ILOILO: HEART of the PHILIPPINES

The National Museum of the Philippines  announced the latest inclusions in its 2015 list of National Cultural Treasures and Important Cultural Properties . Among them are 4 (four) Iloilo landmarks and tourist attractions - Campo Santo in San Joaquin, Iloilo , Camiña Balay nga Bato (Avanceña House) in Arevalo , Lizares-Gamboa Mansion (Angelicum School of Iloilo)  in Jaro and the Sornito House (Cake House) in Santa Barbara, Iloilo .   In a press release dated Dec. 23, National Museum Director Jeremy Barns confirmed the inclusion of the Campo Santo in the National Cultural Treasure list while the 3 other ancestral/heritage houses in the list of Important Cultural Properties.  A National Cultural Treasure   (NCT) is the highest designation that pertains to "a unique cultural property found locally, possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is highly significant and important to the country and nation". An Im...

The "battle" of dining strips and al fresco shops in Iloilo continues! After the soft opening of SHOPS at Atria a few days ago and the upcoming Streets of Festive Walk at Megaworld's Iloilo Business Park, SM City Iloilo "answers back" with its own - the expansion of SM Southpoint. It will be a 2-storey mall with both air-conditioned and al fresco "ambiance" plus a mini park with fountain with a small park of the parking area retained. SM City Iloilo Northwing    H&M, Uniqlo and Forever 21 at SM City Iloilo   SM City Iloilo Twin Towers As revealed in the website of its construction firm Monolith , the two storey-edifice will be put up  in the  mall's parking space between the current SM City Iloilo mall and Plazuela de Iloilo. The area is now "flattened" and actual constructions works on the edifice is set to start very soon. It will boost the mall's floor area by almost 25,000 sqm on top of the main malls' Northwing ...