ILOILO: HEART of the PHILIPPINES

Here's a very timely article written by Perla Lena of the Iloilo City Tourism office and Philippines News Agency as published on Panay News dated August 25, 2012 Heritage buildings in Iloilo City have stories to tell and the Iloilo Cultural Heritage Foundation, Inc. will see to it that they stay long enough for more generations to share their stories. “Iloilo City can once become the Premier City of the South” said Manny Villa, Jr., president of ICHFI. He gathered enthusiasts who share his passion for rehabilitating and restoring the city’s cultural heritage. The southern metropolis boasts of heritage buildings – structures which are 75 years or older, as defined in a city ordinance. First to be restored are the facade of 40 old buildings downtown, the Central Business District popularly known as Calle Real, which includes JM Basa, Iznart, Aldeguer, Guanco, and Mapa streets. “This is very significant. This is the only way to restore our heritage for people to know...

Located at Brgy. Inangayan, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, the township project of Megaworld Corp. called Sta. Barbara Heights is set to bring subdivision living into new "heights". Accessible through the Oton-San Miguel-Sta. Barbara Provincial Road (for now), it is situated on an elevated open parcel of rolling terrain closest to Iloilo City. Soon it will have access to the bypass road, the gateway to the airport. Photos from Skyscrapercity.com Dubbed to be the Central Business District of Iloilo, future developments include mixed density residential areas, a town center which will have commercial spaces, an IT Park comprised of BPO offices, recreation facilities, a health care center and academic institutions. It will also become a transportation hub as it is located between the Iloilo International Airport and Iloilo City. Amenities include a multi-purpose clubhouse, a 260 square-meter swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, a lagoon which is natural lake...