Washington D.C., April 20, 2012 – The developing world’s progress is seriously lagging on global targets related to food and nutrition, with rates of child and maternal mortality still unacceptably high, says the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2012, released today by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Recent spikes in international food prices have stalled progress across several of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the report says.

The largest gathering of Bikol literary luminaries, the Fourth Pagsurat Bikolnon 2012, is set to happen again on April 29-30 at the Ateneo de Naga University, with the theme Paghurop-hurop, Paghuron-huron (Thoughts and Convergence).

NAGA CITY (April 22, 2012) – Over 20,000 residents of Barangays San Felipe and Calauag in this city, represented by their village officials, are urging the City Government and the Public Works agency to implement the proposed P10-Million worth of storm drainage project, aimed at stopping the perennial flooding in two housing areas that directly affect 5,000 residents.

A major reason for President Benigno S. Aquino III's drop in public trust rating is poor economic performance. This public perception is fueled by inflation, unemployment, as well as surveys showing a rise in the state of hunger among majority of Filipinos.

There are far bigger forces that are at play in South China Sea (or West Philippine Sea). There are bigger yet unseen interests at work. Either President Benigno S. Aquino III is incognizant of these or is not receiving the full range of political intelligence. Whatever it is, there are striking contradictions in the Aquino administration's handling of the Philippine-China territorial feud in South China Sea and underneath such differences are unseen vested interests.

As the Senate impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona took a back seat during Congress break this summer, much of the political news dealt with the coming congressional and local elections in 2013. As in every poll, the next elections – 13 months away -are as critical but more so given that the polls for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) – considered as a “cheating capital” -will also be synchronized under the country's fragile election system.

This May, prepare to get loads of laughter and live entertainment on your TV screens as GMA 7 launches its newest comedy-musical-talk-show for the whole family to enjoy with PARE & PARE!

Daet, Camarines Norte (April 19, 2011) — Daet holds the week-long 'Bantayog Festival 2012' for the 8th consecutive years to commemorate the 92nd foundation anniversary of the province of Camarines Norte.

MANILA, Philippines (April 19, 2011) - President Aquino has reappointed Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, and Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman, the Commission on Appointments (CA) reported yesterday.

CA records showed that Malacañang submitted from April 1 to 16 the re-appointment papers of De Lima and Robredo who have not been subjected to the scrutiny of the commission since Aquino appointed them shortly after assuming office in 2010.

This early, our country is undoubtedly in election mode already. People are into all the preparations for the May 13, 2013 elections. And with elections, like war, everything is fair game.