CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Oct. 15,2010, Pili, Camsur - Fresh armed clashes erupt between government forces and the NPA rebels in Sorsogon's election hotspots, a military official said today.

LtCol Santiago Enginco, Commander of the 49^th Infantry Battalion based in Sorsogon said that fresh fighting occurred in Salvacion village, Magallanes town at 8:40am yesterday, October 14 (Thursday).

Legazpi City (5 October) -- Albay Gov. Joey Salceda expressed dismay over the benefits other provinces have been reaping from cheaper and clean electricity supplied by geothermal energy fields in Albay.

Salceda cited the Aboitiz Power Corp., an Independent Power Producer (IPP), has recently announced that it is already supplying energy to San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co. in Pampanga.

He said "It is so unfair. Consumers of San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co. are getting cheaper electricity from Albay."

Legazpi City (4 Oct) -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) declared Catanduanes as the most susceptible area to landslide and flooding in Bikol.

Dr. Arlene Dayao, Chief Geosciences Division of MGB said in a radio interview that the majority of island province's area is landslide and flood-prone. Dayao emphasized that this is due to the "natural ground formation of the province" and to the altered land use system in the area such as kaingin, deforestation among others.

LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 6  -- The total gun ban campaign in connection with the October Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election went on full swing after police and military authorities in Bikol arrested 13 people and seized from them at least 22 various types of low and high powered firearms and explosives, the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bikol said Wednesday.

Leagzpi City (4 Oct) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has cordoned off from new logging contracts the country's second-growth forest, which is also referred to as "natural forest."

DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje issued Memorandum Order No. 9 directing all field officials of the department to stop accepting and processing all forms of applications for new timber contracts "with logging component in the natural forests."

"Teachers teach more by what they are than by what they say, " so goes a line that stanchly describe how Allan Abasolo, a 32-year old Elementary teacher shared his passion for learning that has inspired a lot of little minds to pursue their education.

Sorsogon City (5 October) -- The Sorsogon Arts Council (SAC), in partnership with the Sorsogon Museum and Heritage Center, Incorporated (SMHCI) and the Kasanggayahan Foundation Incorporated (KFI), will highlight the Kasanggayahan Festival 2010 with the Sorsogon Heritage Lectures and the Bisita Museo sa Kasanggayahan.

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