In 1895, the Municipality of Balasan was officially founded as a parish town by a Spanish “Real Orden” and Batad was considered an arrabal of Balasan. The word “BATAD” is a Hiligaynon version for a sundial shell of the Architectonicidae family of varied species, color and sizes abundant in Embarcadero, a coastal barangay two (2) kilometers away from the present townsite. The town of Batad has its beginning in Embarcadero until the settlement was transferred to the new site and called Batad Viejo due to Muslim raids.
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See Aliwan Videos of Iloilo Contingents here.

Iloilo City- The traditional send off party of Iloilo City for its Aliwan delegation this year is slated this afternoon after the 3PM Mass at the San Jose Parish. A street performance will then follow going to the Freedom Grandstand where the send off program will formally start. Tribu Kasag from the Municipality of Banate’s Kasag Festival is representing the Kasadyahan of Iloilo Dinagyang, Tribu Paghidaet of La Paz National High School, for the second time, is representing the Dinagyang Festival, and Grupo del Oeste of West Visayas State University will represent Samba de Regatta of Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival, the latter, however will only be performing as guest during the Aliwan Fiesta. Aliwan allows a maximum two contingient per region for streetdance competition. But Iloilo Paraw Regatta festival is allowed to join in the Float Competition and to send candidate for Reyna ng Aliwan.
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ILOILO City – Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) Regional Director Edwin Trompeta urged tourists to visit Iloilo and other alluring destinations of Western Visayas aside from Boracay.
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Downtown Iloilo City

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