Thrown at sea

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic, Calvin Cordova, Leo Udtohan, Norman Mendoza 06/08/2017

BIEN UNIDO MAYOR MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD Five years ago, they made a vow to stay by each other’s side for better or for worse. As months passed by, the relationship of spouses Gisela Bendong-Boniel, mayor of…

Captain Gisel: Gone too soon

Leo Udtohan 06/08/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Friends of Bien Unido Mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel have taken to social media to express their sadness over her reported death. Loraine Anne Marie Baguio, a flight attendant at AirAsia Philippines, posted on Facebook:…

Bohol provincial board member accused of “kidnapping” his wife

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Leo Udtohan 06/08/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol- Where is Mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel of Bien Unido town? Her husband, Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel, was arrested on Wednesday night on suspicion that he kidnapped his own wife. Senior Supt. Jonathan Cabal,…

Supt. Nobleza, hubby arraigned in Bohol, enters not guilty plea

Leo Udtohan 06/06/2017

TUBIGON, BOHOL CITY, Bohol — A cold stare. This was the response of detained Supt. Maria Cristina Brugada Nobleza to the threat made by President Duterte that he would hang every traitor in the government. “Not guilty,”…

Grandpa who fought Abu Sayyaf in Bohol asks for financial assistance

Leo Udtohan 05/31/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol- Porferio Cosenas spoke as if he was being strangled. He walked slowly since his groin was still aching. Cosenas, 82, also known as Lolo Peryong, was suffering from the severe beating in the hands…

Boholano welder who escaped the siege in Marawi City swears never to go back

Leo Udtohan 05/31/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol-A 20-year-old welder promised himself that he would never go back to Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. John (not his real name) was shot at and had to escape the city under siege before he…

Arrival of 13 robe-wearing Muslims alarms Bohol cops

Leo Udtohan 05/26/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The arrival of 13 men clad in thobe, the traditional robe attire for Muslim men, from Cagayan de Oro City created a stir in Jagna town, Bohol, in view of the tension in…

5.6 magnitude quake rocks Bohol

Leo Udtohan 05/20/2017

LILA, Bohol- Residents in this town said they did not feel that the ground shook on Saturday morning. Tito Efondo, 51, a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Lila said she did not feel the earthquake. “Wala ko kabati…

END GAME FOR BANDITS

Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 05/15/2017

BOHOL NOW ‘ABU SAYYAF-FREE’ CALAPE, Bohol — Hungry and ragged after weeks of hiding, Abu Sayyaf bandits known only as Abu Ubayda and Abu Asis held a resident’s son hostage in exchange for a decent meal in…

Bohol province now ASG-free – Gen. Mataguihan

Leo Udtohan 05/15/2017

CALAPE, Bohol—The remaining Abu Sayyaf member was killed in the ongoing pursuit operation, more than a month of running following a foiled attempt to set up a base in the province. The member of the Abu Sayyaf…

Abu Sayaff remnant in Bohol shot dead, another escaped

Leo Udtohan 05/15/2017

  CALAPE, Bohol—One of the two remaining Abu Sayyaf members was killed after taking hostage a resident of  Barangay Cahayag on Pangangan Island, Calape town about 1 p.m. on Monday. Insp. Cresente Gurrea, chief of Calape Police…

Sighted ASG remnants ‘slip through’ dragnet

Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 05/13/2017

  Calape, Bohol — Two remaining Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits hiding in the mangrove swamps of Pangangan Island, Bohol, are now believed to have escaped a government dragnet, a source privy to the manhunt operations told…

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