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February 1, 2011
Albay Establishes Climate Change Academy

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 29 2011 –- Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda has established the Climate Change Academy (CCA), a first of its kind in the country to provide focused competency development program for adaptation, disaster risk reduction and management.

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 29 2011 –- Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda has established the Climate Change Academy (CCA), a first of its kind in the country to provide focused competency development program for adaptation, disaster risk reduction and management.

The Climate Change Academy will hold environmental classes at the Bicol University campuses starting this year as stipulated in Executive Order No. 2011-02.

January 13, 2011
Bikol Loses P17.4-M Crops to Floods

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 13 2011 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bikol has prepared a rehabilitation plan to cushion the devastation of the prolonged and heavy rains to the livelihood of thousands of farmers especially in Albay and Sorsogon provinces.

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 13 2011 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bikol has prepared a rehabilitation plan to cushion the devastation of the prolonged and heavy rains to the livelihood of thousands of farmers especially in Albay and Sorsogon provinces.

December 28, 2010
UNEP Conducts TAGGED-LGU Course in Iriga

Iriga City, Dec. 23, 2010 (PIA) -- A three-day training on Good Governance, Gender and Enterprise Development for Local Executives, also dubbed as TAGGED-LGU will be spearheaded by the University of Northeastern Philippines' (UNEP) Graduate School from January 26-28 here.

Iriga City, Dec. 23, 2010 (PIA) -- A three-day training on Good Governance, Gender and Enterprise Development for Local Executives, also dubbed as TAGGED-LGU will be spearheaded by the University of Northeastern Philippines' (UNEP) Graduate School from January 26-28 here.

Also an endeavor of UNEP's Political Science Department, the confab will gather local members of the local executive, including administrative personnel and staff whose lines of expertise is centered on public service.

December 21, 2010
DENR Warns LGUs: Comply or be Penalized

15 December 2010 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday issued a stern warning to local governments in Bikol Region to comply with Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid W aste Management Act of 2000 lest, face class suit for failure to obey the mandate of the law.

15 December 2010 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday issued a stern warning to local governments in Bikol Region to comply with Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid W aste Management Act of 2000 lest, face class suit for failure to obey the mandate of the law.

December 14, 2010
Albay, DOST-Pagasa to Set Up Automatic Weather Station

Legazpi City (8 December) -- Mainstreaming climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction measure are gaining more grounds in the province of Albay following the joint undertaking of the national and local governments to establish an automatic weather station (AWS) in the first district of the province.

Legazpi City (8 December) -- Mainstreaming climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction measure are gaining more grounds in the province of Albay following the joint undertaking of the national and local governments to establish an automatic weather station (AWS) in the first district of the province.

December 14, 2010
Call Center Employees in the Philippines Receive Low-End Jobs, Low Salaries

MANILA – The news that the Philippines has overtaken India in the number of new hires in the call center industry has prompted a labor education NGO recently to warn industry stakeholders and the government against risking its workers’ welfare for the sake of such boom, or the projected boom up to 2016.

MANILA – The news that the Philippines has overtaken India in the number of new hires in the call center industry has prompted a labor education NGO recently to warn industry stakeholders and the government against risking its workers’ welfare for the sake of such boom, or the projected boom up to 2016.

December 14, 2010
Doctors Back Bill Seeking Protection of the Unborn

MANILA, Dec. 7, 2010—The Catholic Church’s campaign for the protection of the unborn has gained support from the country’s biggest organization of medical practitioners.

MANILA, Dec. 7, 2010—The Catholic Church’s campaign for the protection of the unborn has gained support from the country’s biggest organization of medical practitioners.

A consultative meeting on the Reproductive Health bill was held on Monday between Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines and the Philippines Medical Association (PMA) at its main office in Quezon City.

November 7, 2010
Bikol Green Groups Challenge LGU Climate Change Summit, Decries Security Overkill

Legazpi City (November 04 2010)  -- At a picket protest at the La Piazza Convention Center, the venue of the LGU Summit +3i, a multi-sectoral group questioned the sincerity of the sponsoring organization, the Center for Initiative and Research on Climate Change Adaptation (CIRCA) and challenged the local government units to "walk their talk."

Legazpi City (November 04 2010)  -- At a picket protest at the La Piazza Convention Center, the venue of the LGU Summit +3i, a multi-sectoral group questioned the sincerity of the sponsoring organization, the Center for Initiative and Research on Climate Change Adaptation (CIRCA) and challenged the local government units to "walk their talk."

November 1, 2010
BIR Files Charges vs PDIC Exec on G7 Bank Foreclosure

LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 27 - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Bikol is running after an executive of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) for the latter's refusal to submit to the agency the book of accounts and other records of a foreclosed bank in Bikol.