Globe powers Dinagyang 2012 with FREE WI-FI

FRESH from the success of the Sinulog activities, Globe Telecom gears up for the Dinagyang 2012 Festival in Iloilo this weekend, upping the ante by providing free WiFi and providing telecommunication support for the different committees involved in the celebration.

Globe, the official telecommunication outfit for the Dinagyang festivities, has set up WiFi routers at the Freedom Grandstand for the VIPs and judges; at the Iloilo Sports Complex, and at the Sports Complex’s poolside for the National Invitational Swimming Competition.

No password is needed to enjoy the Globe free WiFi that would run at a speed of up to 3 mbps.

Now being known as the telecommunication of choice in all national festivals, Globe has been making the rounds in Iloilo with bar tours, mall blitzes and on-ground selling of Globe SIM cards and loads.

The Iloilo Globe bar tours have been a hit with its P20 promo for new subscribers. The discounted SIM card, topped up with P50 load, comes with free, ice-cold beer to celebrate the Dinagyang festivities. For existing subscribers, they only need to load up P50 to get a bottle of beer. Globe has lined up the hottest bars in Iloilo for this promo: Langford Place, Hot Shots, B Code, Roadside, Ur Zone, Stuff Ur Face, Tap House, Ven & Ken – all in Paseo de Iloilo, and Smallville Iloilo’s Tuki Bar, Pirates, Mo2, Avenue, and Smallville 21.

Exclusive Globe freebies will also be available in the mall Blitzes and selling Booths along the Dinagyang Festival parade route. Load up P60 and the Globe subscriber will get an Eco bag. For a P200 load, subscriber gets a cool Globe Dinagyang t-shirt and for a P300 load, a Globe umbrella.

Globe is set to do mall blitzes in Gaisano, Marymart, Atrium, Robinsons, and SM City while subscribers could also proceed to the Globe booths at Capitol-Zonta, Lapaz, SM Delgado, Amigo Hotel, and Socorro Drugstore, and along Guanco and Solis Sts to avail of the exciting and exclusive promos for Dinagyang.

Tattoo, the number one most preferred broadband powered by Globe, will rock Dinagyang with the biggest and coolest party to unveil its latest value for money plans, introduce their newest brand ambassadors and launch the much-talked about “Resistance” campaign.

Tattoo brings the Republiq to Dinagyang with its lineup of master mixers for an ultimate party experience happening on Saturday at the Plaza Mayor, Plazuela de Iloilo

Ultimate Ilonggo Favorite: KBL Kadyos, Baboy, Langka

K.B.L. or Kadyos, Baboy, Langka is the ultimate favorite dish of most Ilonggos. It is also one of the most missed native dishes as kadyos and the souring ingredient, batwan , are hard to find when outside of the Ilonggo region. Basically, it is boiled/stewed pork dish owing its "deliciousness" to the combination of the soft and tender pork, the tamed sourness of batwan and the malinamnam na sabaw . One of the "secrets" of the malinamnamn na sabaw , is the fact that the pork, whether just the plain meat or pata (hocks) are first grilled or broiled. This gives the broth a rather smoky taste that makes it more appetizing.. Learn how to make the Ilonggo dish KBL (Kadyos, Baboy, at Langka) with the recipe below. Ingredients 1 kilo Pata (pork hocks) or pork cubes, GRILLED and sliced into bite size pieces 1 unripe Jack fruit, cubed 2 cups pigeon pea (kadyos) 6-8 pieces batwan fruit (or tamarind powder) 1 piece pork broth cube (

An Ilonggo favorite - Valenciana

Found in almost all occasions like fiesta, birthdays, reunions and others, Ilonggos really love valenciana because most if not all have grown accustomed of having it in special gatherings at home. A complete " go, grow and glow " dish because it has the carbohydrates, protein and vitamins and minerals in just one spoonful, Valenciana is really an " occasional dish ". Here's the recipe for Valenciana

Batwan

Ilonggos know batwan or batuan by heart as the fruit is almost endemic to the Western Visayas. Its scientific name is Garcinia binucao, derived from the Tagalog name for the fruit, binukaw. It is a large green fruit with large seeds and its a favorite souring ingredient in most Ilonggo dishes especially KBL or kadyos, baboy, langka and the Ilonggo-style paksiw known as "pinamalhan". It is characterized by a tamed sourness compared to tamarind and kamias . The fruit is sold by pieces or kilo in wet markets and even big grocery stores. Batwan is the preferred souring ingredients for the Ilonggo favorite- KBL. The photo shows boiled batwan with skin and without skin (right) A favorite riddle when we were young - "Among the many fruits in the forest, but one (batuan) is the best. What is it?"

Takway

The gabi (taro) is just one of those plants which is edible from "roots to tops". The most popular of which is the tuber part which is used in a variety of dishes and mostly in combination with coconut milk. Its leaves, of course, is the main ingredient of a Bicol specialty, laing . It is dried then chopped and sauteed with other ingredients including, again, coconut milk. Then there is takway . The local term for its tendrils/runner, that part which is torn between being a stem or a root for it neither grows upwards nor downwards - it grows sideways . Scraped off of its outer skin, takway is often a key ingredient in vegetable dishes like laswa and the gabi tuber with coconut milk and local snails know as bago-ngon . It is also popular when cooked adobo style with guinamos , the local bago-ong . It is very popular in the region that even big supermarkets sell takway in style - cleaned and plastic wrapped in styro with some additions to make it easier to prepare.

A native (foods) welcome in Guimaras

Even after having breakfast less than an hour that time, we couldn't say no to this lot of native delciacies that welcomed us in Guimaras. First and foremost, Guimaras best known produce is their sweet mango famous almost worldwide. And it comes with it's best partner, ibos. This brown baye-baye variety is made from toasted rice thus giving it a more disctinct flavour compared to it's more "caucasian" cousin. I like the one wrapped in banana leaves compared with the one in plastic for it gives it a more native feel. So when you're in Guimaras, be sure to check out the markets for these native delicacies that can make your trip more gastronomically satisfying.

FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

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