Bogo City pride Noel Tillor finally topped the men’s open division of the Borneo International Marathon.

The 31-year-old Tillor finished the 42-kilometer course in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 13 seconds.

Tillor’s victory marked the first time that a Filipino won the title in the prestigious race.

It was a great comeback win for Tillor, who missed his opportunity in the last two editions of the event in 2014 and 2015. He placed second in his first try in 2014, where he finished in 2:49:21 behind Kenyan John Waithaka Njiha. Another disappointment came the following year as he was forced to stop three kilometers from the finish line due to an injury.

The third time was a charm as Tillor made sure that he would emerge victorious as he took the men’s open crown of the race that featured 8,500 runners.

Sources: Cebu Daily News, SunStar News

Kris Dece Ortizano of Bogo City topped the singing category of the 2014 Regional Children's Contest which was organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII.

Around 200 day care children from different cities and towns in Central Visayas participated in the 2014 Regional Children's Contest held at J Centre Mall, Mandaue City. The event aims to showcase the different talents of children and to raise awareness of the public on the positive effects of children experiencing psycho-social-spiritual stimulation in Day Care Centers. Children competed in three creative art categories: Singing, Folk Dance, and Draw & Tell contest. 

Bogo City's Kris Dece Ortizano impressed the audience with her angelic voice and soulful interpretation of a Cebuano song "Tatay Pauli Na". Mica Mhiel Ebrado of Dumaguete City bested other 15 kids and emerged first place in the Draw & Tell contest. The Mandaue City contingent was declared the winner for the Folk Dance category. All winners received cash prizes and certificates of recognition. Non-winning contestants also received consolation prizes. 

CEBU’s Jan Godfrey “Noynoy” Seno returns to Cebu and eyes joining his last Palarong Pambansa 2015 stint before flying back to the US for good.

Photo Source: Therese Rouelle Ancot Yonson

Seno, 15, of Bogo City, a former tennis varsity player of the University of San Carlos-Basic Education Department (USC-BED), flew to California, US, with his father, Noel, last July after being invited to play in a prestigious sectional tournament in northern California with Macmac Tabo-tabo.

After an impressive finalist finish, several coaches advised him to stay behind because they saw his potential. Seno opted to stay in Colorado with a relative and enrolled at the Sand Creek High School.

With only three weeks in Colorado, he immediately carved a name in the history of tennis in Sand Creek High School after helping his team end the 15-year reign of Cheyenne Mountain High School in the Class 4A Region 6 tournament.

Seno beat Cheyenne Mountain No. 1 player Luca Stanciuco of Romania.

“It was a very memorable experience. During our game, he was very aggressive to win, but when I was already leading with 5-0, he seems to feel weary, probably because of pressure. He was representing the school that has dominated the tournament for 15
years,” said Seno, now stands 5’11 tall.

Seno said he observed that the support from schools in the US is very different compared to the Philippines.

“Schools were very supportive, they provide food, drinks for their players, even set up tents in the venue to show support,” said Seno.

Seno said that in Cebu, particularly, tennis courts are a scarcity. Courts are everywhere in the US, he said.

“In one place, you can find more than 12 tennis courts, but I have observed that only
few are into tennis compared here where there are so many kids who are interested in the sport, but the courts are limited,” said Seno.

Seno enjoyed his stay in Colorado because he was able to play against different athletes who are from different nationalities.

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Bogo City's own Orlando Murillo and Champagne Tepan will compete in the 7th Halad sa Kabataan Grand Finals after making it through the 5th cluster eliminations round. The Municipality of Catmon hosted the 5th cluster eliminations last September 5 at the Pedro Monsanto Memorial Sports & Cultural Center. 

In attendance were Catmon Mayor Dan Jusay ,Vice Mayor Iris B. Gestopa, SB Members Vicente Colonia, Marvin Molde, Lloyd Oyas and Romulo Colonia, DepEd District Supervisor Pedro Sususco, DILG Officer Raquel Cahibaybayan, Municipal Health Officer Edna Orlanes, Social Welfare & Dev’t. Officer Erlinda Sucalit, Police Officer Margie Boto and Planning and Dev’t. Coordinator Nelson Ares who also acted as the master of ceremonies. 

Picked as the cluster’s top two best vocal duet singers were Rex Anthony Suico and Cathy Capangpangan of the Municipality of San Remigio, and Orlando Murillo and Champagne Tepan of the City of Bogo. The top two best guitar duet players were Jun Aldrich Layague and Jethryl Fritz Alarde of San Remigio, and Horrace Sayson and Isabelo Lauron Jr. of Catmon. 

All four pairs will compete with the other finalists from the five other clusters around Cebu Province in the 7th Halad sa Kabataan Grand Finals which will be held on the 18th of October at the Cebu Cultural Center in Lahug, Cebu City.

Halad sa Kabataan is an annual project of the Provincial Council for the Protection of Children.

source: cebu.gov.ph

Bogo City's Clyde Dungog is one of the 24 candidates for this year's QUEEN of Cebu. The Pageant for Alternatives will be held in Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino on November 9, 2013. 

Seno is the first Filipino to win the title.

Jan Godfrey Seno Photo Source:  www.sports247.my

Prior to the win, Seno beat Malaysia’s No. 1 Ryan Lee Yip Heng in the first round then edged Abdul Shukor Zubair, 6-1, 6-2 in the second round. He then defeated Wan Muhammad Fakhrul ,6-3, 6-2, in the quarterfinals and beat compatriot Michael Ealla of Manila, 6-1, 6-1, to arrange a finals showdown with Koki. - SunStar Cebu

News links:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/423175/cebuano-seno-captures-1st-intl-crown-at-malacca-net
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2013/06/08/seno-makes-history-malacca-286443
http://www.sports247.my/2013/06/godfrey-nails-title-in-style/

Photos by: Rodney Ramos & Rodge Tonacao
Source: Ms. Bogo Tourism FB page

by Heizeru Nut

Once upon a time naa koy pinalanggang konsehal sa Bogo City nga diabetic.. pagka-January nadisgrasya sa motor ug nasamad sa tiil.. Ang samad sa tiil nidako, nidako ug nidako..iyang gipacheck sa doctor ug gipainom ug tambal.kalooy sa akong pinalanggang konsehal

Wala naayo sa tambal ang iyang samad ug nidako pa jud ug nawala ang isa ka kumingking... iyang gipatambalan nalang sa bisaya nga pamaagi. hangtod nahurot kapatay ang 3 ka daliri sa right foot sa akong pinalanggang konsehal.

Hon. Romeo "Tinggoy" Alarde

Naabot na ang election ug naa gihapon ang samad ni konsehal. didto sa isa ka brgy sa Bogo City gipasayaw cla ug chacha..ang akong pinalanggang konsehal nisayaw bisan pa sa dako nga samad sa iyang tiil.. iyang giantos para lang malingaw ang mga taw nga iyang gihigugma, ang mga bogohanons. maski naabtan pa sila sa kusog nga uwan sa isa ka brgy. ug napuno sa lapok ang tiil, iyaha gihapon gipadayon ug diskorso sa tunga2x sa kadaghan sa mga taw nga nitambong..kalooy sa akong pinalanggang konsehal.

Paghuman sa election, nagdecision na siya nga ipaadmit nalang kay ang samad nisamot ug dako.didto sa Perpetual Succour Hospital naa si Doctor Dungog ang incharge sa akong pinalanggang hospital.Bisan pa wala pa ang resulta sa checkup nidecision na si konsehal nga ipaputol nalang gikan sa lapa2x kutob sa nadaot nga tiil below d knee.kana ang kaisog sa akong pinalanggang konsehal.

Successful ang operation 10pm May 17 ug nikatawa na si konsehal..lipay kaayo ko kay nibalik ang kaabtik ni konsehal. picture2x, kaon2x ug katawa ang akong nasinati didto sa kang konsehal. tungod sa kaayo nikonsehal, nedecide siya nga idonate iyang tiil adto sa hospital para magamit pa sa mga students para mustudy about sa sakit nga diabetes. nangomedya pa c konsehal nga basin inig uli niya sa bogo,mangita ang iyang tiil niya.kana akong pinalanggang konsehal. 

May 18,2013, 8pm, kalit naglisod ug ginhawa ang akong pinalanggang konsehal. Nangluspad tibuok lawas ug gisingot. nidagan ko sa nurse ug gitabang na sila sa mga doctor. Maski naay tube ang iyang baba ug ilong, naay 4 nurses, radiologist, 2 doctors nga nagpump kaniya, siya nitan-aw sa amoa ug niisa iyang kamot sa sign nga Laban. Kana akong pinalanggang konsehal..

May 18,2013, 10pm nidecision ang doctor nga dad-on nalang siya sa ICU. ug niingon ang hospital nga dili siya pwede dad-on ug dili makabayad sa amount nga 30k. wala kami kwarta, so nangayo mig tabang kang mayor.ug niingon ang mayor nga muanhi siya gikan bogo to cebu 2hrs.. May 19,2013 naabot c mayor nagdala na ug kwarta.thanks mayor junie nga imong gitabangan ang akong pinalanggang konsehal.

May 19,2013, 8am. didto sa gawas sa ICU sa bildo nga bintana sa gamay nga lungag nanglili ko sa akong pinalanggang konsehal, siya gitabangan sa usab. daghan na kaayong mga nagtabang. ako muhilak kada kita nako nga louy kaayo siya nga gipump gikan 8:20am hangtod 9:30am. dili ko kaagwanta magtan-aw. ang akong luha dili muhunong sa pagtan-aw nga cgeg pump sa dughan sa akong pinalanggang konsehal.

May 19,2013 10am. nigawas ang doctor nisulti nga ang impeksyon sa samad naabot na sa utok, ug ang normal pumping sa taw kutob ra 30mins. kang konsehal nalapas sa 1hr., niingon ang doctor nga patay na ang utok ug lawas ni konsehal..ang nagpabiling buhi nalang ang iyang HEART. didto nako nahibaw-an nga dako jud diay cya ug heart kay maong maloloy-on, mao gipadecision ang family kung ipahunong nalang ang oxygen or dili..useless na daw ang ilang pumping kung ang HEART nalang ang buhi tungod sa impeksyon. kana ang akong pinalanggang konsehal.

Tungod sa kaluoy sa family, gidawat nalang ang iyang pagpahulay. 

Sa motoo mog sa dili,kini akong nasinati. ang Total votes sa akong pinalanggang konsehal kay 22,222 votes. siya number 2 sa balota..siya nahimutang sa private ward nga naay numero 122. ug gibalhin siya sa room 2 ICU nga mao ray vacant. ang nagkuha niya nga tagapunerarya sa st. ann sa mandaue nagsul-ob ug tshirt nga naay dakong number 2 sa luyo.. kana ang numero sa akong pinalanggang konsehal..

Kana ang amahan sa mga bogohanon, kana ang akong amahan, ang akong pinalanggang konsehal.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bogohanon.ako/permalink/451596044929677/
Photo by: Rodge Tonacao
Video: Mang Alo

Written by MTLabarado   

Saturday, 12 January 2013 

Most outstanding legislative council in the province for the component city category.

Read full article here: http://cityofbogocebu.gov.ph/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=2

UnisilverTIME DANCE Crew Competition 2012

Sunday, March 25 marks what would have been the 77th birthday of the late great Gabriel “Flash” Elorde one of only two Filipino fighters – the other being Pancho Villa – enshrined in the Boxing Hall of Fame. 

Bogo's own barangay Sto. Rosario was proclaimed by the Department of Health (DOH) Region 7 Office as the barangay with the best sanitation practices. The said barangay will be receiving Php 150,000 cash incentive.

According to Engr. Evangeline Canoneo, the environmental health program coordinator and head evaluator, the criteria for determining the winning barangay includes: sanitary toilets, access to water supply (and water waste management), clean and green (beautification), legislative support and community participation.

Sto. Rosario Barangay Chairman Rizalina Guevarra said that she was not aware of the competition and never expected the recognition.

Barangay Panataran, Bohol came in second.

Other nominees are Ilaya, Lasi, Siqui-jor; Pongtod, Oslob, Cebu; and San Isidro, San Francisco, Camo-tes, Cebu.

This is another achievement for Bogo. Mabuhi ka BOGOHANON.

Bogo City Mayor Celestino Martinez Jr. said the whole of Bogo will be brimming with pride.

“Dako kaayo ang atong kalipay nga taga Bogo ang top notcher,” said Martinez. (It’s a big source of joy that someone from Bogo is a topnother.)

Another feat of Bogo, another page in history...

credits: Bogo City