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Watch this video and take a tour of one of the major facets of Iloilo’s Society: Food. Get to know what Ilonggo Cooking is about and what sets it apart from other cuisines in the provinces. Feast your eyes on a colorful array of delightful treats and be acquainted with many of Iloilo’s foods like laswa, KBL (Kadios, Baboy, Langka), Biscocho, Seafoods, Batchoy, Pancit Molo, Lengua Estofado, Tinuom sa Uhong, Baye-baye, Bibinka, and so much more.

Video produced for Iloilo City Government, Iloilo City Tourism Office, Iloilo Convention and Visitors Bureau, Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Department of Tourism - Region 6, and Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Iloilo.

You can now get to see actual buildings in selected areas of Panay Island through Google Earth, which has recently released high-resolution images of the island. Google Earth is a free virtual globe application, where you can tour around the world and see satellite images of places. About 2 days ago, Google Earth released the hi-res images for Iloilo City, Guimaras (Jordan, Sibunag, San Lorenzo), Aklan (Kalibo), Antique (Pandan, Hamtik, Sibalom, San Jose), and also Negros Occidetnal (Moises de Padilla, Isabela, Murcia and La Carlota). Having high-resolution images mean that you can see buildings, houses, and even cars on the road.

Patches of high-resolution images of Western Visayas on Google Earth

Here’s the Google Earth satellite image, some are a bit outdated since they were taken a few years ago.

Iloilo City

Jordan, Sibunag, San Lorenzo in Guimaras

Hamtik, Sibalom, and some parts of San Jose in Antique

Pandan in Antique

Moises de Padilla and Isabela in Negros Occidental

Some parts of Murcia and La Carlota in Negros Occidental

More in depth pictures of hi-res Google Earth satellite images coming up in a photo series.

The new Iloilo Airport will soon be catering additional domestic flights of Cebu Pacific, this Air Transportation Office Area Manager Alan Java said. (PNA) Continue Reading »

Iloilo City (14 May) — The Iloilo Flood Control Project is trying to take advantage of the relatively favorable weather, by speeding up construction activities. Continue Reading »

Picea is known as a cake and dessert shop in Iloilo City. For quite some time now, they have been creating sumptuous cakes for Ilonggos during their most special celebrations like weddings, baptisms, and birthdays. After reading about Picea on MyIloilo, I learned that they weren’t all about cakes and had other foods in their menu as well. Curiosity had lead me to their shop in Mabini Street, near Central Elementary School and SPED.

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The results are in for the Aliwan Fiesta 2008. Congratulations to all the winners especially to our very own Tribu Saad from Leganes and Tribu Paghidaet for representing Iloilo well and entering the top 10. Here’s a rundown of the Aliwan Fiesta 2008 Winners:

Winning performance of Tribu Paghidaet during the Dinagyang Festival in January
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Our list of fun things to do for the summer highlights fun things to do at the best places to be during the height of the season, from the inviting waters of Iloilo’s many beaches, to the refreshing retreats at Iloilo’s cool highland attractions, even to the eco-adventure attractions of nearby Guimaras Island.

Browse though Explore Iloilo’s list of fun things to do for the summer

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources will review carefully the environment compliance certificate that will be issued to a coal plant in Iloilo City.Continue Reading »

Iloilo City (21 April) — Presidential Management Staff Chief Cerge Remonde said some P29.1 billion has been allocated by the national government for infrastructure projects for Western Visayas aimed to boost farm production and transport.

Remonde, during the recent awarding ceremonies of the Best Public Sector Projects in Western Visayas held in this city, said these projects included two major roads, four airports, one roro port, one flood control and three power electrification projects.

Two of the four airports, said Remonde have already been completed. These are the New Iloilo Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo and the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Bacolod City.

“Except for the flood control projects, all these are to be completed by 2010″, said Remonde.

Earlier this year, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered a “surge in infrastructure spending” as a springboard for further economic growth

Remonde added that infrastructure programs make possible the seamless movement of farm products to markets, of passengers from destination to destination.

In line with this, he cited the importance of the Rehabilitation of the Aganan River Irrigation System and Enhancement of Agricultural Support Service projects of the National Irrigation Administration VI (NIA VI) in Iloilo to bolster food production.

The said project of NIA was among the winning projects included in the Best Public Sector Projects for 2006-2007. It won 2nd place in the Regional Line Agencies category. (Philippine Information Agency)

The Iloilo City Local Development Council (ICLDC) yesterday approved a resolution asking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to order the transfer of Power Barge (PB) 104 presently moored in Davao City to Iloilo to cover the present power deficiency being experienced by city and entire Panay island. Continue Reading »