Bicol MAIL READERS. Participants to the 1st Wake Park World Championships being held at the CamSur Watersports Complex take time reading Bicolandia’s only regional newspaper, the BICOL MAIL.

EXEMPLIFICATION TO 4TH DEGREE MEMBER OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Sir Knight Jojo Taduran (exteme right) is shown in photo being exemplified as fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus on June 10 to June 22, 2008 at Crown Plaza, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Taduran is with the Knights of Columbus, Council 10516 0 St. Boniface, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

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ASSESSING PEACE AND ORDER SITUATION. In order to reasonably address pressing concerns confronting the local executives of the various municipalities of Camarines Sur especially on maintenance of peace and order in their area of jurisdiction, Gov. LRay Villafuerte convened the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) last June 27, 2008 at Villa Del Rey, Cadlan, Pili. During the meeting that was also attended by provincial board members, chiefs of police of the various towns, media practitioners and representatives from government agencies like DTI, the mayors who attended were given the chance to offer suggestions and voice out their sentiments on the current peace and order situation that was fortunately heard by newly installed Police Provincial Director Rodolfo LLorca who was also around address their common problem which turned out to be a lack of police personnel in their towns. The mayors of Sagñay, Milaor, Tigaon, Canaman, San Fernando, Buhi, Nabua, Gainza, Bato, Baao, Ragay, Del Gallego, Tinambac, Goa, Pili, Ocampo, Magarao, Cabusao, Sipocot, Camaligan, Caramoan, and Bula were all present during the occasion.

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NIA 2007 TOP PERFORMERS. NIA Bicol Director William Ragodon (center) with his agency’s top performers last year during the awarding rites that coincided with the NIA 45th Anniversary celebrations in the Bicol region last June 27. The awardees (front row, right to left) are: Ed Yu; Emerlita Jerusalem; Aurora Natividad; Lalaine Lastrollo; Emma Vargas; Ma. Elena Socorro Revilla and Erlinda Sulit; (back row, left to right) Alejandro Espeso; Santiago Cledera; andre Templonuevo; Jose Morada; Leto Bernal; Danilo Gimpaya; Jonathan Chica; Jesus Tolosa; Romeo Briñes; Jesus Ma. Alindogan and Elmer Bongon. Other awardees not in photo are: Wilfredo Papaya, Sylvia Cornejo and Pedro Reyes, Jr. Aside from a certificate of recognition, each awardee receives P1,000 cash award.

TGP BICOL WINNER. Eng’r Raul T. Carreras (right) of Tigaon, Camarines Sur was chosen as most outstanding Magsasaka Siyentista in Bicol which qualified him to vie for the national award in July, under the Techno-Gabay Program (TGP) of the Philippine Consortium for Agriculture Resources Research and Development (PCARRD). Handing the award is Dr. Danilo C. Cardenas, Director for Research and Development, PCARRD-DOST. On the other hand, Guinobatan LGU-Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry (BUCAF) was the regional winner in the search for the best Farmers’ Information and Technology Service (FITS) Center in the region and likewise qualifies in the national search. The competition is spearheaded by PCARRD-DOST.

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Soldiers of the Army’s 9th Infantry “Spear” Division undergo series of rigid combat training at Camp Elias Angeles in Pili Camarines Sur in preparation for its massive assault against the communist insurgents operating across the Bicol region. Army Major Gen. Jeffrey Sodusta, commanding general of the Army’s 9th Infantry Divison vowed to finish off and wipe out the communist guerillas before PGM’s timetable ends.

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Army 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Rosete, 25 led the training of new army recruits in Bicol.