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Albay PDEA chief hurt in shootout with suspected drug pushers

COMELEC reminds votersof registration deadline

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DA rice program movesto protect Christmas crop

LEGAZPI CITY -- A provincial offi-cer of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) was hurt in a shootout with suspected drug pushers on Thursday night along Rizal St. at the Legazpi Port District, here, while a lady bystander was also hit by a stray bullet, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday.

Injured was Arnel Estrellado, PDEA pro-vincial chief and Gina Sinforosa, a native

LEGAZPI CITY -- The Commission on Election regional office here is remind-ing Bicol’s would-be voters and those who are updating their electoral status that the deadline set for registration is Oct 31.

“There is no possible extension, so far af-ter this deadline that is why we are remind-ing everyone in Bicol who intends to undergo the registration process either as a new voter, transferee, reactivation or correction of entries

of Manito, Albay, according to Supt. Renato Bataller, PNP Bicol spokesperson.

Bataller said the shootout took place fol-lowing a drug buy bust operation by joint teams of the PDEA and PNP city operatives where Ronald Lateral, 38, a resident of baran-gay Sabang and a suspected big time illegal drug trader in this city was arrested at a road leading to the Embarcadero Mall.

should now go to their respective municipal election offices,” COMELEC regional direc-tor Zacarias Zaragoza said recently.

Eligible registrants as new voters are those not below 18 years old or those who would be 18 years old on or before the May 13 next year.

They must also be residents of the Phil-ippines for at least one year and in the place

The National Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture this week ordered all regional field units nationwide to create El Niño Action Teams to assess and anticipate the effects of a possible dry spell beginning this October until the Christmas season.

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authorities in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan ang South Korea.

Our Philippine territory may be small already for our present population. But we must not forget that our world now has technically removed boundaries with liberalized immigration laws, especially for qualified individuals and families. This is the reason why our OFWs are wanted globally. Demand for Filipino workers translates into more foreign exchange remittances that bolster our economic growth.

COCONUT: The economic equation which is a natural law is – when supply is abundant and demand is static, prices will go down. That is the situation in the coconut industry – so coco-farmers suffer as both whole coconuts and copra are much cheaper now. The “savior” that is export of coconut water is just too small compared with our production. The adversity does not just affect the farmers, even coconut oil millers are suffering.

The potential solution may come from our increased production of coco-methyl ester (CME) or biodiesel extracted from coconut oil (CNO). Government plans to implement now the increase in the biodiesel content of diesel fuel from the present 2% to 5%. Hopefully, the additional demand for raw materials for biodiesel will improve the prices of CNO, and consequently of copra. It will likewise stabilize prices of whole coconuts.

ANTI-EPAL: The emergence of tarpaulins as medium of information has given rise to “epal power”. In Lucena City – and in highways up to Bicol, tarpaulin messages abound. They masquerade as announcements of festivals, awards, reunions, and start or completion of government projects. Always, tarpaulins carry pictures of politicians! COMELEC’s deadline for the filing of certificate of candidacies (2013 elections) should stop this bad practice.

We heard that in certain areas, anti-epal activists plaster the tarpaulins with counter-messages to underline the malpractice of using government money to self-promote political ambitions. We support their ethical crusade – but we suggest that their campaign should not destructive. The propaganda war can be extensively launched by informing the public about the tasteless practices of some politicians.

PROVERB: Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by men of righteous lives.

(Atty. APA – chairs Acyatan & Co., CPAs-DFK International – is PICPA past president and Hall-of-Famer, past chair of ASEAN Federation of CPAs, and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement Awardee).

ECO-GROWTH: The Philippines registered 5.9% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the second quarter of 2012. The progress is anchored on increased revenue collections and recognized government actions against corruption highlighted by the impeachment of the SC Chief Justice and the filing of anti-graft cases against former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Analysts pointed out one other major factor – our young workforce!

Economists credit our country for having a population of which 61% are of working age (15 to 64). These are our present producers, even as they also energize economic demand for their consumption. Our young workers also assure our senior citizenry that their pensions and healthcare will be funded. These recent observations are strong arguments against the RH bill which is anchored on the theory that “overpopulation” is bad for our economy.

PEOPLE POWER: The need for more babies is now recognized by our wealthy neighbors in order to sustain their economic growth. In Singapore, females of marrying age either stay single or defer their marriage as they enjoy their single-blessedness. Their government has issued pronouncements urging them to be “patriotic” by getting married and rearing children. This song is echoed by

More People = Progress?

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I do not know by what name you will call it but to me, this is akin to something like a deep concern for people. I am referring to the practice of Legazpi City RTC Judge Edgar Armes of Branch 3 to provide free light snacks to litigants in his court from far towns of Albay province.

The practice saves valuable time for the court, time which is badly needed to push the wheels of justice to grind very fast. Instead of litigants going outside the Hall of Justice for snacks, the snacks are right there a few steps away, courtesy of the judge.

I learned about this when James Bandol of the Associated Press and I dropped by the office of Judge Armes last week. He offered us ‘salabat’, we preferred it to coffee, and informed us that ‘salabat’ is the favorite drinks of litigants in his court.

According to James who is also an active member of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, this is ‘salabat’ diplomacy. And a commendable one.

Judge Armes has been a long time friend of the media just like the late RTC Judge Tony Alfane. Even when the former was still a prosecutor, we used to drop by

his office at the Hall of Justice to see if anything similar to earth-shaking events was about to surface.

You know mediamen are always on the lookout for something of news value, perhaps a scoop, or even a tsismis for their papers’ hungry society page readers. In those days,a prosecutors’ office was sometimes abuzz with exciting occurences, some very good materials to print. It still is today.

I described myself today as an inactive member of the media. But I run a regular

column in one of Bicol Region’s top weeklies, the Bikol Reporter of Ben Babar, a multi-awarded regional newspaper. writing about almost everything under the sun.

There is a saying that old journalists like old soldiers never die. In other words, they die hard. They just fade away. Fading away, however, is not yet a dream that I nurture.

Growing old, probably yes. But believe it or not, I have found the antidote to aging. Looking at beautiful things- lovely wild flowers, peaceful seas during summer, blue skies, shapely legs-has slowed down my passing years.

The late Doming Alarkon, editor of the Naga City-based Peninsula Monitor said when I mentioned in my column my secret of keeping at bay the onslaught of old age that his boss, Rep. Luis R. Villafuerte, had his own secret, much better than mine.

The veteran solon’s secret? Smelling flowers along the way, according to my late friend Doming. No wonder, the Camarines Sur lawmaker is still youthful-looking despite his years.

A magistrate’s ‘salabat diplomacy’

Weekly ReflectionFR. ALLAN S. FENIX

HSSSSH!!!The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the

Vatican Council II promotes the full, conscious and active participation of the faithfuls in the liturgy, however, inside every church while “.... The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And after He is killed, He will rise the third day. “ Mark 9:31 is commemorated every time the Holy Eucharist is celebrated, there are also many things that are going on among our massgoers. There are those “... But they did not understand this saying, and were afraid to ask him. “ Mark 9:32 and also “... But they kept silent, for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest.. “ Mark 9: 34

From our own homes... on the road... to our work places..., there are just many distractions around which mercilessly confront us. So much so that, sometimes, when we want to have peace and quiet of mind or we want to be all alone, we would rather choose to go to a church for the precious silence that it can still offer us. However, in time, even our churches are not anymore free from all the secular distractions. There are even some priests who, while celebrating the Holy Eucharist, are easily distracted when babies cry out aloud or children shout and play inside the church. So, their parents are always advice to bring and let them play outside.

“Whats next ? “There are massgoers who, while the mass is going on, their minds and words dwell on other venues. They are busy planning and talking about the various places or activities where they could possibly go or do to enjoy the rest of their weekends. There are even some men who, while the homily is going on would go out and have a smoke with friends and acquiantances whom they saw in church.

Valid or just feigning about, we even have some parishioners who decided not to go regularly for mass because they are distracted by the way some massgoers are inappropriately dressed. There are really some parishioners who needed to be reminded that going to mass is not like attending a gala fashion show. In fact, conspicuously posted in some church entrances are the recommended proper attire for both male and female massgoers.

Worst is that there are also some pseudo-massgoers who are in church however with a different malicious agenda. They are in hot pursuit of the expensive stuffs of others like their mobile phones, digital cameras and, of course, the most important of them all, their thick purses and wallets. In our region, we just celebrated the biggest Marian festival wherein millions of devotees came to express their devotion. However, there were a number of them who while they were in church attending the Holy Eucharist, were robbed of their belongings.

All of us love peace and quiet. Sometimes we cannot find it anywhere but in church. How about you, what are the things in our churches which distract you from fully, consciously and actively participating in the liturgy?

Elena Horns, spokeswoman of GMA, denied that the former President called the Senate President. Trillanes refused to be interpellated by Sen. Enrile and he walked out.

Trillanes belongs to the group that wants to kill the HB 4820 by not allowing it to be taken up in the Senate plenary. His many interviews with the media show this. But the Senate has a duty to act on this House Bill because it was endorsed to the Senate by 229 Congressmen and only one dissented. It is the Senate as a whole

that should decide whether to approve or disapprove House Bill 4820 and not the Committee on Local Government because it is not the Senate.

The Senate Plenary session will act on this HB 4820 this coming October. Dilatory tactics are already in the making with privilege speech and it seems that the oppositors want to delay it until it is past the deadline for filing certificate of candidacies for the 2013 election. But this cannot prevent the conduct of a plebiscite. The Commission on Elections will have to extend date for filing certificate of candidacies if the people approve the creation of the new province, Nueva Camarines. The Comelec is a Constitutional Body and no one can intervene or dictate on it.

Oppositors keep saying that the people are against the creation of Nueva Camarines. So, why are they preventing the holding of a plebiscite where the people can express their sentiment. The proponents of the bill only want the people to decide in a plebiscite and they will respect the people’s decision.

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House Bill 4820 that proposes to create the Province of Nueva Camarines is already in the Senate Plenary to be taken up this October when session resumes. This bill was filed on August 25, 2011, and it cannot be said there is railroading. What the oppositors want is to kill this bill by letting it sleep in the Senate Committee on Local Government for more than one year and submitting a Committee report on or before the deadline for filing on August 16, 2012 so that it cannot be calendared and be discussed in the Senate Plenary session. This happened for HB 4820.

But the other Committee on Constitutional Amendment and Revisions that is jointly hearing this House Bill chaired by Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago submitted its Committee report on the last day of the deadline. So, House Bill 4820 was taken up in the Senate last Wednesday where Sen. Bongbong Marcos sponsored it. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV stood up, made a privilege speech where he called Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile a lackey of former Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Trillanes said Arroyo personally called up Enrile and asked him to speed up the measure. Sen. Enrile and

HB 4820 to be taken up in Senate Plenary on Octoberand Ambassador Sonia Brady’s notes revealed

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A rusH Of WELDErs DANREY

Professional welders from all over the province rushed anew to the Provincial Capitol as Gov. LRay Villafuerte decided to raise the number of initial deployment of welders to Australia. Mr. Francis Narito, Marketing Executive of ELJARS, is shown in above photo while he briefs applicants on the latest developments of the program.

Local welders line upfor jobs in Australia

The office of the CamSur Employment Center (CSEC) at the Provincial Capitol was jam-packed Monday, Sep-tember 17 as scores of local welders from various locali-ties in the province trooped and crammed at the place as they explored the possibility of joining the roster of quali-fied applicants for oppor-tunity to work at one of the most desirable destinations in the world today, aside from the huge salary and luscious perks that await them.

The welder’ rush resulted from the decision to increase the number of welders to comprise the initial batch to be deployed to Australia. Pegged initially at 20, the number is brought to 59. According to Ms. Sha Torallo, current CSEC head, this wel-come development is in com-pliance with the recent directive of Gov. LRay Villafuerte.

The program, it will be re-called, is an initiative of Gov. LRay Villafuerte in collabora-tion with his eldest son Migz and ELJARS Skilled Training Center to bring local welders at the forefront of the present job opportunity in Australia. At least 300 slots for welders are open to qualified appli-cants. They will be deployed by

batch.It has not been long when the

provincial government defrayed the cost of undergoing the bar-rier test of the applicants which normally cost around P25,000 each. After passing the test they were awarded their Certificates of Competency. Moreover, the provincial government also provided for the cost of medical examination with transportation and meal allowances.

The assistance provided by Gov. Villafuerte was very much appreciated by the applicants and viewed it as a big boost on

their bid to work in Australia. Bringing the program to

the next level, the governor di-rected another training for those classified as Class C welders to further enhance their skills and technics so they may be upgrad-ed to become Class B welders, the standard being required in Australia. The training will be conducted under the supervi-sion of ELJARS.

At present, 19 applicants were already certified fit to work and are now preparing their travel documents. -FER-NANDEZ

2012 NCCA PremioArejola finalistsnamed

Four essays, nine short sto-ries, three one-act plays, and eight collections of poetry are in contention for top honors in this year’s 2012 Premio Tomas Arejola sa Litera-turang Bikolnon (PTALB).

Also in contention are three short stories for children and two one-act plays, this was announced by Carlos Arejola, chair of the nation-wide com-petition widely regarded as the premiere prize for writing in the Bikol language.

The PTALB, along with the Juliana Arejola-Fajardo Work-shop sa Pagsurat Bikol and the 2012 Bukambibig Literary Per-formance Series, was funded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts through the Bikol Literature Develop-ment Grant this year.

The shortlisted works– writ-ten in Bikol Naga, Sorsoganon, Rinconada, Albayano and the other variations of the Bikol language – were chosen from a field of 67 entries submitted from all over the Philippines and overseas.

Cited in the essay category are: “Alagad Mayong Tito an Nabubuhay sa San Vicente” by John Roemart dL. Atienza of Milaor, Camarines Sur, “Bina-reta kan Anghel: Minahubag an Ngabil” by Niles Jordan Breis of Tabaco City and Makati, “Mayo Akong Panahon na Maggu-rang” by Eden Elizan-Velarde of Naga City, and “Pusuanon” by Menandro Abanes of Milaor, Camarines Sur and Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Shortlisted for the fiction category are: “Ginubat” by Edu-ardo E. Uy of Gubat, Sorsogon, “Cinarding” by Jay Salvador

Awards rites Sept. 29

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Tours and Travel – In Focus

DR. MARILISSA j. AMPuANPresident, Bicol Association of Tourism

and Hospitality Educators (BATHE)

Raising TeenageGrand Boys

One of the reasons why I decided to settle in the province with my two grandchildren who are both boys is to free myself from a lot of anguish. Both boys are now teenagers. One, one is sixteen and the other, fifteen. I do not like to go through the same experiences I had with my only son, the boy’s father, who grew up in Manila. I am a big worrier. I started to worry when my son started his high school in one big university in the University Belt. I had always thought after his classes at five in the afternoon, he will be home. But it is an impossibility. Times were when he’d go home after classes because I would learn later he had to have library works to do and at times, he would be invited by a classmate to a party somewhere. And he sure would come home late. And I would start to worry. My worries grew more when he went to college in Quezon City. We were Manila residents. His college classes would begin at 5:30 in the afternoon because he opted for that schedule. I normally would expect him home at around 9 pm because his class ends at 8:00. He could never be home at 9 since he would be caught in a traffic jam or else he simply could not get a ride. When the weather was fowl, he would go home even more late. And my worries begin. Then, of course, he couldn’t get away from “barkadas” which is very normal for boys his age. It meant coming home late, much later than before. When he finally had a girlfriend became serious, (he eventually married her) he would take home along her lady love who lives in Cainta. So what time can I expect him home? But these experiences gave me a very strong belief in prayers. Prayers do work. Since I cannot retire unless he was home. I became very devotional. My prayers to Infant Jesus of Prague always worked. Of course, he still would come home late but my prayers would keep me calm and before I could finish my Prague prayers and my Holy Rosary and my other prayers he would be knocking at the door, safe and sound and announcing…”I am home.” Then, cellphones were still a luxury.

In the province, it is totally a different thing. Not much rea-sons to worry about. Everybody seems to know every body else and when it’s a little bit late, I can always ask the friendly tricycle drivers plying the ISTODA route if they chanced to see my teenage grandchildren. “Manay, sadto pa centro, nabayad ko, kaiba ko mga kaeskela, nag tatambay pa sadto plaza. Nga-nod kan pauli nadto.” Here, I can keep track of their company and can even choose them. And with everybody equipped with

Tourism as an industry within the Metro Naga growth area cannot come-up with its targeted goals benefiting our people without the needed tourism facili-ties to be undertaken by the private sec-tor initiatives including the infrastructure support projects of government. These concerns must be worked out supported by the precursor activities which must be effected in achieving what is good for our people. Presently, the “Tooling-up for Tourism” project of LED-Metro Naga Development Council can focus on the maximization of the economic advan-tage that can be gained from our existing tourism facilities. It would therefore be in keeping with these tourism goals that the “Pre-Investment Feasibility Studies” will be conducted for these potential tour-ism projects. This is being done in con-sonance in consultations made with our local tourism players who identified four tourism hubs which are to be upgraded and expanded as follows, to wit:

1. Naga city and its adjacent munici-palities as venue for meeting, incentives conferences and exhibits, pilgrimage and heritage tours, educational group tours and family vacations.

2. Eco-tourism centered on Mt. Isa-rog as a protected area of varied ecologi-cal sites emphasizing among others its natural attractions.

unEp links up withthe 1st Bicol Careerand Education Expo

Unearthing more hidden chances and opportunities for UNEPians, Atty. Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda, University of Northeastern Philippines’ (UNEP) President linked up with the first ever Bicol Career and Education Expo happening from September 27-28 to raise the awareness of the upcom-ing college students what career path should best suit their skills.

Spearheaded by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA)- Camarines Sur Chapter, the three-day exposition, which is basically conceptualized for 3rd and 4th year High School students, will be held at SM City Naga Event Center. In support of the said endeavor are the local government of Naga City, Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) and the Department of Education-Region V.

Through the said activity, UPAA aims to address the preva-lent problem of job career mismatch which is specifically af-fecting our fresh graduates.

Moraleda said that this is a perfect avenue for students who will be graduating from high school this year.

“Seldom do we find chances like this. This expo will not only showcase variety of courses that our students can choose, but will also significantly guide them what is the best career path to take, in line with what they love and where their skills and talents will be nurtured more.”

To date, 6 (six) universities/ exhibitors from Bicol Region and 10 (ten) from Metro Manila and the National Capitol Re-gion (NCR) already confirmed their attendance to the said event. The organizers have already fitted in 40 booths in their blueprint to accommodate more participants from visiting high schools.

UPAASCCI President Clarine P. Tobias said that the exposi-tion will also provide a one-stop venue for students and their parents who are scouting for the best educational institution and will link up students to various private and government institu-tions offering scholarships for undergraduate studies.

In the same light, the participating universities or institutions will also be given an opportunity to showcase their courses and programs offered through the exhibit booths.

Sharing the same vision and optimism, UPAA, together with its partners are encouraging the exhibitors and the participants to promote courses that will match the demand of the industry in the next 5 to 10 years.

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Half of my passion is writing and half, teaching. I have learned to love both. Years back after leaving the Commission on Human Rights, teaching was not one of my options. I wanted to go into business

I was a trader in Northern Catanduanes before I moved my family to Legazpi City to engage in newspapering. Business was good. In a little over two years, I prospered. But despite the money flowing in like water, I was ill at ease. I felt my business had robbed me of my wanderlust.

It was Dr. Pete M. Marcellana, Jr., the dynamic president of Bicol College who introduced me to teaching. Every semester, he would assign me one or two subjects. Little by little, I learned to love the work.

After I finished PhD, he invited me to join him as head of the

Press Office. I became a press secretary. My task included editing the Bicol Collegian, Bicol College publication for professionals. And teaching.

My passion for teaching appears to be waning, perhaps because business seems more enticing. I was a successful trader before. But my first love, writing, is as strong as ever. The journalist in me refuses to die.

I have witnessed important events around me occurring at close range.And the people involved. I have seen their misfortunes and their eventual triumphs, their failures and successes. Not everybody has the chance to see life as it unfurls before one’s eyes.

It is one great advantage of a journalist over other professionals. He is always at the center of the human drama, recording what takes place for posterity.

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3. Coastal areas of San Fernan-do, Bula, Minalabac, and Pasacao, its beach resorts and marine life obser-vation and sight-seeing

4. Bicol River Transport Cruise-These would emphasize the services and products for which the LGU’s along the river could provide.

These tourism hubs were identified considering its potentials as staging points for expansion and establish-ment of other tourism destinations outside of the core areas of develop-ment.

Worth mentioning are the re-searches being conducted on the

pre-investment studies. These would be serving as inputs towards the for-mulation of a marketing plan and pro-motional materials to increase the flow of tourists to the area. A parallel group of activities aims to upgrade the qual-ity of products and services of existing tourist attractions. Included in these researches are studies on specific tourism packages that are potentials in becoming major tourism sites and destinations with the participation of LGU’s and other sectors, potential investors as well as entrepreneurs will be provided with information on investments and other forms of busi-ness . Ventures coming out of these activities. In so doing, the eventual beneficiaries will be the communities comprising the Metro-Naga Tourism growth area in view of the fact that de-velopment projects will be at hand that would make our tourism industry work for the benefit of our people. The po-tential growth engines are local micro-entrepreneurs and service providers of locally made handicrafts. With the assistance of concerned governmen-tal agencies and the private sector “One Town One Product” project will soon be realized. Eventually this will facilitate the positioning process of the

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The Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in other placesCAnADA CELEBrAtiOn

By BEN-HuR SALCEDO, JR.

The Bicolanos in Canada has celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia on September 15th, 2012 at the Bluffer’s Park in Scarborough, Ontario. A good number of devotees representing the six provinces of the Bicol Region came to participate in the big festivity. The event was organized by the Bicol Canada Community Association headed by our respectable BCCA President Rafael Nebres.

The affair started in the morning with a procession to the lake’s harbor in honor of our dearly-loved Birhen de Peñafrancia. The short march to the docks was accompanied by members of the Bicol community as well as visitors from the surrounding areas while chanting prayers and singing hymns. It was immediately followed

by the fluvial procesion with eight boats trailing behind the main float where our Ina is rested on her pedestal. With the Toronto Police Marine Unit escorting the fluvial procession, it made its way around the shoreline to the part where all the devotees were waiting. It then proceeded back to the marina to continue the foot procession to the park grounds.

After the procession, all the devotees gathered around the park to commemorate the feast with a Holy Mass. Officiated by Father Romy Tolentino, the mass is ended with blessings from the Lord and wishes of good life ahead. The occasion was marked with a potluck gathering that lasted a couple of hours. A banquet was also prepared by BCCA committees where people shared their food as a sign of love and unity.

The activities at the park was highlighted at the Our Lady of Assumption Church in Bathurst Street, Toronto with a concelebrated

Holy Mass. The attendance of pilgrims were astounding as the church was packed in standing room only.

The full day event was then capped with an evening reception, dancing and raffle draws. All in all, it was a great day and a gratifying experience of prayer and adoration as the faithful venerated our beloved Ina with the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the patron saint of the Bicol Region.

The BCCA extends its gratitude to all who have spent their time to make the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia a great success. And our sincerest appreciation to the boat owners who unselfishly volunteered their sea crafts for the fluvial procession. May God bless us all with abundance of love and grace from our Ina.

VIVA LA VIRGEN! VIVA LA VIRGEN! VIVA LA VIRGEN!

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Bayong regains fame with vengeance

By REY M. NASOL

LEGAZPI CITY – In the early 1980’ the use of indigenous bags has started to wane when the plastic counterparts took its place until this very recently.

But the next time you see somebody use a ‘bayong’, take a closer look! That per-son must be in, once again.

Soon, at the Market Week Philippines a Bayong spe-cial setting will feature the Best of Bayong from all over the country, which means all the regions that are into Bay-ong Development will show-case three (3) of their best bayong. Region 5, being the bayong champion will fea-ture the three (3) best bayong products each per province, DTI regional director Jocelyn Blanco told this writer.

The regions under the pro-gram are the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, CALA-BARZON, MIMAROPA, Bi-col Region, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, South-ern Mindanao, and SOC-CSKSARGEN.

The Bayong special set-ting would tell that bayong has evolved from traditional to high end uses.

It has evolved into vari-ous kinds and designs. From bayong pamalengke, pang opisina, pang eskwela to bay-ong pang fashionista.

With the product develop-ments, new markets both do-mestic and international are reached.

Why Bayong? Natural resources like karagumoy, pandan, buri, bacbac, abaca, tikog, sabutan and romblon abound in the countryside.

It also conveys the green advocacy by making a shift in the use of the traditional, non-biodegradable plastic materials to the use of eco-friendly raw materials.

“The program, indeed, contributed significantly to the local economy aside from its role in protecting and preserving the environment. The Bayong Development Program was conceptualized with the two-fold benefit of boosting the economy and di-minishing ecological imbal-ance,” Blanco explained.

Market Week Philippines, a trade fair and showground of home, food and fashion products from all the regions of the country will be held at the MegaTrade Halls of SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City on Sept. 19-23, 2012, the official said.

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pOstHuMOus AWArD fOr jMr JAY MORALESPresident Benigno S. Aquino III, assisted by Civil Service Commission (CSC) chairman Francisco Duque III, presents the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award (posthumous) to the late Secretary Jesse Robredo of the Depertment of the Interior and Local Goverment represented by his daughter Jessica Marie “Aika” Robredo, during the Awarding rites for the 2012 Outstanding Public Officials and Employees at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Wednesday (September 19). Robredo was cited for exemplifying the ideal in public service as Naga City Mayor and DILG chief. The Lingkod Bayan Award is given to an individual or group of individuals exceptional or extraordinary contributions resulting from an idea or performance that had nationwide impact on public interest, security and patrimony.

Bu graduate institute renamed after Sec. Jesse M. RobredoBy SAMuEL M. TOLEDO

LEGAZPI CITY -- The Bi-col University Graduate School (BUGS) here had renamed its local governance offering unit as Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Local Governance, in recog-nition to the late Department of Interior and Local Government

(DILG) secretary’s legacy to the state-run university where he was affiliate professor for two years.

A plaque of recognition was personally handed to his widow, Atty. Maria Leonor Robredo in a five-hour launching ceremony Thursday held at the BU Amphi-theater in Legazpi City.

BU president Fay Lea Patria Lauraya said that the renaming was contained in the school’s Board of Regents (BOR) resolu-tion No. 040, series of 2012 ap-proved last September 3.

“We are now officially launching this institute that offers diploma course in Local Gover-nance and Development Manage-ment housed at the BU Graduate School (BUGS) which caters to the 30 percent of the graduate students in Bicol Region,” Lau-raya said.

BUGS dean Norma Licup said that the late DILG secretary was an affiliate professor of the BU graduate school, teaching subjects in local governance from 2008 to 2010 during weekends.

“In his (Robredo’s) stay as professor in Local Governance and Development Management at BUGs, the late secretary whole-heartedly shared his knowledge and expertise in local governance being a Naga City mayor for 19 years. He was indeed a very gen-erous person,” Licup said in the launching rites.

Representatives from the private sector, national and lo-cal government agencies, the religious groups, and the aca-deme also delivered their tribute and statement of support to the launching of the JMR Institute of Local Governance.

The audience was moved to tears when Dr. Milwida Gue-varra, president of the non-gov-ernment organization Synergeia,

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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

ETERNAL GARDENS MEMORIAL PARK-NAGABalatas Road, Barangay Balatas, Naga City

Name of Deceased Date of IntermentJoselito P. Lopez August 1, 20121. Rufina R. Encallado August 3, 20122. Elena R. Encallado August 3, 20123. Gualbert B. Morata August 6, 20124. Salome C. Sambo August 13, 20125. Celestina N. Saavedra August 12, 20126. Carlos D. Martinez August 15, 20127. Antonio C. Lorin August 13, 20128. Edna M. Rico August 15, 20129. Consuelo A. Vida August 20, 201210. Restituto A. Fullentes August 21, 201211. Gerardo Crisostomo August 22, 201212. Leonardo S. Pineda August 21, 201213. Jose P. Modesto August 25, 201214. Jesse M. Robredo August 28, 201215.

intErMEnt fOr tHE MOntH Of August 2012

EXTRAJuDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALENotice is hereby given that the named parties are the sole and only heirs of the late VIRGILIO V. FELIZMENIO who died intestate on January 14, 2012 in Naga City, left a parcel of agricultural land situated in Brgy. Panicuason, Naga City; the parties divide and partition and adjudicate among themselves the entire estate extrajudicially pro indiviso in equal shares; and for and in consideration of the sum of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND (P300,000.00) pesos, receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged by the VENDOR, said VENDOR hereby sell, transfer and convey unto Sps. RICARDO V. and MARIA ELISA MAGTUTO, referred to as the VENDEE; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Alfredo F. Velasco Jr., Doc. No. 18, Page No. 4, Book I, Series of 2012.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: September 16, 23 and 30, 2012

EXTRAJuDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALENotice is hereby given that the named parties are the legitimate children and sole heirs of the late PABLO TALAVERA, who died on January 1, 1997 at Calamba City, died intestate without any Will or Testament with no known debts; left a parcel of land situated at Poblacion Zone 1, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur; the parties all of legal ages and with full capacity to contract hereby adjudicate unto themselves the land described; and for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND pesos (Php150,000.00) in hand paid by Marcos B. Colangan, married to Maria Elena G. Colangan, the heirs do hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto said MARIA ELENA G. COLANGAN, her heirs and assigns, all their rights and interests in the parcel of land described; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Cleto R. Suarilla, Doc. No. 1140, Page No. 128, Book No. III, Series of 2012.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: Sept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7, 2012

EXTRAJuDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATEWITH WAIVER OF SHARE

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the legitimate children and sole heirs of the deceased IRENE LOGIANCO and MANuEL P. PAGuIRIGAN, who died on November 30, 1995 and January 26, 1978 respectively at Daet, Camarines Norte, leaving no Will or Testament and with no known debts; left parcels of land in Paracale and Labo, Camarines Norte; the parties all of legal ages have agreed to adjudicate and distribute the described properties/parcels of land among themselves in the manner as stated in the Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Waiver of Share signed by the parties; as acknowleged before Notary Public Atty.Danilo P. Capistrano, Doc. No. 198, Page No. 41, Book No. XXXIX, Series of 2012.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: September 16, 23 and 30, 2012

WEEKLY REFLECTIONpiLgEM PAWNSHOPBulalacao Street, San Pascual, Buhi, Cam. Sur

AuCtiOn sALENotice is hereby given that all pawned items for the month of May 2012 which were not redeemed will be auctioned on October 12, 2012, at 8:30 a.m.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Assistant Secretary Dante S. Delima, national rice program coordinator, issued the order on September 12 as a result of findings of the Philippine Atmo-spheric Geophysical and Astro-nomical Service Administration (PAGASA) that the last quarter of the year might be prone to the El Nino phenomenon.

“As forecast, El Nino is seen to adversely affect large portions of Luzon, and other parts of the country with drought-like effects at a time when heavy rainfall is traditionally expected. This phe-nomenon will undoubtedly affect rice production in our rainfed ar-eas, while critically placing wa-ter supply in our irrigation facili-ties at dangerous levels,” Delima said in his order.

He cited the report of PA-GASA Senior Weather Special-ist Anthony Joseph Lucero in the 56th Climate Forum on Septem-ber 07, 2012 about the impend-ing dry spell.

The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) has projected that rice production for the sec-ond half of 2012 is forecast at 9.92 million MT, 8.9% higher than last year’s level of 9.11 mil-lion MT.

Based on standing crop, production of palay for July to September 2012 may reach 3.56 million MT, some 12.3% above last year’s 3.17 million MT, the bureau said.

BAS data also indicate that based on farmers’ planting inten-tions, the October to December 2012 palay output is forecast at 6.36 million MT, 7.1% above last year’s 5.94 million MT.

Delima mandated field units to create their own Regional El Nino Action Team (RENACT), to be led by the Regional Ex-

da rice program moves . . .ecutive Director as chairperson, the regional rice coordinators, regional information officers, regional focal persons from the NIA, BSWM, ATI, BPI, IA Re-gional Presidents, and other per-tinent officials of DA.

The action teams should also coordinate with corresponding local government units and Re-gional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils.

Once created, the teams shall immediately convene to assess the rice situation in their

region, get updates from the appropriate regional or national government agencies, and plan out activities or interventions in consideration of the im-pending effects of El Nino and other climate change-related phenomena to rice production, Delima said.

Action planning workshops should be undertaken, to assess the projected impact of El Nino on regional rice production, bro-ken down into the provincial level, and considering various possible scenarios, he added.

“Mitigating measures should

be identified to minimize the projected impact of El Nino on rice production, along with its budget requirements, monitor-ing and reporting mechanisms, and information management strategies in all stages should be in place,” Delima said.

Earlier this year, the coun-try’s January-June 2012 palay production was 7.89 million MT, 4.2% higher than last year’s lev-el of 7.58 million MT.

Increases in production were reported in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, MIMAROPA, Northern Mindanao, SOCCSK-

SARGEN and Caraga. Cagayan Valley posted the biggest pro-duction increment of 204.6 thou-sand MT, the BAS data said.

If the threat of El Nino in the fourth quarter does not materi-alize or is properly addressed,

BAS forecasts bigger produc-tion increments in Central Lu-zon by around 282 thousand MT; Ilocos Region, 59 thousand MT; Western Visayas, 91 thou-sand MT; and MIMAROPA, 72 thousand MT.

Operatives seized around 8 p.m. Thursday from the suspects two medium heat-sealed plastic sachets containing 10 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride popularly known as “shabu” with a street value of P60,000.

Christian Frivaldo, PDEA deputy regional director, said in a telephone interview that the PDEA team led by Estrellado and the suspect were on board a red Toyota Innova car while negotiat-ing Rizal St. in Barangay 27 was attacked by a motorcycle-riding tandem believed to be members of a drug syndicate operating here.

The drug operatives were on their way to the PDEA headquar-ters to book the illegal drug trader when the suspects overtook their service vehicle and fired a hand-gun that led to a brief firefight, Frivaldo said.

Sinforoso who was at the scene of the shootout was hit by a stray bullet. The attackers im-mediately fled.

Estrellado was rushed to the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (BRTTH) while Sinforoso was brought to the Aquinas University Hospital for treatment.

Estrellado is in stable condi-tion but is still under observation as the bullet that hit him is still embedded in his body.

Frivaldo said Lateral is a drug distributor operating in this city and is included in the PDEA drug watchlist. He said Barangay Sa-bang is tagged as shabu engage-ment area where drug pushers and users thrive.

Sabang is on top of the list of illegal drug hotspot villages here that also includes Barangays Pigcale, San Roque, Oro Site and Cruzada.

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where they intend to vote for at least six months immediately pre-ceding the election.

Pursuant to Sec. 2 of COMELEC Resolution No.9149, Zaragoza said qualified voters who have not yet registered or those applying for reactivation and correction of entries in their registration records must register before October 31, 2012.

Meanwhile, voters’ registra-tion is suspended from October 1

comelec reminds voters . . .to 5 to give way to the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for all elective position in the May 13, 2013 elections, he said.

Aside from first-time voters, persons who want to transfer registration records to a new resi-dence; change, update or correct entries such as those for newly-wed women who changed sur-names; and voters whose records were deactivated for failure to vote in the past two elections can

also file their applications within the registration period.

For those who intend to regis-ter as transferee from one voting municipality to another, a voter must be a resident of the barangay where he or she presently resides for at least six months, unless oth-erwise disqualified by law.

There are also registered vot-ers that need to come to their mu-nicipal election registrar’s office to complete their biometric data.

a cellphone these days, one text or a call is enough to merit a reply. Presto! there is no reason to fret.

I know their girl friends and their parents and their girl friends know my family too. That puts all of us in safe hands.

In Iriga, there is no reason to worry about getting jammed in traffic or getting submerged in knee-deep water. And Iriga’s commercial districts close at 8:00 in the evening. If there are events in school at night, they can always be fetched by the motorcycle. Both drive the motorcycle now and I know they would be safe because they are responsible riders except sometimes when they are apprehended for not wearing helmets. But these are ordinance violations and since these TVR have to be paid by a minimal fine, the imposed fine keeps them away from the same violations.

Incidentally, my younger grandson has joined a fraternity called Scout Royal Brotherhood/Sisterhood or SARABA for short. But I understand it is very humane. No reason to worry.email jokeebotor_reyes@yahoo.com

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Senate President Enilre seemed irked by the unparliamentary action and disrespectful manners of Sen. Trillanes. He accused him of working for China in the standoff with Manila over the tense West Philippine Sea. He revealed in the Senate floor the following unclassified notes written by Philippine Ambassador Sonia Brady about President Aquino’s back channel negotiator working independently of the Department of Foreign Affairs:

Protecting ChinaAccording to Enrile, the items in the Brady report dated Aug.

17 purported to show:• That the Chinese wanted the Philippines to “tone down the

rhetoric” on its incursion in Panatag shoal.• That Trillanes suspected that the United States was involved

in creating tension in Panatag shoal and that Del Rosario was “committing treason.”

• That Trillanes “was protecting the Chinese,” “was alarmist” and accused Del Rosario of “creating a war event.”

• That Trillanes asked businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan, a close friend of Del Rosario, to advise the secretary “to keep quiet, to quiet down” apparently because the secretary held a press conference decrying Chinese presence in Panatag Shoal.

• That Trillanes stated “no one cares Panatag Shoal in the Philippines.”

• That Trillanes said the Philippines “cannot enforce coastal protection” since fishermen subsist only on fishing and cannot venture far out.

• That Trillanes boasted that he was able to make 40 Chinese ships leave Panatag Shoal.

• That Trillanes volunteered to become the “direct channel” between China and Malacanang.

BullyingEnrile also said that Brady quoted Trillanes saying that Del

Rosario should be replaced by incoming Interior Secretary Mar Roxas.

The above notes of Ambassador Brady show what kind of negotiator and person Sen. Antonio Trillanes is inspite of Malacanang’s explanation. Sen. Enrile is right in saying Sen. Trillanes is a “nobato” as a back channel negotiator to China. He appears as an “adelantado.”

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III P. Salvosa of Naga City, “An Pigkukurahaw kan Saparupor na Kurakpaw” by Niles Jordan Breis of Tabaco City and Makati, “Hanapon Mo Ako sa Musika” by Eden Elizan-Velarde of Naga City, “Balangaw” by Jeffrey P. Regullano of Pili, Camarines Sur, “An Huring Birhen kan Sebas-tian” by Irmina V. Torres of Naga City, “Hamis kan Nakalihis” by Richard D. Madrilejos of Tabaco City, “Sulwang nin Paglaom sa Kaogmahan” by Gil Gregorio of San Jose, Camarines Sur, and “Agua de Mayo” by James P. Lo-pez of Daet, Camarines Norte.

Cited in the one-act play are: “Nata Maaskad an Dagat” by Richard D. Madrilejos of Tabaco City, “Mimang” by Eden Elizan-Velarde of Naga City, and “Ini an Sakong Hawak” by Eilyn L. Nidea of Ragay, Camarines Sur.

The finalists for the stories for children are the works “Kan Magkulog an Buot ni Balete” by Eden Elizan-Velarde of Naga City, “An Kino asin an mga Hayop sa Kadlagan” by Jeffrey

ncca premio arejola . . .P. Regullano of Pili, Camarines Sur, and “An Tugon” by Irmina V. Torres of Naga City.

Two entries are being cited for the one-act play for children cat-egory, namely: “An Hikot ni ‘Pay Ben” by Richard D. Madrilejos of Tabaco City and “Iniiiit” by Eden Elizan-Velarde of Naga City.

Shortlisted in the poetry cat-egory– each composed of a suite of ten to twelve poems– are the rawitdawit collections “Pahin-gawan” by April Joy V. Eufra-cio of Naga City, “An Parasurat asin iba pan rawitdawit” by Rea P. Robles of Naga City, “Sa Pag-ultanan nin Kamatangaan asin Maagahon” by Honesto Pesimo, Jr. of Naga City, “Nasa Bitis kun Minsan an Kaogmahan” by Niles Jordan Breis of Tabaco City and Makati, “Pagpangaran” by Edu-ardo E. Uy of Gubat, Sorsogon, “Pinangapon asin iba pan Raw-itdawit” by Nestor Awa of Iriga City, “Mga Rawitdawit Atang sa Itom” by Jeffrey P. Regullano of Pili, Camarines Sur, “Pamibi kun Pundido an Pulang Patinti” by

Richard D. Madrilejos of Tabaco City. Still the most hotly-con-tested, the rawitdawit category received a total of 26 collections this year.

Authors of the shortlisted entries will be awarded the Pre-mio Arejola diploma of merit in the Pagrokyaw sa Pinakamaray-rahay na Panurat kan Taon (Cel-ebrating the Best Literary Works of the Year) slated on September 29, 3PM at the St. Vincent de Paul Auditorium of the historic Holy Rosary Minor Seminary in Naga City.

The winning works will an-nounced in the said awards rites and shall be awarded the Premio Arejola gold medallion and a cash prize of P7, 000. The over-all win-ner, chosen from among the cate-gory winners, will be awarded an additional cash prize of P12,000, the Sumaro Bikolnon trophy and shall then be called Parasurat kan Taon (Writer of the Year).

Sharing the stellar billing in the much-awaited literary gath-ering are the winners of Premio Bibiano Sabino sa Librong Bikol, the region’s only book prize, and the Masirang na Bituon kan Lit-eraturang Bikolnon, the PTALB Lifetime Achievement Award.

retold her personal experiences with the late secretary in different visits to depressed communities across the country.

“There I saw everybody was important to Jesse. He always listened to people big or small. He wanted to be an example to everyone. In one occasion Jesse patiently queued to enter a forum where he was in fact one of the guests,” Guevarra said, as she shed tears, too, like the audience.

His widow Leni expressed gratitude to BU’s move to rename one of its graduate units after her husband Jesse.

“In behalf of my family, I would like to thank the BU ad-ministration for this very hum-bling gesture of recognizing the contribution of my husband Jesse as part time professor here for

Bu graduate institute . . .

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two years,” Mrs. Robredo said.“The truth is he did not want

to be absent from his classes de-spite his very busy schedule. He told me that he felt very much ashamed when he failed to attend to his classes due to very hectic schedules,” she said.

The Institute already gradu-ated at least 57 students, most of whom were local officials, from 2009 to 2010 with the late sec-retary as affiliate professor. The unit was established in Septem-ber 1994.

cottage industries found in this growth area. This would in effect improve the quality of products and services and opening oppor-tunities for access to the tourism market. Tourism facilities shall also be encouraged to display and sell these items making this initiative as direct link between tourists and micro entrepreneurs. These activities must be emphasized and supported consider-ing that these are concrete opportunities for growth and development benefiting our fellow Bicolanos in this tourism growth area who belong to the low income group most of them are women, farmers and fishermen in their respective municipalities and baran-gays.

With these project initiatives, pref-erential financing systems for micro entre-preneurs in tourism will have to be negoti-ated with existing financial institutions. In

so doing these concerned LGU’s under the Metro Naga Development Council will pro-vide the support through assistance in the needed paperwork, feasibility studies to be provided from researches conducted under this project. Noteworthy is the fact that there must be a continuing sharing of ideas and information among various tourism stake-holders. This is critical in more ways than one in the maintenance of support network for tourism. Along this course of action pri-vate sponsors and partners must work hand in hand with MNDC in the continuous round-table discussions as well as forums, semi-nars and conventions which are all geared towards the realization of a support network for tourism to succeed in Metro Naga Growth Area. These are intended to improve the op-erations of major tourism stakeholders all for the purpose of attracting higher volume of tourists.

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