SARIAYA, Quezon – Police here confirmed that a Toyota Hilux recovered on Monday night in Barangay Balubal here was the vehicle used by three suspects in the recent abduction and killing of former Abuyog, Leyte Vice Mayor James Bohol and his son Carlo James "Jimbo" Bohol. Police said the vehicle...
TACLOBAN CITY – Abuyog, Leyte Mayor Lemuel Gin Traya confirmed that former Abuyog Vice Mayor James Bohol and his son were found dead in Barangay Imelda, Silago, Southern Leyte, on Tuesday, June 30, three days after they were reported missing on June 27. “We are deeply saddened by the...
CEBU CITY – A 48-year-old man was killed and 16 others were injured in a three-vehicle smashup in Alicia town, Bohol province, on Thursday morning, June 25. Killed on the spot in the accident, which happened around 8:30 a.m. on an intersection in Barangay Poblacion, was the driver of a Suzuki...
CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. started the week busy, crisscrossing Bohol and Cebu to inspect major projects on Monday, June 22. The President first went to Bohol to inaugurate a multi-million irrigation project before proceeding to Cebu. While in Cebu, Marcos inspected the...
CEBU CITY – More than 700 farmers in the towns of Mabini and Alicia in Bohol province will benefit from an irrigation project inaugurated on Monday, June 22, by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The P833.37-million Mabini-Cayacay Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP) is expected to provide...
Citing the possibility of a severe El Niño that could last until next year, President Marcos assured farmers that the government would continue supporting small reservoir irrigation projects (SRIP) across the country. During the inauguration of the Mabini-Cayacay SRIP in Bohol on Monday, June 22,...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol pushed to attract more investments and economic opportunities during a recent meeting with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in New York City. Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado shared that he had a productive meeting with Trade Commissioner...
CEBU CITY – From the nesting site to the sea. This was the success story of the 79 endangered green sea turtle hatchlings that safely reached the sea in Panglao, Bohol on Monday night, June 15. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Visayas (DENR-7) said the successful...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a fisherman allegedly involved in the illegal manufacture and selling of dynamite in Bohol province. The 43-year-old suspect, Donald Rabanos, was apprehended in an entrapment operation in Barangay Hingotanan East, Bien Unido town, on Friday, June 12. Three homemade...
A man who had been evading authorities for nearly three years in connection with a murder case in Bohol -- allegedly linked to a love triangle -- was arrested in Pasig City on June 10. The Eastern Police District (EPD), in coordination with the Clarin Municipal Police Station of the Bohol...
CEBU CITY – The construction of a mall that is seen to spark employment and economic growth in the province of Bohol will push through. Gov. Aris Aumentado gave this assurance to Boholanos as the construction of the first-ever SM mall in the province has yet to start even after its groundbreaking...
CEBU CITY – The local government units of Bohol and Cebu are extending assistance to General Santos City, one of the areas in Mindanao hit by a powerful earthquake on Monday morning, June 8. Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado announced that the province is sending two Search, Rescue, and Retrieval (SRR)...