Youths train for disaster aid ops

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/18/2015

Forty students and out-of-school youths from the towns of Daanbantayan and Bantayan underwent a three-day youth camp on disaster risk reduction and management. The activity was funded by the United Nation’s Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). It carried…

German dead after dive in Kalanggaman island

Apple Ta-as 05/10/2015

Police are investigating the circumstances behind the death of a 54-year-old German after she dived into the seawaters of Kalanggaman islet, Palompon, Leyte, Saturday morning. Bettina Kohl Dumke was scuba diving with her 54-year-old husband Karl-Erich in…

Safety first

04/22/2015

Does the Cebu provincial government need to create a special board to oversee the conduct of skydiving activities in light of last Saturday’s accident in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan island? A chartered Cessna plane transporting Korean…

Magpale vows to study safety measures in extreme sports

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/21/2015

Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes A. Magpale yesterday said the emergency landing of a private plane in Sta. Fe town over the weekend may adversely affect  tourism  in Cebu, but only for a brief period. Magpale said she…

Despite accident, Sta. Fe mayor sees skydiving as a major tourist attraction

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/20/2015

SKY HIGH DRAW Despite last Saturday’s accident involving a charter plane, Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island will still pursue skydiving as its newest attraction to foreign and domestic tourists. Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgana said while…

Probe on Bantayan aircraft incident set

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 04/19/2015

Cessna plane’s nose gear collapsed during touchdown   The Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) in Manila is expected to send a team to investigate the landing incident involving a charter plane at the Sta. Fe…

Deeper look at the Pasos of Bantayan

Jobers R. Bersales 04/02/2015

“People think this is just a way for old families to show off. It is not.”  Dr. Silvino “Dodong” Du, Jr. expressed his lament at the misconception people have of the processional images and tableaus in the…

Yolanda survivors call for climate justice on Earth Hour

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/27/2015

Supertyphoon Yolanda survivors in barangay Patao, Bantayan and Daanbantayan will join the Earth Hour 2015 tomorrow at 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m by turning off their lights. While Cebu City is set to for a night bike…

Doing their part

02/12/2015

With the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) standing firm on its policy  on who is qualified to receive  emergency shelter assistance (ESA),  mayors of northern Cebu who objected to the guidelines  have little choice but…

Bantayan mayor decries shelter assistance cap

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/06/2015

Another northern Cebu mayor has expressed his sentiments on what he calls “unfair” guidelines in the distribution of financial aid under Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) program of the national government. Mayor Ian Christopher Escario of Bantayan town…

Capitol, RAFI to build 75 classrooms

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/02/2015

The Cebu provincial government will enter into a partnership memorandum of agreement with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) for the construction of classroom buildings in ten schools throughout the province. Last Monday, the Cebu Provincial Board…

Bantayan, Camotes to have airports

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/02/2015

Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III said the plan to build airports in Bantayan and Camotes islands would push through. Davide told the media  last Friday that he already talked with Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) General…

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