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NAGA CITY – During the public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Local Government on the bill proposing the division of Camarines Sur, Governor Luis Raymund Villafuerte made an appeal to move the proposed plebiscite on the matter after the 2013 mid-term elections.

Some 8000 protagonists on both sides of the issue packed the Naga City Coliseum Thursday for a Senate committee hearing that lasted for 6 hours. Senator Bongbong Marcos presided over the meeting with committe members, Senators Gregorio Honasan and Manuel Villar also in attendance.

Leading opponent of the bill Gov. Villafuerte told newsmen after the public hearing, “hinahamon nila kami”, takot daw kami sa plebisito, pero ang totoo gusto nilang madaliin ang plebisito, para maka-paglagay sila ng kandidato sa bagong probinsya.”

PILI, CAMARINES SUR (June 9, 2012) – The people of Presentacion, Camarines Sur led by the religious sector are asking the intercession of President Aquino to address violations and illegal acts committed against the people ranging from rampant illegal fishing, illegal logging and the substandard construction of a national road.

A resolution under the heading Office of the Church Council of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, North Bicol Conference, Parubcan Evangelical Church, based in Presentacion (formerly Parubcan), Camarines Sur mentions of violations like substandard construction of the Lagonoy-Presentacion-Caramoan National Road and rampant illegal fishing at the waters of Lagonoy Gulf and illegal logging in the municipality of Presentacion.

NAGA CITY (Sep 20, 2011) - The week-long second Bishop Francisco Gainza Trade Fair (BFGTF) at SM Naga City was another huge success.

The annual trade fair goes by the theme, "alleviating poverty through entrepreneurship."

"Have we achieved the purpose/objective for which we organized this event?", Rev. Fr. Marcel Emmanuel Real (Project Director) asked on the closing night of the second Bishop Francisco Gainza Trade Fair (BFGTF) last September 18, 2011 (Sunday). Many say it did...

CAPITOL COMPLEX, Pili Camarines Sur (Aug. 15, 2011) — Cobra Ironman Philippines has been successfully held at the government-owned CamSur Watersports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur since 2009. But it appears the Provincial Government has not been transparent in reporting income and expenses in connection with the holding of the prestigious international event.

Naga City (June 17 2011) – Camarines Sur Governor L-Ray Villafuerte has offered a reward money amounting to 0.5 million pesos to anyone who can identify the gunman and mastermind of the ambush-slay of Romeo Olea.

NAGA CITY, Philippines – The widow of former interior secretary Jesse Robredo wins by a landslide in the third district of Camarines Sur’s congressional race.

Actor Aga Muhlach, whose congressional bid in the fourth district of the province had hit a snag amid complaints he and his wife Charlene lack the required residency, also posted an early lead.

Leni Robredo got 111,414 votes or 80,181 votes over the 31,233 votes of Nelly Villafuerte with at least 66.26 percent of the votes counted.

“This only shows that vote-buying has no effect in the election,” said Robredo, who filed a disqualification case against her opponent last Thursday for vote-buying.

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Search and recovery teams retrieved yesterday the remains of four European tourists and their Filipino guide killed in the Mayon volcano explosion last Wednesday, but treacherous terrain and erratic weather hampered efforts to bring the bodies to a safe clearing.

“As of this time, our teams are still about two hours’ walk away from Camp 1. They could not go faster than careful walk due to the very rugged and slippery terrain,” said Raffy Alejandro, Bicol director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).

LEGAZPI CITY – Threatened by private armed groups (PAGs) operating in the second and third districts of the province of Masbate, journalists based in the area cannot completely report election-related stories coming out of the province.

Masbate-based broadcast journalists who participated in the National Union of Journalists (NUJP) training and forum on election reporting said “that constant fear of retaliation from private armed groups employed by politicians” is the main reason that prevents local reporters from posting reports on continued violence and political controversies in Masbate.

Caceres Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona signs his latest book, The Catholic Vote, after its launch last May 1, Labor Day. According to Vicar General, Rev. Msgr. Rodel Cajot, "The book launched today is a seed that must be planted on fertile ground so that it may bear fruit."

The Catanduanes State University (CSU) official tertiary student publication’s literary folio won the Second Place award in the 73rd National Student Press Convention of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) on April 12-16 at University of San Carlos, Cebu City. The sixth edition of the CSU Statesman’s Abacatanduanes: Ikaanim na Paghahabi book bagged the 14th Gawad ERJ Ikalawang Pinakamahusay na Literary Folio award, along with the Philippine Normal University’s Aklas, First Place Winner, and Ateneo de Davao University’s Banaag Diwa, 3rd Place Winner.

Named after CEGP President Emeritus Ernesto Rodriguez Jr. the annual Gawad ERJ awards outstanding student publications in the country. Aside from giving recognition to the technical excellence and content of each article in a publication, Gawad ERJ also aims to raise the standard of campus journalism and develop conscious and patriotic student writers.

An alumna of the Catanduanes State Colleges, now Catanduanes State University (from undergraduate to post graduate studies) Tapel was honored by the Los Angeles District Attorney, USA, with the Courageous Citizens Award on April 12, 2013. She, along with three other equally valiant citizens of Los Angeles, USA, respectively received the honor from District Attorney Jackie Lacey.

Dr. Minerva I. Morales was unanimously elected as the Catanduanes State University's (CSU) first President during the CSU Board of Regents meeting on March 25, 2013 at CHED Central Office, UP Diliman Campus.

The election was chaired by Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan, Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education. It likewise culminated the almost two months search process which officially started on February 4, 2013 following the widest publication and dissemination of notice and search for CSU presidency in national and local newspapers, Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) member institutions, and in all academic and administrative offices of CSU.