The Bogo Times

A new Philippine Red Cross (PRC) building will soon rise within the New City Hall Compound in the City of Bogo. The PRC Cebu Chapter - Bogo Branch building will be built on a 1,000 square meter lot which was donated to the PRC by the city government. PRC Groundbreaking Ceremony in Bogo City - source: City Government of Bogo FB page Senator Richard Gordon spearheaded the groundbreaking ceremony and laying of time capsule earlier today (September 2, 2016). See FB photo album here . “The establishment of a branch in Bogo City will further bring Philippine Red Cross services nearer and more accessible to people in the northern part of Cebu. People from Bogo and neighboring municipalities will not have to go far to access Red Cross services like blood as the new building will have a blood collecting station,” said Senator Gordon. The move to establish a PRC branch in Bogo City was strongly supported by the local community which sees the need for the Red Cross to contin...

Voter registration for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will start on  July 15 until July 30. The said elections will be held on October 31, 2016. For the Barangay elections, the applicants for registration should be:     Filipino     At least 18 years old on or before election day     A resident of the Philippines for at least one year     A resident for at least 6 months of the barangay where he or she intends to vote For the SK elections, the applicants for registration should be:     Aged 15 to 30 years     A resident of his or her barangay for at least 6 months by October 31 Local Comelec offices will be open from 8 am to 5 pm. Registration rules are contained in COMELEC Resolution 10148 (RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE [1] REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS OF KATIPUNAN NG KABATAAN AND [2] REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR BARANGAY RELATIVE TO THE OCTOBER 31, 20...

Fundacion Solventia , a Madrid-based NGO and a donor of the Aboitiz Group, pledged to donate 15 brand new computer units to the Anonang Sur Elementary School in Bogo City, Cebu. The computer units are equipped with a one-year Internet connection which will benefit an estimated 340 students. In 2014, the said NGO organized a fund-raising fun run activity in Spain dubbed “Run for the Philippines” to help raise funds for the repair and rehabilitation of schools damaged by typhoon Yolanda. The fund proceeds were donated to the Aboitiz Foundation and then allocated for the rehabilitation of Anonang Sur Elementary School. Source: Madrid-based NGO pledges 15 computers for Bogo school - Sunstar

SHOUTOUT BOGO FUNRUN May 25, 2016 Wednesday Assembly: Pantalan | 3:00PM 3:30pm- zumba as warm up 4:10pm- gunstart for 5k run 4:20pm- gunstart for 3k run Tickets 5K - Php 300.00 3K - Php 200.00 Ticket outlets: 1. Cora's Bbq at Bogo bbq plaza look for Mary Anne Gomez Abao 2. Sa Lanz internet Cafe look for Yves Saldaña Navarro 3. Sr. Pedro's lechon manok- look for Klynt Jan Aton 4. Bogo Public Market-romeo's Store look for Ritz John Cao Ortega 5. Solid Homes- Saiza Barrientos 6. Cogon- Gerlen Claire Ricarte Retuerto 7. Sto.Rosario and Sambag- Olrac and Ilyn 8.San Remigio- Sonjie Fernandez 9. Medellin- Jacinth Judy Lara Argonillo 10. Gairan- Laurence Jean Penion Umpad 11. Nailon- Mariah Gelina Laxa Lequin 12. Sudlunon- April Kaye 13. R and F Pharmacy near Gaisano- look for Fatima Or TEXT (0917) 254 9435

The school year 2016-2017 will begin on June 13, and will end on April 7. The school year consists of 202 school days. Private schools may deviate from the calendar; however, they may not start classes earlier than the first Monday of June, and not later than the last day of August. Source: gov.ph

Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte obtained a 55.5% preference rating in an online poll/survey conducted by The Bogo Times from March 14 - April 18. Senator Grace Po got the lowest rating with 0.9%.  Duterte's running mate, Alan Peter Cayetano topped the VP race with 39.1 %.  Here's the voting summary: President: Duterte - 55.5% Santiago - 29.1% Roxas - 12.7% Binay 1.8% Po 0.9%  Vice President: Cayetano - 39.1% Marcos - 30.9% Robredo - 22.7% Escudero - 4.5% Trillanes - 1.8% Honasan - 0.9%

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