ONTARIO, CANADA. Former Mayor Roger Flores (Seating, 3rd from right) of Milaor, Camarines Sur hosts a get-together party in his residence in Mississauga, Ontario, to welcome his son, Lawyer Rogel Abel Flores (extreme left) together with his wife, Marilou Flores, and sons, Alex Jeremias Flores and Angelo Flores. Also shown in photo are (Seating R-L) Billy Tolete and his grandson, Shaun Alex Ponciano, Romy Zetazate and Carlos Dafilmoto; (Standing L-R) Dindo Orbeso, Sabino Sinosin, and Mrs. Leonor Absalon Flores. MANUEL PAPA

Drawing of winners for the Supra Suki Card Raffle Promos. shown in the picture are Engr. Fernando O. Rañola, Supra Feeds Ent., Inc. Pres. & CEO, Dra. Ma. Concepcion M. Rañola, EVP. The raffle draw was held last Friday, June 30, 2006 at the head office. DTI representative Ms. Meiden B. Oyales witnessed the drawing of raffles.

Bicolano journalist Jojo Taduran thanks the officers and members of THE PILLARS’, the Filipino-Canadian seniors’ association in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for selecting him “Father of the Year - 2006”. MANUEL PAPA

DISSASTER PREPAREDNESS MOA SIGNING — NFA Camarines Sur Manager Edmundo V. Enrique (center) and Del Gallego Mayor Bayani Veluz sign the Memorandun of Agreement on Rice Loan to LGU’s during calamities. This MOA is part of the disaster preparedness program of NFA to ensure immediate availability of good quality and affordable rice to the public during the occurrence of calamities. Also present during the signing are Mrs. Florence Bargo, Municipal DSWD officer, Mr. Roberto Veluz, Tindahan Natin operator at the Poblacion and Mrs. Eleanor Verceluz, Municipal Grecon President (left to right).

LAND MARK. Along the national road going to Matnog ferry terminal old stone houses stand imposing as reminder of glorious past of Juban, Sorsogon at the turn of 20th century.

ANOTHER PROUD SON of Naga is making waves overseas as an outstanding OFW, community leader and distinguished Filipino worth emulating. For more than 13 years now, Nagueño Ronnie R. Albeus has been working as a quality assurance manager of the Tyco Singapore where he excelled as an outstanding employee and at the same time community leader among the Singapore-based OFWs.

FINDS. An agent of the National Bureau of Investigation mounts on a motorbike that they confiscated at the residence of one of suspected drug peddlers searched on Monday in three locations in Naga City. JUAN ESCANDOR JR.

Governor troops man the traffic jam along Pawili village, Bula, Camarines Sur after powerful explosives planted by suspected communist guerillas were found along Maharlika Highway. The CPP-NPA has launched series of atrocities in Bicol after PGMA ordered the AFP and PNP to step up war against the rebels. Rhaydz B. Barcia

A SOLDIER from the Army’s 9th Infantry Brigade in Camarines Sur flags down motorist bound for Visayas and Mindanao after five powerful explosives were uncovered along the Maharlika Highway. Rhaydz B. Barcia

SPO2 Leo Escalona, chief of Ordnance Bomb Disposal in Camarines Sur shows off the scrap metal found within the electrically operated bombs allegedly planted by communist guerillas along the Maharlika Highway in Pawili, Bula, Camarines Sur while Army Lt. Col. Florante Isles, (middle) spokesman of 9th Infantry Brigade based in Camarines Sur, and Army Major Ramon Ronard J. Rosario, a bomb expert and spokesman of CRS-AFP Bicol, look on. Rhaydz B. Barcia

TINDAHAN NATIN. NFA Camarines Sur Manager Edmundo V. Enrique (right) poses with Tindahan Natin operator in barangay Sabang, Del Gallego, Ian Verceluz (left) and barangay Captain Rodolfo Collantes (center) during one of his inspection trips to the municipality of Del Gallego to ensure smooth implementation of the Tindahan Natin Program in close coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The outlet serves Barangay Sabang including the four (4) sitios of Palawan, Ulingan, Moog and Kiti located on a river island across the Gel Gallego River. It sells the weekly rice requirements to the 250 DSWD - identified family beneficiaries at Php 18.00 per kilogram and vitamin fortified noodles at Php 5.25 per pack.