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President Aquino led 116th PH independence day celebration in Naga City

Naga City — This premier Bicol city shares the limelight nationwide during the celebration of the 116th Philippine Independence day anniversary. President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday, graced the celebration. He delivered an Independence Day speech and acknowledged the 15 Bicol martyrs during the Philippine Revolution.

The president raised the flag at Plaza Quince Martirez where the…

No salary increase for public school teachers this year – Malacanang

MANILA – As the first day of classes opens nationwide, public school teachers are greeted with the announcement by Malacanang that their desired salary increase will have to wait until next year.

Reposting here newsbrief from The Bulletin Today

Presidential spokesperson Herminio Coloma, Jr. explained that a raise could not happen anytime soon. He hinted, though, the vague possibility that it…

Albay power blackout disrupted our lives, bigtime!

Legazpi City, Albay — Albay power blackout disrupted our lives, bigtime!

On Wednesday, May 28 at about 9″00 o’clock AM the electiricity being supplied by Albay Power and Energy corporation (APEC) thru feeders 1, 2 ,3 and 4 in this city, suddenly went off.

The APEC, (the company created with the takeover of ALECO operations) the local power retailer, said the 35 year old transformer stationed…

Raw vegetable and fruit smoothie

I will show how I make healthy raw vegetable food dietary supplement here. On the previous post on how to peel and cut pineapple fast and easy I made a loud hint on this.

This first short post and video is a break-in process, somehow.

For starter, I prepared a smoothie of raw vegetable consisting of cilantro, parsley, red leaf lettuce, kale, celery and carrot top leaves. To balance the taste,…

Belated report confirms Tilapia fishkill in Bato Lake

BATO, CamSur — A belated report on Tilapia fishkill in Lake Bato of Camarines Sur was recently confirmed by the municipal agriculture office here.

The downpour of rain after long sunny days has brought about fishkill in 70 percent of the fish cages of “tilapia” in the lake.

This report was a confirmation from MAO Alejandro Pili that there are 18,770 fish cages of tilapia being grown in the…

UNWTO chief in PHL for international meets and recovery initiatives

MANILA, May 17 — The Department of Tourism on Thursday welcomed United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai who arrived in Manila.

Secretary General Rifai’s visit will start off with a dinner meeting in Manila with select Cabinet members of the Aquino administration, businessmen, and officials of the Tourism Congress of the Philippines.

In the meeting, he will…

Albay host to 3 meets; will cost the government P18-M

LEGAZPI CITY — Secretary General Taleb Rifai of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNTWO) will arrive on Saturday to preside over the 26th Joint meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and the UNWTO Commission for South Asia.

Rifai, a Jordanian national, will also preside over the two-day UNWTO-ASEAN International Conference on Tourism and Climate Change where…

Echinopsis cactus surprise summer bloom

Echinopsis cactus surprise summer bloom. This angiosperm in the family of Cactodeae, specifically in the genus Echinopsis, was first nortured starting with just one tiny “bulb”.

Easy to grow with no special care, and handling involved, the plant needs less watering, and grows better alternately under the sun, and under the shade.

The original “bulb” spawned into a huge cluster, but for reason(s)…