Iloilo Travel Blogs

 DINAGYANG FESTIVAL  (Iloilo, January 25-27, 2008)  Celebrated every 4th weekend of January, Dinagyang festival honors the Christianization of the natives and respects the Holy Child Jesus. There are colorful parades highlighted by a drammatization in honor of the patron saint Sto. …

On the last day of my vacation in Iloilo, was the day legendary pound-per-pound Filipino Boxing hero, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao was to battle against Ricky Hatton of England. You see whenever the Pacman has a match, everybody and everthing in the Philippines stops. That includes vacations. From the …

So after spending two days and two nights in the island, it was time to head back. I wanted to STAY and work there as the island host / maitre'd but i obviously wasn't qualified. Tita Anne, Gabby's aunt is really the most perfect person to be in the island.  She was a really nice person and a …

i went here for a family reunion of my step father,and i want to see the place too,and i will check boracay then..its surprice me its really beautiful place to come...

Crazy girl got up at 8:30am, just as the morning heat was kicking in.  We had to be up and out earlyish, but Najiah wanted to go for a run on the beach.  I’d threatened to join her the pervious night, but that was a metabolic expense I just couldn’t afford at that moment.  I …

My Travels through the Philippines with my little pet Monkey Lauro and Nepal and Vietnam with my amazing girlfriend Zohar :)

While the whole of Kalibo was still nursing their hangover from the previous night's crazy drinking and partying (all in the name of Sto Nino), we inched ourselves to travel to Iloilo. From Numancia where our hotel was, it was an easy tricycle ride to the town center, then another tricycle to Kalib…

It's a heritage tour of churches in the city, and a gastronomic feast of authentic La Paz Batchoy!

Blending culture and business in Iloilo By Rhea B. Peñaflor The city is built to music, therefore never built at all, and therefore built forever. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson The Iloilo Youth Orchestra IYO members with Austrian ambassador Herbert Jaeger (…

Here we go, on our way to Boracay! I am sooooo excited! I have not been to Boracay since 1998! Wowwie!! It's gonna be off the hook. I have never been for New Year's Eve to Boracay. :) We take Tiffy (little sis) with us. She is young, but she parties like a 21 yr old. It took some getting …

My trip around SE Asia, starting in Malaysia, then off to Philippines, Borneo, Brunei and wherever else!