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Banton, Romblon, Philippines

A privately-run tourism and culture promotion page for the island of Banton, Romblon, Philippines. The burial cloth is reportedly the oldest in Southeast Asia.
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Banton Island is a rocky volcanic island situated in the Maghali Island Group of Romblon Province, around 7-12 hours south of Manila. This island municipality of more than 6,000 people is surrounded by the Sibuyan Sea which boasts one of the most preserved marine life in the Philippines. The island was originally named Batoon due to its rocky coastline and topography. Prior to the arrival of the S

panish, an ancient civilization has already existed in the island as suggested by the various artifacts recovered from the island’s caves in 1936. One of the artifacts is a boat coffin with a well-preserved mummy and burial cloth. The island municipality is also one of the oldest in the Philippines, having been established as a town under Spanish rule in 1622. The Spanish built a fort called Fuerza de San Jose and a church in honor of San Nicolas de Tolentino, all of which were built under the supervision of a Spanish captain and priest, Padre Agustin San Pedro. The fortifications protected the town from recurring raids from Muslim pirates which used to infest the country’s waters. Today, the island municipality is known for fishing, copra farming and various cottage industries but it also has lots of potential for tourism and development. The town of has a newly expanded ferry port and seawall that caters to interisland ferries and motorized boats that regularly plies the Sibuyan Sea. The town features numerous Spanish era houses and fortifications. One example is the aforementioned Fuerza de San Jose and the Ugat Faigao Museum and Ancestral House. The roads are narrow yet concrete and the only mode of transportation are the numerous passenger motorcycles called habal-habal which carry people and goods around the island. Due to its distance to the main island of Romblon and to the Luzon mainland, electricity in the island is an issue as it only lasts from late afternoon to around midnight. In recent years, cellular phone service from Smart Telecom and Globe Telecom became available in the island. A public satellite phone service is also available in the island

The island municipality has its own language called Asi or Bantoanon. Majority of the islanders speak the local language but they also capable in communicating in Filipino and English. If you wis to learn basic Asi you can report to the Asi Studies Center for Culture and the Arts along Fortunato Fadriquela street. Scattered along the island’s coastline are various white sand and coral beaches like Macat-ang Beach and Mainit Beach both in Barangay Mainit, the farthest barangay of the municipality. Macat-ang Beach offers cottages, huts and beach umbrellas for beach lovers and features a lovely view of Bantoncillo Island, an islet approximately two miles from the beach. Mainit Beach, meanwhile, has a longer coastline and boasts hot springs in the middle of the sea. Tourists and locals alike can bathe in the lukewarm water produced in the area. Other beaches include Tabonan Beach (located in an inhabited island a few meters from the island and famous for its fine golden sands), Siocan Beach (opposite Tabonan Beach and accessible only by boat) and Recodo Beach in Barangay Banice. Spelunking enthusiasts might find Banton Island exciting as it is also rich in caves filled with history and culture. Among the many caves in the island are Ipot Cave in the Guyangan Cliffs where prehistoric artifacts were found in 1936 (now displayed at the National Museum in Manila) and the Silak Cave in Barangay Togbongan. Banton Island was also cited in the book “Diving the Philippines and Southeast Asia” by Heneage Mitchell as one of the best diving sites in the country. Some of the diving sites in the island he noted are the island’s West Side, the Northeast Wall (just off the Moro Caves) and the Dos Hermanas Islands (two inhabited islands several kilometers northwest of the island). Unfortunately, diving enthusiasts have to bring their own equipment as the island has no diving facilities. Source: Tourism Philippines: Banton Island Travel Guide

25/09/2024

Mapa-kayaki o kabadi, anak man o maguyang, bunit is life sa banwang palangga!

24/09/2024

15/09/2024

View ng bayan ng Banton, Romblon, Philippines ngayong gabi, Sept. 15, 2024.

09/09/2024

Masadyang Kapistahan, mga kasimanwa! Ado pa kamong hina sa banwa!

11/08/2024

HAPPENING NOW: Brgy. Nabalay Fiesta 2024 at the Rosario Complex Evacuation Center in San Pedro, Laguna, with many Nabalaynons from Metro Manila and Calabarzon present!

19/07/2024

Nayaag sa Lagang nak inghuhuman kag rayan papagto sa Togong.

15/06/2024

Ipo-ipo sa yawor ngasing nak aga. Nawagit gihapon nak raan.

31/05/2024

WATCH: Banton Santacruzan 2024

31/05/2024

Ma-live kita sa pilang minuto para sa Banton Santacruzan 2024. Huyat yang rili sa ato page.

12/05/2024

Thanks to historian and Romblon Rep. Gabriel Fabella who authored the bill to change the date of Philippine Independence to June 12.

From 1946 to 1962, Filipinos celebrated the country's Independence Day on July 4 until President Diosdado Macapagal moved the commemoration to June 12, invoking Emilio Aguinaldo's declaration of independence from Spain in 1898 as our "true independence day."

12/05/2024

Mabuhay ka tanang nagyunsor it bihor rili sa kalibutan!

09/05/2024

RADIGONDES FABREGAS-FAMINI
February 6, 1936 – May 5, 2024

Nagtaliwaney si Lola Rading Famini, dating Vice Mayor it Banton, sa guyang nak 88.

Sida ka tag-iya it pinakamarugay nak tinrahan sa Banton, kag Maley Kamo Store sa Ricardo Vesa St., Poblacion, nak ingbuksan it 1956. Sida gihapon ay nagsilbing Vice Mayor it Banton it usang termino tuna 1984 hanggang 1987.

Taus-pusong pakikiramay sa tanang naulila nida.

02/05/2024

Kung ingga kamo it mga rungaw, piyesta, balik-balik, batch reunion, ag iba pang mga ragipon, pabutang it pasador o pagbati rili sa amo page adong maaayaman it mga tawo miskan asa ibang lugar o bansa ag sinra ay makaka-selebrar gihapon.

01/05/2024

Parada para sa Pagselebrar it Pambansang Buyan it Panublion 2024 (Heritage Month 2024 Parade)

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01/04/2024

✨️ SIMPLY BNHS BATCH '74! ✨️

Banton National High School Batch 1974 kicked off their 50th anniversary reunion with a parade around town, stopping by homes of their former teachers to honor and pay tribute to them.

01/04/2024

Banton National High School Batch 1974 kicked off their 50th anniversary reunion with a parade around town, stopping by homes of their former teachers to honor and pay tribute to them.

31/03/2024

Witness the underwater beauty of Macat-ang Fish Sanctuary at Macat-ang Beach, Brgy. Mainit!
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29/03/2024

Bantoanon Catholic faithful flock for the Good Friday Procession 2024.

22/03/2024

Maadong aga sa tanang asa

13/03/2024

Today we will share hand terms in the Asi (Bantoanon) language. Did you know that in Asi there is a separate word for hand in the angry register, as well as a word for an extra finger? Special shout out to KATIGSON TV and Abner Faminiano for all their help in Bantoanon.

Hand: Damot (Napagor when angry)
Finger: Kamoykamoy
Thumb: Aminrakoy
Index: Tudlo
Middle: tunga-tunga nak tudlo
Ring Finger: Palasingsingan
Little Finger: Amindigit
Extra finger: saliping

01/03/2024

Back at the best beach in Banton!

01/03/2024

Guess where in Banton this beach is.

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Banton
5515

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banton,_Romblon

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