NAGA CITY (July 5, 2013) – A four-hour blaze that gutted the Master Square Department Store Supermarket and Fastfood at Barangay Abella early morning of Thursday (July 4) resulted in damages reaching nearly Php300 Million, according to a kin of the late owner Rosendo Dy.

The unofficial damage figure includes the cost of the entire Master Square complex and facilities and millions of pesos worth of merchandise that were totally destroyed in the blaze.

TIGAON, CAMARINES SUR – Vice President Jejomar Binay came to this town to administer the Oaths of Office of three elected officials belonging to the influential Fuentebella clan of the Partido district of Camarines Sur province, joined by nine elected mayors of the district including other mayors belonging to the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) in three other districts of the province.

CAMP SIMEON OLA, LEGAZPI CITY – Joint elements of army units belonging to the 31st Infantry Battalion and the 96th Military Intelligence Company (MICO) of the Philippine Army's 9th Infantry Division fought rebels in a 35-minute gun-battle where 8 rebels were killed at dawn of Thursday (July 4, 2013).

WASHINGTON DC, June 29, 2013–Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, and Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, chairman of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace, commended President Barack Obama for his leadership on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and Israeli-Palestinian peace, issues “of deep concern to the Catholic Church.”

MANILA, Philippines - Tropical Storm Gorio (international name Rumbia) changed track and spared Metro Manila but stranded thousands of commuters, toppled trees and knocked out power in outlying provinces as it moved away from the country yesterday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) had predicted that Gorio would hit the metropolis, sparking emergency preparations. Instead it veered slightly and struck Batangas province, then blew toward the West Philippine Sea.

MANILA, Philippines - Pouncing on the shift of power in UAAP Season 76 men’s basketball tournament, National U flashed fine form early and came away with an emphatic 64-54 rout of defending five-peat champion Ateneo at the MOA Arena yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines (June 30, 2013 1:30 AM) - Tropical Storm Gorio (international codename Rumbia) made its first landfall in Hernani, Eastern Samar yesterday and made a second one very near Donsol, Sorsogon early last night before turning more Westerly, sparing mainland Bicol.

Kapuso fans will definitely be hooked as the newest Koreanovela My Daughter, Seoyoung begins airing this Monday (July 1).

When storms surge and force most people indoors, these folks race towards the sea. They scan the waves and wait patiently for the glassy, robust kind that will deliver them to nirvana. They're surfers, a rugged breed of thrill seekers who live to caress one of the most powerful forces of nature.

This Sunday night, GMA News TV airs “Fascination”, a documentary on one of the most adored icons of the 20th century, Marilyn Monroe. It tells the remarkable story of Marilyn --- who, like no other Hollywood star, continues to win the hearts of millions around the world long after her death.