ILOILO: HEART of the PHILIPPINES

Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog announced today, October 24, that a communication he received from Senator Franklin Drilon indicate the ceremonial launching of the Iloilo City Convention Center Project will be held November 22, 2012 at the old Airport in Mandurriao district. Mayor Jed said the proposed convention center, whose construction will start next year, will cost P450-million. The center will sit in a 1,600-square meter parcel donated by Megaworld Developers which acquired the old airport area in 2010. The cost of the donated land was pegged at P100-million, giving the proposed convention center a whopping value of P550-million. The city chief executive said the center will be a 3,000-seat affair with an exhibit hall and is expected to be completed in ten months after construction starts. "Ilonggos should thank Senator Drilon for bringing our dream of having a convention center here closer to reality than ever before," Mayor Jed told city government department...

The Iloilo Bloggers Inc . in cooperation with SM City Iloilo will organize the 1st Iloilo Zombie Run on October 20, 2012 at the parking and back lot area of the said mall. Here's the press release from the Iloilo Zombie Run events page The Iloilo Zombie Run will be an obstacle course within a race. Runners will have to navigate rough terrain and obstacles while trying to escape those ugly zombies and come out of the race alive. THIS IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. Please take note: The event will be run on rough terrain. You will be running amongst tall cogon grass on rocky, uneven ground. No smooth, paved roads for you! You will get dirty. You will get scratched and bruised. Your manicure and pedicure will get destroyed, as well as that pretty hairdo of yours. YOU. WILL. FALL. DOWN. The question is... can you get back up and running? Can you survive? The Iloilo Zombie Run is going to be a tough race, and we're not even talking about the zom...