
Join the Ilonggos as they Celebrate the Dinagyang Festival 2012
by Jhaypee Guia on October 24, 2012The Ilonggos celebrate their famous Dinagyang Festival on the fourth weekend of January. It is the most eagerly anticipated religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines, right after the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. Exploreiloilo.com states it is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay by Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.
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Iloilo International Airport
by Jane Dacumos on September 25, 2012Iloilo International Airport is the airport serving the general area of Iloilo City, the capital city of the province of Iloilo and the regional center of the Western Visayas region in the Philippines. It opened its doors to commercial traffic on June 14, 2007 after a decade of planning and construction, replacing Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo City proper which had been in service for over seventy years.
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Molo Church: Historical and Religious legacy of Molo
by Jhaypee Guia on July 2, 2012One of the most significant places of worship in Iloilo is the Molo Church, a national landmark featuring Gothic architecture. Withstanding the passage of time, it has been an irreplaceable historical and religious legacy lovingly preserved and cherished by the people of the region.
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Jaro Town: Seat of the Archdiocese of Jaro
by Jhaypee Guia on July 2, 2012Jaro is one of the six districts of Iloilo City, in the province of Iloilo, on the island of Panay, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It is a former separate city that lends its name fot the Archdiocese of Jaro, which covers the provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras and is the Metropolitan of Western Visayas.
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Jaro Cathedral: The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles
by Jhaypee Guia on July 2, 2012Designated as a historical landmark and a national shrine, Jaro Cathedral has been flocked by the devout for more than a century and has been a source of pride and devotion by the people of Iloilo.
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