Molo, Iloilo City

Molo District Distrito sang Molo
The Parish of Saint Anne in the Molo District of Iloilo City.
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province	Iloilo
City	Iloilo City
Incorporated (as a district of Iloilo City)	July 16, 1937
Government
• Mayor	Jed Patrick Mabilog (Liberal) (Mayor of Iloilo City)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5000
Area code	33
Gentilic	Ilonggo
Patron Saint	Saint Anne
Feast Day	July 26

Template:Iloilo City imagemap Molo is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City. Molo was a separate town before it was merged into Iloilo City in 1937. It was originally the parián of Iloilo, the area that all Chinese residents must live.

Molo is the home to the historic Molo Church, officially the Church of St. Anne Parish, 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 Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal visited the Molo church on his way to Manila from exile in Dapitan. He exclaimed as he saw the church "la iglesia bonita!", acknowledging its beauty.

Places and Landmarks

• St. Anne Parish, also known as Molo Church
• The Medical City - Iloilo
• Iloilo Doctor's Hospital
• Iloilo Doctor's College
• Iloilo City Community College
• John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University
• Holy Rosary Academy
• St. Therese MTC College
• Asilo De Molo
• Dominican Sisters Mother House
• Mill Hill Missionaries

Notable Residents

• Beato Pedro Calungsod, martyred catechist and missionary (c. 1654-1672)