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The church of Oton, Iloilo

 
THE ORIGINAL church of Oton, Iloilo was of Byzantine and Gothic style and formed like a Greek cross with its four doors and eight towers. The interior had a Gothic altar of five bodies, four choirs and one artistic pulpit.

Bullcarts on Calle Iznart, 1907-1916

 
IZNART STREET is a busy commercial and educational center in Iloilo City. It is the longest vein of the heart of downtown Iloilo. Its terminals are the old Iloilo Provincial Capitol in the north and the Iloilo Strait in the south. Many streets intersect this grand business avenue, namely Solis; intersecting streets like Delgado and Yulo, [...]

Iloilo waterfront, 1907-1916

 
THE PORT OF ILOILO opened to world trade in 1855 to become the biggest port in the Philippines during that period, making Iloilo the country’s premier province, exporting sugar, copra, bananas, mangoes, and other natural resources to Spain and the United States. With a fine harbor sheltered by Guimaras island, it has both interisland and overseas [...]

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