The Municipality of Bantayan used to comprise the entire island. Now it is composed of the towns of Bantayan, Madridejos, and Santa Fe. In the book of lawyer Gervasio Lira Lavilles, “Cebu: History of ...

HOTELIERS and resort operators on Bantayan Island on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, warned the public about a rise in online booking scams as the island prepared for t ...

PLANNING a trip to Bantayan Island for Holy Week? You might want to double-check that reservation before you hit the ...

Bantayan Island, located off the coast of the northern part of Cebu, was among the places hit by super typhoon Yolanda in November 2013. The tragedy left 90 percent of the houses and structures in the ...

CEBU, Philippines — The 23.3-megawatt (MW) diesel engine power plant on Bantayan Island, an emerging tourist destination in northern Cebu, was inaugurated yesterday. The Isla Norte Energy Corporation ...

BANTAYAN ISLAND, Cebu—For several decades now, the mere mention of Semana Santa (Holy Week) on Bantayan Island in northern Cebu conjures up images of a fiesta. This has been the general impression of ...

Former Miss Universe Philippines titleholder Gazini Ganados flew to Bantayan Island on November 28, to visit some of its tourist spots including the Saints Peter and Paul Church and Virgin Island.

Flight to Bantayan Island from Mactan Island opens, cutting what used to be a six-hour trip by land and a ferry boat ride to just 30 minutes. The inaugural flight via a 72-seater twin-engine turboprop ...

FISH18 is faced with the daunting task of having to overhaul the 11-point lead of Parklane Tri Team if it is to clinch the title of the Cebu Loves Tri Team Championships Series which holds its final ...

VIVANT Foundation, in partnership with Isla Norte Power Corp. and Vivant Energy Corp., recently completed the upgrade of the electrical wiring of classrooms and offices in Puti-an Elementary School in ...