Guimaras, officially the Province of Guimaras, is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. The capital is Jordan, while the largest local government unit for it is the municipality of Buenavista. The province is situated in Panay Gulf, between the islands of Panay and Negros. To the northwest is the province of Iloilo and to the southeast is Negros Occidental. The whole island is part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras, one of the twelve metropolitan areas of the Philippines.
Image: Guimaras Island, PH, Sentinel 2
Image: Guimaras, Navalas church
Image: Guisi Beach (Nueva Valencia, Guimaras; 01 25 2023)
Image: Balaan Bukid Cross (Hoskyn, Jordan, Guimaras; 01 25 2023)
Hiligaynon, also often referred to as Ilonggo or Binisayâ/Bisayâ nga Hiniligaynon/Inilonggo, is an Austronesian regional language spoken in the Philippines by about 9.1 million people, predominantly in Western Visayas and Soccsksargen, most of whom belong to the Hiligaynon people. It is the second-most widely spoken language in the Visayas and belongs to the Bisayan languages, and it is more distantly related to other Philippine languages.
The Water cycle diagram in Hiligaynon.
The Catholic version of the Ten Commandments in Hiligaynon at Molo Church, Molo, Iloilo City.