Smallville Business Center is located in Mandurriao, along Benigno Aquino Avenue (widely known as Diversion Road). It is most popular as an entertainment and leisure destination because of its row of bars, clubs, cafes, restaurants, and a hotel.

Here’s an update on the construction activity in Smallville:
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August 30 2006 updates on the 8/11 Oil Spill … The Residents of Guimaras are now being evacuated because of health risks of the oil spill, the updated amount of which now amounts to 500,000 - 700,000 liters
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I know where my next get-away vacation will be: Iloilo. It may not sound faraway and exotic enough for the rest of you, but a recent working visit to this old rich city in central Philippines gave me a glimpse of what could amount to a real nice vacation.
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Smallville is a popular night spot in Iloilo. Within the compound is a hotel, the Iloilo Business Hotel, and within walking distance is a row of clubs, bars, restaurants, and coffee shops. There’s certainly something for everyone’s nocturnal preferences.

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Before Boracay attained international renown, Sicogon Island in Iloilo used to be a favorite destination of tourists. Situated at the north-westernmost part of Panay, Sicogon is part of the Higantes group of islands which is under the territorial jurisdiction of Carles, a small 4th class municipality in Iloilo.

Sicogon used to be popular to tourists for its long stretch of white sand beach, said to be longer than Boracay’s 7-kilometer stretch.

Read more of Iloilo Cityboy’s entry about Sicogon

In hopes that the MT Solar 1 be removed from Guimaras waters, Task force Project Sunrise has posted in their website, a plea to concerned individuals to help pressure Petron into removing the said ship, that has so far discharged 200,000 liters of bunker fuel out of the 2.0 million liters it is carrying, by emailing your concerns to Petron: contactus@petron.com, mtong@petron.com, rrledesma@petron.com.

If left under 3000ft of sea water, the remaining bunker fuel will surely leak out, causing a disaster that could span the whole Visayan Sea, displacing the lives of millions! and devastating hundreds of kilometers of shoreline and marine biodiversity that will take decades (even centruries) to flourish again.

Project Sunrise

Hundreds of kilometers of shoreline, and marine sancutaries, have already been badly damaged after the MT Solar 1 sunk, last September 11 or 8-11, discharing
200,000 liters of oil buker fuel to date.

It has already killed the marine biodiversity in the areas that it has so far engulfed, displacing the livelihood of thousands of families in Guimaras that rely on the sea for their income. In the worst affected towns, the people are now relying on relief goods to survive, oil slick - related diseases are going up with one casualty already been reported!
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One of the oldest landmarks in the town, constructed in 1845. Its facade bears Spanish influences and is one of the stongest structure built during the Spanish time, surviving the test of earthquakes. Continue Reading »

The new Iloilo Airport of International Standards is proposed to be completed in October this year. Basing from the pictures below taken by markoakz of www.dinagyang.com most structures are now almost done. Good Job to Taisei and all the people responsible for the consutrction of the project!

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ILOILO City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is envisioning the establishment of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras economic corridor.

The proposal was an offshoot of the Metro-Iloilo Development Council (MIDC) originally composed of Iloilo City and the neighboring towns of Leganes, Pavia, Oton and San Miguel.
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