•Jun
Gutierrez is always alerto
•Salamat po, doctor and other juicy items
Wake-uppers:
Scene: The much-awaited
fight between Manny Pacquiao
and Timothy Bradley Jr. will be
shown live and for free in some places in Bohol today, June 10. The
Pacquiao-Bradley fight will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas, Nevada, with 14-year-old Filipina and New Jersey-based Kirby Asunto rendering the Philippine
national anthem and AI first runner-up Jessica
Sanchez singing the American national anthem. Where to watch for free? For
the nth time, Geresonic (along Ma.
Clara Street) and Diccion Electronics
(along CPG Avenue fronting the Bohol Cultural Center) will have free showings
for their parokyano. If you want to
witness the fight on a wide screen, go to Island City Mall Screenville Cinema
and BQ Mall Cinema.
Seen: At 63, Virgilio Ganade Penticase
of Catarman, Dauis, is the oldest student in Bohol. He is a Grade 7 student
at Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School (DCPNHS). Nong Viriglio is one of the 1, 183 Grade 7
students of DCPNHS. Nong Virgilio said: "Para makamao ko. Guwapo gud makamao ta gamay. Mao nga nakahukom ko
moeskwela karung tuiga para naay hibal-an gamay. Sagaran tuntuhon sa mga tawo
karun mao ang mga ignorante." Also DCPNHS Head Teacher III Mrs. Concepcion Bagotchay confirmed the
increase of students this school year.
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| dyRD field reporter Alerto Jun Gutierrez with Virgilio Ganade Penticase, a Grade 7 student of Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School. |
Scene: Thirty-five elementary students of Totolan Elem. School in Dauis were
hospitalized for food poisoning after eating the fruit of 'tuba-tuba' last Friday, June 8. According to the victims, a
classmate gave them the nuts to eat, not knowing they were poisonous. School principal Saturnina Arcamo said they gave first aid to the kids before
bringing them to the hospital. In July
2007, 21 pupils were downed for eating tuba-tuba
nuts. In 2005, more than 100 schoolkids were hospitalized and 22 died in Mabini
Food Poisoning. Tuba-tuba or
jatropha, is considered as one of the country's most promising source of
bio-fuel today because its nuts contained oil that can be processed into
biodiesel fuel.
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| Some of the victims of the mass poisoning |
Scene: Women want the perfect thighs and butt. Beauty
watchers said that nothing is sexier than the thighs and gluteus maximus built
to perfection. Case in point: These two women from “the other side of the Choco
Hills” who want to increase the size of their booty. They sought help from a
cosmetic doctor in Cebu City only to find out that the doctor is fake and their
buttocks got infected following injections of collagen. The two complainants,
aged 34 and 37, sought the help of the Criminal Investigation and Detection
Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) to trap the fake doctor. The suspect, Gloria
Rabor, allegedly performed buttock augmentation procedures on without a license
and charged them P60,000 each. Health authorities have also issued a warning
against using the services of unlicensed cosmetic surgeons or practitioners,
saying consequences could be fatal.
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Babam turns 4
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| The birthday girl Princess Jasmine Babam with her birthday cake. |
Athalia Jezka Karielle, known by everyone as Babam, turned 4 last June 3 with a
children’s play party celebration. Babam and her friends and loved ones had a
great time playing at the Playhaus
at ICM Mall, which was made exclusive for her group at that time. After the fun
at the Playhauz, everybody proceeded to The
Prawn Farm, also at ICM Mall, for another sumptuous treat.
Babam
looked so cute in her Princess Jasmine costume which was prepared by her
dotting grandma Leah Tirol-Magno. The very pretty fondant cake was specially
made by Charmaine “Cheng” Dumadag-Usares
following the design that Babam herself chose.
Babam
is the daughter of Tsino Y. Lim and Karla “Am-Am” Tirol Magno.
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15 candidates vie for
Miss Silka Bohol 2012
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| Some of the candidates |
Fifteen
candidates are vying for the Miss Silka
Bohol 2012 title.
The
contestants aged 15-21 years old were presented to the public last Friday at
the Island City Mall Activity Center. They are Christine Mae Cuarto, Maeveen Marie Durban, Marie Joy Pabon, Gladys Mae
Sinconiegue, Marie Gigi Galacio,
Michelle Juguan, Candy Cumayas, Erica Jane Mejos, Marylle
Paloso, Mitch Ara Acebu, Dina Tangub, Jeza Bucog, Lara Ann Lumayag,
Karen Montreux and Irish Mae Cleunar.
The
talent competition on June 23 at the BQ Mall at 4 p.m. Coronation night will be
on July 19 at the Holy Name University gym at 8:30 p.m. And the winner will
represent Bohol in the annual search for Miss Silka Philippines in Manila.
The
search for Miss Silka is an
annual endeavor of Cosmetique Asia Corporation,
makers of Miss Silka beauty products which have been growing each year in terms
of prices and grandeur.
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Jun Gutierrez is always alerto
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Alerto Jun Gutierrez reports the news as it is.
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Last Friday, while we
were attending a presscon, some schoolkids were brought to the hospital for
food poisoning. Our media colleague, Jun Gutierrez, had to leave the venue in the
name of news. I’d noticed it many times that if there’s big or breaking news,
Jun would report it right away. Very alerto!
So what’s the stuff
that Jun Gutierrez is made of? How
far would he go in pursuit of a hot lead?
Jun
Gutierrez (Alfredo Gutierrez, Jr. in real life) enjoys a unique place in Bohol
broadcasting. His forte isn't limited to hospital beats but expands to
interesting news stories.
Alerto Jun, as the
broadcaster with that trademark name is better known, dishes out fresh news
stories Monday to Saturday, morning (as early as 5 a.m.) and evening (11 p.m.)
on dyRD’s toprating programs such as Radyo
Balita (hosted by Cil Remolador), Patrol
Balita (hosted by Atoy Cosap), Inyong
Alagad (hosted by Fred Araneta, Chito Visarra and Jerry Pabe), Balita sa Udtong Tutok (hosted by Atoy
Cosap), Aksyon Line (hosted by Fred
Araneta), DYRD-DYZD Patrol Balita and Luyo
sa Balita (hosted by Richard Bompat).
In
the evening, Jun is the on-call field reporter of the toprating Tagbilaran By Nite (hosted by Jerry Pabe
and Tonton Aniscal), where his beats are among the most listened news stories.
Since
he took his bow as a field reporter five years ago, Jun has been, as the dyRD
blurb says, travelling every nook and corner of Tagbilaran City and towns,
unlocking sealed lips and going beyond the limits in search of a good story,
sigh, putting his family his "second" priority? (“Not at all, I still
have time for them.”)
Jun
joined the radio despite his commitments as federated president of Hatod-Bohol
Private Motors Service Association, president of Tagbilaran Private Motor
Association, board of director of the PTA of Dr. Cecilio Putong National High
School and chair of the credit committee of the Bohol Tri- Media Association.
In
so short a time, Jun has established an image of credibility and affinity with
his listeners. He is aware that he has giving information. “I have to double
check the facts before reporting it. I see to it that is fair and square,” he
says.
A self-confessed workaholic, Jun vows to look
for a lot more good stories to share to the Boholano listeners worldwide.
“I
will always be a broadcaster at heart,” Jun says.
Did
Jun ever suffer from burnout? He is covering the same hospital beats such gory
and violent incidents. “No. I try to inject a fresh perspective in every story.”
Jun
cites a bank security guard who was killed years ago and land fissures in
Sierra-Bullones as one of his most memorable breaking news stories.
For
the third time, Jun is awarded as “best reporter for special events” by the
Association of Writers and Radio Announcers (Awra).
Maintaining
many reports can only mean a punishing schedule. Jun researches, writes the
stories, and reports live as possible while the news is happening.
A
father of four, Jun says love for his work is what drives him, next, of course,
to his family.
Unknown
to many, Jun has helped hundreds of people as a reporter. He doesn’t adapt a
"stone heart" when he reports the news, especially the poor fellowmen
in the hospital (those who have no money to pay the excess hospital bills, no
food to eat, no money to buy a medicine) who ask for help. “I am also affected.
It’s always good to be human.”
Jun
has always aimed to make a difference. In
some instances, while we were covering a dengue story at the Dr. Celestino
Gallares Regional Memorial Hospital, an old woman approached Jun. She’s asking
for help to buy medicines for her apo.
Why Jun? She said: “Among nakit-an nga
makatabang siya namo sa among kahimtang karun diri sa hospital (We see that
he can help us in our needs).”
“It’s
out of my job as a reporter pero as
human being we need to help other people. I look for resources as possible to
help them. I told them to go to dyRD’s Inyong
Alagad for help or find help from our leaders,” he says.
When
Jun was somewhere in Bilar for a coverage, an old woman came to hug him. Surprised,
the woman told him, “ako to imong
gitabangan Sir nga makagawas sa
hospital kay walay ikabayad. Dako akong pasalamat nimo (It’s me whom you
have helped when I was not able to pay my hospital bills. I am forever grateful
to you).”
“It’s
personal, walay labot sa akong job pero malipay ko makatabang basin ginagmay (It’s
not part of my job, I am happy I can help)” he says.
That
is how Jun put his heart on his news.
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Email leoudtohan@yahoo.com.
