• Who will run, who will not, who
may, who might
• Family and friends mourn the death of Uly Dolojol
Wake-uppers:
Seen: VanVan
aka Guadalajara Mimosa de Salamanca
is representing Miss Paraguay in the Queen of Cebu 2012, a pageant for alternatives, on
Nov. 9. “She is another pride of
Bohol beaming towards bagging the most prestigious Search for Queen of Cebu
2012,” says fashion icon EJ Relampagos.
To support Miss Paraguay, visit Queen of Cebu on Facebook.
Scene:
Some 6,000 barangay officials from
the 1,109 barangays all over Bohol and other invited guests welcomed Pres. Noynoy Aquino on Sept. 26, at the
Bohol Wisdom School gym for the 1st Bohol Barangay Day celebration. Pres.
Aquino also stood as witness to the oathtaking of hundreds of converts of
the Liberal Party. Spotted were Senator
TJ Guingona, Energy Secretary Rene Almendras, Secretary Edwin Lacierda, Akbayan
Rep. Riza Hontiveros , Gov. Edgar
Chatto, Vice Gov. Concepcion Lim,
Rep. Rene Relampagos (1st district,
Bohol), Trinidad Mayor Roberto Cajes,
ABC President Crispina Vergara, Ae Damalerio and provincial board members
.
Scene: Alay
Lakad 2012 is on October 7 instead of Sept. 30,
which is Milo Marathon day.
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The
sudden death of eventologist and Alona's darling, Uly Dolojol, last Sunday, Sept. 23, shocked friends all over Bohol.
The outpouring of grief was immediate, with one common refrain: Alona Beach had
lost one of its greatest persons.
Bohol's
seasoned host Raul Gatal, one of Uly’s
closest friends, says it all:
I have been in a state of catatonia
since I received the devastating news yesterday morning that a good friend of
mine has just passed away.
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| Raul and Uly (right) in 2009 |
I am grieving and I am so saddened by
his untimely demise. Mind you, it's not pro forma grief but real pain and
anguish
Early last year, just before the
10th year bash of his swinging Oops! Bar which is ideally located right smack
in the middle of the entire Alona Beach stretch, we had a falling out. It was a
simple, petty misunderstanding that soon blew out of proportion. Add some
intrigues here and bloated egos there and it was a point of no return. Some
well- meaning friends tried to step in and intervene but these were simply
exercises in futility
Crossing paths in a very small
community where everybody knows everybody became an acid test for civility.
Exchanging dagger looks and giving each other the cold shoulder treatment
became a common occurrence that it soon bordered on the comical. But what's
funny about losing a friend? The wedges between us became so deep that it
became clear to those in the know that it was impossible for us to become
friends again.
I thought I had moved on. I thought
I had everything covered. I was coasting along with my second lease on life
when the call came yesterday morning
Right now, I am so distraught and my
heart bleeds for dear Uly with whom I shared a lot of personal and private
triumphs, the small intoxicating doses of hedonism and his constant advice on
how to live a worry- free life. He is gone now and I really regret that I
wasn't able to say sorry and for not telling him how wonderful he was as a
friend
Alona Beach would never be the same
again. Uly was the master planner and a wiz when it comes to events and
especially when it has something to do with creating noise and making waves.
The signature pose, his boisterous laughter and his witty punchlines
...all these would be memories from now on.
I'm sure right now as I am blogging
this very minute that Uly is up there and peering down from where he is
ensconced, he is asking "My oh my, what's the big fuss dahleeng?"
Uly, sleep tight now. Goodbye,
my friend...
***
“Yes, wala nay atrasay, go, go, go na
si Congressman Arthur Yap,” a political
consultant and businesswoman aka the Genius Lady (GL) told Bared
in a chance interview the other day at The
Buzzz Cafe.
The widely-smiling GL was shopping
alone, sans the usual alalay (factotum)
rich people can’t do without.
“I love reading your column but you
no longer include tsismis and blind
items!” said GL. “Those are colorful elements of entertainment column.”
With a glass of corn coffee and
carrot muffins, the conversation proceeded without any further hitch.
“Dong
Leo, Yap is not afraid of Loboc Mayor
Leon Calipusan, businessman Angelo
Balili and Dr. Elpidio Jala this
coming election. Yap is really prepared,” warned GL, making the sign of “okay”.
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| 3rd district Rep. Arthur Yap (center) who is seeking reelection might face businessman Angelo Balili (left) and educator Elpidio Jala in 2013 elections. |
Added GL: “Congressman Yap is
running to further serve the people of third district because three years
is too short a period for a long list of
projects and full program to make up for the many years prior his stint that 3rd
district had been lagging behind the two
other districts in the province.”
How about the critics who are
(again) saying Rep.Yap is not a pure Boholano?
“Who is lumad nga Bol-anon among us? It’s the Eskaya tribe. Not the critics. Moreover, the Commission on Elections
(Comelec) has already resolved the issue on his residency wherein Comelec ruled
that Yap has complied the minimum length of time required for him to qualify to
run as congressman of 3rd district. That cropped up in 2010
elections. And after having served for over two years and a half, obviously the
issue is moot and academic. The people will vote you not because you are
Boholano or not, but because you showed sincerity and your intentions are
genuine. Depriving one to serve because he is not lumad Bol-anon is racial discrimination.”
Flashing a big mysterious smile, GL
whispered, “There will be a lot of surprises next week! You wait and see!”
And while we are at it, here’s a
rundown of those who will run, who will not run, who may run and who might not
run in 2013 elections (that is, if, a big if, there would be elections next
year). We will know who are officially running after the filing of certificate of candidacy (CoC) on Oct. 1-5. The list will
grow longer and longer. You bet?
WHO WILL RUN
• Incumbent Gov. Edgar Chatto (For same position)
• Carmen Mayor Che Toribio-Delos
Reyes (For Governor)
• Rep. Rene Relampagos (For reelection)
• Rep. Arthur Yap (For same
position)
• Vice Governor Conching Lim (For
reelection?)
• Rep.
Erico Aumentado (For same position)
• Dr.
Abe Lim (For Mayor of Tagbilaran City)
• Ex-Tagbilaran City Councilor
Dodong Gonzaga (For Mayor of Tagbilaran City)
• Ex-Tagbilaran City Vice Mayor Toto
Veloso (For Vice Mayor of Tagbilaran City)
• Trinidad Mayor Roberto Cajes (For Congressman
of 2nd District of Bohol)
• Tagbilaran City Councilor Baba Yap
(For Mayor of Tagbilaran)
• Tagbilaran City Councilor Kit
Oppus (For Vice Mayor of Tagbilaran)
• Danao Mayor Thomas
Gonzaga (For reelection)
• Panglao Vice-Mayor Evangeline Lazaro (For Mayor of Panglao?)
• Tagbilaran City Vice-Mayor Nuevas
Tirol-Montes (For
reelection)
• Ubay Mayor Eutiquio Bernales
(For reelection)
• Dauis Mayor Jimmy Jimenez (For reelection)
• Sevilla Mayor Ernesita Digal (For reelection)
• Former Dagohoy Mayor Sofronio
Apat
(For Mayor)
• Loay Mayor Rosemarie Imboy
(For reelection)
• Buenavista Mayor Ronald
Lowell Tirol (For reelection)
• Mark Leo Monton (For Mayor of Balilihan)
• Ex-Tagbilaran City Councilor Dandan Bantugan
(For Councilor of Tagbilaran City?)
• Inabanga Mayor Jono Jumamoy (For
reelection)
• Bien Unido Mayor Niño Rey Boniel (For
reelection)
• Gerry Pabe (For Councilor of Tagbilaran
City)
WHO WILL NOT
• Ex-barangay captain Glorivic Yap ("Running for Tagbilaran City Councilor? She is campaigning for Gonzaga-Veloso!")
• Tessie Labunog-Sumampong
("For Councilor of Loboc? My husband Libby will run!")
• Aris Aumentado (“For board member?
He will file his CoC in 2016!”)
• Ex-Mayor Jose Torralba (“For Mayor
of Tagbilaran City? He will be campaigning for his wife Councilor Betty
Torralba!”)
• Ex-Provincial Board Member Amalia
Reyes-Tirol (“For Mayor of Ubay? She is busy as a wife and grandma!”)
• UB Registrar Leah Tirol-Magno (“For
Councilor of Tagbilaran City? She is busy as an ICT Princess!”)
• Dr. Mutya Kismet Tirol- Macuno (“For
Mayor of Ubay? She runs too, and plays tennis also!”)
WHO MAY RUN
• Businessman Angelo Balili (For Congressman of the 3rd district of Bohol?)
• Ex-Dauis Mayor Lulu Bongalos (For Mayor?
)
• Andy Manatad (For Congressman of
the 2nd district of Bohol?)
• Tagbilaran City Mayor Dan Lim (For
Congressman of 1st district of Bohol?)
• Ex-Catigbian Councilor Doris Dinorog-Obena
(For Mayor of Catigbian?)
• Ex-Panglao Councilor Nila Montero (For
Mayor of Panglao?)
• Dr. Elpidio Jala (For Congressman
of the 3rd district of Bohol?)
• Ex Vice-Governor Julius Cesar Herrera
(For Vice Governor? Or, for Congressman of the 1st district of Bohol?)
• Former SK Bohol President Bobbith
Cajes-Auza
(For Mayor of Talibon?)
• Ex-provincial board member Corazon
Galbreath (For Mayor of Bilar?)
• Provincial Administrator Ae
Damalerio (For Vice Governor?)
• Catigbian Mayor Bert Salinas (For
Board Member? Or, for Congressman of the 1st district of Bohol?)
• Former Panglao Vice
Mayor Pedro Fuertes (For Vice Mayor of Panglao?)
WHO MIGHT RUN
• Dr. Sharleen Lim (For Vice
Governor?)
• Ed Macalandag (For Councilor of
Tagbilaran City?)
• Barangay Captain Arlene Karaan (For
board member?)
• Booy Barangay Captain Jun Telmo (For
Councilor of Tagbilaran City?)
• Actor Cesar Montano (For Bohol Governor?
"He is running in Manila.")
• Former Governor David Tirol (For
Board Member? (“I didn’t hear it too. But he is running everyday, about more
than 1 km. a day!”)
***
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