No open forum mars Cha-cha event here

THEY waited for hours for the open forum to take place. Nothing came. The big question that cropped up after it happened was, was it deliberate? If it was, nobody could tell –but the absence of an open forum during the Bohol Summit on Constitutional Amendments was enough reason for a big segment of participants to cry foul. Full story

Coinciding with this year's celebration is the global homecoming of Boholanos dubbed Tigum Bol-anon sa Tibuok Kalibutan (TBTK) which is set to draw hundreds of Boholanos abroad. With this expectation and with equally active participation from both the government and the private sector, this year's festival promises to be notches higher. Full story

iWITH Panglao airport still in drawing boards, sustaining Bohol tourism rests in an P18M priority allocation for projects at the Tagbilaran City airport. The financial earmark in the proposed 2006 national budget, Congressman Edgar M. Chatto said, would be focused on development initiatives and concerns of the airport. Full story

BIPC bares upcoming events to spark local job generation

iSTILL into triggering investments and opening job opportunities, the Bohol Investment and Promotion Center (BIPC) has two activities on the line: the upcoming Economic (formerly investment) forum and the information communications technology (ICT) congress to whip up dynamism in the local economy, says Ma. Fe Dominise recently. Dominese, who sits as BIPC head said they are looking forward to the Tigum Bol-anon sa Tibuok Kalibutan (TBTK) as golden opportunity to expand Bohol 's dream of becoming an emerging investment haven in the Visayas. Full story