NUTRITION. These toddlers religiously and diligently availed of the LRay Vita Kids II are gleaming bright with glowing faces on their graduation rites. The six-month nutrition program of Camarines Sur provincial government under the innovative leadership of Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte has assured them of better physical, mental and emotional growth in the years to come. Due to its efficacy and effectivity in countering and alleviating the spread of malnutrition in the province, plans are afoot to expand program implementation to more barangays and towns in the near future. JMTS/PROV. HEALTH OFFICE-MULTIMEDIA.

ILLEGAL LOGGERS. Naga City Mayor Jesse M. Robredo (left photo) receives a chainsaw confiscated by members of Mt. Isarog Guardians (MGB) last Jan. 8, 2007 at around 3:00 p.m. inside the Bicol Hydro Park within Mt. Isarog in Bgy. Panicuason, Naga City. Shown with the mayor are Roman Eden, team leader, Rolando Cruzata, Sonny Cleofe, Jose Bongapat, and Rene Masbate. The City Government of Naga is relentlessly pursuing strong environmental concerns including assistance to MGB which is in the forefront of keeping a watchful eye against illegal loggers in Mt. Isarog, one of the country’s few remaining forest covers. Photo at right shows members of PNP Naga SAWT and PSS 5 who immediately responded to the mayor’s alert call about the illegal logging activity ongoing at the hydro park. Robredo has taken to task Naga Chief of Police P/Supt. Benjamin Suratos and City Environment Officer Oscar Orozco to be vigilant against resurgent illegal logging activities within the Mt. Isarog natural park. LITO DEL ROSARIO

Newly installed CSSAC President Marito Bernales (left) sits as guest in the radio program “Magbayanihan Kita” aired over DWNX every Saturday at 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. which is hosted by Dr. Salvador Cruzana (middle), a two-time Science and Technology award recipient for broadcast media.

TYPHOON RELIEF FROM CIVICOM. Members of Kabalikat Civicom Bicol 139-Daet Chapter led by Civicom Bicol Regional Gov. Jennis Nidea dole out relief donations to typhoon victims in Sto. Domingo, Albay. FRANCIS ELEVADO

WATER. Albay residents queue for potable water being rationed by a Fil-Chinese volunteer fire brigade. PITIK BIKOL

FOOD AID. A young boy looks less despondent after having received a bagful of goodies for typhoon victims inside an evacuation center. PITIK BIKOL

Many portions in some corners of the Central Business District of Legazpi City have been littered with piles of garbage days after supertyphoon Reming hit Bicol while city officials were having their hands full burying the dead, clearing important road arteries of debris, and other Herculean tasks that require the assisatnce of various agencies to help the city rise from the crisis. PITIK BIKOL