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W. Visayas coastal waters still red-tide free
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said coastal waters of Panay and Negros Islands’ remain safe from toxic red tide. In its Dec. 2 bulletin, BFAR issued no red tide advisory in the coastal waters of Aklan, ...
- December 6, 2019
Byahe Iloilo-Guimaras
Kasubong sang paghanut sang pugada sa mga pump boat sang nagligad nga Sabado, liwat naman natay-og ang aton balatyagon sa kaangtanan sang Guimaras kag Iloilo. Depende seguro sa mga laragway nga nakita sa social media, may ...
- August 6, 2019
Safe travel option: Study for bridge over Iloilo Strait out soon
Once completed, the proposed bridge connecting Iloilo and Guimaras Island will be another travel option when crossing the Iloilo Strait to go to any point in the nearby island province from this city. It could curb if not ...
- August 9, 2019
Iloilo City gov't gives cash aid to sea mishap survivors
The city government gave financial assistance yesterday to survivors and families of casualties of three capsized motorboats in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3. Three families of passengers who died received P10,000 each. Five ...
- August 7, 2019
Shattered dreams: questions raised as sea tragedy breaks hearts
The squall that capsized three boats in the Iloilo Strait between this city and Guimaras Island past noon on Saturday did not only kill people. It also broke hearts and dashed dreams. The casualties included, among others, ...
- August 5, 2019
Coastguard faces probe: Duterte may visit victims of sea tragedy
Two passenger boats already capsized in the rough Iloilo Strait earlier on Saturday but why was a third one still allowed to proceed on its journey? It, too, capsized. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) central office's ...
- August 6, 2019
Guimaras boats not seaworthy?: MARINA grounds all motorboats, starts probe
How seaworthy are the motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route? Following the capsizing of three boats on Aug. 3, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) grounded all the motorboats crisscrossing the Iloilo Strait. ...
- August 7, 2019
'Prayers for families of teachers in sea mishap'
The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas called on the whole DepEd family to pray and support the families of teachers who perished in a sea tragedy here. "We enjoin our DepEd family ...
- August 5, 2019
Search, rescue and retrieval ops end: All passengers, crew accounted
The search, rescue and retrieval operations for survivors and casualties of Saturday's capsizing of three motorboats in the Iloilo Strait have ended. All the 83 passengers and 13 boat crewmen have been accounted. The crew ...
- August 8, 2019
Iloilo board member urges action against sea tragedies
An Iloilo board member passed a resolution urging municipal mayors to take appropriate actions to prevent sea tragedies. “We don’t want what happened in Iloilo Strait to happen in our coastal jurisdictions,” 2nd District ...
- August 25, 2019