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…

Flights to Bantayan to boost Cebu island’s tourism sector

Rosalie Abatayo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/02/2017

CHARTER AIRLINE OPENS CEBU HUB The tourism industry in Cebu, particularly in the Bantayan Islands in northern Cebu, has gotten a boost with the launching of the Cebu hub of a charter airline that provides access to…

Drug lord from NegOcc nabbed in Bantayan

Agnes Alpuerto 07/14/2017

AN ALLEGED drug lord from Sagay City, Negros Occidental was arrested in the town of Bantayan on June 13. Rey Luis Sayson, 47, was apprehended by police officers of Bantayan on Thursday night after he has been…

Fisherman jailed, accused of raping teen

Agnes Alpuerto 07/13/2017

A 46-YEAR OLD fisherman stands accused of raping a teenage girl near his home in Bantayan, Cebu last July 11. Mariolito Rayco is suspected of raping a 19-year old girl in November 2016. Rayco is now detained…

Drug suspects nabbed, more than P200K worth of shabu seized

Visayas State University Intern Angenette Intern 07/11/2017

Several drug suspects were arrested in various police operations in Cebu last Monday, July 10 and Tuesday. In Moalboal town, drug suspects Judie Gumalal and Jemmil Bugwat were arrested by police who seized from their possession 20…

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