The Bogo Times

Bogo City pride Noel Tillor finally topped the men’s open division of the Borneo International Marathon. source: www.borneomarathon.com 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

By Rommel C. Manlosa RESIDENTS of the northern part of Cebu, especially the people of Bogo City , will get the first glance of the teams and players of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Season 15 set to start on Aug. 1. Five of the seven collegiate teams—the University of San Carlos Warriors, University of the Visayas Green Lancers, University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars, University of Cebu Webmasters and the comebacking University of Southern Philippines Foundation Panthers—are competing in the Bogo City Mayor’s Cup Cesafi Pre-Season Basketball Tournament, which will start on July 11. The tournament is sanctioned by the Cesafi, making all its games under the supervision and watch of the league officials. Read full story: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2015/07/06/5-cesafi-teams-join-bogo-tourney-417384

Team Bogo Source: https://www.facebook.com/lgubogo THE Bohol Paddlers’ Association (BPA) Team A ruled the 200-meter Dragon boat exhibition matches last Saturday at the Polambato Wharf in Bogo City. BPA-A won the exhibition match in 50.84 seconds, beating Team Bogo (52.07) in the finals. Cebu City’s Grupo Habagat failed to make the finals after losing the semifinals to Bogo, finishing in 55.88 seconds to Bogo’s 54.33. Retired General Carlos Holganza, founder of the Cebu Dragon Boat Association (CBDA), expressed his satisfaction with the successful event. “I am happy how the event turned out. I can see that there is more interest now,” said Holganza. Four teams joined the event, including two squads from BPA. Holganza said they plan to hold another friendly dragon boat competition two months from now in Southern Cebu. “We will be discussing our plans with the Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC). We could possibly hold it at SRP Talisay City,” said Randy Su, Habagat Outdoor Equ...

Cebu First Dragon Boat Race to be Held on May 23 source: http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/ (PNA) -- The first-ever dragon boat race in Cebu will be held on May 23 in Bogo City, Northern Cebu. “We have been planning about this a long time ago already,” said Randy Su, a commissioner of the Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC) in an interview here with the Philippine News Agency Saturday night. “This is one of our alternative sports program,” said Su, president of the Habagat Outdoor Equipment and organizer of the Carera Habagat Adventure Race. Local paddlers and would-be paddlers in Cebu were also invited to first join the two-day basic dragon boat clinic on May 21-22. The clinic will be conducted by a national coach from Manila and from the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation. “We also have invited two dragon boat teams from Bohol to play for exhibition races on May 23,” said Su, also a kayaker and mountaineer. The dragon boat event is part of the Bogo City’s fiesta celebrat...

By Iste S. Leopoldo | Wednesday, October 29, 2014 | www.sunstar.com.ph 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 tourna...

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...

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 susta...

Mark you calendar for the 2nd Bogo City Duathlon Trail Challenge. @ Nailon, Bogo City, Cebu May 18, 2014 8k - 30k - 8k Registration Fee: Php 800 (with singlet and snacks) Categories: 18 - 32 yrs old 33 - 45 yrs old 46 yrs old and above Open Female Relay (should be male and female) Registration Areas: Olives Motor Spare Part s : Gairan Public Market, Bogo City Jorge Ponce : Ibabao - Estancia, Mandaue City (in front of San Roque Chapel) Southpeaks Outdoor Shop : A. Del Rosario St. , Mandaue City (beside Palawan Pawnshop in front of Shell gasoline station old market) For inquiries, contact Dodong Alex - 0915 561 2060

A fun run is set to color Bogo on the 25th of May this year. This will be the first Color Fun Run in the city. The Color Run is a 5-km un-timed race where participants (Color Runners) are doused from head to toe in different colors in every kilometer (colorful zones). Color runners should wear something white during the race. The fun continues with an unforgettable Finish Festival, a larger than life party equipped with music, dancing and epic color throws. The Color Fun Run is organized by Bogo CAREs (Circle of Accommodation & Restaurant Establishments), a group of businessmen gathered together to promote tourism in the City of Bogo .  Registration fee is only  Php 450 . Inclusions: Tupperware Eco Bottle Free access to the Finish Festival with DJ Bong Durano The Cool powder The Color Runner race bib The Color Runner certificate Snacks Water Student price: Php 300 (Without the eco bottle) Registration will start on March 21, 2014 at the Bogo ...

BANGON ESKWELA Fun Run to help repair our schools March 2, 2014 Bogo City Public Plaza Assembly Time: 5:00 A.M. Gunstart: 5:30 A.M. Registration Sites: • DepEd Division Office • City Assessor's Office • All Bogo City Public Schools Registration Period: • with T-shirt : January 27 - February 27, 2014 •  without T-shirt :  January 27 - March 1, 2014 Contact Persons:  • Wence Canete   0917-727-4146 • Alan Hong 0926-670-6947 • Rene Navarro  0925-553-3518 • Slavsky Ybañez 0917-727-4130 Category Registration Fee with T-Shirt without T-Shirt 4K Open Php 300 Php 150 8K Open Php 300 Php 150 16 Years Old and Below 4K Juniors Php 250 Php 150 8K Juniors Php 300 Php 150 source: City Government of Bogo fan page

Sixteen runners finished the 2014 Hardcore Hundred Mile Ultramarathon (H1) - Cebu despite the strong winds and heavy rain due to Typhoon Basyang . Brian Guillen and Rodah Oporto bagged the men’s and women’s title last weekend at the Don Celestino Martinez Sr. Cultural and Sports Complex in Bogo City . Barefoot Runner Kit Quiseo (2nd Placer) Photo by:  John Domingo Guillen crossed the finish line in  24:07:23. Kit Quiseo who ran barefoot came second (25:06:03). The Malaysian runner Yim Hengfatt (25:06:03) got the third place, followed by Paolo Osmeña (26:00:35) and Elmer Abing (27:06:50). Kathie Villaflor of Davao came second (29:47:22) after Rodah Oporto. SunStar reported that Noel Tillor, a native of Barangay Cogon, Bogo City, did not finish the race after experiencing severe stomach pain.  Info Source: ‘Typhoon-proof’ - Sunstar Hats off to our former HR Manager, Kit Quiseo who finished the race without any shoes on.  ...

Mark your calendar as the City of Bogo will host the 8080 Triathlon on May 11, 2014. SunStar reported that the race will also serve as a fund- raising activity for the rebuilding of Bogo after Super Typhoon Yolanda devastated the city. Bogo 8080 Triathlon © Aktib.ph The race will feature 2 categories: Individual and Relay. There will be a distance of 1.8 km for swimming , 65 km for cycling and 14km for running. The other route will feature a 900-meter swim, 32.5 km cycling and 7 km run.  Registration fee and inclusives will be updated soon on this blog. Ripples Faelnar, a member of  Cornestone which organized  Run to Rebuild Bogo , said that aside from organizing races, they will also be conducting sports clinics not only in Bogo City  but in also in Negros, Cebu, Bohol and Davao. Resources:  http://aktib.ph/854-bogo-8080-triathlon http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2014/01/29/bogo-host-8080-triathlon-325601

Some of the country's most hardcore runners will gear up in Bogo City for the 2014 Hardcore Hundred Ultramarathon - Cebu.  Miles The race will start at 12:01 AM, January 31, 2014 (Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day-Special Non-working Holiday) and will end at 6:01 AM, February 1, 2014.  Participants are required to have finished  at least one 100-kilometer race (trail or road) within the official cutoff time and whose results can be verified through the internet.  Multi-sport finishes regardless of distance covered are NOT acceptable. Start/Finish: Don Celestino Martinez, Sr. Cultural and Sports Complex, Bogo City Cutoff  Time 1: 80 Kilometers (Celestino Martinez Sports Complex/Fifteen hours. Runners not able to make it in 15:00:00 hours / 3:01 PM JANUARY 31 will be declared DID NOT FINISH and will NO longer be allowed to continue) Cutoff  Time 2: 112 Kilometers (Borbon Municipal Hall)/ Twenty hours. Runners not able to make it...

Bogo City is the next stop of Alagang PBA for a relief operation for the victims of super typhoon Yolanda.  Inquirer reported that PBA Commisioner Chito Salud and chairman Mon Segismundo will be joined by Petron Blaze stars Arwind Santos and Alex Cabagnot, Barako Bull’s Willie Miller and GlobalPort’s Sol Mercado to personally lend a hand in the league’s program in Bogo City on Friday. Shaina Magdayao and  Excite Inc. chief operating officer Icel Palomares Argana, with their own relief goods, will also be a part of the PBA delegation. The PBA is giving away basketball backboards, goals and balls on top of relief packages to the Bogohanons. Salud and his team are coordinating with Cebu Board member Yayoy Alcoseba, travel/tours expert Andrew Teh and Celestino Martinez (not sure if it's Mayor Junie or Tining Martinez please refer to the original article from inquirer: http://pba.inquirer.net/38299/alagang-pba-troops-to-bogo-cebu-friday).

Bogo City residents enjoying the Pacquiao - Rios match. - © DANTE MAYOR Bogohanons rejoiced after boxing hero Manny Pacquiao thrashed Brandon Rios to clinch the WBO international welterweight title in Macau yesterday. Bogohanons react to Pacquiao's Win over Rios Bogohanons flocked to the Don Celestino Matinez Sr. Sports Complex yesterday to watch the Pacquiao - Rios fight. The Pinoy boxing hero dedicated the fight to the victims of super typhoon Yolanda. "This isn't about my comeback," Pacquiao said. "My victory is a symbol of my people's comeback from a disaster, a national tragedy." - Yahoo Sports For the first time in almost a year, Pacquiao returned to the ring and wore Rios down with his blinding  handspeed and won 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110 on the scorecards at The Venetian casino in Macau. Per CompuBox, Pacquiao landed 281 of 790 punches(36%) while Rios only landed 138 of 502 punches(27%).  After the fight, Pacquiao sa...

City of Bogo's Jan Godfrey Seno defeated Japan's Koki Matsuda, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1,  to capture the 3rd Malacca ATF Asian 14-Under Series Tennis Championship boys singles title. He survived a 3-hour battle against the Japanese. 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/