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See Iloilo’s best landmarks up close this January — history, culture, and photo-perfect moments.

Mom Violy, Tita Edna and Carmina have never been to Iloilo . Tita Edna suggested using her Philippine Airlines mileage to deduct 9,000 miles for a round trip to Iloilo and pay taxes of about 3,000 pesos ($50.85). Mom Violy and Carmina decided to do the same. Two weeks later, we learned Bacolod was recently hit by a typhoon, leaving fewer places to visit, so we changed our plans to stay in Iloilo, paying an additional 2,057 pesos ($34.86) for January 6–9, with Tita Edna leaving one day earlier on January 8, 2026.  Tita Edna told us that she has a friend Beth who can pick us up from the airport. Uniparentally plans had changed since her friend Beth and son could no longer tour us around, we decided to find ways to get around hire someone else. Jerson had picked us from One Madison Place where we had stayed during our vacation with the hours Mom Violy had requested. The first day we went to drive one hour and thirty minutes to reach  Miagao Church . We drove to our next destin...

O'ini Authentic Kapampangan Cuisine



After seeing for the first time the most colorful pancit ever been made in the Philippines I realize after I had tasted it and why it looked the way it does it is because it is half palabok and half pancit canton made with sotanghon and canton noodles mixed together.

The way it looks different from being mixed with palabok and pancit ingredients combined and the unique flavor is not the sauce usually made from a palabok it is flavored with soy sauce.

It also has peanuts, shrimp, pork, calamansi just like what you normally see in a noodle dish in the Philippines.

You may purchase this pancit at O'ini Authentic Kapampangan Cuisine to check out their location and menu.

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