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MANILA, Dec. 12, 2011— The job as new head of Manila’s Catholic Church started Monday for Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle who turned emotional as the crowd praised him for his appointment.

“We are grateful to the Holy Father for giving Manila the best in our own,” said Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.

“Of course he has our own collaboration. Manila is theArchbishop Tagle grandmother of all the dioceses,” he said.

GMA Network, Inc. has appointed Felipe S. Yalong as the Company’s new Executive Vice President effective December 1, 2011.

The new GMA EVP will remain the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Group Head of its Corporate Services Group.

MANILA, Philippines – Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 112 has approved the temporary detention of arrested ex-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the St. Luke’s Medical Center as she awaits trial for non-bailable offense of electoral sabotage.

 “For humanitarian reasons the motion (for hospital arrest) is granted,” said Judge Jesus Mupas of Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 112.

MANILA, Philippines (Nov 2, 2011) – Sibling rivalry over money is thought to have resulted in the killing of 23-year-old actor-politician Ram Revilla (Ramgen Jose Bautista in real life) and 2 of his younger siblings have been nabbed and charged for conspiring to kill him last Oct 28.

Ma. Ramona Belen Bautista, 20; and Ramon Joseph Bautista, 18, were charged with murder together with five others accused of helping them execute the killing in the Bautista residence in BF Homes, Parañaque.

GOA, Camarines Sur (Oct 10, 2011) - Mt. Isarog, a protected area and the main source of potable water for a city and several municipalities surrounding its base is getting deforested at an alarming rate particularly in the Partido side of this province.

Logging has long been prohibited in Mount Isarog and its continuing destruction is blamed on the usual culprits - the timber poachers and the charcoal makers in the upland barangays in the towns of Goa and Lagonoy.

NAGS HEAD, N.C. Aug 28, 2011 (AP) — Weaker but still menacing, Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the coast Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms. New York City emptied its streets and subways and waited with an eerie quiet.

Aspirants from all over Panay and Negros Islands trooped to the Events Center of SM City Iloilo last Friday to take their chance in the second leg of auditions of GMA Network’s grandest singing superstar search, PROTÉGÉ: The Battle for the Big Break.

Prospective contenders from Aklan, Antique, Bacolod , Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo lined up for hours aiming to be the first on queue to showcase their talents. Without the age restrictions, the auditions drew a new crop of hopefuls of all ages - from five to fifty five years old.

MANILA, Philippines (July 12, 2011) - At least four police officials are now being sued for their involvement in questionable multi-million peso procurement of choppers, rubber boats and one patrol boat during the term of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo announced today that he has ordered the filing of charges against Director George Piano, Senior Superintendent Loi Saligumba, Senior Superintendent Nolan Antonia and Superintendent Edgar Bataan - all of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Naga City (June 21, 2011) – Anytime, he can pack up his things and leave his office here as the Philippine National Police (PNP) Provincial Director of Camarines Sur if he is ordered to go back to Camp Crame. His assignment here is not a big deal. He can depart from this place anytime if they do not want him to work here.

This was the statement issued by Police Senior Superintendent Procopio Lipana during a media conference when asked about his reaction on Governor L-Ray Villafuerte’s opposition to his appointment as Provincial Police head of Camarines Sur.

Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte frankly denied any blood relation to DILG Sec Jesse Robredo. According to Gov. Villafueste, the secretary only borrowed the family name, his father having Lim as family name. Wilson Flores of Phil Star reported few days ago such revelation by the multi-awarded, 41 year-old, head of the biggest province in Bicol. Camarines Sur has already overtaken Metro Manila and Boracay in number of tourist visitors. Very soon, Hollywood stars are expected to shoot films in the province. The governor is presently the chairman of the league of provinces in the Philippines.

A two-day event of book launchings, art exhibit, poetry reading and a forum on children’s writings was held in Ateneo de Naga University on March 7-8, 2011, to give tribute to Fr. Joel Tabora’s contribution to the academic development in the Bikol region. Fr. Tabora is the outgoing president of Ateneo de Naga University. As head of the premier university in Bikol for twelve years, Fr. Tabora has been a key player in the continuing programs and advocacies that support various educational as well as environmental issues in the region and in the country-at-large.