ILOILO CITY – The island province of Guimaras has revived the Maggahan Festival, hoping to pump up its economy after two years of disastrous pandemic and to help it recover too from the ill-effects of typhoon Odette that struck Eastern and Western Visayas and neighboring provinces in 2021....
ILOILO CITY – Brothers JC Rahman Nava and Felipe ‘Nene’ Nava have been elected governor and provincial board member, respectively, ending their almost decade-long rift to become united again in the service of the small island province of Guimaras. The proclamation of the winning provincial...
The Export Import Bank of Korea-Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (KEXIM-EDCF) has sealed a loan to the Philippines to finance the engineering services for the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island bridges project. In a statement, the Department of Finance (DOF) said that the Philippines and Korea...
ILOILO CITY—Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his sister Senator Imee Marcos vowed the construction of the proposed bridges linking the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros. “It will be a priority . This will be an integral part of national development,” Marcos...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go appealed for continued ‘’Bayanihan’’ (communal unity) efforts for sectors worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic as his office conducted yet another series of relief operations in Guimaras this week, this time for thousands of residents in Jordan, Sibunag, San...
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has pumped livelihood projects worth P2.48 million to curb child labor in the island province of Guimaras. Parents listen intently to DOLE-6 Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. during the turn-over of Php 2.48 million worth of projects...
ILOILO CITY -- If elected president, Senator Manny Pacquiao vowed to prioritize the construction of the bridges linking the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros in the Visayas. “Of course, it will push through. We will continue the “Build, Build, Build” program of President Duterte,”...
Nacionalista Party (NP) member and UniTeam senatorial candidate Mark Villar is backing the completion of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridges (PGNB) in Region VI, Western Visayas. Render of the PNGB “I am in support of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) current efforts to continue...
ILOILO CITY — Operators of passenger boats plying the Guimaras and Iloilo route are asking for fare hike of at least P10 in the face of prohibitive fuel costs. Boats ferrying passengers between the island province of Guimaras and Iloilo City. (Photo courtesy of Tara Yap / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
ILOILO CITY—Despite being downgraded to Alert Level 1, residents who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 have cried foul over the continuing policy of the provincial government that bans them from entering or exiting the island province of Guimaras. “We just need equal treatment, just the same as...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has vowed to pursue the construction of the proposed bridge that would link Iloilo, Guimaras and Negros Occidental should he win the presidency in the May 2022 elections. Marcos made the promise during the UniTeam’s political rally at...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo ended the third week of the campaign period with a Guimaras sortie that drew an estimated crowd of 2,000 supporters at the San Miguel Provincial Capitol Gym in Jordan, Guimaras on Saturday, Feb. 26. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo...
