Iloilo Strait
Iloilo City, Iloilo
The Iloilo Strait is a strait in the Philippines that separates the islands of Panay and Guimaras in the Visayas, and connects the Panay Gulf with the Guimaras Strait. It is the location of the Port of Iloilo, the third busiest of the ports in the Philippines in number of ships.
Iloilo City on Panay is the major city located on the strait with Buenavista and Jordan, both on Guimara ...
s, immediately across the strait from the city. The Iloilo River empties into the strait.
Iloilo Strait News
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Oil sheen spotted in Iloilo Guimaras Strait
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Western Visayas ordered the immediate refloating of a cargo vessel that sank in Iloilo Strait Sunday morning.
This as Commodore Athelo Ybañez, PCG-Western Visayas commander, confirmed that oil sheen has been spotted in the area where M/V Sportivo submerged and in nearby Guimaras Island.
In an oil spill monitoring conducted Monday morning, Ybañez said the oil sheen is around 5 meters in width and has stretch 2 kilometers to Jordan, Guimaras.
Reports from Brgy. Hoskyn, Jordan said the oil sheen has reached the coast line of Sitio Sanao.
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Korea investors eye cable car project in Iloilo City Guimaras
Korean investors are eyeing a cable car project over the Iloilo Strait linking Iloilo City and the island province of Guimaras.
City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said that a big company based in Seoul, South Korea had been inquiring about the viability of a cable car project over the strait of about 1.7 nautical miles from the city as possible investment area in the near future.
Cable cars are one of the most convenient means of transportation for people in far-flung and high altitude areas in South Korea. Tourists usually use cable cars to see the natural attractions in the country.
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The Huge Bacolod-Iloilo-Guimaras Weekend
Oh Yes we did that. Bacolod. Iloilo. Guimaras. First tip to keynote this one: Yes prepare an itinerary, but be sure to anticipate some bends along the way. This isn't your typical tourist's route so thumbs up for the real Hiligaynon culture experience along the way.
DAY 1 - Friday
My Tiger Airs RT tickets to Bacolod-Silay are booked not withstanding any itinerary in mind. If in any case you're eyeing for the BIG trip, i'll recommend a Manila-Bacolod and Iloilo-Manila tickets (or vice versa whichever you prefer). Oh well, that's what i have so that's what i'll make the most of.
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