San Rafael, Iloilo, the secret gateway to the north

Get ready to rock! Join us for an unforgettable night of music and fun with the FULL PURSE BAND —and the best part? It's FREE admission! Bring your friends, your energy, and let's have a little fun tonight! 🎸✨

See you there! 😊

Spoted | 1st Barangay San Florentino Motorshow sa October 14, 2024 arat na mga ka moto enthuciast..

JUST IN | Mount KANLAON erupted this evening June 3, 2024 at around 7pm. Keep safe everyone.

Photo: Ctto

Treasured pandemic memories by Pitik Bulag

Pasundayag live..

Here is the schedule of activities and programs for the SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL FIESTA 2023

Check out the schedule, mark your calendars, and immerse yourselves in the fiesta activities.
Surely, there will be something for everyone to enjoy!

Dali na! Saulugon ta! 🎉
See you mga kasimanwa! 💚

Here are the nine lovely and beautiful candidates vying for the title "Lin-ay sang San Rafael 2023." Watch them live on October 22, 2023 @ 6:30 PM at San Rafael Municipal Gymnasium.

Ctto: Gidz Photos | Lin-ay sang San Rafael

LOOK | Cutie little red rider ❤️
📸 Ctto sir kempoi

THE TEN BORNEAN DATUS AND THE PURCHASE OF PANAY

The story of the buying of Panay by ten datus coming from Borneo is told in the Maragtas, a legendary account about the pre-Spanish Panay Island. This narrative tells us that about A.D. 1250, at about the time Malaysia and Indonesia were dominated by the Hindu-Malay Empire of Sri-Vijaya, a cruel sultan named Makatunaw ruled Borneo–or perhaps part of it. Because he was cruel, ten of his datus decided to leave Borneo and seek their freedom and fortune beyond the sea.

The Ten Datus were:
• Datu Puti (the leader)
• Datu Balensusa
• Datu Bangkaya
• Datu Dumalugdog
• Datu Dumangsil
• Datu Dumangsol
• Datu Lubay
• Datu Panduhinog
• Datu Paliburong
• Datu Sumakwel

One dark night after loading on boats their families, warriors, slaves, and supplies, they secretly left in their balangays (boats) without a specific destination in mind. After sailing north for many days, they reached the southern tip of Panay Island. They landed at the mouth of the Sirwagan River there, near the present town of San Joaquin in Iloilo. From there they proceeded to Lake Andona where they met an Ati fisherman. This man led them to the Negrito village of Sinugbuhan and was introduced to the local ruler, King Marikudo and his queen, Maniwantiwan. Datu Puti addressed them and said they came as friends and would like to buy land.
Marikudo consulted his wife and the elders of his kingdom and agreed to sell some land to them. The purchase price consisted of a gold salakot (a native helmet) for Marikudo and a long gold sumangyad (necklace) for Maniwantiwan. The sale was sealed by a pact of friendship and merry feasting. After that, Marikudo and his people bade farewell to the Borneans and went into the hills.
Seven of the ten datus settled in Panay. The three others Balensusa, Dumangsil and Puti sailed farther north and reached Lake Taal, in present-day Batangas province. Impressed by the fertility and scenic beauty of the area, Balensusa and Dumangsil settled there. Datu Puti, however, returned to Borneo. He told the Borneans about his exciting adventures in the islands of the north.

Ctto: Emmanuel Brazil Viray

Spotted | Philippine Motorcycle Tourism breakfast ride event last Saturday September 2, 2023 at secret gateway to the North.

📷: ctto

Spotlight | Philippine motorcycle tourism western visayas breakfast ride this upcoming Sept 2, 2023 (this coming Saturday). Assembly time is 4am at Megaworld iloilo convention center. Take off time is exactly 6:30am.

3 groups were divided to the ff destinations:
-San Rafael, Iloilo
-Bucari, Iloilo
-Tubungan, Iloilo

Kitakits sa San Rafael damo di ya gwapo kag gwapa.

Heavy Rainfall Warning

Weather System: Southwest Monsoon

As of 10:00 PM, Monday, August 28, 2023 ang aton banwa ara sa Orange Rainfall Warning Advisory nga ginpapanaug sang PAGASA.

Photo credits to PAGASA Visayas PRD

Scam..

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Spotted | KaTropa Shots

Look | Ciudad sang Iloilo nangin isa ka aftermath sang Zombie apocalypse

📷 : Wilson Fullon

Spotted | MotoLevz

Last spotted | KaTropa MotoVlog

POWER Advisory from ILECO III

RESCHEDULED POWER INTERRUPTION

Pahibalo sa mga katapo-konsumidores nga ang PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE sang NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (NGCP) sa ila Dingle-Natividad 69kV Line sa HUNYO 03, 2023 (SABADO) ang GIN-RESCHEDULE sa HUNYO 04, 2023 (DOMINGO).

Ang oras kag apektado nga lugar sang sini power interruption amo ang masunod:

HUNYO 04, 2023 (DOMINGO)
6:00 AM- 6:00 PM (12 ka oras ang kalawigon)
• ANILAO
• BANATE
• BAROTAC VIEJO
• SAN RAFAEL

Ang NGCP ang system operator sang Transmission Line nga gina-agyan sang elektrisidad halin sa Generation Plants pakadto sa Distribution Lines sang Electric Cooperatives kaangay sang ILECO III.

Madamo gid nga salamat sa inyo nga paghangop kag padayon nga suporta sa aton kooperatiba.

Ang nagapahibalo,

ATTY. JAMES G. BALSOMO II
General Manager

"PROUD SINGLE DAD"

LOOK | Renato Baysa from Barangay Pulang Lupa Dos, Las Piñas City is one proud father, as he now has two children who are lawyers after his daughter passed the 2022 Bar Exam.

In a viral photo from 2022, Baysa climbed on a tree to hang the tarpaulin he had prepared for his son, Atty. Lynk Juren Baysa. Now he climbed the tree again to hang another tarpaulin. This time it’s for his daughter, Atty. Maiko Kaye Baysa, who passed the 2022 Bar Examinations, as announced by the Supreme Court on Friday, April 14.

“From single parent, Daddy: Mga bahagi na lang tayo ng isang kwento balang araw. Tulad ng pagsakripisyo at paghubog ko nang mabuti sa aking mga anak. Kahapon ay isang panaginip at pangarap lamang, paggising ko kanina totoo na pala. Thank you, Lord,” he wrote on the tarpaulin.

📷via PIA Cagayan/Facebook
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