ILOILO: HEART of the PHILIPPINES

Enjoy a night of fun, food, finds, music and more at MERCATO Food & Lifestyle Bazaar at SM City Iloilo. Located at SM Southpoint, it features food tenants as well those selling assorted trinkets and more. The fun starts at 5pm until 12 midnight with monthly rotation of sellers so that there's something to look forward to. Take a virtual tour of Mercato... Check out these scenes from the Mercato Food &Lifestyle Bazaar... Some photos are from the following Facebook Pages:  SM City Iloilo | A Not So Secret Life Iloilo

Dumangas, Iloilo will celebrate its 10 th  Haw-as Festival on October 26-31, 2018. Come experience the beauty of Dumangas and the warmth of its people during this festive occasion  observed annually to give thanks for the bountiful harvest from its fishponds, the town’s biggest produce – bangus or milkfish that we all delight to eat, and as a means to promote its biggest industry. Celebrate Dumangas’ culture with community events starting October 26 (Friday) with Pagbagting Day that includes a Photo-Shoot Competition at 9 a.m., a Motorcade at 9:30 a.m., Street Dancing Competition at 3:00 p.m., Haw-as Festival Grand Opening at 5:00 p.m., Unveiling of Dumangas Gym at 6:00 p.m., Sugbahanay sa Plaza at 7:00 p.m., Launching of La Sirina at 8:00 p.m. and Awarding Ceremony of Street Dancing Competition at 9:00 p.m.; October 27 (Saturday) is Agri-Fisheries Expo Day with Farmer’s and Fisherfolks Forum and Product Display at 8:00 a.m., Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony of OTOP, Bangus Extrava

ACCORDING to the the Philippine Center for Diabetes Education Foundation in 2016, diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death among Filipinos based on the 2013 Philippine Health Statistics, noting that over 6 million Filipinos are diagnosed with diabetes.     Senior Citizens of  Oton, Iloilo strike their wacky "Sweet Pa Rin Ba?" poses  As part of its commitment of bringing “patient partnership” closer to the Ilonggo community, TMC Iloilo recently launched the “Sweet Pa Rin Ba?” campaign. The said campaign primarily aims to educate the public on the possible risks of diabetes and ways on how to prevent it.   Dr. Genevieve Sia-Majewski, Head of Diabetes and Metabolism Program of The Medical City Iloilo give a talk on the risks of the diabetes and ways on how to prevent it to the employees of Oton, Iloilo LGU. “Sweet Pa Rin Ba?” campaign had its first leg in Oton, Iloilo on September 11. It was attended by over 100 participants from the said municipality.

“ We have seen the huge potential of Iloilo as a tourism destination. With the Iloilo Convention Center as a main facility for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE), there is no doubt that Iloilo City needs another world-class hotel. " says Jennifer Palmares-Fong, vice president for sales and marketing, Megaworld Iloilo. " (With this) we are bringing another Megaworld homegrown hotel brand, which has gained popularity among business travelers ” she announces. Finally, the rumor we have been talking about for weeks in various forums and FB groups has been revealed - BELMONT HOTEL ILOILO! And the confirmed details are as big as Megaworld always have been when it comes to their projects at Iloilo Business Park! First it's the mind-blowing 405 suites that will make up the hotel- making it one of the biggest hotels in Iloilo in term of number of rooms. These suites  are classified as Twin Suites, Queen Suites, Junior Suites, Executive Suites and

1st Sine Sindak Horror Film Festival Oct 24- 30, 2018 | All SM Cinemas Nationwide PhP 99 / movie | PhP 199/ all-day unli movie pass This coming Halloween, prepare yourselves to be horrified and get ready for your loudest scream as SM Cinema, the largest film exhibitor in the country, together with Crystal Sky Multimedia, a key distributor of  internationally renowned films, brings you the scariest film fest of the year, the 1st ever Sine-Sindak Horror Film Festival! Sine-Sindak features eight (8) international horror movies that will surely send shivers down your spine.  The Hoarder (USA) Ella (Mischa Barton) discovers her boyfriend is renting a secret storage unit, which she initially thought her partner is using as a hideout for his affair. Unfortunately, she together with her best friend Molly (Emily Atack), discover something more terrifying instead. She will also meet a group of strangers to help her face a deranged killer lurking in the darkness.