ILOILO is a diverse province steeped in history. Its past has seen a melting pot of different cultures which have left their mark in some towns. The best thing about traveling to Iloilo is exploring the history of its many towns. By doing so, it can help us understand how it became what it is today.
Southern Iloilo is also positioned as the heritage destination of the province and many people visit the area every year to see its historic attractions. Belonging to the First Congressional District comprising the towns of Oton, Tigbauan, Guimbal, Tubungan, Igbaras, Miagao and San Joaquin, it is the fourth largest in terms of land area and population in the province.
ILOILO — The number of barangays with confirmed clustering of dengue cases in Iloilo Province surged by 70 percent in just one week, raising alarms over the fast-spreading mosquito-borne disease.
OTON, ILOILO is a lovely seaside town located just over 10 kilometers in the southern portion of the province. Like most Ilonggo towns, it has a colorful history. The town may be a lesser-known historic destination compared to its neighboring municipalities but still offers some great sites.
ILOILO – Recent data from the Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI) revealed a concerning trend, with over 75 percent of Iloilo Province’s 180,000 learners classified as below-average readers, non-readers, or frustrated readers for the school year 2022-2023.
Four towns in Iloilo province—Oton, Passi City, Tigbauan, and Miagao—have declared a state of calamity due to a dengue outbreak. The entire province has also been placed under a dengue outbreak and is on blue alert status.
Last July 5, Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art raised the curtains of Hulot Gallery to showcase an eclectic collection of artworks, the result of a coming together of two galleries: Puluy-an Art Gallery from Oton, Iloilo and Eskinita Art Farm from Batangas.
Artists Boy Masculino (b. 1960) and Ric Isiderio (b. 1961), both from Oton were part of the early wave of art revival in Iloilo that began in the mid1970s and continued through the 1980s. Their recent two-person solo exhibition in Oval Art Gallery attests to their undiminished fervor for creating art despite the passage of time. Their exhibition collectively titled Face to Face are subtitled Ulan-Init for Masculino’s sculpture collection, and Tinta for Isiderio’s drawings and paintings.
