Holy Week Advisory 2012

Some establishments have recently released advisories on their operations this Holy Week

MALLS
SM City, SM Delgado, SM Jaro -Closed April 5-April 6
Robinsons Place -Closed April 5-April 6
Gaicano Guanco, Gaicano Lapaz -Open April 5, Closed April 6
Iloilo Supermart (Atrium, Jaro, -Open April 5 until 12-noon of April 6
Manduriao, Molo, Arevalo)
Iloilo Supermart (Marymart Mall) - -Open April 5, Closed April 6
Unitop (Ledesma, Iznart, Aldeguer) -Open April 5, Closed April 6

*regular mall hours will resume on April 7

BUSES
Ceres Liner -regular trips on April 5; trips on April 6 will
be until 12-noon only
HPQ -regular trips on April 5, no trips on April 6
CBL -regular trips on April 5; trips on April 6 will
be until 3PM

*all regular trips will resume on April 7

BANKS
*all banks are closed from April 5 to April 9
*BDO inside the malls are closed from April 5 to April 8, will resume operation on April 9
*all money transfer institutions (LBC Pera Padala, Mlhuiller, Western Union, Palawan Pawnshop) are closed on April 5 and April 6, will resume operation on April 8

Mayor wants August 25 to be declared a Local Holiday

Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he will request either President Benigno Simeon Aquino III or the Sangguniang Panlungsod to declare August 25 of each year a special non-working holiday in Iloilo City in observance of the city’s Foundation Day.

Records show that Iloilo City became a chartered city July 16, 1937 by virtue of Commonwealth Act 158 and was inaugurated as such 40 days later on August 25, 1937.

Meanwhile, the Iloilo City Government will celebrate its 73rd Charter Day on July 16, starting with a thanksgiving mass at the fountain area of Robinsons Place Iloilo

The religious activity will kickoff the 40-day calendar of socio-cultural activities stretching to August 25.

Mabilog approved most of the activities presented for implementation by City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena, including the Ilonggo arts and crafts exhibits in shopping malls, a civic-military parade, food festivals of Ilonggo dishes and oratorical contests.

Jimena said the Charter Day celebration aims to create awareness of the history and development of Iloilo as a city, arouse community sense of pride and place, and showcase the celebration as a link to culture and heritage.

SOURCE: The News Today

Evelio Javier Holiday

Feb. 11 is local holiday in Panay Island
(from the Phil. Information Agency)

February 11 has been declared a special non-working public holiday in the provinces of Antique, Capiz, Aklan and Iloilo in line with the commemoration of the 22nd death anniversary of Antique Gov. Evelio B. Javier.

The holiday declaration is stipulated in Republic Act 7601 or "An Act Declaring February 11 of each year Governor Evelio B. Javier Day a Special Non-working Public Holiday in the provinces of Antique, Capiz, Aklan and Iloilo" in order to commemorate the martyrdom of the slain governor.
RA 7601 was approved and signed by President Corazon Aquino in 1992.

Gov. Javier was killed on February 11, 1986 by three hooded armed men at the Antique New Capitol Building. At the initial gunshots, the Antique hero sustained gunshot wounds on his left shoulder and leg but scampered for safety by zigzagging the 50-meter stretch across the circular park away from the Capitol building and in the process collapsed in an artificial moat. He still managed to seek for safety in a comfort room but he was cornered by his chasing attackers who riddled his body and head with bullets. Javier was born on October 14, 1942 in Barangay Lanag (now Evelio Javier), Hamtic, Antique. He was a lawyer and became a governor of Antique via a landslide vote in 1971. (PIA)