Boljoon no longer ‘Covid-free’ after two LSIs test positive

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After months of being “COVID-19-free,” the Municipality of Boljoon has two active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) anew after locally stranded individuals (LSI) who recently returned to the southern Cebu town…

Man from Boljoon, Cebu gives famous John Denver song a Bisaya twist

Immae Lachica 09/07/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—  What do you do when you miss home? You reminisce and scan through old photos through your phone, right? But this Boljoon-native went the extra mile and made his own rendition of the…

Boljoon, the municipality of history and relaxation

Immae Lachica 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—There’s a municipality in the southern town of Cebu that is COVID-free and offers a lot of relaxing and sightseeing for you. This is the municipality of Boljoon. A two and a half-hour ride from…

Boljoon now has zero active cases of COVID-19

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines   — The Municipality of Boljoon has eliminated its cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as it reports this Thursday, July 9, 2020, the recovery of its last active case. Boljoon Patient (BP) –…

Five gov’t offices in Boljoon temporarily closed

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The offices of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Local Civil Registrar, the Municipal Social Welfare, the Municipal Planning and Development, and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Boljoon…

LGUs told to introduce new attractions during Suroy Suroy

Rosalie Abatayo 11/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Provincial Tourism Officer Maria Lester Ybañez has encouraged local government units (LGUs) to maximize Suroy Suroy Sugbo as an opportunity to promote new destinations, activities, and delicacies in their localities. The Suroy Suroy…

LTO-7 to apprehend non-passenger vehicles ferrying people

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/10/2019

CEBU CITY—“You cannot place value on the life of a person.” This is what Victor Caindec, regional director of the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas, said when asked about the ban on the use of dump…

Motorcycle rider killed in Boljoon road accident

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man died after the motorcycle he was driving collided head-on  with a tourist van at around 2:30 p.m. on Frtiday, October 4, 2019, along Sitio Tinawgan, Barangay Granada, Boljoon town, southern Cebu.…

PB passes P305K aid to Boljoon accident victims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol will be disbursing a total of P305,000 of financial assistance to the victims of the vehicular accident in Boljoon town, which claimed the lives of nine individuals. The Provincial Social Welfare…

Raps filed against truck driver in fatal Boljoon accident

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Pogoy 07/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Charges have been filed against job-order employee, who was the driver of the mini dump truck that was involved in a fatal accident in Boljoon town last July 19 where 9 individuals mostly…

Nine Boljoon accident victims laid to rest

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The nine victims who died in a truck accident in Barangay Upper Becirril, Boljoon town, south Cebu, were laid to rest around 8 a.m. on Sunday morning, July 20, at the Boljoon Public…

Garcia: Are school district meets really necessary?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/20/2019

BOLJOON, Cebu, Philippines — Cebu Provincial Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will want to know the rationale behind district meets organized by the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division. Garcia said this amid the death of seven students and…

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