ILOILO CITY'S 74th Charter Day



iloilo city at night

The celebration of the Charter Day has been set to create awareness of the history and development of Iloilo as a city, to arouse community sense of pride of place, and to showcase the celebration as a link to culture and heritage. The month-long celebration was opened last July 20, 2011 at SM Activity Center, with 41 events and activities scheduled, and with the highlights on August 25, 2011, which was declared a non-working holiday.

The municipality of Iloilo then, as chief port and trading center of Panay and Negros, was steadily progressing that on July 16, 1937, “under Commonwealth Act No.158, the surrounding towns of Lapaz, Mandurriao, Molo and Arevalo were absorbed and incorporated with it to form the City of Iloilo”.

It was inaugurated into a city on August 25, 1937.

Activities will include search for Mr. and Miss Iloilo City, Grand Charter Parade, Rigodon de Honor, and search for "Dungog sang Dakbanwa sang Iloilo" and most outstanding City Government employees. Other activities include exhibits, inter-school newscasting competition, concert, oratorical and extemporaneous speaking contests, food festival, mangrove planting, Barangay Day celebration, bloodletting, folk dances, tourism and historical quiz bee, goodwill basketball games, mass wedding, fashion show, medical and dental mission, Mayor's Ball, jog fair, city tour launching, diskuwento sale, and dance fest.



excerpts from http://iloilocity.gov.ph/