Metro Iloilo-Guimaras

Metro Iloilo - Guimaras is the only officially recognized metropolitan area in Western Visayas as per Presidential Executive Order No. 559 duly signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on August 28, 2006.

Cities and municipalities

Map of Metro Iloilo-Guimaras (in red) including the province of Iloilo highlighted in light orange.

It comprises one highly urbanized city and six municipalities in Iloilo Province and five municipalities in Guimaras Province.^[1]

City	Population¹	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)	Income Class
Iloilo City	424,619	78.34	5,981.00	1st Class; Highly Urbanized
Oton	82,572	86.44	955.25	1st Class
Pavia	43,614	27.15	1,606.41	2nd Class
Leganes	29,438	32.20	914.22	4th Class
Santa Barbara	55,472	131.96	420.37	2nd Class
Cabatuan	54,950	112.90	7486.71	2nd Class
San Miguel	25,013	31.97	782.39	4th Class
Jordan	34,791	126.11	275.87	3rd Class
Buenavista	46,703	128.26	364.13	2nd Class
Nueva Valencia	37,852	137.12	276.05	3rd Class
San Lorenzo	24,032	93.04	258.30	5th Class
Sibunag	19,565	120.04	162.99	5th Class
Total	878,621¹	1,105.53	794.75

¹2010 Census

Infrastructure developments

Roads

The Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue, Mc Arthur Drive, Cong. Narciso Monfort Boulevard, Gen. Luna Street, CJ Ramon Avancena Street, E. Lopez Street, Pres. Corazon C. Aquino Avenue, Iznart Street and Mulle Loney Drive are Metro Iloilo's major roads. The Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue was renovated and widened into a 8 lane road with bike lane and service road. It connects Iloilo City, Pavia, Sta. Barbara and the Iloilo International Airport. There are two vehicular overpasses along General Luna Street, one at Infante Avenue and the other in front of the University of San Agustin and a planned new overpass at the crossroad of Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue and President Corazon C. Aquino Avenue will soon be constructed.

Airport

Exterior of Iloilo International Airport

Iloilo International Airport (Iloilo Airport) is the airport serving the general area of Iloilo City, the capital city of the province of Iloilo and the regional center of the Western Visayas region in the Philippines. It opened its doors to commercial traffic on June 14, 2007 after a decade of planning and construction, replacing Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo City proper which had been in service for over seventy years. As a result, the new airport inherited its IATA and ICAO airport codes, as well as its position as the fourth-busiest airport in the Philippines, from its predecessor. In addition to being the first airport in both Western Visayas and the island of Panay to be built to international standards, it is considered one of four international airports in the Visayas with international flights to Hong Kong and Singapore.

The new Iloilo International Airport is located in Cabatuan;^[2] specifically in Barangay Tabucan, Barangay Gaub, Barangay Duyan-Duyan and Barangay Manguna, all in Cabatuan. The airport can be reached either from the Cabatuan access roads (Barangay Tabucan and Barangay Tiring, Cabatuan) or from the Pavia-Santa Barbara-Cabatuan (Barangay Duyan-Duyan, Cabatuan) access road.^[2] The airport complex consists of a single runway, various administrative and maintenance buildings, waste sorting and water treatment facilities, a power generating station, a cargo terminal and a main passenger terminal. Its location on the Tomas Confesor Highway, a major highway transversing the island, makes the airport accessible from all parts of Iloilo and Panay by road, while its proximity to the currently defunct Panay Railways network could potentially link the airport to the rest of Panay by rail.

Seaport

The Port of Iloilo is the port serving the general area of Iloilo and the rest of Panay Island and Guimaras Island.

There are 5 seaports in Metro Iloilo, these are the Iloilo Ferry Port and Terminal Complex, Iloilo River Port and Terminal Complex, Iloilo Domestic Port and Terminal Complex, Dumangas Ro - Ro Port and Terminal Complex and The Iloilo Commercial Port Complex which is located on 20.8 hectares of reclaimed land. It has facilities that include 11,400 sq. meters of open space for operations, supplemented by a backup area of 97,000 sq. meters, a crane, rails of 348 lineal meters, roll-on/roll-off support, a freight station, and a 720 sq. meter passenger shed. The port complex is ideal for ships plying international routes having a berth length of 400 meters, a width of 26.26 meters and a berthing depth of 10.50 meters.

There are a number of shipping companies that use the Port of Iloilo, among them, the Aboitiz Shipping Company, Amigo Shipping Company, New Panay Shipping Company, Negros Navigation Company, Sulpicio Lines, William Lines, and Trans-Asia Shipping Lines Inc. Fast ferries serve Iloilo-Bacolod routes eight times daily. Negros Navigation and Superferry dock to the city where it serves routes going to Manila, Bacolod, Cebu, Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro City.

Fishing Port

The only fishing port complex in the Visayas, the Iloilo Fish Port Complex is located at the mouth of the Batiano River on a reclaimed 20.5 hectare land.

Transport Terminal

Iloilo City boast of 5 transport terminals, these are the North Eastern Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Tagbac, Jaro. The Central Line Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Ungka, Jaro. The Upland Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Mandurriao. The Souther Coast Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Mohon, Arevalo and the South Coastal Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Ingore, Lapaz.

Other Plans and Proposals

Iloilo Flood Control (Finished)
Iloilo River Esplanade (Esplanade 1, 2, 3 & 4 - Finished; Esplanade 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 - under construction) - Inspired from the river esplanade concept in Singapore, Iloilo City will be having its own 8 km “Iloilo Esplanade” constructed, alongside of the Iloilo River. The project seeks to revive the beauty and wealth of the Iloilo River, it has assured that the 3,000 mangrove trees growing at the bank of the river will be preserved.^[3]
Mulle Loney Bridge (Finished)
Iloilo Wetlands and Mangrove Park (Finished)
Iloilo Ferry Terminal (Under construction - Guimaras and Iloilo Ferry Terminal)
Batiano River Rehabilitation Project (Under construction)
Iloilo South Coast Boulevard - Road Widening (Planned - From San Juan passing Calumpang, Molo towards Calaparan and Sto. Nino Sur in Villa de Arevalo until the municipality of Oton)
Aquino Crossroad Overpass (Planned - crossing Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. and President Corazon C. Aquino Avenues)
Trans Panay Railways (Planned - Trans Panay Express^[4] (TPE, the old Panay Railways is a proposed railway line that will connect and bring closer to four provinces, four cities and municipalities and will replaced the defunct Panay Railways. Fully air-conditioned coaches will run a maximum speed of 140 kilometers per hour and with 450 passenger capacity.

There will be 13 stations (stops) from Iloilo to Roxas City. The route of the 122-kilometer project for Iloilo province are: Iloilo City, Pavia, Sta. Barbara, New Lucena, Pototan, Dingle, and Passi City. For Capiz province: Dumarao, Dumalag, Cuartero, Dao, Panitan and Roxas City. After the completion of the Iloilo-Roxas City line, the railway system is planned to be extended to Guimbal town in Southern Iloilo and to Caticlan in Aklan to service Boracay-bound passengers.

Iloilo - Guimaras Bridge (Planned)
Iloilo Sports Arena (Planned)

Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council

The Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council or MIGEDC was formally established by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo through Executive Order No. 559 signed on August 28, 2006 and was designed to help address the area’s emerging problems brought about by rapid urbanization and the spatial development challenges of tourism and economic development.

The MIGEDC evolved from the Metro Iloilo Development Council (MIDC) that was earlier established by the City of Iloilo and four neighboring municipalities on February 9, 2001 and the Guimaras-Iloilo City Alliance that was similarly established on May 22, 2005. Through Executive Order No. 559 the Municipality of Sta. Barbara became an addition together with the Province of Guimaras

As a strengthened task group, the MIGEDC formulates, implements, coordinates and monitors programs, projects and activities that support the Mega-Region Economic Development Strategic Framework of the National Government.

References

↑ "Member Municipalities of Metro Iloilo-Guimaras". MIGEDC: Metro-Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
1 2 "Iloilo International Airport". IloiloAirport.com.
↑ "Iloilo Boulevard Proposed". Explore Iloilo. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
↑ Barranco, D.V. "Trans Panay Express replaces Panay Railways". The News Today. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

External links

MIGEDC Official Website

Metro Iloilo-Guimaras

Iloilo	Iloilo Leganes Oton Pavia San Miguel Santa Barbara Cabatuan

Guimaras	Buenavista Jordan Nueva Valencia San Lorenzo Sibunag

Metropolitan Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council

Metropolitan areas of the Philippines

Angeles Bacolod Baguio Batangas Cagayan de Oro Cebu Dagupan Davao Iloilo-Guimaras Manila Naga Olongapo

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