Iloilo City, Philippines
Barangays of Iloilo City, Philippines
Abeto Mirasol Taft South
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Aguinaldo
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Airport
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Alalasan Lapuz
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Arguelles
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Arsenal Aduana
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Bakhaw
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Balabago
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Balantang
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Baldoza
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Bantud
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Banuyao
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Baybay Tanza
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Bito-on
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Bolilao
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Bonifacio Tanza
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Bonifacio
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Buhang Taft North
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Buhang
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Buntatala
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Burgos-Mabini-Plaza
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Caingin
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Calahunan
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Calaparan
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Calubihan
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Calumpang
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Camalig
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Cochero
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Compania
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Concepcion-Montes
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Cuartero
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Cubay
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Danao
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Delgado-Jalandoni-Bagumbayan
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Democracia
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Desamparados
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Divinagracia
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Don Esteban-Lapuz
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Dulonan
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Dungon A
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Dungon B
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Dungon
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East Baluarte
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East Timawa
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Edganzon
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El 98 Castilla
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Fajardo
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Flores
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General Hughes-Montes
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Gloria
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Gustilo
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Guzman-Jesena
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Habog-habog Salvacion
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Hibao-an Norte
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Hibao-an Sur
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Hinactacan
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Hipodromo
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Inday
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Infante
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Ingore
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Jalandoni Estate-Lapuz
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Jalandoni-Wilson
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Jaro (Benedicto)
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Javellana
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Jereos
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Kahirupan
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Kasingkasing
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Katilingban
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Kauswagan
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Laguda
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Lanit
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Lapuz Norte
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Lapuz Sur
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Legaspi dela Rama
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Liberation
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Libertad-Santa Isabel
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Libertad-Lapuz
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Loboc-Lapuz
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Lopez Jaena Norte
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Lopez Jaena Sur
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Lopez Jaena
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Luna
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M. V. Hechanova
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Mabolo-Delgado
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Macarthur
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Magdalo
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Magsaysay Village
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Magsaysay
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Malipayon-Delgado
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Mansaya-Lapuz
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Marcelo H. del Pilar
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Maria Clara
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Maria Cristina
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Mohon
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Molo Boulevard
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Monica Blumentritt
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Montinola
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Muelle Loney-Montes
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Nabitasan
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Navais
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Nonoy
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North Avanceña
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North Baluarte
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North Fundidor
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North San Jose
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Obrero-Lapuz
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Oñate de Leon
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Ortiz
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Osmeña
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Our Lady Of Fatima
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Our Lady Of Lourdes
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Pale Benedicto Rizal
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PHHC Block 17
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PHHC Block 22
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Poblacion Molo
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President Roxas
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Progreso-Lapuz
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Punong-Lapuz
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Quezon
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Quintin Salas
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Railway
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Rima-Rizal
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Rizal Estanzuela
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Rizal Ibarra
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Rizal Palapala I
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Rizal Palapala II
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Rizal
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Roxas Village
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Sambag
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Sampaguita
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San Agustin
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San Antonio
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San Felix
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San Isidro
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San Jose (City Proper)
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San Jose Arevalo
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San Juan
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San Nicolas
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San Pedro Jaro
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San Pedro
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San Rafael
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San Roque
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San Vicente
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Santa Cruz
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Santa Filomena
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Santa Rosa
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Santo Domingo
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Santo Niño Norte
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Santo Niño Sur
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Santo Rosario-Duran
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Seminario
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Simon Ledesma
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Sinikway
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So-oc
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South Baluarte
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South Fundidor
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South San Jose
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Taal
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Tabuc Suba
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Tabucan
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Tacas
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Tagbac
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Tanza-Esperanza
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Tap-oc
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Taytay Zone II
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Ticud
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Timawa Tanza I
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Timawa Tanza II
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Ungka
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Veterans Village
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Villa Anita
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West Habog-habog
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West Timawa
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Yulo Drive
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Yulo-Arroyo
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Zamora-Melliza
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List of Municipalities in the Iloilo Province, Philippines
Ajuy
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Alimodian
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Anilao
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Badiangan
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Balasan
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Banate
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Barotac Nuevo
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Barotac Viejo
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Batad
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Bingawan
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Cabatuan
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Calinog
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Carles
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Concepcion
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Dingle
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Dueñas
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Dumangas
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Estancia
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Guimbal
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Igbaras
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Janiuay
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Lambunao
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Leganes
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Lemery
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Leon
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Maasin
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Miagao
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Mina
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New Lucena
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Oton
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Pavia
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Pototan
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San Dionisio
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San Enrique
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San Joaquin
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San Miguel
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San Rafael
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Santa Barbara
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Sara
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Tigbauan
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Tubungan
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Zarraga
Cities in the province of Iloilo: Iloilo City (Capital)
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Iloilo City, Province of Iloilo, Philippines
Iloilo City became a chartered city on August 25, 1937.
Iloilo City is the capital city of the province of Iloilo in the Philippines. Iloilo is the regional center and the main economic hub of the Western Visayas region.
- Iloilo City has a total of 180 barangays
- Population: 365,820 as of the 2000 census, making it the 9th most populous city in the Philippines.
- Population of Iloilo City (as of Aug 1, 2007)= 418,710
- Iloilo City is in the "LONE" Voting Congressional District of Iloilo.
- Iloilo City Registered Voters (2009)= 247,018
- The Land Area of Iloilo City (as of 2007, in hectares)= 7,834
- Iloilo City is a 1st class Highly Urbanized City.
- Iloilo City is in the Iloilo province within the island of Panay.
- Not to represent the House of Representative but as an identifier of areas, the city of Iloilo is divided into 7 Districts.
- Arevalo/Villa de Arevalo: The District of Arévalo has thirteen barangays.
- Bonifacio • Calaparan • Dulunan • Mohon • Quezon • San José • Santa Cruz • Santa Molanida • Santa Filomina • Santo Domingo • Santo Niño Norte • Santo Niño Sur • Sooc • Yulo Drive •
- City proper
- Jaro
- La Paz
- Lapuz
- Mandurriao
- Molo
Location of Iloilo City, Philippines
- Iloilo City is in the Iloilo province within the island of Panay.
- Iloilo is within Region_VI - Western Visayas Island group.
History of Iloilo City, Philippines
- The article below is from the LGU of Iloilo City Verbatim:
www.iloilocity.gov.ph
("Even before the Spanish colonizers came, Iloilo had a flourishing economy. Lore has it that in the 13th century, ten Bornean datus came to the island of Panay and gave a gold hat (salakot) and a long golden necklace as a peace offering to the gods and goddesses of the plains and valleys of the island. One datu, named Paiburong, was given the territory of Irong-Irong.
In 1566, as the Spanish conquest of the Philippines was underway and moving north toward Manila, the Spaniards under Miguel López de Legazpi came to Panay and established a settlement in Ogtong (now Oton). He appointed Gonzalo Ronquillo as deputy encomiendero, a position which would later become governor in later years.
In 1581 Ronquillo moved the town center approximately 12 km east due to recurrent raids by Moro pirates and Dutch and English privateers, and renamed the area La Villa de Arevalo in honor of his hometown in Ávila, Spain.
In 1700, due to ever-increasing raids especially from the Dutch and the Moros, the Spaniards again moved their seat of power some 25 km eastward to the village of Irong-Irong, which had a natural and strategic defense against raids and where, at the mouth of the river that snakes through Panay, they built Fort San Pedro to better guard against the raids which were now the only threat to the Spaniards' hold on the islands. Irong-Irong or Ilong-Ilong was shortened to Iloilo and with its natural port quickly became the capital of the province.
In the late 18th century, the development of large-scale weaving industry started the movement of Iloilo's surge in trade and economy in the Visayas. Sometimes referred to as the "Textile Capital of the Philippines", the products were exported to Manila and other foreign places. Sinamay, piña and jusi are examples of the products produced by the looms of Iloilo. Because of the rise of textile industry, there was also a rise of the upper middle class. However, the introduction of cheap textile from UK and the emergence of the sugar economy, the industry waned in the mid-19th century. Museo Iloilo is the repository of Iloilo's past.
The waning textile industry was replaced however by the opening of Iloilo's port to world market in 1855. Because of this, Iloilo's industry and agriculture was put on direct access to foreign markets. But what triggered the economic boom of Iloilo in the 19th century was the development of sugar industry in Iloilo and its neighboring island of Negros. Sugar during the 19th century was of high demand. Nicholas Loney, the British vice-consul in Iloilo developed the industry by giving loans, constructing warehouses in the port and introduced new technologies in sugar farming. The rich families of Iloilo developed large areas of Negros, which later called haciendas because of the sugar's high demand in the world market. Because of the increase in commercial activity, infrastructures, recreational facilities, educational institutions, banks, foreign consulates, commercial firms and much more sprouted in Iloilo. Due to the economic development that was happening in Iloilo, the Queen Regent of Spain raised the status of the town into a city, honored it with the title La muy leal y noble ciudad de Iloilo, and in 1890, the city government was established.
In 1896, the initial reaction of Ilonggos in the outbreak of the Revolution in Manila was hesitant. Yet because of the Spanish colonizers blow by blow defeat by at first with the Katipunan and later by the Americans, Ilonggos later on got involved with the fight for independence. On the other hand, after surrendering Manila to the Americans, the Spanish colonial government moved their seat of power to Iloilo.
In October of 1898, the Ilonggo leaders agreed to revolt against the Spaniards. By December 25, 1898, the Spanish government surrendered to the Ilonggo revoltionaries in Plaza Alfonso XVII (Plaza Libertad today). Although the Ilonggos were victorious, the American forces arrived in Iloilo in late December 1898 and started to mobilize for colonization by February 1899. Resistance was the reaction of Ilonggos upon the invasion which went up until 1901.
In 1900, at the coming of the Americans, the first Baptist church in the Philippines was established under the banner of the Northern Baptists, today known as the Jaro Evangelical Church. American Baptist mission activities gave birth to the Central Philippine University in 1905, among other schools to provide education to locals, particularly theological training for ministers to be deployed throughout the country. Iloilo thus became the center of Baptist missions in the islands, and the home of the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches.
The Americans reverted the city's status into a township again, yet because of the continuous commercial activities and because it was an important port of call in the Visayas-Mindanao area, it gained cityhood status once more in July 16, 1937 incorporating the towns of Molo, Jaro, Mandurriao, La Paz and Villa de Arevalo. During the Commonwealth era, Iloilo was prosperous and was popularly known as The Queen City of the South.
However, prosperity did not continue as the sugar's demand was declining, labor unrests were happening in the port area that scared the investors away and the opening of the sub-port of Pulupandan in Negros Occidental, has moved the sugar importation closer to the sugar farms. By 1942, the Japanese invaded Panay and the economy moved into a standstill.
During World War II, Iloilo was controlled by several Japanese Battalions, Japan's ultimate goal was to entrench itself deeply into the Philippines so that at the close of the war they could occupy it just as the Spanish and the Americans had years before. However, when Filipino & American forces liberated Iloilo from Japanese military occupation on March 25, 1945 the remnants of these battalions were held in Jaro Plaza as a make-shift detention facility.
By the end of the war, Iloilo's economy, life and infrastructure were damaged. However, the continuing conflict between the labor unions in the port area, declining sugar economy and the deteriorating peace and order situation in the countryside and the exodus of Ilonggos to other cities and islands that offered better opportunities and businessmen moved to other cities such as Bacolod and Cebu led to Iloilo's demise in economic importance in southern Philippines.
By the 1960s towards 1990s, Iloilo's economy progressed in a moderate pace. The construction of the fish port, international seaport and other commercial firms that invested in Iloilo marked the movement of the city making it as the regional center of Western Visayas.")
People of Iloilo City, Philippines
- Iloilo City Registered Voters (2009)= 247,018
- Iloilo City Population (as of Aug 1, 2007)= 418,710
Elected Government Officials of Iloilo City, Philippines
- Elected Government Officials of Iloilo City, Philippines for the term of 2010-2013
- Mayor: Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog
- Vice-Mayor: Jose Sanson Espinosa III
- Councilors
- Elected Officials for the term of 2007-2010
- Mayor:
- Jerry P. Treñas (Lakas-CMD)
- Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) director Senior Supt.
House of Representative:
Gonzalez, Raul Jr. T. - Lone District
Barangay Elected Officials of Iloilo City
Businesses in Iloilo City, Philippines
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Real Estate or Properties for Sale or lease in Iloilo City, Philippines
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Churches, Mosques, or Places of Worship in Iloilo City, Philippines
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- Churches in Iloilo City, Iloilo
- Sta. Ana Parish Church, Molo, Iloilo
- Cathedral Of St. Elizabeth Of Hungary
- Jaro Plaza, Jaro Pavia Parish Church, Pavia
- San Jose Parish
- St. Clement's Church, La Paz
Schools in Iloilo City, Philippines
School year 2013-2014 starts June 3 and ends March 31, 2014, for public elementary and secondary schools. The school year will have 201 school days, of which 180 days are “nonnegotiable” student-teacher contact time.
The multisectoral Brigada Eskwela to prepare schools for the students’ return will be on May 21-26. Oplan Balik Eskwela will be from May 28 to June 8 while orientation on K to 12 for parents and other stakeholders will be on June 9.
Although private schools may deviate from the Department of Education (DepEd) calendar, they are enjoined not to start before June 3 and later than Aug 31.
School Year 2013-2014 in public elementary and high schools will start on June 3 and end on March 31, 2014 The name of your school in Iloilo City can be listed here. You can list it like this:
- Name of School. Private or Public. It can be an elementary school, high school, college.
- Address of your school
- Telephone Number
- Principal of the school
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Economy of Iloilo City, Philippines
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Jobs in Iloilo City
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Natural Resources of Iloilo City, Philippines
- Protect the environment
It is sad but true that as of the year 2012 the rivers of the Philippines continue to be the #1 Sewer Systems of the Philippines.
Protect & Save the Rivers. Do not let your sewer drain into the river. Your community can be the first to initiate this project.
Build your riverbank protection with a built-in gutter system. Reforest within Ten Years - Guaranteed!
Let us plant more trees in every barangay in the entire Philippines. It does not make any difference if the barangay is urban, partially urban or rural; we need more trees. Trees will prevent erosion, provide oxygen, prevent green house effect, and even a place of business for the shade tree mechanic.
The Philippines is a tropical country and practically anything will grow. The DENR has the planting trees project that goes on every year. Lots of picture taking for the media. Planting trees one by one is the "human" way of doing it. This individual planting of trees is good if done to "line" the roads and highways with trees or along fences or property divisions, or if you have a plantation.
To reforest the nation of the Philippines we have to plant trees the "mother nature" way. Sow the seeds during the rainy season. Go deep into "bald" forests and plant trees by sowing seeds. If there's not enough volunteers to do this, use the military helicopters to fly over the designated areas and sow the seeds.
Guaranteed within a few years, The Philippines will be lush again. >>Read More
We are using our rivers as our sewer system. If you ask a Filipino, "Are the Filipinos a clean people?" The answer is an automatic, "Yes!". However, the Filipinos are suffering from the same disease or attitude as most people do, and that is the "NIMBY" disease or "NIMBY" attitude. (NIMBY) Not In My Back Yard. So it is OK to dump my garbage and sewer there. Not mine! Someone else will take care of it.
This attitude is killing our rivers. Your great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were once proud to tell the stories of how they enjoyed swimming in the river behind your house or nearby. However, you can't say the same or tell the same stories to your kids or grand kids. Why? Because your generation is killing the river.
Contact:
- Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Visayas Avenue, Diliman, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines
- +63-2-929-6626
- osec@denr.gov.ph
We have so much water in the Philippines and yet very little to drink.
Instead of relying too much on Diesel fuel and Coal to generate the majority of Philippine's Electrical energy Supply, we can concentrate more on renewable and sustainable source of energy such as: Hydro Power, Solar Power, and Wind Power. We have too many black outs.
Tourists Attractions of Iloilo City, Philippines
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Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of Iloilo City, Philippines
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Iloilo City, Philippines supports Philippine Cycling
Philippine Cycling is about cycling in the Philippnes. Philippine Cycling helps promote bike races, cycling clubs, bicycle tours, and the development of bicycle trails. Activities are coordinated with bike shops and cycling clubs throughout the Philippines to promote the fun of riding bikes. Philippine Cycling will be coordinating events with tour of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Road biking and mountain bikings will be promoted by Philippine Cycling.
Cycling Activity to Participate In
Tour de Zamboanga 2013: From the 11th of July, 2013 to the 14th of July, 2013. A four day 540 kilometer bicycle race for Charity!
- Due to the road constructions going on in the route of the Tour, we are eliminating the road bikes from this race.
- This is a (Non-Roadbike) individual bicycle race. Everybody is welcome in this race. The more the merrier. Racers who skip a stage will not be allowed to continue. Everybody who finishes the race and does not skip a stage is a winner.
The race starts at the port municipality of Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte and rests in the historical city of Zamboanga del Norte, Dapitan City to end the first stage. The following day the race will continue from Dapitan City to Pagadian City to end the second stage. The 3rd stage will be from Pagadian to Ipil. And finally culminate with the final stage from Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay to Zamboanga City.
Prizes for the Winners and Participants of Tour de Zamboanga
- 80 PRIZES in all to be Given Away. OVER ₱ 782,000.00 pesos in Prizes
- Grand Prize: The overall (liloy, dapitan, pagadian, ipil, zamboanga) first 15 finishers will be based on the overall accumulated time it took to finish the 4 stage race. The racer must finish all stages to qualify for the grand prize.
- The racer with the best accumulated time wins the championship. 1st:50K, 2nd:30K, 3rd:20K, 4th:15K, 5th:10K, 6th:9.5K, 7th:9K, 8th:8.5K, 9th:8K, 10th:7.5K, 11th:7K, 12th:6.5, 13th:6K, 14th:5.5K, 15th:5K
- Every stage has a winner. Prizes will be presented to the first 3 racers to win each stage. 1st:20K, 2nd:15K, 3rd:10K, 4th:6.5K, 5th:6K, 6th:5.5K, 7th:5K, 8th:4.5K, 9th:4K, 10th:3.5K, 11th:3K, 12th:2.5K, 13th:2K, 14th:1.5K, 15th:1K
- The winner of each stage keeps the prize money even if he/she can't continue with the race because of injury or other reasons. But because the racer skipped a stage he/she will not be allowed to continue with the race.
- Besides the Open Category, There are three (3) other competitive categories: (Women; Under 16 years old; 50 years old and over. Prizes for these categories are as follows: 25K 1st, 20K 2nd, 15K 3rd, 10K 4th, 5K 5th. Each Category gets a prize. Prizes given only to finishers of all 4 stages for these 3 categories.
- Finishers of all the 4 stages get a certificate of completion and a refund of their 1,000.00 peso registration fee. If a racer skips a stage he or she is will not be allowed to continue the race. Every finisher of the Tour de Zamboanga is a WINNER!
First Bicycle Race to cover the entire Zamboanga Peninsula
- Due to the election complications in the Zamboanga peninsula, the tour has been postponed to July 11 - July 14 of 2013.
Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, and Zamboanga City.
- First Stage - July 11, 2013 (Thursday): Liloy to Dapitan City
- 143 Kilometers: This stage of the race does not have many hilly terrains. It will be mostly flat. The roads are cemented.
- Second Stage - July 12, 2013(Friday): Dapitan City to Pagadian City
- 128 Kilometers: The second stage will be more challenging as there will be more hills to climb. About 40% of the terrain will be hilly. It will be on the Osmena Hwy which is almost completely cemented. There are only a few kilometers that are still under construction.
- Third Stage - July 13, 2013 (Saturday): Pagadian City to Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
- 139 Kilometers: The race from pagadian to Ipil will prove to be a grueling race specially the first 35 kilometers. The first 35 kilometers is about 80% uphill battle.
- Fourth Stage - July 14, 2013 (Sunday): Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay to Divisoria, Zamboanga City
- 130 Kilometers: There are three challenging parts to this section of the race. First challenge is the uphill climb from the border of zamboanga sibugay to the border of zamboanga city (barangay of licomo). After that is the twisty uphill in the barangay of Tigbalabag and finally the quiniput tuktukalaw climb. Then it will be a downhill race to the finish at the barangay of Divisoria.
All Philippine Cyclers are invited to participate in the open bicycle race. It is for a great charitable cause: Project BOSS - Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile
- Total Distance to be traveled: 540 kilometers or 338 miles - Visit our WebPage
The oldest man or woman in Iloilo City, Philippines
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Your Story about Iloilo City, Philippines
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Featured News of The Philippines
- OFW tourist arrivals rise 4.2% in 2012
- Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 am
- MANILA, Philippines - More workers returning home from abroad are spending time touring around the country, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.
- The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) registered as tourists increased 4.2 percent in 2012, data from the DOT showed..........Full Story
- Gov’t works on branding for Phl food products
- Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 am
- MANILA, Philippines - The government plans to launch this year a branding for Philippine food products for export, as it seeks to actively promote local goods overseas, a trade official said.
- “We want to create a Philippine brand (to be used) for packaging (of products) this year,” Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) executive director Rosario Virginia Gaetos told reporters at the sidelines of the 9th International Food Exhibition Philippines..........Full Story
- Carabao Festival
- Date: May 14 - Location: Angono, Rizal
- Farmers pay tribute to their patron saints; a procession of carabao carts bearing a myriad local produce is held; prizes are awarded to the strongest and most beautifully decorated carabaos.
- Date: May 14 Location: Pulilan, Bulacan
- Hundreds of festively adorned carabaos are paraded by their farmer-owners on the street leading to the church; there the carabaos are made to kneel down as a homage to San Isidro de Labrado, the patron saint of farmers.
- Sacha takes pole in Asian karting
- Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 am
- CARMONA, Cavite, Philippines – Filling in the void left by top Filipino karters VJ Suba and the Rivera brothers Milo and Estefano, the Philippines dominated the qualifying heats behind lady karter Sacha Feliciano who claimed the No. 1 spot on the grid for today’s pre-final heat of the 2013 Asian Karting Open Championships at the Carmona Racetrack.
- After a fourth place finish in the first qualifying heat, Feliciano bounced back, so determined to rule the last two qualifying heats to capture the pole position in the premier Formula 125 Open Seniors class..........Full Story »
Iloilo City News
Got HIV? Seek help – DOH
- Source:http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/component/content/article/3819-got-hiv-seek-help-doh.html
- Sunday, May 19, 2013
- BY LEO LUTERO (PN)
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas is encouraging people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to seek help.
The first step, however, is for individuals to know if they are HIV positive. This can only be determined through an HIV antibody test.
The test is available for free at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Mandurriao district here and at the Social Hygiene Clinic in Brgy. Tanza, said Charity Perea, DOH regional coordinator for sexually transmitted infections.
There are available anti-retro viral drugs to help people with HIV prolong their lives and improve their quality of life, Perea also said.
Since 1994, 60 deaths due to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have been recorded by DOH in Western Visayas.
HIV causes AIDS. HIV attacks the immune system and damages the body’s ability to fight infections.
According to Perea, most of the deaths came from the sector of overseas Filipino workers; they were infected due to unprotected sex with multiple partners.
Today, DOH Region 6 will commemorate the 30th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial at the Freedom Grandstand as part of the government’s effort to raise public awareness on HIV/AIDS.
DOH is advising people to practice the following to avoid HIV/AIDS:
- abstinence
- being faithful
- correct and consistent use of condoms
- don’t use drugs, and
- early detection or treatment.
At 3 p.m. today, there will be a special Mass at the Jaro Cathedral, followed by a motorcade to the Freedom Grandstand.
The Philippines is one of the nine countries left with a rising number of HIV infection cases, DOH revealed.
Dr. Cynthia Cabangal, an Ilongga who has worked in the Bahamas where AIDS is has become an epidemic, warned that the disease may take months or even years to produce symptoms.
She also said the symptoms are too generic and if one feels he or she is at risk, a test should be sought right away.
Dr. Rey Celis, chairman of the HIV AIDS Core Team of WVMC, said only one has died in their facility due to AIDS.
Treatment for the disease includes lifelong medications currently available for free at WVMC until 2014 when it will be replaced by an HIV/AIDS PhilHealth package amounting to P30,000 per year of support, Celis said.
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