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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 …
Guimaras marks 1 year of sea tragedy Read More
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 …
Guimaras-bound motorbanca capsizes in Iloilo Strait Read More
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. …
DOT-6 to launch 1st Guimaras Umbrella Festival 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 …
Iloilo-Guimaras pump boats resume operations Read More 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, …
Gumarin appeals to Duterte to resume operations of motorbancas in Guimaras 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 …
Death toll in Iloilo-Guimaras Strait mishap rises to 27 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 …
13 dead, 18 missing as 3 pump boats capsize in Iloilo-Guimaras strait Read More