Connie B. Destura

Stories from Connie B. Destura

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

LEGAZPI CITY, July 26 --Residents of this city glued to televisions as President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" C. Aquino III delivered his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

As P-Noy's delivers his first SONA, market vendor Janeth Llaguno claps her hands as she watches the president on tv..

Janeth Llaguno said that the president's SONA was a big challenge not just for the president alone but also for every Pilipino.

"As a market vendor I will help P-Noy by giving receipts for the buyers and paying the right amount of tax," she said.

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

VIRAC, Catanduanes, Oct. 2 --Governor Joseph Cua today ordered the evacuation of families from different coastal baranggays and other low-lying areas in the province as typhoon "Pepeng" started to dump heavy rains.

The Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC)was convened after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared that "Pepeng" would affect the province.

The Disaster Operations Center was also set up on a 24-hour basis.