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  • Ranking NPA Leader Nabbed in Albay

    LIGAO CITY (Nov. 11) - Elements of the Philippine Army (PA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) collared on Tuesday a ranking member of the communist movement in a remote village in this city, an Army official told the Philippines News Agency, Wednesday.

    Army and PNP operatives arrested Miguel Pedrateja alias Mike, a native of this city, in his safehouse in barangay Nabunton, a remote village 10 kilometers from this city.

  • DENR Rehabilitates 8,000 hectares in Bicol River Basin

    As of December last year, a total of 8,495 hectares of open and denuded forest lands have been rehabilitated within the Bicol River Basin, The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said.

    Aside from this, some 111 kilometers river banks were also rehabilitated, and under a structural measures, 2,738.5 cubic meters gabion/check dams, 2,699 linear meters eco-blocks and nine (9) units small water impounding system were constructed.

  • Bicol Bloc Vows Win for Noynoy-Mar

    MANILA and Naga City (April 19)  -- Frontrunners Liberal Party presidential and vice presidential bets Senators Benigno Aquino III and Mar Roxas got the support of former and current local and national leaders from the Bikol region, virtually a sure win from one of the largest voting blocs in Luzon.

  • Navy to Hunt Armed Trawlers in Albay Coast

    RAWIS, LEGAZPI CITY (26 November) - TRAWLERS WITH ACTIVE FISHING GEARS and reportedly armed are plying the fishing grounds of the West Coast of Albay province, specifically the coastal localities of Libon, Ligao, Oas, and Pio Duran, all in this province.

  • Highpowered Firearms & Ammunition Recovered in Masbate

    CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Camarines Sur, Dec. 9 -- Army troopers recovered from an abandoned safe house on Tuesday a cache of high powered firearms and ammunition in a remote village in Mandaon town in Masbate, report reaching the 9th Army Infantry Division said Wednesday.

    The soldiers were on combat and retrieval operation after villagers tipped off military authorities of the presence of unidentified armed group in the area.

  • Red Cross Receives US$ 100,000 from US Government for Mayon Evacuees

    MANILA, Dec. 31- The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) received a US$ 100,000 (about P47 million) from the United States Government in immediate disaster relief assistance to families displaced by Mayon volcano in Albay province, who are now in evacuation centers.

    PNRC officials led by Chairman Sen. Richard J. Gordon and secretary general Gwendolyn Pang confirmed this to early Thursday. They thanked the US government for the help.

  • Patron Saints Announced for WYD 2011 in Madrid

    MADRID, Spain, May 4, 2010--The organizers for World Youth Day 2011 have released the list of the patron saints for the event, which "encompasses the history of the Church in Spain, from the first saints of Madrid."

    According to a press release, "The Holy See has confirmed the proposal of the patron saints for World Youth Day (WYD): St. Isidore, St. John of the Cross, St. Maria de la Cabeza, St. John of Avila, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Rose of Lima, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Rafael Arnaiz and St. Francis Xavier."

  • Pope Calls Filipino Priests to Holiness

    MANILA, Jan. 23, 2010- Pope Benedict XVI called on Filipino bishops to work for the sanctification of priests, so that they may be able to fulfill their mission in the church and in modern world.

    In a letter to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, the pontiff said that bishops have a major role to play on how priests would exercise their pastoral functions.

    He said a bishop's role is to sanctify, and in order to do this one must first tend to his own holiness of life.

  • Image of the Infant Jesus Visits UNEP

    The unwavering Christly devotion of the UNEPians can be attributed to the legacy of faith that the Alfelors have unselfishly shared to the university, the reason why when the image of infant Jesus visited the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP), it was warmly welcomed by the students, faculty members and members of the school administration.

  • Former Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo is New DILG Head

    For weeks, anxious Nagueños waited for their multi-awarded former city mayor to get appointed as the secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Finally, nine days after the inauguration of  Noynoy Aquino as new Philippine President, spokesman Edwin Lacierda announced today that, indeed, Jesse M. Robredo is the new DILG secretary. President Aquino signed Robredo's appointment yesterday.