Boholano among top-notchers in Oct 2023 Medical Board

Leo Udtohan 11/11/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — A Boholano finished 10th in the October 2023 Physicians Licensure Examination (PLE). Gaius Sulpicio Garces Yu III, 25, and a native of Calape town, Bohol, got an average score of 87.42 percent. He shared…

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…

DOLE 7 releases P4.9M in wages to TUPAD workers in Bohol

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 04/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE 7), released a total of P4.94 million in wages to over 1,000 Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers in Bohol on April 14…

Suganob, Vicelles ready to rumble for Feb. 25 world title eliminator bout in Bohol

Glendale G. Rosal 02/24/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL — The stage is set for the biggest bout in the local boxing scene as Regie “Filipino phenom” Suganob and Mark “Rasta Mac” Vicelles collides for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world light flyweight…

Calape, venue for Suganob-Vicelles title eliminator fight in Feb. 2023 —PMI Boxing Stable exec

Glendale G. Rosal 12/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The much-awaited world title eliminator showdown between Regie “The Filipino Phenom” Suganob and Mark “Rasta Mac” Vicelles on Feb. 25, 2023, found its suitable venue at the Calape sports complex in Calape town,…

Vitor ready for more big title fights — PMI Bohol Boxing Stable manager

Glendale G. Rosal 12/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is no other way but up for the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental super featherweight champion, Virgel “Valiente” Vitor, after easily knocking out Korean Dong Kwan Lee in the main event…

Vitor vows to stop Korean in first title defense

Glendale G. Rosal 12/07/2022

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — Boholano boxing prospect, John Virgel “Valiente” Vitor vows to knockout Korean Kwan Dong Lee when he defends his WBO Oriental junior lightweight title in the main event of “Kumong Bol-anon 8” on December…

6 Daanbantayan barangays now ‘drug-cleared’

Doris C. Bongcac 09/19/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Six barangays in Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu have been declared as drug-cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Barangays Calape, Dalingding, Logon, Pajo, Tinubdan, and Tominjao were already issued with a…

BFAR-7’s Central Bangus Hatchery produces 4.8M eggs on May 14

Doris C. Bongcac 05/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Central Bangus Hatchery (CBH) of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) that is located in Pangangan Island, Calape town in Bohol province recorded the highest production of…

Around P2.2M worth of shabu confiscated in C. Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 04/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In a span of six hours, law enforcers in Central Visayas confiscated on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, around P2.2 million worth of suspected illegal drugs in Bohol and Talisay City, Cebu. Four suspects…

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…

ISLAND SURROUNDED

Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 05/12/2017

AFP confirms sighting of 2 remaining Abu Sayyaf bandits on the island of Pangangan in Calape, Bohol. CALAPE, Bohol — Assault government troops and navy vessels have surrounded Pangangan Island after residents reported seeing the remaining two…

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