ILOILO YEARBOOK 2005 CONTENTS
The Cover
Inside:
History of Iloilo | Cover Story | The Year in Review | Features | The Year in Pictures | Economy and Business | Education | Tourism | Festivals | People Talk | Lifestyles | Flavors and Spices | Governance | The Year in Figures | Visitor's Guide | Advertiser's Index | Acknowledgements | Map of Iloilo
History of Iloilo
25 Iloilo Through Time
by Henry F. Funtecha
The rise, the fall, the rebirth and the renaissance – a glimpse of Iloilo, then and now.
30 Graciano Lopez Jaena: Ilonggo National Hero
by Dr. Rodolfo P. Gumabong
The life of one exceptionally brilliant man, orator, writer and Ilonggo national hero.
Cover Story
31 St. Anne’s Parish Church of Molo
by Atty. Rex Salvilla
The only renaissance church in the entire country outside of Manila, St. Anne’s Parish Church of Molo is a true Ilonggo landmark and a bastion of religion and Catholicism.
The Year in Review
35 A look at Iloilo’s most significant, remarkable, controversial and highly publicized news, views, personalities and issues of the year that was.
Reviews on the Economy, Arts and Culture, Environment, Health, Politics and Peace and Order
by Erly C. Garcia and Florence F. Hibionada
Features
56 Makinaugalingon: A newspaper for the glory of Hiligaynon
by Erly C. Garcia
In 1913, Rosendo Mejica founded the longest existing and only Hiligaynon newspaper in the country, bringing pride and glory to the Ilonggos.
58 “Dinagyang is Iloilo, Iloilo is Dinagyang!”
by Joanne Marie Combong - Pijuan
The reciprocity between Dinagyang and Iloilo is as clear and as loud as the thump and the boom of the Ati-atihan drums.
62 Iloilo’s Recycle Bin — Helping the world to recycle of EPIC proportion
by Florence Hibionada
Imagine 250 tons of everyday trash. Imagine more the cash for this trash. EPIC -- ‘responding’ through recycling.
The Year in Pictures
67 Iloilo -- splashed in the front pages of The News Today. Chronicling the best and the worst of the year 2005.
Economy and Business
94 The Call to a Progressive Iloilo
by Rizandro Napone
This city is out to prove to the rest of the nation that it could be a worthy contender in the bigger piece of the Outsourcing pie.
98 Arevalo Sinamay House
by Wein P. Gadian
The dying Ilonggo textile industry survives and thrives in the old Arevalo Sinamay House.
Education
103 Education as Engine of Growth
Firing the engine of growth and progress: Iloilo as the hub of education in Western Visayas.
114 Baluarte Elementary School: 100 Years and Counting
by Erly C. Garcia
The country’s first public school celebrates its first 100 years of excellent existence.
Tourism
120 Travel Back in Time with the City’s Old Houses
by Wein P. Gadian
The tell-tale marks of the glorious and grand past can still be marveled in the present. Testament to the city’s rich history are the Avancena House ,The Macavinta House, Josefa Segovia Student Center and the Lopez Boat House.
124 Igbaras Gems
Nagsadjan Falls and Mount Napulak – trekkers’ paradise, Igbaras’ pride.
Festivals
138 The Festivals of Iloilo
by Atty. Helen J. Camarista
37 festivals, 43 towns, 2 cities, and 1 great year of intense revelry.
People Talk
142 Ma. Luisa C. Segovia: Woman of Principles, Passion and Purpose
by Joanne Marie Combong - Pijuan
Who and what do you get if you fuse integrity, generosity and leadership? Marissa Segovia, leading the pack of responsive Ilonggo movers and shakers.
146 Art Geroche – Art through History
by Wein P. Gadian
Painter, cartoonist, and illustrator Art Geroche captures history through his art.
148 The Survivor in Rudy
by Florence F. Hibionada
“I will only stop running the day my heart stops beating,” says world-class triathlete Rodolfo “Rudy” Fernandez. One fearless man. One titanium leg. Many triumphant victories.
Life + Lifestyle
152 Riding the Zeitgeist
by Joanne Marie Combong - Pijuan
From ‘Hello Garci’, chi-chi spas, 50-peso buffets, Pinoy Big Brother, Encantadia, showbiz mania, and going loco for boho. From the trivial to the consequential -- capturing and riding the spirit of 2005.
Flavors and Spices
165 Ilonggo Delicacies: Old time favorites to all-time new hits
by Florence F. Hibionada
True-blue Ilonggo food – whetting the palate one dish at a time.
Governance
173 Features on some of Iloilo’s progressive municipalities; their social, economic and political achievements and developments.
The Year in Figures
178 An outline of Iloilo in figures.
Visitor's Guide
183 A comprehensive and quick guide for the visiting tourist: List of hotels, restaurants, government offices, malls, hospitals, and other business establishments as well as the most basic information about Iloilo such as the weather, how to get there, and other useful details for the serious traveler.
Advertiser's Index
197 A directory of advertisers of the Iloilo Yearbook 2005.
Acknowledgements
198 Credit goes to the people, institutions, businesses, private and government offices that have generously shared their time, resources and assistance to the Iloilo Yearbook 2005.
Map of Iloilo
199 Maps of the City and Province of Iloilo.