Sara Duterte vows to end ‘palakasan’ in DepEd hiring system

Carla Gomez 09/10/2023

BACOLOD CITY — Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte announced she would end the culture of “palakasan” in the hiring system of the Department of Education (DepEd). Speaking before 3,425 teachers and personnel of the…

Cops to monitor defiant rice retailers in Central Visayas

Carla Gomez, Nestle Semilla 09/10/2023

CEBU CITY — Police officers in Central Visayas will monitor rice retailers in Cebu. Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor to ensure compliance with the price cap. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Central Visayas police,…

Lawmaker wants bridge built to link Luzon, Visayas

Joey Gabieta 09/01/2023

TACLOBAN CITY—A lawmaker is pushing for the construction of a bridge that will connect Luzon and the Visayas to ease seaport congestion and address the problem of passengers being stranded during typhoons. House Minority Floor Leader Marcelino…

Pura Luka Vega declared persona non grata in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 08/24/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — The Bohol provincial board has declared controversial drag queen and vlogger Amadeus Fernando Pagente, also known by their stage name Pura Luka Vega, a persona non grata on Tuesday, Aug. 22. “The portrayal of…

9 port officials fired in Bohol for holding drinking spree in office

Leo Udtohan 08/21/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has dismissed nine port officials in Bohol after they were caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV) drinking alcohol inside a government office in this city during the birthday celebration of…

Awol cop nabbed for illegal possession of drugs in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 07/10/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY – A former policeman in Bohol province was arrested in a drug bust in Barangay Tawala, Panglao town on Sunday, July 9. Victor Licayan De Castro, 41, a former policeman of Barangay Booy, Tagbilaran City…

13-year-old boy dies after father’s tricycle falls off road in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 07/03/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — A tricycle loaded with at least 12 passengers, mostly children, crashed on Pangangan Island in Calape town, Bohol on Sunday, leaving a 13-year-old boy dead and others injured. The fatality was identified as Zunle…

Bohol gov condemns killing of Danish national in Panglao; orders manhunt

Leo Udtohan 06/28/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado has condemned the killing of a Danish national in Panglao town on Tuesday afternoon, June 26. He also urged the police to arrest the person behind the killing. “Your provincial…

Lightning strikes, kills vendor in Ormoc City

Robert Dejon 06/15/2023

ORMOC CITY — A bread vendor died after being hit Wednesday afternoon by lightning in Barangay R.M. Tan, Ormoc City. Danny Ramirez, 40, a resident of Sitio Bogo, Barangay Curva, Ormoc City, took shelter inside a bamboo…

Bohol town mayor resigns from office

Leo Udtohan 06/13/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — The mayor of Jagna town in Bohol province has announced that he would step down in December 2023 from office to focus on his consultancy firm. Mayor Joseph Achacoso Rañola shocked his constituents when…

Bohol named PH’s first Unesco ‘global geopark’

Leo Udtohan 05/28/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY—Bohol, home of the iconic Chocolate Hills and one of the world’s best diving destinations, has been recognized as the Philippines’ first global geopark by the cultural agency of the United Nations. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

Bacolod resident pleads not guilty of killing neighbor’s Siberian husky dog

Carla Gomez 05/20/2023

BACOLOD CITY — A resident of this city pleaded not guilty to accusations of killing “Skittles,” a Siberian Husky, in February. Dominador Bangero Jr. was arraigned before Judge Jose Paolo Ariola of the Municipal Trial Court in…

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