The Bogo Times

Oath-taking of Tabogon's BADAC
source: cebu.gov.ph

The Municipality of Tabogon activated its Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) for each of the town's 25 barangays. This will serve as its first line of defense against illegal drugs.

Joey Herrera, Executive Director of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Commission (CPADAC), assured that the Province is willing to help and assist BADAC in its effort to repress illegal drug activities. He said that BADACs must be strong-willed in informing the municipal mayor and police chief of any suspected activities.

Tabogon’s municipal anti-drug abuse council is headed by Mayor Zigfred Duterte and co-headed by town’s police chief Insp. Bonifacio Pareja.

“You are the town’s front-liners in terms of information and action. Without your support, we cannot achieve our goals in our campaign against illegal drugs. The same goes for the Province and PDEA,” said Duterte.

The mayor said that illegal drugs were rampant in the town long before he became a public official. He said that illegal drug activities has been minimized through cooperation with local police.

Liga ng Barangay(LnB) - Tabogon Chapter was encouraged to activate BADACs after understading the drug situation in the Province of Cebu during the LnB-Cebu Annual General Assembly where the Provincial Government in partnership with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) formally launched the Just Say No program of CPADAC.

The program aims to unify local government officials, law enforcement agencies, youth, schools, parents, businesses and local media to fight drug menace.

SunStar : Guv suspends security officer over road mishap

By Davinci S. Maru and Oscar C. Pineda | Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Loy Madrigal (left) and Gov. Junjun Davide
Source: metrocebu.com.ph

A CAPITOL-OWNED pickup truck hit a couple on a motorcycle, killing a 50-year-old man and injuring his wife last Sunday night in Barangay Don Pedro Rodriguez, Bogo City.

Felix Mirambel died inside the trauma center of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) in Cebu City at 2:52 p.m. yesterday, said his nephew Edgar.

Edgar said his aunt, Marites, who was Felix’s passenger, fractured some bones. She underwent surgery yesterday and is scheduled for another operation today, he said.

Edgar told Sun.Star Cebu that Capitol chief security officer Loy Anthony Madrigal was riding the pickup truck (license plate SJC-600) when the accident occurred.

Gov. Hilario Davide III said he placed Madrigal under a 15-day preventive suspension starting yesterday as the Committee on Discipline and Investigation (Codi) will investigate him over the accident.

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Edgar said Madrigal’s group allegedly pointed a gun at his aunt and uncle. “Nisiyagit akong iyaan og tabang. Nitapok na ang mga tawo mao tong nadala sila (My aunt shouted for help. Because of the crowd, my aunt and uncle were brought to the hospital),”

Read full story on Sunstar.com.ph

9/17/2014 07:59:00 AM No comments

Former NBA player and head coach Avery Johnson, along with Portland Trail Blazers' Robin Lopez and Wesley Matthews, will visit Norther Cebu this Friday(September 12) to help Yolanda-hit areas.

source: @trailblazers

Lopez, Matthews, and Johnson will support the NBA's ongoing commitment to help children and families affected by Typhoon Yolanda, and will visit communities like Compostela. They will also conduct basketball clinics for local children.

NBA Cares Family in support of UNICEF, World Vision, Red Cross and other organizations are mobilizing to aid communities and people affected by the super typhoon.

The NBA has contributed more than $2.2 million in support of Typhoon Yolanda relief efforts, including a $250,000 donation to World Vision in November by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association.

The Los Angeles Lakers also contributed $150,000 that was accepted by the Jr. NBA Philippines All-Stars when they visited LA as part of their NBA Experience trip last November 2013.

NBA legend Derrick Alston and WNBA legend Allison Feaster visited Leyte and Cebu City last August to donate books and basketballs, and participated in school construction and tree-planting activities.

Read more : 12 Cebu towns receive P168M

9/09/2014 07:51:00 AM No comments

Mechanical engineer Duncan Kirton-Darling, from Walker in Newcastle, willwork on a disaster relief project in devastated parts of the Philippines.

Engineer Duncan Kirton-Darling
source: chroniclelive.co.uk

The 31-year-old will work around the clock fixing schools and care centres in parts of the Philippines wrecked by the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. He will be spending ten weeks in the City of Bogo and San Remigio on the disaster relief project, which will also involve looking after children while their parents help with the recovery efforts.

Duncan will be working alongside other volunteers from Projects Abroad when he flies out in late September.

9/06/2014 08:17:00 AM No comments

Raymund Martin Sia Li, a graduate of the Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM), has topped the Physician Licensure Examination held last August 2014. He garnered a rating of 89.58 percent and shared the number one spot with Eric Royd Fanco Talavera of University of Santo Tomas (UST).

Another CIM graduate, Debbie Rose Uy Tanengsy, got the fifth spot with a rating of 89.17 percent.

Tanengsy was also among the topnotchers in the July 2009 nursing licensure examination.

The PRC said 2,218 of the 2,730 examinees passed the exam.

The successful examinees in the August 2014 Physician Licensure Examination who garnered the ten (10) highest places are the following:

Rank	Name	School	Rating
1	RAYMUND MARTIN SIA LI	CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE	89.58
1	ERIC ROYD FANCO TALAVERA	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.58
2	FRANCIS GERWIN UY JALIPA	DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION	89.5
3	GRACECUA ARVIOLA	SAN BEDA COLLEGE	89.42
4	MAIRRE JAMES SUMANG GADDI	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA	89.25
4	JESSICA MAE DIMALANTA SANCHEZ	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.25
4	LEAN ANGELO ANG SILVERIO	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.25
5	SCOTT RILEY KUA ONG	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA	89.17
5	DEBBIE ROSE UY TANENGSY	CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE	89.17
6	CHARLIE ALBERCA CLARION	DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION	88.92
7	KEVIN BRYAN UY LO	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	88.75
8	ANN NORIZAL DEL ROSARIO LOPEZ	FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION	88.5
9	LORAYNE ANN LIM CHUA	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	88.33
10	RYAN ANTHONY FRANCISCO AGAS	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	88.25

Here is the list of all the passers:

Physician Licensure Exam 2014 Results

9/05/2014 04:18:00 PM No comments

Municipality of San Remigio

Office of the Municipal Mayor

November 8, 2013, a day when people devastated by TyphoonYolanda thought it was all darkness. The storm broke lives, hearts, houses and businesses. It was a picture where people didn't know where to start rebuilding their home and their livelihood.

"Difficult battles are given to the strongest soldiers"

Yes, we were hit by that super Typhoon Yolanda but we have that strong faith to withstand to rise up again, very persistent no matter what challenges comes upon.

Fast forward one year on November 08, 2014, Municipality of San Remigio in coordination with the Cornerstone Group will host a TRIATHLON event and party highlighting the fact that our town is back to business and better than ever! Once again, one of the jewels of Cebu tourism and an upcoming sports travel destination in Northern Cebu.

Same as Triathletes we, from San Remigio are known for our strength and our endurance to sustain even the most difficult times and trials.

Our place is now a picture of revitalized San Remigio!

Sgd: Mayor Mariano R. Marrtinez

Municipal Mayor

Municipality of San Remigio

Source: San Remigio FB Page

9/05/2014 03:20:00 PM No comments

Nine months after Typhoon Yolanda hit the northern part of Cebu and devastated thousands of homes, residents of the Municipality of Daanbantayan remained strong and showed their resilience. They gave thanks for their partial recovery through their Haladaya Festival which is staged every 30th of August in honor of the town's patron St. Rose of Lima.

“United with the Almighty God’s unceasing guidance and blessing, the Kandayan-ons have shown their natural resiliency and extraordinary ability to rise from the rubbles of Yolanda as we never wavered in our belief that we can survive, and not just survive, but be better than we were before,” said Mayor Augusto D. Corro in his fiesta message.

“Unity and transparency for progress and development through authentic leadership” was the theme for this year’s annual fiesta celebration.

According to the provincial government's site, around 3,000 spectators flocked at the Daanbantayan grand stand to witness the ritual showdown between five contingents.

Tribu Kasikas sa Kandaya was declared the Grand Champion, Tribu Calaag-Ta sa Kandaya ranked second while Pundok sa mga Kabatan-onang Kandayanon ranked third. Masidlakon Kandayan-on and Pundok sa Kandayan-ong Bacamaba came in fourth and fifth places, respectively.

About Haladaya Festival

Haladaya means an offering to Datu Daya, the legendary chieftain of the town. It is a celebration of the town’s victory over the oppressive Moro pirates. The festival tells about the heroism of Datu Daya and showcases the glorious past of the place.

Sources:

cebu.gov.ph

www.gmanetwork.com

9/04/2014 07:24:00 AM No comments

Sunstar Editorial Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Photo source: tourism-philippines.com

HOW do we measure a city’s success? Cebu’s newest cities—Bogo, Carcar and Naga—are in a good position to face this question squarely, before they have to bear the problems that older and larger cities now face, including floods and heavy traffic.

One measurement favored by some local officials is revenue, which tends to increase after a town becomes a city. In his State of the City Address last Monday, Mayor Valdemar Chiong reported that the City of Naga’s revenues grew by P414 million between 2007 and 2013.

Bogo and Carcar, which also became cities in 2007, can also report higher revenues since the change. From 2007 to 2012, Bogo’s revenues increased by P178 million, while those of Carcar grew by P215.5 million, according to the audit commission.

But sound financial statements aren’t the only measure of a city’s health. Mayor Chiong acknowledged as much, when he said that the City needs to create an Environmental Management Office to take charge of conservation, pollution prevention and the safety of the city’s water supply.

There is a need to rethink the way we assess our cities, and this assessment must incorporate how well each city works with surrounding communities in solving problems that respect no boundaries.

Read Full Editorial: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2014/09/02/editorial-growing-cebu-s-cities-363324

9/03/2014 07:21:00 AM No comments

by Jojo C. Ugdol (Banat)

CEBU, Philippines - Gitabangan og kulata sa unom ka mga tawo, gibundakan og bato ang nawong, giluba ang liog hangtud namatay ang usa ka lalaki diha sa Barangay Luyang, San Remigio, niadtong Domingo sa alas 3:30 sa hapon.

Ang biktima nailhan nga si Saturnino Cualbar, 45, samtang nakasibat ug nakatug-an sa kapulisan ang kauban niini nga si Dominador Collamat, 21, pulos taga Sitio Aningan, Luyang, San Remigio.

Sa unom ka mga suspek, upat palang ang mga nailhan nga sila si Reneboy Good Noynay, 40, Jerry Yurag, Macky Ecarma, ug Michael Yurag, pulos nagpuyo sa maong barangay.

Matud pa ni SPO1 Joe Johnnesky Ynot ang imbestigador sa San Remegio Police nga nahinabi sa Banat News kini mitug-an nga miadto sa maong lugar ang biktima kauban ang iyang anak-anak aron unta maningil og utang.

Ilang nalabyan sa kilid sa dalan ang mga suspek nga nag-inom ug nahitabo ang tinubagay. Atol sa pagpanguli na unta sa biktima, gigukod ug gibabagan kini sa mga suspek nga sila si Noynay ug Yurag ug matud pa dali nga gihawiran si Cualbar.

9/03/2014 07:17:00 AM No comments

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