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…

WATCH: 12-year-old girl from Bantayan Island has got some talent in singing

Immae Lachica 10/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— In old Filipino folklore, they say that when you hear a beautiful voice by the beach, it might be a mermaid singing. Mary Jane Jacobo did hear a beautiful voice during one of her…

Capitol plans to upgrade Bantayan District Hospital’s capacity to 100 beds

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/30/2019

BANTAYAN, Cebu — From presently at 25-beds , the Capitol is seeking to upgrade Bantayan District Hospital into a 100-bed medical facility with a permanently assigned surgeon. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the Provincial Health Office (PHO) is…

Garcia, Salimbangon ink P6 million funding for Fourth District government hospitals

Rosalie Abatayo 09/30/2019

BANTAYAN, Cebu — The office of Representative Janice Salimbangon of Cebu’s Fourth District has allocated P6 million funds as medical assistance for indigent patients in the district. The medical assistance program covers the district hospitals in Bantayan,…

Spotted: Fashionista street vendor in Bantayan Island

Immae Lachica 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Street vendors are plenty in the country. But it’s not often you’d see one all dressed up like a ramp model. In Bantayan Island, Cebu, though, netizen Kirsten Mureen Cavada caught sight of an…

Cebuano screenwriter Cañete eyes writing collaboration with actress Bea Alonzo

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An award-winning Cebuano screenwriter wants to collaborate with Kapamilya actress Bea Alonzo in the future. Jai Shane Cañete wants to co-write with Alonzo since both are classmates in Ricky Lee’s 22nd Film Scriptwriting…

‘Indak’ director: Bantayan Island is a hidden paradise

Michelle Joy Padayhag 07/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — ”I fell in love with Bantayan Island.” This was the impression Movie Director Paul Basinillo where some scenes of the upcoming dance musical film, “Indak” were taken.  Basinillo described Bantayan Island to CDN…

Artist amazed with portrait masterpieces of PWD painter from Bantayan, Cebu

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 06/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Photos of a painter without hands are now making rounds in social media after Facebook user Kevin Serad shared his portrait masterpieces online. And these photos are again a reminder that we can do anything…

Organic farming family wins Provincial Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya search

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Elardo family of Barangay Taytay in Badian town, located 104 kilometers southwest of Cebu, believes that farming, despite technological innovation, remains the backbone of the nation. Despite the meager income that he…

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