On a normal day, Jeowy Loyloy Ompad would pull large nets from the sea with fellow fishermen in Bantayan Island in northern Cebu.

On a normal day, Jeowy Loyloy Ompad would pull large nets from the sea with fellow fishermen in Bantayan Island in northern Cebu.

CEBU, Philippines – Jeowy Loyloy Ompad, among the top 10 passers of the 2025 Bar Exams, is the proud son of a fisherfolk family from Santa Fe town in Bantayan Island, Cebu.

Placing sixth in the 2025 Bar Examinations, lawyer Jeowy Ompad not only celebrates a personal milestone. He also reaffirms a ...

OF THE more than 11,000 examinees in the 2025 Bar Examinations, only one graduate from a Cebu-based law school made it into ...

A dead whale shark or “butanding” was found floating in the waters off Bantayan Island in Cebu. According to a “24 Oras” report on Tuesday, the deceased whale shark was nine meters long. The ...

This is the dramatic moment waves battered a port as passengers struggled to board a ferry. Maria Janeth Cabrera and her fellow travellers were caught in dangerously rough seas at Santa Fe Port on ...

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines, causing part of the centuries-old Parish of Saint Peter the Apostle in Bantayan to collapse. Videos on social media showed lights ...

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 ...

IT'S the onset of the dry season in the country, making it an ideal time for a quick weekend getaway at the beach before Holy Week and the peak of summer. If you're on a tight budget and looking for a ...

CEBU, Philippines – As temperatures rise across the country, now is the perfect time for a quick weekend beach getaway before the Holy Week and the peak of the dry season. If you’re on a tight budget ...