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GMA Network replies to Sarah Lahbati's allegations based on her tweets last night, January 9, 2013.

Sarah mentioned "It has been three days since Ms Annette Gozon Abrogar uses GMA news to bombard me and make my image look bad." GMA Network categorically denies this. GMA News has fairly aired both Sarah's tweets and the Network's statements thus she cannot accuse anyone of using the Network's News Department to make her image look bad.

GMA Network addresses all issues raised by Sarah Lahbati - starting from her posts in the social networking and microblogging site Twitter, which were eventually picked-up by the press.

The Network maintains its stand that Sarah Lahbati violated her contract, as follows:

1. GMA maintains its position that Sarah Lahbati violated her contract with the network.
2. The walk-out incident from a taping of Sarah Lahbati is still being investigated. We welcome Sarah's denial that she walked out from that taping and her denial will expedite the action(s) we will take depending on the result of our investigation because there will no longer be any need to ask her to explain.
3. We are not going to comment at this time on the other statements of Sarah Lahbati that has no relevance to the violation of her contract with GMA.

"Last December, Sarah Lahbati unilaterally decided to take a leave of absence of one (1) month from GMA Network, because she said she wanted to de-stress and unwind. Because her reasons were vague, they were not accepted by management. While we understand that work in our industry can be stressful (as in any business), we believe that this is not only unavoidable in most cases, but also a part of what one does as a professional and/or performing artist.

In this Year of Faith, I express my Christmas greetings and good wishes in these words taken from one of the Psalms: “Truth has sprung out of the earth”. Actually, in the text of the Psalm, these words are in the future: “Kindness and truth shall meet; / justice and peace shall kiss. / Truth shall spring out of the earth, /and justice shall look down from heaven. / The Lord himself will give his benefits; / our land shall yield its increase. / Justice shall walk before him, / and salvation, along the way of his steps” (Ps 85:11-14).

A road-map for the APICULTURE Industry, otherwise known as beekeeping, was presented by Dr. Apolonio Sito of the National Apiculture Research, Strategic & Development Institute (NARTDI) last Oct. 29 at the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) in Pili, Camarines Sur. The industry road-map covers a five (5) year period (2013-17) with a total proposed budget of P500B.

We are the joining the call for truth and justice for Rommel Licmoan. Rommel Licmoan was a member of our Chito Community at Vicente Heights, Pacol, Naga City. Like many Bikolano fathers, he strived to provide a decent shelter for his family, a home they could finally call their own. But before he could fulfill his dreams for his wife and two young children, he was senselessly murdered at 39 years old.

Naga City (Sept. 29) – Farmacia Uy, one of the city’s far reaching pharmacy is now on their 65th year of dedicated service to the local community today. From a humble beginning in their original and main store located at Gen. Luna St. way back in 1947, the drugstore still stands and continues to advance in retail as well as wholesale of quality branded and generic medicine products, and good customer service.

PILAR ‘Pilaring’ VALDEZ GIMPAYA, widow of the late NIA Director Crisanto ‘Joy’ Gimpaya, passed away yesterday at the age of 82.

The Filipino’s love of country has a very long history. Long before the internet or Facebook, we have had Filipinos making the extreme sacrifice of life so that we may live a little better. From Lapu-lapu to Bonifacio, from Del Pilar to Luna, we have seen different ways of struggle and advocacy for a better Philippines. They all aspired for a nation where people can live happily and without fear.