A New Beginning
I should really be bursting in maniacal rage right about now, coz I'm feeling like I'm about to explode!!
I just deleted my blog .... ACCIDENTALLY! That's like a month's worth of life.
In as much as I would want to release all my frustrations, I'd rather channel it to a more positive alternative. Like thinking positively :crazy:
Y*D*P*T*!!!
Well, at least now I can start from scratch in making a better blog coz I have some new ideas to put in ... I'm still mad though
I just deleted my blog .... ACCIDENTALLY! That's like a month's worth of life.
In as much as I would want to release all my frustrations, I'd rather channel it to a more positive alternative. Like thinking positively :crazy:
Y*D*P*T*!!!
Well, at least now I can start from scratch in making a better blog coz I have some new ideas to put in ... I'm still mad though
posted by chYmera at
3:00 PM
12 Comments:
Hi, a nice blog you have here. You will surely get an bookmark :) Forum
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ass2006, at 9:48 PM
Grabe ba first comment spam dayon. Butangi captcha ni bala para mas ok.
Grabe gid ma na madulaan blog, mapa hambal ka gid man
Hijo de P*ta
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Fleeb, at 6:48 PM
sorry 4 u abt deletion of ur blog. BUt u wud'nt hav lost any money frm adsense, so its ok. Looks like u've stopped clickin my ads. i cudnt clik urs coz i was outta town 4 d last 3 days. jus now i gave som cliks. So, lets continue this.
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harshavardhan reddy, at 12:18 PM
Sorry your blog was accidentally deleted.
We found some fragments in a cache: -
Monday, January 09, 2006
Random Rants : I hate Nursing!
amo lng na ... I'm growing to hate every minute I spend in a school that I find intellectually unstimulating. It's like I'm feeling my brain degrading!
Don't get me wrong, our school is one of the top performin Nursing school in the country and I have some pride in saying that I'm studying there. But its perfectionist ways is slowly turning students into mindless "perfect" robot nurses, forcing us in a bugtaw-kaon-klase-kaon-klase-kaon-tuon-tulog life cycle. Its really annoying, daw wala space for personal development. Maski nlng tani pabay-an nlng nila personal life namun, but NO. Asta dira hilabtan guid. How I wish I was in a more liberal school, like UP ... This school does not fit me at all, dapat proper guid tanan.
It's not just the school, its the people in it as well ... No offense, but I find people there typical and uninteresting (save a few). It's so, I dunno --> fake. They're so NORMAL, which I despise most of all ... They are the most "blind" people I have ever met ....
Graduating will be the best thing that will happen to me in my 4years existence in my university.
posted by chYmera at 10:16 PM | 0 comments
Photography:: Random Photos
Hidden Paradise
Guimaras Is., Philippines
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Puerto del Map, Guimaras Is., Philippines
Freaky Spider
Balaan Bukid, Guimaras Is., Philippines
Balaan Church
Balaan Bukid, Guimaras Is., Philippines
Improssibe Dream
Balaan Bukid, Guimaras Is., Philippines
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Sunday, January 08, 2006
Metro Cebu :: Proposals and U/C Part
Thanks guys! yesterday's adsense earnings was $1.93 which is more than what I expected for my first day with adsense. I'm hoping to earn more when my new Iloilo Website goes online
Anyways, on with my post ....
Cebu ... that's a city that gives some mixed feelings in me but I won't dicuss about it now, maybe some other time.
Cebu is considered the Queen City of the South for being the largest economic center outside of Metro Manila (I still think Iloilo has every right to be the Queen City of the South because it is already written in history, a decreee from the Queen of Spain).
Cebu together with surrounding towns and cities constitute Metro Cebu, a wide accepted yet (note) not politically defined metropolitan area. Metro Cebu has a population of 2,118,959 people spread across 1287 square kilometers. It is truly the fastest growing urban center in the country, and I've always been WOWed by projects in their metro, not necessarily because they're world class or anything but because I'm impressed at how well they've developed despite the inefficiancy of givernment. I think, this is something officials in the nat'l gov't and other LGUs need to think about.
Here are some of the projects that are currently propoes or U/C in Metro Cebu
1. Windland Towers III
2. Cebu Board Walk
3. Manros PlazaHotel
4. Parklane Central
5. Citylights Garden (Tower III, IV, and V)
6. Parklane International Hotel
7. ACT I.T. Mall
8. Marco Polo Cebu
9. Golden Prince Suites
10. Tower Palace Hotel
11. GV Hotel
12. Cebu MegaDome
13. Club Ultima Cebu
14. International Academy for Film and Television
15. Tunnel
Just comment if you guys need to know more about these projectsa
posted by chYmera at 9:45 PM | 4 comments
Google Adsense
Finally after 4 tries, Google has accepted my application for adsense. Time to make some money! :D I'll need it to buy a new camera, coz I'm too poor to buy one myself :(
I'll finally be able to practice photography, one of my new found passions. This ofcourse won't just benefit me, because I'll be posting even more pics of Iloilo.
So support this blog by clicking on my ads, hehehe... I sound like i'm begging for your clicks, a big capitalist :D But I really really really need your clicks
PLEASE!!!
If doesn't convince you, I don't know what will
posted by chYmera at 12:45 AM | 1 comments
Friday, January 06, 2006
Iloilo Online
I have been working on a new website on Iloilo ...
You can still see the first version at this link
I'm always too lazy to update it, so I thought of writing it in PHP ... and so I researched about it and found a nice content management system called CuteNews. I got to finish about 70% of it, then I suddenly decided to use a Blog script for the content management and not use Cute News.
I found out about Word Press, I think its great!!! I'm now learning about how to customize the looks coz I'm really new in this PHP stuff.
So prepare to see a new a better Iloilo Online ...
This time, Im going to put google ads in it (as soon as my application gets approved) so I can make money out of all my efforts in promoting Iloilo :)
The will still be accessed through http://www.iloiloonline.tk URL
posted by chYmera at 10:33 PM | 0 comments
Photography :: Iloilo City Panoramas
(click to zoom in)
Taken on top of the Bureau of Customs Bldg.
Taken on top of Iloilo Business Hotel
posted by chYmera at 12:37 AM | 0 comments
Monday, January 02, 2006
Hotels in Iloilo City
Random people are starting to msg me about places to stay in Iloilo... I'm no travel agent but I'd also like to help them ...so I'll just post a list of nice places to stay in Iloilo:
Days Hotel Iloilo Days Hotel Iloilo
Cor. Gen. Luna - Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City, Philippines,5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 337-3297, (63 33) 336-8801 to 10
Fax No.: (63 33) 336-8000
Mobile : (0917) 700-3297 or (0918) 933-3297
E-mail: reservation@dayshotel.com
69 rooms / Average Price - $127 (PHP 6735)
Harbor Town Hotel Harbor Town Hotel (http://www.skyinet.net/~harborth)
J.M. Basa Cor. Aldeguer Sts.,Iloilo City,Philippines,5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 3372384
Fax No.: (63 33) 336-1438
E-mail: harborth@skyinet.net/~harborth
34 Rooms
Amigo Terrace Hotel Amigo Terrace Hotel (http://www.amigohotel-iloilo.com)
Iznart-Delgado Sts.,Iloilo City,Philippines,5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 3350908
Fax No.: (63 33) 3350610 / 3370144
E-mail: amigohtl@mozcom.com
100-room
Sarabia Manor Hotel & Convention CenterSarabia Manor Hotel & Convention Center (http://www.smxhotel.com.ph/)
101 Gen. Luna St., Iloilo City,Philippines, 5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 3351021 to 32
Fax No.: (63 33) 3379127
E-mail: reservation@smxhotel.com
184 rooms
Chito's HotelChito's Hotel (http://www.chitoshotel.netfirms.com)
180 Jalandoni de Leon St., Iloilo City, Philippines, 5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 3376415,3376135
Fax No.: (63 33) 3361186
E-mail: chitoshotel@yahoo.com
22 rooms
Eon Centennial Plaza Hotel Eon Centennial Plaza Hotel
Jalandoni St.,Iloilo City, Philippines, 5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 337-2277
Fax No.: (63 33)
E-mail: centennial.plaza1@skyinet.net
46 rooms
Four-Season Hotel Four-Season Hotel (http://www.four-seasonhotel.com)
Cor. Fuentes-Delgado St., Iloilo City, Philippines, 5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 336-1070, 3361068
Fax No.: (63 33) 5093888
E-mail: info@four-seasonhotel.com
59 rooms
Standard (single) P 780.00 Standard (double) P 880.00 De Luxe (single) P 980.00 De Luxe (double) P1,080.00 Suite P1,400.00
Hotel Del Rio Hotel Del Rio (http://www.hoteldelrio.net/images/pool.jp)
M. H. del Pilar St. Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines, 5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 3351171
Fax No.: (63 33) 3370736
E-mail: hdelrio@iloilo.net
57 rooms and suites
$47 (PHP 2466)
Iloilo Grand Hotel
Iloilo Grand Hotel
Iznart St., Iloilo City, Philippines, 5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 3351801
Fax No.: (63 33) 3350456
La Fiesta Hotel
La Fiesta Hotel
MH Del Pilar St., Molo,Iloilo City, Philippines, 5000
Tel. No.: (63 33) 3380044
Fax No.: (63 33) 3379508
E-mail: lafiesta@mozcom.com
City Corporate Inn
City Corporate Inn
A three-storey building with 42 guest rooms from Suite, De Luxe, Standard, Economy and Single Rooms equipped with air condition, private bathroom, hot and cold shower, cable television, refrigerator (in all Suite rooms) and a mini-bar upon request. Prices ranges from Single Php 495, Economy (2 pax) Php 595, Standard (2 pax) Php 695, De Luxe (3 pax) Php 795, Suite (3 pax) Php 1200 and Php 200 for every extra bed. Rizal cor. Guanco Sts.,Iloilo City, Philippines, 5000
Grand Dame Hotel (http://www.granddame.net/)
The Grand Dame Hotel stands magnificently at the corner of Rizal and Huervana Streets, La Paz, Iloilo City illuminating the old charm and elegance of a classic French architecture.
Standard Room (Single) P 1,600.00
Standard Room (Double) P 1,900.00
Suite (Single or Double) P 2,500.00
4 suites and 29 standard rooms
Iloilo Business Hotel (http://www.thenewstoday.info/20050715/features1.htm)
Smallville Business Center, Pison St. Within the area where Iloilo Business Inn is are various specialty restaurants to make your stay more exciting. Your choices include Bluejay Specialty Coffee, Tazza, Zageca, Krua Thai, Flow Resto Lounge, MO2 Resto Bar and Sunburst Fried Chicken. Guests don't have to go far for that night life they have been looking forward to here in Iloilo. Come and visit Iloilo Business Hotel now and experience its grandeur. The hotel maintains 58 fully air-conditioned spacious rooms for its guests' contentment. There are Business Suite and De Luxe Rooms ideal for family and group stays. If you're alone or with someone, the Superior Room is for you. All these rooms are inclusive of breakfast and free transportation to the airport.
Century 21 Hotel
Quezon Street, Iloilo City, Panay 5000, Philippines
Rooms: 66
Average price*: $18
The Centerpoint Hotel (Iloilo)
River Queen Hotel
A. Bunifacio Drive, Iloilo City
Tel 337-6667, 337-6620
30 rooms
Executive Mansion Hotel
Corner Jalandoni & Delgado Streets, Iloilo City
Tel 74442, 76933
The Residence Hotel
M.H. del Pilar St., Molo, Iloilo City
338-1091 to 93
Executive Super Saver (Single) P 600.00
Executive Super Saver (Double) P 790.00
Family P 1,960.00
Deluxe (Single) P 1,560.00
Deluxe (Double) P 1,780.00
Standard Riverside (Single) P 760.00
Standard Riverside (Double) P 980.00
Standard Cityside (Single) P 760.00
Standard Cityside (Double) P 980.00
Chateau Angelique
Arguelles St., Jaro, Iloilo City
Tel. # (63)(33)3299240 to 44/ 3291380
E-mail: chateauangeliquehotel@skynet.net
Standard Room (Single) P 899.00
Standard Room (Double) P 999.00
Fine Rock Hotel
Jalandoni St., Iloilo City, Philippines 5000
Tel. # (63)(33) 3369075 to 79
De Luxe (Single) P 460.00
De Luxe (Double) P 580.00
Executive P 580.00
Triple Room P 650.00
Suite Room P 650.00
Family Room P 785.0
Iloilo Midtown Hotel
888 Yulo St. Iloilo City
Tel (033)33-66-888, Fax (033)330-80-888
Single P 732.00
Matrimonial P 854.00
Standard Twin P 976.00
De Luxe P 1,098.00
Family P 1,250.00
Suite P 1,830.00
You can also stay on various Pension Houses in Iloilo or Resorts like:
Punta Villa
Iloilo Pension House
Racsos Woodland Resort
Bantayan Beach Resort
Le Chateu D Pension House St Og's Travellers Pension
Delgado St., Iloilo City
Tel 336-2333, 336-2444
Queen's Court Drive-in Motel
Boliao Mandurriao
Tel 320-0788
Lelac Inn & Jess Cafe
126 Lopez Jaena, Jaro, Iloilo City
Tel 7-4510, 337-6863
Jaro Bellevue Pension
Carter West Center
8 Lopez, Jaena St., Jaro, Iloilo City
Tel 320-9521 to 23
Palmares Guest House
Magsaysay Village LaPaz, Iloilo City
Tel 320-1071, 320-1814
Iloilo City Inn
Offers you comfortable air conditioned rooms with cable-TV and private facilities with hot and cold shower at a very reasonable price. This cozy lodging house is located at the heart of Iloilo's Jaro district, some 70 meters away from Jaro Plaza. A rustic restaurant "BAVARIA" is located at the ground floor - Iloilo City.
Villa Rosa By The Sea Villa Beach
Madia-As
Highway 21 Pension House
Gen. Luna St., Iloilo City, Philippine 5000
Tel. # (63)(33)3351839/ 3351840/ 3351852
Single Room (single bed) P 500.00
Standard Room (2 single bed) P 700.00
Superior Room (1 double bed) P 600.00
Mabuhay Room (2 double bed) P 800.00
Suite Room P 1,800.00
Economy Room P 1,250.00 (2 double deck, 1 single bed)
posted by chYmera at 5:42 PM | 1 comments
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Photograhy :: Today's Activities
My Favorite Coffee Shop in Iloilo
Smallville
Commercialism
'ill save the worst for last, it's a failed experiment. F value is too high, so it got over exposed.
(comments are more than welcome)
posted by chYmera at 12:44 AM | 0 comments
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Dinagyang 2006, Paraw Regatta, Chinese New Year
Dinagyang 2006schedule
As of December 13, 2005
Date : October 28, 2005
Time : 4:00 P.M.
Event : Official Launch
Venue : SM City, Iloilo, Activity Center
Date : December 10, 2005
Time : 4:00 P.M.
Event : Press & Public Presentation of Official Ms. Dinagyang Candidates
Venue : SM City Activity Center
Date : December 16, 2005
Time : 2:00 P.M.
Event : PAMUKAW 2006
Venue : Assembly Area: Capitol Parking Lot passing Iznart, J.M. Basa to Freedom Grandstand
Date : December 17, 2005
Time :
Event : 2006 Iloilo Dinagyamg Festival National Launch
Venue : Metro Manila
Date : December 21, 2005
Time : 2:00 P.M.
Event : Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars Visayas-Mindanao leg
Venue : City Parade Route
Date : December 26, 2006 - January 15, 2006
Time : 10:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M.
Event : Contest period of Tonku-Dagyang (Dinagyang Best Headdress Competition)
Venue : Food Fest Area
Date : January 7-29, 2006
Time :
Event : 1st Mayor Cup Basketball Tournament
Venue : Iloilo Sports Complex
Date : January 14-15, 2006
Time : 4:00 P.M.
Event : Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang 2006 Talent/Swimsuit/Gown Showcase
Venue : SM City Activity Center
Date : January 16-29, 2006 (Monday-Tuesday)
Time : 10:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M.
Event : Display periodof Tunku-Dagyang (Dinagyang Best Headress Competition)
Venue : Food Fest Area
Date January 18, 2006 (Wednesday)
Time 4:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
Event: Opening Salvo Walk with Sr. Sto.Niño Penitential foot Procession
Venue San Jose Parish Church to 9 barangays around San Jose Church
Date January 18, 2006
Time 5:30 A.M.
Event Turning Over Ceremony for Incoming Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2006
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 18-19, 2006 (Wednesday-Thursday)
Time 8:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M.
Event: Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2006 Technical Rehearsals
Venue SM City Cinema 6
Date January 18-27, 2006 Wednesday Friday)
Time 5:30 A.M.-7:00 P.M.
Event: 9 Novena Masses and Chaplet to Sr. Sto.Niño
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 19, 2006 (Thursday)
Time 2:00 P.M.
Event: Kasadyahan Opening Salvo
Venue City Parade Route
Date January 20, 2006 (Friday)
Time 1:00 P.M.
Event: Re-enactment of first arrival of the image of Sr. Sto.Niño from Basilica del Sto.Niño de Cebu, Cebu City
Venue Iloilo Airport
Date January 20, 2006
Time 2:00 P.M.
Event: Mass Opening Salvo Dinagyang ATI
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 20, 2006
Time 3:00 P.M.
Event: Opening Salvo, Dinagyang ATI
Venue Plaza Libertad to main streets in the City
Date January 20-22, 2006 (Friday-Sunday)
Time 4:00 P.M.
Event: Pre final Judging Ms. Dinagyang Dinner with Judges, Foundation and Prod. Staff
Venue (at Hotel Sponsor)
Date January 20-29, 2006 (Friday-Sunday)
Time 10:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M.
Event: Dinagyang Tribe Exhibit on Display
Venue 3rd Floor, SM City
Date January 21, 2006 ( Saturday)
Time 5:00 A.M
Event: Dawn Marian Procession to Fort San Pedro
Venue San Jose Parish Church to Fort San Pedro
Date January 21, 2006
Time 6:00 A.M.
Event: Healing Mass
Venue Fort San Pedro
Date January 21, 2006
Time 7:00 A.M.
Event: Dinagyang Golf 2006 5th Mayor Jerry P. Treñas Cup
Venue Iloilo Golf & Country Club, Sta.Barbara Iloilo
Date January 21, 2006
Time 8:00 A.M
Event: 6th MBCI National Mountain Bike Race
Venue Down hill Competition
Date January 21, 2006
Time 8:30 A.M.
Event: Motorcross
Venue San Rafael Manduriao
Date January 21, 2006
Time 6:00 P.M.
Event: Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2006 Coronation Night
Venue SM City Cinema 6
Date January 21, 2006
Time 6:00 P.M.
Event: Dinagyang Golf 2006 5th Mayor Jerry P. Treñas Cup, Cocktails for Golf participants
Venue Iloilo Golf & Country Club, Sta.Barbara Iloilo
Date January 22, 2006 (Sunday)
Time 8:00 A.M.
Event: 6th MBCI National Mountain Bike Race Short track cross country
Venue SM City, Iloilo
Date January 22, 2006
Time 8:30 A.M.
Event: Dinagyang Marathon
Venue Robinson Place, Iloilo
Date January 22, 2006
Time 8:30 A.M.-12:00 NN
Event: Mass for barangay Children with games and snacks
Venue San jose Parish Church
Date January 22, 2006
Time 8:30 A.M.-12:00 NN
Event: Medical Mession
Date January 22, 2006
Time 7:00 P.M.
Event: Dinagyang Golf 2006 Awards Nite for Golf Winners
Venue Sarabia Manor Hotel, Convention Center
Date January 23, 2006
Time 3:00 P.M.
Event: 2nd Best Dinagyang Headress Competition
Venue Robinson's Hall
Date January 23-28, 2006 (Monday-Sunday)
Time 8:30 A.M.
Event: 4th DUBAI National Bowling Championship
Venue St.Elizabeth Bowling and Billiard Alleys (SEBBA)
Date January 24, 2006 (Tuesday)
Time 10:00 A.M.
Event: Healing Mass for the sick, Aged and Abandoned Children
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 23-24, 2006 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Time Night
Event: Final Rehearsal, Dinagyang Ati Tribes
Venue Dinagyang Parade Route
Date January 25, 2006 (Wednesday)
Time 5:00 P.M.
Event: Coronation of Princess Isabel 2006 & Dinagyang Niño Ambassador 2006
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 25, 2006
Time 5:00 P.M.
Event: Dinagyang Beat Competition
Venue
Date January 25, 2006
Time Night
Event: Final Rehearsal, Kasadyahan 2006
Venue Dinagyang Parade Route
Date January 26, 2006 (Thursday)
Time 7:00 A.M.
Event: Bulilit Dinagyang 2006 Caravan
Venue From Molo Plaza, Tanza, Jalandoni, Street, Gen. Luna St. to Provicial Capitol
Date January 26, 2006
Time 8:00 A.M.
Event: Bulilit Dinagyang 2006 Foot Procession
Venue Provincial Capitol, JM Basa, San Jose Church to Freedom Grandstand
Date January 26, 2006
Time 9:00 A.M.
Event: Bulilit Dinagyang 2006 Mass
Venue Freedom Grandstand
Date January 26, 2006
Time 10:00 A.M.
Event: Bulilit Dinagyang 2006 Competition
Venue Freedom Grandstand & other stages
Date January 26-29, 2006 (Thursday-Sunday)
Time 2:00 P.M. - 12 MN
Event: Iloilo Hotel Resort & Restaurant Association (IHRRA) Food Festival
Venue Delgado St., Iloilo City
Date January 27, 2006 (Friday)
Time 5:30 A.M., & 7:00 A.M., 8:30 A.M., 10:00 A.M.
Event: Novena Masses and Chaplet to Sr. Niño
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 27, 2006
Time 3:00 P.M.
Event: Fluvial Procession and Foot Parade
Venue Assembly: Fort San Pedro, Custom House, Iznart St., J.M. Basa St., Plaza Libertad & San Jose Parish Church
Date January 27, 2006
Time
Event: Best Dinagyang Lead Dancers
Venue Robinson's Place
Date January 27, 2006
Time 4:00 P.M.
Event: Iloilo Yearbook 2005 Book Launching
Venue Robinson's Place (Near Fountain Area)
Date January 27, 2006
Time 4:30 P.M.
Event: Blessing of Children, Pregnant Mothers and Sto.Niño Images
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 27, 2006
Time 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
Event: Gawad Hangaway (Dinagyang Best Warrior Competition)
Date January 27, 2006
Time 8:00 P.M.
Event: Kapuso Night
Venue Freedom Grandstand
Date January 27-28, 2006 (Friday-Saturday)
Time 8:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.
Event: 2nd Iloilo Dinagyang Badminton
Venue Iloilo Sports Complex
Date January 28, 2006 (Saturday)
Time 5:00 A.M.
Event: Dawn Procession Walk with Mama Mary to Fort San Pedro
Venue San Jose Parish Church to Fort San Pedro
Date January 28, 2006
Time 6:00 A.M.
Event: Healing Mass
Venue Fort San Pedro
Date January 28, 2006
Time 7:00 A.M.
Event: Mass for Kasadyahan
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 28, 2006
Time 8:00 A.M.
Event: Kasadyahan Competition
Venue Freedom Grandstand and other stages
Date January 28, 2006
Time 8:00 A.M.
Event: 1st Mayor Jerry P.Treñas Jetski Cup
Venue Villa Regatta, Sto.Niño Sur, Iloilo City
Date January 28, 2006
Time 4:30 P.M.
Event: Solemn Foot Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sr. Sto. Niño
Venue San Jose Parish Church, Rizal St., Iznart St., Plazoleta Gay., J.M. Basa St., Plaza Libertad & back to San Jose Parish Church
Date January 28, 2006
Time 8:00 P.M.
Event: Religious Sad-sad to Sr. Sto. Niño (one hour dancing, singing and petitions with candles and images of Sr. Sto. Niño)
Venue In front of San Jose Church
Date January 28, 2006
Time 8:00 P.M.
Event: Hinugyaw
Venue Provincial Capitol
Date January 28, 2006
Time 8:00 P.M.
Event: Handog ng Bombo Radyo at Star FM sa Dinagyang
Venue Freedom Grandstand
Date January 28, 2006
Time 8:00 P.M.
Event: MBC Night
Venue Plazoletagay
Date January 29, 2006 (Sunday)
Time 6:30 A.M.
Event: Solemn concelebrated mass for Dinagyang Ati-tribe
Venue San Jose Parish Church
Date January 29, 2006
Time 8;00 A.M.
Event: Dinagyang Ati-Competition
Venue Fredom Grandstand and other stages
Date January 29, 2006
Time 7:00 P.M.
Event: Concert
Venue Freedom Grandstand
Date January 29, 2006
Time 7:00 P.M.
Event: 2006 Iloilo Dinagyang Awarding Ceremonies
Venue Freedom Grandstand
Date January 30, 2006 (Monday)
Time 5:30 P.M.
Event: Thanks giving Mass with all members of 2006 Dinagyang Festival Executive and Working Committees, Dinagyang Ati and Ksadyahan Tribes, sponsors and Friends Venue San Jose Parish Church
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Paraw Regatta
The Iloilo Paraw (sailboat) Regatta, instituted in 1973, is a race among native outriggers in the strait between Guimaras Island and Iloilo City. Called Paraw in the local dialect, these native outriggers faithfully copy in materials and design sailboats which carried to Panay in 1212 AD the first settlers from Borneo who were in search of a peaceful home. The sailboats have survived the centuries and become a vital part of the Ilonggo seafaring life.
The first Iloilo Paraw Regatta was organized by the Iloilo Department of Tourism, the City of Iloilo, the municipalities of Oton, and Jordan and Buenavista in Guimaras, the Philippine Coast Guard, Negros Navigation, the late Antonio de Oteza, Iloilo Boat Club, Panay Amateur Radio Club, Iloilo Jaycees, Anhawan Beach resort and host of others readily welcomed the project and lent a helping hand. Since then, the Iloilo Paraw Regatta has grown both in size and renown. The race has become more exciting, colorful and inevitably a challenge to manage. The primary objective of the regatta is to help develop the local tourism industry and preserve the paraw as a legacy from the earliest period of Ilonggo history. In these times of energy crisis, the paraw as a legacy from the earliest period of Ilonggo history In these times of energy crisis, the paraw becomes more relevant since it doe not need fuel and is practically pollution free.
Celebrated every 3rd Sunday of February. The Regatta is a race among native outriggers in the strait between Iloilo City and Guimaras Island. Instituted in 1973, it reenacts what has been an entertainment for Ilonggos since as early as the late 16th century. Called Paraw in the Ilonggo vernacular, these native outriggers faithfully copy sailboats which carried to Panay the first settlers from Borneo fleeing a tyrannical ruler. The sailboats survived the centuries and have become a vital part of the Ilonggo economic and social life. In the last war, Paraw-borne guerillas like hornets kept enemy offshore and harmless. Until the 1920´s, there had been no season for regattas.
A regatta could take place any time in a year given two or more boustful paraw owners with Guimaras Straigt, always where it was since creation. The Regatta today is an activity every summer, hedged with rules, umpires and kibitzers. But for a seafaring people that Ilonggos are, the sport in the regatta has never died down.
The regatta is race among native outriggers in the straight between Guimaras and Iloilo City. Instituted only in 1973, the regatta reenacts what had been an entertainment for Ilonggos as early as the late sixteenth century. Called "para" in the Ilonggo vernacular, these native outriggers faithfully copy sailboats which carried to Panay the first settlers from Borneo.
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Chinese New Year
The celebration takes a deeper meaning all through the years that the Chinese have planted their roots in Iloilo, said Chusuey. It meant that they have been integrated into the Ilonggo society by their presence in business, politics, academe, arts and culture, as well as religion, yet they remain connected to their Chinese roots.
"We are in reality Filipinos. We are more Filipinos than Chinese," said Chusuey.
Manuel Uy, parish priest for seven years at the Santa Maria Parish, said the celebration rekindled a sense of pride among the Chinese-Ilonggos.
It brought a sense of joy and community to them, Uy said.
The success of the celebration was attributed to the concentration of Chinese families and shops along Iznart, Aldeguer and J.M. Basa Streets.
Chinese families know one another, according to Uy, and it is easy to locate them even if they live outside the commercial district.
Many Chinese-Ilonggos set aside their long-standing row as a result of ideological differences. Far from being homogenous, they are a fractious community torn by loyalties to either mainland China or Taiwan, although they are cautious in openly declaring them.
The community has two competing chambers of commerce, Chinese schools, and firefighting brigades.
For a time, the rivalry between the Sun Yat Sen High School and the Iloilo Central Commercial High School (ICCHS) was so bitter that the alumni could not marry those from the other school. Some of the disgruntled formed a third group.
But Uy, together with Annie Sy, a language teacher at the ICCHS, and Victorio Lo, principal of the Sun Yat Sen High School, said the enmity was slowly fading, and that the two schools were now friendly to each other.
Many third- and fourth-generation Chinese-Ilonggos no longer share the ideological leanings of their parents, having been born and brought up in Iloilo, and known no homeland than the Philippines, said Uy.
Having planted their roots and learning the local culture are a cause of worry among teachers in the two high schools. Their students are no longer fluent in speaking Chinese because it is no longer their first language, or the language spoken in their homes.
Sy and Lo said Chinese was now taught as a second language, much like English. The schools tried to provide a speaking environment no longer found in the homes, both pure Chinese or mixed by way of intermarriages with non-Chinese.
Sy said they encouraged students to learn Chinese for practical reasons. China recently joined the World Trade Organization and learning to speak Chinese is an advantage when dealing with Chinese businessmen.
The Santa Maria Parish also keeps the Chinese-Ilonggos in touch with their roots, integrating rituals and belief systems in the Catholic faith.
One of such rituals is the veneration of Chinese ancestors as a means of showing affection for members of the family. Rather than dismissing it as a superstition, the ritual could be regarded as a practice of honoring family and God, he said.
The Church also allows weddings among Chinese-Ilonggos to include some Chinese wedding rites, such as bowing thrice-before the altar, their parents and between the bride and groom.
"These practices are areas of dialogue on spirituality and community. Iloilo has the third largest number of Chinese business establishments, trade and schools, next to Manila and Cebu," John Omohondro wrote in his 1981 book, "Chinese Merchant Families in Iloilo."
Omohondro traces the Iloilo Chinese connection to the Sung Dynasty (960-1279 AD) when trading between the Chinese and early Filipinos started. Prehispanic gravesites in Oton, 7 km from the city, have yielded Sung and Ming porcelain wares brought by Chinese traders in exchange for local products, like beeswax, abaca hemp, sea shells, and red "sibukaw" dye.
Local historian Rex Salvilla said trading took place at the ancient ports in Araut (now Dumagas), Salog (Jaro), Tabucan (Molo), Ogtong (Oton) and Guibuangan (Guimbal).
The Chinese settlers did not arrive until Spain began colonizing Iloilo in the 16th century. Pursuant to a Spanish royal decree issued on July 17, 1679 by then Governor General Juan de Vargas, the local Chinese established the "parian," or Chinese district, in what is now Avanceña Street in Molo District.
Business roots
Salvilla said the Chinese presence in Molo gave rise to many Chinese surnames, such as Locsin, Lacson, Consing, Ganzon, Quimsing, Conlu, Uygen, Tiongson, Tionko and Layson.
In the 19th century, when Iloilo was opened to international trade through textile and later sugar imports, Chinese settlers and mestizos started taking active part in trading and export-import business, said Salvilla.
From China came silk and cotton threads which local weavers used in "jusi" and "sinamay" weaving in some 5,000 weaving looms in southern Iloilo. Iloilo became the textile center of the Philippines then.
During the American colonial rule, the Chinese continued to control business, especially sugar trading.
Historians said the present Chinese-Ilonggos were immigrants or descendants of those from Fookien and Kwangtung provinces. The Fookienese comprises about 80 percent of the local Chinese population. The rest are Cantonese, Swatow and Shanghai Chinese. They came to Iloilo to trade, join their relatives or escape political persecution.
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Iloilo Festivities in January - February
January - February 2006
BINANOG FESTIVAL
January 10- January 16 | Lambunao, IloiloBinanog is a yearly festivities celebrated by the Lambunaonos every January in honor of infant Jesus. Binanog means a pool of dance by the people in hinterland of Lambunao. The following are the Binanugan, the dance depicting the movement of the birds, the Inagong sayaw-sayaw, a celebration dances and the Dinagmay, the courtship dance. The dance movement is accompanied by lively drum beatings.
PASUNGAY FESTIVAL
January 15 | San Joaquin, Iloilo
Celebrated every 3rd Saturday of January. This spectacular & exciting event find its origin on a hillside in one of the inland barangays of the municipality when resting farmers witness for the first time the fight between the two raging bulls, set loose by their herdsmen. It caught the fancy of the barangay folks and soon it became a popular entertainment in most barangay fiestas. During the municipal fiesta, the best bulls from different barangays are pitted against each other by weight category in a “Bull Derby”.
FIRE WORKS DISPLAY & CONTEST
January 16 | Arevalo, Iloilo City
Highlights of this District Fiesta of Arevalo are the multicolor fireworks. The skyline becomes a celebration with the dazzling display of sparkles and blazing lights.
Held in Arevalo, Iloilo City every 3rd Sunday of January. Featuring giant multi-colored fireworks, Arevalo´s skyline become a celebration in dazzling display of sparkles and blazing lighting effects that is visible within a radius of several kilometers. The pyrotechnics skill is a proud tradition of the people of Arevalo developed during the late 16th century when the village was a Spanish capital of the alcadia of Panay and a naval station.
SADSAD SA KALYE
January 19 | Janiuay, Iloilo
“Sadsad Sa Kalye” is a dynamic mass presentation expressing the beliefs, views, visions and aspirations of the Janiuaynons based upon tradition, historical experiences, and culture of the people of Janiuay. It is a street-dancing affair buoyed by the kaleidoscopic prism of cultured grace and fineness that reflects the embodiment of all that are beautiful in man’s body and soul. “Sadsad” is a native word meaning dance
DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
January 28- January 29 | Iloilo City
A spectacular street merrymaking in honor of the Holy Child Jesus.
Celebrated every fourth weekend of January. A frenetic mumbo-jumbo spectacle characterized by stomping of feet and hypnotic drumbeating. It is a colorful whirl of thousands of people dressed in unique costumes dancing and chanting all day and night. Held every 4th weekend of January to celebrate the Catholicism of the natives. Dinagyang is the most unusual form of Ilonggo worship. The Sto. Niño is the object of dramatized offerings and prayers. It is a colorful cavalcade in honor of the Holy Child Jesus amid the cracking beats of drums, shots of Viva Señor Sto. Niño and thundering Hala Bira! of the tribe members. An Ilonggo term for revelry and merry making. Dinagyang is Iloilo´s version of the world famous Ati-atihan Festival. It may not be as ancient as the one in Kalibo but Dinagyang is defenitely more impresive in choreography and equally colorful, reflecting the ingenuity, craftmanship and artistry of the Ilonggos.
HINIRUGYAW FESTIVAL
January 30- February 6 | Calinog, Iloilo
An annual festivity of Calinog’s devotion to Sr. Sto. Niño. It is a nine day event and its activities consist of an opening salvo, food fest, live Sto. Niño contest among young boys not older than seven years old, Search for Lin-ay Kang Hinirugyaw and the contest proper for all participating tribes in three judging areas
SALAKAYAN FESTIVAL
February 1- February 6 | Miag-ao, Iloilo
The festival is a week-long cultural presentation of Miag-ao shown through various activities like food fair, agro-industrial, and trade fair, photo exhibit literary and musical program, beauty pageant, street and ballroom dancing, sports events and many others
CHINESE NEW YEAR
February 1 | Jaro, Iloilo City
The Chinese New Year is celebrated anually. This big event in Iloilo, will be celebrated for the 4th time in 2006.
FEAST OF OURLADY OF CANDLES
February 2 | Jaro, Iloilo City
The biggest and most opulent religious pageantry in Western Visayas with the blessing of candles and a procession of the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria and the Fiesta Queen and her court.
Held in Jaro, every 2nd day of February. The Feast of Our Lady of Candles or Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria is the biggest and the most populent religious pageantry in Western Visayas. Since time immemorial, people from the other parts of the country flock in pilgrimage to Jaro every February 2. Crowned by Pope John Paul II in 1981. Our Lady of Candles was officialy declared by the pope as the patroness of Western Visayas. The blessing of Candles of different sizes, shapes and colors and the yearly procession of the patroness followed by the fiesta queen and her court, highlight the celebration.
Although primarily a religious affair, Jaro fiesta is also the time for agro-industrial exhibits, garden shows, traditional coronation of the carnival queen, carnival show and grand cock derbies that make Jaro fiesta the symbol of Iloilo´s affluence and love for great celebrations.
ILOILO PARAW REGATTA
February 19- February 20 | Iloilo City
An exciting race among outriggers in the strait between Guimaras and Iloilo City.
Iloilo Paraw Regatta was instituted in 1973 as a race among native outriggers in the strait between Guimaras Island and Iloilo City. Called paray in the lcoal dialect these native outriggers are believed to have copied the materials and design of sailboats which carried to Panay in 1212 AD the first settlers from Borneo who were in search of a peaceful home. The sailboats have survived the centuries and become a vital part of the Ilonggo seafaring life. The primary aim of this annual sea spectacle is to help develop the local tourism industry and preserve the paraw legacy.
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