ASSCIATION of Tribes Inc. (ATI) president Carlos Ebro prefers that the Dinagyang ’08 color be left to the decision of each tribe participating in the Dinagyang ati-atihan competitions. Read more »

MEGAWORLD Corp. said it would start developing its project in the Visayas next year to complete its Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) triangle. Read more »

The much-awaited report of the 9th Sanggunian Panlalawigan (SP) on the planned construction of the P350 million Capitol Convention Center is finally ready. Yet before any public disclosure is made, a closed-door conference will be held today in a pre-session discussion. Called by Third District Board Member Arthur Defensor Jr., Chairman of the SP Committee of the Whole, notices were officially sent out yesterday afternoon by SP Secretary Lorenzo Tubola. Read more »

The Province of Iloilo is off to start its operations in 2008 with a planned Executive Budget of over P1 billion. The amount is some P114 million more from this year’s initial Capitol expense fund then pegged at P973, 198,797.00. The increase will be in Personal Services expenditures and the Capitol’s Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE). Read more »

Tribe performers in next year’s Dinagyang Festival will wear a dark brown body paint instead of the usual black color. Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) executive director Ben Jimena said after yesterday’s public hearing on the issue that changing the body color of Dinagyang performers to dark brown is logical and would not in any way destroy the festival’s image. Read more »

Iloilo Gov. Niel D. Tupas, Sr. said that the inauguration of the New Iloilo Airport Development Project (NIADP) could spur Iloilo’s economic growth and that it could already compete with Cebu City in the next five years. Read more »

GIANT real estate developer Megaworld Corp. is crafting plans to transform the 54-hectare old airport site in Mandurriao, Iloilo City into a tourists’ haven. Read more »

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“); } ?>It was 4 months ago when a video entitled “tonton crush ng bayan” was uploaded in youtube. The hiligaynon-dubbed video is a spoof of the movie “Troy” and was uploaded by a user named “talibong1″. A mania of sorts then took place in internet cafes across Iloilo City, it seems the video has gained rapid popularity among young Ilonggos. Continue Reading »

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“); } ?>The event schedule for the Dinagyang Festival 2008 has already been posted by the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation. Go ahead and review it before marching the streets of Iloilo this coming January. Continue Reading »

PROPERTY developer Megaworld Corp. needs more than 30 megawatts of electricity to sustain its investments on the old Iloilo airport lot.

Megaworld executive director and senior vice-president Kingson Sian said they need 35MW of power to energize the Iloilo Business Park that the firm is planning to put up on the old airport property. Read more »