A small and not-so-known city in the Philippines named as
Iligan City with tourist spots and diverse culture exists!
Iligan City. The City of Majestic Waterfalls as they say.
This city is indeed a city full of waterfalls as it has twenty-three (23)
waterfalls in all. These waterfalls are not the only tourist spots in Iligan. The
most famous of them all is the Maria Cristina Falls. It is source of water
systems not only in its own city, but also to the different places in Mindanao.
The hydroelectric power that Maria Cristina Falls produces provided many cities
and municipalities a lot of benefits.
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Waterfalls are not the only wonderful things about Iligan. One
of the most anticipated and most awaited events of Iligan City is the festival.
Festivals are also practiced and are present in the city. Its famous “Diyandi
Festival” can be witnessed live on the days of the feast of its patron saint,
Senior San Miguel or better known as Saint Michael the Archangel particularly
on the 27th, 28th and 29th days of the month
September. Street dancing is one of the activities during the feast day. Also, a
competition wherein folk stage plays portraying the battle of Saint Michael and
the devil is presented during the festival. Tourist population increases during
those days just to witness the festive Diyandi Festival. I can say that Diyandi
Festival is one of a kind.
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| Photo taken by Francis Ted A. Seguerra, RN |
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| Photo taken by Francis Ted Seguerra, RN |
Want some place to chill out with your friends? Iligan has
it! The city has this place called Timoga Springs, where there are five spring
resorts. The spring resorts have swimming pools with cool and refreshing water.
A stay in Timoga Springs is BEST during the summer season. It is quite far from
the city proper, but you don`t have to worry, because a ride from the city
proper with a cheap fare will already do. There`s also Maze Park aside from Timoga
Springsthat has swimming pools to cool yourselves. It`s located near Timoga Springs.
When it comes to education, Iligan City is quite
competitive. It has one of the most prestigious universities in the entire
Philippines. This university is named as Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute
of Technology or MSU-IIT for short. MSU-IIT offers a lot of courses. In fact, IIT’s
College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology and many other
colleges are already labelled as the Center of Excellence. Also, IIT is one of
the many universities in the country with the cheapest tuition fees. But this
does not mean its quality of education reflects on its tuition fee rate. Mind
you, when it comes to the top ten best universities in the Philippines, MSU-IIT
is on the list.
Being able to learn the culture and witness significant
events in Iligan City are things that I will surely treasure. Not all people in
the country or in the whole world are able to know more about the hospitable
Iliganons and Iligan itself. They let a chance pass and miss their chance of
discovering such a wonderful city. Of my 16 years of stay here in Iligan, I am
proud to say that I am an Iliganon. What more could you ask for? Come and visit
Iligan City, it`s worth it!
"An official entry to the Iligan Blogging Contest 2012"
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