CEBU CITY – Confronted with issues of alleged overpricing, service providers operating in Virgin Island in Panglao, Bohol underwent a one-day training conducted by the Department of Tourism (DOT) through its Central Visayas office. In coordination with the Bohol Tourism Office and the...
CEBU CITY -- Two persons who were tagged as high-value individuals in the police drug watchlist were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Tuesday night, August 2. Operatives of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit and Tagbilaran City Police Station seized at least 23 packs of...
THE price list of seafood that a woman and her group ordered in Panglao, Bohol that became viral online. The amount could have fed a large group in a buffet or more than a month’s worth of groceries. (Photo from FB) CEBU CITY – Panglao, Bohol Mayor Edgardo Arcay approved Wednesday, August 3,...
CEBU CITY -- Bohol Governor Aris Aumentado expressed dismay over reports of overpriced food that were sold in the province Virgin’s Island. In a post on his official Facebook account on Tuesday, August 2, Aumentado ordered an investigation after a group of tourists complained of overpriced food...
Sing Philippines Youth choir reunites for an outreach music camp IN UNISON Sing Philippines Youth Choir reunites for an outreach music camp and performance After two and a half years of not being able to physically sing together, the Sing Philippines Youth Choir (SPYC) Tour Group was finally...
CEBU CITY – A barangay councilor and three others were arrested for playing mahjong in public Tuesday, July 26, in Jagna, Bohol. Arrested were Rowel Baja Ortiz, 49, a barangay councilor of Pagina, Jagna; Michel Salaum Sajulga, 43; Casimiro Sajulga Cagas, 39, and Elaine Estoque Arellano, 51....
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Chief Sara Duterte praised Boholanos for their “united vision” to bounce back from the devastation brought by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December 2021. (Image courtesy of the Office of the Vice President and DepEd Secretary) “Moving...
Vice President Sara Duterte has visited typhoon-stricken Bohol to personally check on the damage typhoon Odette left in the province last year. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Duterte, also the Education Secretary, on Friday, July 22, went to check on the schools ravaged by...
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...