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It will indeed be a green-lettered day for all the supporters and followers of Former Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro comes April 6, 2010.  He will be at the University of Northeastern Philippines ' (UNEP) as commencement speaker on its 62^nd Graduation exercise.

NAGA CITY (29 March) - Nacionalista Party (NP) provincial chairman and incumbent Gov. Luis Raymund Villafuerte predicted at a news conference here on Sunday (March 28) that more defections will happen from the administration party Lakas-Kampi-CMD and from the Liberal Party in Bikol.

Villafuerte made the prediction following the revelation of a Daet reporter that former Daet governor Jesus "Atoy" Typoco Jr., including his followers in that province were defecting to the NP.

LEGAZPI CITY, March 28  -- Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manuel Villar dreams big for Bikol Region where poverty incidence remains high despite a moderate 4.3 percent growth of its economy in 2008.

If he is elected president in the May polls, Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manuel Villar said he wants the income of the whole Bikol Region to be at the level being enjoyed by the country's progressive regions, including the National Capital Region (NCR).

DAET, CAMARINES NORTE (29 March) - Top leaders of the Liberal Party (LP) in this province said that the assumption of Liberal Party member Edgardo Tallado as the new governor has strengthened not only his bid for the gubernatorial post in the upcoming May Elections, but also that of Liberal Party which has fielded candidates in the entire 12 Tagalog and Bikol speaking towns of Camarines Norte.

LP member and Daet mayor Tito Sarion said the assumption of Tallado "has somehow, contributed to the solidification of the Liberal Party candidates in this province."

PILI, Camarines Sur, April 5  -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is promoting among rice farmers in Bicol the use of technologies developed by its Bicol Experiment Station (BEST) and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) that are seen as effective tools toward increased production and income.

CASTILLA, Sorsogon, April 5  - The Department of Agriculture (DA), aided with a P3.7-million grant from the Spanish government, has introduced a coconut coir processing and marketing project to a farmers' cooperative here that is considered a new profitable venture aimed at adding value to existing economic activities in the rural areas.

SAN AGUSTIN, PILI,  CAMARINES SUR (5 April) - Over 200 farmer and fisherfolk  leaders who are members of the  regional, provincial and municipal   agriculture and fishery councils (AFCs) will  converge for a 3-day  summit on climate change adaptation and disaster risk management at the  Department of Agriculture regional compound here on April 6 to April 8.

Newly installed agriculture secretary Atty. Bernie G. Fondevilla is set to deliver the keynote address and to award livelihood projects and  post-harvest facilities to farmers  and other rural-based organizations.

MANILA, March 31, 2010- Militant groups and other organizations today filed disqualification cases against nominees of several party-list groups with alleged ties to the Arroyo administration.

Groups involved with election watchdog Kontra Daya campaign asked the Commission on Elections to disqualify businessman Teodorico Haresco and Eugenio Jose Lacson of the Ang Kasangga party.

LEGAZPI CITY, March 28  -- Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manuel Villar dreams big for Bikol Region where poverty incidence remains high despite a moderate 4.3 percent growth of its economy in 2008.

If he is elected president in the May polls, Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manuel Villar said he wants the income of the whole Bikol Region to be at the level being enjoyed by the country's progressive regions, including the National Capital Region (NCR).