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Sunday, February 12, 2017

Iloilo Province Town / City Halls

A good government serves with the best, updated and relevant acts, laws, legislation, ordinances, policies and regulations to protect its citizens and ensure peace, safety and order and delivers the best services for the welfare of its people. To give the people the best services possible, a magnificent, impressive and convenient municipal town or city hall is a must to cater to all their needs. It is a tangible testament that the government of the people is working best for them. 

Through the years drastic changes has been made and implemented in the city and province of Iloilo. Here is just one example of the changes made through the years.

These are the 42 town halls, a component city hall and an independent city hall in the province of Iloilo:






Ajuy






Alimodian






Anilao






Badiangan






Balasan






Banate




Barotac Nuevo




Barotac Viejo




Batad




Bingawan




Cabatuan




Calinog




Carles




Concepcion




Dingle




Dueñas




Dumangas




Estancia







Guimbal




Igbaras




Iloilo City




Janiuay




Lambunao






Leganes




Lemery




Leon




Maasin




Miagao




Mina




New Lucena




Oton




Passi City




Pavia




Pototan




San Dionisio




San Enrique




San Joaquin




San Miguel




San Rafael




Santa Barbara




Sara




Tigbauan




Tubungan




Zarraga



Sunday, November 20, 2016

PHILIPPINE REGIONAL SPORTS MEET SCHEDULE FOR PALARONG PAMBANSA 2017

These are the following schedules of the eighteen (18) regional meets all over the Philippines whose winners will represent their respective regions in the annual and largest multi-sporting event in the country, Palarong Pambansa 2017 to be held in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique in May, 2017. 



ACRONYMS

ARMMAA - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association

CARAA - Cordillera Autonomous Region Athletic Association

NCRAA - National Capital Region Athletic Association

IRAA - Ilocos Region Athletic Association

CAVRAA - Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association 

CLRAA - Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association

STCAA  - Southern Tagalog Calabarzon Athletic Association
  * aka CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon)

MIMAROPAA - Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan   
                            Regional  Athletic Association
  *aka Southern Luzon Region 

BRAA - Bicol Region Athletic Association

WVRAA - Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association

CVRAA - Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association

EVRAA - Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association

ZPRAA - Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Athletic Association

NMRAA - Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Association

DAVRAA - Davao Region Athletic Association 

SRAA - Soccsksargen Regional Athletic Association
*aka SOCCSKSARGEN (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos).

NIRAA - Negros Island Region Athletic Association               


                                       Date                        Venue / Host Province

ARMAA -           February 16 - 21, 2017         Cotabato City, Maguindanao
CARAA -           February 4 - 8, 2017             Baguio City, Benguet
NCRAA -           February 13 - 18, 2017         Marikina City, MM
IRAA (Region I) -  March 3 - 8, 2017              Bantay, Ilocos Sur
CAVRAA (Region II) -  February 24 - 27, 2017      Ilagan, Isabela
CLRAA (Region III) -   February 5 - 10, 2017        Malolos City, Bulacan
STCAA (Region IV-A) - February 13 - 18, 2017     Cavinti, Laguna 
MIMAROPAA (Region IV-B) - February 17 - 21, 2017  Brooke's Point, Palawan
BRAA (Region V) -       February 5 - 10, 2017           Legazpi City, Albay
WVRAA (Region VI) -   February 5 - 10, 2017     San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
CVRAA (Region VII) -   February 12- 17, 2017    Naga City, Cebu
EVRAA (Region VIII) -  February 7-11, 2017       Naval, Biliran
ZPRAA (Region IX) -    March 12 - 16, 2017     Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte
NMRAA (Region X) -    December 12 - 16, 2016       Mambajao, Camiguin
DAVRAA (Region XI) -  March 19 - 26, 2017            Mati, Davao Oriental
SRAA (Region XII)  -    February 18 - 22, 2017   Kidapawan City, North Cotabato 
CARAGA (Region XIII) - February 12 - 17, 2017      Tandag City, Surigao del Sur
NIRAA (Region XVIII) -  February 24 to March 1, 2017    Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

Monday, September 5, 2016

Alimodian Officials 2016 - 2019

Official Alimodian Municipal Flag



The Official Seal of Municipality of Alimodian was declared as official symbols of the town of Alimodian on July 29, 1973, during the Municipal Council.

The newly elected public officials of Alimodian for 2016 – 2019 took their oath last June 27, 2016 and their inauguration last July 1, 2016. Here are the government officials of the municipality of Alimodian whose tenure of office starts from 2016 and ends in 2019:

Mayor: Geefre Alonsabe

Vice Mayor: Julie Salarda

Councilors:

1. Flor Kenneth Alobin
2. Joe Amarillo
3. Job Almacen
4. Larriette Altubar
5. Ian Kenneth Alfeche
6. Emanuel Adricula
7. Eric Tamayo
8. Charles Buenavides

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Other Notable Ilongos



Pedro Monteclaro




Pedro Monteclaro 


This Ilonggo was born in Miagao, Iloilo on October 15, 1850. He finished his studies at the Seminario Colegio de Jaro in 1865, married twice and had five children. He served as Lieutenant Major in 1891 and Gobernadorcillo from 1892 - 1894. He immediately became a local hero in his leadership and diplomacy during the revolutionary period and the invasion of the Americans. He is also known as a poet  in vernacular as well as in Spanish and some of his Visayan songs remain. He died on April 13, 1909 and a Philippine Constabulary camp was named Camp Monteclaro in commemorating this great Ilonggo and where his monument was enshrined. He wrote Maragtas sang Panay. 



Flavio Zaragoza Cano



Flavio Zaragoza Cano

Born in Cabatuan, Iloilo on June 27, 1882. He was crowned twice as "Prince of the Ilonggo Poets".  Zaragoza became a member of the Academia Real Española. The poet won in the Spanish poetry contest organized by the Commonwealth government in 1940 for his book entitled "De Mactan a Tirad." Cano is one of three greatest Filipino poet in Spanish along with Fernando Maria Guerrero and Cecilio Apostol.



Jose Maria Arroyo

A native of Molo District in Iloilo City, he was elected to the Philippine Senate twice. The Arroyo Fountain built in 1927 in front of the old Iloilo Provincial Capitol building or the Casa Real (Royal House) was named after him, in recognition for his efforts of authoring Republic Act 3222, a law that establish the Iloilo Metropolitan Waterworks in 1925. 







Quintin Salas


Quintin Salas

Salas was born on October 31, 1870 in Dumangas, Iloilo. He became a hero of the Balantang revolt in Jaro on March, 1899. He was the bravest Ilonggo revolutionary leader and the last Ilonggo to surrender his arms or weapon.