This document provides an overview of Daanbantayan, a municipality located in northern Cebu, Philippines. It details Daanbantayan's vision to become an urban growth center and premier tourist destination by 2020. Key points include its agricultural landscape and fishing economy, transportation links to Cebu City via buses and ferries, planned developments like an airport and integrated bus-ferry terminal, and cultural attractions like the Haladay festival and historic churches. Major resorts catering to tourists visiting beaches and dive sites like Malapascua Island are also mentioned.

1. WELCOME TO DAANBANTAYN
A 1ST CLASS MUNICIPALITY IN THE NORTHERN TIP OF CEBU, PHILIPPINES

2. OVERALL VISION STATEMENT
VISION STATEMENT
Sustainability Developed Provincial-Regional Urban Growth Center
Daan bantayan’s overall vision is to become an urgan growth center of provincial
and regional significance, which stresses the attainment development scenarios that
Daan Bantayan will be:
One of the premier tourist destinations in the country
A regional transportation hub;
And institutional center;
A commercial-trading center;
An industrial center, and
A city by year 2020

3. >This municipality is located in
the northern tip of Cebu Province
in central Philippines.
>Belonging to its political
jurisdiction is the famous
Malapascua Island, an island
with white sand beaches and
with its surrounding waters great
for diving and snorkeling.
>Daanbantayan has over 74
thousand registered residents
>Daanbantayan is subdivided in
to 20 barangays, with a total land
area of 10,455 hectares.

5. AREA CHARACTERISTICS
•Agricultural
•Open grassland/ pasture land
•Severe erosion potential
•Lake Lanao
•Rural character
•Built-up areas in centers of
Brgys. Maya and Tapilon
•Mangrove area
•Dilapidated municipal wharf in
Brgy Tapilon
•Municipal wharf in Brgy Maya
•Servicing boats Malapascua
Islands Leyte and Masbate

6. TRANSPORTATION
-main modes of transportation
within the town
Jeepney
Tricycles
Trisikads
Rental Bikes

7. TRANSPORTATION
Daanbantayan is 128 kilometers
from Cebu City, with about 3-4
hours travel time.
Bus- Ceres Liner, D'Rough
Riders and Cebu Autobus are
among the bus companies with
regular trips to and from
Daanbantayan via the North Bus
Terminal.
bus fare ranges from PHP 150-
165 (non-aircon buses) and PHP
160-180 (airconditioned buses)
V-hire- Van for hire, is also
available in the North Bus
Terminal. Fare ranges from PHP
160-190.

9. DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT
•Transportation hub,
primary for large cargo
planes- distribution center
for the Visayas and
Mindanao region
•Integrated Bus-Ferry
Terminal
•Recreation area
•Forest development
•Maintaining ecological
balance and protection of
water source

10. KEY
DEVELOPMENTS
• Airport in Brgy. Maya
• Bus and Ferry Terminal in Brgy.
Maya
• Parks and recreation
development-tree park,
playground, picnic and
camping ground and golf
course etc.
• Forest development
• Agro-forestry area
development
• Coastline development for
tourism activities
• Protected mangrove areas
• Lake Lanao eco-tourism

11. MAIN
SOURCE OF
LIVELIHOOD
is farming and
fishing, owing to its
mostly agricultural and
coastal areas.

12. WEATHER
▪ Average High/Low Temperature for Daanbantayan, Philippines

13. WEATHER
▪ Average Rainfall for Daanbantayan, Philippines

14. THE
RICH
CULTURE

15. HISTORIC PRESERVATION
VISION STATEMENT
• Daan Bantaya conserves its historic legacy
through careful planning.
• Daan Bantayan’s residents, the business
community, institutions, and local government
respect and preserve historic sites and
structures.

16. HALADAYA FESTIVAL
IS CELEBRATED EVERY EASTER SUNDAY
AND ENDS WITH A STREETDANCING ON
THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER EASTER.
ONE OF THE BIG HIGHLIGHTS IN THE
FESTIVAL ARE THE HALADAYA FESTIVAL
QUEEN, STREET DANCING COMPETITION
AND THE GRAND PARADE CALLED
HALADAYA.
MANY TOURISTS, LOCAL & FOREIGN, COME
TO WITNESS AND JOIN THE FESTIVE
MOOD—DANCES, DRINKS, FOOD AND
MERRYMAKING—WITH FAMILIES,
RELATIVES, AND FRIENDS.

17. TOURIST
ATTRACTIONS
Sta. Rosa de Lima parish
Church - inaugurated on 10
April 1858 and finished in 1886.
Its façade is still intact with its
original design.
The Town plaza - site of a
battle between the so-called
Daanbantayan Volunteers and 19
well-armed bandits led by
Capitan Berinoin 1898

18. TOURIST
ATTRACTIONS
Gato Cave and Islet - a
small sharp rocky island rising
in the middle of the Visayan
Sea,home to nesting seabirds,
a colony of flying foxes, soft
coral canyons, and rare and
unusual nudibranchs
Malapascua island- known
first for its wide white sand
beach, known as Bounty
Beach; it has also become
known as a diving destination
because of its beautiful coral
gardens and excellent local
dive spots.

19. TOURISM POLICIES/ STRATEGIES
• Enhance the position of the municipality as a tourist destination,
especially in the area of tourism support infrastructure
• Increase the appeal and attractiveness of the municipality as a
tourist destination, by diversifying tourist attractions and sights
• Establishment of Eco-Tourism Zone covering the Islands of
barangay Logon, Carnaza, and Gato for resort and holiday
islands,
• Construction of municipal wharf in Brgy. Tapilon and Logon

20. HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY
Daanbantayan is now known for
its pristine, white powder-like
sandy beaches, that is why
resorts and boats for island
hopping is a popular business
here.
With its vast and rich marine
resources, it hosts a long string
of dive sites offering unique
marine life and beauty.

21. MOST VISITED
RESORTS
▪ SKIPS BEACH RESORT
▪ -The management calls their place
the “friendliest and lowest cost
ocean-front hotel, restaurant, and
videoke bar in the Philippines”.
▪ - Nice Rooms: PhP1000 to 1600
per night

22. MOST VISITED
RESORTS
Virgin Beach Resort

23. THANK YOU