Agra March 27, Alberto C. Agra is back in pubic service. Last November 7, , he was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, the infrastructure development authority focused on reclamation. We encourage our member-cities to join. It is the National Year of Rice ! January 1, It is the National Year of Rice ! This will be held on 18 September at PM via Zoom.
Attached in this letter are copies of the presentations and videos from the event for your reference. Proposal for establishment of modular testing laboratories for cities August 5, As the number of cases of COVID cases continues to rise in the country, it is imperative for cities to improve access to testing and ensure quicker turnaround time. As relayed by DOH Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire during our testing webinar last May, one of the most cost-effective strategies for expanding access to testing is through the establishment of modular labs.
These are container vans that can be converted into testing laboratories and can be set-up even in far-flung and remote LGUs at a lesser cost than the full-blown molecular laboratories. Invitation to Pilot Test a Tourism App Built for the COVID Pandemic July 28, The makers behind VISITA, a visitor management platform which helps nature-based tourist destinations adapt to health and safety precautions during the pandemic, would like to invite and partner with local government units to pilot test the said platform.
This dialogue aims to provide an avenue for Baguio City to share its best practices and innovative strategies to swiftly identify and isolate contacts of confirmed cases. This will also guide LGUs in conducting responsive contact tracing approach and disseminate information about existing programs on contact tracing.
Notice of Postponement: Contact Tracing Webinar July 14, It is with deep regret that our contact tracing webinar with Baguio City Mayor Benjie Magalong scheduled this Thursday has been postponed and rescheduled to a later date. Invitation to Attend an Information Session on the Future of Mobility July 6, City mayors and LGU staff are invited to attend a two-day information session focused on cycling and urban mobility organized by the Embassy of Denmark in the Philippines on July via Cisco Webex.
The dialogue was organized to expound on the roles of cities in the implementation of the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan. The format is informal to be able to discuss the anticipated gaps in the opening of classes openly and more clearly. Invitation to Join the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation June 23, Philippine cities are invited to join the fifth cycle of the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation Guangzhou Award , a knowledge sharing system for sustainable urban development that aims to recognize innovation in improving social, economic, and environmental sustainability in cities.
Appeal of the Commission on Human Rights on the mobility of elderly citizens June 23, The Commission on Human Rights CHR , through their letter to the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines ULAP , is urging local governments to ensure that their local policies andactions do not unnecessarily restrict the mobility of elderly citizens.
With the theme, "Braving the New Normal". The module is developed specifically for sanitation personnel working in public spaces, community health care, quarantine and isolation facilities.
DOE Advisory on the Deferment of Obligations and Dues of Electricity Consumers April 22, This is to transmit for your information and appropriate action an advisory from DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi on the deferment of obligations and dues for 30 days for the benefit of electricity consumers.
Since , the MDFO has been extending loan assistance to LGUs, including free technical assistance in the preparatory stages of project implementation. Taal Volcano Comprehensive Situational Report January 14, To understand the magnitude of the Taal Volcano eruption, we have consolidated the reports from various agencies monitoring the situation.
We will continually update you of any developments. These programs include, Automation and Mechatronics Technology 30 slots and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology 10 slots. Iloilo City is a coastal highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region. Although administratively independent due to its distinction as highly urbanized city, Iloilo City is commonly grouped with the province of Iloilo.
The highly urbanized city also serves as the provincial capital as well as the regional center of Western Visayas. The city has a land area of Its population as determined by the Census was , This represented 5. Major industries in the city include management of port facilities, telecommunications infrastructure and utilities, banking and finance, retail trading, real estate, tourism and business process outsourcing. The local government has provided incentives to businesses in certain investment areas, such as income tax holidays and free issuance of permits and licenses.
There were 8, business establishments as of December in Iloilo City, of which 1, are new. Total capital investments for new business establishments is P,, Average Inflation Rate is 3. The BPO industry has spurred employment. BPO locators are attracted to Iloilo because of the literacy rate and number of graduates per year.
This means that Iloilo city is capable to host information technology-business process outsourcing IT-BPO companies on the basis of availability of talent and relevant infrastructure.
It has business process outsourcing BPO office buildings undergoing construction. Iloilo City's urban planning and architecture reflect the plans of the Spanish and the American colonial administrations. Since Iloilo City is a conglomeration of towns, the districts have their own plazas which are surrounded by establishments of political and ecclesiastical influence, such as churches and old administrative halls.
In , Juan M. The passad jeepney , Iloilo City's primary public transport. Iloilo City is served mostly by passenger jeepneys , white metered taxis and tricycles within the city limits.
The passad jeepneys of Iloilo are known for their sleek and sedan-like design. These often serve fixed routes and mostly travel on the city's major and secondary roads. Jeepneys are also the main mode of transportation to Metropolitan Iloilo areas. Tricycles serve most secondary roads and city communities. Large passad jeepneys and buses link Iloilo City to the rest of the province and the island of Panay.
Mini-shuttle vans also serve major points in Panay Island. The Iloilo International Airport. Iloilo International Airport is the 4th busiest in the Philippines [83] with international flight to Singapore and Hong Kong and vice versa serving passengers from Western Visayas Region, Palawan and Mindanao. It is located 19 kilometres 12 miles northwest of Iloilo City on a hectares acres site in the town of Cabatuan.
Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue and served by metered taxis , airport shuttle vans and multicabs. The new port of iloilo is located on a site away from the older port facilities. With Guimaras Island guarding the port from violent storms, it has one of safest and most natural harbors in the Philippines.
It has modern facilities that include 11, sq. The port complex is ideal for ships plying international routes having a berth length of meters, a width of It is currently expanding with the reclamation of the west side sea front portion of the complex.
The Jalondoni Bridge over the Iloilo River. Muelle Loney or Iloilo River Wharf is the original port of the city. Opened to international trade in , it has served as the trans-shipment docks for muscovado sugar in the late 19th to the first half of the 20th century. It has undergone several times of expansion and improvement.
Today, it serves smaller cargo ships, roll-on roll-off ferries bound for Guimaras and Negros Island and fast ferries that ply Iloilo-Bacolod route regularly. The terminal at Calle Ortiz serve Jordan, Guimaras -bound passenger and cargo outrigger boats, while Parola terminal serve Buenavista, Guimaras -bound ferries. This project of the City Government was achieved through public-private partnership.
There is also a ro-ro service to Cebu via Negros. It is ranked third in terms of ship calls at 11,, fourth in cargo throughout at , million metric tons and fourth in passenger traffic at 2. The port complex is the traditional landing site of bagnetters and other fishing bancas in Iloilo City and nearby towns. The complex is situated in a 21 hectare reclamation at southern part of the City Proper District. It is a two-storey structure with a total floor area of 11, square meters.
The main hall on the ground floor has a 3,seat capacity and seat function rooms on the second floor. A rooftop of 1, sqm is available for outdoor functions. The convention center was designed by Ilonggo architect William Coscolluela. The design was inspired by Iloilo's Dinagyang and Paraw Regatta festivals. Iloilo has various facilities also for international and local musical, band, and solo performances or concerts and the famous and largest concert theater in the Western Visayas region is the Rose Memorial Auditorium or Rose on Central Philippine University 's main campus.
The center complete with a 10, capacity stadium, a rubberized track oval, a football field, a soccer field, an Olympic size swimming pool, two volleyball courts, two basketball courts, two open tennis courts, four badminton courts and an indoor gymnasium. Ingore in Lapaz district. The newest generator will be on top of the existing MWs for an additional megawatt to be generated that will help produce a total of MW supply for Panay, Guimaras and Negros islands.
PECO is the sole power distributor in Iloilo City and it is one of the oldest private electricity distribution utilities in the country which has been operating since Hublas of Panay News is the sole Hiligaynon tabloid newspaper. Iloilo has a glossy full color lifestyle magazine named Cream Magazine published monthly since Being the urban center of the province, most of the AM and FM radio stations serve the province of Iloilo and Guimaras , mostly local stations of national radio stations.
By it changed its affiliation to GMA Network as their local television station. The channel started upgrading its facilities and relocated their TV tower to Guimaras and began serving Iloilo City, Panay and Guimaras , as well as some parts of Negros Occidental in University of the Philippines Visayas. Being the center of education in Western Visayas Region, the city and the province of Iloilo has a total of ten major universities.
Anne College of Iloilo, St. Colegio de San Jose is the oldest school for girls in Western Visayas which is now years old. Iloilo is also home to numerous religious formation houses, St. These universities and colleges in Iloilo is a testament to the city being the center of education in Western Visayas. The Department of Education — Division of Iloilo City covers 88 private schools [] and 52 public schools. Familypedia Explore.
Create or edit article. Improve article; tree, bdm, etc Form:Person Semi-manual method Advanced form rarely used. Surnames People by decade Birth decade Death decade. Forums, blogs. Register Don't have an account? Iloilo City. Edit source History Talk 0. See also: History of the Philippines and Irong-Irong. One of these ethnic groups was subjugated there and they were unable to flee for various circumstances.
Someone speaking Pampango which I heard before found out that they were not speaking Pampango among themselves, but they the Malays of Sumatra donned the old Pampango ethnic costume. And when he addressed an old man among them, the [old man] replied: You are descendants of the lost, that in times past left this place to settle in other lands, and nothing was heard about them again.
Images from the Boxer Codex c. The Visayans of Panay wore clothing over themselves compared to the Cebuanos which the Spaniards called " Pintados " for the tattoos that adorned their exposed bodies. Further information: Philippine Revolution. Main article: Hiligaynon language. See also: List of tallest buildings in Iloilo. Main article: Iloilo International Airport. Main article: Port of Iloilo. See also: List of television and radio stations in Iloilo City.
Main article: List of colleges and universities in the Philippines. Main article: Education in the Philippines. Main article: List of people from Iloilo. See also: List of sister cities in the Philippines. Monografias de los pueblos de la Isla de Pan-ay. ISBN PSGC Interactive. Highlights of the Philippine Population Census of Population. Retrieved on Iloilo: A Rich and Noble Land. Pasig City, Philippines: Benpres Publishing. Retrieved 29 October Barrows" Page Sonia M.
Zaide p. Twenty-three years later, King Philip II confirmed the Salcedo's erection of Manila as a City, granting it all the privileges enjoyed by the colonial capitals of territories under his empire, through a royal cedula of 21 June Another royal cedula was issued by the Spanish Monarch granting Manila the title of Noble y siempre leal Noble and ever loyal.
Historia de los PP. Madrid: Imprenta y esteriotipia de M Rivadeneyra, p. Maria Cristina" Cf. Selected Papers on Cities in Philippine history : 89— Also cf. Policarpio F. Scribner's Sons, pp. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. The Philippine Islands, — Volume 03 of 55 Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H.
Clark Company. OCLC Scribner's Sons, p. Scribner's Sons". Retrieved 7 February For a detailed study regarding the history of war for independence in Iloilo and Panay, as well as regarding the American occupation of the Island, confer the paper of Jose Manuel Velmonte, Ethnicity and the Revolution in Panay Script error: No such module "webarchive".
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