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NAGA City, August 24 (PIA) -- The intermittent rainfall coupled with the varying weather condition proved to be the most auspicious breeding time for dengue-causing mosquitoes, particularly the Aedes Aegypti. This was disclosed by Naga City Health Officer Dr. Vito Borja amid the escalating increase of dengue cases here over the past few months.

NAGA CITY (July 21, 2011) - Across the middle of Bicolandia is Camarines Sur -- the province popular for its abundant supply of peppers and pili nuts. Camsur holds one of the most visited pilgrimage centers made prominent by the Peñafrancia festival held every September in honor of the region’s patroness, Our Lady of Peñafrancia.

TRIPOLI, Libya(AP) – NATO airstrikes rattled the Libyan capital Thursday with clusters of bombing runs believed to have targeted the outskirts of Tripoli.

The intensity of the attacks suggested a return to the kind of heavy NATO bombardment that hit military installations across the capital on Tuesday and flattened major buildings in leader Moammar Gadhafi's sprawling compound in the center of the city. Government officials did not say what had been targeted in the Thursday bombing runs.

Masbate City, (May 6 2011) - A Philippine Army truck ran over an NPA landmine at MR Espinosa, Milagros, Masbate at 6:30 am today, leaving 3 soldiers wounded.

Army Major Angelo Gusman, Bicol Army Spokesman, identified the  wounded soldiers as Pfc. Joseph Penarada, Pfc. Glenn Manio and Pvt.Erick Dumalagan who all sustained non-fatal shrapnel wounds.

The wounded soldiers were rushed to Aroroy District Hospital.

PILI, Camarines Sur Mar 25, 2011 – A veteran in Bicol’s counterinsurgency campaign will take the reins as the Commander of the Army forces in the region, a military official said.

Major Harold Cabunoc, the Spokesperson of the 9th Infantry Division said that Major General Josue Gaverza, 54, will assume command of the 5,000 strong Army Forces in the whole Bicolandia effective tomorrow, March 26.

LEGAZPI CITY, March 3  - Bicol’s Regional Development Council (RDC) has favored the P643-million funding proposal of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the construction of flood control structures along critical flood paths down the slopes of Mt. Mayon to ease the destruction caused by lahar during rainy situations.

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 16– President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Albay Governor Joey Salceda as chairman of the Bicol Regional Development Council (RDC) to ensure continuity of flagship projects that propel countryside economy counting on major infrastructure, education, basic government services and Disaster Risk Reduction ultimately fulfilling the Millennium Development Goal.

Canaman, Camarines Sur  (3 December 2010)—Major repairs are still being done on the 61-kilometer Andaya Highway five years after Bikol governors appealed to former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to start immediate rehabilitation of the major highway route due to its deplorable state.

Considered a major entry-point to the region when coming from the Quezon province, the Andaya Highway 

BUHI, CAMARINES SUR (16 Nov 2010) —A THREE YEAR Moratorium which will prohibit the operation of commercial fish cages, and confining fish cage operations to only 10% of the lake area are among the drastic measures being proposed by an inter-agency group now conducting studies on the worsening pollution in Lake Buhi.

I thought I’d share with our readers some salient points of my lecture for fellow lawyers at the UP Law Center in Diliman, Quezon City, on Nov. 15, as part of our compliance with Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) as decreed by the Supreme Court.