Tagna-Tagna 2016

Wake-uppers:

Scene:  At least a total of 85 students of VillaTeresita Elem. School in Ubay town were treated for suspected food poisoning onFriday (Jan. 15), after eating “ampaw” (popped rice). According to schoolprincipal Saturnina Mapute, students complained of severe abdominal pain,headache, dizziness and vomiting. “They are now safe,” she said.

Scene: Spotted in Bohol last week was comedienne Giselle Sanchez.

Scene:  The singing policeman PO3 Janew Villame has become a sensation after bus passengers listened to him with admiration while belting out Yoyoy Villame’s songs at the Integrated Bus Terminal. It’s his way of educating people about the dangers of illegal drugs while trying to keep police-community relations closer. Fact: He is the grandson of Yoyoy Villame, the king of novelty songs.

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Astrologers, feng shui experts and die-hard believers of horoscope said that great unexpected fortune will find its way in the Year of the Red Monkey (which will officially start on Feb. 8).

Giselle Sanchez visits Bohol. 

Courtesy: Melinda Mendez-Basalo

2016 is a period of renewed fighting spirit, they added.

White, blue and gold are lucky colors of 2016.

And as tradition is hard to break, VRS is up with its annual “Tagna-tagna” for the 2016. Modesty aside, last year’s “tagna-tagna” was 98 percent credible! Clap! Clap! Clap!

Now, let’s take a quick look at what the notorious and the famous Boholanos have in store for them for the Year of the Monkey.

• Finally, former beauty queen Anna Maris Igpit and her Aussie football player Thomas Taylor will march down the aisle this year.

• The stork will pay former child actress Rebecca Lusterio/Thomas Mejiso, Karen Digal/Doxson Asoy, Chandrina Elluiska Schreurs/Abdul Wallace and Jenissa Laguda Peteros/Dave Maulas a surprise visit .

• A fashion show which is very “bongga”  will feature Boholano fashion artists and couturiers—Shanon Pamaong , Maximiel Tallo, Omie Auza, EJ Relampagos, Jong Magallano, Omie Auza, Henry Baron, Rhigel Dulfo and Tracy Remolador Torres— to display their artistic collections! And another art exhibit for our Boholano artists, too!

• Tableya Princess Dalareich Polot will remain loveless even she’s worth ginto!

•dyRD’s Glee Orcullo will release a new album. It’s a sequel of “Unang Gugma” that will re-open love wounds.

• Poet and community organizer Nestor Pestelos, Direk Maryo delos Reyes and cultural icon Lutgardo Labad will have a busy, busy good year.

•Pinoy Aquaman Ingemar Macarine will make a world-breaking record.

• The Touch of April of Dr. April Lumuthang-Froilan will have a new clinic to beautify the province.

• Something big for Gian Ale will happen this year.

• Something “big” is in store for AR dela Serna....and another student cum model will shine in the modelling world.

• Beauty queen Imaculada Cleofe Leopardas will be the face of a new beauty soap in the market and a popular website.

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And now, the blind items:

• A former high-ranking official whose influence is highly visible will make an “important announcement” in the early months of the year.

• The wedding of a couple who announced their engagement in 2015 will either not be pushed through or will be postponed indefinitely. The bride-to-be will cry a river of the shocking news!

• Another big scandal will shake the political scene!

• For the first radio program for kids and about kids will air this year. 

• Great news: Despite financial constraints, an international film festival will be held in Bohol. Perhaps, it will win accolades in international film festivals.

• The crystal ball said that a new talent from Bohol will make name this year. He/she will give honor the province.

•Bohol will produce more topnotchers in the field of education, nursing and engineering.

• A young and flamboyant high-ranking official will “out” himself. You see your true colors. True colors are beautiful. Like a rainbow.

• A young politician will find himself in a headline-hogging controversy.

• A popular radio program will undergo a major revamp. Note: There will a new additional host.

• A popular couple will break up but won’t say why while another couple might reconcile after letting bygones be bygones.

• A beauty pageant will draw controversies. Take it! Take it!

• A beauty queen will make a “controversial” announcement! Dios mio!

• Women who are running in the May elections will have a reason to celebrate.

• The winner for Bohol governor has letters “O” and “E,” while for the Vice-Governor, the winner has letters “O”, “I”, “L”, “E” and “N”.

Note:  I don’t claim to be 100 per cent accurate. As I said, these are all “tagna-tagna” and I could be wrong, you know. He! He! He!

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Tagna-Tagna 2015

It’s tagna-tagna season once again! How time flies, noh!?  

A lot of  VRS readers who are diehard believers in the horoscope have been asking what’s in store for them in the 2015, also known as the Year of the Wooden Sheep ( Year of the Goat or Year of the Ram), which will officially begin on Chinese New Year in February 2015.

According to astrologers and feng shui experts, the Year of the Sheep follows the tumultuous Year of the Horse and heralds a more calm atmosphere.  If last year was the Horse’s year to gallop and take off, this year will be the year for contemplating and appreciating what has already been accomplished, to think about bringing goodness to others and to look for a brighter side.

Green is the lucky color of 2015. “Have a touch of color green to enhance money and luck,” says my friend- astrologer-geomancer Edward.

2015 will be a year of prosperity, luck and opportunity for many.

And as tradition is hard to break, VRS is dishing out his annual tagna-tagna (batting average is 98% every year). 

Drum roll please...

• Former beauty queen Anna Maris Igpit and her Aussie football player Thomas Taylor are seriously planning to march down the aisle in May.

• Youth leader and composer Clyde Ebojo and Marjorie Robles are planning to seal their love this year. Also, Elvie Bongosia of Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and her beau will settle down this summer.

• Sorry, folks, but some of labidabs hinting at marching down the aisle may not survive the year. Right, Rebecca Lusterio and Thomas Mejiso and Alfeo Jabinez and Amy Fiel Booc?  But  David Maulas and Jenissa Laguda Peteros  and Marianne Domivee Chatto and Haibon Lim Mapute might try (subject to further “testing”).

• Tableya Princess Dalareich Polot will remain loveless. But, she will make gold this year! Read: Ginto! 

• Miss Bohol 2014 will finally (finally!!!) find a boyfriend who is romantic, confident, artistic, foreign, free spirit (aka the bad boy), intelligent/witty and considerate!

• Panglao beauties will make it big this year: Candy Cumayas will try to join another national beauty pageant, Catherine Tabaniag and Mary Rose Butalid will bring home the bacon for Panglao.

• Something “big” is in store for beauty queen Immaculada Cleofe Leopardas who will have a busy year modelling for a popular website. 

• Beauty queens Geraldine Topsnik, Idy Cagas and Felisse Marie Carvajal will have colorful lovelife!  

• The stork might pay Architect Junibe Froilan, Jr and Dr. April Lumuthang-Froilan (of Touch of April) a visit this year.

• Department of Agriculture administrative officer Atty. Joan Jagonos will start having morning sickness middle of the year and it will make her husband Benjie Oliva very happy. A possibility: Eden Descallar of Globe will also make her husband Mikel Ceballos very happy by breaking to him the good news that she’s “expecting”…

• It will be a healthy baby girl for Diane Uy-Yap and Atty. Wrenly Yap in February!

• Abdul Wallace and Chandrina Elluiska Schreurs-Wallace should expect the stork’s visit.

• Former beauty queen Loida Lagonoy-Viloria and her husband George Viloria will make an important announcement—a stork’s visit this year.

•Hannah Precillas’ star will shine even brighter and bigger. Ang bet natin!  

• Something big for Kimpoy Mainit and Humfrey Nicasio, Marc Joseph Batoy, Danilo Torcende, Adryan Mila, Carlos Alfonso Cuerquiz and Ar-Ar dela Serna will happen this year.

• Pope Francis might visit Bohol this January 2015. Even after the schedule for the papal visit was already finalized, most Boholanos continued to pray that Pontiff will change his mind and drop by Bohol before or after visiting Leyte.

And...

• A topnotch lawyer and (a veteran) politician will have a tearful reconciliation. All’s well that ends well.

•  Another big scandal will shake the political scene, more intense that some may vacate the seats.

• A movie which will be made in Bohol will win accolades in international film festivals.

• An inspiring young model’s wholesome image will be tarnished by issues against him.  Hijo, be careful!

• A prominent community organizer (CO) will be named to a government position but the appointment will be shadowed by a controversy involving the CO’s personal life.

• An inspiring young model cum young socialite might find herself experiencing morning sickness...that is, if she doesn’t take the necessary precautions.Sayang ka day kay something great things are in store for her in 2015.

• Another block time radio program will fade out. No elaboration.

• More prominent Boholanos will get entangled in senseless controversies due to their addiction to social networking.

• The wedding of a couple who announced their engagement in 2015 will either not be pushed through or will be postponed indefinitely.

• A new talent from Bohol will make name this year. The talent is one of the few Boholanos who will give honor to Bohol.

• A messenger of the word, a prominent politician, a great lawyer, an artist, an educator, will be in Summerland. (Knock on the wood!)

• Bohol will make a world headline. No elaboration.

•Beauche owner and former Carmen Mayor CheChe Toribio delos Reyes will make a final decision (to run or not to run in 2016) middle of this year.

• Before the year ends, veteran politicians in the white sandy part of Bohol will announce their intention to join next year’s election, one of them a doctor will run against his best friend.

•Unlike in previous elections, very, very few (old and veteran) politicians will dare run in 2016…blame it on the scrapped “pork”? However, towards the end of the year, more (young and inexperienced) politician will declare their intention of running in the 2016 elections. Some will do mudslinging in the last quarter of the year. But, sad to say, only a few of them will win.

The Year of the Sheep is just four days old. There is still 11 months this 2015 to watch for more surprises!

Note: As I said, these are all tagna-tagna (bunga lang sa panghunahuna) and I could be wrong, you know.

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Seniang aftermath

Just like Kevin Costner’s Waterworld, some towns of Bohol suffered the same fate due to tropical storm Seniang on Dec. 30, 2014.

Major areas affected were Loboc, Bilar, Cortes, Maribojoc, Loon, Inabanga, Antequera, Batuan and Balilihan. Loboc became a virtual “waterworld” though, surprisingly, it did not lose a single one of its more than 3,500 families.

Seniang left several houses destroyed and four dead.

Salute to the members of Bantay Bayan-Bohol and Guardians headed by Jun “Alerto” Gutierrez and members of the Bohol Paddlers Association headed by Dominic Borja Aparicio for being on hand to help during the flood in Loboc town. The Rotary Club of Tagbilaran headed by Tagbilaran Councilor Nerio "Butchie" Zamora III and members of JCI-Chocolate Hills headed by its president Mayelle Hubac with Dr. Janice Aurora Tirol, Ph.D. were there to distribute relief goods in flood areas in Loboc. Special mention to Miss Bohol 2014 Queenie Melody Fullante whose presence gave assurance to people that everything would be fine.

2014 was a year of man-made and natural disasters but despite everything, Boholanos ended the year with the spirit of Thanksgiving.   It exemplifies the resilience of Boholanos to face great challenges and go on living with magnanimous faith.

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My own ‘recycled’ Christmas list

What are the hottest entertainment stories of 2011? Bared will retell the stories, events and people that shaped 2011. Send your feedback to leoudtohan@yahoo.com or text +639212446791.

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As the year comes to a close (6 days to go!), we're thinking hard about what we'd like to happen in the gossip world come 2012. On our wish list are the celeb weddings we're dying to see (Anna Maris Igpit are you listening?) and interesting and lovely news we can't wait to read about.

I am asking Dear Santa to deliver my wish list for my favorite Bohol’s who’s who:

For Governor Edgar Chatto, Reps. Rene Relampagos, Erico Aumentado and Art Yap — A New Year (and more years) full of hope and goodwill. Same for Mayors Jono Jumamoy, Tom Gonzaga and Roberto Salinas.

For Mayor Dan Neri Lim — A peace pipe he should smoke with Gov. Edgar Chatto. Another peace pipe with Mayor Lim on one end and Taloto Barangay Captain Faro Cabalit on the other.

For Anna Maris Igpit and Glenn Soco — A marriage contract (hurry!!!).

For Lailette Boiser, Rich Asuncion and Tintin Ng — A hit teleserye (if not a movie) to show their effective "natural" acting.

For Inday Rufing and Inday Charity — More shows and colorful lovelife.

For Prony (largest python) — A new home with unconditional love. Same for Paloma/Marimar, we miss “her” acrobatic/kagwang performance!

For Farrah Faye Mian — Stay fit and beautiful!  Same for Bia Ursula Bautista, Fer Mary Baliquig, Ely Rose Apple Angcon, Felisse Marie Carvajal and Donna Cardino.

For Mayor Niño Rey Boniel — A marriage contract (indefinite)!    

For Baba Yap and Jane Censoria Cajes-Yap — A healthy baby due in February next year. Same for Adonis and Reina Thea Damalerio.

For Fr. Fro Lungay and Meo Mascariñas — Good health and good music.

For Mikey Gatal — A partner who will love him forever and ever, amen! Same for Edik Dolotina.

For Betty Veloso-Garcia — Good health and inner strength for the TBTK 2012!

For Ardy Batoy, Gloria Leodivica Araneta and Raul Gatal — Good health and more mega projects (in hosting)!

For Rose Soy —- Good health, more years and eternal beauty to continue her works as Bohol's Queen of Tourism and Santacruzan Queen.    

For Tessie Labunog-Sumampong, Gen Jamisola, Daday Uy-Fuertes, Nila Montero, Paz Trotin, Uly Dolojol, Barbara Ong, Jojo Baritua, Tessie Pagdato, Sylvia Fernandez-Maristela, Baby Collins, Dianne Uy, Gerry Egos and Musette Hontanosas. — Success in business and good health. Same for Pureza Chatto, Doc Joy Yap, Dr. Mary Grace Uy, Dr. Angelito Lechago, DonDon Suganob, Fancy Baluyot, Primitiva Ontong, LJ Lumayag, Coun. Kit Oppus, Vicky Wallace, Hans and Lani Schoof, Vice Mayor Jas Montes, Dr. Cristeta Tirol, Dr. Henya Tirol-Sotelo, Amalia Tirol, Liza Quirog, Fiel Araoarao-Gabin, Greenie Aumentado, Greenie Aumentado and provincial board members Freda Tirol and Roygie Jumamoy.

                                                         

For Nonito and Rachel Donaire Jr. —A healthy baby. The couple should buckle back down to work - pronto! - during this very conducive season.

For Glenn Mark Blasquez— Home sweet home. (Where are you now?) Same for Marcing Tsurumi, Jiji Apalisok and Rebecca Lusterio.

For Loboc Children’s Choir — More performances and exposures next year. Same for the Alicia Bamboo Ensemble, Loboc Youth Ambassador and HNU Diwanag Dance Troupe.

For Sam Penaso, Nene Lungay, Glenn Lumantao, Ric Ramasola, Marianito Jose Luspo, Napoleon Abueva, Aldrin Palaca and Jesat Cathy Duce — More years to showcase their talents. Same for Ryan Macalandag, Tadiyandi, Baji, Bohol visual artists and Arte Malaya. To quote Liza Macalandag, “That more of their activity be unleashed. No restraints, no hesitations, just limitless, purposive works of art.”

For Nemi Monton— An award (Hall of Fame) for his tireless dedication and spirited enthusiasm in discovering Boholano talents in sports. Nag-iisa ka lang Nemi!

For Pepe Recitas, Ramie Cadag, Manuel Cempron and Francis Dompor — Good health and more years to continue the programs of  HomeReach Foundation.

For Zenaida Darunday, Raul Barbarona, Salvio Makinano and company —Good health and more years to continue their advocacies to protect the fragile environment of Bohol. Same for Rosalinda Paredes, Mightee Palo, Alvin Acuzar, Dorris Dinorog-Obena, Atty. Kins Aparece and Shem Quezon.

For Chito Visarra, Fred Araneta and Jerry Pabe —More “controversial” and "talkative" guests to spice up their programs. Same for BG Guingguing, Salva Diputado, Lito Responte and Ted Ayeng.

For Mayor Dan Lim, Atty. Victor dela Serna, Nestor Daarol, Felix Cempron, Ted Ayeng, Atoy Cosap and  Richard Bompat-—A silencer that will prevent them from flaunting on radio to throw feisty words this Christmas time. They can make "war" after the Holidays He He He

For EJ Relampagos— Success in business and colorful lovelife! Same for Maximiel, Charlo Arbasto, Baby Tagoctoc, Omie Auza and Tracy Remolador Torres.

For Rey Boom-Boom Bautista, AJ Banal, Caesar Amonsot and Jedara Docena — More wins!

For Eden Descallar — Wedding bells! Wedding bells! Same for Adam Jala, Eric Ngo and Mark Vincent Ramasola.

For Karla Tirol Magno and Tsino Lim — Also a marriage contract.

For Centerstage Band — More gigs and an album! Same for Brownbuds.

For Amir Sol— A round-trip ticket to a quiet place far from the maddening crowd. (The poor girl needs second chance to start a new life.)

For Sam Pingkian — A man (as much as possible sexy and seductive) who will love her forever and ever, amen! 

For Trisha Chatto — A colorful lovelife! Same for Janice Aurora Tirol, Carleen Yap and Loida Lagonoy.

For Bishop Leonardo Medroso — Good health and more years to continue teaching and witnessing the Word of God. Same for Pastors George Lungay, Nelson Rio III, Bobby Rio, Franco Trigo and Rey Rodriguez.

For Doc Homer Singco — A hot “partner” to love him dearly. Same for Atty. Brian Gaviola, Dave Maulas, Atty. Greg Delgado, Benjie Oliva and Dr. Renz Acedo.

For Gerry Lugod —- Inner peace and true love. Same for Mizken Tirol Andan, Reuben Gulle, Gabriel Medel, Raymund Delgado and Arvin Rubillos.

For Arizza Nancy Jule “Tukay” Tirol —-Inner strength and courage as she leads the Junior Chamber International (JCI)-Boholana Kisses.  Same for Ate Vi Yorong.

For Ar-Ar dela Serna — A smiling doll that will teach him to smile. Like Kristoff Ferniz, this model is handsome but he seems to be so full of himself, hardly smiling.

For Dobap — A marriage contract (indefinite)!

For Mila Lim — Good health and more years to light her Christmas village to make people happy during the Holidays.

For Jeroen Hellingman, Leah Tirol-Magno, Jerome Auza, Mike Ligalig, Roy Bayonas and Rene Econg— Good health and energy to the highest level to bring Boholanos around the world closer to beautiful Bohol.

For BZ, AL, RT and JT — A chastity belt! You know who you are! He He He

For NPC and RC and HM and JS — One more chance  (tan, tan, tan, tan!!!), one more chance (tan, tan, tan, tan!!!). Again, you know who you are He He He He

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