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GORDON OPENS RENOVATED PRC BOHOL CHAPTER OFFICE

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon and Secretary-General Dr. Gwen Pang, along with representatives from the local government unit of Bohol, celebrated the completion of renovations made to its Bohol Chapter office, which sustained structural damage during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in 2021. The renovations, amounting to over P2.7 million, was […]

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LEGARDA: CHOCOLATE HILLS IS A PROTECTED AREA

In the last few days, a viral post about a resort lodged between haycock hills in Sagbayan, Bohol, within the Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (CHNM) earned the ire of both officials and netizens. The drone video in the post clearly showed an operational resort and the extent of its development right on the foothills. The […]

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AKLAN PIÑA TEXTILE, BOHOL ISLAND IN UNESCO LIST

Senator Nancy Binay said the inclusion of Philippine fabric and geopark in the United Nation’s cultural list this year provides a sound direction for the protection of the country’s heritage and cultural treasures. The designation of Bohol Island as a geosite, and the recently inscribed handwoven piña or pineapple textile of Aklan province into the Representative List […]

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JW MARRIOTT PANGLAO HOTEL BREAKS GROUND IN BOHOL

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco joined the local government heads of Bohol and some private stakeholders as guest of honor for the groundbreaking of the JW Marriott Panglao Island Resort and Residences in Bohol recently. Frasco’s visit comes at a time when Bohol has been declared the country’s first-ever UNESCO’S Global Geopark. […]

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BOHOL OPENS FIRST TOURIST REST AREA

The Provincial Government of Bohol underscored that the official turnover of the first completed Department of Tourism (DOT) Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in the province is a welcome development for the province as Bohol enters “a new and exciting chapter” post-pandemic. “Bohol’s tourism industry is now entering a new and exciting chapter. As we continue […]

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BONG GO VISITS SUPER HEALTH CENTER IN BOHOL

Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, has remained steadfast in bringing essential public health services closer to more Filipinos down to the communities through the establishment of Super Health Centers. Go emphasized the necessity for an inclusive strategy in strengthening the country’s healthcare infrastructure during the site inspection of […]

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BONG GO INSPECTS HEALTH PROJECT IN BOHOL

Senator Bong Go inspected several projects in Cortes, Bohol, which he supported as vice chair of the Senate Committee on Finance. Go’s visit started with a tour of the ongoing construction site of the Governor Celestino Gallares Multi-Specialty Medical Complex. The legislator is the principal sponsor of Republic Act No. 11883, which spearheaded the transformation of […]

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HOUSE DEV’T FORUM CITES BOHOL, ISABELA PROJECTS

The three Committees on Science and Technology, Bases Conversion and Visayas Development of the House of Representatives recently collaborated to host the Forum dubbed “Bridging Research and Policy.” Experts from the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) were on hand as resource persons for the Forum. […]

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Government

DOT BEGINS TRAINING FOR BOHOL FOOD VENDORS

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco bared the Department of Tourism (DOT)’s immediate plans to facilitate an interagency technical working group (TWG) that seeks to strengthen the capacity of micro-entrepreneurs such as food vendors to provide quality tourism services. The Department, Frasco said, has reached out to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of […]

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DOT LEADS PROBE OF ‘OVERPRICED’ PANGLAO SEAFOOD

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is in touch with Bohol province over the alleged overpricing of seafood by vendors at Virgin Island in Panglao. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said this is a matter that DOT “takes seriously especially as it concerns the welfare of tourists whose continued support for our destinations is critical to […]