About Iloilo

The City of Iloilo is the capital of, but independent from, the province of Iloilo. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas region, as well as its economic center.

Iloilo-Economic bowl of Western Visayas, one of the Educational Centers of Central and Southern Philippines, home of Dinagyang Festival(Dubbed as Festival Capital of the Philippines), birth place of many Filipino geniuses- the Athens of the the Philippine Islands.

Metro ILOILO-Guimaras
or MIG is a metropolitan area encompassing the highly urbanized city of Iloilo City, the Regional Agro-Industrial Center of Pavia, Iloilo, the towns of Oton, Iloilo, Leganes, Iloilo, Santa Barbara, Iloilo and San Miguel, Iloilo and the neighboring island of Guimaras with its five municipalities of Jordan, Guimaras, Buenavista, Guimaras, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, San Lorenzo, Guimaras and Sibunag, Guimaras.


Guimaras Province assumes the role of agri-eco-tourism center; Pavia as the agro­-industrial center, Leganes as the center for light industries, San Miguel as the agricultural basket, Oton as the dormitory and Sta. Barbara as the international air travel gateway.

Iloilo City will remain as the residential, financial, commercial, governance and educational hub not only for Guimaras Island and the five “satellite” municipalities but also for the entire Region VI.

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