, which was demolished for the revival of
Sunburst Park. The original grandstand was built in 1955 within Freedom Park (formerly known as Sunburst Park) by the first elective city mayor, Rodolfo Ganzon, as a concrete memorial to the new found political freedom of Iloilo City residents, which restored to the people of
Arevalo,
Jaro,
La Paz,
Mandurriao,
Molo, and
Iloilo City Proper their constitutional right to elect their own officials, which used to be appointed. In 1992, during the administration of Mayor Mansing Malabor, the grandstand was renovated and expanded, increasing its seating capacity to 1,800. However, the renovation obstructed the view of the
Iloilo Customs House located behind it. As a result, the other structures in Freedom Park, such as eateries and display booths, were demolished. In 2018, the grandstand was relocated to
Muelle Loney Street, where the Old
Panay Railways Terminus once stood, overlooking the
Iloilo River, while the old structure was demolished as part of the Sunburst Park revitalization project. The new grandstand, with more than twice the capacity of the original, was first used during the 2019 edition of the Dinagyang Festival. == References ==