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LEGAZPI CITY (3 October)- DESPITE BEING SPARED FROM THE DIRECT ROUTE of tropical storm "Pepeng" which was packing some 195km. per/hour winds, the affected provinces of Catanduanes, Albay, Camarines Sur, and Camarines Norte had an estimated 200,000 evacuees crowd their evacuation centers due to the typhoon's heavy rains, the office of the Civil Defense base in Camp Ola here reported on Friday (October 2).

Ricky Lee, the multi-awarded scriptwriter, playwright, and fictionist, will conduct a Lecture-Workshop on Scriptwriting on Sept. 29, 8:00-12:00, at the University of Nueva Caceres, Instructional Media Center.

AROROY, Masbate, Sept. 24- After years of being hooked to nose-irritating kerosene lamps, households in a remote mountainous village of this gold-rich town have recently realized the dream of shifting to electricity for their lights.

The power comes from a generator provided by the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) project of the government being implemented through various agencies led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

NAGA CITY (September 22, 2009) - - WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE PEÑAFRANCIA FIESTA, Bicol PNP Regional Director, Chief Supt. Ruben E. Padua commended Police Supt. Tomasito Clet, head of the City Police District Office for the orderly celebration of the Peñafrancia festivities recently held here, and for reducing street crimes during the festivities by as much as 80% percent.

City Police District Office spokesman, PO3 Tobias Bongon, said the result of the police preventive efforts against crime during the festivities was "phenomenal."

MANILA, Sept. 18, 2009─Some 300 priests nationwide are expected to gather next month for a three-day assembly to discuss their prophetic role in the Church and Philippine society.

The clergy meeting slated from October 13-15 at the San Carlos Seminary's Lay Formation Center is in response to the bishops' call for the formation of "circles of discernment" among the clergy.

NAGA CITY - An army corporal was shot dead by one of his militia man in Barangay Calagascas in San Fernando, Camarines Sur early evening on Saturday, police report said on Sunday.

Corporal Jaime Ramos was shot by Cesar Rentoria, 29, member of Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu), at about 7:30 in the evening, SPO4 Elmer Coros of San Fernando police told the Inquirer.

Rentoria, a resident of Barangay Pipian of the same town, surrendered to the police Sunday morning accompanied by family members.

As a fitting tribute to the upcoming celebration of the 300 years of devotion to our most revered Ina, the Patroness of Bikolandia, the highly acclaimed performers of the University of Northeastern Philippines' Performing Arts Group, danced and offered every sway of their hands in a loving gesture of faith and devotion in one of their best performances.

Two stories for children, three essays, four short stories, one 1-act play and eleven collections of poetry are in contention for top honors in the 6^th Premio Tomas Arejola para sa Literaturang Bikolnon.

This was announced by Carlos Arejola, chairman of the Bicol-wide literary competition widely regarded in the literary circle as the region's premiere literary prize.

NAGA CITY (September 17)- - THE POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE (PPO) here has directed the Tigaon Police investigators to probe an illegal numbers game-related violence that resulted to the killing of a known gambling lord and another jueteng henchman during a shooting incident at Barangay Poblacion, Tigaon, Camarines Sur in the evening of September 14. including two others wounded in a crossfire,