The Bogo Times

by Eufrosino Ursal Luna | Bag-ong Suga | November 26, 1965  Ang Oktubre 25 maoy mapulang titik nga adlaw alang sa mga Bogohanon. Ang tanan manag-ambahan pagkuyog sa usa ka parada agig pagyukbo, pagtahod ug paghandom niadtong daku ug inilang tawo nga nagpahimutang sa kabantug sa Bogo diha sa mapa. Adlaw nga maoy kamatayan ni Senador Don Pedro Lazala Rodriguez, ang bayani ug amahan sa lungsod sa Bogo. Ikakatloan nag tolo ka tuig sumad sa iyang pagkapukan. (sa pagsulat niini) Nyor Indong ang saga itawag kaniya. Natawo niadtong tuig 1869 gikan sa dugo sa mga ginikanang katsila, Don Jose Rodriguez ug Donya Vicente Lazala. Nakatungha sa seminaryo sa San Carlos ug mipadayon didto sa Ateneo de Manila, diin nakahupot sa silid pagka B.S in Agricultural Engineering, A.B ug BSC . Tungod sa gugma sa panguma Nahimo si Nyor Indong nga Presidente-Munisipal sa Bogo sa panahon ni Hen. Emilio Aguinaldo sulod sa mga tuig 1898 hangtud sa 1903. Ug sa 1905 miadto sa Espanya u...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 shook the island of Bohol and nearby provinces on October 15, 2013 at 8:12 AM.   Inquirer reported   that the damage caused by the destructive earthquake in Bohol has been estimated to reach P2.5 billion. LGU Relief Operation The City of Bogo LGU initiated a relief assistance for Bohol to help get back on its feet. The relief operation is dubbed as "IGSOONG BOHOLANON MAHALON: HALAD TABANG ALANG SA BOHOL".  source: cityofbogocebu.gov.ph For Inquiries  Call 260-5310 local 322 or 0917-727-4129 or E-mail  info@cityofbogocebu.gov.ph TBKK Donation Drive One of the Bogohanon groups on facebook, Taga Bogo Ka Kung (TBKK) , also initiated the "10 Peso Ko Tulong Ko" donation drive.  TBKK's donation drive has now gathered around eleven thousand pesos (P11,111) as of the last counting.  Donation boxes are located at: Stylz Salon The Generics Pharmacy Bogo Health Shoppe Or y...

Earthquake is one of the most difficult natural disasters to prepare for. The difficulty is in the fact that a tremor can happen anywhere and anytime. This infographic shows the safety measures which we need to take during earthquakes along with the controversial “Triangle of Life” theory. Source: visual.ly

Victims of the earthquake may receive assistance from Pag-IBIG Fund which set aside P4.5 billion for calamity loans where members can avail of 80 percent of their total savings with only 5.95 percent interest.  Pag-Ibig has installed mobile service desks located in front of the Mandaue City Hall, in Gaisano Capital Danao, at the Bogo Service Office on the second floor of J & N building in Bogo City , at the Gaisano Island Mall in Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City and at the Tagbilaran City Hall and at the Governor’s Mansion in Bohol. Who are eligible? A member who has made at least 24 monthly contributions (whether continuous or broken); An active member [i.e., has made at least 5 contributions in the last 6 months as of month prior to the date of loan application]; and Resides in an area which is declared by the Office of the President or the Sanggunian concerned as under a state of calamity. If the member has an existing Housing Loan, Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) and/o...

President Benigno Aquino III has declared the 15th of October this year as a regular holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of Eid-ul Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. ©  fin6.com MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 658 DECLARING TUESDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2013, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE) WHEREAS, Republic Act No 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday; WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam; WHEREAS, the date of the festival is based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body; WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 15 October 2013 and the Eidul Adha prayer be performed on the final declaration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of t...

A city-wide simultaneous street cleaning program will be initiated to maintain the cleanliness of the city. The program is entitled "Limpyo nga Bogo, Akong Garbo" which will start this Friday, October 4, 2013. This will be participated by the Barangay Councils of the urban barangays, DepEd Bogo City Division, Private Schools, Bankers and NGO's every Friday of the month of October,  3:00 P.M - 5:00 P.M..   It was on the year 1999 when Bogo (then a Municipality) was hailed, for the fifth time, as Cleanest and Greenest Municipality in the Philippines and the first municipality to make it to the Hall of Fame.  The Bogo Times  encourages all Bogohanons to participate and help maintain the city's clean and green environment. Resources: Hall of Fame CityofBogoCebu.gov.ph