[ 14 Comments ] Posted on 05.27.09 under Philippine Retirement, Tigbauan, Iloilo
We rented in Molo, Iloilo City for two and a half years. Our new apartment is steps from the beach in Tigbauan, Iloilo, about 22 km from Iloilo City. During storms,waves will break over this seawall, sending coconuts and gravel over the wall. The pounding of the waves on this seawall is easily heard from our [...]
[ 1 Comment ] Posted on 05.27.09 under Heritage, Oton, Iloilo, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Capiz or Lampirong (alternative spelling: Lamperong) Windows. One of the most distinct and beautiful architectural details of old Philippine buildings are the windows made with shell rather than glass. We’re not sure if this is because glass was not made in the Philippines or it was just too expensive, but whatever the reason, it has [...]
[ 3 Comments ] Posted on 05.18.09 under Business Perspectives, Villa de Arevalo, Iloilo
NEW RS2 Asian HQ in Tigbauan RS2 Software last week inaugurated its new premises in the Philippines, during a reception attended by various key officials. The new premises, situated in the municipality of Tigbauan, Iloilo, will serve as the company’s base in Asia. RS2 is currently carrying out various marketing initiatives in the region. RS2 Software [...]
[ No Comments ] Posted on 05.17.09 under Iloilo City
Abaca or Manila Hemp fiber being loaded onto trucks at the port of Iloilo City. Philippines, 2009. Abaca, the fiber of a type of banana, was one the most important Philippine export. It was used in the production of cordage. Today, abaca is used in making premium papers including paper for printing currency. In Iloilo, [...]
[ 3 Comments ] Posted on 05.14.09 under Services
Recommended Apple Macintosh computer repair center in the Philippines. My wife and I both have fairly aged Macintosh laptop computer. Carol’s is a G3 iBook and mine a G4 PowerBook of about the same vintage. Carol’s iMac display started to go out. The display would only work if the laptop was almost closed. We thought [...]
[ 2 Comments ] Posted on 05.08.09 under Manila and Makati, Where to Stay?
Our personal reviews and recommendations on Manila and Makati hotels. This modest article is not intended to be comprehensive. We just give our opinion, to those who may be interested, on a few Manila hotels at which we have stayed or visited for the purpose of seeing whether we wanted to stay there in the future. Our budget and our focus is on mid-range or lower priced Manila hotels.
[ No Comments ] Posted on 05.03.09 under Shopping, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Emergency lighting. A couple a months ago we moved from Iloilo City to Tigbauan, Iloilo. That gave us a new electric power supplier. In Iloilo City we had “PECO” – Panay Electric. In Tigbauan we have “ILECO”. ILECO has proved to be far less reliable and that’s not to say that PECO was so great. [...]