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New Iloilo City Hall – December 2010 Update

Marcos — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:59:54 +0000

As 2010 draws to a close, a new chapter of Iloilo’s progress and development beckons. Much needed infrastructure projects were completed, which has prompted a construction boom of sorts all over the city and province. Many of them, like the New Iloilo City Hall is rapidly shaping up and is already due for completion next year.

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Visita Iglesia – Southern Iloilo Churches Tour

Marcos — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Make your Holy Week Visita Iglesia more memorable by visiting Iloilo’s many old churches! not only is it a fitting spiritual experience but it’s also a great way to discover an excellent collection of centuries-old churches and learn more about the history and heritage of Iloilo. Southern Iloilo is the most convenient and offers the some of Iloilo’s more popular churches. Here’s a photo and transport guide to start you off for your Southern Iloilo Visita Iglesia:

Miagao Church, A UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Typhoon Frank causes flood in Kalibo and the rest of Aklan, help needed!

Marcos — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:46:36 +0000

We’ve all known about the sunken MV Princess of the Stars and the destruction of Typhoon Frank in Iloilo. Unfortunately, other areas of Western Visayas like Aklan, Capiz, and Antique hasn’t received the same amount of media attention albeit also experiencing the worst typhoon that hit their provinces. For now, I’ll be focusing on Aklan and how Typhoon Frank has affected the province.

Photo by Vince from Explore Aklan

Explore Aklan is a newly established blog about Aklan and a partner site of ExploreIloilo.com. Vince, the creator of Explore Aklan, recounts his experiences during the aftermath of the typhoon and has posted some pictures of the devastation in his hometown.

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Iloilo City intensifies relief effort; puts up trust account and website

Marcos — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:06:40 +0000

In response to the widespread devastation of Typhoon Frank in Iloilo City, the local government has established a website to help spread information about the calamity. Dubbed as “Bangon Iloilo” (http://www.bangoniloilo.com), the website contains updates and news, stories, pictures, and other resources about Typhoon Frank and its aftermath.

Here’s a quote from the website on what “Bangon Iloilo” is about:

“Bangon Iloilo is a comprehensive program designed to help the flood victims recover in terms of housing, access to basic services such as water, health and education, and livelihood and income. The program also desires to optimize rehabilitation efforts to help victims improve their livelihood and realize incomes closer to if not above the poverty threshold level on a sustained basis.

Its goal is the economic and environmental rehabilitation of the at least 241 affected barangays in Iloilo City and Metro Iloilo local governments of Leganes, Oton, Pavia, San Miguel and Santa Barbara through livelihood activities that support the restoration of the environment.

Bangon Iloilo is a social investment promotion campaign to support the rehabilitation efforts of the Metro Iloilo local governments to be managed by the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC) and the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) under its Urban Partnership Program funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).”

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San Joaquin Church: A Cultural Gem of the Philippines

Marcos — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:00:45 +0000

The militaristic motif of the San Joaquin Church distinguishes itself from other churches in the Country. Carved on a disproportionately large pediment on the church’s facade is an intricate sculptural relief depicting the Spanish victory over Moroccan forces in the Battle of Tetuan.

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Santa Barbara Church and Convent: Cradle of the Ilonggo Revolution against Spanish Rule

Marcos — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:00:29 +0000

In 1991, the National Heritage Institute declared the Santa Barbara Church and Convent as a National Landmark. The declaration is a Read the rest of Santa Barbara Church and Convent: Cradle of the Ilonggo Revolution against Spanish Rule (9 comments)

Miagao Church – a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Iloilo

Marcos — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:00:50 +0000

Constructed more than two hundred years ago in the year 1797, the Miagao Church stands as a living legacy of the culture and way of life of the people of Miagao centuries ago, anchored in a strong foundation of Christian faith. As most travelers would agree, the Miagao Church is one of the country’s architectural gems because of its unique and imposing designs, ornaments and motifs.

The renowned artistic facade of the Miagao Church in Iloilo

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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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Tigbauan Roman Catholic Church

Marcos — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:00:40 +0000

The Tigbauan Church is unique in the country because of its Latin American churriquesque architecture. The church was constructed in 1575 and destroyed during an earthquake in 1948.
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RP economic managers vow to raise competitiveness of Western Visayas

Marcos — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:00:54 +0000

Iloilo City (5 March) — The Philippine government economic managers said that for 2007, they plan to raise the competitiveness of the Western Visayas region by continuing investment in major on-going infrastructure projects, during their Economic roadshow in Iloilo City facilitated by the Government’s Investors Relations office.

Budget Secretary Andaya said these infrastructures include the Iloilo and Bacolod airports and the Northern Negros Geothermal project. He added that they are also carefully considering a number of proposed infrastructure projects in the region that would total close to P43 billion.

NEDA Regional Director Arturo Valero said the region has a healthy economic performance in 2006, with a higher employment rate and gross regional domestic product growth rate than the national average.

The major infrastructure projects in 2007 will enable the region to contribute to sustaining the country’s economic momentum as well as keep a sustained strength in the tourism industry.

Dir. Valero also said that it is expected that power supply relief and continued positive performance in the agriculture sector will also enhance the region’s economic performance for the year 2007.

Meanwhile Finance Secretary Gary B. Teves told the audience in that Iloilo economic briefing, that there are so many positive signs that the country’s economic reforms are taking hold and the government is on track to meet its aggressive but achievable goal of a balanced budget by 2008. (PIA 6/ES Subong)