Guimaras marks 1 year of sea tragedy
Guimarasnons marked the anniversary of the biggest sea tragedy in the island’s history on August 3, 2020 with “Pagbangon”, a virtual ceremony in memory of those who died. Exactly a …
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Guimaras-bound motorbanca capsizes in Iloilo Strait
Another pump boat bound to Guimaras has capsized while traversing the Iloilo Strait on Tuesday, November 12. At around 1:40 pm of Tuesday, motorbanca MB Tassel was found submerging just …
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DOT-6 to launch 1st Guimaras Umbrella Festival
The Department of Tourism Region VI in coordination with the Province of Guimaras, Local Government Units and stakeholders plans to launch the 1st Guimaras Umbrella Festival on November 9, 2019. …
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Iloilo-Guimaras pump boats resume operations
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 …
Read More Gumarin appeals to Duterte to resume operations of motorbancas in Guimaras
Governor Samuel T. Gumarin officially appealed to President Rodrigo R. Duterte to allow the return of the normal operations of the motorbancas in Guimaras. A week after the said tragedy, …
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Death toll in Iloilo-Guimaras Strait mishap rises to 27
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 …
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13 dead, 18 missing as 3 pump boats capsize in Iloilo-Guimaras strait
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 …
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