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IRIGA CITY (14 October)- Camarines Sur Fourth District Congressman Felix "Nancing" Alfelor Jr. confirmed during talks with newsmen here that the LAKAS-KAMPI ruling party had endorsed him as its official gubernatorial bet in Camarines Sur province.

Reportedly, Alfelor is also being eyed by Bikolano Presidentiable, Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) to be an adopted gubernatorial candidate for Camarines Sur.

Alfelor, however, said that he will decline any offer of an alliance with the NPC being the district chairman of the LAKAS-KAMPI in the Rinconada district of the province.

LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 13  - Mayon volcano continues to show signs of restlessness signified by high level of sulfur dioxide emission and high and low frequency volcanic quakes, prompting disaster authorities to strictly enforce the "no entry" rule in designated danger zone areas surrounding the volcano.

NAGA CITY - REGULAR TRAIN RUNS, scheduled by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) originating from its Central Station in this city, will still be delayed as more test runs on two reconditioned engines, train engines 918 and 922, will be done from Naga City to Tagkawayan, Quezon Province and to Ligao City, vice- versa.

LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 13  - The province of Albay would pilot test the climate change adaptation and mitigation subjects once the guidelines in its integration with elementary and secondary schools are finalized, the Center on Initiatives and Research on Climate Change Adaptation (CIRCA) here said on Tuesday.

CIRCA's executive director Manuel Rangaza said Education Secretary Jesli Lapus has recently directed the technical staff of the Department of Education (DepEd) to fine-tune the guidelines and implement them next school year.

PILI, CAMSUR (16 October)-The Camarines Sur Dragon Boat team added another feather in its cap by capturing the championship in three categories-International Freestyle, Corporate Club Crew Open and 200 m men open in the prestigious SAVA Sprints International V in Singapore last October 11 and 12.

The SAVA Sprints International V featured teams from Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, England, Japan, United States, Malaysia and several teams from the Philippines.

LEGAZPI City, Oct. 11, 2009- "DwBS will continue to play its role in society through its relevant programs and in spreading the Good News," thus said Bishop Lucilo Quiambao during the Thanksgiving Mass marking the station's 18th anniversary and re-launch recently.

The region's second Catholic radio station has survived its most difficult challenges and will continue its mission as an effective medium in bringing the faith closer to the people, he said.

The occasion also marked its transfer to its new location at the heart of the city's business district.

LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 14  - The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) in Bikol said some P127 million fund is ready to finance payments to farmers across the country whose agriculture produce have been destroyed in the wake of Ondoy and Pepeng.

The PCIC advisory said it is now working double time to fast track the indemnity payment to farmers whose farm produce were destroyed by the two typhoons that hit the country.

IRIGA CITY ---  Recognizing the importance of  Science and Technology (S&T) in nation building and the country's quest for progress, the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) here celebrated on Oct. 6 and 7  the commemoration of this year's Science Week in partnership with its Association of Science Students, Educators and Trainers (ASSET) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

In her opening message during the event, UNEP President Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda cited the vital role of S& T in the development of the country.

Naga City -  Some  300 organic farming practitioners, advocates and enthusiasts  will  gather on October 13 to 15 for the  6^th national Organic Conference  at the Villa Caceres Hotel in this city  to discuss   current and emerging  issues  confronting the sector    to collectively  address these challenges ; and to promote  their products and services  to the public and potential clients and link up with   other  sectors  and institutions towards creating a more vibrant sector.

LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 13 - All preparations are in place for the holding of the 1st Youth Empowerment Summit '09 set on October 23 to 25, this year sponsored by the Philippine Navy-Naval Forces Southern Luzon (NAVFORSOL) here.

Navy Commodore Joel Babas NAVFORSOL commanding officer said the summit dubbed as "Kabataan, Ngayon na" will be participated in by 150 youth from Albay at Costa Rita Resort in Sto. Domingo town in Albay.

Almost a month after this year's celebration of the Fiesta of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, more evidences lending credence to the charge of commercialization against the Naga City government led by its multi-awarded mayor, Jesse Robredo, are surfacing.

We Filipinos have been known to reveal our real sentiments in jokes. This avenue for expression may be traceable to our history of colonial subjugation, oppression under Martial Law, and the iron hand of the present " Republic."

True enough, in the wake of the massive flooding in Metro Manila brought by typhoon "Ondoy," the latest joke to come out was about the Rainforest Park in Pasig City.

That mall has always been there, unvisited, not experienced, seen from afar as I pass by the area upon constant arrival and departure in and from this city. Last Friday, I finally went to the site of new commerce, apprehended the crowd and realized the deaths of so many things in this expanding community.

It is true, swine flu has spread across the world rapidly and the WHO has long warned of that global pandemic. Worldwide there were an estimated 28000 infections and more than 1000 kills in August '09 already, so the WHO. This had its effect on the entire world. They all got prepared for the pandemic, like the States and Australia, which immediately ordered pure vaccines.

THE PROPONENTS of the Libmanan -Cabusao Dam Project (now Cabusao-Sipocot-Lupi-Libmanan or Casilli Dam Project) must have learned out of the tragedies plaguing the northern parts of the country today. Pangasinan is still deep in flood waters. Residents of Botolan, Zambales had seen their cemetery demolished by raging waters that disinterred coffins and corpses.

MANILA - Research group Ibon Foundation asked on Friday how aid for disaster relief given by donor governments was spent by the Arroyo government, in the face of the administration's apparent lack of disaster preparedness and response when tropical storm Ondoy hit Luzon last week.

MANILA - As expected, the revived proposal to impose a tax on text messaging is generating controversy and broad opposition. What surprised some people perhaps are the strong statements from telecommunication companies (telcos). They called the plan "anti-poor," "oppressive" and "one of the worst anti-consumer legislations ever made."