ILOILO CITY – A massive power blackout hit Panay Island as well as the island-province of Guimaras on Monday, Feb. 20. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which transmits electricity from power generators to power distributors, automatically shut off its lines after detecting a...
CAMP GEN. MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – A man wanted for the murder of a policeman 30 years ago was arrested in Barangay East Valencia, Buenavista, Guimaras on Monday, Jan. 23. Batangas police director Col. Pedro Soliba identified the suspect as Cesar Andal, 61. Andal allegedly killed Senior...
THE Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra performs in Jordan town, Guimaras province on Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Guimaras Tourism) ILOILO CITY – The world-renowned Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra on Wednesday, Jan. 11, performed amid rain in front more than 2,000 residents of the island-province of...
BACOLOD CITY -- Rescuers retrieved the remains of a 12-year-old girl in Guimaras on Wednesday, Jan. 4, after she reportedly went missing when she drowned in Barangay Cadiz Viejo, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Jan. 1. The name of the minor-victim was withheld. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
ILOILO CITY – The island-province of Guimaras has recorded its first African Swine Fever case. Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 Director Jose Albert Barrogo said the province’s first case was found in Buenavista town. Specimens from a hog farm in Barangay Sawang underwent testing at the DA-6...
MANGOES grown in the island-province of Guimaras are said to be one of the world’s sweetest varieties. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The province of Guimaras is the fastest growing economy in the Western Visayas region in 2021. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Guimaras...
ILOILO CITY — The island province of Guimaras kicked off its weekend Christmas activities on Friday, Dec. 2. Residents of the island province of Guimaras flock to the Capitol Grounds in Jordan town on Friday, December 2, after Christmas lights were switched on. (Guimaras PIO) “This would add...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a P187.1-million road improvement project in the island-province of Guimaras. GUIMARAS Circumferential Road. (DPWH-6) DPWH-6 (Western Visayas) Director Nerie Bueno said the upgrading of sections of the Guimaras...
NAVA (Guimaras PIO) ILOILO CITY – Guimaras Rep. Maria Lucille Nava lauded the passage of Republic Act (RA) No. 11909 making the validity of birth, death, and marriage certificates permanent. “My aspiration as one of the authors of this measure is to ease the burden imposed on the Filipino...
ILOILO CITY – A P10-million dairy processing center will soon rise in the island province of Guimaras. The groundbreaking ceremony for the facility was held recently in Jordan, the provincial capital. OFFICIALS at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a P10-million dairy processing...
REP. Ma. Lucille Nava addresses members of the Guimaras Provincial Board during its inaugural session. (Guimaras PIO) ILOILO CITY – Ma. Lucille Nava has outlined her top priorities in her last term as Guimaras congresswoman. “We have geared towards what we have considered as an integral...
ILOILO CITY – A massive power blackout hit Panay Island as well as the island province of Guimaras Wednesday, July 6, disrupting the lives of people and businesses who were about to start their day. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which transmits power from power generators to...
