony Meloto as one of the Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for this year. the magsaysay awards has been touted as the Nobel Peace Prize of Asia.

He'll now join the elite ranks with Miram Santiago, Msgr anotnio Fortitch, Haydee Yorac, and several others...

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Zyanz> i must admit, nami na di life ko subong sa manila, but i still wish that one day, ill go back to bacolod kag dira na mag ubra.

ako nami nmn d tni ang job ko sa iloilo doctors college when i have to finish my stud but im much wishing more BACOLOD that im on his everyday life not only for my families & friends.

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[habagatcentral1]

ako nami nmn d tni ang job ko sa iloilo doctors college when i have to finish my stud but im much wishing more BACOLOD that im on his everyday life.

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^^ You know what, I envy those who grew up either Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu or Mindanao because they really call their place home.

I grew up in Manila but I prefer to be away from Manila, as much as possible avoid it. If possible gani, ipasaylo ko lang ermats ko kag utod ko diri sa Visayas.

[Christendom]

Another just bear in mind guys,

The 2005 SEA Games Logo uses the festival mask similar to those found in most Southeast Asian countries. It represents the many different cultures that will come together for the Games. At the same time the mask captures the exuberant spirit and hospitality of the Filipinos. The logo was inspired by the MASSKARA Festival held annually in BACOLODCITY, one of the satellite venues of the event.

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[Taz08]

Kanina nakita ko na ang progress ng building sa harap ng robinson's...pinipinturahan na....

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MASSKARA...MASSKARA...
a world famous festival
this picture will be seen @ the frontpage of the travelers guide & info within WESTERN VISAYAS that we will buy in any of the Philippines major book stores.

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JEWEL'S RESTAURANT COMPLEX
VALLADOLID, NEGROS OCC.

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On Oct.4, 2005, 6th annual convention of the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) at the Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel.

Tourism Secretary Joseph "Ace" Durano is the keynote speaker.

Around 350 participants, mostly tourism officers from different, provinces, cities and municipalities in the country are expected to converge in this annual event, which is aimed at strengthening and enhancing tourism promotion in the country.

They hailed Negros Occidental's newest tourism promotion "Probinsya Ko, Libuton Ko," which is promoting Negros among Negrenses starting from pre-schoolers to the professionals and balikbayans as well.

Themed, "ATOP: Impetus to a Robust Domestic Tourism," will also provide avenue to all the participants to discover or re-discover Negros Occidental through a province-wide tour that will reach Mambukal Resort in Murcia; Jewels Restaurant in Valladolid; Buenos Aires Mountain Resort in Bago City; Guintubdan in La Carlota City; ECJ Farms in Bago City, Pontevedra and La Carlota City; Balay Negrense in Silay City; Victorias Milling Company in Victorias City, among others.

Jewels Restaurant owner Franic Domingo.

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[Christendom]

Kanina nakita ko na ang progress ng building sa harap ng robinson's...pinipinturahan na....

how many floors taz?

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[Dinho]

how many floors taz?

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It should be about five or six storeys.

[Dinho]

Is Jewel's Restaurant still open. I heard that the owner closed it since he was moving to another country.

[Taz08]

mabye 6....not quite xur..

[Christendom]

Is Jewel's Restaurant still open. I heard that the owner closed it since he was moving to another country.

when i rode last dec i saw the restaurant was open. i dont know for now. maybe the other people has manages or owned.

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[sugarboy]

Is Jewel's Restaurant still open. I heard that the owner closed it since he was moving to another country.

the owner is in hiding kay gapalagyo kuno sa utang. diin ka na subong dinho? balik ka na sa ubra?

[Christendom]

It should be about five or six storeys.

good..ty.

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[Christendom]

mabye 6....not quite xur..

good & extensive too.

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[Taz08]

kita ko na ang SM...dw dugay pa gd matapos...

[Christendom]

kita ko na ang SM...dw dugay pa gd matapos...

ay dugay pana ya bro. dec pa cguro or more. it is good na realize nila that they expand their visions. d bali proud naman na sang BACOLOD nga we will have an SM Complex. i think BACOLOD palng ang my ara nga SM Complex outside MM. correct me f im wrong.

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[Taz08]

MANILA - Annie Garcia, SM vice president for operations, said the company decided to open a branch in Bacolod this year because they believe the city now has the right business climate and the right leadership, when asked why their group decided to construct a mall in Bacolod only now.

SM Bacolod will have two 1-storey buildings that will be connected by two bridges. Asked if SM would consider putting up a convention center in Bacolod, Garcia said anything is possible. She said if all the spaces in SM Bacolod will be occupied, they may plan to construct a third building. "This will all depend on the business but we will bring up the concept to higher management so we can discuss if the project is viable," she added.

[Christendom]

Here's the na lagawan ko nga places sa neg occ are:
BACOLOD
LA CARLOTA CITY
BAGO CITY
KABANKALAN CITY
HIMAMAYLAN CITY
BINALBAGAN CITY
CAUAYAN
ILOG
CANDONI
ESCALANTE CITY


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[Taz08]

sure na ba ang SM Complex dri sa bacolod?

[Christendom]

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Bacoleños more adept in English than counterparts in Metro Manila

An assessment conducted by Teleperformance shows that call center applicants from Bacolod have a higher proficiency in English compared to those from Metro Manila, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said in a press release yesterday.

Teleperformance Site Director Richard Loveland and Account Manager Jason Farman told Leonardia in their recent visit to Bacolod that applicants in the city scored higher passing rates compared to their Metro Manila counterparts. Loveland and Farman said that this is one of the reasons why Teleperformance is putting up their multi-million investment here, the press release said.

Leonardia said that one of the considerations for Teleperformance's preference for Bacolod was the study conducted by the Asian Institute of Management, showing the city as one of the top five most competitive cities in the country.

In terms of "infrastructure" and "quality of life," Bacolod even ranked number one.

The Teleperformance executives said that they also considered the peace and order situation and the cleanliness of Bacolod as major factors, the press release said, adding that their company plans to hire about 1,000 employees in the next two years.

Meanwhile, Loveland also spoke at the 6th Visayas Island Congress of the Philippine Councilors League Saturday during a technical session on "Strategies and Inputs for Creating Opportunities in the ICT and Business Process Outsourcing Industries."

At the gathering, Visayas councilors passed a resolution pushing for the creation of a Department of Information and Communications Technology to replace the current Commission on ICT as recommended by business experts, Bacolod Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, program committee chairman, said in a press release from her office.

She said that the PCL also asked for an increase in the education budget to enable the country to produce skilled and competent manpower for ICT and BPO industry, and for the immediate creation of a Visayas-wide body to address the concerns of ICT and BPO industry in the region, the press release added.*

SOURCE:
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/June/21/businessnews2.htm

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