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ILOILO PROVINCE
Iloilo- province , eastern portion of the
island of Panay. It includes offshore
islands in the Visayas sea (eats and
!ui"aras Island in !ui"aras #trait. $he
province has an area of %,&' s). "i.
(',*%+ s). " and is "ountainous. In
the est and hilly in the northeast,
here the ula/o0- Putian National
Par lies /eteen 1i0le and #an
Enri)ue. Its irre0ular coastline has
productive fisheries /ased on the port
of Estancia in the north. 1rained /y the
2alaud River, the central and coastal
re0ion, constitutin0 the Iloilo asin, are
level and fertile, and "any areas
annually harvest to rice crops. Other
products include su0arcane, coconuts,
/ananas, and corn. 3orest products and
te4ti le "anufacturin0 are also
i"portant.
Ca/atuan and 2anluay (on the "ain
north south hi0hay, Pototan and
#anta ar/ara ( frei0ht depots of the
Iloilo Railroad, and arotac Nuevo are
i"portant tradin0 and rice-"illin0
centers. Other population centers in
addition to Iloilo City, a chartered city
and the provincial capital include
5la0ao, La"/unao, 1u"an0as and
Calino0.
ILOILO CI$6, a chartered city, capital of
Iloilo province, on the southern coast of
Panay. 7t the "outh of the 2aro River
on the Iloilo #trait and sheltered /y the
offshore !ui"aras Island. It is
co""ercial center of Panay and
re0ional center of su0ar e4ports.
Pre- #panish settle"ent as e4tensive,
/ut the seaport re"ained s"all until
89'', hen it as opened to forei0n
trade. $he hu0e su0ar e4ports of the
near/y island of Ne0ros ere an
additional spur to its 0roth, and for a
ti"e Iloilo city rivalled CE: CI$6 as
the "ain port of the Visayan Islands.
7lthou0h frei0ht traffic dropped ith the
construction of artificial ports on
Ne0ros, passen0er traffic has re"ained
hi0h. $housands of "i0rant la/ourers
annually ;ourney throu0h Iloilo City,
hich is lined /y rail ith Ro4as City,
on the northern coast, to Ne0ros su0ar
plantations. Iloilo City is also a "a;or
fishin0 port and it has a lar0e airport.
$he city has a co"pact ur/an core and
several pla
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the /enefit of /aptis" his soul ill 0o to
pur0atory. $his is accordin0 to catholic
/elief.
'. aptis"al parties are held after the
/aptis" to ensure the childAs success in
any future undertain0.
. It is co""on practice /y 0odparents
to 0ive a certain a"ount of "oney to
the child for his financial security. $he
"oney "ust either /e invested in
/usiness or spent for the childAs
elfare.
7O:$ $?E CO:R$#?IP..... .
$he "an court the 0irl of his choice /y
visitin0 her at ho"e and sendin0 love
letter. >hen the 0irl accepts the "an.
they /eca"e en0a0ed. efore their
"arria0e, the "an has to o/serve the
pa/a0/ati and the pare0alo. $he
pa/a0ti refers to re)uired servitude of
the "an is the house of the 0irl hile
the pare0alo is the for"al
announce"ent /y the parents of the
intention of their son to "arry their
dau0hter. On this occasion, the /oyAs
parents /rin0 food and drins hile
/oth parties are "ain0 arran0e"ents
for the co"in0 eddin0. If the "an is
accepted /y the 0irlAs parents, a dory
is a0reed upon. $he "an is also
re)uired to stay in the 0irlAs house prior
to the eddin0 day. $he /ehavior of the
"an is carefully o/served hile
renderin0 service to the 0irlAs fa"ily.
7O:$ $?E 57RRI7!E......
$he "arria0e is sole"niednesday or #aturday.
$?E ILON!O#............
$he Ilon0os of Iloilo and so"e province
of >est Visayas live in houses "ade of
ood, nipa, co0on or coconut leaves.
#aali or split /a"/oos is used for their
alls. $he floors are "ade of inch-ide
split /a"/oos nailed to /i00er cut
/a"/oos.
Ilon0os are very hospita/le, they
alays provide for their 0uest co"fort
and ease at their on e4penses. $hey
also very 0entle in their ays that their
)uarrels do not see lie ones. #ince
ti"e is not i"portant to the Ilon0os@
they tae life as it co"es.
$he art of the Ilon0os is depicted in
their lovely oven ha/lon "aterials and
e"/roidered desi0ns on ro/es of priest
and childrenAs ear.
