WV Tourism Assembly Schedule
Here’s the schedule of the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly held on October 23 to 29 with Iloilo City as the host city.
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Archive for October, 2006
Santa Barbara Golf Course
The Santa Barbara Golf Course is the oldest golf course in South East Asia. It all began in the 1850s when the British, led by Iloilo-based Vice Consul Nicholas Loney - - known today as the “Father of the Philippine Sugar Industry” - - began actively trading in various Visayan goods, especially sugar. While promoting the local economy, Loney also sought to enhance foreign access to Philippine products through improved sea and land transportation. Continue Reading »
[photo post] Inner Churchyard in Santa Barbara Parish
Time seems to have stood still in the inner churchyard of the Santa Barbara Church. It feels like being in the Spanish Period because of the well preserved Spanish architecture and the peaceful atmosphere.
Iloilo City Jeepneys Street Guide
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Iloilo City Jeepneys Street Guide
by berniemacksouthcentr of skyscrapercity.com
First timers in Iloilo may seem to get confused in the jeepneys since there are no placards in the windshield indicating places that the jeepney served in its routes and instead a permanent sticker with the name of the jeepney line is indicated.
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Dinagyang: RP’s best tourism event
THE world-renowned Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City strengthened its reputation as the country’s premiere festival after it was voted the best tourism event by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) last week.
Providence Iloilo - Real Estate
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The city of Iloilo in the Philippines boast what is being called the islands’ first world-class mass housing community outside of Manila. It is called Providence Iloilo. The residential plaza in Iloilo was designed by Ildefonso Santos, ASLA, considered the “Father of Philippine Landscaped Architecture.” Providence Iloilo is a new urban community model for the islands, designed to have a balance of housing, jobs and services. Santos’ structure at the entrance to the new community includes an egg-shaped work of art and a “dancing” fountain with synchronized lightings and music, said to be the first mechanized fountain on the island of Panay. A reflecting pool incorporates 70 some sculptured brass birds in flight and ara-al boulders. The environ around the pool combines greenery, pavestones and two walls of colorful mosaic tiles.
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Biggest tourism event in Western Visayas to be held in Iloilo City
For seven days the beauty of the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental will be unveiled in Iloilo City starting on October 23 2006 and ending on October 29 2006.
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P2.712 billion approved for new Iloilo Airport
During the committee hearing on the P17.6 billion budget of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) for 2007, Drilon said the allocation submitted for the new airport in Iloilo was at P2.712 billion.
A Chronology: The Ilonggo Nation Part 2
By Dinggol A. Divinagracia
Ilonggo Nation Movement
CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE DESTINY OF THE “ILONGGO NATION” Part 2
PREFACE:”To appreciate where you are now…you should know where you came from.”
A Chronology: The Ilonggo Nation Part 1
By Dinggol A. Divinagracia
Ilonggo Nation Movement
CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE DESTINY OF THE “ILONGGO NATION” Part 1
PREFACE:”To appreciate where you are now…you should know where you came from.”
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