Ahong receives 2nd jab in Olango Island, urges residents to get inoculated

Futch Anthony Inso 06/16/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is now fully vaccinated with the Sinovac Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. This after the mayor received the second dose of the vaccine,…

Ahong to get 2nd vaccine dose in Olango Island to encourage islanders to get the jab

Futch Anthony Inso 06/15/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippine — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan announced that he will be receiving his second dose of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine tomorrow, June 16, 2021, in Olango Island. The mayor explained that…

Asinan fisherfolks operate eco-tourism park in Olango Island

Doris C. Bongcac 06/07/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Most of the residents of Sitio Asinan in Barangay Sabang in Olango Island earn from fishing. But when their catch is scarce, they resort to other means like the illegal extraction of shells…

Eco-Tourism Park in Olango offers guests the sea, nature and plastic crocodiles

Doris C. Bongcac 06/06/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Pagasa on Friday, June 4, announced the onset of the rainy season. But it is never too late to plan an island travel before you start to stay indoors. And you don’t have…

Sea trips to Olango resume

Futch Anthony Inso 06/02/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Forty-eight individuals who were stranded at the Angasil Port in Barangay Mactan, here on Tuesday evening, June 1, 2021, have already returned to their homes on Olango island on Wednesday morning, June 2. Petty Officer…

700 Olango residents get P1.5K ‘COVID-19 aid’

Futch Anthony Inso 05/06/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — More than 700 residents in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City have each received financial assistance worth P1,500 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) on Wednesday May 5,…

Oponganon completes swim around Olango Island in under 10 hours

Futch Anthony Inso 04/05/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Oponganon Cleevan Kayne Alegres seems ready for his upcoming swim around the entire Mactan Island. This as the 25-year-old open-water swimmer successfully completed a swim around the sea waters of Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City. He…

Enjoy summer in Brgy San Vicente, Olango Island

Doris C. Bongcac 03/15/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Planning a summer get away? Don’t forget to add a visit to the Marine Sanctuary and the Pag-utlan Camp that are both located in Barangay San Vicente in Olango Island to your wish…

Olango Island stores agree to provide goods to typhoon victims

Futch Anthony Inso 02/19/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – The Lapu-Lapu City Government has made arrangements with some stores in Olango Island, to allow those who will be affected by Tropical Storm Auring to take goods worth P1,500 to be paid by…

Lapu-Lapu fishermen get P5K cash aid, food subsidy from DA-7

Futch Anthony Inso 02/16/2021

LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 538 fishermen in Lapu-Lapu City have received P5,000 worth of financial assistance and food subsidy from the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7). Alex Baring, special assistant to the mayor for…

FACES OF CEBU: Arrianne Mae Amorin, 22, online seller

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/10/2021

Mandaue City, Cebu—The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taught us a lot of things: to take care of our health, spend quality time with our loved ones, thank God always, and save money. Arrianne Mae Amorin,…

Ahong inspects Olango lot for proposed cemetery

Futch Anthony Inso 11/09/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan inspected on Monday, November 9, 2020, a 10-hectare lot in Barangay Sta. Rosa on Olango Island, which will be developed into a public cemetery. Chan said that the city…

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