The Air Transportation Office (ATO) recently held another public hearing for the proposed increases in fees and charges at the New Iloilo Airport in Cabatuan. One of the major proposals is the increase of the Domestic Passenger Terminal fee from the present P30.00 to P150.00. Continue Reading »

Find out the latest population levels in Iloilo. The data is based from the 2007 Population Census recently released by the National Statistics Office (NSO). Listed here are demographic information of Iloilo including 2007 population levels, annual population growth rate (2000-2007), projected 2008 population level, and population density (persons per square kilometers). Here are the 2007 Population Census data:
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This first week of May, the top festivals of the country will converge in Manila to compete for the title of Aliwan Fiesta 2008 champion. For those who don’t know yet, Aliwan Fiesta is the ultimate competition of festival champions with their beauty queens and floats. The highlight of the Aliwan Fiesta 2008 is the street dance competition, where spectators get to experience a non-stop explosion of color, sound, culture, and synchronized movement during the street dance competition.

This year, two festival champions of Iloilo and a special contingent, which will be taken into the limelight later, will be joining the Aliwan Fiesta 2008.

Representing the City of Iloilo will be Tribu Paghidaet, champion of the Dinagyang Festival 2008 - Ati Competition.

Tribu Paghidaet to join the Aliwan Fiesta 2008. Click here to view more pictures of Tribu Paghidaet.
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MoneySense Magazine has just placed Iloilo City at 5th spot in their list of best places to live in the Philippines on their March-April 2008 issue. The magazine attributes Iloilo’s strategic location, top schools, and natural wonders, among the deciding factors in including Iloilo in the list.

April-March 2008 Cover of Moneysense Magazine
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The Bantayan Festival of the town of Guimbal is celebrated during the last week of March to commemorate its founding anniversary as a civil government. The five-day Bantayan Festival is filled with interesting events that showcases Guimbal’s rich history, heritage and tradidion. This year the festivities is slated on March 25 to 29. The highlight of the Bantayan Festival is a cultural presentation through a street dancing competition that tells the history of the town of Guimbal held on the last day.
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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 »

Hundreds of Ilonggo Catholic faithful on Wednesday flocked to the first Latin Mass held here in decades. Around 700 parishioners of Mandurriao District here attended the Latin Mass, also known as Tridentine, held in time for the Feast of the Espousal of the Virgin Mary at the Mandurriao parish church. Continue Reading »

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources joined the Inaugural Installation of Bamboo Pole Markers around Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo last January 19, 2008. Continue Reading »

BACOLOD CITY—The Philippine government will declare the New Bacolod-Silay and Iloilo airports as international gateways open to flights from neighboring Asian countries, Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza said yesterday. Continue Reading »