Wake-uppers:
Scene: Blind hymnist and
composer Onecimo “Onie” Oclarit passed away on Oct. 10. His renowned compositions are Balik
sa Bohol Balik, CPG songs, and countless liturgical songs, most famous
of which is O Senior San Jose. He
served at St. Joseph Cathedral as organist/ vocalist and choir director for 35
years. “We thank God for the gift that Onie was to us! He was a "class
act!" You will be sorely missed, Nie! REST IN PEACE!!,” said former city
councilor Romana Darunday-Bullecer.
Scene: Lunel
Ryan Boyboy of BISU-Candijay campus and Liezel Tortoga of BISU-Main Campus were
crowned Mr. and Ms. State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA)
2014.
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It has been one year since Bohol’s 10/15 tragedy, the Oct. 15
earthquake that set off a cascade of disasters on a scale scarcely imaginable.
The 7.2 magnitude quake, the deadliest and most destructive earthquake to hit
the country, devastated the province claiming nearly 200 lives, making
thousands homeless and leaving five missing.
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10/15:
We remember!
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As what Tagbilaran Bishop Leonardo Medroso said, “Ours is to
see the hand of God out of the calamities that we have experienced.”
Meanwhile,
Judith Uy-Sumatra of the Provincial Planning and Development Office has
something to say one year after the tragedy:
After
the 7.2M earthquake happened a year ago today, I became more disaster
conscious.
Now
that it's raining steadily in the City of Tagbilaran, I fear for the low-lying
areas that might get flooded.
I worry
about the soil and rocks loosened by the earthquake and aftershocks last year.
Will
the torrent of rainwater cause further downward movement of the soil that may
result to landslide?
Lord
God almighty, thank you very much for saving our lives and properties from the
tremor, but I pray that you keep your people safe from rainfall-induced
landslides and flash floods.
Let the
rains wash away the dirt on earth - pollution, corruption, and sins of omission
and commission.
Let the
rumbling sound of the thunder remind us of your goodness and greatness.
Without
you, Boholanos would not have recovered from the disaster and stand strong and
resilient.
Thank
you, Lord God, for always being there for us.
(In this page are pictures which happened during the 10/15
anniversary.)
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Benjie and Joan Oliva welcome a girl
Former
National Youth Commission (NYC) official and now Department of Agriculture
administrative officer Benjie Oliva and lawyer Joan Jagonos-Oliva, welcomed
their first child, a daughter, on Friday.
The
little girl arrived early; Joan was expected to give birth on Oct. 26.
Edelle
Ross was born on Oct 17 at 9:59 a.m., weighing 6.3 lbs.
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Baby Edelle
Ross Oliva is here! Courtesy: Benjie Oliva
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Benjie
was by Joan’s side during the delivery via CS at Chinese General Hospital and
Medical Center in Manila.
“We are so excited! Our baby girl brings hope
and inspiration in the family,” Benjie told VRS yesterday.
No further details on the baptism of the baby have yet to be
released. But a close friend of the couple confirmed that it will be on Jan.
25, 2015 to accommodate the schedule of actor and NYC Commissioner Dingdong
Dantes.
“Dingdong said yes as ninong.
Since is busy with his wedding preparations and showbiz commitments (Marian and
Dingdong will get married on Dec. 30), the
first and second week of January will be their honeymoon, so the baptism of
baby Edelle Ross will be in the third week of January,”relayed VRS.
Benjie and Joan were to be wed on the afternoon of Oct. 19,
but the 7.2 earthquake rocked Bohol and destroyed the Dauis Church on Oct.
15. The couple postponed their wedding
and donated their honeymoon funds for relief operations in the affected areas
of Bohol.
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