BSP closes first cooperative bank in Central Visayas

Leo Udtohan 07/21/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered the closure of the first cooperative bank in Central Visayas. The Monetary Board of BSP issued a resolution on July 18 prohibiting the Cooperative Bank of…

5150 Bohol triathlon participant dies during swim course

Leo Udtohan 07/14/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY — A participant in a triathlon on Panglao Island in Bohol province died during the swim portion of the race on Sunday, July 13. “It is with great sadness that we confirm the death of…

Bohol farmers continue to pray for rain

Leo Udtohan 06/22/2024

UBAY, BOHOL — The start of the rainy season in the country has been officially declared but farmers in Bohol province are still waiting for rains to pour in their parched rice fields. Reynaldo Auza, a 77-year-old…

Bohol governor appeals suspension over Chocolate Hills fiasco

Leo Udtohan 06/16/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY — Suspended Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado has requested the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider its decision suspending him for six months. The request comes, pending an investigation on the construction of a resort at…

House bill sets rules for Chocolate Hills in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 05/25/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY—Four lawmakers have filed a bill establishing the boundaries of the Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (CHNM) following the controversy sparked by the discovery of illegally built structures in the protected natural attractions in Bohol province. Bohol Representatives Edgar…

Grassfire hits Chocolate Hills in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 05/01/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY  — The hot weather was considered the cause of the grassfire that hit two mounds of the famous Chocolate Hills in the town of Carmen, Bohol on Tuesday night. FO3 Ian Blair Reyes, team leader at the Bureau of…

Panglao, Bohol resort closed for lack of business permit

Leo Udtohan 04/20/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY — The municipal government of Panglao in Bohol has closed down a resort along the famous Alona beach for operating without a business permit. Panglao Mayor Edgardo “Boy” Arcay signed and served the closure order…

DENR chief: Illegal structures in Chocolate Hills must be removed

Leo Udtohan 03/22/2024

CARMEN, BOHOL — Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga has asserted that illegal structures in the Chocolate Hills must be removed to maintain its status as the first global geopark declared by the United Nations in the…

Another illegal structure at Chocolate Hills ordered probed

Leo Udtohan 03/16/2024

CARMEN, BOHOL — Another resort located near the Chocolate Hills in Bohol province is in hot water for alleged construction of illegal structures within the protected area. Aside from the controversial Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort in…

Bohol clash: Lady lawyer among NPA rebels killed in encounter

Leo Udtohan 02/24/2024

BILAR, BOHOL—Five suspected communist rebels, among them a lawyer, and a policeman, were killed in an encounter in the village of Campagao here on Friday morning, police and military reports said. Among those killed was Domingo Compoc, known…

Bohol celebrates arrival of first cruise ship in 2024

Leo Udtohan 01/15/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The island province of Bohol welcomed its first international cruise ship this year with the arrival of CMV Vasco de Gama last January 10, 2024. Around 1,500 mostly German guests and 588 crew…

Man successfully fights off snake in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 12/21/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — It’s man versus snake. A 48-year-old man from Bohol province grappled with a snake and prevailed. Boljulio Aleria, a resident of barangay Cabayugan in Calape town, was driving his motorcycle when a Reticulated python,…

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