Iloilo among the best places to live by Moneysense Magazine
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
Full Ranking of Best Places to Live in the Philippines:
1. Bacolod
2. Makati
3. Davao
4. Marikina
5. Iloilo
6. Las Piñas
7. Pasig
8. San Fernando, Pampanga
9. Mandaluyong
10. Quezon City
11. Manila
12. Batangas
13. Cagayan de Oro
14. Muntinlupa
15. Angeles
16. Baguio
17. Lipa
18. Calamba
19. General Santos
20. Cebu
Heinz Bulos, writer of the article, contacted me and quoted the reasons why thought Iloilo was an excellent place to live in. We writes:
A life-long resident of Iloilo, Marcos Caratao, Jr., 20, a student and administrator of ExploreIloilo.com says, “Iloilo’s peaceful environment, its food, and the hospitality of its people definitely make the city a great place to live. Aside from having an excellent peace and order situation, one can have a peace ofmind when in Iloilo simply because there is not much stress brought about by the problems of urban congestion.”
and…
Marcos says, “Ilonggos love to eat! And it shows through the variety of its delicious local dishes.” He adds adds, “Ilonggos generally prefer to have intimate gathering with friends and loved ones at home or in a place where they can enjoy each other’s company. Though once in a while, Ilonggos also like to party whether it is in a bar, club, during the town fiesta or its famous festivals.”
Fellow Ilonggo blogger, Junelle of Intiendes was also quoted by Moneysense Magazine:
Iloilo is also richly endowed with mountains, waterfalls, rice terraces, caves, white sand beaches, and numerous islets. “It has a lot of hidden treasures worth exploring,” says Junelle Caravana, 26, a project manager for a software company and administrator of Iloilo Bloggers (www.iloilobloggers.com) who has been an Iloilo resident since birth. And it doesn’t cost a lot of money to have a leisurely life. Junelle shares, “Strolling in the mall – it’s what I do. And mostly, stroll around the Iloilo. I can’t get enough of its beauty and there are still a lot of places I need to explore.”
The feature about Iloilo ends with:
Iloilo is a fast-growing modern city with hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, golf courses, and convention facilities. As Marcos notes, “Iloilo is a modern city set in a laid back atmosphere. What I like best about Iloilo City is that it has amenities that every modern city possess within a stone’s throw from each other yet still retain its idyllic old world charm.”
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Nice spot for Ilonggos.
replyI will try to check the subdivisions in ILOILO City and the Province probably this summer. Also I want to check the new subdivison there in Sta. Barbara close to the New Airport. A friend of mine who is married to an American here, and her hubby told me if I can do the checking for them, and take some photos and bring them back with me. Kudos ILOILO! Hala Bira! : )
replyIloilo’s problem is very basic: power and water. Power supply is inadequate and unreliable. Availability of processed water is poor. Everything is else is A-1. Just those two fatal flaws.
However, it was only last year that we had tap water in our house in Mandurriao.
replyYEY!
i was born in the state of new jersey but I grew up in New York where my dad is working. It was not hard for me to understand ilonggo coz even when I was small, my parents were teaching us what’s the meaning of that word in ilonggo, my most favorite of course is the word,”Palangga”.hehehe!!That made me realize that word feels sweet.Right now i’m so fluent that i almost forgot to say english =). Kadlaw classmates ko kay sa kadugayon ko didto sa states, staright ako mag-ilonggo.=)
replystates_side_ilongga17: in what part of states you were raised?were u born there? it seems you know a lot of hiligaynon. are u taking a course in iloilo? from ther way u wrote u still being malambing. take care.
replyJolly: youre back. cheers and keep it up.
replyThe Hospitality and Retirement City of Panay Island, none other than ILOILO City, and the Province. Cheers!!! : )
reply@sss - I’m from Iloilo but now living here in Bacolod. The advantage of living in Bacolod compared to Iloilo is that traffic here is not so worse.
replyhi mr/miss sss, eiy, im not that too old yet..hehehe!!!im just 17 years old young lady.hehehe!anyways,actually its my 1st time of my 16 years in life that I got to iloilo just because I was born and raised there. I myself and other sibling in our family are also willing to live here in iloilo.So my dad allowed us to stay here. He’s been a successful businessman in states together with my mom which are also purely ilonggos.I was so impress with what our place have, old churches, heritage sites, old houses and beautiful beaches.I didn’t find it hard also to win friends because I prove it that ilonggos are really hospitable and friendly.Right now Im now studying in one of the university here in iloilo.That’s all for my impressions and sharings with you all.hehehe! ILOILO: Pinalangga, Matahum…Aton Siya! ; )
replysaint: sad to say were always on the shadow of bacolod. lets keep our fingers cross maybe someday.
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