Bantayan, Cebu

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This article is about the municipality. For the island, see Bantayan Island.
Bantayan
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Bantayan municipality from far end of quay
Bantayan municipality from far end of quay
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Flag		 Official seal of Bantayan
Seal
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Country [[{{safesubst:#property:P17}}]]
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province [[{{safesubst:#property:P131}}|{{safesubst:#property:P131}}]]
District 4th District of Cebu
Founded {{safesubst:#property:P571}}
Barangay 25 (see § Barangays)
Government [1]
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 • Council
Members
Area [2]  
 • Total 81.68 km2 (31.54 sq mi)
  includes outlying islands
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Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code {{safesubst:#property:P281}}
IDD : area code  +63 (0){{safesubst:#property:P473}}
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Bantayan is a Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". income class Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 446: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). on Bantayan Island in the province of [[{{safesubst:#property:P131}}|{{safesubst:#property:P131}}]], Philippines.[2][3] It is located 136 kilometres (85 miles) by road and sea from Cebu City. According to the Error: Invalid time. lua error in module:wikidata at line 879: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)., it has a population of {{safesubst:#property:P1082}}, making it the island's most populous town as well as the largest. In the 2013 election, it had {{safesubst:#property:P1,831}} registered voters.[4]

It is bordered to the north by Madridejos and to the southeast by Santa Fe. The municipality also includes numerous smaller islands, such as the Don Islands (Botigues, Doong, Lipayran), Hilotongan, and Yao.

Administration

Barangays

Bantayan comprises 25 barangays:

Barangay Population
(2010)[5]
PSGC Name
072209001 Atop-atop 2718
072209002 Baigad 1415
072209003 Baod 3209
072209004 Binaobao (Poblacion) 2919
072209005 Botigues 2704
072209006 Kabac 4164
072209007 Doong 2318
072209008 Hilotongan 2060
072209009 Guiwanon 2546
072209010 Kabangbang 2343
072209011 Kampingganon 1007
072209012 Kangkaibe 2635
072209013 Lipayran[lower-alpha 1] 3067
072209014 Luyongbaybay 1456
072209016 Mojon 1704
072209017 Obo-ob 1893
072209018 Patao[lower-alpha 2] 5475
072209019 Putian 1865
072209020 Sillon 4064
072209021 Sungko[lower-alpha 3] 3296
072209022 Suba (Poblacion) 3960
072209023 Sulangan[lower-alpha 4] 4596
072209024 Tamiao 1979
072209025 Bantigue (Poblacion) 4703
072209026 Ticad 6689
File:Bantayan Municipality map.JPG
Map showing barangays and islands

GK Village

Gawad Kalinga[6] has a village in brgy Mojon.[7]

Transport

Trisikads (and one tricycle) for hire lined up outside public market in downtown Bantayan

For short journeys within population centres, then trisikads are readily available. They can carry two or three adults plus goods, a total load in excess of 250 kg (550 lb). They are available only where land is flat and level.

For longer journeys, such as from the municipal centre to outlying barangays, then motor tricycles are available. Smaller ones are motorcycle-sidecar combinations, and can carry about 4 passengers. Larger ones, known as multis, have some sort of saloon behind the driver, and are usually shared between as many as eight passengers, plus some goods stowage.

For the longest journeys, such as from Santa Fe ferry pier into downtown Bantayan and onwards, there are larger jeepneys, which can carry around 20 passengers with rooftop goods stowage.

There is no public bus service as such.

Demographics

Population census of Bantayan
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 60,000 —    
1995 62,260 +0.70%
2000 68,125 +1.95%
2007 71,655 +0.70%
2010 74,785 +1.57%
Source: National Statistics Office[5][8]

In the 2013 election, it had {{safesubst:#property:P1,831}} registered voters, meaning that Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".% of the population are aged 18 and over.[4]

Heritage

There are a few historically notable buildings but they have generally not been well maintained, and the ravages of the climate hasten decay, together with several major fires, which consume the wooden structures. Preventive maintenance generally was not practised, so even the best preserved buildings date back only to the middle of the 19th century.

Parish church of Sts Peter and Paul

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Sts Peter & Paul front exterior with belfry

The main church stands on the principal plaza. Since the arrival of the Spanish there have been several buildings on its site: originally it was little more than a bamboo and nipa structure, which was burned down during one of the Moro raids. This was replaced by another wooden structure, which also burned down. Construction of the present building (the fifth on the site) started in 1839. The main driving force was the parish priest Padre Doroteo Andrade del Rosario and the maestro de obras (master of works) was his nephew Don Manuel Rubio y del Rosario (also known as Kapitan Tawi). Construction lasted about 24 years. The principal building material is coral, sawn to approximately parallelepiped shape and dressed like stone.

Since mid–2012 refurbishment work has been in progress: the belfry has been restored to its former glory, and as at February 2013 there are plans to open it for tourist access. The stairs are very steep and not very well guarded, however it does offer an elevated panoramic view of the waterfront.

The church also houses a small museum, visiting by appointment.

D.C. Abello theater

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DC Abello movie theater

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The D.C. Abello Theater was a Love Offering of Diego Abello and Candelaria Abello y Causing, parents of the late Mayor Remedios Abello Escario. Construction of the theater started in 1948 and was completed in 1952. It took four years before the theater could be fully operation as they had to source out a suitable projector and a quality screen that showed images clearly. Diego and Candelaria Abello built this theater to provide entertainment to the people of Bantayan. The building's architectural style harks back to the American period. The D.C. Abello Theater used to show double films and was the favorite rendezvous site of many young romantic Bantayanons at the time. Bantayanons from the neighboring islets and island barangays would flock to this theater especially when a Fernando Poe Jr film was showing. The theater was closed in the early 1980s with the advent of Betamax and, later the DVD era.

— Heritage building sign

As at February 2013 it is some sort of warehouse for glass and windows.

The building was entirely demolished in early 2015 to make way for the island's first supermarket development.

Houses

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Derelict once-grand homes on Bantayan island

Central plaza was the location of several well-built houses. Opposite the church Don Manuel del Rosario built two which used to be "the grandest homes on Bantayan island". Originally pre-dating the church, one was used as the Casa de Mamposteria (house of masons) during construction of the church. The main house was later inherited by the son of Don Manuel and his second wife, while the house next door was their wedding gift to their daughter.

After subsequent bequests, ownership of both houses was shared by many scions of the Causing and Escario families. They were unable to decide on (or maybe fund) [9] any necessary preventive maintenance work. As at February 2013 both houses have more or less collapsed in ruins past repair. All that remains of Bantayan's former glory is a dangerous and unsightly collection of rotten beams, collapsed walls and broken tiles occupying a prime and valuable location. Typhoon Yolanda subsequently caused both ruins to collapse entirely.

Recreation

There are no longer any public entertainment centres such as cinemas. Apart from religious fiestas and processions, the main Bantayanon enjoyment comes from karaoke (known as videoke). Many households have their own equipment, but for special occasions they hire equipment with truly prodigious output, especially with low frequency sound. This is likely to be placed in the street, for the enjoyment of all the neighbourhood.

Beach

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Empty beach, empty sea at Ba'igad

Much of the municipality coastline is unsuitable as a beach - there is no real sandy area, mostly rocks or mud, all along the southern coast of the municipality, and the western coast almost as far north as Baod and Patao. There are better beaches on the eastern coast, but access is difficult.

Sillon and Ba'igad is where good beaches can be found – wide expanses of sand, clean sea and few bathers. However these too have plenty of detritus and flotsam – for the most part seaweed and vegetation from the coconut palms which line the shore. The beaches are almost completely undeveloped, so no facilities, and there are several large private properties which are built close to the shore line.

Attractions

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Walkway to the Obo‑ob Mangrove Garden

Private facilities which are open to the public include:

  • Casa de Antiguedades[10] – This is a private house whose owner is happy to show visitors some of the artefacts and objects he has collected over the years. No entrance fee, but a contribution to upkeep is appreciated.
  • Obo‑ob Mangrove Garden – established by the residents of brgy Obo‑ob, the garden offers visitors a tour into the mangal forest along an elevated bamboo trail.
  • St Helena Botanical Garden shows off a selection of exotic flowers and fruits.
  • Bantayan Nature Park – this recently established (2012) place does not (yet) live up to its name.

Cockfighting

As is common throughout the Philippines, 'sport' is synonymous with cock-fighting. There is a large sports centre (cockpit) on the road to Santa Fe, which attracts a large clientele in Sundays. In addition, puroks can have their own arena, usually just a piece of land set aside for the purpose.

Festivals and processions

The Holy Week observance attracts large numbers of local and foreign tourists to the foot processions on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, when life-sized images and icons are mounted on carrozas (floats) decorated in a carnival style that depict various tableaux of Christ's Passion and the Stations of the Cross.

Palawod is another festival held 29 June in honour of Sts Peter & Paul. The street dancing and ritual showdown competitions which depict the fishing traditions of Bantayan have contributed to Palawod's being the 3-times Grand Champion of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival of Festivals.

Sinulog takes place at the end of January, when there are ten or more days of noisy celebration.

Image gallery

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    Arched sign on municipal quay

  • Bantayan Fire Station.jpg

    Bantayan fire station

  • Bantayan municipal hall.jpg

    Bantayan municipal hall

  • Bantayan legislative building.jpg

    Bantayan legislative building

  • 75° panorama from SS Peter & Paul belfry.jpg

    75° panorama from SS Peter & Paul belfry looking SW

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ with Mambacayao Daku & Mambacayao Diot
  2. ↑ with Polopolo
  3. ↑ with Botong
  4. ↑ with Biayagayag Daku, Biayagayag Diot, Botigues, Moamboc, Panitugan, Silagon and Sagasa

References

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  3. ↑ Executive Order No. 110 s.1955 of 15 April 1955 RECLASSIFYING ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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  6. ↑ Gawad Kalinga
  7. ↑ GK Village I, Bantayan
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  9. ↑ Cebu Daily News 2007.
  10. ↑ The Freeman 2010.

Source

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Further reading

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External links

 Madridejos
Visayan Sea Santa Fe
  Bantayan  
Tañon Strait
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