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  Iloilo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region.
Its capital is Iloilo City and is located at the southeast portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the north.
Iloilo is subdivided into 42 municipalities and 2 cities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iloilo   (786 words)

  
 Iloilo Events & Festivals - Iloilo City Hotels - Philippines Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
A race among swift and colorful native outriggers in the strait between Iloilo City and Guimaras Island.
The Blessing of Candles and yearly procession of patroness, the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria is followed by the Fiesta Queen and her court.
This is the Molo district fiesta in honor of St. Anne.
www.philippines-hotels.us /iloilo-hotels/iloilo-events.htm   (486 words)

  
 DAILY STAR: Top Stories
ILOILO CITY-Police arrested last week a suspected rebel leader believed to be among those involved in last year's ambush in Calinog town in Iloilo, where nine soldiers were killed and 18 were wounded.
Samuel Lagulao, 53, was arrested on April 10 at his room at the Iloilo Mission Hospital where he has been confined since March 22 for injuries he suffered in a vehicular accident in Zarraga town in Iloilo.
Cuevas said the 18 suspects were allegedly among the NPA rebels who ambushed a convoy of government troops on Nov. 19 in Barangay Datagan in Calinog town, Iloilo.
www.visayandailystar.com /2006/April/19/topstory9.htm   (400 words)

  
 WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Things to Do   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Where the flag of the First Philippine Republic was raised in triumph after Spain surrendered Iloilo, her last capital in the islands, to the revolutionaries led by Gen. Martin Delgado on December 25, 1898.
southwest of Iloilo City, seat of Confederation of Madiaas under Datu Paiburong; where the temple in honor of Virgin Mary was built by Fr.
southwest of Iloilo City; baroque facade; behind the rectory was the first Jesuit school for boys in the Philippines established in 1592.
www.wowphilippines.com.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=thingstodo&province=34   (1978 words)

  
 DAILY STAR: Top Stories
Ermita explained that the President's directive to the AFP is intended to counter the new offensives of the NPA rebels in Calinog that left nine soldiers dead and in Lucban, Quezon that left a policeman killed and three injured Saturday, and minimize casualties on the government side.
Among the casualties and those injured in the ambush by suspected communist guerillas in Calinog, Iloilo on Saturday, were Scout Rangers who were recently deployed in Panay and troopers of the 47th Infantry Battalion.
The Iloilo ambush that claimed the lives of nine soldiers was the second biggest loss in terms of casualties to the 3rd Infantry Division since five years ago.
www.visayandailystar.com /2005/November/22/topstory1.htm   (551 words)

  
 Western Visayas
An island province, it was formerly a sub-province of Iloilo.
More than half of the region's population are in Iloilo while the rest is more or less evenly distributed among the other provinces in mainland Panay.
Acknowledged godfather water districts in the region are Bacolod City WD, Metro Iloilo WD, Metro Roxas WD and Kalibo WD.
www.lwua.gov.ph /prov_ws/area_5_06.htm   (899 words)

  
 January 25 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
ILOILO CITY —; President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who has just recovered from cold and fever, arrived here this afternoon to inaugurate power, airport and road projects that are expected to make substantial contribution to the economic development not only of this province but also Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras and Negros Occidental.
Iloilo Gov. Neil Tupas, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas and Congressmen Raul Gonzales, Cesar Garin, Augusto Syjuco, Arthur Defensor and Narciso Monfort were among the officials who greeted her at the airport.
The existing Iloilo Airport has obsolete facilities, apart from operational limitations due to obstacles and limited expandability on account of the existence of roads, rivers and squatter colonies.
www.ops.gov.ph /news/archives2004/jan25.htm   (1720 words)

  
 Panay communist rebs vow more anti-gov't attacks - September 09, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The year 2005 was marked with the resounding ambush against the fascist troops of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion and the 47th Infantry Battalion in Calinog, Iloilo," said Araneta.
The attack was considered the deadliest nationwide in a year and the biggest in the Visayas in the last two years.
Fajardo said the "success" the rebels were claiming only meant harm and hardships to civilians like the destruction of the road in the ambush in Calinog, the destruction of cell sites and the killing of suspected military informers.
news.inq7.net /common/print.php?index=1&story_id=61191&site_id=36   (505 words)

  
 Iloilo | "legacies of the past"
Iloilo City; A colorful cavalcade inhonor of the Holy Child Jesus amidst the cracking drumbeats, Iloilo's versionof the world famous Ati-atihan Festival.
Tultugan, Maasin, Iloilo; is a tribute to one of the trees of life, which is bamboo.
Sadsad sa Kalye, Janiuay Iloilo- A merrymaking done by streetdancing during the feast of the town.
www.freewebs.com /ilonggo/ilonggofestivals.htm   (273 words)

  
 9 killed, 18 others injured in Calinog ambush
Calinog, Iloilo -- Nine soldiers belonging to the 47th Infantry Batallion and the First Scout Ranger Batallion of the 3rd Infantry Division Philippine Army were killed in an ambush staged by the New People's Army in Brgy.
The soldiers were on board a convoy of two trucks about to return to their camp after patrol operations when a land mine exploded.
There was no reported casualty on the part of the NPA rebels while the injured soldiers are now being treated in Iloilo City.
www.thenewstoday.info /20051121/9.killed.18.others.injured.in.calinog.ambush.html   (308 words)

  
 Sun.Star Iloilo - DENR wins cases v. environmental foes
Just recently, the court convicted two persons in Calinog, Iloilo and several others in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo for ro acts in violation of PD 705, otherwise known as the Forestry Code of the Philippines.
Caseño was found guilty for illegally cutting 653 trees with a total volume of 63.38 cubic meters, valued at P4,187,361.31, at the timberland area within the Jalaur Reforestation Project located in Calinog, Iloilo.
All improvements, vehicles, domestic and equipment found in the area used in the commission of the offense in the area in its area stall were also forfeited in favor of the government.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ilo/2002/11/20/news/denr.wins.cases.v..environmental.foes.html   (767 words)

  
 GMA UP AND ABOUT AFTER FEVER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Iloilo airport is the fourth busiest among the 86 national airports in the country, in terms of passenger traffic, next to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City and the Mactan and Davao international airports.
The old Iloilo airport suffered from obsolete facilities and operational limitations caused by its inability to expand.
Before flying to Iloilo, the President attended a thanksgiving Mass marking former President Corazon Aquino’s 71st birthday at the St. Joseph Convent of Perpetual Adoration in Quezon City.
www.newsflash.org /2003/05/pe/pe002838.htm   (410 words)

  
 Jasper Series 5 - Dr Alicia
Caratagan in Calinog (Iloilo) represents an upland barangay and was added as the sixth community studied.
On the northern side are the provinces of Aklan and Capiz, and on the south is the province of Iloilo (Please refer to the map in the Appendix).
An upland barangay of Calinog (Iloilo) in the rugged terrain of Central Panay, it is about 18 km.
www.seameo.org /vl/library/dlwelcome/publications/ebook/jasper/series5.htm   (8175 words)

  
 PIA News Releases
Calinog, Iloilo (22 March) -- The Bukidnon communities of Central Panay will converge at Barangay Garangan, Calinog, Iloilo for the last phase of the Binanog Dance and Oral Tradition performances on March 27-29, 2006.
Musical instruments and heirlooms of the Bukidnons are shown to the guests and visitors to prove their ethnicity, hence, the right to possession of the domain which they claim their own.
The town of Calinog is also putting in resources to support this gathering, it being the only town in the whole of Panay to have produced a national artist, in the person of Federico Caballero.
www.pia.gov.ph /news.asp?fi=p060322.htm&no=62   (383 words)

  
 GOING BACK TO BALER, TO ILOILO AND TO ZAMBOANGA
Don Epifanio de la Concepción, a grand-uncle of this writer, was born in Calinog, Iloilo, but resided in his city ancestral house that still stands to this day by Calle Del Rosario in Iloilo City.
Like Baler, Iloilo City can also reenact that surrender at Plaza Libertad and invite the descendants of the last Spanish Governor- General and his staff and soldiers, to visit this hollowed Ilongo ground and establish a series of city and town sisterhoods with correspondingly pertinent cities and towns of Spain.
It is, therefore up to the Governor of Iloilo Province and the Mayor of Iloilo City, to take the necessary steps toward the yearly commemoration of this event where Filipinos are at least the winners in their struggle for freedom.
www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Pagoda/7029/friendship.html   (1572 words)

  
 PHILIPPINES: Another sick inmate denied adequate treatment after being falsely charged
Victim Samuel Lagulao (53) was being treated at the Iloilo Mission Hospital for injuries to his spine when arrested by a joint police and military unit.
Lagulao was charged with multiple murder and multiple frustrated murder in connection with the 19 November 2005 incident, wherein nine military men were killed in a landmine attack in Barangay (village) Mambiranan, Calinog, Iloilo.
In March 2006, Lagulao met with a vehicular accident, which caused a fracture in his spinal column.  At the time of his arrest, he was being treated and in a delicate condition at the Iloilo Mission Hospital.  Lagulao was wearing a brace around his neck and required additional oxygen.
www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2006/1723   (1268 words)

  
 Sun.Star Iloilo - Calinog's 'garbage' heroine
Just like this woman from the town of Calinog, Iloilo whose talent in making beautiful things out of softdrinks straw and other recyclable materials opened a new world for her.
Calinog, when it was competing for the "clean and green" contest, made Mary Ann's ingenuity in recycling the town's show window for its Solid Waste Management Program.
Her talent was eventually "discovered" when she participated in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources's information campaign on the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ilo/2004/07/06/life/calinog.s.garbage.heroine.html   (637 words)

  
 9 soldiers killed, 18 wounded in ambush (Philippines)
ILOILO CITY-Nine soldiers were killed and 18 others were wounded when suspected communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels ambushed government troops in Barangay (village) Catagan in Calinog town, Iloilo around 8 pm Saturday, said Major Lyndon Sollesta, 3rd Infantry Division spokesperson.
There were no reports of casualties on the side of the rebels who are believed to have fled to the mountainous areas in the boundary of Iloilo and Capiz provinces.
Their truck was hit by a crude land mine late on Saturday as they were returning to base near Calinog town.
www.democraticunderground.com /discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1937055   (655 words)

  
 PIA News Releases
Iloilo City (6 December) -- The Regional Nutrition Council (RNC) said that it is encouraging households in the region to look into egg-based recipes for healthier diet for growing children.
The contest was participated in by selected mothers/fathers, 18 years old and above, from the provinces of Antique, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, the town of Calinog in Iloilo and City of Passi, Iloilo and Talisay in negros Occidental.
Runners up were entries from Calinog, Iloilo, Passi City and the province of Antique.
www.pia.gov.ph /news.asp?fi=p051206.htm&no=36   (462 words)

  
 Quiñon vs People : 136462 : September 19, 2002 : J. Ynares-Santiago : First Division
The facts as established by the prosecution:  Petitioner Police Sergeant Pablo N. Quiñon was the Station Commander of Calinog, Iloilo, Philippine Constabulary-Integrated National Police (PC-INP), now Philippine National Police (PNP), from February 5, 1987 to March 14, 1988.
PC Co., at Camp Tirador, Iloilo, which in turn delivered said firearms to the Calinog, Iloilo Police Station.
Petitioner does not deny that he received the firearms in question by reason of his office as Station Commander of the Calinog, Iloilo PC-INP, and he failed to return them upon the expiration of his term and despite demand of the new Station Commander.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2002/sep2002/136462.htm   (1421 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | SPORTS > Colorful rites usher in Palaro in Iloilo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
ILOILO CITY: Despite the short preparations, the 2005 Palarong Pambansa—long regarded as the best source of local sports talents—opened Sunday with a record 7,650 participants at the well-maintained Iloilo Sports Complex here.
This will be also the first time since 2002 that all the 17 regions throughout the country, including Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Cordillera Autonomous Region and Caraga, have gathered together in the sportsfest organized by the Department of Education.
Hostilities start Monday with six golds at stake in athletics in both the high school and elementary divisions as elimination round in badminton, secondary football, lawn tennis, sipa and volleyball also begin at the sprawling ISC complex located in the heart of the city.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/may/09/yehey/sports/20050509spo3.html   (298 words)

  
 I MINA'BENTE OCHO NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Vice-President of the Iloilo Association of Guam in 2003, and assumed full leadership responsibilities during the tragic incapacity of the duly elected President; and
WHEREAS, the Iloilo Association of Guam suffered the loss of its chosen President as its members were recovering from the combined effects of Typhoon Chata’an and Supertyphoon Pongsona the previous year; and
Elmer S. Sardoma, Outgoing President of the Iloilo Association of Guam, the Incoming President and Board of Directors of the Iloilo Association of Guam; and to the Governor of Guam.
www.guamlegislature.com /28th_Guam_Legislature/Leg_Res_28th/Res041.htm   (528 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | TOP STORIES > DND not worried by NPA warning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jefferson Oman­dam, the spokesman for the AFP’s Central Command, said that troops have been rushed to Calinog, Iloilo, to hunt down rebels responsible for the attack.
This was just another of a growing number of NPA activities in Panay, which the military claims to be at the same level of anti-NPA alertness as before.
Sources in Iloilo and Antique, however, told The Times that growing unrest in Panay is scaring the population.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/nov/22/yehey/top_stories/20051122top4.html   (487 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
ILOILO CITY - Police authorities arrested a former political prisoner on April 12 for his alleged involvement in a landmine blast on November 19, 2005, in Barangay Mambiran Calinog, Iloilo, where nine soldiers were killed and scores of others were injured.
Samuel Torrato, Panay Alliance secretary-general, said Samuel Lagulao of Roxas City was arrested at the Iloilo Mission Hospital.
ILOILO CITY- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources assured the public that fish caught in the open waters of Guimaras Strait and Panay Gulf are negative for bunker oil and are safe for human consumption.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=36222   (453 words)

  
 Rural Bank of Calinog vs CA : 146519 : July 8, 2005 : J. Tinga : Second Division : Decision
On October 21, 1998, private respondent Calinog Bank moved for the dismissal of the petitioners’ complaint.
Moreover, the case falls under the recognized exceptions to the rule that certiorari cannot take the place of appeal since the trial court dismissed the complaint only because Carmen Cerbo was already dead at the time of the filing of the complaint.
Given these circumstances, a remand of the instant case is in order to allow private respondents to have their day in court, and to give the trial court an opportunity to evaluate the evidence, apply the law, and make an appropriate decree.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2005/jul2005/146519.htm   (1576 words)

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