ILOILO'S FIRST
ILOILO'S FIRST 1. Iloilo is the site of the Malayan landing in the Philippines, according to the Maragtas Legend. 2. The first school for boys in the Philippines was founded in Tigbauan by the famous Jesuit priest and historian, Pedro Chirino in 1592. 3. The first place to put up a Christian church in the Philippines was Jalaud ( Dumangas ) in what is now the barangay of Ermita, in 1566. 4. Iloilo is the first city outside Manila to have a foreign business house (Loney & Co.) and the first foreign vice-consul . 5. The first province to export sugar to Australia. 6. The only province to have two cities during the Spanish time: Iloilo City , chartered in 1890, and Jaro in 1891. 7.The biggest province in the Philippines in population, income and economic production during the 19th century. 8. The best and biggest producer of textile during the Spanish era. 9. The first city outside Manila to have electricity , telephone , telegraph ,