Tag: Jaro
SM Hypermarket’s Super Sized Cook Off in Iloilo
SM Hypermarket Iloilo set a record in serving the most bowls of Batchoy in one event. On its 10th anniversary, SM Hypermarket brought the Super Sized Cook Off in Iloilo last November 14, 2011.
SM Master Chefs Cooking Marathon 2011 at SM Hypermarket Iloilo
The 6th leg of the SM Master Chefs 2011 Cooking Marathon has reached the Iloilo shores. SM Hypermarket celebrates its 10th year anniversary of serving the Filipino with a bang. In line with its grand celebration, SM launched the SM Master Chefs 2011, a composite event made up of three components – a grand cooking [...]
$15M Hospital Soon to Rise in Iloilo City
Iloilo will soon have a new medical facility to serve the growing health needs of the Ilonggos. Representatives from an investment conglomerate based in Oregon, USA visited the city to initiate the intent of putting a hospital here. The proposed multi-million hospital will be located at a more than 1-hectare lot in Brgy. Buhang-Balantang area [...]
Jaro Candelaria Fiesta 2011
Candelaria Fiesta (Feast of Our Lady of Candles) is a very much celebrated religious event in Jaro, Iloilo. Every February 2nd, Salognons (Jaro natives; sometimes Jareños) prepare banquets for friends, families and other relatives who gather for a celebration. It is their act of thanksgiving for the previous year’s blessings customary to the Philippine’s catholic tradition. [...]
Now Open: Iloilo Society Commercial – Tagbak, Jaro branch
Iloilo Society Commercial is a budget-friendly grocery retail store chain in Iloilo. They are known especially for small retailers such as the sari-sari stores because of their lowest prices among the competitors. They live up to their tagline “Presyo Barato, Pwede Manegosyuhan!”. Recently Iloilo Society Commercial (ISC) opened their biggest branch in Tagbak, Jaro district. [...]
SM Hypermarket Jaro-Iloilo Now Open!
SM Hypermarket just opened a branch in Jaro, Iloilo City last October 23, 2010. The 5th branch of SM investments in the city, SM Hypermarket is the first of its kind in the Visayas and Mindanao area. This branch was converted from the Makro store which SM decided to stop operating because it is not [...]
Graciano Lopez Jaena: Ilonggo National Hero and Press Freedom Fighter
Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena (December 18, 1856 – January 20, 1896), who hailed from Jaro, Iloilo was a Filipino writer and journalist in the Philippine Revolution and the forerunner of the fight for press freedom and his efforts were geared to conserve and preserve the ideas and ideals of press freedom as a precious legacy. [...]
About Iloilo
QUICK FACTS ABOUT ILOILO Province : Iloilo Land Area : 466,342 ha. or 4,663sq.km. Capital : Iloilo City Municipalities : 42 Component City : 1 (Passi City) See: ILOILO HISTORY Source: http://www.globalpinoy.com LOCATION The Province of Iloilo is approximately 23.06% of the regional area and 1.55% of the total land area of the entire country. [...]
JARO FIESTA 2009 – FEAST OF OUR LADY OF CANDLES (CANDELARIA)
Every February 2nd Jaro District in Iloilo City celebrates its annual fiesta. It is a grand celebration that has weeks of AGRO-INDUSTRIAL And CHARITY FAIR and culminates in the highlights of the event which is the feast of Candelaria. It draws herds of peaople not only from Iloilo but also from nearby provinces and islands. [...]
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