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Pintados de Pasi Festival

Marcos — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:52:22 +0000

One of the best known and established festivals of the Visayan region that have evolved through the years. It is highlighted by a tribe competition, during which, performers, adorned in traditional body tattoo dramatize stories about the history and culture of Passinhons.

Pototan Plaza

Marcos — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:51:25 +0000

An expansive plaza graced by an obelisk, a lagoon, a gazeebo, a historical marker, a skating rink, stately mahogay and Indian trees, and well maintained greens with the imposing Pototan Astodome to crown its prominence as the most beautiful plaza in Iloilo province.

Pototan Plaza Fountains and Lagoon

Pototan Plaza Astrodome

Bulabog Putian National Park – Iloilo’s Protected Natural Reserve

Marcos — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:55 +0000

Bulabog Puti-an National Park is a protected rain forest area known for being a living museum of flora and fauna. Hundreds of local and foreign tourists visit the 847 eco-tourism park to immerse in the area’s natural attractions such as its various forms of wildlife and more than 30 caves.

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Duenas Church

Marcos — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:00:58 +0000

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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Passi Church

Marcos — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:00:52 +0000

Founded in 1584, Passi is now a chartered city in the Province of Iloilo. It is authentic that Passi City had the most colorful people in the island, the Pintados. However, the history of the church could be traced back in the early 1600′s but the present church was initiated in 1821-1837. The architectural style is perhaps undistinguished but it might be referred as Baroque.
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Dingle Church

Marcos — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:00:25 +0000

The Dingle Catholic Church was built in 1886. This church of Baroquial style is made of limestone from Bulabog Mountain, painstakingly carried by the early parishioners through narrow, steep and dangerous trails to the present site.

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Casa Fiammetta

Marcos — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:52:03 +0000

When in Iloilo, try horseback riding on schooled thouroughbreds and local ponies in Casa Fiammetta ,a 40 kilometer drive from Iloilo City at Tabucan, Barotac Nuevo. If you’re a horseman, you can make a reservation for trailriding out to the sandbars and trails (beginners can also take lessons in the rink) or if you just want to ride ponies, there is a covered riding rink next to the campside.

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Dumangas Church

Marcos — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:15:45 +0000

First stone church in Panay was seen in Dumangas and their present church of “St Augustine” which was constructed in 1887, made of gothic architecture and was one of the most artistic/elegant kind in the whole Philippines.