The first woe that comes to my mind is about the useless pedestrian lanes in Naga city. I do not know whether some motorists in Naga city have any idea about the function of a pedestrian lane. Let us take for example the pedestrian lane in front of the Archbishop's residence. Every time I have to cross the pedestrian lane, I find myself running for fear of being hit by speeding motorcycles, tricycles and cars. In Europe, a car stops at the pedestrian lane even if there is only one person who is crossing the lane. However, some motorists in Naga city accelerate when they see pedestrians crossing the lanes. I am just wondering what the local government can do about pedestrian lanes. What is interesting is that the pedestrian lane in front of the Cathedral is very close to a police outpost.

SORSOGON CITY, June 4 (PNA) -- He started here 25 years ago as a street peddler of bottled vinegar and soy sauce. Today, Francisco Aranda is a successful businessman credited for putting Sorsogon province on the coffee map of the Philippines. In 2008, Aranda was named "Outstanding High Value Commercial Crop Farmer" in the prestigious Gawad Saka Awards of the Department of Agriculture (DA)and last May 15, he was among the five successful businessmen in Bicol given this year's Halyao Awards during the 5th Bicol Business Week celebrations in Naga City.

MANILA, June 5, 2009-Spiritual preparations have started for the upcoming Taize "Pilgrimage of Trust", an international meeting for the youth organized by the Taize Brothers set to happen early next year in Manila

Governor LRay Villafuerte and wife, Lara congratulates major title winners in the Miss Kaogma Pageant 2009, a major highlight of the celebration of the 430th Foundation Day of Camarines Sur. Twenty-one year old Suzain P. Aguilar of Bula won the coveted title, Miss Kaogma 2009. Other major winners were First runner-up - Thea Dominique V. Llana; Miss Tourism- Ma. Farah B. Lopez; Miss Camarines Sur - Katherine Dominique C. Lagrimas; Second Runner Up and adjudged Miss Photogenic - Rosette Marie A. Clemente.

MANILA, June 2, 2009─ While underscoring the sacredness of the sacrament of matrimony, a high-ranking prelate also expressed alarm on some wedding ceremonies becoming a "special event production," thus robbing the rite of its solemnity.

NAGA CITY -- HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS worth of public works projects being implemented in Bikol provinces are reportedly threatened by communist rebels, following the torching of heavy equipment by DPWH contractors in Presentacion, Cam. Sur. This developed as earlier, suspected rebels entered the DPWH district office in Gubat, Sorsogon and allegedly warned officials against non-payment of rebel taxes.

Yes, it's not magic but through hibernation. This is what the multi-awarded Filipino Scientist Bonifacio "Boni" Comandante Jr. said of transporting live fishes for many hours without water such as grouper, tiger prawn, shrimps, snapper, seabass, tilapia, pompano, milkfish, shellfish and crabs by using what he calls the "Buhi Waterless Live Fish Transport Technology". He further said that given the favorable conditions of its environment (which is his trade secret), fishes hibernate or simply "sleeps" and then quickly awakes once brought back to water.

LEGAZPI CITY, June 4 (PNA) - Rescuers today recovered 19 passengers including the boat operator, who were reported missing when their motorized outrigger boat was swept away by big waves on Tuesday (June 2) off Catanduanes.

NAGA CITY --- With 14 confirmed cases of swine flu in the country, City Health Officer Dr. Vito "Butch" Borja assured the public that the city is well-prepared in the event of a swine flu outbreak.

NAGA CITY - - THE REMAINS of a Bulgarian national was airlifted to Manila on Sunday (May 30) after reportedly dying of cardiac arrest during a contest of the reality TV series 'Survivor" being filmed at the white-sand Gota Beach in Caramoan, Camarines Sur.