Malacañang team to visit Bantayan Island

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/27/2018

OFFICIALS from the Office of Cabinet Secretary Leonicio Evasco Jr. will be visiting Bantayan Island next month to assess the island’s need for a development masterplan amid the growing tourism-related development in the area. Provincial Board (PB)…

Holganza-Ortiz proclaimed as Baod village chief in Bantayan

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/15/2018

Ruby Holganza-Ortiz was proclaimed as the new village chief of Barangay Baod, Bantayan town, Cebu on Monday night (May 14). Holganza-Ortiz, who was unopposed, received 1,066 votes. There are 1,665 registered voters in Barangay Baod. She will…

OPAV to inspect resorts in Bantayan, Camotes

Futch Anthony Inso and Jessa Mae Sotto, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Nestle Semilla 05/04/2018

Oslob town, which is famous for its whalesharks, may not be the only coastal town where illegal structures are built within the 20-meter easement zone. The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), together with…

Gov’s Cup underway; Bantayan off to hot start

Ray Charlie Diaz 04/15/2018

THE Governor’s Cup Basketball Inter-City/ Municipality Tournament opened its second season with extravagance yesterday at the Cebu Coliseum. Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario “Junjun” Davide III , Cebu Provincial Vice-Governor Agnes Almendras-Magpale and Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC)…

Bantayan, Alcoy win opening games in Governor’s Cup basketball

Ray Charlie Diaz 04/15/2018

  The teams of Bantayan and Alcoy chalked up victories in the opening day of the Governor’s Cup Basketball Inter-City/ Municipality Tournament Sunday afternoon at the Cebu Coliseum. Bantayan routed the Santa Fe Seafarers, 83-58, in the…

RTC judge affirms Escario’s election as Bantayan mayor

King Anthony Perez 02/28/2018

IAN Christopher Escario will continue to sit as mayor of Bantayan town in north Cebu, as the petition for quo warranto filed against him was dismissed. Presiding Judge Antonio Marigomen of the Regional Trial Court Bogo City…

Court dismissed quo warranto petition against Bantayan mayor Escario

King Anthony Perez 02/28/2018

Ian Christopher Escario will continue to sit as mayor of Bantayan town, Cebu, as the petition for quo warranto filed against him was dismissed. Presiding Judge Antonio Marigomen of the Regional Trial Court Bogo City Branch 61…

‘Inday Will Always Love You’ starts shooting in Bantayan

Michelle Joy Padayhag 02/25/2018

KAPUSO stars Barbie Forteza and Derrick Monasterio are in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, northern Cebu to shoot for their upcoming teleserye, “Inday Will Always Love You.” Called “DerBie” by their fans, the two stars posted updates on…

Bantayan captain nabbed for drugs

Benjie B. Talisic 01/29/2018

A BARANGAY captain was arrested for allegedly selling illegal drugs and for illegal possession of firearms in an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Hilogtongan in Bantayan in northern Cebu. Rey Christopher Paclibar, 58, Hilotongan barangay captain, was…

SC junks former Bantayan Mayor Despi’s motion for reconsideration

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/11/2017

CITING that there were no substantial arguments to question the order, the Supreme Court (SC) denied with finality the Motion for Reconsideration of former Bantayan Mayor Arthur Despi seeking to reverse the decision of the Commission on…

Inside job eyed in Bantayan church burglary

Winston Ensomo 09/11/2017

DESPITE having no suspects yet in the P143,000 burglary of a church in Barangay Suba, Bantayan town in northern Cebu, police are exploring the idea of the crime as an inside job. PO1 Florante Sukatan of the…

Bantayan Island Beach Ultramarathon set Sept 9 and 10

Glendale G. Rosal 09/01/2017

  THE SECOND Bantayan Island Beach Ultramarathon (BIBU) will unfold on Sept. 9 to 10 and will start and end at the Santa Fe Beach Club in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, north Cebu. The running event organized…

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