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 […]

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 […]

On this site now stands the chimney that is reminiscent of the muscovado factory that DONATO MILITANTE PISON, SR. built-in Brgy. San Rafael Mandurriao, Iloilo City From 1888 onwards, he became one of the Ilonggos who engaged in sugar production when the province of Iloilo was a major producer of […]