Discover. Experience. Enjoy STA. BARBARA, ILOILO

Opening by around June 8, 2015 is Nena's Manukan, Seafood and Native Restaurant along Roosevelt Street. Occupying the Confesor building (formerly Bluefields Hardware), this restaurant is the same Nena's Manukan that used to be located near University of San Agustin in Iloilo City. As that particular restaurant closed, it has branched out to Molo, Oton and very soon in Santa Barbara.  Chicken inasal is their specialty and the ambiance of their restaurant is similar to inasal houses in the city. In about two weeks time, Santa Barbaranhons will enjoy their chicken inasal with unli rice to the max!

In preparation for the National Celebration of the 117th Anniversary of Philippine Independence in Santa Barbara this coming June 12, the members of the media from Manila toured the town's heritage zone. Print, broadcasters  journalists from ABS-CBN, Philippine Star, Inquirer, Pilipino Star Ngayon as well as bloggers toured the Santa Barbara Church and Convent, Centennial Museum, Victory Plaza and Flagpole Park with Mayor Dennis Superficial.  Standing from left: Danny Gozo, PR Consultant; Hon. Dennis S. Superficial, Mayor, Municipality of Santa Barbara ; Narzalina Lim, President, ILED Foundation, Inc; Marissa Bondoc (DWIZ radio); Jarius Bondoc, Philippine Star; Al Pedroche, Phil Star Ngayon; Ivan Anthony Henares, Blogger on Heritage and Culture; Marichu Villanueva, Philippine Star;Rina Jimenez David, Inquirer and; Boo Chanco, Philippine Star. Checking the almost finished restoration works of the church Marissa and Jarius Bondoc taking a pulpit pose Scaling do

Newly refurbished, the Bandstand in the middle of the Santa Barbara Plaza shines bright like a diamond with a new lighting system installed in and around it. Considered to be among the landmarks of the town, it was built in 1925 to house bands playing during special occasions. Almost 100 years later, it will again become part of big celebration as the town hosts the National Celebration of the 117th Anniversary of Philippine Independence on June 12, 2015 to be led by President Benigno "PNOY" Aquino.

Santa Barbara, a town in Iloilo’s second district received P110 million worth of infrastructure projects as direct benefits from the national government for being the site for the June 12 Independence Day celebration. Santa Barbara town Mayor Dennis Superficial, who attended the preparatory meeting led by Senate President Franklin M. Drilon at the capitol Friday, said that the direct benefits on infrastructure is the Sta. Barbara church renovation worth P50 million of which the bulk of P30 million comes from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). Additional funding came from the offices of Senate President Franklin Drilon, Governor Arthur Defensor and Iloilo Second District Congressman Arcadio Gorriceta where Sta. Barbara is located.  Superficial said that for the plaza improvement it’s worth P10 million plus the budget for the tributary roads that makes it around P110 million. The mayor said that the P110 million worth of projects in Sta. Barbar