http://www.exploreiloilo.com Your Gateway to Western Visayas Wed, 14 May 2008 16:17:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Executed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva, the Oblation at the UPV Miagao Campus proudly stands as a symbol of freedom and selfless offering of one’s self to the country. http://exploreiloilo.com/photoblog/2008/05/12/upv-miagao-oblation/ This aerial photo of the vast rice fields in the Oton-Tigbauan area reflect the central role that agriculture plays in the livelihood of many Ilonggos. http://exploreiloilo.com/photoblog/2008/05/12/fertile-plains/ The foundations of the future Buhang Bridge are being laid as part of the Iloilo Flood Control Project. In a few months, an artificial river shall be flowing in this area. http://exploreiloilo.com/photoblog/2008/05/12/pile-driver/ I won't be writing a feature or post about an update on Iloilo rather I'll be talking about improvements on ExploreIloilo.com particularly about my watermarks, which I know some (or most) of you might have some negative comments about. Let me share to you a little bit of history about how ... http://www.exploreiloilo.com/of-watermarks-and-how-annoying-they-are.html The Iloilo Airport is the first in the Philippines to have tubes designed to separate arriving and departing passengers. Arriving passengers go down a ramp leading directly to the baggage claim area on the ground floor. Departing passengers use a different ramp from the pre-departure area located on the second ... http://exploreiloilo.com/photoblog/2008/05/11/iloilo-airport-tube/ This is the terminal building of the Iloilo Airport when seen from a plane taking off. A tilt-shift miniature faking technique has been applied on this photo. http://exploreiloilo.com/photoblog/2008/05/11/iloilo-airport-aerial/ The belfry of the Guimbal Church is beautiful when illuminated at night. http://exploreiloilo.com/photoblog/2008/05/11/guimbal-belfry/ Here's a list of ongoing and proposed developments around the metro including some major infrastructures, commercial, and residential establishments. Amigo Rennovation The commercial strip/"mall" part of Amigo was closed a few months ago to give way to a major renovation. The second floor of Amigo will be leased to Diversified Technology Solutions ... http://www.exploreiloilo.com/iloilo-projects-and-contructions-may-2008-update.html Just recently, Megaworld Corporation held a public hearing and revealed their plan for the development of the 54 hectare old airport lot in Mandurriao called the "Iloilo Business Park". Luckily Bernie was able to attend the meeting and was able to relay the juicy details.The representatives from Megaworld were able ... http://www.exploreiloilo.com/concept-plan-of-megaworlds-iloilo-business-park.html Baras Beach and Lighthouse, Brgy. Dolores, Nueva Valencia Guimaras, Philippines IMG_8087 Photo Source http://exploreiloilo.com/photoblog/2008/05/08/from-above-baras-beach-beach-and-lighthouse/