The Jintotolo Channel (or Jintotolo Strait) is the body of water that connects the Sibuyan Sea with the Visayan Sea.
It is located between the Philippine islands of Panay and Masbate, and is an important shipping route to and from the Central Visayas.
[1] These islands fall under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Balud, Masbate.
The channel is marked by a lighthouse on Jintotolo Island.
[3] The wrecks of the Japanese cruiser Kinu and destroyer Uranami lie on the bottom of the channel.