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==ILOILO FIRMS UP ANTI-RABIES DRIVE==
*Source:http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/regions/32124-three-cornered-fight-for-la-trinidad-looms
*Sunday, September 30, 2012
:By LYDIA C. PENDON (The Manila Times-"REGIONS IN BRIEF" News # 5)
ILOILO CITY: The city government is seriously pursuing the campaign against rabies in pursuance of the provisions of Republic Act 9482 or the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007. The country celebrated World Rabies Day on September 28 to remind Filipinos about rabies and its implication on humans according to Dr. Peter Sobrevega, chairman of the technical working group, Regional Rabies Committee. Sobrevega said that the target is 80 percent of the total dog population in the region be vaccinated before the end of 2012 and total elimination of rabies by 2020. Iloilo City veterinarian Dr. Tomas Forteza said that the city rabies control committee is chaired by Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and city councilor Lyndon Acap.
==DSWD crafts operations manual to integrate implementation of core social protection programs==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=458411
*Saturday, September 29, 2012
:(PNA), GHG/PGLENA/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept 29 (PNA) -– Western Visayas hosted the five-day seminar workshop on the crafting of the operations manual for core social protection programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
DSWD assistant regional director Joel Galicia said the workshop which culminated on Friday aims to integrate the implementation of the government’s three core shelter protection program; the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), conditional cash transfer (CCT) and the Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS).
Galicia said "they are working under the convergence strategy. That will be their guide in the implementation of the program,” he said.
The manual will soon be finalized to be used by all workers of the DSWD nationwide.
Western Visayas was chosen because of the availability of technical persons who can help with the drafting of the document aside from being outstanding in the implementation of the said programs.
==Iloilo City firms up anti-rabies drive ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=7&rid=458259
*Friday, September 28, 2012
:(PNA), FFC/AJP/LCP/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 28 (PNA) -- The city government here is seriously pursuing the campaign against rabies in dog or human in pursuance to the provisions of Republic Act 9482 or the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007.
The country celebrated World Rabies Day on Friday (Sept. 28, 2012) to remind the Filipinos about rabies and its implication on humans, according to Dr. Peter Sobrevega, chairman of the technical working group, Regional Rabies Committee.
Sobrevega said the target is 80 percent of the total dog population in the region be vaccinated before the end of 2012 and total elimination of rabies by 2020.
Iloilo City veterinarian Dr. Tomas Forteza said the city rabies control committee is chaired by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and city councilor Lyndon Acap as vice chairman.
The city council has passed an ordinance in 2011 declaring a city-wide campaign against rabies and providing penalties to violators. The city ordinance also criminalized the practice of "tanduk," a local practice of quack doctors against the spread of rabies in humans bitten by a rabid dog.
Forteza said the corresponding penalties and fines are P2,000 for failure or refusal to have their dogs immunized; P10,000 for refusal to have the dog put under observation after biting an individual; P25,000 for refusal to have their dog put under observation and do not shoulder the medical expenses or the person bitten by their dog; P5,000 for refusal to put leash on the dog when brought outside of the house; P500 to P1,000 fine for each impounded dog, P5,000 or more per dog or 1-4 years imprisonment for trading dogs for meat; and P5,000 or more or 1-4 years imprisonment for using electrocution as a method of euthanasia.
Forteza said that dog owners must have their dogs vaccinated regularly as the office of city veterinarian is conducting house to house free dogs vaccination. He also said dog owners to be responsible by providing their dog with proper grooming, adequate food and clean shelter.
However, impounded stray dogs without owners are being eliminated through euthanasia by feeding barbiturates or carbon monoxide poisoning so as to contain the spread of rabies.
==Dog parade to open World Rabies Day celebration in Iloilo ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=12&rid=457962
*Thursday, September 27, 2012
:(PNA), LAM/PGLENA/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 27 (PNA) -- The celebration of the World Rabies Day here on Friday will open with a parade of dogs starting from the provincial capital ground passing through the Bonifacio Drive and back to the capitol.
The “Pack Walk” will be participated by more than 100 dogs owned by various kennel groups and associations in Iloilo, according to Dr. Ramir Morales, inspector of the Veterinarian and Quarantine Office of the Department of Agriculture–Regional Field Unit 6 (DA-RFU 6).
The activity, the first in Iloilo, will start at exactly 6 o’clock Friday morning.
It was aimed at raising public awareness on responsible pet ownership and as well as on the anti-rabies campaign, he added.
An anti-rabies awareness forum will follow thereafter in a hotel here.
==DSWD sets P1.143M for cash-for-work program in Iloilo City ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=457664
*Wednesday, September 26, 2012
:(PNA), LDV/AJP/PGL/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 26 (PNA) -– The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here has allotted P1.143 million for its cash-for-work program to benefit 1,429 residents of Iloilo.
DSWD assistant regional director Joel Galicia said that the cash-for-work is a component of their core shelter project that will kick off once the city government has already purchased the available relocation site.
The core shelter project will fall under the Phase II of the Iloilo River Plains Subdivision Project to accommodate families that will be affected by development to be implemented along creeks of the Iloilo-Batiano River.
Galicia said the intended recipients will be organized into a neighborhood association.
From the associations, a team will be formed to assist in the construction of houses and will be paid under the cash-for-work program.
Meanwhile, DSWD regional director Minda Brigoli said that a multipartite agreement will be signed between the city government, neighborhood association and the DSWD for the project.
The DSWD is making available P100 million for the housing project.
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said the city government will look for a 5.6-hectare lot that will be used as relocation site.
==DSWD, TESDA to soon implement Cash for Training Program ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=457219
*Tuesday, September 25, 2012
:(PNA), FFC/AJP/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 25 (PNA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will soon implement the Cash for Training Program (CTP) for youth as beneficiaries.
Social Welfare Officer III Eduardo Guevarra, DSWD Regional Office 6 focal person for youth, said the new program is an intensive training to provide the youth, who have not availed the Expanded Government Internship Program (EGIP), the opportunity to get scholarship for their choice technical-vocational course offered by TESDA.
Guevarra said under the program, which they are waiting the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) to start, entitles each youth a P20,000 worth of scholarship package that include enrollment fee, transportation allowance and toolkit.
He said qualified for the scholarship are those 18 to 30 years old and out-of-school or a graduate of a technical-vocational course but still unemployed. Preference will be given to those who previously applied for EGIP but was not included in the 17 percent cut off in the region.
Interested youth are also advised to coordinate with their Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers for an orientation about the program and other requirements needed.
==2013 Dinagyang Festival launched in Iloilo City ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=6&rid=457140
*Monday, September 24, 2012
:(PNA), RMA/AJP/PGLENA/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 24 (PNA) -- Iloilo City trumpeted its readiness to stage the 2013 Dinagyang Festival with its official launching on Monday, highlighted by the signing of the memorandum of agreement between the triumvirate festival organizers.
The triumvirate is composed of the Iloilo City government, Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. that represents the private sector and the San Jose Placer of the San Jose Parish for the religious sector.
The festival, short of five years for its golden celebration, is a showcase of a successful public private partnership (PPP) even before the scheme was made popular by the current administration, according to Iloilo City Tourism and Development Officer Benito Jimena.
IDFI president Ramon Cua-Locsin, meanwhile credited the resounding success of the PPP to the “corporate social responsibility of the business community, involvement of civic and religious organizations, creativity of schools and cultural organizations and the volunteerism of the community.”
“We assure you of our commitment to make Dinagyang 2013 a great event. We will do the best we can to open to new heights of success this most famous festival in our country. Without doubt IDFI is ready for Dinagyang 2013,” he said.
Rev. Fr. Raymund Edsel Alcayaga, OSA of the San Jose Parish, said that he looked forward to intensify the religious significance of the festival and emphasized that the success of the event was due to the guidance of the Lord.
The annual festival, which is entering its 45th year, is held every fourth Sunday of January in honor of Senor Santo Nino.
Its highlights will be held on Jan. 25-27, 2013 starting with the Fluvial Procession on the 25th, a showcase of the best festivals in Western Visayas on the 26th and the Ati-ati tribe competition on the 27th.
==PAL Iloilo-Korea flight up ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=3&rid=456868
*Sunday, September 23, 2012
:(PNA), RMA/AJPETINGLAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 23 (PNA) – The Philippine Airlines (PAL) direct international flight Iloilo to Korea is now on the pipeline, PAL Iloilo manager Juancho Demaguila said.
Demaguila said that they admired the courage of Cebu Pacific to already have its inaugural flight for Iloilo to Hong Kong on Nov. 8 and Iloilo to Singapore on Nov. 9.
“We admire the courage or the guts of Cebu Pacific,” Demaguila said.
He said that for PAL, their higher management was seriously studying to have Iloilo to Korea direct flights and which they hoped to sustain in the long term.
“There’s a Korean school here that is very aggressive in bringing in students,” Demaguila said. He said that with their tie up with the Korean school, they would be assured of flying Korean students to Iloilo.
He said that they would not only be flying students though, but also the Korean tourists. Korean tourists yearly top the Western Visayas foreign tourist arrivals and generating sizable amount for the tourism industries in the region, especially Boracay island in Aklan.
Meanwhile, the low cost carrier Cebu Pacific will make the record as the first to fly internationally from Iloilo to Hong Kong and Singapore.
==NHA to download funds for housing project ==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2012/09/22/nha-download-funds-housing-project-244261
*Saturday, September 22, 2012
:By Lydia C. Pendon
THE National Housing Authority (NHA) will have to download funds to the City Government here due to technical problems in the releasing of funds for the city’s housing project for informal settlers and relocatees.
This was reported by NHA regional director Isagani Jalbuena to Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Senator Franklin M. Drilon during the monthly meeting of the Iloilo River Development Council held last September 21 at the roofdeck of the new City Hall building here.
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An initial amount of P123 million will be downloaded to the city after finding out that it was extremely difficult to turn it over the NHA because of late approval by the NHA Board.
The project site is at the city owned lot in Brgy. Sooc, Arevalo for an initial 300 housing units that will also include rehabilitation of the Sooc road going to the GK Village near the proposed NHA housing site.
Mabilog informed the river council that he has already executed a deed of donation with authority from the City Council for an initial 138 housing units.
On the other hand, NHA is also experiencing the delayed releases of funds for the 1,000 raw housing units in Lanit, Jaro district. Jalbuena said he is proposing the transfer of funds to the city government for the land development of the Lanit site.
The Lanit project will cost some P170 million with a winning bid of P169 million. Drilon had asked a reduction of P10 million which the contractor bargained to donate 138 housing units for free.
The NHA project costs about P244 million in two sites for land development and housing units for relocates and informal settlers who will be displaced soon along the river banks and tributaries.
Another housing project amounting some P100 million for 1,000 city informal settlers will be implemented soon by the Department of Social Services and Development under its core shelter program.
==77 hired on the spot during city job fair==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=5&rid=456113
*Friday, September 21, 2012
:(PNA), FFC/AJP/LMS/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 21 (PNA) -– A total of 77 lucky jobseekers were immediately employed by private companies during the one-day job fair organized by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here Thursday.
Hired on the spot were 21 males and 56 female applicants in various jobs offered during the activity.
“We are happy that there were job applicants who were instantly hired. Iloilo City is truly rich in human resources,” Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog said.
About 697 qualified applicants flocked the job fair held at Jaro covered gym.
Forty-nine local agencies and 16 companies for employment abroad participated in the event.
The job fair coincided with the birthday of the mayor, who made it a point to have a service-oriented activity as part of the celebration.
==Korean stars perform for Iloilo’s Home for the Aged, city projects==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=5&rid=456113
*Thursday, September 20, 2012
:(PNA), HBC/AJP/PGL/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept 20 (PNA) -- Korean stars and top models are in Iloilo to perform before Ilonggos during the 1st KPOP Fashion Concert.
This is one of the activities lined up for the 1st Korean-Ilonggo Friendship Festival that kicked off here Monday.
Jane Javellana, the event organizer, said it’s the first time these models and artists are performing in the Philippines.
Portion of the proceeds of the first fashion concert will go to Iloilo’s Home for the Aged or the Asilo de Molo, which is taking care of the elderly who no longer have families to live with.
Some will be allotted for projects that the Iloilo Korean United Community Association Inc is doing in this city.
The KPOP concert is a fashion show and concert in one featuring Korean dresses and songs.
It will be held Friday evening at the gymnasium of the Central Philippine University here.
The performers composed of all-girl band Karin, Step Girl and six selected models arrived in Iloilo City Wednesday for engagements prior to the concert.
In addition to the fashion concert they are also expected to open the Korean exhibit at the SM City showcasing their culture on Friday.
Korean dishes are also on display during the Korean-Ilonggo Friendship Food Festival along Delgado Street.
In a press conference Thursday, the models said that they found Ilonggos to be kind while the environment here is also similar to Korea's.
==Working drainage systems contain flooding in Iloilo City - Mayor Mabilog ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=455381
*Wednesday, September 19, 2012
:(PNA), LAP/AJP/LMSINAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 19 (PNA) -- Despite the heavy downpour that flooded some metro streets over the weekend, this city is still better off compared to Metro Manila because it has functioning drainage systems that have kept flooding to a minimum, Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog said.
“Water was up to the knees at its deepest in the city, but parts of Metro Manila were inundated with waist- to neck-deep floods. They even have to use boats to move around. Iloilo City was spared from great flooding because our drainage systems worked,” the mayor stated.
The latest data from the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) for calendar year 2010-2012 showed a total of 68 drainage system projects from various funding sources were completed, while 28 are ongoing to date, not to mention others that are still up for bidding or are yet to be implemented.
Reports reaching the executive office showed 125 millimeters of rain poured in the city on September 15, more than the 15-millimeter rain gauge for a normal downpour. Weather experts said the volume of rain that fell on the city on September 15 was equivalent to 50 years of rainfall.
Mabilog said it was also unfortunate the downpour, aggravated by a 1.6-meter high tide, was the heaviest the city experienced in 30 years. The last time such a heavy rainfall occurred was during Typhoon Undang in 1984.
“Although the rain was even heavier than that unleashed by Typhoon Frank in 2008, flooding now wasn’t as deep and as extensive,” he stressed.
The downpour caused waters to rise in La Paz, Lapuz, City Proper and Molo, but did not flood the other districts.
The water also receded quickly after the rains stopped.
Mabilog was with City Social Welfare and Development Office and the CEO attending to the needs of families in flooded areas of the metropolis from September 15 to 16.
==IBC, REID train LGUs on identifying convergence projects to boost tourism ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=455381
*Tuesday, September 18, 2012
:(PNA), FFC/AJP/PGL/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 18 (PNA) -- Local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo province will be trained on how to prioritize infrastructure support projects that will boost the tourism potential of their respective locality.
The training, slated on Sept. 21, will focus on the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program Criteria (TRIPC) that is being used as a tool to determine priority projects under the convergence program of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Lea Lara, executive director of the Iloilo Business Club (IBC), said that they will be assisted by the Research Education and Institutional Development (REID) Foundation, Inc. during the training. REID Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit organization that also supported the IBC in firming up priority projects in Iloilo City and selected destinations in Panay Island.
The activity, according to Lara, is very timely because soon LGUs will be discussing their projects for possible funding during the 2014 budget call.
She said that once the LGUs are familiar with the TRIPC, they would be able to make proposals that are responsive to the standard being pushed under the convergence.
Likewise during the activity, Lara said that they will determine a tourism circuit for Iloilo province. Recently, the Iloilo Provincial Investment Board headed by board member Jett Rojas also visited various destinations that can be part of the circuit.
Lara said during the training, they will present before Iloilo City lone district Rep. Jerry P. Treñas the tourism circuit that they propose for the city.
==10 more Iloilo City streets now national roads ==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=455127
*Monday, September 17, 2012
:(PNA), LAP/LMSINAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 17 (PNA) -- Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog welcomed the recent approval of Congress of bills converting 10 city roads into national roads as filed by Lone District Rep. Jerry P. Treñas.
“We are optimistic that these roads will be properly maintained and improved for the ease and convenience of the public now that the national government has taken charge of their upkeep.” he said.
Mabilog also said the work of the national government will complement the city’s projects towards better road conditions.
The 10 bills filed by Treñas were included in the second batch of road conversion bills approved by the House of Representatives for Iloilo City.
“The Department of Public Works and Highways is obligated to maintain and rehabilitate all national roads in the country. Hence, the national government can provide the appropriate funding for these streets after being converted into national roads in order to ensure the proper maintenance of these Iloilo City roads,” Treñas stated.
The new national roads are: Mabini St.; Iznart to Rizal St.; Fuentes St.; Valeria St.; Gen. Luna to Jalandoni St.; and Quezon St. in City Proper; Arguelles St., Democracia St. and Cuartero St. in Jaro; and Loboc to La Granja road in La Paz.
Congress earlier approved the conversion of 16 city streets to national roads, namely, Rizal St., Sto. Rosario-Duran, Delgado St., Jalandoni St. in City Proper; San Rafael Road to Tabucan road in Mandurriao; Timawa Avenue and Molo Boulevard in Molo; Jereos St. in La Paz; Cubay road to Balabago road, Tacas road from Quintin Salas, Jaro to Pavia boundary, Rizal St. in Jaro; Loboc road to PPA; Yulo Drive, Arevalo-So-oc Mandurriao road (Gloryville to So-oc), Bonifacio Drive in Arevalo; and the whole stretch from Carpenter’s Bridge to Diversion Road, and from Jalandoni Bridge to Forbes Bridge known as the Efrain B. Treñas Boulevard.
==Clonal facilities to strengthen ‘greening’ program==
*Source:http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/index.php?&view=article&id=87:clonal-facilities-to-strengthen-greening-progam
*Sunday, September 16, 2012
:(PN)
ILOILO – In line with the implementation of Executive Order No. 23 (National Greening Program or NGP), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) plans to establish more three clonal facilities.
“Clonal nurseries will play a big role in the fulfillment of the NGP,” said DENR Region 6 Executive Director Julian Amador.
The establishment of these environmental amenities will answer the needs of the country’s prime reforestation project that seeks a greener country.
In Western Visayas, there are currently three clonal facilities situated in three provinces — Iloilo (Barotac Nuevo town), Aklan (Jawili, Tangalan) and Negros Occidental (Alangilan, Bacolod City).
DENR-6 targets to reforest 12,084 hectares of open, denuded and degraded areas this year.
Its three clonal nurseries will optimize seedling production of various indigenous trees that are difficult to nurture if produced thru the conventional method.
Seedlings cultivated in clonal nurseries are of better quality compared to any other trees because of its unique growth process as they were derived from quality mother trees, said Amador.
DENR Secretary Ramon Paje said this is the first time in the history of the Philippines that the government had ordered a sustainable campaign to restore the integrity of the forest.
He added that by planting trees, soil erosions can be prevented, watersheds can be protected and carbon dioxide can be impounded.
With strict implementation, the NGP will not only be an environmental program to take the edge off the impact of climate change but will also strengthen the food security and alleviation program of the Aquino Administration.
NGP mandates all government employees, elected officials and students to participate in the government’s greening program that aims to plant 1.5 billion trees to an approximate area of 1.5 million hectares within a period of six years, from 2011 until 2016.
==With esplanade comes a new Iloilo River experience==
*Source:http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/270848/with-esplanade-comes-a-new-iloilo-river-experience
*Sunday, September 15, 2012 12:24 am
:By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
THE NEWLY opened Iloilo River Esplanade seeks to become a tourist attraction and a haven for joggers and walkers. Jessie Eloja General/Contributor
ILOILO CITY—It’s Iloilo City’s latest fun place, where people can jog, walk, hold a picnic or just enjoy the scenery.
The 1.2-kilometer Iloilo River Esplanade was formally opened on Aug. 19 as part of efforts to rehabilitate and bring back the Iloilo River’s historic past. Thousands of people attended the event.
Built at a cost of P58.7 million, the esplanade stretches from Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue to Carpenter’s Bridge in Mandurriao District. It is intended as a recreational space for walking, jogging, open-air dining and venue for river water sports.
The area is closed to vehicular traffic to encourage runners to experience the scenic river, Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog says.
Two more similar projects are being planned to further develop the river.
Drilon funds
Sen. Franklin Drilon, who attended the opening of Iloilo River Esplanade, says he will allot around P40 million from his Priority Development Assistance Fund for the construction of a 750-meter esplanade on the opposite of the first one. The project is expected to start within the year.
The third esplanade is being planned from Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue to Barangay Nabitasan in La Paz District, which will cost around P80 million, according to Mabilog.
The projects will also involve the relocation of settlers along the banks and removing river obstructions, he says. Some 53,000 people live along the banks.
Dredgers will be permanently deployed at  Iloilo River starting September to remove the silt.
Main tributary
The 15-km Iloilo River is the city’s main tributary, passing through 35 of its 180 barangays. It serves as a source of livelihood for fisherfolk and a habitat and nursery for many fish species. It is home to 22 of the country’s 35 mangrove species.
Historians have cited the key role of the river especially in commerce and shipping even before the Spaniards came.
The waterway has declined over the past decades due to illegal structures built along the banks, reclamation, congestion at the Iloilo wharf, overfishing and water pollution.
The esplanades are expected to turn the river into a tourist attraction and complement other attractions and historic sites, says Helen Catalbas, tourism director for Western Visayas.
A bill declaring several landmarks in Iloilo City as legislated tourist sites has been approved by the House of Representatives.
House Bill No. 5495, authored by Iloilo Rep. Jerry Treñas, was approved on third and final reading on July 31 and transmitted to the Senate on Aug. 6. It seeks to declare Jaro Cathedral, Molo Church, Iloilo City Central Business District, Fort San Pedro, Jaro Plaza Complex, Molo Plaza Complex and Plaza Libertad Complex as heritage and tourist spots.
The measure mandates the Department of Tourism, in coordination with the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority and other agencies, to prepare a development and maintenance plan for the areas and ensure their preservation.
==Iloilo City’s historical plaza to undergo renovation==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=454501
*Friday, September 14, 2012
: (PNA), LAP/AJP/LCPENDON/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 14 (PNA) -- The city government here is preparing to renovate another of its historic plaza, the Plaza Libertad, where the Philippine flag was raised upon the surrender of Spanish forces to revolutionaries way back 1898.
On Friday, Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog of this southern city and city lone district congressman Jerry P. Treñas signed the final design and plan for the rehabilitation and renovation of this plaza.
The signed design and plan will be forwarded to the national office of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) which will undertake the bidding before the end of 2011.
A letter to Treñas dated September 13, 2012 from Engr. Nestor Domalanta, TIEZA officer-in-charge of physical planning department, showed the interest and willingness of TIEZA to fund the renovation of the plaza.
Renovation of Plaza Libertad fronting the new city hall building here will be funded with P5 million by TIEZA in preserving the historical and cultural value of the plaza. At the same time, the plaza will be developed into a tourism attraction and place for fun for visitors and city residents.
The city government, on the other hand, will fund the construction of a dancing fountain and skating rink at the western side of Plaza Libertad.
Mabilog said the dancing fountain project will be the counterpart of his administration in the total renovation and beautification of the plaza.
The plaza's rich contribution to the country's rich history was recognized by the National Historical Institute in 1996.
==Sen. Estrada commits P300T seed capital for city's urban poor cooperative==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=454162
*Thursday, September 13, 2012
:(PNA), FFC/AJP/PGL/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 13 (PNA) -- Senator Jinggoy Estrada committed P300,000 as seed capital for the Homeowners Association Savers and Builders Cooperative, which is composed of urban poor associations in this city.
Estrada was the guest of honor during the second annual general assembly of the association Thursday facilitated by the office of Councilor Joshua Alim, the author of the ordinance that created the Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (ICUPAO), which now looks after the welfare of the identified sector.
Estrada said that the fund will be made available before the end of the year.
Emmanuel Solis Jr , president of the COOP NATCO party-list, also assured support to the cooperative.
==Iloilo City wins ‘Gawad Pamana ng Lahi’ anew==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=453860
*Wednesday, September 12, 2012
:(PNA), LAM/AJP/LMSINAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 12 (PNA) -– This city notched another accomplishment when it won anew the prestigious Gawad Pamana ng Lahi award of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), besting other local government units in Western Visayas in the city category this year.
Iloilo City won it over the cities of San Carlos and Sagay, both from the province of Negros Occidental, which placed second and third, respectively.
“This is a result of the award process – from the Local Governance Performance Management System Overall Performance Index (LGPMS-OPI), innovations and awards validation to the conduct of the Anti-Red Tape Act Report Card Survey (ARTA-RCS), to the Seal of Good House Keeping (SGH) and ARTA-RCS result validation,” said DILG regional director Evelyn Trompeta in her letter to Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog informing him of Iloilo City’s win.
DILG city director, Atty. Ferdinand Panes, said Iloilo City rated high in different performance indicators especially in the ARTA-RCS, from mere acceptable last year to excellent this year with a point score of 93.7.
“The city was almost perfect even in the Seal of Good House Keeping validation. The validating team was very appreciative and satisfied of the results of the survey conducted in the frontline services,” he added.
Big contributors also were the recognitions received by the city both nationally and internationally, as well as the innovative programs and projects implemented.
“This award is a clear manifestation of the good governance we are espousing in Iloilo City, one that is based on transparency and accountability and always placing importance on the welfare of every Ilonggo,” Mabilog said.
With the back-to-back win, Iloilo City automatically qualifies for the Gawad National Award next year.
==DOTC’s P200M park to complement city’s ferry terminal project==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=453399
*Tuesday, September 11, 2012
:(PNA), LDV/AJP/PGL/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 11 (PNA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) will finance the construction of the park component of the Guimaras-Iloilo Ferry Terminal (GIFT) project of the city government here.
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog disclosed that the DOTC has allotted P200 million for the project. Initial plan was presented during one of the meetings of the Iloilo River Development Council (IRDC) here.
“I would like to thank former DOTC Secretary Mar Roxas for that,” he added.
Meanwhile, Mabilog disclosed that the construction of the terminal project was already bidded out.
The winning design, however, will be open to anyone who would like to have it challenged within the prescribed period.
The GIFT project will be built using the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. The project will rise at the 1.3-hectare Fort San Pedro area which is owned by the city government.
The project includes a modern passenger terminal building with amenities, mini-marina and berthing system for pumpboats, eco-mini park and amphitheater.
==News feature: Ilonggo students want more info on eco-tourism, survey says==
==News feature: Ilonggo students want more info on eco-tourism, survey says==
*Source:http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=911347243003
*Source:http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=911347243003
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