Arroyo Fountain

[1] The fountain stands as "Kilometre Zero", the benchmark used to measure distances from Iloilo City to other points in Panay Island, the Western Visayas region, and other places in the Philippines.

[2] It was declared an Important Cultural Property (ICP) with the Casa Real de Iloilo by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) in December 2022.

However, in 1929, at the insistence of the Roman Catholic Church, the naked muses were later "clothed" in flowing garments and underwent re-sculpting to appear as what the statues look like today.

[5] In December 2022, it was declared by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP), together with the Casa Real de Iloilo, as an Important Cultural Property (ICP), as the fountain will undergo rehabilitation.

[6] In modern times, the fountain still stands in the middle of the road, serving as a roundabout for vehicles coming to and from the different districts of the city.