BANTAYAN SENDS POWER SOS

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/28/2016

With the Holy Week barely a month away and summer just around the corner, officials of Bantayan Island’s tourist-drawing towns raised an alarm over a looming power shortage on the island that is already experiencing daily power…

Two Cebuanas make it to Bb. Pilipinas 2016

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/14/2016

TWO Cebuanas made it to the official list of candidates for Binibining Pilipinas 2016. Maria Gigante of Santa Fe, Bantayan Island and Apriel Smith of Cebu City passed the screening together with  38 other candidates last Friday…

250 kilos of illegally caught fish seized off Kinatarkan

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/28/2015

About  250 kilos of assorted fish including three juvenile sharks were seized from two commercial fishing boats  off Kinatarkan Island in Sta. Fe town, northern Cebu last Wednesday. The fishing boats AC and JSV 2 were found…

Houses to be turned over to displaced Sta. Fe folk

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/08/2015

BASION Ilustrisimo, a resident of barangay Talisay in Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island, had something to smile about when Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) staff visited her on Friday. The 55-year-old grandmother, who carried…

Despite accident, Sta. Fe mayor sees skydiving as a major tourist attraction

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/20/2015

SKY HIGH DRAW Despite last Saturday’s accident involving a charter plane, Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island will still pursue skydiving as its newest attraction to foreign and domestic tourists. Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgana said while…

Councilman arrested in Sta. Fe for drunken behavior

Apple Ta-as 04/05/2015

A 41-year-old barangay councilman was arrested for uprooting the signage bearing the message “I love Bantayan Island” in barangay Poblacion, Santa Fe town, Bantayan island, northern Cebu last Saturday afternoon. Police said Edward Espinosa was drunk when…

Daanbantayan resort defies DENR

Peter L. Romanillos 06/23/2014

Agency  confirms CDN report on  Fe beach  encroachment, eyes legal action against Marlin’s Resort Legal action is being studied against a Sta. Fe beach resort that has “defied” a notice of the Department of Environment and Natural…

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