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| Dr. Tayag |
Seen: Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag was spotted in Bohol last Wednesday, Oct. 10. Tayag was
the speaker of University of Bohol’s Diamond 2013 staff development program.
According to John Edgar Tiu, the
organizer of the event, there was a “dance for health program” number with Doc Tayag.
Scene: President Aquino's younger cousin and former
Youth Commissioner (NYC) and founder of Happinoy, a cooperative for
small-medium investors and businesses Paolo
Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV visited Bohol last Oct. 10. Bam attended the Getafe
Foundation Day celebration with reelectionist Gov. Edgar Chatto. Accompanied by former NYC commissioner and now
DAR consultant Benjie Oliva and
provincial administrator Ae Damalerio, Bam met the press people at Metro Center
Hotel. He twitted: “You have everything in Bohol - beach, mountains, adventure,
nature, seafood and most of all, kind, accommodating and hospitable Pinoys!”
Scene: A daughter of a
local chief executive was bloodied and bruised after allegedly being beaten up
by ex-boyfriend. According to VRS, there are angry welts on the daughter’s
forehead over both brows, grazing to one cheek, cuts to her chin, swellings
around her eyes and marks on her nose and lips. The incident happened last
Thursday when the daughter accidentally met the ex-bf. The daughter didn't
report the incident to the police but asked her friends instead. Her whole
family didn't know about the incident.
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| Bam Aquino |
Scene: The campaign trail
is on! Ask politicians what is it that they cannot live without? And they might
tell you that, yes, it’s a bottle of alcohol. The handwash habit is popular
with this rising politician which his factotum (read: alalay) has alcohol every time he’s on the campaign trail shaking
hands with people. “Lami kaayo siya mo-smile namo,” complained a voter (not anymore!), “pero mutalikod na dayun pangayo sa alcohol kay manghugas sa iyang kamot.” Clue? There are two “l’s,” two “e’s”
and this politician has “mysophobia” ever since. Then, another politician is
taking no chances as she washes her mitts with sanitizer after shaking hands
with people. This politician is now busy campaigning and attending purok-purok tapok. But once she got back
to her car her alalay squeezed a
dollop of gel on to her hands to kill off any unwanted germs and bugs. A voter
heard her saying, "Baho kaayo ang
mga tawo,ew...hugaw jud." Now, the voter won't vote for her in 2013
elections. "What an insult! Ew pud
siya noh!" Germs, germs,
germs!
Scene: Correction please!
Brigadier General Joseph Sevilla is
not running for governor as reported by Bared
last week. He is running for Bohol vice governor. No, Inabanga Mayor Jono Jumamoy is not running for
re-election in next year’s elections. According to VRS, he has plans to stay in
Australia. Missed out in Bared’s list
of political luminaries running were provincial board member Roygie Jumamoy for mayor of Inabanga
against Ipafanio Muñises, Tagbilaran City
Poblacion 1 Barangay Chairman Arlene Karaan for board member of the first district of Bohol, Buenavista Mayor Ronald Lowell Tirol for reelection against Alfonso “Boy” del Rosario, Jagna Mayor Fortunato Abrenilla for reelection against Vice Mayor Exuperio Lloren, Maribojoc Mayor Leoncio Evasco for reelection against
former provincial board member Jose
Veloso (for the second time) and Panglao Mayor Benedicto Alcala for reelection against Vice Mayor Evangeline Lazaro and former councilor Leonila Montero.
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Being
Miss Bohol Sandugo truly meant being
more than just a beauty queen. It declared having both brains and beauty— that
is to say good looks mixed with a sophisticated mind—so one could carry oneself
with exemplary grace and meaningful impact in the province.
At
the eve of their crowning itself, the winners already had gone very far in
their youth proving that youth like beauty knows no age. They have gone to
become the best they could be in their chosen fields.
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| Celevel Ranoco |
Case
in point: Miss Bohol Sandugo 1992 Celevel Ranoco.
Anyway,
Bohol’s seasoned host (and now a blogger) Raul Gatal has to share about
Celevel.
Jagna set an
unprecedented feat in 1992 when its bet Celevel
Ranoco won for the town its third consecutive Miss Bohol Sandugo title.
The first two were Tiffany Yap 1990 and Recelle Adlaon 1991. Until now, the
record has been unbeaten. Tubigon which won the crown twice with
back-to-back victories in 2010 and 2011 almost tied with Jagna this year with
its 1st runner up placement to the winner who by a twist of fate also comes
from Jagna
Back in the 1992
edition of Miss Bohol Sandugo, Celevel with her sultry looks and morena
complexion was not the pre- pageant favorite but on that fateful night, the
moment she strutted her stuff, sashayed onstage and spoke her mind and heart
out, everyone including the members of the Panel of Judges were simply
mesmerized with her.
She was the picture
of the modern and contemporary Boholana; confident and witty yet grounded and
well- mannered
She is making waves
in the world of advertising, conquering new horizons and daring to go where
only a few of her paisanos and is now reaping the just rewards for her ground-
breaking and innovative marketing savvy with her present position as the
General Manager at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising - Singapore
She is described as a
top advertising executive who comes with years of international brand
management and account handling experience and is equally armed with senior
marketing experience from the client land.
Furthermore, she
embraces the opportunity to bring account leadership and client business to a
whole new level.
From her UP Sigma
Delta Phi sorority, I came across this news item written by Madi Belen 08:
“CELEVEL RANOCO-
BUTLER IS SAATCHI SINGAPORE’S GENERAL MANAGER
Saatchi & Saatchi
Singapore promoted senior brand director, Celevel Ranoco-Butler ’93, to the
post of Singapore general manager in 2010, filling a role that had been vacant
for nine months after Robbie Bempasciuto’s departure in 2009. Celevel oversees
the office’s daily operations and reports to Dean Taylor, CEO of Saatchi &
Saatchi Singapore and Malaysia.
Prior to her
appointment as general manager,
Celevel
was the Regional Brand Director at Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore. Her work
involved managing the high-profile and first global Sony Ericsson campaign and
launching impressive 7 x 360 degrees campaigns for brands like premium home
beer brand, Tiger.
Her
previous work experience has also included positions with O2 Asia & ME,
Y&R Singapore, M&C Saatchi, and 141 Worldwide and Bates Advertising.
Of her work in Saatchi, Celevel says that she
“enjoys the high energy agency life and thrives when things get mad busy.
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