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Sorsogon City- The Department of Energy is reviving its long-shelved project to explore the geothermal potential around Bulusan Volcano, a DOE official said in a recent visit here.

Ariel Fronda, head of the DOE's Geothermal Energy Management Division, said the project is being pursued again as part of the government's efforts to utilize renewable energy.

The exploration project has been awarded to SKI Construction Group, a Filipino-owned company

In celebration of the 300th year of Peñafrancia Devotion and the 70th year of Ateneo de Naga University, the AdNU Choir will launch its first album in a musical performance on Friday, July 30, 2010, 7pm, at the Church of Christ the King, Ateneo Campus.

LEGAZPI CITY (21 July) - Of the 192 directors of agencies and division chiefs in various government agencies in Bikjol, only 69 con-current executives are Career Executives Service Officers  (CESO), this was revealed by records  of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) regional office in Rawis, Legaspi City.

LEGAZPI CITY, July 22 - The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Bikol said it would review the legality and operation of the Meridien Vista Gaming Corp. (MVGC), a franchise holder of the Small Town Lottery (STL) of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur, and Camarines Norte.

CAMP SIMEON OLA, Legazpi City (23 July) -THE KILLING of two elementary school teachers in Masbate Province, the slaying of two village officials and the attempted killings of a radioman in Nabua , Cam. Sur, all occurring in July this year have become high-priority cases of the PNP in Bikol.

PNP regional office spokesman, Sr. Supt. Eliciar Bron, disclosed on Thurs. (July 22) that newly installed Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec.  Jesse M. Robredo had personally intervened in the probe of the murder cases with a reported directive from President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III on the immediate arrest of the suspects and subsequent filing of cases in court.

MANILA, July 18  -- Catholic Church leaders are ready to slug it out with the supporters of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill when the 15th Congress open later this month.

Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Bishop Nereo Odchimar admitted that the number of lawmakers who are backing the bill's passage is outnumbered by those who are siding with the bishops.

"It will be an uphill battle," the Tandag, Surigao del Norte prelate said.

Manila (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Filipino Catholics and Protestants are working together to create a handwritten Bible, to spread love for the Word of God and promote "Bayanihan" or brotherhood between Christians.

The project called "May They Be One Bible" was launched this week by the Philippine Bishops Conference. Each verse will be written by representatives of Protestant churches, Catholic Church, and sectors of civil society. Even the Pope will participate in drafting the text by writing the verse 1.1 of Genesis and the Apocalypse 22:21.

New Delhi (16 July) -- Federal Home Minister P. Chidambaram is to introduce a Mother Teresa commemorative coin to mark the nun's birth centenary next month, a Church official said.

"We thank the government for its noble gesture," said Father Babu Joseph, spokesperson of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.

Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil would officially introduce the coin during a celebration of the centenary in New Delhi on Aug. 28, he said.

When Fernando Baldomero a Bayan Muna member in Kalibo, Aklan and Jose Daguio a radio broadcaster from Tabuk, Kalinga were killed, we said this should serve as wake up call for Pres. Benigno Aquino III to address other serious problems besetting the country as well, especially the impunity in killings. It is no longer the time to focus on a single issue: corruption, as if it would solve all of the country's problems.

Nutrition is the science that interprets the relationship of food to the functioning of the living organism. It is concerned with the intake of food, digestive processes, the liberation of energy, and the elimination of wastes, as well as with all the synthesis that are essential for maintenance, growth, and reproduction.

LAGONOY, CAMARINES SUR - FOUR PUBLIC School classrooms at the Lagonoy Central School at the town's poblacion area were razed by a fire of unknown origin on Sunday (July 11) with initial assessed damages reaching about P 15 million, including textbooks, tables, desks, and other classroom fixtures consumed by the blaze.

There was no immediate confirmation from the Bureau of Fire Protection and the local fire department on the cause of the blaze that lasted several hours due to the absence of sufficient fire trucks to combat the blaze.

Naga City (15 July) -- The Commission on Elections has announced the passage of a resolution setting August 6-15 as voters' registration for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Comelec  Resolution no. 9004 said that any Filipino citizen, at least 15 but  below 18 years old and  a resident of the Barangay where he/she intend to vote for at least six (6) months could register for the election.