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BY JOHNNY NOVERA
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
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WE ARE pleased to quote below an e-mail received from reader Chezter Bertz (cbertz@yahoo..com), commenting on our project, Writing History in our Streets:
Dear Sir,
I admire your effort to explain the history behind the street names. As being a foreigner in this country it is doubly important to know more about the local history of Iloilo City, which is not easily accessible.
However, there is a problem with street names in Iloilo City. The same name is used for more than one street, and it makes confusion for the visitor/tourist and the taxi driver. One example in Mandurriao is Guzman Street, which is also available in Jaro somewhere. Is it the same of Guzman or two different Guzmans? Jalandoni Street is another example.
In any case, it should be only one Guzman Street in Iloilo City. Is this a hangover since Jaro and Mandurriao were separate municipalities? If there is a lack of heroes to name streets, why not use other names such as San Miguel Road or even San Miguel Avenue instead of Guzman Street in Mandurriao, as this street is direct to San Miguel town.
Best regards,
Chester Bertz
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Thank you, Mr. Bertz, for commenting on the importance of properly naming our streets. It made us realize more of the relevance of our project, Writing History in our Streets, where we involved history students in our school. We will welcome your comments again on anything relevant to this campaign.
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ILOILO RIVER ESPLANADE
We are happy to note of the continuing development of the Iloilo River. From the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), we learned of the plan to expand the esplanade on the both banks of the Iloilo River, continuing from the bridge on Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue to Forbes Bridge that connects La Paz district and the city. The esplanade concept along the river banks is perfect for the protection of the river body because it will prevent putting up buildings along the river, except at the inland side preferably prescribing a protective distance from the river body.
Iloilo has a twin-river body with their mouths right at the city proper — in Muelle Loney for the Iloilo River and in Barangay Baluarte for the Iloilo-Batiano River.
The Iloilo River is actually an arm of the sea or an estuary. It is connected to the Batiano River in Oton, Iloilo, another estuary.
From Oton the Iloilo River traverses the Iloilo districts of Lapuz, La Paz, Mandurriao, Molo, Arevalo, and the City Proper. On the other hand, the Iloilo-Batiano River Basin spans the Iloilo municipalities of San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Oton, Pavia, and Iloilo City.
We heard of plans before of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to replicate the successful rehabilitation programs of the Iloilo River and apply them also to the Iloilo-Batiano River. What happened? (For comments or re-actions, please e-mail to jnoveracompany@yahoo.com/PN)
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