ROXAS CITY, Capiz — Taxicabs with receipt-issuing meters started plying the streets of this city on Saturday, a first for a city outside Metro Manila.

Dubbed as “Capiz Cabs,” the receipt-issuing taxis are the first in the Philippines apart from those operating out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, said lawyer Antonio Ortiz, who chairs the Capiz Transport Multi-purpose Cooperative.

The cooperative, CTMC, which owns the captivating Capiz Cabs, launched the operation of the receipt-issuing taxi units on Friday in a ceremony held in front of Mary Immaculate Conception Cathedral here, following a motorcade that started from the Roxas City Airport.

This was also the first time that taxicabs will operate in Roxas City, where tricycles reigned as the mode of public transport.

The cooperative will initially operate five taxi units but the company plans to acquire more. The taxis will ply around Roxas City, Capiz’s 16 towns and, on special arrangements, to any point on Panay Island, said Ortiz.

Ortiz said five local businessmen, who are also members of the cooperative, put up the investment needed to have taxis in Capiz. They were Jose Nery Ong, Leny Albert Apaitan, Romulo Capunong, William Bantique, and Junith Blancaver.

Blancaver said it was Porfirio Clavel, regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Western Visayas, who made it possible for taxis to operate in Capiz by lifting the moratorium on applications for the issuance of Certificates of Public Convenience.

Under LTFRB’s Memorandum Circular 017 dated September 3, 2008, the taxis should run on liquefied petroleum gas and should be dominantly “sunburst yellow in color including the designs, markings, and logos.”

Aside from being able to issue receipts, the taxis must have two-way radio system and top light.

About 50 units were initially allowed to operate in Capiz under the terms of the LTFRB memorandum.

Uniformed drivers, professionally trained by the Capiz Visitors and Convention Bureau for tourism services, will man the taxicabs, Blancaver added.

I’ve checked on the official website of the province of Capiz today after the internet connection came back and it seems that it was hacked by someone with a code name “netroot.” You can see from the image below that the site was “polluted” by some links of different pornographic website. (see on the image below):

I made a little research about this hacker and I found out that the code name of this hacker is originated in Turkey which I based it on his website that is written in Turkish. Now, what will it be the cause why the official Capiz Government website was hacked? One possibility is they (their SysAd or MIS) were not able to implement a secured site. It lacks maintenance and that’s maybe the reason why some are always getting a “Bandwidth Limit Exceeded” error whenever they are visiting the site. Actually they can make this site secured but it seems that they don’t care about how the reputation of this site will be online. Maybe not yet.

Now if the Capiz government don’t have someone to maintain the site, well I could offer my service. Of course for a fee . I can make their website safe and secure from these hackers.

I am really concerned with the Capiz website and I hope they resolve this matter as soon as possible. What will I do right now is I will try to send a SMS to a friend that has “connection” inside so that he can inform the people in charge of the site and solve it immediately. What is so bad with this hacked site is that it will leave a bad reputation for the site in online community which is not good for the province tourism. I will try my best to inform those tech guys and if they need my help I am willing to give my services. If they were able to read this, which I hope, don’t get me wrong with why I post it here. I just want to inform other people that this happens on the site and you should look on this matter ASAP.


Article from www.bleuken.com
Posted by: Felix

Roxas City blooms with new hotels

This city is known as the Seafood Capital of the Philippines, has a peaceful and well-developed communities not to mention the cleanliness of its surroundings. Indeed, an ideal place to settle in and enjoy the fullness of its environment.
by Milagros Lumagui- Dela Cena, The Capiz Times

This widens the opportunity for the families to enjoy city life by adding new hotels in its brood of tourist attractions.

One of these is Casa Felisa, developed by ANCOR Development Corporation, in San Antonio Beach Resort. Casa Felisa is elegantly designed to enjoy business and leisure by the beach and that makes it more exciting for all beach lovers.

Casa Felisa has complete amenities for fun and relaxation. Every individual will surely take pleasure in the conveniences of a home and an office even away from them, including the many offers of recreation of a beach resort.

On Casa Felisa’s facilities, it has fully air-conditioned rooms with cable TV and cozy bathrooms. Visitors may use office equipment available for use like fax machine, scanner and photocopying machine. It also has internet and telephone access and other computer services. It also offers room service like body massage, manicure, pedicure, haircut and facial mask.

It presents the convenience of staying in the hotel at affordable rates and at the same time enjoying the view of the beach and do everything one can think of by the bay.

Along San Jose and Burgos Streets, on the other side of town, one can find the newly built Roxas Midtown Hotel. At the lobby, they have comfortable interior design including the dining area.

For almost a year of operation, some TV and movie personalities from Manila have already enjoyed their stay in the said hotel.

It has 16 fully air-conditioned spacious rooms with cable TV, and have homey subtle color hues in all of its rooms. Its signature design elements are clean and modern yet infused with a dash of Filipino touches that account for the room’s over-all warmth and elegance.

Roxas Midtown Hotel has complete amenities too for every individual to enjoy the comfort it offers. It has function rooms good for conferences, seminars, baptisms, birthdays and anniversaries. They can also be used for product launchings, cocktail parties and other occasions.

These hotels offer a combination of stunning architecture with the laid-back attitude and the conveniences of modern living. These contribute to Roxas City’s expansion of mystical attraction for every family, individual, urban dweller, tourist and visitor from other places. They will surely experience the comfort, the fun and the relaxation even away from home.

Other hotels in Captivating Capiz which succeeded in service for a long time and continue its innovation for the benefit of their customers are MVW Hotel and Restaurant, Gerry Roxas Foundation (GRF), Villa Consorcia, President’s Inn, Nesta’s Hilltop, Capiz Bay, Plaza Central, Villa Patria, Baia Norte, Image Palace, La Hacienda, Baybayon Garden, Beachfront, Hotel Vita, Halaran Plaza, JZ Traveller’s Inn, Perfect Image Hotel and the new Cler Grand Hotel.

CLER GRAND HOTEL Km 1, Brgy. Lawa-an, Roxas City Contact Number: (036) 6215-013, (036) 6211-678 Fax Number: (036) 6215-013 Email:clergrandhotel@google.com
ROXAS MIDTOWN HOTEL 188 Burgos St., Roxas City Tel. No. (036) 6215-135
HALARAN PLAZA HOTEL P. Gomez cor. Washington Sts., Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6210-649
LA HACIENDA HOTEL Arnaldo Blvd., Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6215-129/6216-049
NESTA’S HILLTOP HOTEL Provincial Park, Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6211-185
IMAGE PALACE HOTEL Brgy. Banica, Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6212-159/6215-130
CASA PURITA HOTEL Plaridel St., Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6211-755/6211-754
THE HOUSE OF THE WAY Mansion Road, Brgy. IX, Roxas City Tel. no.: (036) 6214-393
ROXAS CITY PENSION HOUSE Brgy. Baybay, Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6212-076
NEW CITY LODGE Plaridel St., Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6216-891
CAPIZ LODGE Plaridel St., Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6213-716
BEACH VIEW LODGE Brgy. Baybay, Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6215-766
JULIETA’S APARTELLE Arnaldo Blvd., Roxas City Tel. no.: (036) 6212-089
OCEAN SIDE Brgy. Lawis,Baybay, Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6214-508
RIVERDRIVE APARTELLE 1980 Lapu-lapu St., Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6216-795
ROXAS PRESIDENT’S INN Rizal cor. Lopez Jaena Sts., Roxas City Tel. no.: (036) 621-1040
MVW TOURIST INN & RESTAURANT Roxas Avenue, Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6212-956
VIEW DECK INN Brgy. Banica, Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6212-698
PLAZA CENTRAL INN P. Gomez St., Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6213-061
BEEHIVE INN Plaridel st., Roxas City Tel. No.: (036) 6215-087
CASA FELISA Brgy. Baybay. Roxas City Tel. no.: (036) 6216-638
VILLA PATRIA COTTAGES Arnaldo Blvd., Roxas City Tel. no.: (036) 621-0180
JZ TRAVELLER INN Kalipayan St., Punta Tabuc, Roxas City Tel. No. (036) 621-5926
THE SAMARITAN’S HOUSE Bayebaye, Jamindan, Capiz Tel. no.: (036) 647-0007
CAPSU-SIGMA HOMETEL Pob. Sur, Sigma, Capiz Tel. No.: (036) 647-0098 local 188
LOLET’S ECO PARK Brgy. Duyoc, Dao, Capiz Tel. No. (036) 6211-476/643-0118
SAN ANTONIO RESORT VILLAGE Brgy. Baybay. Roxas City Tel. No.(036) 621-6638 / 621-6639
CAPIZ BAY RESORT Brgy. Libas, Roxas City Tel. No. (036) 621-2956
VILLA CONSORCIA RESORT Malag-it, Pontevedra, Capiz Tel. Nos.: (036) 634-0539 / 634-0661
FLAT ROCK BEACH RESORT Brgy. Culasi, Roxas City Tel. No. (036) 621-2170

Villa Consorcia Resort and Restaurant

Malag-it, Pontevedra, Capiz Tel. No. (036) 634-0661/ (036) 634-0539 "A Place to Remember... " Swimming Pool Jacuzzi Billiard Room Basketball Court Bar and Restaurant Seminar Room Reception Hall Island Place Air Conditioned Rooms

Room Rates (Near Pool Area)

Room Type	Rate
Family Room	1,950.00
De Luxe Room	1,250.00
Dormitory 1 (minimum of 15, maximum of 20)	250/ head

Room Rates (Outside Pool Area)

Room Type	Rate
Consorcia' s Room	1,500.00
De Luxe Room	750.00
Economy Room (Aircon)	550.00
Economy Room (Fan)	395.00
Dormitory 2 (minimum of 30, maximum of 36)	250.00/head
* Additional rate per head for All Rooms except Economy Room (Aircon and Fan)	200.00/ head
* Additional rate per head for All Rooms fort Economy Room (Aircon and Fan)	150.00/head

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Taken this pictures last November 19, 2007

If you wish to visit Capiz, paradise Philippines and want to stay to a place with your family to enjoy nature and swimming after the Sinadya sa Halaran , I'll recommend you this place that is outside Roxas City. The place is found at Pontevedra, Capiz, paradise Philippines. This is Villa Consortia. You can reach it via jeepney or L300 30 minutes from Roxas City. If Sinadya sa Halaran is every December, in Pontevedra they are celebrating the Balintawakan Festival every 15th of May).

Balintawakan Festival (every 15th day of May), Pontevedra, Capiz. Balintawakan is a simple gathering, mostly of senior citizens of pontevedra, Capiz, Paradise Philippines who are sentimentally bound together to an unwritten commitment to preserve a simple tradition which began long ago and was only interrupted by World War II. People hold a Binayle (disco) at the town's public market. Its highlight is the search for Miss Balintawakan as the Festival Queen. The event is capped by a Rigodon de Honor. The Filipino costume called Balintaw is the official attire of the womenfolk participating in the affair.

These pictures were taken using kleansy's digital camera. See nature's best of Lutod-lutod.

The land of President Roxas (Lutod-lutod), Capiz. The field that is about to be planted with sugar cane (tubo). Great site ha? Thanks to Kleansy's Eyes

The following pictures were taken from the Ma-ayon's Rice and Sugar Cane fields. It's quite gloomy because its about to rain that time.

Green Fields of Ma-ayon!

The next pictures were taken in Panay, Capiz, Philippines, The famous Panay Church were you can found the biggest Church Bell in Asia. This was taken before or about six o' clock in the evening.

Panay Church before six o' clock!

Panay Church at 6 o' clock in the evening.

Capiz is really rich with different nice and historical places. That's only found in Capiz, Paradise Philippines. Mabuhay!