Project Details: Located in the tropical climate zone, the Philippines is hit by typhoons that are born in the Pacific Ocean annually. In addition, Iloilo City and its outlying areas, stretching over low and flat land, are vulnerable to large-scale flooding and mudslide disasters frequently during the rainy season. Every year, the flooding problem in Iloilo causes millions of pesos in damages and unfavorable investment competitiveness.
Project Details: The proposed main campus of Ateneo de Iloilo - Santa Maria Catholic School sits in a 7.5-hectare campus in Brgy. San Rafael, Mandurriao. The facility, valued at P200M, is currently under works and will be partly operational in 2009.
Perspective of new Ateneo de Iloilo Main Campus in Brgy. San Rafael, Mandurriao
Two of the seven hectares was donated by Kauturan Pison Development Foundation (Kapideco) while the five will be purchased by Ateneo de Iloilo. The Pisons also donated a half-hectare lot for the construction of the Santa Maria Parish.
Here is a video about Ateneo de Iloilo’s new main campus:
An eight-kilometer boulevard is up for development in Iloilo City as part of the second phase of the multi-billion Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP).
City Mayor Jerry Treñas said the proposed boulevard will start at the Carpenters Bridge in Tabucan, Mandurriao up to Forbes Bridge in Lapaz district. Continue Reading »
DESPITE objections from some local environment advocates here, the construction of the coal-fired power plant in Concepcion, Iloilo will commence on July this year. Continue Reading »
City Mayor Jerry Treñas asked the City Engineers Office (CEO) to check on the possibility of constructing a second floor for the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand to accommodate more spectators during Dinagyang festival. Continue Reading »
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the GTZ, a German technical assistance group, will finance a P5 million pre-feasibility study to further liven up economic activities in the city’s commercial district especially the old Calle Real and the proposed construction of the P2 million Eco Port. Continue Reading »
Project Details: The project involves the construction of a 100MW coal-fired power plant by DCMI Holdings in Concepcion town located in the Northeastern part of Iloilo. The said power plant will be constructed in Sitio Puntales, Barangay Nipa, Concepcion and will occupy about 600 hectares.
Despite opposition to the project due to environmental concerns, the project has passed requirements of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the issuance of an Environmental Compliance Certificate and a memorandum of Memorandum of Understanding between DCMI Holdings and the LGU of Concepcion was already secured.
The 100MW Coal-fired Powerplant in Concepcion will have its groundbreaking before July 2008 and will start construction on July 2008.
House Majority Floor Leader Arthur Defensor highlighted the city’s need to have an international seaport during the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Leaders Summit 2007 last Friday. Read more »
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