We Did A Walking Tour Downtown Iloilo City, Is It Safe?

In This Video We Did A Walking Tour Downtown Iloilo City, Is It Safe?, well the name says it all, our last night In Iloilo City and we had to see this part of the city at least for a tour. It was getting later in the afternoon so it's a good test to see if its safe here. Next time we plan to come back for the festival in January!
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[@asiatrade24]

I am German Foreigner and i Visit 2015 The First Time Iloilo City ...and stay still ever a Time 3 years at Guimaras Island and now i build a Family with a nice lovely Filipina wife and we have 2 lovely Kids together ..OK i dont Go Out at night but never in this time 7 years never Dangerous for me but i am friendly with The nice lovely People here too 👍 thanks God for i can find Iloilo City ..i Love it for ever ...Erhard Nebel

[@JohnMacneil-sv4nu]

Is it a safe place to live?

[@reymaryumol5342]

I like the way how you didn't follow other foreigners here in the Philippines that visits famous tourist spots, you choose to explore hidden gems. that's the reason why I'm following you through out your journey ^^

[@gpaderx6105]

I agree

[@felipeNice143]

Common BGC Boracay Cebu Palawan Bohol Siargao uncommon Guimaras Romblon Camiguin Camsur

[@gpaderx6105]

@@felipeNice143 then they have this "We can't believe Manila is like this???!!!" Thumbnail. Then they just proceed to go in BGC

[@randomlifestyle7677]

@@gpaderx6105 because BGC is part of Metro Manila 😄 how genius is your argument? Love the IQ man

[@gpaderx6105]

@@randomlifestyle7677 BGC is just 2% of whole Metro Manila. And also, I'm not against the BGC, I'm talking about the foreigners that just overacting, like they never saw thise before in their country. It felt like they're underestimating Manila just because they didn't know about BGC before. Manila is more than just BGC

[@gpaderx6105]

The real highlight of Iloilo city downtown aside from the century-old buildings, is how clean the surroundings are. It is very rare to see a very clean city downtown sidewalks from other parts of the Philippines. I'm so glad that you explored our downtown yourself. I guarantee you, that you have still missed some attractions in our downtown. Incuding: Plaza Libertad, where you can find many old structures surround it. It is where our City Hall situated too. You also missed the Iloilo Provincial Capitol where in you can find two different museums and wide greenery.. Thank you again for choosing Iloilo🥰

[@BiancaBeyond]

We certainly missed many things but look forward to seeing more in January

[@gpaderx6105]

@@BiancaBeyond Yes. To be honest, your trip was amazing already. I didnt expect that you could able to cover/visit the most basic important places in Iloilo in the span of 3 to 4 days (unlike other youtubers shhh🤭😅), the (Megaworld) Iloilo Business Park, the SM City, the Batchoy and Madge Cafe in Lapaz, a glimpse of Guimaras, the Iloilo Esplanade, the Molo church, plaza and mansion, and the downtown. You did a great trip. I'm looking foward to that January trip of yours in here, to see other attractions you missed and also the Dinagyang Festival.. Can't wait! 'Halong'.

[@BiancaBeyond]

@@gpaderx6105 we really tried to squeeze every minute out of our trip, it paid off for us too, gave us a good feel of the area

[@ezvelle7208]

@@BiancaBeyond See you in january our DINAGYANG FESTIVAL...

[@ZhanMiyong]

@@ezvelle7208 may dinagyang na sa January??

[@soksi1776]

So many foreigners, diong vlog in the Ph usally in manila but you couple are the firts doing it to my city you just promoted it to whole world and so many filipinos see this it will make our city and province more popular. Thank you so much.

[@skillback1519]

I'm proud to be Ilonggo. Thanks for enjoying our places here in the Philippines. God bless you both.

[@elmerjose6490]

Nice Tour to Iloilo City, very historic buildings down town, nice place, lovely..

[@kginmyheart]

never seen any vlogs highlighting iloilo's old architecture before.. appreciate it 🤍

[@mitondo6123]

It's also refreshing that a vlogger has finally talked about architecture. Good architecture speaks lots about a city and its people.

[@lowellcordero6829]

I was born & raised in Iloilo City, left Iloilo City in 1996 for Chicago, IL. Lots of things changed for the better, it makes me miss my hometown. Enjoy the city, and stay safe. I always enjoy seeing your vlog.

[@tagabaybayko]

The Costum House is the ADUANA DE ILOILO built in 1900 it is the second biggest costum building outside MM it is one of the three (heritage) customs houses in the Philippines that exists to this day (after the ones in Manila and Cebu). * University of Iloilo founded in 1947 by the Lopez family of Abs Cbn * The Regent Arcade house " Cine Palace or Regent Theater the oldest existing movie theater in the Philippines ( 1928 )

[@BiancaBeyond]

Thank you 💕

[@SCArtandGrafts]

In the opening scene where you're looking at that 100yr old hotel across the street, the building right above Bianca's head is Hoskyn's Bldg. Established in 1877. I remember the glory days of Cinema theater(now Unitop) further down the street with all its neon lights blazing and that fountain still working (now that obelisk). That was in the late 70s. Definitely our humble version of New York's Times Square. That SM is the first SM in Iloilo City.

[@japjapbanehit8689]

Also the first SM store outside Metro Manila. the new SM City in Iloilo just expands endlessly but SM Delgado is just being preserved because it holds a lot of history there too 😅

[@SCArtandGrafts]

@@japjapbanehit8689But before SM took over that place, there was a Coney Island ice cream parlor there and Games arcade at 1 peso per game. And yes, bump cars too. I was in grade 6 at Hua Siong during that time.

[@johncaliston749]

@@japjapbanehit8689 Opened in 1981(?) if my memory serves me right. Was it still called Shoemart?

[@pinoyhalo-halo7749]

SM delgado is the first branch of SM outside Manila... Oldest branch of SM outside Metro Manila..

[@lzalab2286]

I grew up in Iloilo City proper , the downtown Is just 10 to 15 mins walk from our house . I know Every nook and corner of downtown Iloilo . Now I’m base in the US . I always miss my hometown , it will always be in my heart .♥️

[@GUITARTIME2024]

As an American, I'm considering iloilo for retirement. It looks good.

[@annefailogo1633]

Some of the buildings in Iloilo are burned and some of the owners didn’t have a chance to restore it. It is nice to see that you explore in downtown not just like others. I hope you enjoy staying in a Iloilo. Your vlog make me miss the town. If you’re in the month of January visiting Iloilo, without the pandemic, downtown is really a busy street, because the town have a Dinagyang Festival. Hopefully you can experience the festival when everything is better. Thank you for visiting the town👏👏🎉 God Bless your vlog!🎉

[@mdc7081]

The first department store in the country is at your back 3:04 Hoskyn & Co. was established in 1877.

[@BiancaBeyond]

Whoah that's interesting

[@hershe8257]

omygosh, i'm not wrong! i saw you guys when u were vlogging this, i'm studying there and we're going home that time. i was like, "wait a minute, i know them!" this was taken last week, right??? nice to see u guys, take care!!! :))

[@BiancaBeyond]

That is cool too bad we didn't get to say Hi!

[@pixieprairie8067]

Wow! Great video, thank you.

[@armandosune3839]

The beautiful Customs House bldg is called Aduana de Iloilo and is presently being renovated to become a Maritime Museum. Sounds great.

[@henceldeanon9233]

Please, sir... If you are planning going to Cebu... Don't go striaght... Try to go via Bacolod city and Dumaguete city. They are beautiful cities of their own. Try a land travel option, using your motor: Iloilo city-Dumangas town (Roro seaport)-Bacolod city-Dumaguete city-Cebu island or Siquijor island route.

[@BiancaBeyond]

Sorry we are flying into Cebu. Will be a seperate trip

[@jayrcamay2928]

please im not go to the cebu in cebu im not beatiful

[@kuluntoy574]

itt's nice how you say, only good people that matters! now i know! ttenkssssss

[@BiancaBeyond]

Edit: yes if a place is a bit dirty but you have wonderful people then you don't notice the little things

[@mallorymorrison842]

This looks beautiful! I love how historic yet modern it looks! Much love! ❤️🇨🇦🇦🇱🇺🇸🇵🇭💕

[@sharoncastigador4493]

Thanks for this vlog you bring us to our city

[@kabiebebe2332]

You went past Robertos Restaurant when u take view of Oldest Cinema " Regent Theater... One of Iloilos delicacy which is Queen jumbo Siopao.. Next month iloilo city will be helding tour of the city and Promote tourist

[@mercedesmuyco8441]

Exploring Iloilo is Fun😉😘welcome to our humble place one of the most liveable and cleanest City in PH😊Thanks for coming here 😍That Philippines Life wonderful couple😘Enjoy everything in Iloilo 😉

[@madelynsaurin4780]

My alma mater...university of san agustin....watching your videos bring back college memories...thank u guyz..

[@gjjunco]

I don't usually go out of my home here in Iloilo City because of work, this makes me miss going out. Thanks for this

[@haroldgarcia20]

Thank you for Visiting my AMAZING CITY.ILOILO the CITY OF LOVE!..Watching here in Abu Dhabi.

[@faithchua6278]

Thank you so much for featuring my hometown ILOILO is brings back memories of my childhood… wow it was still the same as I remembered it😊… love your vlog want to go back again after almost 8 years… i can memorize all those places from memory …

[@debralarrabee4530]

I’m glad to see so many older buildings and different architectural styles.

[@zeichen95]

The city government is hosting a daily walking tour of the Calle Real up to the Plaza Libertad. You should be part of those as you will really learn a lot of the history of Iloilo City back in the Spanish era.

[@BiancaBeyond]

That would have been so interesting perhaps next visit

[@jeffryjaranilla411]

Thank you for visiting our place. Truly the City of Love. ❤️🤗

[@Armis71]

Royal Street - Calle Real in Spanish, pronounced "Calye Reyal." Before all the new shopping centers and malls, this area was the place to go shopping. This was the main thoroughfare of the city starting from the Spanish days. The high ceilings really helped a lot to alleviate heat when air conditioners weren't invented yet. A lot of the buildings along Calle Real were built during the American era in the early 1920s. The buildings that preceded them were mostly large residentials houses with commercial stores on the 1st floor and residential on the 2nd/3rd floors. Many of the buildings from the Spanish era & American era (Art Deco style) did not survive the 1966 Iloilo Fire that burned down 3/4 of the city proper and burned the north end of Calle Real. This is why you is a mismatch of the surviving 1920s art deco and more recent 1960s style buildings along Calle Real

[@dencti]

I love how you guys just went around the city, not really taking a single route. Thanks for visiting Iloilo. Hope you guys come visit again.

[@melvincollado3441]

Thank you for coming into my hometown ❤️❤️❤️😌

[@officiallyoluchi1446]

my hometown! thanks for featuring our "City of Love" 💕😍🙏

[@helenoharawhite7704]

Full of character and flavour for sure. Liked seeing this a lot. Lots of cool building to see and great seeing them being restored rather than demolish. ♡♡♡

[@francesmcdonald8145]

Your first subscriber pilipina in the USA 🇺🇸,in joying watching you, have fun in the Philippine 🏝

[@beverlynredona9528]

Thanks for walking me through my own city just in time I’m missing to be home and cannot travel yet. Thanks for the great favour, hope you’ll show us more places soon!

[@mitondo6123]

You're right about the Customs house. Customs was always Customs. It used to be called the Aduana. That building was there since the Spanish times, I think.

[@RFoeburden87]

Hearing Ilo ilo is the #3 city makes me want to visit more. Also noticed they have nerdy conventions there witch is a big plus for me.

[@ceasarmartizano863]

Fantastic,so wonderful and very clear introduced the Spanish colonial where the architecture is still there

[@raymondescosa2403]

Iloilo city at its finest . . Historical downtown area of iloilo city and proud ilonggo here . . Lovin how you introduce my place to the world and i'm really amazed . . Almost forgot that i am a native one😄😄😄

[@artofzee3384]

You missed the City Hall and Plaza Libertad just a meters away from the Customs Building... There's an old Train there.

[@PolyCiasico]

Thank you for introducing my beautiful city of Iloilo.

[@dsrorymercury933]

at 17:16 it's called a freedom grandstand where iloilo city held the famous Dinagyang Festival every 4th sunday of January. You can visit again in January to see a spectacular event in the Philippines in 3rd week of February there are also called PARAW Regatta where it celebrate a colorful boats show in the district of Arevalo. I hope you'll enjoy your visit here in Iloilo City.

[@CorruptedExistence]

Downtown is very safe, my school is near downtown I can say it is very safe because I have some class at night and there are no worries going home late. Thank you for visiting my city. You took me home again because it’s been 3 years since I went home.

[@Micka1036]

Thank you 🙏 for showing our beloved Hometown ❤️❤️😍

[@ZhanMiyong]

I love your choices in doing your vl9gs youre so detailed ..im impressed

[@ismaelisidto5620]

Nostalgia! i lived in iloilo for 33 years and left 29 years ago for sydney, australia. i've enjoyed my life there so much but at the time i left, safety was becoming an issue because of drug use and a change in government. thank god i see so much improvement and for this reason i've been watching your videos.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

We haven't had that problem since like over a decade ago. There's some crime here ad there but rest assured that the city you left is now a beacon of education, class, safety, culture and business. I honestly hope the rest of the Philippines can catch up.

[@silvanabuild5879]

Duterte had make it clean again....

[@evelyndulay5613]

Iloilo is a haven for students in entire Western Visayas

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

@@silvanabuild5879 Lol! It was clean and shiny a decade before Duterte made the streets of iloilo unsafe during his useless drug war. Ilonggos were and still are smart enough never to trust his administration and continue to distrust the uniteam administration. Mind you Western Visayas can exist on its own without the help of the national government which is why Iloilo was a glowing example when the pandemic hit. While the rest of the Philippines were panicking, Iloilo ignored the dumb policies of the national government and did it's own thing, containing the spread of the virus better than any city in the entire country. All this while Duterte was talking about how big his penis was.

[@conniekoo]

@@silvanabuild5879 lol no

[@jarednielmartinez4003]

Iloilo City is one of the safest place in the Philippines, It is the City of Love, Welcome to our City.

[@mariop.trujillo4667]

Great job buddy...keep it up! ...be safe..God bless you two!🙏💞

[@loulou55...]

Did you notice folks, how clean the City is...??? I'm sure this is the cleanest City in the country. If ever you plan to come back to Iloilo, may you should stay in Hotel del Rio with access to Esplanade 2.

[@BiancaBeyond]

Thank you we will look into it next time

[@lyancelhilado6932]

The stadium is where the Dinagyang tribe competition is held ☺️

[@BiancaBeyond]

Thank you

[@lookolooko7949]

l spent my childhood days in those streets in the 60's. during that time that area is the shopping,business district of lloilo full of life. im living in manila but able to visit iloilo last 2017 i wish i could visit again. thanks for video. fyi iloilo was voted the cleanest city in southeast asia

[@theJURN88]

Iloilo is in the process of removing those wires and bury them underground.

[@journevivbasco3462]

Its already budgeted that underground cable wire.,said the city Mayor of Iloilo..but I dont know when they start.,

[@christopherhouse7937]

😃👍🏻👍🏻

[@mdc7081]

@@journevivbasco3462 Next year if the ERC approve it.

[@journevivbasco3462]

@@mdc7081 ok.thanks.

[@salvemaeflorendo5262]

Not gonna skip ads because you're doing a great job. Thank you for visiting Iloilo City. 😍

[@BiancaBeyond]

Thank you, we love Iloilo City!

[@Nighthawk2211]

Glad I found your channel! New sub. :-) Planning a move to Iloilo in the (not so near) future. Going to check all your vids now.

[@totofritzdollete2928]

The stadium facing the river is use for Dinagyang Festival

[@silvanabuild5879]

Im from iloilo sir and i love watching your video

[@reynoldparedes3579]

21:55 time sa building name unitop... Im working on that store... Nice vlog on the city of iloilo..keep it up...

[@BiancaBeyond]

Thank you!

[@pabloescabillas9367]

That's the Freedom grandstand... relocated from the front of the Customs Bldg. Use for one of the Dinagyang Festival viewing stands... held in the 4th weekend of of January...

[@cesarsanantonio499]

I was impressed by Iloilo city and I really enjoyed my stay there last year.Definitely coming back God willing!

[@Agimat_TV]

The Sam's shoe store owner also owns the 21 chain of hotels in Iloilo City, example: Diversion 21, Smallville 21 etc. The bldg where Sam's is Hoskyns bldg dated 1877 if I'm not mistaken, I'm still figuring out if that's the oldest in downtown area. The new bldg under construction you guys saw near Unitop is slated to be the tallest in Western Visayas, its called Terranza Residences at around 30 floors at least. I have featured updates of the bldg many times in my channel too. Enjuy Calle Real! 🍺🍷🍸 Prost! 😎

[@BiancaBeyond]

Whoa that is cool information we would have never known. Thank you

[@sensitivityzero]

@@BiancaBeyond First Department Store in the Philippines. HISTORY 101 by N. Lujan. Hoskyn and Company opened the first department store in the Philippines in 1877 at the corner of Calle Real (now JM Basa Street) and Calle Santo Niño (now Guanco Street) in downtown Iloilo City. Dubbed “the store that sells everything from needle to anchor”, it was started by Henry Hoskyn, a former employee of the firm Smith, Bell and Company based in Manila and nephew of Nicholas Loney, British vice consul in Iloilo. Hoskyn then partnered with George Medhurst Saul, a wealthy Irishman who owned a lot of properties in Iloilo City, and who was married to a Spanish woman, Damiana Robles y Figuerroa. Hoskyn's Department Store was the first to introduce the “fixed price” policy in merchandising in the country, offering groceries, hardware, stationery, toys, watches, jewelry, machinery, buttons, and threads, among others. It was described as "a great store" and "the best in the islands" by Enid Rolanda Dauncey, wife of Iloilo-based British businessman Campbell Dauncey, in her 1906 memoirs “An Englishwoman in the Philippines”. Dauncey recounted how she bought "pieces of furniture, some groceries, china, glass, and so forth" from Hoskyn's "at low prices, as they have such an immense business , even being able to compete with the shops in Manila..." Hoskyn and Company officers included Henry Hoskyn, J. C. Hoskyn, Herbert Peter Hoskyn, George Medhurst Saul, A. Ponce de Leon, E. Garcia, and Gregorio Manuel Loring Sr., according to The Directory and Chronicle (1894, page 483). Loring was the son of Wright Boott Loring of Boston, the first American vice consul in Iloilo. The name "Galerias de Comercio Loring" is now found at the entrance of Hoskyn's Compound. By 1912, Ponce de Leon and Garcia were replaced by Saul's son Walter. "Walter Saul seems to be the moving spirit of Hoskyn's now," noted the November 1938 issue of The American Chamber of Commerce Journal (Vol. XVIII, No. 11; page 6). The elder Saul was mentioned in Dean Conant Worcester's book "The Philippine Islands and Their People" as the one who befriended him and his companions when they got stranded in Iloilo in 1891, and offered them a house in Guimaras. The same issue of The American Chamber of Commerce Journal reported that Hoskyn and Company was incorporated in 1925. "It has long been a commercial landmark in the Bisayas, people call on it for everything and always get what they want," the ACC Journal noted. -o0o-

[@jcann7891]

My go-to-go shoe store.. Pretty good shoes.

[@anacasanova7350]

Tienen mucho trabajo en Filipinas para tener las ciudades y pueblos bonitos.😮💞🇪🇸

[@collenamante2760]

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LOVE!! PROUD ILONGGA HERE ❤️

[@pinkchrisking]

I think the building with the eagle used to be a bank or still is. Sam's and Elsan's were the go to places b4 these big brands came to town. Glad they're still around at least for forty years. Those SM's were the first in iloilo and at least also around forty years old. Walking back the memory lane for me 🙂. Thanks guys.

[@puchekiechekie6493]

I like how you feature the Iloilo City downtown area. This area is the heart of the city. I am looking forward to you next vlog. ❤❤

[@franzrhamfrancisco9956]

There is an old building there "HOSKYN" built on1877 the 1st departmer store in the philippines, corner guanco st.

[@mayrielescobar8455]

Thanks for visiting Iloilo City ❤️ Try to visit Mandurriao too... Its also beautiful there. ❤️

[@sunrise0487]

Thank u for featuring Iloilo guys, very safe city, honest people, peaceful not very crowded.

[@Micka1036]

See you soon, ILOILO CITY I MISSED DOWNTOWN SO MUCH

[@adolfohernandez6298]

I have seen a few Vlogs of Iloilo and never saw the downtown area like you have shown

[@john5778]

Funfact: SM delgado was one of the oldest malls not just in Iloilo but in the Philippines

[@fortuneybiernas5778]

That's my home city. Born 1972. Customs building, we call it the Aduana.

[@josederayunan2662]

Hi there in Iloilo there where once a paradise place before boracay the waters is clear and blue it’s the top tip of northern Iloilo province it’s called huni means sound sicogon mean grass very beautiful place Sicogon island in Estancia Iloilo province it’s 3 to 4hrs drive from Iloilo city enjoy

[@bhurt13]

Iloilo is a nice city, your Vlogs have shown me some good place to visit, I`m cycling there tomorrow from Roxas.

[@BiancaBeyond]

That is impressive

[@winterwolf211]

To the right of Customs, 1 building over is another renovated ancestral building, it has a free museum inside that is actually really good.

[@BiancaBeyond]

Thank you we didn't know

[@winterwolf211]

@@BiancaBeyond Sorry, to the right of Customs. Behind City Hall is the red ancestral bahay na bato. My friends and I went there for the first time a month ago and it was pretty cool with a lot of antiques. I know you guys aren't in Iloilo anymore though.

[@merijunpinuela7320]

You could have walked a little bit farther from Bureau of Customs and see the City Hall and Plaza Libertad.

[@eleven_eleven5443]

It is a world class place if only they can remove all those spaghetti wires. I believe Iloilo tourism will boost if they could manage to do that.

[@BiancaBeyond]

Someone commented they planning hurrying all cables soon that would be great

[@armandosune3839]

The new power distributor, More Power Corp, is spending 150p million for the "underground cabling" project to start soon.

[@ma.therezmagnoliacausing6773]

i miss strolling these streets during Dinagyang. cant wait to celebrate it again live

[@marblueony754]

SM Delgado is the oldest SM Mall outside of Manila.

[@carriemarin609]

The "Mang Inasal" you point out is the first Mang Inasal in the Phils..Mang Inasal originated from Iloilo :)

[@ernestdmenace3200]

It's NOT the first Mang Inasal. But probably one of the earliest, maybe the 2nd or 3rd. The 1st one is on the ground floor of Robinson's Mall parking building near the Terminal market.

[@emmajoyce1332]

​@@ernestdmenace3200 That was it, that's the Robinson Mall near Super

[@jovanessavf164]

Vilanueva is my family name. Family owns the building. Not us, LOL but relatives. :)

[@BiancaBeyond]

Bianca said "I bet one of the family will see this video and comment" and she was right 😃

[@ronaldpari-an6823]

Hi Guys, thank you for visiting to our small down town called "city of love" it's more interesting if you visit again on January to witness one of the biggest and most amazing Festival in the Philippines "Dinagyang Festival" im proud to incourage you and bring some of your friends to witness and you will never disappointed it. God Bless..

[@BiancaBeyond]

We look forward to coming back late January 😃

[@derwingalon9405]

i live in the city but man u brought me to places ive never been through. thank you for that. keep safe and healthy u two.

[@kapiatgatas]

A lot has changed. The Regent Arcade is used to be a movie house, the first movie house I went to, and I was 10 years old. The building with an eagle is/was a bank now Jollibee. The park used to be "The Freedom Grandstand", they took out the stage. I used to climb trees behind to watch concerts, celebrities and political campaigns. Behind the post office is where the old train station and old train tracks. The last time I was there, Iloilo was already cleaning up the city taking away signs of train tracks and shacks/shanties.

[@theresasasiful]

Thank you for the tour 🥺. This reminds me my college years. University of Iloilo and central market where my mother used to sell Filipino delicacies 🥰🥺

[@joshuabryansanchez3706]

You should come back here by next year January so that you can experience the very well known festival here at Iloilo. Dinagyang Festival.

[@khelisiesalvatore8173]

It's funny that IloIlo along with the rest of the Philippines was settled by the Spanish and you can really see it the architecture. I don't know why but certain balconies remind me of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Regardless it's beautiful. By 2028 they want to get the # 3 city in the Philippines? From your videos i'd say they are already there. I'm comparing downtown LA & Korean town and i'd say Iloilo city is on par with the 2 sections of LA. I like seeing a city restoring instead of tearing down and rebuilding. If asbestos was used as insulation or building materials, now that I understand

[@BiancaBeyond]

The Spanish architecture seems to end up all over the world

[@khelisiesalvatore8173]

@@BiancaBeyond i will agree. Cortez was no slouch when it came to war and conquering. I personally love the stucco finish on a house with terracotta tiles for the roof. Even though I love aesthetics like Bianca I'd would want my house solar. Could the terracotta withstand the installation or would I need to go the opposite function like one of those Daisy looking things in the back yard? One place I have never seen it he Spanish architecture in the few cities I've been to is Salem Massachusetts home of the infamous witch trials. Did you guys see Spanish architecture in Albania while you were there ?

[@suskagusip1036]

@@khelisiesalvatore8173 We have no air-condition back then so if you tour around Jaro, Iloilo City you will see the old Spanish houses with open windows. There's many mansions there too during the American eras in the early 1900's. See the Lopez mansion made of a ship. I heard the Japanese didn't bomb it because the architecture was too good. Please see the old mansions of Iloilo. Many of us passby their mansions with our jaw dropped but hey those were the old Richie rich folks of that city. I'm glad the city is helping preserving and renovating the old buildings. Pls. see the century old Churches too.

[@haroldpiquero6212]

i really like how you document this, historycal archithecture so beautiful right? way back hundred yrs ago this beauty still alive. i love you guys stay safe😘😍

[@BiancaBeyond]

Imagine what it looked like back then, we like our modern conveniences but would still love to visit that time

[@haroldpiquero6212]

@@BiancaBeyond sad to say past is history for now, if the war didn't interfere maybe we have a Europe architecture style tho

[@blp5840]

0:40 Calle Real.. you said it right.. reh.yal means royal street in spanish

[@lyancelhilado6932]

That SM is the first SM outside Metro Manila.

[@chopsuey9824]

It's interesting that Canadians visit my hometown whilst I'm here in Quebec recovering from Covid.🤭 Hope you guys had a wonderful time and thanks for visiting made me miss the place. Don't mind people staring, we're not used to foreigners on a daily basis, unlike Metro Manila and Cebu. Iloilo City pretty laid back and peaceful place, friendly and shy people.😉

[@leahmcdo5900]

So clean!

[@michellepalmares1160]

Thank you for visiting the city of love ❤

[@armandosune3839]

The "Eagle" in the front facade of the brick bldg was thankfully preserved when the old art deco bldg was demolished to give way to this new brick bldg. The "Eagle" has been thankfully preserved and now decorates the facade of the new brick bldg.

[@BiancaBeyond]

It's looks so impressive

[@applelabuyo.chuchoykoh21]

This is my home town great to see this while I'm here abroad

[@annlainefranco3094]

you almost reach the old train that you were looking when you see the eagle.when you where at the sunburst and see the big eagle its like 1 minute walk and its along the road. in front of city hall at the back of congressmans office :)

[@davethomas4112]

We are in Boracay, my wife saw you arrive near Hennan on etrike an hour or so ago

[@BiancaBeyond]

We are still at Niggi Niggi for the live music right now

[@carlol.bandiola5225]

That stadium is where the Tribes of Dinagyang Festival performs. The City Hall was on the other side. The Regent was a movie house before.

[@armandosune3839]

The Regent Theater bldg was originally named Palace Theatre when it opened in 1938. Today, this theater bldg is the oldest theater bldg in Iloilo and it's well-restored, including the interiors.