The Bogo Times

Bogo City Mayor Celestino Martinez, Jr. has launched a program intended to speed up rehabilitation work that will hasten the recovery of the city. Dubbed “Cash for Work, Food for Work”, the program consists of two phases. The first phase involves giving work to 100 residents in each of Bogo’s 29 barangays for a week, employing them to clean up their respective villages and communities. They will be paid with cash so they can have a starter fund to help them start a new chapter in their lives. The second phase is to let them do repair work on their own houses for a week, and even if it is their own houses they will be working on they will still be paid with food. The beneficiary residents will be chosen by the barangay officials based on the gravity of the damage to their houses. The program will show the people that the city government is committed to help them get back on their feet. This time, however, it shall not be the “dole-out” way. Mayor Martinez explains that thro...

Barely a month after the destructive earthquake, another threat from mother nature looms to hit Cebu and other parts of Central Visayas. Government agencies go on full alert as a possible super typhoon, Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) is expected to make landfall by Friday, with possible heavy rains on Thursday. City of Bogo Disaster Emergency Hotline The weather was fair throughout yesterday (Wednesday), but LGU's have already held numerous meetings to prepare for Yolanda . Solar News reported  that authorities have their eye on northern Cebu, specifically the City of Bogo as it could be the hardest hit when Yolanda ploughs through the province according to its plotted course. Governor Hilario P. Davide III declared suspension of classes in all levels in the entire province of Cebu beginning Thursday until Friday (November 7-8). Here are some tips from the Cebu Provincial Government 

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...

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