- Beautiful Miag-ao Church sits gloriously on a hill by Iloilo’s shoreline overlooking the gorgeous Panay Gulf. Also known as Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, built in 1786. An Augustinian-built baroque church & a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Province of Iloilo is located right in the heart of the Philippine archipelago. Photo taken on Valentine weekend 2014 by Etiquette de Manille’s Pauli Antoine