Ireneo Bughao (born June 18, 1957) was awarded with

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's cartoon in January 1997, with a caption that states: "Ireneo Bughao of

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is able to calculate the specific day of the week of any day in the past or future – faster than a computer!". He has thought of and perfected a mathematical formula, where he can determine and give accurate answers with ease and astounding speed to those who would like to know the day they were born, or what day a date shall fall centuries from now. Bughao works for PAGCOR, or Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, and Director Auxiliary of the 128th Squadron of

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Education and recognitions

Bughao or ''Mr. Blue'' is a native of

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. He graduated valedictorian both in Elementary and High School at NORSU, formerly NONAS in

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, completed A.B. Mathematics at

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, graduated

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and Master of Science in Management at

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. Bughao received the following recognitions from his alma maters: * The First Hamiling Bayawanon Special Citation, ''February 2001'', from the City of

* Institutional Award, ''November 1997'', from the

* Outstanding CVPC Alumnus Award in the field of

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, ''December 2001'', from Central Visayas Polytechnic College in

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Bughao has honed his mathematical skills and has been a contributor of numerical puzzles – ''Sunrays, Octacros, and Sequence Game'', to the '' Mr. & Ms. Magazine'' from 1983 till 1986. He performed at the ''(now closed)''

Museum in

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, Ortigas for the museum's Father's Day celebration on June 15, 1997.

Media coverage

Local television programs featured Bughao, including interviews and guesting in the following shows: * Balitang K hosted by

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, Calendar Boy episode, Oct 1999 *

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, Calendar King segment, March 1995 * Eat Bulaga, Numbers King segment, June 1996 * Wake Up Call Anniversary show, November 1997 * I-Max News (Infomax) featured Bughao's Perpetual Calendar invention, 2007 * Dakila Ka Pinoy (PTV-4), October 1997

Articles

* ''Pinoy Brainpower vs. Computer'', Lifeline Advice & Features Magazine, August 1996. * ''Learning the art of counting dates with the Calendar Kings'',

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, December 27, 2001. * ''Search for Outstanding Alumni 2001 commences'', The State Scholar, September 2001. File:mnlbuletin2.jpg, Pinoy human calculator in Ripley's Believe It or Not, Manila Bulletin, February 3, 1998. File:todaynwsppr.jpg, Math whiz eyes record by outpacing computer, Today, June 1, 1996. File:angcityreviewer.jpg, Manilenos to be proud of, Ang City Reviewer, October 1997. File:philstar2.jpg, Another Pinoy makes it to Ripley's, May 20, 1997. File:peoplesjrnal.jpg, Pinoy wizard guns for world record, People's Journal, June 1, 1996. File:tinigpil.jpg, Pinoy human calculator, Tinig Pilipino, April 1998.

References

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