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Iloilo City Nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Site

This southern metropolis has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mayor Jerry Treñas announced yesterday the inclusion of the city’s historic street, Calle Real, in the tentative list of nominees for the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. Calle Real, the momentous street located in the downtown area, is known for its well-preserved colonial-era buildings, which date back to the Spanish and American colonial periods.

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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, History, Leisure, Travel

Tags: Iloilo, Spanish, UNESCO, colonial, heritage

'Horrors' of Martial Law Remembered in Rallies

Wearing face masks and holding placards and streamers, hundreds of protesters on Monday joined the nationwide protest actions on the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

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Published at 2020-09-22 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, History, Opinion

Tags: Duterte, Iloilo, Marcos, country

Philippines’ First Economic History Museum Opens in Calle Real, Iloilo

The Philippines’ first economic history museum has recently opened in Iloilo. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines has established the Museum of Philippine Economic History in what was once the Ynchausti Commercial House in Calle Real in Iloilo.

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Published at 2019-03-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Arts, Business, Culture, History, Recreation

Tags: Iloilo, Museums

Concepcion, Iloilo in Two Days: A Photo Essay

Concepcion, Iloilo, located on the northeastern part of Panay Island, is a laid back town, in contrast to the world famous Boracay Island at its northwestern tip. I first heard about Concepcion, Iloilo ironically from a female foreigner whom we met on a boat ride on our way back to Roxas, Capiz from Isla de Gigantes in Iloilo two years ago.

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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Iloilo, photography

Exploring Iloilo's Islas De Gigantes

A boat that had gone all too soon, and an on-the-dot appointment that called for Option B. The overnight ride would’ve been a leisurely 12-hour sail from the port of Cebu straight to the arms of sofstpoken Ilonggos. It would’ve allowed this sleep-deprived to find comfort in an air-conditioned cabin. The bags tucked at the feet. Food and water a pick-me-up.

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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Iloilo, Paradise

Best Things to Do and See in Iloilo, Philippines

Perhaps one of the most underrated destinations in the Philippines, Iloilo City beckons history lovers and foodies alike. A small city with a college-town charm, Iloilo provides a great contrast to busy urban destinations in the country. But what to do when in Iloilo? Here are just some options.

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Published at 2018-02-06 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Iloilo, destinations

Camiña Balay Nga Bato: an Ancestral House of Iloilo City

Aside from seeing beaches, view from mountain decks and tasty delicacies... visiting ancestral houses is one of the many things I look forward when traveling. Simply because I got to see even a bit of what it's like to live in the past and also to hear stories and learned new things from those old houses.

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Published at 2018-01-27 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Balay, Iloilo, Tsokolate

A City Tour: Tourist Spots in Iloilo City

As a highly urbanized city in the Philippines, the City of Iloilo has became a tourist hub that is blessed with enchanting landscapes, majestic heritage sites and appetizing cuisines. And being a prime province during Spanish Colonial Era, Iloilo is known to hold some of the most stunning historic architectures of the country. Local and foreign tourists will surely love and enjoy a tour to this city.

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Published at 2018-01-25 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: History, Iloilo, colonial

Iloilo Province

Iloilo is a province located in the region of Western Visayas in the Philippines. Iloilo occupies a major southeast portion of the Visayan island of Panay and is bordered by the province of Antique to the west, Capiz to the north, the Jintotolo Channel to the northeast, the Guimaras Strait to the east, and the Iloilo Strait and Panay Gulf to the southwest.

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Published at 2017-03-14 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Iloilo, Visayas