A man who was supposed to receive social pension got arrested instead after authorities found out he was allegedly storing illegal substances used in making dynamite in Tubigon, Bohol on Thursday, July 7. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) Local government officials of Tubigon town were...
Leading renewable energy (RE) firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC), a subsidiary of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation, will be supplying RE-generated electricity to Bohol province for the next 10 years. In a statement to the media, EDC emphasized that it won the joint competitive selection...
CEBU CITY – A warrant of arrest has been issued against Marnilou Ayuban, the mayor of Alicia, Bohol who was convicted of graft. Ayuban has yet to show up after an arrest warrant of was issued against him prior to his assumption into office. He took his oath of office last June 8 before a...
CEBU CITY – All passengers of the ship that caught fire and sank off Bohol Sunday, June 26, have been accounted for, the Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas (PCG 7) said Monday, June 27. MV Mama Mary Chloe (PCG photo) Lt. Junior Grade Krysta Bergantin, spokesperson of PCG 7, said M/V Mama Mary...
A passenger boat carrying 165 passengers and crew members was razed by fire before it sank in Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol on Sunday afternoon, June 26. Distraught passengers of passenger boat Mama Mary Chloe gather at Port of Hilongos in Leyte after the vessel caught fire and sank in Pres. Carlos...
SMOKE is seen from the passenger vessel MV Mama Mary that caught fire while playing the Leyte-Bohol route. (Photo from Shane Mebelle Gavas Besin FB) TACLOBAN CITY – A passenger fastcraft plying the Leyte-Bohol route caught fire Sunday, June 26, and several passengers have been rescued....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has opened to motorists he newly built iconic bridge in Loay, Bohol. DPWH Sec. Roger Mercado said the new Clarin Bridge is a Nielsen arch superstructure spanning 104 meters and will serve an important role in the mobility of goods and people and...
CEBU CITY -- The bridge in Catigbian town, Bohol collapsed because of overloading, authorities found out. A POLICEMAN looks at the Borja Bridge in Catigbian, Bohol that collapsed while a 12-wheel truck was crossing Thursday, June 16. (Photo contributed by Catigbian police) The Provincial...
CEBU CITY – A second bridge in Bohol collapsed in less than two months. A POLICEMAN looks at the Borja Bridge in Catigbian, Bohol that collapsed while a 12-wheel truck was crossing Thursday, June 16. (Photo contributed by Catigbian police) Nobody was harmed as the Borja Bridge in Barangay...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will operate additional flights between Manila and Tagbilaran (Panglao) beginning May 17, 2022, and between Manila and Basco (Batanes) by May 20, 2022, the flag carrier announced Thursday, May 12. 83046 From May 17, PAL will increase its Manila-Tagbilaran-Manila services...
The Ang Probinsyano party-list visited and extended financial assistance to the relatives of the victims of the bridge that collapsed in Loay, Bohol last April 27. Representative Edward Delos Santos visited the family of fatality Arniel Cilos, a tourist driver, and offered some immediate burial...
Tagbilaran Bishop Alberto Uy prayed for the four people who died when a bridge in Bohol province’s Loay town collapsed on Wednesday. Bp. Alberto Uy (Photo CBCP) The prelate said he was saddened by the accident and offered prayers for the victims and their families. “We continue to pray for the...
