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Du30 to meet families of sea mishap victims today

BY ADRIAN STEWART CO and RUBY SILUBRICO ILOILO City – President Rodrigo Duterte will be in Guimaras today to personally condole with the families of those who...

MARINA investigates capsized motorbancas in Iloilo strait

MANILA – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), in coordination with other concerned agencies, has started investigation yesterday, 04 August 2019, on the capsizing of...
SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS. Onboard BRP Alfredo Pecson, a Philippine Navy personnel scans the vast expanse of the Iloilo Strait in the hope of finding more survivors from Saturday’s (Aug. 3, 2019) capsizing of three motorboats hit by a squall. Twenty-eight persons have so far been confirmed to have drowned. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

COASTGUARD FACES PROBE: Duterte may visit victims of sea tragedy

BY ADRIAN STEWART CO and RUBY SILUBRICO ILOILO City – Two passenger boats already capsized in the rough Iloilo Strait earlier on Saturday but why was...
Commodore Victor Dela Vega, PCG-6 district commander. ABS-CBN News

PCG ‘hoping against hope’ 6 missing persons alive

ILOILO City – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Western Visayas is hopeful that the six remaining missing persons from Saturday’s capsizing of three boats in...
Augusto Syjuco. RAPLLER

Ex-solon Syjuco convicted for ‘frauds against public treasury’

MANILA – After pleading guilty to three graft charges that included “frauds against public treasury”, former Iloilo 2nd District congressman Augusto Syjuco Jr. was slapped with...

Brgy daycare workers seek security of tenure

ILOILO – Barangay daycare workers pressed for security of tenure and higher honoraria during their recent annual provincial convention at a hotel in Iloilo City. “If there...

Maricom seeks tie-up with Bantay Dagat vs illegal fishers

ILOILO – The Maritime Command (Maricom) in Region 6 has sought the help of the provincial Banta Dagat in running after illegal fishers. According to Maricom-6 director...
GRIEF-STRICKEN Maria Nieves Grandeza of Guimaras checks the body of her three-year-old son who drowned after their boat capsized in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3, 2019. Her son was among the 11 bodies retrieved on Aug. 4 underneath the capsized M/B Jenny Vince which had drifted to Dumangas, Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

SHATTERED DREAMS: Questions raised as sea tragedy breaks hearts

BY GLENDA TAYONA and RUBY SILUBRICO ILOILO City – The squall that capsized three boats in the Iloilo Strait between this city and Guimaras Island past...
“Let us make it easier for the people to avail themselves of the city government’s services,” says Mayor Jerry Treñas during the recent launching of Iloilo City’s 82nd Charter Day celebration.

Iloilo City responsive and responsible at 82

ILOILO City is celebrating its 82nd Charter Day celebration which climaxes on Aug. 25. This year’s theme, “Responsive and Responsible Governance”, highlights the efficient and effective delivery...

Dengue cleanup misses real target, says DOH

ILOILO City – Look for stagnant water and get rid of it. This is the correct way of cleaning surroundings to get rid of dengue mosquitoes,...