Molo, Iloilo City

Molo is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City.[2] Molo was a separate municipality before it was incorporated into the municipality of Iloilo by virtue of Act No. 719 of 1903.[3] Molo was originally the parián of Iloilo (Chinese district), which is the area that the Chinese residents of Iloilo lived in.

District of Molo

Distrito sang Molo
The Parish of Saint Anne in the Molo District of Iloilo City.
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
CityIloilo City
Incorporated (as a district of Iloilo City)July 16, 1937
Government
 • MayorGeronimo "Jerry" P. Trenas (mayor of Iloilo City)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5000
Area code(s)33
GentilicIlonggo
Patron saintSaint Anne
Feast dayJuly 26
 Barangays by district

Several known families that came from Molo include - the Locsin, Lacson, Sayson, Pison, Layson, Yusay, Sayson, among others, who are descended from Chinese immigrants who hispanized, adopted Roman Catholicism and settled in Molo.

Molo is home to St. Anne Parish Church, more commonly known as Molo Church, which lies in front of the [plaza] The national high school of the city, Iloilo City National High School, is located in Molo. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) are among the government agencies with regional offices in Molo.

The Philippines' national hero, José Rizal, visited Molo Church on his way to Manila from exile in Dapitan. He exclaimed "La iglesia bonita!" as he saw the church, acknowledging its beauty.[4]

Places and landmarks

Molo Mansion, otherwise known as Yusay-Consing Mansion, on Locsin Street.

Notable residents
  • Beato Pedro Calungsod, martyred catechist and missionary (c. 1654-1672)
  • Jhett Tolentino, award-winning Broadway producer
  • Rodolfo T. Ganzon, Filipino politician (former senator of the Republic of the Philippines, congressman of the second district of Iloilo, mayor of Iloilo City)[6]
  • Jed Patrick Mabilog, former mayor of Iloilo City
  • Franklin Drilon, Senate minority leader

References
  1. National Statistics Office. "2010 Census of Population and Housing — Western Visayas". pp. 100–104.
  2. "About Iloilo City". Official Website of the Iloilo City Government. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  3. Act No. 719 - Act reducing the fifty-one municipalities of the Province of Iloilo to seventeen, Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved 2019-12-31
  4. "Molo Church". www.thenewstoday.info.
  5. "The Youay - Consing (Molo) Mansion in Iloilo City, Philippines". Unofficial Guide to the Philippines. October 19, 2017.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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