Nabua, Camarines Sur (16 July) -- Suspects of the foiled attempt to kill another media man are still at large and currently the subject of police manhunt as of press time.

This, after a radio field reporter was seriously wounded when he was shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen on his way home, Friday night on July 9, 2010.

NAGA CITY, July 13 -- Four teachers from the Bikol region are among the 40 regional finalists in this year's Metrobank Foundation Search for Outstanding Teachers (SOT).

Iriga City (16 July) -- "The completion of the new office edifice of the National Council for Indigenous People (NCIP) in Bikol is a dream come true for the agency, much as for the natives across the region," thus remarked Bicol Director Lee T. Arroyo during the blessing over the weekend of the Minnie T. Arroyo Center for Indigenous Peoples located at Highway 1 of Barangay San Nicolas, here.

Sorsogon City (15 July) -- Shellfish Bulletin No. 15 issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) dated July 8, 2010 strongly advices the public that all types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or "alamang" gathered from Sorsogon Bay are now again unsafe for human consumption.

BFAR bulletin says that based on the latest laboratory results of the red tide monitoring activities conducted by the agency and Office of the City and Provincial Agriculturist, shellfish samples collected from Sorsogon Bay are now positive anew of the red tide toxin.

Naga City (15 July) -- The Commission on Elections has announced the passage of a resolution setting August 6-15 as voters' registration for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Comelec  Resolution no. 9004 said that any Filipino citizen, at least 15 but  below 18 years old and  a resident of the Barangay where he/she intend to vote for at least six (6) months could register for the election.

Education has been one of the major enterprise of a democratic society, and preparing competent teachers in whose hands the education of the young children is entrusted cannot be overemphasized.

The seminar workshop was intended primarily for Baao District teachers and school heads to improve their competency and to update themselves on the current trends, new techniques and strategies in the teaching-learning process, and to maintain a high standard of personal and professional conduct.

LAGONOY, CAMARINES SUR - FOUR PUBLIC School classrooms at the Lagonoy Central School at the town's poblacion area were razed by a fire of unknown origin on Sunday (July 11) with initial assessed damages reaching about P 15 million, including textbooks, tables, desks, and other classroom fixtures consumed by the blaze.

There was no immediate confirmation from the Bureau of Fire Protection and the local fire department on the cause of the blaze that lasted several hours due to the absence of sufficient fire trucks to combat the blaze.

Teaching Science subject is very interesting and challenging both on the part of the teacher and the pupil. It should be equipped with knowledge and materials to attain the success of the study.

It is fortunate that the government have interests in bringing a chance to uplift the quality of life to the vast segment of humanity living below the poverty line through science and technology. Learners are being trained to be scientifically literate by introducing concepts on how to create a functional, usable, and productive output through laboratory works.

Nutrition is the science that interprets the relationship of food to the functioning of the living organism. It is concerned with the intake of food, digestive processes, the liberation of energy, and the elimination of wastes, as well as with all the synthesis that are essential for maintenance, growth, and reproduction.

Iriga City ---  UNIVERSITY OF NORTHEASTETN PHILIPPINES (UNEP) President Atty. Remelisa Afelor-Moraleda and Executive Vice President and UNEP VP for Finance, Miss Deli Alfelor-Tibi, together with selected deans and university personnel are all set to Sheraton Gateway Suites in Chicago, Illinois USA before the end of this month for the first ever UNEP International Grand Alumni Homecoming comes July 29 to August 1, 2010.