Whose the real QUEEN City of the South? Cebu? or Iloilo?

[neajean]

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it think its Cebu...

[mineralwithegg]

aw cebu jud oi.. ma ilisan ba kaha ni puhon?

[gabgab]

well it is really easy that a place will be called by its monicker ike Cebu claiming the Queen City of the South title. But the question is... can they show any proof, facts and evidences why they have been called Queen City of the South? As I said progress is not the basis for it.

sauna siguro iloilo kay booming pa kau ang sugar industry diha na area sauna hasta ang sa bacolod og other towns sa negros occidental. kusog pod na ilang bugas sauna. pero karon, cebu intawn oi way angay lalisan.

A little history guys...

- Loyal kaayu ang Iloilo sa Spanish Government.

- Negros lasang pana sang una. Puro kahoy

- nag explore ang mga Spaniards sa Negros then makita nila mga Ita(Negrito) mao na Negros ang tawag sa isla. Before, the island was called Buglas.

- Nag migrate mga taga Iloilo and Cebu sa Negros because they heard na cultivated kaayu ang soil. That's why sa Occidental (hiligaynon/ilonggo speaking) and sa Oriental (Cebuano Speaking).

- Nagstart ang sugar industry sa Negros and giputol mga kahoy sa forest and giconvert into sugar plantations (haciendas) , while ang textile industry sa Iloilo nawala na. Sa Iloilo naa pud sugarcane plantations.

- Walay port ang Bacolod kay shallow kaayu ang water and di pwede ka dunggo ang mga daku na barko gikan gawas para magtransport ka sugar. So... and since naay port ang Iloilo, sa Iloilo river. Diha tanan na businesses and nagprogress jud ang Iloilo and next to Manila. However sa Negros Oriental side, naglisod ang mga tawo magtransport ka sugar kay layu baya kaayu ang Iloilo.

- From Silay City Port and Pulupandan Port in Negros, sugar were transported to Iloilo and from Iloilo, sugar were transported abroad. Nag start ang Negros Navigation to transport the "Sacadas" from Iloilo and Antique to Negros to work in the sugarcane fields.

- Naay sugar quota ang Philippines sa US so booming kaayu ang sugar industry especially in the whole island of Negros, from Occidental to Oriental and cge prosper ang Iloilo kay tanang business transactions naa didto.

- Kung mag suroy2x ang mga taga Negros need pa magtravel 2 hours sa barko going to Iloilo kay halos tnan naa didto. Mag pa SM gani sa una need pa magsakay Negros Navigation padong Iloilo unlike karon 7.50 ra ang plete SM na.

- Sugar industry collapsed during the mid 80's. WHY? US discovered that they can produce sugar using corn. and they don't need the Philippines anymore. so walay choice ang Philippines but to sell the sugar to international market and dili ra baya Philippines ang nag produce ka sugar so daghan kaayu competition sa ubang nasud. Barato kaayu ang baligya sa international market because of the competition.

- What happened next? 80% of the population in Negros fell below the poverty line (I dont know if you are aware of the "Batang Negros") and since there's no ongoing transaction na sa Iloilo coz collapsed na ang sugar industry naapektuhan pud sila. Mga warehouses near the port nag close.

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Why Negros is included in the story? Because Negros and Iloilo complement each other. If progress ang basehan progressive jud kaayu sa una ang Iloilo and loyal kaayu sila sa Spain sa una... Adto mageskwela mga taw before kay daghan man universities, makadungog nako sa radyo sang una na Queen City of the South and Iloilo.

Because of the old politicians, nag down ang Iloilo... daghang gusto mag invest before but gi decline ka Mayor coz iya daw priority ang mga local business man lang so ang mga gusto unta mag invest sa syudad nangita laing location to put up their businesses.

half illongo ug half cebuano ko, pro cebu jud ang ang queen city of the south, sa cebu, ma abtan na lng ug kadlawn ang mga tao abtik pa ghapon, sa negros alas 8 pa lng sa gabie pde namo mag tubig2x sa highway tungod sa ka mingaw.

di man sa bilog gid nga Negros ah. Mga 10pm guro pwede na.

Of course Cebu.. mas siyudad ang Cebu compared sa Ilo-2x. Mas siyudad pa ang Bohol compared sa Ilo2x.

ahahaahah... pagsure woi... Regional Capital baya na ka Region 6 ang Iloilo

ilo-ilo stinks..............

Bisag asa na lugar sa Pinas.

mga butbuton raba na ang mga taga ilo ilo, mao na nga resulta... cebu tawn... wala sila kabalo sa ilahang mga gipang storya..hehehe

The reason is they want to regain their status as The Queen City of the South. Ambot if kahibaw mo about Iloilo - Premier City by 2015. Mao na ang goal nila and I think their Mayor is doing well naman thats' why daghan na kaayu investments sa ilaha...

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[gabgab]

adto mo sa www.dinagyang.com - Ilonggo Forum
Try daw ninyo ask about sa Queen City of the South kay mga Ilonggo halos tnan.. lol

[gabgab]

Hmm kun tanawun nako ang mapa sa Pinas, mura man naa jd sa tunga ang Cebu.
For me thats y they call it queen city becuz it is like d biggest city in d south.
Mas daghan pa pud business na establish sa Cebu compare to iloilo and Cbu has
a population of 2,439,005 while iloilo got 1,691,878. So comparing the two
I think Cebu is the largest w/ d area of 4,932.79 km2 (1,904.6 sq mi) while iloilo
got 4,829.1 km2 (1,864.5 sq mi) only. And also iloilo got two cities only w/ 43 Municpalties
while cebu has 6 with 144 munipalties. So I think ang pag basi sa queen city of the south
is a having a large econmic growth sa usa ka city district. Base lng sa akong na sabtan
about knowing about being as queen city of the south titled.

Provincewide diay ni? Abi nako Cebu City and Iloilo City ra,... walay apil mga component cities and towns.

[gabgab]

For me, wai lalis. Cebu jud. Queen City of the South is a nick name (at least as far as Cebu is concerned). All you need to carry a nick name is when people KNOW you as such. And indeed, Cebu is the QCS not only to Cebuanos, but more importantly, to most people.

But awareness to Iloilo's part of the story should be an eye opener for us Cebuanos. I noticed that daghan nag post diri says nga "as far as they know", "sa ilang na mat-an..." So I guess its time for us to know a bit more. Naa na mga post diri about Iloilo's history so di nalang nako balikun. Di ba interesting pud? Infact, the title is actually part of Iloilo's charter as a city. So for them its a LEGAL right to carry the title.

For us, its a nickname that we earned through Cebu's success. And as such, we owe it to the non-Cebuanos who believe that indeed we deserve the title. Unsaun nalang if kita lang mga Cebuano sige angkun if ang uban di motuo, di ba? So the next time maka encounter mo ug prehas ani nga topic, especially kung taga Iloilo inyong ka storya, kalma, dont lose your cool. Since they are likely to argue with historical facts, then take it as an opportunity to learn. Respect their views. Behave like a true subject of the Queen City of the South.

I really like your post...

[taga_ipil]

Unsay may qualifications/requirements nga mahimong Queen City of The South?

[gabgab]

kung kinsa siguro ang mas progressive na syudad sa Visayas and Mindanao mao na siguro

[mokiloo]

Unsay may qualifications/requirements nga mahimong Queen City of The South?

I think its not well stated kung unsay mga qualifications nga mahimong Queen City of the South

Some, like those favoring Iloilo, find their basis in history such as (Iloilo) being the Spanish Queen's favorite
and not because of her affection towards the natives of Iloilo but of it's contribution to Spain.
I mean let's get real and not look at our christianisation from Spain as an act of being genuine and sincere for our ancestors' well being...but rather they (our native ancestors) are just being part of the quota or mere statistic to be presented to the kingdon of spain as the "christianised" indios or the people of the land the claim and conquered by these Spanish conquerors...or to put it more bluntly, they are simply branding our ancestors as a commodity and part of that New World they have just discovered and claimed in the name of spain.

But thats besides the point

AGAIN....to those who want to bow down low to that long dead queen of Spain who dubbed Iloilo that time as the "QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH"..by all means, go ahead ilonggos take the title.

But as far as current significance---economic importance and tourism prominence is concerned
Cebu strongly represents the other point of the axis of the south as Manila is to north

[mokiloo]

and as far as tourism is concern
Go to Japan..or say..Paris or Kandahar for all I care
I have a veeery strong feeling they haven't heard of Iloilo
as compared to Cebu