Hello and welcome to part three of my 'Panay 2017' series.
Unfortunately, this part starts on a bit of a sad note, having recently learnt of the passing of my friend Eduard Labadia from Iloilo City.
Eduard (far left in photo) was a local area historian, with a particularly strong interest in the Panay Railway. He was also a big supporter of the railway being rebuilt.
I first met him through his 'Rehabilitate Panay Railways' Facebook group which is a great mix of history and latest news on the push to rebuild this line. It was my 2017 trip that we first met in person, first for dinner, then later for a guided tour of the line to Passi.
It was this guided tour that starts to be covered in part 4 of this series.
Eduard's friendship, and immense Panay Railway knowledge, will be painfully missed. However, I am greatly honoured to have been entrusted with keeping his 'Rehabilitate Panay Railways' group running as a tribute to a very kind and good man.
Miss you Kuya Ed.
Brad Peadon (PRHS)
August 8th 2017 was my 'first ever' full day in Iloilo City and the plan was to try to photograph as much as I could possibly fit into the one day.
Not surprisingly, a large chunk of the day was spent photographing the local jeepney types. While far removed from the classic jeepney design, which appears quite uncommon in the city area, they do have an interesting character of their own.
However, despite their rarity, we did find a few classic designs.
It is worth mentioning that, for whatever reason, the classic jeepney seem most common in the rural parts of Panay that were visited.
This seemed a bit unusual, especially given we were told that the locally produced ones seen around Iloilo City were much cheaper to purchase.
In between jeepney photos, we visited Plaza Libertad, Iloilo Museum, SM Iloilo to visit my ol friend Sydney (his name as well as the city in which we first met him) and the harbour for a few water based craft.
Outside the Iloilo Museum. The large building in the background is the 'Doane Baptist Church'.
Certainly one of the stranger designs getting around Iloilo. Only saw two of them, the second being a few more photos down.
Museo Iloilo (Museum)
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We then wandered forth to the waterfront.
M/V LAYSON, the history of which I have not been able to find.
OCEAN JET 9 - Built in 1997.
Formerly the M/V Paras Sea Cat.
This boat has no identifying marks, however members of 'Old Iloilo' tell me that they were originally used as ferryboats to places like Guimaras, but nowadays more commonly carry fruit and other goods.
A beautiful looking craft that quickly caught my eye.
CAPT JOHN B LACSON was originally built as a container ship, but was purchased for use as a training ship.
Check out Google Streetscape for a look at her appearance today. --------------------------------------------------
Thank you to:
Ricky Remirez and Boy Tolentino
Members of the 'Old Iloilo' Facebook group.
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