Nancy is right. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat gave this admission Monday, June 14 after she was called out by Senator Nancy Binay for the non-wearing of face mask and face shield during the former's encounter with social media star Scarlet Snow Belo. (Photos from...
Some 10,000 doses of coronarivus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, specifically the Russian-made Sputnik V, will be sent to Bohol this week for the inoculation of tourism frontliners in the province, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced on Monday, June 14. A health...
GARCIA. (FB photo) CEBU CITY – Travelers from Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, and Bohol will have to present a negative COVID-19 test when entering Cebu. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia issued Executive Order No. 22 on Independence Day ordering that travelers arriving in Cebu must show a...
Five local fishermen were arrested by the personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for illegal fishing in Candijay, Bohol on Wednesday, June 9. Five local fishermen were arrested by the PhilippineCoast Guard (PCG) for illegal fishing in Candijay, Bohol on Wednesday, June 9. (Photo courtesy of...
Now, this is not your regular table salt! Asin Tibuok (Photo from John Sherwin Felix) The Philippines has its fair share of exotic-looking food. There's the iconic balut made of a developing duck egg. Another are the frog legs, which, according to many, taste like chicken. And the dinuguan , a...
Five suspected communist rebels were killed while a soldier was injured in two consecutive armed encounters between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the New People's Army (NPA) in Bilar, Bohol on Tuesday morning, May 25. The slain suspects -- a female and four males -- have yet to be...
Researchers have recently described three newly discovered species of hermit crab currently found only in Bohol Sea. (Credit to MB Visual Content) In a recently published study, three new species of hermit crab namely: Catapagurus exilidigitus, Catapagurus fimbriatus, and Catapagurus latus were...
Pieces to be showcased at "Bohol-Buhol 8' exhibit With selected artists from the Heart of the Islands, “Bohol-Buhol” aims to highlight not only the beauty and wonder of their hometown's natural wonders, but also to showcase the merry and many tangled colors, forms, and imagery in the paintings,...
A legacy of over 60 years, Bohol St. Jude General Hospital will soon transform to a healing center, whose new mission is ‘to heal the world one being at a time, in body, mind, and spirit By Mary Therese Nazareno-Arreza M.D. INTO THE FUTURE Bohol St. Jude General Hospital (BSJGH) is all set for...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) paid tribute to the pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Getafe, Bohol nearly a week ago as he was buried in his hometown in Candijay on Monday, May 3. Major Gen. Simeon Felix Jr., commander of the Air Mobility Command, represented President Duterte and bestowed...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) identified on Tuesday night, April 27, three of the four victims aboard a military chopper that crash landed into the sea in Getafe, Bohol while on a maintenance flight. PAF spokesperson Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano said the lone fatality was Capt. Aurelius Olano,...
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) attack helicopter crashed during a maintenance flight in Getafe, Bohol Tuesday morning, April 27, killing the pilot and injuring three others. Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano, PAF spokesperson, said a McDonnel Douglas 520-MG "Defender" combat chopper from the 15th Strike Wing...
