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Iriga City ---  UNIVERSITY OF NORTHEASTETN PHILIPPINES (UNEP) President Atty. Remelisa Afelor-Moraleda and Executive Vice President and UNEP VP for Finance, Miss Deli Alfelor-Tibi, together with selected deans and university personnel are all set to Sheraton Gateway Suites in Chicago, Illinois USA before the end of this month for the first ever UNEP International Grand Alumni Homecoming comes July 29 to August 1, 2010.

Teaching Science subject is very interesting and challenging both on the part of the teacher and the pupil. It should be equipped with knowledge and materials to attain the success of the study.

It is fortunate that the government have interests in bringing a chance to uplift the quality of life to the vast segment of humanity living below the poverty line through science and technology. Learners are being trained to be scientifically literate by introducing concepts on how to create a functional, usable, and productive output through laboratory works.

Education has been one of the major enterprise of a democratic society, and preparing competent teachers in whose hands the education of the young children is entrusted cannot be overemphasized.

The seminar workshop was intended primarily for Baao District teachers and school heads to improve their competency and to update themselves on the current trends, new techniques and strategies in the teaching-learning process, and to maintain a high standard of personal and professional conduct.

Sorsogon City (15 July) -- Shellfish Bulletin No. 15 issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) dated July 8, 2010 strongly advices the public that all types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or "alamang" gathered from Sorsogon Bay are now again unsafe for human consumption.

BFAR bulletin says that based on the latest laboratory results of the red tide monitoring activities conducted by the agency and Office of the City and Provincial Agriculturist, shellfish samples collected from Sorsogon Bay are now positive anew of the red tide toxin.

NAGA CITY, July 13 -- Four teachers from the Bikol region are among the 40 regional finalists in this year's Metrobank Foundation Search for Outstanding Teachers (SOT).

LEGAZPI CITY, July 15  - The death toll rose to four while 23 of the 43 people reported missing were recovered as typhoon Basyang hovered and hit on Wednesday the provinces of Catanduanes and Camarines Norte, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bikol said Thursday.

OCD report said Basyang left four persons dead in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur and the causes of death were either drowning or hypothermia.

The report said search and rescue operations are still going on for the 20 people reported missing in the coastal villages of Camarines Norte and Catanduanes.

MANILA, July 9, 2010- With the anti-child pornography law taking effect next week, the Catholic hierarchy is hoping for strengthened fight against the "alarming" problem.

Msgr. Pedro Quitorio, media office director of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, said the church has been building momentum with its anti-child porn campaign.

The agency in 2007 tied-up with the Optical Media Board (OMB) to help the government stamp out child pornography through the instrumentality of an "ad hoc committee" headed by Ambassador Henrietta de Villa.

MANILA, July 7, 2010-Government officials and members of the judiciary have been urged to strive for professionalism and integrity of their services.

Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales made the call when officiating at the "Red Mass" attended by President Benigno Aquino III and ranking leaders of the judiciary at the Manila Cathedral Tuesday.

Rosales said judges, magistrates, and all public officials are supposed to uphold laws that are just and ensure that justice prevail in the society.

Legazpi City (9 July) -- All government workers are starting to receive their second tranche of salary increase under the Salary Standardization Law III effective June 24, 2010 pursuant to EO No.900 of the previous administration.

Assistant Regional Director Angelita Cells of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in Bikol has assured government workers in Region V that the corresponding cash requirement for their salary increase will be released as part of the cash program for the second half of the year.

NAGA CITY---THE REMAINS of a Korean national still lies at the JL Espiritu Funeral Homes at the poblacion of Pasacao, Cam. Sur after the foreigner had committed suicide at a local beach resort in the said town last July 1, the Cam. Sur Police office here reported last July 6.

The Local police bared that according to the Koji's Beach Resort care-taker, Francia Magsino Barrameda, 28, the Korean indentified as Seung Hwan Kim, 66, was found with a nylon cord tied around his neck and hanging inside his rented cottage at the said resort in Barangay Caranan in this town.

LEGAZPI CITY, July 5 - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office in Bicol has announced the creation of an alliance with the local media here dubbed as DAMA-Bicol.

Alvin M. Villamor, DOLE-Bicol Regional Director said the DOLE & Media Alliance for Bicol codenamed "DAMA Bicol" is a pet project of the regional office that aims to improve the labor relations services of the office by forging a partnership with the tri-media in gathering labor complaints.