Iloilo City eyes P60B investments, P3B infrastructures until 2013

Aerial View of Iloilo River @ Gaisano Area By Lydia C. PendonILOILO CITY – This highly urbanized city in the Visayas is eyeing an ambitious but doable P60 billion in investments and P3 billion in infrastructures for three years or until 2013.This was announced by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog during the orientation seminar on the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) led by the Board of Investments (BOI) and the Department of Trade and Industry regional office in Western Visayas.Mabilog said the investments of the private had already started coming in since 2010 by citing the entry of Megaworld Corp. and Ayalaland Corp. and other business locators...

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Iloilo City mayor leads business campaign in Korea, China

Iloilo Capitol Area @ Bonifacio Drive by Lydia C. PendonILOILO CITY – Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here will lead an aggressive business campaign in South Korea and China this month of October 2011 to open the doors of this southern Visayan city to business investments and opportunities.“We are now open to international markets and positively back on the business trail,” Mabilog said during the Board of Investment (BOI)-led orientation-seminar on the 2011 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) on Friday, September 30 at Sarabia Manor in this city.Mabilog said his delegation composed of Ilonggo businessmen are leaving for South Korea passing the Incheon...

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Why Millions of Filipinos Love Mang Inasal

By GeneralHowitzerBarbecue, BBQ or inasal,no matter how you call this treats, it is a big hit in Mang Inasal in the Philippines...(Author’s suggestion: For first-time visitors in the Philippines I suggest that you try a dining place which is the Mang Inasal to have a sizeable overview of the country’s culture and tradition especially when it comes to the foods the people here loves to eat. By the way the “Ilonggo” word “inasal” means barbecue)Tracings its humble roots in the province of Iloilo, Philippines, the home of “Ilonggos”, the Mang Inasal have grown into a well-respected and well-visited dining place in the country. Mang Inasal offers...

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Iloilo prov'l govt prepares for holding of 2 environment-oriented projects

ILOILO CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) - The Iloilo provincial government is now preparing for the holding of back-to-back environment-oriented projects by next month.On October 1 (Saturday), the province will hold the second phase of the Action for Regreening and Transformation (ART) which targets to plant one million trees. The first phase of the project held last June 25 successfully planted over 700,000 trees.The October 1 tree-planting will be this year’s Pyesta sa Kakahuyan. Though the tree-planting will be province-wide, a ceremonial activity will be held at the West Visayas State University (WVSU) reservation in Sitio Agdalusan, Barangay Hayubo...

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Mayor urges participation in coastal clean up

Robinsons ILOILO CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) – Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog is enjoining every Ilonggo to join the International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday.“This is one occasion when we can all show our love for the environment, especially our oceans and seas, by ridding them of wastes and thus preserving the natural habitat of marine resources,” he said.The mayor will be one of the speakers during the program to be held 7 a.m. at the foot of Carpenter’s Bridge in Molo district where the clean-up will start.Together with the city government, volunteers from various schools, government offices, private groups and villages here will join the...

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MOA signing on three major Iloilo City projects set

ILOILO CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) -- Senator Franklin Drilon is scheduled to lead the signing Friday afternoon of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) on three important development projects in Iloilo City with members of the Iloilo River Development Council at the Hotel del Rio. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said the first MOA is between the city government and the Department of Agriculture Regional Office 6 on a P40-million development assistance for the upgrading of the city slaughterhouse to become a “Double A” category. Last week, the city government received Senator Drilon's special allotment release order (SARO) for the upgrading...

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Iloilo City to host nat’l river summit

BY JEZZA NEPOMOCENOILOILO City – The city government has started preparing for the two-day 1st National River Summit slated either on last week of October or early November.The summit will summon at least 50 urban centers in the country known for their best practices in river development.It will be sponsored by Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Rivers of the World Foundation.According to Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog’s spokesman Jeffrey Celiz, Sen. Franklin Drilon who currently spearheads the campaign to save the Iloilo River is supportive of the summit.“This summit will help people realize how crucial rivers are. It is...

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Iloilo City posts 9 finalists in 2011 LivCom Awards

by Iloilo City Government on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 2:54pmIloilo City doubles its entries to nine environmentally-sustainable initiatives chosen as finalists in The International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom) 2011 to be presented at Songpa, Seoul, South Korea on October 27-31.Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog is elated with the city’s inclusion of nine entries in the LivCom finals which recognizes global best practices for management of the local environment.The city posted four finalists in last year’s LivCom awards in Chicago, USA.The chief executive and other city officials are expected to attend the final presentation of...

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