Brandy Museum is located in the Festive Walk Parade beside the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA). Admission is free, and this is open for everyone who would like to visit and experience the “real bodega in Spain”. Here’s a quick virtual tour. The interiors are dark, like a real […]
People and Culture
See eight barangay tribes competing for the grand prize as Dinagyang Festival brings back face-to-face events in January 2023. Iloilo City will celebrate in the streets after two years of having it virtually due to the pandemic. Read also: Iloilo Dinagyang 2023 Results Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced […]
The Philippines is a well-known gambling hub that attracts millions of players from all over the world. Visitors can enjoy the natural beauties of this country and also feel the Vegas-like atmosphere in Filipino casinos. The gambling industry has flourished in the Philippines since the mid-’70s, thanks to a regulated […]
The Dinagyang Genre Painting has been brewing in Java’s mind for the past decade. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he found himself the opportunity to take the project on. With support from sponsors and the city government, this is his largest and most ambitious piece yet. The grotesque amount of detail […]
The Opening Salvo of the Dinagyang Festival 2022 will be livestreamed via Facebook on Friday January 14 as the festivities go virtual for second year due to Covid-19 pandemic. Its first online edition was awarded Best Tourism Practice during the Pandemic Special Category in the 2021 Association of Tourism Officers […]
Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines on March 14, 2021: “God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son” (Jn 3:16). This is the heart of the […]
Botica China (Lam Kong Botica) is one of the popular and still standing establishment in the downtown of Iloilo. Even at present, Ilonggos still patronize authentic Chinese products which you can only get from this store. Personal note: I remember one of my tita requested me to buy her Chin […]
International Women’s Day 2021 theme is “Choose to Challenge” Use the official hashtag: #ChoosetoChallenge. International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It has been observed since 1911. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating […]
The Visita Iglesia or Seven Churches Visitation is a Roman Catholic Lenten tradition to visit seven churches on Maundy Thursday. While we are still in the middle of pandemic, our Catholic brothers and sisters can still practice Holy Week traditions including Visita Iglesia. This time we can do it virtually. […]
“Sa Una nga Butlak” (in the first light of dawn) there is light and hope. It is an Art Exhibition by Baryo Balangaw Creative Initiatives. Even in the middle of the pandemic, women of Baryo Balangaw is facing every day with a joy within them discovering the talents that will […]