Island Shoot: Bag-o Sipol Review
Bag-o Sipol or Bago Sipol Islet (also known as Chico Island) is an islet in Barangay Concepcion for those who seek lesser known beach destinations in Iloilo.
Bag-o Sipol or Bago Sipol Islet (also known as Chico Island) is an islet in Barangay Concepcion for those who seek lesser known beach destinations in Iloilo.
The steep slopes of Mount Manaphag make it a challenging but coveted hiking destiation for mountaineers. It is located in the Pan de Azucar island and is the highest point of the island.
Also known as Tampisaw Island or Tambaliza this island in the Visayan Sea is the largest of 16 outlying islands of the town of Concepcion. It is known for the steep Mount Manapghag, which lies at the northern entrance of Guimaras Strait.
Bulubadiangan Island is a privately owned island in barangay Polopińa, Concepcion. Its main attraction is a 200-metre (660 ft) sandbar, which tourists can cross during low tide.
The Bulabog Putian National Park is a protected wildlife and natural park of around 854.33 hectares established in 1961. The park contains Iloilo's only limestone mountain formation and its location where the Cry of Lincud that started the Philippine Revolution in Iloilo in 1898.
Nadsadjan Falls features a powerful cascade of water standing at around 100 feet high. It is accessible via a scenic trek through the lush Igbaras scenery.
The Old Iloilo City Hall, officially known as the University of the Philippines Visayas Main Building, is a historic building in Iloilo City which features neo-classical architecture that was built in the 1930s, used in 1947 during the war by the Japanese, and later on given to the University of the Philippines Visayas by then Mayor Fernando Lopez.
The Iloilo River is a nutrient-rich river whose banks are home to 22 of the country's 35 mangrove species, as well as the rare metapenaeus insolitus. The river starts in Oton at Batiano River, which is also an estuary, then traverses through the Iloilo City districts of Lapuz, La Paz, Mandurriao, Molo, Arevalo and the City Proper, before emptying into the Iloilo Strait.
Griller's Oyster House is a chain of restaurants that specializes in steamed, baked, hot chili, crispy fried, and sizzling oysters. It now has several branches even outside of Iloilo.
Arevalo Handwoven Products is a specialty shop that sells handwoven textile products in Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines. Locally called "hablon", which was derived from the Hiligaynon "habol" which means "to weave", hablon refers to both the process and finished product. It is reminiscent of the time when Iloilo was the leading center of the textile and other weaving crafts in the Philippines.