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KHAN BELA, Pakistan (27 August  2010) --Catholic and Protestant leaders in Pakistan have joined forces to deliver in person much needed aid supplies to flood victims.

Bishop Andrew Francis of Multan and Anglican Bishop Alexander John Malik of Lahore led a convoy containing food items and bottled water on Aug. 26 to the southern Punjab where five districts lie submerged under flood waters.

Federal Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti also joined the convoy with an additional six trucks of relief items.

MANILA, August 29, 2010-Filipino migrants across the globe have offered prayers for the families of victims of hostage-taking incident in Manila that left eight tourists and hostage taker dead.

Four days after the bloody end to the hostage-taking incident, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines' Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People called on various Filipino communities worldwide to pray for the families of the victims.

Matnog, Sorsogon (27 August) -- Local public officials have joined residents and the Catholic Church here in calls for the cessation of the operations of a mining project extracting iron ore in a watershed area of this small fourth class town.

The calls are directed to incumbent Sorsogon Gov. Raul Lee whose office issued the small-scale mining permit (SSMP) to the project and the regional office for Bicol of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that provided an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to it.

Iriga City ---   Even before flying off to Chicago to attend the First International Grand Alumni Homecoming last July, the UNEP community already extended its congratulations to Ms. Conchita Albino-Ibarondo, chosen by Metrobank Foundation as one of this year's Outstanding Teachers of the Philippines.

Atty. Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda, UNEP President, said the university took pride in her achievement being one of the university's alumnae who, up to now, continuous to give credence to the university's battle cry of promoting quality education.

NAGA CITY, Aug. 27 -- In furtherance of its socialized housing program, the city government laid down once again the cornerstone for the development of a new resettlement site in Sitio Salunguigui, Barangay Cararayan, this city.

The one-hectare resettlement area is seen to accommodate 116 family beneficiaries whose home lots will have an average of 60 square meter area each.

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 27 -- The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Family Circles Confederation, Inc. in Bikol has sought the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) here to take the necessary steps to protect OFWs based in Hong Kong from possible harassment and maltreatment as an offshoot of the tragic hostage-taking incident in front of Quirino grandstand last Monday.

PILI, CAMARINES SUR (23 Aug) - THOUSANDS of bus passengers along the Maharlika Highway, at the Central Bus Terminal in Naga City, and even passengers at Pili Airport were stranded for seven hours on Sunday (Aug. 22) after organizers of the triathlon sports "Ironman 70.3 Philippines" had required the closure of 42 km. of the national highway from Naga boundary in Del Rosario to the junction of Anayan, Pili; and the stretch of the Fuentebella Highway up to Tigaon, Camarines Sur.

MANILA, August 19, 2010-Two Catholic priests based in Manila have been denied the faculty to celebrate the sacraments.

The Archdiocese of Manila, in a circular, warned the faithful Fr. Romeo Tena of the Society of African Missions who has been asking donations without permission.

Fr. Rufino Sescon, Manila archdiocese's chancellor, said Tena has reportedly been celebrating Mass and collecting money at Manila's Port Area.

"We wish to inform you that Father Tena has no permission from his society to celebrate the Sacraments," Sescon said in the circular.

Naga City - Fr. Andrew Recepcion, a priest from the Archdiocese of Caceres has been elected president of the International Association of Catholic Missiologists (IACM) during the organization's fourth conference and assembly last 27 July to 1 August at Tagaytay City.

Recepcion, the Mission Director of the Archdiocese, was one among 80 participants coming from varied parts of the world engaged in Catholic mission activities.

Recepcion also currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration Committee.

MANILA, August 21, 2010- Caritas Philippines urged the Filipino faithful to help provide aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan as the 20 million people made homeless grew increasingly desperate.

Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo, the agency's president, said they are already trying to make consultations with other bishops on how they could help the relief efforts.

While they are still waiting official reports from Caritas Internationalis, he said they are already preparing to make a public appeal for assistance.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, AUG. 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Recalling the "harshly tested" people of Pakistan, Benedict XVI today made an appeal for solidarity with the flood-ravaged nation.

Pakistan saw its most devastating monsoon rainy season in decades, which caused flooding that brought as many as 2,000 deaths and affected another 20 million people. The area affected by the floods is about the size of England.

LEGAZPI CITY , Aug. 17 -- The Bikol region, despite being tagged the fastest growing region in the country, still faces the negative impact of a dysfunctional political economy manifested in the spikes in power rates, transportation tollway fee hike, and the low bank lending to Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs).