Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) recently opened 10 new branches beefing up its network to 60 branches nationwide. Last January 18th, PVB simultaneously opened 10 new branches all over the country. These are located in Pasay City, Malolos, Bulacan; Santiago City, Isabela; Olongapo; Lipa, Batangas; San Pablo, Laguna; Kalibo, Aklan; Tagbilaran, Bohol; Pagadian, Zamboanga de Sur; and Koronadal. Late last 2009, the Bank opened 5 new branches in Luzon as part of its branch expansion and rationalization plan.

The unwavering Christly devotion of the UNEPians can be attributed to the legacy of faith that the Alfelors have unselfishly shared to the university, the reason why when the image of infant Jesus visited the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP), it was warmly welcomed by the students, faculty members and members of the school administration.

LEGAZPI CITY (21 January) - Some Community Environment and Natural Resources Officers (CENROs) of the DENR in Bikol have been reassigned.

MANILA, Jan. 21 -- A magnitude 5.3 undersea earthquake shook the Bikol region Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Naga City -- The Philosophy Department of the Ateneo de Naga University is sponsoring a regional convention on Philippine politics as part of its annual Philosophy Week celebration.

Legazpi City (21 January) -- The environmental institution PANGATAMAN-Bikol (Bicol Center for Environmental Protection) has enjoined the new bishop of Legazpi to support the fight against mining in Rapu-rapu Island even as it raised the alarm that Lafayette is again gearing to further exploit Rapu-Rapu Island to the detriment of its residents and the environment.

CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Camarines Sur, Jan. 22 - Unidentified armed men shot dead on Thursday a village chieftain of San Jacinto town in Masbate, a Philippine Army official said on Friday.

The Ateneo de Naga University Press will launch the reprinted books of Fr. Wilmer Joseph S. Tria and poet Kristian Sendon Cordero this coming January 25, 2010 at the Richie Fernando Hall (3PM), Ateneo de Naga University in Naga City.

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 15 -- Bracing for the onset of the dry spell, the Albay Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) created on Thursday the El Nino Task Force to oversee the implementation of the response strategy to curb the impacts and adverse effects of this climate change phenomenon.

LUPI, Camarines Sur-The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) through the Bicol River Basin and Watershed Management Project (BPBWMP) was supposed to conduct a consultation meeting on Friday, January 15, among the residents of the mentioned municipality regarding the controversial CASILLI Dam construction. However, no one from NIA had arrived.