COULD THIS BE OUR FUTURE HOME IN THE PHILIPPINES? First Impression of Iloilo City!

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Thank you for watching Guys! We heared so much of Iloilo City throughout the years! It was finally time to see how is it there for ourselves. 🥰🇵🇭

[@Jonathan_SITP]

I really like walking around that city. It's a good place

[@edesonyparroza92]

I hope you can back at January to watch dinagyang festival 2025

[@rv_PH]

Hi Susie, ferry rides have their own "challenges" that's not pressure-related ü It'salso mostly having to do with sea movement and of course, the sea itself being that passengers literally have to traverse from land to sea to get into the vessel =) Anyhow, it's a great time for you to be traveling at under 6 months which could be more tricky ü We love Bacolod and Iloilo a lot ourselves. Most of Central Visayas are really chill which adds to the charm of the region, it wouldn't be any surprise having it up on your list of places to live =) Oh, it's a Spanish derivative "J," butis pronounced an "H" by the Pinoys, so Jaro be like "HAh-roh" (like "Juan" - "hoo-WAHn"). Since you were in Jaro, I hope you were able to visit the magnificant Miag-ao ("Meeh-yag-AWW") Church, Susie and Jonathan. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site and you'd see why ü I hope they allowed you to fly your drone and for shots of the upper portions of the facade and ornate church exterior details. It's also different from other Hispanic churches because of its main structural material: the reddish/brownish adobe blocks. As @edesonyparroza92 commented, the Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo in January will happen-an older festival far bigger in terms of attendance and participation with similarities to the Masskara you experienced; no less as cheerful as expected yet varied on many levels-they're almost the twin fiestas in that part of the country although 3 months apart. As always, travel safe!

[@kabiebebe2332]

If you into Sausages go to Muelle resto at night for very romantic view of City river/ Capitol view....

[@alayoun75]

Welcome to Iloilo am proud you visited our place enjoy your stay🤝🙏🏻👏

[@kls8670]

Iloilo is lovely place to live. Modern, convenient, economical and not congested. Welcome to my city.😍

[@GreenTintedToxicMind]

Iloilo is a stress free city, ideal to raise a family. I want to live in that city someday.

[@bellaliggayu]

Iloilo city is beautiful, i have been there and i will never forget their lumpia ubod. The best. Stay safe.

[@Amandalaz0]

Iloilo is a historical city. It has lots of museums and old churches. Iloilo is also the only gastronomic city in the Philippines nominated by UNESCO. It is also nominated as the top 3 cleanest cities in the Philippines.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Oh I can see why! So nice and organized everywhere!

[@richieliper4720]

Welcome to Iloilo, maam Susie & hubby. Explore the place.. and enjoy! This is called the City of Love!

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Thank you 🥰

[@lynniesollesta]

Thank you Jonathan and Susie for visiting Iloilo. ❤

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Thank you for watching 🥰

[@EngiNerd747]

went to Iloilo ths year. A family friend from Germany lives there and lives in the Philiipines for over 40 years now.

[@swordfish7505]

Thank you for visiting Iloilo.. and for your positive thoughts.. I would recommend you to come back on the last week of January for the Dinagyang festival.. take care, God bless

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Would love to visit that time!!

[@archbaligalachannel4765]

@@SusieinthePhilippines that’s one of the main festival in the Philippines together with sinulog and ati atihan held every January.

[@elisamijares5460]

Welcome to Iloilo , the City Love . The Jaro Cathedral is the only one cathedral in whole Iloilo City and had been visited by the Pope few times .

[@armandosune3839]

@@elisamijares5460 Oh, there are three other cathedrals in Panay Island - Roxas City Cathedral, Kalibo, and San Jose in Antique. Total of four in Panay.

[@ditocruz1030]

Iloilo is really a nice place, its friendly and cheap.

[@julidev1445]

Never been to Iloilo. It's a beautiful place that you toured. Thanks for the nice vid. Susie and hubby.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Glad we could take you, such a beautiful city! Thank you for watching again 🥰

[@manitolabrador2127]

Everything is just right in Iloilo! I loved the city the first time I got there.

[@Mountsainthelen]

Safest place in weather in visayas region in the Philippines. Growing up in Bacolod “ City of Smile” every month of October Maskara Festival in Negros Occidental. Iloilo lots of historically churches and schools during the Spanish era. Between this 2 islands Bacolod ( negros occidental) and Iloilo (Panay ) are facing each other are similarities dialects, great food local, friendly people, enjoy and more exploring the islands. By the way congratulations and take care of yourself! God bless you all! 🙏🏽❤️

[@VanS3n]

wow you guys are in my city.. welcome to Iloilo City .. we may have power issues from time to time.. but so far it's all good... hope you guys enjoy your visit to the city of love

[@journevivbasco3462]

Welcome u guys. thank u ..I commnent b4 about Iloilo now u r in Iloilo. enjoy and keep safe

[@danilocapalihan3891]

Mraming salamat sa pgbisita nyo sa aming province!!

[@noelskee2014]

Yes why not, way of life is much better, easier and safe in our city...good idea.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

We heared so much about this city and now we know why! I could 100% imagine

[@litoyvillagracia799]

Wow! Ur in Iloilo? Welcome u both. Thank u for visiting the city of love❤️🙏👍💪

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Thank you!! We love this city 🥰

[@fortuneybiernas5778]

Thats my hometown. You will love it there to raise a family. Happy and nice people! Good food, nice schools. Really great if you have kids.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

We can see why everyone's been recommending it!

[@ernestdmenace3200]

Oysters is very popular in Iloilo and the entire island of Panay.. the island is actually the SOURCE of most oysters in Metro Manila restaurants. Almost everybody in Iloilo likes to eat oysters.. All seafood restaurants in Iloilo carry oysters on their menu. And the best seafood restaurants in Iloilo are mostly found along the coastal areas..

[@alonzolobaton4631]

Iloilo ang banwa ko, the Queen of City of the South❤🙏💪🏻

[@JimieTimawa-op3xm]

The best PASALUBONG you can buy is from Original Biscocho Haus. They have the BEST, especially their Butterscotch and Tarts of different flavors. Thier main Store is in Jaro Street, Iloilo City.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Thank you for the tip!!

[@ericroca8879]

Molo Plaza is so beautiful at night especially with the lights on the Molo Church. At night it's a very romantic place. You should try next time the Batchoy, Pancit Molo, Iloilo Native Bibingka (mostly sold on the plazas) and other seafood dishes. They are very delicious. Southern Iloilo also has the UNESCO Heritage Miag-ao Church and Garinfarm Stairway to Heaven.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Would love to return at night I can imagine! It was already so beautiful during the day

[@tomcapindo5280]

Clean and not very crowded City

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Yes we can see why it's so popular!

[@mdc7081]

Come back next year for Dinagyang Festival.

[@haroldgarcia20]

I miss my beloved City!!!See you soon CITY OF LOVE!

[@eriks1169]

I had been to Iloilo last 1977, a long time ago. It looks so different from what I see from your vlogs. I do want to go there again and go to Guimaras. Are you still craving certain foods? Take care of yourself. I'm also following you in Instagram and I know you are 6 months pregnant. There is a Canadian vlogger that lived or still living in Iloilo. His KZbin channel is That Philippine Life. I remember from when I was there, the people were so sweet and the way they talk it is so sweet.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Yes! Just started month 6 recently, during our IloIlo trip was still officially 5 months. 😊 I'm sure the whole area was even more chill and peaceful back then!!

[@minihahapunsalan1557]

Thank you for the video there in Iloilo.❤

[@journeymanX]

Ilo ilo is a great choice,plus its near boracay all you have to do is rent a van or bus

[@markallenarcano9439]

Present Miss Susie 🙋 Keep Safe

[@henceldeanon9233]

Please return to Iloilo in 3rd week of January for Dinagyang Festival.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Would love to!!

[@PelovelloJuanjr]

Hello! Iloilo is a nice city, and one of the cleanest city in the philippines. Enjor ur stay. God bless

[@rocelcordero3725]

Welcome to iloilo, Susie and Jonathan

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Thank you 🥰

[@ggccyouthchannel]

Welcome to Iloilo City ❤❤❤

[@ernestdmenace3200]

The official name of Jaro Cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.

[@kabiebebe2332]

Try local Pancit Molo, Batchoy.... for dessert Buko halox2 @ Joe Inato.... add... (also get Barquillos theyre nice pair with Halox2....)

[@edzeljereza8234]

Born and raised in Iloilo City....Jaro was my stomping grounds (pronounced with an "H" btw). That river at the Esplanade used to be so polluted, full of garbage and squatter areas lined the banks (they have since been relocated). With the local government at the helm, it was turned into a place where all people of the community and visitors alike can safely congregate and enjoy, even awarded with accolades from international organizations as "cleanest river" etcetera....

[@HamsterNice]

The neo gothic church of Molo which was also called a feminist church because of all the women saints adorned the walls of the inside was visited by our national hero Jose Rizal in 1896.

[@EMcC-pr6zx]

Lots of fun in Bacolod city ? going Iloilo now, two Highly urbanized city that can be reach every 1 and half hr by speed boat, 2 hrs by ro/ ro on 24/7 in Dumangas port, great way to travel

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

It's a very good location for sure so close to a lot of different things!

[@sensitivityzero]

Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral - National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles

[@rollieg.3845]

If you have the time, try visiting Guimaras Island, home of the best mangoes in the world.

[@rolandogetuya1776]

Madaam jaro should be pronounce as (haro) Im your subscriber from laguna phil. but my home province is iloilo, enjoy and keepsafe.

[@sunrise_53]

You passed by the district of Jaro, if you read it in English, it is pronounced "Dyaro" but the local Ilonggo pronounced it "Haro" and nice roaming around!

[@ernestdmenace3200]

J in Spanish is pronounced like an H.. So Jaro is Haro...

[@MichaelBedro-cn5zo]

Hello Sussie & Jonathan Injoy your trip❤❤❤

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Thank you 🥰

[@MichaelAluag]

Susie for me Bacolod city is one of the safe place for me to live. I have a little business here and i am here today to my business. I have four houses intire the Philippines except to my mother home in Laoag city. But Bacolod in Visayas and Tagum city in Mindanao is my pick as the safest place for me to live.

[@okamsug]

You missed the new township, Iloilo Business Park. Very modern and beautiful place.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Oh thank you for the tip! Next time 😊

[@leodivinagracia9625]

It is like a smaller version of BGC

[@i-am-your-conscience]

They missed A LOT of Iloilo in this blog.

[@JovenTvBoracay95]

Enjoy Vacation in my Hometown ILOILO... BUT i am here now in Boracay Island 😊❤ See you in Boracay if you visit here Guy's

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Thank you!! Oh yes, Boracay being quite close is another plus being in IloIlo 😁

[@JovenTvBoracay95]

@SusieinthePhilippines Yes yes and my vlog here is all about Boracay Update and My daily Paraw Sailing Adventure with Different Guest on Board 😎⛵🌊🌴

[@renpinero3171]

Iloilo city is ideal place to live..near Boracay, Guimaras and Bacolod.

[@kyleesteban467]

❤️ STRENGTH 🤍 FAITHFULNESS 💚 HOPE

[@IvyMcSparron]

Thanks for the forecast! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?

[@mamangpromdivlogs6636]

Enjoy your stay in iloilo my place

[@Mrbrown389]

Iloilo city ❤❤❤❤❤

[@archbaligalachannel4765]

Come back to Dinagyang, one of the most best tourism event festival .

[@ruelleur9454]

Hello maam susie and sir Jonathan thank for visiting my city the city of smiles, Bacolod city...

[@AmitMandangad]

Nice ❤❤

[@JABM-AU]

I only eat Oysters in two ways. 1. Fresh with squeezed lemon or lime. 2. Oyster Kilpatrick.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Fresh you mean raw? I never knew it's popular to eat it that way!

[@VictorSantiago-pq2ug]

Good!!

[@antarcticgekko]

Hi Susie, nice video! By the way Jaro is pronounced "Haro."

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Oh we didn't know thank you for the correction 😊

[@MetungKP]

I love oysters.

[@mannysicam5600]

Go visit the "Beaver" in Roxas..😊

[@paraboygamer]

esplanade is perfect for walking for the pregnant woman

[@elsacox983]

Try to to Pavia fifteen minutes ride the church built with red bricks from the Spanish era .. Pavia church

[@JamesArchivalCava]

Jaro Church is Named for St. Elizabeth of Hungary. :)

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Woow cool info!!

[@kabiebebe2332]

Try Tatoys manokan Susie...

[@Kikz24]

Living in Iloilo , you can easily visit Boracay , Bacolod , Antique , Kalibo , and Capiz !

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Yes it seems like this island has everything! Beaches, mountains would love to explore it all

[@Kikz24]

@@SusieinthePhilippines absolutely !. May the LORD bless you and your hubby !.

[@ernestdmenace3200]

Could Iloilo City be your future home for your baby? Only the two of you can answer that... Everybody is welcome in Iloilo.. But a lot of people from Davao and Bacolod in the comment section wants you in their city...

[@EduardoLayug]

Iloilo is best known for its well-preserved historic rights that dste back to the spanish era of the Philippines

[@dolongski]

Best place to move is where your husband grew up. He knows where and what are for your future.Build your dreams there he knows people right where he has been.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

We've been living here ever since I came to the Philippines 😊 I love it here also! But sometimes we are wondering if it would be even better somewhere else

[@edalvendiaable]

You have to try pancit Molo, the delicacy that Iloilo is famous for. It does not look like the traditional pancit that you are acquainted with.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

I will need to research it how it's different!!

[@oxoelfoxo]

@@SusieinthePhilippines for one thing, it's a soup :-)

[@edalvendiaable]

Pancit Molo is a soup

[@samuelyudelmoyudelmo9153]

try to visit davao just experience what davao can offer.stay safe and godbles.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Next city on our list outside of Luzon! Hope to be able to go soon! 😊

[@rrjjay8643]

Im there

[@ronilosolacito7966]

Steamed oyster, very good pulutan, dipped in spicy vinegar.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

It seems super popular!! I was surprised to see people eating it without rice haha

[@badboylimmy]

Iloilo looks clean and beautiful! Where’s the people though? 🤷🏽‍♂️😁

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Haha yes such a big switch especially after busy Masskara!

[@ernestdmenace3200]

During the day.. mostly are at work or school... Hindi popular yung TAMBAY TAMBAY at mag gagala sa kalye during those time. Try going in early morning or at night after work.. that's when people go out to relax and enjoy..

[@ernestdmenace3200]

Iloilo has probably the highest population density among cities outside NCR... It's higher than Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, CDO, Zamboanga, Baguio etc .. 5800 people per km². So go figure.

[@armandosune3839]

People in ILOILO are busy Inside the buildings in their jobs, People in ILOILO are not used to doing "tambays" because most Ilonggos have jobs and don't want twaste their time being idle. Unlike in other cities which are dirty and are full of squatters and jobless people making tambays in the sidewalks and roaming aimlessly in the streets. Iloilo is different. Iloilo is beautiful and clean, safer and peaceful than any city in the Philippines.

[@GilTaala-lc5hz]

To my fellow Filipino who married a Hungarian woman. If you are looking now the best area to live and very clean and beautiful, Davao City. One of the best cities to live in today and most safety place.

[@ernestdmenace3200]

YES.. Davao is the cleanest,🎉 safest and best city to live in the Philippines.. And just like a popular vlogger from Davao City says... that was very true until he visited Iloilo City ..

[@swordfish7505]

Overlyhyped, Overrated city.. just to justify the Duterte Political Dynasty.. sa totoo lang ang dumi ng ilog niyo, the largest concentration of squatter area outside Manila is in Davao city, Hindi niyo pinapakita ang Isla Verde..pwee huwag kami..

[@GreenTintedToxicMind]

Is this the place where the Mayor threatened to bomb Laoag City once he became a DND Sec. in 2028?

[@armandosune3839]

​@@GreenTintedToxicMindNo, not the place where bomb is as threat. Ilonggos are peaceful and happy.

[@Jonathan_SITP]

I want more baked oysters

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Me too 😂 seems like it wasn't the last time after all

[@henceldeanon9233]

Miss susie, avoid riding motorcycles or tricycles... It is too bumpy for you...

[@Shanks6039]

I heard that it’s the Best place to live in the phillipenes from foreigners.

[@SixerIverson04]

Move sa Baguio

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Being close to the mountains would surely be amazing 🥰

[@panaguitonanthony914]

Parang ako na pagod mula sm madurriao to jaro plaza tapos molo plaza

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Hahaha

[@robotech]

It's hard to find a house to rent over there and houses are expensive if you intend to buy.

[@ernestdmenace3200]

Where are from po?

[@florentinojavieriii1868]

BETTER YOU CHOOSE DAVAO SINCE IT IS THE SAFEST OR SAMAL ISLAND

[@sallysuay809]

Do you feel Davao is safer than Iloilo it's a hoax.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Will definitely visit!! 😊

[@eagleeyes9112]

Only NUMBEO says you're the safest. NUMBEO is easily manipulated by your troll farms and POGO hubs

[@oxoelfoxo]

only 1 day in Iloilo? too short!

[@ernestdmenace3200]

They are just passing by I think..

[@rudricsison3858]

👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@DobrinKazandjiev]

but first you have to learn ilongo

[@crispinduran8947]

Do not take long travel anymore you might miscarriage your 5 months baby

[@armandosune3839]

At 9:35 , that building under construction will be our new Jaro District public market when finished. It will be a very clean public market , it was patterned after the public market of Barcelona, Spain.

[@Lycanthrop75]

Ha már itt sétálgattatok a házunk előtt, igazán beugorhattatok volna egy kávéra.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Hol laktok? 😱

[@Lycanthrop75]

A folyóparton, az I am Iloilo felirattal szemben van egy condo. Abban. Ott szoktunk reggelizni abban a kis kajáldában, ami a felirat mellett van.

[@Lycanthrop75]

Én vagyok az egyszem magyar a városban. Ketten voltunk, de a másik srác elköltözött Leytére 😃

[@Lycanthrop75]

@@SusieinthePhilippines , Mestersége: Csavargó név alatt fut a blogom a fércbukkon. Ha szeretnél többet tudni Iloiloról, ott rám tudsz írni.

[@alhoward6514]

Move to Hungary 🇭🇺 😂

[@stream2watch]

Waiver? Love the Philippines but their non-stop bureaucracy and security charade is just too much.

[@ernestdmenace3200]

It's not a charade or bureaucracy crap... She is obviously pregnant and the waters between Negros and Iloilo tends to be very rough.. And anything bad that will happen to pregnant passengers will be the responsibility of the company...

[@stream2watch]

@@ernestdmenace3200 Nah, you have to be Filipino. Nowhere in the west would a 5 month pregnant woman ever have to jump through hoops to get on a 6km ferry ride. You live in a nanny state.

[@stream2watch]

@@ernestdmenace3200 Nah, that is a 6km ferry ride and yours is a nanny state.

[@i-am-your-conscience]

Maybe research more, you missed a lot of the great things of Iloilo 😅 there are also local vloggers everywhere that can help you.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Will definitely explore more next time! We only had a day as we originally just planned to pass by but we can tell it will be worth it to stay longer next time ❤️

[@GenahPenaso]

Baguio is still the best.

[@SusieinthePhilippines]

Love Baguio also 🥰

[@elysabactani]

ILOILO IS BEAUTIFUL CITY

[@jonathanfusin1782]

Enjoy godbless

[@EgorDeanon]

I love my hometown iloilo