official name	City of Iloilo
native name	''Ciudad sang Iloilo
native name lang	Syudad sang Iloilo
settlement type	Highly-urbanized City
image seal	Iloiloseal.png
seal size	100px
nickname	"La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad", "Reina La Ciudad del Sur", "City of Love", "City of the Future", "City of Many Firsts"
motto	''Sulong iloilo, Uswag Iloilo! (Onward Iloilo), Adelante Iloilo!''
map caption	Map of Iloilo Province showing the location of Iloilo City
pushpin map	Philippines
pushpin label position	Latitude: 10° 7' North / Longitude: 122° 567' East
pushpin map caption	Map of the Philippines showing the location of Iloilo City
Coordinates display	inline,title
Coordinates region	PH
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name
Subdivision type1	Region
Subdivision name1	Region 6 (Western Visayas)
Subdivision type2	Province
Subdivision name2	Iloilo
Subdivision type3	Districts
Subdivision name3	Arevalo, City Proper, La Paz, Mandurriao, Molo, Jaro, Lapuz
Subdivision type4	public
Subdivision name4	180
Leader title	Mayor
Leader name	Jed Patrick E. Mabilog (Liberal)
Leader title1	Vice Mayor
Leader name1	Jose S. Espinosa III
Leader title2	City Representatives
Leader name2	Jerry Treñas (Liberal)
established title	Founded
established date	1581: La Villa Rica de Arevalo 1890: Establishment of Ayuntamiento of Iloilo July 16, 1937: Incorporation of five towns and establishment of the City of Iloilo
Unit pref	Metric
Area total km2	78.34
Area metro km2	972.3
Population as of	2007
Population total	418,710
Population density km2	5981
Timezone	PST
Elevation ft	7
Postal code type	ZIP code
Postal code	5000
Area code	33
Blank name	Gentilic
Blank info	Ilonggo
footnotes	}}

The City of Iloilo (Filipino: ''Lungsod ng Iloilo'', Hiligaynon: ''Ciudad sang Iloilo or Dakbanwa sang Iloilo'', Spanish: "Ciudad de Iloilo") is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area. In the 2007 census, Iloilo City had a population of 418,710 with a 1.8% population annual growth rate. It is bordered by the towns of Oton in the east, Pavia in the north, Leganes in the northeast and the Iloilo Strait in its eastern and southern coastline. The city was a conglomeration of former towns, which are now the geographical districts, composing of: Jaro, Molo, La Paz, Mandurriao, Villa Arevalo, and Iloilo City Proper. The district of Lapuz, a former part of La Paz, was declared a separate district in 2008.

The history of Iloilo City dates back to the Spanish colonial period, starting out as a small and incoherent grouping of fishermen's hamlets from the Iloilo River by a large swamp which after 1855 became the second most important port of call in the colony due to transhipment of sugar products from the neighboring Negros Island. It was later given the honorific title of ''"La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad"'' (English: ''The Most Loyal and Noble City'') by the Queen Regent of Spain . At the turn of the 20th century, Iloilo City was second to the primate city of Manila, with stores along Calle Real selling luxury products from all over the world, an agricultural experimental station established at La Paz in 1888, a school of Arts and Trades which opened in 1891, and a telephone network system operating in 1894.

History

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 and to the Ati natives of the island. 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.

Early Spanish Colonial Period

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.

The Sugar Boom Era and the Late Spanish Colonial Period

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 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 XII (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.

The American Colonial Era & The Japanese Occupation

In 1900, 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 on July 16, 1937 incorporating the towns of Molo, Jaro, Mandurriao, La Paz and Villa de Arevalo through Commonwealth Act 158.

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 the Commonwealth era, Iloilo was prosperous and was popularly known as "The Queen City of the South".

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.

The Post-War Period

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.

Geography and Climate

Iloilo City is located in the southern shores of Panay Island. The city faces Iloilo Strait and Guimaras Island across it, making it a natural harbor and a safe anchorage for ships. The city lies on a flat alluvial plain, reclaimed mostly from the swampy areas due to urbanization and industrialization in the late 19th century until the present. Traversing the city are the rivers of Iloilo, Batiano, Jaro and Dungon Creek. Iloilo River is an estuary that separates the districts of City Proper, Molo and Villa Arevalo from the rest of the city. On the other hand, Jaro River is fed by its tributary rivers, Aganan and Tigum and passes by the flood plains of the Jaro and La Paz districts. Iloilo City is 337.6 nautical miles from Manila. The city has a total land area of 70.3 square kilometers and is divided into 180 barangays with seven aggregate districts.

Iloilo City has a tropical wet and dry climate as according to the Köppen climate classification system, with pronounced wet season from June throughout November; then dry season from December to May.

Political subdivisions

Iloilo City is politically subdivided into 180 barangays, which are grouped into seven geographical districts:

Arevalo (13 barangays)

City Proper (45 barangays)

Jaro (42 barangays)

La Paz (25 barangays)

Mandurriao (18 barangays)

Molo (25 barangays)

Lapuz (12 barangays)

All of the geographical districts of Iloilo City were once individual towns, excluding Lapuz, which was a sub-district of La Paz until 2008. They were incorporated into one city when Iloilo gained cityhood status and was inaugurated as a charter city on August 25, 1937. All districts have their own churches, which are subordinate to the Archdiocese of Jaro. The districts of Jaro, Mandurriao and Molo are considered commercial areas, while Arevalo and La Paz are residential areas. Molo was once a residential district, while Mandurriao is home to the old Iloilo Airport (Mandurriao Airport) as well as the city's largest shopping mall, SM City Iloilo. City Proper is also a commercial area and the political center of the city and of Iloilo province. It is also home to the Iloilo's domestic seaport and river wharf. The newly-formed geographic district of Lapuz is primarily an industrial and residential area, with shipping companies, oil depots and a milling factory are located.

The city of Iloilo has only one legislative district.

Economy

The strategic location of Iloilo City at the center of the Philippines makes it an ideal hub for trade, commerce and industry. Its universities and colleges provide the skilled and talented labor which together with its port facilities, telecommunications infrastructure and utilities have a major impact in attracting businesses and industries focused mainly in banking and finance, retail trading, and business process outsourcing or BPO. The BPO industry has been one of the most active economic sectors as of the current period. The city draws on the region's extensive range of raw materials and its large consumer market. The local government has provided incentives to business in preferred investment areas, such as income tax holidays and free issuance of permits and licenses.

Trade and industry

There were 8,407 business establishments as of December 2003 in Iloilo City, of which 1,182 are new. Total capital investments for new business establishments is P365,506,020.92. However, both new and renewed capital investments for the year 2003 amounted to Php 13.02 billion.

Of the employed person by type of industry from primary occupation 82 % belongs to service sector, 14 % belongs industry sector and only 4 % are in agriculture (as of April 2003 FIES, NSO).

Average annual family income (at current prices) is P 283,604 or a percentage increase of 32.3 between 1994 to 1997 while Average Annual Family Expenditures is P 226,887 or a 25.6% increase (2000 FIES). Average per Capita Income is P 65,036 and Average Per Capita Expenditures is P 51,557 (FIES 2000). Average Inflation Rate is 3.2, the Average Purchasing Power of the Peso is 0.62 and the Average Consumer Price Index (CPI) is 162.6 in 2003. (Source: NSO, Prices Section).

Shopping Centers

There are many malls in Iloilo city, one of them is the SM City Iloilo, It was the biggest shopping mall in the Western Visayan Region and second to SM City Cebu in the entire Visayas Region. Iloilo City also boasts the First SM Mall outside Metro Manila, the first Hypermarket outside Metro Manila and has the most number of SM branches in one City outside Metro Manila. aside from SM, the two Gaisano branches and Robinson malls some of the many malls in Iloilo City. Iloilo City is home to the first department store in the Country, the Hoskyns & co. which opened in 1897.

Government

Although Iloilo City is the provincial seat of government for the province of Iloilo, it maintains its independence from the province. Only the city government officials are voted by the residents of the city. The provincial government has no political jurisdiction over local transactions of the city government, as mandated by the 1937 Charter of Iloilo City.

The city has only one legislative district to represent in the Congress of the Philippines. The current representative of Iloilo City is Geronimo "Jerry" Pontenciano-Treñas of the Liberal party, after three-terms serving as the city mayor. The mayor is Iloilo City's chief executive and heads the city government. The current mayor of Iloilo City for 2010-2013 is former city councilor and vice mayor, Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog of Partido Liberal. The current vice-mayor seat is held by former councilor José Espinosa III. The vice-mayor heads the legislative branch of the local government, which is composed of twelve duly-elected city councilors.

Being the regional center of Western Visayas, regional offices of national government departments and agencies are located here and are managed by regional chairpersons. Agencies such as the National Bureau of Investigation, Professional Regulatory Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Departments of Education, Tourism, Foreign Affairs, and Health handle transactions coming from the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Occidental and the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod.

Twin cities and Sister Cities

Iloilo is twinned with: Qingdao, Shandong, China Yulin, Guangxi, China Dededo, Guam Bacolod City, Philippines Makati City, Philippines Quezon City, Philippines Bilbao, Spain Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Stockton, California, USA

Infrastructure

Public Transport

Iloilo City is served mostly by passenger jeepneys, white metered taxis and tricycles within the city limits. The ''passad'' jeepneys of Iloilo are known for its sleek and sedan-like design. These often serve fixed routes and mostly plies on city's major and secondary roads. Jeepneys are also the main mode of transportation to MIDC (Metro Iloilo) towns. Tricycles serve most secondary roads and city communities.

Large ''passad'' jeepneys and buses link Iloilo City to the rest of the province and the island of Panay. Buses bound for Manila are also available due to the Roll-on, Roll-off ferry services of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway. Mini-shuttle vans also serve provincial towns.

Since the opening of the new airport in the town of Cabatuan, air-conditioned airport shuttle vans have served the passengers, crew and the employees of Iloilo Airport from the designated strategic locations in the city, such as in SM City Iloilo and Plaza Jaro.

Roads

The Metro Iloilo's roadways are among the country's busiest. The Diversion Road, Gen. Luna St., Mcarthur Drive, Iznart are Metro Iloilo's major roads. The highway from Diversion Road to Vice President Fernando Lopez Avenue was renovated and widened into a 4 lane road. It connects Iloilo City, Pavia, Sta. Barbara and the Iloilo International Airport. There are two Flyovers in the City, the Infante Flyover and the Gen. Luna - Jalandoni St Flyovers.

Airport

Iloilo International Airport (Iloilo Airport) is the airport serving the general area of Iloilo City. It is located 19 kilometers (12 mi) northwest of Iloilo City on a 188-hectare (460-acre) site in across the towns of Cabatuan, Santa Barbara and San Miguel. It opened to commercial traffic on June 14, 2007 after a decade of planning and construction, replacing Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo City which had been in service for over seventy years. The new airport inherited its IATA and ICAO airport codes, as well as its position as the fourth-busiest airport in the Philippines, from its predecessor. It is linked to the city through Tomas Confessor Highway and served by metered taxis, airport shuttle vans and multicabs. The airport is also considered as the Best Airport of The Philippines.

Seaport

The Port of Iloilo, is the port serving the general area of Iloilo and the premier port on Panay Island. The new port of iloilo is strategically located at a new site away from the older port facilities. Situated in the Southern coast of Panay Island, in the Panay Gulf, it has one of the country’s safest and most natural harbors. Guimaras Island guards the port from violent storms and makes it ideal for harboring ships and vessels.

The Iloilo Commercial Port Complex (Iloilo International Port/Loboc Wharf)

:It is located on 20.8 hectares of reclaimed land. It has modern facilities that include 11,400 sq. meters of open space for unhampered operations, supplemented by a backup area of 97,000 sq. meters, a crane,[1] rails of 348 lineal meters; roll-on-roll-off support; a 7,800 container freight stations; and a 720 sq. meter passenger shed. The port complex is ideal for ships plying international routes having a berth length of 400 meters, a width of 26.26 meters and a berthing depth of 10.50 meters.

The Iloilo Domestic Port (formerly the Old Foreign Pier)

:The Iloilo Domestic Port or popularly known as "Fort/Port San Pedro", serves inter-island passenger and cargo ferries which serves the routes Manila, Bacolod, Cebu, Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro. It is located near Fort San Pedro and the mouth of Iloilo River at the City Proper district. It is also the port of call for several domestic shipping companies such as SuperFerry, Negros Navigation, Sulpicio Lines, Cokaliong Shipping, Trans-Asian Shipping and others. The colloquial name "Port San Pedro" refers to the old Spanish fort besides it that was destroyed during World War II.

''Muelle Loney''/Iloilo River Wharf

:It is the original port of the city. Opened to international trade in 1855, it has served as the trans-shipment docks for muscovado sugar in the late 19th to the first half of the 20th century. It has undergone several times of expansion and improvement. Today, it serves smaller cargo ships, roll-on roll-off ferries bound for Guimaras and Negros Island and fast ferries that ply Iloilo-Bacolod route regularly.

Iloilo-Guimaras Jetty (''Banca'') Ports

:Jetty ports for Guimaras outrigger ferries are located at Calle Ortiz and Parola. The terminal at Calle Ortiz serve Jordan, Guimaras-bound passenger and cargo outrigger boats, while Parola terminal serve Buenavista, Guimaras-bound ferries. On the other hand, the City Government of Iloilo plans to construct a modern ferry terminal serving Iloilo and Guimaras through public-private partnership.

Roll-on/roll-off ferry service, known in as RO-RO, is available from to Iloilo City. There is also a ro-ro service to Cebu via Negros. It is ranked third in terms of shipcalls at 11,853, fourth in cargo throughout at 491,719 million metric tons and fourth in passenger traffic at 2.4 million annually.

Communication

The presence of advanced telecommunications infrastructure not only makes the Philippines readily accessible through the Internet, but also allows investors to ignore limitations imposed by the inadequacy of physical infrastructure. Iloilo’s economy benefits from the presence of key players in the telecommunications industry, which provide the necessary “info-structure” for commerce.

Available communication services in Iloilo are: telephone services including domestic and international direct dial, facsimile; mobile communications, internet, telegraph and telex stations, post offices and other messengerial and courier services.

There are three (3) telephone service providers in Iloilo providing landline connections to almost all of the municipalities. These are: PLDT, INNOVE and BayanTel. These companies are capable of providing fiber optic, copper and microwave T1 and E1 lines.

Cellular telephone facilities are also provided by three (3) cellular companies namely SMART Communications, Globe and Sun Cellular.

Medical facilities

Among the top medical facilities of Iloilo City is the St. Paul Hospital, founded by the Dennis Joseph Dougherty, the American Bishop of Jaro who later became Archbishop of Philadelphia and Cardinal of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. There is also the Iloilo Mission Hospital, which was founded by American Protestant Missionaries in 1901 as the first mission and Protestant hospital in the country, Iloilo Doctor's Hospital, West Visayas State University Medical Center (formerly the Don Benito Lopez Memorial Hospital), Amosup Seamen's Hospital; the Western Visayas Medical Center, St. Therese Hospital, The Medical City - Iloilo (formerly Saviour International Hospital) and Western Visayas Medical Center.

Soon to cater to the emerging health needs of the city are the Medicus Medical Center and the Park Medical Center.

The Iloilo City Emergency Responders is a response unit established in 2003 which caters to emergency cases within the city. It has provided a hotline that would expedite emergency response similar to that of United States' 911.

Culture

Language

Hiligaynon is the language spoken in Iloilo City. English is used as the language of business and education. In addition, Tagalog and other local dialects such as Karay-a (also known as Kinaray-a) are also spoken. Spanish is still spoken by the elderly and some wealthy families and also the elder members of the micro-community of sugar-plantations related families. The Spanish language was the official language of Iloilo since the colonial period and it was removed in the 70's, But it is still been spoken. Hiligaynon is part of the Austronesian language branch spoken in Western Visayas, It was heavily influence and based on the Spanish language and it's orthography. The Austronesian languages are a family of languages widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members on continental Asia. Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental.

The language is referred to as "Ilonggo" or "Ilongo/Ylongo" in Iloilo and in Negros Occidental. More precisely, "Ilonggo" is an ethno-linguistic group referring to the inhabitants of Iloilo and the culture associated with native Hiligaynon speakers. The distinction between the terms, Ilonggo and Hiligaynon, is unclear.

Festivals

Iloilo City has numerous fiestas and events, from the barangay religious feasts all the way to a city-wide mardi-gras. The city itself has four main festivals which are secular, cultural, and religious in nature. These are held during the "festival season" in the months of January and February.

Dinagyang Festival (every 4th weekend of January)

:The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth weekend of January, is the city's largest festival and is held 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. The highlight of this week-long revelry is the street dance competition.

Jaro Fiesta/Candelaria Fiesta (every February 2)

:Jaro's celebration of the Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of the Candles), the Patroness of Western Visayas, every February 2. The celebration religious celebration, which is well-known in the Philippines, is also an occasion of more secular events like the pageantry of the daughters of the rich families in the District during the coronation of the Jaro Fiesta Queen, and cockfigthing.

Paraw Regatta (3rd week of February)

: the Paraw Regatta is a race among seafarers on colorful sailboats called ''Paraws'' (claimed as the oldest traditional seacraft in Asia) in the Iloilo Strait between Guimaras Island and the city of Iloilo. The present-day ''Paraw'' managed to maintain its original design from the sailboats of the first settlers from Borneo who were in search of a peaceful home in 1212 A.D. Surviving centuries, the paraws have become a vital part of the Filipino seafaring life. The first race started in 1973 with the mission to preserve the historic value of the paraws. It is held every 3rd weekend of February at Villa Arevalo District in Iloilo City. Today, the event has grown from being a boat race to a festival with various interesting and exotic activities.

Chinese New Year (movable)

:Celebrated by Ilonggos of Chinese descent, the festivity is highlighted by cultural presentation of the Chinese schools in the city, Chinese food festival and grand fireworks display.

Media

The city and the province of Iloilo is served by mostly tabloid-type English newspapers such as Panay News, The Daily Guardian, News Express, and Sunstar Iloilo. Hublas of Panay News is the sole Hiligaynon tabloid newspaper. It has one glossy,full color magazine established in 1989,CREAM Magazine.

Iloilo City is the main headquarters and the flagship of Bombo Radyo Philippines, which owns Bombo Radio AM stations and Star FM stations across the country. Being the urban center of the province, most of the AM and FM radio stations serve the province of Iloilo and Guimaras, mostly local stations of national radio stations.

In 2004, ABS-CBN launched TV-10 serving Iloilo City and the neighboring towns. GMA Network also has TV-6 as their local television station serving Iloilo City, Guimaras and Panay Island provinces and some parts of Negros Occidental. The government television station, NBN (VHF 2) and IBC (VHF 12) are also broadcasting local programs for Iloilo. In the first quarter of 2010, QTV-28 Iloilo (UHF 28) & UNTV-42 (UHF 42) commenced operations in the city. Aksyon TV UHF 34 of NBC/TV5 and TV5 UHF 46, reported to broadcast soon. Some network also announce there plans to broadcast are SMNI on UHF 30 and GNN on UHF 54.

Education

Iloilo is the educational center of Western Visayas. St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary, the first institution of Higher Education in the Region, was established in the City, through the Papal Bull of Pope Pius IX, dated 27 May 1865. In this Seminary Ilonggo heroes and many distinguished citizens, such as Graciano Lopez Jaena, Martin Delgado, Archbishop Gabriel Reyes, and Jaime Cardinal Sin, obtained their education.

The City also boasts of the presence of state universities and colleges such as The University of the Philippines Visayas, West Visayas State University, and Western Visayas College of Science and Technology. There are six private universities: University of San Agustin which is managed by the Order of Saint Augustine Fathers located in the city proper, the Protestant founded Central Philippine University (Baptist) in Jaro district, University of Iloilo, St. Paul University which is managed by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres and John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University with its flagship on maritime courses.

Iloilo is also home to numerous private colleges and schools such as the Iloilo Doctors College, Western Institute of Technology (WIT), De Paul College, AMA Computer University, STI, Informatics, ACSI College Iloilo, ABBA Institute of Technology, Iloilo Central Commercial High School, Sun Yat Sen High School, Cabalum Western College, Ateneo de Iloilo, Assumption Iloilo run the Congregation of the Religious of the Assumption, Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School run by the Society of Jesus, Angelicum School Iloilo run by Order of Preachers, Philippine Science High School-Western Visayas, and one PAREF affiliated high school, Westbridge School for Boys, Colegio de las Hijas de Jesus which is run by the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus, or simply Hijas de Jesus, Colegio de San Jose, and Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus which are both run by the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. The city government mulls to establish the Iloilo City Community College in Molo District.

The Department of Education - Division of Iloilo City covers 88 private schools and 52 public schools.

Landmarks

Iloilo City's urban planning and architecture reflect the plans of the Spanish colonial and the American colonial administrations. Since Iloilo City is a conglomeration of towns, the districts have their own plaza complexes or town squares which are surrounded by establishments of political and ecclesiastical influence, such as churches and old administrative halls. In 1930, Juan M. Arellano of the Bureau of Public Works designed the schematic plan for Iloilo City, which was influenced by Ebenezer Howard's "Garden City."

Historical sites ; Molo Church : A Gothic renaissance church made of coral rock, located three kilometers from the City proper. It was completed in 19th century. The church, which is also referred to as the "Church of Women" because of the statues of women saints that decorate its pillars, was visited by Jose Rizal on hi way to exile in Dapitan, Mindanao. ; Jaro Cathedral : The seat of Jaro Archbishopric (comprising the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Western Visayas). The Cathedral, which is dedicated to St. Elizabeth of Hungary, is famous for its Shrine of Our Lady of Candles which, according to pious tradition has been miraculously growing. The devotees of the Blessed Virgen, who invoke her under this title of "Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria" come in thousands during her feast day, 2 February. The image was canonically crowned by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, during the Roman Ponriff's visit to Jaro in 1981. Until the present, the miraculous image is the only sacred icon in the Philippines ever crowned personally by a Pope. ; Jaro Belfry : One of the few belfries in country that stands apart from the church. It was constructed by the Spaniards to serve also as a watchtower to monitor Muslim invasion from Mindanao. The colonial structure was ruined by an earthquake in 1948, but was restored decades later, in the mid-1990's. ;St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary : The first institution of higher education in Western Visayas. Following the Papal Bull of Pope Pius IX, dated 27 May 1865, the Dominican Bishop Mariano Cuartero, O.P., the first Bishop of Jaro, laid the foundation of this seminary in 1869, in honor of St. Vincent Ferrer. ; University of San Agustin : An institution of Catholic Higher Education founded on July 15, 1904 by Spanish Augustinian friars belonging to the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines and their American confreres from the Augustinian U.S. Province of St. Thomas of Villanova. Elevated as a University on 1 March 1953, the University of San Agustin holds the title as the "First University in Western Visayas". ; Villa Lizares/Angelicum School Iloilo : The imposing building, which was once the mansion and villa of the Lizares Family. It is one of the most beautiful mansions in Iloilo. The Lizares mansion was sold to the Dominican Order of the Philippines in the late 1970s, and is now the seat of ''Angelicum School Iloilo''- a private, Catholic school run by the Order of the Preachers (Dominicans), who made the school a pioneer in a non-graded, open-classroom education system in the Philippines. The Angelicum is the most popular landmark visited by local folks every Christmas because of the fabulous display of Christmas lights that decorate each inch of the Lizares Mansion - its oldest building set within a sweeping lawn of green grass - the main feature of the panoramic view of the school. ; Distrito Jaro : The old section of the City boasts of the mansions and Hispano-Filipino houses of the sugar barons and elite families during the Spanish regime. It is also seat of Catholicism in Western Visayas. ; Archbishop's Palace : (''Spanish: Palacio del Arzobispo'') The residence of the Archbishop of Jaro. It is located southwest of the Jaro Cathedral and southeast of the Jaro Plaza. ; Calle Real (Downtown Iloilo City Heritage District) : Old buildings that were constructed in the Commonwealth era in J.M Basa (Calle Real), Iznart, Aldeguer and Guanco were declared as a heritage site of Iloilo. It showcases the unique architecture of the downtown area. ; Museo Iloilo : Repository of Iloilo's cultural heritage. ; Muelle Loney : The River Port of Iloilo named after British Consul Nicholas Loney, who is considered the father of sugar industry in Panay and Negros. Protected by the Island of Guimaras from typhoons, Muelle Loney is one of the safest harbours in the Country. It was opened to international market in 1855. ; Arroyo Fountain : The regional kilometer zero point. ; Central Philippine University : Teh first Protestant higher education institution in Iloilo, which was founded by the Baptist missionary, Rev. William Orison Valentine. ; Jaro Evangelical Church, : The first Baptist Church in the Philippine Islands established by the Northern Baptists (now American Baptist Churches). ; La Villa Rica de Arevalo : 6 kilometers southwest of city proper; 2nd capital of the Alcaldia of Panay; flower and firecracker district of Iloilo City. This is also home to the 3rd oldest image of the Sto. Nino in the Philippines. Also found in the plaza is the replica of the crown given by the Spanish Queen Isabela in 1896.

Night spots ''Smallville Entertainment Complex'' in Mandurriao district is famed in Iloilo City to be the center of night life activities. Hotels such as Westown Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo Business Hotel and newly opened Smallville21 Hotel are located here. It is home to several bars, clubs, cafés and restaurants.

''Paseo Iloilo'' of Robinsons Place Iloilo is located in De Leon Street in the City Proper district. Several bars and restaurants are located there.

''Paseo de Arcangeles'' is home of bars and resto such as Stufyerface, B-code, Langford others u/c.

Notable people

Revolutionary Heroes

Graciano Lopez Jaena - Great revolutionary hero, Writer, editor, orator, and journalist, founder of ''La Solidaridad'',

Martin Teofilo Delgado - Revolutionary hero, soldier, politician

Teresa Magbanua - The Joan of Arc of the Visayas

Sports

Paulino Alcántara - International football player who played for FC Barcelona

Eugene Torre - First Filipino and Asian Grandmaster

Executive Service

Fernando López - former Senator and Vice-President of the Philippines

Legislative Service

Miriam Defensor Santiago - current Senator 15th Congress

Franklin Drilon - current Senator 15th Congress

Rodolfo T. Ganzon - former Senator of the Philippines, who authored the Ganzon Law on Free Tuition fee for public High school)

Jose Ma. Arroyo - former senator of the 5th Philippine Legislature (1919–1922) and 6th Philippine Legislature (1922–1925)

Francisco Villanueva - former senator and majority floor leader of the 4th Philippine Legislature (1916–1919)

Anna Dominique M.L. Coseteng - Former Senator, 8th Congress

Judiciacy

Ramón Avanceña - Former Chief Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines and Vice President

Gregorio Perfecto - Former Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines

Florenz Regalado - Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and ecord holder for the highest average in the Philippine Bar Examinations, with his 1954 mark of 96.7%.

Religious Service

Jaime Sin- Former Archbishop of Jaro, Former Cardinal Archbishop of Manila and a very important figure during the EDSA I and EDSA II Revolutions

Gabriel Reyes - the first Filipino Archbishop of Cebu, and first Filipino Archbishop of Manila.

Jose S. Palma - the present Archbishop of Cebu and President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines is an alumnus of St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary. He was former Bishop of Calbayog, and former Archbishop of Palo (Layte). Arhcbishop Palma was Rector of St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary (1987-88) and, later, of St. Joseph Regional Seminary, prior to being nominated Bishop by Pope John Paul II in 1998. Both Seminaries are located in Iloilo City.

Fernando Capalla - the present Archbishop of Davao, is an alumnus of St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary and was former Rector of St. Joseph Minor Seminary in Jaro. He served as President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) for one term, from December 2003 to December 2005. Archbishop Capalla is a Council Member of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference (FABC) and is one of the Founders/Convenors of the Bishops-Ulama Conference. For over a decade now, he has been a Member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, an advisory body of the Pope.

Angel Lagdameo - (Archbishop of Jaro and former President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines)

Mother Rosario Arroyo de la Visitacion - Servant of God, founder Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines

Business

Eugenio Lopez, Jr. - Formerly the Chairman Emeritus of ABS-CBN

Oscar Lopez, Sr. - The Chairman Emeritus of Lopez Holdings Corporation and First Philippine Holdings Corporation

Eugenio Lopez III - The 3rd generation Eugenio of the Lopez family and the present Chairman of ABS-CBN

Edgar Sia II - Founder, Mang Inasal Foodchain

Literature

Magdalena Jalandoni - Hiligaynon poet

Guillermo Gómez Windham

Performing Arts

Jed Madela - Singer and Songwriter

Gian Carlos - Actor, Model, and Dancer

Prince Stefan - Actor, Model, and Dancer

Nel Rapiz - TV host, Actor/Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2 housemate)

Saicy Aguila - Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2 housemate) and Dancer

Emman Abatayo - Singer, Songwriter/Pinoy Dream Academy Season 1 scholar)

Edu Manzano - TV host, Actor

Rica Paras - Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2 housemate

Jose Mari Chan - Singer, Songwriter

Cynthia Patag - Actress

Dawn Zulueta - Actress

Young JV - Singer, Actor, Model, and Dancer

Arthur Solinap - Actor

Claudine Barreto - Actress, model

Gretchen Barreto - Actress, model

Marjorie Barreto - Actress, model

Nina - Singer

Military Service

Rafael Jalandoni - 8th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and former Philippine Constabulary Chief.

Benjamin Defensor - 30th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was also Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force for several years, before becoming the AFP Chief of Staff.

Vicente Piccio, Jr. - Formerly Philippine Air Force Chief

Elvegia Ruiz Mendoza - First Woman Nurse General, Armed Forces of the Philippines

Ramona Go - First Woman General in Active Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines

Alexander Pama - Commander-in-Chief, Philippine Navy

References

External links

Iloilo City Government Official Website

Iloilo Paraw Regatta Foundation

Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc.

Iloilo Directory

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Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Iloilo, the Heart of the Philippines occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island and is bordered by Antique Province to the west and Capiz Province and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is Guimaras Province, once part of Iloilo Province but now a province in its own right. Across the Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental. Iloilo's capital is Iloilo City though the city itself is independent and not governed by the provincial government of Iloilo.

According to the 2007 national census, the population of province excluding Iloilo City is 1,691,878. If Iloilo City is included, the population is 2,110,588.

People and culture

People from Iloilo are called Ilonggos. There are two local languages spoken in the province: Hiligaynon sometimes called Ilonggo, and Kinaray-a. Hiligaynon and variants of it are spoken in Iloilo city and a few towns of the province. Spanish is strictly a local language,at least in a historical way, but the number of natural Spanish speakers have declined strongly after WWII, and due to this, there are today many Ilonggos who do not consider it a local language.

Spanish architecture can be seen in old buildings in downtown Iloilo. Chinese Merchants and Indonesians were trading with the Ilonggos long before the Spaniards came. The ruling Spanish government encouraged these foreign merchants to trade in Iloilo but they were not given privileges like ownership of land. The Mestizo a class eventually was born from the intermarriages of the locals and Chinese merchants, Spanish with the local Malay people. They later emerged as the ruling class of the Ilonggos (see Principalía).

The town's fiesta is one of the most important events for Ilonggos. Almost every town (municipality) in Iloilo has a fiesta and festival celebrated annually.

Language

Hiligaynon (or "Ilonggo") is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. Hiligaynon is concentrated in the city of Iloilo and Negros Occidental. It is also spoken in the other provinces in Panay island, such as Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Guimaras, and many parts of Mindanao like Koronadal City, South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Kidapawan City and Cotabato City and also in some parts of Maguindanao municipalities of Datu Paglas, Buluan and Mangudadatu as well. (It is spoken as a second language by Karay-a in Antique, Aklanon and Malaynon in Aklan, Cebuano in Siquijor, and Capiznon in Capiz.). There are approximately 7,000,000 people in and outside the Philippines who are native speakers of Hiligaynon, and an additional 4,000,000 who are capable of speaking it with a substantial degree of proficiency.

The language is referred to as "Ilonggo" in Negros Occidental and in Iloilo. More precisely, "Ilonggo" is an ethnoliguistic group referring to the people living in Panay and the culture associated with the people speaking Hiligaynon. The boundaries of the dialect called Ilonggo and that called Hiligaynon are unclear. The disagreement of where what name is correct extends to Philippine language specialists and native laymen.

Geography

The Province of Iloilo is the largest marshland in Western Visayas after the Sanderbans. The province is divided into two distinct 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.

Climate

Political

Iloilo is subdivided into 42 municipalities, one component city, and one highly urbanized city

Cities

Iloilo City (Iloilo City (http://www.iloilocity.gov.ph) is independent from the Province of Iloilo, but remains the Provincial Capital of the Province)

Passi City

Municipalities

Ajuy Alimodian Anilao Badiangan Balasan Banate Barotac Nuevo (Football Capital of the Philippines) Barotac Viejo Batad Bingawan Cabatuan Calinog Carles Concepcion Dingle Dueñas Dumangas Estancia Guimbal (known for Racso's woodland, 17th century watchtowers, the very beautiful town plaza{likened to luneta park}, beach resorts ) Igbaras Janiuay

Lambunao (known for Tinagong Dagat) Leganes Lemery Leon ( Bucari - also known as ( "Little Baguio" ) Maasin Miagao (Miagao Church - A UNESCO World Heritage Site) Mina New Lucena Oton (known as being the oldest town in Panay and 3rd oldest in the Philippines) Pavia (known for Sta.Monica Parish red church and Bagyong Frank.) Pototan San Dionisio San Enrique San Joaquin(known for Pasungay Festival and "Bandi") San Miguel San Rafael Santa Barbara Sara Tigbauan Tubungan Zarraga

Government

GOVERNOR: Arthur D. Defensor, Sr.

Vice Governor: Richard S. Garin, Jr.

Provincial Board Members: 1st District # Oscar Richard S. Garin Jr. # Macario N. Napulan 2nd District # June S. Mondejar # Demy P. Sonza 3rd District # Mariano M. Malones # Arthur R. Defensor Jr. 4th District # Hernan G. Biron # Maria Shalene P. Hidalgo 5th District # Jett C. Rojas # Jesus C. Salcedo Ex-officio Board Members: # PCL President: Cecilia A. Colada # ABC President: Jeneda C. Salcedo # SK President: Charmine Devicente District Representatives: 1st District: Janette Loreto-Garin 2nd District: Augusto Syjuco 3rd District: Arthur D. Defensor, Sr. 4th District: Ferjenel G. Biron 5th District: Niel C. Tupas, Jr.

Congressional Districts

1st District

Municipality: Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan

Congresswoman: Janette Garin

2nd District

Municipality: Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga

Congressman: agusto syjuco

3rd District

Municipality: Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan

Congressman: Arthur Defensor Jr.

4th District

City: Passi City

Municipality: Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas, San Enrique

Congressman: Ferjenel Biron

5th District

Municipality: Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael, Sara

Congressman: Neil Tupas Jr.

History

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, with a few recordings made from the last known surviving binukots.

The earliest written historical accounts concerning the province relates to Spain's conquest of the island of Panay by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi moving his headquarters from the island of Cebu and creating the first Spanish settlement in the island in Ogtong in 1566. In 1581 the encomienda in Ogtong was moved to La Villa Rica de Arevalo, because of frequent coastal raids by Moro and Dutch privateers, this was again moved near the mouth of the Irong-irong river founding what is now Iloilo City and constructing Fort San Pedro to defend it in 1616.

The City of Iloilo by virtue of a Royal Decree of 1896 was given the honor of having a Coat of Arms with the Inscription: "La Muy Leal Y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo."

Tourism

As a leading province during the Spanish Colonial Era, the province of Iloilo is widely known for its beautiful old world architecture similar to that of Latin American Countries. Spanish colonial Churches are amongst the well-known tourist sites in the province.

Miagao Church. The World Heritage Site. The Aztec-Baroque inspired church with Filipino botanicals used to carved on the facade. It is known for its intricate facade and pyramidal bell towers. The church was used as a fortress during the olden days. It is a massive structure built of yellowish Limestones.

Molo Church. The Gothic Renaissance Church of Molo was used as a watch tower to warn the people if there are any attackers on the shore of Iloilo City. It is a fine coral stone church with Classical and Gothic details. It is also known as the feminist church because of the beautiful female saints lining inside the church.

Cabatuan Church. This Neoclassic Church, known to be the most massive Hispanic structure in Iloilo is built of red bricks. It is believed to be the largest red brick structure in the Visayas and it was given the title "Model of Temples" by the 'El Eco de Panay'. The Cabatuan Church is known to be the only extant Spanish colonial church with three facades.

San Jose Church. The beautiful church in front of plaza Libertad is considered the most historic amongst the churches in Iloilo City. It is a Byzantine-Neoclassic Church planned to look like the Spanish Church of Valencia del Cid. The Church is known for its collection of priceless Catholic treasures.

Old Capitol building of the Province of Iloilo. A National Historical Site. The building was built with wood stone during the Spanish colonization. It served as the capitol when the civil government of Iloilo was founded in 1901. The National Historical Institute (NHI) formally recognized the Old Capitol as a historical landmark through a marker installed on its walls on April 11, 2010.

The Historic province of Iloilo is also known for 'Calle Real'; a street of old buildings with their classical designs. During January, the city heats up for Dinagyang, the festival dubbed as "The best tourism event in the Philippines" It is a collection of tribe warriors dancing in honor of the Child Jesus.

Universities and Colleges

University of the Philippines Visayas Miag-ao Campus (UPV Main Campus), Miag-ao, Iloilo University of the Philippines Visayas Iloilo City Campus, Iloilo City University of San Agustin, Iloilo City- The First University in Western Visayas St. Pauls University, Iloilo City Central Philippine University, Iloilo City -The American-established University; A Tourism Site by the Iloilo City Council; The University flagpole marks the Center of the Philippines in terms longitude and latitude ;reflects on CPU University Logo. University of Iloilo, Iloilo City West Visayas State University Main Campus, Iloilo City WVSU-College of Agriculture and Forestry Campus, Lambunao, Iloilo WVSU-Calinog Campus, Calinog, Iloilo WVSU-Janiuay Campus, Janiuay, Iloilo WVSU-Pototan Campus, Pototan, Iloilo John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo Campus, Molo, Iloilo City -First Maritime University in the Philippines John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Villa Arevalo Campus, Villa Arevalo, Iloilo City Western Visayas College of Science and Technology Main Campus, Iloilo City WVCST-Don Jose Sustiguer Monfort Memorial National College, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo WVCST-Purification Dolar Monfort College, Dumangas, Iloilo WVCST-Leon National College of Agriculture, Leon, Iloilo WVCST-Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College, Miag-ao, Iloilo Iloilo Doctor's College, Iloilo City Western Institute of Technology, Iloilo City AMA Computer University, Iloilo City STI, Iloilo City Interface Computer College, Iloilo City Informatics, Iloilo City ABBA Institute of Technology, Iloilo City Cabalum Western College, Iloilo City Colegio de San Jose, Iloilo City Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Iloilo City De Paul College, Iloilo City St. Therese MTC College Tigbauan Site, Tigbauan, Iloilo St. Therese MTC College La Fiesta Site, Iloilo City St. Therese MTC College Magdalo Site, Iloilo City Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (Main) Estancia, Iloilo NIPSC Laboratory High School- West Campus, Estancia, Iloilo NIPSC- Barotac Viejo Campus NIPSC- Batad Campus NIPSC- Sara Campus NIPSC- Lemery Campus NIPSC- Ajuy Campus Leon Ganzon Polythechnic College, Balasan, Iloilo Iloilo Technical College, Iloilo City ISCOF-Iloilo State College of Fisheries-Dumangas Campus Dominican College of Iloilo, Zarraga, Iloilo New Lucena Polytechnic College-New Lucena Notable Ilonggos and Iloilo's First Dr. Avenilo Padernilla Aventura Sr. (from Passi City, Iloilo)- Former Philippine Heart Center President and Medical Director and the first doctor to perform the first successful renal and heart transplant in the Philippines Paulino Alcántara Teresa Magbanua Maria Beatriz Del Rosario Arroyo Graciano López Jaena Fernando Lopez Eugenio Lopez Sr. Eugenio Lopez Jr. Oscar Lopez Sr. Eugenio Lopez III. Martin Teofilo Delgado Franklin Drilon Miriam Defensor Santiago Raul M. Gonzalez Local Rapper "Shockey" of Ill City Jed Madela Nina Gian Carlos Prince Stefan Emman Abatayo Nel Rapiz Mark Timothy J. Libunao Union Mission Hospital, then Iloilo Mission Hospital School of Nursing, now Central Philippine University College of Nursing - First Nursing School in the Philippines-started in 1906.* Had the first 3 Graduate Nurses in 1909. Doane Baptist Bible Institute, now Doane Baptist Seminary - First Baptist Seminary in the Philippines. Jaro Evangelical Church - First Baptist Church in the Philippines. Ballad singer Jose Mari Chan Allan Rod S. Pasuelo Actress Anjanette Palencia Abayari from Passi City Former Senator Teofisto Guingona Beauty Queen Amelia de la Cruz Former Gov. Rafael "Nono" Palmares Joe Marie Agriam, the only Ilonggo who sat as judge in an international beauty contest - Miss Earth 2009 held in Boracay Island, Philippines. He is also publisher of Iloilo's first glossy lifestyle magazine, CREAM Magazine, established in 1989. Media The News Today (Iloilo) Panay News The Daily Guardian News Express CREAM Magazine Online Media Experience Iloilo Online Directory Iloilo Directory References External links Republic of the Philippines: Official website of the Provincial Government of Iloilo Category:Provinces of the Philippines ace:Propinsi Iloilo zh-min-nan:Iloilo bcl:Iloilo ceb:Iloilo de:Iloilo es:Provincia de Iloílo fa:ایلوئیلو fr:Iloilo (province) ko:일로일로 주 ilo:Iloilo id:Iloilo it:Provincia di Iloilo pam:Iloilo mk:Илоило nl:Iloilo (provincie) ja:イロイロ州 no:Iloilo pl:Iloilo (prowincja) ru:Илоило (провинция) fi:Iloilo sv:Iloilo (provins) tl:Iloilo (lalawigan) tr:Iloilo vi:Iloilo war:Iloilo This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. 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In June 2008, Alonzo released her debut album ''The Real Me'' under Star Records. It was also in mid-2008 when it was announced that she would play the leading character Betty Pengson in the TV sitcom ''Yo Soy Betty La Fea'', which originated from Colombia. The Philippines' version was entitled ''I Love Betty La Fea''. The show premiered on September 2008 at the primetime slot; it ran for six consecutive months. Filmography + Films ! Year ! Title ! Role Notes 2003-2004 ''My First Romance'' Bianca "Two Hearts" 2004 ''Now That I Have You'' Betsy Rallos 2005 ''Dreamboy'' Cyd 2006 Lia "About Anna" 2006 ''Pacquiao: The Movie'' Jinkee / Janet Pacquiao 2006 Marian Hermosa 2007 Basha Eugenio #8 Highest-grossing Filipino film of all timeASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Award for Pop Love Team (shared with John Lloyd Cruz)ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Award for Pop Screen Kiss (shared with John Lloyd Cruz)GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Award for Box-Office QueenNominated—FAMAS Award for Best ActressNominated—FAP Award for Best ActressNominated—PMPC Star Award for Movies for Movie Actress of the Year 2009 Lara Cruz Gawad PASADO Award for Best Actress 2010 Mia Samonte 2010 ''Sa 'yo Lamang'' Diane Alvero Gawad PASADO Award for Best Supporting Actress 2011 '' Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak!'' Dra. Cielo Delos Santos First movie team-up with box-office king Vic Sotto 2011 ''Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie'' TBA First time movie with Angel Locsin + Television ! Year ! Title ! Role Notes 2002 ''K2BU'' Dianne 2002–present Herself Performer/Host 2002 ''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay'' Katrina Argos 2003 ''Star Studio Presents'' Lucia 2003 ''It Might Be You'' Cielo San Carlos 2003 '' Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis'' Katrina Legarda 2004 ''OK Fine Whatever'' Dr. Donna 2005 ''Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin'' Jasmine Fontanilla 2005 Tuesday 2006 2006 Herself 2006 2006 Hilda 2006 Carmela 2006 ''Maging Sino Ka Man'' Jackie Madrigal / Princess 2007 ''Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik'' Jackie Madrigal-Roxas 2008 ''Your Song (TV series) 2008 ''[[I Love Betty La Fea'' Beatriz "Betty" Tingson, Herself, Trish Martinez 2009 ''May Bukas Pa'' Sara Guest Actress 2009 ''Your Song (TV series) Melissa 2010 ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kalapati'' Cory Aquino 2010 ''Magkaribal'' Angela Abella / Gelai Agustin Lead Role 2011 ''Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kwintas'' Knoll 2011 Regina "Reign" Santana Lead Role Discography {|class="wikitable" |- !Year !Album |- |2008 |''The Real Me'' Studio album (Star Records) |} References External links Actress Bea Alonzo Category:1987 births Category:Filipino people of British descent Category:Filipino child actors Category:Filipino film actors Category:Filipino television actors Category:Living people Category:Star Magic Batch 10 Category:Star Magic sw:Bea Alonzo tl:Bea Alonzo This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community. name Gerald Anderson birthname Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson, Jr. birth date March 07, 1989 birth place Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines occupation Actor, Model yearsactive 2006-present website ,, }} Gerald Randolph Anderson, Jr. (born March 7, 1989, in Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines) is a Filipino American actor who was a former housemate on the first season edition of the Philippine reality television show ''Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition''. He rose to fame through the Filipino teleseryes ''Sana Maulit Muli'', ''My Girl'', ''Tayong Dalawa'' and currently, ''Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo''. He is currently under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency. Biography Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson, Jr. was born to Gerald Randy Anderson, Sr., a Caucasian American instructor in the Philippine Navy who travels back and forth between the United States and Zambales, and Evangeline Opsima, a Filipina from General Santos City, South Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines. When he was three years old, he and his family moved to San Antonio, Texas. He has 2 older sisters and one younger brother. At age 14, Anderson and his family returned to Dasmariñas City to marry Elaine Peralta. Anderson is multilingual, demonstrating oral fluency in both English and Tagalog through his work; he also has some proficiency in Cebuano. Career Anderson was discovered by Joross Gamboa while the latter was performing in his hometown. Gamboa introduced him to his manager, Jhun Reyes, who then brought him to ABS-CBN to join ''PBB: Teen Edition''. Paete Adrian Quinale elementary school Television {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network |- | rowspan="3"| 2012 || ''Save The Last Dance For Me || TBA || rowspan="26"| ABS-CBN |- | rowspan="3"| 2011 || ''Budoy || TBA || rowspan="26"| ABS-CBN |- | ''Gandang Gabi, Vice!'' || Himself / Guest |- | ''Wansapanataym: Rod Santiago's: Buhawi Jack'' || Jack Isidro |- | rowspan="4"| 2010 || '' Your Song Presents: Kim || Alfred |- | ''Your Song Presents: Isla || Daniel (Villain) |- | '' Your Song Presents: Love Me, Love You ||Attorney Homer |- | '' Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo'' || Robbie Castillo |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla:Tiagong Akyat'' || Santiago Ronquillo |- | '' Tayong Dalawa'' || David "JR" D. Garcia, Jr. |- | rowspan="3"| 2008 || ''Your Song Presents: My Only Hope'' || Joaquin "Keeno" Alejandro |- | ''My Girl'' || Julian Abueva |- | ''Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection: Maligno'' || Joaquin |- | rowspan="5"| 2007 || ''Your Song: Ngiti'' || Aaro |- | ''Love Spell: Cindy-rella'' || Albert |- | ''Your Song: Someday'' || Arkin |- | ''Gokada Go!'' || Gabriel "Gab" Fernandez |- | '' Sana Maulit Muli'' || Travis Johnson |- | rowspan="9"| 2006 ||'' Love Spell: Pasko Na, Santa Ko'' || Ryan |- | ''Love Spell: Charm and Crystal'' || Nookie |- | ''Aalog-Alog'' || Gerald |- | ''Love Spell: My Boy, My Girl'' || Simon |- | ''Your Song: Alive'' || Migs |- | ''Your Song: Bitin Sa Iyo'' || |- | ''Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bus'' || Erik |- | ''Star Magic Presents: Ang Lovey Kong All Around'' || Sonny Boy |- | ''Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition'' || Himself / Housemate / 3rd Placer |- | 2006–present ||'' ASAP'' || Host / Himself / Performer |} Awards and Nominations {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" ! Award ! Category ! Result |- | Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition || 3rd Big Placer || |- | 21st PMPC Star Awards for Television || Best New Male TV Personality (Sana Maulit Muli) || |- | ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards 2007 || Pop TV Character of the Year (Bokbok and Poknat in Sana Maulit Muli) || |- | 2008 Anak TV Seal Award || Most Admired Male TV Personality || |- | Starmometer's Coverguy || 2009 Coverguy of the Year || |- | SISA Choice Award (Philippine Psychiatric Association) || Outstanding Featured Male Character in a Drama Program (MMK: Lubid) || |- | NSUU Tv Awards || Best Actor (for Tayong Dalawa) || |- | 41st GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards || Prince of Philippine Movies and TV || |- | Star Studio Celebrity Awards || Prince of Philippine Movies and TV || |- | Star Studio Celebrity Awards || Star Humanitarian Award || |- | 24th PMPC STAR Awards for Television || Best Single Performance by an Actor (MMK: "Lubid") || |- | Gawad Tanglaw || Best Actor (MMK Lubid Episode) || |- | Walk Of Fame 2010 || Gerald Anderson || |- | 1st Barkada Choice Awards || Choice Male Icon of the Year || |- | 2009 PMPC STAR AWARDS For TV || Best Actor for My Only Hope || |- | USTV Students Choice Award || 2010 Best Drama Actor-Tayong Dalawa || |- | 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television || Your Song: Isla, ABS-CBN BEST DRAMA ACTOR || |- |} Filmography {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" |-rowspan="2" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Film Producer |- | 2011 || ''I Just Fall In Love Again'' || TBA || November 2011 |- | 2011 || Catch Me, I'm In Love || Enrique "Erick" Rodriguez III || 19th Highest Grossing Filipino Film of all Time Star Cinema & Viva Films |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 || Till My Heartaches End|| Paolo “Powie” Barredo || rowspan="2"| Star Cinema |- | Paano Na Kaya? || Bogs Marasigan |- | 2008 || Shake, Rattle & Roll X: Class Picture || Lui || Regal Films |- | 2007 || I've Fallen For You || Alex Tamano Reyes || rowspan="2"| Star Cinema |- | 2006 || First Day High || Michael Jordan "MJ2" Ramirez |} Discography {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" | Year || Title || Certification |- | 2006 || "Gerald's Dance Picks" || Platinum |- | 2007 || "Gerald's Noodle Dance" || Gold |} References External links Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Filipino film actors Category:Filipino child actors Category:American people of Filipino descent Category:Filipino Roman Catholics Category:Filipino television actors Category:Filipino people of American descent Category:People from Zambales Category:People from Quezon City Category:People from South Cotabato Category:Pinoy Big Brother Category:Star Magic Category:ABS–CBN Corporation ilo:Gerald Anderson it:Gerald Anderson tl:Gerald Anderson This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community. 4:17 Bea Alonzo at SM Iloilo City (Dinagyang Festival 2012) - Kapamilya Karavan phatkatproductions Bea Alonzo at SM Iloilo City (Dinagyang Festival 2012) - Kapamilya Karavan Bea Alonzo's appearance at SM Iloilo City - January 2012 :)... 2:47 [HD] Iloilo - January 19, 2012 (The Pre Dinagyang City Scenes) BoxxerRose [HD] Iloilo - January 19, 2012 (The Pre Dinagyang City Scenes) Video footage of Iloilo city scenes before the 2012 Dinagyang festival.... 3:50 Gerald Anderson at SM Iloilo City - January 2012 phatkatproductions Gerald Anderson at SM Iloilo City - January 2012 Gerald Anderson made an appearance at Kapamilya Karavan during Iloilo's 2012 Dinagyang Festival. 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