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DA's PRDP eyes facilities for Bicol
abaca, pineapple farmers
VOL. XXIII, NO. 19 BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES FEB. 28-MARCH 5, 2016 P5.00
BJMP, PDEA partners to ensure drug-free Bicol jails
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WEAK BRIDGEThe Department of Public Works and Highways 4th Engineering District Ofce in Baao
town announces the closure of San Miguel Bridge on March 3, 2016, instead they will
use a single lane detour bridge for light vehicles only. The said bridge along Maharlika
Highway in Nabua town will be replaced by a new concrete four (4) lane bridge at a cost
of 50M from the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2015. It has a 180 calendar days
of completion. DPWH ofcials said the 25-meter bridge based on inventory of Bridge
Management System (BMS) of the agency was constructed in 1946.
Salceda orders totalsmoking ban in Albay
LEGAZPI CITY – The
Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology (BJMP) and
the Philippine Drug En-
forcement Agency (PDEA)
regional ofces V in this city
have activated and joined
forces in conducting sur-
prise and discreet “Grey-hound Operations” in all
jails in the Bicol region.
Greyhound Operation re-
fers to the act of ushing out
contrabands inside jail facili-
ties.
BJMP regional director
and jail senior superintendent
Ignacio C. Panti disclosed that
the joint effort was in response
to the standing memorandum
of agreement between PDEA
and BJMP aimed to “sanitize”
or make jails drug-free.
The said MOA, added
Panti, is also in compliance
to the recent directive from
BJMP OIC chief superinten-
dent Deogracias C. Tapayan
for BJMP to jointly conduct
said operation with the PDEA
to eradicate contraband, drugs
in particular, inside jails and
erase speculations of drug
laboratories or transshipment
points in BJMP jails.
By DANNY O. CALLEJA
LEGAZPI CITY -– TheDepartment of Agriculture’s
(DA) Philippine Rural De-
velopment Project (PRDP)
has set its eyes on the em-
powerment of abaca and
pineapple farmers in Bicol
through a set of business
plans geared towards the
establishment of processing
plants designed to add value
to these indigenous crops.
The Investments in Rural
Enterprises and Agriculture
and Fisheries Productiv-
ity (I-REAP) component of
the PRDP is pushing for the
approval of these plans —
the Php22.4-million Pine-apple Trading and Process-
ing Project for Camarines
Norte and the Php24.8-mil-
lion Abaca Fiber Processing
and Trading Enterprise for
Catanduanes.
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Plan International
launches
“Gawad Gabay”
By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
NAGA CITY --- Plan In-
ternational Philippines, in itscontinuous effort to promote
positive discipline among
children will launch on Mon-
day, February 29, the search
for model homes, schools
and communities that are
LEGAZPI CITY-- Albay GovernorJoey Sarte Salcedahas issued recently adirective for the strictimplementation ofthe provisions statedin the Albay Smoke-Free Ordinance thatregulates the use,sale, distribution,and advertisement ofcigarettes and othertobacco products inthe province of Al-bay.
The memorandumreinforces the ordi-nance passed by theSangguniang Panla-lawigan ng Albay in2012 that reiterates the
primary mandate ofsafeguarding the health
of provincial govern-ment personnel andinstructs all the of-cers and employees ofthe provincial govern-ment to observe strictcompliance to CivilService Commission(CSC) Memorandum-
SMOKE-FREE ALBAY ORDINANCEAlbay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda
shows to the media the newly signed
ordinance declaring the province
smoke-free. The signing into law
was done at Albay SangguniangPanlalawigan last May 16, 2012.
PING B. PERALTA
Circular No. 17-2009 which adoptsand promulgates a 100% smoke-free
policy and a smoking prohibition inall areas of government premises,
buildings, and grounds, except foropen spaces designated as smokingareas.
The directive has stressed the clo-
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BIKOL REPORTER2 FEB. 28-MARCH 5, 2016OPINION
Last week, the loquacious Albay Governor
Joey Salceda hinted at the possible debacle
of some of the administration candidates in
the May polls.
His reason: the stalled Bicol International
Airport(BIA).
“Blame (Transportation Secretary Joseph)
Abaya for the loss of the administration
candidates,” Salceda said, as he lamented
that it should have been done and made
operational this year.
In his usual candor, Salceda dished
out several statistics, gures that spell
economic loses to the region.
“The biggest losers here are the
Bicolanos and they are really sour at the
additional two-year delay in an already-
delayed project,” he pointed out.
According to the DOTC the delay was
due to the disqualication of the winningbidder and the need to have a new bidding
altogether.
As in justice where delay is tantamount to
denial, the turtle-pace of the implementation
of the BIA is indeed like a denial of what
the Bicolanos would have already enjoyed,
like more tourist arrivals and hassle-free
air travel; had the airport been nished as
scheduled.
As always, the government readily nds
somebody else to blame.
And this is what will deliver the telling
blows to the administration candidates,
more than the delayed BIA or the half-baked
PNR Southline rehabilitation project.
From the Rizal Park hostage incident, tothe Mamasapano massacre, to the Yolanda
devastation, the Aquino administration had
been weighed over and over again, and over
and over again, it had been found wanting.
Yet, it had not the temerity nor the
honesty to at least say “I’m sorry,” as his
predecessor did, even if it was with obvious
insincerity.
What besets the Aquino government
is that the people do not know who is in
charge.
It always nd excuses, not somebody
who says “the buck stops here.”
So this May, in Bicol, the people will show
who’s in charge.
EDITORIAL
The Blame Game
LEE G. DULLESCO II
Head, Advertising Associates
0920-533-7766
02082606
Tel. No. (054) 475-6262
ED G. YU
Editor
0939-604-3144
Non-ling of SALN as well as
fraudulent reporting is criminally
punishable . Government men
found guilty may be imprisoned and
forever banned from working for the
government. Professionals may also be
forever disbarred or defrocked of their
civil service eligibilities. All concerned
personnel should consult accounting
consultants before ling their SALN to
avoid possible violations. SALNs must
be led on time – so they should gather
their data as early as possible.DEBATE: The rst 2016 COMELEC-
supervised presidential debate held in
Cagayan de Oro City had provided the
candidates their respective opening
salvo. It was not actually a debate; it was
more of a Q and A program. The debate
portions especially referred only to pairs
of contending parties, as the sponsors
tried to keep haranguing comments to a
minimum via time limit. Nonetheless, the
bets were given their chances to launch
their programs.
To my observant eyes – former
DILG was the “winner”. He defended
(Atty. APA – chairs Acyatan & Co.,
CPAs-DFK International – is past chair of
ASEAN Federation of CPAs, PICPA past
president and Hall-of-Famer, and ACPAPP
Lifetime Achievement Awardee).
EXPANSION: The Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP) has issued guidelinesfor gradual lifting of the ban on the grant
of licenses to establish new banks. The
circular lifted the suspension of the grant of
new banking licenses or the establishment
of new banks under Subsec. X102.2 of
the MORB. In Phase 1 of liberalization,
new universal/ commercial bank licenses
shall be allowed in connection with the
upgrading of existing domestic thrift
banks.
Under Phase 2, moratorium on
establishment of new domestic banks
shall be fully locational restrictions, and
liberalized starting January 1, 2018.
Establishment of banks in areas without
banking ofces as well as micronance-
oriented thrift and rural banks shall
continue to be allowed under existing
regulations. New banks must have
qualied shareholders, clear policy
structure and management group withexpertise and proven integrity.
SALN FILING: All government
workers – elective or appointive, must le
their Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2015. Deadline
for submission to the Civil Service
Commission is on April 30, 2016. SALN
covers the lers’ owned assets and
debts, as well as those of his/her spouse
and minor children. Comparative gures
(previous year’s and last year’s) must be
aligned to show changes. F/S analysts
can easily check discrepancies via
reconciliation.
More Bank Branches
OPINIONS
UNLIMITED
Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
the “Daang Matuwid” with the use
of statistics and logic. Obviously he
was the most prepared among the
“debaters” – despite being on the
defensive. Sen. Grace Poe also did
well – with the easy task of talking
about motherhood theories andopen-ended plans. Her topic choice
of agriculture for development was
clearly intended to gather support from
the “food basket” producers.
PROJECTS: One of the key
developments now that campaigning
by local candidates are about to be
allowed is the approval and grant of
infrastructure projects to be undertaken
by LGUs. Funding is assured as the
appropriations have been included in
the 2016 budgets. Releases insure
that workers may be hired – and the
“commissions” of the project sponsors
will be paid out. In fact – the agents’
shares are immediately payable upon
project approval!
These arrangements augur well for
incumbents, more so those aligned
with the administration. The legalities
are assured and the opposition betscannot nd fault in the release of
funds so long as projects are identied
and visible. The Bids and Awards
Committees of the LGUs must work
doubly hard to check veracity of
projects as well as reasonability of
budgets. Bidding procedures should
be properly observed and qualication
of bidders must be maintained.
TRUISM: Problems and sufferings
draw us apart from worldly ways, and
bring us closer to our God!
same for VP Binay.
*****
After refusing to sign the bill that would
grant an increase of P2,000.00 monthlypension to Social Security pensioners,
Pres. Benigno Aquino signed the first
tranche of the salary standardization law
for state workers which the rank and le
in the government consider better than
nothing.
Here’s the excerpt from the editorial of
the Daily Tribune dated February 24, 2016
that will explain the Salary Standardization
Law:
The Executive Order that Aquino
signed implementing the rst tranche of
the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) was
clearly a campaign gimmick for laggard
Liberal Party (LP) bet Mar Roxas.
W h i l e N o y n o y d e m a n d e d a
compensation legislation for two bills,
one seeking a reduction in income tax
payments through a revamp of the tax
schedule and the P2,000 increase inthe monthly pensions of Social Security
System (SSS) members there was no
such demand for the SSL.
The SSL has been stalled in the
bicameral conference committee due
to disagreements on the compensation
of military personnel and immediately
Budget Secretary and LP strategist
Butch Abad drafted Noynoy an order
to implement it.
It turned out that P58 billion had
already been allotted for the non-
existent law in the 2016 budget that only
proved the salary hike for employees
was long planned by the Palace and
the LP to coincide with the polls.
The Executive Order (EO) also
earmarked the release of an average
27 percent increase in salaries of state
workers in May, which conveniently is
the month the voters will decide on the
successor of Noynoy.
The pay hikes are skewed heavily
in favor of government ofcials or the
gatekeepers of government funds andresources.
A sta te workers grou p sai d 1.3
million ordinary government employees
will get a mere 10 to 27 percent hike
while ranking ofcials, including the
President, will get as much as 100 to
228 percent increase.
Aside from the salary hike, state
workers are looking forward to a 14-
month pay also to be released in May.
To make the package a total blowout,
Abad said the EO provided that the
salary increases are retroactive to the
start of the year.
The EO also grants additional
benefits for civil ian and military
uniformed personnel that became the
hurdle in the passing of the SSL.
As I see it, it will widen the gap
between the rich and the poor. Theordinary worker will get 10 to 27 percent
hike while ranking le ofcials will get
100 to 228 percent increase. Matuwid
na daan ba yan? It is anti-poor and
unjust.
The 30th anniversary of the People
Power at EDSA (Epifanio delos Santos
Avenue) was celebrated this February
25, 2016
I watched on TV many people recalled
EDSA 1 and Martial Law declared by Pres.
Ferdinand E. Marcos especially Pres.
Benigno S. Aquino and I can say that the
present generation cannot fairly judge what
happened. The violence shown on TV did
not happen nationwide but only in Metro
Manila. If we want true story of EDSA 1
and Martial Law, we should listen to the
version of Pres. Aquino and pro-Aquinos,
the Enrile-Honasan-Ramos version
who broke away from Pres. Marcos and
sparked the revolution, Pres. Ferdinand
Marcos’ version, the American version,
the political opposition headed by Sen.Salvador ‘Doy’ Laurel of UNIDO, the media
reports at that time and the non-political
people who lived thru Martial Law Days,
the exposes of Ex-Sen. Ernesto Maceda,
the book of Cecilio Anillo as Cory Aquino’s
presidency and the book on Martial Law
written by the anti-Marcos activist Nilo
Tayag. By collating the contents and
stories in the above mentioned, we will
know what truly happened – and that’s our
history, not one-sided history.
I lived through the Martial Law days
and I can say that not all Marcos did was
wrong. His accomplishments are still
around and serving the people. This does
not mean I am for Bongbong Marcos.
He is different from his father and the
accomplishments of his parents are not
his. I will vote for a candidate from Bikol
for Vice President.If Bongbong wins, I guess, one of
the reasons would be P-Noy’s bashing
their family after two Aquinos became
President. The people who are disgruntled
and displeased with the administration and
their allies may go for him. My guess is the
SS law better than nothing to ordinary workers
and EDSA 1 and Martial Law Revolution
NeNiTA fueNTebellA-PeÑONes
FROM
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Cong. ROBREDO Cong. BATOCABE
LEGAZPI CITY—
Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon
spewed a 500-meter-high
grayish ash column, which
drifted towards villages in
the town of Juban and Iro-
sin, at about 5:01 p.m. Mon-
day, the Philippine Institute
of Volcanology and Seismol-
ogy said.
Ed Laguerta, Phivolcsresident volcanologist, said
the volcano exhibited two
successive minor explosions
that produced a grayish ash
plume, followed by a steam
and ash plume that drifted
towards the west side of the
volcano.
Laguerta said the eruption
was a “phreatic” type as indi-
cated by the two steam-driven
explosions that took place.
The eruption consisted of
two earthquakes, followed by
rock-fracturing events a few
second later by an explosion-
type earthquake that lasted
for about four minutes and 20
seconds.Prior to the low-energy
ash and steam ejection on
Monday afternoon, Phivolcs
seismic instruments detected
no volcanic earthquake, al-
though increased seismic-
ity was recorded over the
weekend.
In a phone interview,
Laguerta said the easterly
wind that prevailed triggered
the ashfall to drift to the vil-
lages of Cogon and Bulos in
Irosin town and Puting Sapa
and Sangkayon in Juban
town—areas located at the
west side of the volcano.
The Phivolcs will exam-ine the extent of ashfall that
drifted towards the villages in
Juban and Irosin towns.
Laguerta said the phreatic
explosion might have been
produced by hydrothermal u-
id or steam and that the steam
pressurization underneath the
volcano edice might have
triggered the movements in
the local earthquake faults,
Bulusan Volcano spews ash
Leni, Ako Bicol to le ‘JMR School for Governance’ bill
NAGA CITY —A bill
that calls for the establish-
ment of a specialized pub-
lic secondary and tertiary
school offering governance-
focused education is about
to be led in the House of
Representatives this year.
This was revealed by Rep.
Rodel M. Batocabe of Ako
Bicol in a press brieng last
February 19, this year, which
tackled the political party’sachievements in Congress
DAGOS PO KAMO SA MAOGMANG LUGARMore than 800 ofcers and members of the Judiciary Association of Clerks of the Philippines (JACOPHIL) from all over thecountry were in Naga recently for their Annual Convention and Seminar themed; "The Judiciary Clerks Facing the Challenges
of the Court's Modernization"
saying further that “it needs to
be thoroughly evaluated.”
The Phivolcs ofcial said
it needs further close moni-
toring because the volcano,
although still in restive state,
did not show signs of magma
movements signied by vol-
canic tremors or ground de-
formation. The volcano has
remained restive following aseries of explosions beginning
June 2015.
Alert Level 1 remains in ef -
fect and the Phivolcs warned
the villagers not to venture in
the four-kilometer Permanent
Danger Zone due to sudden
phreatic explosions. – PNA
and other legislative plans in-
cluding those being undertak -
en in partnership with other
congressmen.
Batocabe said that the
mandate of the planned spe-
cialized public school for
governance, which Congress-
woman Leni G. Robredo and
Ako Bicol is mulling over,
shall train young people who
would want to work in the
government to be competent,qualied and honest public
servants.
“I think it is only necessary
to pursue the plan. We have
the Philippine Science High
School which offers, on a free
scholarship basis, a second-
ary course with special em-
phasis on subjects pertaining
to mathematics and sciences,
with the end view of prepar-
ing its students for a science
career and the Philippine High
School for the Arts that offers
various specializations in the
eld of arts but we don’t have
yet a learning institution that
will rear the young ones whointend to work in the govern-
ment,” he says.
To be named Jesse M.
Robredo School for Gover-
nance, the school, based on
the concept, will train young
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BIKOL REPORTER4 FEB. 28-MARCH 5, 2016HALO-HALO
Rebisyonismo sa Kasaysayan
Dis*Karte*Kusyon*Kurso
frANk PeÑONES JR.
kan krimen kan Martial Law, kan
krimen kan saiyang ama. Ay,
malilingawon na henerasyon.
Kan nagtaram daw si
sarong propeta sa Bibliya na
kaipuhan maghiling sa Diyos an
mga namamanwaan nganing
maumayan an banwaan,
nangangahulugan daw ining
pagwalat na lang sa pwertahan nin
pagtubod nganing mabago an siring
na pagiisip. O baka kaipuhan man
ngonang magkaigwang mga lugad
asin dugo, bago maumayan.
Hinapot ko ini ta sa tahaw kan
pangapudan kan “Marcos Pa
Rin,” igwa naman nagbubutwang
pagiisip na kaipuhan ta na nin
“ethnic cleansing.”
Kaherakan kita nin Diyos kun
siring.
Sa nagkakaperang pagtiripon
nin mga hobenes igdi sa Bikol kun
sain nataan akong panahon na
magtaram, nagluluwas an pagmawot
na magkaigwa nin awtoritaryan na
gobyerno sa nasyon, siring daa sa
panahon ni Marcos.
Dai ko aram kun an paglakop
kan siring na pagiisip resulta nin
sekretong kampanya sa propaganda
o sa inaapod na historical revisionism.
Alagad, nakakadisturbo man giraray
an siring. Dai ko maisip kun ta’no
ta gustong magbalyo hali sa kutson
pasiring sa malipot na salog an mga
siring na nagiisip.
Kun ideyalismo ini, saro ining
nariribong na romantisismo. Garo
baga si mga inaapod na “armchair
revolutionaries” na huna kan sarong
rebolusyon sarong party sa sarong
yate. Suway sa daga, suway sa
hawak. Manananggal na tunay.
Bakong nagkataon na an
pagbutwa kan siring na pagiisip
nangyari sa pagkandidato kan aki
kan depuntong diktador. Kaya kun
ipinapahiling siya, garo bagong
labang bado, na dai namantsahan
Tinagba focuses on agri products
By JOKEE BOTOR-REYES
When Iriga City in Ca-
marines Sur celebrated
February 11 this year the
annual Tinagba Festival
spectators came not just to
watch the oat and bullcart
parade cum street dancing
but also the best farm pro-
duce entered in a contest
dubbed “Pinaka.”
One of the highlights
of this year’s celebration,
the search was open to all
bonade Iriga farmers. The
competition had three cat-
egories: vegetables, fruits
and root crops. Under veg-
etables, eggplants, pole sitao,
The True Value of EducationBy TERESITA SALOME NUESTRO
Teacher 1, Agay-Ayan Elem. School
Agay-Ayan, Tinambac, Camarines Sur
Why do you study? Do you really know the value of your
education? Your parents might have told you that it is the only
inheritance they can give you. It’s something that no one can
take away from you. But do you know its real worth?
When I asked the students why they study, the common
answer would for them to get a good grade, to nish schooland get a high paying job in order for them to have a better
life. In short, education is their means for a promising future.
They see it as the key that will unlock the door lled with gold.
I don’t see anything bad about this perspective but I just think
that it limits them to observe the true value of education.
Having a good education to tow is more powerful than you
can imagine. Aside from giving you the greater chances of
landing to your dream job, it makes you more aware of your
rights and duties as a business owner or employee, and in
great part, as a person with dignity.
When you are educated, very seldom others will disre -
spect or exploit you. They know that as an educated person,
you know your rights and values. Your education gives you
certain privileges in life that money can’t always buy.
Signicant rise in population fueled the corruption that vic -
timized the uneducated people. Our education can help end
this by bringing enlightenment to those unaware and illiter -
ate.
Remember the story of Efren Peñaorida and how his
Kariton Classroom changed the lives of many Filipinos. Heused education as a tool to uplift other people’s lives, by be -
ing an agent of change and hope for all those less privileged
children. By sharing the true value of education, he was able
to inuence them from joining notorious gangs, groups and
fraternities but rather to focus on their schooling. If you use
your education for the good of society, it gives you honor and
pride.
Our education is not for ourselves alone. We acquire it not
just for our own satisfaction but also for the good of the com-
munity. It’s something that we must share to others especially
to those who needs it.
The true value of education can only be found if you use it
well, not just for our own good but also for the welfare of the
society. Instead of considering it as a tool for better earning
or prot, consider is as tool to gain more knowledge and sk ills
that you can share to humanity.
Explicit Teaching: Best
for Struggling LearnersBy MARILOU GASPI-SACAY, Ph.D.Master Teacher II
Iriga Central School, Iriga City
Education has not stopped in its mission of providing the
best instruction which is very remarkable bringing hope for
hope for every kind of pupil in school. No child in school
therefore is not given the opportunity to learn according to
his capacity. No child is left out in school without having
learned. Now, there is no reason why a child in school or
his parents could claim that the child was not taught or didnot learn.
It takes all kinds of pupils, and most of the time, these pu-
pils are packed together in one classroom. And the teacher
takes this as a challenge premised on making every single
pupil in his ward learn the way he should. He uses every -
thing at his disposal to make learning easy. The teacher
becomes the most understanding and resourceful person
in his world.
Comes now explicit teaching. Primarily meant to workbest in teaching struggling learners.
Teachers make the pupils in for the Big Secret. There
is no guessing. There is no guessing what the lesson is,
why they should learn and how they should learn the les -
son. They are not kept in the dark, there is no speculation,
the coast is clear, so to say and the pupils go with it. That’s
the wonder of explicit instruction. It is focused on producing
specic learning outcomes through a sequence of supports
provided to pupils.
Young and struggling learners need this kind of teach-
ing. They have to be fully supported by the teachers in theirsearch for meaning as they learn.
It is an accepted fact that excellent teachers inuence
students learning. Unconsciously, they direct student direc-
tion and provide information about the nature of the skill or
strategy to be learned, actively monitor and give feedback
to pupils, provide them with ways to assess their own per -
formance. Call this self-monitor, something pupils nd very
interesting. Subsequently, the pupils are provided meaning-
ful practice that lead them to use it on their own.
The following are the steps provided for explicit teach-ing: (1) Introduction. The teacher tells the pupils directly
what they are expected to learn; (2) Modeling. The teacher
demonstrates how the process (3) Guided practice. The
pupils are told how many steps are involved. (4) Group
practice. The steps previously learned are explained. (5)
Independent practice. The pupils are given more responsi-
bility to try out the new skill or strategy on their own.
Now, now, learning is easy. And the teacher nd its
source of pride to see that his students did learn. Call this
an added feather to his cap.
cabbage, tomato, hot pep-
per, upo, squash, cucumber,
pechay, and ampalaya were
entered. Under the fruit cat-
egory were papaya, banana,
jackfruit, guava, pomelo, ca-
cao, pili, manga and peanuts
while the following were
entered under the root crops
category: cassava. gabi, ube,
sweet potato, and ginger.
Rice and corn were indepen-
dent entries.
The winners who were
awarded cash prizes were:
corn -Elizabeth Gonowon
(Brgy. San Vicente Norte)
and rice- Lani Inage (Brgy.
Salvacion) and BeatrizLagdaan (Brgy. Sagrada).
Vegetables: pechay – Ar -
mando Ibarrientos (Brgy. Sta.
Elena); cucumber – Jelibeth
Trillanes (Brgy. La Trinidad);
tomato – Ben Rivera (Brgy.
Perpetual Help); upo natural
– Ailyn Vargas (Brgy. Salva-
cion); upo tambuli – Arvin
Corporal (Brgy. San Miguel);
squash – Ben Monte (Brgy.
Sto. Domingo); pole sitao –
Rosario Salvadora (Brgy, San
Antonio); eggplant – Marly
Tabal (Brgy.Isabel); hot pep-
per – Cecilia Martirez (Brgy.
San Antonio); ampalaya – Ma.
Teresita Velasco (Brgy. Salva-
cion); and peanut 0 Daisy Ta-
duran (Brgy. Sta. Maria).
Fruits: pomelo – Yolanda
Gonzales (Brgy.Sto. Nino);
papaya- Salve Nacario (Brgy.
San Pedro); guava – Tertul-
lano Corporal (Brgy. San An-
tonio); jackfruit – Ben Rivera
(Brgy. Perpetual Help); ca-
cao- Francisco Parica (Brgy.
Sta. Teresita); saba – Mayden
Tabla (Brgy. Sta. Isabel); la-
tundan –Angel Catimbang
(Brgy. San Agustin).
Root crops : cassava – Je-
sus Alcoy (Brgy, San Rafael);
ginger- Honesto Sirios (Brgy,
San Andres); ube – Jerry
Guevara (Brgy, San Isidro);
gabi- Marlie Tabal (Brgy.Sta.
Isabel) and sweet potato –
Maryjean Balang (Brgy. San
Pedro).
promoting positive and non-
violent discipline to children.
The event will take place at
the Naga City People’s Hall,
City Hall compound, here.
The historic event, dubbed
“Gawad Gabay” which stands
for “Galing sa pag alalay ng
mga bata para sa Magandang
Buhay” aims to document the
best practices and advocacies
being implemented at home,
in school and in the commu-
nities by various stakeholders
and showcase its positive im- pact on the lives of its target
recipients - the children.
Invited partakers include
parents, teachers, civil so-
ciety organizations (CSOs)
members, children and youth
association heads, local gov-
ernment units (LGUs) and
individuals who are practic-
ing and promoting discipline
in children without causing
PLAN INTERNATIONAL . . .
them harm.
The search is part of the
Collective Action to Promote
Non-Violent and Protective
Society for Children Project
and is being supported by the
European Union. Plan Inter -
national also forged a part-
nership with the Philippine
Legislator’s Committee on
Population and Development
(PLCPD) and Lihok Pilipina
Foundation (LPF) in promot-
ing the said campaign.
Adan Kristoffer Monterde,Plan International Project Of-
cer said that the initiative of
pushing on with the search is
to generate public awareness
among the various stakehold-
ers, especially those who
have a direct interaction with
children regarding their right
to be protected against any
violent form of discipline.
The search will cover
the following areas: Quezon
City; Naga City and the town
of Pili in Camarines Sur;
Lagawe and Lamut, Ifugao;
Talisay and Cebu Cities; Ala-
bel, Saranggani Province and
Llorente and Maydolong in
Eastern Samar.
Plan International Inc.
Project Manager on Positive
Discipline Project Jayson
Lozano will brief the partici-
pants regarding the search’s
rationale and the award’s
objective. The Gawad Gabay
award logo will be explained by Child Rights Network
Convenor Jun Almocera. The
awards mechanics and crite-
ria will be delivered by City
Social Welfare Ofcer Evan-
geline Manalo.
Other dignitaries who are
expected to grace the occa-
sion include Department of
Education Undersecretary
for Legal and Legislative Af -
individuals with focus on
core values in the govern-
ment service or the principle
of transparency, culture of ex-
cellence, accountability, and
good governance.
The Jesse M. Robredo
School for Governance, once
established, is perceived to be
the boot camp that will “al-
low the government to have
a pool of future good govern-
ment personnel and ofcials,
where integrity and idealism
by those who want to be civilservants in the future is nur-
tured and developed.
LENI, AKO BICOL...
fairs, USEC Alberto Muyot,
European Union Delegation
Program Ofcer Eidhr Mar -
garito Raynera and Depart-
ment of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) Re-
gional Ofce V Regional Di-
rector Arnel Garcia.
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Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Camarines Sur IV District Engineering Ofce
Sta. Teresita, Baao, Camarines Sur
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT OF PERMANENT WEAK BRIDGE,
SAN MIGUEL BRIDGE NABUA, CAMARINES SUR ONLY LIGHT
VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED TO PASS THE BRIDGE, HEAVY AND
LONG VEHICLES GOING TO NAGA CITY, PLEASE TAKE MASOLI-
SALVACION-IRIGA CITY ROAD THEN IRIGA CITY – BAAO
ROAD.
DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT OF PERMANENT WEAK BRIDGE,
SAN MIGUEL BRIDGE, NABUA, CAMARINES SUR ONLY LIGHT
VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED TO PASS THE BRIDGE, HEAVY AND
LONG VEHICLES GOING TO LEGAZPI CITY, PLEASE TAKE BULAPROPER-PANOYPOYAN-TOPAZ NABUA THEN TOPAZ-TANDAAY
& TANDAAY-BULUANG BATO-BONBON LIBON-LIBON PROPER-
POLANGUI ROAD.
DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT OF PERMANENT WEAK BRIDGE,
SAN MIGUEL BRIDGE, NABUA, CAMARINES SUR ONLY LIGHT
VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED TO PASS THE BRIDGE, HEAVY AND
LONG VEHICLES GOING TO MANILA, PLEASE TAKE MATACON-
LIBON-BONBON-GOYUDAN BATO-TANDAAY NABUA ROAD
THEN TANDAAY-TOPAZ-PANOYPOYAN-BULA PROPER-PAWILI
PILI JUNCTION ROAD.
MOVES FOR BETTER EDUCATIONMayor John Bongat signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA with the University of Nueva
Cacares' Graduate School where the Thesis, Dissertations, Journals of the University will be
lent to the Raul Roco Library and will be made available to the city's students for their research
and projects.
AFP benefciaries get P3.8Mlivelihood grant from DOLE
Dir. LACAMBRA
Legazpi City- A stagger-ing P3,791,722.75 livelihoodgrant was released by DOLEBicol to selected beneciariesof the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) around theregion for the past three (3)years and some millions morewill be released this year.
These grants, DOLE Bi-col regional director NathanielV. Lacambra said, is DOLEBicol’s contribution to coun-tryside development thru thenationwide AFP-PNP “Balika-tan Program”. Under the “Ba-likatan Program”, governmentagencies are directed to helpthe AFP and PNP combat localinsurgency by extending their programs and projects to identi-ed areas and beneciaries.
Here in the region, DOLEBicol is closely working withthe 9th Infantry Division (9ID)of the Philippine Army (PA)
and the Regional Command ofthe Philippine National Police(PNP) in the identication of beneciaries for the provisionof livelihood grants particularlythe DOLE Kabuhayan StarterKits (DKSK).
“We really wanted our live-lihood programs to reach thefarthest Barangays in Bicol.But we know the hassles andhazards to do this plus the factthat we have limited personnel.So this is where the PA and PNPcome in,” DOLE Bicol regionaldirector Nathaniel V. Lacambraexplained.
Based on records DOLEBicol has provided several live-lihood funding grants for the9th ID of the Philippine Army
alone. In 2015, in the provinceof Camarines Sur P489,930.00grant was given to 97 benecia-ries in Buhi while P629,317.50grant with 120 beneciarieswas awarded in Caramoan andP399,862.00 grant with 76 beneciaries was released inPamplona. In 2014, a total ofP1,356,000 was granted to thePAs 226 listed beneciaries and
Spain okays Albay 3rdwater flter machine
LEGAZPI CITY—Spainhas given Albay another wa-ter ltration machine for use
in calamity stricken areaswhere potable water is scarce,through its aid agency, theAgencia Española de Coop-eración Internacional para elDesarrollo.
The water ltration machineis the third the Spanish govern-ment has given Albay since a partnership in disaster risk re-duction was formally forged between them about nine yearsago. The machines were on topof various other grants such as permanent evacuation centersthat also serve as classrooms.
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda,elated over the new grant, saidtheir viable partnership withSpain has gone a long way,and has greatly beneted Albay
and helped pursue excellencein governance, particularly inthe eld of DRR and ClimateChange Adaptation.
Of the 11 evacuation centerscum classrooms built in Albay,ve were funded by Spain.These facilities have remainedimpressive, well maintainedand useful, and were personallyinspected by Spanish QueenSoa herself during her Albayvisit in 2013, Salceda said.
The water ltration ma-
chines, on the other hand, have proven to be indispensableequipments of the Water and
Sanitation Unit of Team Albay,during its emergency responseoperations in many calamitystricken areas of the country,where potable water supply dis-rupted and urgently vital.
“Team Albay would not bewhere it is now, a multi-award-ed emergency response group,without the water ltration ma-chines which provided manydisaster victims safe water,”Salceda stressed.
Albay received its third Gal-ing Pook Award in 2015 throughTeam Albay. In all of its 13 hu-manitarian missions from 2008to 2014 alone, the team hadserved some 103,642 familiesinvolving 518,208 persons andthe water ltration machines
have produced 4,863,612 littersof potable water for them.Salceda said the Albay-AE-
CID partnership goes beyondmere benefactor-beneciaryrelationship. Following thedevastation by Supertyphoon“Yolanda” in 2014, the De- partment of Interior and LocalGovernment and AECID haveteamed up to replicate Albay’ssuccessful DRR strategy in atleast 10 other provinces of thecountry.
in 2013 a sum of P916,613.25was released to 135 benecia-ries.
While DOLE Bicol pro-vides the funding for the live-lihood program, the AFP-PNPis responsible in identifying possible beneciaries from theBarangays. Mostly, the bene-ciaries would come from areaswhich were previously plagued
with insurgency but were liber-ated by either the AFP or thePNP.
The AFP and PNP here in theregion collaborated with DOLEBicol since they believed thatthe provision of a sustainablelivelihood is vital and one ofthe best strategies in combat-ing local insurgency. Statisti-cally speaking, the AFP said,far ung Barangays in whichthe services of government of-ces could not penetrate, arethe ones “most vulnerable” tolocal insurgency. This maybe because of the absence of gov-ernment’s help. The residentsof said Barangays can easily bedeceived by propagandas of in-surgency.
With the entrance of DOLEBicol’s livelihood program thruthe help of the AFP and PNP,the residents of these Barangayscould visibly “see and feel” the presence of the government andnot just ‘some people’ troopingin with uniform and guns.
“I believe this is true. Theonly way to encourage our peo- ple to go back to the government
is to give them sustainable live-lihood and income. If they areearning then they will be busyand will not have time listeningto any propaganda. We’re glad
that DOLE has become a vehi-cle for a more peaceful Bicol,”RD Lacambra stressed.
Several success stories onthis AFP-PNP-DOLE collabo-ration, told by the beneciariesthemselves, have been noted byDOLE Bicol. Bong Sean Be,now a successful local store atEms Barrio advertising its ownfood product line, owned andmanaged by Mrs. Lourdes BasGados is one living testamentthat said collaboration is bene-cial to the Bicolanos. She wasone of the identied beneciaryof the rst ever joint AFP-PNPlivelihood campaign in Albay.Her story was featured by a lo-cal newspaper and radio stationin 2014.
“Our partnership with theAFP and PNP, especially withthe 9th ID truly made our liveli-hood program more accessibleespecially in areas where it isimpossible for our own per-sonnel to penetrate. With this partnership, we are proud thatDOLE Bicol has delivered its programs and services up tofarthest Barangays. At least Bi-colanos there would know thatthere is government in Bicol,”RD Lacambra added.
This year, DOLE Bicol isagain earmarking some of itsmulti-million livelihood fundsfor the beneciaries whichwill be identied by the AFPand PNP. The DOLE-AFP-PNP collaboration was actu-
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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION
OF THE 9th SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF CARAMOAN, CAMARINES
SUR HELD ON JANUARY 11, 2016 AT THE SESSION HALL,
MUNICIPAL MAIN BUILDING, CARAMOAN, CAMARINES SUR.
PRESENT: HON. IRENE R. BREIS - Municipal Vice-Mayor/Presiding Ofcer
MEMBERS
HON. EDUARDO B. BONITA HON. CARLOS B. CHAVEZ
HON. JUANITA P. BELLEZA HON. GETULIO A. FERNANDO, JR.
HON. RAUL F. VILLARETE HON. LYDIA C. OBIAS
HON. MANOLO A. PINEDA, JR. HON. DICK H. CORDIAL
LIGA President (Ex-Ofcio Member)
ABSENT:
HON. FRANCIS R. BENEMERITO - Municipal Councilor
____________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION NO. 07Series of 2016
RESOLUTION ENACTING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE OPERATION OF PADYAK IN CARAMOAN, PROVINCE OF
CAMARINES SUR
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to put order in the
operation of padyak plying the roads within the poblacion and the
neighboring barangays of this municipality;
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the safety of the riding public who
are utilizing the services of padyak operators and drivers association,
it is incumbent upon this body to enact a padyak ordinance.
WHEREFORE, the foregoing premises considered, on motion
by Honorable Getulio A. Fernando, Jr., duly seconded by Honorable
Lydia C. Obias, be it
RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, by the Sangguniang
Bayan of Caramoan, Camarines Sur, in session assembled, to enact
the following ordinance:
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 01
Series of 2016
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF PADYAK IN
CARAMOAN, CAMARINES SUR
BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Bayan that:
SECTION 1 – TITLE. This ordinance shall be known
as “AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION AND
REGISTRATION OF PADYAK IN CARAMOAN, CAMARINES
SUR.”
SECTION 2 – DEFINITION OF TERMS. As used in this
Ordinance, the following words and phrases shall be construed and
mean as follows:
a. Padyak - refers to any three-wheeled manually
operated bike with a two-seater sidecar
propelled by human power.
b. Operator - refers to the actual legal owner who operates
the same and whose name such vehicle is
duly registered.
a. Driver - refers to any person who operates or in
actual physical control of the padyak.
b. Fare - refers to the service fee collected by the
driver of the padyak to his passenger(s).
c. Trafc jam - refers to the congestion of road or street
which usually caused by the great volume of
vehicles that passed on a road or street.
d. Operation - refers to the activity of padyak in theMunicipality of Caramoan, Camarines Sur.
SECTION 3 – SCOPE AND COVERAGE. This Ordinance
covers all the padyak for hire that operates and ferry passengers
within the territorial jurisdiction of the Municipality of Caramoan,
Camarines Sur.
SECTION 4 – PURPOSE. The primary purpose of this
Ordinance is to regulate the operation and provide guidelines for the
registration of padyak and to abate trafc jam and congestion in the
municipal streets of the municipality.
SECTION 5 – Requirements for the registration of padyak by
the owner/operator.
1. Registration Fee of P50.00
2. Mayor’s Permit Fee of P150.00
3. Police Clearance fee of P75.00
4. Medical Certicate Fee of P50.00
5. Sticker – P50
6. Plate number of padyak which shall have a measurement
of 5 inches x 10 inches to be provided by the CARPODA
7. Afdavit of ownership supported by necessary documents.If purchased by the owner, receipt of payment is needed.
8. In case the owner owns more than one (1) unit, the owner
shall pay P100.00 for each additional unit. Each owner is
limited only for ve (5) units.
SECTION 6 – The driver of the padyak must comply the
following requirements.
a. Identication Card (I.D.)
b. He must be 18 years old and above.
c. He must secure medical certicate from MHO.
d. He must observe proper hygiene.
e. He must observe proper dress code.
f. Certicate of attendance for half-day (1/2) seminar with the
Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarter, Caramoan,
Camarines Sur.
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Camarines Sur Municipality of CARAMOAN
-oOo-
Office of the Sangguniang Bayan
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g. Certicate of Membership from padyak operators
organization.
SECTION 7 – FEES. All fees for every particular requirement
shall be made at the Municipal Treasurer’s Ofce and the
corresponding receipt must be issued thereon.
SECTION 8 – If the owner/operator is the driver himself of his
padyak, requirements stipulated in Sections 5 & 6 must be complied
with.
SECTION 9 – Owner/operator of the padyak shall register
their unit(s) with the Ofce of the Municipal Treasurer and the said
ofce shall determine the physical built and condition of the bicycle
and sidecar or the side wheel thereof. Certicate of good condition
shall be issued to the owner/operator by the said ofce. Failure of
the owner/operator to renew the registration of his padyak for one
(1) year, his slot will be awarded/given to any interested applicant.
SECTION 10 – PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF PADYAK.
The owner/operator is required to comply the following physical
requirements of his padyak.
a. The wheels and other parts of the padyak must be in
good condition and free from rust and dilapidation.
b. It must be installed with ashlight.
c. The registration plate number must be attached to the
front of the sidecar of the padyak.
d. It must have reectorized stickers to be placed in front
and rear portions of the padyak.
SECTION 11 – The driver of the padyak must secure an
identication card (ID) from the Ofce of the Sangguniang Bayan
and must always wear it when driving his padyak and transporting
his passenger(s). It must be placed with a cord to hang it on his neckand visible to the passenger and public.
The Identication Card (I.D.) must contain the following
information, to wit:
a. Complete name in bold letters;
b. Passport size (1.5”x1.5”) ID pictures;
c. Residence, age, civil status, gender, municipality &
province;
d. ID number;
e. Laminated with plastic;
f. It should have a hole on top of the ID for cording
purposes;
g. The ID must not be transferable;
h. In case of loss, an Afdavit of Loss duly notarized must
be secured by the driver before he will issued with a new
one;
i. The ID must have signature of the driver and the SB
Chairman of the Committee on Transportation.
SECTION 12 – No driver can operate a padyak under the
inuence of alcohol.
SECTION 13 – RECONIZED NUMBER OF UNITS OF
PADYAK. In order to ensure that no excess units of padyak will ply
the route within the poblacion, the maximum allowed numbers of
units are 200 only.
The provision of this Section notwithstanding, the Sangguniang
Bayan may decide, in the interest of better and more effective public
service, by an Ordinance to allow a higher number of allowed units.
SECTION 14 – LIABILITY. In case of accident, the operator
shall be civilly liable and the driver shall be criminally liable for injuries
or damages done to the passengers and other properties.
SECTION 15 – FARE. A fare of P5.00 shall be charged each
passenger for the rst kilometer, an additional of P1.00 shall be
charged for every kilometers in excess of the rst kilometer.
SECTION 16 – PENAL CLAUSE. Any violations of this
Ordinance shall be penalized with the following:
1st Offense - Warning
2ND Offense - A ne of P100.00
3rd Offense - Impoundment of the padyak and will
only be released upon payment
of P150.00 ne.
SECTION 17 – REPEALING CLAUSE. All ordinance or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with any provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed or modied accordingly.
SECTION 18 – SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If, for any reasons,
any provisions, or parts hereof shall be held to be unconstitutional
or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
SECTION 19 – EFFECTIVITY. This ordinance shall take
effect upon its approval and publication in a newspaper of local
circulation.
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of this foregoing
Resolution.
(SGD.) CAMILO R. ALVAREZA
Acting Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan
ATTESTED:
(SGD.) IRENE R. BREIS
Municipal Vice-Mayor/Presiding Ofcer
CONCURRED:
(SGD.) EDUARDO B. BONITA (SGD.) CARLOS B. CHAVEZ
Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor
(SGD.) JUANITA P. BELLEZA (SGD.) GETULIO A. FERNANDO, JR.
Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor
(SGD.) RAUL F. VILLARETE (SGD.) LYDIA C. OBIAS
Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor
(SGD.) MANOLO A. PINEDA, JR. (SGD.) DICK H. CORDIAL
Municipal Councilor LIGA President (Ex-Ofcio Member)
APPROVED:
(SGD.) ENG’R. CONSTANTINO H. CORDIAL, JR.
Municipal Mayor
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NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT
JANUARY 5, 2016 PIO A. TAPALES JR.
JANUARY 5, 2016 RITA D. CORREO
JANUARY 7, 2016 MA. IMELDA C. CONSULTA
JANUARY 8, 2016 JANUARIO A. GOMEZ
JANUARY 16, 2016 RECHELINE R. AGUILA
JANUARY 16, 2016 GUADALUPE A. BERNARDINO
JANUARY 18, 2016 JOSE RAUL F. RUSTIA
JANUARY 17, 2016 GLENN A. OLARIO
JANUARY 19, 2016 CRISPIN S. SAAVEDRA
JANUARY 24, 2016 JOSE T. PADOJANUARY 22, 2016 JOSEFA T. GUERRERO
JANUARY 22, 2016 ELMER E. BERMUDO
JANUARY 26, 2016 HONORIA A. ALARCON
JANUARY 24, 2016 LEONILDA A. SALTING
JANUARY 26, 2016 OFELIA J. SEPTIMO
JANUARY 29, 2016 LORNA A. SANCHEZ
JANUARY 28, 2016 ARNULFO S. PATRIARCA
JANUARY 29, 2016 MARCELINA B. CABALLERO
JANUARY 31, 2016 CELEDONI P. ORTEGA
FOR JANUARY
CLIFF DIVING AT CAGLIOG CLIFF, CARAMOANAnother reason to keep coming back to that wonder peninsula in Camarines Sur to uncoversanother facet to outdoor sports especially during the summer months that will click with
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DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
OF THE ESTATE OF ROQUE H. TAN
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the legal
and sole heirs being the legitimate wife and children of the
late ROQUE H. TAN, who died intestate on September 12,
2012 in Naga City, leaving no last will or testament; left
parcels of land situated in Palestina, Pili, Camarines Sur
with TCT No. 2902 and 2901;Barangay Tabuco with TCT
No. 55982 and Concepcion Pequena with TCT No. 15202
in Naga City and in the District of Sampaloc, City of Manila
with TCT No. 176338; that the parties agree to adjudicate,
transfer and convey the described estate consisting of the
share of the deceased in favor of Rosario Imperial Tan,
Roderick Imperial Tan, Reginald Imperial Tan and Ryanmark
Imperial Tan, in equal shares; as acknowledged before
Notary Public Attorney Jose S. Ordona, Doc. No. 068, Page
No. 04, Book No. XVI, Series of 2013.
BIKOL REPORTERPublished: February 14, 21 and 28, 2016
These projects are seen to benet a combined total of13,559 farmers, rural womenand cooperative members incommunities of the two prov-inces which are the region’sleading producers of the crops,Adelina Losa, the component’shead, said in a statement reach-ing the Philippine News Agen-cy here Thursday.
Camarines Norte is hometo the queen Formosa variety,which is touted as the world’ssweetest pineapple for whichthe province, sitting at thenorthwestern end of Bicolandia,takes pride, being its only com-mercial producer. The provinceaccounts for over 90 percent ofthe region’s supply of the fruit.
Camarines Norte is alsothe country’s fourth largest producer of pineapple withits 2,400 hectares of farmlandwhose soil is rich in potassium
— the biggest factor contrib-uting to the sweetness of thefruit - distributed among its 12municipalities, from where anaverage of 40,000 metric tonsof queen pineapple fruits areharvested per cropping cycle of12 months.
The proposed businessenterprise is projected to benet299 farmer-owners, 1,330 farmlaborers, and 572 processors,laborers and workers on its rstyear of implementation alone.
It also aims an increase ofPhp2,600 in the monthly rate ofworkers engaged in the process-ing and trading of pineapple inthe province.
What the cooperative needsfrom DA-PRDP is assistancein providing the additional equipment, building and logis-tics necessary to meet the mar -
DA'S PRDP EYES FACILITIES . . .
ket’s demand, Losa said.The Abaca Fiber Processing
and Trading Enterprise project,on the other hand, is expected to
benet most of the nearly 15,500Catanduanes farmers mainly relying on the province’s 35,500hectares of abaca plantationsthat produce a average of 19,000metric tons of ber, representing33.2 percent of the total nationalannual production.
This makes abaca the province’s backbone industrythat has made the island, knownas the rst landmass to be kissed by the waves of the PacicOcean -- making it highly ex- posed to tropical cyclones hittingthe country’s eastern seaboard, a prized contributor to country’sber export earnings reachingabout USD 120 million yearly.
The proponent of the abaca project is the Pinoy Lingap-Damayan Multi-Purpose Coop-
erative (PLDMC) which startedits dry-run operations of the processing and trading enter - prise in Viga, Catanduanes, gen-erating a positive response fromthe island’s abaca community.
Losa said the project aims to provide an incentive markup aswell as productivity bonus worthPhp1.00 for every kilogram ofber sold to the cooperative, anintention that is projected to in-crease farmers’ income.
Though the PDRP, she said,the PLDMC aims to be a ma- jor player in the local abacaindustry in Catanduanes whichcould change the local econom-ic landscape as it will break themonopoly of abaca ber trading by inuential and wealthy local
businessmen.Wellington Flores, planningofcer of the regional Philippine
Fiber Industry DevelopmentAuthority (PhilFIDA) ofce inBicol, said the cooperative’smarketing strategy will open theabaca farmers’ horizon to buy-ers.
“This is a good investment because abaca farmers will havexed buyers and xed sourceof income. It will bring the true price of abaca ber to the farm-ers whose majority lives below poverty level,” Flores said.
The establishment ofabaca processing plants in Catanduanes is a developmentlong-been sought by the prov-ince to add value to the crop thathas given the island the gloryof being its top producer in thecountry.
Called a smart crop owingto abaca plants’ resistance totyphoons and drought, it servesas the top agricultural commod-ity that keeps the island’s localeconomy alive from the farmgate down to traders’ receipts
-- providing stable employ-ment, livelihood and business opportunities leading to the province’s lower poverty ratecompared to other Bicol areas.
Losa said both business plans for pineapple and abacain the region submitted for funding support by the PDRP arealigned with the government’sgoal of inclusive growth and the Project’s development objec-tives.
The business plans, she added, meet PRDP’s objectivesof at least ve percent increasein household incomes of farm-ers, seven-percent increase invalue of annual marketedout- puts, and 30- percent increasein incomes for targeted ben-
eciaries engaged in enterprisedevelopment, making their ap- proval necessary, she added.
Reports of prevalent druguse, trade and trans-shipment in
jails have stirred the minds of the public after a series of OplanGalugad operations
Panti said prevalent drug use,trade and trans-shipment in jailshave been reported after a seriesof “Oplan Galugad” operationsin the Bureau of Correctionsdrawing speculations that thesame conditions are also true in-side BJMP facilities.
Moreover, Panti stressed he iscondent that jails in the regionare drug-free noting that the BJMPis sincere in its desire to avert
BJMP, PDEA PARTNERS TO ENSURE DRUG-FREE . . .
entry of contrabands through regular and religious GreyhoundOperations initiated by the front-line eld ofcers with actionstaken immediately against per -sonnel or visitors allegedly linkedto such illegal activity.
The Greyhound Operationsoperatives are composed of
agents from PDEA, members ofthe Special Tactics and response(STAR) team and available
personnel from the BJMP regionalofce. Details of the operationsare kept condential to avoidcompromising its objective.
To ensure optimum result,
the personnel of the facilitysubject to the operation are notinvolved or engaged to the actualushing-out activity except as
perimeter or stand-by forces during the conduct of operations.
In Albay, the bureau chiefsaid the team has conducted atleast ve operations conscating
“insignicant items and numbers” or items that are in excess to the prescribed belong-ings of the resident inmates butare not risky or dangerous.
The BJMP chief led therecent greyhound operations at Polangui District Jail, LigaoCity Jail abd Camalig DistrictJail. BJMP assistant director foradmin and operations jail superintendent Bernardo M. San-chez joined the team in the sameoperations held at tabaco CityDistrict Jail and Sto DomingoDistrict Jail on February 16,2016.
The same activities are scheduled in other jails through-out the Bicol region until Marchof this year.- PIA5/Albay
sure of all smoking areas thatviolates the provisions set onthe guidelines issued by theCSC.
CSC Memorandum-Circu-lar No. 17-2009 states that thesmoking area should be locatedin an open space with no per-manent or temporary roof orwalls,
The memo-circular also pro-vides that smoking area shallnot be located within 10 metersof entrances and exits, no largerthan 10 square meters, and thereshall only be one smoking area per government building.
It added that no foods ordrinks shall be served in the
smoking area, and a smokingarea signage should be highly
SALCEDA ORDERS TOTAL . . .visible and prominently dis- played.
Salceda has also urgedsmoking personnel to enroll inthe Provincial Smoking Ces-sation Program, and every of -ce is tasked to submit a listof employees interested to jointhe program to the ProvincialHuman Resource ManagementOfce not later than February28, 2016.
Salceda hopes that with thismeasure, and with the full co-operation of PGA personnel,all PGA ofces and worksta-tions shall be able to establisha healthy workforce which inturn would result to a more pro-
ductive service to the Albayano people.
report that said an avian pestwas occurring in the commu-nities.
The PVSO said it had onlyreceived verbal reports of signand symptoms of the diseasefrom veterinary technicians invillages in the towns of Tiwi,Bacacay, Camalig and Daragaand Tabaco City.
The signs and symptomsof the disease were observedand found positive at back -yard farms.
In Albay, no case of dis-ease has been reported incommercial farms, which ac-count for 85 percent of do-mestic production, Salcedasaid.
ALBAY SETS STEPS VS AVIAN . . .
“We have big farms withalmost three million per loadcapacity, at 60 days, that is 18million. Albay is a big export-er of chicken,” he said, addingthat the issue with “rabia” isaffecting only small farmersor households in terms of in-come and food security.-PNA
tersection10. Panganiban Drive –
Ninoy-Cory Avenue intersec-tion
The city had as early asthree years ago installed twomodern digital trafc lightsalong two intersections in
Elias Angeles Street (acrossCrown Hotel and along Ara-na Street) within the heart of
Naga’s downtown district,the rst of its kind to be in-stalled in Bicol.
NAGA GETS . . .
ally strengthened during thecourtesy visit of PhilippineArmy Commanding OfcerBGEN Ferdinand F. Quidilla,Commander, 9th Infantry Di-vision last January 21, 2016 toDOLE Bicol regional director Nathaniel V. Lacambra at DOLERO V. During said meeting, thetwo (2) ofcials agreed to con-tinue said partnership especial-ly that it has brought positive impact to the Bicolanos.(with gures from Mary Ann Ballon)
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BIKOL REPORTER 9FEB. 28-MARCH 5, 2016
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICEProvince: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,
a notice is hereby served to the public that JUDITH P.
ALVARO-OLIVA has led with this Ofce, a Petition for
Change of First Name from “JUDITA” to “JUDITH” in
the birth certicate of JUDITA ALVARO who was born on
November 19, 1960 at Palagñon, Libmanan, Camarines
Sur and whose parents are UBALDO ALVARO and PA-
TROCENIA PESICO.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
le his written opposition with this ofce not later than
March 5, 2016.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: February 21 and 28, 2016
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CCE-0008-2016 R.A. 10172
In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative
Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is
hereby served to the public that CESAR A. PONTEJOS has
led with this Ofce, a Petition for correction of entry in the
date of birth from “July 24, 1960” to “June 6, 1960” in the
certicate of live birth of CEZAR PONTIJOS a t Libmanan,
Camarines Sur and whose parents are SOSEPATER
PONTEJOS and OLIMPIA AVILA..
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
le his written opposition with this ofce not later than
March 5, 2016.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: February 21 and 28, 2016
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CCE-0009-2016 R.A. 10172
In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative
Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice
is hereby served to the public that MARVIN ALVAREZ
GUEVARRA has led with this Ofce, a Petition for cor -rection of entry in Sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the
certicate of live birth of MARVIN ALVAREZ GUEVARRA
at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents are TE-
ODOLFO GUEVARRA and MARILYN ALVAREZ.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
le his written opposition with this ofce not later than
March 5, 2016.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: February 21 and28, 2016
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICEProvince: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,
a notice is hereby served to the public that FE CURIOSO-
ESELLENA has led with this Ofce, a Petition for Change
of First Name from “JOSIE ANGELINE” to “FE” in the birth
certicate of JOSIE ANGELINE CURIOSO who was born
on December 23, 1963 at Ibid, Libmanan, Camarines Sur
and whose parents are NICANOR CURIOSO and ADELINA
A. MATUQUINES.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
le his written opposition with this ofce not later than
March 5, 2016.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: February 21 and 28, 2016
BMC promotes 'Heart Month'
NAGA CITY - The Bi-
col Medical Center (BMC)
based here has launched
the “Heart Month
Celebration 2016” which
kicked off with a series of
advocacy activities meant
to promote healthy lifestyle
amongst members of the
community, Friday here.
With Preventive Cardio
Program in the forefront,
BMC also introduced the si-
multaneous conduct of Den-
tal Health-Healthy Lifestyle
and Waste Management
Program in its desire to in-
troduce to the community a
holistic approach towards
the attainment of a well-
rounded mind and body
Dr. John Leo Gua-
zon, this year’s Chairman
of BMC’s Heart Months
Celebration and currently
By ANA LIZA S. MACATANGAY
heads the Cardio Program of
BMC, emphasized the im-
portance of creating aware-
ness on the risk factors that
causes heart diseases like
hypertension, citing its life-
time risk to the patient if not
treated early.
During the press confer -
ence held at the BMC last
Friday, Dra. Maribel Guti-
errez. Philippine Heart As-
sociation- Bicol chapter vice
president, reitera ted that one
of their campaigns is to in-
crease the awareness of the
public regarding the risk fac-
tors for developing cardiac
problems.
“In our survey, morbidity
and mortality is high among
patients suffering from heart
problems. It is alarming that
even patient in their 20’s
can suffer from heart attack
that’s why we are very ag-
gressive in our campaign
when it comes to the man-
agement of heart concerns,”
Gutierrez added.
Both cardiologists point-
ed out unhealthy lifestyle,
vices such as smoking and
drinking, “fast food” diet
and use of illegal drugs as
culprits in the incessant rise
of heart-related diseases.
Aside from the cardio-
health program that BMC
is endorsing Dra. Maria Es-
trella B. Litam, BMC Medi-
cal Center Chief also led the
formal declaration of the
“launching of no to plas-
tic and Styrofoam policy in
BMC” through the distribu-
tion of eco-bags to employ-
ees and patients.
Litam also acknowledged
the signicant contribution
of the media in disseminat-
ing timely information to the
public through their radio
programs and media outlets.
She said that while doctors
at BMC were instructed to
educate their patients, media
can also reach other mem-
bers of the community who
are living in the provincial
outskirts and have lesser ac-
cess to medical facilities.
The celebration wrapped
up with lm showing of
video clips showcasing the
activities conducted by the
Health Care Waste Manage-
ment Committee towards a
Clean and Green BMC.
Also allowed to apply forLAV are government ofcialsand employees as well as mem- bers of the Phil ippine NationalPolice and the Armed Forcesof the Philippines.
They can le their appli-cations before their “heads ofofces/supervisors, command-
ers/ofcers next-in-rank.”The same resolution pro-
vides that voters availing ofLAV can only vote for can-didates running for national
positions, namely: president,vice-president, senators and
party-list organization. Votingshall be on April 27, 28 and 29.
LOCAL ABSENTEE VOTERS . . .For voting government of -
cials and employees, mem- bers of the AFP and PNP, theheads of ofces/supervisors/commanders or ofcers next-in-rank shall, not later thanApril 12, 2016, designate the place of voting where the vot-ers shall converge to vote, the
COMELEC underscored.Media voters can cast theirvotes at COMELEC ofceswhere they led their applica-tion.
The COMELEC added thatonly those with active voter’sregistration can avail of LAV.-PND
conducted free issuance of civ-il registry documents, attendedmass weddings, symposiumsand spearheaded similar infor -mation education campaign.
Several competitions like poster making contest andcivil registration quiz werealso conducted to popularize
the occasion’s importance andraise awareness among the
partakers.Updating of one’s status
which form part of the civilregistration process will helpthe recipient to have an easyaccess in availing basic ser -vices in government agenciesand other ofces.
Some of the information being documented during reg-istration includes the person’s
birth, marriage, death and hiscivil status. It aims to acknowl-edge his right to be recognizedas citizen of a state or honoringhis juridical or legal personal-
PSA WRAPS UP CELEBRATION . . .
ity.Manaog specied that the
celebration is being done everyFebruary of every year pursu-ant to Proclamation No. 682issued in 1991.
“February of every yearis declared Civil RegistrationMonth to remind the citizenry
of their duty to register actsand events concerning status of
persons, and enhance nation-wide awareness and apprecia-tion of the legal administrativeand statistical values of civilregistry documents.”
Proclamation 682 was af -rmed by former PresidentCorazon C. Aquino on the 28thof January 1991.
The said act is also in sup- port of the Civil Registry lawwhich necessitates the con-tinuous and obligatory record-ing of births, marriages, andevents concerning the status ofFilipinos.
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Naga gets P20.8M grantfor trafc lights
PAGE 10 BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES FEB. 28-MARCH 5, 2016 P5.00
NAGA CITY — CityMayor John G. Bongat hasannounced that the installa-tion of new trafc lights instrategic points of the city isunderway.
The city government, un-
der Mayor Bongat, has ob-tained a grant of P20.8M fromthe Road Board and the MetroManila Development Author -ity (MMDA) for the supplyand installation of moderntrafc lights in 7 strategic
points of the city. Each trafclight has a variant cost from alow of P2.7M to P3.8M.
The city government, for its part, had allocated P3M moreas counterpart for the installa-tion of additional trafc lightsalong Panganiban Drive here,a busy section leading to thecity’s two business districts.
Under the MMDA andRoad Board, new streetlightswill soon rise in the following
intersections of the city:1. Bagumbayan Sur and
MT Villanueva intersection2. Penafrancia-Magsaysay-
Liboton intersection3. Magsaysay-Balatas Rd-
Dayandang intersection4. Roxas Avenue-Almeda
Road intersection5. Mayon Avenue – Pan-
ganiban Road intersection6. Colgante Bridge-Pena-
francia intersection7. Elias Angeles-Santonja
St. intersectionFor the city’s part, mod-
ern trafc signals will also beinstalled in the following in-tersections along Panganibandrive:
8. Panganiban Drive-Blu-mentritt Drive intersection
9. Panganiban Drive –Misericordia St. – Lerma in-
SMOOTH TRAFFIC UNDERWAY CEPPIOGroundwork for trafc light system along the Panganiban Drive – Mayon Avenue intersection
as of 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.
TALKING PEACE AND ORDER JMTS/ABEARCILLA/RBMJ/MMEC CamSur Vice Gov. Ato Peña presides another meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council
with Provincial Prosecutor Richard T. Cu, PNP Provincial Director Walfredo Pornillos, Mr. ArnelRenato I. Madredeo of the DILG, Col. Ferozaldo Paul Regencia, Deputy Brigade Commander and
Commander Task Group CamSur in attendance to discuss important matters concerning the
budget for 2016 and other pressing issues that need immediate response and resolution.
PSA wraps up celebrationof Civil Registration Month
DOH to set up medical stationsin 2016 poll voting centers
By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
NAGA CITY --- Aftera month-long implemen-
tation of various activitiesin the province, PhilippineStatistics Authority (PSA)Camarines Sur Statistics Of -cer Clemente S. Manaogthanked everyone who sup-ported their endeavors tomake the celebration of CivilRegistration Month a suc-cess.
Under the theme: “Maki-isa… Makisali sa DekadangCRVS,” PSA Camarines Sur
MANILA – The Com-
mission on Elections
(COMELEC) and the De-
partment of Health will
partner for the set-up and
and operation of medical
assistance stations for the
May 09, 2016 National and
Local Elections in voting
centers all over the country.
In a meeting held recently by COMELEC ChairmanAndres Bautista and DOH
Secretary Janette Garin, the
proposed setting up of medi-cal assistance stations wasdiscussed.
The proposed medical as-
sistance stations will provide basic rst-aid and essential
medicines to voters and gov-ernment personnel perform-ing election-related duties in
voting centers where health
risks are considerably higherdue to long lines and expo-sure to heat during the sum-
mer month of May. "This is the rst time
the Commission is partner -ing with DOH so we are re-ally grateful for the support
of Sec. Garin. This initiativeis again part of our effort to
improve the voting experi-ence. As you know, sum-mer has probably kicked in
by May. The heat combinedwith the throng of people in
voting centers can cause heatstroke, among other illnesses.We just want to have quick-
response teams in place incase we need rst-aid medi-
cal care," said Bautista. The DOH will cover the
costs of the set-up and opera-tion of the proposed medical
assistance stations, as well asthe hospitalization expenses
of any government person-nel who may succumb to ill-ness or serious injury in their
line of work on Election Day.Link-ups between the medi-
cal stations and nearby hos- pitals and health centers willalso be established to send
emergency medical responseunits should the need arise.
The COMELEC and DOHwill nalize plans in time forthe signing of a Memoran-
dum of Agreement before theend of February.
provincial ofce conductedsignicant events simultane-ous with activities conductednationwide to raise the popu-
lace’s awareness on the im- portance on putting on recordstheir vital events and civil sta-tus.
In keeping with the CRVSDecade aim of "getting everyJuan and Juana in the picture",PSA CamSur conducted mo-
bile registration activities evenin far ung barangays to en-sure that no one is left behind.They also hanged streamers,
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BICOL LITERATOURDaet Mayor Tito S. Sarion and First Lady Connie B. Sarion join the participants in the Bicol Literatour project of the
National Commission on Culture and the Arts with the local
government unit of Daet as project conduit.
Local absentee votershave until March 7 to apply
MANILA – Per resolutionissued by the Commissionon Elections (COMELEC),those who wish to applyfor Local Absentee Vot-ing (LAV) privilege for theMay 9 polls have only untilMarch 7 to do so.
According to ComelecResolution No. 10003, LAV isfor civil servants who would
be temporarily assigned to perform election duties onElection Day in places wherethey are not registered as vot-ers.
Registered voters from themedia may avail of the privi-lege if they believe they wouldnot be able to vote due to thestrict demand of their tasks ofcovering the elections.
Also entitled to the privi-lege are other media practi-tioners, including those in the
technical and support staffwho are actively engaged inthe pursuit of informationgathering and reporting ordistribution.
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Albay sets stepsvs avian pests
LEGAZPI CITY -- TheProvincial Veterinary Ser-vice Ofce (PVSO) of Albayis now ready with precau-tionary measures against theavian pest that is reportedlyaffecting small and largechicken producers across
the province, Governor JoeySalceda said Thursday.
Salceda said he has di-rected Dr. Florencio Adonay,PVSO chief, to implement
measures to control and pre-vent the spread of the pest, lo-cally known as “rabia”.
Quoting a report from thePVSO, he said the cases arestill above the normal level“so the appropriate thing todo is implement counter-mea-
sures.”“The preventive measures
are being carried out duringregular village visitations bythe El Niño Caravan,” thegovernor said.
The counter-measures in-clude: coordination with localgovernment units for the gath-ering and reporting of newcases; submission of speci-mens to animal laboratory forexamination; inventory and
purchase of vaccine supply;and conduct of mass vaccina-tions to affected poultry farmsin villages.
Salceda also directed vil-lage ofcials to activate theirrespective animal health
workers to monitor and reportavian pest cases.
And in case the avian pestincidence worsens, he urgedthem recommend the declara-tion of a state of calamity inthe affected towns, cities or inthe entire province.
Salceda, however, deniedan avian pest outbreak ear -lier reported by media, sayingthere are no ofcial data or