Posted by on Tuesday, June 28, 2011,
Iligan
City had a very pleasant surprise when it was informed by the
management of ABS-CBN that it will be hosting the auditions for the
Pilipinas Got Talent! April 26, 2011 starting very early in the
morning, more than four hundred aspirants gathered at the Rizal Park to
catch the approval of a talent scout who took charge in the overseeing
the qualifications of all aspirants. Everyone thought it would be Kris
Aquino and Ai-ai de las Alas who would be around.
Different
talents, most... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Saturday, May 28, 2011,
A
school batch reunion of our Vice Mayor Henry C. Dy held last April 24,
2011 brought Mr. Stephen Gaisano and Mr. Albino LimKetKai to Iligan
City. Accompanied by their other classmates coming from Cebu City, the
group toured Iligan City and visited Ma. Cristina Falls. They then
had their Lunch at Macapagal Ancestral House which was hosted by Vice
Mayor Henry C. Dy. The Vice Mayor was their very able tour guide during
their short visit to our beloved city.
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Posted by on Thursday, April 28, 2011,
April
9 was declared by the national government as the "Araw Ng Kagitingan"
in honor of the Filipinos and Americans who fought in defense of our
freedom and for the future of democracy in this part of the world. In
reality though, April 9 is for all the people who fought in all fronts
for our commitment in living a free and just society. It is then also
for the veterans of the Vietnam War, for the Korean War and for our
soldiers who bravely defended our constitution and our freedom. O... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Thursday, April 28, 2011,
The
Iligan City government through the office of City Councilor and
Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Arts of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod, Michelle E. Sweet supported and spearheaded several
activities in support of the National Arts Month. One of the activities which was well participated and received positive raves was the Lilas: Iligan's 1st Film Festival. Lilas,
literally means "Film," was organized to showcase the talents of young
Iliganons in the field of movie-making. As a ...
Posted by on Thursday, March 31, 2011,
Just
recently, Iligan City hosted Boyto Quizon, the grandson of our
country's no. 1 comedian, Dolphy, when he and his crew recorded footages
of some episodes of their upcoming TV program entitled "Prankista!"
The program will be about, as the title denotes..."Pranks". The
group was personally invited by our energetic Mayor Lawrence Cruz when
he met them in Midway Resort, Initao last January 30, 2011, when he
celebrated with his family his 46th Birthday. As a result, Boyto
and his cre... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Thursday, February 10, 2011,
After
2 days of tackling issues concerning the subject of their field of
interest, the group scheduled a scenic tour in the city to give them a
breather.
And indeed it was one! More than a hundred
of them coming from as far as Manila and Jolo, Sulu, filled 5 jeepneys
that took them to the City Hall grounds, the barter trade, Cheding's
Peanuts, Mimbalot Falls and the most famous of our destinations - the
NPC Nature's Park, home of the famous Maria Cristina Falls. And as they say, a pi... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Monday, January 31, 2011,
Iligan City launched the 1st Christmas Candy Wonderland last December 15, 2010 at Pryce Business Park located at Brgy. Tubod. Despite the rains that nearly moved the opening ceremonies, thousands of people from all walks of life gathered at the venue to witness this joyous occasion. 
Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz gives candies to everyone present during the opening of the candy wonderland.
A huge Santa Claus gave out candies to everyone's delight most specially the children who rushed to gr...
Posted by on Monday, January 31, 2011,
Promotional effort of the
Iligan City Tourism Office paid off magnificently at the close of the
year. Landbank of the Philippines, one of the giant government banks in
the country, recently placed Iligan City in their 2011 Calendar when
they featured Tinago Falls in their national calendar. The stint
greatly gave our beloved city a boost in terms of promotions. In another scene, Iligan City was also featured in the Life Style Section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer in their December 12... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Monday, January 31, 2011,
After
2 days of tackling issues concerning the subject of their field of
interest, the group scheduled a scenic tour in the city to give them a
breather.
And indeed it was one, as more than a hundred of
them filled 5 jeepneys that took them to the City Hall ground, the
barter trade, Cheding's Peanuts, Mimbalot Falls and the most famous of
our destinations - the Maria Cristina Falls now getting known all
throughout as NPC Nature's Park. And as they say, a picture paints
a thousand word...
Posted by on Monday, December 27, 2010,
Iligan City Local Government Unit Celebrates Christmas With Talents! To
spice up this years celebrations, the Honorable City Mayor Lawrence Ll.
Cruz encouraged all the city government employees whose got talent to
audition in this year's Christmas party bash. A few days before the
celebrations, an audition was held last December 14, 2010 at the session
hall of the Sanguniang Panlungsod where all aspiring participants
showed their talents to qualify. Out of almost 40 aspirants, 12 were ... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Tuesday, November 9, 2010,
Mark Guille A. Laspiñas
Iligan's
bet to the annual Search for Singing Ambassadors for Region X held last
September 25, 2010 at SM Cagayan de Oro won the crown. Mark
Guille A. Laspiñas or Mark to his friends, hails from Barangay
Mahayahay of Iligan City bested other 17 contestants coming from cities
and municipalities as well as provinces in the region. As a result
for this honor, he will be representing the region as singing
ambassador in exhibits, meetings and other promotion...
Posted by on Tuesday, November 9, 2010,
Various
activities are lined up for the said celebration. A mass will be held
at 7:00 in the morning at Rizal Park (Public Plaza), followed by a
Program and a variety show to be participated by Hip Avenue, Kalimulan
Dance Troupe, Cheer Dance from Tomas Cabili,etc. including a night cafe.
The members of IHARRA (Iligan Hotel and Resorts, Restaurants Association) will give discounts/ freebies to customers of the day.
The Program is chaired by Councilor Michelle Sweet.
... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Thursday, October 14, 2010,
Iligan City, through the City Tourism Office and the 2010 Diyandi Festival Executive Management Board, launched its first Iligan Docu-making Video Competition dubbed "Discarte Iligan" during this year's Diyandi Festival. The objective of the Docu-making video is to create a 15- to 20-minute film that would promote the Diyandi Festival sa Iligan. The judging of entries was held on October 12, 2010 at 9:00 in the morning at the MSU-IIT Mini-Theater. A total of five (5) entries were judged... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Thursday, August 26, 2010,
Three
staff from Living Asia Channel visited Iligan City last August 21,
2010 to shoot a few of the tourist spots in the area. They were able
to shoot Dodiongan Falls, Mimbalut Falls, and Maria Cristina Falls including the other facilities
in NPC Nature's Park, and . The
City Government of Iligan, through the City Tourism Office was able to
negotiate with Living Asia Channel to come back to Iligan on
September 26-30, 2010 to shoot more of the tourist spots and the
Diyandi Festival Celebratio... Continue reading ...
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