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 Located just beside the church is one of the best preserved convents in Iloilo. Inside it has various shrines and gardens as well as a cemetery and a portion called "Avenue of Saints" lined with almost 20 statues of different .saints.  A visit at the second floor where the current priest and his helps reside can be specially arranged for big groups with the Municipal Tourism office at the Museum. There various collections can be seen as well as the "dungeon".  This structure along with the church is up for restoration by the National Historical Institute and is being planned to be converted into a museum, among others.  These stairs led to the second floor and is rumoured to have an entrance to a tunnel that goes al lthe way to the Tigum River a kilometer away.

WUTHLE Inc. is a project which turns bobbin lace-making and embroidery into a livelihood for women ex Hansenites (ex-lepers) and their skillful relatives. It stands for Women United Through Handcrafted Lace and Embroidery. It all started with a birthday gift, in 1985 to a Belgian ICM Missionary Sister, Madeleine Dieryck, who was working for and among Hansenites at the Western Visayas Sanitarium in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. In gratitude, two young girls, both daughters of patients, gave her a self made, beautifully embroidered handkerchief.  Seeing the possibilities here, Sr. Madeleine requested them to embroider some more as tokens of gratitude to benefactors. These works were so much appreciated that orders came in. These two girls taught other women ex Hansenites as well as their relatives. And so the project grew.  In 1991, the attention of Sr. Madeleine went to many women, who, because of some deformities on their hands, could not hold a needle. While ...

Hon. Mayor Dennis S. Superficial with staff of Under Secretary of Agriculture Sec. Puyat in the person of Ms. Joey Faustino, Larry P. Nacionales-Regional Director, Mr. Victor Nabor, Dr. Hector Peñaranda of DA RFU VI, Municipal Agriculture Office Staff headed Ms. Waling Waling Terania visited the Strawberry Farm located at Sitio Bantayan, Cadagmayan Norte, Santa Barbara.  The farm is owned by Mr. Carlos Solinap and the area planted is 200 sq meters. Municipal Agricultural Technologist Allan Sulleza said that the seedlings of these strawberries came from Baguio City which they brought home after the Educational Tour of Palaycheck Training of Trainers last June to October 2012. After a year of taking good care of the strawberry plants, it adapted to the warm environment and are now bearing fruits.  Text and Photos courtesy of SANTA BARBARA UGYON FACEBOOK PAGE

Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jose Maria Tuvilla kisses the feet of the apostles as he performs the traditional washing of feet MAUNDY THURSDAY ( also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday and Thursday of Mysteries ) is the Christian feast, or holy day, falling on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Maundy and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the Canonical gospels. Maundy (from Latin mandatum or mendicare), or Washing of the Feet, is a religious rite observed as an ordinance by several Christian denominations. John 13:1–17 mentions Jesus performing this act. Specifically, in verses 13:14–17, He instructs them: "If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who ...

PALM SUNDAY commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. It commences the start of the Holy Week with rituals and traditions that include a procession of the assembled worshippers carrying palms, representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of "Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem". The origins of the Palm Sunday palaspas can be traced as far back as the pre-Hispanic Philippines. In his 1589 account, Fray Juan de Plasencia describes how early Filipinos would use “leaves of the white palm, wrought into many designs” to decorate lamps during festivities.  Here are some photos of the 2014 Domingo de Ramos celebration coming from the Santa Barbara Ugyon Facebook Page.

Located on a scenic riverside, the Santa Barbara Eco-Adventure Park is envisioned to be a tourist attraction that would include a swimming pool, picnic area with cottages & cabanas, food kiosks, boating facilities and a zipline among others. Tourist and locals alike now have the thrill of zipping down this line across Tigum River and one of the oldest dams in the country. Here are the latest photos of the zipline from Santa Barbara Ugyon Facebook Page

Even on ordinary days, the football field across the town plaza teems with activity. There you'd see Santa Barbaranhons showing their prowess - running ,kicking and scoring a goal. It only shows how big football in town is and it's just fitting for the town of Santa Barbara to host a big football event Leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom together with its sports ambassador Azkals Team Captain Chieffy Caligdong kick off Football Para Sa Bayan 2014 Visayas in Santa Barbara, Iloilo. The two-day event on March 8 and 9, is a grassroots program for youth from underprivileged communities which also features key movers in the football scene who are committed to nation-building. "The festival will serve as a platform where in kids, regardless of their socio-economic background can enjoy the sport of football. At the same time, these events can serve as an inclusive platform for socially advantaged and less advantaged teams to interact and work together. C...