“); } else { echo(”“); }; ?>Guisi Point, situated in Brgy. Dolores in the town of Nueva Valencia, is one of many attraction in Guimaras Island. Guisi Beach and Lighthouse featuresa short coastline of golden-yellow sand and clear waters, an 18th century Spanish-colonial lighthouse, coves, and stunning rock formations. Continue Reading »

The Iloilo Dinagyang Festival involvement in promoting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) was reported as the Philippines’ best practice in an international workshop attended by about sixty representatives from a dozen countries held in Kathmandu, Nepal last 21-23 March 2007. Read more »

Iloilo City (29 March) — Various types of buildings and infrastructure projects are unceasing and are being built which is an indication that Iloilo City is growing and becoming a progressive business center in the country, Mayor Jerry Trenas who is also the President of the League of City Mayors of the Philippines told some 700 budget officials from different parts of the country who gathered during the Philippine Association for Government Budget Administration (PAGBA) Seminar-Workshop held here in the city.

Mayor Trenas said that with the support of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo these infrastructure projects are unceasing and soon “we will be having two new vehicular fly overs to start construction in April and to be finished before the year ends”.

He told the participants to the PAGBA gathering that he was “happy to have chosen Iloilo City as the venue of the activity considering that we are trying to position Iloilo City as the convention center in this part of the country”.

On PAGBA’s theme, “Innovate or Stagnate: Period of Adjustments in 2007,” Mayor Trenas said that as we live here in the world of constant change, we have always to be prepared to make the necessary modifications.

The keynote speaker of the PAGBA gathering was Secretary Cerge Remonde of the Presidential Management Staff who said that the government is pursuing programs and projects that will not only prime up the economy but make social payback immediate and substantial. (PIA)

As requested by lewdsaint, I will be launching a new forum for Explore Iloilo, this time it will be more permanent. It’s still in the development phase and will be ready after 2-3 days. You can have a sneak peak here.

I wanted the Explore Iloilo Forums to be different from other existing forums by having it focus more on Iloilo’s infrastructure, economy, and heritage. The forum also features a sub-forum of each municipality and city in Iloilo.

Suggestions are highly recommended at this point.

Also, I’ve busy silently tweaking many aspects of the website including a better comments area in the posts. I highly recommend all of you to sign-up at gravatar.com and upload your avatar, which will appear everytime you comment on any post in the site.

“); } else { echo(”“); }; ?>One of the most spectacular sights of Iloilo was seeing an overview of the city during sunset on the top floor of the capitol. The sky literally fills up with hues of orange and reds, in the horizon you can see the mountains of Antique and in the foreground, a city preparing for the busy night ahead. Continue Reading »

A premier residential community that offers an adventure of unparalleled elegance and luxury for its residence. It is located in the District of La Paz Continue Reading »

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Yet another jewel in the land. Set in the heart of historic Arevalo, shining as a new landmark in Iloilo. Acropolis, the newest project of Sta. Lucia Realty catering to the AB market, is located in the district of Arevalo. Continue Reading »

The Jaro Plaza, now called the Graciano Lopez Jaena Park, is the center of activity in Jaro, which is most prosperous among Iloilo City’s 6 districts. Even during the late 1800s, Jaro used to be a city (separate from the city of Iloilo). It was in Jaro where the Sugar Barons built their grand mansions and a thriving commercial and industrial economy was established. Continue Reading »

A mention of Duenas to an Ilonggo will most probably evoke an association with mysticism and the dark arts, a reputation which can be traced from horror stories set in its lands and creepy tales of old. Some people consider Duenas as “Iloilo’s misunderstood town” because of the misconceptions that has developed over the decades.
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The Moroboro irrigation dam was constructed in 1955. It serves two main channels in which diversion of water from the Jala-ur River is controlled in the central part by thirteen gates. Continue Reading »