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    Mandurriao (Mandurriaw) Iloilo Province | Panay Island Philippines
Location
Lat 10° 43' 11N Long 122° 32' 8E  Mandurriao is located on the southeast of Panay Island in Iloilo Province on Panay Island in the Western Visayas (Region VI) in the Visayas (Visayas Islands) in the central Philippines. Also known as Mandurriaw. To the southeast is Iloilo (Ilo Ilo).

Wartime History
During 1942, occupied by the Japanese. Starting in early December 1944 targeted by American bombers.

On March 19, 1945 a column from U.S. Army 40th Infantry Division, 185th Infantry Regiment seizes Mandurriao and Mandurriao Airfield without opposition.

American missions against Mandurriao
December 8, 1944–December 11, 1944

Mandurriao Airfield (Law Airfield)
Built prewar used by the Japanese and liberated by the Americans.

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Last Updated
April 7, 2025

 

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