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The Philippine Association of University Women (PAUW) - Naga City and Camarines Sur Chapter, will hold its Annual Regional Oratorical Contest on September 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the Naga College Foundation, Naga City.

The contest is an annual activity of the organization, participated in by female college students from invited schools, colleges and universities in the Bicol Region. The contest is also endorsed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

LEGAZPI CITY - A local environmental NGO has charged that the controversial Monte Oro Resources Energy Inc. has no exploration permit for its mining operations in Catanduanes' three towns.

LIGAO CITY, Aug. 26  - Two vital bridges were opened on Friday to traffic, linking this city to other towns and villages in the province, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 3rd engineering district said here Wednesday.

The newly constructed bridges are the Basag and Tobgon bridges in the villages of Basag and Batang in this city.

Albay 3rd District Representative Rino G. Lim inaugurated the Basag Bridge on Friday followed by another inaugural ceremony on September 4 for the Tobgon bridge.

NAGA CITY --- After the long wait, site blessing and resumption of construction work at the stalled Naga City Coliseum have been set at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 28, at the Central Business District 2, fronting the monolithic SM City Naga.

Naga City Mayor Jesse M. Robredo said that "after all the technical consultations and following competitive search for the cheapest loan package and transparent public bidding, we are now finally resuming the construction of the Naga City Coliseum."

PILI, Camarines Sur - New Zealand's Terenzo Bozzone and Lisa Bentley of Canada confirmed they are among the world's speediest and toughest multisport athletes by handily clinching the maiden edition of Ironman 70.3 Philippines held at the renowned Camarines Sur Watersports Complex (CWC) here, Sunday, August 23.

This is the very first time a triathlon of international calibre has ever been staged in the country, thus a historical episode in national sports, hosted by Governor LRay Villafuerte and the province government of Cam. Sur.

SORSOGON CITY, Aug. 26  - The Sorsogon provincial office here of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has developed a technology that provides a simple method of producing oil from pilinut pulp.

It now serves as an alternative to the process introduced by the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB) of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna which uses enzymes in extraction and chemicals in refining pili pulp oil.

MANILA - Followers of El Shaddai Catholic Charismatic movement are divided on whether or not to support the presidential bid of their leader, Bro. Mike Velarde.

Velarde admitted that his 2010 political plans is one issue that somehow rocks the unity of his followers due to their varied perceptions about him leaving the pulpit to politics.

The situation in a way, he said, made him dilly-dally whether to pursue or not his "childhood dream" to become a president.

News reports that the Naga City's Public Safety Office (PSO) Chairman and personnel have detained and subsequently interrogated a group of minors without the presence of their parents or adult-guardians, have caused much alarm because of such actions' unlawful character and violation of the minors' human rights.

Dear Sen. Noynoy,

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KADAKOL NANG RIMONG-RIMONG an satong nadangog dapit sa pagratak sa National Artist Awards. Nadalan ta na sa telebisyon, nabasa ta na sa diyaryo; padagos tang nasasaksihan an mag-ibong na lado. An narurunot iyo an ngaran kan Arte, an sarong bagay na kuta daing digta asin dayaday sa mga pagmawot kan mga paratolod kaini. Daing pagduwaduwa-o orog pa, daing pag-iisip-na binalubagi ni Carlo Caparas na elitista subuot an saiyang mga kritiko. Tibaad huli ta kadikiton sana man an minaatubang sa kamera asin nadadalan kan bilog na nasyon. Kun kaya minarhay ming magbilog nin sarong paghiro para ipasabot sainda na habo man kan mga artista sa parteng ini kan Pilipinas an pagringgaw sa ngaran kan Arte. Para maisihan ninda na bako gabos-kun baga igwa man-elitista an mga nagkakaribok, nagpoprotesta asin nag-aagrangay sa pagratak sa fiascong ini. Kaipuhan nindang masupog asin akoon na dai nanggad sinda maninigo sa honrang Artista Nacional.

Fancy lampposts are being built along 'Francia. One of the oldest hotels in the city has its front door being fitted with a new glass cover. A new hotel, in fact, has risen right in front of the bus terminal; it is all gaudy yellow and orange, the bluster enough to outshine the sun in the month of September.

The first time I took note of "balaog" was in 2004. "Hiras nin Balaog" was supposedly the catchphrase when the Bikol Branch of Consuelo "Chito" Madrigal Foundation was launched.  So I asked, "Anong balaog?"  It's a shame that my Bikol vocabulary is limited to the everyday usage. No literary value, whatsoever. Although I do get creative with my Bikol when I am fuming mad.

Last week I went to celebrate my sister in law's 50th birthday. As many times on such occasions, like on weddings, baptisms or other anniversaries, one gets to meet people from beyond one's usual circles. People, strangers in fact, who one suddenly shares stories to and gets to hear stories from.

Both Philippine and American media have reported about the dinner splurges of Gloria Arroyo and her entourage in the July US visit. One dinner was at Le Cirque, a posh French restaurant in Manhattan , New York , where the group had caviar, bottles of champagne and a big meal worth $20,000 or P960,000. Another one was at Bobby Van's Steakhouse in Washington D.C.

All the brouhaha regarding the one million peso dinner of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her cohorts stem from the fact that millions of Filipinos are starving while she is living the high life and jet-setting around the world trying to sell our country.