The Treñas Boulevard Iloilo River Esplanade Inaugural Day Event

Photo courtesy of Francis Allan Angelo

Treñas Boulevard is one of the City's shining new landmark. And swiftly, it has been renovated and transformed into what is now known as the Esplanade or the Treñas Boulevard Esplanade. Now this ESPLANADE will have its formal opening on August 18, 2012. The Inaugural Rites will start at 8 AM and expected to grace the event will be Senators Franklin Drilon and Loren Legarda together with boxing superstar and Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao. Here is the complete schedule of the Esplanade Opening Day Events...

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
6:00 AM Morning Aerobics Exercises
7:00 AM Religious Mass
8:00 AM Blessing & Inauguration of the Iloilo River Esplanade
9:00 AM First Senator Franklin Drilon Cup Dragon Boat Competition
10:00 AM The Baroto Race
3:00 PM Battle of the Bands
6:00 PM GMA Kapuso Night
7:00 PM Concert at the Esplanade: Bloom Brothers and Sugar Free
8:00 PM Awarding of Dragon Boat Cup Winners
9:00 PM Fireworks Display

Beautified to have the feel of a park-like atmosphere, this Esplanade covers the stretch of walkway frm the diversion road area up till the Carpenter's Bride in Molo. Envisioned as an eco-park, recreational and fun area, the Esplanade will be an ideal place for children and adult work-out buffs, bicycle enthusiasts and other fitness-loving aficionados. Trees and other ornamental plants are planted to enhance its scenery. Food kiosks will be provided to cater the needs of park-goers. This project will definitely boost the city's tourism industry as well as an avenue for social recreations in the metropolis with fast rising developments and home of famous historical landmarks. It hosts viewing decks and trees beautifying the Esplanade which will serve as a leisure place for a respite from busy city life but without going too far.

The designer of this Esplanade project is the well-respected architect Paolo Alcazaren who also designed the Singapore quay and river esplanade.

2 MORE ESPLANADES PLANNED
From the looks of it, the ESPLANADE is already a landmark that will surely be loved by Ilonggos and its visitors alike. And in connection with this, the City Government is already setting its sights on to building two (2) more Esplanades in two separate sites. This was announced by city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog recently after Ilonggo Senator Franklin M. Drilon approved the proposal to extend the project to two more sites along the river.

The second esplanade project will be from the Carpenter’s Bridge going to Sooc and the third project will be from the Diversion road up to the Jalandoni Bridge.

Now, that is really something to look forward to as well. Especially that one of the second planned Esplanades will seem to connect with the Treñas Boulevard Esplanade. Well, for now, let's enjoy this newly finished one.