Lapu-Lapu to collect environmental fee for water activities starting May 1

Futch Anthony Inso 04/10/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Starting May 1, the Lapu-Lapu City government will already collect environmental fee of P100 from each of the visiting tourists who engage in water activities. Councilor Annabeth Cuizon said the City Council passed an…

18 college students in island-hopping activity in Mactan rescued after boat malfunctions

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Disaster and rescue personnel in Lapu-Lapu City saved 18 college students from a Cebu-based university after their island-hopping adventure around Mactan Island almost went awry on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. The Lapu-Lapu…

Siargao Island-hopping: Tourists deplete boat supply

Inquirer Mindanao 04/08/2023

ILIGAN CITY — Nature-loving tourists on Siargao Island on Good Friday faced a shortage of boats for island-hopping adventures, leading Mayor Sol Matugas of General Luna to apologize for the long wait times. “Thank you for loving…

Chan vows to look into allegations of intentional reduction of carrying capacity of pump boats for island hopping

Futch Anthony Inso 04/04/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan will look into the allegation that the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and some personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have allegedly reduced the carrying capacities of…

Cebu City tourism commission eyes mangrove park, bird sanctuary at SRP

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To attract more local and foreign tourists, the Cebu City government aims to build ports for island hopping and scuba diving, a mangrove park, and a bird sanctuary, among other attractions. Cebu City…

Boatmen, island hopping operators in Lapu test positive for COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 09/22/2020

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu—A total of 22 individuals composed of boatmen and island hopping operators from Lapu-Lapu City tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was confirmed by Grace Carungay, head of the City Epidemiological and…

Lapu-Lapu gov’t plans to convert Angasil port to tourism port

Futch Anthony Inso 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The City Government of Lapu-lapu plans to construct a port dedicated to tourism activities. Eduard Mendez, Lapu-Lapu City Tourism Officer, said that they were planning to convert the Angasil port in Barangay Mactan…

Motor banca capsizes near Capitancillo Islet; PCG rescues divers, banca’s crew members

Doris C. Bongcac and Benjie Talisic 07/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Coastguard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) rescued 20 local and foreign divers and three crew members after the motor banca which they boarded capsized near Capitancillo Islet in Bogo City in northern…

Cabaron: No Indigenous Members in Moalboal Island Hopping Operators

Morexette Erram 01/15/2018

There is no group of indigenous people operating island hopping services in the town of Moalboal in southwestern Cebu. This was the findings of the Provincial Tourism Office, together with the local government of Moalboal, when they…

Korean actor Park Bo Gum, cast and crew of hit drama ‘Moonlight Drawn by Clouds’ continue fun in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/23/2016

THE FUN continued for Korean actor Park Bo Gum and the cast and crew of hit Koreanovela “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” who went island hopping in Cebu yesterday. Two other cast members—Kim Yoo Jung and Jinyoung—arrived yesterday…

Delegates cancel island hopping due to bad weather

Jhunnex Napallacan 01/27/2016

Bad weather forced some delegates of the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) to cancel island hopping activities, according to Cebu Coast Guard Station commander Agapito Bibat. Bibat said some of the delegates had package tour with the Department…

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