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==DOT wants overpass removed; Iloilo City heritage bill Ok’d==
*Source:http://iloilonewstoday.com/iloilo/10488-dot-wants-overpass-removed-iloilo-city-heritage-bill-okd.html
*Thursday, January 31, 2013  00:00
: By Karen V. Bermejo
The Commission on Audit acting as custodian of local government properties must first study the request of the Department of Tourism to remove a decade-old overpass obstructing the façade of their office in Bonifacio Drive, according to a city councilor.
As chairman of the Committee on Tourism, Culture and Historical Affair, Councilor Nielex Tupas said as part of due process, it is the COA that will verify if the request of the DOT is valid.
“There is a need to look for appropriate funds for the implementation of the requested action. These are among other pertinent things or steps needed to properly act on the matter,” he said.
In a letter sent to Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Iloilo City Engineering Office, DOT Regional Director Helen Catalbas asked to remove the overpass that obstructs the view of the DOT building, adding that it is only used as a virtual toilet.
She added that the structure is not convenient for pedestrians and it is conducive to criminal activities.
Once removed, Catalbas said beautification of their office will help them improve the tourism sector not just of the city, but of the region.
HERITAGE BILL APPROVED
Meanwhile, Tupas lauded the passage of House Bill No. 5495, declaring the Jaro Cathedral, Molo Church, the Iloilo City Central Business District, Fort San Pedro, Jaro Plaza Complex, Molo Plaza Complex and Plaza Libertad Complex in the Iloilo City as cultural heritage tourism zones.
“This will ensure that our heritage through our buildings and structures will be preserved and its value to the people ascertained,” Tupas said.
Tupas said that the City Council helped endorse the passage of the bill filed by Iloilo City Lone District Representative Jerry Treñas.
Under the measure, the tourist spots will be accorded priority development of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in coordination with the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council, Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and other concerned government agencies, who will assist in preparing a development plan involving the construction, installation, and maintenance of appropriate facilities and infrastructure.
He also said that as tourism improves in the city, jobs become more available for Ilonggos.
“Investments and opportunities come in for Ilonggo families. Thus, there will be a boost in our economy,” he added.*
==Korean Ambassador to help to open direct flight from Korea to Iloilo==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=492523
*Wednesday, January 30, 2013
: (PNA), PDS/AJP/PGLENA/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Jan 30 (PNA) -- The Korean Ambassador during his visit here has committed to make representation before Korean Airlines back in his country for a possible opening of direct flight from Korea to Iloilo.
Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Hyuk was informed of the request of the Korean community here for a direct flight in a conversation with city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.
“He committed to make representation with the Korean Airlines,” Mabilog said.
A significant number of Koreans are already staying here in Iloilo. Most of the more or less 3,000 Koreans here are into business while others are students.
Last year, the community led by Moon Dae Jin (Tiger Moon), president of Metro Korea and the vice-president of the Iloilo-Korea United Community Association Inc for the first time hosted the 1st Korean-Ilonggo Friendship Festival highlighting the culture of the Koreans and the friendship with the Ilonggos.
The Ambassador arrived in Iloilo over the weekend just in time for the Dinagyang Festival.
Iloilo currently has direct flights to Hong Kong and Singapore.
==Iloilo farmers express support to 'National Year of Rice'==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=492083
*Tuesday, January 29, 2013
: (PNA), PDS/AJP/PGLENA/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 29 (PNA) -- The Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Unit Western Visayas (DA-RFU 6) is looking forward to generate more support for the "National Year of Rice" this 2013 after hundreds of farmers from the town of Lemery already made their pledges on Monday.
Regional Agri-Fishery Information Division (RAFID) chief Juvy Gaton along with Regoinal Agri-Fishery Council (RAFC) chair Ricardo Provido and DA regional coordinator for the celebration witnessed farmers as they affixed their signatures to their pledge of commitment simultaneous with their farmers’ day celebration.
Over the weekend the DA-RFU 6 marked the regional launching of the celebration by joining the Sponsors Mardi Gras of the Dinagyang Festival.
The agency to raise public awareness about the celebration will have a municipal launching which it intends to coincide with the local activity of every town in Western Visayas such as agri-fair and festivals.
President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Proclamation No. 44 declaring 2013 as the National Year of Rice.
This celebration pushes for responsible rice consumption; increase productivity among rice producers; consumption of other staple food such as cassava, banana, adlai and kamote and in-place policies on consumption of brown rice for better health.
==Iloilo City makes positive impression on Brunei Amb==
*Source:http://thedailyguardian.net/index.php/local-news/23480-iloilo-city-makes-positive-impression-on-brunei-amb
*Monday, January 28,2013 12:36 am
:(LCPendon)
ASIA’S RICH country of Brunei is eyeing the city and province of Iloilo as possible investment destination in the Visayas after seeing the numerous business possibilities the city offers to possible investors.
Brunei Ambassador to the Philippines Malai Hajah Halima Malai Yussof said she is impressed with the ongoing development in the city and hinted at investments in the field of education and food security.
The lady Ambassador also said that certain areas of cooperation maybe forged between Iloilo City and Brunei Darussalam as many overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) are working there. She said that Brunei students may also opt to go to Iloilo City for their education.
Iloilo City has 10 universities and colleges that offer numerous degrees. Iloilo City is considered as the educational center of the Visayas and Mindanao. It also hosts the John B. Lacson Maritime University as the only maritime education university in Southeast Asia.
The lady Ambassador, together with Australian Ambassador Bill Twedell, were the guests of the city government and One Meal Foundation chairperson Teresita “Nene” Chan. Both diplomats also witnessed the Dinagyang Festival.
==Canadian photographer says Dinagyang 2013 exceptional==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=491375
*Sunday, January 27, 2013
:(PNA), PDS/AJPETINGLAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 27 (PNA) – Canadian photographer Luke Myers who is here for the second time to witness the Dinagyang Festival 2013 said that the festival is really exceptional with the very energetic performances of the tribes and their colourful costumes.
Myers said that he has been to other parts of the country to witness their festivals but he considers Dinagyang of Iloilo as the best for photography.
Efficient and orderly security carried out during the festival give photographers like him chance to get amazing pictures of the tribe, Myers said.
“We are being allowed here to get closer to the action,” Myers explained. He has been assigned for two days at the Stage 2, Kasadyahan Festival Regional Cultural Competition on Saturday and then the Ati-atihan Competition on Sunday.
Stage 2 is sponsored by the Iloilo provincial government headed by Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr. In this stage, the photographers and media covering the two-day highlights of the festivity were given designated areas and seats.
Myers said that he would invite his fellow Canadians to come over for next year and witness the festival for themselves. “I have been promoting the event to them,” Myers said.
He said those interested to come next year have to get their early bookings in the hotels here in Iloilo city because of the huge crowd.
==DOT6 open 24 hours for Dinagyang==
*Source:http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=2421359094760
*Friday, January 25, 2013
:By Leonard T. Pineda I  (JCM/LTP/PIA-ILOILO)
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT-6) Regional Office will be open 24 hours for the two-day highlights of the Dinagyang Festival on January 26 and 27.
In a PIA interview, DOT-6 Regional Director Atty. Helen Catalbas said the office staff and personnel are prepared to entertain questions and queries, provide brochures, and give other tourist information assistance.
“The local and foreign visitors and guests can come to the office and there will be people here that will assist to their needs,” said Catalbas.
Meanwhile, Catalbas said the Dinagyang Festival is the best time for taxi drivers here to practice what they have learned from the DOT-facilitated training programs they have attended.
“This is the time for our taxi drivers to put their best foot forward by being accommodating to our visitors and by giving accurate information to our guests,” said Catalbas.
Catalbas also reminded these taxi drivers of what they have agreed during these training and orientation sessions, that there should be no overcharging, carry out good grooming, and be courteous to the visitors at all times.
She added the Dinagyang Festival is the opportunity to show to the world and to fellow Filipinos that Iloilo is a pleasant place to visit and these taxi drivers can do a lot as frontline service providers.
==4 buildings in Iloilo City ready for BPO occupancy – DTI==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=490516
*Thursday, January 24, 2013
: (PNA), LAM/AJPETINGLAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 24 (PNA) -– Four buildings in this city are now ready to be used as Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) centers, said Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Iloilo Director Wilhelm Malones.
Malones said on Thursday that these four buildings have been constructed in preparation for BPOs interested to locate in Iloilo City, considered as one of the next wave cities for the industry.
These buildings are the Plazuela, Ayala Techno Hub at Smallville, the newly renovated building of the Traders Royal Bank, and the one owned by Tony Hon of the Eon Centennial Hotel.
“Last year, there were three companies that inquired about the prospects of putting up BPO centers in Iloilo City. We are still waiting for the development,” the DTI official said.
At present, he said there are 12 BPO centers operating in Iloilo City and another one in Tigbauan town which are providing employment to some 6,000 people.
==DSWD Regional Office 6 disburses P1.9B for 4Ps in 2012==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=490139
*Wednesday, January 23, 2013
: (PNA), LAP/AJPETINGLAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 23 (PNA) -– The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office 6 as of last year disbursed a total of P1.9 billion to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in Western Visayas.
The DSWD Regional Office 6 in its report released Wednesday, cited that the amount disbursed was much higher than what they released in 2011 which was P934.9 million and in 2010 which was P326.3 million.
The increase in the releases of the DSWD was due to the expansion of the program to cover other poor households in other municipalities in the region.
As of 2012, there were already around 290,000 household beneficiaries of the 4Ps in Region 6. In 2011, there were only about 250,000 of them.
The beneficiaries were identified through the conduct of the National Household Targeting System (NHTS) that was used to identify the poorest of the poor families who could qualify in the program.
The poor families in order to receive their allowances were required to meet some conditions set.
Among the conditions are for mothers or pregnant women to avail of pre- and post- natal care and be attended by a trained professional during child birth; parents must attend family development sessions; children in the family aged 3-5 years old must attend day care or preschool classes and those 6-14 years old must attend elementary or high school classes.
The household beneficiaries receive P6,000 a year or P500 a month allowance from the government for their health and nutrition expenses and P3,000 for one school year per child for educational expenses as long as they comply with the conditions.
==15 schools vie in Tambor Trumpa Martsa tilt==
*Source:http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=2421358833701
*Tuesday, January 22, 2013
:By Leonard T. Pineda I (JCM/LTP/PIA-ILOILO)
ILOILO CITY, Jan 22 (PIA) -- Fifteen elementary and secondary schools will compete in the 2013 Tambor Trumpa Martsa Musika competition in this year’s Dinagyang Festival, which has been conferred the prestigious Galing Pook Award.
City Schools Division Education Program Supervisor Gloria S. Auñgon, Tambor Trumpa Martsa Musika Committee Co-Chair, said that the drum lyre and bugle competition is slated on January 25 at the Freedom Grandstand here. Ten elementary schools and five secondary schools are set to participate in the competition.
Of the 10 competing elementary schools, seven are from Iloilo City and three are from the Iloilo province. The seven schools from the city are Iloilo Central Elementary School, Jalandoni Memorial Elementary School, La Paz I Elementary School, Cubay Elementary School, Sambag Elementary Schoo, I. Arroyo Elementary School, and Arevalo Elementary School. The three schools from the province are Pili Elementary School, Alimodian Central Elementary School, and Dingle Elementary School.
For the secondary level, there are four schools from the city namely La Paz National High School, Iloilo City National High School, R. Avanceña National High School and Fort San Pedro National High School. The lone participant from the province is Rufino Palabrica Sr. National High School from Dingle, Iloilo.
The competing schools are required to perform two pieces repertoire – an Ilonggo folksong which will be played from start to finish and a medley composition of their own choice.
According to Auñgon, there will be a foot parade of all the participating schools with Iloilo Provincial Capitol as the starting point, going to the Freedom Grandstand where the actual competition will take place at 8 a.m.
She said that the contestants will be judged on drill formation (40 percent) and music (60 percent). For the prizes, the champion will be receiving P25,000, the first runner up will get P20,000 and the second runner up will have P 15,000. The prizes are sponsored by the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Incorporated.
==Water at Arroyo fountain starts welcoming guests for Dinagyang Festival==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=489231
*Monday, January 21, 2013
:(PNA), /PTR/AJPETINGLAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 21 (PNA) -– Starting Monday, the water at the Arroyo fountain which is in front of the old Iloilo capitol building and situated at the heart of the city, will flow to welcome guests who have started to come for the Dinagyang Festival that will have its two-day highlight on Jan. 26-27.
After the flag-raising ceremony Monday, Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr. instructed the General Services Office (GSO) to have the water flow at the Arroyo fountain, which is a prominent landmark representing the power and grandeur of the province.
The governor also said that to show full support to the major tourism activity of Iloilo city and province, the GSO should keep the surroundings of the capitol and its nearby old Iloilo Provincial Jail spic and span.
Defensor also has extended a P300,000 financial assistance to the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. that is managing the Dinagyang Festival.
On Jan. 26, which is the Kasadyahan Regional Cultural Competition, the provincial government also extended financial aid to the four municipal tribes that would be representing Iloilo province and compete with the other six tribes from Iloilo city and Guimaras province.
Iloilo Provincial Tourism Officer Gilbert Marin, in an interview, said the tribes that would be showcasing the unique way of living, beliefs and culture of the people in their towns would come from San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Leon and Miag-ao.
It was Tribu Salakayan of the town of Miag-ao that won as champion in last year's Kasadyahan Competition.
Marin said that Tribu Bayluhay of San Joaquin, however, this year has to be watched for because of its very good performance. But then Tribu Salakayan is also out to retain its award in the competition.
==Jobs up for grabs in Dinagyang jobs fair==
==Jobs up for grabs in Dinagyang jobs fair==
*Source:http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/index.php?&view=article&id=45:jobs-up-for-grabs-in-dinagyang-jobs-fair
*Source:http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/index.php?&view=article&id=45:jobs-up-for-grabs-in-dinagyang-jobs-fair
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