COA: P80M funds for various Bantayan projects ‘unutilized’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State auditors are now requesting local government officials of Bantayan town in northern Cebu to address around P80 million worth of unutilized funds intended for multiple projects. The Commission on Audit (COA), in…

Bantayan’s animal sanctuary needs help

Immae Lachica 06/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Island Rescue Wildlife Reserve in Barangay Pooc, Santa Fe, Bantayan Island is looking for adopters and donors to keep this animal sanctuary running. Read: A sanctuary for stray dogs on Bantayan Island This animal sanctuary…

CPPO chief to poor communities: We will not leave you

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “We want to assure you that we will not leave you.” This was what Police Colonel Roderick Mariano, Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO), have to say with all the relief goods they have…

Bantayan: 11 more close contacts test negative for COVID-19

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eleven more close contacts of the first COVID-19 patient in Bantayan town have tested negative for the disease as of Sunday, May 17, 2020. The municipal government has reported this today, Sunday, May…

BREAKING: Bantayan swabs negative for COVID-19

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All the remaining 15 swab samples taken from April 27 to May 1, 2020, from Bantayan town residents have returned negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, the municipality announced on Sunday,…

Oceana lauds coastal mayors for campaign vs illegal commercial fishing

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Local chief executives in different coastal municipalities, including those in Cebu, continue to protect their marine resources from illegal commercial fishing, according to Oceana. In an emailed press release, Oceana, an international non-government organization, lauded…

‘Stricter’ border controls up in Bantayan Island

Rosalie Abatayo 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Although sea travel from mainland Cebu to Bantayan Island in the north continues, both local and foreign travelers arriving via Santa Fe port will have to undergo stringent measures first before they will…

No damages reported from early morning quakes – PDRRMO

Rosalie Abatayo 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local disaster management offices in Cebu have not reported any damage to property following the magnitude 5.5 earthquake that hit Leyte province early this morning, March 2, 2020. A second one, a mangnitude…

240 participants expected for Suroy Suroy Sugbo Northern Escapade

Rosalie Abatayo 01/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Tourism Office will already stop accepting payments for the Northern Escapade package of Suroy Suroy Sugbo on Friday, January 10. The tour, which will cover 15 out of 16 towns in…

BFAR-7: Damage caused by Ursula in fishery sector reaches P14.98M

Futch Anthony Inso 12/28/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has initially recorded P14.98 million worth of damage in the fishery sector due to Typhoon Ursula. BFAR-7 Public Information Officer Alma Saavedra…

4 boat operators missing in Santa Fe; 9k families evacuated

Rosalie Abatayo 12/25/2019

CEBU, Philippines — Four boat operators from Santa Fe town, Bantayan Island have been reported missing hours after the onslaught of Typhoon Ursula in northern Cebu. According to the situation report of the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk…

Ursula damages Daanbantayan’s LDRRM office, causes power interruption in northern Cebu towns

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Not even the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of the Municipality of Daanbantayan escaped the wrath of Typhoon Ursula.  As of 11 p.m., the Cebu Provincial DRRM Office reported that the Daanbantayan…

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