There will be a fireworks display tonight December 29, 2006 at 7:00 PM in Iloilo Provincial Capitol Grounds sponsored by Iloilo Supermart, Iloilo Provincial Capitol and Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas. The event will showcase the various fireworks by Peacock Fireworks.

I just hope it was Iloilo Supermart who paid for the fireworks and the Iloilo Provincial Capitol's involvement is only limited to providing the venue or else this is just another example of wasting taxpayer's money. Other than that, this is good entertainment. I'm definitely watching this tonight with my daughter and to take some

It used to be that firecrackers and fireworks manufactured in Villa district Iloilo City dominate industry in downtown Iloilo during Christmas holidays. I see very few stalls selling pyrotechnics now. What used to be fireworks are replaced by fruits (which is a good thing). 15 years ago (there you go, clue to how old I am), a 500-piece tabid-tabid triangulo wows us and vendors line from Veteran's Bank in Delgado to downtown Iloilo in J.M. Basa. Also during that time, the louder, the better.

There seems to be major shift to people's preference in pyrotechnics and firecrackers. I see lots of aerial stuffs and they look and sounds expensive. I believe most of them are imported from China. The last time I checked, the price of these imported pyrotechnics range from a few hundred to well above tens of thousands of pesos. Not really the kind everybody can afford but they're gaining grounds against those from Villa.