3-week surveillance ends with NBI raid in Sta. Fe, Bantayan island; Swiss man ‘molested’ local boys

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/30/2014

BEACH  HOUSE ARREST Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yesterday  arrested a Swiss national in his rented  beach house in Sta. Fe, Bantayan island where he allegedly molested young boys. Walter Hauck, 66, was the…

Deped reassessment of schools’ damage to cause more delays

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/09/2014

The revalidation of the damage by the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) may still delay the repair and construction of new classrooms in northern Cebu  to replace those destroyed by supertyphoon Yolanda last year. Dr.…

Yolanda survivors cry, shout, wait

Peter L. Romanillos 11/09/2014

Bantayan storm survivors seek strength, release of shelter aid Sta. Fe, Bantayan –  Bells pealed. Sirens and horn blasts filled the air in the early morning. At exactly 8 a.m., people gathered at the town plaza shouted,…

Ombud suspends Sta. Fe barangay captain

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/14/2014

A barangay captain of Sta. Fe town in northern Cebu was ordered suspended for one month and a day for appointing a losing candidate as his secretary less than a year after the May 2010 elections. The…

Sinkhole spotted in Sta. Fe town

Edison Delos Angeles 07/27/2014

A new sinkhole in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan island has  forced  families in sitio Dapdap, barangay Langub to relocate. The hole first appeared Friday night but the size, initially  two to  three feet wide,  grew wider…

Census to cover north Cebu storm victims

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/25/2014

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will conduct a census in 45 Yolanda-hit barangays in northern Cebu. This will help the government asses what residents need more than eight months after the supertyphoon struck the country. Provincial Statistics…

DENR to warn 7 resorts in Sta. Fe to remove new ‘illegal’ beach structures

Peter L. Romanillos 06/09/2014

Waves lap up on the beach of Marlin’s Beach Resort in scenic Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island, a major tourist destination in Cebu. Instead of a wide expanse of white sand, the front of the resort has a…

DENR to check resorts in Sta. Fe, Bantayan as they’re too close to shore

Peter L. Romanillos 06/01/2014

Several resorts in Sta.Fe , Bantayan Island are back in the shoreline, even those whose seawalls were demolished in 2010 by a court order for violating a 20-meter public easement. This is already known by the  Department…

As resorts still down, Mayor encourages tourists to try homestay in Sta. Fe

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/03/2014

Try homestay in Sta. Fe and enjoy its beaches. This is Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgara’s advice to tourists visiting the town as most of its beach resorts damaged by typhoon Yolanda have yet to be rehabilitated.…

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