Good news and bad news
IT IS GOOD that we have more of the good
news lately than bad news.
Two consecutive events for Iloilo
attracted nationwide attention and they should...
Memories
TWO VERY important family holidays
have been observed by Filipino Catholics nationwide in November. All Saints’
Day comes on Nov. 1 and followed by All Souls’...
New DPWH projects will lease traffic in our country
WE ARE
happy that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will build
flyovers starting with one at the intersection of Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr.
Avenue and the 14-km...
Need full implementation of our city mayor’s programs
WITH the needs of
the City of Iloilo and the important priorities spelled out by Mayor Jerry P.
Treñas immediately upon his election to office, we...
What happened to the city mayor’s programs?
IMMEDIATELY after the elections in May
2019, Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry Treñas announced the priorities of his
administration, which we quote again below:
1. build a hospital...
Sailing on a stormy sea
WHEN we were with Couples for Christ
(CFC) as Area Head for Guimaras province in the ‘90s, we crossed the Iloilo
Strait every weekend for 12...
Transport option better left to Guimarasnons
WITH GUIMARAS boat operators not able
to afford fiberglass or steel-hulled boats, we believe that what transport to
use may be left to the Guimarasnons to...
Lifting of curfew brought problems
WHEN we first learned of the plan of
Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry P. Treñas to repeal Iloilo City’s Executive Order No.
146 that imposed a curfew...
Total phase-out of wooden-hulled boats?
WE WRITE again about boats because the
Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has announced that it is now implementing
the plan phasing out all wooden-hulled boats.
MARINA officer-in-charge...
Aluminum and fiberglass boats
WITH only 15 minutes trip between
Iloilo and Guimaras, we believe wooden-hulled boats ferrying people and
products between the two provinces may be retained but with...