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Archive for August, 2014
UNESCO delists Loboc, Baclayon churches as “heritage destinations”
UNESCO delists Loboc, Baclayon churches as “heritage destinations” Bohol officials reacted differently to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) move of deleting nominations of potential centuries-old monuments in Bohol from the list of World Heritage Sites. Gov Edgar Chatto who was...ABAD DEFENDS BUDGET,PNOY
ABAD DEFENDS BUDGET,PNOY By: Bingo P. Dejaresco III (Makati)- Embattled Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad defended the new P2.6-Trillion 2015 National Budget as “reform-based” and lauded what he called a “disruptive president” in President Benigno Aquino III. Abad said the 2015 budget, unprecedented in magnitude, is based...Public hits delay in city airport ramp
Public hits delay in city airport ramp Boholanos strongly criticized anew the delay in the implementation of the much needed emergency ramp at the Tagbilaran City Airport where arrivals are delayed due to the existing “one-airline” policy. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Phils (CAAP)...Guv surprised on delisting of churches from heritage
Guv surprised on delisting of churches from heritage Still half way to overcoming in tourism flap from the stigma of having been hit by a calamity, Bohol has been stripped of the slot in the Unesco World Heritage nomination. While new Philippine sites had been...City officials summon gas stations on prices
City officials summon gas stations on prices Gas stations in Tagbilaran City agreed to allow the Sangguniang Panlungsod to look into their book of accounts in the light of the investigation on the high prices of petroleum products and the proliferation of white stations. This...Spate of burglaries alarm folks in towns
Spate of burglaries alarm folks in towns Akyat-Bahay gang on the loose alarmed folks in towns after the spate of burglaries over the weekend, divesting households and an establishment of expensive appliances and cash amounting to a total of almost P70,000 in at least three locations....Panglao airport proceeds without highlight in SONA
Implementation of the New Bohol Airport proceeds without necessarily getting special mention in the President’s latest State-of-the-Nation Address. Provincial Administrator Alfonso Damalerio II, who leads the local project management team, explained that the JICA-funded New Bohol Airport Construction and Sustainable Environment Protection Project has already...Drug busts stir towns
Police drug-busting teams shook up drug havens in 17 towns and the city in 21 operations done in 13 days, resulting to the arrest of 26 drug personalities, including two working for Sherwin Bautista–the “big fish” Bohol drug ring. Of the 28 targets, two managed...Bohol’s father of architecture dies
Archt. Venerando Minoza Dumadag, known as the Bohol’s father of architecture will be laid to his final rest this afternoon at the Victoria Memorial Park. The 91-year old Dumadag was the first Boholano registered architect who landed 7th in the Architects Licensure Examination in 1951...Pope Might Visit Bohol
It’s official that Pope Francis will visit the country from January 15 to 19 next year. However, it could not be confirmed if Bohol will be included in his itinerary while Tacloban City is confirmed to be visited by the pontiff during the five-day Philippine apostolic...-
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Blast kills 2, hurt 12 in Trinidad Day
High on drugs and drunk, a 22-year-old farmer ruined the Foundation Day revelry of...
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POLITICAL WILL Panglao mayor signs salvage zone order
POLITICAL WILL Panglao mayor signs salvage zone order Prodded by political will, the municipal administration marked...
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New bishop installed
New bishop installed By WENNY REYES (DYZD-Ubay) TALIBON. Most Reverend Patrick Daniel Y. Parcon, D.D. was...