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• Crossing Cebu to Iloilo by Nautical Highway, the Unconventional Way

  Published: June 23, 2007, 1:27 am

  Tags: Travel Tips, Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo, Road Trip

  therefore I went home, to Iloilo. The sudden decision that I made affected the schedule of my whole week for I wanted to escape the urban jungle the soonest time possible, under the cover of the night. Crossing the seas and the mountains in the cover of the night and the shade of morning dew. In less than 12 hours. For the faint-hearted and

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• Western Visayas Tourism Assembly in Bacolod slated next week

  Published: November 5, 2007, 7:59 am

  Tags: Bacolod, Travel News, Antique, Aklan, Guimaras, Iloilo

  The 7-day Western Visayas Tourism Assembly with the theme, Entrepreneurial Tourism: Beyond Tourist Arrivals , is slated on November 12 18 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. The assembly aims to highlight, promote and showcase the diversity of the tourism attractions, services and facilities of the different areas of Region VI. It is

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• Celebrating Freedom Once More: Kahilwayan Festival of Santa Barbara Iloilo

  Published: November 21, 2007, 1:53 am

  Tags: Iloilo, Travel Destinations, Road Trip

  transfered their power at Iloilo to make last reforms but they were too late. Given that the Ilonggos were loyal to the Spanish crown (as manifested by thge city of Iloilo’s seal “La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad”), the Spaniards stayed here thinking that they will be confident with the company of one of the most loyal peoples to

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• Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2008 Winners and Photos

  Published: January 29, 2008, 4:36 am

  Tags: Iloilo

  Dinagyang Festival 2008 in Iloilo City Philippines was a huge success. Thousands of locals, and foreign tourists flocked to Iloilo to witness the annual celebration of the Dinagyang Festival. Anyway, here’s the list of winners of yesterday’s competition: GRAND CHAMPION: Tribu Paghidaet (more…) Wait, there’s more!:

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• Layag Paraw: Paraw Regatta Festival ng Iloilo City

  Published: February 22, 2008, 5:40 am

  Tags: Iloilo, Road Trip, Travel Destinations, Paraw Regatta

  mula sa Villa Beach ng Iloilo City, patungo sa Guimaras at pabalik. Para sa mga hindi nakakaalam, ang paraw na marahil ang naging simbolo ng angking kagalingan ng mga Ilonggo pagdating sa industriya ng pandaragat o maritime industry. Kung tutuusin, dito mo rin matatagpuan ang kauna-unahang maritime university ng bansa at ang mismong Iloilo

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• Viva Virgen de Candelaria!: Ang Pyesta ng Birhen ng Candelaria sa Jaro, Iloilo City

  Published: February 22, 2008, 5:00 am

  Tags: Iloilo, Road Trip, Travel Destinations

  pinakamalaking pyesta ng Iloilo, bago pa man sumulpot ang Dinagyang sa syudad. Ito na ang Pyesta ng Nuestra Se ora de Candelaria ng Distrito ng Jaro sa Syudad ng Iloilo. Noong una, hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit parag grabe ang kasikatan nitong pyesta na to, na magdadala sa north part ng syudad sa grabeng trapik at di mahulugan ng karayom

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• Truth Suppressors

  Published: March 25, 2008, 7:37 pm

  Tags: Philippine Military, Philippine Security, Politics, Religion Amp Amp God, Arroyo, Cebu, Iloilo, Rp Supreme Court, Zte Deal

  celebrate mass in Cebu and Iloilo. What all these show is the mafia-style tactics employed by Arroyo just to survive. With the Supreme Court decision finally putting an end to the relevance of the Senate probes, Arroyo effectively shut all legal avenues for the truth to come out. Arroyo achieved what every leader wants–complete

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• Hundreds of Ferry Passengers Still Missing in Philippines

  Published: June 23, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Hundreds, Ferry, Passengers, Still, Missing, Philippines, Manila, Reynato Lanoria, United States, Wilfredo Tamayo, Typhoon Fengshen, Arman Balilo, Fresno, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Iloilo, Nanette Tansingco, Neil Tupaz, San Fernando, International Federation Of Red Cr

  MANILA, June 23 -- More than 700 ferry passengers remained unaccounted for Monday in the central Philippines, more than 24 hours after a typhoon capsized their vessel.

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• Hundreds Are Feared Dead in Philippines

  Published: June 24, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Hundreds, Are, Feared, Dead, Philippines, Renato Lanurias, Gwendolyn Pang, Manila, Rosario Jr, China, Luzon, Visayas, International Federation Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, United States, Armand Balilo, Edgard Arevalo, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Iloilo, Sulpici

  MANILA, June 24 -- Divers entered a huge capsized ferry on Tuesday but reported finding no survivors among the bodies inside, Philippine officials said, all but dashing hopes that some of the more than 700 people still missing from the weekend catastrophe would be found alive.

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• Iloilo after the deluge

  Published: June 27, 2008, 3:32 am

  Tags: Pcij Image Galleries, In The News, Iloilo, Philippines, Typhoon Frank, Western Visayas

  region’s provinces, Iloilo had the largest share of calamity victims at 673,088. Currently in evacuation centers are 52,397 people. Iloilo has a population of over 1.5 million, while Iloilo City is home to some 400,000 residents. Yet relief from the national government has been slow in coming. Local government officials have also

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• Rehabilitating Panay

  Published: July 9, 2008, 12:23 pm

  Tags: Pcij Image Galleries, In The News, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Panay Island, Rehabilitation Fund, Typhoon Frank

  of Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Iloilo where many areas have remained submerged in flood waters. Aklan and Iloilo accounted for the most damage to agricultural products at over P5 billion, as well as to roads and bridges at over P2 billion. In Aklan alone, the total cost of damage has reached P2.1 billion (as of July 7). The province was even cut

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