Monday, May 28, 2007

ILOILO FIRSTS

1. Iloilo is site of the Malayan landing in the Philippines, according to the Maragtas Legend.
2. The first written law of the country – Code of Kalantiao
3. The first school for boys in the Philippines was founded in Tigbauan by the famous Jesuit priest and historian, Pedro Chirino in 1592.
4. The first place to put up a Christian church in the Philippines was Jaland (Dumangas) in what is now the barangays of Ermita in 1566.
5. Iloilo is the first city outside Manila to have a foreign business house (Loney & Co.) and the first foreign vice-consul.
6. The first province to export sugar to Australia.
7. The first and original Queen City of the South – Iloilo City
8. The first and oldest golf course in the country – Sta. Barbara Golf and Country Club
9. The only city outside of Spain to be honored by the Queen Regent of Spain and was given the name “La Muy Leal Y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo” or “The Most Loyal and Noble City of Iloilo” which is still emblazoned on the city’s official seal.
10. The first town in the country to be named after a similar town in Spain. - Arevalo
11. The only province to have two cities during the Spanish time: Iloilo City, chartered in 1890, and Jaro in 1891.
12. The biggest province in the Philippines in population, income and economic production during the 19th century.
13. The best and biggest producer of textile during the Spanish era.
14. The first city outside Manila to have electricity, telephone, telegraph, railway, ice plant, automobile and other modern conveniences.
15. The first province outside Luzon to fly the Philippine National Flag (in Sta. Barbara, Nov. 17, 1898).
16. The first department store in the country, Hoskyn & Co., established in 1877.
17. The first city outside Manila to have direct shipping lines with Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Europe and America.
18. The first commercial airline in the country was the Iloilo Negros Air Express Co. (INAEC).
19. The first Philippine airline established after World War II was organized by Ilonggos… the FEATI.
20. The first provincial high school in the Philippines…Iloilo National High School.
21. The first Elementary School established under the Americans -- Baluarte Elementary School in Molo.
22. The first protestant barrio in the country -- Calvario, Janiuay.
23. The first Baptist Church in the Philippines – Jaro Evangelical Church.
24. The first luxury liner in the island – S/S Don Esteban of the De la Rama Line.
25. The first city to have double – decked buses.
26. The first concrete road in the country – from Forbes Bridge to Jaro Plaza.
27. The first city to have a car assembly plant – Taller Visayas de Strachan & McMurray. The car assembled was the “Deiler” in the 1920’s.
28. The first province to produce many millionaires and the first city to have a millionaire’s row.
29. The first Filipino to launch the propaganda movement in Spain, Graciano Lopez Jaena of Jaro also known as the greatest orator the Philippines aver produced.
30. The only Filipino nominated to the Supreme Court of Cuba – Raymundo Melliza.
31. The first Filipino to fly an airplane for passengers was an Ilonggo – Jose Tinsay in 1925.
32. The first doctor of laws from Oxford University – Melquiades Gamboa.
33. The first doctor of philosophy in political Science – Victorino Diamonon.
34. The first Filipino doctor of Education – Pedro E. Y Rio.
35. The first Filipino woman doctor of Philosophy in Engineering – Josette Garcia Portigo.
36. The first Filipino doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology – F. Landa Jocano.
37. The first Filipino to win the Congressional Medal of Honor during the WWII – Captain Jose Calugas of Leon.
38. The first Filipino soldier in the American Army to win medals of Heroism & Courage from the governments of United States, Belgium & France during the WWII – Sgt. Ramon Subejano of New Lucena.
39. The first Filipino girl to be called the fastest woman in Asia – Inocencia Solis of New Lucena.
40. The first most-be-medaled Filipino girl swimmer – Nancy Deano of Dingle.
41. The first Filipino international chess grandmaster – Eugene Torre of La Paz.
42. The first community school movement originated by Supt. Jose V. Aguilar.
43. The best organized guerilla unit during World War II under Gen. Mariano Peralta.
44. The first guerilla unit to contact, by radio, Gen. Douglas MacArthur and President Quezon during World War II.
45. The first Filipino lady to win a cultural heritage award – Magdalena Jalandoni of Jaro.
46. The first Filipino feminist – Pura Villanueva Kalaw.
47. The first bookstore and printing shop in the Visayas and Mindanao – Libreria la Panayana.
48. The first modern and most beautiful custom house in the country.
49. The first government constructed museum building in the Philippines – Museo Iloilo.
50. The first city to have modern cinema houses and theatres outside Manila.
51. The first gravity irrigation system outside Luzon – Sta. Barbara Irrigation System.
52. The first successful compact farm in the country – Tagsing Buyo, Sta. Barbara.
53. The only province to have an anti-biotic drug named after it – Ilozone and Ilotycin which are brands of erythromycin, a wonder drug developed from a soil sample from Iloilo.
54. The first province to be declared a model in development planning by NEC/USAID.
55. The number one food-producing province of the Philippines today.
56. The first and only town in the Philippines to produce four justices of the Supreme Court, seven senators, seven governors, and seven cabinet members.
57. The site of the first international research center in the fishing industry, the SEAFDEC in Tigbauan.
58. The biggest public school division in the country is the Division of Iloilo.
The first city, which initiated a free education program in the elementary schools by eliminating the matriculation fees and providing free school supplies and the elimination of tuition fees in public secondary schools.
59. The first student council – Central Philippine University Republic
60. The biggest library in the country – Henry Luce III Library of Central Philippine University
61. The first work study program in the country – Jaro Industrial School (Central Philippine University)
62. The city with the most number of banks outside Manila with 112 banks and rising.

Makes u feel proud to be an Ilonngo !! :headbang:

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