Red tide alert up in Madridejos; Consumers, fisherfolk warned

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Residents and fisherfolk in Madridejos town, Bantayan Island in Cebu are discouraged from collecting seashells and eating alamang as the municipality’s seawater has been contaminated with red tide algae. The municipal government of…

Ship that ran aground in Bantayan may have avoided fish cage

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Investigation has begun to shed light as to how a passenger roll-on-roll-off ship ran aground within the vicinity of Bantayan Island on Monday, October 23. And initial findings from the Philippine Coast Guard…

How to treat jellyfish stings

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some jellyfish, like box jellyfish and Irukandji jellyfish, are venomous and dangerous. Last Sunday, June 25, 2023, a 32-year-old woman from Bohol died after she was stung by a box jellyfish while swimming…

Box jellyfish sting kills woman in Sta. Fe town in Cebu

Niña Mae Oliverio and Paul Lauro 06/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 32-year-old woman from Bohol died after she was stung by a box jellyfish while swimming in a public beach in Santa Fe town, Bantayan Island, Cebu on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The…

LOOK: Santa Fe officials start preparations for Holy Week 2023

Doris C. Bongcac 03/26/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — This early, the local government of Sta Fe in Bantayan Island has already started its preparations for the arrival of tourists who wanted to enjoy its white sand beaches and bask in the…

Garcia orders demolition of abandoned structures violating easement rules in Santa Fe, Bantayan

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered owners and claimants of “abandoned, occupied, dilapidated, ruined, and obsolete” illegal structures on the beachfront of Sta. Fe, Bantayan, in northern Cebu to voluntarily demolish these until…

Egg prices in Mandaue market up by 25 to 75 centavos

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/22/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The prices of eggs in Mandaue City Public Market have increased by 25 to 75 centavos. Mae Sumalpong, an egg vendor, said they had to raise their prices because the supplier of eggs…

COA tells Bantayan to secure ECC, water permits for desalination plant

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the P21-million desalination plant being constructed in Bantayan town, northern Cebu. The state auditing body instructed the local government of Bantayan to secure Environmental Compliance Certificate…

7 fishermen from Bantayan missing after fishing, cargo vessels collide in Palawan

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Coast Guard officers continue to search for the seven missing fishermen from Bantayan Island after their fishing vessel collided with a cargo ship off the seas of Palawan on Saturday, May 28. As…

Leni, Kiko hit north Cebu for 2nd visit in PH’s vote rich province

Morexette Marie Erram 04/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With only 18 days left before the May 9 polls, the tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan made the rounds in Cebu again on Thursday, April 21. Robredo and…

LOOK: Leni-Kiko tandem visits Bantayan in Cebu

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 04/21/2022

CEBU, Philippines –Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan have returned to Cebu on Thursday morning, April 21, 2022. Robredo and Pangilinan, together with their slate, first visited Bantayan Island early Thursday…

Only estimated 1K tourists visited Bantayan Is. for Holy Week — CPPO chief

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tropical Depression Agaton was one of the factors why there were only a thousand tourists visiting Bantayan Island for this year’s Holy Week. Unlike the pre-pandemic days where several thousands would usually visit…

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