City Councilor John Geesnell "Baba" Yap II delivers a message during the John Geesnell Baba Yap Habitat Village Inter- Group Basketball League. The basketball league organized by the Habitat Homeowners Association Officials headed Mr. Gorgonio Auguis Jr. , President, Isadora Suico, Chairman on Sports and Mr. Fausto "Argie" Astronomo, Co- Chairman. Councilor Baba Yap stresses the need to promote good physical and mental health through sports, which is in line with his program B.A.B.A ( Building An empowered Barangay Advocacy). Councilor Yap likewise extended his support by providing prizes, new basketball board and sports equipments for the league.
By Atoy Cosap Relatives and friends of the late Rev. Fr. Josemaria Salutan Luengo can bid their last farewell on Tuesday before he will be laid to rest at the Tubigon Catholic Cemetery after a requiem mass at 9 a.m. at the St. Isidore Parich Church in Tubigon, Bohol . Fr. Luengo, who had been an inspiration to many, passed away last August 29, due to complications following a stroke in 2004. It maybe recalled that sometime in 2000, Fr. Luengo undergone a heart by-pass operation in the United States. Some of his greatest legacies of being a priest, educator, and philanthropist were the establishments of Mater Dei College and Salus Institute of Technology in Cabulijan, Tubigon, Bohol. He also supported the studies of some deserving youth who later became priests, CPAs, mentors, engineers and other professionals. Oyong as he fondly called by his relatives and friends, Fr. Luengo founded Mater Dei College in 1983 and Salus institute of Technology in 1998. Now, the...