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Sariaya - May 11-15 | Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines It is almost the same as the one held in Lucban, only the decoration or Pahiyas consists of fruits, vegetables, candies, breads, and other food either ...
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Siquijor - September l Siquijor, Philippines Held during September, the Solili Festival is a marriage ritual where both parents of the married partners are presented with a feast and lectures about the r...
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Guimaras - The Mountain Bike Festival in Guimaras is a multi-event team sports spearheaded by the Guimaras Mountain Bike Association (GUIMBA). This event is held anually since 1994 with the aim to promote bic...
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Morong (Bataan) - No specific date | Morong, Bataan, Philippines The weeklong celebration is highlighted by a ceremonial releasing of Pawikan hatchlings in the blue waters off South China Sea , street dancing compe...
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Biliran - September | Biliran, Philippines Bagasumbol Festival is celebrated every September in Naval. Also known as “Halad sa Birhen,” the occasion honors the town’s patroness, ...
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Calbayog City - September 01-08 | Calbayog City, Western Samar A street dance pageant simulates the movements of the cock to the beat of indigenous Samareño musical instruments. Source:...
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Danao City - 3rd Sunday of September | Danao City The Karansa is a dance expressing one's joy and happiness performed in four basic steps: The kiay, karag, kurug and kurahay that jibes with the Karansa offici...
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Pasay - September 01 | Film Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. An annual event featuring the beautiful and intelligent transversties vying for the title as Ms. Amazing Philippine Beauty.&n...
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Naga City - September 2| Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines Voyadores Festival is a street dance reenactment on the transfer of the image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia from the Basilica to th...
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Kiangan - September 2 | Kiangan Memorial Shrine, Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines. Anniversary celebration of the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army led by Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita. Source:Philto...
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General Santos - September 3-5 | General Santos CityFishing is the fastest growing industry in the city. It is in fact largely responsible for the economic boost enjoyed by the city today. Coming close to Navo...
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Surigao City - September 03 | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte The food festival showcases the different Surigaonon dishes. The phrase "Tilaw sa Pagkaong Nan Surigaonon" means "taste t...
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Compostela Valley - September 4 | Compostela Valley The Kariyawan Festival is celebrated together with the Araw ng Monkayo (in the municipality of Monkayo, Compostela Valley) every 4th day of September. ...
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Talisay City, Negros Occidental - September 4-10 | Talisay City The Minuluan Festival celebrates the unique identity of the Talisaynons. The festival showcases Talisay's earliest traditions and pays homage to the bravery of ...
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Sta. Cruz - September 05-06 | Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur Sinab'Badan Festival celebrates the oneness of different tribes living in the municipality. The event showcases different indigenous art, music and d...
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Digos - 8 September | Digos, Davao del Sur During the Araw ng Digos, the city celebrates its cityhood. In July 1998, the bid to convert into a city was moved and initiated ...
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Malolos - Held during September 8-15 | Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines A week-long celebration consisting of various colourful cultural presentations, art and culinary exhibits, arts and skills conte...
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Labo - September 8 | Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines. A festival based on the epic of Busig-On of Labo town, which exemplifies heroism and Bikolano values. The festival features the town’s ...
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Calbiga - September 8- October 16 | Calbig, Samar The land of beautiful women, homemade delicacies like "piñato", "torta", "pastilles de pili". Also noted for its ...
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San Fernando (La Union) - 2nd week of September | San Fernando, La Union, Philippines. The Filipino-Chinese community in San Fernando celebrates the Feast of Our Lady by bringing the original statue from Taal, Batanga...
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Vigan - Every 8th day of September | Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, Philippines Highlighted by remarkable events namely Repazzo de Vigan, Historia Oral, Visita Museo ken Balbalay, Putajes de Ayer, Fo...
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Ajuy - September 8-10 | Ajuy, Iloilo. The Tambobo Festival centers on the local ware in Ajuy where people store their goods for safekeeping and storage purposes. The festival is a tha...
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Surigao City - September 09 / Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (2 hours 10 minutes from Manila by air)The Surigaonons go back to their roots as they celebrate their heritage with a local, rowdy street dancing para...
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San Mateo - September 9 | San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines. The Parada ng Kakanin celebrates the foundation day of Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu. Kakanin refers to the food delicacies of a region. After...
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Marikina - September 9 | Marikina River Park, Metro Manila, Philippines. This is a celebration of the ingenuity and craftsmanship of our own SAPATEROs. It gives due importance to their hardship and the ...
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Muntinlupa - September 10 |Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is celebrated every September 10 annually in thanksgiving for their patron “Impong Kulas” de Tolentino. The festival i...
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Cabatuan - September 10 | Cabatuan, Iloilo The Tinuom Festival portrays the movements of the chickens through dance steps. The participants wear costumes primarily made of feathers of chicken...
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Naujan - September 10 | Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines Dabalistihit Festival featurizes different fresh water species found in Naujan Lake thru props and costumes in a street dance. DaBaLisTiHi...
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Malolos - September 15 |Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. The popular Festival in the Province of Bulacan is the Singkaban Festival. Singkaban festival is a festival of arts and culture in honor of the pa...
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Antipolo - September 14 | Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines Celebrated on the third week of September in conformity with the Tourism Month celebration of the Department of Tourism. This is marked with Touris...
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Los Banos - September 14 -18 | Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Bañamos is an annual festival that is truly unique to Los Baños. It showcases a shower of nature’s bounties and ...
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Naga City - September 15 - 21 | Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines The Peñafrancia Festival is considered the biggest Marian celebration and one of this nation's premiere festivals, this is a m...
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Antipolo - September 15 | Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines Celebrated September 15 of every year marked by a massive tree planting program and other related activities such as concerts and contests with them...
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Rapu-Rapu - September 16 | Rapu-Rapu, Albay, Philippines. A week-long festivity coinciding with the feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia. The festival name was taken from a local word "layag"...
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San Fernando (La Union) - September 16 | San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines. September is the feast of the Lady of Caysasay, patroness of the Filipino-Chinese, whose image journeys annually from Batangas and is ...
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Cebu Province - Every 16th day of September, a week long festival called Kabuhian is celebrated in the town of Ronda, Cebu. This festival is in celebration of the town’s annual fiesta which featur...
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Siquijor - It is the charter day celebration of the province. It is a week-long celebration with activities that start every 17th day of September.It features parade, trade fairs, sports competition, cultural...
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Tacurong City - September 18 | Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat The Talakudong Festival is a cultural show done through street dancing. "Talakudong" is a Maguindanaon term for the Philip...
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Victoria (Oriental Mindoro) - September 18 | Victoria, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines Although the main agricultural crop is rice, a great portion of the town’s land is planted with citrus and tropical fruits li...
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Tapaz - September 21-30 | Tapaz, Capiz A cultural and fiesta celebration. Source:TravelMart.net Alaminos.net
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Jomalig - September 22 | Jomalig, Quezon, Philippines. Beach Cleaning on the whole island as per memorandum from Governor of Quezon province Hon. Raffy Nantes.This is a spec...
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Esperanza - September 23 | Salug, Esperanza, Agusan del Sur The Dumalundong Festival is an annual event where all tribal leaders gather in the province. The event is highlighted with different trib...
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Santa Maria - September 26 - 30 | Santa Maria, Laguna The Kalakal Festival is focused on the development of Santa Maria through pomoting its agricultural industry. The festival promotes economic developme...
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General Luna - September 26- 30 | General Luna, Surigao del Norte The Siargao International Surfing Cup is the biggest surfing event in the Philippines where local and foreign participants compete ...
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Tawi Tawi - September 26 - October 7 | Tawi-Tawi, Philippines The festival started in 2002, the event showcases various products made from the marine algae. One of much-awaited portion of the f...
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Zamboanga del Sur - September 27-30 | Municipalities of Tigbao, Lapuyan, Lakewood, Dumingag, Mahayag and Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur The Megayon Festival is a thanksgiving celebration of the Subanens of Zamboanga del ...
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Lobo - September 27 | Lobo, Batangas The festival is a rendezvous of the people of Lobo represented by the barangays that showcase products being produced in their barangays. There is also an An...
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Basey - September 28 | Basey, Samar Basey hosts a street dance pageant that highlights the versatility of grass mats and bamboo. Source:Province of Samar
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Daet - September 28 | Daet Commemorative of the birth anniversary of hero Wenceslao “Bintao” Q. Vinzons, Sr., native of Vinzons (formerly Indan). Highlights consist of a commemorative m...
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Aborlan - September 28- October 1 | Aborlan A socio-cultural celebration of the feast of patron St. Therese of the Child Jesus. Source: Palawan Government
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Oas - September 28-29 | Oas, Albay, Philippines. Himoloan literally means offering of the town’s produce and talents to their Patron Saint, St. Michael the Archangel. Source:WowPhilippines
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Argao - September 28 - 29 | Argao The Pitlagong Festival honors Argao's patron saint, Michael the Archangel. The festival is celebrated through a parade, a street dancing competition,...
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San Rafael - September 29 | San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines A yearly street dancing festivity in various angel costume in honor of San Rafael, Bulacan’s patron saint, Saint Rafael the Arch Angel. A ...
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Majayjay - September 29 - October 2 | Majayjay, Laguna, PhilipppinesKabukiran Festival is a celebration of the founding anniversary of Majayjay. It features the different farm products that are available in t...
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Gandara - September 29 | Gandar, Samar Noted for cottage cheese, "kisiyo", the rice granary of the province. Source:Province of Samar
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San Sebastian - September 29 | San Sebastian, Samar Known for its abundance in crabs and shrimps and processed crab meat. Source:Province of Samar
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Iloilo was historically one of the major agricultural centers of the Philippines, exporting sugar, copra, bananas, mangoes and other natural resources during the Spanish and American colonial periods.
History
Even before the Spanish colonizers came, Iloilo had a flourishing economy. Lore has it that in the 13th century, ten Bornean datus came to the island of Panay and gave a gold hat (salakot) and a long golden necklace as a peace offering to the gods and goddesses of the plains and valleys of the island. One datu, named Paiburong, was given the territory of Irong-Irong.
In 1566, as the Spanish conquest of the Philippines was underway and moving north toward Manila, the Spaniards under Miguel López de Legazpi came to Panay and established a settlement in Ogtong (now Oton). He appointed Gonzalo Ronquillo as deputy encomiendero, a position which would later become governor in later years.
In 1581 Ronquillo moved the town center approximately 12 km east due to recurrent raids by Moro pirates and Dutch and English privateers, and renamed the area La Villa de Arevalo in honor of his hometown in Ávila, Spain.
In 1700, due to ever-increasing raids especially from the Dutch and the Moros, the Spaniards again moved their seat of power some 25 km eastward to the village of Irong-Irong, which had a natural and strategic defense against raids and where, at the mouth of the river that snakes through Panay, they built Fort San Pedro to better guard against the raids which were now the only threat to the Spaniards' hold on the islands. Irong-Irong or Ilong-Ilong was shortened to Iloilo and with its natural port quickly became the capital of the province.
In the late 18th century, the development of large-scale weaving industry started the movement of Iloilo's surge in trade and economy in the Visayas. Sometimes referred to as the "Textile Capital of the Philippines", the products were exported to Manila and other foreign places. Sinamay, piña and jusi are examples of the products produced by the looms of Iloilo. Because of the rise of textile industry, there was also a rise of the upper middle class. However, the introduction of cheap textile from UK and the emergence of the sugar economy, the industry waned in the mid-19th century.
The waning textile industry was replaced however by the opening of Iloilo's port to world market in 1855. Because of this, Iloilo's industry and agriculture was put on direct access to foreign markets. But what triggered the economic boom of Iloilo in the 19th century was the development of sugar industry in Iloilo and its neighboring island of Negros. Sugar during the 19th century was of high demand. Nicholas Loney, the British vice-consul in Iloilo developed the industry by giving loans, constructing warehouses in the port and introduced new technologies in sugar farming. The rich families of Iloilo developed large areas of Negros, which later called haciendas because of the sugar's high demand in the world market. Because of the increase in commercial activity, infrastructures, recreational facilities, educational institutions, banks, foreign consulates, commercial firms and much more sprouted in Iloilo. Due to the economic development that was happening in Iloilo, the Queen Regent of Spain raised the status of the town into a city, honored it with the title La muy leal y noble ciudad de Iloilo, and in 1890, the city government was established.
In 1896, the initial reaction of Ilonggos in the outbreak of the Revolution in Manila was hesitant. Yet because of the Spanish colonizers blow by blow defeat by at first with the Katipunan and later by the Americans, Ilonggos later on got involved with the fight for independence. On the other hand, after surrendering Manila to the Americans, the Spanish colonial government moved their seat of power to Iloilo.
In October of 1898, the Ilonggo leaders agreed to revolt against the Spaniards. By December 25, 1898, the Spanish government surrendered to the Ilonggo revoltionaries in Plaza Alfonso XVII (Plaza Libertad today). Although the Ilonggos were victorious, the American forces arrived in Iloilo in late December 1898 and started to mobilize for colonization by February 1899. Resistance was the reaction of Ilonggos upon the invasion which went up until 1901.
The Americans reverted the city's status into a township again, yet because of the continuous commercial activities and because it was an important port of call in the Visayas-Mindanao area, it gained cityhood status once more in July 16, 1937 incorporating the towns of Molo, Jaro, Mandurriao, La Paz and Villa de Arevalo. During the Commonwealth era, Iloilo was prosperous and was popularly known as The Queen City of the South.
However, prosperity did not continue as the sugar's demand was declining, labor unrests were happening in the port area that scared the investors away and the opening of the sub-port of Pulupandan in Negros Occidental, has moved the sugar importation closer to the sugar farms. By 1942, the Japanese invaded Panay and the economy moved into a standstill.
During World War II, Iloilo was controlled by several Japanese Battalions, Japan's ultimate goal was to entrench itself deeply into the Philippines so that at the close of the war they could occupy it just as the Spanish and the Americans had years before. However, when Filipino & American forces liberated Iloilo from Japanese military occupation on March 25, 1945 the remnants of these battalions were held in Jaro Plaza as a make-shift detention facility.
By the end of the war, Iloilo's economy, life and infrastructure were damaged. However, the continuing conflict between the labor unions in the port area, declining sugar economy and the deteriorating peace and order situation in the countryside and the exodus of Ilonggos to other cities and islands that offered better opportunities and businessmen moved to other cities such as Bacolod and Cebu led to Iloilo's demise in economic importance in southern Philippines.
By the 1960s towards 1990s, Iloilo's economy progressed in a moderate pace. The construction of the fish port, international seaport and other commercial firms that invested in Iloilo marked the movement of the city making it as the regional center of Western Visayas.
Political Subdivisions
Iloilo City is politically subdivided into 180 barangays. The barangays are grouped into six districts:
* Arevalo (13 barangays)
* City Proper (45 barangays)
* Jaro (42 barangays)
* La Paz (37 barangays)
* Mandurriao (18 barangays)
* Molo (25 barangays)
All of the districts of Iloilo City were once individual towns. They were incorporated into Iloilo when it became a city in 1937. All districts have their own churches, which are part of the Archdiocese of Jaro.
Economy
The strategic location of Iloilo City at the heart of the Philippines, makes it an ideal hub for trade, commerce and industry. Its universities and colleges provide the skilled and talented labor which together with its port facilities, telecommunications infrastructure and utilities have a major impact in attracting businesses and industries focused mainly in banking and finance, retail trading, and customer service - BPO.
The city draws on the region's extensive range of raw materials and its large consumer market. The local government has provided incentives to business in preferred investment areas, such as income tax holidays and free issuance of permits and licenses.
Trade and Industry
There are 8,407 business establishments as of December 2003 in Iloilo City, of which 1,182 are new. Total capital investments for new business establishments is P365,506,020.92. However, both new and renewed capital investments for the year 2003 amounted to Php 13.02 billion.
Private building constructions totaled 822 in 2003 with a total construction cost of P 1,005,443,542.74 Business names registered at Dept. of Trade & Industry (DTI) totaled 1,911 with the total investment of P 4,116,492,305.95.
Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is 66.0 % (April, 2003). 79.5 % of the Labor Force are employed where 20.5 % constitute unemployment rate; while visible underemployed rate is 11.9 %. Of the employed person by type of industry from primary occupation 82 % belongs to service sector, 14 % belongs industry sector and only 4 % are in agriculture (as of April 2003 FIES, NSO).
Average Annual Family Income (at current prices) is P 283,604 or a percentage increase of 32.3 between 1994 to 1997 while Average Annual Family Expenditures is P 226,887 or a 25.6% increase (2000 FIES). Average per Capita Income is P 65,036 and Average Per Capita Expenditures is P 51,557 (FIES 2000). Average Inflation Rate is 3.2, the Average Purchasing Power of the Peso is 0.62 and the Average Consumer Price Index (CPI) is 162.6 in 2003. (Source: NSO, Prices Section).
Volume of Fish Unloaded and Auctioned at Iloilo Fishing Port Complex is 28,037,695 kg While Volume of Finished Fish Products shipped out is 241,863 kg in 2003. Also a total of 345,335 kg of materials was also processed at Iloilo Fishing Port Complex (IFPC).
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