26/08/2026
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ
Today, we celebrate 89 years of ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ since Iloilo City became a chartered city on August 25, 1937.
Iloilo City's journey to cityhood happened during the American Commonwealth era when Commonwealth Act No. 158 was enacted to consolidate five wealthy, independent municipalities into a unified metropolitan powerhouse.
Despite being unified under one city hall for 89 years, Iloilo City's districts maintain their unique identities through distinct cultural festivals, specialized culinary legacies, architectural landmarks, and preserved layout structures.
The primary objective of this localized holiday is to give the people of Iloilo City full opportunity to participate in, honor, and enjoy the milestones of their 89th cityhood celebration
As Iloilo City celebrates 89 years, ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก.
Caption by Xyllene Leigh Banias