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A team of specialists from the Czech Republic returned to Naga City this month to assist in the implementation of the city government's 10-year solid waste plan.

Jan Pavlik, the team's project manager, was accompanied by technical experts Jaroslav Jakubes, Jiri Klicpera, Jaroslav Koubal, and Ivo Pospisil. The experts conducted several inspections and engaged in dialogues with some city officials during their week-long stay.

NAGA CITY-A and a backhoe were completely burned by 10 armed suspected rebels, reportedly belonging to the group of Francisco Mendoza, in Bula, Camarines Sur at noon Tuesday, said Major Christopher Morales, spokesperson of 9^th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines based in Camp Elias Angeles, Pili, Camarines Sur.

The burnt equipment were being used in constructing a road opening near the boundary of Barangay Santo Niño and Barangay Ombao Heights.

NAGA CITY-Two persons were found dead in two towns in Camarines Sur on Sunday while a vehicle was sprayed with bullets for unknown reason very early On Monday in Naga City, reports from Camarines Sur and Naga City police offices said.

In Caramoan town, Marvin Alfon, 23, married, and resident of Barangay (village) Binanuahan, was found dead inside a karaoke bar in the same barangay. The victim has multiple stab wounds when his dead body was found by Maritess San Pablo,owner of the bar.

A solemn mass and an offering of healing on June 22 momentously marked the 33^rd birthday celebration of UNEP President Atty. Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda with no less than the Mission Director of the SVD Mission Philippines, Rev. Fr. Algerico "Jerry" M. Orbos as the main celebrant.  On that red- letter day, UNEP faculty members, students and well-wishers gathered at the University of Northeastern Philippines' gymnasium to offer their own little wishes and prayers.

Despite recent surveys showing rival Vice-President Noli De Castro way ahead, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on Friday said he would vigorously seek the nomination to be the standard bearer of the administration party.

Dr. Josephine Robredo-Bundoc, in-country Director at the Philippines Walking Free clinic and consultant at the UP-PGH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine is this year's Coordinator of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Month. Dr. Bundoc is a native of Naga City and the younger sister of city mayor Jesse Robredo.

In the run-off to the 31st National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPAR) Month in July Dr. Josephine Robredo-Bundoc and company from the Walk Free Project and Physicians for Peace distributed and attached pre-fitted limb prostheses to amputees in Naga City.

The half-day event took place at the Naga City Civic Center last weekend.

What's not wrong with street parties during the Novena week again?

After all the denials and the protestations of Mayor Jesse Robredo and his administration, the recently released joint statement of the Naga City government with the Archdiocese of Caceres has proven that street parties not only have nothing to do with the celebration of the Peñafrancia Fiesta. They also serve as undue distractions to pilgrims and devotees.

Fruits alone are not enough?

Well, many a German would think so. The woman next door takes in food supplements in form of pills. Pills that contain pressed essence of fruit or vegetables. She would swear by those and thus she spends some 75 Euros (around Php 5000) a month for the additional supply of health.

On June 20, the Naga City Government launched its self-styled "Governance Institute." It is reportedly supported by World Bank money, so I will not quarrel with its establishment for now.

If our politicians can misunderstand the "aswang", then they cannot lead us at all into progress or any form of light at the end of the long dark night.

Senator Mar Roxas, a few weeks back, surprised the hallowed halls of the Philippine Senate by giving each of the senators a wreath or necklace of garlic. The message being given was that there was a witch in the Palace and the bunch of garlic was the only way to ward off that "Aswang."

LAST WEEK, THIS PAPER featured four articles on the Church’s rejection of the secular celebrations, military parade, and other civic activities during the Peñafrancia week. Take note that I used ‘week’ instead of the ecclesiastical term ‘novena’ which is a little more than a week.

The passage of House Resolution 1109 gave the 14th Congress of the Philippines the authority to convene a constituent assembly and solely by itself amend our constitution.

MANY PEOPLE who have been affected by the economic downturn or have simply lost their jobs due to retrenchment have realized the importance of spending wisely every single centavo in their pockets.  The basic question is always "Do I need to buy this?"  Need becomes the criterion for spending.  Instead of buying clothes, shoes and other stuff, many are becoming more conscious to prioritize food, medicine and utilities in thei

The anti-Charter change (Chacha) and anti-Arroyo forces had barely a week to mount the muscle-flexing protest action yesterday in Ayala Avenue, Makati City and in major urban centers nationwide. They achieved a big measure of success by gathering thousands in Makati and hundreds if not thousands more in various cities and big towns nationwide.