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October 24, 2010

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines - Oct. 22 - Albay Governor Joey Salceda on Friday expressed dismay over the Supreme Court (SC) ruling allowing the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to hike their toll way fees.

"I feel so helpless - saan na tatakbo ang ordinaryong probinsiyano for protection?" he remarked.

According to the governor, the ruling has long-term adverse economic impacts on the welfare of the province's small viajeros who depend on Divisoria trade, or the fish dealers that rely on Navotas, and the ordinary motorists that include students studying in Metro Manila or families visiting their relatives.

Salceda said the Supreme Court has allowed three toll roads to impose an increase in their rates.

April 7, 2009

RAPU-RAPU, ALBAY (Nov. 14) – Dr. Emelina Regis of Ateneo de Naga University's Institute for Environmental Conservation and Research (INECAR), along with three of the institute's staff went to Rapu-Rapu island in Albay to conduct preliminary investigations into the reported fishkill from Oct. 28 to Nov. 2.

April 3, 2009

I am holding right now a book that seduces me with more than a thousand questions while tempting me with answers. This is a book that was part of those regularly released by Cecilio Press in Sabang. It is attributed to Antonio B. Salazar but given the range of the queries and the almost eternal implications of the answers, the author must have compiled them from some sources.

April 3, 2009

The 18th Philippine Catholic Congress on Deafness (PCCD) will be held at the Pili, Capitol Convention Centre on November 23-26 with the theme “WE  CARE: Creating an Enabling & Inclusive Environment for the Deaf.”
Initiated in 1989 by Fr. Luke Mootgard, the Executive Secretary of the Health and Handicap Committee of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines then, the annual Philippine Catholic Congress on Deafness is a gathering where insights and stories of the delegates are shared with other members of deaf organizations coming from the entire country.

April 3, 2009

It was a Saturday. I am not now sure if it was the 21st of September or the 20th. Through the sheer machinations of the dictator, the documents were ill-dated, post-dated like a bad check. It was a carte blanche, a blank check that would allow those who found themselves suddenly in power to write off debts through repressed memory; or to cause some to be indebted in jail.

April 3, 2009

I READ through the transcript of Thursday's Senate committee hearing on the controversial National Broadband Network (NBN).  And in the end, I get the feeling that just like the Cyber Education Project, the NBN started out as a good idea that later metamorphosed into a sort of a Frankenstein project, no thanks to the usual suspects in the Arroyo regime.

April 3, 2009

ONE of the most difficult and embarrassing topics to discuss among friends, family members and co-workers, is bad breath( technically known as Halitosis).What are the causes of bad breath? Nearly half of the population admits to occassional halitosis and ninety percent of cases of foul breath begins in the mouth. Poor brushing and flossing habits leads to the presence of oral cavities, dental plaque, and periodontal (gum) disease which are the basic causes of foul breath.

April 3, 2009

MY PREVIOUS COLUMNS dealt with facts and tips in maintaining good oral hygiene in relation to fighting periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis). In the past, oral health has been associated only with the mouth. However, new research has found that the advanced stage of gum disease which is Periodontitis is linked with heart problems, such as heart diasease  and stroke.

April 3, 2009

In 2006, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore presented the film-documentary on human-caused climate change or global warming An Inconvenient Truth. The film won worldwide acclaim and the 2006 Academy Awards for Documentary Feature and Best Original Song—Melissa Etheridge’s “I Need to Wake Up.”

April 3, 2009

HOW can we make the Cyber Education Project (CEP) more attuned to Philippine realities on the ground? In my weblog, I already discussed opposing views on the CEP, its upsides and downsides, and the institutional requirements to make it work. Let me outline how we can move it forward.

April 3, 2009

Daet, Camarines Norte—A new airline company is starting regular flights from this capital town to Manila and vice-versa sometime at the end of November this month, simultaneous with the town hosting of the 2nd WORLD ART EXPERIENCE participated by various national artists from December 10-15 this year.
Daet Mayor Tito Sarion bared that SouthEast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) president Avelina Zapanta signified interest to revive the airline service in Daet town during the National Tourism and Business Summit held here last August.

April 3, 2009

Altiora (adj.) – nobler, higher (things) Petere (v) – aim at; reach towards; to desire; to seek after These two Latin words, a mere utterance, a simple phrase. Literally meaning “to seek after nobler things,” these two words symbolize Vox Bikol’s dedication to Bikolanos.

April 3, 2009


LATAW
sa kulturang Pilipino an pangatorogan na magbalik sa panahon bago pa man makaabot an mga dayong Sulnupanon sa Pilipinas, ini nanggad biyong ikinukurahaw na may makusog na pagnegar—akoon man o dai—sa anuman na pagsakop na nangyari sa satong banwaan.

April 3, 2009

WHEN Kristian Cordero approached me to do a review of Andrew Recepcion’s “God’s Global Household -- A Theology of Mission in the Context of Globalization,” I hesitated initially, considering that I belong to a different faith: I am a Jehovah’s Witness. Kristian, however, said the author wouldn’t mind having a non-Catholic do it; after all, we are neighbors at the Vox Bikol opinion page. Having said that, let me proceed with my thoughts on this book.

April 3, 2009

Satong sineselebrar ngunyan an Solemnidad nin Satong Kagurangnan, an Kristong Hade.
Para sa mga mayo nin pagtubod, an pagkahade ni Jesus saro sanang pag-ulog-ulog kan satong pagkatawo. Ini an paghuna ni Nietzsche. Dakulang ulang sa pag-uswag nin tawo an pagtubod na igwa nin Dyos, na sya Hade, alagad nakapako sa kruz. An kaisipan na ini, para sa saiya, sarong karungawan. Ini an dahilan kun kaya saiyang ibinariwas sa bilog na kinaban na Gadan an Dyos.

April 3, 2009

LABIS ang kasiyahan ko matapos basahin ang keynote address ni Ricardo Ma. Nolasco, chairman ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) sa 2007 Nakem conference na isinagawa sa Mariano Marcos State University noong Mayo 23, 2007. It made my day, ika nga.

April 3, 2009
Art

With its almost complete neglect of the arts and culture in recent times, the Naga City government’s decision to join in the celebration of the National Arts Month ought to be welcomed.

April 3, 2009

There’s no other and better way to aptly put a title to this feature article than what the acronym in the name of the establishment stands for and the character that it, too, wants to project.  Yes, AMF Gallery Café is a haven for Arts, Music and Food lovers, and at the same time, is a bed-and -breakfast hostel for tourists and travelers in Bikol.

April 3, 2009

Over the years, our Christian-influenced holidays got added up—rightly so—with Muslim holy days. The more, the merrier, of course.
Except for our corporate and business employers who dread the thought of added holiday pay for employees and humble workers like us.

April 3, 2009

NAGPOON na an bagong season kan Pinoy Big Brother. Binuksan na naman an pintuan kan harong kan tingog na inaapod kuya. Dai mahaloy an ratings kan ABSCBN sa oras kan PBB maulanto asin ikokonsiderar an nasabing pasali—kun pasali man nanggad ini—bilang iyo an igwang pinakadakol na paradalán sa bilog na nasyon. Biyong kikitikon an mga hirog kan paradalan kun igwang nabibilog na pagkadayupot sa siisay man na duwang housemate.

April 3, 2009

I DID NOT WANT to write about Auschwitz after visiting it because the suffering inflicted on humanity by the Nazis cannot be captured in few sentences.  However, the personal experience of seeing the extermination camp has kept me thinking about the power of evil to eliminate difference and at the same time the power of love to triumph over suffering and death.

April 3, 2009

MAISOG, agresibo, asin mapirít an paluwáson na libro sa teolohiya ni Fr. Andrew Recepcion kan Arkidiosesis nin Caceres, an ‘God’s Global Household: A Theology of Mission in the Context of Globalization’ na nagin disertasyon niya para sa saiyang doktorado sa Misyolohiya duman sa Pontifical Gregorian University sa Roma.

April 3, 2009

Naga City - (March 29)  A Bikolano made it to the top ten among  the passers of the 2007 Bar Examination  held  last September  at the De la Salle University  in Manila.     Atty. John Michael Galauran was ranked fifth in the recent Bar Examination given by the Supreme Court with an average grade of 81.09 percent.

April 3, 2009

Pili, Camarines Sur (15 November) -- The Biotech for the Media and Advocacy Resource Center (BMARC) spearheaded the Training on Biotechnology for some 100 town/provincial officials of the two Camarines provinces last November 8-9 at the Capitol Complex, here.
The trainees, who came from the agricultural, fisheries, health, business sector, NGOs, LGUs, and the academe were given opportunities to explore economic opportunities and other advantages of biotechnologies.