Priests in Bantayan need more ashes for Ash Wednesday; turn to faithful for help

Doris C. Bongcac 02/16/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Priests at the Parish of Saints Peters and Paul in Bantayan town on Bantayan Island have asked from their parishioners to make donations of blessed and dried palm leaves or branches that they…

In Photos (Part 2): A glimpse of Cebu amid the pandemic

Dennis Singson 01/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced most countries to adapt to changes to protect each one’s well-being from an infectious virus that has ravaged and infected millions in the world. In…

Bantayan Island COVID-free on Dec. 10

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/10/2020

A white sand beach in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island in northwestern Cebu. | CDN Digital file photo | Brian Ochoa CEBU CITY, Philippines – The entire island of Bantayan in northwestern Cebu is free from any active…

IN PHOTOS: Revisiting Bantayan Island in Cebu

Brian J. Ochoa 11/03/2020

Bantayan Island, Cebu—After months of being closed to tourists due to the threat of COVID-19, Bantayan Island started welcoming tourist visitors in the past weeks. The Cebu Provincial government officially  reopened the tourism industry in this island…

In photos: Blue moon photos over Bantayan Island, Cebu

Immae Lachica 11/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Blue moon was shining brightly over the skies in Bantayan Island, Cebu, Sunday night, November 1, 2020. The Blue moon was expected to be seen all over the country on October 31, 2020…

In Bantayan, 189 households are under ‘granular lockdown’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two sitios (sub-villages in English) in Barangay Hilotongan, Bantayan town in northern Cebu have been placed under ‘granular lockdown’ starting October 22, 2020, local officials announced. The municipal government of Bantayan, in an…

Bantayan Island Airport ‘on track’ for 2020 completion

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Improvements made in the Bantayan Island Airport are set to be finished by December 2020, local officials here have announced. The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), in a statement on Sunday, October…

Makeup group in Bantayan also a support group for LGBT members

Immae Lachica 10/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— What can you do with makeup? Mostly, makeup is used to enhance beauty, but in this photoshoot, makeup was used to create new horrific yet amazing looks. Looks that are perfect in time for…

What we miss most about Bantayan Island, Cebu

Immae Lachica 10/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— It is a no-brainer to say that Cebu is the land of beautiful beaches. But one island will always stand out from the others, and that is Bantayan Island in northern Cebu. And now…

Bantayan town now ‘COVID-free’ —report

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipality of Bantayan now has zero remaining active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) after its four last remaining cases have officially recovered from the infection. The municipality announced on Monday,…

Bantayan reports P12M of Bayanihan grant used for food provisions

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipality of Bantayan on Bantayan Island, northern Cebu spent P12 million or about 73 percent of its Bayanihan grant for the purchase of food assistance during the community quarantine period. The town…

Bantayan mayor orders ‘total lockdown’ of critical areas in Brgy Suba

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bantayan Mayor Arthur Despi has ordered a “total lockdown” of identified critical areas in the town’s Barangay Suba, where seven of the town’s 19 COVID-19 local transmission cases come from. In his Executive…

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