“Even in its ruined state, the Laguda House continues to capture the awe of onlookers with its mysterious aura that never fails to spark the memories of its glorious days. This neoclassic edifice is located along General Hughes highway, which used to be one of Iloilo’s “high street” and was lined with a row of buildings and seaside villas.
The Laguda house is roughly 500 meters from Plaza Libertad and can be reached by riding a “Jaro CPU” jeep in front of the Masonic Temple/NSO beside Plaza Libertad.
Sugar Barons. This is what i imagined as I saw this picture. If someone could just provide its rich history, that would be appreciated. I always feel goosebumps every time I passed to this place. I wish i could go back in time.
Wow! thanks for dropping by keycell. Everytime I pass by that house, I always feel curious about it and a bit sad that it was left in ruins.
hi i’m a laguda and my ancestors are from iloilo but i never heard there is a laguda house there.. i’ll ask my father and we’ll see what we can do.. maybe he knows who owns that and we can work out what you guys are lanning.. restoring its beauty..:)
Will it be possible for the posters here to speak in english, coz tourist like me cant understand your local dialect. Your conversation seems interesting. =)
i was just strolling through the city, whn i came across this building, evn in ruined state, it had an aura hinged to itself which tempted me towards it….i tried to enquire abt it but of no avain..no one there knew..actually what it was..but its a very beautiful building..which shud be preserved….
enjoy your weekend people!
hahaha… got it~ updated ka man gle sa capitol.. dapat lang ky kwarta sang ginikanan ta ang ila ginakawat… nagabayad man kita tax… parihu kita nga wala site huhuhu… diri man ako naga panalawsaw… kaso indi daily ang pg update sang mga iloilo news… atleast my balita kg expose’ kesa naman wala… regards…
how can you be so sure nga makawat sya… my ibidensya ka? budlay ang naga pasuli or pato-pato… anyway kanami sang imu idea about sa haunted house… kn mg saksisful akon suhistion ikaw gd ang una nga balitaan ko…. why not! ka rich sang aton nga history kg enchanted pa ang Pinas! Visiting a haunted house would be very exiting…gusto ku na gani e try, im willing to pay bisan expensive pa ang ntrance fee… lets make friends with our dead love ones or other ghost nga kasimanwa ta. hahaha… probably we can learn a lot from them… they are the key to “our past or our history” jejejeje.. medyo scary para sa iban ky basi masapi-an sila sang kaluluwa…on the other hand wala mn sila dapat kakulbaan gd ky my mga anting-anting or proteksyon naman sbung nga mga kulintas, orasyon, oil at marami pang iba~ hehehe…
miss mayo~ ehem~
deviantART gle!
a councilor gle sya!… hapos lang nah pangitaon… salamat… ako bahala sa iya…^-^… damu dre haunted na house pero indi mahapos magsulod kay pribado kg daw wala naman gawa momo ky magahod na masyado ang syodad…. bakit aw? project mu sa school? pls tell me bout sa type of ART nga napili kg nagustohan nyo ni CHYMERA ky daw ka werdo.. anu nah’ sya? inti kristo nah? jejeje
i’v heard that the relatives wanted to build a building in der lot because it is still a private property…Iloilo government stopped da demolition. ofcourz daw polis ang DOT kg local government “they are always late!” Nagalabay ako dira before kg i couldn’t help it but to turn my back with great admiration sa remains sang nasambit nga mansyon. In my own judgement the Laguda House is ‘the most splendiferous mansion house in Iloilo.’ if I were rich, i’ll buy the place and restores it back to its archetype visual aspect… Why our life here in iloilo is so slow and we always act late? maybe matamad kita kg wala sense of nationalism… TAMA?
No offense ha….it seems that the residents near the site don’t care about it as they sometimes dump their garbage towards the area. I hope it’s different nowadays.
it should be declared a heritage site and be protected
I like it too. The owners? I have no idea who they are
but it’s a shame that they just abandoned the house.
Ayos ah. dugay na mi ga labay2x dira pro wla me kabalo kung ano na name niya… Nami siya cguro sang una.