A boulevard for health, environment

The Treñas Boulevard has morphed from a bypass road to one that is off-limits to vehicles to give way to health buffs and pedestrians after its unveiling on March 13, 2010. It has also spurred developmental efforts, including the rehabilitation of the Iloilo River on whose bank it is situated. Government institutions and officials, and private groups have joined in efforts to turn Treñas Boulevard and the Iloilo River into a tourism and environment showcase. Named after the late constitutional convention delegate Efrain Treñas, father of former city mayor and now Iloilo City Rep. Jerry Treñas, the thoroughfare has lately become a showcase of river development projects and other initiatives. The International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom) in Chicago cited the city government’s...

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Iloilo boat-sailing Festival Draws Acclaim

Filed Under: Sailing, Festive Events (including Carnivals) ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Iloilo’s boat-sailing festival, the Paraw Regatta, has drawn acclaim beyond Philippine shores affirming its distinction as the oldest and one of the most colorful sailing events in Asia. Tens of thousands of residents and tourists lined up along the shores of Iloilo City and Guimaras on Sunday to watch the annual boat-sailing competition. Many waited since early morning to catch a glimpse of the colorful paraws before they took off from the coastline of Villa Arevalo District in the city for the 36.5-kilometer race along the Iloilo Strait between the city and Guimaras Island. The race started at about 10:30 a.m. “The Paraw Regatta has truly evolved through the years from a simple boat race into a grand...

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Iloilo River as Tourism and Business Center?

EFFORTS to preserve and protect the Iloilo River will not stop at clearing and cleaning Iloilo City’s prime body of water, according to Senator Franklin M. Drilon. Drilon said he will meet internationally-renowned landscape architect Paulo Alcazaren today, February 17, to discuss ways to transform the river into a tourism and business hub. Alcazaren is credited for developing the Singapore Quay and many other landmark places in the country into tourist attractions. Drilon said his vision for saving the Iloilo River is not confined to just clearing, cleaning and dredging the waterway and bring it back to its old self. ...

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RAYMUNDO MELLIZA: The Second Governor of Iloilo

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15 vie for Miss Paraw Regatta title

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Iloilo: City of Dreams

There exists, not only in the mind, a city of love and dreams entrenched in a magical time well before our very own. A privileged bastion of higher learning and culture, this sanctuary speaks of a romantic past that lingers elusively in our collective memory. In Iloilo, the landscape of southern accents, bespoke values and hospitality have dominion over the land. In this city replete with master architecture and effective rural planning, a synergy of progress is welcomed vis-à-vis the nostalgia of yesteryear — an ambience that reeks of a gilded era of Hispanic Roman Catholic churches, stonewalled cemeteries that serve as antiquated fortresses...

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Iloilo Airport: The Gateway to Wsetern Visayas

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