PICTURE: Banton Chatolic Church, Simbahan it Bantoon.Banton island was one of the earliest barangays mentioned by Miguel Loarca in his Relacion de las Islas Filipinas in 1582. Banton pueblo was created in 1622. In 1635 a decree by Bishop Pedro Arce of Cebu committed the island and the province to...

  PICTURE: Banton Centuries-old Bell, Bagtingan sa OntiNagrako sa Banton pamudong sa hudop et habagat, rangoy sa kada yukot et mga bayor sa ragat, mukyat sa silak et adlaw, baktas patukar pabisong, nagtawog et butong nak sabyay sa liwag, yuhor sa rapike et mga bagtingan sa simbahan, pang gan-ot...

MAPA IT BANTOON Click on the map and drag your mouse to move the map around. Changes also the Latitude/Longitude of the map. (Current place Latitude: 12.9333, Longitude: 122.083) Point with your mouse on a desired place on the map then double click (or click ) to center the map. Zoom in + , Zoom...

PICTURE: Skeletal Remains of Extinct Prehistoric Animals image courtesy: sanrokan.c...

  PICTURE: Telang BantonThe cloth Banton's first fiber cloth with warp ikat in South-East Asia. It is estimated 400 years. Found shroud cloth with a blue and white seramiks in a wooden coffin on the island of Banton in Romblon. The fabric is woven from the red, black and white dyed hemp. Easy...

Banton became a pueblo in 1622; a municipality in 1918 One hundred years after the discovery of the Philippines in March 15, 1521, Banton became a pueblo or municipality in 1622. From 1907-1918 Banton was a barrio of the Romblon municipality, and also Corcuera. Banton municipality was...

Banton is a 5th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 6,769 people in 1,478 households. Banton is composed of the main island of Banton and the uninhabited islands of Bantoncillo, and the Dos Hermanas Islands (Two Sisters),...

Poblacion is the latest barangay established in the island and comprises the town proper itself. It is the seat of the municipal government thus it houses the basic public facilities and infrastructures. Over the years the Poblacion has steadily grown from a very rural village into a semi urbanized...

PICTURE: Cambunga Beach of Togong Banton Island Image Courtesy of Banton-Island.blogspot.comThis beach is part of Togong’s business center and is good for an all-around activity. Fronting the activity center are rocks with pockets of fine sand. The Beautiful Beach of Barangay Togo...