MANILA, July 24 -- In his quest to clinch the presidential nomination of the ruling coalition, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Friday formally took his oath as a member of the merged Lakas-Kampi-CMD (Christian Muslim Democrat) party. Party president and Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita administered the oath on Teodoro at the party headquarters along Ortigas-Edsa, in San Juan City.

SIPOCOT, CAMARINES SUR - - ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE CITIZENS ARMED FORCES GEOGRAPHICAL UNIT (CAFGU) was shot dead by suspected communist rebels along the road side at Sitio Tractora, Bagong Sirang, Sipocot, Camarines Sur, the local police in this town reported last July 20.

Is there a man on the moon? On July 20, 1969, there was a man on the Moon. In fact, there were two men on the moon. The first was Neil Armstrong and the second was Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.

IGLESIA NI CRISTO TURNS 95: President Arroyo's declaration of July 27, 2009 and every July 27 of every succeeding year as "Iglesia Ni Cristo" day, is well-founded and should be hailed by all Filipinos.

On Monday, July 27, GMA is set to deliver her State of the Nation Address or SONA. Many would rather pass this one up given her utter lack of credibility now. But one thing is clear: this SONA will be her last. Otherwise, any Con-Ass for her term extension would plunge the country into chaos.

MANILA - It is the State of the Nation Address once again. The true state of the country is again the subject of debates. Surely, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would boast about the economic growth and its supposed success in shielding the economy from the impact of the world economic and financial crisis, the infrastructure projects the government was able to finish such as the Clark to Subic highway, and, probably, its peace overtures with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. And as of this writing, Malacañang has issued a statement saying that Arroyo's state of the nation address would change the impression that she has "questionable designs or plans in office."

NAGA CITY-Caceres Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legaspi says the current situation of the country does not call for priest-turned-Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio to run for President.

LEGAZPI CITY July 24 -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III gave Albay province various types of medicines to be used for medical missions in areas considered as high risk zone once the 2,760 meters high volcano erupts.

CANAMAN, CAMARINES SUR -- CONSTRUCTION FIRMS QUALIFIED TO BID for the P 1.3-Billion "Skyway Bridge project" that will link the first district town of Libmanan to the second district locality of Canaman have conducted a series of site inspection in the past weeks, the First Engineering District Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Cam. Sur, here had revealed.

NAGA CITY-Mayor Fermin Mabulo of San Fernando, Camarines Sur said the proposal to carve a new district out of the first district of Camarines Sur was a political move meant to accommodate Budget and Management Secretary Rolando Andaya and Representative Dato Arroyo.