Iloilo Provincial Capitol

Iloilo Provincial Capitol

Dinagyang Festival

Dinagyang Festival

Museo Iloilo

Museo Iloilo

Jaro Cathedral

Jaro Cathedral

Cabatuan Paklang Leaf

When you visit the town of Cabatuan, you can see a big leaf arch of a "paklang" of banana. This was constructed to add a tourist attraction in this particular town. This big leaf arch symbolizes the specialty of Cabatuanon, which the saging leaf is the major tool used in cooking their food specialty, the tinuom na manok.

The big paklang leaf serves as double purpose for it can be used also as a shed when you are walking through the town plaza.

The paklang leaf



Taken just after the construction
 

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