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Welcome to the Amigo Terrace Hotel. Iloilo's best value sanctuary where guests can encounter the warmth of true Ilonggo graciousness

The Sarabia Manor Hotel is the biggest, first-class hotel in Iloilo . It is located at the heart of the city, within the business and commercial center

Days Hotel Iloilo is situated right at the heart of Iloilo 's business and commercial district. Strategically located at the fourth and fifth level of the modern Atrium mall

Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Iloilo City and is located at the southeast portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is the island-province of Guimaras and across Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental. People from Iloilo are called Ilonggos. Hiligaynon is spoken in the city while numerous variants of it called Karay-a is spoken in almost every town and municipalities away from the city. Most Ilonggos are bilingual in English and Hiligaynon; English is taught from grade school to college. The Ilonggos are mostly Malayo-Polynesian people although there are small pockets of populations with Negrito, Chinese, and European ancestry.

Spanish architectures can be seen in old buildings in downtown Iloilo. Merchants from China and India have long traded with the Ilonggos even before the Spaniards came. The ruling spanish government encouraged these foreign merchants to trade in Iloilo but they were not given privileges like ownership of lands. The mestizo class eventually was born from the marriages of the Spaniards and merchants with the local Malayo-Polynesian people. They later emerged as the ruling class of the Ilonggos.

The town Fiesta is one of the most important events of the Ilonggos. Almost every town ( municipalities) in Iloilo has a fiesta celebrated on different times of the year. You can eat "free" at any house at any town that is celebrating its fiesta that week if you go with somebody who knows somebody at that house.
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Iloilo is located in the center of the Philippine archipelago. Strategically located 283 statute miles from Manila, it is the gateway to the flourishing region that is Western Visayas. The province comprises the southeastern part of Panay Island. Iloilo’s climate is pleasantly tropical with 2 pronounced seasons – the rainy season from June to September, and the dry season from October to May.

 
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Plaza Libertad (Iloilo City)
Where the flag of the First Philippine Republic was raised in triumph after Spain surrendered Iloilo, her last capital in the islands, to the revolutionaries led by Gen. Martin Delgado on December 25, 1898. Available transport – jeepney

Panay Liberation Marker
23 km. southwest of Iloilo City; commemorates American liberation of Panay from the Japanese in 1945. Available transport - jeepney

Molo District
Called Parian in the old days. It was the Chinese quarters of La Villa de Arevalo; Athens of the Philippines. Has produced many intellectual and political leaders. Available transport - jeepney.

Spanish Bailiwick (Brgy. Carmelo)
300 meters from Banate town proper; a historical landmark known as the hiding place of the Spanish authorities from the Moros. Available transport - jeepney

Japanese Fortification (Cabatuan)
Built by the Japanese as a lookout point for enemies. Available transport - jeepney.

Concrete Pillboxes (Janiuay)
uilt by the Japanese during World War II. Available transport - jeepney.

Andonna Creek (Bgy. Siwaragan, San Joaquin, Iloilo)
Landing site of the 10 Bornean datus.

Fort San Pedro
Built by the Spaniards in the early 1600s; attacked by Dutch, British, American, and Japanese troops. Available transport - jeepney. Janiuay Cemetery. 32 km. from Iloilo City, Hispano-Filipino cemetery built in 1875. Available transport - jeepney

Balantang Memorial Cemetery
A national shrine located at Balantang, Jaro, Iloilo City. The only military cemetery established outside Metro Manila. The bloodiest battle of the guerrilla forces of Col. Macario Peralta, Jr. had occurred in these hallowed grounds of Balantang and vicinity from Feb. 6 up to the liberation of Iloilo City on March 20, 1945

Memorial Cemetery Museum
Located in Balantang, Jaro, Iloilo City. WW II vintage firearms, sub machine guns and 81 mortars are displayed. Photographs and situation maps depicting historical events are likewise exhibited

Oton
11 km. southwest of Iloilo City, seat of Confederation of Madiaas under Datu Paiburong; where the temple in honor of Virgin Mary was built by Fr. Martin de Rada around 1570; 1st pueblo in Panay in 1571; accepted on May 3

Japanese Underground Garrison (Concepcion, Iloilo)
Located at Bagongon Island

 
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