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Palay: From the paddy to the plate
(Center for West Visayan Studies, 1994)
Palay or rice (Oryza sativa) has been the staple food crop of the Philippines for centuries. As far as historical records show, Iloilo has been one of the leading provinces in the production of palay. When the Spaniards first came to the Philippines in the 16th century, they noted that Panay, particularly Iloilo, was the granary of the archipelago. However, after the port of Iloilo was opened to world commerce in 1855, sugar became the chief export crop of West Visayas, and some areas of riceland in Iloilo were converted to sugarland. The census of 1903 revealed that Iloilo ranked only No. 9 as a rice-producing province. But Iloilo was not to be outdone for long; in 1970, it gained the No. 1 place and has maintained that position up to the present.
Since this conference focuses on the history and culture of West Visayas from 1900 to the present, we shall dwell on the production and preparation of rice from the paddy to the plate for the past 90 years among the people in the lowlands of Iloilo....
Casa Real de Iloilo: A tale of a heritage provincial capitol
(Philippine National Historical Society, 2016-12)
The Casa Real de Iloilo is the oldest and grandest building of its kind in the country. The heritage structure was built as the Provincial Capitol of Iloilo at the start of the sugar boom after the opening of the port of ...
The Port of Iloilo: Its role in the development of Western Visayas
(Philippine National Historical Society, 1985-12)
The story of Iloilo as a port of entry officially started on 29 September 1855 when, by royal order of the Queen of Spain, it was opened to international trade. But the port had already been used for interisland commerce ...
History and legend in Western Visayan place-names
(Philippine National Historical Society, 1984)
Philippine place-names have not yet been well-studied. By place-names we mean the names of the various subdivisions of the country such as regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, municipal districts, barangays, sitios, ...