SPOOKY PAW-RADE: The region’s biggest Dog Halloween Event at IBP

More than 150 dogs and dog owners participated in SPOOKY PAW-RADE, the first ever Dog Halloween Costume Parade and Fun Match held in front of Richmonde Tower at Iloilo Business Park last October 24, 2:30PM to 7PM. The event started off with a Dog Parade from Richmonde Tower going to McDonald’s IBP. The first-ever Dog Blessing was officiated by Rev. Father Dennis Galon. It was followed by a formal opening program with IBP Marketing Head, Jennifer Ann Palmares-Fong who willingly shared her excitement through a short welcome message.

Rev. Father Dennis Galon officiated the Dog Blessing

Head Dog Trainer, Joseph Jiro Gabasa, event hosts Nancy Enicola and Nanette Bajador

IBP Marketing Head, Jennifer Ann Palmares-Fong shared her words of welcome to all the participants

Mr. Bong Ledesma, an expert dog trainer entertained the crowd with his dog tricks

Dr. Harold Demaisip, judged the fun match and dog conformation 

Expert dog trainer, Bong Ledesma showcased various dog tricks that entrainment the crowd as an intermission performance. Around 5:30PM, the Dog Fun Match and Conformation started off by introducing seasoned veterinarian, Dr. Harold Demaisip as competition judge. The Fun Match and Conformation was divided into four categories such as Puppy, Small Breed, Medium Breed and Large Breed. Pack Leader K9 Dog Training Head, Joseph Jiro Gabasa demonstrated with his dog Connan, a Belgian Malinois on how to train your pets in protecting you against aggression. The highlight of the event is the Dog Halloween Costume Contest and Mini-fashion where dog owners and their pets paraded onstage with creatively scary and colorful attires. Jennifer Ann Palmares-Fong, IBP’s Marketing Head is the sole judge of the Dog Halloween Costume Contest.

IBP Marketing Head, Jennifer Ann Palmares-Fong received her certificate as the sole judge of the Dog Halloween Costume Contest from Joseph Jiro Gabasa

 The event emphasizes Iloilo Business Park as a dog-friendly destination and a township where dog lovers can find a serene place to enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle. The event is co-organized by Megaworld- Iloilo Business Park in partnership with Pack Leader K9 Dog Training and Jaro Dog Lovers. The event was made possible through the following sponsors: Rebadulla Animal Hospital, AsVet, Pomelo T-shirts, Wood Fashion, Gab’s Pizza, Spa Riviera, Dog Full, Lori pet care products, Uratex Foam, Pet Palace and Fil Sonza Photography Studio.

Spooky Paw-Rade Contests Result:

 Dog Conformation and Fun Match

Best in Puppy Category: Maxine, 5-month-old female Belgian Malinois dog, handler: Wewen (dog trainer, Iloilo)

 

Best in Small Dog Category: Yuki, 6-year-old-female mini-pinscher; owner: Irish P. Jeongco

 Best in Medium Dog Category: Shane, 7-month-old female Beagle dog; Handler: Wewen (Dog Tainer, Iloilo)

Best in Large Dog Category: Scotch, 4-year-old-male Bull Mastiff dog; Owner: Am-Am Lorca

Best in Show: Yuki 6 year old female mini-pinscher; owner: Irish P. Jeongco

Best Dog Halloween Costume Contest

Special Award (Spookiest Costume):  Gracie, 7-year-old female mini-pinscher dog; owner: Virgie Tarrigue, costume concept: Cerberus (3-headed dog)

3rd Place:  Yuki, 6-year-old female mini-pinscher dog; owner: Irish P. Jeongco, costume concept: Egyptian God with golden wings

2nd Place: Atticus, 1-year-and-5-month old male Belgian Malinois dog; owner: Santiago Sudaria, costume concept: horse-like dog with 'tiyanak' riding on top

1st Place (Best in Costume): Sasshi, 1-year-and-7-month female Chihuahua; owner: Jel Rose Casiano, costume concept: enchanted dog in a dark and scary prom theme

SPOOKY PAW-RADE on Oct. 24 @ IBP

SPOOKY PAW-RADE (coining the words- spooky, paw and parade) , the biggest Halloween Costume Party and Fun Match for a special Dog Appreciation Day is happening this Saturday, October 24, 3:30PM at Iloilo Business Park.

 Megaworld – Iloilo Business Park in partnership with Pack Leader K9 Dog Training and Jaro Dog Lovers will gather dog owners in Iloilo City for an exciting activity that would not only bring joy but celebrate a uniquely-themed Halloween celebration in front of The Palladium Showroom, ground level of Richmonde Tower in Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. Expect exciting activities with dogs and their owners such as dog parade, dog blessing, dog training lecture, dog fun match, pet product kiosks, display booths, and Halloween-themed dog costume contest with mini-fashion show. Dog participants will have a registration fee that can be availed ahead of the event for only P150.00 at The Palladium Showroom and Pack Leader K9 Dog Training staff or call (033) 330-3465.

To get all the dog owners excited of coming in the event , here are 40 fun facts about dogs that will starve your appetite for knowledge, and get you eager to own a dog pet for life:

1. There are hundreds of different breeds of dogs, and around 400 million dogs in the world.
2. The most popular breed of dog is the Labrador, with their gentle nature, intelligence and obedience they make for excellent pets and reliable workers. They often work as guide dogs.
3. Dogs have much better smell than humans, and can detect different odors nearly 100 million times lower than humans can.
4. Dogs hearing is also much better, and they can hear sounds four times further away than humans.
5. An average dog will live to between 10 and 14 years of age.
6. Dogs are omnivores, which means they feed on a wide variety of foods including meat, vegetables and grains.
7. There are 18 different muscles that dogs use to move each one of their ears.
8. Dogs release sweat through the pads of their feet.
9. Apart from barking, growling and whining, dogs use their ears and facial expression to communicate what they are feeling.
10. Puppies are born blind, without teeth and the ability to hear. Their eyes only open at around 10 to 14 days old, and their hearing will start after this. Their teeth start coming through at 6 weeks.
11. During the first week of a dog’s life, 90% of their time is spent sleeping, and 10% is spent eating.
12. Puppies are considered adults when they are one year old.
13. The domestic dog is a descendant of the grey wolf, in a process that took around 100,000 years.
14. The nickname “man’s best friend” is believed to have come from a courtroom speech in Missouri America in 1870 where a farmer was suing his neighbor who shot his dog.
15. The very first animal to go into space was a dog, a Russian dog named Laika who travelled in the spacecraft Sputnik around the earth in 1957.
16. Some dogs change colors as they grow, like Dalmatians which are born white and then develop black spots as they mature. Airedales are similar, born completely black they will grow grey, black and tan fur as they get older.
17. To many dogs showing a smile (baring your teeth) is an act of aggression. Most dogs don’t smile with their mouths like people do, but show happiness and excitement by wagging their tails.
18. A dog’s vision is not as good as a humans, and they are much better at seeing moving objects rather than those standing still. If you’re 300 yards away from your dog they will be unable to see you, until you wave your arms or move around.
19. Small dogs are often called toy dogs, or lap dogs – because they’re so small they look like a toy, or can easily fit on your lap.
20. There is a hunting dog that comes from Africa that cannot bark, it is the only dog like this and the sound is makes is commonly known as ‘barroo’.
21. The largest breed of dog in the world is the Irish Wolfhound, and the smallest dog breed is the Chihuahua. St. Bernard’s are the heaviest breed of dogs.
22. The fastest dog on earth can reach speeds of 45 miles an hour, and is the Greyhound.
23. The oldest dog who ever lived was a cattle dog from Australia called Bluey who lived to be 29 years and 5 months old. In human terms that makes him over 160 years old!
24. Dogs cannot eat raisins, grapes, onion, chocolate or garlic because it makes them very sick.
25. The first thing you should teach your dog is how to ‘sit’.
26. When your dog goes to sleep you notice he turns in a circle a few times, this is an instinct from when they were a wild dog, as they did this to pat down the grass before they slept. Despite thousands of years, they still have this instinct.
27. If your puppy takes something you don’t want them to have, don’t chase them. Instead make it a game where they chase you (and you run away) and you’ll have the item back in no time.
28. Dogs see much better than humans at night because they have a special light reflecting layer behind their eyes.
29. Dogs hearts beat much faster than ours, between 10-120 beats a minute while humans are 70-80.
30. The world record for the heaviest dog ever recorded was set in 1989, an Old English Mastiff that weighed 343 pounds and was 8 feet 3 inches long.
31. The rock star Ozzy Osborne rescued his wife’s Pomeranian from a coyote by wrestling the coyote until it released the dog.
32. The most dogs ever owned by a single person was 5,000 Mastiffs which were owned by Kubla Khan.
33. The weirdest law about dogs is that in Paulding, Ohio police officers are allowed to bite a dog to get it to be quiet.
34. In Iran, it is against the law to own a dog as a pet, you need to be able to prove they are a guard or hunting dog.
35. There are cave paintings of dogs in Spain in Europe that are over 12,000 years old.
36. Even the presidents love their dogs, and President Franklin Roosevelt sent a destroyer to the Aleutian Islands just to get his dog Fala, who had been left behind.
37. A dog’s nose print is unique, and similar to human fingerprints that no two are the same.
38. Bloodhound dogs have the best sense of smell of all dogs, and have been used to track down criminals since the middle ages.
39. The Beagle and the Border Collie are the dogs that bark the most.
40. A survey found that 33% of dog owners talk to their dogs on the phone when they are away, or leave messages on the answering machine.

PLAY a fun life at IBP

There's always a reason to "play" and experience ultimate pleasure, recreation and adventure at Iloilo Business Park with the Street of Festive Walk, considered as the longest avenue for endless shopping and dining. Prepare for international and local restaurants to tickle the discriminating palate of Ilonggos and visitors. Enjoy shopping, relaxing walk and al fresco dining in this grand destination set to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016. IBP is inspired by Megaworld's "live-work-play" township concept. 
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It's time to "Play" soon and enjoy the high-end shopping experience, non-stop spectacles and fun at the Festive Walk Mall, still under construction and scheduled in the fourth quarter 2016 opening, this new leisure destination will showcase classy clothing brands, boutiques, retail shops, restaurants and 8 world-class cinemas. Festive Walk Mall will complete Megaworld's township vision of "live-work-play" in Iloilo Business Park.
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More WORK for Ilonggos at IBP

"Work" nearby and live the high-life at Iloilo Business Park. One Global Center as part of the largest IT-BPO park in Western Visayas, is now providing better jobs to Ilonggos as the office and operation site of BPO company Transcom Asia. "Live-work-play," a business township vision of Megaworld for Iloilo Business Park is uplifting Iloilo in becoming a major economic center in the region.
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Iloilo Business Park defines the global definition of "work" with Two Global Center, one of its modern BPO Buildings that made up the whole IT-BPO park, the largest in Western Visayas. One Global Center is currently the operation site of US-based call center company StarTek. In the next 10 years, Megaworld envisions to provide more than 30,000 jobs for Ilonggos and build six more additional BPO buildings in the next 10 years. Iloilo Business Park is the fulfillment of Megaworld's "live-work-play" township concept. 
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Iloilo Business Park: A Glance on Developments and Opportunities

Iloilo Convention Center resembles Iloilo's cultural heritage and economic glory as a modern convention venue.

 The present site where One Madison Place will soon rise.

An artist's perspective of The Palladium, the tallest residential tower in Western Visayas.

Artist's perspective of Lafayette Park Square.

A quick glance at Iloilo Business Park, the 72-hectare business and commercial township in Mandurriao, Iloilo City which was once an old airport is truly captivating and inspiring. Megaworld, the country’s leading real estate developer and BPO landlord visualized a bustling modern community and financial center when Iloilo Business Park was laid into a life-changing plan a few years ago. When it finally opened in 2013, the township started to promote a genteel yet vibrant lifestyle that Ilonggos and future investors can look forward to when living in Iloilo City. Iloilo Business Park opened a doorway of many possibilities in reclaiming the once affluent economy and tourism of the city. The metropolitan-inspired “condo lifestyle” was introduced by Iloilo Business Park to Ilonggos with its first residential tower - One Madison Place, an ultra-modern condominium comprised of 3 towers, stunning amenities and a lifestyle interconnected with the township’s bustling activities. Lafayette Park Square, another 16-storey residential tower came into the spotlight by introducing French and Spanish-inspired architectural design, first-class amenities and a vintage-perspective lifestyle for condo buyers. The third residential tower that further captured the interest of client and investors is The Palladium, standing tall with 22-floors, the tallest edifice in Western Visayas, and inspired by the rarest metallic element of the earth. The Palladium offers high-life with its serene four sky gardens, infinity pool, exciting unique amenities and by offering the first of its kind “Loft Units” located in the Penthouse level.

Richmonde Hotel Iloilo is the first high-end luxury hotel that opened in Iloilo Business Park this year.

A view of the Megaworld Boulevard where the Festive Walk Mall (left) is being constructed and the biggest McDonald's in Panay Island can be seen.

The long-stretching Megaworld Boulevard where 30% of the old Iloilo Airport runway was retained, Iloilo Convention Center and Richmonde Hotel can be seen on the left while One Techno Place is being constructed in the right.

The Street of Festive Walk (current construction photo update) excites many Ilonggos to enjoy this vast shop-and-dine strip in the near future.

BPO Building One Global Center is the current office and operation site of call center company Transcom Asia.

Iloilo Business Park's Showroom will be the biggest in the region soon to be completed next month.

A glance of Megaworld Boulevard over-viewing McDonald's, Festive Walk Mall and Richmonde Hotel Iloilo.

The Courtyard by Marriot, another high-end international hotel set to open in IBP next year.

Going back to the “site-seeing” passion, these days, Iloilo Business Park is swiftly taking shape as a prominent business center and future commercial destination for locals, visitors and investors. The infrastructure projects being done in the township creates an exciting “sneak peek” of the great things and happenings to come.  The first two BPO Buildings – One Global Center and Two Global Center where BPO companies Transcom Asia and StarTek currently holds their Iloilo office and operation sites, respectively. Two more BPO Buildings are under construction such as One Techno Place and Two Techno Place. The IT-BPO sector would greatly benefit with Iloilo Business Park by providing an estimated 30,000 local employment opportunities for Ilonggos in the next 10 years. Richmonde Hotel Iloilo, a first-class luxury hotel opened a few months ago offering gracious accommodation and exciting destination for visitors with their classy bistros such as The Granary and Bizbar. On the other side of the hotel is Richmonde Tower where BPO company Reed Elsevier, Iloilo Business Park Marketing and Operation Divisions hold their offices on the third and fourth floors, respectively. Courtyard by Marriot, another international hotel is set to open in 2016 at Iloilo Business Park will be sharing its world-class accommodation and amenities to locals and tourists visiting the township. The Iloilo Convention Center is located right across Richmonde Tower. Considered as an iconic landmark and boasts with world-class convention facilities, the 3,700-seater Iloilo Convention Center inspired by the Paraw Regatta sail fins and having a Dinagyang Festival warriors’ emblem, is the recent venue of APEC ministerial meetings this year. Iloilo Convention Center will prove to become Iloilo’s exciting venue for international and prominent events as well as conventions in the future. In fact, it is fully booked with events until next year. The next shopping center in the city is Festive Walk Mall, inspired by Megaworld’s classy lifestyle malls in Manila set to open in 2016. This shopping haven will have a prestigious line-up of international clothing brands, boutiques, retail stores, 8 world-class cinemas, events center and bistros. Right across the mall is the Mall Annex and the Street of Festive Walk, considered as the longest shopping-and-dining strip in the country. This is the one-stop destination for well-known bistros, restaurants and the biggest names in the culinary scene schedule for completion next year. The Street of Festive Walk will emphasize Iloilo as a “mecca of gastronomy and food lovers” where lifestyle, leisure and entertainment converges in one place of interest.

Moving further at the tip of the Megaworld Boulevard, the main highway of the township with bike lanes on its side, is leading onlookers at the Boutique Hotel and Commercial District, the future Central Business District (CBD) of Western Visayas. With 10 blocks and 9.2 hectare area intended for business and commercial spaces, almost 80% of lots are already sold to financial institutions and private entrepreneurs this year, giving a strong indication of investment influx in the township. Metrobank and Unionbank are two prominent bank companies have already secured their space in Iloilo Business Park.

A strong partnership with the local government of Iloilo City and Province, agencies and business circle whose goal is to highlight the undeniable potential of Ilonggos in making global relation and passion for business, creates a strong fusion of both economic, tourism and cultural promotion for Iloilo Business Park as a magnet of developments, changes that would lasts a lifetime for many people.

Though a quick glance and site-seeing trip at Iloilo Business Park would give onlookers, locals, visitors and potential investors a preview of the great things to come in this bustling business township, more than the infrastructure aspect, this mixed-use commercial district is raising the standard of living in Iloilo City by opening a doorway of opportunities and sketching a bright future for Ilonggos.

Make things happen and let your dream fall into place at Iloilo Business Park now. For more information, call us at (033) 330-3465, check us online at www.iloilobusinesspark.ph or visit our IBP Showroom at the ground level of Richmonde Tower, Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.