Unlike many years ago when the Iloilo River - properly called Arm of the Sea - was a favorite spot for swimming it is now polluted. Also heavily-sited, the river is not deep enough to float a match. We hope that Senate President Franklin Drilon - as part of his legacy - will put another budget for its massive and effective dredging, aside from the ongoing improvements at the Iloilo Esplanade.

Iloilo river getting shallow. (2015, March 11). Iloilo river getting shallow. Panay News, p. 11.