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2 unusual facts about Daanbantayan, Cebu


Datu Daya

Datu Daya was a legendary tribal chief in Kandaya, the place that is now known as Daanbantayan, Cebu, in the Philippines.

Meteorological history of Typhoon Haiyan

At 0133 UTC, the eyewall began to hit the island of Cebu, at Daanbantayan.


Brandibelly

After the successful launching of their first album, they toured around Bukidnon, Lanao del norte, Zamboanga del sur and Misamis Oriental with other Bisrock bands from CDO and cebu.

Budoy Marabiles

Billed by the show as the "M-16 of Samar", he is best known as the vocalist of the Cebu-based reggae band Junior Kilat, which is responsible for songs such as Original Sigbin (In Bisaya mythology, Sigbin is a mythical creature), K Fyne (Okay, Fine) and Ako si M-16 (I am M-16), which bagged the Best Song in the 2005 NU Rock awards sponsored by the Manila-based rock radio station NU 107.

Catbalogan

However, the Catbalogan City Airport on Buri Island is accessible to private and charter jets from Manila, Cebu and other destinations.

Cebu Bus Rapid Transit System

A Bus Rapid Transit system for Cebu City was first proposed by the former Mayor Tomas Osmeña in the 1990s, but it was 2008 when the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) began formal planning.

Cebu Pacific Flight 387

Cebu Pacific Flight 387 (5J387) was a domestic Cebu Pacific air flight from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City on Mindanao Island.

Daanbantayan, Cebu

Ceres Liner, D'Rough Riders and Cebu Autobus are among the bus companies with regular trips to and from Daanbantayan.

Doctors Hospital

Cebu Doctors' University Hospital, a major tertiary private hospital in Cebu City, the Philippines

DYAN-TV

and currently is the affiliated station of the Philippine television network AksyonTV; The station is operated and co-owned by TV5, Its studios is located at Capitol Road, Camp Marina, Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City

DYBU

DYBU-TV, a UHF TV station in Cebu City under TV Natin.

DYBU-FM, an FM station in Cebu City under the brand 97.9 Love Radio.

Emilio Villareal

Born in Boljo-on, Cebu in 1920, Mil was one of several children born to Chinese and Spanish immigrants.

Fort Pilar

In 1635, upon the requests of the Jesuit missionaries and Bishop Fray Pedro of Cebu, the Spanish governor of the Philippines Juan Cerezo de Salamanca (1633–1635) approved the building of a stone fort in defense against pirates and raiders of the sultans of Mindanao and Jolo.

Gawad Plaridel Award

For 2008, Pachico A. Seares, editor-in-chief of Sun.Star Cebu and Sun.Star Superbalita (Cebu), was chosen as the recipient of the award for his “outstanding contributions to the print media industry.”

General Santos International Airport

With the 48-hour shutdown of Davao International Airport on June 2 - June 3, 2013 due to an accident involving a Cebu Pacific aircraft from Manila, General Santos International Airport handled most of the diverted flights from Davao for the stranded passengers going to and coming from Manila, Cebu, Zamboanga and Kalibo cities.

Giant golden-crowned flying fox

Recent surveys have found A. jubatus roosting with P. vampyrus on the islands of Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros and Polillo.

Hastang

The band’s first big break came in May 2005 when they made it to the finals of the MTV Hits Cebu band showdown held at the SM City Cebu Parking Lot.

Indigo-banded Kingfisher

There are two subspecies, the nominate race, which occurs on Luzon, Polillo, Mindoro, Sibuyan and Ticao, and A. c. nigriostris, which is found in Panay, Negros and Cebu.

Joker Arroyo

Arroyo participated in the trials of political detainees such as Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., ABS-CBN Executive Eugenio Lopez, Jr., Cebu politician Sergio Osmeña III, Communist Party of the Philippines founder and University of the Philippines Professor Jose Maria Sison, Senators Jovito Salonga and Eva Kalaw, lawyers Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Renato Tañada, Eduardo Olaguer and many others.

Lexmark

The firm's corporate and research and development (R&D) offices are located at the headquarters in Lexington with additional R&D facilities located in Boulder, Colorado; Kansas City, Kansas; Cebu, Philippines; and Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Lourdes Libres Rosaroso

Broadcast on many Cebu-based radio stations, the program aired longest on radio DyHP under the Radio Mindanao Network (RMN).

Mactan-Cebu International Airport

On December 11, 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was flying on its second leg of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Mactan-Cebu International Airport - New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport) route when a bomb on board exploded, killing a passenger.

Madridejos

Madridejos, Cebu, a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines

Magallanes, Agusan del Norte

PAL and Cebu Pacific have daily flights from Manila to Butuan and v.v. Cebu-Butuan-Cebu flights via Cebu Pacific scheduled Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and PAL.

Marine Aircraft Group 14

During fighting in the Philippines the Group was responsible for covering convoys and supporting Army and Filipino guerillas on the islands of Negros, Mindanao, Cebu and Leyte.

Mateo Noriel Luga

He was not a Cebuano but an Ibanag from Isabela province who came to Cebu to help the Cebuanos in their struggle against Spain and the United States.

In December 1898, the Spanish Governor Adolfo Montero abandoned the province of Cebu and sought refuge in Zamboanga.

Miguel López de Legazpi

In 1569, due to scarcity of food provisions in Cebu, Legazpi transferred to Panay and founded a second settlement on the bank of the Panay River.

Minglanilla National Science High School

The Minglanilla National Science High School (Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham ng Minglanilla) is a Secondary Public Science High School system located in Poblacion Ward 1, Minglanilla, Cebu, Philippines.

MTV Supahstar

After successful auditions in Cebu, Davao, Baguio, and Manila, celebrity casting directors Tim Yap, Radha, and Andrew E. finally narrowed down the finalists to 15 talented supahstars-in-the-making and divided them into different roles.

National Archives of the Philippines

The Archives is currently headquartered in the National Library of the Philippines and maintains offices and facilities in Paco, Manila, Cebu, and Davao.

Nigel Paul Villarete

He is currently the General Manager of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), located in Mactan Island, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu, Philippines, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).

During his term in the Cebu City Government, former mayor Osmeña had particularly tasked Villarete with the city's two major projects: as Project Manager of the South Reclamation Project (SRP), and as Project Development Officer of the Cebu City Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines

The office drew up defense plans for the islands of Luzon, Cebu, Negros, Panay, Leyte, Mindanao, Bohol, Mindoro, and many of the smaller islands.

Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa is accessible by direct flights from the major Philippine cities Manila, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo as well as Busuanga and El Nido and the Malaysian city of Kota Kinabalu.

Saint Theresa's College

Saint Theresa's College of Cebu City (STC Cebu), Juana Osmeña Street, Cebu City (1933–present)

Sangley

The Spanish government created schools and colleges run mostly by religious Orders, including the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, the Ateneo Municipal, the Universidad de Santo Tomás in Manila, or the Colegio de San Ildefonso in Cebu, that were opened to all types of students, regardless of race, gender or financial status in case of primary instruction.

Sōsaku Suzuki

After a series of administrative posts relating to military transportation, between 1943 and 1944, Suzuki was appointed commander of the IJA 35th Army and, with his headquarters in Cebu, was charged with the defense of the southern Philippines.

Takeo Manjome

But James M. Cushing's 8,500 Cebu guerrillas, who had remained resolute to fight ever since 1941, ambushed the retreating forces and entrapped them in a small corridor.

Takeshi Sakurada

From 1942-1943, Sakurada was commander of the Army Naval Transport Headquarters based on Cebu.

Transportation in Tacloban

Airphil Express also connects the two cities from Manila (4x daily) and Cebu (daily).

Transportation in the Philippines

After offering low fares to domestic destinations, Cebu Pacific launched its international operations on November 2001 and now flies to Bangkok, Busan, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei.

TV Patrol Central Visayas

It has covered news events like events around the administration Cebu's political families (Osmeña, Garcia, Rama).

University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication

Cheche Lazaro received the award for 2007 for her outstanding contributions to the local television industry and broadcast journalism, while for 2008, Pachico A. Seares, editor-in-chief of Sun.Star Cebu and Sun.Star Superbalita (Cebu), was chosen as the recipient of the award for his contributions to community journalism.

Women in the Philippines

In 1994, the John and Lorena Bobbitt case, in which a wife cut off the penis of her sleeping husband, seized the attention of media in the Philippines, which reported that a similar incident had occurred in Cebu the previous November.


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