A 35-year-old American tourist died after his motorcycle crashed into a coconut tree along the national highway in Barangay Sal-ing, Balilihan, Bohol on Wednesday evening. The victim was identified as Michael David, a native of California, who was visiting the province with his Filipino girlfriend. According to witnesses, David was driving a rented motorcycle from… […]
Sikatuna, Bohol Mayor Justiniana Ellorimo and her husband, Jose “Pangay” Ellorimo, have clarified their stance on the upcoming congressional election, pledging their support for Bohol First District Rep. Edgar Chatto’s re-election bid. The announcement comes after Pangay Ellorimo was spotted at an event in June where congressional aspirant John Geesnell Yap declared his candidacy. However,… […]
Buenavista, Bohol – In an effort to bring essential government services closer to the people, the LTO-accredited SMARTSAFE Driving School will conduct a mobile enrollment, assessment, and orientation seminar in Buenavista, Bohol. This initiative aims to assist individuals in obtaining their Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) and Practical Driving Course (PDC) certificates, which are prerequisites for… […]
A group of human resource management practitioners in the Philippines has brought medical and dental aid to a remote island community in Tubigon town, which is struggling to cope with the impacts of climate change. The Bohol Association of Human Resource Management Practitioners Incorporated (BAHRMPI) held a medical and dental mission last week, at the […]
The Philippine national government has completed P400 million worth of flood control projects in several towns in Bohol’s third district, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday. The projects, funded by the General Appropriations Act, were undertaken to mitigate flooding in the towns of Garcia-Hernandez, Jagna, Duero, and Alicia. DPWH inaugurated […]
The province of Bohol is hosting the 2024 Rabies Summit of the Department of Health (DOH) Region 7, which kicked off on September 17, 2024 and will run until September 19 at the Solea Coast Resort in Panglao town. The four-day event aims to review the program implementation and planning workshop of the National Rabies […]
A Commission on Audit (COA) report has uncovered P27.9 million in idle or incompletely implemented fund transfers at the Tagbilaran City Government, hinting possibilities about financial mismanagement and failed project execution. The latest audit found that the “Due to National Government Agencies (NGAs)” account balance of P27,918,457.51 included funds idle for over a decade, unspent portions of… […]
The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has arrested Roberto Gesman Gabison alias “Insik,” a person of interest in the killing of 19-year-old Rhea Mae Tocmo. Tocmo’s body was found stuffed in a box and left by the roadside in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on July 28, 2023. She had been strangled to death. Gabison was […]
A group of Boholano fishermen from Basac, Loon are seeking restitution after allegedly being falsely accused of dynamite fishing by a maritime police officer. According to a legal notice dated June 28, 2024, sent to the Philippine National Police Maritime Group, Police Senior Sergeant Celso Flores is accused of falsely claiming that local fishermen were […]
The Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (APC), a research station under the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office VII, held its Mid-Year Review of Physical and Financial Accomplishments on August 24-25, 2023 at the Bohol APC Function Hall, Tagbilaran City. The two-day activity was attended by the entire staff of the station, as well as the… […]
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The Inabanga College of Arts and Sciences (INB CAS) has announced that it will offer free tuition for students who want to enroll in the Bachelor of Science in Information Systems (BSIS) program for the academic year 2023-2024. The announcement was made by Inabanga Mayor Jono Jumamoy on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, September… […]
In a groundbreaking development for healthcare in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines, Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center – Bohol, Inc. has become the first hospital in Region 7 to be awarded a certificate of compliance for its radiologic facilities. The Professional Regulatory Board of Radiologic Technology conducted a rigorous inspection of the […]
A Catholic priest in Bohol has vowed to take a tough stance against vote buying in the upcoming midterm elections, warning politicians that they will face prosecution if caught engaging in the practice. Father Darwin Añober Gitgano, a parish vicar in Valencia, Bohol, said he has already spoken to candidates in the area and warned… […]