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Pototan, Iloilo's Municipal hall. |
Pototan is a first class municipality in the Province of Iloilo in the Philippines. It is known nationwide as the Christmas Capital of Visayas and annually celebrates IWAG FESTIVAL which is scheduled every December 16.
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The Plaza Lagoon. This transforms to a beautiful Christmas Masterpiece every December - IWAG Festival where nightly shows and celebrations happen. |
IWAG means LIGHT, a celebration of music, lights and Christmas gatherings offered as thanksgiving in welcoming a brighter new year.
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The Skating Rink. Pototanons, young and old gather here every afternoon for skating fun experiences! |
Pototan is also known as the Rice Granary of Western Visayas in the Philippines because it became the leading supplier of rice in the region.
Many years before, the Municipality also started PARAYAN FESTIVAL (Parayan means Rice fields) to celebrate the bountiful harvest of RICE. However, due to political conflicts and lack of support from the government, the town has to stop the said celebration.
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Pototan Coliseum. It hosts local, provincial, and national events. It became a venue of Philippine Basketball League and UNI games. |
Today, the municipality continues to improve and progress on its own way. There are also plans of pushing its way toward CITYhood.
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San Jose is the Patron Saint of the Municipality. |
It is also my father's hometown thus occupies a special part in my heart. :)
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The Magbanuas, our ancestors who fought for the Philippines' democracy during the Spanish Regime in the country. |
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