FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

 The Archdiocese of Jaro and the Parish of St. Anne in Molo together with SM City Iloilo brings to the Ilonggos The Journey of St. Pedro Calungsod: To the altar and into our Hearts . This visual exhibit runs from April 26 to May 11, 2013 the the upper ground floor of SM City Iloilo near Banco de Oro. Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo welcomed guests and devotees during the opening program and at the same time cut the ceremonial ribbon together with SM City Iloilo mall manager Ms Girlie Libo-on and Father Espiridion "Boy" Celis of the Molo Parish.  The exhibit showcases showcases photographs taken during the Visayan martyr’s beatification and  canonization of the second Filipino saint whose roots can somewhat be traced here in  Iloilo . Images captured during the pilgrimage of the official image of San Pedro Calungsod to different parts of the country are on display as well Canonized on October 21, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter’s Basilic...

A popular Cebuano restaurant has now reached Iloilo. Cafe Laguna opened it's first branch in the Visayas (outside Cebu) at SM City Iloilo this week. Finally Ilonggos can now experience what made Cafe Laguna such a big hit in Cebu, starting from it's being a carenderia before to a place of fine dining now. Here are some snippets of information from Cafe Laguna's website. CAFÉ LAGUNA began as a labor of love for the urbina family. Coming from a long line of fine cooks, Lita Urbina decided to share her culinary talents with everyone. She got the love for cooking from her mother who owned a restaurant in Cartimar, Manila. As a young girl, she remembered being exposed to the restaurant business and how it was managed. With the help and encouragement of her family, Mrs. Urbina decided to open her own carenderia which served Filipino food with a distinctive taste incomparable to this day. Food was not only sumptuous but enkindled memories of homecooked meals shared with friends an...