My Iloilo

Ang tawo nga tamaran, waay isulod sa pinggan. TAGALOG TRANSLATION: Ang taong tamad, walang maisisilid sa pinggan. ENGLISH TRANSLATION: A lazy person, have nothing to put in a plate.

Iloilo ang banwa ko ginahingadlan Ka tam-is nga pulong nga akon gin mat-an Dili ko ikaw bulagan Banwa kong nalulutan Ikaw ang gin kuha-an sang kalipayan Ilonggo, ako nga tunay Nga naga puyo sa higad sang bay-bay Manami mag kiay-kiay Sa tagipusu-on, bug-os ang kalipay Video by doletina TAGALOG TRANSLATION: Iloilo ang bayan kong sinasabi [...]

This is the National Anthem translated in Hiligaynon or Ilonggo by SUMAKWELAN, a group of writers, singers and reporters using vernacular of western visayas. Translation was done in Dainty Restaurant in Iloilo, last December 16, 1989 lead by former Iloilo governor Conrado J. Norada. Dutang hamili Mutya nga sidlanganon Gugmang ga-dabdab Kami ga palangga Duta [...]

Iloilo is a place that consist a river (Batiano River) where the opening is facing Guimaras straight. This continues to the City proper and enters south district of La Paz, to west or on its right is going district of Mandurriao, and Molo on the left. The shape of the river is like a nose [...]

There was once a fisherman who went to San Joaquin church and asked the priest a payment for a fish that a little boy took. The fisherman claimed that the little boy told him to ask payment from the priest. The priest then paid without question asked, even if he knew that he did not [...]