Here’s a roundup of soon to open restaurants and coffeeshops this month. It seems the food scene in Iloilo is in the upswing. There have been an upsurge of new food shops in the city this year ranging from locally owned businesses to national and international franchises.
Afrique’s Smallville Branch
Afrique’s is a popular Italian restaurant in Iloilo because of their good food and affordable prices. They will be opening their new branch in Smallville (although, I still do not know where exactly) to add to their existing branches in Jaro (near Jaro Big Market), Molo (Hotel del Rio), and General Hughes St. (near Plaza Libertad).
Peppy Thai Jaro
Peppy Thai is popular for being an affordable carinderia style Thai restaurant located along Diversion Road. They will be moving to a new location infront of Jaro Big Market in El98 St.
Mang Inasal E. Lopez St., Jaro Branch
Mang Inasal, undoubtedly Iloilo’s most popular restaurant chain, will be opening a new store in near JD Jaro and McDo Jaro (also WVSU, INHS, Iloilo Mission Hospital, and WVSU-Medical Center).
Kopi Roti
Kopi Roti is a Singaporean coffee shop brand. Their name literally means coffee and bread in Malaysian (or Singaporean, I’m not sure). They will be opening a store in Smallville replacing what used to be Club Pure (in between Krua Thai and Red Steaks).
Dulcinea
Dulcinea is a mid-high range restaurant mostly known for their desserts but they also have serve meals and snacks. Dulcinea, a restaurant originally from Manila, will be branching out in SM City Iloilo (near the main entrance in what used to be Pancake House).
Cafe Laguna
Cebu-based coffee shop, Cafe Laguna will open their first store in Iloilo in SM City beside David’s Tea House.
Added: Blue Jay Deli
Blue Jay is a popular local coffee shop and deli in Iloilo. Their new store will be located in Amigo Mall. They currently have 2 branches in the city: one along General Luna St., and the other in Smallville.
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marc, its not Luna St. La Paz ang Mang Inasal..its E. Lopez, Jaro
oops another misinfo…thanks alvin
amo na ang ginahambal nila nga may crisis? whaaa sulong lang ahhh, but I hate singaporean foods, mas mayo pa ang chinses kag japanese, tangkilikin ang aton gid , mag inasal. biscucho, buko pie kay nang palang, batchoy, no pa da?
meg ask lang ko if ang Hot spot nga bar and billiard sang una nga dira sa Gen. luna (and sa babaw sang Pearl of panay bla) daw sirado na sila di ba? may ginpatindog ba sila nga iban nga branch? ask lang
Afrique’s at Smallville…
nice… tani this time nami ang setting sang lugar..hahaha
indi gutok…
Afriques is a memorable place ngadaan samun sang mga baakada ko….
More new restos to “attack” to next time…hehehe!!!
Karmoy, ang gina mean mo ang L2 sang una or Rookie?? Kunjg muna gman, ara na sila sa me Bolilao.
marx,way pa gyapon balita sa StarBucks-Iloilo Branch? please update dayon ha?
last I heard, they are postponing opening a branch in Iloilo because they wanted to prioritize their newly opened branch in Boracay. I have no definite news from them about their latest plan in Iloilo.
how Sad! sigue lang may Cofi Roti and Cafe Laguna and Gloria Jeans man ah he.hje.kuino thanks
Madayon guid man haw? hehe
may Gloria Jeans na da sa Ilo?
oh I forgot, Blue Jay will also be opening a new branch in Amigo Mall. More restos and coffee shops to open in Amigo’s Tribeca. It is currently underconstruction.
again, its sad to hear that Gloria Jeans(Australia’s Best Coffee) chooses bacolod over iloilo to open its first store in WV, Bkit?? though its a fact that iloilo is more progressive than Bacolod, why is it that Starbucks, Gloria Jeans, TGI Fridays, and other big BPO’s(like Convergys) has set their business in its neighbor city. eh both are the same nman in purchasing capacity.
the question is not why they are opening in bacolod first because it is not the call of these stores to open anywhere first or last. it just so happens there is an investor willing to invest in bacolod already. these are franchises. bacolod people are more risk-willing when it comes to investing while ilonggos are risk-averse. it may take a while before someone is willing to invest the needed capital for those coffeeshops here i iloilo because our businessmen are risk-averse.
I agree with Donnie. Although both cities have the same purchasing power, consumer and business behavior/habits of both cities are very different.
“it just so happens there is an investor willing to invest in bacolod already. these are franchises.”
Starbucks isn’t a franchise. The franchise is solely owned by Rustan Coffee Corporation. If franchise were available, dugay na nagka Starbucks ang Iloilo.
Bacolod will surely be first considering that Butch Lopez( i think) hails from bacolod or has a family there.
But don’t despair, it might take a while, but its impossible that Starbucks won’t open here. It may take months or years but i am sure Ilonggo consumers are very hard to resist.
“again, its sad to hear that Gloria Jeans(Australia’s Best Coffee) chooses bacolod over iloilo to open its first store in WV”
-Gloria Jeans bacolod has been open for years now. I think they only have that because of the Pagcor hotel. Almost every Pagcor hotel and casino has a Gloria Jeans Coffee shop.
I am currently in contact with Ramon Balingit. He is the contact person for any Gloria Jeans inquiries. Last time we communicated, they were still looking for possible franchisees for the Gloria Jeans in Robinsons Iloilo.
His number is 09178957355…..if we pester him with requests for gloria jeans iloilo, they might hurry with the Gloria jeans robinsons.LOL
The full store of Figaro Bacolod is already closed and from what I’ve heard , they won’t open again. While the small Figaro Iloilo is doing okay.
With the countless times I’ve been to SB Bacolod, I think Rustan Coffee Corporation might’ve over expected the bacolod market. I mean the place is so big while the customers are so few. The al fresco area rarely gets used except for the smokers.
Maybe you should visit Starbucks Bacolod more often, Cyrooooz. The place is spacious and customers DO fill up the place, both the airconditioned areas and the outside part. I know this because I am there almost everyday; although there are certain times in the day that it’s almost empty (shortly after opening, and just before dinner time), this is quite a normal phenomenon that also happens in Starbucks stores in Manila. We should hand it to SB Bacolod for being brave enough to venture there, and IMHO I think they’re doing pretty well.
You’re there almost everyday? No wonder.
Its just your word against my own sources which for a fact is more reliable than a person who just sits and orders there everyday.
Yummmmmmm!!!
Electricity in iloilo is way too high and brownouts are a common thing. bad for businesses.
Ilonggos are also clanish. They patronize their own. restaurants from outside of iloilo who opened here are now closed.aristocrat,sunburst,bigbys to name a few.
HI. I think we ilonggos really go for what we call “value for our money”. We are not that “bagit”. Those who can afford are willing to pay a much more expensive brand as long as it satisfies their expectations. When Kenny Rogers opened in Iloilo City, who would have thought it would last long in the business? Considering that its a foreign owned company. And it has a higher price compared to other restaurants. But look at the store especially during lunch and dinner time, you have to wait in line for quite a while. Sbarro, ma pila ka man at some times. True that in Iloilo, you can have expensive restaurants as long as you satisfy the customers expectations. I also ate at bigby’s several times. I think its one example of a store that cannot satisfy the customer’s expextation. Expensive, big servings but the taste is just the ordinary thing. I can cook my own at home and it would taste better than Bigby’s. Indi lang pag intu-a and ilonggo kay madulaan ka gd negosyo.
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i just hope all the assumtions are correct, i just thought that bacolod might someday outrun iloilo, which hopefully wont, (no offense lng). but another big call center in bacolod is opening soon, “TRANSCOM” and how come citibank chooses bacolod over iloilo, they shutdown in iloilo and retain their bacolod brach(kulang depositors? mahina ang liquidity o we are just conventional and a foreign bank is an alien), ayala land set to open again another subd there, though we have our megaworld it seems the phase is sooo slooow… and other cities economic activities(an ayala mall in davao is underconstruction and set to open this 2010) seems on faster phase than what we have now, shouldnt the local government should do something about this? bc kulang lng ta sa marketing!
“but another big call center in bacolod is opening soon, “TRANSCOM”
- they have stable power, we don’t
“how come citibank chooses bacolod over iloilo, they shutdown in iloilo and retain their bacolod brach”
-damo utang from bacolod thats why they can’t easily close it.
“ayala land set to open again another subd there, ”
- well, housing is a priority. thats why its making good there. Put ayala in Iloilo and it will make good too.
in BPO development, we lag behind a bit but in terms of over all development, we are still on the top 5 pa man. lain lang kung na abansehan pa ta sang dumaguete.
So Far ok man mga ilonggo..specially iloilo..they are highly competent when it comes to educational standards…iloilo i think is place of intelligent…thats what i have observed..so far i’ve been in iloilo for a year..and they r so malambing..i really like the place damo malls…
so far iloilo is the place of high standard school…ive been there for almost a year and i really like them for being so malambing….i guess this place is the 1 in comes to literacy rate..bilib gd mn ko sa mga taga iloilo..mga alamon..thats in their dialect..so far i learned everything in iloilo…
this city has a lot of SM braches all over the region..
Guys, we have to accept the fact that Bacolod is indeed doing very well. They have big BPO’s in their city and really changed the landscape of Bacolod. Teletech and Teleperformance in Bacolod are both huge compared to us here in Iloilo; adding their Convergy’s and Transcom. We are so behind them. Ayala North Point, Plantazionne Verdana Homes and Asyana, all Ayala development contributes to their development even more. The city is so clean, buildings are new, wide roads; looks very progressive and take note they even have Starbucks, Gloria Jeans and Mc Cafe. La Salle is so beautiful. We really need to be alarmed by this, even their banking industry is growing so fast, new banks and branches sprouting every corner. Citibank is there and take note they even have more BDO branches already compared to us. Neverthless, it’s never too late for us. The local government needs to do something!!!!!! Tayo ang simula. Let’s make change NOW.
They are doing very well on the BPO sector. Other than that, Iloilo is either ahead or in the same level as Bacolod. Its all sugarcoating.
Sigh. I’ve read in the papers today, SM is building their First Hotel in Bacolod at the back of SM City by end of 2009. And one more thing SM Save More is on the stage of construction along Bacolod Libertad; there are 2 Westown hotels in their city. There must be something. I believe that they are ahead of us already. They have bigger IRA allocation as a city and their Province has also bigger IRA compared to us. If we take smallville out of Iloilo, we are obviously behind by our neighbor city. Question: What do we have here in Iloilo, Bacolod doesn’t have except for a number of schools and universities located in our city?
SM will be building the hotel their first. Why? They need it. Besides, SM will also be building a hotel here. SM Savemore? Do you realise how many Savemores, Iloilo already has?.Bacolod will have to get 2 more to compete with Iloilo. MO2 builds another hotel there because the owner is a Bacolodnon..if the owner were only pure Ilonggo, then Iloilo will have another hotel. The bottomline is, yes. Bacolod is improving. It is developing thats why some people say its ahead of Iloilo but the truth is, Bacolod needs to do so much more to be able to compete with Iloilo.
Ilonggo man ko bala but let us not be too defensive here. You were telling everybody in one of your posts that Ayala is doing good in Bacolod because housing is a priority???? Are you sure about this? We are talking of millions here. It is not a necessity cyrooooz but its luxury, Ayala Land, remember. Would you want to know the reason why ALI did not invest in Iloilo? Im sure you don’t wanna hear it coz i myself got soooo disappointed upon hearing it. I’ve talked with ALI’s VISMIN Head Francis Monera and was surprised to know the reason why Iloilo wasn’t considered as a part of their development in the VISMIN region. One more thing, Cyrooooz, please explain why Bacolod has a bigger IRA allocation as a city compared to ours? and Worst, even in the province category; their Province is still miles away from us. These are just a few indicators that NOW they are really ahead of us. Why can’t we just accept this and learn from our mistakes? Blame our local government. Let’s be vigilant enough and i guess its really time to learn and embrace the truth. There is nothing to loose if we make some moves to regain our economy back and outprogress them again.
Yes we are talking of millions of pesos here but didn’t it come to your mind that Iloilo already has three subdivisions that can match Ayala’s prices? Ayala is not investing here? Last time I heard, the groundbreaking of Ayala IT building will happen any time now.
This is Ayala Businesscapes we are talking about. And their business is riskier than Ayala Land. Now I can also ask why Ayala Businesscapes did not invest in Bacolod?
Besides, tikalon sila ya, they will do all they can to afford an Ayala lot even if that means loans, loans and more loans. Ilonggos from Iloilo are wiser than that.
And Some Ilonggos from Iloilo are intelligent. Why would I spend that much for a single piece of land in Ayala when I can buy 3 lots from Savannah with that Ayala Land price?
IRA is something Iloilo cannot control.The government controls it.
I will only accept the fact that they are ahead when Iloilo is already on its knees and so far, Iloilo is still being resilient and keeping its pace. I laud Bacolod for being in the same level as Iloilo but to say they are ahead? complete joke.haha
and btw,If you were really an Ilonggo, you wouldn’t ask me these questions because you would know those answers yourself.
I can’t believe someone would stoop that low and pretend to be one of us when they actually aren’t.
That’s quite a mouthful. Hahaha. As if kita diri sa Iloilo wala mga utang. If you want to defend something make sure you do not insult other people. You even accuse me of pretending to be somebody not from Iloilo and that is unfair. I grew up in Iloilo, have worked in Manila and was assigned in Bacolod for 6 months. So i know, the strengths and weaknesses of each city. All my posts did not throw / imply anything that’s insulting to a person, group of people or a place in general.
Read back:
From Cyrooz: “Besides, tikalon sila ya, they will do all they can to afford an Ayala lot even if that means loans, loans and more loans. Ilonggos from Iloilo are wiser than that”.
From Cyrooz again:-damo utang from bacolod thats why they can’t easily close it.
Question: Wala ka utang? Family mo ya? You should cast no stone against other people. Anu matyag mo sa kaugalingon mo? :-)
Did you happen to know the people living in Ayala? I believe they got the properties Spot Cash. Utang? Or should i ask you again? Do you know any from Ayala Village in Bacolod. I’ve met friends from there. Ikaw?
The Ayala development did not only include a number of subdivisions; they are creating a community. There’s a school, a gasoline station, a 3 existing Ayala Subd. and an Available area for Retail strip and IT Park. Have you seen that big space infront of Ayala? That’s exactly a strip and IT Park to watch for. Goodluck Cyroooz.
Did I say wala kita di utang? Read again.
Why? Its the truth.Dira ka ga work wala ka gid may na notice?Ako gne kis a lang ko ara da manotice ko gid.
I am proud to say my family don’t owe anything from anyone. Maybe you do.
I know lots of people from there. Thats why I was brave enough to talk about it. Had I known nothing then I would’ve shut up.
Please don’t tell me they paid spot cash. I have relatives that have positions in BDO Bacolod and Citibank there. I know whats happening so don’t try to sugarcoat.
Gosh. If you really were a true Ilonggo, you wouldn’t talk like that. This is so low.
So yeah, goodluck too Albert. I hope you get the courage to tell everyone who you really are. Bacolod isn’t that bad a place….its nothing to be ashamed of.LOL
As what I have observed, people of bacolod tend to be more on the brand side rather than “value for your money” side. Here in Iloilo people don’t just buy things because of the brand. They buy things because they are satisfied with what they get for what they paid. People here are willing to pay even for expensive brands if it satisifes them. Pero kun sa pa status sym bol man lang, indi ta ya para dira. Ang taga bacolod, bisan mahal kag indi man worth sa ila gn bayad, pero kay status symbol, ma gasto gd sila. It’s a matter of culture. I’ve been to Batangas and I’ve noticed that even if you are a visitor, they would serve you simple foods. but their homes are beuatiful. You would wonder why they have beautiful homes pero ila pagkaon, simple lang. Daw indi mag coincide ang food kag house. What i’ve learned is that they invest more on the house, and not on food. Kita di ya bisan daw ma guba na ang balay, ga tulo and atop kay buslot na, pero mang gasto pa gyapon para lang da best ang i handa sa birthday or pyesta. The point is each area has its own culture on how people spend, earn money etc.
i agree. i was born, raised and educated in iloilo but worked in bacolod city… it’s a matter of way of living.
mind you, if you want to buy a second hand car…go to bacolod, bcoz its the best place to buy. people tend to buy a new one but cannot really last to pay it, then banks recover them (one reason why there’s a sudden influx of banks) while in iloilo, people dressed in puruntong will buy vehicles in cold cash. see the difference?
i love bacolod city and its carefree lifestyle, but i’d like to remain my values on money matters…the real ilonggo way!
open na ang aunti ann’s. first outside manila. SM city
I agree. You can’t see any drastic development with Ilonggos kay maskin ga alalawas na ila kwarta, sagyapon lang gyapon. Thats the reality.
the fact is, iloilo is still more proressive than bacolod, its just that their economic development is on a faster phase than ours, in BPO, i dnt thnk the issue is electricity alone, we have top schools in iloilo compare to bacolod and that can compensate on what we dnt have, kulang lng ta guro marketing, im working in manila now and it seems that their impression is bacolod is nicer than iloilo(to those who have just heard the two cities), i thnk the reason why ALI is investing in bacolod is wala pa masyado kumpitensya don, unlike n iloilo na we have sta. lucia, filestate, vista land plus the local developers, (assumption ko mn lng) anyway how true according to mr.albert there are more branches of BDO in bacolod compare to ours?sigh…
addtl lng, para ayos mn anyway we will soon to have our 5star hotel its either marriott or citadel, i just hope it will be very soon.. wala pa na ang neighbor ta, hehehe.
From John: “i thnk the reason why ALI is investing in bacolod is wala pa masyado kumpitensya don, unlike n iloilo na we have sta. lucia, filestate, vista land plus the local developers, (assumption ko mn lng)”.
FYI: In Bacolod, they also have Sta. Lucia (Manville Royalle), Vista Land (Camella Homes), FilEstate (La Herencia Negrense). Plus Ayala Land, Globe Asiatique and Active Group. There are local developers with 1st class subdivisions also like The Palisades, Palmas Del Mar and Pacific shores, Sta. Clara, CapitolVille, Villa Valderrama. etc. etc.
If its real estate they are ahead of us in that aspect also.
to albert: only one from sta.lucia realty, while iloilo has 3 (“metropolis, acropolis, and monte rosa) vista land, (the savanah and camella,) filestate has also two, (sta.barbara heights and the one that is located in ungka i forgot the name) plus etc, etc, iloilo is defintly far ahead in real estate compare to yours, its obvoius and there is nothing to argue with that, and plus the megaworld pa pala, have you seen the old airport of iloilo and its adjacent lot? that vast land will soon to be the next business hub, hahahaha! have you been to iloilo lately? you should have seen the development there. Have you tried to hang.out at smallville? you should have experiece the energy that even manila folks are amazed, the ONLY thing that iloilo is tagilid is the BPO industry, but that wont take long, TRANSCOM is official here! hahaha!
Guys, please stop bragging and comparing…either Iloilo is ahead of Bacolod or vice versa is not the reason to be argued upon. We should rather be happy because the two cities are major business hubs that put Western Visayas to the front line along with other premier regions in the country. I really am glad that not only these two cities are progressing especially Iloilo…. Roxas, Aklan and Antique are also exerting at least to be at par as well. Let’s not cling to the mentality that “rejoices the fall and destruction” of others…while we put ourselves ahead. This is precisely the reason why our country is lagging far behind its neighbours because everyone seems to pull others down upon seeing them climbing…rather, let’s be supportive and help lift each other’s lives so that everybody may also enjoy what we enjoy and live peacefully ever after.
correct ka guid ya billy…hai gastart guid na ya always sa tawo..no doubt Philippines is still behind sa SEA..naunahan na ta sang Vietnam…CRAB MENTALITY guid yah..we are all from WV why dont we rejoice each others success…wala na guid guro himuon ang iban nga tawo kundi magbutong sa isigkatawo nila. Kultura na mahisaun dapat na naton patyon/pabay an..himoon ta na lang ang aton mahimo para sa katin aran sang aton nga Dakbanwa/probinsya.
Si Albert kunwari pang Ilonggo from Iloilo..gosh! Being a Bacoleno is nothing to be ashamed of…haha.LOL
People say Bacolod is progressing. I agree. But they are only catching up. Not going ahead.
I’ll say no more. Just visit and see for yourself.
Iloilo pipol, never be too complacent. You will just be shocked that one day, you are left behind. I’ve been to Bacolod and Iloilo cities last week and in my opinon??? True enough, Bacolod is more progressive than Iloilo. To Albert and Cyrooz, magsitigil nga kayo! hehehehe… You keep bashing with each other. CDO nga mas progressive pa sa mga cities niyo. LOL
“Silent water runs deep”….as long as Iloilo is constantly moving forward with the full cooperation of every ilonggo individual, there is eventually one certain time that we will achieve what we have long dreamt of. Be humble and stay focus on our goal. Dont take the issues upon yourselves. Let the facts be the judge.
Luis, how long have you stayed in each city? Do you live here?
CDO is progressive because they have great tourist destinations and they are a favorite place of conventions. So you can’t compete with that. That is given. Take those natural wonders away and do you think they’ll be where they are right now?
People should think before they talk. Usually it just shows how narrow their minds are.
Cyrooz, you are funny. Youv’e been very defensive the whole thread…. Ok na, the best city in the world na ang Iloilo, sabi mo nga lang. Hmmmm… Now, i wonder na talaga. R u a man or wat? Most guys do not seem to react the way you are. I smell green in here. Berdeng dugo kung baga. Unless you admit that you’re —. Then, i will understand. Peace! Lol. Goodluck Pare. Pre! Hahahaha
Haha. I am funny indeed. Gender comments are usually the last resort. When people no longer have anything to say, they resort to making comments about one’s gender. LOL. That is so low. I can’t answer that. Besides, its none of your business, and BTW, it takes one to know one. ;).Now that I understand you, I find you funny too.LOL
Paloy ako!!!! lol.
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CDO isnt nice…. dami pa don tricycle sa main thouroughfare nila, hahahaha!reality bites! CDO should see gensan first before joining this twin cities! hahaha!
I was just reading the thread and I can’t help but laugh at your bickering lol especially to Albert and Cyrooz. I am from Bacolod but I also love Iloilo coz I have so many friends there. We should stop putting down each cities but instead we should be proud that Western Visayas is the only region in the entire country to have two powerhouse economies i.e Cebu dominates Central Visayas, same thing that CDO with Region 10 or Davao with Region 11. But neither Bacolod nor Iloilo dominates Regions 6. So Iloilo and Bacolod should complement each other, since both cities have weaknesses and strengths. Just stop the crab mentality and be glad of the development that both cities have obtained. Atleast we’re able to attract businesses from Manila. It doesn’t matter who came ahead first. Ang Pinas was way ahead of Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, etc sg una but what happened in the end? Ahay na ungusan ta so let’s hope our LGUs will not be that complacent and instead strive to further the developments of our cities. We shouldn’t wait for Tacloban and Dumaguete to outdo us. In my own opinion, Iloilo is the political, commercial and educational hub of the region while Bacolod is the industrial and financial hub.
yeah right thats why they are called twins, its a good thing that westerns visayas has 2 major cities compare to others, and we are the 4th biggest GDP contributor after NCR, R-4, and R-7. keep going WV, hala bira iloilo, hehehe!
Yes. Bacolod maybe the financial hub. I know exactly the reason why.LOL
Daw ka gago guid ni ya ang paloy nga cyroooz ho. Kanamit simu panitan! Lol. Im sure kagagahan naman na ambot ya silingon. Tawo ka? Sapat ka guid ya!!!
Hahaha. Na offend si Toto Luis.LOL
Indi ka pa na? Financial center ang Bacolod? Indi ka na gusto aw?LOL
Haha.Gosh. Kung sapat ko, then what are you?
Hey hey guys, may i remind you that the topic here is about Iloilo and not about persons. If you have nothing better to say relevant to the issues, it is prudent to just keep mum. So please stop bashing each other like children because it wont contribute anything other than mere fighting.. which no one could benefit from. Friends, let us instead write positive things that would motivate others and share the same vision like ours. Who knows, others might have some sort of brilliant ideas to solve the perennial problems that beset our country eversince. I have practically no qualms when other cities are better or richer…’coz it only goes to show that we need to work harder to become as comparably progressive. We ought to think as Filipino and not just an ilonggo for we cannot afford to see our brethren suffer elsewhere while we enjoy at one corner. Therefore let’s put our strength together to rebuild our nation. di bala?
@ Cyrooz: I don’t know who is using my name and is saying things about you. Though if i may, let us just stick with the issue and let us not get too personal in here. Why don’t you just accept the fact that to some extent Bacolod outprogressed your place but never too far enough as in heaven and earth. There are aspects Iloilo has edge compared to Bacolod like schools and universities but we are talking about the general view of each places. Indeed, i agree with Billy and to the rest of the guys. You guys should be proud; Bacolod and Iloilo are twin cities and both are the biggest contributors in your region. So be Proud. Make peace guys. Tama na yan.
Hahaha.LOL
Accapt the fact? What fact? No facts at all.
Hello?! Have you been reading? I am not bitter at all. A wise man would be able to understand that through my posts. I don’t put you down.
Make peace? Sino di ang gapang gamo haw?LOL. Ka simple sina.LOL
Since then and till now, iloilo is the Political, Educational, Financial and Commercial Center of the Region, We have more banks in iloilo compare to its neighbor. Iloilo has always the advantage of its Location, iloilo city not only serve the province of iloilo but to the entire panay island that includes antique, aklan, capiz and guimaras, (and to negros to some extent) this explains why iloilo economy is much dynamic compare to bacolod, i hope you got the logic. While its a fact that iloilo is behind in BPO industry, but i dont think it will take long, since a clean coal plant is on its way to finnish, development in the city is already spreading in its suburbs(pavia and sta.barbara), while bacolod is still concentrated on its urban area itself. So stop bragng that they had outdid iloilo.
I totally agree with john. Iloilo is just behind when it comes to the BPO industry. But to say that Bacolod is much more progressive?Total joke
We had already our lessons from “Frank”, “Ondoy” and “Pepeng’s destructive wraths”. Devastations and loss of lives could have been avoided or mitigated had our government focused their efforts on maintaining our environment and calamity preparedness. It’s about time our local government in Iloilo should focus more on infrastructure projects such as road widening, improve drainage system, water system and power supply. Once all these problems are solved, i am certain that every good thing will follow and we could expect for an influx of investors to the city.
almost equal sa ngayon call center workers in iloilo at bacolod but this month october transcom will open in amigo plaza mall in iloilo initially they will hire 800-1060 workers & expand up to 2000 in future..di dapat mag-away ang iloilo & bacolod pareho tayo ilonggo…may schedule na international flight sa iloilo airport — cebu pacific iloilo to hongkong and korea airlines iloilo to korea di ko alam ang exact date .. GOOD NEWS ITO SA ILOILO
daw ka bitter gd ni kay cyrooz kun bacolod na ang nastoryahan lol basi may bad experience ka di? like na basted ka or something sg taga bacolod? harhar I don’t wanna argue kun sin-o mas nami or sin-o mas progressive. Importante we have high paying jobs here so people won’t go to Manila na and leave their families. And I have to agree with John, Iloilo caters to the whole Panay island so it’s just normal for it to be the main business hub in the region. But if you come to think of it, Bacolod only caters to Negros Occ (coz Dumaguetenos prefer to go to Cebu and do their business their) but its economy is as dynamic and progressive as Iloilo. Ano pa gd ayhan kun Bacolod ang regional center and it caters to 5 provinces instead of only 1? Guys indi nyo kami sometimes ma blame kun daw ka alienated kami compare to the rest of the people in Panay coz we have to admit it, Neg Occ will thrive without the help of Iloilo. And compare to Iloilo ang development sg Negros spread out, we have Kabankalan, San Carlos, Cadiz, Silay. Aside from Passi wala na iban na city ang Iloilo so it’s normal for businesses to concentrate in Iloilo City. Anyway it doesn’t matter kun sin-o ang mas mayu na ciudad, we all have the right to say good things about our cities.
Bitter? It only comes from your tongue not mine.
Correction, Bacolod is a bit as progressive as Iloilo because it caters to Kabankalan, San Carlos, Cadiz and Silay. Wheras in Iloilo, you only have, Roxas and Passi. See? Even with only two cities, we can match Bacolod and even outmatch it. What more kung parehas kadamo city sa Panay paryos da? Besides, naging city man lang na ang iban nga cites sa Bacolod because of sugar. Roxas kag Passi gani wala sugar pero city na.
Iloilo Province don’t have alot of city because of the size or area of Municipalities here are small and consider also the population.
Iloilo has 42 municipalities and 1 component city with 4,829.1 km² area while Negros Occidental has 19 municipalities and 12 omponent cities 12 with 7,802.5 km² area.
Negros Occ. is close to 3 Million population while Iloilo is more than 2 million (or 2.2 Million) only.
Comparing Iloilo City and Bacolod City
Bacolod City has the total land area of 161.45 km2 with total population of more than 500,000 while Iloilo City has the total land area of 70.3 km2 with 450,000 population.
Halin ako sa duwa kalugar nga ini and I observed the quality of lives sang 2 ka cities nga ini. Iloilo City has more middle class citizen compare than Bacolod City. Bacolod has more high class citizen and more low class citizen compare to Iloilo City.
Damo ka kita mangaranon sa Bacolod pero damo ka man makita pobre. Dako gid ang gap sang mga tawo sa Bacolod.
We can not say ang isa kalugar nga progressive kung aton paga-istoryahan ang infrastructure lang we have also to consider the quality of live sang mga tawo.
It is up sa inyo kung diin piliun sa 2 ka lugar ang proressive.
For me, the progress of a place does not constitute on its size nor the number of inhabitants. A very classical example is Singapore. With 710.2 sq. km. and only close to 5 million people – such a small country indeed yet it is the 5th wealthiest nation in the world in terms of GDP. Progress means development of individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level. I would say, achieving this level might be far-reaching or impossible but it all depends on our concerted efforts not only from the government but from the entire filipino people as well. It is a challenge. Sarangan naton ayhan?
how can you sain na mas progresive ang bacolod compare to iloilo?
what can you tell about the news that the Next Top Ten Wave Cities in our Coutry? iloilo was in the 3rd place and Bacolod 5th place?
So Now mr.cyroozzz Tell me that bacolod is progresive city than Iloilo City… If bacolod is progresive than iloilo they will be the 2nd or 1st why 5th?
Cyrooz just think of the logic sg post ko kay I know defensive ka gd when it comes to Iloilo lol. I said normal lg sa Iloilo to have that kind of progress because it has long been the center of commerce and politics in the region and the fact that it caters to 5 provinces. Panay and Guimaras approximately have 4 million people while Neg. Occ only has 3 million. Add the fact that those who are near Cebu like San Carlos, Escalante, Calatrava prefer to conduct their businesses, do shopping in Cebu coz mas lapit and Cebuano speaking. What I’m trying to say was, it’s because of a good fiscal policy Bacolod why we attain this kind of development and it’s amazing why Iloilo didn’t suck up all the investments unlike what Cebu, CDO or Davao did in their respective regions. And FYI, there are a lot of cities here in Neg. Occ which don’t have sugar centrals i.e Himamaylan, Sipalay, Escalante, Talisay but they were able to meet the necessary requirements to be a city. C’mon guys this is not about which place if better or not, it’s about accepting the fact that there are other places that are doing well aside from Iloilo. Iloilo used to be the queen city of the south but what happened to it? Cebu outdid you guys, their economy is way well off, 10 times more progressive than Iloilo and Bacolod combined. So instead of bickering and be cynical about the developments attained by each cities, just be open-minded.
marskie, we are on the same side here. LOL! read properly.
Jake, you’re way behind the news today. So I really understand why you talk nonsense. Do you know that Neg Occ has a bigger population than Panay and Guimaras? Have you seen the stats lately? I guess not.
I see that you do not get my point. I will not waste any time explaining it. You guys say that BCD is progrssive. I agree. But what Bacolod is doing is just catching up. Not going ahead. People really exaggerate developments in BCD. Because the truth is, pila man lang ang mga developments da haw?Thats why damo gd kabalo sang mga development da kay ili lisipon lang mo. ga awas gd haw?wala man.
go cyrooooz go! idol na kta! Mabuhay ang mga Ilongo! I mean tuod nga ILONGO ha. Ang iban dira wala kuno tirahan kay pareho man ta Ilongo pero cgi man tira sa Iloilo mga balimbing kag mga half half hahaha indi ko maintiendihan ang ila lahi basi nagpapapangap lang o basi espiya lol. sori lang sa naiguan ha, oberbasyon ko lang.
kung defensive (hambal nila) si migo cyrooooz ngaa kamo indi haw? Abi isplikar nyo.
ang punto ko lang tani nga “di tayo magpapanggap” indi ta ikahuya kon diin kita naghalin, c’mon u can convey your opinion or ideas better than that! pero sa tuod hapi gid ko ya kay naga umwad kita tanan (taga bacolod kag iloilo), na obserbahan ko lang nga kon sa gwa na gani sang pinas, ang taga ioilo kag bacolod pareho na nga “ilongo” ang tawag. ti kita nyo na, indi na ta mag away a.
Ako im not belonging to any of your cities of Iloilo and Bacolod, but im updated of the philippine economic trend, at present ang pananaw ko personal judgement ko, because both cities i had been there as often, kahit wala ang pa ang BPO companies declaration, hindi na surpass ng bacolod ang Iloilo, when it come to progress, Iloilo is doing well, mas malaki ang edge ng Iloilo lalo pa sa future ,ngayon ang Iloilo is the Center of big BPO companies in the whole Philippes as the next BPO Hub of the Philippines iwan ko kong san nyo kinukuha ang news nyo, pero ito ang reality time lang ang inantay ng Iloilo pero babangun ito uli as next economic center of the Philippines, at wise talaga ang Iloilo pero may planning na lahat doon sa mga development ,at pumasok na ang mga malalaking Investors even ayala,megaworld at etc. walang exageration diyan ang katotohanan lang kahit ako pagsinabi mo na progressive ang bacolod i dont beleived in that, 2nd edge ng Iloilo bacause they produce a large products of young professionals ,because of huge numbers of high Standards Colleges and Universties na yan ang hahaun sa future at foundation ng Iloilo sa hinaharap and bacolod wala niyan. They have top graduates of there metropolitan, they produce Intellectual people not only in the region but in the whole country as well. 3rd being the Center of Economic,Political,Commerce,Banking of the region ma maintain nya ang superiority of progress,even it is the only city of the province after passi,dumadami ang city lang sa negros dahilsa income ng mga town yan, pero maging intact parin ang at focus ang improvement sa Iloilo kasi Center sya geographically ng region at location.4th Iloilo is more progressive parin in the future dahil and not only in the region even compare to other cities of the philippines dahil 5-6 million or more people in 5 other provinces ang dependent sa Iloilo as center ng Kalakalan ng region even ang Negros. At maging centro din ito ng International fligths inthe future dahil it is now the fastest growing passengers demand of the Philippines as 4th bussiest airport of the country 1.1 million passengers as of 2008. Kailangan nga dugtungan na ng terminal 2 ang bago na airport sa ngayon palang eh, kasi sa studies Iloilo will have a double passengers in the mid 2010 and 2015 pagumumpisa na ang international routes na soon to start na with 3 countries na ang alam ko may 3 pa na interisado.At Infact mas di hamak na napakaganda kahit sa Pilpinas at malaki kahit terminal ng International airport ng Iloilo ,kahit sa budget ng Airport lang Iloilo 9b compare to 4b na airport ng silay. Yan ang pananaw ko at na eye di ng mga Investors ng BPO associations of the Philippines. Hindi exagerations walang personalan idea lang ng results ng studies at result ng studies din ng mga BPO.
For me, i think they are telling that bacolod is progressive i dont think so, thats what they think only or medyo exagerated nga lang. But for me i also agree sa reality ng studies nga ,huwag nating eh claim ang most livable ,friendly na mga record because all of the awards both cities pareho they received this awards.Pero sa Latest na mga records baka hindi tayo na update .kahit in the BPO association of the philippines. Iloilo is the center or the Next Hub because of their untapped young potential,talented professionals.They produced more graduate and very good graduates inthe country. For me in the long run for the future magiging edge ito lalo ng Iloilo in the whole country. Pero huwag nakayo magtalo kahit saan, pero malapit napala ang Dinagyang Festival sa Iloilo yan ang totoong the Best Festival of the Philippines. Balik kami diyan .Yan ata ang 3 times Best Tourism Awardee ng Tourism Association of the Philippines. Balik kami talaga sa January gusto ko panoorin talaga ang Dinagyang ng taga Iloilo.
nothing beats Dinagyang! Hala Bira Iloilo!
Tinuod gid ina ang ginahambal nyo kag amo gid ina ang realidad, Indi nalang kita magpalapaw sugid ah, Maski sin o nga tarpolano puedi man ka claim nga progressive sya diba maski taga anini y. Maski ako puedi ko man maghambal kong ang nabal an ko man ang record lang kag nakita ang akon lang lugar. Pero ang Iloilo Indi mapungan maging centro gid ini sya sang tanan ,sa tama kadamo nga rason kag insakto ina nga mga views ang gin present sang mga studies in the long run,Geographical,Education,Political,Banking and Finance,Telecommunications, Festivals,Mass Media,even Relegion of the in the Entire Region of Western Visayas.Kag maging Gateway ini sang Region sa International because of other 5 other provinces nga strategic kag dependent sa Metro Iloilo location in the region.
Yes, thats really very very true, all the studies are all correct, one day all of us will be surprise. Iloilo will come back again as the next economic hub of the country. Time lang ang inaantay ng Iloilo talaga pero the truth na, eh surpass ng bacolod ang Iloilo thats really a big Joke talaga. All you mention guys are all correct masmaraming edge ang Iloilo sa bacolod,even im the investor i will chose the place na may maraming working power, skilled professionals, strategic ang location , at mas maraming consumer ang panay na dependent sa Iloilo City, of 5 million inhabitants sa panay. Negros having 2.8 million and still some are going to Iloilo. Iloilo have a top strong High Standards Educational Institutions of 8 Universities and another 35 Colleges in the Country, they are the authentic foundations of Iloilo’s fate. Iloilo is one of the most Important port of the country after manila and cebu.And it is the only Western Visayas city having the real International Port and Busiest Domestic port. They are now also Inter-connecting all Panay provinces road widening all over panay for the opening of a very beautiful and large Iloilo International Airport as the Next International Gateway or Hub of the region or Philippines in the World. They have also the largest and more increasing numbers of malls outside manila and cebu with more than 150 banks in the city. And Expensive fastest growing real estates metropolitan in the country.They are also the Next BPO hub of the Philippines. They have now also a lot of Implementation for flood control and Power sources of multi-billions projects. How about more in the future ,Iloilo as the Capital ,and the Real Hub of the Western Visayas. At nangyayari na lahat ngayon yan doon, Pero walang exagerations tingnan nalang natin at antayin,let the output to speak by itself.
may potential na umunlad ang iloilo kung mayroon tayong cheap at reliable power supply sa ngayon under construction ang coal power plant in iloilo city pero ito ay pinoprotestahan ng mga bishop BUTOD at WHITE EUROPE <> kung magtagumpay sila econimic holocaust ang mangyari sa iloilo maraming investor ang ma turn-off especially sa BPO..
Yan ang mga Butod wala naman may maitulong yan puro protesta pero pagmawala yan ano ang ipatayo nila para sa power source ng Iloilo? Dahil yan ang may available na may financer na.May iba ba silang alternatives at financer at sub nila sa Coal plant na itulongpara sa pinoprotesta nila na sila mismo ang magaasiko at magpatayo? para ma solve ang power shortage ng Iloilo? may magawa ba sila bakit ang daming bansa na mga highly industrialized na gumagamit nyan,kahit cebu gumagamit nyan.Basta linisin mo lang ang waste products nyan.Iloilo needs the power plant badly ,because it is also the fastest growing Metropolis in our country. And of course the demand of Energy is also increasing,for me hayaan nila muna ngayon yan kasi ngayon kailangan talaga habang mainit ang Boom ng Iloilo sa Arena ng Ecomomiya sa bansa ngayon.Pagmawala yan mawalan na ng hope ang mga Business at ang mga tao nanagaasikaso nyan sino ang aasikaso ang mga Butod? hayaan na nila yan eh kong wala na ang kawawa ang Iloilo ,Huli nanaman at suffer parin ang mga tao diyan eh kanino nanamang kasalanan yan? Habang porsigudo ang mga Iloilo Business Club at Iloilo city and Provincial Govt. namagsulong niyan.At pag stable na saka planohin kong anong alternative pagmakahanap na ng available source at financer for possible replacement diyan sila tumolong para makahanap at maimplement ang gusto nila at humanap sila ng financer nila para magawa ang totong gusto nila na magyari para sa gusto nilang itulong madali lang naman kasi magprotest eh ang mahirap ang gumawa at mag implement nito. Kailangan pursue yan hindi sasaluhin ng mga yan ang kailangan ng isang city at kahit ano man ang maging problema diyan, maniwala ako.Problema parin yan ng Iloilo Business Club,City at Provincial Govt. ng Iloilo kong pano nila ihaun ang lugar nila sa problema ng Enerhiya at Economiya. GO ILOILO …..I know you can make it you ..
For me, ituloy ng Iloilo ang Power Plant nayan , masmaraming maka trabaho at maitulong ang pagpasok ng mga negosyo para sa mga ilonggo ang openyun ng mga protesta nayan walang may maitulong sa mamamayan diyan bakit sila ang magbigay ng trabaho sa inyo ? ang mga Butod ba ang magpapakain sa araw araw nyo? Maraming graduates ang Iloilo kailiangan maraming papasok na mga Business sa iloilo. Bakit Progressive din ang America,Canada, Australia at marami pa kahit Cebu dahil sa coal plant. May Kepco Company nga prenotest sa Antique,punta ng Iloilo prenotest ulit sa Iloilo pumunta ng Cebu at doon Itinayo, eh ngayon andoon nakatayo nagserbisyo at nagpaunlad na ngayon sa mga bayan ng Cebu maraming mga tao ang nakatrabaho at progressibo na sila.Nang itinayo sa Cebu bat hindi sila nagprotesta doon? Ay iwan ko lang kong hindi matuloy diyan, ang mga butod na religious leader ang pagawin nyo ng power source para sa energy demand ng Iloilo. Pero hindi ako maniwala wala talaga silang gawin at maitulong diyan. Iwan ko lang masmahalaga ang trabaho at kabuhayan araw araw. Ituloy nyo yan Iloilo…mas lalo wala ang mga tao kakainin pagwalang kabuhayan diyan…at mga trabaho ….. Humingi nalang kayo sa mga butod nayan ng kakainin nyo. Wala talaga hangang ganyan lang ang gagawin nila. Isulong nyo yan Iloilo.
You know guys isa pa na ang pinakamaganda sa Iloilo na puedi syang gawin na maging Center hub sa buong fligths sa Pilipinas kasi Center sya ng mapa talaga ng pilipinas at totoo talaga na, you can find it in the Heart of the Philippines. Puedi sya mula luzon going to mindanao at malapit sa lahat mas center panga sya kisa sa cebu when it comes to location eh. You know Iloilo has really a great potential at napapansin na yan ngayon ng lahat.Ang mga electricity nayan im very very sure everything will go smothly for Iloilo. Lets wait and see nalang kahit ang mga Airlines Companies ngayon they have been observing that Iloilo is really a very good Hub for Air Services also in the entire Country because of strategic and very beautiful location in the philippine geography.
i think Iloilo is going for the big bang! bisan genuine ilongo ako kg naga puli sa city mismo (La paz) ive got really have a culture shock (literally at that) when the first time i set foot at Smallville (exageration aside) i feel virtually transported back in malate, grabe talaga, i cant believe what i saw. aside from the bars, inns, restos etc. i asked myself, diin naghalalin ang mga tao di? mga ilongo ma ni sila? i mean super sosyal! i mean, i saw PROGRESS! Go ILOILO!
kon ang power plant isa sa maka contribute para mapauswag pa gid ang ekonomya sg Iloilo why not? as long as they had a clear lay out with regards to waste management. i wish iloilo govt. have already had an Urban Plan to avoid disasters same as what happened to some villages in manila, northern luzon and in baguio.
wow…………..its my dream..tanimakawork ko sa mang inasal bah..hehe
Competition is good man ah. Mas dasig ang development kung both cities are trying to outdo the other. Waay sang gusto maulihi. Hopefully, mas damo mainvest para damo trabaho nga magenerate.