For PHILLBO Delegates going to Boracay via Iloilo:
1. The new Iloilo Airport is 18 kms. away from the city of Iloilo, that’s about 25 to 30 mins. ride depending on traffic condition. You can take a van for a fare of Php 50.00. The usual drop off point is Jaro plaza or SM City. From there, take a taxi to the Tagbak Terminal (part of Jaro). Fare is no more than Php 100.00. If you’ve been to Iloilo City before, you can take a jeepney ride with the signboard: “Iloilo City - Leganes” to Tagbak for a fare of not more than Php 20.00.
2. As an alternative, you can take a taxi from the airport going to Tagbak terminal. Fare is about Php 500.00 flat rate, but you can insist an a metered fare which will cost you about Php 300.00.
3. From the Tagbak terminal, take a bus (Ceres) or rented van for Caticlan via Kalibo, the capital town of Aklan. Travel time is about 5 to 6 hours for a fare of Php 300.00.
HAPPY TRIP!
As of today, Feb. 23rd, 831 delegates have confirmed their attendance to the PHILLBO NatConv in Boracay. We appeal to those who intend to join to send their confirmation so that we can facilitate your accommodation.
TO ALL PHILLBO DELEGATES: In preparing your TEV, here’s the additional expenses that you should consider in going to Boracay:
| MEANS OF | ||
| DESTINATION | TRANSPORTATION | FARE |
| Kalibo Airport to Kalibo Term | Tricycle | Php 50.00 |
| Kalibo Terminal | ||
| Kalibo Airport to | Van | 175.00 |
| Caticlan Jetty Port | ||
| Kalibo Terminal to | Van | 100.00 |
| Caticlan Jetty Port | Bus - Ceres | 100.00 |
| Caticlan Airport to | Van | 250.00 trip |
| Caticlan Jetty Port | Tricycle | 50.00 / 3 pax |
| Caticlan Jetty Port to | Fast carft | 30.00 |
| Cagban Port | Motorboat | 25.00 |
| Night Navigation | 30.00 | |
| Cagban Port to | Multicab | 250.00/ trip 11pax |
| La Carmela Resort-Hotel | ||
| Tricycle | 100.00/trip chartered | |
| 20.00 individual | ||
| Terminal Fee Caticlan Port | 50.00 | |
| Terminal Fee Cagban Port (going back) | 50.00 | |
| Environmental Fee | 50.00 | |
| Caticlan Port | ||
| Porterage Fee | 20.00 |
To all PHILLBO members outside of Region VI: Since all routes lead to Boracay on the second week of March, we advise that you get your plane booking as early as possible. If you cannot get your ticket for Caticlan or Kalibo as these may be fully booked by this time, the alternative route would be via Roxas City or Iloilo City. Please refer to the first Advisory that we posted in this site for the travel distance, means of transportation and corresponding fares.
To all PHILLBO members: The revised invitation letter to the forthcoming national convention can be downloaded from this site: http://bit.ly/bZTANM. Just copy the link and paste it in the address bar of your browser. If you have difficulty downloading the file (PDF), please email at poncet53@yahoo.com so that we can send it directly to your mailbox, or visit www.twitter.com/albo6.Please take note the registration fee is reduced to Php3,600 but the delegates will have to shell out an additional Php 2,400 for hotel accommodation in La Carmela de Boracay or in other resort designated by the Secretariat.