Travel and Places

Eusebio Villanueva Mansion is formerly known as Don Julio Ledesma House. Its location is along Bonifacio Drive in Iloilo City. Very near the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. It was built in 1928 and the original owner was Don Julio Ledesma. Eusebio Villanueva House History The house’s materials are narra wood, concrete […]

During the early days in Panay, a group of Spanish Conquistadores under Legazpi managed to find their way into the mouth of what is known as Jalaur River at Talaugis near Barotac Nuevo on a mission of exploring the hinterlands in Iloilo. They rode on a unique flatboat known as […]

In the early part of the 16th century, our country was a famous hideout of the seahawks due to its numerous and scattered islands. The mountain ranges invited the attention of foreign ships especially seahawks to land for recreation and protection from strong winds, or defeat of sea battles. The […]

According to the legend, the name Badiangan was derived from the Ilonggo vernacular badiang a wild plant belonging to the gabi family. When the Spaniards first set foot in Badiangan, which was then a thriving settlement, they passed by the natives bathing and washing in the spring. The Spaniards asked […]

Pavia, which is 9.6 km. north of Iloilo City and has really emerged from a facile town to a bustling town of industrial and manufacturing firms. Pavia’s detailed account of history was found in an unpublished report of 1973 edited by Gaudiosa Janeo, Fernando Hubero, and Nelson Gumban and later […]

Camiña Balay nga Bato century-old ancestral house in Arevalo district of Iloilo City. Its construction dates back to the 1860s and is now part of an important cultural property. It is one of the most prominent ancestral houses in Iloilo offering its guests a warm atmosphere, and ancient and historical […]

Monti, in cooperation with Arellano, was also responsible for the ornamental relief sculpture adorning the façade of the Library Building at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas. Allegories to Law and Order flank either side of the building’s entrance, It was originally the municipal building of Iloilo. Source: […]

Brief History of the Iloilo Rehabilitation Center (Formerly Iloilo Provincial Jail) The Iloilo Rehabilitation Center, Iloilo City formerly called Iloilo Prov’1 Jail was constructed in late 1911 with a land area of 3,807.13 square meters with only one building to house not more than 150 violators of law. This building […]

The Municipality of Leganes sprang from a small settlement in the early part of 1840 in the site now known as Barangay Guihaman. The word Guihaman originated from the presence of wild boars or guiham which inhabited or foraged the place. The early founders of the municipality named the place […]

One of the versions of how Alimodian got its name and perhaps the most popular one tells of how a group of Spanish soldiers called upon a native gathering coconuts from atop the palms, about the name of the place. Ignorant of the Spanish language and impatient that he may […]