The Bogo Times

AMCOOP will conduct a Local Job Fair on August 2, 2015 at about 9:00 am at the TESDA/PESO Office, Municipal Hall.  About AMCOOP AMCOOP is a legitimate Job Contracting Cooperative duly registered in the Cooperative Development Authority bearing CDA Registration No. 9520-12013873 and Department of Labor and Employment Registration No. XII-0-2013-0919-060. Its first major client was DOLE Philippines Inc., which has a total of approximately 300 workers from Harvesting and Field Maintenance Department in 1992 until its reached to 2,896 members-workers combining DUVO Operations and Fresh Pines Operations-Station 1, Planting, land-preparation. Website: http://myaimbusiness.wix.com/amcoop-2

President Benigno S. Aquino III will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27, 2015, in the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City. For more info you can visit the Official Gazette page of SONA 2015 at www.gov.ph

The Bogo Times brings you another taste of History. Let's go back in time and take a look at Bogo's old Municipal Seal. (Sorry for the pixelated photo. We can't find any other version online.) Municipality of Bogo Official Seal  THE TREE The tree that dominates at the center of the seal retraces the unforgettable founding legend of the town. The community that first started as a mere gathering of fisherman and fish-buyers under a Bogo tree grows to what is now dubbed as queen of Northern Cebu.  THE CHURCH It occupies a big space in the seal, signifying what the people of the town intrinsically are God-loving, religious, and whatsoever of the kind that respect the supreme authority of our omnipotent maker.  THE SUGARCANE It simply represents one of the major crops raised in the town. Majority of the people is earning their living as sugar cane landowners or laborers.  THE PLOW Some people live as farmers being an agricultural t...

infographic source: Rappler

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