Bantayan’s Kinatarcan Island to get potable water, shelter

PR 01/28/2016

The Cebu provincial government has partnered with Manila Water Foundation (MWF), Inc. to put up a water project for the residents of Kinatarcan Island in Sta. Fe town, northern Cebu. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…

Fighting illegal fishing

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 08/31/2015

Despite our progressive laws, illegal fishing  is still a huge problem. Last week, boxes of fish caught through dynamite fishing from Medellin in northern Cebu were seized in Liloan. Fourteen fishers using the banned hulbot-hulbot or Danish…

‘Shipping vessels equipped with sewage tanks’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/19/2015

EMB probes Sta. Fe waste plaint THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) said the shipping vessels that head to Sta. Fe Bantayan Island northern Cebu were equipped with sewage tanks, contrary to claims by residents there. Engineer Cindylyn…

Capitol to check ‘dumping of wastes’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/15/2015

THE Cebu provincial government will verify reports that ships are allegedly dumping human waste into the sea off Sta. Fe, Bantayan island. Vice Governor Agnes Magpale told reporters that she and Governor Hilario Davide III will visit…

Complaint filed against Sta. Fe mayor

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/13/2015

Sta. Fe Municipal Mayor Jose Esgana is being  accused of   threatening two sea marshals who tried to make him pay for  passenger tickets for  boat  trips. The complaint was filed by lawyer Judiel Pareja last June 11…

Probe sought on wastes in Sta. Fe waters

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/11/2015

AN environment group called on the DENR and the Philippine Coast Guard to investigate passenger vessels that dump human waste into the waters of Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island, northern Cebu. Environmental lawyer Antonio Oposa, who heads…

Sta. Fe wants probe on vessels dumping wastes

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/08/2015

THE municipal council of Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island will pass a resolution in today’s session asking the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to investigate the vessels that were dumping their wastes on their…

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…

Sta. Fe asks for shelter aid balance

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/11/2015

The municipal government of Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island, Cebu called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to release the P55.2 million balance of its Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA). Sta. Fe Mayor Jose…

Dalaguete, Sta. Fe, Tuburan eyed for anti-poverty drive

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/01/2015

The towns of Dalaguete, Sta. Fe and Tuburan were identified as pilot areas for the national government’s Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) in yesterday’s meeting at the Capitol Social Hall. Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said…

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…

Minors in gov’t care; Swiss clams up

Apple Ta-as 12/01/2014

The two minors rescued from a beach house rented in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island by a 66-year-old Swiss national are now in the custody of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development office. Cebu Vice Gov.…

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