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PHOTOS: SAMUEL DE LEON (SAN JOSE); LESTER LEDESMA (ILOILO & BACOLOD)
OHotel (
ohotel.
com.ph
), a few
blocks from the
downtown area, has clean
rooms and a courteous staff.
For
pasalubong
, head to
Emma Lacson’s delicacies in
Silay. Her heritage kitchen
sells top-quality pasalubong
items like pili squares, fresh
lumpia, etc. Call
tel: +63 34
495 5047
before heading over.
Julius de la Cruz
physician
Bacolod
Area code
34
Touchdown
Bacolod-Silay Airport
Get to town via
shuttle van, taxi
Netong’s
Batchoy, located
in the heart of
the La Paz Public Market,
serves the most authentic
bowl of this popular Ilonggo
noodle soup. Get a dose of
culture by visiting one of
the many well-preserved
heritage homes in the city.
The picturesque 1928
mansion Nelly Garden is a
favorite.
Cecile Golez
writer / photographer
Iloilo
Area code
33
Touchdown
Iloilo International
Airport
Get to town via
taxi, van
Divers should
arrange to visit
Apo Reef in
Sablayan. It’s one of the
world’s largest contiguous
coral reef systems. The
devout may be interested in
visiting Santisima Trinidad
Chapel in Ilin, which was
founded by the “healing
priest”, Father Suarez.
Michael Joseph Villarosa
business development consultant
SanJose
Area code
43
Touchdown
San Jose Airport
Get to town via
tricycle
philippines
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