GMA International, the business unit that manages the operation and distribution of GMA Network’s international channels, marks another year of success as it continues to strengthen its presence abroad.

DAET, Camarines Norte – The academic performances of some 2,800 college students, all recipients of the Congressional scholarship of Camarines Norte second district Congressman Elmer Panotes, are currently being evaluated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

This was revealed by the Camarines Norte Congressman during his holiday break here on Saturday (Dec.28).

NAGA CITY— Court issued Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO) effective for 20 days (ending on Jan. 17, 2014) prevent the City government created Transition Committee from taking over the management and operation of the Naga City Central Bus Terminal as the city's contract with the current operator, the FPM Corporation, expired on Dec. 31, 2014.

MANILA, Philippines - Natural and man-made disasters jostled with the pork barrel scandal for the headlines in a year of destruction and despair but also resilience. Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) made landfall in Eastern Visayas on a Friday, Nov. 8, rendering more than 6,000 people dead and counting, according to latest official figures, with nearly 2,000 still missing and thousands more injured.

MANILA, Philippines - The provincial government of Camarines Sur reportedly spent more than P17.6 million in gasoline expenses last year, posting a 58-percent increase in fuel spendings compared in 2011.

In a report released last week, The Commission on Audit (COA) said the increase by P6.4 million does not comply with a government policy to observe austerity and diligence in the use of public funds.

VIRAC, Catanduanes, Dec. 19, 2013—The Church strongly backs the call of Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on President Benigno Aquino to immediately forfeit the Coal Operating Contract (COC) of Altura Mining Philippines, Inc. (AMPI), which was issued by the Department of Energy (DOE), to probe about 7, 000 hectares of land in the province for coal deposits, Assistant to the Chancellor Rev. Fr. Eric John T. Rojas said in an e-mail letter.

DAET, CAMARINES NORTE—THE POLICE Provincial Office (PPO) here has fielded over 40 police personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Provincial Safety Company, together with elements of the PNP station of Jose Panganiban to secure some 200- hectares of disputed iron-ore mining area in barangay Larap in Jose Panganiban town during the weekend.

CANAMAN, Camarines Sur – The 2nd engineering district office of the provincial office of the Department of Public Works and Highways(DPWH) issued an early public advisory on Monday (Dec,16) aimed to inform the public that the demolition of the San Jose Bridge along the Maharlika Highway in the Capital town of Pili shall start on Jan. 15, 2014.

December 15, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona - A retired priest based in Phoenix invented a computer-based confession tool for deaf people. The new technology will make the valued sacrament of reconciliation easily available to hundreds of thousands of people with hearing problems. Using a secured setup of two connected computers with American Sign Language (ASL) instructions and videos, priests who are not skilled in sign language will be able to communicate with deaf people using the chat function.

"You are a Romualdez. The President is an Aquino." This brazen reminder by Mar Roxas to Tacloban Mayor Romualdez during a post-Yolanda meeting show how trapo politics has gotten in the way of emergency response and disaster relief efforts in Tacloban City.