“I’m God’s voice which I shall echo and praise from one end to the
other of the town of Panay, so that the faithful followers of Christ may come to this house of God to receive the heavenly graces.”
Sta. Monica Parish Church houses the biggest bell in Asia and the 3rd biggest bell in the world. It was cast by Don Juan Reina in the 19th century from the 70 sacks of coins donated by the town folks. It measures seven feet in diameter, five feet in height and weighs 10,400 kilograms. The sound of the gigantic bell can even be heard 8 kilometers away. The people of the town affectionately call it “Dakung Lingganay, Hiligaynon (vernacular) for “Big Bell.”
The bell in the words of the town’s mayor is very dear to the 
Panayaños both in moments of happiness and in times of tribulation. It symbolizes their link with the Almighty. The inscription on the bell reads: Soy la voz de Diosque llevare y ensalzare desde el principio hasta el fin de este pueblo de Panay para que los fieles de Jesus vengan a esta casa de Dios a recibirlas gracias celestials. (“I am God’s voice which I shall echo and praise from one end to the other of the town of Panay, so that the faithful followers of Christ may come to this house of God to receive the heavenly graces.”)
