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Source: Cebu Daily News At least eight buses of the Metro Cebu Autobus Corporation were suspended for one month by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 7 starting Tuesday. LFTRB-7 Regional Director Ahmed Cuizon announced the suspension after a meeting with company officials yesterday. Last Monday an Autobus unit collided with an oncoming Toyota Altis sedan in the national highway in Bogo City in north Cebu. Three bus passengers were killed and 37 were injured, including both drivers. The suspended buses are listed in the same franchise number of the bus that figured in the accident. Cuizon said Autobus units covered by other franchises can still operate. Autobus operates a fleet of more than 30 buses. “We just want to uphold public safety. We want to be sure that the riding public is safe, especially now that it is passenger season because of Christmas,” Cuizon said. Based on police investigation the bus “was just a second party ...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has rejected the request of Rep. Benhur Salimbangon (Cebu, 4th district) to place Bogo City in northern Cebu under Comelec control in the 2013 elections to prevent a repeat of the stand-off in Pulambato in 2010. Comelec Chairperson Sixto Brillantes said the Comelec, as a collegial body, decided that placing Bogo City under Comelec control is unnecessary and has no basis. Brillantes said the Comelec decision is final. Earlier, Salimbangon said placing Bogo City under Comelec control will prevent violence in the elections, especially that there are armed men in the area who are freely roaming around. Salimbangon said he wants clean and honest elections and placing Bogo City under Comelec control will prevent criminals from making trouble during the campaign period and on election day. Bogo City Mayor Celestino “Junie” Martinez Jr. said he is happy to learn about the Comelec order, saying the congressman’s suggestion is selective...

Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr. said Cebu’s 4th district would only be placed under Comelec control if there is actual violence. Sixto Brillantes Jr. Brillantes said the situation should be grave enough to warrant the commission’s control. ”Kung marami na hong namamatay dyan, nag-bombahan na, nag-iitsahan na ng granada, nagsusuguran na, maraming loose firearms, nagbabarilan na dyan. Wala nang peace and order. That is the time we place it under Comelec control. Is that the situation?” Brillantes said in an interview in Atty. Frank Malilong’s TV 5 program “Frankahay Ta.” ... Mayor Junie Martinez said they only suggested that the entire district be placed under Comelec control with conditions after Salimbangon suggested that Bogo be placed under the commission’s control. ”Salimbangon wants only Bogo declared, so I said, ‘Why not the entire district?” Junie said. Read more: balita.ph Comelec Provincial Supervisor Lionel Marco Castilla...

CEBU, Philippines — Three towns and one city in Cebu are under close watch by government security agencies looking to head off possible political violence as the 2013 elections approach. While the areas have not yet been branded as election hotspots, the Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Conference (JPSCC) is keeping a careful eye on them, particularly in the fourth district of northern Cebu. Senior Supt. Patrocinio Commendador Jr., the Cebu provincial police chief, said their reading of the security picture rests on existing political rivalries and the record of past violence or threats in each locality. Supt. Paul Labra II, who heads the Regional Intelligence Division of PRO-7, said they are tracking developments in Tuburan, Sogod, and Bogo City in the fourth district, along with Danao City in the fifth. The fourth district remains a tight battleground between the Martinez and Salimbangon camps, while Danao City is being contested by the split Durano clan. The tension is not ...

from Cebu Daily News - October 24, 2012 By Joy Cherry Quito , Correspondent "THE Bogo city government is asking the Cebu Ports Authority to help fund the expansion of the Polambato Roll-on and Roll-off Port as part of efforts to spur economic growth. The city government trying to carve out a ‘business district’ out of vast sugarcane fields in barangay Cayang. This will be completed in December or early January next year, said Mayor Celestino “Junie” Martinez, Jr, during the 888 News Forum held offsite in the northern city yesterday. The site will also host Bogo’s new City Hall and will have an entertainment area." visit Cebu Daily News for full story.

Here's a photo of the new barbecue plaza near Bogo pier /  pantalan. Simply awesome! Bogo City Barbecue Plaza (click photo to enlarge) photo credits:  Tethony Mansing

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9390 AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOGO, CEBU PROVINCE INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BOGO ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Charter of the City of Bogo”. Section 2. The City of Bogo. – The Municipality of Bogo is hereby converted into a component city to be known as the City of Bogo, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall comprise the present territory of the Municipality of Bogo, Cebu Province. The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the appropriate agency or forum of existing boundary disputes or cases involving questions of territorial jurisdiction between the City of Bogo and its adjoining local government units: Provided, That the territorial jurisdiction of the disputed area or areas shall remain with the local government unit which has existing administrative supervision over said area or ar...

UnisilverTIME DANCE Crew Competition 2012 photo source: unisilvertime fb page Support Bogo's own: NORTH HOODZ Like and share this photo now:    North Hoodz (click) Members: Jay Murray Vinco 20 Danilo Verdida 18 Nino Vincent Bruce 20 Kevin Bruce 17 Mark Gerard Masong 21 Sergz Pedroza Ybanez 16 Ariel Cabansag 19 Stepanu Verallo 22 Preliminary: August 1 - September 30, 2012 Grand Finals: October 2012

With 44 policemen in the City of Bogo , Mayor Martinez asked for military reinforcement to battle crime. The mayor sent his request through the army's 8th Infantry Division in Samar following the gun-slaying of three men which is believed to be related to illegal drug trade. Martinez earlier asked for more policemen from the Cebu Provincial Police office but was told there was none to spare. The military directed its 6th Company of the Special Forces (SF) assigned in Sogod, Cebu to assess the threat in the area first. - Read more: Cebu Daily News

Several bills passed by the House that seek to create more courts for the provinces of Laguna and Cebu and the city of Valenzuela has been approved by the Senate. The passage of the measures into law is expected to lessen the backlog of cases in the Philippines, especially those in the provinces. Sen. Francis Escudero, chair of the Senate committees on justice and human Rights, sponsored House Bill Nos. 4476, 4492, 4511 and 4513. The bills were approved with 19 affirmative votes, zero negative vote and zero abstention. The bills were approved on second reading without amendments last July 31. - Manila Bulletin Once enacted into law, seven RTC's will be created in the province of Cebu - one in Carcar, one in Naga and five will be created in Bogo City . Senators who approved the measures: Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile Senate President Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III Joker Arroyo Pia Cayetano Franklin Drilon Franci...

Bogo City's Barangay Cayang has been declared by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as child labor-free. Cayang is one of the two Barangays in Cebu to be declared as such. Source: CDN -  Labor dept declares 2 Cebu brgys as child labor free