Iloilo

American  

[ee-loh-ee-loh] / ˌi loʊˈi loʊ /

noun

1. a seaport on S Panay, in the central Philippines.

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Iloilo British  

/ ˌiːləʊˈiːləʊ /

noun

1. a port in the W central Philippines, on SE Panay Island. Pop: 408 000 (2005 est)

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Iloilo

The air-conditioned bus, which came from the nearby Iloilo province, was maneuvering through the accident-prone mountain road when the driver, who was among those killed, lost control.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

Onions have been so sought after that April Lyka Biorrey chose to carry a bouquet of the crop at her wedding in Iloilo City.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2023

Robredo and Marcos will hold rallies in the central Philippines on Tuesday, with the frontrunner due in the province of Iloilo and his rival in Panay island and Bacolod city.

From Reuters ● May 3, 2022

Jerry Treñas, mayor of the city of Iloilo, said on Friday morning that one person there had died after being struck by a falling tree.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

He was rector at Iloilo, and vice-rector at Cavite; rector and vice-rector at San José during seven years, and procurator of the province during five; and filled other posts.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Blair, Emma Helen