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The hills are a significant feature in the declaration of the whole Bohol island as the Philippines' first UNESCO Global Geopark in 2023. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Despite the 1997 declaration, private owners of land in the Chocolate Hills are still recognized although their usage of land is restricted and regulated.
April 6 – The University of the Philippines College of Law wins the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C., making it the third Filipino competitor to win the event in its history. [416] April 13 – Visual artist Elvin Perocho Vitor of Bohol receives the Leonardo da Vinci International Award in ...
Local elections will be held in Bohol on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election.Registered voters will elect candidates for all local positions: a mayor, vice mayor, and council, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice governor, governor, and representatives for the three districts of Bohol.
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The following day, another pageant's candidate, Pauline Amelinckx of Bohol, is crowned Miss Supranational Philippines 2023 at a separate ceremony at Okada Manila in Parañaque. [ 302 ] May 18 – Seven Filipinos are included in Forbes ’ roster of 30 Under 30 Asia 2023 , which is composed of young entrepreneurs and trailblazers across the Asia ...
During the Second Battle of Bohol from March to August 1945, Filipino troops of the 3rd, 8th, 83rd, 85th and 86th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 8th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary captured and liberated the island province of Bohol and helped the Boholano guerrilla fighters and U.S. liberation ...
Police officers in Bohol checking passengers of a jeepney passing through a quarantine checkpoint. On March 16, 2020, Bohol community quarantine had started, Governor Arthur Yap announced to be effective until April 12. Province-wide curfew starts from 9 pm until 5 am. [55]
He was a member of the House of Representatives, representing the second district of Bohol. He is the Governor of the Province of Bohol, assuming office on June 30, 2022 but was preventively suspended on May 28, 2024 due to the controversial resort construction in the middle of the Chocolate Hills. [1] He was reinstated by the Ombudsman on July ...