Nationality Filipino Religion Roman Catholicism | Name Ireneo Bughao | |
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Born 18 June 1957 (age 66) ( 1957-06-18 ) Bayawan, Negros Oriental Website | ||
Ireneo Bughao (born 18 June 1957) was awarded with Ripley’s Believe It or Not's cartoon in January 1997, with a caption that states: “Ireneo Bughao of Manila, Philippines 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.
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Bughao works for PAGCOR, or Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, and is a member of the 128th Squadron of Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Education and recognitions
Bughao or Mr. Blue is a native of Negros Oriental, Philippines. He graduated valedictorian both in Elementary and High School at NORSU, formerly NONAS in Bayawan, completed A.B. Mathematics at University of Mindanao, graduated Marine Engineering and Master of Science in Management at FEATI University in Manila.
Bughao received the following recognitions from his alma maters:
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 1986 till 1990. He performed at the (now closed) Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum in Shangri-La Mall, 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: