Climate crisis is here

Crispin C. Maslog - @inquirerdotnet 12/07/2022

An innocuous story in the ocean of online news recently caught my attention. It said that an entire Pacific island nation was considering an unusual backup plan for survival: moving its entire population to another country. The…

Beijing names islands in disputed South China Sea

04/22/2020

BEIJING — China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbors as the country asserts its territorial claims. A joint announcement…

NAMRIA says Philippines has over 500 new islands

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 10/18/2019

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has over 500 new islands, making the total number of islands in the archipelago to over 7,600 from the “outdated” 7,107, the national mapping agency said. In a Facebook post from the…

Palma implores for end to killings

Ador Mayol 10/11/2018

Pray for peace. As Cebuanos on Thursday welcomed the incorrupt heart relic of Saint Padre Pio, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma called on the people to implore the saint’s intercession for an end to the series of killings…

Sea ambulances to transport patients from islands to mainland Cebu hospitals

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/13/2018

At least two sea ambulances are targeted by the Cebu Provincial Government to materialize this year. The water-emergency vessels will dock in Camotes and Bantayan islands, Cebu. Dr. Rene Catan, head of the Cebu Provincial Health Office…

DENR-7: Demolish 1K illegal structures in Bantayan Island’s coastal areas

Futch Anthony Inso 06/30/2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) has recommended the demolition of over a thousand structures situated along the coastal areas in Bantayan Island. Raul Pasoc, Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO)…

Bluewater Sumilon excluded in island’s temporary closure

Raul Constantine Tabanao 04/10/2018

The management of Bluewater Sumilon in Sumilon Island, Oslob town, southern Cebu assures their guests that they will continue their normal operations. The resort issued an official statement after the Oslob municipal government started their week-long cleanup…

Rebuilding ‘Boracay’ and our islands

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 02/11/2018

The pollution-challenged Boracay is in the news once again. The once-pristine island, with an annual local and foreign visitors estimated at 2 million, was recently described as a ‘cesspool’ by the President. This presidential declaration was immediately…

North Cebu islands to get boost with seaplane routes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/22/2018

Air Juan opens seaplane terminal at SRP, targets to go full blast in March The tourism industry in Cebu, especially northern Cebu, and Bohol is expected to get a boost with a local aviation outfit offering a…

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…

Mayor: Camotes ‘power crisis’ starting to hurt island’s tourism

Cristelita E. Boco, Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/11/2017

The town mayors of Camotes Island are turning to the Cebu Provincial government to help them acquire new generator sets to address the power shortage in the island, which is one of the tourism destinations in Cebu.…

Death toll in Japan floods rises to 15

AFP 07/08/2017

Tokyo — The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern Japan has risen to 15, media reported yesterday, as rescuers continued work to bring out isolated survivors. Raging rivers overflowing with water and mud have…

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