CEBU CITY, Philippines — It may have rained in parts of Cebu province the last few days, but this was not enough to remedy the ill effects of the mild El Niño phenomenon. The Provincial Disaster Risk…
OSLOB, Cebu — The Central Visayas district of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG-7) is considering to have at least seven stations across their area of responsibility by the end of 2019. Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael John Encina,…
Cebu City, Philippines — A 32-year-old Cebuano screenwriter and playwright wants to strengthen the theater industry in Bantayan Island. Jai Shane Cañete, one of the delegates in Tampok Festival Congress 2019 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, hopes…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Bisaya film about Bantayan Island with award-winning Kapamilya actress Bela Padilla in it is among the dream projects of Cebuano filmmaker, Eli Razo. Razo, who recenty bagged the major awards of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipal government of Bantayan will be asking the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt the boat fare financial subsidy for the town ambulance carrying patients to mainland Cebu from the ban on…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Multimedia Princess Nadine Lustre brings out a whole new level of characterization in the upcoming dance musical movie, “Indak.” This was shared by Janice Y. Perez, the movie’s local coordinator on Bantayan Island,…
CEBU CITY— Typhoon Yolanda might have brought devastation to Bantayan Island, but it also paved the way for a group of fisher families to free themselves from dire straits. Fisher families in Sitio Binuswagan in Barangay Guiwanon,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The story of an island girl with big dreams has won the hearts of the judges in Sinulog Short Film Festival 2019. “Usa Ka Libo” under the helm of Eli Razo was named Best…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Sick indigent patients in Bantayan town in northern Cebu, who would need to be transported by ambulance from the district hospital to a provincial hospital on mainland Cebu, would not have to worry…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The yellow-colored bus that apparently allowed passengers to lie down on the aisle did not violate any policy of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, and this was not overloaded. This was…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – With bus operators being compelled not to accept standing passengers, or face a penalty worth P5,000, it’s now up to the passengers to find novel ways to catch a fully loaded bus and…
Mary Jae Felizarta Age: 18 Town: Bantayan Work: Charity volunteer EVEN if there are more experienced candidates in the Binibining Cebu 2018 pageant, Mary Jae Felizarta sees her participation as an opportunity instead of a disadvantage. “I…
