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Kinatarkan Island little-known Paradise

By Archie Modequillo | July 28, 2019 - 12:00am

Many travelers to Bantayan Island, towards the northwestern tip of mainland Cebu, do not know that just 12 kilometers away there’s a little paradise called Kinatarkan.

82 days ago

Freeman Cebu Lifestyle

Heat keeps pilgrims indoors thousands flock North

By Jean Marvette A. Demecillo | April 21, 2019 - 12:00am

As thousands flock to Bantayan Island in northern Cebu, officials observed fewer people participating in outdoor Holy Week activities in Cebu City. A plausible reason - the scorching heat of the sun.

180 days ago

Cebu News

A new runway in Bantayan Island

SHOOTING STRAIGHT - By Bobit S. Avila | November 13, 2018 - 12:00am

Finally the Provincial Board has given Governor Hilario Davide III the authority to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority to develop the airport in Santa Fe, Bantayan...

339 days ago

Opinion

Bantayanons want wilderness tag lifted

By Rowena D. Capistrano | October 7, 2018 - 12:00am

While Bantayan Island is now part of the 94 islands recently declared as protected areas in the Philippines that covers about 3.5 million hectares, residents are asking that its wilderness area category be lif...

Over a year ago

Cebu News

Over a year ago

Klase sa Bantayan Island gikanselar

By Rowena D. Capistrano | Over a year ago

Gumikan sa bati nga dagan sa panahon ug walay hunong nga ulan, hingpit nga gideklarar sa tulo ka lokal nga kagamhanan sa Isla...

Banat Balita

Over a year ago

1 thousand structures in Bantayan encroach on easement zone

By May B. Miasco | Over a year ago

The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Cebu City has identified 1,100 structures that are encroaching...

Cebu News

Over a year ago

Bantayan erosion blamed on ports

By Jaypee Pleños Lao | Over a year ago

A group of tourism stakeholders from Bantayan Island is calling on the government to redesign the island’s two ports,...

Cebu News

Illegal structures on Bantayan Island to face demolition

By May B. Miasco | June 7, 2018 - 12:00am

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR)-7 has intensified its crackdown on environmental violators encroaching beyond the easement zones along the coast in the region.

Over a year ago

Cebu News

Help sought for Bantayan master plan

By Gregg M. Rubio | April 23, 2018 - 12:00am

The Provincial Board wants the Office of the Cabinet Secretary through the Performance and Projects Management Office to provide technical assistance in preparing the Bantayan Island Comprehensive or Integrated Development...

Over a year ago

Cebu News

Tomas to promote Cebu sans Santa Fe

May 2, 2017 - 12:00am

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will exclude Santa Fe in Bantayan Island from his efforts to promote Cebu.

Over a year ago

Cebu News

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Chinese ship that sank GemVer possibly part of maritime militia — report

Tracking the moves of the Chinese vessel that sank Philippine fishing boat GemVer 1 would suggest that it was more than just a commercial fishing ship, according to a think tank.

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Locsin wants ‘offensive’ map scene deleted from ‘Abominable’

The Philippines’ top diplomat has suggested a “universal boycott” of DreamWorks movies in the country following an animated film’s depiction of China’s nine-dash line in the South China Sea.

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Palace: Up to MTRCB to ban 'Abominable' over China's map

“Depende siguro yan sa MTRCB kung ano ang assessment nila,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said of the decision to ban the animated film "Abominable," which includes a scene depicting Beijing's nine dash line.

2 days ago

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Vietnam pulls movie depicting China's nine-dash line map

Vietnam has pulled out animated DreamWorks film "Abominable" for depicting China's expansive claims in the South China Sea.

3 days ago

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Fact check: ESPN broadcasts China map showing invalidated '9-dash line'

The map contained the legally invalidated “nine-dash line” that alleges China's claim to virtually the entire South China Sea.

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