Wooden-hulled motorbancas plying the Guimaras-Iloilo route vice versa can now operate until December of this year. The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) granted the request of the Jordan Motorbanca Cooperative (JMBC) to extend the Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) of the wooden-hulled vessels…Read More »
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas ordered the temporary cancellation of motorbanca trips plying Iloilo and Guimaras route ‘until further notice.’ In an interview over Aksyon Radyo Iloilo, Treñas said that he was disappointed to see that social distancing was not followed…Read More »
Wooden pump boats plying Iloilo-Guimaras Strait and vice versa resumed their trips today, August 13. Provincial Government of Guimaras announced that Department of Transportation (DOTr) secretary Arthur Tugade has lifted the suspension of the Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) of all motorboats/motorbancas…Read More »
The number of dead passengers in Saturday’s sea tragedy off Iloilo-Guimaras Strait has further increased to 27, according to the command system based at the City Mall Parola in Iloilo City as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Six people are still missing out…Read More »
Two pump boats plying Iloilo-Jordan, Guimaras route capsized noontime, and another one plying Buenavista-Iloilo trip 3 hours later on Saturday, August 3. As of 7:00PM, 13 were reported dead and 18 still missing in the sea tragedy. UPDATE as of August 4,…Read More »
JUST IN: Two passenger pump boats have capsized between Iloilo and Guimaras strait on Saturday, August 3. UPDATE, as of 7:00PM: 3 pump boats capsized, 13 dead while 18 still missing. In the initial reports, Motorbancas Keziah 2 and Chi-Chi were plying…Read More »