Bicol

Philippines: An urgent call to the NDF and the GRP regarding the recent killings

An urgent call to the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) regarding the recent killings of farmers! We, the undersigned, condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent...

'Butanding' The gentle giant of the deep

This inter action with the whale sharks 'butanding' has been experienced both by the locals and thousands of tourist nearby, who have been flocking to Donsol in increasing numbers for the past five years. Local officials, on...

UPLB grad tops CE board

MANILA, Philippines -- A graduate of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) topped the licensure examination for civil engineers this year, results of the test released by the Professional Regulation Commission...

Bicol drivers to strike for P8 rollback

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines -- More than 10,000 public transport drivers in the Bicol region will go on strike Wednesday to call on the “Big 3” oil companies to implement a one-time oil price cutback of P8 for diesel and...

IFFI-2008 begins amid tight security

PANAJI: The 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 began here on Saturday amid tight security, with the local authorities for the first time putting in place closed-circuit TV surveillance. More than 50 cameras...

IFFI 2008 kicks off in Goa

PANAJI: The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 began on Saturday with the screening of period Chinese film 'The Warlords', set in the year 1850, during the Taiping Rebellion in the Qing Dynasty. With this edition...

Iranian film 'Song of Sparrows' participates in IFFI2008

The film from the Islamic Republic of Iran, 'Song of the Sparrows' directed by acclaimed Majid Majidi will be the closing film of the 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2008) which begins in Panaji, capital of Goa...

'Pili Nut' The pride of Bikolanos

The Pili Nut is a tropical tree, and indiginous to the Philippines, its center of diversity is the Bicol Region, where it's a priority crop, also have spread to the provinces of Catanduanes, Masbate, and Southern Quezon area....

Rekha, Kamal Haasan chief guests in IFFI 2008

NEW DELHI: Veteran actress Rekha will inaugurate the 39th International Film Festival of India in Panaji on 22 November in the presence of Goa Governor S S Sidhu, Chief Minister Digambar Kamath, and Union Minister of State for...

RP urologists slate mid-year convention in Naga city

NAGA CITY, Nov. 16 (PNA)-- The City Government of Naga formally announced the holding of the midyear convention of the Philippine Urological Association (PUA) on April 16 to 18, 2009,in this city. Mayor Jesse M. Robredo said...

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Masbate , Goa (Philippines)