MAKE BRIDGE, NOT WAR. Personnel of the 565th Engineering Construction Battalion and candidate soldiers of the 9th Division Training Unit under MGen Jeffrey S. Sodusta of the Armed Forces of the Philippines construct a medium girder bridge connecting Bgys. Tinapian and Maborabod in Manito, Albay to replace the spillway bridge that collapsed following flashfloods and continuous rains that hit Bicol last month. The bridge is now passable to all types of vehicles cruising the neighboring barangays of Manito to and from the provincial capital. AFP Photo

HONORED GUESTS. Belgian Ambassador Gregoire Vardakis and his wife (center) were welcomed by top officers of the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry during the couple’s visit to Naga City. Shown in photo with the visiting couple are the MNCCI Board Directors and staff (from left): E. Daniel de Leon, Eva Brazal, Jose Amaro, Marlon Ragragio, Mrs. Vardakis, Amb. Vardakis, Rino Adviento, Jorge Palma, Beda Priela, Godofredo Lim Uy, and Emeterio Aman. On second row are: Philip Imperial, Albert Bercasio and Gudron Cartuyvels, TRIAS S.A. Regional Coordinator.

EDUCATION FOR ALL. These pictures taken during the very recent visit of Gov. LRay Villafuerte to the far flung towns of Lupi and Del Gallego speak well of the sustained support given by the youthful governor in relentlessly promoting education to children in public schools. Colorful backpacks containing school supplies like notebooks, intermediate pads, pencils, and crayons were distributed to schoolchildren whose sacrifices in going to school - kilometer treks on rough and wet terrain - was brought to the governor’s attention, thus, the backpacks would ease their daily burden and inspire them to achieve beyond their expectations. CRFERNANDEZ/MMEC

MASS HOUSING. The “LRay GK Village” in Sinuknipan-Nagkalit, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur has recently completed 21-unit row houses awarded to 21 indigent family-beneficiaries from the 100 family-beneficiaries already identified in the same municipality. Gov. LRay Villafuerte caused for a donation by the provincial government of Camarines Sur of a 2-hectare land area specifically intended for the project because he believed that giving families decent housing ensures their dignity as human beings, thus, helping them aspire for a much better life. ADTuy-MMEC/PPDO

PROSPECTIVE WAKEBOARDING BUFF. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo escorted by Governor Villafuerte intently looks over various wakeboarding gear available to watersports enthusiasts at the Camarines Sur Watersports Center (CWC), a six-hectare ski cable system located right within the Camarines Sur Capitol Complex in barangay Cadlan of Pili capital town. Conceded to be the best such facility in Asia, the CWC is a major factor for the dramatic upsurge of local and foreign tourist arrivals in Bico. GBC/MMEC

Civilian volunteers na pig-eensayo kan 9th Infantry Division kan Philippine Army nganing isabak sa mga combat operation kan militar contra CPP/NPA. Maabot sa 4,000 na volunteers an saindang pigkakalap nganing idestino sa mga provincias kan kabikolan.

GABRIELA PINAPATAGBANG SA PUESTO SI PGMA - An militanteng kababaehan sa Camarines Sur nag-comemorar kan International Women’s Day kan Marzo 3, 2008 sa Plaza Quince Martirez kan Ciudad nin Naga, saindang pighuhurot na magtagbang na sa puesto si GMA huli ta mas naglala an problema sa curapcion sa saiyang administracion.
Suportado ninda si star witness Jun Lozada sa pagbulgar kan curapcion sa gobierno.