Madridejos fisherfolk rescue fisherman floating at sea

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Fisherfolk from Madridejos town in Bantayan Island, northern Cebu rescued on Saturday, August 8, a fisherman who was found floating at sea after strong winds capsized his boat. The distressed fisherman, identified as…

Bantayan town declares June 30 as Bantayan Day

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Bantayan, one of the three towns on Bantayan Island, has declared June 30 of every year as Bantayan Day. Bantayan Day is a state-centered special holiday that is separate from…

Bantayan Island LGUs commit P3.5 million for district hospital, lessen referrals to Cebu City

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To prevent their locals from having to go to Cebu City when they need medical attention, the towns of Bantayan, Santa Fe, and Madridejos in Bantayan Island committed to put up funds to…

Madridejos reports 1st case of COVID-19 as Cebu logs 29 more

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The town of Madridejos in Bantayan Island recorded its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on Friday, May 8, 2020. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made this announcement in a press conference aired on…

Bantayan patient’s 7 close contacts negative for COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 05/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seven out of the 33 identified close contacts of the confirmed coronavirus patient from Bantayan town have tested negative for the infection, the municipality announced on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. In the town’s…

Sta. Fe Mayor orders stricter border control after first COVID-19 case in Bantayan town

Doris C. Bongac 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The municipality of Sta. Fe in Bantayan has implemented stricter border measures to protect its constituents against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a Facebook post this afternoon, Mayor Ithamar Espinosa said that…

Connectivity aids Bantayan delicacy trade 

PR 03/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Bantayan Island in Cebu is known for its fine, white-sand beaches and clear waters, and also for buwad, or sun-dried salted fish, better known as daing or tuyo in other parts of the Philippines. Fishing is the…

Coronavirus cancels Bantayan, Minglanilla lenten traditions

Rosalie Abatayo 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bantayan Island in the north and Minglanilla town in the south have been the must-go destinations in Cebu during the lenten season. Bantayan Island — comprised of the towns of Bantayan, Santa Fe,…

Vivant subsidiary signs PSA with BANELCO

PR 02/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A subsidiary of Vivant Energy Corporation signed last Monday, February 10, 2020, a 15-megawatt (MW) power supply agreement with the Bantayan Electric Cooperative (BANELCO) to address the need for a stable and reliable…

Bantayan Island’s BaMaSa Film Festival set 

Michelle Joy Padayhag 02/11/2020

Cebu City, Philippines—It’s five years in the making.  Bantayan Island will now have its own film festival as the BaMaSa Festival will take place from May 21 to May 23, 2020.  Award-winning Cebuano director Eli Razo, the…

Ursula leaves P300M damage in Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 01/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The damages that Typhoon Ursula left in Cebu has already reached P300 million as of Wednesday, January 8, 2020, according to data from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). Madridejos…

Ursula leaves 1 dead, 1 missing in Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jonthan Cangga was on his way home to his family in Sitio Kamansi, Barangay Tagonon in Danao City midnight of Christmas Day, December 25, 2019. He really wanted to go home to his…

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