NAGA CITY (June 24, 2012) – “THE PHILIPPINE Railways (PNR) has no liability,” said PNR Naga central Station manager Constancio Toledano on the death of at least five persons, two of them minors, during Friday morning ( June 22) train collision with an over loaded tricycle at a railroad crossing at barangay San Isidro and San Agustin in Iriga City.

However, Toledano said the railway agency is willing to extend financial assistance to the families of the victims.

LEGAZPI CITY – The Provincial Government of Catanduanes has declared a province-wide state of calamity after 19 deaths were reported in the past one week out of the 3,390 identified cases of possible cholera.

Most of the patients suffering from diarrhea with various degree of dehydration are confined at the Inter-Bicol Medical Center of Catanduanes in the Capital town of Virac.

Eight fatalities have been reported in Virac, 6 in San Andres, 3 in Pandan and 1 in Viga

MANILA, Philippines (June 18 2012 9:00 A.M.) - Typhoon “Butchoy” (international name Guchol) was just below Super Typhoon threshold as it started to recurve NNE towards Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tonight.

It's Independence Day once again. We ask as always when we salute the Flag that symbolizes our Nation: Are we really independent?

Have we been doomed by our own Act of Proclamation of Independence of the Filipino People that declared "independence" as a new Nation, but one under the protection of the United States of America which country in fact did not then recognize us?

To add insult to injury, America then bought our country for $20 million dollars from Spain through the 1898 US-Spain Treaty of Paris--to the exclusion of the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines (8:00 A.M., June 15, 2012) - BUTCHOY (International name: GUCHOL) has strengthened rapidly into a full-blown Typhoon as it slowed down after it moved West-Southwest over the past 12 hours. The typhoon is anticipated to make a sharp turn towards the northwest within the next 12 to 24 hours.

Dearest brothers and sisters! When you receive the Holy Communion in the Mass, are you fully aware of what you are receiving? Do you clearly understand how you should worthily receive it? Do you really know when you are allowed or prohibited to take it?

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Timothy Bradley promised to shock, though the biggest shock in his fight with Manny Pacquiao came from the judges' scorecards. In a fight Pacquiao seemed to have in hand, two judges decided otherwise, giving Bradley a split decision Saturday night and ending the Filipino fighter's remarkable seven-year unbeaten run.

Experts see Pacquiao landing twice as many punches as Bradley, but the judges score it 115-113 Pacquiao, 115-113 Bradley, 115-113 Bradley as Timothy Bradley wins by split decision.

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.

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2012 —A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world predicts a sharp rise in the amount of garbage generated by urban residents between now and 2025. The report estimates the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) will rise from the current 1.3 billion tonnes/year to 2.2 billion tonnes/year, with much of the increase coming in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. The annual cost of solid waste management is projected to rise from the current $205 billion to $375 billion, with cost increasing most severely in low income countries.