Two fishing boat operators fined P1.2M for ‘hulbot-hulbot’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two fishing boat operators from northern Cebu has been fined over P1.2 million for practicing Danish Seine, localyy known as “hulbot-hulbot” or “liba-liba.” In a press statement, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic…

Despi orders liquor ban to address spread of infection

Doris C. Bongcac 08/02/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The sales and drinking of liquor are now prohibited in Bantayan town in  Batayan Island. Mayor Arthur Despi said that “tagay,” where drinkers share liquor by passing around a single glass, was found…

Bantayan town hall closed for disinfection after 2 employees test positive for COVID-19

Doris C. Bongcac 07/28/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The municipal hall in Bantayan will be closed to the public starting today, July 28, and until Sunday, August 2, after two employees tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Transactions at the different…

Mansanitas jam, anyone?

Immae Lachica 06/09/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Many of us may have tasted mansanitas during one of the games that we played when we were still young. But have you ever heard of mansanitas jam? This chef from Bantayan town spent…

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…

Bantayan mayor to give reward for every criminal caught disrupting Holy Week

Morexette Erram 03/29/2018

Bantayan Mayor Ian Christopher Escario promised to give a reward worth P5,000 to any law enforcement officer or group who can catch any criminal disrupting the solemnity of the Holy Week in Bantayan town, Bantayan Island, northern…

4 nabbed for illegal fishing in Bantayan

Winston P. Ensomo 08/12/2017

FOUR fishermen were caught by authorities illegally fishing in seawaters off Barangay Hilontangan, Bantayan town, Bantayan Island in northern Cebu, on Thursday. The suspects are now detained at the Bantayan Police Station. They are Crispin Santillan, the…

Community program in Bantayan

Nestle L. Semilla 10/24/2016

ASIDE from a Bantay Dagat outpost, Sitio Mambacayao Dako in Barangay Lipayran, Bantayan town will also be a beneficiary of the provincial government’s integrated development program. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) chief,…

DENR urged to remove mangroves

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/11/2015

One more voice is calling for the removal of mangroves planted on seagrass beds along the coast of Bantayan town, northern Cebu. William Villaver, Cebu Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), urged the Department of Environment…

SHARK MEAT FOR SALE (again)

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/11/2015

Bantayan mayor surprised by photos of sharks sold in wet market Shark meat for sale in a wet market of Bantayan town in north Cebu has raised anew the challenge of enforcing a ban in Cebu province…

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