IRIGA CITY --- Citizens Army Training (CAT) contingents from private and public schools and colleges in the Bicol region are all set to show off their best marching units, pretty majorettes, and drum, bugle and lyre corps on Thursday, Oct. 1 along the major streets of this bustling city on the occasion of the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) ROTC Activation - CAT regional competition.

Mar has accepted Noynoy's offer to run for vice president under the Liberal Party. But this is anything but definite. It was actually the only logical thing to do for Mar after he gave way to Noynoy in a purely internal affair within the LP. And I maintain that to push through with such an exclusive tandem would be a tragic blunder for 2010. Hence, as the days go by Mar may have to go the extra mile, that is, give up his slot in favor of someone else from other parties like Nene Pimentel of the PDP-Laban.

The murder earlier this month of a Catholic priest, Father Cecilio Lucero, has enraged leaders of the Catholic Church. "I cannot stomach what Malacañang is doing," said recently retired Lingayen Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. "It seems they do not fear God."

MABOSONG SINDANG NAGRARATAK sa mga konstituwenteng pinabayaan nindang dai nag-aaram huli ta pinag-imotan ninda nin impormasyon. Mabosong sindang nagpapaabaw-abaw sa paagi nin bilyon-bilyon na kuwarta mantang an mga tawo nagtitios. Mabosong sindang magagayon an mga harong mantang an mga tawo inaabisuhan na bayaan na an saindang mga erokán huli suboot ta malalantop nin tubig an banwaan. Mabosong sindang masisiram an pagkakan huli sa panaóng suhol mantang an mga tawo naghahandal na ...

Ricky Lee, the multi-awarded scriptwriter, playwright, and fictionist, will conduct a Lecture-Workshop on Scriptwriting on Sept. 29, 8:00-12:00, at the University of Nueva Caceres, Instructional Media Center.

With the imminent United Nations Summit on Climate Change this year, Benedict XVI's address to world leaders pertaining to issues to be discussed in said gathering has significance for us as well in view of the controversy caused by the coal-mining operations of Monte Oro Resources Energy Inc. in Catanduanes.

AROROY, Masbate, Sept. 24- After years of being hooked to nose-irritating kerosene lamps, households in a remote mountainous village of this gold-rich town have recently realized the dream of shifting to electricity for their lights.

LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 25 (PNA) - Government forces killed nine rebels in separate fierce engagements with a band of New People's Army (NPA) in villages in the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon, the Philippine Army (PA) said Friday morning.

NAGA CITY (September 22, 2009) - - WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE PEÑAFRANCIA FIESTA, Bicol PNP Regional Director, Chief Supt. Ruben E. Padua commended Police Supt. Tomasito Clet, head of the City Police District Office for the orderly celebration of the Peñafrancia festivities recently held here, and for reducing street crimes during the festivities by as much as 80% percent.

The defense lamely offered by the head of the Naga City public employment office, Florencio Tam-Mongoso, for the activities of "Viva Naga, Viva Bicolandia" which were objected to recently by the Archdiocesan Council of the Laity, is that the joint agreement between the Naga City government and the Archdiocese of Caceres "only covers activities held in Plaza Quezon."