Lightning kills Madridejos fisherman, 51, as summer winds down

Futch Anthony Inso 05/30/2026

A fisherman died after lightning struck him on Friday, May 29, 2026 in Barangay Tarong, Madredijos town in Bantayan Island.…

Island dog Chappy melts hearts in Bantayan

Neil Povadora 05/07/2026

CONSOLACION, Cebu – Dogs always have a way of melting people’s hearts. On the Virgin Island in Bantayan, a Corgi named Chappy has been capturing the attention of visitors because of his heartwarming way of saying goodbye…

4,000 Bantayan households given access to reliable water services

Doris C. Bongcac 04/22/2026

MANDAUE CITY, CEBU — Water supply will no longer be a problem for more than 4,000 households in Bantayan town, as well as its visiting tourists. The locality’s water needs will soon be addressed with the introduction…

Holy Week: Santa Fe braces for no less than 10,000 tourists

Morexett Marie B. Erram 03/29/2026

It's looking like a busy and jampacked week for one of Cebu's top Holy Week and summer destinations.…

Santa Fe Beach Volleyball aims to boost town’s sports tourism

Glendale G. Rosal 03/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A major beach volleyball tournament is set to take center stage in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island as the local government pushes to strengthen its sports tourism program on April 4. Billed as the…

Holdup gone bad? Mechanic shot, stabbed dead in Bantayan

Lyle Andales 03/20/2026

Note: This story has been updated at 1:29 p.m. today. Police clarification on the motive of the deadly attack added. CEBU CITY, Philippines — Was it a holdup gone bad or was it something else that led…

Bar 6th placer from Bantayan vows: ‘I’ll be a voice for fisherfolk’

Marc Cosep 01/07/2026

Placing sixth in the 2025 Bar Examinations, lawyer Jeowy Ompad not only celebrates a personal milestone. He also reaffirms a lifelong commitment to serve the sector that shaped his identity, the fisherfolk. Born and raised in Moamboc…

To bring seafood prices down, Bantayan to open fish landing facility

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/05/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In a bid to make fish and other seafood affordable, the long-planned fish landing facility in Bantayan, northern Cebu will begin operations next month. Bantayan Mayor Orlando Layese announced they aimed to open…

Cebu earthquake: Damaged church holds Mass outdoors

Dianne Sampang 10/05/2025

MANILA, Philippines — A church in Bantayan, Cebu is celebrating Mass outdoors after the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the province last Tuesday heavily damaged a portion of the church. In an advisory, the Parroquia de San…

No foul play in Bantayan laborer’s drowning, police confirm

Lyle Andales 09/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bantayan Municipal Police have confirmed that no foul play was involved in the drowning of a 29-year-old laborer whose body was discovered along the shoreline of Purok Botong islet, Barangay Suba on…

Crising: Bantayan town distributes food aid to affected fishermen

Daryll Galindo 07/18/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fishermen in the Municipality of Bantayan need not to worry about having food on their table despite the unfavorable weather for fishing as they receive food aid from the town’s local government unit…

Bantayan beach v’ball: Santa Fe Hawod’s Felerca, Arsolon win gold

Glendale G. Rosal 04/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Santa Fe Hawod’s beach volleyball duo, Mark Alfred Felerca and Brigz Niño Arsolon, clinched the gold medal at the SANTA FE 2025: Volleyball Friends Beach Volleyball Tournament after a dominant performance in the…

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