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Molo Church Iloilo
April 24th, 2011 adminTags: iloilo churches, molo iloilo
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Molo Plaza Iloilo
April 22nd, 2011 admin
Molo Plaza is undoubtedly one of Iloilo’s beautiful plaza especially during the holiday season where christmas lantern adorns the trees at night. Lush trees, gnarled balete trees and aged kalachuchi trees makes it a perfect spot to chill. The children’s playground needs a makeover badly though.
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Good Friday at Jaro Iloilo
April 22nd, 2011 admin
I was at Jaro Plaza when I chanced upon the procession of Christ’s body. The last time I saw such procession was when I was a kid. Several statues on floats in different parts of the city were being prepared for the procession. The statues depicts the last moment of Christ’s life from arrival to Jerusalem, his last supper, his crucifixion, Pieta or Mary cradling christ’s body and his death. I decided not to wait for the event since it’s difficult for me find transportation.
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Iloilo Lamesa Grill
April 17th, 2011 admin
Lamesa Grill serves various grilled food as well as variety of filipino dishes that will certainly appeal to discerning Ilonggo tongues. Mixed alcohol drinks are also available for those who wants to chill and catch up with barkadas. Check out their “Pinatayong Manok” served in an interesting way.
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Manggahan Festival Guimaras 2011
April 16th, 2011 admin
Manggahan Festival in Guimaras showcases not only the island’s famous mangoes but also their culture and local tourist attraction sites. People from different regions of Philippines and Foreign tourists wants a piece of the mangoes. Various activities and events liven up the week-long celebration of the mango festival. Expect some local celebrities to partake in the celebration with their live concerts. Not to forget the “All you can eat mango” that everyone looks forward to every year. But you have to be there early since supply of mangoes runs out. The highlight of the festival would be the Tribe dance competition. Just a tip, vendors usually sell the mangoes at really low price at closing time of the festival.
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Iloilo Paraw Regatta 2011 Sailboat Racing
February 21st, 2011 admin
The 39th Iloilo Paraw Regatta 2011 is the oldest traditional craft event in Asia, and the largest sailing event in the Philippine. The paraw race was held last February 20 at Villa Beach. Total of 61 sailboats joined the race with 38 sailboats in Category A and 23 in Category B. The boats will start sailing as soon as the firecrackers goes off. As the boat went sailing, the crowd will be entertained with sizzling Samba Dance competition.
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Iloilo Sinamba sa Paraw Regatta 2011 – Grupo Las Brillas
February 18th, 2011 adminGrupo Las Brillas is also my current favorite next to Grupo del Oeste for delivering a festive and fun Samba dance routine. I’m looking forward to their next year’s performance and see what they’ll be up to.
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Sinamba sa Paraw Regatta – Grupo del Oeste
February 18th, 2011 adminGrupo del Oeste has been my top favorite among other participating groups. Their dance routine sticks for me defines what Sinamba sa Regatta should be, festive and fun. I love their underwater themed choreography. It’s a pleasant surprise to see the little girl prodigy dancer from last year’s Mesa Latino when it was represented by Mandurriao National Highschool.
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Iloilo Sinamba sa Paraw Regatta – Grupo Fuerte Baile
February 18th, 2011 adminLast year’s Sinamba sa Regatta Grupo Fuerte Baile of Fort San Pedro National High School gave a Kasadyahan type of performance. I must admit it didn’t quite fit with the expected Samba dance. I wish that their dancers wore exotic costumes. For their grand finale, their fireworks knocked out the power of the venue.
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Iloilo Sinamba sa Paraw Regatta – Grupo Mesa Latino Video
February 18th, 2011 adminMesa Latino of Lapaz National High School gave a traditional kasadyahan type dance number. They were able to balance the samba moves. Their main dancer made a dramatic entrance when their boat caught fire! But that didn’t distract their performance. Talk about discipline!
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