The campaign poster of Visit Iloilo. “The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton “Iloilo has much to offer” sums up the sentiments of Iloilo Governor ARTHUR “Toto” DEFENSOR, Iloilo City Mayor JERRY P. TREÑAS and Megaworld Hotels and Resorts Managing Director CLEOFE ALBISO …
“Infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth. It improves access to basic services such as clean water and electricity, create jobs and boost business.” – Alok Sharma With MORE Power emphasizing the relief brought by the energization of the Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) 230-kilovolt (kV) backbone project to Iloilo City and the entire Panay Island, its President/CEO …
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Birthday celebrator Norma P. Rosales is joined by (seated) Lolit Wong and Susan Uy Reyes, and (Standing) Dr. Nikko Cid, Joji Rosales, Solinda de la Cruz, Jade Wong-Montinola, Au Palomar and Susie Facultad “Strong women don’t have ‘attitudes’, we have standards.” – Marilyn Monroe When one turns 91, of course, a celebration is in order. …
“There are many roads to prosperity, but one must be taken. Inaction leads nowhere.” – Robert Zoellick In a strategic move to secure its position as a leading investment destination, Iloilo City recently hosted the Business and Investment Symposium at Hua Siong College of Iloilo. It was attended by more than 500 advocates and leaders …
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La Carmela de Boracay Resort Hotel and Convention Center “Life’s a beach and I’m just playing in the sand.” – Unknown Since March 2022, my friends and I have been to Boracay eleven times and we are now making our twelfth! All these years, Boracay has been our favorite destination for number of reasons. I …
Joel Catong, Orson Orleans, Dado Tan, Yours Truly and Nacy Hechanova “Without the weekend, where would the week be?” – Anthony T. Hincks When you want a quick getaway from the city without going very far, the place to be is Damires Hills Tierra Verde Leisure Farm. At the invitation of Dr. Louie Tirador and …
With their futures bright, here are this academic year’s new batch of seven students of the PCPC Bright Program. Inset photo: Batch 2023 graduates of the PCPC Scholarship Program. “Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Seven (7) worthy students received scholarships …
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt As Iloilo City accelerates towards a modernized and sustainable future, it is undergoing a significant transformation in its public transportation network. Launched in June 2022, the city is implementing the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) to improve public …
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“I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.” – Vincent Van Gogh Hulot at Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) is once again a venue of another exhibit worth visisting. ILOMOCA’s first offering of the year, it recently opened and will run till April 28, 2024. Multimedia artist Joe Geraldo’s “Comfortably Numb” is …
Sterling by Francis Libiran at the Molo Mansion “Every day is a fashion show and the world is the runway.” – Coco Chanel The Yusay Mansion, popularly known as the Molo Mansion, was a perfect venue for Sterling, a fashion show featuring the collection of Francis Libiran, in celebration of his 25th anniversary in the …