Is Bantayan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Bantayan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bantayan scores 61/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Philippines Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bantayan scores 61/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Philippines (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bantayan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (79/100).
A score of 61 is higher than 85% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Cebu territory, Bantayan is established at 11.2000° N, 123.7300° E. It lies 481.2 km NW relative to Manila. Time zone observed: Asia/Manila.
Cebu
11.2000° N, 123.7300° E
8 m
Asia/Manila
86,247
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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