Travel and Places

The house of Don Eugenio López and Doña Pacita Moreno in Jaro is better known as the Boat House on account of its nautical Art Moderne style. It was created by Architect Fernando H. Ocampo in 1935. The house features round, porthole-style windows and an expansive upper story deck like […]

Great Britain was the first country to establish a vice-consulate in Iloilo. The first vice-consul, Nicholas Loney, arrived in Iloilo on July 31, 1856. Through his firm, Loney, Ker & Company, he financed sugar production. He was responsible for introducing sugar cane seeds from Sumatra and sugar machinery from England […]

Fronting the Iloilo River, La Paz was once known as llawhod, It was a barrio of Jaro until 1865 when it became an independent municipality. Since 1937, it has been a district of Iloilo City. The Jaleco family, owning substantial tracts of swamplands and grasslands in the district, are among the principal families […]

The Celso Ledesma House A Beaux Arts Victorian mansion stands in the heart of Iloilo’s commercial district, unperturbed by the bustle of Calle Ortiz and the pier nearby. It is the house that Engineers Mariano Cacho and Mariano Salas built for Don Celso Ledesma in 1922. The Japanese imperial forces […]

We might often see some of Iloilo City’s cultural heritage spots. Often, when we are having our daily routines. Guilty speaking, we seldom recognize them. Less of what we know, these are actually the proof and silent evidences of how the city of Iloilo has progress through the years. The […]

Arevalo Convent is located at the back portion of the Santo Niño de Arevalo Parish, Villa de Arevalo, Iloilo City. It has a Spanish colonial style and serves as the priests’ residence, activity hall for church organizations, and administrative office. Convents have a long history in the Philippines, dating back […]

Rizal Elementary School is a primary school in Iloilo City located along Ledesma and Rizal Streets. This is across Tanza Church and surrounded by the community of Tanza. Rizal Elementary School is one of the few schools around the country which has a remaining Gabaldon building. Rizal Elementary School – […]

Dr. Daniel Ledesma House is where Dr. Daniel Ledesma Sr. Clinic was and is known to be the first owner of the privately owned Radiation Therapy Machine in the Philippines. It is located near Arroyo Fountain along Iznart Street, City Proper. Who is Dr. Daniel Ledesma? Dr. Daniel Ledesma is […]

The marker of Patrocino Gamboa is located inside Jaro Plaza or the Graciano Lopez Jaena Park. The marker is installed on the podium where her monument is standing. The marker reads: PATROCINIO GAMBOA (1865-1953) IPINANGANAK SA JARO, ILOILO NOONG IKA- 30 NG ABRIL 1865 KINA FERMIN GAMBOA AT LEONARDA VILLAREAL. […]

Isabel II reigned as queen of Spain between September 29, 1833, and September 30, 1868. She is the country’s sole reigning monarch. According to the inscription, the women of Villa gave the crown to Spanish Queen Isabella II. The Connection Between Reyna Isabel II and Iloilo It was during her […]