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Joel Cadiz
Former IBP President Joel Cadiz Is New Solicitor General
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Thursday, July 29th, 2010

President Benigno C. Aquino III has appointed former Integrated Bar of the Philippines president, Jose Anselmo "Joel" Cadiz, the new Solicitor General. The Office of the Solicitor General is the law firm of the Philippine government. The Solicitor General has the same rank and qualifications as that of a Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals and will represent the People of the Philippines and the government, including its instrumentalities, in litigations.

Atty. Joel Cadiz was at the forefront of the opposition to the controversial Executive Order 464 issued by former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to prevent cabinet members and police and military generals from attending congressional inquiries without her approval. EO 464 effectively softened the senate investigation of alleged military involvement in rigging of the 2004 national elections and the NBN-ZTE deal scandal. Cadiz was one of the petitioners against the said executive order in 2005 and the state of emergency proclaimed by Arroyo in 2006 because of alleged coup attempt lead by General Danilo Lim.

Jesse Robredo
Former Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo is New DILG Head
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Friday, July 9th, 2010

For weeks, anxious Nagueños waited for their multi-awarded former city mayor to get appointed as the secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Finally, nine days after the inauguration of  Noynoy Aquino as new Philippine President, spokesman Edwin Lacierda announced today that, indeed, Jesse M. Robredo is the new DILG secretary. President Aquino signed Robredo's appointment yesterday.

Proud Again to be Filipino
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The Philippines is in world focus at 12 noon today. A crowd of 150,000 is expected to gather at the Quirino Grandstand to witness a historic event that was unthinkable one year ago today----the inauguration of a President Benigno Aquino as the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Vox Bikol Online Now Among Top Websites
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Sunday, June 27th, 2010

When first launched a little over a year ago, Vox Bikol Online had an initial Alexa rank of 17,000,000. Alexa is a known web information company which ranks websites according to their reach,  "traffic" or number of visits and hits by visitors.

Vox Bikol Online's rank and reach in the Internet have dramatically risen in recent months. Vox Bikol Online (www.voxbikol.com) has recently breached the 100,000th rank, a requisite for Alexa to give the site more detailed performance monitoring. It's one-month Alexa rank is 58,431st.

Ateneo de Naga Alumni Mass 2010
Ateneo de Naga Alumni Mass 2010
Colegio de Sta Isabel HS Batch 1974 joins Atenistas
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Friday, April 23rd, 2010

The Ateneo de Naga High School Batch 1974 retains its ties with the Alma Mater with the unfaltering sponsorship of the Alumni Mass every last Sunday of April. For over 15 years now,  the batch has sponsored the said event. This Sunday, April 25, 9 AM at the over-sized Ateneo de Naga chapel, the tradition continues.

Penafrancia Tennis Club
Peñafrancia Tennis Club: Newest Sports Club in Naga City
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
NAGA CITY July 27, 2009 - Induction of charter officers at the Naga City Civic Center today ushers in the blooming of a new lawn tennis club in Naga City--officially called the Naga City Peñafrancia Tennis Club, Inc.
Penny Robredo
31st National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Month Launches in Naga City in July
First time outside the National Capital Region
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
The whole month of July, the Philippines celebrates the 31st National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Month. Launching activities shall be held in various venues in Naga City on July 1, 2009-- the first time that NDPR launching events are held outside the National Capital Region.

Dr. Josephine Robredo-Bundoc, in-country Director at the Philippines Walking Free clinic and consultant at the UP-PGH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine is this year's Coordinator of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Month. Dr. Bundoc is a native of Naga City and the younger sister of city mayor Jesse Robredo.

Amputee Walks
Amputees Walk Free in Naga City
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Thursday, June 18th, 2009

In the run-off to the 31st National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPAR) Month in July Dr. Josephine Robredo-Bundoc and company from the Walk Free Project and Physicians for Peace distributed and attached pre-fitted limb prostheses to amputees in Naga City.

The half-day event took place at the Naga City Civic Center last weekend.

SM Naga City Inside View
First Look at SM City Naga
Guest Blog
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Last night, I had to buy a phone gadget in a hurry. It was eight in the evening and I had to look for a store to buy it. And look what I found---SM City Naga! The gadget I needed was right there at SM Appliances---all options and various models available at Manila prices.

The unusually heavy traffic along Panganiban avenue on a very rainy, almost stormy night courtesy of three weather disturbances around Luzon, suddenly reminded me that this was the day the much hyped grand opening of SM took place. All parking spaces outside the mall were occupied. Guards on raincoat guided us to a third-level parking area. We were told there were more parking spaces at the fourth level.