The country’s longest ultra-marathon race, SN250, started yesterday (June 14, 2013) in the Municipality of Santander and will end in the City of Bogo. This is the country's first 250-km race and is considered as a race of the toughest ultra-marathoners in the country.

It's not an easy way in for the participants because of the strict screening process. One of the main qualifications of the participants is that they should have joined at least two 100-km ultra-marathon races. The organizers were able to gather only twenty participants for the said race and nine of them are from Cebu. 

The participants are: Rhoda Oporto-Cabalero (women’s champion in the 3rd Labor Day Coast to Coast 65K Ultramarathon race), Bryan Kho, Wilnar Iglesia, Roger Villareal, Lope Noay, Joel Ouano, Zenchen Lagapa, Anthony Alindada, Januarius Padilla, Randy Rubio, Kathie Villaflor, Jonathan Guardo, Joel Cuyos, Rodney Cabahug, Tony Galon, Edwin Colina, Ron Illana, Lyra Valles, Benedict Meneses and Barry Red.

The race has two categories: solo and team relay (composed of three runners). For both categories the participants must finish the race in 48 hours. Solo runners must reach the first cut-off point of 141 km. in Toledo City within 28 hours. The team cut-off are as follows: 65km (12 hours), 130 km (24 hours), 190km (36 hours) and 250km (48 hours).

Route: Santander to Bogo City via Ginatilan, Samboan, Malabuyoc, Alegria, Badian, Moalbal, Alcantara, Ronda, Dumanjug, Barili, Aloguinsan, Pinamungahan,Toledo City, Balamban, Asturias, Tuburan, Tabuelan, San Remigio

Sources:

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/426223/250k-south-to-north-marathon-set-today

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2013/06/13/20-try-ultimate-test-287300

Images:

http://frontrunnermagph.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/south-to-north-sn250/

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/

Eat My Dust

Miss Bogo Tourism 2013

The Gorgeous Ladies

Yeng Constantino Rocking Bogo City Photo by Allison Oporto Follow @allisonvanic042

More photos to be uploaded.

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

Ms Bogo Tourism 2013 pictorials video from Rodney Ramos on Vimeo.

Mayor Junie Martinez emerged victorious in this year's City of Bogo midterm polls.  He won by 14,229 votes over Daphne Salimbangon (source: COMELEC website). The official tally showed a total of 25,177 (69.69%) votes for Martinez and 10,948 (30.31%) for Salimbangon. 

Mayor Junie's running mate, Vice-Mayor Santiago Sevilla, also emerged victorious over Victor Elliot Lepiten III. Sevilla garnered 20,604 (63.90%) votes, while Lepiten has 11,640 (36.10%). 

The people have spoken. May the Bogohanons unite and help our elected leaders in making Bogo a better city.

Photo credit: T-Bag Reborn
Votes updated on 5/16/2013 based on COMELEC.gov.ph record.

Bogo City-- its people and its leader is a story of romance. It was long time ago when Bogo was just an unassuming virgin hidden far from the glamorous capital metropolis, Cebu City. She was just sitting there very much content of the meager attention, economic activity and physical adornment. She was yet to become the head turner beauty of the north. On the other hand, a young man, whose umbilical cord was buried under the bogo tree by his late father, turned to manhood and noticed her. Bogo fondly calls him as Junie Martinez. His filial affection with the innocent lady, Bogo, sparked into a flaming passion of love and conviction that Bogo will soon rise into the pedestal of beauty coveted by many. In his young masculine strength and irresistible charm , Junie wooed her and won her love and devotion. The years of romance born a lot of progress, stability, dignity and unprecedented metamorphosis wherein the lowly little girl, Bogo, emerged as the glamorous and virtuous woman of the north. Under his love, She was a perfect spectacle of the feminine potency. She then was crowned a title of a city. More than ever, she is now set to soar high, the way Junie imagined her to be back in the 70's. Her charm attracted many late and forfeited aspirants, most of them are not Bogohanons. They tried hard to grab and molest her feminine charm but try they did fail. Junie remained faithful to her and the Bogohanon. He defended her with his indefatigable strength until the forces that tried to adulterate her virtue waned. Today she stands still beside the man who clothes her with love and so much faithfulness.

The marriage of Bogo, Bogohanons and Junie defined her (Bogo) of what she is now today and what she will become and more. Their faithfulness with each other withstood the strongest of lies, deception, terrorism and violence commenced by the power hungry few who wanted to break that marriage. 

In this tale of love, Bogohanons either take the character of the man Junie or the Woman Bogo. Either way, their marriage gives us discernment to whom we should entrust this city with. This tale is our history, our heritage, our identity, our culture and our own story to tell. This would guide us to our destination. This is the wisdom of the past and the rediscovered virtue of the present. 

This tale of love still runs into the pages of our history. Whether this ends in tragedy or victory, you partly hold the pen to say. Please hold it responsibly. 

Atty. Ahmad Clay Escolar