HomeIloiloThe Laguda House By ExploreIloilo.com. Updated on July 8, 2015.“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.Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment *Name * Email * Website ΔThis site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.Comments keycell laguda saysFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:59 amhi as i have promised, i’ve asked my father about this mansion, he said my uncle’s family own this.. he used to be a congressman in negros “Badong Laguda”. we used to keep in touch often when i was younger but now because he is no longer in politiccs, we rarely see him.. if i get to keep in touch with him i will ask the history of this house.. i will try to visit this place before the year ends and ask my relatives there in iloilo for more infos.. tnx a lot guys.. u have inspired me for my quest..:)Reply Phillip Santillan saysDecember 26, 2009 at 8:51 pmSugar 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.Reply Marcos C. saysNovember 27, 2009 at 12:01 amWow! 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.Reply keycell laguda saysNovember 26, 2009 at 12:42 amhi 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..:)Reply TOURIST saysJuly 28, 2009 at 8:58 amWill it be possible for the posters here to speak in english, coz tourist like me cant understand your local dialect. Your conversation seems interesting. =)Reply ankush saysJune 20, 2009 at 2:08 pmi 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….Reply bebe saysDecember 14, 2007 at 5:02 pmenjoy your weekend people!Reply mayo saysDecember 10, 2007 at 8:57 amhahaha… 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…Reply mayo saysDecember 6, 2007 at 11:08 amhow 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…Reply mayo saysDecember 6, 2007 at 8:57 ammiss mayo~ ehem~Reply mayo saysDecember 5, 2007 at 2:02 pmdeviantART gle!Reply mayo saysDecember 5, 2007 at 1:58 pma 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? jejejeReply mayo saysNovember 26, 2007 at 10:50 ami’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?Reply koy2 saysNovember 25, 2007 at 6:41 pmNo 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.Reply andrew saysNovember 25, 2007 at 5:51 pmit should be declared a heritage site and be protectedReply chymera00 saysNovember 22, 2007 at 4:57 pmI like it too. The owners? I have no idea who they are but it’s a shame that they just abandoned the house.Reply Philer saysNovember 22, 2007 at 1:34 amAyos ah. dugay na mi ga labay2x dira pro wla me kabalo kung ano na name niya… Nami siya cguro sang una.Reply
keycell laguda saysFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:59 amhi as i have promised, i’ve asked my father about this mansion, he said my uncle’s family own this.. he used to be a congressman in negros “Badong Laguda”. we used to keep in touch often when i was younger but now because he is no longer in politiccs, we rarely see him.. if i get to keep in touch with him i will ask the history of this house.. i will try to visit this place before the year ends and ask my relatives there in iloilo for more infos.. tnx a lot guys.. u have inspired me for my quest..:)Reply
Phillip Santillan saysDecember 26, 2009 at 8:51 pmSugar 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.Reply
Marcos C. saysNovember 27, 2009 at 12:01 amWow! 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.Reply
keycell laguda saysNovember 26, 2009 at 12:42 amhi 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..:)Reply
TOURIST saysJuly 28, 2009 at 8:58 amWill it be possible for the posters here to speak in english, coz tourist like me cant understand your local dialect. Your conversation seems interesting. =)Reply
ankush saysJune 20, 2009 at 2:08 pmi 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….Reply
mayo saysDecember 10, 2007 at 8:57 amhahaha… 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…Reply
mayo saysDecember 6, 2007 at 11:08 amhow 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…Reply
mayo saysDecember 5, 2007 at 1:58 pma 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? jejejeReply
mayo saysNovember 26, 2007 at 10:50 ami’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?Reply
koy2 saysNovember 25, 2007 at 6:41 pmNo 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.Reply
chymera00 saysNovember 22, 2007 at 4:57 pmI like it too. The owners? I have no idea who they are but it’s a shame that they just abandoned the house.Reply
Philer saysNovember 22, 2007 at 1:34 amAyos ah. dugay na mi ga labay2x dira pro wla me kabalo kung ano na name niya… Nami siya cguro sang una.Reply