Located in Pan de Azucar island (”Sugar loaf”), it is the most commanding landmark in Concepcion. According to legend, a giant named Toya used to inhabit the summit of Manaphag. Toya takes a bath in a lagoon on the summit, using for a scoop the shell of a gigantic manlot or clam. It is also home to white-breasted hawks and a community of wild monkeys.
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Mrs. Arroyo said that Undersecretary Salvador Sarabia, who hails from Iloilo City, is currently preparing plans for the tourism sector of Panay island, which is composed of the provinces of Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan and Antique.

She bared plans of including other nearby towns and provinces to be part of the tourism hub in the Central Visayas where tourists can also visit other than Boracay.

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In 1566, the Spaniards under Miguel Lopez de Legaspi came to Panay and established a settlement in Ogtong (now Oton, Iloilo). The Spaniards, who were in search of adequate food supply found abundant rice supplies in Iloilo. In 1581 the seat of Spanish Power was moved to La Villa de Arevalo, a sitio named in honor of Avila, in Spain.

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Built of gray stone, the Cabatuan cemetery was built by Fr. Juan Porras and was blessed on 4 February 1894. It is the only extant Spanish cemetery in the Philippines that is a perfect square. It is enclosed on all four sides by a solid limestone base with artistically-designed steel railing. Continue Reading »

The Pototan Plaza is arguably grandest plaza in Iloilo. Not only is it graced with an obelisk, a lagoon, a historical marker, a skating rink, stately mahogay and Indian trees, expansive and well maintained greens, it has the Pototan Astodome to crown the town’s ascendancy over all other. Continue Reading »

This map represents is the location of malls and large retails cetners in Iloilo City

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Iznart Street is a busy commercial and educational center in Iloilo City. It is the longest vein of the heart of downtown Iloilo. Its terminals are the old Iloilo Provincial Capitol in the north and the Iloilo Strait in the south. Many streets intersect this grand business avenue, namely Solis; intersecting streets like Delgado and Yulo, Arroyo and Ledesma, De Leon and Aldeguer; and Rizal.

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Location: Municipality of Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines

First stone church in Panay was seen in Dumangas and their present church of “St Augustine” which was constructed in 1887, made of gothic architecture and was one of the most artistic/elegant kind in the whole Philippines.

The Byzantine-styled church of Pavia is made of of red bricks and coral windows cases. It was built by Spanish Augustinians and used as a garrison by the Japanese. Continue Reading »

Plazoleta Gay or simply Plazoleta was named in honor of a family ancestor. A white obelisk-like structure with a dove perched on top was erected in the center of the intersection. Aside from being a historical symbol it, today, it has become a symbol for freedom of speech as rallies, protests, and other political and social demonstrations occupy it frequently. Most notably, it was where freedom-loving llonggos congregated at the height of People Power Revolution in February 1986 to denounce the Marcos dictatorship and demand its ouster (which eventually catapulted Corazon Aquino to the presidency, after the Marcoses fled to Hawaii in 25 February 1986).