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MANILA--With the
“alarming ” number of
minors involved in pornography,
advocacy for the passage of the
anti-child pornography bill has
increased.

The Catholic bishops’
leadership said it is good that
the legislators are finally doing
something about child pornography,
but the bill against it must be passed
soonest.

Fr. Conegundo Garganta,
CBCP’s Episcopal Commission on
Youth executive secretary (ECY),
said a strict law against criminals
who profit from child pornography
must be put in place.

MANILA--With the
“alarming ” number of
minors involved in pornography,
advocacy for the passage of the
anti-child pornography bill has
increased.

The Catholic bishops’
leadership said it is good that
the legislators are finally doing
something about child pornography,
but the bill against it must be passed
soonest.

Fr. Conegundo Garganta,
CBCP’s Episcopal Commission on
Youth executive secretary (ECY),
said a strict law against criminals
who profit from child pornography
must be put in place.

MANILA--Catholic Church leaders have condemned the killing of an anti-mining activist and called for an investigation into its circumstances.
Eliezer “Boy” Billanes, leader of the Anti-Development Aggression Coalition, was shot dead by unidentified men around 4:30 p.m. yesterday in Koranadal, South Cotabato.

Donsol, Sorsogon-- Fifty rural women from all over the region together with the Department of Agriculture’s Lady Employees Association (DALEA) officers and members attended the Women’s Day Celebration held recently at Amor Beach Resort in Donsol, Sorsogon. The celebration’s theme was “Babae, yaman ka ng Bayan”. The annual celebration of women’s day recognizes the significant contribution of women to society, culture, business and politics.

MANILA--Restorative
justice calls for a true
paradigm shift where offenders and
the offended could establish good
relationships after the offenders
have served time in prison.

Puerto Princesa Bishop
Pedro V. Arigo said the Catholic
Church is not just concerned of
the punishment meted on the
offenders but to restore the broken
relationship where the offenders
and the offended will recognize
each one as brothers and sisters,
not only as human beings but as
Christians.

NAGA CITY--They came and burned US flags but something was eerily missing amid the fiery speeches and loud protestations calling for the scrapping of the Visiting Forces agreement, the effigy of the commander in chief of the military troops they would not welcome-— Barack Obama.
Thousands of protesters from all over Bikol Region had joined last week’s anti-VFA caravan, which culminated in a big rally in Legazpi City. But lost amid the rally was the littlest mention of Obama, even as the loudspeakers blurted out anti-American sentiments.

LEGAZPI CITY--The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Masbate has filed multiple frustrated murder charges against seven top ranking New People’s Army (NPA) leaders for the ambush of Masbate Governor Elisa Kho last January 11 in Cataingan town in Masbate.
Facing multiple frustrated murder with damages to property are Jose Maria Sison alias Joma, Luis Jalondoni, Gregorio Rosal, Luis Gonzaga aka “JP”, Greg Banares, Joel Atibagos alias Ka Joel of Barangay Parina, Palanas, Masbate, and Elizabeth Yanzon of Barangay Gahit, Cataingan.

IRIGA CITY--The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) bestowed the choral group of the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) here with the prestigious “Ani ng Sining” award during the closing rites of the 2009 Philippine International Arts Festival last Feb. 28 at the historic Manila Hotel.

LEGAZPI CIT Y--The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) regional office in Bikol has set March 31, 2009 as deadline for the 1st quarter contribution among individually paying members.
PhilHealth assistant vice president Orlando Inigo Jr., said all individually paying members includes self-employed and voluntary members are once again reminded to pay their contribution on or before the deadline.
“It is important to pay your contribution on time since retroactive payment for Individually Paying members is not allowed,” Inigo said.

The SM Environm ent Committtee’s first major project for 2009, the SM Supermalls Green Bag Project was conceived with the recycling principle in mind.
The bag, intended to reduce solid waste as customers shop, was launched simultaneously in all SM Malls and is now available for excited SM City Naga mallers. An environmental sustainability initiative, the limited edition bag features the art of famous Filipino painter, Mr. Manuel “Manny” Baldemor.

LEGAZPI CITY--The City Health Office of Legazpi is pursuing a massive blood letting activity to encourage voluntary donors from the 70 villages. According to this city’s Health Promotion Division, the residents are very supportive of this endeavor.
It said that it had just conducted a blood letting activity at Barangay Bigaa, this city Friday morning where a total of 46 people volunteered for blood screening.
The division said there were 26 of them who qualified for blood donation and the blood bags were sent directly to the regional blood bank in Daraga, Albay.

LONDON, England-- Society of St. Pius X Bishop Richard Williamson has expressed regret to the Church and to Holocaust victims and their relatives for the harm caused by his remarks on Swedish television minimizing Jewish suffering in the Holocaust. He also apologized to those who took “honest scandal” from his comments.
Though describing his opinion as that of a “non-historian,” he did not explicitly retract it.