ILOILO CITY — Four teenage boys were condemned for stealing food in a cemetery in Guimaras province and posting their acts online on Saturday evening, Nov. 1, All Saints ' Day. “Wala ginatolerar sang Munisipyo ang mga online content nga naga padayaw kag naga dusu sang krimen, naga...
The P189-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island bridges project is fast approaching a key milestone as its detailed engineering designs near completion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, Sept. 18. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the Panay-Guimaras segment, a...
ILOILO CITY — Former Senate President Franklin Drilon said construction of the bridges connecting the islands of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros in the Visayas might start in 2026. “We hope the start of the project is one year from now,” said Drilon on Friday, Aug. 29, at the general membership...
ILOILO CITY – Two books were launched on the Indigenous Peoples of Panay and Guimaras Islands in time for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (IPs) on Saturday. “Panagway” and “Bádbad” were unveiled at the Iloilo City campus of the University of the Philippines...
ILOILO CITY – Two missing fishermen in the island-province of Guimaras were found dead on Wednesday, July 23. The provincial government confirmed that the bodies of Vincent Paul Valles and Ryan Galfo were found hours apart. A search team led by the Guimaras Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
ILOILO CITY – A couple was allegedly stabbed to death by their son-in-law after they confronted him over his new girlfriend in Barangay Aguilar, San Lorenzo town, Guimaras province on Monday night, July 14. Police Capt. Joje Gania, chief of the San Lorenzo Municipal Station, identified the...
ILOILO CITY – The P20 per kilo rice program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) dubbed “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” (BBM) was launched in the island-province of Guimaras on Tuesday, July 8. DA Undersecretary for Operations Roger Navarro and DA-6 Regional Director Dennis Arpia joined Gov. Maria...
ILOILO CITY—Iloilo mourned the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. The Archdiocese of Jaro has called on the faithful in Iloilo City, the 42 towns and component city in Iloilo province, and the five towns in Guimaras province to offer prayers for Pope Francis. “We mourn his death because of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 68-year-old man, who went viral for indiscriminate firing during a dispute with residents over a piece of land in Talisay City, Negros Occidental last month, was arrested in Barangay Taminla, Buenavista, Guimaras on Wednesday, March 26. POLICE arrest a 68-year-old wanted man in...
BACOLOD CITY – The construction of the Iloilo-Guimaras Bridge faces a slight delay due to the need for a more detailed engineering study, said Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. MAYOR Miguel Peña (left) accompanies National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary...
BACOLOD CITY – Senatorial candidate Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao backs the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridge project for its potential to drive economic growth and create job opportunities in rural areas in Western Visayas. PACQUIAO (Glazyl Masculino) Pacquiao, speaking in a press...
photo: CIDG A gubernatorial candidate in the province of Guimaras was arrested for allegedly name-dropping First Lady Liza...