The Sangguniang Panglungsod of Naga unanimously approved a resolution authored by education committee chairman Nelson Legacion, reminding school officials in the city about the Department of Education's (DepEd) "no collection policy".

NAIA,May 8 (PNA) -- Boxing great Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao and party planed in at dawn Friday minus the accompanying grandiose welcome treat befitting a sports hero. The Philippine Airlines (PAL) plane flight PR 103 carrying the world boxing icon and his Team Pacquiao touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport(NAIA) Centennial Terminal 2 at exactly 6 a.m. from Los Angeles, California following his victorious knockout match with British boxing champion Ricky 'Hitman' Hatton in second round in MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas,Nevada last May 3.

Ang nangyari sa Mayo Uno 2009 ay isa lamang yugto sa realisasyon ng manggagawa sa kanyang halaga, ang tagapag-akda ng kasaysayan. At kung ang indikasyon ay ang bilang ng nagkakaisang hanay ng manggagawa, magsasaka, estudyante, guro at intelektwal, ang estado ni Gloria Arroyo ay nangangamba na. Sa edad ng pangdaigdigang ekonomiyang krisis, ang pinakamasamang panaginip ng estado ay nangyayari na: muling inaangkin ng manggagawa ang kanilang politikal na kapangyarihan.

Naga City -- While many Bikolanos celebrated and enjoyed SM's opening in Naga City, few were conversant of the crisis brought by typhoon "Dante" which ravaged areas due to landslides particularly in Catanduanes and Sorsogon. Other vicinities in Bikol were also affected due to the floods brought by the typhoon.

BANGKOK, May 8 (TNA) - The World Health Organization on Friday praised the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) countries for quickly instituting their cooperative response to the H1N1 virus outbreak. Speaking in Bangkok on Friday, Dr. Shin Young Soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, commended the region's public health ministers from the ASEAN countries plus China, Japan, and South Korea in Bangkok.

I am not giving up yet the journal called "Philippine Public Schools." I am getting answers that are beyond the anecdotal and I am beginning to understand now the nostalgia for good education - under colonial administration it may be. The information on English language acquisition and the creation of a system to instil good manners and right conduct are gems about the past that may explain what we are today as people.

John Reinier B. Bulaong, a sophomore of the Ateneo de Naga University High School Department grabbed one of the slots for the International Mathematics contest of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Besting 70,000 students from all over the country in a series of contests, Bulaong is slated to represent the country later this year along with the top 25 percent of the contestants according to the Mathematics Trainers Guild (MTG) which administered the contest here. Certificates of Distinction were also awarded to the qualifiers.

MANILA, May 8 (PNA) -- At least 20 persons died and many others were injured as typhoon "Emong" battered Northern Luzon with strong winds and heavy rains, relief and disaster response officials said today. Defense Secretary and National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) chairman Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said 12 fatalities were initially reported from the worst-hit Pangasinan, where he conducted an aerial survey to check on the damage caused by the howler.

ROME, May 7, 2009-- The newly premiered movie "Angels and Demons" is little more than "harmless entertainment," with many factual errors and little cultural value, according to the Vatican newspaper.

WASHINGTON D.C., May 8, 2009-The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Wednesday launched a campaign to oppose embryonic stem cell research and support ethical cures, encouraging citizens to contact Congress and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).