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 ==[[Sorsogon News]]==
-'''Magnitude 5.5 quake rocks Bicol'''
+'''Casiguran town hosts leadership training for student leaders'''
-*Source: http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/magnitude-5-5-quake-rocks-bicol/#.TyVEMMX9nJc
+*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=74269
-* Jan 29th, 2012
+*Monday, January 30, 2012
-:by  ELLALYN B. DE VERA
+:by  PIA Press Release
-A moderately strong earthquake measuring 5.5-magnitude on the Richter scale jolted parts of Bicol Region yesterday morning.
+SORSOGON CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The Bicol Region believes in training them young to become upright leaders. A total of 1,750 participants comprising of student leaders across the Bicol Region attended the 4th Bicol Regional Leadership Training for Government Officers on January 27-29 held at the Casiguran Technical Vocational High School and Casiguran Central School.
-The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the 5.5-magnitude earthquake at 8:17 a.m. Saturday that originated 62 kilometers southeast of Virac, Catanduanes.
+The three-day training, hosted by the local government of Casiguran, aimed to enhance the participants' knowledge, skills, and attitudes as student leaders from their respective schools and local community by inculcating in them the values of cooperation, teamwork, service, responsibility, and accountability.
-Phivolcs science research specialist Linda Amin said the earthquake was caused by movements along the Philippine Trench.
+According to Orfelina O. Tuy, Department of Education officer-in-charge, RO 5, the training will also instill in them values which will enable them to actively engage in useful programs and projects in their school and communities.
-Intensity 3 was recorded in Virac, Baras and Viga in Catanduanes; Intensity 2 in Sorsogon City; and Intensity 1 in Legaspi City and Irosin in Sorsogon.
+The participants are the duly elected officers of the Supreme Student Government/ School Pupil Government accompanied by their teacher-advisers in Social Studies, Elementary School Pupil Coordinators, and department heads or school principals.
-Phivolcs said there was no reported loss of lives or damage to property due to the earthquake.
+The young leaders had a chance to listen to resource speakers like Senator Francis Joseph "Chiz" G. Escudero who talked on Leadership Challenges Towards a Better Philippines; Franco Avelino A. Hilotin, on the mandated programs, projects, and activities; and Jose Doncillo, division coordinator of the Division of Sorsogon, who shared his views on effective leadership.
-However, it noted that aftershocks are likely to occur.
+Also on hand were Rev. Fr. Treb Futol, parish priest of Juban who shared his views on Leadership or Servanthood and Dr. Lorna D. Dino of DepEd Region IV-A, who talked on Upgrading Basic Education: K+12 Initiatives.(PIA V)
-Amin said earthquakes are normal occurrences in the country, noting that Phivolcs records 20 weak and strong tremors on the average everyday.
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