The Philippine Travel Blog is an experimental project on group blogging with focus on Travel and Philippine destinations. Our goal is to promote each and every travel destination of the Philippine's 7,107 islands, serve as a guide to tourists and travellers, and educate the reading public about the great wonders and richness of the Philippine archipelago -- all thru the power of blogging.
An off-the-beaten-track destination, San Joaquin is probably one of the hidden jewels of Iloilo that has yet to be discovered. And what’s so special about San Joaquin? Well, it is the only church in the Philippines that has a militaristic-themed facade.
Probably one of the grandest churches in the Philippines. The Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva in Miag-ao Iloilo is truly a sight to behold! Continue reading about the Miag-ao Church here Upcoming Events Kadayawan Festival 2010 Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2010 Masskara Festival 2010 Sinulog Festival 2011 Dinagyang Festival 2011 Philippine International Hot Air Balloon [...]
17 Pebrero. Bagama’t binayo ang Iloilo ng malamig na ihip ng hangin mula sa Siberia, hindi nagpatalo ang mga Ilonggo sa kanilang talento na harapin ang bangis ng karagatan na humanaw sa kamuwangan ng mga Ilonggo bilang isa sa mga kilalalang seamen ng bansa. Ang Paraw Regatta Festival ay tinuturing na isa sa pinakamatandang regatta [...]
Pebrero 2. Ito na marahil ang pinaka-una kong pagkakataon na maranasan ang sinasabing pinakamalaking pyesta ng Iloilo, bago pa man sumulpot ang Dinagyang sa syudad. Ito na ang Pyesta ng Nuestra Señora de Candelaria ng Distrito ng Jaro sa Syudad ng Iloilo. Noong una, hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit parag grabe ang kasikatan nitong [...]
I’m back here in Manila. Anyway the Dinagyang Festival 2008 in Iloilo City Philippines was a huge success. Thousands of locals, and foreign tourists flocked to Iloilo to witness the annual celebration of the Dinagyang Festival. Anyway, here’s the list of winners of yesterday’s competition: GRAND CHAMPION: Tribu Paghidaet
In the conventional history text books, they would mentioned that when Aguinaldo declared Independence, all of the islands have been independent from the Spanish colonizers. They were dead wrong. After that mock battle between the Americans and the Spaniards in August 1898, the latter transfered their power at Iloilo to make last reforms but [...]
The 7-day Western Visayas Tourism Assembly with the theme, “Entrepreneurial Tourism: Beyond Tourist Arrivals”, is slated on November 12 – 18 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. The assembly aims to highlight, promote and showcase the diversity of the tourism attractions, services and facilities of the different areas of Region VI. It is intended to be [...]
I’m experiencing problems with my life in Cebu during these times. At times like these, I just wanted to get out of everything, therefore I went home, to Iloilo. The sudden decision that I made affected the schedule of my whole week for I wanted to escape the urban jungle the soonest time possible, under [...]
With its inauguration last June 13, 2007, the old Mandurriao airport of Iloilo was finally decommissioned by the Air Transportation Office and moved to its new facility in the town of Cabatuan, some 20 kilometers away from the old airport. With the promise of economic growth that will bring upon this region, the new Iloilo [...]
Starting June 14, Philippine Airlines will operate all its four flights daily to Iloilo via the new Iloilo Airport in Santa Barbara-Cabatuan. PAL will no longer operate at the old airport at the Mandurriao district. From June 14, PAL passengers and cargo customers in Iloilo are advised to proceed to the new airport, located at [...]
