NEWLY
WED Arnold Burgos and Loida Barte excitedly pose for a
souvenir photo after their exchange of matrimonial vows solemnized
last January 29, 2006 at St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, Naga City. The
principal sponsors were Hector Uy, Dr. Rommel Lojo, Prudencio San
Pablo Jr., Rolando Abion, Arch Andrew Almeda, Jose Merin, Aurora
Solares, Lolita Salvamante, Merriam Langit, Dr. Ofelia Adapon,
Bernadette Guinhawa and Bernardita Primavera.
RIC PEREZ
ADMINISTRATOR
Cecilia Gloria J. Soriano of the Fiber Industry Development
Authority (FIDA) addresses the members of the Regional Agriculture
& Fishery Council (RAFC) -Bicol on January 24, 2006 at the
Department of Agriculture RFU 5 Compound, Pili, Camarines Sur. She
stressed that abaca is synonymous to Bicol due to the superior
abaca fiber and world famous abaca handicrafts and products
produced by the Bicolanos. Despite the high incidents of mosaic
and bunchy top diseases prevalent in the region, Bicol has an
average annual production of 20,000 metric tons of abaca fiber
produced from 42,913 hectares of land planted to abaca. At
present, the Philippines produced an average of 66,600 metric tons
and exports some $73 million or about Php 4 billion worth of abaca
fibers and products to the US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, and
other countries.
JOEY CO
VILLA
KARANGAHAN Pastoral Council officers sworn into office last
Sunday, February 5, at the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Parish church
in Canaman, Camarines Sur. Parish pastoral council president Danny
de Leon administers the oath taking rites held during the mass
with Rev. Fr. Jose Cortez as celebrant. The 1st VKPC set of
officers: Abraham Arcilla, president; Danilo Mancera,
vice-president; Agnes P. de Quiroz, secretary; Grace Masagca,
Treasurer; Arthur Caro, Auditor; Virginia Mancera, committee on
worship; Lyn Manrique, education; Danilo Masagca, Service; Rolly
Lusabio, temporalities; Cindy Felices-Abracosa, Committee on
Service, Elena Adiova and Melinda Pulvinar.
HARANA
FESTIVAL 2006 – This Chorale Group of the LGU of Bula, Cam.
Sur rendered an intermission number midnight of Valentine
Celebration held at the covered court of Bula, Cam. Sur, right
after their arrival from San Jose (Partido) Cam. Sur venue of the
2006 Valentine HARANA FESTIVAL. Bula – LGU Chorale Group got the
1st place out of 10 competing municipalities with an award of
P30,000; Baao – 2nd placer, P20,000; and Goa – 3rd placer,
P10,000.
Alex Bustamante
TACKLING
the Charter Change issue - Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte
(standing, left Photo) takes the floor to ventilate his views
during the general assembly meeting of the League of Provinces of
the Philippines (LPP), of which he is deputy secretary-general for
Luzon, convened at the Discovery Suites in Mandaluyong City last
week specificaly to firm up the LPP’s stand relative to the issues
of charter change. The whole-day forum was attended by Justice
Secretary Raul Gonzales (right) as luncheon speaker and DILG
Secretary Ronaldo Puno as guest speaker in the afternoon.
(GBC/DRanera)
FEARING
that Rapu-Rapu, Albay can become a ghost town like Larap and
Paracale in Camarines Norte of which the vast reserves of minerals
were completely drained off by foreign mining companies,
protesters numbering about 1,000 converged at the Albay provincial
capitol last February 13 calling for the closure of Lafayette, the
Australian mining firm assailed by residents for the cyanide spill
that causes fish kill in Albay gulf and surfacing of diseases
reaching coastal Sorsogon municipalities.
PADLOCKED.
Nathan Sergio, Secretary to the Mayor of Naga City and head of
Task Force Takip-Silim, assisted by police officers and mediamen,
closes down a videoke bar for non-compliance of a city ordinance
obliging operators to install soundproofing devices to prevent
these funhouses from disturbing the peace. Eight other bars were
padlocked for similar violation.
RANDY VILLAFLOR
"FROM
THE HEART," a post valentine community outreach project of the
Universidad de Sta. Isabel student organization, Teatro de Sta.
Luisa, (top picture) showcased the students' talents in acting,
dancing, singing. The mini play, staged at the USI Auditorium
February 18, 2006, was a free-admission variety show for a cause
with children from Bgy. Balatas, one of the University's adopted
barangays as special guests (middle & bottom pictures). On top of
the cultural exposure the show provided the children, they also
received special tokens and gifts and got a glimpse of one of the
many facets of USI university life.
Militanteng
grupo sa Camarines Sur nag-aandam na kan celebracion kan ika-20ng
aniversario kan EDSA I kasabay an protesta sa pagpademiter sa
puesto ki PGMA.
