This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Coffee table books are not utilitarian, but something eye-opening and personal, and that's probably why there will continue to be a local market for this art formbike awards, museums, or the esplanade, recent publications have helped put Iloilo squarely in the sight of tourists, balikbayans, and investors.
But CTBs are not utilitarian — they signal something personal, something that says, “This is me”. And that’s probably why there will continue to be a market for CTBs.Probably the first contemporary CTB on Iloilo was produced by Marite de Luzuriaga in 1992, and printed in Hong Kong., a 224-page, 9 x 12” photobook featuring shots snapped by members of the Photographic Society of Iloilo.
In 2012, the city government under then-mayor Jed Mabilog, and with the support of fellow Ilonggos congressman Jerry Treñas and Senator Frank Drilon, released photobookthat juxtaposed past and present photographs of Iloilo. This was published in hardcover, measured a modest 8 by 11 inches, and was distributed widely and given to visiting dignitaries.
Metro Iloilo is also expanding to include five “first towns” outside the city limits, as well as Guimaras, which in a few years will have a bridge connecting it to Panay and Negros.Padayon sa Pag- Uswag: Iloilo City Rises ,