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Japanese Watch Towers

Marcos — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:55:25 +0000

A concrete Japanese watch tower, 7 meters high with an inside diameter of 3.3 meters, and 20 centimeters thick, stands guard at each strategic place by the north and south end of the Suague Bridge in Janiuay poblacion.

Serving as sentry points during the Second World War, these watchtowers prevented local guerillas from using the bridge, tending to delay the progress of their offense, defense or reinforcement. Nevertheless, the watchtowers signify the last stand of Japanese defense in the area.

Down the years, the indestructible concrete twin structures may from time to time remind Janiuaynons of atrocities committed in those times. However, bad memories notwithstanding, Janiuaynons stand to gain from these tourist-oriented landmarks in terms of income-generation.

West Visayas State University

Marcos — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:16:03 +0000

West Visayas State University (WVSU) is a state university located in Iloilo City. The School was founded on June 16, 1902, forming part of the early Philippine school system under the American regime. Known as the Iloilo Normal Institute and later the Iloilo Normal School, WVSU was one of the five tributary schools created to address the need to train Filipino teachers under the tutelage of the Thomasites. At present, West Visayas State University has 67 programs offered in the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctorate levels in its main campuses. West Visayas State University vigorously pursues its mission to produce globally competitive lifelong learners. The University has consistently maintained its leadership among institutions of higher learning in Western Visayas[citation needed] and dynamically evolves as it strives towards its vision to be among the top ten universities in Southeast Asia by 2015.

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Iloilo Town/District Fiesta Schedules

Marcos — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:36:51 +0000

Town and District Fiestas are important aspects of Filipino Culture. It is the time of the year where the households in the town hold a feast in honor of their patron saint or to celebrate their town’s foundation day. Relatives and Friends from all over would visit the family during fiesta time for a reunion of sorts and join in the celebration. During this time of year, the town plaza is filled with buzz as there are many events and attraction that the town has put up to liven up the fiesta mood such as a fair or carnival called “perya”, beauty pageants, cultural presentations, food festivals, and trade fairs among others.

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Iloilo’s Wealthiest Towns in 2006: A ranking of Iloilo’s Highest Earning Municipalities

Marcos — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:00:41 +0000

2006 figures of the Financial Profile of Iloilo Province, Towns, and Cities. After doing some reading into the documents, I’ve made a list of the top 10 towns in Iloilo ranked according to their total operating income, income growth, and IRA-dependency.

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Janiuay Cemetery

Marcos — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:00:56 +0000

Inaugurated in 1884, Janiuay cemetery was hailed as the most artistic cemetery in the Philippines. In fact, it was once featured in the National Geographic Magazine.

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Top 10 wealthiest towns in Iloilo

Marcos — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:00:09 +0000

Here’s a list of the highest performing towns when ranked according to their total operating income, income growth, income per capita, and IRA-dependency. Read the rest of Top 10 wealthiest towns in Iloilo (15 comments)

Iloilo’s Cemeteries for heritage tourism?

Marcos — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:00:20 +0000

In Iloilo, there is now a growing awareness of the heritage tourism value of our colonial churches and the pre-war commercial buildings in downtown Iloilo. When guests come to visit, we bring them to these sites.

Little do we know that here exists still another architectural genre that further confirms our rich Ilonggo cultural heritage. Perhaps, it is unthinkable to see cemeteries as tourist attractions. The description “Spanish-period cemeteries” sounds rather morbid to many. But yes, cemeteries and art do mix.

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Janiuay Church Ruins

Marcos — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:27:34 +0000

The old structure of the Janiuay Church, destroyed during World War II. It was built between 1830 to 1871. The ruins of the old church of Janiuay is located right beside its new church.Read the rest of Janiuay Church Ruins (7 comments)