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Vol. 26 Issue 47 13-19 April 2009
Aboitiz Power Corp. to Take Over Tiwi Geothermal Power
MA Loterte
20.04.2009

Albay Province (16 April) -- The Aboitiz Power Corp., the holding company for the Aboitiz Group's in power generation and distribution, is close to taking over the Tiwi geothermal power facilities next month following its down payment of 40 percent or P8 billion from the company's internally generated funds.

Located in the municipality of Tiwi, this province, the Tiwi geothermal power facilities and assets were previously owned by the government-run National Power Corporation. The power plant can generate up to 289 megawatts (mW) of power.

Rice Hull Eyed as Alternative Cooking Fuel
BA Recebido
20.04.2009

Sorsogon City (16 April) -- The increasing prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and the prohibition of cutting of woods for fuel use, prompted the City Agriculture Office here to promote the use of rice hull, a farm waste common in agricultural areas, as an alternative cooking fuel.

Ms. Adeline Detera, city agriculturist, said that the common problem confronting the locals here is the need for readily available, cheap and alternative to LPG for cooking.

Cardinal Leads Awardees for Environmental Heroism
Kate Laceda
20.04.2009

MANILA, April 16, 2009- Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales leads the 2009 Fr. Neri Satur Awardees for Environmental Heroism.

Heherson Alvarez, Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change Secretary said that Rosales is recognized as an instrument of environmental activism.

The awarding ceremony will be held at the NBN 4 studio in Visayas Avenue, Quezon City on April 18, 2009.

‘Kabayan’ Cites UNEP Matriarch’s Valuable Contribution to Education
Vox Bikol
20.04.2009

IRIGA CITY ---   "Please tell Dr. Remedios 'Wawa' R. Alfelor that I have come to Iriga City to honor her valuable contribution to the formation and education of many generations of Filipinos in this part of our country," said Vice President Noli "Kabayan" de Castro, in his speech during the 61st commencement exercises of the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) here recently.

As De Castro lauded the Alfelor matriarch as "an epitome of the sterling qualities of a Filipino teacher - dedicated, determined and persevering,"

Baao Offers Agro-Tourism
PNA
20.04.2009

BAAO, Camarines Sur, April 13 (PNA) - A four-hectare agro-tourism hub along the national highway here is not only a leisure farm where one can find respite and take time to commune with nature but a "pick-your-own-vegetable" organic food production base.

Under this treat, visitors of the La Huerta De los Santos farm in Barangay Sta. Teresita of this farming town some 20 kilometers northeast of Naga City can harvest for themselves the vegetables of their choice that they wanted to buy at farm gate prices either for take home, or cook them fresh for dining.

Democracy and Democrats
Karola Klier
12.04.2009

In 23 May 1949 the Parliamentary Council in Bonn ratified the German Basic Law and by doing so brought the Federal Republic of Germany into being. The German Federal Republic was built up on the ashes of the totalitarian dictatorship. Back then many doubted the Germans' capability to be democratic; 40 years later the Berlin Wall fell which paved the way to an All-German Democracy.

Ordinary Life is Enough
Fr. Andrew G. Recepcion S.Th.D
12.04.2009

THE HOLY WEEK IS OVER. Everybody is back to normal life and schedule with fond memories of vacation spent with family and friends as well as a certain feeling of nostalgia for moments of prayer and recollection during Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

The Death of a Dream
Fr. Luisito A. Occiano
12.04.2009

What really happened on that First Good Friday? Who nailed Jesus to the cross? It was not Pilate because he was trying desperately to find an explanation, any excuse to let him go. It was not the Sanhedrin either because they wanted him dead but they did not have the authority to order an execution. They were under martial law of a foreign power. The definitive power came from ordinary people - a screaming crowd demanding blood. CRUCIFY HIM!

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Naga City Braces for PRISAA National Games 2009
Vox Bikol
20.04.2009

The City of Naga will be hosting this year's Private School Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Games '09 scheduled on April 19 to 26, 2009.

Dr. Carlo P. Villanueva, president of Naga College Foundation and this year's Host PRISAA Executive Director, said that the working committees, along with the parallel City Hall Committees formed by Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo -- are now doubling their efforts in preparation for the week-long event.

Albay Allots P16M for Australian Model Higher Education Scheme
Mike dela Rama
20.04.2009

LEGAZPI CITY, April 15 (PNA) - Albay Governor Joey Salceda announced Wednesday that the province is adopting the Australian model on Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) starting school year 2009-2010 with an initial fund of P16 million.

Under this program, those who enroll in Bicol University main campus and Albay-based private colleges can apply with the Education Quality for Albayanos (EQUAL) for a loan of P5,000 per semester for every semester for the entire course.

Church Leaders Welcome Tuason Appointment
Melo M. Acuña
20.04.2009

MANILA, April 16, 2009- The appointment of businesswoman and civic leader Ma. Mercedes "Mercy" Reinares Arrastia-Tuason to the position of Philippine Ambassador to the Holy See was not a surprise at all for some Catholic Church leaders.

Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President and Jaro Archbishop Lagdameo said he was informed of the appointment two weeks ago by the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila.

Anti-Thaksin “yellow shirts” Leader Attacked
Vox Bikol
20.04.2009

Bangkok (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Sondhi Limthongkul's the leader of the "yellow-shirts," which brought down former PM Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006, has been shot and injured. He was ambushed by gunmen who attacked his car in the Thai capital, Bangkok, spraying it with bullets and hitting Sondhi in the shoulder; another two people were injured in the attack.

Magna Carta for Women
Bernadette M. Gavino-Gumba
20.04.2009

Many Filipino women may not be aware of an impending bill in the Philippine legislature entitled, "Magna Carta of Women." The first version of the bill, initially called "Magna Carta for Women," was filed during the 13th Congress with Rep. Josefina Joson as principal author. The bill was enhanced through the concerted efforts of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the House Committee on Women, in consultation with Fr.

Coding
Vox Bikol
20.04.2009

A la Metro Manila, the Naga City government is set to implement a "number coding" scheme for vehicles passing through Panganiban Avenue starting April 21. Ostensibly intended to address the imminent traffic congestion brought in by the opening of the new SM City mall, the experimental coding scheme follows the restrictions made on vehicles plying EDSA.

Filipina Nuns Displaced by Earthquake in Central Italy
Fr. Joe Quilongquilong, SJ
20.04.2009

ROME, April 16, 2009-Twenty-eight Filipina nuns belonging to the religious congregation "Zelatrici del Sacro Cuore" were among those affected by the earthquake that struck the medieval city of L'Aquila, in central Italy (Abruzzo Region) northeast of Rome last April 6.

According to a report by Ms. Lilibeth V. Pono, Charge d'Affaires of the Philippine Embassy to the Holy See, the Filipina nuns were based in the different houses of their religious congregation located in L'Aquila.

Salceda to Chiz: Economy grew despite debts
Jonas Cabiles Soltes
13.04.2009
NAGA CITY--Reacting to a statement released over the weekend by Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero saying that the national debt doubled under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda said the opposition senator failed to account the economic growth experienced during the term of the President.

“Using the same figures [used by Escudero], [it can be deduced that] the national debt radically improved from being 78 percent of the [country’s] gross domestic product (GDP) to 52 percent of GDP,” said Salceda, an economic adviser to the President and former cabinet secretary, told the Inquirer on Sunday.

Silences and Taboos
Tito Genova Valiente
12.04.2009

In memory, I have gone once more through a week of silences. The Holy Week of my childhood was a series of rules, the days marked in taboos and the forbidden.

Our grandmother commanded a silence rule, a no-loud laughter rule.. That rule began technically from Monday but became more despotic after the colorful Wednesday procession. That day was also the day when the town became a landscape of loud colors. Red and yellow prepared us for the black.

Pagsurat
Victor Denis T. Nierva
20.04.2009

Malipot asin mapresko pa man giraray an Baguio minsan ini pano na nin kaharongan asin katatagbuan naman nin trapikong nagpapabontol sa buhay. Mantang sinusurat ko ini sa huring aldaw kan prestihiyosong UP National Writers Workshop, liwat akong napahapot sa sadiri kun pano ako nagsusurat.

Catanduanes Town to Build Wind Farm for Renewable Energy
Danny O. Calleja
20.04.2009

SAN ANDRES, Catanduanes, April 16 (PNA) - This prime coastal town is using the credit facility being offered by the Spanish government to conduct a feasibility study in preparation for the putting up of a wind farm for its supply of electricity.

"We need at least P10 million for this project that will help us find an effective solution to our power problem that the local electric cooperative and the National Power Corporation (NPC) cannot provide," Mayor Leon Mendoza here said over the week.

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