ILOILO City – This city’s Iloilo Esplanade is the “Best Landscape Architecture” in the 2018 Haligi ng Dangal Awards.
Haligi ng Dangal is a biennial award conferred by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the National Committee on Architecture and the Allied Arts upon completed/executed works in Architecture and Allied Arts Professions, namely Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Environmental Planning.
The Iloilo Esplanade, designed by renowned architect Paulo Alcazaren, would become the longest linear park in the country once it is completed.
Phase 1, some 1.2 kilometers long, was formally opened on Aug. 19, 2012 as part of efforts to rehabilitate the Iloilo River and enhance its tourism and economic potentials.
Haligi ng Dangal recognizes exemplary works and encourages the sustenance of the Filipino spirit, the development and improvement of the Filipino-built environment and enhancement of public awareness of the role of design and designers, particularly that of architecture and its allied profession, in the social, economic and environment development of the Philippines.
The city government of Iloilo is set to receive today a commemorative plaque from the NCAA. It would be installed at the Iloilo Esplanade.
The awarding ceremony will be held at the Marble Hall of the Ayuntamiento de Manila.
Mayor Jose Espinosa III recently received a congratulatory letter from Project Director Gerard Rey Lico.
Built at a cost of P58.7 million, Phase 1 of the Iloilo Esplanade stretched from Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue to Carpenter’s Bridge in Mandurriao district.
The area is now a popular recreational space for walking, jogging, open-air dining, and venue for river water sports./PN
