6 Daanbantayan barangays now ‘drug-cleared’

Doris C. Bongcac 09/19/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Six barangays in Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu have been declared as drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Barangays Calape, Dalingding, Logon, Pajo, Tinubdan, and Tominjao were already issued with a…

18 brgys in Daanbantayan town now COVID-free

Doris C. Bongcac 09/19/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Only two of the 20 barangays in Daanbantayan town have active cases of the coronavirus disease as of Friday, September 18. In an advisory, the municipal government said that the town’s active cases…

Number of active cases in Daanbantayan rises to 19 with 15 new cases

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Daanbantayan reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday, September 17, 2020, bringing its active case count to 19. All of the 15 new cases are residents…

PB to start probe on Daanbantayan councilor implicated in ‘tigbakay’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/09/2020

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — The investigation procedures against a municipal councilor of Daanbantayan implicated in the botched illegal cockfight activity, also known as “tigbakay,” will begin to roll in the level of the Cebu Provincial Board. The…

In Daanbantayan town, 11 nabbed for illegal fishing

Doris C. Bongcac 09/06/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – For illegally fishing in the waters of Daanbantayan town, 11 fishermen who come from the neighboring Medellin town, were arrested on Saturday, September 5, 2020. In an advisory, the Municipality of Daanbantayan said…

Fisherman wanted for illegal drugs nabbed in Daanbantayan

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A wanted fisherman, who escaped an illegal buy-bust operation last January 2020, was arrested by the Provincial Intelligence Unity (PIU) of the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) in Sitio Hillside, Barangay Bakhawan, Daanbantayan,…

Daanbantayan has 7 new COVID-19 cases

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Daanbantayan reported seven new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Thursday, August 27, 2020, bringing the total number of infections in the town to 23. The seven new…

Daanbantayan active cases up to 18 anew

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the municipality of Daanbantayan is back to double digits anew, with 11 new cases reported for the northern Cebu town this Sunday, August 23.…

Daanbantayan cops arrest 3 for ‘tigbakay’

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Daanbantayan police are in the hunt for six more men involved in a botched illegal cockfighting activity (“tigbakay” in Cebuano) held in Sitio Camotes of Barangay Tapilon on Thursday,  August 13, 2020. Police Staff…

Daanbantayan logs 15 new cases, active cases back to 18

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — After its active COVID-19 cases dropped to as low as one in the past week, the northernmost Cebu town of Daanbantayan reported an additional 15 new infections on Thursday, July 30, 2020, raising…

Gwen says more elected officials, including mayor, involved in tigbakay

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After the police raided a “tigbakay” or illegal cockfight in Daanbantayan town and identified at least seven elected officials involved, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said there remains more officials in the towns engaged…

Daanbantayan kid with eye condition gets help

Immae Lachica 07/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Remember the kid from Daanbantayan town in Cebu who has glaucoma? Since Kurt Felix Baquer’s cute photos surfaced online, a group which advocates in preventing permanent blindness has extended its help by providing some needed…

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