“Every day, we go to work hoping to do two things: share great coffee with our friends and help make the world a little better. It was true when the first Starbucks opened in 1971, and it’s just as true today” – STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY Just opened! Magsaysay Avenue has a new kid on the block for coffeeholics, a famous and proud coffee roaster boosted by their 15,000 plus stores covering 50 countries worldwide, Starbucks, the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee has just opened its new outlet here. It’s the ideal venue for people to gather or chat, meet up or even work and [...]

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Not to be outdone in his last falling leaves, writer, producer, director and actor Sylvester Stallone has assembled an intriguing cast in recent history. The names are sprawled all over the teasers, statham, li, crews, couture, lundgren, rourke, and yes, cameos from bruce willis and the terminator.Coming in this movie, I had envisioned Expendables pinoy style. Too bad some members of my dream cast are already six feet under, FPJ, Rudy F., Estrada, Lapid, Binoy, Ronnie Ricketts, to name a few. We could have pulled it off, knowing Pinoy movie makers to be the penultimate copycats.Back to [...]

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August 25-27 | Municipal Nutrition Committee of Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya August 16-19 | Career Executive Service Board – COAM This column welcomes the 25-plus participants to the Executive Leadership Gabay ng Paglilingkod Training Course of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) here in Naga City. The training course which started August 16 and [...]

I handed in my notice today. Why?Dahil ba IronMan 2010 bukas and my boss won't approve my leave?Dahil ba mangagana ang Alaska sa Game 6 atchan, at nakapay ako sa excitement?Dahil ba naka iling na ako ng taong naka Ducati sa gitna ng traffic with full gear: jacket, helmet, pads...?Nope, it just felt like the right time. As good as any. I could wait for everything to be set pero sain ang thrill duman. This is a big risk and it should feel like one from the start.Inutan na lang kami ng countdown ng Peñafrancia.

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In a lazy week, I usually go to Beanbag probably once. Just to meet some friends or read the paper. I remember one friend, back in college, saying coffee in Beanbag is sweet while coffee in StarMark is strong (or is it the other way around). Since StarMark is almost out of the picture, I can confidently say Beanbag coffee now reigns as the sweetest blend...too sweet most of the time. But by default, it is the coffee house to go. If I really feel going at it alone, I'd go to The Coffee Beanery. They have [...]

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Personnel of the City Assessor’s Office took a break from their regular tasks to attend an orientation on “Making Governance Gender Responsive” conducted by Ms. Sieglinde Bulaong, OIC-Executive Officer of the Metro Naga Development Council. MNDC is currently implementing the Gender-Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT-Women) Project funded by the Canadian International [...]

Personnel of the City Assessor's Office took a break from their regular tasks to attend an orientation on "Making Governance Gender Responsive" conducted by Ms. Sieglinde Bulaong, OIC-Executive Officer of the Metro Naga Development Council. MNDC is currently implementing the Gender-Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT-Women) Project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. This activity was held in collaboration with the Naga City Council for Women (NCCW).

Overheard in a late night/early morning discussion:This random musing is for the morbid in you.Local Politico supposedly has a serious disease which is fatal. LP is supposed to be fighting the big C. They said LP may not even see the end of his term.If that's the case, I have yet to see LP move heaven and earth to make amends for allegedly past deeds.Maybe it's just talks or maybe LP is still in denial.

To spur economic growth and strengthen Naga’s position as the “Shopping Center of Southern Luzon” and to enhance public-private partnerships, City Mayor John G. Bongat and other city officials cinvened with the Department of Trade and Industry Provincial Office the business sector to launch The First “Great Naga Sale” last August 9.   With an estimated 3 million visitors, pilgrims, and tourists expected to flock to the City of Naga in September, the City Government under the leadership of Mayor John G. Bongat has embarked on a groundbreaking economic project dubbed “The Great Naga Sale”, the first of its kind in the country. According [...]

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Civil Registrar Alex Cayetano showing the city recognition as the Top 6 Best Performing Civil Registry Office (Extra Large Category) in the country, the award was given during the recently concluded Eighth National Convention of the Philippine Association of Civil Registrars (PACR) held at the Manila Hotel.  This year’s theme is “PACR: Pursuing Excellence and [...]