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August 15, 2011
Adamson snatches a win over La Salle on a buzzer beater

MANILA, Philippines (Aug 15, 2011) - Adamson squandered a 22-point lead early on needed a buzzer-beating jumpshot from designated gunner Alex Nuyles to win over La Salle, 68-66, with 0.8 seconds left in the game clock.

MANILA, Philippines (Aug 15, 2011) - Adamson squandered a 22-point lead early on needed a buzzer-beating jumpshot from designated gunner Alex Nuyles to win over La Salle, 68-66, with 0.8 seconds left in the game clock.

It was a close escape for the Falcons as they got their sixth win in eight outings in UAAP Season 74 men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The 6-2 Nuyles eluded La Salle’s Oda Tampus with a spin move then unleashed a jump shot that found nothing but net with 0.8 second left.

August 5, 2011
UP Maroons upset FEU Tamaraws, 73-63

MANILA, Philippines (Aug 5, 2011) - University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons needed a second half surge to upset Far Eastern Universiy Tamaraws to snatch a stunning 73-63 triumph in the 74th UAAP men's basketball at the Araneta Coliseum today.

MANILA, Philippines (Aug 5, 2011) - University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons needed a second half surge to upset Far Eastern Universiy Tamaraws to snatch a stunning 73-63 triumph in the 74th UAAP men's basketball at the Araneta Coliseum today.

It was an upset only in the sense that the Maroons, consistently the cellar dweller in previous seasons, had an unflattering 0-14 record last year whereas the Tamaraws were the runners-up.

July 28, 2011
Camarines Sur remembers Conchita Carpio-Morales

A relatively obscure item in her resume' is that she started her career in the judiciary right here in Bikol. Between 1983 to 1986, Conchita Carpio-Morales was the trial court judge of Pili Camarines Sur. Here are some impressions of Conchita Carpio-Morales given by some local legal personalities.

Conchita Carpio-Morales, the newly appointed Ombudsman, was born on June 19, 1941 in Paoay, Ilocos Norte.

She earned both her Bachelor's degree in Economics and Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines.

Right after her graduation from the UP College of Law in 1968, she started her law career in a private Manila law firm as Assistant Attorney.

In 1971, her former law professor and then Justice Secretary Vicente Abad Santos took her as a Special Assistant at the Department of Justice - thus starting an illustrious career in government service.

July 6, 2011
UP, Ateneo in world's 50 best English-teaching universities

MANILA, Philippines (July 6, 2011) – The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Ateneo de Manila University (AdeMU) are among the top 50 English-teaching universities in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings.

MANILA, Philippines (July 6, 2011) – The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Ateneo de Manila University (AdeMU) are among the top 50 English-teaching universities in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings.

State-run UP in Diliman, Quezon City is the country's top English-teaching university this year, ranking 34th in the world with score of 43.70, followed closely by private school AdeMU in Loyola Heights at 35th place with 42.80.

April 19, 2011
Merci won't hit back at Noy

MANILA, Philippines - Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez does not intend to engage President Aquino in a public word war.

In a statement, Gutierrez said she is not going to pick a fight with Aquino, who has been going around delivering speeches about how he wants her removed from office.

“I have been attacked numerous times, though unjustly and without basis,” she said.

“Many of these attacks have been coming not only from my usual detractors, but from no less than the President of the Republic himself.

March 15, 2011
CVIF-Dynamic Learning Program: Bridging 21st Century Scientific Research and the Classroom

Around the country and even abroad, there has been an increasing interest in CVIF, particularly on how it has become possible for students of a high school with meager resources and facilities in a remote rural town to have been achieving superior performance and gaining college admission into the top universities in the country. One alumna has even made it to the University of California at Berkeley.

March 15, 2011
CVIF-Dynamic Learning Program: Bridging 21st Century Scientific Research and the Classroom

Around the country and even abroad, there has been an increasing interest in CVIF, particularly on how it has become possible for students of a high school with meager resources and facilities in a remote rural town to have been achieving superior performance and gaining college admission into the top universities in the country. One alumna has even made it to the University of California at Berkeley.

January 23, 2011
UNEP Spearheads Good Governance Confab

Iriga City----The University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) will again be embarking in another worthy endeavor as it gears up for the holding of  an activity dubbed as TAGGED-LGU or Training on Good Governance, Gender and Enterprise Development for Local Government Units.  The three-day confab will be held at the Iriga Plaza Convention Center, Iriga City from January 26 until Jan 28, 2011.

Iriga City----The University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) will again be embarking in another worthy endeavor as it gears up for the holding of  an activity dubbed as TAGGED-LGU or Training on Good Governance, Gender and Enterprise Development for Local Government Units.  The three-day confab will be held at the Iriga Plaza Convention Center, Iriga City from January 26 until Jan 28, 2011.

January 3, 2011
Bikol Book Cited

Sayod kong Tataramon (National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2009) by Carlos A. Arejola (left, back row) was among the five literary titles cited in the 10th Madrigal Gonzalez Best First Book Award.

Sayod kong Tataramon (National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2009) by Carlos A. Arejola (left, back row) was among the five literary titles cited in the 10th Madrigal Gonzalez Best First Book Award.

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.

November 21, 2010
Bicol University Eyes Offering Weather Forecasting Courses

LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 17 -– In response to the shortage of weathermen in the country, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda on Tuesday said he is all out in supporting the plan of Bicol University (BU) to offer climate science-related courses leading to a degree in meteorology.

LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 17 -– In response to the shortage of weathermen in the country, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda on Tuesday said he is all out in supporting the plan of Bicol University (BU) to offer climate science-related courses leading to a degree in meteorology.

“It is a given fact that our weather bureau is being confronted by a shortage in weather forecasters and that we need science-oriented colleges or universities offering courses leading to this line of expertise,” Salceda said.

November 2, 2010
Corrupting the Young

Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Chair on Youth Apostolate, Bishop Joel Baylon, has joined his voice to those which call for the abolition of the Sanggunian Kabataan (SK). The massive instances of vote-buying and irregularities prior and during the just concluded Barangay and SK polls had convinced the Legazpi prelate that the SK, "lofty" though its goals may be, has proven to be "a corrupting influence on the youth."