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Iloilo City - Archived News

Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.
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Aerial View of Iloilo City

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Agri office, university to host organic fair

by Lydia C. Pendon

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office, in cooperation with the Central Philippine University (CPU), will host the first regional organic agri research fair and exhibits on November 14 to 18 at CPU compound in Jaro, Iloilo City.

Dr. Joyce S. Wendam, DA-regional technical director for Planning, Research and Extension, said the activity will be attended by more than 300 participants composed of farmers, farmer-leaders, local government officials, entrepreneurs, organic enthusiasts and advocates and agriculture students from different schools in the region.

"There will be exhibits of agricultural services of the DA and attached agencies, organic products, and research activities undertaken by the DA and CPU in line with the public-private partnership program," Wendam added.

Various topics on climate change, organic aquaculture, organic swine production, national farming system concoctions, trichoderma production, bio-pesticides preparation, health food processing, herbal therapy, hydroponics and organic fruit and vegetables production will be delivered by organic agriculture advocates and speakers.

The five-day agri fair and exhibits will be anchored on the theme, "Promoting Organic Agriculture through public-private partnership as a response to climate change."

The DA-CPU partnership has already launched the Agri-Pinoy strategic encounter and conducted orientation on Palayamanan technology and Moringa research and development program.

Other activities conducted were seminars on mushroom culture, goat raising, plant nursery establishment and accreditation, poultry production and technical advice for vegetable garden for CPU Theology students.

Organic product demonstrations everyday will highlight the five-day organic agri fair and exhibits.

Iloilo City Tourism Office helps push PPUR to victory

by TWVillavert(JSC/TWV-PIA6 Iloilo)

ILOILO CITY, Nov. 9 (PIA)--- Iloilo City Tourism Officer Ben Jimena said that the City Government through the City Tourism Office will help push for Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in the worldwide search for the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Jimena said in a PIA interview that they will start drumming up Ilonggos’ support for the final push to victory for the PPUR.

“With the help of my staff, we will conduct some kind of a telephone brigade to call on all our friends or the “connections” of the Tourism Office and encourage them to vote PPUR through text messaging or SMS”.

Jimena said that should PPUR land in the New 7 Wonders of Nature, “this would mean a lot for the Philippines because it will invite foreign tourists to visit our country, and it will help create awareness on other interesting places in the Philippines”.

It will be recalled that Secretary Jesse M. Robredo called on all governors, city and municipal mayors and other government officials to vigorously urge their constituents to vote for the Puerto Princesa Underground River.

Aside from the PPUR, other nominees that made it to the top 10 include the Dead Sea (Israel/Jordan/Palestine), Grand Canyon (United Staes), Great Barrier Reef (Australia/Papua New Guinea), Halong Bay (Vietnam), Jeita Grotto (Lebanon), Jeju Island (South Korea), Komodo Island (Indonesia), Sundarbans (Bangladesh/India), and Versuvius (Italy).

PPUR’s overall standing is a positive development, although only seven will be chosen among the ten finalists, “hence, there is a need to close ranks and demonstrate patriotism in order for our entry to get into the magic seven,” Robredo said in a DILG press report.

Robredo called on everyone to vote through text messaging by typing PPUR and send it to 2861, or via internet by logging on to www.new7wonders.com.

DA allots P61.7 million for farm mechanization in Western Visayas

By TARA YAP

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo - The Department of Agriculture (DA 6) is allotting P61.7 million for farm mechanization in Western Visayas.

DA 6 regional director Larry Nacionales disclosed that said amount is particularly intended to purchase 200 hand tractors, 69 threshers, 17 rice trans-planters, 10 rice combine harvesters, nine four-wheel tractors, and six rice drum seeders.

To achieve full-implementation of the DA’s farm mechanization program in the region, Nacionales is urging local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas to fast-track their own farm mechanization efforts in their respective areas.

Under the Agri-Pinoy rice program, 85 percent of the cost of on-farm machineries and rice mills will be shouldered by DA 6 and the remaining 15 percent will be handled by farmer-beneficiaries through their respective LGUs.

Nacionales is strongly urging farmer cooperatives and irrigators to draw up proposals with the support of their LGUs and submit these to DA 6 as to effect their becoming farmer-beneficiaries.

Said Agri-Pinoy rice program makes possible for farmer-beneficiaries to avail of rice combine harvesters for an equity of P300,000 per unit; four-wheel tractors for an equity of P135,000 per unit; rice trans-planters for an equity of P45,000 per unit; and hand tractors and threshers with a P19,500 equity per unit.

The DA is also giving an allocation grant for rice drum seeders. The provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental will get one unit each.

Nutrition broadcast campaign gains grounds

by Elsa S. Subong (JCM/ESS/PIA-Iloilo)

ILOILO CITY, Nov. 7 (PIA) -– The broadcast media campaigns launched by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) all over the country has been gaining grounds in making more Filipinos “nutritionally” aware.

In the 2011 Second Quarter Survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS), it was shown that about 29 percent of household heads watch and/or listen to programs and segments about nutrition on radio and television.

NNC Regional Coordinator Nona Tad-y said this is encouraging because here in the region the NNC has used radio and cable television to a great extent to disseminate messages on breastfeeding and nutrition.

The SWS survey showed that the Visayas got a 23 per cent proportion of the audiences.

Further, it revealed that all over the country, two out of five (41%) class ABC household heads watch and/or listen to programs or segments about nutrition, while the other proportions are 31 per cent of class D and 20 per cent of class E.

As to programs, the survey showed that 4 per cent or about 218,110 households or 1.09 million Filipinos listen and/or watch Radyo mo sa Nutrisyon; 1 per cent or 54,528 households or 272,640 Filipinos listen to Ulat Ukol sa Nutrisyon at AHMP or Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program; 1 per cent or 272,640 Filipinos listen to Katumbas ay Biyaya drama series, and 1 per cent or 272,640 Filipinos listen to Nutriskwela Community Radio.

Tad-y also said, on the whole where these programs or segments are aired/telecast, some captive audiences have been identified by the NNC, composed of Barangay Health Workers, Barangay Nutrition Scholars and members of the nutrition committees in the provinces.

Here in Iloilo the programs are serialized in a local cable TV station and radio stations on a per schedule basis,

In a related development, Tad-y also said that the latest SWS survey on hunger showed that severe hunger was down in the Visayas to 2.3 per cent from 2.7 per cent in June, below the 13-year average of 3.2 per cent for the region.

She said Western Visayas is blessed for during the period, no devastating calamity hit the region, and the programs on poverty alleviation and anti-hunger of the government has benefitted the poor.

Building of halfway homes for troubled kids in Iloilo urged

By TARA YAP

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Council for the Protection of Children is urging local governments of Iloilo’s 42 towns and one component city to create halfway homes for children in conflict with the law.

Second district board member June Mondejar, main proponent of the approved resolution, explained the need to create a separate facility for children in conflict with the law and not to combine them with adult criminals in jails.

Mondejar, who chairs the Provincial Board’s committee on social welfare, housing, senior citizens and the disabled, is citing provisions under Section 49 of RA 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 stipulating the need to create youth detention homes.

Local government units (LGUs) have to fund the construction of the halfway homes as mandated by the Family Courts Act.

“Youth detention homes may also be established by private and non-government organizations (NGOs) that will be licensed and accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in consultation with the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC),” Mondejar said.

Community college to offer ladderized courses

By: Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE ILOILO City Community College (ICCC) will open its doors and offer ladderized associate courses next year, the City Hall’s Education Core Team (ECT) said.

The ECT headed by executive assistant for education Maria Mathilde Octavio made the clarification in reaction to The Daily Guardian’s story on the ICCC last November 3.

Octavio said the ICCC will open for academic year 2012-2013 despite the moratorium imposed by the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) on the establishment of community colleges supported by local government units.

Instead of degree courses, ICCC will offer ladderized associate courses approved by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).

“We have already finalized with Tesda the addition of two competency courses namely, Customer Services NC II and Tourism Promotion Services NC II. This is even an advantage for the students because they will earn competency certificates from Tesda aside from their regular degrees,” Octavio said.

Octavio said the ICCC building constructed through the P25-million donation of Ilonggo businessman Edgar “Injap” Sia II will not be wasted as the City Hall is continuously working on the exemption of the community college from the Ched moratorium.

“In fact, we were able to submit our application with Ched central office on June 16, 2011, a good 15 days before the deadline. The application even came with an endorsement from Ched regional director Virginia Resurreccion and was received by the Office of the Chairman on June 23, 2011,” she added.

Octavio said they only learned of the moratorium, which was implemented in 2010, when they followed up the ICCC application with Ched central office.

CHED Resolution No.226-2010 imposes a moratorium policy on the opening of new colleges and universities, not only to ensure quality education, but one which the city government deemed is a move to stop the proliferation of “fly by night” institutions.

Even the Ched regional office was not aware of the moratorium until the City Hall provided them with a copy of the resolution, she said.

“The city government has been faithful in this project since the conceptualization of the community college. The building donation, therefore, of businessman Edgar ‘Injap’ Sia is not wasted as the college will operate next school year,” Octavio stated.

Octavio said the ECT is continuously coordinating with Ched and Tesda so that the ICCC will be fully operational by June 2012.

Octavio further said they are hoping that CHED will grant their requested exemption based on the encouraging response given by its chairperson Patricia Licuanan when Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog met with her and Ched regional director Virginia Resurreccion recently.

“I believe there should be an exemption because this is a government-initiated, community project and not a profit-oriented enterprise,” she added.

She said other highly urbanized cities seeking to open their own public colleges might feel discriminated by the moratorium, “robbing poor students the chance to get quality yet affordable college education.”

Vice mayor wants street lights reset

By Lydia C. Pendon

ILOILO City Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III has asked the Panay Electric Company and electrical division of the city engineer’s office to switch on early the streetlights in the city every afternoon.

Espinosa said he received several complaints regarding the evening lights that usually start after 6 p.m.

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Espinosa said the season dictates early light of streetlights since the sun sets at 5:30 p.m.

“We are currently experiencing longer nights than daytime and it is imperative we light our streets and especially our barangays by 5:30 in the afternoon so as to help our constituents,” Espinosa said.

The situation is further being aggravated by early afternoon rain showers and gloomy daytime that need lighted street lights.

Iloilo business community urges city gov't for friendlier tax collection

By TARA YAP

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — The business community in Iloilo is appealing to the city government for the implementation of a “friendlier” real property tax collection.

This, as the Iloilo City government is set to implement a 100 percent tax collection rate by January 2012 to regain revenue losses due to reductions in the city’s internal revenue allotment (IRA) share of R400 million with the entry of 16 new cities nationwide.

Over 350 small, medium, and large corporate and individual members of said business community asked Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog to reconsider the city government’s proposal to impose hikes in taxes in the next three years.

The businessmen are proposing for a 75 percent implementation of the 2006 market values in 2012, 90 percent in 2013, and 100% in 2014.

Traders here say that sales in real estate and local businesses have been affected by worldwide recession which has also had a negative impact on the financial situation of Ilonggo families, particularly those substantially dependent on remittances of overseas workers.

“Reduced expenses mean a decrease in demand for goods and services, thus affecting purchasing power,” the group said in a statement.

Also cited are high operational costs and especially with regard to government mandated salary increases in Western Visayas as well as in the cost of electricity.

“The business sector has always been supportive of the Iloilo City government. We value our partnership and we hope our request will be considered as a positive way to make the policies work towards the sustainability of development in Iloilo,” the group underlined in their appeal to the Mabilog administration.

Those who have put their signature on a written appeal to the city government on the matter include Jose Juan Jamora III of the Iloilo Business Club, Felipe Uygonco of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Iloilo, Ramon Cua Locsin of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Panay, Jose Marie Agriam of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Iloilo, Fanny Uy of the Iloilo Multi-Sectoral Business Organization, Cesar Pelayo of the Philippine Chinese Chamber Commerce and Industry-Panay Chapter, Francis Chung of the Philippine Retailers Association-Iloilo Chapter, Valerie Maravilla of the Ilonggo Producers Association, and Dr. Sandra Sarabia-Gomez, representing the Iloilo Hotels Restaurants and Resorts Association.

Private sector joins Adopt-an-Estero program

by Lydia C. Pendon

ILOILO CITY -- Some 30 schools and universities, food and beverage companies, hotels, malls, business establishments and government agencies based in Iloilo City recently partnered with the environment sector’s program to clean the city’s esteros and natural waterways.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Executive Director Julian Amador said the initiative aims to clean up rivers, drainages, creeks and other tributaries of major water bodies to prevent flooding, as well as reduce pollution and promote public health, environmental integrity and economic viability.

Some of the partner schools and establishments include Assumption Iloilo, Central Philippine University, John B. Lacson Maritime University, St. Paul’s University, West Visayas State University, Cares Meat Food Products, Coca Cola Bottlers Philippines, Mandaue Foam, Eon Centennial Hotel, Gaisano City, Iloilo Midtown Hotel, Pepsi Cola Products, Philippine Coast Guard–Auxiliary, Philippine Coast Guard, Pollution Control Association of the Philippines, QHP Realty, and Robinson’s Land Corporation.

PNP deploys 400 police personnel in Iloilo City for 'Undas'

by Jaime S. Cabag, Jr.(JCM/JSC/PIA6)

ILOILO CITY, Nov. 1 (PIA) -– The Philippine National Police (PNP) is deploying some 400 police personnel to maintain peace and order and provide police services in case of emergencies at cemeteries throughout this city in connection with the observance of All Saints and All Souls Day.

Iloilo City Police Office Director S/Supt. Marieto Valerio said in an interview with a local radio station today, Nov. 1 that they have also tapped the support of Barangay Tanods and Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams in Iloilo’s urban center to provide security services at all of the 17 cemeteries here.

The action of the city police is in line with the directive issued earlier by Chief PNP Director General Nicanor Bartolome for the deployment of adequate police personnel before and after the on-going observance in the country in honor of the saints and the dead.

As part of their activities, the police have also been instructed to watch out for alcoholic drinks, gambling, deadly weapons, and other prohibited activities inside cemeteries.

The All Saints and All Souls Day observance will peak today and tomorrow, Nov. 2.

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