ILOILO

     Just off the southeast end of Panay is Iloilo, a province comprised of forty-three municipalities and two cities. Here is a land of sights, dances and music, primarily heirlooms of ancient times. Try to visit churches where prayers fill the air and faith is lifted into high towers. Experience the mysteries of stonewalled cemeteries and ancient mausoleums built of crushed corals and hewn stones. Spend a day with nature where wild orchids welcome you and birds rejoice your arrival. Relax on Sandy beaches on the South, let the waves touch your toes and the breeze play with your hair. Meanwhile, the secrecy of the islands in the eastern coast await to be unveiled. The flavor Ilonggo food which may be exotic or luscious, will tempt you to try every single delicacy and savour every delicious moment. And to end the day, stay and feel the romance brought by the setting sun in the horizon of the sea, a pleasant living painting that sings a hymn of relaxation.

     Visit the Sweet City of Passi where tattooed tribesmen dance in the streets as part of their merrymaking. Reveal the clandestine interiors of caves in Dingle where splendor arise from stalactites and stalagmites of stable stones. Capture fifty and more life-like Saints that parade at the streets of Cabatuan every Lent season. Take a souvenir shot with the Facade of Miagao Fortress church and Feel the essence of overlooked souls in the archways of Janiuay Cemetery. Be a part of the anual commemoration the "Cry of Sta. Barbara" which gives honor to the bravery of the Ilonggos in the Spanish-Filipino War. Yes, this is the Province of Iloilo, bursting with color, exitement, beauty and  unimaginative experience.