Iloilo, my homeland is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island and is bordered by Antique to the west and Capiz and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is the island of Guimaras, once part of Iloilo but now a province in its own right. Across the Panay Gulf and Guimaras Strait is Negros Occidental. Iloilo's capital is Iloilo City. Iloilo is the capital province in Region VI.
People and Cultures:
People here are very kind and religious. They have century old churches and houses. The modern side of Iloilo is that they have almost everything from high end hotels to high end department stores. You can reach Iloilo by the sea or by air. And lots of cultural events to praise and give thanks God for the good harvest.
Dinagyang Festival
Celebrated every 4th weekend of January in Iloilo City. Spectacle characterized by frenetic stomping of feet and hypnotic drumbeating. It is a colorful whirl of thousands of people dressed in unique costumes dancing and chanting all day and night. Today, Dinagyang is associated with the annual, socio-cultural-religious festival of Iloilo City in January. Dinagyang was coined by an old-time Ilonggo writer and radio broadcaster, the late Pacifico Sumagpao Sudario, who first used the word to name the festival when it was launched in 1977. Iloilo City's Dinagyang had its beginnings in 1968 when Fr. Sulpicio Ebderes, OSA brought a replica of the image of the Sr. Santo Niño from Cebu City to the San Jose Parish church with a delegation of Cofradia Del Sto. Niño Cebu members.
Paraw Regata
