Discover. Experience. Enjoy STA. BARBARA, ILOILO

Located at Brgy. Inangayan in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, the 170-hectare Sta. Barbara Heights is a mixed-use development of Megaworld’s Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. in Western Visayas. Thirty-four hectares of Sta. Barbara Heights will be used for residential lots, which offer a scenic backdrop of rolling hills and natural lake. The historical landmarks of the Iloilo Golf Course and Country Club – the oldest in Asia – as well as the Santa Barbara Church and Convent are also adjacent to the property for ease and convenience of its future homeowners. Photo credits Sta Barbara Heights - Megaworld Iloilo .

Nestled in the heart of the town and landscaped in time for the 1998 Philippine Centennial Celebration, the Victory Plaza is considered as a favorite hang-out of young and old especially during afternoons and early evenings. The Victory Plaza serves as the town’s central park with landscaped garden and water fountains. It has two main historical features which include the Bandstand and the Rizal Monument.  The Bandstand, an octagonal-shaped structure was constructed in 1925 and since then served as venue to various political gatherings and other social activities. 

 The Sornito residence located at the corner of Hingco and Burgos Streets  has been fascinating a lot of Sta. Barbaranhons. For one, it looks like a giant cake because of the design and and color motif. Built in the 1950's this three storey edifice can be among the town's tourist attractions if it is converted into a sort of museum showcasing the family's lifestyle almost 60 years ago.  The lattice work on the second floor is the most striking as simple it may seem it looks a very intricate work of art. It protects stained glass windows of varying colors that makes the house glow inside out. The third floor has a balcony that overlooks the two streets and it's the family library that has windows in almost every part of the thus giving the third floor and the whole house a sort of airconditioning system.  A closer look gives the onlookers an idea how the owner gave much importance to the simple details that makes it even more pleasant to look at. the slender