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1966 Iloilo City fire

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A fire in Iloilo City on February 7, 1966 destroyed nearly three quarters of the City Proper area, the central business district, of Iloilo City in the Philippines. It is the single most devastating fire in the city's history.The 12-hour-long fire began at a lumberyard on Iznart Street then spread across Quezon and Valeria streets. The fire trucks of the government, the now-Bureau of Fire Protection, were ill-equipped to fight the fire because they had to travel 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to Jaro, Iloilo City to fill their water tanks.After the fire, commercial activity returned to the area with many of surviving concrete commercial buildings being rebuilt, but the area was left with fewer residents since many homes were replaced by commercial structures. Some survivors were relocated to the district of La Paz in Iloilo City. Among the commercial buildings impacted was the Majestic Theater, which was rebuilt. New commercial landmarks constructed include the Marymart Center, a shopping mall, and the new Iloilo branch of the Philippine National Bank. In the aftermath of the fire, the Iloilo Filipino Chinese Fire Prevention Association Incorporated was established. It is now known as Federation Iloilo Volunteer Fire Brigade. It is one of the two private volunteer fire departments, though they include some part-time on-call firefighters.

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1966 Iloilo City fire
Valeria Street, Iloilo City Edganzon (City Proper)

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Molo, Iloilo City
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Molo (locally [ˈmolo]) is a district of Iloilo City in Iloilo Province, on Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It is the most densely populated district of all the seven districts of Iloilo City. Molo was a separate municipality before it was incorporated into the then-municipality of Iloilo by virtue of Act No. 719 of 1903. Molo was originally the Parián (Chinese district or Chinatown) of Iloilo, which is the area that the Chinese residents of Iloilo lived in. It is also known as the "Athens of the Philippines," being the birthplace of famous Philippine Ilustrados and some of the country's greatest philosophers and political leaders, including numerous chief justices, senators, governors, generals, congressmen, and cabinet officials. Several known families that came from Molo include - the Locsin, Lacson, Sayson, Pison, Layson, Yusay, among others, who are descended from Chinese immigrants who hispanized, adopted Roman Catholicism and settled in Molo. The popular St. Anne Parish Church, more commonly known as Molo Church, is a centuries-old church which lies in front of the Molo Plaza. The national high school of the city, Iloilo City National High School, is also 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.Pancit Molo, a popular Ilonggo dish named after the district, is a pork dumpling soup is a type of soup using wonton wrappers consists of a mixture of ground pork wrapped in molo or wonton wrapper, shredded chicken meat, and also shrimps. According to the 2020 census, Molo has a population of 76,393 people, making it the second-most populous district of Iloilo City, after Jaro.