Touted as the oldest sailing competition in the Asia, the Paraw Regatta is a race among traditional sailboat enthusiasts along the scenic body of water that separates Iloilo and the island paradise of Guimaras. It was held last February 10-17, 2008 and race route runs for around 37 kilometers from Villa Beach in Arevalo District to Fort San Pedro in Iloilo City and back to Villa Beach.

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Fronting the Iloilo Provincial Capitol is the Doane Baptist Center Church that features a glassy and modern-looking facade.

Even before the coming of the Spaniards, Iloilo played an important role as a major trading post in the Visayas. Chinese merchants would sail to Iloilo to trade and in effect, building flourishing relationship with the natives. Today, Iloilo holds the distinction of having the third largest concentration of “Tsinoys” or Filipinos with Chinese ancestry or descent in the country. This year of the Rat, the Ilonggos strengthened that Filipino-Chinese relationship with a grand celebration and festivity last February 8, 2007.
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For the second time, popular ABS CBN morning talk show Boy&Kris featured Iloilo and Guimaras on their episode, which was aired on February 3, 2007. Since the first episode was able to showcase the many places of interest in Iloilo, the second episode featured more on the popular and note-worthy Ilonggo personalities. The show also displayed many of Guimaras’ tourist attractions including their top attraction, the Guimaras mango, touted as the sweetest mango in the world.

Many thanks to jinzer08 for uploading the videos on youtube, here they are:
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Iloilo Paraw Regatta Foundation Inc. (IPRFI) expects total donation of P1.5 million coming from local government units and corporate firms for this year’s 36th Paraw Regatta Festival. The festival is slated on February 10-17, 2008 near the Tatoy’s Manokan and Seafoods Restaurant in Arevalo district. Continue Reading »

CHINA and Iloilo City have strengthened ties, said Mayor Jerry Treñas after the visit of Chinese Consul General He Shi Jing here yesterday. Continue Reading »

ILOILO City offers 22,000 seats for prospective call centers willing to expand here. This will be highlighted by Mayor Jerry Treñas before a call center conference in Manila on Tuesday. Continue Reading »

Kasadyahan Competition 2008
Dinagyang 2008

Iloilo City
Iloilo, Philippines

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Kasadyahan Competition 2008
Dinagyang 2008

Iloilo City
Iloilo, Philippines

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Kasadyahan Competition 2008
Dinagyang 2008

Iloilo City
Iloilo, Philippines

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