Landmarks and Tourist Spot

COL. PEDRO ALCANTARA NACIONALES MONTECLARO (Miagao’s Local Hero) Pedro Alcantara Monteclaro y Nacionales was born on October 15, 1850. He was the eldest son of Captain Bartolome Monteclaro y Tupaz and Ramona Nacionales y Orbe. He had three brothers: Ciriaco, Serafin,...

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The Miag-ao Church was built in 1786 by Spanish Augustinian missionaries and was declared as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Baroque Churches of the Philippines" in 1993. On the front facade, which is flanked by two watchtower belfries, one can see the unique...

The Miag-ao campus of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) spreads out over 12 km² on the outskirts of the town proper. This is the main campus of UPV and includes the UP College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences which focuses on aquaculture, fish...

The official theme of Miagao's 296th Foundation Anniversary & Salakayan Festival 2012 is: "Ugyon, Miagaowanon!". Ugyon is the Karay-a/Hiligaynon word, in the imperative tense, for unite.

The Tribe Managers and trainers/choreographers of the six competing tribes in Salakayan Tribes' Contest 2012 met in the afternoon of January 05 to talk about the historicity and technical/artistic aspects of production. R esource speakers were Iloilo provincial...