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Iloilo City (14 May) — The Iloilo Flood Control Project is trying to take advantage of the relatively favorable weather, by speeding up construction activities. Continue Reading »

Iloilo City (21 April) — Presidential Management Staff Chief Cerge Remonde said some P29.1 billion has been allocated by the national government for infrastructure projects for Western Visayas aimed to boost farm production and transport.

Remonde, during the recent awarding ceremonies of the Best Public Sector Projects in Western Visayas held in this city, said these projects included two major roads, four airports, one roro port, one flood control and three power electrification projects.

Two of the four airports, said Remonde have already been completed. These are the New Iloilo Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo and the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Bacolod City.

“Except for the flood control projects, all these are to be completed by 2010″, said Remonde.

Earlier this year, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered a “surge in infrastructure spending” as a springboard for further economic growth

Remonde added that infrastructure programs make possible the seamless movement of farm products to markets, of passengers from destination to destination.

In line with this, he cited the importance of the Rehabilitation of the Aganan River Irrigation System and Enhancement of Agricultural Support Service projects of the National Irrigation Administration VI (NIA VI) in Iloilo to bolster food production.

The said project of NIA was among the winning projects included in the Best Public Sector Projects for 2006-2007. It won 2nd place in the Regional Line Agencies category. (Philippine Information Agency)

The Iloilo Flood Control Project is running in full swing and it looks like the project might be finished on time based from the latest accomplishment reports and a general physical assessment of their construction sites.

Here are some updates on the Iloilo Flood Control Project:

Construction of the 4.75km Jaro Floodway, which will provide a channel from the floodplains of Pavia-Jaro to the Iloilo Strait.

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Latest updates about Iloilo Flood Control Project

• Experts blame deforestation, land conversion for flooding
• Iloilo flood control project catching up with fine weather
• Iloilo Projects and Contructions May 2008 Update
• Iloilo Flood Control Project: April 2008 Update
• Iloilo Flood Control Project
• Eight-kilometer boulevard up for development
• P4-billion anti-flood project on track
• Flood control project boosts property appraisal in city
• Major Ongoing Infrastructure Projects in Iloilo - April 2007
• Iloilo Boulevard Proposed

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.

Iloilo Flood Control Project Map. Photo from www.iloiloguimarassummit.com
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Latest updates about Iloilo Boulevard

• Iloilo Flood Control Project: April 2008 Update
• Eight-kilometer boulevard up for development
• Iloilo Boulevard Proposed

Project Details: Inspired from the Baywalk concept along Roxas Boulevard in Manila, Iloilo will be having it’s own 8km “Iloilo Boulevard” constructed, which will start from the back of Gaisano City in La Paz all the way to the New Carpenters Bridge in Brgy. Tabucan, Mandurriao

Components of the Proposed Iloilo Boulevard
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