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Iloilo Projects and Contructions May 2008 Update

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on May 9, 2008 (3:00 pm). Categorized Under: Feature Updates.

Here’s a list of ongoing and proposed developments around the metro including some major infrastructures, commercial, and residential establishments.

Amigo Rennovation

Amigo Rennovation
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Megaworld begins relocation of squatters in old airport site

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on April 26, 2008 (5:32 am). Categorized Under: Business and Economy.

Megaworld Corporation, buyer of the old airport site in Mandurriao district, has taken all the responsibility for the transfer of informal households covered by the 54-hectare property they bought from the national government. Continue Reading »

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Muelle Loney (Iloilo’s River Wharf) - Hub of the Booming Sugar Trade in the Visayas during the 19th century

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on April 21, 2008 (3:00 pm). Categorized Under: Iloilo Travel Destinations.

Muelle Loney (pronounced as Mool-ye) refers to Iloilo’s River Wharf and the street at the western side of the river. It is being used today as a port for inter-island vessels such as ferries and “Roll-on Roll-off” (RORO) boats plying the Iloilo to Bacolod route. Thousands of passengers, pedestrians, and motorists pass by Muelle Loney everyday. Unknown to most of them is the history of Muelle Loney and its central-role in the birth of the prosperous sugar industry of the Visayas during the 1800s to 1900s.

Iloilo's River Wharf, a natural enclave for ships seeking protection from strong winds and tropical monsoons.
Iloilo’s River Wharf, a natural harbor for ships seeking protection from strong winds and tropical monsoons.
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Megaworld to develop BPO triangle

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on October 30, 2007 (11:22 am). Categorized Under: Projects and Proposals.

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 »

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New Iloilo airport will compete with Cebu

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on October 26, 2007 (7:27 pm). Categorized Under: Business and Economy.

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 »

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Megaworld needs 35MW of power

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on October 13, 2007 (7:16 pm). Categorized Under: Business and Economy.

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 »

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Iloilo to rise in BPO world map

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on (7:14 pm). Categorized Under: Business and Economy.

GIANT real estate developer Megaworld Corp. yesterday vowed to put Iloilo in the world map of rising business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.

Megaworld top executives led by executive director and senior vice-president Kingson Sian arrived in Iloilo City yesterday for the turnover of 54-hectare old airport property in Mandurriao district at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center here. Read more »

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MegaWorld groundbreaking in 3 months, says Treñas

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on (7:10 pm). Categorized Under: Business and Economy.

MEGAWORLD, the giant corporation which has acquired the 54.5 hectare site of the old Iloilo airport in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, is just too eager to start its business interests here.
After the turnover of property to it in simple ceremonies at the Sarabia Manor Hotel last Friday, MegaWorld announced, according to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, that it has already scheduled its groundbreaking for the structures it would put up in the area three months after, or this coming January 2008. Read more »

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Megaworld sinks P1.5B in Iloilo venture

Posted by Marcos Caratao Jr. (Marcos C.) on (7:07 pm). Categorized Under: Business and Economy.

ILOILO CITY–Megaworld Corp. will pour an initial investment of P1.5 billion into its newly acquired 54-hectare property, where the old Iloilo airport used to stand. Megaworld, which acquired the property in Mandurriao District for P1.2 billion, plans to build a business park here. Read more »

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