MANILA, May 13, 2010- The head of the Manila's Roman Catholic Church is asking the country's next president to address issues of "corruption" that worsened under the Arroyo administration.

Mabigat ang atas kay Noynoy bilang presidente. Ipinakete kasi nito ang sarili bilang messiah, at kung gayon, ang bigat ng kanyang pinapasan sa susunod na anim na taon. Hindi ito hiwalay sa packaging ng kanyang amang Ninoy bilang oposisyonal na katubusan kay Marcos, at inang Cory bilang "exact opposite" ni Marcos.

BANGKOK (UCAN) - May 11th is the 400th anniversary of the death of Matteo Ricci (Li Madou) the legendry Jesuit who was born in 1552 and died in 1610. His life and the example of his approach to China have been a matter of constant fascination, study and research, not least in the last six months with three international conferences - in Taipei, Paris and San Francisco -assessing his significance.

So now that you'll be our next mayor pañero John Bongat, kindly first ensure that our streets will be safe again. After all, your legislative record for Naga is supposed to be proudly anchored on peace and order. And as chief executive, it will be your sworn duty to implement that program to the fullest with no exceptions, especially for drug-related matters and even if that will include certain personalities and politicians.

MANILA - Despite the long queues and the glitches of some PCOS machines, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is all too happy that the first automated elections pushed through without the failure of elections, the no proclamation, or massive disenfranchisement scenarios being predicted by election watchdogs and government critics. By 10 p.m. of May 10, Comelec Chairman Jose Melo could barely conceal the smile on his face when he was reading out the unofficial tabulated election results, a mere three hours after voting precincts have been declared officially closed. The day after, on May 11, the Comelec began declaring the winners of local elections and presidential candidates have been conceding defeat to Noynoy Aquino. By May 12, the Comelec announced that less than four percent of election results have yet to be transmitted.

Legazpi City (13 May) -- The Board of Canvassers (CBOC) here has formally proclaimed the newly elected officials in this city on Wednesday (May 12), at 12:57 a.m. at the Ibalong Conference Room here. Geraldine Rosal, wife of incumbent Mayor Noel Rosal, won the mayoralty race garnering 56,930 votes against Lorna Cristobal, 31,959 votes. Incumbent Councilor Vitorio Roces, on the other hand, was elected vice mayor with 32,887 votes against Michael Imperial who got 31,288 and Ismael Buban, with 20,978 votes.

Pili, Camarines Sur. --- All four participant-presenters from Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) won in various categories during the International Conference on Higher Education Researches (ICHER) 2010 held in Vigan City, the UNESCO World Heritage City, last 28th of April to 1st of May 2010. Such faculty member-researchers, who were the lone awardees from Bicol Region, were: Dr. Judith Balares-Salamat, who won a plaque for "International Online Research Journal Publication 2010 Award" and a Certificate of Recognition as the 3rd placer in "Best Oral Presentation of Education Researches"; Dr. Maria Dulce Jovillano-Mostoles, who won a plaque and a certificate for the Copper Prize in the "Agnes C. Sequiño International Video Research Award 2010 " for her video on "Cultural Management of the Stingless Bees, Trigona biroi Freise in Bicol"; and Dr. Myra Luz Mino-Homillano & Prof. Ma. Teresa Bombais-Lirag, who bagged the Finalist Award in the same category for their video documentary, "The CBSUA Research Division 1985-2009: An Assessment."

PILI, Camarines Sur (11 May) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bikol will give fuel subsidy of 40 liters per hectare, diesel or gasoline, up to a maximum of three hectares to all rice farmers using shallow tube well (STW) irrigation and/or open source of irrigation water.

Siruma, Camarines Sur--- Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received warm applause and loud cheers from the constituents of this coastal town after announcing that a satellite broadband will be installed in this municipality as part of her legacy program in modernizing the educational system.

The University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP), having produced numerous passers in the past, is all geared up for the opening of classes this 2010. The management is also proud to announce that all their courses are being manned by competitive instructors who have undergone academic trainings in accordance to the academic blueprint that the management has prepared.