‘Tis! More fun in the Philippines!
‘Tis!
The new Department of Tourism leadership rolled out, last Friday, its newest campaign slogan which hopes to attract more tourists in the country.
Miss World Denmark is half-Boholana
With three Filipina beauties – Philippine bet Gwen Ruais, former Pinoy Big Brother housemate Fil-Canadian Riza Santos for Canada, and Fil-Danish Maya Celeste Padillo Olesen representing Denmark – vying for this year’s Miss World title come November 6th in London, Filipinos all over are bursting with pride.
We, Bol-anon’s, on the other hand, have something to be doubly proud of. One of the three Pinay Miss World hopefuls, Miss World Denmark 2011 Maya Celeste Padillo Olesen, is not only half-Pinay – she is half-Boholana.
Today is Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Day
The late Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, the 8th President of the Philippines, is without a doubt Bohol’s most illustrious son.
R.A. 7448, in April of 1992, declared the 4th of November each year to be a special non-working holiday in the whole of Boholandia to commemorate the anniversary of the late Pres. Carlos P. Garcia. But with close inspection to the law, it didn’t in fact name November 4 as Carlos P. Garcia Day, only that it a special non-working holiday. It did however ‘designate’ Nov. 2-6 as Carlos P. Garcia Week.
But of course by all intents and purpose, today is Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Day.
Photos: Kalag-kalag
There’s no Halloween in Bohol. Kalag-kalag, that’s what we have. These are only a few scenes from the Dampas Catholic Cemetery in Dampas, Tagbilaran City.
Loboc Children’s Choir is 3rd best Children’s Choir at the 2011 Tolosa Chorale Competition
Today, our Facebook news feed was flooded with status messages of congratulations and felicitations to Bohol’s beloved Loboc Children Choir after the official announcement from the Loboc Children’s Choir – Europe Tour 2011 Facebook fan page: The Loboc Children’s Choir received 3RD PRIZE in the Children’s Choir Category of the Tolosa Choral Contest!
Mabaw Reef is Tagbilaran’s last remaining underwater jewel
There is alot to be learned from local histories, something everyone must always consider and research, research, research.
Say, for instance, the case of the etymology of the Mabaw Reef. We talk about Mabaw Reef, the Tubattaha-like marine protected area (MPA) just off the shores of Taloto/ Ubujan, this city, because, the Rare Conservation, Inc. – backed Mabaw Reef Pride Campaign that aims to deepen awareness and local pride on the MPA, and particularly, increase active participation of the local folks in the conservation of the Mabaw Reef, was launched earlier today.
The world called, they answered
And now, they’re in Bohol.
Serving for almost a year now with their host organizations in Bohol, Peace Corp Volunteers (PCV) Jessica Miguel, Kate Jaffe, Kristin Kuhn, Todd Massari and Abby Samuelson are not the usual Amerikana/Amerikano you see around town.
They’re the real deal, here to share their skills and knowledge with their host institutions and communities for a two-year volunteer program. The Peace Corps, run by the government of the United States of America, deploys volunteers all over the world with three main goals, one, to provide technical assistance (for social and economic development at the grassroots level of their host countries), two, to help people outside the United States understand U.S. culture, and, three, to help Americans understand the cultures of other countries.
Prologue
