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HUNGER IN PARADISE. This is one of several small islands in the Islas de Gigantes, an island chain in the municipality of Carles, Iloilo. Almost a week of inclement weather has prevented some 200 tourists from leaving the island chain, a fledgling tourist attraction that boasts of white sand beaches and pristine waters. IAN JOHN PAMPLONA/PN

FOOD SHORTAGE: Inclement weather cuts off Carles islands’ food supply

ILOILO – A week of inclement weather has cut off 18 island barangays from the mainland of the northern coastal municipality of Carles. Fishermen are not...

Suspect in Ajuy vice mayor’s slay falls

ILOILO – A principal suspect in the death of Ajuy, Iloilo vice mayor Ramon Rojas Jr. in 2008 was arrested yesterday afternoon at the Iloilo Airport...
GROUNDED BOATS. These motorboats are plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route. They have been grounded by the Maritime Industry Authority following the capsizing of three boats in the Iloilo Strait. The agency has ordered a thorough safety standards evaluation. IAN PAUL CORDERO

SAFE TRAVEL OPTION: Study for bridge over Iloilo Strait out soon

ILOILO City – Once completed, the proposed bridge connecting Iloilo and Guimaras Island will be another travel option when crossing the Iloilo Strait to go to...

Another Guimaras boat capsizes

ILOILO City – A squall hit another Guimaras boat. But this time it was a fishing boat, according to the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO). The boat’s...
TELL IT TO THE PRESIDENT. President Rodrigo Duterte listens attentively as survivor Maria Nieves Grandeza of Buenavista, Guimaras recalls how she lost her three-year-old son when their motorboat capsized in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3, 2019. The President visited the wake of some of the casualties last night (Aug. 7, 2019) at the Gegato-Abecia Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. in Barangay Balabago, Jaro, Iloilo City. Also in photo are Sen. Bong Go, Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Diño, and Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City. JAN PAUL PARREÑO/PN

Families of sea tragedy victims receive aid from Du30

ILOILO City – President Rodrigo Duterte last night released financial assistance to the families of 31 persons who drowned after three motorboats capsized in the Iloilo...

SC affirms conviction, jail term for libel case vs Drilon critic

ILOILO City – The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and imprisonment of an Ilonggo blogger over libelous social media posts against Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon. In a...

Search, rescue and retrieval operation ends; all passengers, crew of capsized boats accounted

ILOILO City – 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...
This Ceres bus lands on its side after tumbling down the highway in Barangay Zerrudo, Sara, Iloilo yesterday, Aug. 7, 2019. Ten passengers were hurt. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Bus falls into ricefield, 10 passengers hurt

ILOILO City – Ten passengers of a bus were hospitalized. The bus fell off the highway and landed on a ricefield in Barangay Zerrudo, Sara, Iloilo...
Survivors of Aug. 3, 2019’s sea mishap at the Iloilo Strait are being provided with food by the Iloilo City government at the Iloilo Ferry Terminal-Parola. Mayor Jerry Treñas (standing, second from right) oversees the activity.

City gov’t gives cash aid to sea mishap survivors

ILOILO City – 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...
BOAT INSPECTION. A Philippine Coast Guard personnel inspects the safety equipment of this motorboat plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route. Do motorboats crossing the Iloilo Strait have, among others, enough lifejackets for their passengers? IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

GUIMARAS BOATS NOT SEAWORTHY? MARINA grounds all motorboats, starts probe

BY ADRIAN STEWART CO and GLENDA TAYONA MANILA – How seaworthy are the motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route? Following the capsizing of three...