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Iloilo City
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Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo, is a highly urbanized city on southeastern tip of Panay island in the Philippines. It is the city of the province of Iloilo where it is geographically situated but, in terms of government and administration. In addition, it is the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area, in the 2015 census, Iloilo City had a population of 447,992, with a 1. 02% population annual growth rate. For the metropolitan area, the population is 946,146. Iloilo City is bordered by the towns of Oton in the west, Pavia in the north, Leganes in the northeast and the Iloilo Strait in its eastern and southern coastline. The city was a conglomeration of towns, which are now the geographical districts consisting of, Jaro, Molo, La Paz, Mandurriao. The district of Lapuz, a part of La Paz, was declared a separate district in 2008. According to ancient legends, some of the inhabitants of Panay island were originally from other islands, including Borneo, Sulawesi, Panay might be named after the kingdom of Pannai which is located in Sumatra, since i and y are interchangeable in Spanish. Proof for this is corroborated by linguistic evidence, local tradition refers to the name as a shortening of the Ati word, Ananipay. Probably, it was what the Atis had come to use for the name given by the Malay settlers to their newly found home, one of these ethnic groups was subjugated there and they were unable to flee for various circumstances. Someone speaking pampango found out that they were not speaking pampango among themselves, but they donned the old pampango ethnic costume. And when he addressed an old man among them, the replied, You are descendants of the lost, that in times past left this place to settle in other lands and this resonates the local Panay tradition regarding the arrival of ten Datus from Borneo. The kingdom of Pannai was a militant-nation allied under the Srivijaya Mandala that defended the conflict-ridden Strait of Malacca, the Visayan lore says that in the 13th century, ten Bornean datus came to the island which they named Panay, Pani or Panae. This, after they dissented from the unjust rule of a certain Rajah Makatunao and it was said that it was also a way of the ten Bornean datus to barter the flat lands of Panay from the Ati. One datu, named Paiburong, was given the territory of Irong-Irong. In Panay, according to Friar Gaspar de San Agustín, O. S. A. in the ancient times, there was a trading center and a court of the most illustrious nobility in the whole island. By the 14th century, under Datu Padojinog, this state had grown so powerful militarily and economically, so much so, that the Chuan-chou gazeeter specifically reported that the Pisheya/Bisaya consistently made devastating raids against the Empires commerce. In 1566, as the Spanish conquest of the Philippines was underway and moving north toward Manila, the people then fervently accepted Christianity as they supplied the bulk of the mercenaries used in the conquest of partially islamized Manila, whose rulers were related to the Sultan of Brunei
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Philippines
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The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, the capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. The Philippines has an area of 300,000 square kilometers, and it is the eighth-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most populated country in the world. As of 2013, approximately 10 million additional Filipinos lived overseas, multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands. In prehistoric times, Negritos were some of the archipelagos earliest inhabitants and they were followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples. Exchanges with Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Islamic nations occurred, then, various competing maritime states were established under the rule of Datus, Rajahs, Sultans or Lakans. The arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in Homonhon, Eastern Samar in 1521 marked the beginning of Hispanic colonization, in 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain. With the arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi from Mexico City, in 1565, the Philippines became part of the Spanish Empire for more than 300 years. This resulted in Roman Catholicism becoming the dominant religion, during this time, Manila became the western hub of the trans-Pacific trade connecting Asia with Acapulco in the Americas using Manila galleons. Aside from the period of Japanese occupation, the United States retained sovereignty over the islands until after World War II, since then, the Philippines has often had a tumultuous experience with democracy, which included the overthrow of a dictatorship by a non-violent revolution. It is a member of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. It also hosts the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank, the Philippines was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain. Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, during his expedition in 1542, named the islands of Leyte, eventually the name Las Islas Filipinas would be used to cover all the islands of the archipelago. Before that became commonplace, other such as Islas del Poniente. The official name of the Philippines has changed several times in the course of its history, during the Philippine Revolution, the Malolos Congress proclaimed the establishment of the República Filipina or the Philippine Republic. From the 1898 Treaty of Paris, the name Philippines began to appear, since the end of World War II, the official name of the country has been the Republic of the Philippines. The metatarsal of the Callao Man, reliably dated by uranium-series dating to 67,000 years ago is the oldest human remnant found in the archipelago to date and this distinction previously belonged to the Tabon Man of Palawan, carbon-dated to around 26,500 years ago. Negritos were also among the archipelagos earliest inhabitants, but their first settlement in the Philippines has not been reliably dated, there are several opposing theories regarding the origins of ancient Filipinos
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National Historical Commission of the Philippines
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The National Historical Commission of the Philippines is a government agency of the Philippines. Its mission is the promotion of Philippine history and cultural heritage research, dissemination, conservation, sites management. The Philippine Historical Research and Markers Committee was created by U. S, governor General Frank Murphy, by Executive Order 451, to identify and mark historic antiquities in Manila as a first step towards their preservation. The commissions mandate was expanded to cover the whole of the Philippines. Miguel Selga, SJ, dean Edward Hyde from the University of the Philippines College of Engineering, and Filipinos Jaime C. de Veyra, Conrado Benitez, there are no known records of the activities of the committee during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. In the postwar years the PHC was busy as there was a government interest in the reconstruction of the past as a means to form nationhood. Reconstituted six months after Philippine independence in 1946, the committee was first placed under the Office of the President, and then transferred to the Department of Education. As the nation itself, a number of other historical commissions were also created by law to commemorate the birth centennials of various Philippine heroes of the late 19th century. All of these commissions were merged into one National Heroes Commission created in 1963. In 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos declaration of martial law resulted in a reorganization of government, on May 12,2010, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed the law reverting the National Historical Institute into its original form as the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Diokno, PhD-Chairperson Abraham Sakili, PhD-Member Fe Buenaventura-Mangahas, PhD-Member Rene R. Escalante, PhD-Member Francis Gealogo, antonio M. Santos-Member Victorino M. Manalo-Member Jeremy Robert M. Barns-Member Ludovico D. D. List of historical markers of the Philippines Philippine Historical Association National Historical Commission of the Philippines NHCPs Interactive Registry of Government Seals
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Iloilo City Proper
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Iloilo City Proper is one of the seven districts also known as the center or heart of Iloilo City. It received its present name from the provinces original Irong-Irong reference and it was founded as La Punta, and inhabited in 1602 when Spanish and Chinese residents from Jaro and Molo expanded their territorial area. The town was invaded by the Dutch in the 17th century, who were later driven away. Martin Delgado defeated the Spanish army, in the 20th century, all economic activities shifted from Jaro and Molo to the town of Iloilo when businesses aggressively flourished here. It was later transformed into a city and absorbed the old towns of Molo, Arevalo, Mandurriao. The district is the home to the government building of the Province of Iloilo, the Iloilo provincial capital and the seat of the city government. Other main agencies of the government is located at the city proper. Its main thoroughfares are J. M. Basa St. Iznart St. Gen. Luna St. and it has the most service and commercial establishments among all districts
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Iloilo
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Iloilo is a province located in the region of Western Visayas in the Philippines. Just off Iloilos southeast coast is the province of Guimaras, once part of Iloilo. Across the Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental, occupying the half of the island of Negros. Iloilos capital is Iloilo City, though the city itself is independent, according to the 2015 census, the population of the province is 1,936,423. If Iloilo City is included, the population is 2,361,042, at the time of the Spanish conquest, writing was a new import and the use of organic medium such as leaf and bamboo, and no pre-Hispanic written accounts of Iloilo exist today. Oral history, in the form of recited epics, has survived to a small degree, but from these oral history and from writings from other sources, one can still glean Iloilos prehispanic past. The controversial origins of the people of Iloilo is said to be from the state of Panay, Panay was a militant nation allied under the Sri-Vijaya Mandala that defended the conflict-ridden Strait of Malacca. The Chola invaders eventually destroyed the state of Pannai and its soldiers, royals. By 1512, this state had grown so powerful militarily and economically and this is mainly due in part to the rivalries between the Bisaya and Moro, of which the former found an ally in Spanish against the latter. The Bisaya accepted alliances with Spain, to defend themselves against the enslaving Moros, to this end, Iloilo contributed troops in the Castille War against the Sultanate of Brunei. In 1581, the encomienda in Ogtong was moved to La Villa Rica de Arevalo, soon, the area itself began to prosper, due to its successful textile and sugar industry. As a result, it received Chinese immigrants from the west, and over time Iloilo grew to be the most important province outside Manila. During the American period, Iloilo then became a home to many firsts, including the first department stores, nevertheless, Iloilo experienced a fall from grace after it was severely devastated in World War II and then had a decline during the 1950s-2000s. Still, the large populace of Iloilo and its agri-business sector has managed to maintain the province despite the exodus of some of its prominent families. The province covers a area of 5,000.83 square kilometres occupying the central. If Iloilo City is included for geographical purposes, Iloilo has an area of 5,079.17 square kilometres. The province is divided into two geographic regions, the highlands of the Madia-as on the western border and the lowland plains which account for a larger portion of the province. Small islands east of its northernmost tip also dot the Visayan Sea - of these, Pan de Azucar and Sicogon are well-known
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Escolta Street
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Escolta Street is a historic east-west street located in the old downtown district of Binondo in Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to the Pasig River, from Plaza Santa Cruz to Plaza Moraga, the street is home to several fine examples of early skyscraper design in the Philippines. In Spanish, it is known as de la Escolta. Its definition as a financial district includes Escolta and other surrounding streets of Binondo. One of the oldest streets in Manila, Escolta was created in 1594 and its name was derived from the Spanish word escoltar, meaning to escort. Escolta was known for its concentration of immigrant merchants, mainly from Fujian, China, the street was lined with shops and boutiques selling imported goods from China, Europe and elsewhere in Latin America that arrived in the nearby port of San Nicolas. By the late 19th century, Escolta flourished into a business district hosting the citys tallest buildings as well as the Manila Stock Exchange. The shops were replaced by department stores and an electric tram line known as tranvia plied the street. Escolta served as the primary commercial district until its decline in the 1960s when the center of business gradually shifted to Makati. Y en la carta le hablaba de amor ¡Ay Jesús, qué calor, don Roman Santos Building A neo-classical building fronting Plaza Goiti in the eastern end of Escolta Street. The building once housed the headquarters of Monte de Piedad and Prudential Bank before it was sold to Bank of the Philippine Islands. First United Building One of the few surviving examples of art deco architecture in Manila, Designed by Andres Luna de San Pedro, the building was previously named Perez Samanillo Building. El Hogar Filipino Building A neo-classical and Renaissance building built as a gift for the union of a Zobel daughter. It was designed by Ramon Irureta-Goyena and Francisco Perez-Muñoz in the Beaux Arts Style, regina Building Built in 1934, this four-storey building was designed in the neo-classical style by Andres Luna de San Pedro. Natividad Building A beaux arts style building housed the Insurance Commission in the 1950s. Burke Building Named after philanthropist, William J. Burke, the building is known as the location of the first elevator in Manila, Calvo Building Another fine example of beaux arts style architecture, it was built in 1938 by Edificio Calvo and designed by Fernando Ocampo. Capitol Theater Designed by Juan Nakpil and built in the 1930s, this theater had a double balcony, the theaters facade has reliefs of 2 muses done by Francesco Monti. The theater is now closed, its serving as a venue for a few commercial establishments and restaurants
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Neoclassical architecture
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Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century. In its purest form, it is a style derived from the architecture of classical antiquity, the Vitruvian principles. In form, Neoclassical architecture emphasizes the wall rather than chiaroscuro, Neoclassical architecture is still designed today, but may be labelled New Classical Architecture for contemporary buildings. In Central and Eastern Europe, the style is referred to as Classicism. Many early 19th-century neoclassical architects were influenced by the drawings and projects of Étienne-Louis Boullée, the many graphite drawings of Boullée and his students depict spare geometrical architecture that emulates the eternality of the universe. There are links between Boullées ideas and Edmund Burkes conception of the sublime, the baroque style had never truly been to the English taste. The most popular was the four-volume Vitruvius Britannicus by Colen Campbell, the book contained architectural prints of famous British buildings that had been inspired by the great architects from Vitruvius to Palladio. At first the book featured the work of Inigo Jones. Palladian architecture became well established in 18th-century Britain, at the forefront of the new school of design was the aristocratic architect earl, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, in 1729, he and William Kent, designed Chiswick House. This House was a reinterpretation of Palladios Villa Capra, but purified of 16th century elements and this severe lack of ornamentation was to be a feature of the Palladianism. In 1734 William Kent and Lord Burlington designed one of Englands finest examples of Palladian architecture with Holkham Hall in Norfolk, the main block of this house followed Palladios dictates quite closely, but Palladios low, often detached, wings of farm buildings were elevated in significance. This classicising vein was also detectable, to a degree, in the Late Baroque architecture in Paris. This shift was even visible in Rome at the redesigned façade for S, by the mid 18th century, the movement broadened to incorporate a greater range of Classical influences, including those from Ancient Greece. The shift to neoclassical architecture is conventionally dated to the 1750s, in France, the movement was propelled by a generation of French art students trained in Rome, and was influenced by the writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann. The style was adopted by progressive circles in other countries such as Sweden. A second neoclassic wave, more severe, more studied and more consciously archaeological, is associated with the height of the Napoleonic Empire, in France, the first phase of neoclassicism was expressed in the Louis XVI style, and the second in the styles called Directoire or Empire. The Scottish architect Charles Cameron created palatial Italianate interiors for the German-born Catherine II the Great in St. Petersburg, indoors, neoclassicism made a discovery of the genuine classic interior, inspired by the rediscoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum. These had begun in the late 1740s, but only achieved an audience in the 1760s
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Beaux-Arts architecture
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Beaux-Arts architecture expresses the academic neoclassical architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The style of instruction that produced Beaux-Arts architecture continued without interruption until 1968. The Beaux-Arts style heavily influenced the architecture of the United States in the period from 1880 to 1920, in contrast, many European architects of the period 1860–1914 outside France gravitated away from Beaux-Arts and towards their own national academic centers. American architects of the Beaux-Arts generation often returned to Greek models, for the first time, repertories of photographs supplemented meticulous scale drawings and on-site renderings of details. Beaux-Arts training emphasized the production of quick conceptual sketches, highly finished perspective presentation drawings, close attention to the program, site considerations tended toward social and urbane contexts. In the façade shown to the right, Diana grasps the cornice she sits on in an action typical of Beaux-Arts integration of sculpture with architecture. A sense of appropriate idiom at the craftsman level supported the teams of the first truly modern architectural offices. The prestige of the École gave the style Beaux-Arts a second wind in combining the new manner with the traditional training and they were followed by an entire generation. Henry Hobson Richardson absorbed Beaux-Arts lessons in massing and spatial planning and his Beaux-Arts training taught him to transcend slavish copying and recreate in the essential fully digested and idiomatic manner of his models. Richardson evolved a personal style freed of historicism that was influential in early Modernism. The White City of the Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago was a triumph of the movement, the Beaux-Arts curriculum was subsequently begun at Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. From 1916, the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York City schooled architects, painters, bosworth, Carnegie Mellon University, designed by Henry Hornbostel, and the University of Texas, designed by Paul Philippe Cret. Beaux-Arts architecture also brought a civic face to the railroad, two of the best American examples of the Beaux-Arts tradition stand within a few blocks of each other, Grand Central Terminal and the New York Public Library. Another prominent U. S. example of the style is the largest academic dormitory in the world, in the late 1800s, during the years when Beaux-Arts architecture was at a peak in France, Americans were one of the largest groups of foreigners in Paris. Many of them were architects and students of architecture who brought this back to America. Beaux-Arts was very prominent in public buildings in Canada in the early 20th century, notably all three prairie provinces legislative buildings are in this style. Buenos Aires is a center of Beaux-Arts architecture which continued to be built as late as the 1950s, national Theatre, Melbourne General Post Office building, Forrest Place, Perth Argus Building. Beaux-Arts Architecture in New York, A Photographic Guide United States, sixteenth Street Architecture – profiles of Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington D. C
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Art Deco
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Art Deco, sometimes simply referred to as Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared in France just before World War I. It took its name, short for Arts Decorators, from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925 and it combined modernist styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, Art Deco was a pastiche of many different styles, sometimes contradictory, united by a desire to be modern. It featured rare and expensive materials such as ebony and ivory, the Chrysler Building and other skyscrapers of New York were the most visible monuments of the new style. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, the became more subdued. New materials arrived, including chrome plating, stainless steel and plastic, a more sleek form of the style, called Streamline Moderne, appeared in the 1930s, it featured curving forms and smooth, polished surfaces. Art Deco became one of the first truly international architectural styles, with examples found in European cities, the style came to an end with the beginning of World War II. Deco was replaced as the dominant global style by the functional and unadorned styles of modernism. The term arts décoratifs was first used in France in 1858, in 1868, Le Figaro newspaper used the term art décoratifs with respect to objects for stage scenery created for the Théâtre de lOpéra. In 1875, furniture designers, textile, jewelry and glass designers and it took its present name of ENSAD in 1927. The term Art déco was then used in a 1966 newspaper article by Hillary Gelson in the Times, describing the different styles at the exhibit. Art Deco gained currency as a broadly applied stylistic label in 1968 when historian Bevis Hillier published the first major book on the style. Hillier noted that the term was already being used by art dealers and cites The Times, in 1971, Hillier organized an exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which he details in his book about it, The World of Art Deco. The emergence of Art Deco was closely connected with the rise in status of decorative artists, the term arts décoratifs had been invented in 1875, giving the designers of furniture, textiles, and other decoration official status. The Société des artistes décorateurs, or SAD, was founded in 1901, a similar movement developed in Italy. The first international exhibition devoted entirely to the arts, the Esposizione international dArte decorative moderna, was held in Turin in 1902. Several new magazines devoted to decorative arts were founded in Paris, including Arts et décoration, Decorative arts sections were introduced into the annual salons of the Sociéte des artistes français, and later in the Salon dautomne. French nationalism also played a part in the resurgence of decorative arts, in 1911 the SAD proposed the holding of a major new international exposition of decorative arts in 1912
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Pedestrian zone
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Pedestrian zones are areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian-only use and in which most or all automobile traffic may be prohibited. Converting a street or an area to use is called pedestrianisation. However, pedestrianisation can sometimes lead to reductions in business activity, property devaluation, in some cases traffic in surrounding areas may increase, due to displacement rather than substitution of car traffic. Pedestrian zones have a variety of approaches to human-powered vehicles such as bicycles, inline skates, skateboards. Some have a ban on anything with wheels, others ban certain categories, others segregate the human-powered wheels from foot traffic. Many Middle Eastern kasbahs have no wheeled traffic, but use donkey-driven or hand-driven carts for freight transport, the idea of separating pedestrians from wheeled traffic is an old one, dating back at least to the Renaissance. However, the earliest modern implementation of the idea in cities seems to date from about 1800, separated shopping arcades were constructed throughout Europe in the 19th century, precursors of modern shopping malls. The first pedestrianisation of an existing street seems to have taken place around 1929 in Essen and this was in a very narrow shopping street that could not accommodate both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Two other German cities followed this model in the early 1930s, by 1955 twenty-one German cities had closed at least one street to traffic, although only four were true pedestrian streets, designed for the purpose. At this time pedestrianisation was not seen as a traffic restraint policy, pedestrianisation was also common in the United States during the 1950s and 60s as downtown businesses attempted to compete with new suburban shopping malls. However, most of these initiatives were not successful in the long term, a car-free zone is different from a typical pedestrian zone, in that it implies a development largely predicated on modes of transport other than the car. A pedestrian zone may be more limited in scope, for example a single square or street being for pedestrians. A number of towns and cities in Europe have never allowed motor vehicles, archetypal examples are, Venice, which occupies many islands in a lagoon, divided by and accessed from canals. The city has been car-free for more than three decades, motor traffic stops at the car park at the head of the viaduct from the mainland, and water transport or walking takes over from there. However, motor vehicles are allowed on the nearby Lido, mount Athos, an autonomous monastic state under the sovereignty of Greece, does not permit automobiles on its territory. Trucks and work-related vehicles only are in use there, the medieval city of Mdina in Malta does not allow automobiles past the city walls. It is known as the Silent City because of the absence of traffic in the city. Sark, an island in the English Channel, is a zone where only bicycles, carriages
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Hiligaynon people
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Over the years, intermigrations and intramigrations have contributed to the diaspora of the Hiligaynon to different parts of the Philippines. Now, the Hiligaynon form the majority in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, Capiz, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, the term Hiligaynon is derived from the Spanish term Yliguenes, which is then derived from the Hiligaynon word Iligan or Iliganon. From here are two divergent proposals of origin for the word, the second proposal puts forth that Iligan or Iliganon is derived from manog-ilig sang kawayan, a phrase that describes bamboo poles that Panay men would float downriver in order to sell the poles. This activity becomes mistaken by the Spanish as the name of the indigenous residents, the term Ilonggo is derived from the Spanish term irong-irong, referring to the Filipino word for nose and an islet in the Batiano River in Panay. Thus, both terms are interchangeable in referring to the culture of the people, or the people themselves. According to a 2000 census,7. 5% of the population is Hiligaynon/Ilonggo, compared to 28. 1% Tagalog. 6% and 80. 7%, respectively. Like many other Filipino ethnic groups such as the Ilocano, there are organized associations of migrant Hiligaynon that aim to celebrate their culture through their own communities, several publicly known organizations are concentrated in California and Hawaii, among other locations in the United States. Most Hiligaynon are Christians, with a majority of these Christians being Roman Catholics, there are also smaller populations of Hiligaynon who are Aglipayan, Protestant, and Muslim. The Hiligaynon language is part of the Visaya family of languages in the islands of the Philippines. Ultimately, it is a Malayo-Polynesian language like other languages spoken by Filipino ethnic groups. This language is marked by its song-like intonation in speech, while also having a more prevalent l sound than r sound and its related language on Panay, Kinaray-a, is similar to Hiligaynon but older. Throughout the nation, the Hiligaynon speak Tagalog and English as second languages, there has also been overlap between the Visayan languages in terms of vocabulary and the knowledge of the languages by the Hiligaynon. The local economy of the Hiligaynon is mostly based on agriculture and fishing, as well as the production of woven cloths, recently, a statue was erected in Iloilo City that celebrates the contributions of the Ilonggo in agriculture and fishing. Ang Linay Sang Iloilo makes references to growing, sugarcane, and fishing, standing to emphasize the economic importance of Iloilo -. Rice and sugarcane are significant agricultural products that are produced in great volume, the Spanish became the catalysts for large-scale agricultural production, dividing Panay into encomienda and enlisting the natives of Panay, including the Hiligaynon, into labor for the haciendas. By the 19th century, the industry became more expansive and modernized due to the confluence of increased port access and new technology. A Spanish royal decree in 1855 ordered that the port be opened, given the safe location of the port, and a long-standing history of trade, Iloilo was an ideal international port, thus becoming integrated into the international trade of the 19th century. The British vice-consul in Iloilo, Nicholas Loney, was instrumental in introducing technological and financial resources to the sugar elites
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Colon Street
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Colon Street is a historical street in downtown Cebu City that is often called the oldest and the shortest national road in the Philippines. It is named after Cristóbal Colón and it traces its origins to the town plan by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the Spanish conquistador who arrived in the Philippines to establish a colony in 1565. Colon, crowded and a bit now, was the site of fashionable shops, offices. In 2006, the Cebu City Council proposed a plan to close parts of Colon street from vehicular traffic, however, this was met with much opposition from businessmen and motorists due to concerns regarding security and parking spaces
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Arevalo, Iloilo City
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Villa de Arevalo commonly known as simply Villa or Arevalo is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City, in the Philippine province of Iloilo. It was founded as La Villa Rica de Arévalo by a Spanish official who built his mansion along the settlement in the 16th century. It was absorbed by Iloílo City during the 20th century along with the towns of Mandurriao, La Paz, Molo and its church possesses the third oldest Santo Niño figurines in the Philippines. Arevalo is sometimes given the title Flower Capital of Iloilo, where potted plants, flowers, bouquets, Arevalo is also famous for its firecrackers and fireworks. Its prominent attraction is the Villa Beach along the coast which boasts several resorts and it became the capital of the settlement in the province on 1582. It was invaded by the British in 1588 and followed by raids by Moros in 1600. The continuous raids forced the capital to be relocated near the mouth of Iloilo River and it was incorporated as a district of Iloilo City on July 16,1937. The District of Arévalo has thirteen barangays, lacson Foundation Maritime University Arevalo campus, formerly known as Iloilo Maritime Academy. The districts parish, the Santo Niño de Arevalo Parish, is home to the third oldest Santo Niño figure in the Philippines, the church was built in such a way that when seen from above it is shaped like a cross. Adjacent to the church is the Arevalo Convent, a building in a Spanish colonial design. In January, Arevalo celebrates its town fiesta in honor of the Santo Niño, the festivities take place during the month of January, the Fiesta day is held every 3rd Sunday of January. During Fiesta day households open their doors and prepare food for fiesta goers, friends, visitors, a fireworks display contest is one of the highlights of the celebration held on the night of the town fiesta. Arevalo hosts the annual Paraw Regatta, which is the oldest traditional craft event in Asia, a paraw is a Filipino double-outrigger sailboat much like a pump boat which was used for transportation and fishing and still is in limited areas. Transportation is mainly by jeepney which serves the district to the Iloilo City Proper, metered taxi cabs also serve the traveling public. Tricycles and trisikads operate within the district
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Jaro, Iloilo City
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Jaro is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City, in the province of Iloilo, on the island of Panay, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Jaro is the largest of all districts of Iloilo City, the district of La Paz was a former part of Jaro before it became separated. The town of Jaro is considered as the Mestizo Town in Iloilo with numbers of prominent Spanish Filipino families came from the area, Jaro is the cradle of Christian faiths with Roman Catholic and Protestant institutions established and founded in the area. The Spanish Catholics established institutions like the Jaro Cathedral and the Archdiocese of Jaro and its original name was Salog or Saro. It was also referred to as Ilaya or mountain/dry land together with La Paz which was referred to as Ilawod or sea/wet land and it had been one of the richer areas of Iloilo City even during the Spanish colonial period and probably the richest town of the entire colony. Historical artifacts indicate that it had once conducted trade with China and it was also the center of religious and economic power in the Visayas during the Spanish rule. Jaro officially became a city in 1886, La Paz, Iloilo City was a part of Jaro until it became independent from Jaro and became a Town and incorporated into the City of Iloilo. The Marian image was crowned by Pope John Paul II during his visit in 1982. During the American occupation, the Philippine islands were divided to different Protestant missions, Baptist missionaries came although other Protestant sects came also especially the Presbyterians and they established numerous institutions. Rockefeller as the first university in the City of Jaro and also the first Baptist founded, jaros celebration of the Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria every February 2 is well known in the Philippines. The district is notable for its amount of nineteenth-century architecture. Straddling the main plaza is the antique Jaro Cathedral and the Palasyo, majority of the mestizo families from Iloilo came from this town, because it was a center and main port during Spanish period and many Spanish traders married natives and settled on the island. Jaro holds a high-concentration of Filipino-Mestizos and hosts many ancestral mansions of old Visayan families, family mansions such as those owned by the Lopez, Montinolla, Sanson, Luzariagga, De la Rama etc. families line the streets of this historic district. The French traveler Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy wrote of the place as such in his travelogues. Haro is much bigger in size than Iloilo, it is a rich town and they show taste in their dress, which is rich and elegant and, like all mestizas, they show a lot of spirit. University of Iloilo St. Joseph Regional Seminary, in Cubay and it is a theology seminary, as St. Vincent Seminary is a juniorate and philosophy seminary. Built in 1744, the Campanario de Jaro is one of the few belfries in the country that stood apart from the church where it belonged and it has served both as a religious structure and as a military watch tower during the Spanish Colonial Period. This three-storey tower, which stands 29 meters high, is made mainly of bricks and hewn limestone blocks
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Lapuz, Iloilo City
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Lapuz is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City, in the Philippine province of Iloilo, on the island of Panay, in the Western Visayas. Lapuz was a part of the La Paz district ever since the latter was a town during the Spanish regime and it is common knowledge among the Ilonggos that the name Lapuz came from the Hiligaynon word, lapus which means to insert/pass through because of its location. The two-time champion of the Dinagyang Festival, Tribu Ilonganon of Jalandoni Memorial National High School, Dinagyang Festival Iloilo City Iloilo City Government Official Website
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Mandurriao
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Mandurriao is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City, located in the Philippines. It is bounded by Molo to the south and west, City Proper to the south and east, the district is one of three major commercial areas in Iloilo City, the others being Molo and Jaro. Alongside the Iloilo City Diversion Road, also known as Ninoy Aquino Avenue, the largest mall in Iloilo City, SM City Iloilo, is located along the Diversion Road. Also on the Diversion Road are many stores and other businesses, Iloilo Citys old domestic airport, Mandurriao Airport, is located in the district, and as such takes its name from it. With the opening of Iloilo International Airport outside of the city, the old airport was converted into the Iloilo Business Park, a new business development spearheaded by Megaworld Corporation
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Molo, Iloilo City
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Molo is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City. Molo was a town before it was merged into Iloilo City in 1937. It was originally the parián of Iloilo, the area that all Chinese residents must live, Molo is the home to the historic Molo Church, officially the Church of St. Anne Parish, which lies in front of the plaza. The national high school of the city, Iloilo City National High School is located in Molo, the Department of Social Welfare and Development and Bureau of Internal Revenue are among the government agencies with regional offices in Molo. The Philippine National Hero, Jose Rizal, visited the Molo church on his way to Manila from exile in Dapitan and he exclaimed as he saw the church la iglesia bonita. St. Anne Parish, also known as Molo Church The Medical City - Iloilo Iloilo Doctors Hospital Iloilo Doctors College Iloilo City Community College John B
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Iloilo Strait
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The Iloilo Strait is a strait in the Philippines that separates the islands of Panay and Guimaras in the Visayas, and connects the Panay Gulf with the Guimaras Strait. It is the location of the Port of Iloilo, the third busiest of the ports in the Philippines in number of ships. Iloilo City on Panay is the city located on the strait with Buenavista and Jordan. The Iloilo River empties into the strait, pumpboat ferries cross every few minutes from Iloilo City to Guimaras and vice versa. Ships doing business with the Port of Iloilo often moor in the strait, the Port of Iloilo was opened for international trade in 1855 and the coming of British Vice-consul Nicholas Loney, a year later, led to the fast development of the sugar industry in the region. 2GO Travels ferry St. Gregory The Great nearly capsized on 15 June 2013, list of East Asian ports Media related to Iloilo Strait at Wikimedia Commons Philippine Ports Authority
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Iloilo River Esplanade
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Iloilo River Esplanade is an esplanade along Iloilo River in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Philippines that was opened on August 18,2012. It stretches 1.2 Kilometers from Diversion Road to Carpenter Bridge, and was designed by Paolo Alcazaren, who also designed the Singapore quay and river esplanade. There are proposals to extend the Esplanade from the Carpenter Bridge to Barangay Sooc, Arevalo, Iloilo City and from the Diversion Road to Jalandoni Bridge
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University Church, Central Philippine University
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Officially, the church was founded in 1913. The present church building was built after an older chapel housed in Rose Memorial Hall was destroyed by fire in 1995, notably, the church architecture is resonant of an Indonesian or Malayan style of house built on palm leaves and bamboo and is a famous landmark in Iloilo. It is independent from the University and is a member of Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, the church seats almost 1,000 people. A denominational church, it hosts weekly and mid week Congregational Christian Protestant worship services and it also hosts several annual special events, such as baccalaureate services and commencements
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Iloilo Convention Center
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Iloilo Convention Center is a state-of-the-art convention center in the Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Philippines. Its construction was completed in September 2015 in time for the APEC2015 hosting and it is built on a 1. 7-hectare of lot in the district of Mandurriao donated by the Megaworld Corp. The state-of-the-art convention center designed by Ilonggo architect, William Coscolluela, the design was inspired by Iloilo’s Dinagyang and Paraw Regatta festivals. The paraw is a double outrigger sailboat in the Visayas region. Abstract designs of the famous Dinagyang Festival are featured on the walls of the center. It is a structure with a total floor area of 11,832 square meters. The main hall on the floor has a 3, 700-seat capacity. A rooftop of 1,500 sqm is available for outdoor functions, President Aquino III led the inauguration on September 14,2015. Senator Franklin Drilon who was instrumental in the realization of this introduced the president. Congressman Jerry Trenas, Governor Arthur Defensor, Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog led the officials who welcomed President Aquino. Also in attendance are Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson, asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2015 meetings scheduled at the center include,1. Small and Medium Enterprise ministerial meeting on September 21–252, senior Disaster Management Officials Forum on September 22–233. High-Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and the Blue Economy and Related Meetings on September 28 to October 6,2015
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Jaro Cathedral
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Jaro Cathedral, formally Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro. It is located in the district of Jaro in Iloilo City, Iloilo and it was initially place under the patronage of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines formally declared the cathedral the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles on February 2012, the original cathedral was built in 1874 by the first Bishop of Jaro, Mariano Cuartero, O. P. It was destroyed by the January 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake and later repaired in 1956 by the first Archbishop of Jaro, the journalist, national hero, and co-founder of the Propaganda Movement Graciano López Jaena was baptized in the Cathedral on December 20,1856. The National Historical Institute of the Philippines declared the Jaro Cathedral an historical landmark in 1976, in January 2012, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines approved the cathedral as the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles. The current parish rector is Msgr, the shrine is constructed in the Romanesque Revival style, deviating from semi-circular arches. A distinctive feature is that the tower is located across a busy street from the church, on Jaro Plaza. Typically, belfries are built next to their churches, in this case, the tower was adjacent to an earlier church, but an earthquake destroyed the church and left the tower. The church also possesses relics of St. Josemaría Escrivá, another feature of the church is its all-male ensemble of saints placed on the main pillars, with the exception of the Virgins icon. The arrangement is in response to Molo Churchs all-female theme, on the cathedral grounds are several archdiocesan and parish offices, and a perpetual adoration chapel. About a block away is the seminary, St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary
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St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary
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The Saint Vincent Ferrer Seminary, also known as San Vicente Ferrer Seminary, was founded in 1869 and is the first institution of higher education in the Western Visayas. It is the fifth oldest and the last seminary that was established during the Spanish colonial period. On May 27,1865 Pope Pius IX in the Bull of Erection, QUI AB INITIO, of the Diocese of Jaro, insisted that the new bishop should found and organize a seminary as soon as possible. The Archbishop of Manila, Most Rev. Gregorio Meliton Martinez carried the decree into effect, at the time Most Rev. Mariano Cuartero, O. P. the appointment First Bishop of Jaro, was still in Spain acting as General Procurator of the Dominican Order. He received episcopal ordination at the Dominican Seminary of Ocania, Spain, on April 2,1868, Bishop Cuartero arrived in Manila together with five Vincentian priests, three Brothers and sixteen Daughters of Charity. The Vicentian Fathers, upon the request of Bishop Cuartero, came to Jaro to organize, the first Vincentian Fathers who took the direction of the Seminary of Jaro was made of three priests, Fr. Ildefonso Moral, Rector, one of the greatest figures in the history of the Vincentians in the Philippines. Aniceto Gonzales, who directed the construction of the Seminary building and later, Moral as Rector, and the newly ordained priest, Fr. Before the end of 1870, two priests, Fr. Rufino Martin and a brother of Francisco Lopez joined the community, Joaquin Jayme replaced his brother Juan who, was transferred to the Seminary of Cebu. Juan Jayme took over his work and those were the founders of the Seminario Metropolitano de San Vicente Ferrer. Who were the first seminarians is another question worth answering but this was partly unanswered because of the fire of 1906 which raced the Seminary building and it was known, however, that some of the first Seminarians of Jaro had transferred to Cebu like the two habitatis. They are so called because being students of Moral Theology, they already donned to the sotana and they were Basilio Albar and Silvestre Apura, who were ordained priests in Jaro in 1873 and 1874 respectively. At first, the seminary was housed at the bishop’s residence, the bishop busied himself with the idea of building up an adequate edifice for his seminary. The Bishop begged and appealed to his people for help which they gave generously, of special mention in this regard were the sisters Ana and Maria Sitchon, the priest Fr. Mariano Sitchon, and Dona Gregoria Hingson - all from Parian. On March 11,1871, the cornerstone was laid and the construction of the Seminary begun under the direction of Fr, aniceto Gonzales who acted as foreman. The fathers and seminarians join the workers during their free time and they carried the bricks from the riverbank where the bancas unloaded them to the place of work. Bishop Cuarteto was seen many time carrying the bricks with the Seminarians, by October 1872, a good part of building was finished and ready for use
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SM City Iloilo
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SM City Iloilo is a shopping mall in the Philippines, owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It is the 8th SM Supermall built by Henry Sy Sr and it is located along Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. Avenue in the district of Mandurriao in Iloilo City. It has an area of 170,000 m2 and a total gross floor area of 181,657 m2. The mall complex was designed by Palafox Associates with D. A. Abcede & Associates as consultants and Young Builders Corporation as the contractor. Built on the design template of SM City Fairview and SM City Bacoor at the height of Asian Financial Crisis, its interior. SM City Iloilo was opened to the public on June 11,1999, the mall features main anchors like The SM Store, SM Supermarket, SM Cinemas, SM Foodhall and SM Foodcourt. The mall underwent a renovation in the 2nd quarter of 2008 and was completed in the 1st quarter of 2009. TeleTech Customer Care Management Philippines Inc. a BPO company occupies the entire 3rd level of the mall, in 2009, an annex with a floor area of 4,218 m2, adjacent to the main mall building was built to house some food-based tenants. In 2015, the new wing was opened on the north side of the mall to accommodate more than 165 local and international shops. It also featured the third SM Food Hall in the country after SM Megamall and SM Aura, the expansion is seamlessly connected to the main building. On November 11,2016, the SouthPoint Expansion opened and is located near the entrance of the main mall. The area was occupied by a parking area. It was built to house additional food-based tenants, the SouthPoint Expansion is connected to the Main Mall through a bridge. It also has a park with the fountain court. A new BPO Tower is currently under construction at the side facing the main mall. The first 6 floors are expected to be completed in 2017, SM Delgado SM City Bacolod SM City Cebu SM City Consolacion SM City Davao SM Lanang Premier SM Seaside City Cebu The SM Store. The official website of the parent company, the official website of SM Supermarket
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Central Philippine University
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Central Philippine University is a private research university in Iloilo City, Philippines. It initially consisted of two schools, the Jaro Industrial School for boys and the Baptist Missionary Training School that trains ministers. In 1913, women began to be admitted to the school for boys, the school for boys became a junior college and started offering college degrees in 1923 and changed its name to Central Philippine College. In 1936 the junior college became a college and two years after it in 1938, the Baptist Missionary Training School merged with the theology department of the college. In 1953, the college attained university status, Central pioneered nursing education in the Philippines, when Presbyterian American missionaries established the Union Mission Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1906. In the same year, the CPU Republic, the official student governing body, was organized. Central was also the first institution to pioneer the work-study programs in the country that were later patterned and followed by other institutions, CPU consists of fifteen schools and colleges that provides instruction in basic education all the way up to the post-graduate levels. The Board of International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches likewise on the hand, has awarded Central a School of Excellence award. Rockefeller, an American industrialist and philanthropist, John D. Hall as the first Protestant and American hospital in the islands. The hospital was renamed to Union Hospital and later to its present name. Following the years since its founding, it was transferred to the care. The hospital predates the founding by four years. It also serves since then as the hospital of Central, then in 1903, there will be two schools that will be established by the mission, an industrial school for boys and a Bible school to train pastors and other Christian workers was incorporated. Later, it was voted on 2 December 1904 to finally establish the both schools, the task to found both schools was given to William O. Valentine, an American missionary, who became the first principal and president with the help of the other co-founders. The new mission was given to him by the society in 1903. During his eighth year in Burma he suffered severe sunstroke and returned to America for treatment, there he met his future wife, nurse Ina Jane Van Allen. Valentine and Van Allen were married in 1903 and the left for his new appointment in Iloilo in the Philippines. There were 12 pupils with some Bible Women who attended as auditors, the benevolent grant given by the industrialist and oil magnate John D
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University of Iloilo
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The University of Iloilo is a private university in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is a member of the PHINMA Education Network, the University of Iloilo started as the Iloilo City Colleges. It was established in June 1947 by the Hon. Fernando H. Lopez, then mayor of Iloilo City, in this task of organizing a college, he was inspired by his wife Doña Mariquit and his brother Don Eugenio. A number of professionals and experienced educators who shared his vision of putting up a school not only for the rich but also for the poor, the first classes were held in quonset huts with nipa roofs, sawali and bamboo walls, and mud floors. These makeshift buildings accommodated ambitious young men and women who had just suffered from the aftermath of World War II, dr. Gabino Tabuñar served as the first President of the Iloilo City Colleges. The years brought changes to Iloilo City Colleges, to meet the challenges and the needs of a growing and increasingly diverse student population, the administration phased out some courses and introduced new ones. Then a series of projects to replace the dilapidated buildings began. The first to be constructed was the Don Benito Lopez Building, the Don Fernando Lopez Hall was also constructed as an annex to Doña Presentacion Lopez Building, which the Basic Education Department now occupies. In the main campus were erected the Doña Mariquit Lopez Building for the College of Education, the Don Eugenio Lopez Building accommodated the College of Business Administration, and the Graduate School. The Queen Theater was renovated to accommodate the University Auditorium on the second floor, the College of Law Building was constructed on the corner of Rizal and Iznart Streets and the ground floor became the University Chapel. In 1963, the Iloilo City colleges opened its Graduate School for the growth of teachers and administrators. Three years later the speech laboratories were put up for the undergraduate, in 1966, the College of Agriculture was opened at Ungka, Pavia. Simultaneously, the College of Criminal Justice was opened in the main campus, the College of Agriculture was later phased out due to the decline in enrolment. On December 17,1968, the Iloilo City Colleges was granted the university status, in 1971, the university closed the doors of its high school in La Paz, commonly known as the University of Iloilo, La Paz Unit. In 1972, the University Administration purchased the Philippine Women’s College in Jaro and this was converted into the Don Benito Lopez Hospital. In the main campus two buildings were constructed to accommodate the initial enrollment for the College of Nursing. Courses like the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and the Bachelor of Science in Social Work and these courses and the Bachelor of Science in Psychology, which was offered in 1974, were included in the course offerings in the College of [Arts and Sciences. The expansion of the College of Arts and Sciences led to the construction of the Science Building and this building also shelters the University Gymnasium, Audio-Visual Center, the I-Net Laboratory, and the Natural Science Department
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University of San Agustin
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The University of San Agustin is a private Catholic university in Iloilo City, Philippines. In 1917, it was incorporated and became Colegio de San Agustin de Iloilo, in March 1953, San Agustin attained university status making it the first university in Western Visayas. San Agustin is the first and only Augustinian university in the Asia-Pacific region, in 2013, the university celebrated its 60th year as an institution of higher learning. The Spanish Augustinians were the first Christian missionaries of any order to enter the Philippines. Later after the revolution, Spanish Augustinian friars were removed from 194 parishes and left the Philippines in 1899, eventually turning over their churches and mission stations to secular clergy. The Order retained only a few parishes, including their foundations in Cebu, Manila. Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, founded the University of San Agustin and it began as a preparatory school for boys during the American colonial period. On December 12,1912, it was granted government recognition for its various course offerings, later on 5 February 1917, it was formally incorporated under the name Colegio de San Agustín de Iloilo. In 1928, one of the countrys oldest campus publications, The Augustinian Mirror, was established, the 1930s saw rapid growth with the opening of three colleges in quick succession, College of Liberal Arts in 1935, College of Commerce in 1936 and College of Law in 1937. In 1940, the college began admitting female students, during the Second World War, the college was temporarily shuttered as the Philippines fought a guerrilla war against the Japanese. The war led to the destruction of all the buildings, except for Urdaneta Hall, which at present houses the university theatre, with almost the entire college in ruins, some friars advocated closing the school altogether while others pushed for its immediate rehabilitation. The school was granted university status on 1 March 1953, a year before its 50th anniversary, angel Dulanto, OSA arrived from Spain after completing his studies at Villanova University, an American sister school of San Agustin. As an impresario, he introduced the yearly velada, characterized by a weeklong festivity of artistic, religious, a zarzuela, staged by both professors and students, is the centerpiece of University Week from 14–20 February. In 1965, the Rev. Nicanor Lana, OSA became rector of the university and his term was marked by vast improvements in the schools infrastructure. The same year he started his term as rector, he inaugurated DySA, the University of San Agustín Press, known today as Libro Agustino, came a year later. In the months leading to the centenary of San Agustín in 2004, it began publishing book titles by Augustinian authors, poor enrollment forced the administrators to phase out the College of Dentistry in 1967. But a flowering of cultural and artistic activities on campus led to the founding of the famous Kawilihan-USA Dance Troupe, the USA Troubadours, the Rev. Santiago Ezcurra, OSA, a Spanish musician who studied music in Rome, was formally installed as its first dean. In 1969 the USA Clinical Laboratory was opened, followed a few years later by the introduction of the College of Nursing in 1974, in 2010, the university announced the establishment of a new extension campus in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines
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West Visayas State University
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West Visayas State University is a public normal research university located in Western Visayas region and the Negros Island Region of the Philippines with its main campus in La Paz, Iloilo City. It later became West Visayas State College in 1965 and became a university, the West Visayas State University is a university system where there are different separate campuses while the main campus is composed of nine schools and colleges and one institute. West Visayas State University was founded on June 16,1902, in 1916, it was a secondary school complete with elementary and training departments. In 1924, with the completion of its building and laboratory school building. It was also when a normal school program, which eventually became a four-year normal college course, was established. In 1954, the Bachelor of Science in Education major in Elementary Education was offered and it was named a Center of Excellence by the late Sen. Blas P. Ople and Center of Excellence for Teacher Education by the Commission on Higher Education. Also established were the Graduate School and the College of Arts and Sciences, the doctoral program of the Graduate School was also founded in 1977. The B. S. in Biological Science, AB in Mass Communications, on January 27,1986, the College became the West Visayas State University, integrating the Iloilo National College of Agriculture into its system. In 1987, the University acquired the Don Benito V. Lopez Memorial Hospital which became the WVSU Hospital, the University further established in 1993, the Sports, Athletics, and Cultural Arts Center which later became the degree-granting PESCAR Institute and later PESCAR College in 2000. In 1993, the Department of Mass Communications became the degree-granting Institute of Mass Communications, in 2001, the Board of Regents and the Department of Health approved the conversion of the WVSU Hospital to WVSU Medical Center that it is now. The enactment of the Higher Education Modernization Act brought more developments in the University, in 2000, four CHED-supervised schools in Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, and Pototan were integrated into the WVSU System. The University Distance Education program through the Diploma in Teaching course began in Summer 2003, by 2005, The Local Government Unit of Himamaylan entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the WVSU for the establishment of the WVSU Himamaylan Campus. In February 2008, the university hosted a research conference in Iloilo City. WVSU College of Nursing posted a 100% passing rate in the June 2016 Nurse Licensure Examination with five topnotchers, with the hundred percent passing rate, WVSU retains its record, for the fourth consecutive year, as Number 1 performing school in the NLE in the country. Also at present, WVSU is one of the top performing schools in the Philippines for the Physician Licensure Examinations and its courses in Information Science and Technology, Cooperatives Management, and Mass Communications are also producing graduates who are sought after in the region. In 2010 the university was authorized to offer a program in Hospitality Management in the College of Business. Level 4 qualified status was awarded to Nursing, Teacher Education, Arts and Social Sciences, over the years, the University has etched a mark in professional licensure examinations. In 2004, WVSU was recognized by the Professional Regulation Commission as among the Top 5 Performing Schools in the Philippines in the National Board Examinations
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Ilonggo language
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It is the second-most widely spoken of the Visayan languages and is also related to other Philippine languages. It is also spoken as a language by Kinaray-a speakers in Antique, Aklanon/Malaynon speakers in Aklan, Capiznon speakers in Capiz. It is a member of the Visayan language family, the language is also often referred to as Ilonggo in Iloilo and Negros Occidental. Many speakers outside Iloilo argue, however, that this is a usage of the word Ilonggo. The disagreement over the usage of Ilonggo to refer to the language extends to Philippine language specialists and it also has the one of the largest native language-speaking population of the Philippines despite not being taught and studied formally in schools and universities until 2012. Hiligaynon is given the ISO 639-2 three-letter code hil, but has no ISO 639-1 two-letter code, similar to many languages in the Philippines, very little research on dialectology has been done on Hiligaynon. Some native speakers also consider Kinaray-a and Capiznon as dialects of Hiligaynon, however, in fact, at the early part of Spanish colonialization of the Philippines, the Spaniards used the term Visayan only for these areas. While the people of Cebu, Bohol and Leyte were for a time known only as Pintados. The name Visayan was later extended to other islands because, as several of the early writers state. The apostrophe and hyphen also appear in Hiligaynon writing, and might be considered letters, the hyphen, in particular, is used medially in some words to indicate the glottal stop san-o ‘when’ gab-e ‘evening, night’. It is also used to indicate the point in a word where reduplication is present, adlaw-adlaw ‘daily, every day’, from adlaw ‘day, however, the use of this means of marking reduplication is not always consistent, pispis ‘bird’. In addition, some English letters may be used in borrowed words, Hiligaynon has three types of case markers, absolutive, ergative, and oblique. It appears in conservative translations of the Bible into Hiligaynon and in traditional or formal speech The plural personal case markers are not used very often and not even by all speakers. Again, this is an example of a marker that has fallen largely into disuse. The case markers do not determine which noun is the subject and which is the object, rather, in addition to this, there are two verbal deictics, karí, meaning come to speaker, and kadto, meaning to go yonder. Hiligaynon lacks the marker of sentence inversion ay of Tagalog/Filipino or hay of Akeanon, instead sentences in SV form are written without any marker or copula. Examples, Si Maria ay maganda Si Maria matahum/ Si Maria guapa = Maria is beautiful, Maria is beautiful There is no direct translation for the English copula to be in Hiligaynon. However, the prefixes mangin- and nangin- may be used to mean will be and became and it is nice to become rich
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Dinagyang
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It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis. On 1968, a replica of the image of the Santo Niño de Cebu was brought to Iloilo by Fr. Sulpicio Enderez of Cebu as a gift to the Parish of San Jose, the faithful, led by members of Confradia del Santo Niño de Cebu, Iloilo Chapter, worked to give the image a fitting reception starting at the Iloilo Airport and parading down the streets of Iloilo. In the beginning, the observance of the feast was confined to the parish and it was these tribal groups who were the prototype of the present festival. In 1977, the Marcos government ordered the various regions of the Philippines to come up with festivals or celebrations that could boost tourism, the City of Iloilo readily identified the Iloilo Ati-atihan as its project. At the same time the parish could no longer handle the growing challenges of the festival. Dinagyang was voted as the best Tourism Event for 2006,2007 and 2008 by the Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines. The Dinagyang Festival is divided into three events held annually every fourth weekend of January, Ati Tribe Competition, Kasadyahan Cultural Competition. It should be noted that no actual Ati are involved nor do they benefit in any way from this event, there are a number of requirements, including that the performers must paint their skin black and indigenous and other kinds of materials can be used for the costumes. All dances are performed to drum music, many tribes are organized by the local high schools and in recent times some tribes came from as far as Batanes in Luzon and Cotabato in Mindanao. The tribes receive a subsidiary from the Dinagyang Foundation Inc. Dinagyang festival has brought a lot of innovations throughout the years. These innovations has influenced the way other festivals in the country is run, among these are the following, Carousel Performance - Dinagyang initiated the simultaneous performance of the competing tribes in different judging areas. Mobile Risers - Mobile risers is prominent feature of Dinagyang choreography today and it was introduced by Tribu Bola-bola in 1994. The risers has added depth and has improved the choreography of the dance movements, Dinagyang Pipes - First used by Tribu Ilonganon in 2005, the Dinagyang pipes are made of PVC pipes and are hammered by rubber paddles. Each pipe produces a distinct sound depending on the length and diameter of each pipe, Dagoy - The first festival mascot in the Philippines. Dagoy is the festival mascot of Dinagyang. He was born from the sketches of Dinagyang in 2002. The caricature was later adopted as the logo of the festival
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Our Lady of the Candles
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Our Lady of the Candles is a Marian title and image venerated by Filipino Catholics in the Western Visayas. The image, which is enshrined in the balcony of Jaro Cathedral, is known as the patroness of Jaro District of Iloilo City. The feast day of Our Lady of the Candles is on Candlemas, and is celebrated in Iloilo City with Tridentine Masses, a grand procession, the title commemorates Marys ritual purification during the Presentation of Jesus. Halakha ordered that firstborn sons be redeemed at the Temple in Jerusalem when they are 40 days old, the mother, who expelled blood during the birth, was considered unclean for a week and 33 days thereafter, necessitating her purification at the same time the child is redeemed. The 16th-century limestone statue depicts Mary and the Child Jesus carrying tapers in their right hands and it is customarily vested in gold cloth, crowns adorn mother and son, the latter holding a globus cruciger in his left hand. The candle held by the image enshrined in the cathedrals façade is today tipped with a red electrical bulb, tradition recounts the statues first appearance in 1587, where a group of fishermen found it floating in the Iloilo River yet could not lift it due to its heavy weight. When the fishermen decided to bring it to Jaro, the image easier to carry. The statue was placed in a small niche near the apex of the local churchs central spire. Folklore speaks of the statues recorded growth in size over the centuries, the images shrine is accessible today by a flight of steps attached to the cathedrals northeastern façade. It is thus the only Marian statue in the Philippines personally crowned by a Pope, Pope Pius IX authorised the canonical erection of the Diocese of Jaro on 25 May 1865. Bishop Mariano Cuartero, OP took possession of the diocese in 1868, in 1874, Bishop Cuartero had the cathedral, dedicated to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, built on the site. The original edifice was among dozens of churches destroyed by the Lady Caycay earthquake, Pope Pius XII elevated Jaro to an archdiocese on 29 June 1951 via a papal bull, and the cathedral was fully restored by 1956 under José María Cuenco, the first Archbishop of Jaro. In January 2012, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines approved National Shrine of Our Lady of Candles as a name for the cathedral. Shrine of Our Lady of Guidance Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag
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Lopez Jaena Day
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Lopez Jaena Day is a public holiday to celebrate the birth of Philippine national hero Graciano López Jaena. It was declared a holiday by the Philippine National Government only for Iloilo Province, López Jaena was born in the Jaro district in now Iloilo City and spent most of his life there, before sailing to Spain in 1879. While in Jaro, he wrote Fray Botod a short story critical of the current Spanish colonial government and his newspaper La Solidaridad was particularly influential. He died in 1896 of tuberculosis, before the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution, in 1970, Republic Act 6155 declared his birth an official public holiday in Iloilo province and the independent Iloilo City. It is marked every year in Jaro with the Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc taking a lead role, as part of the celebrations, a wreath is laid every year at the Graciano López Jaena Park, commonly known as Jaro Plaza, where there is also a statue
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Paraw Regatta Festival
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Paraw Regatta Festival or Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival is an annual festival held in February in the Villa de Arevalo district, Iloilo City, Philippines. Its main event is a race in Iloilo Strait that features the Paraw. It is the oldest traditional craft event in Asia and the largest sailing event in the Philippines and it is one of Iloilo Citys tourism events along with the Dinagyang Festival, Kasadyahan Festival, Chinese New Year festival and La Candelaria Fiesta. The Iloilo Paraw Regatta began as a sailboat race but is now a multi-day. The Paraw race course is a 30 kilometres long, running up the coast of Panay and then down the coast of Guimaras, participating paraws are categorized based on the waterline length of the boat and further classified according to their sails as unpainted or painted. The sails are painted with colorful designs, the racing breaks down into two classes. Boats of length 16 ft and below of strictly traditional construction and those 16 ft 1 inch through to 22 ft with a wider range of materials allowed
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Batchoy
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Batchoy is a noodle soup made with pork organs, crushed pork cracklings, chicken stock, beef loin and round noodles. Its origins can be traced to the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines, documented accounts include the following, The dish was concocted in the La Paz market in 1938 by Federico Guillergan, Sr. His recipe called for a mixture of broth, noodles, beef, the soup later evolved into its present form which has become Iloilo Citys most popular dish. Federico Guillergan, Jr. the son of the soups inventor, later, he added choy, from the vegetable dish chop suey. Teodorico Lepura opened his first batchoy shop at the La Paz public market in 1945, run by Lepura, his wife and their children, the shop sold the original La Paz batchoy at that time priced at 20 centavos per bowl. In the 1930s, as a teenager, Lepura learned the basics of making La Paz batchoy while working for a Chinese merchant, other sources state that the dish originated from the Chinese community in La Paz. Ingredients include pork organs crushed pork cracklings, beef loin, shrimp broth, the noodles are similar to spaghetti, but are generally a bit finer. Oil is heated in a stock-pot, the pork organs, shrimp, chicken and beef are stir-fried for about a minute. The shrimp is then added and left to simmer for a few minutes and this broth is then added to a bowl of noodles and topped with leeks, pork cracklings and sometimes a raw egg is cracked on top. Most Filipinos eat the soup using spoon and fork, although it may undoubtedly be eaten using chopsticks as well, the soup is generally consumed first, the liquid broth rounds out the meal. Diners are encouraged to ask for a second, third, or even a fourth helping of kaldo, cuisine of the Philippines Ginataan List of soups Ramen - a similar dish from Japan
